Mr. Parker may be "Fast Willy" but Hop-a-long Heath showed that he's got wheels too!

It wasn't pretty, but a dub-ya's a dub-ya (insert political wise cracks here). After hearing about Big Ben's emergency apendectomy earlier this week, I was a bit worried about the Steelers chances against the Dolphins. Charlie Batch got off to a slow start but did a pretty good job of protecting the ball, with that one glaring exception at the goal line.

The most encouraging thing for Steeler fans was seeing Willie Parker get it going on the ground. Adding to the good news was the fact that the Steelers receiving corps did a great job holding onto the ball after taking a hit—that touchdown catch by Nate Washington was sweet! And of course the defense picked up where they left off last season stuffing the run and rattling quarterbacks.

I'm glad we've got the first one behind us.