www.steelers.com Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Schedule/Results Preseason (3-1) Saturday, Aug. 14 DETROIT W, 23-7 (KDKA) Saturday, Aug. 21 at New York Giants W, 24-17 (KDKA) Sunday, Aug. 29 at Denver L, 17-34 (FOX) Thursday, Sept. 2 CAROLINA W, 19-3 (KDKA) Regular Season (1-0) Sunday, Sept. 12 ATLANTA W, 15-9 (OT) (FOX) Sunday, Sept. 19 at Tennessee 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 3 BALTIMORE 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 10 BYE Sunday, Oct. 17 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 31 at New Orleans 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 8 at Cincinnati 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Nov. 14 NEW ENGLAND 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Nov. 21 OAKLAND • 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 28 at Buffalo • 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 5 at Baltimore • 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 12 CINCINNATI • 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 19 NEW YORK JETS • 4:15 p.m. (CBS) Thursday, Dec. 23 CAROLINA 8:20 p.m. (NFL Net./KDKA) Sunday, Jan. 2 at Cleveland • 1 p.m. (CBS) • Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling Postseason Sat.-Sun., Jan. 8-9 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 15-16 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX) Sunday, Jan. 23 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX) Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (FOX) Sunday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV (Dallas, Texas) (FOX) NOTE: All times are Eastern. Home games in Bold/CAPS. Game #2 Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Tennessee Titans (1-0) Date: Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 Kickoff: 1 p.m., ET Site: LP Field (69,143) • Nashville, Tenn. Playing Surface: Natural Grass TV Coverage: CBS-TV (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2) Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Solomon Wilcots (color analyst) Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (color analyst) Craig Wolfley (sideline) Spanish Radio: Grupo Imagen - Destrito Federal (Mexico City) XEDA-FM 90.5 A Look at the Coaches: Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: 32-17 (.653)/fourth season Regular-season record at Pittsburgh: 32-17 (.653)/fourth season Playoff Record/Years: 3-1/two years Tennessee Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher Overall Regular-season Record: 137-110 (.555)/16th season Regular-season Record at Tennessee: 137-110 (.555)/16th season Playoff Record/Years: 5-6/six years www.steelers.com For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official web site at www.steelers.com. Updated daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Tennessee Titans (1-0) Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 • 1 p.m. (ET) LP Field • Nashville, Tenn. Game # 2
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Saturday, Aug. 14 DETROIT W, 23-7 (KDKA)Saturday, Aug. 21 at New York Giants W, 24-17 (KDKA)Sunday, Aug. 29 at Denver L, 17-34 (FOX)Thursday, Sept. 2 CAROLINA W, 19-3 (KDKA)
Regular Season (1-0)
Sunday, Sept. 12 ATLANTA W, 15-9 (OT) (FOX)Sunday, Sept. 19 at Tennessee 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 3 BALTIMORE 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 10 BYESunday, Oct. 17 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 31 at New Orleans 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Monday, Nov. 8 at Cincinnati 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Sunday, Nov. 14 NEW ENGLAND 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Sunday, Nov. 21 OAKLAND • 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Nov. 28 at Buffalo • 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 5 at Baltimore • 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Sunday, Dec. 12 CINCINNATI • 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 19 NEW YORK JETS • 4:15 p.m. (CBS)Thursday, Dec. 23 CAROLINA 8:20 p.m. (NFL Net./KDKA)Sunday, Jan. 2 at Cleveland • 1 p.m. (CBS)
• Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling
Postseason
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 8-9 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX)Sat.-Sun., Jan. 15-16 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 23 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (FOX)Sunday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV (Dallas, Texas) (FOX)
NOTE: All times are Eastern.Home games in Bold/CAPS.
Game #2Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Tennessee Titans (1-0)Date: Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010
Kickoff: 1 p.m., ET
Site: LP Field (69,143) • Nashville, Tenn.
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
TV Coverage: CBS-TV (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)Solomon Wilcots (color analyst)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin (color analyst)Craig Wolfley (sideline)
Spanish Radio: Grupo Imagen - Destrito Federal (Mexico City)XEDA-FM 90.5
A Look at the Coaches:Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike TomlinOverall regular-season record: 32-17 (.653)/fourth seasonRegular-season record at Pittsburgh: 32-17 (.653)/fourth seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 3-1/two years
Tennessee Titans Head Coach Jeff FisherOverall Regular-season Record: 137-110 (.555)/16th seasonRegular-season Record at Tennessee: 137-110 (.555)/16th seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 5-6/six years
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MIKE TOMLIN was named the 16th head coach in PittsburghSteelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlinbecame only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since1969.
Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to bothcoach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. By winningthe Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, healso became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelershistory.
Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in league history to win aSuper Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach.
Tomlin has compiled a 32-17 record in the regular seasonduring his four-year head coaching career. His .653 winningpercentage after three seasons is second-best in team history.By leading the Steelers to a 9-7 record in 2009, Tomlin becameonly the second Steelers’ head coach to post winning recordsafter each of his first three seasons.
The Steelers’ offense ranked seventh in the NFL (ninth passing,19th rushing) and became the first unit in team history to boast a4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yardrusher in the same season. Pittsburgh’s defense ranked fifth inthe NFL (third vs. run, 16th vs. pass) while leading the AFC andfinishing one shy of the NFL lead with 47 quarterback sacks.
The Steelers continued to be dominant at Heinz Field underTomlin in 2009. Pittsburgh finished with a 6-2 home record in2009 after finishing 7-1 (2007) and 6-2 (2008) at home duringTomlin’s first two seasons. Tomlin’s 19-5 record and .792 winningpercentage at home after three seasons ranks second in Steelers’history.
The Steelers’ defense was dominant under Tomlin’s guidancein 2008, leading the NFL in total defense (237.2), pass defense(156.9), points per game (13.9), total yards per play (3.9), rushingyards per attempt (3.3), passing yards per attempt (4.7) and thirddown efficiency (31.4), and finished second in league rushingdefense (80.3).
Tomlin became only the second Steelers head coach to win hisfirst three games. During 2007, the Steelers became just the fifthteam in NFL history to win their first four home games by at least20 points.
Tomlin led the Steelers to a 10-6 record in 2007, and becamejust the second coach in team history to post a winning record,win a division title and earn a playoff berth in his inaugural season.
Tomlin was the NFL’s second-youngest head coach in 2007,and he became only the second Steelers coach in team history towin at least 10 games during his first year at the helm. TheSteelers posted a 7-1 record at home in 2007 and were 5-1 in theAFC North (3-0 at home).
Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William andMary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. A first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a schoolrecord with a 20.2 yards-per-catch average.
For the 12th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games.
Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 63-stationnetwork spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.The Steelers will also be broadcasted on 17 stations in Mexico,marking the second straight year their games can be heardthroughout Mexico.
For the 17th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voiceof the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast.Joining Hillgrove for his 13th season as an expert analyst is TunchIlkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the teamfor his ninth season is former Steeler offensive lineman CraigWolfley, who provides sideline analysis.
JEFF FISHER is in his 16th full season as Head Coach of theTennessee Titans and his 11th as Executive Vice President. Fisherholds the franchise record for wins by a head coach with 141victories and is the NFL leader in tenure with one team amongactive coaches. Entering this season, he ranked 20th on the NFL’scareer head coaching wins list and third among active coaches(Belichick, 163; Shanahan, 154).
MEDIA NOTESTennessee Titans Conference Call: Tennessee Titans Head
Coach Jeff Fisher and QB Vince Young will be available forinterviews via conference call on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in theSteelers’ media workroom. Fisher will be at 10:45 a.m. and Youngwill be at 12:20 p.m.
Weekly Press Conference: Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlinwill conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday at noonin Steelers’ media workroom at their UPMC Sports PerformanceComplex headquarters.
Official Steelers Website: Media and fans can read about thelatest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site,www.steelers.com, features breaking news, statistics, playerbiographies and much more.
Media-Only Section of www.steelers.comThe Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section
on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to members.steelers.comand register as a new user. Once your registration is approved, you willreceive an email and can access all information. If you have any questionsor problems, please email [email protected].
NFLmedia.com: Journalists worldwide have access to thededicated media website featuring news from the NFL and itsteams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFLupdates and other information about the NFL are available. Thesite also provides links to other NFL and individual team sites.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Thursday, Sept. 161-3 p.m. - Practice
• Players available formedia interviews at
12:15 p.m. andfollowing practice in
locker room
Friday, Sept. 1710:45 a.m.-12:30p.m. - Practice
• Players availablefor media interviewsfollowing practice in
locker room
Saturday, Sept. 18• No coaches or
players available formedia interviews
• Team travels toNashville, Tenn.
