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Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Schedule/ResultsPreseason (3-1)
Saturday, Aug. 14 DETROIT W, 23-7 (KDKA)Saturday, Aug. 21 at New York Giants W, 24-17 (KDKA)Sunday, Aug. 29 at Denver L, 17-34 (FOX)Thursday, Sept. 2 CAROLINA W, 19-3 (KDKA)
Regular Season (12-4)
Sunday, Sept. 12 ATLANTA W, 15-9 (OT) (FOX)Sunday, Sept. 19 at Tennessee W, 19-11 (CBS)Sunday, Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay W, 38-13 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 3 BALTIMORE L, 14-17 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 10 BYESunday, Oct. 17 CLEVELAND W, 28-10 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami W, 23-22 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 31 at New Orleans L, 10-20 (NBC)Monday, Nov. 8 at Cincinnati W, 27-21 (ESPN)Sunday, Nov. 14 NEW ENGLAND L, 26-39 (NBC)Sunday, Nov. 21 OAKLAND W, 35-3 (CBS)Sunday, Nov. 28 at Buffalo W, 19-16 (OT) (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 5 at Baltimore W, 13-10 (NBC)Sunday, Dec. 12 CINCINNATI W, 23-7 (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 19 NEW YORK JETS L, 17-22 (CBS)Thursday, Dec. 23 CAROLINA W, 27-3 (NFL Net./KDKA)Sunday, Jan. 2 at Cleveland W, 41-9 (CBS)
Postseason
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 8-9 BYE WEEK — Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX)Saturday, Jan. 15 BALTIMORE (Div. Playoff) 4:30 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Jan. 23 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (FOX)Sunday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV (Dallas, Texas) (FOX)
NOTE: All times are Eastern.Home games in Bold/CAPS.
AFC Divisional Playoff GamePittsburgh Steelers (12-4) vs. Baltimore Ravens (13-4)Date: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011
Kickoff: 4:30 p.m., ET
Site: Heinz Field (65,050) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
Playing Surface: Grass
TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Announcers: Greg Gumbel (play-by-play)Dan Dierdorf (color analyst)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin (color analyst)Craig Wolfley (sideline)
National Radio: Westwood One Radio
Announcers: Dave Sims (play-by-play)James Lofton (color analyst)Steve Tasker (sideline)
Spanish Radio: Grupo Imagen - Destrito Federal (Mexico City)XEDA-FM 90.5
A Look at the Coaches:Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike TomlinOverall regular-season record: 43-21 (.672)/fourth seasonRegular-season record at Pittsburgh: 43-21 (.672)/fourth seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 3-1/two years
Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John HarbaughOverall Regular-season Record: 32-16 (.667)/third seasonRegular-season Record at Baltimore: 32-16 (.667)/third seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 4-2/three years
#2 Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)vs.
#5 Baltimore Ravens (13-4)Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 • 4:30 p.m. (ET)
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa.
AFCDivisional
Playoff Game
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MIKE TOMLIN was named the 16th head coach in PittsburghSteelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlinbecame only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since1969.
Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to bothcoach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. By winningthe Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, healso became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelers history.
Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in league history to win aSuper Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach.
Tomlin has compiled a 43-21 record in the regular seasonduring his four-year head coaching career. His .672 winningpercentage in his first four seasons is tied for the best in teamhistory with former coach Bill Cowher. In 2010, Tomlin becameonly the second Steelers’ head coach to win at least 10 games inthree of his first four seasons.
In 2009, the Steelers’ offense ranked seventh in the NFL (ninthpassing, 19th rushing) and became the first unit in team history toboast a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher in the same season. Pittsburgh’s defense rankedfifth in the NFL (third vs. run, 16th vs. pass) while leading the AFCand finishing one shy of the NFL lead with 47 quarterback sacks.
The Steelers continued to be dominant at Heinz Field underTomlin in 2009. Pittsburgh finished with a 6-2 home record in2009 after finishing 7-1 (2007) and 6-2 (2008) at home duringTomlin’s first two seasons. Tomlin’s 24-8 record and .750 winningpercentage at home after four seasons ranks second in Steelers’history.
The Steelers’ defense was dominant under Tomlin’s guidancein 2008, leading the NFL in total defense (237.2), pass defense(156.9), points per game (13.9), total yards per play (3.9), rushingyards per attempt (3.3), passing yards per attempt (4.7) and thirddown efficiency (31.4), and finished second in league rushingdefense (80.3).
Tomlin became only the second Steelers head coach to win hisfirst three games. During 2007, the Steelers became just the fifthteam in NFL history to win their first four home games by at least20 points.
Tomlin led the Steelers to a 10-6 record in 2007, and becamejust the second coach in team history to post a winning record,win a division title and earn a playoff berth in his inaugural season.
Tomlin was the NFL’s second-youngest head coach in 2007,and he became only the second Steelers coach in team history towin at least 10 games during his first year at the helm. TheSteelers posted a 7-1 record at home in 2007 and were 5-1 in theAFC North (3-0 at home).
Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William andMary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. A first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a schoolrecord with a 20.2 yards-per-catch average.
For the 12th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games.
Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 64-stationnetwork spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.The Steelers are also broadcasted on 17 stations in Mexico,marking the second straight year their games can be heardthroughout Mexico.
For the 17th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voiceof the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast.Joining Hillgrove for his 13th season as an expert analyst is TunchIlkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the teamfor his ninth season is former Steeler offensive lineman CraigWolfley, who provides sideline analysis.
Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include:
STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE
FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2)WDVE-FM (102.5)WBGG-AM (970)PENNSYLVANIA (31)Altoona-WVAM (1430)Altoona-WRKY (104.9)Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)Bedford-WAYC (100.9)Bradford-WESB (1490)Butler-WISR (680)Chambersburg-WCHA (800)Clarendon-WKNB (104.3)Clarion-WCCR (92.7)Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7)DuBois-WOWQ (102.1)Erie-WJET (1440)Gettysburg-WGET (1320)Grove City-WWGY (95.1)Harrisburg-WTPA (93.5)Indiana-WQMU (92.5)Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)Johnstown-WNTW (990)Latrobe-WCNS (1480)Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1)Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3)Scottdale-WLSW (103.9)Scranton-WEJL (630/1240)
THE COACHESDave Lockett, Communications Coordinator ..... (412) 432-7822Burt Lauten, Public Relations/Media Manager ... (412) 432-7821Emily Scerba, Communications Admin. Asst. ..... (412) 432-7820Ryan Scarpino, Media Relations Intern ............... (412) 432-7800Office Fax .............................................................. (412) 432-7878
STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
JOHN HARBAUGH is in his third season as head coach of theBaltimore Ravens. Harbaugh guided the ’08 Ravens to the AFCChampionship game where they lost to the Steelers. He tied theNFL record (since 1978) for turnarounds for head coaches takingover a sub-.500 team when Baltimore earned an 11-5 regularseason mark. The Ravens’ 2-1 playoff record established a newleague standard in this same category.
With the 13 total victories, Harbaugh set the NFL record for themost wins ever by a rookie head coach playing a rookie quarterback(Joe Flacco).
Scranton-WEZX (96.1/106.9)Somerset-WNTJ (850)State College/Pleasant Gap-WRSC (98.7)Uniontown-WMBS (590)Washington-WJPA (1450)Williamsport-WCXR (93.3)Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)OHIO (4)Bellevue-WOHF (92.1)Findlay-WFIN (1330)Westerville-WTDA (103.9)Youngstown-WNIO (1390)MARYLAND (4)Cumberland-WTBO (1450)Frostburg-WFRB (560)Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)Mountain Lake Park-WKHJ (104.5)WEST VIRGINIA (6)Buckhannon-WBRB (101.3)Fairmont-WRLF (94.3)Fairmont-WMMN (920)Morgantown-WKKW (97.9)St. Mary’s-WJAW (630)Wheeling-WWVA (1170)MEXICO (17)Grupo Imagen
Final 2010 AFC North StandingsW L T Pct. Pts. Opp.
z - Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 375 232x - Baltimore 12 4 0 .750 357 270Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 271 332Cincinnati 4 12 0 .250 322 395This Week in the AFC North:Saturday, January 15:Baltimore (13-4) at Pittsburgh (12-4), 4:30 p.m. (CBS)z - Clinched AFC North Divisionx - Clinched playoff spotAll times are Eastern.
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STEELERS PRONUNCIATIONSFlozell Adams ....................... (FLOW-zell)Arnaz Battle .......................... (ARE-nez)Crezdon Butler ...................... (CREZ-den)Trai Essex ............................ (TRAY)Ramon Foster ....................... (ra-MONE)Keyaron Fox ......................... (KEY-aaron)Jeremy Kapinos .................... (CAP-uh-nos)Brett Keisel ........................... (KEE-sull)Chris Kemoeatu .................... (kay-moy-AH-too)Keenan Lewis ....................... (KEY-nan)Mewelde Moore ..................... (Muh-WELL-dee)Troy Polamalu ....................... (Pole-uh-MAH-lu)Maurkice Pouncey ................ (Mar-KEESE POUN-see)Matt Spaeth .......................... (SPAYTH)Shaun Suisham .................... (SWEE-zum)LaMarr Woodley .................... (la-MARR)
MEDIA NOTESBaltimore Ravens Conference Call: Baltimore Head Coach
John Harbaugh and a selected player will be available forinterviews via conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the Steelers’media workroom. Times will be available on the Steelers’ websiteat www.steelers.com.
Weekly Press Conference: Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlinwill conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday at noonin the Steelers’ media workroom at their UPMC SportsPerformance Complex headquarters.
Official Steelers Website: Media and fans can read about thelatest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site,www.steelers.com, features breaking news, statistics, playerbiographies and much more.
Media-Only Section of www.steelers.comThe Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section
on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to members.steelers.comand register as a new user. Once your registration is approved, you willreceive an email and can access all information. If you have any questionsor problems, please email [email protected].
NFLmedia.com: Journalists worldwide have access to thededicated media website featuring news from the NFL and itsteams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFLupdates and other information about the NFL are available. Thesite also provides links to other NFL and individual team sites.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Thursday, Jan. 1310:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Practice
• Players available formedia interviews
following practice inlocker room
Friday, Jan. 14• No coaches or
players available formedia interviews
Saturday, Jan. 154:30 p.m. (ET)Home Game
vs.Baltimore Ravens
(Heinz Field)CBS
(locally KDKA-TV,channel 2)
Sunday, Jan. 16• TBA
Monday, Jan. 17• TBA
Tuesday, Jan. 111:15-3:15 p.m. -
Practice
• Players available formedia interviews at
12:30 p.m. andfollowing practice in
locker room
Wednesday, Jan. 121-3 p.m. - Practice
• Players available formedia interviews at
12:15 p.m. andfollowing practice in
locker room
STEELERS’ LAST GAMEPittsburgh 41, Cleveland 9Sunday, Jan. 2 • Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland Browns Stadium)
Pittsburgh Team Notes:• The Steelers finished the regular season with a 12-4 record andearned the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.• The Steelers captured the AFC North Division title for fourth timesince divisions were re-aligned in 2002. Pittsburgh now has anNFL-best 20 division titles since 1970.• Head Coach Mike Tomlin has won the AFC North title in three ofhis first four years.• Pittsburgh improved to 60-56 all-time against the Browns in theregular season.• The Steelers improved to 54-24 (including postseason) againstthe Browns since the NFL merger in 1970.• After S Troy Polamalu picked off his seventh pass of the seasonon the Browns’ first drive of the game, QB Ben Roethlisberger hitWR Mike Wallace for a 56-yard touchdown on the first play of theensuing drive. It marked Wallace’s career-best 10th receivingtouchdown of the season and the eighth time Roethlisberger andWallace have connected for a touchdown of at least 40 yards, themost in team history.• RB Rashard Mendenhall scored on a one-yard rushingtouchdown midway through the first quarter to give Pittsburgh a14-0 lead.• Cleveland K Phil Dawson booted a 19-yard field goal with 14:43remaining in the first half to trim the lead to 14-3.• Mendenhall scored on the ensuing drive on a one-yard rushingtouchdown, his team-leading 13th on the year. The 13 rushingtouchdowns are the most by Pittsburgh since RB Willie Parkerhad 13 rushing touchdowns in 2006.• Following an interception by S Ryan Clark, TE Heath Miller caughta four-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to make it 28-3with less than five minutes remaining in the first half. It was Miller’ssecond receiving touchdown of the season.• K Shaun Suisham booted a 41-yard field goal before the half tomake it 31-3.• WR Antwaan Randle El tossed a three-yard touchdown pass toWR Hines Ward midway through the third quarter to up theSteelers’ lead to 38-3. It was Randle El’s second touchdownpass of the season (Week 9 at Cincinnati to Wallace). It marksthe first time in his career he has thrown two touchdown passesin the same season. It was Ward’s fifth receiving touchdown ofthe year and 83rd of his career.• Suisham added a 24-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter tostretch the lead to 41-3.• QB Colt McCoy tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR BrianRobiskie to cut the advantage to 41-9 with 6:33 remaining in thegame (two-point conversion failed).
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• The Steelers finished with 418 yards of total offense, including100 on the ground and 318 in the air. Cleveland had 225 yards ofoffense (43 rushing, 182 passing).• Pittsburgh had 24 first downs to the Browns’ 17.• Pittsburgh finished with four sacks for 28 yards. Cleveland hadtwo sacks for seven yards.• The Steelers picked off three passes, including one each byPolamalu, Clark and CB Anthony Madison.• The Steelers finished the season with 21 interceptions, the mostby the team since 1996 when they had 23.• Pittsburgh was penalized three times for 25 yards. Clevelandwas flagged six times for 46 yards.• QB Charlie Batch (3rd QB), RB Mewelde Moore, CB CrezdonButler, OG Chris Scott, OT Tony Hills, DT Steve McLendon, DEAaron Smith and LB Jason Worilds were inactive for the Steelers.
Pittsburgh Individual Notes:QB Ben Roethlisberger• Finished 15-of-22 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and nointerceptions for a season-high 141.3 passer rating.• Improved to 29-7 as a starting quarterback against teams in theAFC North, including a 14-3 mark on the road.• Improved to 69-29 as a starting quarterback.• Has thrown a personal-best 158 straight passes without aninterception, the longest for the Steelers since QB Kordell Stewarthad a streak of 159 consecutive pass attempts without aninterception in 2001.• Tossed a 56-yard touchdown pass to WR Mike Wallace on theSteelers’ first offensive play of the game, marking the eighth timethe duo has posted a touchdown of at least 40 yards (most inteam history).• Hit TE Heath Miller for a four-yard touchdown with 4:53 left in thefirst half to give Pittsburgh a 28-3 lead.• Surpassed 3,000 yards passing (3,200) for the fifth consecutiveseason, extending his team record.• Rushed four times for 24 yards (6.0 avg.), including a long of 10yards.
QB Byron Leftwich• Came in relief of Roethlisberger in the third quarter and finished5-of-7 for 42 yards (86.6 passer rating).
RB Rashard Mendenhall• Finished with 36 yards rushing on 14 carries (2.6 avg.) with tworushing touchdowns.• Scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter.• Posted a one-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter,giving him 13 rushing touchdowns on the year. The 13 rushingtouchdowns are the most by Pittsburgh since RB Willie Parkerhad 13 rushing touchdowns in 2006 and the second-most (tied)in team history. RB Franco Harris had 14 in 1976.• Caught one pass for a season-long 24 yards.
WR Hines Ward• Caught a three-yard touchdown pass from WR Antwaan RandleEl in the third quarter, his fifth receiving touchdown of the year and83rd of his career.• Finished with five catches for 45 yards (9.0 avg.) with onetouchdown.
WR Mike Wallace• Finished with three catches for 105 yards (35.0 avg.) with onetouchdown.• Posted his seventh 100-yard receiving game of the season,tying him with John Stallworth (1984) for the most in team history.
• Hauled in a 56-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger onthe first offensive play for the Steelers. It marks his 10th receivingtouchdown of the year.• Added a 41-yard reception on the Steelers’ second drive of thegame.
WR Antwaan Randle El• Tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Hines Ward in thethird quarter, his second touchdown pass of the season and sixthof his career.• Has now completed 22-of-27 passes for 323 yards with sixtouchdowns and no interceptions in his career (156.1 passerrating).
TE Heath Miller• Finished with four receptions for 55 yards with one touchdown.• Hauled in a four-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger inthe second quarter, giving him two on the year.• The Steelers improved to 20-6 when Miller catches a touchdownpass in his career.
DE Ziggy Hood• Posted an eight-yard sack in the first quarter, giving him threesacks on the year.• Finished with four tackles (all solo).
DE Brett Keisel• Posted a five-yard sack in the third quarter, giving him three onthe season.
LB Larry Foote• Posted a half-sack on the last play of the first half, giving him 1.5on the year.• Finished with five tackles (four solo) and a half-sack.
LB Lawrence Timmons• Finished with nine tackles (all solo) and forced one fumble.
LB LaMarr Woodley• Posted a half-sack on the last play of the first half, giving him 9.5on the year.
CB Anthony Madison• Posted his first career interception late in the first half.• Added his first career sack with a nine-yarder in the third quarter.
S Troy Polamalu• Picked off his career-best (tied) seventh pass of the season onthe Browns’ first drive of the game. He also had seven careerinterceptions in 2008.• Team improved to 22-3 when he has an interception (27 careerinterceptions).
S Ryan Clark• Posted his second interception of the season in the secondquarter.
K Shaun Suisham• Finished a perfect 2-for-2 in FGs and 5-for-5 in PATs for 11 points.
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WILD CARD WEEKENDSaturday, Jan. 84:30 p.m.Seattle 41, New Orleans 36, NBC (WPXI-TV, Ch. 11)8 p.m.New York Jets 17, Indianapolis 16, NBC (WPXI-TV, Ch. 11)Sunday, Jan. 91 p.m.Baltimore 30, Kansas City 7, CBS (KDKA-TV/Ch. 2)4:30 p.m.Green Bay 21, Philadelphia 16, FOX (WPGH-TV, Ch. 53)
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFSSaturday, Jan. 154:30 p.m.Baltimore at Pittsburgh, CBS (KDKA-TV/Ch. 2)8 p.m.Green Bay at Atlanta, FOX (WPGH-TV, Ch. 53)Sunday, Jan. 161 p.m.Seattle at Chicago, FOX (WPGH-TV/Ch. 53)4:30 p.m.New York Jets at New England, CBS (KDKA-TV/Ch. 2)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSSunday, Jan. 233 p.m.NFC Championship Game, FOX (WPGH-TV, Ch. 53)6:30 p.m.AFC Championship Game, CBS (KDKA-TV/Ch. 2)
SUPER BOWL XLV(Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas)Sunday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m.FOX (WPGH-TV, Ch. 53)
2010 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Steelers’ Postseason History vs. Baltimore Ravens:• The Steelers will face the Baltimore Ravens in the postseason forthe third time in team history with the Steelers winning bothmatchups, including a 23-14 victory in the 2008 AFC Championshipand a 27-10 victory in the 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff game.• This marks the second matchup between the teams in an AFCDivisional Playoff Game.• The Steelers are 8-0 overall against division foes in thepostseason, including 2-0 against Baltimore, 1-0 againstCincinnati, 2-0 versus Cleveland and 3-0 against the HoustonOilers (AFC Central).• Following is a look at the all-time postseason games in theseries history:
Date Team Result Playoff Game1/20/02 Baltimore Ravens W, 27-10 AFC Divisional Playoff1/18/09 Baltimore Ravens W, 23-14 AFC Championship Game
• The Steelers will play the Baltimore Ravens for the third time thisseason when they meet in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game.Pittsburgh is 8-0 all-time in the third matchup of the season insuch games, including a 2-0 record against Baltimore. Thefollowing is a look at the Steelers’ matchups when playing a teamthree times in the same season:
Date Opponent Result Game10/23/78 Houston Oilers L, 24-17 Regular season12/3/78 at Houston Oilers W, 13-3 Regular season1/7/79 Houston Oilers W, 34-5 AFC Championship
9/9/79 Houston Oilers W, 38-7 Regular season12/10/79 at Houston Oilers L, 20-17 Regular season1/6/80 Houston Oilers W, 27-13 AFC Championship
10/22/89 at Houston Oilers L, 27-0 Regular season12/3/89 Houston Oilers L, 23-16 Regular season12/31/89 Houston Oilers W, 26-23 (OT) AFC Wild Card Game
STEELERS POSTSEASON INFORMATION
9/11/94 at Cleveland Browns W, 17-10 Regular season12/18/94 Cleveland Browns W, 17-7 Regular season1/7/95 Cleveland Browns W, 29-9 AFC Divisional Playoff
11/4/01 Baltimore Ravens L, 13-10 Regular season12/16/01 at Baltimore Ravens W, 26-21 Regular season1/20/02 Baltimore Ravens W, 27-10 AFC Divisional Playoff
9/29/02 Cleveland Browns W, 16-13 (OT) Regular season11/3/02 at Cleveland Browns W, 23-20 Regular season1/5/03 Cleveland Browns W, 36-33 AFC Wild Card Game
10/23/05 at Cincinnati Bengals W, 27-13 Regular season12/4/05 Cincinnati Bengals L, 38-31 Regular season1/8/06 at Cincinnati Bengals W, 31-17 AFC Wild Card Game
9/29/08 Baltimore Ravens W, 23-20 Regular season12/14/08 at Baltimore Ravens W, 13-9 Regular season1/18/09 Baltimore Ravens W, 23-14 AFC Championship Game
Steelers’ Postseason Notes:• The Steelers are 31-20 in the postseason (.608), including an 18-10 record at home, a 7-9 mark on the road and a 6-1 record atneutral sites (Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV, XXX, XL and XLIII).• The Steelers captured the AFC North Division title for fourth timesince divisions were re-aligned in 2002.• The Steelers are 3-1 during the Mike Tomlin era in the postseason,and have won their last three games.• Mike Tomlin is the youngest coach in NFL history to win a SuperBowl. Following is a look at the youngest head coaches in SuperBowl history:
Season Coach Team Yrs. Days2008 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 36 323*1995 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 38 2651968 Don Shula Baltimore 39 82002 Jon Gruden Tampa Bay 39 1621967 John Rauch Oakland 40 147
* Age on Feb. 1, 2009
• Mike Tomlin became just the seventh coach in NFL history to wina Super Bowl within his first two seasons as head coach. Followingis a look at the seven coaches who have won a Super Bowl withintheir first two seasons:
Season Coach Team Season2008 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers 2nd2000 Brian Billick Baltimore Ravens 2nd1995 Barry Switzer Dallas Cowboys 2nd1989 George Siefert San Francisco 49ers 1st1982 Joe Gibbs Washington Redskins 2nd1980 Tom Flores Oakland Raiders 2nd1971 Don McCafferty Baltimore Colts 2nd
• Pittsburgh has won seven of its last eight postseason games.• The announced crowd of 65,350 at the 2008 AFC ChampionshipGame was the largest postseason crowd in Heinz Field history,surpassing the 2004 AFC Championship Game total of 65,242against New England on Jan. 23, 2005.• The Steelers seven wins in AFC Championship Games are themost in the conference’s history. New England is second with six.• The Steelers have played in 51 playoff games, which is secondall-time behind Dallas (57).• The Steelers won the AFC Central title a team-record sixconsecutive seasons from 1974-79. They also won fourconsecutive division titles from 1994-97.• The Steelers won a team-record seven consecutive postseasongames, including two Super Bowls (IX and X), from Dec. 22, 1974through Dec. 19, 1976. They won six consecutive postseasongames from Dec. 30, 1978 through Jan. 20, 1980, including victoriesin Super Bowls XIII and XIV.• The Steelers have been shut out only once in the postseason,during the 1947 Eastern Division Playoff game, Dec. 21, 1947,versus the Philadelphia Eagles. The Steelers and Eagles finishedthat season with 8-4 records and tied for first place in the EasternDivision. In those days, there was only one NFL ChampionshipGame, so the two Pennsylvania neighbors squared off for the right
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to face the Chicago Cardinals in the Championship Game. TheEagles won, 21-0, but lost in the Championship Game, 28-21, tothe Cardinals, the same franchise the Steelers faced in SuperBowl XLIII.• The Steelers record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game isfive, during a 34-5 win in the 1978 AFC Championship Game versusthe Houston Oilers at Three Rivers Stadium, Jan. 7, 1979. TheSteelers allowed a team-high 45 points during a 45-28 AFCChampionship Game road loss to the Miami Dolphins Jan. 6,1985.• Pittsburgh has faced 21 different teams in the postseason andhas a winning record against 12 of those opponents. The Steelershave split their postseason contests with two teams and have alosing record versus seven teams.• The Steelers rank among the most successful teams in the NFLin the postseason. Pittsburgh is first with 20 division titles since1970, is tied for third in consecutive playoff victories, and is secondin total playoff berths since 1970.
STEELERS POSTSEASON RANKINGS
DIVISION TITLES SINCE 1970 MERGERPITTSBURGH ..................................................... 20Dallas .................................................................. 17San Francisco .................................................... 17Minnesota ........................................................... 16Indianapolis ........................................................ 13Oakland .............................................................. 13Miami ................................................................... 12
PLAYOFF BERTHS SINCE 1970 MERGERDallas .................................................................. 26PITTSBURGH ..................................................... 25Minnesota ........................................................... 24Miami ................................................................... 22San Francisco .................................................... 21
CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF VICTORIESNew England (2001, 2003-05) ......................... 10Green Bay (1961-62, 1965-67) .......................... 9PITTSBURGH (1974-76) ..................................... 7San Francisco (1988-90) .................................... 7Dallas (1992-94) .................................................. 7Denver (1997-98) ............................................... 7
• Following is the Steelers’ record versus each individual opponent:Steelers vs. Individual Postseason Opponents
Team Record Pct.Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 5-0 1.000Cleveland Browns 2-0 1.000Baltimore Ravens 2-0 1.000Arizona Cardinals** 1-0 1.000Cincinnati Bengals 1-0 1.000Los Angeles Rams** 1-0 1.000Minnesota Vikings** 1-0 1.000New York Jets 1-0 1.000Seattle Seahawks** 1-0 1.000Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 3-1 .750Buffalo Bills 2-1 .667Dallas Cowboys** 2-1 .667Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 3-3 .500Denver Broncos 3-3 .500Miami Dolphins 1-2 .333San Diego Chargers 1-2 .333New England Patriots 1-3 .250Detroit Lions 0-1 .000Jacksonville Jaguars 0-1 .000Kansas City Chiefs 0-1 .000Philadelphia Eagles* 0-1 .000Total 31-20 .608* 1947 Eastern Division playoff game.** Super Bowl opponent.
STEELERS INDIVIDUAL POSTSEASONINFORMATION
Head Coach Mike Tomlin• Owns a 3-1 record all-time in the postseason.• Became the youngest head coach in NFL history to win a SuperBowl (Super Bowl XLIII).• Became just the seventh coach in NFL history to win a SuperBowl within his first two seasons as head coach.
QB Ben Roethlisberger• Owns an 8-2 all-time record in the postseason as the startingquarterback.• His eight wins were the second-most playoff wins by aquarterback in the first five seasons of their career, trailing onlyTom Brady (9).• Became the youngest quarterback in league history to win aSuper Bowl (Super Bowl XL) at 23 years old.• Is the second-youngest starting quarterback to win his secondSuper Bowl (26 years, 336 days old on Feb. 1, 2009; Tom Brady -26 years, 182 days on Feb. 1, 2004).• Engineered a game-winning, 78-yard drive that culminated witha six-yard touchdown pass to WR Santonio Holmes for the go-ahead score with 35 seconds left in Super Bowl XLIII.• Became just the 10th quarterback in NFL history to win morethan one Super Bowl (Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana - 4; TroyAikman, Tom Brady - 3; Ben Roethlisberger, John Elway, BobGriese, Jim Plunkett, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach - 2).• Had led the Steelers to three AFC Championship Games in hisfirst seven seasons as the starting quarterback.• In 10 career postseason games, has a 61.9 completionpercentage (172 of 278) for 2,239 yards. His 172 completionsand 2,239 passing yards are the second-most in teampostseason history.• Has 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and an 87.2 passerrating in 10 postseason games.• Has five multi-touchdown passing games.• Had a career playoff-high 65-yard touchdown pass to WRSantonio Holmes in the 2008 AFC Championship Game versusthe Baltimore Ravens.• Posted a career playoff-high 337 yards passing in the 2007 AFCWild Card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Winningest Active Coaches in the Postseason(Winning Percentage)
Name W L Pct.Mike Tomlin 3 1 .750Rex Ryan 3 1 .750Bill Belichick 15 5 .750John Harbaugh 4 2 .667Sean Payton 4 2 .667Ken Whisenhunt 4 2 .667Mike Shanahan 8 5 .615Andy Reid 10 8 .556Tom Coughlin 8 7 .533Mike McCarthy 2 2 .500Jim Caldwell 2 2 .500Lovie Smith 2 2 .500Norv Turner 4 4 .500Jeff Fisher 5 6 .455Pete Carroll 1 2 .333Jack Del Rio 1 2 .333Tony Sparano 0 1 .000Mike Smith 0 1 .000Marvin Lewis 0 2 .000Chan Gailey 0 2 .000
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WR Hines Ward• MVP of Super Bowl XL as he finished with 123 yards receiving onfive receptions with one touchdown.• Ranks first on the team’s all-time postseason list for receptionswith 76, the only receiver in team history to post at least 70receptions.• Ranks first on the team’s all-time postseason list for receivingyards with 1,064 career postseason yards.• Became just the second player in team history to post 1,000yards receiving in the postseason, joining Hall of Famer JohnStallworth.• Has caught a pass in 14 straight postseason games, tied withLynn Swann for the second-longest streak in team history. JohnStallworth caught a pass in 15 straight playoff games between1975 and 1985.• Has five career 100-yard receiving games in the postseason.• Has 76 career catches for 1,064 yards (14.0 avg.) with eighttouchdowns.• Has one multi-touchdown postseason game (1/11/03 atTennessee – two receiving touchdowns).
TE Heath Miller• Team is 7-1 in the postseason during his career.• Has 26 career postseason receptions for 348 yards (13.4 avg.)with three touchdowns, all team postseason records for tightends.• Had career playoff-highs of eight catches for 85 yards in the2007 AFC Wild Card Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.• Of his 26 postseason catches, 17 have gone for first downs.
DE Aaron Smith• Team is 10-3 in 13 career postseason games in which he hasstarted or played for Pittsburgh.• Has 32 career postseason tackles (21 solo) with three sacksand one fumble recovery.
DE Brett Keisel• Has 26 career tackles (16 solo), three sacks, one forced fumbleand one fumble recovery in 12 postseason games.• Finished with five tackles and recovered the fumble at the end ofthe game that sealed the Steelers’ victory in Super Bowl XLIII.• Has three career postseason sacks, including two in the 2005AFC Championship Game against Denver and one in the 2008AFC Divisional Playoff Game versus San Diego.• Team is 2-0 when he posts a sack in the postseason.
