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December 19, 2007

Steelers bench Anthony Smith

Safety Anthony Smith, who gained notoriety in New England for guaranteeing a Steelers win at Gillette Stadium, has been bumped from the starting lineup by Tyrone Carter, according to a story in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The story noted that the Steelers have given up three 40-plus-yard touchdown passes in their past two games -- two to New England and one to Jacksonville -- and that Smith was involved in failing to defend all three. In their first 12 games, the Steelers had surrendered just one such play, according to the newspaper.

Smith took over as starting free safety for the team's seventh game, after Ryan Clark was placed on injured reserve.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 12:10 PM to Patriots | Permalink

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