Ranking Ben Roethlisberger's top 5 moments with the Steelers

Ben Roethlisberger's best career moments

Here are the top moments from Ben Roethlisberger's career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

#3 - 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year

2004 NFL Rookie of the Year award ceremony

Roethlisberger was awarded the 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year award after an excellent season. Most impressively, he went undefeated as a starting quarterback that year, winning all 13 of his starts. He helped the Steelers make it to the NFL Playoffs that year and won his first postseason game as a rookie. It was the start of a legendary career.

#2 - Super Bowl XL

Ben Roethlisberger at Super Bowl XL

Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a Super Bowl XL victory over the Seattle Seahawks in just his second season in the NFL. The Steelers had to go on the road for all three games in the AFC Playoffs leading up to the Super Bowl. Roethlisberger played great in all three games, throwing for seven touchdowns and just one interception. Across his first two seasons, he accumulated an impressive 27-4 record, including the postseason.

#1 - Super Bowl XLIII

Ben Roethlisberger lifting the Lombardi trophy

The Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals to win Super Bowl XLIII. Roethlisberger's late-game heroics got it done in the end. He put together a game-winning drive at the end of regulation, in which he was nearly flawless. He found Santonio Holmes on several passes, and they finished the drive with a spectacular throw and catch in the corner of the end zone. It is the most popular play of Roethlisberger's career and an iconic moment in NFL history.