The Latest Breaking News from Ben Roethlisberger

Patrick Mahomes will be the old man among the starting quarterbacks in the conference title games

Rashard Mendenhall goes after Ben Roethlisberger on Twitter.

PITTSBURGH — By almost every measure, the Steelers season was a failure. They didn't make the playoffs despite going 7-2 down the stretch and finishing with a 9-8 record. They won't win a postseason game for the sixth consecutive year, a futility streak that hasn't happened in 50 years for…

Matt Canada Watch hit Day 4 on Thursday. Last I checked, he was still here. If he's still here Monday, I would bet he's your offensive coordinator for 2023. (Congratulations!)

The Steelers moved on from the Ben Roethlisberger era and started 2-6. Tomlin kept grinding -- and made it 16 seasons without a losing record.

Kenny Pickett hasn't looked like a rookie in the second half of the season.

PITTSBURGH — When the Steelers were seemingly hopeless and helpless at 2-6 heading into their bye week, Mike Tomlin was criticized for everything. There's a shock, right? Tomlin was roasted for his choice of offensive coordinator. His choice of offensive line coach. The team's play calling. The disappointing play of…

Just like the quarterback he is replacing, Kenny Pickett has shown he has a little fourth-quarter magic in him, too. And it is keeping the Steelers hoping and breathing, right to the very end.

I'm old enough to remember all the dire predictions of life for the Steelers after Ben Roethlisberger. I remember discussions about the Steelers entering the "dark ages" like they allegedly were in between the time Terry Bradshaw and Roethlisberger eras.