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2015 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS (Won 10, Lost 6)

SCHEDULE

Date W-L Score Opponent Attendance9/10 L 28-21 at New England 66,8299/20 W 43-18 San Francisco 66,4729/27 W 12-6 at St. Louis 52,43310/1 L 23-20/OT Baltimore 66,92910/12 W 24-20 at San Diego 67,65810/18 W 25-13 Arizona 63,84610/25 L 23-13 at Kansas City 76,36511/1 L 16-10 Cincinnati 64,75011/8 W 38-35 Oakland 65,52011/15 W 30-9 Cleveland 64,40211/29 L 39-30 at Seattle 69,05512/6 W 45-10 Indianapolis 58,70112/13 W 33-20 at Cincinnati 65,56412/20 W 34-27 Denver 67,23412/27 L 20-17 at Baltimore 71,2611/3 W 28-12 at Cleveland 66,693

TEAM STATISTICS

Pittsburgh OpponentTotal First Downs 331 327Rushing 91 71Passing 207 231Penalty 33 253rd Down: Made/Att 75/193 90/2253rd Down Pct. 38.9% 40.0%4th Down: Made/Att 4/12 7/244th Down Pct. 33.3% 29.2%Possession Avg. 29:24 30:36Total Net Yards 6327 5809Avg. Per Game 395.4 363.1Total Plays 1011 1055Avg. Per Play 6.3 5.5Net Yards Rushing 1724 1459Avg. Per Game 107.8 91.2Total Rushes 388 382Net Yards Passing 4603 4350Avg. Per Game 287.7 271.9Sacked/Yards Lost 33/219 48/311Gross Yards 4822 4661Attempts/Completions 590/391 625/402Completion Pct. 66.3% 64.3%Had Intercepted 21 17Punts/Average 59/42.6 70/43.8Net Punting Avg. 39.1 38.8Penalties/Yards 94/868 121/1149Fumbles/Ball Lost 16/7 27/13Touchdowns 45 35Rushing 16 6Passing 26 29Returns 3 0

SCORE BY PERIOD

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsSteelers 63 134 81 145 0 423Opponents 64 92 37 123 3 319

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% TD Int Long Sack/Lost RatingRoethlisberger 469 319 3938 68.0%• 21 16 69t 20/141 94.5L.Jones 55 32 513 58.2% 3 4 88t 2/17 77.3Vick 66 40 371 60.6% 2 1 72t 10/53 79.8A.Brown 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 1/8 0.0Steelers 590 391 4822 66.3% 26 21 88t 33/219 91.2Opponents 625 402 4661 64.3% 29 17 80t 48/311 90.9

SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsBoswell 0 0 0 0 26/27 29/32 0 113A. Brown 11 0 10 1 0/0 0/0 2 70Williams 11 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 68Bryant 7 1 6 0 0/0 0/0 0 42Wheaton 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 1 32Scobee 0 0 0 0 6/7 6/10 0 24Bell 3 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18Miller 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 1 14Heyward-Bey 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12James 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 8Johnson 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 8Blake 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Gay 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Toussaint 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 2Steelers 45 16 26 332/3435/42 8 423Opponents 35 6 29 029/3226/31 1 3192-Pt.Conversions:Steelers8/11,Opponents:1/3Sacks:Heyward 7.0, Tuitt 6.5, Harrison 5.0, Tim-mons 5.0, Moats 4.0, Allen 4.0, Dupree 4.0, Shazier 3.5, J. Jones 2.0, Blake 1.0, Boykin 1.0, McLendon 1.0, Spence 1.0, Gay 1.0, Williams 0.5, McCullers 0.5 Steelers:47.0,Opponents:33.0

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TDWilliams 200 907 4.5 55 11Bell 113 556 4.9 42 3Vick 20 99 5.0 24 0Toussaint 18 42 2.3 7 0Bryant 5 37 7.4 13 1Roethlisberger 15 29 1.9 13 0A. Brown 3 28 9.3 16 0Todman 4 22 5.5 11 0Johnson 4 7 1.8 6 1Miller 1 2 2.0 2 0Jac. Jones 5 -5 -1.0 0 0Steelers 388 1724 4.4 55 16Opponents 382 1459 3.8 44 6

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TDA. Brown 136• 1834• 13.5 59 10Miller 60 535 8.9 27 2Bryant 50 765 15.3 88t 6Wheaton 44 749 17.0 72t 5Williams 40 367 9.2 34 0Bell 24 136 5.7 20 0Heyward-Bey 21 314 15.0 66 2James 8 56 7.0 20 1Johnson 2 16 8.0 11 0Nix 2 16 8.0 10 0Spaeth 2 10 5.0 6 0Murphy 1 16 16.0 16 0Coates 1 11 11.0 11 0Toussaint 0 0 0 0 0Villanueva 0 0 0 0 0Todman 0 0 0 0 0Roethlisberger 0 -3 0 -3 0Steelers 391 4822 12.3 88t 26Opponents 402 4661 11.6 80t 29

INTERCEPTIONS

No. Yds Avg Long TDMitchell 3 16 5.3 9 0Blake 2 112 56.0• 70t 1Cockrell 2 62 31.0 37 0Gay 2 30 15.0 23t 1Golden 1 27 27.0 27 0W.Allen 1 20 20.0 20 0Harrison 1 6 6.0 6 0Jar. Jones 1 5 5.0 5 0Tuitt 1 3 3.0 3 0Boykin 1 1 1.0 1 0Timmons 1 0 0.0 0 0Shazier 1 0 0.0 0 0Steelers 17 282 16.6 70t 2Opponents 21 241 11.5 54 0

PUNTING

No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BBerry 59 2511 42.6 39.1 2 28 79 0Steelers 59 2511 42.6 39.1 2 28 79 0Opponents 70 3066 43.8 38.8 6 23 67 0

PUNT RETURNS

Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDA. Brown 22 13 212 9.6 71t 1Jac. Jones 6 4 19 3.2 14 0Steelers 28 17 231 8.3 71t 1Opponents 19 21 165 8.7 25 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

No. Yds Avg Long TDArcher 14 354 25.3 38 0Jac. Jones 9 220 24.4 36 0Wheaton 5 105 21.0 28 0Todman 1 22 22.0 22 0Steelers 29 701 24.2 38 0Opponents 54 1200 22.2 60 0

FIELD GOALS

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Boswell 1/1 9/9 8/8 9/12 2/2Scobee 0/0 2/2 1/1 3/7 0/0Steelers 1/1 11/11 9/9 12/19 2/2Opponents 0/0 7/7 7/7 9/11 3/6Scobee: [44N, 46N, 44G, 24G] [ ] [21G, 41G] [45G, 36G, 49N, 41N] Boswell: [47G] [47G, 48G, 51G, 28G] [24G, 36G] [32G] [34G, 38G, 41N, 18G] [24G, 34G, 25G] [44G, 25G, 22G] [29G, 51G, 47N, 42G] [42G, 47G, 45G, 31G] [24G, 41G] [34G] [48N, 39G, 21G]Opponents: [ ] [47G] [49G, 27G] [40G, 42G, 52G] [60N, 40G, 54G] [47N, 31G, 39G] [30G, 22G, 27G, 54N] [44G, 45G, 42N, 44G] [ ] [23G] [ ] [35G] [54N, 46G, 27G] [ ] [37G, 50G] [29G, 39G, 33G, 29G]

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2015 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS

DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMSPlayer U A Tot Sacks/Yds. QP Int./Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BLTimmons 77 42 119 5/36.5 10 1/0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shazier 55 32 87 3.5/34.5 8 1/0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Mitchell 58 22 80 0/0 3 3/16 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0W. Allen 61 18 79 4/29 4 1/20 8 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Blake 62 12 74 1/10 1 2/112 11 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0Gay 46 12 58 1/1 2 2/30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Heyward 39 15 54 7/35 13 0/0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Tuitt 39 15 54 6.5/38 12 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cockrell 33 10 43 0/0 0 2/62 11 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Harrison 27 13 40 5/38 15 1/6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Golden 27 9 36 0/0 1 1/27 4 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0Williams 25 10 35 0.5/3 1 0/0 1 0 1 9 2 11 0 1 0Moats 24 11 35 4/31.5 10 0/0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Spence 27 7 34 1/6 1 0/0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Jar. Jones 14 13 27 2/12.5 5 1/5 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0Dupree 17 9 26 4/7 6 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Boykin 16 5 21 1/9 1 1/1 5 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 0McLendon 11 3 14 1/9 2 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C. Thomas 9 2 11 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0McCullers 4 4 8 0.5/3 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C. Allen 3 3 6 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S. Thomas 1 1 2 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 9 1 10 0 0 0Garvin 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 8 1 9 0 0 0Nix 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 7 1 8 1 0 0Chickillo 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 4 2 6 1 1 0Todman 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0Heyward-Bey 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0Johnson 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0Ventrone 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0Boswell 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0Berry 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Brown 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Toussaint 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0TEAM 1 0 1 1/8 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 676 268 944 48/311 96 17/282 79 14 10 67 16 83 2 2 2OPPONENTS 644 229 873 33/219 59 21/241 77 9 5 49 19 68 2 2 0

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STEELERS 2015 Attendance

ATTENDANCE AT HEINZ FIELD

The Steelers drew 517,854 fans to their eight home games during the 2015 season at Heinz Field, averaging 64,731 per home game, both new team records. Since Heinz Field opened in 2001, the Steelers have averaged at least 57,000 fans per game each season.

Pittsburgh had a season-high 67,234 fans in Week 14 versus Denver in 2015.

The Steelers have sold out 341 straight regular-season games at home, dating back to Nov. 5, 1972 versus Cincinnati.

