STEELERS SLOP OUT VICTORY TO KEEP DOLPHINS WINLESS: The Steelers and Dolphins were 20 seconds away from the first scoreless NFL game in regulation since 1943. But Jeff Reed had to ruin the chance at making history, as he kicked a 24-yard field goal to give Pittsburgh a 3-0 win.

However, the muckety-muck at the muddy & slippery Heinz Field turned out to be the lowest scoring game in Monday Night Football history.The field was a mess after 4 Pennsylvania state football championship games on Friday and the Pitt Panthers hosting South Florida on Saturday. Although the ground crew put on a new layer of sod, rain all day Monday kept the turf in its quagmire state.

Stuart Scott must have had an inkling of how bad the game was going to be, since the ESPN anchor was absent from Monday Night’s proceedings. Instead, Sal Paolantonio took the chair next to Steve Young and Emmitt Smith.Who will give us our “Booyahs” now?

In the meantime, the dirty defeat keeps the ‘Fins winless, with only 5 games left in the season to salvage a victory. Will the Jets, Bills, Ravens, Patriots, or Bengals be the cure to Miami’s woes? Or will the 2007 squad be the perfect bookend to the 1972 undefeated team?