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WEEK 3 - STEELERS VS. TEXANS | 1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Michael Bertsch - Communications Manager Angela Tegnelia - Communications Coordinator PITTSBURGH STEELERS Alissa Cavaretta - Communications Assistant/Social Media 3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Thomas Chapman - Communications Intern 412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878 PITTSBURGH STEELERS GAME RELEASE WEEK 3 HOUSTON TEXANS GAME INFORMATION 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (2-0) Sunday, September 27 Heinz Field Day Date Opponent Location TV Time/Result 1 p.m. ET Pittsburgh, PA Mon. Sept. 14 New York Giants MetLife Stadium W, 26-16 Capacity 68,400 // Natural Grass Sun. Sept. 20 Denver Heinz Field W, 26-21 CBS Ian Eagle (play-by-play) Locally KDKA-TV Charles Davis (analysis) Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field 1 p.m. Evan Washburn (analysis) Sun. Oct. 4 Tennessee Nissan Stadium 1 p.m. Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates) Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Sun. Oct. 11 Philadelphia Heinz Field 1 p.m. 102.5 WDVE-FM (Pittsburgh) Tunch Ilkin (analysis) Sun. Oct. 18 Cleveland Heinz Field 1 p.m. 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh) Craig Wolfley (analysis) Missi Matthews (analysis) Sun. Oct. 25 Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. THE SERIES Sun. Nov. 1 BYE WEEK All-Time Steelers lead, 4-2 Last: Steelers Win, 34-6 (Dec. 25, 2017) Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium 4:25 p.m. Home Steelers lead, 2-1 Last: Steelers Win, 30-23 (Oct. 20, 2014) Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field 1 p.m. Away Steelers lead, 2-1 Last: Steelers Win, 34-6 (Dec. 25, 2017) Sun. Nov. 22 Jacksonville EverBank Field 1 p.m. THE COACHES Thur. Nov. 26 Baltimore Heinz Field 8:20 p.m. Sun. Dec. 6 Washington Heinz Field 1 p.m. Head Coach At Franchise Overall vs. Opponent Sun. Dec. 13 Buffalo New Era Field 8:20 p.m. Steelers Mike Tomlin 135-74-1 (14) 135-74-1 (14) 4-2 Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m. Texans Bill O’Brien 52-46 (7) 52-46 (7) 0-2 Sun. Dec. 27 Indianapolis Heinz Field 1 p.m. WHAT'S INSIDE WHAT'S INSIDE Sun. Jan. 3 Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 1 p.m. 2 Covering The Steelers 57-58 Positional Roster * - Times may change due to flexible scheduling 3 NFL Standings 59 Roster By Experience NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 4 Conference Standings 60 How The Steelers Were Built 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE 5 Countdown To Kickoff 61 Depth Chart 8 Steelers Record When 62 Transactions Day Date Game 6-11 Team Notes 63-76 Updated Player Bios Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend 11-14 Mike Tomlin Notes 77 2020 Results Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games 14-19 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 77-78 2020 Individual Statistics Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships 19 Offensive Team Notes 79 2020 Game-by-Game Starters Sun. Jan. 31 Pro Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.) 20-24 Offensive Player Notes 80-81 2020 Participation Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) 24-28 Defensive Team Notes 82 2020 Individual Game Highs 28-36 Defensive Player Notes 83-85 2020 Drive Breakdown @SteelersPRDept 36-37 Special Teams Player Notes 86 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions The Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter account – @ 38-41 Steelers-Texans Series History 87-92 2020 Miscellaneous Stats SteelersPRDept – for media to follow for news and information relating to the 42 NFL Rankings History 93 2020 Offensive GBG Statistics team. The department’s Twitter account is the primary platform for how the team 43 Steeler In Domes 94 2020 Defensive GBG Statistics disseminates news and information including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more. 44-45 Rushing Combinations 95 2020 Big Games 46-47 Receiving Combinations 96 2020 Opening Drives 48 Starting QB Records 97-107 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown www.Steelers.com 49-53 All-Time Individual Leaders 108-109 2020 Turnover Chart For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s 54 Alphabetical Roster 110 2020 NFL Stat Rankings official website at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the website has the most extensive 55 Numerical Roster 11-113 The Last Time information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers.. 56 Practice Squad Roster @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com COVERING THE STEELERS WEEK 3 - STEELERS VS. TEXANS | 2 WEEKLY ZOOM PRESS CONFERENCES STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE • The Steelers will make head coach Mike Tomlin, defensive coordinator Keith Butler, offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner and players available via Zoom video For the 