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Much has been written in recent times about Ben Roethlisberger’s struggles on the road for the Pittsburgh Steelers when compared to his home performances Youth Ramon Foster Jersey , and it appears another chapter will be added in 2018 if the first game of the season is anything to go by. As exceptional as Big Ben frequently plays on home turf, away matchups have been less kind to him lately and that variance was once again on display against the Cleveland Browns in Week 1.While it would be unfair to blame the outcome purely on Roethlisberger, five turnovers will be credited to him at the end of the day, even if he wasn’t technically responsible for all of them. A total of 335 yards passing is decent, but 23 completions in 43 attempts is not. Neither is a ratio of three interceptions to one touchdown. The weather might have been terrible, but so were some of his throws. The timing of several of the turnovers was heartbreaking too, often coming at critical moments or at critical positions on the field. The first interception came with the ball at the Browns’ 18-yard line in the middle of the first quarter, almost certainly taking points off the board — his third with the ball on Cleveland’s 37 yard line as the team was driving near the end of the first half.If the Steelers had a shot in the dying seconds of the game, it went out of the window when Roethlisberger fumbled with 48 seconds left in overtime and the ball at his own 38-yard line. Plays were left on the field when he missed open targets Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , and it would be fair to question if his limited action in the preseason hadn’t left him a little rusty early in the game. Whether by design or circumstance, Justin Hunter was the surprising target for a number of passes on the day and it’s clear the two players don’t have the kind of chemistry Roethlisberger enjoys with Antonio Brown or JuJu Smith-Schuster. Set to face the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field in Week 2, Steelers Nation should be looking forward to seeing the home version of Big Ben next Sunday.Mike Tomlin fined $25,000 for telling the truth about officiating in the NFL While freedom of speech might be protected by the Constitution, the NFL once again proved they were above the laws of the land on Wednesday when they fined the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach for his post-game remarks about officiating in Week 5. Just a day after Mike Tomlin told a room full of reporters he didn’t expect to be punished for his comments, news emerged that the league had actually fined him $25,000, according to Jarrett Bell of USA TODAY. NFL VP of Football Operations Troy Vincent had already been in contract with Tomlin earlier in the week,presumably to give him a dressing down for daring to speak the truth Womens JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , but clearly that was not enough for league officials. However, anyone who missed his remarks after the game might be surprised to learn how tame they were given the size of the fine.Considering his statement only included 51 words, that is almost $500 a word for talking about something the NFL’s own television network and official website have been questioning on a daily basis since the season began. Oddly, while it’s fine for the league’s own reporters to question the decisions of NFL officials, a coach is barred from saying a few sentences that are really quite mild by comparison. With the Steelers’ coach a member of the league’s competition committee, the next meeting of the group should be an interesting affair if Tomlin’s opinions about the state of officiating haven’t improved by then. Oh to be a fly on the wall when that meeting happens.