When Ben is playing, the rushing attempts barely go above 20 on average at 21.6 attempts per game. One glaring difference between Ben Roethlisberger’s statistics in 2018 versus when he was not playing the last several seasons is the number of rushing attempts per game. So these are the average statistics comparing 2018 with Roethlisberger to the games without Roethlisberger since 2015. As for the games without Roethlisberger since the beginning of the 2015 season, I threw out the game he did not start but yet played against Cleveland in 2015. Due to the elbow injury and only having a game and a half in 2019, I felt using the 2018 statistics give a more accurate representation. I’m not sure any conclusion can be drawn from this statistic, but I just thought I’d put it out there for people to see.įor these final two categories, we are comparing passing and rushing statistics over the last five seasons (since 2015) without Ben Roethlisberger versus Ben’s 2018 statistics. Once again, this includes the game where Roethlisberger came off the bench. If diving back all the way through 2015, the Steelers have a record of 5-3 when Roethlisberger was not the starter. If looking simply at the last eight games, the Steelers have a record of 2–6 with Ben Roethlisberger as the starter. Even if this game were excluded, the Steelers still have a winning record with a 52.9% winning percentage. One item of note is that the 30-9 victory over the Cleveland Browns in week 10 of the 2015 season was a game Roethlisberger did not start, but he did enter the game for an injured Landry Jones to lead the Steelers to victory. So while the 64.7% winning percentage with Roethlisberger (including the playoffs) is very positive, the falloff without Roethlisberger has not been tremendous at 55.6%. In games in which Roethlisberger did not start, the Steelers have a record of 10-8. In Head coach Mike Tomlin‘s tenure in Pittsburgh, he and Ben Roethlisberger have combined for a record of 123-67-1 when Ben has been the starter. The one game which the Steelers did not have Ben Roethlisberger on the West Coast was in Week 5 of 2015 when they defeated the San Diego chargers 24–20. In the five games Ben Roethlisberger started, the Steelers are 0-5. Under Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have traveled to the Pacific Time Zone for six games. This may be one of those loaded statistics, but it is very interesting to note. But the data is what the data is, so let’s just look at the data. I realize some of the statistics may not paint the most accurate picture, especially since many of the games go back to the 2015 season. In this week’s installment of Crunching the Numbers, we’ll take a look at how the Steelers have fared with Ben Roethlisberger versus games in which we wasn’t the starter. While some have written off the Steelers as having a lost season, there is still some hope based on how the Steelers have performed without Ben Roethlisberger in the past.Īlthough historical stats do not guarantee anything when it comes to the Steelers current quarterback situation, it can show some possible trends. In essence, it’s like the season has started over again. With Ben Roethlisberger out for the season, it feels like a different team with different methods, and even different goals. The 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers are no longer what fans were expecting coming into the season.
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