Congratulations to Ben, for his performance in Week 11 against the Detroit Lions!


From Steelers.com:

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance versus the Detroit Lions in Week 11.

Roethlisberger completed 29-of-45 pass attempts for 367 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions for a season-high passer rating of 119.4. He also led his team on a 16-play, 97-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to take a 30-27 lead. It marked the 29th time in his career during the regular season that he led his team to victory after trailing or being tied in the fourth quarter or overtime.

This marks the 10th time Roethlisberger has been named AFC Offensive player of the week, and first time since in 2011 (Weeks 5 and 8). For the season, Roethlisberger has totaled 2,901 passing yards on the season, which are the second-most in team history in a player’s first 10 games of a season since 1960.


You can see game highlights of Ben’s performance here.



Also Today:

“Offensive award? That goes to everybody because so many guys were involved in that. But that was last week’s award. We’re working for this week now.” — Ben

Wednesday’s Q&A with the media:


Ben talks about this Sunday’s game against the Browns.

What sticks out about Cleveland’s defense?

Everything. From the front to the back, it’s great defensive line, good linebackers and maybe one of the best cornerbacks in the league. They’ve got an all-around good defense. No holes that we can find right now.


Re: Being 15-1 against the Browns:

We’ve put some good games together when we’ve played them. It’s an AFC North rival, so any time you play them you want to step your game up a little bit. It doesn’t hurt that it’s from kind of the hometown where I grew up a little bit, so you get a little extra motivation.


You have been scoring more lately. What has been the difference between now and what went on at the beginning of the season?

We’ve done a little better in the red zone. If you ask me, we still have a long way to go in that area of our offense, but we’ve gotten better. We’ve scored a couple times when we’ve got down there. We just feel that we still left […]

“A lot of times in football games, you have to weather storms. We came out early and we were hot and they weathered our storm. They fought back and they came at us. My mentality is, ‘Let’s weather this storm. It’s not going to last the rest of the game (you hope). Let’s find a way.’

We got in there at halftime and it wasn’t any epic speeches or ‘let’s change this’ offensive mentality or anything like that. Let’s just get back on track. Lets get back out there. Coach said we were going to stay with the no-huddle stuff, so my mindset then is just to think about calls and plays and what they gave us and brainstorming with the other quarterbacks, and the other coaches.

The biggest thing is just not to panic. I felt like second half we were a really good football team – offense and defense and special teams.” — Ben, on losing the lead to the Lions heading into halftime on Sunday.

Ben was in studio and on the air this morning at 11:00 AM as part of 93.7 The Fan’s Vinnie & Cook Show:

The #1 Cochran Ben Roethlisberger Show features an in-studio visit from the Steelers’ quarterback himself!

Ben breaks down Pittsburgh’s 37-27 win over the Detroit Lions with Vinnie & Cook.

Roethlisberger notes how the no-huddle set the tone for the Steelers’ offense, but also reveals that head coach Mike Tomlin wanted to keep the no-huddle going after Pittsburgh reclaimed a fourth-quarter lead.

“(Tomlin) came right up to me on the sideline right after that and said, ‘When we get the ball back, I’m not sitting on it. You’re staying in no-huddle. I’m not going to play not to lose. We’re staying in this mode,’” Roethlisberger said. “I have to give him a lot of credit for that.”

Ben also admits that this game was bigger than normal for him due to a tumultuous week of reports and rumors.

“I wanted this game, with all the stuff, the reports,” he said. “I’ve been telling you guys, that I’m not quitting. And that was my goal was to go out and play the best I could play and be the best quarterback I could be and to lead this team to victory. It felt good to play […]

Make that Steelers Heaven!


My wife and I are on the trip of a lifetime.

10,871 miles traveled to watch the Black and Gold.

We are on a 6-week trip in America for our honeymoon all the way from Melbourne, Australia. When we booked our trip we made sure that we would be able to fit in everything we each wanted to do.

Luckily for me, my wife is as crazy about sports as I am and we booked in to see all the sports we could. Whilst I love NHL and NBA, nothing can compare to my love for the Pittsburgh Steelers. We watch all the games whenever we can, and we are always dressed in the gear, we even named our german shepherd, “Keisel”.

I have been waiting my whole life to get to a game and see Steeler Nation in person, and today my dream was finally realized!

