NFL round-up: Batch starts for Steelers
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Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy Sunday and will miss Pittsburgh's season opener at home with Miami, the NFL's marquee opening-night game.
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Rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw for 196 yards and two touchdown passes as the Pittsburgh Steelers ended the New England Patriots 21-game winning streak with a 34-20 victory Sunday.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are so good that they ended Buffalo's playoff hopes with their backups. Fourth-string running back Willie Parker had 102 yards rushing and backup linebacker James Harrison returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown, helping seal the Steelers' 29-24 win over Buffalo on Sunday. The Steelers won their 14th straight to match the record set by Miami in 1972 and became just the fourth team in NFL history to finish 15-1.
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After upsetting two undefeated teams in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers were supposed to be facing a let-down game against the Cleveland Browns.
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Roethlisberger was 14-of-19 with an interception, winning his 13th straight start since taking over for an injured Tommy Maddox during the Steelers&#39; Week 2 loss to the Ravens.
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CLEVELAND - The Pittsburgh Steelers protected their rookie quarterback&#39;s head - and his perfect start. Ben Roethlisberger became the first rookie QB to begin 7-0 since 1970 as Jerome Bettis had two short touchdown
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Daunte Culpepper and Ben Roethlisberger, who entered training camp as question marks because of injuries, will start the exhibition openers for their teams.
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Ben Roethlisberger passed for 183  yards and two touchdowns, Hines Ward scored twice and the  Pittsburgh Steelers rolled to a convincing 27-3 victory over  Philadelphia on Sunday for their second straight win against an  undefeated opponent.
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Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is drawing plenty of praise, and deservedly so, for leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to victories in his first five starts.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The main thing separating Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning yesterday was the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie quarterback made his biggest plays with the game on the line.
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis is all but certain to start Sunday in the AFC Championship game against New England.
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Not long ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers' final two games against downtrodden teams appeared to be a victory lap. Now they're sweating just a bit. Consecutive losses to the Jaguars and Patriots have dropped the Steelers (9-5) into a tie for the AFC North lead with the Cleveland Browns, making them more dependent on what the competition is doing heading into Thursday night's game against the St. Louis Rams.
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Twenty-one and not counting, thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh took care of the New England Patriots&#39; NFL record winning streak on Sunday, registering
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PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Duce Staley left the Philadelphia Eagles for a chance to be a featured back again. Staley has more than filled the role for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who look to knock off an unbeaten
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PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers nearly followed form in their playoff-opening 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets yesterday.
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PITTSBURGH (Oct. 10, 2004) -- It happened on Aug. 7, as the Pittsburgh Steelers reached the end of their first week of training camp.
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The Steelers afforded themselves this delicious option with a 20-7 victory Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Already champions of the North Division, Pittsburgh clinched a first-round bye