Recap from 93.7 The Fan:

Coming off the team’s huge 33-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in a game that featured plenty of scuffles, trash talk and big hits, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger joined “The Cook and Poni Show” on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan for the “#1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show.”

He talked about just how much fun it was getting the win.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Roethlisberger said. “Because it’s an AFC Northopponent, going back to Ohio…whatever the reason, it was a lot of fun.”

Roethlisberger also discussed what he saw happen during a pregame brawl, when Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict crossed onto their side of the field.

“I saw Burfict. I didn’t even know it was him, all the way on our side where we were stretching and I was like, ‘What in the world is going on?’ Sometimes during those times you talk to maybe a friend that you know on the other team…then I realized it got a little more serious and then my biggest concern from there, I wasn’t nearly close to the middle of it or anything like that, my biggest concern was just making sure my linemen, you know, guys that weren’t already there, don’t come running into the middle of it and try to start something.”

That chippy mentality usually ends once the game starts according to Ben, but that wasn’t the case this past Sunday.

“Usually when that happens…t usually dies out,” Roethlisberger said. “This was as chippy as, quote unquote, kind of dirty, extracurricular stuff throughout the game that I’ve ever been a part of. There was a lot of stuff going on under piles, a lot of extra pushing, a lot of extra shoving. It was kind of unusual because usually you get out there and there’s still a level of respect, even if you despise the other team and you want to beat them so bad, there’s still a level of respect and level of professionalism you don’t really want other people to get hurt. It was definitely as physical, extracurricular stuff as I’ve been a part of.”

Part of that aspect of the game reared its ugly head when Burfict hit Roethlisberger low on a play. After watching the film, Roethlisberger thinks he was targeting his legs.

“He said, ‘I got pushed into […]

Guess what we’re doing tonight….

Yup! Helping Mom & Dad decorate our Christmas tree! Isn’t it pretty? Baylee was very careful not to break anything – she’s a newbie at this, but I showed her how it’s done! Just wanted to check in with Steeler Nation and hope you’re all enjoying the holiday season so far. Santa will be here before ya know it!! — Benjamin, Jr.

Instead of the usual post-game update, we’re going to make it a Steeler Nation Sunday and let the fans take over with their post-game thoughts from our social media pages:

Swinging his #terribletowel in his @_BigBen7 jersey at today's victory. pic.twitter.com/oL1bSlUTBu

— Keri Blackburn (@keriblackburn) December 14, 2015

Shannon Beck Way to go steelers yall do a awesome job with big Ben keep up the great job yall do that’s my steelers way to go Pittsburgh steelers

Carol Marie Haidle Great Game Ben and Teammates! You Dey!!!

@_BigBen7 WHAT A WIN TODAY! Happy STEELER ladies in the house!✨ pic.twitter.com/mUC9Aoq42R

— Adrian Nicole (@adriansuniga) December 13, 2015

Kim Fate Dray Big Ben #7 all day!! Awesome Game!! Repeat next week please!! Go Steelers!!

Dee Brown One game at a time .. that’s the key ! You guys looked great .. so proud of the team effort !!

great victory this day . a hug from Mexico. #GoSteelers @_BigBen7 @CoachTomlin pic.twitter.com/cNqExESrcK

— Romulo Hernandez (@bigromy) December 13, 2015

Kimberly Cloud Ben is the best QB!!

Monica Gibson Great game guys, keep it going! Keep the beard, love it!!!!!

@_BigBen7 Great Game today Steelers! Big Ben is a stud! Congrats on another victory 4 our @steelers! #ElfontheShelf pic.twitter.com/Tu8PZ0PL6G

— Bob Morack (@Rams31) December 13, 2015

Candace Gearing Congratulations Steelers, We Love ya All and have Faith in you guys. From The Gearing Family

Sherri Jo Bulisco Looking totally awesome today BIG BEN!!! You are on !!! GOD BLESS

That's a win! @_BigBen7 pic.twitter.com/6F2zDEUyzO

— Tara Parker (@tpthehawk40) December 13, 2015

Kem Smith BIG BEN U ROCK GO STEELERS

Stacy Mahley Playoff beard is in full effect!

@_BigBen7 showing my Steeler pride in South Haven Michigan!!! pic.twitter.com/ElhTTNGxqm

— Carla Gentry (@CarlaAGentry) December 13, 2015

Dianna Thomas So happy that my Steeler’s won. I heard nothing but flack all day here in Ohio until the end of the game. Seems as the Bengal fans have nothing to say to me now. Love you guys!

