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FEWEST GAMES COACHED TO 60 WINS He owns an impressive 23-7 record against divisional foes at
COACH TEAM(S)^ NO. OF GAMES Heinz Field during the regular season:
George Seifert San Francisco 75
Joe Gibbs Washington 84
AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION HOME GAME RECORDS
Mike Ditka Chicago 85
Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 88 SINCE 2007
Chuck Knox L.A. Rams, Bualo 88 TEAM W L T Win Pct.
Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 90 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 7 0 .767
Andy Reid Philadelphia 90 Baltimore Ravens 21 9 0 .800
^ Through rst 60 wins Cincinnati Bengals 17 13 0 .567
Cleveland Browns 9 21 0 .300
TOMLIN VS. NFC Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents
in six of his 10 seasons as the teams head coach.
During his career, Mike Tomlins regular-season record against
the NFC is 26-14, including 15-5 at home.
The Steelers .650 regular-season winning percentage against
PRIMETIME SPECIALIST
the NFC since 2007 is second-best among AFC teams:
Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 28 primetime
games, including a Week One Monday Night Football game
AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT
at the Washington Redskins to kickoff the 2016 season
Team W L T Pct.
New England 31 9 0 .775 (W, 38-16), a Week Four Sunday Night Football tilt at Heinz Field
Pittsburgh 26 14 0 .650 vs. Kansas City (W, 43-14) and a Week 12 Thursday Night game
Denver 25 15 0 .625 on Thanksgiving Day at the Indianapolis Colts (W, 28-7).
Baltimore 24 16 0 .600 Mike Tomlin, the 10th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a
Indianapolis 24 16 0 .600 30-16 overall record in regular-season primetime games.
He is 10-2 on Monday Night Football, 14-8 on Sunday Night Football
Including the postseason Tomlin has a .643 winning percentage and 6-6 on Thursday Night Football.
(27-15) against the NFC during his rst 10 years, which ranks
rst among Steelers head coaches.
TOMLIN IN 10 TOMLINS 100TH IN 10
In his rst 10 seasons as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin became the third head coach in Steelers history
Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. to record 100 regular season wins in Week 14 of 2016, with the
Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victrory in Week 14 of teams 27-20 victory at Bualo.
2016 at Bualo in his 157th career regular-season games to mark He joined Chuck Noll (1969-91: 193) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006:
the fewest games by a Steelers head coach to reach the century 149) in the teams 100-win club to make the Steelers the
mark in the win column (Chuck Noll: 158 and Bill Cowher: 163). rst NFL franchise with three 100-win head coaches.
His 103 wins in his rst 10 seasons are the most wins in team Tomlins 100th win occurred in his 10th season with the Steelers,
history for any coach in his rst 10 campaigns and his two Super becoming the rst Pittsburgh head coach to reach 100 wins in his rst
Bowl appearances are second-most for the franchise for a coach 10 years (Bill Cowher: 1992-2001: 99 and Chuck Noll: 1976-78: 88).
in his rst 10 seasons. Tomlin also joined an elite head coach fraternity in NFL
Tomlins seven postseason berths are tied as the most in a history by reaching 100 wins in his 10th season:
coachs rst 10 seasons with the Steelers and his ve division
titles are third-most. He is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 100 games
Below is a look at where Tomlin ranks among Steelers coaches in his rst 10 seasons with one franchise, joining Bill Belichick
in their rst 10 seasons: (New England), Mike Ditka (Chicago), Joe Gibbs (Wash-
ington), John Madden (Oakland), Mike McCarthy (Green
Bay), Marty Schottenheimer (Kansas City), Mike Shanahan
STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR 10th YEAR
HEAD COACH RECORD (Denver) and Don Shula (Miami).
Mike Tomlin (2007-current)
Chuck Noll (1969-1991)
103-57 (.644) (2007-current)
88-53-1 (.623) (1969-1978) TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO
Bill Cowher (1992-2006) 99-61 (.619) (1992-2001)
Pittsburgh converted three of their nine two-point attempts in
HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS 2016, their rst two conversions both coming in the rst quarter
Chuck Noll 3 (1974, 75, 78) 3 (1974, 75, 78) of games (Oct. 2 vs. Kansas City and Oct. 16 at Miami).
Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, 10) 1 (2008) The Steelers converted 8-of-11 two-point attempts in 2015.
Bill Cowher 1 (1995) Their eight succesful two-point conversions set a new NFL record
in a single-season.
HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Below is a look at the number of two-point conversions and
Bill Cowher 7 (1992-97, 2001)
attempts since Mike Tomlin became the teams head coach in
Chuck Noll 7 (1972-78)
Mike Tomlin 7 (2007, 08, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
2007:
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS
2001-CURRENT 2001-CURRENT
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. TEAM RECORD WIN PCT.
New England Patriots 107-21 .836 Seattle Seahawks 19-5 .792
Pittsburgh Steelers 22-7 .759
Baltimore Ravens 94-34 .734
Green Bay Packers 23-8 .742
Pittsburgh Steelers 93-34-1 .730 New England Patriots 23-8 .742
Green Bay Packers 92-35-1 .723 Baltimore Ravens 16-6 .727
Seattle Seahawks 91-37 .711
WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY
The Steelers are tied for the second best record among AFC
teams in home games since the 2001 season in interconference Pittsburgh owns the third-best regular-season record in the NFL
games: since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 241-142-1 (.629)
record.
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 260 and
2001-CURRENT Green Bay: 245) to record at least 240 regular season wins since
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. 1993.
New England Patriots 82-14 .854 The following is a look at the best regular-season records in
Pittsburgh Steelers 68-28 .708 the free agency era (since 1993):
Baltimore Ravens 68-28 .708
Indianapolis Colts 68-28 .708 BEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS IN THE FREE AGENCY ERA
1993-CURRENT
Denver Broncos 64-32 .667
TEAM RECORD WIN PCT.
New England Patriots 260-124 .677
Pittsburghs 25-6-1 record at home against NFC opponents Green Bay Packers 245-138-1 .639
since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the second best in the AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 241-142-1 .629
Denver Broncos 233-151 .607
BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: Indianapolis Colts 225-159 .586
Rk.
NFL PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS - 2016
PLAYER, TEAM TDS
FEELING AT HOME IN OHIO
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 40 QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Cory Rawson, Ohio, and
2. Matt Ryan, ATL 38 played collegietely at Miami (Ohio), so it is no wonder he feels
3. Drew Brees, NO 37 at home while playing at Cincinnati or Cleveland.
4. Philip Rivers, SD 33 Including the postseason, Roethlisberger is a combined 22-4
5. Andrew Luck, IND 31 playing in games played in Ohio (Paul Brown Stadium: 12-2 and
6. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 29 FirstEnergy Stadium: 10-2).
Below is Roethlisbergers passing stats for games at Cincinnati
and Cleveland:
Roethlisbergers statistics against the NFC are equally impres- FEWEST GAMES TO REACH
sive in games at Heinz Field. Rk. PLAYER 45,000 PASSING YARDS
In 23 career games against NFC opponents at home, Roethlis- 1. Drew Brees 168
berger has a 18-5 mark while completing 461-of-729 passes (63.2 2. Dan Marino 172
pct.) for 6,169 yards with 41 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for 3. Peyton Manning 174
a passer rating of 101.4. 4. Tom Brady 178
5. Ben Roethlisberger 179
BEN AMONG ACTIVE BESTS BEN AMONG ALL-TIME BESTS
QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 10 among active QB Ben Roethlisberger ranks in the top 15 in NFL history in
NFL quarterbacks with a 7.89 yards per attempt average (T-3rd), touchdown passes (9th - 301), passing yards (10th - 46,814) and
46,814 passing yards (4th), 3,804 completions (5th), 301 passing pass completions (11th - 3,804) :
touchdowns (5th) and a 94.1 passer rating (7th):
MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES - NFL HISTORY
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS Rk. PLAYER TDS
Rk. PLAYER CMP-ATT YARDS YDS/ATT. 1. Peyton Manning 539
1. Russell Wilson 1,476-2,281 18,193 7.98 2. Brett Favre 508
2. Aaron Rodgers 3,034-4,657 36,827 7.91 3. Drew Brees 465
T3. Ben Roethlisberger 3,804-5,932 46,814 7.89 4. Tom Brady 456
Tony Romo 2,829-4,335 34,183 7.89 5. Dan Marino 420
5. Kirk Cousins 1,025-1,556 12,113 7.78 6. Fran Tarkenton 342
7. Eli Manning 320
NFL ACTIVE PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS 8. Philip Rivers 314
Rk. PLAYER GP CMP-ATT YARDS 9. Ben Roethlisberger 301
1. Drew Brees 233 5,836-8,758 66,111 10. John Elway 300
2. Tom Brady 237 5,244-8,224 61,582
3. Eli Manning 201 4,072-6,825 48,214 MOST PASSING YARDS - NFL HISTORY
4. Ben Roethlisberger 185 3,804-5,932 46,814 Rk. PLAYER PASSING YARDS
5. Philip Rivers 180 3,811-5,917 45,833 1. Peyton Manning 71,940
2. Brett Favre 71,838
NFL ACTIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 3. Drew Brees 66,111
Rk. PLAYER GP TDS 4. Tom Brady 61,582
1. Drew Brees 233 465 5. Dan Marino 61,361
2. Tom Brady 237 456 6. John Elway 51,475
3. Eli Manning 201 320 7. Warren Moon 49,325
4. Philip Rivers 180 314 8. Eli Manning 48,214
5. Ben Roethlisberger 185 301 9. Fran Tarkenton 47,003
10. Ben Roethlisberger 46,814
125.0
Has recorded a passer rating of 125.0 or better 18 times in his
NFL career (minimum 20 attempts), most recent Week 12 on
Thursday Night Football at Indianapolis Colts (146.0).
