

Instead, Roethlisberger played wide receiver. Roethlisberger did not play quarterback until his senior year, giving way to the coach's son, Ryan Hite. 4.6.4 Rookie records (achieved during 2004 season)Īt Findlay High School in Findlay, Ohio, Roethlisberger was captain of the Trojans' football, basketball, and baseball teams.4.6 Pittsburgh Steelers franchise records.3.7 2010 season: Third Super Bowl appearance.3.5 2008 season: Second Super Bowl championship.3.2 2005 season: First Super Bowl championship.Known for playing outside the passing pocket in what he calls " backyard football", Roethlisberger grew up idolizing John Elway and has often been compared to him, wearing number 7 in his honor. He also has the fourth-highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts and is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to have beaten at least 31 of the current 32 NFL teams. He currently is ranked 5th all-time in NFL career passing yards (64,088), 12th all-time in passer rating (94.3), tied for 9th in yards per attempt (7.8), and tied for 12th in completion percentage (64.4%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500 career attempts. Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL history. He appeared in his third Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLV, but the team lost by a score of 31–25 to the Green Bay Packers. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds left in the game. In 2006, he became the youngest Super Bowl–winning quarterback in NFL history, leading the Steelers, in his second season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He played college football at Miami (OH) and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. ( / ˈ r ɒ θ l ɪ s b ɜːr ɡ ər/ born March 2, 1982), nicknamed " Big Ben", is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Most completions in a regular or post season game (47)īenjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr.Most career perfect passer rating games (4).MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2003).NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year ( 2004).

Roethlisberger with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021
