Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger: Patriots are ‘the gold standard’

He hasn’t made much of an impact in three games (two regular season and one playoff) with New England, but Patriots head coach Bill Belichick clearly saw enough potential in Floyd to bring aboard the beleaguered 27-year-old. “Go ask Dallas and Kansas City”.

Special teams captain Matt Slater acknowledged that New England’s performance against the Texans could have been better, but said no one is taking anything for granted about this latest shot at a Super Bowl berth.

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While the football world will be mesmerized by Sunday’s showdown between two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks, Roethlisberger downplayed the significance of his individual bout with Brady.

Lewis became the fifth Patriots player to score three touchdowns in a playoff game.

Had he suited up, the outcome would’ve at least been a lot closer.

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After all, the NFL is a quarterback-driven league. “It would be me in this game”, he said. But Roethlisberger, well, it’s been quite some time since he absolutely dominated a playoff game. When the dust settles after this week’s round of games, only two teams will be left standing and only each other between them and the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

With nearly 100 percent certainty, Brown will not let the Patriots secondary off that easy with such lackadaisical coverage. They’re family to us, and I’m sure if he talked to his owner, he would say the same thing about the Rooneys. He’s coached his defense to the point that it’s now playing the best it has all year – and that’s after the unexpected trade of Jamie Collins to Cleveland.

The Patriots at home in January with the AFC title on the line? 18 points may beat KC, but it’s not stopping New England.

The clip went viral, such a lovely irony in a player live streaming a speech where he coach is begging him and his colleagues to be careful on social media, to thousands of fans.

There could be a similar gameplan when the Patriots defense takes the field on Sunday against the Steelers and running back Le’Veon Bell. Roethlisberger was sidelined with a knee injury, but field mics caught him asking Tom Brady for his jersey after the game.