Big Ben ensures no relief for victims of Sandy

Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes on Sunday to help Pittsburgh beat the New York Giants 24-20 in an NFL game played with Hurricane Sandy’s devastation as a backdrop.

With the New York area still recovering from the killer storm’s damage, the Steelers decided not to fill precious hotel rooms and travelled in and out of the area on Sunday.

“The first thing was to make sure we weren’t going to do anything to interfere with public safety or use resources that would help in the recovery,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said.