DT Casey Hampton• Has 28 career tackles (16 solo) in 12 playoff games (11 starts).• Has one career postseason sack, a five-yarder in Super BowlXL.• Has forced one fumble and recovered one fumble in his 12career postseason games.
DT Chris Hoke• In 10 career postseason games, has 11 tackles and two sacks.• Posted his first career postseason sack against the New YorkJets in the 2004 AFC Divisional Playoff.• One of 10 current Steelers to have at least 10 games ofpostseason experience.• Made his two career playoff starts in 2004, filling in for injured DTCasey Hampton• Team is 8-2 in his 10 games played.
LB James Farrior• In 15 career postseason games (three with NYJ and 12 withPittsburgh), has 90 career tackles (64 solo).• Finished with a team-high (tied) seven tackles in Super BowlXLIII.• Led the team with 21 tackles in the 2008 postseason.
• Has posted five postseason sacks, including four with Pittsburgh.• Has two career interceptions in the playoffs, the most recentcoming in the 2007 AFC Wild Card Game against the JacksonvilleJaguars.
LB James Harrison• Has posted 21 tackles (14 solo) in eight career playoff games(four starts).• Had one of the most memorable and game-changing plays inSuper Bowl history with his record-breaking 100-yard interceptionreturn for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII. It marked the longestplay in Super Bowl history, breaking the old mark of 99 yards on akickoff return by Desmond Howard (Green Bay) versus NewEngland in Super Bowl XXXI.• Finished Super Bowl XLIII with four tackles (three solo) and oneinterception and two QB hurries.• Has 2.5 sacks in his postseason career, including one in the2008 AFC Divisional Playoff Game versus San Diego.
LB LaMarr Woodley• In four career postseason games, has eight sacks, includingtwo in Super Bowl XLIII.• Finished Super Bowl XLIII with four tackles, two sacks and oneforced fumble. His forced fumble sealed the victory with just fiveseconds remaining in the game.• Became the first player in NFL history to record four straightmulti-sack playoff games. He has posted two sacks in all fourcareer postseason games.• Has 22 tackles (16 solo) in four postseason games and finishedsecond on the team with 19 tackles (13 solo) during the 2008playoffs.• Had a career postseason-high nine tackles in the 2008 AFCChampionship Game against the Baltimore Ravens.
LB Lawrence Timmons• In four career postseason games, has 11 tackles, one fumblerecovery and three special teams tackles.• Had a career-high five tackles in the 2008 AFC ChampionshipGame.• His lone fumble recovery sealed the 2008 AFC ChampionshipGame victory over the Baltimore Ravens.• Team is 3-1 in his four games played.
LB Larry Foote• Has started 10 postseason games (12 total played).• Has recorded 61 career tackles (42 solo) in the postseason.• Has posted a half-sack and two interceptions in his postseasoncareer, including a diving interception in the 2008 AFC DivisionalPlayoff Game against San Diego.
S Troy Polamalu• Team is 8-2 in 10 playoff games as a starter.• Has 51 career postseason tackles (32 solo) with a half-sackand three interceptions (one touchdown).• Team is 3-0 when he records an interception.• Had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown in the AFCChampionship Game against Baltimore, the first interceptionreturn for a touchdown in Steelers’ history.
S Ryan Clark• Has played in five career playoff games, including three withPittsburgh (all in 2008).• Has 28 career postseason tackles (22 solo), including a career-high eight in the 2008 AFC Championship Game againstBaltimore.
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TEAM NOTES
Series History: Series began in 1996Overall: Pittsburgh leads 18-12At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 10-5At Baltimore: Pittsburgh leads 8-7Neutral Sites: n/aLast Regular-Season Meeting: Dec. 5, 2010 (in Baltimore)
Pittsburgh 13, Baltimore 10Postseason Series: Pittsburgh leads 2-0Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 19, 2009 (in Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh 23, Baltimore 14 (AFC Championship)(postseason record not included in overall series record)
Pittsburgh is 2-0 all-time in the postseason against theRavens...the Steelers defeated the Ravens three times in 2008,including a 23-14 victory in the AFC Championship Game at HeinzField...Pittsburgh owns an 18-12 record all-time against theBaltimore Ravens in the regular season, including a 10-5 mark athome and an 8-7 record on the road...the teams split the regular-season meetings this year, with each team winning on theroad...the Steelers have swept the season series four times (1997,1998, 2002, 2008)...the Ravens swept the 2006 season series,marking the only time Pittsburgh had been swept in the series.
STEELERS-RAVENS SERIES NOTES
AFC North Division Champions: Pittsburgh captured the AFCNorth Division championship after its Week 17 victory over theCleveland Browns. It marked the Steelers’ 20th division title, themost in the NFL since the merger in 1970.
Head Coach Mike Tomlin has won the AFC North title in three ofhis first four years.
The Steelers clinched a first-round bye in the postseason andthe No. 2 seed. Pittsburgh will host the Baltimore Ravens onSaturday, Jan. 15, at Heinz Field in the AFC Divisional PlayoffGame.
Run Stuffers: The Steelers shattered the team record for rushingyards/game allowed in 2010 by giving up just 62.8 yards pergame. The previous mark was 74.7 rushing yards/game set in2001.
The Steelers ranked first in the league and allowed a season-low 30 yards rushing in Week 8 at New Orleans.
The following is a look at the top 5 yards/game rushingdefenses in team history, including this year’s 62.8 average:
Year Avg./Game2010 62.82001 74.72008 80.32004 81.21997 82.4
Additionally, the Steelers’ rush defense finished as one of thebest since the NFL merger. The following is a list of the top fiverush defenses (since 1970):
Year Team Rushing Yds. Allowed/Game2000 Baltimore Ravens 60.6 yds./game2006 Minnesota Vikings 61.6 yds./game2010 Pittsburgh Steelers 62.8 yds./game1995 San Francisco 49ers 66.3 yds./game1994 Minnesota Vikings 68.1 yds./game
Swarming Defense: The Steelers put on a defensive showcasein 2010 by leading the NFL in at least eight categories.
The following is a look at some of the impressive defensivestatistics the Steelers compiled in 2010:
Category Statistic NFL Rk.Total Points Allowed .................................................... 232 ........... 1stTouchdowns Allowed ...................................................... 22 ........... 1stTotal Sacks .................................................................... 48 ........... 1stTotal Rushing Yards Allowed .................................... 1,004 ........... 1stRushing Yards Allowed/Game ................................... 62.8 ........... 1stRushing Yards/Attempt ................................................ 3.0 ........... 1stYards/Play .................................................................... 4.5 ........... 1stFirst-Down Plays ....................................................... 4.08 ........... 1stYards/Game ............................................................. 276.8 .......... 2ndPassing Net Yards/Play ............................................. 6.31 .......... 2ndTurnover Advantage ................................................... +14 .......... 2ndRed-Zone Efficiency ................................................. 40.0 ....... T-2ndTotal Takeaways ............................................................ 35 ........ T-3rdFumbles Recovered ..................................................... 14 ........ T-5thInterceptions .................................................................. 21 ........ T-5th
Making A Point: The Steelers were the first team in NFL historyto hold their opponents to 75 or fewer rushing yards in each oftheir first eight games of a season in 2010.
Pittsburgh has allowed only one 100-yard rusher in the past 50regular-season games. RB Ray Rice had 141 yards in Week 16of 2009 to snap a previous streak of 32 straight games withoutallowing a 100-yard rusher.
The following is a look at how opponents fared in rushing yardsin 2010, comparing what the teams were averaging coming intothe game against Pittsburgh and what the Steelers allowed in thecontest:
Rushing Yards/Game Rushing YardsTeam (Week) Entering Game vs. SteelersAtlanta (Week 1) — 58 yds.Tennessee (Week 2) 202.0 yds. 46 yds.Tampa Bay (Week 3) 119.0 yds. 75 yds.Baltimore (Week 4) 89.0 yds. 70 yds.Bye Week (Week 5) — —Cleveland (Week 6) 102.8 yds. 70 yds.Miami (Week 7) 115.6 yds. 64 yds.New Orleans (Week 8) 92.6 yds. 30 yds.Cincinnati (Week 9) 101.0 yds. 54 yds.New England (Week 10) 107.1 yds. 103 yds.Oakland (Week 11) 162.2 yds. 61 yds.Buffalo (Week 12) 113.7 yds. 70 yds.Baltimore (Week 13) 114.4 yds. 43 yds.Cincinnati (Week 14) 92.3 yds. 34 yds.New York Jets (Week 15) 143.7 yds. 106 yds.Carolina (Week 16) 116.8 yds. 74 yds.Cleveland (Week 17) 106.9 yds. 43 yds.
Turning Up the Heat: Since 1994, the Steelers have led the AFCin sacks six times and the entire NFL three times, including in2010. Since 2004, the Steelers have the most sacks in the NFLwith 309.
CB Ike Taylor• Team is 7-0 when he starts and 8-2 overall in the postseason.• Has three interceptions in 10 playoff games.• Finished with a team-high (tied) seven tackles (five solo) inSuper Bowl XLIII.
CB Bryant McFadden• Has played in 10 career postseason games, starting five.• As a Steeler, has played in eight games, starting three.• Has 24 tackles and four pass breakups in those 10 games.• Played in all four postseason games as a rookie for the Steelersin 2004 — had five tackles and three pass breakups in the 2004postseason.• Had a career-high 14 tackles in the 2009 postseason for theArizona Cardinals — had a career-high seven tackles in eachgame.• Teams are a combined 8-2 in his 10 games played.
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The Steelers had 48 sacks in 2010, including a season-highsix in Week 11 versus Oakland. The 48 sacks ranked first in theAFC and in the NFL. In 2009, the Steelers finished with 47 sacks,ranking first in the AFC and second in the NFL.
Sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, however, a recordof “passers tackled” was kept prior to that time. Following are theSteelers’ single-season sack totals dating back to 1970:
Pittsburgh Steelers Team Sack Totals (Since 1970)Year Total Year Total1970 ................. 26 1991 .................. 381971 ................. 33 1992 .................. 361972 ................. 40 1993 .................. 421973 ................. 33 1994 .................. 55 *1974 ................. 52 1995 .................. 421975 ................. 43 1996 .................. 511976 ................. 41 1997 .................. 481977 ................. 32 1998 .................. 411978 ................. 44 1999 .................. 391979 ................. 49 2000 .................. 391980 ................. 18 2001 .................. 55 *1981 ................. 40 2002 .................. 501982 ................. 34 2003 .................. 351983 ................. 50 2004 .................. 411984 ................. 47 2005 .................. 471985 ................. 36 2006 .................. 391986 ................. 43 2007 .................. 361987 ................. 26 2008 .................. 511988 ................. 19 2009 .................. 471989 ................. 31 2010 .................. 481990 ................. 34
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Imposing Their Will: The Steelers averaged 120.3 rushing yardsper game in 2010, which ranked seventh in the AFC and 11th inthe NFL.
The Steelers outrushed 14 of their 16 opponents in 2010,averaging nearly 60 more yards on the ground than theiropponents.
Pittsburgh has achieved this success despite having a numberof injuries to the offensive line. On the year, the Steelers startedfive different combinations on the offensive line.
Holding Their Ground: Over the past 10 years, Pittsburgh’sdefense has been among the best at holding its opponents to thefewest rushing yards in the league. The Steelers allowed just 961yards rushing in 2010, an average of only 62.8 yards per game.That average ranked first in the NFL.
In 2009, the Steelers gave up 89.9 yards per game on theground, which was first in the AFC and third in the NFL. Additionally,since 1994 the Steelers have led the AFC in rushing defense ninetimes and the entire NFL four times.
In the past eight seasons, Pittsburgh has allowed an NFL-lownine 100-yard rushers. Baltimore is second with 17.
Following is a look at the number of yards rushing the Steelershave allowed in each of the past 10 seasons:
Year Rushing Yds. Allowed Avg./Game AFC/NFL Rank2001 1,195 74.7 1st/1st2002 1,375 85.9 1st/1st2003 1,741 108.8 8th/12th2004 1,299 81.2 1st/1st2005 1,376 85.5 3rd/3rd2006 1,412 88.2 2nd/3rd2007 1,438 89.9 2nd/3rd2008 1,284 80.3 1st/2nd2009 1,438 89.9 1st/3rd2010 1,004 62.8 1st/1st
Total 13,562 84.8 1st/1st
Operation Shutdown: The Steelers had one of their topdefensive efforts of the 2010 season in their Week 11 victory overthe Oakland Raiders at Heinz Field.
The Steelers limited the Raiders to just 182 yards of total offenseand posted six sacks on Oakland’s quarterbacks. Pittsburghpicked off two passes and also recovered a Raider fumble.
Pittsburgh held Oakland to just 61 yards rushing, over 100 yardslower (162.2 avg.) than what the Raiders were averaging enteringthe matchup. Also, the Raiders converted just 21 percent (3 of 14)of their third-down attempts.
Defense! Defense! Defense!: Pittsburgh allowed 276.8 yardsof total offense in 2010, which ranked second in the AFC and inthe NFL. The Steelers allowed only 119 yards to Carolina in Week16.
The Steelers allowed just 1,004 rushing yards (62.8 avg.) forthe 2010 season. Pittsburgh snapped RB Chris Johnson’s 12-game streak of rushing for over 100 yards as it limited him to 34yards on 16 carries (2.1 avg.) in the Week 2 victory at Tennessee.The Steelers finished with seven takeaways (four fumbles, threeinterceptions) against the Titans.
Defensive Dominance: The Steelers have given up just 232points in 2010, which ranked first in the AFC and in the NFL.
The Steelers have allowed the fewest points in the NFL sincethe beginning of the 2007 season. Pittsburgh has allowed just1,048 points during that span.
The following is a list of the top four teams in the NFL who haveallowed the fewest points since the start of the 2007 campaign:
Team Points AllowedPittsburgh 1,048Baltimore 1,159New England 1,181Indianapolis 1,255
Gimme The Ball: The Steelers tallied 35 takeaways in 2010,which ranked second in the AFC and third (tied) in the NFL.
Pittsburgh posted seven takeaways in its Week 2 victory at theTennessee Titans. The seven takeaways are the most by theSteelers since they had seven (four interceptions, three fumbles)on Nov. 9, 1997 against Baltimore.
Against the Titans, S Troy Polamalu, CB Bryant McFadden andLB LaMarr Woodley each had an interception while the Steelersalso recovered four fumbles.
The Steelers ranked second in the AFC and second in the NFLwith a plus-17 (+17) turnover advantage (35 takeaways, 18giveaways).
Picking Your Poison: The Steelers had 21 interceptions on theyear, including a team-best seven by S Troy Polamalu.
The Steelers finished the season with 21 interceptions, themost by the team since 1996 when they had 23.
Pittsburgh posted three interceptions (LB LaMarr Woodley,Polamalu -2) in its Week 14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals,including two returned for touchdowns (one each for Polamaluand Woodley). It marked the first time the Steelers have returnedtwo interceptions for scores since CB Dewayne Washingtonreturned two on Nov. 22, 1998 against Jacksonville.
In Pittsburgh’s Week 3 victory at Tampa Bay, DE Brett Keiselposted his first career interception and returned it 79 yards for ascore.
Pittsburgh’s three interception returns for scores in 2010 werethe most since 2004 when Polamalu, LB James Farrior andformer CB Deshea Townsend each posted a “pick six”. The teamrecord for a single season is five, set in 1987.
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FINAL 2010 REGULAR SEASONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON
Steelers Category Baltimore23.4 ......................... Points Scored Per Game .................... 22.314.5 ........................ Points Allowed Per Game ................... 16.918.4 ........................... First Downs Per Game ...................... 18.9345.3 ......................... Total Yards Per Game .................... 322.9120.3 ....................... Rushing Yards Per Game .................. 114.4225.1 ....................... Passing Yards Per Game .................. 208.448 ..........................................Sacks By ..................................... 2721 ................................... Interceptions By .............................. 1931:53 ....................... Avg. Time of Possession .................. 30:4241 ...................................... Touchdowns ................................. 4015 ............................... Rushing Touchdowns .......................... 1122 ............................... Passing Touchdowns .......................... 254 ................................ Touchdowns on Returns .......................... 429-37 .................................. Field Goals ............................. 26-2944.3 ................................... Punting Avg. .............................. 43.66.1 .................................. Punt Return Avg. ............................. 7.423.5 .............................. Kickoff Return Avg. ......................... 24.7
What To Look For:PITTSBURGH TEAM NOTES• The Steelers look to advance to the AFC Championship Game for thesecond time in three years and for the fifth time since 2001.
• The Steelers look to improve to a perfect 3-0 against the BaltimoreRavens in the postseason.
• The Steelers look to improve to 32-20 all-time in the postseason.
• The Steelers look to improve to 15-7 all-time in divisional playoffgames, including an 12-1 record at home.
PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL NOTESQB Ben Roethlisberger• Looks to improve to 9-2 in the postseason.
WR Hines Ward• Needs one reception to tie the team’s postseason record for con-secutive games with at least one catch. He is currently tied forsecond on the team’s postseason list with 14 straight games, trailingon John Stallworth who caught at least one pass in 15 straight gamesfrom 1975-85.
The following is a list of the most interception returns for a touch-down by the team in a single season:
Rank Year INTs for TDs1. 1987 52. 1984 4
1983 41947 4
5. 2010 32004 31998 31996 31995 31973 31954 31951 3
Heinz Field Advantage: The Steelers own the best home recordin the NFL with a 227-88-1 record (.720) since 1970.
Pittsburgh is 58-21-1 all-time at Heinz Field. The Steelers are42-14 (.750) at home over the past seven seasons, including a 5-3 record in 2010.
Pittsburgh finished the 2004 regular season with an undefeated(8-0) home record for only the third time in team history and forthe first time in 25 years.
The Steelers finished the 1979 regular season with anundefeated home record (8-0) and eventually won Super BowlXIV. The Steelers were also undefeated at home (7-0) in 1972.
The following is a look at the list of the Steelers’ records at homesince 2004:
Year Record2004 8-02005 5-32006 5-32007 7-12008 6-22009 6-22010 5-3
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Steelers averaged 63,084fans at home games in 2010. Pittsburgh had a season-high65,168 in Week 6 versus Cleveland, the fifth-highest attendancetotal in Heinz Field history, including the postseason.
In 2009, the Steelers broke two attendance records at HeinzField. In their Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, theSteelers broke the single-game record. The attendance of 65,597surpassed the old mark of 65,350 set January 18, 2009, duringthe AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens.
For the 2009 season, Pittsburgh averaged 63,458 fans (507,882total) at home games, breaking the old mark of 63,429 (507,434)in 2005.
Pittsburgh has sold out 301 straight games at home, datingback to Nov. 5, 1972 versus Cincinnati.
Following is a look at the team’s average attendance in its 10years at Heinz Field:
Year Total Attendance Avg.2001 499,191 62,3992002 490,274 61,2842003 477,584 59,6982004 507,385 63,4232005 507,434 63,4292006 499,461 62,4332007 496,675 62,0842008 503,125 62,8902009 507,882 • 63,458 •2010 504,669 63,084
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Home Sweet Home: The Steelers played three straight homegames (Weeks 14-16) in 12 days near the end of the 2010 season.
The Steelers started the three-game home stand with a 23-7victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14. Pittsburgh thensuffered a 22-17 setback to the New York Jets in Week 15 beforeclosing out the three-game stretch with a 27-3 victory over theCarolina Panthers in Week 16.
The three-game homestand was the first for the Steelers since1986 and the first time in team history they have played threehomes games in 12 days.
Road Warriors: The Steelers have had great success playingaway from Heinz Field over the last decade. The Steelers were 7-1 on the road in 2010.
Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Steelers own thefourth-best road winning percentage in the NFL.
The following is a list of the top road winning percentages since2000:
Team W L T Pct.Indianapolis 59 29 0 .670Philadelphia 57 30 1 .653New England 57 31 0 .648Pittsburgh 53 35 0 .602New Orleans 50 38 0 .568New York Giants 50 38 0 .568
On The Road Again: The Steelers had a stretch of three straightroad games (Weeks 7-9) in 2010.
Pittsburgh won the first leg of the road trip, defeating the MiamiDolphins 23-22 in Week 7, but fell in Week 8, 20-10, at NewOrleans. The Steelers concluded the three-game road trip with a27-21 victory in Week 9 at Cincinnati on Monday Night Football.
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LOOKING AHEAD...If the Steelers defeat the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional
Playoff Game this weekend, they would move on to play eitherNew England or the New York Jets in the AFC ChampionshipGame. If Pittsburgh wins and the Patriots lose, the Steelerswould host the AFC Championship Game against the Jets. Ifthe Steelers win and the Patriots win, Pittsburgh would travelto Gillette Stadium. The AFC Championship Game will startat 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23 and will be televised on CBS(locally KDKA-TV, channel 2).
The last time Pittsburgh played three straight regular-seasonroad games was in 1994, playing at the New York Giants (W, 10-6), at Arizona (L, 20-17 in OT) and at the Houston Oilers (W, 12-9in OT).
200 Plateau: The Steelers have won 27 straight games in whichthey have rushed for more than 200 yards. Pittsburgh was 2-0 in2010 when rushing for at least 200 yards (206 at Buffalo in Week12; 201 at Tampa Bay in Week 3).
Since the NFL merger in 1970, Pittsburgh is 98-6 (.942) in theregular season when it rushes for more than 200 yards in a game.
Pittsburgh is 7-0 all-time in the postseason when rushing formore than 200 yards.
Working Overtime: The Steelers were 2-0 in 2010 in overtimegames, improving their all-time regular-season record to 18-14-2 in such games.
K Shaun Suisham booted a 41-yard field goal with 2:14remaining in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 19-16 victory in Week12 at Buffalo. The Steelers also defeated the Atlanta Falcons inWeek 1 as RB Rashard Mendenhall broke free for a 50-yardtouchdown run with 12:25 left in overtime.
Block Party: In the Week 9 (2010) victory at Cincinnati, CBWilliam Gay blocked a Bengals’ punt that led to a Steelers’ fieldgoal in the first quarter.
Gay’s blocked punt was the first for the Steelers since LB AndreFrazier blocked a Washington Redskins’ punt on Nov. 3, 2008.
Continued Success: Since the 1970 merger of the Nationaland American Football Leagues, the Pittsburgh Steelers own thebest record in the NFL.
The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordssince the merger in 1970:
Team W L T Pct.1. Pittsburgh Steelers 384 246 2 .6122. Miami Dolphins 379 251 2 .6003. Dallas Cowboys 373 259 0 .592
Among The Best: The Steelers have 577 career wins (includingpostseason), which is the fourth-most in NFL history.
The following is a listing of the top five teams in the NFL forcareer wins (including postseason):
Team Wins1. Chicago Bears 7192. Green Bay Packers 6893. New York Giants 6564. Pittsburgh Steelers 5775. Washington Redskins 570
Additionally, Pittsburgh owns the second-best record in the NFLsince the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 181-106-1 (.630)record.
The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordsin the free agency era (since 1993):
Team W L T Pct.1. New England Patriots 185 103 0 .6442. Pittsburgh Steelers 181 106 1 .6303. Green Bay Packers 178 110 0 .620
Regular-Season Success: Pittsburgh owns the third-bestregular-season record in the NFL over the past 10 years. TheSteelers have averaged over 10 wins per year and have earnedseven playoff berths, six division titles and two Super Bowl victoriesin that time period.
The following are the top five teams in regular-season winningpercentage from 2000-2010:
Team W L T Pct. Playoff BerthsNew England 126 50 0 .716 8Indianapolis 125 51 0 .710 9Pittsburgh 115 60 1 .656 7Philadelphia 113 62 1 .650 9Green Bay 104 72 0 .591 7
Sustaining Success: Pittsburgh has made the playoffs six timesand won the AFC North five times since the divisional realignmentin 2002. The Steelers won the AFC North Division for the third timein four years in 2010.
The Steelers have won 20 division titles since the NFL mergerin 1970, the most in the NFL during that time.
The following is a list of teams that have won the most divisiontitles and qualified for the playoffs since 2002:
Team Playoffs Division TitlesIndianapolis 9 7New England 7 7Philadelphia 7 6Pittsburgh 6 5San Diego 5 5Green Bay 6 4
Return The Favor: Rookie WR Antonio Brown returned theopening kickoff for a touchdown in the Steelers’ Week 2 (2010)victory at Tennessee. It marked the first kickoff return for Pittsburghsince Allen Rossum returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score againstthe San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 23, 2007.
The following is a list of the kickoff returns for touchdowns (4)for Pittsburgh over the last 11 years (start of 2000 season):
Date Player Yards OpponentSept. 19, 2010 Antonio Brown 89 at TennesseeSept. 23, 2007 Allen Rossum 98 vs. San FranciscoOct. 12, 2002 Antwaan Randle El 99 at CincinnatiDec. 24, 2000 Will Blackwell 98 at San Diego
Controlling The NFC: The Steelers have won 23 of their past 28regular-season games versus teams in the NFC, dating back to2003.
The Steelers are 90-57-1 (.611) all-time against teams fromthe NFC, including a 55-19-1 record at home and a 35-38 markon the road. Pittsburgh had won eight straight games versusNFC teams at home prior to its 2008 loss to the New York Giants.
The Steelers are 6-1 versus the NFC in the Super Bowl.
In the Red Zone: The Steelers converted 43 (24 touchdowns,19 field goals) of their 50 attempts in the red zone into points in2010.
Following is a look at how the Steelers offense performed inthe red zone in 2010:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsAtlanta .............................. 2/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6@ Tennessee ................... 4/4 .................... 0 ............. 4 .............. 12@ Tampa Bay .................. 3/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Baltimore ......................... 2/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14Cleveland ......................... 4/3 .................... 3 ............. 0 .............. 21
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COACHING NOTES
@ Miami .......................... 3/3 .................... 0 ............. 3 ................ 9@ New Orleans ................ 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3@ Cincinnati .................... 3/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17New England ................... 5/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Oakland ............................ 3/3 .................... 3 ............. 0 .............. 21@ Buffalo ......................... 1/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Baltimore ..................... 2/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Cincinnati ......................... 3/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6New York Jets ................... 3/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14Carolina ........................... 6/4 .................... 2 ............. 2 .............. 20@ Cleveland .................... 5/5 .................... 4 ............. 1 .............. 31Total ................................ 50/43 ................. 24 ........... 19 ........... 225
Red Zone Defense: The Steelers defense allowed 33 scores(16 touchdowns, 17 field goals) in 40 possessions in the redzone in 2010.
Following is a look at how the Steelers’ defense performed inthe red zone in 2010:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsAtlanta .............................. 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3@ Tennessee ................... 3/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Tampa Bay .................. 3/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Baltimore ......................... 4/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Cleveland ......................... 1/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Miami .......................... 3/3 .................... 0 ............. 3 ................ 9@ New Orleans ................ 4/4 .................... 2 ............. 2 .............. 20@ Cincinnati .................... 3/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14New England ................... 5/5 .................... 3 ............. 2 .............. 27Oakland ............................ 0/0 .................... 0 ............. 0 ................ 0@ Buffalo ......................... 3/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6@ Baltimore ..................... 2/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Cincinnati ......................... 2/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7New York Jets ................... 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13Carolina ........................... 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3@ Cleveland .................... 2/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Total ................................ 40/33 ................. 16 ........... 17 ........... 163
Five & 10: The Steelers ranked in the top five in the AFC and/orthe top 10 in the NFL in several key team and individual categoriesin 2010. Following is a list of those rankings:
Pittsburgh Steelers2010 AFC/NFL Rankings
Team Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Yards/Play .............................................. 5.6 ......................... 5th/11thPassing Net Yards/Play ........................ 8.12 ......................... 3rd/5thPassing/Percent Intercepted ................ 1.9 .......................... 3rd/5thThird-Down Efficiency .......................... 43.1 ......................... 4th/6th
Team Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Yards/Game ......................................... 276.8 ...................... 2nd/2ndYards/Play .............................................. 4.5 ............................ 1st/1stRushing Yards/Game ........................... 62.8 ........................... 1st/1stRushing Yards/Attempt ......................... 3.0 ............................ 1st/1stPassing Net Yards/Play ........................ 6.31 ....................... 2nd/2ndPassing/Percent Intercepted ................ 3.5 .......................... 3rd/9thFirst Downs/Game ................................ 17.0 ................... T-3rd/T-5thThird-Down Efficiency .......................... 33.5 .......................... 1st/3rdSacks (Total) ........................................... 48 ............................ 1st/1stPoints/Game ......................................... 14.5 ........................... 1st/1stPoints/Game Differential ...................... 8.9 ......................... 2nd/3rdYards/Game Differential ...................... 68.5 ........................ 2nd/3rdTakeaways .............................................. 35 ...................... 2nd/T-3rdTurnover Advantage ............................ +17 ....................... 2nd/2ndRed-Zone Efficiency ............................ 40.0 ................... T-1st/T-2ndFirst-Down Plays ................................... 4.08 ........................... 1st/1st
Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Gross Punting Average (Offense) ........ 44.3 ......................... 4th/9thKickoff Return Average (Defense) ....... 20.0 ......................... 3rd/5thGross Punting Average (Defense) ....... 40.4 ........................... 1st/1stNet Punting Average (Defense) ........... 36.4 ....................... 5th/10thAvg. Starting Position (Receiving) ..... 28.6 ......................... 3rd/6th
Individual Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Roethlisberger (Passer Rating) ............ 97.0 ......................... 3rd/5thRoethlisberger (Avg. Gain) .................. 8.23 ........................ 2nd/3rdRoethlisberger (INTs) ............................... 5 ......................... 2nd/2ndRoethlisberger (INT Pct.) ...................... 1.3 ......................... 2nd/3rd
Roethlisberger (4th-Qtr. Passer Rating) .. 110.3 .......................... 1st/1stRoethlisberger (4th-Qtr. Comp. Pct.) .. 66.3 ........................... 1st/1stRoethlisberger (4th-Qtr. TD pct.) .......... 8.4 ............................ 1st/1stRoethlisberger (4th-Qtr. Yards/Att.) ..... 9.59 ........................... 1st/1stRoethlisberger (3rd-Down Passer Rating) .. 114.2 ...................... 2nd/2ndRoethlisberger (3rd-Down TD Pct.) ...... 7.5 ...................... 2nd/T-6thRoethlisberger (3rd-Down Comp. Pct.) ... 65.4 ......................... 1st/2ndRoethlisberger (3rd-Down Yards/Att.) .. 8.78 ........................... 1st/1stMendenhall (Rushing Att./Single Game) .. 36 ............................ 1st/1stMendenhall (Rushing Yards) .............. 1,273 ........................ 5th/7thMendenhall (Rushing TDs) .................. 13 .................. T-2nd/T-2ndMendenhall (Scoring/Non-kickers) ....... 78 .................... T-3rd/T-4thWallace (Receiving Yards) ................. 1,257 ........................ 3rd/5thWallace (Yards/Reception) .................. 21.0 ......................... 1st/2ndWallace (Receiving TDs) ...................... 10 .................... T-3rd/T-7thBrown (Punt Returns/Single Game) ...... 7 ..........................1st/T-1st
Individual Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Polamalu (Total INTs) ............................. 7 ................... T-2nd/T-2nd
Individual Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Sepulveda (Punting Avg.) ................... 45.5 ......................... 4th/7thSepulveda (Net Punting Avg.) ............ 39.1 ......................... 4th/6th
In Control: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns an 18-6 all-timemark against teams in the AFC North.
