Throughout the Thursday Night Football loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took a number of significant body blows in the pocket behind a porous offensive line.
It’s hard to argue against that game against the Vikings being the one in which Roethlisberger took the worst beating of the season physically.
We’ve seen Roethlisberger take a number of shots this season behind a rebuilt offensive line, but none were arguably bigger than the blindside hit he took from Vikings’ All-Pro safety Harrison Smith on a blitz, as the veteran quarterback was rocked unexpectedly.
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