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stillers4me
10-27-2014, 04:30 PM
The clock had reached the two-minute warning Sunday at Heinz Field, and Ben Roethlisberger was nowhere to be seen.



The quarterback was still standing at the sideline, getting his final instructions, as the Steelers closed out Sunday’s emphatic 51-34 win over Indianapolis.
As Roethlisberger’s statistics were being shown on the giant video board behind the south end zone, what remained of the crowd of 62,479 stood and roared its approval.


And down on the 31-yard line, where Roethlisberger’s teammates huddled, yes, there was cheering there too. They were equally impressed, but not nearly surprised.

They know better, they’ve seen Roethlisberger too many times. Maurkice Pouncey sensed something might be different about his quarterback’s day before the game.

“He came in, he was so focused in,” said the center. “I remember him saying, ‘This is prime-time football here, let’s go.’ You could tell by the look in his eyes that this would be huge.”...........

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