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Cleveland Browns (0-0) Friday, Aug. 11 @ New York Giants W, 20-12 (KDKA)
Sunday, Aug. 20 ATLANTA W, 17-13 (KDKA)
DATE: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 | KICKOFF: 1 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 26 INDIANAPOLIS L, 19-15 (KDKA)
SITE: FirstEnergy Stadium (67,431) Cleveland, Ohio Thursday, Aug. 31 @ Carolina W, 17-14 (KDKA)
PLAYING SURFACE: Grass
REGULAR SEASON (0-0)
TV COVERAGE: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Sunday, Sept. 10 @ Cleveland 1 p.m. (CBS)
ANNOUNCERS: Greg Gumbel (play-by-play)
Sunday, Sept. 17 MINNESOTA 1 p.m. (FOX)
Trent Green (analyst) | Jamie Erdahl (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: Westwood One Sports Sunday, Oct. 29 @ Detroit* 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Nov. 5 BYE WEEK
ANNOUNCERS: John Sadak (play-by-play) | Ben Leber (analyst)
Sunday, Nov. 12 @ Indianapolis* 1 p.m. (CBS)
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Lynn Swann
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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 2016 BY THE NUMBERS
LB T.J. Watt (1st round, 30th overall): Played collegiately at 1st
the University of Wisconsin...appeared in 27 games, making 14 CB Artie Burns made his rst career start in Week Nine at
starts, over a two-year span...recorded 70 tackles, including 17 Baltimore and posted the rst interception of his NFL career.
stops for losses and 11.5 sacks in his career.
3
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (2nd round, 62nd overall): Played WR Antonio Brown set a single-game career-high with three
collegiately at the University of Southern California...totaled 213 touchdown receptions in Week 12 at Indianapolis to become
catches for 3,092 yards with 25 touchdown catches in 40 games the 13th player (14th occasion) in Steelers history with a three-
played (39 starts). plus touchdown catch game.
RB James Conner (3rd round, 105th overall): Finished his Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh career second on the schools all-time charts 8.0
for rushing yards (3,733), total touchdowns (56) and rushing The Steelers recorded eight sacks in Week 11 at Cleveland in
touchdowns (52) charts, while setting Atlantic Coast Conference 2016 - the teams most since eight on December 24, 2005 at
records in total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns. Cleveland.
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
3 Willie Parker 2008 vs. HOU (W, 38-17)
3 Jerome Bettis 2004 vs. OAK (W, 24-21)
2 Nine times, most recent DeAngelo Williams 2016 at WAS (W, 38-16)
RECEPTIONS
9 Antonio Brown 2015 at NE (L, 28-21)
9 Santonio Holmes 2009 vs. TEN (W, 13-10)
9 Hines Ward 2003 vs. BAL (W, 34-15)
9 Louis Lipps 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3)
RECEIVING YARDS
183 Louis Lipps 1984 vs, KC (L, 37-27)
167 John Stallworth 1984 vs. KC (L, 37-27)
154 Louis Lipps 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3)
RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
3 Louis Lipps 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3)
2 Nine times, most recent Antonio Brown 2016 at WAS (W, 38-16)
POINTS SCORED
45 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3)
43 1999 at CLE (W, 43-0)
41 1967 vs. CHI (W, 41-13)
This weeks game will mark the seventh time Pittsburgh and
GAME SUMMARY
Cleveland will have met in a Kicko Weekend game. The Steelers
are 4-2 against the Browns in a Week One matchup in series Browns (1-15) 7 7 0 7 3 24
history: STEELERS (11-5) 0 7 0 14 6 27
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE
STEELERS-BROWNS: KICKOFF WEEKEND CLE 1 7:48 DeValve 12 yd. pass from Grin (Parkey kick) 8-55; 4:18 0-7
DATE LOCATION RESULT CLE 2 9:21 Barnidge 4 yd. pass from Grin (Parkey kick) 11-67; 5:42 0-14
PIT 2 0:31 D. Williams 11 yd. pass from L. Jones (Boswell kick) 7-37; 1:30 7-14
Sept. 26, 1959 Pittsburgh W, 17-7 PIT 4 13:21 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 10-80; 5:01 14-14
Sept. 10, 1989 Pittsburgh L, 51-0 PIT 4 5:14 Ayers 11 yd. pass from L. Jones (Boswell kick) 5-61; 2:20 21-14
Sept. 9, 1990 at Cleveland L, 13-3 CLE 4 3:28 Atkinson III 5 yd. run (Parkey kick) 3-68; 1:46 21-21
CLE 5 7:17 Parkey 34 yd. FG 17-65; 7:43 21-24
Sept. 12, 1999 at Cleveland W, 43-0 PIT 5 2:57 Hamilton 26 yd. pass from L. Jones (Boswell kick) 9-75; 4:20 27-24
Sept. 9, 2007 at Cleveland W, 34-7
WR ANTONIO BROWN
DATE RESULT REC. YDS. AVG. LG. TD. 1ST. YAC
1/12/11 W, 41-9 (A) 4 52 13.0 26 0 2 41
12/8/11 W, 14-3 (H) 5 151 30.2 79T 1 5 88
1/1/12 W, 13-9 (A) 6 90 15.0 40 0 5 17
12/30/12 W, 24-10 (H) 2 22 11.0 13 1 2 1
11/24/13 W, 27-11 (A) 6 92 15.3 41T 1 3 32
12/29/13 W, 20-7 (H) 9 87 9.7 24 0 5 47
9/17/14 W, 30-27 (H) 5 116 23.2 41 1 4 61
10/12/14 L, 31-10 (A) 7 118 16.9 23 0 6 25
11/15/15 W, 30-9 (H) 10 139 13.9 56T 2 6 87
1/3/16 W, 28-12 (A) 13 187 14.4 27 1 10 44
11/20/16 W, 24-9 (A) 8 76 9.5 21 0 5 22
TOTALS 10-1 75 1,130 15.1 79T 7 53 465
WR MARTAVIS BRYANT
DATE RESULT REC. YDS. AVG. LG. TD. 1ST. YAC
11/15/15 W, 30-9 (H) 6 178 29.7 64 1 3 49
1/3/16 W, 28-12 (A) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 2-1 7 178 25.4 64 1 3 51
STEELERS-BROWNS CONNECTIONS STEELERS-BROWNS CONNECTIONS
Steelers in Bold; Browns in Bold Italic Steelers in Bold; Browns in Bold Italic
Former Steelers/Browns College Connections
Pittsburgh asst. HC/DL coach John Mitchell was the DL Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo (2012-14) and CB
Artie Burns (2013-14) were teammates with Browns
coach in Cleveland for three seasons (1991-93).
