“I have every intention of playing next year. But I don’t want to even think about next season until this season is over.” — Ben.

Ben’s show was moved to this morning at 11am because tomorrow is Christmas Day. Recap provided by 93.7 The Fan:

The Steelers season could be shortened after a 31-28 loss in New Orleans on Sunday – which could mean no playoffs as they now are on the outside looking in. But Ben is not counting out a Christmas Miracle.

He thought one might come at the end of the game yesterday when they were driving down the field late.

“You love having the ball in your hands trying to win a football game. It’s unfortunate how it ended but proud of the way the guys fought to the end.”

The way it ended was a fumble from Juju Smith-Schuster that ended any chance the Steelers had for a miracle come from behind win on the last drive, Ben shared some of the things he discussed with JuJu after the game saying if he plays this game long enough he will have many more chances of making winning plays and some more disappointments.

“I told him I was proud of him. He is one of the main reasons we had a chance to win that game…I was heartbroken for him.”

The loss really hurts the Steelers chances of making the playoffs….They will need a win and help. But Ben is not giving up hope.

“We have to take care of our own business. Nothing happens for us if we don’t win on Sunday.”

It also doesn’t mean the Steelers are in the playoffs by just winning either…they will need help and it must come form the Cleveland Browns who will need to beat Baltimore or a Steelers win and Tennessee/ Indianapolis tie.

Both games have been flexed by the league to 4:25 pm, but that doesn’t mean the Steelers players won’t see what is going on the scoreboard.

“We’ve been here before. We have had situations where we need a team to win, need a team to lose things like that so you’re gonna have people cheering and booing whatever it is so it’s gonna be hard not to at least see or know what is going on or hear it but, […]

“The story’s not written yet. I told the guys in there, ‘Listen, it’s not over yet. This chapter of the story is not done.’ We don’t control it, but let’s see what happens.” — Ben, during his post-game press conference.

@_BigBen7 just said this story is not written yet and that’s good enough for me

— ☘️DFREELSJR☘️ (@IRISHSTEEL12) December 24, 2018

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

The Steelers will need to win on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field (4:25 p.m. kickoff) and the Cleveland Browns will have to beat the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium for the Steelers to make the postseason.

“We weren’t able to get the necessary stop when we needed it on defense,” said Tomlin. “I chose to go for a fake punt and we were unsuccessful there. I take responsibility for that. I just wanted to be aggressive. I wanted to ensure we had the opportunity to win the game. I thought we had the chance to get it. I thought if we did not stop them we would have the opportunity to have the ball last. Which we did. Unsuccessful nonetheless.”

The loss masked a strong performance by Ben Roethlisberger, who completed 33 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns and Antonio Brown, who had 14 receptions for 185 yards and two yards.


You can read Ms. Varley’s full recap here.

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Hey, You just played lights out. Thank you for being our Quarterback.

— Mark (@Mark_823) December 24, 2018

From Jeremy Fowler, ESPN.com:

The Steelers would be dangerous in these playoffs. But a Week 1 tie in Cleveland and a Week 14 loss in Oakland probably put their playoff hopes to bed. Now they need Baker Mayfield’s magic in a Week 17 game at Baltimore to force the Ravens into relinquishing the divisional lead.

The game won’t be without controversy. In a game this close, the image of Joe Haden gently patting Alvin Kamara on the back in coverage of a first-quarter pass that neither had a chance at catching will fume Steelers fans for days. Haden’s penalty, a highly questionable call at best, turned a would-be stop on fourth-and-2 into […]

Today, Ben announced the ninth grant award of the 2018 season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.

His Foundation will be distributing a grant to the Kenner Police Department, west of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome where the Steelers will play the New Orleans Saints this Sunday, December 23th.

The Kenner Police Department plans to use the funds to purchase much needed training and safety equipment for their three-dog K-9 unit.

“With this generous grant, the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will significantly assist and enhance the Kenner Police K-9 Unit’s ability in helping investigate and solve crimes while saving lives and making the City of Kenner a great place to live, work, and raise families. The Kenner Police Department appreciates and salutes the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation with its generous support of our two-legged and four-legged K-9 Officers who are invaluable in protecting our every day.” — Kenner Chief of Police Michael J. Glaser.

In commenting on why the mission of the foundation is so important to him, Roethlisberger said, “We’re very fortunate to be in the position that we are able to help these K-9 units. The work that is performed by the dogs and their handlers as well as the bond that is formed is incredible. We’re just thrilled to do our small part.”

Fans of The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation can support future K-9 grants by purchasing candy on Sarris Candies’ website, (www.SarrisCandiesFundraising.com), using a special purchase code (77-7777). Sarris will donate 25 percent of the purchase price to Ben’s foundation.

You can also donate directly here.


If you’d like more information about the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation you can check out his foundation page here. For more detailed information, please contact Jessica Duffaut at www.givingback.org.

for these Steelers players headed to the 2019 Pro Bowl:

Antonio Brown, James Conner, David DeCastro, Cameron Heyward, Maurkice Pouncey and Alejandro Villanueva.

And Big Ben couldnt’ be happier to see members of his offense selected –

“They are the best line in the league. They really are the reason I stay upright and healthy. They are the most important part of this team because as they go, we go.”

The Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 27th at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.


You can read more about the selections here.

Recap provided by 93.7 The Fan:

During his radio show on The Fan Tuesday, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says Sunday’s victory against the New England Patriots was the definition of a complete team win.

“It just felt like everybody contributed. It might not have been a spectacular day on anybody’s front but it was a pretty good offensive day. It sounds crazy because he didn’t score all the points we wanted to score and things like that but, just guys making plays,” said Roethlisberger.

Running back Jaylen Samuels had a big day filling in for the injured James Conner with 142 rushing yards on 19 carries. Roethlisberger says other than not picking up on a blitz that lead to a sack during the second drive, the rookie had a great day.

“After that (sack) I thought (he) did do some good things, picking up the blitz . . . and so the way that he played really I think will help his confidence and help him to continue to grow and we can continue to use him, that’s fun to see.”

Receiver James Washington, who Ben singled out a few weeks ago, had his biggest game so far this season with three catches for 65 yards.

“I thought that James made some huge plays for us. The one down the sideline tracking the ball, going up, high-pointing it, thought that was great. Then he had a catch and (broke) a tackle (for a) run. He starting to play with confidence and when I said that to him a few weeks ago, ‘get your confidence back’, he’s showing that,” said Roethlisberger.

Roethlisberger was criticized for his strong criticism of Washington after the team’s loss to Denver but Ben says he knew Washington would use it to improve.

“That’s why I didn’t get too worked up when the outside world called me out for saying what I did to him because they don’t know what’s going on. You know there’s the talking heads and the “professionals” on ESPN and they think they know, but they really don’t know what’s going on inside our locker room so I am just so proud of (Washington).”

Before the game even started Roethlisberger says that they decided there weren’t going to be any individual player introductions and that he and center Maurkice Pouncey decided […]