"Charlie Batch will start at quarterback for the injured Ben Roethlisberger as the Steelers try to beat the reeling St. Louis Rams and stay in the hunt for the AFC North title.

Roethlisberger did not practice all week, and the Steelers listed him as questionable for today's 1 p.m. game at Heinz Field. Like Roethlisberger, Maurkice Pouncey is nursing a high-ankle sprain, and the Pro Bowl center already has been ruled out for today.

Roethlisberger played the entire game last Monday night in San Francisco, and he could dress today and serve as an emergency quarterback. The Steelers will try to rest him even though offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said last Thursday that Roethlisberger did not make his left ankle any worse by playing against the 49ers."