KANSAS CITY – Ben Roethlisberger will have to wait at least another week to return to the field.
The Steelers have officially ruled Roethlisberger inactive for Sunday's game against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium allowing Landry Jones to make his first career start. Practice squad receiver Tyler Murphy was activated on Sunday to the 53-man roster and will serve as Jones' backup.
Roethlisberger is four weeks removed from suffering a sprained MCL and bone bruise against the Rams. He practiced in a limit capacity this week for the first time since his injury and was listed questionable on the injury report.
Roethlisberger could return next week against division-leading Cincinnati.
Jones completed 8 of 12 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the second half last week replacing Mike Vick, who is out with a hamstring injury.
Mark Kaboly is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at mkaboly@tribweb.com or via Twitter @MarkKaboly_Trib.
Numbers game
Landry Jones statistics at Oklahoma:
Year GS Com Att Pct Yds TD INT Rate W L
2009 11 261 449 58.1 3,198 26 14 130.8 8 3
2010 14 405 617 65.6 4,718 38 12 146.3 12 2
2011 13 355 562 63.2 4,463 29 15 141.6 10 3
2012 13 367 555 66.1 4,267 30 11 144.6 10 3
Totals 51 1,388 2,183 63.6 16,646 123 52 141.5 40 11
Source: Pro Football Reference
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