WEEK 3 - STEELERS AT TITANS | 1 www.steelers.com @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers GAME INFORMATION Sunday, October 4 1 p.m. ET Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN Capacity 69,143 // Natural Grass CBS Locally KDKA-TV Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Trent Green (analysis) Melanie Collins (analysis) Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates) 102.5 WDVE-FM (Pittsburgh) 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh) Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (analysis) Craig Wolfley (analysis) Missi Matthews (analysis) PITTSBURGH STEELERS GAME RELEASE WEEK 4 TENNESSEE TITANS PITTSBURGH STEELERS 3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878 PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Michael Bertsch - Communications Manager Angela Tegnelia - Communications Coordinator Alissa Cavaretta - Communications Assistant/Social Media Thomas Chapman - Communications Intern THE SERIES All-Time Steelers lead, 46-32 Last: Steelers Win, 40-17 (Nov. 16, 2017) Home Steelers lead, 27-12 Last: Steelers Win, 40-17 (Nov. 16, 2017) Away Titans lead, 20-19 Last: Steelers Win, 27-24 (Nov. 17, 2014) THE COACHES Head Coach At Franchise Overall vs. Opponent Steelers Mike Tomlin 136-74-1 (14) 136-74-1 (14) 5-3 Titans Mike Vrabel 21-14 (3) 21-14 (3) 0-0 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (3-0) Day Date Opponent Location TV Time/Result Mon. Sept. 14 New York Giants MetLife Stadium W, 26-16 Sun. Sept. 20 Denver Heinz Field W, 26-21 Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field W, 28-21 Sun. Oct. 4 Tennessee Nissan Stadium 1 p.m. Sun. Oct. 11 Philadelphia Heinz Field 1 p.m. Sun. Oct. 18 Cleveland Heinz Field 1 p.m. Sun. Oct. 25 Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. Sun. Nov. 1 BYE WEEK Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium 4:25 p.m. Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field 1 p.m. Sun. Nov. 22 Jacksonville EverBank Field 1 p.m. Thur. Nov. 26 Baltimore Heinz Field 8:20 p.m. Sun. Dec. 6 Washington Heinz Field 1 p.m. Sun. Dec. 13 Buffalo New Era Field 8:20 p.m. Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m. Sun. Dec. 27 Indianapolis Heinz Field 1 p.m. Sun. Jan. 3 Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 1 p.m. * - Times may change due to flexible scheduling NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE Day Date Game Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships Sun. Jan. 31 Pro Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.) Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) www.Steelers.com For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official website at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the website has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers.. WHAT'S INSIDE 2 Covering The Steelers 3 NFL Standings 4 Conference Standings 5 Countdown To Kickoff 6-8 Team Notes 8 Steelers Record When 9-11 Mike Tomlin Notes 11 Offensive Team Notes 12-17 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 17-21 Offensive Player Notes 22-26 Defensive Team Notes 27-34 Defensive Player Notes 34-35 Special Teams Player Notes 36-39 Steelers-Titans Series History 40 NFL Rankings History 41 Steeler In Domes 42-43 Rushing Combinations 44-45 Receiving Combinations 46 Starting QB Records 47-51 All-Time Individual Leaders 52 Alphabetical Roster 53 Numerical Roster 54 Practice Squad Roster WHAT'S INSIDE 55-56 Positional Roster 57 Roster By Experience 58 How The Steelers Were Built 59 Depth Chart 60 Transactions 61-75 Updated Player Bios 76 2020 Results 76-77 2020 Individual Statistics 78 2020 Game-by-Game Starters 79-80 2020 Participation 81 2020 Individual Game Highs 82-84 2020 Drive Breakdown 85 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions 86-91 2020 Miscellaneous Stats 92 2020 Offensive GBG Statistics 93 2020 Defensive GBG Statistics 94 2020 Big Games 95 2020 Opening Drives 96-106 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown 107-108 2020 Turnover Chart 109 2020 NFL Stat Rankings 110-112 2020 Game Recaps 113-115 The Last Time @SteelersPRDept The 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 primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more.
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Titans Mike Vrabel 21-14 (3) 21-14 (3) 0-0
2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (3-0)
Day Date Opponent Location TV Time/Result
Mon. Sept. 14 New York Giants MetLife Stadium W, 26-16
Sun. Sept. 20 Denver Heinz Field W, 26-21
Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field W, 28-21
Sun. Oct. 4 Tennessee Nissan Stadium 1 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 11 Philadelphia Heinz Field 1 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 18 Cleveland Heinz Field 1 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 25 Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 1 BYE WEEK
Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium 4:25 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field 1 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 22 Jacksonville EverBank Field 1 p.m.
Thur. Nov. 26 Baltimore Heinz Field 8:20 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 6 Washington Heinz Field 1 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 13 Buffalo New Era Field 8:20 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 27 Indianapolis Heinz Field 1 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 3 Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 1 p.m.
* - Times may change due to flexible scheduling
NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold
2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
Day Date Game
Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend
Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games
Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships
Sun. Jan. 31 Pro Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.)
www.Steelers.comFor all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s
official website at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the website has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers..
WHAT'S INSIDE
2 Covering The Steelers
3 NFL Standings
4 Conference Standings
5 Countdown To Kickoff
6-8 Team Notes
8 Steelers Record When
9-11 Mike Tomlin Notes
11 Offensive Team Notes
12-17 Ben Roethlisberger Notes
17-21 Offensive Player Notes
22-26 Defensive Team Notes
27-34 Defensive Player Notes
34-35 Special Teams Player Notes
36-39 Steelers-Titans Series History
40 NFL Rankings History
41 Steeler In Domes
42-43 Rushing Combinations
44-45 Receiving Combinations
46 Starting QB Records
47-51 All-Time Individual Leaders
52 Alphabetical Roster
53 Numerical Roster
54 Practice Squad Roster
WHAT'S INSIDE
55-56 Positional Roster
57 Roster By Experience
58 How The Steelers Were Built
59 Depth Chart
60 Transactions
61-75 Updated Player Bios
76 2020 Results
76-77 2020 Individual Statistics
78 2020 Game-by-Game Starters
79-80 2020 Participation
81 2020 Individual Game Highs
82-84 2020 Drive Breakdown
85 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions
86-91 2020 Miscellaneous Stats
92 2020 Offensive GBG Statistics
93 2020 Defensive GBG Statistics
94 2020 Big Games
95 2020 Opening Drives
96-106 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown
107-108 2020 Turnover Chart
109 2020 NFL Stat Rankings
110-112 2020 Game Recaps
113-115 The Last Time
@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 primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more.
WEEKLY ZOOM PRESS CONFERENCES• The Steelers will make head coach Mike Tomlin, defensive coordinator Keith
Butler, offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner and players available via Zoom video conference calls.
• Outlets will use the Raise Hand feature in Zoom. Steelers PR will call on you when it is your turn to ask a question. Media will no longer need to turn on their camera for video.
Monday, Sept. 28• G David DeCastro, RB Anthony McFarland Jr., OT Alejandro Villanueva and
LB Vince Williams will be available to the media starting at approximately Noon ET via zoom.
Tuesday, Sept. 29• Mike Tomlin press conference: Noon• No player availability: day off
Wednesday, September 30• DL Stephon Tuitt will be available to the media at 9 a.m. via zoom• QB Ben Roethlisberger will be available to the media at 9:30 a.m. via zoom• Practice: 12:15 - 2:15 p.m.• Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice via zoom (by request)• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will be available to the media after practice via zoom• CB Mike Hilton will be available to the media after practice via zoom
Thursday, October 1• Practice: Noon - 2 p.m.• Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice on the field (by request)• WR Chase Claypool will be available to the media after practice via zoom• LB Bud Dupree will be available to the media after practice via zoom• DC Keith Butler will be available to the media after practice via zoom• OC Randy Fichtner will be available to the media after practice via zoom
Friday, October 2• Practice: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.• Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice on the field (by request)• TE Eric Ebron will be available to the media at 9 a.m. via zoom• CB Joe Haden will be available to the media at 9:15 a.m. via zoom• LB T.J. Watt will be available to the media after practice via zoom• RB James Conner will be available to the media after practice via zoom
*Schedule subject to change*Zoom calls may occur up to 10 minutes before or after its scheduled time. Please plan accordingly.
OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITEMedia and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site, www.steelers.com, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much more.
MEDIA ONLY SECTION OF STEELERS.COMThe Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section on steelers.com. Go to www.steelers.com/media use the password “steelersmedia”. All press releases, credential requests and media information are available.
NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COMJournalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFL updates and other information about the NFL are available.
WEST VIRGINIAFairmont-WRLF (94.3)Fairmont-WMMN (920)New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3)
For the 22nd 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 broad-cast in both English and Spanish on Steelers.com. For the 27th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 23rd season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 19th season is former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. In her second year, Missi Matthews will be in the operational zone throughout the regular season. Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include:
FLAGSHIP STATIONSWDVE-FM (102.5)WBGG-AM (970)
AFFILIATES
STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE
STEELERS NATION HD RADIOSteelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the official Steelers app or the iheart app on your smartphone, and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook.com/steelersnationradio.
296Since 2014, the Steelers have recorded 296 sacks, which is the most sacks among all NFL teams.
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WR JuJu Smith-Schuster had three receptions, including his 200th career catch, in the Steelers’ 26-24 win over the Colts on Nov. 3, 2019. At 22 years and 346 days old, Smith-Schuster was the first player to record 200 career receptions before his 23rd birthday in NFL history.
172Since 2014, the Steelers’ offensive line unit has yielded 172 sacks, which is the second-fewest sacks allowed among all NFL teams.
139Since entering the NFL in 2010, CB Joe Haden has recorded 139 passes defensed, which is the most of any NFL player since 2010. He also ranks second overall among active NFL players.
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Mike Tomlin and QB Ben Roethlisberger picked up their 117th regular-season victory in Week 2 of 2020 against Denver, breaking a tie with Don Shula and Dan Marino for the third most wins by a head coach-quarterback tandem in NFL history. The duo’s 118 regular-season wins are the third-most by a head coach-quarterback pairing in NFL history.
109LB Devin Bush set a franchise rookie record with 109 tackles, which is the most by a Steeler in a season since Lawrence Timmons had 114 in 2016
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S Minkah Fitzpatrick registered a 96-yard interception return for TD in the 26-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 3, 2019. The 96-yard interception return for TD was the second-longest in regular-season franchise history. The longest interception return for TD in regular-season franchise history is a 99-yard interception return for TD by Martin Kottler on Sept. 27, 1933 (the first year of the Steelers existence).
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WR Diontae Johnson returned a punt 85 yards for a TD at Arizona on Dec. 8, 2019. The punt return for a TD was Pittsburgh’s first since Antonio Brown raced 71 yards for a TD vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2015. The 85-yard punt return for TD is the longest punt return for a TD in franchise history and second-longest punt return in franchise history.
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WR Chase Claypool hauled in an 84-yard TD from QB Ben Roethlisberger that gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead with 6:34 left in the second quarter. The 84-yard TD reception was tied for the fourth-longest by a rookie in franchise history. The 84-yard TD reception marked the longest scrimmage TD by a Canadian-born player in NFL history.
83OL Alejandro Villanueva extended his regular-season games played streak to 83, which is tied for the third-longest active streak among active NFL offensive tackles.
77OL Alejandro Villanueva extended his regular-season games started streak to 77, which is the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL offensive tackles.
62With the victory in Week 3, Mike Tomlin moved into a tie with NFL Hall of Fame coaches Bud Grant and Vince Lombardi for 12th in League history with a career record of 62 games over .500.
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Pittsburgh has registered at least 1 sack in 60 consecutive games, which is the longest ac-tive streak in the NFL. The 60-game streak is also the longest in regular-season franchise history and tied for the second-longest in NFL history. The NFL record for consecutive games with at least 1 sack is 69 games by Tampa Bay (1999-2003). Head coach Mike Tomlin was on the Buccaneers staff during the final three seasons of the streak.
54.5DT Cameron Heyward’s 54.0 career sacks are the second-most by a Steelers’ defensive lineman, fifth-most among active NFL DT and eighth-most by any Steelers defender (since 1982).
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Pittsburgh registered an NFL-best 54 sacks in 2019. The 54 sacks were the most for the Steelers in a season since 2017 -- when Pittsburgh recorded 56. The 54 sacks were tied for the fourth-most for the Steelers in a season since 1982 (when sacks became an officially recognized stat by the NFL).
42Pittsburgh leads the NFL with 43 takeaways since the start of the 2019 season. The Steelers forced 38 turnovers in 2019, which led the NFL. The 38 takeaways were the most for the Steel-ers in a season since 1996 -- when Pittsburgh forced 40.
38.0Since entering the NFL in 2017, LB T.J. Watt has recorded 38.0 sacks, which ranks fourth overall and first among all NFL linebackers over that span.
29Pittsburgh has registered 11, 11 and 7 tackles for loss over its first three games (N.Y. Giants, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans). The 29 TFLs are the most by an NFL team over its first three weeks of a season since at least 2008.
28CB Joe Haden picked off his first pass of the season vs. Denver on September 20, 2020. His 28 career interceptions are tied for most of any NFL player since he entered the NFL in 2010.
26Pittsburgh has scored at least 26 points in each of its first three games in 2020. The Steelers had not opened a season with three straight games of at least 26 points since 2007.
26.0 LB T.J. Watt has now recorded 26.0 sacks in 26 career games at Heinz Field.
23-310WR JuJu Smith-Schuster became the fourth-youngest player in NFL history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards and 20 career receiving TDs. At 23 years, 310 days, Smith-Schuster passed Odell Beckham Jr. (23 years, 325 days).
COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
22-297At 22 years and 297 days old, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, who now has 3,055 career re-ceiving yards, surpassed Randy Moss (22 years, 310 days) as the youngest player to reach 2,500 career receiving yards in NFL history
19CB Joe Haden has 19 passes defended since the start of the 2019 season, which ranks tied for sixth in the NFL.
15LB T.J. Watt has recorded 15 forced fumbles in his career. The 15 forced fumbles are the most in the League since the start of the 2017 season.
15LB T.J. Watt’s 15 combined interceptions (3), forced fumbles (8) and fumble recoveries (4) lead the NFL since 2019.
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LB T.J. Watt needs at least 13 sacks to join Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (four seasons) and Derrick Thomas (three) as the only players to record at least 13 sacks in three of their first four seasons since 1982, when the individual sack became an official NFL statistic. Watt recorded 13 sacks in 2018 and 14.5 sacks in 2019.
12With his five catch, 103-yard effort against Miami Dolphins on Oct. 28, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster became the first wide receiver in NFL history to post 12 100-yard receiving games prior to his 23rd birthday.
11.5LB T.J. Watt (14.5) and LB Bud Dupree (11.5) were 1 of 3 duos in the League (Za’Darius Smith, 13.5, and Preston Smith, 12.0, of Green Bay; Aaron Donald, 12.5, and Dante Fowler, 11.5, of Los Angeles Rams) with at least 11.5 sacks apiece.
9.0Pittsburgh had 3 different players record at least 9.0 sacks in 2019 (T.J. Watt with 14.5, Bud Dupree with 11.5 and Cameron Heyward with 9.0). The Steelers were the only team in the NFL with 3 players that recorded at least 9.0 sacks.
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LB Bud Dupree picked up his first sack and forced fumble of the season midway through the first quarter vs. Denver on September 20, 2020. He forced his eighth turnover caused by pressure since the start of 2019, most in the NFL in that span. Dupree has now recorded 34.0 career sacks and 7 career forced fumbles.
8S Minkah Fitzpatrick 8 total takeaways (interceptions and fumble recoveries) leads the NFL since 2019.
8RB James Conner registered his eighth career 100-yard rushing game vs. Denver on September 27, 2020, which is tied for the seventh-most in franchise history (Rashard Mendenhall, 2009-11).
8LB Vince Williams’ 8 tackles for loss are tied for the second most by any player over the first 3 games of a season since 1999. DeMarcus Ware (Dallas, 2010) is only player with more TFLs over the first three weeks of a season since 1999.
5 LB Bud Dupree’s 5 forced fumbles are tied for the fourth most in the NFL since 2019.
5S Minkah Fitzpatrick ranked tied for fourth in the NFL with 5 interceptions in 2019. His 5 picks were the most by a Steeler in a single season since Troy Polamalu had 7 picks in 2010.
4Pittsburgh has opened three seasons in franchise history with four consecutive victories (1979, 1978 and 1973). The Steelers reached the playoffs each time, and twice won the Super Bowl (1978, 1979).
3-0
With the 28-21 victory over Houston in Week 3, Pittsburgh improved to 3-0 on the season. The Steelers have opened nine seasons in franchise history with three consecutive victories (2010, 2007, 1992, 1982, 1979, 1978, 1973 and 1936). Pittsburgh reached the playoffs in 6 of the previous 8 campaigns, and twice won the Super Bowl (1978, 1979).
3The Steelers scored TDs on three of their four red-zone drives vs. New York Giants, thanks to three TD passes by QB Ben Roethlisberger. Pittsburgh’s red-zone TD percentage last sea-son (35%) was the lowest for any NFL team since 2012.
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Pittsburgh has registered a 100-yard rusher in each of the season’s first 3 games. RB Benny Snell Jr. ran for 113 yards on 19 carries (5.9 yards/rush) in Week 1 at New York Giants. RB James Conner followed with 106 yards on 16 carries (6.6 yards/rush) and 109 yards on 18 carries (6.1 yards/rush) against Denver and Houston, respectively, in Weeks 2 and 3. The Steelers had not registered 100-yard rushers in the season’s first 3 games since 2007.
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Pittsburgh has opened eight seasons in franchise history with two consecutive road victories (2010, 2005, 1999, 1992, 1983, 1979, 1978 and 1975). The Steelers have not opened a season with victories in each of its first two road games since 2010. Pittsburgh upended Tennessee, 19-11 (Week 2) and Tampa Bay, 38-13 (Week 3). The Steelers have reached the playoffs in 7 of those 8 seasons, and reached the Super Bowl 5 times (2010, 2005, 1979, 1978 and 1975).
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CB Mike Hilton and New Orleans LB Demario Davis were the only two NFL players in the NFL in 2019 with 6 or more tackles for loss and 11 or more passes defended. Hilton’s 26 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks rank second and tied for second, respectively, among cornerbacks since 2017.
STEELERS 2020 TEAM CAPTAINS• The Steelers selected five players to serve as team captains for the 2020 season
determined by a vote of their teammates.• QB Ben Roethlisberger and C Maurkice Pouncey were selected to serve as
offensive captains, DT Cameron Heyward and LB T.J. Watt were picked to serve as defensive captains and S Jordan Dangerfield was chosen to serve as the special teams captain.
• Roethlisberger was selected as an offensive captain for the 12th time in his career (2008-09, 2011-20). This marks Heyward’s sixth consecutive year as a captain (2015-20), and the fourth time Pouncey has been named a captain (2013, 2018-20).
• Watt and Dangerfield were named captains for the first time in their respective careers.
SCHEDULE NOTES• The Steelers are slated to appear in four nationally televised primetime regular-season
games in 2020, highlighted by the franchise’s first-ever Thanksgiving home game.• Pittsburgh’s four nationally-televised, regular-season primetime games is tied for the
eighth-most of any franchise in the League.
MOST NATIONALLY-TELEVISED PRIMETIME GAMES IN 2020
Rank Team Games1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5
Kansas City Chiefs 5
Dallas Cowboys 5
Green Bay Packers 5
New England Patriots 5
Los Angeles Rams 5
Baltimore Ravens 5
8. Pittsburgh Steelers 4Chicago Bears 4
Buffalo Bills 4
Philadelphia Eagles 4
Las Vegas Raiders 4
New Orleans Saints 4
Seattle Seahawks 4
• The Steelers will play host to the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. ET on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, on NBC. Pittsburgh has played eight times on Thanksgiving, but each previous contest occurred outside of Pittsburgh. The Steelers defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 28-7, on November 24, 2016, in their last appearance on the holiday.
• Pittsburgh will also make two appearances on Monday Night Football, which extends the Steelers streak to 16 consecutive years with at least one MNF game. Pittsburgh opened its regular season on Monday Night Football at the New York Giants in Week 1 on Sept. 14 (W, 26-16). The Steelers will also travel to the Cincinnati Bengals for an MNF contest in Week 15 on Dec. 21 (ESPN 8:15 p.m.).
• Pittsburgh’s other nationally televised primetime game is scheduled for Sunday Night Football at the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 on Dec. 13 (NBC, 8:20 p.m.).
• The Steelers’ bye week will be on Nov. 1 (Week 8).
• “Flexible scheduling” will be used in Weeks 11-17. Additionally, in Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-16, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time. A flexible scheduling move would be announced at least 12 days before the game in Weeks 11-16 and at least six days prior to Week 17. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday or Monday nights.
FOUR STEELERS NAMED ALL-PRO IN 2019• DT Cameron Heyward, LB T.J. Watt and S Minkah Fitzpatrick were all named
first-team Associated Press All-Pro.• Heyward is an All-Pro for the second time, while Fitzpatrick and Watt are first-time
selections.• Heyward, who was named All-Pro after the 2017 season, registered 9.0 sacks, 22
quarterback hits, 11 tackles for a loss and six passes defended.• Fitzpatrick had 5 interceptions, 2 forced fumble and 3 fumble recoveries, while making
a huge impact on the defense after being acquired via trade from the Miami Dolphins. He led the NFL in takeaways with 8 and tied for the League lead in defensive TDs with 2.
• Watt was named first-team edge rusher after finishing the year with 14.5 sacks. He finished with eight forced fumbles, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and 36 quarterback hits. Also voted second-team All-Pro at linebacker, Watt had multiple sack games four times this season, including two sacks against both the Rams and Dolphins, and a sack and a half against the Bengals and Colts.
• Rookie Diontae Johnson was also named second-team All-Pro as a punt returner. Johnson returned 22 punts for 272 yards, a 12.36-yard average. He also had an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals, which was the play of the game in the Steelers 23-17 win. The touchdown included him reversing direction and then turning on the afterburners. It was the longest punt return in team history, and it broke a dry spell, as the last punt return for a touchdown by the Steelers was in 2015.
• WR Diontae Johnson was named second-team All-Pro as a punt returner. He returned 22 punts for 272 yards, a 12.36-yard average. Johnson also had an 85-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.
FIVE STEELERS SELECTED TO THE 2020 PRO BOWL• DT Cameron Heyward, LB T.J. Watt, C Maurkice Pouncey, S Minkah
Fitzpatrick and G David DeCastro were named to the 2020 Pro Bowl.• The Steelers are sending multiple players to the Pro Bowl for the 19th straight season and
for the 28th time in the last 31 seasons. With five players named to the 2020 Pro Bowl, Pittsburgh has had five or more selections in each of the last four Pro Bowls.
• Heyward earned his second consecutive selection to the Pro Bowl and third trip overall (replaced an injured player following the 2017 season).
• Watt, who earned his first Pro Bowl selection, was named to the 2019 Pro Bowl following the 2018 season in place of an injured player.
• Fitzpatrick was another first-time Pro Bowl selection. • DeCastro earned his fifth-straight Pro Bowl selection (2015-19 seasons). • Pouncey has been named to the Pro Bowl for the eighth time in his NFL career (2010-12,
2014 and 2016-19 seasons). • The 2020 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 26, at Camping World Stadium
in Orlando, Florida
WATT NAMED MVP• LB T.J. Watt was named the team’s 2019 Most Valuable Player. He earned Steelers’
MVP honors for the first time in just his third season in the National Football League. Watt was the first defensive player to earn Steelers’ MVP since Troy Polamalu in 2010.
THREE-OF-A-KIND• With the 28-21 victory over Houston in Week 3, Pittsburgh improved to 3-0 on the
season. The Steelers have opened nine seasons in franchise history with three consecutive victories (2010, 2007, 1992, 1982, 1979, 1978, 1973 and 1936).
• Pittsburgh reached the playoffs in 6 of the previous 8 campaigns, and twice won the Super Bowl (1978, 1979).
STEELERS ALL-TIME 3-0 STARTS
Year W L T Playoff Result2019 3 0 0 --2010 12 4 0 Lost Super Bowl
2007 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card
1992 11 5 0 Lost Divisional
1979 12 4 0 Won Super Bowl
1978 14 2 0 Won Super Bowl
1973 10 4 0 Lost Divisional
1936 6 6 0 --
FOUR SCORE AND 41 YEARS AGO• Pittsburgh has opened three seasons in franchise history with four consecutive victories
(1979, 1978 and 1973).• Pittsburgh reached the playoffs each time, and twice won the Super Bowl (1978, 1979).
STEELERS ALL-TIME 4-0 STARTS
Year W L T Playoff Result1979 12 4 0 Won Super Bowl
1978 14 2 0 Won Super Bowl
1973 10 4 0 Lost Divisional
WIN FIRST TWO ROAD GAMES OF A SEASON• Pittsburgh has opened eight seasons in franchise history with two consecutive road
victories (2010, 2005, 1999, 1992, 1983, 1979, 1978 and 1975).• Pittsburgh has not opened a season with victories in each of its first two road games
since 2010. The Steelers upended Tennessee, 19-11 (Week 2) and Tampa Bay, 38-13 (Week 3).
• Pittsburgh reached the playoffs in 7 of those 8 seasons, and reached the Super Bowl 5 times (2010, 2005, 1979, 1978 and 1975).
STEELERS ALL-TIME 2-0 ROAD STARTS
Year W L T Playoff Result2010 12 4 0 Lost Super Bowl
2005 11 5 0 Won Super Bowl
1999 6 10 0 --
1992 11 5 0 Lost Divisional
1983 10 6 0 Lost Divisional
1979 12 4 0 Won Super Bowl
1978 14 2 0 Won Super Bowl
1975 12 2 0 Won Super Bowl
THE STANDARD IS THE STANDARD• In 2019, the Steelers clinched their 16th consecutive season with a .500 record or better,
which is the second-longest active streak in the NFL, and the longest streak in team history (1972-1984, 13).
MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS
Rank Team Record Win Pct.1. New England Patriots 19 2001-19
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GAME NOTES
SINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER• Pittsburgh recorded its 475th regular-season win since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in
Week 1 of 2020 at New York Giants. The Steelers became the first NFL team since the merger to reach 475 wins.
• The Steelers are 477-299-3 (.614) during the regular season since 1970.• Pittsburgh’s 477 victories since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger are the most in the League.• The Steelers are 1 of 3 teams (Dallas, 454; Boston/New England, 451) with at least 450
regular-season wins since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. • Pittsburgh’s .614 winning percentage since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger is the highest in
the League.
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Rank Team Wins1. Pittsburgh Steelers 4772. Dallas Cowboys 454
3. Boston/New England Patriots 451
4. Denver Broncos 444
5. Miami Dolphins 443
BEST REGULAR-SEASON WIN PERCENTAGE SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Rank Team Record Win Pct.1. Pittsburgh Steelers 477-299-3 .6142. Dallas Cowboys 454-325 .583
3. Boston/New England Patriots 451-328 .579
4. Denver Broncos 444-328-6 .575
5. Miami Dolphins 443-334-2 .570
• The Steelers own the second-best regular-season road record in the NFL with a 197-190-2 mark (.509) since 1970.
• Pittsburgh’s 197 road victories since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger are the second most in the League.
• The Steelers are 1 of 2 teams (Dallas, 200) with at least 195 regular-season road wins since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
• Pittsburgh’s .509 road winning percentage since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger is the second highest in the League.
MOST REGULAR-SEASON ROAD WINS SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Rank Team Wins1. Dallas Cowboys 200
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 1973. Boston/New England Patriots 194
4. San Francisco 49ers 192
5. Miami Dolphins 190
BEST REGULAR-SEASON ROAD WIN PERCENTAGE SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Rank Team Record Win Pct.1. Dallas Cowboys 200-190 .513
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 197-190-2 .5093. Boston/New England Patriots 194-195 .499
TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST• Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to a 136-74-1 (.647) record in the regular season since
becoming the team’s head coach in 2007.• Tomlin moved into a tie NFL Hall of Fame coaches Bud Grant and Vince Lombardi for
12th in League history with a career record of 62 games over .500.• Tomlin, Bill Belichick, Andy Reid and Marty Schottenheimer are the only coaches in NFL
history with career records of 60 or more games over .500 not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Tomlin’s 136 victories are second best in the NFL since 2007.
NFL TEAM RECORDS SINCE 2007
Rank Team Record Playoff Apps. Super Bowl Apps.1. New England Patriots 164-47 13 4
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 136-74-1 8 23. Green Bay Packers 135-74-2 11 1
4. New Orleans Saints 129-81 8 1
5. Baltimore Ravens 125-86 9 1
• His 136 regular-season victories are the third-most among active coaches in the NFL.
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS BY AN ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACH
Rank Coach Wins1. Bill Belichick, Cleveland-New England 275
2. Andy Reid, Philadelphia-Kansas City 209
3. Pete Carroll, New York Jets-New England-Seattle 135
Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh 1355. Sean Payton, New Orleans 132
• Tomlin’s 136 victories are tied for the 23rd most in NFL history.
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS BY HEAD COACH IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Coach Wins20. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 14921. Marv Levy, Kansas City-Buffalo 143
22. Tony Dungy, Tampa Bay-Indianapolis 139
23. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh 136Pete Carroll, New York Jets-New England-Seattle 136
• Tomlin’s .647 regular-season win percentage is 12th best in NFL history (minimum 100 games).
BEST WIN PERCENTAGE BY HEAD COACH IN NFL HISTORY (MIN. 100 GAMES)
Rank Coach Win Pct.10. Tony Dungy, Tampa Bay-Indianapolis .668
11. George Seifert, San Francisco-Carolina .648
12. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh .64713. Curly Lambeau, Green Bay-Chicago Cardinals-Washington .631
14. Sean Payton, New Orleans .626
GAME NOTES
• Tomlin’s .647 regular-season win percentage is second best among active NFL head coaches (minimum 100 games).
ACTIVE HEAD COACH WINNING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 100 GAMES)
Rank Coach W L T Win Pct.1. Bill Belichick (CLE 1991-95, NE 2000-pres.) 274 128 0 .683
2. Mike Tomlin (PIT 2007-pres.) 135 74 1 .6453. Sean Payton (NO 2006-pres.) 132 77 0 .632
WINNING RECORD IN FIRST 13 SEASONS• Mike Tomlin secured his 13th straight non-losing season with the Steelers’ eighth win
in 2019, a 23-17 win at Arizona in Week 14, a streak dating back to his first season as the team’s head coach in 2007.
