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Thursday’s workout resembled Wednesday’s workout

PITTSBURGH — ThursdayĢƵ workout was nearly a facsimile of the previous dayĢƵ in regard to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterbacking situation:A. The team confirmed itĢƵ getting Landry Jones ready to play Sunday in Kansas City.B. Ben Roethlisberger confirmed heĢƵ getting several reps ...

Big Ben, Jones split reps at practice

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger taped his knee, put on a brace and split reps with Landry Jones during WednesdayĢƵ practice.He may not have been Fran Tarkenton out there, but teammates said he looked good enough to at least make a difficult decision for Mike Tomlin about whether ...

Jones early candidate to start against Chiefs

Mike Tomlin will draw up the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game plan for the Kansas City Chiefs with Landry Jones in mind as his quarterback.Tomlin said during his weekly press conference that he will monitor the progress of Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Vick, but “itĢƵ appropriate that we build ...

Defense jump starts Steelers

PITTSBURGH -- It was supposed to be a season when the Steelers had to outscore opponents in order to pile up wins.That's what makes Sunday's 25-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals that much more gratifying.The Cardinals were, after all, the NFL's most prolific offense through the first five weeks ...

Jones leads Steelers to victory

PITTSBURGH — Landry Jones was probably the last person anybody though would save the day for the Steelers against Arizona on Sunday.But it was Jones, subbing for an injured Michael Vick, who rallied the Steelers to a 25-13 win over the Cardinals.In his first real game action since his college ...

Unlikely hereos key in Steelers’ victory

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin didn’t need any fancy cliches to describe the Steelers’ improbable 25-13 win over the previously high-flying Arizona Cardinals.The obvious worked just fine.“We needed contributions from everyone,” Tomlin said.Just to break it down: The Steelers beat the ...