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REGULAR SEASON GAME #15Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5-1)
atNew Orleans Saints (12-2)
DATE: Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 | KICKOFF: 4:25 p.m. ETSITE: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (74,295) • New Orleans, La.
PLAYING SURFACE: FieldTurfTV COVERAGE: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
ANNOUNCERS: Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Tony Romo (analyst) | Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfl ey (analysts) | Missi Matthews (sideline)
NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN RADIOANNOUNCERS: Adam Amin (play-by-play)
Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) | Dianna Russini (sideline)
NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USAANNOUNCERS: Josh Appel (play-by-play) | John Robinson (analyst)
A LOOK AT THE COACHESPittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin
Overall regular-season record: 124-65-1 (.655)/12th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 124-65-1 (.655)/12th season
Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean PaytonOverall regular-season record: 117-73 (.616)/12th season
Regular-season record with New Orleans: 117-73 (.616)/12th season Playoff Record/Years: 7-5 (.583)/six years
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 ManagerAngela Tegnelia - Public Relations Assistant
www.steelers.com
PITTSBURGH STEELERS3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878
PITTSBURGH STEELERS2018 SCHEDULE
PRESEASON (3-1)
Thursday, Aug. 9 @ Philadelphia W, 31-14 (KDKA) Thursday, Aug. 16 @ Green Bay L, 51-34 (KDKA) Saturday, Aug. 25 TENNESSEE W, 16-6 (KDKA/NFL Network) Thursday, Aug. 30 CAROLINA W, 39-24 (KDKA)
REGULAR SEASON (8-5-1)
Sunday, Sept. 9 @ Cleveland T, 21-21 OT (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 16 KANSAS CITY L, 42-37 (CBS) Monday, Sept. 24 @ Tampa Bay W, 30-27 (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 30 BALTIMORE L, 26-14 (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 7 ATLANTA W, 41-17 (FOX) Sunday, Oct. 14 @ Cincinnati W, 28-21 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 21 BYE WEEK Sunday, Oct. 28 CLEVELAND W, 33-18 (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 4 @ Baltimore W, 23-16 (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 8 CAROLINA W, 52-21 (FOX/NFL
Network/Amazon Sunday, Nov. 18 @ Jacksonville W, 20-16 (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 25 @ Denver L, 24-17 (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 2 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS L, 33-30 (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 9 @ Oakland L, 24-21 (FOX) Sunday, Dec. 16 NEW ENGLAND W, 17-10 (CBS) Monday, Dec. 23 @ New Orleans 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 30 CINCINNATI* 1 p.m. (CBS)
* - Times may change due to fl exible schedulingPOSTSEASON
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 5-6 Wild Card Weekend Sat.-Sun., Jan. 12-13 Divisional Playoff Games Sunday, Jan. 20 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 27 Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Sunday, Feb. 3 Super Bowl LIII (Atlanta, Ga.)
NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold CAPS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-5-1)at
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (12-2)Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 • 4:25 p.m. (ET) • Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, La.
STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Burt Lauten, Director of Communications .................... (412) 432-7821 Lauten email: [email protected] .com
Dominick Rinelli, Public Relations/Media Manager .... (412) 432-7822 Rinelli email: [email protected] .com
Angela Tegnelia, Public Relations Assistant ............... (412) 432-7820 Tegnelia email: [email protected] .com
Joe Lofton, Media Relations Intern ............................. (412) 432-7800 Lofton email: [email protected] .com ..................................... x6019
Offi ce Fax .................................................................... (412) 432-7878
MEDIA NOTES— WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE —
Steelers’ Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at approximately Noon 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 20th 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 25th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hill-grove for his 21st season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro off ensive tackle. Joining the team for his 17th season is former Steelers 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 STATIONSWDVE-FM (102.5)WBGG-AM (970)
PENNSYLVANIAAltoona-WVAM (1430)Altoona-WRKY (104.9)Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)Bedford-WBVE (107.5)Butler-WISR (680)Chambersburg-WCHA (800)Clarendon-WKNB (104.3)Clarion-WCCR (92.7)Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7)DuBois-WIFT (102.1)DuBois-WKFT (101.3)Erie-WRKT (104.9)Johnstown-WNTJ (1490)Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)Latrobe-WCNS (1480)Milton-WVLY (100.9)Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3)Somerset-WNTI (990)Starview-WONN (92.7)State College-WQWK (1450)Uniontown-WMBS (590)Washington-WJPA (1450)Williamsport-WCXR (99.3)Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)
OHIOFremont-WOHF (92.1)Marietta-WJAW (630)Youngstown-WNIO (1390)
MARYLANDCumberland-WRQE (106.1)Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)
VIRGINIAVienna-WDMX (100.1)
WEST VIRGINIAFairmont-WRLF (94.3)Fairmont-WMMN (920)New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3)
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
TUESDAY, DEC. 18• Coach Tomlin Press
Conference: Noon Live on Steelers.com
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19• Player availability open locker
room 9:30 - 10 a.m.
• Practice 1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
• Post-practice player availability 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
• Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice
(requests must be made by Noon)
THURSDAY, DEC. 20• Player availability open locker
room 12:30 - 12:45 p.m.
• Practice 1 - 3 p.m.
• Post-practice player availability 3 - 3:30 p.m.
• Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice (requests
must be made by Noon)• Coordinators Available after
practice
FRIDAY, DEC. 21• 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
(requests must be made by 10 a.m.)
SATURDAY, DEC. 22• No media availability
SUNDAY, DEC. 234:25 p.m.
Road Gameat New Orleans Saints
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome)CBS
(locally KDKA-TV,Channel 2)
MONDAY, DEC. 24• TBD
www.steelers.com
STEELERS PRONUNCIATION GUIDEOlasunkanmi Adeniyi ....... (Ola-Sun-Kanmi ........................................ Ah-DAY-nee)Tyson Alualu .................... (AH-loo AH-loo)Anthony Chickillo ............. (Chick-il-oh)Matt Feiler ....................... (Fy-ler)Ramon .................. (Ruh-moan)Javon Hargrave ............... (Jay-von)Tyler Matakevich ............. (Matt-uh-kev-ich)Chukwuma Okorafor .......(Chuck-WOO-muh / oh-KOR-uh-for)Stevan Ridley .................. (Steven)Ben Roethlisberger ......... (Roth-lis-ber-ger)Stephon Tuitt ................... (Steff-on Too-it)
Foster
2018 SCHEDULE NOTES The Steelers have played each of their four scheduled nation-ally televised primetime games, winning a Week Three Monday Night Football game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (30-27) and defeating the Carolina Panthers 52-21 on Thursday Night Football at Heinz Field in Week 10. The team's Week 11 game at Jacksonville, originally slotted for Sunday Night Football, was fl exed into a 1 p.m. kickoff on Nov. 18. Pittsburgh’s fi rst home nationally televised primetime game occurred in Week Four, when it hosted the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football (NBC). The Steelers' Week 13 game at Heinz Field against the Los Angeles Chargers, originally scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, was moved to an 8:20 p.m. kick on Sunday Night Football (L, 33-30). Pitts-burgh travels to Oakland this week for a 4:25 p.m. ET tilt at the Raiders, originally scheduled for 8:20 p.m. The Steelers’ bye week took place on Oct. 21 (Week Seven).
STEELERS 2018 DRAFT CLASS S Terrell Edmunds (6-1, 217)Rd. 1 28th Overall Played collegiate football at Virginia Tech where he appeared in 37 games, making 31 starts…he totaled 182 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for losses…Edmunds started all 10 games en route to recording 59 tackles during the 2017 season.WR James Washington (5-11, 213)Rd. 2 60th Overall Set an Oklahoma State University school record with 4,472 career receiving yards, also the second-best receiving yardage total in Big 12 conference history…he became one of two players in school history with three seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards and three years with at least 10 touchdown catches.QB Mason Rudolph (6-5, 235)Rd. 3 76th Overall Led Oklahoma State University to a 32-9 record as the quarterback to produce the winningest record by a signal caller in school history…he fi nished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass effi ciency…his 13,618 career passing yards rank him fourth in Big 12 conference history.OL Chukwuma Okorafor (6-8, 320)Rd. 3 92nd Overall At Western Michigan University, started each of his fi nal 39 games…he was a fi rst-team All-American selection following the 2017 campaign by the Football Writers Association of America. S Marcus Allen (6-2, 215)Rd. 5 148th Overall Became the sixth player in Penn State football history to reach the 300-tackle mark in a career…his 321 stops rank fi fth in program history…he was a fi rst-team All-Big Ten selection in 2017, starting 13 games and recording 72 tackles (46 solo).RB Jaylen Samuels (6-0, 225)Rd. 5 165th Overall Established a North Carolina State University school record for recep-tions in a career, fi nishing with 202…his 47 total touchdowns place him second in program annals and he fi nished fourth in touchdown receptions (19) and sixth in touchdown runs (28).
STEELERS HALL OF HONOR The Steelers announced their 2018 Hall of Honor class on Saturday, July 28, at the Fred Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College The 2018 class includes the following (in alphabetical order):
• Rocky Bleier: Running Back (1968, 1970-80)• Buddy Dial: Wide Receiver (1959-63)• Alan Faneca: Guard (1998-2007)• Bill Nunn: Assistant Director Player Personnel, Senior Scout (1968-2014)• Arthur J. Rooney Jr.: Personnel Director (1965-1986); Vice President (1987-Current)
The 2018 Steelers Hall of Honor Induction ceremony took place on Friday, Sept. 28, at Heinz Field. Each inductee received a replica of a solid steel football, which replicates the original that was given to Steelers’ founder Arthur J. Rooney Sr. by the United States Steel Corporation and United Steel Workers in 1982 on the occasion of the team’s 50th Season. The Steelers’ Hall of Honor, established with its inaugural class of 27 members in 2017, is comprised of former players, coaches, and front offi ce personnel who were integral in creating and sustaining the franchise’s success dating back to when the team was founded in 1933. The Hall of Honor Selection Committee consists of Steelers President Art Rooney II, Joe Gordon, Bob Labriola, Stan Savran, Andrew Stockey, and Tony Quatrini.
@SteelersPRDeptThe Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter account – @SteelersPRDept – for media to follow for news and information relating to the team. The department’s Twitter account is the the primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more.
THE STEELERS IN 2018
Regular Post Season SeasonOverall: 8-5-1 0-0At Home: 4-3 0-0On the Road: 4-2-1 0-0Neutral: 0-0 0-0
By Month: September 1-2-1 0-0 October 3-0 0-0 November 3-1 0-0 December 1-2 0-0 January 0-0 0-0
vs. AFC: 5-5-1 0-0 vs. AFC North 3-1-1 0-0 vs. AFC East 1-0 0-0 vs. AFC South 1-0 0-0 vs. AFC West 0-4 0-0
vs. NFC: 3-0 0-0 vs. NFC East 0-0 0-0 vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0 vs. NFC South 3-0 0-0 vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0
When: When Scoring First: 2-1-1 0-0 When Opponent Scored First: 6-4 0-0 When Scoring 20 or More Points: 7-3-1 0-0 When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 1-2 0-0 When Leading after the fi rst quarter: 3-1 0-0 When Trailing after the fi rst quarter: 4-4 0-0 When Tied after the fi rst quarter: 1-0-1 0-0 When Leading at the Half: 6-2-1 0-0 When Trailing at the Half: 1-0 0-0 When Tied at the Half: 1-3 0-0 When Leading after three quarters: 7-2-1 0-0 When Trailing after three quarters: 1-2 0-0 When Tied after three quarters: 0-1 0-0 When Outrushing the Opponent: 7-0 0-0 With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 0-0-1 0-0 With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 0-0 0-0 When Led in Time of Possession: 6-2-1 0-0 When Trailed in Time of Possession: 2-3 0-0
On Turf: 1-0 0-0 On Grass: 7-4-1 0-0
When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 2-1 0-0 When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 3-1 0-0 When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 3-3-1 0-0 With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: 5-0-1 0-0 With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: 4-2-1 0-0 With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: 4-4-1 0-0 With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: 0-1 0-0 With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: 1-3 0-0 With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 1-4-1 0-0
When winning the coin toss: 6-4 0-0 When losing the coin toss: 2-1-1 0-0 When playing outdoors: 8-5-1 0-0 When playing indoors: 0-0 0-0 In overtime games: 0-0-1 0-0
STEELERS NAME FOUR TEAM CAPTAINS The Steelers selected four players to serve as team captains for the 2018 season, the team announced through a vote of
their teammates. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and center Maurkice Pouncey will serve as the off ensive captains, defensive tackle Cameron Heyward will serve as the defensive captain and kicker Chris Boswell will serve as the special teams captain. Roethlisberger has been selected as an off ensive captain for the 10th time in his career (2008, ’09, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17 and ‘18). This marks Heyward’s fourth consecutive year as a captain (2015-18), and the second time Pouncey has been named a captain (2013, 18). Boswell has been named a captain for the fi rst time in his career.
2018 BY THE NUMBERS
1STRB James Conner became the fi rst player in franchise
history with at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage and 10 total touchdowns in the fi rst eight games of a season in 2018.
3.0LB T.J. Watt has two 3.0 sack games in 2018 - Kickoff
Weekend at Cleveland and Week Five vs. Atlanta - the second and third multi-sack games of his NFL career.
5THThe Steelers have a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in 2018 - WR Antonio Brown and WR JuJu Smith-Schuster - for the fi fth
time in team history and for the fi rst time since 2011
7The Steelers' defense totaled 7 sacks (LB T.J. Watt: 3.0, LB Jon Bostic: 1.0, LB Bud Dupree: 1.0 NT Javon Hargrave and DT Cameron Heyward: 1.0) on Kickoff Weekend - the team's third consecutive regular-season game with at least
fi ve quarterback takedowns, dating back to Dec. 25, 2017 at Houston.
8THRB James Conner became the eighth player in Steelers
history (13th occasion) to score at least 10 rushing touchdowns in a season with his 10th of 2018 in Week 10 against Carolina.
13WR Antonio Brown leads the NFL with 13 touchdown catches
in 2018 - his fourth season of his NFL career with at least 10 scoring grabs - the most in team history.
20-46The Steelers have held opponents to 20 sacks in 2018 - the fourth-fewest allowed in the NFL - and recorded 46 sacks in
2018 - tied as the second-most in the NFL.
27.4The Steelers rank tied for fi fth in the NFL with an average of
27.4 points per game in 2018.
50HC Mike Tomlin earned his 50th regular-season win against
an AFC North Opponent in Week Nine at Baltimore. The Steelers are one of two teams (New England: 54) with at least
50 divisional game wins in the Mike Tomlin era, since 2007.
52The Steelers set a Heinz Field record for the most points in an NFL game with 52 on Thursday Night Football in Week 10 vs.
Carolina.
76.7Pittsburgh rank fi rst in the NFL with a 76.7 red zone touchdown scoring effi ciency in 2018, converting 33-of-43 red zone drives
for touchdowns.
2018 BY THE NUMBERS112
TE Vance McDonald set a single-game career high and recorded the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career
with 112 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown catch on Monday Night Football in Week Three.
117The number of games in which WR Antonio Brown played
to record career catch No. 750, in Week Two vs. Kansas City, setting an NFL record for the fewest games to the milestone
(Marvin Harrison: 121).
135RB James Conner rushed for 135 yards in his fi rst career
NFL start in Week One - the fi rst 100-rushing yard game of his career and added two rushing touchdowns and fi nished with
192 yards from scrimmage.
138TE Jesse James produced the fi rst 100-receiving yard game
of his NFL career with 138 yards in Week Two vs. Kansas City. His 138 yards are the second-most by a Steelers tight end
since 1960 (158, Eric Green, Sept. 22, 1991).
158.3An NFL perfect passer rating which QB Ben Roethlisberger recorded for the fourth time in his regular-season career in
Week 10 vs. Carolina becoming the fi rst NFL quarterback since 1950 with four such games.
214The number of regular season games QB Ben Roethlisberger has played in, all with Pittsburgh, the third-most games played
in team history.
452QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 452 yards in Week Two vs. Kansas City - the fi fth 450-yard game of his NFL career, breaking a tie with Dan Marino for the most in NFL history.
1,085The number of scrimmage yards RB James Conner
accumulated in Games 1-8 of 2018 - the second-most in the fi rst eight games of a season by a Steeler (Le'Veon Bell, 2014:
1,086).
10,000WR Antonio Brown reached the 10,000-reeciving yard
milestone in the 116th regular-season game of his NFL career in Week One - tying Torry Holt for the second-fewest games in
NFL history to the mark.
12-13-2015LB Bud Dupree recorded an interception return for a
touchdown in Week Three at Tampa Bay - the team's fi rst pick-six since Dec. 13, 2015 at Cincinnati (William Gay).
FROM LAST GAME VS. NEW ENGLAND THE STEELERS
• Pittsburgh improved to 8-5-1 (4-3 at home) and 5-5-1 against AFC opponents in 2018.• The Steelers have secured a non-losing record season for the 15th consecutive year, dating back to 2004, the second-longest active streak in the NFL (New England, 2001-18: 18).• Pittsburgh has earned four wins at Heinz Field in 2018, extending the team’s streak of consecutive four-win seasons at home to 19, the longest active streak in the NFL (New England, 2001-18: 18). • The Steelers are now 15-12 in regular-season series history against the Patriots and 11-8 in home games in the series, winning their fi rst game vs. New England since Oct. 30, 2011 (25-17 at Heinz Field).• Pittsburgh is now 11-2 at Heinz Field in the month of December, dating back to Dec. 15, 2013, vs. Cincinnati.• The Steelers have won nine of their previous 12 overall games in the month of December, dating back to Dec. 4, 2016 vs. New York Giants, and are 19-4 in the team’s previous 23 games in December, dating back to Dec. 15, 2013 vs. Cincinnati.• The Steelers are 465-290-3 during the regular season since 1970.• Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger now have 114 regular-season wins together – the most by a Steelers Head Coach-Quarterback in team history and the fourth-most by a HC-QB tandem in NFL history (Bill Belichick-Tom Brady: 205, Don Shula-Dan Marino: 116, Sean Payton-Drew Brees: 116 and Chuck Noll-Terry Bradshaw: 107).• Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown have connected on 783 completions, breaking a tie with Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne (779) for sole possession of the second-most pass completions between a duo in NFL history (Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison: 953).• Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown have connected on 72 touchdowns as a Quarterback-Receiver tandem, tied as the sixth most by a Quarterback-Receiver tandem in NFL history with Drew Brees-Marques Colston.• The Steelers have two players with at least 90 catches each in a season – JuJu Smith Schuster 95 and Antonio Brown 90 – for the fi rst time in a season in team history.• Pittsburgh has scored 50 touchdowns in 2018, marking the second season in team history with at least 50 touchdowns (1979: 52).• Pittsburgh’s defense held New England to a 30-percent third-down conversion rating (3-of-10).
HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN• Improved his regular-season record to 124-65-1 since becoming the Steelers’ head coach in 2007 (69-26 at Heinz Field).• Secured a non-losing season with the team’s eighth win in 2018, a streak dating back to his fi rst season as the team’s head coach in 2007.• Is one of fi ve head coaches in NFL history to begin a head coaching tenure with at least 12 consecutive non-losing seasons, joining Marty Schottenheimer (1984-97, 14), Don Shula (1963-75, 13), George Allen (1966-77, 12) and Curly Lambeau (1921-32, 12).• Improved his regular-season record against the Patriots to 3-6 (2-3 at home).• Bettered his record to 92-50-1 in regular-season games vs. AFC opponents (50-21 at Heinz Field).• Improved to 34-16 in games during the month of December (22-8 at home).• Is now 93-17-1 when the Steelers hold a lead at halftime.
WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER• Tied for the team lead with four receptions for 40 yards.• Recorded career catch No. 150 in his regular-season career on his fi rst reception, in his 28th game, setting a franchise record for the fewest games to the milestone (L. Bell, 34).• Extended his single-season highs for receptions (95), receiving yards (1,274) and yards from scrimmage (1,287).• Has caught 95 receptions in 2018 – tied as the seventh-most by a Steeler in a single season:
FROM LAST GAME VS. NEW ENGLAND QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER
• Completed 22-of-34 passing for 235 yards with two touchdowns, improving to 143-68-1 as a starter during the regular season (78-27 at Heinz Field).• Increased his Steelers franchise record for the most wins as a starting quarterback to 143 (Terry Bradshaw, 107).• Is now 4-6 against the Patriots in the regular-season as a starter (3-3 at home).• Increased his Steelers records for pass completions to 4,552, passing yards to 55,527 and touchdown passes 359.• Has thrown for 4,462 passing yards in 2018 – the second-most by a Steeler in a single season in team history.• Increased his career touchdown pass total to 359 – the seventh-most in NFL history.• Has thrown 30 touchdown passes in 2018 –the third-most by a Steeler in a single season in team history.• Reached 30 touchdown passes in 2018 to mark the third season of his NFL career with at least 30 scoring tosses.
RB JAYLEN SAMUELS• Recorded the fi rst 100-rushing yard game of his NFL career, tallying 142 on the ground, and adding 30 receiving for a career high 172 yards from scrimmage.• Averaged 7.5 yards per carry, 19 attempts for 142 yards.
TE VANCE MCDONALD• Caught two passes for 13 yards, including a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to cap off the opening series of the game.• Extended his single-season highs for receptions (46) and receiving yards (522).• Has caught four touchdown passes in 2018, matching a single-season career high (2016).
TE JESSE JAMES• Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 54 – the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL tight ends.• Caught his 30th pass of 2018 on his fi rst catch to mark his third straight season with at least 30 receptions.• Extended his single-season career high with 423 receiving yards, surpassing his previous mark of 372 in 2017.
OT ALEJANDRO VILLANUENVA• Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 62 – tied as the fourth-longest active streak among active off ensive tackles.
FROM LAST GAME VS. NEW ENGLAND WR ANTONIO BROWN
• Tied for the team lead in receptions gaining 49 yards and hauling in a 17-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter.• Increased his 2018 touchdown catch total to 13, tying his 2014 total as the most by a Steeler in a season in team history.• Has registered at least one reception in 137 consecutive games in which he has played, including the postseason – dating back to October 3, 2010.• Has registered at least one reception in 127 consecutive regular-season games – dating back to October 3, 2010. • Has caught 90 receptions in 2018 – the 11th-most by a Steeler in a single season.• Has recorded 8,960 receiving yards since 2013 – the most by any player in a six-year span in NFL history (Jerry Rice: 8,759, 1990-95).• Reached the 11,000-receiving yard milestone (11,022) in the 129th regular-season game of his NFL career, the second-fewest games to the mark (Calvin Johnson: 127).• Increased his career receiving yardage total to 11,022 – the second-most in franchise history.• Eclipsed the 1,100-receiving yard barrier (1,122) in 2018 – his sixth consecutive season with at least 1,100 receiving yards – the longest streak in team history and tied as the fourth-longest streak in NFL history.• Increased his reception total to 823 – the second-most in team history.• Increased his scrimmage yards total to 11,141 – the fourth-most in team history.• Has caught at least one touchdown pass in 10 of the previous 12 games.
WR ELI ROGERS• Saw his fi rst action of the 2018 season, tying for the team lead in receptions (four) for 20 yards.
WR JAMES WASHINGTON• Led the Steelers in receiving yards, establishing single-game highs in receptions (three) and receiving yards (65).
FROM LAST GAME VS. NEW ENGLAND DT CAMERON HEYWARD
• Led the Steelers’ defense line with 4 total tackles (1 solo) and two quarterback hits.
CB JOE HADEN• Led all defenders with a game high 12 total tackles (8 solo), two passes defensed and an interception.• Intercepted New England QB Tom Brady in the fourth quarter at the Steelers’ four-yard line, his the 22nd interception of his NFL career and third as a Steeler (second in 2018).• His 12 tackles mark the third regular season game of his NFL career with at least 10 total tackles (13: Nov. 16, 2014 vs. Houston and Sept. 14, 2014 vs. New Orleans).
LB T.J. WATT• Registered 3 tackles, all solo, a sack, tackle for a loss and three quarterback hits.• Brought down New England QB Tom Brady for a sack (minus 7 yards) in the third quarter.• Increased his a single-season career high to 11.0 sacks in 2018, surpassing his 2017 rookie season of 7.0.• Increased his career sack total to 18.0 – the most by a Steeler in their fi rst two seasons in the NFL with the team since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982 (LaMarr Woodley, 15.5, 2007-08).
K CHRIS BOSWELL• Converted a 48-yard fi eld goal with 2:30 remaining in regulation, increasing the Steelers’ lead to 17-10.• Increased his career fi eld goals made with the Steelers to 96 – the sixth-most in team history.• Increased his career point total to 428 – the 10th-most in franchise history.
P JORDAN BERRY• Extended his punts inside the 20 to 103 – the third-most punts inside the 20 in Steelers history.
STEELERS-SAINTS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1967 Overall Regular Season: Saints lead, 8-7 In Pittsburgh: Even, 3-3 At New Orleans: Saints lead, 5-4 Neutral Sites: n/a Streak: Patriots won previous two meetings Last Regular-Season Meeting: Nov. 30, 2014, in Pittsburgh New Orleans 35, Pittsburgh 32 Postseason Series: n/a
(preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)
This week’s game will mark the 16th regular-season meetingbetween Pittsburgh and New Orleans...the Saints own a one-gameadvantage in the regular-season series (8-7)...Sunday's game willmark the fourth regular-season meeting between the two teams in themonth of December, with Pittsburgh defeating New Orleans 9-6 in the lastDecember game, Dec. 16, 1990, at New Orleans.
THE LAST TIME VS. NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans 35, Pittsburgh 32Nov. 30, 2014
Heinz Field (61,916)
PITTSBURGH – Saints QB Drew Brees threw fi ve touchdown passes to lift his team to a 35-32 victory against the Steelers at Heinz Field.
The Steelers dominated time of possession for the fi rst quarter and a half but only managed to put six points on the board thanks to K Shaun Suisham’s 49 and 31-yard makes.
Midway through the second quarter, Brees connected with TE Benjamin Watson for a 15-yard touchdown. And with less than one minute remaining in the half, Brees threw a four-yard touchdown pass to FB Erik Lorig to give the Saints a 14-6 lead heading into the break.
New Orleans scored on their fi rst drive of the second half as Brees found WR Nick Toon for an 11-yard touchdown. Pittsburgh’s ensuing drive ended with a one-yard touchdown run by RB Le’Ve-on Bell to cut the Saints’ lead 21-13. Bell recorded a career-best 159 receiving yards and totaled a career-high 254 yards from scrimmage.
But on the Saints’ next possession, Brees threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to WR Kenny Stills to give New Orleans a 28-13 advantage at the end of the third quarter.
Suisham connected on a 47-yarder early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 28-16. But Brees led his team right down the fi eld and threw a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Marques Colston to give New Orleans a 35-16 lead.
QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with WR Antonio Brown on a four-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter, and then the two connected again on a three-yard score as time expired.
Roethlisberger threw for a game-high 435 yards and set the team’s single-game record with 58 pass attempts.
GAME SUMMARY
Saints (5-7) 0 14 14 7 35STEELERS (7-5) 3 3 7 19 32
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 6:05 Suisham 49 yd. FG 7-34; 3:37 3-0PIT 2 14:05 Suisham 31 yd. FG 13-60; 6:00 6-0NO 2 6:04 Watson 15 yd. pass from Brees (Graham kick) 8-79; 3:43 6-7NO 2 0:36 Lorig 4 yd. pass from Brees (Graham kick) 9-80; 3:46 6-14NO 3 11:25 Toon 11 yd. pass from Brees (Graham kick) 2-15; 0:43 6-21PIT 3 4:21 Bell 1 yd. run (Suisham kick) 13-83; 7:04 13-21NO 3 1:50 Stills 69 yd. pass from Brees (Graham kick) 5-89; 2:31 13-28PIT 4 14:52 Suisham 47 yd. FG 5-44; 1:58 16-28NO 4 10:25 Colston 3 yd. pass from Brees 9-80; 4:27 16-35PIT 4 2:34 A. Brown 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (pass to Brown) 13-95; 3:20 24-35PIT 4 0:00 A. Brown 3 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (pass to Moore) 5-98; 1:02 32-35
2018 TEAM REGULAR SEASON STATS Steelers Category Saints 27.4 ..................................... Points Scored Per Game ...............................32.8 22.6 .....................................Points Allowed Per Game ..............................20.9 23.9 ....................................... First Downs Per Game .................................24.0 405.8 ......................................Total Yards Per Game ...............................385.9 93.9 .....................................Rushing Yards Per Game ............................127.4 311.9 ................................... Passing Yards Per Game .............................258.5 46 .....................................................Sacks By ..............................................45 7 ................................................. Interceptions By .........................................12 30:23 ....................................Avg. Time of Possession .............................32:13 50 .................................................. Touchdowns ............................................54 16 ........................................... Rushing Touchdowns .....................................22 31 ........................................... Passing Touchdowns .....................................31 3 ...........................................Touchdowns on Returns ....................................1 11-18 .............................................. Field Goals ........................................27-28 43.7 ............................................... Punting Avg. .........................................47.0 8.3 ..............................................Punt Return Avg. .......................................6.3 19.7 .......................................... Kickoff Return Avg.....................................24.3
2018 AFCN STANDINGS
2018 AFC North Standings W L T Pct. Pts. Opp.Pittsburgh 7 5 1 .577 367 306Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 321 241Cleveland 5 7 1 .423 292 332Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 307 397
This Week in the AFC North:Saturday, Dec. 22Baltimore (8-6) at L.A. Chargers (11-3), 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23Cincinnati (6-8) at Cleveland (6-7-1), 1 p.m.Pittsburgh (8-5-1) at New Orleans (12-2), 4:25 p.m. CBS (KDKA-TV)
TEAM STATISTICS Saints Steelers1st Downs 20 363rd Downs 4-10 (40%) 6-14 (43%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 393 538Plays-Avg. 54-7.3 82-6.6Rushing Yards 143 103Rush Att.-Avg. 26-5.5 23-4.5Net Passing 250 435Att.-Comp.-Int. 27-19-0 58-32-2Sacks By 1-0 1-7Punts-Avg. 6-48.5 2-37.5Penalties 11-77 5-28Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Poss. 26:01 33:59
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: NO – Ingram 23-122; Thomas 3-21. Pit. – Bell 21-95; Roethlisberger 1-8; Archer 1-0. PASSING: NO – Brees 27-19-0, 257, 5 TDs. Pit. – 58-32-2, 435, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: NO – Stills 5-162; 1 TD, Colston 3-16, 1 TD; Toon 2-17, 1 TD; Thomas 2-16; Cadet 2-11; Ingram 2-(-1); Hill 1-17; Watson 1-15, 1 TD; Lorig 1-4, 1 TD. Pit. – Bell 8-159; Brown 8-97, 2 TDs, Miller 8-82; Wheaton 5-61; Moore 2-13; Bryant 1-23.
