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BEN ROETHLISBERGER
2007 (15-15/1-1):
Started the first 15
games and the AFC Wild Card Game against Jacksonville…was inactive for the Week
17 loss at Baltimore…named to his first Pro Bowl…was FedEx Air Player of the
Week in Weeks 9 and 16…named AFC Offensive Player of the Week in Weeks 10 and
16…completed 264-of-404 passes for 3,154 yards and a team-record 32 touchdown
passes…passer rating of 104.1 was a team-record and was 2nd in the
NFL behind Tom Brady…set a team record with touchdown passes in 15 straight
games…with a 39-16 career record (.709 pct.), he ranks second behind Tom Brady
in winning percentage among active quarterbacks…his 65.1% completion percentage
was the second-best of both his career and in team history…tossed a career-high
five touchdown passes in the Week 9 win over Baltimore…also had a perfect 158.3
passer rating in that game (second perfect passer rating of his career)…had his
third career perfect passer rating and second of the season in the Week 16 win
over St. Louis…broke the
single-game completion percentage mark of 85.7% (18 of 21) in the Week 12 win
over the Dolphins…tied a team-record by passing for over 3,000 yards for the
second consecutive year…set a career high and finished second in the league
behind Vince Young with 204 rushing yards on 35 attempts (5.8 avg.)…ran for two
touchdowns…his 30-yard touchdown run in a Week 10 win over Cleveland was a
career-long…17 of his 35 rushes went for first downs…set postseason career highs
with 29 completions, 42 attempts and 337 yards in the loss to Jacksonville…his
337 yards and 29 completions were both the third highest marks in team
postseason history…also threw two touchdown passes and a three interceptions,
which tied a playoff career high…has now completed 62.4% (118-189) of his
postseason passes, the highest percentage in team history... 9/9 at Cleveland: Completed 12-of-23
passes for 161 yards, with a career-high four TDs…finished the game with a QB
Rating of 114.3…posted his 19th regular-season 100+ QB rating game and extended
the winning streak to the same in games where he accomplished that feat…his four
touchdowns gave him sole possession of fifth place among the Steelers All-Time
touchdown passes leaders…surpassed Jim Finks and became the 5th
leading touchdown passer in Steelers’ history...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Completed 21-of-34
passes for 242 yards, with two TDs…had a QB rating of 80.8…became the Steelers’
7th All-Time passing leader, surpassing Mark Malone…also moved into
sixth place for the All-Time completions leaders in Steelers’ history with
677...9/23 vs. San Francisco:
Connected on 13-of-20 passes for 160 yards, with one TD…finished the game
with a QB Rating of 106.2…had the 20th regular-season 100+ QB rating
and extended the winning streak to the same in games where he hit that mark…took
sole possession of the fifth position on the Steelers all-time career passing
yardage leader, with 9,082…tied Mark Malone for fifth place on the Steelers
All-Time completions list with 690…his 1,109 passing attempts surpassed Tommy
Maddox on the Steelers all-time passing attempts leaders and ranks him at
eighth…9/30 at Arizona: Started at
QB and passed for 242 yards and two TDs…completed 17-of-32 passes (53.1%) and
finished the day with a passer rating of 72.9…also rushed four times for 26
yards with a long of 16 yards late in the game…both of his TD passes were to
Santonio Holmes with one being the 43-yard long late in the first quarter…his
second TD strike of the day was a 7-yard pass, which came with 1:49 left in the game,
bringing the Steelers within a touchdown of the Cardinals...took sole possession
of the fifth position on the Steelers all-time completions leaders list with 707
completions…also moved up to fifth on the Steelers all-time passing yardage list
(9,326), passing Bobby Layne...10/7 vs.
Seattle: Made his 45th career start at QB and complete 18-of-22
passes for 206 yards (11.4 avg.) and one TD…finished the game with his highest
QB Rating of the season at 120.8…passed Bobby Layne on the all-time passing
attempts list with 1,163 career attempts…went 9-of-9 passing in the second half
and connected on his last 13 passes of the game...10/21 at Denver: Registered his
46th career start and finished the day completing 24-of-35 of his
passes for a season-high 290 yards (12.1 avg.) including a long of 40 yards…also
tied his season and career-high with four TD passes…had a passer rating of
108.0…was the fourth time he finished a game with a passer rating over 100 this
season...10/28 at Cincinnati:
Started his 22nd game at QB…went 19-of-26 passing for 230 (12.1
avg.) including a 42-yard long to Santonio Holmes…also finished the day the two
TD passes, both to Hines Ward…eclipsed 1,500 passing yards for the season
(1,533) and 10,000 (10,052) career passing yards…had a QB rating of 109.5,
giving him five games with a 100+ QB rating, matching his season totals from
2005 and 2006…also helped improve the Steelers’ record to 24-1 in games where he
has a QB rating over 100...11/5 vs.