RB Duke Johnson Jr. at Miami (Fla.).
Steelers DC Keith Butler was previously an LB coach with Steelers TE Jesse James played collegiately at Penn
the Browns for four years (1999-2002). State with Browns DL Carl Nassib from 2012-14.
Pittsburgh WR coach Richard Mann was on the Cleveland Steelers RB coach James Saxon played at San Jose
coaching sta for nine seasons (1985-93). State University while Browns Asst. DL coach Ken
Cleveland RB coach/running game coordinator Kirby Delgado was on sta there as a Graduate Assistant
Wilson was an RB coach for the Steelers from 2007-13. from 86-87.
Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam was a part owner of the Pittsburgh WR Eli Rogers played alongside Cleveland
Steelers from 2008-12. DB Calvin Pryor III at Louisville (2011-13).
Steelers CB Joe Haden entered the NFL as a rst-round Steelers G Ramon Foster and Browns P Britton
(seventh overall) draft selection of the Browns in 2010 and Colquitt played college football together at Tennessee
spent his rst seven seasons in teh NFL with Cleveland, (2005-08).
Steelers TE Xavier Grimble (2011-13) and WR
earning two Pro Bowl selections following the 2013 and
JuJu-Smith Schuster (2014-16) caught passes from
2014 seasons. Browns QB Cody Kessler (2012-15) while at USC.
Cleveland WR Sammie Coates spent his rst two years in Steelers LB T.J. Watt competed at Wisconsin with
the NFL with the Steelers after being selected by Pittsburgh Browns LB Joe Schobert in 2015.
in the third-round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
NFL Connections
Pittsburgh S Mike Mitchell and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey
were playing in Oakland while Cleveland HC Hue Jackson
(2010-11), asst. OL coach Mark Hutson (2012), defensive
quality control coach Eric Sanders (2010-14) and senior
oensive asst./WR coach Al Saunders (2011-12) worked
there.
Steelers LB James Harrison was a Bengal when Jackson
was Cincinnatis RB coach in 2013. Browns TE coach Greg
Seamon was also on sta.
Steelers HC Mike Tomlin worked with Browns RB coach/
running game coordinator Kirby Wilson in Tampa Bay
from 2002-03.
Pittsburgh STC Danny Smith was on the Washington
Redskins sta in 2006 and 2007 alongside Cleveland
Oensive Quality Control/Asst. WR coach Bob Saunders,
DC Gregg Williams and LB coach Blake Williams.
Smith and Browns DB coach DeWayne Walker coached
together at the Redskins from 04-05.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHAT TO LOOK FOR
FROM THE STEELERS FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONTD)
With a win over Cleveland, the Steelers would improve
to 445-282-2 during the regular season since 1970. WR ANTONIO BROWN
Pittsburgh looks to extend its Kicko Weekend win total Needs one touchdown catch to tie Lynn Swann (51) for
to 43 - the most among AFC teams. the third-most touchdown grabs in team history.
The Steelers look to improve to 71-58 all-time against Will break a tie with Hines Ward (29) for the most 100-
the Browns in regular-season history, to 28-37 in road yard receiving games in team history with his next 100-
games at Cleveland and to 15-4 at FirstEnergy Stadium. yard game.
With a win, Pittsburgh would improve to 11-6 against Is 347 receiving yards from surpassing John Stallworth
Cleveland in the month of September (5-5 on the road). (8,723) for the second most in Steelers history.
Pittsburgh aims to improve to 5-2 against Cleveland in Will surpass Marvin Harrison (563) for the most
Kicko Weekend games. receptions in any ve-year span in NFL history with 83
The Steelers will look to extend their streak of consecutive in 2017.
road wins at the Browns to three. With 100 catches in 2017, will become the rst player
With a win, the Steelers will have won each of their last in NFL history to record 100 or more receptions in ve
eight regular-season games, dating back to Nov. 20, 2016 consecutive years.
at Cleveland. With 1,000 receiving yards in 2017, would become the
rst player in Steelers history to eclipse 1,000 receiving
FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN yards in ve consecutive seasons.
