The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins 30-12 Sunday in the AFC Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell rushed 29 times for 167 yards in the game, and wide receiver Antonio Brown caught five passes for 124 yards. Both had two touchdowns each. The Steelers defense held Miami to just 52 yards rushing and forced three turnovers. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger became the first in NFL postseason history to throw two touchdown passes of 50 yards or more in the opening quarter of a game. Roethlisberger injured his foot near the end of the fourth quarter of the game, and left Heinz Field in a walking boot. He was intercepted on the play, his second of the game.
The Steelers will visit the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round of the AFC playoffs this Sunday at 1:05pm.
Sunday’s victory gave the Steelers their 35th playoff victory, most in the NFL. Dallas has 34.
Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter was arrested attempting to get into a bar on Pittsburgh’s South Side following the game.
Other NFL playoff games:
Green Bay defeated the New York Giants 38-13 Sunday and move on to Dallas Sunday at 4:40pm in the Divisional round.
Saturday: Seattle ousted Detroit 26-6 and will travel to Atlanta Saturday in the other NFC Divisional match-up. Kick-off is 4:35pm.
In the AFC: Houston will travel to New England Saturday night after eliminating the Oakland Raiders 27-14. Kick-off will be 8:15pm.
The College Football Playoff national championship game will be played tonight in Tampa, Florida between 14-0 Alabama and 13-1 Clemson. Kick-off tonight is 8:30pm.
