Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger quashed rumors about his possible retirement with a Christmas Day tweet. In two games this year, he completed 56.5 percent of his passes for 351 yards with no touchdown passes and one interception. The 16th-year veteran has thrown for 56,545 yards (eighth in NFL history) and 363 touchdowns (eighth) in 218 games (216 starts). With Roethlisberger hurt, Pittsburgh (8-7) has managed to stay alive in the AFC playoff picture entering Sunday’s finale at the Baltimore Ravens (13-2). He has completed 67.4 percent of his passes for 968 yards with five touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Source: National Post December 25, 2019 17:37 UTC