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After spending half the offseason talking about whether or not could fend off Father Time this year, it turns out that maybe we should've been having that conversation about . At 35 years old, Roethlisberger is Miami Marlins Custom Jersey starting to look more like and than the quarterback who led the to two Super Bowl wins. During the Steelers' embarra sing 30-9 lo s to the on Sunday, Big Ben may have actually hit rock bottom in what was arguably the ugliest game of his career. The Steelers quarterback threw a career-high five interceptions and watched helple sly as two of those picks were returned for touchdowns. The reason we mentioned Tolzien and Fitzpatrick earlier is because they were the last two quarterbacks to look that horrible in a regular season game. Tolzien was the last quarterback to throw two pick-sixes in a game and Fitzpatrick was the last quarterback to throw five interceptions without a touchdown. Roethlisberger's pick-six to is an example of just how badly he struggled against the Jaguars. This defense is with the pick-6! Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) Roethlisberger was so bad against Jacksonville that he actually seemed to be . "Maybe I don't have it anymore," Big Ben said, via NFL Network. When asked what he specifically meant by that, Roethlisberger gave an answer that was way more accurate than any pa s that he threw against the Jaguars. "I'm not playing well enough." Roethlisberger said. To put Roethlisberger's struggles in perspective, he had 15 touchdown pa ses and only four interceptions through five games last season. Through five games this year, Big Ben has six touchdowns and seven interceptions. Despite getting off to Starlin Castro Jersey an ugly start this season, Roethlisberger isn't quite ready to hit the panic button. After all, the Steelers are in first place even though their quarterback is off to one of the worst starts of his career. "Doing this long enough, you " Roethlisberger said, via ESPN.com. "I'm not going to hit any buttons where it's like, 'Oh man, what do I do to change all this and that, go see people.' Just come out on Wednesday and be ready to practice." The problem for the Steelers is that Roethlisberger's struggles are affecting the entire psyche of what was supposed to be an unstoppable Steelers offense. In Week 4, because that's what receivers do when they're not getting the ball enough. With the Steelers in first place in the AFC North, the team doesn't need to worry about Roethlisberger yet. But if he continues to struggle, the Steelers' 2017 season could be a disaster waiting to happen. Steelers: F Although it's easy to blame this lo s on Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers' defense didn't do much in terms of helping the team win. The Steelers had no answer for and a Jaguars rushing attack that totaled 231 yards on the ground. The Jaguars' rushing total marked only the second time that the Steelers have surrendered more than 230 yards or more since Mike Tomlin was hired as coach in 2007. The Steelers look completely lost on both sides of the ball and things aren't going to get any easier next week when they have to travel to Kansas City. Jaguars: A It looks like the Jaguars have finally figured out how the easiest way to win with : don't let him do anything. The Jags basically took Bortles out of their game plan on Sunday and then watched as Leonard Fournette and their defense carried Martin Prado Jersey them to the win. Fournette ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns as the Jags bulldozed their way to 231 yards on the ground. The rushing total marked the first time since 2010 that Jacksonville has rushed for 230 or more yards in a game. As it turns out, 230 is kind of a magic number for the Jaguars: They're now 10-0 in franchise history when rushing for 230 or more yards. The crazy part about this win is that the Jags' defense outscored the Steelers by themselves. Jacksonville returned two interceptions for touchdowns with Telvin Smith (28-yard return) and (51 yards) both grabbing a pick-six. Cardinals: F Since losing to injury back in Week 1, the ' offense has become completely one-dimensional. Basically, their ground game has disappeared. Going into this game, the Cardinals had the worst rushing attack in the NFL (57 yards per game) through the first four weeks of the season, and things actually got even uglier in Philadelphia. The Cards only totaled 31 yards on the ground against the , which is pretty much always a recipe for a lo s with Arizona. The Cards are now 0-5 in the their past five games when they rush for 35 yards or le s. They really need David Johnson back. Unfortunately for Arizona, that won't be happening anytime soon. Eagles: A+ If you're not already on the Wentz wagon, now might be the time to join after what did to the Cardinals' defense on Sunday. In what might have been the most impre sive game of his young career, the second-year quarterback finished 21 of 30 for 304 yards and four touchdowns against Arizona. Before Sunday, Wentz had never even had a three touchdown game in his career. The most impre sive part of what Wentz did against the Cardinals is that he did most of his damage on third down. Over the course of the game, Wentz went on . Maybe the Jose Fernandez Jersey Eagles should just start kneeling it on first and second down so Wentz can do this thing on third down. Bills: C If we've learned one thing about the over the past three seasons, it's that they almost never win when they have to rely on to carry the offense. The Bills quarterback threw 37 pa ses, which is basically a recipe for a lo s with Buffalo. In Taylor's career, the Bills are 1-11 all-time when he throws 30 or more pa ses. Not only was Taylor inaccurate, but he struggled against a rush that sacked him six times. Of course, you can't completely blame Taylor for his struggles, the Bills' offensive line rarely gave him time to throw in what was easily their worst game of the season. Bengals: B+ Playing the Bengals in Cincinnati during the month of October almost isn't fair to other NFL teams. Since the beginning of the 2013 season, the Bengals are unbeaten in October home games (7-0-2), a total that Andre Dawson Jersey includes Sunday's win over the Bills. Thanks to A.J. Green, the fans in Cincinnati definitely got their money's worth in this game. Green was a one-man highlight reel, which got a little weird because he was basically providing the highlights for both teams. The Bengals receiver was single-handedly responsible for three of Cincinnati's turnover -- he lost a fumble and both of 's interceptions went off of Green's hands -- but he redeemed himself by putting up huge numbers. Not only did Green catch seven pa ses for 189 yards and a touchdown, but he also set up the Bengals' other touchdown in the game when he caught a 47-yard pa s in the third quarter that took the Bengals down to the Bills' five-yard line. One play later, would score Cincy's first rushing touchdown of the season. Panthers: A If was distracted by anything going into thi |
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