'We did some things not so good, but we’ll work on it.' 'We weren’t really clicking,' Leftwich said. Two running backs fumbled, Leftwich was sacked for eight yards and he unintentionally spiked a pass as the starters gained only 16 yards in 12 plays. Leftwich was expected to play eight to 12 snaps, but instead played nearly twice that as Tomlin apparently was displeased with the offence’s first two series. 'With the number of snaps we anticipated the first offence running, it just wasn’t appropriate to play him,' coach Mike Tomlin said. Roethlisberger never bothered to put on a helmet or warm up, wearing a ballcap turned backward during pre-game warmups.

The only crowd reaction came when a few fans chanted, 'We want Ben, we want Ben' as Leftwich struggled. But, five months later, his first appearance in a Steelers uniform since then was greeted with shrugs. Roethlisberger’s behaviour during a March night of drinking in Georgia that led to accusations of sexual assault but no charges visibly stirred anger among Steelers fans. 'I’m having a blast,' Dixon said, a sentiment not shared by many others on a long, wet evening. After Stafford left following a two-yard TD pass to Calvin Johnson, the Steelers came back from a 7-6 deficit as Dixon led scoring drives of 75, 79 and 68 yards with reserves playing. Leftwich was outplayed by Matthew Stafford in the Lions quarterback’s first game action since injuring a shoulder against Cincinnati on Dec.

3 quarterback Dennis Dixon, who threw for a touchdown and hit a long pass to set up another score. No matter, Pittsburgh beat Detroit 23-7 on Saturday night behind No. Roethlisberger never got off the bench in a return to Heinz Field that couldn’t have been much quieter, and replacement Byron Leftwich was ineffective despite playing much longer than expected.

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