Ben Roethlisberger missed pregame warm-ups Sunday because of what the Steelers called “a minor stomach virus.”

By the time the virtual AFC North championship game ended, it was the Bengals who were left feeling sick.

Roethlisberger, though visibly weakened and speaking softly, felt much better after the game than he did before it.

“We won,” he said after a 27-17 against Cincinnati that clinched the AFC North division title, “so I feel pretty good.”

Sunday's performance — 24 for 38, 317 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and one lost fumble — wasn't Roethlisberger's finest this season. But it did cap the finest statistical season for a passer in Steelers history.

Roethlisberger finished tied for the NFL passing yardage title with Drew Brees (4,952 yards), joining Jim Finks in 1955 as the only Steelers player to win or tie for that distinction.



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Drink lots of fluids and get some rest, Ben. See you Saturday night.