Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger says hit to his knee wasn’t dirty

If Pittsburgh wants to keep pace in the AFC North as Roethlisberger’s knee heals, Vick doesn’t have a choice. They’ll be scrapping for relevance.

The loss of Ben Roethlisberger is huge for the Steelers…can Pittsburgh rely on Michael Vick or will they look at free agent quarterbacks for the month and a half that Ben is out?

Ben Roethlisberger’s season doesn’t appear to be over.

Fisher won’t blame rookie linemen Rob Havenstein and Jamon Brown for failures in the running game and in pass protection and said tackle Greg Robinson, the No. 2 overall pick past year, had one of his better games, and center Tim Barnes also earned praise.

“We are a few plays away from being 3-0”, Fisher said.

“It’s always disheartening when your leader takes a fall and goes down”, said Brown, the NFL’s leading receiver who added another 108 yards on 11 receptions. He last saw game action in 2014 and his performance was hardly inspiring, completing just 53 percent of his passes for 604 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in 10 games.

Given all of two practices to work with the starters, Vick believes he can be effective.

Scobee’s short field goal and a 1-yard run by Bell put Pittsburgh up 9-0 early, although it failed on the 2-point conversion for the first time in four chances when Roethlisberger threw incomplete.

Watch the Baltimore Ravens at the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1.25am this Friday, live on Sky Sports 1. Instead they waited until August. 25 and by then they had broken training camp and had their next-to-last preseason game in Buffalo four days later. He averaged nine catches for 117 yards and scored one touchdown against Baltimore past year. “(Vick) has the ability to run the ball.

“I hope the best for him”, Bell said. “He’s got a good group around him here”.

Roethlisberger said he was told by team doctor James Bradley that, upon feeling the quarterback’s knee, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was not damaged. “These are my guys I have known for a long time and have been around”.

They’ll face a Steelers defense that’s allowed six passing touchdowns and opposing quarterbacks to net a 108.8 passer rating. Mike Tomlin reached out to the special teams in terms of lending a helping hand to Ben Roethlisberger’s backup as well. That’s what we’re going to do.

SACK EXCHANGE: After getting rolled by New England and Tom Brady in the opener, Pittsburgh’s defense is starting to resemble the quick, aggressive unit new coordinator Keith Butler envisioned when he took over for Dick LeBeau in the offseason.

The best part about Antonio Brown is that he can make plays that leave even Steelers fans scratching their heads wondering how he pulled it off. He can be double-covered and he can still blow by defenders, not to mention his yards after catch plays.

“We’re going to work in his comfort zone and bring the game to him and put us in position to win football games”, Tomlin said. “So, hopefully, we will continue that progress”.

-QB Landry Jones will dress for his first game in his three seasons since the Steelers drafted him in the fourth round from Oklahoma in 2013.