He beat Tom Brady not once but twice in a Super Bowl. Along with Johnson, Roethlisberger enjoyed a successful partnership with rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth, who caught 60 passes and seven touchdowns. I'm not saying he'd match Tom Brady, but it would be close. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez did it in 2009and 2010, respectively. 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. The Steelers rebounded with three straight wins but missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record. 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. The Next Gen Stats Team uses its draft model to identify the five best value picks from Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft. 2004: The Steelers intend for Roethlisberger to learn the ropes as their backup to start his career, but he is thrust into the starting role by the third game of his rookie season after injuries to Tommy Maddox and Charlie Batch. Army outside linebacker Andre Carter missed out on having his named announced in the 2023 NFL Draft, but his dream to become a professional football player is alive and well. Jeffri Chadiha identifies winners and losers from Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft. The player known universally as "Big Ben" posted a 165-81-1 record as a starter, the most in franchise history and fifth-most ever. Could the Seahawks have done any better to set Geno Smith up for success? Let's take a look. He retires ranked fifth in career passing yards (64,088), trailing only Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre. One of the most compelling storylines in this year's NFL postseason is 49ers rookie Brock Purdy being are a win away from a Super Bowl appearance. One of the rare people in the world with both a Super Bowl MVP award and a Heisman Trophy. There is no doubt Manning was one of the greatest passers in NFL history. Please logout and login again. With memories of the teams decision to pass on quarterback Dan Marino in 1983 still lingering, Steelers owner Dan Rooney casts the deciding vote on the pick, nudging coach Bill Cowher and director of football operations Kevin Colbert to take Roethlisberger instead of Arkansas tackle Shawn Andrews. They go on to have three children together. Asked how do you leave this place? by ESPNs Lisa Salters after the game, he admitted: I dont know. Pittsburgh Steelers' legendary quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has officially announced his retirement from the NFL. "He's a really talented guy," Tomlin said of Jones, who helped the Bulldogs win each of the last two national championships. The Steelers barely make the playoffs after beating the Ravens in Week 18 and then sweating out the result of the regular season finale between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers. 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. Almost on cue, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin decided to add his two cents on the matter. Big Ben has a host of records and accolades on his extensive NFL resume, but none more important than winning the Super Bowl. You wonder, had a few breaks gone his way during the 1970s, maybe Staubach would be in the conversation for greatest quarterback of all time. Colbert won two Super Bowls and three AFC titles as the Kevin Skiver is a content producer at The Sporting News. 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. Roethlisberger appeared to lose some of his accuracy on his deep passes, although he did connect with Johnson on a 39-yard touchdown pass that keyed the Steelers' Week 16 division-clinching comeback win over the Colts. 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. He is leaning towards calling it a day, as the Steelers hopes of making the Playoffs looks slim. I'm just trying to win a Super Bowl. Even though they had clinched the NFC North with a win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 15, they would lose to the Tennessee Titans in Week 16 netting them the #2 seed in the AFC. I think he's going to be a really great Steeler for a long time.". However, Roethlisberger did not have a very good game and he finished the game with a passer rating of 22.6 (the worst in NFL Super Bowl history). 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. 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. 2008: After agreeing to a new eight-year contract in March, Roethlisberger helps the Steelers to their second Super Bowl title in four seasons. "I'm just trying to win a Super Bowl. Beginning with Week 14 in mid-December, the 49ers are 7-0 with Purdy as the starter (regular season and playoffs combined), with an average margin of victory of 15.1 points. was the No. Purdy's playoff stats through two games are impressive. That was the first time I really heard his name. Speaking of receivers, Khan was able to make a trade with the Rams that brought veteran wideout Allen Robinson II to Pittsburgh just before the draft. Just saying. This article was published more than1 year ago. Your login session has expired. He reached a third Super Bowl in the 2010 season, losing to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Ben Roethlisberger has two rings. I truly believe that. Upon accepting the job as Steelers GM, Khan said observers would find that he would operate in a similar manner as Colbert did. the conclusion of last year's draft. Ben Roethlisberger, a two-time Super Bowl champion and one of the NFL's greatest quarterbacks, announced his retirement on Thursday after an 18-year career 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. The Cardinals were not allowed to answer back and the Steelers would win. But he also tied the league-high with 16 interceptions that