Tomlin owns an impressive 10-2 record against divisional foesat Heinz Field.
Fast Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 43-21 overallrecord in his four seasons as head coach. That record ties formercoach Bill Cowher for the best total by a Steelers’ head coach inhis first four seasons at the helm.
Our House: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 24-8 regular-season record at Heinz Field in his four seasons in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers were 5-3 at home in 2010.
Tomlin Versus the NFC: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 12-4regular-season record against NFC teams in his four seasons atthe helm of the Steelers.
The Steelers were 3-1 this year against NFC teams (Week 1victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Week 3 victory against TampaBay, Week 8 defeat at New Orleans, Week 16 victory Carolina).
Nine Times: Head Coach Mike Tomlin is only the seventh headcoach to win at least nine games in each of his first four seasonssince the NFL merger in 1970.
Tomlin joins George Siefert, Mike Holmgren, Bill Cowher, ChuckKnox, Mike Sherman and John Robinson.
Monday Night Specialist: Head Coach Mike Tomlin improvedto 6-0 on Monday Night Football with the Steelers’ Week 9 (2010)victory at Cincinnati.
Tomlin joins only Bill Cowher (Steelers), Tom Flores (Raiders),Steve Mariucci (49ers), George Siefert (49ers) and Don Shula(Colts, Dolphins) to win their first six Monday Night Football games.
Perfect To Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a perfect 4-0record in season openers. He is the only current coach to have a4-0 record on Kickoff Weekend.
Few And Far Between: Head Coach Mike Tomlin became onlythe second coach in Steelers’ history to post winning records ineach of his first four seasons. Tomlin is the only coach in teamhistory to win division titles in each of his first two seasons (2007-08).
In 2007, Tomlin became just the second head coach in teamhistory to post a winning record in his first season with a mark of10-6.
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INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTESTitle Man: QB Ben Roethlisberger led the Steelers to the AFC
Championship Game three times in his first six seasons. He isone of only two active NFL quarterbacks to win multiple SuperBowl titles (Tom Brady).
Roethlisberger joined Roger Staubach, Bernie Kosar, Tom Bradyand Donovan McNabb as the only quarterbacks to lead their teamsto the conference title game at least three times in their first fiveseasons as the starting quarterback.
Controlling The North: QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 29-7(.806) record as a starter against AFC North opponents duringhis career with the Steelers. He finished a perfect 5-0 in 2010against divisional foes.
Roethlisberger had won 12 straight games against divisionalfoes as the starter prior to the Week 3 setback at Cincinnati in2009, which was the longest streak in the NFL and the longestsince Peyton Manning won 12 straight from 2004-06.
In his 36 career games versus division opponents,Roethlisberger has posted a perfect passer rating once (11/5/07vs. Baltimore) and has recorded a passer rating of over 100.0 atotal of 14 times.
The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North inhis 36 games as a starter:
36 games vs.Statistic AFC North (as a starter)Record ............................................................. 29-7Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ............... 61.1 (621-1,016)Passing Yards ................................................ 7,920Passing Touchdowns ......................................... 50Interceptions ...................................................... 32Passer Rating .................................................. 88.8
Also, the following is a look at Roethlisberger’s career statisticsagainst AFC North opponents as a starter at home compared tothe road:
Statistic Home vs. AFC North Away vs. AFC NorthRecord ................................................................ 15-4 ........................... 14-3Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ........... 60.9 (332-545) .......... 61.0 (289-471)Passing Yards .................................................. 4,358 ......................... 3,542Passing Touchdowns ............................................. 28 .............................. 22Interceptions .......................................................... 20 .............................. 12Passer Rating ..................................................... 88.0 ........................... 89.5
On Target At Heinz: QB Ben Roethlisberger owned a 4-2 recordas the starting quarterback at Heinz Field in 2010 and put upimpressive numbers for the home crowd.
Roethlisberger had 11 touchdowns to just two interceptionsand completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 1,761 yards atHeinz Field (100.2 passer rating). He tossed three touchdownpasses in three consecutive home games earlier in 2010 andthrew for 387 yards against the New England Patriots in Week 10.
Home Cooking: QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 38-12 (.760)mark in the regular season in his career at Heinz Field, includingwinning his first eight starts as a rookie in 2004.
At Heinz Field, Roethlisberger has completed 62.8 percent ofhis passes for 11,818 with 72 touchdowns and 42 interceptions
for a passer rating of 93.1. He has thrown for more than 300 yardsnine times and has 22 multi-touchdown games at home (17-5record in such games).
Roethlisberger has twice posted a perfect passer rating athome, including most recently in Week 9 of 2007 againstBaltimore. He also had a perfect passer rating (158.3) againstTennessee in the 2005 season opener and has posted at least a125.0 passer rating seven times.
The Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 41 of the 50 gamesat home with Roethlisberger as the starter.
Starting In Style: In his first seven seasons, QB BenRoethlisberger owns a 69-29 (.704) record as a startingquarterback in the regular season. That mark is the second-bestrecord in the NFL among all active quarterbacks.
His 63-27 record after his first 90 starts in the NFL ranks third(tied) in league history for the best record in such starts. Only TomBrady (67-23) and Ken Stabler (66-23-1) had better records intheir first 90 starts in the NFL. Roethlisberger’s record is tied withJim McMahon.
The following is a look at the top five starting records amongactive quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 25 starts):
Name W L T Pct.1. Tom Brady, Patriots 111 32 0 .7762. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 69 29 0 .7043. Philip Rivers, Chargers 55 25 0 .6884. Peyton Manning, Colts 141 67 0 .6785. Tony Romo, Cowboys 39 22 0 .639
Movin’ On Up: QB Ben Roethlisberger leads the Steelers in atleast 40 different career categories and is tied for first in five othercategories. The following is where Roethlisberger ranks inSteelers history in several key receiving categories:
Roethlisberger’s Rankings Among Steelers QBs (All-Time)Category Statistic RankSingle-Season TD Passes (2007) ...................................... 32 ............. 1st
Single-Season Passing Yards (2009) ........................... 4,328 ............. 1st
Single-Season Completions (2009) ................................. 337 ............. 1st
Single-Season Completion Pct. (2004) .......................... 66.4 ............. 1st
Single-Season Passer Rating (2007) ........................... 104.1 ............. 1st
3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-10) .............................. 5 ............. 1st
Consecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-10) ........ 5 ............. 1st
Single-Game Completion Pct. (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ..... 85.7 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09) ........................... 4 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10) .. 4 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10) ... 4 ............. 1st
Completions in Single Game (11/5/06 vs. Denver) ......... 38 ............. 1st
Passing Yards in Single Game (12/20/09 vs. G.B.) ....... 503 ............. 1st
Career Winning Pct. ....................................................... .704 ............. 1st
Career Completion Pct. .................................................. 63.1 ............. 1st
Career Passing Yards/Attempts .................................... 8.04 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating ........................................................... 92.5 ............. 1st
Career 300-yard Passing Games ...................................... 15 ............. 1st
Career Games w/ 30+ Completions .................................... 5 ............. 1st
Career Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating .......................... 41 ............. 1st
Career Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** ............... 3 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * ....................................... 88.1 ............. 1st
Career Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * ......... 25 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating in Final 2 mins./game * .................... 80.8 ............. 1st
Career Yards/Attempt in Final 2 mins./game * ............. 6.80 ............. 1st
Consecutive Games w/ At Least One TD Pass (2006-07) ... 15 ............. 1st
Games Played by Rookie QB (2004) ............................... 14 ............. 1st
Passing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) ........................ 295 ............. 1st
Pass Completions by Rookie QB (2004) ........................ 196 ............. 1st
Passing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) ........................... 2,621 ............. 1st
Passing TDs by Rookie QB (2004) .................................. 17 ............. 1st
Rushing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) .......................... 56 ............. 1st
Rushing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) ............................. 144 ............. 1st
Completion Pct. by Rookie QB (2004) ** ...................... 66.4 ............. 1st
Passer Rating by Rookie QB (2004) ** ......................... 98.1 ............. 1st
Comp. %./Single Game by Rookie QB (10/17/04 vs. Dal.) ** .... 84.0 ............. 1st
Consecutive Wins to Start Career (2004) ** ................... 13 ............. 1st
Total Wins by Rookie QB (2004) ** .................................. 13 ............. 1st
Single-Game TD Passes at Heinz Field (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ... 5 ............. 1st
Total Wins When Throwing for 300-plus Yards ................... 9 ............. 1st
Single-Game TD Passes on MNF (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ** ..... 5 ......... T-1st
High Honor Roll: Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasinducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August of this year.LeBeau had an outstanding NFL career, finishing with 62 careerinterceptions (seventh all-time) and 171 consecutive starts (then-NFL record for a cornerback) with the Detroit Lions.
LeBeau was also inducted into the Ohio State University Hall ofFame in 2009. He played at Ohio State as a cornerback andhalfback and was a member of the 1957 national championshipteam.
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Consecutive Passes Completed (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ... 15 ......... T-1st
Seasons w/ 25+ Passing TDs (2007, 2009) ........................ 2 ......... T-1st
Career TD Passes (indoors) .............................................. 12 ......... T-1st
Passing TDs in Single Game (11/5/07 vs. Baltimore) ........ 5 ......... T-1st
Career Attempts ........................................................... 2,800 ............ 2nd
Career Completions ...................................................... 1,766 ............ 2nd
Career Passing Yards ................................................ 22,502 ............ 2nd
Career Passing TDs ........................................................ 144 ............ 2nd
Career TD Passes (on road) ............................................. 72 ............ 2nd
Career Passing Yards vs. NFC ................................... 5,241 ............ 2nd
Career Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. ........................... 43 ............ 2nd
Career Rushing Yards (by QB) ....................................... 874 ............ 3rd
Attempts in Single Game (11/5/06 vs. Denver) ............... 54 ............ 3rd
* Since 1991** NFL Record
Passing Perfection: QB Ben Roethlisberger has achieved anumber of outstanding single-season accomplishments in hisseven-year career, including achieving a feat three times that israrely done in the NFL.
Roethlisberger, who set the team’s single-season mark forpasser rating (104.1) in 2007, has had a perfect passer rating(158.3) three times in his career, tying him with QB Peyton Manningfor the most in NFL history (minimum 10 attempts).
Roethlisberger’s 41 career 100-plus passer rating games inthe regular season rank first in team history, surpassing TerryBradshaw, who had 31 such games since the passer rating rulewas implemented in 1973.
Steelers Highest Single-Season Passer-Ratings Leaders(Among Qualifiers)
Player Rating1. Ben Roethlisberger (2007) 104.12. Ben Roethlisberger (2009) 100.53. Ben Roethlisberger (2005) 98.64. Ben Roethlisberger (2004) 98.15. Ben Roethlisberger (2010) 97.0
Steelers Top Single-Season Completion Percentage Leaders(Minimum 250 Attempts)
Player Att. Comp. Pct.1. Ben Roethlisberger (2009) 506 337 66.62. Ben Roethlisberger (2004) 295 196 66.43. Ben Roethlisberger (2007) 404 264 65.34. Ben Roethlisberger (2005) 268 168 62.75. Tommy Maddox (2002) 377 234 62.1
Comeback Kid: QB Ben Roethlisberger had three fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drives in 2010. He now has 23 in hiscareer in the regular season.
Roethlisberger guided the Steelers to a 13-10 victory over theBaltimore Ravens in Week 13 despite having a broken nose andan injury to his right foot. Roethlisberger tossed a nine-yard,game-winning touchdown pass to RB Isaac Redman with lessthan three minutes remaining in the game to give Pittsburgh thewin.
Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a 19-16 overtime victory inWeek 12 at Buffalo this year and guided the Steelers from a 22-20deficit late in the fourth quarter to a 23-22 victory in Week 7 atMiami this year.
A listing of all of Roethlisberger’s fourth quarter and overtimegame-winning drives entering this season are available on page255 of the Steelers media guide.
300-Yard Plateau: QB Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for over300 yards 15 times in his career, including three times in 2010 —Week 7 at Miami (302 yards), Week 10 versus New England (387)and Week 16 versus Carolina (320). The 15 career 300-yardpassing games are a team record.
Roethlisberger threw for over 300 yards five times in 2009,which broke the team record of four previously held by TommyMaddox (2003) and Neil O’Donnell (1995).
All-Around Performance: QB Ben Roethlisberger had aproductive outing all-around in the Steelers’ Week 11 (2010) victoryover the Oakland Raiders.
Roethlisberger finished 18-of-29 for 275 yards passing withthree touchdowns and no interceptions (127.8 passer rating).
Additionally, Roethlisberger finished with a career-high 55 yardsrushing on three carries (18.3 avg.), including a 16-yard touchdownrun. His previous career high was 49 yards rushing on Nov. 11,2007 versus Cleveland.
Deadly Combination: QB Ben Roethlisberger and WR MikeWallace have become a deadly combination in just their secondseason together.
The two have combined for eight touchdowns of at least 40yards in their two seasons together, which ranks first in teamhistory. The following is a list of the top QB-WR combos in termsof touchdowns of 40 yards in club history:
Career TDs ofQuarterback/Wide Receiver 40-plus yds.Ben Roethlisberger/Mike Wallace 8Bubby Brister/Louis Lipps 7Terry Bradshaw/John Stallworth 6Jim Finks/Ray Mathews 6
Facing The NFC: With a career record of 68-29 as a starter, QBBen Roethlisberger has posted gaudy numbers no matter theopposition.
During his first seven seasons, Roethlisberger has feasted oncompetition from the NFC. In 25 career regular-season gamesagainst NFC opponents, Roethlisberger has posted a 19-6 recordwhile completing 384-of-629 passes (61.0 pct.) for 5,241 yardswith 33 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for a passer rating of93.9.
Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are more impres-sive in games at Heinz Field. In 13 career games against NFCopponents at home, Roethlisberger has a 12-1 mark while com-pleting 195-of-335 passes (58.2 pct.) for 2,841 yards with 17touchdowns and eight interceptions for a passer rating of 92.9.
Roethlisberger won his first seven starts against NFC teams.
Seasoned Veteran: QB Byron Leftwich owns a 24-25 all-timerecord as a starting QB, having started 44 games for theJacksonville Jaguars (2003-06), two for the Atlanta Falcons (2007)and three for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009).
Leftwich appeared in one game this season, Week 17 atCleveland, and finished 5-of-7 for 42 yards (86.6 passer rating).
Leftwich played in five games for the Steelers in 2008, but didnot start any of those contests. In those five games for Pittsburgh,he was 21-for-36 for 303 passing yards with two touchdowns andno interceptions (104.3 passer rating). Leftwich also had one ofhis nine career rushing touchdowns as a backup with the Steelers.
For his career, Leftwich has 10,260 career passing yards with58 touchdowns and 41 interceptions (79.7 passer rating).
Best of the Batch: QB Charlie Batch started two games in2010 for the Steelers (Weeks 3-4) and went 1-1 in those twostarts.
Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3, Batch finished12-of-17 for 186 yards passing with three touchdowns and twointerceptions (106.5 passer rating). He tied a career high with histhree touchdown passes.
Batch has a 23-29 record as a starting quarterback, including a4-2 record in his nine seasons with Pittsburgh.
In his six career starts with the Steelers, Batch is 77-of-129(59.7 pct.) for 969 yards with eight touchdowns and sixinterceptions (84.4 passer rating).
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Batch did not start the Week 2 game at Tennessee earlier thisyear, but he came on in the second quarter and finished the gamefollowing a knee injury to starter Dennis Dixon. Batch finished 5-for-11 for 25 yards against the Titans.
Top Dawg: WR Hines Ward leads the Steelers in at least 14different career receiving categories.
Ward is the team’s all-time leader in receiving yards (11,702),receptions (954) and receiving touchdowns (83).
Ward is the only wide receiver in Steelers history to be voted tofour Pro Bowls. Ward’s 1,167 receiving yards in 2009 made himthe first Steelers receiver to reach 1,000 yards six times duringhis career with the team. No other Steeler has more than three.
Additionally, Ward has 29 career 100-yard receiving games,which is first on the team’s all-time list.
In 2002, Ward became the first receiver in Steelers history tocatch 100 passes (112) in a season. He also became the firstSteelers receiver with three consecutive games with at least 100yards receiving. His 12 touchdown receptions in 2002 tied himwith Louis Lipps (1985) and Buddy Dial (1961) for the highestsingle-season total in team history.
Ward was selected to the 2002-05 AFC Pro Bowl squads.The following is where Ward ranks in Steelers history in several
key receiving categories:Ward’s Rankings Among Steelers Receivers (All-Time)
Category Statistic RankReceptions ....................................................................... 954 ............. 1st
Receiving Yards ......................................................... 11,702 ............. 1st
Receiving TDs ................................................................... 83 ............. 1st
Career 100-Yard Games .................................................... 29 ............. 1st
Consecutive Games w/ Catch ........................................ 186 ............. 1st
1,000-Yd. Seasons (2001-04, 2008-09) .............................. 6 ............. 1st
Consecutive 1,000-Yd. Seasons (2001-04) ....................... 4 ............. 1st
90-plus Catch Seasons (2001-03, 2009) ............................ 4 ............. 1st
Consecutive 90-plus Catch Seasons (2001-03) ................ 3 ............. 1st
Receptions in a Season (2002) ....................................... 112 ............. 1st
Rushing Yards by a Receiver ......................................... 428 ............. 1st
Consecutive Pro Bowls by Receiver (2002-05) ................. 4 ............. 1st
Consecutive Seasons as Team’s Leading Receiver ........ 11 ............. 1st
Consecutive 100-Yard Games (2002) ................................ 3 ......... T-1st
TD Receptions in a Season (2002) ................................... 12 ......... T-1st
Receptions in a Single Game (11/30/03) .......................... 13 ............ 2nd
Receiving Yards in a Season (2002) ........................... 1,329 ............ 3rd
100-Yard Games in a Season (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009) ... 5 ......... T-3rd
Receiving Yards in a Game (10/22/06) .......................... 171 ........... 11th
Chart Topper: WR Hines Ward is the leading receiver in Steelershistory in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown catches.He has more receptions than Hall of Fame receivers JohnStallworth and Lynn Swann combined.
Following are the Steelers’ career receiving leaders:Steelers All-Time Leading Receivers
Rank Player No. Yds. Avg. TDs1. Hines Ward (1998-present) .................. 954 ...... 11,702 ...... 12.3 ....... 842. John Stallworth (1974-87) ....................... 537 ........ 8,723 ...... 16.2 ....... 633. Louis Lipps (1984-91) .............................. 358 ........ 6,018 ...... 16.8 ....... 394. Lynn Swann (1974-82) ............................ 336 ........ 5,462 ...... 16.3 ....... 515. Elbie Nickel (1947-57) ............................. 329 ........ 5,133 ...... 15.6 ....... 376. Franco Harris (1972-83) ......................... 306 ........ 2,284 ........ 7.5 ........ 97. Heath Miller (2005-10) ........................... 286 ........ 3,233 ...... 11.3 ....... 298. Plaxico Burress (2000-2004) ................... 261 ........ 4,164 ...... 16.0 ....... 229. Charles Johnson (1994-98) .................... 250 ........ 3,400 ...... 13.6 ....... 15
10. Merril Hoge (1987-93) .............................. 241 ........ 2,054 ........ 8.5 ....... 13
Steelers All-Time Receiving Yardage LeadersRank Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs
1. Hines Ward (1998-present) ................. 954 ..... 11,702 ....... 12.3 ....... 832. John Stallworth (1974-87) ...................... 537 ........ 8,723 ....... 16.2 ....... 633. Louis Lipps (1984-91) ............................. 358 ........ 6,018 ....... 16.8 ....... 394. Lynn Swann (1974-82) ........................... 336 ........ 5,462 ....... 16.3 ....... 515. Elbie Nickel (1947-57) ............................ 329 ........ 5,133 ....... 15.6 ....... 376. Buddy Dial (1959-63) ............................. 229 ........ 4,723 ....... 20.6 ....... 427. Plaxico Burress (2000-04) ..................... 261 ........ 4,164 ....... 16.0 ....... 22
8. Ray Mathews (1951-59) ......................... 230 ........ 3,919 ....... 16.1 ....... 349. Roy Jefferson (1965-69) ....................... 199 ........ 3,671 ....... 18.4 ....... 29
10. Yancey Thigpen (1992-97) ..................... 222 ........ 3,641 ....... 16.4 ....... 21
Steelers’ All-Time Scoring LeadersRank Player TDs PATs 2pt. FGs Pts
1. Gary Anderson (1982-93) ....................... 0 ...... 416 ....... 0 .... 309 .. 1,3432. Jeff Reed (2002-10) ............................... 0 ...... 307 ....... 0 .... 204 ..... 9193. Roy Gerela (1971-78) ............................. 0 ...... 293 ....... 0 .... 146 ..... 7314. Franco Harris (1972-83) ..................... 100 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 6005. Hines Ward (1998-present) ............... 84 .......... 0 ....... 5 ........ 0 ..... 5146. Jerome Bettis (1996-2005) ................... 80 .......... 0 ....... 1 ........ 0 ..... 4827. Norm Johnson (1995-98) ........................ 0 ...... 137 ....... 0 .... 105 ..... 4528. John Stallworth (1974-87) ..................... 64 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 3849. Kris Brown (1999-01) .............................. 0 ........ 98 ....... 0 ...... 80 ..... 338
10. Lynn Swann (1974-82) .......................... 53 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 318
Ward Still Has It: WR Hines Ward surpassed 11,000 receivingyards for his career in the 2010 season opener against the AtlantaFalcons. Ward finished with 108 yards receiving on six catchesand became the first receiver in team history to post 900 careerreceptions.
Ward had a season-high 131 yards receiving on sevenreceptions in the Week 7 victory at Miami. He also added his 81stcareer receiving touchdown against the Dolphins.
Ward had four 100-yard receiving games in 2010, including115 yards versus Cincinnati in Week 14, giving him a club-record29 in his career. He had five 100-yard receiving games in 2009and also posted his club-record sixth 1,000-yard receiving seasonof his career.
Ward, who is in his 13th year in the league, proved he is stillone of the elite wide receivers in the game by closing out the 2009campaign ranking eighth in the NFL in receptions (95) and ninth(tied) in receiving yards (1,167).
Ward currently ranks third among active wide receivers (T-11thoverall in NFL history) with 954 career receptions. The followingis a list the top three active wide receivers with the most careerreceptions:
Active Player Career ReceptionsTerrell Owens 1,078Hines Ward 954Randy Moss 954
Catching Consistency: WR Hines Ward had caught at leastone pass in a Steelers’ record 186 consecutive games before thestreak was snapped in Week 10 (2010) versus the New EnglandPatriots. Ward left the game in the first quarter with a concussionand did not return. The streak began on Nov. 9, 1998 versusGreen Bay.
That streak ranks first among active players for consecutivegames with at least one reception and third in NFL history. JerryRice (274) owns the top all-time record for consecutive gameswith a reception.
The following is a look at the top five all-time players in the NFLwith the most consecutive regular-season games with at leastone reception:
Player Consecutive GamesJerry Rice 274Marvin Harrison 190Hines Ward 186Terrell Owens 185Art Monk 183
11,000 And Counting: WR Hines Ward became the first receiverin team history to reach 11,000 career receiving yards when hefinished with 108 yards receiving in Week 1 (2010) versus theAtlanta Falcons. Ward currently has 11,702 receiving yards for hiscareer.
Ward became just the fifth player in NFL history to reach 11,000receiving yards while playing on only one team in their career.
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Additionally, Ward, who has 954 career receptions, became justthe 12th player in NFL history to record 900 receptions and 11,000yards in a career.
The following is a list of the players who have played their entirecareer with one team and posted more than 10,000 receivingyards:
Player (Team) Total Receiving Yds.Marvin Harrison (Colts) 14,580Steve Largent (Seahawks) 13,089Michael Irvin (Cowboys) 11,904Hines Ward (Steelers) 11,702Rod Smith (Broncos) 11,389
Hines Hanging Around: WR Hines Ward has been with theSteelers since he was drafted in the third round in the 1998 NFLDraft. Ward owns the longest tenure among wide receivers withtheir current team.
The following is a list of the longest-tenured wideouts with thecurrent team:
Player Team First Year With TeamHines Ward Steelers 1998Donald Driver Packers 1999Brian Finneran Falcons 2000
Red-Zone Receiver: WR Hines Ward has been a major targetfor Pittsburgh quarterbacks in the red zone.
Since 2002, Ward is third in the NFL with 48 red-zonetouchdowns. Ward had four red-zone touchdowns in 2010.
The following is a look at the top three active players in the NFLwith touchdowns in the red zone since 2002:
Player (Team) # of Red-Zone TDs1. Randy Moss (Titans/Vikings/Patriots/Raiders) 51
Antonio Gates (Chargers) 513. Hines Ward (Steelers) 48
Ward On The Run: WR Hines Ward’s versatility makes him athreat to run the football as well as catch a pass.
Ward has 428 career rushing yards to mark the most by aSteelers wide receiver in team history.
Ward scored his first (and only) career rushing touchdown in2004 against Philadelphia.
Wallace Ready For More: In 2010, WR Mike Wallace postedhis first career 1,000-yard season as he led all Steelers with 60receptions, 1,257 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns,all career highs.
Wallace continues to be one of the NFL’s top deep threats,averaging a conference-best 21.0 yards per catch (2nd in NFL),after leading the NFL in receiving average as a rookie in 2009.
Wallace had 26 receptions for at least 20 yards in 2010, themost since Hall of Famer John Stallworth had 24 in 1984.
The Steelers are 12-1 when Wallace scores a touchdown in agame during his two-year career.
During his rookie year, Wallace had 39 catches for 756 yards(19.4 avg.) with six touchdowns. His 19.4 yards per catch averageled the NFL. Wallace led all AFC rookies with 756 receiving yardsand ranked fourth among all AFC rookies with 39 receptions.
Breakout Campaign: WR Mike Wallace had a personal-best10 receiving touchdowns in 2010 and posted three consecutive100-yard receiving games (Weeks 9-11).
Wallace led the NFL with seven 100-yard receiving games in2010, tying the team’s single season record set by John Stallworthin 1984.
Wallace finished with career highs of eight receptions for 136yards with the two scores against the New England Patriots inWeek 10.
Against the Cincinnati Bengals, Wallace had 110 yards receivingin the Steelers’ Week 9 victory. He finished with 110 yards on fivecatches (22.0 avg.) with one touchdown, a 39-yard reception fromWR Antwaan Randle El.
Wallace had a 53-yard touchdown catch in the Week 7 victory atthe Miami Dolphins and hauled in a 50-yard reception in the Week6 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He finished with three catchesfor 90 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, against the Browns.
Wallace caught a 46-yard touchdown and a 41-yard touchdownfrom QB Charlie Batch in the Steelers’ Week 3 victory at TampaBay. He became the first Steelers’ receiver to have two 40-plus-yard touchdowns in the same game since Louis Lipps on Dec. 4,1988 at Houston. Only five times in club history has a receiver hadtwo touchdown catches of at least 40 yards.
The following is a list of all of Wallace’s catches (15) of at least40 yards:
Reception Opponent Date60 yards (TD) vs. Green Bay 12/20/0956 yards (TD) at Cleveland 1/2/1154 yards (TD) at Miami 1/3/1053 yards (TD) at Miami 10/24/1052 yards (TD) vs. Oakland 11/21/2052 yards vs. Atlanta 9/12/1051 yards at Cincinnati 9/27/0950 yards vs. Cleveland 10/17/1047 yards (TD) at Detroit 10/11/0946 yards (TD) at Tampa Bay 9/26/1045 yards vs. Baltimore 12/27/0943 yards (TD) vs. Carolina 12/23/1041 yards at Cleveland 1/2/1141 yards (TD) at Tampa Bay 9/26/1040 yards (TD) vs. Minnesota 10/25/09
The following is a look at the five times in franchise history aplayer has posted two touchdown receptions of at least 40 yardsin a game:
Reception Opponent DateMike Wallace at Tampa Bay 9/26/10Louis Lipps at Houston 12/4/88Lynn Swann Cincinnati 12/2/79Gary Ballman Washington 9/25/66Ray Mathews Cleveland 10/17/54
Mr. Accuracy: WR Antwaan Randle El had two touchdownpasses in 2010, marking the first time in his career he had thrownfor two scores in the same year.
Randle El tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR HinesWard in the 2010 regular-season finale at Cleveland.
Randle El tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to fellow WR MikeWallace in the Steelers’ Week 9 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals,marking his fifth career touchdown pass in the regular season(third with Pittsburgh).
Randle El has completed 22-of-27 passes for 323 yards in hiscareer, tossing six touchdowns with no interceptions. His passerrating of 156.1 is the highest rating in NFL history for non-quarterbacks with at least 25 attempts. The next-best non-quarterback passers in league history are Hall of Fame runningbacks Marcus Allen (106.8 rating) and Frank Gifford (92.5).
Randle El’s most memorable touchdown pass was in SuperBowl XL, when he tossed a 43-yard touchdown strike to Ward inthe fourth quarter to seal the Steelers’ victory over the SeattleSeahawks.
Mendenhall Makes The Most Of It: RB Rashard Mendenhallran through the 2010 season in the same fashion he did duringthe 2009 campaign...in style. He ranked fifth in the AFC andseventh in the NFL with 1,273 yards rushing, and he led the teamwith a career-high 13 rushing touchdowns.
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Mendenhall led the Steelers in scoring with 78 points, becomingthe first running back to lead the team in scoring since FrancoHarris scored 11 touchdowns in 1977.
Mendenhall’s career-high 1,273 rushing yards marked hissecond consecutive season with over 1,000 yards on the ground.He has surpassed his previous total of 1,108 rushing yards in2009.
Mendenhall had three 100-yard rushing games in 2010 andhis 13 rushing touchdowns were the most by Pittsburgh sinceRB Willie Parker had 13 in 2006. The team record is 14, set byFranco Harris in 1976.
In Week 12 at Buffalo, Mendenhall finished with a season-high151 yards rushing on 36 attempts, which were a career best. The36 attempts were also the most since former RB Willie Parkerrushed 37 times in the 2006 season finale at Cincinnati.
In Week 4 versus the Baltimore Ravens, Mendenhall postedhis second career multi-rushing touchdown game. He finishedwith 79 yards rushing on 25 carries (3.2 avg.) with two scores.
Mendenhall helped the Steelers to a 15-9 overtime victory overthe Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 as he posted a 50-yard, game-winning touchdown run on Pittsburgh’s first offensive play inovertime. The run capped off a 120-yard rushing performance on22 carries (5.5 avg.).
