Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has now passed the 40,000 passing yard milestone for his career in the first quarter of the Sunday game against the Cincinnati Bengals, becoming the 16th player in NFL history to do so.
The Steelers quarterback completed 5 of the 6 passes that he threw on the opening drive that culminated with a one-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Roethlisberger is playing Sunday for the first time since spraining his left MCL in Week 3. His touchdown pass moved him into sole possession of 15th place on all-time passing touchdown list ahead of Sonny Jurgensen.