A win would improve Tomlin to 104-57 during the regular
season (45-36 on the road). FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE
With a win, would improve to 7-4 on Kicko Weekend.
Looks to improve to 18-3 against the Browns as the LB JAMES HARRISON
Steelers head coach since 2007 in the regular-season Is a half-sack from 80.0 in his career with the Steelers.
and to 8-3 on the road at Cleveland.
CB WILLIAM GAY
FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE Will break a tie with Rod Woodson to set the record for
the most interceptions returned for touchdowns in team
QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER history with his next pick six of six.
With a win, would improve to 124-60 as a starter during
the regular season and to 55-38 on the road. FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS
With a win, would improve to 21-2 vs. Cleveland in the
regular season as a starter and to 11-2 on the road against WR/PR ANTONIO BROWN
the Browns. One punt return for a touchdown to break a tie with
Is one 300-yard passing game from notching 50 in his Antwaan Randle El for the most in Steelers history with
regular-season NFL career.
ve.
Will become the ninth quarterback in NFL history to throw
for at least 300 yards in 50 regular-season games and the
eighth to do so with one team with 300 yards or more on
Sunday (Carson Palmer and Aaron Rodgers are also at
49 games entering Week 1).
Is 36 completions from surpassing Drew Bledsoe (3,839)
for ninth in NFL history.
Needs 190 passing yards to surpass Fran Tarkenton
(47,003) for ninth-most in NFL history.
RB LeVEON BELL
Aims for his eighth consecutive game with 100 yards
from scrimmage, dating back to Nov. 13, 2016.
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 26 scrimmage yards from moving into eighth in team
history (Willie Parker: 6,075).
Is 337 rushing yards from surpassing John Henry
Johnson (4,381) for the fth most in Steelers history.
THE STEELERS IN 2016 STEELERS AWARDS IN 2016
FEWEST GAMES COACHED TO 60 WINS He owns an impressive 23-7 record against divisional foes at
COACH TEAM(S)^ NO. OF GAMES Heinz Field during the regular season:
George Seifert San Francisco 75
Joe Gibbs Washington 84
AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION HOME GAME RECORDS
Mike Ditka Chicago 85
Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 88 SINCE 2007
Chuck Knox L.A. Rams, Bualo 88 TEAM W L T Win Pct.
Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 90 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 7 0 .767
Andy Reid Philadelphia 90 Baltimore Ravens 21 9 0 .800
^ Through rst 60 wins Cincinnati Bengals 17 13 0 .567
Cleveland Browns 9 21 0 .300
TOMLIN VS. NFC Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents
in six of his 10 seasons as the teams head coach.
During his career, Mike Tomlins regular-season record against
the NFC is 26-14, including 15-5 at home.
The Steelers .650 regular-season winning percentage against
PRIMETIME SPECIALIST
the NFC since 2007 is second-best among AFC teams:
Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 28 primetime
games, including a Week One Monday Night Football game
AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT
at the Washington Redskins to kickoff the 2016 season
Team W L T Pct.
New England 31 9 0 .775 (W, 38-16), a Week Four Sunday Night Football tilt at Heinz Field
Pittsburgh 26 14 0 .650 vs. Kansas City (W, 43-14) and a Week 12 Thursday Night game
Denver 25 15 0 .625 on Thanksgiving Day at the Indianapolis Colts (W, 28-7).
Baltimore 24 16 0 .600 Mike Tomlin, the 10th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a
Indianapolis 24 16 0 .600 30-16 overall record in regular-season primetime games.
He is 10-2 on Monday Night Football, 14-8 on Sunday Night Football
Including the postseason Tomlin has a .643 winning percentage and 6-6 on Thursday Night Football.
(27-15) against the NFC during his rst 10 years, which ranks
rst among Steelers head coaches.
TOMLIN IN 10 TOMLINS 100TH IN 10
In his rst 10 seasons as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin became the third head coach in Steelers history
Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. to record 100 regular season wins in Week 14 of 2016, with the
Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victrory in Week 14 of teams 27-20 victory at Bualo.
2016 at Bualo in his 157th career regular-season games to mark He joined Chuck Noll (1969-91: 193) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006:
the fewest games by a Steelers head coach to reach the century 149) in the teams 100-win club to make the Steelers the
mark in the win column (Chuck Noll: 158 and Bill Cowher: 163). rst NFL franchise with three 100-win head coaches.
His 103 wins in his rst 10 seasons are the most wins in team Tomlins 100th win occurred in his 10th season with the Steelers,
history for any coach in his rst 10 campaigns and his two Super becoming the rst Pittsburgh head coach to reach 100 wins in his rst
Bowl appearances are second-most for the franchise for a coach 10 years (Bill Cowher: 1992-2001: 99 and Chuck Noll: 1976-78: 88).
in his rst 10 seasons. Tomlin also joined an elite head coach fraternity in NFL
Tomlins seven postseason berths are tied as the most in a history by reaching 100 wins in his 10th season:
coachs rst 10 seasons with the Steelers and his ve division
titles are third-most. He is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 100 games
Below is a look at where Tomlin ranks among Steelers coaches in his rst 10 seasons with one franchise, joining Bill Belichick
in their rst 10 seasons: (New England), Mike Ditka (Chicago), Joe Gibbs (Wash-
ington), John Madden (Oakland), Mike McCarthy (Green
Bay), Marty Schottenheimer (Kansas City), Mike Shanahan
STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR 10th YEAR
HEAD COACH RECORD (Denver) and Don Shula (Miami).
