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Game Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4) 9 Oakland Raiders (4-3) # vs. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 • 1 p.m. (ET) Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. Game #9 Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4) vs. Oakland Raiders (4-3) Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 Schedule Date: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 Preseason (1-4) Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 9 vs. Minnesota* L, 14-3 (NBC) Site: Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday, Aug. 14 at Jacksonville L, 23-21 (KDKA) Playing Surface: Natural Grass Sunday, Aug. 23 GREEN BAY W, 24-19 (KDKA) Saturday, Aug. 29 at Buffalo L, 43-19 (KDKA) Thursday, Sept. 3 CAROLINA L, 23-6 (KDKA) TV Coverage: CBS-TV (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2) Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play) Dan Fouts (color analyst) Evan Washburn (sideline) Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) Thursday, Sept. 10 at New England Sunday, Sept. 20 SAN FRANCISCO W, 43-18 (FOX) Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (color analyst) Craig Wolfley (sideline) Sunday, Sept. 27 at St. Louis W, 12-6 (CBS) Announcers: *NFL/Hall of Fame Game (Canton, Ohio) Regular Season (4-4) L, 28-21 (NBC) Thursday, Oct. 1 BALTIMORE L, 23-20 (OT) (CBS/NFLN) Monday, Oct. 12 at San Diego W, 24-20 (ESPN) Sunday, Oct. 18 ARIZONA W, 25-13 (FOX) A Look at the Coaches: Sunday, Oct. 25 at Kansas City L, 23-13 (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 1 CINCINNATI L, 16-10 (CBS) Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: 86-50 (.632)/ninth season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 86-50 (.632)/ninth season Playoff Record/Years: 5-4/five years Sunday, Nov. 8 OAKLAND 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 15 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 22 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. 29 at Seattle* Sunday, Dec. 6 INDIANAPOLIS* 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 13 at Cincinnati 1 p.m. (CBS) Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jack Del Rio Overall regular-season record: 72-74 (.493)/10th season Regular-season record with Oakland: 4-3 (.571)/1st season Playoff Record/Years: 0-6/six years www.steelers.com 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 20 DENVER 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 27 at Baltimore* 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 3 at Cleveland* 1 p.m. (CBS) *Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official web site at www.steelers.com. Updated daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. Postseason Sat.-Sun., Jan. 9-10 Wild Card Weekend (CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 16-17 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS, FOX, NBC) Sunday, Jan. 24 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX) Sunday, Jan. 31 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Honolulu, Hawaii) (ESPN) Sunday, Feb. 7 Super Bowl 50 (San Francisco, Calif.) (CBS) NOTE: All times are Eastern. Home games in Bold/CAPS. www.steelers.com STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE MEDIA NOTES Weekly Press Conference: Steelers’ Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct his press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Noon (LIVE on ROOT Sports) in the Steelers’ press conference room. Official Steelers Website: Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site, www. steelers.com, features breaking news, statistics, player biographies and much more. 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It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the official Steelers app or the iheart app on your smartphone and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. For the 17th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games. Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 48-station network spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and South Carolina. All Steelers’ games will be broadcast in Spanish on steelers.com. For the 21st straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 17th season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 13th season is former Steeler offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2) WDVE-FM (102.5) WBGG-AM (970) PENNSYLVANIA (31) Allentown-WSAN (1470) Altoona-WVAM (1430) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Bradford-WESB (1490) Butler-WISR (680) Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) DuBois-WOWQ (102.1) Erie-WJET (1440) Gettysburg-WGET (1320) Grove City-WWGY (95.1) Homer City-WCCS (1160) Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Mount Union-WHUN (106.9) Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1) Riverside/Selinsgrove-WVSL (92.3) Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3) Somerset-WLLI (990) Starview-WLPA (92.7) State College-WQWK (1450) Uniontown-WMBS (590) Washington-WJPA (1450) Williamsport-WCXR (93.3) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) OHIO (3) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) Upper Arlington-WTOH (98.9) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) MARYLAND (5) Cumberland-WTBO (1450) Cumberland-WTBO (105.7) Frederick-WFMD (930) Frostburg-WFRB (560) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) WEST VIRGINIA (7) Charleston-WCHS (580) Cross Lanes-WSWW (1490) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3) St. Mary’s-WJAW (630) Wheeling-WBBD (1400) NEW YORK (1) Syracuse-WTLA (1200) SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Myrtle Beach-WRXZ (107.1) A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook.com/steelersnationradio. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Tuesday, Nov. 3 Wednesday, Nov. 4 Thursday, Nov. 5 Friday, Nov. 6 Saturday, Nov. 7 Sunday, Nov. 8 Monday, Nov. 9 • Coach Tomlin Press Conference: Noon Live on ROOT Sports • Open locker room 9:30 - 10 a.m. • Open locker room 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. • Practice 10:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. • No media availability • TBD • Practice 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. • Practice 1 - 3 p.m. • Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice • Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice • Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice 1 p.m. (ET) Home Game vs. Oakland Raiders (Heinz Field) CBS (locally, KDKA-TV, channel 2) • Open locker room 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. • Coordinators available after practice • Open locker room 3 - 3:30 p.m. www.steelers.com • Open locker room 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. 2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF SUPER BOWL XL BETTIS TO HALL OF FAME The Pittsburgh Steelers will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Super Bowl XL victory during Week 10 of the 2015 season. On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Alumni Weekend Dinner at Heinz Field will highlight the Super Bowl XL team. The annual event benefits the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and Cancer Caring Center. At halftime of the Steelers’ game the following day against the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field, members of the Super Bowl XL championship team will be introduced on the stadium field and recnognized for their achievement in capturing the team’s fifth of six Lombardi trophies. Former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis was honored for his illustrious career as one of the NFL’s most prolific running backs as he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015, and was enshrined on Saturday, August 8, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. He was honored during the team’s Thursday Night Football game in Week 4 against Baltimore during a special ring ceremony. Bettis played in 192 regular-season games in his 13-year career, spending his first three years with the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and the final 10 with the Steelers. The Detroit native registered the sixth-most rushing yards (13,662) in NFL history. Bettis eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in 61 games during the regular season and three times in the postseason, compiling a 47-17 record in those contests. He recorded 78 rushing touchdowns as a member of the Steelers during the regular season, the second-most in franchise history behind Hall of Famer Franco Harris (91). In all, Bettis led his team in rushing 11 seasons, three with the Rams and eight with the Steelers. His eight 1,000-plus yard seasons tied for third-best in the NFL when he retired. Bettis was named to six Pro Bowls, voted first team All-Pro twice, second team All-Pro once and was the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 1996. In 10 years in Pittsburgh, Bettis helped the Steelers reach four AFC Championship games and win Super Bowl XL in 2005, finishing his career with a victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Before he came to Pittsburgh in 1996 and recorded 1,431 rushing yards in his first season, the Steelers had only one 1,000+ yard rusher in the previous 12 seasons. SUPER BOWL 50 CELEBRATION The 2015 season marks a year-long celebration of the Super Bowl to commemorate Super Bowl 50, which will be played on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The “On the Fifty” platform is designed to link the past 49 Super Bowls with this year’s game and honor the teams, players, coaches, fans and communities that have been a part of those games. The 2015 NFL regular-season schedule features 19 Super Bowl rematches - three of which features the Steelers. The Steelers’ first Super Bowl rematch of the 2015 season came in Week 3, when the team faced the Rams in St. Louis - a rematch of Super Bowl XIV in which Pittsburgh defeated the then Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. In Week 6, Pittsburgh hosted the Arizona Cardinals at Heinz Field, pitting the two Super Bowl XLIII participants against one another. At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., the Steelers were victorious over the Cardinals, 27-23. The team’s third Super Bowl rematch of 2015 will take place in Week 12 when the Steelers face the Seattle Seahawks in a road game. The two teams faced off in Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Mich., resulting in a 2110 win for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh also faced the Minnesota Vikings in the 2015 NFL/Hall of Fame Game - the two contestants played in Super Bowl IX. www.steelers.com FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS. CINCINNATI THE STEELERS • Pittsburgh is now 4-4 overall and 2-2 at home in 2015. • The Steelers are now 55-35 against the Bengals in regular-season history, including 30-16 at home. • The Steelers are now 17-10 against the Bengals in the month of November (6-4 at home in November). • The Steelers are 427-275-2 during the regular season since 1970. • The team’s opening drive, 12 plays, 80 yards, resulting in a touchdown marked the offense’s first opening drive resulting in a touchdown in 16 games, including playoffs. • Held the Bengals offense to a 27% third-down conversion mark (4-of-15) and 16 points. HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN • Is now 86-50 during the regular season, including 49-19 at home. • Is now 12-5 against Cincinnati in the regular season (6-3 at home). • Is now 33-17 against AFC North opponents during the regular season, including 19-6 at Heinz Field. QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER • Returned to the field for the first time since Week 3 and completed 28-of-45 passes for 262 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. • Is now 108-54 as a starter during the regular season and to 61-21 at home. • Is now 16-7 against Cincinnati in the regular season as a starter, 7-5 at home. • Became the 16th quarterback in NFL history and first Steeler to reach 40,000 passing yards, ninth with one team. • Became the fifth active quarterback to reach 40,000 passing yards, joining Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Eli Manning. • Reached 40,000 career passing yards in his 163rd career game, surpassing Warren Moon for the fifth-fewest games to reach the milestone. • With his touchdown pass, extended his consecutive home games played with at least one scoring toss to 34 – dating back to Dec. 19, 2010 – the second-longest active streak in the NFL (Drew Brees: 50) – and tying as the fifth-longest NFL history. Broke a tie with Sonny Jurgensen (255) for sole possession of the 15th-most touchdown passes in NFL history, now with 266. • Increased his career totals to 455 and 5,313 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in his career vs. Cincinnati. His 455 completions and 5,313 passing yards are tops among quarterbacks all-time vs. Cincinnati. • Joined Warren Moon (37) as the second quarterback in NFL history to post 30 touchdown passes in a career vs. Cincinnati. FB WILL JOHNSON • Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 39 – the third-longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL fullbacks. WR ANTONIO BROWN • Caught six passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. Now has three touchdown catches in 2015 and 31 in his NFL career. • Extended his consecutive regular-season games started streak to 28 – the third-longest active consecutive games started streak among NFL wide receivers. • Has registered at least one reception in 80 consecutive games in which he has played, including the postseason – dating back to October 3, 2010. • Has registered at least one reception in 76 consecutive regular-season games – dating back to October 3, 2010. • Has caught a touchdown pass in consecutive regular season games vs. Cincinnati (12/28/14). • Has recorded 50 receptions in 2015 and reached the 50-catch plateau for the fifth consecutive season. • Joined Hines Ward (10) as only the second player in Steelers history to post 50 receptions or more in five consecutive seasons. RB Le’VEON BELL • Has started each of his 35 career games played, and rushed for 45 yards on 10 carries and added two catches for 13 yards before leaving the game in the second quarter due to injury. • Surpassed Franco Harris (2,759) for the third-most rushing yards by a Steelers running back in his first three seasons with the team, now with 2,777. • Broke a tie with Fran Rogel (150) for sole possession of the fifth-most receptions by a running back in team history, now with 152. RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS • Led all players with 110 yards from scrimmage 71 rushing yards on nine carries (7.9 average) and 39 receiving yards on four catches. • Recorded a season-long 55-yard rush in the third quarter, the longest of his career since Dec. 30, 2012 (65 yards). TE HEATH MILLER • Led the Steelers in receptions (10) and receiving yards (105). • Tied a single-game career-high with 10 catches (Sept. 28, 2014 vs. Tampa Bay) and recorded his fourth career 100-yard game. • Extended his consecutive regular-season games started streak to 38 – the third-longest active consecutive games started streak among NFL tight ends. • Joined Hines Ward (1,000) as only the second player in franchise history to record 550 receptions as a Steeler. • With his first catch, became the sixth tight end in NFL history with 550 receptions. • Joined Ozzie Newsome (92) and Todd Heap (71) as the third tight end in NFL history to tally at least 60 receptions in a career vs. Cincinnati, now with 68. • Surpassed Eric Green (636) for the third-most receiving yards among NFL tight ends in a career vs. Cincinnati, now with 655. • Eclipsed 50 receiving yards for the 52nd time in his regular season (third-most such games among active NFL tight ends). K CHRIS BOSWELL • Converted his only field goal attempt of the game, 32 yards, to remain perfect on the season, improving to 8-of-8 on field goal tries. www.steelers.com FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS. CINCINNATI DE CAMERON HEYWARD • Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 72 – tying as the fifth-longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL defensive ends. • Blocked a Cincinnati field goal attempt in the third quarter, the second block of his career, and the first by a Steeler since his block against the Bengals on Dec. 4, 2011. DE CAM THOMAS • Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 72 – tying as the fifth-longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL defensive ends. DT STEVE McLENDON • Tallied his first sack of the season and fifth of his career, bringing down Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton. S MIKE MITCHELL • Recorded his second interception of the season, eighth of his NFL career, off of Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton. • Finished the game with five tackles (three solo) and two passes defensed. CB WILLIAM GAY • Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 136 – the longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL cornerbacks. CB ANTWON BLAKE • Tied for the team-lead of eight tackles (eight solo) to go along with an interception. • Picked off Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton in the end zone in the fourth quarter and returned the ball 42 yards. • Has set a single-season career-high with two interceptions in 2015. LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS • Extended his streak of consecutive regular-season games started to 77 – the longest active streak among current Steelers – and the third-longest active streak among NFL linebackers. • Extended his consecutive regular season games played streak to 96 – the fourth-longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL linebackers. • Recovered a blocked Cincinnati field goal that was altered by DE Cameron Heyward in the third quarter. LB JARVIS JONES • Split a sack with LB Ryan Shazier, bringing down Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton on a third-down play. Increased his season total to 1.5 and career to 4.5. LB RYAN SHAZIER • Tied for the team-lead with eight tackles (six solo), along with two tackles for a loss and a half-sack. • Split a sack with LB Jarvis Jones, bringing down Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton on a third-down play. Increased his season and career total to 2.0 sacks. LB BUD DUPREE • Recorded his team-leading fourth sack of the season in the first quarter, bringing down Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton for a loss of zero yards. • Tied LaMarr Woodley (4.0) for the third-most sacks by a Steelers rookie since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. www.steelers.com THE STEELERS IN 2015 Overall: At Home: On the Road: Neutral: Regular Season 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 Post Season 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 By Month: September October November December January 2-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. AFC: vs. AFC North vs. AFC East vs. AFC South vs. AFC West 1-4 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 vs. NFC: vs. NFC East vs. NFC North vs. NFC South vs. NFC West 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 When: When Scoring First: When Opponent Scored First: When Scoring 20 or More Points: When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: When Leading after the first quarter: When Trailing after the first quarter: When Tied after the first quarter: When Leading at the Half: When Trailing at the Half: When Tied at the Half: When Leading after three quarters: When Trailing after three quarters: When Tied after three quarters: When Outrushing the Opponent: With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: When Led in Time of Possession: When Trailed in Time of Possession: 2-2 2-2 3-2 1-2 2-1 2-1 0-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 4-2 0-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-0 1-2 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 On Turf: On Grass: 1-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 3-1 1-0 0-3 1-3 1-1 3-3 0-2 3-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 When winning the coin toss: When losing the coin toss: When playing outdoors: When playing indoors: In overtime games: 2-1 2-3 3-4 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 STEELERS-RAIDERS SERIES HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1970 Overall Regular Season: Raiders lead, 12-9 At Pittsburgh: Even, 5-5 At Oakland: Raiders lead, 7-4 Neutral Sites: n/a Streak: Raiders won previous two meetings Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 27, 2013, at Oakland Oakland 21, Pittsburgh 18 Postseason Series: Even, 3-3 Last Post-Season Meeting: Jan. 1, 1984, at Los Angeles Los Angeles 38, Pittsburgh 10 (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) This week’s game marks the 22nd time the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders will meet in the regular season and the 11th time in Pittsburgh, where the series is even at 5-5....the two teams will meet for the fourth time in the month of November (3-0) and for the second time in Pittsburgh (1-0) in the month of November. 2015 TEAM STATS Steelers Category Raiders 21.0..................................... Points Scored Per Game ...............................25.4 18.4..................................... Points Allowed Per Game ..............................24.7 18.1....................................... First Downs Per Game.................................19.7 349.1......................................Total Yards Per Game ...............................365.3 125.8................................... Rushing Yards Per Game ..............................99.7 223.4................................... Passing Yards Per Game.............................265.6 22.....................................................Sacks By ..............................................14 7................................................. Interceptions By ...........................................8 28:28....................................Avg. Time of Possession .............................30:15 18.................................................. Touchdowns ............................................20 7............................................. Rushing Touchdowns .......................................3 10........................................... Passing Touchdowns .....................................17 1........................................... Touchdowns on Returns ....................................0 14-18 ............................................. Field Goals ........................................13-16 42.4............................................... Punting Avg. .........................................45.4 8.9..............................................Punt Return Avg. .......................................7.0 25.1.......................................... Kickoff Return Avg.....................................24.3 2015 AFC NORTH STANDINGS 2015 AFC North Standings Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore W 7 4 2 2 L 0 4 6 6 T 0 0 0 0 Pct. 1.000 .500 .250 .250 Pts. Opp. 198 132 168 147 167 216 190 214 This Week in the AFC North: Thursday, Nov. 5: Cincinnati (7-0) vs. Cleveland (2-6), 8:25 p.m. (NFL Network) Sunday, Nov. 8: Pittsburgh (4-4) vs. Oakland (4-3), 1 p.m. (CBS, locally KDKA-TV) BYE: Baltimore (2-6) All times are Eastern. www.steelers.com THE LAST TIME VS. OAKLAND Oakland 21, Pittsburgh 18 Oct. 27, 2013 O.co Coliseum (52,950) OAKLAND – The Steelers could not erase an 18-point first-half deficit and lost to the Oakland Raiders, 21-18, at the O.co Coliseum. On the Raiders first play of the game, QB Terrelle Pryor faked a handoff to RB Darren McFadden, and then ran 93 yards for a touchdown to give Oakland an early 7-0 lead. P Zoltan Mesko’s attempt was blocked midway through the first quarter, which set Oakland up at the Steelers’ 26-yard line. Five plays later, McFadden scored on a seven-yard run to give the Raiders a 14-0 lead. Late in the first quarter, S Troy Polamalu picked off Pryor and returned it to the Raiders’ 48-yard line. K Shaun Suisham capped off the ensuing drive with a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead, 14-3. The Raiders scored their final points of the game after the twominute warning when McFadden scored on a four-yard run to give the Raiders a 21-3 lead at halftime. Neither team scored in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, DE Brett Keisel recovered an Oakland fumble that was forced by LB Lawrence Timmons, and three plays later QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Emmanuel Sanders for a nine-yard touchdown to cut the lead, 21-10. With 1:27 left in the game, RB Le’Veon Bell scored on a twoyard run, and Sanders scored on a two-point conversion to cut the lead, 21-18. The Steelers attempted an onside kick but it was recovered by the Raiders. Despite the loss, the Steelers defense forced a season-high three turnovers and held their opponents to a season-low 82 net passing yards. GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (2-5) Raiders (3-4) 0 14 3 7 0 0 15 0 18 21 TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE OAK OAK PIT OAK PIT PIT 1-93; 0:19 5-26; 6:36 5-19; 2:44 11-72; 6:05 3-11; 0:55 12-83; 2:58 1 1 2 2 4 4 14:41 7:28 14:14 1:55 12:11 1:24 Pryor 93-yd. run (Janikowski kick) McFadden 7-yd. run (Janikowski kick) Suisham 47-yd. FG McFadden 4-yd. run (Janikowski kick) Sanders 9-yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) Bell 2-yd. run (Sanders run) TEAM STATISTICS Steelers 1st Downs 20 3rd Downs 4-15 (27%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards 276 Plays-Avg. 69-4.0 Rushing Yards 35 Rush Att.-Avg. 19-1.8 Passing Yards 241 Att.-Comp.