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The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division.

Ben Roethlisberger (2004–2021) started 247 games for the Steelers, the most in franchise history by any player.

Starters per season

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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Russell Wilson (2024–present) is the Steelers' current starting quarterback.
Justin Fields (2024–present) was the Steelers' starting quarterback for the first six games of the 2024 season.
Terry Bradshaw (1970–1983) started 158 games at quarterback for the Steelers, the second-most in franchise history.

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right of their name:

Season Regular season Postseason References
1933 Tony Holm [1]
1934 Warren Heller [2]
1935 Johnny Gildea [3]
1936 Ed Matesic [4]
1937 Max Fiske / Johnny Gildea [5]
1938 Max Fiske / Frankie Filchock / Byron White [6]
1939 Hugh McCullough [7]
1940 Billy Patterson [8]
1941 Boyd Brumbaugh / Coley McDonough [9]
1942 Bill Dudley [10]
1943 Roy Zimmerman / Allie Sherman [11]
1944 John Grigas / John McCarthy [12]
1945 Buss Warren / Bill Dudley [13]
1946 Bill Dudley / Johnny Clement [14]
1947 Johnny Clement / Charlie Seabright Johnny Clement (0–1) [15]
1948 Ray Evans / Joe Gasparella / Johnny Clement [16]
1949 Joe Geri / Jim Finks [17]
1950 Joe Geri [18]
1951 Joe Geri / Chuck Ortmann [19]
1952 Jim Finks (12) [20]
1953 Jim Finks (9) / Bill Mackrides (3) [21]
1954 Jim Finks (12) [22]
1955 [23]
1956 Ted Marchibroda (11) / Jack Scarbath (1) [24]
1957 Earl Morrall (11) / Len Dawson (1) [25]
1958 Bobby Layne (10) / Earl Morrall (2) [26]
1959 Bobby Layne (12) [27]
1960 Bobby Layne (9) / Rudy Bukich (3) [28]
1961 Rudy Bukich (8) / Bobby Layne (6) [29]
1962 Bobby Layne (11) / Ed Brown (3) [30]
1963 Ed Brown (14) [31]
1964 Ed Brown (13) / Bill Nelsen (1) [32]
1965 Bill Nelsen (12) / Tommy Wade (2) [33]
1966 Ron C. Smith (7) / Bill Nelsen (5) / George Izo (2) [34]
1967 Kent Nix (9) / Bill Nelsen (5) [35]
1968 Dick Shiner (11) / Kent Nix (3) [36]
1969 Dick Shiner (9) / Terry Hanratty (5) [37]
1970 Terry Bradshaw (8) / Terry Hanratty (6) [38]
1971 Terry Bradshaw (13) / Terry Hanratty (1) [39]
1972 Terry Bradshaw (14) Terry Bradshaw (1–1) [40]
1973 Terry Bradshaw (9) / Terry Hanratty (4) / Joe Gilliam (1) Terry Bradshaw (0–1) [41]
1974 Terry Bradshaw (7) / Joe Gilliam (6) / Terry Hanratty (1) Terry Bradshaw (3–0) [42]
1975 Terry Bradshaw (14) Terry Bradshaw (3–0) [43]
1976 Terry Bradshaw (8) / Mike Kruczek (6) Terry Bradshaw (1–1) [44]
1977 Terry Bradshaw (14) Terry Bradshaw (0–1) [45]
1978 Terry Bradshaw (16) Terry Bradshaw (3–0) [46]
1979 Terry Bradshaw (3–0) [47]
1980 Terry Bradshaw (15) / Cliff Stoudt (1) [48]
1981 Terry Bradshaw (14) / Mark Malone (2) [49]
1982 Terry Bradshaw (9) Terry Bradshaw (0–1) [50]
1983 Cliff Stoudt (15) / Terry Bradshaw (1) Cliff Stoudt (0–1) [51]
1984 Mark Malone (9) / David Woodley (7) Mark Malone (1–1) [52]
1985 Mark Malone (8) / David Woodley (6) / Scott Campbell (2) [53]
1986 Mark Malone (14) / Bubby Brister (2) [54]
1987 Mark Malone (12) / Steve Bono (3) [55]
1988 Bubby Brister (13) / Todd Blackledge (3) [56]
