While the Cleveland Browns were celebrating a playoff win in their locker room, the Pittsburgh Steelers were quietly lamenting their loss on the sideline.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and center Maurkice Pouncey, who have spent the last 11 seasons together, shared an emotional postgame moment on an otherwise empty bench.
But it wasn’t a private one. NFL Films was there to capture every word for Inside the NFL.
“I’m sorry, brother,” Roethlisberger told Pouncey. “You’re the only reason I wanted to do this, man… Oh, I feel worse for you than me. I hate it, man.”
Monday brought speculation about whether Pouncey…
