- Has appeared in 216 regular season games – the third-most regular season games played in team history.
- Has started the most games at QB in team history (214), and he has the most wins in team history (144) during the regular season.
- His 144 wins as a starting quarterback in regular-season games are the seventh-most in NFL history.
- In 15 seasons, has led the Steelers to nine postseason berths, seven AFC North Championships, four AFC Championships and two Super Bowl victories in three championship game appearances, becoming the youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl (23, Super Bowl XL), and the second-youngest quarterback to win his second Super Bowl (Tom Brady).
- Entering the 2019 season, holds career franchise regular-season records in numerous passing categories, including passing touchdowns (363), passing touchdowns of at least 60 yards (21), passing yards (56,194), passer rating (94.2), completions (4,616), pass attempts (7,168), completion percentage (64.4), yards per attempt (7.8), 300-yard passing games (61) and 3,000-yard passing seasons (13).
- Entering the 2019 season, has the most 450 yard passing games in NFL history (6), the fourth-most 400-yard passing games in NFL history (12), the seventh-most passing touchdowns in NFL history (363), the sixth-most passing yards in NFL history (56,194) and the seventh-most completions in NFL history (4,616).
- Holds many of the single-season passing records for the Steelers including completions (452 in 2018), attempts (675 in 2018), touchdown passes (34 in 2018), passer rating (104.1 in 2007), completion percentage (68.0 in 2015), passing yards (5,129 in 2018), 300-yard games (9 in 2014) and games with a passer rating of 100.0 or more (10 in 2014).
- Holds Steelers single-game records for most passing yards (522, 10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis), completions (44, 12/10/17 vs. Baltimore), attempts (66, 12/10/17 vs. Baltimore), completion percentage (min. 20 attempts, 88.0, 11/8/18 vs. Carolina) and touchdown passes (6), which he did in back-to-back games in 2014 (10/26 vs. Indianapolis and 11/2 vs. Baltimore).
- Has thrown for at least 3,000 passing yards in 13 seasons of his 15 seasons in the NFL, including 13 consecutive, dating back to 2006.
- Is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 10 consecutive 3,000-passing yard seasons (Brett Favre: 18, Peyton Manning: 16, Drew Brees: 14, Eli Manning: 13 and Philip Rivers: 12).
- Has thrown for at least 3,500 passing yards in six consecutive seasons, dating back to 2013, the longest streak in team history, and nine total seasons.
- Has thrown for at least 4,000 passing yards in six of his 15 seasons in the NFL.
- Has thrown for at least 4,500 passing yards in two of his 15 seasons in the NFL (2014: 4,952, 2018: 5,129).
- In 2018, threw for at least 5,000 passing yards in a season for the first time in his NFL career.
- Became the seventh quarterback in NFL history, 11th occurrence, to record 5,000 passing yards in a season (Drew Brees: 5, Tom Brady: 1, Patrick Mahomes: 1, Peyton Manning: 1, Dan Marino: 1 and Matthew Stafford: 1).
- Completed 452 passes in 2018 to mark his sixth consecutive season with at least 300 completions (eighth overall), his second consecutive season with at least 350 completions (fourth overall), his second season with at least 400 completions and first season with 450 completions.
- Won 74 of his first 100 home games starts, which ties as the fourth-most in NFL history (Brady: 87, Brett Favre: 82, John Elway: 77, Peyton Manning: 74).
- Is only the second QB in team history (Terry Bradshaw, 111) to reach 100 career wins in the regular season.
- Became the seventh player in NFL history to record 125 wins as a starter in the regular-season, joining Tom Brady, Drew Brees, John Elway, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino
- Became just the fourth QB in NFL history (Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw) to win 100 games in the first 150 starts of his career.
- Earned his 130th win as a starting QB in his 192nd start to mark the third-fewest starts in NFL history to win 130 games (Tom Brady: 168 and Peyton Manning: 189).
- Entering the 2019 season, is 23-2 all-time at home in October as a starter, the best winning percentage in in the Super Bowl era among QBs who have made at least 10 starts at home in October (.920).
- Entering the 2019 season, is 22-5 in regular-season primetime games at Heinz Field, including 7-0 on Thursday night at home.
- Has thrown at least 15 touchdowns in his first 15 seasons in the League, marking the most consecutive seasons to start a career with at least 15 passing touchdowns in NFL history.
- Became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to throw at least 350 touchdown passes.
- Became the sixth quarterback in NFL history with at least 200 touchdown passes in career home games.
- Became the 11th QB in NFL history to throw for at least 300 yards in 50 regular-season games and the ninth to do so with one team.
- Became the third active NFL QB to reach 50 road wins (Tom Brady and Drew Brees) during the 2016 season.
- Entering the 2019 season, has thrown at least three touchdown passes in 49 games during the regular season.
- Entering the 2019 season, has registered 88 regular season games as a starter with a passer rating over 100.0.
- Entering the 2019 season, has orchestrated 41 regular-season game-winning drives – sixth-most NFL history.
- Entering the 2019 season, has registered at least four touchdown passes 15 times in his career.
- Has registered at least 20 touchdown passes in eight consecutive seasons (2011-18) and in 10 total seasons.
- Has registered at least 25 touchdown passes in eight seasons.
- Has registered at least 30 touchdown passes in three seasons (2007, 2014 and 2018).
- Has registered at least 5 touchdown passes in a game six times in his career, becoming the fifth quarterback in NFL history to register at least five touchdown passes in six games in a career (Drew Brees: 10, Peyton Manning: 9, Tom Brady: 6, Dan Marino: 6).
- Is the only QB in NFL history to throw three touchdown passes of 94 yards or more.
- Is the fourth QB in NFL history to throw three touchdown passes of 90 yards or more.
- Has 19 rushing touchdowns, the third-most rushing touchdowns by a Steelers’ quarterback (Kordell Stewart, 35; Terry Bradshaw, 32).
- Has registered a perfect passer rating four times in his career – the most such games by an NFL QB in League history (min. 10 attempts).
- Is the first player in NFL history to record at least 500 passing yards three times (12/20/09 vs. Green Bay, 10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis, 12/10/17 vs. Baltimore).
- From 2009-17, threw at least one touchdown pass in 45 consecutive home games, which stands as the third-longest streak in NFL history (Tom Brady: 47 and Drew Brees: 60).
- Threw for at least 250 yards and a touchdown in each of the Steelers’ first 13 games in 2018, which set franchise record for consecutive games with at least 250 passing yards and a touchdown pass.
- In 2018, became one of two quarterbacks in NFL history to start a season with a 13-game streak or more of games with at least 250 passing yards and a touchdown pass, joining Drew Brees: 16 (2011).
- In 2018, threw for at least 250 yards and a touchdown in 15 of the Steelers’ 16 games in 2018.
- Opened the 2018 season with three consecutive 300-passing yard games for the first time in his NFL career.
- In 2018, became the second Steeler to lead the NFL in both passing yards and completions (Jim Finks: 1955).
- In 2017, became the eighth QB in NFL history to reach 50,000 passing yards in regular-season career games.
