section: | slug: steelers-gm-omar-khan-on-trading-up-in-first-round-of-2023-nfl-draft-im-trying-to-win-a-super-bowl | sport: football | route: article_single.us | The Steelers lost the match against the Green Bay Packers in a match that ended 31-25. Jeffri Chadiha identifies winners and losers from Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft. Few rookies, therefore, are in a position to win the way Purdy has been this season. The Steelers went 11-5 on the season before heading into the playoffs. Earlier that year, Colbert traded up in the draft to acquire Devin Bush with the 10th overall pick. Bell came back to Pittsburgh in significantly better shape following a solid rookie season, while Brown continued his ascension as the league's best receiver. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Kevin Skiver is a content producer at The Sporting News. Roethlisberger also threw fewer than half as many interceptions (11) as he did during the previous season (23). Civil suits settled: Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reached settlement agreements in 20 of the 24 active civil lawsuits filed against him by women who accused him of sexual misconduct, the attorney for the women announced. Super Bowl XLIII went much different for Roethlisberger this time around. Roethlisberger could not make it to one last Super Bowl in his career as the Steelers bowed out in the Wild Card round of the 2021-22 playoffs. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Roethlisberger throws a pass during his second Super Bowl victory, over the Arizona Cardinals in 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers' legendary quarterback Ben The loss was the first of four late-season defeats for the Steelers, who missed the playoffs after a 7-2-1 start. He had 380 yards and three touchdowns against the Broncos' formidable defense in Week 15. According to StatMuse, of the quarterbacks in league history with at least 200 starts, his .654 winning percentage ranks No. Had a chance to spend time with him in his environment. The NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year, Roethlisberger hit the proverbial rookie wall in the playoffs, enduring a shaky performance in Pittsburgh's divisional round win over the Jets before tossing three interceptions in the Steelers' 41-27 loss to New England in the AFC Championship Game. Ben WebSuper Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011. That's what i'm trying to do." This was also the first monster season by Brown, who was selected to his second Pro Bowl. He is one of two players to win multiple NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP titles (along with Joe Montana). He was the unanimous league MVP this year, and has been to six Pro Bowls. Talk of an eminent Super Bowl berth and victory started due to the Steelers record of 7-1, because the last team to start the season with that record went on to win it all. There was a telling moment from Steelersheadquarters during Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft. Brady put the question of who would top this list to rest last year when he won Super Bowl LV with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to lead two separate teams to Super Bowl wins. George W. Bush was still in his first term as president, Usher's "Yeah!" Irrelevant and possibly starting a Super Bowl. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. NFL community reacts to Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger's retirement, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger officially announces retirement after 18 seasons, Ben Roethlisberger retires: Iconic quarterback defined Steelers era, in good times and bad. He broke into the first team of the Steelers in his debut season (2004), and won his first Super Bowl (XL) after two years. As he bowed out with a 42-21 loss, Roethlisberger finished his career with a total of two Super Bowls. At different points in the season, the 2013 Steelers were 0-4, 2-6 and 5-8 before rallying to finish with an 8-8 record and just outside the AFC playoff picture. Even though the Steelers had won, Ben Roethlisberger had one of the worst games Miami (OH) He reached a third Super Bowl in the 2010 season, losing to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Despite undergoing knee surgery in October and not having Martavis Bryant for the entire season, Roethlisberger was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl in 2016. Join our linker program. 7 being the starting quarterback for the Steelers. The youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl record hasnt been broken in 17 years since Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger helped beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl in the 2005-06 season. April 24, 2004: To Roethlisbergers surprise, the Pittsburgh Steelers select him with the drafts 11th pick after several quarterback-needy teams including his home-state Cleveland Browns pass on him. He finished the game with nine completions on 22 attempts, 123 yards, and two INTs. In that time, Purdy has completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,644 yards, 14 touchdowns and two interceptions. The time has come to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats and continue to be all I can be to my wife and children, Roethlisberger said in a video posted on his Twitter account. Ben Roethlisberger has two rings. 