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- The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 72nd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It would be the first season the franchise would have under quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He would play 18 seasons as a Steeler, a franchise record. The team looked to come back after a disappointing 6–10 season the year before, which saw the team go through the entire season without winning consecutive games. The team finished with a 15–1 record, topping the 14–2 team record from 1978 and joined the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, the 1985 Chicago Bears, and the 1998 Minnesota Vikings as the only teams in NFL history to that point since the league adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978 to finish with such a record. This also made the Steelers the first AFC team to achieve a 15–1 record, a conference-best at the time (the 2007 Patriots would surpass that by going a perfect 16–0); they are also the only AFC team to do so. Along the way, the Steelers ended the New England Patriots NFL-record 21-game winning streak in Week 8, then defeated their cross-state rival the Philadelphia Eagles the following week to hand the NFL's last two undefeated teams their first losses in back-to-back weeks, both at home. The season was highlighted by the surprising emergence of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the team's top pick in that year's draft. Originally intended to sit behind veteran Tommy Maddox the entire season, plans abruptly changed when Maddox was hurt in the team's Week 2 loss to Baltimore. Surrounded by talent, "Big Ben" went an NFL-record 13–0 as a rookie starting quarterback before being rested for the final game of the season, shattering the old NFL record (and coincidentally, also the team record) of 6–0 to start an NFL career set by Mike Kruczek filling in for an injured Terry Bradshaw in 1976. The Steelers hosted the AFC Championship for the fifth time in eleven years. However, for the fourth time in that same span, the Steelers lost at home one game away from the Super Bowl, and, like in 2001, lost to the Patriots in a rematch from Week 8. The 2006 edition of Pro Football Prospectus listed the 2004 Steelers as one of their "Heartbreak Seasons", in which teams "dominated the entire regular season only to falter in the playoffs, unable to close the deal." Said Pro Football Prospectus, "In the playoffs, Roethlisberger hit an inconvenient slump, just like the Pittsburgh quarterbacks who came before him. He threw two killer interceptions against the Jets, but the Steelers were bailed out when Jets kicker Doug Brien missed a game-winning field goal. The next week against New England, head coach Bill Cowher was clearly worried about Roethlisberger, letting him throw only once on first or second down in the first quarter. By the time the offense opened up, the Patriots were beating the Steelers by two touchdowns. A Roethlisberger interception was returned 87 yards for a touchdown by Rodney Harrison, and the game was effectively over. For the second time in seven years, a 15–1 team had failed to make it to the Super Bowl." (en)
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- * Defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau
* Defensive line – John Mitchell
* Linebackers – Keith Butler
* Defensive backs – Darren Perry
* Assistant defensive backs – Ray Horton
* Defensive assistant – Lou Spanos (en)
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- Keyshawn Johnson 22-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (en)
- Billy Cundiff 39-yard field goal (en)
- Billy Cundiff 47-yard field goal (en)
- David Akers 33-yard field goal (en)
- Hines Ward 16-yard run (en)
- Hines Ward 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (en)
- Jay Riemersma 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (en)
- Jeff Reed 21-yard field goal (en)
- Jeff Reed 28-yard field goal (en)
- Jeff Reed 31-yard field goal (en)
- Jeff Reed 33-yard field goal (en)
- Jeff Reed 36-yard field goal (en)
- Jeff Reed 42-yard field goal (en)
- Jeff Reed 51-yard field goal (en)
- Jerame Tuman 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (en)
- Jeremy Shockey 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (en)
- Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (en)
- Jerome Bettis 2-yard run (en)
- Marcellus Rivers 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (en)
- Richie Anderson 21-yard run (en)
- Steve Christie 22-yard field goal (en)
- Tiki Barber 1-yard run (en)
- Verron Haynes 10-yard pass from Antwaan Randle El (en)
- Willie Ponder 91-yard kickoff return (en)
- Antwan Randle El 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (en)
- Plaxico Burress 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (en)
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- * Chairman – Daniel M. Rooney
* President – Arthur J. Rooney II
* Vice president – John R. McGinley
* Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
* Administration advisor – Chuck Noll
* Director of business – Mark Hart