Miller Time: TE Heath Miller moved into second place on theSteelers’ all-time receiving yardage list for tight ends in Week 7 atMiami. He now has 3,233 career receiving yards, trailing onlyElbie Nickel (5,133 receiving yards) on the team’s all-time list fortight ends.
Miller has 29 career touchdowns, which is second on the team’sall-time list for touchdowns by a tight end. Pittsburgh is 20-6 whenMiller finds the end zone.
Miller was named an offensive co-captain for the first time inhis career in 2010 and has followed his 2009 Pro-Bowl seasonwith another impressive year. He finished with 42 receptions for512 yards with two touchdowns.
In 2009, Miller developed into one of the Steelers’ most potentoffensive weapons as he was first (tied) on the team with sixreceiving touchdowns. Miller was third on the team with a career-high 76 catches, which broke the team’s single-season recordfor receptions by a tight end, and had a personal single-seasonbest 789 receiving yards (10.4 avg.) in 2009. In addition, hisblocking ability separates him from many “receiving” tight ends.
Center of Attention: Pittsburgh’s 2010 first-round draft pick, CMaurkice Pouncey, has done an excellent job in his first campaignwith the team.
Pouncey, who was named to the Pro Bowl as a rookie, startedall 16 games and has been the anchor of an offensive line that isleading the way for the Steelers to average 120.3 rushing yardsper game, nearly 60 yards more than Pittsburgh’s opponents.
Pouncey became the just the third Steelers’ offensive linemanto start the first game of his rookie season since the mid-1960sby starting the Week 1 opener against the Atlanta Falcons. OTMarvel Smith started his first game at right tackle in 2000 and OGTom Ricketts started at left guard in his first game in 1989.
Pouncey is the first offensive rookie for the Steelers to start allregular-season games since WR Ron Shanklin started all 14games for Pittsburgh in 1970.
Pouncey’s performance as a rookie makes him a candidate tobe the first interior offensive lineman in NFL history to garnerOffensive Rookie of the Year honors.
Harrison In Charge: LB James Harrison, the 2008 NFLDefensive Player of the Year, has been a terror on opposingquarterbacks since he became the starting outside linebackerfor the Steelers in 2007.
Harrison, who earned his fourth straight selection to the ProBowl this season, led the team with 10.5 sacks in 2010. He alsohad 100 tackles, six forced fumbles and two interceptions in 2010.
Harrison has 49 sacks in his career, seventh-most in teamhistory. The Steelers are 24-11 when he posts a sack.
In the Steelers’ Week 11 victory over the Oakland Raiders,Harrison finished with two sacks, one interception, one forcedfumble and three tackles. The Steelers improved to 11-0 when hetallies at least two sacks in a contest.
Harrison posted two sacks and finished with a game-high (tied)14 tackles in the Steelers’ Week 6 victory over the ClevelandBrowns.
Harrison was all over the field in the Week 2 victory atTennessee. He finished with nine tackles, two sacks, two forcedfumbles and one fumble recovery. Additionally, he was a majorreason the Steelers snapped RB Chris Johnson’s 12-game streakof at least 100 rushing yards as they limited him to just 34 yardson 16 carries (2.1 avg.). Harrison was named AFC DefensivePlayer of the Week for his efforts against the Titans.
Harrison posted a sack and seven tackles in the Week 1overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons. He also drew an offensiveholding penalty on the Falcons first (and only) drive of overtime,which forced Atlanta into a long third down and ultimately led to apunt two plays later.
Sack Attack: LB James Harrison had a team-high 10.5 sacksin 2010 after posting 10 in 2009.
Harrison had a career-high 16 sacks in 2008, breaking theteam record for sacks in a season. Mike Merriweather previouslyheld the record since 1984.
The following is a list of the top five single-season sack leadersin team history:
Rk. Name (Year) # of Sacks1. James Harrison (2008) 162. Mike Merriweather (1984) 153. Kevin Greene (1994) 14
Keith Willis (1983) 145. LaMarr Woodley (2009) 13.5
Jason Gildon (2000) 13.5
Outside Presence: LB James Harrison forced two fumbles inthe Week 2 victory at Tennessee, his first two of the 2010campaign. He has a team-best six forced fumbles on the year.
Harrison had five forced fumbles in 2009 after leading the NFLwith seven forced fumbles in 2008, which was tied for the most bya Steeler during the free agency era (1992-2008).
The following is a list of the top five single-season forcedfumbles leaders for the Steelers since 1992:
Rk. Name (Year) # of FF1. James Harrison (2008) 7
Greg Lloyd (1994) 73. James Harrison (2010) 6
James Harrison (2007) 6Greg Lloyd (1995) 6
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Additionally, Harrison ranks second in team history for careerforced fumbles, behind only Greg Lloyd. The following is a list ofthe top seven career forced fumble leaders for the Steelers since1987:
Rk. Name # of FF1. Greg Lloyd 362. James Harrison 243. Jason Gildon 184. Rod Woodson 175. Joey Porter 16
Carnell Lake 167. James Farrior 14
Levon Kirkland 14
Double Trouble: The Steelers have a tradition of fielding someof the best pass-rushing linebackers in the NFL, and currentlinebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley haveaccounted for two of the top four sack totals by a Steelers’ duo inteam history.
In 2010, Harrison (10.5) and Woodley (10) combined for 20.5sacks. They totaled 23.5 sacks between them (Woodley 13.5,Harrison - 10) in 2009.
In 2008, Harrison and Woodley broke the team’s top sack duorecord (since 1982) by combining for 27.5 sacks. The 27.5 sacksby Harrison (16) and Woodley (11.5) broke the record (24)previously held by Jason Gildon (13.5) and Joey Porter (10.5) in2000 and Kevin Greene (14) and Greg Lloyd (10) in 1994.
The following is a list of the Steelers’ top sack duos since 1982,when sacks became an official NFL statistic:
Steelers Top Sack Duos (Since 1982)Year Players (Ind. sacks) Total Sacks2008 James Harrison (16*) 27.5*
LaMarr Woodley (11.5)2000 Jason Gildon (13.5) 24
Joey Porter (10.5)1994 Kevin Greene (14) 24
Greg Lloyd (10)2009 LaMarr Woodley (13.5) 23.5
James Harrison (10)1984 Mike Merriweather (15) 22
Edmund Nelson (7)
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Double-Digit Duty: LB James Harrison became the first playerin team history to post at least 10 sacks in three straight seasonsas he had a team-best 11 in 2010.
Harrison posted 10 in 2009 and a career-best (team record) 16in 2008.
Additionally, LB LaMarr Woodley became just the just player inteam history to post at least 10 sacks in three straight years as hefinished with 10 in 2010. Woodley recorded 13.5 in 2009 and 11.5in 2008.
Bringing The Wood: LB LaMarr Woodley has been a forcedefensively since he became a starter in 2008. He had 10sacks,two interceptions (one for a TD), three forced fumbles and twofumble recoveries in 2010.
Woodley posted his first career interception return for atouchdown in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals, a 14-yarder that sealed the Steelers’ victory. He added two sacks andthree tackles against the Bengals.
In the Week 14 win over Cincinnati, Woodley became just thesecond Steeler in the last 50 years with an interception return fora touchdown and at least two sacks in a single game. LB JoeyPorter had two sacks and interception return for a score on Sept.7, 2006 versus Miami.
Woodley returned a fumble 19 yards to set up the game-winningtouchdown in Week 13 at Baltimore. He had two sacks in Week 9at Cincinnati.
Woodley had posted at least a half-sack in 10 straight games,dating from last year to 2010, and had 13.5 sacks during thatspan (Week 10 of 2009 through Week 2 of this year). That span of10 straight games broke the team’s all-time record of six,previously held by Greg Lloyd in 1994.
In 2009, Woodley had 84 tackles and a career and team-high13.5 sacks. He ranked second (tied) in the AFC and third (tied) inthe NFL with his 13.5 sacks, and he earned his first trip to the ProBowl following the 2009 season.
Woodley owns an NFL record by posting two sacks in each ofhis four postseason games.
Elite Company: LB LaMarr Woodley has 39 sacks in his firstfour seasons with the Steelers, which ranks as the best start infranchise history for sacks.
The following is a breakdown of sacks in the history of the clubin player’s first two, three and four seasons (Kevin Greene had35.5 sacks in his first three seasons with the team, but he hadpreviously played with the L.A. Rams):
Most Sacks (two consecutive seasons)Name Sacks YearsJames Harrison 26.0 2008-09Jason Gildon 25.5 2000-01LaMarr Woodley 25.0 2008-09
Most Sacks (first three seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 29.0 2007-09Keith Willis 20.0 1982-84
Most Sacks (first four seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 39.0 2007-10Joey Porter 30.5 1999-02Chad Brown 30.0 1993-96
Fantastic Farrior: LB James Farrior had 137 tackles, whichwere second on the team, and six sacks, one forced fumble andone fumble recovery in 2010. Farrior led the team for seven straightseasons (2003-09).
Farrior’s six sacks tied his career high, set in 2007, and heposted at least one sack in five of the final seven games in 2010.
Farrior posted a sack in three straight games earlier in 2010,following his eight-yard sack against the Baltimore Ravens inWeek 13. It marked the first time in his career he had tallied asack in three consecutive games.
Farrior posted 11 tackles and helped the Steelers keep theFalcons out of the end zone in a Week 1 overtime victory overAtlanta.
Farrior led the team with 126 total tackles (89 solo) and hadthree sacks and one interception in 2009, marking his seventhstraight season with 100-plus tackles for the Steelers.
Farrior has 11 career interceptions, including eight withPittsburgh and three while playing for the New York Jets.
Timmons Time: LB Lawrence Timmons exploded onto thescene in 2010 as he led the team with 149 tackles (100 solo) andalso had three sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles andtwo fumble recoveries. Timmons, the Steelers’ No. 1 pick in the2007 NFL Draft, was in his second season as a starter after asolid 2009 campaign.
Timmons posted 14 tackles and finished with two sacks andan interception in the Week 6 victory over the Cleveland Browns in2010. It marked his first interception of the season (2nd of hiscareer). Timmons was named AFC Player of the Week for hisefforts against the Browns.
In the Week 2 victory over Tennessee, Timmons tallied 15tackles while helping the Steelers snap RB Chris Johnson’s streakof 12 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards. Timmonsposted 11 tackles and added a QB pressure in the season-opening victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
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Man Of Troy: SS Troy Polamalu was back at it again this yearmaking the “splash” plays that put him among the elite in theNFL.
Polamalu, who missed Weeks 15-16 with an ankle injury, tiedhis career high with a team-best seven interceptions in 2010,which ranked second (tied) in the AFC and in the NFL. He nowhas 27 career interceptions, the most of any active Steeler. Theteam is 22-3 when Polamalu has an interception.
In the Steelers’ Week 14 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals,Polamalu posted his second career multi-touchdown game (Nov.14, 2004 vs. Cleveland) as he picked off QB Carson Palmer twice,including one returned for a 45-yard touchdown in the secondquarter. It was his second career interception returned for a score,both coming off of Palmer (Oct. 3, 2004). He was named the AFCDefensive Player of the Week for the second straight week for hisefforts.
In the Steelers’ Week 13 victory over the Baltimore Ravens,Polamalu delivered one of biggest plays of the NFL season as hesacked QB Joe Flacco and stripped the ball with just over threeminutes remaining in the game, leading to a Steelers’ fumblerecovery deep in Ravens’ territory. Three plays later, Pittsburghscored the eventual game-winning touchdown to take solepossession of first place in the AFC North. Polamalu was namedAFC Defensive Player of the Week following the game.
Polamalu halted a Buffalo drive in Pittsburgh’s Week 12 victoryover the Bills by picking off a pass at the goal line, helping theSteelers’ into a 19-16 overtime win.
In Week 1 versus Atlanta, Polamalu posted the team’s loneinterception late in the fourth quarter and finished with six tacklesto give Pittsburgh the victory. It marked the fourth season openerin the past five years that he has picked off a pass.
Face Me Ike: CB Ike Taylor had a Pro Bowl caliber year as hewas consistently matched up against the opponents’ top receiveron a weekly basis.
Taylor posted a career-best (tied) two interceptions, 72 tackles,one sack and one forced fumble. He also had 11 passesdefensed, which ranked third on the team.
Return of BMac: CB Bryant McFadden was back with theSteelers in 2010 after playing one season for the Arizona Cardinals.He had two forced fumbles on the year and 12 passes defensed,which ranked second on the team.
McFadden had his first sack and forced fumble of the year inWeek 8 at New Orleans. He tallied his first interception of theseason (eight of his career - all with Pittsburgh) in the Week 2victory over the Tennessee Titans.
All Good In The Hood: DE Ziggy Hood, the team’s No. 1 draftpick in 2009, started the final 10 games of 2010 in place of theinjured DE Aaron Smith.
Hood finished the season with 20 tackles and three sacks,which tied for the team-lead among defensive linemen (DE BrettKeisel). He also led the defensive line unit with 18 QB pressures.
Oh So Suisham: K Shaun Suisham was 14-for-15 in field goalattempts and 19-for-19 in PATs in 2010 for 61 points. Suishamwas signed by the Steelers prior to Week 11 (Nov. 16).
Suisham kicked a game-winning 41-yard field goal in just hissecond game with Pittsburgh to give the Steelers a 19-16 victoryover the Buffalo Bills in Week 12. Suisham finished the game 4-for-4, booting the game-winner along with 45, 46 and 48-yardfield goals.
Suisham had made 15 straight field goals from 40-49 yards,dating back to 2009 with the Washington Redskins, prior tomissing a 41-yarder against Carolina in Week 16 of this year.
Suisham further helped the team in Week 13 by serving as theemergency punter, averaging 38.3 yards on three punts with a34.3 net average, with one punt being downed inside the Baltimore20-yard line.
Paying Dividends: Rookie WR Emmanuel Sanders became afixture on the Steelers’ special teams units in 2010 after sittingout Weeks 2-4 with a leg injury.
Sanders was the team’s primary kick returner and averaged25.1 yards per kickoff return, including a long of 48 yards. He alsoreturned four punts for 60 yards (15.0 avg.) with a team-best 38-yarder on the year.
Sanders also recorded 12 special teams tackles and forcedone fumble recovering kickoffs.
Offensively, Sanders has 28 catches for 376 yards (13.4 avg.)with two touchdowns. He had the best game of his young careerin Week 15 against the New York Jets when he finished withpersonal bests of seven receptions for 78 yards.
Special Contributions: A pair of rookies provided a spark for theSteelers’ special teams’ units in 2010.
LB Jason Worilds, the team’s 2010 second-round draft pick,had 16 special teams tackles on the year and also had two sackson defense.
LB Stevenson Sylvester posted 14 special teams tackles in2010 after being the team’s third of three fifth-round draft picksthis past year. Sylvester also forced a fumble on special teams.
Additionally, CB Anthony Madison led the team with 22 specialteams tackles while LB Keyaron Fox (18 tackles), S Ryan Mundy(15 tackles) and CB William Gay (13 tackles) all played majorroles in the teams’ special teams units in 2010.
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THE STEELERS IN 2010Regular PostSeason Season
Overall: 12-4 0-0At Home: 5-3 0-0On the Road: 7-1 0-0Neutral: 0-0 0-0By Month:
September: 3-0 0-0October: 2-2 0-0November: 3-1 0-0December: 3-1 0-0January: 1-0 0-0
vs. AFC: 9-3 0-0vs. AFC North 5-1 0-0vs. AFC East 2-2 0-0vs. AFC South 1-0 0-0vs. AFC West 1-0 0-0
vs. NFC: 3-1 0-0vs. NFC East 0-0 0-0vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0vs. NFC South 3-1 0-0vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0
When Scoring First: 6-2 0-0When Opponent Scored First: 6-2 0-0When Scoring 20 or More Points: 8-1 0-0When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 4-3 0-0When Leading after the First Quarter: 7-1 0-0When Trailing after the First Quarter: 5-2 0-0When Tied after the First Quarter: 0-1 0-0When Leading at the Half: 10-0 0-0When Trailing at the Half: 1-2 0-0When Tied at the Half: 1-2 0-0When Leading after Three Quarters: 10-0 0-0When Trailing after Three Quarters: 1-3 0-0When Tied after Three Quarters: 1-1 0-0When Outrushing the Opponent: 11-3 0-0With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 2-0 0-0With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 2-1 0-0When Led in Time of Possession: 11-1 0-0When Trailed in Time of Possession: 1-3 0-0On Grass: 9-3 0-0On Turf: 3-1 0-0When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 6-1 0-0When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 6-2 0-0When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-1 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: 3-1 0-0With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: 2-1 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: 9-2 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: 0-2 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 4-1 0-0When winning the coin toss: 8-2 0-0When losing the coin toss: 4-2 0-0When playing outdoors: 12-3 0-0When playing indoors: 0-1 0-0In overtime games: 2-0 0-0
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Det. – Best 6-29; Dorsey 7-20;
Brown 5-19; Felton 2-7; Morris 2-2; Stanton 2-2. Pit. – Redman 15-60, 1 TD; Dixon 6-31; Dwyer6-8; Brown 1-8; Vincent 1-5; Moore 1-3;Mendenhall 5-2.
PASSING: Det. – Stanton 11-7-0, 70; Stafford11-8-1, 61, 1 TD; Hill 10-8-0, 77. Pit. – Leftwich10-6-0, 43; Dixon 7-6-0, 128, 1 TD; Batch 2-1-0, 10.
RECEIVING: Det. – Gronkowski 2-31; Toone2-23; Fowler 2-23; Brown 2-22; Dickson 2-19;Burleson 2-19; Dorsey 2-13; C. Johnson 2-10,1 TD; B. Johnson 1-10; Best 1-9; Morris 1-8;Scheffler 1-6; Williams 1-6; Clark 1-5; Felton 1-4. Pit. – Brown 3-84, 1 TD; Redman 2-17; Battle1-51; Wallace 1-11; Summers 1-6; Sanders 1-5; Randle El 1-5; Grisham 1-4; Miller 1-4; Dwyer1-(-6).
TEAM STATISTICSLions Steelers
1st Downs 17 (4-12-1) 17 (8-6-3)3rd Downs 2-9 (22%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 287 286Plays-Avg. 57-5.0 56-5.1Rushing Yards 79 117Rush Att.-Avg. 24-3.3 35-3.3Passing Yards 208 169Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-23-1 19-13-0Sacks By 2-12 1-0Punts-Avg. 3-41.3 4-49.0Penalties 11-88 2-25Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0Time of Poss. 27:52 32:08
PITTSBURGH — Steelers’ QB Dennis Dixon threw a 68-yardtouchdown strike to rookie WR Antonio Brown in the fourth quarter toseal the 23-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in the 2010 preseason opener.
In a game that featured rain delays and a pregame ceremony to honorrecent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, defensive coordinator DickLeBeau, the Steelers relied on their stout defense and their young talentto propel them to victory.
S Ryan Clark’s interception of Lions’ QB Matthew Stafford set up theSteelers’ first score. K Jeff Reed connected from 35 yards out to put theSteelers on the board 3-0. But early in the second quarter, QB MatthewStafford found WR Calvin Johnson for a two-yard score. It would be thelast time the Lions would put up any points.
K Jeff Reed put the Steelers within one (7-6) with a 37-yard field goal.On the next drive, Steelers’ RB Isaac Redman scored on a one-yardtouchdown run, capping off a six-play 75-yard drive. Redman finishedwith 60 yards on 15 carries.
After a one-hour and 13-minute rain delay, the Lions drove to thePittsburgh 12-yard line on their opening drive of the second half. However,CB Anthony Madison forced a fumble and the Steelers took over fromtheir own seven-yard-line. On the ensuing drive K Jeff Reed hit a 32-yard field goal, his third of the game, shortly before the third quarterexpired.
K Aaron Pettrey missed a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourthquarter, and the Steelers took over on their own 32-yard-line. On the firstplay, Dixon found Brown in the middle of the field for a 68-yard score.Dixon was 6-for-7 for 128 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for31 yards.
The Steelers gained 286 yards of total offense, but it was their defensethat held the Lions in check. The Steelers defense forced two Lions’turnovers and held them to only 79 yards rushing, while limiting the Lionsto only 2-for-9 on third-down conversions.
GAME SUMMARY
Lions (0-1) 0 7 0 0 7STEELERS (1-0) 3 10 3 7 23
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 4:35 Reed 35 FG 4-0; 2:09 3-0DET 2 14:18 C. Johnson 2 pass from Stafford (Pettrey kick) 11-68; 5:17 3-7PIT 2 7:30 Reed 37 FG 12-61; 6:48 6-7PIT 2 1:37 Redman 1 run (Reed kick) 6-75; 3:08 13-7PIT 3 2:09 Reed 32 FG 16-79; 9:09 16-7PIT 4 7:08 Brown 68 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 1-68; 0:12 23-7
Preseason Game #1Pittsburgh 23, Detroit 7
Aug. 14, 2010Heinz Field (55,248)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Vincent 6-37; Redman 6-34,
1 TD; Wright 8-27, 1 TD; Moore 5-27; Dixon 5-27; Mendenhall 8-11; Leftwich 2-11; Randle El1-(-13). NYG. – Brown 13-61, 1 TD; Bradshaw6-28, 1 TD; Bomar 3-21; Ware 4-10; Johnson4-9.
PASSING: Pit. – Dixon 8-7-0, 82;Roethlisberger 8-6-1, 76; Leftwich 6-3-0, 95,1 TD. NYG. – Bomar 26-13-1, 167.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Sanders 3-51; Miller 3-33;Wallace 2-80, 1 TD; Randle El 2-32; Brown 2-12; Spaeth 1-18; Battle 1-11; Mendenhall 1-8;Vincent 1-8. NYG. – Smith 2-53; Cruz 2-30;Hagan 2-10; Chandler 1-21; Manningham 1-11; Moss 1-11; Ware 1-9; Calhoun 1-9; Beckum1-7; Johnson 1-6.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Giants
1st Downs 23 (11-12-0) 19 (7-9-3)3rd Downs 6-12 (50%) 3-10 (30%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 412 280Plays-Avg. 64-6.4 58-4.8Rushing Yards 161 129Rush Att.-Avg. 41-3.9 30-4.3Passing Yards 251 151Att.-Comp.-Int. 22-16-1 26-13-1Sacks By 2-16 1-2Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 6-43.2Penalties 7-53 4-29Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Time of Poss. 31:35 28:25
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — QB Byron Leftwich found WR MikeWallace streaking down the middle of the field late in the second quarterfor a 68-yard touchdown, and a pair of Steelers’ rushing touchdowns inthe third quarter sealed the 24-17 victory against the N.Y. Giants at theNew Meadowlands Stadium. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0 in the preseasonand 12-3 in such games under Head Coach Mike Tomlin.
Tempers flared early in the game resulting in two ejections. On the firstpossession of the game, CB Ike Taylor and WR Hakeem Nicks exchangedpunches and were immediately ejected from the game. The game wouldremain scoreless until early in the second quarter when K Jeff Reedconnected from 26 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.
The Giants would take a 7-3 lead on RB Ahmad Bradshaw’s nine-yardtouchdown run midway through the second quarter, but it would be thelast time they would lead. The Steelers would go up 10-7 on the 68-yardtouchdown pass by Leftwich to Wallace. CB Joe Burnett’s interceptionof QB Rhett Bomar put the Steelers in good field position to add to theirlead, but the Giants stopped the Steelers on the one-yard line just as theclock expired before halftime.
On the Steelers first possession of the second half, RB Isaac Redmancapped a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a 12-yard rushing touchdown. RBDwayne Wright scored from two yards out late in the third quarter andthe Steelers were up 24-7. The Giants would cut the lead to seven late inthe fourth quarter, but the Steelers simply ran the clock out to secure thewin.
Despite a slow start in the first quarter, the Steelers racked up 412yards of total offense. QB Ben Roethlisberger, QB Dennis Dixon andLeftwich combined for 253 yards passing and one touchdown. Steelersrunning backs accumulated 161 yards on the ground, and five Steelershad at least 25 yards rushing.
For the second consecutive week the Steelers defense limited theiropponent to less than 30 percent on third-down conversions, forced atleast one turnover and controlled time of possession.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-0) 0 10 14 0 24Giants (1-1) 0 7 0 10 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 10:43 Reed 26 FG 13-58; 7:05 3-0NYG 2 7:15 Bradshaw 9 run (Tynes kick) 7-75; 3:28 3-7PIT 2 2:49 Wallace 68 pass from Leftwich (Reed kick) 4-83; 1:29 10-7PIT 3 9:54 Redman 12 run (Reed kick) 9-78; 5:06 17-7PIT 3 3:52 Wright 2 run (Reed kick) 8-82; 4:25 24-7NYG 4 12:23 Brown 1 run (Tynes kick) 12-74; 6:29 24-14NYG 4 5:49 Tynes 42 FG 10-55; 4:27 24-17
Preseason Game #2Pittsburgh 24, New York Giants 17
Aug. 21, 2010New Meadowlands Stadium (76,469)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Dwyer 13-89, 1 TD; Dixon
3-33; Mendenhall 5-28; Redman 3-11; Moore4-10; Randle El 1-3; Vincent 1-1. Den. – Ball10-75; White 12-34, 1 TD; Hall 5-15; Fargas 1-4.
PASSING: Pit. – Dixon 16-9-2, 94;Roethlisberger 6-4-0, 67; Batch 4-3-1, 44, 1TD; Leftwich 4-0-0. Den. – Orton 14-9-1, 80;Tebow 10-5-1, 72, 1 TD; Quinn 2-1-0, 2.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-59; Ward 3-19;Sanders 2-27; Moore 2-25; Brown 2-17, 1 TD;Vincent 1-20; Johnson 1-16; Grisham 1-13;Spaeth 1-9. Den. – Lloyd 4-40; Willis 3-55;Royal 3-36; Gaffney 2-8; Ball 1-10; Decker 1-3, 1 TD; Hall 1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Broncos
1st Downs 22 (7-12-3) 18 (6-8-4)3rd Downs 2-9 (22%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 355 268Plays-Avg. 63-5.6 56-4.8Rushing Yards 175 128Rush Att.-Avg. 30-5.8 28-4.6Passing Yards 180 140Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-16-3 26-15-2Sacks By 2-14 3-25Punts-Avg. 5-48.2 4-56.0Penalties 11-93 8-67Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 31:24 28:36
DENVER — Pittsburgh dropped its first game of the preseason as it fellto the Denver Broncos, 34-17, at INVESCO Field at Mile High, thanks inpart to three interceptions thrown by Steelers’ quarterbacks, two of whichwere returned for touchdowns. The Steelers fell to 2-1 in the preseasonwhile the Broncos improved to 1-2.
The Broncos struck first when RB LenDale White scored from twoyards out on their opening drive. The Steelers responded when K JeffReed connected on a 33-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3.
QB Dennis Dixon drove the Steelers to the Denver nine-yard line inthe second quarter, but was picked off by CB Perrish Cox. On Denver’sensuing drive, K Matt Prater booted a 39-yard field goal to put the Broncosahead 10-3.
CB William Gay’s interception late in the first half put Pittsburgh inposition to possibly cut the advantage, but Dixon was picked off by CBAndre Goodman, who returned it 77 yards for a touchdown to giveDenver a 17-3 halftime lead.
The Steelers scored early in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdownrun by RB Jonathan Dwyer that cut the lead to 20-10.
QB Tim Tebow tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Eric Deckeron the next drive to give the Broncos a 27-10 lead. However, QB CharlieBatch found WR Antonio Brown for a seven-yard touchdown to trimthe lead to 27-17.
After forcing a Denver punt, the Steelers gained possession on theirown 23-yard line. However, on the second play, Batch was picked off byCB Syd’Quan Thompson, who returned it 48 yards for a touchdown toseal the victory, 34-17.
The Steelers finished with 355 yards of total offense, including 175yards on the ground and 180 in the air. Denver tallied 268 yards ofoffense (128 rushing, 140 passing).
Dwyer led all rushers with 89 yards on 13 carries (6.8 avg.), includinga long of 40 yards, and one touchdown. WR Mike Wallace had a team-high three receptions for 59 yards (19.7 avg.), including a 47-yarder fromQB Ben Roethlisberger on the team’s first offensive play of the game.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-1) 3 0 0 14 17Broncos (1-2) 7 10 3 14 34
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREDEN 1 11:19 White 2 run (Prater kick) 8-60; 3:41 0-7PIT 1 8:11 Reed 33 FG 7-66; 3:08 3-7DEN 2 2:35 Prater 39 FG 11-59; 5:13 3-10DEN 2 0:11 Goodman 77 interception return (Prater kick) —; — 3-17DEN 3 1:45 Prater 29 FG 9-55; 3:54 3-20PIT 4 12:34 Dwyer 5 run (Reed kick) 2-5; 0:10 10-20DEN 4 10:05 Decker 3 pass from Tebow (Prater kick) 5-74; 2:29 10-27PIT 4 7:04 Brown 7 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 5-87; 3:01 17-27DEN 4 3:59 Thompson 48 interception return (Prater kick) —; — 17-34
Preseason Game #3Denver 34, Pittsburgh 17
Aug. 29, 2010INVESCO Field at Mile High (67,823)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Car. – Savage 8-33; Vaughan 5-
18; Goodson 4-16; Pike 2-9; Edwards 2-(-4).Pit. – Dwyer 20-86; Redman 4-35; Mendenhall5-22; Moore 5-20; Vincent 3-4; Roethlisberger1-1; Batch 1-0.
PASSING: Car. – Pike 18-10-0, 44; Cantwell9-6-0, 36; Edwards 2-1-0, 6. Pit. –Roethlisberger 6-4-0, 39; Leftwich 4-2-0, 43;Batch 4-3-0, 10; Dixon 1-1-0, 23, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Car. – Moore 3-7; Savage 3-0;Gettis 2-15; Edwards 2-10; Barnidge 2-8;Rosario 1-15; Goodson 1-9; Martin 1-8; Jarrett1-8; Petrowski 1-6. Pit. – Sanders 3-66, 1 TD;Battle 2-19; Brown 2-8; Miller 1-13; Moore 1-7;Summers 1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSPanthers Steelers
1st Downs 9 (3-5-1) 13 (7-4-2)3rd Downs 4-16 (25%) 2-12 (17%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 123 273Plays-Avg. 54-2.3 55-5.0Rushing Yards 72 168Rush Att.-Avg. 21-3.4 39-4.3Passing Yards 51 105Att.-Comp.-Int. 29-17-0 15-10-0Sacks By 1-10 4-35Punts-Avg. 7-52.9 5-51.8Penalties 7-65 6-50Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Time of Poss. 28:23 31:37
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers capped off a successful 2010preseason with a strong defensive victory over the Carolina Panthers19-3 at Heinz Field. The Steelers finished the preseason with a 3-1 recordfor the second consecutive year and improved to 13-4 all time in preseasonunder Coach Mike Tomlin.
