The best photos of QB Ben Roethlisberger from the 2015 season.
Ben Roethlisberger isn't concerned about how others perceive him in relation to his fellow NFL quarterbacks.
Eventually, Roethlisberger suspects, he'll find his proper place in such comparisons.
"To me, winning football games is most important, not stats or where they're going to put me in a ranking," Roethlisberger said.
"I just know that one day they're going to look back and be like, 'Man, we didn't give this guy enough credit.'"
He's getting plenty these days for leading a Steelers offense that has scored 30 or more points in a franchise-record five consecutive games.
Roethlisberger is quick to maintain his receivers are likewise deserving of credit, among others.
"They make me better," he said this week on the WDVE Morning Show. "I hope that I make them better. That, to me, is the sign of a good group, that you push each other, you make each other better, you bail each other out when someone doesn't do something right.
"Honestly, to me, it starts up front. The guys up front are as good as a group that I've ever had. When they give me time to make the reads, to stay in the pocket, not get sacked, then all I have to do is throw the ball and let the other guys do all the work."
The Steelers will have plenty of work to do on Sunday at Heinz Field against a Denver Broncos' defense ranked No. 1 in the NFL in yards per game (272.5), points per game (17.3), sacks (44) and defensive touchdowns (five).
Here is a look at the statistical leaders for the both the Steelers and Broncos heading into the Week 15 contest at Heinz Field.
QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 231 of 344 passes (67.2%) for 2,989 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions and enters the game with a quarterback rating of 96.7.
Broncos QB Peyton Manning enters the game having completed 193 of 322 passes (59.9%) for 2,180 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions and has a quarterback rating of 67.6.
Broncos QB Brock Osweiler enters the game having completed 108 of 170 passes (63.5%) for 1,140 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions and has a quarterback rating of 85.4.
RB DeAngelo Williams leads the Steelers rushing attack with 773 yards on 164 carries (4.7 avg.) and has 8 rushing touchdowns this season.
Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman has carried the ball 169 times for 663 yards (3.9 avg.) and has found the end zone on the ground 6 times in 2015.
Broncos RB C.J. Anderson has complied 538 yards on 124 carries (4.3 avg.). Anderson also has 3 rushing touchdowns for the Broncos this season.
WR Antonio Brown enters Week 15 with a team-high 100 receptions for a team-high 1,397 yards. Brown has also hauled in 7 receiving touchdowns this season.
In just 8 game so far this season, WR Martavis Bryant has caught 38 passes for 672 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.
WR Demaryius Thomas leads all Broncos pass catchers in receptions (88) and receiving yards (1,067). Thomas also has 3 receiving touchdowns on the season.
Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders leads the team with 4 touchdown receptions on the season. Sanders has a total of 57 receptions for 788 yards in 2015.
LB Lawrence Timmons lead the Steelers defense with 96 total tackles (65 solo and 31 assists) on the season. Timmons also has 2.5 sack and one interception in 2015.
The Broncos defense is led ILB Brandon Marshall who has recorded 87 total tackles (67 solo and 20 assists) on the season. Marshall has also recorded 1.5 sack and has forced 2 fumbles this season.
DE Cam Hayward's 6 quarterback sacks on the season currently leads the 2015 Steelers defense. Heyward has also accounted for 45 tackles and 11 quarterback hurries this season.
OLB Von Miller leads all Broncos defenders with 10 quarterback sacks this season. Miller also has 26 quarterback hurries in 2015.
S Mike Mitchell leads the Steelers secondary with three interceptions this season. Mitchell has also accounted for 64 tackles and 7 passes defended.
Broncos CB Aqib Talib leads the team in interceptions with 3. Talib has also recorded 30 tackles and 12 passes defended this season.
The Steelers may choose to slug it out with the Broncos.
But the Steelers can also attempt to air it out if they decide to play it that way, an indication of how much Roethlisberger, the offense and the way the game is being played have all evolved.
"The NFL has changed since I started playing," Roethlisberger said. "When we had Coach (Bill) Cowher, at halftime, if we had a one-point lead you knew you were going to throw the ball one to two times in the second half. You knew you were going to turn around and hand it off, hand it off, hand it off. We won football games. We won a Super Bowl (following the 2005 season) kinda doing that even though in the playoffs the year we kinda came out throwing, threw the ball a lot.
"The league has changed so much you have to have the guys on the outside like we have now. And you have to be able to throw it 30, 40, 50 times a game."
STATUS REPORT
PROBABLE - S Will Allen (not injury related), LB Bud Dupree (back), CB William Gay (not injury related), LB James Harrison (not injury related), TE Heath Miller (rib), S Mike Mitchell (shoulder), LB Ryan Shazier (knee), TE Matt Spaeth (knee), RB DeAngelo Williams (illness)