Below are the Steelers’ all-time home attendance figures since 1970:

ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE AT HEINZ FIELD

REGULAR SEASONYear Games TotalAttendance Avg.1970 7 318,698 45,5281971 7 323,812 46,2591972 7 340,549 48,6501973 8 377,351 47,1691974 7 325,457 46,4941975 7 341,205 48,7441976 7 330,620 47,2311977 7 337,156 48,1651978 8 380,258 47,5321979 8 391,931 48,9911980 8 424,106 53,0131981 8 420,964 52,6211982• 4 208,890 52,2231983 8 462,587 57,8231984 8 447,288 55,9111985 8 436,069 54,5091986 8 414,937 51,8671987• 7 353,402 50,5861988 8 396,044 49,5061989 8 383,494 47,9371990 8 434,769 54,3461991 8 406,935 50,8671992 8 427,782 53,4101993 8 440,927 55,1161994 8 461,272 57,6591995 8 455,913 56,9891996 8 466,944 58,3681997 8 462,532 57,8171998 8 464,619 58,0771999 8 416,618 52,0772000 8 440,428 55,0532001• 8 499,191 62,3992002 8 490,274 61,2842003 8 477,584 59,6982004 8 507,385 63,4232005 8 507,434 63,4292006 8 499,461 62,4332007 8 496,675 62,0842008 8 503,125 62,8902009 8 507,882 63,4582010 8 504,669 63,0842011 8 504,279 63,0352012 8 489,135 61,1412013 8 458,489 57,3112014 8 497,811 62,2262015 8 517,854• 64,731•• Played four home games due to players’ strike.• Played seven home games due to players’ strike.• Inaugural season at Heinz Field.• Team Record

BREAKDOWN OF 2015 ATTENDANCE

The Steelers drew an average of 64,731 fans to each home game in 2015. It marked the 22nd time in the last 23 seasons and the 16th consecutive season that the Steelers have averaged more than 55,000 fans at each home game.

The Steelers continued to be one of the most popular road teams in 2015. Pittsburgh drew 535,858 fans on the road, an average of 66,982 fans per game.

2015 REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE NUMBERS

Home Road1. San Francisco (66,472) New England (66,829)2. Baltimore (66,929) St. Louis (52,433)3. Arizona (63,846) San Diego (67,658)4. Cincinnati (64,750) Kansas City (76,365)5. Oakland (65,520) Seattle (69,055)6. Cleveland (64,402) Cincinnati (65,564)7. Indianapolis (58,701) Baltimore (71,261)8. Denver (67,234) Cleveland (66,693)

TOP 10 HOME CROWDS IN STEELERS HISTORY

The Steelers set the single-game home attendance record (67,234) in 2015 against the Denver Broncos in Week 14.

The Steelers overall attendance record at Three Rivers Stadium was 61,545 during the 1994 AFC Championship Game (Jan. 15, 1995) versus the San Diego Chargers. Pittsburgh’s top regular-season attendance figure at Three Rivers was 60,808 on Dec. 18, 1994, versus the Cleveland Browns.

Date Opponent Attendance

1. Dec.20,2015 Denver 67,234

2. Oct.1,2015 Baltimore 66,929

3. Jan. 23, 2011 New York Jets* 66,662

4. Sept.20,2015 SanFrancisco 66,472

5. Oct. 25, 2009 Minnesota 65,597

6. Nov.8,2015 Oakland 65,520

7. Nov. 15, 2009 Cincinnati 65,392

8. Jan. 18, 2009 Baltimore* 65,350

9. Jan. 23, 2005 New England* 65,242

10. Oct. 17, 2010 Cleveland 65,168

* Playoff Game 2015 Season is in bold

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Game 1 NEW ENGLAND 28 PITTSBURGH 21

FOXBOROUGH– QB Tom Brady’s four touchdown passes lifted the Patriots to a 28-21 victory over the Steelers at Gillette Stadium in the 2015 NFL Kickoff Game.

Pittsburgh marched into New England territory on its opening drive but K Josh Scobee’s 44-yard field goal went wide right.

After a scoreless first quarter, Brady connected with TE Rob Gronkowski on a 16-yard touchdown to give New England a 7-0 advantage early in the second quarter.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(0-1) 0 3 8 10 21Patriots(1-0) 0 14 7 7 28

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENE 2 11:11 Gronkowski 16 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 13-90; 7:03 0-7NE 2 4:01 Gronkowski 6 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 9-64; 4:37 0-14PIT 2 0:03 Scobee 44 yd. FG 11-57; 3:58 3-14NE 3 10:37 Chandler 1 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 9-80; 4:23 3-21PIT 3 6:43 Johnson 1 yd. run (Roethlisberger-Wheaton pass) 7-80; 3:54 11-21PIT 4 11:39 Scobee 24 yd. FG 13-67; 7:36 14-21NE 4 9:20 Gronkowski 1 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 7-79; 2:19 14-28PIT 4 0:02 Brown 11 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Scobee kick) 12-70; 2:57 21-28

On the Steelers’ following drive, Scobee missed again, this time from 46 yards out. Brady then connected with Gronkowski from six yards out to give New England a 14-0 lead.

Scobee made a 44-yard field goal right before halftime and the Steelers trailed 14-3 at the break.

Brady threw a one-yard touchdown to TE Scott Chandler on the Patriots’ first drive of the second half to extend their lead to 21-3. Pittsburgh scored on its ensuing drive, a one-yard run by FB Will Johnson and then a two-point conversion, to cut the lead 21-11.

Scobee’s 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter cut the Patriots lead to 21-14. But New England capitalized again on their ensuing drive. Brady threw a one-yard touch-down to Gronkowski to give the Patriots a 28-14 lead.

QBBenRoethlisberger threw an 11-yard touchdown to WRAntonioBrown with only two seconds left in the game to give Pittsburgh its final points.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Patriots1st Downs 23 263rd Downs 7-15 (47%) 7-11 (64%)4th Downs 2-2 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 464 361Plays-Avg. 66-7.0 58-6.2Rushing Yards 134 80Rush Att.-Avg. 25-5.4 24-3.3Passing Yards 330 281Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-26-1 32-25-0Sacks By 2-7 3-21Punts-Avg. 2-43.5 4-47.8Penalties 8-77 7-64Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Time of Poss. 32:05 27:55

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING:Pit.–D. Williams 21-127; Johnson 4-7, 1 TD. N.E.– Lewis 15-69; Edelman 1-9; Bolden 5-1; Brady 3-1.

PASSING:Pit.– Roethlisberger 38-26-1, 351, 1 TD. N.E.– Brady 32-25-0, 288, 4 TDs.

RECEIVING:Pit.– Brown 9-133, 1 TD; Miller 8-84; Heyward-Bey 4-58; Wheaton 3-55; Murphy 1-16; D. Williams 1-5. N.E.– Edelman 11-97; Gronkowski 5-94, 3 TDs; Lewis 4-51; Amendola 2-24; Bolden 1-12; Dobson 1-9; Chandler 1-1, 1 TD.

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PITTSBURGH– QBBenRoethlisberger threw three touchdowns and RBDeAngeloWilliams rushed for three touchdowns as the Steelers beat the 49ers, 43-18, in the 2015 home opener in front of a record-setting crowd (66,472) at Heinz Field.

Roethlisberger threw a two-yard score to TE Heath Miller late in the first quarter, and then threw a two-point conversion to WRAntonioBrown to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead. San Francisco K Phil Dawson connected on a 47-yard field goal early in the second quarter to cut the lead 8-3, but it would be the closest the 49ers would get the rest of the game.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 F49ers(1-1) 0 3 0 15 18STEELERS(1-1) 8 21 0 14 43

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 4:20 Miller 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Brown) 8-83; 3:19 8-0SF 2 10:27 Dawson 47 yd. FG 17-58; 8:53 8-3PIT 2 8:07 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Pass to Miller) 7-80; 2:20 16-3PIT 2 5:45 Heyward-Bey 35 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Kick failed) 1-35; 0:07 22-3PIT 2 1:58 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Scobee kick) 6-42; 2:42 29-3SF 4 13:16 Boldin 14 yd. pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick) 6-64; 1:51 29-10PIT 4 10:25 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Scobee kick) 6-80; 2:51 36-10SF 4 9:43 Smith 75 yd. pass from Kaepernick (Pass to Smith) 2-80; 0:42 36-18PIT 4 7:43 Brown 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Scobee kick) 5-80; 2:00 43-18

The Steelers scored three straight touchdowns, the first of which was a Williams two-yard run. Roethlis-berger then connected with WRDarriusHeyward-Bey for a 35-yard touchdown. Williams scored on a nother two-yard run to give Pittsburgh a 29-3 lead at halftime.

QB Colin Kaepernick threw a 14-yard touchdown to WR Anquan Boldin early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 29-10, but Williams scored his third rushing touchdown of the game on the Steelers’ ensuing drive to make it 36-10.

Kaepernick threw a 75-yard touchdown to WR Torrey Smith on the 49ers next drive, but it was countered by a Roethlisberger seven-yard touchdown pass to Brown.

Pittsburgh’s offense finished a perfect 5-for-5 in the red zone, and the Steelers’ defense recorded five sacks. LBRyanShazierled the team with 15 tackles.

TEAM STATISTICS

49ers Steelers1st Downs 27 213rd Downs 7-17 (41%) 6-10 (60%)4th Downs 3-5 (60%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 409 453Plays-Avg. 82-5.0 52-8.7Rushing Yards 111 84Rush Att.-Avg. 31-3.6 25-3.4Passing Yards 298 369Att.-Comp.-Int. 46-33-0 27-21-0Sacks By 0-0 5-37Punts-Avg. 4-42.8 3-47.3Penalties 7-46 7-58Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Time of Poss. 36:59 23:01


RUSHING:S.F.– Kaepernick 9-51; Hyde 13-43; Davis 7-14; Hayne 2-3. Pit.–D. Williams 20-77, 3 TDs; Todman 1-11; Roethlisberger 1-(-1); Vick 3-(-3).

PASSING:S.F.–Kaepernick 46-33-0, 335, 2 TDs. Pit.– Roethlisberger 27-21-0, 369, 3 TDs.

RECEIVING:S.F.–Smith 6-120, 1 TD; Boldin 6-60, 1 TD; Davis 5-62; Patton 4-25; Hyde 4-18; White 2-18; Celek 2-10; Davis 2-4; Bell 1-11; Miller 1-7.Pit.– Brown 9-195, 1 TD; Heyward-Bey 4-77, 1 TD; D. Williams 4-15; Wheaton 2-67; Miller 2-15, 1 TD.