Mike Tomlin (2007-current)
Chuck Noll (1969-1991)
103-57 (.644) (2007-current)
88-53-1 (.623) (1969-1978) TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO
Bill Cowher (1992-2006) 99-61 (.619) (1992-2001)
Pittsburgh converted three of their nine two-point attempts in
HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS 2016, their rst two conversions both coming in the rst quarter
Chuck Noll 3 (1974, 75, 78) 3 (1974, 75, 78) of games (Oct. 2 vs. Kansas City and Oct. 16 at Miami).
Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, 10) 1 (2008) The Steelers converted 8-of-11 two-point attempts in 2015.
Bill Cowher 1 (1995) Their eight succesful two-point conversions set a new NFL record
in a single-season.
HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Below is a look at the number of two-point conversions and
Bill Cowher 7 (1992-97, 2001)
attempts since Mike Tomlin became the teams head coach in
Chuck Noll 7 (1972-78)
Mike Tomlin 7 (2007, 08, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
2007:
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 107-21 .836 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 New England Patriots 23-8 .742
Green Bay Packers 92-35-1 .723 Baltimore Ravens 16-6 .727
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 241-142-1 (.629)
record.
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 260 and
2001-CURRENT Green Bay: 245) to record at least 240 regular season wins since
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. 1993.
New England Patriots 82-14 .854 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 64-32 .667
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT.
New England Patriots 260-124 .677
Pittsburghs 25-6-1 record at home against NFC opponents Green Bay Packers 245-138-1 .639
since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the second best in the AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 241-142-1 .629
Denver Broncos 233-151 .607
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: Indianapolis Colts 225-159 .586
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NFL PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS - 2016
PLAYER, TEAM TDS
FEELING AT HOME IN OHIO
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 40 QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Findlay, Ohio, and played
2. Matt Ryan, ATL 38 collegietely at Miami (Ohio), so it is no wonder he feels at home
3. Drew Brees, NO 37 while playing at Cincinnati or Cleveland.
4. Philip Rivers, SD 33 Including the postseason, Roethlisberger is a combined 22-4
5. Andrew Luck, IND 31 playing in games played in Ohio (Paul Brown Stadium: 12-2 and
6. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 29 FirstEnergy Stadium: 10-2).
Below is Roethlisbergers passing stats for games at Cincinnati
and Cleveland:
Roethlisbergers statistics against the NFC are equally impres- FEWEST GAMES TO REACH
sive in games at Heinz Field. Rk. PLAYER 45,000 PASSING YARDS
In 23 career games against NFC opponents at home, Roethlis- 1. Drew Brees 168
berger has a 18-5 mark while completing 461-of-729 passes (63.2 2. Dan Marino 172
pct.) for 6,169 yards with 41 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for 3. Peyton Manning 174
a passer rating of 101.4. 4. Tom Brady 178
5. Ben Roethlisberger 179
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 (T-3rd), touchdown passes (9th - 301), passing yards (10th - 46,814) and
46,814 passing yards (4th), 3,804 completions (5th), 301 passing pass completions (11th - 3,804) :
touchdowns (5th) and a 94.1 passer rating (7th):
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 1,476-2,281 18,193 7.98 2. Brett Favre 508
2. Aaron Rodgers 3,034-4,657 36,827 7.91 3. Drew Brees 465
T3. Ben Roethlisberger 3,804-5,932 46,814 7.89 4. Tom Brady 456
Tony Romo 2,829-4,335 34,183 7.89 5. Dan Marino 420
5. Kirk Cousins 1,025-1,556 12,113 7.78 6. Fran Tarkenton 342
7. Eli Manning 320
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS 8. Philip Rivers 314
Rk. PLAYER GP CMP-ATT YARDS 9. Ben Roethlisberger 301
1. Drew Brees 233 5,836-8,758 66,111 10. John Elway 300
2. Tom Brady 237 5,244-8,224 61,582
3. Eli Manning 201 4,072-6,825 48,214 MOST PASSING YARDS - NFL HISTORY
4. Ben Roethlisberger 185 3,804-5,932 46,814 Rk. PLAYER PASSING YARDS
5. Philip Rivers 180 3,811-5,917 45,833 1. Peyton Manning 71,940
2. Brett Favre 71,838
NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 3. Drew Brees 66,111
Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 4. Tom Brady 61,582
1. Drew Brees 233 465 5. Dan Marino 61,361
2. Tom Brady 237 456 6. John Elway 51,475
3. Eli Manning 201 320 7. Warren Moon 49,325
4. Philip Rivers 180 314 8. Eli Manning 48,214
5. Ben Roethlisberger 185 301 9. Fran Tarkenton 47,003
10. Ben Roethlisberger 46,814
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 led the Steelers offense with 106 WR Antonio Brown has recorded ve 1,000-receiving yard
receptions for 1,284 yards and 12 touchdown catches in 2016. campaigns (2011 and 13-16) and four consecutive 100-reception
Below is a look at where Brown ranked in the NFL in 2016: seasons from 2013-16 since entering the NFL in 2010.
10-Reception Games: 3 (T-1st) His 632 receptions and 8,377 receiving yards are the most since
Mutli-Touchdown Catch Games: 3 (T-1st) entering the NFL in 2010 among active NFL players:
Receptions: 106 (2nd)
Touchdown Catches: 12 (T-2nd) ACTIVE NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
Receiving Yards: 1,284 (5th) Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC.
