But the game was so much more lopsided than the final score. Yes, the game tightened up late, because heaven forbid Minnesota just blow a team out. The Steelers didn't score until there were just over two minutes left in the third quarter. The Vikings rushed the ball 18 times over the first 30 minutes-for 176 yards. At halftime, the Vikings had 300 yards of offense, as opposed to 66 for the Steelers. The Vikings dominated the first half as completely and thoroughly as a half can be dominated. Thursday's game was all but over at intermission. His mobility is completely gone.īut Roethlisberger's shortcomings as a passer don't even scratch the surface of why things went so terribly wrong in the first half at U.S. Big Ben is a shell of the player he once was. After 18 seasons, it has become plainly evident that years of hits have taken their toll. That the 39-year-old would be strongly considering retirement isn't exactly news. I've always been a one-game-at-a-time, one-season-at-a-time person." I'll address any of that stuff after the season. My focus is on Minnesota and what we have to do to get ready.
We play in a couple hours it feels like, so that's my focus. "Honestly, we just got done with this game.
"I haven't told everybody that ," he said. And once the 2021 Steelers are put out of their misery and Roethlisberger limps off into the sunset, the Steelers are going to be looking at a rebuild the likes of which the franchise hasn't seen in many, many years.Īfter last week's win against the Ravens, Roethlisberger did his best to downplay the hoopla about his potential retirement.
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