Game 2 PITTSBURGH 43 SAN FRANCISCO 18

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (66,472)

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ST.LOUIS– The Steelers’ defense stopped the Rams’ fourth-and-five attempt late in the fourth quarter to give Pittsburgh a 12-6 win at St. Louis.

K Josh Scobee connected on a 21-yard field goal on the Steelers’ first drive of the game to give Pittsburgh an early 3-0 lead. RBLe’VeonBell scored on a one-yard run early in the second quarter to give the Steelers a 9-0 lead.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(2-1) 3 6 0 3 12Rams(1-2) 0 3 0 3 6

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:18 Scobee 21 yd. FG 13-77; 7:42 3-0PIT 2 13:00 Bell 1 yd. run (Pass failed) 12-92; 6:03 9-0STL 2 2:05 Zuerlein 49 yd. FG 9-50; 4:47 9-3STL 4 5:38 Zuerlein 27 yd. FG 7-62; 4:06 9-6PIT 4 1:56 Scobee 41 yd. FG 4-8; 0:55 12-6

St. Louis K Greg Zuerlein made a 49-yard field goal prior to halftime. Pittsburgh led 9-3 at the break.

After a scoreless third quarter, Zuerlein made a 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 9-6.

The Rams forced the Steelers to punt on Pittsburgh’s next drive. St. Louis then took over on its own 17-yard line. But on the first play of the drive, S Will Allen picked off QB Nick Foles. Scobee capped off the drive with a 41-yard field goal to give the Steelers the decisive 12-6 victory.

Pittsburgh’s defense held the Rams to 2-of-10 on third-down conversions, and the Steelers’ defense limited St. Louis to 71 rushing yards.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Rams1st Downs 17 123rd Downs 6-12 (50%) 2-10 (20%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-2 (0%)Total Net Yards 259 258Plays-Avg. 57-4.5 49-5.3Rushing Yards 62 71Rush Att.-Avg. 22-2.8 18-3.9Passing Yards 197 187Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-25-1 29-19-1Sacks By 2-10 5-33Punts-Avg. 4-49.0 4-42.5Penalties 4-63 7-47Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Time of Poss. 32:19 27:41

Game 3 PITTSBURGH 12 ST. LOUIS 6


RUSHING:Pit.–Bell19-62,1TD; D. Williams 1-2; Vick 2-(-2). STL.– Givens 1-24; Mason 9-16; Cunningham 1-12; Foles 1-10; Gurley 6-9.

PASSING:Pit.– Roethlisberger 24-20-1, 192; Vick 6-5-0, 38. STL.– Foles 28-19-1, 197; Hekker 1-0-0, 0.

RECEIVING:Pit.– Brown 11-108; Bell 7-70; Heyward-Bey 3-19; Miller 2-17; Wheaton 2-16. STL.–Britt 7-102; Austin 5-38; Cunningham 2-18; Kendricks 2-12; Mason 1-15; Cook 1-7; Gurley 1-5.

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PITTSBURGH– K Justin Tucker connected on a game-winning 52-yard field goal in overtime to give the Ravens a 23-20 victory over the Steelers on Thursday Night Football.

The Steelers scored the first points of the game midway through the first quarter on K Josh Scobee’s 45-yard field goal. Baltimore WR Michael Campanaro scored on a nine-yard run late in the first quarter to give the Ravens a 7-3 advantage.

Pittsburgh scored 10 points in the final 1:37 of the first half, as RBLe’VeonBell scored on an 11-yard run,

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 OT FRavens(1-3) 7 0 7 6 3 23STEELERS(2-2) 3 10 7 0 0 20

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:41 Scobee 45 yd. FG 8-52; 4:59 3-0BAL 1 0:25 Campanaro 9 yd. run (Tucker kick) 12-75; 7:16 3-7PIT 2 1:37 Bell 11 yd. run (Scobee kick) 8-67; 3:09 10-7PIT 2 0:00 Scobee 36 yd. FG 5-27; 0:39 13-7PIT 3 10:41 Heyward-Bey 9 yd. pass from Vick (Scobee kick) 6-26; 4:08 20-7BAL 3 7:27 Aiken 15 yd. pass from Flacco (Tucker kick) 6-80; 3:14 20-14BAL 4 10:14 Tucker 40 yd. FG 12-38; 6:58 20-17BAL 4 0:03 Tucker 42 yd. FG 7-45; 0:58 20-20BAL 5 5:08 Tucker 52 yd. FG 8-32; 4:33 23-20

and Scobee made a 36-yard field goal to give the team a 13-7 lead heading into halftime. Bell finished the game with 129 rushing yards.

QB Mike Vick threw a nine-yard touchdown to WRDarriusHeyward-Bey on Pittsburgh’s first drive of the second half to give the team a 20-7 lead. But it would be the last points Pittsburgh would score.

QB Joe Flacco threw a 15-yard touchdown to WR Kamar Aiken to cut the lead, 20-14. Tucker made a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to just three points, 20-17.

With three seconds remaining in regulation, Tucker connected on a 42-yarder to tie the game and force overtime, when he made the game winner.

Pittsburgh’s defense had five sacks for the second time on the season.

TEAM STATISTICS

Ravens Steelers1st Downs 21 173rd Downs 6-17 (35%) 2-13 (15%)4th Downs 1-4 (25%) 0-2 (0%)Total Net Yards 356 263Plays-Avg. 78-4.6 63-4.2Rushing Yards 191 167Rush Att.-Avg. 39-4.9 33-5.1Passing Yards 165 96Att.-Comp.-Int. 34-21-1 26-19-0Sacks By 4-28 5-21Punts-Avg. 4-51.0 6-39.8Penalties 4-30 4-20Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-0Time of Poss. 37:43 32:09


RUSHING:Bal.–Forsett 27-150; Allen 5-19; Taliaferro 3-13; Campanaro 1-9, 1 TD; Flacco 3-0. Pit.– Bell 22-129, 1 TD; Vick 9-33; D. Williams 2-5.

PASSING:Bal.–Flacco 33-20-1, 189, 1 TD; Koch 1-1-0, -3. Pit.–Vick 26-19-0, 124, 1 TD.

RECEIVING:Bal.– Aiken 5-77, 1 TD; Smith 4-24; Boyle 3-12; Williams 2-17; Campanaro 2-16; Brown 2-9; Waller 1-17; Taliaferro 1-11; Juszczyk 1-3. Pit.– Bell 7-21; Brown 5-42; Heward-Bey 4-31, 1 TD; Wheaton 1-18; Coates 1-11; Miller 1-1.

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SANDIEGO– RBLe’VeonBelltook a direct snap and scored on a one-yard run as time expired to lift the Steel-ers to a 24-20 victory on Monday Night Football.

San Diego scored on its first drive of the game, going 84 yards on five plays. QB Philip Rivers capped off the drive with a 12-yard pass to TE Antonio Gates to give the Chargers a 7-0 lead.

Late in the second quarter, Steelers’ KChrisBoswell connected on a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 at halftime.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(3-2) 0 3 7 14 24Chargers(2-3) 7 0 0 13 20

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORESD 1 9:50 Gates 12 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) 5-84; 2:22 0-7PIT 2 4:24 Boswell 47 yd. FG 9-47; 5:38 3-7PIT 3 3:21 Blake 70 yd. interception return (Boswell kick) –;– 10-7SD 4 14:49 Lambo 40 yd. FG 8-58; 3:32 10-10SD 4 8:02 Gates 11 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) 8-60; 5:50 10-17PIT 4 7:42 Wheaton 72 yd. pass from Vick (Boswell kick) 1-72; 0:20 17-17SD 4 2:56 Lambo 54 yd. FG 12-44; 4:46 17-20PIT 4 0:00 Bell 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 12-80; 2:56 24-20

Pittsburgh got a splash play on defense late in the third quarter when CB Antwon Blake picked off Rivers and returned the football 70 yards for a touchdown to give the Steelers a 10-7 lead.

The Chargers tied the game 10-10 on their ensuing drive thanks to a 40-yard field goal by K Josh Lambo. On San Diego’s next drive, Rivers connected with Gates again, this time for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Chargers a 17-10 advantage.

On the first play of the Steelers’ ensuing drive, QB Mike Vick threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to WRMarkusWheaton to tie the game, 17-17.

Lambo made a 54-yard field goal with 2:56 left in the game. Vick then led the Steelers on a 12-play, 80-yard game-winning drive. On the drive, Vick had a 24-yard run, and he threw a 16-yard pass to TEHeathMiller that put the Steelers at the one-yard line.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Chargers1st Downs 14 243rd Downs 5-14 (36%) 4-14 (29%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 349 406Plays-Avg. 56-6.2 69-5.9Rushing Yards 155 52Rush Att.-Avg. 27-5.7 19-2.7Passing Yards 194 354Att.-Comp.-Int. 26-13-1 48-35-1Sacks By 2-11 3-9Punts-Avg. 8-40.3 5-53.4Penalties 8-86 7-54Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Time of Poss. 26:17 33:43


RUSHING:Pit.–Bell 21-111, 1 TD; Vick 1-24; D. Williams 5-20 S.D.–Gordon 15-42; Woodhead 4-10.

PASSING:Pit.–Vick 26-13-1, 203, 1 TD. S.D.–Rivers 48-35-1, 265, 2 TDs.

RECEIVING:Pit.–Bell 4-16; Miller 3-46; Brown 3-45; Heyward-Bey 2-24; Wheaton 1-72, 1 TD. S.D.–Gates 9-92, 2 TDs; Gordon 7-52; Allen 6-57; Woodhead 5-66; Green 5-50; Floyd 3-48.

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PITTSBURGH– QBLandryJones connected with WRMartavisBryant for an 88-yard touchdown to secure the 25-13 victory for the Steelers.

Arizona scored early in the first quarter as QB Carson Palmer found WR Michael Floyd for a three-yard touch-down. Pittsburgh got on the board midway through the second quarter as KChrisBoswell connected on a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead 7-3.

