The Pittsburgh Steelers defense bottled up Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins offense, winning the game handily at home by a score of 27-12.

It was a complete team effort by the Steelers. 

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 222 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions, Jonathan Dwyer ran for 107 yards and Dick LeBeau's defense had RG3's number all game long.

For his part, Griffin completed less than half his passes and was held to just eight yards on the ground. He did manage to complete a touchdown pass to Santana Moss in the second quarter, but there wasn't much room for him and the Redskins offense to operate.

Roethlisberger and the offense put the Steelers on the board early and often, forcing the Redskins to become one-dimensional on offense. As a result, rookie running back Alfred Morris was held to just 59 yards on 13 carries and zero touchdowns—his second-lowest total of the season. 

The Redskins fell to 3-5 after his loss and will host Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. The Steelers improved to 4-3 and will travel MetLife Stadium to face the New York Giants. 

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