Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger was left stunned by Ravens' T.J. Watt game plan

T.J. Watt had a game to remember in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 5 home win over the Baltimore Ravens. From the two sacks to the late fumble recovery, Watt had his way against Baltimore’s offensive line. Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was quite in awe of Watt’s overall performance in Week 5, but he was […]

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Oct 8, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) has a pass blocked by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt (90) during the first quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports
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T.J. Watt had a game to remember in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 5 home win over the Baltimore Ravens. From the two sacks to the late fumble recovery, Watt had his way against Baltimore’s offensive line.

Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was quite in awe of Watt’s overall performance in Week 5, but he was left more in disbelief with Baltimore’s game plan for the versatile pass rusher. Roethlisberger simply could not believe that the Ravens did not regularly send double teams in Watt’s way throughout the contest.

"Thank you to Baltimore for not helping on T.J. Watt more," Roethlisberger said on his “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” podcast. “Like what's going on. I'm sitting there watching this game, and I'm watching the Ravens really rush four a lot of the night, they threw some blitzes, but they rushed four and tried to get home. And I watched the Steelers do their thing, and I just kept waiting. Like they did chip sometimes, they did that help but why wouldn't you take a page out of what Houston did last week and put a guy there, chip him with the back, put a tight end, do something.

"T.J., maybe send some flowers to John Harbaugh."

With Morgan Moses ruled out against Pittsburgh due to a shoulder injury, the Ravens called on Patrick Mekari to start out at right tackle in the contest. Mekari squared off with Watt for much of the divisional matchup until he had to leave the game due to a chest injury. Daniel Faalele then took hold of the right tackle position, and as with Mekari, he had a difficult time slowing down Watt.

Overall, Watt has recorded 14.0 sacks in 13 career games played against Baltimore.