16 CHARLIE
BATCH
2007
(7-1/0-0): Started the season finale
against Baltimore in place of Ben Roethlisberger…made six other appearances in
relief of Roethlisberger…surpassed 10,000 career passing yards (10,033) with his
218 yards against Baltimore…threw both of his touchdown passes against the
Ravens…9/9 at Cleveland: Saw action
in the fourth quarter, but did not attempt a pass…9/16 vs. Buffalo: Replaced Ben
Roethlisberger on the last possession of the game and did not attempt a pass…9/23 vs. San Francisco: Came in at
quarterback for the last possession of the game and took the final kneel…9/30 at Arizona: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…10/7 vs. Seattle: Replaced Ben
Roethlisberger for the last possession of the game and took a knee twice for a
loss of one yard, but did not register a pass…10/21 at Denver: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…10/28 at Cincinnati: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play. 11/5 vs. Baltimore: Relieved Ben
Roethlisberger in the third and fourth quarter…connected on one of his five pass
for 14 yards and threw one interception…11/11 vs. Cleveland: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…11/26 vs. Miami: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…12/9 at New England: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger’s backup but did not play…12/20 at St. Louis: Relieved Ben
Roethlisberger on the last possession of the game…12/30 at Baltimore: Made his
50th start, while playing in his 70th career game…finished
16-of-31 for 218 yards with two TDs and two interceptions (69.0 passing
rating)…eclipsed 10,000 career passing yards (10,033)…AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville:
Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger’s backup but did not
play.
2006
(8-1): Started
the opener for the Steelers in place of the injured Ben Roethlisberger…saw
action in a total of eight games, the most in a Pittsburgh uniform…upped his
record as a Steelers' starter to 3-0 with the season-opening victory…tossed a
career-high-tying three touchdowns in the opener…9/7 vs. Miami: Started for the third
time as a Steeler, 49th of his career…completed 15-of-25 passes for
209 yards and tied a career high with three touchdowns…finished with a passer
rating of 126.5…threw three touchdowns for the first time since 2001 (Nov. 18 at
Arizona)…also was his first multi-touchdown game as a Steeler…hooked up with
Heath Miller for an 87-yard TD strike, the longest touchdown score at Heinz
Field…87-yard TD play was the longest touchdown play for the Steelers since
Kordell Stewart hit Bobby Shaw for
90-yard touchdown (Dec. 16, 2001)...126.5 passer rating was the
third-highest in his career (149.6, Oct. 15, 1998 vs. Green Bay; 131.6, Nov. 15
vs. Chicago) and his first 100-plus rating since Oct. 14, 2001, at Minnesota
(124.5)…also rushed for 20 yards on seven carries (2.9 avg.), including a
12-yard long run for a first down…9/18
at Jacksonville: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup but did not play…9/24 vs. Cincinnati: Dressed as Ben
Roethlisberger's backup…10/8 at San
Diego: Dressed as backup but did not play…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Saw action in
the fourth quarter…completed his only pass for six yards…10/22 at Atlanta: Saw action after Ben
Roethlisberger left game with an injury…completed 8-of-13 passes for 195 yards
(15.0-yards per attempt) and two TDs for a 145.0 passer-rating…hooked up with
Hines Ward for two touchdowns, including a 70-yard strike in the third
quarter…also connected with Ward for a 17-yard touchdown that tied the game,
38-38, late in the fourth quarter…10/29
at Oakland: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup but did not play…11/5 vs. Denver: Dressed but did not
play…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Dressed
but did not play…11/19 at Cleveland:
Dressed but did not play…11/26 at
Baltimore: Saw action on one play and completed a screen pass for 10
yards…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Played but
did not attempt a pass…12/7 vs.
Cleveland: Saw action late in the fourth quarter but did not throw a pass…12/17 at Carolina: Saw action in the
fourth quarter…completed 2-of-2 passes for 23 yards with a long of 15…connected
with John Kuhn for 15 yards on third-and-nine to set up a Steelers' field
goal…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Saw action
in the fourth quarter…completed 4-of-11 passes for 49 yards with a long of 24…12/31 at Cincinnati: Dressed but did
not play.
2005
(4-2/0-0): Made his first two career starts with
the Steelers while playing in four games total…served as the backup to Ben
Roethlisberger for the second half of the season after beginning the year as the
No. 3 quarterback…finished the year 23-of-36 for 246 yards with one touchdown
and one interception for a passer-rating of 81.5…was released the day before the
team's season opener versus Tennessee (9/11)…re-signed with the team on Monday,
9/12…9/18 at Houston: Served as the
team's third quarterback and did not play...9/25
vs. New England: Was the
team's third quarterback and did not play…10/10 at San Diego: Played in the final series after Ben
Roethlisberger injured his knee…did not throw a pass…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Dressed as Tommy Maddox's backup but
did not play…10/23 at Cincinnati: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup
but did not play…10/31 vs. Baltimore: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup
but did not play…11/6 at Green Bay: Started at quarterback for the first
time since 2001…completed 9-of-16 passes for 65 yards and a quarterback rating
of 39.8…also had one interception…had eight carries for 14 yards, including a
10-yard scramble for a first down…11/13 vs. Cleveland: Started for the second straight game
and for the first time as a Steeler in Pittsburgh…completed 13-of-19 passes for
150 yards for a quarterback rating of 92.0…also ran three times for 16 yards
(5.3 avg.), including a one-yard touchdown plunge with time running out in the
first half…hit Hines Ward late in the second quarter with a 15-yard reception
that made Ward the Steelers' all-time reception leader, passing John
Stallworth…also hit Ward in the end zone for an apparent touchdown that was
reversed following a review…left the game after the first half with an injury on
his throwing hand…11/20 at Baltimore: Did not play due to an injury to his
throwing hand…11/28 at Indianapolis: Was
inactive…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Was the team's designated third
quarterback…12/11 vs. Chicago: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup
but did not play…12/18 at Minnesota: Dressed as backup but did not play…12/24 at Cleveland: Saw action in the second half…only
pass was a 31-yard touchdown to Quincy Morgan, his 50th career TD
pass and first of the season…finished with a perfect passer rating of 158.3…1/1
vs. Detroit: Dressed as a backup but did not play…AFC
Wild Card Game 1/8 at Cincinnati: Dressed as backup but did not play…AFC
Divisional Game 1/15 at Indianapolis: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup
but did not play…AFC Championship Game 1/22 at
Denver: Dressed as a backup but did not play…Super Bowl XL 2/5 vs. Seattle: Dressed as Ben Roethlisberger's
backup but did not play.
2004
(IR):
Participated
briefly at training camp before he was placed on reserve/injured list due to a
leg injury and was out for the entire season.
2003
(3-0):
Served
as the Steelers' backup quarterback...9/7 vs. Baltimore: Replaced Tommy Maddox in the
fourth quarter but did not attempt a pass…Cleveland 10/5: Saw his first action in four
weeks…replaced Tommy Maddox in the fourth quarter…completed 3-of-6 passes for 25
yards…also had one run of 11 yards…11/30 vs. Cincinnati: Made his first appearance since
Nov. 5 near end of first half for injured Tommy Maddox…completed first pass for
22 yards to Plaxico Burress.
2002
(0-0/0-0):
Entered
the 2002 season as the Steelers' third quarterback…served as the third
quarterback for all but one regular-season and both postseason contests...11/24 vs. Cincinnati: Served as the team's backup
quarterback but did not play.
2001
(10-9):
Fourth year as Lions' starting quarterback...missed the final five games while
on the injured/reserve list...finished the season with 2,392 yards passing and
12 TDs...set new career single-game highs with 436 yards passing and 36
completions...9/9 at Green Bay: Completed 20-of-39 passes
for 276 yards…9/23 at
Cleveland: Did
not play…10/8 St. Louis: Was back in action in the
second half and completed 11-of-16 passes for 113 yards…10/14 at Minnesota: Started and
set then career highs in completions (31) and passing yards (345), and tied his
career high for touchdowns passes with three…10/21 vs. Tennessee: Registered second
consecutive 300-yard passing game (second of career) and second consecutive game
throwing three touchdown passes (fifth of career)…10/28 vs. Cincinnati: Completed 20-of-35 passes
for 239 yards and two touchdowns…11/11 vs. Tampa Bay: Completed 21-of-39 passes
for his second 239-yard passing game of the season and a touchdown…11/18 at Arizona: Shattered career highs and team
records in several passing categories with his first career 400-yard game,
including yards (436), attempts (62) and completions (36), and also tied a
career high with three touchdown passes...surpassed Bill Munson (8,461) and Milt
Plum (8,536) for sixth place on the Lions' all-time career passing yards list
(8,684)…12/2 at Chicago: Passed the 9,000-yard career
passing mark before leaving the game with a separated shoulder...completed
18-of-28 passes for 214 yards.
