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stillers4me
01-11-2016, 05:54 AM
It had been almost five years since quarterback Ben Roethlisberger showed off the quality that defined the early portion of his career.


Once known for being one of the most clutch quarterbacks of his era, Roethlisberger rekindled that magic Saturday night in Cincinnati when he orchestrated a nine-play, 74-yard drive in the final minute that ended with Chris Boswell’s 35-yard field goal in the Steelers’ 18-16 victory in an AFC wild-card game at Paul Brown Stadium.


It was Roethlisberger’s fourth, fourth-quarter playoff comeback and the 38th of his career overall. Among active players, only Tom Brady (nine) and Eli Manning (five) have more fourth-quarter comebacks in the postseason. And by getting his fourth, Roethlisberger wrote his name in the record books alongside Terry Bradshaw, John Elway and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who notched his fourth, fourth-quarter comeback in a playoff game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings............

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