End of Season Tally of Trivial Results

This blog has attempted to track Big Ben's contribution to the Steelers' bottom line, in terms of their win/loss ratio, by comparing the team's success without Ben (during the suspension) to the team's success with Ben.

With the regular season over, all the data points are in, and the results are below. Curiously, the Steelers win just as many games with Ben as they do without Ben.

Comparison: Steelers Performance Without and With Ben Roethlisberger

Week 1: Atlanta	WIN	No Ben	3 out of 4 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	9 out of 12 75% 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
Week 11: Oakland	WIN	Ben
Week 12: Buffalo	WIN	Ben
Week 13: Baltimore	WIN	Ben
Week 14: Cincinnati	WIN	Ben
Week 15: NewYork Jets	LOSE	Ben
Week 16: Carolina	WIN	Ben
Week 17: Cleveland	WIN	Ben

The Steelers are a successful team, but Ben's presence plays no measurable role in their results   and the results are trivial, because they measure the result of athletic entertainment, and nothing more.

And in closing, a truly excellent post at Father Duquesne on Michael Vick and Ben Roethlisberger.