64
AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAME Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5) vs. Miami Dolphins (10-6) DATE: Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 | KICKOFF: 1:05 p.m. ET SITE: Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh, Pa. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass TV COVERAGE: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2) ANNOUNCERS: Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Phil Simms (analyst) | Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfley (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One ANNOUNCERS: John Sadak (play-by-play) Tony Boselli (analyst) | Steve Tasker (sideline) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: 103-57 (.644)/10th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 103-57 (.644)/10th season PlayoRecord/Years: 6-5 (.545)/six years Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase Overall regular-season record: 10-6 (.625)/first season Regular-season record with Miami: 10-6 (.625)/first season PlayoRecord/Years: N/A www.steelers.com For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s offi cial 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. PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Dominick Rinelli - Public Relations/Media Manager Ryan Scarpino - Public Relations Assistant www.steelers.com PITTSBURGH STEELERS 3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (1-3) Friday, Aug. 12 DETROIT L, 30-17 (KDKA) Thursday, Aug. 18 PHILADELPHIA L, 17-0 (KDKA) Friday, Aug. 26 @ New Orleans W, 27-14 (KDKA) Thursday, Sept. 1 @ Carolina L, 18-6 (KDKA) REGULAR SEASON (11-5) Monday, Sept. 12 @ Washington W, 38-16 (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 18 CINCINNATI W, 24-16 (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 25 @ Philadelphia L, 34-3 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 2 KANSAS CITY W, 43-14 (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 9 NEW YORK JETS W, 31-13 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 16 @ Miami L, 30-15 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 23 NEW ENGLAND L, 27-16 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 30 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. 6 @ Baltimore L, 21-14 (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 13 DALLAS L, 35-30 (FOX) Sunday, Nov. 20 @ Cleveland W, 24-9 (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 24 @ Indianapolis W, 28-7 (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 4 NEW YORK GIANTS W, 24-14 (FOX) Sunday, Dec. 11 @ Buffalo W, 27-20 (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 18 @ Cincinnati W, 24-20 (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 25 BALTIMORE W, 31-27 (NFL Network) Sunday, Jan. 1 CLEVELAND W, 27-24 OT (CBS) POSTSEASON Sunday, Jan. 8 MIAMI 1:05 p.m. (CBS) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 14-15 Divisional Playoff Games Sunday, Jan. 22 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 29 Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Sunday, Feb. 5 Super Bowl LI (Houston, Texas) NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold CAPS #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) vs. #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6) Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 • 1:05 p.m. (ET) • Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa.

#3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

  • Upload
    others

  • View
    4

  • Download
    0

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAMEPittsburgh Steelers (11-5)

vs.Miami Dolphins (10-6)

DATE: Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 | KICKOFF: 1:05 p.m. ETSITE: Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh, Pa.

PLAYING SURFACE: Natural GrassTV COVERAGE: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)

ANNOUNCERS: Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Phil Simms (analyst) | Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely (sideline)

LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)

ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfl ey (sideline)

NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood OneANNOUNCERS: John Sadak (play-by-play)

Tony Boselli (analyst) | Steve Tasker (sideline)

A LOOK AT THE COACHESPittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

Overall regular-season record: 103-57 (.644)/10th seasonRegular-season record with Pittsburgh: 103-57 (.644)/10th season

Playoff Record/Years: 6-5 (.545)/six years

Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam GaseOverall regular-season record: 10-6 (.625)/fi rst season

Regular-season record with Miami: 10-6 (.625)/fi rst seasonPlayoff Record/Years: N/A

www.steelers.comFor all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s offi cial 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.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONSBurt Lauten - Director of CommunicationsDominick Rinelli - Public Relations/Media ManagerRyan Scarpino - Public Relations Assistant

www.steelers.com

PITTSBURGH STEELERS3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878

PITTSBURGH STEELERS2016 SCHEDULE

PRESEASON (1-3)

Friday, Aug. 12 DETROIT L, 30-17 (KDKA) Thursday, Aug. 18 PHILADELPHIA L, 17-0 (KDKA) Friday, Aug. 26 @ New Orleans W, 27-14 (KDKA) Thursday, Sept. 1 @ Carolina L, 18-6 (KDKA)

REGULAR SEASON (11-5)

Monday, Sept. 12 @ Washington W, 38-16 (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 18 CINCINNATI W, 24-16 (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 25 @ Philadelphia L, 34-3 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 2 KANSAS CITY W, 43-14 (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 9 NEW YORK JETS W, 31-13 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 16 @ Miami L, 30-15 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 23 NEW ENGLAND L, 27-16 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 30 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. 6 @ Baltimore L, 21-14 (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 13 DALLAS L, 35-30 (FOX) Sunday, Nov. 20 @ Cleveland W, 24-9 (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 24 @ Indianapolis W, 28-7 (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 4 NEW YORK GIANTS W, 24-14 (FOX) Sunday, Dec. 11 @ Buff alo W, 27-20 (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 18 @ Cincinnati W, 24-20 (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 25 BALTIMORE W, 31-27 (NFL Network) Sunday, Jan. 1 CLEVELAND W, 27-24 OT (CBS)

POSTSEASON

Sunday, Jan. 8 MIAMI 1:05 p.m. (CBS) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 14-15 Divisional Playoff Games Sunday, Jan. 22 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 29 Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Sunday, Feb. 5 Super Bowl LI (Houston, Texas)

NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold CAPS

#3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5)vs.

#6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6) Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 • 1:05 p.m. (ET) • Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa.

Page 2: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

MEDIA NOTES— WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE —

Steelers’ Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Noon (LIVE on ROOT Sports) in the Steelers’ press conference room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.

— OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE —Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the offi cialSteelers website. The site, www.steelers.com, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much more.

— MEDIA-ONLY SECTION OF www.steelers.com —The Steelers Media Relations Department off ers a “Media-Only” section on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to http://www.steelers.com/mediarelations/ and register as a new user below the left hand navigation bar. Then follow the instructions on the Media Relations page and once your registration is approved, you will receive an email and can access all information. If you have any questions or problems, please email [email protected].

— NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM —Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media websitefeaturing news from the NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics,domestic and international NFL updates and other information about the NFL are available.

STEELERS NATION HD RADIOSteelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifi cally to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the offi cial Steelers app or the iheart app on your smartphone, and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook.com/steelersnationradio.

STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE

For the 18th 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 22nd straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 18th season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro off ensive tackle. Joining the team for his 14th season is former Steeler off ensive lineman Craig Wolfl ey, who provides sideline analysis. Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Im-agen 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 (99.3)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)

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (Subject to change)

TUESDAY, JAN. 3• Coach Tomlin Press

Conference: Noon Live on ROOT Sports

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4• Practice 1:15 - 3:15 p.m.

• Player availability open locker room 9:30 - 10 a.m.

• Post-practice player availability 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.

• Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice

THURSDAY, JAN. 5• Practice 1 - 3 p.m.

• Player availability open locker room 12:30 - 12:45 p.m.

• Post-practice player availability 3 - 3:30 p.m.

• Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice

• Coordinators available after practice

FRIDAY, JAN. 6• Practice 10:45 a.m. - 12:30

p.m.

• Player availability open locker room 12:30 - 1:15 p.m.

• Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice

SATURDAY, JAN. 7• No media availability

SUNDAY, JAN. 81:05 p.m. (ET)Home Game

vs. Miami Dolphins(Heinz Field)

CBS(locally KDKA-TV,

Channel 2)

MONDAY, JAN. 9• TBD

www.steelers.com

Page 3: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

STEELERS CLAIM THE NORTH The Pittsburgh Steelers won seven consecutive regular-season games, fi nishing with a 11-5 regular-season record in 2016, and capturied the AFC North division title with a 31-27 come-from-behind win against Baltimore at Heinz Field on Christmas Day in Week 16. Pittsburgh secured the AFC North division title for the seventh time since NFL realignment in 2002 - the most among division teams (Pittsburgh: 7, Baltimore: 4 and Cincinnati: 4). The Steelers are one of the most succesful teams in NFL history. The team’s 22 division titles are the most since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 and has the most playoff berths since the merger with 29:

DIVISION TITLESSINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER

TEAM DIVISION TITLES Pittsburgh Steelers 22 Dallas Cowboys 19 San Francisco 49ers 19 New England Patriots 18 Minnesota Vikings 17

PLAYOFF BERTHSSINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER

TEAM PLAYOFF BERTHS Pittsburgh Steelers 29 Dallas Cowboys 28 Minnesota Vikings 26 San Francisco 49ers 24 Miami Dolphins 23 New England Patriots 23 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 22 Denver Broncos 22

POSTSEASON WINS SINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER

TEAM PLAYOFF WINS Pittsburgh Steelers 34 Dallas Cowboys 33 San Francisco 30 New England 28 Denver 23

STEELERS IN THE WILD CARD The Pittsburgh Steelers will make their 11th appearance in an NFL Wild Card playoff in the 2016 postseason at Heinz Field against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1:05 p.m.

DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1/9/83 vs. San Diego Chargers L, 31-28 12/31/89 at Houston Oilers W, 26-23 1/8/94 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 24-27 (OT) 12/29/96 vs. Indianapolis Colts W, 42-14 1/5/03 vs. Cleveland Browns W, 36-33 1/8/06 at Cincinnati Bengals W, 31-17 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars L, 31-29 1/8/12 at Denver Broncos L, 29-23 1/3/15 vs. Baltimore Ravens L, 30-17 1/9/16 at Cincinnati Bengals W, 18-16 TOTAL 5-5 (.500)

STEELERS VS. TEAMS: PLAYOFFS TEAM RECORD Pct.Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 5-0 1.000Cincinnati Bengals 2-0 1.000Cleveland Browns 2-0 1.000New York Jets 2-0 1.000Arizona Cardinals** 1-0 1.000Los Angeles Rams** 1-0 1.000Minnesota Vikings** 1-0 1.000Seattle Seahawks** 1-0 1.000Baltimore Ravens 3-1 .750Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 3-1 .750Buff alo Bills 2-1 .667Dallas Cowboys** 2-1 .667Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 3-3 .500Denver Broncos 3-5 .375Miami Dolphins 1-2 .333San Diego Chargers 1-2 .333New England Patriots 1-3 .250Green Bay Packers** 0-1 .000Detroit Lions 0-1 .000Jacksonville Jaguars 0-1 .000Kansas City Chiefs 0-1 .000Philadelphia Eagles* 0-1 .000Total 34-24 .586* 1947 Eastern Division playoff game.** Super Bowl opponent.

STEELERS SUPER BOWL HISTORY The Steelers are 34-24 (.607) in the postseason, including a 20-11 record at home, a 8-11 mark on the road and a 6-2 record at neutral sites (Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV, XXX, XL, XLIII and XLV). Pittsburgh has played in the Super Bowl three times since 2005 and the team’s eight trips to the Super Bowl are tied for the most in NFL history with the Dallas Cowboys. The Steelers’ six wins in the Super Bowl are the most in league history. The following is a look at Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl history:

DATE OPPONENT RESULT SITE 1/12/75 Minnesota Vikings W, 16-6 New Orleans, La. 1/18/76 Dallas Cowboys W, 21-17 Miami, Fla. 1/21/79 Dallas Cowboys W, 35-31 Miami, Fla. 1/20/80 L.A. Rams W, 31-19 Pasadena, Calif. 1/28/96 Dallas Cowboys L, 27-17 Tempe, Ariz. 2/5/06 Seattle Seahawks W, 21-10 Detroit, Mich. 2/1/09 Arizona Cardinals W, 27-23 Tampa, Fla. 2/6/11 Green Bay Packers L, 31-25 Arlington, Texas

HEINZ FIELD: PLAYOFF HISTORY The Steelers have hosted 11 playoff games at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001 - tied as the second-most home postseason games in the NFL in the time span (New England: 18). Pittsburgh holds a 7-4 (.636) mark in home playoff games at Heinz Field:

STEELERS HEINZ FIELD PLAYOFF GAME HISTORYDATE OPPONENT RESULT GAME1/20/2002 Baltimore W, 27-10 AFC Divisional Playoff 1/27/2002 New England L, 24-17 AFC Championship1/5/2003 Cleveland W, 36-33 AFC Wild Card1/15/2005 NY Jets W, 20-17 (OT) AFC Divisional Playoff 1/23/2005 New England L, 41-27 AFC Championship1/5/2008 Jacksonville L, 31-29 AFC Wild Card1/11/2009 San Diego W, 35-24 AFC Divisional Playoff 1/18/2009 Baltimore W, 23-14 AFC Championship1/15/2011 Baltimore W, 31-24 AFC Divisional Playoff 1/23/2011 NY Jets W, 24-19 AFC Championship1/3/2015 Baltimore L, 30-17 AFC Wild Card

Page 4: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

TOMLIN IN THE PLAYOFFS Head Coach Mike Tomlin is only the second coach in NFL history to reach two Super Bowls in his fi rst four seasons as a head coach (Joe Gibbs - Washington Redskins). The Steelers are 6-4 during the Mike Tomlin era in the postseason, with three of the four losses being by six points or less. Mike Tomlin is the youngest coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. The following is a look at the youngest head coaches in Super Bowl history:

SEASON COACH TEAM YEAR, DAYS 2008 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 36, 323* 1995 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 38, 265 1968 Don Shula Baltimore 39, 8 2002 Jon Gruden Tampa Bay 39, 162 1967 John Rauch Oakland 40, 147* Age on Feb. 1, 2009

Mike Tomlin became just the seventh coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl within his fi rst two seasons as head coach. The following is a look at the seven coaches who have won a Super Bowl within their fi rst two seasons:

YEAR COACH TEAM SEASON 2008 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers 2nd 2000 Brian Billick Baltimore Ravens 2nd 1995 Barry Switzer Dallas Cowboys 2nd 1989 George Siefert San Francisco 49ers 1st 1982 Joe Gibbs Washington Redskins 2nd 1980 Tom Flores Oakland Raiders 2nd 1971 Don McCaff erty Baltimore Colts 2nd

MISC. STEELERS POSTSEASON NOTES• In 2005, the Steelers became the fi rst No. 6 seed in NFL

history to win the Super Bowl. Since then two other Wild Card teams have gone on to win the Super Bowl (’10 Green Bay, sixth seed and ’07 Giants, fi fth seed).

• Pittsburgh has played in 57 playoff games, which is second all-time behind Dallas (60).

• The Steelers have won 10 of their last 15 postseason games.

• Pittsburgh is 7-4 all-time in the postseason at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, including winning four of their previous fi ve.

• The Steelers won the AFC Central title a team-record six consecutive seasons from 1974-79. They also won four consecutive division titles from 1994-97.

• The Steelers won a team-record seven consecutive postseason games, including two Super Bowls (IX and X), from Dec. 22, 1974 through Dec. 19, 1976. They won six consecutive postseason games from Dec. 30, 1978 through Jan. 20, 1980, including victories in Super Bowls XIII and XIV.

• The Steelers have been shut out only once in the postseason, during the 1947 Eastern Division Playoff game, Dec. 21, 1947, versus the Philadelphia Eagles. The Steelers and Eagles fi nished that season with 8-4 records and tied for fi rst place in the Eastern Division. In those days, there was only one NFL Championship Game, so the two Pennsylvania neighbors squared off for the right to face the Chicago Cardinals in the Championship Game. The Eagles won, 21-0, but lost in the Championship Game, 28-21, to the Cardinals, the same franchise the Steelers faced in Super Bowl XLIII.

• The Steelers record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game is fi ve, during a 34-5 win in the 1978 AFC Championship Game versus the Houston Oilers at Three Rivers Stadium, on Jan. 7, 1979. The Steelers allowed a team-high 45 points during a 45-28 AFC Championship Game road loss to the Miami Dolphins on Jan. 6, 1985.

• Pittsburgh has faced 22 diff erent teams in the postseason and has a winning record against 12 of those opponents. The Steelers have split their postseason contests with one team and have a losing record versus nine teams.

STEELERS PLAYOFF OT GAMES Pittsburgh’s most recent playoff game - an overtime loss at Denver in the 2011 Wild Card - was the team’s fi fth overtime postseason game in franchise history. The Steelers are 2-3 in those contests (1-3 on the road), with all games being decided by six points (except for the Broncos game). All three of the Steelers’ overtime losses have come on the road.

DATE OPPONENT RESULT ROUND12/31/89 at Houston Oilers W, 26-23 Wild Card1/8/94 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 27-24 Wild Card1/11/03 at Tennessee Titans L, 34-31 Divisional1/15/05 vs. NYJets W, 20-17 Divisional1/8/12 at Denver Broncos L, 29-23 Wild Card

WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES: POSTSEASON(Entering 2016 Postseason)

NAME W L PCT.Bill Belichick 23 10 .697John Harbaugh 10 5 .667Pete Carroll 9 6 .600Sean Payton 6 4 .600Mike Tomlin 6 5 .545John Fox 8 7 .533Mike McCarthy 8 7 .533Jason Garrett 1 1 .500Chuck Pagano 3 3 .500Andy Reid 11 11 .500Ron Rivera 3 3 .500Jim Caldwell 2 3 .400Bruce Arians 1 2 .333Jack Del Rio 1 2 .333Jay Gruden 0 1 .000Chip Kelly 0 1 .000Marvin Lewis 0 7 .000Bill O’Brien 0 1 .000Mike Zimmer 0 1 .000

Page 5: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

SECOND TIME AROUND The Steelers will face the Miami Dolphins for the second time this year when they meet in the AFC Wild Card playoff game on Sunday. Pittsburgh is 8-12 all-time against a non-divisional opponent in the second matchup of the season in such games:

DATE OPPONENT RESULT GAME9/17/72 vs. Oakland Raiders W, 34-28 Regular Season12/23/72 vs. Oakland Raiders W, 13-7 AFC Divisional Playoff

11/11/73 at Oakland Raiders W, 17-9 Regular Season12/22/73 at Oakland Raiders L, 33-14 AFC Divisional Playoff

9/29/74 vs. Oakland Raiders L, 17-0 Regular Season12/29/74 at Oakland Raiders W, 24-13 AFC Championship

9/12/76 at Oakland Raiders L, 31-28 Regular Season12/26/76 at Oakland Raiders L, 24-7 AFC Championship

11/6/77 at Denver Broncos L, 21-7 Regular Season12/24/77 at Denver Broncos L, 34-21 AFC Divisional Playoff

12/16/78 at Denver Broncos W, 21-17 Regular Season12/30/78 vs. Denver Broncos W, 33-10 AFC Divisional Playoff

10/7/84 vs. Miami Dolphins L, 31-7 Regular Season1/6/85 at Miami Dolphins L, 45-28 AFC Championship

11/5/89 at Denver Broncos L, 34-7 Regular Season1/7/90 at Denver Broncos L, 24-23 AFC Divisional Playoff

11/8/92 at Buff alo Bills L, 28-20 Regular Season1/9/93 vs. Buff alo Bills L, 24-3 AFC Divisional Playoff

12/24/94 at San Diego Chargers L, 37-34 Regular Season1/15/95 vs. San Diego Chargers L, 17-13 AFC Championship

12/7/97 vs. Denver Broncos W, 35-24 Regular Season1/11/98 vs. Denver Broncos L, 24-21 AFC Championship

12/13/97 at New England Patriots W, 24-21 (OT) Regular Season1/3/98 vs. New England Patriots W, 7-6 AFC Divisional Playoff

11/17/02 at Tennessee Titans L, 31-23 Regular Season1/11/03 at Tennessee Titans L, 34-31 (OT) AFC Divisional Playoff

10/31/04 vs. New England Patriots W, 34-20 Regular Season1/23/05 vs. New England Patriots L, 41-27 AFC Championship

12/12/04 vs. New York Jets W, 17-6 Regular Season1/15/05 vs. New York Jets W, 20-17 (OT) AFC Divisional Playoff

11/28/05 at Indianapolis Colts L, 26-7 Regular Season1/15/06 at Indianapolis Colts W, 21-18 AFC Divisional Playoff

12/16/07 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars L, 29-22 Regular Season1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars L, 31-29 AFC Wild Card

11/16/08 vs. San Diego Chargers W, 11-10 Regular Season1/11/09 vs. San Diego Chargers W, 35-24 AFC Divisional Playoff

12/19/10 vs. New York Jets L, 22-17 Regular Season1/23/11 vs. New York Jets W, 24-19 AFC Championship

12/20/15 vs. Denver Broncos W, 34-27 Regular Season1/17/16 at Denver Broncos L, 23-16 AFC Divisional Playoff

STEELERS PLAYOFF GAME SUPERLATIVES PASSING YARDS367 Tommy Maddox 1/5/2003 vs. CLE W, 36-33349 Neil O’Donnell 1/15/1995 vs. SD L, 17-13339 Ben Roethlisberger 1/17/2016 at DEN L, 23-16337 Ben Roethlisberger 1/5/2008 vs. JAC L, 31-29334 Ben Roethlisberger 1/3/15 vs. BAL L, 30-17

PASS COMPLETIONS32 Neil O’Donnell 1/15/1995 vs. SD L, 17-1331 Ben Roethlisberger 1/3/2015 vs. BAL L, 30-1730 Tommy Maddox 1/5/2003 vs. CLE W, 36-3329 Ben Roethlisberger 1/5/2008 vs. JAC L, 31-29

PASS ATTEMPTS54 Neil O’Donnell 1/15/1995 vs. SD L, 17-1349 Neil O’Donnell 1/28/1996 vs. DAL L, 27-1748 Tommy Maddox 1/5/2003 vs. CLE W, 36-3345 Ben Roethlisberger 1/3/15 vs. BAL L, 30-17

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS4 Terry Bradshaw 1/21/1979 vs. DAL W, 35-313 Five occasions, most recently Ben Roethlisberger 1/8/2006 at CIN W, 31-17

RUSHING YARDS158 Franco Harris 1/12/1975 vs. MIN W, 16-6153 Franco Harris 12/27/1975 vs. BAL W, 28-10146 Willie Parker 1/11/2009 vs. SD W, 35-24

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS3 Franco Harris 12/22/1974 vs. BUF W, 32-142 12 occasions, most recently Rashard Mendenhall 1/15/2011 vs. BAL W, 31-24

RECEPTIONS11 Hines Ward 1/5/2003 vs. CLE W, 36-33 Franco Harris 1/9/1983 vs. SD L, 31-2810 Four occasions, most recently Hines Ward 1/5/2008 vs. JAC L, 31-29

RECEIVING YARDS161 Lynn Swann 1/18/1976 vs. DAL W, 21-17156 John Stallworth 12/30/1978 vs. DEN W, 33-10154 Martavis Bryant 1/17/16 at DEN L, 23-16

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS2 Four occasions, most recently Hines Ward 1/11/2003 at TEN L, 34-31 OT

YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE194 Martavis Bryant 1/17/16 at DEN L, 23-16180 Merril Hoge 1/7/1990 at DEN L, 24-23161 Lynn Swann 1/18/1976 vs. DAL W, 21-17

SACKS3.0 Three occasions, most recently James Harrison 1/15/2011 vs. BAL W, 31-24

INTERCEPTIONS2 Three occasions, most recently Brent Alexander 1/20/2002 vs. BAL W, 27-10

POINTS SCORED42 12/29/1996 vs. IND W, 42-1440 1/6/1996 vs. BUF W, 40-21 12/19/1976 at BAL, W 40-1436 1/5/2003 vs. CLE W, 36-33

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED5 1/7/1979 vs. HOU W, 34-56 1/3/1998 vs. NE W, 7-6 1/12/1975 vs. MIN W, 16-67 12/23/1972 vs. OAK W, 13-7

Page 6: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

STEELERS POSTSEASON NOTES HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN

• Owns a 6-5 all-time record in the postseason (4-2 at Heinz Field).• Became the second head coach in NFL history to reach two Super Bowls in his fi rst four seasons as a head coach.• Became the youngest head coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl (Super Bowl XLIII).• Became just the seventh coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl within his fi rst two seasons as head coach.

QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER

• Is 11-6 all-time (.647) all-time in the postseason as a starter.• In 17 career postseason games, has a 61.5 completion percentage (321-of-522) for 4,052 yards and 22 touchdowns with 19 interceptions for a 84.6 passer rating. His 321 completions and 4,052 passing yards the most in Steelers postseason history and his 22 touchdowns are the second-most in team postseason annals.• Led the Steelers to the Super Bowl in three of his fi rst seven seasons as the starting quarterback.• Became just the sixth quarterback in NFL history to start three Super Bowls in his fi rst seven seasons (Troy Aikman, Tom Brady, John Elway, Bob Griese, Jim Kelly).• Led the Steelers to four AFC Championship Games in his fi rst seven seasons as the starting quarterback, becoming just the eighth quarterback in NFL history to do so (Troy Aikman, Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Jim Kelly, Donovan McNabb, Ken Stabler, Roger Staubach).• Became the youngest quarterback in league history to win a Super Bowl (Super Bowl XL) at 23 years old.• Became the second-youngest starting quarterback to win two Super Bowls (26 years, 336 days old on Feb. 1, 2009; Tom Brady - 26 years, 182 days on Feb. 1, 2004).• Engineered a game-winning, 78-yard drive that culminated with a six-yard touchdown pass to WR Santonio Holmes for the go-ahead score with 35 seconds left in Super Bowl XLIII.• Became just the 10th quarterback in NFL history to win more than one Super Bowl (Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana - 4; Troy Aikman, Tom Brady - 3; Ben Roethlisberger, John Elway, Bob Griese, Jim Plunkett, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach - 2).• Has seven multi-touchdown postseason passing games.• Had a career playoff -high 65-yard touchdown pass to WR Santonio Holmes in the 2008 AFC Championship Game versus Baltimore.• Has three 300-yard postseason games, tied with Terry Bradshaw for the most in team playoff history.• Posted a career playoff -high 339 yards passing in the 2015 AFC Divisional Playoff game at the Denver Broncos.• Has engineered four postseason fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drives, including most recently in the 2015 AFC Wild Card Game at Cincinnati.

K CHRIS BOSWELL • Tied Gary Anderson (1989 postseason) and Norm Johnson (1995 postseason) for the most fi eld goals by a Steelers kicker in a single postseason with seven in the 2015 playoff s. • Set an NFL record for the most fi eld goals (four) by a rookie/ fi rst-year player in a playoff game in the 2015 AFC Wild Card at Cincinnati. His four fi eld goals also tied for the most in Steelers playoff history (third occasion).

STEELERS POSTSEASON NOTES WR ANTONIO BROWN • Has postseason career totals of 26 catches for 396 yards in six games. • His 396 receiving yards are seventh-most and his 26 catches are tied for ninth in team postseason record books. • In his fi rst career postseason game, fi nished with a game-high 75 receiving yards in the Steelers’ 2010 AFC Divisional Playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens. • Hauled in a career postseason long catch of 58 yards on the team’s fi nal drive to set up the game-winning touchdown against the Ravens. • In the 2010 AFC Championship Game, caught a 14-yard pass on third-and-six to seal the victory in the fi nal two minutes of the game. • Made his fi rst career postseason start vs. Baltimore in the 2014 AFC Wild Card, setting a single-game postseason high of nine catches for 117 yards. • Recorded a postseason best of 119 receiving yards on seven catches, both game highs, in the 2015 AFC Wild Card game at Cincinnati . • Fifteen of his 26 playoff catches have resulted in a fi rst down.

LB JAMES HARRISON • Has posted 56 tackles (39 solo) in 16 career playoff games (nine starts) - 15 games (nine starts) with Pittsburgh and one with Cincinnati. • Had one of the most memorable and game-changing plays in Super Bowl history with his record-breaking 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII. It marked the longest play in Super Bowl history, breaking hte old mark of 99 yards on a kickoff return by Desmond Howard (Green Bay) vs. New England in Super Bowl XXXI. • Finished Super Bowl XLIII with four tackles (three solo) and one interception and two QB hurries. • Has 8.5 sacks in his postseason career, including 3.0 in the 2010 AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Baltimore. His 8.5 sacks are the second-most in Steelers playoff history since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982. • His 3.0 sacks in the 2010 AFC Divisional Game against the Ravens tied the team’s postseason single-game record (Chad Brown vs. IND, 12/29/1996 and Gerald Williams vs. KC 1/8/1994). • Posted a six-yard sack in Super Bowl XLV. LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS • In 11 career postseason games, has 57 tackles (43 solo), one fumble recovery and four special teams tackles. • Had fi ve tackles in the 2008 AFC Championship Game. • His lone fumble recovery sealed the 2008 AFC Championship Game win over the Baltimore Ravens. •Team is 6-5 in his 11 games played (seven starts). • Made his fi rst career postseason start in the 2010 AFC Divisional Playoff game vs. Baltimore, tallying nine tackles. LB RYAN SHAZIER • Tallied an individual playoff game high 13 tackles (9 solo), to go along with two forced fumbles, two pass break-ups, two stops for losses and a fumble recovery in the 2015 AFC Wild Card at Cincinnati.

CB WILLIAM GAY • Has played in 11 career postseason games and the team is 6-5. • Has two career postseason defensive fumble recoveries. •In the 2010 AFC Championship Game, posted his fi rst career postseason touchdown as he scooped up a Jets’ fumble and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown late in the fi rst half.

Page 7: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

COLOR RUSH ON CHRISTMAS DAY Pittsburgh debuted its ‘color rush’ uniforms on Christmas Day when the team defeated the Baltimore Ravens 31-27 at Heinz Field to capture the AFC North title. Steelers President Art Rooney II announced during halftime of the team’s fi rst preseason game on KDKA-TV that the team’s ‘color rush’ uniforms will be all black with gold numbers.

STEELERS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Le’Veon Bell ......................... (Lay-vee-on)Anthony Chickillo ................. (Chick-il-oh)Ramon ...................... (Ruh-moan)Javon Hargrave.................... (Jay-von)Tyler Matakevich .................. (Matt-uh-kev-ich)Ben Roethlisberger .............. (Roth-lis-ber-ger)Al-Hajj Shabazz ................... (Al-hoge Shuh-bazz)Ryan Shazier ....................... (Shay-zier)Shamarko Thomas ............... (Shuh-mar-ko)Fitzgerald Toussaint ............. (Too-saunt)Stephon Tuitt ........................ (Steff-on Too-it)

2016 SCHEDULE NOTES The Steelers won each of their three primetime games in 2016: a Kickoff Weekend Monday Night Football victory at the Washing-ton Redskins (38-16), a Week Four Sunday Night Football win vs. Kansas City at Heinz Field (43-14) and a Thursday Night Football win on Thanksgiving Day at the Indianapolis Colts (28-7). Pittsburgh defeated the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16, 31-27, to mark the fi rst Christmas Day game and win in franchise history.

1934 THROWBACKS IN WEEK 5 The Steelers wore their 1934 throwback uniforms in Week Five against the New York Jets at Heinz Field. This marked the fi fth straight season Pittsburgh donned their 1934 throwback uniforms and the last occasion. The team fi rst wore these in 2012 during the team’s 80th season in professional football.

STEELERS ON THANKSGIVING The Steelers earned their second win on Thanksgiving Day in team history on Nov. 24 (Week 12), defeating the Indianapolis Colts 28-7 in a nationally televised primetime game on Thursday Night Football. Below is a look at the team’s eight Thanksgiving Day games in franchise history:

STEELERS THANKSGIVING DAY GAME RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT Nov. 23, 1939 at Philadelphia L, 17-14 Nov. 28, 1940 at Philadelphia L, 7-0 Nov. 23, 1950 at Chicago W, 28-17 Nov. 24, 1983 at Detroit L, 45-3 Nov. 28, 1991 at Dallas L, 20-10 Nov. 26, 1998 at Detroit L, 19-16 (OT) Nov. 28, 2013 at Baltimore L, 22-20 Nov. 24, 2016 at Indianapolis W, 28-7

Foster

STEELERS AWARDS IN 2016 QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER• 2017 Pro Bowl Selection • Week 4 AFC Off ensive Player of the Week • Week 5 FedEx Air Player of the Week

RB Le’VEON BELL• 2017 Pro Bowl Selection • Week 14 AFC Off ensive Player of the Week • Week 14 FedEx Ground Player of the Week WR ANTONIO BROWN • 2017 Pro Bowl Selection C MAURKICE POUNCEY• 2017 Pro Bowl Selection

G DAVID DeCASTRO • 2017 Pro Bowl Selection

RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS• Week 1 AFC Off ensive Player of the Week DE STEPHON TUITT• Week 11 AFC Defensive Player of the Week

Page 8: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS. CLEVELAND THE STEELERS

• Pittsburgh fi nished the 2016 regular-season with an 11-5 overall record, 9-3 vs. AFC teams (5-1 vs. AFC North) and 6-2 at Heinz Field.• The Steelers improved to 24-19-2 in overtime games in team history (13-3-1 at home) and to 6-2-1 at Heinz Field.• The Steelers won 11 games in 2016 to mark the 16th season in team history with at least 11 wins and eighth since 2000.• Pittsburgh won six regular-season home games for the ninth time since Heinz Field opened in 2001 (2001, ’04, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’11, ’14, ’15 and ’16).• Pittsburgh has won seven consecutive regular-season games in a single-season for the fi rst time since 2004 (14 games).• The Steelers are now 70-58 in regular-season history against the Browns, 43-21 at home and 15-1 at Heinz Field.• Pittsburgh has swept the regular-season series vs. Cleveland for the 21st time in series history.• Pittsburgh has won each of the previous four regular-season games vs. Cleveland and 13 consecutive at home, dating back to the 2004 season.• Pittsburgh improved to 7-0 in regular-season games against Cleveland in the month of January (4-0 at home in the month).• Pittsburgh is the fi rst team in NFL history to reach 10 regular-season wins in the month of January, and improved its record to 10-1 in the month – tops in the NFL.• The Steelers have won eight consecutive regular-season games in the month of January.• Pittsburgh has won each of their last nine regular-season fi nales, dating back to 2008.• The Steelers became the only NFL team to not allow an opponent touchdown on their fi rst off ensive possession in each of their 16 regular-season games – the fi rst time in team history since 2002.• For the fi rst time in a single season in team history, Pittsburgh recorded three consecutive wins when trailing by at least 10 points.• The Steelers allowed 21 sacks in 2016 to tie for the sixth-fewest allowed since 1963 when team sacks became charted.• The Steelers scored 399 points in 2016 to mark the fi fth-most in a season in team history.• The Steelers generated 5,962 net yards of off ense in 2016 to mark the fourth-most in a season in team history.• The Steelers produced 336 fi rst downs in 2016 to mark the sixth-most in a season in team history.• The Steelers scored 47 touchdowns in 2016 to tie for the third-most in a season in team history.• The Steelers have scored at least 45 touchdowns in three consecutive seasons for the fi rst time in franchise history.

HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN• Has led the Steelers to at least 11 wins in a season for the fi fth time in his 10 seasons as the team’s head coach (2008, ’10, ’11, ’14 and ‘16).• Improved his regular-season record to 103-57 since becoming the Steelers’ head coach in 2007 (59-21 at home).• Tied John Madden (103) for the fourth-most wins by an NFL head coach in their fi rst 10 seasons as a head coach.

FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS. CLEVELAND HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN (Cont’d)

• Led the Steelers to at least six regular-season home wins for the seventh year in his 10 seasons as the team’s head coach (2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ’14, ’15 and ’16).• Is now 5-1 in overtime games at Heinz Field (6-5 overall).• Improved to 17-3 as the Steelers’ head coach in regular-season games vs. Cleveland (10-0 at home).• Led the Steelers to a regular-season sweep over the Browns for the seventh time in his 10 years as the team’s head coach (2007, ’08, ’10, ’11, ’13, ’15 and ’16).• Is now 77-43 in regular-season games vs. AFC teams (44-16 at home).• Improved his head coaching record to 41-19 vs. AFC North opponents (23-7 at home).• Improved to 5-0 in regular-season games during the month of January (1-0 at home during the month).

QB LANDRY JONES• Made his fourth career start and improved to 2-2 in his NFL career.• Threw for 277 yards, completing 24-of-37 passes, with three touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 103.1.• Set a single-game career high with three touchdown passes, surpassing his previous mark of two (Oct. 18, 2015 vs. Arizona).• Threw a game-winning 26-yard touchdown to WR Cobi Hamilton in overtime. • Reached 1,000 passing yards in his NFL career, now with 1,071.

RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS•Totaled 94 scrimmage yards (67 rushing and 27 receiving).• Scored two touchdowns – an 11-yard reception and a one-yard run – increasing his career total to 70 touchdowns (61 rushing / 9 receiving) and six in 2016 (four rushing / two receiving).• Was the second game of his NFL career with at least one rushing and one receiving touchdown (Oct. 5, 2008 with Carolina vs. Kansas City).• His 70 combined touchdowns rank 10th among active NFL players.• Moved into 48th on the NFL’s all-time rushing yardage list, surpassing Larry Csonka (8,081), now with 8,096.

RB FITZGERALD TOUSSAINT• Established a single-game career high of 38 yards from scrimmage (14 rushing and 24 receiving), surpassing his previous mark of 31 (Dec. 21, 2014 at Houston).

