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WEEK 13 - STEELERS VS. WASHINGTON | 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 13 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM GAME INFORMATION 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (11-0) Monday, December 7 Heinz Field Day Date Opponent Location TV Time/Result 5 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 FOX Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) Locally WPGH-TV Daryl Johnston (analysis) Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field W, 28-21 Pam Oliver (field reporter) 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 W, 38-7 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh) Craig Wolfley (analysis) Missi Matthews (field reporter) Sun. Oct. 25 Tennessee* Nissan Stadium W, 27-24 THE SERIES Sun. Nov. 1 Baltimore* M&T Bank Stadium W, 28-24 All-Time Washington leads, 42-33-3 Last: Steelers Win, 38-16 (Sept. 12, 2016) Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 24-19 Home Washington leads, 22-20 Last: Steelers Win, 27-12 (Oct. 28, 2012) Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field W, 36-10 Away Washington leads, 20-13-3 Last: Steelers Win, 38-16 (Sept. 12, 2016) Sun. Nov. 22 Jacksonville EverBank Field W, 27-3 THE COACHES Wed. Dec. 2 Baltimore# Heinz Field W, 19-14 Mon. Dec. 7 Washington^ Heinz Field 5 p.m. Head Coach At Franchise Overall vs. Opponent Sun. Dec. 13 Buffalo New Era Field 8:20 p.m. Steelers Mike Tomlin 144-74-1 (14) 144-74-1 (14) 3-0 Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m. WFT Ron Rivera 4-7 (1) 80-70-1 (10) 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 69 How The Steelers Were Built *The Steelers game at Tennessee originally scheduled for Week 4, was rescheduled for 3-4 NFL Standings 70 Depth Chart Week 7. Pittsburgh’s game at Baltimore moved from Week 7 to Week 8. The Steelers bye 5 Countdown To Kickoff 71-72 Transactions week was moved from Week 8 to Week 4. 6-13 Team Notes 73-89 Updated Player Bios # The Steelers game vs. Baltimore, originally scheduled for Thanksgiving (Nov. 26), was postponed three times and ultimately moved to Dec. 2 (Wednesday). 8 Steelers Record When 90-94 Updated Supplemental Bios ^ Times may change due to flexible scheduling 13-18 Mike Tomlin Notes 95 2020 Results 18-19 Offensive Team Notes 95-97 2020 Individual Statistics NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 20 Ben By The Numbers 98 2020 Game-by-Game Starters 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE 21 Ben In The Record Book 99-100 2020 Participation Day Date Game 20-26 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 101 2020 Individual Game Highs Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend 26-30 Offensive Player Notes 102-105 2020 Drive Breakdown Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games 30-38 Defensive Team Notes 106 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships 38-45 Defensive Player Notes 107-112 2020 Miscellaneous Stats Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) 45-46 Special Teams Player Notes 113-114 2020 Game-By-Game Statistics 47-50 Steelers-Washington Series History 115 2020 Big Games @SteelersPRDept 51 NFL Rankings History 116 2020 Opening Drives The Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter account – @SteelersPRDept – for media to follow for news and information relating to the team. The department’s Twitter account is the 52 Steeler In Domes 117-129 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information including press releases, media 53-54 Rushing Combinations 130-131 2020 Turnover Chart advisories, practice and media availability times and more. 55-56 Receiving Combinations 132 2020 NFL Stat Rankings 57 Starting QB Records 133-143 2020 Game Recaps www.Steelers.com 58-62 All-Time Individual Leaders 144-146 The Last Time For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official website 63-68 Roster Information 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 13 - STEELERS VS. WASHINGTON | 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. West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and South Carolina. All Steelers games will be broad- cast in both English and Spanish on Steelers.com. Thursday, December 3 For the 27th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles • Head Coach Mike Tomlin will have his weekly press conference on Weekday 1 at play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 23rd season as an expert analyst Noon. 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 Friday, December 4 year, Missi Matthews will be in the operational zone throughout the regular season. • Offensive Coordinator Randy Fichtnerwill be available to the media on Weekday 1 at Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard 10:30 a.m. on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: • Defensive Coordinator Keith Butler will be available to the media on Weekday 1 at 10:45 a.m. FLAGSHIP STATIONS • QB Ben Roethlisberger will be available to the media on Weekday 1 at 11:45 a.m. WDVE-FM (102.5) • CB Joe Haden will be available to the media on Weekday 1 following practice. WBGG-AM (970) Saturday, December 5 AFFILIATES • Media availability TBD PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND Altoona-WVAM (1430) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) *Schedule subject to change Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Milton-WVLY (100.9) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) *Zoom calls may occur up to 10 minutes before or after its scheduled time. Please plan Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) accordingly. Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Somerset-WNTI (990) VIRGINIA Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Starview-WONN (92.7) Vienna-WDMX (100.1) OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE Butler-WISR (680) State College-WQWK (1450) Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Uniontown-WMBS (590) WEST VIRGINIA site, www.steelers.com, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Washington-WJPA (1450) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) more. Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) New Martinsville-WXCR MEDIA ONLY SECTION OF STEELERS.COM DuBois-WIFT (102.1) (92.3) The Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section on steelers.com. Go DuBois-WKFT (101.3) OHIO to www.steelers.com/media use the password “steelersmedia”. All press releases, Erie-WRKT (104.9) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) credential requests and media information are available. Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Marietta-WJAW (630) Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the STEELERS NATION HD RADIO NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFL updates and other Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the information about the NFL are available. Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on www.steelers.com, the official Steelers app or the 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. com/steelersnationradio. COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Director of Burt Lauten Email [email protected] Communications Office 412-432-7821 Communications Michael Bertsch Email [email protected] Manager Office 412-432-7822 Communications Angela Tegnelia Email [email protected] Coordinator Office 412-432-7820 Communications Alissa Cavaretta Email [email protected] Assistant/Social Media Office 412-432-7893 Communications Thomas Chapman Email [email protected] Intern Office 412-432-7800 x6019 @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com GAME NOTES WEEK 13 - STEELERS VS. WASHINGTON | 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 Record Record Victory (Wins) Schedule (Wins) PA Rank + PA Rank Game Net Pts Net Pts TDs Buffalo 8-3-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 6-2-0 .402 (35) .492 (59) 11 26 0 17 2 Miami 7-4-0