PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Just as quickly as they emerged after a dreadful preseason, Mark Sanchez and the short-lived high-powered New York Jets offense were jarringly knocked back to reality. A week after setting a franchise record for points in a season opener with a defeat of Buffalo, the Jets' offense reverted back into its listless preseason form in a 27-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Santonio Holmes caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Sanchez to cap a 90-yard drive on New York's first possession, and Nick Folk's 38-yard field goal came at the end of a 61-yard drive the next time the Jets (1-1) had the ball to give them a 10-6 lead. "Because of the lead, we kind of had to abandon the run a little bit," Greene said. Pittsburgh's longest third-down conversion resulted in Roethlisberger's 37-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace on third-and-16. With Roethlisberger expertly running new offensive coordinator Todd Haley's versatile system, he picked apart a Jets secondary that looked exposed without injured star cornerback Darrelle Revis. Wallace's leaping, acrobatic touchdown in which he kept both feet in bounds against Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie gave the Steelers a 20-10 lead midway through the third quarter. The game slipping away, the Jets turned to Tim Tebow, who engineered a 29-23 upset win by the Denver Broncos over the Steelers in the playoffs last January. Pittsburgh sat linebacker James Harrison (right knee) and safety Troy Polamalu (strained right calf), while Revis didn't make the trip due to a concussion sustained last week. The Jets certainly could have used Revis against Roethlisberger, who was sacked three times but used his size to extend a handful of other plays the Steelers turned into big gains.
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