Published 12/10/2007
by Michael Vega, Globe Staff
at Boston.com -- Football news
FOXBOROUGH - Jabar Gaffney said the play was called "Ravens Special." What it should have been called, though, was "No. 27 Special," in honor of Anthony Smith, the Steelers' second-year safety out of Syracuse who, earlier this week, guaranteed a Pittsburgh victory over the undefeated Patriots yesterday at Gillette Stadium.
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