Baltimore: Finished 13-of-16 passing for 209 yards with a career-high five
TD passes for a perfect passer rating of 158.3…it marked his second career
perfect passer rating…his five TD passes tied a Monday Night Football record for
most TD passes…has 72 career TD passes, which ranks second on the team’s
all-time list…hit TE Heath Miller on the team’s second drive of the game to put
Pittsburgh ahead 7-0…it marked the 13th consecutive game he has
thrown at least one TD pass…connected with Santonio Holmes for a 15-yard TD pass
in the first quarter…it was Roethlisberger’s 69th career TD pass,
moving him past Neil O’Donnell for third place on the team’s all-time list…moved
into fourth place on the team’s all-time completions list ahead of Bubby Brister
(776), with 781 completions…moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time
passing yardage list ahead of Bubby Brister (10,104), with 10,261 career passing
yards...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Played
in his 50th career game, while making his 24th consecutive
start at QB…finished 23-of-34 for 278 passing with two TDs and one interception
(99.9 passer rating)…added 49 yards rushing on five attempts (9.8 avg.) with one
rushing TD…had a career-long 30-yard TD run in the fourth quarter that gave
Pittsburgh a 24-21 lead…extended his streak to 14 consecutive games with a
passing TD…reached a career-high 22 TDs on the year, tying him for fourth on the
Steeler’s single-season TD list with Terry Bradshaw…led the team to a
fourth-quarter, game-winning drive for the 10th time in his career
and the first time this season...11/18
at N.Y. Jets: Made his 50th career start at QB…finished the game
15-of-25 passing for 195 yards (13.0 avg.) with one TD pass and one interception
(81.2 passer rating)...also had two rushes for five yards (2.5 avg.)...11/26 vs. Miami: Tallied his
26th consecutive start…finished 18-of-21 for 165 yards with no TDs and one interception (79.6 passer
rating)…his 85.7 completion percentage broke the single-game record for the
Steelers, previously held by Kordell Stewart (84.6%)…he completed 15 passes in a
row at one point in the game, tying Bubby Brister’s 1989 team record for
consecutive completions…completed passes to eight different receivers...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Made his
27th consecutive start at QB…finished 21-of-32 for 184 yards passing
with two TDs and two interceptions (75.5 passer rating)…also had six rushes for
13 yards and a TD…had a six-yard TD run with 8:31 left in the second quarter to
tie the game at 7-7, which marked his second rushing TD of the season and the
eighth of his career…hit Hines Ward for a two-yard TD pass late in the first
half to give Pittsburgh a 17-7 halftime lead, which marked his career-best
24th TD pass of the year, tying him for third place on the team’s
single-season TD passing list with Terry Bradshaw, who accomplished the same
feat in 1980…threw an eight-yard TD pass to Ward late in the third quarter,
giving him a career-best 25 TDs on the season...12/9 at New England: Made his
28th consecutive start and finished 19-of-32 passing for 187 yards
with one TD and no interceptions (86.3 passer rating)…hit RB Najeh Davenport for
a 32-yard TD pass in the second quarter, giving him a career-best 26 passing TDs
on the season, which ties him with Terry Bradshaw for second place on the team’s
single-season passing TD list…rushed for 24 yards (6.0 avg.)…moved into fifth
place on the team’s all-time passing attempts list (1,384) ahead of Jim
Finks...12/16 vs. Jacksonville:
Played in his 55th career game, while starting at QB…finished
15-of-32 for 142 yards with three TDs (90.9 passing rating)…completed pass to
seven different receivers in the game…rushed two times for 15 yards (7.5 avg.),
both of which resulted in a Steelers’ first down…his three TD passes allowed his
to surpass Terry Bradshaw for the most TD passes in a single season in team
history with 29...12/20 at St. Louis:
Made his 55th career and 30th consecutive start at
QB…finished 16-of-20 for 261 yards with three TDs and no interceptions, which
gave him his third perfect (158.3) passer rating of his career and tying Peyton
Manning’s NFL record for most games with a perfect passer rating…also had two
rushes for 11 yards (5.5 avg.), including a long of nine yards...12/30 at Baltimore: Was inactive...AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville:
Made his seventh postseason start at QB…finished 29-of-42 for 337 yards
passing with two TDs and three interceptions (79.2 pass rating)…his 29
completions, 42 attempts and 337 yards passing were all career highs in the
postseason.
