Steelers have plenty in reserve
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PITTSBURGH -- The Washington Redskins only wish they were getting as much offense from their starters as the streaking Pittsburgh Steelers are from their backups.
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This game may not define or validate a season &#151; no, the Jets and Steelers seem long past that. The mere presence of soon-to-be 13,000-yard rushers Curtis Martin and Jerome Bettis could make Sunday a special occasion, but then the very teams themselves ensure that.
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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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CLEVELAND -- Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger could face some tough pressure when the Steelers visit the Cleveland Browns Sunday.
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What Bill Cowher likes to call it, &quot;situational football,&quot; figures to take center stage today when the Steelers host the NFL&#39;s defending champions, the New England Patriots.
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Steelers on offense -- Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn't spectacular (2,621 passing yards, 22d in the NFL) but he was unbeatable, winning 13 straight games after getting a starting opportunity in Week 3. Roethlisberger doesn't have to be great; running backs Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley pounded out enough yards on the ground to keep the Steelers rolling. The redoubtable ...
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Brown is a second year player from Memphis and has spent the 2004 season on the Steelers&#39; practice squad. He played in two games last year.
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PITTSBURGH They have a rookie at quarterback and a 32-year-old plowhorse at running back, but the numbers insist we ought to be taking the Pittsburgh Steelers seriously as potential Super Bowl champions.
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â The Pittsburgh Steelers are doing things never seen before in the NFL, largely because of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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If coach Bill Cowher has a message for the underachieving Pittsburgh Steelers over their final four games it's this: Think positive.
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If the Steelers (6-1) beat the visiting Eagles (7-0), they&#39;ll be the first team to defeat unbeaten foes in consecutive games this deep into a season.
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The coach whose kicker missed a pair of potentially winning field goals last Saturday wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow's AFC Championship game between the Steelers and Patriots comes down to a special teams play.
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Coach Bill Cowher finally confirmed yesterday the Pittsburgh Steelers' worst-kept secret: Duce Staley is in at running back and Jerome Bettis is out again.
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Sidney Crosby was placed on injured reserve Monday, a move that allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to add an extra forward for their final two games before the All-Star break.
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With little to play for Sunday, the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers benched quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and two other injured starters &#151; running back Jerome Bettis and receiver Plaxico Burress &#151; for their regular-season finale against Buffalo.
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Meaningless, that is, for the Steelers, who&#39;ve clinched the conference&#39;s top seed. The game isn&#39;t meaningless to Cowher, who&#39;s hoping to sustain momentum.
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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.