WR ELI ROGERS• Led the Steelers in receptions (6) and receiving yards (61).

WR DEMARCUS AYERS• Scored the fi rst touchdown of his NFL career on an 11-yard reception from QB Landry Jones in the fourth quarter, fi nishing the game with fi ve catches for 44 yards.

WR COBI HAMILTON• Totaled three catches for 54 yards, including a game-winning 26-yard touchdown in overtime. Marked his second career receiving touchdown.

Page 9: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS. CLEVELAND G DAVID DeCASTRO • Extended his consecutive regular-season games started streak to 56 – the fourth-longest active consecutive games started streak among NFL guards.

CB WILLIAM GAY• Extended his consecutive regular season games played streak to 160 – the longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL defensive players.

S MIKE MITCHELL• Extended his consecutive regular season games started streak to 62 – the fi fth-longest active consecutive games started streak among NFL safeties.• Recovered a fumble that was forced by LB Jarvis Jones. Marked his sixth career fumble recovery on defense. Finished with eight tackles (seven solo).

S SEAN DAVIS• Recorded the fi rst full sack of his NFL career, bringing down Cleveland QB Robert Griffi n III in the fi rst quarter for a seven yard loss, increasing his rookie total to 1.5 quarterback takedowns.• Recovered a Cleveland QB Robert Griffi n III fumble in the second quarter, the fi rst fumble recovery of his NFL career.• Led the team with nine tackles (eight solo).

FROM LAST WEEK’S GAME VS. CLEVELAND LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS

• Extended his streak of consecutive regular-season games started to 101 – the longest active streak among current Steelers – and the longest active streak among NFL linebackers.• Extended his consecutive regular season games played streak to 120 – the longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL linebackers.

LB RYAN SHAZIER• Posted eight tackles (seven solo) and hauled in his third interception of 2016 in the second quarter, a single-season career high, and tied for the team lead in the category (Artie Burns).

LB JARVIS JONES• Recorded his fi rst sack of the season, taking down QB Robert Griffi n III in the fourth quarter. Marked his sixth career sack.• Forced a fumble on RB Isaiah Crowell late in the fourth quarter. Marked his fourth career forced fumble.

LB BUD DUPREE

• Recorded a sack-forced fumble of Cleveland QB Robert Griffi n III in the third quarter, increasing his 2016 sack total to 4.5, a single-season career high (4.0 in 2015) and marking the fi rst forced fumble of his NFL career.

NT DAN McCULLERS• Tallied the fi rst full sack of his NFL career, increasing his career total to 1.5, bringing down Cleveland QB Robert Griffi n III for an eight-yard loss in the fourth quarter.

Page 10: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

STEELERS-DOLPHINS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1971 Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 12-11 At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 6-3 At Miami: Dolphins lead, 8-6 Neutral Sites: N/A Streak: Dolphins won previous two meetings Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 16, 2016, at Miami Miami 30, Pittsburgh 15 Postseason Series: Dolphins lead, 2-1 Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 6, 1985, at Miami Miami 45, Pittsburgh 28 - AFC Championship

(preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)

This week’s game will mark the 27th overall meeting between Pittsburgh and Miami, including the postseason...the overall series is even at 13-13, with the Dolphins owning a one-game advantage over the Steelers in postseason history, 2-1...the two teams will meet for the third time in Pittsburgh during the playoff s, with each team claiming a postseason win in Pittsburgh.

THE LAST TIME VS. MIAMI

Miami 30, Pittsburgh 15October 16, 2015

Hard Rock Stadium (65,351)

MIAMI - RB Jay Ajayi rushed for 204 yards with two rushing scores to help lift the Dolphins to a 30-15 victory over the Steelers at Hard Rock Stadium. K Andrew Franks gave the Dolphins an early 3-0 lead. On the Steelers’ ensuing drive, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey scored on a 60-yard touchdown run to give Pittsburgh an 8-3 advantage. The 60-yard touchdown run was the longest touchdown run by a Steeler since 2005. Miami then scored 20 unanswered points. Franks connected on two fi eld goals (23 and 30 yards), and RB Damien Williams scored on a one-yard run late in the second quarter, to give the Dolphins a 16-8 lead at the break. Ajayi scored on a one-yard run late in the third quarter to extend Miami’s lead to 23-8. Late in the fourth quarter, QB Ben Roethlisberger threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to WR Cobi Hamilton. On the Dolphins’ next play from scrimmage, Ajayi scored on a 62-yard run to seal the victory.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (4-2) 8 0 0 7 15Dolphins (2-4) 3 13 7 7 30

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREMIA 1 8:34 Franks 30 yd. FG 9-53; 3:39 0-3PIT 1 5:39 Heyward-Bey 60 yd. run (Pass to Bell) 6-75; 2:55 8-3MIA 2 8:18 Franks 23 yd. FG 12-85; 7:08 8-6MIA 2 5:23 Franks 30 yd. FG 4-1; 2:43 8-9MIA 2 0:21 Williams 1 yd. run (Franks kick) 9-71; 2:26 8-16MIA 3 1:39 Ajayi 1 yd. run (Franks kick) 6-52; 3:31 8-23PIT 4 1:02 Hamilton 23 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 10-97; 3:18 15-23MIA 4 0:50 Ajayi 62 yd. run (Franks kick) 1-62; 0:12 15-302016 TEAM STATS

Steelers Category Dolphins 24.9 ..................................... Points Scored Per Game ...............................22.7 20.4 .....................................Points Allowed Per Game ..............................23.8 21.0 ....................................... First Downs Per Game .................................17.4 372.6 ......................................Total Yards Per Game ...............................332.8 110.0 ...................................Rushing Yards Per Game ............................ 114.0 262.6 ................................... Passing Yards Per Game .............................218.8 38 .....................................................Sacks By ..............................................33 13 ............................................... Interceptions By .........................................16 30:22 ....................................Avg. Time of Possession .............................28:23 47 .................................................. Touchdowns ............................................45 13 ........................................... Rushing Touchdowns .....................................14 33 ........................................... Passing Touchdowns .....................................27 1 ...........................................Touchdowns on Returns ....................................4 24-28 ............................................. Field Goals ........................................16-21 44.9 ............................................... Punting Avg. .........................................44.3 8.4 ..............................................Punt Return Avg. .......................................9.1 21.5 .......................................... Kickoff Return Avg.....................................25.1

2016 AFC NORTH STANDINGS

2016 AFC North Standings W L T Pct. Pts. Opp.Pittsburgh 11 5 0 .688 399 327Baltimore 8 8 0 .500 343 321Cincinnati 6 9 1 .406 325 315 Cleveland 1 15 0 .063 264 452This Week in the AFC North:Sunday, Jan. 8:Pittsburgh (1015) vs. Miami (10-6), 1 p.m. (CBS Network, locally KDKA-TV)

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Dolphins1st Downs 15 (3-11-1) 24 (12-10-2)3rd Downs 3-11 (27%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 297 474Plays-Avg. 53-5.6 68-7.0Rushing Yards 128 222Rush Att.-Avg. 16-8.0 36-6.2Net Passing 169 252Att.-Comp.-Int. 35-19-2 32-24-0Sacks By 0-0 2-20Punts-Avg. 5-36.0 2-38.5Penalties 6-65 8-95Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0

Time of Poss. 23:30 36:30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Heyward-Bey 1-60, 1 TD; Bell 10-53; Williams 3-10; Brown 1-6; Jones 1-(-1). Mia. – Ajayi 25-204, 2 TDs; Williams 6-12, 1 TD; Foster 3-3; Tannehill 2-3. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 34-19-2, 189, 1 TD; Jones 1-0-0, 0.Mia. – Tannehill 32-24-0, 252. RECEIVING: Pit. – Bell 6-55; Brown 4-39; Rogers 4-35; Hamilton 2-36, 1 TD; James 2-13; Grimble 1-11. Mia. – Landry 7-91; Parker 5-28; Gray 3-81; Stills 2-12; Foster 2-12; Williams 2-5; Sims 1-12; Jones 1-8, Ajayi 1-3.

STEELERS-DOLPHINS IN POSTSEASON This week’s game will mark the fourth time Pittsburgh and Miami will have met in postseason history, with the Dolphins owning a 2-1 mark against the Steelers:

STEELERS-DOLPHINS: POSTSEASON HISTORYDATE LOCATION RESULT GAME12/31/1972 Pittsburgh L, 21-17 AFC Championship12/30/1979 Pittsburgh W, 34-14 AFC Divisional Playoff 1/6/1985 Miami L, 45-28 AFC Championship

Page 11: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

STEELERS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS

Steelers in Bold; Dolphins in Bold ItalicFormer Steelers/Dolphins

Steelers RB coach James Saxon was on staff with the Dolphins from 2008-10.

Miami OG Kraig Urbik entered the NFL as a third-round (79th overall) draft selection of Pittsburgh in 2009.

Area Connections Steelers WRs Antonio Brown and Eli Rogers, along

with CB Artie Burns and DE Stephon Tuitt are all from Miami, Fla.

Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo played collegiately at Miami (Fla.).

Miami LB Mike Hull is a native of Canonsburg, Pa. and attended Penn State.

Dolphins CB Tony Lippett and DE Cameron Wake both played their college careers at Penn State.

Miami CB Lafayette Pitts is a former Pitt Panther.

NFL Connections Steelers STC Danny Smith worked with Dolphins asst.

strength and conditioning coach Jim Arthur in Buff alo for two seasons (2002-03).

Steelers OL coach Mike Munchak and Dolphins LB coach Matt Burke were on the same Titans staff from 2004-08.

Munchak was also with the Titans from 2008-11 when Dolphins DE Jason Jones was a player.

Pittsburgh WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (2013) and DE Ricardo Mathews (2010-13) were Colts when Miami OC Clyde Christensen was on Indianapolis’ coaching staff .

Steelers HC Mike Tomlin worked with Christensen in Tampa Bay for one year (2001). Miami OL coach Chris Foerster was also working for the Buccaneers at that time.

Smith worked with Foerster in Washington for three years (2010-12).

Steelers QB Zach Mettenberger also played for the Titans in 2015 when Dolphins WR coach Shawn Jeff erson was on staff for Tennessee.

Steelers OC Todd Haley coached the Chiefs from 2009-11 while Dolphins T Branden Albert was a player.

Pittsburgh LB Arthur Moats played alongside Miami LB Kiko Alonso for one year (2013) in Buff alo.

Moats also played with Miami C/G Kraig Urbik (2010-13) and DE Mario Williams (2012-13) as a Bill.

Steelers TE David Johnson and Mathews (2014-15) were both teammates with Dolphins LB Donald Butler in San Diego.

PIT-MIA SERIES HIGHS

Passing YardsSteelers Ben Roethlisberger 349 12/8/2013Dolphins Dan Marino 421 1/6/1985** 1984 AFC Championship

Rushing YardsSteelers Jerome Bettis 119 11/25/1996Dolphins Jay Ajayi 204 10/16/2016

Receiving YardsSteelers Theo Bell 173 11/30/1980Dolphins Paul Warfi eld 158 11/14/1971

STEELERS-DOLPHINS CONNECTIONS

Steelers in Bold; Dolphins in Bold ItalicCollege Connections

Steelers LB Arthur Moats attended James Madison in 2007 when Dolphins DB coach Joe Danna held the same position there.

Pittsburgh QB Landry Jones spent time as an Oklahoma Sooner with Miami DT Jordan Phillips (2012), RB Damien Williams (2012) and WR Kenny Stills (2010-12).

Steelers TE Jesse James was teammates with Dolphins LB Mike Hull (2012-13) and CB Jordan Lucas (2012-14) at Penn State.

Pittsburgh LB Jarvis Jones and Miami S Bacarri Rambo shared a locker room at Georgia for four years (2009-12).

Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell attended Michigan State with Dolphins CB Tony Lippett and TE Dion Sims from 2011-12.

Steelers G Davis DeCastro played all four years of his collegiate career (2008-11) with Dolphins S Michael Thomas at Stanford.

Pittsburgh S Robert Golden was an Arizona Wildcat with Miami DT Earl Mitchell for two seasons (2008-09).

Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo (2011-14) and CB Artie Burns (2013-15) played at Miami (FL) with Dolphins WR Rashawn Scott.

Page 12: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

FROM THE STEELERS• With a win, would even the postseason series against Miami to 2-2, and improve to 2-1 against the Dolphins at home during the playoff s.• Pittsburgh looks to improve to 6-5 in AFC Wild Card game postseason history and to 3-3 in the Wild Card round at home.• The Steelers look to improve to 35-24 in postseason team history.

FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN• With a win, would improve to 7-5 in his postseason career and to 5-2 at Heinz Field during the playoff s.

FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE

QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER• Will tie Larry Brown and Hines Ward (18) for the fourth-most playoff game appearances in team history on Sunday.• With a win, would improve to 12-6 in the postseason as a starter (6-3 at home).• Is two completions from surpassing Jim Kelly (322) for the eighth-most in NFL playoff history, 21 from moving into seventh (Donovan McNabb, 341) and 35 from sixth (John Elway, 355).• Two or more touchdown passes to register his eighth career multi-touchdown passing game in the postseason.• Would record his fourth 300-yard playoff game with 300yards this week (339 at Denver, 1/17/2016, 337 vs. Jacksonville, 1/5/2008 and 334 vs. Baltimore, Jan. 3, 2015).• With 300 passing yards, would break a tie with Terry Bradshaw (3) for the most 300-yard games in Steelers postseason history.• With 300 passing yards this week, would tie Terry Bradshaw (2) for the most consecutive 300-yard games in Steelers playoff history.• Is three touchdown passes from becoming the second in Steelers’ postseason history with at least 25 (Terry Bradshaw: 30).• Will become the 11th quarterback in NFL history with at least 25 touchdown passes in the postseason with three.• Is 459 passing yards from surpassing Dan Marino (4,510) for the sixth-most in NFL playoff history.

RB Le’VEON BELL• With 100 rushing yards on Sunday, will become the fi rst Steelers running back with a 100-yard postseason game since the 2011 postseason (Isaac Redman, 121 yards, Jan. 8, 2012 at Denver).

WHAT TO LOOK FORFROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT’D)

WR ANTONIO BROWN• Will tie Atnwaan Randle El (27) for the eighth-most catches in Steelers playoff history with his next catch and fi ve to tie Andre Hastings (31) for seventh.• Is four catches from becoming the eighth Steeler with 30career postseason receptions.• Needs 104 receiving yards to tally 500 in his postseasoncareer and become the seventh player in team history with at least 500 receiving yards in the playoff s.• With 100 receiving yards this week, will become the fi rst player in Steelers history to record three consecutive 100-yard playoff games.• Is 109 receiving yards from surpassing Franco Harris (504) for the sixth-most in Steelers postseason history and 192 from moving into fourth (Heath Miller and Ernie Mills: 587).• Will record the fi rst touchdown catch of his postseasoncareer with a scoring grab.• Is 135 scrimmage yards from moving into ninth (Willie Parker, 548) in Steelers postseason history and 174 from surpassing Heath Miller (587) for eighth.

FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE

LB JAMES HARRISON• Is 1.5 sacks from registering 10.0 in his Steelers’ postseason career and to join LaMarr Woodley (11.0) as the only players with at least 10.0 sacks in team playoff history.

FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS

K CHRIS BOSWELL• Is two fi eld goals from tying Shaun Suisham (nine) for the fi fth-most in Steelers postseason history and three to match Norm Johnson (10) for the fourth most.

Page 13: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 BY THE NUMBERS

1The Steelers were the only NFL team on Kickoff Weekend

to feature a 300-yard passer (Ben Roethlisberger: 300), 100-yard rusher (DeAngelo Williams: 143) and a 100-yard

receiver (Antonio Brown: 126).

1stCB Artie Burns made his fi rst career start in Week Nine at

Baltimore and posted the fi rst interception of his NFL career.

3WR Antonio Brown set a single-game career-high with three touchdown receptions in Week 12 at Indianapolis to become

the 13th player (14th occasion) in Steelers history with a three-plus touchdown catch game.

6-110TE Ladarius Green recorded the fi rst 100-yard receiving game

of his NFL career in Week 13 vs. New York, fi nishing with single-game career highs in receptions (6) and yards (110),

while scoring the fi rst touchdown of his Steelers tenure.

8.0The Steelers recorded eight sacks in Week 11 at Cleveland

- the team’s most since eight on December 24, 2005 at Cleveland.

12The number of touchdown catches WR Antonio Brown had in 2016 - the tied as the second-most in a season in Steelers

history and the second-most in his NFL career of his team record of 13 in 2014.

20.7WR Sammie Coates is second in the NFL with a 20.7 yards

per catch average (21-435, minimum 20 receptions).

21The Steelers limited opponents to 21 sacks in 2016 - the

second-fewest allowed on the season (Oakland: 18).

79.5LB James Harrison increased his sack total with the Steelers to 79.5 in Week 13 - the most by a Pittsburgh defender since

the statistic became offi cial in 1982.

600WR Antonio Brown set an NFL record for the fewest games played to reach 600 receptions, setting the mark during Week

11’s game at Cleveland, his 96th game.

1,268-1,884RB Le’Veon Bell ranked fi fth in the NFL with 1,268 rushing yards and third with 1,884 yards from scrimmage in 2016.

5,000RB Le’Veon Bell eclipsed 5,000 yards from scrimmage in his NFL career during Week 11’s game at Cleveland - his 42nd

career game - setting a Steelers record for the fewest games played to reach the milestone.

THE STEELERS IN 2016

Regular Post Season SeasonOverall: 11-5 0-0At Home: 6-2 0-0On the Road: 5-3 0-0Neutral: 0-0 0-0

By Month: September 2-1 0-0 October 2-2 0-0 November 2-2 0-0 December 4-0 0-0 January 1-0 0-0

vs. AFC: 9-3 0-0 vs. AFC North 5-1 0-0 vs. AFC East 2-2 0-0 vs. AFC South 1-0 0-0 vs. AFC West 1-0 0-0

vs. NFC: 2-2 0-0 vs. NFC East 2-2 0-0 vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0 vs. NFC South 0-0 0-0 vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0

When: When Scoring First: 7-1 0-0 When Opponent Scored First: 4-4 0-0 When Scoring 20 or More Points: 9-1 0-0 When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 0-4 0-0 When Leading after the fi rst quarter: 8-2 0-0 When Trailing after the fi rst quarter: 3-3 0-0 When Tied after the fi rst quarter: 0-0 0-0 When Leading at the Half: 9-1 0-0 When Trailing at the Half: 2-4 0-0 When Tied at the Half: 0-0 0-0 When Leading after three quarters: 8-0 0-0 When Trailing after three quarters: 3-5 0-0 When Tied after three quarters: 0-0 0-0 When Outrushing the Opponent: 8-0 0-0 With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 2-0 0-0 With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 0-0 0-0 When Led in Time of Possession: 7-1 0-0 When Trailed in Time of Possession: 4-4 0-0

On Turf: 3-0 0-0 On Grass: 8-5 0-0

When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 7-2 0-0 When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 1-0 0-0 When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 3-3 0-0

Page 14: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST Since being named named head coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to 103 victories in the regular season - the third-most wins in the NFL during that time span:

NFL TEAM RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT TEAM RECORD PLAYOFF APP. SUPER BOWL APP. New England 126-34 9* 3 Green Bay 106-53-1 9* 1 Pittsburgh 103-57 7* 2 Indianapolis 100-60 7 1 Denver 94-66 5 1 Dallas 92-68 4* 0 New Orleans 91-69 4 1 Baltimore 90-70 6 1 *Made the playoff s in 2016

Tomlin’s .644 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 W L T Win Pct. Bill Belichick (Cle 1991-95, NE 2000-pres.) 237 115 0 .673 Mike McCarthy (GB 2006-pres.) 114 61 1 .651 Bruce Arians (Ari 2013-pres.) 41 22 1 .648 Mike Tomlin (Pit 2007-pres.) 103 57 0 .644 Chuck Pagano (Ind 2012-pres.) 49 31 0 .613 John Harbaugh (Bal 2008-pres.) 85 59 0 .590

TOMLIN AT HOME Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a 59-21 career regular-season record at Heinz Field. He led the Steelers to a 6-2 mark at home in 2016. Tomlin earned his 50th regular season home win in Week Nine in 2015 vs. Oakland and joined Chuck Noll (119) and Bill Cowher (85) as the third head coach in Steelers history with 50 regular season home victories. Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to at least fi ve home wins in each of his fi rst 10 seasons as the team’s head coach and six in seven of his 10 at the helm. His 59-21 (.738) mark at home and his 59 home wins are the third best in the NFL since 2007:

HOME GAME RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England 70 10 0 .875 Green Bay 62 17 1 .781 Pittsburgh 59 21 0 .738 Baltimore 58 22 0 .725 Seattle 56 24 0 .700

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 TEAM(S)^ NO. OF GAMES George Seifert San Francisco 75 Joe Gibbs Washington 84 Mike Ditka Chicago 85 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 88 Chuck Knox L.A. Rams, Buff alo 88 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 90 Andy Reid Philadelphia 90 ^ Through fi rst 60 wins

TOMLIN IN THE DIVISION Mike Tomlin owns a 41-19 all-time record against teams in the AFC North since becoming the Steelers’ head coach in 2007. His 41 regular-season wins against division opponents are the most of any AFC North team since 2007:

AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION GAME RECORDSSINCE 2007

TEAM W L T Win Pct. Pittsburgh Steelers 41 19 0 .683 Baltimore Ravens 35 25 0 .583 Cincinnati Bengals 31 29 0 .517 Cleveland Browns 13 47 0 .217

He owns an impressive 23-7 record against divisional foes at Heinz Field during the regular season:

AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION HOME GAME RECORDSSINCE 2007

TEAM W L T Win Pct. Pittsburgh Steelers 23 7 0 .767 Baltimore Ravens 21 9 0 .800 Cincinnati Bengals 17 13 0 .567 Cleveland Browns 9 21 0 .300

Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents in six of his 10 seasons as the team’s head coach.

TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin’s regular-season record against the NFC is 26-14, including 15-5 at home. The Steelers’ .650 regular-season winning percentage against the NFC since 2007 is second-best among AFC teams:

AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England 31 9 0 .775 Pittsburgh 26 14 0 .650 Denver 25 15 0 .625 Baltimore 24 16 0 .600 Indianapolis 24 16 0 .600

Including the postseason Tomlin has a .643 winning percentage (27-15) against the NFC during his fi rst 10 years, which ranks fi rst among Steelers’ head coaches.

PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 28 primetimegames, including a Week One Monday Night Football gameat the Washington Redskins to kickoff the 2016 season(W, 38-16), a Week Four Sunday Night Football tilt at Heinz Field vs. Kansas City (W, 43-14) and a Week 12 Thursday Night tilt on Thanksgiving Day at the Indianapolis Colts (W, 28-7). Mike Tomlin, the 10th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a30-16 overall record in regular-season primetime games. He is 10-2 on Monday Night Football, 14-8 on Sunday Night Football and 6-6 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 fi rst six Monday NightFootball games.

Page 15: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

TOMLIN IN 10 In his 10th season as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victrory in Week 14 of 2016 at Buff alo in his 157th career regular-season games to mark the fewest games by a Steelers head coach to reach the century mark in the win column (Chuck Noll: 158 and Bill Cowher: 163). His 103 wins in his fi rst 10 seasons are the most wins in team history for any coach in his fi rst 10 campaigns and his two Super Bowl appearances are second-most for the franchise for a coach in his fi rst 10 seasons. Tomlin’s seven postseason berths are tied as the most in a coach’s fi rst 10 seasons with the Steelers and his fi ve division titles are third-most. Below is how Tomlin ranks among Steelers’ coaches in their fi rst 10 seasons:

STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR 10th YEAR HEAD COACH RECORD Mike Tomlin (2007-current) 103-57 (.644) (2007-current) Chuck Noll (1969-1991) 88-53-1 (.623) (1969-1978) Bill Cowher (1992-2006) 99-61 (.619) (1992-2001)

HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS Chuck Noll 3 (1974, ‘75, ‘78) 3 (1974, ‘75, ‘78) Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, ’10) 1 (2008) Bill Cowher 1 (1995)

HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Bill Cowher 7 (1992-97, 2001) Chuck Noll 7 (1972-78) Mike Tomlin 7 (2007, ’08, ’10, ’11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16)

HEAD COACH DIVISION TITLES Bill Cowher 6 (1992, ’94-’97, 2001) (AFC Central) Chuck Noll 6 (1972, ’74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78) (AFC Central) Mike Tomlin 5 (2007, ’08, ’10, ‘14, ‘16) (AFC North)

TOMLIN’S 100TH IN 10 Mike Tomlin became the third head coach in Steelers history to record 100 regular season wins in Week 14 of 2016, with the team’s 27-20 victory at Buff alo. He joined Chuck Noll (1969-91: 193) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006:149) in the team’s 100-win club to make the Steelers the fi rst NFL franchise with three 100-win head coaches. Tomlin’s 100th win occurred in his 10th season with the Steelers,becoming the fi rst Pittsburgh head coach to reach 100 wins in his fi rst10 years (Bill Cowher: 1992-2001: 99 and Chuck Noll: 1976-78: 88). Tomlin also joined an elite head coach fraternity in NFLhistory by reaching 10 wins in his 10th season:

• He is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 100 games in his fi rst 10 seasons with one franchise, joining Bill Belichick (Patriots), Mike Ditka (Chicago), Joe Gibbs (Washington), John Madden (Oakland), Mike McCarthy (Green Bay), Marty Schottenheimer (Kansas City), Mike Shanahan (Denver) and Don Shula (Miami).

AMONG COACHES IN FIRST 10 Mike Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victrory in Week 14 at Buff alo in 2016, and has accumulated a 103-57 regular-season record in his fi rst 10 seasons as a head coach in NFL (2007-16). Tomlin is one of eight head coaches in NFL history with 100 or more regular-season wins in their fi rst 10 seasons as a head coach:

MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHESIN THEIR FIRST 10 SEASONS AS A HEAD COACH

HEAD COACH YEARS WINS George Seifert 1989-96, 1999-2000 113 Don Shula 1963-72 105 Mike McCarthy 2006-15 104 Mike Tomlin 2007-16 103 John Madden 1969-78 103 Tony Dungy 1996-2005 102 Mike Ditka 1982-91 101 Joe Gibbs 1981-90 101

GOOD FIRST NINE In his 10th season as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. Tomlin earned his 90th regular-season victrory in Week 14 of 2015 at Cincinnati and closed out his ninth season with 92 wins following the team’s Week 17 victory at Cleveland. His 92 wins in his fi rst nine seasons are the most wins in team history for any coach after his fi rst nine campaigns and his two Super Bowl appearances also are tied for the franchise best for a coach in his fi rst nine seasons. Tomlin’s six postseason berths are tied as the most in a coach’s fi rst nine seasons with the Steelers and his four division titles are third-most. Below is how Tomlin ranks among Steelers’ coaches in their fi rst nine seasons:

STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR NINTH YEAR HEAD COACH RECORD Mike Tomlin (2007-15) 92-52 (.639) (2007-2015) Bill Cowher (1992-2006) 86-58 (.597) (1992-2000) Chuck Noll (1969-1991) 74-51-1 (.591) (1969-1977)

HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS Chuck Noll 2 (1974, ‘75) 2 (1974, ‘75) Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, ’10) 1 (2008) Bill Cowher 1 (1995)

HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Bill Cowher 6 (1992-97) Chuck Noll 6 (1972-77) Mike Tomlin 6 (2007, ’08, ’10, ’11, ‘14, ‘15)

HEAD COACH DIVISION TITLES Bill Cowher 5 (1992, ’94-’97) (AFC Central) Chuck Noll 5 (1972, ’74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77) (AFC Central) Mike Tomlin 4 (2007, ’08, ’10, ‘14) (AFC North)

Page 16: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

AMONG COACHES IN FIRST NINE Mike Tomlin earned his 90th regular-season victrory in Week 14 at Cincinnati in 2015, and has accumulated a 92-52 regular-season record in his fi rst nine seasons as a head coach in NFL (2007-15). Tomlin is one of nine head coaches in NFL history with 90 or more regular-season wins in their fi rst nine seasons as a head coach and his 92 wins are tied as the fourth-most among the group:

MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHESIN THEIR FIRST NINE SEASONS AS A HEAD COACH

HEAD COACH YEARS WINS George Seifert 1989-96, 1999 106 Mike McCarthy 2006-14 94 John Madden 1969-77 94 Mike Tomlin 2007-15 92 Dennis Green 1992-2000 92 Joe Gibbs 1981-89 91 Don Shula 1963-71 91 Mike Ditka 1982-90 90 Mike Holmgren 1992-2000 90

EIGHT IN EACH OF FIRST NINE Along with securing his 90th win in Week 14 at Cincinnati in 2015,Mike Tomlin also led the Steelers to its eighth win of the season. Tomlin has guided the Steelers to at least eight wins in each ofhis nine seasons as the team’s head coach.

• Tomlin is the third head coach in NFL history to win at least eight games in each of their fi rst nine years as an NFL head coach and with the same team (Dennis Green: Minnesota, John Madden: Oakland and Mike Tomlin: Pittsburgh).

• He became the sixth head coach in NFL history to lead a team to at least eight wins in each of their fi rst nine years as a NFL head coach (George Allen: Los Angeles/Washington, Dennis Green: Minnesota, John Madden: Oakland, George Seifert: San Francisco/Carolina, Don Shula: Baltimore/Miami and Mike Tomlin: Pittsburgh).

• Tomlin is the fourth head coach in NFL history to win at least eight games in their fi rst nine years as a head coach with a team (Dennis Green: Minnesota, John Madden: Oakland, Marty Schottenheimer: Kansas City and Mike Tomlin: Pitts-burgh).

TOMLIN’S 90TH IN NINE Mike Tomlin became the third head coach in Steelers history to record 90 regular season wins in Week 14 of 2015, with the team’s 33-20 victory at Cincinnati. He joined Chuck Noll (1969-91: 193) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006:149) in the team’s 90-win club. Tomlin’s 90th win occurred in his ninth season with the Steelers,becoming the fi rst Pittsburgh head coach to reach 90 wins in his fi rstnine years (Bill Cowher: 1992-2000: 86 and Chuck Noll: 1976-77: 74). Tomlin also joined several elite head coach fraternities in NFLhistory by reaching 90 wins in his ninth season:

• Tomlin is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 90 games in his fi rst nine seasons as a head coach, joining Mike Ditka, Joe Gibbs, Dennis Green, Mike Holmgren, John Madden, Mike McCarthy, George Seifert and Don Shula.

• He is the sixth head coach in NFL history to win 90 games in his fi rst nine seasons with one franchise, joining Mike Ditka, Joe Gibbs, Dennis Green, John Madden and Mike McCarthy.

TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO Pittsburgh converted three of their nine two-point attempts in 2016, their fi rst two conversions both coming in the fi rst quarter of games (Oct. 2 vs. Kansas City and Oct. 16 at Miami). The Steelers converted 8-of-11 two-point attempts in 2015. Their eight succesful two-point conversions set a new NFL record in a single-season. Below is a look at the number of two-point conversions and attempts since Mike Tomlin became the team’s head coach in 2007:

STEELERS TWO-POINT CONVERSION PCT.UNDER MIKE TOMLIN: 2007-CURRENT

YEAR CONV-ATT PCT. 2007 2-of-2 100% 2008 0-of-1 0% 2009 0-of-0 0% 2010 2-of-2 100% 2011 0-of-0 0% 2012 1-of-2 50% 2013 1-of-2 50% 2014 4-of-4 100% 2015 8-of-11 72.7% 2016 3-of-9 33% TOTALS 21-of-33 63.6%

Page 17: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE The Steelers won six of their eight regular-season home games at Heinz Field in 2016 - a 24-16 home opener win vs. Cincinnati, a 43-14 victory over Kansas City on Sunday Night Football, a 31-13 win vs. the New York Jets in Week Five, a 24-14 win vs. the New York Giants in Week 13, a fourth-quarter comeback culminating in a 31-217 win vs. Baltimore for the AFC North title in Week 16 and an overtime victory (27-24) vs. Cleveland in the regular-season fi nale in Week 17. Pittsburgh has won at least six home games in nine seasons at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001. The Steelers are 93-34-1 (.730) at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, which is the third-best home game winning percentage in the NFL during that time span:

BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL:2001-CURRENT

TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 107-21 .836 Baltimore Ravens 94-34 .734 Pittsburgh Steelers 93-34-1 .730 Green Bay Packers 92-35-1 .723 Seattle Seahawks 91-37 .711

The Steelers are tied for the second 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 82-14 .854 Pittsburgh Steelers 68-28 .708 Baltimore Ravens 68-28 .708 Indianapolis Colts 68-28 .708 Denver Broncos 64-32 .667

Pittsburgh’s 25-6-1 record at home against NFC opponents since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the second best in the AFC:

BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC:2001-CURRENT

TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Baltimore Ravens 26-6 .813 Pittsburgh Steelers 25-6-1 .797 New England Patriots 25-7 .781 Denver Broncos 23-9 .719

WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY Pittsburgh owns the third-best regular-season record in the NFL since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 241-142-1 (.629) record. The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 260 and Green Bay: 245) to record at least 240 regular season wins since 1993. The following is a look at the best regular-season records in the free agency era (since 1993):

BEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS IN THE FREE AGENCY ERA1993-CURRENT

TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 260-124 .677 Green Bay Packers 245-138-1 .639 Pittsburgh Steelers 241-142-1 .629 Denver Broncos 233-151 .607 Indianapolis Colts 225-159 .586

ACTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS The Steelers have fi nished with an 8-8 (.500) mark or better in each of the previous 13 seasons, dating back to 2004. Pittsburgh’s 13-season streak of a .500 winning mark or better is the second-longest active in the NFL, and is tied as the team’s record for most consecutive non-losing seasons (13, 1972-1984):

MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS:ACTIVE STREAKS

TEAM STREAK YEARS New England Patriots 16 2001-16 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 2004-16 Green Bay Packers 8 2009-16 Denver Broncos 6 2011-16

WINNING AT LEAST 4 AT HOME The Steelers have won at least four home games in each of the previous 17 seasons (since 2000), marking the longest active streak in the NFL:

MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEASTFOUR HOME WINS - ACTIVE STREAK

TEAM CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Pittsburgh Steelers 17 (2000-16) New England Patriots 16 (2001-16) Arizona Cardinals 10 (2007-16) Green Bay Packers 10 (2007-16)

HOME NUMBER TO NOTE

262-101-1The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a

262-101-1 record (.721) since 1970.

HEINZ FIELD UNDER THE LIGHTS The Steelers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 on Sunday Night Football at Heinz Field in Week Four - the team’s 29th primetime game at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001. Pittsburgh has won 22 of its 29 home games under the lights since 2001. The team’s .759 winning percentage at Heinz Field in primetime games is the second-best and its 22 wins are the fourth most since 2001:

BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS2001-CURRENT

TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Seattle Seahawks 19-5 .792 Pittsburgh Steelers 22-7 .759 Green Bay Packers 23-8 .742 New England Patriots 23-8 .742 Baltimore Ravens 16-6 .727

Page 18: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BEN IN 2016 QB Ben Roethlisberger registered 3,819 passing yards in 2016, completing 328-of-509 passes with 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a passer rating of 95.4 His 3,819 passing yards rank as the sixth-most of his NFL career and on the Steelers’ single-season yardage chart, while his 29 touchdown passes are third-best behind his single-season franchise record of 32 (2007 and 2014). Below is a look at where Roethlisberger fi nished in the NFL in 2016:• 3-Touchdown Games: 7 (T-3rd)• Touchdowns Per Attempt Percent: 5.7 (T-5th)• Passing Touchdowns: 29 (6th)• Pass Plays of 25-Plus Yards: 33 (8th)• 300-Yard Games: 4 (T-10th)

Roethlisberger threw for 300 yards on 27 completions and three touchdowns with an interception for a passer rating of 112.4 in the team’s Week One 38-16 win on Monday Night Football at Washington. The win gave him his 50th career road win as a starter and he joined Tom Brady (75) and Drew Brees (57) as the only active quarterbacks with at least 50 road wins. In Week Four on Sunday Night Football, Roethlisberger notched his fi fth career regular-season game with at least fi ve touchdown passes - becoming the sixth player in NFL history to accomplish the feat - completing 22-of-27 passes for 300 yards for a passer rating of 152.5. Roethlisberger threw four touchdowns while completing 34-of-47 attempts for 380 yards for a passer rating of 124.4 in Week Five vs. New York at Heinz fi eld. In Week 10’s game, Roethlisberger threw for 408 yards - his ninth career 400-yard game - while completing 37-of-46 passes with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of 125.4. During the game, he reached the 45,000 yardage marker, in his 179th career game, the fi fth-fewest to the milestone, and surpasses Warren Moon (290) for the 10th-most touchdown passes in NFL history. Roethlisberger completed 14-of-20 passes for 221 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of 146.0 in Week 12’s 28-7 win at Indianapolis. He led the Steelers to a fourth quarter comeback for the 35th time in his regular-season career against Baltimore on Christmas Day (31-27) to secure the team an AFC North title, completing 24-of-33 passes for 279 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 103.0.