2006
(15-15): Started
every game except the season opener (missed after having appendectomy)…broke the
team single-game record for completions as he posted 38 against Denver…his 433
yards passing against Denver were the second-highest total in team
history…finished the season with a career-best 3,513 passing yards with 18
touchdowns and 23 interceptions…9/7 vs.
Miami: Was inactive following an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy earlier
in the week…9/18 at Jacksonville:
Started in his first game of the season just 15 days after undergoing
surgery…completed 17-of-32 passes (53.1%) for 141 yards and a quarterback rating
of 38.7…9/24 vs. Cincinnati:
Completed 18-of-39 passes (46.2%) for 208 yards and a long of 36…10/8 at San Diego: Passed for 220
yards while completing 20-of-31 attempts…hit a long of 32 and recorded a 58.5
passer rating…10/15 vs.
Kansas City: Completed
16-of-19 passes (84.2%) for 238 yards and two touchdowns…had a perfect passer
rating (158.3) in the first half after completing 13-of-15 passes for 224 yards
and two touchdowns...84.2 completion percentage would have ranked as the second
highest single-game percentage in Steelers history, but he came one attempt shy
of the minimum 20 needed…hooked up with Nate Washington on a 47-yard touchdown
strike, his first of the season…10/22 at Atlanta: Had an incredible
start before leaving the game after suffering a blow to the head by Chauncey
Davis…had completed 16-of-22 passes (72.7%) for 238 yards with a career-high
(tied) three touchdowns and a 147.3 passer rating…passed Ed Brown (5,821) for
10th place on the Steelers all-time passing list with 6,051 career
yards…first half numbers were all career highs, completing 15-of-20 passes for
235 yards and three TDs…passed Mike Tomczak (37) for ninth on the Steelers
all-time touchdown passes list…10/29 at
Oakland: Recorded his third career 300-yard passing game, finishing with 301
yards on 25-of-37 pass attempts…threw one touchdown and recorded a 61.7 passer
rating…rushed once for five yards…passed Ed Brown (736) for 10th
place on the Steelers' all-time list with 743 career attempts…11/5 vs. Denver: Set new career highs
in attempts (54), completions (38) and yards (433)…38 completions marks a new
Steelers' single-game high, surpassing Neil O'Donnell's 34 at Chicago (Nov. 5,
1995)…433 yards was the second-highest single-game total in Steelers' history
(Tommy Maddox, 473, Nov. 10, 2002) and marked his first career 400-yard passing
game…54 attempts marked the third highest in Steelers' history…scrambled to find
Willie Parker in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown strike…rushed three times
for nine yards…tied Terry Bradshaw with four career 300-yard passing games for
third on the Steelers' all-time list…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Completed
17-of-28 (60.7%) attempts for 264 yards (9.4-yards per attempt), three
touchdowns, no interceptions and a 127.7 passer rating…connected on long
touchdown passes to Hines Ward (37 yards) and Cedrick Wilson (38 yards)…hit
Heath Miller for a two-yard strike off of a play-action pass…marked the third
time this season with 100-plus quarterback rating…surpassed 2,000-yards passing
for the third straight season…surpassed 7,000 career passing yards, becoming
only the ninth quarterback to accomplish that feat for the Steelers…11/19 at Cleveland: Rallied the
Steelers for 21 points, including two touchdown passes, in the fourth quarter to defeat
Cleveland, 24-20…completed 25-of-44 passes for 272 yards, two touchdowns and a
61.9 passer rating…found Santonio Holmes after scrambling for a 20-yard
touchdown, and hit Willie Parker for the game winning score from four yards
out…passes Tommy Maddox (7,139) for eighth place on the Steelers all-time
passing list with 7,321 yards…had a passer-rating of 109.0 in the fourth quarter
after completing 18-of-29 passes (62.1%) for 224 yards, two touchdowns and no
interceptions to lead the team back from a 10-point deficit…11/26 at Baltimore: Completed 21-of-41
passes for 214 yards and a long of 27…has now completed 213 passes on the
season, a career high…also has 577 career completions, passing Bobby Layne (569)
for eighth place on the Steelers all-time list…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Completed 12-of-25
passes (48%) for 198 yards, two touchdowns and a 85.1 passer rating…connected on
touchdown passes of two yards (Jerame Tuman) and 16 yards (Heath
