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Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Schedule/ResultsPreseason (3-1)
Saturday, Aug. 14 DETROIT W, 23-7 (KDKA)Saturday, Aug. 21 at New York Giants W, 24-17 (KDKA)Sunday, Aug. 29 at Denver L, 17-34 (FOX)Thursday, Sept. 2 CAROLINA W, 19-3 (KDKA)
Regular Season (11-4)
Sunday, Sept. 12 ATLANTA W, 15-9 (OT) (FOX)Sunday, Sept. 19 at Tennessee W, 19-11 (CBS)Sunday, Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay W, 38-13 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 3 BALTIMORE L, 14-17 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 10 BYESunday, Oct. 17 CLEVELAND W, 28-10 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami W, 23-22 (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 31 at New Orleans L, 10-20 (NBC)Monday, Nov. 8 at Cincinnati W, 27-21 (ESPN)Sunday, Nov. 14 NEW ENGLAND L, 26-39 (NBC)Sunday, Nov. 21 OAKLAND W, 35-3 (CBS)Sunday, Nov. 28 at Buffalo W, 19-16 (OT) (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 5 at Baltimore W, 13-10 (NBC)Sunday, Dec. 12 CINCINNATI W, 23-7 (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 19 NEW YORK JETS L, 17-22 (CBS)Thursday, Dec. 23 CAROLINA W, 27-3 (NFL Net./KDKA)Sunday, Jan. 2 at Cleveland 1 p.m. (CBS)
Postseason
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 8-9 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX)Sat.-Sun., Jan. 15-16 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 23 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (FOX)Sunday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV (Dallas, Texas) (FOX)
NOTE: All times are Eastern.Home games in Bold/CAPS.
Game #16Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4) at Cleveland Browns (5-10)Date: Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011
Kickoff: 1 p.m., ET
Site: Cleveland Browns Stadium (73,300) • Cleveland, Ohio
Playing Surface: Grass
TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play)Dan Fouts (color analyst)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin (color analyst)Craig Wolfley (sideline)
National Radio: Sports USA Radio Network
Announcers: Larry Kahn (play-by-play)John Robinson (color analyst)Troy West (sideline)
Spanish Radio: Grupo Imagen - Destrito Federal (Mexico City)XEDA-FM 90.5
A Look at the Coaches:Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike TomlinOverall regular-season record: 42-21 (.667)/fourth seasonRegular-season record at Pittsburgh: 42-21 (.667)/fourth seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 3-1/two years
Cleveland Browns Head Coach Eric ManginiOverall regular-season record: 33-46 (.418)/fifth seasonRegular-season record at Cleveland: 10-21 (.323)/second seasonPlayoff Record/Years: n/a
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4)at
Cleveland Browns (5-10)Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 • 1 p.m. (ET)
Cleveland Browns Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio
Game#16
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MIKE TOMLIN was named the 16th head coach in PittsburghSteelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlinbecame only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since1969.
Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to bothcoach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. By winningthe Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, healso became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelers history.
Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in league history to win aSuper Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach.
Tomlin has compiled a 42-21 record in the regular seasonduring his four-year head coaching career. His .667 winningpercentage in his first four seasons is second-best in team history.In 2010, Tomlin became only the second Steelers’ head coach towin at least 10 games in three of his first four seasons.
In 2009, the Steelers’ offense ranked seventh in the NFL (ninthpassing, 19th rushing) and became the first unit in team history toboast a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher in the same season. Pittsburgh’s defense rankedfifth in the NFL (third vs. run, 16th vs. pass) while leading the AFCand finishing one shy of the NFL lead with 47 quarterback sacks.
The Steelers continued to be dominant at Heinz Field underTomlin in 2009. Pittsburgh finished with a 6-2 home record in2009 after finishing 7-1 (2007) and 6-2 (2008) at home duringTomlin’s first two seasons. Tomlin’s 24-8 record and .750 winningpercentage at home after four seasons ranks second in Steelers’history.
The Steelers’ defense was dominant under Tomlin’s guidancein 2008, leading the NFL in total defense (237.2), pass defense(156.9), points per game (13.9), total yards per play (3.9), rushingyards per attempt (3.3), passing yards per attempt (4.7) and thirddown efficiency (31.4), and finished second in league rushingdefense (80.3).
Tomlin became only the second Steelers head coach to win hisfirst three games. During 2007, the Steelers became just the fifthteam in NFL history to win their first four home games by at least20 points.
Tomlin led the Steelers to a 10-6 record in 2007, and becamejust the second coach in team history to post a winning record,win a division title and earn a playoff berth in his inaugural season.
Tomlin was the NFL’s second-youngest head coach in 2007,and he became only the second Steelers coach in team history towin at least 10 games during his first year at the helm. TheSteelers posted a 7-1 record at home in 2007 and were 5-1 in theAFC North (3-0 at home).
Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William andMary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. A first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a schoolrecord with a 20.2 yards-per-catch average.
For the 12th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games.
Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 64-stationnetwork spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.The Steelers are also broadcasted on 17 stations in Mexico,marking the second straight year their games can be heardthroughout Mexico.
For the 17th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voiceof the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast.Joining Hillgrove for his 13th season as an expert analyst is TunchIlkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the teamfor his ninth season is former Steeler offensive lineman CraigWolfley, who provides sideline analysis.
Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include:
STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE
FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2)WDVE-FM (102.5)WBGG-AM (970)PENNSYLVANIA (31)Altoona-WVAM (1430)Altoona-WRKY (104.9)Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)Bedford-WAYC (100.9)Bradford-WESB (1490)Butler-WISR (680)Chambersburg-WCHA (800)Clarendon-WKNB (104.3)Clarion-WCCR (92.7)Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7)DuBois-WOWQ (102.1)Erie-WJET (1440)Gettysburg-WGET (1320)Grove City-WWGY (95.1)Harrisburg-WTPA (93.5)Indiana-WQMU (92.5)Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)Johnstown-WNTW (990)Latrobe-WCNS (1480)Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1)Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3)Scottdale-WLSW (103.9)Scranton-WEJL (630/1240)
THE COACHESDave Lockett, Communications Coordinator ..... (412) 432-7822Burt Lauten, Public Relations/Media Manager ... (412) 432-7821Emily Scerba, Communications Admin. Asst. ..... (412) 432-7820Ryan Scarpino, Media Relations Intern ............... (412) 432-7800Office Fax .............................................................. (412) 432-7878
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ERIC MANGINI was named the 12th full-time head coach in thehistory of the Cleveland Browns franchise on January 8, 2009.
For Mangini, it marked a return to his NFL roots, having kickedoff his tenure in the league as a ball boy and an intern in theBrowns’ public relations department in 1994.
In his 15 years of NFL coaching experience, Mangini has beena part of six teams that qualified for the playoffs, including five thatcaptured division crowns and three that came away with theLombardi Trophy as Super Bowl champions.
Scranton-WEZX (96.1/106.9)Somerset-WNTJ (850)State College/Pleasant Gap-WRSC (98.7)Uniontown-WMBS (590)Washington-WJPA (1450)Williamsport-WCXR (93.3)Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)OHIO (4)Bellevue-WOHF (92.1)Findlay-WFIN (1330)Westerville-WTDA (103.9)Youngstown-WNIO (1390)MARYLAND (4)Cumberland-WTBO (1450)Frostburg-WFRB (560)Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)Mountain Lake Park-WKHJ (104.5)WEST VIRGINIA (6)Buckhannon-WBRB (101.3)Fairmont-WRLF (94.3)Fairmont-WMMN (920)Morgantown-WKKW (97.9)St. Mary’s-WJAW (630)Wheeling-WWVA (1170)MEXICO (17)Grupo Imagen
2010 AFC North StandingsW L T Pct. Pts. Opp.
x - Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 317 223x - Baltimore 11 4 0 .733 344 263Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 262 291Cincinnati 4 11 0 .267 315 382This Week in the AFC North:Sunday, Jan. 2:Pittsburgh (11-4) at Cleveland (5-10), 1 p.m. (CBS)Cincinnati (4-11) at Baltimore (11-4), 1 p.m. (CBS)x - Clinched playoff spotAll times are Eastern.
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STEELERS PRONUNCIATIONSFlozell Adams ....................... (FLOW-zell)Arnaz Battle .......................... (ARE-nez)Crezdon Butler ...................... (CREZ-den)Trai Essex ............................ (TRAY)Ramon Foster ....................... (ra-MONE)Keyaron Fox ......................... (KEY-aaron)Jeremy Kapinos .................... (CAP-uh-nos)Brett Keisel ........................... (KEE-sull)Chris Kemoeatu .................... (kay-moy-AH-too)Keenan Lewis ....................... (KEY-nan)Mewelde Moore ..................... (Muh-WELL-dee)Troy Polamalu ....................... (Pole-uh-MAH-lu)Maurkice Pouncey ................ (Mar-KEESE POUN-see)Matt Spaeth .......................... (SPAYTH)Shaun Suisham .................... (SWEE-zum)LaMarr Woodley .................... (la-MARR)
MEDIA NOTESCleveland Browns Conference Call: Cleveland Browns Head
Coach Eric Mangini and QB Colt McCoy will be available forinterviews via conference call on Wednesday, Dec. 29, in theSteelers’ media workroom. Mangini will be at 11:05 a.m. andMcCoy will follow at 11:25 a.m. (Times subject to change.)
Weekly Press Conference: Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlinwill conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday at noonin the Steelers’ media workroom at their UPMC SportsPerformance Complex headquarters.
Official Steelers Website: Media and fans can read about thelatest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site,www.steelers.com, features breaking news, statistics, playerbiographies and much more.
Media-Only Section of www.steelers.comThe Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section
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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Thursday, Dec. 301-3 p.m. - Practice
• Players available formedia interviews at
12:15 p.m. andfollowing practice in
locker room
Friday, Dec. 3110:45 a.m.-12:30p.m. - Practice
• Players availablefor media interviewsfollowing practice in
locker room
Saturday, Jan. 1• No coaches or
players available formedia interviews
Sunday, Jan. 21 p.m. (ET)Away Game
atCleveland Browns(Cleveland Browns
Stadium)CBS
(locally KDKA-TV,channel 2)
Monday, Jan. 3• TBA
Tuesday, Dec. 28Noon - Coach Tomlin
Press Conference
Wednesday, Dec. 291:15-3:15 p.m. -
Practice
• Players available formedia interviews at
12:30 p.m. andfollowing practice in
locker room
STEELERS’ LAST GAMEPittsburgh 27, Carolina 3Thursday, Dec. 23 • Pittsburgh, Pa. (Heinz Field)
Pittsburgh Team Notes:• The Steelers improved to 11-4 on the year.• The Steelers improved to 4-1 all-time against the CarolinaPanthers.• Pittsburgh improved to 6-5 all-time on Thursday nights and haswon six of its past seven games on such nights.• The Steelers improved to 5-1 at home on Thursday nights.• Pittsburgh has won 23 of its past 28 regular-season gamesversus teams in the NFC, dating back to 2003.• The Steelers improved to 90-57-1 all-time against teams fromthe NFC.• Pittsburgh improved to 227-88-1 all-time at home.• Pittsburgh improved to 58-21-1 all-time at Heinz Field.• Pittsburgh has won four straight regular season games againstCarolina.• Pittsburgh jumped out to a 3-0 lead on their first drive of thegame as K Shaun Suisham booted a 26-yard field goal with 3:47remaining in the first quarter.• QB Ben Roethlisberger tossed a 43-yard touchdown to WRMike Wallace to give Pittsburgh a 10-0 lead with 10:16 left in thefirst half. It was Wallace’s team-leading ninth touchdown of theseason and it marked the seventh time in team history that theduo has combined for a touchdown of at least 40 yards, tying theteam record with Bubby Brister and Louis Lipps.• The Steelers took a 17-0 lead with 1:54 remaining in the first halfas RB Rashard Mendenhall scored on a one-yard run, his team-leading 11th rushing touchdown of the season. His 11 rushingtouchdowns this year are tied for the fourth-most in team historyfor a single season. On the drive, Roethlisberger was 5-for-5 for67 yards.• Suisham added a 29-yard field goal with 39 seconds remainingin the first half to give Pittsburgh a 20-0 lead.• Roethlisberger upped the score to 27-0 in the third quarter witha one-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the season (14th ofhis career).• K John Kasay booted a 27-yard field goal midway through thefourth quarter to avoid the shutout and make it 27-3, the eventualfinal score.• Pittsburgh finished with 408 yards of total offense (115 rushing,293 passing) while limiting the Panthers to a season-low 119yards (74 rushing, 45 passing).• The Steelers had 22 first downs to the Panthers’ seven.• Pittsburgh held the ball for 35:24 while Carolina had the ball forjust 24:36.• Pittsburgh was penalized four times for 40 yards while thePanthers had six penalties for 62 yards.
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TEAM NOTES
Series History: Series began in 1950Overall: Pittsburgh leads 59-56At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 37-21At Cleveland: Cleveland leads 35-22Neutral Sites: n/aLast Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 17, 2010 (in Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 10Postseason Series: Pittsburgh leads 2-0(postseason record not included in overall series record)
Pittsburgh leads the all-time regular-season series 59-56...theSteelers had won 12 straight games in the series prior to theWeek 14 setback last year in Cleveland...the Steelers have notlost to the Browns at home since a 33-13 defeat in 2003...QB BenRoethlisberger is 11-1 against the Browns in hiscareer...Cleveland has not won the season series against theSteelers since defeating Pittsburgh 23-9 at Three Rivers Stadiumand 27-7 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1988...Pittsburghowns a 51-25 record against the Browns since the 1970 NFLmerger.
STEELERS-BROWNS SERIES NOTES
Road Warriors: The Steelers have had great success playingaway from Heinz Field over the last decade. The Steelers are 6-1on the road this season.
Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Steelers own thefourth-best road winning percentage in the NFL.
The following is a list of the top road winning percentages since2000:
• QB Charlie Batch (3rd QB), RB Jonathan Dwyer, S TroyPolamalu, OG Chris Scott, OT Tony Hills, DT Steve McLendon,WR Arnaz Battle and DE Aaron Smith were inactive for theSteelers.
Pittsburgh Individual Notes:QB Ben Roethlisberger• Finished 22-of-32 for 320 yards with one touchdown and nointerceptions (111.5 passer rating).• Tossed a 43-yard touchdown pass to WR Mike Wallace in thesecond quarter, marking the seventh time in team history thetandem has combined for a touchdown of at least 40 yards, tyingthe team record held by Bubby Brister and Louis Lipps.• Finished the first half 16-for-23 for 259 yards and one touchdown.The 259 yards are the most in the first half in his career, surpassinghis previous first-half best of 239 yards (Oct. 18, 2009 vs.Cleveland and Oct. 5, 2008 at Jacksonville).• Posted his 15th career game passing for at least 300 yards,including his third time this season (Week 7 at Miami - 302; Week10 vs. New England - 387).• Scored a one-yard rushing touchdown with five minutesremaining in the first half, his second rushing touchdown of theseason.• Improved to 12-2 when rushing for a touchdown.
RB Rashard Mendenhall• Finished with 65 yards rushing on 18 carries (3.6 avg.) with onetouchdown.• Scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown late in the first half, his11th of the season. His 11 rushing touchdowns are tied for thefourth-most in team history in a single season.• Had a 35-yard run on the Steelers’ first offensive play of thegame.• Caught two passes for 18 yards (9.0 avg.).
WR Mike Wallace• Finished with four catches for 104 yards (26.0 avg.) with onetouchdown.• Posted his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season, tyinghim for the second-most in team history with Yancey Thigpen(1997).• Hauled in a 43-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger in thesecond quarter.• Has 24 receptions of 20-plus yards on the year, the most for aSteeler since John Stallworth in 1984.
WR Emmanuel Sanders• Finished with four catches for 54 yards (13.5 avg.).• Caught a career-long 35-yard pass from Roethlisberger in thesecond quarter.
WR Hines Ward• Caught three passes for 38 yards (12.7 avg.).
TE Heath Miller• Finished with five catches for 73 yards (14.6 avg.).• Had a 20-yard reception on the first drive of the game and a 19-yarder in the second quarter.
DE Brett Keisel• Posted a 10-yard sack in the third quarter, his second of the year.• Finished with six tackles, one sack and one pass defense.
DE Ziggy Hood• Had a seven-yard sack in the fourth quarter, his second sack ofthe season.
LB James Farrior• Posted a four-yard sack on the first play of the second quarter,giving him six on the year.• His six sacks tied his career high for a single season, set in2007.• Has now posted at least one sack in five of the past six games.• Finished with seven tackles (all solo), one sack and two tacklesfor loss.
LB James Harrison• Posted a six-yard sack in the third quarter, giving him a team-best 11 on the year.• Finished with five tackles (two solo).
CB Bryant McFadden• Tallied his second interception of the season in the secondquarter.
CB Anthony Madison• Forced his first fumble of his career late in the first half on akickoff return.
S Ryan Mundy• Made his second consecutive start in place of the injured S TroyPolamalu.• Finished with a team-high eight tackles (seven solo) with onepass defense.
S Will Allen• Recovered his first fumble of the year and the fifth of his careeron a fumbled kickoff late in the first half.
S Ryan Clark• Finished with seven tackles (three solo).
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Several Steelers and Browns are products of the samecolleges, including the following:
STEELERS-BROWNS COLLEGE CONNECTIONSSTEELERS COLLEGE BROWNSCrezdon Butler (CB) .................. Clemson .............. Chansi Stuckey (WR)Nick Eason (DE)Maurkice Pouncey (C) ................ Florida .......................... Joe Haden (DB)Max Starks (OT)Hines Ward (WR) ...................... Georgia ........ Mohamed Massaquoi (WR)
Benjamin Watson (TE)James Harrison (LB) ................ Kent State ................ Joshua Cribbs (WR)
Abram Elam (DB)Ryan Clark (S) ............................. LSU ......................... Robert Royal (TE)
Eric Alexander (LB)Ike Taylor (DB) ..................... La.-Lafayette ........... Jake Delhomme (QB)Mike Wallace (WR) .................. Mississippi ................ Jayme Mitchell (DE)Will Allen (S) ............................ Ohio State ................ Brian Robiskie (WR)Keenan Lewis (CB) ................ Oregon State .............. Sabby Piscitelli (SS)Jeremy Kapinos (P) ................. Penn State ............ Jordan Norwood (WR)Casey Hampton (DT) .................. Texas ........................... Phil Dawson (K)Tony Hills (OT) Colt McCoy (QB)Jonathan Scott (OT) Shaun Rogers (DL)James Farrior (LB) ...................... Virginia ..................... John St. Clair (OL)Heath Miller (TE)Jason Worilds (LB) ................ Virginia Tech ............... Nick Sorensen (DB)
Team W L T Pct.Indianapolis 59 29 0 .670Philadelphia 57 30 1 .653New England 57 31 0 .648Pittsburgh 52 35 0 .598New Orleans 50 37 0 .575New York Giants 49 38 0 .563
On The Road Again: The Steelers had a stretch of three straightroad games earlier this year (Weeks 7-9).
Pittsburgh won the first leg of the road trip, defeating the MiamiDolphins 23-22 in Week 7, but fell in Week 8, 20-10, at NewOrleans. The Steelers concluded the three-game road trip with a27-21 victory in Week 9 at Cincinnati on Monday Night Football.
The last time Pittsburgh played three straight regular-seasonroad games was in 1994, playing at the New York Giants (W, 10-6), at Arizona (L, 20-17 in OT) and at the Houston Oilers (W, 12-9in OT).
Run Stuffers: The Steelers rank first in the league by allowingjust 64.1 yards per game. They allowed a season-low 30 yardsrushing in Week 8 at New Orleans.
Pittsburgh is on pace to shatter the team record for rushingyards/game allowed. The following is a look at the top 5 yards/game rushing defenses in team history, not including this year’s64.1 average:
Year Avg./Game2001 74.72008 80.32004 81.21997 82.41995 82.6
Additionally, the Steelers’ rush defense is on pace to be one ofthe best since the NFL merger. The following is a list of the topfive rush defenses (since 1970):
Year Team Rushing Yds. Allowed/Game2000 Baltimore Ravens 60.6 yds./game2006 Minnesota Vikings 61.6 yds./game1995 San Francisco 49ers 66.3 yds./game1994 Minnesota Vikings 68.1 yds./game1991 Philadelphia Eagles 71.0 yds./game
Steelers-Browns Connections: Several Steelers have ties tothe Browns and the Cleveland area.
Steelers with direct ties to the Browns and Cleveland/Ohio includeassistant head coach/defensive line coach John Mitchell, whobegan his NFL coaching career as the Browns’ defensive linecoach from 1991-93. Linebackers coach Keith Butler coached theBrowns linebackers from 1999-02. Offensive coordinator BruceArians was the Browns’ offensive coordinator from 2001-03.
Steelers DE Nick Eason played with the Browns from 2004-06.Steelers players from Ohio include QB Ben Roethlisberger (CoryRawson, played at Miami, Ohio), LB James Harrison (Akron, playedat Kent State) and S Will Allen (Dayton, played at Ohio State). CBAnthony Madison spent a part of this season on the Browns’active roster.
Browns with Steelers/Western Pennsylvania connectionsinclude running backs coach Gary Brown, who played at PennState (1987-90).
Swarming Defense: The Steelers have been putting on adefensive showcase in 2010. The team has 32 takeawaysthrough 15 games.
The following is a quick look at some of the impressive defensivestatistics the Steelers have put up this season:
Category Statistic NFL Rk.Total Points Allowed .................................................... 223 ........... 1stPoints Allowed/First Half (Total) ................................... 88 ........... 1stTouchdowns Allowed ...................................................... 21 ........... 1st
Total Takeaways ............................................................ 32 ........ T-4thFumbles Recovered ..................................................... 14 ........ T-4thInterceptions .................................................................. 18 ........ T-7thTotal Sacks .................................................................... 44 ........ T-1stTotal Rushing Yards Allowed ....................................... 961 ........... 1stRushing Yards Allowed/Game ................................... 64.1 ........... 1st
Making A Point: The Steelers are the first team in NFL history tohold their opponents to 75 or fewer rushing yards in each of theirfirst eight games of a season.
Pittsburgh has allowed only one 100-yard rusher in the past 49games. RB Ray Rice had 141 yards in Week 16 of 2009 to snapa previous streak of 32 straight games without allowing a 100-yard rusher.
The following is a look at how opponents have fared in rushingyards this season, comparing what the teams were averagingcoming into the game against Pittsburgh and what the Steelersallowed in the contest:
Rushing Yards/Game Rushing YardsTeam (Week) Entering Game vs. SteelersAtlanta (Week 1) — 58 yds.Tennessee (Week 2) 202.0 46 yds.Tampa Bay (Week 3) 119.0 75 yds.Baltimore (Week 4) 89.0 70 yds.Bye Week (Week 5) — —Cleveland (Week 6) 102.8 70 yds.Miami (Week 7) 115.6 64 yds.New Orleans (Week 8) 92.6 30 yds.Cincinnati (Week 9) 101.0 54 yds.New England (Week 10) 107.1 103 yds.Oakland (Week 11) 162.2 61 yds.Buffalo (Week 12) 113.7 70 yds.Baltimore (Week 13) 114.4 43 yds.Cincinnati (Week 14) 92.3 34 yds.New York Jets (Week 15) 143.7 106 yds.Carolina (Week 16) 116.8 74 yds.
Turning Up the Heat: Since 1994, the Steelers have led the AFCin sacks five times and the entire NFL twice. Since 2004, theSteelers have the most sacks in the NFL with 305.
The Steelers have 44 sacks in 2010, including a season-highsix in Week 11 versus Oakland. The 44 sacks rank first (tied) inthe AFC and in the NFL. In 2009, the Steelers finished with 47sacks, ranking first in the AFC and second in the NFL.
Sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, however, a recordof “passers tackled” was kept prior to that time. Following are theSteelers’ single-season sack totals dating back to 1970:
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2010 REGULAR SEASONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON
Steelers Category Browns22.3 ......................... Points Scored Per Game .................... 17.514.9 ........................ Points Allowed Per Game ................... 19.418.1 ........................... First Downs Per Game ...................... 16.5340.5 ......................... Total Yards Per Game .................... 294.0121.6 ....................... Rushing Yards Per Game .................. 106.9218.9 ....................... Passing Yards Per Game .................. 187.144 ..........................................Sacks By ..................................... 2718 ................................... Interceptions By .............................. 1931:48 ....................... Avg. Time of Possession .................. 28:0036 ...................................... Touchdowns ................................. 2813 ............................... Rushing Touchdowns .......................... 1319 ............................... Passing Touchdowns .......................... 124 ................................ Touchdowns on Returns .......................... 227-35 .................................. Field Goals ............................. 22-2743.9 ................................... Punting Avg. .............................. 43.96.5 .................................. Punt Return Avg. ........................... 10.723.8 .............................. Kickoff Return Avg. ......................... 18.0
What To Look For:PITTSBURGH TEAM NOTES• The Steelers look to improve to 60-56 all-time against the Browns inthe regular season.
• The Steelers look to improve to 54-24 (including playoffs) againstthe Browns since the NFL merger in 1970.
• The Steelers hope to clinch the AFC North Division title with a winover the Cleveland Browns or a loss by the Baltimore Ravens to theCincinnati Bengals.
PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL NOTESQB Ben Roethlisberger• Needs 80 yards passing to reach 3,000 for the season, whichwould be his fifth consecutive year throwing for over 3,000 yards.The five consecutive seasons and five overall seasons with 3,000yards passing would extend his team record.
WR Mike Wallace• Needs one 100-yard receiving game to give him seven on the year,which would tie for the most in team history with John Stallworth(1984).
• Needs four receiving touchdowns to break the team’s single-sea-son record, which is 12 held by Hines Ward (2002), Louis Lipps(1985) and Buddy Dial (1961).
LB James Harrison• Needs a half-sack to reach 50 for his career and become just theseventh player in team history to total at least 50 career sacks.
• Needs one forced fumble to match his career high of seven and totie the team record for forced fumbles in a season, which he cur-rently shares with Greg Lloyd (1994). Harrison had seven in 2008and has forced six in 2010.
LB LaMarr Woodley• Needs 1.5 sacks to reach 10 for the year and become just thesecond player in team history (LB James Harrison) to post at least 10sacks in three straight seasons. Woodley had 11.5 in 2008 and 13.5in 2009.
S Troy Polamalu• Needs one interception to tie his single-season best. He currentlyhas six picks on the year. He had a personal-best seven intercep-tions in 2008.
Pittsburgh Steelers Team Sack Totals (Since 1970)Year Total Year Total1970 ................. 26 1991 .................. 381971 ................. 33 1992 .................. 361972 ................. 40 1993 .................. 421973 ................. 33 1994 .................. 55 *1974 ................. 52 1995 .................. 421975 ................. 43 1996 .................. 511976 ................. 41 1997 .................. 481977 ................. 32 1998 .................. 411978 ................. 44 1999 .................. 391979 ................. 49 2000 .................. 391980 ................. 18 2001 .................. 55 *1981 ................. 40 2002 .................. 501982 ................. 34 2003 .................. 351983 ................. 50 2004 .................. 411984 ................. 47 2005 .................. 471985 ................. 36 2006 .................. 391986 ................. 43 2007 .................. 361987 ................. 26 2008 .................. 511988 ................. 19 2009 .................. 471989 ................. 31 2010 .................. 441990 ................. 34
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Imposing Their Will: The Steelers are averaging 121.6 rushingyards per game this season, which ranks fifth in the AFC andninth in the NFL.
The Steelers have outrushed 13 of their 15 opponents this year,averaging nearly 60 more yards on the ground than theiropponents.
Pittsburgh has achieved this success despite having a numberof injuries to the offensive line. On the year, the Steelers havestarted five different combinations on the offensive line.
Holding Their Ground: Over the past 10 years, Pittsburgh’sdefense has been among the best at holding its opponents to thefewest rushing yards in the league. The Steelers have allowedjust 961 yards rushing on the year, an average of only 64.1 yardsper game. That average ranks first in the NFL.
In 2009, the Steelers gave up 89.9 yards per game on theground, which was first in the AFC and third in the NFL. Additionally,since 1994 the Steelers have led the AFC in rushing defenseeight times and the entire NFL three times.
In the past eight seasons, Pittsburgh has allowed an NFL-lownine 100-yard rushers. Baltimore is second with 17.
