Steelers start title defense without Ben
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Now we know how much Ben Roethlisberger is worth to Pittsburgh: five points, according to the folks in Vegas.
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Chad Johnson got to dance, and Ben Roethlisberger took a beating. No matter &#151; the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals anyway. Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards, and Pittsburgh's blitzing defense created havoc in the second half, setting up a 19-14 victory Sunday over Cincinnati.
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Any chance the Pittsburgh Steelers had of returning to the Super Bowl was seemingly laid to rest by the Baltimore Ravens, who are in the midst of their own title run.
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Ben Roethlisberger leads three Pittsburgh scoring drives Sunday night and the Steelers overcome several mistakes to top Philadelphia, 27-13.
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The Steelers' 29-24 victory over Buffalo on Sunday underscored the depth of Pittsburgh's roster.
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DALLAS -- Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 21-of-25 passes and two touchdowns, completing nine straight throws on the Steelers&#39; last two scoring drives Sunday and 11 in one stretch, leading Pittsburgh (5-1) to a 24-20 comeback win
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Tommy Maddox can only stand on the sideline and watch Sunday as Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs the offense Maddox expected to run in Miami. Throws the passes Maddox expected to throw. Leads the team Maddox expected to lead.
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IRVING, Texas - Ben Roethlisberger completed 21 of 25 passes and two touchdowns, leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 24-20 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys.
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Heath Miller scores on an 87-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to lead the Steelers past the Dolphins, 28-17, Thursday night in the NFL's regular season opener.
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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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Despite not having Ben Roethlisberger on the field, the real backbone of PittsburghÂs championship run Â its blitzing, confusing defense Â was intact against the Dolphins.
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Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers' rookie quarterback, is going to try to play the American Football Conference championship game barehanded.
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CINCINNATI -- Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards, and Pittsburgh's blitzing defense created havoc in the second half, setting up the Steelers' 19-14 victory over Cincinnati yesterday.
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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 a 20-7 victory Sunday with an unspecified rib injury caused when he was blindsided on a scoring pass.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are accomplishing feats never seen in the NFL, largely because of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers combined their new quarterback with a touch of the old -- a Jerome
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Jacksonville's dominant defense spoiled  Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's return to action,  blanking the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers 9-0 on  Monday.
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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.