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Kovacevic: It's always been about the offensive line, and that's on Tomlin

MINNEAPOLIS -- "That's four!"

The words were unmistakable off the lips of Ben Roethlisberger, as was the topic, as was the target.

He'd just been sacked a fourth time, shortly before halftime of what wound up for the Steelers an excruciating 36-28 loss to the Vikings on this Thursday night inside US Bank Stadium, and he'd had enough. Picked himself up off the ground -- that's now standard with this offensive line, by the way -- strode over to the sideline and, in passing the head coach, gave hard eye contact and an equally hard earful to the individual most responsible.