- In 2017, became the ninth player in NFL history to reach 4,000 pass completions.
- By completing 44 passes against Baltimore in 2017 (12/10), he became the first QB in NFL history to have three 40-completion games in a career.
- During the 2016 season, became the 10th QB in NFL history to throw at least 275 touchdown passes with one team, and became the 11th QB in league history to reach 45,000 passing yards, and the eighth QB to do so with one team.
- In 2016, reached 45,000 passing yards in his 179th career game, the fifth fewest games in NFL history to hit that milestone.
- During the 2016 season, became the sixth QB in NFL history to register at least five touchdown passes in five regular season games.
- In 2016, became the first player in NFL history to throw at least 500 completions to three teammates (Heath Miller, Hines Ward and Antonio Brown).
- With his 506-yard passing game vs. Baltimore in 2015 (12/10), he became the fifth NFL QB since 1960 to record 10 400-yard passing games during the regular-season and the first to have three 500-yard passing games in a career.
- By throwing 12 total touchdowns in a two-game span in 2014 (Weeks 8-9), he set an NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a two-game span.
- Threw at least one touchdown in 30 consecutive regular-season games that he played in, a team record, which started 9/9/12 at Denver and ended 9/11/14 at Baltimore.
- In 2014, he became one of six QBs in NFL history to earn wins against at least 31 other teams with a Week 15 victory at Atlanta.
- Became the first QB in franchise history to throw for more than 300 yards in three consecutive games (Weeks 7-9 in 2011).
- Owns many franchise records for career postseason passing, including passing yards (5,256), attempts (676), completions (422), completion percentage (62.4), 300-yard passing games (5), and games with 30 or more completions (3) and has also appeared in the most playoff games (21) in Steelers’ postseason history.
- His 422 completions rank as the fifth-most in NFL playoff history.
- His 5,256 passing yards rank as the fifth-most in NFL playoff history.
- Reached 5,000 career passing yards in the postseason – joining Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Joe Montana as the only NFL QBs to reach the milestone in playoff history.
- Joined Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Joe Montana as the only players with at least 400 pass completions in NFL postseason history.
- Has thrown a touchdown pass in 17 of his 21 career postseason games...is the second player in Steelers playoff history to total at least 30 passing touchdowns with 30, joining Terry Bradshaw (30).
- Is tied with Terry Bradshaw for the eighth-most touchdown passes in NFL playoff history, with 30.
- Has recorded nine multi-touchdown passing game in his postseason career, the second-most multi-touchdown pass games in Steelers playoff history (Terry Bradshaw: 10).
- Has earned six Pro Bowl selections (2007, 2011, 2014-17).
- Named AFC Player of the Month (November in 2013).
- Has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week 17 times in his career (Week 6 in 2004, Weeks 10 and 16 in 2007, Week 5 in 2008, Week 15 in 2009, Week 17 in 2010, Weeks 5 and 8 in 2011, Week 11 in 2013, Weeks 8-9 in 2014, Weeks 2 and 10 in 2015, Week 4 in 2016, Week 14 in 2017 and Weeks 3 and 10 in 2018).
- Has been named the FedEx Air Player of the Week 14 times (Week 5 in 2006, Weeks 9 and 16 in 2007, Week 5 in 2008, Week 8 in 2011, Weeks 8-9 and 14-15 in 2014, Weeks 10, 13 and 15 in 2015, Week 5 in 2016 and Week 14 in 2017).
- Named the Steelers’ 2013 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes a player’s off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence.
- Earned Sunday ESPN NFL Primetime Game Ball honors for the Wild Card Game, Divisional Playoff and AFC Championship Game in 2005.
- Recipient of the 2010 Pro Football Writers’ “The Chief Award,” which was established in honor of the Steelers’ founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually to the Steeler that best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media.
- Named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, PFWA, Football Digest and Pepsi, won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award given annually to the Steelers’ top rookie, named to Pro Football Weekly’s and the PFWA’s All-Rookie Team, named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Weeks 3-6, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 16), NFL Rookie of the Month (October) all as a rookie in 2004.
PRO (216-214/20-20): Signed a new three-year deal with the Steelers on April 24, 2019…signed a five-year contract with the Steelers on March 13, 2015…suspension lifted on October 4, 2010…suspended four games for violating the NFL Personal Conduct Policy on April 21, 2010…re-signed with the Steelers (eight-year contract) on March 3, 2008…originally drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.
2018 (16-16/0-0): Named an offensive team captain for the 10th time (eighth consecutive)…started all 16 regular season games…finished the season setting Steelers single season records in attempts (675), completions (452), passing yards (5,129) and touchdowns (34)…his 675 attempts, 452 completions and 5,129 yards led the NFL in 2018…his 34 touchdowns ranked fifth in the League for the season.
- 9/9 at Cleveland: Appeared in the 201st regular-season game of his NFL, moving into a tie with Donnie Shell for the third- most regular-season games played in team history…completed 23-of-41 passes for 335 yards with a touchdown pass...totaled 335 passing yards, his 54th 300-yard passing game of his career during the regular season, extending his franchise record.
- 9/16 vs. Kansas City: Appeared in the 202nd regular-season game of his NFL, breaking a tie with Donnie Shell for sole possession of the third-most regular-season games played in team history...completed 39-of-60 passes for 452 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 104.3, and scored on a 3-yard touchdown run...his 60 passing attempts are the second-most (66, Ben Roethlisberger, Dec. 10, 2017 vs. Baltimore), his 39 completions are the fourth-most and his 452 yards marked the sixth-most in a single-game in franchise history...surpassed John Elway for the seventh-most passing yards in NFL history...opened the 2018 season with back-to-back 300-passing yard games for the second time in his NFL career...became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 11 400-yard games…became the first player in NFL history with five 450-yard passing games…eclipsed 250 passing yards in the first half for the sixth time in his regular-season career.
- 9/24 at Tampa Bay: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…completed 30-of-38 passes for 353 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 120.7...threw for 273 passing yards in the first half – the fifth-most yards in the opening half of a game in his NFL career…opened the 2018 season with three consecutive 300-passing yard games for the first time in his NFL career (2015: Weeks 1-2).
- 9/30 vs. Baltimore: Made his 100th regular-season home start at Heinz Field, completing 27-of-47 passes for 274 yards with one touchdown and an interception.
- 10/7 vs. Atlanta: Completed 19-of-29 passing for 250 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 112.7…earned his 75th regular-season home win as a starter at Heinz Field in his 101st home game start – the fourth-fewest home game starts in NFL history to reach win No. 75 (Tom Brady/Brett Favre: 88, John Elway: 98, Peyton Manning: 103).
- 10/14 at Cincinnati: Completed 32-of-46 passes for 369 yards with a touchdown for a passer rating of 100.7…connected with WR Antonio Brown on a 31-yard touchdown with :10 remaining in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead score.
- 10/28 vs. Cleveland: Completed 24-of-36 passes for 257 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 94.3...surpassed Fran Tarkenton (342) for the eighth-most touchdown passes in NFL history.
