Ben Roethlisberger vs Drew Brees

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Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, Drew Brees 20 seasons, 2001 to 2020. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to Drew Brees's 80,358. They have faced each other 5 times: Ben Roethlisberger's team won 2, Drew Brees's 3. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles, Drew Brees won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Drew Brees leads in 2 of the 2 lines, Ben Roethlisberger in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees career totals

249	GP	287
64,088	YDS	80,358, better
418	TD	571, better
7.6	AVG	7.6

Ben Roethlisberger vs Drew Brees head to head

They have faced each other 5 times: Ben Roethlisberger's team won 2, Drew Brees's 3.

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees, record against each other
Games	Played	Ben Roethlisberger won	Drew Brees won
Regular season	5	2	3, better

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees, averages in their games against each other

23.2	CMP	26.2, better
38.0	ATT	38.4, better
299.8	YDS	301.0, better
1.8	TD	2.0, better
0.6	INT	0.4, better

Every game against each other

Ben Roethlisberger vs Drew Brees, every game

Dec 23, 2018	PIT at NO	L 31-28	33 CMP, 50 ATT, 380 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT	27 CMP, 39 ATT, 326 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Nov 30, 2014	NO at PIT	L 35-32	32 CMP, 58 ATT, 435 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT	19 CMP, 27 ATT, 257 YDS, 5 TD, 0 INT
Oct 31, 2010	PIT at NO	L 20-10	17 CMP, 28 ATT, 195 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT	34 CMP, 44 ATT, 305 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Nov 12, 2006	NO at PIT	W 38-31	17 CMP, 28 ATT, 264 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT	31 CMP, 47 ATT, 398 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Oct 10, 2005	PIT at LAC	W 24-22	17 CMP, 26 ATT, 225 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT	20 CMP, 35 ATT, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees postseason

23	GP	18
5,972, better	YDS	5,366
36	TD	37, better
7.6, better	AVG	7.4

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees all-time places

7th (64,088)	Passing yards	2nd (80,358), better
9th (418)	Passing touchdowns	2nd (571), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
1, better	Offensive Rookie of the Year	—
—	Offensive Player of the Year	2, better
—	Super Bowl MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees season by season

1st	2004	2,621, better	17, better	11	2001	221	1	0, better
2nd	2005	2,385	17	9, better	2002	3,284, better	17	16
3rd	2006	3,513, better	18, better	23	2003	2,108	11	15, better
4th	2007	3,154	32, better	11	2004	3,159, better	27	7, better
5th	2008	3,301	17	15	2005	3,576, better	24, better	15
6th	2009	4,328	26	12	2006	4,418, better	26	11, better
7th	2010	3,200	17	5, better	2007	4,423, better	28, better	18
8th	2011	4,077	21	14, better	2008	5,069, better	34, better	17
9th	2012	3,265	26	8, better	2009	4,388, better	34, better	11
10th	2013	4,261	28	14, better	2010	4,620, better	33, better	22
11th	2014	4,952	32	9, better	2011	5,476, better	46, better	14
12th	2015	3,938	21	16, better	2012	5,177, better	43, better	19
13th	2016	3,819	29	13	2013	5,162, better	39, better	12, better
14th	2017	4,251	28	14, better	2014	4,952, better	33, better	17
15th	2018	5,129, better	34, better	16	2015	4,870	32	11, better
16th	2019	351	0	1, better	2016	5,208, better	37, better	15
17th	2020	3,803	33, better	10	2017	4,334, better	23	8, better
18th	2021	3,740	22	10	2018	3,992, better	32, better	5, better
19th	—	—	—	—	2019	2,979	27	4
20th	—	—	—	—	2020	2,942	24	6

What the columns mean: INT