Yeah it was a pretty crappy game. Some positives though:
1) Steelers got the W!
2) We shut 'em out - 2nd one of the year
3) Ben completed 15 straight passes believe it or not
4) A 3pt win is nothing to sneeze at - NE did it the night before
5) Willie Parker topped 1,000 yds on the season
6) No Steeler injuries
Apparently the Steelers put down new sod over the weekend (yes - with league approval). Some may not know - they share Heinz field with the Univ of Pittsurgh which played there Saturday. In addtion 4 High School finals went down over the weekend. The previously lousy field was beyond lousy. Trouble is they put new sod down over the existing turf to try and pretty things up quick for MNF. Usually the old turf would be removed first. Since it never got a chance to take root the rain simply made a double layer of mud!!
But - both teams played on the same field so you really can't say it made a difference. Steelers scored when they had to is all it really came down to.