Ben Roethlisberger played the worst game of his career this season when the Pittsburgh Steelers were beaten by the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-9. The game was far closer than the score indicates, but Roethlisberger threw a career-high five interceptions in the loss. Not only did the defeat eventually cost the Steelers home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, but it was so ugly that Roethlisberger even jokingly contemplated retirement afterwards.

Rarely do players get the chance to avenge losses like that in the same season that they occurred. Roethlisberger has that chance on Sunday, as his Steelers will host the Jaguars for a playoff rematch. Lesser players would look at that as an opportunity to prove themselves personally and settle some unnecessary score. Mike Tomlin assured fans during his press conference Tuesday that his quarterback is not thinking that way.

"Ben’s played ball for a long time. This isn’t his first rodeo. His attention will be properly focused on winning the game, not responding to some regular season October performance. He’s just been in too many stadiums for that."

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This isn't the time for vendettas. Just as the Steelers can't look ahead to the Patriots next week, they can't treat this game against the Jaguars as a chance for revenge. The Jaguars are just an opponent like any other. They are a team that deserves the Steelers' undivided attention, but not their overwhelming emotion. The Steelers need to keep a level head if they are going to reach the Super Bowl. So far, their quarterback is leading the way in doing so.