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Minnesota Vikings (1-0) Friday, Aug. 11 @ New York Giants W, 20-12 (KDKA)
Sunday, Aug. 20 ATLANTA W, 17-13 (KDKA)
DATE: Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 | KICKOFF: 1 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 26 INDIANAPOLIS L, 19-15 (KDKA)
SITE: Heinz Field (68,400) Pittsburgh, Pa. Thursday, Aug. 31 @ Carolina W, 17-14 (KDKA)
PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass
REGULAR SEASON (1-0)
TV COVERAGE: FOX (locally WPGH-TV, channel 53)
Sunday, Sept. 10 @ Cleveland W, 21-18 (CBS)
ANNOUNCERS: Kenny Albert (play-by-play)
Sunday, Sept. 17 MINNESOTA 1 p.m. (FOX)
Ronde Barber (analyst) | Kristina Pink (sideline)
Sunday, Sept. 24 @ Chicago 1 p.m. (CBS)
LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio Network
Sunday, Oct. 1 @ Baltimore 1 p.m. (CBS)
WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Sunday, Oct. 8 JACKSONVILLE* 1 p.m. (CBS)
ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Sunday, Oct. 15 @ Kansas City* 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Woley (sideline) Sunday, Oct. 22 CINCINNATI* 1 p.m. (CBS)
NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio Sunday, Oct. 29 @ Detroit* 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Nov. 5 BYE WEEK
ANNOUNCERS: Adam Amin (play-by-play) | Bill Polian (analyst)
Sunday, Nov. 12 @ Indianapolis* 1 p.m. (CBS)
www.steelers.com POSTSEASON
@SteelersPRDept
Lynn Swann
Mike Webster
The Steelers Communications Department has Rod Woodson
created a Twitter account @SteelersPRDept for
media to follow for news and information relating to Each inductee will receive a replica of a solid steel football,
the team. The departments Twitter account is the which will replicate the original that was given to Steelers founder
Art Rooney Sr. by the United States Steel Corporation and United
the primary platform for how the team disseminates
Steel Workers in 1982 on the occasion of the teams 50th Season.
news and information including press releases,
They will be part of a display to be located inside the FedEx
media advisories, practice and media availability Great Hall at Heinz Field.
times and more. The Steelers announced plans for a Hall of Honor on Aug. 1.
The Hall of Honor will induct former players, coaches, and front
oce personnel who were integral in creating and sustaining the
franchises success dating back to when the team was founded
in 1933.
STEELERS 2017 DRAFT CLASS 2017 BY THE NUMBERS
LB T.J. Watt (1st round, 30th overall): Played collegiately at 3RD
the University of Wisconsin...appeared in 27 games, making 14 LB T.J. Watt became the third player in NFL history - rst on
starts, over a two-year span...recorded 70 tackles, including 17 Kicko Weekend - to record 2.0 sacks and an interception in an
stops for losses and 11.5 sacks in his career. NFL debut, accomplishing the feat in Week One at Cleveland.
He joined Charles Glaze (Oct. 4, 1987) and Tommy Haynes
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (2nd round, 62nd overall): Played (Oct. 4, 1987).
collegiately at the University of Southern California...totaled 213
catches for 3,092 yards with 25 touchdown catches in 40 games
played (39 starts). 8
The Steelers have won each of their previous eight regular-
RB James Conner (3rd round, 105th overall): Finished his Uni- season games, including ve on the road, dating back Nov. 20,
versity of Pittsburgh career second on the schools all-time charts 2016 at Cleveland.
for rushing yards (3,733), total touchdowns (56) and rushing
touchdowns (52) charts, while setting Atlantic Coast Conference 10TH
records in total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns. TE Jesse James opened the 2017 season with his rst career
multi-touchdown game - catching two scoring tosses from
QB Joshua Dobbs (4th round, 135th overall): Compiled a 23-12 QB Ben Roethlisberger. It marked the 10th such game by a
record as a starting quarterback at the University of Tennessee, Steelers tight end since 1960 and rst since 2012 (Heath Miller,
including 3-0 in Bowl games...his collegiate numbers include Sept. 23, at Oakland).
9,360 yards of total oense (7,138 passing, 2,160 rushing and 62
receiving), while setting school records for career rushing yards by 11-4
a quarterback, career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (32) Pittsburgh improved to 11-4 on Kicko Weekend since 2003,
and single-season rushing scores by a quarterback (12 in 2016). with a 21-18 win at Cleveland on Sept. 10
47,077
QB Ben Roethlisberger surpassed Fran Tarkenton (47,003)
for the ninth-most passing yards in NFL history, increasing his
career total to 47,077 on Kicko Weekend.
FROM LAST WEEKS GAME AT CLEVELAND FROM LAST WEEKS GAME AT CLEVELAND
THE STEELERS WR ANTONIO BROWN
The Steelers are now 71-58 in regular-season history Made his 75th career start in NFL regular-season
against the Browns, 28-37 on the road and 15-4 at games and set a Steelers Kicko Weekend game
FirstEnergy Stadium. record for receptions (11). His 182 receiving yards
Pittsburgh is now 5-2 against Cleveland in Kicko are the second-most receiving yards by a Steeler in a
Weekend games and has won each of the previous Week One game.
four Week One matchups in series history. Recorded his 30th career 100-yard receiving game
Pittsburgh has won each of the previous ve regular- breaking a tie with Hines Ward for the most such
season games vs. Cleveland and three consecutive games in Steelers history.
on the road. Since entering the NFL in 2010, is one of four active
Pittsburgh improved to 11-6 in regular-season games players with at least 30 100-yard receiving games.
against Cleveland in the month of September (5-5 on Has registered at least one reception in 109
the road in the month). consecutive games in which he has played, including
Pittsburgh has won eight consecutive regular-season the postseason dating back to October 3, 2010.
games, dating back to Nov. 20, 2016, at Cleveland. Has registered at least one reception in 100
Pittsburgh has won ve consecutive regular-season consecutive regular-season games dating back to
road games, dating back to Nov. 20, 2016, at Cleveland. October 3, 2010.
Pittsburgh improved to 11-4 in its last 15 season- Increased his Steelers record to 14 games with 10
opening games (since 2003). or more catches.
The Steelers are 43-36-4 all-time on Kicko Weekend. Ended the rst half with six catches for 102 yards to
The teams 43 wins in Week One of the regular season mark the seventh time in his NFL career eclipsing 100
are tops in the AFC (fth-most in the NFL). receiving yards in the opening half of a game.
The Steelers are 445-282-2 during the regular season Caught a 50-yard reception from QB Ben
since 1970. Roethlisberger in the second quarter the 12th
The defense totaled seven sacks the teams most reception of 50 yards or more in his NFL career and
sacks in a game since eight on Nov. 20, 2016 at rst since Oct. 23, 2016 vs. New England.
Cleveland.
