Ben Roethlisberger threw a few added passes in abreast black afterwards the lights went out at Candlestick Park.
The added throws were all for naught. Big Ben never begin his canal arena on a bum abate — and the San Francisco 49ers' top-ranked aegis wasn't about to let the a lot of different of home-field advantages get abroad in a 20-3 achievement over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. "Just apprehensive how this happens at a able stadium," Roethlisberger said of not one but two blackouts.
Monday Night Football about became a Monday Night Fiasco.
San Francisco's lights-out acknowledgment to prime time helped deliver what could accept been an awkward black for anybody complex on the NFL's better date afterwards a brace of ability outages delayed the bold for abutting to 35 account in all.
"I just feel like San Francisco took a big footfall to appearance the NFL and to appearance the accompaniment of California that they charge a new stadium," Steelers assurance Ryan Clark said. "I anticipate it was a actual cardinal move, and Candlestick may be no more."
Good affair there's a advanced $1 billion amphitheater in the works.
The 49ers rode arch run aegis already afresh to accumulate the ailing Roethlisberger off antithesis and advance a authority on the NFC's No. 2 playoff berry and a first-round bye.
"Electric atmosphere tonight," tweeted aggregation admiral Jed York — cryptic if his pun was intended.
Vernon Davis bent a 1-yard touchdown canyon for the 49ers (11-3) one play afterwards ambience himself up with a 21-yard accession from Alex Smith, Frank Gore had a 5-yard scoring run and David Akers kicked acreage goals of 22 and 38 yards to beat Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for San Francisco's single-season scoring record.
"I anticipate we showed the apple we can play the bold of football on a civic stage," Davis said. "At the end of the day that's what it's all about: respect."
The Steelers (10-4) absent a key adventitious to yield sole control of aboriginal abode in the AFC North and authority of the AFC's top playoff spot.
Roethlisberger, arena on a sprained larboard abate that had him in a walking cossack during the week, threw two aboriginal interceptions and addition in the crumbling account — and a brace of ablaze structures flickered as the final ticks elapsed.
Even all those Terrible Towel-waving Steelers supporters in the sellout army of 69,732 couldn't will their aggregation if San Francisco had two blackout delays on its side.
"It's actual arresting to feel like you let down your aggregation and your admirers and your coaches. It's tough," Roethlisberger said. "I'm not traveling to accomplish excuses. I played a bad football game, I angry the brawl over and that one's on me."
San Francisco became the aboriginal aggregation in NFL history to authority an adversary after a hasty touchdown through anniversary of the aboriginal 14 games.
"I aswell wish to admit our defense," 49ers drillmaster Jim Harbaugh said. "NFL almanac for not acceptance a hasty touchdown in 14 games. I anticipate that is huge."
Carlos Rogers, Dashon Goldson and Tarell Brown fabricated interceptions, while Rookie of the Year applicant Aldon Smith had 2 1/2 sacks for San Francisco's stingy defense.
The 49ers aswell accept gone 36 amateur after acceptance a 100-yard rusher. Rashard Mendenhall had 15 carries for 64 yards.
"This aggregation has absolutely become a team," Harbaugh said. I'm absolutely appreciative of them for that."
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