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| 7th January, 2008 - 8:35 am |  Tribune-Review - A pass rush made all the more ferocious by numerous breakdowns along the Steelers' offensive line forced Ben Roethlisberger to step up into the pocket time and time again Saturday night.
The quarterback stepped up one more time after the Steelers' numbing 31-29 loss to the Jaguars in an AFC wild-card game at Heinz Field.
"I'm ashamed of the way I played," Roethlisberger said. "I told the guys 'I apologize,' and it's unfortunate it had to end this way."
The Steelers wiped out an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter at a frenzied Heinz Field only to watch the Jaguars pull out the victory after the less-celebrated quarterback in the game David Garrard made the biggest play in the wild, back-and-forth affair.
"I take the heat for that," said Roethlisberger, who set playoff career highs for passing yards (337) and completions (29) but also tied his postseason high with the three interceptions. He lost a fumble as well. "I dug us a hole. We got out of the hole a little deep, but it was too deep." [READ] |
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