STEELERS-SAINTS CONNECTIONS
Steelers in Bold; Saints in Bold Italic
Former Steelers/Saints Pittsburgh TE coach James Daniel’s fi rst experience in the NFL
came in 1988, when he took part in the league’s Fellowship Program with the Saints.
Steelers VP of Football and Business Admin. Omar Khan worked in New Orleans for four years prior to coming to the Steelers.
Pittsburgh Senior Asst., College Scouting Rick Reiprish was the Saints’ Director of College Scouting for 11 years (2004-14).
Area Connections S New Orleans DB Erik Harris attended California (Pa.).
NFL Connections Pittsburgh DC Keith Butler coached one year (2000) with New
Orleans OC Pete Charmichael in Cleveland. Steelers RB coach James Saxon held the same position for
the Miami Dolphins while Saints Assistant HC/TE coach Dan Campbell was an off ensive coaching intern.
Steelers RB Stevan Ridley was a New York Jets teammate of Saints' LB Demario Davis in 2015.
Pittsburgh CB Joe Haden manned the Cleveland defense in 2016 with Saints LB Demario Davis.
Steelers LB L.J. Fort was a teammate of Saints TE Benjamin Watson and LB Craig Robertson in Cleveland (2012).
Steelers CB Coty Sensabaugh was a New York Giant alongside Saints CB Eli Apple in 2016.
Pittsburgh S Morgan Burnett was a Green Bay Packer along with Saints S Chris Banjo from 2013-15 and New Orleans LB Vince Biege in 2017.
Steelers LS Kameron Canaday played for the Arizona Cardinals with Saints DE Alex Okafor (2016).
Steelers LB Jon Bostic played for the Chicago Bears with Saints T Jerom Bushrod (2013-14).
PIT-NO SERIES HIGHS
Passing YardsSteelers Ben Roethlisberger 435 11/30/2014Saints Drew Brees 398 11/12/2006
Rushing YardsSteelers Willie Parker 213 11/12/2006Saints Deuce McAllister 123 10/6/2002
Receiving YardsSteelers Le'Veon Bell 159 11/30/2014Saints Marques Colston 169 11/12/2006
STEELERS-SAINTS CONNECTIONS
Steelers in Bold; Saints in Bold Italic
College Connections Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger played at Miami (Ohio) from
2000-03, when Saints head S&C coach Dan Dalrymple was the Director of Athletic Conditioning.
Pittsburgh DT Cameron Heyward (2007-08) played at Ohio State, when Saints asst. S&C coach Rob Wenning was a conditioning intern.
Heyward was an Ohio State teammate of Saints S Kurt Coleman (2007-09).
Pittsburgh CB Brian Allen played at Utah with Saints S Marcus Williams (2014-16).
Steelers LB Vince Williams was a teammate of Saints CB P.J. Williams at Florida State (2012).
Pittsburgh TE Jesse James was a Penn State teammate of Saints LB Michael Mauti in 2012..
Steelers LB T.J. Watt played at Wisconsin with Saints T Ryan Ramczyk (2015).
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
FROM THE STEELERS• With a win and Baltimore loss this week, the Steelers would clinch the AFC North division title and a 2018 playoff berth.• With a win over New Orleans, the Steelers would improve to 466-290-3 during the regular season since 1970.• Pittsburgh looks to improve to 9-5-1 in 2018 and to 5-2-1 on the road.• The Steelers look to even the team's regualr season series against the Saints to 8-8 and to 5-5 in New Orleans in the series.• The Steelers are seeking their fi rst win against the Saints in the regular-season series since Nov. 12, 2006 (38-31 at Heinz Field).• Pittsburgh aims to win their sixth consecutive regular-season game vs. NFC teams, dating back to Oct. 29, 2017, at Detroit.
FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN• A win would improve Tomlin to 125-65-1 during the regular season (56-39-1 on the road).• Looks to earn his fi rst regular season win against New Orleans and move to 1-1 in games at the Saints during his Steelers' tenure.• With a win, would improve to 35-16 in the month of December, and to 13-8 on the road in the month.
FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER• With a win, would improve to 144-68-1 as a starter during the regular season and to 66-41-1 on the road.• With a win, would improve to 2-2 vs. the Saints in the regular season as a starter and to 1-1 in New Orleans.• Is three regular-season games from tying Hines Ward (217) for the second-most games played in franchise history.• Is 12 completions from the second 400-completion season of his NFL career (2014: 408).• Will surpass his team record for the most completions in a single season with 21 (2014: 408).• Needs 38 passing yards to reach the 4,500-passing yard milestone in 2018 and for the second season in his NFL career.• Is 491 passing yards from surpassing his franchise record for the most passing yards in a single-season established in 2014 (4,952).• Is one 300-yard passing game from notching 61 such games in his regular-season NFL career.• Is one 400-yard passing game from 13 400-yard games in his regular-season NFL career.• Is three touchdown passes from surpassing his team record for the most scoring tosses in a single-season established in 2007 and 2014 (32).
WHAT TO LOOK FORFROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT’D)
WR ANTONIO BROWN• Is one reception from breaking a tie with Wes Welker (2007-12: 672) for the most catches in any six-year span in NFL history.• Is 10 receptions from becoming the fi rst player in NFL history to record 100 or more receptions in six consecutive years.• Is one touchdown catch from setting a new single-season franchise record for the most touchdown catches, surpassing his previous mark of 13 in 2014.• Needs three touchdown catches to reach 75 in his NFL career and with the Steelers.• Is 88 receiving yards from 1,200 in 2018 to mark the sixth consecutive season of his NFL career with at least 1,200.• Will extend his team record for the most 100-yard receiving games in team history to 42 with his next such performance.
WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER• Needs fi ve receptions to record the fi rst 100-catch season of his NFL career.• Is two touchdown receptions from 15 in his NFL career.• Would tie Antonio Brown (2014 and 2017: eight) for the second-most 100-receiving yard games in a single-season with his next such performance in 2018, and two games from tying Brown's team record of nine in 2015.
RB JAMES CONNER• Is 91 rushing yards from 1,000 in 2018.• Needs 33 receiving yards to tally 500 in 2018.• Would tie Jerome Bettis (2004), Rashard Mendenhall (2010) and Willie Parker (2006) for the second-most rushing touchdowns (13) by a Steeler in a single-season with his next, and would match the franchise record of 14 (Franco Harris, 1976) with two.• Is two total touchdowns from 15 on the 2018 season and three from matching the single-season franchise record of 16 (Willie Parker, 2006).• With 124 yards from scrimmage, will hit the 1,500-yard milestone in 2018.
FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE
DT CAMERON HEYWARD• Is 1.0 sack from tying Aaron Smith (44.0) for the second-most by a Steelers defensive lineman since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982 (Keith Willis: 59.0).
LB T.J. WATT• Needs two sacks to reach 20.0 in his NFL career.
FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS
K CHRIS BOSWELL• Is nine fi eld goals from matching Norm Johnson (105) for the fi fth-most fi eld goals made in franchise history.
WR/PR ANTONIO BROWN• One punt return for a touchdown to break a tie with Antwaan Randle El for the most in Steelers history with fi ve.
TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST Since being named head coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to a 124-65-1 record in the regular season - the second-best record in the NFL during that time span:
NFL TEAM RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT TEAM RECORD PLAYOFF APP. SUPER BOWL APP. New England 148-42 10* 4 Pittsburgh 124-65-1 8* 2 Green Bay 118-70-2 9 1 New Orleans 114-76 5* 1 Indianapolis 112-78 7 1 *Includes 2017 postseason
Tomlin’s .655 regular-season winning percentage is the second-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.) 259 123 0 .678 Mike Tomlin (PIT 2007-pres.) 124 65 1 .655 Sean Payton (NO 2006-pres.) 117 73 0 .616 Andy Reid (PHI 1999-2012, KC 2013-pres.) 194 123 1 .612 Mike Zimmer (MIN 2014-pres.) 46 31 1 .596 John Harbaugh (BAL 2008-pres.) 102 72 0 .586
TOMLIN AT HOME Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a 69-26 career regular-season record at Heinz Field. 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 11 seasons - through 2017 - as the team’s head coach and six home wins in eight of his 11 at the helm through 2017. His 69-26 (.726) record and his 69 home wins is the third best mark and the third most wins in the NFL since 2007:
HOME GAME RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England 82 12 0 .872 Green Bay 71 22 2 .758 Pittsburgh 69 26 0 .726 Baltimore 68 27 0 .716 Seattle 64 30 0 .681
TOMLIN IN THE DIVISION Mike Tomlin owns a 50-20-1 all-time record against teams in the AFC North since becoming the Steelers’ head coach in 2007. His 50 regular-season wins against division opponents are the most of any AFC North team since 2007, and the second-most among all NFL teams in divisional games (New England: 55):
AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION GAME RECORDSSINCE 2007
TEAM W L T Win Pct. Pittsburgh Steelers 50 20 1 .711 Baltimore Ravens 40 31 0 .563 Cincinnati Bengals 35 35 0 .500 Cleveland Browns 15 54 1 .221
He owns an impressive 27-8 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 27 8 0 .771 Baltimore Ravens 23 12 0 .657 Cincinnati Bengals 20 16 0 .556 Cleveland Browns 10 24 1 .300
Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents in seven of his 11 seasons ( through 2017).
TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin’s regular-season record against the NFC is 32-15, including 19-5 at home. The Steelers’ .681 regular-season winning percentage against the NFC since 2007 under Tomlin is second-best among AFC teams:
AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England 37 11 0 .771 Pittsburgh 32 15 0 .681 Baltimore 28 20 0 .583 Denver 28 20 0 .583 Indianapolis 27 20 0 .574 Tennessee 27 20 0 .574
Including the postseason Tomlin has a .667 winning percentage (33-16) against the NFC during his fi rst 12 years, which ranks fi rst among Steelers’ head coaches.
WINNING IN FIRST 12 Mike Tomlin secured a non-losing season with the Steelers' eighthwin in 2018, a 17-10 win at Heinz Field in Week 15 against NewEngland, a streak dating back to his fi rst season as the team's headcoach in 2007. Tomlin is one of fi ve head coaches in NFL history to begina head coaching tenure with at least 12 consecutive non-losing seasons, joining Marty Schottenheimer (1984-97, 14), Don Shula (1963-75, 13), George Allen (1966-77, 12) and CurlyLambeau (1921-32, 12).
12-PLUS IN Mike Tomlin produced a career-best 13 wins in 2017 with the Steelers - his fourth season as the team's head coach with at least 12 regular-season wins since becoming the team's head coach in 2007. Since 2007, Pittsburgh's four seasons with at least 12 regular-season wins are tied with the Denver Broncos for the second-most 12-win seasons in the NFL (New England: 9).
PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 37 primetimegames, including a 30-27 win on Monday Night Football in Week Three at Tampa Bay and a 52-21 win against Carolina on Thursday Night Football in Week 10 of the 2018 season. Mike Tomlin, the 12th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a38-19 overall record in regular-season primetime games. He is 13-2 on Monday Night Football, 17-10 on Sunday Night Football and 8-6 on Thursday Night Football.
TOMLIN-BEN Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger recorded their 108th regular-season win together in Week Five of 2018 against Atlanta at Heinz Field, breaking a tie with Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw for the most in franchise history. The tandem's 114 regular-season wins are the fourth-most by a head coach-quarterback duo in NFL history:
MOST WINS BY A HEAD COACH-QUARTERBACK: NFL HISTORY
DUO REGULAR SEASON WINS Bill Belichick-Tom Brady 205* Sean Payton-Drew Brees 117* Don Shula-Dan Marino 116 Mike Tomlin-Ben Roethlisberger 114* Chuck Noll-Terry Bradshaw 107
TOMLIN IN 11 In his fi rst 11 seasons as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. His 116 wins in his fi rst 11 seasons are the most wins in team history for any coach in his fi rst 11 campaigns and his two Super Bowl appearances are second-most for the franchise for a coach in his fi rst 11 seasons. Tomlin’s eight postseason berths are tied as the most in a coach’s fi rst 11 seasons with the Steelers and his six division titles are third-most. Below is a look at where Tomlin ranks among Steelers coaches in their fi rst 11 seasons:
STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR 11th YEAR HEAD COACH RECORD Mike Tomlin (2007-17) 116-60 (.659) (2007-17) Chuck Noll (1969-1991) 100-57-1 (.636) (1969-1979) Bill Cowher (1992-2006) 109-66-1 (.622) (1992-2002)
HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS Chuck Noll 4 (1974, ‘75, ‘78) 4 (1974, ‘75, ‘78, '79) Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, ’10) 1 (2008) Bill Cowher 1 (1995)
HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Bill Cowher 8 (1992-97, 2001, '02) Chuck Noll 8 (1972-79) Mike Tomlin 8 (2007, ’08, ’10, ’11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, '17)
HEAD COACH DIVISION TITLES Bill Cowher 7 (1992, ’94-’97, 2001, '02) (AFC Central/AFC North) Chuck Noll 7 (1972, ’74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, '79) (AFC Central) Mike Tomlin 6 (2007, ’08, ’10, ‘14, ‘16, '17) (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 earned his 100th regular-season victory 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). 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 100 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 (New England), Mike Ditka (Chicago), Joe Gibbs (Wash-ington), 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 victory in Week 14 at Buff alo in 2016, and accumulated a 103-57 regular-season record in his fi rst 10 seasons as a head coach in NFL (2007-16). Tomlin became the eighth head coach 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
TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with RB James Conner on a two-point attempt in Week Two vs. Kansas City and in Week Four vs. Baltimore and one with WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in Week Six at Cincinnati in 2018. Pittsburgh converted two of its four two-point attempts in 2017, and three of its nine tries 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 - setting a new NFL record for the most conversions in a 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% 2017 2-of-4 50% 2018 3-of-4 75% TOTALS 26-of-41 63.4%
FEWEST TO 100 Mike Tomlin reached 100 regular-season wins in 157 games, the sixth-fewest games to reach 100 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-Carolina 133 Mike Ditka Chicago 150 Joe Gibbs Washington 150 Mike McCarthy Green Bay 150 Tony Dungy Tampa Bay-Indianapolis 156 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 157
AMONG COACHES IN FIRST 11 Mike Tomlin earned 116 regular-season wins in his fi rst 11 years as an NFL head coach - the second-most by an NFL head coach in their fi rst 11 years, behind only Don Shula (117): COACH TEAM(S) WINS Don Shula Baltimore/Miami 117 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 116 Joe Gibbs Washington 115 Mike McCarthy Green Bay 114 Tony Dungy Tampa Bay/Indianapolis 114 George Seifert San Francisco/Carolina 114
HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE The Steelers are 103-39-1 (.724) in regular season games at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, which is the third-best home game record in the NFL during that time span:
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL:2001-CURRENT
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 119-23 .838 Baltimore Ravens 104-39 .727 Pittsburgh Steelers 103-39-1 .724 Green Bay Packers 101-40-2 .713 Seattle Seahawks 99-43 .697
The Steelers have the third-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 91-15 .858 Baltimore Ravens 76-31 .710 Pittsburgh Steelers 74-33 .692 Indianapolis Colts 74-34 .685 Denver Broncos 69-38 .645
Pittsburgh’s 29-6-1 record at home against NFC opponents since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the best in the AFC:
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC:2001-CURRENT
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Pittsburgh Steelers 29-6-1 .819 Baltimore Ravens 28-8 .778 New England Patriots 28-8 .778 Denver Broncos 25-11 .694 Kansas City Chiefs 24-12 .667
WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY Pittsburgh has the second-best regular-season record in the NFL since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 262-150-2 (.635) record. The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 282 and Green Bay: 257) to record at least 250 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 282-132 .681 Pittsburgh Steelers 262-150-2 .635 Green Bay Packers 257-155-2 .623 Denver Broncos 244-170 .589 Indianapolis Colts 237-177 .572
ACTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS The Steelers clinched their 15th consecutive season in 2018 with a .500 record or better - the second-longest active in the NFL, and the longest streak in team history (1972-1984: 13):
MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS:ACTIVE STREAKS
TEAM STREAK YEARS New England Patriots 18 2001-18 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 2004-18 Seattle Seahawks 7 2012-18 Kansas City Chiefs 6 2013-18
WINNING AT LEAST 4 AT HOME The Steelers have won at least four home games in each of the previous 19 seasons (since 2000), the longest active streak in the NFL:
MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEASTFOUR HOME WINS - ACTIVE STREAK
TEAM CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Pittsburgh Steelers 19 (2000-18) New England Patriots 18 (2001-18) Green Bay Packers 12 (2007-18) Arizona Cardinals 11 (2007-17)
HOME NUMBERS TO NOTE
272-106-1The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a
272-106-1 record (.719) since 1970.
100 IN 139Pittsburgh earned its 100th regular-season victory at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, in the team’s 139th game at the venue in Week Five of 2018, tying as the fourth-fewest games to reach 100 wins in a particular stadium (New England at Gillette Stadium: 119, Pittsburgh at Three Rivers Stadium: 133, Miami at Orange Bowl: 137, Baltimore at M&T
Bank Stadium: 139).
HEINZ FIELD UNDER THE LIGHTS The Steelers defeated the Carolina Panthers 52-21 on Thursday Night Football in Week 10 of 2018, marking the team's 26th win in regular-season primetime games at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001. Pittsburgh's .743 winning percentage in home primetime games is the fourth best and its 26 wins are tied with Green Bay as the second most in the NFL since Heinz Field opened in 2001:
BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS2001-CURRENT
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Seattle Seahawks 23-6 .793 New England Patriots 27-9 .750 Baltimore Ravens 18-6 .750 Pittsburgh Steelers 26-9 .743 Green Bay Packers 26-10 .722
FIRST TO 450 Pittsburgh recorded regular-season win No. 450 since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in Week Eight of 2017 at Detroit - becoming the fi rst NFL team since the merger to reach 450 wins.
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS: SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
TEAM WINS Pittsburgh Steelers 465 Dallas Cowboys 443 Denver Broncos 437 Miami Dolphins 437 Boston/New England Patriots 435
BEN'S YEAR 15: 2018 QB Ben Roethlisberger has thrown 30 touchdown passes in 2018 - the third season of his NFL career with at least 30, and for 4,462 passing yards. He recorded the 45th game-winning drive of his NFL career (41 regular season / 4 postseason), scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run in the Steelers' 20-16 win at Jacksonville in Week 11. In Week 10 on Thursday Night Football, Roethlisberger registered the fourth regular-season game of his NFL career with a perfect passer rating of 158.3 on Thursday Night Football, completing completing 22-of-25 passes for 328 yards with fi ve touchdowns and zero interceptions. Below is a look at where he ranks in the NFL in 2018:• Pass Completions: 388 (1st)• Passes for First Downs: 214 (1st)• Passing Yards: 4,462 (2nd)• 300-Yard Passing Games: 7 (T-3rd)• Passes for 25-Plus Yards: 32 (4th)• Touchdown Passes: 30 (T-6th)• 3+ Touchdown Pass Games: 4 (T-8th)
CONTROLLING THE NORTHQB Ben Roethlisberger is 57-18-1 (.757) 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), in 2016 (4-1) and in 2017 (5-0).
Since 2010, Roethlisberger is 33-11-1 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 13 of his 14 NFL seasons, including winning at least fi ve games in fi ve campaigns:
ROETHLISBERGER VS. AFC NORTH AS A STARTER SEASON RECORD 2008 6-0 2017 5-0 2010 5-0 2007 5-0 2004 5-0 2016 4-1 2014 4-2 2013 4-2 2011 4-2 2005 3-1 2018 3-1-1 2012 2-1 2006 3-3 2015 2-2 2009 2-3 In his 76 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. The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North in his 76 games as a starter:
ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS VS. AFC NORTH CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ............................................................ 57-18-1 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) .................65.2 (1,604-2,474) Passing Yards .................................................18,523 Passing Touchdowns..........................................111 Interceptions ....................................................... 70 Passer Rating ....................................................90.5
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 ................................................................. 29-9 .......................28-10-1 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ...........62.4 (720-1,153) .........61.6 (814-1,321) Passing Yards ....................................................9,111 .......................... 9,392 Passing Touchdowns.............................................. 63 ............................... 48 Interceptions ........................................................... 38 ............................... 32 Passer Rating ...................................................... 91.5 ............................ 85.1
STARTING IN STYLE In his career, QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 143-68-1 (.677) record as a starting quarterback in the regular season - the second 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 205 60 0 .774 2. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 143 68 1 .677 3. Russell Wilson, SEA 73 36 1 .668 4. Aaron Rodgers, GB 99 56 1 .638 5. Andrew Luck, IND 51 33 0 .607 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 (Tom Brady: 136). 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. He earned his 130th win as a starting quarterback in his 192nd start in Week 10 of 2017 at Indianapolis to mark the third-fewest starts in NFL history to win 130 games (Tom Brady: 168 and Peyton Manning: 189).
FIRST TO 450 TIMES SIX QB Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for at least 450 passing yards twice in 2018: Week Two vs. Kansas City and Week 12 at Denver. He has six regular-season career games with at least 450 passing yards - the most by any player in NFL history:
Rk. PLAYER 450-YARD GAMES 1. Ben Roethlisberger 6 2. Dan Marino 4 T3. Drew Brees 3 Peyton Manning 3
FEELING AT HOME IN OHIO QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Findlay, Ohio, and played collegiately 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 25-4-1 playing in games played in Ohio (Paul Brown Stadium: 14-2 and FirstEnergy Stadium: 11-2-1).
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 16 532 350 65.8 4,184 24 10 96.9@ Cle 14 442 266 60.2 3,233 19 11 86.7Total 30 974 616 63.2 7,417 43 21 92.2
HOME COOKING
QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 78-27 (.743) 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.
Below is a breakdown of Roethlisberger’s statistics in his Heinz Field career:
ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS AT HEINZ FIELD CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................78-27 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ...............64.8 (2,266-of-3,497) Passing Yards .................................................28,256 Passing Touchdowns......................................... 207 Interceptions ....................................................... 86 Passer Rating ....................................................99.2 300-plus Yard Games ......................................... 33 Multi-Touchdown Performances .............61 (47-13 record)**Threw 3 touchdowns in Week 10 of 2015, but did not start
Roethlisberger threw at least one touchdown pass in 45 consecutive home games at Heinz Field - the third-longest streak in NFL history:
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 (12/19/10-9/17/17) 45 4. Dan Marino (10/9/83-11/14/88) 39 5. Aaron Rodgers (10/5/08-12/2/12) 35
FACING THE NFC In 53 career regular-season games against NFC opponents, QB Ben Roethlisberger has posted a 38-16 record, including winning each of his fi rst seven starts against conference members. On Monday Night Football in Week Three of 2018, Roethlisberger threw for 353 yards on 30-of-38 passing with three touchdowns and one interception for a 120.7 passer rating, leading the Steelers to a 30-27 win, tossed three touchdowns in a 41-17 win vs. Atlanta in Week Five and recorded a perfect passer rating of 158.3 with fi ve touchdown passes in Week 10 vs. Carolina. Below is a look at the quarterback’s numbers in regular-season games against NFC opponents:
ROETHLISBERGER’S STATS VS. THE NFC CATEGORY STATISTIC Record ..............................................................38-16 Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ...............65.0 (1,120-of-1,722) Passing Yards .................................................14,203 Passing Touchdowns.......................................... 92 Interceptions ....................................................... 39 Passer Rating ....................................................99.0 300-plus Yard Games ......................................... 20 Multi-Touchdown Performances ...............28 (21-7 record)
Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are equally impres-sive in games at Heinz Field. In 27 career regular-season games against NFC opponents at home, Roethlisberger has a 22-5 mark while completing 558-of-863 passes (64.7 pct.) for 7,341 yards with 55 touchdowns and 16 interceptions for a passer rating of 104.9.
THE 45 AND 50,000 CLUB QB Ben Roethlisberger became the eighth quarterback in NFL history - fi rst in team history - to reach 50,000 passing yards in regular-season career games - a feat he accomplished in Week 13 of 2017 at Cincinnati. He reached 50,000 passing yards in his 197th regular-season game to become the fi fth quarterback in NFL history to reach the milestone in fewer than 200 games. Roethlisberger became the fi rst player in Steelers history to register 45,000 career passing yards in Week 10’s game vs. Dallas. He was 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.
WINNING NO. 125 QB Ben Roethlisberger became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to record 125 regular-season game wins as a starter during the Steelers’ Week Two win against Minnesota (26-9) at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger joined Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, John Elway, Drew Brees and Tom Brady as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 140 regular-season wins as a starting quarterback:
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS Rk. PLAYER AS A STARTING QB 1. Tom Brady 205* T2. Brett Favre 186 Peyton Manning 186 4. Drew Brees 154* 5. John Elway 148 6. Dan Marino 147 7. Ben Roethlisberger 143*
*Denotes Active Players
BEN GOING OVER 90 QB Ben Roethlisberger threw his fourth career touchdown of 94+ yards in Week 12 at Denver in 2018, becoming the fi rst quarterback in NFL history with four touchdown passes of 94+ yards and the only in NFL history with four touchdown throws of 90+ yards. His 97-yard connections, (Oct. 29, 2017 at Detroit and Nov. 25, 2018 at Denver) with WR JuJu Smith-Schuster are the longest passing plays in franchise history and tie as the longest off ensive play in franchise record books.
FIRST TO 500 TIMES THREE QB Ben Roethlisberger became the fi rst player in NFL history to register three regular-season games with at least 500 passing yards during Week 14's 39-38 win over Baltimore in 2017:
ROETHLISBERGER'S 500 PASSING YARD GAMESGAME Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TDs Int Rat.12/20/09 vs. GB 46 29 63.0 503 3 0 121.910/26/14 vs. IND 49 40 81.6 522 6 0 150.612/10/17 vs. BAL 44 66 66.7 506 2 0 99.7
135 IN FIRST 200 QB Ben Roethlisberger earned 135 regular-season wins in his fi rst 200 career starts - the third-most wins by a quarterback in NFL history in their fi rst 200 starts:
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS Rk. PLAYER AS A STARTING QB IN 200 STARTS 1. Tom Brady 155 2. Peyton Manning 136 3. Ben Roethlisberger 135 4. Brett Favre 132 5. Dan Marino 125
BEN AMONG ACTIVE BESTS QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 among active NFL quarterbacks with a 7.85 yards per attempt average (T-1st), 55,527 passing yards (3rd), 4,552 completions (4th), 359 passing touchdowns (4th) and a 94.2 passer rating (8th):
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS Rk. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS YDS/ATT. 1. Ben Roethlisberger 4,552-7,073 55,527 7.85 Russell Wilson 2,065-3,211 25,201 7.85 3. Philip Rivers 4,481-6,939 54,299 7.83 4. Aaron Rodgers 3,520-5,432 42,476 7.82 5. Kirk Cousins 1,756-2,641 20,119 7.62
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP YARDS 1. Drew Brees 263 74,111 2. Tom Brady 267 70,138 3. Ben Roethlisberger 214 55,527 4. Eli Manning 230 55,371 5. Philip Rivers 210 54,299
NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 1. Drew Brees 263 519 2. Tom Brady 267 512 3. Philip Rivers 210 373 4. Ben Roethlisberger 214 359 5. Eli Manning 230 357
BEN AMONG ALL-TIME BESTS QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 in NFL history in passing yards (6th - 55,527), pass completions (7th - 4,552) and touchdown passes (7th - 359):
MOST PASSING YARDS - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER PASSING YARDS 1. Drew Brees 74,111* 2. Peyton Manning 71,940 3. Brett Favre 71,838 4. Tom Brady 70,138* 5. Dan Marino 61,361 6. Ben Roethlisberger 55,527* 7. Eli Manning 55,371* 8. Philip Rivers 54,299* 9. John Elway 51,475 10. Warren Moon 49,325
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER COMPLETIONS 1. Drew Brees 6,559* 2. Brett Favre 6,300 3. Peyton Manning 6,125 4. Tom Brady 5,967* 5. Dan Marino 4,967 6. Eli Manning 4,755* 7. Ben Roethlisberger 4,552* 8. Philip Rivers 4,481* 9. John Elway 4,123 10. Matt Ryan 4,006*
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER TDS 1. Peyton Manning 539 2. Drew Brees 519* 3. Tom Brady 512* 4. Brett Favre 508 5. Dan Marino 420 6. Philip Rivers 373* 7. Ben Roethlisberger 359* 8. Eli Manning 357* 9. Fran Tarkenton 342 10. Aaron Rodgers 336*
*Denotes Active Players
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 Eight’s game vs. Cincinnati in 2015 and reach 50,000 which he accomplished in Week 13 at Cincinnati in 2017. His 55,527 passing yards, 359 passing touchdowns and 4,552 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-current 4,552-7,073 55,527 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 213 357 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 213 4,530 2. Terry Bradshaw 168 2,025 3. Kordell Stewart 113 1,190
HITTING 3,000 IN 12 STRAIGHT QB Ben Roethlisberger extended his consecutive seasons of throwing for 3,000 yards to 13 during Week 11's game at the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2018. He is one of six players in NFL history to have recorded at least 10 consecutive 3,000-passing yard seasons:
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 3,000 PASSING YARDS - NFL HISTORY
Rk. QUARTERBACK CONS. YEARS (SEASONS) 1. Brett Favre 18 (1992-2009) 2. Peyton Manning 16 (1998-2014) 3. Drew Brees 15 (2004-18) 4. Eli Manning 14 (2005-18) T5. Ben Roethlisberger 13 (2006-18) Philip Rivers 13 (2006-18)
15 IN FIRST 15 QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdowns in Week 11 vs. Tennessee to increase his 2017 season total to 16, which broke a tie with Peyton Manning to set the longest streak of 15 touchdown campaigns to start an NFL career. In Week Nine of 2018, Roethlisberger threw a scoring pass to WR Antonio Brown giving him 15 touchdown passes on the season - the 15th consecutive year to begin his NFL career with at least 15 touchdown throws:
MOST CONSECUTIVE 15-TOUCHDOWN PASS Rk. PLAYER SEASONS TO START A CAREER 1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-18 15 2. 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 Eight’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 50th touchdown strike on the game-winning score in Week 16’s AFC North title game clincher in 2016 against Baltimore at Heinz Field (31-27) - marking the most touchdown connections by a tandem in Steelers history. The duo has since connected on 22 more scoring strikes, inclduing a 13 in 2018, most recently against New England in the team's 17-10 win in Week 16 at Heinz FIeld - increasing their scoring strikes to 72 - tied as the sixth-most in NFL history:
MOST TOUCHDOWN CONNECTIONS STEELERS HISTORY
Rk. PLAYERS TOUCHDOWNS 1. Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown 72 2. Terry Bradshaw-Lynn Swann 49 3. Terry Bradshaw-John Stallworth 44
MOST TOUCHDOWN CONNECTIONS NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYERS TOUCHDOWNS 1. Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison 112 2. Philip Rivers-Antonio Gates 89 3. Steve Young-Jerry Rice 85 4. Dan Marino-Mark Clayton 79 5. Tom Brady-Rob Gronkowski 77 T6. Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown 72 Drew Brees-Marques Colston 72
Roethlisberger and Brown have connected on 783 completions, the second-most between a quarterback and receiver tandem in NFL history:
MOST PASS COMPLETIONS CONNECTIONS NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYERS COMPLETIONS 1. Peyton Manning-Marvis Harrison 953 2. Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown 783 3. Peyton Manning-Reggie Wayne 779 4. Philip Rivers-Antonio Gates 757 5. Drew Brees-Marques Colston 706
BEN’S NUMBERS
1stBecame the fi rst quarterback in NFL history to with 500
passing yards in three career games (Week 8 2014, Week 15 2009 and Week 14 2017).
6Roethlisberger is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to throw at least 200 touchdowns at home during the regular
season with 207.
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).
10Roethlisberger has thrown 20 touchdowns or more during his NFL career in nine seasons - a franchise record - including
each of the previous eight (2011-18).
15He has thrown at least 15 touchdown passes in each of his
fi rst 15 NFL seasons, the most consecutive seasons with 15 or more scoring tosses to start a NFL career.
20-PLUSThe Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 85 of the 104
games at home with Roethlisberger as the starter.
50Number of games Roethlisberger has totaled at least three touchdown passes in his career in 50 games (48 regular season, 2 postseason), including three games in 2018.
60Roethlisberger has thrown 60 300-plus yard passing games in his regular season NFL career - most in franchise history - and became the ninth QB in NFL history to reach 50 with one team.
143-68-1Roethlisberger’s record as a starting quarterback in the regular season - the second 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 21 times in
his NFL regular-season career (minimum 20 attempts), most recent Week 10 on Thursday Night Football vs. Carolina
(158.3).
158.3Roethlisberger has posted a perfect passer rating of 158.3
or better in four games during his NFL regular-season career (min. 10 attempts/game) - the most all-time.
400Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has produced
12 400-plus yard games - 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) .............................. 359 .............. 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 (2006-18) ............................. 13 .............. 1st
Consecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-18) ........ 13 .............. 1st
Single-Game Completion Pct. (9/7/08 vs. Houston) ........ 92.9 .............. 1st
Seasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09, ‘11-18) ............... 12 .............. 1st
Seasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-‘17) ....... 12 .............. 1st
Seasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-’17) ....... 12 .............. 1st
Completions in Single Game (12/10/17 vs. Baltimore) .............44 .............. 1st
Attempts in Single Game (12/10/17 vs. Baltimore) ............... 66 .............. 1st
Passing Yards in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis) ........522 .............. 1st
Career Winning Pct. ......................................................... .677 .............. 1st
Career Completions ....................................................... 4,552 .............. 1st
Career Attempts ............................................................. 7,073 .............. 1st
Career Passing Yards .................................................. 55,527 .............. 1st
Career Completion Pct..................................................... 64.4 .............. 1st
Career Passing Yards/Attempts ......................................... 7.9 .............. 1st
Career QB Rating ............................................................ 94.2 .............. 1st
Career 300-yard Passing Games (reg and posteason) ...... 65 .............. 1st
Career Games w/ 30+ Completions (reg and postseason) . 27 .............. 1st
Career Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating (reg and posteason) . 93 .............. 1st
Career Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** .................. 4 .............. 1st
Career QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * ......................................... 92.3 .............. 1st
Career Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * ........... 46 .............. 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 ................... 35 .............. 1st
Seasons w/ 25+ Passing TDs (2007, ‘09, ‘12-18) ................. 8 .............. 1st
Career Wins (Regular Season). ....................................... .143 .............. 1st
Career TD Passes (indoors) ............................................... 24 .............. 1st
Career Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. ............................. 99 .............. 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 Rushing Yards (by QB) ...................................... 1,343 .............. 3rd
Career Rushing Touchdowns (by QB) ................................ 19 .............. 3rd
* Since 1991** NFL Record
NO. 84: ANTONIO BROWNWR Antonio Brown leads the NFL with 13 touchdown
catches in 2018 - tied with his 2014 single-season team record. He caught the go-ahead touchdown with :10 remaining in a 28-21 win at Cincinnati in Week Six and had 17-yard scoring haul from QB Ben Roethlisberger in Week 15 at Heinz Field.
Brown caught at least one touchdown in eight consecutive games in 2018 (Games 3-10) - the second-longest in team history (Buddy Dial: 11, Nov. 29, 1959-Nov. 13, 1960).
Below is a look at where Brown ranks in the NFL in 2018:• Touchdown Catches: 13 (1st)• Receptions of 25-plus yards: 12 (T-5th)• Multiple Touchdown Catch Games: 2 (T-5th)• Receptions: 90 (11th)
BROWN SINCE 2010
WR Antonio Brown has recorded seven 1,000-receiving yard campaigns (2011 and ‘13-18) and an NFL record fi ve consecutive 100-catch seasons, from 2013-17, since entering the NFL in 2010.
His 823 receptions and 11,022 receiving yards are the most since entering the NFL in 2010:
NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC. 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 129 823 2. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 140 770 T3. Julio Jones, ATL 109 685 Demaryius Thomas, DEN-HOU 131 685 5. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ-NYG-SEA 118 643
NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 823 11,022 2. Julio Jones, ATL 685 10,565 3.. Demaryius Thomas, DEN-HOU 685 9,293 4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 770 9,123 5. A.J. Green, CIN 602 8,907
Brown's 20 regular-season games with at least 10 catches are the most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2010:
NFL 10-CATCH GAME LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM 10-CATCH GAMES 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 20 2. Julio Jones, ATL 16 3. Calvin Johnson, DET 13 T4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 11 Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ-NYG-SEA 11
His 17 regular-season games with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards are the most in the NFL since he entered the League in 2010:
NFL 10-CATCH AND 100-YARD GAME LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM 10-CATCH/100-YARD GAMES 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 17 2. Julio Jones, ATL 15 3. Calvin Johnson, DET 12 T4. A.J. Green, CIN 10 Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ-NYG-SEA 10
Brown has reached 100 receiving yards in 41 regular-season games since entering the NFL - the second-most such games since 2010:
NFL 100-YARD GAME LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT Rk. PLAYER, TEAM 100-YARD GAMES 1. Julio Jones, ATL 48 2. Antonio Brown, PIT 41 3. Calvin Johnson, DET 37 4. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ-NYG-SEA 36 T5. A.J. Green, CIN 33 Demaryius Thomas, DEN-HOU 33
FIVE-YEAR SPANWR Antonio Brown caught 582 passes for 7,848 receiving
yards in the 2013-17 seasons to mark the most receptions and the most receiving yards by any player in any fi ve-year span in NFL history:
MOST RECEPTIONS IN ANY FIVE-YEAR SPAN: NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS 1. Antonio Brown, 2013-17 582 2. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2003 563 3. Wes Welker, 2008-12 560
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN ANY FIVE-YEAR SPAN: NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS 1. Antonio Brown, 2013-17 7,848 2. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2003 7,594 3. Calvin Johnson, 2011-15 7,428
Brown's 481 catches and 6,315 receiving yards in the 2013-16 seasons marked the most receptions and the second-most receiving yards by any player in a four-year span in NFL history.
10+100+2
5WR Antonio Brown leads all NFL players with fi ve regular-season games with at least 10 catches, 100 receiving yards
and two touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2010.
REACHING 10,000 / CATCHING 750 AND 800WR Antonio Brown reached the 10,000-receiving yard
milestone of his NFL career in Week One of 2018, in the 116th regular-season game of his NFL career. He tied Torry Holt for the second-fewest games in League history to the mark (Calvin Johnson: 115).
Brown hauled in career reception No. 800 in Week 12 of 2018 at Denver on his fi fth catch, setting an NFL record for the fewest games to the mark and becoming the third player in League history with at least 800 receptions in a player’s fi rst nine seasons (Torry Holt and Marvin Harrison).
FEWEST GAMES TO 800 RECEPTIONS: NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER GAMES 1. Antonio Brown 126 2. Marvin Harrison 131 3. Andre Johnson 137
Brown caught career pass No. 750 in Week Two of 2018, on his eighth reception, reaching the milestone in game No. 117 - setting an NFL record for the fewest games to the mark:
FEWEST GAMES TO 750 RECEPTIONS: NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER GAMES 1. Antonio Brown 117 2. Marvin Harrison 121 3. Andre Johnson 131
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 101 in 2017 receptions are the sixth-most and his 1,533 receiving yards in 2017 are the third-most by a Steeler in a single-season:
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 6. Antonio Brown, 2017 101
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, 2017 1,533 4. Antonio Brown, 2013 1,499 5. Yancey Thigpen, 1997 1,398
BROWN ON THE TEAM’S CHARTSWR Antonio Brown is the second player in Steelers history
with 700 receptions, second with10,000 with receiving yards and fourth with 10,000 yards from scrimmage:
STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS RECEPTIONS 1. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 1,000 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 823 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. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 11,022 3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 8,723 8,723
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. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 119 / 11,022 11,141 5. John Stallworth, 1974-87 111 / 8,723 8,834
Brown caught two touchdowns in the team's 41-17 win vs. Atlanta at Heinz Field in Week Five, surpassing John Stallworth for the second-most touchdown receptions in team history, and caught the go-ahead score in Week Six at Cincinnati with :10 remaining for his 65th touchdown catch. His 70th touchown catch came on a 78-yard strike from QB Ben Roethlisberger in Week 11 of 2018 at Jacksonville:
STEELERS ALL-TIME RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS REC. YARDS TDs 1. Hines Ward, 1988-2011 1,000 12,083 85 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 823 11,022 72 3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 537 8,723 63 4. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 336 5,462 51 5. Heath Miller, 2005-15 592 6,569 45
Brown increased his overall touchdown total to 65 in Week One at Cleveland - breaking a tie with John Stallworth for sole possession of the fourth-most total touchdowns in team history. His scoring total is now 77, after a touchdown catch in Week 15 of 2018:
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. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 0 / 72 / 5 77 5. John Stallworth, 1974-87 1 / 63 / 0 64
His 41 100-receiving yard games are the most in the category in Steelers history:
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN STEELERS HISTORY 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 41 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 29 3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 25
BROWN’S FRANCHISE DAY WR Antonio Brown posted the most prolifi c receiving game for a player in Steelers history in Week Nine'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 T5. Antonio Brown, Jan. 3, 2016 13 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Sept. 16, 2018 13 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Nov. 25, 2018 13 Hines Ward, Nov. 30, 2003 13
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 4. Antonio Brown, Dec. 10, 2017 213 5. Markus Wheaton, Nov. 29, 2015 201
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 4. Le'Veon Bell, Nov. 30, 2014 254 5. Plaxico Burress, Nov. 10, 2002 253
BROWN’S STEELERS NOTESIn his ninth year WR Antonio Brown has caught 10 passes
or more in 20 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-current 20 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 7 T3. Heath Miller, 2005-15 3 Yancey Thigpen, 1992-97 3
Brown has caught at least two touchdown catches in 16 games in his NFL career, all with Pittsburgh, the most multi-touchdown catch games in Steelers history:
MOST MULTI-TOUCHDOWN Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 16 2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 15 3. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 10 4. John Stallworth, 1974-87 9 T5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 7 Roy Jeff erson, 1965-69 7 Buddy Dial, 1959-63 7
He ranks third in Steelers history for the most games with 100 scrimmage yards with 43:
MOST 100-SCRIMMAGE YARD GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY
Rk. STEELER, YEARS 100-YARD GAMES 1. Franco Harris, 1972-83 57 2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2005 53 3. Antonio Brown, 2010-current 43 4. Le’Veon Bell, 2013-17 41 5. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 31
From 2014-15, Brown caught 23 touchdown passes - the most by a Steeler in back-to-back seasons - and joined 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, 2017-18 22 Antonio Brown, 2015-16 22 Hines Ward, 2002-03 22
Brown’s eight 100-receiving yard games in 2017 are tied for the second-most in team history in a single-season, behind his own team record set in 2015 of nine:
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN A SEASON: STEELERS HISTORY 1. Antonio Brown, 2015 9 T2. Antonio Brown, 2017 8 Antonio Brown, 2014 8 T4. Mike Wallace, 2010 7 John Stallworth, 1984 7
BROWN AMONG ACTIVE BESTS WR Antonio Brown ranks in the top 10 among active NFL play-ers with 85.4 receiving yards per game (2nd - min. 100 games), 823 receptions (3rd), 535 receptions for fi rst downs (3rd), 11,022 receiving yards (3rd) and 96 catches for 25-plus yards (4th):
NFL ACTIVE RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME LEADERS(Min. 100 Games)
Rk. PLAYER GP REC.-YDS YDS/GM 1. Julio Jones 109 685-10,565 96.9 2. Antonio Brown 129 823-11,022 85.4 3. A.J. Green 111 602-8,907 80.2 4. T.Y. Hilton 106 498-7,898 74.5 5. Demaryius Thomas 131 685-9,293 70.9
NFL ACTIVE RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP REC. YARDS 1. Larry Fitzgerald 232 1,293 16,190 2. Antonio Gates 234 952 11,820 3. Antonio Brown 129 823 11,022 T4. Julio Jones 109 685 10,565 Demaryius Thomas 131 685 9,293
NFL ACTIVE RECEPTIONS FOR FIRST DOWN LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP REC. 1ST DWN 1. Larry Fitzgerald 232 1,293 836 2. Antonio Gates 234 952 650 3. Antonio Brown 129 823 535 4. Julio Jones 109 685 485 5. Demaryius Thomas 131 685 435
NFL ACTIVE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP REC. YARDS 1. Larry Fitzgerald 232 1,293 16,190 2. Antonio Gates 234 952 11,820 3. Antonio Brown 129 823 11,022 4. Julio Jones 109 685 10,565 5. DeSean Jackson 151 588 10,237
NFL ACTIVE RECEPTIONS OF 25-PLUS YARDS LEADERS Rk. PLAYER GP REC. 25+YDS 1. DeSean Jackson 151 588 125 2. Larry Fitzgerald 232 1,293 119 3. Julio Jones 109 685 98 4. Antonio Brown 129 823 96 5. T.Y. Hilton 106 498 91
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 ).
BROWN AMONG TOPS IN FIRST EIGHTWR Antonio Brown caught 733 receptions for 9,910 receiving
yards in the fi rst eight years of his NFL career (2010-17) - the second-most catches and the sixth-most receiving yards by any player in their fi rst eight seasons in NFL history:
NFL RECEPTION LEADERS:FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF A CAREER IN NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS RECEPTIONS 1. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2003 759 2. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 733 T3. Torry Holt, 1999-2006 712 Brandon Marshall, 2006-13 712
NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS:FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF A CAREER IN NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS RECEIVING YARDS 1. Torry Holt, 1999-2006 10,675 2. Calvin Johnson, 2007-14 10,405 3. Jerry Rice, 1985-1992 10,273 4. Randy Moss, 1998-2005 10,147 5. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2003 10,072 6. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 9,910
Brown recorded 19 games with at least 10 catches, 16 with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards and 80 with at least fi ve catches and 50 receiving yards - ranking fi rst in a player's fi rst eight years in NFL history:
MOST 10-CATCH GAMES:FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF A CAREER IN NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 10-CATCH GAMES 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 19 2. Brandon Marshall, 2006-13 17 3. Andre Johnson, 2003-10 15 T4. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2003 14 Wes Welker, 2004-11 14 6. Julio Jones, 2011-17 13
MOST 10-CATCH-100-YARD GAMES:FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF A CAREER IN NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 10-CATCH-100-YARD GAME 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 16 2. Brandon Marshall, 2006-13 15 3. Andre Johnson, 2003-10 14 T4. Wes Welker, 2004-11 13 Marvin Harrison, 1996-2003 13 6. Julio Jones, 2011-17 12
MOST FIVE CATCH-50-YARD GAMES:FIRST EIGHT YEARS OF A CAREER IN NFL HISTORY
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS 5/50 GAMES 1. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 80 2. Torry Holt, 1999-2006 78 3. Brandon Marshall, 2006-13 76 4. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2003 74 5. Demaryius Thomas, 2010-17 72
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 SEVEN 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-current 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 1,759 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-current 1,759 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.
REACHING 600 IN 96WR Antonio Brown hauled in the 600th reception of his NFL
career in Week 11 at Cleveland in 2016 - 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 SINCE 2010 VS. NFCWR Antonio 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 (228) and receiving yards (2,988) and is tied for the most touchdown catches (23) in games vs. NFC opponents since entering the NFL in 2010:
AFC RECEPTION LEADERS VS. NFC:SINCE 2010
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC. 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 33 228 2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN-HOU 33 200 3. A.J. Green, CIN 29 151
AFC RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS VS. NFC: SINCE 2010
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 228 2,988 2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN-HOU 200 2,788 3. A.J. Green, CIN 151 2,237
AFC TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LEADERS VS. NFC:SINCE 2010
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP TD T1. Antonio Brown, PIT 33 23 Demaryius Thomas, DEN-HOU 33 23 3. A.J. Green, CIN 29 18
554 IN 90WR Antonio Brown played in his 90th career regular-season
game in Week Four of 2016, 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 / 8,000 / 9,000 SCRIMMAGE YARDSWR Antonio Brown reached the 7,500 scrimmage yard
milestone in Week Three’s game at Philadelphia in 2016. 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 2016, 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.
In Week Five vs. Jacksonville, Brown totaled 10 catches for 157 receiving yards to eclipse the 9,000 scrimmage yard barrier. He reached 9,000 career scrimmage yards in 106 regular-season games – marking the third-fewest games to the milestone in Steelers history (Jerome Bettis: 101 and Franco Harris: 104) and tied Randy Moss for the fi fth-fewest games to the milestone by a wide receiver in NFL history.
9,000 MILESTONEWR Antonio Brown hit the 9,000 receiving yard milestone
in Week Six of 2017 at Kansas City in his 107th regular-season game - the fewest games to the milestone in Steelers history (Hines Ward, 159) and tying Randy Moss for the fourth-fewest games to the milestone in NFL history.
FASTEST TO 650 AND 700WR Antonio Brown reached 700 career receptions on his
eighth catch in his 111th career regular-season game in Week 11 vs. Tennessee of 2017, setting an NFL record for the fewest games to the mark (Marvin Harrison: 114):
FEWEST GAMES TO 650 CATCHES: NFL HISTORY Rk. PLAYER GAMES 1. Antonio Brown 111 2. Marvin Harrison 114 3. Andre Johnson 120
Brown also set the record for the fewest games to career catch No. 650 in his 104th career regular-season game in Week Three of 2017 at Chicago (Marvin Harrison: 107).
MAKING MOST IN 100WR Antonio Brown played in his 100th career regular-season
game in Week 15 at Cincinnati in 2016, 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
JUJU ON THAT BEAT
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has set single-season career highs for receptions (95) and receiving yards (1,274) in 2018, leading the Steelers' off ense in both categories. He opened the 2018 season with three consecutive 100-receiving yard games, and added a sixth of the year with a 189-yard performance in Week 12 at Denver.
In Week One, Smith-Schuster fi nished with a game-high 119 yards on fi ve catches, and hauled in a single-game career best 13 grabs for 121 yards and a touchdown in Week Two vs.Kansas City. In Week Three on Monday Night Football at Tampa Bay, he led all receivers with nine receptions for 116 receiving yards.
Below is a look at where Smith-Schuster ranks in the NFL in 2018:• 100-Yard Receiving Games: 7 (T-3rd)• Receiving Yards: 1,274 (6th)• Receptions: 95 (6th)• Receptions for First Downs: 59 (8th)
JUJU ON THE CHARTSWR JuJu Smith-Schuster re-wrote the Steelers' rookie
receiving yards list be tallying the most in team history with 917 in 2017. He became the second rookie in team history with at least 50 receptions and tied for the third-most touchdown catches by a rookie:
STEELERS ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEAR REC.-YDS 1. JuJu Smith-Schuster, 2017 58-917 2. Jimmy Orr, 1958 33-910 3. Louis Lipps, 1984 45-860 4. Santonio Holmes, 2006 49-824 5. Mike Wallace, 2009 39-756
STEELERS ROOKIE RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEAR REC. 1. Troy Edwards, 1999 61 2. JuJu Smith-Schuster, 2017 58 3. Santonio Holmes, 2006 49 4. Eli Rogers, 2016 48 5. Antwaan Randle-El, 2002 47
STEELERS ROOKIE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEAR TD REC. 1. Louis Lipps, 1984 9 2. Martavis Bryant, 2014 8 T3. JuJu Smith-Schuster, 2017 7 Eric Green, 1990 7 Jimmy Orr, 1958 7
JUJU'S ROOKIE BEAT
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster led the 2017 NFL rookie class in receiving yards (917), touchdown catches (7) and receptions of 40-plus yards (6) in his 14-game season with seven starts.
NFL ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2017 Rk. PLAYER REC.-YDS TDS 1. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT 58-917 7 2. Cooper Kupp, LA 62-869 5 3. Alvin Kamara, NO 81-826 5 4. Keelan Cole, JAC 42-748 3 5. Evan Engram, NYG 64-722 6
Smith-Schuster ended his regular-season rookie year becoming the fi rst rookie in Steelers history to record a kickoff return for a touchdown (96 yards) and a touchdown catch (20 yards) in the same game in Week 17 vs. Cleveland. His 265 combined yards (143 receiving + 122 kickoff return) were the second-most by a rookie in Steelers history (273, Charles Johnson, Dec. 24, 1994 at San Diego).
He totaled a single-game career highs in receiving yards (193), including a 97-yard touchdown catch-and-run from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the team’s Week Eight 20-15 win at Detroit. The 97-yard connection is the longest pass play in team history and ties as the longest off ensive play in franchise annals. His 193 receiving yards marked the second-most by a Steelers rookie in a single-game, behind Jimmy Orr’s 205 on Dec. 13, 1958.
In Week 15 vs. New England, the rookie wide receiver posted the second 100-yard game of 2017, leading the team with 114 yards on a team-best six catches. His 69-yard catch-and-run is the second longest reception of his NFL career.
His fi ve touchdown catches are the most in NFL history by a player before his 21st birthday (turned 21 on Nov. 22).
FIRST 25 WR JuJu Smith-Schuster totaled 1,972 receiving yards in the fi rst 25 regular-season games of his NFL career - the fourth-most by any player in the NFL since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in their fi rst 25 games:
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN FIRST 25 GAMES Rk. PLAYER SINCE 1970 1. Odell Beckham Jr. 2,625 2. Victor Cruz 2,032 3. Charlie Brown 1,975 4. JuJu Smith-Schuster 1,972 5. Anquan Boldin 1,969
CONNER STRONG
RB James Conner became the fi rst player in team history with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and 10 touchdowns in the team's fi rst eight games of a season in 2018, and scored at least one touchdown in fi ve straight games (Games 5-9).
Conner recorded three straight games with at least 100 rushing yards and two touchdowns in three consecutive games, Games 5-7, becoming the fi rst player in Steelers history - and the fi rst NFL player since 2009 (Chris Johnson) to tally three straight games with at least 100 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Conner rushed for nine touchdowns in the fi rst eight games of 2018, tied as the most by a Steeler through the fi rst eight games of a season (Franco Harris, 1976) and his 1,085 yards from scrimmage are the second-most through eight games of a season in team history (Le'Veon Bell, 2014: 1,086).
Through Week 15, below is a look at where Conner ranks among all NFL players in 2018:• Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games: 5 (2nd)• Rushing Touchdowns: 12 (T-2nd)• Rushes for First Downs: 52 (4th)• 100-Yard Rushing Games: 5 (4th)• Total Touchdowns: 13 (T-4th)• Rushes of 20-Plus Yards: 9 (T-5th)• Rushes of 10-Plus Yards: 26 (T-7th)• Yards from Scrimmage: 1,376 (8th)• Rushing Yards: 909 (10th)• Receiving Yards by a Running Back: 467 (10th)• Receptions by a Running Back: 52 (13th)
Conner made the fi rst start of his NFL career and set single-game career-highs for rushing yards (135), touchdowns (2 rushing), receptions (5), receiving yards (57) and scrimmage yards (192) on Kickoff Weekend of 2018 at Cleveland.
His 135 rushing yards marked the fi rst 100-rushing yard game of his NFL career and the fourth-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend, while his 192 scrimmage yards are the third-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend in team history.
The second-year running back totaled 65 yards from scrimmage (17 rushing / 48 receiving) and scored his third career rushing touchdown and of 2018, and his fi rst as a Steeler at Heinz Field, on a one-yard run, in Week Two against Kansas City.
In Week Five vs. Atlanta at Heinz Field, Conner tallied 185 yards from scrimmage (110 rushing / 75 receiving), to go along with two rushing touchdowns. He became the second Steeler to record at least 100 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards and two rushing touchdowns in a game since 1950, joining Franco Harris (Nov. 25, 1979 vs. Cleveland).
MCDONALD'S CAREER YEAR
TE Vance McDonald, who has recorded single-season career bests in receptions (46) and receiving yards (522) in 2018, set a single-game career high and registered the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL regular season career with 112 receiving yards on four catches in Week Three of 2018 at Tampa Bay on Monday Night Football.
He became the second Steelers tight end since 1960, to record at least 100 receiving yards in the fi rst half of a game (Eric Green, Sept. 22, 1991, 118 yards). McDonald scored a touchdown on a 75-yard pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the fi rst quarter, matching a career-long reception (75-yard touchdown while with San Francisco) in 2016 (Sept. 18 at Carolina).
In Week Six at Cincinnati, McDonald set a single-game career best with seven catches (6, Nov. 29, 2015 vs. Arizona, while with San Francisco) for 68 yards.
THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
TE Jesse James produced a single-game career high and led all receivers with 138 receiving yards on fi ve receptions and a touchdown in Week Two's game against Kansas City. His 138 receiving yards marked the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career, and the second-most by a Steelers tight end since 1960 (158, Eric Green, Sept. 22, 1991 vs. Philadelphia).
James hauled in a career-long 51-yard reception from QB Ben Roethlisberger in Week Nine of 2018 at Baltimore.
Through Week 15, James has set a single-season personal best in receiving yards with 423 in 2018.
CONNER'S HONORS
RB James Conner earned AFC Off ensive Player of the Week (Week Eight) and AFC Off ensive Player of the Month (October) honors.
In Week Eight, Conner led all players in multiple categories, including yards from scrimmage (212), rushing yards (146) and rushing touchdowns (2), adding 5 catches for 66 yards in Week Eight's win vs. Cleveland at Heinz Field.
Conner led the AFC in rushing touchdowns (6), yards from scrimmage per game (175.3), rushing yards per game (122.3) and rushes of 10+ yards (13) in the month of October, while rushing for at least 100 yards and two touchdowns in each of his three October games – becoming the fi rst player in Steelers history with a three-game streak of at least 100-rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns and the fi rst NFL player to do so since 2009.
LIMITING SACKS The Steelers' off ensive line has limited opponents to 20 sacks in the 2018 season - the fourth-fewest allowed by any team through Week 15 - and have held opponents to one or zero sacks in eight of 13 games in 2018.
FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED: 2018 TEAM SACKS ALLOWED Indianapolis 16 New Orleans 16 New England 19 Pittsburgh 20 Carolina 25 Kansas City 25 Since Mike Munchak became the team's off ensive line coach in 2014, the Steelers' line unit has yielded 131 sacks, the third-fewst sacks allowed among all NFL teams:
FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED: 2014-18 TEAM SACKS ALLOWED New Orleans 125 Baltimore 130 Pittsburgh 131 New England 142 Oakland 151
HEYWARD SACK NOTES DT Cameron Heyward has recorded 6.0 sacks in 2018, tied for the 10th-most among all NFL defensive tackles. Heyward recorded at least a half-sack in three consecutive games (Weeks 10-12), and recovered a fumble forced by LB T.J. Watt on a sack of Jacksonville QB Blake Bortles on the fi nal play of regulation in the team's 20-16 win in Week 11. He recorded a career and team-best 12.0 sacks in 2017 - the second-most by a Steeler defensive lineman in a single-season the statistic became offi cial in 1982:
STEELERS DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS: SINCE 1982
Rk. STEELER, YEAR SACKS 1. Keith Willis, 1983 14.0 T2. Cameron Heyward, 2017 12.0 Keith Willis, 1986 12.0 4. Ray Seals, 1995 8.5 T5. Aaron Smith, 2004 8.0 Kimo von Oelhoff en, 2003 8.0 Aaron Smith, 2001 8.0
His 12.0 sacks placed him tied for third among AFC defensive linemen in 2017 (tied for sixth among all NFL defensive line-men):
AFC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SACK LEADERS: 2017 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM SACKS 1. Calais Campbell, JAC 14.5 2. Joey Bosa, LAC 12.5 T3. Cameron Heyward, PIT 12.0 Yannick Ngakoue, JAC 12.0 T5. Three AFC defensive linemen 10.5 Heyward's 43.0 career quarterback takedowns are the third-most by a Steelers defensive lineman since 1982, and are the eighth-most by a Steeler defender:
STEELERS DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SACK LEADERS:SINCE 1982
Rk. STEELER, YEARS SACKS 1. Keith Willis, 1982-91 59.0 2. Aaron Smith, 1999-2011 44.0 3. Cameron Heyward, 2011-18 43.0 4. Brett Keisel, 2002-14 30.0 5. Keith Gary, 1983-88 25.0
STEELERS SACK LEADERS:SINCE 1982
Rk. STEELER, YEARS SACKS 6. Greg Lloyd, 1998-97 53.5 7. Aaron Smith, 1999-2011 44.0 8. Cameron Heyward, 2011-18 43.0 T9. Lawrence Timmons, 2011-16 35.5 Kevin Greene, 1993-95 35.5
HARGRAVE AT THE NOSE NT Javon Hargrave ranks ninth among all NFL defensive tackles with 6.5 sacks in 2018. He produced the fi rst multi-sack game of his NFL career, bringing down Jacksonville QB Blake Bortles (minus fi ve and eight yards) twice in the second quarter in Week 11. He extended his single-season career high to 6.5 sacks in 2018 with a sack in Week 13 vs. Los Angeles, (2016 and 2017: 2.0), and his career quarterback takedown total to 10.5.
