Could we have seen Jerome Bettis make another stop in 2006 had the Steelers 2005 playoffs gone differently? Not even The Bus knows for sure—but fortunately, we didn’t have to find out. Bettis famously announced his retirement while hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in his hometown of Detroit.
But a few weeks earlier, in Indianapolis, he couldn’t picture that moment. Not right after fumbling the ball at the goal line and putting the game in Peyton Manning’s hands. Bettis talked about that moment and his thought process on the Christian Kuntz podcast recently.
“The one in Indy was scary as hell because I didn’t know if I was gonna get a chance to redeem myself”, Bettis said, talking about the rarity of his fumbles.