Ben Roethlisberger vs Philip Rivers

Ben RoethlisbergerPhilip Rivers

Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers compared on their NFL careers: Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons, 2004 to 2021, Philip Rivers 18 seasons, 2004 to 2025. Ben Roethlisberger has 64,088 passing yards to Philip Rivers's 63,984. Ben Roethlisberger won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers career totals
249GP247
64,088YDS63,984
418TD425
7.6AVG7.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers postseason
23GP12
5,972YDS2,965
36TD16
7.6AVG7.4

Where each stands all time

Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers all-time places
7th (64,088)Passing yards8th (63,984)
9th (418)Passing touchdowns7th (425)

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
  • Philip Rivers: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year

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 Philip Rivers 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.
1st20042,621171120043310
2nd20052,385179200511501
3rd20063,513182320063,388229
4th20073,154321120073,1522115
5th20083,301171520084,0093411
6th20094,328261220094,254289
7th20103,20017520104,7103013
8th20114,077211420114,6242720
9th20123,26526820123,6062615
10th20134,261281420134,4783211
11th20144,95232920144,2863118
12th20153,938211620154,7922913
13th20163,819291320164,3863321
14th20174,251281420174,5152810
15th20185,129341620184,3083212
16th20193510120194,6152320
17th20203,803331020204,1692411
18th20213,7402210202554443

What the columns mean: INT