“Honestly, what’s our record? What was the final score? Those are the only things that matter. I couldn’t tell you what I was for what, I know I threw an interception, I know I had two touchdowns, that’s all I know. But I know we won the game, I know where our record is and I know that’s the most important thing.”

Recap from Ben’s show this morning on 93.7 The Fan:

Another game on the road against a team under .500 and another game that the Steelers easily could have lost, but they didn’t and they beat the Colts 20-17 on Sunday.

Ben Roethlisberger joined us on The #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show to talk about winning ugly and how it was good to come out with a win it that situation as opposed to what happened when they went into Chicago earlier this year. Ben was asked about Tomlin pointing out the negatives from the game despite getting a win.

“I think it’s the coach’s job to acknowledge those downfalls, acknowledge the win, but as a coach, he should point out the negative things that happen. The FAN, the media, they should only care about the win. They’re not coaching us, right? They’re the ones that should be happy we won the game. The coach’s job is to coach us and preach on the negatives and figure out how we can be better so we don’t make those negative things again, so yes, that’s his job. It’s one of those things, ‘Hey guys, you know you did this wrong, this wrong, this wrong, this wrong, you won, good job.”

Ben also addressed this moment in the game where offensive coordinator Todd Haley wasn’t too happy with him as they took a delay of game penalty when going for two.

“That’s nothing new, him screaming at me during games, you guys don’t ever see it. I don’t know if he was actually yelling at me through the headset because I didn’t hear that, but I did look over to the sideline and he was definitely screaming…I know there was some coach-to-coach arguing, him hollering, all kinds of things, but at the time, you move on, you can’t really get caught up in that stuff.”

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From Bob Labriola at Steelers.com:

Roethlisberger was more than a facilitator when his team needed him to be.

Earlier this week, quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner referred to the role Ben Roethlisberger has assumed is that of a point guard in basketball, with the implication being that he is now a distributor of the ball. There were times today against the Colts when Roethlisberger was distributing the ball, but there were other times, particularly in the second half, when he looked like the guy he was a decade ago. Shrugging off tacklers, moving around in the pocket, extending the play until he could find someone to get the ball to.

Which is why the Steelers came back from a 17-3 deficit to score 17 unanswered points in the final quarter-and-a-half to defeat the Colts, 20-17, at Lucas Oil Field.

Roethlisberger is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.

As the Colts were building that 17-3 lead through the first couple of minutes of the second half, Roethlisberger completed 7-of-15 for 72 yards, with no touchdowns, one interception, and a rating of 33.2. He also was sacked once. In the second half, he completed 12-of-16 (75 percent) for 164 yards, with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a rating of 146.9. He was not sacked in the second half, but that’s not to say there weren’t occasions where he was under some pressure, and also his those statistics don’t reflect the two-point conversion pass he completed to Martavis Bryant from the 7-yard line that tied the game, 17-17, with 11:52 remaining in the fourth quarter.


You can read more about his selection here.

Let’s start with something a bit different…


The game recap in pictures and tweets from Steelers fans:






















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



And from Jeremy Fowler, at ESPN.com:

“Steelers wake up from Indy nightmares with vintage Ben Roethlisberger”

Scrambling and bracing for a hit, Ben Roethlisberger stepped up and floated a pretty, off-balance touch pass to Antonio Brown between two defenders. Brown whipped his way across the field for 32 yards and into field goal range in the final seconds.

Game sealed for the Pittsburgh Steelers, with Chris Boswell connecting from 33 yards as time expired. Roethlisberger looked like Big Ben, at least for a moment, adding a 69-yard game-winning scoring drive to his personal record books.

Nothing else about Sunday’s performance was that pretty. Much of it was pretty ghastly, actually. But the Steelers showed serious resolve with a 20-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts, overcoming a 14-point deficit for the third time since last season, an NFL record.

“When AB and I start making plays, it’s pretty fun,” said Roethlisberger, who finished 19-of-31 for 236 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. “I just have to get him the ball and he does the rest.”


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Radio Programming Note:

The Ben Roethlisberger Show will be on 93.7 The Fan TOMORROW (Monday, November 13th) at 11am.

Salute to our military!! Love you all and thank you so much for your service!! — Ben

Our Veterans Day Salute is to 99-year old decorated WWII veteran John Hazy, whose story was sent to us by his very proud great-nephew, Mark Francesconi:

“John Hazy is a lifelong Steeler fan and true American hero whose war experiences are documented in the Library of Congress. John was born in 1918 in Perryopolis, PA and outside of his years of service for our government has resided in Western Pennsylvania all of his life. Now 99 years old, John may be one of the oldest living, most decorated, veteran of World War II and Steelers fan.

John enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1939 where his training and service led him to Panama, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala. Eventually he was transferred to England where he served as a bombardier for the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force.

On April 24, 1944, during a bombing mission over Germany, John’s airplane was shot down. John was one of 9 crew members that parachuted out and survived the crash. Shortly after landing in a German farm field, he was beaten up by farmers, held at gunpoint, and turned over to the German Army before being imprisoned in Stalag XVII-B for thirteen months.

In the Spring of 1945, German Soldiers, fearing the approaching Allies, abandoned their posts at John’s prison camp. Subsequently, John and his fellow prison mates marched for 30 days over Austria before being discovered by General George Patton’s army and officially liberated.

John went on to serve in the Air Force during the cold war from 1946 to 1968 with his last assignment being in the Pentagon. During his 28 years of service John’s highest distinction was the Purple Heart which was recently awarded to him for his injuries sustained during his capture and imprisonment.

We are proud of John, proud of the Steelers, and proud to be Americans.” — Mark.


Mark, thank you for sharing your great-uncle’s incredible story with us! John, you are a true hero! God bless you both and your family on this Veterans Day and always!

And God bless all of our service men & women and their families as well!

Today, Ben announced the ninth and tenth grant awards of the 2017 season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.

The Foundation will be distributing grants to the Indiana State Police and the Avon Police Department, just west of Indianapolis where the Steelers will play the Colts on November 12th.

This marks the 11th season that Ben’s Foundation has distributed grants to K-9 units. His continuing mission is to support K-9 units of police and fire departments throughout the United States, with a particular emphasis on support for service dogs in Pittsburgh, PA. Ben also supports Make-A-Wish.

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation has distributed more than $150,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2016 NFL season, including $76,000 in the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation has distributed in excess of $1.65 million since 2007.

“The Indiana State Police Alliance has a proud history of supporting the K-9 program. The generous grant provided by the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will promote the continued success of the state police K-9 program.” — Scott Krueger, President, Indiana State Police Alliance.

The Indiana State Police will use the grant funds to purchase training equipment, and the Avon Police Department will use the funds to add a second dog to their K-9 unit.

“The Avon Police Department is humbled to learn that we were selected to receive the 2017 Ben Roethlisberger Foundation grant. This is an honor and privilege for the Avon Police Department, and we wish to thank Mr. Roethlisberger and his foundation for such a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact in our community. The Avon Police Department would also like to commend Mr. Roethlisberger for his passion, dedication and generosity that he has demonstrated throughout the United States to help law enforcement agencies. The Avon Police Department looks forward to partnering with the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation in the fight against illegal narcotic distribution, sales and abuse. The Foundation’s generosity will assist the Avon Police Department with the purchase of an additional K-9 unit that will be focused on the interdiction of illegal drugs such as heroin, and other dangerous opioids that have destroyed and taken so many lives. With this grant and the dedication of the men and women of the Avon Police Department, we […]