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Pittsburgh Steelers 2012 Schedule/Results
Preseason (3-1)
Thursday, Aug. 9 at Philadelphia L, 23-24 (KDKA)
Sunday Aug. 19 INDIANAPOLIS W, 26-24 (NBC)
Saturday, Aug. 25 at Buffalo W, 38-7 (KDKA)
Thursday, Aug. 30 CAROLINA W, 17-16 (KDKA)
Regular Season (4-3)
Sunday, Sept. 9 at Denver L, 19-31 (NBC)
Sunday, Sept. 16 NEW YORK JETS W, 27-10 (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 23 at Oakland L, 31-34 (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 30 BYE
Sunday, Oct. 7 PHILADELPHIA W, 16-14 (FOX)
Thursday, Oct. 11 at Tennessee L, 23-26 (NFL Net./WPCW)
Sunday, Oct. 21 at Cincinnati W, 24-17 (NBC)
Sunday, Oct. 28 WASHINGTON W, 27-12 (FOX)
Sunday, Nov. 4 at New York Giants 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Monday, Nov. 12 KANSAS CITY 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Nov. 18 BALTIMORE • 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Nov. 25 at Cleveland • 1 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 2 at Baltimore • 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 9 SAN DIEGO • 1 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 16 at Dallas • 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 23 CINCINNATI • 1 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 30 CLEVELAND • 1 p.m. (CBS)
• Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling
Postseason
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 5-6 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX)
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 12-13 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 20 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX)
Sunday, Jan. 27 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (NBC)
Sunday, Feb. 3 Super Bowl XLVII (New Orleans) (CBS)
NOTE: All times are Eastern.Home games in Bold/CAPS.
Game #8
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) at New York Giants (6-2)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012
Kickoff: 4:25 p.m., ET
Site: MetLife Stadium (82,500) • East Rutherford, N.J.
Playing Surface: FieldTurf
TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play)Phil Simms (analyst)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin (analyst)Craig Wolfley (sideline)
National Radio: Sports USA Radio
Announcers: Larry Kahn (play-by-play)Ross Tucker (analyst)
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: 59-28 (.678)/sixth seasonRegular-season record at Pittsburgh: 59-28 (.678)/sixth seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 5-3/four years
New York Giants Head Coach Tom CoughlinOverall regular-season record: 148-116 (.561)/17th seasonRegular-season record at New York: 80-56 (.588)/ninth seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 12-7/nine years
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Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3)at
New York Giants (6-2)Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 • 4:25 p.m. (ET)
MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, N.J.
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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 27-23 victory 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.
In Tomlin’s first five years as head coach, he guided the Steelers’defense to the NFL’s top ranking in total defense three times. Hehas also sent a total of 36 selections to the league’s annual ProBowl, including five following the 2011 season. Tomlin has reachedthe playoffs four times in his first five seasons, including two tripsto the Super Bowl (winning Super Bowl XLIII).
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 is the only head coach in Steelers history to lead the teamto two Super Bowls in his first four seasons at the helm, includingan appearance against the Green Bay Packers in Super BowlXLV. He is one of only two Steelers’ head coaches to win threedivision titles in his first four seasons.
Tomlin has compiled a 59-28 record in the regular seasonduring his head coaching career. His .688 winning percentage(55-25) in his first five seasons is the best in team history and itwas the highest winning percentage amongst active NFL coacheswho coached at least 70 games entering this season. In 2011,Tomlin led the Steelers to a 12-4 record, marking the secondstraight season the team has posted 12 wins, which marks onlythe second time in team history it has been achieved.
The Steelers finished the 2011 season with the top-ranked totaldefense (271.8 ypg) and scoring defense (14.2 ppg). Pittsburghposted a 7-1 record at home in 2011, upping his record at HeinzField in his five seasons as head coach to 31-9.
The Steelers finished second in total defense under Tomlin’sguidance in 2010, allowing only 276.8 yards per game. Pittsburghled the NFL and set a team record in rushing defense, yieldingonly 62.8 yards per game (1,004 yards), the third-best total in NFLhistory dating back to 1970. The Steelers also established anNFL record in 2010 by not allowing an opponent to rush for morethan 75 yards in any of their first eight games during the regularseason.
In all, the Steelers defense led the NFL in 2010 in rushing yardsallowed, points allowed (232), touchdowns (22), quarterbacksacks (48), rushing average (3.0), yards per play (4.5) and yardsallowed on first down (4.08).
Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William andMary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for2,054 yards and 20 TD catches. A first-team All-Yankee Conferenceselection in 1994, he established a school record with a 20.2yards-per-catch average.
THE COACHES
2012 AFC North StandingsW L T Pct. Pts. Opp.
Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 174 161Pittsburgh 4 3 0 .571 167 144Cincinnati 3 4 0 .429 166 187Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 154 186
This Week in the AFC North:Sunday, Nov. 4:Baltimore (5-2) at Cleveland (2-6), 1 p.m. (CBS)Denver (4-3) at Cincinnati (3-4), 1 p.m. (CBS)Pittsburgh (4-3) at New York Giants (6-2), 4:25 p.m. (CBS, KDKA-TV,locally channel 2)
All times are Eastern.
For the 14th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games.
Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 47-stationnetwork spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.For the third straight year, all Steelers’ games will be broadcast inSpanish on Estadio W (730 AM).
For the 19th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voiceof the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast.Joining Hillgrove for his 15th season as an expert analyst is TunchIlkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the teamfor his 10th season is former Steelers 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 (33)Allentown-WSAN (1470)Altoona-WVAM (1430)Altoona-WRKY (104.9)Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)Bedford-WBVE (107.5)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-WHGB (1400)Harrisburg-WTPA (95.3)Indiana-WCCS (1160)Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)Johnstown-WNTJ (850)Latrobe-WCNS (1480)Manchester Twp.-WGLD (1440)Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1)Reading-WIOV (1240)Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3)Selinsgrove-WVSL (1240)Somerset-WNTW (990)State College-WRSC (103.1)Uniontown-WMBS (590)Washington-WJPA (1450)
Williamsport-WCXR (93.3)Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)
OHIO (4)Fremont-WOHF (92.1)Toledo-WCWA (1230)Westerville-WTDA (103.9)Youngstown-WNIO (1390)
MARYLAND (4)Cumberland-WTBO (1450)Frostburg-WFRB (560)Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)Ocean City-WQMR (104.3/1590)
WEST VIRGINIA (5)Fairmont-WRLF (94.3)Fairmont-WMMN (920)New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3)St. Mary’s-WJAW (630)Wheeling-WWVA (1170)
MEXICO (15)Mexico City-Imagen (90.5)Bajio-Imagen (105.9)Cancun-Imagen (90.7)Chihuahua-Imagen (97.3)Colima-Imagen (89.3)Guadalajara-Imagen (93.9)Laredo-Imagen (94.1)Mexicali-Imagen (105.5)Monterrey-Imagen (107.7)Puebla-Imagen (105.1)Queretaro-Imagen (94.7)Satillo-Imagen (94.7)San Luis Potosi (1100)Tampico (103.1)Torreon (100.3)
TOM COUGHLIN was named the 16th head coach in Giantshistory on January 6, 2004. Coughlin is in his ninth season asNew York’s head coach and 17th as an NFL head coach. Coughlinis the second-longest tenured coach in Giants’ history.
Last season Coughlin led the Giants to their secondchampionship in the last four seasons with a 21-17 win over theNew England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Prior to New York,Coughlin was the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars from1995-2002. He has led the Jaguars and Giants to five divisiontitles and nine playoff berths.
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STEELERS PRONUNCIATIONS
Ramon Foster ....................... (ra-MONE)
Brett Keisel ........................... (KEE-sull)
Keenan Lewis ....................... (KEY-nin)
Troy Polamalu ....................... (Pole-uh-MAH-lu)
Maurkice Pouncey ................ (Mar-KEESE POUN-see)
Ben Roethlisberger ................ (ROTH-lis-ber-ger)
Shaun Suisham .................... (Swee-zum)
Alameda Ta’amu ...................... (al-uh-MEE-duh tah-AH-moo)
LaMarr Woodley .................... (la-MARR)
Jason Worilds ....................... (Worlds)
MEDIA NOTESNew York Giants Conference Call: New York Giants Head
Coach Tom Coughlin and a Giants player will be available forinterviews via conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in theSteelers’ media work room.The times they will call are to bedetermined.
Weekly Press Conference: Steelers’ Head Coach Mike Tomlinwill conduct a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at noon in theSteelers’ media workroom at the UPMC Sports PerformanceComplex.
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-
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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Thursday, Nov. 1 Friday, Nov. 2 Saturday, Nov. 3
• No media availability
Sunday, Nov. 4 Monday, Nov. 5Tuesday, Oct. 30 Wednesday, Oct. 31
• TBA• 4:25 p.m. (ET)Away Game
atNew York Giants(MetLife Stadium)
CBS(locally KDKA-TV,
channel 2)
STEELERS LAST GAMEPittsburgh 27, Washington 12Sunday, Oct. 28 • Pittsburgh, Pa. (Heinz Field)
Pittsburgh Team Notes:• Pittsburgh is now 400-253-2 during the regular season since1970. The Steelers are the first franchise to register 400 regular-season wins since the AFL-NFL merger. The next closest team tothe 400-win milestone is the Miami Dolphins with 389 wins.• The Steelers are now 236-89-1 at home, including 68-22-1 atHeinz Field.• Pittsburgh has won 10 of its last 11 homes games.• The Steelers registered their ninth consecutive home victoryover an NFC team. Pittsburgh has not lost to an NFC team atHeinz Field since 2008. Since 2004, the Steelers are 16-1 athome against NFC teams.• The Steelers recorded their fifth consecutive victory over theRedskins. Pittsburgh has not lost to Washington since 1991.• The Steelers have now won four consecutive home gamesagainst the Redskins.• Including the postseason, the Steelers are 101-60-1 all-timeagainst the NFC, including 59-19-1 at home.• Since 2000, Pittsburgh is 36-14 against NFC teams during theregular season.• Under defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau (2004-present) theSteelers are 14-1 against starting rookie quarterbacks.• Pittsburgh’s defense held Robert Griffin III to 16-of-34 for 177yards, one touchdown and a passer rating of 72.8, his lowestrating of the season.• The Steelers are 144-2-1 (.979) in the regular season whenleading by 11 or more points since the beginning of the 1992season.• Washington was held to one touchdown on three trips into thered zone (field goal, turnover on downs).• The Steelers entered the red zone five times and came awaywith three touchdowns, one field goal and a turnover on downsthat happened with 26 seconds left in the game.• Pittsburgh outgained Washington in total net yards 355-255,including 140-86 on the ground. For the sixth consecutive gamethe Steelers offense registered at least 330 total net yards.
• Open locker room12:30 - 1 p.m.
Practice: 1:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Coach Tomlin availableupon request after
practice
• Open locker room3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Practice: 10:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
• Open locker room12:30 - 1 p.m.
• Open locker room12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Practice: 1 - 3 p.m.
Coach Tomlin availableupon request after
practiceCoordinators availableon field after practice
• Open locker room3 - 3:30 p.m.
Noon - Coach TomlinPress Conference
(ROOT Sports)
• No Player Availability
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• The Steelers controlled the ball for 33:13 while the Redskinsonly had the ball for 26:47.• Pittsburgh’s defense held Washington to 3-of-12 (25%) on thirddown.• The Steelers offense did not allow Ben Roethlisberger to getsacked on 33 pass attempts. It was the fourth time this seasonthat Pittsburgh’s offensive line yielded one sack or less.• Pittsburgh’s offense scored on their first four possessions ofthe game (touchdown, field goal, touchdown, field goal).• The Steelers outgained the Redskins in total net yards 234-110in the first half, including 116-38 in the second quarter.• Pittsburgh registered three touchdown drives that all traveled atleast 70 yards in 10 or more plays (12-76 / 10-74 / 11-80).• Pittsburgh DE Ziggy Hood blocked the Redskins only extra pointattempt of the game. It was the first time the Steelers’ blocked anextra point since 10/5/03 vs. Cleveland when NT Casey Hamptonblocked an extra point attempt by K Phil Dawson.• The Steelers drove 76 yards in 12 plays to score a touchdown ontheir opening drive. It marked the sixth time in seven games thisyear that Pittsburgh scored on its first drive.• For the second time in the last three games, the Steelers defensedid not allow the opponent to score on their opening drive of thegame. Pittsburgh held the Redskins to a three-and-out.• QB Charlie Batch, CB DeMarcus Van Dyke, RB Isaac Redman,RB Rashard Mendenhall, S Troy Polamalu, OT Marcus Gilbertand LB Brandon Johnson were inactive for the Steelers.
Pittsburgh Individual Notes:Head Coach Mike Tomlin• Improved to 59-28 overall during the regular season, including34-9 at home.• Is now 11-1 at Heinz Field and 16-6 overall against NFC teams.• Improved to 17-6 during the month of October, including 3-1 thisseason.
QB Ben Roethlisberger• Finished with a passer rating of 121.0 after completing 24-of-33passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns.• Is now 84-36 as a starter during the regular season, including47-13 at Heinz Field.• Improved to 23-7 overall (15-1 at home) against NFC teamsduring the regular season.• Is now 25-8 as a starter in the month of October. Roethlisberger’s25 wins in October are the third most among active quarterbacksin the NFL (Entering Sunday: Tom Brady, 33-11 / Eli Manning, 26-5).• Registered three touchdown passes versus the Redskins.Including the postseason, it marked the 22nd time in his careerthat he threw for at least three touchdown passes in one game,including the postseason.• Marked 49th 100.0+ passer rating of his career during the regularseason and his third of this season (125.1 vs. NYJ in Week 2,123.2 at Oak in Week 3).• Roethlisberger registered a quarterback rating of 120.4 in thefirst half, marking the fourth game this season he has recorded aQB rating of at least 100.0 in the first half (101.0 @ Den / 126.0 vs.NYJ / 110.6 @ Oak).• For the fourth time in the last five games, Roethlisberger (173)threw for at least 150 yards in the first half.• Roethlisberger has only thrown three interceptions on theseason, marking the fewest he has thrown through his first sevengames played in a season.• With 222 passing yards against the Redskins, Roethlisbergerhas 1,987 on the season, the second-most passing yards hehas thrown in the first seven games he has played in during anyregular season.
Rk. Season Passing Yards In First Seven Games Played1. 2009 2,0622. 2012 1,9873. 2011 1,9374. 2010 1,8255. 2006 1,779
RB Jonathan Dwyer• Finished with a game-high 107 rushing yards on 16 carries.• Marked Dwyer’s third 100-yard rushing performance of his careerin only his 13th game played (17 car. 122 yds. @ Cin, 10/21/12and 11 car. 107 yds. vs. Ten, 10/9/11). Dwyer is the first Steelers’running back since Willie Parker in 2008 (9/7 – 9/14) to record atleast 100 yards rushing in back-to-back games.
FB Will Johnson• Registered his first career touchdown, a one-yard reception thatput the Steelers up 27-9 in the third quarter.
TE Heath Miller• Registered a seven-yard touchdown reception in the secondquarter.• Now has 37 career touchdown receptions tying Elbie Nickel (37)for the most receiving touchdowns by a Steelers’ tight end.• Miller has registered 4,200 career receiving yards to pass PlaxicoBurress (4,164; 2000-04) for the seventh-most in franchise history.
TE Leonard Pope• Recorded a one-yard touchdown reception on 4th-and-goal togive the Steelers a 7-0 lead. It marked Pope’s 10th careertouchdown and first as a member of the Steelers.
WR Mike Wallace• Recorded game highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards(62).• Wallace has 36 receptions on the season, tying for the most inhis career through the first seven games played (36 receptions in2011).
LB Larry Foote• With the ball on the Pittsburgh 19-yard line, Foote registered asack on QB Robert Griffin III for a loss of eight yards on thirddown, forcing the Redskins to settle for a field goal.• Foote has three sacks on the season with two coming in the lastthree games. The last time he recorded at least three sacks inone season was in 2007 (3.0). Foote registered his career highof four sacks in 16 games in 2006.
CB Ike Taylor• Played in his 130th consecutive game, the longest active streakamong NFL cornerbacks. The next closest cornerback is formerPittsburgh corner and current Arizona Cardinal William Gay with87 consecutive games played.
CB Curtis Brown• Downed a punt at the one-yard line late in the second quarter.
K Shaun Suisham• Connected on both field goal attempts (48, 27) to make him 16-of-17 on the season.
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STEELERS AND UPMC SPORTS MEDICINEANNOUNCE CONCUSSION AWARENESS PROGRAM,
“DON’T HIT THE HEAD, DON’T USE THE HEAD”
On August 29, the Pittsburgh Steelers and UPMC SportsMedicine announced a new program that will raise awarenessand promote safe play among high school, middle schooland youth football players.
Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin as well as Dr. MickyCollins, clinical and executive director of the UPMC SportsMedicine Concussion Program, will serve as spokespersonsfor the initiative, which was derived from a saying that Tomlinuses with the Steelers – “Don’t hit the head, Don’t use thehead” in regards to safe play.
The program will provide a letter from Coach Tomlin and Dr.Collins and a fact sheet about the UPMC concussion program.Additionally, there is a website (www.steelers.com/playsmart)for athletes and coaches to access videos about concussionawareness, symptoms and management from UPMC, and alink to information through USA Football’s “Head’s UpFootball” program with the NFL (http://videos.usafootball.com/pagesheadsupfootball/) that promotes coaching education,proper equipment fitting as well as a set of recommendedstandards for parents, coaches and leagues.
CELEBRATING 80 SEASONS
This season marks the 80th in Steelers history and the teamis celebrating its tremendous fan base. Below are a few ofmany events that are occuring to celebrate 80 years ofSteelers’ football.
• My Pittsburgh Steelers – On April 2, the Steelers gave fansa special opportunity to have their image appear on Steelerstickets during the 2012 season during the 80th seasoncelebration, “The Year of the Fan.” Starting on April 2 andrunning through April 20, fans were able to submit a 15-second video to Steelers.com saying their three words about,“My Pittsburgh Steelers.” On April 28th, 10 lucky fans werechosen to be on the face of Steelers tickets: Chris Pittman,Steve Harrison, Angelo Cammarata, Deb Neil, Benjamin andBrian Neas, Andre L. Brown, Quinn Hoerner, Theodore M.Broadnax, The Dearing Family, Mark and Corey Christofel.
• Throwback Jerseys – On April 17, the Steelers unveiledtheir throwback uniforms that they will wear during selectedhome games in 2012 during a special press conference atHeinz Field. The Steelers chose the 1934 jersey because itwas a unique part of Steelers history, and it was a uniformthat had not been worn since that season. Pittsburgh debutedthe jerseys on October 28 vs. Washington and will wear themagain on November 18 vs. Baltimore.
• Terrible Towel Wall/Steelers Fan Blitz – The Terrible TowelWall was unveiled on April 27 in the Great Hall at Heinz Field.The wall not only celebrates Steelers history but the legacy ofthe towel itself.
• 80th Season Celebration Weekend (November 17-18) – TheSaturday evening before the Steelers play the BaltimoreRavens, Heinz Field will host the 2012 Taste of the Steelersevent, which is dedicated to the 80th Season CelebrationGame. The event will feature players from most decades inthe 80-year history of the Steelers. The Steelers will weartheir throwback uniforms for their game versus the Ravens.Recent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees DermonttiDawson and Jack Butler will be present for the entire weekend.
• Immaculate Reception Monument – In celebration of the40th anniversary of the most memorable play in NFL history,the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Senator John Heinz HistoryCenter, in conjunction with Allegheny TechnologiesIncorporated (ATI), will be unveiling an “ImmaculateReception” monument near Heinz Field during a specialceremony on Saturday, December 22, the day prior to the 40th
anniversary of the play and the Steelers game against theCincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field. The unveiling will takeplace at the actual site of the “Immaculate Reception,” whichis located between Heinz Field and Stage AE.
Also, on Sunday, December 23, which is the actualanniversary of the “Immaculate Reception,” the Steelers willsalute Harris and his teammates at halftime of the gameagainst the Bengals.
Additionally, the Steelers and the Heinz History Center willbe running a fundraising campaign that will give fans anopportunity to commemorate the play with “ImmaculateReception” collectibles. For more information, fans areencouraged to visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org to learn howto participate in the campaign. Portions of the proceeds willgo to the Heinz History Center.
STEELERS TRAVEL TO LONDON IN 2013
The Pittsburgh Steelers will travel to London to take on theMinnesota Vikings at historic Wembley Stadium on Sunday,September 29, 2013. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET. It will be thefirst of two regular-season games played at WembleyStadium next season with the Jacksonville Jaguars hostingthe San Francisco 49ers on October 27, 2013.
“We are thrilled that our players and Steelers fans aroundthe world will be able to enjoy the atmosphere at historicWembley Stadium,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II.
The game will mark the first time the Steelers have playedin London, as well as the first time they have played a regularseason game outside of the United States. The internationalseries of regular-season games to date has contributed toincreased NFL fan interest in the UK, with a current fan baseof 11 million, including more than two million avid fans, a 32percent increase in the past two years.
The following is a list of the previous games the Steelershave played internationally since 1965, all taking place duringthe preseason:
Date Location Opponent ResultAugust 14, 2008 Toronto Buffalo L, 24-21August 19, 2000 Mexico City Indianapolis L, 24-23July 27, 1997 Dublin Chicago W, 30-17July 27, 1996 Tokyo San Diego L, 20-10August 1, 1993 Barcelona San Francisco L, 21-14August 9, 1990 Montreal New England W, 30-14September 11, 1969 Montreal N.Y. Giants W, 17-13
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Local Connections• Steelers G Willie Colon is a native of Bronx, N.Y. and a graduateof Cardinal Hayes High School, just across the river from theGiants home stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Colon played hiscollegiate ball at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.• Steelers S Ryan Clark broke into the league with the Giantswhen he signed with them as undrafted rookie free agent in 2002and spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons on the Giants’ practicesquad.• Giants FB Henry Hynoski played his collegiate football at theUniversity of Pittsburgh from 2007-2010. Before becoming aPanther, Hynoski, a native of Elysburg, Pa., finished his high schoolcareer as the 6th leading rusher in Pennsylvania state high schoolhistory with 7,165 yards to go along with 113 career touchdownsand was named the Associated Press Class A State Player of theYear following his final prep season.• Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride held the sameposition with the Steelers from 1999-2000.
Pro Connections• Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley and Giants offensiveline coach Pat Flaherty were both on the Chicago Bears coachingstaff from 2001-2003. Haley also worked with Giants secondary/cornerbacks coach Peter Giunta with the New York Jets in 1995-1996. Haley was an assistant in the Jets’ scouting departmentand Giunta coached defensive backs.• Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler and Giants defensivecoordinator Perry Fewell coached together for the Buffalo Billsfrom 2007-2009.• In 2003 when Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasthe head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Giants offensive coordinatorKevin Gilbride called the plays for the Buffalo offense.• Steelers LB Larry Foote (1998-2001) and Steelers LB LaMarrWoodley (2003-2006) both played at the University of Michiganduring Giants linebackers coach Jim Herrmann’s nearly twodecade stint at Michigan as a linebackers coach and then asdefensive coordinator (1986-2005).
STEELERS-GIANTS CONNECTIONS
2012 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICAL COMPARISONSteelers Category Giants
23.9 ................................. Points Scored Per Game ........................... 29.320.6 ................................ Points Allowed Per Game .......................... 20.121.7 ................................... First Downs Per Game ............................. 21.5369.9 .................................. Total Yards Per Game ............................ 396.897.3 ................................ Rushing Yards Per Game ........................ 114.6272.6 .............................. Passing Yards Per Game ........................ 282.112 .................................................. Sacks By ............................................ 213 .............................................. Interceptions By ...................................... 1634:35 .............................. Avg. Time of Possession ........................ 30:3617 ................................................ Touchdowns .......................................... 233 .......................................... Rushing Touchdowns .................................. 1014 ......................................... Passing Touchdowns ................................... 120 ........................................ Touchdowns on Returns .................................. 116-17 ........................................... Field Goals ..................................... 24-2641.4 ........................................... Punting Avg. ..................................... 45.97.5 .......................................... Punt Return Avg. ................................... 6.726.1 ..................................... Kickoff Return Avg. ............................... 25.4
Series History: Series began in 1933Overall: Giants lead 46-29-3At Pittsburgh: Giants lead 22-14-3At New York: Giants lead 24-15Neutral Sites: n/aLast Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 26, 2008
(in Pittsburgh) New York 21, Pittsburgh 14Postseason Series: n/a
This matchup marks only the fifth time these two teams havemet since 1994 with both teams splitt ing the last fourcontests…aside from a 30-10 Giants win in 2000, the other fourmatchups since 1991 have been decided by seven points or less,with both teams winning two games apiece…Sunday will be theSteelers first regular season visit to the new MetLife Stadium thathouses both the Giants and the New York Jets and opened for itsinaugural football season in 2010…both franchises boast father/son ownership combinations in the Hall of Fame, Art Rooney Sr.and his son Dan in Pittsburgh and Tim Mara and his son,Wellington, for the Giants…this game features two of the threeactive quarterbacks who have won more than one Super Bowl inPittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger and New York’s EliManning…this is the second time in as many matchups betweenthe two teams that the Giants come into the game as thedefending World Champions.