CONTROLLING THE NORTHQB Ben Roethlisberger is 49-17 (.742) 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) and in 2016 (4-1).

Since 2010, Roethlisberger is 25-10 against divisional foes during the regular season.

Roethlisberger has fi nished with a .500 or above record against AFC North opponents during the regular season in 12 of his 13 NFL seasons, including winning at least fi ve games in four campaigns:

ROETHLISBERGER RECORD VS. AFC NORTH AS A STARTER

SEASON RECORD 2008 6-0 2004 5-0 2010 5-0 2007 5-0 2016 4-1 2014 4-2 2013 4-2 2011 4-2 2005 3-1 2012 2-1 2006 3-3 2015 2-2 2009 2-3 In his 66 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 23 times, including a 102.7 rating in the team’s 2015 regular-season fi nale at Cleveland. The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North in his 66 games as a starter:

ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS VS. AFC NORTH CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................49-17 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) .................65.3 (1,346-2,061) Passing Yards .................................................15,519 Passing Touchdowns.......................................... 95 Interceptions ....................................................... 62 Passer Rating ....................................................90.7

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 ................................................................. 26-7 ..........................23-10 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ..............62.4 (611-980) .........62.0 (665-1,081) Passing Yards ................................................... 7,850 .......................... 7,649 Passing Touchdowns.............................................. 56 ............................... 39 Interceptions ........................................................... 36 ............................... 26 Passer Rating ...................................................... 91.2 ............................ 84.8

BEN FINDING THE END ZONE QB Ben Roethlisberger threw 29 touchdown passes in 2016 - the sixth season of his NFL career reaching the 25 scoring toss mark - and fi nished sixth in 2016 in the category:

NFL PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS - 2016 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM TDS 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 40 2. Matt Ryan, ATL 38 3. Drew Brees, NO 37 4. Philip Rivers, SD 33 5. Andrew Luck, IND 31 6. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 29

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 22-4 playing in games played in Ohio (Paul Brown Stadium: 12-2 and FirstEnergy Stadium: 10-2).

Below is Roethlisberger’s passing stats for games at Cincinnati and Cleveland:

ROETHLISBERGER IN GAMES PLAYED IN OHIO GP Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TDs Int Rat.@ Cin 14 446 294 65.9 3,525 21 9 97.2@ Cle 12 365 219 60.0 2,635 16 7 88.8Total 26 811 513 63.3 6,160 37 16 93.4

Page 19: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

HOME COOKING

QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 69-22 (.758) mark in the regular season in his career as a starter at Heinz Field, including winning his fi rst eight starts as a rookie in 2004.

Since the start of the 2011 season, the signal caller is 31-10 at home as a starter. Over that time period, Roethlisberger is one of fi ve active quarterbacks to have a passer rating of at least 100.0 at home during the regular season (105.7).

Below is a breakdown of Roethlisberger’s statistics in his Heinz Field career:

ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS AT HEINZ FIELD CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................69-22 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ...............64.5 (1,885-of-2,921) Passing Yards .................................................23,963 Passing Touchdowns......................................... 173 Interceptions ....................................................... 72 Passer Rating ....................................................99.5 300-plus Yard Games ......................................... 28 Multi-Touchdown Performances ............. 50 (38-11 record)**Threw 3 touchdowns in Week 10 of 2015, but did not start

Roethlisberger has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his last 44 home games at Heinz Field - the third-longest streak in NFL history and the longest active:

CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Rk. PLAYER (YEAR) WITH AT LEAST 1 TD PASS 1. Drew Brees (10/18/09-11/27/16) 60 2. Tom Brady (9/14/09-12/14/14) 47 3. Ben Roethlisberger (12/19/10-present) 44 4. Dan Marino (10/9/83-11/14/88) 39 5. Aaron Rodgers (10/5/08-12/2/12) 35

STARTING IN STYLE In his career, QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 123-60 (.672) record as a starting quarterback in the regular season - the third best regular season record in the NFL among all active quarterbacks (min. 50 starts). The following is a look at the top fi ve starting records among active quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 50 starts):

STARTING RECORDS AMONG ACTIVE QBs (Min. 50 Starts)

Rk. PLAYER, TEAM W L T Pct. 1. Tom Brady, NE 183 52 0 .779 2. Russell Wilson, SEA 56 23 1 .706 3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 123 60 0 .672 4. Aaron Rodgers, GB 90 45 0 .667 5. Andy Dalton, CIN 56 35 2 .613 Roethlisberger earned 117 wins in his fi rst 175 regular-season starts - the second-most by an NFL QB in League history through 175 starts:

NUMBER OF WINS Rk. PLAYER IN FIRST 175 STARTS 1. Tom Brady 136 2. Ben Roethlisberger 117 T3. Peyton Manning 116 Brett Favre 116 Johnny Unitas

Roethlisberger made his 150th career regular season start in Week 8 vs. Indianapolis in 2014 to become just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record 100 wins in their fi rst 150 regular season starts (Tom Brady: 116, Joe Montana: 108, Terry and Bradshaw: 102). Roethlisberger registered his 90th career win in his 135th career start, becoming the fi fth fastest quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era to reach 90 wins. His 63-27 record after his fi rst 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 fi rst 90 starts in the NFL. Roethlisberger’s record is tied with Jim McMahon.

THE 45,000 CLUB QB Ben Roethlisberger became the fi rst player in Steelers history to register 45,000 career passing yards in Week 10’s game vs. Dallas. Roethlisberger is the 11th quarterback in NFL history to reach the mark, the eighth to do so with one team, and the fourth active signal caller with 45,000 passing yards. Roethlisberger reached the 45,000 yard milestone in his 179th regular-season game - the fi fth-fewest games to reach the mark in NFL history:

FEWEST GAMES TO REACH Rk. PLAYER 45,000 PASSING YARDS 1. Drew Brees 168 2. Dan Marino 172 3. Peyton Manning 174 4. Tom Brady 178 5. Ben Roethlisberger 179

FACING THE NFC In 47 career regular-season games against NFC opponents, QB Ben Roethlisberger has posted a 32-15 record, including winning each of his fi rst seven starts against conference members. In Week One’s game at Washington in 2016, Roethlisberger completed 27-of-37 passes for 300 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 112.4. He threw for 289 yards on 24-of-36 passing with two touchdowns and an interception for a 98.0 passer rating in Week 13’s 24-14 win over the New York Giants at Heinz Field. Below is a look at the quarterback’s numbers in games against NFC opponents:

ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS VS. THE NFC CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................32-15 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ................ 64.5 (954-of-1,480) Passing Yards .................................................12,126 Passing Touchdowns.......................................... 73 Interceptions ....................................................... 34 Passer Rating ....................................................96.8 300-plus Yard Games ......................................... 16 Multi-Touchdown Performances ...............23 (16-7 record)

Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are equally impres-sive in games at Heinz Field. In 23 career games against NFC opponents at home, Roethlis-berger has a 18-5 mark while completing 461-of-729 passes (63.2 pct.) for 6,169 yards with 41 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a passer rating of 101.4.

Page 20: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BEN AMONG ACTIVE BESTS QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 among active NFL quarterbacks with a 7.89 yards per attempt average (T-3rd), 46,814 passing yards (4th), 3,804 completions (5th), 301 passing touchdowns (5th) and a 94.1 passer rating (7th):

NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS Rk. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS YDS/ATT. 1. Russell Wilson 1,476-2,281 18,193 7.98 2. Aaron Rodgers 3,034-4,657 36,827 7.91 T3. Ben Roethlisberger 3,804-5,932 46,814 7.89 Tony Romo 2,829-4,335 34,183 7.89 5. Kirk Cousins 1,025-1,556 12,113 7.78

NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP CMP-ATT YARDS 1. Drew Brees 233 5,836-8,758 66,111 2. Tom Brady 237 5,244-8,224 61,582 3. Eli Manning 201 4,072-6,825 48,214 4. Ben Roethlisberger 185 3,804-5,932 46,814 5. Philip Rivers 180 3,811-5,917 45,833

NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 1. Drew Brees 233 465 2. Tom Brady 237 456 3. Eli Manning 201 320 4. Philip Rivers 180 314 5. Ben Roethlisberger 185 301

BEN AMONG ALL-TIME BESTS QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 15 in NFL history in touchdown passes (9th - 301), passing yards (10th - 46,814) and pass completions (11th - 3,804) :

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER TDS 1. Peyton Manning 539 2. Brett Favre 508 3. Drew Brees 465 4. Tom Brady 456 5. Dan Marino 420 6. Fran Tarkenton 342 7. Eli Manning 320 8. Philip Rivers 314 9. Ben Roethlisberger 301 10. John Elway 300

MOST PASSING YARDS - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER PASSING YARDS 1. Peyton Manning 71,940 2. Brett Favre 71,838 3. Drew Brees 66,111 4. Tom Brady 61,582 5. Dan Marino 61,361 6. John Elway 51,475 7. Warren Moon 49,325 8. Eli Manning 48,214 9. Fran Tarkenton 47,003 10. Ben Roethlisberger 46,814

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER COMPLETIONS 1. Brett Favre 6,300 2. Peyton Manning 6,125 3. Drew Brees 5,836 4. Tom Brady 5,244 5. Dan Marino 4,967 6. John Elway 4,123 7. Eli Manning 4,072 8. Warren Moon 3,988 9. Drew Bledsoe 3,839 10. Philip Rivers 3,811 11. Ben Roethlisberger 3,804

TOP OF THE STEELERS’ CHARTS QB Ben Roethlisberger holds nearly all passing records in Pittsburgh Steelers franchise history. He became the fi rst player in Steelers history to record 40,000 passing yards, a feat he reached during Week 8’s game vs. Cin-cinnati in 2015. His 46,814 passing yards, 301 passing touchdowns and 3,804 completions are tops in the team’s record books:

STEELERS ALL-TIME PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS CMP-ATT YARDS 1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-16 3,804-5,932 46,814 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. STEELER GP TDS 1. Ben Roethlisberger 185 301 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. STEELER GP CMP 1. Ben Roethlisberger 185 3,804 2. Terry Bradshaw 168 2,025 3. Kordell Stewart 113 1,190

Page 21: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

HITTING 3,000 IN 11 STRAIGHT QB Ben Roethlisberger extended his consecutive seasons of throwing for 3,000 yards to 11 during Week 13’s game vs. the New York Giants in 2016. He joined Brett Favre (18), Peyton Manning (13), Dan Marino (9), Drew Brees (13), Eli Manning (12) and Philip Rivers (11) as just the sixth 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) T2. Drew Brees 13 (2004-16) Peyton Manning 13 (1998-2010) 4. Eli Manning 12 (2005-16) T5. Ben Roethlisberger 11 (2006-16) Philip Rivers 11 (2006-16)

15 IN FIRST 13 QB Ben Roethlisberger threw four touchdowns in Week Five vs. New York to increase his 2016 season total to 15. He has now thrown at least 15 touchdown passes in each of his fi rst 13 NFL seasons - tying as the longest streak of 15 touchdown campaigns to start an NFL career:

MOST CONSECUTIVE 15-TOUCHDOWN PASS Rk. PLAYER SEASONS TO START A CAREER T1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-16 13 Peyton Manning, 1998-2010 13 T3. Jim Kelly, 1986-95 10 Dan Marino, 1983-92 10 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-70 10

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

BEN TO A.B. QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with WR Antonio Brown on their 50 touchdown strike on the game-winning score in Week 16’s AFC North title game clincher against Baltimore at Heinz Field (31-27) - marking the most touchdown connections by a tandem in Steelers history:

MOST TOUCHDOWN CONNECTIONS STEELERS HISTORY

Rk. PLAYERS TOUCHDOWNS 1. Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown 50 2. Terry Bradshaw-Lynn Swann 49 3. Terry Bradshaw-John Stallworth 44

JONES LEADS STEELERS TO WINQB Landry Jones led Pittsburgh to a 27-24 overtime come-

from-behind win in the team’s regular-season Week 17 fi nale against the Cleveland Browns as he connected with WR Cobi Hamilton on the game-winning score in the extra period.

It was the fourth start of his NFL career, completing 24-of-37 passes for 277 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 103.1. His three scoring strikes set a single-game high.

Jones made his fi rst start of 2016 in Week Seven against New England, fi nishing 29-of-47 for 281 yards with one touchdown and one interception, in Week Seven against New England. He established single-game career highs in completions (29), attempts (47) and passing yards (281), and set a career high for passing yards in any half of a game with 179 in the opening half, surpassing his previous mark of 168 (Oct. 18, 2015 vs. Arizona, second half).

Page 22: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BEN’S NUMBERS

1stBecame the fi rst quarterback in NFL history to with 500

passing yards in two career games (Week 8 2014 and Week 15 2009).

4Roethlisberger is one of four active quarterbacks to throw at least 170 touchdowns at home during the regular season.

8Became the fi fth quarterback (eighth occasion) to record at least 20 regular-season wins against one opponent since the 1970 season, earning his 20th regular-season win vs.

Cleveland in Week 11 of 216, joining Dan Marino (vs. Colts), Brett Favre (vs. Bears and Lions), John Elway (vs. Chargers

and Seahawks) and Tom Brady (vs. Bills and Jets).

8The number of seasons Roethlisberger has thrown 20

touchdowns or more during his NFL career - a franchise record.

15He has thrown at least 15 touchdown passes in each of his fi rst 13 NFL seasons, tying as the most consecutive seasons with 15 or more scoring tosses to start a career (Peyton Manning:

1998-2010).

20-PLUSThe Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 76 of the 92

games at home with Roethlisberger as the starter.

43Number of games Roethlisberger has totaled at least three

touchdown passes in his career (42 regular season, 1 postseason), including fi ve of his six home games played in

2016.

49Roethlisberger has thrown 49 300-plus yard passing games in his regular season NFL career - most in franchise history - and became the 10th QB in NFL history to reach 40 with one team.

123-60Roethlisberger’s record as a starting quarterback in the regular

season - the third best record in the NFL among all active quarterbacks (min. 50 starts) - and most wins in franchise

history for a starting signal caller.

125.0Has recorded a passer rating of 125.0 or better 18 times in his NFL career (minimum 20 attempts), most recent Week 12 on

Thursday Night Football at Indianapolis Colts (146.0).

150.0Roethlisberger has posted a passer rating of 150.0 or better in eight games during his NFL career (min. 10 attempts/game) -

the most all-time.

400Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has produced

nine 400-plus yard games - tied as the fourth most in NFL history.

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 QBsCategory Statistic RankSingle-Season TD Passes (2007 and 2014) ....................... 32 .............. 1st

Single-Season Passing Yards (2014) ............................ 4,952 .............. 1st

Career Passing TDs (regular season) .............................. 301 .............. 1st

Single-Season Completions (2014) .................................. 408 .............. 1st

Single-Season Pass Attempts (2014) ............................... 608 .............. 1st

Single-Season Completion Pct. (2015) ............................ 68.0 .............. 1st

Single-Season Passer Rating (2007)............................. 104.1 .............. 1st

3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-16) ..............................11 .............. 1st

Consecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-16) .........11 .............. 1st

Single-Game Completion Pct. (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ........ 85.7 .............. 1st

Seasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09, ‘11-16) ............... 10 .............. 1st

Seasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-‘15) ....... 10 .............. 1st

Seasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-’15) ......... 9 .............. 1st

Completions in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis and 12/20/15 vs. Denver)...........40 ............. 1stAttempts 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. ......................................................... .672 .............. 1st

Career Completions ....................................................... 3,804 .............. 1st

Career Attempts ............................................................. 5,932 .............. 1st

Career Passing Yards .................................................. 46,814 .............. 1st

Career Completion Pct..................................................... 64.1 .............. 1st

Career Passing Yards/Attempts ......................................... 7.9 .............. 1st

Career QB Rating ............................................................ 94.1 .............. 1st

Career 300-yard Passing Games (reg and posteason) ...... 52 .............. 1st

Career Games w/ 30+ Completions (reg and postseason) . 17 .............. 1st

Career Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating (reg and posteason) . 79 .............. 1st

Career Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** .................. 3 .............. 1st

Career QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * ......................................... 91.9 .............. 1st

Career Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * ........... 45 .............. 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 ................... 26 .............. 1st

Seasons w/ 25+ Passing TDs (2007, ‘09, ‘12-16) ................. 6 .............. 1st

Career Wins (Regular Season). ....................................... .123 .............. 1st

Career TD Passes (indoors) ............................................... 19 .............. 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 Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. ............................. 85 .............. 1st

Career Rushing Yards (by QB) ...................................... 1,205 .............. 3rd

Career Rushing Touchdowns (by QB) ................................ 16 .............. 3rd

* Since 1991** NFL Record

Page 23: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

NO. 84: ANTONIO BROWNWR Antonio Brown led the Steelers’ offense with 106

receptions for 1,284 yards and 12 touchdown catches in 2016. Below is a look at where Brown ranked in the NFL in 2016:• 10-Reception Games: 3 (T-1st)• Mutli-Touchdown Catch Games: 3 (T-1st)• Receptions: 106 (2nd)• Touchdown Catches: 12 (T-2nd)• Receiving Yards: 1,284 (5th)• 100-Yard Receiving Games: 4 (T-6th)

NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2016 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS TDs 1. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 107 1,023 6 2. Antonio Brown, PIT 106 1,284 12 3. Odell Beckham, Jr., NYG 101 1,367 10

Brown fi nished Week 12’s game with a single-game career-high of three touchdown receptions, to go along with a game-high 91 receiving yards on a team-best fi ve receptions. His three touchdown receptions are tied for the second-most in Steelers history for a single-game, becoming the 13th player in team history to catch at least three scoring grabs in one game.

He had game highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (96), to go along with the game-winning four yard touchdown with nine seconds left in regulation as the team clinched the AFC North crown vs. Baltimore (31-27) in Week 16.

BROWN SINCE 2010

WR Antonio Brown has recorded fi ve 1,000-receiving yard campaigns (2011 and ‘13-16) and four consecutive 100-reception seasons from 2013-16 since entering the NFL in 2010.

His 632 receptions and 8,377 receiving yards are the most since entering the NFL in 2010 among active NFL players:

ACTIVE NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC. 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 101 632 2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 106 614 3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 110 602

ACTIVE NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 632 8,377 2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 614 8,042 3. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 546 7,704

MAKING MOST IN 100WR Antonio Brown played in his 100th career regular-season

game in Week 15 at Cincinnati and increased his career total to 622 receptions to mark the most catches by any player in NFL history in their fi rst 100 career games:

MOST RECEPTIONS IN FIRST 100 GAMES: NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER CATCHES 1. Antonio Brown 622 2. Anquan Boldin 614 3. Marvin Harrison 591 4. Andre Johnson 576 5. Larry Fitzgerald 565

BROWN SINCE 2010 VS. NFCWR Antonio Brown Brown has also seen success when

facing members of the opposing conference in the NFC since entering the NFL.

Brown leads all AFC players in receptions (180) and receiving yards (2,330) and is second in touchdown catches (16) in games vs. NFC opponents since entering the NFL in 2010:

AFC RECEPTION LEADERS VS. NFC: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC. 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 26 180 2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 25 158 3. Antonio Gates, SD 24 133

AFC RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS VS. NFC: 2010-CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 180 2,330 2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 158 2,300 3. Andre Johnson, HOU-IND-TEN 121 1,746

BROWN AMONG TOPS IN FIRST SEVENWR Antonio Brown Brown caught 632 receptions in his fi rst

seven years in the NFL (2010-16) - the second most by any player in their fi rst seven seasons in NFL history:

NFL RECEPTION LEADERS:FIRST SEVEN YEARS OF A CAREER

Rk. PLAYER, YEARS RECEPTIONS 1. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2002 665 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-15 632 3. Torry Holt, 1999-2005 619

Brown has recorded 70 games with at least fi ve catches and 50 receiving yards in his fi rst seven years in the NFL, the most such games in a player’s fi rst seven seasons in NFL history:

MOST FIVE CATCH AND 50-YARD GAMES INFIRST SEVEN YEARS OF A CAREER: NFL HISTORY

Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 5/50 GAMES 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 70 2. Torry Holt, 1999-2005 69 3. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2002 65

481 AND 6,315WR Antonio Brown has caught 481 passes for 6,315 receiving

yards since the 2013 season to mark the most receptions and the second-most receiving yards by any player in a four-year span in NFL history:

MOST RECEPTIONS IN ANY FOUR-YEAR SPAN: NFL HISTORY

Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS 1. Antonio Brown, 2013-current 481 2. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2002 469 3. Wes Welker, 2009-12 449

MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN ANY FOUR-YEAR SPAN: NFL HISTORY

Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS 1. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2002 6,322 1. Antonio Brown, 2013-current 6,315 3. Calvin Johnson, 2010-13 6,257

Page 24: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

REACHING 600 IN 96WR Antonio Brown hauled in the 600th reception of his

NFL career in Week 11 at Cleveland - his 96th regular-season game - setting an NFL record for thew fewest games played to reach 600 catches in a career:

FEWEST GAMES TO 600 RECEPTIONS: NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER GAMES TO 600 1. Antonio Brown 96 2. Anquan Boldin 98 3. Marvin Harrison 102 4. Andre Johnson 104 5. Brandon Marshall 105

BROWN ON THE TEAM’S CHARTSWR Antonio Brown is the second player in Steelers history

with 600 receptions third 8,000 with receiving yards and fi fth with 8,000 yards from scrimmage:

STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS RECEPTIONS 1. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 1,000 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 632 3. Heath Miller, 2005-15 592

STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS REC. YARDS 1. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 12,083 2. John Stallworth, 1974-87 8,723 8,723 3. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 8,377

STEELERS ALL-TIME SRIMMAGE YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS RUSH YDS/REC YDS SCRMG. YARDS 1. Franco Harris, 1972-83 11,950 / 2,284 14,234 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 428 / 12,083 12,511 3. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005 10,571 / 806 11,377 4. John Stallworth, 1974-87 111 / 8,723 8,834 5. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 119 / 8,377 8,496

Brown set a single-game career-high and became the 13th player (14th occasion) in Steelers history with a three touchdown catch game in Week 12 of 2016 at Indianapolis, to break a tie with Heath Miller for sole possession of the fourth-most touchdown catches in franchise history:

STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS REC. YARDS TDs 1. Hines Ward, 1988-2011 1,000 12,083 85 2. John Stallworth, 1974-87 537 8,723 63 3. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 336 5,462 51 4. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 632 8,377 50 5. Heath Miller, 2005-15 592 6,569 45

Brown increased his overall touchdown total to 55 in Week 16 vs. Baltimore - the fi fth-most total touchdowns in franchise history:

STEELERS ALL-TIME TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS RUSH / REC / RET TDS 1. Franco Harris, 1972-83 91 / 9 / 0 100 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 1 / 85 / 0 86 3. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005 78 / 2 / 0 80 4. John Stallworth, 1974-87 1 / 63 / 0 64 5. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 0 / 50 / 5 55

554 IN 90WR Antonio Brown played in his 90th career regular-season

game in Week Four and increased his career total to 554 receptions - the second-most by any player in NFL history in their fi rst 90 career regular-season games:

MOST RECEPTIONS IN FIRST 90 REGULAR-SEASON GAMES Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS 1. Anquan Boldin 558 2. Antonio Brown 554 3. Larry Fitzgerald 515

7,500 AND 8,000 SCRIMMAGE YARDSWR Antonio Brown reached the 7,500 scrimmage yard

milestone in Week Three’s game at Philadelphia. He accomplished the feat in his 89th career regular-season game to tie Calvin Johnson for the fourth-fewest games to 7,500 scrimmage yards by a wide receiver in NFL history.

Brown reached the 8,000 scrimmage yard mark in Week 10’s game vs. Dallas, in his 95th career regular-season game to mark the sixth-fewest games to 8,000 scrimmage yards by a wide receiver in NFL history.

Page 25: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BROWN ON THE TEAM’S CHARTS

WR Antonio Brown’s 2015 receptions and receiving yards totals marked the most by a Steeler in a single-season in team history. His 106 receptions in 2016 are the fi fth-most in a single-season in team history and his 1,284 receiving yards are 10th-most:

STEELERS SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEAR RECEPTIONS 1. Antonio Brown, 2015 136 2. Antonio Brown, 2014 129 3. Hines Ward, 2002 112 4. Antonio Brown, 2013 110 5. Antonio Brown, 2016 106

STEELERS SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS

Rk. STEELER, YEAR RECEIVING YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, 2015 1,834 2. Antonio Brown, 2014 1,698 3. Antonio Brown, 2013 1,499 4. Yancey Thigpen, 1997 1,398 5. John Stallworth, 1984 1,395 6. Hines Ward, 2002 1,329 7. Plaxico Burress, 2002 1,325 8. Yancey Thigpen, 1995 1,307 9. Buddy Dial, 1963 1,295 10. Antonio Brown, 2016 1,284

Brown amassed 1,862 yards from scrimmage in 2015 were the third most by a Steeler in a single-season.

UNFORGETTABLE SEVEN WR Antonio Brown has registered the most receptions by a Steelers’ receiver in their fi rst four, fi ve, six and seven regular seasons:

RECEPTIONS IN Rk. STEELER, YEARS FIRST SEVEN YEARS GP/GS 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 632 101/74 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2004 505 112/93 3. Heath Miller, 2005-11 337 108/107 4. Louis Lipps, 1984-90 303 79/70 5. Lynn Swann, 1974-1980 284 93/76 Brown’s 5,259 receiving yards were the most receiving yards by a Steelers’ receiver in their fi rst fi ve regular seasons, his 7,093 were the most by a Steeler in their fi rst six seasons and his 8,377 stand as the most in a player’s fi rst seven years with the Steelers:

RECEIVING YARDS IN Rk. STEELER, YEARS FIRST SEVEN YEARS 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 8,377 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2004 6,055 3. Louis Lipps, 1984-90 5,347 4. Buddy Dial, 1959-63 4,723 5. Lynn Swann, 1974-80 4,692

Brown totaled 7,755 all-purpose yards - the most by a Steeler in their fi rst fi ve regular seasons (2010-13) and his 9,911 were tops by a Steeler through their fi rst six seasons. Through 2016, he registered a team-best 11,367 for a player’s fi rst seven campaigns:

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN Rk. STEELER, YEARS FIRST SIX YEARS 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 11,367 2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2002 9,087 3. Franco Harris, 1972-78 8,630 4. Louis Lipps, 1984-90 7,196 5. Rod Woodson, 1987-93 7,148

ALL AROUND BROWN WR Antonio Brown has been a valuable asset to the team’s off ensive and special teams eff orts. In Week 13 vs. Indianapolis in 2015, Brown returned a punt for a 71-yard touchdown, his fourth punt return for a touchdown to tie a Steelers record:

STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNS Rk. STEELER, YEARS PR TDs T1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 4 Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, ‘10 4 T3. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 3 Ray Mathews, 1951-59 3

Brown also ranks second in team history with 1,698 punt return yards:

STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN YARDS Rk. STEELER, YEARS CAREER PR YARDS PR TDs 1. Rod Woodson, 1987-96 2,362 2 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 1,698 4 3. Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, ‘10 1,650 4 4. Theo Bell, 1976, 1978-80 1,259 0 5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 1,212 3 Along with four punts returned for touchdowns, Brown has one kickoff returned to the end zone in his career. He is the sixth player in NFL history - the fi rst Steeler - to have 35 career touchdown catches and fi ve returns for touchdowns.

BROWN’S FRANCHISE DAY WR Antonio Brown posted the most prolifi c receiving game for a player in Steelers history in Week 9’s 38-35 win vs. Oakland in 2015. He led all players with franchise records of 17 catches for 284 receiving yards, and added 22 rushing yards for a team record 306 yards from scrimmage:

STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. STEELER RECEPTIONS 1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 17 2. Antonio Brown, Dec. 20, 2015 16 T3. Antonio Brown, Nov. 13, 2016 14 Courtney Hawkins, Nov. 1, 1998 14

STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 284 2. Plaxico Burress, Nov. 10, 2002 253 3. Buddy Dial, Oct. 22, 1961 235

STEELERS SINGLE-GAME SCRIMMAGE YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER SCRMG. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 306 2. Le’Veon Bell, Dec. 11, 2016 298 3. Frenchy Fuqua, Dec. 20, 1970 256

Page 26: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BROWN’S NFL NOTES

WR Antonio Brown caught 375 passes over the past three seasons (2013-15) - the most in NFL history over any three-year span:

RECEPTIONS IN ANY THREE Rk. PLAYER, YEARS YEAR SPAN: NFL HISTORY 1. Antonio Brown, 2013-15 375 2. Marvis Harrison, 2000-02 354 T3. Wes Welker, 2007-09 346 Marvin Harrison, 2001-03 346 5. Jerry Rice, 1994-96 342

His 5,031 receiving yards from the 2013-2015 seasons are the second-most by any player in NFL history in any three-year span:

RECEIVING YARDS IN ANY THREE Rk. PLAYER, YEARS YEAR SPAN: NFL HISTORY 1. Calvin Johnson, 2011-13 5,137 2. Antonio Brown, 2013-15 5,031 3. Jerry Rice, 1993-95 4,850 4. Calvin Johnson, 2010-12 4,765 5. Marvin Harrison, 2000-02 4,659

Brown became just the second player in NFL history to record three consecutive 110 catch seasons during Week 15’s game vs. Denver in 2015, joining Wes Welker (2013-15).

He became the second in NFL history with consecutive 120-catch and back-to-back 1,600-receiving yard campaigns during Week 16’s game at Baltimore in 2015:

CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH Rk. PLAYER, YEARS AT LEAST 120 CATCHES T1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15 2 Cris Carter, 1994-95 2

CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 1,600 RECEIVING YARDS T1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15 2 Calvin Johnson, 2011-12 2

The sixth-year receiver has tallied 1,500 receiving yards in back-to-back seaons and is the fi fth player in NFL history to reach the feat:

CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 1,500 RECEIVING YARDS T1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15 2 Julio Jones, 2014-15 2 Calvin Johnson, 2011-12 2 Andre Johnson, 2008-09 2 Marvin Harrison, 2001-02 2

Brown is the fi rst player in Steelers history and fi fth player in NFL history to record three straight 1,400-receiving yard campaigns:

CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 1,400 RECEIVING YARDS 1. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2002 4 T2. Antonio Brown, 2013-15 3 Demaryius Thomas, 2012-14 3 Calvin Johnson, 2011-13 3 Jerry Rice, 1993-95 3

Brown has eclipsed 1,500 yards from scrimmage in each of the last three seasons (2013: 1,503, 2014: 1,711 and 2015: 1,614). He is the fi rst player in Steelers history with three consecutive 1,500-scrimmage yard seasons and the second wide receiver in NFL history to accmplish the feat.

BROWN’S STEELERS NOTESIn his seventh year, receiver - WR Antonio Brown - has caught

10 passes or more in 13 games of his NFL career, all with the Steelers, the most double-digit reception games in team history:

MOST DOUBLE-DIGIT CATCH Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 13 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 7 T3. Heath Miller, 2005-15 3 Yancey Thigpen, 1992-97 3

His 29 100-receiving yard games place Brown are tied as the most in the category in Steelers history:

MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN STEELERS HISTORY T1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 29 Hines Ward, 1998-2011 29 3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 25

Brown has caught two touchdown catches in 12 games in his NFL career, all with Pittsburgh, the second-most multi-touchdown catch games in Steelers history:

MOST MULTI-TOUCHDOWN Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY 1. Buddy Dial, 1959-63 15 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 12 3. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 10 4. John Stallworth, 1974-87 9 T5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 7 Roy Jeff erson, 1965-69 7

From 2014-15, Brown caught 23 touchdown passes - the most by a Steeler in back-to-back seasons - and joining Hines Ward as the only players with 10 or more touchdown receptions in consecutive years:

MOST TOUCHDOWN CATCHES Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS 1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15 23 T2. Antonio Brown, 2015-16 22 Hines Ward, 2002-03 22

Brown’s nine 100-yard receiving games in 2015 set a single-season team record, surpassing his previous 2014 record of eight:

MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN A SEASON: STEELERS HISTORY 1. Antonio Brown, 2015 9 2. Antonio Brown, 2014 8 T3. Mike Wallace, 2010 7 John Stallworth, 1984 7 T5. Yancey Thigpen, 1997 6 Buddy Dial, 1963 6

BROWN NUMBER TO NOTE

180WR Antonio Brown became the fi rst player in NFL history

to record four 180-yard receiving games in a season in 2015 (195: Sept. 20, vs. San Francisco, 284: Nov. 8 vs. Oakland,

189: Dec. 20 vs. Denver and 187: Jan. 3 at Cleveland ).

Page 27: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

COATES GOING THE DISTANCE

WR Sammie Coates caught 21 passes for 435 receiving yards, inclduing a long of 72 yards, during the 2016 season.

Coates’ 20.7 yards per catch average ranked second among all NFL players in 2016 (min. 20 catches):

NFL YARDS PER CATCH LEADERS: 2016Min. 20 Receptions

Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC-YDS AVG. 1. Rob Gronkowski, NE 25-540 21.6 2. Sammie Coates, PIT 21-435 20.7 T3. Chris Hogan, NE 38-680 17.9 DeSean Jackson, WAS 56-1,005 17.9 5. Kenny Stills, MIA 42-726 17.3

Coates registered his fi rst career 100-yard receiving game, tying a personal single-game high of six catches for a game-best 139 yards with two touchdowns in Week Five vs. the New York Jets. He caught a 72-yard touchdown from QB Ben Roethlisberger, the longest reception of his NFL career, and the fi rst touchdown of his NFL career. He added a fi ve-yard touchdown with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to mark his fi rst career multi-touchdown game.

FINDING THE GREEN

TE Ladarius Green recorded the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career in Week 13 vs. the New York Giants, leading all players with single-game career highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (110), while scoring his fi rst touchdown as a Steeler on a 20-yard reception in the third quarter.

Green has totaled 18 catches for 304 yards and a touchdown in six games played (two starts) in 2016.

THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES

TE Jesse James set single-game career-highs with six catches (fi ve, Sept. 12, 2016 at Washington) for 43 yards in Week Five against the New York Jets.

He caught a touchdown pass in back-to-back (Weeks Four-Five) games for the fi rst time in his NFL career in 2016.

James set single-season career-highs in receptions (39), receiving yards (338) and touchdown catches (3) in 2016.

ROGERS RECORDS FIRST 100

WR Eli Rogers registered the fi rst 100-yard receiving game of his NFL career in Week Nine at Baltimore, fi nishing with 103 yards in six receptions. His six catches tied a single-game career-high (six at Washington, Sept. 12, 2016).

In Week 10 vs. Dallas, Rogers caught four passes for 42 yards, including a three-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the fi rst quarter, his second touchdown catch of the season and his career.

Rogers led the Steelers with 75 receiving yards on fi ve catches, and caught his third touchdown of the season, a 24-yard pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger, in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 24-20 lead in Week 15 at Cincinnati.

He fi nished second in the game with 84 receiving yards on four receptions, including a career long 39-yard reception in Week 16’s 31-27 win vs. Baltimore.

Rogers caught 48 passes for 594 yards and three touchdowns on the season.

COATES AND ROETHLISBERGER

40+WR Sammie Coates and QB Ben Roethlisberger

connected on a pass play of at least 40 yards in each of the fi rst fi ve games of the 2016 season. The streak marked the second-longest in Steelers history (Mike Wallace, six

consecutive games in 2011).

Page 28: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

RINGING THE BELL IN 2016 RB Le’Veon Bell eclipsed 100 scrimmage yards in seven consecutive games and in 11 of his 12 games played in 2016. He totaled a game-high 137 scrimmage yards (122 rushing and 15 receiving), to go along with two total touchdowns, his sixth career multi-touchdown game, in the team’s AFC North division clinching 31-27 win vs. Baltimore in Week 16. Below is a look at where Bell ranked in the NFL in 2016:• Scrimmage Yards Per Game: 157.0 (1st)• Rushing Yards Per Game: 105.7 (2nd)• Receptions by a Running Back: 75 (2nd)• Receiving Yards by a Running Back: 616 (2nd)• Scrimmage Yards: 1,884 (3rd)• Rushing Yards: 1,268 (5th)• Rushing Average: 4.86 (8th)

NFL SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME LEADERS: 2016 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM SCRMG. YDS (RUSH / REC) AVG,/GAME 1. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 1,884 (1,268 / 616) 157.0 2. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL 1,994 (1,631 / 363) 132.9 3. David Johnson, ARI 2,118 (1,239 / 879) 132.4 4. Melvin Gordon, SD 1,416 (997 / 419) 108.9 5. LeSean McCoy, BUF 1,623 (1,267 / 356) 108.2

Bell rushed for a single-game Steelers record 236 yards in Week 14 at Buff alo while tying a team record with three rushing touchdowns and his 298 scrimmage yards marked the second-most in team history. He set a team record for the most 200-scrimmage yard games with his fourth in Week 11 at Cleveland, racking up 201 yards (146 rushing / 55 receiving) and adding a one-yard touchdown run. Bell returned to the playing fi eld in Week Four on Sunday Night Football against Kansas City and totaled up a game-high 144 rushing yards on 18 carries, to go along with 34 receiving yards on fi ve catches, for a total of 178 scrimmage yards. Bell totaled a game-high 154 yards from scrimmage (66 rushing and 88 receiving) in Week Five vs. New York. Bell posted a game-high 149 yards from scrimmage (81 rushing and 68 receiving) in Week Seven vs. New England, his 25th regular-season game with at least 100 scrimmage yards, and set a personal regular-season single-game high of 10 receptions. In Week 10 vs. Dallas, Bell posted 134 yards from scrimmage, along with a rushing (one-yard) and receiving (two-yard) touchdown to mark his second career game with a touchdown in both categories (Dec. 7, 2014 at Cincinnati).