SEEING DOUBLE
DT Cameron Heyward recorded 1.5 sacks in Week Five of vs. Atlanta and 2.0 in Week 10 against Carolina at Heinz Field.
Since entering the NFL in 2011, Heyward has recorded eight multi-sack games during the regular-season in which the Steelers are 8-0.
WILLIAMS ON THE ‘D’ LB Vince Williams led all players with 12 tackles (4 solo), including a tackle for a loss in Week One of 2018 at Cleveland. His 12 tackles marked the second double-digit tackle game of his NFL career (15, Oct. 2, 2016 vs. Kansas City). In Week Six at Cincinnati, Williams led the Steelers with 7 total tackles (6 solo) and tallied his fi rst sack of the season. In Week 10 vs. Carolina, Williams totaled 4 tackles (3 solo), including a sack of eight yards of Carolina QB Cam Newton. He picked off Carolina QB Cam Newton in the fi rst quarter, his second career interception, and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown to mark the fi rst pick-six of his NFL career. Through 14 games of the 2018 season, Williams is second on the Steelers' defense with 71 total tackles (45 solo), and has added 4.5 sacks and seven tackles for losses, 10 quarterback hits and an interception returned for a touchdown.
TURN DOWN FOR WATT LB T.J. Watt leads Pittsburgh's defense and is tied for fi fth among all NFL linebackers with 11.0 sacks in 2018:
NFL LINEBACKER SACK LEADERS: 2018 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM SACKS 1. Von Miller, DEN 14.5 2. Khalil Mack, CHI 12.5 3. Bradley Chubb, DEN 12.0 4. Dee Ford, KC 11.5 T5. T.J. Watt, PIT 11.0 Ryan Kerrigan, WAS 11.0 With a 2.0 sack outing at Jacksonville in Week 11, Watt became the fi rst Steelers linebacker with at least 10.0 sacks in a season since 2010 (James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley). Along with 7.0 sacks in his 2017 rookie campaign, Watt is the fi rst Steelers linebacker since 2013-14 (Jason Worilds) to record back-to-back seasons with at least 7.0 sacks. Watt fi nished Week One's game in Cleveland with 10 tackles (7 solo), 3.0 sacks (minus 16 yards) and a blocked fi eld goal. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week One outing, becoming the fi rst Steelers linebacker since 2010 (Lawrence Timmons, Week Six) to receive the honor. Watt posted his second career and second game of 2018 with 3.0 sacks in Week Five vs. Atlanta, the third multi-sack game of his NFL career. He forced a fumble on his third sack of Atlanta QB Matt Ryan, in the fourth quarter, which was recovered by LB L.J. Fort in the Falcons’ end zone for a touchdown.
50-5-5-1 - ONLY ONE LB T.J. Watt was the only NFL linebacker to have fi nished the 2017 regular season with at least 50 tackles (52), 5.0 sacks (7.0), 5 passes defensed (8) and one interception (1).
WATT IN 2017 ROOKIE YEAR LB T.J. Watt - the Steelers’ fi rst round selection the 2017 NFL Draft - recorded 52 tackles (39 solo), 7.0 sacks, 10 tackles for losses, 12 quarterback hits, eight passes defensed, an intercep-tion, a forced fumble and blocked a fi eld goal attempt in 15 games played, all starts, in his 2017 rookie season. Watt's 7.0 sacks topped the 2017 NFL rookie linebacker class - tied for second among all NFL rookies - and are the second-most by a rookie in Steelers history (Kendrell Bell, 2001: 9.0):
NFL ROOKIE SACK LEADERS: 2017 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM, POS SACKS 1. Carl Lawson, CIN, DE 8.5 T2. T.J. Watt, PIT, OLB 7.0 Myles Garrett, CLE, DE 7.0 4. Takkarist McKinley, ATL, DE 6.0 T5. Derek Barnett PHI, DE 5.0 Deatrich Wise, NE, DT 5.0
Watt started his regular-season career in historical fashion. He became the fi rst player to record at least 2.0 sacks and an interception in an NFL debut on Kickoff Weekend since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982. He fi nished Week 1’s 21-18 win at Cleveland with 6 tackles (5 solo), 2.0 sacks, two tackles for losses, one quarterback hit and one interception. With his 2.0 sack and one interception performance, Watt became: • Third player in NFL history to record 2.0 sacks and an in-
terception in an NFL debut, joining Charles Glaze (Oct. 4, 1987) and Tommy Haynes (Oct. 4, 1987).
• First Steeler with at least 2.0 sacks in their NFL debut since sacks became an offi cial statistic in 1982 (previous mark, 1.5, Kenny Davidson, Sept. 9, 1990 at Cleveland).
• First Steeler with at least 2.0 sacks and an interception in the same game since 2010 (LaMarr Woodley, Dec. 12 vs. Cincinnati).
WATT SINCE 2017 Since entering the NFL in 2017, LB T.J. Watt has recorded 18.0 quarterback sacks - the most by a Steelers player in their fi rst two seasons in the League and with the team and tied as the fourth-most among all NFL linebackers over the past two campaigns:
MOST SACKS BY A STEELER IN FIRST TWO SEASONSIN THE NFL
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS SACKS 1. T.J. Watt, 2017-18 18.0 2. LaMarr Woodley, 2007-08 15.5 3. Keith Willis, 1982-83 15.0 4. Keith Willis, 1982-83 13.0 5. Joey Porter, 1999-2000 12.5
NFL LINEBACKER SACK LEADERS: 2017-2018 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM SACKS 1. Von Miller, DEN 24.5 1. Ryan Kerrigan, WAS 24.0 3. Khalil Mack, OAK-CHI 23.0 T4. T.J. Watt, PIT 18.0 Terrell Suggs, BAL 18.0
HADEN BREAKING IT UP CB Joe Haden hauled in his third interception as a Steeler, picking off New England QB Tom Brady in the fourth quarter at the Steelers’ four-yard line in Week 16, his the 22nd interception of his NFL career and his second in 2018. Haden led all defenders in the game with a game high 12 total tackles (8 solo), two passes defensed to go along with his interception. Haden, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, made his Steelers debut, appearing in the 91st game of his NFL regular-season career and posted six tackles and 1.0 sack, on Kickoff Weekend of 2017 at the Cleveland Browns. He brought down Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer for a sack of three yards to end the fi rst half – his fi rst sack with the Steelers – third of his NFL career – and fi rst since Sept. 11, 2011 (with Cleveland). In Week Seven vs. Cincinnati, Haden hauled in the 20th interception of his NFL career and his fi rst as a Steeler, picking off Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton in the third quarter. Since entering the NFL in 2010, Haaden has recorded 120 passes defensed - the most among all NFL defenders:
NFL PASSES DEFENSED LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM(S) PD 1. Joe Haden, CLE-PIT 120 Brent Grimes, ATL-MIA-TB 118 3. Jonathan Joseph, CIN-HOU 112 4. Tramon Williams, GB-CLE-ARI-GB 110 5. Brandon Carr, KC-DAL-BAL 106
The University of Florida product was a fi rst-round (seventh overall) draft selection of the Browns in 2010. He has started 105-of-114 games played in the NFL and his career numbers include 446 tackles (361 solo), 22 interceptions, 120 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and 3.0 sacks.
FORT'S GAME LB L.J. Fort saw extensive action in the team's Week Five 41-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field, fi lling the void of LB Vince Williams who missed the game due to injury. In Williams' absence, Fort brought down Atlanta QB Matt Ryan for a sack (minus seven yards) on a 3rd-and-six during the Falcons’ opening drive, his fi rst sack of 2018, and the third of his NFL ca-reer. Later in the game, he recovered a fumble forced by LB T.J. Watt on Atlanta QB Matt Ryan in the fourth quarter, in the end zone, for a touchdown. Fort fi nished the game with six tackles (6 solo) and three quarterback hits to go along with the sack and fumbe recovery-touchdown. In Week 13 vs. Los Angeles, Fort led all defenders with a game-high 12 tackles (9 solo) and defl ected a Chargers' punt in the second quarter.
DAVIS: LAST MAN OF 'D' S Sean Davis leads the Steelers' defense with 74 tackles (53 solo) in 2018, to go along with fi ve passes defensed and a quarterback hit, in his fi rst season at the free safety position. Davis has recorded at least 8 total tackles in eight career regular-season games, including a 9 tackle (6 solo) outing in the Week 13 vs. Los Angeles in 2018. The third-year defensive back recorded the fi rst double-digit tack-le games of his NFL career with 10 vs. New England in Week 15 of 2017, and tallied a career high 12 vs. Baltimore in Week 14 of 2017. In the 2017 Week 17 regular season fi nale vs. Cleveland, Davis posted his sole sack of the season, and hauled in his third interception of the year.
HILTON MAKING AN IMPACT CB Mike Hilton led Pittsburgh’s defense with 8 total tackles (6 solo), two tackles for losses and a quarterback hit, along with a sack and defensive fumble recovery in Week 14 at Oakland. He recorded a sack of Oakland QB Derek Carr (minus 6 yards) in the second quarter, his fi rst quarterback takedown of 2018 and the fi fth of his NFL career, and recovered a fumble off of a team sack of Raiders QB Derek Carr in the third quarter. He picked off Tampa Bay QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in the second quarter of a Week Three Monday Night Football game at Tampa Bay at the Pittsburgh’s six-yard line – his fi rst interception of 2018 – and the third of his NFL career. He also recovered a fumble in the second quarter, forced by CB Artie Burns on Tampa Bay WR Chris Godwin, marking the fi rst defensive fumble recovery of his NFL career. Hilton joined the Steelers’ practice squad in December of 2016, and started four-of-16 games played with Pittsburgh in 2017, recording 54 tackles (42 solo), 4.0 sacks, two interceptions, eight quarterback hits and 10 tackles for losses and six passes defensed.
WIZARD OF BOZ Since joining the Steelers in 2015, K Chris Boswell is 96-of-113 overall on fi eld goal attempts (85.0%), including 33-of-43 (76.8%) between 40-49 yards. Boswell converted a 48-yard fi eld goal with 2:30 remaining in regulation, increasing the Steelers’ lead to 17-10, in Week 16 against New England. His 85.0 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, YEARS FGM-FGA FG% 1. Shaun Suisham, 2010-14 124-141 87.9 2. Chris Boswell, 2015-current 96-113 85.0 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 Boswell became the seventh player in team history with at least 80 fi eld goals made in Week 14 of 2017, on his fi fth career game-winning fi eld goal with less than one minute remaining:
STEELERS FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS Rk. KICKER, YEARS FGM 1. Gary Anderson, 1982-94 309 2. Jeff Reed, 2002-10 204 3. Roy Gerela, 1971-78 146 4. Shaun Suisham, 2010-14 124 5. Norm Johnson, 1995-98 105 6. Chris Boswell, 2015-current 96 7. Kris Brown, 1999-2001 80
A LAND DOWN IN THE 20 P Jordan Berry pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 26 times during the 2017 regular season, punting 64 times (2,763 yards) for a 43.2 average on the season. In his fourth NFL season, and with the Steelers, Berry has pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 103 times - the third-most such punts in team history:
STEELERS INSIDE THE 20 PUNTING LEADERS Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN-20 1. Josh Miller, 1996-2003 194 2. Craig Colquitt, 1978-84 112 3. Jordan Berry, 2015-current 103 4. Mark Royals, 1992-94 85 5. Daniel Sepulveda, 2007-11 81
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 in 2016. 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
BOS FROM 50-PLUS K Chris Boswell converted four fi eld goals from 50 yards or further in 2017 - the most by a Steelers kicker in a single-season. Boswell has made seven-of-nine fi eld goal attempts in his NFL career from 50 yards or further, including a 50-yard try in Week 10 of 2018 at Heinz Field against Carolina. His seven fi eld goals made from 50-plus yards are the third-most in Steelers history (Gary Anderson and Jeff Reed: eight).
PRESEASON GAME #1PITTSBURGH 31, PHILADELPHIA 14
AUG. 9, 2018LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD (69,696)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Pittsburgh snagged a victory over the defending Super Bowl champions in the team’s first preseason game of 2018. The Steelers opened up the scoreboard with a 71-yard touchdown pass from Steelers QB Landy Jones to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster. Philadelphia pulled ahead by one point after QB Nate Sudfeld found TE Dallas Goedirt in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown, followed by a successful two-point conversion. Pittsburgh recaptured the lead with a 3-yard touchdown run by RB Fitzgerald Toussaint followed by a Steelers' successful two-point conversion attempt. On the ensuing drive, Steelers CB Cameron Sutton picked off Sudfeld to give Pittsburgh a short field, but an interception by Pittsburgh QB Joshua Dobbs allowed Philadelphia to regain control. The Eagles capitalized with 63-yard touchdown pass from Sudfeld to WR Shelton Gibson. The extra point attempt failed. The Steelers bounced back in the final mintues of the half when Dobbs found rookie WR Damoun Patterson in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown. The Pittsburgh defense held Philadelphia scoreless in the second half, as K Chris Boswell kicked three field goals before time expired. Patterson led all receivers with six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown in the 31-14 win.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (1-0) 7 15 6 3 31Eagles (0-1) 0 14 0 0 14
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 4:02 Smith-Schuster 71 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) 4-88; 2:02 7-0PHI 2 10:26 Goedert 15 yd. pass from Sudfeld (Smallwood run) 6-46; 3:07 7-8PIT 2 4:18 Toussaint 3 yd. run (Toussaint run) 11-75; 6:08 15-8PHI 2 1:58 Gibson 63 yd. pass from Sudfeld (run failed) 3-82; 1:17 15-14PIT 2 0:18 Patterson 29 yd. pass from Dobbs (Boswell kick) 9-75; 1:40 22-14PIT 3 11:59 Boswell 32 yd. FG 4-2; 1:27 25-14PIT 3 1:07 Boswell 41 yd. FG 10-58; 4:54 28-14PIT 4 8:54 Boswell 38 yd. FG 9-36; 5:42 31-14
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Eagles1st Downs 19 163rd Downs 3-14 (21%) 2-10 (20%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 346 325Plays-Avg. 64-5.4 58-5.6Rushing Yards 94 106Rush Att.-Avg. 31-3.0 24-4.4Net Passing 252 219Att.-Comp.-Int. 2-20-1 2-18-2Sacks By 2-12 4-23Punts-Avg. 5-44.2 6-45.8Penalties 8-42 11-74Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1
Time of Poss. 33:29 26:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Toussaint 7-29, TD; Conner 4-25; Dobbs 2-19; Ridley 10-14; Samuels 6-7; Rudolph 1-0; J. Summers 1-0. Phi. – Adams 6-30; Clement 5-30; Smallwood 6-21; Ajayi 4-20; Sudfeld 2-5; Callahan 1-0. PASSING: Pit. – Dobbs 13-9-1, 91, TD; Rudolph 12-7-0, 101; Jones 4-4-0, 83, TD. Phi. – Callahan 18-8-0, 91; Sudfeld 14-10-2, 140, 2 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. – Patterson 6-77, TD; Ridley 3-45; Washington 4-2; Tucker 2-14; Smith-Schuster 1-71, TD; Conner 1-9; Scotland-Williamson 1-5; Hunter 1-4; McKever 1-3; James 1-2; Samuels 1-1. Phi. – Goedert 4-66, TD; Treggs 3-39; Gibson 2-77, TD; Adams 2-11; Smallwood 2-2; Clement 2-2; Carter 1-20; Davis 1-7; Perkins 1-7.
PRESEASON GAME #2GREEN BAY 51, PITTSBURGH 34
AUG. 16, 2018LAMBEAU FIELD (74,434)
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Steelers 2018 second-round draft pick WR James Washington stood out among rookies in Pittsburgh's 51-34 preseason loss to Green Bay at Lambeau Field. Washington led all Pittsburgh receivers, catching five passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns from Steelers QB Josh Dobbs in the second half. After trailing by 14 to start the game, a pair of 2017 Steelers draft picks helped tie things up. RB James Conner got the Steelers on the scoreboard with a 26-yard touchdwon run. Pittsburgh recovered the ball immediately after rookie S Terrell Edmunds forced and recovered a fumble on the Steelers kickoff, providing a short field for rookie QB Mason Rudolph to find WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in the end zone for a touchdown. Green Bay responded by racking up 27 unanswered points until the streak was broken by Washington, who caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Dobbs up and over the back of Packers CB Demetri Goodson. The two-point conversion attempt - a rush by Dobbs - was successful. After another Green Bay score, Steelers rookie, RB Jaylen Samuels found the end zone on a 1-yard rush, advancing the score to 48-28 in favor of the Packers. Dobbs connected with Washington once more in the fourth quarter before time expired with Green Bay leading, 51-34.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (1-1) 14 0 14 6 34Packers (2-0) 17 17 14 3 51
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREGB 1 14:47 Williams 25 yd. interception return (Crosby kick) -- 0-7GB 1 11:53 Graham 8 yd. pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick) 5-40; 1:33 0-14PIT 1 10:42 Conner 26 yd. run (Wile kick) 3-73; 1:11 7-14PIT 1 9:56 Smith-Schuster 4 yd. pass from Rudolph (Wile kick) 2-25; 0:38 14-14GB 1 4:26 Crosby 36 yd. FG 10-51; 5:30 14-17GB 2 14:16 Hundley 10 yd. run (Crosby kick) 5-65; 1:42 14-24GB 2 9:47 Crosby 53 yd. FG 6-17; 2:43 14-27GB 2 0:38 Tonyan 1 yd. pass from Kizer (Crosby kick) 8-51; 3:51 14-34GB 3 11:53 Jackson 22 yd interception return (Crosby kick) -- 14-41PIT 3 10:34 Washington 19 yd. pass from Dobbs (Dobbs run) 3-45; 1:19 22-41GB 3 9:35 Kumerow 82 yd. pass from Kizer (Crosby kick) 2-83; 0:59 22-48PIT 3 0:35 Samuels 1 yd. run (pass failed) 9-80; 4:41 28-48GB 4 10:15 Crosby 50 yd. FG 10-58; 5:20 28-51PIT 4 6:24 Washington 22 yd. pass from Dobbs (pass failed) 7-75; 3:51 34-51
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Packers1st Downs 20 223rd Downs 3-11 (27%) 6-14 (43%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 370 357Plays-Avg. 60-6.2 64-5.6Rushing Yards 151 77Rush Att.-Avg. 27-5.6 29-2.7Net Passing 219 280Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-17-2 32-19-0Sacks By 3-18 3-20Punts-Avg. 6-44.5 5-40.6Penalties 12-116 7-80Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Time of Poss. 27:17 32:43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 5-57, TD; Samuels 9-38, TD; Dobbs 5-27; Toussaint 7-26; Rudolph 1-3. G.B. – Bouagnon 13-41; Hundley 1-12, TD; Montgomery 4-10; Rodgers 1-5; Kizer 2-4; Judd 5-3; Williams 2-2. PASSING: Pit. – Dobbs 18-12-1, 192, 2 TD; Rudolph 12-5-1, 47, TD. G.B. – Kizer 12-7-0, 149, 2 TD; Hundley 9-6-0, 77; Boyle 7-4-0, 37; Rodgers 4-2-0, 35, TD. RECEIVING: Pit. – Washington 5-114, 2 TD; Patterson 3-35; Samuels 3-13; Griffey 2-23; James 1-21; Hunter 1-19; McKever 1-10; Smith-Schuster 1-4, TD. G.B. – Kumerow 3-114, TD; Tonyan 3-20, TD; Kendricks 2-28; Byrd 2-27; Montgomery 2-13; Adams 1-27; Lewis 1-23; Valdes-Scantling 1-15; St. Brown 1-12; Graham 1-8, TD; Williams 1-6; Jennings 1-5.
PRESEASON GAME #3PITTSBURGH 16, TENNESSEE 6
AUG. 25, 2018HEINZ FIELD (48,039)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Steelers' defense tallied 6.0 sacks and rendered the Titans scoreless through three quarters in their 16-6 preseason victory over Tennessee. QB Ben Roethlisberger made his 2018 preseason debut, completing 11 of 18 passes for 114 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. The Steelers' lone touchdown of the night came near the end of the first quarter when Roethlisberger linked up with WR Justin Hunter for a 32-yard touchdown that was initially called out of bounds before being overturned following a coach's challenge. Pittsburgh's next three scores came off the foot of K Chris Boswell who connected on field goals from 42, 33 and 45 yards. The Titans put themselves on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass from QB Blaine Gabbert to TE Anthony Firkser, but couldn't create enough offense to pull ahead as the Steelers captured their second preseason win. A pair of 2018 Steelers draft picks, S Terrell Edmunds and CB Marcus Allen, snagged interceptions in the victory, while six different Pittsburgh defenders produced sacks - DE Lavon Hooks, LB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, LB Vince Williams, DE Stephon Tuitt, DT Cameron Heyward and LB Farrington Huguenin.
GAME SUMMARY
Titans (0-3) 0 0 0 6 6STEELERS (2-1) 7 3 6 0 16
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 1:28 Hunter 32 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 7-80; 1:45 0-7PHI 2 0:08 Boswell 42 yd. FG 6-23; 1:03 0-10PIT 3 5:18 Boswell 33 yd. FG 11-41; 8:07 0-13PHI 3 1:04 Boswell 45 yd. FG 6-27; 2:34 0-16PIT 4 10:30 Firkser 3 yd. pass from Gabbert (pass failed) 11-82; 5:34 6-16
TEAM STATISTICS Titans Steelers1st Downs 16 173rd Downs 5-15 (33%) 4-14 (29%)4th Downs 0-3 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 210 277Plays-Avg. 61-3.4 63-4.4Rushing Yards 42 61Rush Att.-Avg. 20-2.1 24-2.5Net Passing 214 223Att.-Comp.-Int. 35-22-2 38-24-1Sacks By 1-7 6-46Punts-Avg. 6-45.2 5-46.6Penalties 9-51 8-68Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Time of Poss. 28:55 31:05
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Ten. – Fluellen 9-21; Henry 5-12; Lewis 3-11; Mariota 1-1; Gabbert 1-(-1); Dawkin 1-(-2). Pit. – Samuels 11-41; Conner 10-18; Rudolph 2-2; L. Jones 1-0. PASSING: Ten. – Gabbert 24-16-0, 158, TD; Mariota 8-5-1, 43; Falk 3-1, 13. Pit. – Roethlisberger 18-11-0, 114, TD; Rudolph 11-7-0, 65; L. Jones 9-6-1, 44. RECEIVING: Ten. – Firkser 5-68, TD; Burnett 4-32; Lewis 3-20; Ross 2-17; Sharpe 2-23; Semisch 2-22; Taylor 1-9; Batson 1-5; Dawkins 1-3.Pit. – Conner 6-52; Smith-Schuster 6-46; Samuels 4-36; Hunter 2-37, TD; James 2-17; Nix 1-12; Henderson 1-12; Griffey 1-6; T. Jones 1-5.
PRESEASON GAME #4PITTSBURGH 39, CAROLINA 24
AUG. 30, 2018HEINZ FIELD (40,081)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Steelers edged out Carolina in their final contest of the preseason with a 39-24 victory at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh QB Joshua Dobbs got off to a quick start with 3-yard touchdown run, followed by a 27-yard touchdown pass to WR Tevin Jones. Trailing 14-0 in the second quarter, the Panthers got on the scoreboard 6-yard touchdown pass from QB Taylor Heinicke to WR Mose Frazier, but the Steelers continued to roll through the end of the half with a 21-yard field goal from K Chris Boswell and another touchdown catch by Jones, this time from QB Mason Rudolph. Carolina struck first in the second half with a 54-yard field goal by K Graham Gano. Pittsburgh responded with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Rudolph to WR Quadree Henderson followed by a 1-yard touchdown rush by RB Jarvion Franklin. The Panthers narrowed their deficit with back-to-back scores, but came up short as time expired, a 39-24 win for the Steelers.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (3-1) 0 7 3 14 24STEELERS (3-1) 14 11 7 7 39
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:56 Dobbs 3 yd. run (Boswell kick) 10-79; 5:04 0-7PIT 1 5:10 Jones 27 yd. pass from Dobbs (Boswell kick) 3-86; 1:36 0-14CAR 2 13:59 Frazier 6 yd. pass from Heinicke (Gano kick) 12-81; 6:11 7-14PIT 2 4:03 Boswell 21 yd. FG 8-51; 4:52 7-17PIT 2 0:53 Jones 24 yr. pass from Rudolph (Rudolph run) 4-29; 0:55 7-25CAR 3 9:48 Gano 54 yd. FG 11-54; 5:12 10-25PIT 3 3:01 Henderson 7 yd. pass from Rudolph (Boswell kick) 7-84; 2:48 10-32PIT 4 14:08 Franklin 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 2-1; 0:39 10-39CAR 4 10:07 Bonnafon 2 yd. run (Gano kick) 9-80; 4:01 17-39CAR 4 4:37 Howard 18 yd. pass from Allen (Gano kick) 8-71; 3:37 24-39
TEAM STATISTICS Panthers Steelers1st Downs 32 203rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 5-10 (50%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 413 326Plays-Avg. 80-5.2 50-6.5Rushing Yards 90 85Rush Att.-Avg. 22-4.1 28-3.0Net Passing 323 241Att.-Comp.-Int. 55-36-0 21-13-0Sacks By 1-12 3-18Punts-Avg. 4-41.3 4-46.5Penalties 10-86 8-108Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0
Time of Poss. 34:23 25:37
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Car. – Artis-Payne 5-35; Allen 3-22; Barner 6-16; Heinicke 2-8; Armah 1-5; Bonnafon 5-4, TD. Pit. – Ridley 8-39; Dobbs 3-18, TD; Patterson 1-13; Franklin 8-10, TD; Toussaint 3-7; Samuels 2-0; Rudolph 3-(-2). PASSING: Car. – Allen 36-25-0, 250, TD; Heinicke 12-7-0, 68, TD; Gilbert 7-4-0, 23. Pit. – Dobbs 12-8-0, 151, TD; Rudolph 9-5-0, 102, 2 TD. RECEIVING: Car. – Bailey 6-68; Bonnafon 6-56; Duke 6-52; Baylis 5-57; Barner 4-27; Howard 2-23, TD; Byrd 2-21; Artis-Payne 2-7; Samuel 1-14; Serogne 1-10; Frazier 1-6, TD. Pit. – Jones 3-90, 2 TD; Hunter 3-72; Hodges 2-43; Henderson 2-24, TD; Griffey 1-15; Ridely 1-5; McKever 1-4.
GAME #1PITTSBURGH 21, CLEVELAND 21
SEPT. 9, 2018FIRSTENERGY STADIUM (67, 431)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Steelers ended Kickoff Weekend locked in a 21-21 tie with AFC North foes, the Cleveland Browns, at FirstEnergy Stadium. The game marks Pittsburgh's third tie following overtime since 1970. After a scoreless first quarter, Steelers RB James Conner, in his first career start, ignited Pittsburgh's offense with a 4-yard touchdown run. Browns QB Tyrod Taylor tied things up early in the second half with a touchdown rush for 20 yards, but the Steelers responded with touchdowns on back-to-back drives - first a 22-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown, then a 22-yard touchdown run by Conner. Halfway through the fourth quarter, a Steelers' fumble recovered by Cleveland, led to Browns RB Carlos Hyde scoring a touchdown off a 1-yard rush. Cleveland tied the game just before the two-minute warning with a 17-yard touchdown reception from Taylor to WR Josh Gordon. Tied 21-21 with 0:23 remaining in regulation, Steelers DB Cameron Sutton intercepted a pass intended for Gordon at the Pittsburgh 8-yard line to force the game into overtime. In overtime, the Steelers drove down to the Browns 24-yard line to set up a 42-yard field goal attempt, but in the pouring rain, the kick by K Chris Boswell sailed wide left. After another Steelers fumble at the Pittsburgh 38-yard line, the Browns set themselves up for their own field goal attempt from 43 yards out with 0:13 seconds remaining. The kick from Zane Gonzalez was blocked by Steelers LB T.J. Watt. Time expired on the following drive. Watt finished the game with 4.0 sacks, while DT Cameron Heyward, LB Bud Dupree and LB Jon Bostic each collected 1.0. Conner finished the game with 31 rushes for 135 yards and two touchdowns, along with five catches for 57 yards.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (0-0-1) 0 7 14 0 0 21Browns (0-0-1) 0 0 7 14 0 21
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 11:16 Conner 4 yd. run (Boswell kick) 10-88; 5:39 7-0CLE 3 10:05 Taylor 20 yd. run (Gonzalez kick) 10-86; 4:55 7-7PIT 3 8:24 Brown 22 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 3-74; 1:41 14-7PIT 3 5:23 Conner 22 yd. run (Boswell kick) 2-39; 0:45 21-7CLE 4 7:32 Hyde 1 yd. run (Gonzalez kick) 1-1; 0:04 21-14CLE 4 1:58 Gordon 17 yd. pass from Taylor (Gonzalez kick) 2-55; 0:12 21-21
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Browns1st Downs 25 223rd Downs 7-15 (47%) 5-18 (28%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 472 327Plays-Avg. 80-5.9 85-3.8Rushing Yards 159 177Rush Att.-Avg. 35-4.5 38-4.7Net Passing 313 150Att.-Comp.-Int. 41-23-3 40-15-1Sacks By 7-47 4-22Punts-Avg. 7-39.3 12-43.5Penalties 12-116 11-87Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0
Time of Poss. 35:12 34:48
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 31-135, 2 TD; Roethlisberger 3-16; Switzer 1-8. Cle. – Taylor 8-77, TD; Hyde 22-62, TD; Chubb 3-21; Johnson 5-17. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 41-23-3, 335, TD. Cle. – Taylor 40-15-1, 197, TD. RECEIVING: Pit. – Brown 9-93, TD; Smith-Schuster 5-119; Conner 5-57; James 3-60; Hunter 1-6. Cle. – Landry 7-106; Njoku 3-13; Higgins 1-38; Gordon 1-17, TD; Fells 1-12; Johnson 1-8; Hyde 1-3.
