Ben Roethlisberger appears to be putting blame on young Steelers players

Jordan Heck

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The Steelers made a furious comeback against the Cowboys on Sunday, scoring a touchdown with just over a minute to play. But the Dallas rookie duo of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliot put that to shame, an effort topped with a 32-yard touchdown run by the running back to seal the victory for the Cowboys.

So why did the Dallas rookies keep their cool while the Pittsburgh players surrendered a late lead? Ben Roethlisberger has some ideas, and they aren't very kind to his team.

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"We are undisciplined and not accountable," the Steelers quarterback said after the game. "That's why (the Cowboys) are one of the best in the business and we're not right now."

Big Ben was then asked how the team got to that point, and he responded, "I don't know. Is it players? Is it coaches? I don't know, but we need to get there quick."

Roethlisberger didn't mention young players explicitly with his post-game comments, but according to a report before the game, he already had. NFL.com's Aditi Kinkhabwala said the quarterback and his coach had a chat about the younger players.

As a leader and someone who has been with the franchise for so long, Roethlisberger's words carry weight. Even Tomlin agreed his quarterback has earned the right "to have an opinion and also express it."

But it appears Roethsliberger isn't the only veteran upset with how things are trending.

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Veteran linebacker James Harrison appears to be one of them, as he said after the game, "It was totally s----ty. We are quite terrible."

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.