STEELERS-GIANTS SERIES HISTORY• Steelers WR Jerricho Cotchery was member of the New YorkJets in 2009 when Giants assistant special teams coach LarryIzzo was playing his final season of pro football as a linebackerwith New York.• Steelers QB Byron Leftwich was in his only season with theTampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009 when Giants defensive line coachRobert Nunn held the same position with Tampa.• Steelers WR Jerricho Cotchery and Giants P Steve Weatherfordwere teammates with the New York Jets in 2009 and 2010.• Steelers K Shaun Suisham and Giants TE Martellus Bennettwere teammates in Dallas during Suisham’s brief stint with theCowboys in 2009. Suisham was also a teammate of Giants CBJustin Tyron in 2008 and 2009 when they were both with theWashington Redskins.• Steelers QB Byron Leftwich and Giants LB Michael Boley wereteammates with the Atlanta Falcons in 2007.• Steelers LB Brandon Johnson and Giants LB Keith Rivers wereteammates with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2008 to 2010.• Steelers LB Brandon Johnson and TE Leonard Pope and GiantsCB Antrel Rolle played together with the Arizona Cardinals from2006-2007. Pope and Rolle played together through the 2008season. Also, Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley held thesame position with Arizona from 2007 to 2008, when these threeplayers were with the Cardinals.
College Connections• Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall and Giants P SteveWeatherford were teammates at the University of Illinois in 2005.• Steelers LB Larry Foote and Giants C David Baas wereteammates at the University of Michigan from 2000-2001.• Steelers S Ryan Clark and Giants CB Corey Webster playedtogether at Louisiana State University during the 2001 season.• Steelers C/G Doug Legursky and Giants RB Ahmad Bradshawwere teammates at Marshall University from 2004-2006.• Steelers WR Jerricho Cotchery and Giants T Sean Locklearplayed together at North Carolina State from 2000-2003.• Steelers LB Jason Worilds was teammates with Giants CBJayron Hosley and Giants RB David Wilson at Virginia Tech in2009.• Steelers DE Cam Heyward and T Mike Adams were teammatesat Ohio State with Giants C Jim Cordle from 2008-2009. Heywardand Cordle also played together in 2007.• Steelers LB Adrian Robinson was in the midst of his career atTemple University in 2008 and 2009 when Giants wide receiverscoach Kevin M. Gilbride was on the Owls’ coaching staff. Also,Giants assistant offensive line coach Matt Rhule was a coach atTemple from 2006-2011.
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Facing The Champs: Pittsburgh owns a 3-6 record when facingthe defending Super Bowl champion, including the postseason,since 2000.
The last Steelers’ victory over a defending Super Bowl championwas when they defeated the New England Patriots in the regularseason after the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII.
The other two wins since 2000 were a pair of victories overBaltimore during the 2001 season after the Ravens won SuperBowl XXXV.
The following is a listing of the games Pittsburgh has playedversus defending Super Bowl champions since 2000:
Year Team (Super Bowl champion) Result2010 New Orleans Saints (XLIV) L, 10-202008 New York Giants (XLII) L, 14-212005 New England Patriots (XXXIV) L, 20-232004 New England Patriots (XXXVIII) L, 27-41 (AFC Championship)2004 New England Patriots (XXXVIII) W, 34-202002 New England Patriots (XXXVI) L, 14-302001 Baltimore Ravens (XXXV) W, 27-10 (AFC Playoff Game)2001 Baltimore Ravens (XXXV) W, 26-212001 Baltimore Ravens (XXXV) L, 10-13
Continued Success: With a victory over the WashingtonRedskins in Week 8, the Steelers became the first team to reach400 wins since the 1970 merger of the National and AmericanFootball Leagues.
The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordssince the merger in 1970:
Team W L T Pct.1. Pittsburgh Steelers 400 253 2 .6122. Miami Dolphins 389 264 2 .5963. Dallas Cowboys 384 271 0 .586
Controlling The NFC: The Steelers have won 28 of their past 34regular-season games versus teams in the NFC, dating back to2003, including beating Philadelphia, 16-14, in Week 5 andWashington, 27-12, in Week 8 this season.
The Steelers are 101-60-1 all-time against the NFC, including59-19-1 at home. Pittsburgh has won 10 of its last 12 gamesagainst NFC opponents.
The Steelers have nine consecutive home victories versus NFCteams. Pittsburgh last lost to an NFC team at Heinz Field in 2008(21-14, vs. New York Giants). Prior to losing to the Giants,Pittsburgh had won eight straight games versus NFC teams athome. The Steelers are 6-2 versus the NFC in the Super Bowl.
Steady and Ready: Over the past few seasons, the PittsburghSteelers offensive line has grown accustom to having to moveguys in and out of the lineup due to injury. This season is nodifferent as the starting front five for the Steelers has seen threedifferent combinations.
During the preseason, Pittsburgh lost its 2012 first round draftchoice, G David DeCastro, to injury for at least the first half of theseason. Since then Pro Bowl C Maurkice Pouncey has missednearly two games and starting RT Marcus Gilbert has missedtwo due to injury. As usual other linemen have stepped up whilethose three have been away. Ramon Foster has started eachgame this season in place of DeCastro, Doug Legursky filled infor Pouncey in a win at Cincinnati and rookie Mike Adams hasfilled the void left by Gilbert in wins over the Bengals and Redskins.
PITTSBURGH TEAM NOTES• With a win, Pittsburgh would improve to 5-4 against the Giants (4-2 on the road) since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.• Including the postseason, the Steelers are looking to improve to102-60-1 all-time against the NFC, including 3-0 this season.• If the Steelers win it would be only the second time in franchisehistory that Pittsburgh has beaten both the Giants and Jets in thesame season (2004).• Pittsburgh is looking to improve to 28-7 against NFC teams dur-ing the regular season since 2004.• The Steelers defense is looking to keep its seventh opponent inthe last eight games to under 100 yards rushing.
PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL NOTESHead Coach Mike Tomlin• With a win, will improve to 60-28 during the regular season.• Looking to improve to 17-6 during the regular-season againstNFC teams.
QB Ben Roethlisberger• Looking to improve to 24-7 against NFC teams during the regularseason.• Looking to record a passer rating of 120.0+ for the fourth time thisseason, which would tie for the second most times he has regis-tered a passer rating of at least 120.0 in the same regular season(four in 2004 / five in 2009).• Is looking to throw for at least 360 yards for the third time thisseason, which would tie 2011 (3) for the second most times hehas thrown for at least 360 yards in one season (2009, 4).
RB Rashard Mendenhall• Is one rushing touchdown shy of becoming the fifth player infranchise history with 30 career rushing touchdowns.
RB Jonathan Dwyer• Looking to be the first Steelers’ player since Willie Parker in 2007to register three consecutive 100+ yard rushing games.
TE Heath Miller• Needs one receiving touchdown to pass Elbie Nickel (37) for themost receiving touchdowns by a Steelers’ tight end.• Is one receiving touchdown shy of tying his single-season careerhigh of seven, set in 16 games in 2007.
WR Mike Wallace• If he records at least 100 yards receiving, it will mark the 14th 100-yard game of his career.
S Troy Polamalu• Needs one interception to become the ninth Steelers’ player torecord 30 career interceptions.• With one fumble return for a touchdown, will tie Jason Gildon (3)for the most fumbles returned for touchdowns in franchise history.• Is one defensive touchdown shy of tieing Carnell Lake, DwayneWoodruff and Jack Butler (5) for the second-most defensive touch-downs in Steelers history (Rod Woodson, 6).• Needs one interception return for a touchdown to tie CarnellLake, Dwayne Woodruff, Deshea Townsend and Tony Campagno(3) for the fourth-most in franchise history.
LB James Harrison• Needs one sack to tie Joey Porter (60.0) for second place on theSteelers’ sacks list, dating back to 1982 when sacks became anofficial statistic.
LB LaMarr Woodley• Looking to tie his single-season career high (2010) with hissecond interception of the season.
LB Jason Worilds• Needs one sack to pass his single-season career high of three,set in 12 games last season.
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Pittsburgh is 68-22-1 (.753) at home since Heinz Field opened in2001.
The Steelers’ .753 winning percentage in regular-seasongames at Heinz Field is the third-highest winning percentage ofany team at a stadium since 1970 (min. 25 games).
Team Stadium Record Win Pct.New England Patriots Gillete Stadium* 69-14-0 .831Miami Dolphins Orange Bowl 101-22-1 .819Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field* 68-22-1 .753Minnesota Vikings Metropolitan Stadium 64-23-1 .733L.A. Rams LA Memorial Coliseum 53-20-2 .726*current NFL stadiumNote: Ties prior to 1972 do not count in winning percentage
The 2011 season marked the first time Pittsburgh finished witha 7-1 record at home since 2007. It was the 12th time since theAFL-NFL merger in 1970 that the Steelers won at least sevenregular-season games at home, including the fourth time at HeinzField (2001, ‘04, ‘07).
In the first five seasons under Head Coach Mike Tomlin, theSteelers won at least five games at home each season. The lasttime Pittsburgh did not win at least five home games in a seasonwas 2003. Since 2004, Pittsburgh and New England are the onlyteams in the league to register at least five wins at home duringeach regular season.
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 5-32011 7-12012 3-0
Defense Feels At Home: The Steelers have yielded only 36points in three home games this season. Pittsburgh’s 12.0 pointsper game allowed at home leads the NFL this season.
Team Home GP Points Per Game Allowed at HomePittsburgh 3 12.0San Francisco 4 13.5Chicago 4 14.0Seattle 3 14.0
In eight home games in 2011, the Steelers allowed a total of 80points, giving up 10.0 points per game, the lowest in the NFL. Itwas also the sixth lowest in Steelers history:
Year Points Per Game Allowed at Home1936 8.21946 9.01974 9.42001 9.81976 9.92011 10.0
Since Dick LeBeau has been defensive coordinator (2004-present), the Steelers have allowed an average of 15.3 points pergame at Heinz Field, ranking second in the NFL over that timespan for points given up at home during the regular season(Baltimore, 15.2).
All of the Steelers linemen have stepped up to only allow QBBen Roethlisberger to be sacked 13 times in the first sevengames. That is the fewest times Roethlisberger has been sackedin the first seven games he has played in a season since hisrookie year of 2004 (9). Roethlisberger has been sacked once orless in four of the last five games. Pittsburgh’s offensive line hasallowed zero sacks on Roethlisberger in two games this season,one shy of the quarterbacks career best for games with zerosacks in one regular season (three in 2004 and 2008).
The Steelers’ offensive line has also done a nice job of clearingthe way for its running backs. Over the past two weeks, RBJonathan Dwyer has recorded 122 yards (at Cin.) and 107 yards(vs. Was.). He was the first Steelers’ running back since WillieParker in 2008 (9/7 – 9/14) to record at least 100 yards rushing inback-to-back games.
Limiting What Counts Most: In three of the past four gamesPittsburgh has held its opponent to 17 points or less. The Steelersare 4-0 this season when holding teams to less than 20 points.
Pittsburgh has allowed the fewest points in the NFL since thebeginning of the 2007 season. Pittsburgh has allowed just 1,419points 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 1,419Baltimore 1,586New England 1,693San Francisco 1,701
Facing Rookie QBs: In Week 8, the Steelers defense facedWashington Redskins rookie QB Robert Griffin III. Pittsburghcontinued is recent history of success by defeating the Redskins27-12 and holding Griffin III to his lowest quarterback rating (72.8)of the season.
Since Dick LeBeau returned to the Steelers in 2004, the Steelershave had tremendous success against rookie quarterbacks.Including the postseason, the Steelers are 14-1 against teamsthat start a rookie quarterback. The Steelers only loss came atBaltimore in the 2007 season finale, a game where the Steelersrested many of their starters.
In those 15 contests, rookie quarterbacks have combined for2,553 passing yards (170.2 avg.) with eight touchdowns and 15interceptions, a completion percentage of 52.2 (241-462) and apasser rating of 60.8. The following is a list of all the games thequarterbacks the Steelers faced and the outcomes.
Date Opponent Quarterback Result12/18/04 at N.Y. Giants Eli Manning W, 33-3012/11/05 CHICAGO Kyle Orton W, 21-912/24/05 at Cleveland Charlie Frye W, 41-011/27/07 MIAMI John Beck W, 3-012/30/07 at Baltimore Troy Smith L, 27-219/29/08 BALTIMORE Joe Flacco W, 23-20 (OT)12/14/08 at Baltimore Joe Flacco W, 13-9*1/18/09 BALTIMORE Joe Flacco W, 23-1410/17/10 CLEVELAND Colt McCoy W, 28-1012/23/10 CAROLINA Jimmy Clausen W, 27-31/2/11 at Cleveland Colt McCoy W, 41-910/16/11 JACKSONVILLE Blaine Gabbert W, 17-1311/13/11 at Cincinnati Andy Dalton W, 24-1712/4/11 CINCINNATI Andy Dalton W, 35-710/28/12 WASHINGTON Robert Griffin III W, 27-12*Postseason
Heinz Field Advantage: The Steelers own the best home recordin the NFL with a 237-89-1 record (.726) since 1970, including a3-0 record this season. Since the start of the 2011 regular seasonthe Steelers are 10-1 at home during the regular season.
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LOOKING AHEAD...The Steelers return home to play the Kansas City Chiefs
on Monday, Nov. 12, at Heinz Field. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m.ET and will be televised on ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, channel4).
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Steelers have averaged63,873 fans in three home games this season. If Pittsburgh holdsthat average for the rest of the season, it will be the highest pergame average in Heinz Field history.
In 2011, Pittsburgh registered a total attendance of 504,279,marking the fourth consecutive season that over 503,000 fansattended games at Heinz Field. Since Heinz Field opened in 2001,Pittsburgh has recorded over 503,000 fans six times.
In the 2010 AFC Championship victory over the N.Y. Jets, theSteelers broke the single-game record. The attendance of 66,662surpassed the old mark of 65,597 set October 25, 2009, during agame versus the Minnnesota Vikings.
The previous regular-season record was 65,392, which wasset on November 16, 2009 versus Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh set the team home attendance record in 2009 byaveraging 63,458 (507,882 total). Pittsburgh has sold out 309straight games at home, dating back to Nov. 5, 1972 versusCincinnati.
Following is a look at the team’s average attendance in its 10-plus years 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 63,0842011 504,279 63,0352012 191,619 63,873
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Primetime Team: The Steelers played in primetime in Weeks6-7, losing, 23-26, at the Tennessee Titans and then beating theBengals, 24-17 in Cincinnati. This is the second consecutiveseason where the Steelers play on primetime in back-to-backweeks. In 2011 Pittsburgh beat Cleveland on Thursday night inWeek 14 and then lost at San Francisco on Monday night in Week15.
Week 7’s victory over Cincinnati was the Steelers’ third of fiveappearances in primetime this season, marking the secondstraight year the Steelers appear in five primetime games. Tofinish its 2012 primetime schedule Pittsburgh will play a Mondaynight game versus the Kansas City Chiefs on November 12 anda Sunday night game against the Baltimore Ravens on November18.
Under Head Coach Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh is 19-9 in primetimegames, including 6-1 on Monday Night Football.
Sustaining Success: Pittsburgh has made the playoffs seventimes, including in 2011, and won the AFC North five times sincethe divisional realignment in 2002. The Steelers won the AFCNorth Division three times in last four years.
Although the Steelers finished with an identical 12-4 record in2011, the Baltimore Ravens won the division and got a first roundbye in the playoffs because the Ravens beat the Steelers twice.
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** 8 8Philadelphia 7 6Pittsburgh* 7 5Green Bay** 7 5San Diego 5 5*Made the playoffs in 2011**Won division in 2011
Regular-Season Success: Pittsburgh owns the second-bestregular-season record in the NFL since 2000. The Steelers haveaveraged over 10 wins per year and have earned seven playoffberths, six division titles and two Super Bowl victories in that timeperiod.
The following are the top five teams in regular-season winningpercentage from 2000-Present:
Team W L T Pct. Playoff BerthsNew England 144 56 0 .720 9Pittsburgh 131 67 1 .661 8Indianapolis 131 68 0 .658 9Philadelphia 124 74 1 .626 9Green Bay 125 75 0 .625 8
Among The Best: The Steelers have 595 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 7342. Green Bay Packers 7133. New York Giants 6754. Pittsburgh Steelers 595*5. Washington Redskins 578*Total includes 1943 season when Pittsburgh joined Philadelphia
Additionally, Pittsburgh owns the third-best record in the NFLsince the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 197-113-1 (.635)record. The Steelers are one of three teams (New England, 203 /Green Bay, 199) to recorded over 180 wins since 1993.
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 203 109 0 .6512. Green Bay Packers 199 113 0 .6383. Pittsburgh Steelers 197 113 1 .635
In the Red Zone: The Pittsburgh Steelers have converted 24-of-26 red zone opportunities into points this season. The only twotimes they did not score points in the red zone was in Week 7 atCincinnati, when the Steelers ended the game by taking a knee atthe Bengals’ eight-yard line and in Week 8 against Washingtonwhen the Steelers decided to run the ball on 4th-and-8 from theRedskins 19-yard line with 29 seconds left in the game andPittsburgh up by 15. Following is a look at how the Steelers offenseperformed in the red zone so far this season:
Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs Pts@ Denver ................................ 4/4 ..................... 2 .............. 2 ............... 19New York Jets ......................... 3/3 ..................... 2 .............. 1 ............... 17@ Oakland ............................... 4/4 ..................... 3 .............. 1 ............... 24Philadelphia .............................. 4/4 ..................... 1 .............. 3 ............... 16@ Tennessee ........................... 3/3 ..................... 1 .............. 2 ............... 13@ Cincinnati ............................ 3/2 ..................... 2 .............. 0 ............... 14Washington .............................. 5/4 ..................... 3 .............. 1 ............... 24Total ....................................... 26/24 .................. 14 ............ 10 ............ 127
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Red Zone Defense: Following is a look at how the Steelers’defense performed in the red zone so far this season:
Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs Pts@ Denver ............................. 4/3 ...................... 2 ............... 1 ................ 17New York Jets ...................... 2/2 ...................... 1 ............... 1 ................ 10@ Oakland ............................ 4/4 ...................... 3 ............... 1 ................ 24Philadelphia ........................... 3/2 ...................... 2 ............... 0 ................ 14@ Tennessee ........................ 4/4 ...................... 2 ............... 2 ................ 20@ Cincinnati ......................... 2/2 ...................... 2 ............... 0 ................ 14Washington ........................... 3/2 ...................... 1 ............... 1 .................. 9Total .................................... 22/19 .................... 13 .............. 6 .............. 108
Five & 10: The Steelers ranked in the top five in the AFC and/orthe top 10 in the NFL in several team and individual categoriesthis season. Following is a list of those rankings:
Pittsburgh Steelers - 2012 AFC/NFL RankingsTeam Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Yards Per Game ........................................ 369.9 ........................... 5th/10thThird-Down Efficiency ............................... 51.9 ............................. 1st/1stTime of Possession .................................. 34:35 ........................... 2nd/2ndFirst Downs Per Game ............................... 21.7 .......................... 5th/T-8thInterceptions Thrown ..................................... 3 ......................... T-1st/T-1stCompletion Percentage .............................. 66.5 ............................. 2nd/6thPassing Touchdowns .................................... 14 ........................ T-4th/T-7thPassing Yards Per Game .......................... 272.6 ............................ 3rd/7thPassing Yards Per Attempt ........................ 6.7 .......................... 5th/T-11thPasser Rating ............................................ 101.0 ............................ 2nd/5thPassing Attempts Per Game ..................... 38.4 ....................... T-3rd/T-7thCompletions ................................................. 179 ............................3rd/10th
Team Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Points Per Game ........................................ 20.6 ....................... T-3rd/T-9thYards Per Game ........................................ 274.1 ............................ 1st/2ndPassing Yards Per Game .......................... 182.6 ............................ 1st/1stRushing Yards Per Game .......................... 91.6 ............................. 5th/9thForced Fumbles ............................................ 7 ......................... T-5th/T-7th
Team Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Field Goals Made .......................................... 16 ........................... 3rd/T-6th
Individual Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Roethlisberger/Wallace (Long) .................... 82t .............................. 1st/3rdRoethlisberger (Passing Touchdowns) ......... 14 ........................... 4th/T-7thRoethlisberger (Completions) ..................... 179 ............................. 2nd/8thRoethlisberger (INT Thrown, min. 110 att.) .. 3 ......................... T-1st/T-1stRoethlisberger (Passer Rating) ................. 101.4 ............................ 2nd/5thRoethlisberger (Average Gain) ................... 7.4 ...................... T-4th/T-10thRoethlisberger (Interception Percentage) .. 1.1 ............................. 2nd/2ndRoethlisberger (Completion Percentage) ... 66.8 ............................. 2nd/6thDwyer (Avg. Per Carry, min. 50 car.) ........ 5.2 .............................. 2nd/6thA. Brown (Receptions) ................................. 40 ...................... T-5th/T-14thMiller (Receiving Touchdowns) ...................... 6 ............................... 3rd/5thWallace (Receiving Touchdowns) ................. 4 ....................... T-5th/T-14th
Individual Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Foote (Fumble Recoveries) .......................... 2 ......................... T-3rd/T-5th
Tomlin Versus the NFC: During his career, Head Coach MikeTomlin’s regular-season record against the NFC is 16-6, including11-1 at home. The Steelers are 2-0 against the NFC this season,with both victories coming at home. Over the past three regularseasons, the Steelers are 11-3 against the NFC.
The Steelers .714 regular-season winning percentage againstthe NFC since 2007 is the third-best among AFC teams.
Team W L Pct.New England 19 4 .826Tennessee 17 5 .773Pittsburgh 16 6 .727Baltimore 15 7 .682
Our House: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 34-9 regular-season record at Heinz Field in his five plus seasons in Pittsburgh,including 3-0 this season. Tomlin’s 34 home wins during theregular season are the fourth most in the NFL since 2007. Belowis a look at the best home records during the regular seasonsince 2007:
Team W L Pct.New England 38 5 .884Baltimore 35 9 .795Green Bay 35 9 .795Pittsburgh 34 9 .791
With a win in Week 2 over the New York Jets, Tomlin becamethe first coach in team history to win his first six home openers.
For the second time in the Tomlin era, the Steelers finished 7-1 at home in 2011 (2007). For the third time in Tomlin’s fiveseasons, the Steelers started 4-0 at home last season. Tomlinhas led Pittsburgh to at least five home wins in each of his fiveseasons as head coach.
In Control: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns an 23-8 all-timemark against teams in the AFC North, including 1-0 this year.Tomlin’s 23 regular-season wins against division opponents aretied for the second most in the NFL and the most of any AFC Northteam since 2007 (Baltimore: 20-12 / Cincinnati: 15-19 / Cleveland:7-26).
Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponentsin four of his first five seasons. Tomlin owns an impressive 12-3record against divisional foes at Heinz Field.
Among The Best: Since Mike Tomlin was named head coachof the Steelers in 2007, Pittsburgh has compiled the third-mostwins in the NFL during that time span (58). The following is thetop three regular-season records in the NFL since 2007:
Team Record Playoff App. Super Bowl App.NE 69-19 4 2GB 60-28 4 1PIT 59-28 4 2
Primetime Specialist: For the second consecutive season theSteelers play five regular-season games in primetime. HeadCoach Mike Tomlin is 19-9 overall in primetime games, includinga 10-6 record on the road. He is 6-1 on Monday Night Football, 8-6 on Sunday Night Football and 5-2 on Thursday Night Football.
Tomlin joined only Bill Cowher (Steelers), Tom Flores (Raiders),Steve Mariucci (49ers), George Siefert (49ers) and Don Shula(Colts, Dolphins) as coaches to win their first six Monday NightFootball games.
Strong Out Of The Gate: Head Coach Mike Tomlin is the onlySteelers head coach to win his first six home openers.
This season, for only the second time as head coach, Tomlinlost the season opener. In 2011, after the Steelers lost in Week 1at Baltimore, Pittsburgh responded with a 24-0 win over Seattle athome. This season they beat the New York Jets at home in Week2. The last time the Steelers lost consecutive regular-seasongames was in 2009.
Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to a 12-4 record three times in hisfive years as head coach of the Steelers (2008, 10). Last seasonalso marked the second time in team history that the Steelersrecorded back-to-back regular seasons with at least 12 wins(1978, 14-2 and 1979, 12-4).
