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Oct 22, 2009 9:00 pm US/Eastern

Big Ben Looks Forward To Showdown With Favre

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Ben Roethlisberger was just 9-years-old when Brett Favre was drafted into the NFL.

He grew up watching Favre - respecting him, admiring him, even idolizing him. This Sunday though, Roethlisberger will face him on the football field for the very first time.

Roethlisberger had a chance to face Favre back in 2005 when Favre was still a member of the Green Bay Packers. But, Roethlisberger was suffering from a knee injury at the time and did not make the trip to Lambeau Field.

So now that Favre and Minnesota Vikings are coming to Heinz Field, Big Ben is ready to square off against the football legend.

"I've yet to meet Brett Favre, so I'm looking forward to it," said Roethlisberger. "I'll probably be the guy asking for an autograph."

Favre and Roethlisberger are ranked three and four in passer rating in the NFL this year, but Roethlisberger is nowhere close to matching Favre's 275 game consecutive starting streak.

"At this position – unbelievable," said Roethlisberger. "And you know what, a lot of it is toughness, but … I'm sure he'll tell you, a lot of it is luck. You have to get lucky, especially in this sport and with guys rolling into you, hitting into you, just anything little can happen and he's gotten lucky and he's incredible tough."

You have to be tough to play in this league for 20 years, which Favre has done, and Roethlisberger would love to do, but isn't sure he can make it that long.

"If I can play at that high of a level," he said. "That's a long time to play the game and if your body can hold up and you feel like you're able to do it then, yeah, I guess, why not?"

Also today on the South Side as the Steelers prepare for the Vikings, Troy Polamalu missed practice for the second straight day.

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