-Int. 45-29-2 Sacks By 2-6 Punts-Avg. 7-42.7 Penalties 3-12 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Time of Poss. 29:59 Raiders 13 5-14 (36%) 0-0 (0%) 279 59-4.7 197 38-5.2 82 19-10-2 5-34 8-46.5 6-39 2-1 30:01 0-7 0-14 3-14 3-21 10-21 18-21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - Bell 13-24, 1 TD; Dwyer 3-9; A. Brown 1-2; Roethlisberger 1-1; F. Jones 1-(-1). Oak. - Pryor 9-106, 1 TD; McFadden 24-73, 2 TD; Reece 3-10; Jennings 2-8. PASSING: Pit. - Roethlisberger 4529-2, 275, 1 TD. Oak. - Pryor 19-10-2, 88. RECEIVING: Pit. - A. Brown 9-82; Sanders 7-88, 1 TD; Bell 5-27; Cotchery 3-39; Miller 3-19; F. Jones 2-20. Oak. Streater 4-45; Moore 2-32; McFadden 2-5; Mastrud 1-9; Ford 1-(-3). STEELERS-RAIDERS CONNECTIONS STEELERS-RAIDERS CONNECTIONS Steelers in Bold; Raiders in Bold Italic Steelers in Bold; Raiders in Bold Italic Former Steelers/Raiders • Pittsburgh WR Darrius Heyward-Bey and S Mike Mitchell both entered the NFL as 2009 Draft selections of Oakland. Heyward-Bey, first-round, and Mitchell, second-round, each played for the Raiders from 2009-12. • Steelers conditioning coordinator Garrett Giemont served as the Raiders’ strength and conditioning coach/coordinator for eight years (1995-2002). • Oakland LB coach Sal Sunseri was selected in the 10th-round by the Steelers of the 1982 NFL Draft. • Raiders asst. DB coach Rod Woodson was drafted 10th overall by the Steelers in 1987 and played with the team until 1996. Woodson was also a training camp intern for Pittsburgh in 2013. • Oakland director of player personnel Joey Clinkscales was a parttime scout for the Steelers from 1989-1993. He was also a ninth-round draft choice of the Steelers in 1987 and played two seasons with the team. NFL Connections (Cont’d) • Steelers TE Matt Spaeth played in Chicago when Holt was the OL coach for the Bears (2012). Oakland OL coach Mike Tice was also a coach in Chicago at that time. • Pittsburgh DT Cam Thomas played for the Chargers at the same time Oakland defensive asst. Sam Anno was San Diego’s asst. HC /LB/ST coach (2010-13). • Steelers LB Arthur Moats played for the Bills, while Raiders TE coach Bobby Johnson was on staff in Buffalo (2010-11). • Moats was also teammates with Raiders TE Lee Smith while in Buffalo (2011-13). • Steelers CB Antwon Blake played for the Jaguars in 2012 when Johnson was the TE coach in Jacksonville. Oakland senior offensive asst. Jake Peetz was the offensive asst./asst. QB coach in Jacksonville at that time as well. Area Connections • Steelers S Robert Golden is a native of Fresno, Calif. • Raiders LS Jon Condo is from Philipsburg, Pa. • Oakland QB Matt McGloin played collegiately at Penn State. • Oakland LB coach Sal Sunseri was on staff at the University of Pittsburgh from 1985-91 and is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa. Sunseri also played for the Panthers, walking on the team in 1978. NFL Connections • Steelers OC Todd Haley was the HC in Kansas City, while Oakland RB coach Bernie Parmalee was the TE coach for the Chiefs (201011). Oakland C Rodney Hudson was also a player for the Chiefs in 2011. • Pittsburgh OL coach Mike Munchak and Raiders DB coach Marcus Robertson worked together in Tennessee (2007-11). • Steelers STC Danny Smith and Raiders OC Bill Musgrave were on staff together in Philadelphia in 1998 and again in Washington in 2005. • Pittsburgh RB coach James Saxon and Musgrave were on staff together in Minnesota for three years (2011-13). • Steelers QB Mike Vick was coached by Musgrave in Atlanta in 2006 when he was the QB coach for the Falcons. • Pittsburgh CB Brandon Boykin played for the Eagles at the same time Musgrave was the QB coach in Philadelphia (2014). • Steelers WR coach Richard Mann was on staff with Oakland DL coach Jethro Franklin in Tampa Bay for one season (2006). • Mann also worked with Raiders asst. OL coach Tim Holt in Tampa Bay in 2009. • Mann and Oakland STC Brad Seely were on the same Jets’ coaching staff for one season (1994). • Pittsburgh RB DeAngelo Williams was a member of the Carolina Panthers at the same time Oakland LB coach Sal Sunseri was on the Panthers’ staff (2006-08). • Steelers LB James Harrison and Raiders S Troy Mays were teammates in Cincinnati in 2013. www.steelers.com College Connections • Steelers ILB coach Jerry Olsavsky was coached by Oakland LB coach Sal Sunseri at the University of Pittsburgh from 1988-89. • Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger played under center at Miami (Ohio) at the same time Raiders TE coach Bobby Johnson held the same position for the RedHawks (2000-03). • Steelers TE Heath Miller was coached by Raiders OC Bill Musgrave at Virginia in 2002. • Pittsburgh G David DeCastro played at Stanford when Oakland OQC Nick Holts was the offensive asst./QB coach (2008-11). • Steelers LBs Sean Spence (2011) and Anthony Chickillo (2011-14) both played collegiately at Miami (Fla.), while Oakland DL coach Jethro Franklin held the same position for the Hurricanes. Raiders LB Ray-Ray Armstrong (2011), TE Clive Walfford (2010-14) and C/G Jon Feliciano (2010-14) also played at Miami (Fla.) during that time. • Pittsburgh QB Landry Jones was teammates with Oakland DT Stacy McGee at Oklahoma for four seasons (2009-12). • Pittsburgh S Shamarko Thomas (2009-12) played at Syracuse when Raiders WR coach Rob Moore was on the staff there. • Steelers WR Sammie Coates and Raiders CB Neiko Thorpe were teammates at Auburn in 2011. PIT-OAK SERIES HIGHS Steelers Raiders Passing Yards Ben Roethlisberger 384 Rich Gannon 403 9/21/2012 9/15/2002 Steelers Raiders Rushing Yards Jerome Bettis 128 Darren McFadden 113 12/3/2000 9/23/2012 Steelers Raiders Receiving Yards Santonio Holmes 149 Mervyn Fernandez 130 12/6/2009 9/23/1990 WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS • With a win, the Steelers will have recorded its 325th win vs. an AFC opponent. • With a win, the Steelers will improve to 428-275-2 during the regular season since 1970. • The Steelers look to improve to 10-12 all-time against the Raiders in the regular season and to 6-5 at home. • Pittsburgh will look to improve to 4-0 against Oakland in the month of November and to 2-0 at home in the month. • With a win, would improve to 4-2 in the regular season against the Raiders at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001. FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN • A win would improve Tomlin to 87-50 during the regular season, inlcuding 50-19 at home. • With a win, would become the third coach in Steelers history to record 50 home wins during the regular season. • Coach Tomlin looks to improve to 2-3 in the regular season against Oakland and move to 2-1 at home vs. the Raiders. • With a win, would improve to 21-14 in the month of November and to 11-7 in the month at home. FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER • Will surpass Johnny Unitas (40,239) for 15th on the NFL’s all-time passing yardage chart with nine...needs 321 to move into 14th (Joe Montana, 40,551). • With 3,000 passing yards in 2015, will become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 3,000 yards in 10 consecutive seasons. • Will record his 40th 300-yard passing game with his next such game in 2015 and become the ninth signal caller to do so with one franchise. WR ANTONIO BROWN • Is 10 yards from scrimmage from surpassing Willie Parker (6,075) for the seventh-most in team history. • With 23 receiving yards on Sunday, will become the fifth player in team history with 6,000...42 to surpass Louis Lipps (6,018) for the fourth-most in franchise history. • With his next touchdown catch, will move into a tie for ninth in team history with Mike Wallace (32). • With his next 100-yard game, will become the third player in in franchise history with 21-such performances in the regular season (Hines Ward – 29 and John Stallworth – 25). • With 100 receptions in 2015, will extend his franchise record of consecutive seasons with at least 100 catches to three. • With 110 catches in 2015, will become the second player in NFL history to record 110 or more receptions in three consecutive years (Wes Welker, 2007-09). • With 125 receptions in 2015, would become the first player in NFL history to record back-to-back seasons of 125 catches or more. • With 1,000 receiving yards in 2015, will join Hines Ward (2001-04) as only the second player in franchise history to register 1,000 receiving yards in three consecutive years. www.steelers.com FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT’D) TE HEATH MILLER • Is 41 receptions from joining Hines Ward (1,000) as the second player in team history with 600. • Needs six touchdown catches to become just the fourth player in Steelers history with 50. • Is 94 yards from scrimmage away from moving into fifth in team history (Louis Lipps, 6,406). • With 50 receptions in 2015, will record his fifth consecutive 50-catch season. RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS • Will record the 20th 100-yard rushing game of his career with his next 100-yard performance. • Will reach 50 rushing touchdowns in his NFL career with his next rushing score. FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE DE CAMERON HEYWARD • Needs 2.0 sacks to record 5.0 quarterback takedowns in three straight seasons. LB JAMES HARRISON • One multi-sack game to break a tie with Jason Gildon (17) for the most such games in team history. CB WILLIAM GAY • Will match Rod Woodson (5) for the most interceptions returned for touchdowns in team history with his next pick six. FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS WR/PR ANTONIO BROWN •Needs 198 punt return yards to move into second in team history (Antwaan Randle El, 1,650). •One punt return for a touchdown to tie Antwaan Randle El (4) for the most in Steelers history. THE TOMLIN FILE THE TOMLIN FILE CONT’D Mike Tomlin was named the 16th head coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlin became only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since 1969. Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to both coach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. By winning the Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, he also became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelers’ history. Through eight seasons, Tomlin has accomplished many things that have never been done in the team’s storied history. His 82-46 record (.641) is best start in franchise history. He has guided the Steelers’ defense to the NFL’s top ranking in total defense four times, including most recently in 2012. He has also sent a total of 45 selections to the league’s annual Pro Bowl, including five following the 2014 season. Tomlin has reached the playoffs five times in his first eight seasons, including two trips to the Super Bowl (winning Super Bowl XLIII). Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in league history to win a Super Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach. Tomlin is the only head coach in Steelers history to lead the team to two Super Bowls in his first four seasons at the helm, including an appearance against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV. He is one of only two Steelers’ head coaches to win three division titles in his first four seasons. Tomlin was appointed by Commisioner Roger Goodell to the NFL’s Competition Committee in March, 2013. In 2014, Tomlin, who has a defensive coaching background, orchestrated one of the top offensive outputs in team history. The Steelers broke numerous offensive records, including points scored (436), total yards (6,577), passing yards/game (301.6) and total first downs (379). On an individual basis in 2014, Tomlin guided QB Ben Roethlisberger, WR Antonio Brown and RB Le’Veon Bell – whom all made the Pro Bowl – to record-setting years. Roethlisberger had personal bests in passing yards (4,952), completions (408) and passing TDs (32, T-2007), while Brown established team records for receptions (129), receiving yards (1,698) and receiving TDs (13). Bell, in his first full year as a starter, who was also named Team MVP, broke the Steelers’ records for scrimmage yards (2,215) as well as receptions (83) and receiving yards (854) by a running back. Over the past two seasons, Tomlin has led the team to a 7-1 record in the month of December, winning each of the last four in 2014 to capture the AFC North title. Arguably one of his best coaching performances may possibly have come in the second half of the 2013 season. Despite an 0-4 and 2-6 start to the season, the Steelers finished the regular season surging to a 6-2 second-half record, falling just short of the playoffs. However, he rallied the team despite numerous injuries on both sides of the ball, to stick together and finished second in the AFC North. The 2013 campaign also saw QB Ben Roethlisberger, WR and team WR Antonio Brown and RB Le’Veon Bell break numerous regular-season records for the Steelers. Brown and S Troy Polamalu were each selected to the Pro Bowl following the season. Tomlin led the Steelers to a 27-10 victory over the New York Jets in the 2012 home opener, becoming the first coach in team history to win his first six home openers. The Steelers finished the season with the top-ranked overall defense (275.8 ypg) and finished first in passing defense (185.2 ypg). In 2011, Tomlin led the Steelers to a 12-4 record, marking the second straight season the team posted 12 wins, which marked only the second time in team history it has been achieved. The Steelers finished second in total defense under Tomlin in 2010, allowing only 276.8 yards per game. Pittsburgh led the NFL and set a team record in rushing defense, yielding only 62.8 yards per game (1,004 yards), the third-best total in NFL history dating back to 1970. The Steelers also established an NFL record in 2010 by not allowing an opponent to rush for more than 75 yards in any of their first eight games during the regular season. In all, the Steelers defense led the NFL in 2010 in rushing yards allowed, points allowed (232), touchdowns (22), quarterback sacks (48), rushing average (3.0), yards per play (4.5) and yards allowed on first down (4.08). Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William and Mary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for 2,054 yards and 20 TD catches. A first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a school record with a 20.2 yardsper-catch average. www.steelers.com GOOD FIRST EIGHT Mike Tomlin has accomplished a lot in his first eight seasons as head coach of the Steelers. Tomlin’s 82 wins after his first eight seasons are the most wins in team history for any coach after his first eight seasons. His two Super Bowl appearances also are tied for the franchise best for a coach in his first eight seasons. Tomlin’s five postseason berths and four division titles are tied for second for the most in a coach’s first eight seasons. Below is how Tomlin ranks among Steelers’ coaches after their first eight seasons: STEELERS HEAD COACHES THROUGH EIGHT YEARS HEAD COACH Mike Tomlin (2007-2014) Bill Cowher (1992-2006) Chuck Noll (1969-1991) Buddy Parker (1957-1964) RECORD 82-46 (.641) (2007-2014) 77-51 (.602) (1992-1999) 65-46 (.586) (1969-1976) 51-47 (.520) (1957-1964) HEAD COACH Chuck Noll Mike Tomlin Bill Cowher SUPER BOWL APP. 2 (1974, ‘75) 2 (2008, ’10) 1 (1995) SUPER BOWL WINS 2 (1974, ‘75) 1 (2008) HEAD COACH Bill Cowher Mike Tomlin Chuck Noll Buddy Parker PLAYOFF APPEARENCES 6 (1992-97) 5 (2007, ’08, ’10, ’11, ‘14) 5 (1972-76) 1 (1962) HEAD COACH Bill Cowher Mike Tomlin Chuck Noll DIVISION TITLES 5 (1992, ’94-’97) (AFC Central) 4 (2007, ’08, ’10, ‘14) (AFC North) 4 (1972, ’74, ‘75, ‘76) (AFC Central) OUR HOUSE Mike Tomlin has led the Steelers to a 49-19 career regular-season record at Heinz Field. In 2012, he won his first four home games for the fourth time in his career (2007, ‘09 and ‘11). He guided the Steelers to a 6-2 mark in the team’s eight home games in 2014 and a victory in two of the team’s four 2015 home games (Week 2 vs. San Francisco and Week 5 vs. Arizona). Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to at least five home wins in each of his first eight seasons as the team’s head coach. His 49 home wins are the fourth-most and his 49-19 mark at home is the fourth-best in the NFL since 2007: HOME GAME RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT Team New England Green Bay Baltimore Pittsburgh Indianapolis W 61 55 50 49 47 L 7 12 17 19 21 T 0 1 0 0 0 Pct. .897 .816 .746 .721 .691 IN THE DIVISION PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Mike Tomlin owns a 33-17 all-time record against teams in the AFC North. His 33 regular-season wins against division opponents are the most of any AFC North team since 2007 (Baltimore: 29-22 / Cincinnati: 25-25 / Cleveland: 13-36). Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents in five of his eight seasons. He owns an impressive 19-6 record against divisional foes at Heinz Field. TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST Since being named named head coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to 86 victories in the regular season - the fourth-most wins in the NFL during that time span: NFL TEAM RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT TEAM RECORD New England 107-28 Green Bay 92-42-1 Indianapolis 87-49 Pittsburgh 86-50 New Orleans 81-55 Denver 80-55 Baltimore 79-57 *Made the playoffs in 2014 PLAYOFF APP. 7* 7* 7* 5* 4 4* 6* SUPER BOWL APP. 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 Tomlin’s .632 winning percentage is the fourth-best regular season winning mark among active NFL head coaches (min. 50 games): ACTIVE HEAD COACH WINNING PCT (MIN. 50 GAMES) COACH Bill Belichick (Cle 1991-95, NE 2000-pres.) Mike McCarthy (GB 2006-pres.) Chuck Pagano (Ind 2012-pres.) Mike Tomlin (Pit 2007-pres.) Sean Payton (NO 2006-11, 13-pres.) John Harbaugh (Bal 2008-pres.) W 218 100 36 86 84 74 L 109 50 20 49 52 46 T 0 1 0 0 0 0 Win Pct. .667 .666 .643 .637 .618 .617 FEWEST TO 60 Mike Tomlin reached 60 regular-season wins in 88 games, tying Chuck Knox (88) for the fourth-fewest games to reach 60 career victories among coaches who began their career since 1970. FEWEST GAMES COACHED TO 60 WINS COACH George Seifert Joe Gibbs Mike Ditka Mike Tomlin Chuck Knox Bill Cowher Andy Reid TEAM(S)^ NO. OF GAMES San Francisco 75 Washington 84 Chicago 85 Pittsburgh 88 L.A. Rams, Buffalo 88 Pittsburgh 90 Philadelphia 90 TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin’s regular-season record against the NFC is 24-11, including 14-4 at home. The Steelers .686 regular-season winning percentage against the NFC since 2007 is second-best among AFC teams: AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT W 26 24 22 19 21 L 7 11 12 12 14 T 0 0 0 2 0 Pct. .788 .686 .647 .606 .600 Including the postseason Tomlin has a .676 winning percentage against the NFC during his first eight years, which ranks first among Steelers’ head coaches. www.steelers.com TOMLIN BY THE NUMBERS 1ST Only one head coach in Steelers history - Mike Tomlin - has led the team to two Super Bowl appearences in their first four seasons. 3RD Tomlin became the third head coach hired by the Steelers since 1969 on Jan. 22, 2007. 5 Number of times the Steelers’ defense has ranked first in total defense in the NFL under Tomlin, most recently in 2012. The Steelers have reached the playoffs five times in Tomlin’s first eight years at the helm, including two trips to the Super Bowl (capturing Super Bowl XLIII). 7 Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in NFL history to win a Super Bowl within his first two years as an NFL head coach. 7 Became the seventh head coach in NFL history to lead a team to at least eight wins in each of their first eight years as a head coach (George Allen, Dennis Green, Mike Holmgren, John Madden, George Seifert, Don Shula, Mike Tomlin) and only the fourth to do so with one team (Green, Madden, Seifert, Tomlin). 36 ^ Through first 60 wins Team New England Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Pittsburgh has played 23 games in primetime since the 2011 season, and have appeared in three of their five scheduled primetime contests in 2015:Thurs., Sept. 10 at New England (L, 28-21), Thurs., Oct. 1 vs. Baltimore (L, 23-20 OT), Mon., Oct. 12 at San Diego (W, 24-20), Sun., Dec. 6 vs. Indianapolis and Sun., Dec. 27 at Baltimore. In 2014, the Steelers won five of their six primetime games. Head Coach Mike Tomlin is 27-16 overall in primetime games, including a 13-9 record on the road. He is 10-2 on Monday Night Football, 12-8 on Sunday Night Football and 5-6 on Thursday Night Football. Tomlin joined only Bill Cowher (Steelers), Tom Flores (Raiders), Steve Mariucci (49ers), George Seifert (49ers) and Don Shula (Colts, Dolphins) as coaches to win their first six Monday Night Football games. Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to both lead his team to and capture a Super Bowl championship when Pittsburgh defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. 45 Since 2007, Tomlin has sent a total of 45 selections to the League’s annual Pro Bowl, including five following the 2014 campaign. 47-17 Tomlin’s record in his first eight seasons in games played at Heinz Field - the fourth-best home record in the NFL since 2007. 82-46 Tomlin has compiled a 82-46 through his eight seasons as Pittsburgh’s head coach - the best start in Steelers history. HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY Pittsburgh defeated San Francisco in its 2015 regular-season home opener in Week 2, 43-18 and recorded its second home win in Week 5 vs. Arizona, 25-13. The Steelers are 83-32-1 (.720) at home since Heinz Field opened in 2001, which is the fourth-best winning percentage in the NFL during that time span in home games: Pittsburgh owns the third-best regular-season record in the NFL since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 224-135-1 (.624) record. The Steelers are one of five teams (New England: 241, Green Bay: 231, Denver: 219 and Indianapolis: 212) to record over 200 regular season wins since 1993. The following is a look at the top three regular-season records in the free agency era (since 1993): BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 98-18 .845 Baltimore Ravens 86-29 .748 Green Bay Packers 85-30-1 .737 Pittsburgh Steelers 83-32-1 .720 Indianapolis Colts 82-34 .707 The Steelers own the fourth best record among AFC teams in home games since the 2001 season in interconference games: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 75-13 .852 Indianapolis Colts 63-24 .724 Baltimore Ravens 62-25 .713 Pittsburgh Steelers 59-27 .686 Denver Broncos 57-28 .671 Pittsburgh’s 24-5-1 record at home against NFC opponents since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is third best in the AFC: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. 24-4 .857 Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots 23-5 .821 Pittsburgh Steelers 24-5-1 .817 Denver Broncos 22-8 .733 San Diego Chargers 20-9 .690 BEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS IN THE FREE AGENCY ERA 1993-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 241-118 .671 Green Bay Packers 231-127-1 .645 Pittsburgh Steelers 224-135-1 .624 Denver Broncos 219-140 .610 Indianapolis Colts 212-148 .589 IN A SPAN OF 10-PLUS YEARS Pittsburgh is one of five teams to win at least 120 regular-season games since the start of the 2003 season. They are also second in Super Bowl appearances over that time span and have the second-most Super Bowl victories with two. The following are the top-five teams in regular-season winning percentage from 2003-present: BEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS: 2003-CURRENT Team New England Indianapolis Pittsburgh Green Bay Denver W 157 137 126 124 122 L 42 63 74 74 77 T 0 0 0 1 0 Pct. .789 .685 .630 .626 .613 Playoff Berths 11* 11* 7* 9* 7* SB App. 5 2 3 1 1 SB Wins 3 1 2 1 0 *Made the 2014 playoffs STEELERS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dri Archer .................................... (Dree) Anthony Chickillo......................... (Chick-ill-oh) WINNING AT LEAST 4 AT HOME Bud Dupree ................................. (Dew-pree) Ramon Foster ............................. (Ruh-moan) The Steelers have won at least four home games in each of the previous 15 seasons (since 2000), marking the second-longest active streak in the NFL: MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEAST FOUR HOME WINS - ACTIVE STREAK TEAM CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Baltimore Ravens 17 (1998-2014) Pittsburgh Steelers 15 (2000-14) New England Patriots 15 (2001-15) HOME NUMBER TO NOTE 252-99-1 The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a 252-99-1 record (.717) since 1970. www.steelers.com Ben Roethlisberger ..................... (Roth-lis-ber-ger) Ryan Shazier............................... (Shay-zier) Matt Spaeth ................................. (Spayth) Shamarko Thomas ...................... (Shuh-mar-ko) Jordan Todman ........................... (Todd-mun) Byron Stingily .............................. (Sting-lee) Stephon Tuitt ............................... (Steff-on) 2015 BY THE NUMBERS 2015 BY THE NUMBERS 1ST 100 Pittsburgh’s offense leads the NFL with 11 rushing plays of 20 or more yards through Week 8. RB Le’Veon Bell eclipsed 100 rushing yards in three of six games played in 2015. 1ST 100-100-300 Two Steelers recorded their the first sacks of their NFL careers against New England in Week 1 - S Will Allen and LB Bud Dupree. Allen’s sack occurred in his 164th career game and Dupree’s came in his NFL debut. The Steelers offense produced a 100-yard rusher (DeAngelo Williams), a 100-yard receiver (Antonio Brown) and a 300yard quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger) in Week 1 - marking the team’s first such game since Dec. 7, 2014. Pittsburgh was the only offense in the NFL to have a 100-100-300 performance in Week 1. 3 RB DeAngelo Williams matched a Steelers single-game franchise record with three rushing touchdowns in Week 2’s game vs. San Francisco. 4.0 LB Bud Dupree is tied for the NFL-lead among rookies in 2015 with 4.0 sacks through Week 8. His 4.0 sacks are tied as the thirdmost by a Steelers rookie and lead the Steelers in 2015. 4.9 Pittsburgh’s offense ranks third in the NFL through Week 8 with a 4.9 rushing yards per play average (207 attempts for 1,006 yards). 105 TE Heath Miller gained 105 receiving yards on 10 receptions in Week 8 to mark his 52nd regular-season game of his NFL career with at least 50 receiving yards - the third-most such games among active NFL tight ends. 127 RB DeAngelo Williams led the team’s rushing attack in Week 1 with 127 yards on the ground in his Steelers debut - the 19th 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career. It was Williams’ first 100-yard game since Sept. 22, 2013. 6.0 149.3 The Steelers rank tied for fourth in the NFL with a 6.0 yards per play average through Week 8 in 2015 (469 plays for 2,793 yards). QB Landry Jones’ passer rating in his NFL debut against Arizona in Week 6, completing 8-of-12 passes for 168 yards with two touchdowns, marking the second-highest QB rating in NFL history by a player in their regular-season debut. 10 QB Ben Roethlisberger tied for the NFL lead with 10 passing plays of 25-plus yards in Weeks 1-3. 718 15 WR Antonio Brown ranks fourth among all NFL players with 718 yards through the first eight weeks of the 2015 season. LB Ryan Shazier recorded a game-high 15 tackles in Week 2’s home opener against San Francisco. The second-year linebacker ranked fifth among all NFL defenders with 22 tackles in Weeks 1-2 of the 2015 season. QB Ben Roethlisberger eclipsed 350 passing yards in each of the team’s first two games of the 2015 season. 18.4 The Steelers have held opponents to 18.4 points per game through Week 8 of 2015, the fifth-best average in the NFL. 350 912 The number of passing yards QB Ben Roethlisberger threw for in the first three games of the season - the third-most in the NFL in Weeks 1-3. 20 WR Antonio Brown notched the 20th 100-yard receiving game of his NFL career in Week 7 - joining Hines Ward (29) and John Stallworth (25) to reach 20 such performances in team history. 22.0 40,000 QB Ben Roethlisberger became the first player in Steelers history to record 40,000 passing yards in Week 8. He is the 16th player in NFL history, ninth with one team, and the fifth active quarterback to reach the mark. Pittsburgh’s defense ranks fifth in the NFL with 22.0 sacks in 2015. 