BELL’S 157.0 IN HISTORY RB Le’Veon Bell’s led the NFL with an average of 157.0 yards from scrimmage per game in 2016 - the third-best mark in NFL history for a single-sesaon:

SRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS:NFL HISTORY

Rk. PLAYER, TEAM, YR SCRMG. YDS (RUSH / REC) AVG,/GAME 1. Priest Holmes, KC, 2002 2,287 (1,615 / 672) 163.4 2. O.J. Simpson, BUF, 1975 2,243 (1,817 / 426) 160.2 3. Le’Veon Bell, PIT, 2016 1,884 (1,268 / 616) 157.0 4. Chris Johnson, TEN, 2009 2,509 (2,006 / 503) 156.8 5. Marshall Faulk, STL, 2000 2,189 (1,359 / 830) 156.4

BELL’S FRANCHISE DAY RB Le’Veon Bell rushed for 236 yards in Week 14 of 2016 at Buff alo to set the team’s single-game record and his 298 yards from scrimmage marked the second-most:

STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RUSHING YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS 1. Le’Veon Bell, Dec. 11, 2016 236 2. Willie Parker, Dec. 7, 2006 223 3. Frenchy Fuqua, Dec. 20, 1970 218

STEELERS SINGLE-GAME SCRIMMAGE YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER SCRMG. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 306 2. Le’Veon Bell, Dec. 11, 2016 298 3. Frenchy Fuqua, Dec. 20, 1970 256

BELL AMONG STEELERS BEST IN FOUR RB Le’Veon Bell has produced 4,045 rushing yards and 6,050 yards from scrimmage since entering the NFL in 2013. His 6,050 yards from scrimmage are the most by a Steeler in their fi rst four years with the team, while his 4,045 rushing yards are third-best:

SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN Rk. STEELER FIRST FOUR YEARS 1. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-16 6,050 2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-99 5,804 3. Willie Parker, 2004-07 4,818 4. Franco Harris, 1972-75 4,668 5. Mike Wallace, 2009-12 4,193 RUSHING YARDS IN Rk. STEELER FIRST FOUR YEARS 1. Jerome Bettis, 1996-99 5,372 2. Willie Parker, 2004-07 4,198 3. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-16 4,045 4. Franco Harris, 1972-75 4,005 5. Rashard Mendenhall, 2008-11 3,367

BELL SINCE ‘13 RB Le’Veon Bell’s 1,259 yards from scrimmage paced the Steelers’ off ense in 2013 and set a franchise rookie record. His output marked the second-best production among the NFL’s rookie class in 2013. Bell fi nished second in the NFL with 2,215 yards from scrimmage in 2014. Since entering the NFL in 2013, the fourth-year back leads the NFL with an average of 128.5 yards from scrimmage per game:

NFL SRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME LEADERS:2013 - CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER GAMES-YARDS YARDS/GM 1. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 47-6,050 128.7 2. Julio Jones, ATL 50-5,461 109.2 3. LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 59-6,430 109.0 4. DeMarco Murray, DAL-PHI-TEN 61-6,420 105.2 5. Matt Forte, CHI-NYJ 59-6,142 104.1

Since entering the NFL in 2013, Bell has recorded 32 games with 100 yards from scrimmage or more - tied as the second most over that time span:

MOST 100-YARD SCRIMMAGE GAMES: 2013-CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER 100-YARD GAMES 1. LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 38 T2. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 32 Matt Forte, CHI-NYJ 32 DeMarco Murray, DAL-PHI-TEN 32 5. Antonio Brown, PIT 27

Page 29: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BELL ON THE TOP 10 RB Le’Veon Bell has made his mark on the Steelers’ top 10 rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and yards from scrimmage charts lists within his fi rst four seasons with the team. His 4,045 rushing yards are fi fth most in team history, his 6,050 yards from scrimmage place him ninth in team history and his 26 rushing touchdowns are tied for sixth:

MOST RUSHING YARDS: STEELERS HISTORY Rk. STEELER RUSHING YARDS 1. Franco Harris, 1972-83 11,950 2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005 10,571 3. Willie Parker, 2004-09 5,378 4. John Henry Johnson, 1960-65 4,381 5. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-current 4,045

MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE: STEELERS HISTORY Rk. STEELER RUSHING YARDS 6. Heath Miller, 2005-15 6,577 7. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 6,406 8. Willie Parker, 2004-09 6,075 9. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-current 6,050 10. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 5,534

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: STEELERS HISTORY Rk. STEELER RUSHING YARDS 1. Franco Harris, 1972-83 91 2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005 78 3. Kordell Stewart, 1995-2002 35 4. Terry Bradshaw, 1970-83 32 5. Rashard Mendenhall, 2008-12 29 T6. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-current 26 Barry Foster, 1990-94 26 John Henry Johnson, 1960-65 26

BELL AMONG STEELERS 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 second-most 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 yardson the ground in 2015, Bell ranks second in team history in rushingyards in a player’s fi rst 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, 2013-15 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 fi rst 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, 2013-15 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 fi rst three seasons in the NFL with the Steelers with 4,166. SCRIMMAGE YARDS IN Rk. STEELER FIRST THREE YEARS 1. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-15 4,166 2. Mike Wallace, 2009-11 3,350 3. Willie Parker, 2004-06 3,338

3,000 AND 1,500 RB Le’veon Bell became the third player in Steelers history with at least 3,000 rushing and 1,500 receiving yards in Week Six at Miami, joining Franco Harris and Merril Hoge. Bell reached the 3,000 rushing and 1,500 receiving yard mark in his 38th career regular-season game, surpassing Edgerrin James (42 games) for the fewest games in NFL history to reach the feat.

FEWEST GAMES TO 3,000 RUSHING AND Rk. PLAYER 1,500 RECEIVING YARDS 1. Le’Veon Bell 38 2. Edgerrin James 42 T3. Herschel Walker 43 Marcus Allen 43

UNDER THE MONDAY NIGHT LIGHTS RB Le’Veon Bell tied Barry Sanders for the most yards from scrimmage in a player’s fi rst three Monday Night Football games with 494 after Week 5’s 127-yard game.

MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN A PLAYER’SFIRST 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

5,000 IN 42 RB Le’veon Bell reached 5,000 yards from scrimmage in Week 11’s game at Cleveland, his 42nd career regular-season game, marking the fewest games in Steelers history to the mark:

FEWEST GAMES TO 5,000 SCRIMMAGE Rk. PLAYER YARDS: STEELERS HISTORY 1. Le’Veon Bell 42 2. Jerome Bettis 52 T3. Willie Parker 56 Franco Harris 56 5. John Henry Johnson 64

Bell also reached the milestone in the second-fewest games among active NFL players (Chris Johnson: 41).

OVER 200 TIMES TWO AND FOUR RB Le’veon Bell eclipsed 200 rushing yards for the second time in his NFL regular-season career in Week 14 at Buff alo, racking up a franchise record 236 yards. It marked his second 200-rushing yard performance (204: Nov. 17, 2014) to tie him with Willie Parker for the most 200-rushing yard games in team history. Bell has eclipsed 200 yards from scrimmage fi ve times in his career, most recently in Week 14 of 2016 at Buff alo. His fi ve 200-yard scrimmage games are the most in Steelers history, as he broke a tie with Willie Parker (three), and are the most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2013.

Page 30: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

DECEM-BELL Since entering the NFL in 2013, RB Le’veon Bell has totaled 1,686 yards from scrimmage in the month of December - the second most in the NFL in games played in December since 2013, and his 1,216 rushing yards in games played in the month of December since 2013 are third most:

MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN GAMES PLAYED INDECEMBER: 2013 - CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YARDS 1. LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 1,954 2. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 1,686 3. Antonio Brown, PIT 1,578 4. Matt Forte, CHI-NYJ 1,508 5. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 1,423

MOST RUSHING YARDS IN GAMES PLAYED INDECEMBER: 2013 - CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER RUSHING YARDS 1. LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 1,552 2. Frank Gore, SF-IND 1,271 3. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 1,216 4. DeMarco Murrary, DAL-PHI-TEN 1,153 5. Lamar Miller, MIA-HOU 1,097

WILLIAMS IN BLACK AND GOLD RB DeAngelo Williams led the NFL in rushing yards through the fi rst two weeks of the 2016 season with 237 yards on 58 carries (4.1 avg.) and two rushing touchdowns. Williams totaled 343 rushing yards and 118 receiving yards for 461 yards from scrimmage with six touchdowns in 2016. He led all NFL players with 143 rushing yards to go along with two rushing touchdowns and six catches for 28 yards in Week One at Washington to open up the 2016 season. In Week Two, Williams totaled a game-high 132 scrimmage yards (94 rushing and 38 receiving) with one receiving touchdown - his 39th career regular-season games with at least 100 scrimmage yards and eighth with Pittsburgh. Williams scored the 60th rushing touchdown of his NFL career on Sunday Night Football in Week Four vs. Kansas City to become the third active player in the NFL with at least 60 rushing scores (Adrian Peterson and Frank Gore).

WILLIAMS AMONG ACTIVES RB DeAngelo Williams has rushed for 8,096 yards on 1,730 rushing attempts and scored 61 rushing touchdowns since entering the NFL in 2006 (2006-14: Carolina and 2015-pres.: Pittsburgh). Among active NFL running backs, Williams’ 61 rushing touchdowns are the third most and his 8,096 rushing yards place him sixth:

NFL ACTIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER ATT-YARDS RUSH TDs 1. Adrian Peterson 2,418-11,747 97 2. Frank Gore 2,965-13,065 74 3. DeAngelo Williams 1,730-8,096 61 4. LeSean McCoy 1,898-8,954 60 5. Chris Johnson 2,118-9,537 55

NFL ACTIVE RUSHING YARDS LEADERS Rk. PLAYER ATT-YARDS 1. Frank Gore 2,965-13,065 2. Adrian Peterson 2,418-11,747 3. Chris Johnson 2,118-9,537 4. Matt Forte 2,253-9,415 5. LeSean McCoy 1,898-8,954 6. DeAngelo Williams 1,730-8,096

WILLIAMS: 10,000 YARD MARK10,000

RB DeAngelo Williams eclipsed the 10,000 yards from scrimmage mark in Week Two of 2016 to become the 13th

active NFL player to hit the milestone.

WILLIAMS HITS 8,000 RUSHING YARDS8,000

RB DeAngelo Williams became the fi fth active NFL running back with at least 8,000 rushing yards during Week Three’s

game at Philadelphia.

OCTO-BELL Since entering the NFL in 2013, RB Le’veon Bell has totaled 1,813 yards from scrimmage - the most in the NFL in games played in October since 2013:

MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN GAMES PLAYED INOCTOBER: 2013 - CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YARDS 1. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 1,813 2. DeMarco Murrary, DAL-PHI-TEN 1,729 3. Matt Forte, CHI-NYJ 1,645 3. T.Y. Hilton, IND 1,579 5. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 1,474

His 1,257 rushing yards in games played in the month of October since 2013 trail only DeMarco Murray (1,399):

MOST RUSHING YARDS IN GAMES PLAYED INOCTOBER: 2013 - CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER RUSHING YARDS 1. DeMarco Murrary, DAL-PHI-TEN 1,399 2. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 1,257 3. Lamar Miller, MIA-HOUR 1,141 T4. Frank Gore, SF-IND 1,107 LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 1,107

NOVEM-BELLSince entering the NFL in 2013, RB Le’veon Bell has totaled 1,765 yards from scrimmage in the month of November - the second-most yards in November games over the last three seasons:

MOST YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE IN GAMES PLAYED INNOVEMBER: 2013 - CURRENT

Rk. PLAYER SCRIMMAGE YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 1,802 2. Le’Veon Bell, PIT 1,765 2. LeSean McCoy, PHI-BUF 1,728 4. DeMarco Murray, DAL-PHI-TEN 1,650 5. Mark Ingram, NO 1,525

WILLIAMS SCORES 70TH TD Williams scored the 70th combined touchdown (61 rushing / 9 receiving) of his NFL career in the Steelers’ Week 17 regular-season fi nale of 2016 against Cleveland. His 70 total touchdown rank him in sole possession for the 10th-most scores among all active NFL players.

Page 31: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

HARRISON SETS TEAM SACK MARK LB James Harrison brought down Cleveland QB Cody Kessler in Week 11’s game to increase his Steelers sack total to 77.5 to set the Steelers mark for the most sacks since the statistic became offi cial in 1982. Harrison has posted a sack in three consecutive games since Week 11, increasing his team mark to 79.5:

STEELERS SACK LEADERS SINCE 1982 Rk. STEELER, YEARS SACKS 1. James Harrison, 2002-12, 2014-16 79.5 2. Jason Gildon, 1994-2003 77.0 3. Joey Porter, 1999-2006 60.0

Harrison produced his 19th multi-sack game as a Steeler with a two sack performance in Week Nine at Baltimore. His 19 multi-sack games as a Steeler are the most such games in team history since the statistic became offi cial in 1982:

STEELERS MULTI-SACK GAMES SINCE 1982 Rk. STEELER, YEARS SACKS 1. James Harrison, 2002-12, 2014-15 19 2. 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, YEARS FORCED FUMBLES 1. Greg Lloyd, 1988-97 36 2. James Harrison, 2002-12, 2014-15 32 3. Jason Gildon, 1994-2003 18

BIG PLAY GAY CB William Gay notched 58 tackles (42 solo) to go along with seven passes defensed, one interception, one sack, a forced fumble and a a tackle for a loss in 2016. Gay picked off Cincinnati QB AJ McCarron and returned the ball 23 yards for a touchdown in Week 14’s game of 2015. It marked Gay’s fi fth consecutive interception return for a touchdown, setting a new NFL record, and his fi fth pick six with the Steelers, tying Rod Woodson for the most in team history:

MOST CONSECUTIVE INTERCEPTION-TOUCHDOWNS -NFL HISTORY

Rk. PLAYER, YEARS INT-TDs 1. William Gay, 2013-15 5 T2. Captain Munnerylyn, 2012-13 4 Charles Tillman, 2012 4 Tedy Bruschi, 2002-03 4

MOST INTERCEPTION-TOUCHDOWNS -STEELERS HISTORY

Rk. STEELER, YEARS INT-TDs T1. William Gay, 2007-11, ‘13-15 5 Rod Woodson, 1987-96 5 T3. Chad Scott, 1997-2004 4 Jack Butler, 1951-59 4 T5. Five Steelers Tied 3

With his fi fth interception returned for a touchdown, Gay became the 10th active NFL defender with fi ve pick sixes and increased his career total to 10 interceptions, eight as a Steeler.

SHAZIER ON THE INSIDE LB Ryan Shazier totaled 87 tackles - the second-most on the Steelers’ defense in 2016 - to go along with 3.5 sacks, nine passes defensed, nine tackles for losses, seven quarterback hits, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. In Week One, Shazier totaled 6 tackles (5 solo) and recorded his second career interception in the third quarter, one play after forcing his third career forced fumble. Shazier posted a game-high 11 total tackles (5 solo), and a tackle for a loss in the team’s Week Two win vs. Cincinnati - his third career double-digit tackle game and fi rst of the season. In Week Nine at Baltimore, Shazier tied for the team-lead with 9 tackles (6 solo) and split a sack, and forced a fumble in the second quarter. In Week 10 vs. Dallas, Shazier led the team with 9 tackles (4 solo) and recovered a fumble forced by LB Anthony Chickillo in the fi rst quarter – the second fumble recovery of his NFL career. Shazier forced a fumble on a sack of QB Josh McCown, which was recovered in the endzone by NT Javon Hargrave in Week 11’s game at Cleveland. It marked his third forced fumble on the season, a new single-season career-high, and the fi fth forced fumble of his career. In Week 11 at Cleveland, Shazier forced a fumble on a sack of QB Josh McCown, which was recovered in the endzone by NT Javon Hargrave. It marked his third forced fumble on the season, a new single-season career-high, and the fi fth forced fumble of his career. Shazier led the defense with eight tackles in Week 14 at Buff alo and registered a sack of Buff alo QB Tyrod Taylor. He Finished with 10 total tackles, including fi ve solo and an interception in Week 16’s 31-27 win vs. Baltimore.

MITCHELL IN THE BACKFIELD S Mike Mitchell led the Pittsburgh secondary with 78 com-bined tackles in 2016 (55 solo) and added nine pass break-ups, an interception and a quarterback hit in 2016. In Week 12 at Indianapolis, Mitchell picked off Indianapolis QB Scott Tolzien in the fourth quarter to mark his 10th career interception and fourth as a Steeler. Mitchell made his 59th consecutive regular-season at Buff alo in Week 14 - the fi fth-longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL safeties.

GAY’S MILESTONE AT 160 CB William Gay extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 160 in Week 17 vs. Cleveland - the longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL

defenisve players.

TUITT TIES SINGLE-GAME MARK DE Stephon Tuitt tied a single-game career-high with 2.0 sacks in Week 11 at Cleveland, his third career multi-sack game. Tuitt was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 11 performance, his fi rst such accolade, and became the Steeler to receive the honor since Troy Polamalu in 2013 (Week 12). Along with a sack in Week 11, he posted his second career sack streak (three games, Sept. 20-Oct. 1, 2015). Tuitt was credited with a half-sack of Buff alo QB Tyrod Taylor in the fi rst quarter of Week 14’s game at Buff alo, increasing his season total to 3.5 (11.0 in his NFL career).

Page 32: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

TIMMONS’ TIME IN 2016 LB Lawrence Timmons led the Steelers’ defense in 2016 with 114 total tackles (78 solo), to go along with two intercep-tions, 2.5 sacks, fi ve tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, a forced fumble and fi ve passes defensed. Timmons led the Steelers with eight stops in the fi rst game of the season on Monday Night Football at Washington, including four solo stops, and totaled a game-high 11 tackles in Week Seven vs. New England, all solo. In Week 12, Timmons posted a game-high 10 total tackles (8 solo), along with a quarterback

DUPREE IN YEAR TWO LB Bud Dupree made his fi rst start of the 2016 season in Week 14 at Buff alo and recorded the fi rst multi-sack game of his NFL career, bringing down Buff alo QB Tyrod Taylor twice. Dupree returned to the fi eld in Week 11 and has appeared in each of the team’s fi nal seven games, making 24 total tackles, to go along with a career high 4.5 sacks, six quarterback hits, fi ve tackles for losses and a forced fumble.

TIMMONS ON THE SACK CHART LB Lawrence Timmons brought down Baltimore QB Joe Flacco in the second quarter of Week 16’s 31-27 win vs. the Ravens to increase his career total to 35.5 sacks. Timmons’ 35.5 quarterback sacks are tied as the eighth most by a Steeler since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982:

STEELERS SACK LEADERS SINCE 1982 Rk. STEELER, YEARS SACKS 6. Greg Lloyd, 1988-97 53.5 7. Aaron Smith, 1999-2011 44.0 T8. Lawrence Timmons, 2007-15 35.5 Kevin Greene, 1993-95 35.5 10. Clark Haggans, 2000-07 32.5

TIMMONS’ DIGITS

1-OF-4 Timmons became the fourth Steeler with 30 sacks and 10

interceptions in 2015, joining Joey Porter, Greg Lloyd and Mike Merriweather, since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982.

10He recorded the 10th interception of his NFL career in Week 6 of 2015 vs. Arizona. He became the ninth Steelers linebacker to record 10 interceptions since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

10

Timmons totaled 10 total tackles (8 solo) in Week 12 against at Indianapolis. He has registered double digit tackles in 41

games during his career, including 28 times since the start of the 2012 season.

20 (17)His tackles (20) and solo tackles (17) in a victory over Baltimore in Week 7 in 2013 were both career highs.

99Timmons, who has missed only two games his entire career,

started his team-leading 99th consecutive regular-season game in Week 16 vs. Baltimore.

110-AND-111Since the start of the 2010 season, Timmons has started (110) and played in (111) the most games out of any Steelers’ line-backer, while also leading the group in tackles over that time.

100Timmons has eclipsed 100 total tackles times in his NFL career

(2010, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16) and has led the defense in total tackles fi ve times, including each of the previous four seasons

(2010 ‘13 ‘14, ‘15 and ‘16).

BURNS ON THE CORNER Rookie CB Artie Burns started nine of 16 games played in his rookie year and tied for the team lead with three interceptions in 2016. His three picks also placed him tied for the lead among the 2016 NFL rookie class:

NFL INTERCEPTION LEADERS - 2016 ROOKIES Rk. ROOKIE, TEAM INTs T1. Artie Burns, PIT 3 Briean Boddy-Calhoun, CLE 3 Deion Jones, ATL 3

Each of Burns’ three interceptions came in road games, with his fi rst pick coming in his fi rst career start in Week Nine at Bal-timore. In Week 11 at Cleveland, Burns hauled in his second intercep-tion of the season, picking off Cleveland QB Cody Kessler on the Browns’ opening possession of the game, and led the team with a single-game career-high three pass breakups. Burns posted his third interception in Week 14 at Buff alo.

DAVIS MAKING HIS MARK Rookie SS Sean Davis totaled 70 tackles (55 solo) in 2016 - ranking fi fth among the 2016 NFL defensive back rookie class (NFL.com):

NFL TACKLE LEADERS - 2016 DEFENSIVE BACK ROOKIES

Rk. ROOKIE, TEAM TACKLES 1. Keanu Neal, ATL 106 2. Daryl Worley, CAR 88 3. Vonn Bell, NO 87 4. Vernon Hargreaves, TB 76 5. Sean Davis, PIT 70 T6. Artie Burns, PIT 65 Jalen Ramsey, JAC 61

Davis started nine of 16 games on the season and added a 1.5 sacks, fi ve passes defensed, three quarterback hits, four tackles for losses and an interception during his rookie campaign.

WILLIAMS LED THE ‘D’ LB Vince Williams led the Steelers’ defense in tackles in back-to-back games (Weeks Four-Five). In Week Four, Williams made his fi rst start of the 2016 season in vs. Kansas City on Sunday Night Football, and tallied a game and single-game personal best 15 tackles (13 solo). He was also redited with a sack in the second quarter, his fi rst of the season, increasing his career total to 1.5. Williams led the defense with a game high of 9 tackles (8 solo) in Week Five against the New York Jets, to go along with a sack, three stops for losses and two quarterback hits.

Page 33: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

BOS-DOES-WELL K Chris Boswell converted 21 of his 25 fi eld goal attempts in 2016 - including 11 of 12 attempts from 40-49 yards. Since joining the Steelers in 2015, Boswell is 50-of-57 overall on fi eld goal attempts (87.7%), including 20-of-24 (83.3%) be-tween 40-49 yards. His 87.7 fi eld goal percent ranks second in Steelers history among kickers with at least 30 fi eld goal attempts:

STEELERS FIELD GOAL % LEADERS(Minimum 30 Attempts)

Rk. KICKER, YEAR FGM-FGA FG% 1. Shaun Suisham, 2010-14 124-141 87.9 2. Chris Boswell, 2015-pres. 50-57 87.7 3. Norm Johnson, 1995-98 105-127 82.7 4. Jeff Reed, 2002-10 204-249 81.9 5. Gary Anderson, 1982-94 309-395 78.2

A LAND DOWN IN THE 20 P Jordan Berry boomed two punts covering 107 yards for a 53.5 average in Week One at Washington. In Week Two vs. Cincinnati, he pinned fi ve punts inside the Bengals’ 20 yard line, marking the fi fth game of his NFL career with at least three inside the 20’s. Berry landed each of his three punts in Week Five against the New York Jets inside their 20-yard line. In Week Nine at Baltimore, Berry punted the ball a single-game career-high nine times. Berry pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line on 25 of his 68 punts in 2016. Berry Increased his regular-season career total to 53 punts inside the opponent 20 to become the seventh Steeler with at least 50.

BOZ TIES TEAM MARK

K Chris Boswell was successful on each of his six fi eld goal attempts (45, 49, 49, 40, 49, 30) in Week 15’s 24-20 win at Cin-cinnati. Boswell tied a a franchise single-game record with six fi eld goals made (Jeff Reed: Dec. 1, 2002 and Gary Anderson: Oct. 23, 1988):

STEELERS SINGLE-GAME FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS Rk. STEELER FGM T1. Chris Boswell, Dec. 18, 2016 6 Jeff Reed, Dec. 1, 2002 6 Gary Anderson, Oct. 23, 1988 6

Page 34: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

PRESEASON GAME #1Detroit 30, Pittsburgh 17

August 12, 2016Heinz Field (44,148)

PITTSBURGH - The Steelers fell to the Detroit Lions, 30-17, in the team’s 2016 preseason opener at Heinz Field. Afterascorelessfirstquarter,theSteelers’defensegotasplashplayearly in thesecondquarter.DE Ricardo Mathews applied pressureonQBDanOrlovsky,andhisensuingthrowwaspickedoffbyCB Doran Grant,whoreturnedtheinterception39yardsforatouchdown.DetroitKMattPraterconnectedona29-yardfieldgoalontheLions’nextpossessionfortheteam’sfirstpointsofthegame. PittsburghrespondedonitsnextdrivewhenQB Landry Jones threwa29-yardtouchdowntoWR Darrius Heyward-BeytogivePittsburgha14-3advantage.Detroitcuttheleadto14-10onitsnextpossessionwhenOrlovskythrewa28-yardtouchdowntoWRAndreRoberts.Pratermadea31-yardfieldgoalpriortohalftime,andtheSteelershelda14-13leadatthebreak. DetroitKDevonBellconnectedona42-yardfieldgoalmidwaythrough the third quarter to give the Lions a 16-14 advantage.Steelers K Chris Boswellrespondedwitha37-yardfieldgoallaterinthequartertogivePittsburgha17-16lead. TheLionsthoughwouldscorethefinal14pointsofthegame.RBDwayneWashingtonreturnedakickoff96yardsforatouchdownearlyinthefourthquarter.AndQBJakeRudockthrewa27-yardtouchdowntoWRJaceBillingsleymidwaythroughthefourthquartertosealthe30-17victoryforDetroit.

GAME SUMMARY

Lions (1-0) 0 13 3 14 30STEELERS (0-1) 0 14 0 3 17

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 14:04 Grant39yd.interceptionreturn(Boswellkick) --;-- 7-0DET 2 8:00 Prater29yd.FG 13-74;6:04 7-3PIT 2 4:29 Heyward-Bey28yd.passfromJones(Boswellkick) 6-75;3:31 14-3DET 2 1:52 Roberts28yd.passfromOrlovsky(Praterkick) 7-81;2:37 14-10DET 2 0:18 Prater31yd.FG 7-14;0:54 14-13DET 3 6:54 Bell42yd.FG 4-9;2:00 14-16PIT 4 13:38 Boswell37yd.FG 13-56;8:16 17-16DET 4 13:26 Washington96yd.kickoffreturn(Rudock-Davispass) 0-0;0:12 17-24DET 4 6:12 Billingsley27yd.passfromRudock(Kickfailed) 11-74;5:42 30-17

TEAM STATISTICS Lions Steelers1st Downs 20 (3-16-1) 10 (5-4-1)3rd Downs 12-19 (63%) 2-12 (17%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 379 187Plays-Avg. 70-5.4 50-3.7Rushing Yards 95 85Rush Att.-Avg. 27-3.5 20-4.3Net Passing 284 102Att.-Comp.-Int. 42-28-1 26-15-0Sacks By 4-25 1-10Punts-Avg. 3-47.0 7-52.1Penalties 8-82 9-72Fumbles-Lost 5-1 3-1

Time of Poss. 34:02 25:58

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Det. – Zenner 7-24;Rudock4-20;Riddick4-15;Ridley5-14;Washington 2-12;Winn 4-5;Stafford1-5. Pit. –Richardson11-44;Ayers 1-14;Gradkowski 2-11;Toussaint1-5;Rogers1-5;Brown-Dukes1-2;Stingily1-1;Coates1-0. PASSING: Det. –Orlovsky25-16-1,164,1TD;Rudock11-8-0,72,1TD;Stafford6-4-0,58.Pit. –Jones12-6-0,55,1TD;Vaughan11-6-0,50.Gradkowski3-3-0,22. RECEIVING: Det. –Kerley5-36;Roberts3-57,1TD;Billingsley3-33,1 TD; Zenner 3-32;Winn 2-25;Charles 2-15; Davis 2-14; Boldin1-30;M. Jones 1-16;Washington1-15;Wick1-10;Ridley1-5;Fuehne1-5; Riddick 1-2; T. Jones 1-(-1).Pit. – Coates 3-18; Hamilton2-22;Richardson2-16;Lang2-15;Heyward-Bey 1-29, 1TD;Rogers1-8;Brown-Dukes 1-8;Ayers 1-5;James1-4;Johnson1-2.

PRESEASON GAME #2Philadelphia 17, Pittsburgh 0

August 18, 2016Heinz Field (45,351)

PITTSBURGH - TheSteelerswereshutout,17-0,bythePhiladelphiaEaglesatHeinzField in the team’s secondexhibitiongame. OnPittsburgh’sseconddriveof thegame,QB Landry JoneswaspickedoffbyCBNolanCarroll,whoreturnedtheinterception38yardsforatouchdowntogivePhiladelphiaa 7-0 lead. Jones threwfour interceptions in thefirsthalf.HisfinalinterceptioncameatthehandsofCBJaylenWatkins.OntheEagles’ensuingpossession,KCodyParkeyconnectedona40-yardfieldgoalpriortohalftimetogivePhiladelphiaa10-0advantageatthebreak. Midwaythroughthethirdquarter,RBKenjonBarnerscoredona five-yard run togivePhiladelphia thedecisive17-0victory. Steelers’WRs Cobi Hamilton and Eli Rogers each had agame-highfourreceptions,andSteelers’CBKevin White finishedwithagame-highsixtackles.

GAME SUMMARY

Eagles (2-0) 7 3 7 0 17STEELERS (0-2) 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPHI 1 9:18 Carroll38yd.interceptionreturn(Parkeykick) --;-- 0-7PHI 2 0:03 Parkey40yd.FG 6-38;0:32 0-10PHI 3 7:47 Barner5yd.run(Parkeykick) 15-87;7:13 0-17

TEAM STATISTICS Eagles Steelers1st Downs 16 (4-12-0) 12 (2-9-1)3rd Downs 9-17 (53%) 7-15 (47%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 298 207Plays-Avg. 67-4.4 58-3.6Rushing Yards 91 50Rush Att.-Avg. 27-3.4 21-2.4Net Passing 207 157Att.-Comp.-Int. 39-26-0 33-19-4Sacks By 4-21 1-12Punts-Avg. 7-50.4 6-46.7Penalties 12-96 6-36Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0

Time of Poss. 30:29 29:31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Phi. –Barner6-41,1TD;Marshall8-18;Mathews5-18;O’Neal 4-9; Daniel 1-7; Bradford1-1;Bethel-Thompson2-(-3).Pit. – Toussaint8-26;Richardson10-15;Coates1-9;Brown-Dukes2-0. PASSING: Phi. – Bradford19-14-0,115;Daniel16-10-0,82;Bethel-Thompson4-2-0,22.Pit. – Jones20-12-4,111;Vaughan13-7-0,67. RECEIVING: Phi. –Turner3-44;Ertz3-24;Rush3-22;Sproles3-8;Agholor2-30;Marshall2-19;Jones2-16; Burton 2-13; Randle 2-10;Celek1-17;Pantale1-7;Huff1-5;Barner 1-4.Pit. –Hamilton 4-44;Rogers4-39;Coates2-30;Tucker2-17;Toussaint 2-16; James 2-7;Heyward-Bey 1-12; Brown-Dukes1-7;Richardson1-6.

Page 35: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

PRESEASON GAME #3Pittsburgh 27, New Orleans 14

August 26, 2016Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,002)

NEW ORLEANS - Pittsburghwon itsfirstcontestof the2016preseason,defeatingtheNewOrleansSaints,27-14. TheSteelers’ offensewasted no time, as the group scoredtouchdownsoneachofitsfirsttwopossessionsofthegame.QB Ben Roethlisberger ledtheteamona15-play,74-yarddrivethathecappedoffwithafive-yardtouchdownpasstoTE Jesse James.OntheSteelers’nextdrive,Roethlisbergerthrewa57-yardtouchdownpass to WR Antonio BrowntogivetheSteelersa14-0lead. NewOrleanscutthelead14-7whenQBDrewBreesthrewa17-yardtouchdowntoWRWillieSneadearlyinthesecondquarter.Withlessthanoneminuteremaininginthefirsthalf,QB Landry Jones threwaneight-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Sammie Coates, and theSteelersled21-7atthebreak. Midwaythroughthethirdquarter,QBGarrettGraysonthrewa31-yardtouchdowntoWRTommyleeLewistocuttheleadto21-14,butitwouldbetheclosesttheSaintswouldgettherestofthegame. K Chris Boswellmadea40-yardfieldgoallateinthethirdquartertogivetheSteelersa24-14advantage.Lateinthefourthquarter,LB Steven Johnson pickedoffGrayson, andBoswellmadea48-yardfieldgoalonPittsburgh’sensuingdrive.RookieLB Tyler MatakevichpickedoffGraysonontheSaints’nextpossessiontosealthevictoryforPittsburgh.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (1-2) 14 7 3 3 27Saints (0-3) 0 7 7 0 14

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:24 James5yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 15-74;5:36 7-0PIT 1 6:53 Brown57yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 4-79;1:13 14-0NO 2 9:40 Snead17yd.passfromBrees(Barthkick) 12-78;5:26 14-7PIT 2 0:58 Coates8yd.passfromJones(Boswellkick) 11-61;3:56 21-7NO 3 6:56 Lewis31yd.passfromGrayson(Forbathkick) 6-63;2:30 21-14PIT 3 3:02 Boswell40yd.FG 5-58;3:54 24-14PIT 4 3:02 Boswell48yd.FG 4-6;1:23 27-14

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Saints1st Downs 17 (3-13-1) 20 (6-12-2)3rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 6-13 (46%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-2 (0%)Total Net Yards 417 360Plays-Avg. 64-6.5 70-5.1Rushing Yards 75 111Rush Att.-Avg. 24-3.1 26-4.3Net Passing 342 249Att.-Comp.-Int. 39-31-0 43-27-2Sacks By 1-8 1-12Punts-Avg. 4-40.5 5-49.0Penalties 9-80 6-55Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0

Time of Poss. 31:45 28:15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Bell 3-21;Richardson 9-20; Ayers 1-15;Williams4-12;Toussaint6-8;Jones1-(-1).N.O. –Hightower8-27;Cadet4-24; Spiller 4-20; Ingram 7-17;Murphy1-16;Lasco1-4;Kuhn1-3. PASSING: Pit. –Jones21-19-0,206,1TD;Roethlisberger17-12-0,148,2TDs;Renner0-0-0,0.N.O. – Grayson23-14-2,128,1TD;Brees12-9-0,78,1TD;McCown8-4-0,51. RECEIVING: Pit. – Bell 5-37;Brown 4-87, 1 TD; James 4-25,1TD;Williams 3-9;Coates 2-66,1 TD; Wheaton 2-40; Grimble2-26; Toussaint 2-18; Rogers2-17; Johnson2-12;Heyward-Bey1-14;Richardson1-4;Ayers1-(-1).N.O. – Snead 4-58, 1TD;Cadet4-42;Murphy 3-9; Spiller 3-(-1);Lewis 2-41, 1TD;Coleman 2-20;Lasco 2-12;Thomas 1-23;Griffin1-14;Manhertz 1-12;Cooks1-10;Hightower1-8;Harris1-5;Fleener1-3.

