PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- A.J. Feeley passed for two short touchdowns as the
Philadelphia Eagles
posted a 21-16 preseason victory over the
Pittsburgh Steelers
.
Feeley was cut during training camp last season but re-signed with the club and went 4-1 as the starter down the stretch when quarterbacks
Donovan McNabb
and
Koy Detmer
were sidelined with injuries.
This season, Feeley has a roster spot locked up. He had a strong effort in Monday's exhibition contest at New Orleans and was effective again as he completed 9-of-17 passes for just 41 yards.
Feeley tossed touchdown passes of one yard to tight end Kori Dickerson and also found third-round pick
Billy McMullen
for a one-yard score while playing most of the second and third quarter.
McNabb went 9-of-15 for 77 yards.
Correll Buckhalter
, who may replace holdout
Duce Staley
in the Philadelphia backfield, scored on a one-yard run in the first quarter.
Jerome Bettis
ran four yards for a touchdown and
Jeff Reed
kicked field goals of 33 and 20 yards for the Steelers.
Steelers starter
Tommy Maddox
went 6-of-13 for 46 yards.
The contest was delayed for 30 minutes by lightning in the third quarter.