Under Tomlin, Pittsburgh has recorded a 9-3 record in the first12 games four times. Tomlin is the only head coach in Steelers’history to lead his team to at least nine wins through the first 12games in four of his first five seasons.
Leading The Way: Head Coach Mike Tomlin has the highestregular-season winning percentage (.674) amongst active NFLhead coaches who have coached a minimum of 75 games:
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INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTESFacing The NFC: With a career record of 84-36 as a starter, QB
Ben Roethlisberger has posted gaudy numbers no matter theopposition.
Throughout his career, Roethlisberger has feasted on compe-tition from the NFC. In 30 career regular-season games againstNFC opponents, Roethlisberger has posted a 23-7 record whilecompleting 503-of-813 passes (61.9 pct.) for 6,672 yards with 41touchdowns, 20 interceptions and a passer rating of 94.4.
Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are equally im-pressive in games at Heinz Field. In 16 career games againstNFC opponents at home, Roethlisberger has a 15-1 mark whilecompleting 262-of-435 passes (60.2 pct.) for 3,568 yards with 21touchdowns and eight interceptions for a passer rating of 94.9.
Roethlisberger won his first seven starts against NFC teams.
Third-Down Success: In the first seven games of the season,the Steelers have converted an NFL-best 51.9 percent of thirddowns and QB Ben Roethlisberger has been a big reason why.
Name W L T Win Pct.Mike Tomlin (Pit 2007-12) 59 28 0 .678Mike McCarthy (GB 2006-12) 68 36 0 .654Bill Belichick (Cle 1991-95, NE 2000-11) 180 100 0 .643Andy Reid (Phi 1999-11) 129 85 1 .603
Few And Far Between: Head Coach Mike Tomlin led the Steelersto at least 10 wins for the second consecutive season in 2011and for the fourth time in five years (2007, ‘08, ‘10).
Tomlin is only the second coach in Steelers’ history to postwinning records in each of his first five seasons. He became thesixth head coach to win at least nine games in each of his first fiveseasons since the NFL merger in 1970. Tomlin joined GeorgeSeifert, Mike Holmgren, Bill Cowher, Chuck Knox and MikeSherman.
In 2007, Tomlin became the second head coach in team historyto post a winning record in his first season with a mark of 10-6.
High Honor Roll: Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasinducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August of 2010.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.
Defensive Mastermind: The Steelers defense has been ledby defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau since 2004. During thattime span it has been regarded as one of the top defenses in theNFL, helping to lead the Steelers to three Super Bowls. Below ishow the LeBeau’s defenses rank since the start of the 2004 sea-son:
Defensive Category Statistic Rank (NFL)Sacks 356 1stPassing Touchdowns 147 1stPoints Allowed Per Game 16.6 1stYards From Scrimmage 291.9 1stScrimmage Yards/Touch 6.8 1stNet Passing Yards/Game 189.9 1stRushing Yards 11,489 1stRushing Yards/Game 85.1 1stRushes of 10+ Yards 268 1stRushing Touchdowns 63 1stRushing Average 3.6 2ndQB Rating 74.2 2nd25+ Yard Passes 161 2nd
Roethlisberger is 51-of-78 (65.4 pct.) for 654 yards, six touchdownsand a passer rating of 117.1 on third downs. Roethlisberger leadsthe NFL in passer rating and completions while ranking secondin passing touchdowns (tied) on third downs this season.
Below is a list of the top five passer ratings on third down thisseason (min. 3.12 att/game):
Player Team Third-Down QB RatingBen Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 117.1Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 111.3Tom Brady New England 110.2Peyton Manning Denver 106.8Michael Vick Philadelphia 106.4
For his career, Roethlisberger has a passer rating of 92.5 onthird down, ranking fourth among active quarterbacks (min. 335attempts). He ranks fourth among active quarterbacks with a 61.7career completion percentage on third down (min. 335 attempts).
Good Way To Start: QB Ben Roethlisberger continues performwell in the first half of games. Through the first seven games thisseason, Roethlisberger has recorded first-half passer ratingsover 100.0 four times: 126.0 (Week 2 vs. NYJ), 120.4 (Week 8 vs.Was), 110.6 (Week 3 at Oak) and 101.0 (Week 1 at Den).Roethlisberger’s 126.0 passer rating in Week 2 marked the 22ndregular-season game where he registered a passer rating of atleast 125.0 in the first half.
Roethlisberger has totaled 1,157 passing yards whilecompleting 102-of-152 passes with nine touchdowns in sevenfirst halves this season. His first half passer rating of 104.0 rankssixth in the NFL. Roethlisberger’s first half performance has helpedthe Steelers enter halftime with the lead in five games this season,including leads of at least 10 points in victories over Philadelphiaand Washington.
In 2011, he completed 177-of-276 pass attempts for 2,139 yards,14 touchdowns and six interceptions in first halves. Roethlisbergertotaled over 100 yards passing in the first half in 13-of-15 gameshe played in last season, including 231 yards passing twice (atInd, vs. NE).
Roethlisberger has a career passer rating of 96.2 in the firsthalf of games, ranking fourth in the NFL among activequarterbacks (min. 670 attempts):
Player Team QB RatingAaron Rodgers Green Bay 107.1Tom Brady New England 97.9Peyton Manning Denver/Indianapolis 97.4Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 96.2Drew Brees New Orleans 95.9
Roethlisberger has led the Steelers offense to points on 44-of-86 first-half possesions (25 TDs, 19 FGs) over the last 15 gameshe has played in, including the 2011 regular season. In Week 8Roethlisberger guided the Steelers offense to scores on theirfirst four possessions (two touchdown passes, two field goals).
Roethlisberger ranks fifth among active quarterbacks with 111passing touchdowns in first halves. Four times in his careerRoethlisberger has recorded at least three touchdown passes inthe first half.
Player Opp. Passing TDs/First HalfBen Roethlisberger Bal (11/5/07) 5Ben Roethlisberger Ten (10/9/11) 3Ben Roethlisberger Atl (10/22/06) 3Ben Roethlisberger StL (12/20/07) 3Charlie Batch TB (9/26/10) 3Kordell Stewart Den (12/7/97) 3
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One Of The Best: QB Ben Roethlisberger is mostly known asone of the league’s elite quarterbacks because he wins.Roethlisberger has led the Steelers to two Super Bowl titles andthree AFC Championships.
Roethlisberger has also compiled stats that place him nearthe top of the league. He is one of only six active quarterbacks inthe league today to complete over 2,000 passes, racked up over28,000 passing yards and at least 160 passing touchdowns.
The only other active quarterbacks to stack up all of thosenumbers are Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, MattHasselbeck and Eli Manning:
Player Years Games Cmp Yds TDP. Manning 14 215 4,858 56,941 416Brees 12 161 3,801 43,052 301Brady 13 169 3,606 42,387 316Hasselbeck 14 192 3,009 34,317 200E. Manning 9 129 2,475 29,880 197Roethlisberger 9 121 2,269 28,566 179
Finding The End Zone: QB Ben Roethlistberger has recordedat least one touchdown pass in each of the seven games thisseason. Roethlisberger has totaled at least three touchdownpasses in 22 games during his career, including twice this season(4 at Oak / 3 vs. Was). Roethlisberger has thrown 14 touchdownsthis season, marking the second most touchdown passes hehas recorded in the first seven games he has played in duringany season (15 in 2007).
Season TD Passes In First Seven Games Played2007 152012 142010 122011 122005 12
Roethlisberger has thrown for four touchdown passes fourtimes in his career, including in Week 3 at Oakland. Roethlisbergeris the only Steelers quarterback to throw for a franchise-best fivetouchdowns in a single game twice during the regular season:
Player Opp Passing TDsBen Roethlisberger Ten (10/9/11) 5Ben Roethlisberger Bal (11/5/07) 5Mark Malone Ind (9/8/85) 5Terry Bradshaw Atl (11/15/81) 5
Since the start of the 2007 season, Roethlisberger has thefourth-most games (tied) with at least five touchdown passes inthe NFL.
Player Game of 5+ Passing TDsDrew Brees 5Tom Brady 4Matthew Stafford 3Ben Roethlisberger 2Aaron Rodgers 2Carson Palmer 2
300-Yard Plateau: QB Ben Roethlisberger has registered 22300+ yard passing games in his career during the regular season,including throwing for 384 yards at Oakland in Week 3 and 363yards at Tennessee in Week 6.
In 2011 Roethlisberger recorded five 300+ yard passingperformances, which tied his career-high for a single season.
In Weeks 7 and 8 last season, Roethlisberger became the firstSteelers’ quarterback to register at least 360 passing yards inback-to-back games (361, 365). For his career, Roethlisbergerhas thrown for at least 360 yards 12 times, a franchise best.
Home Cooking: QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 47-13 (.783)mark in the regular season in his career at Heinz Field, includingwinning his first eight starts as a rookie in 2004. Roethlisbergeris 3-0 this season and was 6-1 at home in 2011.
At Heinz Field, Roethlisberger has completed 63.6 percent ofhis passes for 14,412 with 92 touchdowns and 46 interceptionsfor a passer rating of 95.7. He has thrown for more than 300 yards11 times and has 28 multi-touchdown games at home (23-5record in such games), including a franchise and career-high(tied) five touchdowns versus the Titans in Week 5 (2011).
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 eight times.
The Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 48 of the 60 gamesat home with Roethlisberger as the starter.
Controlling The North: QB Ben Roethlisberger is 34-9 (.791)as a starter against AFC North opponents during his career. He is10-2 since 2010 against divisional foes during the regular season,including 1-0 this year.
Roethlisberger had won 12 straight games against divisionalfoes as the starter prior to a Week 3 setback at Cincinnati in 2009,which was the longest streak in the NFL since Peyton Manningwon 12 straight from 2004-06.
In his 43 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 16 times.
The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North inhis 43 games as a starter:
43 games vs.Statistic AFC North (as a starter)Record ............................................................. 34-9Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ............... 61.3 (765-1,248)Passing Yards ................................................ 9,730Passing Touchdowns ......................................... 58Interceptions ...................................................... 39Passer Rating .................................................. 88.1
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 ................................................................17-5 ........................... 17-4Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ........... 61.2 (383-626) .......... 61.4 (382-622)Passing Yards .................................................. 5,144 ......................... 4,566Passing Touchdowns ............................................. 33 .............................. 25Interceptions .......................................................... 22 .............................. 17Passer Rating ..................................................... 90.2 ........................... 85.9
Starting In Style: In his career, QB Ben Roethlisberger ownsan 84-36 (.700) record as a starting quarterback in the regularseason. That mark is the third-best record in the NFL among allactive quarterbacks (min. 50 starts).
Roethlisberger registered his 80th career win in his 113th careerstart, becoming the fourth quarterback who began their career inthe Super Bowl era to reach 80 wins in 113 or fewer starts: TomBrady (104), Roger Staubach (105) and Ken Stabler (112).
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. OnlyBrady (67-23) and Stabler (66-23-1) had better records in theirfirst 90 starts in the NFL. Roethlisberger’s record is tied with JimMcMahon.
The following is a look at the top five starting records amongactive quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 50 starts):
Name W L T Pct.1. Tom Brady, Patriots 129 40 0 .7632. Matt Ryan, Falcons 50 19 0 .7213. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 84 36 0 .7004. Joe Flacco, Ravens 49 22 0 .6905. Peyton Manning, Colts/Broncos 145 70 0 .674
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Title Man: QB Ben Roethlisberger led the Steelers to the AFCChampionship Game four times in his first eight seasons. He isone of only three active NFL quarterbacks to win multiple SuperBowl titles (Tom Brady, Eli Manning).
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.
Movin’ On Up: QB Ben Roethlisberger leads the Steelers innearly 40 different career categories and is tied for first in fiveother categories. The following is where Roethlisberger ranks inSteelers history in several key passing categories:
Roethlisberger’s Career Rankings Among Steelers QBs
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 (2006-11) .............................. 6 ............. 1st
Consecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-11) ........ 6 ............. 1st
Single-Game Completion Pct. (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ..... 85.7 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09, 11) ..................... 5 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11) 5 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11) 5 ............. 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. ....................................................... .700 ............. 1st
Career Completions ...................................................... 2,269 ............. 1st
Career Passing Yards ................................................ 28,566 ............. 1st
Career Completion Pct. .................................................. 63.4 ............. 1st
Career Passing Yards/Attempts ...................................... 8.0 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating ........................................................... 92.8 ............. 1st
Career 300-yard Passing Games ...................................... 23 ............. 1st
Career Games w/ 30+ Completions .................................... 7 ............. 1st
Career Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating .......................... 52 ............. 1st
Career Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** ............... 3 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * ....................................... 86.0 ............. 1st
Career Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * ......... 28 ............. 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 (‘07 vs. Bal., ‘11 vs. Ten) 5 ............. 1st
Total Wins When Throwing for 300-plus Yards ................. 11 ............. 1st
Single-Game TD Passes on MNF (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ** ..... 5 ......... T-1st
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) .............................................. 16 ......... T-1st
Passing TDs in Single Game (‘07 vs. Bal; ‘11 vs. Ten) ..... 5 ......... T-1st
Career QB Rating in Final 2 mins./game * .................... 78.5 ............ 2nd
Career Yards/Attempt in Final 2 mins./game * ............. 6.79 ............ 2nd
Career Attempts ........................................................... 3,581 ............ 2nd
Career Passing TDs ........................................................ 179 ............ 2nd
Career TD Passes (on road) ............................................. 88 ............ 2nd
Career Passing Yards vs. NFC ................................... 6,672 ............ 2nd
Career Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. ........................... 47 ............ 2nd
Career Rushing Yards (by QB) ....................................... 989 ............ 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 hiscareer, including achieving a feat three times that is rarely done inthe 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 48 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. Of his 48 100-plus passer ratingperformances 13 were higher than 125.0, including registering arating of 125.1 in a win over the New York Jets in Week 2 thisseason.
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 (2011) 513 324 63.25. Ben Roethlisberger (2005) 268 168 62.7
Deadly Combination: QB Ben Roethlisberger and WR MikeWallace have combined for 12 touchdowns of at least 40 yardssince the start of 2009. The 12 touchdowns rank first in teamhistory.
In Week 6 at the Tennessee Titans this season, the two addedto that total with an 82-yard touchdown, which is the fourth longestpass play of Roethlisberger’s career. In the first six games of the2012 season the two have connected for four touchdowns.
In 2011, Roethlisberger and Wallace recorded three touchdownsof at least 40 yards. In 2011, Roethlisberger and Wallace con-nected on a 95-yard touchdown at Arizona, the longest pass playand second-longest offensive play from scrimmage in Steelershistory. 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 12Bubby Brister/Louis Lipps 7Terry Bradshaw/John Stallworth 6Jim Finks/Ray Mathews 6
Run That Rock, 34: In Week 5 at Philadelphia, RB RashardMendenhall played in his first game since suffering a season-ending knee injury on 1/1/12 at Cleveland. In the win overPhiladelphia (Week 5), Mendenhall led the way with a team-high68 yards on 13 carries (5.2 avg.) and one receiving touchdown.
Mendenhall is one rushing touchdown shy of becoming thefifth Steelers’ player to record 30 career rushing touchdowns. His29 rushing touchdowns are the third most in franchise historyamong running backs, trailing only Franco Harris (91) and JeromeBettis (78).
In his first four-plus seasons, Mendenhall has accumulated3,441 rushing yards, the ninth most in franchise history. Eachplayer ahead of him on the Steelers’ all-time rushing list hasplayed in at least 10 more games than he has. Mendenhall’s 4.1yards per carry is tied with Franco Harris for the sixth highest inSteelers’ history. Mendenhall has recorded 77 runs of 10 or moreyards during his career.
Dwyer Dominates: Steelers RB Jonathan Dwyer has seizedthe opportunity given to him over the last two weeks after injuriessidelined running backs Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman.
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Dwyer, who is in his third year but only played in 13 games,became the first Steelers running back since Willie Parker (9/7 -9/14 in 2008) to register at least 100 yards rushing in back-to-back games. He helped the Steelers earn their first consecutivevictories this season with 107 yards (6.3) in Week 8 versusWashington and a career high 122 yards (7.2 avg.) in Week 7 atCincinnati.
Prior to this season, Dwyer had registered one 100-yard rushingperformance in his professional career (107 yards vs. Tennessee,10/9/11). Dwyer’s 9.7 yards per carry average against Tennesseein 2011 tied Parker (22 car. for 213 yds., vs. NO, 11/12/06) for thefifth highest average by a Steelers’ player who reached at least100 yards with a minimum of 10 attempts (dating back to 1970):
Player Date Opp. Car. Yds. Avg. TDFranco Harris 11/19/72 at Cle 12 136 11.3 1Frenchy Fuqua 12/20/70 at Phi 20 218 10.9 2Sidney Thornton 9/23/79 Bal 13 129 9.9 0Barry Foster 9/27/92 at GB 12 117 9.8 0Jonathan Dwyer 10/9/11 Tenn 11 107 9.7 0Willie Parker 11/12/06 NO 22 213 9.7 2
Dating back to 1970, Dwyer joins Franco Harris (9), Willie Parker(6), Frenchy Fuqua (3) and Rashard Mendenhall (2) as the onlySteelers’ to average at least 7.0 yards per carry multiple timeswhen registering 100+ yards (min. 10 attempts).
Miller Time: TE Heath Miller has been a consistent performerfor the Steelers throughout his career and that has continued intothis season. Miller’s 35 receptions on the season are the second-most he has registered in the first seven games in his career (40in 2009). Miller has six touchdown receptions so far this season,one behind his career high of seven, set in 2007.
Miller recorded six receptions in Week 6 and Week 7, markingthe first time in his career that he has totaled at least six receptionsin back-to-back games in the same season. In just seven gamesthis season, Miller has registered at least six receptions threetimes. From 2010-11 he had only registered six-plus receptionsonce in 30 games played.
For the first time in his career, Miller recorded a touchdown ineach of the first three games of the season, tying for the second-longest streak of his career in which he recorded at least onereceiving touchdown (Games 4-6 in 2009 / Games 4-7 in 2005).Both of Miller’s touchdowns in Week 3 came in the first quarter,making him the first Steelers’ player since WR Plaxico Burress(10/31/04) to register two receiving touchdowns in the first quarter.
Miller Climbs The Ranks: TE Heath Miller has 37 careerreceiving touchdowns, tying Elbie Nickel (37) for the most by aPittsburgh tight end. The Steelers are 25-8 when Miller finds theend zone. Miller (372) passed Nickel (329) for the franchise leadin receptions by a tight end in 2011. He ranks in the top-10 infranchise history in receptions (third), receiving yards (seventh)and receiving touchdowns (tied for sixth).
Miller has registered at least one reception in 119-of-127 careergames played, including the postseason. Miller has recorded atleast one reception in every game he has played in, regular andpostseason, dating back to 11/3/08 vs. Washington, a streak of65 games.
Since 2008, Miller has surpassed 40 receptions each season,including a career-best 76-reception performance in 2009. Duringthe first seven years of his career, Miller averaged over 10 yardsper catch each season.
Growing Up: WR Antonio Brown is a third-year player thatcontinues to get better as each game goes by. His quickprogression earned him a five-year contract extension that willkeep him with the Steelers through 2017.
Through the first seven games this season, Brown leads theSteelers with 40 receptions for 480 yards (12.0 avg.) and onetouchdown. Of Brown’s 40 receptions, 27 of them have gone forfirst downs. Since the start of the 2011 season, Brown ranks sixthin the league with 77.1% of his receptions resulting in first downs(minimum 65 receptions).
Rk. Player 1st Down% Receptions1. Malcolm Floyd 93.1 722. Vincent Jackson 91.0 893. Calvin Johnson 79.6 1374. Roddy White 79.3 1405. Rob Gronkowski 77.4 1336. Antonio Brown 77.1 109
Brown has led the team in receptions, receiving yards or both,in four-of-seven games this season. In Week 6 at Cincinnati,Brown led the Steelers with a season-high 96 yards on sevenreceptions.
In games 2-4 this season, Brown registered seven receptionsin each, marking the first time in his career that he recorded atleast seven receptions in three consecutive games. Dating backto the 2011 regular season, Brown has recorded at least 70 yardsreceiving in five of the last seven games.
In 2011 Brown became the first player in NFL history with atleast 1,000 receiving yards (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards(1,062) in the same season. With 2,211 all-purpose yards lastseason, Brown passed Barry Foster (2,034 in 1992) for thefranchise single-season record.
100 Is the Number: WR Mike Wallace recorded his first 100+yard game of 2012 and the 13th of his career in Week 3 at Oaklandby registering 123 yards on a career-high (tied) eight receptions.His 123 receiving yards was the fourth-highest single game totalof his career.
Wallace’s 13 career 100-yard receiving games during theregular season are three shy of Louis Lipps (16) for the thirdmost in franchise history:
Career 100-yardRk. Player Years Receiving Games1. Hines Ward 1998-2011 292. John Stallworth 1974-87 253. Louis Lipps 1984-91 164. Mike Wallace 2009-Present 13
Wallace posted 100 yards receiving in each of the first threegames in 2011, setting a franchise-best streak of six consecutviegames with at least 100 yards receiving.
Wallace’s six consecutive games with 100+ yards receivingtied the second longest streak in NFL history:
100-yard Receiving GamesPlayer Team Year In a RowCharley Hannigan Hou 1961 7Michael Irvin Dal 1995 7Mike Wallace Pit 2010-11 6Raymond Berry Bal 1960 6Bill Groman Hou 1961 6Pat Studstill Det 1966 6Isaac Bruce StL 1995 6
Speedy Start: WR Mike Wallace has been an explosive playerever since entering the NFL in 2009. He once again got off to aquick start this season, recording a touchdown in each of the firstthree regular-season games for the first time in his career. It wasthe second time in his career that he recorded at least onereceiving touchdown in three consecutive games (Games 5-7 in2011). In Week 6, Wallace registered the second longest receptionof his career, an 82-yard touchdown at Tennessee.
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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE NOTESSince he entered the league in 2009, Wallace ranks fourth in
the NFL in average yards per catch (17.7) over that time spanamongst recievers with at least 60 receptions, and is 0.7 yardsshort of league leaders Malcom Floyd and DeSean Jackson(18.4).
The fourth-year wide receiver is second in the league with 42receptions of 25+ yards since the start of the 2009 season, trailingDeSean Jackson by five. Dating back to 1991, his 42 receptionsof 25+ yards are second among Steelers (Hines Ward, 81).
Wallace is one of only eight NFL players to register at least 28receiving touchdowns since the beginning of the 2009 season.
In 2011, Wallace registered a reception of at least 40 yards insix consecutive games (Games 2-7), the longest such streak inthe NFL since Isaac Bruce in 2000 (Games 2-7).
The following is a list of all of Wallace’s receptions (24) of atleast 40 yards:
Reception Opponent Date95 yards (TD) at Arizona 10/23/1182 yards (TD) at Tennessee 10/11/1281 yards (TD) at Indianapolis 9/25/1160 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 10/24/1053 yards vs. Seattle 9/18/1152 yards (TD) vs. Oakland 11/21/1052 yards vs. Atlanta 9/12/1051 yards at Cincinnati 9/27/0950 yards vs. Cleveland 10/17/1048 yards vs. Jacksonville 10/16/1147 yards (TD) at Detroit 10/11/0946 yards vs. St. Louis 12/24/1146 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. Tennessee 10/9/1140 yards at Houston 10/2/1140 yards (TD) vs. Minnesota 10/25/0940 yards vs. Carolina 12/23/10
Wallace Continues To Thrive: WR Mike Wallace continues tocontribute in big way for the Steelers. In six games this season,Wallace is second on the team in touchdown receptions (4),receptions (36) and receiving yards (459). Wallace’s 36 receptionson the season are tied for the most in his career through the firstseven games played (36 receptions in 2011). Wallace has tiedhis career high of eight receptions twice this season and fivetimes in his career.
Wallace followed up his breakout 2010 season with a stellar2011, recording a career-high 72 receptions for 1,193 yards andeight touchdowns. He was named a starter for his first career ProBowl, becoming the first Steelers wide receiver to start in the ProBowl since 1985 when John Stallworth was named a starter.
Wallace joined WR Antonio Brown (1,108 yards) as the thirdSteeler duo since 1960 to each register at least 1,100+ receivingyards in the same season (2002: Hines Ward, 1,329 / PlaxicoBurress, 1,325 and 2009: Ward, 1,167 / Santonio Holmes, 1,248).Both Wallace and Brown are on track to eclipse 1,000 receivingyards each again this season.
Taking The Lead: With the loss of long-time starting insidelinebacker James Farrior, veteran LB Larry Foote has been askedto step up from his recent supporting roll and back into thedefensive leader. Through the first seven games, Foote leads theteam in tackles (49), forced fumbles (2), fumble recoveries (2)and sacks (3.0, tied).
In Week 1 at Denver, Foote exceeded expections, registering ateam-high 12 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one QBpressure and one pass defensed. It was the 17th 10+ tacklegame of his career and first since 11/22/09 vs. Cleveland (12).
Twice this season (Weeks 1 and 6) Foote has recorded a sackand a forced fumble, marking the fourth and fifth times in hiscareer, and the first since 12/2/07 vs. Cincinnati, that he registereda forced fumble and a sack in the same game.
In Week 3 at Oakland, Foote tied for the team lead with threequarterback hurries, while also chipping in eight tackles. A Week5 win over Philadelphia saw Foote register a career-high twofumble recoveries.
Not Backing Down: CB Ike Taylor is consistently matched upwith the other team’s top receiving threat, routinely minimizingtheir impact. Taylor has played in 130 consecutive games, thelongest active streak among NFL cornerbacks.
Last week Taylor helped the Steelers hold Redskins QB RobertGriffin III to season lows in quarterback rating (72.8), yards perattempt (5.2) and completion percentage (47.1) as well as hissecond fewest passing yards (177).
In a Week 6 victory at Cincinnati Taylor was primarily matchedup with WR A.J. Green, who entered the game averaging 104.7receiving yards and 7.2 receptions per game. Against Taylor andthe Steelers secondary Green hauled in one pass for an eight-yard touchdown. In Week 2 against the New York Jets, Taylor tookon the challenge of covering receiver Santonio Holmes and heldhis former teammate to three receptions for 28 yards while beingtargeted 11 times.
Since Taylor became a regular starter (2005-present), theSteelers have led the league in pass defense, allowing only 191.6net passing yards per game. Since 2005 the Steelers have played119 regular-season games, with Taylor playing in all of them andstarting 98, and during that time the defense only allowed sevenplayers to record double-digit receptions in a single game. Also,in those 119 games, Pittsburgh’s defense has allowed only nine300-yard passers, including only one in 2011 and none throughseven games this season.
Tackling Machine: S Ryan Clark has teamed with perennialAll-Pro Troy Polamalu to form one of the finest safety duos in theNFL. Since coming to the Steelers in 2006, Clark has started 85of 86 regular-season games played, including all 16 in both 2010and 2011.
After missing the 2012 season opener in Denver due to a healthissue, Clark returned to the Steelers starting lineup in a big wayover the last six games while his backfield mate S Troy Polamluhas been out most of the season due to injury. In Week 2 againstthe New York Jets, Clark tied for the team lead with eight tacklesand one pass defensed. In Week 3 at Oakland, he registered aninterception off of QB Carson Palmer and returned it for a careerlong 26 yards to the Oakland 36-yard line. On the ensuing drivethe Steelers’ offense would score a touchdown to make it 7-0. Itmarked Clark’s ninth interception as a Steeler, the 12th of hiscareer and first since 10/23/11 at Arizona. In a Week 5 win overPhiladelphia, Clark forced a Michael Vick fumble at the Steelers’one-yard line that LB Larry Foote recovered in the end zone for atouchback. In Week 6, at Tennessee, he led the team with aseason-high nine tackles.
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In Week 7 at Cincinnati he helped lead a defense that held theBengals to 105 net passing yards, which is the third fewest netpassing yards they have given up on the road during the MikeTomlin era and the fifth fewest allowed since Dick LeBeau returnedto the Steelers as defensive coordinator in 2004 (17, at Oakland,10/29/06 / 84, 12/10/09 at Cleveland / 87, 9/19/04 at Baltimore /90, 12/14/08 at Baltimore).
Timmons Time: On a defense that has struggled to stay healthyover the last couple of seasons, LB Lawrence Timmons hasbeen a player the Steelers can count on being in the lineup eachweek.
Timmons, who has missed only two games his entire career,has recorded a team-best 28 consecutive starts. Since the startof the 2010 season, Timmons has started (38) and played in (39)the most games out of any Steelers’ linebackers, while alsoleading the group in tackles over that time.
While Timmons is a steady player that the defense can counton game-in and game-out, he also makes plays. So far thisseason, Timmons has forced a fumble of Eagles QB MichaelVick, intercepted Tennessee QB Matt Hasselbeck in the fourthquarter and recorded a team high 10 tackles in a road victory overthe Cincinnati Bengals. He was also a part of a defense that heldthe Washington Redskins to 86 rushing yards after they enteredthe game averaging an NFL-high 177.7 yards per game.
Even though Timmons is a defensive starter, he still contributeson special teams, recording at least four special teams tackles ineach of the last five seasons.
Elite Company: LB LaMarr Woodley registered his 50th careersack in Week 3 at Oakland to become the eighth player in Steelers’history to reach the mark (including players that played beforesacks became an official statistic in 1982).
Among Steelers to reach 50.0 sacks since 1982, Woodley gotto the mark the fastest, reaching 50.0 in just 73 regular-seasongames played. Below is a list of the other Steelers who reached50.0 career sacks since 1982 and how many games it took:
Player Games To Get To 50.0 SacksLaMarr Woodley (2007-present) 73Jason Gildon (1994-2003) 95Keith Willis (1982-87, 89-91) 105Joey Porter (1999-2006) 106James Harrison (2002, 2004-11) 109Greg Lloyd (1988-97) 119
Although he is only in the ninth week of his sixth season,Woodley’s 50.0 sacks are the most by a Steelers’ player in theirfirst six seasons. The following is a breakdown of sacks in thehistory of the club in player’s first two, three, four, five and sixseasons (Kevin Greene had 35.5 sacks in his first three seasonswith the team, but he had previously 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
Most Sacks (first five seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 48.0 2007-11Keith Willis 37.5 1982-86Joey Porter 35.5 1999-03
Most Sacks (first six seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 50.0 2007-12Joey Porter 42.5 1999-04Keith Willis 40.5 1982-87
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. Although Harrison missed the first three games of2012, Woodley picked up the slack by registering a fumble recoveryin Week 1 and a sack in both games two and three before ahamstring injury sidelined him early in game four versusPhiladelphia. Both players played their first full game together inWeek 7 at Cincinnati and Woodley registered his fifth careerinterception. Having the two on the field together powered thedefense to hold the Bengals to just 105 passing yards, the secondfewest of QB Andy Dalton’s career. In the second game where thetwo were on the field together, the Steelers limited WashingtonQB Robert Griffin III to eight rushing yards on six attempts and177 yards passing.
In 2011, the two combined for 18.0 sacks during the regularseason: Harrison (9.0) and Woodley (9.0), even though Harrison(Weeks 5-8, 14) and Woodley (Games 9-11, 13, 15) eachedmissed games.
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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Harrison Makes Most Of Time On The Field: LB JamesHarrison, the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, has been aterror on opposing quarterbacks since he became the startingoutside linebacker for the Steelers in 2007. After missing the firstthree games of this season with a knee injury, Harrison registeredthree quarterback hits on Michael Vick in his first game back andin Week 6 at Tennessee, Harrison recorded his first sack of theseason. In a Week 7 victory at Cincinnati he recorded onequarterback hurry and helped the Steelers to their first road victoryof the season.
Missing time due to injury is nothing new for Harrison - a hurteye sidelined him for four games during the 2011 regular season(Week 5-8). Although he only played in 11 games, Harrison finishedlast season tied for the team lead with nine sacks.
During the second half of the 2011 regular season, Harrisonregistered seven sacks: three sacks twice (Week 9 vs. Bal andWeek 13 vs. Cin) and one against St. Louis in Week 16. He becamethe third Steelers’ player to register at least three sacks multipletimes in one season since 1982 (Chad Brown, 1996, 2; MikeMerriweather, 1984, 3).
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INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESOh So Suisham: K Shaun Suisham is 16-of-17 on field goals
this season, with his only miss coming from 54 yards away late inthe fourth quarter at Tennessee. Earlier in that same game,Suisham tied his career-long with a 52-yard field goal.
Suisham has a current streak to 70 consecutive PATs made asa Steeler. Since October 4, 2009, Suisham has made 91 straightPATs, which is the longest streak of his career.
Suisham recorded a 34-yard game-winning field goal to lift theSteelers to a 16-14 victory as time expired against Philadelphia inWeek 5. It marked Suisham’s fifth career game-winning field goaland third as a Steeler, and it was his first since 9/25/11 atIndianapolis.
In addition to his place kicking, Suisham has succeeded onkickoffs. Suisham already has 15 touchbacks. He is on pace tobreak his personal best of 28 touchbacks in 2011.
Rookie Returner: RB Chris Rainey is starting to emerge as athreat on kickoff returns. The first year player leads all NFL rookieswith a kickoff return average of 27.2.
In the Week 7 victory at Cincinnati, Rainey helped set up twoSteelers’ scoring drives, that both resulted in field goals, withgood field position by recording a 41-yard return to the Steelers’40-yard line and a 36-yard return to the Pittsburgh 39-yard line.On the season, Rainey has four returns over 35 yards:
Opponent Yards Yard Line Returned To Result of Ensuing DriveTennessee 49 PIT 45 29-yd FG (7-44; 3:29)Philadelphia 44 PIT 40 PuntCincinnati 41 PIT 40 42-yd. FG (9-36, 4:34)Cincinnati 36 PIT 39 42-yd. FG (6-37, 2:52)
In Week 7 at Cincinnati, Rainey also recorded his first careertouchdown, an 11-yard run to put the Steelers up 24-17 early inthe fourth quarter. In a victory over Washington in Week 8, Raineyregistered a career long 19-yard run down to the Redskins one-yard line.
Return Success: Although WR Antonio Brown has emergedas a potent threat at wide receiver, he continues to contribute inthe return game. In Week 1 at Denver, Brown registered a 23-yardpunt return, setting Pittsburgh up at the Denver 38-yard line. InWeek 3 at Oakland he returned a punt 22 yards to the Raiders 48-yard line. Brown recorded an 18-yard return to the WashingtonRedskins 46-yard line in Week 8.
Last season Brown set the franchise record with 2,048 all-purpose yards and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl as a returner.
Brown also became the first player in NFL history with at least1,000 receiving yards (1,108) and at least 1,000 return yards(1,062) in the same season.
For his career, Brown has one punt return for a touchdown andone kickoff return for a touchdown. Dating back to 1941, he is oneof three Steelers’ players with at least one punt return for atouchdown and one kick return for a touchdown:
Player PR TD KR TDAntwaan Randle El 4 1Rod Woodson 2 2Antonio Brown 1 1
Harrison has five regular-season games with at least threesacks in his career, tying Joey Porter for the most 3+ sack gamesduring the regular season by a Steelers’ player since 1982.
The Steelers are 28-13 when he posts a sack.
Climbing The Ranks: After registering a sack in Week 6 atTennessee, LB James Harrison tied Keith Willis (59.0, 1982-91)for the third most by a Steeler since sacks became an officialstatistic in 1982.
Rk. Player Sacks1. Jason Gildon (1994-2003) 77.02. Joey Porter (1999-2006) 60.03. James Harrison (2002-Present) 59.0
Keith Willis (1982-91) 59.0
Outside Presence: LB James Harrison has 26 forced fumblesin his career, ranking second in team history for career forcedfumbles, behind only Greg Lloyd. The following is a list of the topseven career forced fumble leaders for the Steelers since 1987:
Rk. Name # of FF1. Greg Lloyd 362. James Harrison 263. Jason Gildon 184. Rod Woodson 175. Joey Porter 16
Carnell Lake 167. James Farrior 14
Levon Kirkland 14
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
Bringing The Wood: Although LB LaMarr Woodley has onlyplayed in just over four games (left Philadelphia game in the firstquarter), he has already registered two sacks, a fumble recoveryand an interception this season. In 2011, Woodley registered ninesacks through the first eight games in 2011. Despite missing sixgames, Woodley’s nine sacks tied for the team lead.
Woodley’s nine sacks were the second most he recorded in thefirst eight games of a season during his career (9.5, 2008).Woodley’s nine sacks also marked the fourth-highest total for aSteeler in the first half of a season since sacks became an officialstatistic in 1982:
Rk. Player (Year) Sacks in Games 1-81. James Harrison (2008) 10.0
Keith Willis (1983) 10.03. LaMarr Woodley (2008) 9.54. LaMarr Woodley (2011) 9.0
In 2011, Woodley became the first Steelers’ player to registerat least 1.5 sacks in four consecutive regular-season gamessince sacks became an official statistic in 1982. The last player inthe NFL with more than one sack in four straight games wasSimeon Rice in 2002 (five straight).
Man Of Troy: SS Troy Polamalu continues to fly around the fieldand make plays when healthy. In Week 1 at Denver, Polamalufinished second on the team with nine tackles. Polamalu hasmissed most of the past six games with an injury.
In 2011, Polamalu earned his seventh Pro Bowl honor andsixth as a starter after finishing the season tied for third on theteam with 90 tackles.
Polamalu’s 29 career interceptions are the most of any activeSteeler. The team is 24-3 when Polamalu has an interception.
Polamalu ranks fifth in Steelers’ history among safeties insacks. He is one shy of passing Chris Oldham (9.5) for fourthplace in franchise history for the most sacks among safeties.
Since 2008, Polamalu is second among active NFL safeties ininterceptions (19):
Player Team INTEd Reed Baltimore 25Troy Polamalu Pittsburgh 19Jairus Byrd Buffalo 16
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Preseason Game #1Philadelphia 24, Pittsburgh 23
Aug. 9, 2012Lincoln Financial Field (69,144)
PHILADELPHIA – K Alex Henery nailed a 51-yard field goal with12 seconds left in the game to give the Eagles a 24-23 victory overthe Steelers in the 2012 preseason opener.
The Steelers got off to a great start and went up 3-0 when KShaun Suisham connected on a 46-yard field goal midway throughthe first quarter. Early in the second quarter, QB Byron Leftwichfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for a two-yard touchdown pass togive the Steelers a 10-0 lead. DE Al Woods’ interception of QBMike Kafka set up a Suisham 31-yard field goal, and the Steelerswent into halftime with a 13-0 lead.
The Eagles responded with two big pass plays in the thirdquarter by QB Nick Foles. In a span of three minutes, Foles foundWR Damaris Johnson for a 70-yard touchdown and WR MardyGilyard for a 44-yard touchdown to put the Eagles up 14-13. Folesfinished with a game-high 144 passing yards and twotouchdowns.
QB Jerrod Johnson found RB Chris Rainey on a slip screenfor a 57-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 20-14 lead late inthe third quarter. Johnson finished the game with a team-high 93passing yards and registered 26 rushing yards. Rainey finishedwith a team-high 65 receiving yards.
The Eagles took the lead back with about five minutes remainingwhen QB Trent Edwards found WR Jamel Hamler for a 16-yardscore. Steelers appeared to have the game won when rookie KDaniel Hrapmann nailed a 43-yard field goal right after the two-minute warning but Edwards led the Eagles down the field to setup Henery’s game-winning field goal.
Despite being outgained in total yards, the Steelers defensehad a strong showing. They held the Eagles to only one third-down conversion, 74 rushing yards and forced seven punts.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (0-1) 3 10 7 3 23Eagles (1-0) 0 0 14 10 24
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 5:12 Suisham 46 yd. FG 16-52; 9:48 3-0PIT 2 11:10 Sanders 2 yd. pass from Leftwich (Suisham kick) 10-70; 6:32 10-0PIT 2 1:41 Suisham 31 yd. FG 4-(-9); 1:37 13-0PHI 3 7:49 D. Johnson 70 yd. pass from Foles (Henery kick) 1-70; 0:12 13-7PHI 3 5:52 Gilyard 44 yd. pass from Foles (Henery kick) 1-44; 0:31 13-14PIT 3 2:57 Rainey 57 yd. pass from J. Johnson (Hrapmann kick) 6-75; 2:55 20-14PHI 4 5:26 Hamler 16 yd. pass from Edwards (Henery kick) 9-60; 3:46 20-21PIT 4 1:57 Hrapmann 43 yd. FG 10-55; 3:29 23-21PHI 4 0:12 Henery 51 yd. FG 11-46; 1:45 23-34
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Pit. – B. Batch 19-41; Dwyer 2-40;J. Johnson 3-26; Redman 5-14; Clay 5-8;Rainey 4-1; Maze 1-1. Phi. – Brown 3-33; Lewis4-22; Edwards 2-14; Akpla 1-6; Polk 3-1; McCoy1-(-2).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 7-8-0, 49; J.Johnson 3-6-0, 93, 1 TD; Leftwich 3-5-0, 14, 1TD. Phi. – Edwards 12-20-0, 106, 1 TD; Foles6-10-0, 144, 2 TD; Kafka 5-9-1, 31; Vick 3-4-0,6.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Rainey 2-65, 1 TD; Brown2-21; Sanders 2-19, 1 TD; D. Johnson 2-13;Redman 2-4; Beiler 1-30; Dwyer 1- (-2). Phi. –D. Johnson 4-85, 1 TD; Hamler 3-34, 1 TD; Polk3-28; Brown 2-16; Jacobson 2-14; Ford 2-2;Jones 2-10; Brackett 2-9; Gilyard 1-44; Akpla1-12; Hall 1-11; Igwenagu 1-8; Jackson 1-5;McCoy 1-(-3).
TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Eagles1st Downs 14 (6-7-1) 18 (4-13-1)3rd Downs 6-16 (38%) 1-11 (9%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 2-2 (100%)Total Net Yards 230 354Plays-Avg. 65-3.5 58-6.1Rushing Yards 131 74Rush Att.-Avg. 39-3.4 14-5.3Passing Yards 99 280Att.-Comp.-Int. 19-13-0 43-26-1Sacks By 1-7 7-57Punts-Avg. 6-49.7 7-39.7Penalties 7-62 6-65Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Time of Poss. 34:32 25:28
THE STEELERS IN 2012
Regular PostSeason Season
Overall: 4-3 0-0At Home: 3-0 0-0On the Road: 1-3 0-0Neutral: 0-0 0-0
By Month:September: 1-2 0-0October: 3-1 0-0November: 0-0 0-0December: 0-0 0-0January: 0-0 0-0
vs. AFC: 2-3 0-0vs. AFC North 1-0 0-0vs. AFC East 1-0 0-0vs. AFC South 0-1 0-0vs. AFC West 0-2 0-0
vs. NFC: 2-0 0-0vs. NFC East 2-0 0-0vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0vs. NFC South 0-0 0-0vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0
When Scoring First: 4-2 0-0When Opponent Scored First: 0-1 0-0When Scoring 20 or More Points: 3-2 0-0When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 1-1 0-0When Leading after the first quarter: 2-2 0-0When Trailing after the first quarter: 2-0 0-0When Tied after the first quarter: 0-1 0-0When Leading at the Half: 3-2 0-0When Trailing at the Half: 0-1 0-0When Tied at the Half: 1-0 0-0When Leading after three quarters: 3-1 0-0When Trailing after three quarters: 0-2 0-0When Tied after three quarters: 1-0 0-0When Outrushing the Opponent: 3-0 0-0With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 0-0 0-0With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 0-0 0-0When Led in Time of Possession: 4-2 0-0When Trailed in Time of Possession: 0-1 0-0
On Turf: 1-0 0-0On Grass: 3-3 0-0
When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 2-0 0-0When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 1-2 0-0When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 1-1 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: 2-0 0-0With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: 0-2 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: 0-2 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: 0-1 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 0-0 0-0
When winning the coin toss: 3-2 0-0When losing the coin toss: 1-1 0-0When playing outdoors: 4-3 0-0When playing indoors: 0-0 0-0In overtime games: 0-0 0-0
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Preseason Game #3Pittsburgh 38, Buffalo 7
Aug. 25, 2012Ralph Wilson Stadium (67,383)
ORCHARD PARK – Trailing 7-0 midway through the secondquarter, the Steelers offense scored 38 unanswered points tobeat the Buffalo Bills 38-7 at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
The Bills scored first when RB Fred Jackson rushed for a one-yard touchdown to put Bills up 7-0 but it would be the last pointsBuffalo would score. LB Lawrence Timmons forced a fumblethat was recovered by DE Ziggy Hood, which set up the Steelers inBills’ territory.
RB Isaac Redman scored on a two-yard run five plays later totie the game 7-7. With less than two minutes remaining in thehalf, QB Ben Roethlisberger led the team on an 11-play, 98-yarddrive that was capped off with a six-yard touchdown pass to WRAntonio Brown and the Steelers went into halftime with a 14-7lead.
S Troy Polamalu’s interception of QB Vince Young set up theSteelers third score of the contest. On the first play after theinterception, QB Byron Leftwich found Brown for a 39-yardtouchdown to put the Steelers up 21-7. Brown finished with gamehighs in receptions (7), receiving yards (108) and receivingtouchdowns (2).
S Robert Golden’s interception of Young gave the Steelersanother opportunity to put points on the board. Leftwich found WRDerrick Williams for a 10-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a28-7 lead. Leftwich finished 5-of-8 for 105 yards and twotouchdowns.
The Steelers made it 31-7 on K Daniel Hrapmann’s 40-yardfield goal midway through the fourth quarter. With less than threeminutes remaining in the game, RB Chris Rainey broke off a 41-yard touchdown run to cap off the 38-7 victory.
Despite a slow start on offense, the Steelers scored on six oftheir final 10 drives. The Steelers offense tallied 378 total netyards (269 passing, 109 rushing) and did not commit anyturnovers.
The Steelers defensed had another strong showing. It forcedthree turnovers, had two sacks and held the Bills to less than 200passing yards.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-1) 0 14 7 17 38Bills (0-3) 7 0 0 0 7
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBUF 1 10:04 F. Jackson 1-yd. run 5-49; 1:27 0-7PIT 2 7:37 Redman 2-yd. run 5-18; 2:50 7-7PIT 2 0:13 A. Brown 6-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-98; 1:33 14-7PIT 3 14:02 A. Brown 39-yd. pass from Leftwich 1-39; 0:07 21-7PIT 4 10:34 Williams 10-yd. pass from Leftwich 2-8; 0:43 28-7PIT 4 6:45 Hrapmann 40-yd. FG 8-36; 3:03 31-7PIT 4 2:44 Rainey 41-yd. run 3-74; 0:54 38-7
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Pit. – Rainey 3-41, 1 TD; B. Batch7-33; Redman 12-24, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 1-5; Leftwich 2-2; W. Johnson 1-2; Dwyer 5-1;Gilreath 1-1. Buf. – 7-50; Jackson 7-34, 1 TD;Spiller 4-10; Young 2-2; White 1-1; Z. Brown 2-0; Fitzpatrick 1-(-1).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 17-24-0,169, 1 TD; Leftwich 5-8-0, 105, 2 TD. Buf.. –Young 12-26-2, 103; Fitzpatrick 7-18-0, 89.
RECEIVING: Pit. – A. Brown 7-108, 2 TD;Cotchery 4-38; Dwyer 3-48; Williams 2-36, 1TD; Sanders 2-18; Miller 2-15; Redman 1-8;Pope 1-3. Buf. – S. Johnson 3-36; Graham 3-28; Roosevelt 2-21; B. Smith 2-15; Nelson 1-25; Jones 1-20; Choice 1-18; Martin 1-14;Clowney 1-9; Hagan 1-4; Jackson 1-4; Easley1-3; Z. Brown 1-(-5).
TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Bills1st Downs 20 (7-12-1) 17 (8-9-0)3rd Downs 4-14 (29%) 5-15 (33%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 378 286Plays-Avg. 66-5.7 70-4.1Rushing Yards 109 96Rush Att.-Avg. 32-3.4 24-4.0Passing Yards 269 190Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-22-0 44-19-2Sacks By 2-2 2-5Punts-Avg. 8-49.3 9-40.2Penalties 2-11 4-44Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Time of Poss. 29:55 30:55
Preseason Game #2Pittsburgh 26, Indianapolis 24
Aug. 19, 2012Heinz Field (54,559)
PITTSBURGH – K Daniel Hrapmann nailed a 22-yard field goalwith 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 26-24 victory in their 2012 preseason home opener.
The Steelers took a 14-point lead in the first quarter thanks totwo big plays. QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Antonio Brownon a screen pass for a 57-yard touchdown. Late in the first quarter,CB Ike Taylor picked off QB Andrew Luck and returned it 49 yardsfor a touchdown.
The Colts responded with 17 unanswered points on two rushingtouchdowns and a field goal. RB Donald Brown scored on a one-yard run early in the second quarter, and Luck scored on a one-yard run right after the two-minute warning. As time expired in thesecond quarter, K Adam Vinatiere connected on a 53-yard field togive the Colts a 17-14 lead going into the half.
Early in the third quarter, Hrapmann connected on a 39-yardfield goal to tie the game 17-17. But the Colts scored on their nextdrive to take a 24-17 lead as QB Drew Stanton found WR GriffWhalen for a four-yard touchdown.