Cardinals’ K Chandler Catanzaro made a 31-yard field goal with less than one minute to go to give Arizona a 10-3 lead at halftime.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FCardinals(4-2) 7 3 0 3 13STEELERS(4-2) 0 3 12 10 25

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREARZ 1 8:17 Floyd 3 yd. pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick) 6-47; 2:57 0-7PIT 2 6:06 Boswell 47 yd. FG 5-34; 3:12 3-7ARZ 2 0:47 Catanzaro 31 yd. FG 13-68; 5:19 3-10PIT 3 11:14 Boswell 48 yd. FG 7-31; 3:46 6-10PIT 3 8:45 Bryant 8 yd. pass from Jones (Pass failed) 4-32; 1:36 12-10PIT 3 2:32 Boswell 51 yd. FG 7-26; 3:28 15-10ARZ 4 14:56 Catanzaro 39 yd. FG 6-61; 2:36 15-13PIT 4 7:19 Boswell 28 yd. FG 13-68; 7:37 18-13PIT 4 1:58 Bryant 88 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) 2-90; 0:22 25-13

Boswell made a 48-yard field goal on Pittsburgh’s first drive of the second half to cut the lead 10-6. On Arizona’s ensuing possession, LBJamesHarrison forced a fumble on Cardinals’ WR John Brown that was recovered by SMikeMitchell.

Jones came into the game for an injured Mike Vick. On Jones’ first career completion, he threw an eight-yard touchdown to Bryant to give the Steelers a 12-10 advantage. Boswell added a 51-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to give Pittsburgh a 15-10 lead.

Catanzaro connected on a 39-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Boswell made his fourth field goal of the game, from 28-yards out, to extend the Steelers lead to 18-13.

Arizona drove to the Steelers’ 20-yard line but Palmer’s pass was picked off by Mitchell in the endzone. Two plays later, Jones hit Bryant for the game-clinching touchdown.


RUSHING:Ariz.– C. Johnson 14-40; D. Johnson 3-9; Ellington 1-7; Palmer 2-(-1). Pit.–Bell 24-88; Vick 5-47; Bryant 1-8; D. Williams 1-(-1); L. Jones 1-(-1).

PASSING:Ariz.–Palmer 45-29-2, 421, 1 TD. Pit.– L. Jones 12-8-0; 168, 2 TDs; Vick 8-3-0, 6.

RECEIVING:Ariz.– Jo. Brown 10-196; Fitzgerald 8-93; Floyd 5-50, 1 TD; Ellington 2-47; Niklas 1-13; Fells 1-9; D. Johnson 1-8; C. Johnson 1-5. Pit.–Bryant 6-137, 2 TDs; Brown 3-24; Wheaton 1-8; Miller 1-5.

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TEAM STATISTICS

Cardinals Steelers1st Downs 21 143rd Downs 5-12 (42%) 3-12 (25%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 469 310Plays-Avg. 66-7.1 53-5.8Rushing Yards 55 141Rush Att.-Avg. 20-2.8 32-4.4Passing Yards 414 169Att.-Comp.-Int. 45-29-2 20-11-0Sacks By 1-5 1-7Punts-Avg. 3-43.0 5-47.6Penalties 9-111 6-48Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0Time of Poss. 31:09 28:51

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KANSASCITY– QB Alex Smith threw a six-yard touch-down to WR Chris Conley late in the fourth quarter to seal the 23-13 victory for the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Kansas City scored on its opening drive when K Cairo Santos connected on a 30-yard field goal. Pittsburgh tied the game 3-3 on its ensuing drive on KChrisBoswell’s24-yard field goal.

Santos made a 22-yarder on the Chiefs’ next drive to give Kansas City a 6-3 lead. The Chiefs stopped the

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(4-3) 3 0 7 3 13Chiefs(2-5) 3 6 7 7 23

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREKC 1 8:47 Santos 30 yd. FG 10-48; 4:08 0-3PIT 1 0:59 Boswell 24 yd. FG 14-61; 7:48 3-3KC 2 8:55 Santos 22 yd. FG 13-77; 7:04 3-6KC 2 1:00 Santos 27 yd. FG 8-59; 3:41 3-9KC 3 4:23 West 1 yd. run (Santos kick) 9-53; 5:22 3-16PIT 3 1:40 Bryant 19 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) 6-77; 2:43 10-16PIT 4 10:17 Boswell 36 yd. FG 7-54; 3:56 13-16KC 4 5:13 Conley 6 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) 8-84; 5:04 13-23

Steelers on Pittsburgh’s fourth-and-one attempt and took over at their own 32-yard line. Santos then connected on a 27-yard field goal with one minute left to give Kansas City a 9-3 lead heaidng into halftime.

Midway through the third quarter, QBLandryJones was picked off by Chiefs’ S Eric Berry. On the Chiefs’ ensuing drive, RB Charcandrick West scored on a one-yard run to give Kansas City a 16-3 advantage.

Jones led the Steelers on a six-play, 77-yard drive on Pittsburgh’s next possession that he capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass to WRMartavisBryant. Boswell made a 36-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 16-13.

But on the Chiefs’ next drive, Smith led the team 84 yards on eight plays that he capped off with the six-yard touchdown to Conley.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Chiefs1st Downs 18 183rd Downs 2-10 (20%) 9-16 (56%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 339 377Plays-Avg. 55-6.2 63-6.0Rushing Yards 147 138Rush Att.-Avg. 24-6.1 29-4.8Passing Yards 192 239Att.-Comp.-Int. 26-19-2 32-21-0Sacks By 2-12 2-17Punts-Avg. 2-45.5 3-54.7Penalties 1-5 6-66Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Time of Poss. 27:34 32:26


RUSHING:Pit.–Bell 17-121; Bryant 1-13; D. Williams 4-9; Brown 1-6; L. Jones 1-(-2). K.C.–West 22-110, 1 TD; Thomas 1-13; Ware 2-8; Smith 3-5; Davis 1-2.

PASSING:Pit.–L. Jones 29-16-2, 209, 1 TD.K.C.–Smith 32-21-0, 251, 1 TD.

RECEIVING:Pit.– Brown 6-124; Bell 4-16; Bryant 3-45, 1 TD; Wheaton 2-16; D. Williams 1-8. K.C.– Conley 6-63, 1 TD; Kelce 5-73; Wilson 3-71; West 2-19; Thomas 2-12; Avant 2-11; O’Shaughnessy 1-2.

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PITTSBURGH– With less than three minutes remaining in the game, QB Andy Daltonthrew a go-ahead nine-yard touchdown to WR A.J. Green, and K Mike Nugent made a 44-yard field goal to seal the 16-10 victory for the Bengals.

The Steelers scored on their opening drive, going 80 yards in 12 plays. QBBenRoethlisberger, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous four games due to a knee injury, capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to WRAntonioBrown. Pitts-burgh’s offense would struggle to move the football the remainder of the game.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FBengals(7-0) 3 3 0 10 16STEELERS(4-4) 7 0 3 0 10

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:46 Brown 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 12-80; 7:14 7-0CIN 1 2:50 Nugent 44 yd. FG 10-54; 4:56 7-3CIN 2 14:55 Nugent 45 yd. FG 5-12; 1:46 7-6PIT 3 6:27 Boswell 32 yd. FG 9-78; 4:16 10-6CIN 4 2:57 Green 9 yd. pass from Dalton (Nugent kick) 6-45; 2:37 10-13CIN 4 1:47 Nugent 44 yd. FG 4-0; 0:57 10-16

On the Bengals’ ensuing drive, Nugent connected on a 44-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3. Nugent added a 45-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter to cut the lead to 7-6, which was the halftime score.

Midway through the third quarter, KChrisBoswell connected on a 32-yard field goal to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 10-6. But it would be the final points for Pittsburgh on the afternoon.

Both defenses forced turnovers, but neither offense could capitalize until S Shawn Williams picked off Roeth-lisberger at the Pittsburgh 45-yard line. Dalton then led the Bengals on a six-play, 45-yard drive that he capped off with the go-ahead score to Green.

Pittsburgh took over but Roethlisberger threw an interception to S Reggie Nelson on the team’s first play. Nugent then made his 44-yard field goal to seal the win.

The Steelers had one last chance to win the game. Roethlisberger led the team to the Bengals’ 16-yard line, but his final pass was thrown out of the end zone.

TEAM STATISTICS

Bengals Steelers1st Downs 16 213rd Downs 4-15 (27%) 3-11 (27%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 296 356Plays-Avg. 64-4.6 67-5.3Rushing Yards 78 116Rush Att.-Avg. 23-3.4 19-6.1Passing Yards 218 240Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-23-2 45-28-3Sacks By 3-13 3-22Punts-Avg. 4-34.0 6-35.5Penalties 10-94 10-91Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0Time of Poss. 29:51 30:09


RUSHING:Cin.–Hill 15-60; Bernard 1-12; Dalton 6-4; Jones 1-2. Pit.– D. Williams 9-71; Bell 10-45.

PASSING:Cin.– Dalton 38-23-2, 231, 1 TD. Pit.–Roethlisberger 45-28-3, 262, 1 TD.

RECEIVING:Cin.– Green 11-118, 1 TD; Eifert 4-39; Bernard 2-22; Jones 2-12; Sanu 2-10; Hewitt 1-22; Hill 1-8. Pit.–Miller 10-105; Brown 6-47, 1 TD; Bryant 4-49; D. Williams 4-39; Bell 2-13; Wheaton 1-5; Spaeth 1-4.

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PITTSBURGH– KChrisBoswell made a game-winning 18-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give Pittsburgh a 38-35 victory over the Raiders at Heinz Field.

QB Derek Carr connected with WR Michael Crabtree for a 22-yard touchdown on Oakland’s first drive. Boswell connected on a 34-yard field goal on the Steelers’ ensu-ing drive to cut the lead 7-3. Pittsburgh would take an 11-7 lead on RBDeAngeloWilliams’ three-yard touch-down run.

