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WEEK 2 - STEELERS VS. BRONCOS | 1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Michael Bertsch - Communications Manager Angela Tegnelia - Communications Assistant 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 2 DENVER BRONCOS GAME INFORMATION 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (1-0) Sunday, September 20 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 1 p.m. CBS Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) Locally KDKA-TV Rich Gannon (analysis) Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field 1 p.m. Jay Feely (analysis) Sun. Oct. 4 Tennessee Nissan Stadium 1 p.m. Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates) Rob King (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 Broncos lead, 20-11-3 Last: Broncos Win, 24-17 (Nov. 25, 2018) Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium 4:25 p.m. Home Broncos lead, 7-6 Last: Broncos Win, 34-27 (Dec. 20, 2015) Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field 1 p.m. Away Broncos lead, 13-5-1 Last: Broncos Win, 24-17 (Nov. 25, 2018) 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 134-74-1 (14) 134-74-1 (14) 2-5 Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m. Broncos Vic Fangio 7-10 (2) 7-10 (2) 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 56 Numerical Roster * - Times may change due to flexible scheduling 3 NFL Standings 57 Practice Squad Roster NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 4 Conference Standings 58-59 Positional Roster 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE 5 Heinz Field Home Openers 60 Roster By Experience 6 Home Openers 61 How The Steelers Were Built Day Date Game 7 Countdown To Kickoff 62 Depth Chart Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend 8-13 Team Notes 63 Transactions Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games 10 Steelers Record When 64 2020 Results Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships 13-17 Mike Tomlin Notes 64-65 2020 Individual Statistics Sun. Jan. 31 Pro Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.) 17-21 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 66 2020 Game-by-Game Starters Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) 21-24 Defensive Team Notes 67-68 2020 Participation 24-32 Defensive Player Notes 69 2020 Individual Game Highs @SteelersPRDept 32-33 Offensive Team Notes 70-72 2020 Drive Breakdown The Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter account – @ 33-37 Offensive Player Notes 73 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions SteelersPRDept – for media to follow for news and information relating to the 37-38 Special Teams Player Notes 74-79 2020 Miscellaneous Stats team. The department’s Twitter account is the primary platform for how the team 39-42 Steelers-Broncos Series History 80 2020 Offensive GBG Statistics disseminates news and information including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more. 43 NFL Rankings History 81 2020 Defensive GBG Statistics 44 Steeler In Domes 82 2020 Big Games 45-46 Rushing Combinations 83 2020 Opening Drives www.Steelers.com 47-48 Receiving Combinations 84-94 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s 49 Starting QB Records 95-96 2020 Turnover Chart official website at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the website has the most extensive 50-54 All-Time Individual Leaders 97 2020 NFL Stat Rankings information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers.. 55 Alphabetical Roster 98-100 The Last Time @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com COVERING THE STEELERS WEEK 2 - STEELERS VS. BRONCOS | 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. Wednesday, September 9 Rob King handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast for the first two games. Joining King • DT Cameron Heyward available to the media at 9 a.m. via zoom for his 23rd season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tack- • QB Ben Roethlisberger available to the media at 9:30 a.m. via zoom le. Joining the team for his 19th season is former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley. In • Practice: 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. her second year, Missi Matthews will be in the operational zone throughout the regular season. • Mike Tomlin available to the media after practice via zoom (by request) Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard • WR JuJu Smith-Schuster available to the media after practice via zoom on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: • Additional player(s) available to the media (TBD) via zoom FLAGSHIP STATIONS Thursday, September 10 WDVE-FM (102.5) • Practice: Noon - 2 p.m. WBGG-AM (970) • Mike Tomlin available to the media after practice on the field (by request) • S Minkah Fitzpatrick available to the media after practice via zoom AFFILIATES • DC Keith Butler available to the media after practice via zoom PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND • OC Randy Fichter available to the media after practice via zoom Altoona-WVAM (1430) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) • Additional player(s) available to the media (TBD) via zoom Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Milton-WVLY (100.9) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) Friday, September 11 Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Somerset-WNTI (990) VIRGINIA • Practice: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Starview-WONN (92.7) Vienna-WDMX (100.1) • Mike Tomlin available to the media after practice on the field (by request) Butler-WISR (680) State College-WQWK (1450) • LB T.J. Watt available to the media after practice via zoom Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Uniontown-WMBS (590) WEST VIRGINIA • RB James Conner available to the media after practice via zoom Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Washington-WJPA (1450) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) • Additional player(s) available to the media (TBD) via zoo Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) New Martinsville-WXCR *Schedule subject to change DuBois-WIFT (102.1) (92.3) *Zoom calls may occur up to 10 minutes before or after its scheduled time. Please plan DuBois-WKFT (101.3) OHIO accordingly. Erie-WRKT (104.9) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Marietta-WJAW (630) OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) 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, COMMUNICATIONS STAFF credential requests and media information are available. Director of Burt Lauten Email [email protected] Communications NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM Office 412-432-7821 Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the Communications Michael Bertsch Email [email protected] NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFL updates and other Manager Office 412-432-7822 information about the NFL are available. Communications Angela Tegnelia Email [email protected] Coordinator STEELERS NATION HD RADIO Office 412-432-7820 Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the Communications Alissa Cavaretta Email [email protected] Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the official Steelers app or the Assistant/Social Media Office 412-432-7893 iheart app on your smartphone, and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. Communications Thomas Chapman Email [email protected] A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook. Intern Office 412-432-7800 x6019 com/steelersnationradio. @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com GAME NOTES WEEK 2 - STEELERS VS. BRONCOS | 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