• Tomlin is 1 of 3 head coaches in NFL history to begin a head coaching tenure with at least 13 consecutive non-losing seasons:
MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS TO BEGIN NFL HEAD COACHING CAREER
Rank Head Coach Years Wins1. Marty Schottenheimer 1984-97 14
2. Mike Tomlin 2007-19 13Don Shula 1963-75 13
4. George Allen 1966-77 12
5. Curly Lambeau 1921-32 12
TOMLIN IN 13• In his first 13 seasons as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has an extensive
list of accomplishments.• Tomlin’s 133 regular-season wins in his first 13 seasons are the most wins in team
history for any coach in his first 13 campaigns and his 2 Super Bowl appearances are second-most for the franchise for a coach in his first 13 seasons.
• Tomlin’s 8 postseason berths are tied for the second-most in a coach’s first 13 seasons with the Steelers and his 6 division titles are third most.
• Below is a look at where Tomlin ranks among Steelers coaches in their first 13 seasons.
STEELERS HEAD COACHES RECORD THROUGH 13 SEASONS
Rank Head Coach Record Years1. Mike Tomlin 133-74-1 (.642) 2007-192. Bill Cowher 130-77-1 (.627) 1992-2004
3. Chuck Noll 117-72-1 (.618) 1969-1981
Rank Head Coach Super Bowl App. Super Bowl Wins1. Chuck Noll 4 (1974, ‘75, ‘78, ‘79) 4 (1974, ‘75, ‘78, ‘79)
Rank Head Coach Playoff App. Years1. Bill Cowher 9 1992-97, 2001, ‘02, ‘04
2. Chuck Noll 8 1972-79
Mike Tomlin 8 2007, ’08, ’10-11, ‘14-17Rank Head Coach Division Titles Years1. Bill Cowher 8 (AFC Central/North) 1992, ’94-97, 2001, ‘02, ‘04
2. Chuck Noll 7 (AFC Central) 1972, ’74-79
3. Mike Tomlin 6 (AFC North) 2007-08, ’10, ‘14, ‘16-17
GAME NOTES
AMONG COACHES IN FIRST 13 YEARS• Mike Tomlin earned his 125th regular-season victory in Week 17 at Heinz Field in
2018, and accumulated a 133-74-1 regular-season record in his first 13 seasons as a head coach in NFL (2007-19).
• Tomlin became the third head coach in NFL history with 133 or more regular-season wins in their first 13 seasons as a head coach.
MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHES DURING FIRST 13 SEASONS
Rank Head Coach Years Wins1. Tony Dungy 1996-2008 139
2. Don Shula 1963-75 138
3. Mike Tomlin 2007-19 1334. Andy Reid 1999-2011 132
5. Sean Payton 2006-19 131
6. Joe Gibbs 1981-92, 2004 130
Bill Cowher 1992-2004 130
WIN NO. 125• Mike Tomlin earned his 125th regular-season win with the Steelers in the team’s 16-
13 win against the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field in Week 17 of 2018.• The game was Tomlin’s 192nd of his regular-season tenure, tying him with Bud Grant for
the fifth-fewest games by an NFL head coach to secure 125 wins.
FEWEST NFL GAMES COACHED TO 125 WINS
Rank Head Coach Teams Games1. Don Shula Baltimore-Miami 164
2. Joe Gibbs Washington 185
3. George Halas Decatur-Chicago 187
4. Tony Dungy Tampa Bay-Indianapolis 189
5. Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 192Bud Grant Minnesota 192
TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO• Pittsburgh converted on its first two-point attempt in 2020. QB Ben Roethlisberger
connected with WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ Week 3 victory over Houston (28-21).
• The Steelers converted 4-of-5 two-point attempts in 2018.• Pittsburgh converted 2 of its 4 two-point attempts in 2017, and 3 of its 9 tries in 2016,
its first 2 conversions both coming in the first quarter of games (Oct. 2 vs. Kansas City and Oct. 16 at Miami).
• The Steelers converted 8-of-11 two-point attempts in 2015, which set an 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 CONVERSATION PERCENTAGE UNDER MIKE TOMLIN
Year Conversions-Attempts 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 4-of-5 80%
2019 0-of-1 0%
2020 1-of-1 100%
TOTALS 28-of-44 63.6%
TOMLIN’S 100 WINS IN 10 SEASONS• 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 Buffalo.• Tomlin joined Chuck Noll (1969-91, 193) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006, 149) in the
team’s 100-win club. The Steelers became the first NFL franchise with 3 100-win head coaches.
• Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victory in his 157th career regular-season game, which marked the fewest games by a Steelers head coach to reach the century mark (Chuck Noll, 158; Bill Cowher, 163).
• Tomlin’s 100th win occurred in his 10th season with the Steelers, becoming the first Pittsburgh head coach to reach 100 wins in his first 10 years (Bill Cowher, 1992-2001, 99; Chuck Noll, 1976-78, 88).
• Tomlin also joined an elite NFL head coach fraternity by reaching 100 wins in his 10th season,
• Tomlin is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 100 games in his first 10 seasons with 1 franchise, joining Bill Belichick (New England), Mike Ditka (Chicago), Joe Gibbs (Washington), John Madden (Oakland), Mike McCarthy (Green Bay), Marty Schottenheimer (Kansas City), Mike Shanahan (Denver) and Don Shula (Miami).
AMONG COACHES IN FIRST 10 YEARS• Mike Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victory in Week 14 at Buffalo in 2016,
and accumulated a 103-57 regular-season record in his first 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 first 10 seasons as a head coach.
MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHES IN THEIR FIRST 10 SEASONS
Rank Head Coach Years Wins1. George Seifert 1989-96, 1999-2000 113
2. Don Shula 1963-72 105
3. Mike McCarthy 2006-15 104
4. Mike Tomlin 2007-16 103John Madden 1969-78 103
GAME NOTES
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 after 1970. FEWEST GAMES COACHED TO 100 WINS
Rank Head Coach Years Wins1. George Seifert San Francisco-Carolina 133
2. Mike Ditka Chicago 150
Joe Gibbs Washington 150
Mike McCarthy Green Bay 150
5. Tony Dungy Tampa Bay-Indianapolis 156
6. Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 157
COMING OUT OF THE GATES• Pittsburgh has scored at least 26 points in each of its first three games in 2020. The
Steelers had not opened a season with three straight games of at least 26 points since 2007.
• Pittsburgh scored 26 or more points in each of its first four games in 2007.• The Steelers scored at least 26 points just four times in 2019, and Pittsburgh failed to do
so in each of its final seven games of the season.
LET THE HORSES RUN• Pittsburgh has registered a 100-yard rusher in each of the season’s first 3 games. RB
Benny Snell Jr. ran for 113 yards on 19 carries (5.9 yards/rush) in Week 1 at New York Giants. RB James Conner followed with 106 yards on 16 carries (6.6 yards/rush) and 109 yards on 18 carries (6.1 yards/rush) against Denver and Houston, respectively, in Weeks 2 and 3.
• The Steelers had not registered 100-yard rushers in the season’s first 3 games since 2007.• Pittsburgh has never had a 100-yard rusher in each of the season’s first 4 games in
franchise history.
TOMLIN-BEN• Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger recorded their 108th regular-season win
together in Week 5 of 2018 against Atlanta, breaking a tie with Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw for the most wins by a head coach-quarterback tandem in franchise history.
• Tomlin and Roethlisberger picked up their 117th regular-season victory in Week 2 of 2020 against Denver, breaking a tie with Don Shula and Dan Marino for the third most wins by a head coach-quarterback tandem in NFL history.
• The duo’s 118 regular-season wins are the third-most by a head coach-quarterback pairing in NFL history:
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS BY A HEAD COACH-QUARTERBACK IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Duo Wins1. Bill Belichick-Tom Brady 219
2. Sean Payton-Drew Brees 134
3. Mike Tomlin-Ben Roethlisberger 1184. Don Shula-Dan Marino 116
BEN’S YEAR 15 IN 2018• Ben Roethlisberger set single-season franchise records for TD passes (34), pass
completions (452) and passing yards (5,129) in 2018, while leading all NFL players in pass completions and passing yardage.
• In Week 17 at Heinz Field, Roethlisberger eclipsed 5,000 passing yards in 2018 to become the seventh player in League record books to reach the milestone.
• Below is a look at where Roethlisberger ranked in the NFL in 2018:
Statistic Total RankPass Completions 452 1st
Passing Yards 5,129 1st
Passes for First Downs 248 1st
300-Yard Passing Games 8 t-2nd
Passes for 25-Plus Yards 36 t-3rd
Touchdown Passes 34 5th
3+ Touchdown Pass Games 5 8th
STARTING IN STYLE• QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 147-71-1 (.672) career record as a starting
quarterback in the regular season, which is the third-best regular season mark in the NFL among all active quarterbacks (min. 100 starts).
• The following is a look at the top five starting records among active quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 100 starts):
BEST STARTING RECORD AMONG ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS (MIN. 100 STARTS)
Rank Player, Team W L T Pct.1. Tom Brady, New England 221 62 0 .781
2. Russell Wilson, Seattle 89 41 1 .683
3. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 147 71 1 .6744. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay 116 60 1 .658
5. Drew Brees, New Orleans 165 112 0 .596
• Roethlisberger earned 117 wins in his first 175 regular-season starts, which is the second-most by an NFL QB in NFL history through 175 starts (Tom Brady, 136).
• Roethlisberger made his 150th career regular-season start in Week 8 vs. Indianapolis in 2014 to become the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record 100 wins in their first 150 regular season starts (Tom Brady, 116; Joe Montana, 108; Terry Bradshaw, 102).
• Roethlisberger registered his 90th career win in his 135th career start, becoming the fifth-fastest quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era to reach 90 wins.
• Roethlisberger 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; Peyton Manning, 189).
SIX CAREER 450-YARD PASSING GAMES• QB Ben Roethlisberger threw for at least 450 passing yards twice in 2018 (Week 2
vs. Kansas City and Week 12 at Denver). • Roethlisberger has six career regular-season games with at least 450 passing yards -
the most by any player in NFL history:
Rank Player 450-Yard Games1. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 62. Dan Marino, Miami 4
3. Drew Brees, New Orleans 3
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis 3
GAME NOTES
BEN TO 5K AND 450 IN 2018• In 2018, QB Ben Roethlisberger led all NFL quarterbacks and became the seventh
player in league history to reach at least 5,000 passing yards in a season.• Roethlisberger threw for 5,129 yards -- the seventh-most in NFL single-season history. • Roethlisberger reached the 5,000-yard passing milestone in the team’s regular-season
finale at Heinz Field in Week 17.
2018 NFL PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS
Rank Player, Team Yards1. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 5,1292. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City 5,097
3. Matt Ryan, Atlanta 4,924
4. Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams 4,688
5. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis 4,593
NFL SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS
Rank Player, Team Year Yards1. Peyton Manning, Denver 2013 5,477
2. Drew Brees, New Orleans 2011 5,476
3. Tom Brady, New England 2011 5,235
4. Drew Brees, New Orleans 2016 5,208
5. Drew Brees, New Orleans 2012 5,177
7. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 2018 5,129
• Roethlisberger’s 452 pass completions in 2018 were an NFL-best and fourth-most in a season in league history:
2018 NFL SINGLE-SEASON PASS COMPLETIONS LEADERS
Rank Player, Team Completions1. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 4522. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis 430
3. Kirk Cousins, Minnesota 425
4. Matt Ryan, Atlanta 422
5. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City 383
NFL SINGLE-SEASON PASS COMPLETION LEADERS
Rank Player, Team Year Yards1. Drew Brees, New Orleans 2016 471
2. Drew Brees, New Orleans 2011 468
3. Drew Brees, New Orleans 2014 456
4. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 2018 4525. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis 2010 450
Peyton Manning, Denver 2013 450
CONTROLLING THE NORTH• QB Ben Roethlisberger is 58-18-1 (.760) as a starter against AFC North opponents
during his career, including a 4-1-1 mark in 2018. • Since 2010, Roethlisberger is 34-11-1 against divisional foes during the regular season.• Roethlisberger has finished 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 five games in five campaigns:
• In his 77 career starts versus division opponents, Roethlisberger has posted a perfect passer rating once (11/5/07 vs. Baltimore) and 23 times has recorded a passer rating of over 100.0.
• The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North in his 77 games as a starter:
ROETHLISBERGER STATISTICS VS. AFC NORTH
Category StatisticRecord 58-18-1
Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) 64.9 (1,635-2,519)
Passing Yards 18,810
Passing Touchdowns 112
Interceptions 71
Passer Rating 90.4
• The following is a look at Roethlisberger’s career statistics against AFC North opponents as a starter at home compared to the road:
ROETHLISBERGER STATISTICS VS. AFC NORTH (HOME/AWAY)
BACK 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 in games played in Ohio
(Paul Brown Stadium, 14-2; FirstEnergy Stadium, 11-2-1).• Below is Roethlisberger’s passing stats for games at Cincinnati and Cleveland:
ROETHLISBERGER IN GAMES PLAYED IN OHIO
Opponent GP Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds TDs Int Rat.at Cincinnati 16 532 350 65.8 4,184 24 10 96.9
at Cleveland 14 442 266 60.2 3,233 19 11 86.7
Total 30 974 616 63.2 7,417 43 21 92.2
GAME NOTES
HOME COOKING• QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 81-27 (.748) mark in his Heinz Field regular-
season career as a starting quarterback, including victories in each of his first eight starts as a rookie in 2004.
• Below is a breakdown of Roethlisberger’s statistics in his Heinz Field career:
*Threw 3 touchdowns in Week 10 of 2015, but did not start
• Roethlisberger threw at least one TD pass in 45 consecutive home games at Heinz Field (2010-17), which was the third-longest streak in NFL history:
CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES WITH AT LEAST ONE TD PASS
Rank Player (Year) Games1. 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) 454. Dan Marino (10/9/83-11/14/88) 39
5. Aaron Rodgers (10/5/08-12/2/12) 35
FACING THE NFC• In 57 career regular-season games against NFC opponents, QB Ben Roethlisberger
has posted a 39-18 record, including winning each of his first seven starts against conference members.
• On Monday Night Football in Week 3 of 2018 vs. Tampa Bay, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a 30-27. He threw for 353 yards on 30-of-38 passing with three TDs and one interception for a 120.7 passer rating.
• Roethlisberger tossed three TDs in a 41-17 win vs. Atlanta in Week 5 and recorded a perfect passer rating of 158.3 with five TD passes in Week 10 vs. Carolina.
• Below is a look at the quarterback’s numbers in regular-season games against NFC opponents:
• Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are equally impressive in games at Heinz Field.
• In 28 career regular-season home games against NFC opponents, Roethlisberger has a 22-6 record while completing 566-of-878 passes (64.5 pct.) for 7,416 yards with 55 touchdowns and 16 interceptions for a passer rating of 104.8.
WINNING NO. 125• QB Ben Roethlisberger became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to record
125 regular-season wins as a starter during the Steelers’ Week 2 win against Minnesota in 2017 (26-9) at Heinz Field.
• Roethlisberger has since 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 AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK
Rank Player Wins1. Tom Brady 219*
T-2. Brett Favre 186
T-2. Peyton Manning 186
4. Drew Brees 164*
5. John Elway 148
6. Dan Marino 147
7. Ben Roethlisberger 147*8. Fran Tarkenton 124
9. Philip Rivers 123
10. Johnny Unitas 118
*Denotes Active Players
FIRST TO 500x3• QB Ben Roethlisberger became the first player in NFL history to register three
regular-season 500-yard passing yards during Week 14’s, 39-38, victory over Baltimore in 2017:
ROETHLISBERGER’S 500-YARD PASSING GAMES
Opponent (Date) Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds TDs INT Rat.Green Bay (12/20/09 46 29 63.0 503 3 0 121.9
Indianapolis (10/26/14) 49 40 81.6 522 6 0 150.6
Baltimore (12/10/17) 44 66 66.7 506 2 0 99.7
THE 45 AND 50,000 CLUB• QB Ben Roethlisberger became the eighth quarterback in NFL history – first in
team history – to reach 50,000 career passing yards in regular-season games. He accomplished the feat in Week 13 of 2017 at Cincinnati.
• Roethlisberger reached 50,000 career passing yards in his 197th regular-season game. He become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to reach the milestone in fewer than 200 games.
• Roethlisberger became the first player in Steelers history to register 45,000 career passing yards, which he accomplished Week 10 of 2016 vs. Dallas.
• Roethlisberger was the 11th quarterback in NFL history to reach the mark, the eighth to do so with one franchise, and the fourth active signal caller with 45,000 passing yards.
GAME NOTES
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:
Category Statistic RankSingle-Season TD Passes (2018) 34 1stSingle-Season Passing Yards (2018) 5,129 1stCareer Passing TDs (regular season) 370 1stSingle-Season Completions (2018) 452 1stSingle-Season Pass Attempts (2018) 675 1stSingle-Season Completion Pct. (2015) 68.0 1stSingle-Season Passer Rating (2007) 104.1 1st3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-18) 13 1stConsecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-18) 13 1stSingle-Game Completion Pct. (9/7/08 vs. Houston) 92.9 1stSeasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09, ‘11-18) 12 1stSeasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-‘18) 13 1stSeasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09-’18) 13 1stCompletions in Single Game (12/10/17 vs. Baltimore) 44 1stAttempts in Single Game (12/10/17 vs. Baltimore) 66 1stPassing Yards in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis) 522 1stCareer Winning Pct. .674 1stCareer Completions 4,724 1stCareer Attempts 7,339 1stCareer Passing Yards 57,322 1stCareer Completion Pct. 64.4 1stCareer Passing Yards/Attempts 7.8 1stCareer QB Rating 94.2 1stCareer 300-yard Passing Games (reg and postseason) 68 1stCareer Games w/ 30+ Completions (reg and postseason) 30 1stCareer Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating (reg and postseason) 95 1stCareer Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** 4 1stCareer QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * 92.2 1stCareer Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * 46 1stConsecutive Reg. Gms. w/ At Least One TD Pass (2012-Week 1 of 2014) 30 1stGames Played by Rookie QB (2004) 14 1stPassing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) 295 1stPass Completions by Rookie QB (2004) 196 1stPassing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) 2,621 1stPassing TDs by Rookie QB (2004) 17 1stRushing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) 56 1stRushing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) 144 1stCompletion Pct. by Rookie QB (2004) ** 66.4 1stPasser Rating by Rookie QB (2004) ** 98.1 1stComp. %./Single Game by Rookie QB (10/17/04 vs. Dal.) ** 84.0 1stConsecutive Wins to Start Career (2004) ** 13 1stTotal Wins by Rookie QB (2004) ** 13 1stPassing TDs in Single Game (10/26/14 vs. Ind. and 11/2/14 vs. Bal.) 6 1stSingle-Game TD Passes at Heinz Field (10/26/14 vs. Ind. and 11/2/14 vs. Bal.) 6 1stPassing TDs in Back-to-Back Games ** 12 1stTotal Wins When Throwing for 300-plus Yards 35 1stSeasons w/ 25+ Passing TDs (2007, ‘09, ‘12-18) 8 1stCareer Wins (Regular Season). 145 1stCareer TD Passes (indoors) 24 1stCareer Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. 103 1stSingle-Game TD Passes on MNF (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ** 5 T-1stConsecutive Passes Completed (11/26/07 vs. Miami) 15 T-1stCareer Rushing Yards (by QB) 1,364 3rdCareer Rushing Touchdowns (by QB) 19 3rd
BEN GOING OVER 90• QB Ben Roethlisberger threw his fourth career TD of 94+ yards in Week 12 at
Denver in 2018, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history with four TD passes of 94+ yards and the only in NFL history with four TD throws of 90+ yards.
• Roethlisberger’s 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 offensive play in franchise record books.
135 IN FIRST 200
• QB Ben Roethlisberger earned 135 regular-season wins in his first 200 career starts, which is the third-most wins by a quarterback in NFL history in their first 200 starts:
MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK IN 200 STARTS
Rank Player Wins1. Tom Brady 155
2. Peyton Manning 136
3. Ben Roethlisberger 1354. 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
7.82 yards per attempt average (2nd), 56,545 passing yards (4th), 4,651 completions (4th), 363 passing TDs (5th) and a 94.0 passer rating (12th):
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS
Rank Player Cpm-Att Yds Yds/Att1. Russell Wilson 2,488-3,840 30,344 7.9
2. Ben Roethlisberger 4,701-7,303 57,085 7.83. Philip Rivers 4,963-7,662 59,634 7.8
4. Aaron Rodgers 3,963-6,135 47,550 7.8
5. Drew Brees 6,899-10,209 77,888 7.6
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS
Rank Player GP Yds1. Drew Brees 277 77,888
2. Tom Brady 288 75,027
3. Philip Rivers 231 59,848
4. Ben Roethlisberger 221 57,0855. Matt Ryan 191 51,909
NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS
Rank Player GP TDs1. Drew Brees 278 553
2. Tom Brady 288 547
3. Philip Rivers 231 400
4. Aaron Rodgers 184 373
5. Ben Roethlisberger 221 370
GAME NOTES
BEN BY THE NUMBERS
1 Roethlisberger needs 1 game with at least 300 passing yards to tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (63 games) for the sixth-most such games in league history.
1ST Roethlisberger is the first quarterback in NFL history to with 500 passing yards in three career games (Week 8 2014, Week 15 2009 and Week 14 2017).
6 Roethlisberger is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history to throw at least 200 TDs at home during the regular season (212).
8 Roethlisberger is the fifth quarterback (eighth occasion) to record at least 20 regular-season wins against one opponent since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, earning his 20th regular-season win vs. Cleveland in Week 11 of 2016, joining Dan Marino (vs. Colts), Brett Favre (vs. Bears and Lions), John Elway (vs. Chargers and Seahawks) and Tom Brady (vs. Bills and Jets).
9 Roethlisberger has 9 career TD passes of 80 yards or longer, which is tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre for the most in NFL history.
10 Roethlisberger has 10 career completions of 80 yards or longer.
10 Roethlisberger has thrown 20 or more TD passes during his NFL career in 10 seasons - a franchise record - including eight consecutive seasons prior to 2019 (2011-18).
15 Roethlisberger threw at least 15 TD passes in each of his first 15 NFL seasons, the most consecutive seasons with 15 or more scoring tosses to start a NFL career.
20+ The Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 88 of the 107 games at home with Roethlisberger as the starter.
51 Roethlisberger has now thrown a TD pass to 51 different players over his regular-season NFL career (including TE Eric Ebron, WR Chase Claypool and WR Diontae Johnson in 2020).
50 Roethlisberger has recorded 50 career 3 TD passing games, which is a franchise record and eighth-most such career games in NFL history.
62 Roethlisberger has registered 62 career 300-yard passing games, which is a franchise record and tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre for the seventh-most such career games in NFL history
81 Roethlisberger improved his career record as a starting quarterback at Heinz Field to 81-27 (.750).
119 Roethlisberger has registered 119 career multi-TD pass games.
125.0 Roethlisberger has recorded a passer rating of 125.0 or higher 21 times in his NFL regular-season career (minimum 20 attempts), most recent-ly Week 10 of 2018 on Thursday Night Football against the Carolina Panthers (158.3).
147-70-1 Roethlisberger’s regular-season record as a starting quarterback is 146-70-1 (.674) - 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.
158.3 Roethlisberger 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.
221 Has played in franchise record 221 career games for the Steelers, which surpassed C Mike Webster’s previous mark.
400 Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has produced 12 400-plus yard games - the fourth-most in NFL history.
TOP OF THE STEELERS CHARTS• QB Ben Roethlisberger holds nearly every passing record in Pittsburgh Steelers
franchise history. • Roethlisberger became the first player in Steelers history to record 40,000 passing
yards, a feat he reached during Week 8 vs. Cincinnati in 2015 and reach 50,000 which he accomplished in Week 13 at Cincinnati in 2017.
• Roethlisberger’s 56,545 passing yards, 363 passing TDs and 4,651 completions are tops in the team’s record books:
STEELERS ALL-TIME PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS
Rank Player, Years Cmp-Att Yds
1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-2020 4,724-7,339 57,322
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 TDS LEADERS
Rank Player, Years GP TDs1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-2020 221 3702. Terry Bradshaw, 1970-83 168 212
3. Kordell Stewart, 1995-2002 113 70
4. Neil O’Donnell, 1991-95 66 68
5. Bobby Layne, 1958-62 55 66
STEELERS ALL-TIME PASS COMPLETIONS LEADERS
Rank Player, Years GP Cmp1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-2018 221 4,7242. Terry Bradshaw, 1970-83 168 2,025
3. Kordell Stewart, 1995-2002 113 1,190
BEN AMONG THE ALL-TIME BEST• QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 in NFL history in passing yards (7th;
57,322), pass completions (8th; 4,724) and TD passes (8th; 370):
MOST PASSING YARDS IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Player Passing Yds1. Drew Brees 78,176*
2. Tom Brady 75,324*
3. Peyton Manning 71,940
4. Brett Favre 71,838
5. Dan Marino 61,361
6. Philip Rivers 60,065*
7. Ben Roethlisberger 57,322* 8. Eli Manning 57,023
9. Matt Ryan 52,147*
10. John Elway 51,475
GAME NOTES
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Player TDs1. Drew Brees 553*
2. Tom Brady 547*
3. Peyton Manning 539
4. Brett Favre 508
5. Dan Marino 420
6. Philip Rivers 400*
7. Aaron Rodgers 373
8. Ben Roethlisberger 370*9. Eli Manning 366
10. Fran Tarkenton 342
*Denotes Active Players
BEN’S CAREER GAME• QB Ben Roethlisberger set single-game Steelers franchise records in a 51-34 win
over Indianapolis in Week 8 of 2014 with 40 pass completions, 522 passing yards and six passing TDs.
• Roethlisberger’s 522 passing yards tied as the fourth-most in an NFL game:
MOST SINGLE-GAME PASSING YARDS IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Player TDs1. Norm Van Brocklin, 9/28/1951 554
2. Matt Schaub, 11/18/2012 527
Warren Moon, 12/16/1990 527
4. Ben Roethlisberger, 10/26/2014 522Boomer Esiason, 11/10/1996 522
HITTING 3,000 IN 13 STRAIGHT SEASONS• 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.• Roethlisberger 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 PASS YARDS IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Player TDs1. Brett Favre 18 (1992-2009)
2. Peyton Manning 16 (1998-2014)
3. Drew Brees 15 (2004-18)
4. Eli Manning 14 (2005-18)
5. Ben Roethlisberger 13 (2006-18)Philip Rivers 13 (2006-18)
15 IN FIRST 15• QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three TDs in Week 11 of 2017 vs. Tennessee to
increase his season total to 16, which broke a tie with Peyton Manning to set the longest streak of 15 TD campaigns to start an NFL career.
• In Week 9 of 2018, Roethlisberger threw a scoring pass to WR Antonio Brown giving him 15 TD passes on the season. It marked the 15th consecutive year to open his NFL career with at least 15 TD passes:
MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 15+ TD PASSES TO OPEN NFL CAREER
Rank Player, Years Seasons1. Ben Roethlisberger, 2004-18 152. Peyton Manning, 1998-2010 13
3. Jim Kelly, 1986-95 10
4. Dan Marino, 1983-92 10
5. Fran Tarkenton, 1961-70 10
LIMITING SACKS• Pittsburgh has allowed 5 sacks over the first 3 weeks of the season, which is tied for the
eighth fewest in the NFL. • The Steelers’ offensive line ranked tied for ninth in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed.
Pittsburgh yielded 32 sacks in 2019. • The Steelers allowed 1 sack or less in 7 different games in 2019.• Pittsburgh has allowed 37 sacks since 2019, which ranks 10th in the NFL.
NFL FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED SINCE 2019
Rank Team Sacks Allowed1. Los Angeles Rams 26
2. Kansas City Chiefs 27
3. New Orleans Saints 28
4. Dallas Cowboys 29
5. New England Patriots 33
6. Las Vegas Raiders 34
Baltimore Ravens 34
8. Indianapolis Colts 35
Minnesota Vikings 35
10. Pittsburgh Steelers 37
• Since 2014, the Steelers have yielded 172 sacks, which is the second-fewest sacks allowed among all NFL teams.
NFL FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED SINCE 2014
Rank Team Sacks Allowed1. New Orleans Saints 157
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 1723. Baltimore Ravens 173
4. New England Patriots 177
5. Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders 189
JUJU JUST 23• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster became the fourth-youngest player in NFL history to reach
3,000 career receiving yards and 20 career receiving TDs.• At 23 years, 310 days, Smith-Schuster passed Odell Beckham Jr. (23 years, 325 days).
YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO REACH 3,000 RECEIVING YARDS/20 RECEIVING TDS
Rank Player, Team Age1. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 years, 74 days
2. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals 23 years, 108 days
3. Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings 23 years, 231 days
4. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 years, 303 days5. Odell Beckham, New York Giants 23 years, 325 days
• Smith-Schuster turned 23 on Nov. 22, 2019. With his 5 catch, 103-yard effort against Miami Dolphins on Oct. 28, 2019, Smith-Schuster became the first wide receiver in NFL history to post 12 100-yard receiving games prior to their 23rd birthday.
• Smith Schuster bested the previous NFL record of 11 held by Hall of Fame wide out Randy Moss.
MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN NFL HISTORY BEFORE 23RD BIRTHDAY
Rank Player, Team 100-Yd Receiving Gms1. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers 122. Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings 11
3. Odell Beckham, New York Giants 10
4. Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders 9
Sammy Watkins, Buffalo Bills 9
• Smith-Schuster caught 4 passes for 43 yards, including a 26-yard TD grab from QB Ben Roethlisberger that gave the Steelers a 17-14 lead over Houston with 1:22 left in the first half (Week 3).
• Smith-Schuster recorded six catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns against the New York Giants in Week 1.
• In 45 career games, the fourth-year receiver has 228 catches for 3,055 yards and 20 receiving TDs.
• Smith-Schuster is one of 18 players since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to register at least 200 receptions, 3,000 receiving yards and 20 receiving TDs in his first 45 career games.
JUJU ECLIPSES 200• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster had 3 receptions, including his 200th career catch, in the
Steelers’ 26-24 win over the Colts on Nov. 3. • At 22 years and 346 days old, Smith-Schuster was the first player to record 200 career
receptions before his 23rd birthday in NFL history. • The previous youngest player to reach 200 career receptions was Brandin Cooks (23 years
and 77 days old).
YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO REACH 200 CAREER RECEPTIONS
Rank Player, Team Age1. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers 22 years, 346 days2. Brandin Cooks, New Orleans Saints 23 years, 77 days
3. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 years, 84 days
4. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals 23 years, 87 days
5. Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers 23 years, 107 days
• Smith-Schuster accomplished the feat in his 38th career regular-season game.• Smith-Schuster became the 11th player since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to record at
least 200 catches over their first 38 regular-season games.• Smith-Schuster has 228 career receptions over his first 45 career games.
MOST RECEPTIONS IN FIRST 45 GAMES SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Rank Player, Team (Years) Receptions1. Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints (2016-18) 305
2. Odell Beckham, New York Giants (2014-16) 301
3. Anquan Boldin, Arizona Cardinals (2003-05) 287
4. Jarvis Landry, Miami Dolphins (2014-16) 273
Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers (2017-19) 273
JUJU ON THAT BEAT• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster had 84 receiving yards vs. Seattle (Sept. 15). At 22 years
and 297 days old (at the time of the game), Smith-Schuster, who now has 2,895 career receiving yards, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (22 years, 310 days) as the youngest player to reach 2,500 career receiving yards in NFL history.
YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO REACH 2,500 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
Rank Player, Team Age1. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers 22 years, 297 days2. Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings 22 years, 310 days
3. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals 23 years, 31 days
4. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 years, 35 days
5. Odell Beckham, New York Giants 23 years, 39 days
GOOD IN TWO FOR JUJU• Since entering the NFL in 2017, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has totaled 228 receptions
for 3,055 receiving yards and 12 100-yard receiving games.• Smith-Schuster ranks 29th since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger in receiving yards over a
player’s first 45 NFL career games.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN FIRST 45 GAMES SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER
Rank Player, Team (Years) Yards1. Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants (2014-16) 4,237
• Smith-Schuster’s 11 100-yard receiving games combined in 2017 and 2018 were tied for the fourth-most in League history over a player’s first 2 seasons, while his 169 catches were fifth and his 2,343 receiving yards were 10th.
MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN FIRST TWO SEASONS IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Player, Team (Year) Games1. Bill Groman, Houston Oilers (1960-61) 16
2. Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants (2014-15) 15
• Smith-Schuster established single-season career highs for receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,426) in 2018, leading the Steelers’ offense in both categories.
• Smith-Schuster opened the 2018 campaign with 3 consecutive 100-yard receiving games, and added a sixth of the year with a 189-yard performance in Week 12 at Denver.
• In Week 1, Smith-Schuster finished with a game-high 119 yards on 5 catches, and hauled in a single-game career-best 13 grabs for 121 yards and a TD in Week 2 vs. Kansas City.
• In Week 3 on Monday Night Football at Tampa Bay, Smith-Schuster led all receivers with 9 receptions for 116 receiving yards.
• Below is a look at where Smith-Schuster ranked in the NFL in 2018.
Statistic Total Rank100-Yard Receiving Games 8 t-3rd
Receiving Yard 1,426 5th
Receptions 111 t-6th
Receptions for First Downs 68 t-6th
FIRST 25• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster totaled 1,972 receiving yards in the first 25 regular-season
games of his NFL career, which is the fourth-most by any player in the NFL since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger over their first 25 games.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN NFL HISTORY OVER FIRST 25 CAREER GAMES
Rank Player, Team Yards1. Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants 2,625
CONNER STRONG• RB James Conner has recorded 22 TDs, which ranks tied for the 11th in the NFL since
2018. Each of the 10 players with more TDs than Conner have played in more games than the Steelers running back and 9 of the 10 have played in at least 4 more games.
• Conner rushed for 109 yards on 18 carries, including a 25-yard run and 12-yard TD run in the Week 3 victory over Houston. He registered his eighth career 100-yard rushing game, which is tied for the seventh-most in franchise history (Rashard Mendenhall, 2009-11).
• Conner has recorded consecutive 100-yard rushing games for the fourth time in his career and first time since a four-game streak during the 2018 season (Weeks 5-9).
MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES IN STEELERS HISTORY
Rank Player, Years 100-Yd Rushing Gms1. Jerome Bettis (1996-2005) 50
2. Franco Harris (1972-83) 47
3. Willie Parker (2004-09) 25
4. Barry Foster (1990-94) 20
5. Le’Veon Bell (2013-17) 18
6. John Henry Johnson (1960-64) 15
7. James Conner (2017-2020) 8Rashard Mendenhall (2009-11) 8
9. John Fuqua (1970-73) 7
Earnest Jackson (1986-87) 7
• Conner ranks third in franchise history with a 4.5 rush yards/carry average.
MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES IN STEELERS HISTORY
Rank Player, Years 100-Yd Rushing Gms1. Kordell Stewart (1995-2002) 5.2
2. Terry Bradshaw (1970-83) 5.1
3. James Conner (2017-20) 4.54. John Henry Johnson (1960-65) 4.4
5. Le’Veon Bell (2013-17) 4.3
Willie Parker (2004-09) 4.3
Barry Foster (1990-94) 4.3
Sidney Thornton (1977-82) 4.3
9. Frank Pollard (1980-88) 4.2
Franco Harris (1972-83) 4.2
John Fuqua (1970-76) 4.2
Rocky Bleier (1968, 1970-80) 4.2
• Conner rushed for a 2019 season-high 145 yards on 23 carries, including a 9-yard TD run in the 27-14 victory over Miami Dolphins (Oct. 28).
• Conner’s 145 yards rushing was the second-highest single-game total of his career (he had 146 yards rushing exactly 1 year earlier -- Oct. 28, 2018 vs. Cleveland.
• Conner set career-highs in both receptions (8) and receiving yards (83) in the rout of Cincinnati on Sept. 30, 2019. His previous career-highs in receptions (7 at Baltimore on Nov. 4, 2018) and receiving yards (75 vs. Atlanta on Oct. 7, 2018) both came last season.
• Conner became the first player in team history with at least 1,000 scrimmage yards and 10 TDs in the team’s first 8 games of a season (2018), and scored at least 1 TD in 5 straight games (Games 5-9).
• Conner recorded 3 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards and 2 TDs in 3 consecutive games in 2018 (Games 5-7), becoming the first player in Steelers history - and the first NFL player since 2009 (Chris Johnson) - to tally 3 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards and 2 TDs.
• Conner rushed for 9 TDs in the first 8 games of 2018, tied for the most by a Steeler through the first 8 games of a season (Franco Harris, 1976) and his 1,085 yards from scrimmage were the second-most through 8 games of a season in team history (Le’Veon Bell, 1,086; 2014).
• Below is a look at where Conner ranked among all NFL players in 2018.
Statistic Total RankMultiple Rushing TD Games 5 t-2nd
Rushing TDs 12 t-3rd
100-Yard Rushing Games 5 5th
Rushes for First Downs 56 6th
Rushes of 20-Plus Yards 9 t-7th
Receiving Yards by a Running Back 497 9th
Total TDs 13 t-9th
Yards from Scrimmage 1,470 10th
Rushes of 10-Plus Yards 27 t-10th
Rushing Yards 973 t-11th
Receptions by a Running Back 55 t-12th
• Conner made the first start of his NFL career and set single-game career-highs for rushing yards (135), TDs (2 rushing) and scrimmage yards (192) on Kickoff Weekend of 2018 at Cleveland. He added 5 receptions for 57 yards.
• Conner’s 135 rushing yards marked the first 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career and the fourth-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend, while his 192 scrimmage yards were the third-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend in team history.
• In Week 5 vs. Atlanta at Heinz Field, Conner tallied 185 yards from scrimmage (110 rushing / 75 receiving), to go along with 2 rushing TDs. He became the second Steeler to record at least 100 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards and 2 rushing TDs in a game since 1950, joining Franco Harris (Nov. 25, 1979 vs. Cleveland).
HOLY TOLEDO, WR DIONTAE JOHNSON• As a rookie, WR Diontae Johnson was named second-team All-Pro as a punt
returner in 2019. • Johnson returned 22 punts for 272 yards, good for 12.4 yards/return. He also had an
85-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.• Johnson was the first Steelers’ rookie with a punt return for a TD since Santonio Holmes
had a 65-yard punt return TD vs. Carolina on Dec. 17, 2006.• Johnson was the first Steelers player with a punt return for a TD and TD reception in the
same game since Antonio Brown vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2015.• Johnson was the fourth player in franchise history with a punt return for a TD and TD
reception in the same game (Antonio Brown-3; Louis Lipps-2; Roy Jefferson).• Johnson was the first Steelers’ rookie with a punt return for a TD and TD reception in the
same game since Louis Lipps at New Orleans on Nov. 19, 1984.• Johnson was the second rookie in franchise history with a punt return for a TD and TD
reception in the same game.• Johnson, who led the NFL in punt-return average (12.4), is the first Steelers player to
lead the League since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
2019 NFL PUNT RETURN LEADERS
Rank Player, Team No. Yds. Avg.1. Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers 20 248 12.42. Braxton Berrios, New York Jets 21 240 11.4
3. DeAndre Carter, Houston Texans 22 214 9.7
4. Deonte Harris, New Orleans Saints 36 338 9.4
5. Tarik Cohen, Chicago Bears 33 302 9.2
• Johnson is the fifth player in franchise history to lead the NFL in punt-return average.
STEELERS TO LEAD THE NFL IN PUNT-RETURN AVERAGE
Year Player No. Yds. Avg.
2019 Diontae Johnson 20 248 12.41961 Johnny Sample 26 283 10.9
1947 Walt Slater 28 435 15.5
1946 Bill Dudley 27 385 14.3
• The punt return for a TD was Pittsburgh’s first since Antonio Brown raced 71 yards for a TD vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2015.
• The 85-yard punt return for a TD was the longest punt return for a TD in franchise history and second-longest punt return in franchise history.
STEELERS LONGEST PUNT RETURNS
Rank Yards Name (Date, Opponent)1. 90 Brady Keys (9/20/64 vs. N.Y. Giants)
2. 85t Diontae Johnson (12/8/19 at Arizona Cardinals)3. 84t Antwaan Randle El (10/26/03 vs. St. Louis)
4. 82 Brady Keys (9/22/63 vs. N.Y. Giants)
5. 81t Antwaan Randle El (1/1/06 vs. Detroit)
• Johnson recorded 59 catches for 680 yards and 5 TDs in 2019. He led the Steelers in receptions and TD catches, and ranked second in receiving yards.
• Among NFL rookies in 2019, Johnson ranked first in receptions, sixth in receiving yards and tied for seventh in receiving TDs.
2019 NFL ROOKIE RECEPTION LEADERS
Rank Player, Team Receptions1. Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers 592. Terry McLaurin, Washington Redskins 58
D.K. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks 58
4. Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers 57
5. A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans 52
2019 NFL ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS
Rank Player, Team Yards1. A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans 1,051
2. Terry McLaurin, Washington Redskins 919
3. D.K. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks 900
4. Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers 802
5. Darius Slayton, New York Giants 740
6. Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers 680
2019 NFL ROOKIE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LEADERS
Rank Player, Team TDs1. Darius Slayton, New York Giants 8
A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans 8
3. Marquise Brown, Baltimore Ravens 7
Terry McLaurin, Washington Redskins 7
D.K. Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks 7
T-7. Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers 5
• Johnson ranked among the rookie leaders in Steelers’ history in receptions (2nd), receiving yards (8th) and TD grabs (t-9th).
Rank Player, Year Yards1. JuJu Smith-Schuster, 2017 9172. Jimmy Orr, 1958 910
3. Louis Lipps, 1984 860
4. Santonio Holmes, 2006 824
5. Mike Wallace, 2009 756
8. Diontae Johnson, 2019 680
STEELERS ROOKIE RECEIVING TD LEADERS
Rank Player, Year Receiving TD1. Louis Lipps, 1984 9
2. Martavis Bryant, 2014 8
3. JuJu Smith-Schuster, 2017 7Eric Green, 1990 7
Jimmy Orr, 1958 7
t-9. Diontae Johnson, 2019 5
NO DAYS OFF• OL Alejandro Villanueva extended his consecutive regular-season games played
streak to 83, which is tied for the third-longest active streak among active NFL offensive tackles.
MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON GAMES PLAYED AMONG ACTIVE OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Rank Player, Team GP1. Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City Chiefs 130
2. Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons 97
3. Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh Steelers 83Morgan Moses, Washington Football Team 83
5. Three tied with 51
• Villanueva also extended his consecutive regular-season games started streak to 77, which is the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL offensive tackles.
MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON GAMES STARTED AMONG ACTIVE OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Rank Player, Team GP1. Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City Chiefs 130
yards allowed/game (54.0), sacks (15), yards lost by sack (111.0), sacks/game (5.0), quarterback pressures (45), quarterback pressures/game (15.0), quarterback hits (39) and tackles for loss (29),
• The Steelers rank second in the NFL in total yards allowed/game (290.0), defensive completion percentage (59.8) and quarterback hurries/game (6.7).
• The Steelers rank tied for second in the NFL in interceptions (4), interceptions/game (1.33) and rush TDs allowed (1).
• The Steelers rank third in the NFL in total yards allowed/play (4.75).• The Steelers rank tied for third in the NFL in defensive knockdowns (10).• The Steelers rank fourth in the NFL in total yards allowed (870).• The Steelers rank fifth in the NFL in points allowed/game (19.3).• The Steelers rank tied for fifth in the NFL in passes defended (15).
Category Statistic (NFL Rank)Tackles for loss 29 (1st)
Quarterback hits 39 (1st)
Quarterback hit percentage on pass plays 30.0 (1st)
Defensive completion percentage 59.8 (2nd)
Rushing yards allowed/game 54.0 (1st)
Quarterback hurries 20 (1st)
Quarterback hurries/game 6.7 (2nd)
Rush yards allowed/carry 2.66 (1st)
Quarterback pressures 45 (1st)
Quarterback pressures/game 15.0 (1st)
Rush TDs allowed 1 (t-2nd)
Interceptions 4 (t-2nd)
Quarterback hurries 20 (1st)
Sacks/game 5.0 (1st)
Sacks 15.0 (1st)
Quarterback pressures/game 15.0 (1st)
Quarterback hurries/game 6.7 (2nd)
Total yards allowed/play 4.75 (3rd)
Total yards allowed/game 290.0 (2nd)
Takeaways 5 (t-8th)
Interceptions 4 (t-2nd)
Defensive knockdowns 10 (t-3rd)
Passes defended 15 (t-5th)
Interceptions/game 1.3 (t-2nd)
Points allowed/game 19.3 (5th)
STEELERS HANDLE HOUSTON IN THE SECOND HALF• After allowing 209 total yards and 21 points in the first half against Houston in Week 3,
the Steelers defense shut out the Texans in the second half and limited Houston to just
51 total yards.• The Texans had TD drives of 74, 54 and 75 in the opening 30 minutes, but managed
more than 6 total yards on 1 of their 4 offensive possessions in the second half, including a trio of 3-and-outs.
• Pittsburgh yielded 11 first downs in the first half and just 2 after halftime.• Pittsburgh held the Texans to 29 yards rushing on 15 carries, good for a 1.9 yards per
rush average. The 29-yard rushing output was Houston’s fourth-lowest total in franchise history and lowest total since they ran for 24 yards against the Giants in Week 5 of 2010.
• Here’s a full breakdown of the halftime adjustments:
First Half Statistic Second Half21 Rush yards allowed 8
2.1 Rush yards allowed/carry 1.6
1 Rush TDs 0
202 Pass yards allowed 62
14.4 Pass yards allowed/completion 8.6
10.4 Pass yards allowed/attempt 4.8
77.8 Defensive completion percentage 55.6
150.5 Opponent QB Rating 37.5
209 Total yards allowed 51
7.0 Total yards allowed/play 3.0
11 First Downs 2
6 Quarterback hits 6
3 Tackles for loss 4
2 Sacks 3
0 Takeaways 1
0 Interceptions 1
1 Passes defended 3
STEELERS CONTROL THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE• Pittsburgh has registered 11, 11 and 7 tackles for loss over its first three games (N.Y.
• The 29 TFLs are the most by an NFL team over its first three weeks of a season since at least 2008.
MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS IN WEEKS 1-3 SINCE 2008
Rank Team Season TFLs1. Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 292. Green Bay Packers 2016 28
3. Philadelphia Eagles 2010 25
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 24
MOST SACKS IN WEEKS 1-3 SINCE 2007
Rank Team Season Sacks1. Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 15
Kansas City Chiefs 2013 15
Minnesota Vikings 2016 15
Philadelphia Eagles 2007 15
5. Chicago Bears 2012 14
Chicago Bears 2018 14
STEELERS BUCK THE BRONCOS• Pittsburgh registered 7.0 sacks in the 26-21 victory over Denver in Week 2. The 7.0 sacks
were the most since September 30, 2019 vs. Cincinnati (8-69).• The Steelers also recorded 6 passes defended, 11 tackles for loss and 19 quarterback hits. • Pittsburgh’s 19 quarterback hits are the most in a game in the NFL since Jacksonville
recorded 20 vs. Indianapolis on October 22, 2017.
MOST QUARTERBACK HITS IN A SINGLE-GAME SINCE 2006
Rank Team, Date Opponent Hits1. Baltimore Ravens, Sept. 24, 2006 at Cleveland Browns 22
2. Jacksonville Jaguars, Oct. 22, 2017 at Indianapolis Colts 20
3. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 20, 2020 vs. Denver Broncos 194. Cleveland Browns, September 24, 2006 vs. Baltimore Ravens 18
Denver Broncos, Oct. 2, 2016 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18
Washington Redskins, Sept. 14, 2014 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 18
• The 19 quarterback hits are the most by the Steelers in a game since 2006 (when the statistic became recognized) and third most by any team in the League.
• Pittsburgh is the first team in the League since 2006 (when the statistic became recognized) with at least 19 quarterback hits and 10 tackles for loss in the same game (Week 2 vs. Denver).
• Pittsburgh recorded 11 tackles for loss in back-to-back games (Weeks 1 and 2).
MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS IN A SINGLE-GAME SINCE 2016
Rank Team, Date Opponent TFLs1. San Diego Chargers, Dec. 24, 2016 at Cleveland Browns 13
New Orleans Saints, Nov. 28, 2019 at Atlanta Falcons 13
Detroit Lions, Oct. 8, 2017 vs. Carolina Panthers 13
L.A. Rams, Oct. 21, 2018 at San Francisco 49ers 13
t9. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 20, 2020 vs. Denver Broncos 11
STEELERS D-MEN DOMINATES GIANTS• Pittsburgh bottled up Giants’ RB Saquon Barkley in Week 1. The Steelers limited the
dynamic back to just 6 yards on 15 carries, tied for the second-fewest yards by any player
with 15 or more rushes in a game since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. • Barkley’s 6 yards rushing were the second-fewest of his career. He had 1 yard rushing in
Week 10 of 2019 at the New York Jets.• The Steelers were just the sixth defense since 1970 NFL-AFL merger to limit an opposing
running back to fewer than 10 yards on 15 or more carries.• Pittsburgh held the Giants to 29 yards rushing on 20 carries, good for a 1.5 yards per rush
average. The 29-yard rushing output was New York’s lowest total since they ran for 23 yards at the Jets in Week 10 of 2019.
• The Steelers registered 11 tackles for loss, 8 quarterback hits, 5 passes defensed, 3.0 sacks and 2 interceptions. Pittsburgh forced 3 three-and-outs and limited the Giants to 2 yards or less on 6 of their 11 offensive possessions.
BLITZBURGH• Pittsburgh has recorded 11 tackles for loss in two of its first three games in 2020. In fact,
only one other team in the NFL has totaled 10 or more in a game.• The Steelers are the first team in the League since 2006 (when the statistic became
recognized) with at least 19 quarterback hits and 10 tackles for loss in a single game (Week 2 vs. Denver).
• Pittsburgh has registered at least 4.0 sacks in 8 of its last 13 games, including each of the last two weeks (7.0 vs. Denver in Week 2 and 5.0 vs. Houston in Week 3).
• The Steelers have recorded 3.0 or more sacks in each of their last four games, dating back to the season finale of 2019.
• Pittsburgh had 3 different players record at least 9.0 sacks in 2019 (T.J. Watt with 14.5, Bud Dupree with 11.5 and Cam Heyward with 9.0). The Steelers were the only team in the NFL with 3 players that recorded at least 9.0 sacks.
• Pittsburgh registered an NFL-best 54 sacks in 2019. The 54 sacks were the most for the Steelers in a season since 2017 -- when Pittsburgh recorded 56.
• The 54 sacks were tied for the fourth-most for the Steelers in a season since 1982 (when sacks became an officially recognized stat by the NFL).
STEELERS SINGLE-SEASON TEAM SACK RECORDS
Rank Year Sacks1. 2017 56
2. 1994 55
2001 55
4. 2019 54
5. 2018 52
6. 1996 51
2008 51
8. 1983 50
2002 50
10. 1997 48
2010 48
2015 48
• Pittsburgh has registered at least 1 sack in 60 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the NFL. The 60-game streak is the longest in regular-season franchise history.
• Pittsburgh’s 60-game streak with at least 1 sack is tied for the second-longest streak in NFL history. The NFL record for consecutive games with at least 1 sack is 69 games by Tampa Bay (Oct. 10, 1999 to Nov. 9, 2003). Head coach Mike Tomlin was on the Buccaneers staff during the final three seasons of the streak.
LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH AT LEAST 1 SACK IN NFL HISTORY
Rank Team (Years) Sacks1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1999-2003) 69
STACKING UP SACKS• The Steelers led the NFL with 54 sacks in 2019 and leads the League through 3 weeks in
2020 with 15 sacks.
NFL MOST SACKS IN 2020
Rank Team Sacks1. Pittsburgh Steelers 152. Washington Football Team 13
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12
Philadelphia Eagles 12
5. Arizona Cardinals 11
• The Steelers lead the NFL in sacks per pass attempt percentage (14.02%) in 2020.
NFL MOST SACKS PER PASS ATTEMPT PERCENTAGE IN 2020
Rank Team Sacks/Pass Attempt1. Pittsburgh Steelers 14.02%2. Washington Football Team 12.62%
3. Indianapolis Colts 12.0%
4. Philadelphia Eagles 11.76%
5. Arizona Cardinals 11.34%
• Since 2019, the Steelers have recorded 69 sacks, which is the most sacks among all NFL teams. Pittsburgh has 10 more sacks than the next best NFL team.
NFL MOST SACKS SINCE 2019
Rank Team Sacks1. Pittsburgh Steelers 692. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 59
Washington Football Team 59
4. New Orleans Saints 58
5. Los Angeles Rams 57
• The Steelers have registered an NFL-best 121 sacks since 2018. Pittsburgh has 14 more sacks than the next best NFL team.
NFL MOST SACKS SINCE 2018
Rank Team Sacks1. Pittsburgh Steelers 1212. Kansas City Chiefs 107
New Orleans Saints 107
4. Washington Football Team 105
5. Minnesota Vikings 101
• Pittsburgh has registered 50 or more sacks in three consecutive seasons for the first time since sacks became an official category in 1982. The Steelers (2017-19) are the only team in the NFL to register 50 or more sacks in three straight years since 2000.
• The Steelers eclipsed the 50-sack plateau for the ninth time since sacks became an official category in 1982. Philadelphia (10) is the only NFL team with more 50-sack seasons than Pittsburgh over the span.
NFL MOST 50-SACK SEASONS SINCE 1982
Rank Team Sacks1. Philadelphia Eagles 10
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 9New Orleans Saints 9
4. New York Giants 7
5. Chicago Bears 6
Dallas Cowboys 6
Kansas City Chiefs 6
Denver Broncos 6
San Francisco 49ers 6
Washington Redskins 6
• Pittsburgh has registered an NFL-best 296 sacks since 2014. The Steelers have 25 more sacks than the next best NFL team.
Rank Team Sacks1. Pittsburgh Steelers 2962. Carolina Panthers 271
3. Minnesota Vikings 263
4. Washington Football Team 259
5. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams 258
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE• The Steelers yielded just 260 total yards to the Texans in Week 3 of 2020, including just
51 yards in the second half. • The Steelers yielded just 291 total yards to the Giants in Week 1 of 2020, and 75 of those
yards came late in the fourth quarter when Pittsburgh owned a 16-point lead. • Pittsburgh has now held 10 of its last 11 opponents to 306 yards of total offense or less
(Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Arizona, Buffalo, New York Jets and Baltimore in 2019; New York Giants and Houston Texans in 2020).
MOST GAMES OF 300 YARDS ALLOWED OR LESS IN 2020
Rank Team Games1. Indianapolis Colts 32. Pittsburgh Steelers 2
San Francisco 49ers 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2
Washington Football Team 2
• Pittsburgh limited Baltimore in Week 17 of 2019 to 304 total yards. It marked the 11th time in 2019 that the Steelers held their opposition below 306 yards of total offense.
• San Francisco and Buffalo were the only other teams in the NFL that held 10 opponents under 306 total yards in 2019.
MOST GAMES OF 306 YARDS ALLOWED OR LESS IN 2019
Rank Team Games1. Pittsburgh Steelers 112. San Francisco 49ers 10
Buffalo Bills 10
4. New England Patriots 8
Dallas Cowboys 8
Baltimore Ravens 8
• Pittsburgh’s 9-game streak in 2019 of allowing 306 yards of total offense or less was the longest active streak in the NFL, fifth-longest by the Steelers since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger and longest by Pittsburgh since a 14-game streak in 2008 (Games 1-14).
LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE GAMES HOLDING OPPONENT TO 306 YARDS OR LESS SINCE 1970
Rank Year Games
1. 2008 14
2. 1976-77 13
3. 2000-01 11
4. 1978-79 10
5. 2019 9
• Pittsburgh has not allowed 306 yards of total offense or less in 11 or more games since 2012.
MOST GAMES OF 300 YARDS ALLOWED OR LESS SINCE 1970
Rank Year Games1. 2008 15
2. 2004 13
2001 13
4. 1974 12
2011 12
t-6. 2019 11
STEELERS TAKEAWAYS• Pittsburgh is tied for the NFL lead with 43 takeaways since the start of the 2019 season.• The Steelers have forced at least 1 turnovers in 17 of their last 19 games, and forced
multiple turnovers in 15 of those 19 games.
NFL MOST TAKEAWAYS SINCE 2019
Rank Team Takeaways1. Pittsburgh Steelers 43
New England Patriots 43
3. Seattle Seahawks 38
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34
5. Minnesota Vikings 33
• Pittsburgh forced 38 turnovers in 2019, which led the NFL. The 38 takeaways were the most for the Steelers in a season since 1996 -- when Pittsburgh forced 40.
• The franchise record for the most games with at least 2 takeaways in a single season is 13, which is held by the 2019, 1976 and 1978 Steelers’ squads.
• Pittsburgh has recovered 19 opponent fumbles since the start of the 2019 season, which leads the NFL.
NFL MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES SINCE 2019
Rank Team FR1. Pittsburgh Steelers 192. Seattle Seahawks 18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18
4. San Francisco 49ers 17
5. Baltimore Ravens 15
• Pittsburgh has forced 23 fumbles since 2019, which ranks tied for third in the NFL.
• The Steelers ranked fourth in the NFL in interception rate (3.74%) in 2020.
NFL MOST INTERCEPTIONS PER PASS ATTEMPT PERCENTAGE IN 2020
Rank Team INT/Pass Attempt1. Indianapolis Colts 8.00%
2. New England Patriots 4.44%
3. Tennessee Titans 3.81%
4. Pittsburgh Steelers 3.74%5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3.57%
• Pittsburgh has recorded 24 interceptions since 2019, which ranks second in the NFL.
NFL MOST INTERCEPTIONS SINCE 2019
Rank Team INT1. New England Patriots 29
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 243. Indianapolis Colts 21
Seattle Seahawks 20
5. Minnesota Vikings 19
Green Bay Packers 19
• Pittsburgh forced at least 3 turnovers in 7 of its games in 2019. The Steelers had a 5-game streak with at least 3 forced turnovers snapped at Cleveland (Nov. 14). The 5-game streak was the third-longest single-season streak in franchise history. Pittsburgh had streaks of 6 and 8 games during the 1989 and 1974 seasons, respectively.
• The 38 takeaways in 2019 were the franchise’s most during the Mike Tomlin era (since 2007).
MOST STEELERS TAKEAWAYS SINCE 2007
Rank Year Takeaways1. 2019 382. 2010 35
3. 2015 30
4. 2008 29
5. 2007 25
• The 38 takeaways in a season were the Steelers’ 17th-most since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
MOST STEELERS TAKEAWAYS SINCE 1970
Rank Year Takeaways1. 1973 55
2. 1972 48
1978 48
4. 1974 47
5. 1976 46
1981 46
t-17. 2019 38
STEELERS STALL THE GROUND GAME• Pittsburgh leads the NFL in rush yards allowed/carry (2.66), rushing yards allowed/
game (54.0), tackles for loss (29).• The Steelers rank tied for second in the NFL in rush TDs allowed (1).• Pittsburgh has allowed just 162 yards on the ground over its first 3 games. The 162
rushing yards are the fewest allowed by the Steelers over the first 3 games of a season since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
• Each of the three lowest outputs have come during head coach Mike Tomlin’s tenure.
FEWEST YARDS RUSHING IN WEEKS 1-3 SINCE 1970
Rank Year Rush Yards Allowed1. 2020 1622. 2010 179
3. 2008 193
4. 1997 194
5. 1995 206
• Pittsburgh has twice limited an opponent to 29 yards rushing or less in 2020. Both the New York Giants (Week 1) and Houston Texans (Week 3) ran for 29 yards against the Steelers.
TURN DOWN FOR WATT• LB T.J. Watt has opened the 2020 season exactly where he left off in 2019. • Watt leads the NFL with 10 quarterback hits and ranks tied for second in the League in
both sacks (3.5) and tackles for loss (5). • Watt has recorded at least 1.5 sacks in 9 career games.• Watt outperformed his brother J.J. in Pittsburgh’s 28-21 victory over Houston in Week 3.
He recorded 4 tackles, 4 QB hits, 2 TFL and 1.0 sack.• Watt registered 4 tackles, 4 quarterback hits, 2 quarterback hits and 2.5 sacks in the
Week 2 victory over Denver. • Watt registered 2 passes defensed, 2 quarterback hits, 1 tackle for loss and 1 interception
in Week 1 against the Giants. Watt has now picked off four passes over his career. The interception set up the Steelers at the Giants’ 36-yard line. Pittsburgh would take advantage and score a touchdown.
• Watt has now recorded 26.0 sacks in 26 career games at Heinz Field. He has collected at least half a sack in 15 of the Steelers last 16 home games, including each of the last 12 games.
• Only three players in NFL history has registered more sacks over their first 26 career home games.
• Watt’s 46 quarterback hits lead the NFL since 2019.
