--Coach Mike Tomlin said sloppy tackling against Buffalo was a reason the Steelers did not use many, if any, of its substitution packages on defense, staying in the 3-4 much of the way.
"When you're not tackling, you got to play basic football," Tomlin said.
--WR Santonio Holmes finally will get a chance to return punts this week. Mike Tomlin had resisted him doing so through training camp after not using him in that role last season. Now, he's comparing him to a Hall of Famer.
"I grew up in a generation in Virginia when Darrell Green was a situational return man of the Redskins," Tomlin said. "When he went back there, it kind of electrified the crowd. Hopefully, we have a vision of maybe having that with Santonio."
--Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his four brothers have been summoned to New York City to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell Aug. 26 at NFL headquarters. The five each own 16 percent of the franchise and are trying to find a way to abide by NFL rules regarding ownership of their racetrack-casinos, as well as the Steelers.
--Tight end Jon Dekker felt the poor playing surface in Toronto contributed to his torn right ACL.
"I don't think many guys liked playing on it," Dekker said.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "You got to show something in the preseason. That's why we play the damn games." -- LB James Harrison, upset with his defense's play through two games.
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