The overall conclusion surely won’t be a shock to Steelers Nation but I wanted to put the numbers to the idea: it’s remarkable how much better protected Ben Roethlisberger has been during the final years of his career. That’s thanks to multiple factors: the evolution of his game, a much better offensive line, an offensive coordinators that better managed that number.
I know I’m probably jinxing him for like, 27 sacks today, but I wanted to take a quick look at just how far Big Ben has come. Here are the sack totals after every five years of Roethlisberger’s career.