Ben Roethlisberger's record-tying five touchdown passes Monday, all in the first half, lifted his total to a career-high 20 halfway through the season. That puts him on pace to shatter Terry Bradshaw's Steelers record of 28 set during their third Super Bowl season of 1978. Roethlisberger, who has a bruised hip that won't keep him out of the game Sunday against Cleveland, has the second-best passer rating in the NFL at 111.9, behind Tom Brady's 131.8. His 20 touchdown passes are second to Brady's 33. A generation after Bradshaw's retirement, the Steelers finally have a worthy successor at quarterback.
-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Big Ben set to take run at records
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