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We had dinner with him the night before the pro day. They go on to have three children together. Ben Roethlisberger had himself quite a career and one of the best back-to-back seasons in NFL history. Super Bowl record: 1-1 with Colts, 1-1 with Broncos, Super Bowl record: 6-3 with Patriots, 1-0 with Buccaneers. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. He was nearly flawless in the Cowboys' early Super Bowl runs, and I am convinced a huge part of his success -- a huge reason that he helped Dallas win three titles (Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII and XXX) -- was his unselfishness. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. In a video posted to his Twitter account, Roethlisberger said his "journey has been exhilarating, fueled by a spirit of competition. Eleven days after the Pittsburgh Steelers season ended with a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Ben Roethlisberger officially announced his retirement Thursday. There is no doubt Manning was one of the greatest passers in NFL history. A year removed from elbow surgery, Roethlisberger showed he was still capable of playing at a high level after helping lead the Steelers to an 11-0 start. After throwing for 408 yards and three touchdowns in a Week 10 loss to the Cowboys, Roethlisberger won his final six starts of the regular season that included his game-winning touchdown pass to Brown on Christmas Day that clinched the AFC North division title. The veteran quarterback is weighing up whether to retire at the end of the Steelers season or carry on into a 19th season. I will say this about Aikman: While he didn't put up the numbers that Steve Young and Brett Favre did during the 1990s, Aikman was at his best when it counted the most. I'm just trying to win a Super Bowl. March 2,1982 (Goodell later reduces Roethlisbergers suspension to four games.). Rodgers, a four-time league M.V.P. And nobody talks about this, but injuries prevented him from achieving even more. He was also the MVP of Super Bowl XXVII. It would take three seasons before the Steelers would once again find themselves in the final show. His 506 yards helped lead the Steelers to a one-point win over the Ravens that clinched the AFC North division title. 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Purdy's playoff stats through two games are impressive. Roethlisberger would go on to win the game in the final drive by throwing for 88 yards in eight plays, 73 of which went to MVP Santonio Holmes. Without Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh started the season 0-3 before the winning eight of its next 10 games largely on the strength of its defense (which was buoyed by the early-season acquisition of safety Minkah Fitzpatrick). He struggled, however, in Pittsburgh's midseason losses to Cincinnati and Oakland that were part of a five-game losing streak. After a 7-5 start, Roethlisberger helped the Steelers win their final eight games that included a 21-10 win over Seattle in Super Bowl XL. Will Jordan Love thrive with the pass-catchers Green Bay picked up? Once Ben Roethlisberger started taking up a higher percentage of the Steelers salary cap, the Steelers only returned to the Super Bowl one time which was during the uncapped season of 2010. They beat the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23, in Super Bowl XLIII for the franchises sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy. The guy who never threw an interception in a Super Bowl game. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In Baltimore seven weeks earlier, his game-winning touchdown pass to Holmes clinched the AFC North division title. Roethlisberger threw for 215 yards in what many knew would be his final game, hitting two touchdowns in a 42-21 defeat to the Chiefs. with the Green Bay Packers, will look to turn the Jets into a Super Bowl contender. His 22.6 passer rating is the worst in Super Bowl history that also included the winning team. Roethlisberger, in a losing effort, threw for 469 yards and a playoff career high five touchdown passes against Jacksonville in the divisional round. On Sept. 19, 2004, Ben Roethlisberger made his NFL debut. As well as Roethlisberger played, his two turnovers led to 14 Jaguars points, helping Jacksonville build a 28-7 lead before holding on for a 45-42 win. The Ohio native has played in three Super Bowl games during his career between 2006 and 2011. He throws for 4,041 yards and 54 touchdowns in 12 games while adding seven rushing touchdowns. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at In addition to winning two Lombardi trophies, Roethlisberger finished his career with the fifth-most passing yards n NFL history. That isn't to diminish what Purdy has done; it's simply to say that if any rookie has a shot against the vaunted Eagles defense, it's him. Master Your Draft Strategy With Our Free and Easy-to-Use Mock Draft Simulator, Be the first one to comment on this story. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. The Ohio-born passer won the NFL's biggest prize in just his second season at the Steelers, after being the 11th overall draft pick out of Miami University. Might the Jets' failure to add an offensive tackle cause trouble for Aaron Rodgers down the road? 12 years ago today, Santonio Holmes with an unbelievable catch to win an incredible Super Bowl for the Steelers. wildcard play-off defeat at the hands of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Roethlisberger always deferred to Terry Bradshawas the greatest Steelers quarterback because he had won four Super Bowls to Big Ben's two. During the regular season, Big Ben took advantage of a young but talented receiving corps that featured Pro Bowlers in Brown and Wallace as well as future Pro BowlerEmmanuel Sanders. September 16, 2019: Had he played for a different team in the 1980s, we might have a very different list -- some of those Broncos teams he carried to the Super Bowl weren't great. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has two Super Bowl rings. Which puts him three short of his goal. At his appearance in London to promote the American version of football, Roethlisberger said his goal is to have the most Super Bowl rings of any starting quarterback in Steelers history. I know you kids didn't see Elway in his prime. They have combined to win 10 of the past 20 Super Bowls, although other than Brady none has made it to the Super Bowl since Rodgers and Roethlisberger faced each other 10 years ago. The Steelers rebounded with three straight wins but missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record. Gregg Rosenthal identifies who's up and who's down after the conclusion of the 2023 NFL Draft. But make no mistake: Terry could drop an absolute dime, and that winning touchdown pass to John Stallworth in Super Bowl XIV was a true gem. The Steelers last Super Bowl win was 13 years ago in Tampa Bay, Fla. Big Ben is a nickname for Ben Roethlisberger. Yet, he remains the only eligible starting quarterback with two Super Bowl wins not in the Hall of Fame. His passer rating was 93.2. Roethlisbergers first Super Bowl win came in 2006 against the Seattle Seahawks. Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez did it in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Roethlisbergers second, and last, Super Bowl win came in 2009 in SB XLIII. Roethlisberger won his second Super Bowl after three years by winning Super Bowl XLIII (2009). The Steelers last Super Bowl win was 13 years ago in Tampa Bay, Fla. Eric Edholm breaks down Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft, providing pick-by-pick analysis for every selection in Rounds 4 and 5. You can use wins to help sort a list like this. "When we saw how the draft was going and he was still sitting there, we started making some phone calls to see if there was an opportunity to trade up and get him and fortunately, we were able to make that trade with New England. For the season, Roethlisberger posts a 35.5 QBR, by far the worst full-season mark of his career, and is sacked 38 times, the most since 2013. 2018: Roethlisberger puts up some gaudy statistics, leading the NFL in completions and passing yards but also interceptions; the Steelers miss the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Roethlisberger and the Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs after coming up short against Vontaze Burfict and the Bengals. The 2008 season saw Roethlisberger and the Steelers post a 12-4 record. Eric Edholm breaks down Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft, providing pick-by-pick analysis for every selection in Rounds 6 and 7. Against the Jets in the AFC Championship Game, Roethlisberger ran for a score while throwing the game-clinching completion. The Steelers won 23-14 against the Arizona Cardinals. I might even be underrating him a bit, but let's be honest: There are some good players on this list. Ben Roethlisberger was born on March 2, 1982. Rodgers, a four-time league M.V.P. February 3, 2020: The Pittsburgh Steelers activated QB Ben Roethlisberger. Still, he becomes the first quarterback to be named the Associated Presss NFL offensive rookie of the year in 34 seasons. Khan, after all, has worked with the Steelers in some capacity since 2001. With Trevor Lawrence lifting Jacksonville, Houston (C.J. Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl when the team won Super Bowl XL, when he was 23, and the second-youngest quarterback to ever win a second Super Bowl when the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII. 1999: A high school senior, Roethlisberger finally ascends to the starting quarterback job at Findlay High in Ohio after playing wide receiver as a junior. Here is a list of Roethlisbergers Super Bowl appearances: XL: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks (2006), XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals (2009), XLV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers (2011). He threw for 351 yards with one interception on 35 of 62 passing in six quarters of work. In the playoffs, Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to Brown in Pittsburgh's wild card win over the Dolphins. Ben Roethlisberger has won 2 Super Bowls. He ranks eighth in passing touchdowns (418), just behind Marino (420) and Philip Rivers (421). Can Big Ben return to glory? Regardless, the team came together for an impressive win and logged their first Super Bowl win under the lead of Ben Roethlisberger. July 17, 2009: A hotel employee in Lake Tahoe files a lawsuit against Roethlisberger, alleging he sexually assaulted her in June 2008 after he asked that she come fix the television in his room. He also has the most career perfect passer rating games (4). That has proven to be the case during Khan's first 12 months on the job. After consecutive 8-8 seasons, Pittsburgh's brass gave Roethlisberger his coveted tall receiver in 6-foot-4 rookieMartavis Bryant. The criteria when doing the ranking includes: Without further ado, here are the rankings of Big Ben's best seasons, starting with one of the most bazaar campaigns of his career. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. But the upside is tremendous. 2014: After two straight 8-8 seasons, Roethlisberger throws for an NFL-high 4,952 yards and becomes the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 100 wins in his first 150 starts, but the Steelers lose to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the AFC playoffs. The Steelers will go on to beat the San Diego Chargers in the divisional round of the playoffs. A week later, despite playing in a monsoon in Miami, Roethlisberger threw the game-clinching touchdown pass. He also pulled off several trades that included sending the Steelers' 2020 first-round pick to Miami in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick just two weeks in to the 2019 season. Ben Roethlisberger has led the Pittsburgh Steelers to the NFL playoffs 11 times out of the 18 seasons that he has played for them. ", A message from Ben:@steelers #NFL #SteelersNation #ThankYou#HereWeGo #LoveAndHonor pic.twitter.com/pUbKGO1nUs, BigBen7.com (@_BigBen7) January 27, 2022. What happened to Matt Corral as NFL draft favourite limps out of Sugar Bowl. Your login session has expired. (College Stats), Weighted Career AV (100-95-): 131 (25th overall since 1960). And there were tears. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you 2005: Roethlisberger misses four games because of a knee injury but leads the sixth-seeded Steelers to three playoff upsets. All Rights Reserved. And like Plunkett, Staubach is the rare Heisman Trophy winner who was also a Super Bowl MVP (in Super Bowl VI). That was the first time I really heard his name. That season would not turn out to be a fluke as the Steelers returned to proper form in 2005, with Ben Roethlisberger leading the way. But Griese is also the only quarterback on this list who was never selected as a Super Bowl MVP. Roethlisberger and the Steelers were unable to overcome Le'Veon Bell's early exit in New England, however, as Pittsburgh was unable to keep pace with the eventual Super Bowl champions. "I don't know if i'd call myself aggressive. He did receive a career year from Miller, who won team MVP honors. Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger And before you mention Peyton Manning, notice the word that I italicized and bolded; Brady led two teams to Super Bowl titles, whereas the team with which Manning won his second was driven by its defense. One month later, prosecutors decline to file criminal charges, citing a lack of DNA evidence, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspends Roethlisberger for the first six games of the 2010 season over violations of the NFLs personal conduct policy. Roethlisberger has won two Super Bowls in his 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Trailing the Cardinals, 23-20, late in Super Bowl XLIII, Roethlisberger capped off Pittsburgh's 78-yard drive with his perfectly thrown touchdown pass to Santonio Holmesin what is considered one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history. While his performance in Super Bowl XL has been justifiably scrutinized, Roethlisberger scored the Steelers' first touchdown, which he set up with his 37-yard completion to Ward on a 3rd-and-28 play. For his two wins in Super Bowl, Roethlisberger also has one defeat. There is, however, a fun twist to Purdy being Mr. One of the all-time great quarterbacks, Ben Roethlisberger is weighing up whether to retire from the NFL, but how many times has he won Super Bowl? Pittsburgh's "Killer Bs" celebrate a Thanksgiving Day win over the Colts. Griese led the Dolphins to back-to-back titles, replacing Earl Morrall in 1972 to help cap off Miami's perfect season with a win in Super Bowl VII, and then beating the Vikings in Super Bowl VIII. He has been named to Pro Bowl 6 times: 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Has a rookie QB ever won a Super Bowl? Or write about sports? Promise kept: After telling Jerome Bettis that