Both teams got off to a sluggish start in the first quarter as neither teamcould really do much offensively. The Panthers looked poised to strikefirst during their opening drive, but K John Kasay hit the crossbar on a 51-yard field goal attempt. Towards the end of the first quarter Steelers KJeff Reed connected from 33 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.
Midway through the second quarter Steelers’ QB Bryon Leftwichfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for an 18-yard gain to put the Steelers atthe Carolina 34-yard line. Leftwich injured his knee during the play andwould leave the game. QB Dennis Dixon came in for Leftwich and threwa 23-yard touchdown pass three plays later to WR Emmanuel Sandersto put the Steelers up 10-0. It was Dixon’s only series of the game.
K Jeff Reed would add to the lead just before halftime with a 43-yardfield goal to put the Steelers up 13-0. Reed would add to his total in thethird quarter with a 31-yard field goal and towards the end of the fourthquarter with a 32-yard boot. Reed finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 onfield goals and finished the preseason a perfect 9-for-9. Carolina’s onlyscore came on Kasay’s 51-yard field goal at the beginning of the fourthquarter.
Though the Steelers only managed 105 passing yards as a team, Steelers’running backs racked up 168 yards on the ground. For the secondconsecutive game RB Jonathan Dwyer led the team in rushing andcarries. He finished the game with 20 carries for 86 yards, including along of 36 yards.
After a shaky performance in Denver last week, the Steelers defenseresponded with a strong showing against the Panthers. The Steelersheld Carolina to only 123 yards on offense, had four sacks and held themto only 4-of-16 on third down conversions.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (1-3) 0 0 0 3 3STEELERS (3-1) 3 10 3 3 19
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 2:38 Reed 33 FG 12-44; 5:58 3-0PIT 2 9:09 Sanders 23 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 4-52; 1:54 10-0PIT 2 0:00 Reed 43 FG 9-39; 5:19 13-0PIT 3 4:50 Reed 31 FG 9-30; 4:46 16-0CAR 4 14:51 Kasay 51 FG 10-29; 4:59 16-3PIT 4 1:06 Reed 32 FG 7-66; 3:44 19-3
Preseason Game #4Pittsburgh 19, Carolina 3
Sept. 2, 2010Heinz Field (52,130)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Atl. – Turner 19-42; Norwood 2-
8; Snelling 2-4; Ryan 2-4. Pit. – Mendenhall22-120, 1 TD; Redman 6-19; Dixon 2-4; Moore1-0.
PASSING: Atl. – Ryan 44-27-1, 252. Pit. –Dixon 26-18-1, 236.
RECEIVING: Atl. – White 13-111; Weems 4-36; Douglas 3-39; Gonzalez 2-35; Peelle 2-11; Norwood 1-9; Turner 1-7; Snelling 1-4. Pit.– Ward 6-108; Miller 4-40; Wallace 2-62;Mendenhall 2-15; Randle El 2-8; Moore 2-3.
TEAM STATISTICSFalcons Steelers
1st Downs 18 (6-11-1) 14 (6-8-0)3rd Downs 6-16 (38%) 4-14 (29%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 295 354Plays-Avg. 71-4.2 60-5.9Rushing Yards 58 143Rush Att.-Avg. 25-2.3 31-4.6Passing Yards 237 211Att.-Comp.-Int. 44-27-1 26-18-1Sacks By 3-25 2-15Punts-Avg. 7-40.1 5-50.8Penalties 3-24 4-25Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 30:29 32:06
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers won their eighth straight game on KickoffWeekend with a dramatic 15-9 overtime victory against the Atlanta Falconsat Heinz Field. The eight-game winning streak in season openers is thelongest current streak in the NFL.
The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime and elected to receive. Aftertwo costly holding penalties the Falcons were forced to punt from theirown 14-yard line. The Steelers took over at midfield and on the first playRB Rashard Mendenhall broke free for a game-winning 50-yardtouchdown run. Mendenhall finished the game with 120 yards on 22carries and one touchdown, his fourth career 100-yard rushing game.
On the Steelers’ opening drive in the first quarter, QB Dennis Dixon,making only his second career start, marched the team to the Atlanta 35-yard line. K Jeff Reed connected from 52 yards out to put the Steelers up3-0. It was the longest field goal in Heinz Field history and Reed’s secondlongest of his career.
Neither team moved the ball effectively, exchanging punts for most partof the half. Reed missed a 55-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in thehalf, which left enough time for Atlanta to strike. Falcons’ QB Matt Ryanfound WR Eric Weems for 17 yards and WR Roddy White for anotherseven yards to put the Falcons at the Steelers’ 32-yard line. K Matt Bryantconnected from 49-yards out just as the halftime clock expired and thegame was tied, 3-3.
On the opening drive of the second half, Bryant connected from 39yards out to put the Falcons up 6-3. Reed would connect on two morefield goals, and Bryant added another, and the game was tied, 9-9. TheFalcons took over at their own 21-yard line with 1:45 left in the game, buton the first play S Troy Polamalu picked off QB Matt Ryan. The Steelerslooked like they had the game in hand but Reed’s 40-yard field goal attemptwent wide right and the game headed into overtime.
WR Hines Ward finished the game with 108 yards receiving on sixcatches. He became the first Steelers receiver to surpass 11,000 yardsreceiving, and he broke the record for most 100-yard receiving games inteam history (26), passing former WR John Stallworth.
The Steelers’ defense held the Falcons to only 58 yards rushing andposted two sacks (LB LaMarr Woodley, LB James Harrison) and aninterception.
GAME SUMMARY
Falcons (0-1) 0 3 3 3 0 9STEELERS (1-0) 3 0 3 3 6 15
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:51 Reed 52 FG 11-40; 7:09 3-0ATL 2 0:00 Bryant 49 FG 4-24; 0:17 3-3ATL 3 10:40 Bryant 39 FG 13-56; 4:20 3-6PIT 3 6:53 Reed 36 FG 6-62; 3:47 6-6PIT 4 8:54 Reed 34 FG 10-67; 5:07 9-6ATL 4 3:24 Bryant 23 FG 13-64; 5:30 9-9PIT OT 12:25 Mendenhall 50 run 1-50; 0:11 15-9
Game #1Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9 (OT)
Sept. 12, 2010Heinz Field (63,609)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 23-69; Dixon
3-28; Redman 4-8; Moore 2-1; Batch 1-0. Ten.– Johnson 16-34; Young 2-12; Ringer 2-1;Collins 2-(-1).
PASSING: Pit. – Batch 11-5-0, 25; Dixon 6-4-0, 18. Ten. – Collins 25-17-1, 149, 1 TD; Young10-7-2, 66.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 2-25; Miller 2-3;Ward 1-9; Redman 1-3; Mendenhall 1-3;Randle 1-0; Moore 1-0. Ten. – Britt 5-41;Johnson 5-19; Gage 4-74; Washington 4-34,1 TD; Scaife 3-20; Hall 1-13; Stevens 1-9; Cook1-5.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Titans
1st Downs 7 (6-0-1) 14 (2-12-0)3rd Downs 2-15 (13%) 4-14 (29%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 127 238Plays-Avg. 54-2.4 61-3.9Rushing Yards 106 46Rush Att.-Avg. 33-3.2 22-2.1Passing Yards 21 192Att.-Comp.-Int. 17-9-0 35-24-3Sacks By 4-23 4-22Punts-Avg. 8-43.5 5-48.8Penalties 5-35 11-72Fumbles-Lost 4-1 7-4Time of Poss. 33:40 26:20
NASHVILLE — The Steelers improved to 2-0 on the year with adominating defensive performance against the Tennessee Titans at LPField. The Steelers’ 19-11 victory was only the second win for the Steelersin 10 tries in the state of Tennessee.
The Steelers wasted no time scoring, using a little trickery to return theopening kickoff for a touchdown. RB Mewelde Moore took the ball atthe two-yard line and handed it off to rookie WR Antonio Brown, whotook it 89 yards for the touchdown. In his first career game, Brownbecame the first Steelers rookie to return a kick for a touchdown sinceWR Antwaan Randle El returned a 99-yard kickoff in 2002.
Two drives later, the Titans marched 39 yards to the Steelers two-yardline before K Rob Bironas connected from 21 yards out and cut the lead7-3.
The Titans drove to the Steelers’ 16-yard line on their next drive, but STroy Polamalu picked off QB Vince Young in the end zone. Theinterception was the first of four turnovers the Steelers forced in the firsthalf. On the ensuing drive K Jeff Reed connected from 36 yards out toput the Steelers up 10-3. RB Chris Johnson’s fumble allowed the Steelersto capitalize right before halftime, and Reed connected from 34 yards outto put the Steelers up 13-3.
Neither team scored in the third quarter, and after Young committed hisfourth turnover of the game he was pulled for QB Kerry Collins. CBBryant McFadden picked off Collins on his second pass attempt. Reedconnected from 25 and 27 yards out in the fourth quarter, his third andfourth field goals of the game and the Steelers were up 19-3.
The Titans made it interesting late in the fourth quarter. Collins foundWR Nate Washington for a two-yard touchdown and WR Kenny Britt forthe two-point conversion. The Titans recovered their onside kick attemptand were in Steelers’ territory, but the defense stopped the Titans at the41-yard line as time expired.
Though the Steelers couldn’t get their offense going, (127 total yards)the defense forced seven turnovers (four fumbles, three interceptions)and held Johnson to only 34 yards rushing. LB James Harrison hadtwo sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-0) 7 6 0 6 19Titans (1-1) 3 0 0 8 11
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 14:46 Brown 89 kickoff return (Reed kick) —; — 7-0TEN 1 10:46 Bironas 21 FG 6-34; 2:52 7-3PIT 2 14:12 Reed 36 FG 11-62; 6:33 10-3PIT 2 0:00 Reed 34 FG 4-7; 1:36 13-3PIT 4 14:56 Reed 25 FG 8-28; 4:53 16-3PIT 4 4:59 Reed 27 FG 4-6; 1:33 19-3TEN 4 0:58 Washington 2 pass from Collins
(2-pt.. conversion Collins-Britt pass) 17-85; 4:01 19-11
Game #2Pittsburgh 19, Tennessee 11
Sept. 19, 2010LP Field (69,143)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 19-143, 1 TD;
Redman 5-31; Batch 5-26; Moore 1-4; Wallace1-(-1), Ward 1-(-2). T.B. – Blount 6-27, 1 TD;Freeman 6-15; Williams 6-13; Graham 2-13;Johnson 1-7.
PASSING: Pit. – Batch 17-12-2, 186, 3 TDs.T.B. – Freeman 31-20-1, 184; Johnson 6-6-0,67.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-100, 2 TDs;Ward 3-34, 1 TD; Miller 2-25; Moore 2-4;Randle El 1-14; Redman 1-9. T.B. – M. Williams5-55; C. Will iams 5-33; Graham 4-57;Stroughter 4-17; Benn 3-33; Winslow 3-24;Stevens 1-22; Spurlock 1-10.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Buccaneers
1st Downs 17 (10-7-0) 18 (5-12-1)3rd Downs 4-9 (44%) 6-14 (43%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 387 303Plays-Avg. 49-7.9 62-4.9Rushing Yards 201 75Rush Att.-Avg. 32-6.3 21-3.6Passing Yards 186 228Att.-Comp.-Int. 17-12-2 37-26-1Sacks By 4-23 0-0Punts-Avg. 1-62.0 5-31.0Penalties 2-20 4-45Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Time of Poss. 26:54 33:06
TAMPA — The Pittsburgh Steelers offense exploded for four first-halftouchdowns and never looked back, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers38-13 at Raymond James Stadium. The Steelers improve to 3-0 whileTampa Bay fell to 2-1.
QB Charlie Batch, making his first start since December 30, 2007, waspicked off on the Steelers’ first drive of the game. On the ensuing drive, KConnor Barth connected from 40 yards to put the Buccaneers up 3-0.
The Steelers would respond on their next drive. Batch found WR MikeWallace deep in the end zone for a 46-yard touchdown. The Buccaneerscut the lead to 7-6 on Barth’s 24-yard field goal early in the secondquarter, but the Steelers would score the next 31 points.
Midway through the second quarter, the Steelers faced a third-and-sixfrom the Tampa Bay 48-yard line. On that play, Batch scrambled for 24yards, the longest run of his career, to give the Steelers a key first-down.Two plays later RB Rashard Mendenhall scored from three yards outto put the Steelers up 14-6. Mendenhall finished the game with 19 carriesfor 143 yards and one touchdown.
Batch found Wallace again for a 41-yard touchdown in the secondquarter. It was Wallace’s second career game with two receivingtouchdowns. Wallace finished the game with three catches for 100 yardsand two touchdowns.
Just before the half, Batch threw his third touchdown, a nine-yardstrike to WR Hines Ward to put the Steelers up 28-6. Batch finished thegame 12-of-17 for 186 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
K Jeff Reed connected from 24 yards near the end of the third quarterto put the Steelers up 31-6, which were the first points Tampa Bay hadallowed in the second-half all season. On the first play of the fourthquarter, DE Brett Keisel picked off QB Josh Freeman and returned it 79yards for a touchdown. It was Keisel’s first career interception and firstcareer touchdown in his nine seasons in the NFL.
The Steelers offense tallied more than 200 rushing yards and nearly400 yards of total offense. The Steelers defense continued its stellarplay, holding Tampa Bay to only 74 yards rushing while forcing twoturnovers and posting four sacks.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (3-0) 7 21 3 7 38Buccaneers (2-1) 3 3 0 7 13
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORETB 1 12:10 Barth 40 FG 4-9; 1:58 0-3PIT 1 7:53 Wallace 46 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 2-45; 0:53 7-3TB 2 14:08 Barth 24 FG 15-74; 8:45 7-6PIT 2 10:19 Mendenhall 3 run (Reed kick) 6-67; 3:49 14-6PIT 2 7:15 Wallace 41 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 2-44; 0:47 21-6PIT 2 0:16 Ward 9 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 11-79; 4:02 28-6PIT 3 2:23 Reed 24 FG 8-53; 4:21 31-6PIT 4 14:44 Keisel 79 interception return (Reed kick) —; — 38-6TB 4 1:54 Blount 1 run (Barth kick) 10-68; 4:09 38-13
Game #3Pittsburgh 38, Tampa Bay 13
Sept. 26, 2010Raymond James Stadium (61,036)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Bal. – McGahee 14-39, 1 TD; Rice
8-20; McClain 2-7; Boldin 1-3; Flacco 2-1. Pit.– Mendenhall 25-79, 2 TDs; Batch 1-4; Wallace1-1.
PASSING: Bal. – Flacco 37-24-1, 256, 1 TD.Pit. – Batch 21-12-1, 141.
RECEIVING: Bal. – Boldin 7-68; Mason 6-80;Houshmandzadeh 3-49, 1 TD; Heap 3-35;McClain 2-13; McGahee 2-2; Rice 1-9. Pit. –Randle El 2-50; Miller 2-32; Wallace 2-24; Ward2-14; Mendenhall 2-9; Brown 1-6; Redman 1-6.
TEAM STATISTICSRavens Steelers
1st Downs 22 (4-14-4) 14 (7-6-1)3rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 4-11 (36%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 320 210Plays-Avg. 65-4.9 50-4.2Rushing Yards 70 84Rush Att.-Avg. 27-2.6 27-3.1Passing Yards 250 126Att.-Comp.-Int. 37-24-1 21-12-1Sacks By 2-15 1-6Punts-Avg. 3-42.0 5-49.4Penalties 7-52 11-88Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Time of Poss. 30:31 29:29
PITTSBURGH — QB Joe Flacco found WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh foran 18-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds left in the game to beat thePittsburgh Steelers 17-14 at Heinz Field. The Steelers fell to 3-1 headinginto their bye week, while the Ravens improved to 3-1 with the victory.
A missed 46-yard field goal by K Billy Cundiff set up the Steelers firstscore in the game. QB Charlie Batch led the Steelers on a seven-play,52-yard drive that was capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by RBRashard Mendenhall.
The Ravens marched 78 yards on eight plays on their first drive of thesecond quarter. RB Willis McGahee scored from nine yards out to tie thegame at 7-7. The Ravens capitalized on the Steelers offensive strugglesand took a 10-7 halftime lead on Cundiff’s 36-yard field goal as timeexpired.
The Steelers defense turned up the heat in the third quarter forcing twoturnovers. LB James Harrison forced a McGahee fumble that put theSteelers at the Raven’s 27-yard line. But Batch was sacked for a seven-yard loss on third down, and K Jeff Reed’s 49-yard field goal attempt hitthe right crossbar.
Near the end of the third quarter CB Ike Taylor picked off Flacco, andthe Steelers took over at the Baltimore 33-yard line. The Steelers thoughcould not move the ball and Reed’s 45-yard field goal try went wide left.
The Steelers forced the Ravens to punt on their ensuing drive and tookover at their own seven-yard line. The Steelers marched the ball 93 yardson 13 plays to set up Mendenhall’s seven-yard touchdown run, his secondof the day. Mendenhall finished with 25 carries for 79 yards and twotouchdowns.
On Baltimore’s next drive, the Steelers defense stopped them on afourth-and-goal from the two-yard line, and it appeared the Steelers couldrun out the clock. However, the Steelers committed two false-start penaltiesand did not get a first down. After a Daniel Sepulveda punt, the Ravenstook over at the Steelers’ 40-yard line.
The Steelers offense really struggled to move the ball against the Ravensdefense. For the first time all season the Steelers had less than 100 yardsrushing and the 126 passing yards are the second-lowest total in the lasttwo seasons.
GAME SUMMARY
Ravens (3-1) 0 10 0 7 17STEELERS (3-1) 7 0 0 7 14
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 2:08 Mendenhall 1 run (Reed kick) 7-64; 4:08 7-0BAL 2 13:33 McGahee 9 run (Cundiff kick) 8-83; 3:35 7-7BAL 2 0:00 Cundiff 33 FG 14-48; 5:20 7-10PIT 4 7:14 Mendenhall 7 run (Reed kick) 13-93; 6:52 14-10BAL 4 0:32 Houshmandzadeh 18 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick) 4-40; 0:36 14-17
Game #4Baltimore 17, Pittsburgh 14
Oct. 3, 2010Heinz Field (64,729)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Cle. – Hillis 12-41; McCoy 4-22;
Bell 2-3; Cribbs 2-1; Stuckey 1-2. Pit. –Mendenhall 27-84, 1 TD; Redman 6-31;Roethlisberger 1-5; Moore 1-1.
PASSING: Cle. – McCoy 33-23-2, 281, 1 TD.Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-16-1, 257, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING: Cle. – Watson 6-88, 1 TD; Hillis6-49; Moore 4-84; Stuckey 4-46; Robiskie 2-13; Vickers 1-1. Pit. – Ward 5-54, 1 TD; Wallace3-90, 1 TD; Mendenhall 3-15; Miller 2-50, 1TD; Sanders 2-37; Randle El 1-11.
TEAM STATISTICSBrowns Steelers
1st Downs 17 (2-14-1) 22 (8-13-1)3rd Downs 6-13 (46%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 327 378Plays-Avg. 60-5.5 62-6.1Rushing Yards 69 121Rush Att.-Avg. 21-3.2 35-3.5Passing Yards 258 257Att.-Comp.-Int. 33-23-2 27-16-1Sacks By 0-0 6-23Punts-Avg. 5-40.8 6-42.8Penalties 4-46 4-25Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Time of Poss. 28:04 31:56
PITTSBURGH — In his first game back since serving his four-gamesuspension, QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passesto beat the Cleveland Browns, 28-10, at Heinz Field. The Steelers improvedto 4-1 on the season, while the Browns fell to 1-5.
On the Browns opening drive of the game, rookie QB Colt McCoy droveto the Steelers 45-yard line. After being sacked by LB LaMarr Woodley,McCoy was intercepted by S Ryan Clark on the next play. The Steelerstook over and marched to the Cleveland 14-yard line. Rookie CB JoeHaden though picked off Roethlisberger and returned it 62 yards to set upthe Browns first score. K Phil Dawson connected from 39 yards and theBrowns led 3-0.
The Steelers though would respond on their ensuing drive.Roethlisberger led the offense on an 11-play, 81-yard drive that wascapped off by a 29-yard touchdown pass to WR Mike Wallace. TheSteelers would take that 7-3 lead into halftime.
Clinging to their slim lead midway through the third quarter, the Steelerstook over at their own four-yard line. Five plays later, the Steelers grabbeda 14-3 lead on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to WRHines Ward. On the drive Roethlisberger found Wallace for a 50-yarderand TE Heath Miller for 36 yards.
WR Chansi Stuckey’s muffed punt set the Steelers up at the Cleveland13-yard line midway through the fourth quarter. RB Rashard Mendenhallscored from two yards out and the Steelers increased their lead 21-3. Butthe Browns responded quickly on their next drive. McCoy found TEBenjamin Watson for a 12-yard touchdown, and the Browns cut the lead21-10.
The Steelers recovered Cleveland’s onside-kick attempt but went three-and-out, and were forced to punt. Colt McCoy though was picked off byLB Lawrence Timmons and he returned it to the Cleveland 18-yardline. Timmons finished the game with two sacks and an interception.Three plays later Roethlisberger found Miller for a 14-yard touchdown,his first of the season.
The Steelers defense continued its stellar play. It had six sacks, twointerceptions and one forced fumble. The offense had its best showingthus far in the 2010 season, finishing with a season-high in total yards(378) and passing yards (257). For the second time this season, theoffensive line did not allow a sack.
GAME SUMMARY
Browns (1-5) 3 0 0 7 10STEELERS (4-1) 0 7 7 14 28
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECLE 1 1:51 Dawson 39 FG 7-14; 4:16 0-3PIT 2 10:40 Wallace 29 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 11-81; 6:11 7-3PIT 3 3:13 Ward 8 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 5-96; 1:59 14-3PIT 4 5:50 Mendenhall 2 run (Reed kick) 4-13; 2:00 21-3CLE 4 4:09 Watson 12 pass from McCoy (Dawson kick) 6-70; 1:41 21-10PIT 4 1:25 Miller 14 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 3-18; 0:17 28-10
Game #5Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 10
Oct. 17, 2010Heinz Field (65,168)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 15-37; Moore
4-11; Redman 3-9; Roethlisberger 5-1. Mia. –Williams 11-48; Brown 9-14; Polite 1-2.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-19-0,302, 2 TDs. Mia. – Henne 36-23-1, 257, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Ward 7-131, 1 TD; Moore4-48; Miller 3-33; Wallace 2-53, 1 TD; Sanders1-18; Randle El 1-13; Mendenhall 1-6. Mia. –Bess 6-66, 1 TD; Marshall 5-57; Hartline 5-57;Fasano 3-49; Brown 2-20; Wallace 1-6; Polite1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Dolphins
1st Downs 15 (2-12-1) 15 (2-13-0)3rd Downs 6-15 (40%) 3-12 (25%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 348 313Plays-Avg. 57-6.1 58-5.4Rushing Yards 58 64Rush Att.-Avg. 27-2.1 21-3.0Passing Yards 290 249Att.-Comp.-Int. 27-19-0 36-23-1Sacks By 1-8 3-12Punts-Avg. 3-47.3 3-48.3Penalties 5-34 3-24Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1Time of Poss. 30:49 29:11
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — K Jeff Reed’s 18-yard field goal with 2:26left in the game sealed the 23-22 victory for the Steelers against the MiamiDolphins at Sun Life Stadium. With the win the Steelers improved to 5-1,including 3-0 on the road. The Dolphins fell to 3-3.
The Steelers got off to a shaky start fumbling the ball twice on their firsttwo possessions. WR Emmanuel Sanders was stripped on the openingkickoff and the Dolphins took over at the Steelers’ 22-yard line. K DanCarpenter connected from 39 yards out and the Dolphins led 3-0. On theSteelers’ ensuing drive QB Ben Roethlisberger fumbled as he wasbeing sacked and the Dolphins took over at the Pittsburgh 13-yard line.Carpenter would connect from 23 yards out and the Dolphins led 6-0.
The Steelers’ offense would settle down and finally got on the boardearly in the second quarter. Reed’s 22-yard field goal cut the lead 6-3, andon the Dolphins’ next drive LB James Farrior recovered a Dolphins’fumble to set the Steelers up in Miami territory. A few plays later,Roethlisberger found WR Hines Ward for a 21-yard touchdown to putthe Steelers up 10-6. Ward finished with seven catches for a game-high131 yards and one touchdown.
Midway through the second quarter the Steelers led 10-9 whenRoethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace streaking down the field for a53-yard touchdown pass. The Dolphins would respond on their nextdrive. QB Chad Henne found WR Davone Bess for a 26-yard touchdown,and the Steelers led 17-16 at halftime.
Reed’s 39-yard field goal in the third quarter put the Steelers up 20-16.But Miami kept responding. Carpenter connected from 37 yards in thethird quarter and from 40 yards in the fourth quarter and the Dolphins led22-20 with only five minutes remaining in the game. Carpenter finishedwith a career-high five field goals made.
Trailing 22-20, Sanders took a kickoff and returned it to the Miami 48-yard line. Roethlisberger led the Steelers’ on an eight-play, 47-yard drivethat ended with Reed’s field goal. Roethlisberger finished the game 19-of-27 for a season-high 302 yards and two touchdowns.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (5-1) 0 17 3 3 23Dolphins (3-3) 6 10 3 3 22
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREMIA 1 14:02 Carpenter 39 FG 4-1; 0:51 0-3MIA 1 11:15 Carpenter 23 FG 4-8; 1:53 0-6PIT 2 14:14 Reed 22 FG 13-86; 8:20 3-6PIT 2 11:11 Ward 21 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 5-34; 1:44 10-6MIA 2 6:03 Carpenter 22 FG 11-69; 5:08 10-9PIT 2 5:47 Wallace 53 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 1-53; 0:16 17-9MIA 2 1:50 Bess 26 pass from Henne (Carpenter kick) 9-80; 3:57 17-16PIT 3 5:32 Reed 39 FG 10-46; 5:32 20-16MIA 3 1:08 Carpenter 37 FG 9-52; 4:24 20-19MIA 4 5:17 Carpenter 40 FG 7-52; 3:27 20-22PIT 4 2:26 Reed 18 FG 8-47; 2:51 23-22
Game #6Pittsburgh 23, Miami 22
Oct. 24, 2010Sun Life Stadium (69,867)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 15-71, 1 TD;
Redman 3-19; Moore 2-19; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). N.O. – Jones 7-16; Betts 3-8; Ivory 7-7;Colston 1-1; Brees 3-(-2).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 28-17-1,195. N.O. – Brees 44-34-1, 305, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-43; Randel El3-33; Ward 3-15; Miller 2-39; Spaeth 2-21;Mendenhall 2-14; Sanders 1-21; Johnson 1-9. N.O. – Moore 7-54,1 TD; Meachem 6-76;Colston 6-75, 1 TD; Thomas 4-15; Henderson3-33; Shockey 3-30; Jones 3-20; Evans 1-2;Betts 1-0.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Saints
1st Downs 13 (7-6-0) 19 (3-14-2)3rd Downs 3-10 (30%) 7-16 (44%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 279 318Plays-Avg. 52-5.4 67-4.7Rushing Yards 108 30Rush Att.-Avg. 21-5.1 21-1.4Passing Yards 171 288Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-17-1 44-34-1Sacks By 2-17 3-24Punts-Avg. 4-48.0 4-43.8Penalties 4-38 3-35Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Time of Poss. 25:54 34:06
NEW ORLEANS — QB Drew Brees’ eight-yard touchdown toss to WRLance Moore with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter sealed the 20-10 victoryfor the New Orleans Saints over the Steelers at the Louisiana Superdome.Steelers fell to 5-2 on the season with the loss, while the Saints improvedto 5-3.
Both teams struggled moving the football as neither one scored in thefirst quarter. K Jeff Reed got the Steelers on the board early in thesecond quarter connecting from 19-yards out for a 3-0 lead. The Saintsthough would tie the game 3-3 with only eight seconds left before halftimeon K Garrett Hartley’s 31-yard field goal.
On the Saints’ first possession of the second half, Brees led the offenseon a 12-play, 51-yard drive that was capped off by Hartley’s 23-yard fieldgoal that increased their lead 6-3. Early in the fourth quarter Brees foundWR Marques Colston for a 16-yard touchdown to put the Saints up 13-3.However, on the Steelers’ ensuing drive RB Rashard Mendenhall founda seam and went 38 yards untouched into the end zone to cut the lead to13-10. Mendenhall finished the game with 15 carries for 71 yards andone touchdown.
The Saints looked poised to add to their lead on their next drive whenBrees found WR Robert Meachem for a 50-yard gain, which set theSaints up at the Steelers’ 26-yard line. But two plays later, CB BryantMcFadden sacked Brees and forced a fumble that was recovered byLB LaMarr Woodley, and the Steelers took over at the Saints’ 27-yardline.
The Steelers had the momentum and were marching into Saints’ territory,but a costly turnover sealed the Steelers’ fate. QB Ben Roethlisbergerfound TE Heath Miller for 20-yard gain, but Miller was hit hard andfumbled the football. The Saints then marched 55 yards for the game-clinching touchdown pass by Brees. Brees finished the game 34-of-44for 305 yards and two touchdowns.
The Steelers’ rush defense continued its dominance, allowing a season-low 30 yards rushing. The defense as a whole had two sacks, a forcedfumble and an interception. The Steelers’ offense though struggled, onlyhaving 279 total yards (108 rushing, 195 passing).
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (5-2) 0 3 0 7 10Saints (5-3) 0 3 3 14 20
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 9:09 Reed 19 FG 11-43; 6:11 3-0NO 2 0:08 Hartley 31 FG 7-46; 1:03 3-3NO 3 8:24 Hartley 23 FG 12-51; 6:36 3-6NO 4 12:55 Colston 16 pass from Brees (Hartley kick) 10-59; 6:13 3-13PIT 4 10:48 Mendenhall 38 run (Reed kick) 4-68; 2:07 10-13NO 4 2:37 Moore 8 pass from Brees (Hartley kick) 8-55; 3:47 10-20
Game #7New Orleans 20, Pittsburgh 10
Oct. 31, 2010Louisiana Superdome (70,011)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 22-99, 1 TD;
Roethlisberger 5-13; Moore 2-5; Redman 2-2;Randle El 1-2. Cin. – Benson 18-54, 1 TD.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-17-1,163, 1 TD; Randle El 1-1-0, 39, 1 TD. Cin. –Palmer 36-22-1, 248, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 5-110, 1 TD;Mendenhall 3-31; Miller 3-21; Ward 3-10, 1TD; Moore 2-8; Spaeth 1-12; Randle El 1-10.Cin. – Owens 10-141, 2 TDs; Shipley 4-47;Leonard 3-14; Benson 2-20; Gresham 2-11;Ochocinco 1-15.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Bengals
1st Downs 14 (7-7-0) 18 (3-10-5)3rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 3-12 (25%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 314 272Plays-Avg. 61-5.1 58-4.7Rushing Yards 121 54Rush Att.-Avg. 32-3.8 18-3.0Passing Yards 193 218Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-18-1 36-22-1Sacks By 4-30 1-9Punts-Avg. 5-40.6 5-33.2Penalties 7-73 3-30Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Time of Poss. 32:19 27:41
CINCINNATI — WR Antwaan Randle El’s 39-yard touchdown passto WR Mike Wallace early in the fourth quarter sealed the Steelers’ 27-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. With thewin the Steelers improved to 6-0 on Monday Night Football under MikeTomlin, and for the second consecutive year the Steelers started theirseason 6-2. The Bengals fell to 2-6.
