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After seven games and a few ups, downs, and injuries, it's finally time for the Pittsburgh Steelers to take a break.A The bye week couldn't really come at a better time for the Steelers, who have several key players banged up and also need some time to iron out a few more wrinkles in their improving game.

Just two days after San Diego running back Darren Sproles returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown against the Broncos, the team scheduled a workout for veteran Mitch Berger at their Dove Valley complex.

Share + Sep 28, 2009 10:49 pm US/Eastern Reporting Alison Morris The Pittsburgh Steelers invited about 75 US Military Vets and their families to Heinz Field for a little friendly football competition.

The Pittsburgh Steelers lose games because Ben Roethlisberger can't escape the pass rush.

But after it happened a couple of times and a couple more times after that, he sensed something was a little different.

It doesn't matter that Devin Hester hasn't returned any of the past 34 punts he has fielded for a touchdown.

So, Mike Tomlin didn't become the third head coach in NFL history to start out 2-0 in his first three seasons.

After watching the Week 1 matchups, Scouts Inc. shares 10 key observations: 1. Cadillac Williams ' big day: What Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Cadillac Williams did Sunday was really commendable considering all that has happened in this young man's career.

Sunday could be the day punter Daniel Sepulveda shows he was worth trading up for in the 2007 draft.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker PITTSBURGH -- With Troy Polamalu 's knee injury and the Steelers' overtime victory over the Tennessee Titans , there were several things I was unable to get to late Thursday night.

This article has been read 70 times. What will the Steelers do for an encore? Maybe win another Super Bowl.

Yesterday felt like Christmas a little bit didn't it? To an out-of-towner, I don't know how to exactly express to you what Downtown Pittsburgh is like let alone on a Steelers game day, but a nationally televised, concert-preceeding, fireworks-bursting, Harry Mmrow Connick Mmrow Junior-belting, reddish-sky, cool-air, ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL ...

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Three quick hits on the Pittsburgh Steelers : 1. For the past few seasons, the offensive line has been the biggest question in Pittsburgh and that remains so this year.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker PITTSBURGH -- Steelers safety Ryan Clark got a good chuckle at the sudden media attention his newest teammate, Stefan Logan , received in the locker room recently, which included a certain reporter in attendance.

The Steelers didn't overwhelm teams with offensive firepower on their way to a sixth Super Bowl victory last season.

What was Steelers coach Mike Tomlin thinking last night? Putting Stefan Logan back into the game after his 80-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers? To run an end-around play in the second quarter, return a kickoff to start the third quarter and play some at wide receiver in the second half? You've got to be kidding.

This will be a four-part series of things to look for in the final weeks of the 2009 Steelers' preseason.

Ryan Clark didn't sound like a man swooning in a post Super Bowl hangover when he met the media Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh.

Goin' deep while I wonder if Bobby Layne retired one year too early . . . First Down Sure, Stefan Logan was lights-out in the return games last Saturday night, but let's not carried away here.

Goin' deep while I wonder if Bobby Layne retired one year too early . . . First Down Sure, Stefan Logan was lights-out in the return games last Saturday night, but let's not carried away here.