Big Ben talks Saints
“I absolutely think it’s a must win. We feel this is a very important game. We have to put together a stretch of football that we never played before. That’s what we are preparing to do.” — Ben.
From Steelers.com:
Re: Running more against the Saints:
It’s still early in the week. We are going to evaluate them more and ourselves. We are just going to try to do whatever we think will help us win the game.
Re: Two elite QBs playing against each other and going up against someone like Drew Brees:
You know how good of a player he is. You know that you have to step your game up because your offense counts on it. It’s an honor to be on the field with a guy like that. I will continue to watch him. I have watched him for a long time. I know him well. He’s a great football player. Hopefully our defense steps up and helps him not have a good day.
You know Drew pretty well?
Yeah, I know him just from over the years and doing events and things like that.
How close are you to figuring out the run against the pass defense and pass against the run defense and being capable of both and taking what the defense gives you?
You can sit there and look at how the Ravens ran the ball and how we ran the ball well but every week is different. The Saints could come in and shut down the run for all we know and we’d have to throw the ball. Or vice versa. That’s why we put together a game plan and have plan, work that plan and plan for the unexpected.
Re: The confidence to do either one:
Very confident; we feel if we have to run it we can or throw it, we can do that too. That goes to all the weapons that we have and how well the offensive line is playing.
Have you ever seen an AFC North race like this?
No. There hasn’t been, because Cleveland, as long as I have been here, hasn’t done what they have been doing. It’s pretty fun. It speaks to this division and what each team has done.
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The Ben Roethlisberger Show
Did you miss Ben’s radio show today?
He joined The Cook and Poni Show Tuesday as the Steelers are coming off a much needed bye week.
“Sometimes there are good times and there are not so good times. This was a good time for not just me but for everybody feeling like we are going to have potentially a full strength team coming out of this, a late season bye with 5 gamesto go. It’s time to dig our heels in and make a push.”
Ben says the focus is now to get this group to playit’s best football in the final five regular season games. He said he remembered what last year felt like needing help to get into the playoffs.
“We hold our own destiny in our hands. I want us to have to win every single game the rest of the way out because I remember last year after the last game and going home and sitting there watching I believe it was the Chiefs that missed that field goal that kept us out of the playoffs. It’s not fun to have your destiny in someone else’s hands. We control it so why not make it all about us.”
You can read the rest of the re-cap and listen to the podcast here.
November Fan Photos are here!
And it couldn’t have come at a better time, because look what we have up first:
It’s the Battle of the Big Ben…..Thanksgiving turkeys? Yes indeed!! Nichole Dotson’s son, Steele, drew the incredible #7 turkey on the left, AND that’s Misty Taylor’s son, Ian, with his Big Ben turkey on the right. Great job guys!!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…already! Matt and Shannon Reid are gettin’ their Christmas holiday spirit ON! Here they are traveling the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska on a dogsled – Terrible Towel in tow of course!
It’s all about family! Top: The Dupray family traveled from Virginia to enjoy a recent game at Heinz Field. Left: Karen Linder treated her family to the Steelers vs Titans game on November 17th. Right: Natasha Condon, her daughter Olivia and her mom – three generations of #7 fans!
And it’s not a Fan Photos post without Steelers Babies!! Top left: Little Gino Stoner is from Butler, PA and has been a Steelers fan since birth (okay, so it hasn’t been THAT long, but he’s still a big fan!). Top right: Mason Paul is only 2-1/2 months old, but dad says, “He LOVES the Steelers!!”. Bottom left: Sleeping beauty Kennedy Harper Stuck is just 2-months old but knows how to wear the black & gold! Bottom right: Little Ben Goodson (named after a certain quarterback) is talking offense with his dog, Tyson.
Don’t leave yet!!
We have more great photos – 5 pages worth, including more Steelers babies, Steelers kids, Steelers BIG kids, and of course, Steelers pets all right here!
As always, thank you to everyone who submitted photos!!
Happy 2nd Birthday Benjamin, Jr.!
Benjamin, everyday with you is a new adventure, and we love every minute of it! Happy 2nd birthday. We love you so much. — Mom & Dad.
Happy birthday big brother. I love you and will be running circles around you very soon. — Baylee.
Benjamin wanted to share some photos from his John Deere-themed birthday party with Steeler Nation (he loves tractors):
Me and my dad were really excited for the start of the party (okay, so maybe I was just a little more excited than he was)!!
Look at the decorations!! Balloons, yummy cupcakes…but I couldn’t wait to dig in to that cake, it was ALL MINE!!
I sure do love Elmo! He’s my very favorite from Sesame Street!
I saved the best part for last: my very own cake!!! And I figured since it was a John Deere tractor cake, I should just plow right in!! Anybody want a piece?
You can enjoy more family photos here.
Just in case you missed it…
Ben was a call-in guest on the Rich Eisen Show today!
And if you missed The Ben Roethlisberger Show on 93.7 The Fan this morning, you can read a recap and listen to the podcast here.
Steelers 27, Titans 24
“It wasn’t pretty early. It was not really one of those that you’re going to go home and watch the whole thing and be proud of, but at the end of the day it’s the scoreboard that matters.” — Ben, post-game.
From Larry Hartstein, CBS Sports:
Facing an onslaught of Titans’ blitzes, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 21 of 32 throws for 207 yards and a touchdown with an interception in Monday’s 27-24 road win.
Despite absorbing five sacks and several other big hits, Roethlisberger led consecutive second-half touchdown drives to secure the victory.
From Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette:
The Steelers trailed the lowly Tennessee Titans by 11 points in the fourth quarter, and it looked as if another of the NFL’s bottom feeders would claim them as a victim.
And then the Bell went off in the fourth quarter for them.
Le’Veon Bell, who told his teammates Sunday night that he would rush for 150 yards, rushed for 74 of his 204 yards in the fourth quarter, including their first offensive touchdown, as he put the team on his back and carried them to a 27-24 victory.
“He was so impressive,” Roethlisberger said of the second-year halfback. “The things he does — catches the ball, runs the ball with power, finesse.”
You can watch Ben’s post-game interview here.
You can check out a few game photos here.