PRESEASON GAME #4Carolina 18, Pittsburgh 6

September 1, 2016Bank of America Stadium (73,274)

CHARLOTTE - Pittsburghlostits2016preseasonfinaletoCarolina,18-6,atBankofAmericaStadium. Carolinaledtheentiregame.KGrahamGanoconnectedona47-yardfieldgoalmidwaythroughthefirstquartertogivethePanthersa3-0advantage.Ganofinishedwithsixmadefieldgoalsonthenight. Inthesecondquarter,Ganomadefieldgoalsfrom42,28and41yardsouttogiveCarolinaa12-0leadathalftime. Gano’s22-yardfieldgoalmidwaythroughthethirdquarterextendedCarolina’sleadto15-0. TheSteelersgotontheboardearlyinthefourthquarterwhenRB Daryl Richardson scoredonaone-yardruntocuttheleadto15-6.ButGanomadea45-yardfieldgoalonthePanthers’nextpossessiontosealthevictoryforCarolina. Pittsburgh’s defense totaled three sacks on the night.S Jordan Dangerfield and LB L.J. Fort each added 10 tackles.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (1-3) 0 0 0 6 6Panthers (2-2) 3 9 3 3 18

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECAR 1 5:41 Gano47yd.FG 6-28;2:38 0-3CAR 2 11:23 Gano42yd.FG 12-59;6:02 0-6CAR 2 3:36 Gano28yd.FG 11-44;6:08 0-9CAR 2 0:00 Gano41yd.FG 12-59;1:36 0-12CAR 3 7:35 Gano22yd.FG 6-18;2:42 0-15PIT 4 14:51 Richardson1yd.run(Passfailed) 7-66;3:41 6-15CAR 4 10:48 Gano45yd.FG 7-55;4:03 6-18

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Panthers1st Downs 8 (3-4-1) 21 (10-10-1)3rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 7-17 (41%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 122 351Plays-Avg. 39-3.1 74-4.7Rushing Yards 63 174Rush Att.-Avg. 22-2.9 42-4.1Net Passing 59 177Att.-Comp.-Int. 16-9-0 29-17-0Sacks By 3-23 1-9Punts-Avg. 7-46.0 3-33.7Penalties 4-37 5-54Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0

Time of Poss. 21:07 38:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Richardson9-45,1TD;Toussaint7-11;Brown-Dukes3-5;Ayers1-3;Coates1-0;Stingily 1-(-1).Car. –Artis-Payne18-77; Simmons 10-43;Wegher11-42;Whittaker2-13;Webb1-(-1). PASSING: Pit. – Renner11-5-0,39;Jones5-4-0,29.Car. –Webb29-17-0,200. RECEIVING: Pit. – Rogers3-20;Hamilton 2-18; Richardson 2-13;Ayers 1-11; Tucker 1-6.Car. – Bersin 6-89; Lucas 2-26;Artis-Payne 2-18;Norwood 2-17;Byrd1-18;Garrett1-12;Simonson1-11;Simmons1-8;Wegher1-1.

Page 36: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #1Pittsburgh 38, Washington 16

September 12, 2016FedExField (79,124)

LANDOVER, Md. - TheSteelerswerevictoriousintheteam’s2016regular-seasonopener,defeatingtheWashingtonRedskins,38-16,onMondayNightFootball. WashingtonKDustinHopkins connected from31 yards outmidwaythroughthefirstquarter,andafterCBBashaudBreelandintercepted QB Ben RoethlisbergeronPittsburgh’sensuingdrive,Hopkinsmadea40-yardfieldgoaltogiveWashingtonanearly6-0lead.ItwouldbetheRedskins’finalleadofthegame. Early in the second quarter,Roethlisberger threw a 29-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Antonio Brownonafourth-and-oneplaytogivetheSteelersa7-6lead.Roethlisbergerthrewathree-yardtouchdowntoWREliRogerswith31secondsremaininginthefirsthalftogivePittsburgha14-3advantageatthebreak. K Chris Boswell madea 46-yard field goal on theSteelers’first driveof the secondhalf togivePittsburgha17-6 lead.OnWashington’sensuingpossession,LB Ryan Shazier pickedoffQBKirkCousins.Fiveplayslater,RoethlisbergerandBrownconnectedagain,thistimefora26-yardtouchdown,togivetheSteelersa24-6advantage. TheRedskinsgotwithinonescoreearlyinthefourthquarter,astheteamscored10pointsonaHopkins’34-yardfieldgoalaone-yardrushingtouchdownbyRBChrisThompson. But Pittsburgh’s offense could not stop itsmomentum.RB DeAngelo Williamsscoredtworushingtouchdownsinthefourthquarter,onefrom15yardsandonefromsixyards,tosealthevictoryfor the Steeelers.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (1-0) 0 14 10 14 38Redskins (0-1) 6 0 3 7 16

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREWAS 1 5:56 Hopkins31yd.FG 9-54;3:24 0-3WAS 1 1:08 Hopkins40yd.FG 5-14;2:38 0-6PIT 2 10:10 Brown29yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 11-75;5:58 7-6PIT 2 0:27 Rogers3yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 14-67;5:52 14-6PIT 3 11:18 Boswell46yd.FG 8-47;3:42 17-6PIT 3 7:01 Brown26yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 5-75;2:04 24-6WAS 3 2:01 Hopkins34yd.FG 9-52;5:00 24-9WAS 4 13:01 Thompson1yd.run(Hopkinskick) 7-77;2:18 24-16PIT 4 5:48 Williams15yd.run(Boswellkick) 13-73;7:13 31-16PIT 4 1:54 Williams6yd.run(Boswellkick) 6-45;2:23 38-16

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Redskins1st Downs 23 (9-14-0) 18 (3-14-1)3rd Downs 9-14 (64%) 3-10 (30%)4th Downs 2-2 (100%) 0-2 (0%)Total Net Yards 435 384Plays-Avg. 68-6.4 55-7.0Rushing Yards 147 55Rush Att.-Avg. 30-4.9 12-4.6Net Passing 288 329Att.-Comp.-Int. 37-27-1 43-30-2Sacks By 0-0 1-12Punts-Avg. 2-53.5 1-27.0Penalties 4-81 9-55Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0

Time of Poss. 33:18 26:42

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. –Williams26-143,2TDs;Toussaint3-6;Roethlisberger1-(-2).Was. –Jones7-24;Thompson4-23,1TD;Cousins1-8. PASSING: Pit. –Roethlisberger37-27-1, 300, 3 TDs. Was. –Cousins43-30-2,329. RECEIVING: Pi t . – Brown8-126,2TDs;Rogers6-59,1TD;Williams6-28;James5-31;Coates2-56. Was. –Reed7-64; Jackson6-102;Crowder6-58;Garcon6-51;Thompson2-16;Davis1-20;Jones1-9;Doctson1-9.

GAME #2Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 16

September 18, 2016Heinz Field (65,072)

PITTSBURGH - Forthesecondconsecutivegame,QB Ben RoethlisbergerthrewthreetouchdownpassestohelplifttheSteelerstovictory,thistime,24-16,overtheCincinnatiBengalsatHeinzField. Roethlisberger’sfirsttouchdownpass,a20-yarder,wasthrown toTE Xavier Grimble late in the first quarter. ItmarkedGrimble’sfirstcareerreception.CincinnatiKMikeNugentconnectedona25-yardfieldgoalwithlessthanoneminutetogointhefirstquartertocuttheleadto7-3. K Chris Boswell’s49-yardfieldgoalgavetheSteelersa10-3advantagelateinthesecondquarter.Nugentmadea 33-yarder as time expired in the second quarter, andPittsburghled10-6atthebreak. TE Jesse James caught a nine-yard touchdown fromRoethlisbergermidwaythroughthethirdquartertoextendtheSteelersleadto17-6.Nugent’s21-yardfieldgoallateinthethirdquartergottheBengalswithinonescore,17-9. Midwaythroughthefourthquarter,Roethlisbergerthrewafour-yardtouchdowntoRB DeAngelo WilliamstogivePittsburgha24-9lead.TheBengalsgotwithinonescoreagainwhenQBAndyDalton threwa25-yard touchdownpasstoRBGiovaniBernardtomakeit24-16Pittsburgh. TheBengalshadonelastattempttotiethegame,butLB James HarrisonforcedafumbleonWRTylerBoyd.TheballwasrecoveredbyS Robert Goldenandhereturnedthefumble21yards,whichsealedthevictoryforPittsburgh.

GAME SUMMARY

Bengals (1-1) 3 3 3 7 16STEELERS (2-0) 7 3 7 7 24

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 3:46 Grimble20yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 5-66;1:43 7-0CIN 1 0:23 Nugent25yd.FG 8-68;3:23 7-3PIT 2 4:10 Boswell49yd.FG 4-6;0:55 10-3CIN 2 0:00 Nugent33yd.FG 8-53;0:48 10-6PIT 3 6:16 James9yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 7-91;3:20 17-6CIN 3 2:10 Nugent21yd.FG 10-72;4:06 17-9PIT 4 6:48 Williams4yd.fromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 12-68;6:54 24-9CIN 4 3:25 Bernard25yd.passfromDalton(Nugentkick) 8-75;3:23 24-16

TEAM STATISTICS Bengals Steelers1st Downs 21 (1-17-3) 19 (6-12-1)3rd Downs 4-16 (25%) 7-17 (41%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 412 374Plays-Avg. 73-5.6 74-5.1Rushing Yards 46 124Rush Att.-Avg. 18-2.6 36-3.4Net Passing 366 250Att.-Comp.-Int. 54-31-0 37-19-2Sacks By 1-9 1-0Punts-Avg. 9-45.2 8-47.1Penalties 5-31 5-54Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0

Time of Poss. 27:05 32:55

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Cin. – Hill 11-22;Bernard 5-17; Dalton 2-7.Pit. – Williams 32-94; Roethlisberger1-14;Coates1-6;Richardson1-6;Toussaint1-4. PASSING: Cin. – 54-31-0,366,1TD. Pit. –Roethlisberger37-19-2,259,3TDs. RECEIVING: Cin. – Bernard9-100, 1 TD; Boyd 6-78; LaFell3-39;Hill3-37;Kroft3-35;Uzomah3-9; Green 2-38; Erickson 1-20;Wright 1-10.Pit. – Brown 4-39;Williams4-38, 1TD; James3-29,1TD;Coates2-97;Grimble2-26,1TD;Rogers 1-9;Toussaint 1-9;Heyward-Bey1-7,Johnson1-5.

Page 37: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #3Philadelphia 34, Pittsburgh 3

September 25, 2016Lincoln Financial Field (69,596)

PHILADELPHIA - TheSteelerslosttheirfirstgameoftheseasontothePhiladelphiaEagles,34-3,atLincolnFinancialField. Eagles’KCalebSturgis connectedona 29-yard field to givePhiladelphiaa3-0leadmidwaythroughthefirstquarter.QBCarsonWentzthrewa12-yardtouchdownpasstoWRJordanMatthewsearlyinthesecondquartertogivetheEaglesa10-0advantage. Pittsburgh’sonlypointscameona40-yardfieldgoalbyKChris Boswell midwaythroughthesecondquarter.Sturgismadea38-yardfieldgoalpriortothetwo-minutewarningtogivePhiladelphiaa 13-3 lead at halftime. TheEaglesscored three third-quarter touchdowns toseal thevictory.Wentz threw a 73-yard touchdown pass toRBDarrenSproles, andRBsWendellSmallwoodandKenjonBarner eachscoredarushingtouchdown.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (2-1) 0 3 0 0 3Eagles (3-0) 3 10 21 0 34

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPHI 1 5:29 Sturgis29yd.FG 7-63;3:20 0-3PHI 2 12:04 Matthews12yd.passfromWentz(Sturgiskick) 12-82;6:06 0-10PIT 2 7:40 Boswell40yd.FG 8-61;4:24 3-10PHI 2 2:25 Sturgis38yd.FG 10-58;5:15 3-13PHI 3 12:54 Sproles73yd.passfromWentz(Sturgiskick) 3-75;2:06 3-20PHI 3 5:45 Smallwood1yd.run(Sturgiskick) 7-67;4:58 3-27PHI 3 1:52 Barner8yd.run(Sturgiskick) 3-41;1:24 3-34

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Eagles1st Downs 15 (2-11-2) 25 (10-11-4)3rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 4-10 (40%)4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 251 426Plays-Avg. 58-4.3 61-7.0Rushing Yards 29 125Rush Att.-Avg. 10-2.9 30-4.2Net Passing 222 301Att.-Comp.-Int. 44-24-1 31-23-0Sacks By 0-0 4-35Punts-Avg. 3-55.0 4-41.3Penalties 7-77 10-99Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0

Time of Poss. 25:04 34:56

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. –Williams8-21;Roethlisberger 1-7; Richardson1-1. Phi. –Smallwood17-79,1TD;Barner 8-42, 1 TD;Wentz 1-10;Sproles2-(-1);Mathews2-(-5). PASSING: Pit. –Roethlisberger44-24-1,257.Phi. –Wentz31-23-0,301, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. –Brown12-140;Williams4-23;Coates3-50;Rogers2-32; James 2-10;Wheaton 1-2.Phi. – Sproles 6-128, 1TD;Huff4-20;Celek3-61;Green-Beckham3-33;Agholor 3-21; Burton 2-19;Matthews2-19,1TD.

GAME #4Pittsburgh 43, Kansas City 14

October 2, 2015Heinz Field (61,278)

PITTSBURGH - The Steelers scored a team record 22 first-quarter points en route to a 43-14 victory over theKansasCityChiefsonSundayNightFootballatHeinzField. Pittsburgh’s three first-quarter touchdowns came fromtouchdownpassesbyQB Ben Roethlisberger. After DE Stephon TuittforcedafumbleonRBSpencerWarethatwasrecoveredbyCB Ross Cockrell,Roethlisbergerthrewa31-yardtouchdowntoWR Darrius Heyward-Bey. AfteraninterceptionbyLB Jarvis Jones,Roethlisbergerthrewafour-yardtouchdowntoWR Antonio Brown. After a short punt by theChiefs, Roethlisberger and Brownconnectedagain,thistimeona38-yardtouchdown,togivetheSteelersa22-0leadattheendofthefirstquarter. Roethlisbergerthrewanine-yardtouchdowntoTE Jesse Jamesinthesecondquarter,andtheSteelerstooka29-0lead into halftime. OnPittsburgh’sfirstdriveofthesecondhalf,Roethlisbergerthrew his fifth touchdown pass of the game, this one a30-yarder to WR Markus Wheaton,togivetheSteelersa36-0advantage. TheChiefsgotontheboardearlyinthefourthquarterwhenQBAlexSmiththrewa10-yardtouchdowntoWRTyreekHill.TheSteelerscounteredthatscorewithatouchdownoftheirown,whenRB DeAngelo Williamsscoredonatwo-yardrun.Smithaddedathree-yardtouchdownpasstoTETravisKelcelateinthefourthquarterfortheChiefs’finalpoints. Pittsburgh’s defense totaled four sacks, included threefrom DE Cameron Heyward,andforcedtwoturnovers.

GAME SUMMARY

Chiefs (2-2) 0 0 0 14 14STEELERS (3-1) 22 7 7 7 43

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:27 Heyward-Bey31yd.passfromRoethlisberger(PasstoWheaton) 3-32;1:23 8-0PIT 1 5:10 Brown4yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 1-4;0:04 15-0PIT 1 1:20 Brown38yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 2-40;0:47 22-0PIT 2 0:44 James9yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 10-80;3:44 29-0PIT 3 11:19 Wheaton30yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick)6-75;3:41 36-0KC 4 11:11 Hill10yd.passfromSmith(Santoskick) 7-47;2:17 36-7PIT 4 7:22 Williams2yd.run(Boswellkick) 8-75;3:49 43-7KC 4 0:04 Kelce3yd.passfromSmith(Santoskick) 7-62;3:41 43-14

TEAM STATISTICS Chiefs Steelers1st Downs 22 (3-17-2) 18 (4-13-1)3rd Downs 8-17 (47%) 6-11 (55%)4th Downs 2-3 (67%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 357 436Plays-Avg. 72-5.0 55-7.9Rushing Yards 87 149Rush Att.-Avg. 18-4.8 26-5.7Net Passing 270 287Att.-Comp.-Int. 50-30-1 27-22-0Sacks By 2-13 4-17Punts-Avg. 6-42.8 5-42.2Penalties 7-40 9-68Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0

Time of Poss. 30:36 29:24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: K.C. – Ware 13-82;Charles2-7;Smith1-2;Hill1-(-2);Davis 1-(-2).Pit. – Bell 18-144;Williams 4-7, 1 TD; Jones 2-0;Coates1-(-1);Roethlisberger1-(-1). PASSING: K.C. – Smith 50-30-1, 287, 2TDs.Pit. –Roethlisberger27-22-0, 300, 5 TDs. RECEIVING: K.C. – Conley6-70;Maclin5-78;Wilson5-52Hill5-24,1 TD; Kelce 5-23, 1 TD; Davis2-14;Ware1-14;Harris 1-12.Pit. – Coates 6-79; Bell 5-34; Brown4-64, 2TDs; James 2-15, 1TD;Heyward-Bey1-31,1TD;Wheaton1-30,1TD;Johnson1-26;Grimble1-19;Williams1-2.

Page 38: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #5Pittsburgh 31, New York 13

October 9, 2016Heinz Field (66,385)

PITTSBURGH - The Steelers defense pitched a second-half shutoutandtheoffensescored17second-halfpointstolifttheteamtoa31-13victoryovertheNewYorkJetsatHeinzField. TheJetsscoredthefirstpointsofthecontestwhenKNickFolkconnectedona35-yardfieldgoal.OntheSteelers’firstpossessionofthegame, QB Ben Roethlisberger threwa72-yardtouchdownpass to WR Sammie CoatestogivetheSteelersa7-3advantage. NewYorkscored10unansweredpoints.Folkmadea48-yardfieldgoal,andQBRyanFitzpatrickthrewa15-yardtouchdownpasstoWRBrandonMarshalltogivetheJetsa13-7lead.ItwouldbethelastpointstheJetswouldscore. Roethlisbergerthrewaone-yardtouchdownpasstoTE Jesse Jamespriortohalftime,andtheSteelerstooka14-13leadintothebreak. ThesecondhalfbelongedtoPittsburgh.K Chris Boswell made a47-yardfieldgoalearlyinthethirdquarter.Roethlisbergerthrewtwofourth-quartertouchdowns,afive-yardertoWR Antonio Brown andafive-yardertoCoatestosealthevictoryforPittsburgh. TheSteelersdefensedidnotallowasinglethird-downconversioninthesecondhalf,andtheyheldtheJetstojust100netyardsinthefinaltwoquarters.LBVinceWilliamsledthedefensewithninetackles,andheaddedonesack.

GAME SUMMARY

Jets (1-4) 3 10 0 0 13STEELERS (4-1) 7 7 3 14 31

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENY 1 11:45 Folk35yd.FG 8-58;3:15 0-3PIT 1 10:16 Coates72yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 3-75;1:29 7-3NY 2 11:07 Folk48yd.FG 9-59;4:40 7-6NY 2 2:06 Marshall15yd.passfromFitzpatrick(Folkkick) 7-69;3:48 7-13PIT 2 0:41 James1yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 11-75;1:25 14-13PIT 3 10:23 Boswell47yd.FG 4-2;0:58 17-13PIT 4 14:55 Brown5yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 9-80;4:12 24-13PIT 4 1:46 Coates5yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 12-79;5:43 31-13

TEAM STATISTICS Jets Steelers1st Downs 16 (4-12-0) 30 (3-23-4)3rd Downs 2-11 (18%) 5-10 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 316 436Plays-Avg. 58-5.4 72-6.1Rushing Yards 72 61Rush Att.-Avg. 17-4.2 24-2.5Net Passing 244 375Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-25-0 47-34-0Sacks By 1-5 3-11Punts-Avg. 6-43.3 3-46.3Penalties 4-18 1-10Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1

Time of Poss. 28:10 31:50

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: N.Y. – Forte 12-53;Powell 4-10; Fitzpatrick 1-9.Pit. – Bell 20-66;Williams 1-0; Jones2-(-2);Berry1-(-3).

PASSING: N.Y. – Fitzpatrick38-25-0, 255, 1 TD. Pit. –Roethlisberger47-34-0,380,4TDs.

RECEIVING: N.Y. – Marshall8-114,1TD;Powell6-41;Enunwa4-51;Sefarian-Jenkins 2-17;Forte2-7;Anderson 1-10; Bostick 1-0;Peake1-6.Pit. –Bell9-88;Brown9-78, 1TD;Coates6-139, 2TDs;James6-43,1TD;Wheaton2-19;Grimble2-13.

GAME #6Miami 30, Pittsburgh 15

October 16, 2015Hard Rock Stadium (65,351)

MIAMI - RBJayAjayirushedfor204yardswithtworushingscorestohelplifttheDolphinstoa30-15victoryovertheSteelersatHardRockStadium. KAndrewFranksgave theDolphinsanearly3-0 lead.OntheSteelers’ensuingdrive,WR Darrius Heyward-Bey scoredona60-yardtouchdownruntogivePittsburghan8-3advantage.The60-yardtouchdownrunwasthelongesttouchdownrunbyaSteelersince2005. Miami then scored 20 unanswered points. Franksconnectedon twofieldgoals (23and30yards),andRBDamienWilliamsscoredonaone-yardrunlateinthesecondquarter,togivetheDolphinsa16-8leadatthebreak.Ajayiscoredonaone-yardrunlateinthethirdquartertoextendMiami’sleadto23-8. Lateinthefourthquarter,QB Ben Roethlisbergerthrewa23-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Cobi Hamilton.OntheDolphins’nextplayfromscrimmage,Ajayiscoredona62-yardruntosealthevictory.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (4-2) 8 0 0 7 15Dolphins (2-4) 3 13 7 7 30

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREMIA 1 8:34 Franks30yd.FG 9-53;3:39 0-3PIT 1 5:39 Heyward-Bey60yd.run(PasstoBell) 6-75;2:55 8-3MIA 2 8:18 Franks23yd.FG 12-85;7:08 8-6MIA 2 5:23 Franks30yd.FG 4-1;2:43 8-9MIA 2 0:21 Williams1yd.run(Frankskick) 9-71;2:26 8-16MIA 3 1:39 Ajayi1yd.run(Frankskick) 6-52;3:31 8-23PIT 4 1:02 Hamilton23yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick)10-97;3:18 15-23MIA 4 0:50 Ajayi62yd.run(Frankskick) 1-62;0:12 15-30

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Dolphins1st Downs 15 (3-11-1) 24 (12-10-2)3rd Downs 3-11 (27%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 297 474Plays-Avg. 53-5.6 68-7.0Rushing Yards 128 222Rush Att.-Avg. 16-8.0 36-6.2Net Passing 169 252Att.-Comp.-Int. 35-19-2 32-24-0Sacks By 0-0 2-20Punts-Avg. 5-36.0 2-38.5Penalties 6-65 8-95Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0

Time of Poss. 23:30 36:30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Heyward-Bey1-60, 1TD; Bell 10-53;Williams3-10;Brown1-6;Jones1-(-1). Mia. – Ajayi 25-204, 2 TDs;Williams6-12,1TD;Foster3-3;Tannehill2-3. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger34-19-2,189,1TD;Jones1-0-0,0.Mia. –Tannehill32-24-0,252. RECEIVING: Pit. – Bell 6-55;Brown4-39;Rogers4-35;Hamilton2-36, 1TD; James 2-13;Grimble1-11. Mia. – Landry 7-91; Parker5-28;Gray3-81;Stills2-12;Foster2-12;Williams2-5;Sims1-12;Jones1-8,Ajayi1-3.

Page 39: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #7New England 27, Pittsburgh 16

October 23, 2016Heinz Field (66,009)

PITTSBURGH - RBLeGarretteBlount’sfiveyardtouchdownrunearlyinthefourthquartersealedthe27-16victoryforthePatriotsat Heinz Field. NewEnglandjumpedtoa14-0leadbytheearlystagesofthesecondquarter.QBTomBradythrewa19-yardtouchdownpasstoRBJamesWhiteandBlountscoredonathree-yardrun. TheSteelerswouldchipaway,getting10pointspriortohalftime.QB Landry Jones threwa14-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Darrius Heyward-Bey, and K Chris Boswellmadea32-yardfieldgoal.NewEnglandled14-10atthebreak. Boswell’s46-yardfieldgoalmidwaythroughthethirdquartergottheSteelerswithinonepoint,butitwouldbetheclosestPittsburghwouldgettheremainderofthegame. Bradythrewa36-yardtouchdownpasstoTERobGronkowskitomakeit20-13midwaythroughthethirdquarter.Boswellconnectedona44-yardfieldgoaltocuttheleadto20-16earlyinthefourthquarter. ButonthePatriots’nextdrive,Blountscoredthegame-sealingtouchdown.

GAME SUMMARY

Patriots (6-1) 7 7 6 7 27STEELERS (4-3) 0 10 3 3 16

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENE 1 2:55 White19yd.passfromBrady(Gostkowskikick) 13-80;7:23 0-7NE 2 10:58 Blount3yd.run(Gostkowskikick) 11-84;4:46 0-14PIT 2 9:02 Heyward-Bey14yd.passfromJones(Boswellkick)5-71;1:56 7-14PIT 2 0:02 Boswell32yd.FG 10-66;1:45 10-14PIT 3 8:44 Boswell46yd.FG 9-48;4:49 13-14NE 3 6:19 Gronkowski36yd.passfromBrady(Kickfailed) 5-75;2:25 13-20PIT 4 14:44 Boswell44yd.FG 12-42;6:35 16-20NE 4 11:44 Blount5yd.run(Gostkowskikick) 6-75;3:00 16-27

TEAM STATISTICS Patriots Steelers1st Downs 21 (11-9-1) 17 (5-11-1)3rd Downs 7-12 (58%) 5-16 (31%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-2 (50%)Total Net Yards 362 375Plays-Avg. 55-6.6 69-5.4Rushing Yards 140 94Rush Att.-Avg. 29-4.8 22-4.3Net Passing 222 281Att.-Comp.-Int. 26-19-0 47-29-1Sacks By 0-0 0-0Punts-Avg. 5-40.6 4-48.8Penalties 4-40 10-85Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0

Time of Poss. 27:31 32:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: N.E. –Blount24-127,2TDs;Brady5-13.Pit. –Bell21-81;Brown1-13. PASSING: N.E. –Brady26-19-0,222, 2 TDs. Pit. – Jones47-29-1,281,1TD. RECEIVING: N.E. – Edelman 9-60;Gronkowski4-93,1TD;White2-32,1TD;Hogan2-25;Blount1-7;Bennett1-5.Pit. –Bell10-68;Brown7-106;Hamilton3-36;Heyward-Bey3-30, 1TD; James 2-18;Grimble2-14;Johnson1-5;Coates1-4.

GAME #8Baltimore 21, Pittsburgh 14

November 6, 2016M&T Bank Stadium (71,286)

BALTIMORE - DespitealatecomebackbyPittsburgh,theRavensdefeatedtheSteelers21-14atM&TBankStadium. QBJoeFlaccothrewa95-yardtouchdownpasstoWRMikeWallacetogivetheRavensa7-0advantage.KJustinTuckermadea49-yardfieldgoalpriortohalftime,andtheRavensled10-0atthebreak. Tucker’s 42-yard field goalmidway through the thirdquarter gave theRavensa13-0advantage.Early in thefourth quarter,WRChrisMoore returnedablockedpunt14yardsforatouchdown.FlaccothenconnectedwithWRSteveSmithSr.forthetwo-pointconversiontogiveBaltimorea 21-0 lead. TheSteelersmade a comeback in the fourth quarter.QB Ben Roethlisberger threwa 23-yard touchdown toWR Antonio Brown.AndRoethlisbergerscoredonafour-yardtouchdownruntocuttheleadto21-14.TheSteelers,however,failedtorecoveralateonsidekickattempt.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (4-4) 0 0 0 14 14Ravens (4-4) 7 3 3 8 21

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBAL 1 1:07 Wallace95yd.passfromFlacco(Tuckerkick) 2-96;0:43 0-7BAL 2 0:03 Tucker49yd.FG 9-43;1:41 0-10BAL 3 4:50 Tucker42yd.FG 4-8,1:30 0-13BAL 4 13:36 Moore14yd.blockedpuntreturn(Flacco-Smithpass) --;-- 0-21PIT 4 8:38 Brown23yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 9-75;4:58 7-21PIT 4 0:48 Roethlisberger4yd.run(Boswellkick) 7-65;1:20 14-21

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Ravens1st Downs 15 (3-10-2) 13 (2-7-4)3rd Downs 4-16 (25%) 4-17 (24%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 277 274Plays-Avg. 65-4.3 63-4.3Rushing Yards 36 50Rush Att.-Avg. 18-2.0 29-1.7Net Passing 241 224Att.-Comp.-Int. 45-23-1 31-19-1Sacks By 3-26 2-23Punts-Avg. 10-43.1 9-42.2Penalties 13-99 10-94Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0

Time of Poss. 27:50 32:10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Bell 14-32;Roethlisberger3-3,1TD;Williams1-1. Bal. – West15-21;Dixon9-13;Flacco3-12;Moore1-2; Juszczyk1-2. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger45-23-1,264,1TD.Bal. – Flacco 30-18-1;241,1TD;Mallett1-1-0,9. RECEIVING: Pit. – Brown7-85,1TD;Rogers6-103;Bell6-38;James2-13;Johnson1-15;Grimble1-10.Bal. –Wallace4-124,1TD;Smith4-47;Perriman3-33;Waller 2-17;Pitta 2-14; Dixon 2-0;Aiken 1-9;West1-6.

Page 40: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #9Dallas 35, Pittsburgh 30

November 13, 2016Heinz Field (67,737)

PITTSBURGH - RBEzekielElliottscoredonagame-winning32-yardtouchdownrunwithlessthan10secondsremaininginthegametolifttheCowboystoa35-30victoryovertheSteelersatHeinzField.Theattendanceof67,737wasaSteelers’all-timerecordforahomegame. RB Le’Veon Bellcaughtatwo-yardpassfromQB Ben Roethlisberger togivePittsburghanearly6-0advantage.KDanBaileyconnectedona37-yardfieldgoaltocuttheleadto6-3.Roethlisbergerthrewathree-yardtouchdowntoWR Eli RogerstoincreasePittsburgh’sleadto12-3.QBDakPrescottconnectedwithElliottonan83-yardtouchdownpasslateinthefirstquarter. Teamsexchangedfieldgoals in thesecondquarter.Baileymadea 53-yarder, anNFL record atHeinzField.AndK Chris Boswell connectedfrom39yardsout.Pittsburghled15-13atthebreak. Boswellmadea25-yardfieldgoalearlyinthethirdquarter.Baileyconnectedfrom46yardsoutonDallas’nextdrive.OntheCowboys’ensuingpossessionPrescottthrewa50-yardtouchdownpasstoWRDezBryanttogivetheCowboysa23-18leadheadingintothefourthquarter. Bellscoredonaone-yardrunmidwaythroughthefourthquartertogivePittsburgha24-23advantage.Elliottscoredona14-yardrunrightafterthetwominutewarningtogiveDallasa29-24edge.Roethlisbergerthrewa15-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Antonio Brown onafakespikeplay onPittsburgh’sensuingpossessiontogivetheSteelersa30-29lead. ButonDallas’finaldrive,Elliottscoredthegamewinningtouchdown.

GAME SUMMARY

Cowboys (8-1) 10 3 10 12 35STEELERS (4-5) 12 3 3 12 30

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:54 Bell2yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Passfailed) 8-38;3:51 6-0DAL 1 5:17 Bailey37yd.FG 10-42;4:37 6-3PIT 1 1:13 Rogers3yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Passfailed) 8-75;4:04 12-3DAL 1 0:12 Elliott83yd.passfromPrescott(Baileykick) 2-75;1:01 12-10DAL 2 11:04 Bailey53yd.FG 6-25;3:24 12-13PIT 2 4:43 Boswell39yd.FG 10-54;6:21 15-13PIT 3 13:10 Boswell25yd.FG 7-68;1:50 18-13DAL 3 5:35 Bailey46yd.FG 14-46;7:35 18-15DAL 3 1:35 Bryant50yd.passfromPrescott(Baileykick) 3-49;1:48 18-23PIT 4 7:51 Bell1yd.run(Passfailed) 6-46;3:05 24-23DAL 4 1:55 Elliott14yd.run(Passfailed) 10-75;5:56 24-29PIT 4 0:42 Brown15yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Passfailed) 5-75;1:13 30-29

TEAM STATISTICS Cowboys Steelers1st Downs 20 (7-11-2) 30 (5-22-3)3rd Downs 7-13 (54%) 4-10 (40%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 422 448Plays-Avg. 59-7.2 66-6.8Rushing Yards 127 48Rush Att.-Avg. 25-5.1 19-2.5Net Passing 295 400Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-22-0 46-37-0Sacks By 1-8 2-24Punts-Avg. 3-48.3 4-43.5Penalties 10-98 4-40Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0

Time of Poss. 30:24 29:36

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Dal. –Elliott21-114,2TDs;Morris4-13.Pit. –Bell17-57,1TD; Roethlisberger 1-1; Brown1-(-10). PASSING: Dal. –Prescott32-22-0,319,2TDs.Pit. –Roethlisberger46-37-0,408,3TDs. RECEIVING: Dal. – Bryant6-116,1TD;Witten6-59;Beasley5-33;Elliott2-95,1TD;Morris1-6;Williams1-5;Whitehead1-5.Pit. –Brown14-154,1TD;Bell9-77,1TD; James 4-59; Rogers 4-42,1TD;Green3-30;Hamilton1-39;Grimble1-5;Johnson1-2.

GAME #10Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 9

November 20, 2016FirstEnergy Stadium (67,431)

CLEVELAND - TheSteelersdefenserecordedeightsacksandheld theBrownsto just209netyards,asPittsburghsecureda24-9victoryagainstCleveland. Pittsburghcontrolledtheclockfor20:37inthefirsthalf.K Chris Boswell connectedontwofieldgoals,32and33yards, togive theSteelersa6-0 lead.RB Le’Veon Bell scoredonaone-yardrunasthehalftimewhistlesounded,andtheSteelersled14-0atthebreak.Bellfinishedwith146rushingyards. KCodyParkeymadea24-yardfieldgoalearlyinthethirdquarter tocut theSteelers lead to14-3.Boswellmadea22-yarderlateinthethirdquartertogivePittsburgha17-3advantage. Cleveland’slonetouchdownofthegamecamewhenQBJoshMcCownthrewa14-yardpasstoTEGaryBarnidgeearlyinthefourthquarter. Pittsburgh’s defense sealed the gamewhenLB Ryan ShazierforcedafumbleonMcCown,andthefumblewasrecovered in the endzone byNT Javon Hargrave for a touchdown.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (5-5) 3 11 3 7 24Browns (0-11) 0 0 3 6 9

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 2:28 Boswell32yd.FG 16-82;9:18 3-0PIT 2 4:43 Boswell33yd.FG 16-68;9:28 6-0PIT 2 0:00 Bell1yd.run(Roethlisberger-Johnsonpass) 11-59;1:51 14-0CLE 3 8:05 Parkey24yd.FG 11-48;5:00 14-3PIT 3 0:03 Boswell22yd.FG 15-71;8:02 17-3CLE 4 9:45 Barnidge14yd.passfromMcCown(Kickfailed) 11-75;5:18 17-9PIT 4 3:36 Hargravefumblerecoveryinendzone(Boswellkick) --;-- 24-9

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Browns1st Downs 24 (9-12-3) 17 (2-11-4)3rd Downs 5-12(42%) 4-15 (27%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 5-5 (100%)Total Net Yards 313 209Plays-Avg. 64-4.9 62-3.4Rushing Yards 146 33Rush Att.-Avg. 28-5.2 13-2.5Net Passing 167 176Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-23-0 41-21-1Sacks By 8-70 0-0Punts-Avg. 3-50.0 3-46.3Penalties 8-70 9-52Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1

Time of Poss. 33:58 26:02

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Bell28-146,1TD. Cle. – McCown2-11;Crowell8-10;JohnsonJr.2-10;Kessler1-2. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger36-23-0, 167. Cle. –McCown27-14-0,118,1TD;Kessler14-7-1,128. RECEIVING: Pit. – Brown8-76,Bell 8-55;Rogers 4-20;Hamilton2-11; James1-5.Cle. – PryorSr.5-97;Crowell5-13;Coleman4-39;JohnsonJr.3-46;Barnidge2-23,1TD;Hawkins1-20;DeValve1-8.

