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Roethlisberger can't name all the Browns QBs he's faced

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Ohio native Ben Roethlisberger has had fun tormenting his hometown team over the years.

The Cleveland Browns had a chance to draft the quarterback in 2004, but instead, Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers have gone 20-2 against them since then.

The two teams will meet again Sunday. Ahead of the game, Roethlisberger was asked if he can name all the Browns quarterbacks he's played against in his 13 seasons.

"No chance," he said to a chorus of laughter.

"Wow, well, you know a buddy of mine who was here, Bruce Gradkowski was over there. Goodness gracious, (Josh) McCown and RGIII (Robert Griffin III) recently and Colt McCoy. There have been a whole bunch of them that I have faced. I would love to look at the numbers of which quarterback I actually played the most because I feel like it was almost a different one every time."

Damn. The truth hurts, Cleveland.

To answer Ben's question, he's faced Derek Anderson the most at five times. Here are the other Browns quarterbacks he's played against: McCoy (3), Brian Hoyer (2), Jeff Garcia (2), Jason Campbell (2), Charlie Frye (2), Austin Davis (1), Johnny Manziel (1), Thaddeus Lewis (1), Seneca Wallace (1), Brady Quinn (1), and Gradkowski (1). And those are just the QBs he's started opposite.

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