
Finished 15-of-21 for 229 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a 71.4 completion percentage vs.Tied Joe Burrow (135 completions in 2020) for the most completions by a rookie quarterback in his first five starts in NFL history.Connected on over 70 percent of his passes in four of his first five NFL games. Completed 23-of-30 passes for a 76.6 percent completion percentage at Houston (10/10).He is the first NFL quarterback to record a 70-plus completion percentage in each of his first three games. the Buccaneers for a completion percentage of 77.5, his third game with a 70-plus completion percentage. Finished 31-of-40 passing for the night vs.The streak of 19 consecutive completions is the most by a rookie in 30 years. Tom Brady had a streak of 19 consecutive passes in Week 1 of the 2015 season vs. Tampa Bay (10/3), tied for the longest streak in team history. Completed 19-straight passes during a stretch from the second quarter to the fourth quarter vs.Rushed for 28 yards on six carries as well. Threw for 270 yards on 30-51 passing and a touchdown vs.Helped push the pile on Damien Harris' 26-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and made a key block on a Kendrick Bourne end-around also in the third quarter.He is the first quarterback with a 70-plus completion percentage in each of his first two games (min. Followed a 74.4 completion percentage in the opener against Miami by completing 73.3 percent of his passes (22-of-30 passes) for 186 yards at N.Y.Finished 29-of-39 for 281 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions as a starter in his NFL debut vs.Completed a 48-yard pass to WR Jakobi Meyers in the fourth quarter for his fifth 40-yard touchdown pass of his career and his second 48-yard touchdown pass of the season. Finished 21-for-33 for 240 yards and two touchdowns vs.His touchdown pass was a 48-yard pass to DB Marcus Jones in the first quarter. Finished 22-for-36 for 195 yards and one touchdown vs.Jones had four passes of 30 or more yards against the Vikings, the most he has had in one game, besting the three he had vs. Jones had two touchdown passes of more than 30 yards, completing a 34-yard touchdown pass to WR Nelson Agholor and a 37-yard touchdown pass to TE Hunter Henry. Jones finished 28-of-39 (.718) for 382 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 119.8. Set a career-high in passing yards with 382 at Minnesota (11/24).851 completion percentage after completing 23-of-27 passes for 246 yards vs. Connected with WR Nelson Agholor on a 44-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter at Pittsburgh (9/18).Threw for 213 yards to move past three players into 8th on Patriots All-Time passing list in the season opener at Miami (9/11).Was inactive for three games due to an injury suffered late in the game vs.Named a co-captain for the first time in his career.Also recorded 47 rushing attempts for 102 yards and one touchdown. Played and started in 14 regular season games and completed 288-of-442 passes for 2,997 yards with 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.Following his retirement announcement, fans and players reacted, some Steelers fans thanking him for the 18 years, some rivals celebrating the announcement and others reacting to a new era of quarterbacks emerging with each veteran QB retiring. The Steelers drafted Roethlisberger in 2004 with the 11th overall pick and he spent his entire career in black and gold. "Football has been a gift," the two-time Super Bowl champion said.

He also thanked his former coaches, teammates and the fans who supported him. He then thanked his wife, his three kids, his parents and his sister.

I retire from football a truly grateful man." "Yet the time has come to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats and continue to be all I can be to my wife and children. The journey has been exhilarating, defined by relationships and fueled by a spirit of competition," he says in the video.
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"I don't know how to put into words what the game of football has meant to me and what a blessing it has been. A message from Ben: #NFL #SteelersNation #ThankYou #HereWeGo #LoveAndHonor /pUbKGO1nUs- January 27, 2022
