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WEEK 5 - STEELERS VS. BROWNS | 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 6 CLEVELAND BROWNS GAME INFORMATION 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (4-0) Sunday, October 18 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 Jim Nance (play-by-play) Locally KDKA-TV Tony Romo (analysis) Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field W, 28-21 Tracy Wolfson (analysis) Sun. Oct. 4 BYE WEEK* Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates) Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Sun. Oct. 11 Philadelphia Heinz Field W, 39-28 102.5 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 Tennessee* Nissan Stadium 1 p.m. THE SERIES Sun. Nov. 1 Baltimore* M&T Bank Stadium 1 p.m. All-Time Steelers lead, 76-59-1 Last: Steelers Win, 20-13 (Dec. 1, 2019) Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium 4:25 p.m. Home Steelers lead, 48-21 Last: Steelers Win, 20-13 (Dec. 1, 2019) Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field 1 p.m. Away Browns lead, 38-28-1 Last: Browns Win, 21-7 (Nov. 14, 2019) 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 137-74-1 (14) 137-74-1 (14) 21-4-1 Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m. Browns Kevin Stefanski 4-1 (1) 4-1 (1) 0-0 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 63-64 Positional Roster *The Steelers game at Tennessee originally scheduled for Week 4, was rescheduled for Week 3-4 NFL Standings 65 Roster By Experience 7. Pittsburgh’s game at Baltimore will move from Week 7 to Week 8. The Steelers bye week 5 Countdown To Kickoff 66 How The Steelers Were Built was moved from Week 8 to Week 4. 6-11 Team Notes 67 Depth Chart Times may change due to flexible scheduling 8 Steelers Record When 68 Transactions NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 12-15 Mike Tomlin Notes 69-83 Updated Player Bios 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE 16 Offensive Team Notes 84 2020 Results Day Date Game 15-21 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 84-85 2020 Individual Statistics Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend 21-26 Offensive Player Notes 86 2020 Game-by-Game Starters 26-31 Defensive Team Notes 87-88 2020 Participation Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games 31-39 Defensive Player Notes 89 2020 Individual Game Highs Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships 39-40 Special Teams Player Notes 90-92 2020 Drive Breakdown Sun. Jan. 31 Pro Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.) 41-47 Steelers-Browns Series History 93 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) 48 NFL Rankings History 94-99 2020 Miscellaneous Stats 49 Steeler In Domes 100-101 2020 Game-By-Game Statistics @SteelersPRDept 50-51 Rushing Combinations 102 2020 Big Games The Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter account – @SteelersPRDept 52-53 Receiving Combinations 103 2020 Opening Drives – for media to follow for news and information relating to the team. The department’s Twitter account is the primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information 54 Starting QB Records 104-115 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more. 55-59 All-Time Individual Leaders 116-117 2020 Turnover Chart 60 Alphabetical Roster 118 2020 NFL Stat Rankings www.Steelers.com 61 Numerical Roster 119-122 2020 Game Recaps For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official 62 Practice Squad Roster 123-125 The Last Time website at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the website has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com COVERING THE STEELERS WEEK 5 - STEELERS VS. BROWNS | 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, October 12 For the 27th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles • WR Ray-Ray McCloud and OT Al Villaneuva will be available to the media via play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 23rd season as an expert analyst zoom starting at approximately Noon ET. 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, October 13 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, October 14 FLAGSHIP STATIONS • DL Cam 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. • WR Chase Claypool will be available to the media after practice via zoom AFFILIATES • DC Keith Butler will be available to the media after practice via zoom PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND • OC Randy Fichtner will be available to the media after practice via zoom Altoona-WVAM (1430) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) • Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice via zoom (by request) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Milton-WVLY (100.9) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) • Addition players by request (TBD) Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Somerset-WNTI (990) VIRGINIA Thursday, October 15 Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Starview-WONN (92.7) Vienna-WDMX (100.1) • Practice: Noon - 2 p.m. Butler-WISR (680) State College-WQWK (1450) • LB Devin Bush will be available to the media at 9:15 a.m. via zoom Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Uniontown-WMBS (590) WEST VIRGINIA • Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice via zoom (by request) Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Washington-WJPA (1450) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) • Addition players by request (TBD) Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) New Martinsville-WXCR Friday, October 16 DuBois-WIFT (102.1) (92.3) • Practice: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. DuBois-WKFT (101.3) OHIO • RB James Conner will be available to the media after practice via zoom Erie-WRKT (104.9) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) • LB T.J. Watt will be available to the media after practice via zoom Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Marietta-WJAW (630) • Mike Tomlin will be available to the media after practice via zoom (by request) Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) • Addition players by request (TBD) STEELERS NATION HD RADIO *Schedule subject to change Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the *Zoom calls may occur up to 10 minutes before or after its scheduled time. Please plan Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the official Steelers app or the accordingly. iheart app on your smartphone, and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook. OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE com/steelersnationradio. Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site, www.steelers.com, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much more. MEDIA ONLY SECTION OF STEELERS.COM The Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section on steelers.com. Go to www.steelers.com/media use the password “steelersmedia”. All press releases, credential requests and media information are available. NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFL updates and other information about the NFL are available. @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com GAME NOTES WEEK 5 - STEELERS VS. BROWNS | 3 2020 NFL REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS AFC East Overall Head to Division Common Conf Strength of Strength of Conf PF + Overall PF Common Overall Net Record Head Record Games