Nothing has been made official, but Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the two-time Super Bowl winner, who missed four games with a sprained knee and bruised leg, was ''close'' to starting the team's 23-13 loss at Kansas City. ''In the end, we decided to go with the guys that had the practice reps,'' Tomlin said after Sunday's game. Tomlin said he felt good about Roethlisberger's availability against Cincinnati, but cautioned that the Steelers' franchise quarterback still has to go through a week of practice. More...