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Washington Hands Steelers Just 2nd Defeat In Big Ben Era In Games When Leading By 14+ Points

The Pittsburgh Steelers held a 14-0 lead late in the second quarter before the Washington Football Team got a field goal in the waning seconds. We can debate over whether or not they should have had the opportunity to get that kick off, but the reality is that they lost by more than a field goal anyway. The bottom line is that they lost.

And that is nearly unique in recent team history. According to ESPN, this is just the second time since they drafted Ben Roethlisberger in 2004 that they had lost a game in which they held a 14-point lead or better at any point in the game.