GAME #2KANSAS CITY 42, PITTSBURGH 37
SEPT. 16, 2018HEINZ FIELD (63,956)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Steelers were unable to overcome a 21-point deficit in their 42-37 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at Heinz Field. Three straight touchdown passes from Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes gave Kansas City a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, but the second quarter belonged to the Steelers as Pittsburgh rattled off three-straight touchdowns of their own to tie the game at 21-21 going into the second half. The Chiefs pulled ahead again at the start of the second half when Mahomes connected TE Travis Kelce in the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown. In the series that followed, Pittsburgh orchestrated an 11-play, 75-yard drive that culminated in a 1-yard touchdown run by Steelers RB James Conner. With the game tied at 28-28, Kansas City racked up two more scores, giving the Chiefs a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The Steelers cut that lead by two when CB Artie Burns and S Morgan Burnett tackled Mahomes in the Chiefs' end zone for a safety. Just after the two-minute warning, the Steelers put seven more points on the scoreboard when QB Ben Roethlisberger found the end zone on a 3-yard rush, but with time winding down, the Pittsburgh was unable to overcome its five-point deficit and fell to the Chiefs 42-37. TE Jesse James produced a single-game career high and led all receivers with 138 receiving yards on five receptions and a touchdown. His 138 receiving yards mark the first 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster finished with 13 catches for 121 yard and a touchdown.
GAME SUMMARY
Chiefs (2-0) 21 0 14 7 42STEELERS (0-1-1) 0 21 7 9 37
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREKC 1 13:05 Conley 15 yd. pass from P. Mahomes (Butker kick) 2-10; 1:03 7-0KC 1 9:08 Kelce 19 yd. pass from P. Mahomes (Butker kick) 5-71; 2:32 14-0KC 1 2:24 Hunt 5 yd. pass from P. Mahomes (Butker kick) 6-61; 2:40 21-0PIT 2 14:20 James 26 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-81; 3:04 21-7PIT 2 6:27 Smith-Schuster 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (kick failed) 11-85; 5:41 21-13PIT 2 0:18 Washington 14 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Conner pass) 10-90; 2:48 21-21KC 3 12:42 Kelce 25 yd. pass from Mahomes (Butker kick) 5-75; 2:18 28-21PIT 3 7:12 Conner 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 11-75; 5:30 28-28KC 3 3:15 Robinson 3 yd. pass from Mahomes (Butker kick) 7-75; 3:57 35-28KC 4 13:42 Hill 29 yd. pass from Mahomes (Butker kick) 5-65; 3:04 42-28PIT 4 12:02 Hunt tackled in end zone by Burns, Burnett for safety -- 42-30PIT 4 1:59 Roethlisberger 3 yd. run (Boswell kick) 9-66; 3:04 42-37
TEAM STATISTICS Chiefs Steelers1st Downs 24 333rd Downs 2-5 (40%) 3-11 (27%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 2-2 (100%)Total Net Yards 449 475Plays-Avg. 54-8.3 74-6.4Rushing Yards 127 33Rush Att.-Avg. 25-5.1 13-2.5Net Passing 322 442Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-23-0 60-39-0Sacks By 1-10 1-4Punts-Avg. 2-50.0 5-46.4Penalties 12-76 12-90Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0
Time of Poss. 27:49 32:11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: K.C. – Hunt 18-75; Watkins 1-31; Mahomes 5-18; Ware 1-3. Pit. – Conner 8-17, TD; Roethlisberger 2-9, TD; Switzer 2-5; Ridley 1-2. PASSING: K.C. – Mahomes 28-23-0, 326, 6 TD. Pit. – Roethlisberger 60-39-0, 452, 3 TD. RECEIVING: K.C. – Kelce 7-109, 2 TD; Watkins 6-100; Hill 5-90, TD; Conley 2-17, TD; Hunt 1-5, TD; Robinson 1-3, TD; Dam. Williams 1-2. Pit. – Smith-Schuster 13-121, TD; Brown 9-67; James 5-138, TD; Conner 5-48; McDonald 3-26; Nix 1-19; Washington 1-14, TD; Switzer 1-14; Ridley 1-5.
GAME #3PITTSBURGH 30, TAMPA BAY 27
SEPT. 24, 2018RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM (62,571)
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – The Steelers earned their first victory of the season with a 30-27 primetime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Trailing 7-0 in the first quarter, Pittsburgh got on the scoreboard when Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with TE Vance McDonald who stiff-armed a defender to run it in for a 75-yard touchdown. The Steelers then took a 9-7 lead with a 38-yard field goal by K Chris Boswell. Pittsburgh continued to pull ahead with back-to-back touchdowns. First, Roethlisberger found WR Antonio Brown for a 27-yard touchdown pass. Next, LB Bud Dupree intercepted Buccaneers QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and returned it 10 yards for his first career pick-six. After a Tampa Bay field goal, the Steelers found the end zone one last time with a 1-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to WR Ryan Switzer with six seconds remaining in the half. With Pittsburgh leading 30-10 at halftime, the Buccaneers scored on two touchdown passes from Fitzpatrick and a field goal in the second half, narrowing the gap to three points. The Steelers defense was able to keep Tampa Bay out of field goal range on their final possession, which allowed Pittsburgh to hang on fo a 30-27 lead win. Along with Dupree, both DB Mike Hilton and rookie S Terrell Edmunds picked off Fitzpatrick. Edmunds interception marked the first of his NFL career.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (1-1-1) 6 24 0 0 30Buccaneers (2-1) 7 3 3 14 27
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORETB 1 7:21 Brate 4 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick (Catanzaro kick) 5-3; 2:34 0-7PIT 1 5:48 McDonald 75 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (kick failed) 3-75; 1:33 6-7PIT 2 12:14 Boswell 38 yd. FG 9-72; 4:45 9-7PIT 2 10:33 Brown 27 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 2-33; 0:47 16-7PIT 2 2:50 Dupree 10 yd. interception return -- 23-7TB 2 1:15 Catanzaro 21 yd. FG 6-75; 1:35 23-10PIT 2 0:06 Swtizer 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-75; 1:09 30-10TB 3 7:07 Catanzaro 28 yd. FG 14-65; 7:53 30-13TB 4 11:06 Godwin 4 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick (Catanzaro kick) 12:63; 5:00 30-20TB 4 5:43 Evans 24 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick (Catanzaro kick) 9-92; 2:57 30-27
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Buccaneers1st Downs 22 283rd Downs 3-11 (27%) 3-9 (33%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 413 455Plays-Avg. 63-6.6 69-6.6Rushing Yards 78 63Rush Att.-Avg. 22-3.5 16-3.9Net Passing 335 392Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-30-1 50-30-3Sacks By 3-18 3-19Punts-Avg. 5-45.6 3-42.0Penalties 13-155 9-80Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Time of Poss. 30:21 29:39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 15-61; Ridley 3-18; Roethlisberger 4-(-1). T.B. – Barber 8-33; Fitzpatrick 5-27; Humphries 1-4; Rodgers 2-(-1). PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 38-30-1, 353, 3 TD. T.B. – Fitzpatrick 50-30-3, 411, 3 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. – Smith-Schuster 9-116; Brown 6-50, TD; Conner 5-34; McDonald 4-112, TD; Switzer 3-9, TD; Washington 2-25; James 1-7. T.B. – Evans 6-137, TD; Howard 6-72; Godwin 5-74, TD; Jackson 3-37; Brate 3-34, TD; Humphries 3-30; Rodgers 2-18; Wilson 2-9.
GAME #4BALTIMORE 26, PITTSBURGH 14
SEPT. 30, 2018HEINZ FIELD (62,030)
PITTSBURGH Pa. – The Steelers suffered their second loss of the season, falling to the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 on Sunday Night Football Baltimore jumped ahead early, scoring 14 points in under two minutes with the help of a fumble forced and recovered by S Tony Jefferson. Pittsburgh responded with 14-straight points of its own, beginning with two field goals by K Chris Boswell, followed by a 26-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown. The two point conversion - a pass from Roethlisberger to RB James Conner - was successful, tying the game at 14-14 going into halftime. In the second half, Baltimore K Justin Tucker knocked down four field goals in a row as the Ravens defense stifled the Steelers offense, leading to a 26-14 loss at home for Pittsburgh.
GAME SUMMARY
Ravens (3-1) 14 0 3 9 26STEELERS (1-2-1) 0 14 0 0 14
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBAL 1 0:45 Brown 33 yd. pass from Flacco (Tucker kick) 8-75; 4:15 7-0BAL 1 8:03 Collins 3 yd. pass from Flacco (Tucker kick) 4-31; 1:56 14-0PIT 2 14:07 Boswell 34 yd. FG 12-69; 5:26 14-3PIT 2 6:26 Boswell 39 yd. FG 14-79; 6:13 14-6PIT 2 2:50 Brown 26 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Conner pass) 5-76; 1:58 14-14BAL 3 3:58 Tucker 47 yd. FG 12-51; 3:26 17-14BAL 4 11:42 Tucker 49 yd. FG 11-37; 6:15 20-14BAL 4 3:37 Tucker 28 yd. FG 14-82; 6:40 23-14BAL 4 1:56 Tucker 31 yd. FG 5-14; 1:19 26-14
TEAM STATISTICS Ravens Steelers1st Downs 24 143rd Downs 8-17 (47%) 2-12 (17%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 451 284Plays-Avg. 74-6.1 59-4.8Rushing Yards 96 19Rush Att.-Avg. 30-3.2 11-1.7Net Passing 355 265Att.-Comp.-Int. 42-28-0 47-27-1Sacks By 2-8 1-9Punts-Avg. 4-43.8 5-41.2Penalties 7-50 5-40Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Time of Poss. 35:03 24:57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Bal. – Collins 11-42; Allen 10-30; Jackson 4-17; Turner 1-4; Brown 1-3; Moore 1-3; Flacco 2-(-3). Pit. – Conner 9-19; Switzer 1-1; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). PASSING: Bal. – Flacco 42-28-0, 363, 2 TD. Pit. – Roethlisberger 47-27-1, 274, TD. RECEIVING: Bal. – Snead IV 6-56; Williams 5-51; Brown 3-116, TD; Boyle 3-36; Crabtree 3-29; Allen 2-17; Andrews 2-12; Moore 1-19; White 1-14; Turner 1-10; Collins 1-3, TD. Pit. – Switzer 7-32; Brown 5-62, TD; McDonald 5-62; Smith-Schuster 4-60; Conner 3-25; Washington 2-10; James 1-23.
GAME #5PITTSBURGH 41, ATLANTA 17
OCT. 7, 2018HEINZ FIELD (64,781)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Steelers earned their 100th regular season victory at Heinz Field with a 41-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Pittsburgh got off to a quick start with back-to-back touchdowns from a pair of 2017 draft picks. First, RB James Conner dove into the endzone on a 1-yard touchdown run. On the next Steelers drive, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger. Atlanta responded with 10-straight points to narrow the margin to 13-10 in favor of Pittsburgh going into halftime. The Steelers were first to strike in the second half, as Roethlisberger found WR Antonio Brown in the end zone with a 9-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh's defense forced the Falcons to go three-and-out on the following drive. Atlanta P Matt Bosher's punt was blocked by Pittsburgh FB Roosevelt Nix, giving the Steelers a short field. They capitalized with a 2-yard touchdown run by Conner, his second score of the day. The Falcons rallied with a 2-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter, but a 47-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Brown gave Pittsburgh a 34-17 advantage. Pittsburgh scored it's final touchdown of the day when LB T.J. Watt sacked and stripped Falcons QB Matt Ryan for an 8-yard loss, and the ball was recovered by Steelers LB L.J. Fort in the end zone for a touchdown, sealing a 41-17 win. Conner finished the game with 185 yards from scrimmage (110 rushing / 75 receiving), along with two rushing touchdowns. Brown led all receivers with 101 yards on six receptions and two touchdown catches. The Steelers defense combined for six sacks, 3.0 of which came from Watt. In contrast, the Steelers' offensive line did not allow a sack.
GAME SUMMARY
Falcons (1-4) 0 10 0 7 17STEELERS (2-2-1) 13 0 14 14 41
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 10:44 Conner 1 yd. run (kick failed) 8-78; 4:16 0-6PIT 1 0:37 Smith-Schuster 18 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 11-97;4:38 0-13ATL 2 11:21 Sanu 43 yd. pass from Ryan (Bryant kick) 8-75; 4:16 7-13ATL 2 4:23 Bryant 47 yd. FG 13-50; 5:56 10-13PIT 3 3:42 Brown 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 12-85; 7:05 10-20PIT 3 1:39 Conner 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) 3-18; 0:58 10-27ATL 4 12:28 Smith 2 yd. run (Bryant kick) 9-75; 4:11 17-27PIT 4 9:41 Brown 47 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 5-75; 2:47 17-34PIT 4 3:35 Fort fumble recovery in end zone (Boswell kick) -- 17-41
TEAM STATISTICS Falcons Steelers1st Downs 22 223rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 9-12 (75%)4th Downs 1-3 (33%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 324 381Plays-Avg. 70-4.6 58-6.6Rushing Yards 62 131Rush Att.-Avg. 19-3.3 29-4.5Net Passing 262 250Att.-Comp.-Int. 45-31-0 29-19-1Sacks By 6-43 0-0Punts-Avg. 4-29.3 3-47.7Penalties 7-75 7-58Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Time of Poss. 30:52 29:08
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Atl. – Freeman 8-32; Coleman 7-15; Ryan 1-10; Smith 3-5, TD. Pit. – Conner 21-110, 2 TD; Roethlisberger 2-16; Ridley 5-8; Dobbs 1-(-3). PASSING: Atl. – Ryan 38-26-0, 285, TD; Schaub 7-5-0, 20. Pit. – Roethlisberger 29-19-1, 250, 3 TD. RECEIVING: Atl. – Hooper 9-77; Jones 5-62; Sanu 4-73, TD; Ridley 4-38; Hall 2-25; Coleman 2-15; Freeman 2-9; Saubert 1-8; Smith 1-5; Schaub 1-(-7). Pit. – Brown 6-101, 2 TD; Conner 4-75; Smith-Schuster 4-34; James 2-20; Grimble 1-9; McDonald 1-6; Switzer 1-5.
GAME #6PITTSBURGH 28, CINCINNATI 21
OCT. 14, 2018PAUL BROWN STADIUM (60,594)
CINCINNATI, Ohio – A 31-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown in the final 10 seconds of regulation sealed the Steelers first divisional win of the season by a score of 28-21. The Bengals drew first blood in the game with a 2-yard touchdown QB Andy Dalton to WR Tyler Boyd. Pittsburgh gained momentum in the second quarter with back-to-back touchdown runs from RB James Conner, but a 47-yard kick return helped the Bengals tie things up going into halftime. At 14-14 going into the third quarter, back-to-back field goals from Steelers K Chris Boswell gave the Steelers a slight edge, but with just 1:18 to play, Cincinnati RB Joe Mixon ran in for a 4-yard touchdown, giving the Bengals a 1-point lead. With the clock winding down, Pittsburgh utilized a 7-play, 77-yard drive that culminated in a touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Brown to capture a 28-21 win. Conner finished the game with 129 yards (111 rushing / 18 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns. Brown posted 105 yards on five catches, including the game-winning touchdown catch. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster led all receivers with 111 yards on seven catches.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (3-2-1) 0 14 3 11 28Cincinnati (4-2) 7 7 0 7 21
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECIN 1 4:36 Boyd 2 yd. pass from Dalton (Bullock kick) 11-54; 4:24 0-7PIT 2 14:33 Conner 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 10-75; 5:03 7-7PIT 2 1:07 Conner 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 8-75; 4:18 14-7CIN 2 0:19 Boyd 14 yd. pass from Dalton (Bullock kick) 5-44; 0:48 14-14PIT 3 6:53 Boswell 21 yd. FG 12-85; 6:21 17-14PIT 4 3:32 Boswell 24 yd. FG 10-82; 5:47 20-14CIN 4 1:18 Mixon 4 yd. run (Bullock kick) 9-75; 2:14 20-21PIT 4 0:10 Brown 31 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Smith-Schuster pass) 7-77; 1:08 28-21
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Bengals1st Downs 26 193rd Downs 8-14 (57%) 6-12 (50%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 481 275Plays-Avg. 67-7.2 58-4.7Rushing Yards 112 62Rush Att.-Avg. 21-5.3 13-4.8Net Passing 369 213Att.-Comp.-Int. 46-32-0 42-26-0Sacks By 3-16 0-0Punts-Avg. 4-43.0 6-45.0Penalties 9-69 6-30Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Time of Poss. 34:56 25:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 19-111; Ridley 1-2; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). Cin. – Mixon 11-64; Walton 2-(-2). PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 46-32-0, 369, TD. Cin. – Dalton 42-26-0, 229, 2 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. – Smith-Schuster 7-111; McDonald 7-68; Brown 5-105, TD, James 5-26; Conner 4-18; Grimble 2-35; Switzer 1-7; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). Cin. – Green 7-85; Boyd 7-62, 2 TD; Uzomah 6-54; Mixon 4-20; Erickson 2-8.
GAME #7PITTSBURGH 33, CLEVELAND 18
OCT. 28, 2018HEINZ FIELD (63,780)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Steelers defended their lead in the AFC North with a 33-18 win over divisional opponent, Cleveland, at Heinz Field. The Browns formulated two scoring drives in the first quarter, but had to settle for field goals thanks to the Steelers' defense. Trailing 6-0, Pittsburgh's offense got going in the second quarter with a 43-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown. On the ensuring Cleveland drive, Steelers CB Joe Haden intercepted Browns QB Baker Mayfield, setting up a 16-play 87-yard drive that culminated in a second Steelers touchdown from Roethlisberger to Brown just before the end of the first half. A penalty on Cleveland in their own end zone gave Pittsburgh a safety and the first two points of the second half, but the Browns responded on the following drive with their first touchdown of the game - a 1-yard pass from Mayfield to WR Antonio Callaway. The next three scores were by Pittsburgh - a 12-yard touchdown run by RB James Conner, followed by a 42-yard field goal from K Chris Boswell, followed a second touchdown run from Conner right before the two-minute warning. Trailing 33-12, the Browns were able to find the end zone one last time when Mayfield connected with TE Seth DeValve for a 24-yard touchdown in the final six seconds of the game, solidifying a 33-18 win for Pittsburgh. Conner recorded a career-best 212 yards from scrimmage (146 rushing / 66 receiving) and added two rushing touchdowns for the third-straight week. Brown led all receivers with 74 yards on six catches.
GAME SUMMARY
Browns (2-5-1) 6 0 6 6 18STEELERS (4-2-1) 0 14 9 10 33
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECLE 1 9:10 Joseph 34 yd. FG 11-66; 5:50 3-0CLE 1 2:34 Joseph 45 yd. FG 6-29; 2:20 6-0PIT 2 11:26 Brown 43 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-69; 2:03 6-7PIT 2 0:08 Brown 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 16-87; 7:12 6-14PIT 3 8:07 Penalty on Harrison enforced in end zone for a safety -- 6-16CLE 3 5:24 Callaway 1 yd. pass from Mayfield (kick failed) 4-24; 2:43 12-16PIT 3 2:42 Conner 12 yd. run (Boswell kick) 5-75; 2:42 12-23PIT 4 13:29 Boswell 42 yd. FG 7-31; 2:46 12-26PIT 4 2:04 Conner 22 yd. run (Boswell kick) 10-65; 5:37 12-33CLE 4 0:06 DeValve 24 yd. pass from Mayfield (pass failed) 9-75; 1:58 18-33
TEAM STATISTICS Browns Steelers1st Downs 17 253rd Downs 3-13 (23%) 6-13 (46%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 237 421Plays-Avg. 59-4.0 68-6.2Rushing Yards 74 168Rush Att.-Avg. 21-3.5 31-5.4Net Passing 163 257Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-22-1 36-24-1Sacks By 1-4 2-17Punts-Avg. 5-47.0 4-44.0Penalties 7-52 8-60Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1
Time of Poss. 27:48 32:12
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Cle. – Chubb 18-65; Mayfield 1-9; Johnson 2-0. Pit. – Conner 24-146, 2 TD; Samuels 4-17; Roethlisberger 2-6; Dobbs 1-(-1). PASSING: Cle. – Mayfield 36-22-1, 180, 2 TD. Pit. – Roethlisberger 6-24-1, 257, 2 TD. RECEIVING: Cle. – Landry 8-39; Callaway 5-36, TD; DeValve 2-28, TD; Johnson 2-16; Chubb 2-10; Hilliard 1-24; Ratley 1-21; Fells 1-6. Pit. – Brown -74, 2 TD; Conner 5-66; Smith-Schuster 4-33; McDonald 3-47; Hunter 2-15; Ridley 2-13; James 2-9.
GAME #8PITTSBURGH 23, BALTIMORE 16
NOV. 4, 2018M&T BANK STADIUM (70,997)
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Steelers captured their third consective division win and fourth-straight overall win with a 23-16 victory over the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. In the first half, the Pittsburgh defense held the Ravens to only two field goals, while offensively, the Steelers orchestrated two scoring drives culminating in touchdown passes from QB Ben Roethlisberger, first to RB James Conner, then to WR Antonio Brown. Leading 14-6, the Steelers were first to strike in the second half with a 1-yard run by Roethlisberger. The Ravens scored their first touchdown of the day with just under three minutes remaining in the third quarter, trimming the lead to 20-13. Pittsburgh K Chris Boswell padded the Steelers' lead in the third quarter with a 29-yard field goal, but with just over five minutes remaining, the Ravens notched a field goal of their own. With a seven-point lead, the Steelers defense stifled the Ravens final drive for the win. With 163 scrimmage yards (107 rushing, 56 receiving) and a touchdown catch, Conner became the first player in NFL history to record four games within a single season of 100+ rushing yards, 50+ receiving yards and a touchdown.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (5-2-1) 7 7 6 3 23Ravens (4-5) 3 3 7 3 16
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBAL 1 5:02 Tucker 23 yd. FG 10-66; 4:20 0-3PIT 1 1:03 Conner 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-61; 3:59 7-3PIT 2 7:18 Brown 6 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 12-75; 5:46 14-3BAL 2 4:37 Tucker 23 yd. FG 6-58; 2:41 14-6PIT 3 6:46 Roethlisberger 1 yd. run (kick failed) 15-75; 8:14 20-6BAL 3 2:56 Collins 1 yd. run (Tucker kick) 11-75; 3:50 20-13PIT 4 8:26 Boswell 29 yd. FG 11-74; 5:49 23-13BAL 4 5:23 Tucker 37 yd. FG 9-56; 3:03 23-16
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Ravens1st Downs 27 183rd Downs 10-16 (63%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 395 268Plays-Avg. 76-5.2 56-4.8Rushing Yards 113 61Rush Att.-Avg. 27-4.2 16-3.8Net Passing 292 207Att.-Comp.-Int. 48-29-0 38-24-0Sacks By 2-14 1-10Punts-Avg. 4-37.5 4-47.3Penalties 8-103 5-25Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Time of Poss. 36:29 23:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 24-107; Roethlisberger 2-4, TD; Samuels 1-2. Bal. – Collins 9-35, TD; Jackson 5-10; Edwards 1-10; Allen 1-6. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 47-28-0, 270, 2 TD; Dobbs 1-1-0, 22. Bal. – Flacco 37-23-0, 209; Jackson 1-1-0, 12. RECEIVING: Pit. – Smith-Schuster 7-78; Conner 7-56, TD; Brown 5-42, TD; McDonald 3-25; Switzer 3-21; James 2-53; Washington 2-17. Bal. – Snead IV 7-58; Allen 5-9; Andrews 3-50; Crabtree 3-32; Brown 3-17; Moore 1-30; Hurst 1-21; Collins 1-4.
GAME #9PITTSBURGH 52, CAROLINA 21
NOV. 8, 2018HEINZ FIELD (62,881)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger registered a perfect 158.3 passer rating in Pittsburgh's 52-21 win over the Carolina Panthers at Heinz Field on Thursday Night Football. Roethlisberger completed 22-of-25 passes for 328 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in the primetime contest. Each of his five touchdown passes were thrown to a different receiver. After falling behind 7-0 on the opening drive, Roethlisberger completed his first pass of the game to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 75-yard touchdown, marking the longest first play from scrimmage by the Steelers in team history. Thirteen seconds later, on the Panthers' ensuing drive, LB Vince Williams picked off a pass by Carolina QB Cam Newton and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown to take the lead for Pittsburgh. The Steelers added seven more points in the first quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run from RB James Conner bringing their first quarter total to 21 points - the most in an opening period of a game by the team since Oct. 2, 2016, vs. Kansas City (22 points). After Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey connected with Cam Newton a 25-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, the Steelers defense held Carolina to just 14-points until the final five minutes of the game. Meanwhile, Roethlisberger completed touchdown passes to WR Antonio Brown, TE Vance McDonald, TE Jesse James and RB Jaylen Samuels before exiting the game in the fourth quarter, en route to a 52-21 win. The Steelers' defense sacked Newton five times in the game - two of which came from DT Cameron Heyward. Pittsburgh K Chris Boswell converted his first 50-yard field goal attempt of the season in the second quarter.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (6-3) 7 7 0 7 21STEELERS (6-2-1) 21 10 14 7 52
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECAR 1 10:29 McCaffrey 20 yd. pass from Newton (Gano kick) 9-75; 4:31 7-0PIT 1 10:18 Smith-Schuster 75 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 1-75; 0:11 7-7PIT 1 10:05 Williams 17 yd. interception return (Boswell kick) --- 7-14PIT 1 4:35 Conner 2 yd. run (Boswell) 8-61; 4:21 7-21PIT 2 9:46 Boswell 50 yd. FG 9-60; 5:01 7-24CAR 2 5:04 McCaffrey 25 yd. pass from Newton (Gano kick) 9-73; 4:42 14-24PIT 2 3:08 Brown 53 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 4-75; 1:56 14-31PIT 3 8:18 McDonald 12 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 12-75; 6:42 14-38PIT 3 0:18 James 8 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 11-65; 5:48 14-45PIT 4 14:55 Samuels 6 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 2-9; 0:15 14-52CAR 4 5:35 McCaffrey 1 yd. run (Gano kick) 7-58; 3:51 21-52
TEAM STATISTICS Panthers Steelers1st Downs 18 253rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 8-11 (73%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 242 457Plays-Avg. 56-4.3 58-7.9Rushing Yards 95 138Rush Att.-Avg. 22-4.3 30-4.6Net Passing 147 319Att.-Comp.-Int. 29-23-1 27-23-0Sacks By 1-6 5-46Punts-Avg. 5-41.0 2-40.0Penalties 5-42 1-24Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Time of Poss. 29:25 30:35
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Car. – McCaffrey 14-77, TD; Newton 2-10; Moore 1-5; Armah 2-3; Samuel 1-1; Anderson 2-(-1). Pit. – Conner 3=65, TD; Roethlisberger 3-27; Ridley 8-26; Smith-Schuster 1-13; Samuels 5-7. PASSING: Car. – Newton 29-23-1, 193, 2 TD. Pit. – Roethlisberger 5-22-0, 328, 5 TD. RECEIVING: Car. – McCaffrey 5-61, 2 TD; Olsen 4-40; Moore 4-20; Samuel 4-18; Funchess 3-32; Wright 3-22. Pit. – Brown 6-96, TD; McDonald 4-44, TD; Smith-Schuster 3-90, TD; Samuels 3-22, TD; Switzer 2-31; Nix 2-17; Heyward-Bey 1-9; Conner 1-8; James 1-8, TD.
GAME #10PITTSBURGH 20, JACKSONVILLE 16
NOV. 18, 2018TIAA BANK FIELD (67,683)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Steelers overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half by scoring three unanswered touchdowns to edge out the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-16 at TIAA Bank Field. The victory marks the team's sixth-straight win. In the first half, the Steelers' defense held the Jaguars to three field goals, but Pittsburgh wasn't able to get going offensively, leading to a 9-0 score at halftime. When play resumed, Jacksonville scored its first and only touchdown of the day on a 2-yard run by RB Leonard Fournette. The Jaguars' 10-play, 80-yard drive was the only drive of the second half in which the Steelers' defense didn't force them to go three-and-out. With 1:17 to play in the third quarter, Pittsburgh got on the board with a 78-yard touchown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown. The two-point conversion attempt failed. Jacksonville held onto its 10-point lead through most of the fourth quarter until Roethlisberger found TE Vance McDonald in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown just before the two-minute warning. After Pittsburgh's defense forced Jacksonville to go three-and-out for the third-straight series, the Steelers orchestrated a seven-play, 68-yard drive with 1:42 remaining in the game, which culminated in a 1-yard touchdown run by Roethlisberger for the 20-16 win. The Steelers' defense held Jacksonville to just 77 yards in the second half and recorded six sacks to contribute to Pittsburgh's come-from-behind victory. LB T.J. Watt and NT Javon Hargrave each registered 2.0 sacks. Watt also added two forced fumbles.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (7-2-1) 0 0 6 14 20Jaguars (3-7) 0 9 7 0 16
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREJAX 2 13:10 Lambo 48 yd. FG 15-64; 8:57 0-3JAX 2 8:34 Lambo 38 yd. FG 6-38; 3:28 0-6JAX 2 3:37 Lambo 43 yd. FG 9-22; 4:46 0-9JAX 3 2:09 Fournette 2 yd. run (Lambo kick) 10-80; 5:50 0-16PIT 3 1:17 Brown 78 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (pass failed) 2-79; 0:52 6-16PIT 4 2:28 McDonald 11 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 8-80; 2:38 13-16PIT 4 0:05 Roethlisberger 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 7-68; 1:37 20-16
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Jaguars1st Downs 19 153rd Downs 3-11 (27%) 6-18 (33%)4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 323 243Plays-Avg. 60-5.4 67-3.6Rushing Yards 26 179Rush Att.-Avg. 26-2.4 43-4.2Net Passing 297 64Att.-Comp.-Int. 47-27-3 18-10-0Sacks By 6-40 2-17Punts-Avg. 6-51.0 9-46.1Penalties 3-15 11-111Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Time of Poss. 22:20 37:40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 9-25; Roethlisberger 2-1, TD. Jax. – Fournette 28-95, TD; Hyde 8-44; Yeldon 5-23; Bortles 2-17. PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 47-27-3, 314, 2 TD. Jax. – Bortles 18-10-0, 104. RECEIVING: Pit. – Smith-Schuster 8-104; Conner 6-24; Brown 5-117, TD; Switzer 3-28; McDonald 3-27, TD; Washington 1-11; Grimble 1-3. Jax. – Fournette 2-46; Westbrook 2-19; Chark 2-15; Yeldon 2-9; Moncrief 1-11; O'Shaughnessy 1-4.
