Ben Roethlisberger Injures Knee After Throwing TD Pass To Antonio Brown (GIF)

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his knee after throwing a touchdown pass to Antonio Brown on Sunday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers pushed their lead to 17-6 over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday via a 3-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown; however, it wasn’t all smiles after the play.

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Roetlishberger injured his knee on the play and was immediately taken to the locker room. Bruce Gradkowski will take over for Roethlisberger as long as he remains out.

Watch the play:

While this is obviously a scary situation for Pittsburgh, it appears Roethlisberger has avoided a major injury, as he is probable to return.

Ben Roethlisberger has right knee injury. Return is probable
— Family of John Clayton (@JohnClaytonNFL) December 21, 2014

The touchdown pass was Roethlisberger’s 30th on the year, giving him such a single-season total for the first time since 2007.

Brown is also having a monster season, having entered the day with 1,498 receiving yards on 115 catches.

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