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PITTSBURGH -- Their momentum gone and the Pittsburgh Steelers surging behind backup quarterback Landry Jones, the New England Patriots needed something to get them going. LeSean McCoy Super Bowl Jersey .They found inspiration in the usual places: LeGarrette Blounts churning legs, Tom Bradys accurate right arm and Rob Gronkowskis massive hands.Twice the undermanned Steelers needed one stop to give their offense the ball with a chance to take the lead on Sunday afternoon.And twice the Patriots instead went right down the field instead, pulling away for a 27-16 victory that left little doubt as to where the balance of power in the AFC sits as the season reaches its halfway point.The Steelers were within 14-13 when Blount broke runs of 11 and 25 yards to set up a 36-yard touchdown from Brady to Gronkowski early in the third quarter.When another Pittsburgh field goal brought Pittsburgh within four, the Patriots responded with another long touchdown drive fueled by a 37-yard catch-and-run by Gronkowski that set up Blounts second touchdown of the game.It was good to score like that and good to make plays in the second half that we needed to, Brady said. They certainly made it tough on us.Maybe, but the Steelers (4-3) also made it tough on themselves. Pittsburgh scored one touchdown in four trips to the red zone and was flagged 10 times for 85 yards, including a holding call in the second quarter that wiped out a touchdown pass that would have tied the game.Instead, Chris Boswell missed a 42-yard field goal and Pittsburgh never legitimately came close to evening the score again.You cant waste red zone trips, you have to come off blocks and make tackles in the run game, you cant give up explosion plays, we did, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. Thats why we lost.Brady, Blount and Gronkowski had plenty to do with it too. Brady completed 19 of 26 for 222 yards and two touchdowns to improve to 9-2 against Pittsburgh. Gronkowski caught four passes for 93 yards and his 68th touchdown catch, tying Stanley Morgan for the most in club history. Blount finished with 127 yards rushing and two scores against the team he walked away from 2014 .His runs were able to settle us down, New England coach Bill Belichick said of Blount.New England (6-1) remained perfect since Brady returned from his four-game Deflategate suspension and while the Patriots lost a pair of fumbles they also didnt throw an interception, making them the third team since 1960 to get through the first seven weeks of the season without throwing it to the other team, joining the 1960 Browns and 2008 Redskins.MISSED OPPORTUNITIESSteelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley hardly limited the playbook with Jones under center. The fourth-year quarterback did what Roethlisberger likes to do, particularly getting the ball to running back LeVeon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown.Bell finished with 149 yards of total offense and Brown caught seven passes for 106 yards, but too often Pittsburgh settled for field goals (or field goal attempts) when touchdowns were required.We just got to the red zone a lot of times and turned the ball over, you cant have that, Bell said. I mean, it is a small margin for error against a team like that.FLEET FEETThe 39-year-old quarterback who once ran the 40-yard dash at the combine in a not-so fleet 5.28 seconds can still run away from the bad guys. Brady ran for three first downs in the first half, mashing his way on a quarterback sneak and twice escaping pressure and outrunning defenders a decade or more younger for the necessary yardage.NOT-SO RELIABLENew England kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a regular season extra point during his rookie year in 2006 and then didnt miss another one until last week against Cincinnati, an NFL record streak of 479 attempts between misfires (though there was that costly missed kick in last years AFC championship game ). Gostkowski didnt have to wait nearly as long until watching a second one go astray. Gostkowski misfired on a third-quarter extra point that kept the Steelers within seven.This is a tough place to kick, Belichick said. Im not making any excuses. The kicker on the other side of the field had trouble too.In addition to the 42-yarder he missed, Boswell misfired on a 54-yarder with the Steelers down two scores in the fourth quarter.QUOTABLEWere looking like garbage right now. This is terrible right now. -- Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier on his teams run defense.UP NEXTPatriots: visit Buffalo next Sunday. The Bills beat the Brady-less Patriots 16-0 in New England on Oct. 2.Steelers: off next week then visit AFC North rival Baltimore on Nov. 6. Marcus Allen Super Bowl Jersey . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Chad Henne Super Bowl Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. http:///...utker-Chiefs-Jersey/ . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country.Ten-man Liverpool grabbed a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, extending the hosts woeful run of form thanks to a controversial last-minute penalty. Emmanuel Adebayor had hit the bar in the first-half and Joe Ledley put Palace ahead with a low strike from the edge of the box shortly after the break. Palace 1-2 Liverpool Read our match report However, a slip from Palace keeper Alex McCarthy handed Roberto Firmino a chance to level the scores and, after Alberto Moreno had cannoned a shot into the woodwork, substitute Christian Benteke won and scored an injury-time penalty. Here, we examine five talking points from the game…Was it a penalty? Should Liverpools injury-time, match-winning penalty have been awarded? It was a decision hotly debated after the final whistle. Should Liverpools injury-time penalty against Crystal Palace have been awarded? Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry debated the decision With just seconds left on the clock, Benteke appeared to be heading to the touchline, before Damien Delaney slid in, tried to pull out of his tackle, clipped the Belgian with his knee and sent the Liverpool striker tumbling.At first it appeared referee Andre Marriner was not convinced but following an apparent intervention from his linesman, awarded the spot-kick, which Benteke cooly converted. Christian Benteke scores from the penalty spot Asked afterwards whether it was a foul, Benteke was diplomatic. I think he touched me, otherwise I wouldnt have gone down, he told Sky Sports. The referee knows better than us and he took the right decision.Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, was convinced. As soon as I saw it I thought it was a penalty, he said. Liverpool players dont dive! It was a stupid decision to dive in and [Delaney] just clipped with his right knee Christian Bentekes left ankle and its a penalty. I dont think its a debate. Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew disputed the last minute penalty and felt it was very harsh on his team But an angry Alan Pardew felt his team had been hard done by. If the linesman has called it for that knee touch on the foot, in the last seconds of the game, when hes pulling out of it, I think thats harsh, said the Palace boss. Delaney shouldnt go to ground and he knows that, he pulls out of it. If you give a penalty for that in the last seconds, blimey, thats a bit tough.Despite the circumstances, the goal ended Bentekes 715 minute goal drought in all competitions and Carragher was pleased for the Liverpool forward. Hes a big-money signing and it hasnt quite worked out for him. But hes someone I look at and I sort of feel for him. Hes conducted himself really well off the pitch. And that will do him a world of good. Christian Benteke felt the referee was correct in awarding the late penalty at Selhurst Park Liverpool adapt after Milner red cardThe was no debate about James Milners red card, though. Joe Montana Super Bowl Jersey. It was just his second ever Premier League dismissal - the first coming against West Brom in October 2012 - but he left referee Andre Marriner little choice but to issues two yellow cards for late tackles on Yohan Cabaye and Wilfried Zaha.At 1-0 down, Liverpool could easily have folded after being reduced to 10 men but a combination of good fortune, a formation switch and a drop-off in performance from the hosts led to the Reds grabbing all three points. James Milner fouls Wilfried Zaha before being sent-off Klopp switched formation to 3-4-2, following Milners sending off and, while he conceded that left his team occasionally exposed down their right flank, he was keen to maintain an attacking impetus. The gamble paid off. A mis-kick from goalkeeper Alex McCarthy presented Roberto Firmino with a simple one-on-one to level the scores before Bentekes late penalty.It was an incredible performance from all of us, especially after the red card, said Dejan Lovren. We stepped up and showed our skills and our character and I think it was a deserved win today.Palaces poor run goes on Alan Pardew launched his coat into the dugout in frustration after seeing Benteke snatch all three points with the final kick of the game. Its easy to understand his annoyance.Palace are on the longest winless run in the Premier League (12 games) and, after losing their fifth home game in a row, have slumped from fifth to 15th. Palace slump Crystal Palace have gone 12 Premier League matches without a win (D4 L8), the current longest winless run in the top-flight. For the second game in a row injury-time goals have denied his side valuable points but Thierry Henry was unimpressed by Palaces second-half display.In the second half Liverpool played way better with 10 men, Henry told Sky Sports. Palace became a bit timid, fragile, lethargic, passive at times and Liverpool deserved to win the game. In the last 30 minutes Liverpool controlled the game with 10 men.Liverpool end Selhurst streak Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool fully deserved their win after fighting back from a goal down and losing James Milner to a red card Liverpool will hope Sundays victory ends a wretched spell of form at Selhurst Park.This was the Reds first league win at Palace since December 1997 and the Eagles had gone into the game having won six of their last 11 meetings with Liverpool, including the previous three Premier League clashes.Before that trio of Palace wins, the London club held Liverpool to a memorable 3-3 draw, which was a major hammer blow to the Reds league title hopes in May 2014. Liverpools players and their travelling support will take fonder memories from their latest visit to south London. Liverpools set-piece problems return Crystal Palaces Joe Ledley celebrates scoring the first goal of the game While victory over Palace keeps Liverpool in the hunt for a European qualifying spot, there was a familiar problem in defence which wont have escaped Jurgen Klopps attention.Joe Ledleys opener came from Liverpools failure to clear a corner, meaning for the ninth time this season theyve conceded from that type of set piece. Only Swansea have conceded more goals from corners (10).Of course, Crystal Palace are specialists from dead-ball situations. No Premier League side has scored more goals from corners this season than Palace, with their total of 10 level with Spurs. But Klopp will be keen to address this recurring defensive theme.Did you think Liverpool should have been awarded their injury-time penalty? Let us know using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFootball Also See: Palace 1-2 Liverpool - match report Palace 1-2 Liverpool - as it happened ' ' '
