No, Ben Roethlisberger will be the Steelers starting quarterback in Super Bowl XLV. He was suspended for the first four games of the 2010 season.
The shortest quarterbacks to ever win a Super Bowl were all six feet tall. They are:Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl IVJoe Theismann, Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XVIIDrew Brees, New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV
In September 2013, Ben Roethlisberger will be starting his tenth season in the NFL.
Yes. In the 2004 season the Steelers defeated the New York Jets in the AFC Divisional playoff game by the score of 20-17 in overtime, with Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. Ben and the Steelers lost the next week to the New England Patriots 41-27 in the AFC Championship game.
Ben Roethlisberger scrambled up the middle for 18 yardsin his first rushing attempt in Super Bowl 45.
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No. Ben Roethlisberger is 0-1 versus Tom Brady in the postseaon.
There are four quarterbacks who have won the Super Bowl in their 2nd year in the NFL. They are: Tom Brady, New England Patriots, drafted 2000, won 2001 season, Super Bowl XXXVI Kurt Warner, St Louis Rams, undrafted, rookie season 1998, won 1999 season, Super Bowl XXXIV Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 2004, won 2005 season, Super Bowl XL Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks, drafted 2012, won 2013 season, Super Bowl XLVIII
Ben Roethlisberger lost Super Bowl XLV to the Green Bay Packers 31-25.
No, it was his 2nd season. In his first season, 2004, the Steelers went 15-1 and lost to the Patriots, 41-27, in the AFC Conference championship game. In his second season, 2005, the Steelers went 11-5 and wound up defeating the Seahawks, 21-10, in Super Bowl XL.
Starting QuarterbacksNo quarterback ever started for two different Super Bowl winners, BUT Craig Morton was the first quarterback in NFL history to start the Super Bowl for two different teams (Dallas in 1971 and Denver in 1978).Kurt Warner, QB- Arizona was only the second quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two different teams when he played in Super Bowl XLIII on February 1,2009. He was previously the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000, with the St. Louis Rams.Back-Up QuarterbacksThese two quarterbacks played for two different winning teams in the Super Bowl:Earl Morrall, QB - Baltimore (III, V), Miami (VII, VIII)Jeff Rutledge, QB - New York Giants (XXI), Washington (XXVI)Also the following were on the roster but did not play in one or both of the games.Matt Cavanaugh, QB - San Francisco (XIX), New York Giants (XXV) - neitherJim McMahon, QB - Chicago (XX), Green Bay (XXXI) - played in XX(Boldface Super Bowl numbers are for the winning teams in those games.)(see related question)