Story byTyler MaherMon, January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM UTC·1 min readTom Brady faced a lot of legendary quarterbacks during his 23year NFL career, from Peyton Manning and Drew Brees to Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes. One guy he faced a lot was former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, whose entire career overlapped with Brady’s. They squared off numerous times as AFC rivals during Roethlisberger’s 18-year career. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhile Brady usually got the best of Roethlisberger, he admired his rival’s ability to use his legs, extend plays and make throws on the run — something Brady often struggled with due to his limited mobility and footspeed.“The best guy I saw do it my entire career was Ben Roethlisberger,” Brady said during a recent interview for NFL on FOX. “There’s nobody that made more unstructured plays outside of the pocket — big plays, scramble plays — to his receivers than Ben Roethlisberger.