100-Yard Receiving Games: 4 (T-6th) 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 101 632
2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 106 614
NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2016 3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 110 602
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS TDs
1. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 107 1,023 6 ACTIVE NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
2. Antonio Brown, PIT 106 1,284 12 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS
3. Odell Beckham, Jr., NYG 101 1,367 10 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 632 8,377
2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 614 8,042
Brown nished Week 12s game with a single-game career- 3. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 546 7,704
high of three touchdown receptions, to go along with a game-high
91 receiving yards on a team-best ve receptions. His three
touchdown receptions are tied for the second-most in Steelers BROWN SINCE 2010 VS. NFC
history for a single-game, becoming the 13th player in team history
to catch at least three scoring grabs in one game. WR Antonio Brown Brown has also seen success when
He had game highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (96), facing members of the opposing conference in the NFC since
to go along with the game-winning four yard touchdown with nine entering the NFL.
seconds left in regulation as the team clinched the AFC North Brown leads all AFC players in receptions (180) and receiving
crown vs. Baltimore (31-27) in Week 16. yards (2,330) and is second in touchdown catches (16) in games
vs. NFC opponents since entering the NFL in 2010:
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, 2010-16 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 13 games of his NFL career, all with the caught 76 passes for 1,314 yards to give him a 17.3 yards per
Steelers, the most double-digit reception games in team history: catch average - tied as the second 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, 2010-16 13 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 T2. Martavis Bryant, PIT 76 1,314 17.3
Yancey Thigpen, 1992-97 3 Malcom Floyd, SD 82 1,417 17.3
4. Torrey Smith, BAL-SF 102 1,697 16.6
His 29 100-receiving yard games place Brown are tied as the
T5. T.Y. Hilton, IND 242 3,917 16.2
most in the category in Steelers history:
Tyrell Williams, SD-LA 71 1,149 16.2
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN STEELERS HISTORY His 17.3 yards per catch average ranks eighth in Steelers
T1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 29 history among players with 50 or more receptions during their
Hines Ward, 1998-2011 29 tenure with the organization:
3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 25
STEELERS ALL-TIME YARDS PER CATCH LEADERS
Brown has caught two touchdown catches in 12 games in his (Minimum 50 Receptions)
NFL career, all with Pittsburgh, the second-most multi-touchdown Rk. STEELER, YEARS REC. YARDS AVG.
catch games in Steelers history: 5. Jim Smith,1977-82 110 2,075 18.9
6. Ron Shanklin, 1970-74 166 3,047 18.4
MOST MULTI-TOUCHDOWN 7. Weggie Thompson, 1984-89 79 1,377 17.4
Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY 8. Martavis Bryant, 2014-15 76 1,314 17.3
1. Buddy Dial, 1959-63 15 9. Mike Wallace, 2009-12 235 4,042 17.2
2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 12 10. Ray Mathews, 1951-59 230 3,919 17.0
3. Lynn Swann, 1974-82 10
4. John Stallworth, 1974-87 9 ROGERS RECORDS FIRST 100
T5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 7
Roy Jeerson, 1965-69 7 WR Eli Rogers registered the rst 100-yard receiving game of
his NFL career in Week Nine at Baltimore in 2016, nishing with
From 2014-15, Brown caught 23 touchdown passes - the most 103 yards in six receptions. His six catches tied a single-game
by a Steeler in back-to-back seasons - and joining Hines Ward career-high (six at Washington, Sept. 12, 2016).
as the only players with 10 or more touchdown receptions in In Week 10 vs. Dallas in 2016, Rogers caught four passes for
consecutive years: 42 yards, including a three-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben
Roethlisberger in the rst quarter, his second touchdown catch
MOST TOUCHDOWN CATCHES of the season and his career.
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS Rogers led the Steelers with 75 receiving yards on ve catches,
1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15 23 and caught his third touchdown of the season, a 24-yard pass from
T2. Antonio Brown, 2015-16 22 QB Ben Roethlisberger, in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers
Hines Ward, 2002-03 22 a 24-20 lead in Week 15 at Cincinnati in 2016.
He nished second in the game with 84 receiving yards on four
Browns nine 100-yard receiving games in 2015 set a single- receptions, including a career long 39-yard reception in Week
season team record, surpassing his previous 2014 record of eight: 16s 31-27 win vs. Baltimore in 2016.
Rogers caught 48 passes for 594 yards and three touchdowns
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES on the season.
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN A SEASON: STEELERS HISTORY
1. Antonio Brown, 2015 9 THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
2. Antonio Brown, 2014 8
T3. Mike Wallace, 2010 7 TE Jesse James set single-game career-highs with six catches
John Stallworth, 1984 7 (ve, Sept. 12, 2016 at Washington) for 43 yards in Week Five
T5. Yancey Thigpen, 1997 6 against the New York Jets in 2016.
Buddy Dial, 1963 6 He caught a touchdown pass in back-to-back (Weeks Four-
Five) games for the rst time in his NFL career in 2016.
BROWN NUMBER TO NOTE James set single-season career-highs in receptions (39),
receiving yards (338) and touchdown catches (3) in 2016.
