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‘I Wanted to Play Them Again’: Broderick Jones Happy About Rematch vs. Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Broderick Jones wouldn't want to play anyone else in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for their third meeting of the season with the Baltimore Ravens. This time it’s win or go home, which has only fueled trash talk leading up to the game.
Steelers starting right tackle Broderick Jones became the latest player to add to the conversation on Tuesday. He revealed there was no one else he’d rather face to get the playoffs started.
“For me, personally, I wanted to play the Ravens,” Jones said. “I still got a bad taste in my mouth from last game, so I wanted to play them again. I’m glad we get to play them again.”
Jones is referring to the Ravens’ 34-17 beatdown on the Steelers in Week 16. That was the turning point in the AFC North that led to Baltimore stealing the division from Pittsburgh, which held the lead for most of the season.
Since then, the Steelers have dropped two more games on what is currently a four-game losing streak. Jones knows he and the rest of the offense must play better if they hope end it.
“I feel like everybody goes through that slump where everything isn’t perfect,” Jones said. “That was ours, so I feel like we just got to continue to try and grind out of it, because like I said, it’s lose or go home. I’m not trying to go home yet.”
Another thing the Steelers are trying to end is their seven-year playoff win drought. Pittsburgh has not won a postseason game since the 2016 season.
That is not fully at the fault of the 2024 Steelers, though. So head coach Mike Tomlin took accountability for the team’s dry spell on Monday.
“What you mentioned is my story, it’s not this collective’s story,” Tomlin said. “Many of these guys involved do not tote those bags. I happily tote those bags, but it’s not something that I’m going to project on the collective.”
Still, that didn’t stop Jones from defending his head coach. Jones is only in his second year but he admits he has played a part in the Steelers playoff win drought.
“It’s definitely on all of us,” Jones said. “It’s not just one single person. At the end of the day, we’re a team, a collective. So we just got to figure it out.”
The Steelers are playing for a lot on Saturday night. Not only are they playing for the first postseason win in almost a decade but they hope to do so by also sending home their hated division rival.
No wonder Jones didn’t want to play anybody else.
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