Recap courtesy of 93.7 The Fan and CBS Pittsburgh:

Coming off the teams 34-3 bludgeoning at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, Ben Roethlisberger joined the Cook and Poni Show for his weekly #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show.

Both the offense and the defense failed to get things going against the Eagles but Ben said “there’s no panic.”

“We just had some mistakes here and there,” Ben told us. “That was a good defense. They made us one dimensional…We watched the film, we spent a lot of time there yesterday going over it so that we can move on and put it past us. There’s no panic. I know that some fans and the media and stuff will probably have a little bit of panic, but we’re 2-1.”

Ben said a big reason why they’re not panicking is because of how the teams views the season overall.

“We break the season down into quarters, four, four game quarters. Right now we’re 2-1 in the first quarter. Our goal is to win the first quarter and we can go and get this next one against a really good Kansas City team at home and we’ll all be feeling a lot better.”

Despite getting beat as bad as they did, Ben said there is something they can take from a game like this as it can serve as a wake-up of sorts.

“Oh absolutely. We can look back on this and say, ‘Boy, remember when we got thumped in Philly against an NFC team and kind of had our tails between our legs as we walked out of that stadium?’ Absolutely that can help us…Maybe that’s the silver lining. Maybe it is something where you say, ‘Boy, maybe we’re not as good as we think we are’ or, maybe we are and we just got beat. It’s the NFL, anybody can win any given Sunday.

There were lots of questions surrounding Mike Tomlin leaving Ben in the game late when it was clearly out of hand and Ben was asked if he’d ever consider coming out of a game.

“Heck no, not in anything I do. I don’t have that bone in my body.” Ben said. “I’ve never quit. People ask me ‘Why do you try to extend the play?’ That’s me not quitting. I’m not quitting on a […]

I was blessed to have known and golfed with Mr. Palmer.

The world lost one of the best golfers, and an even more amazing man today! Our thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family.

There is no doubt in my mind that he will have the first tee time tomorrow in heaven! — Ben.

“There’s a lot of thumb-pointing to go around. It starts with me. We win as a team, we lose as a team…we stunk. We all stunk.” — Ben

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

Ben was an Opening Ceremony guest at the United States Police Canine Association National Patrol Dog Trials today in Gloucester Township, NJ!

Honored to be an honorary member of the US Police Canine Association! — Ben.

Posing with all the K9 handlers at the event. — Ben


GloucesterTwpPolice ‏@GloTwpPolice
@_BigBen7 welcomes K9 Officers today for the 2016 USPCA National Patrol Dog Trials in @GloTwpPolice #GTPD


LakelandPD @LakelandPD
So this just happened! Our K9 Team ran into @steelers @_BigBen7 Ben Roethlisberger at the K9 National Trials. Tks for supporting police k9s!


Gloucester Township ‏@glotwp
Mayor Mayer and GTPD welcomed Ben Roethlisberger at the opening ceremony of the K9 trials #GTPD

This year’s event is hosted by the Gloucester Township, NJ Police Department (just eight miles east of Philadelphia), and runs from September 25th to the 30th. All events are open to the public from 8am until 2pm (approximate end time). Donations to the Camden County Animal Shelter will be accepted at gate.


You can get more info right here.

Today, Ben announced that the second grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be awarded to the Willingboro Township Police in New Jersey – just northeast of Philadelphia where the Steelers will play the Eagles this Sunday.

The Willingboro Township Police will use the grant funds to add a dual purpose (patrol and narcotics) K-9 to their unit.

“We extend our gratitude to Ben Roethlisberger and his foundation for donating funds to purchase a police K-9. This grant will allow the police department to enhance the service that it provides to the community by adding a new K-9 team on patrol. It is evident that Mr. Roethlisberger is a committed community partner, and we will be forever grateful for the support from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation.” — Lieutenant Ian S. Bucs, Unit Supervisor, Willingboro Township Police Department.

During the 2016 NFL season, the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation is distributing grants to K-9 units of police and fire departments in the cities and surrounding communities of each regular season away game for the Steelers. The Foundation will also distribute several grants to the Pittsburgh area. Ben invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs this past summer.

This marks the 10th season that Ben has distributed grants to K-9 units. His 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’s foundation also supports Make-A-Wish.

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation distributed more than $170,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2015 NFL season, including $93,250 in the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation has distributed in excess of $1.5 million since 2007.


Would you like to get involved?

Fans can support future K-9 grants by joining Ben’s crowdfunding campaign on https://pledgeit.org/big-ben. Ben is pledging $1,000 per throwing touchdown this season to his foundation. Supporters can increase the impact by pledging to donate any amount per touchdown.


For more information about his foundation or about The Giving Back Fund, please visit Ben’s foundation page or contact Charisse Browner at www.givingback.org.



And while we’re on the subject –

Before playing the Philadelphia […]

Jimmy Fallon: Who is the quarterback [for the Steelers]:

Sofia Vergara: “B…B…Ben…Big Ben….Big Ben Cheeseburger…..Rawburger. Big Ben!!”


Close enough!!




Ben responded to Sofia today with a little pronunciation assistance (video)!


Which Sofia clearly appreciated:





Ben also spoke to the media today –


From Teresa Varley at Steelers.com:

It will be a battle of the Pennsylvania undefeated teams this weekend when the Steelers and Eagles face off at Lincoln Financial Field.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger knows it’s going to be a battle, as the Eagles defense will present a huge challenge, especially up front.

“They are very good,” said Roethlisberger. “Fletcher (Cox) and the rest of those guys, they get speed on the outside getting around the edges and then Fletcher and the other guys get push up the middle. That is where it starts for them, getting pressure on the quarterback. Maybe not blitzing all of the time, but counting on those four, five, six man rushes to get it done.”

While the season is still young, the Eagles defense ranks fourth overall in the NFL and Roethlisberger can see why.

“They put you behind the chains,” said Roethlisberger. “First and second down, making you in second-and-long, third-and-long situations so then their zones, they can sit back and rush the passer. Then how good they are in the red zone, not allowing any points.”

The defense isn’t the only area where the Eagles are dangerous. Rookie quarterback Carson Wentz has come out of the gates strong, and is making the necessary adjustments a young quarterback needs to.

“The speed of everything that happens. Reading a defense, understanding your offense, all have to happen really fast,” said Roethlisberger. “I think he is doing a really good job of that now, just letting the game come to him. Not forcing it. You see him throwing balls away, not trying to make too many crazy throws down the field, and then using his legs when needed.

“He is a really smart guy, smart player, physically gifted. His preparation is very good.”

It wasn’t just the Eagles that Roethlisberger talked about, as having a healthy group of receivers back at his disposal with the return of Markus Wheaton is definitely a positive for the offense.

“(He is) a guy that has been […]