included a badly timed pick in a late-season loss in Denver. Had a chance to spend time with him in his environment. The Steelers advance to their third Super Bowl in six seasons but lose to the Green Bay Packers, 31-25, after a late drive goes nowhere. Since Roethlisberger last appeared in the game in 2011, Brady has five appearances, winning four times. He helped the Steelers to a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks "While I know with confidence I have given my all to the game, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all it has given to me.". And while his older brother might deride him for not hitting David Tyree in the numbers in a TV commercial, Eli can always point out that he was the MVP in both of his Super Bowl wins (the other being Super Bowl XLVI). Not his best statistical season, but Roethlisberger had arguably the greatest moment of his career at the end of the 2008 season. Roethlisberger issues a public apology and says he will wear a helmet from then on, but a few months later, a Pittsburgh television station captures him again riding a motorcycle without a helmet, this time on a city freeway. "I don't know if I'd call myself aggressive," Khan said. In the wild card round, Roethlisberger threw for 501 yards and four touchdowns, but his four interceptions and his inability to scoop up a fumble on the game's first drive contributed to Pittsburgh's 48-37 loss to Cleveland. The second time Roethlisberger won a ring was against the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 for Super Bowl XLIII. "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. His 1980 Oakland Raiders were also the first Wild Card team to win a Super Bowl. Roethlisberger and the Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs after coming up short against Vontaze Burfict and the Bengals. Eric Edholm breaks down Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft, providing pick-by-pick analysis for every selection in Rounds 4 and 5. That's what i'm trying to do." 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. In a video posted to his Twitter account, Roethlisberger said his "journey has been exhilarating, fueled by a spirit of competition. Earlier that year, Colbert traded up in the draft to acquire Devin Bush with the 10th overall pick. He spent over two decades working under his predecessor, Kevin Colbert, who handed the baton to Khan after the conclusion of last year's draft. The highlight was Roethlisberger's 365-yard, two-touchdown performance in Pittsburgh's Week 8 win over Brady and the Patriots. The first time, in Super Bowl XLII, Eli prevented the Patriots from being the first team in NFL history to go 19-0 and win a title. 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. Get the latest Steelers scoop from Bryan DeArdo, our local expert who's on the ground in Pittsburgh, by downloading the CBS Sports app. Eleven days after the Pittsburgh Steelers season ended with a playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Ben Roethlisberger officially announced his retirement Eric Edholm breaks down Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft, providing pick-by-pick analysis for every selection in Rounds 6 and 7. 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. That's what i'm trying to do." Pittsburgh has not won a playoff game since. He had 380 yards and three touchdowns against the Broncos' formidable defense in Week 15. It would take three seasons before the Steelers would once again find themselves in the final show. He was especially emotional when he talked about the two Lombardi trophies the Steelers won during his run with the organization. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. After 18 seasons and two Super Bowl victories, the 39-year-old posted a videoexternal-link confirming the long-anticipated decision. (Thats right, kids, the Vikings were in the Super Bowl.) And a week after leading the Steelers to a come-from-behind win over the Bengals in the wild card round, Roethlisberger threw for 339 yards in nearly leading the Steelers to an upset win over the eventual champion Broncos despite not having Antonio Brown, Le'Veon Bell and DeAngelo Williams. He threw a last minute pass to Santonio Hughes for a 27-23 win against the Arizona Cardinals. Even though the Steelers had won, Ben Roethlisberger had one of the worst games of his career. 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. Four quarterbacks have started conference championship games prior to Purdy. 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. It is unlikely to happen. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_6rn-6lKBJ8/hqdefault.jpg, He threw a last minute pass to Santonio Hughes. Of those three appearances, Roethlisberger has won the Super Bowl twice in his first two attempts. Ben Roethlisberger announced his retirement on Thursday. The 2004 season saw Roethlisberger go 13-0 and take his team to the AFC Championship, where they would lose to eventual Super Bowl winners, the New England Patriots. Your login session has expired. Facing a 14-point halftime deficit in the divisional round of the playoffs, Roethlisberger's two second-half touchdown passes, along with his 58-yard completion to Brown, led the Steelers to a come-from-behind win over the Ravens. Along with trading up on Thursday night, Khan acquired the first pick in the second round of the draft after trading Chase Claypool to Chicago just before last year's deadline. Dude was a three-time Super Bowl MVP. 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 He did receive a career year from Miller, who won team MVP honors. It was the latest in growing number of trades executed by Omar Khan during his first year as Pittsburgh's general manager.