1989 Bubby Brister (14) / Todd Blackledge (2) Bubby Brister (1–1) [57]
1990 Bubby Brister (16) [58]
1991 Neil O'Donnell (8) / Bubby Brister (8) [59]
1992 Neil O'Donnell (12) / Bubby Brister (4) Neil O'Donnell (0–1) [60]
1993 Neil O'Donnell (15) / Mike Tomczak (1) [61]
1994 Neil O'Donnell (14) / Mike Tomczak (2) Neil O'Donnell (1–1) [62]
1995 Neil O'Donnell (12) / Mike Tomczak (4) Neil O'Donnell (2–1) [63]
1996 Mike Tomczak (15) / Jim Miller (1) Mike Tomczak (1–1) [64]
1997 Kordell Stewart (16) Kordell Stewart (1–1) [65]
1998 [66]
1999 Kordell Stewart (12) / Mike Tomczak (4) [67]
2000 Kordell Stewart (11) / Kent Graham (5) [68]
2001 Kordell Stewart (16) Kordell Stewart (1–1) [69]
2002 Tommy Maddox (11) / Kordell Stewart (5) Tommy Maddox (1–1) [70]
2003 Tommy Maddox (16) [71]
2004 Ben Roethlisberger (13) / Tommy Maddox (3) Ben Roethlisberger (1–1) [72]
2005 Ben Roethlisberger (12) / Tommy Maddox (2) / Charlie Batch (2) Ben Roethlisberger (4–0) [73]
2006 Ben Roethlisberger (15) / Charlie Batch (1) [74]
2007 Ben Roethlisberger (0–1) [75]
2008 Ben Roethlisberger (16) Ben Roethlisberger (3–0) [76]
2009 Ben Roethlisberger (15) / Dennis Dixon (1) [77]
2010 Ben Roethlisberger (12) / Charlie Batch (2) / Dennis Dixon (2) Ben Roethlisberger (2–1) [78]
2011 Ben Roethlisberger (15) / Charlie Batch (1) Ben Roethlisberger (0–1) [79]
2012 Ben Roethlisberger (13) / Charlie Batch (2) / Byron Leftwich (1) [80]
2013 Ben Roethlisberger (16) [81]
2014 Ben Roethlisberger (0–1) [82]
2015 Ben Roethlisberger (11) / Michael Vick (3) / Landry Jones (2) Ben Roethlisberger (1–1) [83]
2016 Ben Roethlisberger (14) / Landry Jones (2) Ben Roethlisberger (2–1) [84]
2017 Ben Roethlisberger (15) / Landry Jones (1) Ben Roethlisberger (0–1) [85]
2018 Ben Roethlisberger (16) [86]
2019 Mason Rudolph (8) / Devlin Hodges (6) / Ben Roethlisberger (2) [87]
2020 Ben Roethlisberger (15) / Mason Rudolph (1) Ben Roethlisberger (0–1) [88]
2021 Ben Roethlisberger (16) / Mason Rudolph (1) Ben Roethlisberger (0–1) [89]
2022 Kenny Pickett (12) / Mitchell Trubisky (5) [90]
2023 Kenny Pickett (12) / Mason Rudolph (3) / Mitchell Trubisky (2) Mason Rudolph (0–1)
2024 Russell Wilson (8) / Justin Fields (6)

Most games started

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These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Steelers in regular season games.

Name Period Starts Wins Losses Ties Win %
1 Ben Roethlisberger 2004–21 247 165 81 1 .670
2 Terry Bradshaw 1970–83 158 107 51 0 .677
3 Kordell Stewart 1997–2002 75 46 29 0 .613
4 Neil O'Donnell 1991–95 61 39 22 0 .639
5 Bubby Brister 1986–92 57 28 29 0 .491

Team career passing records

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Name Completions Attempts Completion % Yards Touchdowns Interceptions QB rating
Ben Roethlisberger 5,440 8,443 64.4 64,088 418 211 93.5
Terry Bradshaw 2,025 3,901 51.9 27,989 212 210 70.9
Bubby Brister 776 1,477 52.5 10,104 51 57 69.8
Kordell Stewart 1,190 2,107 56.5 13,328 70 72 72.3
Neil O'Donnell 1,069 1,871 57.1 12,867 68 39 81.8
Bobby Layne 569 1,159 49.2 9,030 66 78 65.5

See also

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References

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