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Ben Roethlisberger: Antonio Brown 'Temper Tantrum' Is Unneeded 'Distraction'

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not like the sideline outburst from wide receiver Antonio Brown during Sunday's 26-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Roethlisberger told 93.7 The Fan's The Cook and Poni Show (viaCBS Pittsburgh) that Brown's "temper tantrum" was "a distraction that none of us really need.”

"He (Brown) got upset because he was open, which I can understand, sometimes that happens…it's not like I intentionally missed him, it's not like I intentionally didn't throw it to him," he said.

Roethlisberger missed a third-down pass to Le'Veon Bell in the second quarter, but the CBS replay showed Brown running down the middle of the field with no defenders around him.