Pittsburgh was coming off a bye after last playing two weeks ago in London, a 34-27 loss to Minnesota at Wembley Stadium. The Steelers appeared quite a bit sharper than New York, which had a short week to prepare after a 30-28 win at Atlanta last Monday night.
NOTES: Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau improved to 16-2 in his career against rookie QBs. ... Since 2010, the Steelers are 14-1 when Roethlisberger's passer rating is above 100. It was 113.8 vs. the Jets. ... Steelers OT Levi Brown, acquired last week from Arizona, was a late scratch after injuring his right triceps during pregame warmups. TE David Johnson left early in the first quarter with an injured left wrist and didn't return. ... The Jets inducted DT Marty Lyons,Cristian Pavon Jersey, who played for the team from 1979-89, into their Ring of Honor at halftime.
The Steelers (1-4) were off to their worst start since 1968, when they lost their first six games during a season in which they finished 2-11-1.
Geno Smith was intercepted twice by a Steelers defense that entered as the only team without a takeaway. The last came with the Jets (3-3) at the Steelers 12 with just over 3 minutes left when Smith was hit by Jarvis Jones as he threw. The wobbly pass was picked off by Lawrence Timmons — sealing the win for Pittsburgh.
"I'm just frustrated to lose the game," Smith said. "I understand there's going to be growing pains and things to learn, but we don't go out there with that mindset."
Sanders gave Pittsburgh a 16-6 lead just 2:30 into the second half with his 55-yard grab. On a third-and-1 play, he got in front of Antonio Cromartie — who was questionable with a hyperextended knee — and was wide open as Roethlisberger's throw arrived. Sanders sprinted the remaining 20 yards untouched before doing a leaping somersault into the end zone.
Pittsburgh got its first takeaway of the season — a span of 18-plus quarters — on the Jets' next possession when Clark picked off Smith's throw to Konrad Reuland into triple coverage in the red zone. The rookie later said he was trying to throw the ball away.
Smith, who was turnover-free at Atlanta while throwing for three touchdowns, was 19 of 34 for 201 yards.
It could be a costly loss for the Jets. Running back Bilal Powell (shoulder), wide receiver Clyde Gates (shoulder),Sale NFL Jerseys, cornerback Kyle Wilson (head) and running back Mike Goodson (knee) all left and didn't return. There was no immediate word on the severity of the injuries.

The victory was also the 600th in franchise history, including the postseason, as Pittsburgh became only the fourth team to reach the milestone and the first from the AFC.
"I looked up and saw Emmanuel running by himself and kind of had to hesitate for a second because I couldn't believe he was so wide open," Roethlisberger said. "The only thought in my head was, 'Don't overthrow him.'"
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers were tired of seeing that dreadful zero in the win column.
Ben Roethlisberger threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders, Shaun Suisham kicked four field goals, and the Steelers won their first game by beating the New York Jets 19-6 on Sunday.
Now, they've got one victory. They think this could be only the beginning.
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"Oh, it's big," Roethlisberger said.
"We're not going to quit," defensive end Brett Keisel said. "Obviously, it wasn't the start we wanted, but the men in this locker room believe there's a chance that something great could come out of this if we all work toward it."
"It's tough because when you have that zero, your mind automatically goes to, 'Let's get this first win,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,'" safety Ryan Clark said. "Now, you're just trying to win each game and there's not as much pressure on each and every play."
"They outplayed us,Cheap Jerseys For Sale," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "We have to play with more consistency, obviously. We're striving for consistency and we're not quite there.
"We have to get there in a hurry."
"We have the mindset that we can climb out of this hole together," Keisel said. "This was a step in the right direction."
Roethlisberger finished 23 of 30 for 264 yards. Ant