Ben Roethlisberger Says Steelers Should Not Want to Face Ravens in Playoffs
One of the potential first-round playoff matchups has the Ravens internet hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers, however former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger mentioned his outdated crew ought to need no a part of the Ravens.
“You don’t need to go play in Baltimore proper now, with two MVP candidates in Lamar [Jackson] and [Derrick] Henry,” Roethlisberger mentioned on his “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” podcast. “And that protection in Baltimore is beginning to play. They have been their Achilles heel earlier in the season; now they’re enjoying significantly better soccer.
“I’m telling you proper now, the best way Baltimore’s enjoying, you don’t need that.”
The Steelers (10-6) are presently the fifth seed. If they lose to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday evening and the Los Angeles Chargers defeat the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Pittsburgh would drop to the sixth seed and are available to Baltimore for a first-round playoff sport. The Ravens beat the Steelers, 34-17, two weeks in the past at M&T Bank Stadium.
Roethlisberger mentioned the AFC South champion Houston Texans (9-7), who’re locked into the No. 4 seed, could be a way more favorable matchup for the Steelers. The Texans are banged up and coming off back-to-back losses, together with a 31-2 blowout to the Ravens on Christmas.
