Steelers Report Card/Week 15: Team MVP? Ben There, Done That

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Published: December 21, 2009

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... OK, now can we stop the silly talk about the Steelers' most valuable player this season?

While safety Troy Polamalu watched in street clothes one more time, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for a team-record 503 yards and willed victory in the final minutes again. Yes, the defense misses Polamalu in the worst way, but to be an MVP, you have to actually play the games.

2. What went overlooked is how close Roethlisberger came to something really special. If Santonio Holmes, Heath Miller, Mike Wallace, and Hines Ward don’t drop a ball apiece, then Big Ben would have threatened the NFL record for most pass yards in one game.

In the first week of the 1951 season, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Norm Van Brocklin passed for 554 yards, a record that has been in the books for 58 years. For my money, it’s the most underappreciated record in pro football. Been that way for a while.

3. If Roethlisberger hadn't done his Ben-Hur imp...

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