Following is a look at the number of yards rushing the Steelershave allowed in each of the past 10 seasons:
Year Rushing Yds. Allowed Avg./Game AFC/NFL Rank2001 1,195 74.7 1st/1st2002 1,375 85.9 1st/1st2003 1,741 108.8 8th/12th2004 1,299 81.2 1st/1st2005 1,376 85.5 3rd/3rd2006 1,412 88.2 2nd/3rd2007 1,438 89.9 2nd/3rd2008 1,284 80.3 1st/2nd2009 1,438 89.9 1st/3rd2010 961 64.1 1st/1st
Total 13,519 85.0 1st/1st
Operation Shutdown: The Steelers had one of their topdefensive efforts of the season in their Week 11 victory over theOakland Raiders at Heinz Field.
The Steelers limited the Raiders to just 182 yards of total offenseand posted six sacks on Oakland’s quarterbacks. Pittsburghpicked off two passes and also recovered a Raider fumble.
Pittsburgh held Oakland to just 61 yards rushing, over 100 yardslower (162.2 avg.) than what the Raiders were averaging enteringthe matchup. Also, the Raiders converted just 21 percent (3 of 14)of their third-down attempts.
Defense! Defense! Defense!: Pittsburgh is allowing 280.3 yardsof total offense this year, which ranks second in the AFC and in theNFL. The Steelers allowed only 119 yards to Carolina in Week 16.
The Steelers have allowed just 961 rushing yards (64.1 avg.)on the year. Pittsburgh snapped RB Chris Johnson’s 12-gamestreak of rushing for over 100 yards as it limited him to 34 yards
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LOOKING AHEAD...The Steelers have clinched a playoff berth and depending
on the outcome of their Week 17 game at Cleveland, they caneither earn the No. 2 seed (home game including a bye), No.5 or No. 6 seed, traveling to Kansas City, Indianapolis orJacksonville for Wild Card weekend.
on 16 carries (2.1 avg.) in the Week 2 victory at Tennessee. TheSteelers finished with seven takeaways (four fumbles, threeinterceptions) against the Titans.
Pittsburgh gave up 295 yards of total offense in its Week 1overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons. The Steelers allowedonly 58 yards rushing and 237 yards passing against the Falcons.Additionally, they posted two sacks and had one interception.
Defensive Dominance: The Steelers have given up just 223points on the year, which ranks first in the AFC and in the NFL.
The Steelers have allowed the fewest points in the NFL sincethe beginning of the 2007 season. Pittsburgh has allowed just1,039 points during that span.
The following is a list of the top four teams in the NFL who haveallowed the fewest points since the start of the 2007 campaign:
Team Points AllowedPittsburgh 1,039Baltimore 1,152New England 1,174Indianapolis 1,235
Gimme The Ball: On the year, the Steelers have tallied 32takeaways, which rank second in the AFC and fourth (tied) in theNFL.
Pittsburgh posted seven takeaways in its Week 2 victory at theTennessee Titans. The seven takeaways are the most by theSteelers since they had seven (four interceptions, three fumbles)on Nov. 9, 1997 against Baltimore.
Against the Titans, S Troy Polamalu, CB Bryant McFadden andLB LaMarr Woodley each had an interception while the Steelersalso recovered four fumbles.
The Steelers rank second in the AFC and second (tied) in theNFL with a plus-14 (+14) turnover advantage (32 takeaways, 18giveaways).
Picking Your Poison: The Steelers have 18 interceptions onthe year, including a team-best six by S Troy Polamalu.
The Steelers posted three interceptions (LB LaMarr Woodley,Polamalu -2) in their Week 14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals,including two returned for touchdowns (one each for Polamaluand Woodley). It marked the first time the Steelers have returnedtwo interceptions for scores since CB Dewayne Washingtonreturned two on Nov. 22, 1998 against Jacksonville.
In Pittsburgh’s Week 3 victory at Tampa Bay, DE Brett Keiselposted his first career interception and returned it 79 yards for ascore.
Pittsburgh’s three interception returns for scores this year arethe most since 2004 when Polamalu, LB James Farrior andformer CB Deshea Townsend each posted a “pick six”. The teamrecord for a single season is five, set in 1987.
The following is a list of the most interception returns for a touch-down by the team in a single season:
Rank Year INTs for TDs1. 1987 52. 1984 4
1983 41947 4
5. 2010 32004 31998 3
1996 31995 31973 31954 31951 3
Heinz Field Advantage: The Steelers own the best home recordin the NFL with a 227-88-1 record (.720) since 1970.
Pittsburgh is 58-21-1 all-time at Heinz Field. The Steelers are42-14 (.750) at home over the past seven seasons, including a 5-3 record this year.
Pittsburgh finished the 2004 regular season with an undefeated(8-0) home record for only the third time in team history and forthe first time in 25 years.
The Steelers finished the 1979 regular season with anundefeated home record (8-0) and eventually won Super BowlXIV. The Steelers were also undefeated at home (7-0) in 1972.
The following is a look at the list of the Steelers’ records at homesince 2004:
Year Record2004 8-02005 5-32006 5-32007 7-12008 6-22009 6-22010 5-3
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Steelers averaged 63,084fans at home games this year. Pittsburgh had a season-high65,168 in Week 6 versus Cleveland, the fifth-highest attendancetotal in Heinz Field history, including the postseason.
In 2009, the Steelers broke two attendance records at HeinzField. In their Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, theSteelers broke the single-game record. The attendance of 65,597surpassed the old mark of 65,350 set January 18, 2009, duringthe AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens.
For the 2009 season, Pittsburgh averaged 63,458 fans (507,882total) at home games, breaking the old mark of 63,429 (507,434)in 2005.
Pittsburgh has sold out 301 straight games at home, datingback to Nov. 5, 1972 versus Cincinnati.
Following is a look at the team’s average attendance in its 10years at Heinz Field:
Year Total Attendance Avg.2001 499,191 62,3992002 490,274 61,2842003 477,584 59,6982004 507,385 63,4232005 507,434 63,4292006 499,461 62,4332007 496,675 62,0842008 503,125 62,8902009 507,882 • 63,458 •2010 504,669 63,084
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Home Sweet Home: The Steelers just finished playing threestraight home games (Weeks 14-16) in 12 days.
The Steelers started the three-game home stand with a 23-7victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14. Pittsburgh thensuffered a 22-17 setback to the New York Jets in Week 15 beforeclosing out the three-game stretch with a 27-3 victory over theCarolina Panthers in Week 16.
The three-game homestand is the first for the Steelers since1986 and the first time in team history they have played threehomes games in 12 days.
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200 Plateau: The Steelers have won 27 straight games in whichthey have rushed for more than 200 yards. Pittsburgh is 2-0 thisyear when rushing for at least 200 yards (206 at Buffalo in Week12; 201 at Tampa Bay in Week 3).
Since the NFL merger in 1970, Pittsburgh is 98-6 (.942) in theregular season when it rushes for more than 200 yards in a game.
Pittsburgh is 7-0 all-time in the postseason when rushing formore than 200 yards.
Working Overtime: The Steelers are 2-0 this year in overtimegames, improving their all-time regular-season record to 18-14-2 in such games.
K Shaun Suisham booted a 41-yard field goal with 2:14remaining in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 19-16 victory in Week12 at Buffalo. The Steelers also defeated the Atlanta Falcons inWeek 1 as RB Rashard Mendenhall broke free for a 50-yardtouchdown run with 12:25 left in overtime.
Block Party: In the Week 9 victory at Cincinnati, CB William Gayblocked a Bengals’ punt that led to a Steelers’ field goal in the firstquarter.
Gay’s blocked punt was the first for the Steelers since LB AndreFrazier blocked a Washington Redskins’ punt on Nov. 3, 2008.
Continued Success: Since the 1970 merger of the Nationaland American Football Leagues, the Pittsburgh Steelers own thebest record in the NFL.
The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordssince the merger in 1970:
Team W L T Pct.1. Pittsburgh Steelers 383 246 2 .6112. Miami Dolphins 379 250 2 .6023. Dallas Cowboys 372 259 0 .591
Among The Best: The Steelers have 576 career wins (includingpostseason), which is the fourth-most in NFL history.
The following is a listing of the top five teams in the NFL forcareer wins (including postseason):
Team Wins1. Chicago Bears 7192. Green Bay Packers 6883. New York Giants 6554. Pittsburgh Steelers 5765. Washington Redskins 570
Additionally, Pittsburgh owns the second-best record in the NFLsince the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 180-106-1 (.629)record.
The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordsin the free agency era (since 1993):
Team W L T Pct.1. New England Patriots 184 103 0 .6422. Pittsburgh Steelers 180 106 1 .6293. Green Bay Packers 177 110 0 .618
Regular-Season Success: Pittsburgh owns the third-bestregular-season record in the NFL over the past 10 years. TheSteelers have averaged over 10 wins per year and have earnedseven playoff berths, five division titles and two Super Bowlvictories in that time period.
The following are the top five teams in regular-season winningpercentage from 2000-2010:
Team W L T Pct. Playoff BerthsNew England 125 50 0 .714 8Indianapolis 124 51 0 .709 9Pittsburgh 114 60 1 .654 7Philadelphia 113 60 1 .652 9Green Bay 103 72 0 .589 6
Sustaining Success: Pittsburgh has made the playoffs six timesand won the AFC North four times since the divisional realignmentin 2002. The Steelers won the AFC North Division for the secondconsecutive year in 2008.
The Steelers have won 19 division titles since the NFL mergerin 1970, the most in the AFC 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 8 6New England 7 7Philadelphia 7 5Pittsburgh 6 4San Diego 5 5Green Bay 5 4
Return The Favor: Rookie WR Antonio Brown returned theopening kickoff for a touchdown in the Steelers’ Week 2 victory atTennessee. It marked the first kickoff return for Pittsburgh sinceAllen Rossum returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score against theSan Francisco 49ers on Sept. 23, 2007.
The following is a list of the kickoff returns for touchdowns (4)for Pittsburgh over the last 11 years (start of 2000 season):
Date Player Yards OpponentSept. 19, 2010 Antonio Brown 89 at TennesseeSept. 23, 2007 Allen Rossum 98 vs. San FranciscoOct. 12, 2002 Antwaan Randle El 99 at CincinnatiDec. 24, 2000 Will Blackwell 98 at San Diego
Controlling The NFC: The Steelers have won 23 of their past 28regular-season games versus teams in the NFC, dating back to2003.
The Steelers are 90-57-1 (.611) all-time against teams fromthe NFC, including a 55-19-1 record at home and a 35-38 markon the road. Pittsburgh had won eight straight games versusNFC teams at home prior to its 2008 loss to the New York Giants.
The Steelers are 6-1 versus the NFC in the Super Bowl.
In the Red Zone: The Steelers have converted 38 (20touchdowns, 18 field goals) of their 45 attempts in the red zoneinto points in 2010.
Following is a look at how the Steelers offense has performedin the red zone in 2010:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsAtlanta .............................. 2/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6@ Tennessee ................... 4/4 .................... 0 ............. 4 .............. 12@ Tampa Bay .................. 3/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Baltimore ......................... 2/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14Cleveland ......................... 4/3 .................... 3 ............. 0 .............. 21@ Miami .......................... 3/3 .................... 0 ............. 3 ................ 9@ New Orleans ................ 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3@ Cincinnati .................... 3/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17New England ................... 5/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Oakland ............................ 3/3 .................... 3 ............. 0 .............. 21@ Buffalo ......................... 1/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Baltimore ..................... 2/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Cincinnati ......................... 3/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6New York Jets ................... 3/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14Carolina ........................... 6/4 .................... 2 ............. 2 .............. 20Total ................................ 45/38 ................. 20 ........... 18 ........... 194
Red Zone Defense: The Steelers defense has allowed 31scores (15 touchdowns, 16 field goals) in 38 possessions in thered zone in 2010.
Following is a look at how the Steelers’ defense has performedin the red zone in 2010:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsAtlanta .............................. 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3@ Tennessee ................... 3/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Tampa Bay .................. 3/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Baltimore ......................... 4/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17
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COACHING NOTESCleveland ......................... 1/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Miami .......................... 3/3 .................... 0 ............. 3 ................ 9@ New Orleans ................ 4/4 .................... 2 ............. 2 .............. 20@ Cincinnati .................... 3/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14New England ................... 5/5 .................... 3 ............. 2 .............. 27Oakland ............................ 0/0 .................... 0 ............. 0 ................ 0@ Buffalo ......................... 3/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6@ Baltimore ..................... 2/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10Cincinnati ......................... 2/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7New York Jets ................... 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13Carolina ........................... 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3Total ................................ 38/31 ................. 15 ........... 16 ........... 153
Five & 10: The Steelers rank in the top five in the AFC and/or thetop 10 in the NFL in several key team and individual categories in2010. Following is a list of those rankings:
Pittsburgh Steelers2010 AFC/NFL Rankings
Team Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Rushing Yards/Game .......................... 121.6 ........................ 5th/9thPassing Net Yards/Play ........................ 7.94 ......................... 3rd/7thPassing/Percent Intercepted ................ 2.0 .......................... 5th/8thThird-Down Efficiency .......................... 42.0 ......................... 4th/8th
Team Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Yards/Game ......................................... 280.3 ...................... 2nd/2ndYards/Play .............................................. 4.6 ........................ 2nd/2ndRushing Yards/Game ........................... 64.1 ........................... 1st/1stRushing Yards/Attempt ......................... 3.0 ............................ 1st/1stPassing Net Yards/Play ........................ 6.43 ....................... 2nd/2ndPassing/Percent Intercepted ................ 3.3 ......................... 3rd/11thFirst Downs/Game ................................ 17.0 ...................... 3rd/T-5thThird-Down Efficiency .......................... 33.3 ......................... 1st/2ndSacks (Total) ........................................... 44 ..................... T-1st/T-1stPoints/Game ......................................... 14.9 ........................... 1st/1stPoints/Game Differential ...................... 7.4 .......................... 3rd/4thYards/Game Differential ...................... 60.2 ........................ 2nd/5thTakeaways .............................................. 32 ...................... 2nd/T-4thTurnover Advantage ............................ +14 .................... 2nd/T-2ndRed-Zone Efficiency ............................ 39.5 ........................ 2nd/3rdFirst-Down Plays ................................... 4.06 ........................... 1st/1st
Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Kickoff Return Average (Offense) ........ 23.8 ......................... 4th/9thGross Punting Average (Offense) ........ 43.9 ....................... 5th/12thKickoff Return Average (Defense) ....... 21.3 ......................... 5th/9thGross Punting Average (Defense) ....... 40.3 ......................... 1st/2ndNet Punting Average (Defense) ........... 36.2 ....................... 6th/10thAvg. Starting Position (Receiving) ..... 28.9 ......................... 3rd/6th
Individual Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Roethlisberger (Passer Rating) ............ 94.3 ......................... 5th/8thRoethlisberger (Avg. Gain) .................. 7.96 ........................ 2nd/4thRoethlisberger (INTs) ............................... 5 ................... T-2nd/T-2ndRoethlisberger (INT Pct.) ...................... 1.4 .......................... 3rd/4thRoethlisberger (4th-Qtr. Passer Rating) .. 110.3 ........................ 1st/2ndRoethlisberger (4th-Qtr. Comp. Pct.) .. 66.3 ........................... 1st/1stRoethlisberger (4th-Qtr. TD pct.) .......... 8.4 ............................ 1st/1stRoethlisberger (3rd-Down Passer Rating) .. 113.9 ...................... 2nd/2ndRoethlisberger (3rd-Down TD Pct.) ...... 7.7 ...................... 2nd/T-6thRoethlisberger (3rd-Down Comp. Pct.) ... 65.4 ......................... 1st/2ndMendenhall (Rushing Att./Single Game) .. 36 ............................ 1st/1stMendenhall (Rushing Yards) .............. 1,237 ........................ 5th/6thMendenhall (Rushing TDs) ................... 11 .......................... 3rd/3rdMendenhall (Scoring/Non-kickers) ....... 66 .................. T-6th/T-10thWallace (Receiving Yards) ................. 1,152 ........................ 4th/6thWallace (Yards/Reception) .................. 20.2 ......................... 1st/2ndWallace (Receiving TDs) ........................ 9 ..................... T-5th/T-8thBrown (Punt Returns/Single Game) ...... 7 .......................... 1st/T-1st
Individual Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Polamalu (Total INTs) ............................. 6 ..................... T-1st/T-2ndHarrsion (Sacks) .................................... 11.0 ................... T-4th/T-8th
Individual Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Sepulveda (Punting Avg.) ................... 45.5 ......................... 4th/8thSepulveda (Net Punting Avg.) ............ 39.1 ......................... 3rd/6thSanders (Kickoff Return Avg.) .............. 25.1 ........................ 5th/11th
In Control: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 17-6 all-time markagainst teams in the AFC North.
Tomlin owns an impressive 10-2 record against divisional foesat Heinz Field.
Fast Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 42-21 overallrecord in his four seasons as head coach. That record marks thesecond-best total by a Steelers’ head coach in his first fourseasons at the helm.
Our House: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 24-8 regular-season record at Heinz Field in his four seasons in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers were 5-3 at home this season. Last year, theSteelers finished 6-2 at home.
Tomlin Versus the NFC: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 12-4regular-season record against NFC teams in his four seasons atthe helm of the Steelers.
The Steelers were 3-1 this year against NFC teams (Week 1victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Week 3 victory against TampaBay, Week 8 defeat at New Orleans, Week 16 victory Carolina).
Nine Times: Head Coach Mike Tomlin is only the seventh headcoach to win at least nine games in each of his first four seasonssince the NFL merger in 1970.
Tomlin joins George Siefert, Mike Holmgren, Bill Cowher, ChuckKnox, Mike Sherman and John Robinson.
Monday Night Specialist: Head Coach Mike Tomlin improvedto 6-0 on Monday Night Football with the Steelers’ Week 9 victoryat Cincinnati.
Tomlin joins only Bill Cowher (Steelers), Tom Flores (Raiders),Steve Mariucci (49ers), George Siefert (49ers) and Don Shula(Colts, Dolphins) to win their first six Monday Night Football games.
Perfect To Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a perfect 4-0record in season openers. He is the only current coach to have a4-0 record on Kickoff Weekend.
Few And Far Between: Head Coach Mike Tomlin became onlythe second coach in Steelers’ history to post winning records ineach of his first four seasons. Tomlin is the only coach in teamhistory to win division titles in each of his first two seasons (2007-08).
In 2007, Tomlin became just the second head coach in teamhistory to post a winning record in his first season with a mark of10-6.
High Honor Roll: Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasinducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August of this year.LeBeau had an outstanding NFL career, finishing with 62 careerinterceptions (seventh all-time) and 171 consecutive starts (then-NFL record for a cornerback) with the Detroit Lions.
LeBeau was also inducted into the Ohio State University Hall ofFame in 2009. He played at Ohio State as a cornerback andhalfback and was a member of the 1957 national championshipteam.
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INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTESControlling The North: QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 28-7
(.800) record as a starter against AFC North opponents duringhis career with the Steelers.
Roethlisberger had won 12 straight games against divisionalfoes as the starter prior to the Week 3 setback at Cincinnati in2009, which was the longest streak in the NFL and the longestsince Peyton Manning won 12 straight from 2004-06.
In his 35 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 13 times.
The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North inhis 35 games as a starter:
35 games vs.Statistic AFC North (as a starter)Record ............................................................. 28-7Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ................. 61.0 (606-994)Passing Yards ................................................ 7,640Passing Touchdowns ......................................... 48Interceptions ...................................................... 32Passer Rating .................................................. 87.6
Also, the following is a look at Roethlisberger’s career statisticsagainst AFC North opponents as a starter at home compared tothe road:
Statistic Home vs. AFC North Away vs. AFC NorthRecord ................................................................15-4 ........................... 13-3Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) ........... 60.9 (332-545) .......... 61.0 (274-449)Passing Yards .................................................. 4,358 ......................... 3,262Passing Touchdowns ............................................. 28 .............................. 20Interceptions .......................................................... 20 .............................. 12Passer Rating ..................................................... 88.0 ........................... 86.9
On Target At Heinz: QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 4-2 recordas the starting quarterback at Heinz Field this season and hasput up impressive numbers for the home crowd.
Roethlisberger has 11 touchdowns to just two interceptionsand has completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 1,761 yards atHeinz Field (100.2 passer rating). He tossed three touchdownpasses in three consecutive home games earlier this seasonand threw for 387 yards against the New England Patriots inWeek 10.
Home Cooking: QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a 38-12 (.760)mark in the regular season in his career at Heinz Field, includingwinning his first eight starts as a rookie in 2004.
At Heinz Field, Roethlisberger has completed 62.8 percent ofhis passes for 11,818 with 72 touchdowns and 42 interceptionsfor a passer rating of 93.1. He has thrown for more than 300 yardsnine times and has 22 multi-touchdown games at home (17-5record in such games).
Roethlisberger has twice posted a perfect passer rating athome, including most recently in Week 9 of 2007 againstBaltimore. He also had a perfect passer rating (158.3) againstTennessee in the 2005 season opener and has posted at least a125.0 passer rating seven times.
The Steelers have scored at least 20 points in 41 of the 50 gamesat home with Roethlisberger as the starter.
Starting In Style: In his first seven seasons, QB BenRoethlisberger owns a 68-29 (.701) record as a startingquarterback in the regular season. That mark is the second-bestrecord in the NFL among all active quarterbacks.
His 63-27 record after his first 90 starts in the NFL ranks third(tied) in league history for the best record in such starts. Only TomBrady (67-23) and Ken Stabler (66-23-1) had better records in
their first 90 starts in the NFL. Roethlisberger’s record is tied withJim McMahon.
The following is a look at the top five starting records amongactive quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 25 starts):
Name W L T Pct.1. Tom Brady, Patriots 110 32 0 .7752. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 68 29 0 .7013. Philip Rivers, Chargers 54 25 0 .6844. Peyton Manning, Colts 140 67 0 .6765. Tony Romo, Cowboys 39 22 0 .639
Movin’ On Up: QB Ben Roethlisberger leads the Steelers in atleast 40 different career categories and is tied for first in five othercategories. The following is where Roethlisberger ranks inSteelers history in several key receiving categories:
Roethlisberger’s Rankings Among Steelers QBs (All-Time)Category Statistic RankSingle-Season TD Passes (2007) ...................................... 32 ............. 1st
Single-Season Passing Yards (2009) ........................... 4,328 ............. 1st
Single-Season Completions (2009) ................................. 337 ............. 1st
Single-Season Completion Pct. (2004) .......................... 66.4 ............. 1st
Single-Season Passer Rating (2007) ........................... 104.1 ............. 1st
3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-09) .............................. 4 ............. 1st
Consecutive 3,000-Yard Passing Seasons (2006-09) ........ 4 ............. 1st
Single-Game Completion Pct. (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ..... 85.7 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ 250+ Completions (2006-09) ........................... 4 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ Completion Pct. of 60.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09) ... 4 ............. 1st
Seasons w/ Passer Rating of 90.0+ (2004, ‘05, ‘07, ‘09) .. 4 ............. 1st
Completions in Single Game (11/5/06 vs. Denver) ......... 38 ............. 1st
Passing Yards in Single Game (12/20/09 vs. G.B.) ....... 503 ............. 1st
Career Winning Pct. ....................................................... .701 ............. 1st
Career Completion Pct. .................................................. 63.0 ............. 1st
Career Passing Yards/Attempts .................................... 8.00 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating ........................................................... 92.1 ............. 1st
Career 300-yard Passing Games ...................................... 15 ............. 1st
Career Games w/ 30+ Completions .................................... 5 ............. 1st
Career Games w/ 100.0+ Passer Rating .......................... 40 ............. 1st
Career Perfect Passer Rating Games (158.3) ** ............... 3 ............. 1st
Career Touchdown Passes in Final 2 mins./game * ......... 25 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating in 4th Qtr. * ....................................... 88.1 ............. 1st
Career QB Rating in Final 2 mins./game * .................... 80.9 ............. 1st
Career Yards/Attempt in Final 2 mins./game * ............. 6.79 ............. 1st
Consecutive Games w/ At Least One TD Pass (2006-07) ... 15 ............. 1st
Games Played by Rookie QB (2004) ............................... 14 ............. 1st
Passing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) ........................ 295 ............. 1st
Pass Completions by Rookie QB (2004) ........................ 196 ............. 1st
Passing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) ........................... 2,621 ............. 1st
Passing TDs by Rookie QB (2004) .................................. 17 ............. 1st
Rushing Attempts by Rookie QB (2004) .......................... 56 ............. 1st
Rushing Yards by Rookie QB (2004) ............................. 144 ............. 1st
Completion Pct. by Rookie QB (2004) ** ...................... 66.4 ............. 1st
Passer Rating by Rookie QB (2004) ** ......................... 98.1 ............. 1st
Comp. %./Single Game by Rookie QB (10/17/04 vs. Dal.) ** .... 84.0 ............. 1st
Consecutive Wins to Start Career (2004) ** ................... 13 ............. 1st
Total Wins by Rookie QB (2004) ** .................................. 13 ............. 1st
Single-Game TD Passes at Heinz Field (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ... 5 ............. 1st
Total Wins When Throwing for 300-plus Yards ................... 9 ............. 1st
Single-Game TD Passes on MNF (11/5/07 vs. Bal.) ** ..... 5 ......... T-1st
Consecutive Passes Completed (11/26/07 vs. Miami) ... 15 ......... T-1st
Seasons w/ 25+ Passing TDs (2007, 2009) ........................ 2 ......... T-1st
Career TD Passes (indoors) .............................................. 12 ......... T-1st
Passing TDs in Single Game (11/5/07 vs. Baltimore) ........ 5 ......... T-1st
Career Attempts ........................................................... 2,778 ............ 2nd
Career Completions ...................................................... 1,751 ............ 2nd
Career Passing Yards ................................................ 22,222 ............ 2nd
Career Passing TDs ........................................................ 142 ............ 2nd
Career TD Passes (on road) ............................................. 70 ............ 2nd
Career Passing Yards vs. NFC ................................... 5,241 ............ 2nd
Career Touchdown Passes in Dec./Jan. ........................... 41 ............ 2nd
Career Rushing Yards (by QB) ....................................... 850 ............ 3rd
Attempts in Single Game (11/5/06 vs. Denver) ............... 54 ............ 3rd
* Since 1991** NFL Record
Passing Perfection: QB Ben Roethlisberger has achieved anumber of outstanding single-season accomplishments in hisseven-year career, including achieving a feat three times that israrely done in the NFL.
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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 40 career 100-plus passer rating games inthe regular season rank first in team history, surpassing TerryBradshaw, who had 31 such games since the passer rating rulewas implemented in 1973.
Steelers Highest Single-Season Passer-Ratings Leaders(Among Qualifiers)
Player Rating1. Ben Roethlisberger (2007) 104.12. Ben Roethlisberger (2009) 100.53. Ben Roethlisberger (2005) 98.64. Ben Roethlisberger (2004) 98.15. Terry Bradshaw (1975) 87.8
Steelers Top Single-Season Completion Percentage Leaders(Minimum 250 Attempts)
Player Att. Comp. Pct.1. Ben Roethlisberger (2009) 506 337 66.62. Ben Roethlisberger (2004) 295 196 66.43. Ben Roethlisberger (2007) 404 264 65.34. Ben Roethlisberger (2005) 268 168 62.75. Tommy Maddox (2002) 377 234 62.1
Comeback Kid: QB Ben Roethlisberger has three fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drives this year after posting three in 2009.He now has 23 in his career in the regular season.
Roethlisberger guided the Steelers to a 13-10 victory over theBaltimore Ravens in Week 13 despite having a broken nose andan injury to his right foot. Roethlisberger tossed a nine-yard,game-winning touchdown pass to RB Isaac Redman with lessthan three minutes remaining in the game to give Pittsburgh thewin.
Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a 19-16 overtime victory inWeek 12 at Buffalo this year and guided the Steelers from a 22-20deficit late in the fourth quarter to a 23-22 victory in Week 7 atMiami this year.
A listing of all of Roethlisberger’s fourth quarter and overtimegame-winning drives entering this season are available on page255 of the Steelers media guide.
300-Yard Plateau: QB Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for over300 yards 15 times in his career, including three times this year— Week 7 at Miami (302 yards), Week 10 versus New England(387) and Week 16 versus Carolina (320). The 15 career 300-yard passing games are a team record.