RB LeVEON BELL
HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN Rushed for 32 yards on 10 carries and had three
Improved his regular-season record to 104-57 since catches for 15 yards.
becoming the Steelers head coach in 2007 (45-36 on Surpassed Willie Parker (6,075) for the eighth most
the road). scrimmage yards in Steelers history, now with 6,097.
Improved to 7-4 as the Steelers head coach on Increased his career scrimmage yards total to 6,097
Kicko Weekend. the second-most by a Steeler in their rst ve years
Improved to 18-3 as the Steelers head coach in with the team.
regular-season games vs. Cleveland (8-3 on the road).
Is now 78-43 in regular-season games vs. AFC teams TE JESSE JAMES
(34-27 on the road). Caught six passes for 41 yards with two touchdown
Improved his head coaching record to 42-19 vs. AFC catches.
North opponents (19-12 on the road). Posted the rst career multi-touchdown game of his
Improved to 20-15 in regular-season games during NFL career catching a four-yard scoring pass from
the month of September (9-12 on the road during the QB Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter to give
month). the Steelers a 14-7 lead and a two-yard strike from
Is now 79-14 when the Steelers hold a lead at halftime. Roethlisberger in the third quarter.
His multi-touchdown game marked the 10th such
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER game by a Steelers tight end since 1960 and the rst
Completed 24-of-36 passes for 263 yards with two since 2012 (Heath Miller, Sept. 23, 2012 at Oakland).
touchdowns and an interception for a 95.0 passer
rating. G DAVID DeCASTRO
Improved to 124-60 as a starter during the regular Extended his consecutive regular-season games
season (55-38 on the road). started streak to 57 the fourth-longest active
Increased his Steelers franchise record for the most consecutive games started streak among NFL guards.
wins as a starting quarterback to 124 (Terry Bradshaw,
107).
Is now 21-2 against Cleveland in the regular-season
as a starter (11-2 on the road).
Increased his record among NFL quarterbacks in
career totals against Cleveland to 436 completions,
5,753 passing yards and 37 touchdown passes.
Has compiled a record of 50-17 as a starter against
AFC North opponents (24-10 on the road).
Surpassed Philip Rivers (3,811) for the 10th-most
pass completions in NFL history, now with 3,828 in
his NFL career.
Surpassed Fran Tarkenton (47,003) for the ninth-most
passing yards in NFL history, now with 47,077 in his
NFL career.
FROM LAST WEEKS GAME AT CLEVELAND FROM LAST WEEKS GAME AT CLEVELAND
CB WILLIAM GAY LB T.J. WATT
Extended his consecutive regular season games Recorded six tackles (ve solo), 2.0 sacks (11 yards),
played streak to 161 the longest active consecutive two quarterback hits and an interception in his NFL
games played streak among NFL defensive players. debut.
Became the third player in NFL history - rst on Kicko
CB JOE HADEN Weekend - to record 2.0 sacks and an interception in
Made his Steelers debut, appearing in the 91st game an NFL debut, joining Charles Glaze (Oct. 4, 1987) and
of his NFL regular-season career and posted six tackles Tommy Haynes (Oct. 4, 1987).
and 1.0 sack. Is the rst Steeler with at least 2.0 sacks in their NFL
Brought down Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer for a debut since sacks became an ocial statistic in 1982
sack of three yards to end the rst half his rst sack (previous mark, 1.5, Kenny Davidson, Sept. 9, 1990
with the Steelers third of his NFL career and rst at Cleveland).
since Sept. 11, 2011 (with Cleveland). Is the rst Steeler with at least 2.0 sacks and an
interception in the same game since 2010 (LaMarr
S MIKE MITCHELL Woodley, Dec. 12 vs. Cincinnati).
Extended his consecutive regular season games Brought down Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer for
started streak to 63 the third-longest active losses of eight and three yards in the third quarter.
consecutive games started streak among NFL safeties. Picked o Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer in the third
Appeared in the 125th regular-season game of his quarter and returned the ball 17 yards.
NFL career.
DE CAMERON HEYWARD
LB ANTHONY CHICKILLO Sacked Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer for a loss of
Recovered a punt blocked by Tyler Matakevich in the four yards, increasing his career sack total to 26.0 the
end zone for the teams rst touchdown of 2017 and to 14th-most by a Steeler since the stat became ocial
mark the Steelers rst blocked punt for a touchdown in 1982.
since 1998 (Lance Brown block/Fred McAfee recovery,
at Kansas City, Oct. 26).
Sacked Cleveland QB DeShone Kizer in the rst
quarter for a loss of seven yards, increasing his career
total to 3.5.
LB TYLER MATAKEVICH
Blocked a punt that was recovered by Anthony
Chickillo in the end zone for a touchdown in the opening
quarter.
LB RYAN SHAZIER
Led the defense with seven tackles (four solo) and
added a quarterback hit.
STEELERS-VIKINGS HISTORY THE LAST TIME VS. MINNESOTA
Series History: Series began in 1962
Overall Regular Season: Vikings lead, 9-7 Minnesota 34, Pittsburgh 27
At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 5-4 Sept. 29, 2013
At Minnesota: Vikings lead, 5-2 Wembley Stadium (83,518)
(includes 2013 meeting at Wembley Stadium)
Neutral Sites: n/a
LONDON - Pittsburgh fell short in its attempt to rally from a 17-point
second-half decit and lost to the Minnesota Vikings, 34-27, at Wembley
Streak: Vikings won previous meeting Stadium.
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Sept. 29, 2013, at Minnesota The Vikings scored 10 points in the rst seven minutes of the game. K
Minnesota 34, Pittsburgh 27 Blair Walsh connected on a 54-yard eld goal to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead,
and on the Vikings next drive, QB Matt Cassel found WR Greg Jennings for
Postseason Series: Steelers lead, 1-0 a 70-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead, 10-0.
Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 12, 1975, in New Orleans, La. On the Steelers ensuing drive, QB Ben Roethlisberger led the team on
Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 an eight-play, 75-yard drive that was capped o by an eight-yard rushing
touchdown by rookie RB LeVeon Bell. But on the Vikings next drive, RB
(preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) Adrian Peterson scored on a 60-yard touchdown run to extend Minnesotas
lead to 17-7.
This weeks game will mark the 17th regular-season meeting K Shaun Suisham made a 26-yard eld goal late in the second quarter
between Pittsburgh and Minnesota, with the Vikings holding a to cut the lead, 17-10. Walsh made a 37-yarder with less than 40 seconds
remaining in the half to give Minnesota a 20-10 lead at halftime.
two-game advantage in the series (9-7)...Sundays game will be Early in the third quarter, Bell scored on a one-yard run to cut the lead,
the 10th time the two teams will meet in Pittsburgh, where the 20-17. Peterson though would score again, this time on a seven-yard run,
Steelers have won each of the previous two home games in the to give the Vikings a 10-point advantage again, 27-17.