Miller)…scrambled before finding Miller for the 16-yard score to give the
Steelers a 17-0 lead in the fourth quarter…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Completed 11-of-21
passes (52%) for 225 yards, a touchdown and a 106.2 quarterback rating…hit Nate
Washington on a 49-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh an early 7-0 lead…also
rushed for a two-yard touchdown run…12/17 at Carolina: Completed 10-of-17
passes for 125 yards (58.8%), one touchdown and quarterback rating of 101.3…hit
Najeh Davenport for a 13-yard touchdown (his 50th career touchdown
pass)…had five rushes for 12 yards (2.4 avg.) and a long of eight…scored the
game's first touchdown on a one-yard run…surpassed 3,000 yards passing on the
season for the first time in his career…reached 3,077 yards on the season,
passing Kordell Stewart (3,020, 1997) for sixth place in Steelers' single-season
history…410 pass attempts passes Mike Tomczak (401, 1996) for 10th
place in Steelers' single season-history…tied Mike Tomczak (973) for ninth place
on the Steelers' all-time pass attempts list…246 pass completions ties Neil
O'Donnell (1995) for sixth place in Steelers' single-season history…past Tommy
Maddox (603) on the Steelers' all-time completions list with 610…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Completed 15-of-31
passes for 156 yards and one touchdown, with a long of 31 yards…moved into fifth
place on the Steelers' single-season passing yards list, passing Kordell
Stewart, (3,109, 2001)…surpassed 8,000 yards passing in his career…surpassed
1,000 pass attempts in his career…passed Mike Tomczak (973) for ninth place on
the Steelers' all-time pass attempts list with 1,004…ranks sixth on the
Steelers' all-time single-season pass attempts list with 441…moved into fourth
place on the Steelers' all-time single-season pass completion list with 261…12/31 at Cincinnati: Completed 19-of-28
passes fro 280 yards, one touchdown and a 97.3 quarterback rating…hit Santonio
Holmes on a game-winning 67-yard touchdown in overtime…passed Tommy Maddox
(3,414, 2003) for second place on the Steelers' all-time single-season passing
yardage list with 3,513…passed Kordell Stewart (458, 1998) for fourth place on
the team's all-time single-season attempts list with 469…surpassed Neil
O'Donnell (270, 1993) for second place on the Steelers' all-time single-season
completions list with 280…surpassed Bubby Brister (51) for seventh place on the
Steelers' all-time touchdown list...passed Bubby Brister (28) for wins by a
Steelers' starting quarterback with 29.
2005
(12-12/4-4):
Became the youngest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl (23
years old)…guided the Steelers to their first Super Bowl victory in 26
years…became the first quarterback in league history to lead his team to the
conference championship game in each of his first two seasons…finished third in
the regular season in passer-rating with a 98.6 mark…had 17 touchdown passes to
just nine interceptions...9/11 vs. Tennessee: Threw for a
perfect (158.3) passer-rating for the first time in his career and for the first
time in the NFL since 2003 (Kansas City's Trent Green)…completed 9-of-11 passes
for 218 yards and two TDs…11 pass attempts in a game were the fewest by a
Steelers' team since Oct. 17, 1977 vs. Cincinnati…rushed three times for five
yards…9/18 at Houston: Completed 14-of-21
passes for 254 yards, two TDs and a 139.8 passer-rating…was sacked once for a
one-yard loss…completed passes for 36, 54 and 40 yards…improved his record as a
starter to 15-0 in the regular season…9/25 vs. New England: Suffered first career regular season
loss…gave a gutsy performance coming back from a shoulder injury to complete
12-of-28 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns and a 93.8 passer-rating…led
the team on a late nine-play, 51-yard drive that ended when he connected with
Hines Ward for a touchdown to tie the game at 20-20…10/10 at San Diego: Improved his
record to 16-1 as a starter…completed 17-of-26 passes for 225 yards, one TD and
a 105.4 passer-rating…posted a passer-rating of greater than 100.0 for the third
time in four games…did not throw an interception for the fourth consecutive
game…threw at least one TD pass in fourth consecutive game of the season and in
his sixth consecutive game overall…had a long completion of 33 yards to Hines
Ward…was sacked three times for losses of 18 yards…injured his left knee late in
