Daily News & Links: Big Ben Pumps Brakes on Steelers Offense; First Look at Diontae Johnson in Ravens Uniform

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? Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger pumped the brakes on the Steelers offense. He wants to see how they do against an elite defense.

“I just want to pump the brakes a little bit, just because we don’t know what we’re gonna get when we face a really good defense,” Roethlisberger said of the offense on his Footbahlin podcast. “But they’re doing what they have to do right now, and that’s all that matters.”

? Former Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was in a Ravens uniform for the first time on Thursday. The Carolina Panthers traded Johnson and a sixth-round pick to the Ravens for a fifth-round pick on Wednesday.

Johnson and the Ravens face the Steelers on Nov. 17 at Acrisure Stadium. It will be Johnson’s first game against his former team since being traded in March this past offseason.

? Steelers All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt has been clutch in the fourth quarter this season, recording three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. His 93.3 grade in the fourth quarter is tied for first, according to Pro Football Focus.

? Stephen A. Smith thinks Russell Wilson make the Steelers a Super Bowl threat.

“If Russell Wilson could continue to look this way with the Steelers defense … I can’t dismiss the Pittsburgh Steelers as a threat,” Smith said on ESPN’s First Take.

? The Steelers haven’t allowed a QB grade over 67.5 this season, according to PFF.

? George Pickens leads the league in 30+ yard receptions this season with eight.

? James Harrison and T.J. Watt are the only Steelers in franchise history with at least six sacks and four forced fumbles through the first right games of a season, according to Daniel Valente of The Score. Harrison accomplished the feat three times.

? Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Ben Roethlisberger’s first career meeting against Tom Brady. The Steelers snapped the Patriots 21-game winning streak with a 34-20 win over New England at Heinz Field on Halloween.

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