2000
(15-15):
Set career highs in almost every major statistical category, including
completions (221), pass attempts (412), yards passing (2,489), games played and
started (15) and tying his career high with 13 touchdown passes…his 221
completions ranked eighth on the Lions' all-time single-season list and the 412
attempts were sixth-most in Lions' history…got off to a slow start due to
fractured tibial plateau (with displacement) in right knee suffered June 5 in
non-contact drill during voluntary Silverdome workout…underwent surgery June 12
causing him to miss first three weeks of training camp…taken off Active Unable
to Perform List August 14 to participate in 7-on-7 drills…began taking part in
full workouts August 21…did not see preseason action and also sat out Lions'
season opener at New Orleans (9/3) as inactive third-stringer…in addition to not
re-gaining full strength in his right leg following surgery, he also struggled
during latter part of the season with bruised ribs suffered at New York Giants
(11/19)…9/10 vs.
Washington: Returned to
starting lineup and completed 16-of-31 passes for 194 yards while leading the
Lions to a 15-10 victory…9/17 vs.
Tampa Bay: Had one of
the best statistical outings of his career in losing effort, completing 26-of-36
passes for 277 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown pass to Germane Crowell to
end the first half...the 26 pass completions and 277 passing yards in that game
set then single game career bests…9/24 at Chicago: Led team on a clutch 17-play,
91-yard game-clinching fourth-quarter drive…completed 20-of-37 passes for 207
yards and two touchdowns…10/1 vs.
Minnesota: Eclipsed the
5,000-yard mark in career passing yards in addition to attempting a then
career-high 44 passes and scrambling for first rushing TD of the season, which
tied the game at 17-17 early in the fourth quarter…10/8 vs. Green Bay: Tied
career high with three touchdown passes in win…10/19 at Tampa Bay: Led Lions to 28-14 victory in a
nationally televised Thursday night ESPN game, improving his career record to
4-0 in ESPN games…10/29 at
Indianapolis: Had best
rushing game of season with 62 yards in four carries, including a career-long
19-yard scamper…11/15 vs.
Miami: Left game in third quarter due to mild concussion...11/12 vs. Atlanta: Returned the following week
to lead Lions to a win in Gary Moeller's first game as head coach…11/19 at N.Y. Giants:
Completed passes to career-high nine receivers and tied career high with
three touchdown passes in victory at Giants (20-of-32 passes for 225 yards and
three TDs), in addition to going over the 6,000-yard mark in career passing
yardage…11/23 vs. New
England: Gave
gutsy performance in Thanksgiving Day win, leading club to third-straight
victory...left game eventually in fourth quarter after taking several shots to
his bruised ribs, including a hit while he was diving for a 10-yard TD in the
fourth quarter that forced him from the game…completed season-long 59-yard pass
to David Sloan on Lions' first play from scrimmage…11/30 at Minnesota: Started but lasted only into the
first quarter after having ribs re-bruised on early hit…did not practice leading
up to games at Green Bay (12/10) and at New York Jets (12/17), but was able to
complete both games…12/24 vs.
Chicago: Started season
finale but re-aggravated bruised ribs late in the second quarter, and did not
return.
1999
(11-10/0-0):
Continued to develop as Lions' starting quarterback during first portion of
campaign, but was hindered in second half of season with a fracture at the
knuckle of his right thumb…played at a very high level as Lions got off to a 6-2
start...led Lions to two consecutive wins to start a season for first time since
1993...completed 25-of-41 attempts for 435 yards and five touchdowns in first
two games...began the season by throwing the ball downfield more than in rookie
season, as evidenced by his eight TD passes in season's first four games,
including scoring tosses of 41, 45, 74 and 41 yards in that span...finished
season completing 151-of-270 passes (55.9 percent) for 1,957 yards and a
career-high 13 touchdowns…started 10 games, including the first eight games and
the last two regular-season contests…9/12 at Seattle: Threw three TD passes in first half
of season opener to set a career high...was the first Lions' QB to throw three
TD passes in the first half of a game since Scott Mitchell (10/6/96 vs.
Atlanta)…streak of 145 consecutive completions without an interception was
snapped in game at Seattle as well, a streak that spanned more than six complete
games…9/19 vs. Green Bay: Scrambled for a one-yard fourth
quarter TD that gave the Lions the lead...was second rushing TD of career…10/10 vs. San Diego: Set career high with 21
completions…10/17 vs.
Minnesota: Left
game at halftime with a bruised right triceps muscle, but returned the following
two weeks to lead club to consecutive wins…10/24 at Carolina: Had solid outing in return
from triceps bruise, completing 16-of-27 passes for 210 yards…11/7 vs. St. Louis: Was 10-of-20 for 148 yards
and a TD in game before leaving the game with a thumb injury...injured his thumb
when he hit his hand on Rams' DE Grant Wistrom's helmet while throwing a pass…11/14 at Arizona:
Was inactive third-stringer and did not play as second-stringer in the
following four games...12/19 at
Chicago: Reappeared on
the field during the third quarter and completed 6-of-10 passes for 95 yards,
and also scrambled for head-first 12-yard TD run…12/25 vs. Denver: Started and recorded 21 completions
and 41 attempts...1/2 at
Minnesota: Started
regular-season finale…re-aggravated the thumb when he hit his hand against the
helmet of Lions' C Eric Beverly while throwing a pass…completed 17-of-24 for 161
yards before leaving with the injury...thumb injury forced him to miss NFC Wild
Card Playoff Game at Washington (1/8).