- 11/4 at Baltimore: Completed 28-of-47 passes for 270 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 89.8 and added a rushing touchdown...threw his 15th touchdown pass of the 2018 season on his first scoring toss, extending his NFL record for the most consecutive seasons with at least 15 touchdown passes to begin a career to 15 (Peyton Manning: 13)...scored a touchdown on a one-yard run in the third quarter, his second of the season and the 18th of his NFL career, the third-most rushing touchdowns by a Steelers’ quarterback (Kordell Stewart, 35; Terry Bradshaw, 32).
- 11/8 vs. Carolina: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…posted a perfect passer rating of 158.3 for the first time since Dec. 20, 2007, at St. Louis. – completing 22-of-25 passes for 328 yards with five touchdowns and zero interceptions...threw one touchdown to five different players – Brown, TE Jesse James, TE Vance McDonald, RB Jaylen Samuels and WR JuJu Smith-Schuster...became the seventh quarterback in NFL history with at least 350 touchdown passes, and surpassed Eli Manning for the seventh-most scoring tosses in League history on his third of five.
- 11/18 at Jacksonville: Completed 27-of-47 passes for 314 yards with two touchdown passes...scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 0:05 remaining in regulation to take the lead…recorded the 41st regular-season game-winning drive of his career, breaking a tie with John Elway for the sixth-most such drives in NFL history.
- 11/25 at Denver: Completed 41-of-56 passes for 462 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions (88.5 passer rating)...connected with Smith-Schuster on a 97-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter – matching their 97-yard touchdown connection on Oct. 29, 2017 at Detroit as the longest pass play in team history...completed 25 passes in the first half – the most by a Steelers player in a regular-season game dating back to 1960, and the eighth first half of his NFL career with at least 20 completions (previous: 24, Ben Roethlisberger, Sept. 16, 2018 vs. Kansas City)...has thrown for 300 yards in three consecutive games and in seven total games in 2018.
- 12/2 vs. L.A. Chargers: Completed 29-of-45 passes for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 87.4…has thrown 26 touchdown passes in 2018 – tied as the seventh-most by a Steeler in a single-season in team history.
- 12/9 at Oakland: Completed 25-of-29 passes for 282 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 130.2…left the game with a rib injury at halftime, but returned in the fourth quarter.
- 12/16 vs. New England: Completed 22-of-34 passing for 235 yards with two touchdowns…threw his 30th touchdown pass of 2018 to mark the third season of his NFL career with at least 30 scoring tosses.
- 12/23 at New Orleans: Completed 33-of-50 passes for 380 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of 108.8...set a single-season franchise record for the most touchdown passes with 33 in 2018...completed 421 passes so far in 2018, surpassing his single-season franchise record of 408 (2014), marking the second 400-plus completions season of his NFL career.
- 12/30 vs. Cincinnati: Completed 31-of-45 passes for 287 yards with a touchdown and an interception...became the seventh quarterback in NFL history, 11th occurrence, to record 5,000 passing yards in a season.
2017 (15-15/1-1): Named an offensive team captain for the ninth time (seventh consecutive)…started 15 games during the regular season… did not play in the season finale 12/31 vs. Cleveland…finished the season ranked fifth in passing yards (4,251), tied for fourth in completions (360) and tied for fifth in passing touchdowns (28)…his 360 pass completions in were the third-most by a Steeler in a single season…his 4,251 passing yards in 2017 were the fourth-most by a Steeler in a single season...started the only Steelers playoff contest (1/14) and set franchise single-game playoff records for passing attempts (58), pass completions (37), passing yards (469) and touchdown passes (5).
- 9/10 at Cleveland: Completed 24-of-36 passes for 263 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for a 95.0 passer rating…increased his record among NFL QBs in career totals against Cleveland to 436 completions, 5,753 passing yards and 37 touchdown passes…surpassed Philip Rivers (3,811) for the 10th-most pass completions in NFL history, now with 3,828 in his NFL career...surpassed Fran Tarkenton (47,003) for the ninth-most passing yards in NFL history, now with 47,077 in his NFL career.
- 9/17 vs. Minnesota: Completed 23-of-35 passing for 243 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 104.8...became the seventh player in NFL history to record 125 wins as a starter in the regular-season, joining Tom Brady, Drew Brees, John Elway, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino…surpassed Drew Bledsoe (3,839) for the ninth-most pass completions in NFL history, now with 3,851 in his NFL career…for the 76th time in his career during the regular season, he registered a passer rating over 100.0 as a starter.
- 9/24 at Chicago: Completed 22-of-39 passes for 235 yards with one touchdown…his 22 completions and 235 yards were game highs.
- 10/1 at Baltimore: Completed 18-of-30 passes for 216 yards with one touchdown and an interception...increased his NFL records in completions (391), passing yards (4,665), touchdown passes (36) and passing plays of 25-plus yards (35) in games against Baltimore.
- 10/8 vs. Jacksonville: Completed 33-of-55 passes for 312 yards with five interceptions…his streak of 45 consecutive home games in which he has played with at least one touchdown pass was snapped which stands as the third-longest streak in NFL history (Tom Brady: 47 and Drew Brees: 60)…recorded his 50th 300-yard passing performance, making him the 11th QB in NFL history to throw for at least 300 yards in 50 regular-season games and the ninth to do so with one team.
- 10/15 at Kansas City: Completed 17-of-25 passes for game-high 252 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown throw to Brown…finished with a passer rating of 97.4.
- 10/22 vs. Cincinnati: Completed 14-of-24 passing for 224 yards with two touchdowns for a 117.4 passer rating.
- 10/29 at Detroit: Completed 17-of-31 passes for 317 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a passer rating of 87.7…threw a pass to Smith-Schuster resulting in a 97-yard touchdown – the longest pass play in Steelers history – and tying as the longest offensive play in team history (97-yard TD run: Bobby Gage, Dec. 4, 1949 at Chicago)…the 97-yard touchdown pass to Smith-Schuster was his 16th touchdown pass of at least 60 yards, extending his franchise record.
- 11/12 at Indianapolis: Completed 19-of-31 passes for 236 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 92.9…led the Steelers to a win after trailing 17-9 entering the fourth quarter to mark the 40th time in his NFL career overcoming a fourth-quarter deficit (regular season: 36 and postseason: 4)...earned his 130th win as a starting QB in his 192nd start to mark the third-fewest starts in NFL history to win 130 games (Tom Brady: 168 and Peyton Manning: 189).
- 11/16 vs. Tennessee: Completed 30-of-45 passes for 299 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of 115.0...increased his 2017 touchdown pass total to 15 extending his streak of consecutive seasons to begin his NFL career with at least 15 touchdown passes to 14 – breaking a tie with Peyton Manning for the longest streak to start an NFL career...with his ninth completion, became the ninth player in NFL history to reach 4,000 pass completions...passed Warren Moon (49,325) for the eighth-most passing yards in NFL history, with 49,411 in his NFL career.
