Ben Roethlisberger has played poorly early this season, but the Broncos are wary of proclamations that the veteran quarterback has completely fallen off ahead of Sunday’s showdown in Pittsburgh.
The likely future Hall of Famer’s QBR is 36.6, fourth-worst in the NFL, in part because he’s dealing with pectoral and hip injuries. The 39-year old looked especially bad in last Sunday’s loss to Green Bay, with eight inaccurate throws.
Broncos coach Vic Fangio isn’t buying that Big Ben is near the end.
“There’s a narrative out there that (Roethlisberger’s) gone down and I don’t see that,” Fangio said.