stillers4me
12-16-2012, 08:59 AM
Ben Roethlisberger will face the Dallas Cowboys for only the third time in his nine-season career, but like Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/) players of many generations, he long ago wearied of the “America‘s Team” moniker.
So when the Steelers kick off against Dallas at 4:25 p.m. Sunday, he expects Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to be surprised by the sight of thousands of Terrible Towel-waving fans at Cowboys Stadium. As Roethlisberger knows, Steelers fans extend beyond geographic boundaries.
“He plays for ‘America‘s Team,‘ right?” Roethlisberger said. “I think the Steelers are the world‘s team. We just want to go beat them.”
That‘s been a Pittsburgh rallying cry since the 1970s: Beat the Cowboys..............
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3119050-85/steelers-cowboys-roethlisberger#ixzz2FE933BOJ
So when the Steelers kick off against Dallas at 4:25 p.m. Sunday, he expects Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to be surprised by the sight of thousands of Terrible Towel-waving fans at Cowboys Stadium. As Roethlisberger knows, Steelers fans extend beyond geographic boundaries.
“He plays for ‘America‘s Team,‘ right?” Roethlisberger said. “I think the Steelers are the world‘s team. We just want to go beat them.”
That‘s been a Pittsburgh rallying cry since the 1970s: Beat the Cowboys..............
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3119050-85/steelers-cowboys-roethlisberger#ixzz2FE933BOJ