Roethlisberger threw for over 300 yards five times in 2009,which broke the team record of four previously held by TommyMaddox (2003) and Neil O’Donnell (1995).
All-Around Performance: QB Ben Roethlisberger had aproductive outing all-around in the Steelers’ Week 11 victory overthe Oakland Raiders.
Roethlisberger finished 18-of-29 for 275 yards passing withthree touchdowns and no interceptions (127.8 passer rating).
Additionally, Roethlisberger finished with a career-high 55 yardsrushing on three carries (18.3 avg.), including a 16-yard touchdownrun. His previous career high was 49 yards rushing on Nov. 11,2007 versus Cleveland.
Deadly Combination: QB Ben Roethlisberger and WR MikeWallace have become a deadly combination in just their secondseason together.
The two have combined for seven touchdowns of at least 40yards in their two seasons together, which ranks first (tied) inteam history. The following is a list of the top QB-WR combos interms of touchdowns of 40 yards in club history:
Career TDs ofQuarterback/Wide Receiver 40-plus yds.Ben Roethlisberger/Mike Wallace 7Bubby Brister/Louis Lipps 7Terry Bradshaw/John Stallworth 6Jim Finks/Ray Mathews 6
Title Man: QB Ben Roethlisberger has led the Steelers to theAFC Championship Game three times in his first six seasons.He is one of only two active NFL quarterbacks to win multipleSuper Bowl titles (Tom Brady).
Roethlisberger joined Roger Staubach, Bernie Kosar, Tom Bradyand Donovan McNabb as the only quarterbacks to lead their teamsto the conference title game at least three times in their first fiveseasons as the starting quarterback.
Facing The NFC: With a career record of 68-29 as a starter, QBBen Roethlisberger has posted gaudy numbers no matter theopposition.
During his first six seasons, Roethlisberger has feasted oncompetition from the NFC. In 25 career regular-season gamesagainst NFC opponents, Roethlisberger has posted a 19-6 recordwhile completing 384-of-629 passes (61.0 pct.) for 5,241 yardswith 33 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for a passer rating of93.9.
Roethlisberger’s statistics against the NFC are more impres-sive in games at Heinz Field. In 13 career games against NFCopponents at home, Roethlisberger has a 12-1 mark while com-pleting 195-of-335 passes (58.2 pct.) for 2,841 yards with 17touchdowns and eight interceptions for a passer rating of 92.9.
Roethlisberger won his first seven starts against NFC teams.
Seasoned Veteran: QB Byron Leftwich owns a 24-25 all-timerecord as a starting QB, having started 44 games for theJacksonville Jaguars (2003-06), two for the Atlanta Falcons (2007)and three for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009).
Leftwich played in five games for the Steelers in 2008, but didnot start any of those contests. In those five games for Pittsburgh,he was 21-for-36 for 303 passing yards with two touchdowns andno interceptions (104.3 passer rating). Leftwich also had one ofhis nine career rushing touchdowns as a backup with the Steelers.
For his career, Leftwich has 10,218 career passing yards with58 touchdowns and 41 interceptions (79.6 passer rating).
Best of the Batch: QB Charlie Batch started two games thisyear for the Steelers (Weeks 3-4) and went 1-1 in those two starts.
Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3, Batch finished12-of-17 for 186 yards passing with three touchdowns and twointerceptions (106.5 passer rating). He tied a career high with histhree touchdown passes.
Batch has a 23-29 record as a starting quarterback, including a4-2 record in his nine seasons with Pittsburgh.
In his six career starts with the Steelers, Batch is 77-of-129(59.7 pct.) for 969 yards with eight touchdowns and sixinterceptions (84.4 passer rating).
Batch did not start the Week 2 game at Tennessee earlier thisyear, but he came on in the second quarter and finished the gamefollowing a knee injury to starter Dennis Dixon. Batch finished 5-for-11 for 25 yards against the Titans.
Top Dawg: WR Hines Ward leads the Steelers in at least 14different career receiving categories.
Ward is the team’s all-time leader in receiving yards (11,657),receptions (949) and receiving touchdowns (82).
Ward is the only wide receiver in Steelers history to be voted tofour Pro Bowls. Ward’s 1,167 receiving yards in 2009 made himthe first Steelers receiver to reach 1,000 yards six times during
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his career with the team. No other Steeler has more than three.Additionally, Ward has 29 career 100-yard receiving games,
which is first on the team’s all-time list.In 2002, Ward became the first receiver in Steelers history to
catch 100 passes (112) in a season. He also became the firstSteelers receiver with three consecutive games with at least 100yards receiving. His 12 touchdown receptions in 2002 tied himwith Louis Lipps (1985) and Buddy Dial (1961) for the highestsingle-season total in team history.
Ward was selected to the 2002-05 AFC Pro Bowl squads.The following is where Ward ranks in Steelers history in several
key receiving categories:Ward’s Rankings Among Steelers Receivers (All-Time)
Category Statistic RankReceptions ....................................................................... 949 ............. 1st
Receiving Yards ......................................................... 11,657 ............. 1st
Receiving TDs ................................................................... 82 ............. 1st
Career 100-Yard Games .................................................... 29 ............. 1st
Consecutive Games w/ Catch ........................................ 186 ............. 1st
1,000-Yd. Seasons (2001-04, 2008-09) .............................. 6 ............. 1st
Consecutive 1,000-Yd. Seasons (2001-04) ....................... 4 ............. 1st
90-plus Catch Seasons (2001-03, 2009) ............................ 4 ............. 1st
Consecutive 90-plus Catch Seasons (2001-03) ................ 3 ............. 1st
Receptions in a Season (2002) ....................................... 112 ............. 1st
Rushing Yards by a Receiver ......................................... 428 ............. 1st
Consecutive Pro Bowls by Receiver (2002-05) ................. 4 ............. 1st
Consecutive 100-Yard Games (2002) ................................ 3 ......... T-1st
TD Receptions in a Season (2002) ................................... 12 ......... T-1st
Receptions in a Single Game (11/30/03) .......................... 13 ............ 2nd
Receiving Yards in a Season (2002) ........................... 1,329 ............ 3rd
100-Yard Games in a Season (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009) ... 5 ......... T-3rd
Receiving Yards in a Game (10/22/06) .......................... 171 ........... 11th
Ward Still Has It: WR Hines Ward surpassed 11,000 receivingyards for his career in the 2010 season opener against the AtlantaFalcons. Ward finished with 108 yards receiving on six catchesand became the first receiver in team history to post 900 careerreceptions.
Ward had a season-high 131 yards receiving on sevenreceptions in the Week 7 victory at Miami. He also added his 81stcareer receiving touchdown against the Dolphins.
Ward has four 100-yard receiving games this year, including115 yards versus Cincinnati in Week 14, giving him a club-record29 in his career. He had five 100-yard receiving games in 2009and also posted his club-record sixth 1,000-yard receiving seasonof his career.
Ward, who is in his 13th year in the league, proved he is stillone of the elite wide receivers in the game by closing out the 2009campaign ranking eighth in the NFL in receptions (95) and ninth(tied) in receiving yards (1,167).
Ward currently ranks third among active wide receivers (12thoverall in NFL history) with 949 career receptions. The followingis a list the top three active wide receivers with the most careerreceptions:
Active Player Career ReceptionsTerrell Owens 1,078Randy Moss 953Hines Ward 949
Chart Topper: WR Hines Ward is the leading receiver in Steelershistory in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdown catches.He has more receptions than Hall of Fame receivers JohnStallworth and Lynn Swann combined.
Following are the Steelers’ career receiving leaders:Steelers All-Time Leading Receivers
Rank Player No. Yds. Avg. TDs1. Hines Ward (1998-present) .................. 949 ...... 11,657 ...... 12.3 ....... 822. John Stallworth (1974-87) ....................... 537 ........ 8,723 ...... 16.2 ....... 633. Louis Lipps (1984-91) .............................. 358 ........ 6,018 ...... 16.8 ....... 394. Lynn Swann (1974-82) ............................ 336 ........ 5,462 ...... 16.3 ....... 515. Elbie Nickel (1947-57) ............................. 329 ........ 5,133 ...... 15.6 ....... 37
6. Franco Harris (1972-83) ......................... 306 ........ 2,284 ........ 7.5 ........ 97. Heath Miller (2005-10) ........................... 282 ........ 3,178 ...... 11.3 ....... 288. Plaxico Burress (2000-2004) ................... 261 ........ 4,164 ...... 16.0 ....... 229. Charles Johnson (1994-98) .................... 250 ........ 3,400 ...... 13.6 ....... 15
10. Merril Hoge (1987-93) .............................. 241 ........ 2,054 ........ 8.5 ....... 13
Steelers All-Time Receiving Yardage LeadersRank Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs
1. Hines Ward (1998-present) ................. 949 ..... 11,657 ....... 12.3 ....... 822. John Stallworth (1974-87) ...................... 537 ........ 8,723 ....... 16.2 ....... 633. Louis Lipps (1984-91) ............................. 358 ........ 6,018 ....... 16.8 ....... 394. Lynn Swann (1974-82) ........................... 336 ........ 5,462 ....... 16.3 ....... 515. Elbie Nickel (1947-57) ............................ 329 ........ 5,133 ....... 15.6 ....... 376. Buddy Dial (1959-63) ............................. 229 ........ 4,723 ....... 20.6 ....... 427. Plaxico Burress (2000-04) ..................... 261 ........ 4,164 ....... 16.0 ....... 228. Ray Mathews (1951-59) ......................... 230 ........ 3,919 ....... 16.1 ....... 349. Roy Jefferson (1965-69) ....................... 199 ........ 3,671 ....... 18.4 ....... 29
10. Yancey Thigpen (1992-97) ..................... 222 ........ 3,641 ....... 16.4 ....... 21
Steelers’ All-Time Scoring LeadersRank Player TDs PATs 2pt. FGs Pts
1. Gary Anderson (1982-93) ....................... 0 ...... 416 ....... 0 .... 309 .. 1,3432. Jeff Reed (2002-10) ............................... 0 ...... 307 ....... 0 .... 204 ..... 9193. Roy Gerela (1971-78) ............................. 0 ...... 293 ....... 0 .... 146 ..... 7314. Franco Harris (1972-83) ..................... 100 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 6005. Hines Ward (1998-present) ............... 83 .......... 0 ....... 5 ........ 0 ..... 5086. Jerome Bettis (1996-2005) ................... 80 .......... 0 ....... 1 ........ 0 ..... 4827. Norm Johnson (1995-98) ........................ 0 ...... 137 ....... 0 .... 105 ..... 4528. John Stallworth (1974-87) ..................... 64 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 3849. Kris Brown (1999-01) .............................. 0 ........ 98 ....... 0 ...... 80 ..... 338
10. Lynn Swann (1974-82) .......................... 53 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 318
Catching Consistency: WR Hines Ward had caught at leastone pass in a Steelers’ record 186 consecutive games before thestreak was snapped in Week 10 versus the New England Patriots.Ward left the game in the first quarter with a concussion and didnot return. The streak began on Nov. 9, 1998 versus Green Bay.
That streak ranks first among active players for consecutivegames with at least one reception and third in NFL history. JerryRice (274) owns the top all-time record for consecutive gameswith a reception.
The following is a look at the top five all-time players in the NFLwith the most consecutive regular-season games with at leastone reception:
Player Consecutive GamesJerry Rice 274Marvin Harrison 190Hines Ward 186Terrell Owens 185Art Monk 183
11,000 And Counting: WR Hines Ward became the first receiverin team history to reach 11,000 career receiving yards when hefinished with 108 yards receiving in Week 1 versus the AtlantaFalcons. Ward currently has 11,657 receiving yards for his career.
Ward became just the fifth player in NFL history to reach 11,000receiving yards while playing on only one team in their career.Additionally, Ward, who has 949 career receptions, became justthe 12th player in NFL history to record 900 receptions and 11,000yards in a career.
The following is a list of the players who have played their entirecareer with one team and posted more than 10,000 receivingyards:
Player (Team) Total Receiving Yds.Marvin Harrison (Colts) 14,580Steve Largent (Seahawks) 13,089Michael Irvin (Cowboys) 11,904Hines Ward (Steelers) 11,657Rod Smith (Broncos) 11,389
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Hines Hanging Around: WR Hines Ward has been with theSteelers since he was drafted in the third round in the 1998 NFLDraft. Ward owns the longest tenure among wide receivers withtheir current team.
The following is a list of the longest-tenured wideouts with thecurrent team:
Player Team First Year With TeamHines Ward Steelers 1998Donald Driver Packers 1999Brian Finneran Falcons 2000
Red-Zone Receiver: WR Hines Ward has been a major targetfor Pittsburgh quarterbacks in the red zone.
Since 2002, Ward is third in the NFL with 47 red-zonetouchdowns. Ward has three red-zone touchdowns in 2010.
The following is a look at the top three active players in the NFLwith touchdowns in the red zone since 2002:
Player (Team) # of Red-Zone TDs1. Randy Moss (Titans/Vikings/Patriots/Raiders) 51
Antonio Gates (Chargers) 513. Hines Ward (Steelers) 47
Ward On The Run: WR Hines Ward’s versatility makes him athreat to run the football as well as catch a pass.
Ward has 428 career rushing yards to mark the most by aSteelers wide receiver in team history.
Ward scored his first (and only) career rushing touchdown in2004 against Philadelphia.
Wallace Ready For More: WR Mike Wallace has posted hisfirst career 1,000-yard season as he leads all Steelers with 57receptions, 1,152 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns,all career highs.
Wallace continues to be one of the NFL’s top deep threats,averaging a conference-best 20.2 yards per catch (2nd in NFL),after leading the NFL in receiving average as a rookie in 2009.Only two receivers in NFL/AFL history have led the league inreceiving average in their first two seasons, Bill Groman (1960-61) and Wesley Walker (1977-78).
Wallace has 24 receptions for at least 20 yards in 2010, themost since Hall of Famer John Stallworth had 24 in 1984.
The Steelers are 11-1 when Wallace scores a touchdown in agame during his two-year career.
During his rookie year, Wallace had 39 catches for 756 yards(19.4 avg.) with six touchdowns. His 19.4 yards per catch averageled the NFL. Wallace led all AFC rookies with 756 receiving yardsand ranked fourth among all AFC rookies with 39 receptions.
Breakout Campaign: WR Mike Wallace has a personal-bestnine receiving touchdowns on the year and posted threeconsecutive 100-yard receiving games (Weeks 9-11).
Wallace has posted six 100-yard receiving games on the year,which is second in team history for a single season. He mostrecently surpassed 100 yards in a game in Week 16 as he finishedwith 104 yards on four catches (26.0 avg.) with one touchdown inthe Thursday night victory over the Carolina Panthers.
The week prior against the New York Jets, Wallace finishedwith a game-high 102 yards on seven receptions.
In the Steelers’ Week 11 victory over the Oakland Raiders,Wallace finished with three catches for 116 yards (38.7 avg.) withone touchdown, a 52-yarder in the fourth quarter. It marked hisfifth career 100-yard receiving game and fourth this season.
Wallace finished with career highs of eight receptions for 136yards with the two scores against the New England Patriots theweek prior.
Against the Cincinnati Bengals, Wallace had 110 yards receivingin the Steelers’ Week 9 victory. He finished with 110 yards on five
catches (22.0 avg.) with one touchdown, a 39-yard reception fromWR Antwaan Randle El.
Wallace had a 53-yard touchdown catch in the Week 7 victory atthe Miami Dolphins and hauled in a 50-yard reception in the Week6 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He finished with three catchesfor 90 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, against the Browns.
Wallace caught a 46-yard touchdown and a 41-yard touchdownfrom QB Charlie Batch in the Steelers’ Week 3 victory at TampaBay. He became the first Steelers’ receiver to have two 40-plus-yard touchdowns in the same game since Louis Lipps on Dec. 4,1988 at Houston. Only five times in club history has a receiver hadtwo touchdown catches of at least 40 yards.
The following is a list of all of Wallace’s catches (13) of at least40 yards:
Reception Opponent Date60 yards (TD) vs. Green Bay 12/20/0954 yards (TD) at Miami 1/3/1053 yards (TD) at Miami 10/24/1052 yards (TD) vs. Oakland 11/21/2052 yards vs. Atlanta 9/12/1051 yards at Cincinnati 9/27/0950 yards vs. Cleveland 10/17/1047 yards (TD) at Detroit 10/11/0946 yards (TD) at Tampa Bay 9/26/1045 yards vs. Baltimore 12/27/0943 yards (TD) vs. Carolina 12/23/1041 yards (TD) at Tampa Bay 9/26/1040 yards (TD) vs. Minnesota 10/25/09
The following is a look at the five times in franchise history aplayer has posted two touchdown receptions of at least 40 yardsin a game:
Reception Opponent DateMike Wallace at Tampa Bay 9/26/10Louis Lipps at Houston 12/4/88Lynn Swann Cincinnati 12/2/79Gary Ballman Washington 9/25/66Ray Mathews Cleveland 10/17/54
Mr. Accuracy: WR Antwaan Randle El tossed a 39-yardtouchdown pass to fellow WR Mike Wallace in the Steelers’ Week9 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals, marking his fifth careertouchdown pass in the regular season (third with Pittsburgh).
Randle El has completed 21-of-26 passes for 320 yards in hiscareer, tossing five touchdowns with no interceptions. His passerrating of 157.5 is the highest rating in NFL history for non-quarterbacks with at least 25 attempts. The next-best non-quarterback passers in league history are Hall of Fame runningbacks Marcus Allen (106.8 rating) and Frank Gifford (92.5).
Randle El’s most memorable touchdown pass was in SuperBowl XL, when he tossed a 43-yard touchdown strike to WR HinesWard in the fourth quarter to seal the Steelers’ victory over theSeattle Seahawks.
Mendenhall Makes The Most Of It: RB Rashard Mendenhallhas run through the 2010 season in the same fashion he didduring the 2009 campaign...in style. He currently ranks fifth in theAFC and sixth in the NFL with 1,237 yards rushing, and he leadsthe team with a career-high 11 rushing touchdowns.
Mendenhall’s career-high 1,237 rushing yards marks his secondconsecutive season with over 1,000 yards on the ground. He hassurpassed last year’s previous total of 1,108 rushing yards.
Mendenhall has three 100-yard rushing games on the season.In Week 12 at Buffalo, Mendenhall finished with a season-high
151 yards rushing on 36 attempts, which were a career best. The36 attempts were also the most since former RB Willie Parkerrushed 37 times in the 2006 season finale at Cincinnati.
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In Week 4 versus the Baltimore Ravens, Mendenhall postedhis second career multi-rushing touchdown game. He finishedwith 79 yards rushing on 25 carries (3.2 avg.) with two scores.
Mendenhall helped the Steelers to a 15-9 overtime victory overthe Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 as he posted a 50-yard, game-winning touchdown run on Pittsburgh’s first offensive play inovertime. The run capped off a 120-yard rushing performance on22 carries (5.5 avg.).
Miller Time: TE Heath Miller moved into second place on theSteelers’ all-time receiving yardage list for tight ends in Week 7 atMiami. He now has 3,178 career receiving yards, trailing onlyElbie Nickel (5,133 receiving yards) on the team’s all-time list fortight ends.
Miller has 28 career touchdowns, which is second on the team’sall-time list for touchdowns by a tight end. Pittsburgh is 19-6 whenMiller finds the end zone.
Miller was named an offensive co-captain for the first time inhis career this year and has followed his 2009 Pro-Bowl seasonwith another impressive year.
In the Week 1 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Millerfinished with four catches for 40 yards (10.0 avg.), including along of 17 yards.
In 2009, Miller developed into one of the Steelers’ most potentoffensive weapons as he was first (tied) on the team with sixreceiving touchdowns. Miller was third on the team with a career-high 76 catches, which broke the team’s single-season recordfor receptions by a tight end, and had a personal single-seasonbest 789 receiving yards (10.4 avg.) in 2009. In addition, hisblocking ability separates him from many “receiving” tight ends.
Center of Attention: Pittsburgh’s 2010 first-round draft pick, CMaurkice Pouncey, has done an excellent job in his first campaignwith the team.
Pouncey has started all 15 games and has been the anchor ofan offensive line that is leading the way for the Steelers to average121.6 rushing yards per game, nearly 60 yards more thanPittsburgh’s opponents.
Pouncey became the just the third Steelers’ offensive linemanto start the first game of his rookie season since the mid-1960sby starting the Week 1 opener against the Atlanta Falcons. OTMarvel Smith started his first game at right tackle in 2000 and OGTom Ricketts started at left guard in his first game in 1989.
If he starts the regular-season finale at Cleveland in Week 17,Pouncey would be the first offensive rookie for the Steelers tostart all regular-season games since WR Ron Shanklin startedall 14 games for Pittsburgh in 1970.
Pouncey’s performance as a rookie makes him a candidate tobe the first interior offensive lineman in NFL history to garnerOffensive Rookie of the Year honors.
Harrison In Charge: LB James Harrison, the 2008 NFLDefensive Player of the Year, has been a terror on opposingquarterbacks since he became the starting outside linebackerfor the Steelers in 2007.
Harrison leads the team with 11 sacks in 2010, which alsorank fourth (tied) in the AFC and eighth (tied) in the NFL. He alsohas 96 tackles, six forced fumbles and two interceptions thisyear.
Harrison has 49.5 sacks in his career, seventh-most in teamhistory. The Steelers are 24-11 when he posts a sack.
In the Steelers’ Week 11 victory over the Oakland Raiders,Harrison finished with two sacks, one interception, one forcedfumble and three tackles. The Steelers improved to 11-0 when hetallies at least two sacks in a contest.
Harrison posted two sacks and finished with a game-high (tied)14 tackles in the Steelers’ Week 6 victory over the ClevelandBrowns.
Harrison was all over the field in the Week 2 victory atTennessee. He finished with nine tackles, two sacks, two forcedfumbles and one fumble recovery. Additionally, he was a majorreason the Steelers snapped RB Chris Johnson’s 12-game streakof at least 100 rushing yards as they limited him to just 34 yardson 16 carries (2.1 avg.). Harrison was named AFC DefensivePlayer of the Week for his efforts against the Titans.
Harrison posted a sack and seven tackles in the Week 1overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons. He also drew an offensiveholding penalty on the Falcons first (and only) drive of overtime,which forced Atlanta into a long third down and ultimately led to apunt two plays later.
Sack Attack: LB James Harrison has a team-high 11 sackson the year after posting 10 in 2009.
Harrison had a career-high 16 sacks in 2008, breaking theteam record for sacks in a season. Mike Merriweather previouslyheld the record since 1984.
The following is a list of the top five single-season sack leadersin team history:
Rk. Name (Year) # of Sacks1. James Harrison (2008) 162. Mike Merriweather (1984) 153. Kevin Greene (1994) 14
Keith Willis (1983) 145. LaMarr Woodley (2009) 13.5
Jason Gildon (2000) 13.5
Outside Presence: LB James Harrison forced two fumbles inthe Week 2 victory at Tennessee, his first two of the 2010campaign. He has a team-best six forced fumbles on the year.
Harrison had five forced fumbles in 2009 after leading the NFLwith seven forced fumbles in 2008, which was tied for the most bya Steeler during the free agency era (1992-2008).
The following is a list of the top five single-season forcedfumbles leaders for the Steelers since 1992:
Rk. Name (Year) # of FF1. James Harrison (2008) 7
Greg Lloyd (1994) 73. James Harrison (2010) 6
James Harrison (2007) 6Greg Lloyd (1995) 6
Additionally, Harrison ranks second in team history for careerforced fumbles, behind only Greg Lloyd. The following is a list ofthe top seven career forced fumble leaders for the Steelers since1987:
Rk. Name # of FF1. Greg Lloyd 362. James Harrison 243. Jason Gildon 184. Rod Woodson 175. Joey Porter 16
Carnell Lake 167. James Farrior 14
Levon Kirkland 14
Double Trouble: The Steelers have a tradition of fielding someof the best pass-rushing linebackers in the NFL, and currentlinebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley haveaccounted for two of the top four sack totals by a Steelers’ duo inteam history.
This year, Harrison (11.0) and Woodley (8.5) have a combined19.5 sacks. They totaled 23.5 sacks between them (Woodley 13.5,Harrison - 10) in 2009.
In 2008, Harrison and Woodley broke the team’s top sack duorecord (since 1982) by combining for 27.5 sacks. The 27.5 sacks
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by Harrison (16) and Woodley (11.5) broke the record (24)previously held by Jason Gildon (13.5) and Joey Porter (10.5) in2000 and Kevin Greene (14) and Greg Lloyd (10) in 1994.
The following is a list of the Steelers’ top sack duos since 1982,when sacks became an official NFL statistic:
Steelers Top Sack Duos (Since 1982)Year Players (Ind. sacks) Total Sacks2008 James Harrison (16*) 27.5*
LaMarr Woodley (11.5)2000 Jason Gildon (13.5) 24
Joey Porter (10.5)1994 Kevin Greene (14) 24
Greg Lloyd (10)2009 LaMarr Woodley (13.5) 23.5
James Harrison (10)1984 Mike Merriweather (15) 22
Edmund Nelson (7)
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Double-Digit Duty: LB James Harrison became the first playerin team history to post at least 10 sacks in three straight seasonsas he now has a team-best 11 on the year.
Harrison posted 10 in 2009 and a career-best (team record) 16in 2008.
Additionally, LB LaMarr Woodley also has a chance to post atleast 10 sacks in three straight years as he has 8.5 this season.Woodley recorded 13.5 in 2009 and 11.5 in 2008.
Bringing The Wood: LB LaMarr Woodley has been a forcedefensively since he became a starter in 2008. He has 8.5 sacks,two interceptions (one for a TD), three forced fumbles and twofumble recoveries this year.
Woodley posted his first career interception return for atouchdown in Week 14 against the Cincinnati Bengals, a 14-yarder that sealed the Steelers’ victory. He added two sacks andthree tackles against the Bengals.
In the Week 14 win over Cincinnati, Woodley became just thesecond Steeler in the last 50 years with an interception return fora touchdown and at least two sacks in a single game. LB JoeyPorter had two sacks and interception return for a score on Sept.7, 2006 versus Miami.
Woodley returned a fumble 19 yards to set up the game-winningtouchdown in Week 13 at Baltimore. He had two sacks in Week 9at Cincinnati.
Woodley had posted at least a half-sack in 10 straight games,dating from last year to 2010, and had 13.5 sacks during thatspan (Week 10 of 2009 through Week 2 of this year). That span of10 straight games broke the team’s all-time record of six,previously held by Greg Lloyd in 1994.
In 2009, Woodley had 84 tackles and a career and team-high13.5 sacks. He ranked second (tied) in the AFC and third (tied) inthe NFL with his 13.5 sacks, and he earned his first trip to the ProBowl following the 2009 season.
Woodley owns an NFL record by posting two sacks in each ofhis four postseason games.
Elite Company: LB LaMarr Woodley has 37.5 sacks in his firstfour seasons with the Steelers, which ranks as the best start infranchise history for sacks.
The following is a breakdown of sacks in the history of the clubin player’s first two, three and four seasons (Kevin Greene had35.5 sacks in his first three seasons with the team, but he hadpreviously played with the L.A. Rams):
Most Sacks (two consecutive seasons)Name Sacks YearsJames Harrison 26.0 2008-09Jason Gildon 25.5 2000-01LaMarr Woodley 25.0 2008-09
Most Sacks (first three seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 29.0 2007-09Keith Willis 20.0 1982-84
Most Sacks (first four seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 37.5 2007-10Joey Porter 30.5 1999-02Chad Brown 30.0 1993-96
Fantastic Farrior: LB James Farrior has 134 tackles, which aresecond on the team, and six sacks, one forced fumble and onefumble recovery on the year.
Farrior’s six sacks are tied for his career high, set in 2007, andhas posted at least one sack in five of the past six games.
Farrior posted a sack in three straight games earlier this year,following his eight-yard sack against the Baltimore Ravens inWeek 13. It marked the first time in his career he had tallied asack in three consecutive games.
Farrior posted 11 tackles and helped the Steelers keep theFalcons out of the end zone in a Week 1 overtime victory overAtlanta.
Farrior led the team with 126 total tackles (89 solo) and hadthree sacks and one interception in 2009, marking his seventhstraight season with 100-plus tackles for the Steelers.
