Alex Smith, defense help Washington defeat Steelers 23-17
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BEN ROETHLISBERGER
Tosses two touchdowns in loss Roethlisberger completed 33 of 53 passes for 305 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in Monday's 23-17 loss to Washington.
Impact Roethlisberger connected with eight different pass-catchers to top 300 yards for the fourth time this season. His biggest play came on a 50-yard touchdown to James Washington, but he found favorite target Diontae Johnson for a three-yard score to open the game. Unfortunately, though, one of Roethlisberger's final passes was batted into the air before being intercepted, giving him a pick in three straight games now. To make matters slightly worse, a tough matchup against the Bills awaits in Week 14.
DECEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
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Playing Week 13 Roethlisberger (knee) is listed as active Monday against Washington, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Impact For maintenance-related reasons, the Steelers listed Roethlisberger as a non-participant on each of their official injury reports this week. Still, his ability to practice Sunday in some capacity indicated an absence Monday wasn't in the cards, per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Indeed, Roethlisberger will be out there versus Washington's second-ranked pass defense (194.6 yards per game).
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In line to play Monday Roethlisberger (knee) participated in practice Sunday and is in line to play Monday against Washington, Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Impact Roethlisberger was listed as a non-participant on all three of the Steelers' official injury reports this week, which was done for maintenance-related reasons. Still, there wasn't much worry in Pittsburgh about the veteran quarterback's odds to suit up Monday, and his ability to fit in some on-field work Sunday backs up that optimism. Look for Roethlisberger's status to be clarified about 90 minutes before Monday's 5:00 p.m. ET kickoff.
DECEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Team unconcerned about availability The Steelers are planning on having Roethlisberger (knee) start Monday's game versus Washington, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Impact Though Roethlisberger is listed as questionable for the Week 13 contest with the knee injury, the team apparently isn't overly concerned about him potentially sitting out the contest, despite having not practiced Thursday through Saturday. Due to the quicker turnaround for the Week 13 contest after the Steelers played the Ravens this past Wednesday, the 38-year-old was seemingly just receiving some extra maintenance. As Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com points out, Roethlisberger previously started Week 10 against Cincinnati without practicing beforehand and turned in his best outing of the season (27-for-46 for 333 yards and four touchdowns).
DECEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
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Earns questionable designation Roethlisberger (knee) is listed as questionable for Monday's matchup against Washington.
Impact Roethlisberger hasn't practiced all week, but all indications seem to suggest it's just for maintenance-related reasons as opposed to anything serious. Coach Mike Tomlin has not hinted that the veteran quarterback could be in danger of missing Monday's contest, but fantasy managers may want to keep on eye on his status ahead of Monday's 5:00 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Gets maintenance day Friday Roethlisberger sat out Friday's practice due to a listed combination of not injury-related/knee, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Impact That's also how Roethlisberger was listed on Thursday's practice estimate, with Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette characterizing the QB's absence Friday as a maintenance day. With that in mind, we'd expect Roethlisberger to return to a full practice Saturday and approach Monday afternoon's game against Washington minus an injury designation.
DECEMBER 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
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Struggles against Ravens Roethlisberger completed 36 of 51 pass attempts for 266 yards, one touchdown and one interception Week 12 against the Ravens.
Impact Roethlisberger struggled to get in a rhythm and averaged only 5.2 yards per attempt. He managed only two completions of over 20 yards and also failed to throw a touchdown pass until there were 13 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. While volume continues to mask Roethlisberger's inefficiency as a thrower, he has failed to surpass six yards per attempt in four of his last six contexts. He'll look to bounce back in a Week 13 matchup against Washington.
DECEMBER 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Postgame Press Conference (Week 12 vs Baltimore Ravens): Ben Roethlisberger
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