NFL QUARTERBACK HIT LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team QB Hits1. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 462. Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers 40
3. Shaquill Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 39
4. Joey Bosa, San Francisco 49ers 37
5. Matt Judon, Baltimore Ravens 35
• Watt’s 8 forced fumbles are tied for the most in the NFL since 2019.
NFL FORCED FUMBLE LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team FF1. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 8
Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 8
3. Shaquill Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6
4. Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers 5Khalil Mack, Chicago Bears 5
Ryan Anderson, Washington Football Team 5
• Watt’s 18.0 sacks rank third in the NFL since 2019.
NFL SACK LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team Sacks
GAME NOTES
1. Shaquill Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21.5
2. Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 19.0
3. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 18.04. Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints 15.5
Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers 15.5
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams 15.5
• Watt put together an NFL Defensive Player of the Year-caliber season in 2019. He ranked in the top-five in the NFL in sacks (14.5, t-4th), quarterback hits (36, 3rd), forced fumbles (8, t-1st) and fumble recoveries (4, t-2nd). Watt also ranked tied for 12th in tackles for loss (14).
• Watt’s 4 fumble recoveries ranks tied for second in the NFL since 2019.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team FR1. Von Bell, New Orleans Saints 5
2. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 4Devin Bush, Pittsburgh Steelers 4DeForest Buckner, San Francisco 49ers 4
Ndamukong Suh, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4
Cory Littleton, Los Angeles Rams 4
Devin White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4
• Watt’s 18 tackles for loss ranks tied for sixth in the NFL since 2019.
TFL LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team TFL1. Joey Bosa, San Francisco 49ers 23
2. Shaquill Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22
3. Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles 20
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams 20
5. Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers 19
6. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 18Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers 18Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders 18
Category Stat Rank NFL LeaderSacks 14.5 t-4th Shaquil Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (19.5)
Tackles for Loss 14 t-12th Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams (20)
Quarterback Hits 36 3rd Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers (37)
Fumble Recoveries 4 t-2nd Vonn Bell, New Orleans Saints (5)
• Watt nearly became the first player in the NFL to rank in the top-five in the NFL in sacks, tackles for loss, quarterback hits, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries in a season since Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt in 2014.
• J.J. Watt and Minnesota Vikings’ Jared Allen (2011) are the only three players in the NFL to accomplish this feat since 2008.
PLAYERS TO RANK IN TOP 5 IN NFL IN SACKS, TFLS, QB HITS, FORCED FUMBLES AND OPPONENT FUMBLES RECOVERED – SINCE 2008
Year Player, Team Sck Rk TFL Rk QBH Rk FF Rk FR Rk2011 Jared Allen, Min 22.0 1 21 3 32 1 4 5 4 1
2014 J.J. Watt, Hou 20.5 2 29 1 51 1 4 3 5 1
2019 T.J. Watt, Pit 14.5 4 14 12 36 3 8 1 4 2NFL Defensive Player of the Year
• Watt was the only NFL player since 1990 to register at least 2 interceptions, 4 fumble recoveries and 8 forced fumbles in a single season (2019).
• Watt ranked first or second on the Steelers in sacks (14.5, 1st), tackles for loss (14, 2nd), quarterback hits (36, 1st), forced fumbles (8, 1st) and fumble recoveries (4, t-1st) in 2019.
• Watt was the only NFL player since 2008 to have at least 14 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 36 quarterback hits, 8 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries in a season.
• Watt’s 14 combined interceptions (2), forced fumbles (8) and fumble recoveries (4) are the most by an NFL player since Chicago Bears’ Charles Tillman in 2012 (15).
• Watt’s 14 combined interceptions (2), forced fumbles (8) and fumble recoveries (4) are tied for the second-most by an NFL player since 2000.
MOST COMBINED (INT, FF, FR) SINCE 2000
Rank Player, Team Int. FF FR Tot.1. Charles Tillman, Chicago Bears (2012) 3 10 2 15
2. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers (2019) 2 8 4 14Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers (2009) 9 4 1 14
Oshiomogho Atogwe, St. Louis Rams (2008) 5 6 3 14
Walt Harris, San Francisco 49ers (2006) 8 4 2 14
Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens (2004) 9 3 2 14
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
• Watt’s 14.5 sacks in 2019 rank third in single-season franchise history. His 13.0 sacks in 2018 were tied for the eighth-most in a season by a Steelers’ defender since the statistic became official in 1982.
• Watt is the only player in franchise history with 13.0 sacks or more in multiple seasons.
STEELERS SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS
Rank Player, Years Sacks1. James Harrison, 2008 16.0
2. Mike Merriweather, 1984 15.0
3. T.J. Watt, 2019 14.54. Kevin Greene, 1994 14.0
Keith Willis, 1983 14.0
6. LaMarr Woodley, 2009 13.5
Jason Gildon, 2000 13.5
8. T.J. Watt, 2018 13.0Chad Brown, 1996 13.0
10. Kevin Greene, 1993 12.5
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
• Watt’s 15 combined interceptions (3), forced fumbles (8) and fumble recoveries (4) lead the NFL since 2019.
• In 2019 Watt became the first Steelers player with at least a half sack in 9 consecutive games since LaMarr Woodley had a streak of 10 such games (franchise record) that spanned the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
• Watt’s streak of 9 straight games with at least a half sack, which was the longest active streak in the League at the time, came to an end in the Week 14 victory at Arizona.
• Watt was the first Steelers player with back-to-back seasons of at least 10 sacks since James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley (2008-10).
• Watt’s 9-game streak was tied for the fifth-longest in a single season since 1982.
LONGEST NFL STREAK WITH AT LEAST HALF SACK IN A SEASON SINCE 1982
Rank Player, Team (Year) Games1. Chris Jones, Kansas City (2018) 11
2. Michael Strahan, New York Giants (2002) 10
Jevon Kearse, Tennessee Titans (1999) 10
Simon Fletcher, Denver Broncos (1991) 10
t5. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers (2019) 9NFL Hall of Famer
WATT SINCE 2017• Since entering the NFL in 2017, LB T.J. Watt has recorded 38.0 sacks and forced 15
fumbles. • Watt is 1 of 3 active players in the NFL with at least 13.0 sacks in consecutive seasons.
ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS WITH CONSECUTIVE 13.0+ SACK SEASONS
Player, Team YearsChandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 3 (2017-19)
• Watt has recorded at least 13.0 twice in his 3-year NFL career.• Watt is the seventh player in the NFL to register at least 13.0 sacks in multiple seasons
over their first three years in the League.
NFL PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE 13.0+ SACK SEASON IN FIRST 3 YEARS
Rank Player, Team Sacks1. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 38.02. Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 37.0
3. Von Miller, Denver Broncos 32.5
Ryan Kerrigan, Washington Football Team 31.5
5. Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers 25.5
• Watt has recorded 38.0 sacks over his first 50 career regular-season games.• Watt’s 38.0 sacks are the 12th most for any NFL player over their first 50 career NFL
games (since sack became official in 1982).
MOST SACKS IN FIRST 50 GAMES SINCE 1982
Rank Player, Team (Years) Sacks
1. Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles (1985-88) 61.5
2. Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs (1989-91) 45.5
3. Von Miller, Denver Broncos (2011-14) 45.0
4. Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers (2011-13) 44.0
Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis Colts (2002-04) 44.0
12. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers (2017-present) 38.0NFL Hall of Famer
• Watt’s 38.0 career sacks are the most by a linebacker over his first 50 career regular-season games since Denver’s Von Miller (45.0, 2011-14).
• Watt’s 38.0 career sacks are the fourth most by a linebacker over his first 50 career regular-season games (since sack became official in 1982).
• Watt registered his 30th career sack in his 41st career game, which was the fastest to 30 career sacks in franchise history and 13th-fastest in NFL history.
FEWEST GAMES PLAYED TO 30 CAREER SACKS
Rank Player, Team (Years) GP1. Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers (2011-12) 27
2. Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles (1985-88) 28
3. Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs (1989-91) 31
Shawne Merriman, San Diego Chargers (2005-07) 31
Von Miller, Denver Broncos (2011-14) 31
t13. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers (2017-19) 41NFL Hall of Famer
• Watt collected 34.5 sacks over his first 3 seasons in the NFL, which is the most by a Steelers player in their first 3 seasons in the League:
MOST SACKS BY STEELER IN FIRST THREE NFL SEASONS
Rank Player, Years Sacks1. T.J. Watt, 2017-19 34.52. LaMarr Woodley, 2007-09 29.0
3. Keith Willis, 1982-84 20.0
4. Joey Porter, 1999-2001 21.5
5. Kendrell Bell, 2001-03 18.0
• In 2017 and 2018, Watt recorded 20.0 quarterback sacks over his first 2 seasons in the NFL. He became the ninth linebacker with at least 20.0 sacks in a player’s first 2 campaigns since the statistic became official in 1982.
FITZPATRICK DOES IT AGAIN• S Minkah Fitzpatrick had five interceptions, two forced fumble and three fumble
recoveries in 2019, while coming in and making a huge impact on the defense after being acquired via trade from the Miami Dolphins.
• Fitzpatrick, named 2019 All-Pro, recorded defensive touchdowns in back-to-back games, including a 96-yard interception return for a TD against the Colts and a 43-yard fumble return for TD against the Rams.
• Fitzpatrick ranked tied for fourth in the NFL with five interceptions. His 5 interceptions in 2019 were the most by a Steeler in a single season since Troy Polamalu had 7 picks in 2010.
2. Joe Haden, Pittsburgh Steelers 6Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills 6
Anthony Harris, Minnesota Vikings 6
Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens 6
Janoris Jenkins, New Orleans Saints 6
Devin McCourty, New England Patriots 6
J.C. Jackson, New England Patriots 6
t9. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers 5
• Fitzpatrick, Marcus Peters (Baltimore), Marlon Humphrey (Baltimore), Jamal Adams (New York Jets), Jadeveon Clowney (Seattle Seahawks) and Erik Harris (Oakland) were the only players in the NFL with multiple defensive TDs in 2019.
• Fitzpatrick recorded 5 interceptions (all with the Steelers) in 2019, which gives him 7 over his 3-year career.
• Fitzpatrick recorded 5 interceptions, 9 passes defended, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble and 2 defensive TDs over his 14 games with the Steelers.
• Fitzpatrick was involved in 8 of the Steelers’ 38 takeaways in 2019 (5 interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries).
• Fitzpatrick’s 8 total takeaways (interceptions and fumble recoveries) leads the NFL since 2019.
NFL TAKEAWAY (INT AND FR) LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team Int. FR Tot.1. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers 5 3 82. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 3 4 7
• Fitzpatrick was the first player in franchise history to have 5 or more interceptions and 2 or more fumble recoveries in his first or second NFL season.
• Fitzpatrick was the first Steelers player with defensive TDs in back-to-back weeks since Sam Washington in Week 3 and 4 of the 1984 season.
• Fitzpatrick was the first Steelers player to have a fumble return TD and a pick-6 in the same season since 1996 (both Carnell Lake and Ron Woodson).
• Fitzpatrick had a 96-yard interception return for TD in the 26-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 3, 2019.
• The 96-yard interception return for TD was the second-longest in regular-season franchise history.
• The longest interception return for TD in regular-season franchise history is a 99-yard interception return for TD by Martin Kottler on Sept. 27, 1933 (the first year of the Steelers existence).
• Fitzpatrick was the first Steelers player with an interception in the game following a 2-interception game since Deshea Townsend accomplished the feat in Week 16 (vs. San Diego Chargers) and 17 (at Baltimore Ravens) of 2003.
LONGEST INTERCEPTION TD RETURN IN STEELERS REGULAR-SEASON HISTORY
Rank Player, Date Opponent Yards1. Martin Kottler, Sept. 27, 1933 vs. Chicago Cardinals 99
2. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Nov. 3, 2019 vs. Indianapolis Colts 963. Jack Hinkle, Oct. 9, 1943 vs. New York Giants 91
4. Lawrence Timmons, Nov. 30, 2008 at New England Patriots 89
5. Glen Edwards, Sept. 30, 1973 at Houston Oilers 86
Returned for TD
BUD(DING) SUPERSTAR• LB Bud Dupree has picked up in 2020 where he left off in 2019. He has 8 tackles,
2 tackles for loss, 6 quarterback hits, 2.5 sack, 1 pass defended and 1 forced fumble through 3 games.
• Dupree ranks tied for seventh in the League in quarterback hits and tied for 10th in the NFL in sacks.
• Watt has recorded at least 1.5 sacks in 4 career games.• Dupree picked up his first sack and forced fumble of the season midway through the
first quarter vs. Denver on September 20, 2020. He forced his eighth turnover caused by pressure since the start of 2019, most in the NFL in that span.
• Dupree wreaked havoc on the Giants backfield in Week 1 of 2020. He registered 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hit and 1 pass defensed.
• DT Cameron Heyward’s interception of Daniel Jones in the end zone stalled the Giants offense late in the 3rd quarter (it was the 19th play of the drive).
• Dupree, who tackled Jones and forced an errant throw, collected his seventh turnover caused by pressure since the start of 2019.
• Dupree ranked either first or second in the Steelers in tackles for loss (16, 1st), sacks (11.5, 2nd) and forced fumbles (4, 2nd) in 2019.
• Dupree’s 5 forced fumbles are tied for the fourth most in the NFL since 2019.
NFL FORCED FUMBLE LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team FF1. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 8
Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 8
3. Shaquill Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6
4. Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers 5Khalil Mack, Chicago Bears 5
Ryan Anderson, Washington Football Team 5
• Dupree’s 18 tackles for loss ranks tied for sixth in the NFL since 2019.
• Dupree has posted at least 2 tackles for loss in 10 career games.• Dupree became the fourth player in the NFL in 2019 to have at least 2 sacks, 1 forced
fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 3 quarterback hits in the same game (joining Chandler Jones, Arizona; Nick Bosa, San Francisco; and teammate T.J. Watt).
• Dupree’s 25.5 sacks rank tied for 22nd among all defensive players and fifth among linebackers since the start of the 2017 season.
NFL SACK LEADERS SINCE 2017
Rank Player, Team Sacks1. Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 50.0
Rank Player, Team Sacks1. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 38.02. Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals 37.0
3. Von Miller, Denver Broncos 32.5
Ryan Kerrigan, Washington Football Team 31.5
5. Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh Steelers 25.5
DYNAMIC DUO• LB T.J. Watt and LB Bud Dupree formed one of the most lethal pass rush tandems
GAME NOTES
in the NFL in 2019. The duo is back at it in 2020.• Watt and Dupree is the only tandem in the NFL this season with at least 2.5 sacks a piece.
Watt is tied for second in the League with 3.5, while Dupree is tied for 10th with 2.5.• Watt and Dupree have combined for 7 tackles for loss and 16 quarterback hits through
the first 3 games of the season.• Watt (14.5) and Dupree (11.5) were 1 of 3 duos in the League (Za’Darius Smith, 13.5,
and Preston Smith, 12.0, of Green Bay; Aaron Donald, 12.5, and Dante Fowler, 11.5, of Los Angeles Rams) with at least 11.5 sacks apiece.
• Watt and Dupree were 1 of 2 duos in the League (Aaron Donald and Dante Fowler, Los Angeles Rams) with at least 11.5 sacks, 16 quarterback hits and 14 tackles for loss.
• Watt and Dupree combined for 26.0 sacks in 2019, which was the second-most of any tandem in the NFL. Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul of Tampa Bay combined for 28.0.
• Watt and Dupree were the first Steelers tandem to combine for at least 26.0 sacks in a season since James Harrison (16.0) and LaMarr Woodley (11.5) combined for 27.5 in 2008.
• Watt (14.5) and Dupree (11.5) were the first Steelers tandem with at least 11.5 sacks apiece in a season since James Harrison (16.0) and LaMarr Woodley (11.5) in 2008.
LET MY CAMERON GO• DT Cameron Heyward registered the first interception of his career in Week 1 of
2020 against the Giants (year 10 years, game 135 and start 100). The interception halted a New York drive that opened at its own 9-yard line and marched 87 yards on 19 plays, taking New York down to the Steelers’ 4-yard line.
• The Giants 19-play drive was tied for the longest since 1999 that resulted in a turnover. The Saints had a 19-play drive end in a lost fumble in 2018, and the Broncos had a 19-play drive end with a fumble in 2002.
• Heyward was named All-Pro in 2019 for the second time in his career (2017) and finished the year with 9.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hits, 11 tackles for a loss and six passes defended.
• Heyward not only led all NFL defensive tackles in stops with 83, but he also led the League in tackles by a defensive lineman. In fact, his 83 tackles were the most by a Steelers defensive lineman since Donald Evans had 84 in 1993.
• Heyward’s 90 tackles leads the NFL among defensive tackles since 2019.
NFL TACKLE LEADERS BY DEFENSIVE TACKLES SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team Tackles1. Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers 902. Davon Godchaux, Miami Dolphins 86
3. Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons 83
4. Sheldon Richardson, Cleveland Browns 73
5. Christian Wilkins, Miami Dolphins 67
• Heyward’s 27 quarterback hits lead defensive tackles in the NFL since 2019.
NFL QB HITS LEADERS BY DEFENSIVE TACKLE SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team QB Hits1. Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh 272. Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams 24
Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs 24
4. Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons 21
5. Jordan Phillips, Buffalo Bills 16
• Heyward’s 9.5 sacks rank tied for fourth among defensive tackles in the NFL since 2019.
• Heyward recorded his eighth career game with at least 2.0 sacks against Cincinnati on Sept. 30, 2019.
• The Steelers are now 8-0 when Heyward collects at least 2.0 sacks in a game.• Heyward (2017, ‘18 and ‘19) is the only defensive linemen in franchise history with 8.0
BUSHWHACKING THROUGH THE NFL • LB Devin Bush made quite an impact in his rookie season in the NFL.• Bush set a franchise rookie record with 109 tackles, which is the most by a Steeler in a
season since Lawrence Timmons had 114 in 2016. • Bush was the first NFL rookie since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger with at least 85 tackles, 4
fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 1 TD fumble return in a season. • Bush was tied with five other players, including teammate LB T.J. Watt, for the
second-most fumble recoveries in the NFL (4).• Bush led the Steelers in solo tackles (72), assisted tackles (37), total tackles (109) and
fumble recoveries (tied, 4). He also ranked tied for third on the team in interceptions (2) and fourth in tackles for loss (9).
• Bush led NFL rookies in solo tackles, total tackles and fumble recoveries, and also ranked second in assisted tackles, tied for third in interceptions and fourth in tackles for loss.
• Bush’s 4 fumble recoveries ranks tied for second in the NFL since 2019.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team FR1. Von Bell, New Orleans Saints 5
2. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers 4Devin Bush, Pittsburgh Steelers 4DeForest Buckner, San Francisco 49ers 4
• CB Mike Hilton leads the Steelers in tackles (20), solo stops (18), passes defended (3) and fumble recoveries (1). He also ranks third in tackles for loss (4), tied for third in sacks (2) and fourth in quarterback hits (4).
• Hilton collected 7 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 pass defended in the 28-21 victory over Houston in Week 3. He added his first interception of the season and fifth of his career.
• Hilton might have put together his best career game in Week 2’s 26-21 victory over Denver. He collected 8 tackles, 2 quarterback hits, 2 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, 1 pass defended and 1 forced fumble.
• Hilton once again found his way into an opponent’s backfield in the Steelers Week 1 victory over the Giants. He registered 5 tackles, 2 quarterback hits, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass defensed.
• Hilton has recorded 8.5 sacks over his 4-year NFL career. The 8.5 sacks are tied for the second-most of any defensive back since Hilton entered the League in 2017.
MOST SACKS BY DEFENSIVE BACKS SINCE 2017
Rank Player, Team Sacks1. Jamal Adams, New York Jets 14.0
2. Mike Hilton, Pittsburgh Steelers 8.5Logan Ryan, Tennessee Titans/New York Giants 8.5
4. Vonn Bell, New Orleans Saints/Cincinnati Bengals 7.0
5.Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona Cardinals/Houston Texans/Kansas City Chiefs
6.0
Jordan Poyer, Buffalo Bills 6.0
• Hilton and New Orleans LB Demario Davis were the only two NFL players in the NFL in 2019 with 6 or more tackles for loss and 11 or more passes defended.
• Hilton recorded 63 tackles, 11 passes defended, 6 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hits, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery in 2019.
• Hilton ranked second on the Steelers with 11 passes defended in 2019.• Hilton’s 26 TFLs are the second-most in the NFL among DBs since 2017 (when he
entered the League).
MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS BY DEFENSIVE BACKS SINCE 2017
Rank Player, Team TFL1. Jamal Adams, Seattle Seahawks 31
2. Mike Hilton, Pittsburgh Steelers 263. Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings 21
4. Landon Collins, New York Giants/Washington Football Team 19
Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals 19
Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagles/New Orleans Saints 19
• Hilton joined the Steelers’ practice squad in December of 2016, and started 4-of-16 games played with Pittsburgh in 2017, recording 54 tackles (42 solo), 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 8 quarterback hits and 10 tackles for losses and 6 passes defensed.
WILLIAMS ON THE ‘D’• LB Vince Williams is no stranger to the Steelers lineup. He has started 60 games
over his 110-game, eight year with the Steelers. Williams has registered 422 tackles, 42 tackles for loss and 19.5 sacks.
• Williams has been remarkable over the first 3 games of the season. He has 14 tackles, including an NFL-best 8 for loss, 2.0 sacks and 2 quarterback hits.
• Williams has registered 2 or more TFLs in each of the first three games of the season.
GAME NOTES
• Williams’ 8 TFL are tied for the second most by any player over the first 3 games of a season since 1999.
• DeMarcus Ware (Dallas, 2010) is only player with more TFLs over the first three weeks of a season since 1999.
MOST TFL IN FIRST 3 GAMES OF A SEASON SINCE 1999
Rank Player, Team Year TFL1. DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys 2010 9
2. Vince Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 8Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams 2015 8
Margus Hunt, Indianapolis Colts 2018 8
Patrick Kerney, Atlanta Falcons 2004 8
Antwan Odom, Cincinnati Bengals 2009 8
JJ Watt, Houston Texans 2015 8
HADEN BREAKING IT UP• CB Joe Haden recorded 65 tackles, 17 passes defended, 5 interceptions, 3 tackles for
loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery in 2019.• Haden either led the Steelers or tied for the team lead in passes defended (17) and
interceptions (5, tied) in 2019.• Haden’s 19 passes defended ranks tied for sixth in the NFL since 2019.
PASSES DEFENDED LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team PDs1. Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots 22
2. Carlton Davis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
James Bradberry, New York Giants 21
4. Logan Ryan, Tennessee Titans 20
Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills 20
6. Joe Haden, Pittsburgh Steelers 19Jaire Alexander, Green Bay Packers 19
8. Jamel Dean, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18
Janoris Jenkins, New Orleans Saints 18
10. Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens 17
Justin Simmons, Denver Broncos 17
• Since entering the NFL in 2010, Haden has recorded 139 career passes defended, which is the most of any NFL player since 2010 and ranks second overall among active NFL players.
NFL PASSES DEFENSED LEADERS SINCE 2010
Rank Player, Team(s) PDs1. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers 1392. Jonathan Joseph, Cincinnati Bengals-Houston Texans 128
3. Brandon Carr, Kansas City Chiefs-Dallas Cowboys-Baltimore Ravens 113
Stephon Gilmore, Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots 113
5. Janoris Jenkins, St. Louis Rams/New York Giants-New Orleans Saints 109
Rank Player, Team(s) PDs1. Jonathan Joseph, Cincinnati Bengals-Houston Texans 196
2. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers 1393. Brandon Carr, Kansas City Chiefs-Dallas Cowboys-Baltimore Ravens 138
4. Stephon Gilmore, Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots 113
5. Janoris Jenkins, St. Louis Rams/New York Giants-New Orleans Saints 113
• His 6 interceptions rank tied for second in the NFL since 2019.
NFL INTERCEPTION LEADERS SINCE 2019
Rank Player, Team Interceptions1. Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots 7
2. Joe Haden, Pittsburgh Steelers 6Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills 6
Anthony Harris, Minnesota Vikings 6
Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens 6
Janoris Jenkins, New Orleans Saints 6
Devin McCourty, New England Patriots 6
J.C. Jackson, New England Patriots 6
t9. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers 5
• Since entering the NFL in 2010, Haden has recorded 28 career interceptions, which is tied for the most of any NFL player (Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens also has 28).
ACTIVE NFL INTERCEPTION LEADERS SINCE 2010
Rank Player, Team(s) INT1. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers 28
Marcus Peters, Kansas City Chiefs-L.A. Rams-Baltimore Ravens 28
3. Devin McCourty, New England Patriots 27
4. Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots 25
Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals 25
• Haden’s 28 career interceptions rank tied for second among active NFL players.
• Haden has registered at least 3 passes defended in a single game 13 times in his career.• Haden has recorded at least 4 passes defended in a single game 4 times in his career.• Haden has twice recorded at least 5 passes defended in a single game in his career.
BOZ TIES TEAM MARK• K Chris Boswell was successful on each of his 6 field goal attempts (45, 49, 49, 40, 49,
30) in Week 15’s 24-20 win at Cincinnati in 2016.• Boswell tied a franchise single-game record with 6 field goals made (Jeff Reed: Dec. 1,
2002 and Gary Anderson: Oct. 23, 1988).
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS
Rank Kicker, Date (Opponent) FGM1. Chris Boswell, Dec. 18, 2016 (at Cincinnati) 62. Jeff Reed, Dec. 1, 2002 (at Jacksonville) 6
3. Gary Anderson, Oct. 23, 1988 (Denver) 6
BOZ FROM 50-PLUS• K Chris Boswell converted 4 field goals from 50 yards or further in 2017 – the most by
a Steelers kicker in a single-season. • Boswell has made 8-of-11 field goal attempts in his NFL career from 50 yards or further,
including a 51-yard try in Week 9 of 2019 at Heinz Field against Indianapolis.• His 8 field goals made from 50-plus yards are tied for the most in Steelers history (Gary
Anderson and Jeff Reed: 8).
WIZARD OF BOZ• Since joining the Steelers in 2015, K Chris Boswell is 132-of-151 overall on field goal
attempts (87.4%), including 44-of-55 (80.0%) between 40-49 yards.• Boswell ranks fourth in field goal percentage (87.4%) among all NFL kickers with at least
150 field goal attempts since 2015.
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LEADERS SINCE 2015 (MIN. 150 ATTEMPTS)
• Boswell made 29 of his 31 field goal attempts in 2019, including 29 of 30 from inside 54 yards and 10 of 12 from 40+ yards.
• Boswell was the only kicker in 2019 that did not miss an extra-point attempt (28 of 28) and connect on at least 90% of his field goal attempts.
• Boswell was the first kicker to accomplish the feat since 2017 and fifth to do so since 2015, when the extra-point attempt was moved to the 15-yard line.
• The other kickers who also reached this milestones were Harrison Butker (2017), Justin Tucker (2016 and 2017), Dan Bailey (2015), and Stephen Gostkowski (2015).
NFL KICKERS TO GO 100% (XPA) AND 90% (FGA) SINCE 2015
Year Player XP FG2019 Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers 28-28 (1.000) 29-31 (.93.5)2017 Harrison Butker, Kansas City Chiefs 28-28 (1.000) 38-42 (90.5)
2015 Dan Bailey, Dallas Cowboys 25-25 (1.000) 30-32 (93.8)
2015 Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots 52-52 (1.000) 33-36 (91.7)
• Boswell became the sixth player in team history with at least 100 field goals made in Week 2 of 2019.
STEELERS ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS
Rank Kicker, Years FGM1. Gary Anderson, 1982-94 309
2. Jeff Reed, 2002-10 204
3. Roy Gerela, 1971-78 146
4. Chris Boswell, 2015-current 1325. Shaun Suisham, 2010-14 124
• Boswell has registered 22 career games with 3 or more field goals made.• Boswell has made all 29 of his field-goal attempts in his regular-season career against
the Bengals.• Boswell has now made at least 20 field goals in 4 of his first 5 seasons in the NFL.• Boswell has connected on 4 or more field goals in a single game 10 times in his career.
ANOTHER PUNTING COLQUITT
• P Dustin Colquitt is playing in his 16th season in the NFL and first with the Steelers in 2020.
• Colquitt is the son of former Steelers punter Craig Colquitt (1978-81, 1983-84). • Colquitt owns 466 total punts inside the 20-yard line, ranking third in NFL history.• Colquitt ranks eighth in NFL history for most gross punting yards with 50,962. • Colquitt is only one of nine players in NFL annals to record more than 50,000 gross
punting yards.• Colquitt ranks 14th in NFL history for most punts with 1,137. • Colquitt was voted by teammates to be a captain for the Kansas City in 2013, 2016, 2017,
2018 and 2019 postseason games.• Colquitt has played in 12 postseason contests, the most in Chiefs history, producing 43
punts for 1,938 yards (45.1 gross, 37.8 net) with 15 inside the 20-yard line and three touchbacks.
• Colquitt’s 238 games played with the Chiefs are the most regular season games played by a punter with one team in NFL history and the most games played by any player in franchise history.
• Colquitt owns the top spots in Chiefs history with a 39.7-yard career net average and a 44.8-yard gross average.
Mariota tightened the score to 16-14 early in the second half with a deep pass to WR Rishard Matthews that resulted in a 75-yard touchdown.
Roethlisberger responded with his second touchdown pass to Brown. Another Titans field goal from Succop moved the score to 23-17 before the end of the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Steelers racked up 17 unanswered points, including touchdown passes from Roethlisberger to TE Jesse James and Brown, as well as a fourth field goal by Boswell for a 40-17 victory.
Despite two starters sitting out with injuries, the Steelers’ secondary picked off Mariota four times with Hilton, CB Coty Sensabaugh, S Robert Golden and S Sean Davis all recording interceptions. The Pittsburgh defense also recorded five sacks including 2.0 from DT Cameron Heyward, marking the fourth multi-sack game of his NFL career and his second of 2017.
PITTSBURGH – QB Ben Roethlisberger threw four touchdown passes - three to WR Antonio Brown - in the Steelers’ 40-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Heinz Field.
Pittsburgh scored on it’s opening drive for the fifth time this season with a 41-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to Brown. The Steelers put up three more points on their following possession with a 41-yard field goal from K Chris Boswell after CB Mike Hilton intercepted Titans QB Marcus Mariota, giving Pittsburgh a short field.
Tennessee struck back with a 7-yard touchdown run from Mariota, tightening the score at 10-7. The Titans looked to tie things up with a 48-yard field goal attempt from K Ryan Succop, but the kick was blocked by Pittsburgh LB T.J. Watt - the first blocked field goal by the Steelers since Oct. 16, 2016 at Miami.
Boswell helped the Steelers extend their lead to 16-7 before the end of the half, with two more field goals from 28 and 50 yards out. His 50-yard field goal was the third field goal of at least 50 yards in his NFL career, and first of 2017.
Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR 19 J. Smith-Schuster LDE 97 C. Heyward WR 18 R. Matthews DE 90 D. JonesLT 78 A.Villanueva DB 31 M. Hilton LT 77 T. Lewan DT 99 J. CaseyLG 73 R. Foster RDE 94 S. Tuitt LG 67 Q. Spain OLB 91 D. MorganC 53 M.Pouncey LOLB 90 T. Watt C 60 B. Jones ILB 59 W. WoodyardRG 66 D.DeCastro LILB 50 R. Shazier RG 64 J. Kline ILB 54 A. WilliamsonRT 77 M. Gilbert RILB 98 V. Williams RT 78 J. Conklin OLB 98 B. OrakpoTE 81 J. James ROLB 48 B. Dupree WR 84 C. Davis CB 25 A. JacksonRB 26 L. Bell LCB 24 C. Sensabaugh QB 8 M. Mariota SS 37 J. CyprienWR 84 A. Brown SS 28 S. Daivs WR 13 T. Taylor FS 3 K. ByardQB 7 B.Roethlisberger FS 20 R. Golden RB 38 D. Murray CB 26 L. RyanWR 17 E. Rogers RCB 25 A. Burns TE 82 D. Walker CB 36 L. Sims
STEELERS-TITANS SERIES HISTORY• Sunday’s game will mark the 75th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and
Tennessee.• The Steelers own an 12-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Titans
(43-31).• Sunday’s game will be the 38th time the two teams will meet in either Nashville or
Houston during the regular season, where the Titans own a 1-game advantage in the series (19-18), but Pittsburgh has captured four of the previous five meetings.
• The two teams have met 16 times in the month of October during the regular season, with the Steelers holding a 10-6 advantage in the month vs. the Titans, but Tennessee has won four of the six such meetings in either Houston or Tennessee in October.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Category RecordSeries History Started in 1970
Overall Regular Season Steelers lead, 43-31
In Pittsburgh Steelers lead, 25-12
At Houston/Tennessee Titans lead, 19-18
Neutral --
Overall Post Season Steelers lead, 3-1
In Pittsburgh Steelers lead, 2-0
At Houston/Tennessee Tied, 1-1
Neutral --
Streak Steelers have won the previous two meetings
Last Regular-Season Game W, 40-17 (Nov. 16, 2017 in Nashville)
Last Postseason Game L, 34-31 OT (Jan. 1, 2003 in Pittsburgh)
ASTRODOME KINGDOME SILVERDOME METRODOME SUPERDOME LUCAS OIL
STADIUM*
Year Result Year Result Year Result Year Result Year Result Year Result
1970 W (7-3) 1981 L (24-21) 1983 L (45-3) 1986 L (31-7) 1981 W (20-6) 1984 L (17-16)1971 L (29-3) 1982 L (16-0) 1989 W (22-3) 1993 W (45-17) 1984 L (27-24) 1991 W (21-3)1972 W (9-3) 1983 W (27-21) 1998 L (19-16, OT) 2005 W (18-3) 1990 W (9-6) 2005 L (26-7)1973 W (36-7) 1986 L (30-0) Record: 1-2 Record: 2-1 2002 L (32-29) ^2005 W (21-18)1974 W (13-7) 1993 L (16-6) 2010 L (20-10) 2011 W (23-20)1975 W (32-9) Record: 1-4 2018 L (31-28) 2016 W (28-7)1976 W (21-0) Record: 2-4 2017 W (20-17)1977 L (27-10) Record: 5-21978 W (13-3)1979 L (20-17)1980 L (6-0)1981 L (21-20)1982 W (24-10)1983 W (40-28)1984 L (23-20, OT)1985 W (30-7)1986 W (22-16, OT)1987 L (24-16)1988 W (37-24)1989 L (27-0)^1989 W (26-23, OT)1990 L (34-14)1991 L (31-6)1992 W (29-24)1993 L (23-3)1994 W (12-9, OT)1995 W (34-17)1996 L (23-13)
Record: 16-12
GEORGIA DOME EDWARD JONES
DOME**
FORD FIELD NRG STADIUM*** UNIV. OF PHX.
STADIUM
AT&T STADIUM
Year Result Year Result Year Result Year Result Year Result Year Result1996 W (20-17) 2007 W (41-24) +2005 W (21-10) 2005 W (27-7) 2007 L (21-14) #2010 L (31-25)2006 L (41-38, OT) 2015 W (12-6) 2009 W (28-20) 2011 L (17-10) 2011 W (32-20) 2012 L (27-24, OT)2014 W (27-20) Record: 2-0 2017 W (20-15) 2017 W (34-6) 2019 W (23-17) Record: 0-2
Record: 2-1 Record: 3-0 Record: 2-1 Record: 2-1
STEELERS IN DOMES SINCE 1970 (38-30)
*The Colts formerly played at the RCA Dome (1984-2008), which was originally named the Hoosier Dome (switched names in 1994).**The Edward Jones Dome was formerly the TWA Dome and the Dome at America’s Center (switched names in 2002).**NRG Stadium was formerly Reliant Stadium (switched names in 2014).^Playoff Game+Super Bowl XL# Super Bowl XLV
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Age Exp. College Birthplace How Acg6 Devlin Hodges QB 6-1 210 04/12/96 24 2 Samford Kimberly, AL UDFA '198 Corliss Waitman P 6-2 210 07/21/95 25 R South Alabama Milton, FL UDFA' 2015 Cody White WR 6-3 215 11/28/98 21 R Michigan State Novi, MI FA '2017 Deon Cain WR 6-2 202 08/09/96 24 3 Clemson Tampa, FL FA '1925 Antoine Brooks Jr. S 5-11 210 10/28/97 22 R Maryland Lanham, MD D6 '2029 Wendell Smallwood RB 5-10 208 01/20/94 26 4 West Virginia Wilmington, DE FA '2033 Trey Edmunds RB 6-2 223 12/30/94 25 3 Maryland Danville, VA UDFA '1835 John Battle S 6-0 201 02/21/95 25 1 LSU Hallandale, FL FA' 2040 Trajan Bandy DB 5-9 186 06/09/97 23 R Miami (Fla.) Miami, FL UDFA' 2045 Jayrone Elliott LB 6-3 240 11/11/91 28 5 Toledo Cleveland, OH FA '2062 Brandon Walton T 6-5 300 03/18/98 22 R Florida Atlantic Clearwater, FL FA '2068 Anthony Coyle T 6-4 298 09/19/96 24 1 Fordham Staten Island, NY FA' 2074 Jarron Jones T 6-6 320 03/11/94 26 1 Notre Dame Rochester, NY FA' 2082 Amara Darboh WR 6-2 215 02/01/94 26 3 Michigan Freetown, Sierra Leone FA '1987 Kevin Rader TE 6-4 250 04/26/95 25 1 Youngstown State Pittsburgh, PA FA '1999 Henry Mondeaux DE 6-4 280 09/19/95 25 1 Oregon Portland, OR FA '18
Anthony McFarland Jr. (4th)Alex Highsmith (3rd)Kevin Dotson (4th)Carlos Davis (7th)
Justin Colquitt (FA)Stefen Wisniewski (UFA-IR)Eric Ebron (UFA)Derek Watt (UFA)Ray-Ray McCloud (FA)James Pierre (UDFA)Josh Dobbs (D4 ‘17, FA ‘20)Sean Davis (D2 ‘16, FA ‘20)Jerald Hawkins (FA)
Chris Wormley (T-BAL)
2019 Devin Bush (1st)Diontae Johnson (3rd)Justin Layne (3rd)Benny Snell Jr. (4th)Zach Gentry (5th)Ulysees Gilbert III (6th)Isaiah Buggs (6th)Derwin Gray (7th)
Steve Nelson (UFA)Zach Banner (FA-IR)Robert Spillane (FA)J.C. Hassenauer (FA)
9/25 Signed DE Calvin Taylor to the practice squad; released DB Trajan Bandy from the practice squad.
9/24 Signed WR Cody White to the practice squad; DT Dan McCullers signed from the practice squad to the Chicago Bears active roster.
9/19 Signed T Brandon Walton to the practice squad.9/18 Placed OL Stefen Wisniewski on the Reserve/Injured list; promoted OT Derwin Gray
from the practice squad to the 53-man roster9/18 Signed S John Battle to the practice squad; S Curtis Riley signed from the practice squad
to the Arizona Cardinals active roster9/16 Placed OT Zach Banner on the Reserve/Injured list/Signed OL Jerald Hawkins.9/7 Signed QB Delvin Hodges to the practice squad9/7 Signed P Dustin Colquitt; released P Jordan Berry9/7 Signed RB Wendell Smallwood to the practice squad9/6 Signed QB Josh Dobbs and S Sean Davis; released QB Devlin Hodges and S Curtis
Riley9/6 Signed CB Trajan Bandy, S Antoine Brooks Jr., WR Deon Cain, OT Anthony Coyle,
WR Amara Darboh, RB Trey Edmunds, LB Jayrone Elliott, OT Derwin Gray, OT Jarron Jones, DT Daniel McCullers, DE Henry Mondeaux, TE Kevin Rader, S Curtis Riley and P Corliss Waitman to the practice squad
9/6 Signed DT Cameron Heyward to a new five-year contract through the 2024 season9/5 Released QB Paxton Lynch, RB Kerrith Whyte Jr., RB Trey Edmunds, RB Wendell
Smallwood, WR Saeed Blacknall, WR DeAndre Thompkins, WR Deon Cain, WR Amara Darboh, WR Ryan Switzer, OL Christian DiLauro, OL John Keenoy, OL Derwin Gray, OL Anthony Coyle, OL Jarron Jones, TE Kyle Markway, TE Kevin Rader, DL Cavon Walker, DL Henry Mondeaux, DL Calvin Taylor, DL Daniel McCullers, LB Tuzar Skipper, LB Jayrone Elliott, DB Trajan Bandy, DB John Battle, DB Antoine Brooks Jr., P Corliss Waitman and LS Liam McCullough
8/28 Signed WR Saeed Blacknall; released LB James Lockhart8/28 Signed WR DeAndre Thompkins; released CB Alexander Myres8/27 Signed LB Jayrone Eliott and LS Liam McCullough; released LB Leo Lewis, waived/
injured WR Anthony Johnson8/22 Signed TE Kyle Markway; waived/injured TE Dax Raymond8/21 Signed WR Ray-Ray McCloud; released WR Saeed Blacknall8/13 Activate RB Jaylen Samuels from the reserve/COVID-19 List; released FB Spencer Nigh8/11 Activated CB Justin Layne from the reserve/COVID-19 List; released CB Breon Borders8/7 Activated WR James Washington from the reserve/COVID-19 List; released LB John
Houston8/3 Waived DB Arrion Springs after he was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 List8/3 Signed free agent S Curtis Riley8/2 Placed RB Jaylen Samuels and WR James Washington on the reserve/COVID-19 List8/2 Released QB J.T. Barrett, RB Ralph Webb, WR Quadree Henderson, OL Christian Montano,
LB Christian Kuntz, LB Dewayne Hendrix, S Tyree Kinnel and DE Josiah Coatney7/29 Placed CB Justin Layne on Reserve/COVID-19 List7/28 Signed RB Wendell Smallwood to a one-year contract7/27 Placed DB Arrion Springs on Reserve/COVID-19 List7/24 Signed 2020 NFL Draft picks, WR Chase Claypool, LB Alex Highsmith, RB Anthony
McFarland Jr., OL Kevin Dotson, S Antoine Brooks Jr. and DT Carlos Davis all to four-year deals
7/21 Signed TE Dax Raymond7/20 Waived TE Christian Scotland-Williamson5/1 Signed DT James Lockhart4/30 Signed C Christian Montano4/30 Signed DT Josiah Coatney4/30 Signed RB Spencer Nigh4/28 Signed DE Calvin Taylor and P Corliss Waitman4/28 Signed LB Leo Lewis and DB James Pierre4/28 Signed DB Trajan Bandy and LB John Houston4/28 Exercised the fifth-year option on LB T.J. Watt4/26 Released RB Darrin Hall, WR Jamal Custis and S Tray Matthews
4/25 Agreed to terms with the following undrafted rookie free agents: FB Spencer Nigh (Auburn), OG Christian Montano (Tulane), DB Trajan Bandy (Miami, Fla.), DB James Pierre (Florida Atlantic), LB James Lockhart (Baylor), LB Leo Lewis (Mississippi State), LB John Houston (Southern California), DE Josiah Coatney (Mississippi), DE Calvin Taylor (Kentucky) and P Corliss Waitman (Mississippi State)
4/25 Drafted RB Anthony McFarland Jr. (Maryland) in the 4th round of the 2020 NFL Draft (124th overall); Drafted OL Kevin Dotson (Louisiana-Lafayette) in the 4th round of the 2020 NFL Draft (135th overall); Drafted S Antoine Brooks Jr. (Maryland) in the 6th round of the 2020 NFL Draft (198th overall); Drafted DT Carlos Davis (Nebraska) in the 7th round of the 2020 NFL Draft (232nd overall)
4/24 Drafted WR Chase Claypool (Notre Dame) in the 2nd round of the 2020 NFL Draft (49th overall); Drafted LB Alex Highsmith (Charlotte) in the 3rd round of the 2020 NFL Draft (102nd overall)
4/23 LB Bud Dupree signed the franchise tag tender4/20 Signed free-agent T Jarron Jones4/16 Signed free-agent DB Breaon Borders, T Anthony Coyle, C John Keenoy and DB Arrion
Springs4/13 Signed free-agent WR Saeed Blacknall4/13 Signed free-agent DT Cavon Walker3/30 Signed free-agent TE Eric Ebron to a two-year contract3/30 Signed free-agent DE Dewayne Hendrix, S Tyree Kinnel and LB/LS Christian Kuntz all to a
one-year contract3/25 Signed free-agent FB Derek Watt to a three-year contract3/25 Signed free-agent OL Stefen Wisniewski to a two-year contract3/20 Signed S Jordan Dangerfield to a new one-year contract3/20 Agreed to acquire DL Chris Wormley and a 2021 seventh-round pick via trade from the
Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round pick pending a physical3/18 Signed OT Zach Banner to a new one-year contract3/18 Tendered offers to restricted free agents OT Matt Feiler, CB Mike Hilton3/18 Signed LS Kameron Canaday to a two-year contract; terminated the contract of FB
Roosevelt Nix3/17 Placed LB Ryan Shazier on the Reserve/Retired List3/16 G Ramon Foster announces his retirement from the NFL3/16 Placed franchise tag on LB Bud Dupree3/16 Terminated the contracts of LB Mark Barron, LB Anthony Chickillo and WR Johnny Holton1/9 Signed S John Battle to a Reserve/Future contract1/8 Signed WR Anthony Johnson to a Reserve/Future contract1/7 Signed RB Darrin Hall to a Reserve/Future contract
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (8): 6 in ’19 and 2 in ’20.Additional Statistics: Forced a Colts’ fumble on special teams in the third quarter that was recovered by Pittsburgh WR Johnny Holton and gave the Steelers possession of the ball on the Indianapolis 17-yard line (11/3/19 vs IND) ... forced a Bengals’ fumble on special teams that was recovered by Cincinnati (11/24/19 at CIN).
27 MARCUS ALLENALLEN’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sck Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/14 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 DEN VER 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 5 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (2): 2 in ’20.
94 TYSON ALUALUINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Registered 4 tackles (3 solo), 2 TFLs and a QB hit. • 9/20 vs Denver: Led the defensive line in tackles (5, 3 solo)...took down QB Jeff
Driskel for a 10-yard sack - one of seven sacks in the game by the Steelers’ defense...added 2 QB hits, 1 pass defensed and 1 TFL.
9 CHRIS BOSWELL• Has made 132 field goals as a Steeler, which is the fourth-most in team history. • Has made at least 20 field goals in four of his first five seasons in the NFL.• Has recorded eight field goals of 50-yards or more in his NFL career.• His eight field goals of 50-yards or more are tied for the most in team history (Gary
Anderson/Jeff Reed, 8)• Has recorded five game-winning field goals in his regular-season career (field goals
within one minute of regulation or overtime).• His 87.4 field goal percentage ranks first in Steelers history among kickers with at least
150 attempts.• Ranks third in field goal percentage (87.4) among all NFL kickers with at least 145.
attempts since entering the League in 2015.• Has converted three or more field goals in a game 22 times.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Made field goals from 41 and 36 yards
96 ISAIAH BUGGSBUGGS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sck Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/14 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 DENVER 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/27 HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 3 0 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 12 0 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 55 DEVIN BUSH• Second on the team in combined tackles through the first three weeks of the season
(18).
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Finished second on the team with 7 tackles (5 solo).• 9/20 vs Denver: Finished second on the team for the second week in a row with 7
tackles (6 solo)...added 1 pass breakup. • 9/27 vs Houston: Recorded 4 tackles (2 solo), 1 pass defensed and a half-sack of QB
57 KAMERON CANADAY• Handled all of the team’s long-snapping duties through the first three weeks of the
season.
11 CHASE CLAYPOOLINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Made his NFL debut...caught two passes for 39 yards, including
a 28-yard reception on Pittsburgh’s opening scoring drive – the Steelers longest reception of the night.
• 9/20 vs Denver: Caught three passes for 88 yards, including an 84-yard touchdown in the second quarter, which is tied for the fourth-longest reception by a rookie in franchise history.
30 JAMES CONNER• Has registered eight 100-yard rushing games in his career, which is tied for sev-
enth-most in franchise history.• Has registered 18 touchdown runs in his career.• Has registered 22 overall touchdowns, which is tied for 11th-most by all players since
he entered the League in 2018. Each of the 10 players with more TDs have played in more games than Conner, and nine of 11 of them have played at least four more games.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Left the game with an ankle injury and did not return. • 9/20 vs Denver: Registered his seventh career 100-yard rushing performance with
106 rushing yards on 16 attempts...added three catches for 22 yards...scored on a 2-yard run with 4:27 remaining in the first quarter to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead...broke free on a 59-yard run with 1:30 remaining in the game that sealed the victory for Pittsburgh...the 59-yard run was the longest of Conner’s career.
• 9/27 vs Houston: Rushed for 109 yards on 18 rushes, including a 25-yard run and an 12-yard TD run...added four catches for 40 yards...recorded consecutive 100-yard rushing games for the fourth time in his career.
66 DAVID DECASTROINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Inactive due to a knee injury. • 9/20 vs Denver: Inactive due to a knee injury.• 9/27 vs Houston: Returned to action after missing two weeks with a knee injury...
was part of an offensive line that blocked for 100+ yard rusher (RB James Conner).
DECASTRO’S NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS 2020 Pittsburgh 1 1NFL TOTALS 113 112
5 JOSH DOBBSDOBBS’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Yds/ YdsDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/14 at N.Y. Giants INACTIVE9/20 DENVER INACTIVE9/27 HOUSTON INACTIVESEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0NFL TOTALS 5 0 12 6 50.0 43 3.6 0 1 22 0 0 24.0
69 KEVIN DOTSONINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/20 vs Denver: Made his first career start at right guard after injuries to both G
David DeCastro and G Stefen Wisniewski...was part of an offensive line that blocked for 100+ yard rusher (RB James Conner) and a 300+ yard passer (QB Ben Roethlisberger).
• 9/27 vs Houston: Was part of an offensive line that blocked for 100+ yard rusher (RB James Conner).
DOTSON’S NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS2020 Pittsburgh 3 0NFL TOTALS Pittsburgh 3 0
48 BUD DUPREE• Has recorded at least 4.0 sacks in each of his first 5 seasons in the NFL (2015: 4.0, 2016:
4.5, 2017: 6.0, 2018: 5.5 and 2019: 11.5). • One of three current Steelers with 30 or more career sacks.• Has recorded four career multi-sack games (+1.5 sacks).
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Finished the game with 4 tackles (3 solo), 2 TFLs, 1 QB hit and
1 pass defensed...deflected a pass from QB Daniel Jones that was picked off in the end zone by Steelers DT Cameron Heyward.
• 9/20 vs Denver: Registered 2 tackles (1 solo), 3 QB hits and strip-sacked QB Drew Lock in the first quarter, which resulted in a Steelers’ takeaway and led to a touchdown for Pittsburgh on the ensuing drive.
• 9/27 vs Houston: Recorded 2 tackles (1 solo), 1.5 sacks, and 2 QB hits...marks the fourth multi-sack game of his career (1.5+ sacks).
34 TERRELL EDMUNDSINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Led the team with 9 tackles (7 solo).• 9/20 vs Denver: Recorded 4 tackles (3 solo), 1 pass defensed and registered his
first career sack with a 1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter on fourth-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 15-yard line, which allowed the Steelers to hold onto their 5-point lead.
21 JOE HADEN• His 139 passes defensed are the most since he entered the NFL in 2010 and are the
fourth-most among active players.• His 28 career interceptions are tied for the fourth-most since he entered the NFL in
2010.• Has registered at least 3 passes defended in a single game 13 times in his career.• Has recorded 3 multi-interception games in his career.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Notched 6 solo tackles. • 9/20 vs Denver: Picked off QB Jeff Driskel near the end of the second quarter for his
Career Regular Season Special Teams Tackles (8): 8 in 2010.Additional Statistics: Returned 4 kicks for 96 yards (24.0 average) in 2010; returned 2 punts for 18 yards (9.0 average) in 2016; blocked FG at Buffalo, 11/30/14.
60 J.C. HASSENAUERINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Was part of an offensive line that allowed RB Benny Snell to
register his first career 100+ yard rushing game.• 9/27 vs Houston: Was part of an offensive line that blocked for 100+ yard rusher
(RB James Conner).
HASSENAUER’S NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS 2020 Pittsburgh 2 0NFL TOTALS 2 0
65 JERALD HAWKINSHAWKIN’S NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS2020 Pittsburgh 1 0 NFL TOTALS 7 1
97 CAMERON HEYWARD• Was named a team captain for the sixth consecutive season. • Has the second-most sacks (54.5) in team history among defensive linemen and
eighth-most among all Steelers.• His 54.5 career sacks are the fifth-most among active defensive tackles in the League.• Has recorded 10 multi-sack games in his career – sixth-most in franchise history.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Hauled in his first career interception, picking off Daniel Jones in
the Giants’ end zone off a pass tipped by LB Bud Dupree.• 9/20 vs Denver: Registered 4 tackles (1 solo), 4 QB hits and split a sack of QB Jeff
Additional Statistics: Has 2 blocked field goals, 12/4/11 vs. Cincinnati and 11/1/15 vs. Cincinnati ... blocked 2 extra points, 11/29/15 at Seattle and 11/3/19 vs Indianapolis.
56 ALEX HIGHSMITHINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Made his NFL debut.
28 MIKE HILTON• His 26 TFLs rank second in the NFL among DBs since he entered the League in 2017.• His 8.5 career sacks are tied for the second-most among DBs since he entered the
League in 2017.• His 20 career QB hits rank second among DBs since he entered the League in 2017.• Has registered 5 career interceptions.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Recorded 5 tackles (3 solo), 2 QB hits, 1 pass defense and took
down Daniel Jones for a 9-yard sack.• 9/20 vs Denver: Led the team with 8 solo tackles and added 2 QB hits, 2 TFLs and an
8-yard sack of QB Jeff Driskel on the Bronco’s first drive of the second quarter...recovered a fumble forced by LB Bud Dupree for the Steelers’ first takeaway of the game.
• 9/27 vs Houston: Led team with 7 solo tackles...added 1 TFL, 1 pass defensed and registered his first interception on the season - fifth of his career.
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (12): 10 in ’17, 1 in ’18 and 1 in ’20.
18 DIONTAE JOHNSONINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Caught six passes for 57 yards.• 9/20 vs Denver: Led the team with eight catches for 92 yards and a touchdown• 9/27 vs Houston: Left the game in the second quarter and did not return following a
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (6): 4 in ’15, 1 in ’16, 1 in ’17 and 1 in ’18.Additional Statistics: Has 1 special teams forced fumble on a blocked field goal return (9/24/17 at Chicago)
26 ANTHONY MCFARLAND JR.INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/27 vs Houston: Made his NFL debut...rushed 6 times for 42 yards and added 1
catch for 7 yards.
MCFARLAND’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING Date Opponent GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 9/14 at N.Y. Giants INACTIVE9/20 DENVER DID NOT PLAY9/27 HOUSTON 1 0 6 42 7.0 20 0 1 7 7.0 7 0SEASON TOTALS 1 0 6 42 7.0 20 0 1 7 7.0 7 0
53 MAURKICE POUNCEYINDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Was part of an offensive line that allowed RB Benny Snell to
register his first career 100+ yard rushing game.• 9/20 vs. Denver: Was part of an offensive line that allowed RB James Conner to
register his seventh career 100+ yard rushing game.• 9/27 vs. Houston: Was part of an offensive line that allowed RB James Conner to
register his eighth career 100+ yard rushing game... Steelers had not registered 100-yard rushers in the season’s first 3 games since 2007.
POUNCEY’S NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS2020 Pittsburgh 3 3NFL TOTALS 124 123
87 KEVIN RADERRADER’S NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS NFL TOTALS 0 0
7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER• Has appeared in 221 regular season games – the most regular season games played in
team history (Mike Webster: 220).• Has started the most games at QB in team history (219), and he has the most wins in
team history (147) during the regular season.• His 147 wins as a starting quarterback in regular-season games are the seventh-most
in NFL history.• In 16 previous seasons, has led the Steelers to nine postseason berths, seven AFC
North Championships, four AFC Championships and two Super Bowl victories in three championship game appearances, becoming the youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl (23, Super Bowl XL), and the second-youngest quarterback to win his second Super Bowl (Tom Brady).
• Holds career franchise regular-season records in numerous passing categories, including passing TDs (370), passing TDs of at least 60 yards (22), passing yards (57,322), passer rating (94.2), completions (4,724), pass attempts (7,339), completion percentage (64.4), yards per attempt (7.8), 300-yard passing games (62) and 3,000-yard passing seasons (13).
• Has the most 500-yard passing games in NFL history (3), 450-yard passing games in NFL history (6), the fourth-most 400-yard passing games in NFL history (12), the eighth-most passing TDs in NFL history (370), the seventh-most passing yards in NFL history (57,322) and the eighth-most completions in NFL history (4,724).
• Holds many of the single-season passing records for the Steelers including completions (452 in 2018), attempts (675 in 2018), TD passes (34 in 2018), passer rating (104.1 in 2007), completion percentage (68.0 in 2015), passing yards (5,129 in 2018), 300-yard games (9 in 2014) and games with a passer rating of 100.0 or more (10 in 2014).
• Holds Steelers single-game records for most passing yards (522, 10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis), completions (44, 12/10/17 vs. Baltimore), attempts (66, 12/10/17 vs. Baltimore), completion percentage (min. 20 attempts, 88.0, 11/8/18 vs. Carolina) and TD passes (6), which he did in back-to-back games in 2014 (10/26 vs. Indianapolis and 11/2 vs. Baltimore).
• Has thrown for at least 3,000 passing yards in 13 seasons of his 16 seasons in the NFL, including 13 straight (2006-2018).
• One of six quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 13 consecutive 3,000-passing yard seasons (Brett Favre: 18, Peyton Manning: 16, Drew Brees: 15, Eli Manning: 14 and Philip Rivers: 14).
• Threw for at least 3,500 passing yards in six consecutive seasons (2013-2018) the longest streak in team history, and nine total seasons.
• Has thrown for at least 4,000 passing yards in six of his 16 seasons in the NFL.
• Has thrown for at least 4,500 passing yards in two of his 16 seasons in the NFL (2014: 4,952, 2018: 5,129).
• Seventh quarterback in NFL history, 11th occurrence, to record 5,000 passing yards in a season (Drew Brees: 5, Tom Brady: 1, Patrick Mahomes: 1, Peyton Manning: 1, Dan Marino: 1 and Matthew Stafford: 1).
• Won 74 of his first 100 home games starts, which ties as the fourth-most in NFL history (Brady: 87, Brett Favre: 82, John Elway: 77, Peyton Manning: 74).
• Seventh player in NFL history to record 125 wins as a starter in the regular-season, join-ing Tom Brady, Drew Brees, John Elway, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino.
• Fourth QB in NFL history (Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw) to win 100 games in the first 150 starts of his career.
• Earned his 130th win as a starting QB in his 192nd start to mark the third-fewest starts in NFL history to win 130 games (Tom Brady: 168 and Peyton Manning: 189).
• 23-2 all-time at home in October as a starter, the best winning percentage in the Super Bowl era among QBs who have made at least 10 starts at home in October (.920).
• 22-5 in regular-season primetime games at Heinz Field, including 7-0 on Thursday nights.
• Seventh quarterback in NFL history to throw at least 350 TD passes.• Sixth quarterback in NFL history with at least 200 TD passes in career home games
(210).• One of nine QBs in NFL history to throw for at least 300 yards in 61 regular-season
games and the eighth to do so with one team.• Has thrown at least 3 TD passes in 50 games during the regular season.• Has registered 90 regular season games as a starter with a passer rating over 100.0.• Has orchestrated 42 regular-season game-winning drives – sixth-most NFL history.• Has registered at least 4 TD passes 15 times in his career.• Registered at least 20 TD passes in eight consecutive seasons (2011-18) and in 10 total
seasons.• Has registered at least 25 TD passes in eight seasons.• Has registered at least 30 TD passes in three seasons (2007, 2014 and 2018).• Has registered at least 5 TD passes in a game six times in his career, becoming the fifth
quarterback in NFL history to register at least 5 TD passes in six games in a career (Drew Brees: 11, Peyton Manning: 9, Tom Brady: 6, Dan Marino: 6).
• Has registered a perfect passer rating four times in his career – the most such games by an NFL QB in League history (min. 10 attempts).
• Threw at least 15 TDs in each of his first 15 seasons in the League, marking the most consecutive seasons to start a career with at least 15 passing TDs in NFL history.
• Only player in NFL history to record at least 500 passing yards three times (12/20/09 vs. Green Bay, 10/26/14 vs. Indianapolis, 12/10/17 vs. Baltimore).
• From 2009-17, threw at least 1 TD pass in 45 consecutive home games, which stands as the third-longest streak in NFL history (Tom Brady: 47 and Drew Brees: 60).
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Completed 21-of-32 passes for 229 yards and 3 TDs...registered
his 50th career 3 TD passing game, which is a franchise record and eighth-most such career games in NFL history.
• 9/20 vs. Denver: Completed 29-of-41 passes for 311 yards and 2 TDs...threw an 84-yard TD to WR Chase Claypool that gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead with 6:34 left in the second quarter...the 84-yard TD pass was his ninth career TD pass of 80 yards or longer (10th career pass completion of 80 yards or longer)...the 9 career TD passes of 80 yards or longer is tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre for the most in NFL history...has now thrown a TD pass to 50 different players over his regular-season NFL career (Claypool and WR Diontae Johnson)...registered the 118th multi-TD pass game of his career...registered his 62nd career 300-yard passing game, which is a franchise record and tied Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre for the seventh-most such career games in NFL history.
• 9/27 vs. Houston: Completed 23-of-36 for 237 yards and 2 TDs...thrown a TD pass to 51 different players over his regular-season NFL career (TE Eric Ebron)...registered the 119th multi-TD pass game of his career...hooked up with TE Eric Ebron for a 10-yard TD pass that cut the Texans lead to 14-10 with 5:09 left in the first half. The TD pass came on 3rd and goal...connected with WR JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 26-yard TD pass that gave the Steelers a 17-14 lead with 1:22 left in the first half.
2 MASON RUDOLPH• Set franchise records for a QB in first career home start (9/30/19 vs Cincinnati) in
completions (24), completion percentage (85.7), and QB rating (124.6).• Set single-game career highs in pass attempts (36) and passing yards (251) vs. Miami
(10/28/19).• Set a single-game career high in completions (26) vs. Indianapolis (11/3/19).• First quarterback in NFL history to register his first two career wins on Monday Night
Football.• Third quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to record a passer rating of at least
81.4 and throw a TD in each of his first seven career starts.• Fifth quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to throw a TD in each of his first eight
career games (Jay Cutler, Mike Glennon, Oliver Luck and Mark Rypien).
RUDOLPH’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Yds/ YdsDate Opponent GP GS Att Cmp Pct. Yds Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rtg9/14 at N.Y. Giants DID NOT PLAY9/20 DENVER DID NOT PLAY9/27 HOUSTON DID NOT PLAYSEASON TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0NFL TOTALS 10 8 283 176 62.2 1,765 6.2 13 9 76t 15 124 82.0
19 JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER• At 22 yrs, 297 days, surpassed Randy Moss (22 yrs, 310 days) as the youngest player in
NFL history to reach 2,500 career receiving yards (9/15/19 vs Seattle).• At 22 years and 346 days old, became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 200
career receptions.• At 23 years and 303 days old, became the fourth-youngest player in NFL history to
reach 3,000 career receiving yards.• At 23 years, 310 days, surpasses Odell Beckham Jr. (23 years, 325 days) as the
fourth-youngest player in NFL history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards and 20 career receiving TDs.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 TDs... the two TD receptions
were the 18th and 19th of his career...second career multi-TD game.• 9/20 vs. Denver: Caught 7 passes for 48 yards.• 9/27 vs. Houston: Caught 4 passes for 43 yards, including a 26-yard TD grab...hauled
in a 26-yard TD pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger that gave the Steelers a 17-14 lead with 1:22 left in the first half...the TD reception was his second of the season and 20th of his career.
91 STEPHON TUITT• Started all 6 games he appeared in 2019.• Recorded a single-game career-high 2.5 sacks against the Seahawks (9/15).• Placed on injured reserve following Week 6.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Recorded his first sack of the season, which gives him 24.5 for his career...made his first appearance for the Steelers since Week 6 of 2019 (missed the rest of the season with a torn pectoral muscle). 9/20 vs. Denver: Registered an assisted tackle and 3 quarterback hits. 9/27 vs. Houston: Registered 4 tackles, 2 solo stops, 1 sack, 1 TFL and 4 quarterback hits.
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (1): 1 in ’18.
44 DEREK WATT• Recorded 17 special teams tackles in 2019, which tied for the NFL lead.• Only NFL player in 2019 with a rushing TD and at least 12 special teams tackles.• Has registered 34 special teams tackles in his career.• Named first alternate and second alternate, respectively, for special teams and fullback
for 2020 Pro Bowl.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Recorded a pair of tackles on special teams.• 9/20 vs. Denver: Registered 2 tackles, including 1 for loss that resulted in a safety,
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (36): 3 in ‘20, 16 in ’19, 5 in ’18, 9 in ’17 and 4 in ’16.
90 T.J. WATT• Has 26.0 sacks in 26 career games at Heinz Field.• Only three players in NFL history has registered more sacks over their first 26 career
home games. • Has collected at least half a sack in 15 of the Steelers last 16 home games, including
each of the last 12 games.• Has recorded 21.0 sacks over his last 16 games at Heinz Field.• His 38.0 sacks rank fourth among all defensive players and first among linebackers
since the start of the 2017 season.• His 38.0 career sacks are the most by a linebacker over his first 50 career regular-season
games since Denver’s Von Miller (44.0, 2011-14).• His 38.0 career sacks are the fourth most by a linebacker over his first 50 career
regular-season games. • His 38.0 sacks are the 12th most for any NFL player over their first 50 career NFL games.• Has registered 9 games with at least 1.5 sacks.• Has registered 7 games with 2 or more sacks. • Has registered 3 games with 2 or more forced fumbles. • His 15 forced fumbles are the most since he entered the NFL in 2017.• His 46 quarterback hits lead the NFL since 2019.• His 8 forced fumbles are tied for the most in the NFL since 2019.• His 7 total takeaways (interceptions and fumble recoveries) is tied for second in the NFL
• His 18.0 sacks rank third in the NFL since 2019.• His 4 fumble recoveries ranks tied for second in the NFL since 2019.• His 18 tackles for loss ranks tied for sixth in the NFL since 2019.• His 15 combined interceptions (3), forced fumbles (8) and fumble recoveries (4) lead
the NFL since 2019.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Registered 1 tackle, a tackle for loss, but defended 2 passes,
added 2 quarterback hits, and picked up his first interception of the season and fourth of his career..the interception set up the Steelers at the Giants’ 36-yard line.
• 9/20 vs. Denver: Registered 4 tackles, 4 quarterback hits, 2 quarterback hits and 2.5 sacks.
• 9/27 vs. Houston: Recorded 4 tackles, 4 quarterback hits, 2 TFL and 1.0 sack.
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (2): 2 in ’17.Additional Statistics: Has 2 field goal blocks (11/16/17 vs. Tennessee and 9/9/18 at Cleveland).
98 VINCE WILLIAMS• Has 14 tackles, including an NFL-best 8 for loss, 2.0 sacks and 2 quarterback hits over
the first 3 games of the season.• Has registered 3 tackles for loss (career high) in both Week 1 and Week 2.• Has registered 2 or more TFLs in each of the first three games of the season.• His 8 TFL are tied for the second most by any player over the first 3 games of a season
since 1999.• DeMarcus Ware (Dallas, 2010) is only player with more TFLs over the first three weeks of
a season since 1999.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Registered 5 tackles, 4 solo, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1
quarterback hit...the 3 tackles for loss equaled his single-game career high, which he set on Oct. 9, 2016 vs. New York Jets.
• 9/20 vs. Denver: Registered 6 tackles, 6 solo and 3 tackles for loss...the 3 tackles for loss equaled his single-game career high, which he set in Week 1 at the New York Giants and Oct. 9, 2016 vs. New York Jets.
• 9/27 vs. Houston: Registered 2 tackles, 2 solo, 2 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (34): 15 in ’14, 11 in ’15, 7 in ’16, 1 in ’17 and 1 in ’19.Additional Statistics: Recovered his first career fumble on special teams 11/8/15 vs. Oakland.
61 STEFEN WISNIEWSKI• Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on September 18.• 11th-year guard enters his first season with the Steelers in 2020.• Served as the starting left guard during the Chiefs’ 2020 Super Bowl LIV winning
season.• Served as the starting left guard during the Eagles’ 2017 Super Bowl LII winning season.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Was part of an offensive line that allowed RB Benny Snell to
register his first career 100+ yard rushing game.
WISNIEWSKI NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS2020 Pittsburgh 1 1NFL TOTALS 135 103
6 DUSTIN COLQUITTPOSITION – PunterHEIGHT – 6-3WEIGHT – 210COLLEGE – TennesseeBORN – May 6, 1982HOMETOWN – Knoxville, Tenn. HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20 NFL EXPERIENCE – 16th
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Left-footed punter enters his 16th season in the NFL and first with the Steelers in 2020.• Only second player in Chiefs history to accrue 15 seasons with Kansas City, tying P Jerrel
Wilson (1963-77).• Ranks first in team annals with 1,124 career punts (regular season) for 50,393 yards.• Passed Jerrel Wilson (44,218 yards) for first place in Chiefs history for most career
punting yards on October 8, 2017. • With two punts vs. the New York Jets on December 3, 2017, he also passed Jerrel
Wilson (1,018 punts) for most punts in team history.• Ranks eighth in NFL history for most gross punting yards with 50,576.• Only one of nine players in NFL annals to record more than 50,000 gross punting yards.• Voted by teammates to be a captain for the Chiefs’ 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
postseason games.• Has played in 12 postseason contests, the most in Chiefs history, producing 43 punts for
1,938 yards (45.1 gross, 37.8 net) with 15 inside the 20-yard line and three touchbacks.• Originally joined the Chiefs as the team’s third-round draft selection (99th overall) in
the 2005 NFL Draft, becoming the first punter drafted by the club since P/K Robbie Keen in 1991.
• His 238 games played with the Chiefs were the most regular season games played by a punter with one team in NFL history and the most games played by any player in Chiefs history.
• Owns 463 total punts inside the 20-yard line, ranking first in franchise history and third in NFL history.
• Owns the top spots in Chiefs history with a 39.7-yard career net average and a 44.8-yard gross average.
• Became the second punter in Chiefs history to record 1,000 career punts, finishing the game vs. Dallas (11/5/17) with five punts, giving him 1,004 for his career following that game.
• 23rd player in NFL history to record 1,000 or more career punts.• In the game vs. the New York Giants (11/19/17) became the 27th punter in NFL history
to play in 200 or more career games.• He led the AFC and tied for the lead in the NFL in punts inside the 20 in 2013 with 35.• Was second all-time in NFL history for most punts inside the 20-yard line in a single
season with 45 punts inside the 20-yard line in 2012. • His 45 inside the 20 surpassed the old NFL record of 42, but trailed Arizona P Dave
Zastudil’s 2012 mark of 46 punts inside the 20 for the NFL record.• His 45 punts inside the 20 in 2012 set a single-season Chiefs record, passing his old
mark of 41 set in the 2009 season.• Boasted a team-record 45.49-yard gross punting average in 2007, the second-highest
mark in Chiefs history behind only the single-season mark of 45.53 set by Wilson in ‘73.• Led the NFL with a 39.3-yard net average in 2006.• Was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2012 and 2016 seasons.• Chiefs nominee for 2018 and 2019 Walter Peyton Man of the Year Award.
• PRO (239-0/12-0): Signed with Pittsburgh (9/7/20)...released by Kansas City (4/28/20)...re-signed with Kansas City (3/15/18)...re-signed with Kansas City (3/4/13)...re-signed with Kansas City (2/29/08)...signed with Kansas City (7/26/05)...drafted by Kansas City in the third round (99th overall) in 2005.
• COLLEGE: Played in 52 games at Tennessee, punting 240 times for 10,216 yards (42.6 gross, 38.4 net) with 73 inside the 20-yard line and 29 touchbacks ... Ranked first in Volunteers history with 240 career punts upon the completion of his collegiate career ... Added 14 kickoffs with two touchbacks and one pass for 19 yards on a fake punt ... Appeared in 13 games, punting 56 times for 2,282 yards (40.8 gross, 39.2 net) with 17 inside the 20 as a senior ... Also completed a 19-yard pass ... A second-team All-SEC selection ... Played in 13 games his junior season in 2003, punting 68 times for 3,081 yards (45.3 gross, 39.1 net) with 21 inside the 20 ... Was a consensus All-America and All-SEC selection ... His 45.3-yard average led the SEC ... Had 19 punts of 50+ yards ... Saw duty in 13 games as a sophomore in 2002 ... Had 65 punts for 2,833 yards (43.6 gross, 39.1 net) with 22 inside the 20 ... Named second-team All-SEC by AP ... Had 16 punts of 50+ yards ... Played in 13 games in 2001 as a red-shirt freshman, punting 51 times for 2,020 yards (39.6 gross, 35.5 net) with 13 inside the 20 ... Also had two touchbacks on 14 kickoffs ... Red-shirted as a true freshman in 2000.
• PERSONAL: Played his senior season at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tenn., where he handled the team’s punting and kicking duties...three-year letterwinner in soccer...named the Knoxville Interscholastic League Soccer Player of the Year in 2000...his soccer squad advanced to the state semi-finals during his senior campaign when he won all-state and all-south honors...created the “Colquitt for Kids Foundation” to work with TLC for Children and Families...along with his wife, Christia, volunteers at TLC for Children and Families, a center that provides social services to children who are facing abuse, neglect or family disruption. The couple has also served as honorary chairpersons for TLC’s annual gala...serves as a spokesperson for All-Pro Dad, a program that helps men become better fathers...father, Craig, played in the NFL for Pittsburgh (‘78-84) and Indianapolis (‘87). He won two Super Bowls (XIII & XIV) with the Steelers...in addition to his father, who played for the Volunteers (‘75-77), is one of four members of the Colquitt family to punt for Tennessee...cousin, Jimmy, punted at Tennessee (‘81-84), and played in the NFL with Seattle during the 1985 season...brother, Britton, punted at the University of Tennessee (2004-08), and has been a punter in the NFL since 2009 with the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns...attended the University of Tennessee with Kansas City Royals 2006 first-round draft pick Luke Hochevar and is close friends with the pitcher...graduated with a degree in political science from Tennessee.
Regular-Season Single-Game Highs:Punts: 11, at Chicago, 12/4/2011; Gross Punting Yards: 447, at Chicago, 12/4/2011; Gross Punting Avg: 57.2, vs. San Diego, 10/31/2011; Net Punting Yards: 406, at New York Jets, 12/30/2007; Net Punting Avg: 54.0, vs. Pittsburgh, 10/25/2015; Longest Punts: 81, vs. San Diego, 12/2/2007; Inside the 20: 5, nine times, last at Los Angeles Chargers, 11/18/2019; Pass Attempts: 1, twice, last at Tennessee, 11/10/2019; Pass Completions: 1, at Pittsburgh, 12/21/2014; Yards Passing: 6, at Pittsburgh, 12/21/2014; Rush Attempts: 1, three times, last vs. Miami, 11/6/2011; Special Teams Tackles: 1, nine times, last at Houston, 10/8/ 2017.
Postseason Single-Game Highs:Punts: 6, at Indianapolis, 1/6/2007; Gross Punting Yards: 314, at Indianapolis, 1/6/2007; Gross Punting Avg: 52.3, at Indianapolis, 1/6/2007; Net Punting Yards: 286, at Indianapolis, 1/6/2007; Net Punting Avg: 47.7, at Indianapolis, 1/6/2007; Lon-gest Punts: 66, at Indianapolis, 1/6/2007; Inside the 20: 3, at Houston, 1/9/2016.
21 SEAN DAVISPOSITION – SafetyHEIGHT – 6-1WEIGHT – 202COLLEGE – MarylandBORN – October 23, 1993HOMETOWN – Washington, D.C. HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20 (D2 ‘16)NFL EXPERIENCE – 5th
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Led the team in tackles in 2017 (90: career high) and 2018 (79).• In 2016, received the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, given annually to the
team’s top rookie.• Named to Gil Brandt’s NFL All-Rookie Team in 2016.
• PRO (49-41/4-4): Signed with the Steelers as a free agent on September 6, 2020...released by Washington on September 5, 2020...signed with Washington as a free agent on March 23, 2020...drafted by the Steelers in the second round (58th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
• COLLEGE: Appeared in 50 games with 40 starts at Maryland (2012-15)...finished with 318 tackles, 10.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, five interceptions, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...earned 2015 honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, as he led the nation with five forced fumbles, which were the second-most in a single season in school history...in 2014, ranked fourth in the Big Ten overall and first in the Big Ten among defensive backs in tackles (115)...led the team with 102 tackles in 2013...majored in Communications.
• PERSONAL: Attended the Maret School (Washington, D.C.)...totaled 87 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions as a senior, while rushing for 823 yards with 7 rushing TDs, to go along with 601 receiving yards with 5 receiving TDs...also returned 3 kickoffs and 2 punts for scores in his high school career...son of Sean Sr. and Lisa Davis...full name: Sean Eric Davis, Jr.
DAVIS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSDate Opponent GP GS T AT TOT Sck Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR9/14 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09/20 vs. Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 09.27 vs. Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0SEASON TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (4): 1 in ’16, 2 in ’17 and 1 in ’18.
Regular-Season Single-Game Highs:Total Tackles: 12, vs. Baltimore, 12/10/17; Solo Tackles: 8, three times, last at Baltimore, 11/4/18; Sacks: 1, twice, last vs. Cleveland 12/31/17; Sack Yards: 12, vs. Cleveland, 12/31/17; Passes Defensed: 2, four times, last at New Orleans, 12/23/18; Forced Fum-bles: 1, vs. Cincinnati, 10/22/17; Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Cleveland, 1/1/17.
5 JOSHUA DOBBSPOSITION – QuarterbackHEIGHT – 6-3WEIGHT – 216COLLEGE – TennesseeBORN – January 26, 1995HOMETOWN – Alpharetta, Ga. HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20 (D4 ‘17)NFL EXPERIENCE – 3rd
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (5-0/0-0): Signed with the Steelers as a free agent on September 6, 2020...
released by Jacksonville on September 5, 2020... traded to Jacksonville in exchange for the Jaguars’ fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft...drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2017NFL Draft.
• COLLEGE: Started 35-of-37 games played at Tennessee (2013-16)...finished his career with a 23-12 record, 3-0 in Bowl games, as a starting quarterback, tying for the fifth-most wins by a starting signal caller in program history...set school records for career rushing yards by a quarterback (2,160), career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (32), single-season rushing yards by a quarterback (831 in 2016) and single-sea-son rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (12 in 2016)...ranked fifth in Tennessee history in career passing yards (7,138) and his 9,360 yards of total offense (7,138 passing, 2,160 rushing and 62 receiving) ranked third in school annals...one of three quarterbacks in SEC history to record 15 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores in multiple seasons...one of four conference quarterbacks to have over 50 career passing touchdowns and 25 career rushing scores...named second-team All-SEC and earned SEC Offensive Player of the Year honors by Athlon Sports in 2016...named TaxSlayer Bowl MVP in 2015...named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in back-to-back seasons (2014-15)...graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering...spent summer of 2015 at an internship at Pratt & Whitney, where he worked at the world leader in design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines for the United States government.
• PERSONAL: Attended Alpharetta HS (Alpharetta, Ga.)...earned first team All-State, first team All-County, first team All-Region, second team All-Area, first team All-Conference, Alpharetta High School Offensive MVP, and AHS Scholar Athlete honors in his senior and junior seasons...named the Georgia Rising Senior Bowl MVP with a 237-passing yard performance, and rushing for 56 yards with three total touchdowns in the game...also participated in baseball, earning first team All-Region honors...son Stephanie and Robert Dobbs...full name: Robert Joshua Dobbs.
DOBBS’ CAREER RUSHING TOTALSYear Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD2018 Pittsburgh 4 11 2.8 10 0NFL TOTALS 4 11 2.8 10 0
Regular-Season Single-Game Highs:Attempts: 9, at Oakland, 12/9/18; Completions: 4, at Oakland, 12/9/18; Passing Yards: 24, at Oakland, 12/9/18; Interceptions: 1, at Oakland, 12/9/18; Long: 22, at Baltimore, 11/4/18; Rushing Attempts: 2, at Oakland, 12/9/18; Rushing Yards: 15, at Oakland, 12/9/18; Rushing Long: 10, at Oakland, 12/9/18.
45 JAYRONE ELLIOTTPOSITION – LinebackerHEIGHT – 6-3WEIGHT – 240COLLEGE – ToledoBORN – November 11, 1991HOMETOWN – Cleveland, Ohio HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20NFL EXPERIENCE – 5th
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (44-0/4-0): Signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on
May 12, 2014...one of two undrafted players to make the Packers opening day roster...recorded 57 tackles, 48 solo stops, 4 sacks, 2 passes defended, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in his three-year career with Green Bay...traded to the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 3, 2017, for a 2018 conditional seventh-round draft pick...waived by the Cowboys on Sept. 19, 2017...signed a reserve/future contract with the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 23, 2018 but was released on Sept. 1, 2018...signed with the Miami Dolphins on Apr. 9, 2019 and was released on July 24, 2019...signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 6, 2020...released by the Steelers on September 5, 2020...signed with the Steelers on August 27, 2020...released by the Steelers on November 16, 2019...promoted to the Steelers’ 53-man roster on Novem-ber 14, 2019...released by the Steelers on October 31, 2019...signed with the Steelers on October 23, 2019...released by the Steelers on October 11, 2019...signed with the Steelers on September 10, 2019...released by the Steelers on August 31, 2019...signed with the Steelers on Aug. 22, 2019.
• COLLEGE: Played in 47 career games...collected 124 tackles, including 70 solo stops, 22.5 tackles for loss and 16 sacks...added 5 pass breakups, 6 forced fumbles, an inter-ception and a 68-yard fumble return for touchdown...recorded 70 tackles, 14 for loss, 9 sacks and 5 forced fumbles as a senior in 2013.
• PERSONAL: Played at Glenville HS (Cleveland, Ohio)...son of Jessie Wilson and Carla Elliott...born on November 11, 1991.
ELLIOTT’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Team GP GS T AT TOT Sacks Yds Int/Yds PD FF FR2014 Green Bay 13 0 14 1 15 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02015 Green Bay 14 0 21 3 24 3.0 24.0 1/2 2 1 12016 Green Bay 11 0 14 5 19 1.0 8.0 0/0 0 0 02017 Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 02019 Pittsburgh 5 0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0NFL TOTALS 44 0 53 9 62 4.0 32.0 1/2 2 1 1
Career Regular-Season Special Teams Tackles (29): 12 in ’14, 7 in ’15, 7 in ’16 and 3 in ‘19.
Regular-Season Single-Game Highs:Total Tackles: 5, vs. Seattle, 12/11/16; Solo Tackles: 4, twice, last vs. Kansas City, 9/28/15; Sacks: 1, four times, last vs. Seattle, 12/11/16; Sack Yards: 10, vs. Kansas City, 9/28/15; Passes Defensed: 1, twice, last at Dallas, 12/13/15; Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Seattle, 9/20/15; Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Seattle, 9/20/15.
65 JERALD HAWKINSPOSITION – Offensive TackleHEIGHT – 6-6WEIGHT – 305COLLEGE – LSUBORN – October 15, 1993HOMETOWN – Baldwin, La. HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20 (D4 ‘16)NFL EXPERIENCE – 5th year
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (6-1/0-0): ... Signed off of the Houston Texans’ practice squad by the Steelers
on September 16 ... Signed by the Houston Texans in August 10,2020 and was released on September 5 before being added to the practice squad ... Spent the 2019 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being traded by the Steelers on August 31,2019, for a 2021 sixth round draft pick ... Placed on the Steelers’ Reserve/Injured List due to a shoulder injury on August 28, 2016…originally drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft..
• COLLEGE: Started all 37 games played at LSU (25 at right tackle and 12 at left tackle), from 2013-15…in 2015, was a key member of the offensive line that paved the way for the SEC leading rushing offense (256.8 yards per game), and for LSU to generate a school bowl record 638 yards of total offense…in 2014, helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher Leonard Fournette, and totaled 43 knockdowns on the season…won the right tackle job during fall camp in 2013, as he went on to start 13 games during the season…majored in sports administration.
• PERSONAL: Attended West St. Marty HS (Baldwin, La.)…helped West St. Mary reach the postseason for the first time in several years, finishing with a 6-5 record in 2011…didn’t allow a sack as a senior in 2011 as he recorded over 20 pancake blocks…on defense as a senior, recorded 70 total tackles, 35.0 TFLs, six forced fumbles, one safety and one fumble recovery…earned 2011 LSWA 2A All-State Honorable Mention honors for his play on both offense and defense…also participated in basketball, baseball and track and field throughout his high school career…won the Louisiana 2A state title in the shot put in 2011 with a toss of 52-9 ½…son of Theresa and the late Warren Hawkins…Full name: Jerald Lee Hawkins.
HAWKINS’ CAREER NFL TOTALSYear Team GP GS 2017 Pittsburgh 5 1 2019 Tampa Bay 1 0 2020 Pittsburgh 2 0 NFL TOTALS 8 1
14 RAY-RAY MCCLOUDPOSITION – Wide ReceiverHEIGHT – 5-9WEIGHT – 190COLLEGE – ClemsonBORN – August 18, 1996HOMETOWN – Tampa, FL HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20NFL EXPERIENCE – 2nd
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (17-1/0-0): Played in six games for the Carolina Panthers in 2019 where he
returned eight kickoffs for 174 yards and 10 punts for 82 yards...as a rookie in 2018, he played in 10 games with the Buffalo Bills and caught five passes for 36 yards...released by the Bills on July 28, 2020...signed to a Reserve/Future contract with the Bills on January 6, 2020...:signed to the Bills’ practice squad on October 17, 2019...released by the Panthers on October 16, 2019...signed with the Panthers off waivers from the Bills on September 1, 2019...released by the Bills on August 31, 2019...signed a four-year contract with the Bills on May 11, 2018... drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
• COLLEGE: Played for three seasons at Clemson (2015-17)...Second Team All-American punt returner in 2017 (Pro Football Focus).
• PERSONAL: Played at Sickles HS (Tampa, Ohio)...son of Raymond Jr. and Lisa McCloud...oldest of five siblings, two brothers and two sisters...majored in Sociology at Clemson...first name is Raymond, but goes by Ray-Ray...born on October 15, 1995.
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS• 9/14 at N.Y. Giants: Made his Steelers debut with a career-best 33-yard kickoff
return. • 9/20 vs. Denver: Broke for a career-long 49-yard kickoff return to open the third
quarter on his season-high second return of the day.• 9/27 vs. Houston: Tied his season high with two kick returns and returned two punts
for 25 yards after Diontae Johnson left the game due to injury.
MCCLOUD’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Date Opponent GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD 9/14 at N.Y. Giants 1 0 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/20 vs. Denver 1 0 2 64 32.0 49 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 09/27 vs. Houston 1 0 2 47 23.5 28 0 2 1 25 12.5 13 0SEASON TOTALS 3 0 5 144 28.8 49 0 2 1 25 12.5 13 0
MCCLOUD’S CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 Buffalo 10 1 5 36 7.2 16 0 2 4 2.0 7 02019 Carolina 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 02020 Pittsburgh 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0NFL TOTALS 19 1 5 36 7.2 16 2 2 4 2.0 7 0
KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNS Year Team No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD2018 Buffalo 1 18 18.0 18 0 4 2 20 5.0 13 02019 Carolina 8 174 21.8 31 0 10 7 82 8.2 39 02020 Pittsburgh 5 144 28.8 49 0 2 1 25 12.5 13 0NFL TOTALS 14 336 24.0 49 0 16 10 127 7.9 39 0
Regular-Season Single-Game Highs:Rush Attempts: 1, twice, last vs. Detroit, 12/16/18; Rushing Yards: 7, vs. Detroit, 12/16/18; Long Rush: 7, vs. Detroit, 12/16/18; Receptions: 1, five times, last vs. Miami, 12/30/18; Receiving Yards: 16, vs. New England, 10/29/18; Long Reception: 16, vs. New England, 10/29/18; All-Purpose Yards: 81, vs. L.A. Rams, 9/8/19; Kickoff Returns: 2, six times, last vs. Houston, 9/27/20; Kickoff Return Yards: 64, vs. Denver, 9/20/20; Long Kickoff Return: 49, vs. Denver, 9/20/20; Fair Catches: 2, three times, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/12/19; Punt Return Yards: 39, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/12/19; Long Punt Return: 39, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/12/19; Punt Returns: 4, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/12/19.
29 WENDELL SMALLWOODPOSITION – Running BackHEIGHT – 5-10WEIGHT – 208COLLEGE – West VirginiaBORN – January 20, 1994HOMETOWN – Wilmington, DE HOW ACQUIRED – FA ’20NFL EXPERIENCE – 4th
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (37-12/2-1): Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2016
NFL Draft...signed a four-year contract with the Eagles on May 9, 2016...placed on Injured Reserve (knee) on December 12, 2016...acquired off waivers by the Washington Redskins from the Eagles on September 1, 2019...signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on July 28, 2020.
• COLLEGE: Appeared in 38 games (22 starts) and finished his three-year college career with 425 carries for 2,462 yards (5.8 avg.) and 12 TDs...ended his West Virginia career ranked 9th all-time on the school’s rushing list...compiled 68 career receptions for 618 yards (9.1 avg.), finishing 5th all-time among RBs in school history in both receptions and receiving yards...in 2015, led the Big 12 in rushing yards with the fourth-highest single-season total in school history (1,519)...named second-team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press.
• PERSONAL: Born in Wilmington, DE...attended Red Lion Christian Academy in Delaware then transferred to Eastern Christian Academy in Maryland...rated a three-star recruit and the 18th-best player in the state of Maryland.
