ASHBURN, Va. — After the customary season-opening flyover, keep your eyes in the air when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Washington Redskins.

Ben Roethlisberger and Kirk Cousins will go pass for pass in the Monday night matchup at FedEx Field. With questions in the running game on each side, look for Roethlisberger to air it out to All-Pro Antonio Brown and Co., Cousins to do the same to receiver DeSean Jackson and tight end Jordan Reed.

The Steelers are without running back Le'Veon Bell, suspended the first three games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The Redskins will rely on Matt Jones to be their No. 1 back for the first time, but he's coming off a separated left shoulder. Guess it's a good thing Roethlisberger and Cousins have plenty of weapons to throw to.

“It's exciting,” Cousins said Wednesday. “We've said it, I remember, since the spring, that there's only one football to go around and my job is to be a good distributor, get the ball in their hands and let them see what they can do.”

Pittsburgh's ground game can still keep Washington honest, but the matchup to watch is Brown vs. All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman. This is the first time they're facing each other since 2014, when Norman was in Carolina and before he became a star and signed a $75 million, five-year deal with the Redskins.

“That's going to be a tall task to take on, and I respect 110 percent and looking forward to what he brings, because that matchup obviously is going to be a physical one and it's going to be a fun one,” Norman said.

Norman also gushed about his respect for Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 42,995 yards and 272 touchdowns in his career.