Farrior has 11 career interceptions, including eight withPittsburgh and three while playing for the New York Jets.
Timmons Time: LB Lawrence Timmons has exploded ontothe scene in 2010 as he leads the team with 139 tackles (91solo) and also has three sacks, two interceptions and two fumblerecoveries. Timmons, the Steelers’ No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFLDraft, is in his second season as a starter after a solid 2009campaign.
Timmons posted 14 tackles and finished with two sacks andan interception in the Week 6 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Itmarked his first interception of the season (2nd of his career).Timmons was named AFC Player of the Week for his efforts againstthe Browns.
In the Week 2 victory over Tennessee, Timmons tallied 15tackles while helping the Steelers snap RB Chris Johnson’s streakof 12 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards. Timmonsposted 11 tackles and added a QB pressure in the season-opening victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Man Of Troy: SS Troy Polamalu is back at it again this yearmaking the “splash” plays that put him among the elite in theNFL.
Polamalu, who missed the past two weeks with an ankle injury,has tied his career high with a team-best six interceptions thisyear which rank first (tied) in the AFC and second (tied) in the NFL.He now has 26 career interceptions, the most of any active Steeler.The team is 21-3 when Polamalu has an interception.
In the Steelers’ Week 14 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals,Polamalu posted his second career multi-touchdown game (Nov.14, 2004 vs. Cleveland) as he picked off QB Carson Palmer twice,including one returned for a 45-yard touchdown in the secondquarter. It was his second career interception returned for a score,both coming off of Palmer (Oct. 3, 2004). He was named the AFCDefensive Player of the Week for the second straight week for hisefforts.
In the Steelers’ Week 13 victory over the Baltimore Ravens,Polamalu delivered one of biggest plays of the NFL season as hesacked QB Joe Flacco and stripped the ball with just over threeminutes remaining in the game, leading to a Steelers’ fumblerecovery deep in Ravens’ territory. Three plays later, Pittsburghscored the eventual game-winning touchdown to take sole
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THE STEELERS IN 2010Regular PostSeason Season
Overall: 11-4 0-0At Home: 5-3 0-0On the Road: 6-1 0-0Neutral: 0-0 0-0By Month:
September: 3-0 0-0October: 2-2 0-0November: 3-1 0-0December: 3-1 0-0January: 0-0 0-0
vs. AFC: 8-3 0-0vs. AFC North 4-1 0-0vs. AFC East 2-2 0-0vs. AFC South 1-0 0-0vs. AFC West 1-0 0-0
vs. NFC: 3-1 0-0vs. NFC East 0-0 0-0vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0vs. NFC South 3-1 0-0vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0
When Scoring First: 5-2 0-0When Opponent Scored First: 6-2 0-0When Scoring 20 or More Points: 7-1 0-0When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 4-3 0-0When Leading after the First Quarter: 6-1 0-0When Trailing after the First Quarter: 5-2 0-0When Tied after the First Quarter: 0-1 0-0When Leading at the Half: 9-0 0-0When Trailing at the Half: 1-2 0-0When Tied at the Half: 1-2 0-0When Leading after Three Quarters: 9-0 0-0When Trailing after Three Quarters: 1-3 0-0When Tied after Three Quarters: 1-1 0-0When Outrushing the Opponent: 10-3 0-0With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 2-0 0-0With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 2-1 0-0When Led in Time of Possession: 10-1 0-0When Trailed in Time of Possession: 1-3 0-0On Grass: 8-3 0-0On Turf: 3-1 0-0When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 5-1 0-0When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 6-2 0-0When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-1 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: 3-1 0-0With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: 2-1 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: 8-2 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: 0-2 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 4-1 0-0When winning the coin toss: 7-2 0-0When losing the coin toss: 4-2 0-0When playing outdoors: 11-3 0-0When playing indoors: 0-1 0-0In overtime games: 2-0 0-0
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possession of first place in the AFC North. Polamalu was namedAFC Defensive Player of the Week following the game.
Polamalu halted a Buffalo drive in Pittsburgh’s Week 12 victoryover the Bills by picking off a pass at the goal line, helping theSteelers’ into a 19-16 overtime win.
In Week 1 versus Atlanta, Polamalu posted the team’s loneinterception late in the fourth quarter and finished with six tacklesto give Pittsburgh the victory. It marked the fourth season openerin the past five years that he has picked off a pass.
Face Me Ike: CB Ike Taylor is having a Pro Bowl caliber year ashe is consistently matched up against the opponents’ top receiveron a weekly basis.
Taylor has posted a career-best (tied) two interceptions, 70tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. He also has 10 passesdefensed, which rank third on the team.
Return of BMac: CB Bryant McFadden is back with the Steelersafter playing one season for the Arizona Cardinals. He has twoforced fumbles on the year and 12 passes defensed, which ranksecond on the team.
McFadden had his first sack and forced fumble of the year inWeek 8 at New Orleans. He tallied his first interception of theseason (eight of his career - all with Pittsburgh) in the Week 2victory over the Tennessee Titans.
Oh So Suisham: K Shaun Suisham is 12-for-13 in field goalattempts and 14-for-14 in PATs this year for 50 points. Suishamwas signed by the Steelers prior to Week 11 (Nov. 16).
Suisham kicked a game-winning 41-yard field goal in just hissecond game with Pittsburgh to give the Steelers a 19-16 victoryover the Buffalo Bills in Week 12. Suisham finished the game 4-for-4, booting the game-winner along with 45, 46 and 48-yardfield goals.
Suisham had made 15 straight field goals from 40-49 yards,dating back to 2009 with the Washington Redskins, prior tomissing a 41-yarder against Carolina in Week 16 of this year.
Suisham further helped the team in Week 13 by serving as theemergency punter, averaging 38.3 yards on three punts with a34.3 net average, with one punt being downed inside the Baltimore20-yard line.
Paying Dividends: Rookie WR Emmanuel Sanders hasbecome a fixture on the Steelers’ special teams units after sittingout Weeks 2-4 with a leg injury.
Sanders is the team’s primary kick returner and is averaging25.1 yards per kickoff return, including a long of 48 yards. He alsohas returned four punts for 60 yards (15.0 avg.) with a team-best38-yarder on the year.
Sanders also has recorded 12 special teams tackles and forcedone fumble recovering kickoffs.
Offensively, Sanders has 27 catches for 360 yards (13.3 avg.)with two touchdowns. He had the best game of his young careerin Week 15 against the New York Jets when he finished withpersonal bests of seven receptions for 78 yards.
Special Contributions: A pair of rookies have provided a sparkfor the Steelers’ special teams’ units.
LB Jason Worilds, the team’s 2010 second-round draft pick,has 16 special teams tackles on the year and also has two sackson defense.
LB Stevenson Sylvester has posted 12 special teams tacklesthis season after being the team’s third of three fifth-round draftpicks this past year. Sylvester has also forced a fumble on specialteams.
Additionally, CB Anthony Madison leads the team with 21 specialteams tackles while LB Keyaron Fox (16 tackles), S Ryan Mundy(15 tackles) and CB William Gay (13 tackles) all have playedmajor roles in the teams’ special teams units this year.
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Det. – Best 6-29; Dorsey 7-20;
Brown 5-19; Felton 2-7; Morris 2-2; Stanton 2-2. Pit. – Redman 15-60, 1 TD; Dixon 6-31; Dwyer6-8; Brown 1-8; Vincent 1-5; Moore 1-3;Mendenhall 5-2.
PASSING: Det. – Stanton 11-7-0, 70; Stafford11-8-1, 61, 1 TD; Hill 10-8-0, 77. Pit. – Leftwich10-6-0, 43; Dixon 7-6-0, 128, 1 TD; Batch 2-1-0, 10.
RECEIVING: Det. – Gronkowski 2-31; Toone2-23; Fowler 2-23; Brown 2-22; Dickson 2-19;Burleson 2-19; Dorsey 2-13; C. Johnson 2-10,1 TD; B. Johnson 1-10; Best 1-9; Morris 1-8;Scheffler 1-6; Williams 1-6; Clark 1-5; Felton 1-4. Pit. – Brown 3-84, 1 TD; Redman 2-17; Battle1-51; Wallace 1-11; Summers 1-6; Sanders 1-5; Randle El 1-5; Grisham 1-4; Miller 1-4; Dwyer1-(-6).
TEAM STATISTICSLions Steelers
1st Downs 17 (4-12-1) 17 (8-6-3)3rd Downs 2-9 (22%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 287 286Plays-Avg. 57-5.0 56-5.1Rushing Yards 79 117Rush Att.-Avg. 24-3.3 35-3.3Passing Yards 208 169Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-23-1 19-13-0Sacks By 2-12 1-0Punts-Avg. 3-41.3 4-49.0Penalties 11-88 2-25Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0Time of Poss. 27:52 32:08
PITTSBURGH — Steelers’ QB Dennis Dixon threw a 68-yardtouchdown strike to rookie WR Antonio Brown in the fourth quarter toseal the 23-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in the 2010 preseason opener.
In a game that featured rain delays and a pregame ceremony to honorrecent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, defensive coordinator DickLeBeau, the Steelers relied on their stout defense and their young talentto propel them to victory.
S Ryan Clark’s interception of Lions’ QB Matthew Stafford set up theSteelers’ first score. K Jeff Reed connected from 35 yards out to put theSteelers on the board 3-0. But early in the second quarter, QB MatthewStafford found WR Calvin Johnson for a two-yard score. It would be thelast time the Lions would put up any points.
K Jeff Reed put the Steelers within one (7-6) with a 37-yard field goal.On the next drive, Steelers’ RB Isaac Redman scored on a one-yardtouchdown run, capping off a six-play 75-yard drive. Redman finishedwith 60 yards on 15 carries.
After a one-hour and 13-minute rain delay, the Lions drove to thePittsburgh 12-yard line on their opening drive of the second half. However,CB Anthony Madison forced a fumble and the Steelers took over fromtheir own seven-yard-line. On the ensuing drive K Jeff Reed hit a 32-yard field goal, his third of the game, shortly before the third quarterexpired.
K Aaron Pettrey missed a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourthquarter, and the Steelers took over on their own 32-yard-line. On the firstplay, Dixon found Brown in the middle of the field for a 68-yard score.Dixon was 6-for-7 for 128 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for31 yards.
The Steelers gained 286 yards of total offense, but it was their defensethat held the Lions in check. The Steelers defense forced two Lions’turnovers and held them to only 79 yards rushing, while limiting the Lionsto only 2-for-9 on third-down conversions.
GAME SUMMARY
Lions (0-1) 0 7 0 0 7STEELERS (1-0) 3 10 3 7 23
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 4:35 Reed 35 FG 4-0; 2:09 3-0DET 2 14:18 C. Johnson 2 pass from Stafford (Pettrey kick) 11-68; 5:17 3-7PIT 2 7:30 Reed 37 FG 12-61; 6:48 6-7PIT 2 1:37 Redman 1 run (Reed kick) 6-75; 3:08 13-7PIT 3 2:09 Reed 32 FG 16-79; 9:09 16-7PIT 4 7:08 Brown 68 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 1-68; 0:12 23-7
Preseason Game #1Pittsburgh 23, Detroit 7
Aug. 14, 2010Heinz Field (55,248)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Vincent 6-37; Redman 6-34,
1 TD; Wright 8-27, 1 TD; Moore 5-27; Dixon 5-27; Mendenhall 8-11; Leftwich 2-11; Randle El1-(-13). NYG. – Brown 13-61, 1 TD; Bradshaw6-28, 1 TD; Bomar 3-21; Ware 4-10; Johnson4-9.
PASSING: Pit. – Dixon 8-7-0, 82;Roethlisberger 8-6-1, 76; Leftwich 6-3-0, 95,1 TD. NYG. – Bomar 26-13-1, 167.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Sanders 3-51; Miller 3-33;Wallace 2-80, 1 TD; Randle El 2-32; Brown 2-12; Spaeth 1-18; Battle 1-11; Mendenhall 1-8;Vincent 1-8. NYG. – Smith 2-53; Cruz 2-30;Hagan 2-10; Chandler 1-21; Manningham 1-11; Moss 1-11; Ware 1-9; Calhoun 1-9; Beckum1-7; Johnson 1-6.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Giants
1st Downs 23 (11-12-0) 19 (7-9-3)3rd Downs 6-12 (50%) 3-10 (30%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 412 280Plays-Avg. 64-6.4 58-4.8Rushing Yards 161 129Rush Att.-Avg. 41-3.9 30-4.3Passing Yards 251 151Att.-Comp.-Int. 22-16-1 26-13-1Sacks By 2-16 1-2Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 6-43.2Penalties 7-53 4-29Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Time of Poss. 31:35 28:25
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — QB Byron Leftwich found WR MikeWallace streaking down the middle of the field late in the second quarterfor a 68-yard touchdown, and a pair of Steelers’ rushing touchdowns inthe third quarter sealed the 24-17 victory against the N.Y. Giants at theNew Meadowlands Stadium. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0 in the preseasonand 12-3 in such games under Head Coach Mike Tomlin.
Tempers flared early in the game resulting in two ejections. On the firstpossession of the game, CB Ike Taylor and WR Hakeem Nicks exchangedpunches and were immediately ejected from the game. The game wouldremain scoreless until early in the second quarter when K Jeff Reedconnected from 26 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.
The Giants would take a 7-3 lead on RB Ahmad Bradshaw’s nine-yardtouchdown run midway through the second quarter, but it would be thelast time they would lead. The Steelers would go up 10-7 on the 68-yardtouchdown pass by Leftwich to Wallace. CB Joe Burnett’s interceptionof QB Rhett Bomar put the Steelers in good field position to add to theirlead, but the Giants stopped the Steelers on the one-yard line just as theclock expired before halftime.
On the Steelers first possession of the second half, RB Isaac Redmancapped a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a 12-yard rushing touchdown. RBDwayne Wright scored from two yards out late in the third quarter andthe Steelers were up 24-7. The Giants would cut the lead to seven late inthe fourth quarter, but the Steelers simply ran the clock out to secure thewin.
Despite a slow start in the first quarter, the Steelers racked up 412yards of total offense. QB Ben Roethlisberger, QB Dennis Dixon andLeftwich combined for 253 yards passing and one touchdown. Steelersrunning backs accumulated 161 yards on the ground, and five Steelershad at least 25 yards rushing.
For the second consecutive week the Steelers defense limited theiropponent to less than 30 percent on third-down conversions, forced atleast one turnover and controlled time of possession.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-0) 0 10 14 0 24Giants (1-1) 0 7 0 10 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 10:43 Reed 26 FG 13-58; 7:05 3-0NYG 2 7:15 Bradshaw 9 run (Tynes kick) 7-75; 3:28 3-7PIT 2 2:49 Wallace 68 pass from Leftwich (Reed kick) 4-83; 1:29 10-7PIT 3 9:54 Redman 12 run (Reed kick) 9-78; 5:06 17-7PIT 3 3:52 Wright 2 run (Reed kick) 8-82; 4:25 24-7NYG 4 12:23 Brown 1 run (Tynes kick) 12-74; 6:29 24-14NYG 4 5:49 Tynes 42 FG 10-55; 4:27 24-17
Preseason Game #2Pittsburgh 24, New York Giants 17
Aug. 21, 2010New Meadowlands Stadium (76,469)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Dwyer 13-89, 1 TD; Dixon
3-33; Mendenhall 5-28; Redman 3-11; Moore4-10; Randle El 1-3; Vincent 1-1. Den. – Ball10-75; White 12-34, 1 TD; Hall 5-15; Fargas 1-4.
PASSING: Pit. – Dixon 16-9-2, 94;Roethlisberger 6-4-0, 67; Batch 4-3-1, 44, 1TD; Leftwich 4-0-0. Den. – Orton 14-9-1, 80;Tebow 10-5-1, 72, 1 TD; Quinn 2-1-0, 2.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-59; Ward 3-19;Sanders 2-27; Moore 2-25; Brown 2-17, 1 TD;Vincent 1-20; Johnson 1-16; Grisham 1-13;Spaeth 1-9. Den. – Lloyd 4-40; Willis 3-55;Royal 3-36; Gaffney 2-8; Ball 1-10; Decker 1-3, 1 TD; Hall 1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Broncos
1st Downs 22 (7-12-3) 18 (6-8-4)3rd Downs 2-9 (22%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 355 268Plays-Avg. 63-5.6 56-4.8Rushing Yards 175 128Rush Att.-Avg. 30-5.8 28-4.6Passing Yards 180 140Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-16-3 26-15-2Sacks By 2-14 3-25Punts-Avg. 5-48.2 4-56.0Penalties 11-93 8-67Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 31:24 28:36
DENVER — Pittsburgh dropped its first game of the preseason as it fellto the Denver Broncos, 34-17, at INVESCO Field at Mile High, thanks inpart to three interceptions thrown by Steelers’ quarterbacks, two of whichwere returned for touchdowns. The Steelers fell to 2-1 in the preseasonwhile the Broncos improved to 1-2.
The Broncos struck first when RB LenDale White scored from twoyards out on their opening drive. The Steelers responded when K JeffReed connected on a 33-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3.
QB Dennis Dixon drove the Steelers to the Denver nine-yard line inthe second quarter, but was picked off by CB Perrish Cox. On Denver’sensuing drive, K Matt Prater booted a 39-yard field goal to put the Broncosahead 10-3.
CB William Gay’s interception late in the first half put Pittsburgh inposition to possibly cut the advantage, but Dixon was picked off by CBAndre Goodman, who returned it 77 yards for a touchdown to giveDenver a 17-3 halftime lead.
The Steelers scored early in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdownrun by RB Jonathan Dwyer that cut the lead to 20-10.
QB Tim Tebow tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Eric Deckeron the next drive to give the Broncos a 27-10 lead. However, QB CharlieBatch found WR Antonio Brown for a seven-yard touchdown to trimthe lead to 27-17.
After forcing a Denver punt, the Steelers gained possession on theirown 23-yard line. However, on the second play, Batch was picked off byCB Syd’Quan Thompson, who returned it 48 yards for a touchdown toseal the victory, 34-17.
The Steelers finished with 355 yards of total offense, including 175yards on the ground and 180 in the air. Denver tallied 268 yards ofoffense (128 rushing, 140 passing).
Dwyer led all rushers with 89 yards on 13 carries (6.8 avg.), includinga long of 40 yards, and one touchdown. WR Mike Wallace had a team-high three receptions for 59 yards (19.7 avg.), including a 47-yarder fromQB Ben Roethlisberger on the team’s first offensive play of the game.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-1) 3 0 0 14 17Broncos (1-2) 7 10 3 14 34
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREDEN 1 11:19 White 2 run (Prater kick) 8-60; 3:41 0-7PIT 1 8:11 Reed 33 FG 7-66; 3:08 3-7DEN 2 2:35 Prater 39 FG 11-59; 5:13 3-10DEN 2 0:11 Goodman 77 interception return (Prater kick) —; — 3-17DEN 3 1:45 Prater 29 FG 9-55; 3:54 3-20PIT 4 12:34 Dwyer 5 run (Reed kick) 2-5; 0:10 10-20DEN 4 10:05 Decker 3 pass from Tebow (Prater kick) 5-74; 2:29 10-27PIT 4 7:04 Brown 7 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 5-87; 3:01 17-27DEN 4 3:59 Thompson 48 interception return (Prater kick) —; — 17-34
Preseason Game #3Denver 34, Pittsburgh 17
Aug. 29, 2010INVESCO Field at Mile High (67,823)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Car. – Savage 8-33; Vaughan 5-
18; Goodson 4-16; Pike 2-9; Edwards 2-(-4).Pit. – Dwyer 20-86; Redman 4-35; Mendenhall5-22; Moore 5-20; Vincent 3-4; Roethlisberger1-1; Batch 1-0.
PASSING: Car. – Pike 18-10-0, 44; Cantwell9-6-0, 36; Edwards 2-1-0, 6. Pit. –Roethlisberger 6-4-0, 39; Leftwich 4-2-0, 43;Batch 4-3-0, 10; Dixon 1-1-0, 23, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Car. – Moore 3-7; Savage 3-0;Gettis 2-15; Edwards 2-10; Barnidge 2-8;Rosario 1-15; Goodson 1-9; Martin 1-8; Jarrett1-8; Petrowski 1-6. Pit. – Sanders 3-66, 1 TD;Battle 2-19; Brown 2-8; Miller 1-13; Moore 1-7;Summers 1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSPanthers Steelers
1st Downs 9 (3-5-1) 13 (7-4-2)3rd Downs 4-16 (25%) 2-12 (17%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 123 273Plays-Avg. 54-2.3 55-5.0Rushing Yards 72 168Rush Att.-Avg. 21-3.4 39-4.3Passing Yards 51 105Att.-Comp.-Int. 29-17-0 15-10-0Sacks By 1-10 4-35Punts-Avg. 7-52.9 5-51.8Penalties 7-65 6-50Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Time of Poss. 28:23 31:37
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers capped off a successful 2010preseason with a strong defensive victory over the Carolina Panthers19-3 at Heinz Field. The Steelers finished the preseason with a 3-1 recordfor the second consecutive year and improved to 13-4 all time in preseasonunder Coach Mike Tomlin.
Both teams got off to a sluggish start in the first quarter as neither teamcould really do much offensively. The Panthers looked poised to strikefirst during their opening drive, but K John Kasay hit the crossbar on a 51-yard field goal attempt. Towards the end of the first quarter Steelers KJeff Reed connected from 33 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.
Midway through the second quarter Steelers’ QB Bryon Leftwichfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for an 18-yard gain to put the Steelers atthe Carolina 34-yard line. Leftwich injured his knee during the play andwould leave the game. QB Dennis Dixon came in for Leftwich and threwa 23-yard touchdown pass three plays later to WR Emmanuel Sandersto put the Steelers up 10-0. It was Dixon’s only series of the game.
K Jeff Reed would add to the lead just before halftime with a 43-yardfield goal to put the Steelers up 13-0. Reed would add to his total in thethird quarter with a 31-yard field goal and towards the end of the fourthquarter with a 32-yard boot. Reed finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 onfield goals and finished the preseason a perfect 9-for-9. Carolina’s onlyscore came on Kasay’s 51-yard field goal at the beginning of the fourthquarter.
Though the Steelers only managed 105 passing yards as a team, Steelers’running backs racked up 168 yards on the ground. For the secondconsecutive game RB Jonathan Dwyer led the team in rushing andcarries. He finished the game with 20 carries for 86 yards, including along of 36 yards.
After a shaky performance in Denver last week, the Steelers defenseresponded with a strong showing against the Panthers. The Steelersheld Carolina to only 123 yards on offense, had four sacks and held themto only 4-of-16 on third down conversions.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (1-3) 0 0 0 3 3STEELERS (3-1) 3 10 3 3 19
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 2:38 Reed 33 FG 12-44; 5:58 3-0PIT 2 9:09 Sanders 23 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 4-52; 1:54 10-0PIT 2 0:00 Reed 43 FG 9-39; 5:19 13-0PIT 3 4:50 Reed 31 FG 9-30; 4:46 16-0CAR 4 14:51 Kasay 51 FG 10-29; 4:59 16-3PIT 4 1:06 Reed 32 FG 7-66; 3:44 19-3
Preseason Game #4Pittsburgh 19, Carolina 3
Sept. 2, 2010Heinz Field (52,130)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Atl. – Turner 19-42; Norwood 2-
8; Snelling 2-4; Ryan 2-4. Pit. – Mendenhall22-120, 1 TD; Redman 6-19; Dixon 2-4; Moore1-0.
PASSING: Atl. – Ryan 44-27-1, 252. Pit. –Dixon 26-18-1, 236.
RECEIVING: Atl. – White 13-111; Weems 4-36; Douglas 3-39; Gonzalez 2-35; Peelle 2-11; Norwood 1-9; Turner 1-7; Snelling 1-4. Pit.– Ward 6-108; Miller 4-40; Wallace 2-62;Mendenhall 2-15; Randle El 2-8; Moore 2-3.
TEAM STATISTICSFalcons Steelers
1st Downs 18 (6-11-1) 14 (6-8-0)3rd Downs 6-16 (38%) 4-14 (29%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 295 354Plays-Avg. 71-4.2 60-5.9Rushing Yards 58 143Rush Att.-Avg. 25-2.3 31-4.6Passing Yards 237 211Att.-Comp.-Int. 44-27-1 26-18-1Sacks By 3-25 2-15Punts-Avg. 7-40.1 5-50.8Penalties 3-24 4-25Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 30:29 32:06
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers won their eighth straight game on KickoffWeekend with a dramatic 15-9 overtime victory against the Atlanta Falconsat Heinz Field. The eight-game winning streak in season openers is thelongest current streak in the NFL.
The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime and elected to receive. Aftertwo costly holding penalties the Falcons were forced to punt from theirown 14-yard line. The Steelers took over at midfield and on the first playRB Rashard Mendenhall broke free for a game-winning 50-yardtouchdown run. Mendenhall finished the game with 120 yards on 22carries and one touchdown, his fourth career 100-yard rushing game.
On the Steelers’ opening drive in the first quarter, QB Dennis Dixon,making only his second career start, marched the team to the Atlanta 35-yard line. K Jeff Reed connected from 52 yards out to put the Steelers up3-0. It was the longest field goal in Heinz Field history and Reed’s secondlongest of his career.
Neither team moved the ball effectively, exchanging punts for most partof the half. Reed missed a 55-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in thehalf, which left enough time for Atlanta to strike. Falcons’ QB Matt Ryanfound WR Eric Weems for 17 yards and WR Roddy White for anotherseven yards to put the Falcons at the Steelers’ 32-yard line. K Matt Bryantconnected from 49-yards out just as the halftime clock expired and thegame was tied, 3-3.
On the opening drive of the second half, Bryant connected from 39yards out to put the Falcons up 6-3. Reed would connect on two morefield goals, and Bryant added another, and the game was tied, 9-9. TheFalcons took over at their own 21-yard line with 1:45 left in the game, buton the first play S Troy Polamalu picked off QB Matt Ryan. The Steelerslooked like they had the game in hand but Reed’s 40-yard field goal attemptwent wide right and the game headed into overtime.
WR Hines Ward finished the game with 108 yards receiving on sixcatches. He became the first Steelers receiver to surpass 11,000 yardsreceiving, and he broke the record for most 100-yard receiving games inteam history (26), passing former WR John Stallworth.
The Steelers’ defense held the Falcons to only 58 yards rushing andposted two sacks (LB LaMarr Woodley, LB James Harrison) and aninterception.
GAME SUMMARY
Falcons (0-1) 0 3 3 3 0 9STEELERS (1-0) 3 0 3 3 6 15
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:51 Reed 52 FG 11-40; 7:09 3-0ATL 2 0:00 Bryant 49 FG 4-24; 0:17 3-3ATL 3 10:40 Bryant 39 FG 13-56; 4:20 3-6PIT 3 6:53 Reed 36 FG 6-62; 3:47 6-6PIT 4 8:54 Reed 34 FG 10-67; 5:07 9-6ATL 4 3:24 Bryant 23 FG 13-64; 5:30 9-9PIT OT 12:25 Mendenhall 50 run 1-50; 0:11 15-9
Game #1Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9 (OT)
Sept. 12, 2010Heinz Field (63,609)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 23-69; Dixon
3-28; Redman 4-8; Moore 2-1; Batch 1-0. Ten.– Johnson 16-34; Young 2-12; Ringer 2-1;Collins 2-(-1).
PASSING: Pit. – Batch 11-5-0, 25; Dixon 6-4-0, 18. Ten. – Collins 25-17-1, 149, 1 TD; Young10-7-2, 66.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 2-25; Miller 2-3;Ward 1-9; Redman 1-3; Mendenhall 1-3;Randle 1-0; Moore 1-0. Ten. – Britt 5-41;Johnson 5-19; Gage 4-74; Washington 4-34,1 TD; Scaife 3-20; Hall 1-13; Stevens 1-9; Cook1-5.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Titans
1st Downs 7 (6-0-1) 14 (2-12-0)3rd Downs 2-15 (13%) 4-14 (29%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 127 238Plays-Avg. 54-2.4 61-3.9Rushing Yards 106 46Rush Att.-Avg. 33-3.2 22-2.1Passing Yards 21 192Att.-Comp.-Int. 17-9-0 35-24-3Sacks By 4-23 4-22Punts-Avg. 8-43.5 5-48.8Penalties 5-35 11-72Fumbles-Lost 4-1 7-4Time of Poss. 33:40 26:20
NASHVILLE — The Steelers improved to 2-0 on the year with adominating defensive performance against the Tennessee Titans at LPField. The Steelers’ 19-11 victory was only the second win for the Steelersin 10 tries in the state of Tennessee.