Sunday, Sept. 191 p.m. (ET)Away Game
atTennessee Titans
(LP Field)CBS
(locally KDKA-TV,channel 2)
Monday, Sept. 20• TBA
Tuesday, Sept. 14Noon - Coach Tomlin
Press Conference
Wednesday, Sept. 151:15-3:15 p.m. -
Practice
• Players available formedia interviews at
12:30 p.m. andfollowing practice in
locker room
STEELERS’ LAST GAMEPittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9 (OT)Sunday, Sept. 12 • Pittsburgh, Pa. (Heinz Field)
Pittsburgh Team Notes:• Pittsburgh won its eighth straight game on Kickoff Weekend,which extends the longest current streak in the NFL.• The Steelers improved to 40-32-4 all-time on Kickoff Weekend.• The Steelers improved to 21-16-2 all-time in overtime games,including a 1-1-1 record against the Falcons in such games. Thepast three games between the teams have gone to overtime.• The overtime victory snapped a two-game losing streak in suchgames.• Pittsburgh improved to 12-2-1 all-time against the Atlanta Fal-cons, including a 6-0-1 record at home and a 1-0-1 record at HeinzField.• Pittsburgh improved to 17-8 when opening at home since 1970,including a current seven-game winning streak.• The Steelers improved to 95-56-1 all-time against NFC teams,including a 54-19-1 record at home.• Pittsburgh has won 21 of its past 25 regular-season gamesversus teams in the NFC, dating back to 2003.• Mike Tomlin improved to a perfect 4-0 in season openers. He isthe only current coach to have a 4-0 record on Kickoff Weekend.• The Steelers improved to 20-5 at Heinz Field during the Tomlinera (2007-present).• K Jeff Reed booted a Heinz Field-record 52-yard field goal on theSteelers’ first drive to give Pittsburgh a 3-0. It was Reed’s longestat home and the second-longest of his career (53-yard field goalon Sept. 21, 2008 at Philadelphia).• Reed hit the uprights on a 55-yard field goal with 22 secondsremaining in the half, Atlanta responded as K Matt Bryant booted a49-yard field goal as time expired to tie the game at 3-3.• Bryant added a 39-yard field goal on the Falcons’ first drive of thesecond half to give Atlanta a 6-3 lead.• The Steelers responded to tie the game at 6-6 as Reed added a36-yard field goal with 6:53 left in the third quarter. The drive washighlighted by a 52-yard pass from QB Dennis Dixon to WR MikeWallace.• Reed gave Pittsburgh a 9-6 lead in the fourth quarter as he con-nected from 34 yards.• Bryant responded with his third field goal of the game as hecapped off a 13-play drive with a 23-yard field goal with 3:24 re-maining in the game.• S Troy Polamalu picked off a QB Matt Ryan pass with under twominutes remaining in the game at the Falcons’ 30-yard line, butReed missed a 40-yard field goal with less than a minute to go thatwould have been the game-winner.• After the Steelers forced Atlanta to punt on the first series of over-time, RB Rashard Mendenhall escaped for a 50-yard, game-win-
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Series History: Series began in 1970Overall: Pittsburgh leads 38-29At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 23-11At Tennessee (Houston): Tennesee leads 18-15Neutral Sites: n/aLast Regular-Season Meeting: Sept. 10, 2009 (in Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh 13, Tennessee 10 (OT)Postseason Series: Pittsburgh leads 3-1(postseason record not included in overall series record)
• Franchise in Houston prior to 1997; known as Oilers prior to 1999
Pittsburgh is 38-29 all-time against the Tennessee Titans,including a 23-11 advantage at home and a 15-18 mark on theroad...the Steelers have lost three straight regular-season roadgames against the Titans, including a 31-14 setback on Dec. 21,2008...Pittsburgh is 1-5 at LP Field in the regular season and are0-1 at the venue in the postseason...the Steelers are just 4-10against the Titans in the past 14 regular-seasongames...Pittsburgh has an all-time record of 12-3 versusTennessee/Houston in September, including a 5-1 mark on theroad.
STEELERS-TITANS SERIES NOTES
TEAM NOTESRoad Warriors: The Steelers have had great success playing
away from Heinz Field over the last decade.Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Steelers own the
fourth-best road winning percentage in the NFL.The following is a list of the top five road winning percentages
since 2000:Team W L T Pct.Indianapolis 55 26 0 .679Philadelphia 51 28 1 .644New England 51 29 0 .638Pittsburgh 46 34 0 .575New Orleans 45 35 0 .563New York Giants 45 35 0 .563
Steelers-Titans Connections: Several Steelers have ties to theTitans and the Nashville area.
Head Coach Mike Tomlin was a graduate assistant coach atMemphis in 1996. Linebackers coach Keith Butler playedlinebacker at the University of Memphis (1974-77) and also
ning touchdown to give Pittsburgh the victory on the team’s firstoffensive play.• Pittsburgh finished with 354 yards of total offense, including 143yards rushing and 211 yards passing. The Falcons’ finished with295 yards of total offense (58 rushing, 237 passing).• Pittsburgh had 14 first downs while Atlanta posted 18 first downs.• The Steelers converted just 29 percent (4 of 14) of their third-down attempts, while Atlanta was 6 of 16 (38%) on third downs.• Pittsburgh finished with two sacks (LB LaMarr Woodley, LB JamesHarrison) while the Falcons posted three sacks.• QB Byron Leftwich, CB Keenan Lewis, RB Jonathan Dwyer, CBCrezdon Butler, OT Tony Hills, OG Ramon Foster, WR AntonioBrown and LB Thaddeus Gibson were inactive for the Steelers.
Pittsburgh Individual Notes:QB Dennis Dixon• Made his second career start and finished 18-of-26 for 236 yardswith one interception (81.6 passer rating).• In two career starts, the Steelers have gone to overtime in eachcontest (1-1 record).• Tossed a career-long 52-yard pass to WR Mike Wallace in thethird quarter.RB Rashard Mendenhall• Finished with 120 yards rushing on 22 carries (5.5 avg.) with onetouchdown.• Had a game-winning 50-yard touchdown run on the Steelers’ firstoffensive play of overtime.• Marked his fourth career 100-yard rushing game.• Had two receptions for 15 yards (7.5 avg.).WR Hines Ward• Finished with 108 yards receiving on six receptions (18.0 avg.),including a long of 25 yards.• Marked his 26th career 100-yard receiving game, passing Hall ofFamer John Stallworth for the most in team history.• Hauled in a 21-yard pass from QB Dennis Dixon in the secondquarter.• Has now caught a pass in a team-record 179 consecutive games,which is tied for the fifth-longest streak in NFL history with WR Tim Brown.• Became the first receiver in team history to surpass 11,000 re-ceiving yards for his career as he now has 11,055 yards receiving.• Has 901 career receptions, becoming the first player in teamhistory to achieve the feat. He currently ranks fourth among allactive wide receivers with his 901 receptions.WR Mike Wallace• Finished with two receptions for 62 yards (31.0 avg.).• Hauled in a 52-yard pass from QB Dennis Dixon in the thirdquarter.TE Heath Miller• Finished with four catches for 40 yards (10.0 avg.).• Hauled in a 17-yard pass from QB Dennis Dixon in the secondquarter.LB James Harrison• Finished with nine tackles (four solo) and one sack.• Posted a five-yard sack in the third quarter, giving him 39.5 for hiscareer.LB LaMarr Woodley• Finished with four tackles (three solo).• Posted a 10-yard sack in the first quarter, marking the ninth straightgame he has posted at least a half-sack, extending his team record.During the nine-game span, he has 12.5 sacks.LB Lawrence Timmons• Finished with 11 tackles (nine solo) with three tackles for lossesand one pass defense.
CB Bryant McFadden• Posted a game-high 14 tackles (12 solo) with one pass defense.S Troy Polamalu• Posted his first interception of the season and the 21st of hiscareer when he picked off a QB Matt Ryan pass late in the fourthquarter.• Finished with five tackles (three solo).• Pittsburgh improved to 17-3 when he has an interception.K Jeff Reed• Finished 3-for-5 in field goal attempts for nine points.• Booted a 52-yard field goal on the Steelers’ first drive of the game,the longest field goal in Heinz Field history. It marked Reed’s sec-ond-longest field goal of his career (53-yard field goal on Sept. 21,2008 at Philadelphia).• Had a 36-yard field goal in the third quarter to tie the game at 6-6.• Added a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put the Steelersahead 9-6.P Daniel Sepulveda• Averaged 50.8 yards per punt on five punts, including a long of 55yards.
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Several Steelers and Titans are products of the samecolleges, including the following:
STEELERS-TITANS COLLEGE CONNECTIONSSTEELERS COLLEGE TITANSDaniel Sepulveda (P) .................. Baylor .......................... Colin Allred (LB)Charlie Batch (QB) .............. Eastern Michigan .............. Jason Jones (DT)Bryant McFadden (CB) .......... Florida State ....................... Chris Hope (S)Lawrence Timmons (LB)Hines Ward (WR) ...................... Georgia .................... Rennie Curran (LB)
Fernando Velasco (C/G)Will Witherspoon (LB)
Jonathan Dwyer (RB) ............ Georgia Tech .............. Derrick Morgan (DE)Keyaron Fox (LB)Flozell Adams (OT) .............. Michigan State ............... Javon Ringer (RB)Ziggy Hood (DE) ....................... Missouri ...................... Justin Gage (WR)Will Allen (S) ............................ Ohio State ................... Donnie Nickey (S)Thaddeus Gibson (LB)Casey Hampton (DT) .................. Texas ........................ Michael Griffin (S)Tony Hills (OT) Ahmard Hall (FB)Jonathan Scott (OT) Bo Scaife (TE)
Vince Young (QB)Mewelde Moore (RB) ................... Tulane ....................... Troy Kropog (T/G)Troy Polamalu (S) ......................... USC ................. Damian Williams (WR)Chris Kemoeatu (OG) ................... Utah ....................... Robert Johnson (S)Stevenson Sylvester (LB)Jason Worilds (LB) ................ Virginia Tech ................... Vincent Fuller (S)
coached at his alma mater from 1990-97. Quarterbacks coachRandy Fichtner coached at Memphis twice (1990-93, 2001-06).OG Ramon Foster played at Tennessee and is from Henning,Tenn.
Titans with ties to the Steelers or Western Pa. include S ChrisHope, who played for the Steelers from 2002-05. LB Patrick Baileyalso played for the Steelers (2008-09). QB Kerry Collins and LBTim Shaw played collegiately at Penn State. Assistant specialteams coach Marty Galbraith coached at Pitt in 1991, whileoffensive line coach Mike Munchak played at Penn State.
Welcome Back!: The Steelers signed four free agents thisseason that had previously played for the club.
WR Antwaan Randle El played his first four years (2002-05) ofhis career with the Steelers before spending the past four yearswith the Washington Redskins. Randle El, who was originallydrafted by the Steelers in the second round (62nd overall) of the2002 NFL Draft, tossed a game-clinching touchdown pass inSuper Bowl XL to help Pittsburgh capture its fifth Lombardi Trophy.
QB Byron Leftwich returned to Pittsburgh after spending oneseason with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Leftwich was on theSteelers’ roster in 2008 and played in five games, finishing 21-of-36 for 303 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for theyear.
LB Larry Foote was originally drafted by the Steelers in thefourth round (128th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft and playedseven seasons with Pittsburgh (2002-08) before a one-year stintwith the Detroit Lions (2009).
CB Bryant McFadden was drafted by the Steelers in the secondround (62nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft and spent four seasonswith Pittsburgh before leaving for the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.
Turning Up the Heat: Since 1994, the Steelers have led the AFCin sacks five times and the entire NFL twice.
The Steelers opened the 2010 season with two sacks. In 2009,the Steelers finished with 47 sacks, which ranked first in the AFCand second in the NFL.
Sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, however, a recordof “passers tackled” was kept prior to that time. Following are theSteelers’ single-season sack totals dating back to 1970:
Defensive Dominance: The Steelers have allowed the fewestpoints in the NFL since the beginning of the 2007 season.Pittsburgh has allowed just 825 points during that span.
The Steelers gave up just nine points in their Week 1 overtimevictory against the Falcons.
The following is a list of the top four teams in the NFL who haveallowed the fewest points since the start of the 2007 campaign:
Team Points AllowedPittsburgh 825New England 892Baltimore 898Indianapolis 901
Total Defensive Package: Pittsburgh has allowed the fewesttotal yards in the NFL since the beginning of the 2006 season.
The Steelers have given up 18,042 yards of total offense (5,630rushing, 12,412 passing) since the beginning of 2006. The totalyards against ranks first in the NFL during that span, while therushing yards and passing yards each rank third in the league.
Defense! Defense! Defense!: Pittsburgh gave up just 295 yardsof total offense in its Week 1 overtime victory against the AtlantaFalcons. The Steelers allowed only 58 yards rushing and 237yards passing against the Falcons. Additionally, they posted twosacks and had one interception.
The Steelers ranked fourth in the AFC and fifth in the NFL in totaldefense in 2009 by allowing 305.3 yards per game.
Holding Their Ground: Over the past nine years, Pittsburgh’sdefense has been among the best at holding its opponents to thefewest rushing yards in the league. The Steelers allowed just 58yards rushing in the season opener versus Atlanta this year.
In 2009, the Steelers gave up 89.9 yards per game on theground, which was first in the AFC and third in the NFL.
In the past eight seasons, Pittsburgh has allowed an NFL-lownine 100-yard rushers. Baltimore is second with 15.
Additionally, since 1994 the Steelers have led the AFC in rushingdefense eight times and the entire NFL three times.
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2010 REGULAR SEASONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON
Steelers Category Titans15.0 ......................... Points Scored Per Game .................... 38.09.0 .......................... Points Allowed Per Game ................... 13.014.0 ........................... First Downs Per Game ...................... 17.0354.0 ......................... Total Yards Per Game .................... 345.0143.0 ....................... Rushing Yards Per Game .................. 205.0211.0 ....................... Passing Yards Per Game .................. 140.02 .............................................Sacks By ....................................... 41 ...................................... Interceptions By ................................ 132:06 ....................... Avg. Time of Possession .................. 31:041 ......................................... Touchdowns ................................... 51 .................................. Rushing Touchdowns ............................ 30 .................................. Passing Touchdowns ............................ 20 ................................ Touchdowns on Returns .......................... 03-5 ...................................... Field Goals ................................. 1-150.8 ................................... Punting Avg. .............................. 50.03.5 .................................. Punt Return Avg. ............................. 7.023.0 .............................. Kickoff Return Avg. ......................... 23.3
Following is a look at the number of yards rushing the Steelershave allowed in each of the past 10 seasons:
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Steelers had 63,609 fansattend their home opener in Week 1 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
The Steelers broke two attendance records at Heinz Field lastyear. In their Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Steelersbroke the single-game record. The attendance of 65,597surpassed the old mark of 65,350 set January 18, 2009, duringthe AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens.
For the season, Pittsburgh averaged 63,458 fans (507,882 total)at home games, breaking the old mark of 63,429 (507,434) in2005.
Pittsburgh set the team home attendance record in 2005 byaveraging 63,429 (507,434 total).
Pittsburgh has sold out 294 straight games at home, datingback to Nov. 5, 1972 versus Cincinnati.
Following is a look at the team’s average attendance in its 10years at Heinz Field:
Year Total Attendance Avg.2001 499,191 62,3992002 490,274 61,284
What To Look For:PITTSBURGH TEAM NOTES• Pittsburgh looks for its first win in Tennessee since a 34-24 victoryon Nov. 25, 2001.
• The Steelers look to improve to 39-29 all-time against the Tennesseefranchise (formerly the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Oilers).
• Pittsburgh looks to improve 16-18 on the road in the series history.
• Pittsburgh looks to improve 13-3 against the Titans in the month ofSeptember.
PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL NOTESWR Hines Ward• Needs one touchdown to move into a second-place tie with RBJerome Bettis on the team’s all-time touchdowns list. Ward currentlyhas 79 career touchdowns (78 receiving, one rushing) while Bettisfinished his Steelers’ career with 80 touchdowns.
TE Heath Miller• Needs 119 receiving yards to move into second place on the team’sall-time list for tight ends. He currently has 2,761 career receivingyards, trailing only Bennie Cunningham (2,879) and Elbie Nickel (5,133).
DE Aaron Smith• Needs 2.5 sacks to move into seventh place on the team’s all-timesack list ahead of Dwight White (46.0). Smith currently has 44.0career sacks.
LB LaMarr Woodley• Looks to extend his team record to 10 straight games with at leasta half-sack. He has posted at least a half-sack in nine straight games,dating back to the middle of the 2009 season. During that span, hehas 12.5 sacks.
LB James Harrison• Needs one sack to move into ninth place on the team’s all-time sacklist ahead of Ernie Holmes (40.0). Harrison currently has 39.5 careersacks.
Heinz Field Advantage: The Steelers own the best home recordin the NFL with a 223-85-1 record (.723) since 1970. Pittsburgh is38-11 (.776) at home over the past seven seasons, including a 1-0 record this year.
Pittsburgh finished the 2004 regular season with an undefeated(8-0) home record for only the third time in team history and forthe first time in 25 years.
The Steelers finished the 1979 regular season with anundefeated home record (8-0) and eventually won Super BowlXIV. The Steelers were also undefeated at home (7-0) in 1972.
The following is a look at the list of the Steelers’ records at homesince 2004:
Year Record2004 8-02005 5-32006 5-32007 7-12008 6-22009 6-22010 1-0
Sustaining Success: Pittsburgh has made the playoffs fivetimes and won the AFC North four times since the divisionalrealignment in 2002. The Steelers won the AFC North Division forthe second consecutive year in 2008.
The Steelers have won 19 division titles since the NFL mergerin 1970, the most in the AFC during that time.
The following is a list of teams that have won the most divisiontitles and qualified for the playoffs since 2002:
Team Playoffs Division TitlesIndianapolis 8 6New England 6 6Philadelphia 6 4San Diego 5 5Pittsburgh 5 4Green Bay 5 4
Continued Success: Since the 1970 merger of the Nationaland American Football Leagues, the Pittsburgh Steelers own thebest (tied) record in the NFL.
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The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordssince the merger in 1970:
Team W L T Pct.1. Pittsburgh Steelers 373 242 2 .607
Additionally, Pittsburgh owns the third-best record in the NFLsince the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 170-102-1 (.625)record.
The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordsin the free agency era (since 1993):
Team W L T Pct.1. New England Patriots 172 101 0 .6302. Green Bay Packers 171 102 0 .6273. Pittsburgh Steelers 170 102 1 .625
Regular-Season Success: Pittsburgh owns the third-best record(tied) in the regular season in the entire NFL over the past 10years. The Steelers have averaged over 10 wins per year andhave earned six playoff berths, five division titles and two SuperBowl victories in that time period.
The following are the top five teams in regular-season winningpercentage from 2000-2010:
Team W L T Pct. Playoff BerthsIndianapolis 115 46 0 .714 9New England 113 48 0 .702 7Pittsburgh 104 56 1 .649 6Philadelphia 103 57 1 .645 8Green Bay 96 65 0 .597 6
Among The Best: The Steelers have 561 career wins (includingpostseason), which is the fifth-most in NFL history.
The following is a listing of the top five teams in the NFL forcareer wins (including postseason):
Team Wins1. Chicago Bears 7102. Green Bay Packers 6803. New York Giants 6474. Washington Redskins 5655. Pittsburgh Steelers 561
200 Plateau: Since the NFL merger in 1970, Pittsburgh is 96-6(.941) in the regular season when it rushes for more than 200yards in a game. Last year, the Steelers rushed for a season-high202 yards in the season finale at Miami.
The Steelers have won 25 straight games in which they haveeclipsed that mark for rushing yards.
Pittsburgh is 7-0 all-time in the postseason when rushing formore than 200 yards.
In the Red Zone: The Steelers have converted both of theirattempts (two field goals) in the red zone into points in 2010.
Following is a look at how the Steelers offense has performedin the red zone in 2010:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsAtlanta .............................. 2/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6Total .................................. 2/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6
LOOKING AHEAD...The Steelers travel to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on
Sunday, Sept. 26. Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is setfor 1 p.m. and will be televised on CBS (locally KDKA-TV,channel 2).
Red Zone Defense: The Steelers defense has allowed onescore (one field goal) in one possession in the red zone in 2010.
Following is a look at how the Steelers’ defense has performedin the red zone in 2010:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsAtlanta .............................. 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3Total .................................. 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3
Controlling The NFC: The Steelers have won 21 of their past 25regular-season games versus teams in the NFC, dating back to 2003.
The Steelers are 95-56-1 (.628) all-time against teams fromthe NFC (including Super Bowls), including a 54-19-1 record athome and a 35-36 mark on the road. Pittsburgh had won eightstraight games versus NFC teams at home prior to its 2008 lossto the New York Giants.
The Steelers are 6-1 versus the NFC in the Super Bowl.
Five & 10: The Steelers rank in the top five in the AFC and/or thetop 10 in the NFL in several key team and individual categories in2010. Following is a list of those rankings:
Pittsburgh Steelers2010 AFC/NFL Rankings
Team Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Yards/Play .............................................. 5.9 .......................... 5th/7thRushing Yards/Game .......................... 143.0 ........................ 3rd/4thRushing Yards/Attempt ......................... 4.6 ........................ 7th/10thPassing Net Yards/Play ........................ 9.08 ......................... 5th/7thFirst-Down Plays ................................... 7.36 ......................... 4th/4th
COACHING NOTESPerfect To Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a perfect 4-0
record in season openers. He is the only current coach to have a4-0 record on Kickoff Weekend.
Our House: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 20-5 regular-season record at Heinz Field in his four seasons in Pittsburgh.
Last year, the Steelers finished 6-2 at home.
Fast Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 32-17 overallrecord in his four seasons as head coach. That record marks thebest total by a Steelers’ head coach in his first four seasons at thehelm.
In Control: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 13-5 all-time markagainst teams in the AFC North.
Tomlin owns an impressive 8-1 record against divisional foesat home.
Few And Far Between: Head Coach Mike Tomlin became onlythe second coach in Steelers’ history to post winning records ineach of his first three seasons. Tomlin is the only coach in teamhistory to win division titles in each of his first two seasons (2007-08).
In 2007, Tomlin became just the second head coach in teamhistory to post a winning record in his first season with a mark of10-6.
High Honor Roll: Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasinducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August of this year.LeBeau had an outstanding NFL career, finishing with 62 careerinterceptions (seventh all-time) and 171 consecutive starts (NFLrecord for a cornerback) with the Detroit Lions.
LeBeau was also inducted into the Ohio State University Hall ofFame in 2009. He played at Ohio State as a cornerback andhalfback and was a member of the 1957 national championshipteam.
INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTESDixon Ready To Step In: QB Dennis Dixon is in his third season
in the NFL and has made two career starts, including a Week 1overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Dixon finished 18-of-26 for 236 yards with one interception (81.6passer rating) against the Falcons. It marked his first career victory.
For his career, Dixon is 31-for-53 for 384 yards with onetouchdown and two interceptions (71.6 passer rating) in threetotal games played.
Seasoned Veteran: QB Byron Leftwich owns a 24-25 all-timerecord as a starting QB, having started 44 games for theJacksonville Jaguars (2003-06), two for the Atlanta Falcons (2007)and three for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009).
Leftwich played in five games for the Steelers in 2008, but didnot start any of those contests. In those five games for Pittsburgh,he was 21-for-36 for 303 passing yards with two touchdowns andno interceptions (104.3 passer rating). Leftwich also had one ofhis nine career rushing touchdowns when he was a backup withthe Steelers.
For his career, Leftwich has 10,218 career passing yards with58 touchdowns and 41 interceptions (79.6 passer rating).
Best of the Batch: QB Charlie Batch has a 22-28 record as astarting quarterback, including a 3-1 record in his nine seasonswith Pittsburgh.
Batch last started for the Steelers in the 2007 season finale atBaltimore. He finished that game 16-of-31 for 218 yards with twotouchdowns and two interceptions (69.0 passer rating), and heeclipsed the 10,000-yard passing mark for his career in the game.
In his four career starts with the Steelers, Batch is 53-of-91(58.2 pct.) for 642 yards with five touchdowns and threeinterceptions (84.6 passer rating).
Ward Still Has It: In the 2010 season opener against the AtlantaFalcons, WR Hines Ward finished with 108 yards receiving on sixcatches. In that game, he surpassed 11,000 receiving yards forhis career and posted his club-record 26th career 100-yardreceiving game. He also became the first receiver in team historyto post 900 career receptions.
Ward, who is in his 13th year in the league in 2010, proved heis still one of the elite wide receivers in the game by closing outthe 2009 campaign ranking eighth in the NFL in receptions (95)and ninth (tied) in receiving yards (1,167).
Ward had five 100-yard receiving games in 2009. He also postedhis club-record sixth 1,000-yard receiving season of his career.
Ward currently ranks third among active wide receivers (12thoverall in NFL history) with 901 career receptions. The followingis a list the top three active wide receivers with the most careerreceptions:
Active Player Career ReceptionsTerrell Owens 1,013Randy Moss 931Hines Ward 901
Catching Consistency: WR Hines Ward has caught at leastone pass in a Steelers’ record 179 consecutive games. The streakbegan on Nov. 9, 1998 versus Green Bay.
That streak ranks first among active players for consecutivegames with at least one reception and tied for fifth in NFL history.Jerry Rice (274) owns the top all-time record for consecutivegames with a reception.
The following is a look at the top two active players in the NFLwith at least one reception in consecutive regular-season games:
Player (Team) Consecutive GamesHines Ward (Steelers) 179Tony Gonzalez (Falcons) 148
The following is a look at the top seven all-time players in theNFL with the most consecutive regular-season games with atleast one reception:
Player Consecutive GamesJerry Rice 274Marvin Harrison 190Terrell Owens 185Art Monk 183Hines Ward 179Tim Brown 179
Top Dawg: WR Hines Ward leads the Steelers in at least 14different career receiving categories.
Ward is the only wide receiver in Steelers history to be voted tofour Pro Bowls. Ward’s 1,167 receiving yards in 2009 made himthe first Steelers receiver to reach 1,000 yards six times duringhis career with the team. No other Steeler has more than three.
Ward is the team’s all-time leader in receiving yards (11,055),receptions (901) and receiving touchdowns (78).
Additionally, Ward has 26 career 100-yard receiving games,which is first on the team’s all-time list.
In 2002, Ward became the first receiver in Steelers history tocatch 100 passes (112) in a season. He also became the firstSteelers receiver with three consecutive games with at least 100yards receiving. His 12 touchdown receptions in 2002 tied him
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with Louis Lipps (1985) and Buddy Dial (1961) for the highestsingle-season total in team history.
Ward was selected to the 2002-05 AFC Pro Bowl squads.The following is where Ward ranks in Steelers history in several
key receiving categories:Ward’s Rankings Among Steelers Receivers (All-Time)
Receptions in a Season (2002) ....................................... 112 ............. 1st
Career 100-Yard Games .................................................... 26 ............. 1st
Consecutive 100-Yard Games (2002) ................................ 3 ............. 1st
Rushing Yards by a Receiver ......................................... 430 ............. 1st
Consecutive Pro Bowls by Receiver (2002-05) ................. 4 ............. 1st
TD Receptions in a Season (2002) ................................... 12 ......... T-1st
Receptions in a Single Game (11/30/03) .......................... 13 ............ 2nd
Receiving Yards in a Season (2002) ........................... 1,329 ............ 3rd
100-Yard Games in a Season (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009) ... 5 ......... T-3rd
Receiving Yards in a Game (10/22/06) .......................... 171 ........... 11th
Climbing The Charts: WR Hines Ward is the leading receiver inSteelers history in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdowncatches. He has over 360 catches more than the next closestreceiver in team history.
Following are the Steelers career receiving leaders:Steelers All-Time Leading Receivers
10,000 And Counting: WR Hines Ward became the first receiverin team history to reach 11,000 career receiving yards when hefinished with 108 yards receiving in Week 1 versus the AtlantaFalcons. Ward currently has 11,055 receiving yards for his career.
Ward became just the fifth player in NFL history to reach 11,000receiving yards while playing on only one team in their career.Additionally, Ward, who has 901 career receptions, became justthe 12th player in NFL history to record 900 receptions and 11,000yards in a career.
The following is a list of the players who have played their entirecareer with one team and posted more than 10,000 receivingyards:
Player (Team) Total Receiving Yds.Marvin Harrison (Colts) 14,580Steve Largent (Seahawks) 13,089Michael Irvin (Cowboys) 11,904Rod Smith (Broncos) 11,389Hines Ward (Steelers) 11,055
Hines Hanging Around: WR Hines Ward has been with theSteelers since he was drafted in the third round in the 1998 NFLDraft. Ward owns the longest tenure among wide receivers withtheir current team.
The following is a list of the longest-tenured wideouts with thecurrent team:
Player Team First Year With TeamHines Ward Steelers 1998Donald Driver Packers 1999Brian Finneran Falcons 2000
Red-Zone Receiver: WR Hines Ward has been a major targetfor Pittsburgh quarterbacks in the red zone.
Since 2002, Ward is third in the NFL with 44 red-zonetouchdowns. Ward had five red-zone touchdowns in 2009.
The following is a look at the top three active players in the NFLwith touchdowns in the red zone since 2002:
Player (Team) # of Red-Zone TDs1. Randy Moss (Patriots/Raiders/Vikings) 492. Antonio Gates (Chargers) 453. Hines Ward (Steelers) 44
Ward On The Run: WR Hines Ward’s versatility makes him athreat to run the football as well as catch a pass.
Ward has 430 career rushing yards to mark the most by aSteelers wide receiver in team history.
Ward scored his first (and only) career rushing touchdown in2004 against Philadelphia.
Wallace Ready For More: WR Mike Wallace started the 2010season much like he finished his rookie season lastyear...catching the long ball.
Wallace finished with two catches for 62 yards (31.0 avg.) in theWeek 1 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons. He hauled in a52-yarder from QB Dennis Dixon in the third quarter. It marked thethird-longest catch of his career and the fourth reception of over50 yards.
During his rookie year, Wallace had 39 catches for 756 yards(19.4 avg.) with six touchdowns. His 19.4 yards per catch averageled the team.
Wallace led all AFC rookies with 756 receiving yards and rankedfourth among all AFC rookies with 39 receptions.
The following is a look at all of Wallace’s catches that spannedover 40 yards:
Reception Opponent Date52 yards vs. Atlanta 9/12/1054 yards (TD) at Miami 1/3/1045 yards vs. Baltimore 12/27/0960 yards (TD) vs. Green Bay 12/20/0940 yards vs. Minnesota 10/25/0947 yards (TD) at Detroit 10/11/0951 yards at Cincinnati 9/27/09
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE NOTES
Mendenhall Makes The Most Of It: RB Rashard Mendenhallbegan the 2010 season in the same fashion he ended the 2009campaign...in style.
Mendenhall helped the Steelers’ to a 15-9 overtime victory overthe Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 as he posted a 50-yard, game-winning touchdown run on Pittsburgh’s first offensive play inovertime. The run capped off a 120-yard rushing performance on22 carries (5.5 avg.), his fourth career 100-yard game.
Mendenhall had a breakout season in 2009 as he posted hisfirst career 1,000-yard rushing season with 1,108 yards on theyear.
Mendenhall’s 1,108 yards ranked eighth in the AFC and 14th inthe NFL. He rushed 242 times with a team-high seven rushingtouchdowns.
In his 13 games as the starter in 2009, Mendenhall had 1,063yards rushing on 235 carries (4.5 avg.) with seven touchdowns.
Miller Time: TE Heath Miller was named an offensive co-captainfor the first time in his career this year and plans to piggy-back his2009 Pro-Bowl season with another impressive year.
In the Week 1 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Millerfinished with four catches for 40 yards (10.0 avg.), including along of 17 yards.
In 2009, Miller developed into one of the Steelers’ most potentoffensive weapons as he was first (tied) on the team with sixreceiving touchdowns.
Miller was third on the team with a career-high 76 catches,which broke the team’s single-season record for receptions by atight end, and had a personal single-season best 789 receivingyards (10.4 avg.) in 2009. In addition, his blocking ability separateshim from many “receiving” tight ends.
Miller has 27 career touchdowns, which is second on the team’sall-time list for touchdowns by a tight end. Pittsburgh is 18-6 whenMiller finds the end zone.
Harrison In Charge: LB James Harrison, the 2008 NFLDefensive Player of the Year, has been a terror on opposingquarterbacks since he became the starting outside linebackerfor the Steelers in 2007.
Harrison posted a sack and seven tackles in the Week 1overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons. He also drew an offensiveholding penalty on the Falcons first (and only) drive of overtime,which forced Atlanta into a long third down and ultimately drew apunt two plays later.
In 2009, Harrison ranked second on the team and ranked 11th(tied) in the NFL with 10 sacks and earned his third straight startin the Pro Bowl.
Harrison forced five fumbles in 2009 after leading the NFL in2008 with seven forced fumbles.
Harrison has 39.5 sacks in his career and the Steelers are 18-10 when he posts a sack.
Sack Attack: LB James Harrison had 10 sacks in 2009 to ranksecond on the team. Harrison already has one sack in 2010.
Harrison had a career-high 16 sacks in 2008, breaking theteam record for sacks in a season. Mike Merriweather previouslyheld the record since 1984.
The following is a list of the top five single-season sack leadersin team history:
Rk. Name (Year) # of Sacks1. James Harrison (2008) 162. Mike Merriweather (1984) 153. Kevin Greene (1994) 14
Keith Willis (1983) 145. LaMarr Woodley (2009) 13.5
Jason Gildon (2000) 13.5
Outside Presence: LB James Harrison had five forced fumblesin 2009 after leading the NFL with seven forced fumbles in 2008,which was tied for the most by a Steeler during the free agencyera (1992-2008).
The following is a list of the top five single-season forced fumbleleaders for the Steelers since 1992:
Double Trouble: The Steelers have a tradition of fielding someof the best pass-rushing linebackers in the NFL, and currentlinebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley haveaccounted for two of the top four sack totals by a Steelers’ duo inteam history.
Woodley and Harrison each posted a sack in the Week 1overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons this year. They totaled23.5 sacks between them (Woodley 13.5, Harrison - 10) in 2009,including a combined five sacks (Harrison - 3, Woodley - 2) in the28-20 Steelers’ victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 5.
In 2008, Harrison and Woodley broke the team’s top sack duorecord (since 1982) by combining for 27.5 sacks. The 27.5 sacksby Harrison (16) and Woodley (11.5) broke the record (24)previously held by Jason Gildon (13.5) and Joey Porter (10.5) in2000 and Kevin Greene (14) and Greg Lloyd (10) in 1994.
The following is a list of the Steelers’ top sack duos since 1982,when sacks became an official NFL statistic:
STEELERS TOP SACK DUOS (SINCE 1982)Year Players (Ind. sacks) Total Sacks2008 James Harrison (16*) 27.5*
LaMarr Woodley (11.5)2000 Jason Gildon (13.5) 24
Joey Porter (10.5)1994 Kevin Greene (14) 24
Greg Lloyd (10)2009 LaMarr Woodley (13.5) 23.5
James Harrison (10)1984 Mike Merriweather (15) 22
Edmund Nelson (7)
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Bringing The Wood: LB LaMarr Woodley has been a forcedefensively since he became a starter in 2008. He already hadone sack and three tackles in the season-opening victory over theAtlanta Falcons in Week 1 this year.
Woodley has posted at least a half-sack in nine straight gamesand has 12.5 sacks during that span, dating back to last year.That span of nine straight games broke the team’s all-time recordof six, previously held by Greg Lloyd in 1994.
In 2009, Woodley had 84 tackles and a career and team-high13.5 sacks in 2009. He ranked second (tied) in the AFC and third(tied) in the NFL with his 13.5 sacks, and he earned his first trip tothe Pro Bowl following the 2009 season.
Woodley owns an NFL record by posting two sacks in each ofhis four postseason games.
Elite Company: LB LaMarr Woodley has 30.0 sacks in his firstfour seasons with the Steelers, which ranks among the best startsin franchise history for sacks.
The following is a breakdown of sacks in the history of the clubin player’s first two, three and four seasons (Kevin Greene had35.5 sacks in his three seasons with the team, but he hadpreviously played with the L.A. Rams):
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Most Sacks (two consecutive seasons)Name Sacks YearsJames Harrison 26.0 2008-09Jason Gildon 25.5 2000-01LaMarr Woodley 25.0 2008-09
Most Sacks (first three seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 29.0 2007-09Keith Willis 20.0 1982-84
Most Sacks (first four seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsJoey Porter 30.5 1999-02LaMarr Woodley 30.0 2007-10Chad Brown 30.0 1993-96
Fantastic Farrior: LB James Farrior posted 11 tackles andhelped the Steelers keep the Falcons out of the end zone in aWeek 1 overtime victory over Atlanta.
Last year, Farrior led the team with 126 total tackles (89 solo)and had three sacks and one interception in 2009, marking hisseventh straight season with 100-plus tackles for the Steelers.
Farrior has 11 career interceptions, including eight withPittsburgh and three while playing for the New York Jets.
Timmons Time: LB Lawrence Timmons, the Steelers’ No. 1pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, is in his second season as a starterafter a solid 2009 campaign.
Timmons posted 11 tackles and added a QB pressure in theseason-opening victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Timmons had 87 tackles (65 solo) with a career-high sevensacks in 2009, including a season-high 13 tackles against theCleveland Browns in Week 14. Timmons posted two sacks inWeek 12 at Baltimore and also forced a fumble against the Ravens.
Man Of Troy: SS Troy Polamalu was up to his old tricks in theWeek 1 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Polamalu posted the team’s lone interception late in the fourthquarter and finished with six tackles to give Pittsburgh the victory.It marked the fourth season opener in the past five years that hehas picked off a pass.
In 2009, Polamalu missed 11 games with a knee injury (Weeks2-5, 11-17) but still led (tied) the team with three interceptions.
Polamalu now has 21 career interceptions, the most of anyactive Steelers, and the team is 17-3 when Polamalu has aninterception.
BMac Is Back: CB Bryant McFadden is back with the Steelersafter playing one season for the Arizona Cardinals.
In the 2010 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons,McFadden posted a team-best 13 tackles (11 solo) with one passdefense.
Chart Topper: K Jeff Reed ranks first on the team’s all-timemark for career field goal percentage.
Reed is 192-of-232 (.828) for his career in the regular season,which is first in team history. Former K Norm Johnson finishedhis career with the Steelers making 105-of-127 field goal attempts,an .827 career field goal percentage.
Getting His Kicks: K Jeff Reed booted a Heinz Field-record 52-yard field goal in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons.
The 52-yard field goal was the second-longest of Reed’s career.He connected on a 53-yard field goal on Sept. 21, 2008 atPhiladelphia.
Reed has nine points on the years after going 3-for-5 in fieldgoal attempts against the Falcons. He did not attempt a PAT.
Last year, Reed was a perfect 41-for-41 in PATs and was 27-for-31 in field goals in 2009 for a team-high 122 points. It marked hisseventh straight year with at least 100 points.
Reed’s 122 points in 2009 were the second-highest total forhis career, falling just short of his 124 points in 2004.
Moving On Up: K Jeff Reed ranks second on the team’s all-time scoring list with 864 career points.
Reed has 192 field goals (second in team history) and 288PATs during his eight-year career with the Steelers. He is just thefourth kicker in team history to boot at least 100 field goals in acareer, joining Gary Anderson (309), Roy Gerela (146) and NormJohnson (105), and just the third player in team history to reach700 points (Anderson, Gerela).
Consistent Effort: K Jeff Reed has been among the mostconsistent kickers in the NFL over the past five-plus seasons.Since the beginning of the 2004 season, Reed has amassed704 points, a figure that is second among kickers who have madeat least one Pro Bowl since the 2004 season.
Following is a list of the top three scorers among Reed andformer Pro Bowl kickers since the beginning of the 2004 season:
Rk. Name Team Points1. Nate Kaeding San Diego 7552. Jeff Reed Pittsburgh 7043. Neil Rackers Houston 674
Worilds Of A Difference: Rookie LB Jason Worilds made hisNFL debut on special teams in the 2010 season opener againstAtlanta. He finished with a team-best three special teams tackles(two solo).
vs. AFC: 0-0 0-0vs. AFC North 0-0 0-0vs. AFC East 0-0 0-0vs. AFC South 0-0 0-0vs. AFC West 0-0 0-0
vs. NFC: 1-0 0-0vs. NFC East 0-0 0-0vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0vs. NFC South 1-0 0-0vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0
When Scoring First: 1-0 0-0When Opponent Scored First: 0-0 0-0When Scoring 20 or More Points: 0-0 0-0When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 1-0 0-0When Leading after the first quarter: 1-0 0-0When Trailing after the first quarter: 0-0 0-0When Tied after the first quarter: 0-0 0-0When Leading at the Half: 0-0 0-0When Trailing at the Half: 0-0 0-0When Tied at the Half: 1-0 0-0When Leading after three quarters: 0-0 0-0When Trailing after three quarters: 0-0 0-0When Tied after three quarters: 1-0 0-0When Outrushing the Opponent: 1-0 0-0With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 0-0 0-0With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 0-0 0-0When Led in Time of Possession: 1-0 0-0When Trailed in Time of Possession: 0-0 0-0On Turf: 0-0 0-0On Grass: 1-0 0-0When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-0 0-0When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 1-0 0-0When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-0 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: 1-0 0-0With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: 0-0 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: 1-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 1-0 0-0When winning the coin toss: 1-0 0-0When losing the coin toss: 0-0 0-0When playing outdoors: 1-0 0-0When playing indoors: 0-0 0-0In overtime games: 1-0 0-0
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Det. – Best 6-29; Dorsey 7-20;
Brown 5-19; Felton 2-7; Morris 2-2; Stanton 2-2. Pit. – Redman 15-60, 1 TD; Dixon 6-31; Dwyer6-8; Brown 1-8; Vincent 1-5; Moore 1-3;Mendenhall 5-2.