Carr threw a 15-yard touchdown to WR Amari Cooper midway through the second quarter. Williams added another three-yard touchdown run, and Boswell made

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FRaiders(4-4) 7 7 7 14 35STEELERS(5-4) 3 18 0 17 38

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREOAK 1 12:10 Crabtree 22 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 3-66; 0:43 0-7PIT 1 4:40 Boswell 34 yd. FG 9-43; 4:15 3-7PIT 2 13:57 D. Williams 3 yd. run (Pass to Williams) 6-83; 2:39 11-7OAK 2 6:05 Cooper 15 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 7-40; 3:47 11-14PIT 2 1:56 D. Williams 3 yd. run (Boswell kick) 9-78; 4:09 18-14PIT 2 0:29 Boswell 38 yd. FG 5-39; 0:30 21-14OAK 3 7:02 Walford 1 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 9-90; 4:29 21-21PIT 4 12:13 Bryant 14 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-91; 4:00 28-21PIT 4 11:24 James 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 2-6; 0:41 35-21OAK 4 9:32 Olawale 19 yd. run (Janikowski kick) 4-60; 1:52 35-28OAK 4 1:15 Crabtree 38 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 7-69; 1:00 35-35PIT 4 0:02 Boswell 18 yd. FG 7-79; 1:13 38-35

a 38-yard field goal to give Pittsburgh a 21-14 lead at halftime. Oakland would tie the game 21-21 on Carr’s one-yard touchdown pass to TE Clive Walford midway through the third quarter.

QBBenRoethlisberger threw a 14-yard touchdown to WRMartavisBryant early in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 28-21 lead. On the next kickoff, FBRooseveltNixforced a fumble that was recovered by LBAnthonyChickillo. Roethlisberger then threw a four-yard touchdown to TEJesseJames to give the Steelers a 35-21 lead.

Oakland tied the game after two touchdowns, one on a 19-yard run by FB Jamize Olalwale and the other on Carr’s 38-yard pass to Crabtree.

On Pittsburgh’s final drive, QBLandryJones, filling in for the injured Roethlisberger, connected with WRAntonioBrown for a 57-yard pass play to set up Boswell’s game-winning kick. Brown set single-game team records in receptions (17), receiving yards (284) and scrim-mage yards (306).

TEAM STATISTICS

Oakland Steelers1st Downs 24 273rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 6-17 (35%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-2 (50%)Total Net Yards 440 597Plays-Avg. 69-6.4 81-7.4Rushing Yards 139 195Rush Att.-Avg. 25-5.6 30-6.5Passing Yards 301 402Att.-Comp.-Int. 44-24-1 50-28-1Sacks By 1-11 0-0Punts-Avg. 7-39.6 5-41.6Penalties 3-21 5-42Fumbles-Lost 5-3 1-1Time of Poss. 27:56 32:04


RUSHING:Oak.–Murray 17-96; Reece 3-21; Olawale 1-19, 1 TD; Carr 2-3; Jones 2-0. Pit.– D. Williams 27-170, 2 TDs; Brown 2-22; Todman 1-3.

PASSING:Oak.– Carr 44-24-1, 301, 4 TDs.Pit.– Roethlisberger 44-24-1, 334, 2 TDs; L. Jones 6-4-0, 79.

RECEIVING:Oak.– Crabtree 7-108, 2 TDs; Cooper 7-88, 1 TD; Roberts 3-73; Rivera 2-16; Murray 2-(-1); Smith 1-10; Jones 1-6; Walford 1-1, 1 TD.Pit.–Brown 17-284; Miller 3-32; Bryant 3-31, 1 TD; D.Williams 2-55; James 2-13, 1 TD; Wheaton 1-(-2).

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PITTSBURGH– The Steelers defeated the Cleveland Browns 30-9 at Heinz Field. The win marked the 12th straight home victory vs. Cleveland, the second-longest active home winning streak against a single opponent in the NFL.

QBBenRoethlisberger entered the game in the first quarter after QBLandryJones left the game due to an ankle injury.

Roethlisberger threw for 379 yards and three touch-downs. The 379 passing yards are the most in NFL his-tory for a quarterback that did not start the game.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FBrowns(2-8) 3 0 0 6 9STEELERS(6-4) 6 15 3 6 30

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREIT 1 10:59 Boswell 24 yd. FG 4-6; 1:27 3-0CLE 1 8:06 Coons 23 yd. FG 7-67; 2:53 3-3PIT 1 4:45 Boswell 34 yd. FG 9-64; 3:21 6-3PIT 2 3:27 Brown 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Brown) 8-92; 3:49 14-3PIT 2 0:37 Bryant 32 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 2-47; 0:28 21-3PIT 3 8:33 Boswell 25 yd. FG 6-80; 1:38 24-3CLE 4 12:28 Barnidge 7 yd. pass from Manziel (Kick failed) 2-11; 0:46 24-9PIT 4 9:02 Brown 56 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Kick failed) 7-80; 3:21 30-9

KChrisBoswell connected on a 24-yard field goal to give the Steelers a 3-0 lead. Browns’ K Travis Coons tied the game with his 23-yard field goal. Boswell made a 34-yarder near the end of the first quarter to give Pitts-burgh a 6-3 advantage.

With less than four minutes to go in the second quar-ter, Roethlisberger threw a four-yard touchown to WRAntonioBrown. The Steelers’ defense forced a turnovers on the Browns’ next drive. Roethlisberger then threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to WR Martavis Bryant to give the Steelers a 21-3 lead at halftime.

Boswell made a 25-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 24-3. Cleveland scored its lone touchdown of the game on QB Johnny Manziel’s seven-yard pass to TE Gary Barnidge.

On Pittsburgh’s ensuing drive, Roethlisberger threw a 56-yard touchdown to Brown to lift the Steelers to a 30-9 victory over the Browns.

The Steelers’ defense had a season-high six sacks and held the Browns to just 15 rushing yards.

TEAM STATISTICS

Browns Steelers1st Downs 20 223rd Downs 5-13 (38%) 3-10 (30%)4th Downs 1-3 (33%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 342 459Plays-Avg. 65-5.3 59-7.8Rushing Yards 15 60Rush Att.-Avg. 14-1.1 21-2.9Passing Yards 327 399Att.-Comp.-Int. 45-33-1 37-25-1Sacks By 1-3 6-45Punts-Avg. 4-40.0 1-42.0Penalties 12-188 5-50Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1Time of Poss. 32:43 27:17


RUSHING:Cle.–Manziel 3-17; Johnson, Jr. 4-10; Crowell 6-(-5); Benjamin 1-(-7). Pit.–D. Williams 17-54; Todman 2-8; Roethlisberger 2-(-2).

PASSING:Cle.–Manziel 45-33-1, 372, 1 TD. Pit.– Roethlisberger 33-22-1, 379, 3 TDs; L. Jones 4-3-0, 23.

RECEIVING:Cle.– Benjamin 7-113; Hawkins 7-69; Hartline 6-77; Barnidge 6-65, 1 TD; Johnson, Jr. 4-18; Gabriel 2-26; Crowell 1-4. Pit.–Brown 10-139, 2 TDs; Bryant 6-178, 1 TD; Miller 4-40; Wheaton 2-18; D. Williams 1-15; Nix 1-10; James 1-2.

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SEATTLE– The Seahawks scored 19 fourth-quarter points to beat the Steelers 39-30 at CenturyLink Field.

KChrisBoswellconnected on a 44-yard field goal midway through the first quarter to give the Steelers an early 3-0 lead. Seattle took a 7-3 lead on QB Russell Wilson’s 16-yard touchdown pass to WR Doug Baldwin. Wilson would throw for five touchdowns in the game, three of them to Baldwin.

WRMartavisBryant gave Pittsburgh a 10-7 advan-tage on his 11-yard touchdown run. On Seattle’s next drive, Wilson threw a 12-yard touchdown to WR Jer-maine Kearse to give the Seahawks a 14-10 lead. RBDeAngeloWilliams scored on a six-yard run, and the

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(6-5) 3 15 3 9 30Seahawks(6-5) 0 14 6 19 39

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 5:32 Boswell 44 yd. FG 12-58; 5:40 3-0SEA 2 12:18 Baldwin 16 yd. pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 6-24; 2:27 3-7PIT 2 8:39 Bryant 11 yd. run (Boswell kick) 7-49; 3:39 10-7SEA 2 2:10 Kearse 12 yd. pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 11-85; 6:29 10-14PIT 2 0:56 D. Williams 6 yd. run (Pass to James) 8-80; 1:14 18-14PIT 3 5:51 Boswell 25 yd. FG 11-78; 6:58 21-14SEA 3 3:00 Rawls 1 yd. run (Kick blocked) 2-37; 0:36 21-20SEA 4 12:17 Kearse 9 yd. pass from Wilson (Pass failed) 4-39; 1:48 21-26PIT 4 11:40 Wheaton 69 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass failed) 3-80; 0:37 27-26SEA 4 8:12 Baldwin 30 yd. pass from Wilson (Run failed) 6-73; 3:28 27-32PIT 4 3:00 Boswell 22 yd. FG 14-71; 5:12 30-32SEA 4 2:01 Baldwin 80 yd. pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 3-80; 0:59 30-39

Steelers executed a two-point conversion with less than one minute remaining in the first half. Pittsburgh led 18-14 at the break.

Boswell made a 25-yard field goal on the Steelers’ first drive of the second half to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 21-14. On the Steelers’ next possession, QBBenRoeth-lisbergerwas picked off by DL Ahtyba Rubin. Two plays later, RB Thomas Rawls scored on a one-yard run to cut the Steelers’ lead to 21-20.

On Pittsburgh’s first drive of the fourth quarter, Roeth-lisberger was picked off by CB Richard Sherman. Wilson threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Kearse to give Seattle a 26-21 lead. Roethlisberger found WRMarkusWheaton for a 69-yard touchdown on the Steelers’ next possession to give Pittsburgh a 27-26 advantage.