66,472 28 The largest regular-season home attendance mark in team history was set in Week 2’s home opener with 66,472 at Heinz Field. The number of rushing plays Pittsburgh’s offense has generated for 10 or more yards through Week 8 - tying as the fourth-most. www.steelers.com BEN AIRING IT OUT HOME COOKING QB Ben Roethlisberger returned to the field for the first time since Week 3 and completed 28-of-45 passes for 262 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions in Week 8 vs. Cincinnati. During Week 8’s game, Roethlisberger became the first player in Steelers history, 16th in NFL history (ninth with one team) and the fifth active player to record 40,000 passing yards. Roethlisberger opened the 2015 regular season doing what he did nine times in 2014 by eclipsing 300 passing yards in each of the first two games - 351 yards at New England in Week 1 and 369 against San Francisco in Week 2. Roethlisberger completed 20-of-24 passes for 192 yards with an interception for a passer rating of 82.6 before leaving Week 3’s game at St. Louis with an injury. From Weeks 1-3, Roethlisberger completed 67-of-89 passes for 912 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 113.1 Below is a look at where Roethlisberger ranked through Week 3 of the 2015 season among signal callers: • Yards Per Pass Attempt: 10.25 (1st) • 300-Yard Passing Games: 2 (T-1st) • Passing Plays of 25+ Yards: 10 (T-1st) • Completion Percent: 75.3 (2nd) • Passing Yards: 912 (3rd) • Passer Rating: 113.1 (6th) • Passing First Downs: 39 (9th) NFL PASSING YARDS/ATTEMPT LEADERS: WEEKS 1-3 2015 Rk. PLAYER ATT YARDS Y/ATT 1. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 89 912 10.25 2. Andy Dalton, CIN 92 866 9.41 3. Tyord Taylor, BUF 78 714 9.15 4. Carson Palmer, ARI 88 803 9.13 5. Philip Rivers, SD 102 890 8.73 NFL PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS: WEEKS 1-3 2015 Rk. PLAYER CMP ATT 1. Tom Brady, NE 96 133 2. Matt Ryan, ATL 77 116 3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 67 89 4. Philip Rivers, SD 76 102 5. Ryan Tannehill, MIA 78 127 YARDS 1,112 946 912 890 882 NFL PASSER RATING LEADERS: WEEKS 1-3 2015 RK. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS TD-INT 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 43-56 438 5-0 2. Andy Dalton, CIN 61-92 866 8-1 3. Tom Brady, NE 96-133 1,112 9-0 4. Carson Palmer, ARI 56-88 803 9-2 5. Tyrod Taylor, BUF 58-78 714 7-3 6. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 67-89 912 4-2 RTG. 128.4 121.0 119.6 117.8 116.1 113.1 NFL PASS PLAYS OF 25+ YARDS: WEEKS 1-3 2015 Rk. PLAYER PASS PLAYS OF 25+ T1. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 10 Andy Dalton, CIN 10 T3. Andrew Luck, IND 8 Tyrod Taylor, BUF 8 T5. Four Players 7 www.steelers.com QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 61-21 (.744) mark in the regular season in his career at Heinz Field, including winning his first eight starts as a rookie in 2004. Since the start of the 2011 season, the signal caller is 23-9 at home. Over that time period, Roethlisberger is one of six active quarterbacks to have a passer rating of at least 100.0 at home during the regular season (103.6). Below is a breakdown of Roethlisberger’s statistics in his Heinz Field career: ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS AT HEINZ FIELD CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................61-21 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ...............64.0 (1,615-of-2,524) Passing Yards ................................................. 20,591 Passing Touchdowns......................................... 141 Interceptions ....................................................... 63 Passer Rating .................................................... 97.6 300-plus Yard Games......................................... 21 Multi-Touchdown Performances ..............40 (30-10 record) Roethlisberger has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his last 34 home games at Heinz Field - tying as the fifth-longest streak in NFL history (second-longest among active quarterbacks): CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Rk. PLAYER (YEAR) WITH AT LEAST 1 TD PASS T1. Drew Brees (10/18/09-present) 50 Tom Brady (9/14/09-12/14/14) 47 3. Dan Marino (10/9/83-11/14/88) 39 4. Aaron Rodgers (10/5/08-12/2/12) 35 T5. Ben Roethlisberger (12/19/10-present) 34 Johnny Unitas (12/23/56-9/30/62) 34 FACING THE NFC In 42 career regular-season games against NFC opponents, QB Ben Roethlisberger has posted a 30-12 record, including winning each of his first seven starts against conference members. In Week 2’s game against San Francisco, Roethlisberger completed 21-of-27 passes for 369 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 155.8. Below is a look at the quarterback’s numbers in games against NFC opponents: ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS VS. THE NFC CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................30-12 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ................ 63.9 (806-of-1,262) Passing Yards ................................................. 10,416 Passing Touchdowns.......................................... 64 Interceptions ....................................................... 29 Passer Rating .................................................... 97.0 300-plus Yard Games......................................... 13 Multi-Touchdown Performances ...............20 (14-6 record) Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are equally impressive in games at Heinz Field. In 21 career games against NFC opponents at home, Roethlisberger has a 17-4 mark while completing 400-of-647 passes (61.8 pct.) for 5,472 yards with 36 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a passer rating of 99.7. STARTING IN STYLE CONTROLLING THE NORTH QB Ben Roethlisberger is 43-15 (.741) as a starter against AFC North opponents during his career and led the Steelers to the best divisional record during the 2013 and 2014 regular seasons (4-2). Since 2010, Roethlisberger is 19-8 against divisional foes during the regular season, including 10-6 from 2012-current. Roethlisberger has finished with a .500 or above record against AFC North opponents during the regular season in nine of his 11 NFL seasons, including winning at least five games in four campaigns: ROETHLISBERGER RECORD VS. AFC NORTH AS A STARTER SEASON 2008 2004 2010 2007 2014 2013 2011 2006 2005 2012 2009 2015 RECORD 6-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-2 4-2 4-2 3-3 3-1 2-1 2-3 0-1 In his 58 career starts versus division opponents, Roethlisberger has posted a perfect passer rating once (11/5/07 vs. Baltimore) and has recorded a passer rating of over 100.0 a total of 22 times, including a rating of 100.7 in the team’s 2014 Week 1 win over Cleveland, a 136.3 mark in Week 9 vs. Baltimore and a 118.5 rating in Week 14 at Cincinnati. The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North in his 58 games as a starter: ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS VS. AFC NORTH CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................43-15 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) .................61.6 (1,088-1,765) Passing Yards ................................................. 13,418 Passing Touchdowns.......................................... 84 Interceptions ....................................................... 52 Passer Rating .................................................... 88.7 Also, the following is a look at Roethlisberger’s career statistics against AFC North opponents as a starter at home compared to the road: ROETHLISBERGER VS. AFC NORTH AT HOME AND AWAY Statistic Home vs. AFC North Away vs. AFC North Record ................................................................. 24-7 ............................ 19-8 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ..............62.4 (568-910) ............60.1 (520-855) Passing Yards ................................................... 7,312 .......................... 6,086 Passing Touchdowns.............................................. 50 ............................... 34 Interceptions ........................................................... 32 ............................... 20 Passer Rating ...................................................... 91.2 ............................ 85.9 www.steelers.com In his career, QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 108-54 (.667) record as a starting quarterback in the regular season - the fifth-best regular season record in the NFL among all active quarterbacks (min. 50 starts). The following is a look at the top five starting records among active quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 50 starts): STARTING RECORDS AMONG ACTIVE QBs (Min. 50 Starts) Rk. PLAYER W L T Pct. 167 47 0 .780 1. Tom Brady, NE 2. Peyton Manning, IND-DEN 186 77 0 .707 3. Aaron Rodgers, GB 76 34 0 .691 4. Andy Dalton, CIN 47 23 1 .669 5. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 108 54 0 .667 Roethlisberger registered his 90th career win in his 135th career start, becoming the fifth fastest quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era to reach 90 wins. Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. NUMBER OF STARTS QUARTERBACK TO GET TO 90 WINS Tom Brady 115 Joe Montana 128 Terry Bradshaw 129 Ken Stabler 133 Ben Roethlisberger 135 His 63-27 record after his first 90 starts in the NFL ranked third (tied) in league history for the best record in such starts. Only Brady (67-23) and Stabler (66-23-1) had better records in their first 90 starts in the NFL. Roethlisberger’s record is tied with Jim McMahon. THE 40,000 CLUB QB Ben Roethlisberger became the first player in Steelers history to register 40,000 career passing yards in Week 8’s game vs. Cincinnati. Roethlisberger is the 16th quarterback in NFL history to reach the mark, the ninth to do so with one team, and the fifth active signal caller with 40,000 passing yards. Roethlisberger reached the 40,000 milestone in his 163rd career game - surpassing Warren Moon for the fifth-fewest games to reach the mark: Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. FEWEST GAMES TO REACH PLAYER 40,000 PASSING YARDS Drew Brees 152 Dan Marino 153 Peyton Manning 154 Tom Brady 162 Ben Roethlisberger 163 Warren Moon 165 BEN AMONG ACTIVE BESTS QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 among active NFL quarterbacks with a 7.91 yards per attempt average (2nd), 40,231 passing yards (5th), 3,252 completions (6th), 256 passing touchdowns (6th) and a 93.9 passer rating (7th): NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS Rk. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS YDS/ATT. 1. Aaron Rodgers 2,424-3,679 30,146 8.19 2. Ben Roethlisberger 3,252-5,088 40,231 7.91 3. Tony Romo 2,797-4,282 33,821 7.90 4. Philip Rivers 3,268-5,026 39,408 7.84 5. Peyton Manning 6,094-9,315 71,555 7.68 Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS PLAYER GP CMP-ATT 263 6,094-9,315 Peyton Manning Drew Brees 209 5,148-7,761 Tom Brady 216 4,750-7,457 Eli Manning 177 3,506-5,909 Ben Roethlisberger 163 3,252-5,088 YARDS 71,555 58,415 55,668 41,881 40,231 NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 1. Peyton Manning 263 537 2. Tom Brady 216 412 3. Drew Brees 209 411 4. Eli Manning 177 276 5. Philip Rivers 156 270 6. Ben Roethlisberger 163 256 TOP OF THE STEELER CHARTS QB Ben Roethlisberger holds nearly all passing records in Pittsburgh Steelers franchise history. He became the first player in Steelers history to record 40,000 passing yards, a feat he reached during Week 8’s game vs. Cincinnati. His 40,231 passing yards, 256 passing touchdowns and 3,252 completions are tops in the team’s record books: STEELERS ALL-TIME PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS 1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-current 3,252-5,088 40,231 2. Terry Bradshaw, 1970-83 2,025-3,901 27,989 3. Kordell Stewart, 1995-2002 1,190-2,107 13,328 4. Neil O’Donnell, 1991-95 1,069-1,871 12,867 5. Bubby Brister, 1986-92 776-1,477 10,104 STEELERS ALL-TIME PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 1. Ben Roethlisberger 163 256 2. Terry Bradshaw 168 212 3. Kordell Stewart 113 70 4. Neil O’Donnell 66 68 5. Bobby Layne 55 66 STEELERS ALL-TIME PASS COMPLETION LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP CMP 1. Ben Roethlisberger 163 3,252 2. Terry Bradshaw 168 2,025 3. Kordell Stewart 113 1,190 www.steelers.com HITTING 3,000 IN NINE STRAIGHT QB Ben Roethlisberger extended his consecutive seasons of throwing for 3,000 yards to nine during Week 10’s game at the New York Jets in 2014. He joined Brett Favre (18), Peyton Manning (13), Dan Marino (9), Drew Brees (11), Eli Manning (10) and Philip Rivers (9) as just the seventh signal caller in NFL history to have such a streak: CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 3,000 PASSING YARDS NFL HISTORY Rk. QUARTERBACK CONS. YEARS (SEASONS) 1. Brett Favre 18 (1992-2009) 2. Peyton Manning 13 (1998-2010) 3. Drew Brees 11 (2004-14) 4. Eli Manning 10 (2005-14) T5. Ben Roethlisberger 9 (2006-14) Philip Rivers 9 (2006-14) Dan Marino 9 (1984-92) BEN’S CAREER GAME QB Ben Roethlisberger set single-game Steelers franchise records during Week 8’s 51-34 win over Indianapolis in 2014 with 40 pass completions, 522 passing yards and six passing touchdowns. His 522 passing yards tied as the fourth-most in an NFL game: MOST PASSING YARDS IN A GAME - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER PASSING YARDS 1. Norm Van Brocklin, 9/28/1951 554 T2. Matt Schaub, 11/18/2012 527 Warren Moon, 12/16/1990 527 T4. Ben Roethlisberger, 10/26/2014 522 Boomer Esiason, 11/10/1996 522 HITTING THE CENTURY MARK QB Ben Roethlisberger made his 150th career regular season start in Week 8 vs. Indianapolis in 2014, and earned his 100th win, leading the Steelers to a 51-34 victory. He became just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record 100 wins in their first 150 regular season starts: Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. NUMBER OF WINS PLAYER IN FIRST 150 STARTS Tom Brady 116 Joe Montana 108 Terry Bradshaw 102 Ben Roethlisberger 100 FEELING AT HOME IN OHIO QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Cory Rawson, Ohio, and played collegietely at Miami (Ohio), so it is no wonder he feels at home while playing at Cincinnati or Cleveland. Including the postseason, Roethlisberger is a combined 18-4 playing at Paul Brown Stadium (10-2) and FirstEnergy Stadium (8-2). Below is Roethlisberger’s passing stats for games at Cincinnati and Cleveland: ROETHLISBERGER IN GAMES PLAYED IN OHIO GP @ Cin 12 @ Cle 10 Total 22 Att. 340 293 633 Cmp. 225 172 397 Pct. 66.2 58.7 62.7 Yds. 2,727 2,119 4,846 TDs 19 13 32 Int 8 5 13 Rat. 99.5 88.8 94.5 BEN’S NUMBERS 1ST Became the first quarterback in NFL history to record 500 passing yards in two games of a career (Week 8 2014 and Week 15 2009). 5 Roethlisberger is one of five active quarterbacks to throw at least 140 touchdowns at home during the regular season. 6 The number of seasons Roethlisberger has thrown 20 touchdowns or more during his NFL career - a franchise record. 10 He has thrown at least 10 touchdown passes in each of his first 11 NFL seasons, tying Jim Kelly for the fourth-most consecutive seasons with 10 or more scoring tosses to start a career. 20-PLUS The Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 67 of the 83 games at home with Roethlisberger as the starter, including the team’s first two home games in 2015. 32 Number of games Roethlisberger has totaled at least three touchdown passes in his career, most recently Week 2 against San Francisco (31 in the regular season and one postseason). 39 Roethlisberger has thrown 39 300-plus yard passing games in his regular season NFL career - most in franchise history - and became the 13th QB in NFL history to reach 35 with one team (15th overall). 108-54 Roethlisberger’s record as a starting quarterback in the regular season - the fifth-best record in the NFL among all active quarterbacks (min. 50 starts) - and most wins in franchise history for a starting signal caller. 125.0 Roethlisberger has recorded a passer rating of 125.0 or better 16 times in his NFL career (minimum 20 attempts), most Week 2’s home opener against San Francisco (155.8). 150.0 Roethlisberger has posted a passer rating of 150.0 or better in seven games during his NFL career (min. 10 attempts/game) tying Peyton Manning for the second most all-time. 408 Roethlisberger set a team-record with 408 completions during the 2014 season. 400 Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has produced seven 400-plus yard games - tying as the fifth-most since the 2004 season. www.steelers.com MOVING ON UP QB Ben Roethlisberger leads the Steelers in nearly all major career statistics. The following is where Roethlisberger ranks in Steelers history in several key passing categories: Roethlisberger’s Career Rankings Among Steelers QBs Category Statistic Rank Single-Season TD Passes (2007 and 2014)....................... 32 .............. 1st Single-Season Passing Yards (2014) ............................ 4,952 .............. 1st Career Passing TDs (regular season) .............................. 256 .............. 1st Single-Season Completions (2014) .................................. 408 .............. 1st Single-Season Pass Attempts (2014) ............................... 608 .............. 1st Single-Season Completion Pct. (2014) ............................ 67.1 .............. 1st Single-Season Passer Rating (2007)............................. 104.1 .............. 1st 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-14) ............................... 9 .............. 1st Consecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-14) .......... 9 .............. 1st Single-Game Completion Pct. (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ........ 85.7 .............. 1st Seasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09, ‘11-14) ................. 8 .............. 1st Seasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-‘14) ......... 9 .............. 1st Seasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-’14) ......... 8 .............. 1st Completions in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis) .........40 .............. 1st Attempts in Single Game (11/30/14 vs. New Orleans)........ 58 .............. 1st Passing Yards in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis) ........ 522 .............. 1st Career Winning Pct. ......................................................... .667 .............. 1st Career Completions ....................................................... 3,252 .............. 1st Career Attempts ............................................................. 5,088 .............. 1st Career Passing Yards .................................................. 40,231 .............. 1st Career Completion Pct..................................................... 63.9 .............. 1st Career Passing Yards/Attempts ......................................... 7.9 .............. 1st Career QB Rating ............................................................ 93.9 .............. 1st Career 300-yard Passing Games (reg and posteason) ...... 41 .............. 1st Career Games w/ 30+ Completions.....................................11 .............. 1st Career Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating (reg and posteason) . 70 .............. 1st Career Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** .................. 3 .............. 1st Career QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * ......................................... 89.2 .............. 1st Career Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * ........... 41 .............. 1st Consecutive Reg. Gms. w/ At Least One TD Pass (2012-Week 1 of 2014) 30 .............. 1st Games Played by Rookie QB (2004) .................................. 14 .............. 1st Passing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004)............................ 295 .............. 1st Pass Completions by Rookie QB (2004) .......................... 196 .............. 1st Passing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) ............................. 2,621 .............. 1st Passing TDs by Rookie QB (2004) ..................................... 17 .............. 1st Rushing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) ............................. 56 .............. 1st Rushing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) ................................ 144 .............. 1st Completion Pct. by Rookie QB (2004) ** ......................... 66.4 .............. 1st Passer Rating by Rookie QB (2004) ** ............................ 98.1 .............. 1st Comp. %./Single Game by Rookie QB (10/17/04 vs. Dal.) **84.0........... 1st Consecutive Wins to Start Career (2004) ** ....................... 13 .............. 1st Total Wins by Rookie QB (2004) ** ..................................... 13 .............. 1st Passing TDs in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Ind. and 11/2/14 vs. Bal.) ... 6 .............. 1st Single-Game TD Passes at Heinz Field (10/26/14 vs. Ind. and 11/2/14 vs. Bal.)... 6 .............. 1st Passing TDs in Back-to-Back Games ** ............................. 12 .............. 1st Total Wins When Throwing for 300-plus Yards ................... 19 .............. 1st Seasons w/ 25+ Passing TDs (2007, ‘09, ‘12-14) ................. 5 .............. 1st Career Wins (Regular Season). ....................................... .108 .............. 1st Single-Game TD Passes on MNF (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ** ......... 5 ........... T-1st Consecutive Passes Completed (11/26/07 vs. Miami)........ 15 ........... T-1st Career TD Passes (indoors) ............................................... 16 ........... T-1st Career Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. ............................. 69 .............. 1st Career Rushing Yards (by QB) ...................................... 1,161 .............. 3rd * Since 1991 ** NFL Record NO. 84: ANTONIO BROWN WR Antonio Brown recorded 100 receiving yards or more in each of the team’s first three games of the 2015 season and in Week 7 at Kansas City. He caught a team-best nine catches for a game-high 133 yards and a score in Week 1 at New England. Brown led all receivers with 195 yards in Week 2 on a game-high nine catches, including a touchdown - the second-most yards in a game in his NFL career. In Week 3 at St. Louis, he led all receivers with 11 catches for 108 yards. He combined for 11 catches for 11 yards in Weeks 4-6 and posted a game-high 124 yards on a team-best six catches in Week 7 at Kansas City. Brown caught his third touchdown of the season on the team’s opening series drive vs. Cincinnati in Week 8, finishing the game with six catches for 47 yards. Below is a look at where Brown ranks in the NFL through the eighth week of the 2015 season: • Receptions of 25+ Yards: 8 (T-2nd) • 100+Yard Receiving Games: 4 (T-2nd) • Receptions on 3rd Downs: 18 (T-2nd) • Receiving Yards: 718 (4th) • Receptions: 52 (T-6th) • Receptions for First Downs: 33 (8th) • Receiving Yards per Game: 89.8 (9th) • Scrimmage Yards: 724 (10th) NFL 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES LEADERS - 2015 Rk. PLAYER 100-YARD GAMES 1. Brandon Marshall, NYJ 5 T2. Antonio Brown, PIT 4 Rob Gronkowski, NE 4 DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 4 Julio Jones, ATL 4 T4. Six players 3 BROWN ON THE TEAM’S CHARTS WR Antonio Brown became the fourth player in franchise history to record 400 receptions, surpassing Lynn Swann for the fifth most receiving yards and became the 10th player in team history with at least 30 touchdown catches during Week 2’s home opener against San Francisco. Brown’s 442 rceptions are fourth-most in team history: Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEPTION LEADERS STEELER RECEPTIONS 1,000 Hines Ward, 1998-2011 Heath Miller, 2005-current 559 John Stallworth, 1974-87 537 Antonio Brown, 2010-current 442 Louis Lipps, 1984-91 358 During Week 2’s game against San Francisco, Brown surpassed Lynn Swann for the fifth-most receiving yards in franchise history: STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS 1. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 12,083 2. John Stallworth, 1974-878,723 8,723 3. Heath Miller, 2005-current 6,307 4. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 6,018 5. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 5,977 6. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 5,462 Brown became the eighth player in team history to reach 6,000 yards from scrimmage during Week 7’s game in Kansas City: STEELERS ALL-TIME SRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS - 2015 Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS 1. Julio Jones, ATL 70 892 2. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 66 870 3. Keenan Allen, SD 67 725 4. Antonio Brown, PIT 52 718 5. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 55 706 BROWN RACES TO 400 WR Antonio Brown became the fourth player in Steelers history to record 400 receptions during Week 2’s game against San Francisco. Brown reached 400 catches in his 72nd career game - setting a franchise record for the fewest games to the mark - and tying Kellen Winslow Sr. for the third-fewest games in NFL history to post 400 receptions. Below is a look at the fewest games played to reach 400 receptions in NFL history: Rk. 1. 2. T3. NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYER TO GET TO 400 RECEPTIONS Anquan Boldin 67 Larry Fitzgerald 71 Antonio Brown 72 Kellen Winslow Sr. 72 www.steelers.com 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. RUSH YDS/REC YDS SCRMG. YARDS Louis Lipps, 1984-91 388 / 6,018 Heath Miller, 2005-pres. 6 / 6,307 Willie Parker, 2004-09 5,378 / 697 Antonio Brown, 2010-pres. 88 / 5,977 Lynn Swann, 1974-82 72 / 5,462 Dick Hoak, 1961-70 3,965 / 1,452 6,406 6,313 6,075 6,065 5,534 5,417 Brown’s 31 touchdown receptions rank 10th on the team’s alltime chart: STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS TDs 358 6,018 39 6. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 7. Elbie Nickel, 1947-57 329 5,131 37 8. Ray Mathews, 1951-59 230 3,919 34 9. Mike Wallace, 2009-12 235 4,042 32 10. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 442 5,977 31 UNFORGETTABLE SIX BROWN SINCE ‘10 WR Antonio Brown worked his way from a sixth-round draft pick to a two-time team MVP and Pro Bowler in his first five seasons. He has registered the most receptions by a Steelers’ receiver in their first four, five and six regular and seasons: Rk. 1. 2. 5. 4. 5. RECEPTIONS IN STEELER FIRST SIX YEARS Antonio Brown (2010-current) 442 Hines Ward (1998-2003) 425 Heath Miller (2005-10) 286 Plaxico Burress (2000-04) 261 Louis Lipps (1984-89) 253 GP 78 96 92 71 79 GS 51 77 91 67 70 Brown’s 5,259 receiving yards were the most receiving yards by a Steelers’ receiver in their first five regular seasons and his 5,977 are the most by a Steeler in their first six seasons: Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RECEIVING YARDS IN STEELER FIRST SIX YEARS Antonio Brown (2010-current) 5,977 Hines Ward (1998-03) 5,051 Buddy Dial (1959-63) 4,723 Louis Lipps (1984-89) 4,665 Plaxico Burress (2000-04) 4,164 Brown totaled 7,755 all-purpose yards - the most by a Steeler in their first five regular seasons (2010-13). His 8,668 are already tops by a Steeler through their first six seasons: Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN STEELER FIRST SIX YEARS Antonio Brown (2010-current) 8,668 Franco Harris (1972-77) 7,399 Louis Lipps (1984-89) 6,510 Lynn Chandnois (1950-55) 6,498 Willie Parker (2004-09) 6,075 ALL AROUND BROWN Throughout his career, WR Antonio Brown has amassed 1,453 punt return yards - the third-most punt return yards by a Steeler during the regular season: STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN YARDS Rk. STEELER CAREER PR YARDS PR TDs 1. Rod Woodson, 1987-96 2,362 2 2. Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, ‘10 1,650 4 3. Antonio Brown, 2010-pres. 1,453 3 4. Theo Bell, 1976, 1978-80 1,259 0 5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 1,212 3 In addition to three punts returned for touchdowns, Brown also has one kickoff returned to the end zone in his career. www.steelers.com WR Antonio Brown entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. He has recorded three 1,000-receiving yard campaigns (2011 and ‘13-14) and back-to-back 110-reception seasons from 2013-14. Since entering the NFL in 2010, Brown ranks fourth among all NFL players with 5,977 receiving yards and seventh with 442 catches. Below is a look at the NFL leaders in receiving yards and receptions since 2010: NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS 1. Calvin Johnson, DET 498 7,993 2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 496 6,438 3. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 407 6,012 4. Antonio Brown, PIT 442 5,977 5. Roddy White, ATL 466 5,878 Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT PLAYER GP REC. Calvin Johnson, DET 82 498 Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 82 496 Roddy White, ATL 83 466 Jason Witten, DAL 87 458 Andre Johnson, HOU-IND 75 449 Wes Welker, NE-DEN 74 448 Antonio Brown, PIT 78 442 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 86 441 Jimmy Graham, NO-SEA 86 424 Marques Colston, NO 83 408 BROWN SINCE ‘10 WR Antonio Brown Brown has also seen success when facing members of the opposing conference in the NFC since entering the NFL. In 21 games against NFC opponents since entering the NFL in 2010, Brown has totaled 134 receptions for 1,805 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 134 catches are tops among AFC players against NFC teams since 2010, his 1,805 receiving yards are second-most and his 12 receiving touchdowns place him tied for fourth: AFC RECEPTION LEADERS VS. NFC OPPONENTS 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER GP REC. 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 21 134 2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 20 132 3. Wes Welker, NE-DEN 20 119 4. Andre Johnson, HOU-IND 20 115 5. Antonio Gates, SD 20 113 AFC RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS VS. NFC OPPONENTS 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS 1. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 132 1,963 2. Antonio Brown, PIT 134 1,805 3. Andre Johnson, HOU-IND 115 1,672 4. Reggie Wayne, IND 110 1,441 5. Wes Welker, NE-DEN 119 1,431 MILLER TIME AMONG ACTIVE TIGHT ENDS TE Heath Miller has been a consistent performer for the Steelers since joining the team as a first-round draft selection in 2005. The 11-year veteran tallied eight catches for 84 yards in the team’s 2015 Kickoff Weekend game at New England - moving into second on the team’s all-time receptions chart with his sixth grab. He added two catches for 15 yards and a touchdown in the team’s Week 2 home opener vs. San Francisco and two grabs for 17 yards in Week 3. Miller caught one pass for a three-yard gain in Week 4, contributed three receptions for 46 yards in Week 5 at San Diego and added one catch for five yards in Week 5 vs. Arizona. Miller led the Steelers with 10 receptions for 105 receiving yards in Week 8 vs. Cincinnati. His 10 catches matched a single-game career-high for Miller (Sept. 28, 2014) and his 105 yards marked the fourth 100-yard game of his NFL career. Miller is the team’s all-time leader at tight end for career receptions (559), receiving yards (6,307) and receiving touchdowns (44) while ranking second among all Steelers in receptions, third in receiving yards and fourth in touchdown catches: Among active NFL tight ends, TE Heath Miller’s 559 receptions, 6,307 receiving yards and 332 first downs rank him third at the positional group and is seventh with 44 touchdown catches: Rk. 1. 2. 3. STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEPTION LEADERS STEELER REC. YARDS TDs Hines Ward, 1998-2011 1,000 12,083 85 Heath Miller, 2005-pres. 559 6,307 44 John Stallworth, 1974-87 537 8,723 63 STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS 1. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 1,000 12,083 2. John Stallworth, 1974-87 537 8,723 3. Heath Miller, 2005-pres. 559 6,307 4. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 358 6,018 442 5,977 5. Antonio Brown, 2010-pres. STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS TDs 85 1. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 1,000 12,083 2. John Stallworth, 1974-87 537 8,723 63 3. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 336 5,462 51 4. Heath Miller, 2005-pres. 559 6,307 44 5. Buddy Dial, 1959-65 219 4,723 42 Miller became the seventh Steeler with 6,000 yards from scrimmage in team history. He ranks sixth on the team’s all-time scrimmage yards chart with 6,208: STEELERS ALL-TIME SRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. RUSH YDS/REC YDS Louis Lipps, 1984-91 388 / 6,018 Heath Miller, 2005-pres. 6 / 6,307 Willie Parker, 2004-09 5,378 / 697 Antonio Brown, 2010-pres. 88 / 5,977 Lynn Swann, 1974-82 72 / 5,462 Dick Hoak, 1961-70 3,965 / 1,452 SCRMG. YARDS 6,406 6,313 6,075 6,065 5,534 5,417 ACTIVE NFL TIGHT END RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS TDs 981 10,862 59 1. Jason Witten, DAL 2. Antonio Gates, SD 810 10,257 101 3. Heath Miller, PIT 559 6,307 44 ACTIVE NFL TIGHT END RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS 1. Jason Witten, DAL 981 10,862 2. Antonio Gates, SD 810 10,257 3. Heath Miller, PIT 559 6,307 ACTIVE NFL TIGHT END 1ST DOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS 1ST DWN 810 10,257 563 1. Antonio Gates, SD 2. Jason Witten, DAL 981 10,862 555 3. Heath Miller, PIT 559 6,307 332 Miller is one of seven active NFL tight ends to have reached 40 receiving touchdowns: ACTIVE NFL TIGHT END TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS TDs 1. Antonio Gates, SD 810 10,257 101 2. Rob Gronkowski, NE 348 5,025 61 3. Jason Witten, DAL 981 10,862 59 4. Vernon Davis, SF 441 5,640 55 5. Jimmy Graham, NO-SEA 424 5,202 53 6. Greg Olsen, CHI-CAR 498 5,706 46 7. Heath Miller, PIT 559 6,307 44 MILLER BY THE NUMBERS 10.0-PLUS In each of his first 10 years of his career, including 2014, Miller has averaged at least 10.0 yards per catch or better each season. 40 Miller is one of 10 players in team history with 40 career touchdowns and one of five with 40 career receiving scores. 52 Number of regular season games Miller has eclipsed 50 receiving yards - the third-most such games by an active NFL tight end (Antonio Gates: 104 and Jason Witten: 102). 110 Number of consecutive games Miller caught at least one pass in which he played, 11/20/08 vs. Cincinnati-10/18/05 vs. Arizona). 165-of-173 The tight end has hauled in at least one reception in 165-of-173 career games played, including the postseason. 500 Miller has recorded eight consecutive seasons of 500 receiving yards, joining Hines Ward (1999-2010, 12) to have such a streak. www.steelers.com RINGING THE BELL RB Le’Veon Bell led the Steelers’ offensive attack in five consecutive games - Weeks 3-7. Bell tallied 132 yards (62 rushing and 70 receiving) in Week 3 at St. Louis, 150 (129 rushing and 21 receiving) in Week 4 vs. Batlimore, 127 (111 rushing and 16 receiving) in Week 5 at San Diego, 88 rushing yards in Week 6 vs. Arizona and 137 (121 rushing and 16 receiving) in Week 7 at Kansas City. Bell scored the team’s game-winning touchdown as time expired at the Chargers while eclipsing 100 rushing yards in back-to-back games for the first time in hsi NFL career. Bell rushed for 45 yards on 10 carries and added two catches for 13 yards before leaving Week 8’s game in the second quarter due to injury. Despite missing the first two games of the 2015 season, Bell ranks in the Top 10 in the NFL in the following categegories: • Rushes of 20+ Yards: 8 (1st) • 100+Yard Rushing Games: 3 (T-4th) • Rushes for First Downs: 27 (5th) • Rushing Yards: 556 (7th) 2015 RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. PLAYER RUSH YARDS 6. Justin Forsett, BAL 133 562 7. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 113 556 8. Matt Forte, CHI 136 548 9. Latavius Murray, OAK 115 534 10. Mark Ingram, NO 118 530 BELL AMONG STEELERS BEST IN THREE RB Le’Veon Bell set a Steelers franchise record for the most yards from scrimmage by a rookie with 1,259 in 2013 - becoming the third rookie in team history to eclipse 1,000 yards from scrimmage. His 860 rushing yards in his freshman campaign were the secondmost and his eight rushing touchdowns tied for the second-most by a Steelers rookie. Combined with his 1,361 rushing yards in 2014 and 556 yards on the ground in 2015, Bell ranks second in team history in rushing yards in a player’s first three seasons in the NFL with the Steelers: RUSHING YARDS IN Rk. STEELER FIRST THREE YEARS 1. Willie Parker (2004-06) 2,882 2. Le’Veon Bell (2013-current) 2,777 3. Franco Harris (1972-74) 2,759 4. Rashard Mendenhall (2008-10) 2,439 5. Barry Foster (1990-92) 2,381 His 2,777 rushing yards are the third-most by a Steelers in his first three seaons with the team: RUSHING YARDS IN Rk. STEELER FIRST THREE YEARS 1. Jerome Bettis (1996-98) 4,281 2. Willie Parker (2004-06) 2,882 3. Le’Veon Bell (2013-current) 2,777 4. Franco Harris (1972-74) 2,759 5. John Henry Johnson (1960-62) 2,549 Combined with his 2,215 yards from scrimmage in 2014, Bell has set a team record for the most yards from scrimmage in a player’s first three seasons in the NFL with the Steelers with 4,166. SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN Rk. STEELER FIRST THREE YEARS 1. Le’Veon Bell (2013-current) 4,166 2. Mike Wallace (2009-10) 2,100 3. Louis Lipps (1984-85) 2,081 www.steelers.com BELL SINCE ‘13 RB Le’Veon Bell’s 1,259 yards from scrimmage paced the Steelers’ offense in 2013 and set a franchise rookie record. His output marked the second-best production among the NFL’s rookie class last season. Bell finished second in the NFL with 2,215 yards from scrimmage in 2014. Since entering the NFL in 2013, the third year back has totaled 4,166 yards from scrimmage - the third-most in the NFL over the span: SRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADERS: 2013 - CURRENT Rk. PLAYER RUSH YDS/REC YDS SCRMG. YARDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Matt Forte, CHI DeMarco Murray, DAL-PHI Le’Veon Bell, PIT LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF Antonio Brown, PIT 2,925 / 1,621 3,273 / 898 2,777 / 1,389 3,230 / 817 23 / 3,915 4,546 4,171 4,166 4,047 3,938 Bell eclipsed 100 yards from scrimmage in a game for the 21st time in his NFL career in the team’s Week 7 game at Kansas City, totaling 137 yards. Since entering the NFL in 2013, Bell has recorded 21 games with 100 yards from scrimmage or more and is one of five players to have 20 such games over the past three seasons: MOST 100-YARD SCRIMMAGE GAMES: 2013-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER 100-YARD GAMES 1. Matt Forte, CHI 25 2. Jamaal Charles, KC 23 T3. LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 22 DeMarco Murray, DAL-PHI 22 5. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 21 NOVEM-BELL Only one player in the NFL since the 2013 season has eclipsed 1,200 yards from scrimmage in games played in the month of November: RB Le’Veon Bell. Since entering the NFL in 2013, Bell leads all NFL players with 1,218 yards from scrimmage in November games and ranks sixth with 720 rushing yards: MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN GAMES PLAYED IN NOVEMBER: 2013 - CURRENT Rk. PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YARDS 1,218 1. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 2. Marshawn Lynch, SEA 1,071 3. Eddie Lacy, GB 1,011 UNDER THE MONDAY NIGHT LIGHTS RB Le’Veon Bell tied Barry Sanders for the most yards from scrimmage in a player’s first three Monday Night Football games with 494 after Week 5’s 127-yard game. MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN A PLAYER’S FIRST THREE MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES Rk. PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YARDS T1. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 494 Barry Sanders, DET 494 3. Eric Dickerson, L.A. Rams 491 BRYANT’S ‘15 CAMPAIGN Second-year WR Martavis Bryant had an electric game in his 2015 debut in Week 6 vs. Arizona, leading the team with 6 receptions for 137 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His 137 receiving yards were the second-most in a single-game in his career (143, Nov. 9, 2014 at N.Y. Jets) and his two touchdown catches marked his third career multi-touchdown game in the regular season. His second scoring play of the game came on a 88-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter, which tied as the eighth-longest pass play in team history. Bryant added three catches for 45 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown catch in Week 7 at Kansas City. Bryant totaled 11 touchown catches in his first 12 career games. Only five other players (Billy Howton: 1952, Harlon Hill: 1954, Bill Groman: 1960, Randy Moss: 1998 and Odell Beckham: 2014) had at least 11 touchdown catches in a player’s first 12 NFL games. With 11 touchdown catches, Bryant is the 10th player in Steelers history to have 10 or more touchdown catches in his first two seasons with the team. BRYANT’S AVERAGE AT THE TOP Since entering the NFL in 2014, WR Martavis Bryant has caught 39 passes for 780 yards to give him a 20.0 yards per catch average - the second-best average among all NFL players in the past two seasons: NFL YARDS PER CATCH LEADERS: 2014 - CURRENT Rk. PLAYER REC. YARDS AVG. 1. DeSean Jackson, WAS 56 1,169 20.9 2. Martavis Bryant, PIT 39 780 20.0 T3. Malcom Floyd, SD 73 1,265 17.3 Michael Floyd, ARI 67 1,160 17.3 5. Torrey Smith, BAL-SF 65 1,109 17.1 WILLIAMS IN BLACK AND GOLD RB DeAngelo Williams made his Pittsburgh Steelers debut rumbling out of the backfield for 127 rushing yards on 21 carries (6.0 average) and added a reception for five yards at New England on Thursday night in Week 1. He continued his feature back role in Week 2’s home opener against San Francisco and tied a franchise single-game record with three rushing touchdowns - his 12th career multi-touchdown game - and finished with 92 yards from scrimmage (75 rushing and 15 receiving). Williams led all AFC rushers with 204 yards (second in the NFL) and led the NFL with three rushing touchdowns in Weeks 1-2 of the 2015 season. In Week 8 vs. Cincinnati, Williams led all players with 110 yards from scrimmage 71 rushing yards on nine carries (7.9 average) and 39 receiving yards on four catches. He recorded a season-long 55yard rush in the third quarter, the longest of his career since Dec. 30, 2012 (65 yards). Williams, who joined Pittsburgh as a free agent on March 13, left the Carolina Panthers as the team’s all-time leader in rushing attempts (1,432), rushing yards (6,846), rushing touchdowns (46) and 100-yard rushing games (18), was originally drafted by the Panthers in the first round (27th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. www.steelers.com JONES’ DEBUT FOR THE AGES QB Landry Jones led the Steelers to a 25-13 come-from-behind victory in Week 6 vs. Arizona after entering the game and seeing regular-season action for the first time in his career. Jones completed 8-of-12 passes for 168 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of 149.3. He onnected with WR Martavis Bryant for both touchdowns, one coming from eight yards and the other from 88 yards. The 88-yard touchdown is tied for the eighth-longest pass play in team history. Jones’ 149.3 passer rating is the second-highest for an NFL quarterback in their first career game (min. 10 attempts) behind only Tennessee’s Marcus Mariota’s 158.3 in 2015. Jones made his first career NFL start in Week 7 at Kansas City, and completed 16-of-29 passing for 209 yards with a touchdown. VICK LEADS TEAM TO COMEBACK QB Mike Vick Vick led Pittsburgh to a fourth-quarter comeback and game-winning drive on Monday Night Football in Week 5 at San Diego in the team’s 24-20 win over the Chargers. He connected with WR Markus Wheaton for a 72-yard touchdown and finished the game with 203 passing yards on 13-of-26 passing with a touchdown and interception for a passer rating of 73.1. The come-from-behind win marked Vick’s 14th fourth-quarter comeback and 15th game-winning drive of his NFL career and first since Sept. 30, 2012 while with Philadelphia. Vick made his first start with the Steelers in Week 4 vs. Baltimore due to an injury to QB Ben Roethlisberger. In his Pittsburgh starting debut, he completed 19-of-26 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown for a passer rating of 95.7 Vick joined the Steelers as a free agent on August 25 and is in his 15th NFL season after being selected with the first overall selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft and remained with the Falcons through 2006. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009 and spent five years with the Eagles before joining the New York Jets in 2014. In his NFL career, Vick has appeared in 143 games (114 starts) and completed 1,807-of-3,217 passes for 22,464 yards with 133 touchdowns and added 6,109 rushing yards - the most rushing yards by an NFL quarterback in league history - and 36 rushing touchdowns on 873 rushing attempts. Vick, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, also earned NFL Comeback Player of the Year accolades in 2010. WHEATON IN THE MIX WR Markus Wheaton sparked Pittsburgh’s offense a 72-yard touchdown catch that tied Week 5’s game at San Diego up at 1717 on Monday Night Football. The 72-yard touchdown reception established a new career-long for the third-year receiver. Through the first eight games of the 2015 season, Wheaton has notched 13 receptions for 257 yards and a touchdown. In Week 1 vs. New England, Wheaton caught a personal 2015 single-game high three catches for 55 yards, and added an individual 2015 single-game best of 67 yards on two catches in Week 2. BIG PLAY GAY CB William Gay intercepted Atlanta QB Matt Ryan in Week 15 in 2014, and returned the ball 52 yards for a touchdown to mark his third INT-TD of the season and set a new Steelers single-season record. He also led the Steelers defense with eight tackles and two pass break-ups. His two other INT-TDs on the season occurred in Week 8 vs. Indianapolis and at Tennessee on Monday Night Football in Week 17. Gay totaled 64 tackles (54 solo) and led the Pittsburgh defense with 12 pass break-ups. Gay’s three INT-TDs led the NFL in 2014: NFL INTERCEPTION-TOUCHDOWN LEADERS - 2014 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM INT-TDs 3 1. William Gay, PIT T2. Bruce Irvin, SEA 2 Janoris Jenkins, STL 2 Rashad Johnson, ARI 2 Danny Lansanah, TB 2 Julius Peppers, GB 2 HEYWARD EMERGES DE Cameron Heyward produced his first sack of the season - recording a quarterback takedown of San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick in Week 2’s home opener in 2015. He added his second sack of the season on a strip-sack of Baltimore QB Joe Flacco in Week 4 and in Week 7 brought down Kansas City QB Alex Smith for his third sack of 2015. Since the start of the 2014 season, Heyward has totaled 10.5 sacks - the eighth-most among AFC defensive ends. In the third quarter of Week 8’s game vs. Cincinnati, Heyward blocked a Bengals’ field goal attempt, the second block of his career, and the first by a Steeler since his block against the Bengals on Dec. 4, 2011. DO-IT-TUITT DE Stephon Tuitt has set a single-season career-high and ranks second among the Steelers’ defense with 3.5 sacks through the eihgth week of the 2015 season. He recorded a quarterback takedown in three straight games from Weeks 2-4. The second-year defensive end brought down Ravens QB Joe Flacco for a sack in Week 4. Combined with his takedown of Rams QB Nick Foles for a sack in Week 3 game at St. Louis and his first career multi-sack game of his career in Week 2, the Notre Dame product has posted the first sack streak in his NFL career. BLAKE SETS I.N.T. MARK CB Antwon Blake has set a single-season personal-best with two interception in 2015. He provided Pittsburgh with its first touchdown in Week 5’s Monday Night Game at San Diego courtesty of a 70-yard interception returned for a touchdown - the first pick six of his NFL career - and his second career interception. His 70-yard INT-TD marked the longest pick six by a Steeler since DE Brett Keisel’s 79-yard return for a touchdown in 2010 (Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay). In Week 8 vs. Cincinnati, Blake picked off QB Andy Dalton to mark his second interception of the season and third of his NFL career. www.steelers.com HARRISON RETURNS LB James Harrison, who announced his retirement on September 5, 2014 returned to the Steelers for a 12th season in the NFL in 2014 (11th with Pittsburgh: 2002, 2004-12 and 2013 with Cincinnati) and re-signed with the franchise on March 22, 2015. Harrison posted his first sack of the 2015 season in Week 4, bringing down Ravens QB Joe Flacco and added a sack and forced fumble vs. Arizona in Week 6 - increasing his totals to 71.5 sacks in his tenure with the Steelers - and 73.5 in his NFL career. His 71.5 quarterback takedowns are the second most by a Steeler since sacks became an official statistic in 1982: Rk. 1. 2. 3. STEELERS SACK LEADERS SINCE 1982 STEELER SACKS 77.0 Jason Gildon, 1994-2003 James Harrison, 2002-12, 2014-current 71.5 Joey Porter, 1999-2006 60.0 Harrison’s 17 multi-sack games as a Steeler are tied for the most such games in team history since the statistic became official in 1982: STEELERS MULTI-SACK GAMES SINCE 1982 Rk. STEELER SACKS 17 T1. James Harrison, 2002-12, 2014-current Jason Gildon, 1994-2003 17 3. LaMarr Woodley, 2007-13 16 The linebacker also ranks second in team history for career forced fumbles, behind only Greg Lloyd (since 1987): STEELERS FORCED FUMBLE LEADERS SINCE 1987 Rk. STEELER FORCED FUMBLES 1. Greg Lloyd, 1988-97 36 2. James Harrison, 2002-12, 2014-current 29 3. Jason Gildon, 1994-2003 18 MITCHELL’S TWO TAKEAWAYS S Mike Mitchell recorded his seventh career interception - first as a Steeler - in the team’s end zone during the fourth quarter of Week 6’s game vs. Arizona. Mitchell was also credited with a fumble recovery, on a forced fumble caused by LB James Harrison, his fourth career defensive fumble recovery, and first as a Steeler. Mitchell added his second interception of the 2015 season - eighth of his NFL career - in Week 8 vs. Cincinnati, picking off Bengals’ QB Andy Dalton. ALLEN SEALS WEEK 3 WIN S Will Allen helped seal Pittsburgh’s Week 3 victory at St. Louis with an interception of QB Nick Foles with 3:02 remaining in the fourth quarter. For Allen, a 12-year NFL veteran, the interception marked his seventh in his NFL career, and second as a Steeler. Allen started each of the team’s first five games in 2015, recording 25 tackles (20 solo) and tied for the team-lead with seven stops in Week 3. TIMMONS TIME LB Lawrence Timmons has recorded a team-best 58 tackles through the first eight games of the 2015 season. Timmons posted a game-high 10 tackles (7 solo) and shared a sack with LB Ryan Shazier of Kansas City QB Alex Smith in Week 7 at Kansas City. In Week 5 vs. Arizona, Timmons picked off Arizona QB Carson Palmer off of a tip by LB Vince Williams to mark the 10th interception of his NFL career, to go along with 6 tackles (4 solo) and a quarterback hurry. He recorded 11 tackles (10 solo) in Week 4’s game vs. Baltimore and 9 stops (five solo) in Week 5 at San Diego. In Week 2, Timmons had 9 tackles (6 solo) along with a pass defensed vs. San Francisco, and tied for the team-lead of 7 stops (2 solo) in Week 3 vs. St. Louis. Timmons, who has missed only two games his entire career, started his team-leading 77th consecutive regular-season game in Week 8 at vs. Cincinnati. Since the start of the 2010 season, Timmons has started (87) and played in (88) the most games out of any Steelers’ linebacker, while also leading the group in tackles over that time. TIMMONS’ DIGITS 10 Timmons recorded the 10th interception of his NFL career in Week 6 of 2015 vs. Arizona. He joined Jack Ham (32), Jack Lambert (28), Bryan Hinkle (15), Levon Kirkland (11), Mike Merriweather (11), David Little (10), Greg Lloyd (10) and Joey Porter (10) as the ninth Steelers linebacker to record 10 interceptions in the modern era of the NFL (since 1970). 10 Timmons led Pittsburgh’s defense with 10 total tackles (7 solo) in Week 7 in 2015. He has registered double digit tackles in 35 games during his career, including 22 times since the start of the 2012 season. 10TH In Week 8 of the 2013 season, Timmons forced a fumble that was recovered by Pittsburgh at the Oakland 11-yard line early in the fourth quarter. It was the 10th forced fumble of his career. 20 (17) His tackles (20) and solo tackles (17) in a victory over Baltimore in Week 7 in 2013 were both career highs. 100 Timmons’ team and career-high 155 tackles in 2013 marked the third time in the last four seasons (2010 and 2012) that he eclipsed 100 tackles. 