The Steelers wasted no time scoring, using a little trickery to return theopening kickoff for a touchdown. RB Mewelde Moore took the ball atthe two-yard line and handed it off to rookie WR Antonio Brown, whotook it 89 yards for the touchdown. In his first career game, Brownbecame the first Steelers rookie to return a kick for a touchdown sinceWR Antwaan Randle El returned a 99-yard kickoff in 2002.
Two drives later, the Titans marched 39 yards to the Steelers two-yardline before K Rob Bironas connected from 21 yards out and cut the lead7-3.
The Titans drove to the Steelers’ 16-yard line on their next drive, but STroy Polamalu picked off QB Vince Young in the end zone. Theinterception was the first of four turnovers the Steelers forced in the firsthalf. On the ensuing drive K Jeff Reed connected from 36 yards out toput the Steelers up 10-3. RB Chris Johnson’s fumble allowed the Steelersto capitalize right before halftime, and Reed connected from 34 yards outto put the Steelers up 13-3.
Neither team scored in the third quarter, and after Young committed hisfourth turnover of the game he was pulled for QB Kerry Collins. CBBryant McFadden picked off Collins on his second pass attempt. Reedconnected from 25 and 27 yards out in the fourth quarter, his third andfourth field goals of the game and the Steelers were up 19-3.
The Titans made it interesting late in the fourth quarter. Collins foundWR Nate Washington for a two-yard touchdown and WR Kenny Britt forthe two-point conversion. The Titans recovered their onside kick attemptand were in Steelers’ territory, but the defense stopped the Titans at the41-yard line as time expired.
Though the Steelers couldn’t get their offense going, (127 total yards)the defense forced seven turnovers (four fumbles, three interceptions)and held Johnson to only 34 yards rushing. LB James Harrison hadtwo sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (2-0) 7 6 0 6 19Titans (1-1) 3 0 0 8 11
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 14:46 Brown 89 kickoff return (Reed kick) —; — 7-0TEN 1 10:46 Bironas 21 FG 6-34; 2:52 7-3PIT 2 14:12 Reed 36 FG 11-62; 6:33 10-3PIT 2 0:00 Reed 34 FG 4-7; 1:36 13-3PIT 4 14:56 Reed 25 FG 8-28; 4:53 16-3PIT 4 4:59 Reed 27 FG 4-6; 1:33 19-3TEN 4 0:58 Washington 2 pass from Collins
(2-pt.. conversion Collins-Britt pass) 17-85; 4:01 19-11
Game #2Pittsburgh 19, Tennessee 11
Sept. 19, 2010LP Field (69,143)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 19-143, 1 TD;
Redman 5-31; Batch 5-26; Moore 1-4; Wallace1-(-1), Ward 1-(-2). T.B. – Blount 6-27, 1 TD;Freeman 6-15; Williams 6-13; Graham 2-13;Johnson 1-7.
PASSING: Pit. – Batch 17-12-2, 186, 3 TDs.T.B. – Freeman 31-20-1, 184; Johnson 6-6-0,67.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-100, 2 TDs;Ward 3-34, 1 TD; Miller 2-25; Moore 2-4;Randle El 1-14; Redman 1-9. T.B. – M. Williams5-55; C. Will iams 5-33; Graham 4-57;Stroughter 4-17; Benn 3-33; Winslow 3-24;Stevens 1-22; Spurlock 1-10.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Buccaneers
1st Downs 17 (10-7-0) 18 (5-12-1)3rd Downs 4-9 (44%) 6-14 (43%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 387 303Plays-Avg. 49-7.9 62-4.9Rushing Yards 201 75Rush Att.-Avg. 32-6.3 21-3.6Passing Yards 186 228Att.-Comp.-Int. 17-12-2 37-26-1Sacks By 4-23 0-0Punts-Avg. 1-62.0 5-31.0Penalties 2-20 4-45Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Time of Poss. 26:54 33:06
TAMPA — The Pittsburgh Steelers offense exploded for four first-halftouchdowns and never looked back, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers38-13 at Raymond James Stadium. The Steelers improve to 3-0 whileTampa Bay fell to 2-1.
QB Charlie Batch, making his first start since December 30, 2007, waspicked off on the Steelers’ first drive of the game. On the ensuing drive, KConnor Barth connected from 40 yards to put the Buccaneers up 3-0.
The Steelers would respond on their next drive. Batch found WR MikeWallace deep in the end zone for a 46-yard touchdown. The Buccaneerscut the lead to 7-6 on Barth’s 24-yard field goal early in the secondquarter, but the Steelers would score the next 31 points.
Midway through the second quarter, the Steelers faced a third-and-sixfrom the Tampa Bay 48-yard line. On that play, Batch scrambled for 24yards, the longest run of his career, to give the Steelers a key first-down.Two plays later RB Rashard Mendenhall scored from three yards outto put the Steelers up 14-6. Mendenhall finished the game with 19 carriesfor 143 yards and one touchdown.
Batch found Wallace again for a 41-yard touchdown in the secondquarter. It was Wallace’s second career game with two receivingtouchdowns. Wallace finished the game with three catches for 100 yardsand two touchdowns.
Just before the half, Batch threw his third touchdown, a nine-yardstrike to WR Hines Ward to put the Steelers up 28-6. Batch finished thegame 12-of-17 for 186 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
K Jeff Reed connected from 24 yards near the end of the third quarterto put the Steelers up 31-6, which were the first points Tampa Bay hadallowed in the second-half all season. On the first play of the fourthquarter, DE Brett Keisel picked off QB Josh Freeman and returned it 79yards for a touchdown. It was Keisel’s first career interception and firstcareer touchdown in his nine seasons in the NFL.
The Steelers offense tallied more than 200 rushing yards and nearly400 yards of total offense. The Steelers defense continued its stellarplay, holding Tampa Bay to only 74 yards rushing while forcing twoturnovers and posting four sacks.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (3-0) 7 21 3 7 38Buccaneers (2-1) 3 3 0 7 13
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORETB 1 12:10 Barth 40 FG 4-9; 1:58 0-3PIT 1 7:53 Wallace 46 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 2-45; 0:53 7-3TB 2 14:08 Barth 24 FG 15-74; 8:45 7-6PIT 2 10:19 Mendenhall 3 run (Reed kick) 6-67; 3:49 14-6PIT 2 7:15 Wallace 41 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 2-44; 0:47 21-6PIT 2 0:16 Ward 9 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 11-79; 4:02 28-6PIT 3 2:23 Reed 24 FG 8-53; 4:21 31-6PIT 4 14:44 Keisel 79 interception return (Reed kick) —; — 38-6TB 4 1:54 Blount 1 run (Barth kick) 10-68; 4:09 38-13
Game #3Pittsburgh 38, Tampa Bay 13
Sept. 26, 2010Raymond James Stadium (61,036)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Bal. – McGahee 14-39, 1 TD; Rice
8-20; McClain 2-7; Boldin 1-3; Flacco 2-1. Pit.– Mendenhall 25-79, 2 TDs; Batch 1-4; Wallace1-1.
PASSING: Bal. – Flacco 37-24-1, 256, 1 TD.Pit. – Batch 21-12-1, 141.
RECEIVING: Bal. – Boldin 7-68; Mason 6-80;Houshmandzadeh 3-49, 1 TD; Heap 3-35;McClain 2-13; McGahee 2-2; Rice 1-9. Pit. –Randle El 2-50; Miller 2-32; Wallace 2-24; Ward2-14; Mendenhall 2-9; Brown 1-6; Redman 1-6.
TEAM STATISTICSRavens Steelers
1st Downs 22 (4-14-4) 14 (7-6-1)3rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 4-11 (36%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 320 210Plays-Avg. 65-4.9 50-4.2Rushing Yards 70 84Rush Att.-Avg. 27-2.6 27-3.1Passing Yards 250 126Att.-Comp.-Int. 37-24-1 21-12-1Sacks By 2-15 1-6Punts-Avg. 3-42.0 5-49.4Penalties 7-52 11-88Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Time of Poss. 30:31 29:29
PITTSBURGH — QB Joe Flacco found WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh foran 18-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds left in the game to beat thePittsburgh Steelers 17-14 at Heinz Field. The Steelers fell to 3-1 headinginto their bye week, while the Ravens improved to 3-1 with the victory.
A missed 46-yard field goal by K Billy Cundiff set up the Steelers firstscore in the game. QB Charlie Batch led the Steelers on a seven-play,52-yard drive that was capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by RBRashard Mendenhall.
The Ravens marched 78 yards on eight plays on their first drive of thesecond quarter. RB Willis McGahee scored from nine yards out to tie thegame at 7-7. The Ravens capitalized on the Steelers offensive strugglesand took a 10-7 halftime lead on Cundiff’s 36-yard field goal as timeexpired.
The Steelers defense turned up the heat in the third quarter forcing twoturnovers. LB James Harrison forced a McGahee fumble that put theSteelers at the Raven’s 27-yard line. But Batch was sacked for a seven-yard loss on third down, and K Jeff Reed’s 49-yard field goal attempt hitthe right crossbar.
Near the end of the third quarter CB Ike Taylor picked off Flacco, andthe Steelers took over at the Baltimore 33-yard line. The Steelers thoughcould not move the ball and Reed’s 45-yard field goal try went wide left.
The Steelers forced the Ravens to punt on their ensuing drive and tookover at their own seven-yard line. The Steelers marched the ball 93 yardson 13 plays to set up Mendenhall’s seven-yard touchdown run, his secondof the day. Mendenhall finished with 25 carries for 79 yards and twotouchdowns.
On Baltimore’s next drive, the Steelers defense stopped them on afourth-and-goal from the two-yard line, and it appeared the Steelers couldrun out the clock. However, the Steelers committed two false-start penaltiesand did not get a first down. After a Daniel Sepulveda punt, the Ravenstook over at the Steelers’ 40-yard line.
The Steelers offense really struggled to move the ball against the Ravensdefense. For the first time all season the Steelers had less than 100 yardsrushing and the 126 passing yards are the second-lowest total in the lasttwo seasons.
GAME SUMMARY
Ravens (3-1) 0 10 0 7 17STEELERS (3-1) 7 0 0 7 14
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 2:08 Mendenhall 1 run (Reed kick) 7-64; 4:08 7-0BAL 2 13:33 McGahee 9 run (Cundiff kick) 8-83; 3:35 7-7BAL 2 0:00 Cundiff 33 FG 14-48; 5:20 7-10PIT 4 7:14 Mendenhall 7 run (Reed kick) 13-93; 6:52 14-10BAL 4 0:32 Houshmandzadeh 18 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick) 4-40; 0:36 14-17
Game #4Baltimore 17, Pittsburgh 14
Oct. 3, 2010Heinz Field (64,729)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Cle. – Hillis 12-41; McCoy 4-22;
Bell 2-3; Cribbs 2-1; Stuckey 1-2. Pit. –Mendenhall 27-84, 1 TD; Redman 6-31;Roethlisberger 1-5; Moore 1-1.
PASSING: Cle. – McCoy 33-23-2, 281, 1 TD.Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-16-1, 257, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING: Cle. – Watson 6-88, 1 TD; Hillis6-49; Moore 4-84; Stuckey 4-46; Robiskie 2-13; Vickers 1-1. Pit. – Ward 5-54, 1 TD; Wallace3-90, 1 TD; Mendenhall 3-15; Miller 2-50, 1TD; Sanders 2-37; Randle El 1-11.
TEAM STATISTICSBrowns Steelers
1st Downs 17 (2-14-1) 22 (8-13-1)3rd Downs 6-13 (46%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 327 378Plays-Avg. 60-5.5 62-6.1Rushing Yards 69 121Rush Att.-Avg. 21-3.2 35-3.5Passing Yards 258 257Att.-Comp.-Int. 33-23-2 27-16-1Sacks By 0-0 6-23Punts-Avg. 5-40.8 6-42.8Penalties 4-46 4-25Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Time of Poss. 28:04 31:56
PITTSBURGH — In his first game back since serving his four-gamesuspension, QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passesto beat the Cleveland Browns, 28-10, at Heinz Field. The Steelers improvedto 4-1 on the season, while the Browns fell to 1-5.
On the Browns opening drive of the game, rookie QB Colt McCoy droveto the Steelers 45-yard line. After being sacked by LB LaMarr Woodley,McCoy was intercepted by S Ryan Clark on the next play. The Steelerstook over and marched to the Cleveland 14-yard line. Rookie CB JoeHaden though picked off Roethlisberger and returned it 62 yards to set upthe Browns first score. K Phil Dawson connected from 39 yards and theBrowns led 3-0.
The Steelers though would respond on their ensuing drive.Roethlisberger led the offense on an 11-play, 81-yard drive that wascapped off by a 29-yard touchdown pass to WR Mike Wallace. TheSteelers would take that 7-3 lead into halftime.
Clinging to their slim lead midway through the third quarter, the Steelerstook over at their own four-yard line. Five plays later, the Steelers grabbeda 14-3 lead on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to WRHines Ward. On the drive Roethlisberger found Wallace for a 50-yarderand TE Heath Miller for 36 yards.
WR Chansi Stuckey’s muffed punt set the Steelers up at the Cleveland13-yard line midway through the fourth quarter. RB Rashard Mendenhallscored from two yards out and the Steelers increased their lead 21-3. Butthe Browns responded quickly on their next drive. McCoy found TEBenjamin Watson for a 12-yard touchdown, and the Browns cut the lead21-10.
The Steelers recovered Cleveland’s onside-kick attempt but went three-and-out, and were forced to punt. Colt McCoy though was picked off byLB Lawrence Timmons and he returned it to the Cleveland 18-yardline. Timmons finished the game with two sacks and an interception.Three plays later Roethlisberger found Miller for a 14-yard touchdown,his first of the season.
The Steelers defense continued its stellar play. It had six sacks, twointerceptions and one forced fumble. The offense had its best showingthus far in the 2010 season, finishing with a season-high in total yards(378) and passing yards (257). For the second time this season, theoffensive line did not allow a sack.
GAME SUMMARY
Browns (1-5) 3 0 0 7 10STEELERS (4-1) 0 7 7 14 28
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECLE 1 1:51 Dawson 39 FG 7-14; 4:16 0-3PIT 2 10:40 Wallace 29 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 11-81; 6:11 7-3PIT 3 3:13 Ward 8 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 5-96; 1:59 14-3PIT 4 5:50 Mendenhall 2 run (Reed kick) 4-13; 2:00 21-3CLE 4 4:09 Watson 12 pass from McCoy (Dawson kick) 6-70; 1:41 21-10PIT 4 1:25 Miller 14 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 3-18; 0:17 28-10
Game #5Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 10
Oct. 17, 2010Heinz Field (65,168)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 15-37; Moore
4-11; Redman 3-9; Roethlisberger 5-1. Mia. –Williams 11-48; Brown 9-14; Polite 1-2.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-19-0,302, 2 TDs. Mia. – Henne 36-23-1, 257, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Ward 7-131, 1 TD; Moore4-48; Miller 3-33; Wallace 2-53, 1 TD; Sanders1-18; Randle El 1-13; Mendenhall 1-6. Mia. –Bess 6-66, 1 TD; Marshall 5-57; Hartline 5-57;Fasano 3-49; Brown 2-20; Wallace 1-6; Polite1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Dolphins
1st Downs 15 (2-12-1) 15 (2-13-0)3rd Downs 6-15 (40%) 3-12 (25%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 348 313Plays-Avg. 57-6.1 58-5.4Rushing Yards 58 64Rush Att.-Avg. 27-2.1 21-3.0Passing Yards 290 249Att.-Comp.-Int. 27-19-0 36-23-1Sacks By 1-8 3-12Punts-Avg. 3-47.3 3-48.3Penalties 5-34 3-24Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1Time of Poss. 30:49 29:11
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — K Jeff Reed’s 18-yard field goal with 2:26left in the game sealed the 23-22 victory for the Steelers against the MiamiDolphins at Sun Life Stadium. With the win the Steelers improved to 5-1,including 3-0 on the road. The Dolphins fell to 3-3.
The Steelers got off to a shaky start fumbling the ball twice on their firsttwo possessions. WR Emmanuel Sanders was stripped on the openingkickoff and the Dolphins took over at the Steelers’ 22-yard line. K DanCarpenter connected from 39 yards out and the Dolphins led 3-0. On theSteelers’ ensuing drive QB Ben Roethlisberger fumbled as he wasbeing sacked and the Dolphins took over at the Pittsburgh 13-yard line.Carpenter would connect from 23 yards out and the Dolphins led 6-0.
The Steelers’ offense would settle down and finally got on the boardearly in the second quarter. Reed’s 22-yard field goal cut the lead 6-3, andon the Dolphins’ next drive LB James Farrior recovered a Dolphins’fumble to set the Steelers up in Miami territory. A few plays later,Roethlisberger found WR Hines Ward for a 21-yard touchdown to putthe Steelers up 10-6. Ward finished with seven catches for a game-high131 yards and one touchdown.
Midway through the second quarter the Steelers led 10-9 whenRoethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace streaking down the field for a53-yard touchdown pass. The Dolphins would respond on their nextdrive. QB Chad Henne found WR Davone Bess for a 26-yard touchdown,and the Steelers led 17-16 at halftime.
Reed’s 39-yard field goal in the third quarter put the Steelers up 20-16.But Miami kept responding. Carpenter connected from 37 yards in thethird quarter and from 40 yards in the fourth quarter and the Dolphins led22-20 with only five minutes remaining in the game. Carpenter finishedwith a career-high five field goals made.
Trailing 22-20, Sanders took a kickoff and returned it to the Miami 48-yard line. Roethlisberger led the Steelers’ on an eight-play, 47-yard drivethat ended with Reed’s field goal. Roethlisberger finished the game 19-of-27 for a season-high 302 yards and two touchdowns.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (5-1) 0 17 3 3 23Dolphins (3-3) 6 10 3 3 22
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREMIA 1 14:02 Carpenter 39 FG 4-1; 0:51 0-3MIA 1 11:15 Carpenter 23 FG 4-8; 1:53 0-6PIT 2 14:14 Reed 22 FG 13-86; 8:20 3-6PIT 2 11:11 Ward 21 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 5-34; 1:44 10-6MIA 2 6:03 Carpenter 22 FG 11-69; 5:08 10-9PIT 2 5:47 Wallace 53 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 1-53; 0:16 17-9MIA 2 1:50 Bess 26 pass from Henne (Carpenter kick) 9-80; 3:57 17-16PIT 3 5:32 Reed 39 FG 10-46; 5:32 20-16MIA 3 1:08 Carpenter 37 FG 9-52; 4:24 20-19MIA 4 5:17 Carpenter 40 FG 7-52; 3:27 20-22PIT 4 2:26 Reed 18 FG 8-47; 2:51 23-22
Game #6Pittsburgh 23, Miami 22
Oct. 24, 2010Sun Life Stadium (69,867)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 15-71, 1 TD;
Redman 3-19; Moore 2-19; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). N.O. – Jones 7-16; Betts 3-8; Ivory 7-7;Colston 1-1; Brees 3-(-2).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 28-17-1,195. N.O. – Brees 44-34-1, 305, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-43; Randel El3-33; Ward 3-15; Miller 2-39; Spaeth 2-21;Mendenhall 2-14; Sanders 1-21; Johnson 1-9. N.O. – Moore 7-54,1 TD; Meachem 6-76;Colston 6-75, 1 TD; Thomas 4-15; Henderson3-33; Shockey 3-30; Jones 3-20; Evans 1-2;Betts 1-0.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Saints
1st Downs 13 (7-6-0) 19 (3-14-2)3rd Downs 3-10 (30%) 7-16 (44%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 279 318Plays-Avg. 52-5.4 67-4.7Rushing Yards 108 30Rush Att.-Avg. 21-5.1 21-1.4Passing Yards 171 288Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-17-1 44-34-1Sacks By 2-17 3-24Punts-Avg. 4-48.0 4-43.8Penalties 4-38 3-35Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Time of Poss. 25:54 34:06
NEW ORLEANS — QB Drew Brees’ eight-yard touchdown toss to WRLance Moore with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter sealed the 20-10 victoryfor the New Orleans Saints over the Steelers at the Louisiana Superdome.Steelers fell to 5-2 on the season with the loss, while the Saints improvedto 5-3.
Both teams struggled moving the football as neither one scored in thefirst quarter. K Jeff Reed got the Steelers on the board early in thesecond quarter connecting from 19-yards out for a 3-0 lead. The Saintsthough would tie the game 3-3 with only eight seconds left before halftimeon K Garrett Hartley’s 31-yard field goal.
On the Saints’ first possession of the second half, Brees led the offenseon a 12-play, 51-yard drive that was capped off by Hartley’s 23-yard fieldgoal that increased their lead 6-3. Early in the fourth quarter Brees foundWR Marques Colston for a 16-yard touchdown to put the Saints up 13-3.However, on the Steelers’ ensuing drive RB Rashard Mendenhall founda seam and went 38 yards untouched into the end zone to cut the lead to13-10. Mendenhall finished the game with 15 carries for 71 yards andone touchdown.
The Saints looked poised to add to their lead on their next drive whenBrees found WR Robert Meachem for a 50-yard gain, which set theSaints up at the Steelers’ 26-yard line. But two plays later, CB BryantMcFadden sacked Brees and forced a fumble that was recovered byLB LaMarr Woodley, and the Steelers took over at the Saints’ 27-yardline.
The Steelers had the momentum and were marching into Saints’ territory,but a costly turnover sealed the Steelers’ fate. QB Ben Roethlisbergerfound TE Heath Miller for 20-yard gain, but Miller was hit hard andfumbled the football. The Saints then marched 55 yards for the game-clinching touchdown pass by Brees. Brees finished the game 34-of-44for 305 yards and two touchdowns.
The Steelers’ rush defense continued its dominance, allowing a season-low 30 yards rushing. The defense as a whole had two sacks, a forcedfumble and an interception. The Steelers’ offense though struggled, onlyhaving 279 total yards (108 rushing, 195 passing).
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (5-2) 0 3 0 7 10Saints (5-3) 0 3 3 14 20
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 9:09 Reed 19 FG 11-43; 6:11 3-0NO 2 0:08 Hartley 31 FG 7-46; 1:03 3-3NO 3 8:24 Hartley 23 FG 12-51; 6:36 3-6NO 4 12:55 Colston 16 pass from Brees (Hartley kick) 10-59; 6:13 3-13PIT 4 10:48 Mendenhall 38 run (Reed kick) 4-68; 2:07 10-13NO 4 2:37 Moore 8 pass from Brees (Hartley kick) 8-55; 3:47 10-20
Game #7New Orleans 20, Pittsburgh 10
Oct. 31, 2010Louisiana Superdome (70,011)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 22-99, 1 TD;
Roethlisberger 5-13; Moore 2-5; Redman 2-2;Randle El 1-2. Cin. – Benson 18-54, 1 TD.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 27-17-1,163, 1 TD; Randle El 1-1-0, 39, 1 TD. Cin. –Palmer 36-22-1, 248, 2 TDs.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 5-110, 1 TD;Mendenhall 3-31; Miller 3-21; Ward 3-10, 1TD; Moore 2-8; Spaeth 1-12; Randle El 1-10.Cin. – Owens 10-141, 2 TDs; Shipley 4-47;Leonard 3-14; Benson 2-20; Gresham 2-11;Ochocinco 1-15.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Bengals
1st Downs 14 (7-7-0) 18 (3-10-5)3rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 3-12 (25%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 314 272Plays-Avg. 61-5.1 58-4.7Rushing Yards 121 54Rush Att.-Avg. 32-3.8 18-3.0Passing Yards 193 218Att.-Comp.-Int. 28-18-1 36-22-1Sacks By 4-30 1-9Punts-Avg. 5-40.6 5-33.2Penalties 7-73 3-30Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Time of Poss. 32:19 27:41
CINCINNATI — WR Antwaan Randle El’s 39-yard touchdown passto WR Mike Wallace early in the fourth quarter sealed the Steelers’ 27-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. With thewin the Steelers improved to 6-0 on Monday Night Football under MikeTomlin, and for the second consecutive year the Steelers started theirseason 6-2. The Bengals fell to 2-6.
LB Jason Worilds’ fumble recovery on Cincinnati’s opening kickoffset the Steelers up for their first score. RB Rashard Mendenhall scoredfrom one-yard out and the Steelers were up 7-0. On the Bengals’ ensuingdrive, CB William Gay blocked a punt to set the Steelers up for theirsecond score. K Jeff Reed connected from 25-yards out, and the Steelersincreased their lead 10-0.
The Bengals though would strike after a rare fumble by WR HinesWard. QB Carson Palmer found WR Terrell Owens for a 19-yardtouchdown pass to cut the lead 10-7. Near the end of the half LBLawrence Timmons picked off Palmer and the Steelers’ took over attheir own 48-yard line. QB Ben Roethlisberger led the offense on asix-play, 52-yard drive that was capped off by an eight-yard touchdownpass to Ward to put the Steelers up 17-7.
A missed field goal by K Mike Nugent allowed the Steelers to increasetheir lead going into halftime. Reed connected from 53-yards out and theSteelers led 20-7 at the break. It was Reed’s longest field goal of theseason, and tied his career long.
The Steelers went up 27-7 on the Randle El touchdown pass, but thegame was far from over. Palmer led the Bengals on a five-play, 66-yarddrive that ended with a 27-yard pass to Owens. Owens finished thegame with 10 catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. And S RoyWilliams picked off Roethlisberger to set up RB Cedric Benson’s one-yardtouchdown run that cut the lead to 27-21. The Bengals had a chance towin the game on their last drive of the game. But on a fourth-and-five play,WR Jordan Shipley dropped Palmer’s pass and the Steelers werevictorious.
The Steelers defense had four sacks and held the Bengals to only 54rushing yards. The offense totaled 314 total yards, and the special teamshad a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (6-2) 10 10 0 7 27Bengals (2-6) 0 7 0 14 21
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 12:57 Mendenhall 1 run (Reed kick) 4-25; 1:55 7-0PIT 1 7:46 Reed 25 FG 6-23; 2:17 10-0CIN 2 8:46 Owens 19 pass from Palmer (Nugent kick) 4-38; 2:05 10-7PIT 2 2:07 Ward 8 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 6-52; 3:03 17-7PIT 2 0:05 Reed 53 FG 5-24; 0:40 20-7PIT 4 14:50 Wallace 39 pass from Randle El (Reed kick) 5-56; 2:40 27-7CIN 4 13:12 Owens 27 pass from Palmer (Nugent kick) 5-66; 1:38 27-14CIN 4 9:05 Benson 1 run (Nugent kick) 2-36; 1:01 27-21
Game #8Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 21
Nov. 8, 2010Paul Brown Stadium (65,626)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: N.E. – Green-Ell is 18-87;
Woodhead 4-11; Brady 1-3, 1 TD; Moore 1-2.Pit. – Mendenhall 11-50; Moore 4-14;Roethlisberger 1-12.
PASSING: N.E. – Brady 43-30-0, 350, 3 TDs.Pit. – Roethlisberger 49-30-1, 387, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING: N.E. – Welker 8-89; Branch 7-71; Gronkowski 5-72, 3 TDs; Green-Ellis 4-36;Tate 2-50; Woodhead 2-22; Morris 1-6;Crumpler 1-4. Pit. – Wallace 8-136, 2 TDs;Moore 5-79; Randle El 5-66; Miller 5-60;Sanders 5-41, 1 TD; Mendenhall 2-5.
TEAM STATISTICSPatriots Steelers
1st Downs 26 (5-20-1) 27 (4-22-1)3rd Downs 3-10 (30%) 5-12 (42%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 453 425Plays-Avg. 67-6.8 70-6.1Rushing Yards 103 76Rush Att.-Avg. 24-4.3 16-4.8Passing Yards 350 349Att.-Comp.-Int. 43-30-0 49-30-1Sacks By 5-38 0-0Punts-Avg. 5-40.2 5-45.2Penalties 10-113 6-45Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 31:28 28:32
PITTSBURGH — QB Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, all toTE Rob Gronkowski, and the Patriots beat the Steelers 39-26 at Heinz Field.The Steelers fell to 6-3 on the season while the Patriots improved to 7-2.
