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By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- - Fans in attendance at Invesco Field at Mile High to watch the Denver Broncos play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night will have the opportunity to witness something unique.

The Woodland Hills graduate could see extensive action with Ryan Clark 's status in question, even though the starting free safety has been medically cleared to play in the nationally televised game.

Franco Dok Harris, the son of Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris, took part in a different form of running as an independent candidate in Pittsburgh's mayoral race.

Steelers safety Ryan Clark doesn't want his career to vanish in thin air. Clark became almost deathly ill after playing in Denver's mile-high altitude two years ago, losing his spleen and gall bladder plus 30 pounds due to medical complications that ended his season.

November 1st will be a quiet day in Western Pennsylvania, as the Steelers will not be on glorious display as they are most other Sundays.A In fact, the Steelers will be idle for a total of 15 days, practically an eternity on the NFL calendar.

NO HOPE OF CATCHING HIM: Minnesota's Steve Hutchinson #76 can't catch Pittsburgh's Keyaron Fox, who picked off Favre and returned it for a TD.

Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward signs autographs with eighth-grader David Grove and Principal Robert Gallagher at Freedom Area Middle School.

By Brian Herman , VALLEY INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Last updated: 12:15 pm Thinking out loud: They rank among the best players to ever get drafted in the third round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The winning points came off of the legs of Allderdice quarterback Mike Pfleger - literally.

Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley picks up a loose ball in front of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre in the fourth quarter.

"The Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday." Amazingly, that arrangement of words above has not been a true statement since Oct.

Steelers fan Kevin Kantner, from Reading, Pa., gets ready in his seat at Heinz Field before the start of this afternoon's game against the Vikings.

Ita s no secret that the NFL is designed to give every team a chance at a Super Bowl title.A The current setup doesna t allow teams to establish dynasties like wea ve seen in years past.A Good teams come and go and bad teams can quickly become contenders.A But for decades, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been consistently competitive.

The Minnesota Vikings' challenge against Ben Roethlisberger and those passing Pittsburgh Steelers looks even greater now.

PITTSBURGH a 'Ben Roethlisberger passed for 417 yards and the Steelers outgained the Browns 543-197. The edge in first downs was 28-12. By every statistical measure, the Steelersa TM 27-14 victory in an increasingly one-sided rivalry didna TMt look close at all.

Now here's a sight you don't see every day - Steelers leading the league in passing and receiving yards.

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed didn't threaten to fight with police outside a Pittsburgh bar on Sunday, his agent said.

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said kicker Jeff Reed will play against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, despite Reed's arrest on the North Shore two days ago.

The conventional wisdom of the day seems to be that the Steelers were merely playing down to the level of competition, which is why they did not beat the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns by, say, 50 points.

Ben Roethlisberger threw touchdowns to Heath Miller and Hines Ward in leading the Steelers to a 21-7 halftime lead over the Cleveland Browns in an AFC North Division game today at Heinz Field.