LB Jason Worilds’ fumble recovery on Cincinnati’s opening kickoffset the Steelers up for their first score. RB Rashard Mendenhall scoredfrom one-yard out and the Steelers were up 7-0. On the Bengals’ ensuingdrive, CB William Gay blocked a punt to set the Steelers up for theirsecond score. K Jeff Reed connected from 25-yards out, and the Steelersincreased their lead 10-0.
The Bengals though would strike after a rare fumble by WR HinesWard. QB Carson Palmer found WR Terrell Owens for a 19-yardtouchdown pass to cut the lead 10-7. Near the end of the half LBLawrence Timmons picked off Palmer and the Steelers’ took over attheir own 48-yard line. QB Ben Roethlisberger led the offense on asix-play, 52-yard drive that was capped off by an eight-yard touchdownpass to Ward to put the Steelers up 17-7.
A missed field goal by K Mike Nugent allowed the Steelers to increasetheir lead going into halftime. Reed connected from 53-yards out and theSteelers led 20-7 at the break. It was Reed’s longest field goal of theseason, and tied his career long.
The Steelers went up 27-7 on the Randle El touchdown pass, but thegame was far from over. Palmer led the Bengals on a five-play, 66-yarddrive that ended with a 27-yard pass to Owens. Owens finished thegame with 10 catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. And S RoyWilliams picked off Roethlisberger to set up RB Cedric Benson’s one-yardtouchdown run that cut the lead to 27-21. The Bengals had a chance towin the game on their last drive of the game. But on a fourth-and-five play,WR Jordan Shipley dropped Palmer’s pass and the Steelers werevictorious.
The Steelers defense had four sacks and held the Bengals to only 54rushing yards. The offense totaled 314 total yards, and the special teamshad a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (6-2) 10 10 0 7 27Bengals (2-6) 0 7 0 14 21
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 12:57 Mendenhall 1 run (Reed kick) 4-25; 1:55 7-0PIT 1 7:46 Reed 25 FG 6-23; 2:17 10-0CIN 2 8:46 Owens 19 pass from Palmer (Nugent kick) 4-38; 2:05 10-7PIT 2 2:07 Ward 8 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 6-52; 3:03 17-7PIT 2 0:05 Reed 53 FG 5-24; 0:40 20-7PIT 4 14:50 Wallace 39 pass from Randle El (Reed kick) 5-56; 2:40 27-7CIN 4 13:12 Owens 27 pass from Palmer (Nugent kick) 5-66; 1:38 27-14CIN 4 9:05 Benson 1 run (Nugent kick) 2-36; 1:01 27-21
Game #8Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 21
Nov. 8, 2010Paul Brown Stadium (65,626)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: N.E. – Green-Ell is 18-87;
Woodhead 4-11; Brady 1-3, 1 TD; Moore 1-2.Pit. – Mendenhall 11-50; Moore 4-14;Roethlisberger 1-12.
PASSING: N.E. – Brady 43-30-0, 350, 3 TDs.Pit. – Roethlisberger 49-30-1, 387, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING: N.E. – Welker 8-89; Branch 7-71; Gronkowski 5-72, 3 TDs; Green-Ellis 4-36;Tate 2-50; Woodhead 2-22; Morris 1-6;Crumpler 1-4. Pit. – Wallace 8-136, 2 TDs;Moore 5-79; Randle El 5-66; Miller 5-60;Sanders 5-41, 1 TD; Mendenhall 2-5.
TEAM STATISTICSPatriots Steelers
1st Downs 26 (5-20-1) 27 (4-22-1)3rd Downs 3-10 (30%) 5-12 (42%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 453 425Plays-Avg. 67-6.8 70-6.1Rushing Yards 103 76Rush Att.-Avg. 24-4.3 16-4.8Passing Yards 350 349Att.-Comp.-Int. 43-30-0 49-30-1Sacks By 5-38 0-0Punts-Avg. 5-40.2 5-45.2Penalties 10-113 6-45Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 31:28 28:32
PITTSBURGH — QB Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, all toTE Rob Gronkowski, and the Patriots beat the Steelers 39-26 at Heinz Field.The Steelers fell to 6-3 on the season while the Patriots improved to 7-2.
New England wasted no time getting on the board, driving 70 yards oneight plays on their first drive as Brady found Gronkowski for a 19-yardtouchdown. Near the end of the first quarter, K Shayne Graham connectedfrom 31-yards out to increase the Patriots’ lead to 10-0.
The Steelers got on the board with five minutes left in the half when KJeff Reed’s 22-yard field goal cut the lead to 10-3 at the half.
Brady found Gronkowski again in the third quarter, this time for a nine-yard score, and the Patriots led 17-3. And with less than a minute left inthe third quarter, Brady scored from three yards out to put the Patriots up23-3. Brady finished the game 30-of-43 for 350 yards with threetouchdowns and one rushing touchdown.
The Steelers responded early in the fourth quarter as QB BenRoethlisberger found WR Emmanuel Sanders for his first careertouchdown reception. The six-yard score cut the lead 23-10. The Steelersforced the Patriots to punt on their next drive and took over at their own11-yard line. Two plays later, S James Sanders picked off Roethlisbergerand returned it 32 yards for a touchdown.
Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace for a 15-yard touchdownmidway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 29-18. But Bradywent back to Gronkowski on their next drive for a 25-yard touchdownpass to go up 36-18. Roethlisberger found Wallace again, this time for a33-yard touchdown on the Steelers’ ensuing drive to cut the lead to 36-26, but it was too little, too late. Graham would make a 36-yard field foalwith less than two minutes remaining to give the Patriots a 39-26 win.
The Steelers’ offense had a season-high 425 yards of total offense,including a season-high 387 passing yards by Roethlisberger. He finishedthe game 30-of-49 for 387 yards with three touchdowns and oneinterception. The Steelers’ defense had its worst performance of their2010 season, giving up season highs in rushing yards (103), passingyards (350) and total yards (453).
GAME SUMMARY
Patriots (7-2) 10 0 13 16 39STEELERS (6-3) 0 3 0 23 26
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENE 1 9:48 Gronkowski 19 pass from Brady (Graham kick) 8-70; 4:07 0-7NE 1 1:03 Graham 31 FG 10-46; 5:26 0-10PIT 2 5:08 Reed 22 FG 10-76; 5:22 3-10NE 3 9:48 Gronkowski 9 pass from Brady (Graham kick) 10-78; 5:12 3-17NE 3 0:22 Brady 3 run (Graham kick failed) 7-80; 3:18 3-23PIT 4 12:11 Sanders 6 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 7-71; 3:11 10-23NE 4 8:32 Sanders 32 interception return (2-pt. attempt failed) —; — 10-29PIT 4 6:44 Wallace 15 pass from Roethlisberger
(Moore run, 2-pt. conversion) 5-53; 1:48 18-29NE 4 4:23 Gronkowski 25 pass from Brady (Graham kick) 5-41; 2:21 18-36PIT 4 2:59 Wallace 33 pass from Roethlisberger
(Moore run, 2-pt. conversion) 5-80; 1:24 26-36NE 4 1:53 Graham 36 FG 5-15; 1:06 26-39
Game #9New England 39, Pittsburgh 26
Nov. 14, 2010Heinz Field (64,359)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Oak. – Bush 4-33; McFadden 10-
14; Gradkowski 1-12; Reece 1-2. Pit. –Mendenhall 23-59, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 3-55,1 TD; Redman 5-27; Wallace 1-19; Moore 1-2.
PASSING: Oak. – Gradkowski 24-13-1, 98;Campbell 19-7-1, 70. Pit. – Roethlisberger 29-18-0, 275, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING: Oak. – Higgins 4-37; Myers 3-28; Murphy 3-25; Ford 2-27; Bush 2-18;McFadden 2-16; Z. Miller 2-9; N. Miller 2-8. Pit.– Wallace 3-116, 1 TD; Ward 3-28; Miller 3-26;Moore 3-17; Sanders 2-35, 1 TD; Spaeth 2-16;Brown 1-21; Redman 1-16, 1 TD.
TEAM STATISTICSRaiders Steelers
1st Downs 17 (4-8-5) 18 (7-11-0)3rd Downs 3-14 (21%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 182 431Plays-Avg. 65-2.8 64-6.7Rushing Yards 61 162Rush Att.-Avg. 16-3.8 33-4.9Passing Yards 121 269Att.-Comp.-Int. 43-20-2 29-18-0Sacks By 2-6 6-47Punts-Avg. 8-48.8 7-45.0Penalties 7-55 14-163Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Time of Poss. 27:13 32:47
PITTSBURGH — Behind dominating offensive and defensiveperformances, the Steelers defeated the Oakland Raiders 35-3 at HeinzField. The 32-point victory is the largest margin in the series’ history byeither team. The Steelers improved to 7-3 on the year, while the Raidersfell to 5-5.
Oakland jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on K Sebastian Janikowski’s41-yard field goal in the first quarter, but it would be the only points theRaiders would score all day. The Steelers grabbed a 7-3 lead on RBRashard Mendenhall’s five-yard touchdown run early in the secondquarter. It was Mendenhall’s career-best eighth rushing touchdown onthe season. Mendenhall finished the game with 59 yards rushing.
QB Ben Roethlisberger gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead late in thesecond quarter with a 16-yard touchdown run, his first of the season. Itwas the first rushing touchdown this season for the Steelers scored byanyone other than Mendenhall. Roethlisberger finished the game with 55yards rushing on three carries.
With less than two minutes remaining in the first half, Roethlisbergerfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for a 22-yard touchdown to put theSteelers up 21-3 at halftime. It marked Sanders’ second consecutivegame with a touchdown reception.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger found WR MikeWallace for a 52-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 28-3 lead. Wallacefinished with a game-high 116 yards receiving and it marked his thirdstraight game with more than 100 yards receiving and at least onetouchdown reception. Wallace tied the team record for most consecutivegames with at least 100 yards receiving, which is shared with WR HinesWard in 2002.
Roethlisberger then found RB Isaac Redman for a 16-yard touchdownpass, which gave the Steelers the 35-3 final. Roethlisberger finished thegame 18-of-29 for 275 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Steelers offense racked up a season-high 431 yards of total offense(162 rushing and 269 passing). The Steelers defense produced six sacks,two interceptions and one fumble recovery. The defense only allowed182 yards of total offense (65 rushing and 121 passing). The Steelersthough struggled with penalties, setting a franchise-record with 163penalty yards.
GAME SUMMARY
Raiders (5-5) 3 0 0 0 3STEELERS (7-3) 0 21 0 14 35
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREOAK 1 9:50 Janikowski 41 FG 7-49; 3:27 0-3PIT 2 13:29 Mendenhall 5 run (Suisham kick) 14-85; 8:06 7-3PIT 2 4:01 Roethlisberger 16 run (Suisham kick) 7-56; 3:30 14-3PIT 2 1:26 Sanders 22 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 4-35; 1:23 21-3PIT 4 14:49 Wallace 52 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 2-54; 0:18 28-3PIT 4 1:12 Redman 16 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 5-41; 2:24 35-3
Game #10Pittsburgh 35, Oakland 3
Nov. 21, 2010Heinz Field (64,987)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 36-151, 1 TD;
Redman 5-25; Roethlisberger 1-18; Moore 3-12. Buf. – Jackson 12-59; Ganther 3-11;Fitzpatrick 2-4.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 33-20-0,246. Buf. – Fitzpatrick 45-23-1, 265, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Ward 7-107; Miller 4-46;Moore 4-33; Wallace 3-33; Sanders 2-27. Buf.– St. Johnson 7-68; Nelson 6-58; Jackson 5-104, 1 TD; Jones 2-17; Ganther 2-9; Evans 1-9.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Bills
1st Downs 28 (12-13-3) 19 (3-14-2)3rd Downs 12-19 (63%) 4-13 (31%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 426 329Plays-Avg. 83-5.1 64-5.1Rushing Yards 206 74Rush Att.-Avg. 45-4.6 17-4.4Passing Yards 220 255Att.-Comp.-Int. 33-20-1 45-23-1Sacks By 2-10 5-26Punts-Avg. 5-41.2 5-36.4Penalties 10-107 4-20Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1Time of Poss. 45:23 27:23
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — K Shaun Suisham’s 41-yard field goal with2:14 left in overtime gave the Steelers the 19-16 victory against the BuffaloBills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Steelers are now 8-3 on the year,including a 5-1 record on the road. The Bills fell to 2-9.
The Steelers wasted no time getting on the board, marching 78 yardson 13 plays on their opening drive. RB Rashard Mendenhall scoredfrom one-yard out to put the Steelers up 7-0. Mendenhall finished thegame with a career-high 36 carries for a season-high 151 yards and atouchdown.
Suisham connected on a 45-yard field goal early in the second quarterto put the Steelers ahead,10-0. With only three seconds left in the firsthalf, Suisham connected from 46 yards to put the Steelers up 13-0 athalftime. Suisham finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals, allcoming from at least 40-yards out.
The Bills responded late in the third quarter when QB Ryan Fitzpatrickfound RB Fred Jackson for what appeared to be a short gain. However,Jackson broke through the secondary and into the end zone for 65-yardtouchdown reception.
The Bills tied the game 13-13 with a pair of field goals from K RianLindell early in the fourth quarter. Lindell connected from 29 yards andthen 32 yards only two minutes after to tie the game. The Steelers wentahead, 16-13, midway through the fourth quarter on Suisham’s 48-yardfield goal.
The Bills looked poised to take the lead with only three minutes left inthe game. Fitzpatrick had the Bills at the Steelers’ 12-yard line, but S TroyPolamalu picked off Fitzpatrick and it appeared that the Steelers couldrun out the clock. Costly penalties forced the Steelers to punt. The Billsthen drove to the Steelers’ 31-yard line and Lindell booted a 49-yard fieldgoal to force overtime.
The Bills won the coin toss in overtime and elected to receive. Buffalohad a golden opportunity with its second possession in overtime, but acrucial dropped touchdown pass by WR Stevie Johnson forced the Billsto punt. The Steelers took over at their 20-yard line and marched it to theBuffalo 22-yard line where Suisham nailed the game-winning field goal.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (8-3) 7 6 0 3 3 19Bills (2-9) 0 0 7 9 0 16
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:06 Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick) 13-78; 7:54 7-0PIT 2 14:45 Suisham 45 FG 14-51; 6:12 10-0PIT 2 0:03 Suisham 46 FG 8-54; 1:39 13-0BUF 3 3:45 Jackson 65 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick) 4-80; 1:09 13-7BUF 4 13:32 Lindell 29 FG 11-69; 3:45 13-10BUF 4 11:25 Lindell 32 FG 4-9; 1:47 13-13PIT 4 6:19 Suisham 48 FG 9-50; 5:06 16-13BUF 4 0:02 Lindell 49 FG 6-23; 0:44 16-16PIT OT 2:14 Suisham 41 FG 13-58; 7:06 19-16
Game #11Pittsburgh 19, Buffalo 16 (OT)
Nov. 28, 2010Ralph Wilson Stadium (69,642)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 19-45; Redman
4-10; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). Bal. – Rice 9-32;Flacco 3-15; McGahee 7-7; Stallworth 1-(-11).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 38-22-1,253, 1 TD. Bal. – Flacco 33-17-0, 266, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 5-76; Sanders 3-49; Johnson 3-37; Brown 3-26; Mendenhall 3-18; Redman 2-23, 1 TD; Ward 1-13; Miller 1-9;Moore 1-2. Bal. – Boldin 5-118, 1 TD;Houshmandzadeh 4-20; Dickson 3-21; Mason2-22; Rice 2-18; Stallworth 1-67.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Ravens
1st Downs 17 (1-14-2) 14 (2-9-3)3rd Downs 4-14 (29%) 4-13 (31%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 1-2 (50%)Total Net Yards 288 269Plays-Avg. 65-4.4 57-4.7Rushing Yards 54 43Rush Att.-Avg. 24-2.3 20-2.2Passing Yards 234 226Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-22-1 33-17-0Sacks By 4-40 3-19Punts-Avg. 6-41.3 6-39.8Penalties 9-61 9-53Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Time of Poss. 34:08 25:52
BALTIMORE — QB Ben Roethlisberger’s nine-yard touchdownpass to RB Isaac Redman with 2:51 left in the game sealed the 13-10victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Baltimore Ravens at M&TBank Stadium. The Steelers improved to 9-3, first place in the AFC North.The Ravens fell to 8-4.
Both teams struggled moving the ball throughout most of the first quarteruntil the Ravens faced a third-and-15 from their own three-yard line. QBJoe Flacco then found WR Anquan Boldin for a 61-yard completion thatset the Ravens up at the Steelers’ 36-yard line. Flacco then connectedwith Boldin for a 14-yard touchdown pass, capping off a 10-play, 92-yard drive to put the Ravens up 7-0. Flacco finished the game with 266yards passing and one touchdown.
Neither team scored again before halftime and the Ravens took their 7-0 lead into the break. The Steelers finally got on the board early in the thirdquarter when K Shaun Suisham connected from 45 yards out that cutthe lead 7-3.
The Ravens though struck on their next drive on K Billy Cundiff’s 24-yard field goal to put the Ravens up 10-3. Suisham’s 19-yard field goal cutthe Ravens’ lead to 10-6 early in the fourth quarter. Suisham finished thegame a perfect 2-for-2 on field goals and 1-for-1 on PATs.
The Steelers kept forcing the Ravens to punt but they were unable tocapitalize until late in the game. On a second-and-five from Baltimore’s43-yard line S Troy Polamalu sacked Flacco and forced a fumble thatwas recovered by LB LaMarr Woodley. The Steelers took over at theRavens’ nine-yard line and, three plays later, Roethlisberger found Redmanfor the game-winning touchdown. Roethlisberger finished the game with253 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception.
The Steelers defense had a very solid performance, posting four sacks,a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while holding the Ravens to only269 yards of total offense (43 rushing, 226 passing). It was the third timethis season the Steelers held their opponent to less than 50 rushingyards.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (9-3) 0 0 3 10 13Ravens (8-4) 7 0 3 0 10
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBAL 1 1:59 Boldin 14 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick) 10-92; 7:10 0-7PIT 3 10:54 Suisham 45 FG 8-53; 4:06 3-7BAL 3 7:13 Cundiff 24 FG 13-60; 3:41 3-10PIT 4 12:46 Suisham 19 FG 16-79; 9:27 6-10PIT 4 2:51 Redman 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 3-9; 0:22 13-10
Game #12Pittsburgh 13, Baltimore 10
Dec. 5, 2010M&T Bank Stadium (71,418)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Cin. – Benson 8-19; Scott 4-15;
Palmer 2-0. Pit. – Mendenhall 18-66;Roethlisberger 3-23; Moore 4-18; Wallace 1-12; Redman 1-4.
PASSING: Cin. – Palmer 32-20-3, 178, 1 TD.Pit. – Roethlisberger 33-21-0, 258.
RECEIVING: Cin. – Ochocinco 6-71; Kelly 4-15; Shipley 3-26; Benson 3-26; Leonard 2-17;Owens 1-22; Whitworth 1-1, 1 TD. Pit. – Ward8-115; Wallace 5-78; Brown 3-27; Randle El2-19; Mendenhall 1-9; Redman 1-6; Spaeth 1-4.
TEAM STATISTICSBengals Steelers
1st Downs 14 (2-10-2) 18 (7-11-0)3rd Downs 2-8 (25%) 7-15 (47%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 190 354Plays-Avg. 49-3.9 64-5.5Rushing Yards 34 123Rush Att.-Avg. 14-2.4 27-4.6Passing Yards 156 231Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-20-3 33-21-0Sacks By 4-27 3-22Punts-Avg. 5-43.4 5-35.2Penalties 4-25 9-89Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Time of Poss. 25:29 34:31
PITTSBURGH — Behind a strong defensive performance, includingtwo interceptions returned for touchdowns, the Steelers beat the CincinnatiBengals 23-7 at Heinz Field. The Steelers improved to 10-3 on the seasonand remained in first place in the AFC North, while the Bengals fell to 2-10.
Cincinnati jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on their first drive of the gamewhen QB Carson Palmer found OT Andrew Whitworth for a one-yardtouchdown pass. The Bengals would not score another point as theSteelers’ defense took over the game.
The Steelers tied the game 7-7 when S Troy Polamalu picked offPalmer’s pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown late in the firsthalf. It was Polamalu’s second career interception return for a touchdown.K Shaun Suisham added a 23-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in thefirst half and the Steelers took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
Suisham added a 35-yard field goal on the Steelers’ opening drive ofthe second half to make it 13-7. And on the Bengals’ ensuing drive, LBLaMarr Woodley intercepted a Palmer pass and returned it 14 yards fora touchdown. It was Woodley’s second interception of the season andhis first career interception return for a touchdown. It also marked thefirst time the Steelers had two interception returns for a touchdown in agame since November 22, 1998.
Suisham connected from 41 yards late in the fourth quarter to put theSteelers up 23-7. The Bengals looked as if they were going to cut into theSteelers’ lead on a first-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 16-yard line, but Polamalupicked off Palmer again to seal the victory. It was Polamalu’s team-leadingsixth interception of the season.
The Steelers had 354 yards of total offense (231 passing, 123 rushing).QB Ben Roethlisberger finished the game 21-of-33 for 258 yards andRB Rashard Mendenhall had a game-high 66 yards rushing.
The Steelers defense stole the show with three sacks, threeinterceptions and by holding the Bengals to only 190 yards of total offense.
GAME SUMMARY
Bengals (2-11) 7 0 0 0 7STEELERS (10-3) 0 10 3 10 23
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECIN 1 9:58 Whitworth 1 pass from Palmer (Stitser kick) 8-69; 5:02 0-7PIT 2 4:37 Polamalu 45 interception return (Suisham kick) —; — 7-7PIT 2 0:21 Suisham 23 FG 13-75; 2:00 10-7PIT 3 8:34 Suisham 35 FG 10-54; 6:26 13-7PIT 4 12:21 Woodley 14 interception return (Suisham kick) —; — 20-7PIT 4 5:34 Suisham 41 FG 7-45; 4:16 23-7
Game #13Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 7
Dec. 12, 2010Heinz Field (57,501)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: N.Y. – Tomlinson 11-49; Greene
12-40; Sanchez 3-15, 1 TD; Smith 1-2. Pit. –Mendenhall 17-99, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 2-25;Wallace 1-8; Moore 4-7; Redman 1-7.
PASSING: N.Y. – Sanchez 29-19-0, 170. Pit.– Roethlisberger 44-23-0, 264, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: N.Y. – Edwards 8-100; Holmes6-40; Keller 3-19; Tomlinson 1-6; Greene 1-5.Pit. – Wallace 7-102; Sanders 7-78; Spaeth 3-27, 1 TD; Ward 2-34; Brown 2-15; Randle El 1-8; Moore 1-0.
TEAM STATISTICSJets Steelers
1st Downs 17 (8-8-1) 25 (10-14-1)3rd Downs 6-13 (46%) 11-17 (65%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 276 378Plays-Avg. 57-4.8 72-5.3Rushing Yards 106 146Rush Att.-Avg. 27-3.9 25-5.9Passing Yards 170 232Att.-Comp.-Int. 29-19-0 44-23-0Sacks By 3-32 1-0Punts-Avg. 4-36.8 4-38.0Penalties 3-19 3-35Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Time of Poss. 28:42 31:18
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers could not score a touchdown on a third-and-goal from the 10-yard line on the final play of the game and lost to theNew York Jets, 22-17, at Heinz Field. Though the loss put the Steelers at10-4, the team still clinched a playoff spot.
The Jets wasted no time scoring as WR Brad Smith took the openingkickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to give them the 7-0 lead. The Steelerstied the game midway through the second quarter as QB BenRoethlisberger tossed a nine-yard touchdown to TE Matt Spaeth tocap a 16-play, 96-yard drive, the longest drive allowed by the Jets thisseason. It was Spaeth’s first touchdown this season.
K Nick Folk put the Jets up 10-7 late in the first half with his 25-yard fieldgoal. The Steelers tied the game, 10-10, with 33 seconds left in the half onK Shaun Suisham’s 42-yard field goal. It was Suisham’s 15th straightfield goal made between 40-49 yards.
On the first drive of the second half, RB Rashard Mendenhall finishedthe drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown to give the Steelers theirfirst lead of the game, 17-10. It was Mendenhall’s team-leading 10thtouchdown of the season. He finished with a game-high 99 yards rushingon 17 carries and one touchdown.
The Jets responded on their ensuing drive as QB Mark Sanchez scoredon a seven-yard run with 5:14 left in the third quarter. Folk added a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put the Jets up 20-17.
The Steelers took over from their own two-yard line with 2:38 remainingin game, but on the first play DE Jason Taylor tackled RB MeweldeMoore in the end zone for a safety. After forcing the Jets to punt theSteelers still had time to win the game. The Steelers had two chances inthe final 10 seconds to score, but two incomplete passes gave the Jetsthe victory.
The Steelers finished with 378 yards of total offense (146 rushing, 232passing) to the Jets’ 276 (106 rushing, 170 passing). The Steelers alsohad 25 first downs to New York’s 17.
GAME SUMMARY
Jets (10-4) 7 3 7 5 22STEELERS (10-4) 0 10 7 0 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENYJ 1 14:48 Smith 97 kickoff return (Folk kick) —; — 0-7PIT 2 7:29 Spaeth 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 16-96; 8:12 7-7NYJ 2 2:48 Folk 25 FG 9-56; 4:41 7-10PIT 2 0:33 Suisham 42 FG 10-53; 2:15 10-10PIT 3 9:03 Mendenhall 2 run (Suisham kick) 9-74; 5:57 17-10NYJ 3 5:14 Sanchez 7 run (Folk kick) 8-66; 3:49 17-17NYJ 4 10:07 Folk 34 FG 13-50; 6:47 17-20NYJ 4 2:38 Safety (Moore tackled in end zone) —; — 17-22
Game #14New York Jets 22, Pittsburgh 17
Dec. 19, 2010Heinz Field (62,568)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Car. – Stewart 18-71; Goodson
4-3. Pit. – Mendenhall 18-65, 1 TD; Redman 4-43; Moore 4-5; Roethlisberger 7-2, 1 TD.
PASSING: Car. – Clausen 23-10-1, 72. Pit.– Roethlisberger 32-22-0, 320, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Car. – Smith 3-17; Goodson 2-23; King 2-15; Stewart 1-9; Gettis 1-5; Rosario1-3. Pit. – Miller 5-73; Wallace 4-104, 1 TD;Sanders 4-54; Ward 3-38; Brown 2-20;Mendenhall 2-18; Moore 1-11; Redman 1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSPanthers Steelers
1st Downs 7 (4-3-0) 22 (6-14-2)3rd Downs 3-13 (23%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 119 408Plays-Avg. 49-2.4 68-6.0Rushing Yards 74 115Rush Att.-Avg. 22-3.4 33-3.5Passing Yards 45 293Att.-Comp.-Int. 23-10-1 32-22-0Sacks By 3-27 4-27Punts-Avg. 8-34.0 3-45.3Penalties 6-62 4-40Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Time of Poss. 24:36 35:24
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers moved one step closer towinning the AFC North with a dominating 27-3 victory over the CarolinaPanthers at Heinz Field. The Steelers improved to 11-4 on the seasonwhile the Panthers fell to 2-13.
The Steelers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on their first drive of thegame as K Shaun Suisham connected on a 26-yard field goal with 3:47left in the first quarter. The Steelers added to that lead early in the secondquarter when QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace for a43-yard touchdown strike.
It was Wallace’s team-leading ninth touchdown of the season and itmarked the seventh time in team history that the duo has combined for atouchdown of at least 40 yards, tying the team record with Bubby Bristerand Louis Lipps. Wallace finished the game with 104 yards receiving withone touchdown, his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season, tyinghim for second-most in team history with Yancey Thigpen (1997).
The Steelers took a 17-0 lead with 1:54 remaining in the first half as RBRashard Mendenhall scored on a one-yard touchdown run, his team-leading 11th rushing touchdown of the season. His 11 rushing touchdownsare tied for the fourth-most in team history for a single season.
Suisham added a 29-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the first halfto put the Steelers up 20-0 at halftime. Roethlisberger gave the Steelerstheir final score in the third quarter as he rushed for a one-yard touchdown,his second of the season and 14th of his career. Roethlisberger finishedthe game 22-of-32 for 320 yards with one touchdown pass, one rushingtouchdown and no interceptions.
K John Kasay’s 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarterprevented the shutout and made it 27-3, the eventual final score. Thethree points though were the lowest the Steelers had allowed all season.The Steelers finished with 408 yards of total offense (115 rushing, 293passing) while the defense held the Panthers to a season-low 119 yards(74 rushing, 45 passing), had four sacks and forced two turnovers.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (2-13) 0 0 0 3 3STEELERS (11-4) 3 17 7 0 27
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 3:47 Suisham 26 FG 8-72; 4:09 3-0PIT 2 10:16 Wallace 43 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 3-58; 1:29 10-0PIT 2 1:54 Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick) 8-72; 4:42 17-0PIT 2 0:39 Suisham 29 FG 6-43; 0:47 20-0PIT 3 5:05 Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 7-35; 3:43 27-0CAR 4 8:29 Kasay 27 FG 6-14; 2:46 27-3
Game #15Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 3
Dec. 23, 2010Heinz Field (61,748)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 14-36, 2 TDs;
Dwyer 9-28; Roethlisberger 4-24; Redman 3-12. Cle. – McCoy 4-19; Bell 5-14; Hillis 6-13;Cribbs 1-0; Massaquoi 1-(-3).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 22-15-0,280, 2 TDs; Leftwich 7-5-0, 42; Randle El 1-1-0, 3, TD. Cle. – McCoy 41-20-3 209, 1 TD;Wallace 1-1-0, 1; Cribbs 1-0-0, 0.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Ward 5-45, 1 TD; Miller 4-55, 1 TD; Brown 4-52; Wallace 3-105, 1 TD;Randle El 2-21; Mendenhall 1-24; Sanders 1-16; Redman 1-7. Cle. – Watson 7-67; Bell 4-14; Massaquoi 3-50; Cribbs 3-37; Robiskie 2-35, 1 TD; Stuckey 1-4; Hillis 1-3.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Browns
1st Downs 24 (6-17-1) 17 (6-10-1)3rd Downs 8-13 (62%) 6-17 (35%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 3-3 (100%)Total Net Yards 418 225Plays-Avg. 62-6.7 64-3.5Rushing Yards 100 43Rush Att.-Avg. 30-3.3 17-2.5Passing Yards 318 182Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-21-0 43-21-3Sacks By 4-28 2-7Punts-Avg. 2-56.0 3-43.7Penalties 3-25 6-46Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Time of Poss. 33:14 26:46
CLEVELAND — The Steelers finished the regular season with a 12-4record and captured the AFC North Division title with a 41-9 win over theCleveland Browns. The Steelers have an NFL-best 20 division titles since1970.
