Steelers Better Without Ben?

I am not a sports fan, but I know how much the Steelers mean to Pittsburghers, and what the generally accepted wisdom is.

Big Ben Roethlisberger. The key player. He's the franchise. The man. Sure he's had some problems, but Pittsburgh needs him. Lucky to have him. Couldn't do without him. Glad he only got four weeks for that icky stuff.

Curiously, when you look at the Steelers' performance (in terms of winning games) this year the Steelers actually did better without Ben than they've done with Ben.

In fact, the Steelers (with Ben) would need to win the next three games straight to match their performance without Ben. The Steelers (with Ben) would need to win the next four games straight to exceed the non-Ben team's performance.

Week 1: Atlanta	WIN	No Ben	75% WIN WITHOUT BEN
Week 2: Tennessee	WIN	No Ben
Week 3: Tampa Bay	WIN	No Ben
Week 4: Baltimore	LOSS	No Ben

Week 6: Cleveland	WIN	Ben	60% WIN WITH BEN
Week 7: Miami	WIN	Ben
Week 8: New Orleans	LOSS	Ben
Week 9: Cincinnati	WIN	Ben
Week 10: New England	LOSS	Ben

Will we appreciate the irony if the Steelers would've been better off firing Ben?

Awaiting further data points.

Week 11: Oakland	---	Ben	???
Week 12: Buffalo	---	Ben
Week 13: Baltimore	---	Ben
Week 14: Cincinnati	---	Ben
Week 15: NewYork Jets	---	Ben
Week 16: Carolina	---	Ben
Week 17: Cleveland	---	Ben