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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
In the interest of full disclosure, I've been pretty hard on Ben in the past.
But two Sunday's ago really opened my eyes.
When they need a play, he makes it. He's clutch. He won't win with style points, but he wins.
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I agree on the clutch component. But his entire career he's been blessed with one of the best defenses in the NFL.
Quite simply, Big Ben is clutch because his defense puts him in opportunities to win when it matters most. They do so by protecting leads, covering up when Ben makes a mistake late in the game, and by making stops when they matter most (most of the time). Big Ben can win lots of games despite a 17-point performance. Brees or Thigpen score 17 points and they are clobbered. I just have to question if Big Ben could possibly play on a team that features a defense as poor as New Orleans. While playing for Pittsburgh demands that you be clutch in the 4th quarter, playing in New Orleans demands that you be perfect and flawless for the first 3 or else the game falls out of reach in a hurry.