S Troy Polamalu returned to the starting lineup after missing twogames and picked off QB Colt McCoy on the Browns’ opening drive. Onthe Steelers’ first offensive play of the game, QB Ben Roethlisbergerfound WR Mike Wallace streaking down the field for a 56-yard score. Itmarked Wallace’s career-best 10th receiving touchdown of the seasonand the eighth time Roethlisberger and Wallace have connected for atouchdown of at least 40 yards, the most in team history.
RB Rashard Mendenhall increased the Steelers’ lead 14-0 with aone-yard rushing touchdown midway through the first quarter. TheBrowns though trimmed the lead to 14-3 on K Phil Dawson’s 19-yard fieldgoal early in the second quarter.
However on the Steelers’ ensuing drive, Mendenhall scored on anotherone-yard rushing touchdown, his team-leading 13th of the season.
S Ryan Clark added to Cleveland’s frustrations with an interception ofhis own that set up Roethlisberger’s four-yard touchdown pass to TEHeath Miller. It was Miller’s second receiving touchdown of the season.Prior to halftime, K Shaun Suisham put the Steelers up 31-3 at the breakwith a 41-yard field goal.
The Steelers increased their lead 38-3 midway through the third quarterwhen WR Antwaan Randle El found WR Hines Ward for a three-yardtouchdown pass. It was Randle El’s second touchdown pass of theseason. It was Ward’s fifth receiving touchdown of the season and 83rdof his career.
Suisham added a 24-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter toincrease the lead to 41-3 before McCoy closed the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Brian Robiskie to cut the lead to 41-9.
For the second consecutive game, the Steelers’ offense finished withmore than 400 total yards (100 rushing, 318 passing). The Steelers’ defensehad four sacks and had three interceptions. The 21 interceptions on theseason are the most by the team since 1996 when they had 23.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (12-4) 14 17 7 3 41Browns (5-11) 0 3 0 6 9
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 14:17 Wallace 56 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 1-56; 0:08 7-0PIT 1 6:57 Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick) 10-71; 4:38 14-0CLE 2 14:43 Dawson 19 FG 15-80; 7:14 14-3PIT 2 7:51 Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick) 11-74; 6:52 21-3PIT 2 4:53 Miller 4 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 3-24; 1:35 28-3PIT 2 1:30 Suisham 41 FG 7-53; 1:03 31-3PIT 3 7:18 Ward 3 pass from Randle El (Suisham kick) 13-77; 7:42 38-3PIT 4 12:32 Suisham 24 FG 10-52; 4:56 41-3CLE 4 6:33 Robiskie 20 pass from McCoy (2-pt. attempt failed) 12-88; 5:59 41-9
Game #16Pittsburgh 41, Cleveland 9
Jan. 2, 2011Cleveland Browns Stadium (68,303)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS / WEEK 17 / THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011 WON 12, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/12 W 15- 9 OT Atlanta 63,609 Mendenhall 324 1273 3.9 50t 13 09/19 W 19-11 at Tennessee 69,143 Redman 52 247 4.8 23 0 09/26 W 38-13 at Tampa Bay 61,036 Roethlisberger 34 176 5.2 31 2 10/03 L 14-17 Baltimore 64,729 Moore 33 99 3.0 18 0 10/17 W 28-10 Cleveland 65,168 Wallace 5 39 7.8 19 0 10/24 W 23-22 at Miami 69,867 Dixon 5 32 6.4 21 0 10/31 L 10-20 at New Orleans 70,011 Batch 7 30 4.3 24 0 11/08 W 27-21 at Cincinnati 65,626 Dwyer 9 28 3.1 7 0 11/14 L 26-39 New England 64,359 Randle El 1 2 2.0 2 0 11/21 W 35- 3 Oakland 64,987 Ward 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 11/28 W 19-16 OT at Buffalo 69,642 TEAM 471 1924 4.1 50t 15 12/05 W 13-10 at Baltimore 71,418 OPPONENTS 333 1004 3.0 24 5 12/12 W 23- 7 Cincinnati 57,501 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/19 L 17-22 New York Jets 62,568 Wallace 60 1257 21.0 56t 10 12/23 W 27- 3 Carolina 61,748 Ward 59 755 12.8 43 5 01/02 W 41- 9 at Cleveland 68,303 Miller 42 512 12.2 36 2 Pitt. Opp. Sanders 28 376 13.4 35 2 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 295 272 Moore 26 205 7.9 29 0 Rushing 106 61 Mendenhall 23 167 7.3 24 0 Passing 175 182 Randle El 22 253 11.5 34 0 Penalty 14 29 Brown 16 167 10.4 26 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 94/218 70/209 Spaeth 9 80 8.9 13 1 3rd Down Pct. 43.1 33.5 Redman 9 72 8.0 16t 2 4th Down: Made/Att 2/5 10/16 Johnson 4 46 11.5 25 0 4th Down Pct. 40.0 62.5 TEAM 298 3890 13.1 56t 22 POSSESSION AVG. 31:53 28:07 OPPONENTS 363 3744 10.3 67 15 TOTAL NET YARDS 5525 4429 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 345.3 276.8 Polamalu 7 101 14.4 45t 1 Total Plays 993 974 Clark 2 34 17.0 23 0 Avg. Per Play 5.6 4.5 Woodley 2 22 11.0 14t 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 1924 1004 I. Taylor 2 9 4.5 9 0 Avg. Per Game 120.3 62.8 Timmons 2 5 2.5 5 0 Total Rushes 471 333 Harrison 2 2 1.0 2 0 NET YARDS PASSING 3601 3425 McFadden 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 Avg. Per Game 225.1 214.1 Keisel 1 79 79.0 79t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 43/289 48/319 Madison 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Gross Yards 3890 3744 TEAM 21 248 11.8 79t 3 Att./Completions 479/298 593/363 OPPONENTS 9 122 13.6 62 1 Completion Pct. 62.2 61.2 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Had Intercepted 9 21 Sepulveda 56 2550 45.5 39.1 8 16 62 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 74/44.3 81/40.4 Kapinos LG 18 754 41.9 33.3 3 7 59 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 74/37.3 81/36.4 Kapinos TM 14 576 41.1 32.3 2 5 59 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 100/903 86/716 Suisham 3 115 38.3 34.3 0 1 39 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 22/9 28/14 Roethlisberger 1 35 35.0 15.0 1 0 35 0 TOUCHDOWNS 41 22 TEAM 74 3276 44.3 37.3 11 22 62 0 Rushing 15 5 OPPONENTS 81 3275 40.4 36.4 5 36 67 1 Passing 22 15 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Returns 4 2 Brown 19 1 110 5.8 21 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Randle El 14 17 56 4.0 15 0 TEAM 58 148 43 117 9 375 Sanders 4 1 60 15.0 38 0 OPPONENTS 49 42 39 102 0 232 TEAM 37 19 226 6.1 38 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 32 25 294 9.2 38 0 Mendenhall 13 13 0 0 0 78 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Reed TM 0 0 0 0 19/19 15/22 0 64 Sanders 25 628 25.1 48 0 Suisham 0 0 0 0 19/19 14/15 0 61 Brown 17 397 23.4 89t 1 Wallace 10 0 10 0 0 60 Redman 4 81 20.3 21 0 Ward 5 0 5 0 0 30 Moore 3 47 15.7 17 0 Miller 2 0 2 0 0 12 Ellis LG 1 0 0.0 0 0 Redman 2 0 2 0 0 12 TEAM 49 1153 23.5 97t 1 Roethlisberger 2 2 0 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 77 1540 20.0 97t 1 Sanders 2 0 2 0 0 12 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Brown 1 0 0 1 0 6 Reed TM 2/ 2 6/ 7 5/ 5 0/ 4 2/4 Keisel 1 0 0 1 0 6 Suisham 1/ 1 4/ 4 1/ 1 8/ 9 0/0 Polamalu 1 0 0 1 0 6 TEAM 3/ 3 10/11 6/ 6 8/13 2/4 Spaeth 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 1/ 1 10/10 10/10 5/ 8 0/1 Woodley 1 0 0 1 0 6 Suisham: ()()()()()()()()()()(45G,46G,48G,41G) Moore 0 0 0 0 0 4 (45G,19G)(23G,35G,41G)(42G)(26G,29G,41N)(41G, TEAM 41 15 22 4 38/38 29/37 0 375 24G) OPPONENTS 22 5 15 2 18/19 26/30 1 232 TM: (52G,55N,36G,34G,40N)(36G,34G,25G,27G)(24G) 2-Pt Conv: Moore 2, TM 2-2, OPP 1-3 (49N,45N)()(22G,39G,18G)(19G,51N)(25G,53G,46N) SACKS: Harrison 10.5, Woodley 9.5, Farrior 6, (22G,26N)()(45G,46G,48G,41G)(45G,19G)(23G,35G, Hood 3, Keisel 3, Timmons 3, Gay 2, 41G)(42G)(26G,29G,41N)(41G,24G) McFadden 2, Worilds 2, Eason 1.5, Foote 1.5, OPP: (46N,49G,39G,23G)(21G)(40G,24G)(46N,33G) Ellis LG 1, Hampton 1, Madison 1, Polamalu 1, (39G)(39G,23G,22G,37G,40G)(31G,23G)(51N,45N) I. Taylor 1, TM 48, OPP 43 (31G,36G)(41G)(29G,32G,49G)(24G)()(25G,34G)(27G) FUM/LOST: Roethlisberger 7/3, Batch 2/0, (19G) Dixon 2/1, Mendenhall 2/2, Randle El 2/0, Sanders 2/1, Brown 1/0, Ellis(LG) 1/1, Miller 1/1, Redman 1/0, Wallace 1/0, Ward 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Roethlisberger 389 240 3200 61.7 8.23 17 4.4 5 1.3 56t 32/ 220 97.0 Batch 49 29 352 59.2 7.18 3 6.1 3 6.1 46t 4/ 21 76.2 Dixon 32 22 254 68.8 7.94 0 0.0 1 3.1 52 5/ 41 79.4 Leftwich 7 5 42 71.4 6.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 2/ 7 86.6 Randle El 2 2 42 100.0 21.00 2 100.0 0 0.0 39t 0/ 0 158.3 TEAM 479 298 3890 62.2 8.12 22 4.6 9 1.9 56t 43/ 289 95.2 OPPONENTS 593 363 3744 61.2 6.31 15 2.5 21 3.5 67 48/ 319 73.1
Sacks/ Int./ SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player U A Tot Yds. QH/P Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BL Timmons 100 49 149 3/10 0/8 2/5 7 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 Farrior 99 38 137 6/29 1/20 0/0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clark 66 56 122 0/0 0/0 2/34 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harrison 73 27 100 10.5/72 1/31 2/2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 McFadden 74 21 95 2/16 0/0 2/-3 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Polamalu 58 24 82 1/15 0/0 7/101 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor 54 18 72 1/11 0/0 2/9 11 1 0 8 1 9 0 0 0 Woodley 41 14 55 10/68 0/31 2/22 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gay 38 8 46 2/15 0/0 0/0 15 1 0 8 5 13 0 0 1 Keisel 26 9 35 3/15 0/12 1/79 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hampton 14 15 29 1/6 0/10 0/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foote 23 4 27 1/8 0/3 0/0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mundy 17 6 23 0/0 0/0 0/0 4 0 0 9 6 15 0 0 0 Hood 16 4 20 3/21 5/13 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eason 10 7 17 1.5/11 1/5 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith 10 6 16 0/0 1/12 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoke 7 2 9 0/0 1/8 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allen 4 3 7 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 9 3 12 0 1 0 Fox 5 1 6 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 11 7 18 1 2 0 Madison 4 1 5 1/9 0/0 1/-1 0 0 0 17 5 22 0 0 0 Sylvester 2 1 3 0/0 0/1 0/0 0 0 0 11 3 14 1 0 0 Worilds 2 0 2 2/13 0/4 0/0 0 0 0 11 5 16 0 1 0 McLendon 2 0 2 0/0 0/1 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Battle 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 9 6 15 0 0 0 Sanders 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 7 5 12 1 0 0 Lewis 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 7 1 8 1 0 0 Butler 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Warren 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 Brown 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Sepulveda 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Suisham 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Spaeth 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Redman 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 745 314 1059 48/319 10/159 21/248 87 20 10 120 53 173 4 4 1 OPPONENTS 695 297 992 43/289 74 9/122 58 12 7 82 29 111 2 2 0
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART
WR 86 HINES WARD (6-0, 205, 13) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 84 Antonio Brown (5-10, 186, R)
LT 72 JONATHAN SCOTT (6-6, 318, 5) 66 Tony Hills (6-5, 304, 3)
LG 68 CHRIS KEMOEATU (6-3, 344, 6) 79 Trai Essex (6-5, 324, 6)
C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, R) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 315, 2)
RG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-6, 325, 2) 79 Trai Essex (6-5, 324, 6)
RT 71 FLOZELL ADAMS (6-7, 330, 13) 61 Chris Scott (6-4, 319, R)
TE 83 HEATH MILLER (6-5, 256, 6) 89 Matt Spaeth (6-7, 270, 4) 85 David Johnson (6-2, 260, 2)
RB 34 RASHARD MENDENHALL (5-10, 225, 3) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7) 33 Isaac Redman (6-0, 230, 1)
27 Jonathan Dwyer (5-11, 239, R)
FB 85 DAVID JOHNSON (6-2, 260, 2)
QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 241, 7) 4 Byron Leftwich (6-5, 250, 8) 16 Charlie Batch (6-2, 216, 13) WR 17 MIKE WALLACE (6-0, 199, 2) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, R) 88 Arnaz Battle (6-1, 208, 8)
DE 96 ZIGGY HOOD (6-3, 300, 2) 91 Aaron Smith (6-5, 298, 12)
NT 98 CASEY HAMPTON (6-1, 325, 10) 76 Chris Hoke (6-2, 305, 9) 69 Steve McLendon (6-4, 280, 1)
DE 99 BRETT KEISEL (6-5, 285, 9) 93 Nick Eason (6-3, 305, 8)
LOLB 56 LAMARR WOODLEY (6-2, 265, 4) 97 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, R)
LILB 51 JAMES FARRIOR (6-2, 243, 14) 57 Keyaron Fox (6-3, 235, 7)
RILB 94 LAWRENCE TIMMONS (6-1, 234, 4) 50 Larry Foote (6-1, 239, 9) 55 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 231, R)
ROLB 92 JAMES HARRISON (6-0, 242, 7)
LCB 20 BRYANT MCFADDEN (6-0, 190, 6) 37 Anthony Madison (5-9, 180, 5) 23 Keenan Lewis (6-0, 208, 2)
FS 25 RYAN CLARK (5-11, 205, 9) 29 Ryan Mundy (6-1, 209, 2)
SS 43 TROY POLAMALU (5-10, 207, 8) 26 Will Allen (6-1, 200, 7)
RCB 24 IKE TAYLOR (6-2, 195, 8) 22 William Gay (5-10, 190, 4) 28 Crezdon Butler (6-0, 191, R)
P 13 JEREMY KAPINOS (6-1, 233, 3)
PK 6 SHAUN SUISHAM (6-0, 200, 6)
LS 60 GREG WARREN (6-3, 252, 6) 72 Jonathan Scott (6-6, 318, 5) 92 James Harrison (6-0, 242, 7)
H 13 JEREMY KAPINOS (6-1, 233, 3) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9)
KR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, R) 88 Emmanuel Sanders 5-11, 180, R) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7)
PR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, R) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7)
Rookies
Italics -Injured
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
71 Adams, Flozell OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 16/16
26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 14/0
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
81 Battle, Arnaz WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 15/0
84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 9/0
28 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 16/16
27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 1/0
93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 16/5
79 Essex, Trai OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 12/5
51 Farrior, James LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 36 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 16/16
50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 16/0
73 Foster, Ramon OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 12/8
57 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 16/0
22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 26 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 16/1
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 15/14
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 16/16
66 Hills, Tony OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 15/1
96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 16/10
85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 16/5
13 Kapinos, Jeremy P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 4/0
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 11/11
68 Kemoeatu, Chris OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 28 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 15/15
4 Leftwich, Byron QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 1/0
64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 16/4
23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 9/0
37 Madison, Anthony CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 16/1
20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 16/16
69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 25 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 16/16
83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 14/14
21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 16/2
43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 14/14
53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 16/16
82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 16/0
33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 16/0
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 12/12
88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 13/0
61 Scott, Chris OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
72 Scott, Jonathan OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 16/991 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 14/13
6 Suisham, Shaun K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 6 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 16/0
24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 16/16
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/15
17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 16/16
86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 16/1560 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 16/0
56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 16/16
97 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
PRACTICE SQUAD
87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
77-O Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
90 Ellis, Chris LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
77-D Harris, Sunny DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
74 Colon, Willie OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Harris, Tuff S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
9 Sepulveda, Daniel P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/780 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2010 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive
coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Al Everest
(special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive
backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby
Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and
conditioning).
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 1/0
6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 6 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Onatrio FA '10 7/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 6 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 12/12
13 Jeremy Kapinos P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 4/0
16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 16/16
20 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 16/16
21 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 26 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 16/123 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 9/0
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 16/16
25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 16/16
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 14/0
27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 1/0
28 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 16/2
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 16/0
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 16/16
37 Anthony Madison CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 16/1
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 14/14
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 16/0
51 James Farrior LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 36 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 16/16
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 16/16
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 16/0
56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 16/16
57 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 16/060 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 16/0
61 Chris Scott OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
64 Doug Legursky C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 16/4
66 Tony Hills OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
68 Chris Kemoeatu OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 28 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 15/1569 Steve McLendon DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 25 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
71 Flozell Adams OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 16/16
72 Jonathan Scott OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 16/9
73 Ramon Foster OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 12/8
76 Chris Hoke NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 15/1
79 Trai Essex OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 12/5
81 Arnaz Battle WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 15/0
82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 16/0
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 14/14
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 9/0
85 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 16/5
86 Hines Ward WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 16/15
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 13/0
89 Matt Spaeth TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 14/13
91 Aaron Smith DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 16/16
93 Nick Eason DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 16/5
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/15
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 16/10
97 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 15/14
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 11/11
PRACTICE SQUAD
19 Tyler Grisham WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
42 Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
44 Frank Summers RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
67 Kyle Jolly OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
77-D Sunny Harris DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
77-O Dorian Brooks OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
87 Eugene Bright TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
90 Chris Ellis LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
9 Daniel Sepulveda P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
10 Dennis Dixon QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Tuff Harris S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
74 Willie Colon OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 26 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/780 Limas Sweed WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2010 NUMERICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2010 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive
coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Al Everest
(special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive
backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby
Wilson (running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel
Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 1/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 12/12
16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
21 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 1/0
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 16/0
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 16/16
17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 16/16
81 Arnaz Battle WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 15/0
82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 16/0
86 Hines Ward WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 16/15
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 9/0
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 13/0
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 14/14
85 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 16/5
89 Matt Spaeth TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 14/13
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 16/16
61 Chris Scott OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
64 Doug Legursky C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 16/4
66 Tony Hills OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
68 Chris Kemoeatu OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 28 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 15/15
71 Flozell Adams OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 16/16
72 Jonathan Scott OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 16/9
73 Ramon Foster OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 12/8
79 Trai Essex OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 12/5
6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 6 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
13 Jeremy Kapinos P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 4/0
60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 16/0
69 Steve McLendon DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 25 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
76 Chris Hoke NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '02 15/1
91 Aaron Smith DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
93 Nick Eason DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 16/5
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 16/10
98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 15/14
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 11/11
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 16/0
51 James Farrior LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 36 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 16/16
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 16/0
56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 16/16
57 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 16/0
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 16/16
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/15
97 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
20 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 16/16
22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 26 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 16/123 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 9/0
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 16/16
25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 16/16
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 8 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 14/0
28 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 16/2
37 Anthony Madison CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 16/1
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 14/14
PRACTICE SQUAD
19 Tyler Grisham WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
42 Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
44 Frank Summers RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
67 Kyle Jolly OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
77-D Sunny Harris DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
77-O Dorian Brooks OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
87 Eugene Bright TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
90 Chris Ellis LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
9 Daniel Sepulveda P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
10 Dennis Dixon QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Tuff Harris S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
74 Willie Colon OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/7
80 Limas Sweed WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants: John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians
(offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight
ends); Al Everest (special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide
receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler (offensive
line); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and
conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
SPECIALISTS (3)
DEFENSE (25)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (7)
LINEBACKERS (8)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)
Experience Includes 2010 Season
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY POSITION
OFFENSE (28)
QUARTERBACKS (3)
RUNNING BACKS (4)
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
TIGHT ENDS (3)
2010 GP/GS
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ
14th YEAR (1)
51 Farrior, James LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 36 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 16/16
13th YEAR (3)
71 Adams, Flozell OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 16/16
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 16/15
12th YEAR (1)
91 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
10th YEAR (1)
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 15/14
9th YEAR (7)
25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 16/16
50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 16/0
76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 15/1
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 11/11
82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 16/0
8th YEAR (5)
81 Battle, Arnaz WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 15/0
93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 16/5
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 1/0
43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 14/14
24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 16/16
7th YEAR (5)
26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 14/0
57 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 16/0
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 16/16
21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 12/126th YEAR (6)
79 Essex, Trai OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 12/5
68 Kemoeatu, Chris OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 28 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 15/15
20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 16/16
83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 14/14
6 Suisham, Shaun K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 5 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
60 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 16/0
5th YEAR (2)
37 Madison, Anthony CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 16/1
72 Scott, Jonathan OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 16/9
4th YEAR (4)
22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 26 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 16/1
89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 14/13
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 16/15
56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 16/16
3rd YEAR (3)
66 Hills, Tony OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
13 Kapinos, Jeremy P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 4/0
34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 16/16
2nd YEAR (7)
73 Foster, Ramon OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 12/8
96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 16/10
85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 16/5
64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 16/4
23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 9/0
29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 16/2
17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 16/161st YEAR (2)
69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 25 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 16/0
ROOKIES (8)
84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 9/0
28 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 1/0
53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 16/16
88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 13/0
61 Scott, Chris OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 16/0
97 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
PRACTICE SQUAD
87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
77-O Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
90 Ellis, Chris LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
77-D Harris, Sunny DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
74 Colon, Willie OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Harris, Tuff S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
9 Sepulveda, Daniel P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/0
80 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants:
Experience Includes 2010 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians
(offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight
ends); Al Everest (special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers);
Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Jerry
Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning);
Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY EXPERIENCE
