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TAMPA BAY BUC’S 0-0 vs STEELERS 0-0 5-11 in 2018(4th NFC-S) 5-11 in 2017(4th) 9-7 IN 2016(2nd) 9-6-1 in 2018(2nd AFC-N) 13-3 in 2017(1st in AFC-N) 6-10 IN 2015(4th) 2-14 in 2014 (4th) 4-12 in 2013 (4th) 11-5 in 2016(1st in AFC-N) 10-6 in 2015(2nd in AFC-N) Bucs 1-3 in Pre-Season 2017 Defeated Jaguars 11-5 in 2014(1st in AFC-N) SERIES : Steelers Lead 9-2 Buccaneers are 1-6 @ Home 1-3@ Pittsburg Pre Season 2-2 (1-1 Tampa, 0-1 @Pit, 1-0 Neutral-1998) th The began the Steelers BUCS 44 SEASON 1976-2019 franchise in 1933, and have owned it ever 22nd in (1998) since….1969-1991 Noll took Pitt to Bucs were the Only NFC-South team to defeat NFC 4 Super Bowls (201-156-1) Champs in 2016. Bucs lost Play-off Tie st Breaker to (Common foes: 3-2,2-3) Missed Play-offs in 2018(1 Time in six seasons) President/Owner: Arthur J. Rooney II VP Football Ops: 2017 2018 STAT STORY vs Pittsburgh 2018 () 2017 (27th) 90.6 (29th) 95.2 RUSH OFFENSE 90.3 (31st) 104.2 (3rd) (4th) 272.9 (TOPS) 320.3 PASS OFFENSE 313.0 (2nd) 273.8 (13th) (9th) 363.5 (3rd) 415.5 TOTAL OFFENSE 403.3 (4th) 377.9 (7th) (4th) 43.4% 3rd 46.0% 3rd Down% 44.4% 8th 44.0% 8th T-11th 50% 4-8 5th 69.3% 9-13 4th Down% 9-14 (64.3%) 7th 3-8 (37.5%) 3rd 18th 20.9pts 12th 24.8pts SCORING 26.8pts (T-6th) 25.4pts (3rd)

15th 40 11th 41 SACKS ALLOWED 24 (2nd) 24 (3rd) 13 fum 14 int / 27 9 fum 26 int / 35 Total TURNOVERS 9 Fum 17 Int 26 Total 5 Fum 15 Int 20 Total Total

(23rd) 117.5 (25th) 123.9 RUSH DEFENSE 96.1 (6th) 105.8 (TOPS) (32nd) 260.6 (22nd) 259.4 PASS DEFENSE 231.1 (10th) 201.1 (17th) (32nd) 378.1 (23rd) 383.4 TOTAL DEFENSE 327.2 (6th) 306.9 (4th) (32nd) 48.1% (22nd) 40.3% 3rd Down % 36.5% (9th) 36.2% (3rd) T-22nd 23.9pts 31st 29.0pts SCORING 22.5pts (T-16th) 19.3pts (4th)

32nd 22 19th 38 SACKS 52 (3rd) 56 (TOPS)

13 fum 13 int / 26Total 8 fum 9 int / 17 Total TURNOVERS FORCED 7 fum, 8 int 15 Total 6 fum, 16 int 22 Total th st TURNOVER MARGIN T-16 in NFL -1 31 in NFL -18 (-11) 28th (+2) 14th