UPDATED SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS
SMALLWOOD’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 2016 Philadelphia 13 3 6 55 9.2 18 0 77 312 4.1 19 12017 Philadelphia 8 3 13 103 7.9 24 0 47 174 3.7 26 12018 Philadelphia 16 6 28 230 8.2 36 2 87 364 4.2 15 32019 Washington 15 0 9 64 7.1 18 0 22 81 3.7 17 0NFL TOTALS 37 12 56 452 8.1 36 2 223 931 4.0 26 5
SMALLWOOD’S POST-SEASON STATISTICS RECEIVING RUSHING Year Team GP GS No Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 2018 Philadelphia 2 1 3 26 8.7 22 0 18 53 2.9 10 0NFL TOTALS 2 1 3 26 8.7 22 0 18 53 2.9 10 0
Regular-Season Single-Game Highs:Rush Attempts: 18, at N.Y. Giants, 10/11/18; Rushing Yards: 79, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/25/16; Rushing Long: 26, vs. Denver, 11/5/17; Rushing TDs: 2, at L.A. Rams, 12/16/18; Receptions: 4, four times, last at Washington, 12/30/18; Receiving Yards: 45, at San Diego Chargers, 10/1/17; Receiving Long: 36, at Jacksonville, 10/28/18; Receiving TDs: 1, twice, last at Jacksonville, 10/28/18; Scrimmage Yards: 91, vs. Indianapolis, 9/23/18; Offensive TDs: 2, at L.A. Rams, 12/16/18; Kick Returns: 2, five times, last vs. Indianapolis, 9/23/18; Kick Return Yards: 86, at Washington, 10/16/16; Kick Return Long: 86t, at Washington, 10/16/16.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (0-0/0-0): Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas
City Chiefs...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad Sept. 24, 2020.• COLLEGE: Three-year letterwinner played in 35 career games, including 26 starts...
finished his career ranked seventh in MSU history with 143 receptions, 12th with 1,967 receiving yards and tied for 16th with 12 TD catches...his 4.1 receptions per game rank seventh in MSU history...compiled 2,115 all-purpose yards (1,967 receiving; 85 punt return; 63 rushing)...had five career 100-yard receiving outings... As a junior in 2019, earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by both coaches and media, led the Spartans and ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 66 catches (5.1 pg)...his 66 catches tied for the seventh most in an MSU single-season...also ranked first on the team and sixth in the Big Ten in receiving (922 yards; 70.9 ypg)...his 922 receiving yards ranked 13th most in a Spartan single-season...had a career-high six touchdown catches ... Ranked second on the team with a career-high 984 all-purpose yards (922 receiving; 40 punt return; 22 rushing)...earned team awards for most improved player on offense (Tommy Love Award) and outstanding Detroit-area player (Danziger Award).
• PERSONAL: s Winner of the Michigan Mr. Football Award played a multitude of positions for Coach Mike Zdebski at Walled Lake Western, including wide receiver, quarterback, running back, safety, cornerback, punter, placekicker and return specialist ...selected to the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-State Dream Teams ...on of Sheldon and Amy White...born Nov. 28, 1998...plans to major in business...his father, Sheldon, is the executive director of player personnel and recruiting for the Spartans and previously worked 19 seasons in the front office with the Detroit Lions; he played defensive back in the NFL for six seasons (1988-93).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• PRO (0-0/0-0): Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo
Bills...signed to the Steelers’ practice squad Sept. 19, 2020.• COLLEGE: Earned the Spring Offensive Lineman “Top Guy” Award...honored as a 2019
C-USA Preseason Second Team Offense selection by Athlon Sports Magazine...first Team preseason All-Conference selection by Phil Steele’s Magazine... named spring co-MVP of the offensive line room in 2018...preseason C-USA third team Athlon honoree...Drew starts at both Oklahoma and in the home season opener versus Air Force... drew his first collegiate start in the season opener versus Navy in 2017 as a sophomore.
• PERSONAL: Played for Chris Miller at Seminole High School...Blue/Grey All-American invitee following his senior campaign...on the defensive side of the ball, primarily as a junior, he recorded 19 total tackles...earned all-county honors as both a junior and as a senior...named PCAC Lineman of the Year in both 2014 and 2015...earned a spot on the All-Tampa Bay Team and was All-BCP (Big County Preps)...three-star athlete by multiple scouting services...communication major...son of Dawn Lewis
DEN HOU @TEN PHI CLE @BAL @DAL CIN @JAX BAL WAS @BUF @CIN IND @CLE CareerG/S
Consec.G/S
2020 InjuryGames Missed
2020G/S
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi P P P 20/0 19/0 0 3/0
Marcus Allen P P P 4/0 4/0 0 3/0
Tyson Alualu NT P P 160/101 33/0 0 3/1
Zach Banner RT IR IR 23/2 0/0 2 1/1
Chris Boswell P P P 77/0 19/0 0 3/0
Trajan Bandy PS PS - 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
John Battle - PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Antoine Brooks Jr. PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Isaiah Buggs P P P 12/0 5/0 0 3/0
Devin Bush LILB LILB LILB 19/18 19/18 0 3/3
Deon Cain PS PS PS 13/6 0/0 0 0/0
Kameron Canaday P P P 54/0 19/0 0 3/0
Chase Claypool P P P 3/0 3/0 0 3/0
Dustin Colquitt P P P 241/0 186/0 0/0 3/0
James Conner RB RB RB 40/25 5/5 0 3/3
Anthony Coyle PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Jordan Dangerfield P P P 43/3 35/0 0 3/0
Amara Darboh PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Carlos Davis SI SI SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Sean Davis P P P 51/42 3/0 0 3/0
David DeCastro SI SI RG 99/98 1/1 0 1/1
Joshua Dobbs SI SI SI 6/0 0/0 0 0/0
Kevin Dotson P RG P 3/1 3/0 0 3/1
Bud Dupree ROLB ROLB ROLB 66/51 59/20 0 3/3
Eric Ebron P TE TE 87/49 3/2 0 3/2
Trey Edmunds PS PS PS 31/0 0/0 0 0/0
Terrell Edmunds SS SS SS 35/34 34/33 0 3/3
Jayrone Elliott PS PS PS 43/0 0/0 0 0/0
Matt Feiler LG LG LG 33/29 23/23 0 3/3
Minkah Fitzpatrick FS FS FS 35/30 35/27 0 3/3
Zach Gentry SI SI SI 5/0 0/0 0 0/0
Ulysees Gilbert SI SI SI 7/0 0/0 0 0/0
Derwin Gray PS P SI 1/0 0/0 0 1/0
Joe Haden LCB LCB LCB 135/126 33/33 0 3/3
J.C. Hassenauer P DNP P 2/0 1/0 0 2/0
Jerald Hawkins - DNP P 7/1 1/0 0 1/0
Cameron Heyward DT DT DT 137/102 35/35 0 3/3
Alex Highsmith P P P 3/0 3/0 0 3/0
Mike Hilton P CB CB 50/17 30/2 0 3/2
Devlin Hodges PS PS PS 8/6 0/0 0 0/0
2020 PARTICIPATION
Bold denotes starter and positionP — PlayedDNP — Did Not PlaySI — Sunday InactivePS — Practice SquadPUP — Reserve/PUP List
APUP — Active PUP ListSUS — Reserve/SuspendedIR — Reserve/Injured ListDFR — Reserve/Injured; Designated For ReturnRS — Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner* — Has not signed franchise tender
GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16@ NE SEA @ SF CIN BLT @LAC MIA IND LAR @CLE @CIN CLE @ARZ BUF @NYJ @BLT Career
G/SConsec.
G/S2020 Injury
Games Missed2020G/S
Diontae Johnson WR WR WR 19/14 19/5 0 3/3
Jarron Jones PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Justin Layne P P P 14/0 11/0 0 3/0
Ray-Ray McCloud P P P 20/1 3/0 0 3/0
Daniel McCullers PS PS - 73/2 0/0 0 0/0
Vance McDonald TE TE TE 90/68 5/5 0 3/3
Anthony McFarland Jr. SI DNP P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0
Henry Mondeaux PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Steven Nelson RCB RCB RCB 70/55 13/13 0 3/3
Chukwuma Okorafor P LT LT 17/5 3/2 0 3/2
James Pierre P P P 3/0 3/0 0 3/0
Maurkice Pouncey C C C 124/124 3/3 0 3/3
Kevin Rader PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Curtis Riley PS - - 43/19 0/0 0 0/0
Ben Roethlisberger QB QB QB 221/219 3/3 0 3/3
Mason Rudolph DNP DNP DNP 10/8 0/0 0 0/0
Jaylen Samuels P P P 32/4 12/0 0 3/0
Wendell Smallwood PS PS PS 52/12 0/0 0 0/0
JuJu Smith-Schuster WR WR WR 45/36 5/5 0 3/3
Benny Snell Jr. P P P 16/2 9/0 0 3/0
Robert Spillane P P P 11/0 11/0 0 3/0
Cameron Sutton P P P 39/3 23/0 0 3/0
Calvin Taylor - - PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Stephon Tuitt DE DE DE 118/63 3/3 0 3/3
Alejandro Villanueva LT LT LT 83/77 83/77 0 3/3
Corliss Waitman PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Brandon Walton - PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
James Washington WR P P 32/17 13/7 0 3/1
Derek Watt P P P 67/14 67/0 0 3/0
T.J. Watt LOLB LOLB LOLB 50/50 48/48 0 3/3
Vince Williams RILB RILB RILB 110/58 15/3 0 3/3
Stefen Wisniewski RG IR IR 135/104 1/1 0 1/1
Cody White - - PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Chris Wormley P P P 42/16 35/0 0 3/0
2020 PARTICIPATION
Bold denotes starter and positionP — PlayedDNP — Did Not PlaySI — Sunday InactivePS — Practice SquadPUP — Reserve/PUP List
APUP — Active PUP ListSUS — Reserve/SuspendedIR — Reserve/Injured ListDFR — Reserve/Injured; Designated For ReturnRS — Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner* — Has not signed franchise tender
Rushing Player No. Opponent (Date)Rushes 19 Benny Snell Jr. at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Yards 113 Benny Snell Jr. at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Long 59 James Conner vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs 1 James Conner vs. Denver (Sept. 20)
1 James Conner vs. Houston (Sept. 27)ReceivingReceptions 8 Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Yards 92 Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Long 84 Chase Claypool vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs 2 JuJu Smith-Schuster at New York Giants (Sept. 14)PassingAttempts 41 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Completions 29 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Yards 311 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Long 84 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs 3 Ben Roethlisberger at New York Giants (Sept. 14)INTs 1 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Punt ReturnsReturns 3 Diontae Johnson at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Yards 25 Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (Sept. 20)
25 Ray-Ray Armstrong vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Long 18 Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs - - -Kickoff ReturnsReturns 2 Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Denver (Sept. 20)
2 Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Yards 64 Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Long 49 Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs - - -PuntsPunts 5 Dustin Colquitt vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Yards 209 Dustin Colquitt vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Avg. 45.8 Dustin Colquitt at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Net 40.0 Dustin Colquitt vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Long 59 Dustin Colquitt at New York Giants (Sept. 14)In 20 2 Dustin Colquitt vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Touchbacks 1 Dustin Colquitt vs. Denver (Sept. 20)InterceptionsInterceptions 1 Mike Hilton vs. Houston (Sept. 27)
1 Joe Haden vs. Denver (Sept. 20)1 T.J. Watt at New York Giants (Sept. 14)1 Cameron Heyward at New York Giants (Sept. 14)
Long Return 24 Joe Haden vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs - - -TacklesTotal 9 Terrell Edmunds at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Solo 8 Mike Hilton vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Assisted 3 Cameron Heyward vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TFLs 3.0 Vince Williams vs. Denver (Sept. 20)
3.0 Vince Williams at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Sacks 2.5 T.J. Watt vs. Denver (Sept. 20)
2020 INDIVIDUAL GAME-HIGHS
OPPONENTS
Rushing No. Player Opponent (Date)Rushes 19 Melvin Gordon III vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Yards 70 Melvin Gordon III vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Long 17 Melvin Gordon III vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs 1 David Johnson vs. Houston (Sept. 27)ReceivingReceptions 6 Darius Slayton at New York Giants (Sept. 14)
6 Saquan Barkley at New York Giants (Sept. 14)6 Stirling Shepard at New York Giants (Sept. 14)
Yards 102 Darius Slayton at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Long 41 Darius Slayton at New York Giants (Sept. 14)TDs 2 Darius Slayton at New York Giants (Sept. 14)PassingAttempts 41 Daniel Jones at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Completions 26 Daniel Jones at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Yards 279 Daniel Jones at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Long 45 Jeff Driskel vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs 2 Deshaun Watson vs. Houston (Sept. 27)
2 Jeff Driskel vs. Denver (Sept. 20)2 Daniel Jones at New York Giants (Sept. 14)
INTs 2 Daniel Jones at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Punt ReturnsReturns 3 Jabrill Peppers at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Yards 39 Jabrill Peppers at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Long 20 Jabrill Peppers at New York Giants (Sept. 14)TDs - - -Kickoff ReturnsReturns 3 DeAndre Carter vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Yards 57 DeAndre Carter vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Long 27 DeAndre Carter vs. Houston (Sept. 27)TDs - - -PuntsPunts 6 Bryan Anger vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Yards 291 Bryan Anger vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Avg. 48.5 Bryan Anger vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Net 44.3 Bryan Anger vs. Houston (Sept. 27)Long 58 Bryan Anger vs. Houston (Sept. 27)In 20 3 Riley Dixon at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Touchbacks - - -InterceptionsInterceptions 1 Justin Simmons vs. Denver (Sept. 20)Long Return 37 Justin Simmons vs. Denver (Sept. 20)TDs - - -TacklesTotal 12 Blake Martinez at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Solo 8 Benardrick McKinney vs. Houston (Sept. 27)
8 Zach Cunningham vs. Houston (Sept. 27)8 Blake Martinez at New York Giants (Sept. 14)
Assisted 4 Blake Martinez at New York Giants (Sept. 14)TFLs 2 Leonard Williams at New York Giants (Sept. 14)Sacks 1.0 Carlos Watkins vs. Houston (Sept. 27)
1.0 Charles Omenihu vs. Houston (Sept. 27)1.0 Mike Purcell vs. Denver (Sept. 20)1.0 Leonard Williams at New York Giants (Sept. 14)1.0 Dexter Lawrence at New York Giants (Sept. 14)
MIN. PASSING/KICKOFF RETURNS 25 YARDS; RUNS/PUNT RETURNS 15 YARDS
Yards Type TD Player(s) Opponent
84 Pass Yes Ben Roethlisberger to Chase Claypool vs. Denver (9/20)58 Run No James Conner vs. Denver (9/20)49 KR No Ray-Ray McCloud vs. Denver (9/20)
39 Pass No Ben Roethlisberger to Chase Claypool at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
33 KR No Ray-Ray McCloud at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
30 Run No Benny Snell Jr. at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
28 Pass Yes Ben Roethlisberger to Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (9/20)25 Run No James Conner vs. Houston (9/27)21 Run No Benny Snell Jr. at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
20 Run No Anthony McFarland Jr. vs. Houston (9/27)18 PR No Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (9/20)
BIG RUN PLAYS
MIN. 15 YARDS
Yards Type TD Player(s) Opponent
58 Run No James Conner vs. Denver (9/20)30 Run No Benny Snell Jr. at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
25 Run No James Conner vs. Houston (9/27)21 Run No Benny Snell Jr. at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
20 Run No Anthony McFarland Jr. vs. Houston (9/27)
BIG PASS PLAYS
MIN. 25 YARDS
Yards Type TD Player(s) Opponent
84 Pass Yes Ben Roethlisberger to Chase Claypool vs. Denver (9/20)39 Pass No Ben Roethlisberger to Chase Claypool at N.Y. Giants (9/14)
28 Pass Yes Ben Roethlisberger to Diontae Johnson vs. Denver (9/20)26 Pass Yes Ben Roethlisberger to JuJu Smith-Schuster vs. Houston (9/27)
Opponent (Date) Total Passes Defensed Player (number)at N.Y. Giants (Sept. 14) 5 T.J. Watt (2), Bud Dupree (1), Cameron Heyward (1), Mike Hilton (1)DENVER (Sept. 20) 6 Tyson Alualu (1), Devin Bush (1), Terrell Edmunds (1), Joe Haden (1), Mike Hilton (1), Steven Nelson (1)HOUSTON (Sept. 27) 4 Tyson Alualu (1), Devin Bush (1), Joe Haden (1), Mike Hilton (1)
Player Total Player Total Player TotalT.J. Watt 3.5 T.J. Watt 10 Mike Hilton 3Bud Dupree 2.5 Stephon Tuitt 8 T.J. Watt 2Stephon Tuitt 2.0 Bud Dupree 6 Tyson Alualu 2Mike Hilton 2.0 Mike Hilton 4 Joe Haden 2Vince Williams 2.0 Cameron Heyward 4 Devin Bush 2Tyson Alualu 1.0 Tyson Alualu 3 Bud Dupree 1Terrell Edmunds 1.0 Vince Williams 2 Terrell Edmunds 1Cameron Heyward 0.5 Terrell Edmunds 1 Cameron Heyward 1Devin Bush 0.5 Devin Bush 1 Steven Nelson 1
BEN ROETHLISBERGER IN CLOSE GAMESOverall Record in Games Decided By Six Points or Less – 53-33-1
Date Opponent Att Comp Yds 10/17/04 at Dallas 24-20 W +411/21/04 at Cincinnati 19-14 W +512/5/04 at Jacksonville 17-16 W +112/18/05 at N.Y. Giants 33-30 W +39/25/05 NEW ENGLAND 23-20 L -310/10/05 at San Diego 24-22 W +210/31/05 BALTIMORE 20-19 W +110/22/06 at Atlanta 41-38 (OT) L -311/19/06 at Cleveland 24-20 W +412/31/06 at Cincinnati 23-17 (OT) W +610/21/07 at Denver 31-28 L -311/11/07 CLEVELAND 31-28 W +311/18/07 at N.Y. Jets 19-16 (OT) L -311/26/07 MIAMI 3-0 W +39/14/08 at Cleveland 10-6 W +49/29/08 BALTIMORE * 23-20 (OT) W +310/5/08 at Jacksonville 26-21 W +511/9/08 INDIANAPOLIS 24-20 L -411/16/08 SAN DIEGO 11-10 W +112/14/08 at Baltimore 13-9 W +49/10/09 TENNESSEE 13-10 (OT) W +39/20/09 at Chicago 17-14 L -39/27/09 at Cincinnati 23-20 L -311/22/09 at Kansas City 27-24 L -312/6/09 OAKLAND 27-24 L -312/20/09 GREEN BAY 27-26 W +112/27/09 BALTIMORE 23-20 W +310/24/10 at Miami 23-22 W +111/8/10 at Cincinnati 27-21 W +611/28/10 at Buffalo * 19-16 (OT) W +312/5/10 at Baltimore 13-10 W +312/19/10 N.Y. JETS 22-17 L -59/25/11 at Indianapolis 23-20 W +310/16/11 JACKSONVILLE 17-13 W +411/6/11 BALTIMORE 23-20 L -311/27/11 at Kansas City 13-9 W +41/1/12 at Cleveland 13-9 W +49/23/12 at Oakland 34-31 L -310/7/12 PHILADELPHIA 16-14 W +210/11/12 at Tennessee 26-23 L -311/4/12 at N.Y. Giants 24-20 W +411/12/12 KANSAS CITY* 16-13 (OT) W +312/16/12 at Dallas* 27-24 (OT) L -312/23/12 CINCINNATI 13-10 L -310/20/13 BALTIMORE 19-16 W +310/27/13 at Oakland 21-18 L -311/28/13 at Baltimore 22-20 L -212/8/13 MIAMI 34-28 L -69/7/14 CLEVELAND 30-27 W +39/28/14 TAMPA BAY 27-24 L -311/17/14 at Tennessee 27-24 W +311/30/14 NEW ORLEANS 35-32 L -39/27/15 at St. Louis 12-6 W +611/1/15 CINCINNATI 16-10 L -6*Overtime
BEN ROETHLISBERGER IN CLOSE GAMESOverall Record in Games Decided By Six Points or Less – 53-33-1
Date Opponent Att Comp Yds 11/8/15 OAKLAND 38-35 W +312/27/15 at Baltimore 20-17 L -311/13/16 DALLAS 35-30 L -512/18/16 at Cincinnati 24-20 W +412/25/16 BALTIMORE 31-27 W +49/10/17 at Cleveland 21-18 W +39/24/17 at Chicago* 23-17 (OT) L -610/15/17 at Kansas City 19-13 W +610/29/17 at Detroit 20-15 W +511/12/17 at Indianapolis 20-17 W +311/26/17 GREEN BAY 31-28 W +312/417 at Cincinnati 23-20 W +312/10/17 BALTIMORE 39-38 W +112/17/17 NEW ENGLAND 27-24 L -31/14/18 JACKSONVILLE 45-42 L -39/9/18 at Cleveland 21-21 T 09/16/18 KANSAS CITY 42-37 L -59/24/18 at Tampa Bay 30-27 W +311/18/18 at Jacksonville 20-16 W +412/2/18 L.A. Chargers 33-30 L -312/9/18 at Oakland 24-21 L -312/23/18 at New Orleans 31-28 L -312/30/18 CINCINNATI 16-13 W +39/20/20 DENVER 26-21 W +5
Post-Season Record in Games Decided By Six Points or Less – 5-31/15/05 N.Y. JETS * # 20-17 W +31/15/06 at Indianapolis # 21-18 W +31/5/08 JACKSONVILLE # 31-29 L -22/1/08 vs. Arizona # 27-23 W +41/23/11 N.Y. JETS # 24-19 W +52/5/11 vs. Green Bay # 31-25 L -61/8/12 at Denver # 29-23 (OT) L -61/15/17 at Kansas City# 18-16 W +2*Overtime
BEN ROETHLISBERGER'S CAREER RUSHING TDSREGULAR-SEASON: 19
Date Opponent Play Result10/10/04 CLEVELAND Roethlisberger 6-yd. run W, 34-2310/10/05 at San Diego Roethlisberger 7-yd. run W, 24-2212/18/05 at Minnesota Roethlisberger 3-yd. run W, 18-31/1/06 DETROIT Roethlisberger 7-yd. run W, 35-2112/7/06 CLEVELAND Roethlisberger 2-yd. run W, 27-712/17/06 at Carolina Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 37-311/11/07 CLEVELAND Roethlisberger 30-yd. run W, 31-2812/2/07 CINCINNATI Roethlisberger 6-yd. run W, 24-1011/3/08 at Washington Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 23-611/20/08 CINCINNATI Roethlisberger 8-yd. run W, 27-109/20/09 at Chicago Roethlisberger 2-yd. run L, 17-149/27/09 at Cincinnati Roethlisberger 1-yd. run L, 23-2011/21/10 OAKLAND Roethlisberger 16-yd. run W, 35-312/23/10 CAROLINA Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 27-312/22/13 at Green Bay Roethlisberger 13-yd. run W, 38-3111/6/16 at Baltimore Roethlisberger 4-yd. run L, 21-149/16/18 KANSAS CITY Roethlisberger 3-yd. run L, 42-3711/4/18 at Baltimore Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 23-1611/18/18 at Jacksonville Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 20-16
POSTSEASON – 3Date Opponent Play Result1/2/06 at Denver Roethlisberger 4-yd. run W, 34-172/5/06 vs. Seattle Roethlisberger 1-yd. run W, 21-101/23/11 N.Y. JETS Roethlisberger 2-yd. run W, 24-19
Ben Roethlisberger’s Career Touchdown Passes (By Target): (400 Total)REGULAR SEASON – 370Antonio Brown (74); Heath Miller (41); Hines Ward (40); Mike Wallace (29); Santonio Holmes (18); JuJu Smith-Schuster (16); Martavis Bryant (14); Jerricho Cotchery (12); Emmanuel Sanders (11); Nate Washington (11); Jesse James (9); Le’Veon Bell (7); Matt Spaeth (7); Markus Wheaton (7); Plaxico Burress (6); Vance McDonald (5); Mewelde Moore (4); Willie Parker (4); Eli Rogers (4); Jerame Tuman (4); Najeh Davenport (3); Xavier Grimble (3); Antwaan Randle El (3); Jaylen Samuels (3); Sammie Coates (2); Darrius Heyward-Bey (2); Will Johnson (2); Rashard Mendenhall (2); Leonard Pope (2); Isaac Redman (2); Jay Riemersma (2); James Washington (2); Eric Ebron (1); Chase Claypool (1); Diontae Johnson (1); James Conner (1); Ladarius Green (1); Cobi Hamilton (1); Verron Haynes (1); Justin Hunter (1); David Johnson (1); Dan Kreider (1); Lance Moore (1); Quincy Morgan (1); Derek Moye (1); Roosevelt Nix (1); Michael Palmer (1); Weslye Saunders (1); Ryan Switzer (1); DeAngelo Williams (1); Cedrick Wilson (1).
POSTSEASON – 30Hines Ward (6); Antonio Brown (4); Heath Miller (4); Martavis Bryant (3); Santonio Holmes (3); Cedrick Wilson (2); Le’Veon Bell (1); Plaxico Burress (1); Jerricho Cotchery (1); Cobi Hamil-ton (1); Willie Parker (1); Antwaan Randle El (1); JuJu Smith-Schuster (1); Mike Wallace (1).
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result12/31/17 CLEVELAND 2.0 15 W
K CHRIS BOSWELL
50+YARD FIELD GOALS – Regular Season (8)Date Opponent Length Result10/18/15 ARIZONA 51 W12/6/15 INDIANAPOLIS 51 W11/16/17 TENNESSEE 50 W11/26/17 GREEN BAY 53 W12/10/17 BALTIMORE 52 W12/17/17 NEW ENGLAND 51 L11/8/18 CAROLINA 50 W11/3/19 INDIANAPOLIS 51 W
GAME-WINNING FGS (1 Minute of Regulation/Overtime) – Regular Season (5)Date Opponent Length Clock11/18/15 OAKLAND 18 0:0211/12/17 at Indianapolis 33 0:0011/26/17 GREEN BAY 53 0:0012/4/17 at Cincinnati 38 0:0012/10/17 BALTIMORE 46 0:42
GAME-WINNING FGS (1 Minute of Regulation/Overtime) – Postseason (1)Date Opponent Length Clock1/9/16 at Cincinnati 35 0:14
LB DEVIN BUSH
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (3)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result9/8/19 at New England 11 7 4 L9/22/19 at San Francisco 10 7 3 L12/29/19 at Baltimore 12 11 1 L
WR CHASE CLAYPOOL
40+ YARD RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Lg Result9/20/20 DENVER 84T L
RB JAMES CONNER
100-YARD GAMES (RUSHING) – Regular Season (8)Date Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TDs Result9/9/18 at Cleveland 31 135 4.4 2 T10/7/18 ATLANTA 21 110 5.2 2 W10/14/18 at Cincinnati 19 111 5.8 2 W10/28/18 CLEVELAND 24 146 6.1 2 W11/4/18 at Baltimore 24 107 4.5 0 W10/28/19 MIAMI 23 145 6.3 1 W9/20/20 DENVER 16 106 6.6 1 W9/27/20 HOUSTON 18 109 6.1 1 W
MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES – Regular Season (5)Date Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TDs Result9/9/18 at Cleveland 31 135 4.4 2 T10/7/18 ATLANTA 21 110 5.2 2 W10/14/18 at Cincinnati 19 111 5.8 2 W10/28/18 CLEVELAND 24 146 6.1 2 W12/2/18 L.A. CHARGERS 15 60 4.0 2 L10/13/19 at L.A. Chargers 16 41 2.6 2 W
LB BUD DUPREE
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (4)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result12/11/16 at Buffalo 2.5 11.0 W11/3/19 INDIANAPOLIS 2.0 15.0 W12/1/19 CLEVELAND 1.5 7 W9/27/20 HOUSTON 1.5 3 W
TE ERIC EBRON
100-YARD GAMES (RECEIVING) – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Result10/4/18 at New England 9 105 11.7 28 2 L
SEVEN OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (6)Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Result10/30/16 at Houston 7 79 11.3 34 0 L11/6/16 at Dallas 8 93 11.6 21 0 L12/26/16 at Minnesota 7 92 13.1 23 0 W12/10/17 at Tampa Bay 10 94 9.4 21 0 W10/4/18 at New England 9 105 11.7 28 2 L12/2/18 at Jacksonville 10 81 8.1 20 0 L
MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES – Regular Season (3)Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Result10/4/18 at New England 9 105 11.7 28 2 L11/11/18 MIAMI 5 45 9.0 14 2 W11/25/18 JACKSONVILLE 3 69 23.0 53 2 W
40+ YARD RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (6)Date Opponent Lg Result11/20/16 JACKSONVILLE 61 W10/25/15 MINNESOTA 55 L11/11/18 JACKSONVILLE 53 W9/29/19 OAKLAND 48 L12/21/15 at New Orleans 45 W10/29/17 PITTSBURGH 44 L
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (3)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result9/15/19 SEATTLE 11 8 3 L9/22/19 at San Francisco 10 7 3 L12/15/19 BUFFALO 11 10 1 L
S MINKAH FITZPATRICK
MULTIPLE INTERCEPTIONS – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent INTs Yds. Result10/28/19 MIAMI 2 6 W
CB JOE HADEN
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (3)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result9/14/14 NEW ORLEANS 10 6 4 W11/16/14 HOUSTON 13 10 3 L12/16/18 NEW ENGLAND 12 8 4 W
MULTIPLE INTERCEPTIONS – Regular Season (3)Date Opponent INTs Yds. Result11/17/13 at Cincinnati 2 44 L9/18/16 BALTIMORE 2 9 L12/8/19 at Arizona 2 4 W
CB MIKE HILTON
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result12/25/17 at Houston 3.0 28 W
DT CAMERON HEYWARD
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (9)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result12/21/14 KANSAS CITY 1.5 10.0 W10/2/16 KANSAS CITY 3.0 16.0 W10/1/17 at Baltimore 2.0 14.0 W11/16/17 TENNESSEE 2.0 23.0 W11/26/17 GREEN BAY 2.0 7.0 W12/25/17 at Houston 2.0 3.0 W10/7/18 ATLANTA 1.5 8.5 W11/8/18 CAROLINA 2.0 15.0 W12/30/18 CINCINNATI 2.0 15.0 W9/30/19 CINCINNATI 2.5 23.0 W
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result12/8/13 MIAMI 12 8 4 L
WR DIONTAE JOHNSON
SEVEN OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result12/22/19 at N.Y. Jets 8 81 10.1 29T 1 L9/20/20 DENVER 8 92 11.5 28T 1 W
MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD Result12/8/19 at Arizona 6 60 10.0 18 *2 W*PR TD
40+ YARD RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (2)Date Opponent Lg Result9/30/19 CINCINNATI 43 W10/29/19 MIAMI 45T W
PUNT RETURNS OF 20+ YARDS (1)Date Opponent Yds Returned to Result of Ensuing Drive12/8/19 at Arizona 85T --- Return Touchdown
TE VANCE MCDONALD
100-YARD GAMES – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result9/24/18 at Tampa Bay 112 4 28.0 75T 1 W
5 OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (6)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result11/29/15 ARIZONA 6 71 11.8 20 1 L12/27/15 at Detroit 5 61 12.2 26 1 L10/1/18 BALTIMORE 5 62 12.4 33 0 L10/14/18 at Cincinnati 7 68 9.7 26 0 W9/15/19 SEATTLE 7 38 5.4 8 0 L11/3/19 INDIANAPOLIS 5 30 6.0 13 1 W
40+ YARD RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (2)Date Opponent Lg Result9/24/18 at Tampa Bay 75T W12/23/18 at New Orleans 49 L
RB JAYLEN SAMUELS
100-YARD GAMES (RUSHING) – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TDs Result12/16/18 NEW ENGLAND 19 142 7.5 0 W
100-YARD GAMES (RECEIVING) – Regular Season (12)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result10/29/17 at Detroit 193 7 27.6 97T 1 W12/17/17 NEW ENGLAND 114 6 19.0 69 0 L12/31/17 CLEVELAND 143 9 15.9 46 1 W9/9/18 at Cleveland 119 5 23.8 67 0 T9/16/18 KANSAS CITY 121 13 9.3 21 1 L:9/24/18 at Tampa Bay 116 9 12.9 43 0 W10/14/18 at Cincinnati 111 7 15.9 29 0 W11/18/18 at Jacksonville 104 8 13.0 35 0 W1125/18 at Denver 189 13 14.5 97T 1 L12/9/18 at Oakland 130 8 16.3 43 2 L12/23/18 at New Orleans 115 11 10.5 23 0 L11/28/19 MIAMI 103 5 20.6 34 1 W
SEVEN OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (12)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result10/29/17 at Detroit 7 193 27.6 97T 1 W12/31/17 CLEVELAND 9 143 15.9 46 1 W9/16/18 KANSAS CITY 13 121 9.3 21 1 L9/24/18 at Tampa Bay 9 116 12.9 43 0 W10/14/18 at Cincinnati 7 111 15.9 29 0 W11/4/18 at Baltimore 7 78 11.1 22 0 W11/18/18 at Jacksonville 8 104 13.0 35 0 W1125/18 at Denver 13 189 14.5 97T 1 L12/9/18 at Oakland 8 130 16.3 43 2 L12/23/18 at New Orleans 11 115 10.5 23 0 L10/6/19 BALTIMORE 7 75 10.7 35 1 L9/20/20 DENVER 7 48 6.9 18 0 W
MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES – Regular Season (3)Date Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD Result12/31/17 CLEVELAND 9 143 15.9 46 *2 W12/9/18 at Oakland 8 130 16.3 43 2 L9/14/20 at N.Y. Giants 6 69 11.5 17 2 W*KR TD
40+ YARD RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (13)Date Opponent Lg Result10/29/17 at Detroit 97T W11/25/18 at Denver 97T L11/8/18 CAROLINA 75T W12/17/17 NEW ENGLAND 69 L9/9/18 at Cleveland 67 T10/29/17 at Detroit 41 W11/12/17 at Indianapolis 44 W12/25/17 at Houston 49 W12/31/17 CLEVELAND 46 W9/24/18 at Tampa Bay 43 W12/9/18 at Oakland 43 L9/15/19 SEATTLE 45 L9/22/19 at San Francisco 76T L
KICKOFF RETURNS OF 30+ YARDS (1)Date Opponent Yds Returned to Result of Ensuing Drive12/31/17 CLEVELAND 96T --- Touchdown (0-0; 0:12)
RB BENNY SNELL JR..
