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Ben Roethlisberger celebrated with a Raiders helmet after Steelers clinched

By Adam Stites | Last updated 1/11/22

Ben Roethlisberger's career could've ended Sunday night in the most bizarre way possible, but Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson saved the day for the Pittsburgh Steelers by hitting a 40-yard field goal. The kick gave Las Vegas the win and pushed the Steelers into the playoffs.

Roethlisberger, 39, evidently watched it all go down (on delay) while on a FaceTime with musical artists Bart Millard and Toby Mac. (There's no audio on the clip)

When you decide to watch the end of the Sunday night game on Facetime with Bart & your homie…..a game that determines whether or not he gets in the playoffs and you don’t realize you’re 15 seconds ahead of him on the outcome. @_BigBen7 @BartMillard pic.twitter.com/TOsiOFazaA
— TobyMac (@tobymac) January 11, 2022

Roethlisberger was so happy about Carlson's season-saving kick that he even put on a Raiders helmet -- which appeared to have some autographs -- to celebrate.

I promise you, Sunday night was the only time you will ever see Ben Roethlisberger do this. pic.twitter.com/7LQhknxn2q
— Bart Millard (@BartMillard) January 12, 2022

The Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers played a wild back and forth game Sunday night that went into overtime. The two teams would've taken the final two wild card berths in the AFC with a tie, but instead the Raiders booted the Chargers from the playoffs with the field goal.

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