Ben Roethlisberger
American football player
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| August 29 2024 | Roethlisberger uploaded a surprise teaser for a new season of the podcast, expanding guest appearances to include non-Steelers personalities like comedian Nate Bargatze and musician Bart Millard. |
| August 29 2024 | Uploaded a surprise teaser for another season of the Footbahlin podcast, contradicting his earlier statement about ending the show. |
| December 25 2023 | Uploaded the final episode of his podcast, featuring commentary on the Steelers' victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Christmas Eve. |
| March 2023 | Revealed that the San Francisco 49ers showed interest in him as a potential quarterback, but he declined their offer. |
| September 2 2022 | Roethlisberger launched his podcast 'Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger' on his YouTube channel, co-hosted by Spencer Te'o, initially discussing his life after retirement and Steelers stories. |
| January 27 2022 | Ben Roethlisberger officially announced his retirement from the NFL. |
| January 3 2022 | Roethlisberger played his final home game at Heinz Field, throwing for 123 yards and a touchdown in a 26-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns, ending his home record at 92-31 and cementing 164 career wins as a starter. |
| 2021 | Roethlisberger was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after testing positive for the virus, a day before the Week 10 game against the Detroit Lions. |
| 2021 | In his final playoff appearance during the Wild Card Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns in a 42–21 loss. |
| 2021 | Completed his final regular season with 3,740 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and ten interceptions, with the Steelers finishing 9–7–1. |
| 2021 | Retired after being tied for the 2nd most game-winning drives of all time (53) and sole possession of 2nd most game-winning drives including playoffs (57). |
| November 21 2021 | Returned from COVID-19 list and played in a 41-37 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, throwing for 273 yards and three touchdowns. |
| October 10 2021 | During the win over the Denver Broncos, Roethlisberger had his first multiple touchdown game of the year, throwing a 50-yard touchdown to Johnson and an 18-yard pass to Claypool, initiating a four-game winning streak. |
| March 4 2021 | Ben Roethlisberger signed a renegotiated contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, taking a $5 million pay cut. |
| 2020 | In the Wild Card Round against the Cleveland Browns, Roethlisberger set an NFL record with 47 pass completions and threw for 501 yards, despite a 48-37 loss. |
| 2020 | Finished the season with 3,803 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, and ten interceptions, leading the Steelers to a 12-4 record and AFC North title. |
| December 2020 | Steelers suffered their first loss of the season in Week 13 against the Washington Football Team. |
| November 2020 | In Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Roethlisberger threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns, earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week. |
| November 10 2020 | Roethlisberger was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list due to potential exposure through Vance McDonald. |
| October 2020 | In Week 5, Roethlisberger threw three touchdowns to Chase Claypool in a 38-29 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, helping the Steelers achieve their first 4-0 start since 1979. |
| September 2020 | In Week 3, Roethlisberger broke Mike Webster's record for most games played with the Steelers (221 games) during a 28-21 win against the Houston Texans. |
| September 2020 | Roethlisberger returned from injury in Week 1 against the New York Giants, throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns in a 26-16 win. |
| 2019 | Suffered a severe right elbow injury during Week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks, which ultimately required season-ending surgery after tearing three flexor tendons from his throwing arm, making him potentially the first quarterback to attempt a comeback from such an extensive injury. |
| April 24 2019 | Signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers worth $68 million, including a $37.5 million signing bonus, which extended his contract through the 2021 season. |
| 2018 | Ben Roethlisberger led the NFL in passing yards (5,129), completions (452), attempts (675), and interceptions (16), setting Steelers franchise records for passing yards (5,129) and touchdown passes (34). |
| December 2018 | In Week 12, Roethlisberger passed for a season-high 462 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in a loss to the Denver Broncos. |
| December 2018 | The Steelers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013, finishing second in the AFC North with a 9–6–1 record. |
| December 2018 | In Week 16, Roethlisberger passed for 380 yards and three touchdowns in a 31–28 loss to the New Orleans Saints, which hurt the Steelers' playoff chances. |
| November 2018 | In Week 10, Roethlisberger achieved an NFL-record fourth game with a perfect quarterback rating, completing 22-of-25 passes for 328 yards and five touchdowns against the Carolina Panthers. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2018. |
| November 25 2018 | Recorded another 97-yard long completion, matching his previous long completion record. |
| September 2018 | In Week 3, Roethlisberger completed 79% of his passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns in a 30–27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week. |
| September 2018 | In Week 1, Roethlisberger started the season with 335 passing yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions in a 21–21 tie against the Cleveland Browns. |
| September 2018 | In Week 2, Roethlisberger passed for 452 yards and three touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the third player since 1950 with at least 450 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown in the same game. He also passed John Elway for seventh-most passing yards in NFL history. |
| 2017 | Recommitted to his Christian faith, publicly stating his goal to be a better Christian than an athlete. |
| 2017 | Became the first player in NFL history with three career 500-yard passing games after completing 44 of 66 passes for 506 yards in a 39-38 win against the Baltimore Ravens. |
| 2017 | Finished the season with the Steelers at a 13-3 record, clinching the AFC North division. |
| 2017 | In the AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, set a playoff career-high with 469 passing yards and five touchdowns, despite the team losing 42-45. |
| 2017 | Roethlisberger helped lead the Steelers to a strong start with a 3-1 record in the early part of the season. |
| December 19 2017 | Named to his fourth consecutive and sixth career Pro Bowl, alongside teammate Antonio Brown and three starting offensive linemen. |
| December 10 2017 | Set a Steelers franchise record with 44 pass completions in a single game. |
| December 4 2017 | Became the eighth quarterback in NFL history to reach 50,000 career passing yards in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. |
| October 29 2017 | Completed a 97-yard pass, tying his longest career completion. |
| 2016 | Led the Steelers to win the AFC North with an 11-5 record and advance through the playoffs, defeating the Miami Dolphins 30-12 in the Wild Card Round and the Kansas City Chiefs 18-16 in the Divisional Round. |
| 2016 | Roethlisberger played 3 games, achieving a 2-1 record with 735 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and an 82.6 passer rating. |
| 2016 | Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Kansas City Chiefs, with back-to-back 300-yard passing performances and nine touchdowns in Weeks 4-5. |
| December 20 2016 | Named to his third consecutive and fifth career Pro Bowl. |
| October 17 2016 | Underwent surgery for a torn meniscus, missing the subsequent game against the New England Patriots. |
| 2015 | Roethlisberger was named to his fourth career Pro Bowl and ranked 21st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016. |
| 2015 | The Steelers clinched a playoff spot with a 10-6 record, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 18-16 in the Wild Card Round before losing to the Denver Broncos 23-16 in the Divisional Round. |
| 2015 | Roethlisberger played 2 games for the Steelers with a 1-1 record, accumulating 568 passing yards and a strong 93.3 passer rating. |
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