Steelers are in danger of missing playoffs after being defeated by Raiders

When it was one minute and fifty-six seconds before the end of the game, the Pittsburgh Steelers were still 24-20 ahead of the Oakland Raiders, but when it came to nine seconds before the end, Louis Murphy caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Bruce Gradkowksi, sealing the game with Raiders 27-24 win over the Steelers together with Raiders’ three late touchdowns.

The Steelers are now 6-6 after losing four consecutive games and are in danger of missing the playoffs. They have lost games to a team we did not expect they could be defeated by for twice, first time by the Kansas City Chiefs, then the Raiders, and have fallen three games behind the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North.

And Ben Roethlisberger, wearing back his Steelers jersey after sitting out a game with a concussion, completed 18 of 24 for 278 yards, two TDs and an interception thrown into the end zone late in the first half. What we can expect for next games? None of the Browns, the Packers, the Ravens and the Dolphins is a hard-to-win team, but after being beaten by of the NFL’s worst teams in the last three weeks, the Steelers are not very convincing in keeping unbeaten while playing against each of the four teams.

Steelers did not respond to QB Roethlisberger’s WWE appearance

As the schedule goes, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday and hold a team meeting next Monday. Therefore, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be kind of pressed of time as he will appear at the televised WWE Raw show Monday, less than 24 hours after Sunday’s game, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

The Big Ben’s schedule clashes with the team’s routine, which allows players to make such appearances during a season only during a bye week. But Roethlisberger’s WWE Raw show would be followed by a Sunday game against the Lions at Detroit. He will also take his offensive linemen with him but did not tell the coaches in advance about what he is going to do.

But it seemed that Roethlisberger got the team’s acquiesce to do what he likes when he is not wearing steelers jersey. Neither the team nor coach Mike Tomlin gave any comment about Roethlisberger serving as the guest host at the Show. Wednesday is usually the day Roethlisberger speaks to reporters; however he just declined to talk yesterday.

Roethlisberger is back on feet and ready for Saturday exhibition

The Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took part in Tuesday’s practice. The injured foot did not seem to affect his performance at all. Coach Mike Tomlin said Roethlisberger will play Saturday night’s exhibition game against the Buffalo Bills.

Roethlisberger injured his right foot last Thursday when left tackle Max Starks accidentally stepped on his right foot during training camp practice. The injury was not serious but kept him out of last Saturday’s preseason game against the Washington Redskins.

Roethlisberger did not appear to feel any significant discomfort while practicing in individual drills, including the 7-on-7 passing drills but had a slight limp. He also had some snaps late in the workout. I guess that means he has been completely ready to play a half on Saturday night.

Roethlisberger: foot injury not serious, travels with Steelers

After Ben Roethlisberger was hurt during Thursday practice, it was expected that he would not be able to play the Saturday night’s preseason game against the Washington Redskins. However, he has traveled with the Pittsburgh Steelers to Washington, meaning that the foot injury was not a serious one.

There are a few more signs of the injury not serious, including that the team did not issue an injury update before leaving Friday and no one in the team has indicated the injury was more than minor. Roethlisberger also still worked a third-base coach during the traditional end-of-camp offense vs. defense softball game on Thursday night.

Roethlisberger played only two series in the Steelers’ first exhibition game on Aug. 13 against Arizona and. He was not expected to play more than 15 plays against the Redskins before his being hurt, so he might play less or even watch from sideline with injury.