Wednesday football. It’s a rarity, folks. You have to go all the way back to Week 1 of the 2012 season to find the last Wednesday NFL game.
The Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants was rescheduled to accommodate the Democratic National Convention.
But when Ben Roethlisberger takes the field at 3:40 p.m. EST today, it won’t be his first Wednesday showdown.
On Nov. 12, 2003, behind the arm of future Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (Ohio) annihilated MAC East Division rival Marshall, 45-6.
The winds were whipping, and so were Roethlisberger’s spirals. Completing 18 of 29 passes for 282 yards with two touchdown passes amid bitter 50 mph winds, No. 7 led his RedHawks to their ninth-straight win.
Miami’s win clinched the MAC East title and a berth in the conference’s championship game. That 2003 season was Ben’s final year in a RedHawks uniform. He would forgo his senior season to enter the 2004 NFL draft
Here’s what happened the last time Ben Roethlisberger played a Wednesday game
Wednesday football. It’s a rarity, folks. You have to go all the way back to Week 1 of the 2012 season to find the last Wednesday NFL game.
The Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants was rescheduled to accommodate the Democratic National Convention.
But when Ben Roethlisberger takes the field at 3:40 p.m. EST today, it won’t be his first Wednesday showdown.
On Nov. 12, 2003, behind the arm of future Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (Ohio) annihilated MAC East Division rival Marshall, 45-6.
The winds were whipping, and so were Roethlisberger’s spirals. Completing 18 of 29 passes for 282 yards with two touchdown passes amid bitter 50 mph winds, No. 7 led his RedHawks to their ninth-straight win.
Miami’s win clinched the MAC East title and a berth in the conference’s championship game. That 2003 season was Ben’s final year in a RedHawks uniform. He would forgo his senior season to enter the 2004 NFL draft