The Steelers have won five consecutive regular-season

GOLD COAST, Australia -- After slow starts in his past two tournaments, Adam Scott wanted to play the first round of the Australian PGA Championship like it was his last.For the first time on this trip Down Under, hes in the red after the first round. The 2013 champion closed with three birdies for a 4-under 68 at Royal Pines Resort and was three shots behind leaders Andrew Dodt, Harold Varner, and Ashley Hall after a rain-interrupted opening round.Dodt and Scott were in the half of the field which finished on Thursday before lightning and a storm forced organizers to postpone play until Friday morning.Play resumed at 5:30 a.m. local time, and Varner completed his first round on Friday with birdies on his last two holes. Hall birdied four of his last seven holes.Varner, who tied for second place last year, said it was a good way to get momentum going. He was playing his second round later Friday.Matthew Griffin, who finished his opening round on Friday, was in fourth spot after a 66.American player Julian Suri, who missed out by one stroke on getting a full card on the European Tour last month, and Ryan Fox of New Zealand were next at 5 under.Scott has a share of seventh place, and was more content with his start than he had been in the previous two weeks.Its the last week of the year. Theres no `Ill get them next week -- (I) just have to make it count, Scott said. It didnt look pretty at the start but somehow I was 2 under after 3 and then hung in there and finished well.Scott has had his frustrations on this trip back to Australia, where hes planning on taking a vacation from next week. He opened with a 73 at the Australian Open in Sydney last month and finished the tournament six shots behind Jordan Spieth, who won in a playoff.At the World Cup of Golf last weekend in Melbourne, Scott and Australian teammate Marc Leishman carded a 74 in an opening round that contained just one birdie.On Thursday, Scott eagled the par-5 12th -- his third hole -- followed by a bogey at the 18th, before he turned and finished with the three birdies.A quick start and a quick finish adds up to a good score, said Scott, who won the Australian PGA Championship in 2013 and was runner-up the following year after a marathon playoff with Greg Chalmers. I was just treading water for a while ... cautious of going over the green in between clubs. You just have to be patient and it paid off.Jarrod Lyle produced the shot of the opening day with a hole-in-one on the 169-meter par-3 fifth.I wouldnt say it was the perfect shot, Lyle told the host broadcaster. 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The opponent, Croatia and all its football might and will. As opposites do attract we are set for a corker of an opener. CINCINNATI -- The defending champions have been eliminated. An AFC North title is now one victory away for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are on their best regular-season surge in seven years.Chris Boswell tied the club record with six field goals, and Ben Roethlisberger threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass for a 24-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday that left Pittsburgh in control of the division.The Steelers (9-5) can win the title by beating the Ravens (8-6) at Heinz Field next Sunday.A lot of guys are treating this like its the playoffs already, linebacker Ryan Shazier said.The Bengals (5-8-1) can start thinking about the offseason instead of the postseason. They tied their franchise record with 12 victories last season, lost to the Steelers in the first round of the playoffs at Paul Brown Stadium with a last-minute collapse, and never looked like the same team this time around.It is hard because I feel like Ive not found the right buttons to push to get us to where we need to be, said coach Marvin Lewis, who is under contract through 2017. Its my job to figure out why we dont get it to where it needs to be. Weve been short.Boswell had just enough to get his kicks through a gusting wind. He was good from 45, 49, 49, 40, 49 and 30 yards.He needs no endorsement from me, coach Mike Tomlin said. Shoot, I just gave him the game ball.Some takeaways from the Steelers latest win in Cincinnati:KICK-6: Gary Anderson (1988 vs. Denver) and Jeff Reed (2002 vs. Jacksonville) also kicked six field goals for the Steelers, who beat the Broncos 39-21 and the Jaguars 25-23 in those contests.They didnt look pretty, they didnt go over by much, but they went in, Boswell said.The kicker also dived and tripped Alex Erickson on a 72-yard kickoff return, preventing a touchdown.I just dove and hit something and he went down, Boswell said.5 STRAIGHT: The Steelers have won five consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2009.dddddddddddd In addition to a balanced offense and an accurate kicker, theyve gotten steely play out of their defense, which has held each of the last five opponents to 100 yards rushing or less, Pittsburghs best such streak in four years. The Bengals managed only 76 yards on the ground, including 18 in the second half.Its like we felt we wanted it more, Shazier said.TEMPERS, TEMPERS: Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict and cornerback Adam Pacman Jones were flagged on Sunday -- the linebacker for tackling Roethlisberger after he got rid of the ball, the cornerback for taunting. Cincinnati got three personal fouls, including one on tackle Pat Sims that aided Pittsburghs touchdown drive. Pittsburgh got one personal foul.DROUGHT CONTINUES: The Bengals lost in the opening round of the playoffs each of the last five seasons, a playoff record. Their elimination from playoff contention extends their futility. They havent won a postseason game since the 1990 season, the sixth-longest drought in NFL history.Were so used to the past five years of going to the playoffs every year, defensive tackle Domata Peko said. Its the first time we havent in a long time, and it hurts. It really hurts me.INJURIES: Steelers: DE Stephon Tuitt had a facemask penalty against Andy Dalton that extended Cincinnatis opening field goal drive. He also injured his right knee on the drive and didnt return. ... TE Ladarius Green caught a 28-yard pass on the final drive and then went to the locker room to be tested for a concussion. ... Bengals WR A.J. Green was inactive for the fourth straight game with a strained right hamstring. He returned to practice on a limited basis last week and hopes to play in one of the two final games.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '