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PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Dominick Rinelli - Public Relations/Media Manager PITTSBURGH STEELERS Angela Tegnelia - Public Relations Assistant 3400 South Water Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412-432-7820 • Fax: 412-432-7878 www.steelers.com PITTSBURGH STEELERS (5-2) at DETROIT LIONS (3-3) Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 • 8:30 p.m. (ET) • Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. REGULAR SEASON GAME #8 PITTSBURGH STEELERS Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) 2017 SCHEDULE at PRESEASON (3-1) Detroit Lions (3-3) Friday, Aug. 11 @ New York Giants W, 20-12 (KDKA) Sunday, Aug. 20 ATLANTA W, 17-13 (KDKA) DATE: Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 | KICKOFF: 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 26 INDIANAPOLIS L, 19-15 (KDKA) SITE: Ford Field (68,500) • Detroit, Mich. Thursday, Aug. 31 @ Carolina W, 17-14 (KDKA) PLAYING SURFACE: FieldTurf TV COVERAGE: NBC (locally WPXI-TV, channel 11) REGULAR SEASON (5-2) ANNOUNCERS: Al Michaels (play-by-play) Sunday, Sept. 10 @ Cleveland W, 21-18 (CBS) Cris Collinsworth (analyst) | Michele Tafoya (sideline) Sunday, Sept. 17 MINNESOTA W, 26-9 (FOX) Sunday, Sept. 24 @ Chicago L, 23-17 OT (CBS) LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio Network Sunday, Oct. 1 @ Baltimore W, 26-9 (CBS) WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) Sunday, Oct. 8 JACKSONVILLE L, 30-9 (CBS) ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Sunday, Oct. 15 @ Kansas City W, 19-13 (CBS) Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfl ey (sideline) Sunday, Oct. 22 CINCINNATI W, 29-14 (CBS) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One Sunday, Oct. 29 @ Detroit 8:30 p.m. (NBC) ANNOUNCERS: Sunday, Nov. 5 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. 12 @ Indianapolis* 1 p.m. (CBS) Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) | Mike Mayock (analyst) Thursday, Nov. 16 TENNESSEE 8:25 p.m. (NBC/ NFL Network/Amazon) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Sunday, Nov. 26 GREEN BAY* 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Monday, Dec. 4 @ Cincinnati 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Overall regular-season record: 108-59 (.647)/11th season Sunday, Dec. 10 BALTIMORE* 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 108-59 (.647)/11th season Sunday, Dec. 17 NEW ENGLAND* 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Playoff Record/Years: 8-6 (.571)/seven years Monday, Dec. 25 @ Houston 4:30 p.m. (NBC/ Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell NFL Network/Amazon) Overall regular-season record: 56-46 (.549)/seventh season Sunday, Dec. 31 CLEVELAND* 1 p.m. (CBS) Regular-season record with Detroit: 30-24 (.556)/fourth season Playoff Record/Years: 2-4 (.333)/four years * - Times may change due to fl exible scheduling POSTSEASON Sat.-Sun., Jan. 6-7 Wild Card Weekend www.steelers.com Sat.-Sun., Jan. 13-14 Divisional Playoff Games For all of the most up-to-date information on the Sunday, Jan. 21 Conference Championships Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s offi cial web site Sunday, Jan. 28 Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) at www.steelers.com Updated daily, the web site has Sunday, Feb. 4 Super Bowl LII (Minneapolis, Minn.) the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold CAPS STEELERS STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF For the 19th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) Burt Lauten, Director of Communications .................... (412) 432-7821 are carrying all Steelers games. Lauten email: [email protected]fl .com Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 48-station network spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and Dominick Rinelli, Public Relations/Media Manager .... (412) 432-7822 South Carolina. All Steelers games will be broadcast in Spanish on Rinelli email: [email protected]fl .com steelers.com. Angela Tegnelia, Public Relations Assistant ............... (412) 432-7820 For the 24th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Tegnelia email: [email protected]fl .com Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hill- grove for his 19th season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Joe Lofton, Media Relations Intern ............................. (412) 432-7800 Steelers All-Pro off ensive tackle. Joining the team for his 15th season is Lofton email: [email protected]fl .com .....................................x6019 former Steelers off ensive lineman Craig Wolfl ey, who provides sideline Offi ce Fax .................................................................... (412) 432-7878 analysis. Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Im- MEDIA NOTES agen and games are heard on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: — WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE — Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct a press conference on FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2) Tuesday, Oct. 24, at approximately Noon in the Steelers’ press conference WDVE-FM (102.5) room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. WBGG-AM (970) PENNSYLVANIA (31) OHIO (4) — OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE — Altoona-WVAM (1430) Columbus-WYTS (1230) Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the offi cial Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Columbus-WYTS (105.3) Steelers website. The site, www.steelers.com, features breaking news Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) statistics, player biographies and much more. Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) Bedford-WBVE (107.5) MARYLAND (4) Bradford-WESB (1490) Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) — MEDIA-ONLY SECTION OF www.steelers.com — Butler-WISR (680) Frederick-WFMD (930) The Steelers Media Relations Department off ers a “Media-Only” section Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Frostburg-WFRB (560) Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) http://www.steelers.com/mediarelations/ and register as a new user Clarion-WCCR (92.7) WEST VIRGINIA (7) below the left hand navigation bar. 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Mount Union-WHUN (106.9) Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1) Riverside/Selinsgrove-WVSL (92.3) STEELERS NATION HD RADIO Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station Somerset-WNTI (990) dedicated specifi cally to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be Starview-WONN (92.7) heard on www.steelers.com, the offi cial Steelers app or the State College-WQWK (1450) Uniontown-WMBS (590) iheart app on your smartphone, and at 102.5 WDVE HD2. Washington-WJPA (1450) A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) is available at www.facebook.com/steelersnationradio. Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (Subject to change) TUESDAY, OCT. 24 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25 THURSDAY, OCT. 26 FRIDAY, OCT. 27 SATURDAY, OCT. 28 SUNDAY, OCT. 29 MONDAY, OCT. 30 • Coach Tomlin Press • Player availability open locker • Player availability open locker • Practice 10:45 a.m. - • No media availability 8:30 p.m. (ET) TBA Conference: Noon Live on room 9:30 - 10 a.m. room 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Road Game Steelers.com at Detroit Lions • Practice 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. • Practice 1 - 3 p.m. • Player availability open (Ford Field) locker room 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. NBC • Post-practice player • Post-practice player (locally WPXI-TV, availability 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. availability 3 - 3:30 p.m. • Coach Tomlin available upon Channel 11) request after practice • Coach Tomlin available upon • Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice request after practice • Coordinators available after practice www.steelers.com 2017 SCHEDULE NOTES A TRIBUTE TO DAN ROONEY The Steelers are slated to appear in fi ve nationally televised Throughout the 2017 season, primetime games during the NFL’s 2017 regular season, and Steelers players will sport a on Christmas Day, this season. patch on the right side of their jer- The Steelers’ fi ve nationally televised primetime games are seys in memory of the late Chair- scheduled in a span of seven weeks, including three at Heinz man Ambassador Dan Rooney. Field. The patch - with Rooney’s initials Pittsburgh’s three home nationally televised primetime games - DMR - which stands for Daniel in 2017 consist of hosting the Tennessee Titans in Week 11 on Milton Rooney - is lovingly envel- Thursday Night Football (NBC, 8:25 p.m.) on Nov. 16, the Green oped in black and gold shamrock Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football on Nov. 26 in Week 12 to honor, remember and show (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) and the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night love and respect for the man who Football in Week 14 on Dec. 10 (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). was more than an owner, but family to the players. The Steelers’ two other primetime matchups in 2017 will occur on the road in Weeks 8 and 13. The team will travel to face the Detroit Lions in Week 8 (Oct. 29) for a Sunday Night Football tilt STEELERS HALL OF HONOR (NBC, 8:30 p.m.), and at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13 (Dec. 4) for a Monday Night Football game (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.) The Steelers announced their inaugural Hall of Honor class on For the second consecutive year, and for the second time in Aug.