Ben Roethlisberger has some company in his rookie club. With the Washington Commanders upsetting the Detroit Lions in Saturday night’s divisional game, QB Jayden Daniels has tied Roethlisberger for most wins by a rookie quarterback. Daniels matched Roethlisberger’s 14 with a 45-31 shootout victory against the top-seeded Lions.
Including the playoffs, Roethlisberger went 14-1 in 2004. Initially drafted to sit on the bench and learn, he was thrust into the lineup in Week 2 after Tommy Maddox suffered an in-game injury against the Baltimore Ravens. Roethlisberger and the Steelers lost that one, officially credited to Maddox, but wouldn’t fall again the rest of the regular season.
Under Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh won…