New England wasted no time getting on the board, driving 70 yards oneight plays on their first drive as Brady found Gronkowski for a 19-yardtouchdown. Near the end of the first quarter, K Shayne Graham connectedfrom 31-yards out to increase the Patriots’ lead to 10-0.
The Steelers got on the board with five minutes left in the half when KJeff Reed’s 22-yard field goal cut the lead to 10-3 at the half.
Brady found Gronkowski again in the third quarter, this time for a nine-yard score, and the Patriots led 17-3. And with less than a minute left inthe third quarter, Brady scored from three yards out to put the Patriots up23-3. Brady finished the game 30-of-43 for 350 yards with threetouchdowns and one rushing touchdown.
The Steelers responded early in the fourth quarter as QB BenRoethlisberger found WR Emmanuel Sanders for his first careertouchdown reception. The six-yard score cut the lead 23-10. The Steelersforced the Patriots to punt on their next drive and took over at their own11-yard line. Two plays later, S James Sanders picked off Roethlisbergerand returned it 32 yards for a touchdown.
Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace for a 15-yard touchdownmidway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 29-18. But Bradywent back to Gronkowski on their next drive for a 25-yard touchdownpass to go up 36-18. Roethlisberger found Wallace again, this time for a33-yard touchdown on the Steelers’ ensuing drive to cut the lead to 36-26, but it was too little, too late. Graham would make a 36-yard field foalwith less than two minutes remaining to give the Patriots a 39-26 win.
The Steelers’ offense had a season-high 425 yards of total offense,including a season-high 387 passing yards by Roethlisberger. He finishedthe game 30-of-49 for 387 yards with three touchdowns and oneinterception. The Steelers’ defense had its worst performance of their2010 season, giving up season highs in rushing yards (103), passingyards (350) and total yards (453).
GAME SUMMARY
Patriots (7-2) 10 0 13 16 39STEELERS (6-3) 0 3 0 23 26
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENE 1 9:48 Gronkowski 19 pass from Brady (Graham kick) 8-70; 4:07 0-7NE 1 1:03 Graham 31 FG 10-46; 5:26 0-10PIT 2 5:08 Reed 22 FG 10-76; 5:22 3-10NE 3 9:48 Gronkowski 9 pass from Brady (Graham kick) 10-78; 5:12 3-17NE 3 0:22 Brady 3 run (Graham kick failed) 7-80; 3:18 3-23PIT 4 12:11 Sanders 6 pass from Roethlisberger (Reed kick) 7-71; 3:11 10-23NE 4 8:32 Sanders 32 interception return (2-pt. attempt failed) —; — 10-29PIT 4 6:44 Wallace 15 pass from Roethlisberger
(Moore run, 2-pt. conversion) 5-53; 1:48 18-29NE 4 4:23 Gronkowski 25 pass from Brady (Graham kick) 5-41; 2:21 18-36PIT 4 2:59 Wallace 33 pass from Roethlisberger
(Moore run, 2-pt. conversion) 5-80; 1:24 26-36NE 4 1:53 Graham 36 FG 5-15; 1:06 26-39
Game #9New England 39, Pittsburgh 26
Nov. 14, 2010Heinz Field (64,359)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Oak. – Bush 4-33; McFadden 10-
14; Gradkowski 1-12; Reece 1-2. Pit. –Mendenhall 23-59, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 3-55,1 TD; Redman 5-27; Wallace 1-19; Moore 1-2.
PASSING: Oak. – Gradkowski 24-13-1, 98;Campbell 19-7-1, 70. Pit. – Roethlisberger 29-18-0, 275, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING: Oak. – Higgins 4-37; Myers 3-28; Murphy 3-25; Ford 2-27; Bush 2-18;McFadden 2-16; Z. Miller 2-9; N. Miller 2-8. Pit.– Wallace 3-116, 1 TD; Ward 3-28; Miller 3-26;Moore 3-17; Sanders 2-35, 1 TD; Spaeth 2-16;Brown 1-21; Redman 1-16, 1 TD.
TEAM STATISTICSRaiders Steelers
1st Downs 17 (4-8-5) 18 (7-11-0)3rd Downs 3-14 (21%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 182 431Plays-Avg. 65-2.8 64-6.7Rushing Yards 61 162Rush Att.-Avg. 16-3.8 33-4.9Passing Yards 121 269Att.-Comp.-Int. 43-20-2 29-18-0Sacks By 2-6 6-47Punts-Avg. 8-48.8 7-45.0Penalties 7-55 14-163Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Time of Poss. 27:13 32:47
PITTSBURGH — Behind dominating offensive and defensiveperformances, the Steelers defeated the Oakland Raiders 35-3 at HeinzField. The 32-point victory is the largest margin in the series’ history byeither team. The Steelers improved to 7-3 on the year, while the Raidersfell to 5-5.
Oakland jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on K Sebastian Janikowski’s41-yard field goal in the first quarter, but it would be the only points theRaiders would score all day. The Steelers grabbed a 7-3 lead on RBRashard Mendenhall’s five-yard touchdown run early in the secondquarter. It was Mendenhall’s career-best eighth rushing touchdown onthe season. Mendenhall finished the game with 59 yards rushing.
QB Ben Roethlisberger gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead late in thesecond quarter with a 16-yard touchdown run, his first of the season. Itwas the first rushing touchdown this season for the Steelers scored byanyone other than Mendenhall. Roethlisberger finished the game with 55yards rushing on three carries.
With less than two minutes remaining in the first half, Roethlisbergerfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for a 22-yard touchdown to put theSteelers up 21-3 at halftime. It marked Sanders’ second consecutivegame with a touchdown reception.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger found WR MikeWallace for a 52-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 28-3 lead. Wallacefinished with a game-high 116 yards receiving and it marked his thirdstraight game with more than 100 yards receiving and at least onetouchdown reception. Wallace tied the team record for most consecutivegames with at least 100 yards receiving, which is shared with WR HinesWard in 2002.
Roethlisberger then found RB Isaac Redman for a 16-yard touchdownpass, which gave the Steelers the 35-3 final. Roethlisberger finished thegame 18-of-29 for 275 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Steelers offense racked up a season-high 431 yards of total offense(162 rushing and 269 passing). The Steelers defense produced six sacks,two interceptions and one fumble recovery. The defense only allowed182 yards of total offense (65 rushing and 121 passing). The Steelersthough struggled with penalties, setting a franchise-record with 163penalty yards.
GAME SUMMARY
Raiders (5-5) 3 0 0 0 3STEELERS (7-3) 0 21 0 14 35
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREOAK 1 9:50 Janikowski 41 FG 7-49; 3:27 0-3PIT 2 13:29 Mendenhall 5 run (Suisham kick) 14-85; 8:06 7-3PIT 2 4:01 Roethlisberger 16 run (Suisham kick) 7-56; 3:30 14-3PIT 2 1:26 Sanders 22 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 4-35; 1:23 21-3PIT 4 14:49 Wallace 52 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 2-54; 0:18 28-3PIT 4 1:12 Redman 16 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 5-41; 2:24 35-3
Game #10Pittsburgh 35, Oakland 3
Nov. 21, 2010Heinz Field (64,987)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 36-151, 1 TD;
Redman 5-25; Roethlisberger 1-18; Moore 3-12. Buf. – Jackson 12-59; Ganther 3-11;Fitzpatrick 2-4.
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 33-20-0,246. Buf. – Fitzpatrick 45-23-1, 265, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Ward 7-107; Miller 4-46;Moore 4-33; Wallace 3-33; Sanders 2-27. Buf.– St. Johnson 7-68; Nelson 6-58; Jackson 5-104, 1 TD; Jones 2-17; Ganther 2-9; Evans 1-9.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Bills
1st Downs 28 (12-13-3) 19 (3-14-2)3rd Downs 12-19 (63%) 4-13 (31%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 426 329Plays-Avg. 83-5.1 64-5.1Rushing Yards 206 74Rush Att.-Avg. 45-4.6 17-4.4Passing Yards 220 255Att.-Comp.-Int. 33-20-1 45-23-1Sacks By 2-10 5-26Punts-Avg. 5-41.2 5-36.4Penalties 10-107 4-20Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1Time of Poss. 45:23 27:23
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — K Shaun Suisham’s 41-yard field goal with2:14 left in overtime gave the Steelers the 19-16 victory against the BuffaloBills at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Steelers are now 8-3 on the year,including a 5-1 record on the road. The Bills fell to 2-9.
The Steelers wasted no time getting on the board, marching 78 yardson 13 plays on their opening drive. RB Rashard Mendenhall scoredfrom one-yard out to put the Steelers up 7-0. Mendenhall finished thegame with a career-high 36 carries for a season-high 151 yards and atouchdown.
Suisham connected on a 45-yard field goal early in the second quarterto put the Steelers ahead,10-0. With only three seconds left in the firsthalf, Suisham connected from 46 yards to put the Steelers up 13-0 athalftime. Suisham finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals, allcoming from at least 40-yards out.
The Bills responded late in the third quarter when QB Ryan Fitzpatrickfound RB Fred Jackson for what appeared to be a short gain. However,Jackson broke through the secondary and into the end zone for 65-yardtouchdown reception.
The Bills tied the game 13-13 with a pair of field goals from K RianLindell early in the fourth quarter. Lindell connected from 29 yards andthen 32 yards only two minutes after to tie the game. The Steelers wentahead, 16-13, midway through the fourth quarter on Suisham’s 48-yardfield goal.
The Bills looked poised to take the lead with only three minutes left inthe game. Fitzpatrick had the Bills at the Steelers’ 12-yard line, but S TroyPolamalu picked off Fitzpatrick and it appeared that the Steelers couldrun out the clock. Costly penalties forced the Steelers to punt. The Billsthen drove to the Steelers’ 31-yard line and Lindell booted a 49-yard fieldgoal to force overtime.
The Bills won the coin toss in overtime and elected to receive. Buffalohad a golden opportunity with its second possession in overtime, but acrucial dropped touchdown pass by WR Stevie Johnson forced the Billsto punt. The Steelers took over at their 20-yard line and marched it to theBuffalo 22-yard line where Suisham nailed the game-winning field goal.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (8-3) 7 6 0 3 3 19Bills (2-9) 0 0 7 9 0 16
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 7:06 Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick) 13-78; 7:54 7-0PIT 2 14:45 Suisham 45 FG 14-51; 6:12 10-0PIT 2 0:03 Suisham 46 FG 8-54; 1:39 13-0BUF 3 3:45 Jackson 65 pass from Fitzpatrick (Lindell kick) 4-80; 1:09 13-7BUF 4 13:32 Lindell 29 FG 11-69; 3:45 13-10BUF 4 11:25 Lindell 32 FG 4-9; 1:47 13-13PIT 4 6:19 Suisham 48 FG 9-50; 5:06 16-13BUF 4 0:02 Lindell 49 FG 6-23; 0:44 16-16PIT OT 2:14 Suisham 41 FG 13-58; 7:06 19-16
Game #11Pittsburgh 19, Buffalo 16 (OT)
Nov. 28, 2010Ralph Wilson Stadium (69,642)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Mendenhall 19-45; Redman
4-10; Roethlisberger 1-(-1). Bal. – Rice 9-32;Flacco 3-15; McGahee 7-7; Stallworth 1-(-11).
PASSING: Pit. – Roethlisberger 38-22-1,253, 1 TD. Bal. – Flacco 33-17-0, 266, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 5-76; Sanders 3-49; Johnson 3-37; Brown 3-26; Mendenhall 3-18; Redman 2-23, 1 TD; Ward 1-13; Miller 1-9;Moore 1-2. Bal. – Boldin 5-118, 1 TD;Houshmandzadeh 4-20; Dickson 3-21; Mason2-22; Rice 2-18; Stallworth 1-67.
TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Ravens
1st Downs 17 (1-14-2) 14 (2-9-3)3rd Downs 4-14 (29%) 4-13 (31%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 1-2 (50%)Total Net Yards 288 269Plays-Avg. 65-4.4 57-4.7Rushing Yards 54 43Rush Att.-Avg. 24-2.3 20-2.2Passing Yards 234 226Att.-Comp.-Int. 38-22-1 33-17-0Sacks By 4-40 3-19Punts-Avg. 6-41.3 6-39.8Penalties 9-61 9-53Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Time of Poss. 34:08 25:52
BALTIMORE — QB Ben Roethlisberger’s nine-yard touchdownpass to RB Isaac Redman with 2:51 left in the game sealed the 13-10victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Baltimore Ravens at M&TBank Stadium. The Steelers improved to 9-3, first place in the AFC North.The Ravens fell to 8-4.
Both teams struggled moving the ball throughout most of the first quarteruntil the Ravens faced a third-and-15 from their own three-yard line. QBJoe Flacco then found WR Anquan Boldin for a 61-yard completion thatset the Ravens up at the Steelers’ 36-yard line. Flacco then connectedwith Boldin for a 14-yard touchdown pass, capping off a 10-play, 92-yard drive to put the Ravens up 7-0. Flacco finished the game with 266yards passing and one touchdown.
Neither team scored again before halftime and the Ravens took their 7-0 lead into the break. The Steelers finally got on the board early in the thirdquarter when K Shaun Suisham connected from 45 yards out that cutthe lead 7-3.
The Ravens though struck on their next drive on K Billy Cundiff’s 24-yard field goal to put the Ravens up 10-3. Suisham’s 19-yard field goal cutthe Ravens’ lead to 10-6 early in the fourth quarter. Suisham finished thegame a perfect 2-for-2 on field goals and 1-for-1 on PATs.
The Steelers kept forcing the Ravens to punt but they were unable tocapitalize until late in the game. On a second-and-five from Baltimore’s43-yard line S Troy Polamalu sacked Flacco and forced a fumble thatwas recovered by LB LaMarr Woodley. The Steelers took over at theRavens’ nine-yard line and, three plays later, Roethlisberger found Redmanfor the game-winning touchdown. Roethlisberger finished the game with253 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception.
The Steelers defense had a very solid performance, posting four sacks,a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while holding the Ravens to only269 yards of total offense (43 rushing, 226 passing). It was the third timethis season the Steelers held their opponent to less than 50 rushingyards.
GAME SUMMARY
STEELERS (9-3) 0 0 3 10 13Ravens (8-4) 7 0 3 0 10
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREBAL 1 1:59 Boldin 14 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick) 10-92; 7:10 0-7PIT 3 10:54 Suisham 45 FG 8-53; 4:06 3-7BAL 3 7:13 Cundiff 24 FG 13-60; 3:41 3-10PIT 4 12:46 Suisham 19 FG 16-79; 9:27 6-10PIT 4 2:51 Redman 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 3-9; 0:22 13-10
Game #12Pittsburgh 13, Baltimore 10
Dec. 5, 2010M&T Bank Stadium (71,418)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Cin. – Benson 8-19; Scott 4-15;
Palmer 2-0. Pit. – Mendenhall 18-66;Roethlisberger 3-23; Moore 4-18; Wallace 1-12; Redman 1-4.
PASSING: Cin. – Palmer 32-20-3, 178, 1 TD.Pit. – Roethlisberger 33-21-0, 258.
RECEIVING: Cin. – Ochocinco 6-71; Kelly 4-15; Shipley 3-26; Benson 3-26; Leonard 2-17;Owens 1-22; Whitworth 1-1, 1 TD. Pit. – Ward8-115; Wallace 5-78; Brown 3-27; Randle El2-19; Mendenhall 1-9; Redman 1-6; Spaeth 1-4.
TEAM STATISTICSBengals Steelers
1st Downs 14 (2-10-2) 18 (7-11-0)3rd Downs 2-8 (25%) 7-15 (47%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 190 354Plays-Avg. 49-3.9 64-5.5Rushing Yards 34 123Rush Att.-Avg. 14-2.4 27-4.6Passing Yards 156 231Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-20-3 33-21-0Sacks By 4-27 3-22Punts-Avg. 5-43.4 5-35.2Penalties 4-25 9-89Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Time of Poss. 25:29 34:31
PITTSBURGH — Behind a strong defensive performance, includingtwo interceptions returned for touchdowns, the Steelers beat the CincinnatiBengals 23-7 at Heinz Field. The Steelers improved to 10-3 on the seasonand remained in first place in the AFC North, while the Bengals fell to 2-10.
Cincinnati jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on their first drive of the gamewhen QB Carson Palmer found OT Andrew Whitworth for a one-yardtouchdown pass. The Bengals would not score another point as theSteelers’ defense took over the game.
The Steelers tied the game 7-7 when S Troy Polamalu picked offPalmer’s pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown late in the firsthalf. It was Polamalu’s second career interception return for a touchdown.K Shaun Suisham added a 23-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in thefirst half and the Steelers took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
Suisham added a 35-yard field goal on the Steelers’ opening drive ofthe second half to make it 13-7. And on the Bengals’ ensuing drive, LBLaMarr Woodley intercepted a Palmer pass and returned it 14 yards fora touchdown. It was Woodley’s second interception of the season andhis first career interception return for a touchdown. It also marked thefirst time the Steelers had two interception returns for a touchdown in agame since November 22, 1998.
Suisham connected from 41 yards late in the fourth quarter to put theSteelers up 23-7. The Bengals looked as if they were going to cut into theSteelers’ lead on a first-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 16-yard line, but Polamalupicked off Palmer again to seal the victory. It was Polamalu’s team-leadingsixth interception of the season.
The Steelers had 354 yards of total offense (231 passing, 123 rushing).QB Ben Roethlisberger finished the game 21-of-33 for 258 yards andRB Rashard Mendenhall had a game-high 66 yards rushing.
The Steelers defense stole the show with three sacks, threeinterceptions and by holding the Bengals to only 190 yards of total offense.
GAME SUMMARY
Bengals (2-11) 7 0 0 0 7STEELERS (10-3) 0 10 3 10 23
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORECIN 1 9:58 Whitworth 1 pass from Palmer (Stitser kick) 8-69; 5:02 0-7PIT 2 4:37 Polamalu 45 interception return (Suisham kick) —; — 7-7PIT 2 0:21 Suisham 23 FG 13-75; 2:00 10-7PIT 3 8:34 Suisham 35 FG 10-54; 6:26 13-7PIT 4 12:21 Woodley 14 interception return (Suisham kick) —; — 20-7PIT 4 5:34 Suisham 41 FG 7-45; 4:16 23-7
Game #13Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 7
Dec. 12, 2010Heinz Field (57,501)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: N.Y. – Tomlinson 11-49; Greene
12-40; Sanchez 3-15, 1 TD; Smith 1-2. Pit. –Mendenhall 17-99, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 2-25;Wallace 1-8; Moore 4-7; Redman 1-7.
PASSING: N.Y. – Sanchez 29-19-0, 170. Pit.– Roethlisberger 44-23-0, 264, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: N.Y. – Edwards 8-100; Holmes6-40; Keller 3-19; Tomlinson 1-6; Greene 1-5.Pit. – Wallace 7-102; Sanders 7-78; Spaeth 3-27, 1 TD; Ward 2-34; Brown 2-15; Randle El 1-8; Moore 1-0.
TEAM STATISTICSJets Steelers
1st Downs 17 (8-8-1) 25 (10-14-1)3rd Downs 6-13 (46%) 11-17 (65%)4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 276 378Plays-Avg. 57-4.8 72-5.3Rushing Yards 106 146Rush Att.-Avg. 27-3.9 25-5.9Passing Yards 170 232Att.-Comp.-Int. 29-19-0 44-23-0Sacks By 3-32 1-0Punts-Avg. 4-36.8 4-38.0Penalties 3-19 3-35Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Time of Poss. 28:42 31:18
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers could not score a touchdown on a third-and-goal from the 10-yard line on the final play of the game and lost to theNew York Jets, 22-17, at Heinz Field. Though the loss put the Steelers at10-4, the team still clinched a playoff spot.
The Jets wasted no time scoring as WR Brad Smith took the openingkickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to give them the 7-0 lead. The Steelerstied the game midway through the second quarter as QB BenRoethlisberger tossed a nine-yard touchdown to TE Matt Spaeth tocap a 16-play, 96-yard drive, the longest drive allowed by the Jets thisseason. It was Spaeth’s first touchdown this season.
K Nick Folk put the Jets up 10-7 late in the first half with his 25-yard fieldgoal. The Steelers tied the game, 10-10, with 33 seconds left in the half onK Shaun Suisham’s 42-yard field goal. It was Suisham’s 15th straightfield goal made between 40-49 yards.
On the first drive of the second half, RB Rashard Mendenhall finishedthe drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown to give the Steelers theirfirst lead of the game, 17-10. It was Mendenhall’s team-leading 10thtouchdown of the season. He finished with a game-high 99 yards rushingon 17 carries and one touchdown.
The Jets responded on their ensuing drive as QB Mark Sanchez scoredon a seven-yard run with 5:14 left in the third quarter. Folk added a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put the Jets up 20-17.
The Steelers took over from their own two-yard line with 2:38 remainingin game, but on the first play DE Jason Taylor tackled RB MeweldeMoore in the end zone for a safety. After forcing the Jets to punt theSteelers still had time to win the game. The Steelers had two chances inthe final 10 seconds to score, but two incomplete passes gave the Jetsthe victory.
The Steelers finished with 378 yards of total offense (146 rushing, 232passing) to the Jets’ 276 (106 rushing, 170 passing). The Steelers alsohad 25 first downs to New York’s 17.
GAME SUMMARY
Jets (10-4) 7 3 7 5 22STEELERS (10-4) 0 10 7 0 17
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORENYJ 1 14:48 Smith 97 kickoff return (Folk kick) —; — 0-7PIT 2 7:29 Spaeth 9 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 16-96; 8:12 7-7NYJ 2 2:48 Folk 25 FG 9-56; 4:41 7-10PIT 2 0:33 Suisham 42 FG 10-53; 2:15 10-10PIT 3 9:03 Mendenhall 2 run (Suisham kick) 9-74; 5:57 17-10NYJ 3 5:14 Sanchez 7 run (Folk kick) 8-66; 3:49 17-17NYJ 4 10:07 Folk 34 FG 13-50; 6:47 17-20NYJ 4 2:38 Safety (Moore tackled in end zone) —; — 17-22
Game #14New York Jets 22, Pittsburgh 17
Dec. 19, 2010Heinz Field (62,568)
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Car. – Stewart 18-71; Goodson
4-3. Pit. – Mendenhall 18-65, 1 TD; Redman 5-43; Moore 4-5; Roethlisberger 6-2, 1 TD.
PASSING: Car. – Clausen 23-10-1, 72. Pit.– Roethlisberger 32-22-0, 320, 1 TD.
RECEIVING: Car. – Smith 3-17; Goodson 2-23; King 2-15; Stewart 1-9; Gettis 1-5; Rosario1-3. Pit. – Miller 5-73; Wallace 4-104, 1 TD;Sanders 4-54; Ward 3-38; Brown 2-20;Mendenhall 2-18; Moore 1-11; Redman 1-2.
TEAM STATISTICSPanthers Steelers
1st Downs 7 (4-3-0) 22 (6-14-2)3rd Downs 3-13 (23%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-1 (0%)Total Net Yards 119 408Plays-Avg. 49-2.4 68-6.0Rushing Yards 74 115Rush Att.-Avg. 22-3.4 33-3.5Passing Yards 45 293Att.-Comp.-Int. 23-10-1 32-22-0Sacks By 3-27 4-27Punts-Avg. 8-34.0 3-45.3Penalties 6-62 4-40Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Time of Poss. 24:36 35:24
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers moved one step closer towinning the AFC North with a dominating 27-3 victory over the CarolinaPanthers at Heinz Field. The Steelers improved to 11-4 on the seasonwhile the Panthers fell to 2-13.
The Steelers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on their first drive of thegame as K Shaun Suisham connected on a 26-yard field goal with 3:47left in the first quarter. The Steelers added to that lead early in the secondquarter when QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace for a43-yard touchdown strike.
It was Wallace’s team-leading ninth touchdown of the season and itmarked the seventh time in team history that the duo has combined for atouchdown of at least 40 yards, tying the team record with Bubby Bristerand Louis Lipps. Wallace finished the game with 104 yards receiving withone touchdown, his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season, tyinghim for second-most in team history with Yancey Thigpen (1997).
The Steelers took a 17-0 lead with 1:54 remaining in the first half as RBRashard Mendenhall scored on a one-yard touchdown run, his team-leading 11th rushing touchdown of the season. His 11 rushing touchdownsare tied for the fourth-most in team history for a single season.
Suisham added a 29-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the first halfto put the Steelers up 20-0 at halftime. Roethlisberger gave the Steelerstheir final score in the third quarter as he rushed for a one-yard touchdown,his second of the season and 14th of his career. Roethlisberger finishedthe game 22-of-32 for 320 yards with one touchdown pass, one rushingtouchdown and no interceptions.
K John Kasay’s 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarterprevented the shutout and made it 27-3, the eventual final score. Thethree points though were the lowest the Steelers had allowed all season.The Steelers finished with 408 yards of total offense (115 rushing, 293passing) while the defense held the Panthers to a season-low 119 yards(74 rushing, 45 passing), had four sacks and forced two turnovers.
