Ben Roethlisberger by the numbers Steele
is set to play his final regular season game in the NFL Sunday, capping off one of the greatest careers for a quarterback in NFL history. Roethlisberger is in his 18th season with the , leading the franchise back to its glory days with two titles and eight AFC North championships. The Steelers became the first team in history to win six Super Bowls thanks to the play of Alex Stalock Jersey Roethlisberger.Roethlisberger has thrown for 63,844 yards and 417 touchdowns in his Hall of Fame career, each rank among the top-10 in NFL history. He's led the league in pa sing yards two times and pa sing yards per game three times, while earning six pro Bowl appearances. Even though Roethlisberger never picked up a First Team All-Pro honor nor has any major awards outside of winning the 2004 Offensive Rookie of the Year honor, Roethlisberger is one of the best quarterbacks to grace the football field.Arguably the greatest quarterback in Steelers history, this week's "By The Numbers" looks back on Roethlisberger's career and where he ranks among the all-time greats. -- 84,194Drew Brees -- 80,358 -- 71,940Brett Favre -- 71,838Ben Roethlisberger -- 63,844 -- 63,440Dan Marino -- 61,361 -- 59,519 -- 57,023 -- 55,222Tom Brady -- 621Drew Brees -- 571Peyton Manning -- 539Brett Favre -- 508Aaron Rodgers -- 447Philip Rivers -- 421Dan Marino -- 420Ben Roethlisberger -- 417Eli Manning -- 366Matt Ryan -- 366Aaron Rodgers -- 104.4Drew Brees -- 98.7Tom Brady -- 97.5Peyton Manning -- 96.4Philip Rivers -- 95.2Matt Ryan -- 94.3Ben Roethlisberger -- Christian Folin Jersey 93.6Joe Montana -- 92.3 -- 91.1 -- 87.9Roethlisberger ranks amongthe top ten in any major pa sing statistic. He's fifth in NFL history in completions (5,410), eighth in attempts (8,399), and sixth in yards per attempt (7.60). His 248 games played are the sixth-most by any quarterback in league history and his 246 games started is third in league history. Roethlisberger has thrown for 3,000 yards in 15 of his 18 seasons in the NFL. Only Tom Brady (19), Brett Favre (18), Drew Brees (16) and Peyton Nino Niederreiter Jersey Manning (16) have more 3,000-yard pa sing seasons in NFL history. He's the first player in NFL history to throw for 500 yards in a game on three separate occasions and his eight career 450-yard games (regular season and postseason) are the most in NFL history. His 74 300-yard pa sing games (regular season and postseason) is seventh in franchise history. His 107 games with a 100 pa ser rating (regular season and postseason) are seventh in NFL history.Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are the only quarterbacks in NFL history that have thrown for 50,000 yards and won at least two Super Bowls. The Steelers legend holds 50 franchise records by a quarterback and holds or is tied for 52 team records.What has made Roethlisberger great was his ability to win football games and perform in the clutch, a huge reason why the Steelers have stayed one of the dominant franchises in all of Chris Stewart Jersey sports. Tom Brady -- 241Brett Favre -- 186Peyton Manning -- 186Drew Brees -- 172Ben Roethlisberger -- 163Peyton Manning -- 54Drew Brees -- 53Tom Brady -- 53Ben Roethlisberger -- 52Dan Marino -- 47Peyton Manning -- 43Tom Brady -- 42Ben Roethlisberger -- 40Drew Brees -- 36Johnny Unitas -- 34Matthew Stafford-- 34Ben Roethlisberger -- 58Drew Brees -- 57Tom Brady -- 57Peyton Manning -- 56Brett Favre -- 55John Elway -- 55Roethlisberger has been known to shine in the fourth quarter (he leads the league in game-winning drives this season), an indicator of why he's been able to win so many games since his rookie season. His .636 win percentage in games decided by six points or le s is the second-highest in NFL history, trailing only Tom Brady (.695).Roethlisberger's 1,402 completions, 64.6 completion percentage, 16,711 pa sing yards, 119 touchdowns and 94.3 pa ser rating in the fourth quarter are third in NFL history for players that have thrown a minimum of 5,000 attempts.The fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives are part of Roethlisberger's legacy, but so is his ability to show up in the postseason Charlie Coyle Jersey . Roethlisberger is tied for fifth in NFL history with 22 postseason games played and his 13 postseason victories are tied for seventh in NFL history. His 5,757 pa sing yards are fifth in NFL playoff history and his 34 touchdown pa ses are tied for seventh. Roethlisberger is one of 12 quarterbacks to win multiple Super Bowl titles and one of 12 quarterbacks to make three Super Bowl starts. He's the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl and the second-youngest to start a Super Bowl, behind only Dan Marino.Roethlisberger won't be considered in the "greatest of all time" conversation, but he's in a the debate as a top ten quarterback in NFL history. The pa sing numbers, Super Bowl championships, and fourth quarter performances are enough to state his case.