His life away from the gridiron has left plenty to be desired, to say the least, but when Ben Roethlisberger is suited up in the black and gold as the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he's been exceptionally consistent in the one statistic that matters most - winning.
Roethlisberger sports a 62-27 (.679) career record as the starting quarterback of the Steelers since taking the field for the first time back in Week 2 of his rookie season in 2004. Big Ben will make his 90th career start against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, and if Mike Tomlin's teams were to remain perfect on MNF since he took over for Bill Cowher, Roethlisberger would match Jim McMahon with the third best winning percentage through ninety starts in the past forty years. Not bad. Not bad at all.
The best record through a quarterback's first 90 starts since 1970:
|
QUARTERBACK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
WIN PCT. |
|
Tom Brady |
Patriots |
67-23 |
.744 |
|
Ken Stabler |
Raiders |
66-23-1 |
.739 |
|
Jim McMahon |
Bears, Chargers, Eagles, Vikings |
63-27 |
.700 |
|
Danny White |
Cowboys |
62-28 |
.689 |
|
Donovan McNabb |
Eagles |
61-29 |
.678 |
|
Ben Roethlisberger |
Steelers |
62-27 |
.696* |
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*Through 89 career starts |
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