The final meaningful play of the Steelers’ stunning 24–10 loss to the Bengals on Sunday was, from the outside looking in, a check-down pass to a running back on fourth-and-10 in which the back received the ball a full 17 yards from the first down marker with six defenders to beat.
It was easy for as all to make fun of, using it as some kind of indictment on Ben Roethlisberger’s age, characterizing him as some kind of tired old man who would rather just waddle off the field and call it a night than dance around the pocket and try to make something happen.