2010 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/7 TE Eugene Bright Signed contract 1/7 WR Jason Chery Signed contract 1/7 S Tuff Harris Signed contract 1/7 DT Steve McClendon Signed contract 1/7 RB Isaac Redman Signed contract 1/7 RB Justin Vincent Signed contract 1/7 CB Trae Williams Signed contract 1/7 LB Johnny Williams Signed contract 1/7 DT Scott Paxson Signed contract 1/7 P Piotr Czech Signed contract 1/14 Coach Sean Kugler Signed contract 1/19 LB Derrick Doggett Signed contract 1/21 Coach Al Everest Signed contract 1/29 Coach Jerry Osalvsky Signed contract 2/9 P Adam Graessle Signed contract 2/9 WR Brandon London Signed contract 2/17 DB David Pittman Signed contract 2/25 NT Casey Hampton Signed contract 2/25 K Jeff Reed Designated as Franchise Player 3/8 WR Arnaz Battle Signed contract 3/8 S Will Allen Signed contract 3/9 S Ryan Clark Signed contract 3/9 WR Antwaan Randle El Signed contract 3/9 OT Jonathan Scott Signed contract 3/15 LB Larry Foote Signed contract 4/12 DE Nick Eason Signed contract 4/13 WR Santonio Holmes Traded to NYJ 4/13 K Jeff Reed Signed franchise tender 4/16 TE Matt Speath Signed contract tender 4/16 CB William Gay Signed contract tender 4/16 OT Willie Colon Signed contract tender 4/19 P Daniel Sepulveda Signed contract tender 4/20 QB Byron Leftwich Traded from Tampa Bay for draft pick 4/21 CB Bryant McFadden Traded from Arizona for draft pick 4/26 C Maurkice Pouncey Drafted 4/26 LB Jason Worilds Drafted 4/26 WR Emmanuel Sanders Drafted 4/26 LB Thaddeus Gibson Drafted 4/26 OT Chris Scott Drafted 4/26 CB Crezdon Butler Drafted 4/26 LB Stevenson Sylvester Drafted 4/26 RB Jonathan Dwyer Drafted 4/26 WR Antonio Brown Drafted 4/26 DT Doug Worthington Drafted 4/26 OG Dorian Brooks Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 OG Kyle Jolly Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Demetrius Taylor Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Cordarrow Thompson Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Justin Thornton Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 LB Lindsey Witten Signed contract Rookie FA 4/27 C Bradley Vierling Signed contract Rookie FA 5/11 WR Limas Sweed Placed on Reserve/Injured List 5/11 WR Isaiah Williams Signed contract 6/7 LS Jared Retkofsky Waived/Released 6/7 LS Matt Stewart Signed contract 6/15 WR Emmanuel Sanders Signed contract 6/15 LB Thaddeus Gibson Signed contract 6/15 LB Stevenson Sylvester Signed contract 6/15 RB Jonathan Dwyer Signed contract 6/15 WR Antonio Brown Signed contract 6/15 DT Doug Worthington Signed contract 6/15 WR Jason Chery Waived/Released 6/15 CB Trae Williams Waived/Released 6/15 DT Cordarrow Thompson Waived/Released 6/15 C Bradley Vierling Waived/Released 6/15 K Pietr Czech Waived/Released 6/15 LB Derrick Doggett Waived/Released 6/15 P Adam Graessle Waived/Released 6/16 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Waived/Released 6/16 OT Chris Scott Signed contract 6/16 CB Crezdon Butler Signed contract 7/21 OT Willie Colon Place on Reserve/Injured list 7/21 OT Adrian Jones Signed contract
7/29 LB Jason Worilds Signed contract 7/29 LB Johnny Williams Waived/Released 7/29 LB Lindsey Witten Waived/Released 7/29 LS Matt Stewart Waived/Released 7/30 G/C Maurkice Pouncey Signed contract 7/30 OT Flozell Adams Signed contract 7/30 LB Andre Frazier PUP list 7/30 OT Chris Scott PUP list 8/2 FB Demetrius Taylor Waived/Released 8/2 FB Dwayne Wright Claimed off waivers 8/8 S Tuff Harris Waived/Injured List 8/8 S Da’mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract 8/12 LB Andre Frazier Placed on Reserve/Injured List 8/12 LB Brandon Renkart Signed contract 8/23 WR Isaiah Williams Waived/Released 8/23 LS/LB Matt Stewart Signed contract 8/31 LB Brandon Renkart Waived/Released 8/31 OT Adrian Jones Released 8/31 RB Dwayne Wright Waived/Released 8/31 CB David Pittman Waived/Released 8/31 LB Andre Frazier Released 8/31 OT Chris Scott PUP List 9/3 TE Eugene Bright Released 9/3 OG Dorian Brooks Released 9/3 OT Kyle Jolly Released 9/3 WR Brandon London Released 9/3 TE Sean McHugh Released 9/3 DT Scott Paxson Released 9/3 LS Matt Stewart Released 9/3 S Justin Thornton Released 9/3 RB Justin Vincent Released 9/3 LB Renauld Williams Released 9/4 WR Tyler Grisham Released 9/4 WR Stefan Logan Released 9/4 LB Patrick Bailey Released 9/4 CB Joe Burnett Released 9/4 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Released 9/4 DE Sunny Harris Released 9/4 C Justin Hartwig Released 9/4 DT Steve McLendon Released 9/4 FB Frank Summers Released 9/4 OG Kraig Urbik Released 9/4 DE Doug Worthington Released 9/6 TE Eugene Bright Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OG Dorian Brooks Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 WR Tyler Grisham Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OT Kyle Jolly Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DT Steve McLendon Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 FB Frank Summers Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DE Doug Worthington Signed to Practice Squad 9/7 DE Doug Worthington Released from Practice Squad 9/7 DE Al Woods Signed to Practice Squad 9/18 QB Byron Leftwich Released 9/18 DT Steve McLendon Signed to active roster 9/20 DT Steve McLendon Released 9/20 QB Byron Leftwich Re-signed to active roster 9/21 DT Steve McLendon Re-signed to practice squad 10/2 QB Dennis Dixon Placed on Reserve/Injured List 10/2 DT Steve McLendon Signed to active roster 10/4 QB Ben Roethlisberger Added to active roster from suspended list 10/7 DT Steve McLendon Released 10/11 DT Steve McLendon Re-signed to practice squad 10/30 LB Thaddeus Gibson Waived/Released 10/30 DT Steve McLendon Signed to active roster 11/3 LB Chris Ellis Signed to practice squad 11/4 DE Al Woods Claimed by Tampa Bay off practice squad 11/4 DE Sunny Harris Signed to practice squad 11/10 OT Max Starks Placed on Reserve/Injured List 11/10 OT Chris Scott Added to active roster off of PUP list 11/16 K Jeff Reed Released 11/16 K Shaun Suisham Signed contract 12/7 P Daniel Sepulveda Placed on Reserve/Injured List 12/7 P Jeremy Kapinos Signed contract
HOW THE 2010 STEELERS WERE BUILT
Year-Record (Finish) Draft Choices (34) Free Agents (18) Unrestricted Free Agents (4) Trade (2) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 1998: 7-9 (3
rd AFC Central) WR Hines Ward (#3b)
____________________ __________________________________________________________ ___ 1999: 6-10 (4
th AFC Central) DE Aaron Smith (#4)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2001: 13-3 (1
st AFC Central) DT Casey Hampton (#1) DT Chris Hoke FA
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ __ 2002: 11-5-1 (1
st AFC North) DE Brett Keisel (#7b) QB Charlie Batch FA
LB James Farrior UFA (NYJ)
2003: 6-10 (3rd
AFC North) S Troy Polamalu (#1) CB Ike Taylor (#4)
2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB Ben Roethlisberger (#1) LB James Harrison FA
OT *Max Starks (#3)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2005: 11-5 (2
nd AFC North) TE Heath Miller (#1) LS Greg Warren FA
OT Trai Essex (#3) OG Chris Kemoeatu (#6)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2006: 8-8 (T-2
nd AFC North) OT *Willie Colon (#4a) S Ryan Clark UFA (Was)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2007: 10-6 (1
st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1) DE Nick Eason FA
LB LaMarr Woodley (#2) TE Matt Spaeth (#3) P *Daniel Sepulveda (#4a) CB William Gay (#5b) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2008: 12-4 (1
st AFC North) RB Rashard Mendenhall (#1) LB Keyaron Fox UFA (KC)
WR *Limas Sweed (#2) RB Mewelde Moore UFA (Min) OT Tony Hills (#4) C Doug Legursky FA QB *Dennis Dixon (#5) S Ryan Mundy (#6b)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2009: 9-7 (3
rd AFC North) DE Ziggy Hood (#1) RB Isaac Redman FA
CB Keenan Lewis (#3b) OT Ramon Foster FA WR Mike Wallace (#3c) CB Anthony Madison FA TE David Johnson (#7b) DT Steve McLendon FA
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2010: 12-4 (T-1
st AFC North) C Maurkice Pouncey (#1) OT Flozell Adams FA
LB Jason Worilds (#2) S Will Allen FA WR Emmanuel Sanders (#3) WR Arnaz Battle FA OT Chris Scott (#5a) LB Larry Foote FA CB Crezdon Butler (#5b) WR Antwaan Randle El FA LB Stevenson Sylvester (#5c) CB Bryant McFadden T (Arz) RB Jonathan Dwyer (#6a) QB Byron Leftwich T (T.B.) WR Antonio Brown (#6b) OT Jonathan Scott FA K Shaun Suisham FA P Jeremy Kapinos FA *Reserve/Injured List
2010 STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Leftwich Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers
At Denver (8/29) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) CAROLINA (9/2) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers
Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Dixon Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Tennessee (9/19) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Dixon Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Tampa Bay (9/26) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legurksy Adams Miller Ward Batch Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) BALTIMORE (10/3) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legursky Adams Miller Ward Batch Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) CLEVELAND (10/17) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legursky Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Miami (10/24) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legursky Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At New Orleans (10/31) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Cincinnati (11/8) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) NEW ENGLAND (11/14) Wallace Scott Foster Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE)
OAKLAND (11/21) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE)
At Buffalo (11/28) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson At Baltimore (12/5) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson CINCINNATI (12/12) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Spaeth Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson N.Y. JETS (12/19) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Spaeth Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson CAROLINA (12/23) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Spaeth (TE) Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson At Cleveland (1/2/11) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Sanders (WR)
2010 STARTING LINEUPS
DEFENSE
Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Denver (8/29) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor Lewis Polamalu Allen CAROLINA (9/2) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Fox Timmons Taylor Gay Polamalu Clark
Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB RCB LCB SS FS Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Tennessee (9/19) Smith Hoke Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Tampa Bay (9/26) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark BALTIMORE (10/3) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark CLEVELAND (10/17) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Miami (10/24) Smith Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At New Orleans (10/31) Hood Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Cincinnati (11/8) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark NEW ENGLAND (11/14) Hood Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark OAKLAND (11/21) Hood Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Buffalo (11/28) Hood Madison (CB) Eason Woodley Farrior Gay (CB) Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Baltimore (12/5) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark CINCINNATI (12/12) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark N.Y. JETS (12/19) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Mundy Clark CAROLINA (12/23) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Mundy Clark At Cleveland (1/2/11) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark
2010 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 8 14 21 28 5 12 19 23 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 Injury 2010 ATL TEN TAM BAL CLE MIA NO CIN NE OAK BUF BAL CIN NYJ CAR CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G-S G-S Missed Starts Names Adams, Flozell RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 198/194 80/80 0 16/16 Allen, Will P P P P P P P P SI SI P P P P P P 98/26 6/0 2 14/0 Batch, Charlie DNP P QB QB SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 74/52 0/0 0 3/2 Battle, Arnaz P P P P P P P P P P P P P P SI P 103/38 0/0 1 15/0 Bright, Eugene PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Brooks, Dorian PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Brown, Antonio SI P P P SI SI SI SI SI P SI P P P P P 9/0 5/0 0 9/0 Butler, Crezdon SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI P SI SI SI P P P SI 4/0 0/0 0 4/0 Clark, Ryan FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 114/91 24/24 0 16/16 Colon, Willie IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 50/50 0/0 16 0/0 Cromartie-Smith Da’Mon PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Dixon, Dennis QB QB SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 4/3 0/0 13 2/2 Dwyer, Jonathan SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI P 1/0 1/0 0 1/0 Eason, Nick P P P P P DE DE P DE DE DE P P P P P 85/14 18/0 1 16/5 Ellis, Chris — — — — — — — PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 15/1 0/0 0 0/0 Essex, Trai RG RG SI SI SI SI RG RG RG P P P P P P P 61/25 10/0 4 12/5 Farrior, James LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB 216/182 86/86 0 16/16 Foote, Larry P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 140/98 16/0 0 16/0 Foster, Ramon SI SI P P P P SI SI LG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 27/11 8/8 0 12/8 Fox, Keyaron P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 85/7 40/0 0 16/0 Gay, William P P P P P P P P P P CB P P P P P 64/19 64/0 0 16/1 Grisham, Tyler PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 4/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hampton, Casey NT SI NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT P NT NT NT NT NT 144/136 14/5 1 15/14 Harris, Sunny — — — — — — — PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 2/1 0/0 0 0/0 Harris, Tuff IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 6/0 0/0 16 0/0 Harrison, James OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 107/71 32/32 0 16/16 Hills, Tony SI P SI SI SI SI SI SI P SI P SI SI DNP SI SI 3/0 0/0 0 3/0 Hoke, Chris P NT P SI P P P P P P P P P P P P 108/16 12/0 1 15/1 Hood, Ziggy P P P P P P DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 32/10 32/10 0 16/10 Johnson, David P P P P P P P P P P TE TE TE TE FB P 31/8 27/5 0 16/5 Jolly, Kyle PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Kapinos, Jeremy — — — — — — — — — — — — P P P P 26/0 4/0 0 4/0 Keisel, Brett DE DE DE DE DE SI SI DE SI SI SI DE DE DE DE DE 102/68 5/5 5 11/11 Kemoeatu, Chris LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG SI LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 57/43 7/7 1 15/15 Leftwich, Byron SI — DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPDNPDNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P 58/49 1/0 1 1/0 Legursky, Doug P P RG RG RG RG P P P P P P P P P P 25/4 16/0 0 16/4 Lewis, Keenan SI P SI SI SI P P SI P P P P SI SI P P 13/0 2/0 0 9/0 Madison, Anthony P P P P P P P P P P CB P P P P P 59/1 20/0 0 16/1 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did not play IR — Injured reserve SI — Sunday inactive PUP — Physically unable to perform PS — Practice squad SUS — Suspended
2010 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 8 14 21 28 5 12 19 23 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 Injury 2010 ATL TEN TAM BAL CLE MIA NO CIN NE OAK BUF BAL CIN NYJ CAR CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G-S G-S Missed Starts
Names McFadden, Bryant LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 83/50 36/35 0 16/16 McLendon, Steve PS P PS P PS PS P P P P P SI SI SI SI SI 7/0 0/0 2 7/0 Mendenhall, Rashard RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 35/29 32/16 0 16/16 Miller, Heath TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE SI SI TE TE 92/91 2/2 2 14/14 Moore, Mewelde P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P SI 101/15 0/0 1 15/0 Mundy, Ryan P P P P P P P P P P P P P SS SS P 32/2 32/0 0 16/2 Polamalu, Troy SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SI SI SS 107/91 1/1 2 14/14 Pouncey, Maurkice C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 16/16 16/16 0 16/16 Randle El, Antwaan P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 143/71 52/0 0 16/0 Redman, Isaac P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16/0 16/0 0 16/0 Roethlisberger, Ben SUS SUS SUS SUS QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 99/98 12/12 0 12/12 Sanders, Emmanuel P SI SI SI P P P P P P P P P P P WR 13/1 12/1 1 13/1 Scott, Chris PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 0/0 0/0 8 0/0 Scott, Jonathan P LT P P P P P P LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 46/23 16/8 0 16/8 Sepulveda, Daniel P P P P P P P P P P P P IR IR IR IR 44/0 0/0 4 12/0 Smith, Aaron DE DE DE DE DE DE SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 156/148 0/0 10 6/6 Spaeth, Matt TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE SI SI TE TE TE P 60/38 4/0 2 14/13 Starks, Max LT SI LT LT LT LT LT LT IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 95/67 0/0 8 7/7 Suisham, Shaun — — — — — — — — — P P P P P P P 64/0 7/0 0 7/0 Summers, Frank PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 2/1 0/0 0 0/0 Sweed, Limas IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 20/0 0/0 16 0/0 Sylvester, Stevenson P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16/0 16/0 0 16/0 Taylor, Ike RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 125/92 107/49 0 16/16 Timmons, Lawrence RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB P RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB 62/30 55/5 0 16/15 Wallace, Mike WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 32/20 32/18 0 16/16 Ward, Hines WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P WR 202/180 48/0 0 16/15 Warren, Greg P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 85/0 16/0 0 16/0 Woodley, LaMarr OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 60/46 50/38 0 16/16 Worilds, Jason P SI P P P P P P P P P P P P P SI 14/0 14/0 2 14/0 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did not play IR — Injured reserve SI — Sunday inactive PUP — Physically unable to perform PS — Practice squad SUS — Suspended
2010 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
OPPONENTS STEELERS RUSHING vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Turner 19 Rushes 36 Rashard Mendenhall at Buf (11/28) vs. N.E. (11/14) BenJarvus Green-Ellis 87 Yards 151 Rashard Mendenhall at Buf (11/28) vs. Oak (11/21) Michael Bush 24 Long 50t Rashard Mendenhall vs. Atl (9/12) at T.B. (9/26) LeGarrette Blount 1 TDs 2 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Bal (10/3) vs. Bal (10/3) Willis McGahee 1 2 Rashard Mendenhall at Cle (1/2) at Cin (11/8) Cedric Benson 1 vs. N.E. (11/14) Tom Brady 1 vs. NYJ (12/19) Mark Sanchez 1 RECEIVING vs. Atl (9/12) Roddy White 13 Receptions 8 Mike Wallace vs. N.E. (11/14) 8 Hines Ward vs. Cin (12/12) at Cin (11/8) Terrell Owens 141 Yards 136 Mike Wallace vs. N.E. (11/14) at Bal (12/5) Donte Stallworth 67 Long 56t Mike Wallace at Cle (1/2) vs. N.E. (11/14) Rob Gronkowski 3 TDs 2 Mike Wallace at T.B. (9/26) 2 Mike Wallace vs. N.E. (11/14) PASSING at Buf (11/28) Ryan Fitzpatrick 45 Attempts 49 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) at N.O. (10/31) Drew Brees 34 Completions 30 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) vs. N.E. (11/14) Tom Brady 350 Yards 387 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) at Buf (11/28) Ryan Fitzpatrick 65t Long 56t Ben Roethlisberger at Cle (1/2) vs. N.E. (11/14) Tom Brady 3 TDs 3 Charlie Batch at T.B. (9/26) 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Cle (10/17) 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Oak (11/21) vs. Cin (12/12) Carson Palmer 3 INTs 2 Charlie Batch at T.B. (9/26) at Cle (1/2) Colt McCoy 3 PUNT RETURNS vs. Oak (11/21) Nick Miller 4 Returns 7 Antonio Brown vs. Oak (11/21) at Bal (12/5) Lardarius Webb 47 Yards 66 Antonio Brown vs. Oak (11/21) at Ten (9/19) Marc Mariani 38 Long 38 Emmanuel Sanders at N.O. (10/31) NONE TDs NONE KICKOFF RETURNS vs. Car (12/23) Mike Goodson 6 Returns 6 Emmanuel Sanders vs. N.E. (11/14) vs. NYJ (12/19) Brad Smith 140 Yards 156 Emmanuel Sanders vs. N.E. (11/14) vs. NYJ (12/19) Brad Smith 97 Long 89t Antonio Brown at Ten (9/19)vs. NYJ (12/19) Brad Smith 1 TDs 1 Antonio Brown at Ten (9/19)
PUNTS vs. Oak (11/21) Shane Lechler 8 Punts 8 Daniel Sepulveda at Ten (9/19) vs. Car (12/23) Josh Baker 8 vs. Oak (11/21) Shane Lechler 390 Yards 348 Daniel Sepulveda at Ten (9/19) at Ten (9/19) Brett Kern 48.8 Avg. 62.0 Daniel Sepulveda at T.B. (9/26) vs. Oak (11/21) Shane Lechler 48.8 at Mia (10/24) Brandon Fields 47.7 Net 62.0 Daniel Sepulveda at T.B. (9/26) at Mia (10/24) Brandon Fields 66 Long 62 Daniel Sepulveda at T.B. (9/26) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 4 In 20 4 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Cle (10/17) vs. Cle (10/17) Reggie Hodges 4 4 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Oak (11/21) vs. N.E. (11/14) Zoltan Mesko 1 Touchbacks 3 Daniel Sepulveda at Ten (9/19) at Buf (11/28) Brian Moorman 1 at Bal (12/5) Sam Koch 1 vs. Cin (12/12) Kevin Huber 1 vs. Car (12/23) Josh Baker 1 INTERCEPTIONS vs. Atl (9/12) Mike Peterson 1 Interceptions 2 Troy Polamalu vs. Cin (12/12) at T.B. (9/26) Quincy Black 1 at T.B. (9/26) Aqib Talib 1 vs. Bal (10/3) Ray Lewis 1 vs. Cle (10/17) Joe Haden 1 at N.O. (10/31) LeighTorrence 1 at Cin (11/8) Roy Williams 1 vs. N.E. (11/14) James Sanders 1 at Bal (12/5) Josh Wilson 1 vs. Cle (10/17) Joe Haden 62 Long Return 79t Brett Keisel at T.B. (9/26)vs. N.E. (11/14) James Sanders 1 TDs 1 Brett Keisel at T.B. (9/26) 1 Troy Polamalu vs. Cin (12/12) 1 LaMarr Woodley vs. Cin (12/12) TACKLES at Buf (11/28) Donte Whitner 18 Total 15 Lawrence Timmons at Ten (9/19) 15 Lawrence Timmons vs. Bal (10/3) at Bal (12/5) Ray Lewis 12 Solo 13 Lawrence Timmons at Ten (9/19) at Buf (11/28) Donte Whitner 10 Assisted 8 Ryan Clark vs. N.E. (11/14) at Buf (11/28) Kyle Williams 2 Sacks 2 James Harrison at Ten (9/19) vs. NYJ (12/19) Drew Coleman 2 2 James Harrison vs. Cle (10/17) vs. Car (12/23 Charles Johnson 2 2 LaMarr Woodley at Cin (11/8) 2 James Harrison vs. Oak (11/21) 2 LaMarr Woodley vs. Cin (12/12)
2010 DRIVE ENGINEERING
Steelers REGULAR SEASON
No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st STEELERS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 vs. Atl 12 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 33.3 FG Sept. 19 at Ten 14 1 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 35.7 TD Sept. 26 at Tam 10 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 31 50.0 INT Oct. 3 vs. Bal 10 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 20.0 Punt Oct. 17 vs. Cle 11 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 36.3 INT Oct. 24 at Mia 12 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 23 41.7 FUM Oct. 31 at NO 11 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 10 18.2 Punt Nov. 8 at Cin 14 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 27 35.7 TD Nov. 14 vs. NE 13 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 26 30.8 Punt Nov. 21 vs. Oak 13 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 38.5 Punt Nov. 28 at Buf 12 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 41.7 TD Dec. 5 at Bal 11 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 27.3 Punt Dec. 12 vs. Cin 8 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 37.5 Punt Dec. 19 vs. NYJ 9 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 33.3 Punt Dec. 23 vs. Car 13 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 27 38.5 FG Jan. 2 at Cle 9 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 77.8 TD TOTAL 182 38 29 8 0 74 0 3 9 9 1 10 354 36.8
Opponents
REGULAR SEASON No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st OPPONENTS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 vs. Atl 13 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 23.1 Punt Sept. 19 at Ten 15 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 3 0 1 11 13.3 Fumble Sept. 26 at Tam 11 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 13 27.2 FG Oct. 3 vs. Bal 11 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 17 27.2 FG Miss Oct. 17 vs. Cle 10 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 10 20.0 INT Oct. 24 at Mia 11 1 5 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 22 54.5 FG Oct. 31 at NO 11 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 36.5 Punt Nov. 8 at Cin 14 3 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 21 21.4 Fumble Nov. 14 vs. NE 11 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 54.5 TD Nov. 21 vs. Oak 14 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 7.1 FG Nov. 28 at Buf 12 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 16 33.3 Punt Dec. 5 at Bal 11 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 18.2 Punt Dec. 12 vs. Cin 10 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 10.0 TD Dec. 19 vs. NYJ 9 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 44.4 TD Dec. 23 vs. Car 12 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 8.3 Punt Jan. 2 at Cle 10 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 20.0 INT TOTAL 185 21 26 4 0 80 1 7 14 21 0 14 224 25.4
2010 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time
Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Atlanta Kickoff Reed 52 yd. FG 11 40 7:09 3-0 1 7:51 Atlanta Kickoff Reed 36 yd. FG 6 62 3:47 6-6 3 6:53 Atlanta Punt Reed 34 yd. FG 10 67 5:07 9-6 4 8:54 Atlanta Punt Mendenhall 50 yd. run 1 50 0:11 15-9 OT 12:25 Tennessee Kickoff Brown 89 yd. kickoff return — — 0:14 7-0 1 14:46 Tennessee Interception Reed 36 yd. FG 11 62 6:33 10-3 2 14:12 Tennessee Fumble Reed 34 yd. FG 4 7 1:36 13-3 2 0:00 Tennessee Fumble Reed 25 yd. FG 8 28 4:53 16-3 4 14:56 Tennessee Fumble Reed 27 yd. FG 4 6 1:33 19-3 4 4:59 Tampa Bay Punt Batch 46 yd. pass to Wallace 2 45 0:53 7-3 1 7:53 Tampa Bay Kickoff Mendenhall 3 yd. run 6 67 3:49 14-6 2 10:19 Tampa Bay Fumble Batch 41 yd. pass to Wallace 2 44 0:47 21-6 2 7:15 Tampa Bay Punt Batch 9 yd. pass to Ward 11 79 4:02 28-6 2 0:16 Tampa Bay Punt Reed 24 yd. FG 8 53 4:21 31-6 3 2:23 Tampa Bay —— Keisel 79 yd. interception return — — 0:16 38-6 4 14:44 Baltimore Kickoff Mendenhall 1 yd. run 7 64 4:08 7-3 1 2:08 Baltimore Punt Mendenhall 7 yd. run 13 93 6:52 14-10 4 7:14 Cleveland Kickoff Roethlisberger 29 yd. pass to Wallace 11 81 6:11 7-3 2 10:40 Cleveland Punt Roethlisberger 8 yd. pass to Ward 5 96 1:59 14-3 3 3:13 Cleveland Muffed Punt Mendenhall 2 yd. run 4 13 2:00 21-3 4 5:50 Cleveland Interception Roethlisberger 14 yd. pass to Miller 3 18 0:17 28-10 4 1:25 Miami Punt Reed 22 yd. FG 13 86 8:20 3-6 2 14:14 Miami Fumble Roethlisberger 21 yd. pass to Ward 5 34 1:44 10-6 2 11:11 Miami Kickoff Roethlisberger 53 yd. pass to Wallace 1 53 0:16 17-9 2 5:47 Miami Punt Reed 39 yd. FG 10 46 5:32 20-16 3 5:32 Miami Kickoff Reed 18 yd. FG 8 47 2:51 23-22 4 2:26 New Orleans Punt Reed 19 yd. FG 11 43 6:11 3-0 2 9:09 New Orleans Kickoff Mendenhall 38 yd. run 4 68 2:07 13-10 4 10:48 Cincinnati Fumble Mendenhall 1 yd. run 4 25 1:55 7-0 1 12:57 Cincinnati Blocked Punt Reed 25 yd. FG 6 23 2:17 10-0 1 7:46 Cincinnati Interception Roethlisberger 8 yd. pass to Ward 6 52 3:03 17-7 2 2:07 Cincinnati Missed FG Reed 53 yd. FG 5 24 0:40 20-7 2 0:05 Cincinnati Punt Randle El 39 yd. pass to Wallace 5 56 2:40 27-7 4 14:50 New England Punt Reed 22 yd. FG 10 76 5:22 3-10 2 5:08 New England Kickoff Roethlisberger 6 yd. pass to Sanders 7 71 3:11 10-23 4 12:11 New England Kickoff Roethlisberger 15 yd. pass to Wallace 5 53 1:48 18-29 4 6:44 New England Kickoff Roethlisberger 33 yd. pass to Wallace 5 80 1:24 26-36 4 2:59 Oakland Punt Mendenhall 5 yd. run 14 85 8:06 7-3 2 13:29 Oakland Punt Roethlisberger 16 yd. run 7 56 3:30 14-3 2 4:01 Oakland Fumble Roethlisberger 22 yd. pass to Sanders 4 35 1:23 21-3 2 1:26 Oakland Interception Roethlisberger 52 yd. pass to Wallace 2 54 0:18 28-3 4 14:49 Oakland Downs Roethlisberger 16 yd. pass to Redman 5 41 2:24 35-3 4 1:12 Buffalo Kickoff Mendenhall 1 yd. run 13 78 7:54 7-0 1 7:06 Buffalo Punt Suisham 45 yd. FG 14 51 6:12 10-0 2 14:45 Buffalo Punt Suisham 46 yd. FG 8 54 1:39 13-0 2 0:03 Buffalo Kickoff Suisham 48 yd. FG 9 50 5:06 16-13 4 6:19 Buffalo Punt Suisham 41 yd. FG 13 58 7:06 19-16 OT 2:14 Baltimore Kickoff Suisham 45 yd. FG 8 53 4:06 3-7 3 10:54 Baltimore Kickoff Suisham 19 yd. FG 16 79 9:27 6-10 4 12:46 Baltimore Fumble Roethlisberger 9 yd. pass to Redman 3 9 0:22 13-10 4 2:51 Cincinnati —— Polamalu 45 yd. interception return — — 0:12 7-7 2 4:37 Cincinnati Punt Suisham 23 yd. FG 13 75 2:00 10-7 2 0:21 Cincinnati Punt Suisham 35 yd. FG 10 54 6:26 13-7 3 8:34 Cincinnati —— Woodley 14 yd. interception return — — 0:06 20-7 4 12:21 Cincinnati Punt Suisham 41 yd. FG 7 45 4:16 23-7 4 5:34 NY Jets Punt Roethlisberger 9 yd. pass to Spaeth 16 96 8:12 7-7 2 7:29 NY Jets Kickoff Suisham 42 yd. FG 10 53 2:15 10-10 2 0:33 NY Jets Kickoff Mendenhall 2 yd. run 9 74 5:57 17-10 3 9:03 Carolina Punt Suisham 26 yd. FG 8 72 4:09 3-0 1 3:47 Carolina Interception Roethlisberger 43 yd. pass to Wallace 3 58 1:29 10-0 2 10:16 Carolina Punt Mendenhall 1 yd. run 8 72 4:42 17-0 2 1:54 Carolina Punt Suisham 29 yd. FG 6 43 0:47 20-0 2 0:39 Carolina Punt Roethlisberger 1 yd. run 7 35 3:43 27-0 3 5:05 Cleveland Interception Roethlisberger 56 yd. pass to Wallace 1 56 0:08 7-0 1 14:17
Cleveland Punt Mendenhall 1 yd. run 10 71 4:38 14-0 1 6:57 Cleveland Kickoff Mendenhall 1 yd. run 11 74 6:52 21-3 2 7:51 Cleveland Interception Roethlisberger 4 yd. pass to Miller 3 24 1:35 28-3 2 4:53 Cleveland Interception Suisham 41 yd. FG 7 53 1:03 31-3 2 1:30 Cleveland Kickoff Randle El 3 yd. pass to Ward 13 77 7:42 38-3 3 7:18 Cleveland Punt Suisham 24 yd. FG 10 52 4:56 41-3 4 12:32
2010 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Atlanta Missed FG Bryant 49 yd. FG 4 24 0:17 3-3 2 0:00 Atlanta Kickoff Bryant 39 yd. FG 13 56 4:20 3-6 3 10:40 Atlanta Kickoff Bryant 23 yd. FG 13 64 5:30 9-9 4 3:24 Tennessee Fumble Bironas 21 yd. FG 6 34 2:52 7-3 1 10:46 Tennessee Kickoff Collins 2 yd. pass to Washington 17 85 4:01 19-11 4 0:58 Tampa Bay Interception Barth 40 yd. FG 4 9 1:58 0-3 1 12:10 Tampa Bay Kickoff Barth 24 yd. FG 15 74 8:45 7-6 2 14:08 Tampa Bay Interception Blount 1 yd. run 10 68 4:09 38-13 4 1:54 Baltimore Kickoff McGahee 9 yd. run 8 83 3:35 7-7 2 13:33 Baltimore Punt Cundiff 33 yd. FG 14 48 5:20 10-7 2 0:00 Baltimore Punt Flacco 18 yd. pass to Houshmandzadeh 4 40 0:36 17-14 4 0:32 Cleveland Interception Dawson 39 yd. FG 7 14 4:16 0-3 1 1:51 Cleveland Kickoff McCoy 12 yd. pass to Watson 6 70 1:41 21-10 4 4:09 Miami Fumble Carpenter 39 yd. FG 4 1 0:51 0-3 1 14:02 Miami Fumble Carpenter 23 yd. FG 4 8 1:53 0-6 1 11:15 Miami Kickoff Carpenter 22 yd. FG 11 69 5:08 10-9 2 6:03 Miami Kickoff Henne 26 yd. pass to Bess 9 80 3:57 17-16 2 1:50 Miami Kickoff Carpenter 37 yd. FG 9 52 4:24 20-19 3 1:08 Miami Kickoff Carpenter 40 yd. FG 7 52 3:27 20-22 4 5:17 New Orleans Missed FG Hartley 31 yd. FG 7 46 1:03 3-3 2 0:08 New Orleans Kickoff Hartley 23 yd. FG 12 51 6:36 6-3 3 8:24 New Orleans Downs Brees16 yd. pass to Colston 10 59 6:13 13-3 4 12:55 New Orleans Fumble Brees 8 yd. pass to Moore 8 55 3:47 20-10 4 2:37 Cincinnati Fumble Palmer 19 yd. pass to Owens 4 38 2:05 10-7 2 8:46 Cincinnati Kickoff Palmer 27 yd. pass to Owens 5 66 1:38 27-14 4 13:12 Cincinnati Interception Benson 1 yd. run 2 36 1:01 27-21 4 9:05 New England Punt Brady 19 yd. pass to Gronkowski 8 70 4:07 7-0 1 9:48 New England Punt Graham 31 yd. FG 10 46 5:26 10-0 1 1:03 New England Kickoff Brady 9 yd. pass to Gronkowski 10 78 5:12 17-3 3 9:48 New England Missed FG Brady 3 yd. run 7 80 3:18 23-3 3 0:22 New England Interception Sanders 32 yd. interception return — — 0:05 29-10 4 8:32 New England Kickoff Brady 25 yd. pass to Gronkowski 5 41 2:21 36-26 4 4:23 New England Kickoff Graham 36 yd. FG 5 15 1:06 39-26 4 1:53 Oakland Punt Janikowski 41 yd. FG 7 49 3:27 3-0 1 9:50 Buffalo Punt Fitzpatrick 65 yd. pass to Jackson 4 80 1:09 13-7 3 3:45 Buffalo Punt Lindell 29 yd. FG 11 69 3:45 13-10 4 13:32 Buffalo Fumble Lindell 32 yd. FG 4 9 1:47 13-13 4 11:25 Buffalo Punt Lindell 49 yd. FG 6 23 0:44 16-16 4 0:02 Baltimore Punt Flacco 14 yd. pass to Boldin 10 92 7:10 0-7 1 1:59 Baltimore Kickoff Cundiff 24 yd. FG 13 60 3:41 3-10 3 7:13 Cincinnati Kickoff Palmer 1 yd. pass to Whitworth 8 69 5:02 0-7 1 9:58 NY Jets Kickoff Smith 97 yd. kickoff return — — 0:12 0-7 1 14:48 NY Jets Kickoff Folk 25 yd. FG 9 56 4:41 7-10 2 2:48 NY Jets Kickoff Sanchez 7 yd. run 8 66 3:49 17-17 3 5:14 NY Jets Punt Folk 34 yd. FG 13 50 6:47 17-20 4 10:07 NY Jets —— Moore tackled in end zone by Taylor for a safety — — 0:00 17-22 4 2:38 Carolina Punt Kasay 27 yd. FG 6 14 2:46 27-3 4 8:29 Cleveland Kickoff Dawson 19 yd. FG 15 80 7:14 14-3 2 14:43 Cleveland Kickoff McCoy 20 yd. pass to Robiskie 12 88 5:59 41-9 4 6:33
THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS
REGULAR SEASON
THIRD DOWN FOURTH DOWN Date Opponent Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct. 9/12/10 STEELERS 4 14 29% 0 0 0% vs. Atlanta 6 16 38% 0 0 0% 9/19/10 STEELERS 2 15 13% 0 0 0% at Tennessee 4 14 29% 1 1 100% 9/26/10 STEELERS 4 9 44% 0 1 0% at Tampa Bay 6 14 43% 1 1 100% 10/3/10 STEELERS 4 11 36% 0 0 0% vs. Baltimore 4 11 36% 0 1 0% 10/17/10 STEELERS 7 14 50% 0 0 0% vs. Cleveland 6 13 46% 0 0 0% 10/24/10 STEELERS 6 15 40% 0 0 0% at Miami 3 12 25% 0 1 0% 10/31/10 STEELERS 3 10 30% 0 1 0% at New Orleans 7 16 44% 1 1 100% 11/8/10 STEELERS 6 14 43% 0 0 0% at Cincinnati 3 12 25% 0 1 0% 11/14/10 STEELERS 5 12 42% 0 0 0% vs. New England 3 10 30% 0 0 0% 11/21/10 STEELERS 7 14 50% 0 0 0% vs. Oakland 3 14 21% 0 1 0% 11/28/10 STEELERS 12 19 63% 0 0 0% at Buffalo 4 13 31% 1 1 0% 12/5/10 STEELERS 4 14 29% 1 1 100% at Baltimore 4 13 31% 1 2 50% 12/12/10 STEELERS 7 15 47% 0 0 25% vs. Cincinnati 2 8 25% 1 1 100% 12/19/10 STEELERS 11 17 65% 0 0 0% vs. New York Jets 6 13 46% 1 1 100% 12/23/10 STEELERS 4 12 33% 0 1 0% vs. Carolina 3 13 23% 0 1 0% 1/2/11 STEELERS 8 13 62% 1 1 100% at Cleveland 6 17 35% 3 3 100% STEELERS 94 218 43% 2 5 40% OPPONENTS 70 209 34% 10 16 63%