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Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) Game vs. New England Patriots (5-1) # 8 Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 • 4:15 p.m. (ET) Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. Game #8 Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 Schedule/Results Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) vs. New England Patriots (5-1) Preseason (3-1) Date: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 Friday, Aug. 12 at Washington L, 7-16 (KDKA) Kickoff: 4:15 p.m., ET Thursday, Aug. 18 PHILADELPHIA W, 24-14 (FOX) Site: Heinz Field (65,500) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Saturday, Aug. 27 ATLANTA W, 34-16 (KDKA) Thursday, Sept. 1 at Carolina W, 33-17 (KDKA) Playing Surface: Grass TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2) Regular Season (5-2) Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Sunday, Sept. 11 at Baltimore L, 7-35 (CBS) Phil Simms (color analyst) Sunday, Sept. 18 SEATTLE W, 24-0 (FOX) Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network Sunday, Sept. 25 at Indianapolis W, 23-20 (NBC) WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) Sunday, Oct. 2 at Houston L, 10-17 (CBS) Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Sunday, Oct. 9 TENNESSEE W, 38-17 (CBS) Tunch Ilkin (color analyst) Sunday, Oct. 16 JACKSONVILLE W, 17-13 (CBS) Craig Wolfley (sideline) Sunday, Oct. 23 at Arizona W, 32-20 (CBS) National Radio: Westwood One Sunday, Oct. 30 NEW ENGLAND 4:15 p.m. (CBS) Announcers: Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) Sunday, Nov. 6 BALTIMORE 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Mark Malone (color analyst) Sunday, Nov. 13 at Cincinnati 1 p.m. (CBS) Spanish Radio: Grupo Imagen - Destrito Federal (Mexico City) Sunday, Nov. 20 BYE XEDA-FM 90.5 Sunday, Nov. 27 at Kansas City • 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 4 CINCINNATI • 1 p.m. (CBS) A Look at the Coaches: Thursday, Dec. 8 CLEVELAND 8:20 p.m. (NFL Net./KDKA) Monday, Dec. 19 at San Francisco 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Saturday, Dec. 24 ST. LOUIS • 1 p.m. (FOX) Overall regular-season record: 48-23 (.676)/fifth season Sunday, Jan. 1 at Cleveland • 1 p.m. (CBS) Regular-season record at Pittsburgh: 48-23 (.676)/fifth season Playoff Record/Years: 5-2/three years • Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Postseason Overall regular-season record: 167-95 (.637)/17th season Sat.-Sun., Jan. 7-8 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX) Regular-season record at New England: 131-51 (.719)/12th season Sat.-Sun., Jan. 14-15 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX) Playoff Record/Years: 14-5/eight years Sunday, Jan. 22 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX) Sunday, Jan. 29 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (NBC) www.steelers.com Sunday, Feb. 5 Super Bowl XLVI (Indianapolis) (NBC) For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, NOTE: All times are Eastern. visit the team’s official web site at www.steelers.com. Updated Home games in Bold/CAPS. daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. www.steelers.com THE COACHES STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MIKE TOMLIN was named the 16th head coach in Pittsburgh Burt Lauten, Communications Coordinator ........ (412) 432-7821 Steelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlin Lauten email: [email protected] became only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since Nathan LoCascio, Public Relations/Media Manager (412) 432-7822 1969. LoCascio email: [email protected] Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to both Emily Scerba, Communications Admin. Asst. ..... (412) 432-7820 coach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27- Scerba email: [email protected] 23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. By winning Ryan Scarpino, Media Relations Intern ............... (412) 432-7800 the Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, he Scarpino email: [email protected] x6019 also became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelers Office Fax .............................................................. (412) 432-7878 history. Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in league history to win a Super Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach. STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE Tomlin compiled a 43-21 record in the regular season during For the 13th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG- his first four years as head coach. His .672 winning percentage AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games. after four seasons tied for first in team history. By leading the Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 47-station Steelers to a 12-4 record in 2010, Tomlin became only the second network spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Steelers’ head coach to post winning records in each of his first For the second straight year, all Steelers’ games will be broadcast four seasons. in Spanish on Estadio W (730 AM). The Steelers’ offense ranked 14th in the NFL (14th passing, 11th For the 17th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice rushing) despite playing its first four games without its starting of the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. Pittsburgh’s defense ranked Joining Hillgrove for his 13th season as an expert analyst is Tunch second in the NFL (first vs. run, 12th vs. pass) while leading the Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team NFL with 48 quarterback sacks. The Steelers set a team record for his ninth season is former Steeler offensive lineman Craig and led the NFL, allowing only 62.8 rushing yards per game. Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. The Steelers continued to be dominant at Heinz Field under Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: Tomlin in 2010. Pittsburgh finished with a 5-3 home record in FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2) Scranton-WEZX (96.1/106.9) 2010 after finishing 7-1 (2007), 6-2 (2008) and 6-2 (2009) at home WDVE-FM (102.5) Somerset-WNTJ (850) during Tomlin’s first three seasons. Tomlin’s 24-8 record and WBGG-AM (970) State College/Pleasant Gap- PENNSYLVANIA (31) WRSC (98.7) .750 winning percentage at home after four seasons ranks second Uniontown-WMBS (590) in Steelers’ history. Altoona-WVAM (1430) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Washington-WJPA (1450) Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William and Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Williamsport-WCXR (93.3) Mary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) 2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. A first-team All- Bedford-WAYC (100.9) OHIO (3) Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a school Bradford-WESB (1490) Findlay-WFIN (1330) record with a 20.2 yards-per-catch average. Butler-WISR (680) Westerville-WTDA (103.9) Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) Tomlin was the NFL’s second-youngest head coach in 2007, Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) MARYLAND (4) and he became only the second Steelers coach in team history to Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Cumberland-WTBO (1450) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) win at least 10 games during his first year at the helm. The Frostburg-WFRB (560) DuBois-WOWQ (102.1) Steelers posted a 7-1 record at home in 2007 and were 5-1 in the Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) Erie-WJET (1440) AFC North (3-0 at home). Mountain Lake Park-WKHJ (104.5) Gettysburg-WGET (1320) Tomlin became only the second Steelers head coach to win his Grove City-WWGY (95.1) WEST VIRGINIA (6) first three games. During 2007, the Steelers became just the fifth Harrisburg-WTPA (93.5) Buckhannon-WBRB (101.3) team in NFL history to win their first four home games by at least Indiana-WQMU (92.5) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) 20 points. Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Fairmont-WMMN (920) Morgantown-WKKW (97.9) The Steelers’ defense was dominant under Tomlin’s guidance Johnstown-WNTW (990) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) St. Mary’s-WJAW (630) in 2008, leading the NFL in total defense (237.2), pass defense Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1) Wheeling-WWVA (1170) (156.9), points per game (13.9), total yards per play (3.9), rushing Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3) MEXICO (1) yards per attempt (3.3), passing yards per attempt (4.7) and third Scottdale-WLSW (103.9) Mexico City-Imagen DF (90.5 FM) down efficiency (31.4), and finished second in league rushing Scranton-WEJL (630/1240) defense (80.3). Tomlin led the Steelers to a 10-6 record in 2007, and became 2011 AFC North Standings just the second coach in team history to post a winning record, W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. win a division title and earn a playoff berth in his inaugural season. Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 151 122 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 155 83 Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 137 111 BILL BELICHICK is in his 37th season as an NFL coach and his Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 97 120 12th as the head coach of the Patriots. Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl championships in a This Week in the AFC North: four-year span. Sunday, Oct. 30: New England (5-1) at Pittsburgh (5-2), 4:15 p.m. (CBS, KDKA-TV, channel 2) From 2001-10, Belichick won more regular season games Cleveland (3-3) at San Francisco (5-1), 4:15 p.m. (CBS) (121) and more games overall (135) than any other head coach Arizona (1-5) at Baltimore (4-2), 1:00 p.m.