Roethlisberger inspirational as Steelers stun Indianapolis

NFL win leader Indianapolis saw a Super Bowl dream end in misery while road triumphs on Sunday allowed bottom-seeds Pittsburgh and Carolina to sustain their title hopes.

Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes and made a game-saving tackle after a Jerome Bettis fumble in the final seconds as Pittsburgh won 21-18 at Indianapolis, ousting the heavily favoured Colts from the play-offs.

“Once in a blue moon Jerome is going to make that fumble and once in a blue moon I’m going to make that tackle,” Roethlisberger said. “Luckily for us they happened on the same play.”