Against Steelers, Bengals counting on Dalton to exorcise sophomore jinx

It wasn't easy for Ben Roethlisberger to upstage his rookie season in the National Football League, not when he completed a club-record 66.4 percent of his passes, became the first quarterback in league history to be 13-0 as a starter and led the Steelers to the AFC Championship game.

But, at 23, Roethlisberger did just that, taking control of the offense in the postseason, leading the Steelers to three road playoff wins and becoming the youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl.

Roethlisberger might be in the minority, but he believes it's tougher for a quarterback to succeed in his second season -- even though, for him, the ultimate prize was bigger the second time around............


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Dalton shouldn't sweat it too much. The Steelers have made QB's worse than him look amazing this year. He'll have no problem putting up a good game.