100-YARD GAMES (RUSHING) – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TDs Result9/14/20 at N.Y. Giants 19 113 5.9 0 W
DE STEPHON TUITT
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (4)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result9/20/15 SAN FRANCISCO 1.5 7.0 W1/3/16 at Cleveland 2.0 16.0 W11/20/16 at Cleveland 2.0 14.0 W9/15/19 SEATTLE 2.5 15.0 L
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result10/1/15 BALTIMORE 10 10 0 L
WR JAMES WASHINGTON
100-YARD GAMES – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result12/1/19 CLEVELAND 111 4 27.8 44T 1 W
5 OR MORE RECEPTIONS – Regular Season (4)Date Opponent Yds Rec Avg Lg TD Result11/10/19 L.A. RAMS 90 6 15.0 34 1 W12/15/19 BUFFALO 83 5 16.6 34 0 L12/22/19 at N.Y. Jets 41 5 8.2 13 0 L9/27/20 HOUSTON 36 5 7.2 15 0 W
LB T.J. WATT
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (8)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result9/10/17 at Cleveland 2.0 11 W9/9/18 at Cleveland 3.0 16 T10/7/18 ATLANTA 3.0 25 W11/18/18 at Jacksonville 2.0 11 W9/30/19 CINCINNATI 1.5 9 W10/28/19 MIAMI 2.0 16.0 W11/3/19 INDIANAPOLIS 1.5 13.0 W11/10/19 L.A. RAMS 2.0 15 W9/20/20 DENVER 2.5 20 W
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result9/9/18 at Cleveland 11 8 3 T
LB VINCE WILLIAMS
1.5 SACKS OR MORE – Regular Season (1)Date Opponent Sacks Yds. Lost Result10/15/17 at Kansas City 2.0 15.0 W
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Regular Season (4)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result9/29/13 vs. Minnesota (London) 10 6 4 L10/2/16 KANSAS CITY 15 13 2 W9/9/18 at Cleveland 12 4 8 T11/18/18 at Jacksonville 10 6 4 W
10 OR MORE TACKLES – Postseason (1)Date Opponent Tackles U A Result1/14/18 JACKSONVILLE 10 6 4 L
They got the lead with 7 seconds remaining in the half as Roethlisberger connected with WR James Washington, who dived into the end zone for a 13-yard score. Boswell made the PAT this time, and added a 36-yard field goal early in the final quarter. That came following the night’s biggest play.
Even though the Pittsburgh defense broke down as the Giants marched 87 yards on 19 plays in the third quarter, it still came up with a huge stop. LB Bud Dupree pressured quarterback Daniel Jones as he rolled left from the 4 and deflected his pass. DT Cam Heyward practically made a fair catch in the end zone for the interception.
Roethlisberger then took Pittsburgh 62 yards for the field goal and a 19-10 lead. He hit Smith-Schuster again for a 10-yard touchdown and a 26-10 lead before New York got a late TD.
Roethlisberger finished 21 of 32 for 229 yards has now thrown for 366 touchdowns, a franchise record, tying Eli Manning for the eighth most in NFL history.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – There was one overriding reason QB Ben Roethlisberger worked so hard to return from a major elbow injury.
His team.Roethlisberger, who missed the final 14 games last season after elbow surgery, threw for three scores
and the Steelers beat the New York Giants 26-16 at an empty and eerie MetLife Stadium. He also got all the help he could ask for from his defense and backup RB Bennie Snell.
A key part of it, along with several defensive plays and Snell’s 113 yards on 19 carries -- his first 100-yard performance in his second NFL season.
The defense, while not quite on the level of the famed Steel Curtain, was stingy and physical. It held Saquon Barkley to 6 yards on 15 carries, swarming in the backfield nearly all night.
Three Steelers stars got them their first touchdown. All-Pro LB T.J. Watt made a clever interception at the New York 36. Roethlisberger beat a blitz with a perfect throw to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 10-yard second-quarter score. K Chris Boswell’s extra point hit the upright, leaving them behind 10-9.
The Steelers’ offense responded with a nine-play, 59-yard drive in 3:19 for a 7-0 lead.CB Joe Haden’s interception of a Driskel pass that deflected off the hands of wide receiver Courtland
Sutton and 24-yard return set the Steelers up at the Denver 11 with 1:58 left in the second quarter. But this time Conner lost 1 yard on third-and-1 from the Broncos’ 2 and the Steelers settled for K Chris Boswell’s 21-yard field goal and a 17-3 lead.
In between, the Steelers sprinkled in some spectacular via an 84-yard connection from Roethlisberger to rookie second-round WR Chase Claypool. Roethlisberger let it fly on first-and-10 from the Steelers’ 16 and Claypool hauled the ball in over rookie third-round cornerback Michael Ojemudia, managed to navigate the sideline after coming down with it and sprinted the final 47 yards into the end zone.
Boswell’s extra point gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead with 6:23 left in the half.A 36-yard punt by P Dustin Colquitt and 9-yard return by Diontae Spencer started a Broncos’
possession at the Steelers’ 36 at the start of the second. Kicker Brandon McManus’ 49-yard field goal drew Denver to within 7-3 five plays later.
And a stop by the Denver defense on fourth-and-2 from the Broncos’ 35 (Roethlisberger threw incom-plete for TE Eric Ebron) turned into a six-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Noah Fant and a two-point conversion to Fant that sliced the Steelers’ lead to 17-14 with 1:07 left in the third.
The Steelers countered with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to WR Diontae Johnson, and with a safety when Broncos punter Sam Martin fumbled a snap and the ball was eventually knocked out of the back of the end zone.
Roethlisberger broke a tie with Eli Manning and assumed sole possession of eighth place on the NFL’s all-time touchdown passes list at 368.
His 311 passing yards moved him ahead of Manning and into seventh place all-time with 57,085.
PITTSBURGH – They started strong but in the end they were hanging on.All the twists and turns made the Steelers’ 26-21 victory over Denver this afternoon at Heinz Field
less than aesthetically pleasing, but the final result sure beat the alternative.“We were far from perfect,” head coach Mike Tomlin assessed. “We gotta get better. We’re thankful
to win in spite of it.The biggest play was made by SS Terrell Edmunds.Edmunds’ sack of Broncos backup quarterback Jeff Driskel on fourth-and-2 from the Steelers’ 15-yard
line with 1:51 left in the fourth quarter ended what turned out to be Denver’s final possession.The Broncos had driven from their 18 to the Steelers 15 but couldn’t finish what could have been a
game-stealing march.RB James Conner’s subsequent 59-yard burst allowed the Steelers to run out the clock.A fumble by RB Benny Snell immediately after the Steelers’ punt-return team had registered a
safety opened the door for the Broncos to get back in the game.Denver eventually turned that into a 16-yard touchdown pass from Driskell to running back Melvin
Gordon that brought the Broncos to within 26-21.QB Ben Roethlisberger finished 29-for-41 passing for 311 yards and two touchdowns, but he
was also intercepted once (the Broncos turned that turnover into a field goal and a 17-6 third-quarter deficit) and directed an offense that converted just two of 12 third downs.
“I didn’t play well and that’s on me,” he said.In the early stages it was the Steelers’ defense generating the turnovers and the Steelers’ offense
taking advantage.The tone was set on Denver’s second possession, when Steelers outside LB Bud Dupree sacked
quarterback Drew Lock and forced a fumble that was recovered by CB Mike Hilton and returned 8 yards to the Steelers’ 41.
Denver lost Lock (shoulder) for the remainder of the afternoon on the play, the first of five sacks registered by the Steelers in the first half.
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORESteelers 1 4:23 J.Conner 2 yd. run (C.Boswell kick) 9-59, 3:19 0-7Broncos 2 12:07 B.McManus 49 yd. Field Goal 5-5, 2:53 3-7Steelers 2 6:23 C.Claypool 84 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (C.Boswell kick) 1-84, 0:11 3-14Steelers 2 0:39 C.Boswell 21 yd. Field Goal 4-8, 1:19 3-17Broncos 3 8:00 B.McManus 28 yd. Field Goal 10-31, 3:50 6-17Broncos 3 1:07 N.Fant 20 yd. pass from J.Driskel (J.Driskel-N.Fant pass) 6-65, 2:47 14-17Steelers 4 11:26 D.Johnson 28 yd. pass from B.Roethlisberger (C.Boswell kick) 9-75, 4:41 14-24Steelers 4 10:01 S.Martin tackled in end zone by D.Watt for a Safety 14-26Broncos 4 7:43 M.Gordon 16 yd. pass from J.Driskel (B.McManus kick) 6-54, 1:58 21-26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Steelers – J. Conner 16-106, 1 TD; B. Snell 3-5; B.Roethlisberger 3-(-2) Broncos – M. Gordon 19-70; R.Freeman 3-20, K. Hamler 1-9; J. Driskel 2-5; S. Martin 1-0.
Steelers – B.Roethlisberger 21-32-0, 229, 3 TDsBroncos – D. Lock 1-5, 20; J. Driskel 18-34, 256 2 TDs, 1 INTSteelers – D.Johnson 8-92, 1 TDs; J. Smith-Schuster 7-48; C Claypool 3-88, 1 TD; E. Ebron 3-43; J. Washington 3-22; J. Conner 2-15; J. Samuels 1-4; V. McDonald 1-3; B. Snell 1-(-4). Broncos – J. Jeudy 4-62; N. Fant 4-57, 1 TD; C. Sutton 3-66; K. Hamler 3-48; T. Patrick 2-24; M. Gordon 2-14, 1 TD; D. Hamilton 1-5.
Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR 18 D.Johnson DT 97 C. Heyward WR 14 C. Sutton DE 96 S. HarrisLT 78 A.Villanueva DB 28 M. Hilton TE 87 N. Fant NT 98 M. PurcellLG 71 M.Feiler DE 91 S.Tuitt LT 72 G. Bolles DE 99 J. CaseyC 53 M.Pouncey LOLB 90 T. Watt LG 66 D. Risner SLB 97 J. AttaochuRG 61 S.Wisniewski LILB 55 D.Bush C 79 L. Cushenberry WLB 55 B. ChubbRT 76 C. Okorafor RILB 98 V.Williams RG 61 G. Glasgow ILB 45 A. JohnsonTE 85 E. Ebron ROLB 48 B.Dupree RT 68 E. Wilkinson ILB 47 J. JewellRB 30 J. Conner LCB 23 J.Haden RB 25 M. Gordon RCB 29 B. CallahanTE 89 V. McDonald FS 39 M.Fitzpatrick WR 10 J. Jeudy SS 22 K. JacksonQB 7 B.Roethlisberger SS 34 T. Edmunds WR 81 T. Patrick FS 31 J. SimmonsWR 19 J.Smith-Schuster RCB 22 S.Nelson QB 3 D. Lock LCB 23 M. Ojemudia
The Steelers had closed to within 21-20 on a 26-yard field goal from K Chris Boswell with 9:54 left in the third quarter. Their 12-play, 62-yard drive in 5:06 required a pair of fourth-down conversions, one a 2-yard effort by Conner to the Houston 48-yard line and one on a 29-yard pass interference penalty on a deep ball to WR Chase Claypool that set the Steelers up at the Texans’ 10.
The drive that closed out the game included a 7-yard pass from Roethlisberger to WR James Wash-ington on fourth-and-1 from the Houston 35 with 3:11 left in the fourth
The Steelers responded to an early 14-3 deficit with consecutive touchdown drives for a 17-14 advantage.Roethlisberger found TE Eric Ebron with a back shoulder-fade on third-and-goal from the Houston
10 with 5:05 left in the second quarter. Boswell’s extra point brought the Steelers to within 14-10.The Steelers got the ball back 2:38 before the break and turned the possession into a seven-play,
63-yard march for a touchdown in 1:24. Smith-Schuster ran through the Houston secondary uncovered and walked into the end zone on a drive-capping, 26-yard catch-and-run touchdown. Boswell’s PAT made in 17-14 Steelers with 1:14 remaining in the second.
It took the Texans just 50 seconds to re-take the lead.A five-play, 75-yard drive ended with a 14-yard fade from quarterback Deshaun Watson to wide
receiver Will Fuller over CB Steven Nelson in the back of the end zone. Ka’imi Fairbairn’s extra point gave Houston a 21-17 lead with 24 seconds left before halftime.
PITTSBURGH – QB Ben Roethlisberger’s record-setting afternoon turned into a first-half shootout with Houston.
Roethlisberger appeared in his 221st regular-season game, which broke a tie with Hall-of-Fame center Mike Webster and elevated Roethlisberger into sole possession of first place on the Steelers’ all-time list.
The Steelers made it an occasion to celebrate with a 28-21 victory over the Texans.The Steelers improved to 3-0.What had been a back-and-forth exhibit of offense in the first two quarters turned into a slug-fest
in the second half.Trailing 21-20 in the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger directed a 12-play, 79-yard drive in 7:03 that ended
on a 12-yard burst for a touchdown by RB James Conner and a pass for a two-point conversion from Roethlisberger to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and a 28-21 Steelers’ lead with 6:24 left in regulation.
The Texans failed to manage a first down on their next possession and punted, and the Steelers exhausted the final 4:47 left on the clock.
Houston had put up 21 points and gained 209 total net yards in the first half.The Steelers’ defense pitched a second-half shutout while limiting the Texans to 51 total net yards
and two first downs, and coming up with the game’s only turnover, an interception by nickel CB Mike Hilton that set the table for what became the game-winning drive.
“They had a really good plan,” Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said of the Texans. “It took us a while to get adjusted to it. It took us a while to find our rhythm.”
Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR 18 D.Johnson DT 97 C. Heyward WR 18 R. Cobb DE 99 J.J. WattLT 78 A.Villanueva DB 28 M. Hilton TE 87 D. Fells DT 92 B. DunnLG 71 M.Feiler DE 91 S.Tuitt LT 78 L. Tunsil DT 96 P. HallC 53 M.Pouncey LOLB 90 T. Watt LG 74 M. Scharping LB 59 W. MercilusRG 61 S.Wisniewski LILB 55 D.Bush C 66 N. Martin LB 41 Z. CunninghamRT 76 C. Okorafor RILB 98 V.Williams RG 73 Z. Fulton LB 55 B. McKinneyTE 85 E. Ebron ROLB 48 B.Dupree RT 71 T. Howard DB 33 A. MooreRB 30 J. Conner LCB 23 J.Haden RB 31 D. Johnson CB 21 B. RobyTE 89 V. McDonald FS 39 M.Fitzpatrick WR 15 W. Fuller S 23 E. MurrayQB 7 B.Roethlisberger SS 34 T. Edmunds WR 13 B. Cooks s 20 Ju. ReidWR 19 J.Smith-Schuster RCB 22 S.Nelson QB 4 D. Watson CB 26 V. Hargreaves
OVERTIME GAME WON By Steelers – Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 24, 1/1/17 By Opponent – Chicago 23, Pittsburgh 17, 9/24/17
Tie Game Home – Pittsburgh 34, Atlanta 34, 11/10/02 Away – Pittsburgh 21, at Cleveland 21, 9/9/18
Shutout By Steelers – Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0, 12/24/11 By Opponent – Jacksonville 9, Pittsburgh 0, 9/18/06
Kickoff Returned for a TD By Steelers – JuJu Smith Schuster (96 yards) vs. Cleveland, 12/31/17 By Opponent – Jacoby Jones (108 yards) vs. Baltimore, 11/2/14
Punt Returned for a TD By Steelers – Diontae Johnson (85 yards) vs. Arizona, 12/8/19 By Opponent – Desmond King II (73 yards) vs. LA Chargers, 12/2/18
Intercepted Pass Returned for a TD By Steelers – Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Indianapolis, 11/3/19 By Opponent – Shawn Williams vs. Cincinnati, 12/30/18
Fumble Returned for a TD By Steelers – Minkah Fitzpatrick (43 yards) vs. Los Angeles Rams, 11/10/19 By Opponent – Jordan Richards (0 yards) at Baltimore Ravens, 12/31/19
Blocked Punt By Steelers – Roosevelt Nix vs. Atlanta, 10/7/18 By Opponent – Javorius Allen at Baltimore, 11/6/16
Blocked Punt for a TD By Steelers – Tyler Matakevich (0-yard recovered by Anthony Chickillo) at Cleveland, 9/10/17 By Opponent – Chris Moore (14 yards) at Baltimore, 11/6/16
Blocked Field Goal By Steelers – J.J. Fort at New Orleans, 12/23/18 By Opponent – Justin Simmons at Denver, 11/25/18
Blocked Field Goal for a TD By Steelers – Bob O’Neill (73 yards) vs. Chicago Cards, 10/13/57 By Opponent – Chris Moore (14 yards) at Baltimore, 11/6/16
Blocked PAT By Steelers – Cameron Heyward vs. Indianapolis, 11/3/19 By Opponent – Margus Hunt at Indianapolis, 11/12/17
Safety Scored By Steelers – 9/20/20 vs. Denver Broncos (Sam Martin tackled in endzone by Derek Watt) By Opponent – 12/31/19 at Baltimore Ravens (Devlin Hodges called for intentional grounding in the endzone)
Two 100-Yard Rushers in Same Game By Steelers – 9/21/14 at Carolina (Le’Veon Bell 147, LeGarrette Blount 118) By Opponent – None
200 Yards Rushing By Steelers – Le’Veon Bell (236 yards) at Buffalo, 12/11/16 By Opponent – Jay Ajayi (204 yards) at Miami, 10/16/16
300 Yards Passing By Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger (311 yards)vs. Denver Broncos, 9/20/20 By Opponent – Drew Brees (326 yards) at New Orleans, 12/23/18
400 Yards Passing By Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger (402 yards) at Denver, 11/25/18 By Opponent – Ryan Fitzpatrick (411 yards) at Tampa Bay,9/24/18
500 Yards Passing By Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger (506 yards) vs. Baltimore, 12/10/17 By Opponent – None
200 Yards Receiving By Steelers – Markus Wheaton (201 yards) at Seattle, 11/29/15 By Opponent – A.J. Green (224 yards) at Cincinnati, 12/7/14
Four TD Passes By Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger vs. Green Bay, 11/26/17 By Opponent – Derek Carr vs. Oakland, 11/8/15
Five TD Passes By Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger vs. Carolina, 11/8/18 By Opponent – Russell Wilson at Seattle, 11/29/15
Six TD Passes By Steelers – Ben Roethlisberger vs. Baltimore, 11/2/14 By Opponent – Patrick Mahomes vs. Kansas City, 9/16/18
Three TD Receptions By Steelers – Antonio Brown vs. Tennessee, 11/16/17 By Opponent – Doug Baldwin at Seattle, 11/29/15
Four TD Receptions By Steelers – Roy Jefferson vs. Atlanta, 11/3/68 By Opponent – Don Beebe at Buffalo, 9/8/91
Three TDs Rushing By Steelers – Le’Veon Bell at Buffalo, 12/11/16 By Opponent – Arlen Harris vs. St. Louis, 10/26/03
Four Field Goals By Steelers – Chris Boswell vs. Indianapolis, 11/3/19 By Opponent – Justin Tucker at Baltimore, 12/31/1
Five Field Goals By Steelers – Chris Boswell at Cincinnati, 10/22/17 By Opponent – Matt Prater at Detroit, 10/29/17
Six Field Goals By Steelers – Chris Boswell at Cincinnati, 12/18/16 By Opponent – Todd Peterson vs. Seattle, 9/26/99
Three Interceptions By Steelers – Darren Perry at Cleveland, 9/11/94 By Opponent – Dick Anderson (4) at Miami, 12/3/73
Four Interceptions By Steelers – Jack Butler vs. Washington, 12/13/53 By Opponent – Dick Anderson at Miami, 12/3/73
Three Sacks By Steelers – T.J. Watt vs. Atlanta, 10/17/18 By Opponent – Terrell Suggs at Baltimore, 9/11/11
Four Sacks By Steelers – Joey Porter at Tampa Bay, 10/21/01 By Opponent – Alfred Williams vs. Cincinnati, 10/16/94
Five Sacks By Steelers – Joe Greene at Houston, 12/10/72 By Opponent – None
Gained 500 Yards of Total Offense By Steelers – 527 (75 rushing, 452 passing) at Denver, 11/25/18 By Opponent – 610 (197 rushing, 413 passing) at New England, 11/3/13
Limited Team to Under 100 Yards of Total Offense By Steelers – 98 (81 rushing, 17 passing), 10/29/06 at Oakland By Opponent – 53 (36 rushing, 17 passing), 9/10/89 vs. Cleveland
Three Interceptions (TEAM) By Steelers – vs. Arizona, 12/8/19 By Opponent – vs. Buffalo (4), 12/15/19
Four Interceptions (TEAM) By Steelers – vs. Tennessee 11/16/17 By Opponent – vs. Buffalo, 12/15/19
Five Interceptions (TEAM) By Steelers – vs. New England, 12/5/93 By Opponent – vs. Jacksonville, 10/8/17
Five Takeaways (TEAM) By Steelers – (5) at San Francisco, 9/22/19, (2 INT, 3 FUM) By Opponent – (5) vs. Buffalo, 12/15/19 (4 INT, 1 FUM)
Six Takeaways (TEAM) By Steelers – (7) at Tennessee, 9/19/10, (3 INT, 4 FUM) By Opponent – (6) at Cleveland, 9/9/18 (4 INT, 2 FUM)
Two 100-Yard Receivers in Same Game By Steelers – at New Orleans (Brown 185, Smith-Schuster 115), 12/23/18 By Opponent – vs. Kansas City (Kelce 109, Watkins 100), 9/16/18
100 Yards Rushing By Steelers – vs. Houston (38-169), 9/27/20 By Opponent –vs. Denver (26-104), 9/20/20
200 Yards Rushing By Steelers – at Buffalo (42-240), 12/11/16 By Opponent – at Baltimore (44-223), 12/31/19
100-Yard Rusher and 100-Yard Receiver By Steelers – vs. Miami (Conner 145, Smith-Schuster 103), 11/28/19 By Opponent – vs. Dallas (Elliott 114, Bryant 116), 11/13/16
100-Yard Rusher and Two 100-Yard Receivers By Steelers – at Cincinnati (Conner 111, Smith-Schuster 111, Brown 105), 10/7/18 By Opponent – at New England (Ridley 115, Gronkowski 143, Dobson 130), 11/3/13
100-Yard Rusher, 300-Yard Passer and 100-Yard Receiver By Steelers – at Cleveland (Conner 135, Roethlisberger 335,Smith-Schuster 119), 9/9/18 By Opponent – vs. Dallas (Elliott 114, Prescott 319, Bryant 116), 11/13/16
100-Yard Rusher, 300-Yard Passer and Two 100-Yard Receivers By Steelers – at Cincinnati (Conner 111, Smith-Schuster 111, Brown 105, Roethlisberger 369), 10/14/18 By Opponent – at New England (Ridley 115, Brady 432, Gronkowski 143, Dobson 130), 11/3/13
100-Yard Rusher and 300-Yard Passer By Steelers – vs. Indianapolis (D. Williams 134, Roethlisberger 364), 12/6/15 By Opponent – at New England (Ridley 115, Brady 432), 11/3/13
100-Yard Receiver and 300-Yard Passer By Steelers – at Denver (Smith-Schuster 189, Roethlisberger 462), 11/25/18 By Opponent – at Los Angeles Chargers (Henry 100, Rivers 320), 10/13/19
Two 100-Yard Receivers and 300-Yard Passer By Steelers – at New Orleans (Brown 185, Smith-Schuster 115, Roethlisberger 462), 12/23/18 By Opponent – vs. Kansas City (Kelce 109, Watkins 100, Mahomes 326), 9/16/18
100-Yard Rusher, 100-Yard Receiver, 200-Yard Receiver and 400-Yard Passer By Steelers – vs. Atlanta (Zereoue 123, Burress 253, Ward 139, Maddox 473), 11/10/02 By Opponent – None
100-Yard Rusher, Two 100-Yard Receivers and 400-Yard Passer By Steelers – vs. Atlanta (Zereoue 123, Burress 253, Ward 139, Maddox 473), 11/10/02 By Opponent – at New England (Ridley 115, Gronkowski 143, Dobson 130, Brady 432), 11/3/13
Three 100-Yard Receivers and 300-Yard Passer By Steelers – vs. Chicago Cardinals (Orr 205, McClairen 139, Tracy 106, Layne 409), 12/13/58 By Opponent – at St. Louis (D. Williams 114, Conrad 133, Smith 105, Hart 353), 11/10/68
Three Rushing Touchdowns By Steelers – at Buffalo (Bell 3), 12/11/16 By Opponent – at New Orleans (Kamara 2, Ingram 1), 12/23/18
Four Rushing Touchdowns By Steelers – vs. Detroit (Bettis 3, Roethlisberger 1), 1/1/06 By Opponent – at San Diego (McGee 2, Anderson 1, Spencer 1), 12/8/85
Five Rushing Touchdowns By Steelers – at Kansas City (Bettis 2, Stewart 2, Pegram 1), 11/3/96 By Opponent – at Cleveland (Hanulak 3, Morrison 1, Reynolds 1), 12/12/54
Three Touchdown Passes By Steelers – at New York Giants (Roethlisberger 3), 9/14/20 By Opponent – at Tampa Bay (Fitzpatrick 3), 9/29/18
Four Touchdown Passes By Steelers – vs. Carolina (Roethlisberger 5), 11/8/18 By Opponent – at Seattle (Wilson 5), 11/29/15
Five Touchdown Passes By Steelers – vs. Carolina (Roethlisberger 5), 11/8/18 By Opponent – vs. Kansas City (Mahomes 6), 9/16/18
Six Touchdown Passes By Steelers – vs. Baltimore (Roethlisberger 6), 11/2/14 By Opponent – vs. Kansas City (Mahomes 6), 9/16/18
Six Sacks By Steelers – at Jacksonville (6-40), 11/18/18 By Opponent – vs. Baltimore (6-34), 11/20/05
Seven or more Sacks By Steelers – vs. Denver Broncos (7-61), 9/20/20 By Opponent – at Cleveland (8-60), 12/20/09
Two Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Steelers – at Cincinnati (M. Fitzpatrick 1, B. Dupree 1), 11/24/19 By Opponent – at New Orleans (Okafor 1, Davis 1), 12/23/18
Three Opponent Fumble Recoveries By Steelers – at San Francisco (D. Bush 2, T. Watt 1), 9/22/19 By Opponent – at Cleveland (Schobert 2, Peppers 1), 9/9/18
Shutout on Road By Steelers – at Cleveland (41-0), 12/24/05 By Opponent – at Baltimore (0-27), 11/26/06
Shutout at Home By Steelers – vs. St. Louis (27-0), 12/24/11 By Opponent – vs. Baltimore (0-16), 9/3/00
Overtime Win away from Pittsburgh By Steelers – at Buffalo (19-16), 11/28/10 By Opponent – at Dallas (27-24), 12/16/12
Overtime Win in Pittsburgh By Steelers – vs. Cleveland (27-24), 1/1/17 By Opponent – vs. Baltimore (23-20), 10/1/15
40 Points By Steelers – vs. Atlanta (41-17), 10/17/18 By Opponent – vs. Kansas City (42-37), 9/16/18
50 Points By Steelers – vs. Carolina (52-21), 11/8/18 By Opponent – at New England (55-31), 11/3/13
Two-Point Conversion By Steelers –vs. Houston (Roethlisberger - Smith-Schuster pass), 9/27/20 By Opponent – vs. Denver (Driskel-Fant pass), 9/20/20
Missed Point-After-Touchdown Attempt By Steelers – at New York Giants (Chris Boswell missed kick), 9/14/20 By Opponent – vs. Indianapolis (Adam Vinatieri kick blocked by Cameron Heyward), 11/3/19