GAME #11DENVER 24, PITTSBURGH 17
NOV. 25, 2018BRONCOS STADIUM AT MILE HIGH (76,536)
DENVER, Colo. – Despite 462 passing yards from Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh fell to the Denver at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, 24-17. The Broncos were first on the scoreboard with a field goal after blocking a 48-yard attempt by Steelers K Chris Boswell on the previous drive. A successful 41-yard kick from Boswell tied the game at 3-3 early in the second quarter, but Denver re-gained the lead on the following drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass from QB Case Keenum to TE Matt LaCosse. Before halftime, Pittsburgh orchestrated a 12-play 75-yard drive that culminated in a fake field goal attempt in which Boswell threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to OT Alejandro Villanueva to tie the game. The Steelers took the lead early in the third quarter with a 97-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, but the game was tied for a third time when a turnover gave the Broncos a short field, setting Keenum up for his second touchdown pass of the day. Denver took back the lead on the first drive of the fourth quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run from RB Philip Lindsay. An interception by Roethlisberger in the end zone with 1:07 remaining ended the game in favor of the Broncos.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (7-3-1) 0 10 7 0 17Broncos (5-6) 3 7 7 7 24
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREDEN 1 6:26 McManus 41 yd. FG 8-39; 3:10 0-3PIT 2 6:29 Boswell 41 yd. FG 9-56; 5:20 3-3DEN 2 3:27 LaCosse 10 yd. pass from Keenum (McManus kick) 6-75; 3:02 3-10PIT 2 0:00 Villanueva 2 yd. pass from Boswell (Boswell kick) 12-75; 3:27 10-10PIT 3 10:32 Smith-Schuster 97 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 1-97; 0:15 17-10DEN 3 5:30 Sanders 5 yd. pass from Keenum (McManus kick) 2-43; 0:37 17-17DEN 4 9:17 Lindsay 2 yd. run (McManus kick) 11-79; 5:43 17-24
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Broncos1st Downs 25 173rd Downs 5-14 (36%) 3-11 (27%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 527 308Plays-Avg. 76-6.9 53-5.8Rushing Yards 75 124Rush Att.-Avg. 16-4.7 23-5.4Net Passing 452 184Att.-Comp.-Int. 58-42-2 28-15-0Sacks By 2-13 2-12Punts-Avg. 3-44.3 6-47.0Penalties 5-34 6-50Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0
Time of Poss. 35:00 25:00
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Conner 13-53; Roethlisberger 2-18; Switzer 1-4.Den. – Lindsay 14-110, TD; Freeman 6-17; Keenum 3-(-3). PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 56-41-2, 462, TD; Boswell 1-1-0, 2, TD; Brown 1-0-0. Den. – Keenum 28-15-0, 197, 2 TD. RECEIVING: P i t . – Smi th -Schuster 13-189, TD; Brown 9-67; Switzer 6-67; Conner 4-42; James 4-35; McDonald 3-27; Grimble 1-23; Smauels 1-12; Villanueva 1-2, TD.Den. – Sanders 7-86, TD; LaCosse 3-34, TD; Heuerman 2-44; Sutton 1-14; Hamilton 1-13; Booker 1-6.
GAME #12L.A. CHARGERS 33, PITTSBURGH 30
DEC. 2, 2018HEINZ FIELD (61,069)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Steelers were edged out by the Los Angeles Chargers with the help of a last second field goal on Sunday Night Football at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh took an early lead with back-to-back touchdown rushes by RB James Conner in the first quarter. After a touchdown from the Chargers, the Steelers extended their lead further when QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Antonio Brown in the end zone on a 28-yard touchdown just before the end of the half. Trailing 23-7, Los Angeles scored on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Philip Rivers to Keenan Allen, and converted on a two-point attempt to bring the game within a score. Early in the fourth, the Chargers returned a punt for a touchdown to tied the game and they took the lead on their next drive with an 18-yard touchdown run by Justin Jackson. The Steelers responded, stringing together a 12-play, 78 yard drive capped with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to rookie RB Jaylen Samuels, which tie the game at 30-30, but the Chargers were able to get in field goal range in the final minutes of the game and captured the win with a 29-yard field goal with 0:00 remaining.
GAME SUMMARY
Chargers (9-3) 7 0 8 18 33STEELERS (7-4-1) 13 10 0 7 30
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:20 Conner 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 4-58; 1:59 0-7PIT 1 4:41 Conner 1 yd. run (kick failed) 6-48; 3:01 0-13LAC 1 1:04 Benjamin 46 yd. pass from Rivers (Badgley kick) 6-75; 3:37 7-13PIT 2 2:40 Boswell 48 yd. FG 4-4; 0:59 7-16PIT 2 0:17 Brown 38 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-91; 1:18 7-23LAC 3 1:43 Allen 10 yd. pass from Rivers (Rivers-Gates pass) 13-88; 8:07 15-23LAC 4 12:52 King 73 yd. punt return (Rivers-Allen pass) -- 23-23LAC 4 8:09 Jackson 18 yd. run (Badgley kick) 7-79; 3:51 30-23PIT 4 4:10 Samuels 10 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 12-78; 3:59 30-30LAC 4 0:00 Badgley 29 yd. FG 11-64; 4;10 33-30
TEAM STATISTICS Chargers Steelers1st Downs 22 233rd Downs 6-11 (55%) 3-10 (30%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 371 336Plays-Avg. 60-6.2 63-5.3Rushing Yards 85 65Rush Att.-Avg. 22-3.9 17-3.8Net Passing 286 271Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-26-0 45-29-1Sacks By 1-10 2-13Punts-Avg. 4-36.3 4-51.0Penalties 5-80 7-59Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Time of Poss. 31:12 28:48
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: LAC – Jackson 8-63, TD; Ekeler 13-21; Benjamin 1-1. PIT – Conner 15-60, 2 TD; Samuels 2-5. PASSING: LAC – Rivers 36-26-0, 299, 2 TD. PIT – Roethlisberger 45-29-1, 281, 2 TD. RECEIVING: LAC – Allen 14-148, TD; Ekler 5-22; M. Williams 3-52; Benjamin 2-44, TD; Jackson 1-19; T. Williams 1-14. PIT – Brown 10-154, TD; Smith-Schuster 6-49; McDonald 4-28; Samuels 3-20, TD; Conner 3-14; Switzer 1-7.
GAME #13OAKLAND 24, PITTSBURGH 21
DEC. 9, 2018OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM (53,960) OAKLAND, Ca. – The Steelers came up short against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum by a score of 24-21. Oakland scored on the first drive of the game, jumping out to an early 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Pittsburgh tied things up when RB Stevan Ridley found the end zone on a 2-yard touchdown run. But on the following drive, a 44-yard field goal allowed the Raiders to reclaim the lead. A missed field goal from Pitts josh server burgh allowed Oakland to hang onto it's three-point advantage until the final seconds of the half when QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in the back of the end zone for a toe-tapping touchdown. A rib injury to Roethlisberger had Steelers backup QB Josh Dobbs starting the third quarter. The second half was scoreless until Raiders QB Derek Carr strung together a 14-play 73-yard drive resulting in a touchdown to give Oakland a 17-14 advantage with 5:20 left to play. The Steelers responded immediately with another touchdown from Roethlisberger to Smith-Schuster. The six-play, 75-yard drive was highlighted by a 21-yard reception from rookie RB Jaylen Samuels. Oakland recaptured the lead on the following drive with a 6-yard touchdown, leaving the Steelers with 0:21 seconds to overcome a three-point deficit. Roethlisberger opened the drive with a 5-yard pass to rookie WR James Washington, which he lateralled to Smith-Schuster for 43 yards to the Oakland 22-yard line. The Steelers' 40-yard field goal attempt was no good, resulting in a 24-21 win for the Raiders.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (7-5-1) 0 14 0 7 21Raiders (3-10) 7 3 0 14 24
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREOAK 1 10:44 Martin 1 yd. run (Carlson kick) 8-74; 4:16 0-7PIT 2 12:18 Ridley 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) 11-67; 6:30 7-7OAK 2 8:04 Carlson 44 yd. FG 10:46; 4:14 7-10PIT 2 0:10 Smith-Schuster 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-53; 2:47 14-10OAK 4 5:20 Smith 3 yd. pass from Carr (Carlson kick) 14-73; 7:50 14-17PIT 4 2:55 Smith-Schuster 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-75; 2:25 21-17OAK 4 0:21 Carrier 6 yd. pass from Carr (Carlson kick) 8-75; 2:34 21-24
TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Raiders1st Downs 24 203rd Downs 6-11 (55%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 2-2 (100%)Total Net Yards 340 354Plays-Avg. 58-5.9 63-5.6Rushing Yards 40 55Rush Att.-Avg. 19-2.1 25-2.2Net Passing 300 299Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-29-1 34-25-0Sacks By 4-23 1-6Punts-Avg. 3-38.7 4-48.5Penalties 2-14 13-130Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Poss. 27:24 32:36
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. – Samuels 11-28; Dobbs 2-15; Ridley 5-4, TD; Heyward-Bey 1-(-7). Oak. – Martin 16-32, TD; Richard 8-24; Carr 1-(-1). PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 29-25-0, 282, 2 TD; Dobbs 9-4-1, 24. Oak. – Carr 34-25-0, 322, 2. RECEIVING: Pit. – Smith-Schuster 8-130, 2 TD; Samuels 7-64; Brown 5-35; McDonald 4-37; James 2-28; Washington 2-11; Switzer 1-1. Oak. – Cook 7-116; Nelson 6-48; Roberts 5-76; Ateman 3-45; Carrier 2-29, TD; Richard 1-5; Smith 1-3, TD.
GAME #14PITTSBURGH 17, NEW ENGLAND 10
DEC. 16, 2018HEINZ FIELD (65,280)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – With a 17-10 win over the New England Patriots at Heinz Field, the Steelers have secured a non-losing record season for the 15th consecutive year, dating back to 2004, the second-longest active streak in the NFL. Pittsburgh scored on its opening drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to TE Vance McDonald, but the Patriots retaliated on the following possession with a 63-yard touchdown to tie the game. Early in the second quarter, Roethlisberger found the end zone again, this time with a 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Brown, giving Pittsburgh a 14-7 lead. Meanwhile, the Steelers' defense forced New England's offense to punt on five straight possessions. With 0:17 remaining in the third quarter, the Patriots added three points with a 33-yard field goal from K Steven Gostkowski. After a turnover by the Steelers, New England drove down to the Pittsburgh 15-yard line, but Steelers CB Joe Haden intercepted Patriots QB Tom Brady in the red zone, protecting the Steelers' four-point lead. Just before the two-minute warning, Pittsburgh K Chris Boswell nailed a 48-yard field goal increasing the score to 17-10. Trailing by a touchdown with 2:30 remaining, the Patriots orchestrated one final drive down to the Steelers 21-yard line, but were stopped by the Steelers defense on fourth down, securing the win for Pittsburgh. Steelers rookie RB Jaylen Samuels tallied 172 scrimmage yards (142 rushing / 30 receiving).
GAME SUMMARY
Patriots (9-5) 7 0 3 0 10STEELERS (8-5-1) 7 7 0 3 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 8:40 McDonald 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 11-75; 6:20 0-7NE 1 6:48 Hogan 63 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 3-77; 1:52 7-7PIT 2 12:01 Brown 17 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 8-92; 4:17 7-14NE 3 0:17 Gostkowski 33 yd. FG 13-63; 8:15 10-14PIT 4 2:30 Boswell 48 yd. FG 13-66; 5:13 10-17
TEAM STATISTICS Patriots Steelers1st Downs 18 243rd Downs 3-10 (30%) 4-9 (44%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 368 376Plays-Avg. 56-6.6 61-6.2Rushing Yards 96 158Rush Att.-Avg. 19-5.1 25-6.3Net Passing 279 235Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-25-1 34-22-2Sacks By 2-17 1-7Punts-Avg. 5-43.2 2-39.0Penalties 14-106 4-40Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time of Poss. 29:11 30:49
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: NE – Michel 13-59; Burkhead 4-25; White 2-12. PIT – Samuels 19-142; Ridley 3-16; Switzer 1-3; Roethlisberger 2-(-3). PASSING: NE – Brady 36-25-1-, 279, TD. PIT – Roethlisberger 34-22-2, 235, 2 TD. RECEIVING: NE – Edelman 7-90; White 5-25; Patterson 3-20; Burkhead 3-18; Hogan 2-68, TD; Gronkowski 2-21; Develin 2-18; Gordon 1-19. PIT – Brown 4-49, TD; Smith-Schuster 4-40; Rogers 4-20; Washington 3-65; Samuels 2-30; McDonald 2-13, TD; Switzer 2-9; James 1-9.
Pittsburgh Steelers / Week 15 / Through Sunday, December 16, 2018 / Regular Season
Won 8, Lost 5, Tied 1 9/9/2018 T 21- 21 at Cleveland Browns 9/16/2018 L 37- 42 Kansas City Chiefs 9/24/2018 W 30- 27 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9/30/2018 L 14- 26 Baltimore Ravens 10/7/2018 W 41- 17 Atlanta Falcons 10/14/2018 W 28- 21 at Cincinnati Bengals 10/28/2018 W 33- 18 Cleveland Browns 11/4/2018 W 23- 16 at Baltimore Ravens 11/8/2018 W 52- 21 Carolina Panthers 11/18/2018 W 20- 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars 11/25/2018 L 17- 24 at Denver Broncos 12/2/2018 L 30- 33 Los Angeles Chargers 12/9/2018 L 21- 24 at Oakland Raiders 12/16/2018 W 17- 10 New England Patriots Pittsburgh Opponent Total First Downs 334 284 Rushing 81 74 Passing 217 180 Penalty 36 30 3rd Down: Made/Att 77/170 63/173 3rd Down Pct. 45.3% 36.4% 4th Down: Made/Att 6/10 7/12 4th Down Pct. 60.0% 58.3% Possession Avg. 30:23 29:37 Total Net Yards 5681 4669 Avg. Per Game 405.8 333.5 Total Plays 921 880 Avg. Per Play 6.2 5.3 Net Yards Rushing 1315 1356 Avg. Per Game 93.9 96.9 Total Rushes 307 332 Net Yards Passing 4366 3313 Avg. Per Game 311.9 236.6 Sacked/Yards Lost 20/141 46/310 Gross Yards 4507 3623 Attempts/Completions 594/395 502/323 Completion Pct. 66.5% 64.3% Had Intercepted 16 7 Punts/Average 57/43.7 73/43.7 Net Punting Avg. 38.4 38.9 Penalties/Yards 96/877 118/994 Fumbles/Ball Lost 17/7 13/7 Touchdowns 50 37 Rushing 16 10 Passing 31 26 Returns 3 1 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Team 67 152 80 85 0 384 Opponents 89 49 65 113 0 316 Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts J.Conner 13 12 1 0 0/0 0/0 2 82 A.Brown 13 0 13 0 0/0 0/0 0 78 C.Boswell 0 0 0 0 41/46 11/18 0 74 J.Smith-Schuster 6 0 6 0 0/0 0/0 1 38 V.McDonald 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24 B.Roethlisberger 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18 J.Samuels 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12 J.James 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12 B.Dupree 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 S.Ridley 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 L.Fort 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 V.Williams 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 J.Washington 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 A.Villanueva 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 R.Switzer 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 A.Burns 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 Team 50 16 31 3 41/46 11/18 3 384 Opponents 37 10 26 1 33/34 19/22 2 316 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 3/ 4, Opponents: 2/ 3 Sacks: T.Watt 11.0, J.Hargrave 6.5, C.Heyward 6.0, B.Dupree 5.5, V.Williams 4.5, S.Tuitt 4.0, J.Bostic 2.5, T.Edmunds 1.0, A.Chickillo 1.0, L.Fort 1.0, M.Hilton 1.0, D.McCullers 1.0 Team: 45.0, Opponents: 20.0
Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Conner 201 909 4.5 30 12 J.Samuels 42 201 4.8 25 0 B.Roethlisberger 26 91 3.5 18 3 S.Ridley 26 76 2.9 12 1 R.Switzer 6 21 3.5 8 0 J.Smith-Schuster 1 13 13.0 13 0 J.Dobbs 4 11 2.8 10 0 D.Heyward-Bey 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0 Team 307 1315 4.3 30 16 Opponents 332 1356 4.1 32 10
Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Smith-Schuster 95 1274 13.4 97t 6 A.Brown 90 1112 12.4 78t 13 J.Conner 52 467 9.0 29 1 V.McDonald 46 522 11.3 75t 4 R.Switzer 32 233 7.3 24 1 J.James 30 423 14.1 51 2 J.Samuels 16 148 9.3 23 2 J.Washington 13 153 11.8 32 1 X.Grimble 5 70 14.0 23 0 E.Rogers 4 20 5.0 6 0 R.Nix 3 36 12.0 19 0 J.Hunter 3 21 7.0 12 0 S.Ridley 3 18 6.0 10 0 D.Heyward-Bey 1 9 9.0 9 0 A.Villanueva 1 2 2.0 2t 1 B.Roethlisberger 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Team 395 4507 11.4 97t 31 Opponents 323 3623 11.2 71 26
Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD J.Haden 2 0 0.0 0 0 T.Edmunds 1 35 35.0 35 0 V.Williams 1 17 17.0 17t 1 B.Dupree 1 10 10.0 10t 1 M.Hilton 1 0 0.0 0 0 C.Sutton 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 7 62 8.9 35 2 Opponents 16 89 5.6 26 0
Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B J.Berry 56 2466 44.0 38.9 3 24 69 0 B.Roethlisberger 1 27 27.0 9.0 0 0 27 0 Team 57 2493 43.7 38.4 3 24 69 0 Opponents 73 3191 43.7 38.9 6 26 64 1
Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD R.Switzer 27 21 232 8.6 23 0 J.Samuels 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Team 28 21 232 8.3 23 0 Opponents 16 22 244 15.3 73t 1
Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD R.Switzer 26 519 20.0 35 0 R.Nix 1 12 12.0 12 0 Team 27 531 19.7 35 0 Opponents 31 640 20.6 51 0
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ C.Boswell 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 5 4/ 9 1/ 1 Team 0/ 0 3/ 3 3/ 5 4/ 9 1/ 1 Opponents 0/ 0 6/ 6 5/ 5 8/ 10 0/ 1
Fumbles Lost: B.Roethlisberger 2, J.Conner 2, S.Ridley 1, V.McDonald 1, X.Grimble 1 Total: 7 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: A.Chickillo 2, M.Hilton 2, T.Edmunds 1, C.Heyward 1, L.Fort 1 Total: 7
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating B.Roethlisberger 580 388 4462 66.9% 7.7 30 5.2% 15 2.6% 97t 20/ 141 96.3 J.Dobbs 12 6 43 50.0% 3.6 0 0.0% 1 8.3% 22 0/ 0 24.0 C.Boswell 1 1 2 100.0% 2.0 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 2t 0/ 0 118.8 A.Brown 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0/ 0 39.6 Team 594 395 4507 66.5% 7.6 31 5.2% 16 2.7% 97t 20/ 141 95.3 Opponents 502 323 3623 64.3% 7.2 26 5.2% 7 1.4% 71 46/ 310 97.2
SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
Player U A Tot Sacks/Yds. QP Int./Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BLS. Davis 53 21 74 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0V.Williams 45 26 71 4.5/30.5 10 1/17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bostic 42 26 68 2.5/15.5 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Edmunds 45 19 64 1/9 3 1/35 4 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0Watt 43 15 58 11/75 20 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Haden 45 12 57 0/0 0 2/0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hilton 36 13 49 1/6 5 1/0 8 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0Hewyard 27 19 46 6/45 16 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Hargrave 30 15 45 6.5/32.5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tuitt 24 16 40 4/37 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sensabaugh 34 5 39 0/0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Dupree 25 12 37 5.5/39.5 11 1/10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fort 29 5 34 1/7 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 0Burnett 13 15 28 0/0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Burns 15 4 19 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Sutton 17 1 18 0/0 0 1/0 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0Alualu 11 7 18 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Chickillo 7 9 16 1/9 2 0 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 1 0Matakevich 3 3 6 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 10 0 0 0McCullers 2 2 4 1/4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Dangerfield 2 1 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0Walton 2 0 2 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Berhe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Thomas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Adeniyi 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M. Allen 0 1 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 6 1 0 1Boswell 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0Washington 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0McDonald 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Heyward-Bey 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0Switzer 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Kanaday 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0Team 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 552 249 801 46/310 102 7/62 57 10 6 42 11 53 2 3 2OPPONENTS 558 263 821 20/141 51 16/89 80 11 5 41 12 53 1 0 0
2018 Regular Season Defensive and Special Teams Stats
2018 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART OFFENSE
DEFENSE
DT 97 CAMERON HEYWARD (6-5, 295, 8) 96 L.T. Walton (6-5, 305, 4) NT 79 JAVON HARGRAVE (6-2, 305, 3) 93 Daniel McCullers (6-7, 352, 5) DE 91 STEPHON TUITT (6-6, 303, 5) 94 Tyson Alualu (6-3, 304, 9)
LOLB 90 T.J. WATT (6-4, 252, 2) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, 4) LILB 51 JON BOSTIC (6-1, 245, 6) 54 L.J. Fort (6-0, 232, 4) 92 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (6-1, 248, R) RILB 98 VINCE WILLIAMS (6-1, 233, 6) 44 Tyler Matakevich (6-1, 235, 3) ROLB 48 BUD DUPREE (6-4, 269, 4) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, 4) LCB 23 JOE HADEN (5-11, 195, 9) 28 Mike Hilton (5-9, 184, 2) FS 21 SEAN DAVIS (6-1, 202, 3) 27 Marcus Allen (6-2, 215, R) 29 Brian Allen (6-3, 215, 2) SS 42 MORGAN BURNETT (6-1, 209, 9) 34 Terrell Edmunds (6-1, 217, R) 37 Jordan Dangerfield (5-11, 199, 2)
RCB 24 COTY SENSABAUGH (5-11, 187, 7) 25 Artie Burns (6-0, 197, 3) 20 Cameron Sutton (5-11, 188, 2) NICK** 28 MIKE HILTON (5-9, 184, 2)
**Denotes 1st team nickel cornerback
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 4) K 9 CHRIS BOSWELL (6-2, 185, 4) LS 57 KAMERON CANADAY (6-4, 245, 3) H 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 4)
KR 10 RYAN SWITZER (5-8, 185, 2) 19 JuJu Smith-Schuster (6-1, 215, 2) 25 Artie Burns (6-0, 197, 3) PR 10 RYAN SWITZER (5-8, 185, 2) 84 Antonio Brown (5-10, 181, 9) 20 Cameron Sutton (5-11, 188, 2)
• Rookie
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi…..(Ola-Sun-Kanmi) (ah-DAY-nee)
Tyson Alualu.................. (AH-loo AH-loo) Anthony Chickillo............(Chick-il-oh) Matt Feiler...................... (Fy-ler) Ramon Foster…............. (Ruh-moan) Javon Hargrave.............. (Jay-von) Tyler Matakevich............ (Matt-uh-kev-ich) Chukwuma Okorafor....... (Chuck-WOO-muh oh-KOR-uh-for) Stevan Ridley................. (Steven) Ben Roethlisberger......... (Roth-lis-ber-ger) Stephon Tuitt………….....(Steff-on Too-it)
WR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 9) 10 Ryan Switzer (5-8, 185, 2) 17 Eli Rogers (5-10, 187, 3) LT 78 ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA (6-9, 320, 4) 76 Chukwuma Okorafor (6-6, 320, R) LG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-5, 328, 10) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 3) C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, 9) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 3)
RG 66 DAVID DECASTRO (6-5, 316, 7) RT 71 MATT FEILER (6-6, 330, 2) 72 Zach Banner (6-8, 360, 1) TE 89 VANCE MCDONALD (6-4, 267, 6) 81 Jesse James (6-7, 261, 4) 85 Xavier Grimble (6-4, 261, 3) RB 30 JAMES CONNER (6-1, 233, 2) 38 Jaylen Samuels (6-0, 225, R) 22 Stevan Ridley (5-11, 220, 6)
33 Trey Edmunds (6-2, 223, 2) FB 45 ROOSEVELT NIX (5-11, 248, 4) QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 240, 15) 5 Joshua Dobbs (6-3, 216, 1) 2 Mason Rudolph (6-5, 235, R) WR 19 JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER (6-1, 215, 2) 13 James Washington (5-11, 213, R) 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey (6-2, 210, 10)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2017 GP/GS92 Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi LB 6-1 248 09/12/97 21 R Toledo Houston, TX UDFA '18 0/029 Allen, Brian CB 6-3 215 10/21/93 25 2 Utah La Marque, TX D5 '17 10/027 Allen, Marcus S 6-2 215 08/07/96 22 R Penn State Silver Spring, MD D5a '18 0/094 Alualu, Tyson DE 6-3 304 05/12/87 31 9 California Honolulu, HI UFA '17 (JAX) 16/572 Banner, Zach OT 6-8 360 12/25/93 24 2 USC Lakewood, Washington FA '18 8/04 Berry, Jordan P 6-5 195 03/18/91 27 4 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 16/051 Bostic, Jon LB 6-1 245 05/05/91 27 6 Florida Wellington, FL FA'18 0/09 Boswell, Chris K 6-2 185 03/16/91 27 4 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 16/084 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 30 9 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 14/1442 Burnett, Morgan S 6-1 209 01/13/89 29 9 Georgia Tech College Park, GA FA'18 0/025 Burns, Artie CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 23 3 Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '16 16/1657 Canaday, Kameron LS 6-4 245 08/20/92 26 3 Portland State Eugene, OR FA '17 16/056 Chickillo, Anthony LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 26 4 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '15 16/230 Conner, James RB 6-1 233 05/05/95 23 2 Pittsburgh Erie, PA D3b '17 14/037 Dangerfield, Jordan S 5-11 199 12/25/90 28 2 Towson Elmont, NY FA '15 0/021 Davis, Sean S 6-1 202 10/23/93 25 3 Maryland Washington, DC D2 '16 16/1666 DeCastro, David G 6-5 316 01/11/90 28 7 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 15/155 Dobbs, Joshua QB 6-3 216 01/26/95 23 1 Tennessee Alpharetta, GA D4 '17 0/048 Dupree, Bud LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 25 4 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '15 15/1534 Edmunds, Terrell S 6-1 217 01/20/97 21 R Virgina Tech Danville, VA D1 '18 0/033 Edmunds, Trey RB 6-2 223 12/30/94 23 2 Maryland Danville, VA UDFA '18 0/071 Feiler, Matt OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 26 2 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 4/167 Finney, B.J. C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 27 3 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 14/454 Fort, L.J. LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 28 4 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '17 15/073 Foster, Ramon G 6-5 328 01/07/86 32 10 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 14/1485 Grimble, Xavier TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 26 3 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 15/223 Haden, Joe CB 5-11 195 04/14/89 29 9 Florida Fort Washington, MD FA'17 11/1179 Hargrave, Javon NT 6-2 305 02/07/93 25 3 South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '16 16/1297 Heyward, Cameron DT 6-5 295 05/06/89 29 8 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 15/1588 Heyward-Bey, Darrius WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 31 10 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 16/028 Hilton, Mike CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 24 2 Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '16 16/481 James, Jesse TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 24 4 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 16/1444 Matakevich, Tyler LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 26 3 Temple Stratford, CT D7b '16 15/093 McCullers, Daniel DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 26 5 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '14 4/089 McDonald, Vance TE 6-4 267 06/13/90 28 6 Rice Winnie, TX TR'17 (SF) 10/745 Nix, Roosevelt FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 26 4 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 16/476 Okorafor, Chukwuma OL 6-6 320 08/08/97 21 R Western Michigan Southfield, MI D3b '18 0/053 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 29 9 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/1522 Ridley, Stevan RB 5-11 220 01/27/89 29 6 LSU Natchez, MS FA '17 2/17 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 36 15 Miami (OH) Findlay, OH D1 '04 15/1517 Rogers, Eli WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 26 3 Louisville Miami, FL FA '18 14/42 Rudolph, Mason QB 6-5 235 07/17/95 23 R Oklahoma State Rock Hill, SC D3a '18 0/038 Samuels, Jaylen RB 6-0 225 07/29/96 22 R North Carolina State Charlotte, NC D5b '18 0/024 Sensabaugh, Coty CB 5-11 187 11/15/88 30 7 Clemson Kingsport, TN UFA '17 (NYG) 14/419 Smith-Schuster, JuJu WR 6-1 215 11/22/96 22 2 USC Long Beach, CA D2 '17 14/720 Sutton, Cameron CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 23 2 Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17 5/110 Switzer, Ryan WR 5-8 185 11/04/94 24 2 North Carolina Charleston, WV TR '18 (OAK) 0/091 Tuitt, Stephon DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 25 5 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '14 12/1278 Villanueva, Alejandro OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 30 4 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 16/1696 Walton, L.T. DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 26 4 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '15 10/013 Washington, James WR 5-11 213 04/02/96 22 R Oklahoma State Stamford, TX D2 '18 0/090 Watt, T.J. LB 6-4 252 10/11/94 24 2 Wisconsin Pewaukee, WI D1 '17 15/1598 Williams, Vince LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 28 6 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13 16/16
PRACTICE SQUAD 14 Jones, Tevin WR 6-2 225 12/26/92 25 1 Memphis Amory, MS UDFA '18 (KAS) 0/015 Griffey, Trey WR 6-3 192 01/19/94 24 1 Arizona Orlando, FL UDFA '18 (MIA) 0/035 Waters, Herb CB 6-2 194 11/10/92 26 1 Miami (FL) Homestead, FL UDFA '18 0/040 Webb, Ralph RB 5-10 200 11/21/94 24 R Vanderbilt Gainesville, FL UDFA '18 0/046 Thomas, Matthew LB 6-3 232 07/21/95 23 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '18 0/049 Scotland-Williamson, Christian TE 6-9 274 07/05/93 25 R Loughborough University Waltham Forest, London IPP 0/062 Morris, Patrick C 6-3 300 02/13/95 23 R TCU Denton, TX UDFA '18 0/064 Prince, R.J. OL 6-6 311 04/19/95 23 R North Carolina Albemarle, NC UDFA'18 0/082 Hodges, Bucky TE 6-6 257 08/08/95 23 1 Virgina Tech Virginia Beach, VA DFA'18 0/095 Hooks, Lavon DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 26 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/099 Adams, Keion LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 23 1 Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
RESERVE/INJUREDJohnson, Trey CB 5-11 170 09/27/94 24 R Villanova Lutz, Fla UDFA '18 0/0
11 Hunter, Justin WR 6-4 203 05/20/91 27 6 Tennessee Virginia Beach, VA UFA '17 (BUF) 7/131 Berhe, Nat S 5-11 195 07/06/91 27 5 San Diego State Fontana, CA FA' 18 0/039 Golden, Malik S 6-0 205 04/27/93 25 1 Penn State Hartford, CT UDFA '18 0/055 Kelsey, Keith LB 6-0 233 03/17/95 23 1 Louisville Gainesville, FL UDFA '17 0/065 Hawkins, Jerald OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 25 2 LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 5/172 Cheek, Joseph OT 6-7 311 12/02/92 26 1 Texas A&M Seguin, TX FA'18 0/077 Gilbert, Marcus OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 30 8 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 7/780 McGee, Jake TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 27 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/082 Malleck, Ryan TE 6-4 219 07/22/93 25 1 Virgina Tech Teaneck, NJ UFA' 18 0/0
RESERVE/PUP50 Shazier, Ryan LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 26 5 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14 12/12
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2018 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53Experience Includes 2017 Season
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2017 GP/GS2 Mason Rudolph QB 6-5 235 07/17/95 23 R Oklahoma State Rock Hill, SC D3a '18 0/04 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 27 4 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 16/05 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 01/26/95 23 1 Tennessee Alpharetta, GA D4 '17 0/07 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 36 15 Miami (OH) Findlay, OH D1 '04 15/159 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 27 4 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 16/010 Ryan Switzer WR 5-8 185 11/04/94 24 2 North Carolina Charleston, WV TR '18 (OAK) 0/013 James Washington WR 5-11 213 04/02/96 22 R Oklahoma State Stamford, TX D2 '18 0/017 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 26 3 Louisville Miami, FL FA '18 14/419 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 11/22/96 22 2 USC Long Beach, CA D2 '17 14/720 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 23 2 Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17 5/121 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 10/23/93 25 3 Maryland Washington, DC D2 '16 16/1622 Stevan Ridley RB 5-11 220 01/27/89 29 6 LSU Natchez, MS FA '17 2/123 Joe Haden CB 5-11 195 04/14/89 29 9 Florida Fort Washington, MD FA'17 11/1124 Coty Sensabaugh CB 5-11 187 11/15/88 30 7 Clemson Kingsport, TN UFA '17 (NYG) 14/425 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 23 3 Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '16 16/1627 Marcus Allen S 6-2 215 08/07/96 22 R Penn State Silver Spring, MD D5a '18 0/028 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 24 2 Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '16 16/429 Brian Allen CB 6-3 215 10/21/93 25 2 Utah La Marque, TX D5 '17 10/030 James Conner RB 6-1 233 05/05/95 23 2 Pittsburgh Erie, PA D3b '17 14/033 Trey Edmunds RB 6-2 223 12/30/94 23 2 Maryland Danville, VA UDFA '18 0/034 Terrell Edmunds S 6-1 217 01/20/97 21 R Virgina Tech Danville, VA D1 '18 0/037 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 12/25/90 28 2 Towson Elmont, NY FA '15 0/038 Jaylen Samuels RB 6-0 225 07/29/96 22 R North Carolina State Charlotte, NC D5b '18 0/042 Morgan Burnett S 6-1 209 01/13/89 29 9 Georgia Tech College Park, GA FA'18 0/044 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 26 3 Temple Stratford, CT D7b '16 15/045 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 26 4 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 16/448 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 25 4 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '15 15/1551 Jon Bostic LB 6-1 245 05/05/91 27 6 Florida Wellington, FL FA'18 0/053 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 29 9 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/1554 L.J. Fort LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 28 4 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '17 15/056 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 26 4 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '15 16/257 Kameron Canaday LS 6-4 245 08/20/92 26 3 Portland State Eugene, OR FA '17 16/066 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 28 7 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 15/1567 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 27 3 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 14/471 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 26 2 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 4/172 Zach Banner OT 6-8 360 12/25/93 24 2 USC Lakewood, Washington FA '18 8/073 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 32 10 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 14/1476 Chukwuma Okorafor OL 6-6 320 08/08/97 21 R Western Michigan Southfield, MI D3b '18 0/078 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 30 4 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 16/1679 Javon Hargrave NT 6-2 305 02/07/93 25 3 South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '16 16/1281 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 24 4 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 16/1484 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 30 9 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 14/1485 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 26 3 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 15/288 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 31 10 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 16/089 Vance McDonald TE 6-4 267 06/13/90 28 6 Rice Winnie, TX TR'17 (SF) 10/790 T.J. Watt LB 6-4 252 10/11/94 24 2 Wisconsin Pewaukee, WI D1 '17 15/1591 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 25 5 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '14 12/1292 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi LB 6-1 248 09/12/97 21 R Toledo Houston, TX UDFA '18 0/093 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 26 5 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '14 4/094 Tyson Alualu DE 6-3 304 05/12/87 31 9 California Honolulu, HI UFA '17 (JAX) 16/596 L.T. Walton DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 26 4 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '15 10/097 Cameron Heyward DT 6-5 295 05/06/89 29 8 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 15/1598 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 28 6 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13 16/16
PRACTICE SQUAD 14 Tevin Jones WR 6-2 225 12/26/92 25 1 Memphis Amory, MS UDFA '18 (KAS) 0/015 Trey Griffey WR 6-3 192 01/19/94 24 1 Arizona Orlando, FL UDFA '18 (MIA) 0/035 Herb Waters CB 6-2 194 11/10/92 26 1 Miami (FL) Homestead, FL UDFA '18 0/040 Ralph Webb RB 5-10 200 11/21/94 24 R Vanderbilt Gainesville, FL UDFA '18 0/046 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 232 07/21/95 23 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '18 0/049 Christian Scotland-Williamson TE 6-9 274 07/05/93 25 R Loughborough University Waltham Forest, London IPP 0/062 Patrick Morris C 6-3 300 02/13/95 23 R TCU Denton, TX UDFA '18 0/064 R.J. Prince OL 6-6 311 04/19/95 23 R North Carolina Albemarle, NC UDFA'18 0/082 Bucky Hodges TE 6-6 257 08/08/95 23 1 Virgina Tech Virginia Beach, VA DFA'18 0/095 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 26 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/099 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 23 1 Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
RESERVE/INJUREDTrey Johnson CB 5-11 170 09/27/94 24 R Villanova Lutz, Fla UDFA '18 0/0
11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 203 05/20/91 27 6 Tennessee Virginia Beach, VA UFA '17 (BUF) 7/131 Nat Berhe S 5-11 195 07/06/91 27 5 San Diego State Fontana, CA FA' 18 0/039 Malik Golden S 6-0 205 04/27/93 25 1 Penn State Hartford, CT UDFA '18 0/055 Keith Kesley LB 6-0 233 03/17/95 23 1 Louisville Gainesville, FL UDFA '17 0/065 Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 25 2 LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 5/172 Joseph Cheek OT 6-7 311 12/02/92 26 1 Texas A&M Seguin, TX FA'18 0/077 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 30 8 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 7/780 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 27 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/082 Ryan Malleck TE 6-4 219 07/22/93 25 1 Virgina Tech Teaneck, NJ UFA' 18 0/0
RESERVE/PUP50 Ryan Shazier LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 26 5 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14 12/12
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2018 NUMERICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2017 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ
2 Mason Rudolph QB 6-5 235 07/17/95 23 R Oklahoma State Rock Hill, SC D3a '185 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 01/26/95 23 1 Tennessee Alpharetta, GA D4 '177 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 36 15 Miami (OH) Findlay, OH D1 '04
22 Stevan Ridley RB 5-11 220 01/27/89 29 6 LSU Natchez, MS FA '17 30 James Conner RB 6-1 233 05/05/95 23 2 Pittsburgh Erie, PA D3b '1733 Trey Edmunds RB 6-2 223 12/30/94 23 2 Maryland Danville, VA UDFA '1838 Jaylen Samuels RB 6-0 225 07/29/96 22 R North Carolina State Charlotte, NC D5b '1845 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 26 4 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15
10 Ryan Switzer WR 5-8 185 11/04/94 24 2 North Carolina Charleston, WV TR '18 (OAK)13 James Washington WR 5-11 213 04/02/96 22 R Oklahoma State Stamford, TX D2 '1817 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 26 3 Louisville Miami, FL FA '1819 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 11/22/96 22 2 USC Long Beach, CA D2 '1784 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 30 9 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '1088 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 31 10 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND)
81 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 24 4 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '1585 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 26 3 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '1589 Vance McDonald TE 6-4 267 06/13/90 28 6 Rice Winnie, TX TR'17 (SF)
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 29 9 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '1066 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 28 7 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '1267 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 27 3 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '1571 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 26 2 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '1672 Zach Banner OT 6-8 360 12/25/93 24 2 USC Lakewood, Washington FA '1873 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 32 10 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '0976 Chukwuma Okorafor OL 6-6 320 08/08/97 21 R Western Michigan Southfield, MI D3b '1878 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 30 4 Army Meridian, MS FA '14
79 Javon Hargrave NT 6-2 305 02/07/93 25 3 South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '1691 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 25 5 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '1493 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 26 5 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '1494 Tyson Alualu DE 6-3 304 05/12/87 31 9 California Honolulu, HI UFA '17 (JAX)96 L.T. Walton DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 26 4 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '1597 Cameron Heyward DT 6-5 295 05/06/89 29 8 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11
44 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 26 3 Temple Stratford, CT D7b '1648 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 25 4 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '1551 Jon Bostic LB 6-1 245 05/05/91 27 6 Florida Wellington, FL FA'1854 L.J. Fort LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 28 4 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '1756 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 26 4 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '1590 T.J. Watt LB 6-4 252 10/11/94 24 2 Wisconsin Pewaukee, WI D1 '1792 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi LB 6-1 248 09/12/97 21 R Toledo Houston, TX UDFA '1898 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 28 6 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '13
20 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 23 2 Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '1721 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 10/23/93 25 3 Maryland Washington, DC D2 '1623 Joe Haden CB 5-11 195 04/14/89 29 9 Florida Fort Washington, MD FA'1724 Coty Sensabaugh CB 5-11 187 11/15/88 30 7 Clemson Kingsport, TN UFA '17 (NYG)25 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 23 3 Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '1627 Marcus Allen S 6-2 215 08/07/96 22 R Penn State Silver Spring, MD D5a '1828 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 24 2 Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '1629 Brian Allen CB 6-3 215 10/21/93 25 2 Utah La Marque, TX D5 '1734 Terrell Edmunds S 6-1 217 01/20/97 21 R Virgina Tech Danville, VA D1' 1837 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 12/25/90 28 2 Towson Elmont, NY FA '1542 Morgan Burnett S 6-1 209 01/13/89 29 9 Georgia Tech College Park, GA FA'18SPECIALISTS (3)4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 27 4 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '159 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 27 4 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '1557 Kameron Canaday LS 6-4 245 08/20/92 26 3 Portland State Eugene, OR FA '17
PRACTICE SQUAD 14 Tevin Jones WR 6-2 225 12/26/92 25 1 Memphis Amory, MS UDFA '18 (KAS)15 Trey Griffey WR 6-3 192 01/19/94 24 1 Arizona Orlando, FL UDFA '18 (MIA)35 Herb Waters CB 6-2 194 11/10/92 26 1 Miami (FL) Homestead, FL UDFA '1840 Ralph Webb RB 5-10 200 11/21/94 24 R Vanderbilt Gainesville, FL UDFA '1846 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 232 07/21/95 23 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '1849 Christian Scotland-Williamson TE 6-9 274 07/05/93 25 R Loughborough University Waltham Forest, London IPP62 Patrick Morris C 6-3 300 02/13/95 23 R TCU Denton, TX UDFA '1864 R.J. Prince OL 6-6 311 04/19/95 23 R North Carolina Albemarle, NC UDFA'1882 Bucky Hodges TE 6-6 257 08/08/95 23 1 Virgina Tech Virginia Beach, VA DFA'1895 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 26 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '1799 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 23 1 Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17
RESERVE/INJUREDTrey Johnson CB 5-11 170 09/27/94 24 R Villanova Lutz, Fla UDFA '18
11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 203 05/20/91 27 6 Tennessee Virginia Beach, VA UFA '17 (BUF)31 Nat Berhe S 5-11 195 07/06/91 27 5 San Diego State Fontana, CA FA' 1839 Malik Golden S 6-0 205 04/27/93 25 1 Penn State Hartford, CT UDFA '1855 Keith Kelsey LB 6-0 233 03/17/95 23 1 Louisville Gainesville, FL UDFA '1765 Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 25 2 LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '1672 Joseph Cheek OT 6-7 311 12/02/92 26 1 Texas A&M Seguin, TX FA'1877 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 30 8 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '1180 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 27 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '1782 Ryan Malleck TE 6-4 219 07/22/93 25 1 Virgina Tech Teaneck, NJ UFA' 18
RESERVE/PUP50 Ryan Shazier LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 26 5 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14
Head Coach: Mike TomlinAssistant Coaches:
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)
LINEBACKERS (8)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (11)
DEFENSE (25)
John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator); Randy Fichtner (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Darryl Drake (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter (Outside Linebackers); Tom Bradley (Defensive Backs); Karl Dunbar (Defensive Line); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Assistant Offensive Line); Blaine Stewart (Coaching Asst.); Matt Symmes (Coaching Asst.); Denzel Martin (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.)
Experience Includes 2017 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
TIGHT ENDS (3)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2018 POSITIONAL ROSTER
QUARTERBACKS (3)
RUNNING BACKS (5)
OFFENSE (25)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ15th YEAR (1)7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 36 15 Miami (OH) Findlay, OH D1 '0410th YEAR (2)73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 32 10 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '0988 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 31 10 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND)9th YEAR (5)21 Joe Haden CB 5-11 195 04/14/89 29 9 Florida Fort Washington, MD FA'1742 Morgan Burnett S 6-1 209 01/13/89 29 9 Georgia Tech College Park, GA FA'1853 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 29 9 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '1084 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 30 9 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '1094 Tyson Alualu DE 6-3 304 05/12/87 31 9 California Honolulu, HI UFA '17 (JAX)8th YEAR (1) 97 Cameron Heyward DT 6-5 295 05/06/89 29 8 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '117th YEAR (2)24 Coty Sensabaugh CB 5-11 187 11/15/88 30 7 Clemson Kingsport, TN UFA '17 (NYG)66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 28 7 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '126th YEAR (4)38 Stevan Ridley RB 5-11 220 01/27/89 29 6 LSU Natchez, MS FA '17 51 Jon Bostic LB 6-1 245 05/05/91 27 6 Florida Wellington, FL FA'1889 Vance McDonald TE 6-4 267 06/13/90 28 6 Rice Winnie, TX TR'17 (SF)98 Vince Williams LB 6-1 233 12/27/89 28 6 Florida State Davenport, FL D6b '135th YEAR (2)91 Stephon Tuitt DE 6-6 303 05/23/93 25 5 Notre Dame Miami, FL D2 '1493 Daniel McCullers DT 6-7 352 08/11/92 26 5 Tennessee Raleigh, NC D6b '144th YEAR (9)4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 27 4 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '159 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 27 4 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '1545 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 26 4 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '1548 Bud Dupree LB 6-4 269 02/12/93 25 4 Kentucky Macon, GA D1 '1554 L.J. Fort LB 6-0 232 01/03/90 28 4 Northern Iowa Granite City, IL FA '1756 Anthony Chickillo LB 6-3 255 12/10/92 26 4 Miami (FL) Tampa, FL D6b '1578 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 30 4 Army Meridian, MS FA '1481 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 24 4 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '1596 L.T. Walton DE 6-5 305 03/31/92 26 4 Central Michigan Clinton Township, MI D6a '153rd YEAR (8)17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 26 3 Louisville Miami, FL FA '1825 Artie Burns CB 6-0 197 05/01/95 23 3 Miami (FL) Miami, FL D1 '1628 Sean Davis S 6-1 202 10/23/93 25 3 Maryland Washington, DC D2 '1644 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-1 235 12/22/92 26 3 Temple Stratford, CT D7b '1657 Kameron Canaday LS 6-4 245 08/20/92 26 3 Portland State Eugene, OR FA '1767 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 27 3 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '1579 Javon Hargrave NT 6-2 305 02/07/93 25 3 South Carolina State Salisbury, NC D3 '1685 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 26 3 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '152nd YEAR (11)10 Ryan Switzer WR 5-8 185 11/04/94 24 2 North Carolina Charleston, WV TR '18 (OAK)19 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 11/22/96 22 2 USC Long Beach, CA D2 '1729 Brian Allen CB 6-3 215 10/21/93 25 2 Utah La Marque, TX D5 '1730 James Conner RB 6-1 233 05/05/95 23 2 Pittsburgh Erie, PA D3b '1731 Mike Hilton CB 5-9 184 03/09/94 24 2 Mississippi Fayetteville, GA FA '1633 Trey Edmunds RB 6-2 223 12/30/94 23 2 Maryland Danville, VA UDFA '1834 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 23 2 Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '1737 Jordan Dangerfield S 5-11 199 12/25/90 28 2 Towson Elmont, NY FA '1571 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 26 2 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '1672 Zach Banner OT 6-8 360 12/25/93 24 2 USC Lakewood, Washington FA '1890 T.J. Watt LB 6-4 252 10/11/94 24 2 Wisconsin Pewaukee, WI D1 '171st YEAR (1)5 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 01/26/95 23 2 Tennessee Alpharetta, GA D4 '17ROOKIES (7)2 Mason Rudolph QB 6-5 235 07/17/95 23 R Oklahoma State Rock Hill, SC D3a '1813 James Washington WR 5-11 213 04/02/96 22 R Oklahoma State Stamford, TX D2 '1827 Marcus Allen S 6-2 215 08/07/96 22 R Penn State Silver Spring, MD D5a '1834 Terrell Edmunds S 6-1 217 01/20/97 21 R Virgina Tech Danville, VA D1 '1838 Jaylen Samuels RB 6-0 225 07/29/96 22 R North Carolina State Charlotte, NC D5b '1876 Chukwuma Okorafor OL 6-6 320 08/08/97 21 R Western Michigan Southfield, MI D3b '1892 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi LB 6-1 248 09/12/97 21 R Toledo Houston, TX UDFA '18
PRACTICE SQUAD 14 Tevin Jones WR 6-2 225 12/26/92 25 1 Memphis Amory, MS UDFA '18 (KAS)15 Trey Griffey WR 6-3 192 01/19/94 24 1 Arizona Orlando, FL UDFA '18 (MIA)35 Herb Waters CB 6-2 194 11/10/92 26 1 Miami (FL) Homestead, FL UDFA '1840 Ralph Webb RB 5-10 200 11/21/94 24 R Vanderbilt Gainesville, FL UDFA '1846 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 232 07/21/95 23 R Florida State Miami, FL UDFA '1849 Christian Scotland-Williamson TE 6-9 274 07/05/93 25 R Loughborough University Waltham Forest, London IPP62 Patrick Morris C 6-3 300 02/13/95 23 R TCU Denton, TX UDFA '1864 R.J. Prince OL 6-6 311 04/19/95 23 R North Carolina Albemarle, NC UDFA'1882 Bucky Hodges TE 6-6 257 08/08/95 23 1 Virgina Tech Virginia Beach, VA DFA'1895 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 26 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '1799 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 23 1 Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17
RESERVE/INJUREDTrey Johnson CB 5-11 170 09/27/94 24 R Villanova Lutz, Fla UDFA '18
11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 203 05/20/91 27 6 Tennessee Virginia Beach, VA UFA '17 (BUF)31 Nat Berhe S 5-11 195 07/06/91 27 5 San Diego State Fontana, CA FA' 1839 Malik Golden S 6-0 205 04/27/93 25 1 Penn State Hartford, CT UDFA '1855 Keith Kelsey LB 6-0 233 03/17/95 23 1 Louisville Gainesville, FL UDFA '1765 Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 25 2 LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '1672 Joseph Cheek OT 6-7 311 12/02/92 26 1 Texas A&M Seguin, TX FA'1877 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 30 8 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '1180 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 27 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '1782 Ryan Malleck TE 6-4 219 07/22/93 25 1 Virgina Tech Teaneck, NJ UFA' 1892 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi LB 6-1 248 09/12/97 21 R Toledo Houston, TX UDFA '18
RESERVE/PUP50 Ryan Shazier LB 6-1 230 09/06/92 26 5 Ohio State Fort Lauderdale, FL D1 '14
Head Coach: Mike TomlinAssistant Coaches:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2018 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE
John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator); Randy Fichtner (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Darryl Drake (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter (Outside Linebackers); Tom Bradley (Defensive Backs); Karl Dunbar (Defensive Line); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Assistant Offensive Line); Blaine Stewart (Coaching Asst.); Matt Symmes (Coaching Asst.); Denzel Martin (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.)
Experience Includes 2017 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
2018 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/15/18 LS Kameron Canaday Signed One-Year Extension 1/15/18 TE Xavier Grimble Signed One-Year Extension 1/15/18 S Jordan Dangerfield Reserve/Future Contract 1/15/18 LB Matt Galambos Reserve/Future Contract 1/15/18 LB Farrington Huguenin Reserve/Future Contract 1/15/18 TE Jake McGee Reserve/Future Contract 1/15/18 CB Dashaun Phillips Reserve Future Contract 1/16/18 CB Mike Hilton Signed One-Year Extension 1/16/18 DE Lavon Hooks Reserve/Future Contract 1/16/18 LB Keith Kelsey Reserve/Future Contract 1/16/18 WR Justin Thomas Reserve/Future Contract 1/16/18 WR Marcus Tucker Reserve/Future Contract 1/18/18 DT Casey Sayles Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/18 LB Darnell Leslie Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/18 S Malik Golden Reserve/Future Contract 1/19/18 P Matt Wile Reserve/Future Contract 1/29/18 WR Trey Griffey Reserve/Future Contract 1/29/18 WR Tevin Jones Reserve/Future Contract 1/29/18 RB James Summers Reserve/Future Contract 1/31/18 OL Matt Feiler Signed One-Year Extension 2/1/18 P Jordan Berry Signed One-Year Extension 2/9/18 OL B.J. Finney Signed One-Year Extension 2/10/18 FB Roosevelt Nix Signed Four-Year Contract 3/6/18 RB Le’Veon Bell Exclusive Franchise Tag 3/14/18 CB William Gay Released 3/14/18 S Mike Mitchell Released 3/14/18 S Robert Golden Released 3/15/18 RB Fitzgerald Toussaint Re-Signed (One-Year Contract) 3/18/18 LB Jon Bostic Signed Two-Year Contract (UFA, IND) 3/20/18 S Morgan Burnett Signed Three-Year Contract (UFA, GB) 3/22/18 DT Daniel McCullers Signed New Contract (One Year) 4/5/18 WR Justin Hunter Signed New Contract (One Year) 4/5/18 RB Stevan Ridley Signed New Contract (One Year) 4/6/18 S Nat Berhe Signed One-Year Contract (UFA, NYG) 4/9/18 OT Joseph Cheek Signed One-Year Contract 4/9/18 OT Larson Graham Signed One-Year Contract 4/9/18 C Parker Collins Signed One-Year Contract 4/26/18 S Terrell Edmunds Drafted 4/27/18 WR James Washington Drafted 4/27/18 QB Mason Rudolph Drafted 4/27/18 OL Chukwuma Okorafor Drafted 4/28/18 DB Marcus Allen Drafted 4/28/18 RB Jaylen Samuels Drafted 4/28/18 DT Joshua Frazier Drafted 4/28/18 DT Parker Cothren Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 RB Jarvion Franklin Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 NT Greg Gilmore Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 WR Quadree Henderson Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 DB Trey Johnson Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 TE Pharoah McKever Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 C Patrick Morris Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 OL Ikenna Nwokeji Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 LB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 T Chris Schleuger Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 CB Jamar Summers Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 LB Matthew Thomas Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/28/18 DT Kendal Vickers Agreed To Terms (UDFA) 4/30/18 S J.J. Wilcox Released 5/2/18 LB Ryan Shazier Placed on Reserve/PUP List 5/3/18 NT Greg Gilmore Signed Contract 5/3/18 DB Trey Johnson Signed Contract 5/3/18 T Chris Schleuger Signed Contract 5/3/18 DT Kendal Vickers Signed Contract 5/9/18 RB Jaylen Samuels Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/10/18 DB Marcus Allen Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/10/18 DT Joshua Frazier Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/10/18 TE Christian Scotland-Williamson Signed Contract 5/10/18 LB Matthew Thomas Signed Contract 5/12/18 WR James Washington Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/14/18 WR Damoun Patterson Signed Contract 5/14/18 OL R.J. Prince Signed Contract 5/14/18 OL Ikenna Nwokeji Released 5/22/18 OL Chukwuma “Chuks” Okorafor Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 5/23/18 QB Mason Rudolph Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years)