180 STEELERS ADD MCDONALD
WR Antonio Brown became the rst player in NFL history
to record four 180-yard receiving games in a season in 2015 The Steelers acquired veteran TE Vance McDonald via trade
(195: Sept. 20, vs. San Francisco, 284: Nov. 8 vs. Oakland, with the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 29.
189: Dec. 20 vs. Denver and 187: Jan. 3 at Cleveland ). McDonald entered the NFL as a second-round (55th overall)
draft selection of San Francisco in 2013. He has started 30-of-48
games played, all with the 49ers, and his career numbers include
64 receptions for 866 yards and seven touchdowns.
RINGING THE BELL IN 2016 BELLS 157.0 IN HISTORY
RB LeVeon Bell eclipsed 100 scrimmage yards in seven RB LeVeon Bells led the NFL with an average of 157.0 yards
consecutive games and in 11 of his 12 games played in 2016, from scrimmage per game in 2016 - the third-best mark in NFL
while becoming the rst player in NFL history to average at least history for a single-sesaon:
100 rushing and 50 receiving yards per game in a single-season.
Below is a look at where Bell ranked in the NFL in 2016: SRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS:
Scrimmage Yards Per Game: 157.0 (1st) NFL HISTORY
Rushing Yards Per Game: 105.7 (2nd) Rk. PLAYER, TEAM, YR SCRMG. YDS (RUSH / REC)AVG,/GAME
Receptions by a Running Back: 75 (2nd) 1. Priest Holmes, KC, 2002 2,287 (1,615 / 672) 163.4
Receiving Yards by a Running Back: 616 (2nd) 2. O.J. Simpson, BUF, 1975 2,243 (1,817 / 426) 160.2
Scrimmage Yards: 1,884 (3rd) 3. LeVeon Bell, PIT, 2016 1,884 (1,268 / 616) 157.0
Rushing Yards: 1,268 (5th) 4. Chris Johnson, TEN, 2009 2,509 (2,006 / 503) 156.8
Rushing Average: 4.86 (8th) 5. Marshall Faulk, STL, 2000 2,189 (1,359 / 830) 156.4
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:
CB Artie Burns started nine of 16 games played in his rookie DAVIS MAKING HIS MARK
year in 2016 and tied for the team lead with three interceptions.
His three picks also placed him tied for the lead among the 2016 SS Sean Davis totaled 70 tackles (55 solo) in 2016 to rank fth
NFL rookie class: among the 2016 NFL defensive back rookie class (NFL.com):
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. A pair of Pittsburghs 2017 PITTSBURGH, Pa. RB/PR Trey Williams ignited a Steelers
rookie draft class members highlighted the teams rst preseason come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field,
game of the season. Rookie QB Joshua Dobbs and OLB T.J. courtesy of a special teams touchdown in the third quarter.
Watt made their NFL debuts and each helped their respective Trailing 13-3, Williams elded a punt and burst through the
units to lead the team to a 20-12 win at the New York Giants. coverage unit of the Falcons to the end zone for a 64-yard score.
The Giants opened up the scoreboard with field goals Pittsburgh QB Bart Houston connected with WR Justin
from Aldrick Rosas and Mike Nugent in the opening two Hunter for the Steelers go-ahead score from six yards
quarters before Steelers K Chris Boswell connected on a out in the fourth quarter to lift the team to a 17-13 win.
48-yard eld goal to make the score 6-3 in the second quarter. Atlanta produced three consecutive scoring drives to begin the
Pittsburghs special teams unit sparked the team prior to game - a touchdown and two eld goals their only points of the game
halftime. CB Mike Hilton recovered a mued punt of the Giants as the Steelers defense closed out their ensuring 11 possessions.
at their 28-yard line. On the teams rst play of the drive, Dobbs Steelers rookie RB James Conner, appearing in
connected with WR Cobi Hamilton for a 28-yard touchdown to his first NFL game at Heinz Field, rushed for 98 yards
give the Steelers a 10-9 lead heading into halftime. on 20 carries (4.9 average) to lead all running backs.
Nugent and Boswell traded eld goals in the third stanza and Pittsburgh S Jordan Dangereld hauled in two interceptions
Steelers RB Terrell Watson scampered 15 yards to the end zone in the second half one off of Matt Simms in the third
in the fourth quarter to produce the games nal points. quarter and his second of the game off of Alek Torgersen
Dobbs, earning the starting nodd at quarterback, completed in the final quarter of the game. LB Anthony Chickillo
8-of-15 passes for 100 yards with a touchdown, while was responsible for two of the defenses four sacks.
Watt recorded 2.0 quarterback sacks and ve total tackles.
Hamilton led all receivers with a game-high 72 receiving
yards on two catches as Watson finished with 44 rushing GAME SUMMARY
yards on 10 carries. Steelers LB Arthur Moats tallied 3.0
quarterback sacks as the defense finished with a total Falcons (0-2) 7 6 0 0 13
STEELERS (2-0) 0 3 7 7 17
of seven quarterback takedowns in the contest.