Roethlisberger was picked o by LB Chad Greenway midway through the
series...the two teams have met four times in the month of September
third quarter which set the Vikings up in Steelers territory. Two plays later,
during the regular-season, with the Vikings holding a 3-1 advantage Cassel found Jennings again for a touchdown to give the Vikings a 17-point
in the month of September vs. the Steelers. lead, 34-17.
Early in the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger connected with WR Jerricho
Cotchery for a 15-yard touchdown to cut the lead, 34-24. Suisham made a
2017 TEAM STATS 28-yarder with less than four minutes to play to cut the lead 34-27.
Pittsburgh had one nal chance to tie the game. Roethlisberger led the
Steelers Category Vikings team to the Vikings six yard line but was sacked and stripped on third-and-
21.0..................................... Points Scored Per Game ...............................29.0
18.0..................................... Points Allowed Per Game ..............................19.0
goal, which sealed the game for Minnesota.
16.0....................................... First Downs Per Game.................................23.0
290.0......................................Total Yards Per Game ...............................470.0
35.0..................................... Rushing Yards Per Game ............................129.0
255.0................................... Passing Yards Per Game.............................341.0 GAME SUMMARY
7.......................................................Sacks By ................................................1
1................................................. Interceptions By ...........................................0 STEELERS (0-4) 7 3 7 10 27
28:50....................................Avg. Time of Possession .............................31:16
3.................................................... Touchdowns ..............................................3 Vikings (1-3) 10 10 14 0 34
0............................................. Rushing Touchdowns .......................................0
2............................................. Passing Touchdowns .......................................3 TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE
MIN 1 12:08 Walsh 54-yd. FG 9-47; 2:52 0-3
1........................................... Touchdowns on Returns ....................................1
MIN 1 8:06 Jennings 70-yd. pass from Cassel (Walsh kick) 3-76; 0:56 0-10
0-0 ................................................. Field Goals ............................................3-3 PIT 1 4:02 Bell 8-yd. run (Suisham kick) 8-75; 4:04 7-10
45.8............................................... Punting Avg. .........................................43.5 MIN 2 12:42 Peterson 60-yd. run (Walsh kick) 1-60; 0:10 7-17
10.7............................................Punt Return Avg. .......................................5.5 PIT 2 3:39 Suisham 26-yd. FG 15-78; 9:03 10-17
4.0............................................ Kicko Return Avg.....................................27.0 MIN 2 0:39 Walsh 37-yd. FG 8-47; 3:00 10-20
PIT 3 11:28 Bell 1-yd. run (Suisham kick) 6-80; 3:32 17-20
Steelers in Bold; Vikings in Bold Italic Steelers in Bold; Vikings in Bold Italic
Former Steelers/Vikings College Connections
Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was the Vikings DC in 2006. Steelers LB Vince Williams and Vikings CB Xavier
Rhodes played collegiately together at Florida State
Pittsburgh RB coach James Saxon held the same position
from 2010-12.
with the Minnesota Vikings from 2011-13. Steelers S Sean Davis and Minnesota WR Stefon
Diggs were on the Maryland Terrapins roster together
Area Connections from 2012-15.
Steelers WR Antonio Brown, CB Artie Burns, WR Eli Pittsburgh DE Stephon Tuitt played alongside
Rogers and DE Stephon Tuitt are from Miami Fla., as well Minnesota WR Michael Floyd and S Harrison Smith
as Vikings RB Dalvin Cook. at Notre Dame in 2011.
Steelers C/G B.J. Finney is from Wichita, Kan., as well as Minnesota T T.J. Clemmings blocked for Steelers RB
Vikings TE Blake Bell. James Conner while at the University of Pittsburgh
Vikings LB Eric Kendricks and Steelers S Rob Golden from 2013-14.
are from Fresno, Calif.
Minnesota WR coach Darrell Hazell coached the running PIT-MIN SERIES HIGHS
backs at the University of Pennsylvania from 1992-94.
Minnesota asst. OL coach Andrew Janocko played Passing Yards
quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh from 2006-09. Steelers Ben Roethlisberger 383 9/29/2013
He is also a native of Cleareld, Pa. Vikings Brett Favre 334 10/25/2009
Vikings QB coach Kevin Stefanski played collegiately at
the University of Pennsylvania from 2000-04 and was the Rushing Yards
assistant director of football operations there in 2005. Steelers Franco Harris 128 11/26/1972
Vikings Terry Allen 172 12/20/1992
NFL Connections
Vikings HC Mike Zimmer was the DC for Cincinnati in 2013 Receiving Yards
when Steelers LB James Harrison played there. Zimmers Steelers Yancey Thigpen 141 9/24/1995
son and current Minnesota LB coach, Adam, was also on Vikings Randy Moss 144 12/2/2001
the Bengals sta at the time.
Pittsburgh OC Todd Haley coached together with Vikings
HC Mike Zimmer at the Dallas Cowboys from 2004-06.
Minnesota OL coach Tony Sparano was also on sta at
the time.
Sparano and Steelers DC Keith Butler were on sta
together at the Cleveland Browns from 1999-2000.
Pittsburgh RB coach James Saxon and Minnesota DC
George Edwards and OL coach Tony Sparano were all on
sta with the Miami Dolphins from 2008-09 when Steelers
OLB coach Joey Porter played for Miami.
Saxon also coached with Minnesota STC Mike Priefer in
Kansas City in 2007.
Pittsburgh OL coach Mike Munchak was the HC of the
Tennessee Titans while Vikings asst. DB coach Jonathan
Gannon was a member of his sta from 2012-13.
Munchak and Vikings DB coach Jerry Gray have a
longstanding history together. They played together at
the Houston Oilers in 1992, coached alongside at the
Tennessee Oilers/Titans from 1997-2000 and again from
2011-13.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHAT TO LOOK FOR
FROM THE STEELERS FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONTD)
With a win over Minnesota, the Steelers would improve
to 446-282-2 during the regular season since 1970. WR ANTONIO BROWN
With a win, the Steelers will move to 15-2 in its regular- Needs one touchdown catch to tie Lynn Swann (51) for
season home openers at Heinz Field since the stadium the third-most touchdown grabs in team history.
opened in 2001. Will increase his Steelers record for the most 100-yard
With a win, the Steelers will have won each of their last receiving games in team history to 31 with his next 100-
nine regular-season games, inlcuding four at home, dating yard game.
back to Nov. 20, 2016 at Cleveland. Is 165 receiving yards from surpassing John Stallworth
The Steelers look to improve to 8-9 all-time against the (8,723) for the second most in Steelers history.
Vikings in regular-season history, to 6-4 in home games Will surpass Marvin Harrison (563) for the most
against Minnesota and to 3-0 vs. the Vikings at Heinz receptions in any ve-year span in NFL history with 83
Field. in 2017.
With a win, Pittsburgh would improve to 2-3 against With 100 catches in 2017, will become the rst player
Minnesota in the month of September (2-1 at home). in NFL history to record 100 or more receptions in ve
consecutive years.
FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN With 1,000 receiving yards in 2017, would become the
A win would improve Tomlin to 105-57 during the regular rst player in Steelers history to eclipse 1,000 receiving
season (60-21 at home). yards in ve consecutive seasons.
With a win, would improve to 10-1 in regular-season
home openers with the Steelers. FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE
Looks to improve to 2-1 against the Vikings as the
Steelers head coach since 2007 in the regular-season LB JAMES HARRISON
and to 2-0 at home against Minnesota. Is a half-sack from 80.0 in his career with the Steelers.
RB LeVEON BELL
His next 100-yard rushing game will mark the 15th of
his NFL career and will tie John Henry Johnson for the
fth-most 100-yard games in Steelers history.
Will break a tie with Barry Foster and John Henry
Johnson (26) for sole possession of the sixth-most rushing
touchdowns in team history with his next rushing score.
Needs three rushing scores to match Rashard
Mendenhall (29) for fth-most in franchise history.
Is 310 scrimmage yards from moving into seventh in
team history (Louis Lipps: 6,406).
Is 305 rushing yards from surpassing John Henry
Johnson (4,381) for the fth most in Steelers history.
THE STEELERS IN 2017 HEINZ FIELD HOME OPENERS
The Steelers will host the Minnesota Vikings this week in their
Regular Post 2017 regular-season home opener at Heinz Field.
Season Season Since Heinz Field opened in 2001, the Steelers are 14-2 in
Overall: 1-0 0-0 their rst home game of the year.
At Home: 0-0 0-0 Below is a look at each of the Steelers regular-season home
On the Road: 1-0 0-0 openers at Heinz Field since 2001:
Neutral: 0-0 0-0
By Month:
STEELERS REGULAR SEASON HOME OPENERS AT
September 1-0 0-0 HEINZ FIELD: SINCE 2001
October 0-0 0-0 DATE OPPONENT RESULT
November 0-0 0-0 Oct. 7, 2001 Cincinnati W, 16-7
December 0-0 0-0 Sept. 15, 2002 Oakland L, 30-17
January 0-0 0-0 Sept. 7, 2003 Baltimore W, 34-15
Sept. 12, 2004 Oakland W, 24-21
vs. AFC: 1-0 0-0 Sept. 11, 2005 Tennessee W, 34-7
vs. AFC North 1-0 0-0 Sept. 7, 2006 Miami W, 28-17
vs. AFC East 0-0 0-0
Sept. 16, 2007 Bualo W, 26-3
vs. AFC South 0-0 0-0
vs. AFC West 0-0 0-0
Sept. 7, 2008 Houston W, 38-17
Sept. 10, 2009 Tennessee W, 13-10
vs. NFC: 0-0 0-0 Sept. 12, 2010 Atlanta W, 15-9 OT
vs. NFC East 0-0 0-0 Sept. 18, 2011 Seattle W, 24-0
vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0 Sept. 16, 2012 NY Jets W, 27-10
vs. NFC South 0-0 0-0 Sept. 8, 2013 Tennessee L, 16-9
vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0 Sept. 7, 2014 Cleveland W, 30-27
Sept. 20, 2015 San Francisco W, 43-18
When: Sept. 12, 2016 Cincinnati W, 38-16
When Scoring First: 1-0 0-0
When Opponent Scored First: 0-0 0-0
When Scoring 20 or More Points: 1-0 0-0
When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 0-0 0-0 HOME OPENERS SINCE 2001
When Leading after the rst quarter: 0-0 0-0
When Trailing after the rst quarter: 0-0 0-0
Since Heinz Field opened in 2001, the Steelers 14-2 regular-
When Tied after the rst quarter: 1-0 0-0
season home opener record is the second-best in the NFL:
When Leading at the Half: 1-0 0-0
When Trailing at the Half: 0-0 0-0
When Tied at the Half: 0-0 0-0
BEST HOME OPENER RECORD SINCE 2001
When Leading after three quarters: 1-0 0-0 TEAM RECORD WIN PCT.
When Trailing after three quarters: 0-0 0-0 Denver Broncos 16-1 .941
When Tied after three quarters: 0-0 0-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 14-2 .875
When Outrushing the Opponent: 0-0 0-0 New England Patriots 14-3 .824
With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 0-0 0-0 Seattle Seahawks 13-3 .813
With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 0-0 0-0 Atlanta Falcons 12-4 .750
When Led in Time of Possession: 0-0 0-0 Baltimore Ravens 12-4 .750
When Trailed in Time of Possession: 1-0 0-0
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS
2001-CURRENT 2001-CURRENT
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. TEAM RECORD WIN PCT.
New England Patriots 107-22 .829 Seattle Seahawks 19-5 .792
Pittsburgh Steelers 22-7 .759
Baltimore Ravens 94-34 .734
Green Bay Packers 23-8 .742
Pittsburgh Steelers 93-34-1 .730 Baltimore Ravens 16-6 .727
Green Bay Packers 93-35-1 .725 New England Patriots 23-9 .719
Seattle Seahawks 91-37 .711
WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY
The Steelers are tied for the second best record among AFC
teams in home games since the 2001 season in interconference Pittsburgh owns the third-best regular-season record in the NFL
games: since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 242-142-1 (.630)
record.
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 260 and
2001-CURRENT Green Bay: 246) to record at least 240 regular season wins since
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. 1993.
New England Patriots 82-15 .845 The following is a look at the best regular-season records in
Pittsburgh Steelers 68-28 .708 the free agency era (since 1993):
Baltimore Ravens 68-28 .708
Indianapolis Colts 68-28 .708 BEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS IN THE FREE AGENCY ERA
1993-CURRENT
Denver Broncos 65-32 .670
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT.
New England Patriots 260-125 .675
Pittsburghs 25-6-1 record at home against NFC opponents Green Bay Packers 246-138-1 .640
since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the second best in the AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 242-142-1 .630
Denver Broncos 234-151 .608
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: Indianapolis Colts 225-160 .584
ROETHLISBERGER VS. AFC NORTH AT HOME AND AWAY THE 45,000 CLUB
Statistic Home vs. AFC North Away vs. AFC North
Record ................................................................. 26-7 .......................... 24-10 QB Ben Roethlisberger became the rst player in Steelers
Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) .............. 62.4 (611-980) .........61.7 (689-1,117)
Passing Yards ................................................... 7,850 .......................... 7,912 history to register 45,000 career passing yards in Week 10s game
Passing Touchdowns.............................................. 56 ............................... 41 vs. Dallas.
Interceptions ........................................................... 36 ............................... 27 Roethlisberger is the 11th quarterback in NFL history to reach
Passer Rating ...................................................... 91.2 ............................ 85.2
the mark, the eighth to do so with one team, and the fourth active
signal caller with 45,000 passing yards.
FEELING AT HOME IN OHIO Roethlisberger reached the 45,000 yard milestone in his 179th
regular-season game - the fth-fewest games to reach the mark
QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Findlay, Ohio, and played in NFL history:
collegietely at Miami (Ohio), so it is no wonder he feels at home
while playing at Cincinnati or Cleveland. FEWEST GAMES TO REACH
Including the postseason, Roethlisberger is a combined 23-4 Rk. PLAYER 45,000 PASSING YARDS
playing in games played in Ohio (Paul Brown Stadium: 12-2 and 1. Drew Brees 168
FirstEnergy Stadium: 11-2). 2. Dan Marino 172
Below is Roethlisbergers passing stats for games at Cincinnati 3. Peyton Manning 174
and Cleveland:
4. Tom Brady 178
5. Ben Roethlisberger 179
ROETHLISBERGER IN GAMES PLAYED IN OHIO
GP Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TDs Int Rat.
@ Cin 14 446 294 65.9 3,525 21 9 97.2
@ Cle 13 401 243 60.6 2,898 18 8 89.3
Total 27 847 537 63.4 6,423 39 17 93.5
BEN AMONG ACTIVE BESTS BEN AMONG ALL-TIME BESTS
QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 among active QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 15 in NFL history in
NFL quarterbacks with a 7.89 yards per attempt average (3rd), touchdown passes (9th - 303), passing yards (9th - 47,077) and
47,077 passing yards (4th), 3,828 completions (4th), 303 passing pass completions (11th - 3,828) :
touchdowns (5th) and a 94.1 passer rating (6th):
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - NFL HISTORY
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS Rk. PLAYER TDS
Rk. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS YDS/ATT. 1. Peyton Manning 539
1. Russell Wilson 1,490-2,308 18,351 7.95 2. Brett Favre 508
2. Aaron Rodgers 3,062-4,699 37,138 7.90 3. Drew Brees 466
3. Ben Roethlisberger 3,828-5,968 47,077 7.89 4. Tom Brady 456
4. Philip Rivers 3,833-5,950 46,025 7.74 5. Dan Marino 420
5. Kirk Cousins 1,048-1,596 12,353 7.74 6. Fran Tarkenton 342
7. Eli Manning 320
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS 8. Philip Rivers 317
Rk. PLAYER GP CMP-ATT YARDS 9. Ben Roethlisberger 303
1. Drew Brees 234 5,863-8,795 66,402 10. John Elway 300
2. Tom Brady 238 5,260-8,260 61,849
3. Eli Manning 202 4,101-6,863 48,434 MOST PASSING YARDS - NFL HISTORY
4. Ben Roethlisberger 186 3,828-5,968 47,077 Rk. PLAYER PASSING YARDS
5. Philip Rivers 181 3,833-5,950 46,025 1. Peyton Manning 71,940
2. Brett Favre 71,838
NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 3. Drew Brees 66,402
Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 4. Tom Brady 61,849
1. Drew Brees 234 466 5. Dan Marino 61,361
2. Tom Brady 238 456 6. John Elway 51,475
3. Eli Manning 202 320 7. Warren Moon 49,325
4. Philip Rivers 181 317 8. Eli Manning 48,434
5. Ben Roethlisberger 186 303 9. Ben Roethlisberger 47,077
10. Fran Tarkenton 47,003
125.0
Has recorded a passer rating of 125.0 or better 18 times in his
NFL career (minimum 20 attempts), most recent Week 12 on
Thursday Night Football at Indianapolis Colts (146.0).
150.0
Roethlisberger has posted a passer rating of 150.0 or better in
eight games during his NFL career (min. 10 attempts/game) -
the most all-time.
400
Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has produced
nine 400-plus yard games - tied as the fourth most in NFL
history.
NO. 84: ANTONIO BROWN BROWN SINCE 2010
WR Antonio Brown set a new Steelers Kicko Weekend WR Antonio Brown has recorded ve 1,000-receiving yard
record for receptions with 11 in the teams 21-18 win at Cleveland campaigns (2011 and 13-16) and four consecutive 100-reception
to open the 2017 season - for 182 receiving yards - the second- seasons from 2013-16 since entering the NFL in 2010.
most by a Steeler in a Week One matchup. His 182 receiving His 643 receptions and 8,559 receiving yards are the most since
yards marked the 30th 100-receivng yard game of his NFL career, entering the NFL in 2010 among active NFL players:
breaking a tie with Hines Ward (29) for the most such games in
team history. ACTIVE NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
Below is a look at where Brown ranks in the NFL in 2017: Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC.
Receptions: 11 (1st) 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 102 643
Receiving Yards: 182 (1st) 2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ-NYG 107 615
10-Reception Games: 1 (T-1st) 3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 111 608
100-Yard Receiving Games: 1 (T-1st)
Receptions of 25-Plus Yards: 2 (T-2nd) ACTIVE NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS
MAKING MOST IN 100 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 643
2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ-NYG 107
8,559
8,052
3. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 551 7,771
WR Antonio Brown played in his 100th career regular-season
game in Week 15 at Cincinnati in 2016, and increased his career
total to 622 receptions to mark the most catches by any player in BROWN SINCE 2010 VS. NFC
NFL history in their rst 100 career games:
WR Antonio Brown Brown has also seen success when
MOST RECEPTIONS IN FIRST 100 GAMES: NFL HISTORY facing members of the opposing conference in the NFC since
Rk. PLAYER CATCHES entering the NFL.
1. Antonio Brown 622 Brown leads all AFC players in receptions (180) and receiving
2. Anquan Boldin 614 yards (2,330) and is second in touchdown catches (16) in games
3. Marvin Harrison 591 vs. NFC opponents since entering the NFL in 2010:
4. Andre Johnson 576
5. Larry Fitzgerald 565 AFC RECEPTION LEADERS VS. NFC: 2010-CURRENT
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC.
481 AND 6,315 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 26 180
2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 25 158
WR Antonio Brown has caught 481 passes for 6,315 receiving 3. Antonio Gates, LA 24 133
yards since the 2013 season to mark the most receptions and
the second-most receiving yards by any player in a four-year AFC RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS VS. NFC:
span in NFL history: 2010-CURRENT
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS
MOST RECEPTIONS IN ANY FOUR-YEAR SPAN: 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 180 2,330
NFL HISTORY 2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 158 2,300
Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS 3. Andre Johnson, HOU-IND-TEN 121 1,746
1. Antonio Brown, 2013-16 481
2. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2002 469
3. Wes Welker, 2009-12 449 BROWN AMONG TOPS IN FIRST SEVEN
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN ANY FOUR-YEAR SPAN: WR Antonio Brown Brown caught 632 receptions in his rst
NFL HISTORY seven years in the NFL (2010-16) - the second most by any player
Rk. PLAYER RECEPTIONS in their rst seven seasons in NFL history:
1. Marvin Harrison, 1999-2002 6,322
1. Antonio Brown, 2013-16 6,315 NFL RECEPTION LEADERS:
3. Calvin Johnson, 2010-13 6,257 FIRST SEVEN YEARS OF A CAREER
Rk. PLAYER, YEARS RECEPTIONS
1. Marvin Harrison, 1996-2002 665
2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 632
3. Torry Holt, 1999-2005 619
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN
WR Antonio Brown posted the most prolic receiving game
Rk. STEELER, YEARS FIRST SEVEN YEARS
for a player in Steelers history in Week 9s 38-35 win vs. Oakland
1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 11,367
in 2015.