Date Pos. Name Transaction 6/5/18 OT Bryce Harris Signed Contract 6/5/18 TE Ryan Malleck Signed Contract 6/5/18 OL Jerald Hawkins Placed on Reserve/Injured List 6/5/18 TE Jake McGee Placed on Reserve/Injured List 7/24/18 S Terrell Edumunds Signed Rookie Contract (Four-Years) 7/25/18 WR Eli Rogers Signed Contract 7/25/18 DB Trey Johnson Waived/Injured 7/26/18 CB Malik Reaves Signed Contract 7/26/18 OT Bryce Harris Released 8/2/18 TE Bucky Hodges Signed Contract 8/2/18 OL Kyle Meadows Signed Contract 8/2/18 LB Darnell Leslie Released 8/2/18 TE Ryan Malleck Waived/Injured 8/12/18 OL Zach Banner Signed Contract 8/12/18 OL Kyle Meadows Waived/Injured 8/13/18 C Oni Omoile Signed Contract 8/13/18 OL Parker Collins Waived/Injured 8/24/18 K Chris Boswell Signed New Contract (Five Years) 8/24/18 LB Vince Williams Signed New Contract (Four Years) 8/27/18 WR Ryan Switzer Acquired via Trade (Oakland) 8/27/18 WR Justin Thomas Released 9/1/18 QB Landry Jones Released 9/1/18 S Nat Berhe Released 9/1/18 P Matt Wile Released 9/1/18 RB Jarvion Franklin Released 9/1/18 RB James Summers Released 9/1/18 RB Fitzgerald Tossaint Released 9/1/18 WR Trey Griffey Released 9/1/18 WR Quadree Henderson Released 9/1/18 WR Tevin Jones Released 9/1/18 TE Bucky Hodges Released 9/1/18 TE Pharoah McKever Released 9/1/18 TE Christian Scotland-Williamson Released 9/1/18 OL Larson Graham Released 9/1/18 OL Patrick Morris Released 9/1/18 OL Oni Omoile Released 9/1/18 OL R.J. Prince Released 9/1/18 OL Jake Rodgers Released 9/1/18 OL Chris Schleuger Released 9/1/18 CB Brian Allen Released 9/1/18 CB Dashaun Phillips Released 9/1/18 CB Malik Reaves Released 9/1/18 CB Jamar Summers Released 9/1/18 LB Keion Adams Released 9/1/18 LB Matt Galambos Released 9/1/18 LB Farrington Huguenin Released 9/1/18 DL Parker Cothren Released 9/1/18 DL Joshua Frazier Released 9/1/18 DL Greg Gilmore Released 9/1/18 DL Lavon Hooks Released 9/1/18 DL Casey Sayles Released 9/1/18 DL Kendal Vickers Released 9/1/18 WR Damoun Patterson Waived/Injured 9/1/18 WR Marcus Tucker Waived/Injured 9/1/18 OL Joseph Cheek Waived Injured 9/1/18 S Malik Golden Waived/Injured 9/1/18 LB Keith Kelsey Waived/Injured 9/1/18 WR Eli Rogers Placed on Reserve/PUP List 9/2/18 LB Keion Adams Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 CB Brian Allen Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 RB Jarvion Franklin Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 WR Trey Griffey Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 TE Bucky Hodges Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 DE Lavon Hooks Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 LB Farrington Huguenin Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 WR Tevin Jones Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 C Patrick Morris Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 OL R.J. Prince Signed to Practice Squad 9/2/18 TE Christian Scotland-Williamson Signed to Practice Squad/ International Pathway Program 9/3/18 S Nat Berhe Signed Contract 9/3/18 LB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Placed on Reserved/Injured 9/5/18 RB Trey Edmunds Signed to Practice Squad 9/5/18 RB Jarvion Franklin Released from Practice Squad
2018 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 9/7/18 WR Damoun Patterson Released from Reserve/Injured 9/8/18 WR Marcus Tucker Released from Reserve/Injured 10/2/18 CB Brian Allen Promoted to 53-man Roster 10/2/18 S Nat Berhe Placed on Reserve/Injured 10/3/18 CB Herb Waters Signed to Practice Squad 11/21/18 LB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Placed on Reserve/Injured; Designated to Return 12/1/18 LB Olasunkanmi Adeniyi Activated to 53-man Roster 12/1/18 LB Matthew Thomas Released 12/4/18 RB Trey Edmunds Promoted to 53-man Roster 12/4/18 WR Justin Hunter Placed on Reserve/Injured 12/4/18 LB Matthew Thomas Signed to Practice Squad 12/4/18 LB Farrington Huguenin Released from Practice Squad 12/5/18 RB Ralph Webb Signed to Practice Squad 12/15/18 WR Eli Rogers Activated to 53-Man Roster 12/15/18 OT Marcus Gilbert Placed on Reserve/Injured
HOW THE 2018 STEELERS WERE BUILT
Year-Record (Finish)
2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB Ben Roethlisberger (#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) DE Cameron Heyward (#1) 2012: 8-8 (3rd AFC North) G David DeCastro (#1) 2013: 8-8 (2nd AFC North) RB Le’Veon Bell (#2) LB Vince Williams (#6b) 2014: 11-5 (1st AFC North) DE Stephon Tuitt (#1) OT Alejandro Villanueva FA DT Daniel McCullers (#4) WR Darrius Heyward-Bey UFA (IND) 2015: 10-6 (2nd AFC North) LB Bud Dupree (#1) TE Xavier Grimble FA TE Jesse James (#5) C/G B.J. Finney UDFA DE L.T. Walton (#6a) WR Eli Rogers UDFA LB Anthony Chickillo (#6b) P Jordan Berry FA K Chris Boswell FA FB Roosevelt Nix FA 2016: 11-5 (1st AFC North) CB Artie Burns (#1) CB Mike Hilton FA S Sean Davis (#2) OT Matt Feiler FA DT Javon Hargrave (#3) LB Tyler Matakevich (#7b) 2017: 13-3 (1st AFC North) LB T.J. Watt (#1) DE Tyson Alualu UFA (JAX) WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (#2) CB Coty Sensabaugh UFA (NYG) CB Cameron Sutton (#3a) LS Kameron Canaday FA RB James Conner (#3b) TE Vance McDonald TR (SF) QB Joshua Dobbs (#4) CB Joe Haden UFA (CLE) CB Brian Allen (#5) LB L.J. Fort FA 2018: 8-5-1 (1st AFC North) S Terrell Edmunds (#1) S Jordan Dangerfield FA WR James Washington (#2) LB Jon Bostic UFA (IND) QB Mason Rudolph (#3a) S Morgan Burnett UFA (GB) OL Chukwuma Okorafor (#3b) RB Stevan Ridley FA
S Marcus Allen (#5a) OL Zach Banner FA RB Jaylen Samuels (#5b) WR Ryan Switzer TR (Oakland) LB Ola Adeniyi UDFA RB Trey Edmunds FA
2018 Regular Season Starting Lineups
Date Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB9/9 at CLE Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Grimble (TE) Roethlisberger Conner Okorafor (OL) 9/16 KC Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey Finney Gilbert James Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner Washington (WR)9/24 at TB Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey Finney Feiler McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Switzer (WR) Washington (WR)9/30 BAL Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner Washington (WR)10/7 ATL Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner James (TE)10/14 at CIN Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner James (TE)10/28 CLE Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Grimble (TE) Roethlisberger Conner Grimble (TE)11/4 at BAL Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner Heyward-Bey (WR)11/8 CAR Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner Washington (WR)11/18 at JAX Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner Washington (WR)11/25 at DEN Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Okorafor McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner James (TE)12/2 LAC Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Conner James (TE)12/9 at OAK Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Heyward-Bey Roethlisberger Samuels James (TE)12/16 NE Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Feiler McDonald Smith-Schuster Roethlisberger Samuels Rogers (WR)
Date Opponent DT NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS9/9 at CLE Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Burns Edmunds Davis9/16 KC Heyward Hilton (DB) Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Sutton Burns Burnett Davis9/24 at TB Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis9/30 BAL Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Burns Edmunds Davis10/7 ATL Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Matakevich Dupree Haden Burns Edmunds Davis10/14 at CIN Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Burns Edmunds Davis10/28 CLE Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis11/4 at BAL Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis11/8 CAR Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis11/18 at JAX Heyward Hargrave Alualu Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis11/25 at DEN Heyward Hargrave Alualu Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis12/2 LAC Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis12/9 at OAK Heyward Tuitt Hilton (CB) Watt Fort Williams Dupree Haden Sensabaugh Edmunds Davis12/16 NE Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Watt Bostic Williams Dupree Haden Burns Edmunds Davis
2018 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec 9 16 24 30 7 14 28 4 8 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 Injury 2018 CLE KC TB BAL ATL CIN CLE BAL CAR JAX DEN LAC OAK NE NO CIN Career Consec. Games Games/ G/S G/S Missed Starts Names Adams, Keion PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Adeniyi, Ola - - - - - - - - - - - P SI SI 1/0 0/0 11 1/0 Allen, Brian PS PS PS PS P P SI SI SI SI P P P SI 15/0 0/0 0 5/0 Allen, Marcus SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI P SI SI 1/0 0/0 0 1/0 Alualu, Tyson P SI P P P P P P P DE DE P P P 139/95 12/0 0 13/2 Banner, Zach SI SI DNP SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 8/0 0/0 0 0/0 Bell, Le'Veon * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 62/62 0/0 0 0/0 Berhe, Nat P P P P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 42/2 0/0 10 4/0 Berry, Jordan P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 62/0 62/0 0 14/0 Bostic, Jon LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB P LILB 68/45 14/1 0 14/14 Boswell, Chris P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 57/0 34/0 0 14/0 Brown, Antonio WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 129/102 14/14 0 14/14 Burnett, Morgan P SS SI SI SI SI P P P P P SI P P 110/106 2/0 5 9/1 Burns, Artie RCB RCB P RCB RCB RCB P P P P P P P RCB 46/31 46/1 0 14/6 Canaday, Kameron P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 33/0 30/0 0 14/0 Cheek, Joseph IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 14 0/0 Chickillo, Anthony P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 52/9 30/0 0 14/0 Conner, James RB RB P RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB SI SI 26/10 0/0 2 12/11 Dangerfield, Jordan P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 28/2 14/0 0 14/0 Davis, Sean FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 46/39 46/37 0 14/14 DeCastro, David RG SI SI RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 95/94 11/11 2 12/12 Dobbs, Joshua DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP P P P DNP DNP DNP P DNP 5/0 0/0 0 5/0 Dupree, Bud ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB ROLB 53/39 29/29 0 14/14 Edmunds, Terrell SS P SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 14/13 14/12 0 14/13 Edmunds, Trey PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P 18/0 2/0 0 2/0 Feiler, Matt SI P RT DNP DNP DNP RT RT RT RT DNP SI RT RT 12/8 2/2 1 8/7 Finney, B.J. P RG RG P P P P P P P P P P P 41/9 21/0 0 14/2 Fort, L.J. P P P P P SI P P P P P P LILBP 60/3 8/0 1 13/1 Foster, Ramon LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 145/129 15/15 0 14/14 Gilbert, Marcus RT RT SI RT RT RT SI SI SI SI SI SI SI IR 88/87 0/0 9 5/5 Golden, Malik IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 14 0/0 Griffey, Trey PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Grimble, Xavier TE P P P P P TE P P P P P P P 42/6 24/0 0 14/2 Haden, Joe LCB SI LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 114/105 12/12 1 13/13 Hargrave, Javon NT P NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT P NT 44/37 32/1 0 14/12 Hawkins, Jerald IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 5/1 0/0 14 0/0 Heyward, Cameron DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 116/81 14/14 0 14/14 Heyward-Bey, Darrius P P P P SI SI P P P P P P WR P 142/73 8/0 2 12/1 Hilton, Mike P DB P SI P P P P P P P P LOLB P 29/6 10/0 1 13/2 Hodges, Bucky PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hooks, Lavon PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Huguenin, Farrington PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS - - 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hunter, Justin P SI SI SI P P P SI SI SI SI P IR IR 60/19 1/0 2 5/0 James, Jesse TE TE P P TE TE P P P P TE TE TE P 54/36 54/0 0 14/7 Johnson, Trey IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 13 0/0 Jones, Tevin PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 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 RS — Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner * — Has not signed franchise tender
2018 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec 9 16 24 30 7 14 28 4 8 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 Injury 2018 CLE KC TB BAL ATL CIN CLE BAL CAR JAX DEN LAC OAK NE NO CIN Career Consec. Games Games/ G/S G/S Missed Starts Names Kelsey, Keith IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 14 0/0 Malleck, Ryan IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 14 0/0 Matakevich, Tyler P P P P RILBP P P P P P P P P 45/1 17/0 0 14/1 McCullers, Daniel P P P P P P P P SI P P P P P 55/1 5/0 0 13/0 McDonald, Vance SI P TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE 71/49 13/12 1 13/12 McGee, Jake IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 14 0/0 Morris, Patrick PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Nix, Roosevelt P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 55/9 38/0 0 14/0 Okorafor, Chukwuma P P P P P P TE DNP P P RT P P DNP 12/2 0/0 0 12/1 Pouncey, Maurkice C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 106/106 14/14 0 14/14 Prince, R.J. PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Ridley, Stevan P P P DNP P P P DNP P DNP DNP DNP P P 72/27 2/0 0 9/0 Roethlisberger, Ben QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 214/212 49/49 0 14/14 Rogers, Eli APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP APUP IR WR 28/13 1/1 13 1/1 Rudolph, Mason SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Samuels, Jaylen P DNP P P P P P P P P P P RB RB 13/0 12/2 0 13/2 Scotland-Williamson, Christian PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Sensabaugh, Coty SI P RCB P P P RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB P 99/41 13/0 0 13/8 Shazier, Ryan PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP 46/41 0/0 13 0/0 Smith-Schuster, JuJu P WR WR WR WR WR P WR WR WR WR WR P WR 28/19 17/1 0 14/11 Sutton, Cameron P LCB P P P P P P P P P SI P P 18/2 2/0 1 13/1 Switzer, Ryan P P WR P P P P P P P P P P P 30/1 30/0 0 14/1 Thomas, Matthew P P P P P P P P P P SI - PS PS 10/0 0/0 0 10/0 Tuitt, Stephon DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE SI SI DE DE DE 107/52 3/3 2 12/12 Villanueva, Al LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 62/56 62/56 0 14/14 Walton, L.T. P P SI SI SI SI SI SI SI P P SI SI SI 36/5 0/0 0 4/0 Washington, James P WR WR WR P P SI P WR WR P SI P P 12/5 2/0 0 12/5 Watt, T.J. LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB LOLB 29/29 27/27 0 14/14 Waters, Herb - - - - PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Webb, Ralph - - - - - - - - - - - - PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Williams, Vince RILB RILB RILB RILB SI RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB 92/46 9/9 1 13/13 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did Not Play SI — Sunday Inactive PS — Practice Squad PUP — Reserve/PUP List APUP — Active PUP List SUS — Reserve/Suspended IR — Reserve/Injured List DFR — Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return RS — Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner * — Has not signed franchise tender
2018 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
OPPONENTS STEELERS RUSHING
at JAX (11/18) Leonard Fournette 28 Rushes 31 James Conner at CLE (9/9) at DEN (11/25) Phillip Lindsay 110 Yards 146 James Conner CLE (10/28) at DEN (11/25) Phillip Lindsay 32 Long 30 James Conner ATL (10/7) 30 James Conner CLE (10/28) at CLE (9/9) Tyrod Taylor 1 TDs 2 James Conner at CLE (9/9) at CLE (9/9) Carlos Hyde 1 2 James Conner ATL (10/7) ATL (10/7) Ito Smith 1 2 James Conner at CIN (10/14) at CIN (10/14) Joe Mixon 1 2 James Conner CLE (10/28) at BAL (11/4) Alex Collins 1 2 James Conner LAC (12/2) CAR (11/8) Christian McCaffrey 1 at JAX (11/18) Leonard Fournette 1 at DEN (11/25) Phillip Lindsay 1 LAC (12/2) Justin Jackson 1 at OAK (12/9) Doug Martin 1 RECEIVING LAC (12/2) Keenan Allen 14 Receptions 13 JuJu Smith-Schuster KC (9/16) 13 JuJu Smith-Schuster at DEN (11/25) LAC (12/2) Keenan Allen 148 Yards 189 JuJu Smith-Schuster at DEN (11/25) BAL (9/30) John Brown 71 Long 97T JuJu Smith-Schuster at DEN (11/25) KC (9/16) Travis Kelce 2 TDs 2 Antonio Brown ATL (10/7) at CIN (10/14) Tyler Boyd 2 2 Antonio Brown CLE (10/28) CAR (11/8) Christian McCaffrey 2 2 JuJu Smith-Schuster at OAK (12/9) PASSING at TB (9/24) Ryan Fitzpatrick 50 Attempts 60 Ben Roethlisberger KC (9/16) at TB (9/24) Ryan Fitzpatrick 30 Completions 41 Ben Roethlisberger at DEN (11/25) at TB (9/24) Ryan Fitzpatrick 411 Yards 462 Ben Roethlisberger at DEN (11/25) BAL (9/30) Joe Flacco 71 Long 97T Ben Roethlisberger at DEN (11/25) KC (9/16) Patrick Mahomes 6 TDs 5 Ben Roethlisberger CAR (11/8) at TB (9/24) Ryan Fitzpatrick 3 INTs 3 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/9) 3 Ben Roethlisberger at JAX (11/18) PUNT RETURNS ATL (10/7) Justin Hardy 2 Returns 5 Ryan Switzer at CLE (9/9) CLE (10/28) Jabrill Peppers 2 at JAX (11/18) Dede Westbrook 2 LAC (12/2) Desmond King II 73 Yards 56 Ryan Switzer at CLE (9/9) LAC (12/2) Desmond King II 73 Long 22 Ryan Switzer at CLE (9/9) LAC (12/2) Desmond King II 1 TDs KICKOFF RETURNS at TB (9/24) Shaun Wilson 5 Returns 4 Ryan Switzer BAL (9/30) CAR (11/8) Curtis Samuel 5 at CIN (10/14) Alex Erickson 122 Yards 68 Ryan Switzer BAL (9/30) at CIN (10/14) Alex Erickson 51 Long 35 Ryan Switzer BAL (9/30) TDs PUNTS at CLE (9/9) Britton Colquitt 12 Punts 7 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/9) at CLE (9/9) Britton Colquitt 522 Yards 306 Jordan Berry at JAX (11/18) KC (9/16) Dustin Colquitt 50 Avg. 51.0 Jordan Berry at JAX (11/18) 51.0 Jordan Berry LAC (12/2) KC (9/16) Dustin Colquitt 47.0 Net 46.7 Jordan Berry ATL (10/7) at TB (9/24) Bryan Anger 64 Long 69 Jordan Berry at CIN (10/14) at CLE (9/9) Britton Colquitt 6 In 20 3 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/9) 3 Jordan Berry at CIN (10/14) at JAX (11/18) Logan Cooke 3 Touchbacks 2 Jordan Berry LAC (12/2)
2018 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
OPPONENTS STEELERS INTERCEPTIONS at CLE (9/9) Denzel Ward 2 Interceptions 1 Cameron Sutton at CLE (9/9) at JAX (11/18) Jalen Ramsey 2 1 Terrell Edmunds at TB (9/24) 1 Bud Dupree at TB (9/24) 1 Mike Hilton at TB (9/24) 1 Joe Haden CLE (10/28) 1 Vince Williams CAR (11/8) 1 Joe Haden NE (12/17) at CLE (9/9) Denzel Ward 26 Long Return 35 Terrell Edmunds at TB (9/24) TDs 1 Vince Williams CAR (11/8)
TACKLES KC (9/16) Anthony Hitchens 12 Total 12 Vince Williams at CLE (9/9) 12 L.J. Fort LAC (12/2) 12 Joe Haden NE (12/17) LAC (12/2) Desmond King II 9 Solo 9 L.J. Fort LAC (12/2) CLE (10/28) Jamie Collins Sr. 7 Assisted 8 Vince Williams at CLE (9/9) at CLE (9/9) Myles Garrett 2.0 Sacks 3.0 T.J. Watt at CLE (9/9) at TB (9/24) Jason Pierre-Paul 2.0 3.0 T.J. Watt ATL (10/7)
2018 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. 9 at CLE 19 3 0 1 0 7 0 25 3 3 0 35:12 21 15% Punt Sept. 16 KC 11 5 0 1 0 5 0 33 1 0 0 32:11 37 45% Punt Sept. 24 at TB 12 3 1 1 0 5 0 22 0 1 0 30:21 30 33% Punt Sept. 30 BAL 12 1 2 0 0 5 0 14 1 1 0 24:57 14 25% Fumble Oct. 7 ATL 10 5 0 0 0 3 1 22 0 0 0 29:08 41 50% TD Oct. 14 at CIN 10 3 2 0 0 4 0 26 0 0 0 34:56 28 50% Punt Oct. 28 CLE 12 4 1 0 0 4 0 25 1 1 0 32:12 33 41% Punt Nov. 4 at BAL 9 3 1 0 0 4 0 27 0 0 0 36:29 23 44% Punt Nov. 8 CAR 10 6 1 0 0 2 0 25 0 0 0 30:35 52 70% TD Nov. 18 at JAX 14 3 0 0 0 6 0 19 0 3 0 22:20 20 21% Punt Nov. 25 at DEN 11 2 1 0 1 3 0 25 2 2 0 35:00 17 27% Punt Dec. 2 LAC 10 4 1 0 1 4 0 23 0 1 0 28:48 30 50% TD Dec. 9 at OAK 10 3 0 2 0 3 0 24 0 1 0 27:24 21 30% Punt Dec. 16 NE 10 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 0 2 0 30:49 17 30% TD
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. 9 at CLE 19 3 0 0 1 12 0 22 1 1 0 34:48 21 15% Punt Sept. 16 KC 12 6 0 0 0 2 0 24 1 0 1 27:49 42 50% TD Sept. 24 at TB 13 3 2 0 0 3 0 28 1 3 0 29:39 27 39% Punt Sept. 30 BAL 12 2 4 0 0 4 0 24 1 0 0 35:03 26 50% TD Oct. 7 ATL 11 2 1 0 0 3 0 22 1 0 0 30:52 17 27% Punt Oct. 14 at CIN 10 3 0 0 0 6 0 19 0 0 0 25:04 21 30% Punt Oct. 28 CLE 13 2 2 0 0 5 0 17 0 1 1 27:48 18 30% FG Nov. 4 at BAL 9 1 3 0 0 4 0 18 0 0 0 23:31 16 44% Punt Nov. 8 CAR 11 3 0 0 0 5 0 18 1 1 0 29:25 21 27% TD Nov. 18 at JAX 14 1 3 0 0 9 0 15 1 0 0 37:40 16 28% Punt Nov. 25 at DEN 11 3 1 0 0 6 0 17 0 0 0 25:00 21 36% Punt Dec. 2 LAC 10 3 1 1 0 4 1 22 0 0 0 31:12 33 40% Missed FG Dec. 9 at OAK 10 3 1 0 0 4 0 20 1 0 0 32:36 24 40% TD Dec. 16 NE 9 1 1 0 0 5 0 18 0 1 0 29:11 10 22% TD
2018 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON Drive Score Time
Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain at Cleveland Punt Conner 4 yd. run 10 88 5:39 7-0 2 11:16 at Cleveland Kickoff Brown 22 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3 74 1:41 14-7 3 8:24 at Cleveland Punt Conner 22 yd. run 2 39 0:45 21-7 3 5:23 KANSAS CITY Kickoff James 26 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 81 3:04 7-21 2 14:20 KANSAS CITY Punt Smith-Schuster 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 85 5:41 14-21 2 6:27 KANSAS CITY Punt Washington 14 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10 90 2:48 21-21 2 0:18 KANSAS CITY Kickoff Conner 1 yd. run 11 75 5:30 28-28 3 7:12 KANSAS CITY Kickoff Burnett safety tackle Hunt in end zone - - - 30-42 4 12:02 KANSAS CITY Fumble Roethlisberger 3 yd. run 9 66 3:04 37-42 4 1:59 at Tampa Bay Kickoff McDonald 75 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 3 75 1:33 6-7 1 5:48 at Tampa Bay Punt Boswell 38 yd. field goal 9 72 4:45 9-7 2 12:14 at Tampa Bay Fumble Brown 27 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 2 33 0:47 16-7 2 10:33 at Tampa Bay Punt Dupree 10 yd. interception return - - - 23-7 2 2:50 at Tampa Bay Kickoff Switzer 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 75 1:09 30-10 2 0:06 BALTIMORE Punt Boswell 34 yd. field goal 12 69 5:26 3-14 2 14:07 BALTIMORE Fumble Boswell 39 yd. field goal 14 79 6:13 6-14 2 6:26 BALTIMORE Punt Brown 26 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 76 1:58 14-14 2 2:50 ATLANTA Kickoff Conner 1 yd. run 8 78 4:16 6-0 1 10:44 ATLANTA Punt Smith-Schuster 18 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 97 4:38 13-0 1 0:37 ATLANTA Punt Brown 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 85 7:06 20-10 3 3:42 ATLANTA Blocked Punt Conner 2 yd. run 3 18 0:58 27-10 3 1:39 ATLANTA Kickoff Brown 47 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 75 2:47 34-17 4 9:41 ATLANTA Fumble Fort recovery in end zone - - - 41-17 4 3:35 at Cincinnati Kickoff Conner 1 yd. run 10 75 5:03 7-7 2 14:33 at Cincinnati Punt Conner 1 yd. run 8 75 4:18 14-7 2 1:07 at Cincinnati Punt Boswell 21 yd. field goal 12 85 6:21 17-14 2 6:26 at Cincinnati Punt Boswell 24 yd. field goal 10 82 5:47 20-14 4 3:32 at Cincinnati Kickoff Brown 31 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7 77 1:08 28-21 4 0:10 CLEVELAND Missed FG Brown 43 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 69 2:03 7-6 2 11:26 CLEVELAND Interception Brown 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 16 87 7:12 14-6 2 0:08 CLEVELAND Kickoff Penalty on Harrison enforced a safety - - - 16-6 3 8:07 CLEVELAND Kickoff Conner 12 yd. run 5 75 2:42 23-12 3 2:42 CLEVELAND Punt Boswell 42 yd. field goal 7 31 2:46 26-12 4 13:29 CLEVELAND Punt Conner 22 yd. run 10 65 5:37 33-12 4 2:04 at Baltimore Kickoff Conner 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 61 3:59 7-3 1 1:03 at Baltimore Punt Brown 6 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 75 5:46 14-3 2 7:18 at Baltimore Kickoff Roethlisberger 1 yd. run 15 75 8:14 20-6 3 6:46 at Baltimore Punt Boswell 29 yd. field goal 11 74 5:49 23-13 4 8:26 CAROLINA Kickoff Smith-Schuster 75 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 1 75 0:11 7-7 1 10:18 CAROLINA Kickoff Williams 17 yd. interception return - - - 14-7 1 10:05 CAROLINA Punt Conner 2 yd. run 8 61 4:21 21-7 1 4:35 CAROLINA Punt Boswell 29 yd. field goal 9 60 5:01 24-7 2 9:46 CAROLINA Kickoff Brown 53 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 4 75 1:56 31-14 2 3:08 CAROLINA Kickoff McDonald 12 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 75 6:42 38-14 3 8:18 CAROLINA Punt James 8 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 65 5:48 45-14 3 0:18 CAROLINA Fumble Samuels 6 yd. run 2 9 0:15 52-14 4 14:55 at Jacksonville Kickoff Brown 78 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 2 79 0:52 6-16 3 1:17 at Jacksonville Punt McDonald 11 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8 80 2:38 13-16 4 2:28 at Jacksonville Punt Roethlisberger 1 yd. run 7 68 1:37 20-16 4 0:05 at Denver Punt Boswell 41 yd. field goal 9 56 5:20 3-3 2 6:29 at Denver Kickoff Villanueva 2 yd. pass from Boswell 12 75 3:27 10-10 2 0:00 at Denver Punt Smith-Schuster 97 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 1 97 0:15 17-10 3 10:32 LOS ANGELES Missed FG Conner 1 yd. run 4 58 1:59 7-0 1 9:20 LOS ANGELES Punt Conner 1 yd. run 6 48 3:01 13-0 1 4:41 LOS ANGELES Punt Boswell 48 yd. field goal 4 4 0:59 16-7 2 2:40 LOS ANGELES Punt Brown 28 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 91 1:18 23-7 2 0:17 LOS ANGELES Kickoff Samuels 10 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 78 3:59 30-30 4 4:10 at Oakland Punt Ridley 2 yd. run 11 67 6:30 7-7 2 12:18 at Oakland Punt Smith-Schuster 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 53 2:47 14-10 2 0:10 at Oakland Kickoff Smith-Schuster 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6 75 2:25 21-17 4 2:55 NEW ENGLAND Kickoff McDonald 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 75 6:20 7-0 1 8:40 NEW ENGLAND Punt Brown 17 yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8 92 4:17 14-7 2 12:01 NEW ENGLAND Interception Boswell 48 yd. field goal 13 66 5:13 17-10 4 2:30
2018 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain at Cleveland Kickoff Taylor 20 yd. run 10 86 4:55 7-7 3 10:05 at Cleveland Fumble Hyde 1 yd. run 1 1 0:04 21-14 4 7:32 at Cleveland Punt Gordon 17 yd. pass from Taylor 2 55 0:12 21-21 4 1:58 KANSAS CITY Punt Conley 15 yd. pass from Mahomes 2 10 1:03 0-7 1 13:05 KANSAS CITY Punt Kelce 19 yd. pass from Mahomes 5 71 2:32 0-14 1 9:08 KANSAS CITY Missed FG Hunt 5 yd. pass from Mahomes 6 61 2:40 0-21 1 2:24 KANSAS CITY Kickoff Kelce 25 yd. pass from Mahomes 5 75 2:18 21-28 3 12:42 KANSAS CITY Kickoff Robinson 3 yd. pass from Mahomes 7 75 3:57 28-35 3 3:15 KANSAS CITY Punt Hill 29 yd. pass from Mahomes 5 65 3:04 28-42 4 13:42 at Tampa Bay Interception Brate 4 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick 5 53 2:34 0-7 1 7:21 at Tampa Bay Kickoff Catanzaro 21 yd. field goal 6 75 1:32 23-10 2 1:15 at Tampa Bay Kickoff Catanzaro 28 yd. field goal 14 65 7:53 30-13 3 7:07 at Tampa Bay Missed FG Godwin 4 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick 12 63 5:00 30-20 4 11:06 at Tampa Bay Punt Evans 24 yd. pass from Fitzpatrick 9 92 2:57 30-27 4 5:43 BALTIMORE Punt Brown 33 yd. pass from Flacco 8 75 4:15 0-7 1 10:45 BALTIMORE Punt Collins 3 yd. pass from Flacco 4 31 1:56 0-14 1 8:03 BALTIMORE Punt Tucker 47 yd. field goal 12 51 3:26 14-17 3 3:58 BALTIMORE Punt Tucker 49 yd. field goal 11 37 6:15 14-20 4 11:42 BALTIMORE Punt Tucker 28 yd. field goal 14 82 6:40 14-23 4 3:37 BALTIMORE Punt Tucker 31 yd. field goal 5 14 1:19 14-26 4 1:56 ATLANTA Kickoff Sanu 43 yd. pass from Ryan 8 75 4:16 13-7 2 11:21 ATLANTA Punt Bryant 47 yd. field goal 13 50 5:56 13-10 2 4:23 ATLANTA Kickoff Smith 2 yd. run 9 75 4:11 17-41 4 12:28 at Cincinnati Punt Boyd 2 yd. pass from Dalton 11 54 4:24 0-7 1 4:36 at Cincinnati Kickoff Boyd 14 yd. pass from Dalton 5 44 0:48 14-14 2 0:19 at Cincinnati Kickoff Mixon 4 yd. run 9 75 2:14 20-21 4 1:18 CLEVELAND Kickoff Joseph 34 yd. field goal 11 66 5:50 0-3 1 9:10 CLEVELAND Interception Joseph 45 yd. field goal 6 29 2:20 0-6 1 2:34 CLEVELAND Own kickoff Callaway 1 yd. pass from Mayfield 4 24 2:43 16-12 3 5:24 CLEVELAND Kickoff DeValve 24 yd. pass from Mayfield 9 75 1:58 33-18 4 0:06 at Baltimore Punt Tucker 23 yd. field goal 10 66 4:20 0-3 1 5:02 at Baltimore Kickoff Tucker 23 yd. field goal 6 58 2:41 20-6 2 4:37 at Baltimore Kickoff Collins 1 yd. run 11 75 3:50 20-13 3 2:56 at Baltimore Kickoff Tucker 37 yd. field goal 9 56 3:03 23-16 4 5:23 CAROLINA Kickoff McCaffrey 20 yd. pass from Newton 9 75 4:31 0-7 1 10:29 CAROLINA Kickoff McCaffrey 25 yd. pass from Newton 9 73 4:42 24-14 2 5:04 CAROLINA Punt McCaffrey 1yd run 7 58 3:51 52-21 4 5:35 at Jacksonville Punt Lambo 48 yd. field goal 15 64 8:57 0-3 2 13:10 at Jacksonville Punt Lambo 38 yd. field goal 6 38 3:28 0-6 2 8:34 at Jacksonville Interception Lambo 43 yd. field goal 9 22 4:46 0-9 2 3:37 at Jacksonville Interception Fournette 2 yd. run 10 80 5:50 0-16 3 2:09 at Denver Punt McManus 41 yd. field goal 8 39 3:10 0-3 1 6:26 at Denver Punt LaCosse 10 yd. pass from Keenum 6 75 3:02 3-10 2 3:27 at Denver Punt Sanders 5 yd. pass from Keenum 2 43 0:37 17-17 3 5:30 at Denver Punt Lindsay 2 yd. run 11 79 5:43 17-24 4 9:17 LOS ANGELES Kickoff Benjamin 46 yd. pass from Rivers 6 75 3:37 13-7 1 1:04 LOS ANGELES Punt Allen 10 yd. pass from Rivers 13 88 8:07 23-15 3 1:43 LOS ANGELES Punt King 73 yd. punt return - - - 23-23 4 12:52 LOS ANGELES Punt Jackson 18yd. run 7 79 3:51 23-30 4 8:09 LOS ANGELES Kickoff Badgley 29 yd. field goal 11 64 4:10 30-33 4 0:00 at Oakland Kickoff Martin 1 yd. run 8 74 4:16 0-7 1 10:44 at Oakland Kickoff Carlson 44 yd. field goal 10 46 4:14 7-10 2 8:04 at Oakland Punt L.Smith 3 yd. pass from Carr 14 73 7:50 14-17 4 5:20 at Oakland Kickoff Carrier 6 yd. pass from Carr 8 75 2:34 21-24 4 0:21 NEW ENGLAND Kickoff Hogan 63 yd. pass from Brady 3 77 1:52 1 7-7 6:48 NEW ENGLAND Missed FG Gostkowski 33 yd. field goal 13 63 8:15 14-10 3 0:17
THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS
REGULAR SEASON
THIRD DOWN FOURTH DOWN Date Opponent Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct. 9/9/18 STEELERS 7 15 47% 0 0 0% at Cleveland 5 18 28% 0 1 0% 9/16/18 STEELERS 3 11 27% 2 2 100% Kansas City 2 5 40% 0 0 0% 9/24/18 STEELERS 3 11 27% 0 0 0% at Tampa Bay 3 9 33% 1 1 100% 9/30/18 STEELERS 2 12 17% 0 1 0% Baltimore 8 17 47% 1 1 100% 10/7/18 STEELERS 9 12 75% 0 0 0% Atlanta 6 14 33% 1 3 33% 10/14/18 STEELERS 8 14 57% 0 0 0% at Cincinnati 6 12 50% 0 0 0% 10/28/18 STEELERS 6 13 46% 1 1 100% Cleveland 3 13 23% 1 1 100% 11/4/18 STEELERS 10 16 63% 1 1 100% at Baltimore 4 12 33% 0 1 0% 11/8/18 STEELERS 8 11 73% 0 0 0% Carolina 4 11 36% 1 1 100% 11/18/18 STEELERS 3 11 27% 0 2 0% at Jacksonville 6 18 33% 0 0 0% 11/25/18 STEELERS 5 14 36% 1 1 100% at Denver 3 11 27% 0 0 0% 12/2/18 STEELERS 3 10 30% 1 1 100% Los Angeles 6 11 55% 0 0 0% 12/9/18 STEELERS 6 11 55% 0 1 0% at Oakland 4 12 66% 2 2 100% 12/16/18 STEELERS 4 9 44% 0 0 0% New England 3 10 33% 0 1 0% 12/23/18 STEELERS at New Orleans 12/30/18 STEELERS Cincinnati STEELERS 77 170 45% 6 10 60% OPPONENTS 63 173 36% 7 12 58%
