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PITTSBURGH -- A pair of draft picks helped the Detroit Lions defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-17 Friday.Chris Boswell briefly put Pittsburgh in front with a 37-yard field goal, but Dwayne Washington, the Lions seventh-round pick, gave Detroit the lead for good with a 96-yard kickoff return.Quarterback Jake Rudock, the Lions sixth-round pick, later led an 11-play, 74-yard scoring drive. Rudock, who finished 8 of 11 for 72 yards and a score, hit Jace Billingsley with a 27-yard touchdown on third-and-9.The Steelers sat Ben Roethlisberger, running backs LeVeon Bell and DeAngelo Williams, wide receivers Antonio Brown and Markus Wheaton, and center Maurkice Pouncey. First-round pick cornerback Artie Burns missed the game with a nagging thigh injury, while linebackers Bud Dupree and Jarvis Jones -- former first-round picks -- also sat out.Detroits Matthew Stafford went 4 of 6 for 58 yards in his only series. Stafford converted three third downs -- one a 30-yard pickup to the newly acquired Anquan Boldin -- before James Harrisons sack and forced fumble halted the drive.Lions tight end Eric Ebron, who suffered an undisclosed injury to his lower right leg last week, was in street clothes. Cornerback Darius Slay missed Wednesdays practice and sat out Fridays game. Starting running back Ameer Abdullah and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata were also out.Doran Grant opened the scoring when he picked off Dan Orlovskys throw and returned the interception 39 yards. Steelers receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey made it 14-3 in the second quarter when he hauled in a 29-yarder in the corner of the end zone from Landry Jones.Jones finished 6 of 12 for 55 yards and a score.Andre Roberts scored on a 28-yard pass from Orlovsky before the two-minute warning. Orlovsky finished 16 of 25 for 164 yards with a touchdown and an interception.ROOKIE WATCHLions: First-round pick Taylor Decker struggled in his preseason debut. Decker committed a holding penalty on third-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 17 and was beaten on the next snap by Harrison, which resulted in the sack and forced fumble recovered by the Steelers.Steelers: Second-round pick Sean Davis settled in after a shaky start. Davis, a safety out of Maryland, was elevated to first-team slot cornerback when Senquez Golson suffered a Lisfranc mid-foot injury. He missed a tackle during the opening drive that led to a 30-yard gain and later committed a 15-yard penalty, but he also snuffed out a screen pass in the red zone that ultimately forces Detroit to settle for a field goal. Davis started the second half at safety.POSITION BATTLESLions: Rafael Bush started at strong safety and is the front-runner for the starting job next to Glover Quin. Bush played just one game last season for New Orleans, suffering a torn pectoral muscle. Tavon Wilson, a backup in New England, and Isaiah Johnson, who played six games last season, are also in the mix.Steelers: Alejandro Villanueva got the start and played two series in his battle with Ryan Harris at left tackle. Villanueva was called for a 10-yard penalty on third-and-3 during the first drive that ended in a punt. Devin Taylor beat Villanueva for a sack on the first play of the ensuing drive, which also ended with a punt. Harris, who has alternated with Villanueva, started all 19 games at left tackle for Denver last season.INJURY UPDATELions: Linebacker Zaviar Gooden suffered a head injury in the third quarter.Steelers: Backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski left at the end of the third quarter with a left hamstring injury. Safety Ross Ventrone (right hamstring) left in the first quarter, while linebacker Anthony Chickillo suffered an ankle injury, and lineman Brian Mihalik an MCL sprain.FUMBLED AWAYSteelers second-year wide receiver Sammie Coates has impressed during training camp practices, but he fumbled twice against the Lions. He bobbled a pass to start a second-quarter drive and fumbled two plays later, which led to a Lions field goal. Coates fumbled later in the game on an end-around.QUOTABLENot the type of performance we had hoped for. Some big-time negligence in all three phases. -- Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.We were trying not to huddle as much as we could. It was an OK night. Theres stuff to clean up in all aspects. -- Lions QB Matthew Stafford.LADARIUS GREENTomlin confirmed tight end Ladarius Green is on the physically unable to perform list because of his ankle. 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Both of those guys are doing better in my mind than I did and some other guys did when we were young.Michigans Wilton Speight is a junior but in his first season as a starter. Wisconsins Alex Hornibrook is a redshirt freshman and started his first game just last weekend. Each has shown poise so far for his undefeated team, helping turn Saturdays clash between the fourth-ranked Wolverines and eighth-ranked Badgers into one of the most anticipated games of the week.Michigan (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) has lived up to expectations so far in Harbaughs second season at the helm. The Wolverines have outscored opponents by 38 points a game, with Speight throwing for nine touchdowns and only one interception.It looked initially like Michigan might not even be challenged until its late-October game at Michigan State, but Wisconsin (4-0, 1-0) has now emerged as a definite threat in the Big Ten. The Badgers won 30-6 at Michigan State last weekend, and they beat LSU earlier in the season.Wisconsin intercepted Tyler OConnor three times in the win over Michigan State, and Hornibrook was solid, throwing for 195 yards and a touchdown. The Badgers were 7 of 16 on third down and converted both of their fourth-down attempts, repeatedly keeping drives alive against the Spartans.Thats definitely not what you want to rest on. Coach made us sure of that, Hornibrook said. Weve got to do better on the other downs so that we have a better situation on third (down). Obviously youll be in those situations and youve got to take advantage of them.Michigan opponennts are only 6 of 50 on third down this season.ddddddddddddThis is the first time Michigan and Wisconsin will face each other with both teams in the top 10. Here are a few things to watch:STRONG UP FRONT: Wisconsin is allowing only 11.8 points per game, and Michigan State had a lot of trouble blocking the Badgers. Forcing Speight out of his comfort zone could be crucial if Wisconsin is going to upset the Wolverines.ALL-PURPOSE: LB Jabrill Peppers is a fan favorite at Michigan for obvious reasons. Hes a threat to do something spectacular whenever the ball is in his hands. In a game that pits two impressive defenses, Peppers could be the difference if he can produce a big play on special teams.ENDICOTTS CHANCE: Wisconsin K Rafael Gaglianone missed last weekends game because of a back problem. Andrew Endicott missed an extra point but made his first career field goal, from 41 yards.I didnt realize those were the first points that hed scored. They can never take them away from him. Thats pretty cool, coach Paul Chryst said earlier this week. What I really liked was he worked and was really good all week. He did all the things to give himself a chance. He didnt want to miss the extra point but came back, and that you love.Gaglianone ended up needing surgery and will miss the rest of the season.TESTED: Theres little doubt which team has faced the tougher schedule so far. Thats Wisconsin, and it doesnt get easier for a while. After this game, the Badgers will have a week off before hosting Ohio State.HANDLING WITH CARE: Speight threw an interception on his first pass of the season, but Michigan has turned the ball over only once since.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '