Would you take a Steelers Super Bowl win if it meant Big Ben retired?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

Roethlisberger has never really been the reason why the Bengals lost to the Steelers, so no?

He has...
38 TD/28 INT (1.357 TD/gm, 1.357:1 TD:INT) in 28 games against the Bengals.
289 TD/146 INT (1.690 TD/gm, 1.979:1 TD:INT) in 171 games against everyone else.

Career 93.9 QB Rating, but a 86.5 QB Rating against the Bengals.
Career 7.86 YPA, but a 7.43 YPA against the Bengals.
Career 64.1% completion, but a 62.8% completion against the Bengals.

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Honestly, the biggest problem the Bengals faced at first was Dick LeBeau pumping out so many top defenses. Now-a-days it's just Marvin Lewis' limp-d*** coaching of his teams historic inability to show up when it matters.

Never been Roethlisberger.

That said, he should probably choose to retire anyway, if he wants any semblance of a decent quality of life. He is currently at 477 sacks taken (in 14 years), and that's not including all the hits he's taken from holding onto the ball and getting rid of it in time to prevent a sack, but not to prevent getting hit.

For comparison, in 17 years Peyton Manning took 303 sacks.