132 In 2014, Timmons ranked second among all AFC defenders with 132 total tackles - seventh in the NFL. www.steelers.com SHAZIER’S SOPHOMORE CAMPAIGN Pittsburgh’s 2014 first round draft selection - LB Ryan Shazier led the team’s linebacking corps with seven tackles (five solo), including two tackles for a loss in the team’s regular-season opener at New England in Week 1. Shazier recorded a game and career-high 15 tackles, including three stops for a loss and tallied his first career sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery in Week 2’s game against San Francisco and was inactive in Week 3 at St. Louis. Shazier ranked fifth among all NFL defenders with a combined 22 tackles in the first two weeks of the season. The second-year linebacker returned to the field in Week 7 at Kansas City, and contributed 4 tackles (3 solo), along with a splitsack with LB Lawrence Timmons. In Week 8 vs. Cincinnati, Shazier tied for the team-lead with eight tackles (six solo), along with two tackles for a loss and a half-sack. ROOKIE DUPREE LB Bud Dupree - the team’s first round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft - has provided the defensive unit with a sack in three games in 2015 (Weeks 1-2 and 5) - and posted his fourth quarterback takedown in Week 8 vs. Cincinnati. Through Week 8, Dupree is tied for the NFL-lead among rookies with 4.0 sacks: NFL ROOKIE SACK LEADERS - 2015 Rk. ROOKIE, TEAM SACKS T1. Bud Dupree, PIT 4.0 Eric Kendricks, MIN 4.0 Hau’oli Kikaha 4.0 T4. Five Rookies 2.0 His 4.0 sacks are tied with LaMarr Woodley (2007) as the thirdmost by a Steelers rookie since 1982 when sacks became an official statistic: STEELERS ROOKIE SACK LEADERS SINCE 1982 Rk. STEELER ROOKIE, YEAR SACKS 1. Kendrell Bell, 2001 9.0 2. Ketih Gary, 1983 7.5 T3. Bud Dupree, 2015 4.0 LaMarr Woodley, 2007 4.0 Dupree recorded a quarterback takedown in two consecutive games - Weeks 1-2 - becoming the first NFL player since 2013 (Barkevious Mingo) to post at least one sack in each of his first two NFL games. He joined Kenny Davidson (1990) and Keith Gary (1983) as the only players in team history to produce a quarterback takedown in each of their first two career games with the Steelers. BOS-DOES-WELL K Chris Boswell made his NFL debut with the Steelers on Monday Night Football in Week 5 at San Diego after being signed to the team’s 53-man roster on Oct. 3. In the first game of his NFL career, the Rice product converted his only field goal attempt from 47 yards, and succesfully placed each of his three extra point tries through the uprights. Boswell converted each of his four field goal attempts (47, 48, 51, 28) in Week 6 vs. Arizona to become the first Steelers kicker since Oct. 20, 2013 (Shaun Suisham vs. Baltimore) to convert each of his four field goal attempts in a game. In Week 7, Boswell converted each of his two field goal tries (24 and 36) and his sole extra point attempt and in Week 8, the first-year kicker placed his only attempt from 32 yards out through the uprights. On the season, Boswell is 8-of-8 on field goal attempts, including four from 40-plus yards, and 6-of-6 on extra point conversions. His 30 points since making his NFL debut in Week 5 place him fifth among AFC kickers (11th in the NFL): AFC KICKING SCORING LEADERS WEEK 5 - CURRENT: 2015 Rk. KICKER POINTS 1. Stephen Gostkowski, NE 44 2. Justin Tucker, BAL 35 3. Brandon McManus, DEN 33 4. Josh Lambo, SD 31 5. Chris Boswell, PIT 30 BOSWELL NAMED PLAYER OF WEEK Steelers K Chris Boswell was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 6 performance against the Arizona Cardinals, it was announced today. In Boswell’s second career game, he made all four field goal attempts (47, 48, 51 and 28) and his lone extra point attempt in the Steelers’ 25-13 victory vs. Arizona at Heinz Field. He became the first Steelers kicker since Shaun Suisham (10/20/13 vs. Baltimore) to make four field goals in a game. Boswell is a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals and 4-of-4 on extra points in two games this season after signing with the Steelers on October 3, 2015. This marks the first time he was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. www.steelers.com A LAND DOWN IN THE 20 P Jordan Berry landed six of his eight punts in Week 5 at San Diego inside the Chargers’ 20-yard line. Berry became the third Steelers player (fourth occasion) since 1976 to place at least six punts inside an opponent’s 20-yard line in a single game and marked the first since 2000 (Josh Miller, 6, Oct. 15 vs. Cincinnati). Through the first eight games of the 2015 season, Berry has landed 17 of his 36 punts inside the opponent’s 20. His 17 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line are tied as the most on the season: NFL PUNTS INSIDE THE 20 LEADERS: 2015 Rk. PUNTER INSIDE THE 20 17 T1. Jordan Berry, PIT Dustin Colquitt, KC 17 Brett Kern, TEN 17 Brad Wing, NYG 17 5. Johnny Hekker, STL 16 Preseason Game #1 Preseason Game #2 Minnesota 14, Pittsburgh 3 Aug. 9, 2015 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (22,364) Jacksonville 23, Pittsburgh 21 Aug. 14, 2015 EverBank Field (61,324) CANTON, Ohio – The Steelers could not overcome two turnovers and missed opportunities and lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 14-3, in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game. Pittsburgh marched into Minnesota territory midway through the first quarter, but WR C.J. Goodwin fumbled the football and the Vikings recovered. Midway through the second quarter, Pittsburgh would score its only points of the game, coming off of K Shaun Suisham’s 36-yard field goal to give the team a 3-0 lead. The Vikings responded on their ensuing drive as they marched 81 yards in eight plays. QB Mike Kafka capped off the drive with a 34-yard touchdown pass to TE MyCole Pruitt to give Minnesota a 7-3 advantage. QB Landry Jones led Pittsburgh into Minnesota’s red zone on the Steelers’ next possession. But the Steelers were unable to score, failing at a fourth-and-goal attempt at the one-yard line. Pittsburgh would trail 7-3 at halftime. Midway through the third quarter, WR Stefon Diggs returned a punt 62 yards to the Steelers’ one-yard line. On the next play, RB Joe Banyard scored on a one-yard run to seal the victory for Minnesota. Despite the loss, the Steelers’ defense limited Minnesota to 14 first downs and held them to 3-of-13 on third-down conversions. LB Ryan Shazier led the team with five tackles. CB Kevin Fogg recorded an interception. And DE Ethan Hemer registered the team’s only sack. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Steelers could not mount a late comeback and lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 23-21, at EverBank Field. Pittsburgh’s offense started fast, going 80 yards in six plays. QB Ben Roethlisberger capped off the drive with a 44-yard touchdown pass to WR Martavis Bryant. Roethlisberger then threw a two-point conversion to WR Markus Wheaton to give the Steelers an 8-0 lead. The Jaguars would score 17 unanswered points. K Josh Scobee connected on a 36-yard field goal. QB Blake Bortles scored on a four-yard run. QB Chad Henne connected with TE Clay Harbor on a 31-yard touchdown pass. Jacksonville led 17-8 at halftime. Steelers’ K Garrett Hartley made a 48-yard field goal late in the third quarter and a 29-yarder midway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 17-14. On the ensuing kickoff, LB Shayon Green forced a fumble that was recovered by WR Sammie Coates. Four plays later, QB Landry Jones threw a four-yard touchdown to WR C.J. Goodwin to give Pittsburgh a 21-17 advantage. On Jacksonville’s next possession, QB Stephen Morris led the team on a nine-play, 92-yard drive that he capped off with a one-yard touchdown run. Pittsburgh had two chances to win the game, but both drives ended with a turnover on downs. GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (0-1) 03003 Vikings (1-0) 0770 14 TEAMQ TIME PLAY PIT MIN MIN 2 2 3 8:23 4:20 3:57 Suisham 36 yd. FG Pruitt 34 yd. pass from Kafka (Walsh kick) Banyard 1 yd. run (Walsh kick) DRIVESCORE 6-36; 1:43 8-81; 4:03 1-1; 0:03 3-0 3-7 3-14 TEAM STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SteelersVikings 1st Downs 1214 3rd Downs 4-15 (27%) 3-13 (23%) 4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-1 (0%) Total Net Yards 191245 Plays-Avg. 59-3.256-4.4 Rushing Yards 6886 Rush Att.-Avg. 25-2.729-3.0 Passing Yards 123159 Att.-Comp.-Int.32-16-0 26-19-1 Sacks By 1-22-12 Punts-Avg. 7-50.66-41.7 Penalties 8-466-68 Fumbles-Lost 3-20-0 Time of Poss. 28:5031:10 RUSHING: Pit. - Archer 4-24; Stingily 11-18; Chisholm 7-14; Jones 1-10; Murphy 2-2. Min. - Asiata 6-30; Banyard 7-22; Harris 6-17; Williams 2-11; Bridgewater 1-6; McKinnon 2-2; Renaud 1-2; Wallace 1-(-1); Heinicke 3-(-3). PASSING: Pit. - Jones 32-16-0, 135. Min. - Kafka 10-7-0, 66, 1 TD; Heinicke 10-7-1, 51; Bridgewater 6-5-0, 44. RECEIVING: Pit. - Archer 6-33, Phillips 2-43; Goodwin 2-19; James 2-9; Spaeth 1-14; Coates 1-12; Clear 1-4, Johnson 1-0. Min. - Pruitt 4-51, 1 TD; Thielen 3-28; Rudolph 2-22; Wright 2-14; Diggs 2-14; McKinnon 1-13; Patterson 1-6; Asiata 1-5; Foster 1-4; Banyard 1-3; Johnson 1-1. www.steelers.com STEELERS (0-2) 803 10 21 Jaguars (1-0) 3 1406 23 TEAMQ TIME PLAY PIT JAX JAX JAX PIT PIT PIT JAX DRIVESCORE 111:46Bryant 44 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Wheaton Pass) 6-80; 3:14 1 0:31 Scobee 36 yd. FG 13-45; 8:17 2 6:43 Bortles 4 yd. run (Scobee kick) 12-83; 6:05 2 1:19 Harbor 31 yd. pass from Henne (Scobee kick) 5-52; 2:10 3 1:04 Hartley 48 yd. FG 9-30; 4:30 4 7:54 Hartley 29 yd. FG 13-72; 3:57 4 4:47 Goodwin 4 yd. pass from Jones (Hartley kick) 4-17; 2:59 4 2:54 Morris 1 yd. run (Johnson rush failed) 9-92; 1:53 TEAM STATISTICS SteelersJaguars 1st Downs 2021 3rd Downs 4-15 (27%) 6-14 (43%) 4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 1-1 (100%) Total Net Yards 320325 Plays-Avg. 71-4.563-5.2 Rushing Yards 7584 Rush Att.-Avg. 20-3.827-3.1 Passing Yards 245241 Att.-Comp.-Int.49-27-0 34-23-0 Sacks By 2-82-14 Punts-Avg. 6-43.55-47.0 Penalties 8-7313-82 Fumbles-Lost 1-02-1 Time of Poss. 27:5832:02 8-0 8-3 8-10 8-17 11-17 14-17 21-17 21-23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - D. Williams 6-28; Bell 2-18; Chisholm 7-13; Harris 2-8; Archer 2-4; Heyward-Bey 1-4. Jax. - Robinson 4-22; Johnson 7-16; Pierce 5-15; Gerhart 4-13; Morris 3-9, 1 TD; Grant 2-6; Bortles 1-4, 1 TD; Henne 1-(-1). PASSING: Pit. - Jones 46-24-0, 200, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 3-3-0, 59, 1 TD. Jax. - Bortles 15-11-0, 118; Henne 10-90, 1 TD; Morris 9-3-0, 44. RECEIVING: Pit. - Coates 5-52; Bryant 3-55, 1 TD; Heyward-Bey 3-30; Chisholm 3-(-6); James 2-28; Goodwin 2-25, 1 TD; Johnson 2-20; Murphy 2-17; Phillips 1-12; Bell 1-9; Nix 1-7; Brown 1-6; Hamilton 1-4. Jax. - Pierce 3-22; Harbor 2-35, 1 TD; Gerhart 2-30; Robinson 2-25; Walters 2-20; Washington 2-15; Koyack 2-10; Benn 1-27; Jenkins 1-20; Grant 1-15; Hamlett 1-9; Hurns 1-9; Lewis 1-7; Jacobs 1-3; Thomas 1-2. Preseason Game #3 Preseason Game #4 Pittsburgh 24, Green Bay 19 Aug. 23, 2015 Heinz Field (44,517) Buffalo 43, Pittsburgh 19 Aug. 29, 2015 Ralph Wilson Stadium (68,004) PITTSBURGH – QB Landry Jones threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lift Pittsburgh to a 24-19 victory against the Green Bay Packers at Heinz Field. The Packers drove 80 yards in 10 plays on their first drive of the game. RB Eddie Lacy capped off the drive with a seven-yard run to give Green Bay an early 7-0 lead. After P Jordan Berry’s punt was downed at the Packers’ one-yard line, Pittsburgh’s defense got the first points of the day as LB James Harrison sacked QB Aaron Rodgers in the end zone for a safety. On the Steelers’ ensuing drive, QB Ben Roethlisberger threw a five-yard touchdown pass to WR Markus Wheaton to give the Steelers a 9-8 lead. Green Bay’s Mason Crosby connected on a 55-yard field goaland QB Scott Tolzien threw a 21-yard touchdown to TE Richard Rodgers to give the Packers a 19-9 lead at halftime. Midway through the third quarter, K Garrett Hartley made a 46-yard field goal to cut the lead 19-12. Jones led the team on two fourth-quarter touchdown drives of 56 and 60 yards. He threw a 22-yard touchdown to WR Tyler Murphy, and later he connected with WR Shakim Phillips for a 20-yard score to seal the victory for the Steelers. Pittsburgh’s defense had a strong showing, recording six sacks. The Steelers also held the Packers to 200 net yards and 2-14 (14%) on third-down conversions. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Neither the Steelers’ offense or defense could get going as Pittsburgh lost to the Buffalo Bills, 43-19, at Ralph Wilson Stadium. On the Bills’ first drive of the game, RB Fred Jackson rushed three times for 43 yards, including a one-yard touchdown run to cap of the drive to give Buffalo a 7-0 lead. Pittsburgh responded on its next drive by going 80 yards in five plays. RB DeAngelo Williams scored on a one-yard run and scored the two-point conversion to give the Steelers an 8-7 advantage. On the Bills’ ensuing drive, QB EJ Manuel threw a 67-yard touchdown pass to TE Charles Clay to give the Bills a 13-8 lead. The Steelers would respond with 11 straight points, as K Garrett Hartley connected on a 28-yard field goal and QB Landry Jones threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to WR Martavis Bryant. It would be the last points scored by Pittsburgh. With 35 seconds left in the half, Bills’ RB Ricky Seale scored on a one-yard run. And as time expired, K Dan Carpenter connected on a 52-yard field goal to give the Bills a 23-19 halftime lead. Buffalo scored three second-half touchdowns. QB Tyrod Taylor scored on a 20-yard run early in the third quarter. Manuel threw a 37-yard touchdown to WR Tobias Palmer. And QB Matt Simms threw a 14-yard touchdown to TE Chris Gragg for the final points of the game. GAME SUMMARY Packers (1-1) 8830 19 STEELERS (1-2) 273 12 24 TEAMQ TIME PLAY GB PIT PIT GB GB PIT PIT PIT DRIVE SCORE 1 9:54 Lacy 7 yd. run (Starks run) 10-80; 5:06 0-8 1 2:54 Rodgers sacked in end zone by Harrison (Safety) 2-8 29:59Wheaton 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Hartley kick) 7-51; 3:04 9-8 2 0:12 Rodgers 21 yd. pass from Tolzien (Harris run) 6-47; 1:15 16-9 3 11:30 Crosby 55 yd. FG 8-15; 3:23 19-9 3 6:26 Hartley 46 yd. FG 5-55; 1:40 19-12 4 10:09 Murphy 22 yd. pass from Jones (Pass failed) 5-56; 2:01 19-18 4 4:26 Phillips 20 yd. pass from Jones (Pass failed) 8-60; 4:13 24-19 TEAM STATISTICS PackersSteelers 1st Downs 1019 3rd Downs 2-14 (14%) 6-15 (40%) 4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 200312 56-3.667-4.7 Rushing Yards 5142 Rush Att.-Avg. 18-2.826-1.6 Passing Yards 149270 Att.-Comp.-Int.32-19-0 Sacks By 38-24-1 3-276-38 Punts-Avg. 8-43.36-48.5 Penalties 9-1017-60 Fumbles-Lost 0-01-1 Time of Poss. 25:2634:34 www.steelers.com INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: G.B. - Lacy 6-30, 1 TD; Neal 4-11; Crockett 2-6; HGarris 1-3; Starks 3-1, Kuhn 1-0; Tolzien 1-0. Pit. - D. Williams 4-20; Bell 6-16; Chisholm 6-8; Archer 1-4; Gradkowski 1-0; Heard 5-(-2); Jones 3-(-4). PASSING: G.B. - Tolzien 19-11-0, 102, 1 TD; Rodgers 5-4-0, 57; Hundley 5-3-0, 19; Blanchard 3-1-0, 19. Pit. - Jones 19-10-1, 172, 2 TDs; Roethlisberger 14-11-0, 100, 1 TD; Gradkowski 5-3-0, 25. RECEIVING: G.B. - Rodgers 3-30, 1 TD; Janis 3-25; Nelson 2-24; Backman 2-15; Crockett 2-13; White 2-12; Cobb 1-30; Quarless 1-17; Pinkard 1-12; Spears 1-6; Lacy 1-3. Pit. - Murphy 4-61, 1 TD; Brown 4-24; Phillips 3-47, 1 TD; Wheaton 3-42; Coates 2-60; Bell 2-16; Bryant 1-12; Miller 1-11; Archer 1-8; Johnson 1-7; Heyward-Bey 1-5; Heard 1-4. GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (1-3) 11800 19 Buffalo (2-1) 131013 743 TEAMQ TIME PLAY BUF PIT BUF PIT PIT BUF BUF BUF 1 12:24 Jackson 1 yd. run (Carpenter kick) 1 10:41 D. Williams 1 yd. run (D. Williams run) 1 8:42 Clay 67 yd. pass from Manuel (Run failed) 1 5:20 Hartley 28 yd. FG 25:36Bryant 39 yd. pass from Jones (Jones-Coates pass) 2 0:35 Seale 1 yd. run (Carpenter kick) 2 0:00 Carpenter 52 yd. FG 3 9:09 Taylor 20 yd. run (Kick failed) TEAM STATISTICS SteelersBills 1st Downs 1127 3rd Downs 3-11 (27%) 11-14 (79%) 4th Downs Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%) 229542 43-5.370-7.7 Rushing Yards 43156 Rush Att.-Avg. 19-2.335-4.5 Passing Yards 186286 Att.-Comp.-Int.21-13-0 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 33-30-0 2-93-27 6-54.51-57.0 5-356-85 Fumbles-Lost 1-01-0 Time of Poss. 21:1038:50 DRIVE SCORE 3-43; 1:05 5-80; 1:43 3-80; 1:59 7-70; 3:22 4-57; 2:16 11-80; 5:01 2-8; 0:09 10-78; 5:51 0-7 8-7 8-13 11-13 19-13 19-20 19-23 19-29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - Harris 10-20; D. Williams 3-15, 1 TD; Archer 2-9; Vick 1-1; Chisholm 1-0; Bell 2-(-2). Buf. - Jackson 5-48, 1 TD; Wood 8-31; Hill 7-28; Seale 11-25, 1 TD; Taylor 1-20, 1 TD; Cassel 1-6; Simms 2-(-2). PASSING: Pit. - Jones 12-7-0, 77,1 TD; Vick 5-4-0, 106; Roethlisberger 4-20, 30. Buf. - Taylor 13-12-0, 122; Manuel 8-7-0, 170, 2 TDs; Cassel 7-6-0, 38; Simms 5-5-0, 65, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. - Bryant 3-138, 1 TD; James 3-12; Nix 2-7; Wheaton 1-20; Phillips 1-16; D. Williams 1-10; Archer 1-6; Murphy 1-4. Buf. - Easley 6-42; Gragg 4-69, 1 TD; Gray 4-54; Davis 4-24; Palmer 3-59, 1 TD; Goodwin 3-48; Clay 2-69, 1 TD; Mulligan 2-12; Hill 1-12; Lewis 1-6. Preseason Game #5 Game #1 Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 6 Sept. 3, 2015 Heinz Field (42,153) New England 28, Pittsburgh 21 Sept. 10, 2015 Gillette Stadium (66,829) PITTSBURGH – The Steelers ended their 2015 preseason with a 23-6 loss at Heinz Field to the Carolina Panthers. After a scoreless first quarter, Carolina scored 17 secondquarter points to take a 17-0 lead into halftime. K Graham Gano connected on a 23-yard field goal to start the scoring. RB Jordan Todman scored on a 49-yard run. And QB Joe Webb threw a 23-yard touchdown to WR Marcus Lucas. The Steelers got a splash play on special teams from FB Roosevelt Nix on Carolina’s first possession of the second half. Nix’s blocked punt set the Steelers up at the Panthers’ 30-yard line. Newly acquired K Josh Scobee made a 27yard field goal to cut the lead 17-3. But Pittsburgh’s offense could not get going, which allowed Carolina to increase its lead. Gano connected on a 23-yarder and 27-yarder to give the Panthers a 23-3 advantage midway through the fourth quarter. Scobee made a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to cut the lead 23-6, but it would be the closest the Steelers would get. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – QB Tom Brady’s four touchdown passes lifted the Patriots to a 28-21 victory over the Steelers at Gillette Stadium in the 2015 NFL Kickoff Game. Pittsburgh marched into New England territory on its opening drive but K Josh Scobee’s 44-yard field goal went wide right. After a scoreless first quarter, Brady connected with TE Rob Gronkowski on a 16-yard touchdown to give New England a 7-0 advantage early in the second quarter. On the Steelers’ following drive, Scobee missed again, this time from 46 yards out. Brady then connected with Gronkowski from six yards out to give New England a 14-0 lead. Scobee made a 44-yard field goal right before halftime and the Steelers trailed 14-3 at the break. Brady threw a one-yard touchdown to TE Scott Chandler on the Patriots’ first drive of the second half to extend their lead to 21-3. Pittsburgh scored on its ensuing drive, a oneyard run by FB Will Johnson and then a two-point conversion, to cut the lead 21-11. Scobee’s 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter cut the Patriots lead to 21-14. But New England capitalized again on their ensuing drive. Brady threw a one-yard touchdown to Gronkowski to give the Patriots a 28-14 lead. QB Ben Roethlisberger threw an 11-yard touchdown to WR Antonio Brown with only two seconds left in the game to give Pittsburgh its final points. GAME SUMMARY Panthers (3-1) 0 1733 23 STEELERS (1-4) 00336 TEAMQ TIME PLAY CAR CAR CAR PIT CAR CAR PIT 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 11:47 7:56 0:05 7:53 3:12 11:40 7:21 Gano 23 yd. FG Todman 49 yd. run (Gano kick) Lucas 23 yd. pass from Webb (Gano kick) Scobee 27 yd. FG Gano 23 yd. FG Gano 27 yd. FG Scobee 27 yd. FG DRIVE SCORE 13-60; 7:17 6-74; 2:53 10-80; 1:37 8-21; 4:00 12-75; 4:41 9-62; 5:04 8-71; 4:19 0-3 0-10 0-17 3-17 3-20 3-23 6-23 GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (0-1) 038 10 21 Patriots (1-0) 0 1477 28 TEAMQ TIME PLAY NE NE PIT NE PIT PIT NE PIT TEAM STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS PanthersSteelers RUSHING: Car. - Todman 5-72, 1 TD; 2510 Artis-Payne 12-67; Wegher 17-64; Whit- 1st Downs 1st Downs 211:11Gronkowski 16 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 24:01Gronkowski 6 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 2 0:03 Scobee 44 yd. FG 310:37Chandler 1 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 36:43Johnson 1 yd. run (Roethlisberger-Wheaton pass) 4 11:39 Scobee 24 yd. FG 49:20Gronkowski 1 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 40:02Brown 11 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Scobee kick) SteelersPatriots 2326 3rd Downs 5-12 (42%) 1-11 (9%) taker 3-18; Webb 1-6; Tolbert 1-(-1). Pit. 3rd Downs 7-15 (47%) 7-11 (64%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%) - Harris 12-29; Johnson 4-8; Archer 3-7; 4th Downs 2-2 (100%) 0-0 (0%) Bryant 1-6; Vick 2-5; Jones 1-2. Total Net Yards Total Net Yards 454191 464361 69-6.644-4.3 PASSING: Car. - Webb 22-17-0, 193, Rushing Yards 22657 1 TD; Anderson 7-4-0, 35. Pit. - Jones Rushing Yards 13480 Rush Att.-Avg. 40-5.723-2.5 11-9-0, 147; Vick 5-3-0, 24. Rush Att.-Avg. 25-5.424-3.3 Passing Yards 228134 Passing Yards 330281 Plays-Avg. Att.-Comp.-Int.29-21-0 RECEIVING: Car. - Bersin 4-29; Tod- Plays-Avg. 66-7.058-6.2 16-12-0 man 4-16; Norwood 2-40; Lucas 2-32, Att.-Comp.-Int.38-26-1 5-370-0 1 TD; Brown 2-32; Funchess 2-22; Wil- Sacks By 4-32.86-49.8 liams 1-22; Simonson 1-10; Brown 1-9; Punts-Avg. 5-483-15 Byrd 1-9; Dickson 1-7. Pit. - West 3-57; Penalties Fumbles-Lost 2-00-0 Coates 2-55; Harris 2-14; Archer 2-11; Fumbles-Lost 0-01-0 Time of Poss. 36:0223:58 Phillips 1-16; Bryant 1-10; Murphy 1-8. Time of Poss. 32:0527:55 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties www.steelers.com 32-25-0 2-73-21 2-43.54-47.8 8-777-64 DRIVE SCORE 13-90; 7:03 9-64; 4:37 11-57; 3:58 9-80; 4:23 7-80; 3:54 13-67; 7:36 7-79; 2:19 12-70; 2:57 0-7 0-14 3-14 3-21 11-21 14-21 14-28 21-28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - D. Williams 21-127; Johnson 4-7, 1 TD. N.E. Lewis 15-69; Edelman 1-9; Bolden 5-1; Brady 3-1. PASSING: Pit. - Roethlisberger 38-26-1, 351, 1 TD. N.E. - Brady 32-25-0, 288, 4 TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. - Brown 9-133, 1 TD; Miller 8-84; Heyward-Bey 4-58; Wheaton 3-55; Murphy 1-16; D. Williams 1-5. N.E. - Edelman 1197; Gronkowski 5-94, 3 TDs; Lewis 4-51; Amendola 2-24; Bolden 1-12; Dobson 1-9; Chandler 1-1, 1 TD. Game #2 Game #3 Pittsburgh 43, San Francisco 18 Sept. 20, 2015 Heinz Field (66,472) Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 6 Sept. 27, 2015 Edward Jones Dome (52,433) PITTSBURGH – QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdowns and RB DeAngelo Williams rushed for three touchdowns as the Steelers beat the 49ers, 43-18, in the 2015 home opener in front of a record-setting crowd (66,472) at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger threw a two-yard score to TE Heath Miller late in the first quarter, and then threw a two-point conversion to WR Antonio Brown to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead. San Francisco K Phil Dawson connected on a 47-yard field goal early in the second quarter to cut the lead 8-3, but it would be the closest the 49ers would get the rest of the game. The Steelers scored three straight touchdowns, the first of which was a Williams two-yard run. Roethlisberger then connected with WR Darrius Heyward-Bey for a 35-yard touchdown. Williams scored on a nother two-yard run to give Pittsburgh a 29-3 lead at halftime. QB Colin Kaepernick threw a 14-yard touchdown to WR Anquan Boldin early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 29-10, but Williams scored his third rushing touchdown of the game on the Steelers’ ensuing drive to make it 36-10. Kaepernick threw a 75-yard touchdown to WR Torrey Smith on the 49ers next drive, but it was countered by a Roethlisberger seven-yard touchdown pass to Brown. Pittsburgh’s offense finished a perfect 5-for-5 in the red zone, and the Steelers’ defense recorded a season-best five sacks. LB Ryan Shazier led the team with 15 tackles. ST. LOUIS – The Steelers’ defense stopped the Rams’ fourth-and-five attempt late in the fourth quarter to give Pittsburgh a 12-6 win at St. Louis. K Josh Scobee connected on a 21-yard field goal on the Steelers’ first drive of the game to give Pittsburgh an early 3-0 lead. RB Le’Veon Bell scored on a one-yard run early in the second quarter to give the Steelers a 9-0 lead. St. Louis K Greg Zuerlein made a 49-yard field goal prior to halftime. Pittsburgh led 9-3 at the break. After a scoreless third quarter, Zuerlein made a 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 9-6. The Rams forced the Steelers to punt on Pittsburgh’s next drive. St. Louis then took over on its own 17-yard line. But on the first play of the drive, S Will Allen picked off QB Nick Foles. Scobee capped off the drive with a 41-yard field goal to give the Steelers the decisive 12-6 victory. Pittsburgh’s defense held the Rams to 2-of-10 on thirddown conversions, and the Steelers’ defense limited St. Louis to 71 rushing yards. GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (2-1) 3603 12 Rams (1-2) 03036 TEAMQ TIME PLAY GAME SUMMARY 49ers (1-1) 030 15 18 STEELERS (1-1)821 01443 TEAMQ TIME PLAY PIT SF PIT PIT PIT SF PIT SF PIT DRIVE SCORE 14:20Miller 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Brown) 8-83; 3:19 2 10:27 Dawson 47 yd. FG 17-58; 8:53 2 8:07 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Pass to Miller) 7-80; 2:20 25:45Heyward-Bey 35 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Kick failed) 1-35; 0:07 2 1:58 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Scobee kick) 6-42; 2:42 413:16Boldin 14 yd. pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick) 6-64; 1:51 4 10:25 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Scobee kick) 6-80; 2:51 49:43Smith 75 yd. pass from Kaepernick (Pass to Smith) 2-80; 0:42 47:43 Brown 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Scobee kick) 5-80; 2:00 TEAM STATISTICS 49ersSteelers 1st Downs 2721 3rd Downs 7-17 (41%) 6-10 (60%) 4th Downs 3-5 (60%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 409453 82-5.052-8.7 Rushing Yards 11184 Rush Att.-Avg. 31-3.625-3.4 Passing Yards 298369 Att.-Comp.-Int.46-33-0 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 27-21-0 0-05-37 4-42.83-47.3 7-467-58 Fumbles-Lost 2-10-0 Time of Poss. 36:5923:01 www.steelers.com PIT PIT STL STL PIT 1 2 2 4 4 7:18 13:00 2:05 5:38 1:56 Scobee 21 yd. FG Bell 1 yd. run (Pass failed) Zuerlein 49 yd. FG Zuerlein 27 yd. FG Scobee 41 yd. FG DRIVE SCORE 13-77; 7:42 12-92; 6:03 9-50; 4:47 7-62; 4:06 4-8; 0:55 3-0 9-0 9-3 9-6 12-6 8-0 8-3 16-3 22-3 29-3 29-10 36-10 36-18 43-18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: S.F. - Kaepernick 9-51; Hyde 13-43; Davis 7-14; Hayne 2-3. Pit. - D. Williams 20-77, 3 TDs; Todman 1-11; Roethlisberger 1-(-1); Vick 3-(-3). PASSING: S.F. - Kaepernick 4633-0, 335, 2 TDs. Pit. - Roethlisberger 27-21-0, 369, 3 TDs. RECEIVING: S.F. - Smith 6-120, 1 TD; Boldin 6-60, 1 TD; Davis 5-62; Patton 4-25; Hyde 4-18; White 2-18; Celek 2-10; Davis 2-4; Bell 1-11; Miller 1-7. Pit. - Brown 9-195, 1 TD; Heyward-Bey 4-77, 1 TD; D. Williams 4-15; Wheaton 2-67; Miller 2-15, 1 TD. TEAM STATISTICS SteelersRams 1st Downs 1712 3rd Downs 6-12 (50%) 2-10 (20%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-2 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 259258 57-4.549-5.3 Rushing Yards 6271 Rush Att.-Avg. 22-2.818-3.9 Passing Yards 197187 Att.-Comp.-Int.30-25-1 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 29-19-1 2-105-33 4-49.04-42.5 4-637-47 Fumbles-Lost 1-00-0 Time of Poss. 32:1927:41 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - Bell 19-62, 1 TD; D. Williams 1-2; Vick 2-(-2). STL. - Givens 1-24; Mason 9-16; Cunningham 1-12; Foles 1-10; Gurley 6-9. PASSING: Pit. - Roethlisberger 24-20-1, 192; Vick 6-5-0, 38. STL. - Foles 28-19-1, 197; Hekker 1-0-0, 0. RECEIVING: Pit. - Brown 11108; Bell 7-70; Heyward-Bey 3-19; Miller 2-17; Wheaton 2-16. STL. - Britt 7-102; Austin 5-38; Cunningham 2-18; Kendricks 2-12; Mason 1-15; Cook 1-7; Gurley 1-5. Game #4 Game #5 Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20 (OT) Oct. 1, 2015 Heinz Field (66,929) Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 20 Oct. 12, 2015 Qualcomm Stadium (67,658) PITTSBURGH – K Justin Tucker connected on a gamewinning 52-yard field goal in overtime to give the Ravens a 23-20 victory over the Steelers on Thursday Night Football. The Steelers scored the first points of the game midway through the first quarter on K Josh Scobee’s 45-yard field goal. Baltimore WR Michael Campanaro scored on a nineyard run late in the first quarter to give the Ravens a 7-3 advantage. Pittsburgh scored 10 points in the final 1:37 of the first half, as RB Le’Veon Bell scored on an 11-yard run, and Scobee made a 36-yard field goal to give the team a 13-7 lead heading into halftime. Bell finished the game with 129 rushing yards. QB Mike Vick threw a nine-yard touchdown to WR Darrius Heyward-Bey on Pittsburgh’s first drive of the second half to give the team a 20-7 lead. But it would be the last points Pittsburgh would score. QB Joe Flacco threw a 15-yard touchdown to WR Kamar Aiken to cut the lead, 20-14. Tucker made a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to just three points, 20-17. With three seconds remaining in regulation, Tucker connected on a 42-yarder to tie the game and force overtime, when he made the game winner. Pittsburgh’s defense had five sacks for the second time on the season. PITTSBURGH – RB Le’Veon Bell took a direct snap and scored on a one-yard run as time expired to lift the Steelers to a 24-20 victory on Monday Night Football. San Diego scored on its first drive of the game, going 84 yards on five plays. QB Philip Rivers capped off the drive with a 12-yard pass to TE Antonio Gates to give the Chargers a 7-0 lead. Late in the second quarter, Steelers’ K Chris Boswell connected on a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 at halftime. Pittsburgh got a splash play on defense late in the third quarter when CB Antwon Blake picked off Rivers and returned the football 70 yards for a touchdown to give the Steelers a 10-7 lead. The Chargers tied the game 10-10 on their ensuing drive thanks to a 40-yard field goal by K Josh Lambo. On San Diego’s next drive, Rivers connected with Gates again, this time for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Chargers a 17-10 advantage. On the first play of the Steelers’ ensuing drive, QB Mike Vick threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to WR Markus Wheaton to tie the game, 17-17. Lambo made a 54-yard field goal with 2:56 left in the game. Vick then led the Steelers on a 12-play, 80-yard game-winning drive. On the drive, Vick had a 24-yard run, and he threw a 16-yard pass to TE Heath Miller that put the Steelers at the one-yard line. GAME SUMMARY Ravens (1-3) 70763 23 STEELERS (2-2) 3 10700 20 TEAMQ TIME PLAY PIT BAL PIT PIT PIT BAL BAL BAL BAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 7:41 0:25 1:37 0:00 10:41 7:27 10:14 0:03 5:08 DRIVE SCORE Scobee 45 yd. FG 8-52; 4:59 Campanaro 9 yd. run (Tucker kick) 12-75; 7:16 Bell 11 yd. run (Scobee kick) 8-67; 3:09 Scobee 36 yd. FG 5-27; 0:39 Heyward-Bey 9 yd. pass from Vick (Scobee kick) 6-26; 4:08 Aiken 15 yd. pass from Flacco (Tucker kick) 6-80; 3:14 Tucker 40 yd. FG 12-38; 6:58 Tucker 42 yd. FG 7-45; 0:58 Tucker 52 yd. FG 8-32; 4:33 TEAM STATISTICS RavensSteelers 1st Downs 2117 3rd Downs 6-17 (35%) 2-13 (15%) 4th Downs 1-4 (25%) 0-2 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 356263 78-4.663-4.2 Rushing Yards 191167 Rush Att.-Avg. 39-4.933-5.1 Passing Yards 16596 Att.-Comp.-Int.34-21-1 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 26-19-0 4-285-21 4-51.06-39.8 4-304-20 Fumbles-Lost 3-12-0 Time of Poss. 37:4332:09 www.steelers.com 3-0 3-7 10-7 13-7 20-7 20-14 20-17 20-20 23-20 GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (3-2) 037 14 24 Chargers (2-3) 700 13 20 TEAMQ TIME PLAY SD PIT PIT SD SD PIT SD PIT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Bal. - Forsett 27-150; Allen 5-19; Taliaferro 3-13; Campanaro 1-9, 1 TD; Flacco 3-0. Pit. - Bell 22-129, 1 TD; Vick 9-33; D. Williams 2-5. PASSING: Bal. - Flacco 33-20-1, 189, 1 TD; Koch 1-1-0, -3. Pit. - Vick 26-19-0, 124, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Bal. - Aiken 5-77, 1 TD; Smith 4-24; Boyle 3-12; Williams 2-17; Campanaro 2-16; Brown 2-9; Waller 1-17; Taliaferro 1-11; Juszczyk 1-3. Pit. - Bell 7-21; Brown 5-42; Heward-Bey 4-31, 1 TD; Wheaton 1-18; Coates 1-11; Miller 1-1. 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 9:50 4:24 3:21 14:49 8:02 7:42 2:56 0:00 DRIVE SCORE Gates 12 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) 5-84; 2:22 Boswell 47 yd. FG 9-47; 5:38 Blake 70 yd. interception return (Boswell kick) Lambo 40 yd. FG 8-58; 3:32 Gates 11 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) 8-60; 5:50 Wheaton 72 yd. pass from Vick (Boswell kick) 1-72; 0:20 Lambo 54 yd. FG 12-44; 4:46 Bell 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 12-80; 2:56 TEAM STATISTICS SteelersChargers 1st Downs 1424 3rd Downs 5-14 (36%) 4-14 (29%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 349406 56-6.269-5.9 Rushing Yards 15552 Rush Att.-Avg. 27-5.719-2.7 Passing Yards 194354 Att.-Comp.-Int.26-13-1 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 48-35-1 2-113-9 8-40.35-53.4 8-867-54 Fumbles-Lost 0-01-1 Time of Poss. 26:1733:43 0-7 3-7 10-7 10-10 10-17 17-17 17-20 24-20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - Bell 21-111, 1 TD; Vick 1-24; D. Williams 5-20. S.D. - Gordon 15-42; Woodhead 4-10. PASSING: Pit. - Vick 26-13-1, 203, 1 TD. S.D. - Rivers 48-35-1, 265, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. - Bell 4-16; Miller 3-46; Brown 3-45; HeywardBey 2-24; Wheaton 1-72, 1 TD. S.D. - Gates 9-92, 2 TDs; Gordon 7-52; Allen 6-57; Woodhead 5-66; Green 5-50; Floyd 3-48. Game #6 Game #7 Pittsburgh 25, Arizona 13 Oct. 18, 2015 Heinz Field (63,846) Kansas City 23, Pittsburgh 13 Oct. 25, 2015 Arrowhead Stadium (76,365) PITTSBURGH – QB Landry Jones connected with WR Martavis Bryant for an 88-yard touchdown to secure the 25-13 victory for the Steelers. Arizona scored early in the first quarter as QB Carson Palmer found WR Michael Floyd for a three-yard touchdown. Pittsburgh got on the board midway through the second quarter as K Chris Boswell connected on a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead 7-3. Cardinals’ K Chandler Catanzaro made a 31-yard field goal with less than one minute to go to give Arizona a 10-3 lead at halftime. Boswell made a 48-yard field goal on Pittsburgh’s first drive of the second half to cut the lead 10-6. On Arizona’s ensuing possession, LB James Harrison forced a fumble on Cardinals’ WR John Brown that was recovered by S Mike Mitchell. Jones came into the game for an injured Mike Vick. On Jones’ first career completion, he threw an eight-yard touchdown to Bryant to give the Steelers a 12-10 advantage. Boswell added a 51-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to give Pittsburgh a 15-10 lead. Catanzaro connected on a 39-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Boswell made his fourth field goal of the game, from 28-yards out, to extend the Steelers lead to 1813. Arizona drove to the Steelers’ 20-yard line but Palmer’s pass was picked off by Mitchell in the endzone. Two plays later, Jones hit Bryant for the game-clinching touchdown. PITTSBURGH – QB Alex Smith threw a six-yard touchdown to WR Chris Conley late in the fourth quarter to seal the 23-13 victory for the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City scored on its opening drive when K Cairo Santos connected on a 30-yard field goal. Pittsburgh tied the game 3-3 on its ensuing drive on K Chris Boswell’s 24-yard field goal. Santos made a 22-yarder on the Chiefs’ next drive to give Kansas City a 6-3 lead. The Chiefs stopped the Steelers on Pittsburgh’s fourth-and-one attempt and took over at their own 32-yard line. Santos then connected on a 27-yard field goal with one minute left to give Kansas City a 9-3 lead heaidng into halftime. Midway through the third quarter, QB Landry Jones was picked off by Chiefs’ S Eric Berry. On the Chiefs’ ensuing drive, RB Charcandrick West scored on a oneyard run to give Kansas City a 16-3 advantage. Jones led the Steelers on a six-play, 77-yard drive on Pittsburgh’s next possession that he capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass to WR Martavis Bryant. Boswell made a 36-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 16-13. But on the Chiefs’ next drive, Smith led the team 84 yards on eight plays that he capped off with the sixyard touchdown to Conley. GAME SUMMARY GAME SUMMARY Cardinals (4-2)7303 13 STEELERS (4-2)0 3121025 STEELERS (4-3) 3073 13 Chiefs (2-5) 3677 23 TEAMQ TIME PLAY TEAMQ TIME PLAY ARZ PIT ARZ PIT PIT PIT ARZ PIT PIT 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 8:17 6:06 0:47 11:14 8:45 2:32 14:56 7:19 1:58 Floyd 3 yd. pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick) Boswell 47 yd. FG Catanzaro 31 yd. FG Boswell 48 yd. FG Bryant 8 yd. pass from Jones (Pass failed) Boswell 51 yd. FG Catanzaro 39 yd. FG Boswell 28 yd. FG Bryant 88 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) TEAM STATISTICS CardinalsSteelers 1st Downs 2114 3rd Downs 5-12 (42%) 3-12 (25%) 4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 469310 66-7.153-5.8 Rushing Yards 55141 Rush Att.-Avg. 20-2.832-4.4 Passing Yards 414169 Att.-Comp.-Int.45-29-2 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 20-11-0 1-51-7 3-43.05-47.6 9-1116-48 Fumbles-Lost 3-10-0 Time of Poss. 31:0928:51 www.steelers.com DRIVE SCORE 6-47; 2:57 5-34; 3:12 13-68; 5:19 7-31; 3:46 4-32; 1:36 7-26; 3:28 6-61; 2:36 13-68; 7:37 2-90; 0:22 0-7 3-7 3-10 6-10 12-10 15-10 15-13 18-13 25-13 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Ariz. - C. Johnson 14-40; D. Johnson 3-9; Ellington 1-7; Palmer 2-(-1). Pit. - Bell 24-88; Vick 5-47; Bryant 1-8; D. Williams 1-(-1); Jones 1-(-1). PASSING: Ariz. - Palmer 45-292, 421, 1 TD. Pit. - Jones 12-8-0; 168, 2 TDs; Vick 8-3-0, 6. RECEIVING: Ariz. - Jo. Brown 10-196; Fitzgerald 8-93; Floyd 5-50, 1 TD; Ellington 2-47; Niklas 1-13; Fells 1-9; D. Johnson 1-8; C. Johnson 1-5. Pit. - Bryant 6-137, 2 TDs; Brown 3-24; Wheaton 1-8; Miller 1-5. KC PIT KC KC KC PIT PIT KC 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 8:47 0:59 8:55 1:00 4:23 1:40 10:17 5:13 Santos 30 yd. FG Boswell 24 yd. FG Santos 22 yd. FG Santos 27 yd. FG West 1 yd. run (Santos kick) Bryant 19 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) Boswell 36 yd. FG Conley 6 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) TEAM STATISTICS SteelersChiefs 1st Downs 1818 3rd Downs 2-10 (20%) 9-16 (56%) 4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 339377 55-6.263-6.0 Rushing Yards 147138 Rush Att.-Avg. 24-6.129-4.8 Passing Yards 192239 Att.-Comp.-Int.26-19-2 Sacks By Punts-Avg. Penalties 32-21-0 2-122-17 2-45.53-54.7 1-56-66 Fumbles-Lost 1-10-0 Time of Poss. 27:3432:26 DRIVE SCORE 10-48; 4:08 0-3 14-61; 7:48 3-3 13-77; 7:04 3-6 8-59; 3:41 3-9 9-53; 5:22 3-16 6-77; 2:43 10-16 7-54; 3:56 13-16 8-84; 5:04 13-23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. - Bell 17-121; Bryant 1-13; D. Williams 4-9; Brown 1-6; Jones 1-(-2). K.C. - West 22110, 1 TD; Thomas 1-13; Ware 2-8; Smith 3-5; Davis 1-2. PASSING: Pit. - Jones 29-16-2, 209, 1 TD. K.C. - Smith 32-21-0, 251, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. - Brown 6-124; Bell 4-16; Bryant 3-45, 1 TD; Wheaton 2-16; D. Williams 1-8. K.C. Conley 6-63, 1 TD; Kelce 5-73; Wilson 3-71; West 2-19; Thomas 2-12; Avant 2-11; O’Shaughnessy 1-2. Game #8 Cincinnati 16, Pittsburgh 10 Nov. 1, 2015 Heinz Field (64,750) PITTSBURGH – With less than three minutes remaining in the game, QB Andy Dalton threw a go-ahead nine-yard touchdown to WR A.J. Green, and K Mike Nugent made a 44-yard field goal to seal the 16-10 victory for the Bengals. The Steelers scored on their opening drive, going 80 yards in 12 plays. QB Ben Roethlisberger, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous four games due to a knee injury, capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Brown. Pittsburgh’s offense would struggle to move the football the remainder of the game. On the Bengals’ ensuing drive, Nugent connected on a 44-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3. Nugent added a 45yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter to cut the lead to 7-6, which was the halftime score. Midway through the third quarter, K Chris Boswell connected on a 32-yard field goal to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 10-6. But it would be the final points for Pittsburgh on the afternoon. Both defenses forced turnovers, but neither offense could capitalize until S Shawn Williams picked off Roethlisberger at the Pittsburgh 45-yard line. Dalton then led the Bengals on a six-play, 45-yard drive that he capped off with the goahead score to Green. Pittsburgh took over but Roethlisberger threw an interception to S Reggie Nelson on the team’s first play. Nugent then made his 44-yard field goal to seal the win. The Steelers had one last chance to win the game. Roethlisberger led the team to the Bengals’ 16-yard line, but his final pass was thrown out of the end zone. GAME SUMMARY Bengals (7-0) 330 10 16 STEELERS (4-4) 7030 10 TEAMQ TIME PLAY PIT CIN CIN PIT CIN CIN 17:46Brown 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 1 2:50 Nugent 44 yd. FG 2 14:55 Nugent 45 yd. FG 3 6:27 Boswell 32 yd. FG 4 2:57 Green 9 yd. pass from Dalton (Nugent kick) 4 1:47 Nugent 44 yd. FG DRIVE SCORE 12-80; 7:14 7-0 10-54; 4:56 7-3 5-12; 1:46 7-6 9-78; 4:16 10-6 6-45; 2:37 10-13 4-0; 0:57 10-16 TEAM STATISTICS BengalsSteelers 1st Downs 1621 3rd Downs 4-15 (27%) 3-11 (27%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg. 296356 64-4.667-5.3 Rushing Yards 78116 Rush Att.-Avg. 23-3.419-6.1 Passing Yards 218240 Att.-Comp.-Int.38-23-2 Sacks By 45-28-3 3-133-22 Punts-Avg. 4-34.06-35.5 Penalties 10-9410-91 Fumbles-Lost 2-00-0 Time of Poss. 29:5130:09 www.steelers.com INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Cin. - Hill 15-60; Bernard 1-12; Dalton 6-4; Jones 1-2. Pit. - D. Williams 9-71; Bell 10-45. PASSING: Cin. - Dalton 38-23-2, 231, 1 TD. Pit. - Roethlisberger 4528-3, 262, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Cin. - Green 11118, 1 TD; Eifert 4-39; Bernard 2-22; Jones 2-12; Sanu 2-10; Hewitt 1-22; Hill 1-8. Pit. - Miller 10-105; Brown 6-47, 1 TD; Bryant 4-49; D. Williams 4-39; Bell 2-13; Wheaton 1-5; Spaeth 1-4. PITTSBURGH STEELERS / WEEK 8 / THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 WON 4, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/10 L 21-28 at New England 66,829 Bell 113 556 4.9 42 3 09/20 W 43-18 San Francisco 66,472 D. Williams 63 310 4.9 55 3 09/27 W 12- 6 at St. Louis 52,433 Vick 20 99 5.0 24 0 10/01 L 20-23 OT Baltimore 63,929 Bryant 2 21 10.5 13 0 10/12 W 24-20 at San Diego 67,658 Todman 1 11 11.0 11 0 10/18 W 25-13 Arizona 63,846 Johnson 4 7 1.8 6 1 10/25 L 13-23 at Kansas City 76,365 Brown 1 6 6.0 6 0 11/01 L 10-16 Cincinnati 64,750 Roethlisberger 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 11/08 Oakland L. Jones 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 11/15 Cleveland TEAM 207 1006 4.9 55 7 11/29 at Seattle OPPONENTS 203 776 3.8 36 2 12/06 Indianapolis * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/13 at Cincinnati Brown 52 718 13.8 59 3 12/20 Denver Miller 27 273 10.1 26 1 12/27 at Baltimore Bell 24 136 5.7 20 0 01/03 at Cleveland Heyward-Bey 17 209 12.3 43 2 Pitt. Opp. Wheaton 13 257 19.8 72t 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 145 165 Bryant 13 231 17.8 88t 3 Rushing 49 38 D. Williams 10 67 6.7 14 0 Passing 83 116 Murphy 1 16 16.0 16 0 Penalty 13 11 Coates 1 11 11.0 11 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 34/97 44/112 Spaeth 1 4 4.0 4 0 3rd Down Pct. 35.1 39.3 TEAM 159 1922 12.1 88t 10 4th Down: Made/Att 3/6 4/12 OPPONENTS 206 2274 11.0 75t 12 4th Down Pct. 50.0 33.3 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD POSSESSION AVG. 28:28 31:32 Blake 2 112 56.0 70t 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 2793 2932 Mitchell 2 7 3.5 7 0 Avg. Per Game 349.1 366.5 Cockrell 1 37 37.0 37 0 Total Plays 469 529 W. Allen 1 20 20.0 20 0 Avg. Per Play 6.0 5.5 Timmons 1 0 0.0 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1006 776 TEAM 7 176 25.1 70t 1 Avg. Per Game 125.8 97.0 OPPONENTS 8 84 10.5 37 0 Total Rushes 207 203 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B NET YARDS PASSING 1787 2156 Berry 36 1528 42.4 37.8 1 17 79 0 Avg. Per Game 223.4 269.5 TEAM 36 1528 42.4 37.8 1 17 79 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 21/135 22/118 OPPONENTS 31 1432 46.2 40.8 3 8 67 0 Gross Yards 1922 2274 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Att./Completions 241/159 304/206 Brown 12 11 107 8.9 29 0 Completion Pct. 66.0 67.8 TEAM 12 11 107 8.9 29 0 Had Intercepted 8 7 OPPONENTS 15 11 149 9.9 25 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 36/42.4 31/46.2 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET PUNTING AVG. 36/37.8 31/40.8 Archer 14 354 25.3 38 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 48/448 57/512 Todman 1 22 22.0 22 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 4/1 11/4 TEAM 15 376 25.1 38 0 TOUCHDOWNS 18 14 OPPONENTS 19 418 22.0 32 0 Rushing 7 2 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Passing 10 12 Scobee 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 3/ 7 0/0 Returns 1 0 Boswell 0/ 0 2/ 2 2/ 2 3/ 3 1/1 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 0/ 0 4/ 4 3/ 3 6/10 1/1 TEAM 24 46 44 54 0 168 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 3 8/10 2/4 OPPONENTS 27 32 21 64 3 147 Scobee: (44N,46N,44G,24G)()(21G,41G)(45G,36G, * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS 49N,41N)()()()() Boswell 0 0 0 0 6/ 6 8/ 8 0 30 Boswell: ()()()()(47G)(47G,48G,51G,28G)(24G,36G) Scobee 0 0 0 0 6/ 7 6/10 0 24 (32G) Brown 3 0 3 0 0 20 OPP: ()(47G)(49G,27G)(40G,42G,52G)(60N,40G,54G) Bell 3 3 0 0 0 18 (47N,31G,39G)(30G,22G,27G,54N)(44G,45G,42B,44G) Bryant 3 0 3 0 0 18 D. Williams 3 3 0 0 0 18 Heyward-Bey 2 0 2 0 0 12 Miller 1 0 1 0 0 8 Wheaton 1 0 1 0 0 8 Blake 1 0 0 1 0 6 Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 18 7 10 1 12/13 14/18 0 168 OPPONENTS 14 2 12 0 13/13 16/20 0 147 2-Pt Conv: Brown, Miller, Wheaton, TM 3-5, OPP 1-1 SACKS: Dupree 4, Tuitt 3.5, Heyward 3, Harrison 2, Shazier 2, J. Jones 1.5, Moats 1.5, Timmons 1.5, W. Allen 1, McLendon 1, Spence 1, TM 22, OPP 21 FUM/LOST: Vick 2/0, Brown 1/0, L. Jones 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Roethlisberger 134 95 1174 70.9 8.76 5 3.7 5 3.7 59 8/ 57 94.6 Vick 66 40 371 60.6 5.62 2 3.0 1 1.5 72t 10/ 53 79.8 L. Jones 41 24 377 58.5 9.20 3 7.3 2 4.9 88t 2/ 17 93.2 Brown 0 0 0 ----0 --- 0 --- --1/ 8 --TEAM 241 159 1922 66.0 7.98 10 4.1 8 3.3 88t 21/ 135 90.3 OPPONENTS 304 206 2274 67.8 7.48 12 3.9 7 2.3 75t 22/ 118 93.3 2015 PITTSBURGH STEELERS REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player Timmons Blake Mitchell Shazier Allen, W. Tuitt Heyward Gay Spence Cockrell Golden Harrison Jones Williams Moats Dupree McLendon Thomas, C. Allen, C. McCullers Boykin Thomas, S. Todman Nix Garvin Ventrone Johnson Boykin Chickillo Heyward-Bey Berry TOTALS OPPONENTS U 37 39 32 25 25 21 20 19 18 21 20 15 9 11 12 11 7 6 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358 304 A 21 9 7 9 5 6 7 7 7 4 4 8 10 6 5 5 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 122 Tot Sacks/Yds. 58 1.5/3.5 48 0/0 39 0/0 34 2/22.5 30 1/7 27 3.5/14 27 3/12 26 0/0 25 1/6 25 0/0 24 0/0 23 2/17 19 1.5/9 17 0/0 17 1.5/11 16 4/7 8 1/9 7 0/0 6 0/0 5 0/0 3 0/0 2 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 486 22/118 426 21/135 QP 4 0 1 4 1 4 8 2 1 0 0 8 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 30 Int./Yards 1/0 2/112 2/7 0/0 1/20 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/37 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 7/176 8/84 PD 5 7 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 28 FF 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 FR 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 U 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 32 26 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 Tot 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 39 31 FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2015 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 6) 10 Martavis Bryant (6-4, 211, 2) 14 Sammie Coates (6-1, 212, R) LT 78 ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA (6-9, 320, 1) 79 Byron Stingily (6-5, 318, 5) LG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-5, 328, 7) 74 C 72 CODY WALLACE (6-4, 296, 6) 74 Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 2) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 323, 7) Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 2) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 323, 7) RG 66 DAVID DECASTRO (6-5, 316, 4) RT 77 MARCUS GILBERT (6-6, 330, 5) 74 Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 2) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 323, 7) 79 Byron Stingily (6-5, 318, 5) TE 83 HEATH MILLER (6-5, 256, 11) 89 Matt Spaeth (6-7, 262, 9) 81 Jesse James (6-7, 261, R) RB 34 DEANGELO WILLIAMS (5-9, 207, 10) 30 Jordan Todman (5-9, 203, 4) 13 Dri Archer (5-8, 173, 2) 44 Isaiah Pead (5-10, 204, 4) 2 Mike Vick (6-0, 210, 15) 16 Tyler Murphy (6-2, 213, R) FB 46 WILL JOHNSON (6-2, 240, 4) 45 Roosevelt Nix (5-11, 248, 1) QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 240, 12) 3 Landry Jones (6-4, 225, 3) WR 11 MARKUS WHEATON (5-11, 189, 3) 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey (6-2, 210, 7) 13 Dri Archer (5-8, 173, 2) DEFENSE LDE 97 CAMERON HEYWARD (6-5, 295, 5) 93 Cam Thomas (6-4, 335, 6) NT 90 STEVE MCLENDON (6-3, 310, 6) 62 Daniel McCullers (6-7, 352, 2) RDE 91 STEPHON TUITT (6-6, 303, 2) 96 L.T. Walton (6-5, 305, R) LOLB 55 ARTHUR MOATS (6-0, 246, 6) 48 Bud Dupree (6-4, 269, R) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, R) LILB 50 RYAN SHAZIER (6-1, 230, 2) 51 Sean Spence (5-11, 231, 4) 57 Terence Garvin (6-2, 222, 3) RILB 94 LAWRENCE TIMMONS (6-1, 234, 9) 98 Vince Williams (6-1, 233, 3) ROLB 95 JARVIS JONES (6-3, 248, 3) 92 James Harrison (6-0, 242, 13) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, R) LCB 22 WILLIAM GAY (5-10, 187, 9) 25 Brandon Boykin (5-10, 182, 4) FS 23 MIKE MITCHELL (6-1, 221, 7) 21 Robert Golden (5-11, 202, 4) SS 20 WILL ALLEN (6-1, 202, 12) RCB 41 ANTWON BLAKE (5-9, 198, 4) 29 Shamarko Thomas (5-9, 205, 3) 31 Ross Cockrell (6-0, 191, 2) SPECIAL TEAMS P 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 1) K 9 CHRIS BOSWELL (6-2, 185, 1) LS 60 GREG WARREN (6-3, 252, 11) H 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 1) KR 13 DRI ARCHER (5-8, 173, 2) 30 Jordan Todman (5-9, 203, 4) 11 Markus Wheaton (5-11, 189, 3) PR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 6) 13 Dri Archer (5-8, 173, 2) 11 Markus Wheaton (5-11, 189, 3) Rookie Dri Archer ..................................(Dree) Anthony Chickillo .......................(Chick-ill-oh) Bud Dupree ...............................(Dew-pree) Ramon Foster ............................(Ruh-moan) Ben Roethlisberger ....................(Roth-lis-ber-ger) Ryan Shazier .............................(Shay-zier) Matt Spaeth ...............................(Spayth) Byron Stingily .............................(Sting-lee) Shamarko Thomas ....................(Shuh-mar-ko) Jordan Todman .........................(Todd-mun) Stephon Tuitt .............................(Steff-on) PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO 20 13 4 41 9 25 84 10 56 14 31 66 48 73 57 22 77 21 92 97 88 74 81 46 95 3 64 62 90 83 23 55 16 45 44 7 50 89 51 79 93 29 94 30 91 2 78 72 96 60 11 34 98 NAME Allen, Will Archer, Dri Berry, Jordan Blake, Antwon Boswell, Chris Boykin, Brandon Brown, Antonio Bryant, Martavis Chickillo, Anthony Coates, Sammie Cockrell, Ross DeCastro, David Dupree, Bud Foster, Ramon Garvin, Terence Gay, William Gilbert, Marcus Golden, Robert Harrison, James Heyward, Cameron Heyward-Bey, Darrius Hubbard, Chris James, Jesse Johnson, Will Jones, Jarvis Jones, Landry Legursky, Doug McCullers, Daniel McLendon, Steve Miller, Heath Mitchell, Mike Moats, Arthur Murphy, Tyler Nix, Roosevelt Pead, Isaiah Roethlisberger, Ben Shazier, Ryan Spaeth, Matt Spence, Sean Stingily, Byron Thomas, Cam Thomas, Shamarko Timmons, Lawrence Todman, Jordan Tuitt, Stephon Vick, Mike Villanueva, Alejandro Wallace, Cody Walton, L.T. Warren, Greg Wheaton, Markus Williams, DeAngelo Williams, Vince POS S WR/RB P CB K CB WR WR LB WR CB G LB G LB CB OT S LB DE WR C/G TE FB LB QB C/G DT DT TE S LB WR/QB FB RB QB LB TE LB OT DE S LB RB DE QB OT C/G DE LS WR RB LB HT 6-1 5-8 6-5 5-9 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-10 6-6 5-11 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-7 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-6 6-0 6-9 6-4 6-5 6-3 5-11 5-9 6-1 WT 202 173 195 198 185 182 181 211 255 212 191 316 269 328 222 187 330 202 242 295 210 295 261 240 248 225 323 352 310 256 221 246 213 248 204 240 230 262 231 318 335 205 234 203 303 210 320 296 305 252 189 207 233 DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE 06/17/82 33 12 Ohio State 08/09/91 24 2 Kent State 03/18/91 24 1 Eastern Kentucky 08/09/90 25 4 UTEP 03/16/91 24 1 Rice 07/13/90 25 4 Georgia 07/10/88 27 6 Central Michigan 12/20/91 23 2 Clemson 12/10/92 22 R Miami (FL) 03/31/93 22 R Auburn 08/06/91 24 2 Duke 01/11/90 25 4 Stanford 02/12/93 22 R Kentucky 01/07/86 29 7 Tennessee 01/01/91 24 3 West Virginia 01/01/85 30 9 Louisville 02/15/88 27 5 Florida 09/13/90 25 4 Arizona 05/04/78 37 13 Kent State 05/06/89 26 5 Ohio State 02/26/87 28 7 Maryland 04/23/91 24 2 UAB 06/04/94 21 R Penn State 11/14/89 25 4 West Virginia 10/13/89 26 3 Georgia 04/04/89 26 3 Oklahoma 06/09/86 29 7 Marshall 08/11/92 23 2 Tennessee 01/03/86 29 6 Troy 10/22/82 33 11 Virginia 06/10/87 28 7 Ohio 03/14/88 27 6 James Madison 01/12/92 23 R Boston College 03/30/92 23 1 Kent State 12/14/89 25 4 Cincinnati 03/02/82 33 12 Miami (OH) 09/06/92 23 2 Ohio State 11/24/83 31 9 Minnesota 06/07/90 25 4 Miami (FL) 09/09/88 27 5 Louisville 12/12/86 28 6 North Carolina 02/23/91 24 3 Syracuse 05/14/86 29 9 Florida State 02/24/90 25 4 Connecticut 05/23/93 22 2 Notre Dame 06/26/80 35 15 Virginia Tech 09/22/88 27 1 Army 11/26/84 30 6 Texas A&M 03/31/92 23 R Central Michigan 10/18/81 34 11 North Carolina 02/07/91 24 3 Oregon State 04/25/83 32 10 Memphis 12/27/89 25 3 Florida State BIRTHPLACE Dayton, OH Laurel, FL Essendon, Victoria, Australia Houston, TX Fort Worth, TX Fayetteville, GA Miami, FL Calhoun Falls, SC Tampa, Florida Leroy, AL Waxhaw, NC Bellevue, WA Macon, GA Henning, TN Baltimore, MD Tallahassee, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Fresno, CA Akron, OH Pittsburgh, PA Silver Spring, MD Columbus, GA Glassport, PA Dayton, OH Lumpkin, GA Artesia, NM Beckley, WV Raleigh, NC Ozark, AL Swords Creek, VA Fort Thomas, KY Portsmouth, VA Wethersfield, CT Reynoldsburg, OH Columbus, OH Cory Rawson, OH Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Michael, MN Miami, FL Country Club Hills, IL Cheraw, SC Virginia Beach, VA Florence, SC North Dartmouth, MA Miami, FL Newport News, VA Meridian, MS Cuero, TX Clinton Township, MI Goldsboro, NC Chandler, AZ Wynne, AR Davenport, FL HOW ACQ FA '13 D3 '14 FA '15 W '13 (JAX) FA '15 T '15 (PHI) D6b '10 D4 '14 D6b '15 D3 '15 FA '15 D1 '12 D1 '15 FA '09 FA '13 FA '13 D2 '11 FA '12 FA '14 D1 '11 UFA '14 (IND) FA '13 D5 '15 FA '12 D1 '13 D4b '13 FA '15 D6b '14 FA '09 D1 '05 UFA '14 (CAR) UFA '14 (BUF) FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 D1 '04 D1 '14 FA '13 D3 '12 FA '15 UFA '14 (SD) D4a '13 D1 '07 FA '15 D2 '14 FA '15 FA '14 FA '13 D6a '15 FA '05 D3 '13 FA '15 D6b '13 S C/G OT LB CB CB TE DE WR RB 5-11 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-9 199 318 330 232 190 200 261 284 204 204 12/25/90 10/26/91 07/07/92 01/03/90 04/06/90 11/30/92 09/22/92 01/03/93 03/19/92 05/04/90 24 24 23 25 25 22 23 22 23 25 1 R 1 2 3 R 1 R R 2 Towson Kansas State Bloomsburg Northern Iowa Nevada Ohio State USC Tusculum Boston College Michigan Elmont, NY Wichita, KS Strasburg, PA Granite City, IL Roseville, CA Akron, OH Las Vegas, NV Atlanta, GA Paterson, NJ Youngstown, OH FA' 15 FA '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 D4 '15 FA' 15 FA '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 RESERVE/INJURED; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (1) 53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 26 6 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0 RESERVE/PUP LIST (1) 76 Adams, Mike PRACTICE SQUAD (10) 37 Dangerfield, Jordan 67 Finney, B.J. 71 Feiler, Matt 54 Fort, L.J. 38 Frey, Isaiah 24 Grant, Doran 85 Grimble, Xavier 99 Lyons, Caushaud 19 Phillips, Shakim 33 Toussaint, Fitzgerald 2015 GP/GS 5/5 8/0 8/0 8/8 4/0 8/0 8/8 3/1 3/0 5/0 7/3 8/8 8/0 8/8 6/0 8/8 8/8 8/3 8/1 8/8 8/1 3/0 0/0 8/3 7/7 2/1 3/0 5/0 8/6 8/8 8/8 8/8 2/0 8/1 2/0 4/4 4/4 7/4 8/4 0/0 8/1 8/0 8/8 8/0 6/6 5/3 8/2 8/8 6/0 8/0 8/5 8/3 8/0 OT 6-7 310 03/10/90 25 4 Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 0/0 Allen, Cortez Beachum, Kelvin Bell, Le'Veon CB T/G RB 6-1 197 10/29/88 6-3 303 06/08/89 6-1 225 02/18/92 5 4 3 The Citadel SMU Michigan State Ocala, FL Mexia, TX Reynoldsburg, OH D4 '11 D7d '12 D2 '13 1/0 6/6 6/6 Geathers, Clifton Golson, Senquez Gradkowski, Bruce Hatchie, Micah Nelson, David Palmer, Kelvin Rogers, Eli Suisham, Shaun Van Dyk, Mitchell Zumwalt, Jordan DE CB QB G WR OT WR K OT LB 27 26 23 25 27 22 32 23 29 25 22 33 24 24 6 R 10 R 6 1 R 11 1 2 South Carolina Ole Miss Toledo Washington Florida Baylor Louisville Bowling Green Portland State Georgetown, SC Pascagoula, MS Pittsburgh, PA Haleiwa, HI Wichita Falls, TX Dallas, TX Miami, FL Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Paso Robles, CA La Habra, CA FA '14 D2 '15 UFA '13 (CIN) FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '10 FA '15 D6a '14 RESERVE/INJURED LIST (14) Blanchflower, Rob Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: TE 6-4 250 06/08/90 6-8 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-7 6-4 299 176 217 297 217 302 187 199 313 235 12/11/87 07/07/93 01/27/83 05/15/92 11/07/86 10/23/90 12/23/92 12/29/81 01/02/91 10/13/91 1 Massachusetts UCLA Leominster, MA D7 '14 Experience Includes 2015 Season Number of Players on Active Roster: 53 Mike Tomlin John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Todd Haley (Offensive Coordinator); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator); Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Randy Fichtner (Quarterbacks); Carnell Lake (Defensive Backs); Richard Mann (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter (Outside Linebackers); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Offensive Asst.); Steve Meyer (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.) 