Roethlisberger was not especially effective throwing downfield, nor in the red zone, in 2018. Of course, it took the fourth-most pass attempts in NFL history (675) - and Antonio Brown - to accomplish the big stat line two years ago.
Fewer attempts on a weak arm isn't a fantasy-friendly recipe.Ĭoming off career highs for passing yards and touchdowns in 2018, an elbow ligament injury ended Roethlisberger's season in Week 2 last year. But even with those weapons, a declining Roethlisberger isn't likely to average 40 pass attempts per game again, as the Steelers have first-round pick Najee Harris replacing James Conner (Cardinals) as the lead back. Despite the drops, the Steelers have a talented group of wideouts, with Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool and JuJu Smith-Schuster. It wasn't all his fault - his receivers dropped a league-high 39 passes. Roethlisberger completed only 31.3 percent (23rd) of his attempts of 20-plus yards and threw a league-high 359 attempts within five yards of the line scrimmage. No surprise, his 6.3 YPA ranked 31st of 35 QBs, and despite all those attempts and 33 TD passes, he finished QB14 in fantasy. He had the third most attempts in the league last season (608), yet finished 16th in passing yards at 3,803 - the fourth fewest yards on 600-plus attempts in league history. While he said numerous times during the season that he planned on returning for the 2021 season, Roethlisberger did not offer a definitive answer when asked about his future following Sunday night's loss.Roethlisberger is back for his 18th season, but at 39 he doesn't appear to have much left in his arm. Roethlisberger and center Maurkice Pouncey were the last Steelers to exit Heinz Field after the loss. And while Pittsburgh responded with two more Roethlisberger touchdown passes, his fourth pick of the game set up Cody Parkey's second field goal of the fourth quarter, and the Steelers never got to within single digits of the Browns. The Browns added to their lead moments later, as Nick Chubb scored on a 40-yard screen pass. But after stalling on their opening drive of the fourth quarter, the Steelers decided to punt on fourth-and-one on their own 46-yard-line with 12:57 left.
Roethlisberger also threw four touchdown passes as the Steelers got to within 12 points of the Browns when the fourth quarter began. Tom Brady's 505 yards in the Patriots' 41-33 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII remains the highest passing total in postseason history. Roethlisberger's 501 passing yards is the second-highest total in playoff history. Roethlisberger's 68 attempts were the third-highest total in NFL history, behind only Bledsoe's 70 attempts and Vinny Testaverde's 69 attempts. The previous marks were held by former Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe and current Rams quarterback Jared Goff, who both completed 45 passes in their respective playoff games. Roethlisberger's 47 completions on Sunday night is a new NFL postseason passing record, via Ben Volin of the Boston Globe. But in defeat, Roethlisberger did set an NFL playoff passing record in an effort to close Pittsburgh's 28-0 first-quarter deficit. Ben Roethlisberger's three first-half interceptions loomed large in the Steelers' eventual 48-37 upset loss to the Browns in Sunday night's wild-card playoff game.
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