Ben Roethlisberger Injury: Steelers Fans Should Not Worry About Big Ben's Knee

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger briefly left Sunday's game against Seattle with a knee injury when he took a shot from Raheem Brock in the second quarter and laid on the ground for several minutes.

But fear not, Steelers fans, because he returned shortly after taking the hit and played the rest of the game, though he was moving around gingerly.

Roethlisberger finished the game 22-for-30 with 298 yards and one touchdown, a vast improvement from his three-interception performance last week against Baltimore.

While no official announcement has been given on Big Ben's status for next week's game against Indianapolis, it is difficult to envision a scenario in which he does not at least start the game. He is one of the toughest quarterbacks in the NFL, and he has played through injuries before, it is just part of the job.

In fact, when Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was asked after the game if he had any doubts about putting Roethlisberger back in the game, he gave a simple, stern one-word answer: "No."

The fact that he was able to come back and finish Sunday's game is a positive sign that the injury might not be as severe as originally thought.

It also helps that the Steelers play Indianapolis next week, a team with a soft defense that won't be able to put a lot of pressure on Roethlisberger. And, if need be, the team can always implement a lot of rushing plays into their offense to take pressure of the star quarterback.

Panic time has not yet set in for the Steelers or Roethlisberger, and there is no reason to think that he is going to miss any game action. If he takes another hard shot to the same knee, then he could be in trouble. But right now, Big Ben should be good to go in Week 3.