“I told the guys, ‘We’re driving a car with a broken rear view mirror. We have to look forward, not backwards.'” — Ben, post-game.



From Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

“Five touchdown passes in five games puts Ben Roethlisberger in elite company”

100316As it turned out, all Ben Roethlisberger needed was a little home cooking. One week after one of his more forgettable performances in a 34-3 loss in Philadelphia, Roethlisberger threw five touchdown passes in a victory over the Chiefs at Heinz Field.

Roethlisberger became the sixth quarterback in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes five times over the course of his career. Drew Brees (10), Peyton Manning (9), Dan Marino (6), George Blanda (5) and Tom Brady (5) also accomplished the feat.

Roethlisberger extended his streak to 40 consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass at Heinz Field.It was the third time in his career that Roethlisberger threw four touchdown passes in the first half of a game. He also achieved that feat against Indianapolis in 2014 and Baltimore in 2007.

“When everyone gets involved, we can be dangerous.” — Ben.


Roethlisberger has thrown at least three touchdown passes in five consecutive home games and he became the second quarterback in franchise history to throw three touchdown passes in the first quarter of a game. Bubby Brister was the first to do it on Dec. 23, 1990, a 35-0 victory against Cleveland.

Antonio Brown caught two of those touchdown passes and moved into tie for fifth place with Buddy Dial for most touchdown receptions (42) in franchise history. It marked the second time Brown caught two touchdowns in the first quarter of a game. He also did it against the Lions in 2013.

The 22 points the Steelers scored in the first quarter set a team record for most points ever in a first quarter. The record had been 21, reached on five previous occasions.

“He’s a weapon, wherever we put him.” — Ben on Le’Veon Bell.



The Steelers set the record because they went for two and converted after their first touchdown. It was the first time this season they eschewed the 33-yard extra point and went for two. The Steelers went for two points more than any other team last season, converting 8 of their 11 attempts.


You can read more from Mr. Fittipaldo’s post-game report here.


You can check out Ben’s game highlights here (video).


Ben was also named the Steelers Digest Player of the Week!


And we’ll have more on the game tomorrow!