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Ben Roethlisberger: Pittsburgh Steelers QB wants to go for two points after every TD

By The Sports Xchange
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates after leading his team to a first quarter touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the AFC Divisional game at Sport Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on January 17, 2016. Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates after leading his team to a first quarter touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the AFC Divisional game at Sport Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on January 17, 2016. Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wants to keep the offense on the field at all costs - even after scoring a touchdown.

Roethlisberger told reporters on Tuesday that he wants to see the team vie for two points following every trip into the end zone for the upcoming season.

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The Steelers led the league in both two-point attempts (11) and conversions (eight) in 2015, with the 34-year-old Roethlisberger approving of the math as opposed to kicking the conventional extra point.

"I think we should go for it every time," Roethlisberger told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "Why not? If we do it every day, and if we're 50 percent - you don't make the first one and make the second one - there's your 14 points. So why not give it a shot?"

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