Despite Ben Roethlisberger's mobility issues, coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he never considered pulling his quarterback late Monday night with the game against the 49ers seemingly out of reach. "He's a competitor and I'm not going to deny those guys those opportunities," Tomlin said. "I think his teammates have an appreciation for that and that's how we're built." Roethlisberger passed for 330 yards but also threw three interceptions and fumbled once while basically playing on one leg in a 20-3 loss to the 49ers, a frustrating end to a weird night in which the Steelers let control of the AFC playoff picture slip through their fingers. Roethlisberger limped his way through four frustrating quarters without further damaging his badly sprained right ankle. He also didn't look crisp -- his three interceptions were on poorly underthrown passes, with all three coming in San Francisco territory. Read more: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...mlin-never-thought-pulling-ben-roethlisberger
