The Pittsburgh Steelersā perfect season has been far from perfect lately. They went from being the only undefeated team in the NFL after 12 seasons to losing three consecutive games, some of which they shouldhave won them.
Their most recent setback came before non-other than a divisional rival, the Cincinnati Bengals, who are already knocked out of the playoff picture. Shockingly, the Bengals shut them down in the first half and they never took their feet off the gas.
It goes without saying that Mike Tomlin and the Steelers boast one of the best defenses in the league. However, when it comes to their offense, they have left a lot to be desired over the past couple of years.
And, while last seasonās struggles were understandable due to Ben Roethlisbergerās injury, but now that they have their starting quarterback under center again, thereās just no more room for excuses.
Ben Roethlisberger Says Heās Not 100%, Makes No Excuses
Thatās why, when asked about whether he felt like he was 100% after that many injuries, Ben Roethlisberger didnāt want to make any excuses: āWell I donāt think anybody that plays this game at any position whether itās Week 1 or Week 16 feels 100 percent. So I would say, no, I donāt feel 100 percent, but nobody does right now,ā Big Ben said.
Roethlisberger passed for just 7 yards during the first half of the game and heās far from the Hall of Famer quarterback heās been for most of his career. Still, itās always hard to blame just one player for his teamās struggles.
Truth be told, the Steelersā receivers have dropped multiple wide-open passes and their running game has been non-existent, which makes it difficult to think that they have what it takes to thrive in the playoffs.
