FOX getting dragged for hilarious Ben Roethlisberger graphic

The FOX production crew was ridiculed on social media for their Ben Roethlisberger graphic during the first game of Monday’s doubleheader.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have had a rough week, and it all stems from their Week 12 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Originally scheduled to play on Thanksgiving night, they ended up playing last Wednesday due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Baltimore’s facility. That also upended Pittsburgh’s Week 13 game against the Washington Football Team, which was rescheduled from Sunday to Monday evening. The constant reshuffling will get anyone confused, and that includes the FOX production team.

In the first quarter, FOX put up an on-screen graphic of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s stats against NFC East teams this season. According to said information template, “Big Ben” threw nine touchdowns and a staggering 250 interceptions this season.

And here we thought the NFC East was bad

How on Earth are the Steelers undefeated entering Monday night with those awful statistics from Roethlisberger? Why do people badmouth the NFC East? They seem legit!

Of course, that previous paragraph was meant to be read sarcastically. Roethlisberger was not that bad against the lowly NFC division this season. In all actuality, the veteran Steelers signal caller threw for nine touchdowns and zero interceptions in total against the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Not sure where FOX got the 250 from, but hey, that’s not important. What is important is that “Big Ben” has performed admirably against the much-maligned NFC East.

The Steelers are the only undefeated team in the NFL, but aren’t being taken seriously based off the opponents so far this season. Additionally, Pittsburgh didn’t exactly inspire confidence as they had a lackluster performance against the Ravens last week, resorting to many declaring that they would stand no chance against the Kansas City Chiefs come playoff time.

Roethlisberger will look to prove those doubters wrong against a Washington defense that has surrendered just 309.5 yards and 22.1 points per game.