November 10
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Not much has come easy for the Steelers during their tour as reigning Super Bowl champions. They nonetheless arrived at the midway point of the season with a five-game winning streak in tow. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns and the Steelers' defense scored more TDs than it gave up Monday night in front of an announced crowd of 76,108 at Invesco Field. As a result, the Steelers won a regular-season game in Denver for the first time since 1990. Their resounding 28-10 victory also set up a showdown with the Bengals on Sunday at Heinz Field with sole possession of first place in the AFC North on the line. The Steelers (6-2) got to this point in large part because the ..."
November 8
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Already unlikely to have safety Ryan Clark for Monday night's game against Denver, the Steelers will be missing two more starters on the defensive side of the ball. Inside linebacker Lawrence Timmons and defensive end Travis Kirschke missed practice for the third consecutive day Saturday and each said after the final tuneup before Monday's game that they will not play against the Broncos. "I am not going to be able to play," said Timmons, who is nursing a right ankle injury he suffered two weeks ago against Minnesota. Kirschke, who is already filling in for the injured Aaron Smith at left end, has a torn left calf muscle that hasn't responded well enough over the past two weeks for him to ..."