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 (11-2) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-3) Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 • 4:25 p.m. (ET) • Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa. REGULAR SEASON GAME #14 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2017 SCHEDULE Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2) vs. PRESEASON (3-1) New England Patriots (10-3) Friday, Aug. 11 @ New York Giants W, 20-12 (KDKA) Sunday, Aug. 20 ATLANTA W, 17-13 (KDKA) DATE: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 | KICKOFF: 4:25 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 26 INDIANAPOLIS L, 19-15 (KDKA) SITE: Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Thursday, Aug. 31 @ Carolina W, 17-14 (KDKA) PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass TV COVERAGE: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2) REGULAR SEASON (11-2) ANNOUNCERS: Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Sunday, Sept. 10 @ Cleveland W, 21-18 (CBS) Tony Romo (analyst) | Tracy Wolfson (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 Wolfley (sideline) Sunday, Oct. 22 CINCINNATI W, 29-14 (CBS) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio Sunday, Oct. 29 @ Detroit W, 20-15 (NBC) ANNOUNCERS: Sunday, Nov. 5 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. 12 @ Indianapolis W, 20-17 (CBS) ANNOUNCERS: Adam Amin (play-by-play) Thursday, Nov. 16 TENNESSEE W, 40-17 (NBC/ Bill Polian (analyst) | Sal Paolantonio (sideline) NFL Network/Amazon) Sunday, Nov. 26 GREEN BAY W, 31-28 (NBC) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Monday, Dec. 4 @ Cincinnati W, 23-20 (ESPN) Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Sunday, Dec. 10 BALTIMORE W, 39-38 (NBC) Overall regular-season record: 114-59 (.659)/11th season Sunday, Dec. 17 NEW ENGLAND 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 114-59 (.659)/11th season Monday, Dec. 25 @ Houston 4:30 p.m. (NBC/ Playoff Record/Years: 8-6 (.571)/seven years NFL Network/Amazon) New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Sunday, Dec. 31 CLEVELAND* 1 p.m. (CBS) Overall regular-season record: 247-118 (.677)/23rd season Regular-season record with New England: 211-74 (.740)/18th season * - Times may change due to flexible scheduling Playoff Record/Years: 26-10 (.722)/15 years 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 official 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] 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] 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] 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 offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 15th season is Lofton email: [email protected] ..................................... x6019 former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline Office 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, Dec. 12, at approximately Noon in the Steelers’ press conference WDVE-FM (102.5) room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. 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Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (Subject to change) TUESDAY, DEC. 12 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 THURSDAY, DEC. 14 FRIDAY, DEC. 15 SATURDAY, DEC. 16 SUNDAY, DEC. 17 MONDAY, DEC. 18 • Coach Tomlin Press • Player availability open locker • Player availability open locker • Practice 10:45 a.m. - • No media availability 4:25 p.m. TBD Conference: Noon Live on room 9:30 - 10 a.m. room 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Home Game Steelers.com vs. New England Patriots • Practice 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. • Practice 1 - 3 p.m. • Player availability open (Heinz Field) locker room 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. CBS • Post-practice player • Post-practice player (locally KDKA-TV, availability 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. availability 3 - 3:30 p.m. • Coach Tomlin available upon Channel 2) request after practice • Coach Tomlin available upon • Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice request after practice www.steelers.com STEELERS CLAIM THE NORTH A TRIBUTE TO DAN ROONEY With a 39-38 win in Week 14 vs. the Baltimore Ravens, the Throughout the 2017 season, Pittsburgh Steelers clinched the 2017 AFC North division crown. Steelers players will sport a Pittsburgh secured the AFC North division title for the eighth patch on the right side of their jer- time since NFL realignment in 2002 - the most among division seys in memory of the late Chair- teams (Pittsburgh: 8, Baltimore: 4 and Cincinnati: 4). man Ambassador Dan Rooney. The Steelers are one of the most succesful teams in NFL history. The patch - with Rooney’s initials The team’s 23 division titles, 30 playoff berths and 36 - DMR - which stands for Daniel postseason wins are the most since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970: Milton Rooney - is lovingly envel- oped in black and gold shamrock DIVISION TITLES to honor, remember and show SINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER love and respect for the man who TEAM DIVISION TITLES was more than an owner, but family to the players. Pittsburgh Steelers 23 Dallas Cowboys 19 San Francisco 49ers 19 STEELERS HALL OF HONOR New England Patriots 18 Minnesota Vikings 17 The Steelers announced their inaugural Hall of Honor class on Aug. 29 at an event in the PNC Champions Club at Heinz Field. Twenty-seven members were announced in the class who were PLAYOFF BERTHS inducted during a formal ceremony during Alumni Weekend, Nov. SINCE THE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER 25-26. The inaugural class was introduced during halftime of the TEAM PLAYOFF BERTHS Steelers Sunday Night Football game vs. the Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers 30 in Week 12.