PITTSBURGH -- During the offseason, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher described his team's Super Bowl-winning run this way: "I don't think we were the best team in the AFC last year or even close to (being the best team in) the NFL. I think we played our best football at the right time."
He was right.
In a 28-17 win over the Miami Dolphins at Heinz Field on Thursday night, which opened the 2006 NFL season, the Steelers again played good football, if not their best, at the right time.