Wilson connected with Baldwin for a 30-yard touch-down to give Seattle a 32-27 lead. Pittsburgh cut the lead to 32-30 on Boswell’s 22-yard field goal. But on Seattle’s next possession, Wilson threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Baldwin to seal the victory.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Seahawks1st Downs 26 213rd Downs 5-11 (45%) 7-13 (54%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 538 436Plays-Avg. 75-7.2 59-7.4Rushing Yards 58 100Rush Att.-Avg. 14-4.1 27-3.7Passing Yards 480 336Att.-Comp.-Int. 59-37-4 30-21-0Sacks By 2-9 2-10Punts-Avg. 2-39.5 6-42.5Penalties 6-65 8-76Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0Time of Poss. 32:00 28:00


RUSHING:Pit.– D. Williams 8-29, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 5-18; Bryant 1-11, 1 TD. Sea.–Rawls 21-81; 1 TD; Wilson 4-14; Jackson 1-4; Coleman 1-1.

PASSING:Pit.– Roethlisberger 55-36-2, 456, 1 TD; L. Jones 4-1-2, 34. Sea.– Wilson 30-21-0, 345, 5 TDs.

RECEIVING:Pit.– Wheaton 9-201, 1 TD; D. Williams 7-81; Brown 6-51; Bryant 5-69; Miller 5-45; Johnson 2-16; James 1-8; Nix 1-6; Spaeth 1-6. Sea.–Baldwin 6-145, 3 TDs; Graham 4-75; Kearse 4-47, 2 TDs; Lockett 3-38; Jackson 2-7; Smith 1-21; Willson 1-12.

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PITTSBURGH– WRAntonioBrown’s 71-yard punt return for a touchdown capped off an explosive performance by the Steelers, as the team beat the Colts 45-10 on Sunday Night Football.

The game started with three combined turnovers in the first three minutes. K Adam Vinatieri connected on a 35-yarder to give the Colts the early 3-0 lead. KChrisBoswellmade two field goals (29 and 51 yards) to give Pittsburgh a 6-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Colts took a 10-6 lead on QB Matt Hasselbeck’s nine-yard touchdown pass to RB Frank Gore, but it would be the last points Indianapolis would score.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FColts(6-6) 3 7 0 0 10STEELERS(7-5) 6 15 7 17 45

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREIND 1 10:19 Vinatieri 35 yd. FG 4-8; 1:59 3-0PIT 1 5:27 Boswell 29 yd. FG 10-69; 4:52 3-3PIT 1 3:15 Boswell 51 yd. FG 4-5; 0:49 6-3IND 2 8:26 Gore 9 yd. pass from Hasselbeck (Vinatieri kick) 4-46; 2:28 6-10PIT 2 4:04 Brown 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Johnson) 10-80; 4:22 14-10PIT 2 0:10 Wheaton 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 8-60; 1:38 21-10PIT 3 12:35 Bryant 68 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 3-75; 1:23 28-10PIT 4 14:11 Brown 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 10-85; 4:23 35-10PIT 4 6:29 Boswell 42 yd. FG 11-54; 6:24 38-10PIT 4 4:01 Brown 71 yd. punt return (Boswell kick) –;– 45-10

QBBenRoethlisberger found Brown for a seven-yard touchdown to give the Steelers the lead for good, 14-10. Roethlisberger and WRMarkusWheaton connected on a five-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh a 21-10 advantage at halftime.

On the Steelers’ first possession of the second half, Roethlisberger threw a 68-yard touchdown to WRMar-tavisBryant to extend the lead to 28-10. Roethlisberger and Brown connected again, this time in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 35-10 lead.

Boswell made a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 38-10. Brown sealed the victory with his punt return for a touchdown.

Brown became the first player in team history to have two receiving touchdowns and one punt return for a touchdown in the same game.

TEAM STATISTICS

Colts Steelers1st Downs 11 243rd Downs 3-14 (21%) 8-13 (62%)4th Downs 1-3 (33%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 240 522Plays-Avg. 57-4.2 71-7.4Rushing Yards 54 158Rush Att.-Avg. 18-3.0 32-4.9Passing Yards 186 364Att.-Comp.-Int. 34-20-2 39-24-0Sacks By 0-0 5-34Punts-Avg. 5-42.2 1-37.0Penalties 5-30 4-48Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2Time of Poss. 27:10 32:50


RUSHING:Ind.–Gore 13-45; Herron 2-8; Hasselbeck 2-1; Tipton 1-0. Pit.– D. Williams 26-134; Roethlisberger 1-13; Toussaint 4-12; L. Jones 1-(-1).

PASSING:Ind.–Hasselbeck 26-16-2, 169, 1 TD; Whitehurst 8-4-0, 51.Pit.–Roethlisberger 39-24-0, 364, 4 TDs.

RECEIVING:Ind.–Fleener 4-20; Gore 3-49, 1 TD; Hilton 3-36; Herron 3-16; Johnson 2-44; Whalen 2-9; Moncrief 1-33; Tipton 1-7; Allen 1-6. Pit.–Brown 8-118, 1 TD; D. Williams 5-31; Bryant 4-114, 1 TD; Wheaton 3-50, 1 TD; James 3-30; Heyward-Bey 1-21.

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CINCINNATI– The Steelers’ defense had three intercep-tions to help secure a 33-20 victory against the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

Pittsburgh scored on its opening drive of the game as RBDeAngeloWilliams scored on a one-yard run to give the Steelers a 7-0 lead. Cincinnati drove to the Pittsburgh four-yard line on its opening drive, but QB Andy Dalton was picked off by DEStephonTuitt. Dalton would leave the game due to a right thumb injury.

On the Steelers’ ensuing drive, KChrisBoswellmade a 42-yard field goal to give the Steelers a 10-0 lead. Boswell connected from 47-yards out midway through the second quarter to give Pittsburgh a 13-0 advantage.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(8-5) 7 9 7 10 33Bengals(10-3) 0 7 3 10 20

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:23 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 11-80; 5:37 7-0PIT 2 12:33 Boswell 42 yd. FG 13-66; 7:27 10-0PIT 2 7:00 Boswell 47 yd. FG 8-27; 3:46 13-0CIN 2 6:23 Green 66 yd. pass from McCarron (Nugent kick) 2-80; 0:37 13-7PIT 2 0:22 Boswell 45 yd. FG 6-27; 0:42 16-7PIT 3 14:10 Gay 23 yd. interception return (Boswell kick) –;– 23-7CIN 3 10:10 Nugent 46 yd. FG 9-40; 4:00 23-10PIT 4 14:56 Boswell 31 yd. FG 12-64; 7:04 26-10CIN 4 10:06 Nugent 27 yd. FG 10-71; 4:50 26-13PIT 4 3:49 D. Williams 1 yd. run 4-16; 1:25 33-13CIN 4 1:03 Burkhead 5 yd. pass from McCarron (Nugent kick) 10-80; 2:46 33-20

QB A.J. McCarron connected with WR A.J. Green for a 66-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 13-7, but it would be the closest Cincinnati would get for the remainder of the game.Boswell made a 45-yard field goal late in the second quarter, and the Steelers led 16-7 at halftime.

On the Bengals’ opening drive of the second half, CBWilliamGay picked off McCarron and returned the inter-ception 23 yards for a touchdown to give Pittsburgh a 23-7 lead. K Mike Nugent’s 27-yard field goal early in the third quarter cut the lead to 23-10. Boswell added a 31-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to extend the Steelers’ lead to 26-7.

Nugent made a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 26-13. SRobertGolden’s inter-ception of McCarron set up Williams’ second rushing touchdown of the game to give the Steelers a 33-13 advantage. Cincinnati got a late touchdown when McCar-ron threw a five-yard pass to HB Rex Burkhead.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Bengals1st Downs 22 223rd Downs 8-14 (57%) 3-8 (38%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 354 385Plays-Avg. 69-5.1 56-6.9Rushing Yards 84 64Rush Att.-Avg. 28-3.0 16-4.0Passing Yards 270 321Att.-Comp.-Int. 39-30-1 37-25-3Sacks By 3-18 2-12Punts-Avg. 2-49.0 2-48.0Penalties 5-82 4-27Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 35:47 24:13


RUSHING:Pit.– D. Williams 23-76, 2 TDs; Roethlisberger 1-6; Miller 1-2; Bryant 1-1; Jones 2-(-1). Cin.–Bernard 6-40; Hill 7-16; McCarron 3-8.

PASSING:Pit.–Roethlisberger 39-30-1, 282.Cin.–McCarron 32-22-2, 280, 2 TDs; Dalton 5-3-1, 59.

RECEIVING:Pit.– Miller 10-66; Brown 7-87; Bryant 7-49; Wheaton 4-65; D. Williams 2-15. Cin.–Green 6-132, 1 TD; Jones 6-61; Bernard 3-27; Eifert 2-42; Kroft 2-31; Sanu 2-24; Hill 2-8; Hewitt 1-9; Burkhead 1-5.

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PITTSBURGH– The Steelers overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Broncos 34-27 in front of a record-setting crowd in the regular-season finale at Heinz Field. The 17-point comeback marked the largest comeback since October 5, 1997, when the Steelers trailed the Baltimore Ravens by 21 points and came back to win 42-34.

Pittsburgh’s defense came up with a turnover on the Broncos’ first drive, as S Will Allen forced a fumble that was recovered by SMikeMitchell. Two plays later, RBDeAngeloWilliams scored on a two-yard run to give Pittsburgh the early 7-0 lead. But it would be all Broncos for the remainder of the half.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FBroncos(10-4) 14 13 0 0 27STEELERS(9-5) 7 6 7 14 34

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 10:16 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) 2-21; 0:53 7-0DEN 1 4:41 Thomas 18 yd. pass from Osweiler (McManus kick) 12-85; 5:35 7-7DEN 1 3:08 Sanders 61 yd. pass from Osweiler (McManus kick) 1-61; 0:08 7-14DEN 2 11:30 Osweiler 7 yd. run (Kick failed) 10-50; 4:52 7-20PIT 2 7:33 Boswell 24 yd. FG 12-73; 3:57 10-20DEN 2 1:56 Thomas 6 yd. pass from Osweiler (McManus kick) 10-80; 5:37 10-27PIT 2 0:04 Boswell 41 yd. FG 10-51; 1:52 13-27PIT 3 7:16 Brown 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 7-58; 3:17 20-27PIT 4 12:34 Wheaton 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 5-60; 2:17 27-27PIT 4 3:24 Brown 23 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 3-37; 0:56 34-27

QB Brock Osweiler threw three touchdowns and rushed for another as he led the team to 27 first-half points. Osweiler connected with WR Demaryius Thomas for an 18-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7. Osweiler then threw a 61-yard touchdown to WR Emmanuel Sanders to make it 14-7. Osweiler scored on a seven yard run to make it 20-7.