Page 41: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #11Pittsburgh 28, Indianapolis 7

November 24, 2016Lucas Oil Stadium (66,583)

INDIANAPOLIS - QB Ben Roethlisberger threw threetouchdownpasses,alltoWR Antonio Brown, to lift the Steelers toa28-7victoryovertheIndianapolisColtsonThanksgiving. Pittsburghtookan7-0leadonafive-yardtouchdownrunbyRB Le’Veon BellontheSteelers’firstdriveofthegame.Lateinthefirst quarter,Roethlisberger andBrownconnectedona25-yardtouchdowntogivetheSteelersa14-0advantage. TheColts’lonepointsofthegamecameonafive-yardpassfromQBScottTolzientoWRDonteMoncriefearlyinthesecondquarter.On theSteelers’ ensuing drive,Roethlisberger threwa 33-yardtouchdowntoBrown.TheSteelersled21-7athalftime. Pittsburgh’sdefensepickedoffTolzientwiceinthefourthquarter,one interception from S Mike Mitchell and another from CB William Gay.Roethlisberger’s22-yardtouchdowntoBrownlateinthefourthquartersealedthevictoryforPittsburgh.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (6-5) 14 7 0 7 28Colts (5-6) 0 7 0 0 7

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:10 Bell5yd.run(Boswellkick) 7-52;4:19 7-0PIT 1 1:06 Brown25yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick)7-58;3:02 14-0IND 2 13:02 Moncrief5yd.passfromTolzien(Vinatierikick) 6-47;3:04 14-7PIT 2 9:00 Brown33yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick)7-75;4:02 21-7PIT 4 5:30 Brown22yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick)4-64;2:21 28-7

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Colts1st Downs 16 (8-8-0) 18 (4-13-1)3rd Downs 7-11 (64%) 8-15 (53%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 2-4 (50%)Total Net Yards 369 310Plays-Avg. 50-7.4 63-4.9Rushing Yards 148 91Rush Att.-Avg. 29-5.1 23-4.0Net Passing 221 219Att.-Comp.-Int. 21-14-0 37-23-2Sacks By 3-21 0-0Punts-Avg. 4-44.3 2-46.0Penalties 7-67 2-10Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0

Time of Poss. 28:15 31:45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. –Bell23-120,1TD;Toussaint6-28.Ind. –Todman3-37;Gore15-28;Turbin2-20;Tolzien3-6. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger20-14-0, 221, 3TDs; Jones 1-0-0,0. Ind. – Tolzien36-22-2,205,1TD;McAfee1-1-0,35. RECEIVING: Pit. – Brown5-91,3TDs;Bell4-22;Green2-67;Rogers2-36;Hamilton1-5. Ind. –Moncrief6-45, 1TD;Allen 5-49;Hilton 3-54;Dorsett3-31;Doyle2-25;Turbin2-(-2);Swoope1-35;Gore1-3.

GAME #12Pittsburgh 24, New York 14

December 4, 2016Heinz Field (65,825)

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh’sdefenseforcedtwoturnoversandtheSteelersoffensecontrolledtheclock,enroutetoa24-14victoryovertheGiantsatHeinzField. Near theendof the first quarter,LB James Harrison was held in the endzone, and the result was a safety.OnPittsburgh’s following possession,K Randy Bullock connectedona44-yardfieldgoaltogivetheSteelersa5-0lead. TheGiantswereinSteelersterritorymidwaythroughthesecondquarter.QBEliManningthoughwaspickedoffbyLB Lawrence Timmons atthetwo-yardline,andhereturnedit58yards.Threeplayslater,QB Ben Roethlisbergerthrewa22-yardtouchdowntoWR Antonio Brown.Bullockmadea34-yarderpriortohalftime,andtheSteelersled14-0atthebreak. Manningthrewa13-yardtouchdownpasstoRBRashadJenningstocuttheleadto14-7.OnPittsburgh’sensuingpossession,Roethlisbergerthrewa20-yardtouchdowntoTE Ladarius Green togivetheSteelersa21-7lead. Earlyinthefourthquarter,ManningwasinterceptedbyS Sean Davisintheredzone.Bullockmadea38-yardfieldgoallateinthefourthquartertomakeit24-7. Manning’s one-yard touchdown pass toWRSterlingShepardgavetheGiantstheirfinalpointsofthegame.

GAME SUMMARY

Giants (8-4) 0 0 7 7 14STEELERS (7-5) 5 9 7 3 24

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 3:04 PenaltyonFlowersinendzoneforasafety --;-- 2-0PIT 1 0:04 Bullock44yd.FG 7-38;3:00 5-0PIT 2 7:10 Brown22yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Passfailed) 3-40;1:11 11-0PIT 2 0:24 Bullock34yd.FG 15-64;5:52 14-0NY 3 6:30 Jennings13yd.passfromManning(Gouldkick) 2-17;0:42 14-7PIT 3 3:09 Green20yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Bullockkick) 7-88;3:21 21-7PIT 4 1:39 Bullock38yd.FG 11-48;5:17 24-7NY 4 0:26 Shepard1yd.passfromManning(Gouldkick) 5-52;1:13 24-14

TEAM STATISTICS Giants Steelers1st Downs 16 (3-10-3) 20 (5-15-0)3rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 7-15 (47%)4th Downs 0-3 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 234 389Plays-Avg. 55-4.3 69-5.6Rushing Yards 56 117Rush Att.-Avg. 14-4.0 30-3.9Net Passing 178 272Att.-Comp.-Int. 39-24-2 37-24-1Sacks By 2-17 2-17Punts-Avg. 4-44.3 4-37.0Penalties 4-24 12-115Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1

Time of Poss. 25:52 34:08

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: N.Y. – Perkins 7-38;Jennings6-19;Manning1-(-1).Pit. – Bell29-118;Jones1-(-1). PASSING: N.Y. – Manning39-24-2,195,2TDs.Pit. –Roethlisberger36-24-1,289,2TDs;Bell1-0-0,0. RECEIVING: N.Y. – Beckham, Jr.10-100;Jennings6-34,1TD;Shepard4-21, 1TD;Tye2-22;Adams1-10;Lewis1-8.Pit. –Green6-110,1TD;Bell6-64;Brown6-54,1TD;James3-32;Hamilton2-11;Rogers1-18.

Page 42: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #13Pittsburgh 27, Buffalo 20

December 11, 2016New Era Field (69,657)

BUFFALO - RB Le’Veon Bellsetthesingle-gameteamrecordbyrushingfor236yards,astheSteelersbeattheBills27-20atNewEraField. Bellscoredonathree-yardrunmidwaythroughthefirstquartertogivetheSteelersa7-0lead.Early inthesecondquarter,Bellscoredonaseven-yardruntogivePittsburgha14-0advantage. BuffaloQBTyrodTaylorconnectedwithWRSammyWatkinsonaneight-yardtouchdownpassmidwaythroughthesecondquarter.Pittsburghled14-7athalftime. Midwaythroughthethirdquarter,Bellscoredhisthirdrushingtouchdownofthegame,afive-yardrun,togivetheSteelersa21-7lead. K Chris Boswell madea37-yardfieldgoalearlyinthefourthquartertogivetheSteelersa24-7advantage.Buffalomountedacomeback.Taylorthrewa40-yardtouchdownpasstoTECharlesClaytocuttheleadto24-13.Boswellmadea39-yardfieldgoaltoextendPittsburgh’sleadto27-13. RBLeSeanMcCoyscoredona three-yard runwith less thantwominutestogotocuttheleadto27-20.ButBuffalo’sonsidekickattemptwentoutofbounds,sealingthevictoryforPittsburgh. Pittsburgh’sdefenserecordedfivesacks,includingtwofromLB Bud Dupree.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (8-5) 7 7 7 6 27Bills (6-7) 0 7 0 13 20

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 6:00 Bell3yd.run(Boswellkick) 8-71;3:06 7-0PIT 2 12:00 Bell7yd.run(Boswellkick) 10-61;5:14 14-0BUF 2 7:07 Watkins8yd.passfromTaylor(Carpenterkick) 3-7;1:27 14-7PIT 3 5:28 Bell5yd.run(Boswellkick) 10-82;6:33 21-7PIT 4 9:57 Boswell37yd.FG 6-29;3:34 24-7BUF 4 7:27 Clay40yd.passfromTaylor(Kickfailed) 5-82;2:30 24-13PIT 4 3:38 Boswell39yd.FG 9-54;3:49 27-13BUF 4 1:25 McCoy3yd.run(Carpenterkick) 8-75;2:13 27-20

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Bills1st Downs 24 (14-9-1) 14 (4-9-1)3rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 3-9 (33%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 460 275Plays-Avg. 73-6.3 48-5.7Rushing Yards 240 67Rush Att.-Avg. 42-5.7 18-3.7Net Passing 220 208Att.-Comp.-Int. 31-17-3 25-15-1Sacks By 5-20 0-0Punts-Avg. 2-50.5 6-45.0Penalties 6-45 7-46Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0

Time of Poss. 38:41 21:19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. –Bell38-236,3TDs;Toussaint1-6;Roethlisberger3-(-2).Buf. –Gillislee2-34;McCoy12-27,1TD;Bush1-4;Taylor3-2. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger31-17-3, 220. Buf. – Taylor 25-15-1, 228,2TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. – Brown 5-78;Bell4-62;Rodgers3-20;Green2-25;Hamilton1-15;Johnson1-15;James1-5. Buf. –McCoy6-81;Watkins4-54,1TD;Clay3-52,1TD;Woods1-29;O’Leary1-12.

GAME #14Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 20

December 18, 2016Paul Brown Stadium (62,096)

CINCINNATI - QB Ben Roethlisberger threwa24-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Eli Rogers to lift the Steelers to a come-from-behindvictory,24-20,overtheBengalsatPaulBrownStadium. Teamsexchangedfieldgoalsinthefirstquarter.Withthegametied3-3,QBAndyDaltonscoredonaone-yardruntogiveCincinnatia10-3advantage.RBJeremyHillscoredonafour-yardrunmidwaythroughthesecondquartertogivetheBengalsa17-3lead. K Chris Boswell madea49-yardfieldgoalmidwaythroughthesecondquartertocuttheleadto17-6.KRandyBullock’s22-yardfieldgoalontheBengals’ensuingdrivemadeit20-6.ButitwouldbethelastpointstheBengalswouldscore.Boswellmadea49-yardfieldgoalpriortohalftime,andtheSteelerswentintothebreakdown20-9. Overthecourseofthesecondhalf,Boswellconnectedonthreemorefieldgoals(40,49and30),tocuttheleadto20-18.Boswell’ssixmadefieldgoalstiedtheSteelers’single-gamerecord. Trailing 20-18 midway through the fourth quarter,Roethlisbergerledtheteamonafive-play,69-yarddrivethathecappedoffwiththegame-winningtouchdowntoRogers.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (9-5) 3 6 6 9 24Bengals (5-8-1) 10 10 0 0 20

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECIN 1 7:39 Bullock23yd.FG 14-70;7:21 0-3PIT 1 3:42 Boswell45yd.FG 7-28;3:57 3-3CIN 1 0:00 Dalton1yd.run(Bullockkick) 8-64;3:42 3-10CIN 2 9:02 Hill4yd.run(Bullockkick) 10-82;4:16 3-17PIT 2 5:25 Boswell49yd.FG 8-50;3:37 6-17CIN 2 2:51 Bullock22yd.FG 7-22;2:34 6-20PIT 2 0:06 Boswell49yd.FG 11-54;2:45 9-20PIT 3 10:38 Boswell40yd.FG 9-53;4:22 12-20PIT 3 2:05 Boswell49yd.FG 9-39;4:18 15-20PIT 4 12:25 Boswell30yd.FG 6-22;2:36 18-20PIT 4 7:29 Rogers24yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Passfailed) 5-69;3:22 24-20

TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Bengals1st Downs 26 (7-12-7) 19 (8-9-2)3rd Downs 5-13 (38%) 6-12 (50%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 382 222Plays-Avg. 66-5.8 56-4.0Rushing Yards 97 76Rush Att.-Avg. 29-3.3 28-2.7Net Passing 285 146Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-21-0 27-16-1Sacks By 1-11 1-1Punts-Avg. 1-40.0 3-47.0Penalties 7-104 8-86Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0

Time of Poss. 32:32 27:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Bell23-93;Coates2-9;Roethlisberger4-(-5).Cin. – Hill 20-43,1TD;Burkhead7-32;Dalton1-1, 1 TD. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger36-21-0, 286, 1TD.Cin. – Dalton 27-16-1, 157. RECEIVING: Pit. – Rogers 5-75,1TD;Green5-72;Bell5-38;Brown3-58;Hamilton1-21; Johnson1-12;Coates 1-10.Cin. – LaFell 7-91;Burkhead2-18;Core2-13;Boyd2-13;Eifert1-9;Hill1-8;Wright1-5.

Page 43: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

GAME #15Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27

December 25, 2016Heinz Field (66,276)

PITTSBURGH - QB Ben Roethlisberger threwagame-winningfour-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Antonio Brown tolifttheSteelerstoa31-27come-from-behindvictoryovertheRavens.With thewin, theSteelers clinched theAFCNorthandearnedtheNo.3seedintheAFCforthe2016postseason. Roethlisbergerledtheteamonanine-play,87-yarddriveonPittsburgh’s firstpossession thathecappedoffwitha20-yardtouchdownpasstoTE Xavier Grimble. KJustinTuckerconnectedonfieldgoalsfrom41and38yardsoutpriortohalftime,andtheSteelersled7-6atthebreak. QBJoeFlaccothrewan18-yardtouchdowntoWRSteveSmith,Sr.earlyinthethirdquartertogivetheRavensa14-7lead. K Chris Boswell’s36-yardfieldgoalcuttheleadto14-10.Tucker’stwofieldgoals(46and23yards)increasedBaltimore’sleadto20-10earlyinthefourthquarter. TheSteelers scored two quick touchdowns to take a24-20lead.RB Le’Veon Bellscoredonaseven-yardrun,andRoethlisberger andBell connected on a seven-yardtouchdownpass. FBKyleJuszczykscoredona10-yardruntogiveBaltimorea27-24lead.Roethlisbergerthenledtheteamona10-play,75-yard drive that he capped offwith the game-winningtouchdowntoBrown.

GAME SUMMARY

Ravens (8-7) 3 3 11 10 27STEELERS (10-5) 7 0 3 21 31

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:12 Grimble20yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick)9-87;5:17 7-0BAL 1 5:50 Tucker41yd.FG 5-58;1:22 7-3BAL 2 0:18 Tucker38yd.FG 12-53;3:23 7-6BAL 3 13:26 SmithSr.18yd.passfromFlacco(Flacco-Smithpass) 3-20;1:21 7-14PIT 3 9:35 Boswell36yd.FG 8-65;3:51 10-14BAL 3 1:28 Tucker46yd.FG 12-47;8:07 10-17BAL 4 14:18 Tucker23yd.FG 4-7;1:19 10-20PIT 4 11:41 Bell7yd.run(Boswellkick) 5-75;2:37 17-20PIT 4 7:16 Bell7yd.passfromRoethlisberger(Boswellkick) 6-90;2:49 24-20BAL 4 1:18 Juszczyk10yd.run(Tuckerkick) 14-75;5:58 24-27

TEAM STATISTICS Ravens Steelers1st Downs 22 (9-11-2) 23 (9-12-2)3rd Downs 9-17 (53%) 3-7 (43%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 368 406Plays-Avg. 72-5.1 55-7.4Rushing Yards 122 127Rush Att.-Avg. 26-4.7 22-5.8Net Passing 246 279Att.-Comp.-Int. 44-30-1 33-24-2Sacks By 0-0 2-16Punts-Avg. 3-36.3 3-45.7Penalties 7-95 4-45Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0

Time of Poss. 34:37 25:23

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Bal. – Dixon12-57;West10-27; Campanaro 1-23; Juszczyk2-15,1TD;Koch1-0.Pit. – Bell20-122,1TD;Rogers1-6;Roethlisberger1-(-1). PASSING: Bal. – Flacco44-30-1,262, 1 TD. Pit. –Roethlisberger33-24-2,279,3TDs. RECEIVING: Bal. – Pitta 8-75;SmithSr.7-79,1TD;Wallace4-21;Perriman3-32;West3-28;Juszczyk2-10;Waller 1-11;Boyle 1-5;Dixon1-1. Pit. – Brown 10-96, 1 TD;Rogers4-84;James4-49;Bell3-15,1TD;Grimble1-20,1TD;Ayers1-9;Hamilton 1-6.

GAME #16Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 24 (OT)

January 1, 2017Heinz Field (55,921)

PITTSBURGH - QB Landry Jones threwagame-winning26-yardtouchdownpasstoWR Cobi HamiltoninovertimetolifttheSteelerstoa27-24victoryovertheBrowns. TheSteelersfellbehindearly,asQBRobertGriffinthrewtwo touchowns to give theBrowns a 14-0 leadmidwaythroughthefourthquarter. AfteraBrowns’fumbleinSteelers’territory,Jonesthrewan11-yardtouchdownpasstoRB DeAngelo Williams prior tohalftime.Pittsburghtrailed14-7atthebreak. Afterascorelessthirdquarter,Williamsscoredonaone-yard run to tie the game14-14. Jones threwan 11-yardtouchdowntoWR Demarcus AyersmidaythroughthefourthquartertogivePittsburgha21-14lead. Lateinthefourthquarter,RBGeorgeAtkinsonIIIscoredonafive-yardruntotiethegame21-21.Inovertime,KCodyParkeymadea34-yardfieldgoaltogiveClevelanda24-21advantage. Jonesthenledtheteamonanine-play,75-yarddrivethathe cappedoffwith thegame-winning touchdownpass toHamilton.

GAME SUMMARY

Browns (1-15) 7 7 0 7 3 24STEELERS (11-5) 0 7 0 14 6 27

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECLE 1 7:48 DeValve12yd.passfromGriffin(Parkeykick) 8-55;4:18 0-7CLE 2 9:21 Barnidge4yd.passfromGriffin(Parkeykick) 11-67;5:42 0-14PIT 2 0:31 D.Williams11yd.passfromL.Jones(Boswellkick) 7-37;1:30 7-14PIT 4 13:21 D.Williams1yd.run(Boswellkick) 10-80;5:01 14-14PIT 4 5:14 Ayers11yd.passfromL.Jones(Boswellkick) 5-61;2:20 21-14CLE 4 3:28 AtkinsonIII5yd.run(Parkeykick) 3-68;1:46 21-21CLE 5 7:17 Parkey34yd.FG 17-65;7:43 21-24PIT 5 2:57 Hamilton26yd.passfromL.Jones(Boswellkick) 9-75;4:20 27-24

TEAM STATISTICS Browns Steelers1st Downs 27 (12-13-2) 21 (5-15-1)3rd Downs 8-15 (53%) 3-14 (21%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 2-2 (100%)Total Net Yards 437 312Plays-Avg. 77-5.7 69-4.5Rushing Yards 231 69Rush Att.-Avg. 33-7.0 28-2.5Net Passing 206 243Att.-Comp.-Int. 40-29-1 37-24-1Sacks By 4-34 4-26Punts-Avg. 4-47.5 8-46.0Penalties 5-37 9-43Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0

Time of Poss. 38:54 33:09

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Cle. – Crowell19-152;AtkinsonIII7-34,1TD;Griffin5-32;Coleman 1-9; Johnson Jr. 1-4.Pit. – D.Williams23-67,1TD;Toussaint3-14;Ayers2-(-12). PASSING: Cle. – Griffin 40-29-1,232, 2 TDs. Pit. –L.Jones37-24-1,277, 3 TDs. RECEIVING: Cle. – PryorSr.7-94;Coleman5-40;Barnidge5-40,1TD;Hawkins 5-9; Crowell 3-16; Louis2-12;DeValve1-12,1TD;Vitale1-(-1).Pit. –Rogers6-61;Ayers5-44,1TD;Hamilton3-54,1TD;D.Williams3-27, 1TD;Toussaint 2-24; James2-16;Nix2-5;Heyard-Bey1-46.

Page 44: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

PITTSBURGH STEELERS / WEEK 17 / THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 WON 11, LOST 5 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/12 W 38-16 at Washington 79,124 Bell 261 1268 4.9 44 7 09/18 W 24-16 Cincinnati 65,072 D. Williams 98 343 3.5 17 4 09/25 L 3-34 at Philadelphia 69,596 Heyward-Bey 1 60 60.0 60t 1 10/02 W 43-14 Kansas City 61,278 Toussaint 14 58 4.1 16 0 10/09 W 31-13 New York Jets 66,385 Coates 4 14 3.5 15 0 10/16 L 15-30 at Miami 65,351 Roethlisberger 16 14 0.9 14 1 10/23 L 16-27 New England 66,009 Brown 3 9 3.0 13 0 11/06 L 14-21 at Baltimore 71,286 Richardson TM 2 7 3.5 6 0 11/13 L 30-35 Dallas 67,737 Rogers 1 6 6.0 6 0 11/20 W 24- 9 at Cleveland 67,431 Berry 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0 11/24 W 28- 7 at Indianapolis 66,583 L. Jones 6 -4 -.7 0 0 12/04 W 24-14 New York Giants 65,825 Ayers 2 -12 -6.0 0 0 12/11 W 27-20 at Buffalo 69,657 TEAM 409 1760 4.3 60t 13 12/18 W 24-20 at Cincinnati 62,096 OPPONENTS 369 1600 4.3 67 15 12/25 W 31-27 Baltimore 66,276 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/01 W 27-24 OT Cleveland 55,921 Brown 106 1284 12.1 51 12

Pitt. Opp. Bell 75 616 8.2 32 2 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 336 313 Rogers 48 594 12.4 39 3 Rushing 97 95 James 39 338 8.7 24 3 Passing 210 184 Coates 21 435 20.7 72t 2 Penalty 29 34 Green 18 304 16.9 37 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 83/202 88/214 D. Williams 18 118 6.6 20 2 3rd Down Pct. 41.1 41.1 Hamilton 17 234 13.8 39 2 4th Down: Made/Att 9/16 11/21 Grimble 11 118 10.7 20t 2 4th Down Pct. 56.3 52.4 D. Johnson 7 80 11.4 26 0 POSSESSION AVG. 30:22 29:38 Heyward-Bey 6 114 19.0 46 2 TOTAL NET YARDS 5962 5482 Ayers 6 53 8.8 15 1 Avg. Per Game 372.6 342.6 Wheaton 4 51 12.8 30t 1 Total Plays 1026 997 Toussaint 3 33 11.0 15 0 Avg. Per Play 5.8 5.5 Nix-Jones 2 5 2.5 3 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1760 1600 TEAM 381 4377 11.5 72t 33 Avg. Per Game 110.0 100.0 OPPONENTS 381 4141 10.9 95t 20 Total Rushes 409 369 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS PASSING 4202 3882 Burns 3 13 4.3 9 0 Avg. Per Game 262.6 242.6 Shazier 3 0 0.0 0 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 21/175 38/259 Timmons 2 74 37.0 58 0 Gross Yards 4377 4141 Mitchell 1 26 26.0 26 0 Att./Completions 596/381 590/381 J. Jones 1 20 20.0 20 0 Completion Pct. 63.9 64.6 Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 Had Intercepted 15 13 Gay 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 69/44.9 70/43.4 Harrison 1 0 0.0 0 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 69/40.2 70/38.8 TEAM 13 133 10.2 58 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 113/1068 109/920 OPPONENTS 15 220 14.7 67 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 16/3 21/10 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B TOUCHDOWNS 47 36 Berry 68 3100 45.6 40.2 3 25 64 1 Rushing 13 15 TEAM 69 3100 44.9 40.2 3 25 64 1 Passing 33 20 OPPONENTS 70 3039 43.4 38.8 7 23 58 0 Returns 1 1 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Brown 15 15 140 9.3 33 0 TEAM 95 94 59 145 6 399 Rogers 7 4 45 6.4 15 0 OPPONENTS 62 83 74 105 3 327 TEAM 22 19 185 8.4 33 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 28 17 269 9.6 39 0 Boswell 0 0 0 0 36/36 21/25 0 99 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Brown 12 0 12 0 0 72 Toussaint 13 278 21.4 33 0 Bell 9 7 2 0 0 56 Coates 6 150 25.0 44 0 D. Williams 6 4 2 0 0 36 Hamilton 5 83 16.6 20 0 Heyward-Bey 3 1 2 0 0 18 J. Gilbert 3 69 23.0 32 0 James 3 0 3 0 0 18 Brown 1 23 23.0 23 0 Rogers 3 0 3 0 0 18 TEAM 28 603 21.5 44 0 Coates 2 0 2 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 29 717 24.7 72 0 Grimble 2 0 2 0 0 12 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Hamilton 2 0 2 0 0 12 Boswell 0/ 0 2/ 2 8/ 9 11/12 0/ 2 Bullock TM 0 0 0 0 1/ 1 3/ 3 0 10 Bullock TM 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0/ 0 Wheaton 1 0 1 0 0 8 TEAM 0/ 0 2/ 2 10/11 12/13 0/ 2 Ayers 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 8/ 9 10/10 7/ 9 1/ 3 Green 1 0 1 0 0 6 Boswell: (46G)(49G)(36B,40G)()(47G)()(42N,32G, Hargrave 1 0 0 1 0 6 46G,44G,54N)()(39G,55N,25G)(32G,33G,22G)()() Roethlisberger 1 1 0 0 0 6 (37G,39G)(45G,49G,49G,40G,49G,30G)(36G)()D. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 2 TM: (46G)(49G)(36B,40G)()(47G)()(42N,32G,46G, TEAM 47 13 33 1 37/37 24/28 1 399 44G,54N)()(39G,55N,25G)(32G,33G,22G)()(44G,34G, OPPONENTS 36 15 20 1 29/32 26/31 0 327 38G)(37G,39G)(45G,49G,49G,40G,49G,30G)(36G)() 2-Pt Conv: Bell, D. Johnson, Wheaton, OPP: (31G,40G,34G)(25G,33G,21G)(29G,38G)(49N) TM 3-9, OPP 2-4 (35G,48G)(30G,23G,30G,24B,50N)()(49G,42G)(37G, SACKS: Harrison 5, Dupree 4.5, Tuitt 4, 53G,46G)(24G)(52N)()()(23G,22G)(41G,38G,46G,23G)Moats 3.5, Shazier 3.5, Heyward 3, (49N,34G)Chickillo 2.5, Timmons 2.5, Hargrave 2, V. Williams 2, Davis 1.5, Gay 1, J. Jones 1, Mathews 1, McCullers 1, TM 38, OPP 21 FUM/LOST: Roethlisberger 8/2, Bell 4/1, Rogers 2/0, Berry 1/0, Hubbard 1/0

Page 45: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Roethlisberger 509 328 3819 64.4 7.50 29 5.7 13 2.6 72t 17/ 141 95.4 L. Jones 86 53 558 61.6 6.49 4 4.7 2 2.3 51 4/ 34 86.3 Bell 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 --- 0/ 0 39.6 TEAM 596 381 4377 63.9 7.34 33 5.5 15 2.5 72t 21/ 175 93.9 OPPONENTS 590 381 4141 64.6 7.02 20 3.4 13 2.2 95t 38/ 259 87.3

Page 46: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 PITTSBURGH STEELERS REGULAR-SEASONDEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

Player U A Tot Sacks/Yds. QP Int./Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BLTimmons 78 36 114 2.5/22 10 2/74 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shazier 55 32 87 3.5/29 7 3/0 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mitchell 55 22 77 0/0 1 1/26 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Davis 54 15 69 1.5/10 4 1/0 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Burns 51 13 64 0/0 0 3/13 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Cockrell 47 15 62 0/0 1 0/0 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Harrison 39 14 53 5/39 8 1/0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J. Jones 29 12 41 1/4 5 1/20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0V. Williams 32 8 40 2/3 3 0/0 0 0 0 5 2 7 0 0 0Tuitt 28 10 38 4/30 13 0/0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gay 42 16 33 1/10 0 1/0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Golden 20 12 32 0/0 0 0/0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0Hargrave 18 9 27 2/17 3 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Chickillo 19 5 24 2.5/22 7 0/0 0 2 0 2 3 5 0 0 0Dupree 19 5 24 4.5/24 5 0/0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Heyward 17 4 21 3/16 4 0/0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Moats 8 11 19 3.5/17 7 0/0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0McCullers 10 7 17 1/8 2 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Mathews 8 6 14 1/8 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Dangerfield 4 6 10 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 0Matakevich 6 2 8 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 10 2 12 0 0 0Walton 6 2 8 0/0 1 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fort 2 0 2 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0Gilbert 1 0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0Shabazz 1 0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Maxey 1 0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nix 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 5 3 8 0 0 0Thomas 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0Coates 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 0S. Johsnon 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 5 1 6 1 0 0Heywad-Bey 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0Toussaint 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Hamilton 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Boswell 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Warren 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS 650 262 912 38/259 85 13/133 80 14 8 48 28 76 1 1 1OPPONENTS 632 300 932 21/177 57 15/220 86 8 3 44 16 60 0 0 1

Page 47: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

LDE 90 RICARDO MATHEWS (6-3, 300, 7) 96 L.T. Walton (6-5, 305, 2) 62 Johnny Maxey (6-5, 283, R) NT 79 JAVON HARGRAVE (6-2, 305, R) 93 Daniel McCullers (6-7, 352, 3) 62 Johnny Maxey (6-5, 283, R)

RDE 91 STEPHON TUITT (6-6, 303, 3) 96 L.T. Walton (6-5, 305, 2) 62 Johnny Maxey (6-5, 283, R) LOLB 48 BUD DUPREE (6-4, 269, 2) 55 Arthur Moats (6-0, 246, 7) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, 2) LILB 50 RYAN SHAZIER (6-1, 230, 3) 44 Tyler Matakevich (6-1, 235, R) 54 L.J. Fort (6-0, 232, 2) RILB 94 LAWRENCE TIMMONS (6-1, 234, 10) 98 Vince Williams (6-1, 233, 4) 54 L.J. Fort (6-0, 232, 2) ROLB 92 JAMES HARRISON (6-0, 242, 14) 95 Jarvis Jones (6-3, 248, 4) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, 2) LCB 25 ARTIE BURNS (6-0, 197, R) 22 William Gay (5-10, 187, 10) 24 Justin Gilbert (6-0, 202, 3)

20 Al-Hajj Shabazz (6-2, 200, 1) FS 23 MIKE MITCHELL (6-1, 221, 8) 21 Robert Golden (5-11, 202, 5) 37 Jordan Dangerfield (5-11, 199, 1) SS 28 SEAN DAVIS (6-1, 202, R) 21 Robert Golden (5-11, 202, 5) 37 Jordan Dangerfield (5-11, 199, 1)

RCB 31 ROSS COCKRELL (6-0, 191, 3) 22 William Gay (5-10, 187, 10) 24 Justin Gilbert (6-0, 202, 3) 20 Al-Hajj Shabazz (6-2, 200, 1)

SPECIAL TEAMS

P 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 2) K 9 CHRIS BOSWELL (6-2, 185, 2) LS 60 GREG WARREN (6-3, 252, 12) H 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 2)

KR 14 SAMMIE COATES (6-1, 212, 2) 24 Justin Gilbert (6-0, 202, 3) 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint (5-9, 204, 3)

PR 84 OR 17

ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 7) OR

ELI ROGERS (5-10, 187, 2)

• Rookie

Le’Veon Bell ..............................(Lay-vee-on) Anthony Chickillo .......................(Chick-ill-oh) Ramon Foster ............................(Ruh-moan) Javon Hargrave .........................(Jay-von) Tyler Matakevich .......................(Matt-uh-kev-ich) Ben Roethlisberger ....................(Roth-lis-ber-ger) Al-Hajj Shabazz .........................(Al-hoge Shuh-bazz) Ryan Shazier .............................(Shay-zier) Fitzgerald Toussaint ..................(Too-saunt) Stephon Tuitt .............................(Steff-on Too-it)

WR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 7) 14 Sammie Coates (6-1, 212, 2) 83 Cobi Hamilton (6-2, 201, 1) LT 78 ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA (6-9, 320, 2) 74 Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 3) 69 Brian Mihalik (6-9, 302, 1) LG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-5, 328, 8) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 1) C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, 7) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 1)

RG 66 DAVID DECASTRO (6-5, 316, 5) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 1) RT 77 MARCUS GILBERT (6-6, 330, 6) 74 Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 3) 69 Brian Mihalik (6-9, 302, 1) TE 81 JESSE JAMES (6-7, 261, 2) 82 David Johnson (6-2, 260, 8) 89 Ladarius Green (6-6, 250, 5)

85 Xavier Grimble (6-4, 261, 1) RB 26 LE’VEON BELL (6-1, 225, 4) 34 DeAngelo Williams (5-9, 207, 11) 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint (5-9, 204, 3) FB 45 ROOSEVELT NIX (5-11, 248, 2) QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 240, 13) 3 Landry Jones (6-4, 225, 4) 18 Zach Mettenberger (6-5, 224, 3) WR 88 DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY (6-2, 210, 8) 17 Eli Rogers (5-10, 187, 2) 15 Demarcus Ayers (5-9, 190, R)

Page 48: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2016 GP/GS

15 Ayers, Demarcus WR 5-9 190 07/04/94 22 R Houston Lancaster, TX D7a '16 2/1

26 Bell, Le'Veon RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 24 4 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 '13 12/12

4 Berry, Jordan P 6-5 195 03/18/91 25 2 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 16/0

9 Boswell, Chris K 6-2 185 03/16/91 25 2 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 15/0

84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 28 7 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 15/15

25 Burns, Artie CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 21 R Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '16 16/9

56 Chickillo, Anthony LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 24 2 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '15 15/7

14 Coates, Sammie WR 6-1 212 03/31/93 23 2 Auburn Leroy, AL D3 '15 14/5

31 Cockrell, Ross CB 6-0 191 08/06/91 25 3 Duke Waxhaw, NC FA '15 16/16

37 Dangerfield, Jordan S 5-11 199 12/25/90 26 1 Towson Elmont, NY FA '15 13/2

28 Davis, Sean S 6-1 202 10/23/93 23 R Maryland Washington, DC D2 '16 16/9

66 DeCastro, David G 6-5 316 01/11/90 26 5 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 16/16

48 Dupree, Bud LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 23 2 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '15 7/4

67 Finney, B.J. C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 25 1 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 13/3

54 Fort, L.J. LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 27 2 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '15 14/0

73 Foster, Ramon G 6-5 328 01/07/86 31 8 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 14/14

22 Gay, William CB 5-10 187 01/01/85 32 10 Louisville Tallahassee, FL FA '13 16/9

24 Gilbert, Justin CB 6-0 202 11/07/91 25 3 Oklahoma State The Woodlands, TX T '16 (CLE) 12/0

77 Gilbert, Marcus OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 28 6 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 13/13

21 Golden, Robert S 5-11 202 09/13/90 26 5 Arizona Fresno, CA UDFA '12 13/7

89 Green, Ladarius TE 6-6 240 05/29/90 26 5 Louisiana-Lafayette Pensacola, FL UFA '16 (SD) 6/2

85 Grimble, Xavier TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 24 1 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 12/2

83 Hamilton, Cobi WR 6-2 201 11/13/90 26 1 Arkansas Texarkana, TX FA '16 11/8

79 Hargrave, Javon DT 6-2 305 02/07/93 23 R South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '16 15/13

92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 38 14 Kent State Akron, OH FA '14 15/7

88 Heyward-Bey, Darrius WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 29 8 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 10/0

74 Hubbard, Chris C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 25 3 UAB Columbus, GA UDFA '13 15/4

81 James, Jesse TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 22 2 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 16/13

82 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 29 8 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR FA '16 16/4

95 Jones, Jarvis LB 6-3 248 10/13/89 27 4 Georgia Lumpkin, GA D1 '13 14/9

3 Jones, Landry QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 27 4 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b '13 8/25

44 Matakevich, Tyler LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 24 R Temple Stratford, CT D7b '16 16/0

90 Mathews, Ricardo DE 6-3 300 07/30/87 29 7 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL UFA '16 (SD) 16/5

62 Maxey, Johnny DT 6-5 283 10/19/93 23 R Mars Hill Columbia, SC UDFA '16 2/0

93 McCullers, Daniel DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 24 3 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '14 16/1

18 Mettenberger, Zach QB 6-5 224 07/16/91 25 3 LSU Watkinsville, GA W '16 (SD) 0/0

69 Mihalik, Brian OT 6-9 302 08/21/92 24 1 Boston College Avon Lake, OH FA '16 0/0

23 Mitchell, Mike S 6-1 221 06/10/87 29 8 Ohio Fort Thomas, KY UFA '14 (CAR) 16/16

55 Moats, Arthur LB 6-0 246 03/14/88 28 7 James Madison Portsmouth, VA UFA '14 (BUF) 16/5

45 Nix, Roosevelt FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 24 2 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 10/3

53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 27 7 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15

7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 34 13 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 14/14

17 Rogers, Eli WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 24 2 Louisville Miami, FL UDFA '15 13/8

20 Shabazz, Al-Hajj CB 6-2 200 08/02/92 24 1 West Chester (PA) Philadelphia, PA FA '16 7/0

50 Shazier, Ryan LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 24 3 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14 13/12

94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 30 10 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/16

33 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 26 3 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 16/0

91 Tuitt, Stephon DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 23 3 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '14 14/14

78 Villanueva, Alejandro OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 28 2 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 16/16

96 Walton, L.T. DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 24 2 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '15 10/4

60 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 35 12 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UDFA '05 16/0

34 Williams, DeAngelo RB 5-9 207 04/25/83 33 11 Memphis Wynne, AR FA '15 8/4

98 Williams, Vince LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 27 4 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13 16/4

PRACTICE SQUAD (10)

38 Brown-Dukes, Brandon RB 5-8 200 04/29/92 24 R Mercyhurst Orlando, FL FA '16 0/0

35 Dixon, Brandon CB 5-11 203 04/26/90 26 2 Northwest Missouri State Pompano Beach, FL FA '16 0/0

71 Feiler, Matt OL 6-6 330 07/07/92 24 1 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 1/0

42 Hagen, Jacob S 6-3 205 03/16/92 24 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0

40 Hilton, Mike CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 22 R Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '16 0/0

99 Lyons, Caushaud DE 6-5 284 01/03/93 24 1 Tusculum Atlanta, GA W '15 (TB) 0/0

76 Milton, Keavon OL 6-4 320 06/23/90 26 2 Louisiana-Monroe Canton, TX FA '16 0/0

41 Riddick, Shaq LB 6-6 260 03/12/93 23 2 West Virginia Akron, OH FA '16 0/0

39 Smith, Dreamius RB 5-11 225 09/08/92 24 1 West Virginia Wichita, KS FA '16 0/0

16 Tucker, Marcus WR 5-10 190 06/25/96 20 R Northern Michigan Flint, MI FA '16 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST (12)

Anderson, Kevin LB 6-4 244 07/25/92 24 R Stanford Palo Alto, CA UDFA '16 0/0

Golson, Senquez CB 5-9 176 07/07/93 23 2 Mississippi Pascagoula, MS D2 '15 0/0

Hawkins, Jerald OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 23 R LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 0/0

Harris, Ryan OT 6-5 302 03/11/85 31 9 Notre Dame Minneapolis, MN UFA '16 (DEN) 4/0

Heyward, Cameron DE 6-5 295 05/06/89 27 6 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/7

Johnson, Steven LB 6-1 237 03/28/88 28 5 Kansas Media, PA UFA '16 (TEN) 6/0

Manhart, Cole G 6-4 298 09/25/92 24 1 Nebraska-Kearney Highlands Ranch, CO FA '16 0/0

Severin, Canaan WR 6-2 205 03/16/93 23 R Virginia Marlborough, MA UDFA '16 0/0

Thomas, Shamarko S 5-9 205 02/23/91 25 4 Syracuse Virginia Beach, VA D4a '13 8/0

Ume-Ezeoke, Valerian C 6-3 295 02/14/93 23 1 New Mexico State Garland, TX FA '16 0/0

Wallace, Cody C/G 6-4 296 11/26/84 32 7 Texas A&M Cuero, TX FA '13 0/0

Wheaton, Markus WR 5-11 189 02/07/91 25 4 Oregon State Chandler, AZ D3 '13 3/2

RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Bryant, Martavis WR 6-4 211 12/20/91 25 3 Clemson Calhoun Falls, SC D4 '14 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Williams, Karlos RB 6-2 230 05/04/93 23 2 Florida State Davenport, FL FA '16 0/0

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistant Coaches:

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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.); Daniel Martin Rooney (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning

Asst.)

