#BEN ROETHLISBERGER STATS COLLEGE PRO#
The line also includes a two-time Pro Bowler in Villanueva and one of the 2010s best guards in DeCastro, a six-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro. The line is also led by a potential future Hall of Famer in Pouncey, who carried on the lineage of great Pittsburgh centers. Rest assured that Roethlisberger won't forget about his tight ends, led by Miller, who is regarded as the greatest tight end in franchise history.Īnchoring the Steelers offensive line is Faneca, who this past summer received a Hall of Fame jacket and bronze bust. While he hasn't played with him for very long, Roethlisberger has developed a quick rapport with Johnson, who this season became his fifth 1,000-yard receiver. He could throw to former Super Bowl MVP (Ward), the recipient of one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history (Holmes), a four-time All-Pro (Brown), a formidable deep threat (Wallace) and the versatile Smith-Schuster. Roethlisberger's receivers are just as lethal. At running back, Roethlisberger has his choice between a Hall of Famer (Bettis), a two-time All-Pro (Bell), a two-time Super Bowl champion (Parker) and the player who just broke Bell and Franco Harris' franchise rookie records (Harris). Offense StarterĪ dependable backup for eight seasons, Batch won two-thirds of his starts with the Steelers. With Roethlisberger putting the finishing touches on his time with the Steelers, here's a look at the Steelers' All-Big Ben Era Team that spans from 2004-21. Three of his teammates have already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an honor Roethlisberger will likely receive as soon as he is eligible. The Steelers have also extended their run of 18 non-losing seasons, a streak that has spanned Roethlisberger's entire career.Īs integral as Roethlisberger has been in that success, football is a team sport, after all, and Roethlisberger has been surrounded with some of the NFL's best talent over the past 18 seasons. Since their last Super Bowl trip, the Steelers have won four AFC North division titles (moving Roethlisberger's tally to eight) and have made the playoffs six times with a trip to the AFC Championship Game in 2016. The Steelers won another AFC title in 2010 as Roethlisberger became the 10th quarterback to make three Super Bowl starts. They became the first six-seed to win the Super Bowl one year later and became the first franchise to win six Vince Lombardi trophies in 2008. A 6-10 outfit the previous season, the Steelers went 15-1 during Roethlisberger's rookie season. Despite having some very good teams, the Steelers' Super Bowl drought had reached 24 years by the time the franchise selected Roethlisberger in the 2004 NFL Draft. Winning games - and two Super Bowls - is near the top of the list of reasons why Steelers fans revere Roethlisberger. His rugged playing style is certainly one of them, as well as the fact that he made Pittsburgh his home while spending his entire career with the franchise.
Ben Roethlisberger is beloved by Steelers fans for many different reasons.
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