- 11/26 vs. Green Bay: Completed 33-of-45 passes for 351 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 106.8... added 25 rushing yards on three carries – the 11th regular-season game of his NFL career with at least 25 yards on the ground…led the Steelers to a game-winning drive for the 41st time in his NFL career (regular season: 37 / postseason: 4)...threw at least four touchdown passes in back-to-back games for the third time in his regular-season career (Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2014 and Oct. 2-Oct. 9, 2016).
- 12/4 at Cincinnati Bengals: Completed 24-of-40 passes for 290 yards with two touchdowns and one interception (88.5 rating)…became the eighth QB in NFL history to reach 50,000 passing yards in regular-season career games.
- 12/10 vs. Baltimore: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…recorded game highs in completions (44), pass attempts (66) and passing yards (506) to go along with two touchdown passes for a passer rating of 99.7...his 44 completions and 66 attempts are franchise single-game records...appeared in the 198th regular-season game of his NFL career and with the Steelers – breaking a tie with Gary Anderson for sole possession of the fifth-most games played in franchise history…became the first player in NFL history to record at least 500 passing yards in three games.
- 12/17 vs. New England: Completed 22-of-30 passes for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 110.6...increased his 2017 touchdown pass total to 25 on an 18-yard scoring toss to WR Eli Rogers in the first quarter – marking the seventh season of his NFL career with at least 25 touchdown passes...has thrown at least 25 touchdown passes in back-to-back seasons for the second time in his NFL career (2012-14: 3)...extended his franchise-record streak of at least two touchdown passes to six consecutive games.
- 12/25 at Houston: Appeared in the 200th regular-season game of his NFL career tying Mel Blount for the fourth-most regular-season games played in team history...completed 20-of-29 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 115.0...threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to WR Justin Hunter in the first quarter, increasing his consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass streak to 10 – the fifth-longest active streak in the NFL...extended his franchise-record streak of at least two touchdown passes to seven consecutive games – the longest such active streak in the NFL.
- AFC Divisional Playoff 1/14 vs. Jacksonville: Made his 21st career postseason start and completed 37-of-58 passes for 469 yards with five touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 110.5...set franchise single-game playoff records for passing attempts (58), pass completions (37), passing yards (469) and touchdown passes (5)...his 469 passing yards were the second-most in a game in NFL playoff history (489: Bernie Kosar, Jan. 3, 1987 vs. N.Y. Jets) and his 37 completions tied as the fourth-most...his five touchdown passes tied as the fourth-most in an NFL postseason game, becoming the ninth QB in NFL playoff history to record at least five touchdown passes in a game (11th occurrence)...broke a tie with Dan Marino (385) for sole possession for the fifth-most pass completions in NFL playoff history, now with 422...tied Terry Bradshaw for the eighth-most touchdown passes in NFL playoff history, with 30...threw two touchdown passes in the first half to mark the fifth opening half of his NFL postseason career with at least two touchdown throws...surpassed John Elway (4,964) for the fifth-most passing yards in NFL playoff history, now with 5,256...completed 14 consecutive passes during the game – matching the longest streak in team postseason history (Terry Bradshaw, Jan. 9, 1983 vs. San Diego).
2016 (14-14/3-3): Named an offensive team captain for the eighth time…started 14 games during the regular season…inactive due to a left knee injury 10/23 vs. New England…did not play in the season finale 1/1 vs. Cleveland…during the regular season, finished in the top-10 in the NFL in three-touchdown games (7, T-3rd), passing touchdowns (29, 6th), pass plays of 25 yards or more (33, 8th) and 300-yard passing games (4, T-10th)…has thrown at least 20 touchdowns in six straight seasons, a team record…reached 3,500 passing yards for the fourth straight season, extending his team record…started all three postseason games, setting the Steelers’ record for most playoff games played (20).
- 9/12 at Washington: Set the Steelers’ Monday Night Football record with 27 pass completions…marked his second career 300-yard game on Monday Night Football…marked the sixth time that he threw at least three touchdowns in a single Monday Night Football game.
- 9/18 vs. Cincinnati: Marked the first time he threw at least three touchdowns in the first two games of a season…joined Terry Bradshaw (1982) as the only QBs in team history to throw at least three touchdowns in the first two games of a season…added a season-long 14-yard run…eclipsed 1,200 career rushing yards during the regular season.
- 10/2 vs. Kansas City: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…at one point, he threw a touchdown on three straight pass attempts, the first QB to do so since Chris Redman on 12/30/07…threw four touchdowns in the first half for the third time in his career…became just the second Steeler to throw three touchdowns in the first quarter (Bubby Brister, 12/23/90 vs. Cleveland).
- 10/9 vs. N.Y. Jets: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week…threw four touchdowns, marking the 12th time in his career that he threw four or more touchdowns in a single game, extending his franchise record…marked the second time in his career that he threw at least four touchdowns in back-to-back games (10/26 and 11/2 in 2014)…threw a 72-yard touchdown pass, the 15th touchdown pass of his career of at least 60 yards, extending his franchise record.
- 10/16 at Miami: Set the team record for most passing touchdowns in the first six games of a season (16).
- 11/6 at Baltimore: Threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Brown…added a 4-yard touchdown run, his 16th career rushing touchdown during the regular season.
- 11/13 vs. Dallas: Completed 37-of-46 passes for 408 yards with three touchdowns…his attempts, completions and yards were season highs…recorded his 49th career 300-yard passing game during the regular season…marked his ninth career 400-yard game.
- 11/20 at Cleveland: Won his 20th career start against Cleveland…his 20-2 record against the Browns is the best record of any NFL QB against an opponent since the 1970 merger (minimum 15 starts)…became the fifth QB in NFL history with at least 20 regular season wins against one opponent…tied Tom Brady (22 vs. Buffalo) for the fewest starts to 20 wins versus one team since the 1970 merger.
- 11/24 at Indianapolis: Completed 14-of-20 passes for 221 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions…marked his third straight game with at least three touchdown passes against the Colts.
- 12/4 vs. N.Y. Giants: Threw a 22-yard touchdown to Brown…reached 25 passing touchdowns on the season, his sixth career season with at least 25 passing touchdowns…reached 200 passing yards in the first half for the second time this season and for the 18th time in his career…threw for 104 yards in the first quarter, the third time he reached 100 passing yards in the first quarter this season and for the 31st time in his NFL career.
- 12/25 vs. Baltimore: Recorded his 35th career game-winning drive during the regular season…threw three touchdowns, including the game-winning four-yard pass to Brown…marked his 50th touchdown pass to Brown, the most in team history by a QB-WR tandem…his 50 touchdown passes to Brown made them the fifth active QB-WR tandem to connect on 50 touchdowns…marked the 42nd time in his career that he threw at least three touchdowns in a game during the regular season…registered a passer rating of at least 100.0 for the 75th time in his career as a starter (67-8 record in those games).
- AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 vs. Miami: His 62 and 50-yard touchdown passes to Brown were the second and third-longest touchdown passes of his postseason career…marked the fourth time in his postseason career that he threw two touchdowns in the opening half of a playoff game…recorded his eighth multi-touchdown passing game of his postseason career, the second-most multi-touchdown passing games in Steelers’ playoff history...threw for 188 yards in the first half, tying his career postseason-high for the opening half of a playoff game…his 188 passing yards were the second-most in team history in the opening half of a playoff game…his 162 passing yards in the first quarter is a Steelers’ postseason record for the opening quarter of a playoff game.
- AFC Championship Game 1/22 at New England: Appeared in his 20th career postseason game (all games started), which are the most postseason contests played in Steelers’ playoff history…became the sixth QB in NFL history to start 20 postseason games, and the fourth to do so with one team…became the first QB in team history to record two games with at least 30 completions…completed 13 straight passes, the longest consecutive passes completed streak in his postseason career, and the second-longest streak in team history (Bradshaw)…tied Dan Marino for the fifth-most completions in NFL postseason history (385)…has the sixth-most passing yards in NFL postseason history (4,787)…became the second player in team history (Bradshaw) to throw at least 25 touchdowns in the postseason…tied Joe Flacco for the 10th-most passing touchdowns in NFL postseason history (25).
2015 (12-11/2-2): Named an offensive team captain for the seventh time…saw action in 12 games with 11 starts during the regular season…injured his left knee 9/27 at St. Louis…inactive due to a left knee injury 10/1 vs. Baltimore, 10/12 at San Diego, 10/18 vs. Arizona and 10/25 at Kansas City…totaled 3,938 passing yards and 21 touchdowns during the regular season…started both postseason contests, finishing with a 93.3 passer rating, the second-highest in a single postseason in his career.
- 9/10 at New England: Totaled 351 passing yards, marking his second straight season opener with at least 300 passing yards and the third season opener of his career with at least 300 passing yards…marked his fourth straight 300-yard game against New England.
- 9/20 vs. San Francisco: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…threw for 369 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 155.8…has thrown for at least 300 yards in the first two games of a season for the first time in his career.
- 11/1 vs. Cincinnati: Returned to the starting lineup after missing four games due to a left knee injury…moved into sole possession of 15th place on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns list…joined Warren Moon as the second QB in NFL history to throw at least 30 touchdowns against the Bengals in a career.
- 11/8 vs. Oakland: Threw for 334 yards before leaving the game in the fourth quarter due to a left foot injury…passed Joe Montana for the 14th-most passing yards in NFL history…threw for 153 yards in the first quarter.
- 11/15 vs. Cleveland: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…and FedEx Air Player of the Week…did not start the game but entered the game early in the first quarter due to an injury to QB Landry Jones…completed 22-of-33 passes for 379 yards with three touchdowns and one interception…the 379 yards are the most in NFL history for a QB that did not start the game…surpassed Kerry Collins for the 13th most passing yards in NFL history.
- 11/29 at Seattle: Totaled 456 passing yards, his eighth career 400-yard game during the regular season…his 456 yards are a career-high in a regular-season road game and are the third-most in a single-game in his career…his 55 pass attempts are the second-most in a single-game in his career…passed Dave Krieg for sole possession of 14th place for the most passing touchdowns in NFL history…left the game in the fourth quarter to go through the NFL’s concussion protocol.
- 12/6 vs. Indianapolis: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week…marked his fourth straight game with at least 300 passing yards, matching a career-long streak and setting a team record…has thrown for at least 350 yards in three straight games, matching a career-long streak…threw for at least 200 yards in the first half for the fourth straight game, becoming the first QB to accomplish that feat since Dan Fouts in 1981…has completed a pass of 50 yards or more in four straight games, the first Steeler to accomplish that feat since Bobby Layne in 1958.
- 12/20 vs. Denver: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week…totaled 40 completions on 55 attempts…the 40 completions tied a single-game team record and the 55 attempts are tied for the second-most in a single-game in his career…the 40 completions marked the most in a single game against Denver since 1960…has thrown for at least 300 yards in four straight home games, a team record…has thrown for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns in four straight home games, establishing a team record.
- 1/3 at Cleveland: Threw for 349 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 102.7…became the first QB in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards in their career versus Cleveland…surpassed Bradshaw for the most touchdown passes versus Cleveland in NFL history (35).
- AFC Wild Card Game 1/9 at Cincinnati: Engineered his fourth career postseason fourth quarter/overtime comeback, leading the team on a nine-play, 74-yard drive to set up K Chris Boswell’s game-winning field goal…threw a 10-yard touchdown to Bryant…joined Bradshaw as the team’s only two players with at least 3,500 passing yards during the postseason…left the game in the third quarter due to a right shoulder injury but returned late in the fourth quarter.
- AFC Divisional Playoff 1/17 at Denver: Set a single postseason best with 339 passing yards…became the first QB in team history to record 300 postseason completions…surpassed Bradshaw for the most passing yards in team postseason history.
2014 (16-16/1-1): Named offensive team captain for the sixth year…started all 16 games during the regular season for the third time in his career, and he started in the AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore…became the first QB in team history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns in two seasons (2007 and 2014)…became the first QB in team history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in back-to-back seasons…his 4,952 passing yards tied for the league lead (Drew Brees), and he joined Jim Finks (2,270 yards in 1955) as the only QBs in team history to lead or tie for the NFL lead in passing yards.
- 9/7 vs. Cleveland: Led the team on a game-winning drive (five plays, 33 yards) to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 41-yard field goal…became the third QB (Warren Moon and Ken Anderson) to complete 300 passes against Cleveland in regular-season games…threw for 278 yards in the first half.
- 10/12 at Cleveland: Became the all-time leader in passing yards (4,595) and completions (343) against the Browns in NFL history during the regular season.
- 10/26 vs. Indianapolis: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air Player of the Week…recorded his 100th career win as a starter…his 522 passing yards at the time tied for the fourth-most in NFL history in a single game…marked his sixth career 400-yard game during the regular season…threw six touchdowns, including four touchdowns in the first half…marked his third career game with at least five passing touchdowns during the regular season…totaled 300 passing yards in the first half (320) for the first time in his career…matched his single-game career-high with 23 first half completions.
- 11/2 vs. Baltimore: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air Player of the Week…tied his own team record with six touchdown passes…marked his fourth career game with at least five passing touchdowns during the regular season…totaled 340 passing yards…threw three touchdowns in the first half for the second straight week…threw at least four touchdowns for the first time in back-to-back games.
- 11/9 at N.Y. Jets: Totaled 343 passing yards…became the first Steeler in franchise history to reach 3,000 passing yards in the first 10 games of a season…threw an 80-yard touchdown to WR Martavis Bryant.
- 11/17 at Tennessee: Surpassed Bradshaw for the most completions by a Steeler on Monday Night Football (255).
- 11/30 vs. New Orleans: Threw for 435 yards, his seventh career 400-yard game during the regular season…became the first Steelers’ QB to throw for 25 or more touchdowns in three straight seasons.
