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BALTIMORE — Ben Roethlisberger was the first to greet Charlie Batch, grabbing him tightly for a 30-second bear hug that summed up everything about this emotional day, this resilient team, this improbable win.
The quarterback who was too hurt to play knew exactly what was going through the mind of the quarterback who was called too old to play.
The Steelers had just beaten the Ravens team they supposedly couldn’t beat — not in this stadium, not under these circumstances, not with this man at the controls — and it meant everything to both of them.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- All last week Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had one message for his team: make things easy for 37-year-old third-string quarterback Charlie Batch. He wasn't talking about making sure that Batch had his pipe,... more »
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