2017 Red Zone 2018 Red Zone 2018 Red Zone 2017 Red Zone 53 Possessions 60 Possessions RED ZONE OFF 49 Possessions 63 Possessions 26TD (49.1%) –18 FG 36 TD (60.0%) –13 FG 36 TD (73.5%) – 7 FG 32 TD (50.8%) – 25 FG th th NFL (24 ) NFL (14 ) NFL (TOPS) NFL (22nd) 53 Possessions 58Possessions 49 Possessions 39 Possessions 29TD (54.7%) –18 FG 45TD (77.6%) –10 FG RED ZONE DEF 29 TD(85.7%) –13FG 24TD(61.5%) –10FG NFL (T-17th) NFL (32nd) NFL (17th) NFL (28th) HEAD ST th 1 Year--2019 13 Year—Since 2007 66 Years Old* (Birthday is October 3, 1952) 47 Years Old(Birthday is March 15, 1972) Hampton VA Played QB at VaTech. His roommate was James Barber--- Played WR @ William & Mary College; Drafted by Colts, Ronde and Tiki Barbers Dad. Assistant Coach for Bear and played in CFL(Montreal) Bryant(RBs-‘81-82). at Temple(’83-’89). Began After six years in college ranks(2@ Cincinnati with Jimbo Fisher) his NFL carer as Assistant at KC Chiefs(1989). As Interim Caoch at Indianapolis he went 9-3 first NFL job was with Tampa Bay—2001-05; Minnesota Def Coord and was named AP NFL Coach of the Year—2012. Named HC @ in 2013. AP 2006, and named 16th Head Coach in Steelers history in 2007

Coach of Year in 2014(11-5). “No risk-It; No Biscuit” is his trade mark slogan. Was at Pittsburgh 2007-11, and at Indianapolis. He retired after 2017 STEELERS RECORD 125-66-1 2-1 v Bucs season—his 5th with Cardinals CAREER RECORD 125-66-1(+8-7 Playoffs) BUCCANEER RECORD 0-0 X-X v Pitt Tomlin 13-2 on Monday Nights CAREER RECORD 58-33-1(1-2 Post) Thru (2018) Won XLIII( Pitt 27, St Louis 23) Lost SB XLV to Green Bay 31-25 NOTES vs 8/9/19 7:30p Off-Coord (1st) Last Meeting 2018 Off Coordinator: Clyde CHRISTIANSEN QB Coach (1st) 2nd tour Randy Fichner 2nd year 2019 Joe GILBERT Off Line (1st) Steelers 30 Bucs 27 Tampa Todd McNAIR R-Backs (1st) Cameron Brates 4y TD pass from st gave the Bucs an early 7-0 lead, but the Steelers WR (1 ) scored 23 unanswered points including a 10y st nd TE (1 ) return TD by . Pittsburgh led Keith Butler 2 Year 2019 D-Coord (1st) 30-10 at halftime. Fitzpatrick threw two TD passes in Keith ARMSTRONG SpecTm (1st) Falcons last 11y the 4th quarter. Special Teams: D-Line (1st) (, Mike Evans) Danny Smith (7th Year in 2019 Kevin ROSS C-Backs (1st) Fitzpatrick passed for 455y—his 3rd staright 400+ Safeties (1st) game—an NFL record to start a season Athletic Trainer: Bobby Slater (6th) 2010 in Tampa Bucs 27 Steelers 24(2014) Pitt Steelers Super Bowl Championships Steelers 38 Bucs 13 Buccaneers first win ever at (Three Rivers IX Pittsburgh 16 Minnesota 6 Back-Up QB COMPPLETED 12 OF 17 passes Stadium) hit Vincent Jackson with a 5y X Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 7 for 186Y 3TD and 2Intc. threw 1TD (20- TD pass with :07” left—capping a 5 play 46y drive that 31=184y) took :33 seconds. XIII Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 31 (2006) in Tampa Be Rothlisberger passed for 314y & 3TDs…Antonio XIV Pittsburgh 31 LA Rams 19 Brown caught 7 passes for 131y and 2TDs for Pitt. Steelers 20 Bucs 3 Pitt outgained Tampa Bay 390y-350. XL Pittsburgh 21 Seattle 10 Ben Rothlisberger(198y, 2TD, 1INt) outdueled Bruce Glennon : 21-42=302y 2TD, 1 Intc XLIII Pittsburgh 27 St. Louis 23 Gradkowski(20-34=175y 0TD, 3Intc) XLV (Lost Green Bay, XXX (Lost to Dallas)

NOTES vs Pittsburgh Steelers 8/9/19 7:30p OLB Shaq BARRETT Spent First five seasons with the (2014- 18), WR Breshad Perriman comes to Tampa Bay after finishing the 2018 NFL season with including winning . the . Originally a first-round pick (26th overall)

