Clark was one of the standouts in the secondary and, somewhat surprisingly, the leader of the goal-line stand in the first quarter. Curiously, he left the game with a dislocated shoulder doing the same thing -- making a big hit on a deep pass to Giants WR Steve Smith on a play in which it looked as though Smith would make the catch inside the Steelers 10. Coming off the edge, Clark made a big second-down stop on 264-pound Brandon Jacobs at the Steelers 1, then was the first player to hit Jacobs when the Giants failed again on fourth-and-goal from the 1.

A quick look at the top performances from yesterday's victory:

1. WILLIE COLON'S HOLDING PENALTY: Leading, 14-9, and riding the momentum of a 65-yard touchdown pass to Nate Washington on the previous series, the Steelers were on the move again, getting three first downs and advancing to the Giants' 38 in the third quarter. After an unnecessary roughing penalty moved the ball back to their own 47, Ben Roethlisberger threw a perfect 53-yard pass to Washington that was wiped out when Colon was called for holding defensive end Justin Tuck. That was the series on which long-snapper Greg Warren was injured.

2. ELI MANNING'S 30-YARD PASS ON FOURTH DOWN: After another big stop on Brandon Jacobs on third-and-1, and a delay penalty by the Giants, Eli Manning converted on fourth-and-6 with a 30-yard pass to Amani Toomer over cornerback William Gay to the Steelers' 4, setting up a field goal to make it 14-12.

3. JAMES HARRISON'S HIGH SNAP FROM CENTER: It didn't cost the Steelers the game because, even if Mitch Berger did get off a punt, the Giants would have started with better position than they had on the winning touchdown drive. Still, it was part of the fourth-quarter collapse that cost them the game.

4. NATE WASHINGTON'S 65-YARD TOUCHDOWN: After touchdown catches of 48 and 50 yards the past two games, Washington struck again, this time beating safety James Butler down the left side and turning him around with a nice move to give the Steelers a 14-9 lead in the third quarter.

5. THE GOAL-LINE STAND: This looked as though it might be one of the defining moments of the game when the Steelers stopped 264-pound Brandon Jacobs on three consecutive runs from the 1 in the second quarter. It was especially significant when their touchdown on third down was overturned by replay.

That's the number of interceptions thrown by Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, only the second time in his career he has thrown four in a game. The other: A 20-13 loss in Oakland in 2006 when the Raiders returned two of the interceptions for touchdowns, including a 100-yarder.

So some of the Steelers were dissatisfied when the NFL sent two executives, including Ray Anderson, to speak with the players about the penalties and fines that have been assessed for rough play? Well, if the game was any indication, it looked as if the league was displaying some sympathy for the Steelers, not malice. On three occasions, they called penalties for excessive or late hits on the Giants, including even a debatable 15-yarder on wide receiver Domenik Hixson Overheard

"Of course I was nervous. It was the first time I ever snapped in a game. I was so worried about getting it back there I snapped it too long." -- LB James Harrison on the botched snap.

@ WASHINGTON REDSKINS, 8:30 P.M. NOV. 3: The Redskins will try to become the third team from the NFC East Division to beat the Steelers this season. The Steelers haven't played a regular-season game at Washington since 1988.

It was not the best offensive series for the Steelers, certainly not for the offensive line. It started when Hines Ward was called for an illegal formation penalty on Mewelde Moore's 7-yard run on third-and-1. One play later, Ben Roethlisberger's 10-yard pass to Limas Sweed on third-and-6 was capped by a 15-yard roughing penalty against Chris Kemoeatu. One play later, RT Willie Colon was called for holding, wiping out a 53-yard touchdown to Nate Washington