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Ben Roethlisberger could be in the last month of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The quarterback told his former teammates and the organization that this will be his last season in Pittsburgh, according to a report by Adam Schefter.
He's not thinking about the end of the season as the team tries to make the playoffs.
"I'm living right here, right now, I don't think about how my career will end," Roethlisberger said. We have to make a run. We have to play good football. We have to play great football. That starts with me. I need to focus on this week and not look at the end.
Despite the team's inconsistent play in the last five games, Roethlisberger still believes his locker room can make a push in the final four games.
"You look at guys and see what they have," Roethlisberger said. The crazy thing about this game is that you can see that the guys have a lot of passion and they want it and they're going to give you everything they have.
Sometimes the other team is better than you are. It doesn't mean that these guys aren't passionate about football or that they don't have the heart to play it. It doesn't mean that. I want to see that guys will not quit.
Roethlisberger's tunnel vision this week is focused on the TennesseeTitans.
The Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns are both in the same division as the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"Sitting out the weekend gave us the perspective of how wide open this field is and our potential place in it," coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday.
Keeping Roethlisberger upright is one of the first things to do. The Vikings have sacked him 30 times this season.
"It's been a while since I felt that way after a game," Roethlisberger said, "but that's football."
Roethlisberger has been sacked an NFL record 547 times. Tom Brady is second in that category with 537 sacks, though he has only been sacked 16 times this season.
What does the sack record mean to Roethlisberger?
He said that he held on to the ball too long.
Roethlisberger is trying to set a new record on Sunday. He is just 27 yards away from passing Philip Rivers for fifth place on the all time passing yards list.
Roethlisberger doesn't want to think about it until he hangs it up.
"It means I've been playing for a long time," Roethlisberger said. "No, personal things, those are things you look back on and reflect on when you're done." He's still a good football player and a legend football player when you get up there with him. It's nice to play a long time.
