Ben Roethlisberger was the last Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to throw for 400 yards in a game before Russell Wilson did it for the Steelers on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. So it’s fitting that Wilson heard from Roethlisberger after the 44-38 Steelers win. On the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast, Roethlisberger said he texted Wilson after the Steelers’ Week 13 win.
“I texted Russ, ‘Great game, way to play.’ I mean, career game. That was so much fun to watch. It looked like he was just doing whatever he wanted to.”
Wilson threw for 414 yards, the most since Roethlisberger against the Denver Broncos in 2018, and he threw for three touchdowns, giving him ten in a season, a number a Steelers quarterback hasn’t reached since Roethlisberger retired.