What a game – from start to finish it was everything we hoped it would be – well, aside from the rain. Hopefully we can get back here again, to watch another amazing victory. Go Steelers. Go Big Ben! — Dave & Nikki Jackson


*Thank you Dave, and congratulations to both of you!



Speaking of yesterday’s game…

Dr. Ronald Cypher comes through once again with some great photos he took from the stands.


You can see them here!

Final Score: Steelers 37, Lions 27


More from Ben:

“Offense, defense, we were up, we were down, there was no quit in anybody. I thought we prepared well, and I’ll do everything I can, we’ll do it to enjoy this tonight and next week try and get to 1 and 0 again – just prepare the best we can.”

And from Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Their 37-27 come-from-ahead, come-from-behind victory at Heinz Field raised the Steelers record to 4-6 with two straight wins to start the second half of the season.

Stafford was brilliant for one quarter, the second, when the Lions (6-4) stunned the Steelers defense for 27 points, and Johnson went wild on Ike Taylor.

Roethlisberger was magnificent throughout, opening the game in the no-huddle offense and playing that scheme much of the way. He completed 29 of 45 for 367, four touchdowns and no interceptions. He was sacked once.

He did it with little help from his ground game, which managed just 40 yards on 27 carries.

Roethlisberger’s fourth touchdown pass was a 20-yarder to Jerricho Cotchery, who caught it in the end zone on a fake screen play that ended all the drama with 2:29 left.

“I came here to play with him. He doesn’t get a lot of attention, but with the amount of touchdowns and yards in a cold-weather city, it speaks volumes about him. He has a lot of respect from around the league.” — Jerricho Cotchery on his quarterback.

Twice in the second quarter while Detroit was inundating them with touchdowns, the Steelers responded with field goals after cracking the red zone. Suisham kicked a 25-yarder and then a 34-yarder.

But then they got some defensive help late on Detroit’s next drive and some aid from the Lions themselves. Stafford moved his offense to second-and-4 at the Steelers’ 9, looking to respond to another field goal with another touchdown. But Ziggy Hood rose up to tackle Reggie Bush for a 1-yard loss, Ryan Clark tipped away a pass headed for Johnson in the end zone and the Lions lined up for a field goal.

Instead of kicking the 27-yarder, holder/punter Sam Martin took the snap and tried to run with it. He fumbled while being tackled short of the first down and the Steelers took over at their 3.

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Today at walk-through, Charlie Hunnam, the actor from “Pacific Rim” and “Sons of Anarchy” stopped by. Big Shout-Out to Charlie who will be doing the Terrible Towel twirl to start the game tomorrow. — Ben

If you’re looking for something a little different to put under the tree for your youngster this Christmas…

How about a gift card with registration to the 2014 Ben Roethlisberger Football ProCamp presented by SunnyD?

“We took our granddaughter, age 12, and our grandson, age 7, to Ben’s Youth Camp. What organized chaos! It was an awesome experience for both. Both caught Ben’s passes. They talked about the camp all the way back to Northern Ohio. They have already decided to come back next year, at our expense! We also really enjoyed the experience!” – Linda Hawk, Ohio

“Jonathan had a blast and will be back next year. I am VERY impressed with the camp. My stepmother actually got to tell Ben that her grandson won the contest. I actually had the opportunity to tell Ben thanks myself; he is a great guy. Ben told Jonathan, ‘nice catch!’ and it made his day!” – William Porter, PA

It may be close to Thanksgiving, but it’s not too early to sign your child up to join Ben in June for some football instruction and fun at his Annual Football Camp, sponsored by ProCamps Worldwide! There was such a demand for the camp after this past summer, that Procamps is offering registration even earlier than usual!

“I am looking forward to having another great event that continues to impact hundreds of kids and plan to honor the folks that have helped me in each of the 7 years.” — Ben

The Camp is open to boys and girls, grades 1 through 8.

Ben will be joined by a selection of the top prep and college coaches from the area.

Each day, the campers will experience various stations, specializing in fundamental skills of football.

Individual groups will be small to assure that each camper gets maximum instruction.

Ben will give daily talks highlighting the finer points of the game of football and beyond. Parents and guests will be able to listen to camp guests in designated areas at each location.

And you never know which of Ben’s teammates will show up to help out #7! Kids that attend Ben’s Camp have had the opportunity to meet and get instruction from Brett Keisel, Charlie Batch, and even Coach Tomlin!


Dates: June 16th & 17th, 2014

Times: 09:00 AM […]