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PITTSBURGH -- spent a week politely answering questions about , saying all the right things to anyone who asked about how impre sed he was with the rising star.Then quarterback delivered a virtuoso performance not even the precocious Luck could match.Hot at the start and typically cool at the end, Roethlisberger masterfully guided the to a 51-34 victory Sunday that provided Pittsburgh with the jolt of legitimacy it's been searching for all season.Roethlisberger set franchise records with 522 yards pa sing and six touchdowns while picking up his 100th victory in his 150th start.And though he insists he wasn't keeping track, there's little chance Roethlisberger will forget one of Tyler Johnson Jersey the most prolific days in NFL history."We just felt like they couldn't stop us because we were just clicking," Roethlisberger said. "It was one of those nights that players talk about when things feel like they're going right."The fact it went right against Luck - who has more than a little bit of Roethlisberger's swashbuckling in him - was purely incidental.Probably, though coach intentionally mentioned how great Luck was to his quarterback more than once."He won't admit it but I'm sure (it bothered him)," Tomlin said. "You don't ascend to the position that he is profe sionally without that competitive fire burning."It scorched the (5-3), ending Indianapolis' five-game winning streak in record-setting fashion.Roethlisberger's yardage total was the fourth highest in NFL history. He became the first player to go over 500 yards pa sing twice as the (5-3) won consecutive games for the first time this season. caught 10 pa ses for 133 yards and two scores. caught seven pa ses for 112 D'Angelo Russell Jersey yards and the clinching TD with 5:14 remaining.Luck pa sed for 400 yards and three touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions. He handed the a safety when he was called for intentional grounding in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter that handed momentum to the ."Just a bonehead play by me," Luck said.The 907 combined yards pa sing were the second most ever, trailing only the 971 yards Detroit and Green Bay put up on Jan. 1, 2012.The gave up 639 yards and never led, though Luck kept repeatedly threatening to pull off a miracle akin to the 28-point rally he engineered against Kansas City in last year's wild-card playoff game.Indianapolis trailed 35-10 in the second quarter, but had the ball and 95 yards to go down 42-34 midway through the fourth quarter.Luck, however, tripped over center and fell on his backside at the goal line. He flung the ball to the left, but there wasn't a player in white anywhere close. Officials awarded the a safety when they flagged Luck for intentional grounding to extend Pittsburgh's lead to 44-34."I'm not sure what happened on the trip," Luck said. "I should have stayed on my feet."The didn't sit on the lead, driving deep into Indianapolis James Harden Jersey territory yet again. Facing fourth-and-1 at the 11, Roethlisberger faked a handoff and moved to his right, where he found Miller in the back of the end zone for his sixth and final touchdown pa s." Jeff Green Jersey I'm not kicking the field goal right there and go up by 13 and have these guys put two late touchdowns on the board," Tomlin said. "We were not taking our foot off the gas."Roethlisberger joined , Roger Staubach and Terry Bradshaw as the only quarterbacks in the era to win at least 100 games in their first 150 starts.It's heady territory to be sure, though Roethlisberger was more concerned about his team finding some consistency after spending the better part of two months alternating wins and lo ses.The wore striped gaudy yellow-and-black striped jerseys borrowed from the 1934 team. The uniforms were the only thing old school on a day Pittsburgh played at warp speed.Consider this: Pittsburgh's leading pa ser in 1934 was Warren Heller, who pa sed for 511 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games. Roethlisberger better those totals in 60 nearly flawle s minutes."Ben is Ben," Brown said. "He never surprises me. It's a great day at the office."The came in fresh off a shutout over Cincinnati; the managed all of 135 yards and converted just one third down. The had that by the end of the first quarter as they took a 35-20 halftime lead.The briefly flirted with tying the biggest home collapse in NFL history before righting themselves - and their season - behind their dynamic leader.NOTES: Roethlisberger is 18-1 at Jeremiah Martin Jersey home in October during his career. ... Miller joined John Stallworth and Hines Ward as the only players in team history with 500 receptions. ... Indianapolis CB (knee) and linebacker (hip flexor) left and did not return. ... Luck's sixth straight game of at least 300 yards pa sing broke the club record he shared with .Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre sRelive 's performance against the with

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