With a defense that put the hurt on the Washington Redskins all night long, and a backup QB that came in and sparked a 13-point second half, the Pittsburgh Steelers scored a most impressive road win, topping the Redskins 23-6 Monday night at FedEx Field. The Steelers trailed four minutes in 6-0 after two Redskins field goals, but that would be the entire night of offense for Washington. The Steelers dominated on defense from basically start to finish

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It’s another nice Monday Nighter this week, as the Steelers travel to DC to take on the Redskins. Looking at the intradivisional matchups thus far, they’ve all been close. The Steelers gave the Eagles and Giants all they could handle, but came up short in both, while the Redskins eeked out a victory against the Brownies

Tonight’s game is a great opportunity for the Redskins to take “the next step”–to go from “surprising first half story” to “team to be reckoned with” down the stretch. Here’s what they need to do to get there …

For the Redskins entire history in Washington D.C., the result of the team’s final home game before the presidential election held the key to the result of electoral college. If the Redskins won, the incumbent party would retain the White House. If the Redskins lost, new blood would take over

“It’s perhaps the Redskins biggest game of the season, a game that we can prove we belong at the top and a game that would give us huge momentum into the bye, should we win. The Steelers have shown that they can beat anyone, anywhere yet they are 0-2 against the NFC east. They are coming off a tough loss against the NY Giants in which they saw their back up place snapper blow the game for them.