AP

The Steelers open the season in Washington on Monday night, where one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks, Josh Norman, will be responsible for covering one of the NFL’s best receivers, Antonio Brown.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger likes Brown’s chances of matching up well physically with Norman, but Roethlisberger said he’s going to talk to Brown about not letting Norman get a psychological edge.

“The big thing for both — they might try to play mind games with each other — I’ll talk to my guy and make sure he keeps a level head and just plays football,” Roethlisberger said.

Norman got in the head of Odell Beckham last season, but on Monday night Roethlisberger thinks Brown can get the better of the matchup — as long as Roethlisberger can get him the ball.

“AB is one of the best in the business, and so is Josh, so I think it’s a prime-time matchup,” Roethlisberger said. “Everyone will tune in to see that matchup. I think it’ll come down to if AB’s quarterback is good enough to get him the ball when he needs to.”