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE
ATL 1 8:44 Ward 5 yd. run (Bryant kick) 10-91; 4:37 7-0
GAME SUMMARY ATL 2 14:45 Bryant 23 yd. FG 14-76; 6:52 10-0
PIT 2 10:23 Boswell 42 yd. FG 8-54; 4:22 10-3
STEELERS (1-0) 0 10 3 7 20 ATL 2 3:33 Bryant 26 yd. FG 13-77; 6:50 13-3
PIT 3 4:06 Williams 64 yd. punt return (Boswell kick) --;-- 13-10
Giants (0-1) 3 6 3 0 12 PIT 4 6:35 Hunter 6 yd. pass from Houston (Boswell kick) 7-53; 4:18 13-17
PITTSBURGH, Pa. The Steelers suered their rst loss of the CHARLOTTE, N.C. Rookie QB Joshua Dobbs led
2017 preseason, falling to the Indianapolis Colts, 19-15, at Heinz Field. the Steelers to a come-from-behind victory at the
Pittsburgh scored nine unanswered points to take a two-point Carolina Panthers in the teams 2017 preseason finale.
advantage, 15-13, late in the third quarter. Trailing 13-6 in the third Trailing 14-10, with 49 seconds remaining in the game, Dobbs
stanza, Steelers QB Landry Jones connected with TE Xavier and the Steelers oense drove 53 yards on ve plays in 47 seconds
Grimble for a 10-yard touchdown strike to put the team within one and the rookie signal caller scampered in for a one-yard touchdown
point. K Chris Boswell put the Steelers ahead 15-13 courtesty with two seconds remaining to give Pittsburgh the 17-14 win.
of a 37-yard eld, but Indianaplis put together a 14-play, 86- Carolina scored the rst points of the game with RB Fozzy
yard drive that culminated in a RB Josh Ferguson one-yard run. Whitaker nding the end zone on a four-yard run in the rst quarter.
QB Ben Roethlisberger saw his rst action of the preseason, The Steelers took a 10-7 lead in the second quarter,
starting the game for the Steelers, and completed 6-of-9 passes following a K Chris Boswell 35-yard field goal, and a
for 73 yards in the rst quarter. Jones saw extension action at 58-yard connection from Dobbs to WR Justin Hunter.
quarterback for the Steelers and tallied game highs in pass attempts The Panthers carried a 14-10 lead after a 13-yard touchdown
(31), pass completions (21) and passing yards (163), while RB connection from Joe Webb to WR Damiere Byrd prior to
Terrell Watson led all rushers with 40 yards on eight carries. halftime through the Steelers finale drive of the game.
Dobbs finished the game completing 16-of-23 passing
GAME SUMMARY for 212 yards with a touchdown pass for a 113.0 passer
rating. Steelers RB Terrell Watson led all rushers with
Colts (1-2) 7 6 0 6 19
STEELERS (2-1) 3 3 9 0 15
game highs in carries (19) and rushing yards (89).
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating
J.Dobbs 64 38 406 59.4% 6.3 2 3.1% 3 4.7% 58t 6/ 43 68.9
L.Jones 37 25 191 67.6% 5.2 1 2.7% 2 5.4% 22 1/ 8 66.4
B.Roethlisberger 9 6 73 66.7% 8.1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 1/ 4 91.4
B.Houston 16 7 48 43.8% 3.0 1 6.3% 1 6.3% 14 0/ 0 45.8
Team 126 76 718 60.3% 5.7 4 3.2% 6 4.8% 58t 8/ 55 66.8
Opponents 147 87 963 59.2% 6.6 1 0.7% 7 4.8% 55 14/ 103 61.1
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 46 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 04/03/94 23 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
46 Galambos, Matt LB 6-1 239 03/21/95 22 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17 0/0
42 Hagen, Jacob S 6-3 205 03/16/92 25 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0
65 Hooks, Lavon DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 25 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/0
41 Huguenin, Farrington LB 6-4 268 05/08/92 25 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17 0/0
80 McGee, Jake TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 25 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
38 Phillips, Dashaun CB 5-11 186 01/03/91 26 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS) 0/0
13 Thomas, Justin WR 5-11 185 03/15/94 23 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17 0/0
33 Toussaint, Fitzgerald RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 27 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
16 Tucker, Marcus WR 5-10 190 05/24/92 25 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
INJURED RESERVE
99 Adams, Keion LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 22 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
34 Crawford, Antonio CB 5-10 184 02/02/94 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17 0/0
38 Ducre, Greg CB 5-10 183 01/22/92 25 2 Washington Los Angeles, CA FA'17 0/0
62 Matthews, Matthews C 6-2 300 01/27/94 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
20 Sutton, Cameron CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 22 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 03/15/94 23 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17 0/0
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 05/24/92 25 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 27 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
38 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 186 01/03/91 26 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS) 0/0
41 Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 05/08/92 25 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17 0/0
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/16/92 25 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0
46 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 03/21/95 22 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17 0/0
61 Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/03/94 23 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
65 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 25 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/0
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 25 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
INJURED RESERVE
34 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 184 02/02/94 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17 0/0
38 Greg Ducre CB 5-10 183 01/22/92 25 2 Washington Los Angeles, CA FA'17 0/0
62 Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/27/94 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 22 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
20 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 22 R Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17 0/0
Experience Includes 2017 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
Assistant Coaches: John Mitchell (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line); Todd Haley (Offensive Coordinator); Keith Butler (Defensive Coordinator);
Danny Smith (Special Teams Coordinator); James Daniel (Tight Ends); Randy Fichtner (Quarterbacks); Carnell Lake (Defensive
Backs); Richard Mann (Wide Receivers); Mike Munchak (Offensive Line); Jerry Olsavsky (Inside Linebackers); Joey Porter
(Outside Linebackers); James Saxon (Running Backs); Shaun Sarrett (Offensive Asst.); Steve Meyer (Coaching Asst.); Daniel
Martin Rooney (Coaching Asst.); Garrett Giemont (Conditioning Coordinator); Marcel Pastoor (Conditioning Asst.)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2017 POSITIONAL ROSTER
