Ben Roethlisberger threw four interceptions for only the second time in his career and, somewhat uncharacteristically, failed to rally the team when he had chances in the fourth quarter. He completed just one of his final 10 passes and was intercepted twice and sacked twice on the final three series. A 53-yard pass to Nate Washington for a score was negated by a holding penalty.

Mewelde Moore continues to be a pleasant surprise as the feature back, rushing for 63 of his 84 yards in the first half and scoring on a 32-yard run. But he carried 11 times for only 19 yards in the second half when the Steelers tried to mount a rushing attack to protect a 14-9 lead. It was one reason the team succeeded on 1 of 10 third-down conversions.

Nate Washington made the biggest play -- a 65-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter -- and had a 53-yard catch negated by a holding penalty. Still, the touchdown was his only reception and, after a hard hit, he also dropped a pass that was intercepted, leading to a field goal. Tight end Heath Miller finished as the team's leading receiver with three catches.

What started out looking like a very good performance by the offensive line turned into a disaster, especially when costly penalties on the same drive cost the Steelers a touchdown. The biggest gaffe was by RT Willie Colon, whose holding penalty wiped out a 53-yard scoring pass to Washington. Roethlisberger was sacked 5 times, but at least 2 were because he held the ball too long.

The Giants and their No. 1 rush offense were held to 83 yards on 35 carries, less than half their per-game average. What's more, their longest run was 13 yards. DE Brett Keisel was outstanding, making three big plays in short-yardage situations, including a fourth-down stop on a goal-line stand in the second quarter. The return of DE Aaron Smith helped.

The NFL's sack leaders failed to register a sack on QB Eli Manning, though they pressured him into bad throws in the first half. Still, they tired as the game wore on and didn't make enough big plays, getting fooled on the winning TD to tight end Kevin Boss. James Farrior tied for the team lead with 11 tackles and made the big play on the 1-yard touchdown that was overturned on replay.

S Ryan Clark was outstanding, particularly on the goal-line stand when he made two big plays -- stopping Jacobs for no gain on second down and hitting him first on fourth down. He also made a big pass breakup on the play in which he dislocated his shoulder. But, when Manning needed a big play, he beat William Gay for a 30-yard pass on fourth-and-6, setting up a field goal.

It's hard to imagine a long-snapper deciding the outcome, but that's what happened when James Harrison, substituting for injured Greg Warren (torn ACL), snapped the ball out of the end zone for a safety on a fourth-quarter punt. The subsequent free kick led to the winning touchdown. The punt-coverage unit allowed a 28-yard return to set up a field goal in the second quarter.

Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau did a masterful job keeping Manning off balance, at least until the fourth quarter, and shutting down the Giants' rushing game. But the failure to get to Manning and create turnovers gave the Giants too many chances. Give coach Mike Tomlin props for successfully challenging a first-quarter touchdown, setting the stage for the goal-line stop.