There is little question that the rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers is an intense one.
Not only did the two teams get into a skirmish late in the third quarter of Saturday’s playoff game in Cincinnati following Ryan Shazier’s massive hit on Giovani Bernard, but the crowd started throwing things at Ben Roethlisberger after the quarterback was carted off the field with an injury.
Garbage was thrown at Ben Roethlisberger when he was being carted off with an injury. pic.twitter.com/1QkXqxjC18
— Jose Rivera (@whoisjoserivera) January 10, 2016
Big Ben was hit hard by Vontaze Burfict and had his right shoulder driven into the turf. He was carted off and taken to the locker room for examination, but when he was on his way to the tunnel, some fans threw debris at him.
CBS announcer Jim Nantz also reported that Bengals fans booed the injured Roethlisberger. If Bengals fans aren’t careful, they’re going to end up with a reputation worse than that of Philadelphia Eagles fans.
