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Steelers Come Out On Top In Slop Against Dolphins

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By ALAN ROBINSON, The Associated Press

Published: November 27, 2007

PITTSBURGH - Trudging through the quagmire of Heinz Field, the Dolphins and Steelers nearly went all night without scoring.

Instead, what they ended up with was the lowest scoring game in 14 years when Jeff Reed's 24-yard field goal with 17 seconds left gave the Steelers a 3-0 victory Monday night against winless Miami (0-11).

It was the first 3-0 game in the NFL since the Jets beat visiting Washington on Dec. 11, 1993.

Hanging with the division-leading Steelers (8-3) for 59 1/2 minutes in the longest scoreless tie since the Lions and Giants on Nov. 11, 1943, the Dolphins couldn't get the game to overtime.

The only scoring drive started on the Dolphins' 42 after Miami punted out of its end zone. Ben Roethlisberger drove the Steelers into field-goal range with completions of 21, 11 and 6 yards to Hines Ward.

Reed, who had missed badly from 45 yards earlier on a rain-drenched field, came through after Roethlisberger was sacked on third down.

Lightning chased the players off the field during their pregame warm-ups, and the teams were given only nine hurried-up minutes for additional warm-ups before the game started at 8:55 p.m., 25 minutes later than scheduled.

The delayed start meant no national anthem or player introductions. The rain washed away nearly all the yard lines on a new grass field that had been in place less than 24 hours.

Late in the third quarter, Brandon Fields' punt from near the Miami goal line came straight down and plugged in the drenched turf like an arrow.

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