Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, isn’t as far ahead as his coach.
After head coach, Mike Tomlin, told the media that the Steelers have been thinking about the New England Patriots, quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger let be known he isn’t that ready, yet.
During his weekly radio show, Big Ben told the audience that the only thing on his mind are the Bengals.
"“Honestly, he’s the head coach,” Roethlisberger said Tuesday. “He’s allowed to think about whatever game or whatever elephant in the room or whatever matchups, things like that.“For me, I am 100 percent on Cincinnati and nothing else. That is my biggest focus because these guys are going to come out to get us. They want to ruin our playoff chances. I know those guys are going to want to get after us and try to ruin our Christmas.”"
The Steelers already hold a 1-0 lead on the Bengals this season. As Cincy continues to underperform, the Steelers have moved further ahead in the division. The way Roethlisberger sees it, that doesn’t change the fact that they’re the next opponent.
"“There is zero Patriots, Ravens film,” Roethlisberger said. “[No] work talk of anything like that with any team other than the Bengals. I know there’s a lot of Patriots talk and a lot of Steelers-Patriots and all that stuff. What I see, especially from me and in the locker room, there isn’t that talk.“What I’m seeing and what we talk about is this week. … For the players, we don’t think that way. It’s AFC North football. That’s the biggest matchup we can have.”"
The Steelers are currently at the top of the AFC. Despite New England being their biggest remaining game, they’ll likely need to win out in order to keep homefield advantage in the postseason.
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