Former Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs channels Batman villain Bane before regular-season finale vs. Steelers

It wouldn’t be a Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry game without an appearance from former outside linebacker Terrell Suggs.

During pregame introductions of Sunday’s regular-season finale, “T-Sizzle” ignited the crowd inside M&T Bank Stadium by walking out of the tunnel wearing the mask of Batman villain Bane.

Suggs, who was also wearing a military vest and camouflage pants, resembled the scene from the 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises” when Bane walked out of the tunnel after blowing up a football field.

The Ravens entered Sunday needing a win over the Steelers and losses by the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins and Las Angeles Chargers to advance to the postseason for the fourth straight year. It’s also expected to be Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s final game, with the future Hall of Famer set to retire after his 18th season. That includes an 18-11 record against Baltimore, including two playoff victories.

Roethlisberger, who was sacked 17 times by Suggs on the linebacker’s way to a career total of 139, which ranks eighth all-time, clapped on the sideline as Suggs was introduced as the “Legend of the Game.”

Suggs, 39, told The Baltimore Sun earlier this week that he was planning something special for Sunday’s game.

“It’s probably something I am used to doing but I’ll play it by ear,” Suggs said. “I pretty much go by the energy of the crowd, feed off them like I always did.”

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3q60mZg