22nd consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all conference calls. Steelers games. • Outlets will use the Raise Hand feature in Zoom. Steelers PR will call on you when it is Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 48-station network spanning Pennsylvania, your turn to ask a question. Media will no longer need to turn on their camera for video. West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and South Carolina. All Steelers games will be broad- cast in both English and Spanish on Steelers.com. Monday, Sept. 21 For the 27th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles • OT Chukwuma Okorafor, G Kevin Dotson and NT Tyson Alualu will be avail- play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 23rd season as an expert analyst able to the media starting at approximately Noon ET via zoom. is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 19th season is former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. In her second Tuesday, Sept. 22 year, Missi Matthews will be in the operational zone throughout the regular season. • Mike Tomlin press conference: Noon Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard • No player availability: day off on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: Wednesday, September 9 FLAGSHIP STATIONS • DT Cameron Heyward will be available to the media at 9 a.m. via zoom WDVE-FM (102.5) • QB Ben Roethlisberger will be available to the media at 9:30 a.m. via zoom WBGG-AM (970) • Practice: 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. • Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice via zoom (by request) AFFILIATES • WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will be available to the media after practice via zoom PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND • Additional player(s) may be available to the media (TBD) via zoom Altoona-WVAM (1430) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Milton-WVLY (100.9) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) Thursday, September 10 Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) • Practice: Noon - 2 p.m. Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Somerset-WNTI (990) VIRGINIA • Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice on the field (by request) Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Starview-WONN (92.7) Vienna-WDMX (100.1) • S Minkah Fitzpatrick will be available to the media after practice via zoom Butler-WISR (680) State College-WQWK (1450) • DC Keith Butler will be available to the media after practice via zoom Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Uniontown-WMBS (590) WEST VIRGINIA • OC Randy Fichter will be available to the media after practice via zoom Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Washington-WJPA (1450) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) • Additional player(s) may be available to the media (TBD) via zoom Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) New Martinsville-WXCR Friday, September 11 DuBois-WIFT (102.1) (92.3) • Practice: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. DuBois-WKFT (101.3) OHIO • Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice on the field (by request) Erie-WRKT (104.9) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) • LB T.J. Watt and FB Derek Watt will be available to the media after practice via Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Marietta-WJAW (630) zoom Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) • RB James Conner will be available to the media after practice via zoom • Additional player(s) may be available to the media (TBD) via zoom STEELERS NATION HD RADIO Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the *Schedule subject to change Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the official Steelers app or the *Zoom calls may occur up to 10 minutes before or after its scheduled time. Please plan iheart app on your smartphone, and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. accordingly. A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook. com/steelersnationradio. OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The COMMUNICATIONS STAFF site, www.steelers.com, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much Director of Burt Lauten Email [email protected] more. Communications Office 412-432-7821 MEDIA ONLY SECTION OF STEELERS.COM Communications Michael Bertsch Email [email protected] The Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section on steelers.com. Go Manager Office 412-432-7822 to www.steelers.com/media use the password “steelersmedia”. All press releases, Communications Angela Tegnelia Email [email protected] credential requests and media information are available. Coordinator Office 412-432-7820 Communications Alissa Cavaretta Email [email protected] NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM Assistant/Social Media Office 412-432-7893 Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the NFL and its teams.