The Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason couldn’t be going much better. Their offense is barely scoring. Brad Johnson and rookie Tarvaris Jackson each threw for a touchdown and the Minnesota Vikings got production from starters and backups alike in beating the Steelers, winning 17-10 Saturday night in the Steelers’ first home game since their Super Bowl championship.
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Roethlisberger starts despite sore thumb (AP)
Ben Roethlisberger started the Pittsburgh Steelers’ exhibition game against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night despite a strained right thumb ligament, then was pulled after throwing a touchdown pass. Playing only one series for the second week in a row, Roethlisberger went 3-of-4 for 30 yards with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Cedrick Wilson at 10:17 of the first quarter.
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Penalties continue to plague the Raiders (AP)
The flags started flying almost from the start of the Oakland Raiders’ last exhibition game. Two delay of games, a pair of false starts, three offsides penalties. There were nine penalties in all. It was a development that riled coach Art Shell, who has stressed eliminating the silly infractions that plagued the Raiders in recent years.
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Shell to coach Raiders for first time in Oakland (AP)
The Oakland Coliseum is notorious as a stadium that’s unfriendly to the Raiders’ opponents. Just ask Art Shell. Even though he was one of the franchise’s greatest players, Shell still got to experience the visitors’ treatment three times as an assistant with Kansas City and Atlanta. “I remember coming in on the bus, somebody threw an egg at the bus, but hey, it happens when you go elsewhere,” Shell…
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NFL Capsules (AP)
Chad Johnson had cause to celebrate. He did not, however, have permission. There was still enough high-scoring entertainment in Cincinnati’s 44-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Friday night. Johnson and the defense led the way, helping Cincinnati produce the third-most points in a preseason game in team history — and most since a 45-0 win over Tampa Bay in 1977.
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Bears 24, Chargers 3 (AP)
The Chicago Bears carried over the tradition they established last year: Score early and often, just not on offense. Brian Urlacher showed why he was the NFL’s defensive player of the year ago, intercepting a pass on the game’s third play from scrimmage and returning it 64 yards for a touchdown. Then, near the end of the opening quarter, Rashied Davis took a kickoff the length of the field, going…
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