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO 2 3 4 7 9 10 11 13 14 16 20 21 22 23 25 29 30 31 34 41 44 45 46 48 50 51 55 56 57 60 62 64 66 72 73 74 77 78 79 81 83 84 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 NAME Mike Vick Landry Jones Jordan Berry Ben Roethlisberger Chris Boswell Martavis Bryant Markus Wheaton Dri Archer Sammie Coates Tyler Murphy Will Allen Robert Golden William Gay Mike Mitchell Brandon Boykin Shamarko Thomas Jordan Todman Ross Cockrell DeAngelo Williams Antwon Blake Isaiah Pead Roosevelt Nix Will Johnson Bud Dupree Ryan Shazier Sean Spence Arthur Moats Anthony Chickillo Terence Garvin Greg Warren Daniel McCullers Doug Legursky David DeCastro Cody Wallace Ramon Foster Chris Hubbard Marcus Gilbert Alejandro Villanueva Byron Stingily Jesse James Heath Miller Antonio Brown Darrius Heyward-Bey Matt Spaeth Steve McLendon Stephon Tuitt James Harrison Cam Thomas Lawrence Timmons Jarvis Jones L.T. Walton Cameron Heyward Vince Williams POS QB QB P QB K WR WR WR/RB WR WR/QB S S CB S CB S RB CB RB CB RB FB FB LB LB LB LB LB LB LS DT C/G G C/G G C/G OT OT OT TE TE WR WR TE DT DE LB DE LB LB DE DE LB HT 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-4 5-11 5-8 6-1 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-9 6-5 6-7 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-7 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-1 WT 210 225 195 240 185 211 189 173 212 213 202 202 187 221 182 205 203 191 207 198 204 248 240 269 230 231 246 255 222 252 352 323 316 296 328 295 330 320 318 261 256 181 210 262 310 303 242 335 234 248 305 295 233 DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE 06/26/80 35 15 Virginia Tech 04/04/89 26 3 Oklahoma 03/18/91 24 1 Eastern Kentucky 03/02/82 33 12 Miami (OH) 03/16/91 24 1 Rice 12/20/91 23 2 Clemson 02/07/91 24 3 Oregon State 08/09/91 24 2 Kent State 03/31/93 22 R Auburn 01/12/92 23 R Boston College 06/17/82 33 12 Ohio State 09/13/90 25 4 Arizona 01/01/85 30 9 Louisville 06/10/87 28 7 Ohio 07/13/90 25 4 Georgia 02/23/91 24 3 Syracuse 02/24/90 25 4 Connecticut 08/06/91 24 2 Duke 04/25/83 32 10 Memphis 08/09/90 25 4 UTEP 12/14/89 25 4 Cincinnati 03/30/92 23 1 Kent State 11/14/89 25 4 West Virginia 02/12/93 22 R Kentucky 09/06/92 23 2 Ohio State 06/07/90 25 4 Miami (FL) 03/14/88 27 6 James Madison 12/10/92 22 R Miami (FL) 01/01/91 24 3 West Virginia 10/18/81 34 11 North Carolina 08/11/92 23 2 Tennessee 06/09/86 29 7 Marshall 01/11/90 25 4 Stanford 11/26/84 30 6 Texas A&M 01/07/86 29 7 Tennessee 04/23/91 24 2 UAB 02/15/88 27 5 Florida 09/22/88 27 1 Army 09/09/88 27 5 Louisville 06/04/94 21 R Penn State 10/22/82 33 11 Virginia 07/10/88 27 6 Central Michigan 02/26/87 28 7 Maryland 11/24/83 31 9 Minnesota 01/03/86 29 6 Troy 05/23/93 22 2 Notre Dame 05/04/78 37 13 Kent State 12/12/86 28 6 North Carolina 05/14/86 29 9 Florida State 10/13/89 26 3 Georgia 03/31/92 23 R Central Michigan 05/06/89 26 5 Ohio State 12/27/89 25 3 Florida State BIRTHPLACE Newport News, VA Artesia, NM Essendon, Victoria, Australia Cory Rawson, OH Fort Worth, TX Calhoun Falls, SC Chandler, AZ Laurel, FL Leroy, AL Wethersfield, CT Dayton, OH Fresno, CA Tallahassee, FL Fort Thomas, KY Fayetteville, GA Virginia Beach, VA North Dartmouth, MA Waxhaw, NC Wynne, AR Houston, TX Columbus, OH Reynoldsburg, OH Dayton, OH Macon, GA Fort Lauderdale, FL Miami, FL Portsmouth, VA Tampa, Florida Baltimore, MD Goldsboro, NC Raleigh, NC Beckley, WV Bellevue, WA Cuero, TX Henning, TN Columbus, GA Fort Lauderdale, FL Meridian, MS Country Club Hills, IL Glassport, PA Swords Creek, VA Miami, FL Silver Spring, MD St. Michael, MN Ozark, AL Miami, FL Akron, OH Cheraw, SC Florence, SC Lumpkin, GA Clinton Township, MI Pittsburgh, PA Davenport, FL HOW ACQ FA '15 D4b '13 FA '15 D1 '04 FA '15 D4 '14 D3 '13 D3 '14 D3 '15 FA '15 FA '13 FA '12 FA '13 UFA '14 (CAR) T '15 (PHI) D4a '13 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 W '13 (JAX) FA '15 FA '15 FA '12 D1 '15 D1 '14 D3 '12 UFA '14 (BUF) D6b '15 FA '13 FA '05 D6b '14 FA '15 D1 '12 FA '13 FA '09 FA '13 D2 '11 FA '14 FA '15 D5 '15 D1 '05 D6b '10 UFA '14 (IND) FA '13 FA '09 D2 '14 FA '14 UFA '14 (SD) D1 '07 D1 '13 D6a '15 D1 '11 D6b '13 WR CB RB CB S LB C/G OT TE DE 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 204 200 204 190 199 232 318 330 261 284 03/19/92 11/30/92 05/04/90 04/06/90 12/25/90 01/03/90 10/26/91 07/07/92 09/22/92 01/03/93 23 22 25 25 24 25 24 23 23 22 R R 2 3 1 2 R 1 1 R Boston College Ohio State Michigan Nevada Towson Northern Iowa Kansas State Bloomsburg USC Tusculum Paterson, NJ Akron, OH Youngstown, OH Roseville, CA Elmont, NY Granite City, IL Wichita, KS Strasburg, PA Las Vegas, NV Atlanta, GA FA' 15 D4 '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA '15 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 RESERVE/INJURED; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (1) 53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 26 6 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0 RESERVE/PUP LIST (1) 76 Mike Adams OT 6-7 310 03/10/90 25 4 Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 0/0 RESERVE/INJURED LIST (14) Cortez Allen Kelvin Beachum Le'Veon Bell Rob Blanchflower Clifton Geathers Senquez Golson Bruce Gradkowski Micah Hatchie David Nelson Kelvin Palmer Eli Rogers Shaun Suisham Mitchell Van Dyk Jordan Zumwalt CB T/G RB TE DE CB QB G WR OT WR K OT LB 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-8 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-7 6-4 27 26 23 25 27 22 32 23 29 25 22 33 24 24 5 4 3 1 6 R 10 R 6 1 R 11 1 2 The Citadel SMU Michigan State Massachusetts South Carolina Ole Miss Toledo Washington Florida Baylor Louisville Bowling Green Portland State UCLA Ocala, FL Mexia, TX Reynoldsburg, OH Leominster, MA Georgetown, SC Pascagoula, MS Pittsburgh, PA Haleiwa, HI Wichita Falls, TX Dallas, TX Miami, FL Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Paso Robles, CA La Habra, CA D4 '11 D7d '12 D2 '13 D7 '14 FA '14 D2 '15 UFA '13 (CIN) FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '10 FA '15 D6a '14 1/0 6/6 6/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 PRACTICE SQUAD (10) 19 Shakim Phillips 24 Doran Grant 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint 38 Isaiah Frey 37 Jordan Dangerfield 54 L.J. Fort 67 B.J. Finney 71 Matt Feiler 85 Xavier Grimble 99 Caushaud Lyons 197 303 225 250 299 176 217 297 217 302 187 199 313 235 10/29/88 06/08/89 02/18/92 06/08/90 12/11/87 07/07/93 01/27/83 05/15/92 11/07/86 10/23/90 12/23/92 12/29/81 01/02/91 10/13/91 Experience Includes 2015 Season Number of Players on Active Roster: 53 Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Mike Tomlin John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Todd Haley (Offensive Coordinator); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator); Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Randy Fichtner (Quarterbacks); Carnell Lake (Defensive Backs); Richard Mann (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter (Outside Linebackers); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Offensive Asst.); Steve Meyer (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.) 2015 GP/GS 5/3 2/1 8/0 4/4 4/0 3/1 8/5 8/0 5/0 2/0 5/5 8/3 8/8 8/8 8/0 8/0 8/0 7/3 8/3 8/8 2/0 8/1 8/3 8/0 4/4 8/4 8/8 3/0 6/0 8/0 5/0 3/0 8/8 8/8 8/8 3/0 8/8 8/2 0/0 0/0 8/8 8/8 8/1 7/4 8/6 6/6 8/1 8/1 8/8 7/7 6/0 8/8 8/0 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2015 POSITIONAL ROSTER OFFENSE (29) NO NAME QUARTERBACKS (3) 2 Mike Vick 3 Landry Jones 7 Ben Roethlisberger RUNNING BACKS (6) 13 Dri Archer 30 Jordan Todman 34 DeAngelo Williams 45 Roosevelt Nix 44 Isaiah Pead 46 Will Johnson WIDE RECEIVERS (6) 10 Martavis Bryant 11 Markus Wheaton 14 Sammie Coates 16 Tyler Murphy 84 Antonio Brown 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey TIGHT ENDS (3) 81 Jesse James 83 Heath Miller 89 Matt Spaeth OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) 64 Doug Legursky 66 David DeCastro 72 Cody Wallace 73 Ramon Foster 74 Chris Hubbard 77 Marcus Gilbert 78 Alejandro Villanueva 79 Byron Stingily SPECIALISTS (3) 4 Jordan Berry 9 Chris Boswell 60 Greg Warren POS HT BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ QB QB QB 6-0 210 06/26/80 6-4 225 04/04/89 6-5 240 03/02/82 WT 35 26 33 15 3 12 Virginia Tech Oklahoma Miami (OH) Newport News, VA Artesia, NM Cory Rawson, OH FA '15 D4b '13 D1 '04 5/3 2/1 4/4 WR/RB RB RB FB RB FB 5-8 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-2 173 203 207 248 204 240 08/09/91 02/24/90 04/25/83 03/30/92 12/14/89 11/14/89 24 25 32 23 25 25 2 4 10 1 4 4 Kent State Connecticut Memphis Kent State Cincinnati West Virginia Laurel, FL North Dartmouth, MA Wynne, AR Reynoldsburg, OH Columbus, OH Dayton, OH D3 '14 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '12 8/0 8/0 8/3 8/1 2/0 8/3 WR WR WR WR/QB WR WR 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-2 211 189 212 213 181 210 12/20/91 02/07/91 03/31/93 01/12/92 07/10/88 02/26/87 23 24 22 23 27 28 2 3 R R 6 7 Clemson Oregon State Auburn Boston College Central Michigan Maryland Calhoun Falls, SC Chandler, AZ Leroy, AL Wethersfield, CT Miami, FL Silver Spring, MD D4 '14 D3 '13 D3 '15 FA '15 D6b '10 UFA '14 (IND) 3/1 8/5 5/0 2/0 8/8 8/1 TE TE TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 6-5 256 10/22/82 6-7 262 11/24/83 21 33 31 R 11 9 Penn State Virginia Minnesota Glassport, PA Swords Creek, VA St. Michael, MN D5 '15 D1 '05 FA '13 0/0 8/8 7/4 C/G G C/G G C/G OT OT OT 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-9 6-5 06/09/86 01/11/90 11/26/84 01/07/86 04/23/91 02/15/88 09/22/88 09/09/88 29 25 30 29 24 27 27 27 7 4 6 7 2 5 1 5 Marshall Stanford Texas A&M Tennessee UAB Florida Army Louisville Beckley, WV Bellevue, WA Cuero, TX Henning, TN Columbus, GA Fort Lauderdale, FL Meridian, MS Country Club Hills, IL FA '15 D1 '12 FA '13 FA '09 FA '13 D2 '11 FA '14 FA '15 3/0 8/8 8/8 8/8 3/0 8/8 8/2 0/0 P K LS 6-5 195 03/18/91 6-2 185 03/16/91 6-3 252 10/18/81 24 24 34 1 1 11 Eastern Kentucky Rice North Carolina Essendon, Victoria, Australia Fort Worth, TX Goldsboro, NC FA '15 FA '15 FA '05 8/0 4/0 8/0 DT DT DE DE DE DE 6-7 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-5 352 310 303 335 305 295 08/11/92 01/03/86 05/23/93 12/12/86 03/31/92 05/06/89 23 29 22 28 23 26 2 6 2 6 R 5 Tennessee Troy Notre Dame North Carolina Central Michigan Ohio State Raleigh, NC Ozark, AL Miami, FL Cheraw, SC Clinton Township, MI Pittsburgh, PA D6b '14 FA '09 D2 '14 UFA '14 (SD) D6a '15 D1 '11 5/0 8/6 6/6 8/1 6/0 8/8 LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 269 230 231 246 255 222 242 234 248 233 02/12/93 09/06/92 06/07/90 03/14/88 12/10/92 01/01/91 05/04/78 05/14/86 10/13/89 12/27/89 22 23 25 27 22 24 37 29 26 25 R 2 4 6 R 3 13 9 3 3 Kentucky Ohio State Miami (FL) James Madison Miami (FL) West Virginia Kent State Florida State Georgia Florida State Macon, GA Fort Lauderdale, FL Miami, FL Portsmouth, VA Tampa, Florida Baltimore, MD Akron, OH Florence, SC Lumpkin, GA Davenport, FL D1 '15 D1 '14 D3 '12 UFA '14 (BUF) D6b '15 FA '13 FA '14 D1 '07 D1 '13 D6b '13 8/0 4/4 8/4 8/8 3/0 6/0 8/1 8/8 7/7 8/0 S S CB S CB S CB CB 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-9 202 202 187 221 182 205 191 198 06/17/82 09/13/90 01/01/85 06/10/87 07/13/90 02/23/91 08/06/91 08/09/90 33 25 30 28 25 24 24 25 12 4 9 7 4 3 2 4 Ohio State Arizona Louisville Ohio Georgia Syracuse Duke UTEP Dayton, OH Fresno, CA Tallahassee, FL Fort Thomas, KY Fayetteville, GA Virginia Beach, VA Waxhaw, NC Houston, TX FA '13 FA '12 FA '13 UFA '14 (CAR) T '15 (PHI) D4a '13 FA '15 W '13 (JAX) 5/5 8/3 8/8 8/8 8/0 8/0 7/3 8/8 WR CB RB CB S LB C/G OT TE DE 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 204 200 204 190 199 232 318 330 261 284 03/19/92 11/30/92 05/04/90 04/06/90 12/25/90 01/03/90 10/26/91 07/07/92 09/22/92 01/03/93 23 22 25 25 24 25 24 23 23 22 R R 2 3 1 2 R 1 1 R Boston College Ohio State Michigan Nevada Towson Northern Iowa Kansas State Bloomsburg USC Tusculum Paterson, NJ Akron, OH Youngstown, OH Roseville, CA Elmont, NY Granite City, IL Wichita, KS Strasburg, PA Las Vegas, NV Atlanta, GA FA' 15 D4 '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA '15 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 RESERVE/INJURED; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (1) 53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 26 6 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0 RESERVE/PUP LIST (1) 76 Mike Adams 6-7 310 03/10/90 25 4 Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 0/0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-8 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-7 6-4 27 26 23 25 27 22 32 23 29 25 22 33 24 24 5 4 3 1 6 R 10 R 6 1 R 11 1 2 The Citadel SMU Michigan State Massachusetts South Carolina Ole Miss Toledo Washington Florida Baylor Louisville Bowling Green Portland State UCLA Ocala, FL Mexia, TX Reynoldsburg, OH Leominster, MA Georgetown, SC Pascagoula, MS Pittsburgh, PA Haleiwa, HI Wichita Falls, TX Dallas, TX Miami, FL Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Paso Robles, CA La Habra, CA D4 '11 D7d '12 D2 '13 D7 '14 FA '14 D2 '15 UFA '13 (CIN) FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '10 FA '15 D6a '14 1/0 6/6 6/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 323 316 296 328 295 330 320 318 DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE 2015 GP/GS DEFENSE (24) DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6) 62 Daniel McCullers 90 Steve McLendon 91 Stephon Tuitt 93 Cam Thomas 96 L.T. Walton 97 Cameron Heyward LINEBACKERS (10) 48 Bud Dupree 50 Ryan Shazier 51 Sean Spence 55 Arthur Moats 56 Anthony Chickillo 57 Terence Garvin 92 James Harrison 94 Lawrence Timmons 95 Jarvis Jones 98 Vince Williams DEFENSIVE BACKS (8) 20 Will Allen 21 Robert Golden 22 William Gay 23 Mike Mitchell 25 Brandon Boykin 29 Shamarko Thomas 31 Ross Cockrell 41 Antwon Blake PRACTICE SQUAD (10) 19 Shakim Phillips 24 Doran Grant 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint 38 Isaiah Frey 37 Jordan Dangerfield 54 L.J. Fort 67 B.J. Finney 71 Matt Feiler 85 Xavier Grimble 99 Caushaud Lyons OT RESERVE/INJURED LIST (14) Cortez Allen CB Kelvin Beachum T/G Le'Veon Bell RB Rob Blanchflower TE Clifton Geathers DE Senquez Golson CB Bruce Gradkowski QB Micah Hatchie G David Nelson WR Kelvin Palmer OT Eli Rogers WR Shaun Suisham K Mitchell Van Dyk OT Jordan Zumwalt LB Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: 197 303 225 250 299 176 217 297 217 302 187 199 313 235 10/29/88 06/08/89 02/18/92 06/08/90 12/11/87 07/07/93 01/27/83 05/15/92 11/07/86 10/23/90 12/23/92 12/29/81 01/02/91 10/13/91 Experience Includes 2015 Season Number of Players on Active Roster: 53 Mike Tomlin John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Todd Haley (Offensive Coordinator); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator); Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Randy Fichtner (Quarterbacks); Carnell Lake (Defensive Backs); Richard Mann (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter (Outside Linebackers); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Offensive Asst.); Steve Meyer (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2015 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE NO NAME 15th YEAR (1) 2 Mike Vick 13th YEAR (1) 92 James Harrison 12th YEAR (2) 7 Ben Roethlisberger 20 Will Allen 11th YEAR (2) 60 Greg Warren 83 Heath Miller 10th YEAR (1) 34 DeAngelo Williams 9th YEAR (3) 22 William Gay 89 Matt Spaeth 94 Lawrence Timmons 7th YEAR (4) 23 Mike Mitchell 64 Doug Legursky 73 Ramon Foster 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey 6th YEAR (5) 55 Arthur Moats 72 Cody Wallace 84 Antonio Brown 90 Steve McLendon 93 Cam Thomas 5th YEAR (3) 77 Marcus Gilbert 79 Byron Stingily 97 Cameron Heyward 4th YEAR (8) 21 Robert Golden 25 Brandon Boykin 30 Jordan Todman 41 Antwon Blake 44 Isaiah Pead 46 Will Johnson 51 Sean Spence 66 David DeCastro 3rd YEAR (6) 3 Landry Jones 11 Markus Wheaton 29 Shamarko Thomas 57 Terence Garvin 95 Jarvis Jones 98 Vince Williams 2nd YEAR (7) 10 Martavis Bryant 13 Dri Archer 31 Ross Cockrell 50 Ryan Shazier 62 Daniel McCullers 74 Chris Hubbard 91 Stephon Tuitt 1st YEAR (4) 4 Jordan Berry 9 Chris Boswell 45 Roosevelt Nix 78 Alejandro Villanueva ROOKIES (6) 14 Sammie Coates 16 Tyler Murphy 48 Bud Dupree 56 Anthony Chickillo 81 Jesse James 96 L.T. Walton POS HT BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ QB 6-0 210 06/26/80 35 15 Virginia Tech Newport News, VA FA '15 5/3 LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 37 13 Kent State Akron, OH FA '14 8/1 QB S 6-5 240 03/02/82 6-1 202 06/17/82 33 33 12 12 Miami (OH) Ohio State Cory Rawson, OH Dayton, OH D1 '04 FA '13 4/4 5/5 LS TE 6-3 252 10/18/81 6-5 256 10/22/82 34 33 11 11 North Carolina Virginia Goldsboro, NC Swords Creek, VA FA '05 D1 '05 8/0 8/8 RB 5-9 207 04/25/83 32 10 Memphis Wynne, AR FA '15 8/3 CB TE LB 5-10 187 01/01/85 6-7 262 11/24/83 6-1 234 05/14/86 30 31 29 9 9 9 Louisville Minnesota Florida State Tallahassee, FL St. Michael, MN Florence, SC FA '13 FA '13 D1 '07 8/8 7/4 8/8 S C/G G WR 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-2 221 323 328 210 06/10/87 06/09/86 01/07/86 02/26/87 28 29 29 28 7 7 7 7 Ohio Marshall Tennessee Maryland Fort Thomas, KY Beckley, WV Henning, TN Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (CAR) FA '15 FA '09 UFA '14 (IND) 8/8 3/0 8/8 8/1 LB C/G WR DT DE 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-4 246 296 181 310 335 03/14/88 11/26/84 07/10/88 01/03/86 12/12/86 27 30 27 29 28 6 6 6 6 6 James Madison Texas A&M Central Michigan Troy North Carolina Portsmouth, VA Cuero, TX Miami, FL Ozark, AL Cheraw, SC UFA '14 (BUF) FA '13 D6b '10 FA '09 UFA '14 (SD) 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/6 8/1 OT OT DE 6-6 330 02/15/88 6-5 318 09/09/88 6-5 295 05/06/89 27 27 26 5 5 5 Florida Louisville Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL Country Club Hills, IL Pittsburgh, PA D2 '11 FA '15 D1 '11 8/8 0/0 8/8 S CB RB CB RB FB LB G 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-5 202 182 203 198 204 240 231 316 09/13/90 07/13/90 02/24/90 08/09/90 12/14/89 11/14/89 06/07/90 01/11/90 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arizona Georgia Connecticut UTEP Cincinnati West Virginia Miami (FL) Stanford Fresno, CA Fayetteville, GA North Dartmouth, MA Houston, TX Columbus, OH Dayton, OH Miami, FL Bellevue, WA FA '12 T '15 (PHI) FA '15 W '13 (JAX) FA '15 FA '12 D3 '12 D1 '12 8/3 8/0 8/0 8/8 2/0 8/3 8/4 8/8 QB WR S LB LB LB 6-4 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-1 225 189 205 222 248 233 04/04/89 02/07/91 02/23/91 01/01/91 10/13/89 12/27/89 26 24 24 24 26 25 3 3 3 3 3 3 Oklahoma Oregon State Syracuse West Virginia Georgia Florida State Artesia, NM Chandler, AZ Virginia Beach, VA Baltimore, MD Lumpkin, GA Davenport, FL D4b '13 D3 '13 D4a '13 FA '13 D1 '13 D6b '13 2/1 8/5 8/0 6/0 7/7 8/0 WR WR/RB CB LB DT C/G DE 6-4 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-7 6-4 6-6 211 173 191 230 352 295 303 12/20/91 08/09/91 08/06/91 09/06/92 08/11/92 04/23/91 05/23/93 23 24 24 23 23 24 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Clemson Kent State Duke Ohio State Tennessee UAB Notre Dame Calhoun Falls, SC Laurel, FL Waxhaw, NC Fort Lauderdale, FL Raleigh, NC Columbus, GA Miami, FL D4 '14 D3 '14 FA '15 D1 '14 D6b '14 FA '13 D2 '14 3/1 8/0 7/3 4/4 5/0 3/0 6/6 P K FB OT 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-9 195 185 248 320 03/18/91 03/16/91 03/30/92 09/22/88 24 24 23 27 1 1 1 1 Eastern Kentucky Rice Kent State Army Essendon, Victoria, Australia Fort Worth, TX Reynoldsburg, OH Meridian, MS FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '14 8/0 4/0 8/1 8/2 WR WR/QB LB LB TE DE 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-5 212 213 269 255 261 305 03/31/93 01/12/92 02/12/93 12/10/92 06/04/94 03/31/92 22 23 22 22 21 23 R R R R R R Auburn Boston College Kentucky Miami (FL) Penn State Central Michigan Leroy, AL Wethersfield, CT Macon, GA Tampa, Florida Glassport, PA Clinton Township, MI D3 '15 FA '15 D1 '15 D6b '15 D5 '15 D6a '15 5/0 2/0 8/0 3/0 0/0 6/0 WR CB RB CB S LB C/G OT TE DE 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 204 200 204 190 199 232 318 330 261 284 03/19/92 11/30/92 05/04/90 04/06/90 12/25/90 01/03/90 10/26/91 07/07/92 09/22/92 01/03/93 23 22 25 25 24 25 24 23 23 22 R R 2 3 1 2 R 1 1 R Boston College Ohio State Michigan Nevada Towson Northern Iowa Kansas State Bloomsburg USC Tusculum Paterson, NJ Akron, OH Youngstown, OH Roseville, CA Elmont, NY Granite City, IL Wichita, KS Strasburg, PA Las Vegas, NV Atlanta, GA FA' 15 D4 '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA '15 FA' 15 FA' 15 FA '15 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 RESERVE/INJURED; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (1) 53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 26 6 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0 RESERVE/PUP LIST (1) 76 Mike Adams OT 6-7 310 03/10/90 25 4 Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 0/0 RESERVE/INJURED LIST (14) Cortez Allen Kelvin Beachum Le'Veon Bell Rob Blanchflower Clifton Geathers Senquez Golson Bruce Gradkowski Micah Hatchie David Nelson Kelvin Palmer Eli Rogers Shaun Suisham Mitchell Van Dyk Jordan Zumwalt CB T/G RB TE DE CB QB G WR OT WR K OT LB 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-8 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-0 6-7 6-4 27 26 23 25 27 22 32 23 29 25 22 33 24 24 5 4 3 1 6 R 10 R 6 1 R 11 1 2 The Citadel SMU Michigan State Massachusetts South Carolina Ole Miss Toledo Washington Florida Baylor Louisville Bowling Green Portland State UCLA Ocala, FL Mexia, TX Reynoldsburg, OH Leominster, MA Georgetown, SC Pascagoula, MS Pittsburgh, PA Haleiwa, HI Wichita Falls, TX Dallas, TX Miami, FL Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Paso Robles, CA La Habra, CA D4 '11 D7d '12 D2 '13 D7 '14 FA '14 D2 '15 UFA '13 (CIN) FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '15 FA '10 FA '15 D6a '14 1/0 6/6 6/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 PRACTICE SQUAD (10) 19 Shakim Phillips 24 Doran Grant 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint 38 Isaiah Frey 37 Jordan Dangerfield 54 L.J. Fort 67 B.J. Finney 71 Matt Feiler 85 Xavier Grimble 99 Caushaud Lyons Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: WT 197 303 225 250 299 176 217 297 217 302 187 199 313 235 DOB 10/29/88 06/08/89 02/18/92 06/08/90 12/11/87 07/07/93 01/27/83 05/15/92 11/07/86 10/23/90 12/23/92 12/29/81 01/02/91 10/13/91 AGE EXP COLLEGE Experience Includes 2015 Season Number of Players on Active Roster: 53 Mike Tomlin John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Todd Haley (Offensive Coordinator); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator); Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Randy Fichtner (Quarterbacks); Carnell Lake (Defensive Backs); Richard Mann (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter (Outside Linebackers); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Offensive Asst.); Steve Meyer (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.) 