Number of Players on Active Roster: 53

Experience Includes 2016 Season

Page 49: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2016 GP/GS

3 Landry Jones QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 27 4 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b '13 8/2

4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 25 2 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 16/0

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 34 13 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 14/14

9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 25 2 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 15/0

14 Sammie Coates WR 6-1 212 03/31/93 23 2 Auburn Leroy, AL D3 '15 14/5

15 Demarcus Ayers WR 5-9 190 07/04/94 22 R Houston Lancaster, TX D7a '16 2/1

17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 24 2 Louisville Miami, FL UDFA '15 13/8

18 Zach Mettenberger QB 6-5 224 07/16/91 25 3 LSU Watkinsville, GA W '16 (SD) 0/0

20 Al-Hajj Shabazz CB 6-2 200 08/02/92 24 1 West Chester (PA) Philadelphia, PA FA '16 7/0

21 Robert Golden S 5-11 202 09/13/90 26 5 Arizona Fresno, CA UDFA '12 13/7

22 William Gay CB 5-10 187 01/01/85 32 10 Louisville Tallahassee, FL FA '13 16/9

23 Mike Mitchell S 6-1 221 06/10/87 29 8 Ohio Fort Thomas, KY UFA '14 (CAR) 16/16

24 Justin Gilbert CB 6-0 202 11/07/91 25 3 Oklahoma State The Woodlands, TX T '16 (CLE) 12/0

25 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 21 R Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '16 16/9

26 Le'Veon Bell RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 24 4 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 '13 12/12

28 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 10/23/93 23 R Maryland Washington, DC D2 '16 16/9

31 Ross Cockrell CB 6-0 191 08/06/91 25 3 Duke Waxhaw, NC FA '15 16/16

33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 26 3 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 16/0

34 DeAngelo Williams RB 5-9 207 04/25/83 33 11 Memphis Wynne, AR FA '15 8/4

37 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 12/25/90 26 1 Towson Elmont, NY FA '15 13/2

44 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 24 R Temple Stratford, CT D7b '16 16/0

45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 24 2 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 10/3

48 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 23 2 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '15 7/4

50 Ryan Shazier LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 24 3 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14 13/12

53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 27 7 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15

54 L.J. Fort LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 27 2 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '15 14/0

55 Arthur Moats LB 6-0 246 03/14/88 28 7 James Madison Portsmouth, VA UFA '14 (BUF) 16/5

56 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 24 2 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '15 15/7

60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 35 12 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UDFA '05 16/0

62 Johnny Maxey DT 6-5 283 10/19/93 23 R Mars Hill Columbia, SC UDFA '16 2/0

66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 26 5 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 16/16

67 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 25 1 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 13/3

69 Brian Mihalik OT 6-9 302 08/21/92 24 1 Boston College Avon Lake, OH FA '16 0/0

73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 31 8 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 14/14

74 Chris Hubbard C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 25 3 UAB Columbus, GA UDFA '13 14/4

77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 28 6 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 13/13

78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 28 2 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 16/16

79 Javon Hargrave DT 6-2 305 02/07/93 23 R South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '16 15/13

81 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 22 2 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 16/13

82 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 29 8 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR FA '16 16/4

83 Cobi Hamilton WR 6-2 201 11/13/90 26 1 Arkansas Texarkana, TX FA '16 11/8

84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 28 7 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 15/15

85 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 24 1 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 12/2

88 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 29 8 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 10/0

89 Ladarius Green TE 6-6 240 05/29/90 26 5 Louisiana-Lafayette Pensacola, FL UFA '16 (SD) 6/2

90 Ricardo Mathews DE 6-3 300 07/30/87 29 7 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL UFA '16 (SD) 16/5

91 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 23 3 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '14 14/14

92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 38 14 Kent State Akron, OH FA '14 15/7

93 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 24 3 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '14 16/1

94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 30 10 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/16

95 Jarvis Jones LB 6-3 248 10/13/89 27 4 Georgia Lumpkin, GA D1 '13 14/9

96 L.T. Walton DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 24 2 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '15 10/4

98 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 27 4 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13 16/4

PRACTICE SQUAD (10)

16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 06/25/96 20 R Northern Michigan Flint, MI FA '16 0/0

35 Brandon Dixon CB 5-11 203 04/26/90 26 2 Northwest Missouri State Pompano Beach, FL FA '16 0/0

38 Brandon Brown-Dukes RB 5-8 200 04/29/92 24 R Mercyhurst Orlando, FL FA '16 0/0

40 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 22 R Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '16 0/0

41 Shaq Riddick LB 6-6 260 03/12/93 23 2 West Virginia Akron, OH FA '16 0/0

39 Dreamius Smith RB 5-11 225 09/08/92 24 1 West Virginia Wichita, KS FA '16 0/0

42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/16/92 24 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0

71 Matt Feiler OL 6-6 330 07/07/92 24 1 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 1/0

76 Keavon Milton OL 6-4 320 06/23/90 26 2 Louisiana-Monroe Canton, TX FA '16 0/0

99 Caushaud Lyons DE 6-5 284 01/03/93 24 1 Tusculum Atlanta, GA W '15 (TB) 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST (12)

Kevin Anderson LB 6-4 244 07/25/92 24 R Stanford Palo Alto, CA UDFA '16 0/0

Senquez Golson CB 5-9 176 07/07/93 23 2 Mississippi Pascagoula, MS D2 '15 0/0

Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 23 R LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 0/0

Ryan Harris OT 6-5 302 03/11/85 31 9 Notre Dame Minneapolis, MN UFA '16 (DEN) 4/0

Cameron Heyward DE 6-5 295 05/06/89 27 6 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/7

Steven Johnson LB 6-1 237 03/28/88 28 5 Kansas Media, PA UFA '16 (TEN) 6/0

Cole Manhart G 6-4 298 09/25/92 24 1 Nebraska-Kearney Highlands Ranch, CO FA '16 0/0

Canaan Severin WR 6-2 205 03/16/93 23 R Virginia Marlborough, MA UDFA '16 0/0

Shamarko Thomas S 5-9 205 02/23/91 25 4 Syracuse Virginia Beach, VA D4a '13 8/0

Valerian Ume-Ezeoke C 6-3 295 02/14/93 23 1 New Mexico State Garland, TX FA '16 0/0

Cody Wallace C/G 6-4 296 11/26/84 32 7 Texas A&M Cuero, TX FA '13 0/0

Markus Wheaton WR 5-11 189 02/07/91 25 4 Oregon State Chandler, AZ D3 '13 3/2

RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Martavis Bryant WR 6-4 211 12/20/91 25 3 Clemson Calhoun Falls, SC D4 '14 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Karlos Williams RB 6-2 230 05/04/93 23 2 Florida State Davenport, FL FA '16 0/0

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistant Coaches:

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER

Experience Includes 2016 Season

Number of Players on Active Roster: 53

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.); Daniel Martin Rooney (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning

Asst.)

Page 50: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2016 GP/GS

3 Landry Jones QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 27 4 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b '13 8/2

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 34 13 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 14/14

18 Zach Mettenberger QB 6-5 224 07/16/91 25 3 LSU Watkinsville, GA W '16 (SD) 0/0

26 Le'Veon Bell RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 24 4 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 '13 12/12

33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 26 3 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 16/0

34 DeAngelo Williams RB 5-9 207 04/25/83 33 11 Memphis Wynne, AR FA '15 8/4

45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 24 2 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 10/3

14 Sammie Coates WR 6-1 212 03/31/93 23 2 Auburn Leroy, AL D3 '15 14/5

15 Demarcus Ayers WR 5-9 190 07/04/94 22 R Houston Lancaster, TX D7a '16 2/1

17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 24 2 Louisville Miami, FL UDFA '15 13/8

83 Cobi Hamilton WR 6-2 201 11/13/90 26 1 Arkansas Texarkana, TX FA '16 11/8

84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 28 7 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 15/15

88 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 29 8 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 10/0

81 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 22 2 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 16/13

82 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 29 8 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR FA '16 16/4

85 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 24 1 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 12/2

89 Ladarius Green TE 6-6 240 05/29/90 26 5 Louisiana-Lafayette Pensacola, FL UFA '16 (SD) 6/2

53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 27 7 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15

66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 26 5 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 16/16

67 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 25 1 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 13/3

69 Brian Mihalik OT 6-9 302 08/21/92 24 1 Boston College Avon Lake, OH FA '16 0/0

73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 31 8 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 14/14

74 Chris Hubbard C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 25 3 UAB Columbus, GA UDFA '13 15/4

77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 28 6 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 13/13

78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 28 2 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 16/16

62 Johnny Maxey DT 6-5 283 10/19/93 23 R Mars Hill Columbia, SC UDFA '16 2/0

79 Javon Hargrave DT 6-2 305 02/07/93 23 R South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '16 15/13

90 Ricardo Mathews DE 6-3 300 07/30/87 29 7 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL UFA '16 (SD) 165

91 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 23 3 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '14 14/14

93 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 24 3 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '14 16/1

96 L.T. Walton DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 24 2 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '15 10/4

44 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 24 R Temple Stratford, CT D7b '16 16/0

48 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 23 2 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '15 7/4

50 Ryan Shazier LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 24 3 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14 13/12

54 L.J. Fort LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 27 2 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '15 14/0

55 Arthur Moats LB 6-0 246 03/14/88 28 7 James Madison Portsmouth, VA UFA '14 (BUF) 16/5

56 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 24 2 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '15 15/7

92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 38 14 Kent State Akron, OH FA '14 15/7

94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 30 10 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/16

95 Jarvis Jones LB 6-3 248 10/13/89 27 4 Georgia Lumpkin, GA D1 '13 14/9

98 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 27 4 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13 16/4

20 Al-Hajj Shabazz CB 6-2 200 08/02/92 24 1 West Chester (PA) Philadelphia, PA FA '16 7/0

21 Robert Golden S 5-11 202 09/13/90 26 5 Arizona Fresno, CA UDFA '12 13/7

22 William Gay CB 5-10 187 01/01/85 32 10 Louisville Tallahassee, FL FA '13 16/9

23 Mike Mitchell S 6-1 221 06/10/87 29 8 Ohio Fort Thomas, KY UFA '14 (CAR) 16/16

24 Justin Gilbert CB 6-0 202 11/07/91 25 3 Oklahoma State The Woodlands, TX T '16 (CLE) 12/0

25 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 21 R Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '16 16/9

28 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 10/23/93 23 R Maryland Washington, DC D2 '16 16/9

31 Ross Cockrell CB 6-0 191 08/06/91 25 3 Duke Waxhaw, NC FA '15 16/16

37 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 12/25/90 26 1 Towson Elmont, NY FA '15 13/2

4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 25 2 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 16/0

9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 25 2 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 15/0

60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 35 12 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UDFA '05 16/0

PRACTICE SQUAD (10)

16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 06/25/96 20 R Northern Michigan Flint, MI FA '16 0/0

35 Brandon Dixon CB 5-11 203 04/26/90 26 2 Northwest Missouri State Pompano Beach, FL FA '16 0/0

38 Brandon Brown-Dukes RB 5-8 200 04/29/92 24 R Mercyhurst Orlando, FL FA '16 0/0

40 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 22 R Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '16 0/0

41 Shaq Riddick LB 6-6 260 03/12/93 23 2 West Virginia Akron, OH FA '16 0/0

39 Dreamius Smith RB 5-11 225 09/08/92 24 1 West Virginia Wichita, KS FA '16 0/0

42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/16/92 24 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0

71 Matt Feiler OL 6-6 330 07/07/92 24 1 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 1/0

76 Keavon Milton OL 6-4 320 06/23/90 26 2 Louisiana-Monroe Canton, TX FA '16 0/0

99 Caushaud Lyons DE 6-5 284 01/03/93 24 1 Tusculum Atlanta, GA W '15 (TB) 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST (12)

Kevin Anderson LB 6-4 244 07/25/92 24 R Stanford Palo Alto, CA UDFA '16 0/0

Senquez Golson CB 5-9 176 07/07/93 23 2 Mississippi Pascagoula, MS D2 '15 0/0

Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 23 R LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 0/0

Ryan Harris OT 6-5 302 03/11/85 31 9 Notre Dame Minneapolis, MN UFA '16 (DEN) 4/0

Cameron Heyward DE 6-5 295 05/06/89 27 6 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/7

Steven Johnson LB 6-1 237 03/28/88 28 5 Kansas Media, PA UFA '16 (TEN) 6/0

Cole Manhart G 6-4 298 09/25/92 24 1 Nebraska-Kearney Highlands Ranch, CO FA '16 0/0

Canaan Severin WR 6-2 205 03/16/93 23 R Virginia Marlborough, MA UDFA '16 0/0

Shamarko Thomas S 5-9 205 02/23/91 25 4 Syracuse Virginia Beach, VA D4a '13 8/0

Valerian Ume-Ezeoke C 6-3 295 02/14/93 23 1 New Mexico State Garland, TX FA '16 0/0

Cody Wallace C/G 6-4 296 11/26/84 32 7 Texas A&M Cuero, TX FA '13 0/0

Markus Wheaton WR 5-11 189 02/07/91 25 4 Oregon State Chandler, AZ D3 '13 3/2

RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Martavis Bryant WR 6-4 211 12/20/91 25 3 Clemson Calhoun Falls, SC D4 '14 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Karlos Williams RB 6-2 230 05/04/93 23 2 Florida State Davenport, FL FA '16 0/0

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistant Coaches:

WIDE RECEIVERS (6)

TIGHT ENDS (4)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 POSITIONAL ROSTER

QUARTERBACKS (3)

RUNNING BACKS (4)

OFFENSE (25)

SPECIALISTS (3)

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.); Daniel Martin Rooney (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning

Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.)

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)

LINEBACKERS (10)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (9)

Experience Includes 2016 Season

Number of Players on Active Roster: 53

DEFENSE (25)

Page 51: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2016 GP/GS

14th YEAR (1)

92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 38 14 Kent State Akron, OH FA '14 15/6

13th YEAR (1)

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 34 13 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 14/14

12th YEAR (1)

60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 35 12 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UDFA '05 16/0

11th YEAR (1)

34 DeAngelo Williams RB 5-9 207 04/25/83 33 11 Memphis Wynne, AR FA '15 8/4

10th YEAR (2)

22 William Gay CB 5-10 187 01/01/85 32 10 Louisville Tallahassee, FL FA '13 16/9

94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 30 10 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/16

8th YEAR (4)

23 Mike Mitchell S 6-1 221 06/10/87 29 8 Ohio Fort Thomas, KY UFA '14 (CAR) 16/16

73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 31 8 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 14/14

82 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 29 8 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR FA '16 16/4

88 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 29 8 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 10/0

7th YEAR (4)

53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 27 7 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15

55 Arthur Moats LB 6-0 246 03/14/88 28 7 James Madison Portsmouth, VA UFA '14 (BUF) 16/5

84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 28 7 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 15/15

90 Ricardo Mathews DE 6-3 300 07/30/87 29 7 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL UFA '16 (SD) 16/5

6th YEAR (1)

77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 28 6 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 13/13

5th YEAR (3)

21 Robert Golden S 5-11 202 09/13/90 26 5 Arizona Fresno, CA UDFA '12 13/7

66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 26 5 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 16/16

89 Ladarius Green TE 6-6 240 05/29/90 26 5 Louisiana-Lafayette Pensacola, FL UFA '16 (SD) 6/2

4th YEAR (4)

3 Landry Jones QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 27 4 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b '13 8/2

26 Le'Veon Bell RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 24 4 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 '13 12/12

95 Jarvis Jones LB 6-3 248 10/13/89 27 4 Georgia Lumpkin, GA D1 '13 14/9

98 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 27 4 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13 16/4

3rd YEAR (8)

18 Zach Mettenberger QB 6-5 224 07/16/91 25 3 LSU Watkinsville, GA W '16 (SD) 0/0

24 Justin Gilbert CB 6-0 202 11/07/91 25 3 Oklahoma State The Woodlands, TX T '16 (CLE) 12/0

31 Ross Cockrell CB 6-0 191 08/06/91 25 3 Duke Waxhaw, NC FA '15 16/16

33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 26 3 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 16/0

50 Ryan Shazier LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 24 3 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14 13/12

74 Chris Hubbard C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 25 3 UAB Columbus, GA UDFA '13 15/4

91 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 23 3 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '14 14/14

93 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 24 3 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '14 16/1

2nd YEAR (11)

4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 25 2 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 16/0

9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 25 2 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 15/0

14 Sammie Coates WR 6-1 212 03/31/93 23 2 Auburn Leroy, AL D3 '15 14/5

17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 24 2 Louisville Miami, FL UDFA '15 13/8

45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 24 2 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 10/3

48 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 23 2 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '15 7/4

54 L.J. Fort LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 27 2 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '15 14/0

56 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 24 2 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '15 15/7

78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 28 2 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 16/16

81 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 22 2 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 16/13

96 L.T. Walton DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 24 2 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '15 10/4

1st YEAR (6)

20 Al-Hajj Shabazz CB 6-2 200 08/02/92 24 1 West Chester (PA) Philadelphia, PA FA '16 7/0

37 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 12/25/90 26 1 Towson Elmont, NY FA '15 13/2

67 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 25 1 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 13/3

69 Brian Mihalik OT 6-9 302 08/21/92 24 1 Boston College Avon Lake, OH FA '16 0/0

83 Cobi Hamilton WR 6-2 201 11/13/90 26 1 Arkansas Texarkana, TX FA '16 11/8

85 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 24 1 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 12/2

ROOKIES (6)

15 Demarcus Ayers WR 5-9 190 07/04/94 22 R Houston Lancaster, TX D7a '16 2/1

25 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 21 R Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '16 16/9

28 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 10/23/93 23 R Maryland Washington, DC D2 '16 16/9

44 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 24 R Temple Stratford, CT D7b '16 16/0

62 Johnny Maxey DT 6-5 283 10/19/93 23 R Mars Hill Columbia, SC UDFA '16 2/0

79 Javon Hargrave DT 6-2 305 02/07/93 23 R South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '16 15/13

PRACTICE SQUAD (10)

16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 06/25/96 20 R Northern Michigan Flint, MI FA '16 0/0

35 Brandon Dixon CB 5-11 203 04/26/90 26 2 Northwest Missouri State Pompano Beach, FL FA '16 0/0

38 Brandon Brown-Dukes RB 5-8 200 04/29/92 24 R Mercyhurst Orlando, FL FA '16 0/0

40 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 22 R Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '16 0/0

41 Shaq Riddick LB 6-6 260 03/12/93 23 2 West Virginia Akron, OH FA '16 0/0

39 Dreamius Smith RB 5-11 225 09/08/92 24 1 West Virginia Wichita, KS FA '16 0/0

42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/16/92 24 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0

71 Matt Feiler OL 6-6 330 07/07/92 24 1 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 1/0

76 Keavon Milton OL 6-4 320 06/23/90 26 2 Louisiana-Monroe Canton, TX FA '16 0/0

99 Caushaud Lyons DE 6-5 284 01/03/93 24 1 Tusculum Atlanta, GA W '15 (TB) 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST (12)

Kevin Anderson LB 6-4 244 07/25/92 24 R Stanford Palo Alto, CA UDFA '16 0/0

Senquez Golson CB 5-9 176 07/07/93 23 2 Mississippi Pascagoula, MS D2 '15 0/0

Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 23 R LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 0/0

Ryan Harris OT 6-5 302 03/11/85 31 9 Notre Dame Minneapolis, MN UFA '16 (DEN) 4/0

Cameron Heyward DE 6-5 295 05/06/89 27 6 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/7

Steven Johnson LB 6-1 237 03/28/88 28 5 Kansas Media, PA UFA '16 (TEN) 6/0

Cole Manhart G 6-4 298 09/25/92 24 1 Nebraska-Kearney Highlands Ranch, CO FA '16 0/0

Canaan Severin WR 6-2 205 03/16/93 23 R Virginia Marlborough, MA UDFA '16 0/0

Shamarko Thomas S 5-9 205 02/23/91 25 4 Syracuse Virginia Beach, VA D4a '13 8/0

Valerian Ume-Ezeoke C 6-3 295 02/14/93 23 1 New Mexico State Garland, TX FA '16 0/0

Cody Wallace C/G 6-4 296 11/26/84 32 7 Texas A&M Cuero, TX FA '13 0/0

Markus Wheaton WR 5-11 189 02/07/91 25 4 Oregon State Chandler, AZ D3 '13 3/2

RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Martavis Bryant WR 6-4 211 12/20/91 25 3 Clemson Calhoun Falls, SC D4 '14 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER (1)

Karlos Williams RB 6-2 230 05/04/93 23 2 Florida State Davenport, FL FA '16 0/0

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistant Coaches:

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE

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.); Daniel Martin Rooney (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel

Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.)

Experience Includes 2016 Season

Number of Players on Active Roster: 53

Page 52: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/19/16 C/G Chris Hubbard Signed One-Year Extension 1/19/16 FB Roosevelt Nix Signed One-Year Extension 1/19/16 S Jordan Dangerfield Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 OT Matt Feiler Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 C/G B.J. Finney Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 CB Isaiah Frey Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 TE Xavier Grimble Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 DE Caushaud Lyons Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 RB Rajion Neal Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 WR Shakim Phillips Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 RB Abou Toure Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/16 S Ray Vinopal Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/20/16 S Jacob Hagen Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/20/16 OT Brian Mihalik Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/20/16 K Ty Long Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/20/16 RB Daryl Richardson Signed Reserve/Future Contract 1/22/16 CB Ross Cockrell Signed One-Year Extension 1/22/16 QB Dustin Vaughan Signed Reserve/Future Contract 2/2/16 WR Levi Norwood Signed Reserve/Future Contract 2/4/16 WR Issac Blakeney Signed Reserve/Future Contract 2/4/16 CB Montell Garner Signed Reserve/Future Contract 2/4/16 WR Tobais Palmer Signed Reserve/Future Contract 2/4/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Signed Reserve/Future Contract 2/9/16 G Cole Manhart Signed Contract 2/16/16 LS Matt Dooley Signed Contract 2/16/16 DT Lavon Hooks Signed Contract 2/16/16 TE Rob Blanchflower Released 2/16/16 OT Kelvin Palmer Released 2/16/16 OT Mitchell Van Dyk Released 2/19/16 TE Heath Miller Retired 2/22/16 DT Roy Philon Signed Contract 3/1/16 G Micah Hatchie Released 3/7/16 S Robert Golden Re-signed (Three-Year Contract) 3/7/16 WR Darrius Heyward-Bey Re-signed (Three-Year Contract) 3/8/16 CB William Gay Re-signed (Three-Year Contract) 3/9/16 G Ramon Foster Re-signed (Three-Year Contract) 3/10/16 TE Ladarius Green Signed Four-Year Contract (UFA, SD) 3/14/16 WR Martavis Bryant Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner 3/15/16 OT Ryan Harris Signed Two-Year Contract (UFA, DEN) 3/25/16 LB Steven Johnson Signed One-Year Contract (UFA, TEN) 3/31/16 DE Ricardo Mathews Signed One-Year Contract (UFA, SD) 4/15/16 CB Cortez Allen Released 4/28/16 CB Artie Burns Drafted 4/29/16 S Sean Davis Drafted 4/29/16 DT Javon Hargrave Drafted 4/30/16 OT Jerald Hawkins Drafted 4/30/16 LB Travis Feeney Drafted 4/30/16 WR Demarcus Ayers Drafted 4/30/16 LB Tyler Matakevich Drafted 4/30/16 DL Johnny Maxey Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 LB Tyriq McCord Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 P Will Monday Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 DL Giorgio Newberry Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 RB Christian Powell Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 TE David Reeves Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 TE Jay Rome Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 OL Quinton Schooley Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 WR Canaan Severin Agreed To Terms (RFA) 4/30/16 DL Devaunte Sigler Agreed To Terms (RFA) 5/2/16 QB Bruce Gradkowski Re-signed (One-Year Contract) 5/5/16 OT Mike Adams Released (Failed Physical) 5/5/16 K Ty Long Released 5/5/16 RB Abou Toure Released 5/5/16 WR Demarcus Ayers Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/5/16 LB Tyler Matakevich Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/6/16 LB Travis Feeney Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/9/16 RB Christian Powell Released 5/9/16 RB Rajion Neal Released 5/9/16 WR Tobais Palmer Released 5/9/16 CB Isaiah Frey Released 5/9/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Signed Contract (RFA) 5/9/16 RB Cameron Stingily Signed Contract 5/9/16 WR Marcus Tucker Signed Contract (RFA) 5/9/16 CB Donald Washington Signed Contract

Date Pos. Name Transaction 5/16/16 TE David Johnson Signed One-Year Contact 5/16/16 TE David Reeves Released 5/20/16 S Sean Davis Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 6/2/16 OT Jerald Hawkins Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 6/7/16 TE Paul Lang Signed Contract 6/7/16 LB Kevin Anderson Signed Contract 6/7/16 LB Tyriq McCord Waived/Injured 6/7/16 TE Jay Rome Waived/Injured 6/8/16 LB Mike Reilly Signed Contract 6/8/16 LB Kevin Anderson Waived/Injured 6/8/16 CB Artie Burns Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 6/10/16 DT Javon Hargrave Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 6/24/16 K Shaun Suisham Released (Failed Physical) 6/24/16 RB Brandon Johnson Signed Contract (RFA) 7/21/16 TE Matt Spaeth Released (Failed Physical) 7/21/16 TE Mandel Dixon Signed Contract (RFA) 7/28/16 TE Ladarius Green Active/PUP List 7/28/16 WR Shakim Phillips Active/PUP List 7/28/16 DT Devaunte Sigler Non-Football Injury List (NFI) 8/1/16 RB Brandon Johnson Waived/Injured 8/1/16 OL Quinton Schooley Waived/Injured 8/1/16 RB Christian Powell Signed Contract 8/1/16 C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke Signed Contract 8/3/16 TE Mandel Dixon Waived/Injured 8/3/16 WR Shakim Phillips Waived/Injured 8/3/16 TE Jake Phillips Signed Contract 8/3/16 CB Kevin White Signed Contract 8/3/16 DT Devaunte Sigler Activated (NFI) 8/5/16 WR Canaan Severin Waived/Injured 8/5/16 TE Jake Phillips Released 8/5/16 WR Cobi Hamilton Signed Contract 8/5/16 TE Michael Cooper Signed Contract 8/14/16 OT Brian Mihalik Waived/Injured 8/14/16 DT Roy Philon Waived/Injured 8/14/16 S Ross Ventrone Reserve/Injured List 8/14/16 OT Wade Hansen Signed Contract 8/14/16 CB Julian Whigham Signed Contract 8/14/16 DT Khaynin Mosley-Smith Signed Contract 8/15/16 LS Jermauria Rasco Signed Contract 8/15/16 LS Matt Dooley Released 8/20/16 RB Christian Powell Released 8/20/16 C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke Waived/Injured 8/20/16 QB Bryn Renner Signed Contract 8/20/16 G Antoine Everett Signed Contract 8/22/16 G Cole Manhart Waived/Injured 8/22/16 G Shahbaz Ahmed Signed Contract 8/23/16 LB Vince Williams Signed New Contract (Three-Years) 8/28/16 OT Jerald Hawkins Reserve/Injured List 8/28/16 QB Dustin Vaughan Waived/Injured 8/26/16 LB Jordan Zumwalt Released 8/26/16 LB Mike Reilly Released 8/26/16 WR Issac Blakeney Released 8/26/16 WR Levi Norwood Released 8/26/16 TE Michael Cooper Released 8/26/16 DE Giorgio Newberry Released 8/26/16 DT Khaynin Mosley-Smith Released 8/26/16 CB Julian Whigham Released 8/26/16 P Will Monday Released 8/30/16 TE Ladarius Green Reserve/PUP List 8/30/16 DT Devaunte Sigler Released 8/30/16 S Jacob Hagen Released 8/30/16 CB Kevin White Released 8/31/16 QB Zach Mettenberger Claimed off Waivers (from San Diego) 8/31/16 QB Bruce Gradkowski Reserve/Injured List 9/3/16 RB Le’Veon Bell Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner 9/3/16 CB Justin Gilbert Traded (with Cleveland for 2018 6th Rd) 9/3/16 TE Paul Lang Waived/Injured 9/3/16 WR Demarcus Ayers Released 9/3/16 WR Cobi Hamilton Released 9/3/16 WR Marcus Tucker Released 9/3/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Released 9/3/16 RB Cameron Stingily Released 9/3/16 G Shahbaz Ahmed Released 9/3/16 G Antoine Everett Released

Page 53: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 9/3/16 OT Matt Feiler Released 9/3/16 OT Wade Hansen Released 9/3/16 CB Montell Garner Released 9/3/16 CB Doran Grant Released 9/3/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Released 9/3/16 CB Donald Washington Released 9/3/16 DT Lavon Hooks Released 9/3/16 DE Caushaud Lyons Released 9/3/16 DE Johnny Maxey Released 9/3/16 LB Travis Feeney Released 9/3/16 LB Steven Johnson Released 9/3/16 LB Jermauria Rasco Released 9/3/16 QB Bryn Renner Released 9/3/16 S Ray Vinopal Released 9/4/16 LB Bud Dupree Reserve/Injured List 9/4/16 LB Steven Johnson Signed Contract 9/4/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 RB Cameron Stingily Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 WR Demarcus Ayers Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 WR Cobi Hamilton Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 TE RaShaun Allen Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 OT Matt Feiler Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 DE Caushaud Lyons Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 DT Johnny Maxey Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/16 LB Travis Feeney Signed to Practice Squad 9/7/16 RB Cameron Stingily Released from Practice Squad 9/7/16 RB David Cobb Signed to Practice Squad 9/8/16 G David DeCastro Signed New Six-Year Contract 9/16/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Released from Practice Squad 9/16/16 S Jacob Hagen Signed to Practice Squad 9/20/16 S Jacob Hagen Released from Practice Squad 9/20/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Signed to Practice Squad 9/26/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Released from Practice Squad 9/27/16 S Jacob Haden Signed to Practice Squad 9/29/16 RB Daryl Richardson Released 9/29/16 RB Le’Veon Bell Activated off of Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner 10/3/16 S Jacob Hagen Released from Practice Squad 10/3/16 RB Daryl Richardson Signed to Practice Squad 10/8/16 CB Senquez Golson Reserve/Injured List 10/8/16 OT Ryan Harris Reserve/Injured List 10/8/16 OL Matt Feiler Promoted to Active Roster 10/8/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Promoted to Active Roster 10/11/16 RB David Cobb Released from Practice Squad 10/11/16 S Jacob Hagen Signed to Practice Squad 10/11/16 OT Austin Shepherd Signed to Practice Squad 10/12/16 RB Karlos Williams Signed to Practice Squad 10/15/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Released 10/15/16 WR Cobi Hamilton Promoted to Active Roster 10/18/16 OL Matt Feiler Released 10/18/16 OT Brian Mihalik Signed to Active Roster from Lions’ Practice Squad 10/18/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Signed to Practice Squad 10/19/16 OT Austin Shepherd Released from Practice Squad 10/19/16 OL Matt Feiler Signed to Practice Squad 10/25/16 OL Keavon Milton Signed to Practice Squad 10/25/16 TE RaShaun Allen Released from Practice Squad 11/5/16 C/G Cody Wallace Reserve/Injured List 11/5/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Promoted to Active Roster 11/12/16 LB L.J. Fort Released 11/12/16 TE Ladarius Green Activated from Reserve/PUP List 11/15/16 LB Steven Johnson Reserve/Injured List 11/15/16 LB L.J. Fort Signed to Active Roster 11/19/16 DE Cameron Heyward Reserve/Injured List 11/19/16 WR Markus Wheaton Reserve/Injured List 11/19/16 LB Bud Dupree Activated from Reserve/Injured List 11/19/16 RB Daryl Richardson Promoted to Active Roster 11/21/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Signed to Practice Squad 11/23/16 RB Karlos Williams Practice Squad Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner 11/28/16 RB Dreamius Smith Signed to Practice Squad 12/3/16 K Randy Bullock Signed to Active Roster 12/3/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Released

Date Pos. Name Transaction 12/7/16 CB Brandon Dixon Signed to Practice Squad 12/7/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Released from Practice Squad 12/8/16 LB Travis Feeney Signed by Saints’ to Active Roster 12/12/16 K Randy Bullock Released 12/12/16 WR Demarcus Ayers Promoted to Active Roster 12/13/16 CB Mike Hilton Signed to Practice Squad 12/13/16 LB Shaq Riddick Signed to Practice Squad 12/20/16 CB Brandon Dixon Released 12/20/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Signed to Practice Squad 12/24/16 DT Johnny Maxey Promoted to Active Roster 12/24/16 CB Al-Hajj Shabazz Promoted to Active Roster 12/24/16 S Shamarko Thomas Reserve/Injured List 12/24/16 RB Daryl Richardson Released 12/28/16 RB Brandon Brown-Dukes Signed to Practice Squad 12/28/16 CB Brandon Dixon Signed to Practice Squad

Page 54: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

HOW THE 2016 STEELERS WERE BUILT

Year-Record (Finish) Draft Choices (23) Free Agents (16) Undrafted Free Agents (7) Unrestricted Free Agents (5) Waivers (1) Trades (1)

2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB Ben Roethlisberger (#1) 2005: 11-5 (2nd AFC North) LS Greg Warren UDFA 2007: 10-6 (1st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1) 2009: 9-7 (3rd AFC North) G Ramon Foster UDFA 2010: 12-4 (T-1st AFC North) C Maurkice Pouncey (#1) WR Antonio Brown (#6b)