2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2002 9,087
He led all players with franchise records of 17 catches for 284
3. Franco Harris, 1972-78 8,630
receiving yards, and added 22 rushing yards for a team record
4. Louis Lipps, 1984-90 7,196
306 yards from scrimmage:
5. Rod Woodson, 1987-93 7,148
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RECEPTION LEADERS
Rk. STEELER RECEPTIONS
ALL AROUND BROWN
1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 17
WR Antonio Brown has been a valuable asset to the teams
2. Antonio Brown, Dec. 20, 2015 16
oensive and special teams eorts. In Week 13 vs. Indianapolis in
T3. Antonio Brown, Nov. 13, 2016 14
2015, Brown returned a punt for a 71-yard touchdown, his fourth
Courtney Hawkins, Nov. 1, 1998 14
punt return for a touchdown to tie a Steelers record:
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS
STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS
Rk. STEELER, YEARS PR TDs
1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 284
T1. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 4
2. Plaxico Burress, Nov. 10, 2002 253
Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, 10 4
3. Buddy Dial, Oct. 22, 1961 235
T3. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 3
Ray Mathews, 1951-59 3
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME SCRIMMAGE YARDS LEADERS
Rk. STEELER SCRMG. YARDS
Brown also ranks second in team history with 1,698 punt return
1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 306
yards:
2. LeVeon Bell, Dec. 11, 2016 298
3. Frenchy Fuqua, Dec. 20, 1970 256
STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN YARDS
Rk. STEELER, YEARS CAREER PR YARDS PR TDs
1. Rod Woodson, 1987-96 2,362 2
2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 1,698 4
3. Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, 10 1,650 4
4. Theo Bell, 1976, 1978-80 1,259 0
5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 1,212 3
Along with four punts returned for touchdowns, Brown has one
kicko returned to the end zone in his career. He is the sixth player
in NFL history - the rst Steeler - to have 35 career touchdown
catches and ve returns for touchdowns.
BROWNS STEELERS NOTES BRYANTS AVERAGE NEAR THE TOP
In his seven years - WR Antonio Brown - has caught 10 Since entering the NFL in 2014, WR Martavis Bryant has
passes or more in 14 games of his NFL career, all with the caught 78 passes for 1,328 yards to give him a 17.0 yards per
Steelers, the most double-digit reception games in team history: catch average - the third best average among all NFL players in
the past three seasons:
MOST DOUBLE-DIGIT CATCH
Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY NFL YARDS PER CATCH LEADERS: 2014 - CURRENT
1. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 14 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS AVG.
2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 7 1. DeSean Jackson, WAS 142 2,702 19.0
T3. Heath Miller, 2005-15 3 2. Malcom Floyd, SD 82 1,417 17.3
Yancey Thigpen, 1992-97 3 3. Martavis Bryant, PIT 78 1,328 17.0
4. Torrey Smith, BAL-SF 103 1,727 16.8
His 30 100-receiving yard games place Brown are the most in
5. T.Y. Hilton, IND 245 3,974 16.2
the category in Steelers history:
His 17.0 yards per catch average ranks tied for ninth in Steelers
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN STEELERS HISTORY history among players with 50 or more receptions during their
1. Antonio Brown, 2010-17 30 tenure with the organization:
2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 29
3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 25 STEELERS ALL-TIME YARDS PER CATCH LEADERS
(Minimum 50 Receptions)
Brown has caught two touchdown catches in 12 games in his Rk. STEELER, YEARS REC. YARDS AVG.
NFL career, all with Pittsburgh, the second-most multi-touchdown 5. Jim Smith,1977-82 110 2,075 18.9
catch games in Steelers history: 6. Ron Shanklin, 1970-74 166 3,047 18.4
7. Weggie Thompson, 1984-89 79 1,377 17.4
MOST MULTI-TOUCHDOWN 8. Mike Wallace, 2009-12 235 4,042 17.2
Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY T9. Martavis Bryant, 2014-15, 2017 78 1,328 17.0
1. Buddy Dial, 1959-63 15 Ray Mathews, 1951-59 230 3,919 17.0
2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 12
3. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 10
4. John Stallworth, 1974-87 9
T5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 7 THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
Roy Jeerson, 1965-69 7
TE Jesse James caught six passes for 41 yards with two
From 2014-15, Brown caught 23 touchdown passes - the most touchdown catches in the Steelers Week One 21-18 win at
by a Steeler in back-to-back seasons - and joining Hines Ward Cleveland. It was the rst career multi-touchdown game of his
as the only players with 10 or more touchdown receptions in NFL career and marked the 10th such game by a Steelers tight
consecutive years: end since 1960 and the rst since 2012 (Heath Miller, Sept. 23,
2012 at Oakland).
MOST TOUCHDOWN CATCHES
Rk. STEELER, YEARS
1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15
IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS
23
STEELERS ADD MCDONALD
T2. Antonio Brown, 2015-16 22
The Steelers acquired veteran TE Vance McDonald via trade
Hines Ward, 2002-03 22
with the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 29.
McDonald entered the NFL as a second-round (55th overall)
Browns nine 100-yard receiving games in 2015 set a single-
draft selection of San Francisco in 2013. He has started 30-of-48
season team record, surpassing his previous 2014 record of eight:
games played, all with the 49ers, and his career numbers include
64 receptions for 866 yards and seven touchdowns.
