Ben Roethlisberger set an NFL record hes probably not thrilled with in home farewell win over Browns
If Monday night's game against the ends up being the final home game that ever plays in his career, then things definitely will have ended on a high note for the quarterback, who .Not only did the come away with a victory, but Roethlisberger also set an NFL record in the game, although it's a record that he probably won'
Trenton Irwin Jersey t be bragging about in retirement. In the win, Big Ben completed 24 of 46 pa ses for 123 yards, which is notable, because it means that Roethlisberger for the fewest pa sing yards in a game where a quarterback threw 45 or more pa ses.In a twist, the record was actually held by one of Roethlisberger's former backup quarterbacks, . While playing for the back in 2006, Gradkowski went 20 of 48 for 139 yards in a 17-3 lo s
Scotty Washington Jersey to the . In NFL history, those are the only two games ever where a QB didn't throw for at least 150 yards in a game where they had 45 or more attempts.Big Ben also combined to set a pa sing record with . On Monday night, Baker Mayfield and Ben Roethlisberger combined for
Darius Hodge Jersey 308 pa s yards on 84 attempts.Per , their 3.67 yards per attempt is the lowest combined rate in a game in NFL history, min. 80 attempts. ESPN Stats Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) Of course, the fact that the Steelers won proves that the Football Gods were definitely smiling upon Roethlisberger on Monday night. Going into the game, there had only been 10 instances in NFL history where a QB threw for under 180 yards on 45 or more attempts and those 10 quarterbacks had combined to
Sam Hubbard Jersey go 0-10, which means Big Ben became the first QB to ever win a game with those numbers.Roethlisberger didn't have a great game, but that didn't matter because nearly everyone else for the Steelers did. Pittsburgh's defense made life miserable for Mayfield, who was sacked nine times (with four of those coming from ). Kicker came up with four much-needed field goals (50, 48, 30, 22) to give the Steelers some breathing room on the scoreboard. Although Roethlisberger himself wasn't spectacular, he didn't have to be and that's because did more than enough to carry the offense with 188 rushing yards and two scores. For Big Ben, the only thing that mattered is that his team got the win and that he got to celebrate with the thousands of Steelers fans who have been cheering him on for 18 seasons. Big Ben takes a final lap around Heinz Field. What a moment for
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