STEELERS Stopping Lewis is the focus

The Ravens will have All-Pro tackle Jonathan Ogden back this week.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers shouldn't have to worry about their still struggling secondary Sunday. Not with the Baltimore Ravens on deck.
After allowing Rich Gannon and the Oakland Raiders to pass for 305 yards last Sunday, the Steelers are keying Jamal Lewis this week, just as the Ravens' last two opponents have.
In the AFC playoffs last season, Lewis was held to a season-low 35 yards on 14 carries by a Tennessee Titans defense that often used nine men at the line of scrimmage to stop the league's rushing leader.
The Cleveland Browns used a similar defensive scheme -- a 4-4 -- to hold Lewis to 57 yards on 20 carries.
Considers similar plan
The Ravens lost both games because their quarterbacks -- Anthony Wright last season and Kyle Boller last week -- could not capitalize on defenses putting their emphasis on containing Lewis. Steelers Coach Bill Cowher said he's considering a similar game plan Sunday in Baltimore.
"Just because we have our scheme doesn't mean we can't implement others," Cowher said. "We'll look at it and see if it can work into what we want to do, but certainly for the most part we'll stick with what we've done and try to play our defense and recognize it all starts with trying to stop him."
Last year, in splitting two games with the Ravens, the Steelers held Lewis to 69 yards on 15 carries in the opening-day win, but allowed Lewis 114 yards on 27 carries in the curtain-closing loss.
Obviously, stopping Lewis means stopping the Ravens. The Browns' task was made easier last week by the absence of Ravens All-Pro left tackle Jonathan Ogden.
"It is hard to say that you are not going to miss arguably one of the best offensive linemen in the game today," Cowher said. "Getting him back this week, which I understand they will have, will be a big lift to them and to Jamal and that running game. That was certainly below the standards that they have set for themselves, but getting him back will definitely be a big lift for them."
Ogden expected back
Ogden's replacement last week, Ethan Brooks, allowed three sacks and a forced fumble by Browns right defensive end Kenard Lang. Ogden missed the game with a sprained knee but expects to return Sunday for the Ravens' home opener.
While the Browns concentrated on stopping Lewis, they left their cornerbacks in one-on-one coverage with the Ravens' wide receivers and Boller completed 22 of 38 passes for 191 yards and two interceptions. His backup is former Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart. Cowher said he won't prepare his defense for the mobility of Stewart in particular.
"It is more of an awareness that you have of who the quarterback is," Cowher said. "But I don't think you have to do anything special."
The Steelers are 29th in the NFL against the pass after the first week, and much of the damage was done on two plays. Strong safety Troy Polamalu bit on a pump fake and was beaten for a 58-yard touchdown pass to Doug Gabriel. Nickel safety Mike Logan was similarly fooled on a fourth-and-12 touchdown pass to Alvis Whitted of 38 yards.
"We were out of position at times," Cowher said. "I talked to (Polamalu) this morning. I don't want him to quit jumping routes. He's just got to learn from that and you've got to play a receiver like a corner plays a receiver in that situation. You can't be just looking at the quarterback, and he'll learn from that."