Ben Roethlisberger vs Kirk Cousins

Ben RoethlisbergerKirk Cousins

Ben Roethlisberger and Kirk Cousins compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, Kirk Cousins 15 seasons, 2012 to 2026. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to Kirk Cousins's 45,113. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Roethlisberger and Kirk Cousins career totals
249GP176
64,088YDS45,113
418TD304
7.6AVG7.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and Kirk Cousins postseason
23GP5
5,972YDS—
36TD5
7.6AVG—

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and Kirk Cousins all-time places
7th (64,088)Passing yards18th (45,113)
9th (418)Passing touchdowns13th (304)

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: 2 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Kirk Cousins: 0 championships; none on file

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 Kirk Cousins season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st20042,6211711201246643
2nd20052,385179201385447
3rd20063,513182320141,710109
4th20073,154321120154,1662911
5th20083,301171520164,9172512
6th20094,328261220174,0932713
7th20103,20017520184,2983010
8th20114,077211420193,603266
9th20123,26526820204,2653513
10th20134,261281420214,221337
11th20144,95232920224,5472914
12th20153,938211620232,331185
13th20163,819291320243,5081816
14th20174,251281420251,721105
15th20185,1293416202641363
16th201935101————
17th20203,8033310————
18th20213,7402210————

What the columns mean: INT