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Steelers' D takes offensive measures

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Sunday, October 25, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Despite entering Sunday's game here against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings sporting the No. 3 statistical ranking in the league, the Pittsburgh Steelers' mighty defense was maligned by some local observers, and justifiably so, for its glaring inability to shut down opponents in the fourth quarter. And while most veteran Pittsburgh defenders insisted after Sunday's improbable 27-17 victory that they largely ignored the criticism, a few players candidly allowed they took the jab ...

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