Raiders rally after Big Ben returns from rib injury Published: Dec 09, 2018 at 10:04 AM Herbie Teope It seemed like for a minute that a Huston Street Jersey vintage moment from had handed the a wild win in Oakland. Then the and answered with some heroics of their own. Carr threw a touchdown pa s to with 25 seconds left and the survived a game-tying field-goal attempt from to escape with a over the on Sunday. returned to Sunday's game after mi sing the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter with a rib injury. head coach Mike Tomlin acknowledged Roethlisberger's absence afterward but didn' Luis Valbuena Jersey t go into detail outside of what was already known. "Ben had a rib injury," Tomlin told reporters. "He was able to come back into the game. Nothing else to specifically mention." The ' signal-caller also wasn't in a mood to offer additional information during his pre s conference. "I have what Coach said, a rib injury," Roethlisberger told reporters. "So we'll let him addre s." The designated Roethlisberger as questionable to return after he stayed in the locker room after halftime for evaluation. It is unclear exactly when the injury occurred, but within moments of the announcement, the FOX Sports broadcast showed numerous replays of defensive tackle sacking Roethlisberger at the 5:15 mark of the second quarter. Roethlisberger would remain in the game, however, and closed out the first half with a 1-yard touchdown pa s to wide receiver . With Roethlisberger in the locker Darin Erstad Jersey room to open the third quarter, Josh Dobbs took the field and played through the period and into the fourth quarter. He eventually gave way to Roethlisberger, who returned to the sideline early in the third quarter, after the took a 17-14 lead with 5:25 left in the game. "He got looked at at halftime," Tomlin said of Roethlisberger. "He got treatment. He came back out. We were waiting to see if he was going to be able to come back in -- he was. Probably could have come in a series Andrew Heaney Jersey or so sooner. But we were in the rhythm and flow of the game. He was ready to go when he got back out there." Roethlisberger promptly led the on a six-play, 70-yard drive, which he finished with another 1-yard scoring pa s to Smith-Schuster to give the a 21-17 lead. The final two minutes of the game produced a back-and-forth affair between the two teams. Oakland scored a touchdown with 25 seconds left in the game for a 24-21 lead, but the got within range to attempt a field goal and a chance to send the game to overtime. Kicker slipped, though, and his kick was blocked. Roethlisberger finished the game completing 25 of 29 pa ses for 282 yards and two touchdowns. After re-entering the game, Brian Goodwin Jersey he completed 7 of 7 pa ses for 118 yards and a touchdown and a perfect 158.3 pa ser rating. As for how he felt on the drive, all reporters received was a simple response from Big Ben: "OK." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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