Monday 9 January 2017 07:30, UK
The Pittsburgh Steelers eased into the AFC Divisional playoffs with a 30-12 Wild Card win over the Miami Dolphins at Heinz Field.
Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown both scored two touchdowns, Brown's coming early in the first quarter to immediately put the Dolphins on the back foot.
Miami quarterback, Matt Moore, then endured a torrid evening, fumbling twice and throwing an interception under severe pressure from a dominant Steelers defence.
In 140 Characters...
Two TD performances from both Brown and Bell see the Steelers to an easy 30-12 win over the Dolphins, and into the AFC Divisional round.
MVP
Bell narrowly beats out Brown for MVP honours due to the wide receiver going a little quiet after his explosive start. Bell, meanwhile, racked up a massive 167 yards off his 29 carries.
Game-changer
Brown. How can he not be? Though the Steelers didn't quite run away with the game like it looked like they would after his two early TD's, Brown certainly gave the Dolphins a mountain to climb, one which they weren't capable of overcoming.
Stat of the night
8 - minutes. Brown torched the Dolphins secondary for two huge touchdowns inside the opening eight minutes of the game.
The game
The game began with a bang with Brown's two early touchdowns, one from 50 yards out and the other from 62.
The Steelers, in fact, scored on all three of their opening possessions, with Bell running in from a yard out - a touchdown finally ruled after a coach's challenge.
Miami, meanwhile, could only deal in field goals, with their offence struggling against a ferocious Pittsburgh defence who felled quarterback Moore with two huge hits.
The first floored Moore, taking him out of the game for one snap as he got checked for concussion, while the second saw him stripped of the football just before half-time when it looked like the Dolphins were set to score.
Another Moore fumble opened the second half for the Dolphins, leading to a Steelers field goal, and then the Dolphins quarterback was intercepted on the following possession to all but end the contest.
Pittsburgh added points off the turnover, with Bell running in from eight yards out for his second score of the day to stretch the lead to 24.
Miami ate into that a little bit with their only touchdown of the day, Moore picking out Damien Williams from four yards out in the fourth quarter.