- 12/7 at Cincinnati: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week…completed a 94-yard touchdown pass to Bryant, the second-longest pass play in team history…with 25 career touchdown throws against Cincinnati, has now recorded the most touchdown passes by a Steelers QB against the Bengals.
- 12/14 at Atlanta: Named FedEx Air Player of the Week…with the win, he has beaten all 31 other NFL teams.
- AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore: Completed 31-of-45 passes for 334 yards…marked his second career 300-yard game in the postseason…surpassed Bradshaw for the most completions by a Steeler in the postseason (279)…set a team postseason record with 18 first-half completions…set a career-best playoff single-game mark with 31 completions…left the game for a few plays in the fourth quarter due to a neck injury but returned.
2013 (16-16): Named offensive team captain for the fifth year…started all 16 games for the second time in his career (2008)…tied Terry Bradshaw (11/28 at Baltimore) and passed Bradshaw (12/8 vs. Miami) for the most passing touchdowns during the regular season in franchise history…passed Bradshaw (3,901) for the most pass attempts in franchise history…reached 200 career touchdown passes to join Bradshaw, John Elway, Joe Montana, Tom Brady and Eli Manning as the only QBs in NFL history to have at least 200 touchdown passes and win at least two Super Bowls…became the first QB in team history to record at least 20 touchdown passes during the regular season five times.
- 9/22 vs. Chicago: Threw for 406 yards, his fourth career regular-season game with at least 400 yards.
- 9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Finished with 383 passing yards…threw for more than 375 yards in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.
- 10/20 vs. Baltimore: Led the Steelers on a seven-play, 39-yard drive to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 42-yard field goal.
- 11/3 at New England: Threw for 400 yards with four touchdowns…recorded his fifth 400-yard game during the regular season.
- 11/17 vs. Detroit: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…threw four touchdown passes, including touchdown passes on both of the Steelers drives in the first quarter…threw for 222 yards in the first half.
- 12/15 vs. Cincinnati: Attempted 18 passes before throwing an interception, which gave him 207 pass attempts without an interception, the longest streak of his career (including postseason)…won his 14th career game against the Bengals during the regular season, passing Bradshaw (13-9) and Warren Moon (13-7) for the most wins by a QB against Cincinnati during the regular season, dating back to 1968.
- 12/22 at Green Bay: Recorded a 13-yard touchdown run…now has 15 rushing touchdowns during the regular season, which are the third-most by a Steelers’ QB in team history.
2012 (13-13): Named offensive team captain for the fourth year…started 13 games, missing three contests (Weeks 11-13) due to a shoulder injury that he sustained 11/12 vs. Kansas City…became the Steelers’ all-time leader in passing yards during the regular season…threw at least 20 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career…recorded at least one touchdown pass in all 13 games he played, marking the first time in his career that he threw at least one touchdown in each game he played in the regular season.
- 9/23 at Oakland: Threw for a season-high 384 yards with four touchdowns.
- 10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Led his team on a fourth quarter game-winning drive that helped set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 34-yard field goal.
- 10/11 at Tennessee: With 363 passing yards, passed Terry Bradshaw (27,989) for the most passing yards in franchise history during the regular season…connected on an 82-yard touchdown with WR Mike Wallace.
- 10/21 at Cincinnati: Led the team on a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter that was capped off by RB Chris Rainey’s 11-yard touchdown run.
- 11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Led his team on a game-winning fourth-quarter drive that was capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Isaac Redman…connected with Wallace on a 51-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter.
- 12/9 vs. San Diego: Returned to the starting lineup after missing three games due to a shoulder injury…threw three touchdowns…connected with Wallace on a 40-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.
- 12/30 vs. Cleveland: Registered three passing touchdowns for the fourth time on the season.
2011 (15-15/1-1): Named offensive team captain for the third year…started 15 regular-season games and the lone postseason contest…reached 25,000 career passing yards…became the first QB in franchise history to throw for more than 300 yards in three consecutive games (Weeks 7-9)…passed Terry Bradshaw (12/4 vs. Cincinnati) for the most completions in franchise history.
- 9/25 at Indianapolis: Led the team on a 10-play, 60-yard drive to set up K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 38-yard field goal…set a career-high with 171 yards passing in the first quarter, the most passing yards by any Steelers’ QB in any quarter dating back to 1991.
- 10/9 vs. Tennessee: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…threw five touchdown passes…marked the second time in his career that he threw five touchdowns in a game during the regular season.
- 10/23 at Arizona: Completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to Wallace, the longest pass play and the second-longest offensive play from scrimmage in team history…registered at least 200 yards passing in each of the first seven games of the season for the first time in his career.
- 10/30 vs. New England: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week…finished 36-of-50 for 365 yards with two touchdowns…was 9-of-12 on third downs for 104 yards with two touchdowns…set career highs with 23 completions and 32 attempts in the first half.
- 11/6 vs. Baltimore: Threw for 330 yards to become the first QB in franchise history to throw for at least 300 yards in three consecutive games.
- AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Became the second player in franchise history and 13th in NFL history to throw for at least 3,000 yards in the postseason (3,150).
2010 (12-12/3-3): Started the final 12 games of the regular season after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy…finished third in the NFL during the regular season with an 8.23 yards-per-attempt average...recorded the longest run of his career (31 yards), and he added two rushing touchdowns…started all three postseason contests, helping lead the team to Super Bowl XLV.
- 10/17 vs. Cleveland: Made his first start of the season…finished with 257 passing yards with three touchdowns.
- 10/24 at Miami: Led the team on a game-winning fourth-quarter drive that was capped off by K Jeff Reed’s 18-yard game-winning field goal.
- 11/21 vs. Oakland: Scored on a 16-yard touchdown run in the second quarter…added a career-long 31-yard run in the fourth quarter…finished with a single-game career-high 55 yards rushing.
- 11/28 at Buffalo: Led the team on a game-winning overtime drive that was capped off by K Shaun Suisham’s game-winning 41-yard field goal.
- 12/5 at Baltimore: Tossed a 9-yard touchdown pass to Redman with less than three minutes remaining in the game to cap off a fourth-quarter game-winning drive.
- 12/23 vs. Carolina: Tossed a 43-yard touchdown to Wallace in the second quarter, marking the seventh time in team history that the tandem combined for a touchdown of at least 40 yards, tying the team record…finished the first half with 259 passing yards…added a one-yard rushing touchdown.
- 1/2 at Cleveland: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…finished 15-of-22 for 280 yards with two touchdowns for a season-high 141.3 passer rating…has thrown 158 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest streak for the Steelers since QB Kordell Stewart had a streak of 159 consecutive passes without an interception in 2001…tossed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Wallace on the Steelers’ first offensive play of the game, marking the eighth time the duo posted a touchdown of at least 40 yards, establishing a team record.
- AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Became the eighth QB in NFL history to start four Conference Championship games in his first seven seasons…tallied a two-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter, his third career postseason rushing touchdown.
- Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Threw for 263 yards with two touchdowns, his seventh career postseason game passing touchdowns.
