According to reports, Ben Roethlisberger will undergo surgery to fix his broken nose that he suffered in the first quarter of a hard earned 13-10 victory over the division rival Baltimore Ravens.
During the game, the Pittsburgh Steelers sideline reported Big Ben did NOT break his nose but all reviewers including the announcers could see Roethlisberger’s nose and it most certainly looked broken regardless of the sideline reports. After the game, Roethlisberger confirmed that he had a broken nose.
Roethlisberger broke his nose on Pittsburgh’s first series when Baltimore’s Haloti Ngata fist hit Roethlisberger in the face. Ngata was not penalized on the play which again begs the question on whether the league has targeted the Pittsburgh Steelers and don’t apply the same standard to other teams.
“Someone just came through and a hand got through my facemask,” Roethlisberger said after the game. “The next thing you know, I feel blood running down my face.”
He spent much of the following series trying to stop the bleeding, and his jersey was soon spattered with blood.
Roethlisberger, already playing with a broken bone in his foot, still went 22 for 38 for 253 yards.