2015 GP/GS 2015 ROSTER MOVES Date 1/5/15 1/5/15 1/5/15 1/5/15 1/5/15 1/5/15 1/5/15 1/8/15 1/8/15 1/9/15 1/9/15 1/9/15 1/9/15 1/9/15 1/9/15 1/12/15 1/13/15 1/15/15 1/20/15 1/23/15 1/27/15 1/30/15 2/4/15 3/2/15 3/6/15 3/9/15 3/9/15 3/9/15 3/13/15 3/13/15 3/22/15 3/26/15 4/1/15 4/2/15 4/3/15 4/10/15 4/13/15 4/14/15 4/17/15 4/20/15 4/29/15 4/30/15 5/1/15 5/1/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/2/15 5/4/15 5/8/15 5/8/15 5/9/15 5/9/15 5/11/15 5/11/15 5/11/15 5/11/15 5/11/15 5/11/15 5/11/15 5/12/15 Pos. TE CB WR DE LB DE OT S WR LB WR DE S TE LB C/G S OT LB P P S LS WR QB LB TE DE QB RB LB WR DE LB CB S S P LS FB S LB CB WR CB TE DE LB S TE DT DE G C C/G QB/WR DE G WR RB OT OT G DE WR LS DE P DT CB LB RB DT CB Name Rob Blanchflower Kevin Fogg C.J. Goodwin Ethan Hemer Howard Jones Joe Kruger Alejandro Villanueva Jordan Dangerfield L’Damian Washington Terence Garvin Brelan Chancellor Matt Conrath Alden Darby Michael Egnew Roosevelt Nix Chris Hubbard Isaiah Lewis Mitchell Van Dyk Shawn Lemon Brad Wing Richie Leone Ian Wild Greg Warren Lance Moore Tajh Boyd Arthur Moats Matt Spaeth Brett Keisel Ben Roethlisberger DeAngelo Williams James Harrison Darrius Heyward-Bey Clifton Geathers Shayon Green Antwon Blake Troy Polamalu Will Allen Jordan Berry Brandon Hartson Will Johnson Robert Golden Bud Dupree Senquez Golson Sammie Coates Doran Grant Jesse James L.T. Walton Anthony Chickillo Gerod Holliman Cameron Clear Nigel Crawford-Kinney Niko Davis Miles Dieffenbach Reese Dismukes B.J. Finney Tyler Murphy Bradon Prate Collin Rahrig Eli Rogers Ross Scheuerman Kevin Whimpey Micah Hatchie Collin Rahrig L.T. Walton Brelan Chancellor Brandon Hartson Bradon Prate Richie Leone Nigel Crawford-Kinney Doran Grant Anthony Chickillo Cameron Stingily Mike Thornton Senquez Golson Transaction Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed New Contract (one-year) Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed New Contract (one-year) Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed New Contract (one-year) Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed New Contract (one-year) Released Signed Reserve/Future Contract Signed New Contract (three-years) Signed New Contract (two-years) Released Signed Contract Extension (five-years) Signed Contract (two-years) Signed New Contract (two-years) Signed New Contract (one-year) Signed New Contract (one-year) Signed Contract Signed Restricted Free Agent Tender Retired Signed New Contract (one-year) Signed New Contract Claimed off Waivers (from Kansas City) Signed Restricted Free Agent Tender Signed Restricted Free Agent Tender Drafted Drafted Drafted Drafted Drafted Drafted Drafted Drafted Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Agreed To Terms (RFA) Designated As A Tryout Player Signed Rookie Contract Released Released Released Released Released Signed Rookie Contract Signed Rookie Contract Signed Contract (RFA) Signed Contract (RFA) Signed Rookie Contract Date 5/12/15 5/14/15 5/14/15 5/15/15 5/19/15 5/19/15 5/30/15 6/17/15 6/17/15 7/16/15 7/24/15 7/24/15 7/25/15 7/25/15 7/25/15 7/25/15 7/25/15 7/29/15 7/29/15 8/1/15 8/2/15 8/2/15 8/2/15 8/3/15 8/5/15 8/5/15 8/6/15 8/6/15 8/7/15 8/7/15 8/8/15 8/8/15 8/11/15 8/11/15 8/12/15 8/12/15 8/12/15 8/12/15 8/16/15 8/18/15 8/18/15 8/19/15 8/19/15 8/25/15 8/25/15 8/25/15 8/25/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 8/31/15 9/4/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 Pos. WR TE LB WR QB/WR WR S G OT DE S OT OT QB CB LB C LB S CB RB RB TE C WR WR TE TE DE DT S S QB/WR K K RB RB WR QB QB WR LB LB WR C/G QB QB K OT CB K TE DE TE G WR WR RB DE DT G S OT S P RB WR OT OT RB RB DE DE DT Name Shakim Phillips Jesse James Bud Dupree Sammie Coates Devin Gardner L’Damian Washington Gerod Holliman Collin Rahrig Micah Hatchie Cameron Heyward Jordan Dangerfield Kelvin Palmer Mike Adams Bruce Gradkowski Senquez Golson Shawn Lemon Maurkice Pouncey Shawn Lemon Jordan Sullen Brandon Boykin Jawon Chisholm Ross Scheuerman Michael Egnew Maurkice Pouncey Eli Rogers Kenzel Doe Rob Blanchflower Ray Hamilton Clifton Geathers Joe Okafor Isaiah Lewis Jordan Dangerfield Devin Gardner Garrett Hartley Shaun Suisham Cameron Stingily Braylon Heard David Nelson Bruce Gradkowski Tajh Boyd Jarrod West Jordan Zumwalt L.J. Fort David Nelson Doug Legursky Bruce Gradkowski Mike Vick Josh Scobee Mike Adams Senquez Golson Garrett Hartley Cameron Clear Niko Davis Ray Hamilton Miles Dieffenbach Kenzel Doe C.J. Goodwin Braylon Heard Joe Kruger Joe Okafor Collin Rahrig Jordan Sullen Kevin Whimpey Ian Wild Brad Wing Le’Veon Bell Martavis Bryant Mitchell Van Dyk Kelvin Palmer Jawon Chisholm Josh Harris Matt Conrath Ethan Hemer Mike Thornton Transaction Signed Contract (RFA) Signed Rookie Contract Signed Rookie Contract Signed Rookie Contract Claimed off Waivers (from New England) Released Signed Rookie Contract Signed Contract Waived/Injured Signed New Contract (six-years) Released Signed Contract PUP List PUP List PUP List PUP List PUP List Released Signed Contract Trade (from Phil., 5th round, 2016) Signed Contract Waived/Injured Released Activated from Pup List Waived/Injured Signed Contract Waived/Injured Claimed off Waivers (from Dallas) Reserve/Injured List Signed Contract Waived/Injured Signed Contract Waived/Injured Signed Contract Reserve/Injured List Waived/Injured Signed Contract Signed Contract Activated from Pup List Released Signed Contract Waived/Injured Claimed off Waivers (from New England) Reserve/Injured List Signed Contract Reserve/Injured List Signed Contract Trade (from Jax., 6th round, 2016) Reserve/PUP List Reserve/Injured List Reserve/Injured List Waived/Injured Waived/Injured Waived/Injured Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Trade (to N.Y. Giants, 7th round, 2016) Reserve/Suspended Reserve/Suspended Waived/Injured Waived/Injured Released Released Released Released Released 2015 ROSTER MOVES 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/5/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/6/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/7/15 9/21/15 9/23/15 9/23/15 9/24/15 9/24/15 9/29/15 9/29/15 9/30/15 9/30/15 10/2/15 10/3/15 10/3/15 10/6/15 10/13/15 10/13/15 10/19/15 10/19/15 10/24/15 10/24/15 10/27/15 11/2/15 11/2/15 S S S C C/G C/G CB CB LB LB LB WR WR CB CB RB LB DE RB S C OL LB LB DE WR WR TE C C/G RB OL WR TE C S DE WR OT TE RB C CB LB RB RB WR WR WR C C/G DE LB DE K K WR S WR T/G OT WR CB CB RB RB Jordan Dangerfield Alden Darby Gerod Holliman Reese Dismukes B.J. Finney Doug Legursky Kevin Fogg B.W. Webb L.J. Fort Shayon Green Howard Jones Shakim Phillips Jarrod West Ross Cockrell Doran Grant Jordan Todman Anthony Chickillo Caushaud Lyons Dominique Brown Jordan Dangerfield Reese Dismukes Antonio Johnson L.J. Fort Shayon Green Ethan Hemer Shakim Phillips Jarrod West Harold Spears Maurkice Pouncey Doug Legursky Dominique Brown Antonio Johnson Jarrod West Harold Spears Reese Dismukes Shayon Green Ethan Hemer Isaiah Burse Matt Feiler Xavier Grimble Fitzgerald Toussaint Barrett Jones Doran Grant Anthony Chickillo Le’Veon Bell Le’Veon Bell Tyler Murphy Isaiah Burse Tyler Murphy Barrett Jones B.J. Finney Caushaud Lyons Anthony Chickillo Caushaud Lyons Josh Scobee Chris Boswell Martavis Bryant Ross Ventrone Martavis Bryant Kelvin Beachum Byron Stingily Tyler Murphy Cortez Allen Isaiah Frey Le’Veon Bell Isaiah Pead Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Released Signed Contract Released Signed Contract Released Claimed off Waivers (from Tampa Bay) Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return Signed Contract Released from Practice Squad Released from Practice Squad Released from Practice Squad Released from Practice Squad Released from Practice Squad Released from Practice Squad Released from Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Suspension Lifted Activated To 53-Man Roster Released Released Signed to Practice Squad Released Signed to Practice Squad Released Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad Signed to Practice Squad Released Signed Contract Suspension Lifted Released Activated To 53-Man Roster Reserve/Injured List Signed Contract Added to Active Roster Reserve/Injured List Signed to Practice Squad Reserve/Injured List Signed Contract HOW THE 2015 STEELERS WERE BUILT Year-Record (Finish) Draft Choices (23) Free Agents (24) Unrestricted Free Agents (4) Waivers (1) Trade (1) 2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB Ben Roethlisberger (#1) 2005: 11-5 (2nd AFC North) TE Heath Miller (#1) 2007: 10-6 (1st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1) 2009: 9-7 (3rd AFC North) LS Greg Warren FA G DT Ramon Foster Steve McLendon FA FA WR Antonio Brown (#6b) 2011: 12-4 (T-1 AFC North) DE OT Cameron Heyward Marcus Gilbert (#1) (#2) 2012: 8-8 (3rd AFC North) G LB David DeCastro Sean Spence (#1) (#3) FB S Will Johnson Robert Golden FA FA 2013: 8-8 (2nd AFC North) LB WR S QB LB Jarvis Jones Markus Wheaton Shamarko Thomas Landry Jones Vince Williams (#1) (#3) (#4a) (#4b) (#6b) CB S C/G CB LB TE C/G William Gay Will Allen Cody Wallace Antwon Blake Terence Garvin Matt Spaeth Chris Hubbard FA FA FA W (JAX) FA FA FA 2014: 11-5 (1st AFC North) LB DE WR/RB WR DT Ryan Shazier Stephon Tuitt Dri Archer Martavis Bryant Daniel McCullers (#1) (#2) (#3) (#4) (#6b) OT S DE LB LB WR Alejandro Villanueva Mike Mitchell Cam Thomas James Harrison Arthur Moats Darrius Heyward-Bey FA UFA (CAR) UFA (SD) FA UFA (BUF) UFA (IND) 2015: 4-4 (2nd AFC North) LB WR TE DE LB Bud Dupree Sammie Coates Jesse James L.T. Walton Anthony Chickillo (#1) (#3) (#5) (#6a) (#6b) RB P QB C/G FB CB K CB RB OT WR/QB RB DeAngelo Williams Jordan Berry Mike Vick Doug Legursky Roosevelt Nix Brandon Boykin Chris Boswell Ross Cockrell Jordan Todman Byron Stingily Tyler Murphy Isaiah Pead FA FA FA FA FA T (PHI) FA FA FA FA FA FA 2010: 12-4 (T-1st AFC North) st 2015 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE vs. Minnesota (8/9) Coates Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert At Jacksonville (8/14) Brown Beachum Foster Pouncey DeCastro GREEN BAY (8/23) Brown Beachum Foster Pouncey At Buffalo (8/29) Brown Beachum Foster CAROLINA (9/3) Bryant Van Dyk WR WR QB RB FB Spaeth Goodwin Jones Stingily Johnson Gilbert Miller Wheaton Roethlisberger Bell Bryant (WR) DeCastro Gilbert Miller Wheaton Roethlisberger Bell Spaeth (TE) Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Bryant Roethlisberger Williams Wheaton (WR) Legursky Hubbard Finney Villanueva Phillips Murphy Vick Harris LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB Brown Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Wheaton Roethlisberger Williams Spaeth (TE) SAN FRANCISCO (9/20) Brown Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Spaeth (TE) Roethlisberger Williams Johnson At St. Louis (9/27) Brown Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Wheaton Roethlisberger Bell Williams (WR) BALTIMORE (10/1) Brown Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Wheaton Vick Bell Heyward-Bey (WR) At San Diego (10/12) Brown Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Spaeth (TE) Vick Bell Johnson ARIZONA (10/18) Brown Beachum Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Wheaton Vick Bell Johnson At Kansas City (10/25) Brown Villanueva Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Wheaton Jones Bell Bryant (WR) CINCINNATI (11/1) Brown Villanueva Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert Miller Spaeth (TE) Roethlisberger Bell nIX Preseason Nix Opponent FB Regular Season At New England (9/10) OAKLAND (11/8) CLEVELAND (11/15) At Seattle (11/29) INDIANAPOLIS (12/6) At Cincinnati (12/13) DENVER (12/20) At Baltimore (12/27) At Cleveland (1/3) 2015 STARTING LINEUPS DEFENSE Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS vs. Minnesota (8/9) Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons Green Gay Blake W. Allen Darby At Jacksonville (8/14) Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Shazier Spence Jones Gay C. Allen Thomas W. Allen GREEN BAY (8/23) Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Shazier Spence Blake (CB) Gay C. Allen Thomas Mitchell At Buffalo (8/29) Heyward McLendon Walton Moats Shazier Williams Jones Gay C. Allen Thomas W. Allen CAROLINA (9/3) Hemer McCullers Walton Moats Spence Williams Chickillo Blake Boykiin Thomas Golden LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons Jones Gay Blake W. Allen Mitchell SAN FRANCISCO (9/20) Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons Jones Gay Blake W. Allen Mitchell At St. Louis (9/27) Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Spence Timmons Jones Gay Blake W. Allen Mitchell BALTIMORE (10/1) Heyward McLendon Tuitt Moats Spence Timmons Jones Gay Blake W. Allen Mitchell At San Diego (10/12) Heyward Cockrell (CB) Tuitt Moats Spence Timmons Jones Gay Blake W. Allen Mitchell ARIZONA (10/18) Heyward Cockrell (CB) Tuitt Moats Spence Timmons Harrison Gay Blake Golden Mitchell At Kansas City (10/25) Heyward McLendon Thomas Moats Shazier Timmons Jones Gay Blake Golden Mitchell CINCINNATI (11/1) Heyward McLendon Cockrell (CB) Moats Shazier Timmons Jones Gay Blake Golden Mitchell Preseason Opponent Regular Season At New England (9/10) OAKLAND (11/8) CLEVELAND (11/15) At Seattle (11/29) INDIANAPOLIS (12/6) At Cincinnati (12/13) DENVER (12/20) At Baltimore (12/27) At Cleveland (1/3) 2015 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Games Names Adams, Mike Allen, Cortez Allen, Will Archer, Dri Beachum, Kelvin Bell, Le'Veon Berry, Jordan Blake, Antwon Blanchflower, Rob Boswell, Chris Boykin, Brandon Brown, Antonio Bryant, Martavis Burse, Isaiah Chickillo, Anthony Clear, Cameron Coates, Sammie Cockrell, Ross Dangerfield, Jordan DeCastro, David Dupree, Bud Feiler, Matt Finney, B.J. Fort, L.J. Foster, Ramon Garvin, Terence Gay, William Geathers, Clifton Gilbert, Marcus Golden, Robert Golson, Senquez Gradkowski, Bruce Grant, Doran Grimble, Xavier Hamilton, Ray Harrison, James Hartley, Garrett Hatchie, Micah Heyward, Cameron Heyward-Bey, Darrius Hubbard, Chris James, Jesse Johnson, Will Jones, Barrett Jones, Jarvis Jones, Landry Legursky, Doug 1 2 Sep Sep 10 20 @ 3 4 Sep Oct 27 1 @ NE STL BAL SD SF 5 6 Oct Oct 12 18 @ AZ 7 8 9 10 11 12 Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec 25 1 8 15 29 6 @ @ KC CIN OAK CLE SEA IND CIN DEN BAL CLE PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP P SI SI SI SI SI IR IR SS SS SS SS SS SI SI SI P P P P P P P P LT LT LT LT LT LT IR IR SUS SUS RB RB RB RB RB RB P P P P P P P P RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P P P P P P P P P P WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS P WR P PS PS PS PS PS SI SI P P P IR SI SI P P P P P DNP SI P P P CB CB P CB PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG P P P P P P P P PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG P P P P P P SI SI LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT P P P P P SS SS SS IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P P P ROLBP P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE P P P WR P P P P SI SI SI P SI SI P P SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI P FB P P FB FB P P PS PS PS ROLBROLBROLBROLBROLBSI ROLB ROLB SI SI SI DNP DNP P QB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P P P Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did Not Play SI — Sunday Inactive PS — Practice Squad PUP — Reserve/PUP List SUS — Reserve/Suspended IR — Reserve/Injured List DFR — Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return 13 14 15 16 Dec Dec Dec Jan 13 20 27 3 @ @ @ Career G/S Consec. G/S 2015 Injury Games Missed 2015 Games/ Starts 41/20 56/18 168/44 20/0 44/39 35/35 8/0 54/9 0/0 4/0 56/6 78/51 13/4 12/0 3/0 0/0 5/0 14/3 0/0 43/42 8/0 0/0 0/0 17/1 94/79 37/2 136/84 37/0 55/54 55/3 0/0 37/20 0/0 0/0 0/0 165/110 59/0 0/0 72/37 96/66 4/0 0/0 55/20 10/0 28/18 2/1 68/30 0/0 0/0 0/0 10/0 0/0 6/6 8/0 36/8 0/0 4/0 56/0 45/28 3/0 0/0 3/0 0/0 0/0 7/1 0/0 32/32 8/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 20/20 0/0 136/21 0/0 10/10 52/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 10/0 0/0 0/0 72/36 52/0 2/0 0/0 39/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 3/0 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 8 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/0 5/5 8/0 6/6 6/6 8/0 8/8 0/0 4/0 8/0 8/8 3/1 0/0 3/0 0/0 5/0 7/3 0/0 8/8 8/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 8/8 6/0 8/8 0/0 8/8 8/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 8/1 0/0 0/0 8/8 8/1 3/0 0/0 8/3 0/0 7/7 2/1 3/0 2015 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Games Names McCullers, Daniel McLendon, Steve Miller, Heath Mitchell, Mike Moats, Arthur Murphy, Tyler Nelson, David Nix, Roosevelt Palmer, Kelvin Phillips, Shakim Pouncey, Maurkice Roethlisberger, Ben Rogers, Eli Scobee, Josh Shazier, Ryan Spaeth, Matt Spence, Sean Stingily, Byron Suisham, Shaun Thomas, Cam Thomas, Shamarko Timmons, Lawrence Todman, Jordan Toussaint, Fitzgerald Tuitt, Stephon Van Dyk, Mitchell Ventrone, Ross Vick, Mike Villanueva, Alejandro Wallace, Cody Walton, L.T. Warren, Greg Wheaton, Markus Williams, DeAngelo Williams, Vince Zumwalt, Jordan 1 2 Sep Sep 10 20 @ 3 4 Sep Oct 27 1 @ NE SF STL BAL SD AZ KC CIN OAK CLE SEA IND CIN DEN BAL CLE P NT TE FS P NT TE FS SI NT TE FS P P TE FS P NT TE FS P NT TE FS SI NT TE FS 5 6 Oct Oct 12 18 @ SI P TE FS 7 8 9 10 11 12 Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec 25 1 8 15 29 6 @ @ LOLBLOLBLOLBLOLBLOLBLOLB LOLBLOLB P P PS PS PS PS DNP SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P P P P P FB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS DFR DFR DFR DFR DFR DFR DFR DFR QB QB QB SI SI SI SI QB IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P P LILBLILBSI SI SI SI LILBLILB TE TE P SI TE P P TE P P LILBLILBLILBLILBP P SI SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P P P P RDE P P P P P P P P P RILBRILBRILBRILBRILBRILBRILBRILB P P P P P P P P PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE SI SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P P P DNP P P QB QB QB SI SI P P P P P P LT LT C C C C C C C C SI SI P P P P P P P P P P P P P P WR P WR WR P WR WR P RB RB WR P P P P P P P P P P P P P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did Not Play SI — Sunday Inactive PS — Practice Squad PUP — Reserve/PUP List SUS — Reserve/Suspended IR — Reserve/Injured List DFR — Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return 13 14 15 16 Dec Dec Dec Jan 13 20 27 3 @ @ @ Career G/S Consec. G/S 2015 Injury Games Missed 2015 Games/ Starts 14/0 71/28 161/160 100/47 83/37 2/0 50/28 8/1 0/0 0/0 62/62 163/162 0/0 172/0 13/9 117/70 24/13 20/9 128/0 78/25 33/2 134/102 41/3 4/0 22/10 0/0 22/0 143/115 8/2 41/14 6/0 157/0 36/17 125/85 39/13 0/0 3/0 12/2 38/38 39/38 40/8 0/0 0/0 8/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 2/2 4/1 24/0 0/0 0/0 72/0 13/0 95/77 40/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 11/0 0/0 8/2 23/8 6/0 88/0 32/0 8/0 39/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5/0 8/6 8/8 8/8 8/8 2/0 0/0 8/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/4 0/0 4/0 4/4 7/4 8/4 0/0 0/0 8/1 8/0 8/8 8/0 0/0 6/6 0/0 5/0 5/3 8/2 8/8 6/0 8/0 8/5 8/3 8/0 0/0 2015 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS OPPONENTS STEELERS vs BAL (10/1) vs BAL (10/1) at KC (10/25) vs BAL (10/1) at KC (10/25) Justin Forsett Justin Forsett Charcandrick West Michael Campanaro Charcandrick West 27 150 36 1 1 at NE (9/10) vs CIN (11/1) vs AZ (10/18) vs SF (9/20) at NE (9/10) Julian Edelman A.J. Green John Brown Torrey Smith Rob Gronkowski 11 11 196 75t 3 at SD (10/12) at SD (10/12) vs AZ (10/18) vs SF (9/20) at NE (9/10) vs AZ (10/18) vs CIN (11/1) Philip Rivers Philip Rivers Carson Palmer Colin Kaepernick Tom Brady Carson Palmer Andy Dalton 48 35 421 75t 4 2 2 at STL (9/27) vs CIN (11/1) at KC (10/25) Tavon Austin Adam Jones De’Anthony Thomas vs AZ (10/18) RUSHING Rushes Yards Long TDs 24 129 55 3 RECEIVING Receptions Le’Veon Bell Le’Veon Bell DeAngelo Williams DeAngelo Williams vs AZ (10/18) vs BAL (10/1) vs CIN (11/1) vs SF (9/20) 11 Antonio Brown at STL (9/27) Yards Long TDs 195 88 2 Antonio Brown Martavis Bryant Martavis Bryant vs SF (9/20) vs AZ (10/18) vs AZ (10/18) PASSING Attempts Completions Yards Long TDs INTs 45 28 369 88 3 3 Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger Landry Jones Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger vs CIN (11/1) vs CIN (11/1) vs SF (9/20) vs AZ (10/18) vs SF (9/20) vs SF (9/20) 3 33 25 0 PUNT RETURNS Returns Yards Long TDs 5 51 29 0 Antonio Brown Antonio Brown Antonio Brown at SD (10/12) vs BAL (10/1) vs BAL (10/1) David Johnson 6 KICKOFF RETURNS Returns vs AZ (10/18) vs AZ (10/18) David Johnson David Johnson 136 32 0 Yards Long TDs 4 4 116 38 0 Dri Archer Dri Archer Dri Archer Dri Archer vs AZ (10/18) at KC (10/25) at KC (10/25) at KC (10/25) at SD (10/12) at SD (10/12) at KC (10/25) at KC (10/25) at NE (9/10) vs CIN (11/1) at NE (9/10) at STL (9/27) vs AZ (10/18) Mike Scifres Mike Scifres Dustin Colquitt Dustin Colquitt Ryan Allen Kevin Huber Ryan Allen Johnny Hekker Drew Butler 5 267 54.7 54.0 67 3 1 1 1 PUNTS Punts Yards Avg. Net Long In 20 Touchbacks 8 322 49.0 43.7 79 6 1 Jordan Berry Jordan Berry Jordan Berry Jordan Berry Jordan Berry Jordan Berry Jordan Berry at SD (10/12) at SD (10/12) at STL (9/27) vs SF (9/20) vs AZ (10/18) at SD (10/12) vs AZ (10/18) vs CIN (11/1) Reggie Nelson 2 INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions vs CIN (11/1) Reggie Nelson 37 0 Long Return TDs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 70 1 Will Allen Ross Cockrell Antwon Blake Mike Mitchell Lawrence Timmons Antwon Blake Mike Mitchell Antwon Blake Antwon Blake at STL (9/27) vs BAL (10/1) at SD (10/12) vs AZ (10/18) vs AZ (10/18) vs CIN (11/1) vs CIN (11/1) at SD (10/12) at SD (10/12) vs BAL (10/1) vs BAL (10/1) vs SF (9/20) at STL (9/27) at STL (9/27) vs BAL (10/1) at STL (9/27) vs BAL (10/1) at KC (10/25) Daryl Smith Daryl Smith NaVorro Bowman Alec Ogletree James Laurinaitis Daryl Smith Alec Ogletree Za’Darius Smith Tamba Hali 13 9 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 TACKLES Total Solo Assisted 15 11 5 Ryan Shazier Ryan Shazier Lawrence Timmons vs SF (9/20) vs SF (9/20) at STL (9/27) Sacks 1.5 Stephon Tuitt vs SF (9/20) 2015 DRIVE ENGINEERING Steelers REGULAR SEASON No. STEELERS Drives Sept. 10 at NE 9 Sept. 20 vs. SF 11 Sept. 27 at STL 10 Oct. 1 vs. BAL 15 Oct. 12 at SD 12 Oct. 18 vs. AZ 12 Oct. 25 at KC 10 Nov. 1 vs. CIN 12 Nov. 8 vs. OAK Nov. 15 vs. CLE Nov. 29 at SEA Dec. 6 vs. IND Dec. 13 at CIN Dec. 20 vs. DEN Dec. 27 at BAL Jan. 3 at CLE TOTAL 91 TD 2 6 1 2 2 2 1 1 Missed Blkd Blkd FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 Pts 21 43 12 20 24 25 13 10 17 14 8 168 34.0% TD 4 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 Missed Blkd Blkd FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 Pts 28 18 6 23 20 13 23 16 Scoring Effic. 40.0% 30.0% 22.2% 35.7% 33.3% 25.0% 50.0 33.3% 14 16 147 33.7% 4 0 36 0 3 1 8 0 Scoring 1st Effic. Drive 44.4% Missed FG 54.5% Punt 30.0% FG 26.7% Punt 25.0% Punt 50.0% Punt 30.0% Punt 16.7% TD Opponents REGULAR SEASON No. OPPONENTS Drives Sept. 10 at NE 10 Sept. 20 vs. SF 10 Sept. 27 at STL 9 Oct. 1 vs. BAL 14 Oct. 12 at SD 12 Oct. 18 vs. AZ 12 Oct. 25 at KC 10 Nov. 1 vs. CIN 12 Nov. 8 vs. OAK Nov. 15 vs. CLE Nov. 29 at SEA Dec. 6 vs. IND Dec. 13 at CIN Dec. 20 vs. DEN Dec. 27 at BAL Jan. 3 at CLE TOTAL 89 2 1 31 0 8 5 7 0 5 1st Drive Punt Punt Punt Punt TD Punt FG FG 2015 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES REGULAR SEASON Opponent New England New England New England New England San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Cincinnati Cincinnati Obtained Kickoff Kickoff Punt Punt Punt Kickoff Punt Fumble Kickoff Kickoff Kickoff Punt Interception Punt Punt Punt Fumble Punt Interception Kickoff Kickoff Missed FG Kickoff Fumble Punt Kickoff Interception Kickoff Kickoff Punt Kickoff Punt Scoring Play Plays Scobee 44-yd. FG 11 Johnson 1-yd. run 7 Scobee 24-yd. FG 13 Brown 11-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 Miller 2-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8 Williams 2-yd. run 7 Heyward-Bey 35-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 1 Williams 2-yd. run 6 Williams 1-yd. run 6 Brown 7-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 Scobee 21-yd. FG 13 Bell 1-yd. run 12 Scobbe 41-yd. FG 4 Scobbe 45-yd. FG 8 Bell 11-yd. run 8 Scobee 36-yd. FG 5 Heyward-Bey 9-yd. pass from Vick 6 Boswell 47-yd. FG 9 Blake 70-yd. interception return Wheaton 72-yd. pass from Vick 1 Bell 1-yd. run 12 Boswell 47-yd. FG 5 Boswell 48-yd. FG 7 Bryant 8-yd. pass from Jones 4 Boswell 51-yd. FG 7 Boswell 28-yd. FG 13 Bryant 88-yd. pass from Jones 2 Boswell 24-yd. FG 14 Bryant 19-yd. pass from Jones 6 Boswell 36-yd. FG 7 Brown 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 Boswell 32-yd. FG 9 Yards 57 80 67 70 83 80 35 42 80 80 77 92 8 52 67 27 26 47 72 80 34 31 32 26 68 90 61 77 54 80 78 Drive Time 3:58 3:54 7:36 2:57 3:19 2:20 0:07 2:42 2:51 2:00 7:42 6:03 0:55 4:59 3:09 0:39 4:08 5:38 0:20 2:56 3:12 3:46 1:36 3:28 7:37 0:22 7:48 2:43 3:56 7:14 4:16 Score Pit-Opp Qtr Time Remain Score Pit-Opp Qtr Time Remain 3-14 11-21 14-21 21-28 8-0 16-3 22-3 29-3 36-10 43-18 3-0 9-0 12-6 3-0 10-7 13-7 20-7 3-7 10-7 17-17 24-20 3-7 6-10 12-10 15-10 18-13 25-13 3-3 10-16 13-16 7-0 10-6 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 4 1 2 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 3 4 1 3 0:03 6:43 11:39 0:02 4:20 8:07 5:45 1:58 10:25 7:43 7:18 13:00 1:56 7:41 1:37 0:00 10:41 4:24 3:21 7:42 0:00 6:06 11:14 8:45 2:32 7:19 1:58 0:59 1:40 10:17 7:46 6:27 2015 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES REGULAR SEASON Opponent New England New England New England New England San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco St. Louis St. Louis Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Arizona Arizona Arizona Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Obtained Punt Missed FG Kickoff Kickoff Kickoff Punt Kickoff Interception Punt Kickoff Kickoff Punt Missed FG Downs Punt Kickoff Punt Kickoff Punt Kickoff Kickoff Punt Kickoff Downs Interception Kickoff Kickoff Punt Interception Interception Scoring Play Gronkowski 16-yd. pass from Brady Gronkowski 6-yd. pass from Brady Chandler 1-yd. pass from Brady Gronkowski 1-yd. pass from Brady Dawson 47-yd. FG Boldin 14-yd. pass from Kaepernick Smith 75-yd. pass from Kaepernick Zuerlein 49-yd. FG Zuerlein 27-yd. FG Campanaro 9-yd. run Aiken 15-yd. pass from Flacco Tucker 40-yd. FG Tucker 42-yd. FG Tucker 52-yd. FG Gates 12-yd. pass from Rivers Lambo 40-yd. FG Gates 11-yd. pass from Rivers Lambo 54-yd. FG Floyd 3-yd. pass from Palmer Catanzaro 31-yd. FG Catanzaro 39-yd. FG Santos 30-yd. FG Santos 22-yd. FG Santos 27-yd. FG West 1-yd. run Conley 6-yd. pass from Smith Nugent 44-yd. FG Nugent 45-yd. FG Green 9-yd. pass from Dalton Nugent 44-yd. FG Plays 13 9 9 7 17 6 2 9 7 12 6 12 7 8 5 8 8 12 6 13 6 10 13 8 9 8 10 5 6 4 Yards 90 64 80 79 58 64 80 50 62 75 80 38 45 32 84 58 60 44 47 68 61 48 77 59 53 84 54 12 45 0 Drive Time 7:03 4:37 4:23 2:19 8:53 1:51 0:42 4:47 4:06 7:16 3:14 6:58 0:58 4:33 2:22 3:32 5:50 4:46 2:57 5:19 2:36 4:08 7:04 3:41 5:22 5:04 4:56 1:46 2:37 0:57 0-7 0-14 3-21 14-28 8-3 29-10 36-18 9-3 9-6 3-7 20-14 20-17 20-20 23-20 0-7 10-10 10-17 17-20 0-7 3-10 15-13 0-3 3-6 3-9 3-16 13-23 7-3 7-6 10-13 10-16 2 2 3 4 2 4 4 2 4 1 3 4 4 5 1 4 4 4 1 2 4 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 4 11:11 4:01 10:37 9:20 10:27 13:16 9:43 2:05 5:38 0:25 7:27 10:14 0:03 5:08 9:50 14:49 8:02 2:56 8:17 0:47 14:56 8:47 8:55 1:00 4:23 5:13 2:50 14:55 2:57 1:47 THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS REGULAR SEASON THIRD DOWN Made Att. Opponent 9/10/15 STEELERS at New England 7 7 15 11 47% 64% 2 0 2 0 100% 0% 9/20/15 STEELERS vs. San Francisco 6 7 10 17 60% 41% 0 3 0 5 0% 60% 9/27/15 STEELERS at St. Louis 6 2 12 10 50% 20% 0 0 0 2 0% 0% 10/1/15 STEELERS vs. Baltimore 2 6 13 17 15% 35% 0 1 2 4 0% 25% 10/12/15 STEELERS at San Diego 5 4 14 14 36% 29% 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 10/18/15 STEELERS vs. Arizona 3 5 12 12 25% 42% 0 0 0 1 0% 0% 10/25/15 STEELERS at Kansas City 2 9 10 16 20% 56% 1 0 2 0 50% 0% 11/1/15 STEELERS vs. Cincinnati 3 4 11 15 27% 27% 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 11/8/15 STEELERS vs. Oakland 11/15/15 STEELERS vs. Cleveland 11/29/15 STEELERS at Seattle 12/6/15 STEELERS vs. Indianapolis 12/13/15 STEELERS at Cincinnati 12/20/15 STEELERS vs. Denver 12/27/15 STEELERS at Baltimore 1/3/15 STEELERS at Cleveland 34 44 97 112 35% 39% 3 4 6 12 50% 33% STEELERS OPPONENTS Pct. FOURTH DOWN Made Att. Date Pct.