2009 (15-15): Named offensive team captain for the second year…started 15 games, missing one due to a head injury (Week 12)…became the first QB in team history to eclipse the 4,000-yard passing mark in a single season…recorded his first career 500-yard passing game 12/20 vs. Green Bay.
- 9/10 vs. Tennessee: Led his team on a fourth-quarter game-winning drive that was capped off by Reed’s 33-yard field goal…became just the second QB in team history to reach 15,000 passing yards…passed Stewart for the second-most completions in team history.
- 9/27 at Cincinnati: Recorded a one-yard touchdown run.
- 10/18 vs. Cleveland: Threw for 417 yards with two touchdowns…marked his third career 400-yard game during the regular season.
- 10/25 vs. Minnesota: Threw one touchdown, a 40-yarder to Wallace.
- 11/9 at Denver: Recorded his 32nd career game with a 100-plus passer rating during the regular season, breaking the record previously held by QB Terry Bradshaw with multiple
- 12/20 vs. Green Bay: Threw for 503 yards with three touchdowns…joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Y.A. Tittle and Warren Moon as the only QBs in the NFL to throw for at least 500 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions…at the time, he became the 10th player in NFL history with 500 passing yards in a single-game…marked his second career game during the regular season with at least 400 passing yards…posted a fourth quarter game-winning drive that he capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Wallace as time expired.
- 12/27 vs. Baltimore: Posted a fourth quarter game-winning drive that was capped off by Reed’s 38-yard field goal.
2008 (16-16/3-3): Named offensive team captain for the first time in his career…started all 16 regular-season games for the first time in his career…became the first QB in franchise history to top 3,000 passing yards in three consecutive seasons…with a win in the regular-season finale against Cleveland, he recorded his 51st win as a starter, which were the most wins in NFL history by a QB in his first five seasons (at the time)…he also became the first QB in NFL history to win 50 games in his first five seasons…started all three postseason games…his eight playoff wins during his first five seasons trailed only Tom Brady (9) at the time.
- 10/5 at Jacksonville: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…posted a fourth quarter game-winning drive, as he hit WR Hines Ward for a game-winning 8-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes remaining in the game.
- 10/19 at Cincinnati: Surpassed 1,000 career completions when he hit TE Heath Miller for a 7-yard gain in the third quarter…threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to WR Nate Washington in the fourth quarter.
- 10/26 vs. N.Y. Giants: Recorded a season-long 65-yard touchdown pass to Washington in the third quarter…surpassed O’Donnell for third place on the team’s all-time passing yards list.
- 11/3 at Washington: Recorded a 1-yard touchdown run…left the game at halftime with a shoulder injury.
- 11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Moved into second place on the team’s all-time passing yardage list, passing Stewart.
- 11/16 vs. San Diego: Engineered a fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory with a game-winning drive that was capped off by Reed’s 32-yard field goal.
- 11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Had an 8-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, which marked the 10th rushing touchdown of his career during the regular season.
- 12/7 vs. Dallas: Tied the game with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Miller with just over two minutes remaining in the game.
- 12/14 at Baltimore: Registered a fourth-quarter game-winning drive that ended with a 4-yard touchdown pass to WR Santonio Holmes with 43 seconds left in the game.
- 12/21 at Tennessee: Finished with a season-high 329 yards passing with two touchdowns…marked the seventh 300-yard passing game of his career, breaking the team record of six, which he previously shared with QB Tommy Maddox…became the second QB in team history (Bradshaw) to throw for at least 100 touchdowns during the regular season.
- 12/28 vs. Cleveland: Left the game in the second quarter with a concussion and did not return.
- AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Threw a 65-yard touchdown to WR Santonio Holmes in the second quarter, the longest pass play of his postseason career.
- Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Finished 21-of-30 for 256 yards with one touchdown, a game-winning 6-yard touchdown pass to Holmes with 35 seconds left in regulation.
2007 (15-15/1-1): Started 15 regular-season games and the lone postseason contest…inactive Week 17 at Baltimore…threw a team-record 32 touchdown passes…his passer rating of 104.1 is a single-season team-record and was good for second in the NFL…recorded a perfect passer rating (158.3) twice during the regular season (11/5 vs. Baltimore and 12/20 at St. Louis)…set a career-high and finished second in the league among QBs with 204 rushing yards…ran for two touchdowns…17-of-his-35 rushes went for first downs.
- 9/9 at Cleveland: Threw four touchdowns…passed QB Jim Finks for the fifth-most passing touchdowns in team history.
- 9/23 vs. San Francisco: Passed QB Bobby Layne for fifth place on the Steelers’ all-time career passing yardage list…moved into eighth place on the team’s all-time pass attempts list.
- 9/30 at Arizona: Took sole possession of the fifth place on the Steelers’ all-time completions list.
- 10/7 vs. Seattle: Passed Layne on the all-time pass attempts list.
- 10/28 at Cincinnati: Eclipsed 10,000 career passing yards.
- 11/5 vs. Baltimore: Threw a then career-high five touchdown passes as he recorded a perfect passer rating of 158.3…at the time, his five touchdown passes tied a Monday Night Football record…moved into second place on the team’s all-time passing touchdowns list…moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time completions list and moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time passing yards list.
- 11/11 vs. Cleveland: Led the team on a fourth-quarter, game-winning drive that he capped off with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Miller.
- 11/26 vs. Miami: His 85.7 (18-of-21) completion percentage broke the single-game record for the Steelers (min. 20 attempts)…he completed 15 passes in a row at one point in the game, tying QB Bubby Brister’s 1989 team record for consecutive completions.
- 12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Rushed for a 6-yard touchdown.
- 12/9 at New England: Moved into fifth place on the team’s all-time passing attempts list.
- AFC Wild Card Game 1/5 vs. Jacksonville: Finished 29-of-42 for 337 yards…marked his first 300-yard game during the postseason.
2006 (15-15): Started every game but the season opener (inactive due to an appendectomy)…his 15 starts were the most in a single season in his career at the time…tied his single-season career-high with an 8.9 yards per attempt average.
- 10/15 vs. Kansas City: Had a perfect passer rating (158.3) in the first half after completing 13-of-15 passes for 224 yards with two touchdowns.
- 10/22 at Atlanta: Completed 16-of-22 passes for 238 yards with three touchdowns before leaving the game due to a head injury…passed QB Ed Brown for 10th place on the Steelers all-time passing list…passed QB Mike Tomczak for the ninth-most touchdown passes in team history.
- 10/29 at Oakland: Passed Brown for 10th place on the Steelers’ all-time pass attempts list.
- 11/5 vs. Denver: Marked his first career 400-yard passing game, as he threw for 433 yards.
- 11/19 at Cleveland: Trailing 13-3, he rallied the team for three touchdowns, including two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, to defeat Cleveland…found Holmes after scrambling, for a 20-yard touchdown, and hit RB Willie Parker for the game winning score from four yards out…passed Maddox for eighth place on the Steelers all-time passing yards list.
- 11/26 at Baltimore: Passed Layne for eighth place on the Steelers all-time completions list.
