Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger says no one likes TNF but the NFL

Ben Roethlisberger talks about the problems with preparing to play on a short week.

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Last week the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a huge upset win over the Baltimore Ravens. But instead of enjoying the win, Pittsburgh now has to scramble to prepare to take on the Minnesota Vikings on the road on Thursday Night Football.

Thursday night games are a mess. Teams are never rested and recovered from the week before, don’t have adequate time to put a proper game plan together and are often sloppy, ugly football. But as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger noted in his Tuesday press conference, no one likes these games but the league because of all the money they make.

For his career, Roethlisberger is 9-5 on Thursday nights. He averages 280.6 yards per game, completes 66.7 percent of his passes and has a 107.3 quarterback rating. This is significantly higher than his 93.8 career rating. It just goes to show that when you are a seasoned veteran and a future Hall of Famer, you understand the importance of stepping up when the rest of your team might not be all in.

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