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WEEK 13 - BILLS VS. STEELERS | 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 14 BUFFALO BILLS GAME INFORMATION 2020 REGULAR SCHEDULE (11-1) Sunday, December 13 Bills Stadium Day Date Opponent Location TV Time/Result 8:20 p.m. ET Orchard Park, NY Mon. Sept. 14 New York Giants MetLife Stadium W, 26-16 Capacity 71,608 // A-Turf Titan 50 Sun. Sept. 20 Denver Heinz Field W, 26-21 NBC Mike Tirico (play-by-play) Locally WPXI-TV Cris Collinsworth (analysis) Sun. Sept. 27 Houston Heinz Field W, 28-21 Kathryn Tappen (sideline) 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 Pittsburgh leads, 16-10 Last: Bills Win, 17-10 (Dec. 15, 2019) Sun. Nov. 8 Dallas AT&T Stadium W, 24-19 Home Pittsburgh leads, 10-3 Last: Bills Win, 17-10 (Dec. 15, 2019) Sun. Nov. 15 Cincinnati Heinz Field W, 36-10 Away Buffalo leads, 7-6 Last: Steelers Win, 27-20 (Dec. 11, 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 L, 17-23 Head Coach At Franchise Overall vs. Opponent Sun. Dec. 13 Buffalo New Era Field 8:20 p.m. Steelers Mike Tomlin 144-75-1 (14) 144-75-1 (14) 4-1 Mon. Dec. 21 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium 8:15 p.m. Bills Sean McDermott 34-26 (4) 34-26 (4) 1-0 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 66-71 Roster Information *The Steelers game at Tennessee originally scheduled for Week 4, was rescheduled for 3-4 NFL Standings 72 How The Steelers Were Built Week 7. Pittsburgh’s game at Baltimore moved from Week 7 to Week 8. The Steelers bye 5 Countdown To Kickoff 73 Depth Chart week was moved from Week 8 to Week 4. 6 Sunday Night Football 74-75 Transactions # The Steelers game vs. Baltimore, originally scheduled for Thanksgiving (Nov. 26), was postponed three times and ultimately moved to Dec. 2 (Wednesday). 7-14 Team Notes 76-93 Updated Player Bios ^ Times may change due to flexible scheduling 9 Steelers Record When 94-97 Updated Supplemental Bios 14-19 Mike Tomlin Notes 98 2020 Results NOTE: All times are Eastern | Home games in Bold 19-21 Offensive Team Notes 98-100 2020 Individual Statistics 2020 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE 21 Ben By The Numbers 101 2020 Game-by-Game Starters Day Date Game 22 Ben In The Record Book 102-103 2020 Participation Sat./Sun. Jan. 9/10 Wild Card Weekend 21-28 Ben Roethlisberger Notes 104 2020 Individual Game Highs Sat./Sun. Jan. 16/17 Divisional Playoff Games 28-32 Offensive Player Notes 105-108 2020 Drive Breakdown Sun. Jan. 24 Conference Championships 33-41 Defensive Team Notes 109 2020 3rd/4th Down Conversions Sun. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV (Tampa, Fla.) 42-49 Defensive Player Notes 110-115 2020 Miscellaneous Stats 49-50 Special Teams Player Notes 116-117 2020 Game-By-Game Statistics @SteelersPRDept 51-53 Steelers-Bills Series History 118 2020 Big Games 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 54 NFL Rankings History 119 2020 Opening Drives primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information including press releases, media 55 Steeler In Domes 120-132 2020 Individual Stats Breakdown advisories, practice and media availability times and more. 56-57 Rushing Combinations 133-134 2020 Turnover Chart 58-59 Receiving Combinations 135 2020 NFL Stat Rankings www.Steelers.com 60 Starting QB Records 136-147 2020 Game Recaps For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official website 61-65 All-Time Individual Leaders 148-150 The Last Time 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 - BILLS VS. STEELERS | 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. Tuesday, December 8 For the 27th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voice of the Steelers” and handles • Head Coach Mike Tomlin will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at Noon. play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 23rd season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 19th season Wednesday, December 9 is former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. In her second • QB Ben Roethlisberger will be available via Zoom (Weekday 1) at 11:45 a.m. year, Missi Matthews will be in the operational zone throughout the regular season. • Practice: 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard • DT Cameron Heyward and WR JuJu Smith-Schuster will be available via Zoom on www.steelers.com/espanol. Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: (Weekday 1) following practice at 2:15 p.m. FLAGSHIP STATIONS Thursday, December 10 WDVE-FM (102.5) • Media availability TBD WBGG-AM (970) Friday, December 11 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. @Steelers @SteelersPRDept /Steelers @Steelers @Steelers www.steelers.com GAME NOTES WEEK 13 - BILLS VS. STEELERS | 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 9-3-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 6-2-0 .417 (45) .486 (70) 11 26 0 27 3 Miami 8-4-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 5-3-0 .266 (25) .365 (52) 10 17 0 91 4 New England 6-6-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 5-4-0 .423 (30) .497 (71) 17 30 0 19 3 NY Jets 0-12-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 0-10-0 .000 (0) .583 (84) 32 62 0 -173 -21 AFC North 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 Pittsburgh 11-1-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 8-0-0 .403 (51) .404 (56) 4 8 0 123 16 Cleveland 9-3-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 6-3-0 .350 (36) .433 (60) 17 36 0 -15 -3 Baltimore 6-5-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 4-5-0 .444 (31)