Roethlisberger starts despite sore thumb
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Ben Roethlisberger started the Pittsburgh Steelers' exhibition game against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night despite a strained right thumb ligament, then was pulled after throwing a touchdown pass.
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It&#39;s an unspoken rule, probably written by a player, that a starter shouldn&#39;t lose his job to injury. Try selling that line to Pittsburgh Steelers fans who are busy chatting up rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as the second coming of Terry Bradshaw.
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher announced at his Tuesday press conference that rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is questionable for Sunday's regular-season finale against Buffalo because of a bruised rib cartilage.
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Big Ben was back, but he wasn't back to normal. Wearing protective padding around his midsection, Ben Roethlisberger returned to Pittsburgh's lineup against the Jacksonville Jaguars last night, barely two weeks after an emergency appendectomy. He was far from effective, though, and Jacksonville's defense had a lot to with that.
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Ben Roethlisberger's numbers looked exceptional for an exhibition game, especially for only a half. He knows how much better he and the Pittsburgh Steelers could have played.
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PITTSBURGH -- Still-unbeaten Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in a run-heavy offense before being pulled from the Pittsburgh Steelers' 20-7 victory over Baltimore yesterday with an unspecified rib injury caused by a blindside hit on a scoring pass.
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PITTSBURGH -- As Ben Roethlisberger rolled right, the frenzy unfolding before his eyes, Rodney Harrison flashed to film he studied last week of the Steelers rookie quarterback.
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Ben Roethlisberger&#039;s broken jaw did not have to be wired shut, a factor that could hasten his recovery from his scary motorcycle accident, and the Steelers quarterback got out of his hospital bed Wednesday to talk with teammates and family members.
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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher may not decide until this weekend if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will start Monday night in Jacksonville, even if Roethlisberger already seems to have decided he is playing.
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PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Ben Roethlisberger gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a lot bigger scare than the Baltimore Ravens did. Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in a run-heavy offense before being pulled from
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Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox will be out at least six weeks with a torn ligament and tendon damage in his right elbow, an injury that at least temporarily makes rookie Ben Roethlisberger the starter.
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PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes before being pulled from Pittsburgh&#39;s 20-7 victory over Baltimore with an unspecified rib injury caused by a blindside hit.
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Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for two touchdowns before leaving the game with a rib injury in the third quarter. He was replaced with the Steelers leading 17-7
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Ben Roethlisberger passed for three touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 41-24 road victory over the St Louis Rams on Thursday.
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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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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben  Roethlisberger has undergone an emergency appendectomy and will  not play in the season opener on Thursday, the team said on  Sunday.
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Ben Roethlisberger's 49-yard touchdown pass to Nate Washington gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 7-0 lead over the Cleveland Browns after one quarter Thursday night at chilly Heinz Field.