the game and was replaced by Charlie Batch…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Was inactive with a hyper-extended
knee…10/23 at Cincinnati: Returned to action after missing the
previous game with a hyper-extended knee…complete 9-of-14 passes for 93 yards
and two touchdowns…threw his first interception of the season snapping a streak
of 94-consecutive attempts without an interception…finished with a quarterback
rating of 93.2…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Finished
18-of-30 for 177 yards with two touchdowns and an interception (passer-rating of
85.0)…marked the fifth time in six games in 2005 he threw for two touchdowns in
a game…connected with TE Heath Miller for a pair scores...his 30 pass attempts
were the most in a game in his two seasons…he had been the first QB since Terry
Hanratty to have gone 18 starts into his NFL career without ever throwing 30
passes in a game…engineered the drive that set up K Jeff Reed's 37-yard
game-winning field goal…11/6 at Green Bay: Missed the game following arthroscopic
surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Was inactive with a knee injury…11/20 at Baltimore: Was inactive
with a knee injury…11/28 at Indianapolis: Returned to
action after missing three straight weeks with a knee injury…finished 17-of-26
for 133 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions…hit WR Hines Ward for a
12-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter…also had 21 yards rushing on three
carries…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Set career-highs in attempts (41),
completions (29), yards (386) and touchdown passes (3)…had a long throw of 41
yards and a quarterback rating of 94.2…also threw three interceptions and was
sacked twice…rushed once for two yards…hit Hines Ward for touchdowns passes of
20 and 6 yards…completed passes to nine different receivers…12/11 vs. Chicago: Completed 13-of-20 passes for 173
yards with a long of 45, one touchdown and a passer-rating of 109.0...hit Hines
Ward for a 14-yard touchdown…12/18 at Minnesota: Completed 10-of-15 passes for 149
yards (9.9 yards per attempt) with a long of 50…had a quarterback rating of 99.0
marking the eighth time in his 10 games played that he finished with a rating in
the 90s or above…ran six times for seven yards (1.2 avg.) with a long of
nine…scored on a three-yard run by diving into the end zone for the game's only
touchdown…12/24 at Cleveland: Completed 13-of-20 passes for 226
yards (11.3 yards-per-attempt) and a touchdown…had a long of 46 and had a
passer-rating of 120.0…connected for a seven-yard TD pass to Hines Ward to give
the Steelers an early 14-0 lead…improved his record as a starter to 21-3…1/1
vs. Detroit: Completed
7-of-16 passes for 135 yards with a long of 43…rushed three times for five yards
(1.7 avg.), including a seven-yard touchdown run…improved his record to 22-3 as
a starting quarterback…surpassed 5,000 passing yards in his career (5,006)…AFC
Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Had the best playoff performance of
his young career…completed 14-of-19 passes for 208 yards, three TDs and a 148.7
passer-rating…did not throw an interception…three TDs set a new career high in
the postseason…completed a 54-yard pass to WR Cedrick Wilson for the longest
postseason completion of his career…rushed four times for three yards…AFC
Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Improved to 3-1 in the postseason as a
starting QB…completed 14-of-24 passes for 197 yards, with a long of 45…had two
TD passes and a quarterback rating of 95.3…made a game-saving tackle on Nick
Harper after he returned a fumble to the Colts' 42-yard line…AFC
Championship Game 1/22 at Denver: Completed 21-of-29 passes for 275
yards, two TDs and a 124.9 passer-rating…rushed three times for 12 yards and one
TD…TD was his first career rushing TD in postseason…21 completions and 275 yards
were both career highs in the postseason…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Went 9-for-21 for 123 yards and a long
of 37…scrambled and threw a 37-yard pass to Hines Ward to the Seattle three-yard
line on third and 28…followed that by rushing for a one-yard touchdown to give
the Steelers a 7-3 lead…also threw a key block on Antwaan Randle El's 43-yard TD
strike to Ward…rushed seven times for 25 yards (3.6 avg.) with a long of
10…became the youngest starting quarterback in NFL history to win a Super
Bowl.
