Final Score: Steelers 38, Redskins 16

“The Elias Sports Bureau notes that Ben Roethlisberger is now the first quarterback to complete 500 passes to each of 3 different players. The trio of Hines Ward, Heath Miller and Antonio Brown have now all caught at least 500 passes from him.” — ESPN.com



From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

wsBen being Ben: It was a night when Ben Roethlisberger seemed to be able to do no wrong. Yes, he threw an interception, but that was quickly forgotten with his performance in the Steelers opening night 38-16 win over the Washington Redskins.

“When you have No. 7 you have the chance to put together performances like that,” said Coach Mike Tomlin.

Roethlisberger completed 27 of 37 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Antonio Brown and one to Eli Rogers.

“I want to complete every ball,” said Roethlisberger. “I want to convert every third down. That is the expectation.

“We hold ourselves to a high expectation. We have guys that can make plays and they showed it tonight.”

Roethlisberger also became the first player in NFL history to complete 500 passes to three different teammates, those being Heath Miller, Hines Ward and Brown.


You can read more from Ms. Varley’s post-game report here.


“With his 2nd TD tonight, Ben Roethlisberger moves to 13th on the all-time passing TD list, passing Joe Montana.” — NFL on ESPN.



Some more enjoyable reading for you as you drink your Tuesday morning coffee:

CBS Sports – Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger: Stellar display to start season


Mark Kaboly, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Ben, Brown dynamic in Steelers’ opening win


Jeremy Fowler, ESPN.com – Big Ben throws, Antonio Brown twerks and Steelers roll


And also from Teresa Varley, Steelers.com – 7 on 7: What makes Ben special


You can check out some photos from the game here.

You can watch video of Ben’s post-game press conference here.