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Roethlisberger takes blame for Steelers collapse

CNNSI.com

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger looks at his passing statistics, and they're not all that bad.

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

Quarterbacks Made it: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos/Tom Brady, New England Patriots/Matt Schaub, Houston Texans Should have made it: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers No argument against Manning and Brady here -- they're among the best in statist…

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Center Maurkice Pouncey made it for the third straight time. Heath Miller made it for the second time, although he will not be able to play.

The Pittsburgh Post, post-gazette.com

Maurkice Pouncey and Heath Miller were chosen to represent the team in Hawaii.

Evan Drellich, MLB.com

The Red Sox took Andrew Bailey out of the closer's role Wednesday, when they acquired Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan in a six-player trade.

Gerry Dulac, post-gazette.com

Picks for the final week of the NFL regular season.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After a season of passive-aggressive complaining about the new Steelers offense orchestrated by Todd Haley, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger finally has progressed through the various stages of grief and arrived at acceptance. Of course, throwing key inte…

Ed Bouchette, post-gazette.com

The move ends the seasons of Ike Taylor, Heath Miller and Baron Batch with only their game against Cleveland at Heinz Field left.

Ray Fittipaldo, post-gazette.com

When it came down to clutch situations, this team failed miserably.