2004
(14-13/2-2):
Was
named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and The Sporting
News Rookie of the Year...was selected the AFC Offensive Rookie of the Month
for October…was selected as the 2004 Joe Greene Award recipient, given to the
Steelers rookie of the year and voted on by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pro
Football Writers of America…broke Dan Marino's NFL records for a rookie
quarterback for completion percentage (66.4) and passer-rating (98.1)...also set
new team highs with his completion percentage and passer rating…became the first
quarterback in NFL history to compile a 13-0 record during the regular season…9/19 at Baltimore: Made his Steelers' debut replacing
the injured Tommy Maddox in the third quarter…led the Steelers to two
TDs…completed 12-of-20 passes for 176 yards, two TDs and two interceptions for
an 82.5 passer-rating..9/26 at
Miami: Faced very
unusual circumstances in his first professional start…overcame the weather and
poor field conditions to lead the Steelers on a game-clinching TD drive late in
the fourth quarter…completed 12-of-22 passes (54.5 percent) for 163 yards and
one TD with one interception…compiled a passer-rating of 74.6...10/3 vs. Cincinnati: Was very effective in only
his second start—first at Heinz Field—and led the team from behind once again in
the fourth quarter…completed 17-of-25 passes for 174 yards and one TD without an
interception…compiled an impressive 101.1 quarterback rating...10/10 vs. Cleveland: Led the team to a third consecutive
victory…recovered from an early interception that was returned for a
TD…completed 16-of-21 passes (76.2 percent) for 231 yards and one TD with one
interception…compiled an impressive 107.4 passer-rating…also ran for his first
career TD, finishing with 13 yards on six carries and a long of nine yards...10/17 at Dallas: Rallied the team from a
10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to raise his record as a starter to 4-0…was
selected as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance…joined
James Farrior (Defensive Player) as Steelers become first team since 1994 to
have both an AFC offensive and defensive player of the week for the same week...completed 21-of-25 passes
(84 percent) for 193 yards, two TDs and a 125.5 quarterback rating…his 84
percent completion percentage tied for the second highest single-game percentage
in Steelers history (Kordell Stewart, 84.6 vs. Cincinnati 11/24/02)…also ran for
eight yards on two carries…completed his final 11 passes for 88 yards to lead
the Steelers on two TD drives…10/31
vs. New England:
Produced another stellar performance against one of the most complex defenses in
the NFL, snapping the Patriots NFL record 18-game winning streak…registered a
126.4 quarterback rating by completing 18-of-24 passes (75 percent) for 196
yards and two TDs without an interception…also ran for three yards...11/7 vs. Philadelphia: Tied the NFL record (Mike Kruczek,
1976) for most wins to start a career with six…completed 11-of-18 passes for 183
yards with two TDs and an interception…threw his first interception in his last
98 attempts…also ran for 10 yards on six carries, including a long of 16
yards...11/14 at
Cleveland: Set a new
NFL record for most wins by a quarterback at the start of a career
(7)…did not have one of his best statistical games but made pivotal plays
with both his arm and legs…completed 10-of-16 passes (62.5 percent) for 134
yards and an interception for a 63.0 quarterback rating...marked first game
without a TD pass since taking over as the starter…rushed for 38 yards on seven
carries (5.4 avg.), including a long of 20 yards...11/21 at Cincinnati: Was sacked a season-high
seven times but still managed to lead the team to an eighth straight
win…compiled an impressive 104.9 quarterback rating…completed 15-of-21 passes
for 138 yards and one TD…also ran for 16 yards on nine carries...11/28 vs. Washington: completed 9-of-20 passes for
131 yards, his lowest output of the season…compiled a 66.9 passer-rating without
an interception for the fifth game…also gained four yards on six carries...12/5 at Jacksonville: Operated the offense with
the utmost efficiency, compiling a near-perfect passer rating of 158.0 (158.3 is
perfect)…completed 3-of-3 passes for 39 yards on the game-winning field-goal
drive…finished the game by completing 14-of-17 passes (82.5 percent) for 221
yards and two TDs without an interception…also ran for 40 yards on three
carries...12/12 vs. N.Y.
Jets: Had his poorest
statistical performance of the season but responded at the end of the game when
it counted…engineered a game-clinching scoring drive that was capped by Jerome
Bettis' 12-yard TD run…connected with Lee Mays on a 46-yard pass that was a key
play in the drive…completed just 9-of-19 passes (47.6 percent) for 144 yards
with two interceptions...12/18 at
N.Y. Giants: Helped
orchestrate another come-from-behind victory…completed 18-of-28 passes (64.3
percent) for 316 yards, the first 300-yard passing performance of his
career…threw one TD with two interceptions, compiling an 84.8 quarterback
rating...12/26 vs.
