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Lesson learned as Mike Tomlin plans to rest key cogs on Steelers offense

Remember 2008!

That might be some sort of battle cry as the Steelers begin preparations to try to win a Super Bowl for the first time since that season. More immediately, it might be why Mike Tomlin will not play Ben Roethlisberger Sunday in a meaningless regular-season finale against the Cleveland Bowns at Heinz Field.

It was in a similar situation in 2008 that Tomlin did play Roethlisberger in a meaningless regular-season finale against Cleveland at Heinz Field, even though the Steelers already had wrapped up the No. 2 AFC seed. With two minutes left in the first half, Roethlisberger was carried off the field with a concussion.