- 12/17 at Carolina: Hit RB Najeh Davenport for a 13-yard touchdown, the 50th passing touchdown of his career…recorded one rushing touchdown…surpassed 3,000 passing yards on the season for the first time in his career.
- 12/24 vs. Baltimore: Passed Tomczak for ninth place on the Steelers’ all-time pass attempts list.
- 12/31 at Cincinnati: Hit Holmes for a game-winning 67-yard touchdown in overtime…surpassed Brister for seventh place on the Steelers’ all-time passing touchdowns list.
2005 (12-12/4-4): Made 12 starts during the regular season…missed four games due to a knee injury (10/16 vs. Jacksonville, 11/6 at Green Bay, 11/13 vs. Cleveland and 11/20 at Baltimore)….started all four postseason contests…became the youngest starting QB in NFL history to win a Super Bowl…guided the Steelers to their first Super Bowl victory in 26 years…became the first QB in league history to lead his team to the Conference Championship Game in each of his first two seasons…finished third in the NFL with a 98.6 passer rating during the regular season.
- 9/11 vs. Tennessee: Recorded a perfect passer rating (158.3) 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 with two touchdowns…his 11 pass attempts in a game were the fewest by a Steelers’ team since Oct. 17, 1977 vs. Cincinnati.
- 9/25 vs. New England: Suffered his first career regular-season loss (15-0 up to this game)…came back from a shoulder injury to complete 12-of-28 passes for 216 yards with two touchdowns…led the team on a late nine-play, 51-yard drive that ended when he connected with Ward for a touchdown to tie the game at 20-20.
- 10/23 at Cincinnati: Returned to action after missing the previous game (10/16 vs. Jacksonville) with a hyper-extended knee…complete 9-of-14 passes for 93 yards with two touchdowns…threw his first interception of the season snapping a streak of 94-consecutive attempts without an interception.
- 10/31 vs. Baltimore: Engineered a game-winning drive that set up Reed’s 37-yard game-winning field goal.
- 12/18 at Minnesota: Scored on a 3-yard run by diving into the end zone for the game’s only touchdown.
- 1/1 vs. Detroit: Registered a 7-yard touchdown run…surpassed 5,000 passing yards in his career.
- AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Completed 14-of-19 passes for 208 yards with three touchdowns…his three touchdowns set a single-game career-high in the postseason.
- AFC Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Led the Steelers to a 14-3 halftime lead by completing 12-of-19 passes for 172 yards with two touchdowns…made a game-saving tackle on CB Nick Harper after Harper picked up a fumble and was headed towards the endzone.
- AFC Championship Game 1/22 at Denver: Completed 21-of-29 passes for 275 yards with two touchdowns…recorded his first career rushing touchdown in postseason.
- Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Scrambled and threw a 37-yard pass to Ward to the Seattle 3-yard line on third-and-28…he followed that by rushing for a 1-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 7-3 lead…also threw a key block on WR Antwaan Randle El’s 43-yard touchdown strike to Ward.
2004 (14-13/2-2): Saw action in 14 games with 13 starts as a rookie…made his NFL debut in relief of the injured Maddox (9/19 at Baltimore)…broke Dan Marino’s NFL records for a rookie QB for completion percentage (66.4) and passer rating (98.1)...also set then single season team records with his completion percentage and passer rating…became the first QB in NFL history to compile a 13-0 record during the regular season…started both postseason contests.
- 9/26 at Miami: In first start, overcame the weather and poor field conditions to lead the Steelers on a game-winning touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter.
- 10/3 vs. Cincinnati: In first career start at Heinz Field he completed 17-of-25 passes for 174 yards with one touchdown…compiled a 101.1 QB rating, his first career game with a passer rating of at least 100.0 during the regular season…marked his first career fourth-quarter game winning drive, as he led the team on a 13-play, 89-yard drive that was capped off by RB Jerome Bettis’ 1-yard touchdown run.
- 10/10 vs. Cleveland: Ran for his first career touchdown, a 6-yard rush.
- 10/17 at Dallas: Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week…rallied the team from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit…joined James Farrior (AFC Defensive Player of the Week) as the Steelers became the first team since 1994 to have both an AFC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week in the same week...completed his final 11 passes for 88 yards to lead the Steelers on two touchdown drives.
- 10/31 vs. New England: Helped snap the Patriots’ NFL record 18-game winning streak during the regular season (21 games including the postseason)…registered a 126.4 QB rating by completing 18-of-24 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns.
- 11/14 at Cleveland: Set a new NFL record for most wins by a QB to start their career (7).
- 12/5 at Jacksonville: Lead the team on a game-winning scoring drive…finished the game completing 14-of-17 passes for 221 yards with two touchdowns…also ran for 40 yards on three carries.
- 12/12 vs. N.Y. Jets: Engineered a game-clinching scoring drive that was capped by Bettis’ 12-yard touchdown run…connected with WR Lee Mays on a 46-yard pass on that same drive.
- 12/18 at N.Y. Giants: Helped orchestrate another come-from-behind victory…completed 18-of-28 passes for 316 yards, the first 300-yard passing performance of his career during the regular season.
- 12/26 vs. Baltimore: Left the game late in the third quarter and did not return after he injured his ribs on the Steelers’ final touchdown drive.
- AFC Divisional Playoff Game 1/15 vs. N.Y. Jets: Made his first postseason start…led the Steelers on a game-winning scoring drive in overtime.
COLLEGE: Was a three-year starter at Miami (Ohio) from 2001-03…rewrote virtually every school passing record in just 38 games…completed 854-of-1,304 passes (65.5%) for 10,829 yards with 84 touchdowns…set another RedHawks’ career record with 11,075 yards of total offense…became only the third player in Mid-American Conference history to throw for over 3,000 yards in three seasons and became the 10th QB in conference annals to throw for over 10,000 yards in his career…became only the eighth player in school history to earn All-America honors…also handled some punting duties, punting 24 times for 963 yards (40.1 avg.), with 17 attempts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line…in 2003, he was an All-American first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, and he earned third-team honors from the Associated Press, while earning All-MAC first team honors and being named the conference’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year…he guided the team to its first bowl appearance since 1986 and its first postseason victory in 28 seasons in 2003…in 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…in 2001, earned first-team Football Writer’s Association of America Freshman All-America honors, was named second-team All-MAC and became the first RedHawk to earn MAC Freshman of the Year since Deland McCullough in 1992…earned a bachelor’s degree in education.
PERSONAL: Attended Findlay (Ohio) HS...started at QB for varsity only as a senior…played wide receiver for varsity as a junior...played QB for the junior varsity team as a freshman and sophomore...earned Ohio’s Division I Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1999…was the runner-up for 1999 Mr. Football honors in Ohio…set state records by throwing for 4,041 yards with 54 touchdowns during his senior campaign and also ran for seven touchdowns...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’s North-South Game and the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star game...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…married to Ashley and they have two sons, Benjamin Todd Jr. and Bodie, and one daughter, Baylee Marie…Full name: Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger.
