PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't get Tebowed this time around.

The Steelers rode a 275-yard, two-touchdown performance by Ben Roethlisberger to a 27-10 victory over the New York Jets and Tim Tebow -- the most famous backup quarterback in the NFL -- on Sunday at Heinz Field.

Tebow sent the Steelers home for the season in January by throwing an 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime to give the Denver Broncos a 29-23 victory in an AFC wild card playoff game.

However, Tebow was hardly a factor this time. He was on the field for just five plays and two of them were as an up back on punts.

Tebow had one run for 22 yards and the Jets gained 28 yards rushing during his three plays from scrimmage, all of which came with him under center.

"We prepared for him and he made a nice play on us and they moved the ball the brief time he was in there," Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel said. "But we don't make the call for how much he plays. That's up to (New York coach) Rex Ryan."

Ryan said he did not feel there were any situations right for Tebow Time except for the Jets' second possession of the third quarterback when they fell behind 20-10.

"We were having a tough time getting our defense off the field," Ryan said. "We got down by several points and we needed to throw the football in those situations."

The Steelers' offense did indeed conspire to keep Tebow off the field. The Steelers outgained the Jets 331-229 in total yardage and held a commanding 36:36-23:24 edge in time of possession.

Jets safety LaRon Landry said the key statistic was the Steelers converting eight of 15 third downs.