Last week I wrote about Willie Parker’s first career 200-yard game in a 38-31 win over the New Orleans Saints in 2006. This week, I had full plans to write about Parker’s second career 200-yard game, which came a few weeks against the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field, but after diving into some old-school tape on the Steelers, I decided to change it up a bit.
Let’s flash back to Parker’s first career start as a Steeler, a 34-7 win to open the 2005 season at home against the Tennessee Titans.
With Jerome Bettis on the shelf to open up his final season, the Steelers turned to Parker, who put on a show in front of his home fans, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, adding one catch for 48 yards, showing off his homerun speed.