OFFENSE (25)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2017 GP/GS
QUARTERBACKS (3)
3 Landry Jones QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 28 5 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b '13 0/0
5 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 01/26/95 22 R Tennessee Alpharetta, GA D4 '17 0/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 35 14 Miami (OH) Findlay, OH D1 '04 0/0
RUNNING BACKS (4)
26 Le'Veon Bell RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 25 5 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 '13 0/0
30 James Conner RB 6-1 233 05/05/95 22 R Pittsburgh Erie, PA D3b '17 0/0
39 Terrell Watson RB 6-1 240 08/22/93 24 1 Azusa Pacific Los Angeles, CA FA '17 0/0
45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 25 3 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 0/0
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
10 Martavis Bryant WR 6-4 211 12/20/91 25 3 Clemson Calhoun Falls, SC D4 '14 0/0
11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 203 05/20/91 26 5 Tennessee Virginia Beach, VA UFA '17 (BUF) 0/0
17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 24 3 Louisville Miami, FL UDFA '15 0/0
19 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 11/22/96 20 R USC Long Beach, CA D2 '17 0/0
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 29 8 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 0/0
88 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 30 9 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 0/0
TIGHT ENDS (3)
81 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 23 3 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 0/0
85 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 24 2 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 0/0
89 Vance McDonald TE 6-4 267 06/13/90 27 5 Rice Winnie, TX TR'17 (SF) 0/0
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 28 8 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0
65 Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 23 2 LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 0/0
66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 27 6 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 0/0
67 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 25 2 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 0/0
71 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 25 1 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 0/0
73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 31 9 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 0/0
74 Chris Hubbard C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 26 4 UAB Columbus, GA UDFA '13 0/0
77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 29 7 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 0/0
78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 28 3 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 0/0
DEFENSE (26)
PRACTICE SQUAD
13 Justin Thomas WR 5-11 185 03/15/94 23 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17 0/0
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 05/24/92 25 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 27 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
38 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 186 01/03/91 26 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS) 0/0
41 Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 05/08/92 25 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17 0/0
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/16/92 25 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0
46 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 03/21/95 22 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17 0/0
61 Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/03/94 23 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
65 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 25 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/0
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 25 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
INJURED RESERVE
34 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 184 02/02/94 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17 0/0
38 Greg Ducre CB 5-10 183 01/22/92 25 2 Washington Los Angeles, CA FA'17 0/0
62 Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/27/94 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 22 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
20 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 22 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 03/15/94 23 R Georgia Tech Pratville, AL UDFA'17 0/0
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 05/24/92 25 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 27 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
38 Dashaun Phillips CB 5-11 186 01/03/91 26 3 Tarleton State Duncanville, TX TR'17 (WAS) 0/0
41 Farrington Huguenin LB 6-4 268 05/08/92 25 1 Kentucky Columbia, SC FA '17 0/0
42 Jacob Hagen S 6-3 205 03/16/92 25 1 Liberty Orange Park, FL FA '16 0/0
46 Matt Galambos LB 6-1 239 03/21/95 22 R Pittsburgh Collingdale, PA UDFA '17 0/0
61 Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/03/94 23 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
65 Lavon Hooks DE 6-3 312 01/23/92 25 1 Mississippi Atlanta, GA FA '17 0/0
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 25 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
INJURED RESERVE
34 Antonio Crawford CB 5-10 184 02/02/94 23 R West Virginia Tampa, FL UFDA'17 0/0
38 Greg Ducre CB 5-10 183 01/22/92 25 2 Washington Los Angeles, CA FA'17 0/0
62 Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/27/94 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
99 Keion Adams LB 6-2 245 06/08/95 22 R Western Michigan Salisbury, NC D7 '17 0/0
20 Cameron Sutton CB 5-11 188 02/27/95 22 R Tennessee Jonesboro, GA D3a '17 0/0
Experience Includes 2017 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
OFFENSE
Opponent
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
Preseason
At Giants (8/11) Smith-Schuter Hubbard Foster Finney DeCastro Gilbert James Heyward-Bey Dobbs Toussaint D. Johnson (TE)
Falcons (8/20) Bryant Villanueva Foster Finney DeCastro Gilbert James Heyward-Bey Dobbs Toussaint Nix
Cots (8/26) Brown Villanueva Foster Finney DeCastro Gilbert James Bryant Roethlisberger K.Davis D.Johnson (FB)
At Carolina (8/31) Heyward-Bey Hooks Milton Finney Hubbard Gilbert James Rogers Jones Watson J.Hunter (WR)
DEFENSE
Opponent
LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS
Preseason
At Giants (8/11) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Matakevich Moats V.Williams Watt Sensabaugh Cockrell Golden Dangerfield
Falcons (8/20) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Chickillo Mataevich V.Williams Watt Burns Cockrell Hilton Golden
Colts (8/26) Heyward Hargrave Tuitt Dupree Shazer V.Williams Watt Burns Cockrell S.Davis Golden
At Carolina (8/31) Alualu Hargrave Hooks Watt Mataevich V.Williams Dupree Burns Cockrell S.Davis Golden