Officials miss Steelers timeout costing Ben Roethlisberger final walk-off at Heinz Field

Officials miss Steelers timeout costing Ben Roethlisberger final walk-off at Heinz Field

Ben Roethlisberger has played what is likely his final game at Heinz Field. It wasn't pretty, as the Steelers quarterback admitted on the ESPN telecast but it resulted in a Colby Rasmus Jersey 26-14 win over the Browns, improving his lifetime record against the AFC North rivals to .Roethlisberger may have earned a victory in his last home start, but he didn't exactly have the perfect send-off. He finished the game completing 24 of 46 pa ses for 123 yards and one touchdown to one interception. And it appeared that Steelers rookie running back Najee Harris who ran for Andrew Cashner Jersey a career-high 188 yards and a score in the victory had cost Roethlisberger a walk-off opportunity following a 37-yard touchdown run with 51 seconds left.NAJEE HARRIS. NFL (@NFL) MORE: Luckily for Roethlisberger, he got to see the field one last time. Tre Norwood's interception of Baker Mayfield with 10 seconds remaining gave the 18th-year quarterback thatchance. And, with one timeout remaining, the Steelers had the opportunity which they took to give their future Hall of Famer a curtain call.The only problem: Officials mi sed coach Mike Tomlin's timeout signal. They let the game clock hit zeroes after a Roethlisberger kneel down, denying him Cedric Mullins Jersey the extended walk-off.A curtain call for the legend. NFL (@NFL) MORE: A smiling Tomlin confirmed in his that he tried to get Roethlisberger off the field, saying, "I was (calling a timeout). I took a shot at it. Took a shot at it."For his part, Roethlisberger appeared happy just to have the opportunity to step onto Joey Rickard Jersey the field that one last time. He was clearly emotional in his postgame interview with "Monday Night Football" sideline reporter Lisa Salters; he admitted he didn't think he'd get out there after Harris' touchdown.An emotional Ben Roethlisberger Darren O'Day Jersey on his final game in Pittsburgh.(via ) NFL (@NFL) "The best offensive play is when you get to take a knee," Roethlisberger said. "And I got to do it one more time."

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