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN A SEASON: STEELERS HISTORY
1. Antonio Brown, 2015 9
2. Antonio Brown, 2014 8
T3. Mike Wallace, 2010 7
John Stallworth, 1984 7
T5. Yancey Thigpen, 1997 6
Buddy Dial, 1963 6
RUSHING YARDS IN
Rk. STEELER FIRST FIVE YEARS
1. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2000 6,713
2. Franco Harris, 1972-76 5,133
3. Willie Parker, 2004-08 4,989
4. John Henry Johnson, 1960-64 4,370
5. LeVeon Bell, 2013-17 4,077
5,000 IN 42
RB Leveon Bell reached 5,000 yards from scrimmage in Week
11s game at Cleveland in 2016, his 42nd career regular-season
game, marking the fewest games in Steelers history to the mark:
NOVEM-BELL
Since entering the NFL in 2013, RB Leveon Bell has totaled
1,765 yards from scrimmage in the month of November - the
second-most yards in November games over the last three
seasons:
STEELERS (1-0) 7 7 7 0 21
Browns (0-1) 7 0 3 8 18
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE
PIT 1 12:44 Chickillo bl. punt recovery in end zone (Boswell kick) --- 7-0
CLE 1 0:22 Kizer 1 yd. run (Gonzalez kick) 12-68, 5:26 7-7
PIT 2 0:45 James 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 7-91, 3:08 14-7
CLE 3 9:27 Gonzalez 24 yd. FG 7-53, 4:29 14-10
PIT 3 5:37 James 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-75, 3:50 21-10
CLE 4 3:36 Coleman 3 yd. pass from Kizer (Crowell run) 8-73; 3:05 21-18
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating
B.Roethlisberger 36 24 263 66.7% 7.3 2 5.6% 1 2.8% 50 1/ 8 95.0
Team 36 24 263 66.7% 7.3 2 5.6% 1 2.8% 50 1/ 8 95.0
Opponents 30 20 222 66.7% 7.4 1 3.3% 1 3.3% 29 7/ 42 85.7
2017 PITTSBURGH STEELERS REGULAR-SEASON
DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
OFFENSE
WR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 8) 17 Eli Rogers (5-10, 187, 3) 19 JuJu Smith-Schuster (6-1, 215, R)
LT 78 ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA (6-9, 320, 3) 65 Jerald Hawkins (6-6, 305, 2)
LG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-5, 328, 9) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 2)
C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, 8) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 2)
RG 66 DAVID DECASTRO (6-5, 316, 6) 71 Matt Feiler (6-6, 330, 1)
RT 77 MARCUS GILBERT (6-6, 330, 7) 74 Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 4)
TE 81 JESSE JAMES (6-7, 261, 3) 89 Vance McDonald (6-4, 267, 5) 85 Xavier Grimble (6-4, 261, 2)
RB 26 LEVEON BELL (6-1, 225, 5) 30 James Conner (6-1, 233 R) 39 Terrell Watson (6-1, 240, 1)
FB 45 ROOSEVELT NIX (5-11, 248, 3)
QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 240, 14) 3 Landry Jones (6-4, 225, 5) 5 Joshua Dobbs (6-3, 216, R)
WR 10 MARTAVIS BRYANT (6-4, 211, 3) 88 Darrius Heyward Bey (6-2, 210, 9) 11 Justin Hunter (6-4, 203, 5)
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 3)
K 9 CHRIS BOSWELL (6-2, 185, 3)
LS 57 KAMERON CANADAY (6-4, 245, 1)
H 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 3)
KR 10 JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER (6-1, 215, R) 25 Artie Burns (6-0, 197, 2) 39 Terrell Watson (6-1, 240, 1)
PR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 8) - OR - 17 Eli Rogers (5-10, 187, 3)
Rookie
PRACTICE SQUAD
61 Friend, Kyle C 6-2 305 04/02/90 27 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
46 Galambos, Matt LB 6-1 239 03/20/91 26 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17 0/0
42 Hagen, Jacob S 6-3 205 03/15/88 29 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0
95 Hooks, Lavon DE 6-3 312 01/22/88 29 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/0
41 Huguenin, Farrington LB 6-4 268 05/07/88 29 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17 0/0
80 McGee, Jake TE 6-5 250 09/18/87 30 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
35 Phillips, Dashaun CB 5-11 186 01/02/87 30 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS) 0/0
13 Thomas, Justin WR 5-11 185 03/14/90 27 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17 0/0
33 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 5-9 204 05/03/86 31 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
16 Tucker, Marcus WR 5-10 190 05/23/88 29 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
INJURED RESERVE
99 Adams, Keion LB 6-2 245 06/07/91 26 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
38 Ducre, Greg CB 5-10 183 01/21/88 25 2 Washington Los Angeles, CA FA'17 0/0
62 Matthews, Mike C 6-2 300 01/26/90 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
34 Sutton, Cameron CB 5-11 188 02/26/91 26 R Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17 0/0
Experience Includes 2017 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
PRACTICE SQUAD
13 Justin Thomas WR 5-11 185 03/14/90 27 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17 0/0
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 05/23/88 29 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/03/86 31 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
35 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 186 01/02/87 30 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS) 0/0
41 Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 05/07/88 29 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17 0/0
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/15/88 29 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0
46 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 03/20/91 26 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17 0/0
61 Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/02/90 27 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/18/87 30 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
95 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/22/88 29 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/0
INJURED RESERVE
34 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 184 02/01/90 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17 0/0
34 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/26/91 26 R Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17 0/0
62 Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/26/90 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/07/91 26 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
Experience Includes 2017 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2017 POSITIONAL ROSTER
OFFENSE (25)
DEFENSE (25)
SPECIALISTS (3)
4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/17/87 30 3 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15
9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/15/87 30 3 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15
57 Kameron Canaday LS 6-4 245 08/19/88 29 1 Portland State Eugene, OR FA '17
PRACTICE SQUAD
13 Justin Thomas WR 5-11 185 03/14/90 27 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 05/23/88 29 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/03/86 31 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15
35 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 186 01/02/87 30 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS)
41 Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 05/07/88 29 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/15/88 29 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16
46 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 03/20/91 26 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17
61 Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/02/90 27 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/18/87 30 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17
95 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/22/88 29 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17
INJURED RESERVE
34 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 184 02/01/90 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17
34 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/26/91 26 R Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17
38 Greg Ducre CB 5-10 183 01/21/88 25 2 Washington Los Angeles, CA FA'17
62 Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/26/90 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/07/91 26 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
PRACTICE SQUAD
13 Justin Thomas WR 5-11 185 03/14/90 27 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 05/23/88 29 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/03/86 31 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15
