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Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Ready for Another AFC Title Game

January 21, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is in familiar territory. For the fourth time in his almost legendary, sometimes troubled seven NFL seasons, Big Ben is in the AFC Championship Game. And with a 2-1 record in those contests thus far—along with two Super Bowl victories—it's safe to say he plays well when it counts the most.
You know the old adage: big-time players make big-time plays in big games. That's become Big Ben's M.O.
His 22 career fourth-quarter (and overtime) come-from-behind victories in his first six seasons alone prompted Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin to say Roethlisberger "has a fourth quarter about him."
If history is to repeat itself in this weekend's AFC Championship Game, this time against the outspoken and very talented New York Jets, Big Ben will need everything he's brought to the table before—and then some.
The Jets not only finished the 2010 regular season with the NFL's third-ranked total defense (just an F...

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