New England Patriots remain undefeated and beat Pissburgh Stellers to improve to 13-0

The New England Patriots remain undefeated as they stompered on the Pittsburgh Stellers this Sunday.

Steelers safety Anthony Smith who had guaranteed his team would win stuck his foot in his mouth.

"It was said, it was documented and it was printed," Randy Moss of the New England Patriots said. "We wanted it more."

Even New England coach Bill Belichick, who rarely criticizes opponents publicly, took a shot at the second-year pro: "We've played against a lot better safeties than him."

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin discounted the impact of Smith's guarantee.

"The comments were irrelevant," he said. "It's how you play when the game begins."

Smith said they weren't reported accurately.

"If I had been quoted right, it wouldn't have come out the way it did," he said.

The Steelers would have clinched a playoff berth with a victory, but still lead the AFC North.

Smith's guarantee "definitely fired them up," Steelers quarterback Ben Roethslisberger said of the Patriots.

Just before the 2-minute warning at the end of the game, the fans began chanting "Guarantee!" to mock Smith, whose picture was shown on the scoreboard.

The Steelers were unlikely victims. They started the day allowing just 12.9 points per game with only one reception of more than 40 yards. The Patriots had two catches of over 50 Sunday.

With or with out guarantees my other teams the Patriots are looking to make history as they have become only the 5th team in history to post a 13-0 record. The others were the 1934 Chicago Bears, the 1972 Miami Dolphins, 1998 Denver Broncos and the 2005 Indianapolis Colts. Next week they will try to go 14-0, becoming the first team to accomplish that feat since the 1972 Dolphins who went on to win their three playoff games and had a perfect season.