Did you miss Ben’s radio show today?

He joined The Cook and Poni Show Tuesday as the Steelers are coming off a much needed bye week.

“Sometimes there are good times and there are not so good times. This was a good time for not just me but for everybody feeling like we are going to have potentially a full strength team coming out of this, a late season bye with 5 gamesto go. It’s time to dig our heels in and make a push.”

Ben says the focus is now to get this group to playit’s best football in the final five regular season games. He said he remembered what last year felt like needing help to get into the playoffs.

“We hold our own destiny in our hands. I want us to have to win every single game the rest of the way out because I remember last year after the last game and going home and sitting there watching I believe it was the Chiefs that missed that field goal that kept us out of the playoffs. It’s not fun to have your destiny in someone else’s hands. We control it so why not make it all about us.”


You can read the rest of the re-cap and listen to the podcast here.

And it couldn’t have come at a better time, because look what we have up first:



It’s the Battle of the Big Ben…..Thanksgiving turkeys? Yes indeed!! Nichole Dotson’s son, Steele, drew the incredible #7 turkey on the left, AND that’s Misty Taylor’s son, Ian, with his Big Ben turkey on the right. Great job guys!!



It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…already! Matt and Shannon Reid are gettin’ their Christmas holiday spirit ON! Here they are traveling the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska on a dogsled – Terrible Towel in tow of course!



It’s all about family! Top: The Dupray family traveled from Virginia to enjoy a recent game at Heinz Field. Left: Karen Linder treated her family to the Steelers vs Titans game on November 17th. Right: Natasha Condon, her daughter Olivia and her mom – three generations of #7 fans!



And it’s not a Fan Photos post without Steelers Babies!! Top left: Little Gino Stoner is from Butler, PA and has been a Steelers fan since birth (okay, so it hasn’t been THAT long, but he’s still a big fan!). Top right: Mason Paul is only 2-1/2 months old, but dad says, “He LOVES the Steelers!!”. Bottom left: Sleeping beauty Kennedy Harper Stuck is just 2-months old but knows how to wear the black & gold! Bottom right: Little Ben Goodson (named after a certain quarterback) is talking offense with his dog, Tyson.


Don’t leave yet!!

We have more great photos – 5 pages worth, including more Steelers babies, Steelers kids, Steelers BIG kids, and of course, Steelers pets all right here!



As always, thank you to everyone who submitted photos!!

Benjamin, everyday with you is a new adventure, and we love every minute of it! Happy 2nd birthday. We love you so much. — Mom & Dad.

Happy birthday big brother. I love you and will be running circles around you very soon. — Baylee.

Benjamin wanted to share some photos from his John Deere-themed birthday party with Steeler Nation (he loves tractors):

Me and my dad were really excited for the start of the party (okay, so maybe I was just a little more excited than he was)!!

Look at the decorations!! Balloons, yummy cupcakes…but I couldn’t wait to dig in to that cake, it was ALL MINE!!

I sure do love Elmo! He’s my very favorite from Sesame Street!

I saved the best part for last: my very own cake!!! And I figured since it was a John Deere tractor cake, I should just plow right in!! Anybody want a piece?

You can enjoy more family photos here.

Ben was a call-in guest on the Rich Eisen Show today!






And if you missed The Ben Roethlisberger Show on 93.7 The Fan this morning, you can read a recap and listen to the podcast here.

“It wasn’t pretty early. It was not really one of those that you’re going to go home and watch the whole thing and be proud of, but at the end of the day it’s the scoreboard that matters.” — Ben, post-game.

From Larry Hartstein, CBS Sports:

Facing an onslaught of Titans’ blitzes, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 21 of 32 throws for 207 yards and a touchdown with an interception in Monday’s 27-24 road win.

Despite absorbing five sacks and several other big hits, Roethlisberger led consecutive second-half touchdown drives to secure the victory.



From Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette:

The Steelers trailed the lowly Tennessee Titans by 11 points in the fourth quarter, and it looked as if another of the NFL’s bottom feeders would claim them as a victim.

And then the Bell went off in the fourth quarter for them.

Le’Veon Bell, who told his teammates Sunday night that he would rush for 150 yards, rushed for 74 of his 204 yards in the fourth quarter, including their first offensive touchdown, as he put the team on his back and carried them to a 27-24 victory.

“He was so impressive,” Roethlisberger said of the second-year halfback. “The things he does — catches the ball, runs the ball with power, finesse.”



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

You can check out a few game photos here.

Today, Ben announced the eighth and ninth grants of the 2014-15 season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund.

“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 will be distributing grants to the Oneida Police Department and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department outside of Nashville where the Steelers will play the Titans on November 17th on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office will purchase a dual purpose dog and two safety vests for its K-9s, while the Oneida Police Department plans to fill the void left in their unit with the passing of their only dog this past May.

This marks the eighth 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 strive to support Make-A-Wish.

Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said, “As Sheriff of Putnam County, Tennessee, I am proud and honored to lead the agency that has been chosen as a recipient of a Ben Roethlisberger Foundation K-9 grant. The citizens of Putnam County rely on our agency to provide a safe community. To achieve this, it is vital for us to have quality trained personnel and resources. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation grant will enable our agency to retire one of our older K-9s and purchase a new narcotics/patrol dog as well as pay for the necessary training and certification for our handlers and equip our patrol dogs with safety vests.”

K-9 Officer Steven Ward of the Oneida Police Department said, “In May of this year, the Oneida Police Department’s narcotic dog, Jinks, suddenly passed away while on duty. Our department is small and we have a very limited budget. Due to the high cost, we were concerned that we may be unable to purchase a new narcotics detection dog. But thanks to the kindness and generosity […]