Hrapmann connected from 39 yards out late in the third quarterand from 43 yards out early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to24-23. The Colts were driving with five minutes to play and foundthemselves at the Steelers’ 31-yard line until CB Josh Victorianpicked off QB Chandler Harnish’s pass. QB Jerrod Johnsonthen led the Steelers on a 15-play, 65-yard drive to set upHrapmann’s game-winning field goal.
The Steelers defense and special teams had a big showing.The defense had three interceptions, eight passes defensed andheld the Colts to 85 yards rushing. The special teams unit hadseven total tackles, held the Colts to less than 100 combinedtotal punt and kickoff return yards and had a blocked punt that setup a third-quarter field goal.
GAME SUMMARY
Colts (1-1) 0 17 7 0 24STEELERS (1-1) 14 0 6 6 26
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:44 Brown 57-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 6-80; 3:01 7-0PIT 1 2:56 Taylor 49-yd. interception return – ; – : – 14-0IND 2 13:08 Brown 1-yd. run 10-80; 4:48 14-7IND 2 1:56 Luck 1-yd. run 10-80; 5:19 14-14IND 2 0:00 Vinatieri 53-yd. FG 5-31; 0:42 14-17PIT 3 11:14 Hrapmann 25-yd. FG 4-3; 2:11 17-17IND 3 8:23 Whalen 4-yd. pass from Stanton 9-74; 2:41 17-24PIT 3 0:11 Hrapmann 39-yd. FG 12-64; 6:20 20-24PIT 4 10:40 Hrapmann 43-yd. FG 8-34; 4:07 23-24PIT 4 0:20 Hrapmann 22-yd. FG 15-65; 5:17 26-24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Ind. – Ballard 10-34; Brown 6-30,1 TD; Evans 6-15; Karim 1-5; Luck 1-1, 1 TD.Pit. – Dwyer 8-43; Ford 8-42; Rainey 6-20; B.Batch 8-19; J. Johnson 3-11; C. Batch 1-9;Roethlisberger 1-2; W. Johnson 1-0.
PASSING: Ind. – Luck 16-25-2, 175; Stanton4-13-0, 69, 1TD; Harnish 3-9-1, 45 Pit. – C.Batch 7-10-0, 84; Roethlisberger 5-9-1, 81, 1TD; J. Johnson 4-5-0, 65.
RECEIVING: Ind. – Wayne 6-74; Whalen 4-59, 1 TD; Fleener 3-33; Hilton 2-37; Brazill 2-25; Allen 2-18; Ross 1-28; Brown 1-9; Adams1-8; Sambrano 1-2. Pit. – Gilreath 4-78; A.Brown 2-75, 1 TD; Paulson 2-11; Pope 2-9;Rainey 2-3; Peelle 1-21; Clemons 1-14;Saunders 1-10; B. Batch 1-9.
TEAM STATISTICS
Colts Steelers1st Downs 20 (6-14-0) 15 (7-8-0)3rd Downs 6-15 (40%) 8-18 (44%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 369 364Plays-Avg. 72-5.1 63-5.8Rushing Yards 85 146Rush Att.-Avg. 24-3.5 36-4.1Passing Yards 284 218Att.-Comp.-Int. 47-23-3 24-16-1Sacks By 3-12 1-5Punts-Avg. 5-36.4 5-44.8Penalties 4-26 8-55Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Time of Poss. 28:53 31:07
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Game #1Denver 31, Pittsburgh 19
Sept. 9, 2012Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,823)
DENVER – CB Tracy Porter intercepted QB Ben Roethlisbergerand returned it 43 yards for a touchdown with less than two minutesremaining to seal the 31-19 Broncos victory over the Steelers inthe 2012 season opener.
Both teams got off to a slow start as neither team scored in thefirst quarter. Pittsburgh struck early in the second quarter when KShaun Suisham nailed a 21-yard field goal to give the Steelers a3-0 lead. Midway through the second quarter the Broncos wentup 7-3 when RB Knowshon Moreno scored on a seven-yard run.
The Steelers capitalized right before halftime whenRoethlisberger connected with TE Heath Miller on a four-yardtouchdown, and the Steelers took a 10-7 lead into the break.
Suisham connected on a 35-yard field goal midway throughthe third quarter to give Pittsburgh a 13-7 lead. But on Denver’sensuing drive, QB Peyton Manning and WR Demaryius Thomasconnected on a 71-yard touchdown to put the Broncos up 14-13.
The Steelers took the lead back early in the fourth quarter andwent up 19-14 when Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace fora three-yard touchdown. Roethlisberger finished 22-of-40 for 245yards and two touchdowns.
The Broncos went on to score 17 unanswered points. Manningconnected with TE Jacob Tamme on a one-yard score to putDenver up 22-19. Denver then extended their lead to 25-19 on KMatt Prater’s 26-yard field goal. The Steelers had one final chanceto win the game but Porter stepped in front of Roethlisberger’spass and returned it for a touchdown.
The Steelers controlled the ball for 35:05 compared to theBroncos 24:55, and the Steelers’ offense converted 11-of-19 (58%)of their third-down attempts.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (0-1) 0 10 3 6 19Broncos (1-0) 0 7 7 17 31
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 10:10 Suisham 21-yd. FG 10-35; 4:50 3-0DEN 2 5:16 Moreno 7-yd. run 12-80; 4:54 3-7PIT 2 0:28 Miller 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 14-79; 4:48 10-7PIT 3 6:05 Suisham 35-yd. FG 16-64; 8:55 13-7DEN 3 5:29 Thomas 71-yd. pass from Manning 2-80; 0:36 13-14PIT 4 14:11 Wallace 3-yd pass from Roethlisberger (pass failed) 14-80; 6:18 19-14DEN 4 9:23 Tamme ̀ -yd. pass from Manning (Manning-McGahee pass)10-80; 4:48 19*22DEN 4 3:00 Prater 26-yd. FG 12-55; 5:18 19-25DEN 4 1:58 Porter 43-yd. interception return (run failed - -; - - 19-31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Pit. –Dwyer 9-43; Redman 11-20;Rainey 2-5; Roethlisberger 2-4; A. Brown 1-4;B. Batch 1-(1). Den. – McGahee 16-64; Ball 2-14; Moreno 5-13; Manning 4-3.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 22-40-1,245, 2 TD. Den. – Manning 19-26-0, 253, 2 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – A. Brown 4-74; Sanders4-55; Miller 4-50, 1 TD; Wallace 4-37, 1 TD;Dwyer 2-11; Redman 2-7; W. Johnson 1-12;Rainey 1-(-1). Den. – Thomas 5-110, 1 TD;Decker 5-54; Tamme 5-43, 1 TD; Stokley 2-26;Willis 1-14; Dreessen 1-6.
TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Broncos1st Downs 19 (2-15-2) 20 (8-11-1)3rd Downs 11-19 (58%) 5-9 (56%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 284 334Plays-Avg. 71-4.0 55-6.1Rushing Yards 75 94Rush Att.-Avg. 26-2.9 27-3.5Passing Yards 209 240Att.-Comp.-Int. 40-22-1 26-19-0Sacks By 2-13 5-36Punts-Avg. 3-47.3 2-45.0Penalties 8-52 6-49Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Time of Poss. 35:05 24:55
Preseason Game #4Pittsburgh 17, Carolina 16
Aug. 30, 2012Heinz Field (50,122)
PITTSBURGH – K Justin Medlock missed a 50-yard field goalwith 38 seconds left in the game, and the Steelers capped the2012 preseason with a 17-16 victory over the Carolina Panthers.The Steelers finished the preseason with a record of 3-1.
Pittsburgh wasted no time scoring as they marched right downthe field after the opening kickoff. QB Charlie Batch led the teamon a five-play, 80-yard drive that he capped off with a 37-yardtouchdown pass to WR Emmanuel Sanders.
K Shaun Suisham put the Steelers up 10-0 late in the firstquarter when he connected on a 49-yard field goal. Midway throughthe second quarter Medlock connected on a 31-yard field goal tocut the lead 10-3, which the score remained into halftime.
The Panthers tied the game 10-10 when QB Jimmy Clausenfound WR Jared Green for a three-yard touchdown pass early inthe third quarter. Medlock had a chance to put the Panthers uplate in the third quarter, but his 56-yard field goal went wide left.
The Steelers took the lead for good midway through the fourthquarter when QB Jerrod Johnson found TE Weslye Saundersfor a six-yard touchdown pass.
The Panthers made it interesting down the stretch. With lessthan three minutes left to play, Clausen found WR Lamont Bryantfor a 79-yard touchdown pass. After the touchdown, the Pantherswent for the win and attempted a two-point conversion, butClausen’s pass to Bryant fell incomplete. The Panthers had onemore chance for the win but Medlock’s kick was wide right.
The majority of the Steelers starters did not see game action,but the Steelers got quality play from their backups. Batch finishedthe game 11-of-14 for 102 yards and one touchdown. Threedifferent Steelers (RB Jonathan Dwyer, RB DuJuan Harris andRB Baron Batch) all had at least 30 yards rushing, and 12 differentSteelers had at least one reception.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (2-2) 0 3 7 6 16STEELERS (3-1) 10 0 0 7 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 12:29 Sanders 37-yd. pass from Batch 5-80; 2:31 7-0PIT 1 0:41 Suisham 49-yd. FG 10-53; 5:20 10-0CAR 2 8:18 Medlock 31-yd. FG 17-73; 7:23 10-3CAR 3 10:34 Green 3-yd. pass from Clausen 10-87; 4:26 10-10PIT 4 7:23 Saunders 6-yd. pass from J. Johnson 10-89; 5:58 17-10CAR 4 2:31 Bryant 79-yd. pass from Clausen (2-pt. conv. failed) 2-90; 0:39 17-16
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Car. –A. Smith 16-85; Poole 7-30.Pit. – Dwyer 13-63; Harris 12-45; B. Batch 7-30; W. Johnson 2-1; Rainey 3-(-1); J. Johnson1-(-1).
PASSING: Car.. – Clausen 9-19-0, 173, 2TD; Anderson 8-18-0, 91. Pit. – C. Batch 11-14-0, 102, 1 TD; J. Johnson 7-10-0, 78, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Car. – Finley 4-57; Poole 4-37;Edwards 2-32; Murphy 2-25; Pilares 2-24;Bryant 1-79, 1 TD; Barnridge 1-7; Green 1-3,1TD. Pit. – Saunders 2-35, 1 TD; Maze 2-32;Cotchery 2-15; Williams 2-13; Pope 2-4;Rainey 2-(-1); Sanders 1-37, 1 TD; W. Johnson1-27; B. Batch 1-11; Harris 1-4; Paulson 1-3;Gilreath 1-0.
TEAM STATISTICS
Panthers Steelers1st Downs 22 (7-13-2) 16 (8-7-1)3rd Downs 5-14 (36%) 5-16 (31%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 379 311Plays-Avg. 60-6.3 64-4.9Rushing Yards 115 137Rush Att.-Avg. 23-5.0 38-3.6Passing Yards 264 180Att.-Comp.-Int. 37-17-0 24-18-0Sacks By 2-6 0-0Punts-Avg. 6-48.7 9-40.9Penalties 7-55 9-81Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Time of Poss. 26:11 33:49
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Game #3Oakland 34, Pittsburgh 31
Sept. 23, 2012Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (62,373)
OAKLAND – K Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 43-yard field goalas time expired to beat the Steelers 34-31. Pittsburgh dropped to1-2 on the season.
S Ryan Clark’s interception of QB Carson Palmer on theRaiders’ first play of the game set the Steelers up at Oakland’s36-yard line. Seven plays later, QB Ben Roethlisberger found TEHeath Miller for a four-yard touchdown to put the Steelers up 7-0.
The Raiders responded on their next drive as RB DarrenMcFadden scored on a 64-yard run to tie the game 7-7. Late in thefirst quarter, Roethlisberger hooked up with Miller again for anotherfour-yard touchdown to put the Steelers up 14-7.
Oakland tied the game 14-14 right after the two-minute warningwhen Palmer found WR Darius Heyward-Bey for a three-yardtouchdown. But Pittsburgh took a 17-14 lead into halftime on KShaun Suisham’s 33-yard field goal.
The Steelers scored on their first drive of the second half to takea 24-14 lead when Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace for a22-yard touchdown. Midway through the third quarter the Raiderscut the lead to 24-21 when Palmer found TE Richard Gordon for aone-yard touchdown.
Pittsburgh extended their lead 31-21 late in the third quarterwhen Roethlisberger found WR Antonio Brown for an 11-yardscore. Roethlisberger finished with a game-high 384 passingyards and four touchdown passes.
Oakland scored the next 13 points. Palmer found WR DenariusMoore for a six-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to cutthe lead 31-28. Janikowski connected from 32 yards out midwaythrough the fourth quarter to tie the game 31-31. After the Raidersrecovered a Steelers’ fumble after the two-minute warning, Palmerled them down the field for Janikowski’s game-winning kick.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (1-2) 14 3 14 0 31Raiders (1-2) 7 7 7 13 34
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 11:33 Miller 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7-36; 3:06 7-0OAK 1 10:33 McFadden 64-yd. run 3-80; 1:00 7-7PIT 1 3:49 Miller 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12-81; 6:44 14-7OAK 2 1:54 Heyward-Bey 3-yd. pass from Palmer 6-30; 2:26 14-14PIT 2 0:00 Suisham 33-yd. FG 9-64; 1:54 17-14PIT 3 11:40 Wallace 22-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9-80; 3:20 24-14OAK 3 6:35 Gordon 1-yd. pass from Palmer 10-48; 5:05 24-21PIT 3 1:31 A. Brown 11-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8-48; 5:04 31-21OAK 4 12:13 Moore 6-yd. pass from Palmer 11-80; 4:18 31-28OAK 4 6:30 Janikowski 32-yd. FG 9-50; 4:15 31-31OAK 4 0:00 Janikowski 43-yd. FG 9-49; 1:43 31-34
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Pit. – Redman 9-27; B. Batch 4-12; Roethlisberger 1-8; Rainey 2-7; Wallace1-1; Dwyer 3-(-1). Oak. – McFadden 18-113, 1TD; Palmer 2-5; Goodson 1-1.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 36-49-0,384, 4 TD. Oak. – Palmer 24-34-1, 209, 3 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 8-123, 1 TD; Miller8-60, 2 TD; A. Brown 7-87, 1 TD; Sanders 3-33;Redman 3-24; Rainey 2-23; B. Batch 2-20;Cotchery 1-9; W. Johnson 1-4; Dwyer 1-1. Oak.– Moore 5-45, 1 TD; Myers 4-55; Reece 4-27;Hagan 3-30; Streater 2-22; Heyward-Bey 2-14, 1 TD; McFadden 2-2; Ausberry 1-13;Gordon 1-1, 1 TD.
TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Raiders1st Downs 24 (6-18-0) 21 (4-15-2)3rd Downs 8-14 (57%) 7-12 (58%)4th Downs 2-2 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 433 321Plays-Avg. 70-6.2 56-5.7Rushing Yards 54 119Rush Att.-Avg. 20-2.7 21-5.7Passing Yards 379 202Att.-Comp.-Int. 49-36-0 34-24-1Sacks By 1-7 1-5Punts-Avg. 3-36.0 3-51.7Penalties 10-81 3-25Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0Time of Poss. 36:15 23:45
Game #2Pittsburgh 27, New York Jets 10
Sept. 16, 2012Heinz Field (64,511)
PITTSBURGH – The Steelers defeated the New York Jets 27-10in the 2012 home opener at Heinz Field. With the victory, theSteelers won their 10th consecutive home opener.
The Steelers got on the board first when K Shaun Suishamnailed a 45-yard field goal to put the Steelers up 3-0. The Jetsresponded on their ensuing drive as QB Mark Sanchez led NewYork on an eight-play, 90-yard drive that he capped off with a 14-yard touchdown pass to WR Santonio Holmes.
Suisham connected from 45-yards out again early in the secondquarter to cut the lead 7-6. New York extended its lead to 10-6 onK Nick Folk’s 38-yard field goal midway through the second quarterbut it would be the last points the Jets would score.
Just before halftime, the Steelers went up 13-10 when QB BenRoethlisberger found TE Heath Miller for a one-yard touchdown,capping off an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Early in the third quarter,Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace for a 37-yard score togive the Steelers a 20-10 lead.
Roethlisberger finished 24-of-31 for 275 yards and twotouchdowns for a quarterback rating of 125.1. It marked the 47th
time Roethlisberger recorded a quarterback rating of 100.0+ duringthe regular season.
Pittsburgh sealed the victory late in the fourth quarter when RBIsaac Redman scored on a two-yard run. The Steelers controlledthe ball for 10:13 on that drive, going 75 yards on 14 plays.
The Steelers defense held the Jets to 219 total net yards (129passing and 90 rushing), while registering two sacks and holdingthe Jets to 4-of-12 on third-down conversions.
The Steelers dominated the time of possession 36:36-23:24and continued their success on third-down conversions. For thesecond week in a row, the Steelers converted at least 50% of theirthird-down attempts.
GAME SUMMARY
Jets (1-1) 7 3 0 0 10STEELERS (1-1) 3 10 7 7 27
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 9:07 Suisham 45-yd. FG 10-53; 5:53 3-0NYJ 1 4:19 Holmes 14-yd. pass from Sanchez 8-90; 4:48 3-7PIT 2 14:56 Suisham 45-yd. FG 9-48; 4:23 6-7NYJ 2 9:35 Folk 38-yd. FG 12-61; 5:21 6-10PIT 2 1:03 Miller 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-80; 5:40 13-10PIT 3 8:44 Wallace 37-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5-59; 2:14 20-10PIT 4 3:34 Redman 2-yd. run 14-75’ 10:13 27-10
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: N.Y. – Powell 9-33; Greene 11-23; Tebow 1-22; McKnight 1-12.Pit. – Dwyer 12-28; Redman 12-25, 1 TD; A.Brown 1-9; Rainey 2-3; B. Batch 1-1.
PASSING: N.Y. – Sanchez 10-27-0, 138, 1TD. Pit. – Roethlisberger 24-31-0, 275, 2 TD.
RECEIVING: N.Y. – Holmes 3-28, 1 TD; Kerley2-67; Reuland 2-20; Cumberland 2-13; Gates1-10. Pit. – A. Brown 7-79; Wallace 5-74, 1 TD;Sanders 3-33; Miller 3-19, 1 TD; W. Johnson1-26; Redman 1-14; Dwyer 1-12; Pope 1-7;Cotchery 1-6; Rainey 1-5.
TEAM STATISTICS
Jets Steelers1st Downs 16 (5-6-5) 21 (5-13-3)3rd Downs 4-12 (33%) 8-15 (53%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 219 331Plays-Avg. 51-4.3 62-5.3Rushing Yards 90 66Rush Att.-Avg. 22-4.1 28-2.4Passing Yards 209 265Att.-Comp.-Int. 40-22-1 31-24-0Sacks By 3-10 2-9Punts-Avg. 6-45.3 5-41.0Penalties 7-63 10-107Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Time of Poss. 23:24 36:36
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Game #5Tennessee 26, Pittsburgh 23
Oct. 11, 2012LP Field (69,143)
NASHVILLE – K Rob Bironas connected on a 40-yard fieldgoal as time expired to lift the Tennessee Titans to a 26-23 victoryover the Steelers at LP Field.
The Titans took the opening kickoff and drove 69 yards onnine plays and went up 3-0 on Bironas’ 22-yard field goal.Pittsburgh tied the game midway through the first when K ShaunSuisham connected on a 29-yard field goal.After forcing Tennessee to punt, the Steelers took over at theirown 18-yard line. On the very first play, QB Ben Roethlisbergerfound WR Mike Wallace for an 82-yard touchdown. It was thefourth-longest passing play of Roethlisberger’s career andsecond-longest reception of Wallace’s career.
Bironas nailed a 38-yard field goal near the end of the firstquarter to cut the Steelers lead 10-6. And at the very end of the firstquarter, LB Tim Shaw blocked a Drew Butler punt to set the Titansup at the Steelers’ one-yard line. RB Jamie Harper then scoredfrom one-yard out to give the Titans a 13-10 lead.
Bironas added another field goal, a 47-yarder as the halftimewhistle sounded, and the Titans took a 16-10 lead into halftime.
The only score in the third quarter came on Suisham’s 28-yard field goal and the Steelers faced a 16-13 deficit heading intothe fourth quarter. Early in the fourth, RB Baron Batch scored hisfirst career touchdown on a one-yard run to give the Steelers a 20-16 lead.
On the Titans’ ensuing drive, LB Lawrence Timmons steppedin front of a Matt Hasselbeck pass and picked it off setting theSteelers up in Titans’ territory. Suisham then made a 52-yard fieldgoal to extend the Steelers lead to 23-16.
Tennessee started their ensuing drive on their own 20-yardline. Hasselbeck then led the Titans on an 11-play, 80-yard drivethat was capped off by a five-yard touchdown pass to WR KennyBritt. With the game tied 23-23, Pittsburgh took over at their own11-yard line. Roethlisberger led the team into Titans’ territory whereSuisham attempted a career-long 54-yard field goal. The kick fellshort.
With 49 seconds left in the game, Hasselbeck droveTennessee into Steelers’ territory, setting up Bironas’ game-winning kick.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-3) 10 0 3 10 23Titans (2-3) 6 10 0 10 26
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORETEN 1 10:53 Bironas 22-yd. FG 9-69; 4:07 0-3PIT 1 7:24 Suisham 29-yd. FG 7-44; 3:29 3-3PIT 1 5:25 Wallace 82-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 1-82; 0:12 10-3TEN 1 1:11 Bironas 38-yd. FG 8-52; 4:14 10-6TEN 2 14:14 Harper 1-yd. run 2-1; 0:46 10-13TEN 2 0:00 Bironas 47-yd. FG 10-59; 1:31 10-16PIT 3 9:03 Suisham 28-yd. FG 11-65; 5:57 13-16PIT 4 13:34 B. Batch 1-yd. run 15-80; 6:42 20-16PIT 4 8:18 Suisham 52-yd. FG 5-14; 1:38 23-16TEN 4 4:19 Britt 5-yd. pass from Hasselbeck 11-80; 3:59 23-23TEN 4 0:00 Bironas 40-yd. FG 5-33; 0:49 23-26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Pit. – B. Batch 10-22, 1 TD;Redman 5-14; Roethlisberger 1-14;Mendenhall 6-6. Ten. – C. Johnson 19-91;Hasselbeck 1-2; Harper 2-1, 1 TD.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 24-40-1,363, 1 TD. Ten. – Hasselbeck 25-44-1, 290, 1TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Miller 6-67; Redman 4-105; Sanders 4-43; A. Brown 4-20; Wallace 2-94, 1 TD; Rainey 1-12; Mendenhall 1-11;Paulson 1-8; B. Batch 1-3. Ten. – Wright 6-71;Britt 4-62. 1 TD; Cook 4-54; C. Johnson 4-23;Washington 3-57; D. Williams 2-14; Thompson1-5; Stevens 1-4.
TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Titans1st Downs 19 (3-14-2) 21 (3-16-2)3rd Downs 7-15 (47%) 9-16 (56%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 412 359Plays-Avg. 63-6.5 69-5.2Rushing Yards 56 94Rush Att.-Avg. 22-2.5 22-4.3Passing Yards 356 265Att.-Comp.-Int. 40-24-1 44-25-1Sacks By 3-25 1-7Punts-Avg. 4-30.8 5-52.2Penalties 4-50 5-45Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Time of Poss. 29:57 30:03
Game #4Pittsburgh 16, Philadelphia 14
Oct. 7, 2012Heinz Field (64,737)
PITTSBURGH – K Shaun Suisham nailed a 34-yard field goalin the rain as time expired to lift the Steelers to a 16-14 victoryagainst the Philadelphia Eagles at Heinz Field. It was Suisham’sfifth career game-winning field goal and third as a Steeler.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers found the end zonewith five minutes left before the half. RB Rashard Mendenhall, inhis first game of the 2012 season, scored on a 13-yard run to givethe Steelers a 7-0 lead. It marked Mendehall’s 30th career rushingtouchdown, making him the fifth Steeler to reach 30 career rushingtouchdowns in the regular season.
Seconds before halftime, Suisham connected on a 20-yardfield goal. For the fourth consecutive game, the Steelers scoredon their final drive before halftime, and Pittsburgh took a 10-0lead into halftime.
The Eagles responded midway through the third quarter whenQB Michael Vick found RB LeSean McCoy for a 15-yard touchdownto cut the lead 10-7. Suisham connected on a 34-yard field goalearly in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 13-7 lead.
Philadelphia went 79 yards on 17 plays and took a 14-13 leadas Vick found TE Brent Celek for a two-yard touchdown. TheEagles controlled the football for more than eight minutes on thedrive.
Pittsburgh took over with more than six minutes left in the game.QB Ben Roethlisberger then led the team on a 14-play, 64-yarddrive to set up Suisham’s game-winning kick. It marked the 25th
time in Roethlisberger’s career that he registered a fourth-quarter/overtime game-winning drive.
The Steelers offensive line did not allow a sack and they pavedthe way for Steelers’ rushers to gain a season-high 136 rushingyards. The Steelers defense forced a total of four fumbles andhad two fumble recoveries. The defense forced three fumbles inthe first half alone.
GAME SUMMARY
Eagles (3-2) 0 0 7 7 14STEELERS (2-2) 0 10 0 6 16
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 5:01 Mendenhall 13-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12-75; 7:21 7-0PIT 2 0:06 Suisham 20-yd. FG 12-77; 2:28 10-0PHI 3 6:32 McCoy 15-yd. pass from Vick 8-80; 3:50 10-7PIT 4 14:51 Suisham 34-yd. FG 9-51; 4:25 13-7PHI 4 6:33 Celek 2-yd. pass from Vick 17-79; 8:18 13-14PIT 4 0:00 Suisham 34-yd. FG 14-64; 6:33 16-14
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Phi. – McCoy 16-53; Vick 5-16;Havili 1-5; B. Brown 1-4. Pit. – Mendenhall 13-68; Redman 13-41; Roethlisberger 3-14;Rainey 1-0.
PASSING: Phi. – Vick 20-30-0, 175, 2 TD.Pit. – Roethlisberger 22-38-0, 220, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Phi. – Maclin 5-39; D. Jackson4-58; McCoy 4-27, 1 TD; Avant 3-34; Celek 3-9, 1 TD; Harbor 1-8. Pit. – A. Brown 7-86; Miller4-41; Sanders 3-22; Mendenhall 3-33, 1 TD;Wallace 2-17; Paulson 1-8; Cotchery 1-7;Rainey 1-6.
TEAM STATISTICS
Eagles Steelers1st Downs 19 (7-9-3) 22 (6-14-2)3rd Downs 4-10 (40%) 6-14 (43%)4th Downs 2-2 (100%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 246 343Plays-Avg. 56-4.4 68-5.0Rushing Yards 78 123Rush Att.-Avg. 23-3.4 30-4.1Passing Yards 168 220Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-20-0 38-22-0Sacks By 0-0 3-7Punts-Avg. 4-44.0 4-46.3Penalties 5-35 9-106Fumbles-Lost 4-2 3-0Time of Poss. 26:29 33:31
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Game #6Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 17
Oct. 21, 2012Paul Brown Stadium (63,411)
CINCINNATI – Facing a third-and-seven with less than twominutes remaining in the game, RB Jonathan Dwyer sprinted upthe middle for 32 yards to seal the Steelers’ 24-17 victory over theCincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.
Pittsburgh scored on its opening possession to take a 3-0lead on K Shaun Suisham’s 42-yard field goal. On the ensuingkickoff, the Bengals took over at their own 20-yard line. QB AndyDalton then led Cincinnati on a 15-play, 80-yard drive that wascapped off with a five-yard touchdown run by RB Cedric Peermanto give the Bengals a 7-3 lead.
After a Kevin Huber punt was downed in Steelers’ territory,Pittsburgh took over at its own 13-yard line. On the very first play,QB Ben Roethlisberger was sacked by DT Devon Still and DERobert Geathers and fumbled the football. The Bengals recoveredthe ball and set up at the Pittsburgh eight-yard line. Dalton foundWR A.J. Green for an eight-yard touchdown on the first play andthe Bengals led 14-3.
Late in the second quarter, Suisham connected on a 47-yardfield goal to cut the lead 14-6. On the Bengals’ ensuing drive, LBLaMarr Woodley picked off Dalton to set the Steelers up at theBengals 29-yard line. Roethlisberger then found TE Heath Millerfor a nine-yard score. The Steelers then went for a two-pointconversion, and Roethlisberger and Miller hooked up again forthe two point-try and the teams entered halftime tied 14-14.
Cincinnati scored on its first drive of the second half to take a17-14 lead when K Mike Nugent connected on a 48-yard fieldgoal. It would be the last points the Bengals would score. Suishamwould connect on a 42-yard field goal on the Steelers ensuingpossession to tie the game 17-17.
The Steelers started a drive at their own 33-yard line late in thethird quarter. Roethlisberger then led his team on an eight-play,67-yard drive that was capped off by RB Chris Rainey’s 11-yardtouchdown run. It marked Rainey’s first career touchdown.
After the Steelers made it 24-17, the Bengals had three morechances to tie the game but the Steelers defense forced Cincinnatito punt all three times on their final three drives.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (3-3) 3 11 3 7 24Bengals (3-4) 7 7 3 0 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 10:26 Suisham 42-yd. FG 9-36; 4:34 3-0CIN 1 2:17 Peerman 5-yd. run 15-80; 8:09 3-7CIN 2 8:29 Green 8-yd. pass from Dalton 1-8; 0:05 3-14PIT 2 3:07 Suisham 47-yd. FG 10-60; 5:22 6-14PIT 2 0:24 Miller 9-yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Miller pass) 6-29; 0:59 14-14CIN 3 11:09 Nugent 48-yd. FG 7-32; 3:51 14-17PIT 3 8:17 Suisham 42-yd. FG 6-37; 2:52 17-17PIT 4 14:16 Rainey 11-yd. run 8-67; 4:42 24-17
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Pit. – 17-122; Rainey 4-17, 1 TD;A. Brown 2-13; Wallace 2-7; W. Johnson 1-5;B. Batch 2-4; Roethlisberger 1 -(-1). Cin. –Green-Ellis 18-69; Sanu 1-7; Peerman 1-5, 1TD; Dalton 1-(-1).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-37-1,278, 1 TD; A. Brown 0-1-0, 0. Cin. – Dalton 14-28-1, 105, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 8-52; A. Brown 7-96; Miller 6-53, 1TD; Sanders 2-40; Cotchery1-20; Rainey 1-8; Paulson 1-7; W. Johnson 1-2. Cin.– Whalen 4-31; Sanu 3-27; Gresham 3-19; Hawkins 2-17; Green 1-8, 1 TD; Tate 1-3.
TEAM STATISTICS
Steelers Bengals1st Downs 22 (10-12-0) 11 (6-5-0)3rd Downs 10-16 (63%) 5-13 (38%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 431 185Plays-Avg. 70-6.2 49-3.8Rushing Yards 167 80Rush Att.-Avg. 29-5.8 21-3.8Passing Yards 264 105Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-27-1 28-14-1Sacks By 0-0 3-14Punts-Avg. 3-40.0 6-51.8Penalties 5-50 2-20Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Time of Poss. 37:30 22:30
Game #7Pittsburgh 27, Washington 12
Oct. 28, 2012Heinz Field (62,371)
PITTSBURGH – RB Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 107 yards andQB Ben Roethlisberger threw for three touchdowns, guiding theSteelers to a 27-12 victory over the Washington Redskins at HeinzField. The Steelers improved to 4-3 on the season.
Pittsburgh took a 7-0 lead on its opening possession,marching 76 yards on 12 plays. Roethlisberger capped off thedrive with a one-yard touchdown pass to TE Leonard Pope. TheSteelers increased their lead 10-0 on their next drive on K ShaunSuisham’s 48-yard field goal.
Early in the second quarter, Washington cut the lead 10-6when QB Robert Griffin III found WR Santana Moss for a two-yardtouchdown but the Redskins’ extra point attempt was blocked byDE Ziggy Hood. It was the first time the Steelers blocked a PATsince 2003.
Midway through the second quarter, Roethlisberger connectedwith TE Heath Miller on a seven-yard touchdown reception toincrease Pittsburgh’s lead 17-6. With the touchdown, Miller tiedformer TE Elbie Nickel (37) for the most receiving touchdowns bya tight end in team history.
Suisham connected on a 27-yard field goal late in the secondand the Steelers took a 20-6 lead into halftime. K Kai Forbathmade a 48-yard field goal to cut the Steelers’ lead to 20-9 onWashington’s first possession of the second half.
Roethlisberger threw his final touchdown pass of the afternoonmidway through the third quarter, finding FB Will Johnson for aone-yard score. The Redskins scored their final points of theafternoon on Forbath’s 45-yard field goal.
The Steelers used a heavy dose of the run game throughoutthe second half, racking up 72 yards on 17 carries (4.2 avg.)Dwyer’s final run of 13 yards put him over the century mark for thesecond-straight week.
Pittsburgh controlled the ball for more than 33 minutes and forthe second time this season, the offensive line did not allow aquarterback sack. The defense held the Redskins’ number-onerushing attack to just 86 yards and held Griffin III to 177 passingyards and a completion percentage of 47.1.
GAME SUMMARY
Redskins (3-5) 0 6 3 3 12STEELERS (4-3) 10 10 7 0 27
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:55 Pope 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12-76; 7:05 7-0PIT 1 2:49 Suisham 48-yd. FG 5-42; 2:59 10-0WAS 2 11:33 Moss 2-yd. pass from Griffin (kick blocked) 13-80; 6:16 10-6PIT 2 6:17 Miller 7-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10-74; 5:16 17-6PIT 2 1:56 Suisham 27-yd. FG 6-46; 2:13 20-6WAS 3 11:52 Forbath 48-yd. FG 7-49; 3:08 20-9PIT 3 5:13 W. Johnson 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-80; 6:39 27-9WAS 4 12:06 Forbath 45-yd. FG 9-15; 4:02 27-12
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Was. – Morris 13-59; D. Young 1-10; Morgan 1-9; Griffin 6-8. Pit. – Dwyer 17-107; Rainey 4-26; Roethlisberger 2-6; B. Batch4-1.
PASSING: Was. – Griffin 16-34-0, 177, 1 TD;Morgan 0-1-0, 0. Pit. – Roethlisberger 24-33-0, 222, 3 TD; Sanders 0-0-0, 0.
RECEIVING: Was. – Morgan 5-46; Paulsen4-43; Moss 4-21, 1 TD; Paul 1-37; Hankerson1-16; Briscoe 1-14.Pit. – Wallace 7-62; Miller 4-46, 1 TD; A. Brown4-38; Sanders 3-56; W. Johnson 2-8, 1 TD; B.Batch 1-8; Dwyer 1-8; Pope 1-1, 1 TD; Rainey1-(-5).
TEAM STATISTICS
Redskins Steelers1st Downs 17 (6-10-1) 25 (7-16-2)3rd Downs 3-12 (25%) 4-14 (36%)4th Downs 2-3 (67%) 1-2 (50%)Total Net Yards 255 355Plays-Avg. 57-4.5 61-5.8Rushing Yards 86 140Rush Att.-Avg. 21-4.1 27-5.2Passing Yards 169 215Att.-Comp.-Int. 35-16-0 43-24-0Sacks By 1-7 1-8Punts-Avg. 4-37.8 3-50.7Penalties 7-55 3-20Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Time of Poss. 26:47 33:13
PITTSBURGH STEELERS / WEEK 8 / THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012 WON 4, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 L 19-31 at Denver 76,823 Dwyer 58 299 5.2 34 0 09/16 W 27-10 New York Jets 64,511 Redman 50 127 2.5 13 1 09/23 L 31-34 at Oakland 62,373 Mendenhall 19 74 3.9 17 0 10/07 W 16-14 Philadelphia 64,737 Rainey 15 58 3.9 19 1 10/11 L 23-26 at Tennessee 69,143 Roethlisberger 10 45 4.5 14 0 10/21 W 24-17 at Cincinnati 63,411 B. Batch 22 39 1.8 10 1 10/28 W 27-12 Washington 62,371 A. Brown 4 26 6.5 13 0 11/04 at New York Giants Wallace 3 8 2.7 13 0 11/12 Kansas City W. Johnson 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/18 Baltimore TEAM 182 681 3.7 34 3 11/25 at Cleveland OPPONENTS 157 641 4.1 64t 4 12/02 at Baltimore * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/09 San Diego A. Brown 40 480 12.0 27 1 12/16 at Dallas Wallace 36 459 12.8 82t 4 12/23 Cincinnati Miller 35 336 9.6 30 6 12/30 Cleveland Sanders 22 282 12.8 31 0 Pitt. Opp. Redman 10 150 15.0 55 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 152 125 Rainey 8 48 6.0 14 0 Rushing 39 39 W. Johnson 6 52 8.7 26 1 Passing 102 72 Dwyer 5 32 6.4 12 0 Penalty 11 14 Mendenhall 4 44 11.0 15 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 54/104 37/84 Cotchery 4 42 10.5 20 0 3rd Down Pct. 51.9 44.0 B. Batch 4 31 7.8 15 0 4th Down: Made/Att 4/7 5/6 Paulson 3 23 7.7 8 0 4th Down Pct. 57.1 83.3 Pope 2 8 4.0 7 1 POSSESSION AVG. 34:35 25:25 TEAM 179 1987 11.1 82t 14 TOTAL NET YARDS 2589 1919 OPPONENTS 128 1347 10.5 71t 11 Avg. Per Game 369.9 274.1 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Plays 465 393 Clark 1 26 26.0 26 0 Avg. Per Play 5.6 4.9 Woodley 1 11 11.0 11 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 681 641 Timmons 1 4 4.0 4 0 Avg. Per Game 97.3 91.6 TEAM 3 41 13.7 26 0 Total Rushes 182 157 OPPONENTS 3 43 14.3 43t 1 NET YARDS PASSING 1908 1278 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Avg. Per Game 272.6 182.6 Butler 23 1009 43.9 38.1 0 11 58 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 14/79 12/69 Roethlisberger 1 26 26.0 26.0 0 1 26 0 Gross Yards 1987 1347 TEAM 25 1035 41.4 37.6 0 12 58 1 Att./Completions 269/179 224/128 OPPONENTS 30 1416 47.2 40.3 4 7 61 0 Completion Pct. 66.5 57.1 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Had Intercepted 3 3 A. Brown 15 2 107 7.1 23 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 25/41.4 30/47.2 Rainey 2 0 20 10.0 13 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 25/37.6 30/40.3 TEAM 17 2 127 7.5 23 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 49/466 35/292 OPPONENTS 11 6 94 8.5 27 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 9/3 9/4 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD TOUCHDOWNS 17 16 Rainey 15 408 27.2 49 0 Rushing 3 4 W. Johnson 1 8 8.0 8 0 Passing 14 11 Sanders 1 27 27.0 27 0 Returns 0 1 TEAM 17 443 26.1 49 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS 23 626 27.2 51 0 TEAM 40 54 37 36 0 167 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ OPPONENTS 27 40 27 50 0 144 Suisham 0/ 0 5/ 5 4/ 4 6/ 6 1/2 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS TEAM 0/ 0 5/ 5 4/ 4 6/ 6 1/2 Suisham 0 0 0 0 15/15 16/17 0 63 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 2 3/ 3 6/ 6 0/0 Miller 6 0 6 0 0 38 Suisham: (21G,35G)(45G,45G)(33G)(20G,34G,34G) Wallace 4 0 4 0 0 24 (29G,28G,52G,54N)(42G,47G,42G)(48G,27G) B. Batch 1 1 0 0 0 6 OPP: (26G)(38G)(32G,43G)()(22G,38G,47G,40G)(48G) A. Brown 1 0 1 0 0 6 (48G,45G) W. Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Mendenhall 1 0 1 0 0 6 Pope 1 0 1 0 0 6 Rainey 1 1 0 0 0 6 Redman 1 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 17 3 14 0 15/15 16/17 0 167 OPPONENTS 16 4 11 1 13/14 11/11 0 144 2-Pt Conv: Miller, TM 1-2, OPP 1-2 SACKS: Foote 3, Worilds 3, Woodley 2, Harrison 1, Heyward 1, Hood 1, McLendon 1, TM 12, OPP 14 FUM/LOST: Roethlisberger 3/1, A. Brown 2/1, Dwyer 1/1, Mendenhall 1/0, Pouncey 1/0, Wallace 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Roethlisberger 268 179 1987 66.8 7.41 14 5.2 3 1.1 82t 13/ 72 101.4 A. Brown 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 --- 0/ 0 39.6 Sanders 0 0 0 --- --- 0 --- 0 --- --- 1/ 7 --- TEAM 269 179 1987 66.5 7.39 14 5.2 3 1.1 82t 14/ 79 101.0 OPPONENTS 224 128 1347 57.1 6.01 11 4.9 3 1.3 71t 12/ 69 85.5
Sacks/ Int./ SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player U A Tot Yds. QP Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BL Foote 40 9 49 3/24 4 0/0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Timmons 32 15 47 0/0 9 1/4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clark 35 4 39 0/0 0 1/26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewis 24 5 29 0/0 0 0/0 12 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mundy 20 4 24 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 Taylor 16 6 22 0/0 0 0/0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keisel 11 8 19 0/0 15 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woodley 15 2 17 2/13 8 1/11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Allen 9 8 17 0/0 0 0/0 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Worilds 13 1 14 3/19 5 0/0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 Harrison 10 4 14 1/8 6 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Allen 10 2 12 0/0 0 0/0 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 Hood 6 6 12 1/0 4 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Polamalu 7 4 11 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward 5 2 7 1/3 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hampton 3 4 7 0/0 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carter 2 4 6 0/0 2 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 C. Brown 2 1 3 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 7 2 9 0 0 0 McLendon 2 1 3 1/2 2 0/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woods 1 1 2 0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Johnson 1 0 1 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 B. Batch 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 Paulson 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Van Dyke 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Golden 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Warren 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rainey 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Suisham 0 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 264 91 355 12/69 58 3/41 34 7 3 27 13 40 0 1 1 OPPONENTS 288 163 451 14/79 25 3/43 30 5 3 30 6 36 0 0 1
2012 PITTSBURGH STEELERS REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
2012 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
DE 96 ZIGGY HOOD (6-3, 300, 4) 65 Al Woods (6-4, 307, 3)
NT 98 CASEY HAMPTON (6-1, 325, 12) 90 Steve McLendon (6-4, 280, 3) 95 Alameda Ta’amu (6-2, 348, R)
DE 99 BRETT KEISEL (6-5, 285, 11) 97 Cameron Heyward (6-5, 288, 2)
LOLB 56 LAMARR WOODLEY (6-2, 265, 6) 93 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, 3)
LILB 50 LARRY FOOTE (6-1, 239, 11) 55 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 231, 3)
RILB 94 LAWRENCE TIMMONS (6-1, 234, 6) 91 Brandon Johnson (6-5, 245, 7)
ROLB 92 JAMES HARRISON (6-0, 242, 9) 54 Chris Carter (6-1, 248, 2) 57 Adrian Robinson (6-1, 250, R)
LCB 23 KEENAN LEWIS (6-0, 208, 4) 28 Cortez Allen (6-1, 196, 2) 30 DeMarcus Van Dyke (6-1, 187, 2)
FS 25 RYAN CLARK (5-11, 205, 11) 29 Ryan Mundy (6-1, 209, 4) 21 Robert Golden (5-11, 202, R)
SS 43 TROY POLAMALU (5-10, 207, 10) 26 Will Allen (6-1, 200, 9) 42 Damon Cromartie-Smith (6-2, 203, 1)
RCB 24 IKE TAYLOR (6-2, 195, 10) 31 Curtis Brown (6-0, 185, 2) 30 DeMarcus Van Dyke (6-1, 187, 2)
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 9 DREW BUTLER (6-1, 204, R)
PK 6 SHAUN SUISHAM (6-0, 200, 8)
LS 60 GREG WARREN (6-3, 252, 8)
H 9 DREW BUTLER (6-1, 204, R)
KR 22 CHRIS RAINEY (5-8, 178, R) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, 3)
PR 22 CHRIS RAINEY (5-8, 178, R) 84 Antonio Brown (5-10, 186, 3)
Rookie
WR 17 MIKE WALLACE (6-0, 199, 4) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, 3)
LT 78 MAX STARKS (6-8, 345, 9) 76 Mike Adams (6-7, 323, R)
LG 74 WILLIE COLON (6-3, 315, 7) 68 Kelvin Beachum (6-3, 306, R)
C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, 3) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 315, 4)
RG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-6, 325, 4) 68 Kelvin Beachum (6-3, 306, R)
RT 77 MARCUS GILBERT (6-6, 330, 2) 76 Mike Adams (6-7, 323, R)
TE 83 HEATH MILLER (6-5, 256, 8) 45 Leonard Pope (6-8, 264, 7) 81 David Paulson (6-4, 241, R)
RB 34 RASHARD MENDENHALL (5-10, 225, 5) 33 Isaac Redman (6-0, 230, 3) 27 Jonathan Dwyer (5-11, 229, 3)
20 Baron Batch (5-10, 210, 2) 22 Chris Rainey (5-8, 178, R)
FB 46 WILL JOHNSON (6-2, 238, 1)
QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 241, 9) 4 Byron Leftwich (6-5, 250, 10) 16 Charlie Batch (6-2, 216, 15)
WR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, 3) 89 Jerricho Cotchery (6-1, 200, 9)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2012 GP/GS76 Adams, Mike OT 6-7 323 03/10/90 22 R Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 6/2
28 Allen, Cortez CB 6-1 196 10/29/88 24 2 The Citadel Ocala, FL D4 '11 7/0
26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 30 9 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 7/3
20 Batch, Baron RB 5-10 210 12/21/87 24 2 Texas Tech Midland, TX D7 '11 7/0
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 37 15 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0
68 Beachum, Kelvin G 6-3 303 06/08/89 23 R SMU Mexia, TX D7d '12 1/0
84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 24 3 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 7/6
31 Brown, Curtis CB 6-0 185 09/24/88 24 2 Texas Longview, TX D3 '11 7/0
9 Butler, Drew P 6-1 204 05/10/89 23 R Georgia Duluth, GA FA '12 7/0
54 Carter, Chris LB 6-1 248 04/06/89 23 2 Fresno State Fontana, CA D5 '11 6/3
25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 33 11 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 6/6
74 Colon, Willie G 6-3 315 04/09/83 29 7 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 7/7
89 Cotchery, Jerricho WR 6-1 200 06/16/82 30 9 North Carolina State Birmingham, AL FA '11 6/0
42 Cromartie-Smith, Damon S 6-2 203 02/19/87 25 1 UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 1/0
27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 23 3 Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 5/2
50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 32 11 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 7/7
73 Foster, Ramon G 6-6 325 01/07/86 26 4 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 7/7
77 Gilbert, Marcus OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 24 2 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 5/5
21 Golden, Robert S 5-11 202 09/13/90 22 R Arizona Fresno, CA FA '12 6/0
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 35 12 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 7/7
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 34 9 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 4/4
97 Heyward, Cameron DE 6-5 288 05/06/89 23 2 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/0
96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 25 4 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 7/7
91 Johnson, Brandon LB 6-5 245 04/05/83 29 7 Louisville Birmingham, AL FA '12 5/0
46 Johnson, Will FB 6-2 238 11/14/89 22 1 West Virginia Dayton, OH FA '12 7/2
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 34 11 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 7/7
4 Leftwich, Byron QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 32 10 Marshall Washington, D.C. T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
64 Legursky, Doug C/G 6-1 315 06/09/86 26 4 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 7/1
23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 26 4 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 7/7
90 McLendon, Steve NT 6-4 280 01/03/86 26 3 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 7/0
34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 25 4 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 2/2
83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 30 8 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 7/7
29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 27 4 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 7/3
81 Paulson, David TE 6-4 246 02/22/89 23 R Oregon Auburn, WA D7b '12 7/2
43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 31 10 Southern California Santa Ana, CA D1 '03 2/2
45 Pope, Leonard TE 6-8 264 09/10/83 29 7 Georgia Americus, GA FA '12 7/2
53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 23 3 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 6/6
22 Rainey, Chris RB 5-9 180 03/02/88 24 R Florida Lakeland, FL D5 '12 7/0
33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 27 3 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 5/3
57 Robinson, Adrian LB 6-1 250 11/21/89 22 R Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '12 5/0
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 30 9 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 7/7
88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 25 3 SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 7/2
78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 30 9 Florida Orlando, FL FA '12 7/7
6 Suisham, Shaun K 6-0 200 12/29/81 30 8 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 24 3 Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 4/0
95 Ta'amu, Alameda NT 6-3 348 08/23/90 22 R Washington Kent, WA D4 '12 0/0
24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 32 10 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 7/7
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 26 6 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 7/7
30 Van Dyke, DeMarcus CB 6-1 187 01/17/89 23 2 Miami Miami, FL FA '12 6/0
17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 26 4 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 7/7
60 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 31 8 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 7/0
56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 28 6 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 6/6
65 Woods, Al DE 6-4 307 03/25/87 25 3 LSU Jennings, LA FA '11 7/0
93 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 24 3 Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 7/1
PRACTICE SQUAD11 Clemons, Toney WR 6-2 210 10/11/88 24 R Colorado Pittsburgh, PA D7a '12 0/0
18 Gilreath, David WR 5-10 169 12/11/88 23 1 Wisconsin New Hope, MN FA '12 0/0
69 Lee, Ryan C/G 6-3 308 10/16/88 24 R Furman Carrollton, GA FA '12 0/0
62 Malecki, John G 6-2 298 05/26/88 24 1 Pittsburgh Murrysville, PA FA '11 0/0
80 McCoy, Jamie TE 6-3 240 07/21/87 25 1 Texas A&M Midland, TX FA '11 0/0
72 McClendon, Jacques OL 6-3 324 12/10/87 24 1 Tennessee Cleveland, TN FA '12 0/0
40 McFadden, Marshall LB 6-1 233 08/04/86 26 1 South Carolina State Lamar, SC FA '12 0/0
35 Victorian, Josh CB 5-10 190 07/10/88 24 1 Louisiana Tech New Orleans, LA FA '12 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN66 DeCastro, David G 6-5 316 01/11/90 22 R Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST51 Spence, Sean LB 5-11 231 06/07/90 22 R Miami Miami, FL D3 '12 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistant Coaches:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2012 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Todd Haley (offensive
coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Scottie
Montgomery (wide receivers); Carnell Lake (defensive backs); Amos Jones (special teams coach); Sean
Kugler (offensive line); Shaun Sarrett (offensive asst); 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 BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2012 GP/GS4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 32 10 Marshall Washington, D.C. T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 30 8 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 30 9 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 7/7
9 Drew Butler P 6-1 204 05/10/89 23 R Georgia Duluth, GA FA '12 7/0
16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 37 15 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0
17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 26 4 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 7/7
20 Baron Batch RB 5-10 210 12/21/87 24 2 Texas Tech Midland, TX D7 '11 7/0
21 Robert Golden S 5-11 202 09/13/90 22 R Arizona Fresno, CA FA '12 6/0
22 Chris Rainey RB 5-8 178 03/02/88 24 R Florida Lakeland, FL D5 '12 7/0
23 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 26 4 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 7/7
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 32 10 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 7/7
25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 33 11 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 6/6
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 30 9 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 7/3
27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 23 3 Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 5/2
28 Cortez Allen CB 6-1 196 10/29/88 24 2 The Citadel Ocala, FL D4 '11 7/0
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 27 4 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 7/3
30 DeMarcus Van Dyke CB 6-1 187 01/17/89 23 2 Miami Miami, FL FA '12 6/0
