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AFC WILD CARD - STEELERS VS. BROWNS | 1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Michael Bertsch - Communications Manager PITTSBURGH STEELERS Angela Tegnelia - Communications Coordinator 3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Thomas Chapman - Communications Intern 412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878 PITTSBURGH STEELERS GAME RELEASE AFC WILD CARD WEEKEND CLEVELAND BROWNS GAME INFORMATION 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (12-4) Sunday, January 10 Heinz Field Day Date Opponent Location TV Time/Result 8:15 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 NBC Al Michaels (play-by-play) Locally WPXI-TV Cris Collinsworth (analysis) Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field W, 28-21 Michelle Tafoya (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 Steelers lead, 77-60-1 Last: Browns Win, 24-22 (Jan. 3, 2020) Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 24-19 Home Steelers lead, 49-21-0 Last: Steelers Win, 38-7 (Oct. 18, 2020) Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field W, 36-10 Away Browns lead, 39-28-1 Last: Browns Win, 24-22 (Jan. 3, 2020) 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 L, 17-23 Head Coach At Franchise Overall vs. Opponent Sun. Dec. 13 Buffalo New Era Field L, 15-26 Steelers Mike Tomlin 145-78-1 (14) 145-78-1 (14) 22-5-1 Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium L, 17-27 Browns Kevin Stefanski 11-5 (1) 11-5 (1) 1-1 Sun. Dec. 27 Indianapolis Heinz Field W, 28-24 WHAT'S INSIDE WHAT'S INSIDE Sun. Jan. 3 Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium L, 22-24 2 Covering The Steelers 85 How The Steelers Were Built *The Steelers game at Tennessee originally scheduled for Week 4, was rescheduled for 3-4 NFL Standings 86 Depth Chart Week 7. Pittsburgh’s game at Baltimore moved from Week 7 to Week 8. The Steelers bye 5 Countdown To Kickoff 87-88 Transactions week was moved from Week 8 to Week 4. 6-11 NFL Playoff Notes 89-109 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). It forced Pittsburgh’s 9 Steelers Record When 110-114 Updated Supplemental Bios next game vs. Washington to get moved from Dec. 6 (Sunday) to Dec. 7 (Monday). 11-19 Team Notes 115 2020 Results NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 19-23 Mike Tomlin Notes 115-117 2020 Individual Statistics 23-26 Offensive Team Notes 118 2020 Game-by-Game Starters 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE 25 Ben In The Record Book 119-120 2020 Participation Day Date Game 26 Ben By The Numbers 121-122 2020 Individual Game Highs Sun. Jan. 10 vs. Cleveland // Heinz Field (Wild Card Weekend) 25-33 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 123-127 2020 Drive Breakdown Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games 33-38 Offensive Player Notes 128 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships 39-48 Defensive Team Notes 129-136 2020 Miscellaneous Stats Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) 49-57 Defensive Player Notes 137-138 2020 Game-By-Game Statistics 57-58 Special Teams Player Notes 139 2020 Big Games @SteelersPRDept 59-66 Steelers-Browns Series History 140 2020 Opening Drives The Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter account – @SteelersPRDept – for 67 NFL Rankings History 141-153 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown 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 including press releases, media 68 Steeler In Domes 154-156 2020 Turnover Chart advisories, practice and media availability times and more. 69-70 Rushing Combinations 157 2020 NFL Stat Rankings 71-72 Receiving Combinations 158-173 2020 Game Recaps www.Steelers.com 73 Starting QB Records 174-176 The Last Time For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official website 74-78 All-Time Individual Leaders at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the website has the most extensive information on upcoming 79-84 Roster Information games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com COVERING THE STEELERS AFC WILD CARD - 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. 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, January 4 For the 27th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles • NT Tyson Alualu will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 11 a.m. play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 23rd season as an expert analyst • WR Chase Claypool will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 11:45 a.m. is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 19th season • WR Diontae Johnson will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 12:15 p.m. is former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. In her second year, Missi Matthews will be in the operational zone throughout the regular season. Tuesday, January 5 Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard • Head Coach Mike Tomlin will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at Noon on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: Wednesday, January 6 FLAGSHIP STATIONS • G David DeCastro will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 10:30 a.m. WDVE-FM (102.5) • QB Ben Roethlisberger will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 11:45 a.m. WBGG-AM (970) • Practice: 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. • DT Cameron Heyward will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 2:15 p.m. AFFILIATES • WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 2:30 p.m. PENNSYLVANIA Latrobe-WCNS (1480) MARYLAND • Mike Tomlin will be available by request via Zoom (Weekday 1) Altoona-WVAM (1430) Milton-WVLY (100.9) Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) Thursday, January 7 Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Somerset-WNTI (990) • Keith Butler will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 10:20 a.m. Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Starview-WONN (92.7) VIRGINIA • Danny Smith will be available via Zoom (Weekday 2) at 10:30 a.m. Bedford-WBVE (107.5) State College-WQWK (1450) Vienna-WDMX (100.1) • Randy Fichtner will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 10:40 a.m. Butler-WISR (680) Uniontown-WMBS (590) • Practice: Noon – 2 p.m. Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Washington-WJPA (1450) WEST VIRGINIA • S Minkah Fitzpatrick will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 2:15 p.m. Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) • Mike Tomlin will be available by request via Zoom (Weekday 1) Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) Fairmont-WMMN (920) • Additional player(s) will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at TBD Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) New Martinsville-WXCR DuBois-WIFT (102.1) OHIO (92.3) Friday, January 8 DuBois-WKFT (101.3) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) • Practice: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Erie-WRKT (104.9) Marietta-WJAW (630) • Mike Tomlin will be available by request via Zoom (Weekday 1) Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) • Additional player(s) will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at TBD Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) STEELERS NATION HD RADIO Saturday, January 9 Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the • None 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. *Schedule subject to change A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at www.facebook. *Zoom calls may occur up to 10 minutes before or after its scheduled time. Please plan com/steelersnationradio. accordingly. OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE 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. COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MEDIA ONLY SECTION OF STEELERS.COM Director of Burt Lauten Email [email protected] The Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section on steelers.com. Go Communications to www.steelers.com/media use the password “steelersmedia”.