In short, Ben Roethlisbergerwas everything his team needed him to be, and because the game was against a potent offensive opponent, he was everything his team needed him to be for all 60 minutes.
Roethlisberger completed 40-of-49 for 522 yards, with six touchdowns and no interceptions to finish with a rating of 150.6. He became the first player in NFL history to pass for over 500 yards twice in a career; he became one of four quarterbacks in NFL history to win his 100th game within 150 career starts. As for this particular game, Roethlisberger was the biggest reason why the Steelers converted 62 percent on third downs, why the Steelers were 5-for-6 in the red zone, why the Steelers almost doubled the Colts’ time of possession by finishing with 39:43, why the Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 51-34, at Heinz Field.
Ben Roethlisberger is the Steelers Digest Player of the Week.
Also considered were Antonio Brown, who caught 10 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns; Heath Miller, who caught seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown; Le’Veon Bell, who rushed for 92 yards and added another 56 on receptions to finish with 148 from scrimmage; Martavis Bryant, who caught five passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns; Jason Worilds, who had two tackles, three hits on the quarterback, and one pass defensed, Cam Heyward, who was credited officially with only one tackle but had a couple of sacks nullified by penalty; William Gay, who had six tackles on defense, an interception he returned 33 yards for a touchdown, and two special teams tackles; Troy Polamalu, who had six tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble; and Lawrence Timmons, who had four tackles, and two hits on the quarterback.
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