Steelers face schedule after QB suspension
By Bud L. Ellis
The Pittsburgh Steelers found out this week that their quarterback will miss the first six games of the season, and now they know what matchups they won’t have Ben Roethlisberger for in the first month and a half of 2010.
The National Football League has announced the times and dates for the upcoming season. For the Steelers, it’ll be a tale of two seasons: one without Big Ben and one with the two-time Super Bowl winning signalcaller.
The No-Ben schedule begins with the opener at home against Atlanta on Sept. 12. Next up: two consecutive road games, at Tennessee and at Tampa Bay. Pittsburgh returns home for a game Oct. 3 with Baltimore, a playoff team from last season. Pittsburgh’s bye is Oct. 10, followed by a home game against Cleveland and a road game at Tampa Bay.
Game No. 7, when Roethlisberger is slated to return, is Oct. 24 at Miami. That’s followed by a trip Oct. 31 to Super Bowl champion New Orleans, a challenging Sunday Night Football matchup. That kicks off three consecutive prime-time games, followed with a Monday Night Football showing at Cincinnati on Nov. 8 and a home game with New England on Sunday Night Football Nov. 14.
Pittsburgh welcomes in Oakland for a home game before two consecutive road games at Buffalo and a Sunday Night Football matchup at Baltimore on Dec. 5.
Three consecutive home games are next: Cincinnati, the New York Jets and a Thursday Night Football game Dec. 23 vs. Carolina. The season concludes Jan. 2 at Cleveland.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 9:50 pm by bud
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