There's no place like it,'' Roethlisberger said with tears in his eyes during a postgame interview with ESPN. "I'm just so thankful for these fans and this place. The Steelers then delivered Roethlisberger's greatest wish with a 26-14 victory against the Browns. It was the kind of understated gesture fitting of the veteran, who said earlier he preferred winning Monday night to pomp and circumstance in what was likely a final farewell to his home field. He was a little bit annoyed, but we wanted to give him every bit of opportunity to celebrate this." "We knew if we let Ben know ahead of time, he would've been like, 'No, don't do that,'" Heyward said. Roethlisberger kept walking, until he stood by himself at midfield for potentially the final coin toss at Heinz Field of his 18-year career. When Roethlisberger realized what was happening, he playfully swatted at them, but they continued to hang back.
PITTSBURGH - Minutes before what was likely his final game at Heinz Field kicked off, Ben Roethlisberger faced the Cleveland Browns game captains by himself at the Pittsburgh Steelers' midfield logo Monday night.įellow Steelers captains Cam Heyward and Derek Watt would normally flank the quarterback on the walk to the coin toss, but the pair stopped short, letting Roethlisberger go ahead without them. Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger gets wish, ends potential last game at Heinz Field with win
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