GAME SUMMARY
Panthers (2-13) 0 0 0 3 3STEELERS (11-4) 3 17 7 0 27
TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 3:47 Suisham 26 FG 8-72; 4:09 3-0PIT 2 10:16 Wallace 43 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 3-58; 1:29 10-0PIT 2 1:54 Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick) 8-72; 4:42 17-0PIT 2 0:39 Suisham 29 FG 6-43; 0:47 20-0PIT 3 5:05 Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 7-35; 3:43 27-0CAR 4 8:29 Kasay 27 FG 6-14; 2:46 27-3
Game #15Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 3
Dec. 23, 2010Heinz Field (61,748)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS / WEEK 16 / THROUGH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010
WON 11, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD
09/12 W 15- 9 OT Atlanta 63,609 Mendenhall 310 1237 4.0 50t 11
09/19 W 19-11 at Tennessee 69,143 Redman 50 235 4.7 23 0
09/26 W 38-13 at Tampa Bay 61,036 Roethlisberger 29 152 5.2 31 2
10/03 L 14-17 Baltimore 64,729 Moore 33 99 3.0 18 0
10/17 W 28-10 Cleveland 65,168 Wallace 5 39 7.8 19 0
10/24 W 23-22 at Miami 69,867 Dixon 5 32 6.4 21 0
10/31 L 10-20 at New Orleans 70,011 Batch 7 30 4.3 24 0
11/08 W 27-21 at Cincinnati 65,626 Randle El 1 2 2.0 2 0
11/14 L 26-39 New England 64,359 Ward 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
11/21 W 35- 3 Oakland 64,987 TEAM 441 1824 4.1 50t 13
11/28 W 19-16 OT at Buffalo 69,642 OPPONENTS 316 961 3.0 24 5
12/05 W 13-10 at Baltimore 71,418 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD
12/12 W 23- 7 Cincinnati 57,501 Wallace 57 1152 20.2 53t 9
12/19 L 17-22 New York Jets 62,568 Ward 54 710 13.1 43 4
12/23 W 27- 3 Carolina 61,748 Miller 38 457 12.0 36 1
01/02 at Cleveland Sanders 27 360 13.3 35 2
Pitt. Opp. Moore 26 205 7.9 29 0
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 271 255 Mendenhall 22 143 6.5 18 0
Rushing 100 55 Randle El 20 232 11.6 34 0
Passing 158 172 Brown 12 115 9.6 21 0
Penalty 13 28 Spaeth 9 80 8.9 13 1
3rd Down: Made/Att 86/205 64/192 Redman 8 65 8.1 16t 2
3rd Down Pct. 42.0 33.3 Johnson 4 46 11.5 25 0
4th Down: Made/Att 1/4 7/13 TEAM 277 3565 12.9 53t 19
4th Down Pct. 25.0 53.8 OPPONENTS 342 3534 10.3 67 14
POSSESSION AVG. 31:48 28:12 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD
TOTAL NET YARDS 5107 4204 Polamalu 6 101 16.8 45t 1
Avg. Per Game 340.5 280.3 Woodley 2 22 11.0 14t 1
Total Plays 931 910 I. Taylor 2 9 4.5 9 0
Avg. Per Play 5.5 4.6 Timmons 2 5 2.5 5 0
NET YARDS RUSHING 1824 961 Harrison 2 2 1.0 2 0
Avg. Per Game 121.6 64.1 McFadden 2 -3 -1.5 0 0
Total Rushes 441 316 Keisel 1 79 79.0 79t 1
NET YARDS PASSING 3283 3243 Clark 1 11 11.0 11 0
Avg. Per Game 218.9 216.2 TEAM 18 226 12.6 79t 3
Sacked/Yards Lost 41/282 44/291 OPPONENTS 9 122 13.6 62 1
Gross Yards 3565 3534 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
Att./Completions 449/277 550/342 Sepulveda 56 2550 45.5 39.1 8 16 62 0
Completion Pct. 61.7 62.2 Kapinos LG 16 642 40.1 32.4 2 7 55 0
Had Intercepted 9 18 Kapinos TM 12 464 38.7 30.9 1 5 53 0
PUNTS/AVERAGE 72/43.9 78/40.3 Suisham 3 115 38.3 34.3 0 1 39 0
NET PUNTING AVG. 72/37.2 78/36.2 Roethlisberger 1 35 35.0 15.0 1 0 35 0
PENALTIES/YARDS 97/878 80/670 TEAM 72 3164 43.9 37.2 10 22 62 0
FUMBLES/BALL LOST 22/9 26/14 OPPONENTS 78 3144 40.3 36.2 5 36 67 1
TOUCHDOWNS 36 21 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
Rushing 13 5 Brown 17 1 106 6.2 21 0
Passing 19 14 Randle El 13 17 55 4.2 15 0
Returns 4 2 Sanders 4 1 60 15.0 38 0
* SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 34 19 221 6.5 38 0
TEAM 44 131 36 114 9 334 OPPONENTS 31 25 283 9.1 38 0
OPPONENTS 49 39 39 96 0 223 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD
* SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Sanders 25 628 25.1 48 0
Mendenhall 11 11 0 0 0 66 Brown 15 361 24.1 89t 1
Reed TM 0 0 0 0 19/19 15/22 0 64 Redman 4 81 20.3 21 0
Wallace 9 0 9 0 0 54 Moore 3 47 15.7 17 0
Suisham 0 0 0 0 14/14 12/13 0 50 Ellis LG 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ward 4 0 4 0 0 24 TEAM 47 1117 23.8 97t 1
Redman 2 0 2 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 69 1467 21.3 97t 1
Roethlisberger 2 2 0 0 0 12 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Sanders 2 0 2 0 0 12 Reed TM 2/ 2 6/ 7 5/ 5 0/ 4 2/4
Brown 1 0 0 1 0 6 Suisham 1/ 1 3/ 3 1/ 1 7/ 8 0/0
Keisel 1 0 0 1 0 6 TEAM 3/ 3 9/10 6/ 6 7/12 2/4
Miller 1 0 1 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 10/10 10/10 5/ 8 0/1
Polamalu 1 0 0 1 0 6 Suisham: ()()()()()()()()()()(45G,46G,48G,41G)
Spaeth 1 0 1 0 0 6 (45G,19G)(23G,35G,41G)(42G)(26G,29G,41N)
Woodley 1 0 0 1 0 6 TM: (52G,55N,36G,34G,40N)(36G,34G,25G,27G)(24G)
Moore 0 0 0 0 0 4 (49N,45N)()(22G,39G,18G)(19G,51N)(25G,53G,46N)
TEAM 36 13 19 4 33/33 27/35 0 334 (22G,26N)()(45G,46G,48G,41G)(45G,19G)(23G,35G,
OPPONENTS 21 5 14 2 18/19 25/29 1 223 41G)(42G)(26G,29G,41N)
2-Pt Conv: Moore 2, TM 2-2, OPP 1-2 OPP: (46N,49G,39G,23G)(21G)(40G,24G)(46N,33G)
SACKS: Harrison 11, Woodley 8.5, Farrior 6, (39G)(39G,23G,22G,37G,40G)(31G,23G)(51N,45N)
Timmons 3, Gay 2, Hood 2, Keisel 2, (31G,36G)(41G)(29G,32G,49G)(24G)()(25G,34G)(27G)
McFadden 2, Worilds 2, Eason 1.5, Ellis LG 1,
Foote 1, Hampton 1, Polamalu 1, I. Taylor 1,
TM 44, OPP 41
FUM/LOST: Roethlisberger 6/2, Batch 2/0,
Dixon 2/1, Mendenhall 2/2, Randle El 2/0,
Redman 2/1, Sanders 2/1, Brown 1/0,
Ellis(LG) 1/1, Miller 1/1, Wallace 1/0,
Ward 1/1
* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Roethlisberger 367 225 2920 61.3 7.96 15 4.1 5 1.4 53t 32/ 220 94.3
Batch 49 29 352 59.2 7.18 3 6.1 3 6.1 46t 4/ 21 76.2
Dixon 32 22 254 68.8 7.94 0 0.0 1 3.1 52 5/ 41 79.4
Randle El 1 1 39 100.0 39.00 1 100.0 0 0.0 39t 0/ 0 158.3
TEAM 449 277 3565 61.7 7.94 19 4.2 9 2.0 53t 41/ 282 92.3
OPPONENTS 550 342 3534 62.2 6.43 14 2.5 18 3.3 67 44/ 291 75.5
Sacks/ Int./ SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player U A Tot Yds. QH/P Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BL Timmons 91 48 139 3/10 0/5 2/5 6 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 Farrior 97 37 134 6/29 1/20 0/0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clark 65 54 119 0/0 0/0 1/11 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harrison 70 26 96 11/75 1/29 2/2 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 McFadden 73 21 94 2/16 0/0 2/-3 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Polamalu 57 24 81 1/15 0/0 6/101 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor 52 18 70 1/11 0/0 2/9 10 1 0 8 1 9 0 0 0 Woodley 40 14 54 8.5/59 0/31 2/22 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gay 36 8 44 2/15 0/0 0/0 13 1 0 8 5 13 0 0 1 Keisel 25 9 34 2/10 0/11 1/79 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hampton 14 13 27 1/6 0/10 0/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foote 19 3 22 1/8 0/3 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Mundy 14 6 20 0/0 0/0 0/0 2 0 0 9 6 15 0 0 0 Eason 10 7 17 1.5/11 1/5 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith 10 6 16 0/0 1/12 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hood 11 4 15 2/13 5/12 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoke 6 2 8 0/0 1/7 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allen 3 2 5 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 9 2 11 0 1 0 Fox 4 0 4 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 9 7 16 1 2 0 Madison 3 1 4 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 16 5 21 0 0 0 Worilds 2 0 2 2/13 0/4 0/0 0 0 0 11 5 16 0 1 0 McLendon 2 0 2 0/0 0/1 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sylvester 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 10 2 12 1 0 0 Battle 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 7 5 12 0 0 0 Sanders 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 7 5 12 1 0 0 Lewis 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 Butler 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Warren 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 Brown 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Sepulveda 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Suisham 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Redman 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 704 304 1008 44/291 10/150 18/226 79 18 10 110 48 158 4 4 1 OPPONENTS 649 281 930 41/282 66 9/122 56 12 7 77 27 104 2 2 0
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART
WR 86 HINES WARD (6-0, 205, 13) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 84 Antonio Brown (5-10, 186, R)
LT 72 JONATHAN SCOTT (6-6, 318, 5) 66 Tony Hills (6-5, 304, 3)
LG 68 CHRIS KEMOEATU (6-3, 344, 6) 79 Trai Essex (6-5, 324, 6)
C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, R) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 315, 2)
RG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-6, 325, 2) 79 Trai Essex (6-5, 324, 6)
RT 71 FLOZELL ADAMS (6-7, 330, 13) 61 Chris Scott (6-4, 319, R)
TE 83 HEATH MILLER (6-5, 256, 6) 89 Matt Spaeth (6-7, 270, 4) 85 David Johnson (6-2, 260, 2)
RB 34 RASHARD MENDENHALL (5-10, 225, 3) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7) 33 Isaac Redman (6-0, 230, 1)
27 Jonathan Dwyer (5-11, 239, R)
FB 85 DAVID JOHNSON (6-2, 260, 2)
QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 241, 7) 4 Byron Leftwich (6-5, 250, 8) 16 Charlie Batch (6-2, 216, 13) WR 17 MIKE WALLACE (6-0, 199, 2) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, R) 88 Arnaz Battle (6-1, 208, 8)
DE 96 ZIGGY HOOD (6-3, 300, 2) 91 Aaron Smith (6-5, 298, 12)
NT 98 CASEY HAMPTON (6-1, 325, 10) 76 Chris Hoke (6-2, 305, 9) 69 Steve McLendon (6-4, 280, 1)
DE 99 BRETT KEISEL (6-5, 285, 9) 93 Nick Eason (6-3, 305, 8)
LOLB 56 LAMARR WOODLEY (6-2, 265, 4) 97 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, R)
LILB 51 JAMES FARRIOR (6-2, 243, 14) 57 Keyaron Fox (6-3, 235, 7)
RILB 94 LAWRENCE TIMMONS (6-1, 234, 4) 50 Larry Foote (6-1, 239, 9) 55 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 231, R)
ROLB 92 JAMES HARRISON (6-0, 242, 7)
LCB 20 BRYANT MCFADDEN (6-0, 190, 6) 37 Anthony Madison (5-9, 180, 5) 23 Keenan Lewis (6-0, 208, 2)
FS 25 RYAN CLARK (5-11, 205, 9) 29 Ryan Mundy (6-1, 209, 2)
SS 43 TROY POLAMALU (5-10, 207, 8) 26 Will Allen (6-1, 200, 7)
RCB 24 IKE TAYLOR (6-2, 195, 8) 22 William Gay (5-10, 190, 4) 28 Crezdon Butler (6-0, 191, R)
P 13 JEREMY KAPINOS (6-1, 233, 3)
PK 6 SHAUN SUISHAM (6-0, 200, 6)
LS 60 GREG WARREN (6-3, 252, 6) 72 Jonathan Scott (6-6, 318, 5) 92 James Harrison (6-0, 242, 7)
H 13 JEREMY KAPINOS (6-1, 233, 3) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9)
KR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, R) 88 Emmanuel Sanders 5-11, 180, R) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7)
PR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, R) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7)
Rookies
Italics -Injured
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
12/23/2010
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
71 Adams, Flozell OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 15/15
26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 13/0
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
81 Battle, Arnaz WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 14/0
84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 8/0
28 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 15/15
27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0
93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 15/5
79 Essex, Trai OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 11/5
51 Farrior, James LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 15/15
50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 15/0
73 Foster, Ramon OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 11/7
57 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 15/0
22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 15/1
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 14/13
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 15/15
66 Hills, Tony OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 14/1
96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 15/9
85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 15/5
13 Kapinos, Jeremy P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 3/0
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 10/10
68 Kemoeatu, Chris OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 14/14
4 Leftwich, Byron QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 15/4
23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 8/0
37 Madison, Anthony CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 15/1
20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 15/15
69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 15/15
83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 13/13
21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 15/2
43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 13/13
53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15
82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 15/0
33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 15/0
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 11/11
88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 12/0
61 Scott, Chris OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
72 Scott, Jonathan OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 15/891 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 13/13
6 Suisham, Shaun K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 6 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, ON FA '10 6/0
55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 15/0
24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 15/15
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 15/14
17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 15/15
86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 15/1460 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 15/0
56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 15/15
97 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
PRACTICE SQUAD
87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
77-O Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
90 Ellis, Chris LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
77-D Harris, Sunny DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
74 Colon, Willie OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Harris, Tuff S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
9 Sepulveda, Daniel P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/780 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2010 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy
Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Al Everest (special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive
asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler
(offensive line); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel
Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 6 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, ON FA '10 6/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 6 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 11/11
13 Jeremy Kapinos P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 3/0
16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 15/15
20 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 15/15
21 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 15/123 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 8/0
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 15/15
25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 15/15
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 13/0
27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0
28 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 15/2
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 15/0
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 15/15
37 Anthony Madison CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 15/1
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 13/13
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 15/0
51 James Farrior LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 15/15
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 15/0
56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 15/15
57 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 15/060 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 15/0
61 Chris Scott OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
64 Doug Legursky C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 15/4
66 Tony Hills OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
68 Chris Kemoeatu OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 14/1469 Steve McLendon DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
71 Flozell Adams OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 15/15
72 Jonathan Scott OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 15/8
73 Ramon Foster OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 11/7
76 Chris Hoke NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 14/1
79 Trai Essex OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 11/5
81 Arnaz Battle WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 14/0
82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 15/0
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 13/13
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 8/0
85 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 15/5
86 Hines Ward WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 15/14
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 12/0
89 Matt Spaeth TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 13/13
91 Aaron Smith DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 15/15
93 Nick Eason DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 15/5
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 15/14
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 15/9
97 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 14/13
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 10/10
PRACTICE SQUAD
19 Tyler Grisham WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
42 Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
44 Frank Summers RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
67 Kyle Jolly OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
77-D Sunny Harris DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
77-O Dorian Brooks OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
87 Eugene Bright TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
90 Chris Ellis LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
9 Daniel Sepulveda P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
10 Dennis Dixon QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Tuff Harris S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
74 Willie Colon OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 26 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/780 Limas Sweed WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2010 NUMERICAL ROSTER
Experience Includes 2010 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator);
Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Al Everest (special teams); Harold
Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special
teams); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive
line); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
12/23/2010
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 11/11
16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
21 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0
33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 15/0
34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 15/15
17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 15/15
81 Arnaz Battle WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 14/0
82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 15/0
86 Hines Ward WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 15/14
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 8/0
88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 12/0
83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 13/13
85 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 15/5
89 Matt Spaeth TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 13/13
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15
61 Chris Scott OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
64 Doug Legursky C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 15/4
66 Tony Hills OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
68 Chris Kemoeatu OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 14/14
71 Flozell Adams OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 15/15
72 Jonathan Scott OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 15/8
73 Ramon Foster OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 11/7
79 Trai Essex OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 11/5
6 Shaun Suisham K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 6 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, ON FA '10 6/0
13 Jeremy Kapinos P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 3/0
60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 15/0
69 Steve McLendon DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
76 Chris Hoke NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '02 14/1
91 Aaron Smith DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
93 Nick Eason DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 15/5
96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 15/9
98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 14/13
99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 10/10
50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 15/0
51 James Farrior LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 15/15
55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 15/0
56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 15/15
57 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 15/0
92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 15/15
94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 15/14
97 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
20 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 15/15
22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 15/123 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 8/0
24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 15/15
25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 15/15
26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 8 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 13/0
28 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 15/2
37 Anthony Madison CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 15/1
43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 13/13
PRACTICE SQUAD
19 Tyler Grisham WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
42 Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
44 Frank Summers RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
67 Kyle Jolly OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
77-D Sunny Harris DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
77-O Dorian Brooks OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
87 Eugene Bright TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
90 Chris Ellis LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
9 Daniel Sepulveda P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
10 Dennis Dixon QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Tuff Harris S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
74 Willie Colon OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/7
80 Limas Sweed WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants: John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy
Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Al Everest (special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive
asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler (offensive
line); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor
(asst strength and conditioning).
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
SPECIALISTS (3)
DEFENSE (25)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (7)
LINEBACKERS (8)
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)
Experience Includes 2010 Season
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY POSITION
OFFENSE (28)
QUARTERBACKS (3)
RUNNING BACKS (4)
Number of Players on Active Roster: 53
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
TIGHT ENDS (3)
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS
51 Farrior, James LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 15/15
71 Adams, Flozell OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 15/15
16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 36 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 3/2
86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 15/14
12th YEAR (1)
91 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 6/6
98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 14/13
25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 31 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 15/15
50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 15/0
76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 14/1
99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 32 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 10/10
82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 15/0
81 Battle, Arnaz WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 14/0
93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 15/5
4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0
43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 13/13
24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 15/15
26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 13/0
57 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 15/0
92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 15/15
21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 15/0
7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 11/11
79 Essex, Trai OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 28 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 11/5
68 Kemoeatu, Chris OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 14/14
20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 29 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 15/15
83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 28 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 13/13
6 Suisham, Shaun K 6-0 200 12/29/81 29 5 Bowling Green Wallaceburg, ON FA '10 6/0
60 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 29 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 15/0
37 Madison, Anthony CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 29 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 15/1
72 Scott, Jonathan OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 5 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 15/8
22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 15/1
89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 27 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 13/13
94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 15/14
56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 26 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 15/15
66 Hills, Tony OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 26 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 3/0
13 Kapinos, Jeremy P 6-1 233 08/23/84 26 3 Penn State West Point, NY FA '10 3/0
34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 15/15
2nd YEAR (7)
73 Foster, Ramon OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 11/7
96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 15/9
85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 15/5
64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 15/4
23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 8/0
29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 15/1
17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 15/15
1st YEAR (2)
69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA' 09 7/0
33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 26 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 15/0
ROOKIES (8)
84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 8/0
28 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 4/0
27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0
53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 21 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 15/15
88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 12/0
61 Scott, Chris OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0
55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 15/0
97 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 14/0
PRACTICE SQUAD
87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0
77-O Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0
42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0
90 Ellis, Chris LB 6-4 267 02/11/85 25 3 Virginia Tech Hampton, VA FA '10 0/0
19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0
77-D Harris, Sunny DE 6-5 300 08/26/86 24 2 Oregon Pensacola, FL FA '10 0/0
67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0
44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0
RESERVE/INJURED LIST
74 Colon, Willie OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0
10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 2/2
31 Harris, Tuff S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0
9 Sepulveda, Daniel P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 12/0
78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 7/7
80 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 26 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0
Number of Player on Active Roster: 53
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin
Assistants:
John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner
(quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Al Everest (special teams); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie
Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Jerry Olsavsky
(defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).
7th YEAR (5)
6th YEAR (6)
5th YEAR (2)
4th YEAR (4)
3rd YEAR (3)
Experience Includes 2010 Season
2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY EXPERIENCE
14th YEAR (1)
13th YEAR (3)
10th YEAR (1)
9th YEAR (7)
8th YEAR (5)
2010 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/7 TE Eugene Bright Signed contract 1/7 WR Jason Chery Signed contract 1/7 S Tuff Harris Signed contract 1/7 DT Steve McClendon Signed contract 1/7 RB Isaac Redman Signed contract 1/7 RB Justin Vincent Signed contract 1/7 CB Trae Williams Signed contract 1/7 LB Johnny Williams Signed contract 1/7 DT Scott Paxson Signed contract 1/7 P Piotr Czech Signed contract 1/14 Coach Sean Kugler Signed contract 1/19 LB Derrick Doggett Signed contract 1/21 Coach Al Everest Signed contract 1/29 Coach Jerry Osalvsky Signed contract 2/9 P Adam Graessle Signed contract 2/9 WR Brandon London Signed contract 2/17 DB David Pittman Signed contract 2/25 NT Casey Hampton Signed contract 2/25 K Jeff Reed Designated as Franchise Player 3/8 WR Arnaz Battle Signed contract 3/8 S Will Allen Signed contract 3/9 S Ryan Clark Signed contract 3/9 WR Antwaan Randle El Signed contract 3/9 OT Jonathan Scott Signed contract 3/15 LB Larry Foote Signed contract 4/12 DE Nick Eason Signed contract 4/13 WR Santonio Holmes Traded to NYJ 4/13 K Jeff Reed Signed franchise tender 4/16 TE Matt Speath Signed contract tender 4/16 CB William Gay Signed contract tender 4/16 OT Willie Colon Signed contract tender 4/19 P Daniel Sepulveda Signed contract tender 4/20 QB Byron Leftwich Traded from Tampa Bay for draft pick 4/21 CB Bryant McFadden Traded from Arizona for draft pick 4/26 C Maurkice Pouncey Drafted 4/26 LB Jason Worilds Drafted 4/26 WR Emmanuel Sanders Drafted 4/26 LB Thaddeus Gibson Drafted 4/26 OT Chris Scott Drafted 4/26 CB Crezdon Butler Drafted 4/26 LB Stevenson Sylvester Drafted 4/26 RB Jonathan Dwyer Drafted 4/26 WR Antonio Brown Drafted 4/26 DT Doug Worthington Drafted 4/26 OG Dorian Brooks Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 OG Kyle Jolly Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Demetrius Taylor Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Cordarrow Thompson Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Justin Thornton Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 LB Lindsey Witten Signed contract Rookie FA 4/27 C Bradley Vierling Signed contract Rookie FA 5/11 WR Limas Sweed Placed on Reserve/Injured List 5/11 WR Isaiah Williams Signed contract 6/7 LS Jared Retkofsky Waived/Released 6/7 LS Matt Stewart Signed contract 6/15 WR Emmanuel Sanders Signed contract 6/15 LB Thaddeus Gibson Signed contract 6/15 LB Stevenson Sylvester Signed contract 6/15 RB Jonathan Dwyer Signed contract 6/15 WR Antonio Brown Signed contract 6/15 DT Doug Worthington Signed contract 6/15 WR Jason Chery Waived/Released 6/15 CB Trae Williams Waived/Released 6/15 DT Cordarrow Thompson Waived/Released 6/15 C Bradley Vierling Waived/Released 6/15 K Pietr Czech Waived/Released 6/15 LB Derrick Doggett Waived/Released 6/15 P Adam Graessle Waived/Released 6/16 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Waived/Released 6/16 OT Chris Scott Signed contract 6/16 CB Crezdon Butler Signed contract 7/21 OT Willie Colon Place on Reserve/Injured list 7/21 OT Adrian Jones Signed contract
