Roethlisberger&#39;s rookie moments fewer, farther between
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IRVING, Texas -- We forget he&#39;s a rookie, blinded by his 4-0 record as a starter, his ability to make plays in the passing game standing in the face of a variety of blitzes.
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Steelers head coach Bill Cowher was hoping to bring rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger along slowly, allowing him to learn from veteran Tommy Maddox in his initial campaign.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- So now we know what happens when the Pittsburgh Steelers have to lean on their rookie quarterback. They win.
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Pittsburgh's bye week came at the right time for the defending NFL champions, losers of two of their first three games. The slow start came with Ben Roethlisberger considered "rusty," not a designation for the official injury list but one used to describe the early-season play of the QB.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers protected their rookie quarterback's head &#151; and his perfect start. Ben Roethlisberger became the first rookie QB to begin 7-0 since 1970 as Jerome Bettis had two short touchdown runs, leading the Steelers to a 24-10 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
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Calgary Sun. Last week&#39;s pasting of the world champion New England Patriots by the Pittsburgh Steelers was led by rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, whose streak of five straight
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Carson Palmer didn't look like a rookie. He was no Peyton Manning, either. Instead, he was somewhere in-between during his final preseason game, and that was all that anyone could expect.
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Ben Roethlisberger needed less than a season to close the considerable gap between himself and Eli Manning, the top choice in this year&#39;s draft.
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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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Ben Roethlisberger needed only one series of a supposedly meaningless game to play better than he did at any time during last year's preseason.
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To a veteran defensive lineman, there is a dead giveaway when a rookie quarterback is rattled. You can see it in the kid&#39;s eyes.
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Giants rookie QB throws for two TDs, but Randle El steals show in Pittsburgh&#39;s 33-30 win. By Gary R. Blockus. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ | Eli Manning finally produced the game everybody felt he could after being selected as the No.
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In the meeting of first-round draft picks whose early NFL careers have been totally dissimilar, Pittsburgh&#39;s Ben Roethlisberger and New York&#39;s Eli Manning did exactly what they&#39;ve done so far.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - How fitting it was that a rookie, a second-round draft pick, no less, was the difference-maker down the stretch last night in a game between teams stocked with veterans, and one of them oozing in playoff experience.
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The Steelers&#39; Ben Roethlisberger was the talk of both locker rooms after making NFL history by becoming the first
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Eli Manning&#39;s best game as a pro wasn&#39;t enough to stop Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Roethlisberger passed for a career-best 316 yards and hit four straight passes to set up Jerome Bettis
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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 ...