The story I heard was that the old lady was taken into protective custody and identity was not disclosed because of the fear of reprisals by die-hard Steeler fans.

A broken nose is easy enough to recover from and so is a broken nose - but combined, it has to be tough for Big Ben to recover. How do you get in football shape when you can't breath, can't eat, and probably can't do much anything physical for a couple of months?

BTW - he was ranked 20th in passing. Do the Steelers really need him that badly to get back to the Super Bowl? It was a good thing that Troy Polamalu wasn't on that bike.