PITTSBURGH — Steelers’ QB Dennis Dixon threw a 68-yardtouchdown strike to rookie WR Antonio Brown in the fourth quarter toseal the 23-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in the 2010 preseason opener.
In a game that featured rain delays and a pregame ceremony to honorrecent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, defensive coordinator DickLeBeau, the Steelers relied on their stout defense and their young talentto propel them to victory.
S Ryan Clark’s interception of Lions’ QB Matthew Stafford set up theSteelers’ first score. K Jeff Reed connected from 35 yards out to put theSteelers on the board 3-0. But early in the second quarter, QB MatthewStafford found WR Calvin Johnson for a two-yard score. It would be thelast time the Lions would put up any points.
K Jeff Reed put the Steelers within one (7-6) with a 37-yard field goal.On the next drive, Steelers’ RB Isaac Redman scored on a one-yardtouchdown run, capping off a six-play 75-yard drive. Redman finishedwith 60 yards on 15 carries.
After a one-hour and 13-minute rain delay, the Lions drove to thePittsburgh 12-yard line on their opening drive of the second half. However,CB Anthony Madison forced a fumble and the Steelers took over fromtheir own seven-yard-line. On the ensuing drive K Jeff Reed hit a 32-yard field goal, his third of the game, shortly before the third quarterexpired.
K Aaron Pettrey missed a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourthquarter, and the Steelers took over on their own 32-yard-line. On the firstplay, Dixon found Brown in the middle of the field for a 68-yard score.Dixon was 6-for-7 for 128 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for31 yards.
The Steelers gained 286 yards of total offense, but it was their defensethat held the Lions in check. The Steelers defense forced two Lions’turnovers and held them to only 79 yards rushing, while limiting the Lionsto only 2-for-9 on third-down conversions.
GAME SUMMARY
Lions (0-1) 0 7 0 0 7STEELERS (1-0) 3 10 3 7 23
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 4:35 Reed 35 FG 4-0; 2:09 3-0DET 2 14:18 C. Johnson 2 pass from Stafford (Pettrey kick) 11-68; 5:17 3-7PIT 2 7:30 Reed 37 FG 12-61; 6:48 6-7PIT 2 1:37 Redman 1 run (Reed kick) 6-75; 3:08 13-7PIT 3 2:09 Reed 32 FG 16-79; 9:09 16-7PIT 4 7:08 Brown 68 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 1-68; 0:12 23-7
Preseason Game #1Pittsburgh 23, Detroit 7
Aug. 14, 2010Heinz Field (55,248)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Vincent 6-37; Redman 6-34,
1 TD; Wright 8-27, 1 TD; Moore 5-27; Dixon 5-27; Mendenhall 8-11; Leftwich 2-11; Randle El1-(-13). NYG. – Brown 13-61, 1 TD; Bradshaw6-28, 1 TD; Bomar 3-21; Ware 4-10; Johnson4-9.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — QB Byron Leftwich found WR MikeWallace streaking down the middle of the field late in the second quarterfor a 68-yard touchdown, and a pair of Steelers’ rushing touchdowns inthe third quarter sealed the 24-17 victory against the N.Y. Giants at theNew Meadowlands Stadium. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0 in the preseasonand 12-3 in such games under Head Coach Mike Tomlin.
Tempers flared early in the game resulting in two ejections. On the firstpossession of the game, CB Ike Taylor and WR Hakeem Nicks exchangedpunches and were immediately ejected from the game. The game wouldremain scoreless until early in the second quarter when K Jeff Reedconnected from 26 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.
The Giants would take a 7-3 lead on RB Ahmad Bradshaw’s nine-yardtouchdown run midway through the second quarter, but it would be thelast time they would lead. The Steelers would go up 10-7 on the 68-yardtouchdown pass by Leftwich to Wallace. CB Joe Burnett’s interceptionof QB Rhett Bomar put the Steelers in good field position to add to theirlead, but the Giants stopped the Steelers on the one-yard line just as theclock expired before halftime.
On the Steelers first possession of the second half, RB Isaac Redmancapped a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a 12-yard rushing touchdown. RBDwayne Wright scored from two yards out late in the third quarter andthe Steelers were up 24-7. The Giants would cut the lead to seven late inthe fourth quarter, but the Steelers simply ran the clock out to secure thewin.
Despite a slow start in the first quarter, the Steelers racked up 412yards of total offense. QB Ben Roethlisberger, QB Dennis Dixon andLeftwich combined for 253 yards passing and one touchdown. Steelersrunning backs accumulated 161 yards on the ground, and five Steelershad at least 25 yards rushing.
For the second consecutive week the Steelers defense limited theiropponent to less than 30 percent on third-down conversions, forced atleast one turnover and controlled time of possession.
DENVER — Pittsburgh dropped its first game of the preseason as it fellto the Denver Broncos, 34-17, at INVESCO Field at Mile High, thanks inpart to three interceptions thrown by Steelers’ quarterbacks, two of whichwere returned for touchdowns. The Steelers fell to 2-1 in the preseasonwhile the Broncos improved to 1-2.
The Broncos struck first when RB LenDale White scored from twoyards out on their opening drive. The Steelers responded when K JeffReed connected on a 33-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3.
QB Dennis Dixon drove the Steelers to the Denver nine-yard line inthe second quarter, but was picked off by CB Perrish Cox. On Denver’sensuing drive, K Matt Prater booted a 39-yard field goal to put the Broncosahead 10-3.
CB William Gay’s interception late in the first half put Pittsburgh inposition to possibly cut the advantage, but Dixon was picked off by CBAndre Goodman, who returned it 77 yards for a touchdown to giveDenver a 17-3 halftime lead.
The Steelers scored early in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdownrun by RB Jonathan Dwyer that cut the lead to 20-10.
QB Tim Tebow tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Eric Deckeron the next drive to give the Broncos a 27-10 lead. However, QB CharlieBatch found WR Antonio Brown for a seven-yard touchdown to trimthe lead to 27-17.
After forcing a Denver punt, the Steelers gained possession on theirown 23-yard line. However, on the second play, Batch was picked off byCB Syd’Quan Thompson, who returned it 48 yards for a touchdown toseal the victory, 34-17.
The Steelers finished with 355 yards of total offense, including 175yards on the ground and 180 in the air. Denver tallied 268 yards ofoffense (128 rushing, 140 passing).
Dwyer led all rushers with 89 yards on 13 carries (6.8 avg.), includinga long of 40 yards, and one touchdown. WR Mike Wallace had a team-high three receptions for 59 yards (19.7 avg.), including a 47-yarder fromQB Ben Roethlisberger on the team’s first offensive play of the game.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers capped off a successful 2010preseason with a strong defensive victory over the Carolina Panthers19-3 at Heinz Field. The Steelers finished the preseason with a 3-1 recordfor the second consecutive year and improved to 13-4 all time in preseasonunder Coach Mike Tomlin.
Both teams got off to a sluggish start in the first quarter as neither teamcould really do much offensively. The Panthers looked poised to strikefirst during their opening drive, but K John Kasay hit the crossbar on a 51-yard field goal attempt. Towards the end of the first quarter Steelers KJeff Reed connected from 33 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.
Midway through the second quarter Steelers’ QB Bryon Leftwichfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for an 18-yard gain to put the Steelers atthe Carolina 34-yard line. Leftwich injured his knee during the play andwould leave the game. QB Dennis Dixon came in for Leftwich and threwa 23-yard touchdown pass three plays later to WR Emmanuel Sandersto put the Steelers up 10-0. It was Dixon’s only series of the game.
K Jeff Reed would add to the lead just before halftime with a 43-yardfield goal to put the Steelers up 13-0. Reed would add to his total in thethird quarter with a 31-yard field goal and towards the end of the fourthquarter with a 32-yard boot. Reed finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 onfield goals and finished the preseason a perfect 9-for-9. Carolina’s onlyscore came on Kasay’s 51-yard field goal at the beginning of the fourthquarter.
Though the Steelers only managed 105 passing yards as a team, Steelers’running backs racked up 168 yards on the ground. For the secondconsecutive game RB Jonathan Dwyer led the team in rushing andcarries. He finished the game with 20 carries for 86 yards, including along of 36 yards.
After a shaky performance in Denver last week, the Steelers defenseresponded with a strong showing against the Panthers. The Steelersheld Carolina to only 123 yards on offense, had four sacks and held themto only 4-of-16 on third down conversions.
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers won their eighth straight game on KickoffWeekend with a dramatic 15-9 overtime victory against the Atlanta Falconsat Heinz Field. The eight-game winning streak in season openers is thelongest current streak in the NFL.
The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime and elected to receive. Aftertwo costly holding penalties the Falcons were forced to punt from theirown 14-yard line. The Steelers took over at midfield and on the first playRB Rashard Mendenhall broke free for a game-winning 50-yardtouchdown run. Mendenhall finished the game with 120 yards on 22carries and one touchdown, his fourth career 100-yard rushing game.
On the Steelers’ opening drive in the first quarter, QB Dennis Dixon,making only his second career start, marched the team to the Atlanta 35-yard line. K Jeff Reed connected from 52 yards out to put the Steelers up3-0. It was the longest field goal in Heinz Field history and Reed’s secondlongest of his career.
Neither team moved the ball effectively, exchanging punts for most partof the half. Reed missed a 55-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in thehalf, which left enough time for Atlanta to strike. Falcons’ QB Matt Ryanfound WR Eric Weems for 17 yards and WR Roddy White for anotherseven yards to put the Falcons at the Steelers’ 32-yard line. K Matt Bryantconnected from 49-yards out just as the halftime clock expired and thegame was tied, 3-3.
On the opening drive of the second half, Bryant connected from 39yards out to put the Falcons up 6-3. Reed would connect on two morefield goals, and Bryant added another, and the game was tied, 9-9. TheFalcons took over at their own 21-yard line with 1:45 left in the game, buton the first play S Troy Polamalu picked off QB Matt Ryan. The Steelerslooked like they had the game in hand but Reed’s 40-yard field goal attemptwent wide right and the game headed into overtime.
WR Hines Ward finished the game with 108 yards receiving on sixcatches. He became the first Steelers receiver to surpass 11,000 yardsreceiving, and he broke the record for most 100-yard receiving games inteam history (26), passing former WR John Stallworth.
The Steelers’ defense held the Falcons to only 58 yards rushing andposted two sacks (LB LaMarr Woodley, LB James Harrison) and aninterception.
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner
(quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers);
Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Al Everest (special teams); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson
(running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
8th YEAR (5)
2010 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/7 TE Eugene Bright Signed contract 1/7 WR Jason Chery Signed contract 1/7 S Tuff Harris Signed contract 1/7 DT Steve McClendon Signed contract 1/7 RB Isaac Redman Signed contract 1/7 RB Justin Vincent Signed contract 1/7 CB Trae Williams Signed contract 1/7 LB Johnny Williams Signed contract 1/7 DT Scott Paxson Signed contract 1/7 P Piotr Czech Signed contract 1/14 Coach Sean Kugler Signed contract 1/19 LB Derrick Doggett Signed contract 1/21 Coach Al Everest Signed contract 1/29 Coach Jerry Osalvsky Signed contract 2/9 P Adam Graessle Signed contract 2/9 WR Brandon London Signed contract 2/17 DB David Pittman Signed contract 2/25 NT Casey Hampton Signed contract 2/25 K Jeff Reed Designated as Franchise Player 3/8 WR Arnaz Battle Signed contract 3/8 S Will Allen Signed contract 3/9 S Ryan Clark Signed contract 3/9 WR Antwaan Randle El Signed contract 3/9 OT Jonathan Scott Signed contract 3/15 LB Larry Foote Signed contract 4/12 DE Nick Eason Signed contract 4/13 WR Santonio Holmes Traded to NYJ 4/13 K Jeff Reed Signed franchise tender 4/16 TE Matt Speath Signed contract tender 4/16 CB William Gay Signed contract tender 4/16 OT Willie Colon Signed contract tender 4/19 P Daniel Sepulveda Signed contract tender 4/20 QB Byron Leftwich Traded from Tampa Bay for draft pick 4/21 CB Bryant McFadden Traded from Arizona for draft pick 4/26 C Maurkice Pouncey Drafted 4/26 LB Jason Worilds Drafted 4/26 WR Emmanuel Sanders Drafted 4/26 LB Thaddeus Gibson Drafted 4/26 OT Chris Scott Drafted 4/26 CB Crezdon Butler Drafted 4/26 LB Stevenson Sylvester Drafted 4/26 RB Jonathan Dwyer Drafted 4/26 WR Antonio Brown Drafted 4/26 DT Doug Worthington Drafted 4/26 OG Dorian Brooks Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 OG Kyle Jolly Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Demetrius Taylor Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Cordarrow Thompson Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Justin Thornton Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 LB Lindsey Witten Signed contract Rookie FA 4/27 C Bradley Vierling Signed contract Rookie FA 5/11 WR Limas Sweed Placed on Reserve/Injured List 5/11 WR Isaiah Williams Signed contract 6/7 LS Jared Retkofsky Waived/Released 6/7 LS Matt Stewart Signed contract 6/15 WR Emmanuel Sanders Signed contract 6/15 LB Thaddeus Gibson Signed contract 6/15 LB Stevenson Sylvester Signed contract 6/15 RB Jonathan Dwyer Signed contract 6/15 WR Antonio Brown Signed contract 6/15 DT Doug Worthington Signed contract 6/15 WR Jason Chery Waived/Released 6/15 CB Trae Williams Waived/Released 6/15 DT Cordarrow Thompson Waived/Released 6/15 C Bradley Vierling Waived/Released 6/15 K Pietr Czech Waived/Released 6/15 LB Derrick Doggett Waived/Released 6/15 P Adam Graessle Waived/Released 6/16 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Waived/Released 6/16 OT Chris Scott Signed contract 6/16 CB Crezdon Butler Signed contract
7/21 OT Willie Colon Place on Reserve/Injured list 7/21 OT Adrian Jones Signed contract 7/29 LB Jason Worilds Signed contract 7/29 LB Johnny Williams Waived/Released 7/29 LB Lindsey Witten Waived/Released 7/29 LS Matt Stewart Waived/Released 7/30 G/C Maurkice Pouncey Signed contract 7/30 OT Flozell Adams Signed contract 7/30 LB Andre Frazier PUP list 7/30 OT Chris Scott PUP list 8/2 FB Demetrius Taylor Waived/Released 8/2 FB Dwayne Wright Claimed off waivers 8/8 S Tuff Harris Waived/Injured List 8/8 S Da’mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract 8/12 LB Andre Frazier Placed on Reserve/Injured List 8/12 LB Brandon Renkart Signed contract 8/23 WR Isaiah Williams Waived/Released 8/23 LS/LB Matt Stewart Signed contract 8/31 LB Brandon Renkart Waived/Released 8/31 OT Adrian Jones Released 8/31 RB Dwayne Wright Waived/Released 8/31 CB David Pittman Waived/Released 8/31 LB Andre Frazier Released 8/31 OT Chris Scott Reserve/PUP List 9/3 TE Eugene Bright Released 9/3 OG Dorian Brooks Released 9/3 OT Kyle Jolly Released 9/3 WR Brandon London Released 9/3 TE Sean McHugh Released 9/3 DT Scott Paxson Released 9/3 LS Matt Stewart Released 9/3 S Justin Thornton Released 9/3 RB Justin Vincent Released 9/3 LB Renauld Williams Released 9/4 WR Tyler Grisham Released 9/4 WR Stefan Logan Released 9/4 LB Patrick Bailey Released 9/4 CB Joe Burnett Released 9/4 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Released 9/4 DE Sunny Harris Released 9/4 C Justin Hartwig Released 9/4 DT Steve McLendon Released 9/4 FB Frank Summers Released 9/4 OG Kraig Urbik Released 9/4 DE Doug Worthington Released 9/6 TE Eugene Bright Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OG Dorian Brooks Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 WR Tyler Grisham Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OT Kyle Jolly Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DT Steve McLendon Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 FB Frank Summers Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DE Doug Worthington Signed to Practice Squad 9/7 DE Doug Worthington Released from Practice Squad 9/7 DE Al Woods Signed to Practice Squad
st AFC North) DE Brett Keisel (#7b) QB Charlie Batch FA
LB James Farrior UFA (NYJ) K Jeff Reed FA
2003: 6-10 (3rd
AFC North) S Troy Polamalu (#1) CB Ike Taylor (#4)
2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB ***Ben Roethlisberger (#1) LB James Harrison FA
OT Max Starks (#3) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2005: 11-5 (2
nd AFC North) TE Heath Miller (#1) LS Greg Warren FA
OT Trai Essex (#3) OG Chris Kemoeatu (#6) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ _ 2006: 8-8 (T-2
nd AFC North) OT *Willie Colon (#4a) S Ryan Clark UFA (Was)
st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1) DE Nick Eason FA
LB LaMarr Woodley (#2) TE Matt Spaeth (#3) P Daniel Sepulveda (#4a) CB William Gay (#5b) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2008: 12-4 (1
st AFC North) RB Rashard Mendenhall (#1) LB Keyaron Fox UFA (KC)
WR *Limas Sweed (#2) RB Mewelde Moore UFA (Min) OT Tony Hills (#4) C Doug Legursky FA QB Dennis Dixon (#5) S Ryan Mundy (#6b) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2009: 9-7 (3
rd AFC North) DE Ziggy Hood (#1) RB Isaac Redman FA
CB Keenan Lewis (#3b) OT Ramon Foster FA WR Mike Wallace (#3c) CB Anthony Madison FA TE David Johnson (#7b) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2010: C Maurkice Pouncey (#1) OT Flozell Adams FA
LB Jason Worilds (#2) S Will Allen FA WR Emmanuel Sanders (#3) WR Arnaz Battle FA LB Thaddeus Gibson (#4) OT Jonathan Scott FA OT **Chris Scott (#5a) LB Larry Foote FA CB Crezdon Butler (#5b) WR Antwaan Randle El FA LB Stevenson Sylvester (#5c) CB Bryant McFadden T (Arz) RB Jonathan Dwyer (#6a) QB Byron Leftwich T (T.B.) WR Antonio Brown (#6b) *Reserve/Injured List ** PUP List ***Reserve/Suspended List
2010 STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Leftwich Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers
At Denver (8/29) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) CAROLINA (9/2) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers
Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Dixon Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Tennessee (9/19) At Tampa Bay (9/26) BALTIMORE (10/3) CLEVELAND (10/17) At Miami (10/24) At New Orleans (10/31) At Cincinnati (11/8) NEW ENGLAND (11/14)
OAKLAND (11/21)
