"Albert Haynesworth has come up against the Pittsburgh Steelers more than a few times in his career. He knows what they're all about, what makes them one of the best teams in the league.

"They don't dance around. They're not finesse whatsoever," Haynesworth said yesterday, as he held court at his locker. "Everybody runs hard. They don't mind hitting. They like to hit. It's a very physical team. More physical than we've seen this year."

The Haynesworth that played for the Tennessee Titans loved to play against the Steelers. He wouldn't dance around, and didn't mind hitting, either. There was no finesse about Albert. Just brute strength and a single-mindedness to blow up anything that happened to be in his way. Haynesworth was a disruptive force just about every play from his defensive tackle position."