KChrisBoswell made a 24-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to cut the lead to 20-10, but Osweiler threw a six-yard touchdown on Denver’s ensuing drive to give the team a 27-10 lead. Boswell’s 41-yard field goal late in the second quarter made it 27-13 at halftime.

The Steelers’ defense shut down the Broncos in the second half, and QBBenRoethlisberger threw three second-half touchdowns, two to WRAntonioBrown and one to WRMarkusWheaton to give Pittsburgh the 34-27 victory.

TEAM STATISTICS

Broncos Steelers1st Downs 20 283rd Downs 9-17 (53%) 7-15 (47%)4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 385 377Plays-Avg. 71-5.4 75-5.0Rushing Yards 104 23Rush Att.-Avg. 25-4.2 17-1.4Passing Yards 281 354Att.-Comp.-Int. 44-21-1 55-40-2Sacks By 3-26 2-15Punts-Avg. 6-43.0 6-38.7Penalties 12-127 9-63Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0Time of Poss. 28:44 31:16


RUSHING:Den.– Hillman 14-48; Sanders 1-24; Osweiler 5-19, 1 TD; Anderson 4-14; Siemian 1-(-1). Pit.– D. Williams 14-26; Roethlisberger 3-(-3).

PASSING:Den.–Osweiler 44-21-1, 296, 3 TDs. Pit.–Roethlisberger 55-40-2, 380, 3 TDs.

RECEIVING:Den.–Sanders 10-181, 1 TD; Thomas 5-61, 2 TDs; Norwood 2-29; Daniels 2-14; Anderson 1-6; Davis 1-5.Pit.–Brown 16-189, 2 TDs; Bryant 10-87; Wheaton 6-62, 1 TD; D. Williams 5-30; Miller 3-12.

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BALTIMORE– The Ravens stopped the Steelers on a fourth-down attempt late in the fourth quarter to seal the 20-17 victory at M&T Bank Stadium.

Baltimore scored on its first drive of the game as QB Ryan Mallett threw an eight-yard touchdown to WR Chris Matthews. Pittsburgh cut into the lead early in the second quarter on KChrisBoswell’s 34-yard field goal.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(9-6) 0 3 7 7 17Ravens(5-10) 7 6 0 7 20

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBAL 1 3:53 Matthews 8 yd. pass from Mallett (Tucker kick) 15-75; 7:07 0-7PIT 2 14:48 Boswell 34 yd. FG 10-64; 4:05 3-7BAL 2 10:01 Tucker 37 yd. FG 11-61; 4:47 3-10BAL 2 1:17 Tucker 50 yd. FG 7-24; 3:21 3-13PIT 3 11:18 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 6-79; 3:01 10-13BAL 4 10:35 Allen 3 yd. run (Tucker kick) 5-58; 2:20 10-20PIT 4 6:33 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) 8-80; 4:02 17-20

Ravens’ K Justin Tucker made two second quarter field goals, one from 37 yards and one from 50 yards, to give Baltimore a 13-3 lead at halftime.

RBDeAngeloWilliams scored on a one-yard run early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 13-10. Early in the fourth quarter, RB Javorius Allen extended the Ravens’ lead to 20-10 on his three-yard touchdown run.

Midway through the fourth quarter, Williams scored his second touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. The Steelers’ defense forced the Ravens to punt on their next possession.

Pittsburgh took over at its own 20-yard line. On fourth-and-15, QBBenRoethlisberger’s pass to WRMarkusWheaton fell incomplete, securing victory for the Ravens.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Ravens1st Downs 21 223rd Downs 2-8 (25%) 9-18 (50%)4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 308 386Plays-Avg. 57-5.3 73-5.3Rushing Yards 110 121Rush Att.-Avg. 20-5.5 31-3.9Passing Yards 198 265Att.-Comp.-Int. 34-22-2 41-28-0Sacks By 1-9 3-22Punts-Avg. 3-43.7 6-39.0Penalties 3-25 12-121Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Time of Poss. 25:40 34:20


RUSHING:Pit.–D. Williams 17-100, 2 TDs; Toussaint 2-6; Bryant 1-4.Bal.–Allen 17-77, 1 TD; West 14-44.

PASSING:Pit.– Roethlisberger 43-24-2, 220. Bal.– Mallett 41-28-0, 274, 1 TD.

RECEIVING:Pit.–Brown 7-61; D. Williams 6-53; Miller 5-49; Wheaton 3-41; Heyward-Bey 1-10; Bryant 1-6; James 1-3. Roethlisberger 1-(-3). Bal.–Aiken 8-66; Juszczyk 5-55; Allen 5-35; Butler 3-38; Matthews 3-19, 1 TD; Givens 2-45; M. Williams 2-16.

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CLEVELAND– The Steelers beat the Browns, 28-12, at FirstEnergy Stadium to secure the team’s 10th post-season berth since 2000.

The Steelers scored first as QBBenRoethlisberger threw a two-yard touchdown pass to TE Heath Miller to give Pittsburgh a 7-0 lead. Browns’ K Travis Coons connected on two field goals (29 and 38 yards) to cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 7-6.

On Pittsburgh’s next possession, Roethlisberger threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to WRAntonioBrown to extend

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(10-6) 7 7 3 11 28Browns(3-13) 3 6 0 3 12

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:06 Miller 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 8-70; 4:18 7-0CLE 1 1:11 Coons 29 yd. FG 6-13; 2:10 7-3CLE 2 1:56 Coons 39 yd. FG 11-31; 5:18 7-6PIT 2 0:58 Brown 17 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-80; 0:58 14-6CLE 2 0:00 Coons 33 yd. FG 9-65; 0:58 14-9PIT 3 9:39 Boswell 39 yd. FG 7-74; 2:33 17-9CLE 4 14:53 Coons 29 yd. FG 17-62; 9:46 17-12PIT 4 10:43 Wheaton 8 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Toussaint) 1-8; 0:06 25-12PIT 4 7:40 Boswell 21 yd. FG 6-25; 2:57 28-12

the Steelers’ lead to 14-6. Brown totaled 187 receiving yards on 13 receptions in the game.

Coons made a 33-yard field goal with no time left on the clock, and Pittsburgh led 14-9 at halftime.

KChrisBoswellmade a 39-yard field goal early in the third quarter to give Pittsburgh a 17-9 advantage. Coons connected from 29 yards out to get the Browns within five points, 17-12.

Pittsburgh’s defense though would shut out the Browns for the remainder of the game. Roethlisberger hit WRMarkusWheaton for an eight-yard touchdown, and Boswell connected from 21 yards out to give the Steelers the 28-12 victory. Roethlisberger finished the game with 349 passing yards and three touchdowns.

The Steelers recorded a season-high seven sacks in the game and forced four turnovers.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Browns1st Downs 16 223rd Downs 2-8 (25%) 4-16 (25%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-4 (25%)Total Net Yards 379 263Plays-Avg. 55-6.9 76-3.5Rushing Yards 30 86Rush Att.-Avg. 19-1.6 23-3.7Passing Yards 349 177Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-24-2 46-24-2Sacks By 7-63 0-0Punts-Avg. 3-52.0 3-47.7Penalties 9-45 8-47Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2Time of Poss. 26:03 33:57


RUSHING:Pit.–Toussaint 12-24; D. Williams 5-8; Roethlisberger 2-(-2).Cle.–Crowell 15-53, Davis 3-22; Johnson, Jr. 4-11; Benjamin 1-0.

PASSING:Pit.– Roethlisberger 36-24-2, 349, 3 TDs. Cle.– Davis 46-24-2, 240.

RECEIVING:Pit.–Brown 13-187, 1 TD; Wheaton 3-57, 1 TD; Miller 3-18, 1 TD; Heyward-Bey 2-74; D. Williams 2-13; Bryant 1-0. Cle.– Barnidge 8-66; Jennings 6-45; Benjamin 5-53; Johnson, Jr. 4-34; Pryor 1-42.

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CINCINNATI– KChrisBoswell connected on a game-winning 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining in the game to beat the Bengals, 18-16, in the AFC Wild Card Game at Paul Brown Stadium.

Pittsburgh led 15-0 after three quarters, thanks to three Boswell field goals and a 10-yard touchdown pass from QBBenRoethlisberger to WRMartavisBryant.

The Steelers defense also forced three turnovers (one interception and two fumbles) in the first three quarters to help give Pittsburgh the 15-point advantage.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(11-6) 0 6 9 3 18Bengals(12-5) 0 0 0 16 16

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 2:27 Boswell 39 yd. FG 6-20; 2:30 3-0PIT 2 0:33 Boswell 30 yd. FG 9-63; 1:16 6-0PIT 3 10:09 Boswell 34 yd. FG 5-47; 2:04 9-0PIT 3 5:02 Bryant 10 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass failed) 6-82; 3:29 15-0CIN 4 13:57 Hill 1 yd. run (Nugent kick) 3-46; 0:50 15-7CIN 4 5:12 Nugent 36 yd. FG 13-70; 5:59 15-10CIN 4 1:50 Green 25 yd. pass from McCarron (Run failed) 7-45; 1:38 15-16CIN 4 0:14 Boswell 35 yd. FG 9-74; 1:09 18-16

On the final play of the third quarter, Roethlisberger injured his shoulder, and he was taken to the locker room to be evaluated. On Cincinnati’s ensuing posses-sion, RB Jeremy Hill scored on a one-yard run to cut the lead to 15-7.

After a Steelers’ punt, the Bengals marched into Steel-ers’ territory where K Mike Nugent made a 36-yard field goal to cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 15-10.

Shortly after the two-minute warning, Cincinnati took a 16-15 lead when QB AJ McCarron threw a 25-yard touch-down pass to WR A.J. Green. On Pittsburgh’s ensuing drive, QBLandryJones, filling in for Roethlisberger, was picked off by LB Vontaze Burfict.