* Business accounting coordinator – Jim Ellenberger
* Human relations/office coordinator – Geraldine Glenn
* Business operations coordinator – Omar Khan
* Accounting manager – Jodie Spagnolli
* Communications coordinator – Ron Wahl
* Public relations/media manager – David Lockett
* Information technology administrator – Scott Phelps
*Football operations
* Director of football operations – Kevin Colbert
* College scouting coordinator – Ron Hughes
* Pro scouting coordinator – Doug Whaley
* Special assistant/pro and college personnel – Joe Greene
* Pro/college scout – Phil Kreidler
* College scout – Mark Gorscak
* College scout – Bob Lane
* College scout – Bruce McNorton
* College scout – Dan Rooney
* College scout – Bill Nunn
*BLESTO Scout – Kelvin Fisher
*Marketing
* Director of marketing – Tony Quatrini
* Marketing coordinator – Rick Giugliano
* Client services administrator – Amy Regan
* Marketing manager – John Wodarek
* Producer/broadcasting manager – Rick Fairbend
* Broadcasting assistant – Pete Gergely
* Marketing/community relations manager – Lynne Molyneaux
* Marketing assistant – John Simpson
* Marketing assistant – Mike Marchinsky
*Ticket operations
* Ticket manager – Ben Lentz
* Season ticket assistant – Libby Patcher (en)
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- * Head coach – Bill Cowher
* Assistant head coach/offensive line – Russ Grimm (en)
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- * Offensive coordinator – Ken Whisenhunt
* Quarterbacks – Mark Whipple
* Running backs – Dick Hoak
* Wide receivers – Bruce Arians
* Tight ends – James Daniel
* Offensive assistant – Matt Raich (en)
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- Won Divisional Playoffs 20–17 (en)
- Lost AFC Championship 27–41 (en)
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- RB Jerome Bettis (en)
- G Alan Faneca (en)
- WR Hines Ward (en)
- OLB Joey Porter (en)
- SS Troy Polamalu (en)
- C Jeff Hartings (en)
- DE Aaron Smith (en)
- ILB James Farrior (en)
- OT Marvel Smith (en)
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- Tie 7–7 (en)
- Steelers 7–0 (en)
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- Giants 14–10 (en)
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- Steelers 24–20 (en)
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- Steelers 33–30 (en)
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- * Special teams – Kevin Spencer (en)
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- * Conditioning coach – Chet Fuhrman
*Medical staff
* Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
* Ophthalmologist – Dr. Francis Mah
* Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon
*Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
* Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
*Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
*Training staff
* Head athletic trainer – John Norwig
* Assistant athletic trainer – Ryan Grove
* Assistant athletic trainer – Ariko Iso
*Football staff
* Player development – Raymond Jackson
* Equipment manager - Rodgers Freyvogel
* Field manager – Rich Baker
* Field/equipment assistant – Kalvin Jones
* Video coordinator – Bob McCartney
* Video assistant – Andy Lizanich
* Video assistant – Rob Brakel
* Photographer – Mike Fabus (en)
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- AFC Championship Game (en)
- AFC Divisional Playoff (en)
- Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns (en)
- New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants (en)
- Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (en)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars (en)
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- Sam Rosen and Bill Maas (en)
- Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker (en)
- Gus Johnson and Brent Jones (en)
- Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots (en)
- Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber (en)
- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth, and Pam Oliver (en)
- Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross (en)
- Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Armen Keteyian (en)
- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein (en)
- Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Bonnie Bernstein, and Armen Keteyian (en)
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- CBS (en)
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- Eagles (en)
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- The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 72nd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It would be the first season the franchise would have under quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He would play 18 seasons as a Steeler, a franchise record. The team looked to come back after a disappointing 6–10 season the year before, which saw the team go through the entire season without winning consecutive games. (en)
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- 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season (en)
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