Baltimore: Was
outstanding again before leaving the game late in the third quarter when he
injured his ribs on the Steelers' final TD drive...completed 73.7 percent of his
passes (14-for-19) for 221 yards and two TDs with one interception…produced a
125.1 quarterback rating...AFC Divisional Playoff Game 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Made his first postseason
appearance…did not have his best day but led the Steelers on a game-winning
field goal scoring drive in overtime…completed 17-of-30 passes for 181 yards and
one TD with two interceptions…also ran four times for 30 yards, including a long
of 20…compiled a 57.8 passer-rating...AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. New England: Completed 14-of-24 passes (58.3
percent) for 226 yards and two TDs with three interceptions, one of which was
returned 87 yards for a touchdown…compiled a 78.1 passer-rating…also rushed for
45 yards on five carries, including a long of 13 yards.
COLLEGE:
Was a three-year starter at Miami (Ohio)…re-wrote virtually every school passing
record in just 38 games…completed 854-of-1,304 passes (65.5%) for 10,829 yards,
84 touchdowns and 34 interceptions...set another RedHawks' career record with
11,075 yards in total offense…became only the third player in Mid-American
Conference history to throw for over 3,000 yards in three seasons and was the
10th passer in conference annals to throw for over 10,000 yards in a
career…became only the eighth player in school history to earn All-American
honors…could also handle punting chores, kicking 24 times for 963 yards (40.1
avg.), with 17 attempts downed inside the 20-yard line. 2003: Was an All-American
first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, earning third-team honors
from the Associated Press…was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award,
given to the nation's top passer…earned All-Mid American Conference first-team
honors and named the conference's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of
the Year…guided the team to its first bowl appearance since 1986 and its first
postseason victory in 28 seasons…led an offense that established conference
season records with 553 points scored and 7,016 yards in total offense…in 14
games, he completed 342-of-495 passes (69.1%) for 4,486 yards, 37 touchdowns and
only 10 interceptions, breaking his own 2002 school season records (attempts,
completions, yards, touchdowns)…gained 111 yards with three scores on 67 carries
(1.7 avg.)…totaled 4,597 yards in offense, breaking his own 2001 record of 3,294
yards. 2002:
Earned All-American honorable mention honors and was an All-MAC
second-team pick by The NFL Draft Report, adding second-team All-MAC
honors from the league's media…completed 271-of-428 passes (63.3%) for 3,238
yards and 22 touchdowns…scored once on 82 carries…also had 11 punts for 482
yards (43.8 avg), with nine kicks downed inside the 20-yard line.
2001: Was the
nation's premier first-year quarterback, earning first-team Football Writer's
Association of America Freshman All-America honors...was the first RedHawk to
earn MAC Freshman of the Year since Deland McCullough in 1992...named
second-team All-MAC...was the first freshman in the program's history to be
nominated for the MAC's Vern Smith MVP award...ranked second in the conference
in passing yards (258.8 ypg.), total offense (274.5 ypg.), pass efficiency
(146.5) and touchdowns (25)...re-wrote the Miami single-season record book for
passing yards (3,105), completions (241), touchdown passes (25), completion
percentage (66.3) and total offense (3,294)...his passing yards, touchdown
passes and total offense were tops in the nation among freshman
signal-callers...set MAC freshman records for passing yards and touchdown
passes...threw touchdown passes in his first nine collegiate games after
starting just twelve games in high school at quarterback...earned MAC Eastern
Division Offensive Player of the Week against Cincinnati, Buffalo and
Akron...named USA Today MAC Player of the Week three times.
2000:
Redshirted...majored in physical education.
PERSONAL:
Attended
Findlay (Ohio) High...started at quarterback for varsity only as a senior…played
wide receiver for varsity as a junior...played quarterback for junior varsity
team as a freshman and sophomore...earned Ohio's Division I Offensive Player of
the Year as a senior in 1999…was runner-up for 1999 Mr. Football honors in
Ohio…set state records by throwing for 4,041 yards and 54 touchdowns during his
senior campaign and also ran for seven scores...named League, District and
Toledo Blade Player of the Year…helped the team compile a 23-9 record,
which included two league championships and a state playoff appearance…played in
Ohio North-South and Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star games...was an All-League
and All-District performer in baseball and basketball…was a team captain in all
three sports…is the son of Ken and Brenda Roethlisberger…Full name: Ben
Roethlisberger.
