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Ben Roethlisberger and Le'Veon Bell win FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week Awards

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger won the FedEx Air Player of the Week award, while running back Le'Veon Bell won the FedEx Ground Player of the Week award, bringing a nice sum of money to the Pittsburgh area Red Cross.

Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

The Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive players have racked up some hardware this season, and Ben Roethlisberger and Le'Veon Bell have been the main recipients of those awards.

Roethlisberger was awarded the FedEx Air Player of the Week award for his 350-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in the Steelers' 42-21 victory. This marks the third time this season Roethlisberger has been awarded the Air Player of the Week award.

Bell also brought home a FedEx award, but his was the Ground Player of the Week award in recognition of his 185 yards rushing, 50 yards receiving and three-touchdown performance (2 rushing, 1 receiving) against the Bengals. This also was Bell's third time winning the Ground Player of the Week award.

Each time a Steelers player wins the award, FedEx donates $2,000 dollars to the local area Red Cross chapter of the greater Pittsburgh area. Bell and Roethlisberger have brought a total of $12,000 to the Red Cross through their performances this season.

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