BALTIMORE -- On Sept. 19, 2004, a lean, clean-shaven Ben Roethlisberger came off the Pittsburgh Steelers bench at M&T Bank Stadium, making an impromptu NFL debut with no idea of what his future held. Eighteen years later, a more rugged and grizzled Roethlisberger is set to play his final game at quarterback on the same field, the home of what became his fiercest rival (1 p.m. ET, CBS).
Barring Pittsburgh landing a longshot playoff berth, Roethlisberger’s career will come full circle -- a vicious circle, by Ravens-Steelers standards -- and close out a significant chapter in one of football’s greatest grudge matches.