The Steelers looked good, beating the overhyped Dolphins with their backup QB. Willie Parker had a spectacular game, and proved to his doubters that he can handle a full workload. Nate Washington got his first NFL touchdown with a spectacular catch, and also had a nice run on a reverse to solidify his spot as the #3 wideout behind Hines Ward and Cedrick Wilson. Santonio Holmes also had a nice grab. Heath Miller was awesome, and showed everybody that he is ready to become one of the elite TE's in the league. Now I will admit that he was out at the 1 on his TD reception, but Saban threw the flag too late and threw it like a girl, and Pittsburgh would have scored anyway from the 1.
As far as defense is concerned, they never missed a beat. Joey Porter sealed the game with a late interception return for a TD, and also had 2 sacks. Troy Polamalu had an INT and 10 tackles. Ike Taylor played 1 on 1 w/ Chambers the whole game and kept him in check, and the rest of the defense played a good game.
I also watched the Cincinatti vs. Kansas City game. The Bengals looked good, although their hit on Kansas City QB Trent Green was dirty and completely out of line, Trent Green was already down, and the thug from Cincinatti nailed Green's head with his shoulder (much dirtier than Kimo's accidental hit on Palmer in which CIN fans screamed bloody murder about). Baltimore dominated Tampa Bay, so it looks like besides division whipping-boy Cleveland, the AFC North should be one of the toughest divisions in football.
The Manning-bowl is looking good so far, but I really hope Eli and the Giants can pull off a win, I'm so god damn sick of hearing ESPN kiss Indy's ass all of the time even though they fail in the playoffs every year.