GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returned to football yesterday. He played in his first game and, perhaps most important of all, took his first hit. The Steelers did not score a touchdown during Roethlisberger's one series.

The Steelers helped christen yet another new NFL stadium when they became the first opponent to play in the Cardinals' $465-million stadium with the retractable roof and floor.

They played the first game in Detroit's new field and the first regular-season game in new stadiums in Cleveland and Baltimore.

Dan Rooney, the Steelers' chairman who has seen a few NFL stadiums in his time, rated the latest as "a good one, I like it." But ... "It's not as good as Heinz Field."

The game yesterday was sold out, the Cardinals' first sellout (63,400) since Green Bay helped them fill Sun Devil Stadium on Sept. 24, 2000.

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