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Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu (43) sits on the bench after getting his leg wrapped in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Shaun Suisham hits 34-yard field goal as time expires, lifting Steelers over Eagles 16-14

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Shaun Suisham hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 16-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

The Eagles (3-2) took the lead on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Michael Vick to Brent Celek with 6:33 remaining, but the Steelers responded by driving 64 yards, including a pair of key third-down conversions by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, to set up the winning kick.

Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall ran for 81 yards and a touchdown in his first game of the season as the Steelers (2-2) avoided their first two-game losing streak in three years.

Vick completed 20 of 30 passes for 175 yards and two scores but fumbled twice for the Eagles, who couldn’t keep their string of narrow early-season victories going.

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