1998
(12-12):
Made first career start Sept. 16, after serving as second-stringer for the
season's first two games and started the next 12 outings…season ended
prematurely after suffering a compression fracture in his lower back at San
Francisco (12/14) that caused him to miss the final two games of the year…was placed
on reserve/injured list on Dec. 24 prior to season finale at Baltimore
(12/27)…completed 173-of-303 attempts (.571) for 2,178 yards and 11 TD's in 12
starts as a rookie…also rushed for 229 yards and a TD on 41 carries…ended the
season having thrown 136 straight pass attempts without throwing an interception
(six games), which tied him with Cleveland's Bernie Kosar (1985) for the longest
such streak in NFL history by a rookie…record-tying streak added to another he
had earlier in the year of 107 consecutive passes (Games 4-7) without an
interception…QB passer rating of 83.5 stands as the fifth-best mark ever by a
rookie (current teammate Ben Roethlisberger ranks first, 98.1)…was particularly
effective in the red zone in 1998, completing 15-of-28 passes for 84 yards and
five TDs (no INTs) for a 98.8 passer-rating…named NFL Offensive Rookie of the
Month for October — was 52-of-87 for 717 yards and five TDs and one Interception
during the month for a rating of 102.6…completed 62-of-86 attempts (.721) for
822 yards and four TDs in four nationally-televised games…9/20 at Minnesota: Made first career start and
performed admirably in hostile environment, completing 20-of-40 passes for 160
yards and two interceptions, both of which were desperation heaves at the end of
each half…9/28 vs. Tampa
Bay: Won his first game
as an NFL starting QB…10/4 at
Chicago:
Completed first TD pass of his career, a 98-yarder to Johnnie Morton,
the longest touchdown pass in the NFL in 1998...completed 16-of-31 passes
for career-high 268 yards…10/15 vs.
Green Bay: Completed
16-of-19 passes (84.2 percent) for 218 yards and two TDs…also tied team record
for most consecutive completions (11) — Dave Krieg in 1994 and Gary Danielson in
1980…his 84.2 percent completion rating versus Green Bay was the highest single
game mark for a rookie since 1960…became the youngest NFL quarterback to
complete 11 straight passes in a game since Brett Favre in 1992 (also
23-years-old)…11/15 vs.
Chicago: Completed
16-of-21 passes for 253 yards and TD — 76.2 percent completion rate was
fifth-highest single game mark for a rookie since 1960…was named NFC Offensive
Player of the Week…11/26 vs.
Pittsburgh: Fought a
neck strain in the second quarter to finish game...returned to game in third
quarter and completed 16-of-23 passes for 236 yards and a TD…was named as Lions'
1998 Mel Farr Rookie of the Year by teammates following the '98
season.
College: Was a
six-year college player who left Eastern Michigan owning virtually every school
passing and total offense record…holds EMU's all-time records for total plays
(1,179), total offensive yards (7,715), pass attempts (998), pass completions
(579), yards passing (7,592) and touchdown passes (53). 1997: Started every game as a senior and set
school season records by completing 247-of-434 passes for 3,280 yards (56.9) and
23 touchdowns. 1996: Appeared in the
first two games but season was ended prematurely due to leg injury…completed
39-of-65 passes for 518 yards and two touchdowns in limited play that year. 1995: Received the 1995 James M. "Bingo"
Brown Award as a junior, given to the team's Most Valuable Player…earned All-MAC
first team honors…moved into the starting lineup early in '95 campaign,
finishing the season with 244 completions in 421 attempts (58.0) for 3,177 yards
and 21 touchdowns. 1994: Appeared in first eight games of his
collegiate career as a sophomore completing 49-of-78 passes (62.8) for 617 yards
and seven touchdowns. 1993: Granted a medical hardship redshirt.
1992: Did not play under NCAA Proposition 48
rules…earned bachelor's degree in criminal justice.
Personal:
Was
an All-State third-team and Pittsburgh Press "Fabulous 22" pick as a
senior in 1991 at Steel Valley (Homestead, Pa.) High School…lettered three times
in football and twice in basketball during high school…established his own
foundation, Best of the Batch Foundation, in 2000…hosts Project C.H.U.C.K., an
annual youth basketball league in Homestead…is the son of Lynn Settles…is
single…born in Homestead, Pa....Full name: Charles D'Donte
Batch.
