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Roethlisberger's injured knee not considered serious
November 1, 2005, at 06:16 PM ET
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - An MRI performed on the right knee of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Tuesday showed no ligament damage, but his status for the Steelers' upcoming game versus Green Bay is still uncertain.
The second-year signal caller was hit on the opening drive during Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens, and was clearly in pain as he rose to his feet.
"That was a tough one," Roethlisberger said. "My cleat got stuck in the ground, got twisted around a little bit. I re-aggravated an injury that was already there." Nevertheless, Roethlisberger stayed in the game and orchestrated a game- winning drive in the final minutes, setting up Jeff Reed's 37-yard field goal with 1:36 remaining to give the Steelers a 20-19 home victory. He finished 18- of-30 for 177 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
"He gutted it out (Monday) night," said head coach Bill Cowher. "He was hurting. He came in and we looked at it at halftime and taped it up. He said before we went out there that I'm going to give it a shot, but if I feel like I am hurting this team I am going to take myself out and I want you to know that. I told him I expect you to do that. Only you know where you are at with it." Roethlisberger is now 18-1 as a starter in his brief NFL career, throwing for 3,804 yards with 28 touchdowns to just 13 interceptions.
His status for Sunday's game at Green Bay will be available Wednesday.
Information provided in cooperation with The Sports Network
November 1, 2005, at 06:16 PM ET
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - An MRI performed on the right knee of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Tuesday showed no ligament damage, but his status for the Steelers' upcoming game versus Green Bay is still uncertain.
The second-year signal caller was hit on the opening drive during Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens, and was clearly in pain as he rose to his feet.
"That was a tough one," Roethlisberger said. "My cleat got stuck in the ground, got twisted around a little bit. I re-aggravated an injury that was already there." Nevertheless, Roethlisberger stayed in the game and orchestrated a game- winning drive in the final minutes, setting up Jeff Reed's 37-yard field goal with 1:36 remaining to give the Steelers a 20-19 home victory. He finished 18- of-30 for 177 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
"He gutted it out (Monday) night," said head coach Bill Cowher. "He was hurting. He came in and we looked at it at halftime and taped it up. He said before we went out there that I'm going to give it a shot, but if I feel like I am hurting this team I am going to take myself out and I want you to know that. I told him I expect you to do that. Only you know where you are at with it." Roethlisberger is now 18-1 as a starter in his brief NFL career, throwing for 3,804 yards with 28 touchdowns to just 13 interceptions.
His status for Sunday's game at Green Bay will be available Wednesday.
Information provided in cooperation with The Sports Network
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