Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sat out practice on Tuesday to give his broken left index finger a rest but he is expected to play Thursday night when Carolina visits Heinz Field.
Roethlisberger said the finger was “fine” after he threw the ball 47 times in Sunday’s victory over Baltimore.
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He did leave the game briefly in the third quarter after getting the wind knocked out of him, but he returned after missing just one snap.
The 36-year-old is on pace to top 5,000 yards passing for the first time in his career. He came close in 2014 when he tied Drew Brees for the league lead with 4,952.