It was as storybook as storybook can be. Ben Roethlisberger’s final home game was a primetime, Monday night win over the Cleveland Browns that kept the Steelers’ playoff hopes alive. And Roethlisberger had the ball in his hands for the game’s final play.
Najee Harris’ 37 yard touchdown with under a minute to go sealed the Steelers’ win. But Pittsburgh unexpectedly got the ball back once more thanks to a Minkah Fitzpatrick breakup that led to Tre Norwood’s first career interception, brining Roethlisberger onto the field for a victory formation that meant so much more than that.
Describing the moment at last month’s Ignite Conference, Roethlisberger joked about how Mason Rudolph tried to head out onto the field instead.