The Rock Steelers Style Fashion Show is tomorrow evening, so we thought last year’s “Roethlisbergers on the Runway” post would make the perfect ‘Throwback Thursday’ for today!


Backstage on October 8th, 2016….

Black & Gold family!


Daddy and all the lil’ bergers…or mini-bergers, or is that sliders?


Ready for the runway!


And ON STAGE!!


7, and 7, and 7 and 7 are IN DA HOUSE!


And the R’s on the runway in their finest!


Benjamin & Baylee graciously wave to their many fans!


“I could sure use a bottle about now!!” — Bodie


You can see larger versions of these photos here.

You can see all the photos from the 2016 Fashion Show here.


And check out these fun, candid shots from our favorite family doctor & photographer, Dr. Ronald Cypher:


The #7’s step into the spotlight….and suddenly Benjamin Jr. has A LOT to talk about with his dad!



Benjamin Jr. & Baylee are enjoying their time in the spotlight!


Hey guys, come on! We have to go! Guys!


But Dad!! We’re not done connecting with our fans!! — Benjamin, Jr.


Let’s go…keep it moving!


You know, I really think my purse was a big hit with this dress! — Baylee.

Well, I need to walk over here and wave to my many fans before we call it a night! — Benjamin, Jr.


Once again, thank you so much to Dr. Cypher!!

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

The NFL knew what they were doing when, as a part of the league’s flex scheduling policy, they changed the start time of Sunday’s Steelers-Bengals game at Heinz Field to a 4:25 kickoff, making it a game that will go out to more of a national audience for CBS.

It’s going to be a battle of two tough defenses, the Steelers ranked No. 3 overall in the NFL, while the Bengals are one notch ahead, the No. 2 ranked defense in the league.

“I think you can stop after saying they are the No. 2 defense in the NFL,” said Roethlisberger. “That’s enough said. It’s a really, really big challenge for us.”

After a 0-3 start the Bengals have won their last two games, defeating the Browns, 31-7, and the Bills, 20-16, a lot of that due in part to their defense. They are holding opponents to only 159.6 yards passing per game, and just 262.8 yards of total offense per game. The Bengals are also ranked second in points allowed at just 16.6 per game.

“It doesn’t get any easier this week,” said Roethlisberger. “That is a really, really good defense. We have a lot of work ahead of us. It’s a familiar opponent. They know us as well. They have a lot of the same guys over there, they don’t have a lot of turnover on defense. They know each other, they played together, and they played together well.”

The Bengals are coming off their bye week, an opportunity for a team to oftentimes tweak things, or add new wrinkles on both sides of the ball. Roethlisberger expects some of that.

“Traditionally you expect something new, whether it’s a new blitz, a new look, new plays on offense, whatever it is,” said Roethlisberger. “They have had a week head start on us, just another eight ball we are behind.”

A tight situation: Tight end Vance McDonald had his first catch in a Steelers uniform against the Chiefs, and it was a clutch reception. McDonald caught a 26-yard pass from Roethlisberger, getting the Steelers out of a big hole as they were pinned at their own one-yard line.

“I missed him a little bit on that one deep ball early,” said Roethlisberger. “I know he can run. I put it out there […]

Did you miss Ben’s radio show this morning during Cook & Poni?


Recap from 93.7 The Fan:

First question was on Martavis Bryant –

“He doesn’t want to go anywhere. The person that broke this story first was the same person that broke the story that I wanted to be traded and I know there’s zero-percent truth to that, so I kind of take some of the stuff that he says with a grain of salt.”


On the since deleted tweets by Bryant’s girlfriend that seemed to support the idea that he wants out –

“I don’t know if it’s one of those things where at home you’ve got a bunch of people that are saying ‘Why aren’t you getting the ball? Why don’t you do this? Why don’t you do that?’ Almost just kind of gassing him up if you will. Like I said, Martavis is an asset to this football team. He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. Obviously his numbers probably aren’t what he was hoping and expecting, and probably aren’t for all of us to a certain extent, but you also understand he’s been gone for a whole year, it’s not like he missed six games, four games, eight games, it was a whole year, and that’s tough.”


On that great catch by Antonio Brown against the Chiefs –

“We got him matched up on what we’d call their third corner and AB ran a quick little wheel route and the safety was still cheating over the top, I kind of got caught between, ‘Ok, do I throw it over the top?’ If I do, the safety might be able to get there and he might catch it, he might get a hit, a lot of things could happen, so look for a back shoulder type throw. The problem with the back shoulder is that AB had the guy beat, so the back shoulder is not the best option but I did it anyway, it came out a little lower than I wanted it to, and I guess the good Lord wanted it to go our way this time.”


On James Harrison –

“In the locker room, I always speak to the team after coach does and I kind of said something, I said, ‘Hey Debo, it’s about time […]

Check out this collage of some of Steelers photographer Karl Roser great photos from Sunday’s game:



See all of Karl’s favorites right here.

“I am proud of this team. We had some guys filling in, doing an awesome job. This is not an easy place to play, and a great team we played against. I am just proud of everybody the way we pulled through against this team.” — Ben.

From Teresa Varley at Steelers.com this evening:

It came down to the last minute, but the Steelers pulled out a key AFC win, taking down the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs, 19-13. The Steelers improved their record to 4-2 on the season, and maintain the lead in the AFC North.

After the Steelers lost to the Jaguars last week, Coach Mike Tomlin said, “I’m interested in how we respond.”

Well, his players responded.

Le’Veon Bell carried the ball 32 times for 179 yards and a touchdown, while Antonio Brown had eight receptions for 155 yards and a circus catch for a touchdown.

The defense swarmed all day, never allowing the Chiefs to get in sync and containing one of the league’s most potent offenses.

The Steelers got the ball to start the game, and moved it early in the drive. Ben Roethlisberger connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster for five yards, and Antonio Brown for 12 yards. Le’Veon Bell carried the ball three times for 10 yards, but after that struggled. Bell was hit for a four-yard loss, but then James Conner added an 11-yard run. On third-and-three from the Chiefs 34-yard line Dee Ford broke free from his block and sacked Roethlisberger for a seven-yard loss, knocking them out of field goal range and forcing a punt.

Things got interesting after the punt. After a holding call the Chiefs were pinned back at their own nine-yard line. Center Zach Fulton snapped the ball over Alex Smith’s head and out of the end zone, giving the Steelers a safety and a 2-0 lead.

The Steelers had a huge opportunity in front of them with the ensuing free kick, but from the looks of things Brown lost sight of the ball in the sun, and Jehu Chesson recovered the ball at the Steelers’ 32-yard line.

With great field position handed to them, the Chiefs now looked to be the team with the huge opportunity. But the defense wouldn’t have it. Kareem Hunt could manage only a three-yard gain, and then T.J. […]

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

The Foundation will be distributing grants to the Bonner Springs Police Department and the Independence Police Department, just outside of Kansas City where the Steelers will play the Chiefs on October 15th.

The Independence Police Department will use the grant funds to replace a K-9 close to retirement, while the Bonner Springs Police Department will use the funds to purchase training equipment to better their K-9’s skills in both narcotics detection and patrol.

Fans:

You can support future K-9 grants by purchasing candy on Sarris Candies’ website, (www.SarrisCandiesFundraising.com), using a special purchase code (77-7777). Sarris will donate 25 percent of the purchase price to the foundation.


Click here for more info on Ben’s foundation or you can contact Jessica Duffaut at The Giving Back Fund.