Ben Roethlisberger took his latest step Saturday night, 15 miles across the Hudson River from where NFL commissioner Roger Goodell put his own foot down four months ago.
This first live, televised public appearance by Roethlisberger this season played uneventfully. In fact, Roethlisberger was the only one of three Steelers quarterbacks who failed to lead his offense into the end zone.
Playing in his first NFL game since Goodell, from league headquarters in Manhattan, suspended him in April for at least the first four games of the regular season, Roethlisberger took 20 snaps, completed 6 of 8 passes, threw one interception and produced three points over nearly 1 1/2 quarters of work at New Meadowlands Stadium, playing host to just its second game.
The Steelers ultimately won, 24-17, to raise their preseason record to 2-0.
"First time out, I thought he did some nice things," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "He moved us. It was a good start."
Jeff Reed kicked a 26-yard field goal for the only score in Roethlisberger's three series to start the game. (Post)
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