Ward caught five passes for 60 yards, Santonio Holmes had five catches for 95 yards and Willie Parker carried the ball 28 times for 105 yards for the Steelers (2-0).

Derek Anderson was 18-of-32 passing for 164 yards and no TDs, but also threw two interceptions for the Browns (0-2), who have managed just one touchdown in losing their first two games of the new season at home.

Pittsburgh went up 7-0 in the second quarter after Roethlisberger hit Ward with an 11-yard scoring strike, and then made it 10-0 in the third quarter on a 48-yard field goal by Jeff Reed.

Phil Dawson kicked a 31-yard field goal in the third and then hit from 38 yards out with less than four minutes to play to cap the scoring.