Pittsburgh would win a Super Bowl if he returned for one last season, Roethlisberger and "The Bus" celebrate the Steelers' first title in 26 years. Ben Roethlisbergers Super Bowl record is 2-1. In his sixth game, he breaks the schools single-game passing record by throwing for 399 yards against Akron, with his 70-yard Hail Mary winning the game as time expires. The crushing defeat came at home against the Bengals in Week 16, as Roethlisberger's interception with 24 seconds left set up Cincinnati's game-winning field goal that eliminated Pittsburgh from playoff contention. As for Thursday night's trade, the one that allowed the Steelers to acquire one of the top offensive tackles in the draft, while it cost them the 120th overall pick, the Steelers felt that the chance to acquire a player who can provide much-needed depth behind Dan Moore Jr. and Chukwuma Okorafor was more than worth it. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. He retires ranked fifth in career passing yards (64,088), trailing only Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre. It's difficult, like Jester having to choose the best pilot in Top Gun. He finishes the season with a 69.1 completion percentage, 37 touchdown passes and a ninth-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting, garnering attention thanks in part to the Mid-American Conferences then-curious decision to start playing nationally televised games on midweek nights. He was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year the Mahomes threw for 326 yards and six touchdowns while Roethlisberger countered with 452 yards and four scores as the two teams racked up a combined 79 points. Colbert won two Super Bowls and three AFC titles as the Complications following a serious motorcycle accident kept Roethlisberger sidelined for Pittsburgh's season-opening win over Miami. Ben Roethlisbergers NFL career is over. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback announced his retirement on Thursday, saying it was time to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats after 18 years, two Super Bowls, countless team records and a spot in the Hall of Fame all but secure. They must beat the Ravens in their final regular season game, and hope other results go their way. He was not wearing a helmet when he flipped off his bike and crashed his head into the windshield of a car, nor was he properly licensed to drive a motorcycle in Pennsylvania. "I don't know how to put into words what the game of football has meant to me," he said. Although he has only won two Super Bowls in his career, he has made history by becoming the youngest player to have ever won a Super Bowl in 2006. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 30, 2:31PM. Colbert won two Super Bowls and three AFC titles as the Steelers' general manager from 2000-22. His opposing quarterback, Mahomes, 26, the NFL's biggest young star, threw five touchdowns in the game, notching 404 yards overall to set up what turned out to be a classic against the Buffalo Bills and another young gunslinger, Josh Allen, 25. He would go on to win his next 12 games under center that season to finish the 2004 season with an NFL rookie record of 13-0. Keep up with the undrafted rookie free-agent signings with a team-by-team list of player acquisitions following the 2023 NFL Draft. The Steelers never had a losing season during Roethlisberger's career and won Super Bowls 40 and 46. VS. 10- Ben Converts 3rd & 28 - 2/5/06 Super Bowl XL. Ben Roethlisberger announced his retirement on Thursday. Asked how do you leave this place? by ESPNs Lisa Salters after the game, he admitted: I dont know. 2008: After agreeing to a new eight-year contract in March, Roethlisberger helps the Steelers to their second Super Bowl title in four seasons. 1 song in America, and the first iPhone wouldn't be out for another three years. He went into that game at 23 years and 340 days as the Steelers pulled off a 21-10 victory. Ben Roethlisberger had 418 touchdowns over his career. 23: 28: 2PTC. The result was a breakout season for Roethlisberger, who won his first passing title while leading the Steelers to their first division title since 2010. IYER:Purdy showed 49ers his best yet in gritty divisional playoff win over Cowboys. Roethlisberger was the NFL's best quarterback in 2015. His "exhilarating journey", which began with the 2004 NFL draft, ended earlier this month with wildcard play-off defeat at the hands of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Season highlight: Game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in Super Bowl XLIII, Favorite receiver: Hines Ward (81 catches, 1043 yards, seven touchdowns). He is a two-time winner of the Super Bowl, i.e., XL and XLIII. NAME DATE ROUND TM OPP W CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD TD% INT INT% SCK SCKY RATE; Ben Roethlisberger: 2/5/2006: Super Bowl The seven-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion is 39 years old. Roethlisberger played well in Super Bowl XLV, but his two interceptions (along with a crucial fumble by Rashard Mendenhall) contributed to the Steelers' 31-25 loss to the Packers.