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Steelers not sweating bumpy start

The Columbian
Published: September 27, 2011, 5:00pm

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers can’t run the ball. They can’t hold onto the ball. They can’t take it away from opponents.

Coach Mike Tomlin can’t even remember how many timeouts he has at his disposal in critical situations.

Through three somewhat bumpy weeks, the defending AFC champions hardly look the part, though they’re hardly concerned.

The Steelers are 2-1 despite being last in the league in turnover margin and 26th in running the ball. In the end they say winning games are all that matters, not the sometimes ugly numbers in the box score.

Tomlin says it takes time for each team to find an identity even though the Steelers returned all 22 starters from the squad that lost to Green Bay in the Super Bowl and the Steelers are still working out the kinks.

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Follow AP Sports Writer Will Graves on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WillGravesAP

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