31 Curtis Brown CB 6-0 185 09/24/88 24 2 Texas Longview, TX D3 '11 7/0
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 27 3 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 5/3
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 25 5 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 2/2
42 Damon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 203 02/19/87 25 1 UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 1/0
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 31 10 Southern California Santa Ana, CA D1 '03 2/2
45 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 264 09/10/83 29 7 Georgia Americus, GA FA '12 7/2
46 Will Johnson FB 6-2 238 11/14/88 23 1 West Virginia Dayton, OH FA '12 7/2
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 32 11 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 7/7
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 23 3 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 6/6
54 Chris Carter LB 6-1 248 04/06/89 23 2 Fresno State Fontana, CA D5 '11 6/3
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 24 3 Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 4/0
56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 28 6 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 6/6
57 Adrian Robinson LB 6-1 250 11/21/89 22 R Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '12 5/0
60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 31 8 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 7/0
64 Doug Legursky C/G 6-1 315 06/09/86 26 4 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 7/1
65 Al Woods DE 6-4 307 03/25/87 25 3 LSU Jennings, LA FA '11 7/0
68 Kelvin Beachum G 6-3 306 06/08/89 23 R SMU Mexia, TX D7d '12 1/0
73 Ramon Foster G 6-6 325 01/07/86 26 4 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 7/7
74 Willie Colon G 6-3 315 04/09/83 29 7 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 7/7
76 Mike Adams OT 6-7 323 03/10/90 22 R Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 6/2
77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 24 2 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 5/5
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 30 9 Florida Orlando, FL FA '12 7/7
81 David Paulson TE 6-4 241 02/22/89 23 R Oregon Auburn, WA D7b '12 7/2
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 30 8 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 7/7
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 24 3 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 7/6
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 25 3 SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 7/2
89 Jerricho Cotchery WR 6-1 200 06/16/82 30 9 North Carolina State Birmingham, AL FA '11 6/0
90 Steve McLendon NT 6-4 280 01/03/86 26 3 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 7/0
91 Brandon Johnson LB 6-5 245 04/05/83 29 7 Louisville Birmingham, AL FA '12 5/0
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 34 9 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 4/4
93 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 24 3 Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 7/1
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 26 6 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 7/7
95 Alameda Ta'amu NT 6-2 348 08/23/90 22 R Washington Kent, WA D4 '12 0/0
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 25 4 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 7/7
97 Cameron Heyward DE 6-5 288 05/06/89 23 2 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/0
98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 35 12 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 7/7
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 34 11 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 7/7
PRACTICE SQUAD11 Toney Clemons WR 6-2 210 10/11/88 24 R Colorado Pittsburgh, PA D7a '12 0/0
18 David Gilreath WR 5-10 169 12/11/88 23 1 Wisconsin New Hope, MN FA '12 0/0
35 Josh Victorian CB 5-10 190 07/10/88 24 1 Louisiana Tech New Orleans, LA FA '12 0/0
40 Marshall McFadden LB 6-1 233 08/04/86 26 1 South Carolina State Lamar, SC FA '12 0/0
62 John Malecki G 6-2 298 05/26/88 24 1 Pittsburgh Murrysville, PA FA '11 0/0
69 Ryan Lee C/G 6-3 308 10/16/88 24 R Furman Carrollton, GA FA '12 0/0
72 Jacques McClendon OL 6-3 324 12/10/87 24 1 Tennessee Cleveland, TN FA '12 0/0
80 Jamie McCoy TE 6-3 240 07/21/87 25 1 Texas A&M Midland, TX FA '11 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 22 R Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST51 Sean Spence LB 5-11 231 06/07/90 22 R Miami Miami, FL D3 '12 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistant Coaches:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2012 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Todd Haley
(offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight
ends); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Carnell Lake (defensive backs); Amos Jones (special
teams coach); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Shaun Sarrett (offensive asst); 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 BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2012 GP/GS
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 32 10 Marshall Washington, D.C. T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 30 9 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 7/7
16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 37 15 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0
20 Baron Batch RB 5-10 210 12/21/87 24 2 Texas Tech Midland, TX D7 '11 7/0
22 Chris Rainey RB 5-8 178 03/02/88 24 R Florida Lakeland, FL D5 '12 7/0
27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 23 3 Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 5/2
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 27 3 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 5/3
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 25 5 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 2/2
46 Will Johnson FB 6-2 238 11/14/88 23 1 West Virginia Dayton, OH FA '12 7/2
17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 26 4 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 7/7
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 24 3 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 7/6
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 25 3 SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 7/2
89 Jerricho Cotchery WR 6-1 200 06/16/82 30 9 North Carolina State Birmingham, AL FA '11 6/0
45 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 264 09/10/83 29 7 Georgia Americus, GA FA '12 7/2
81 David Paulson TE 6-4 241 02/22/89 23 R Oregon Auburn, WA D7b '12 7/5
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 30 8 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 7/7
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 23 3 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 6/6
64 Doug Legursky C/G 6-1 315 06/09/86 26 4 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 7/1
68 Kelvin Beachum G 6-3 306 06/08/89 23 R SMU Mexia, TX D7d '12 1/0
73 Ramon Foster G 6-6 325 01/07/86 26 4 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 7/7
74 Willie Colon G 6-3 315 04/09/83 29 7 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 7/7
77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 24 2 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 5/5
76 Mike Adams OT 6-7 323 03/10/90 22 R Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 6/2
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 30 9 Florida Orlando, FL FA '12 7/7
9 Drew Butler P 6-1 204 05/10/89 23 R Georgia Duluth, GA FA '12 7/0
6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 30 8 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 31 8 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 7/0
65 Al Woods DE 6-4 307 03/25/87 25 3 LSU Jennings, LA FA '11 7/0
90 Steve McLendon NT 6-4 280 01/03/86 26 3 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 7/0
95 Alameda Ta'amu NT 6-2 348 08/23/90 22 R Washington Kent, WA D4 '12 0/0
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 25 4 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 7/7
97 Cameron Heyward DE 6-5 288 05/06/89 23 2 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/0
98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 35 12 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 7/7
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 34 11 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 7/7
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 32 11 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 7/7
54 Chris Carter LB 6-1 248 04/06/89 23 2 Fresno State Fontana, CA D5 '11 6/3
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 24 3 Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 4/0
56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 28 6 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 6/6
57 Adrian Robinson LB 6-1 250 11/21/89 22 R Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '12 5/0
91 Brandon Johnson LB 6-5 245 04/05/83 29 7 Louisville Birmingham, AL FA '12 5/0
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 34 9 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 4/4
93 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 05/04/78 34 3 Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 7/1
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 26 6 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 7/7
21 Robert Golden S 5-11 202 09/13/90 22 R Arizona Fresno, CA FA '12 6/0
23 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 26 4 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 7/7
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 32 10 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 7/7
25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 33 11 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 6/6
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 30 10 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 7/3
28 Cortez Allen CB 6-1 196 10/29/88 24 2 The Citadel Ocala, FL D4 '11 7/0
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 27 4 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 7/3
30 DeMarcus Van Dyke CB 6-1 187 01/17/89 23 2 Miami Miami, FL FA '12 6/0
31 Curtis Brown CB 6-0 185 09/24/88 24 2 Texas Longview, TX D3 '11 7/0
42 Damon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 203 02/19/87 25 1 UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 1/0
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 31 10 Southern California Santa Ana, CA D1 '03 2/2
PRACTICE SQUAD11 Toney Clemons WR 6-2 210 10/11/88 24 R Colorado Pittsburgh, PA D7a '12 0/0
18 David Gilreath WR 5-10 169 12/11/88 23 1 Wisconsin New Hope, MN FA '12 0/0
35 Josh Victorian CB 5-10 190 07/10/88 24 1 Louisiana Tech New Orleans, LA FA '12 0/0
40 Marshall McFadden LB 6-1 233 08/04/86 26 1 South Carolina State Lamar, SC FA '12 0/0
62 John Malecki G 6-2 298 05/26/88 24 1 Pittsburgh Murrysville, PA FA '11 0/0
69 Ryan Lee C/G 6-3 308 10/16/88 24 R Furman Carrollton, GA FA '12 0/0
72 Jacques McClendon OL 6-3 324 12/10/87 24 1 Tennessee Cleveland, TN FA '12 0/0
80 Jamie McCoy TE 6-3 240 07/21/87 25 1 Texas A&M Midland, TX FA '11 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 22 R Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST51 Sean Spence LB 5-11 231 06/07/90 22 R Miami Miami, FL D3 '12 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistant Coaches:
WIDE RECEIVERS (4)
TIGHT ENDS (3)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2012 POSITIONAL ROSTEROFFENSE (27)
QUARTERBACKS (3)
RUNNING BACKS (6)
Experience Includes 2012 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Todd Haley (offensive
coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Scottie
Montgomery (wide receivers); Carnell Lake (defensive backs); Amos Jones (special teams coach); Sean
Kugler (offensive line); Shaun Sarrett (offensive asst); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running
backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
SPECIALISTS (3)
DEFENSE (26)DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (7)
LINEBACKERS (9)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (11)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2012 GP/GS15th YEAR (1)16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 37 15 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0
12th YEAR (1)98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 35 12 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 7/7
11th YEAR (3)25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 33 11 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 6/6
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 32 11 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 7/7
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 34 11 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 7/7
10th YEAR (3)4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 32 10 Marshall Washington, D.C. T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 32 10 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 7/7
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 31 10 Southern California Santa Ana, CA D1 '03 2/2
9th YEAR (5)7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 30 9 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 7/7
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 30 9 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 7/3
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 30 9 Florida Orlando, FL FA '12 7/7
89 Jerricho Cotchery WR 6-1 200 06/16/82 30 9 North Carolina State Birmingham, AL FA '11 6/0
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 34 9 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 4/4
8th YEAR (3)6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 30 8 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, Ontario FA '10 7/0
60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 31 8 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 7/0
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 30 8 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 7/7
7th YEAR (3)45 Leonard Pope TE 6-8 264 09/10/83 29 7 Georgia Americus, GA FA '12 7/2
74 Willie Colon G 6-3 315 04/09/83 29 7 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 7/7
91 Brandon Johnson LB 6-5 245 04/05/83 29 7 Louisville Birmingham, AL FA '12 5/0
6th YEAR (2)56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 28 6 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 6/6
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 26 6 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 7/7
5th YEAR (1)34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 25 5 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 2/2
4th YEAR (6)17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 26 4 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 7/7
23 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 26 4 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 7/7
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 27 4 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 7/3
64 Doug Legursky C/G 6-1 315 06/09/86 26 4 Marshall Frankfurt, Germany FA '08 7/1
73 Ramon Foster G 6-6 325 01/07/86 26 4 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 7/7
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 25 4 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 7/7
3nd YEAR (9) 27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 23 3 Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 5/2
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 27 3 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 5/3
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 23 3 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 6/6
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 24 3 Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 4/0
65 Al Woods DE 6-4 307 03/25/87 25 3 LSU Jennings, LA FA '11 7/0
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 24 3 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 7/6
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 25 3 SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 7/2
90 Steve McLendon NT 6-4 280 01/03/86 26 3 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 7/0
93 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 24 3 Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 7/1
2nd YEAR (7)20 Baron Batch RB 5-10 210 12/21/87 24 2 Texas Tech Midland, TX D7 '11 7/0
28 Cortez Allen CB 6-1 196 10/29/88 24 2 The Citadel Ocala, FL D4 '11 7/0
30 DeMarcus Van Dyke CB 6-1 187 01/17/89 23 2 Miami Miami, FL FA '12 6/0
31 Curtis Brown CB 6-0 185 09/24/88 24 2 Texas Longview, TX D3 '11 7/0
54 Chris Carter LB 6-1 248 04/06/89 23 2 Fresno State Fontana, CA D5 '11 6/3
77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 24 2 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 5/5
97 Cameron Heyward DE 6-5 288 05/06/89 23 2 Ohio State Pittsburgh, PA D1 '11 7/0
1st YEAR (2)46 Will Johnson FB 6-2 238 11/14/89 22 1 West Virginia Dayton, OH FA '12 7/2
42 Damon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 203 02/19/87 25 1 UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 1/0
Rookies (8)9 Drew Butler P 6-1 204 05/10/89 23 R Georgia Duluth, GA FA '12 7/0
21 Robert Golden S 5-11 202 09/13/90 22 R Arizona Fresno, CA FA '12 6/0
22 Chris Rainey RB 5-8 178 03/02/88 24 R Florida Lakeland, FL D5 '12 7/0
57 Adrian Robinson LB 6-1 250 11/21/89 22 R Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '12 5/0
68 Kelvin Beachum G 6-3 306 06/08/89 23 R SMU Mexia, TX D7d '12 1/0
76 Mike Adams OT 6-7 323 03/10/90 22 R Ohio State Farrell, PA D2 '12 6/2
81 David Paulson TE 6-4 241 02/22/89 23 R Oregon Auburn, WA D7b '12 7/2
95 Alameda Ta'amu NT 6-2 348 08/23/90 22 R Washington Kent, WA D4 '12 0/0
PRACTICE SQUAD11 Toney Clemons WR 6-2 210 10/11/88 24 R Colorado Pittsburgh, PA D7a '12 0/0
18 David Gilreath WR 5-10 169 12/11/88 23 1 Wisconsin New Hope, MN FA '12 0/0
35 Josh Victorian CB 5-10 190 07/10/88 24 1 Louisiana Tech New Orleans, LA FA '12 0/0
40 Marshall McFadden LB 6-1 233 08/04/86 26 1 South Carolina State Lamar, SC FA '12 0/0
62 John Malecki G 6-2 298 05/26/88 24 1 Pittsburgh Murrysville, PA FA '11 0/0
69 Ryan Lee C/G 6-3 308 10/16/88 24 R Furman Carrollton, GA FA '12 0/0
72 Jacques McClendon OL 6-3 324 12/10/87 24 1 Tennessee Cleveland, TN FA '12 0/0
80 Jamie McCoy TE 6-3 240 07/21/87 25 1 Texas A&M Midland, TX FA '11 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST; DESIGNATED FOR RETURN66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 22 R Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST51 Sean Spence LB 5-11 231 06/07/90 22 R Miami Miami, FL D3 '12 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistant Coaches:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2012 ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE
Experience Includes 2012 Season
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Todd Haley
(offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight
ends); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Carnell Lake (defensive backs); Amos Jones (special teams
coach); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Shaun Sarrett (offensive asst); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst);
Kirby Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength
and conditioning).
2012 ROSTER MOVES
Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/18 OG John Malecki Re-signed 1/18 TE Jamie McCoy Re-signed 1/18 OT Chris Scott Re-signed 1/18 OT Trevis Turner Re-signed 1/18 DE Corbin Bryant Re-signed 1/18 QB Jerrod Johnson Signed Contract 1/18 DT Mike Blanc Signed Contract 1/18 DT Kade Weston Signed Contract 1/18 LB Marshall McFadden Signed Contract 1/18 CB Antonio Smith Signed Contract 1/20 QB Troy Smith Signed Contract 1/20 CB Walter McFadden Signed Contract 1/20 WR David Gilreath Signed Contract 1/20 WR Derrick Williams Signed Contract 1/20 WR Tyler Beiler Signed Contract 1/20 WR Jimmy Young Signed Contract 1/26 NT Chris Hoke Retired 2/7 Coach Todd Haley Signed Contract 2/7 TE Weslye Saunders Suspended NFL (First four games) 2/8 WR Arnaz Battle Released 2/8 CB Bryant McFadden Released 2/8 S Myron Rolle Signed Contract 2/8 LB Brandon Hicks Signed Contract 2/8 WR Juamorris Stewart Signed Contract 2/29 WR Hines Ward Released 3/2 LB James Farrior Released 3/2 DE Aaron Smith Released 3/3 OG Chris Kemoeatu Released 3/21 TE Wes Lyons Signed Contract 3/21 FB Will Johnson Signed Contract 4/7 OG Ramon Foster Signed Tender 4/10 TE Leonard Pope Signed Contract 4/11 WR Jerricho Cotchery Re-signed 4/12 OG Trai Essex Re-signed 4/12 C Doug Legursky Signed Tender 4/12 TE David Johnson Signed Tender 4/16 S Ryan Mundy Signed Tender 4/16 CB Keenan Lewis Signed Tender 4/16 QB Charlie Batch Re-signed 4/26 QB Byron Leftwich Re-signed 4/26 OG David DeCastro Drafted 4/27 OT Mike Adams Drafted 4/27 LB Sean Spence Drafted 4/28 DT Alameda Ta’amu Drafted 4/28 RB Chris Rainey Drafted 4/28 WR Toney Clemons Drafted 4/28 TE David Paulson Drafted 4/28 CB Terrence Frederick Drafted 4/28 OG Kelvin Beachum Drafted 4/28 P Drew Butler Signed Contract 4/28 CB Terry Carter Signed Contract 4/28 WR Connor Dixon Signed Contract 4/28 S Robert Golden Signed Contract 4/28 DE Ikponmwosa Igbinosun Signed Contract 4/28 C/G Ryan Lee Signed Contract 4/28 LB Brandon Lindsey Signed Contract 4/28 WR Marquis Maze Signed Contract 4/28 K Grant Ressel Signed Contract 4/28 LB Adrian Robinson Signed Contract 4/28 OT Desmond Stapleton Signed Contract 4/28 DE Jake Stoller Signed Contract 5/2 RB Chad Spann Released 5/2 CB Antonio Smith Released 5/7 K Grant Ressel Released 5/17 OT Kyle Jolly Signed Contract 5/17 K Daniel Hrapmann Signed Contract 5/18 OT Trevis Turner Released 5/18 CB Andre Freeman Signed Contract 5/29 LB Sean Spence Signed Contract 6/13 LB Brandon Johnson Signed Contract
Date Pos. Name Transaction 6/13 LS Matt Katula Signed Contract 6/13 WR Connor Dixon Waived/Injured List 6/13 TE Wes Lyons Released 6/28 LB Ryan Baker Signed Contract 6/28 LB Brandon Lindsey Released 7/17 OT Max Starks Re-Signed 7/19 OT Jonathan Scott Released 7/23 G Bridger Buche Signed Contract 7/24 G David DeCastro Signed Contract 7/27 WR Antonio Brown Signed Contract Extension 7/31 G Bridger Buche Released 7/31 WR Paul Cox Signed Contract 8/1 S Damon Cromartie-Smith Activated from PUP List 8/3 CB Terry Carter Waived/Injured List 8/3 CB Josh Victorian Signed Contract 8/13 TE David Johnson Waived/Injured List 8/13 TE Justin Peelle Signed Contract 8/14 OT Max Starks Activated from PUP List 8/14 RB John Clay Waived/Injured 8/14 RB Jason Ford Signed Contract 8/17 RB Rashard Mendenhall Activated from PUP List 8/17 NT Casey Hampton Activated from PUP List 8/27 LB Ryan Baker Released 8/27 DT Mike Blanc Released 8/27 WR Paul Cox Released 8/27 CB Andre Freeman Released 8/27 K Daniel Hrapmann Released 8/27 LB Mortty Ivy Waived/Injured 8/27 OT Kyle Jolly Released 8/27 LS Matt Katula Released 8/27 TE Jamie McCoy Released 8/27 CB Walter McFadden Released 8/27 TE Justin Peelle Released 8/27 S Myron Rolle Released 8/27 WR Juamorris Stewart Released 8/27 DT Kade Weston Released 8/27 WR Jimmy Young Released 8/27 RB DuJuan Harris Signed Contract 8/28 WR Mike Wallace Signed Tender 8/28 RB Jason Ford Waived/Injured 8/28 LB James Harrison Activated from PUP List 8/28 LB Jason Worilds Activated from PUP List 8/31 LB Sean Spence Reserve/Injured List 8/31 P Jeremy Kapinos Waived/Injured 8/31 OL Trai Essex Released 8/31 S Damon Cromartie-Smith Released 8/31 CB Terrence Frederick Released 8/31 CB Josh Victorian Released 8/31 LB Brandon Hicks Released 8/31 LB Marshall McFadden Released 8/31 DE Corbin Bryant Released 8/31 DE Ikponmwosa Igbinosun Released 8/31 DE Jake Stoller Released 8/31 QB Jerrod Johnson Released 8/31 RB DuJuan Harris Released 8/31 WR Tyler Beiler Released 8/31 WR Tony Clemons Released 8/31 WR David Gilreath Released 8/31 WR Marquis Maze Released 8/31 WR Derrick Williams Released 8/31 OL Ryan Lee Released 8/31 OL John Malecki Released 8/31 OL Chris Scott Released 9/1 OL John Malecki Signed to Practice Squad 9/1 OL Ryan Lee Signed to Practice Squad 9/1 WR David Gilreath Signed to Practice Squad 9/1 WR Toney Clemons Signed to Practice Squad 9/1 TE Jamie McCoy Signed to Practice Squad 9/1 LB Marshall McFadden Signed to Practice Squad 9/1 S Damon Cromartie-Smith Signed to Practice Squad
2012 ROSTER MOVES
9/1 CB Josh Victorian Signed to Practice Squad 9/7 G David DeCastro Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return List 9/7 CB DeMarcus Van Dyke Signed Contract 10/11 TE Weslye Saunders Released 10/16 NT Alameda Ta’amu Reserve/Suspended 10/16 DE Corbin Bryant Signed Contract 10/16 TE Jamie McCoy Released from Practice Squad 10/16 OL Jacques McClendon Signed to Practice Squad 10/20 DE Corbin Bryant Released 10/20 G John Malecki Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad 10/23 DE Corbin Bryant Signed to Practice Squad 10/27 G John Malecki Released 10/27 S Damon Cromartie-Smith Signed to Active Roster from Practice Squad 10/29 NT Alameda Ta’amu Reinstated from Reserve/Suspended List 10/30 DE Corbin Bryant Released from Practice Squad 10/30 G John Malecki Signed to Practice Squad 10/30 TE Jamie McCoy Signed to Practice Squad
HOW THE 2012 STEELERS WERE BUILT
Year-Record (Finish) Draft Choices (31) Free Agents (20) Unrestricted Free Agents (1) Trade (1) 2001: 13-3 (1
st AFC Central) DT Casey Hampton (#1)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2002: 11-5-1 (1
st AFC North) DE Brett Keisel (#7b) QB Charlie Batch FA
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2003: 6-10 (3
rd AFC North) S Troy Polamalu (#1)
CB Ike Taylor (#4)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2004: 15-1 (1
st AFC North) QB Ben Roethlisberger (#1) LB James Harrison FA
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2005: 11-5 (2
nd AFC North) TE Heath Miller (#1) LS Greg Warren FA
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2006: 8-8 (T-2
nd AFC North) G Willie Colon (#4a) S Ryan Clark UFA (Was)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2007: 10-6 (1
st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1)
LB LaMarr Woodley (#2)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2008: 12-4 (1
st AFC North) RB Rashard Mendenhall (#1) C/G Doug Legursky FA
S Ryan Mundy (#6b)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2009: 9-7 (3
rd AFC North) DE Ziggy Hood (#1) RB Isaac Redman FA
CB Keenan Lewis (#3c) OT Ramon Foster FA WR Mike Wallace (#3b) DT Steve McLendon FA
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2010: 12-4 (T-1
st AFC North) C Maurkice Pouncey (#1) QB Byron Leftwich T (T.B.)