2011: 12-4 (T-1st AFC North) OT Marcus Gilbert (#2) 2012: 8-8 (3rd AFC North) G David DeCastro (#1) S Robert Golden UDFA 2013: 8-8 (2nd AFC North) LB Jarvis Jones (#1) CB William Gay FA RB Le’Veon Bell (#2) C/G Chris Hubbard UDF QB Landry Jones (#4b) LB Vince Williams (#6b) 2014: 11-5 (1st AFC North) LB Ryan Shazier (#1) OT Alejandro Villanueva FA DE Stephon Tuitt (#2) S Mike Mitchell UFA (CAR) DT Daniel McCullers (#6b) WR Darrius Heyward-Bey UFA (IND) LB Arthur Moats UFA (BUF) LB James Harrison FA 2015: 10-6 (2nd AFC North) LB Bud Dupree (#1) RB DeAngelo Williams FA WR Sammie Coates (#3) WR Eli Rogers UDFA TE Jesse James (#5) P Jordan Berry FA DE L.T. Walton (#6a) CB Ross Cockrell FA LB Anthony Chickillo (#6b) RB Fitzgerald Toussaint FA K Chris Boswell FA S Jordan Dangerfield FA C/G B.J. Finney UDFA TE Xavier Grimble FA LB L.J. Fort FA FB Roosevelt Nix FA 2016: 11-5 (1st AFC North) CB Artie Burns (#1) CB Justin Gilbert T (CLE) S Sean Davis (#2) TE Ladarius Green UFA (SD) DT Javon Hargrave (#3) DE Ricardo Mathews UFA (SD) WR Demarcus Ayers (#7a) CB Al-Hajj Shabazz FA LB Tyler Matakevich (#7b) TE David Johnson FA

QB Zach Mettenberger W (SD) WR Cobi Hamilton FA

OT Brian Mihalik FA DT Johnny Maxey UDFA

Page 55: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE

Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Preseason Detroit (8/12) Coates Villanueva Foster Wallace DeCastro Gilbert James Heyward-Bey Jones Toussaint D. Johnson (TE) Philadelphia (8/18) Coates Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Harris James Heyward-Bey Jones Toussaint Rogers (WR) at New Orleans (8/26) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Grimble (TE) Roethlisberger Bell D. Johnson (TE) at Carolina (9/1) Heyward-Bey Villanueva Hubbard Finney Feiler Harris James Grimble (TE) Jones Toussaint D. Johnson (TE)

Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Regular Season at Washington (9/12) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Coates Roethlisberger D. Williams Rogers (WR) Cincinnati (9/18) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Coates Roethlisberger D. Williams Rogers (WR)

at Philadelphia (9/25) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Wheaton Roethlisberger D. Williams Grimble (TE) Kansas City (10/2) Brown Villanueva Finney Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Coates Roethlisberger Bell Johnson (TE) N.Y. Jets (10/9) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Hubbard James Coates Roethlisberger Bell Wheaton (WR) at Miami (10/16) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Hubbard James Rogers Roethlisberger Bell Hamilton (WR) New England (10/23) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Hubbard James Hamilton L. Jones Bell Nix

at Baltimore (11/6) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Grimble (TE) Roethlisberger Bell Johnson (TE)

Dallas (11/13) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Hamilton Roethlisberger Bell Rogers (WR) at Cleveland (11/20) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Hubbard (TE) Roethlisberger Bell Nix

at Indianapolis (11/24) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Hamilton Roethlisberger Bell Rogers (WR)

N.Y. Giants (12/4) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Hamilton Roethlisberger Bell Johnson (TE)

at Buffalo (12/11) Brown Villanueva Finney Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert Green Hamilton Roethlisberger Bell Rogers (WR) at Cincinnati (12/18) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert Green Coates Roethlisberger Bell Rogers (WR)

Baltimore (12/25) Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Hamilton Roethlisberger Bell Rogers (WR)

Cleveland (1/1) Hamilton Villanueva Foster Finney DeCastro Gilbert Johnson Ayers Jones Williams Nix

Page 56: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 STARTING LINEUPS

DEFENSE

Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS

Preseason Detroit (8/12) Heyward Davis (DB) Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons Harrison Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell

Philadelphia (8/18) Heyward Davis (DB) Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons Harrison Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell at New Orleans (8/26) Heyward Davis (NB) Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell at Carolina (9/1) Mathews Hargrave Walton Moats Chickillo V. Williams Fort Burns Grant Davis Dangerfield Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS

Regular Season at Washington (9/12) Heyward Davis (DB) Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell Cincinnati (9/18) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell at Philadelphia (9/25) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Moats Shazier Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell Kansas City (10/2) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Moats V. Williams Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Dangerfield Mitchell N.Y. Jets (10/9) Heyward Davis (DB) Tuitt Moats V. Williams Timmons Harrison Gay Cockrell Dangerfield Mitchell at Miami (10/16) Mathews Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo V. Williams Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell New England (10/23) Mathews Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo V. Williams Timmons J. Jones Gay Cockrell Golden Mitchell at Baltimore (11/6) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo Shazier Timmons J. Jones Burns Cockrell Golden Mitchell Dallas (11/13) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo Shazier Timmons J. Jones Burns Cockrell Golden Mitchell at Cleveland (11/20) Mathews Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo Shazier Timmons Harrison Burns Cockrell Davis Mitchell at Indianapolis (11/24) Burns (CB) Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo Shazier Timmons Harrison Gay Cockrell Davis Mitchell N.Y. Giants (12/4) Burns (CB) Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo Shazier Timmons Harrison Gay Cockrell Davis Mitchell at Buffalo (12/11) Dupree Tuitt Walton Timmons Shazier McCullers Harrison Burns Cockrell Davis Mitchell at Cincinnati (12/18) Walton Hargrave Tuitt Dupree Shazier Timmons Harrison Burns Cockrell Davis Mitchell Baltimore (12/25) Mathews Hargrave Walton Dupree Shazier Timmons Harrison Burns Cockrell Davis Mitchell Cleveland (1/1) Mathews Hargrave Walton Dupree Shazier Timmons Jones Burns Cockrell Davis Mitchell

Page 57: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 18 25 2 9 16 23 6 13 20 24 4 11 18 25 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 Injury 2016 WAS CIN PHI KC NYJ MIA NE BAL DAL CLE IND NYG BUF CIN BAL CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G/S G/S Missed Starts Names Allen, RaShaun PS PS PS PS PS PS PS - - - - - - - - - 1/0 0/0 0 0/0 Anderson, Kevin IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 16 0/0 Ayers, Demarcus PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS SI P WR 2/1 2/1 0 2/1 Bell, Le'Veon SUS SUS SUS RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB SI 47/47 0/0 0 12/12 Berry, Jordan P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 32/0 32/0 0 16/0 Boswell, Chris P P P P P P P P P P P SI P P P P 27/0 4/0 1 15/0 Brown, Antonio WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR SI 101/72 0/0 0 15/15 Bullock, Randy P - - - - - - - - - - P DNP - - - 45/0 0/0 0 2/0 Brown-Dukes, Brandon PS - PS - - - - - - - PS PS - - - PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Burns, Artie P P P P P P P LCB LCB LCB CB CB LCB LCB LCB LCB 16/9 16/9 0 16/9 Bryant, Martavis SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS 21/8 11/0 0 0/0 Chickillo, Anthony P P P P P LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB P P P DNP 22/7 0/0 1 15/7 Coates, Sammie WR WR P WR WR P P P P P P P P WR SI DNP 20/5 0/0 1 14/5 Cobb, David PS PS PS PS PS - - - - - - - - - - - 7/1 7/1 0 0/0 Cockrell, Ross RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 38/23 31/16 0 16/16 Dangerfield, Jordan P P P SS SS P P P SI SI P DNP P P P P 13/2 3/0 2 13/2 Davis, Sean DB P P P DB P P P P SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 16/9 16/7 0 16/9 DeCastro, David RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 67/66 56/56 0 16/16 Dixon, Brandon - - - - - - - - - - - - PS PS PS PS 14/0 0/0 0 0/0 Dupree, Bud IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR P P P LDE LOLB LOLB LOLB 23/9 7/4 9 7/4 Feeney, Travis PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS - - - - 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Feiler, Matt PS PS PS PS DNP P PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 Finney, B.J. P DNP P LG P P P P P DNP P DNP LG P P C 13/3 4/1 0 13/3 Fort, L.J. P P P P P P P SI - P P P P P P P 31/2 7/0 0 14/0 Foster, Ramon LG LG LG SI LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG SI LG LG LG 116/100 3/3 2 14/14 Gay, William LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB P P P LCB LCB P P P P 160/101 160/0 0 16/9 Gilbert, Justin DNP P P P SI P P SI P P P P P P SI P 35/3 1/0 1 12/0 Gilbert, Marcus RT RT RT RT SI SI SI RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 76/75 9/9 3 13/13 Golden, Robert SS SS SS SI SI SS SS SS SS P P P P P P SI 76/10 0/0 3 13/7 Golson, Senquez SI SI SI SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 16 0/0 Gradkowski, Bruce IR IR IR IR - - - - - - - - - - - - 37/20 0/0 4 0/0 Green, Ladarius PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP P P P P TE TE SI SI 53/28 0/0 10 6/2 Grimble, Xavier P P TE P P P P TE P SI SI SI P P P DNP 12/2 0/0 5 12/2 Hagen, Jacob - PS - PS - PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hamilton, Cobi PS PS PS PS PS WR WR P WR P WR WR WR P WR WR 11/8 11/2 0 11/8 Hargrave, Javon P NT NT NT P NT NT NT NT NT NT NT SI NT NT NT 15/13 3/3 1 15/13 Harris, Ryan P P P P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 114/70 0/0 12 4/0 Harrison, James P P P P ROLBP P P P ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB SI 187/117 0/0 0 15/7 Hawkins, Jerald IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 16 0/0 Heyward, Cameron LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE SI SI LDE LDE IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 87/52 0/0 9 7/7 Heyward-Bey, Darrius P P P P P P P P SI SI SI SI SI SI P P 114/69 2/0 6 10/0 Hilton, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hubbard, Chris P P SI P RT RT RT P P TE P P P P P P 25/4 16/0 0 16/4 James, Jesse TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE P P TE P 24/15 24/0 0 16/13 Johnson, David P P P TE P P P TE P P P TE P P P TE 98/37 35/1 0 16/4 Johnson, Steven SI SI SI P P P P P P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 63/7 0/0 6 6/0 Jones, Jarvis ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLBP ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB P P P P DNP SI ROLB 50/35 1/1 0 14/9 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

Page 58: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 18 25 2 9 16 23 6 13 20 24 4 11 18 25 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 Injury 2016 WAS CIN PHI KC NYJ MIA NE BAL DAL CLE IND NYG BUF CIN BAL CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G/S G/S Missed Starts Names Jones, Landry DNP DNP DNP P P P QB DNP P DNP P P DNP DNP DNP QB 15/4 1/1 0 8/2 Lyons, Caushaud PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Manhart, Cole IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 16 0/0 Matakevich, Tyler P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16/0 16/0 0 16/0 Mathews, Ricardo P P P P P LDE LDE P P LDE P P P P LDE LDE 96/20 41/2 0 16/5 Maxey, Johnny PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P 2/0 2/0 0 2/0 McCullers, Daniel P P P P P P P P P P P P RILBP P P 28/1 21/0 0 16/1 Mettenberger, Zach SI SI SI DNP DNP SI DNP SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI DNP 14/10 0/0 0 0/0 Mihalik, Brian - - - - - - DNP SI SI SI SI SI DNP SI SI DNP 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Milton, Keavon - - - - - - - PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 9/0 0/0 0 0/0 Mitchell, Mike FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 124/71 63/62 0 16/16 Moats, Arthur LOLBLOLBLOLBLOLB LOLB P P P P P P P P P P P 107/46 64/0 0 16/5 Nix, Roosevelt SI SI SI SI SI P FB SI P FB P P P P P FB 25/6 8/1 5 10/3 Pouncey, Maurkice C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C SI 77/77 0/0 0 15/15 Richardson, Daryl P P P - PS PS PS PS PS DNP SI SI SI SI - - 27/3 0/0 0 3/0 Roethlisberger, Ben QB QB QB QB QB QB SI QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB SI 185/183 0/0 1 14/14 Rogers, Eli WR WR P SI SI WR DNP P WR P WR P WR WR WR P 13/8 9/0 2 13/8 Riddick, Shaq - - - - - - - - - - - - - PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Severin, Canaan IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 16 0/0 Shabazz, Al-Hajj PS PS PS PS P - PS P P P P - - - P DNP 7/0 0/0 0 7/0 Shazier, Ryan LILB LILB LILB SI SI SI P LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB 34/29 13/9 3 13/12 Shepherd, Austin - - - - - PS - - - - - - - - - - 14/0 12/0 0 0/0 Smith, Dreamius - - - - - - - - - - - PS PS PS PS PS 2/0 2/0 0 0/0 Thomas, Shamarko P P P P P SI SI P P SI SI P SI SI IR IR 48/2 0/0 7 8/0 Timmons, Lawrence RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB LOLB RILB RILB RILB 158/126 119/101 0 16/16 Toussaint, Fitzgerald P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 25/0 21/0 0 16/0 Tucker, Marcus - - - - - - - - PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Tuitt, Stephon RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE NT RDE SI SI 44/32 0/0 2 14/14 Ume-Ezeoke, Valerian IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 16 0/0 Villanueva, Alejandro LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 32/26 32/26 0 16/16 Wallace, Cody SI SI SI SI SI SI SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 49/22 0/0 16 0/0 Walton, L.T. SI SI SI P DNP P P SI SI P P P RDE LDE RDE RDE 16/4 7/4 0 10/4 Warren, Greg P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 181/0 112/0 0 16/0 Wheaton, Markus SI SI WR P WR SI SI SI SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 48/21 0/0 13 3/2 Williams, DeAngelo RB RB RB P P P SI P SI SI SI SI SI SI DNP RB 140/95 1/1 7 8/4 Williams, Karlos - - - - - PS PS PS PS PS PS SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS 11/3 3/1 0 0/0 Williams, Vince P P P LILB LILB LILB LILB P P P P P P P P P 63/17 63/0 0 16/4

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

Page 59: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

OPPONENTS STEELERS RUSHING

at MIA (10/16) Jay Ajayi 25 Rushes 38 Le’Veon Bell at BUF (12/11) at MIA (10/16) Jay Ajayi 204 Yards 236 Le’Veon Bell at BUF (12/11) CLE (1/1) Isaiah Crowell 67 Long 60 Darrius Heyward-Bey at MIA (10/16) at MIA (10/16) Jay Ajayi 2 TDs 3 Le’Veon Bell at BUF (12/11) NE (10/23) LeGarrette Blount 2 DAL (11/13) Ezekiel Elliott 2 RECEIVING NYG (12/4) Odell Beckham Jr. 10 Receptions 14 Antonio Brown DAL (11/13) at PHI (9/25) Darren Sproles 128 Yards 154 Antonio Brown DAL (11/13) at BAL (11/6) Mike Wallace 95 Long 53 Sammie Coates CIN (9/18) CIN (9/18) Giovani Bernard 1 TDs 3 Antonio Brown at IND (11/24) at PHI (9/25) Darren Sproles 1 at PHI (9/25) Jordan Matthews 1 KC (10/2) Travis Kelce 1 KC (10/2) Tyreek Hill 1 NYJ (10/9) Brandon Marshall 1 NE (10/23) Rob Gronkowski 1 NE (10/23) James White 1 at BAL (11/6) Mike Wallace 1 DAL (11/13) Dez Bryant 1 DAL (11/13) Ezekiel Elliott 1 at CLE (11/20) Gary Barnidge 1 at IND (11/24) Donte Moncrief 1 NYG (12/4) Rashad Jennings 1 NYG (12/4) Sterling Shepard 1 at BUF (12/11) Sammy Watkins 1 at BUF (12/11) Charles Clay 1 BAL (12/25) Steve Smith, Sr. 1 CLE (1/1) Gary Barnidge 1 CLE (1/1) Seth DeValve 1 PASSING CIN (9/18) Andy Dalton 54 Attempts 47 Ben Roethlisberger NYJ (10/9) 47 Landry Jones NE (10/23) CIN (9/18) Andy Dalton 31 Completions 37 Ben Roethlisberger DAL (11/13) CIN (9/18) Andy Dalton 366 Yards 380 Ben Roethlisberger NYJ (10/9) at BAL (11/6) Joe Flacco 95 Long 72 Ben Roethlisberger NYJ (10/9) at PHI (9/25) Carson Wentz 2 TDs 5 Ben Roethlisberger KC (10/2) KC (10/2) Alex Smith 2 NE (10/23) Tom Brady 2 NYG (12/4) Eli Manning 2 at BUF (12/11) Tyrod Taylor 2 at WAS (9/12) Kirk Cousins 2 INTs 3 Ben Roethlisberger at BUF (12/11) DAL (11/13) Dak Prescott 2 NYG (12/4) Eli Manning 2 CLE (1/1) Robert Griffin III 2 PUNT RETURNS at BAL (11/6) Devin Hester 3 Returns 4 Antonio Brown at BUF (12/11) at CLE (11/20) Duke Johnson Jr. 3 CLE (1/1) Mario Alford 3 DAL (11/13) Lucky Whitehead 44 Yards 51 Antonio Brown NYJ (10/9) DAL (11/13) Lucky Whitehead 39 Long 33 Antonio Brown NYJ (10/9) 0 TDs 0 KICKOFF RETURNS at CIN (12/18) Alex Erickson 5 Returns 3 Cobi Hamilton CLE (1/1) at CIN (12/18) Alex Erickson 166 Yards 50 Fitzgerald Toussaint DAL (11/13) at CIN (12/18) Alex Erickson 72 Long 44 Sammie Coates at CIN (12/18) 0 TDs 0 PUNTS CIN (9/18) Kevin Huber 9 Punts 10 Jordan Berry at BAL (11/6) at BAL (11/6) Sam Koch 9 CIN (9/18) Kevin Huber 407 Yards 431 Jordan Berry at BAL (11/6) DAL (11/13) Chris Jones 48.3 Avg. 55.0 Jordan Berry at PHI (9/25) at IND (11/24) Pat McAfee 46.0 Net 49.7 Jordan Berry at PHI (9/25) KC (10/2) Dustin Colquitt 58 Long 64 Jordan Berry CLE (1/1) at BAL (11/6) Sam Koch 5 In 20 5 Jordan Berry CIN (9/18) NYJ (10/9) Lachlan Edwards 2 Touchbacks 1 Jordan Berry CIN (9/18) NE (10/23) Ryan Allen 2 1 Jordan Berry at IND (11/24) 1 Jordan Berry at BUF (12/11)

Page 60: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

INTERCEPTIONS at WAS (9/12) Bashaud Breeland 1 Interceptions 1 Ryan Shazier at WAS (9/12) CIN (9/18) Adam Jones 1 1 James Harrison at WAS (9/12) CIN (9/18) Dre Kirkpatrick 1 1 Jarvis Jones KC (10/2) at PHI (9/25) Rodney McLeod 1 1 Artie Burns at BAL (11/6) at MIA (10/16) Reshad Jones 1 1 Artie Burns at CLE (11/20) at MIA (10/16) Isa Abdul-Quddus 1 1 Mike Mitchell at IND (11/24) NE (10/23) Malcom Butler 1 1 William Gay at IND (11/24) at BAL (11/6) Timmy Jernigan 1 1 Lawrence Timmons NYG (12/4) NYG (12/4) Eli Apple 1 1 Sean Davis NYG (12/4) at BUF (12/11) Stephon Gilmore 1 1 Artie Burns at BUF (12/11) at BUF (12/11) Lorenzo Alexander 1 1 Lawrence Timmons at CIN (12/18) at BUF (12/11) Zach Brown 1 1 Ryan Shazier BAL (12/25) BAL (12/25) C.J. Mosley 1 1 Ryan Shazier CLE (1/1) BAL (12/25) Zachary Orr 1 CLE (1/1) Briean Boddy-Calhoun 1 CLE (1/1) Briean Boddy-Calhoun 67 Long Return 58 Lawrence Timmons NYG (12/4) 0 TDs 0

TACKLES at WAS (9/12) Mason Foster 14 Total 15 Vince Williams KC (10/2) DAL (11/13) Byron Jones 11 Solo 13 Vince Williams KC (10/2) at WAS (9/12) Will Compton 8 Assisted 6 Ryan Shazier CIN (9/18) at PHI (9/25) Fletcher Cox 2.0 Sacks 3.0 Cameron Heyward KC (10/2) NYG (12/4) Oliver Vernon 2.0

Page 61: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 DRIVE ENGINEERING

Steelers

REGULAR SEASON No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st STEELERS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 at WAS 10 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 38 60.0% Punt Sept. 18 CIN 14 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 28.6% Punt Sept. 25 at PHI 11 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 0.91% BLK FG Oct. 2 KC 13 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 43 46.2% Punt Oct. 9 NYJ 11 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 31 45.5% TD Oct. 16 at MIA 11 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 15 18.2% Punt Oct. 23 NE 12 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 25.0% Punt Nov. 6 at BAL 15 2 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 14 13.3% Punt Nov. 13 DAL 12 4 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 50.0% TD Nov. 20 at CLE 7 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 57.1% FG Nov. 24 at IND 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 44.4% FG Dec. 4 NYG 12 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 24 41.7% Punt Dec. 11 at BUF 11 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 27 45.5% INT Dec. 18 at CIN 9 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 90.0% FG Dec. 25 BAL 11 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 31 45.5% TD Jan. 1 CLE 14 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 27 28.6% Punt TOTAL 182 46 23 3 1 69 1 6 3 15 0 15 399 37.9%

Opponents

REGULAR SEASON No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st OPPONENTS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 at WAS 10 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 16 40.0% Punt Sept. 18 CIN 15 1 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 26.7% Punt Sept. 25 at PHI 10 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 60.0% FG Oct. 2 KC 12 2 0 1 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 14 16.7% Punt Oct. 9 NYJ 11 1 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 27.3% FG Oct. 16 at MIA 11 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 54.5% FG Oct. 23 NE 12 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 27 33.3% FUM Nov. 6 at BAL 14 1 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 21 21.4% Punt Nov. 13 DAL 11 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 63.6% FUM Nov. 20 at CLE 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 9 25.0% INT Nov. 24 at IND 9 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 7 11.1% Punt Dec. 4 NYG 12 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 14 16.7% Punt Dec. 11 at BUF 11 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 27.3% Punt Dec. 18 at CIN 9 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 44.4% FG Dec. 25 BAL 11 2 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 54.5% Punt Jan. 1 CLE 13 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 24 30.8% Punt TOTAL 180 35 26 4 1 70 0 9 8 13 1 12 327 33.9%

Page 62: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES

REGULAR SEASON Drive Score Time

Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Washington Kickoff Brown 29-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 75 5:58 7-6 2 10:10 Washington Downs Rogers 3-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 14 67 5:52 14-6 2 0:27 Washington Kickoff Boswell 46-yd. FG 8 47 3:42 17-6 3 11:18 Washington Interception Brown 26-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 75 2:04 24-6 3 7:01 Washington Kickoff Williams 15-yd. run 13 73 7:13 31-16 4 5:48 Washington Downs Williams 6-yd. run 6 45 2:23 38-16 4 1:54 Cincinnati Punt Grimble 20-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 66 1:43 7-0 1 3:46 Cincinnati Punt Boswell 49-yd. FG 4 6 0:55 10-3 2 4:10 Cincinnati Punt James 9-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7 91 3:20 17-6 3 6:16 Cincinnati Punt Williams 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 68 6:54 24-9 4 6:48 Philadelphia Kickoff Boswell 40-yd. FG 8 61 4:24 3-10 2 7:40 Kansas City Fumble Heyward-Bey 31-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3 32 1:23 8-0 1 7:27 Kansas City Interception Brown 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 1 4 0:04 15-0 1 5:10 Kansas City Punt Brown 38-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 2 40 0:47 22-0 1 1:20 Kansas City Punt James 9-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10 80 3:44 29-0 2 0:44 Kansas City Kickoff Wheaton 30-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 75 3:41 36-0 3 11:19 Kansas City Kickoff Williams 2-yd. run 8 75 3:49 43-7 4 7:22 N.Y. Jets Kickoff Coates 72-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3 75 1:29 7-3 1 10:16 N.Y. Jets Kickoff James 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 75 1:25 14-13 2 0:41 N.Y. Jets Punt Boswell 47-yd. FG 4 2 0:58 17-13 3 10:23 N.Y. Jets Punt Brown 5-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 80 4:12 24-13 4 14:55 N.Y. Jets Punt Coates 5-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 79 5:43 31-13 4 1:46 Miami Kickoff Heyward-Bey 60-yd. run 6 75 2:55 8-3 1 5:39 Miami Punt Hamilton 23-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10 97 3:18 15-23 4 1:02 New England Kickoff Heyward-Bey 14-yd. pass from Jones 5 71 1:56 7-14 2 9:02 New England Punt Boswell 32-yd. FG 10 66 1:45 10-14 2 0:02 New England Punt Boswell 46-yd. FG 9 48 4:49 13-14 3 8:44 New England Kickoff Boswell 44-yd. FG 12 42 6:35 16-20 4 14:44 Baltimore Kickoff Brown 23-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 75 4:58 7-21 4 8:38 Baltimore Punt Roethlisberger 4-yd. run 7 65 1:20 14-21 4 0:48 Dallas Fumble Bell 2-yd. pass form Roethlisberger 8 38 3:51 6-0 1 9:54 Dallas Kickoff Rogers 3-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8 75 4:04 13-3 1 1:13 Dallas Kickoff Boswell 39-yd. FG 10 54 6:21 15-13 2 4:43 Dallas Kickoff Boswell 25-yd. FG 7 68 1:50 18-13 3 13:10 Dallas Punt Bell 1-yd. run 6 46 3:05 24-23 4 7:51 Dallas Kickoff Brown 15-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 75 1:13 30-29 4 0:42 Cleveland Interception Boswell 32-yd. FG 16 82 9:18 3-0 1 2:28 Cleveland Punt Boswell 33-yd. FG 16 68 9:28 6-0 2 4:43 Cleveland Punt Bell 1-yd. run 11 59 1:51 14-0 2 0:00 Cleveland Kickoff Boswell 22-yd. FG 15 71 8:02 17-3 3 0:03 Cleveland Fumble Hargrave fumble recovery in end zone 24-9 4 3:36 Indianapolis Punt Bell 5-yd. run 7 52 4:19 7-0 1 9:10 Indianapolis Missed FG Brown 25-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7 58 3:02 14-0 1 1:06 Indianapolis Kickoff Brown 33-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7 75 4:02 21-7 2 9:00 Indianapolis Interception Brown 22-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 64 2:21 28-7 4 5:30 N.Y. Giants Penalty Penalty enforced in end zone for safety 2-0 1 3:04 N.Y. Giants Kickoff Bullock 44-yd. FG 7 38 3:00 5-0 1 0:04 N.Y. Giants Interception Brown 22-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3 40 1:11 11-0 2 7:10 N.Y. Giants Punt Bullock 34-yd. FG 15 64 5:52 14-0 2 0:24 N.Y. Giants Kickoff Green 22-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7 88 3:21 21-7 3 3:09 N.Y. Giants Downs Bullock 38-yd. FG 11 48 5:17 24-7 4 1:39 Buffalo Punt Bell 3-yd. run 8 71 3:06 7-0 1 6:00 Buffalo Punt Bell 7-yd. run 10 61 5:14 14-0 2 12:00 Buffalo Punt Bell 5-yd. run 10 82 6:33 21-7 3 5:28 Buffalo Interception Boswell 37-yd. FG 6 29 3:34 24-7 4 9:57 Buffalo Kickoff Boswell 39-yd. FG 9 54 3:49 27-13 4 3:38 Cincinnati Kickoff Boswell 45-yd. FG 7 28 3:57 3-3 1 3:42 Cincinnati Kickoff Boswell 49-yd. FG 8 50 3:37 6-17 2 5:25 Cincinnati Kickoff Boswell 49-yd. FG 11 54 2:45 20-9 2 0:06 Cincinnati Kickoff Boswell 40-yd. FG 9 53 4:22 20-12 3 10:38 Cincinnati Punt Boswell 49-yd. FG 9 39 4:18 20-15 3 2:05 Cincinnati Interception Boswell 30-yd. FG 6 22 2:36 20-18 4 12:25 Cincinnati Punt Rogers 24-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 69 3:22 24-20 4 7:29 Baltimore Punt Grimble 20-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 87 5:17 7-0 1 7:12 Baltimore Kickoff Boswell 36-yd. FG 8 65 3:51 10-14 3 9:35 Baltimore Kickoff Bell 7-yd. run 5 75 2:37 17-20 4 11:41 Baltimore Punt Bell 7-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 90 2:49 24-20 4 7:16 Baltimore Kickoff Brown 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10 75 1:09 31-27 4 0:09 Cleveland Fumble Williams 11-yd. pass from Jones 7 37 1:30 7-14 2 0:31 Cleveland Fumble Williams 1-yd. run 10 80 5:01 14-14 4 13:21 Cleveland Missed FG Ayers 11-yd. pass from Jones 5 61 2:20 21-14 4 5:14 Cleveland Kickoff Hamilton 26-yd. pass from Jones 9 75 4:20 27-24 OT 2:57

Page 63: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

2016 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES

REGULAR SEASON

Drive Score Time Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Washington Punt Hopkins 31-yd. FG 9 54 3:24 0-3 1 5:56 Washington Interception Hopkins 40-yd. FG 5 14 2:38 0-6 1 1:08 Washington Kickoff Hopkins 34-yd. FG 9 52 5:00 24-9 3 2:01 Washington Punt Thompson 1-yd. run 7 77 2:18 24-16 4 13:01 Cincinnati Kickoff Nugent 25-yd. FG 8 68 3:23 7-3 1 0:23 Cincinnati Interception Nugent 33-yd. FG 8 53 0:48 10-6 2 0:00 Cincinnati Kickoff Nugent 21-yd. FG 10 72 4:06 17-9 3 2:10 Cincinnati Kickoff Bernard 25-yd. pass from Dalton 8 75 3:23 24-16 4 3:25 Philadelphia BLK FG Sturgis 29-yd. FG 7 63 3:20 0-3 1 5:29 Philadelphia Punt Matthews 12-yd. pass from Wentz 12 82 6:06 0-10 2 12:04 Philadelphia Kickoff Sturgis 38-yd. FG 10 58 5:15 3-13 2 2:25 Philadelphia Kickoff Sproles 73-yd. pass from Wentz 3 75 2:06 3-20 3 12:54 Philadelphia Downs Smallwood 1-yd. run 7 67 4:58 3-27 3 5:45 Philadelphia Fumble Barner 8-yd. run 3 41 1:24 3-34 3 1:52 Kansas City Punt Hill 10-yd. pass from Smith 7 47 2:17 36-7 4 11:11 Kansas City Punt Kelce 3-yd. pass from Smith 7 62 3:41 43-14 4 0:04 N.Y. Jets Kickoff Folk 35-yd. FG 8 58 3:15 0-3 1 11:45 N.Y. Jets Punt Folk 48-yd. FG 9 59 4:40 7-6 2 11:07 N.Y. Jets Downs Marshall 15-yd. pass from Fitzpatrick 7 69 3:48 7-13 2 2:06 Miami Punt Franks 30-yd. FG 9 53 3:39 0-3 1 8:34 Miami Punt Franks 23-yd. FG 12 85 7:08 8-6 2 8:18 Miami Interception Franks 30-yd. FG 4 1 2:43 8-9 2 5:23 Miami Punt Williams 1-yd. run 9 71 2:26 8-16 2 0:21 Miami Interception Ajayi 1-yd. run 6 52 3:31 8-23 3 1:39 Miami Kickoff Ajayi 62-yd. run 1 62 0:12 15-30 4 0:50 New England Interception White 19-yd. pass from Brady 13 80 7:23 0-7 1 2:55 New England Punt Blount 3-yd. run 11 84 4:46 0-14 2 10:58 New England Kickoff Gronkowski 36-yd. pass from Brady 5 75 2:25 13-20 3 6:19 New England Kickoff Blount 5-yd. run 6 75 3:00 16-27 4 11:44 Baltimore Punt Wallace 95-yd. pass from Flacco 2 96 0:43 0-7 1 1:07 Baltimore Punt Tucker 49-yd. FG 9 43 1:41 0-10 2 0:03 Baltimore Interception Tucker 42-yd. FG 4 8 1:30 0-13 3 4:50 Baltimore Blocked Punt Moore 14-yd. return - - - 0-21 4 13:36 Dallas Kickoff Bailey 37-yd. FG 10 42 4:37 6-3 1 5:17 Dallas Kickoff Elliott 83-yd. pass from Prescott 2 75 1:01 12-10 1 0:12 Dallas Punt Bailey 53-yd. FG 6 25 3:24 12-13 2 11:04 Dallas Kickoff Bailey 46-yd. FG 14 46 7:35 18-16 3 5:35 Dallas Punt Bryant 50-yd. pass from Prescott 3 49 1:48 18-23 3 1:35 Dallas Kickoff Elliott 14-yd. run 10 75 5:56 24-29 4 1:55 Dallas Kickoff Elliott 32-yd. run 5 75 0:33 30-35 4 0:09 Cleveland Punt Parkey 24-yd. FG 11 48 5:00 14-3 3 8:05 Cleveland Kickoff Barnidge 14-yd. pass from McCown 11 75 5:18 17-9 4 9:45 Indianapolis Kickoff Moncrief 5-yd. pass from Tolzien 6 47 3:04 14-7 2 13:02 N.Y. Giants Fumble Jennings 13-yd. pass from Manning 2 17 0:42 14-7 3 6:30 N.Y. Giants Kickoff Shepard 1-yd. pass from Manning 5 52 1:13 24-14 4 0:26 Buffalo Interception Watkins 8-yd. pass from Taylor 3 7 1:27 14-7 2 7:07 Buffalo Kickoff Clay 40-yd. pass from Taylor 5 82 2:30 24-13 4 7:27 Buffalo Kickoff McCoy 3-yd. run 8 75 2:13 27-20 4 1:25 Cincinnati Kickoff Bullock 23-yd. FG 14 70 7:21 0-3 1 7:39 Cincinnati Kickoff Dalton 1-yd. run 8 64 3:42 3-10 1 0:00 Cincinnati Punt Hill 4-yd. run 10 82 4:16 3-17 2 9:02 Cincinnati Kickoff Bullock 22-yd. FG 7 22 2:34 6-20 2 2:51 Baltimore Kickoff Tucker 41-yd. FG 5 58 1:22 7-3 1 5:50 Baltimore Punt Tucker 38-yd. FG 12 53 3:23 7-6 2 0:18 Baltimore Interception Smith, Sr. 18-yd. pass from Flacco 3 20 1:21 7-14 3 13:26 Baltimore Kickoff Tucker 46-yd. FG 12 47 8:07 10-17 3 1:28 Baltimore Interception Tucker 23-yd. FG 4 7 1:19 10-20 4 14:18 Baltimore Kickoff Juszcyk 10-yd. run 14 75 5:58 24-27 4 1:18 Cleveland Punt DeValve 12-yd. pass from Griffin III 8 55 4:18 0-7 1 7:48 Cleveland Punt Barnidge 4-yd. pass from Griffin III 11 67 5:42 0-14 2 9:21 Cleveland Kickoff Atkinson III 5-yd. pass from Griffin III 3 68 1:46 21-21 4 3:28 Cleveland Kickoff Parkey 34-yd. FG 17 65 7:43 21-24 OT 7:17

Page 64: #3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS (11-5) #6 MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6)prod.static.steelers.clubs.nfl.com/.../pregame-notes/2016_pregame-n… · * 1947 Eastern Division playoff game. ** Super Bowl

THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS

REGULAR SEASON

THIRD DOWN FOURTH DOWN Date Opponent Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct. 9/12/16 STEELERS 9 14 64% 2 2 100% at Washington 3 10 30% 0 2 0% 9/18/16 STEELERS 7 17 41% 0 1 0% Cincinnati 4 16 25% 1 1 100% 9/25/16 STEELERS 4 11 36% 0 2 0% at Philadelphia 4 10 40% 0 0 0% 10/2/16 STEELERS 6 11 55% 0 0 0% Kansas City 8 17 47% 2 3 67% 10/9/16 STEELERS 5 10 50% 0 1 0% N.Y. Jets 2 11 18% 0 1 0% 10/16/16 STEELERS 3 11 27% 0 1 0% at Miami 7 14 50% 0 0 0% 10/23/16 STEELERS 5 16 31% 1 2 50% New England 7 12 58% 0 0 0% 11/6/16 STEELERS 4 16 25% 1 2 50% at Baltimore 4 17 58% 0 0 0% 11/13/16 STEELERS 4 10 40% 0 0 0% Dallas 7 13 54% 0 0 0% 11/20/16 STEELERS 5 12 42% 1 1 100% at Cleveland 4 15 27% 5 5 100% 11/24/16 STEELERS 7 11 64% 0 0 0% at Indianapolis 8 15 53% 2 4 50% 12/4/16 STEELERS 7 15 47% 1 1 100% N.Y. Giants 4 11 36% 0 3 0% 12/11/16 STEELERS 6 14 43% 1 1 100% at Buffalo 3 9 33% 0 0 0% 12/18/16 STEELERS 5 13 38% 0 0 0% at Cincinnati 6 12 50% 1 1 100% 12/25/16 STEELERS 3 7 43% 0 0 0% Baltimore 9 17 53% 0 1 0% 12/25/16 STEELERS 3 14 21% 2 2 100% Cleveland 8 15 53% 0 0 0% STEELERS 83 202 41% 9 16 56% OPPONENTS 88 214 41% 10 20 50%