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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws the ball as offensive coordinator Bruce Arians watches at practice at the team's facility on the South Side yesterday.

With the Ravens preparing to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, two members of the enemy team answered a few questions about their squad.

Pittsburgh Steelers designed and signed football helmets for Deshea Townsend's Pay it Forward Foundation Monday.

An excerpt from IDP Zone , Matt Schauf's weekly in-depth look at defensive player leagues: Over the past 10 to 15 years or so, we've seen many prominent linebackers leave Pittsburgh then all but disappear from the NFL landscape.

The infamous trap game is descending upon Arrowhead this Sunday; at least that's what Steelers pundits would like for us to believe.

Steelers are what Haley wants Chiefs coach Todd Haley has mastered the art of praising the opponent, but its not hype when he says this weeks foes, the Pittsburgh Steelers, are the model for what type of program hes trying to build in Kansas City.

Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward steps along the sideline as he's defended by Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga in the fourth quarter.

Frustration ran deep as the Steelers walked off the field following the final series of their 18-12 loss to the Bengals on Sunday.

Troy Polamalu reinjured his left knee in the first quarter Sunday. The Steelers' defense that played without Troy Polamalu for all but one series Sunday likely will have to do it again without him for one game, two, maybe three.

Ben Roethlisberger had his worst outing of the season, completing only 50 percent of his passes and just one of his final nine.

Jordan Palmer News: Week 10 inactives: QB Jordan Palmer , FB Fui Vakapuna, LB Keith Rivers, OG Evan Mathis, OT Andre Smith, TE Chase Coffman, WR Jerome Simpson, DT Orien Harris [ + ] Impact: The defense will be without Rivers and safety Roy Williams, but the Bengals are in pretty good shape for their key matchup against the Steelers.

The last time the Steelers and Bengals played, in Cincinnati on Sept. 27, the Bengals pulled off a last second win when Carson Palmer hit Andre Caldwell for a four-yard touchdown with 14 seconds remaining to secure a 23-20 win.

Roethlisberger made the admission one night earlier during a national television interview on ESPN's primetime news program, "E:60." "That surprises me," said defensive lineman Brett Keisel , who is Roethlisberger's closest friend on the team.

For the Pittsburgh Steelers, Troy Polamalu equals winning. Over the past year, the Steelers have won 13 of 14 games in which Polamalu has played.

That doesn't mean they believed it. "Impossible," linebacker James Farrior said.

If you have ever been to Heinz Field for a Steelers game, you have experienced it.

Every young boy's dream is to be a professional football player. Every player who's ever stepped foot onto the green, gleaming grass on a Friday night dreams of making it to the biggest stage of them all.

When Mike Tomlin scans the opposing sideline Monday night in Denver, the Steelers coach essentially will be looking at a younger version of himself in rookie Broncos coach Josh McDaniels.

When cornerback William Gay was drafted by Pittsburgh three years ago, he took one look at Steelers pass-rusher James "Deebo" Harrison and had flashbacks to his college days playing alongside Elvis Dumervil.

Already unlikely to have safety Ryan Clark for Monday night's game against Denver, the Steelers will be missing two more starters on the defensive side of the ball.