stillers4me
12-06-2010, 05:29 AM
Updated Dec 6, 2010 3:14 AM ET
BALTIMORE
With his nose smashed and fractured foot in a walking boot, Ben Roethlisberger (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/ben-roethlisberger/200315) now knows how Antonio Margarito felt after being pummeled in a recent high-profile boxing match.
“I look like I just went 12 rounds with (Manny) Pacquiao,” the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/pittsburgh-steelers/67067) quarterback quipped after Sunday night’s 13-10 victory over the host Baltimore Ravens (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/baltimore-ravens/67065).
The difference between Roethlisberger and Margarito? Roethlisberger scored a knockout.
A 9-yard touchdown pass to running back Isaac Redman with 2:51 remaining spelled the difference in a game featuring the kind of blows that have established Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh as the NFL’s hardest-hitting rivalry. Already forced to wear an oversized shoe to protect an old foot injury he aggravated last week, Roethlisberger had his nose broken on Pittsburgh’s sixth offensive snap when Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/haloti-ngata/401245)’s hand penetrated the quarterback’s face mask. Blood flowed down Roethlisberger’s face, staining his white No. 7 jersey and forcing him to receive treatment from trainers who tried to bend his nose back into shape.
“I just knew it was bleeding,” Roethlisberger said. “When I got to the sideline, I could tell by the look on everyone’s face that something wasn’t right.”......
Read more: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/pittsburgh-steelers-baltimore-ravens-Ben-Roethlisberger-breaks-nose-in-win-120510
BALTIMORE
With his nose smashed and fractured foot in a walking boot, Ben Roethlisberger (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/ben-roethlisberger/200315) now knows how Antonio Margarito felt after being pummeled in a recent high-profile boxing match.
“I look like I just went 12 rounds with (Manny) Pacquiao,” the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/pittsburgh-steelers/67067) quarterback quipped after Sunday night’s 13-10 victory over the host Baltimore Ravens (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/baltimore-ravens/67065).
The difference between Roethlisberger and Margarito? Roethlisberger scored a knockout.
A 9-yard touchdown pass to running back Isaac Redman with 2:51 remaining spelled the difference in a game featuring the kind of blows that have established Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh as the NFL’s hardest-hitting rivalry. Already forced to wear an oversized shoe to protect an old foot injury he aggravated last week, Roethlisberger had his nose broken on Pittsburgh’s sixth offensive snap when Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/haloti-ngata/401245)’s hand penetrated the quarterback’s face mask. Blood flowed down Roethlisberger’s face, staining his white No. 7 jersey and forcing him to receive treatment from trainers who tried to bend his nose back into shape.
“I just knew it was bleeding,” Roethlisberger said. “When I got to the sideline, I could tell by the look on everyone’s face that something wasn’t right.”......
Read more: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/pittsburgh-steelers-baltimore-ravens-Ben-Roethlisberger-breaks-nose-in-win-120510