7/29 LB Jason Worilds Signed contract 7/29 LB Johnny Williams Waived/Released 7/29 LB Lindsey Witten Waived/Released 7/29 LS Matt Stewart Waived/Released 7/30 G/C Maurkice Pouncey Signed contract 7/30 OT Flozell Adams Signed contract 7/30 LB Andre Frazier PUP list 7/30 OT Chris Scott PUP list 8/2 FB Demetrius Taylor Waived/Released 8/2 FB Dwayne Wright Claimed off waivers 8/8 S Tuff Harris Waived/Injured List 8/8 S Da’mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract 8/12 LB Andre Frazier Placed on Reserve/Injured List 8/12 LB Brandon Renkart Signed contract 8/23 WR Isaiah Williams Waived/Released 8/23 LS/LB Matt Stewart Signed contract 8/31 LB Brandon Renkart Waived/Released 8/31 OT Adrian Jones Released 8/31 RB Dwayne Wright Waived/Released 8/31 CB David Pittman Waived/Released 8/31 LB Andre Frazier Released 8/31 OT Chris Scott PUP List 9/3 TE Eugene Bright Released 9/3 OG Dorian Brooks Released 9/3 OT Kyle Jolly Released 9/3 WR Brandon London Released 9/3 TE Sean McHugh Released 9/3 DT Scott Paxson Released 9/3 LS Matt Stewart Released 9/3 S Justin Thornton Released 9/3 RB Justin Vincent Released 9/3 LB Renauld Williams Released 9/4 WR Tyler Grisham Released 9/4 WR Stefan Logan Released 9/4 LB Patrick Bailey Released 9/4 CB Joe Burnett Released 9/4 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Released 9/4 DE Sunny Harris Released 9/4 C Justin Hartwig Released 9/4 DT Steve McLendon Released 9/4 FB Frank Summers Released 9/4 OG Kraig Urbik Released 9/4 DE Doug Worthington Released 9/6 TE Eugene Bright Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OG Dorian Brooks Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 WR Tyler Grisham Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OT Kyle Jolly Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DT Steve McLendon Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 FB Frank Summers Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DE Doug Worthington Signed to Practice Squad 9/7 DE Doug Worthington Released from Practice Squad 9/7 DE Al Woods Signed to Practice Squad 9/18 QB Byron Leftwich Released 9/18 DT Steve McLendon Signed to active roster 9/20 DT Steve McLendon Released 9/20 QB Byron Leftwich Re-signed to active roster 9/21 DT Steve McLendon Re-signed to practice squad 10/2 QB Dennis Dixon Placed on Reserve/Injured List 10/2 DT Steve McLendon Signed to active roster 10/4 QB Ben Roethlisberger Added to active roster from suspended list 10/7 DT Steve McLendon Released 10/11 DT Steve McLendon Re-signed to practice squad 10/30 LB Thaddeus Gibson Waived/Released 10/30 DT Steve McLendon Signed to active roster 11/3 LB Chris Ellis Signed to practice squad 11/4 DE Al Woods Claimed by Tampa Bay off practice squad 11/4 DE Sunny Harris Signed to practice squad 11/10 OT Max Starks Placed on Reserve/Injured List 11/10 OT Chris Scott Added to active roster off of PUP list 11/16 K Jeff Reed Released 11/16 K Shaun Suisham Signed contract 12/7 P Daniel Sepulveda Placed on Reserve/Injured List 12/7 P Jeremy Kapinos Signed contract
HOW THE 2010 STEELERS WERE BUILT
Year-Record (Finish) Draft Choices (34) Free Agents (17) Unrestricted Free Agents (4) Trade (2) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 1998: 7-9 (3
rd AFC Central) WR Hines Ward (#3b)
____________________ __________________________________________________________ ___ 1999: 6-10 (4
th AFC Central) DE Aaron Smith (#4)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2001: 13-3 (1
st AFC Central) DT Casey Hampton (#1) DT Chris Hoke FA
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ __ 2002: 11-5-1 (1
st AFC North) DE Brett Keisel (#7b) QB Charlie Batch FA
LB James Farrior UFA (NYJ)
2003: 6-10 (3rd
AFC North) S Troy Polamalu (#1) CB Ike Taylor (#4)
2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB Ben Roethlisberger (#1) LB James Harrison FA
OT *Max Starks (#3)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2005: 11-5 (2
nd AFC North) TE Heath Miller (#1) LS Greg Warren FA
OT Trai Essex (#3) OG Chris Kemoeatu (#6)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2006: 8-8 (T-2
nd AFC North) OT *Willie Colon (#4a) S Ryan Clark UFA (Was)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2007: 10-6 (1
st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1) DE Nick Eason FA
LB LaMarr Woodley (#2) TE Matt Spaeth (#3) P *Daniel Sepulveda (#4a) CB William Gay (#5b) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2008: 12-4 (1
st AFC North) RB Rashard Mendenhall (#1) LB Keyaron Fox UFA (KC)
WR *Limas Sweed (#2) RB Mewelde Moore UFA (Min) OT Tony Hills (#4) C Doug Legursky FA QB *Dennis Dixon (#5) S Ryan Mundy (#6b)
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2009: 9-7 (3
rd AFC North) DE Ziggy Hood (#1) RB Isaac Redman FA
CB Keenan Lewis (#3b) OT Ramon Foster FA WR Mike Wallace (#3c) CB Anthony Madison FA TE David Johnson (#7b) DT Steve McLendon FA
________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 2010: 11-4 (T-1
st AFC North) C Maurkice Pouncey (#1) OT Flozell Adams FA
LB Jason Worilds (#2) S Will Allen FA WR Emmanuel Sanders (#3) WR Arnaz Battle FA OT Chris Scott (#5a) LB Larry Foote FA CB Crezdon Butler (#5b) WR Antwaan Randle El FA LB Stevenson Sylvester (#5c) CB Bryant McFadden T (Arz) RB Jonathan Dwyer (#6a) QB Byron Leftwich T (T.B.) WR Antonio Brown (#6b) OT Jonathan Scott FA K Shaun Suisham FA P Jeremy Kapinos FA *Reserve/Injured List
2010 STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Leftwich Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers
At Denver (8/29) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) CAROLINA (9/2) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers
Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB
Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Dixon Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Tennessee (9/19) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Dixon Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Tampa Bay (9/26) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legurksy Adams Miller Ward Batch Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) BALTIMORE (10/3) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legursky Adams Miller Ward Batch Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) CLEVELAND (10/17) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legursky Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Miami (10/24) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Legursky Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At New Orleans (10/31) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At Cincinnati (11/8) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) NEW ENGLAND (11/14) Wallace Scott Foster Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE)
OAKLAND (11/21) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE)
At Buffalo (11/28) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson At Baltimore (12/5) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson CINCINNATI (12/12) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Spaeth Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson N.Y. JETS (12/19) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Spaeth Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson CAROLINA (12/23) Wallace Scott Kemoeatu Pouncey Foster Adams Miller Spaeth (TE) Roethlisberger Mendenhall Johnson At Cleveland (1/2/11)
2010 STARTING LINEUPS
DEFENSE
Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Denver (8/29) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor Lewis Polamalu Allen CAROLINA (9/2) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Fox Timmons Taylor Gay Polamalu Clark
Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB RCB LCB SS FS Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Tennessee (9/19) Smith Hoke Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Tampa Bay (9/26) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark BALTIMORE (10/3) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark CLEVELAND (10/17) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Miami (10/24) Smith Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At New Orleans (10/31) Hood Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Cincinnati (11/8) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark NEW ENGLAND (11/14) Hood Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark OAKLAND (11/21) Hood Hampton Eason Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Buffalo (11/28) Hood Madison (CB) Eason Woodley Farrior Gay (CB) Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Baltimore (12/5) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark CINCINNATI (12/12) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark N.Y. JETS (12/19) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Mundy Clark CAROLINA (12/23) Hood Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Mundy Clark At Cleveland (1/2/11)
2010 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 8 14 21 28 5 12 19 23 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 Injury 2010 ATL TEN TAM BAL CLE MIA NO CIN NE OAK BUF BAL CIN NYJ CAR CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G-S G-S Missed Starts Names Adams, Flozell RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 197/193 79/79 0 15/15 Allen, Will P P P P P P P P SI SI P P P P P 97/26 5/0 2 13/0 Batch, Charlie DNP P QB QB SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 74/52 0/0 0 3/2 Battle, Arnaz P P P P P P P P P P P P P P SI 102/38 0/0 1 14/0 Bright, Eugene PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Brooks, Dorian PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Brown, Antonio SI P P P SI SI SI SI SI P SI P P P P 8/0 4/0 0 8/0 Butler, Crezdon SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI P SI SI SI P P P 4/0 3/0 0 4/0 Clark, Ryan FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 113/90 23/23 0 15/15 Colon, Willie IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 50/50 0/0 15 0/0 Cromartie-Smith Da’Mon PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Dixon, Dennis QB QB SI IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 4/3 0/0 12 2/2 Dwyer, Jonathan SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Eason, Nick P P P P P DE DE P DE DE DE P P P P 84/14 17/0 1 15/5 Ellis, Chris — — — — — — — PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 15/1 0/0 0 0/0 Essex, Trai RG RG SI SI SI SI RG RG RG P P P P P P 60/25 9/0 4 11/5 Farrior, James LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB LILB 215/181 197/137 0 15/15 Foote, Larry P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 139/98 15/0 0 15/0 Foster, Ramon SI SI P P P P SI SI LG RG RG RG RG RG RG 26/10 7/7 0 11/7 Fox, Keyaron P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 84/7 39/0 0 15/0 Gay, William P P P P P P P P P P CB P P P P 63/19 63/0 0 15/1 Grisham, Tyler PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 4/0 0/0 0 0/0 Hampton, Casey NT SI NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT P NT NT NT NT 143/135 13/4 1 14/13 Harris, Sunny — — — — — — — PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 2/1 0/0 0 0/0 Harris, Tuff IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 6/0 0/0 15 0/0 Harrison, James OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 106/70 31/31 0 15/15 Hills, Tony SI P SI SI SI SI SI SI P SI P SI SI DNP SI 3/0 0/0 0 3/0 Hoke, Chris P NT P SI P P P P P P P P P P P 107/16 11/0 1 14/1 Hood, Ziggy P P P P P P DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 31/9 31/9 0 15/9 Johnson, David P P P P P P P P P P TE TE TE TE FB 30/8 26/5 0 15/5 Jolly, Kyle PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 Kapinos, Jeremy — — — — — — — — — — — — P P P 25/0 3/0 0 3/0 Keisel, Brett DE DE DE DE DE SI SI DE SI SI SI DE DE DE DE 101/67 4/4 5 10/10 Kemoeatu, Chris LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG SI LG LG LG LG LG LG 56/42 6/6 1 14/14 Leftwich, Byron SI — DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPDNPDNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 57/49 0/0 1 0/0 Legursky, Doug P P RG RG RG RG P P P P P P P P P 24/4 15/0 0 15/4 Lewis, Keenan SI P SI SI SI P P SI P P P P SI SI P 12/0 1/0 0 8/0 Madison, Anthony P P P P P P P P P P CB P P P P 58/1 19/0 0 15/1 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did not play IR — Injured reserve SI — Sunday inactive PUP — Physically unable to perform PS — Practice squad SUS — Suspended
2010 PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan 12 19 26 3 17 24 31 8 14 21 28 5 12 19 23 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2010 Injury 2010 ATL TEN TAM BAL CLE MIA NO CIN NE OAK BUF BAL CIN NYJ CAR CLE Career Consec. Games Games/ G-S G-S Missed Starts
Names McFadden, Bryant LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 82/49 35/34 0 15/15 McLendon, Steve PS P PS P PS PS P P P P P SI SI SI SI 7/0 0/0 0 7/0 Mendenhall, Rashard RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 34/28 31/28 0 15/15 Miller, Heath TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE SI SI TE 91/90 1/1 2 13/13 Moore, Mewelde P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 101/15 48/0 0 15/0 Mundy, Ryan P P P P P P P P P P P P P SS SS 31/2 31/2 0 15/2 Polamalu, Troy SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SI SI 106/90 0/0 2 13/13 Pouncey, Maurkice C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 15/15 15/15 0 15/15 Randle El, Antwaan P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 142/71 51/0 0 15/0 Redman, Isaac P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 15/0 15/0 0 15/0 Roethlisberger, Ben SUS SUS SUS SUS QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 98/97 11/11 0 11/11 Sanders, Emmanuel P SI SI SI P P P P P P P P P P P 12/0 11/0 1 12/0 Scott, Chris PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP PUP SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 0/0 0/0 8 0/0 Scott, Jonathan P LT P P P P P P LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 45/22 15/7 0 15/7 Sepulveda, Daniel P P P P P P P P P P P P IR IR IR 44/0 0/0 3 12/0 Smith, Aaron DE DE DE DE DE DE SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI 156/148 0/0 9 6/6 Spaeth, Matt TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE SI SI TE TE TE 59/38 3/3 2 13/13 Starks, Max LT SI LT LT LT LT LT LT IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 95/67 0/0 7 7/7 Suisham, Shaun — — — — — — — — — P P P P P P 63/0 6/0 0 6/0 Summers, Frank PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 2/1 0/0 0 0/0 Sweed, Limas IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 20/0 0/0 15 0/0 Sylvester, Stevenson P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 15/0 15/0 0 15/0 Taylor, Ike RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 124/91 106/48 0 15/15 Timmons, Lawrence RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB RILB P RILB RILB RILB RILB 61/29 54/4 0 15/14 Wallace, Mike WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 31/19 31/17 0 15/15 Ward, Hines WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P 201/179 47/0 0 15/14 Warren, Greg P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 84/0 15/0 0 15/0 Woodley, LaMarr OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 59/45 49/37 0 15/15 Worilds, Jason P SI P P P P P P P P P P P P P 14/0 14/0 1 14/0 Bold denotes starter and position P — Played DNP — Did not play IR — Injured reserve SI — Sunday inactive PUP — Physically unable to perform PS — Practice squad SUS — Suspended
2010 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
OPPONENTS STEELERS RUSHING vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Turner 19 Rushes 36 Rashard Mendenhall at Buf (11/28) vs. N.E. (11/14) BenJarvus Green-Ellis 87 Yards 151 Rashard Mendenhall at Buf (11/28) vs. Oak (11/21) Michael Bush 24 Long 50t Rashard Mendenhall vs. Atl (9/12) at T.B. (9/26) LeGarrette Blount 1 TDs 2 Rashard Mendenhall vs. Bal (10/3) vs. Bal (10/3) Willis McGahee 1 at Cin (11/8) Cedric Benson 1 vs. N.E. (11/14) Tom Brady 1 vs. NYJ (12/19) Mark Sanchez 1 RECEIVING vs. Atl (9/12) Roddy White 13 Receptions 8 Mike Wallace vs. N.E. (11/14) 8 Hines Ward vs. Cin (12/12) at Cin (11/8) Terrell Owens 141 Yards 136 Mike Wallace vs. N.E. (11/14) at Bal (12/5) Donte Stallworth 67 Long 53 Mike Wallace at Mia (10/24) vs. N.E. (11/14) Rob Gronkowski 3 TDs 2 Mike Wallace at T.B. (9/26) 2 Mike Wallace vs. N.E. (11/14) PASSING at Buf (11/28) Ryan Fitzpatrick 45 Attempts 49 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) at N.O. (10/31) Drew Brees 34 Completions 30 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) vs. N.E. (11/14) Tom Brady 350 Yards 387 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) at Buf (11/28) Ryan Fitzpatrick 65t Long 53 Ben Roethlisberger at Mia (10/24) vs. N.E. (11/14) Tom Brady 3 TDs 3 Charlie Batch at T.B. (9/26) 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Cle (10/17) 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs. N.E. (11/14) 3 Ben Roethlisberger vs. Oak (11/21) vs. Cin (12/12) Carson Palmer 3 INTs 2 Charlie Batch at T.B. (9/26)
PUNT RETURNS vs. Oak (11/21) Nick Miller 4 Returns 7 Antonio Brown vs. Oak (11/21) at Bal (12/5) Lardarius Webb 47 Yards 66 Antonio Brown vs. Oak (11/21) at Ten (9/19) Marc Mariani 38 Long 38 Emmanuel Sanders at N.O. (10/31) NONE TDs NONE KICKOFF RETURNS vs. Car (12/23) Mike Goodson 6 Returns 6 Emmanuel Sanders vs. N.E. (11/14) vs. NYJ (12/19) Brad Smith 140 Yards 156 Emmanuel Sanders vs. N.E. (11/14) vs. NYJ (12/19) Brad Smith 97 Long 89t Antonio Brown at Ten (9/19)vs. NYJ (12/19) Brad Smith 1 TDs 1 Antonio Brown at Ten (9/19)
PUNTS vs. Oak (11/21) Shane Lechler 8 Punts 8 Daniel Sepulveda at Ten (9/19) vs. Car (12/23) Josh Baker 8 vs. Oak (11/21) Shane Lechler 390 Yards 348 Daniel Sepulveda at Ten (9/19) at Ten (9/19) Brett Kern 48.8 Avg. 62.0 Daniel Sepulveda at T.B. (9/26) vs. Oak (11/21) Shane Lechler 48.8 at Mia (10/24) Brandon Fields 47.7 Net 62.0 Daniel Sepulveda at T.B. (9/26) at Mia (10/24) Brandon Fields 66 Long 62 Daniel Sepulveda at T.B. (9/26) vs. Atl (9/12) Michael Koenen 4 In 20 4 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Cle (10/17) vs. Cle (10/17) Reggie Hodges 4 4 Daniel Sepulveda vs. Oak (11/21) vs. N.E. (11/14) Zoltan Mesko 1 Touchbacks 3 Daniel Sepulveda at Ten (9/19) at Buf (11/28) Brian Moorman 1 at Bal (12/5) Sam Koch 1 vs. Cin (12/12) Kevin Huber 1 vs. Car (12/23) Josh Baker 1 INTERCEPTIONS vs. Atl (9/12) Mike Peterson 1 Interceptions 2 Troy Polamalu vs. Cin (12/12) at T.B. (9/26) Quincy Black 1 at T.B. (9/26) Aqib Talib 1 vs. Bal (10/3) Ray Lewis 1 vs. Cle (10/17) Joe Haden 1 at N.O. (10/31) LeighTorrence 1 at Cin (11/8) Roy Williams 1 vs. N.E. (11/14) James Sanders 1 at Bal (12/5) Josh Wilson 1 vs. Cle (10/17) Joe Haden 62 Long Return 79t Brett Keisel at T.B. (9/26)vs. N.E. (11/14) James Sanders 1 TDs 1 Brett Keisel at T.B. (9/26) 1 Troy Polamalu vs. Cin (12/12) 1 LaMarr Woodley vs. Cin (12/12) TACKLES at Buf (11/28) Donte Whitner 18 Total 15 Lawrence Timmons at Ten (9/19) 15 Lawrence Timmons vs. Bal (10/3) at Bal (12/5) Ray Lewis 12 Solo 13 Lawrence Timmons at Ten (9/19) at Buf (11/28) Donte Whitner 10 Assisted 8 Ryan Clark vs. N.E. (11/14) at Buf (11/28) Kyle Williams 2 Sacks 2 James Harrison at Ten (9/19) vs. NYJ (12/19) Drew Coleman 2 2 James Harrison vs. Cle (10/17) vs. Car (12/23 Charles Johnson 2 2 LaMarr Woodley at Cin (11/8) 2 James Harrison vs. Oak (11/21) 2 LaMarr Woodley vs. Cin (12/12)
2010 DRIVE ENGINEERING
Steelers REGULAR SEASON
No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st STEELERS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 vs. Atl 12 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 33.3 FG Sept. 19 at Ten 14 1 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 35.7 TD Sept. 26 at Tam 10 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 31 50.0 INT Oct. 3 vs. Bal 10 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 20.0 Punt Oct. 17 vs. Cle 11 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 36.3 INT Oct. 24 at Mia 12 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 23 41.7 FUM Oct. 31 at NO 11 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 10 18.2 Punt Nov. 8 at Cin 14 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 27 35.7 TD Nov. 14 vs. NE 13 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 26 30.8 Punt Nov. 21 vs. Oak 13 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 38.5 Punt Nov. 28 at Buf 12 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 41.7 TD Dec. 5 at Bal 11 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 27.3 Punt Dec. 12 vs. Cin 8 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 37.5 Punt Dec. 19 vs. NYJ 9 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 33.3 Punt Dec. 23 vs. Car 13 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 27 38.5 FG Jan. 2 at Cle TOTAL 173 33 27 8 0 72 0 3 9 9 1 10 313 34.7
Opponents
REGULAR SEASON No. Missed Blkd Blkd Scoring 1st OPPONENTS Drives TD FG FG FG Punt Punt Downs Fum. Int. Safety Time Pts Effic. Drive Sept. 12 vs. Atl 13 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 23.1 Punt Sept. 19 at Ten 15 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 3 0 1 11 13.3 Fumble Sept. 26 at Tam 11 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 13 27.2 FG Oct. 3 vs. Bal 11 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 17 27.2 FG Miss Oct. 17 vs. Cle 10 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 10 20.0 INT Oct. 24 at Mia 11 1 5 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 22 54.5 FG Oct. 31 at NO 11 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 36.5 Punt Nov. 8 at Cin 14 3 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 21 21.4 Fumble Nov. 14 vs. NE 11 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 54.5 TD Nov. 21 vs. Oak 14 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 7.1 FG Nov. 28 at Buf 12 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 16 33.3 Punt Dec. 5 at Bal 11 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 18.2 Punt Dec. 12 vs. Cin 10 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 10.0 TD Dec. 19 vs. NYJ 9 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 44.4 TD Dec. 23 vs. Car 12 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 8.3 Punt Jan. 2 at Cle TOTAL 175 20 25 4 0 77 1 7 14 18 0 12 215 25.7
2010 STEELERS SCORING DRIVES REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time
Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Atlanta Kickoff Reed 52 yd. FG 11 40 7:09 3-0 1 7:51 Atlanta Kickoff Reed 36 yd. FG 6 62 3:47 6-6 3 6:53 Atlanta Punt Reed 34 yd. FG 10 67 5:07 9-6 4 8:54 Atlanta Punt Mendenhall 50 yd. run 1 50 0:11 15-9 OT 12:25 Tennessee Kickoff Brown 89 yd. kickoff return — — 0:14 7-0 1 14:46 Tennessee Interception Reed 36 yd. FG 11 62 6:33 10-3 2 14:12 Tennessee Fumble Reed 34 yd. FG 4 7 1:36 13-3 2 0:00 Tennessee Fumble Reed 25 yd. FG 8 28 4:53 16-3 4 14:56 Tennessee Fumble Reed 27 yd. FG 4 6 1:33 19-3 4 4:59 Tampa Bay Punt Batch 46 yd. pass to Wallace 2 45 0:53 7-3 1 7:53 Tampa Bay Kickoff Mendenhall 3 yd. run 6 67 3:49 14-6 2 10:19 Tampa Bay Fumble Batch 41 yd. pass to Wallace 2 44 0:47 21-6 2 7:15 Tampa Bay Punt Batch 9 yd. pass to Ward 11 79 4:02 28-6 2 0:16 Tampa Bay Punt Reed 24 yd. FG 8 53 4:21 31-6 3 2:23 Tampa Bay —— Keisel 79 yd. interception return — — 0:16 38-6 4 14:44 Baltimore Kickoff Mendenhall 1 yd. run 7 64 4:08 7-3 1 2:08 Baltimore Punt Mendenhall 7 yd. run 13 93 6:52 14-10 4 7:14 Cleveland Kickoff Roethlisberger 29 yd. pass to Wallace 11 81 6:11 7-3 2 10:40 Cleveland Punt Roethlisberger 8 yd. pass to Ward 5 96 1:59 14-3 3 3:13 Cleveland Muffed Punt Mendenhall 2 yd. run 4 13 2:00 21-3 4 5:50 Cleveland Interception Roethlisberger 14 yd. pass to Miller 3 18 0:17 28-10 4 1:25 Miami Punt Reed 22 yd. FG 13 86 8:20 3-6 2 14:14 Miami Fumble Roethlisberger 21 yd. pass to Ward 5 34 1:44 10-6 2 11:11 Miami Kickoff Roethlisberger 53 yd. pass to Wallace 1 53 0:16 17-9 2 5:47 Miami Punt Reed 39 yd. FG 10 46 5:32 20-16 3 5:32 Miami Kickoff Reed 18 yd. FG 8 47 2:51 23-22 4 2:26 New Orleans Punt Reed 19 yd. FG 11 43 6:11 3-0 2 9:09 New Orleans Kickoff Mendenhall 38 yd. run 4 68 2:07 13-10 4 10:48 Cincinnati Fumble Mendenhall 1 yd. run 4 25 1:55 7-0 1 12:57 Cincinnati Blocked Punt Reed 25 yd. FG 6 23 2:17 10-0 1 7:46 Cincinnati Interception Roethlisberger 8 yd. pass to Ward 6 52 3:03 17-7 2 2:07 Cincinnati Missed FG Reed 53 yd. FG 5 24 0:40 20-7 2 0:05 Cincinnati Punt Randle El 39 yd. pass to Wallace 5 56 2:40 27-7 4 14:50 New England Punt Reed 22 yd. FG 10 76 5:22 3-10 2 5:08 New England Kickoff Roethlisberger 6 yd. pass to Sanders 7 71 3:11 10-23 4 12:11 New England Kickoff Roethlisberger 15 yd. pass to Wallace 5 53 1:48 18-29 4 6:44 New England Kickoff Roethlisberger 33 yd. pass to Wallace 5 80 1:24 26-36 4 2:59 Oakland Punt Mendenhall 5 yd. run 14 85 8:06 7-3 2 13:29 Oakland Punt Roethlisberger 16 yd. run 7 56 3:30 14-3 2 4:01 Oakland Fumble Roethlisberger 22 yd. pass to Sanders 4 35 1:23 21-3 2 1:26 Oakland Interception Roethlisberger 52 yd. pass to Wallace 2 54 0:18 28-3 4 14:49 Oakland Downs Roethlisberger 16 yd. pass to Redman 5 41 2:24 35-3 4 1:12 Buffalo Kickoff Mendenhall 1 yd. run 13 78 7:54 7-0 1 7:06 Buffalo Punt Suisham 45 yd. FG 14 51 6:12 10-0 2 14:45 Buffalo Punt Suisham 46 yd. FG 8 54 1:39 13-0 2 0:03 Buffalo Kickoff Suisham 48 yd. FG 9 50 5:06 16-13 4 6:19 Buffalo Punt Suisham 41 yd. FG 13 58 7:06 19-16 OT 2:14 Baltimore Kickoff Suisham 45 yd. FG 8 53 4:06 3-7 3 10:54 Baltimore Kickoff Suisham 19 yd. FG 16 79 9:27 6-10 4 12:46 Baltimore Fumble Roethlisberger 9 yd. pass to Redman 3 9 0:22 13-10 4 2:51 Cincinnati —— Polamalu 45 yd. interception return — — 0:12 7-7 2 4:37 Cincinnati Punt Suisham 23 yd. FG 13 75 2:00 10-7 2 0:21 Cincinnati Punt Suisham 35 yd. FG 10 54 6:26 13-7 3 8:34 Cincinnati —— Woodley 14 yd. interception return — — 0:06 20-7 4 12:21 Cincinnati Punt Suisham 41 yd. FG 7 45 4:16 23-7 4 5:34 NY Jets Punt Roethlisberger 9 yd. pass to Spaeth 16 96 8:12 7-7 2 7:29 NY Jets Kickoff Suisham 42 yd. FG 10 53 2:15 10-10 2 0:33 NY Jets Kickoff Mendenhall 2 yd. run 9 74 5:57 17-10 3 9:03 Carolina Punt Suisham 26 yd. FG 8 72 4:09 3-0 1 3:47 Carolina Interception Roethlisberger 43 yd. pass to Wallace 3 58 1:29 10-0 2 10:16 Carolina Punt Mendenhall 1 yd. run 8 72 4:42 17-0 2 1:54 Carolina Punt Suisham 29 yd. FG 6 43 0:47 20-0 2 0:39 Carolina Punt Roethlisberger 1 yd. run 7 35 3:43 27-0 3 5:05
2010 OPPONENTS SCORING DRIVES
REGULAR SEASON
Drive Score Time Opponent Obtained Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Pit-Opp Qtr Remain Atlanta Missed FG Bryant 49 yd. FG 4 24 0:17 3-3 2 0:00 Atlanta Kickoff Bryant 39 yd. FG 13 56 4:20 3-6 3 10:40 Atlanta Kickoff Bryant 23 yd. FG 13 64 5:30 9-9 4 3:24 Tennessee Fumble Bironas 21 yd. FG 6 34 2:52 7-3 1 10:46 Tennessee Kickoff Collins 2 yd. pass to Washington 17 85 4:01 19-11 4 0:58 Tampa Bay Interception Barth 40 yd. FG 4 9 1:58 0-3 1 12:10 Tampa Bay Kickoff Barth 24 yd. FG 15 74 8:45 7-6 2 14:08 Tampa Bay Interception Blount 1 yd. run 10 68 4:09 38-13 4 1:54 Baltimore Kickoff McGahee 9 yd. run 8 83 3:35 7-7 2 13:33 Baltimore Punt Cundiff 33 yd. FG 14 48 5:20 10-7 2 0:00 Baltimore Punt Flacco 18 yd. pass to Houshmandzadeh 4 40 0:36 17-14 4 0:32 Cleveland Interception Dawson 39 yd. FG 7 14 4:16 0-3 1 1:51 Cleveland Kickoff McCoy 12 yd. pass to Watson 6 70 1:41 21-10 4 4:09 Miami Fumble Carpenter 39 yd. FG 4 1 0:51 0-3 1 14:02 Miami Fumble Carpenter 23 yd. FG 4 8 1:53 0-6 1 11:15 Miami Kickoff Carpenter 22 yd. FG 11 69 5:08 10-9 2 6:03 Miami Kickoff Henne 26 yd. pass to Bess 9 80 3:57 17-16 2 1:50 Miami Kickoff Carpenter 37 yd. FG 9 52 4:24 20-19 3 1:08 Miami Kickoff Carpenter 40 yd. FG 7 52 3:27 20-22 4 5:17 New Orleans Missed FG Hartley 31 yd. FG 7 46 1:03 3-3 2 0:08 New Orleans Kickoff Hartley 23 yd. FG 12 51 6:36 6-3 3 8:24 New Orleans Downs Brees16 yd. pass to Colston 10 59 6:13 13-3 4 12:55 New Orleans Fumble Brees 8 yd. pass to Moore 8 55 3:47 20-10 4 2:37 Cincinnati Fumble Palmer 19 yd. pass to Owens 4 38 2:05 10-7 2 8:46 Cincinnati Kickoff Palmer 27 yd. pass to Owens 5 66 1:38 27-14 4 13:12 Cincinnati Interception Benson 1 yd. run 2 36 1:01 27-21 4 9:05 New England Punt Brady 19 yd. pass to Gronkowski 8 70 4:07 7-0 1 9:48 New England Punt Graham 31 yd. FG 10 46 5:26 10-0 1 1:03 New England Kickoff Brady 9 yd. pass to Gronkowski 10 78 5:12 17-3 3 9:48 New England Missed FG Brady 3 yd. run 7 80 3:18 23-3 3 0:22 New England Interception Sanders 32 yd. interception return — — 0:05 29-10 4 8:32 New England Kickoff Brady 25 yd. pass to Gronkowski 5 41 2:21 36-26 4 4:23 New England Kickoff Graham 36 yd. FG 5 15 1:06 39-26 4 1:53 Oakland Punt Janikowski 41 yd. FG 7 49 3:27 3-0 1 9:50 Buffalo Punt Fitzpatrick 65 yd. pass to Jackson 4 80 1:09 13-7 3 3:45 Buffalo Punt Lindell 29 yd. FG 11 69 3:45 13-10 4 13:32 Buffalo Fumble Lindell 32 yd. FG 4 9 1:47 13-13 4 11:25 Buffalo Punt Lindell 49 yd. FG 6 23 0:44 16-16 4 0:02 Baltimore Punt Flacco 14 yd. pass to Boldin 10 92 7:10 0-7 1 1:59 Baltimore Kickoff Cundiff 24 yd. FG 13 60 3:41 3-10 3 7:13 Cincinnati Kickoff Palmer 1 yd. pass to Whitworth 8 69 5:02 0-7 1 9:58 NY Jets Kickoff Smith 97 yd. kickoff return — — 0:12 0-7 1 14:48 NY Jets Kickoff Folk 25 yd. FG 9 56 4:41 7-10 2 2:48 NY Jets Kickoff Sanchez 7 yd. run 8 66 3:49 17-17 3 5:14 NY Jets Punt Folk 34 yd. FG 13 50 6:47 17-20 4 10:07 NY Jets —— Moore tackled in end zone by Taylor for a safety — — 0:00 17-22 4 2:38 Carolina Punt Kasay 27 yd. FG 6 14 2:46 27-3 4 8:29
THIRD/FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS
REGULAR SEASON
THIRD DOWN FOURTH DOWN Date Opponent Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct. 9/12/10 STEELERS 4 14 29% 0 0 0% vs. Atlanta 6 16 38% 0 0 0% 9/19/10 STEELERS 2 15 13% 0 0 0% at Tennessee 4 14 29% 1 1 100% 9/26/10 STEELERS 4 9 44% 0 1 0% at Tampa Bay 6 14 43% 1 1 100% 10/3/10 STEELERS 4 11 36% 0 0 0% vs. Baltimore 4 11 36% 0 1 0% 10/17/10 STEELERS 7 14 50% 0 0 0% vs. Cleveland 6 13 46% 0 0 0% 10/24/10 STEELERS 6 15 40% 0 0 0% at Miami 3 12 25% 0 1 0% 10/31/10 STEELERS 3 10 30% 0 1 0% at New Orleans 7 16 44% 1 1 100% 11/8/10 STEELERS 6 14 43% 0 0 0% at Cincinnati 3 12 25% 0 1 0% 11/14/10 STEELERS 5 12 42% 0 0 0% vs. New England 3 10 30% 0 0 0% 11/21/10 STEELERS 7 14 50% 0 0 0% vs. Oakland 3 14 21% 0 1 0% 11/28/10 STEELERS 12 19 63% 0 0 0% at Buffalo 4 13 31% 1 1 0% 12/5/10 STEELERS 4 14 29% 1 1 100% at Baltimore 4 13 31% 1 2 50% 12/12/10 STEELERS 7 15 47% 0 0 25% vs. Cincinnati 2 8 25% 1 1 100% 12/19/10 STEELERS 11 17 65% 0 0 0% vs. New York Jets 6 13 46% 1 1 100% 12/23/10 STEELERS 4 12 33% 0 1 0% vs. Carolina 3 13 23% 0 1 0% 1/2/11 STEELERS at Cleveland STEELERS 86 205 42% 1 4 25% OPPONENTS 64 192 33% 7 13 54%