James Farrior is in his 15th NFL season.

And when the inside linebacker gets a break, such as the one the Steelers players have been enjoying since last Wednesday afternoon, he figures to get as far away from football as possible.

But it is his day job, not football, that Farrior put in the rear-view mirror earlier this week when he went home to Virginia.

"I'm going to be watching football this weekend just like every other fan in the United States," Farrior said. "This is a stress-free weekend. It's just a big weight lifted off your shoulders. We can just relax and reflect 10 games in and (on) what we have the rest of the way and check out a little football and see how things shake out this weekend."

The Steelers are 7-3, and they will be tied with the Ravens or Bengals for first place in the AFC North when they return from the bye...........

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