Things could not have gone better in the opening 30 minutes of action on a dreary Nov. 5, 2007 night at Heinz Field in front of 63,457 fans.
In an AFC North battle between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, the black and gold received some incredible performances from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and linebacker James Harrison, making the members of the Steelers’ 75th Anniversary Team — which was to be honored at halftime — proud as they looked on at the new-age Steelers.
That night, everything went right for the Steelers as Pittsburgh forced three first-quarter turnovers and added a fourth in the second quarter, Roethlisberger became just the second quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes in the first half of a game, and Harrison had his breakout performance in front of a national audience as the Steelers raced out to a 35-0 lead over their bitter division rivals before cruising to a 38-7 win in head coach Mike Tomlin’s first season at the helm.