For once, Peyton Manning is the healthiest QB

The Steelers defense is stout against the run (ranking 5ht in yards against) but can be passed on (ranked 30th), so this game may rest on the right arm of Peyton Manning.

The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Sports Authority Field at Mile High to take on the Denver Broncos with a chance to move on to the AFC Championship Game on the line.

“I want to be out there, unless I am going to hurt the team”, said Roethlisberger. “If we didn’t want them to be there, that means I’d want A.B.to be messed up”.

There has been much more than juggling quarterbacks for Haley to deal with this season. His adrenaline-fueled game-winning drive against the Bengals included six passes that were little more than flips and flares. Compounding the injury problem for Pittsburgh is the status of star wide receiver Antonio Brown. Brown has not practiced this week as he remains in the league-mandated post-concussion protocol, while Roethlisberger has seen limited work each of the last two days. The penalty fallout from the play propelled the Steelers into easy field-goal range. Running back DeAngelo Williams also remained out of practice and it looks like Pittsburgh will be turning to Fitzgerald Toussaint and Jordan Todman in the backfield again this weekend.

THE NFL TODAY studio analyst Bill Cowher said that health is a true factor in any game and it’s going to be hard for the Patriots when the game starts on Saturday.

Miller has a point. CBS will televise the game, which will leave the victor one victory short of Super Bowl 50.

Burfict was flagged on the play and suspended for the first three games of the 2016 regular season on Monday, though Roethlisberger didn’t characterize the sack he took or the targeting of Brown as dirty play by the volatile linebacker.

“Just who he is as a competitor, I know he’s going to be out there on that field – and he isn’t going to limit himself when he’s out there, either”, Smith said.

Jones would love to have the throw back.

The Steelers have been accused of placing bounties on players this season as recent as this week – Bengals radio color analyst Dave Lapham believes that Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Hailey put a bounty on the head of Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry during their week 14 matchup.

“I think it’s helped us tremendously”, said Anderson, who splits carries with Ronnie Hillman. “But lucky enough Ben came in there and did an unbelievable job of getting us back in it. We won the game and that’s all that matters”.

“You can never just plug someone in for A.B. because A.B.is pretty special”, Roethlisberger said.

“Look, I actually did kind of enjoy that time because when you are playing, there really isn’t an opportunity to interact with the fans, especially on the road”. Roethlisberger said if that’s the case Sunday, then he won’t play.

“Both offenses…I call them scheming offenses”.

“Our offense has multiple personalities”, Roethlisberger said.

“I thought bounties were illegal”. Ben Roethlisberger threw the pass 10 yards into that corner, where Bryant clutched the ball on his backside, flipped and maintained control through the catch.