35 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 186 01/02/87 30 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS)
41 Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 05/07/88 29 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/15/88 29 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16
46 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 03/20/91 26 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17
61 Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/02/90 27 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/18/87 30 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17
95 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/22/88 29 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17
RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT
30-D Daimion Stafford S 6-1 218 02/17/87 30 5 Nebraska Norco, CA UFA '17 (TEN)
INJURED RESERVE
34 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 184 02/01/90 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17
34 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/26/91 26 R Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17
62 Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/26/90 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/07/91 26 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17
Experience Includes 2017 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
Date Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
10-Sep at CLE Brown Villanueva Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert James Bryant Roethlisberger Bell Eli Rogers (WR)
Names
Adams, Keion IR 0/0 0/0 1 0/0
Allen, Brian SI 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Alualu, Tyson P 111/88 15/0 0 1/0
Bell, Le'Veon RB 48/48 48/48 0 1/1
Berry, Jordan P 33/33 33/0 0 1/1
Boswell, Chris P 28/28 5/0 0 1/1
Brown, Antonio WR 102/75 1/1 0 1/1
Bryant, Martavis WR 22/8 1/0 0 1/1
Burns, Artie RCB 17/10 17/10 0 1/1
Canaday, Kameron P 1/1 1/0 0 1/1
Chickillo, Anthony LOLB 23/8 1/1 1/0 1/1
Conner, James P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0
Crawford, Antonio IR 0/0 0/0 1 0/0
Davis, Sean SS 17/10 17/8 0 1/1
DeCastro, David RG 68/67 57/57 0 1/1
Dobbs, Joshua SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Dupree, Bud SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Feiler, Matt SI 0/0 1/0 0 0/0
Finney, B.J. DNP 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Fort, L.J. P 13/3 8/0 0 0/0
Foster, Ramon LG 32/1 4/4 0 1/1
Friend, Kyle PS 117/102 0/0 0 0/0
Galambos, Matt PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Gay, William P 161/101 161/0 0 1/0
Gilbert, Marcus RT 77/76 10/10 0 1/0
Golden, Robert P 77/10 1/0 0 1/0
Grimble, Xavier P 14/2 1/0 0 1/0
Haden, Joe LCB 91/82 10/10 0 1/0
Hagen, Jacob PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Hargrave, Javon NT 16/14 4/4 0 1/0
Harrison, James P 188/117 1/0 0 1/0
Hawkins, Jerald SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Heyward, Cameron LDE 88/53 1/1 0 1/1
Heyward-Bey, Darrius P 115/69 3/0 0 1/0
Hilton, Mike P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0
Hooks, Lavon PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Hubbard, Chris P 24/4 17/0 0 1/0
Huguenin, Farrington PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Hunter, Justin SI 48/18 0/0 0 0/0
James, Jesse TE 25/16 25/1 0 1/1
Jones, Landry DNP 15/4 0/0 0 0/0
Matakevich, Tyler P 17/0 17/0 0 1/0
Matthews, Mike IR 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Bold denotes starter and position
P Played
DNP Did Not Play
SI Sunday Inactive
PS Practice Squad
PUP Reserve/PUP List
SUS Reserve/Suspended
IR Reserve/Injured List
DFR Reserve/Injured; Designated For Return
2017 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan
12 18 25 2 9 16 23 6 13 20 24 4 11 18 25 1
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 Injury 2016
WAS CIN PHI KC NYJ MIA NE BAL DAL CLE IND NYG BUF CIN BAL CLE Career Consec. Games Games/
G/S G/S Missed Starts
Names
McCullers, Daniel SI 37/1 0/0 0 0/0
McDonald, Vance P 49/30 1/0 0 1/0
McGee, Jake PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Mitchell, Mike P 125/72 64/63 0 1/1
Moats, Arthur P 108/45 65/0 0 1/0
Nix, Roosevelt P 26/5 9/0 0 1/0
Phillips, Dashaun PS 11/2 0/0 0 0/0
Pouncey, Maurkice C 78/78 1/1 0 1/1
Roethlisberger, Ben QB 186/184 1/1 0 1/1
Rogers, Eli WR 14/9 10/1 0 1/1
Sensabaugh, Coty P 73/29 1/0 0 1/0
Shazier, Ryan RILB 35/30 14/10 0 1/1
Smith-Schuster, JuJu WR 1/1 1/1 0 1/1
Thomas, Justin PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Toussaint, Fitzgerald PS 25/0 0/0 0 0/0
Tucker, Marcus PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0
Tuitt, Stephon RDE 45/33 1/1 0 1/1
Villanueva, Al LT 33/27 33/27 0 1/1
Watson, Terrell P 2/0 1/0 0 1/0
Walton, L.T. P 17/4 8/0 0 1/0
Watt, T.J. ROLB 1/1 1/1 0 1/1
Willcox, J.J. P 59/38 3/0 0 1/1
Williams, Vince RILB 64/18 64/1 0 1/1
RECEIVING
at CLE (9/10) Corey Coleman 5 Receptions 11 Antonio Brown at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Corey Coleman 53 Yards 182 Antonio Brown at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Ricardo Louis 29 Long 50 Antonio Brown at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Corey Coleman 1 TDs 2 Jesse James at CLE (9/10)
PASSING
at CLE (9/10) DeShone Kizer 30 Attempts 36 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) DeShone Kizer 20 Completions 24 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) DeShone Kizer 222 Yards 263 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) DeShone Kizer 29 Long 50 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) DeShone Kizer 1 TDs 2 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) DeShone Kizer 1 INTs 1 Ben Roethlisberger at CLE (9/10)
PUNT RETURNS
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 3 Returns 3 Eli Rogers at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 34 Yards 32 Eli Rogers at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 25 Long 13 Eli Rogers at CLE (9/10)
TDs
KICKOFF RETURNS
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 1 Returns 1 JuJu Smith-Schuster at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 14 Yards 4 JuJu Smith-Schuster at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 14 Long 4 JuJu Smith-Schuster at CLE (9/10)
TDs
PUNTS
at CLE (9/10) Britton Colquitt 5 Punts 6 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Britton Colquitt 242 Yards 275 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Britton Colquitt 48.4 Avg. 45.8 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Britton Colquitt 35 Net 40.2 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Britton Colquitt 61 Long 59 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Britton Colquitt 3 In 20 0 Jordan Berry at CLE (9/10)
Touchbacks
INTERCEPTIONS
at CLE (9/10) Derrick Kindred 1 Interceptions 1 T.J. Watt at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Derrick Kindred 30 Long Return 17 T.J. Watt at CLE (9/10)
TDs
TACKLES
at CLE (9/10) Joe Schobert 9 Total 7 Ryan Shazier at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Joe Schobert 4 Solo 5 T.J. Watt at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Jabrill Peppers 4
at CLE (9/10) Joe Schobert 5 Assisted 3 Ryan Shazier at CLE (9/10)
3 Tyson Alualu at CLE (9/10)
at CLE (9/10) Carl Nassib 1 Sacks 2 T.J. Watt at CLE (9/10)
2 Anthony Chickillo at CLE (9/10)
2017 DRIVE ENGINEERING
Steelers
REGULAR SEASON
No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st
STEELERS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive
Sept. 10 at CLE 10 2 0 0 0 6 0 7 1 1 0 28:50 21 20% Punt
Opponents
REGULAR SEASON
No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st
OPPONENTS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive
TOTAL 11 2 1 0 0 5 1 7 1 1 0 31:10 18 27% Blocked Punt
Sept. 10 at CLE
2017 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON
REGULAR SEASON
9/17/17 STEELERS
Minnesota
9/24/17 STEELERS
at Chicago
10/1/17 STEELERS
at Baltimore
10/8/17 STEELERS
Jacksonville
10/15/17 STEELERS
at Kansas City
10/22/17 STEELERS
at Cincinnati
10/29/17 STEELERS
at Detroit
11/12/17 STEELERS
at Indianapolis
11/16/17 STEELERS
at Indianapolis
11/26/17 STEELERS
at Green bay
12/4/17 STEELERS
at Cincinnati
12/10/17 STEELERS
Baltimore
12/16/17 STEELERS
New England
12/25/16 STEELERS
at Houston
12/25/16 STEELERS
Cleveland
STEELERS 5 13 38% 0 0 0%
OPPONENTS 3 12 25% 2 2 100%