Tim Benz: Photo of dejected Ben Roethlisberger conjures bad Pittsburgh sports memory

I saw that photo of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sitting alone on the bench at the end of the team’s 48-37 playoff loss to the Cleveland Browns.

https://triblive.com/sports/tim-benz...sports-memory/

You came put that picture through time travel to 2022.

Dan Marino's last game was an utter humiliation.

Joe Montana's career ended exiled from San Francisco, where he became a legend.

Johnny Unitas finished his career as a backup for the Chargers.


All legendary quarterbacks. With arguably more accolades and accomplishments than Ben, their careers ended less than favorably. If anything Ben has it better than most.

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Originally Posted by Edman

Dan Marino's last game was an utter humiliation.

Joe Montana's career ended exiled from San Francisco, where he became a legend.

Johnny Unitas finished his career as a backup for the Chargers.


All legendary quarterbacks. With arguably more accolades and accomplishments than Ben, their careers ended less than favorably. If anything Ben has it better than most.

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Umm... not “all.” Seems I recall Elway winning 2 Super Bowls in a row. Others weren’t an embarrassment.

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Originally Posted by DesertSteel

Umm... not “all.” Seems I recall Elway winning 2 Super Bowls in a row. Others weren’t an embarrassment.

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Yep, definitely the exception to the rule, almost all great QB's lose the last game of their career.

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Originally Posted by DesertSteel

Umm... not “all.” Seems I recall Elway winning 2 Super Bowls in a row. Others weren’t an embarrassment.

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THIS is why Ben comes back. His childhood idol is John Elway (it’s why Ben wears #7)... and Ben wants to go out on top like Elway did.

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THIS is why Ben comes back. His childhood idol is John Elway (it’s why Ben wears #7)... and Ben wants to go out on top like Elway did.

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Elway had Terrell Davis and a good OL to help him out, Ben has neither.

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Originally Posted by teegre

THIS is why Ben comes back. His childhood idol is John Elway (it’s why Ben wears #7)... and Ben wants to go out on top like Elway did.

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Elway had Terrell Davis, an offensive line, and a reduced role in the offense.

Ben doesn't have the former two, and his ego is too big to do the latter.