Getty ImagesPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was taken to the locker room early in the third quarter of Monday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Chiefs’ defenders Justin Houston and Tamba Hali sandwiched Roethlisberger on a third down play early in the quarter and he was taken to the locker room shortly after. The Steelers announced that Roethlisberger was being evaluated for a right shoulder injury and was questionable to return to the game.
Byron Leftwich replaced Roethlisberger under center on the next Pittsburgh drive. Roethlisberger was 9 of 18 for 84 yards and a touchdown pass before leaving the game.
UPDATE 10:40 p.m. ET: ESPN’s telecast showed Roethlisberger out of his shoulder pads being taken by cart further up the tunnel.
UPDATE 11:19 p.m. ET: Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com reported that Roethlisberger has left the stadium and is being taken to a hospital to have an MRI performed on his injured shoulder.
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Cue the “Big Ben is the toughest cat in town” chorus.
So what you’re saying is Houston and Hali made a Roethlisburger???
Oh he is alright. He will crawl around in the huddle then throw a 60 yard bomb.
he’s faking it
Season is over, thank you come again
Biggest drama king in the nfl. Or is he scared because a certain number 55 will be in town next week
Now we get to see Roethlisberger come back after milking this injury and see him throw a TD against a horrible defense and then he’ll get praised for being so tough and clutch. It happens over and over again.
I was actually rooting for KC until that ignorant celebration by the whole defense, when they know it’s going to result in a penalty.
Maybe his wife went into early labor…
Hopefully it’s season ending.
Is there a worse backup than Leftwich?
“Look at me, look at me”…what a Drama Queen.
Big Jen the Drama Queen strikes again.
He forgot to have his buddies guard the door this time. Poor Ben…
Way to protect him with that crap dink and dunk offense Haley.
How is this possible?
We had it shoved down our throats that when the “official” officials returned they would prevent injurys and that the replacements were putting players health at risk.
No excuses next week
Wife probably went into labor.
knowing Ben, probably broke a finger nail, to which he will say his arm was broken in 3 places
These refs are awful
I never want to hear a Steeler fan complain about refs again. This officiating is just ridiculous.
Chiefs make a play??? Simple: throw a flag !!
all this troll hate feeds my soul…must be philly fans
Refs……lol…..
If the chiefs spent less time on practicing their touchdown celebrations, the might be better than 1-7.
He’s fine… Just needed a lift to Golden Corral to refuel for the 4th qtr.
He’s going into labor 2 weeks early, good luck ben hope your labor is quick and easy, and the kid has mom’s looks.
Broken collar bone.
Steelers won’t be able to overcome this one.
Refs are on the take… Bowe had a TD.
Whisked to the hospital not good if thats the case. I hate it when top players go down with an injury, but thats how this game goes.
This is the only way the Ravens can beat the Steelers.
I hope he plays against the Ravens next week so I don’t have to continuously hear “you Ratbirds only beat us cuz Ben was out!” I want zero excuses available. Also I just hope the guy is ok. Hell of a competitor.
If this turns out to be serious this team is in deep trouble.
had a small lead going into tonights game and no players..opponent had Ben…we tied lol
Oh he is alright. He will head back to the hotel tonight, and rape the girl that brings him room service.
Chiefs defense are playing their asses off. Too bad Cassel sucks so bad they might have a chance if they had ANYBODY else under center.
the refs gave the game to pittsburgh regardless, couldve benched him at halftime, the refs wont allow the steelers to lose
Are the doctors going to treat him inside a bathroom stall?
How is Leftwich still in the NFL? My eyes literally hurt watching him play. I thought Tebow had an elongated release but it’s nothing compared o Leftwich.
Don’t most players hang out and watch the rest of the game with their team instead of rushing to the hospital for an MRI? It’s not a life threatening injury.
Check out all the empty yellow seats in the Burgh,,,just another week
Steeler fans better NOT come here bragging after the officials handed them this game.
He’s going see the nurse, whether she likes it or not.
That should get him back all well and good.
As long as the cameras are on he will cringe and play it up. But this is pigstown so they could have told him to fake it.
Hes faking it jus like antonio brown did a couple Weeks ago!!
Can someone please tell Gruden the ball was tipped on the overtime interception.
I wonder if anybody was sexually assaulted in the locker room while he was there.
No problem..They don’t need Roethlistberger, when they have the REFs on the take.
I wish we had the replacement REFs at least they don’t throw a game – like this one.
refs give the steelers yet another win, what else is new. these refs are worse than the replacement refs by far
hate to say it, but we have no pash rush in baltimore, so he could play in a sling and be fine.
Being that he is playing Baltimore next week, the drama queen has not disappointed his fans. He will be hobbling and suddenly, like Superman, will come through as if he was never hurt. Trent Dilfer now is setting everything up, saying he will be out for at least a few weeks. Look for Roethlisberger to come back next week as the HERO. Look for your local listings for time and channels.
They should have taken the refs to the locker room. They were the only thing more putrid than that KC offense.
Where is that “I own you clown?”
A torn rotator cuff…bwaahaahaahaahaahaa.
Leftwich will be dead meat when the Ravens finish with him and his Loooooonnnnnng delivery.
Yeah, I’m sure the “genius” could just run through brick walls with his toughness.
More like “cue all the gasbag haters”
They said Ben’s wife is expecting a baby.
Gee.
I wonder if the conception was done with consent.
I’d take half the night off too if I was playing the Chiefs. Crennel is 0-9 against Pittsburgh? I know he was fired at Cleveland, does Pioli look at any credentials for his hiring process? Say, maybe a win loss record?
Pioli was clearly afraid of Haley, all GM’s make mistakes, it’s just Pioli’s too d@mn stubborn to acknowledge Cassel is simply a huge bust, hence the no college starts, late round draft pick, and his inability to win.
Not my favorite team either, but it sounds that he is in too much pain to travel if he needs an MRI now instead of tomorrow.
Just read that Ben’s agent says its a “non-traditional unique shoulder” injury. That sounds bad to me. What a disaster. Thought we had a real shot this year. Lookin like there’s no way we’ll have Ben for either Ravens game. No way we beat them without him. Looks like an uphill struggle just to get a wild card. Ugh. Depressing.
Once he got into the MRI room and no ESPN cameras were present, he was magically healed. Superman has Kryptonite. Rothlesberger has cameras.