CINCINNATI Steelers at 'home away from home'

Pittsburgh fans have usually taken over the Bengals' turf.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- There is one tradition that first-year coach Marvin Lewis wants to end in a hurry.
Whenever the Pittsburgh Steelers show up, they bring tens of thousands of fans who twirl their towels, scream for their team and turn the Bengals' stadium to their advantage.
As part of his plan to remake the Bengals (0-2), Lewis has asked fans to stop handing Paul Brown Stadium over to their rival once a year.
"We've got to quit having all the people giving their tickets away to those people from up the river, you know what I'm saying?" Lewis said. "So we've got to challenge our fans to come out this week in their orange and black, and keep that yellow and black out of the stadium. That's the challenge."
It's half of the challenge. The other half is to prevent the Steelers (1-1) from running them out of their own building.
Key game
Pittsburgh is at a pivotal point. A team known for smash-mouth defense and a rumbling ground game has shown little of either so far.
The Steelers are coming off a 41-20 loss at Kansas City that framed their dilemma. The Chiefs ran for 158 yards against a defense missing its best player, linebacker Joey Porter. The only way the Steelers could move the ball was by throwing it.
Porter returned to practice Wednesday, only 21/2 weeks after he was shot in a drive-by shooting. He had two sacks and forced Jon Kitna to fumble last year in Cincinnati, helping the Steelers roll to a 34-7 victory.
His return could provide an emotional jolt. "I just want to go out there and put what happened behind me and get back to playing football, after that just trying to get this team going," Porter said.
When they play the Bengals, the Steelers' running game usually is going full-speed. Jerome Bettis -- now a backup -- has topped 100 yards in 10 of his 14 career games against Cincinnati. The Steelers averaged 183.5 yards while sweeping the Bengals last year.
They've been a totally different team so far, relying almost solely on the pass. Tommy Maddox leads the NFL with 596 yards passing after two games, but the ground game has only 158 yards -- definitely not the Steelers' way.
"I just know that in games of this nature, you bring out your big horses," said Bengals defensive lineman Oliver Gibson, who played for the Steelers and keeps in touch with Bettis.