This whole situation with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his delayed return to the game against the Oakland Raiders last Sunday keeps getting more and more convoluted. It has gone from the flow of the game to pain-killing shots and now we have moved on to an old X-ray machine as the cause of the delay.

Roethlisberger spoke on his weekly radio show on 93.7 The Fan on Tuesday and said problems with the equipment at the stadium caused some confusion and inconclusive results left his status up in the air.

“The X-ray was inconclusive because the machine was old,” Roethlisberger said.

At this point, it is probably best just to assume this whole scenario was due to ineptitude on multiple fronts and let’s just hope the team learns and grows from it. The Steelers have three games left to salvage their playoff chances and the schedule is only getting worse. Roethlisberger contends he will play this weekend despite his rib injury but as always he will be evaluated throughout the week.