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10-11-2010, 05:02 PM
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP)—The Pittsburgh Steelers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/pit/) have every reason to be excited about Ben Roethlisberger’s (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6770/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6770/news) return on Sunday.
They’re 3-1 despite playing without their starting quarterback or his backup. They’ve rediscovered their running game. They’ve had a weekend off to relax and get away from football for the first time since training camp started July 30.
And they’re playing their rival—the Cleveland Browns (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/cle/).
The Browns (1-4) have won only one of their last 13 games and two of their last 20 against Pittsburgh, but an upset victory 11 months ago eventually prevented the Steelers from reaching the playoffs.
“I’m excited, but if you have to use me coming back as motivation against the Cleveland Browns, we’ve got something wrong,” Roethlisberger said Monday. “It’s a divisional game, an AFC North game, and that’s all we should need.”
That, and this score: Browns 13, Steelers 6.
PITTSBURGH (AP)—The Pittsburgh Steelers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/pit/) have every reason to be excited about Ben Roethlisberger’s (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6770/)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6770/news) return on Sunday.
They’re 3-1 despite playing without their starting quarterback or his backup. They’ve rediscovered their running game. They’ve had a weekend off to relax and get away from football for the first time since training camp started July 30.
And they’re playing their rival—the Cleveland Browns (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/cle/).
The Browns (1-4) have won only one of their last 13 games and two of their last 20 against Pittsburgh, but an upset victory 11 months ago eventually prevented the Steelers from reaching the playoffs.
“I’m excited, but if you have to use me coming back as motivation against the Cleveland Browns, we’ve got something wrong,” Roethlisberger said Monday. “It’s a divisional game, an AFC North game, and that’s all we should need.”
That, and this score: Browns 13, Steelers 6.