At Buffalo (11/28) At Baltimore (12/5) CINCINNATI (12/12) N.Y. JETS (12/19) CAROLINA (12/23) At Cleveland (1/2/11)
2010 STARTING LINEUPS
DEFENSE
Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Denver (8/29) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor Lewis Polamalu Allen CAROLINA (9/2) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Fox Timmons Taylor Gay Polamalu Clark
Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Tennessee (9/19) At Tampa Bay (9/26) BALTIMORE (10/3) CLEVELAND (10/17) At Miami (10/24) At New Orleans (10/31) At Cincinnati (11/8) NEW ENGLAND (11/14) OAKLAND (11/21) At Buffalo (11/28) At Baltimore (12/5) CINCINNATI (12/12) N.Y. JETS (12/19) CAROLINA (12/23) At Cleveland (1/2/11)
2010 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 8 14 21 28 5 12 19 23 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 Injury 2010 ATL TEN TAM BAL CLE MIA NO CIN NE OAK BUF BAL CIN NYJ CAR CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G-S G-S Missed Starts Names Adams, Flozell P 183/179 65/65 0 1/1 Allen, Will P 85/26 1/0 0 1/0 Batch, Charlie DNP 71/50 0/0 0 0/0 Battle, Arnaz P 89/38 1/0 0 1/0 Bright, Eugene PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Brooks, Dorian PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Brown, Antonio SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Butler, Crezdon SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Clark, Ryan P 99/76 9/9 0 0/0 Colon, Willie IR 50/50 50/50 0 0/0 Cromartie-Smith Da’Mon PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Dixon, Dennis P 3/2 1/1 0 1/1 Dwyer, Jonathan SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Eason, Nick P 70/9 3/0 0 1/0 Essex, Trai P 50/21 17/17 0 1/1 Farrior, James P 201/167 183/123 0 1/1 Foote, Larry P 128/100 1/0 0 1/0 Foster, Ramon SI 14/4 14/3 0 0/0 Fox, Keyaron P 70/7 25/0 0 1/0 Gay, William P 49/18 49/0 0 1/0 Gibson, Thaddeus SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Grisham, Tyler PS 4/0 4/0 0 0/0 Hampton, Casey P 130/123 27/27 0 1/1 Harris, Tuff IR 6/0 0/0 0 0/0 Harrison, James P 92/56 17/17 0 1/1 Hills, Tony SI 1/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hoke, Chris P 94/16 65/0 0 1/0 Hood, Ziggy P 17/0 17/0 0 1/0 Johnson, David P 16/3 12/0 0 1/0 Jolly, Kyle PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Keisel, Brett P 92/58 1/1 0 1/1 Kemoeatu, Chris P 43/29 1/1 0 1/1 Leftwich, Byron SI 57/49 0/0 1 0/0 Legursky, Doug P 10/0 2/0 0 1/0 Lewis, Keenan SI 4/0 0/0 0 0/0 Madison, Anthony P 43/0 5/0 0 1/0 McFadden, Bryant P 68/35 21/20 0 1/1
Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did not play IR — Injured reserve SI — Sunday inactive PUP — Physically unable to perform PS — Practice squad SUS --- Suspended
2010 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 8 14 21 28 5 12 19 23 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 Injury 2010 ATL TEN TAM BAL CLE MIA NO CIN NE OAK BUF BAL CIN NYJ CAR CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G-S G-S Missed Starts
Names McLendon, Steve PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Mendenhall, Rashard P 21/14 17/13 0 1/1 Miller, Heath P 79/78 23/23 0 1/1 Moore, Mewelde P 87/15 35/0 0 1/0 Mundy, Ryan P 17/0 17/0 0 1/0 Polamalu, Troy P 94/78 1/1 0 1/1 Pouncey, Maurkice P 1/1 1/1 0 1/1 Randle El, Antwaan P 128/71 37/0 0 1/0 Redman, Isaac P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 Reed, Jeff P 119/0 119/0 0 1/0 Roethlisberger, Ben SUS 87/86 5/5 0 0/0 Sanders, Emmanuel P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 Scott, Chris PUP 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Scott, Jonathan P 31/14 1/0 0 1/0 Sepulveda, Daniel P 33/0 17/0 0 1/0 Smith, Aaron P 151/143 1/1 0 1/1 Spaeth, Matt P 47/26 45/1 0 1/1 Starks, Max P 89/62 49/32 0 1/1 Summers, Frank PS 2/1 0/0 0 0/0 Sweed, Limas IR 20/0 0/0 0 0/0 Sylvester, Stevenson P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 Taylor, Ike P 110/77 92/34 0 1/1 Timmons, Lawrence P 47/16 41/9 0 1/1 Wallace, Mike P 17/6 17/3 0 1/1 Ward, Hines P 187/166 33/29 0 1/1 Warren, Greg P 70/0 1/0 0 1/0 Woodley, LaMarr P 45/32 35/24 0 1/1 Worilds, Jason P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 Woods, Al PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did not play IR — Injured reserve SI — Sunday inactive PUP — Physically unable to perform PS — Practice squad SUS --- Suspended
2010 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
OPPONENTS STEELERS RUSHING vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Turner 19 Rushes 22 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Turner 42 Yards 120 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Turner 7 Long 50 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Atl (9/12) NONE TDs 1 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Atl (9/12) RECEIVING vs. Atl (9/12) Roddy White 13 Receptions 6 Hines Ward vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Roddy White 111 Yards 108 Hines Ward vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Harry Douglas 23 Long 52 Mike Wallace vs. Atl (9/12) NONE TDs NONE PASSING vs. Atl (9/12) Matt Ryan 44 Attempts 26 Dennis Dixon vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Matt Ryan 27 Completions 18 Dennis Dixon vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Matt Ryan 252 Yards 236 Dennis Dixon vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Matt Ryan 23 Long 52 Dennis Dixon vs. Atl (9/12) NONE TDs NONE vs. Atl (9/12) Matt Ryan 1 INTs 1 Dennis Dixon vs. Atl (9/12)
PUNT RETURNS vs. Atl (9/12) Eric Weems 2 Returns 2 Antwaan Randle El vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Eric Weems 20 Yards 7 Antwaan Randle El vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Eric Weems 14 Long 7 Antwaan Randle El vs. Atl (9/12) NONE TDs NONE KICKOFF RETURNS vs. Atl (9/12) Jerious Norwood 3 Returns 1 Emmanuel Sanders vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Jerious Norwood 63 Yards 23 Emmanuel Sanders vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Jerious Norwood 22 Long 23 Emmanuel Sanders vs. Atl (9/12) NONE TDs
PUNTS vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 7 Punts 5 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 281 Yards 254 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 40.1 Avg. 50.8 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 39.1 Net 46.8 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 54 Long 55 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 4 In 20 NONE NONE Touchbacks NONE INTERCEPTIONS vs. Atl (9/12) Mike Peterson 1 Interceptions 1 Troy Polamalu vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Mike Peterson 1 Long Return 1 Troy Polamalu vs. Atl (9/12) NONE TDs NONE TACKLES vs. Atl (9/12) Curtis Lofton 11 Total 13 Bryant McFadden vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Curtis Lofton 8 Solo 11 Bryant McFadden vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Curtis Lofton 3 Assisted 4 Ryan Clark vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Jamaal Anderson 3 4 Lawrence Timmons vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) Curtis Lofton 1 Sacks 1 LaMarr Woodley vs. Atl (9/12)vs. Atl (9/12) Kroy Biermann 1 1 James Harrison vs. Atl (9/12) vs. Atl (9/12) John Abraham 1
2010 DRIVE ENGINEERING
Steelers REGULAR SEASON
No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st STEELERS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 vs. Atl 12 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 33.3 FG Sept. 19 at Ten Sept. 26 at Tam Oct. 3 vs. Bal Oct. 17 vs. Cle Oct. 24 at Mia Oct. 31 at NO Nov. 8 at Cin Nov. 14 vs. NE Nov. 21 vs. Oak Nov. 28 at Buf Dec. 5 at Bal Dec. 12 vs. Cin Dec. 19 vs. NYJ Dec. 23 vs. Car Jan. 2 at Cle TOTAL
Opponents
REGULAR SEASON No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st OPPONENTS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 vs. Atl 13 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 23.1 Punt Sept. 19 at Ten Sept. 26 at Tam Oct. 3 vs. Bal Oct. 17 vs. Cle Oct. 24 at Mia Oct. 31 at NO Nov. 8 at Cin Nov. 14 vs. NE Nov. 21 vs. Oak Nov. 28 at Buf Dec. 5 at Bal Dec. 12 vs. Cin Dec. 19 vs. NYJ Dec. 23 vs. Car Jan. 2 at Cle TOTAL
2010 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time
Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Atlanta Kickoff Reed 52 yd. FG 11 40 7:09 3-0 1 7:51 Atlanta Kickoff Reed 36 yd. FG 6 67 3:47 6-6 3 6:53 Atlanta Punt Reed 34 yd. FG 10 67 5:07 9-6 4 8:54 Atlanta Punt Mendenhall 50 yd. run 1 50 0:11 15-9 OT 12:25
2010 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Atlanta Missed FG Bryant 49 yd. FG 4 24 0:17 3-3 2 0:00 Atlanta Kickoff Bryant 39 yd. FG 13 61 4:20 3-6 3 10:40 Atlanta Kickoff Bryant 23 yd. FG 13 64 5:30 9-9 4 3:24
THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS
REGULAR SEASON
THIRD DOWN FOURTH DOWN Date Opponent Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct. 9/12/10 STEELERS 4 14 29% 0 0 0% vs. Atlanta 6 16 38% 0 0 0% 9/19/10 STEELERS at Tennessee 9/26/10 STEELERS at Tampa Bay 10/3/10 STEELERS vs. Baltimore 10/17/10 STEELERS vs. Cleveland 10/24/10 STEELERS at Miami 10/31/10 STEELERS at New Orleans 11/8/10 STEELERS at Cincinnati 11/14/10 STEELERS vs. New England 11/21/10 STEELERS vs. Oakland 11/28/10 STEELERS at Buffalo 12/5/10 STEELERS at Baltimore 12/12/10 STEELERS vs. Cincinnati 12/19/10 STEELERS vs. New York Jets 12/23/10 STEELERS vs. Carolina 1/2/11 STEELERS at Cleveland STEELERS 4 14 29% 0 0 0% OPPONENTS 6 16 38% 0 0 0%