Chris Abrams Best Quarterback all time in my opinion! Always has been of great character. #BigBen #Black&Gold

Today, Ben announced the seventh and eighth grants of the 2015-16 season from The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.


Christmas has come early for two police agencies –

Ben’s foundation will be distributing grants to the Ludlow (KY) Police Department and the Middletown (OH) Police Department, just east and north, respectively, of Cincinnati where the Steelers will play the Bengals on Sunday, December 13th.

Both police departments have recently expanded their K-9 units to include narcotics detection dogs. The Ludlow Police Department plans to apply the grant awarded toward the purchase of two vehicle kennel inserts, while the Middletown Police Department will upgrade the storage trailer and purchase items for training with grant funds.

During the 2015-16 NFL season, The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation will be 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 and will consider a grant to a non-NFL market city in the United States for each playoff game in which the Steelers compete. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation invited police and fire departments across the country to submit proposals detailing their needs.

This marks the ninth season that the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation has distributed grants to K-9 units. The mission of the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation 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. Roethlisberger and the Foundation also support Make-A-Wish.

“We’re very fortunate to be in the position that we are able to help these K-9 units. The work that is performed by the dogs and their handlers as well as the bond that is formed is incredible. We’re just thrilled to do our small part.” — Ben.

The Foundation distributed more than $130,000 in grants to K-9 units around the country during the 2014-15 NFL season and has distributed in excess of $1.3 million since 2007.

Middletown Chief of Police Rodney Muterspaw said, “A huge thank you to the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for their kind support in our endeavors. We have a long history of an excellent K-9 […]

From Teresa Varley, Steelers.com:

Football is a game. It’s something that is supposed to be fun. Something that should be enjoyed by everyone involved.

And that is exactly the case for the Steelers offense. They are enjoying playing the game, having fun putting points on the board and turning the offense into a scoring machine.

“Before the last few games Ben (Roethlisberger) has told us to just go out there and have fun,” said running back DeAngelo Williams. “You know how when you were a little kid and you used to go out there and play and have fun, and didn’t care what happened. That is what we do, we go out there and just have fun. We let whatever happens at the end of the game happen. We are just having fun.”

Roethlisberger is definitely taking his own advice. Against the Colts he had another game where he just let the ball fly, completing 24 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns in the 45-10 win over the Colts.

“I said it earlier in the year, before the season started, he is the best quarterback in the NFL,” said Williams. “I might be biased because I am here and I see what he does in practice, the level he takes people to when he is on the field in practice and games. His level of competitiveness brings your level of competitiveness and play up.”


You can read more here.

You can watch video of Ben’s Q&A with the media about the Steelers match-up against the Bengals here.

Did you miss Ben’s radio show this morning?


Not to worry, 93.7 The Fan has you covered with this recap:

Coming off the Steelers’ 45-10 thrashing of the Indianapolis Colts in which he threw for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns and helped keep his team’s playoff hopes alive, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger joined the Cook and Poni Show for the #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show, which airs every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. during the Steelers season.

Ben opened things up talking about how much “fun” they are having on the field right now.

“It was fun,” Roethlisberger said. “Our goal was to go out and have fun playing football, and we wanted the world, the fans, everyone to kind of see us and say ‘Boy, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot of fun playing football.’ And when you’re having fun playing football, usually good things happen.”

The Steelers have scored 30 or more points in four straight games for the first time in franchise history and Ben said that has become the team’s goal each game.

“We always say we want to score one more than the other team of course, but we want to [score 30] and that was our goal coming in. We want to score as many points as we possibly can regardless of what the other team does,” he said.

Despite putting up 45 points, things didn’t start off smoothly for Ben and the offense and he talked about what message he delivered to the team after the two lost fumbles that put them in a 3-0 hole.

“I told the defense, thanks for bailing us out and doing such a great job. Then, talking to the offense, I said, ‘Hey guys, listen, we haven’t been off the field. They haven’t stopped us yet, we’ve stopped ourselves. That’s kind of been our Achilles’ heel all year and that’s what we always say is that we don’t feel anybody can stop us, we just stop ourselves.”

With the offense chugging along, Roethlisberger was asked about his relationship with offensive coordinator Todd Haley and how it looks like everything is going smoothly on that front as well.

“I think that we’re understanding each other, we’re understanding the offense with each other, we’re understanding what each other are thinking, all those things. And I think it’s a […]