DB/LB Deone BUCCANNON Bucannon is very familiar with the current Buccaneers staff as he played for Head Coach Bruce Arians, Defensive Coordinator Todd Bowles and DL Throughout his nine-year career, Suh has played in and started Outside Coach during his time in Arizona. 142 games, missing just two games over those nine seasons. The three-time All-Pro and five-time defensive lineman has amassed 481 TKL 107 TFL, 56.0 sacks, TAMPA BAY BUC’S 0-0 vs PITTSBURGH STEELERS 0-0 5-11 in 2018(4th NFC-S) 5-11 in 2017(4th) 9-7 IN 2016(2nd) 9-6-1 in 2018(2nd AFC-N) 13-3 in 2017(1st in AFC-N) 6-10 IN 2015(4th) 2-14 in 2014 (4th) 4-12 in 2013 (4th) 11-5 in 2016(1st in AFC-N) 10-6 in 2015(2nd in AFC-N) Bucs 1-3 in Pre-Season 2017 Defeated Jaguars 11-5 in 2014(1st in AFC-N)

BUCCANEERS 2019 DRAFT(8) STEELERS 2019 DRAFT (8) 1 (5) LB LSU 1R (10) Devin Bush LB Michigan 2 (39) Sean Bunting CB Central Michigan 2R NONE 3 (94) CB Auburn 3R (83) CB Michigan State 3 (99) S Kentucky 4R (122) RB Kentucky 4 (107) Anthony Nelson DE Iowa 5R (141) TE Michigan 5 (145) PK Utah 6R (175) Sutton Smith EDGE No Illinois 6 (208) Scott Miller WR Bowling Green 6R (192) DT Alabama 7 (215) Terry Beckner DT Missouri 6R (207) LB Akron 7R (219) Derwin Gray OT Maryland STEELERS 2018 DRAFT (7) BUCCANEERS 2018 DRAFT(8) 1R (28) S VaTech 1 (12) . DT Washington 2R (60) James Washington WR Oklahoma St 2 (38) Ronald Jones RB USC 3R (76) Mason Rudolph QB Oklahoma St 2 (53) M.J. Stewart CB UNC 3R (92) Chukwuma Okorafor OT W. Michigan 2 (63) CB Auburn 4R None 3 (94) G Humbolt State 5R (148) S Penn State 4 (117) S Pittsburgh 5R (165) TE NC State 5 (144) Justin Watson WR Pennsylvania 6R None 6 (202) ILB Wisconsin 7 (246) DT Alabama

GAME NOTES AND CAPSULES Steelers missed the playoffs for first time in five years(2013—8-8 record 2nd in AFC-N)

Steelers traded up (1R, 2R 2019 Draft selections + 3R in 2020) to draft Devin Bush(10th pick) Father played at FSU and in NFL

Ben Rothlisberger played in all 16 games(carer first) and passed for career best 5,129y and 34TDs

JuJu Smith-Shuster had career year in 2018---111-1,426y 7TD----and replaces as Ben’s “Go To Guy” in 2019

Bruce Arians met Jaimies Winston at his son’s Football Camp in Birmingham when Jameis was in the 9th grade

Jameis Winston is in 5th and final year of rookie contract—will be paid $20.9 Million

Tampa Bay led the NFL in passing in 2018—320.3y a game and finished 3rd in Total Offense 415.5y a game

Defensive Coordiantor Todd Bowls played for Bruce Arians @ Temple, and coached for him at Arizona as Defensive Coordinator

Bucs 16-21-1 in Overtime (7-8-1 at Home; 9-13 on Road) 2017 Lost @ Green Bay 26-20 2016 Lost v Raiders 30-24 2015 Beat @ Atlanta 23-20 2014 Lost v Minnesota 19-13 Lost @ New Orleans 37-3 2013 Lost @ Seattle 27-24 11/2/13 2012 Won 23-20 Won @ Carolina 11/18/12