LBRyanShazier though would force a fumble on Hill, which was recovered by CBRossCockrell, giving the Steelers one more chance. Roethlisberger came back into the game and led the team on a nine-play, 74-yard drive that was capped off by Boswell’s game-winning 35-yarder.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Bengals1st Downs 21 193rd Downs 2-13 (15%) 5-15 (33%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 369 279Plays-Avg. 69-5.3 68-4.1Rushing Yards 167 91Rush Att.-Avg. 29-5.8 24-3.8Passing Yards 202 188Att.-Comp.-Int. 36-20-1 41-23-1Sacks By 3-24 4-38Punts-Avg. 7-41.9 6-42.5Penalties 10-142 8-79Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-3Time of Poss. 30:37 29:23


RUSHING:Pit.–Todman 11-65; Toussaint 17-58; Bryant 1-44. Cin.– Hill 12-50, 1 TD; Bernard 6-28; McCarron 5-9; Burkhead 1-4.

PASSING:Pit.–Roethlisberger 31-18-0, 229, 1 TD; Jones 5-2-1, 11. Cin.– McCarron 41-23-1, 212, 1 TD.

RECEIVING:Pit.– Brown 7-119; Bryant 5-29, 1 TD; Toussaint 4-60; Wheaton 2-23; Miller 2-9. Cin.–Green 5-71, 1 TD; Eifert 5-58; Jones 4-32; Hill 3-27; Sanu 3-17; Bernard 2-2; Burkhead 1-5.

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DENVER– The Broncos beat the Steelers 23-16 in the 2015 AFC Divisional Playoff at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Denver K Brandon McManus connected on two first quarter field goals to give the Broncos an early 6-0 lead. Pittsburgh took a 7-6 lead late in the first quarter on RB Fitzgerald Toussaint’s one-yard touchdown run.

KChrisBoswell made a 43-yard field goal early in the second quarter to extend the Steelers’ lead to 10-6.

GAME SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 FSTEELERS(11-7) 7 3 3 3 16Broncos(13-4) 6 3 3 11 23

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREDEN 1 11:21 McManus 28 yd. FG 5-20; 1:57 0-3DEN 1 3:40 McManus 41 yd. FG 4-8; 1:26 0-6PIT 1 1:22 Toussaint 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 5-80; 2:18 7-6PIT 2 10:19 Boswell 43 yd. FG 7-60; 3:53 10-6DEN 2 0:00 McManus 51 yd. FG 11-62; 3:14 10-9PIT 3 9:32 Boswell 28 yd. FG 8-69; 2:19 13-9DEN 3 2:45 McManus 41 yd. FG 7-30; 3:08 13-12DEN 4 3:00 Anderson 1 yd. run (Pass to Thomas) 13-65; 6:52 13-20DEN 4 0:53 McManus 45 yd. FG 4-3; 0:56 13-23PIT 4 0:19 Boswell 47 yd. FG 4-51; 0:34 16-23

McManus’ 51-yard field goal as time expired in the first half cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 10-9 at the break.

Teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, and the Steelers led 13-12 heading into the final period. Pittsburgh traveled to Denver’s 34-yard line early in the fourth quarter, but CB Bradley Roby forced a fumble on Toussaint that was recovered by DE DeMarcus Ware.

QB Peyton Manning then led Denver on a 13-play drive that was capped off by RB C.J. Anderson’s one-yard run. After a successful two-point conversion, Denver led 20-13.

The Broncos held the Steelers on fourth down. McMa-nus made a 45-yard field goal to extend Denver’s lead to 23-13. Boswell made a 47-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining in the game to cut the lead to 23-16 but Pittsburgh’s onside kick attempt was recovered by Denver, ending the game.

TEAM STATISTICS

Steelers Broncos1st Downs 16 193rd Downs 2-12 (17%) 3-15 (20%)4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 396 324Plays-Avg. 59-6.7 71-4.6Rushing Yards 85 109Rush Att.-Avg. 19-4.5 33-3.3Passing Yards 311 215Att.-Comp.-Int. 37-24-0 37-21-0Sacks By 1-7 3-28Punts-Avg. 6-39.7 6-47.0Penalties 5-38 4-49Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Time of Poss. 28:27 31:33


RUSHING:Pit.– Bryant 2-40; Toussaint 12-39, 1 TD; Todman 5-6. Den.–Anderson 15-72, 1 TD; Hillman 16-38; Manning 2-(-1).

PASSING:Pit.–Roethlisberger 37-24-0, 339. Den.–Manning 37-21-0, 222.

RECEIVING:Pit.–Bryant 9-154; Wheaton 5-30; Toussaint 3-2; Heyward-Bey 2-64; Coates 2-61; James 1-22; Miller 1-5; Spaeth 1-1. Den.–Sanders 5-85; Thomas 4-40; Fowler 2-35; Latimer 2-18; Green 2-14; Anderson 2-11; Daniels 2-10; Norwood 1-10; Caldwell 1-(-1).

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OPPONENT STEELERS

RUSHINGvs BAL (10/1) Justin Forsett 27 Rushes 27 DeAngelo Williams vs OAK (11/8)vs BAL (10/1) Justin Forsett 150 Yards 170 DeAngelo Williams vs OAK (11/8)vs OAK (11/8) Latavius Murray 44 Long 55 DeAngelo Williams vs CIN (11/1)vs BAL (10/1) Michael Campanaro 1 TDs 3 DeAngelo Williams vs SF (9/20)at KC (10/25) Charcandrick West 1at SEA (11/29) Thomas Rawls 1vs DEN (12/20) Brock Osweiler 1at BAL (12/27) Javorius Allen 1

RECEIVINGat NE (9/10) Julian Edelman 11 Receptions 17 Antonio Brown vs OAK (11/8)vs CIN (11/1) A.J. Green 11vs AZ (10/18) John Brown 196 Yards 284 Antonio Brown vs OAK (11/8)at SEA (11/29) Doug Baldwin 80 Long 88 Martavis Bryant vs AZ (10/18)at NE (9/10) Rob Gronkowski 3 TDs 2 Martavis Bryant vs AZ (10/18)at SEA (11/29) Doug Baldwin 3 2 Antonio Brown vs CLE (11/15) 2 Antonio Brown vs IND (12/6) 2 Antonio Brown vs DEN (12/20)

PASSINGat SD (10/12) Philip Rivers 48 Attempts 55 Ben Roethlisberger at SEA (11/29) 55 Ben Roethlisberger vs DEN (12/20)at SD (10/12) Philip Rivers 35 Completions 40 Ben Roethlisberger vs DEN (12/20)vs AZ (10/18) Carson Palmer 421 Yards 456 Ben Roethlisberger at SEA (11/29)at SEA (11/29) Russell Wilson 80 Long 88 Landry Jones vs AZ (10/18)at SEA (11/29) Russell Wilson 5 TDs 4 Ben Roethlisberger vs IND (12/6)vs AZ (10/18) Carson Palmer 2 INTs 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs SF (9/20)vs CIN (11/1) Andy Dalton 2vs IND (12/6) Matt Hasselbeck 2at CIN (12/13) AJ McCarron 2at CLE (1/3) Austin Davis 2

PUNT RETURNSat STL (9/27) Tavon Austin 3 Returns 5 Antonio Brown at SD (10/12)vs CIN (11/1) Adam Jones 33 Yards 74 Antonio Brown vs IND (12/6)at KC (10/25) De’Anthony Thomas 25 Long 71 Antonio Brown vs IND (12/6) 0 TDs 1 Antonio Brown vs IND (12/6)

KICKOFF RETURNS vs AZ (10/18) David Johnson 6 Returns 4 Dri Archer vs AZ (10/18) 4 Dri Archer at KC (10/25) 4 Jacoby Jones vs OAK (11/8) 4 Jacoby Jones at SEA (11/29)at SEA (11/29) Tyler Lockett 148 Yards 118 Jacoby Jones at SEA (11/29)vs IND (12/6) Quan Bray 60 Long 38 Dri Archer at KC (10/25) 0 TDs 0

PUNTSvs OAK (11/8) Marquette King 7 Punts 8 Jordan Berry at SD (10/12)vs OAK (11/8) Marquette King 277 Yards 322 Jordan Berry at SD (10/12)at KC (10/25) Dustin Colquitt 54.7 Avg. 49.0 Jordan Berry at STL (9/27) 49.0 Jordan Berry at CIN (12/13)at KC (10/25) Dustin Colquitt 54.0 Net 49.0 Jordan Berry at CIN (12/13)at NE (9/10) Ryan Allen 67 Long 79 Jordan Berry vs AZ (10/18)vs CIN (11/1) Kevin Huber 3 In 20 6 Jordan Berry at SD (10/12)vs OAK (11/8) Marquette King 3vs CLE (11/15) Andy Lee 3at SEA (11/29) Jon Ryan 3at BAL (12/27) Sam Koch 2 Touchbacks 1 Jordan Berry vs AZ (10/18) 1 Jordan Berry at CLE (1/3)at TEN (11/17) Avery Williamson 2

INTERCEPTIONSvs CIN (11/1) Reggie Nelson 2 Interceptions 1 17 times, last time by at CLE (1/3) William Gay and James Harrisonat SEA (11/29) Jeremy Lane 54 Long Return 70 Antwon Blake at SD (10/12) 0 TDs 1 Antwon Blake at SD (10/12) 1 William Gay at CIN (12/13)

TACKLESvs BAL (10/1) Daryl Smith 13 Total 15 Ryan Shazier vs SF (9/20)vs OAK (11/8) DJ Hayden 13vs OAK (11/8) DJ Hayden 11 Solo 11 Ryan Shazier vs SF (9/20)vs IND (12/6) D’Qwell Jackson 11at CIN (12/13) Vontaze Burfict 11at SEA (11/29) Bobby Wagner 5 Assisted 8 Ryan Shazier at BAL (12/27)at BAL (12/27) Daryl Smith 5at STL (9/27) Alec Ogletree 2.0 Sacks 3.0 James Harrison vs IND (12/6)vs BAL (10/1) Za’Darius Smith 2.0at KC (10/25) Tamba Hali 2.0vs DEN (12/20) Malik Jackson 2.0

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