LB Jason Worilds (#2) S Will Allen FA WR Emmanuel Sanders (#3) K Shaun Suisham FA LB Stevenson Sylvester (#5c) LB Larry Foote FA RB Jonathan Dwyer (#6a) S Damon Cromartie-Smith FA
WR Antonio Brown (#6b)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________2011: 12-4 (T-1
st AFC North) DE Cameron Heyward (#1) DE Al Woods FA
OT Marcus Gilbert (#2) WR Jerricho Cotchery FA CB Curtis Brown (#3)
CB Cortez Allen (#4) LB Chris Carter (#5) RB Baron Batch (#7)
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nd AFC North) OT Mike Adams (#2) FB Will Johnson FA
NT Alameda Ta’amu (#4) TE Leonard Pope FA RB Chris Rainey (#5) OT Max Starks FA
TE David Paulson (#7b) LB Adrian Robinson FA G Kelvin Beachum (#7d) S Robert Golden FA P Drew Butler FA LB Brandon Johnson FA CB DeMarcus Van Dyke FA
2012 STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
Opponent
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Preseason
at Philadelphia (8/9) Brown Adams Foster Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert Miller Sanders Roethlisberger Redman W. Johnson INDIANAPOLIS (8/19) Brown Gilbert Colon Pouncey DeCastro Foster Miller Sanders Roethlisberger Dwyer W. Johnson at Buffalo (8/25) Brown Starks Colon Pouncey DeCastro Gilbert Miller Sanders Roethlisberger Redman W. Johnson CAROLINA (8/30) Sanders Starks Colon Legursky Foster Gilbert Pope Cotchery C. Batch Dwyer Rainey
Opponent
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Regular Season at Denver (9/9) Brown Starks Colon Pouncey Foster Gilbert Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Redman W. Johnson N.Y. JETS (9/16) Brown Starks Colon Pouncey Foster Gilbert Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Redman Pope (TE) at Oakland (9/23) Paulson(TE) Starks Colon Pouncey Foster Gilbert Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Redman Pope (TE) PHILADELPHIA (10/7) Brown Starks Colon Pouncey Foster Gilbert Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Mendenhall Paulson (TE) at Tennessee (10/11) Brown Starks Colon Pouncey Foster Gilbert Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Mendenhall W. Johnson at Cincinnati (10/21) Brown Starks Colon Legursky Foster Adams Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Dwyer Sanders (WR) WASHINGTON (10/28) Brown Starks Colon Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Wallace Roethlisberger Dwyer Sanders (WR)
at N.Y. Giants (11/4)
KANSAS CITY (11/12) BALTIMORE (11/18) at Cleveland (11/25) at Baltimore (12/2) SAN DIEGO (12/9) at Dallas (12/16) CINCINNATI (12/23) CLEVELAND (12/30)
2012 STARTING LINEUPS
DEFENSE
Opponent
LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS
Preseason
at Philadelphia (8/9) Hood McLendon C. Allen (CB) Woodley Foote Timmons Carter Lewis Taylor Polamalu Clark INDIANAPOLIS (8/19) Hood McLendon Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Carter Lewis Taylor Polamalu Clark at Buffalo (8/25) Hood McLendon Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Carter Lewis Taylor Polamalu Clark CAROLINA (8/30) Bryant Hampton Heyward Robinson Foote Timmons Carter Lewis C. Allen Mundy W. Allen
Opponent
LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Regular Season at Denver (9/9) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Carter Lewis Taylor Polamalu Mundy N.Y. JETS (9/16) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Carter Lewis Taylor Mundy Clark at Oakland (9/23) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Carter Lewis Taylor Mundy Clark PHILADELPHIA (10/7) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Harrison Lewis Taylor Polamalu Clark at Tennessee (10/11) Hood Hampton Keisel Worilds Foote Timmons Harrison Lewis Taylor W. Allen Clark at Cincinnati (10/21) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Harrison Lewis Taylor W. Allen Clark WASHINGTON (10/28) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Timmons Harrison Lewis Taylor W. Allen Clark
at N.Y. Giants (11/4)
KANSAS CITY (11/12) BALTIMORE (11/18) at Cleveland (11/25) at Baltimore (12/2) SAN DIEGO (12/9) at Dallas (12/16) CINCINNATI (12/23) CLEVELAND (12/30)
2012 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 Dec 9 16 23 7 11 21 28 4 12 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 Injury 2012 DEN NYJ OAK PHI TEN CIN WAS NYG KC BAL CLE BAL SD DAL CIN CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G/S G/S Missed Starts Names Adams, Mike P P SI P P RT RT 6/2 4/2 1 6/2 Allen, Cortez P P P P P P P 22/0 18/0 0 7/0 Allen, Will P P P P SS SS SS 121/29 29/3 0 7/3 Batch, Baron P P P P P P P 7/0 7/0 0 7/0 Batch, Charlie SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 79/53 0/0 0 0/0 Beachum, Kelvin SI SI P SI SI DNP DNP 1/0 0/0 0 1/0 Brown, Antonio WR WR P WR WR WR WR 32/9 28/4 0 7/6 Brown, Curtis P P P P P P P 19/0 7/0 0 7/0 Butler, Drew P P P P P P P 7/0 7/0 0 7/0 Carter, Chris OLB OLB OLB P P SI P 14/3 1/0 1 6/3 Clark, Ryan SI FS FS FS FS FS FS 136/112 6/6 0 6/6 Clemons, Toney PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Colon, Willie LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 58/58 7/7 0 7/7 Cotchery, Jerricho P P P P P P DNP 122/66 0/0 0 6/0 Cromartie-Smith, Damon PS PS PS PS PS PS P 5/0 1/0 0 1/0 DeCastro, David IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 7 0/0 Dwyer, Jonathan P P P SI SI RB RB 13/2 2/2 0 5/2 Foote, Larry ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB 162/110 11/7 0 7/7 Foster, Ramon RG RG RG RG RG RG RG 48/33 22/20 0 7/7 Gilbert, Marcus RT RT RT RT RT SI SI 19/18 0/0 2 5/5 Gilreath, David PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Golden, Robert P P P SI P P P 6/0 3/0 0 6/0 Hampton, Casey NT NT NT NT NT NT NT 164/153 16/16 0 7/7 Harrison, James SI SI SI OLB OLB OLB OLB 122/86 4/4 3 4/4 Heyward, Cameron P P P P P P P 23/0 23/0 0 7/0 Hood, Ziggy DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 55/30 55/21 0 7/7 Johnson, Brandon P P P SI P P SI 78/17 0/0 1 5/0 Johnson, Will FB P P P FB P P 7/2 7/0 0 7/2 Keisel, Brett DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 123/89 19/19 0 7/7 Lee, Ryan PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Leftwich, Byron DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 58/49 0/0 0 0/0 Legursky, Doug P P P P P C P 42/15 7/1 0 7/1 Lewis, Keenan LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 35/8 25/7 0 7/7 McFadden, Marshall PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 McLendon, Steve P P P P P P P 28/1 21/0 0 7/0 Mendenhall, Rashard SI SI SI RB RB SI SI 53/46 0/0 5 2/2 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did Not Play IR — Reserve/Injured SI — Sunday Inactive PUP — Physically Unable to Perform PS — Practice Squad SUS — Reserved/Suspended
2012 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 Dec 9 16 23 7 11 21 28 4 12 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 Injury 2012 DEN NYJ OAK PHI TEN CIN WAS NYG KC BAL CLE BAL SD DAL CIN CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G/S G/S Missed Starts
Names Miller, Heath TE TE TE TE TE TE TE 115/114 25/25 0 7/7 Mundy, Ryan FS SS SS P P P P 55/5 55/0 0 7/3 Paulson, David P P TE TE P P P 7/2 7/2 0 7/2 Polamalu, Troy SS SI SI SS SI SI SI 125/109 0/0 5 2/2 Pope, Leonard P TE TE P P P P 94/51 60/0 0 7/2 Pouncey, Maurkice C C C C C SI C 36/36 1/1 1 6/6 Rainey, Chris P P P P P P P 7/0 7/0 0 7/0 Redman, Isaac RB RB RB P P SI SI 38/4 0/0 2 5/3 Robinson, Adrian P P P SI SI P P 5/0 2/0 0 5/0 Roethlisberger, Ben QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 121/120 8/8 0 7/7 Sanders, Emmanuel P P P P P WR WR 31/3 8/2 0 7/2 Spence, Sean IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0/0 0/0 7 0/0 Starks, Max LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 114/87 19/19 0 7/7 Suisham, Shaun P P P P P P P 87/0 32/0 0 7/0 Sylvester, Stevenson SI SI SI P P P P 35/1 4/0 3 7/0 Ta’amu, Alameda SI SI SI SI SI SUS SUS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Taylor, Ike RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 148/114 130/27 0 7/7 Timmons, Lawrence ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB ILB 85/53 46/28 0 7/7 Van Dyke, DeMarcus P P P P P P SI 20/4 0/0 0 6/0 Victorian, Josh PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Wallace, Mike WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 55/41 55/8 0 7/7 Warren, Greg P P P P P P P 108/0 39/0 0 7/0 Woodley, LaMarr OLB OLB OLB OLB SI OLB OLB 76/63 2/2 1 6/6 Woods, Al P P P P P P P 18/0 7/0 0 7/0 Worilds, Jason P P P P OLB P P 33/8 15/1 0 7/1
Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did Not Play IR — Reserve/Injured SI — Sunday Inactive PUP — Physically Unable to Perform PS — Practice Squad SUS — Reserved/Suspended
2012 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
OPPONENTS STEELERS RUSHING
at Ten (10/11) Chris Johnson 19 Rushes 17 Jonathan Dwyer at Cin (10/21) 17 Jonathan Dwyer vs. Was (10/28) at Oak (9/23) Darren McFadden 113 Yards 122 Jonathan Dwyer at Cin (10/21) at Oak (9/23) Darren McFadden 64t Long 32 Jonathan Dwyer at Cin (10/21) at Den (9/9) Knowshon Moreno 1 TDs 1 Isaac Redman vs. NYJ (9/16) at Oak (9/23) Darren McFadden 1 1 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Phi (10/7) at Ten (10/11) Jamie Harper 1 1 Baron Batch at Ten (10/11) at Cin (10/21 Cedric Peerman 1 1 Chris Rainey at Cin (10/21) RECEIVING at Ten (10/11) Kendall Wright 6 Receptions 8 Heath Miller at Oak (9/23) 8 Mike Wallace at Oak (9/23) 8 Mike Wallace at Cin (10/21) at Den (9/9) Demaryius Thomas 110 Yards 123 Mike Wallace at Oak (9/23) at Den (9/9) Demaryius Thomas 71t Long 82t Mike Wallace at Ten (10/11) at Den (9/9) Demaryius Thomas 1 TDs 2 Heath Miller at Oak (9/23) at Den (9/9) Jacob Tamme 1 vs. NYJ (9/16) Santonio Holmes 1 at Oak (9/23) Denarius Moore 1 at Oak (9/23) Darrius Heyward-Bey 1 at Oak (9/23) Richard Gordon 1 at Ten (10/11) Kenny Britt 1 at Cin (10/21) A.J. Green 1 vs. Was (10/28) Santana Moss 1 PASSING at Ten (10/11) Matt Hasselbeck 44 Attempts 49 Ben Roethlisberger at Oak (9/23) at Ten (10/11) Matt Hasselbeck 25 Completions 36 Ben Roethlisberger at Oak (9/23) at Ten (10/11) Matt Hasselbeck 290 Yards 384 Ben Roethlisberger at Oak (9/23) at Den (9/9) Peyton Manning 71t Long 82t Ben Roethlisberger at Ten (10/11) at Oak (9/23) Carson Palmer 3 TDs 4 Ben Roethlisberger at Oak (9/23) at Oak (9/23) Carson Palmer 1 INTs 1 Ben Roethlisberger at Den (9/9) at Ten (10/11) Matt Hasselbeck 1 1 Ben Roethlisberger at Ten (10/11) at Cin (10/21) Andy Dalton 1 1 Ben Roethlisberger at Cin (10/21) PUNT RETURNS vs. NYJ (9/16) Jeremy Kerley 3 Returns 3 Antonio Brown at Ten (10/11) 3 Antonio Brown at Cin (10/21) 3 Antonio Brown vs. Was (10/28) vs. Was (10/28) Brandon Banks 34 Yards 23 Antonio Brown at Den (9/9) vs. Was (10/28) Brandon Banks 27 Long 23 Antonio Brown at Den (9/9) NONE TDs NONE KICKOFF RETURNS at Ten (10/11) Darius Reynaud 5 Returns 4 Chris Rainey at Cin (10/21) at Ten (10/11) Darius Reynaud 131 Yards 122 Chris Rainey at Cin (10/21) at Oak (9/23) Mike Goodson 51 Long 49 Chris Rainey at Ten (10/11) NONE TDs NONE PUNTS vs. NYJ (9/16) Robert Malone 6 Punts 5 Drew Butler vs. NYJ (9/16) at Cin (10/21) Kevin Huber 6 at Cin (10/21) Kevin Huber 311 Yards 205 Drew Butler vs. NYJ (9/16) at Ten (10/11) Brett Kern 52.2 Avg. 50.7 Drew Butler vs. Was (10/28) at Cin (10/21) Kevin Huber 46.8 Net 40.0 Drew Butler at Den (9/9) at Ten (10/11) Brett Kern 61 Long 58 Drew Butler vs. Was (10/28) at Cin (10/21) Kevin Huber 61 at Ten (10/11) Brett Kern 2 In 20 3 Drew Butler vs. NYJ (9/16) vs. NYJ (9/16) Robert Malone 1 Touchbacks NONE vs. Phi (10/7) Mat McBriar 1 at Ten (10/11) Brett Kern 1 at Cin (10/21) Kevin Huber 1 INTERCEPTIONS at Den (9/9) Tracy Porter 1 Interceptions 1 Ryan Clark at Oak (9/23) at Ten (10/11) Jason McCourty 1 1 Lawrence Timmons at Ten (10/11) at Cin (10/21) Chris Crocker 1 1 LaMarr Woodley at Cin (10/21) at Den (9/9) Tracy Porter 43t Long Return 26 Ryan Clark at Oak (9/23) at Den (9/9) Tracy Porter 1 TDs NONE TACKLES at Cin (10/21) Vontaze Burfict 15 Total 12 Larry Foote at Den (9/9) at Cin (10/21) Vontaze Burfict 13 Solo 10 Larry Foote at Den (9/9) vs. NYJ (9/16) David Harris 6 Assisted 4 Keenan Lewis at Den (9/9) at Oak (9/23) Rolando McClaim 6 4 Troy Polamalu at Den (9/9) vs. Phi (10/7) DeMeco Ryans 6 4 Lawrence Timmons at Oak (9/23) vs. Was (10/28) Cedric Griffin 6 4 Lawrence Timmons at Cin (10/21)
at Den (9/9) Von Miller 2 Sacks 1 Larry Foote at Den (9/9) vs. NYJ (9/16) Garrett McIntyre 2 1 Jason Worilds at Den (9/9) 1 LaMarr Woodley vs. NYJ (9/16) 1 LaMarr Woodley at Oak (9/23) 1 Cam Heyward vs. NYJ (9/16) 1 Ziggy Hood vs. Phi (10/7) 1 Steve McLendon vs. Phi (10/7) 1 Jason Worilds vs. Phi (10/7) 1 Larry Foote at Ten (10/11) 1 James Harrison at Ten (10/11) 1 Jason Worilds at Ten (10/11) 1 Larry Foote vs. Was (10/28)
2012 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. 9 at Den 9 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 44% Punt
Sept. 16 vs. NYJ 10 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 50% FG
Sept. 23 at Oak 10 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 50% TD
Oct. 7 vs. Phi 9 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 44% Punt
Oct. 11 at Ten 11 2 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 45% FG
Oct. 21 at Cin 11 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 24 45% FG
Oct. 28 vs. WAS 9 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 56% TD
Nov. 4 at NYG Nov. 12 vs. KC Nov. 18 vs. Bal Nov. 25 at Cle Dec. 2 at Bal Dec. 9 vs. SD Dec. 16 at Dal Dec. 23 vs. Cin Dec. 20 vs. Cle TOTAL 69 17 16 1 0 24 1 3 3 3 0 1 167 48%
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. 9 at Den 9 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 31 42% Punt Sept. 16 vs. NYJ 10 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 20% TD Sept. 23 at Oak 10 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 60% INT
Oct. 7 vs. Phi 9 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 22% Punt
Oct. 11 at Ten 12 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 50% FG
Oct. 21 at Cin 11 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 27% TD
Oct. 28 vs. WAS 10 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 30% Punt
Nov. 4 at NYG Nov. 12 vs. KC Nov. 18 vs. Bal Nov. 25 at Cle Dec. 2 at Bal Dec. 9 vs. SD Dec. 16 at Dal Dec. 23 vs. Cin Dec. 20 vs. Cle TOTAL 71 15 11 0 0 30 0 1 3 3 0 7 144 37%
2012 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON Drive Score Time
Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Denver Punt Suisham 21-yd. FG 10 35 4:50 3-0 2 10:10 Denver Kickoff Miller 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 14 79 4:48 10-7 2 0:28 Denver Kickoff Suisham 35-yd. FG 16 64 8:55 13-7 3 6:05 Denver Kickoff Wallace 3-yd. pass from Roethlisberger (pass failed) 14 80 6:18 19-14 4 14:11 N.Y. Jets Kickoff Suisham 45-yd. FG 10 53 5:53 3-0 1 9:07 N.Y. Jets Kickoff Suisham 45-yd. FG 9 48 4:23 6-7 2 14:56 N.Y. Jets Punt Miller 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 80 5:40 13-10 2 1:03 N.Y. Jets Punt Wallace 37-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5 59 2:12 20-10 3 8:44 N.Y. Jets Punt Redman 2-yd. run 14 75 10:13 27-10 4 3:34 Oakland Interception Miller 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 7 36 3:06 7-0 1 11:33 Oakland Kickoff Miller 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 81 6:44 14-7 1 3:49 Oakland Kickoff Suisham 33-yd. FG 9 64 1:54 17-14 2 0:00 Oakland Kickoff Wallace 22-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 9 80 3:20 24-14 3 11:40 Oakland Kickoff A. Brown 11-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 8 48 5:04 31-21 3 1:31 Philadelphia Punt Mendenhall 13-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 75 7:21 7-0 2 5:01 Philadelphia Punt Suisham 20-yd FG 12 77 2:28 10-0 2 0:06 Philadelphia Punt Suisham 34-yd. FG 9 51 4:25 13-7 4 14:51 Philadelphia Kickoff Suisham 34-yd. FG 14 64 6:33 16-14 4 0:00 Tennessee Kickoff Suisham 29-yd. FG 7 44 3:29 3-3 1 7:24 Tennessee Punt Wallace 82-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 1 82 0:12 10-3 1 5:25 Tennessee Kickoff Suisham 28-yd. FG 11 65 5:57 13-16 3 9:03 Tennessee Punt B. Batch 1-yd. run 15 80 6:42 20-16 4 13:34 Tennessee Interception Suisham 52-yd. FG 5 14 1:38 23-16 4 8:18 Cincinnati Kickoff Suisham 42-yd. FG 9 36 4:34 3-0 1 10:26 Cincinnati Kickoff Suisham 47-yd. FG 10 60 5:22 6-14 2 3:07 Cincinnati Interception Miller 9-yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Roethlisberger-Miller pass) 6 29 0:59 14-14 2 0:24 Cincinnati Kickoff Suisham 42-yd. FG 6 37 2:52 17-17 3 8:17 Cincinnati Punt Rainey 11-yd. run 8 67 4:42 24-17 4 14:16 Washington Kickoff Pope 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12 76 7:05 7-0 1 7:55 Washington Punt Suisham 48-yd. FG 5 42 2:59 10-0 1 2:49 Washington Kickoff Miller 7-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10 74 5:16 17-6 2 6:17 Washington Punt Suisham 27-yd. FG 6 46 2:13 20-6 2 1:56 Washington Kickoff W. Johnson 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11 80 6:39 27-9 3 5:13
2012 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time
Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Denver Kickoff Moreno 7-yd. run 12 80 4:54 3-7 2 5:16 Denver Kickoff Thomas 71-yd. pass from Manning 2 80 0:36 14-13 2 5:29 Denver Kickoff Tamme 1-yd. pass from Manning (Manning-McGahee pass) 10 80 4:48 19-22 4 9:23 Denver Punt Prater 26-yd. FG 12 55 5:18 19-25 4 3:00 Denver Interception Porter 43-yd. interception return (run failed) – – –; – 19-31 4 1:58 N.Y. Jets Kickoff Holmes 14-yd. pass from Sanchez 8 90 4:48 3-7 1 4:19 N.Y. Jets Kickoff Folk 38-yd. FG 12 61 5:21 6-10 2 9:35 Oakland Kickoff McFadden 64-yd. run 3 80 1:00 7-7 1 10:33 Oakland Fumble Heyward-Bey 3-yd. pass from Palmer 6 30 2:26 14-14 2 1:54 Oakland Kickoff Gordon 1-yd. pass from Palmer 10 48 5:05 24-21 3 6:35 Oakland Kickoff Moore 6-yd. pass from Palmer 11 80 4:18 31-28 4 12:13 Oakland Fumble Janikowski 32-yd. FG 9 50 4:15 31-31 4 6:30 Oakland Punt Janikowski 43-yd. FG 8 49 1:42 31-34 4 0:00 Philadelphia Punt 15-yd. pass from Vick 8 80 3:50 10-7 3 6:32 Philadelphia Kickoff Celek 2-yd. pass from Vick 17 79 8:18 13-14 4 6:33 Tennessee Kickoff Bironas 22-yd. FG 9 69 4:07 0-3 1 10:57 Tennessee Kickoff Bironas 38-yd. FG 8 52 4:13 10-6 1 1:12 Tennessee Blocked Punt Harper 1-yd. run 2 1 0:46 10-13 2 14:14 Tennessee Interception Bironas 47-yd. FG 10 59 1:31 10-16 2 0:00 Tennessee Kickoff Britt 5-yd. pass from Hasselbeck 11 80 3:59 23-23 4 4:19
Tennessee Missed FG Bironas 40-yd. FG 5 33 0:49 23-26 4 0:00 Cincinnati Kickoff Peerman 5-yd. run 15 80 8:09 3-7 1 2:17 Cincinnati Fumble Green 8-yd. pass from Dalton 1 8 0:05 3-14 2 8:29 Cincinnati Kickoff Nugent 48-yd. FG 7 32 3:51 14-17 3 11:09 Washington Kickoff Moss 2-yd. pass from Griffin (kick blocked) 13 80 6:16 10-6 2 11:33 Washington Kickoff Forbath 48-yd. FG 7 49 3:08 20-9 3 11:52 Washington Punt Forbath 45-yd. FG 9 15 4:02 27-12 4 12:06
THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS
REGULAR SEASON
THIRD DOWN FOURTH DOWN Date Opponent Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct. 9/9/11 STEELERS 11 19 58% 1 2 50% at Denver 5 9 56% 0 0 0% 9/16/11 STEELERS 8 15 53% 0 0 0% vs. N.Y. Jets 4 12 33% 0 0 0% 9/23/11 STEELERS 8 14 57% 2 2 100% at Oakland 7 12 58% 0 0 0% 10/7/11 STEELERS 6 14 43% 0 1 0% vs. Philadelphia 4 10 40% 2 2 100% 10/11/11 STEELERS 7 15 47% 0 0 0% at Tennessee 9 16 56% 0 0 0% 10/21/11 STEELERS 10 16 63% 0 0 0% at Cincinnati 5 13 38% 1 1 100% 10/28/11 STEELERS 4 11 36% 1 2 50% vs. Washington 3 12 25% 2 3 67% 11/4/11 STEELERS at N.Y. Giants 11/12/11 STEELERS vs. Kansas City 11/18/11 STEELERS vs. Baltimore 11/25/11 STEELERS at Cleveland 12/2/11 STEELERS at Baltimore 12/9/11 STEELERS vs. San Diego 12/16/11 STEELERS at Dallas 12/23/11 STEELERS vs. Cincinnati 12/30/12 STEELERS vs. Cleveland STEELERS 54 104 52% 4 6 67%
OPPONENTS 37 84 44% 5 6 83%