150.0
Roethlisberger has posted a passer rating of 150.0 or better in
eight games during his NFL career (min. 10 attempts/game) -
the most all-time.
400
Since entering the NFL in 2004, Roethlisberger has produced
nine 400-plus yard games - tied as the fourth most in NFL
history.
NO. 84: ANTONIO BROWN BROWN SINCE 2010
WR Antonio Brown led the Steelers offense with 106 WR Antonio Brown has recorded ve 1,000-receiving yard
receptions for 1,284 yards and 12 touchdown catches in 2016. campaigns (2011 and 13-16) and four consecutive 100-reception
Below is a look at where Brown ranked in the NFL in 2016: seasons from 2013-16 since entering the NFL in 2010.
10-Reception Games: 3 (T-1st) His 632 receptions and 8,377 receiving yards are the most since
Mutli-Touchdown Catch Games: 3 (T-1st) entering the NFL in 2010 among active NFL players:
Receptions: 106 (2nd)
Touchdown Catches: 12 (T-2nd) ACTIVE NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
Receiving Yards: 1,284 (5th) Rk. PLAYER, TEAM GP REC.
100-Yard Receiving Games: 4 (T-6th) 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 101 632
2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 106 614
NFL RECEPTION LEADERS: 2016 3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 110 602
Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS TDs
1. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 107 1,023 6 ACTIVE NFL RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS: 2010-CURRENT
2. Antonio Brown, PIT 106 1,284 12 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC. YARDS
3. Odell Beckham, Jr., NYG 101 1,367 10 1. Antonio Brown, PIT 632 8,377
2. Brandon Marshall, MIA-CHI-NYJ 614 8,042
Brown nished Week 12s game with a single-game career- 3. Demaryius Thomas, DEN 546 7,704
high of three touchdown receptions, to go along with a game-high
91 receiving yards on a team-best ve receptions. His three
touchdown receptions are tied for the second-most in Steelers BROWN SINCE 2010 VS. NFC
history for a single-game, becoming the 13th player in team history
to catch at least three scoring grabs in one game. WR Antonio Brown Brown has also seen success when
He had game highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (96), facing members of the opposing conference in the NFC since
to go along with the game-winning four yard touchdown with nine entering the NFL.
seconds left in regulation as the team clinched the AFC North Brown leads all AFC players in receptions (180) and receiving
crown vs. Baltimore (31-27) in Week 16. yards (2,330) and is second in touchdown catches (16) in games
vs. NFC opponents since entering the NFL in 2010:
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS IN
WR Antonio Brown posted the most prolic receiving game
Rk. STEELER, YEARS FIRST SEVEN YEARS
for a player in Steelers history in Week 9s 38-35 win vs. Oakland
1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 11,367
in 2015.
2. Jerome Bettis, 1996-2002 9,087
He led all players with franchise records of 17 catches for 284
3. Franco Harris, 1972-78 8,630
receiving yards, and added 22 rushing yards for a team record
4. Louis Lipps, 1984-90 7,196
306 yards from scrimmage:
5. Rod Woodson, 1987-93 7,148
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RECEPTION LEADERS
Rk. STEELER RECEPTIONS
ALL AROUND BROWN
1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 17
WR Antonio Brown has been a valuable asset to the teams
2. Antonio Brown, Dec. 20, 2015 16
oensive and special teams eorts. In Week 13 vs. Indianapolis in
T3. Antonio Brown, Nov. 13, 2016 14
2015, Brown returned a punt for a 71-yard touchdown, his fourth
Courtney Hawkins, Nov. 1, 1998 14
punt return for a touchdown to tie a Steelers record:
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS
STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Rk. STEELER REC. YARDS
Rk. STEELER, YEARS PR TDs
1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 284
T1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 4
2. Plaxico Burress, Nov. 10, 2002 253
Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, 10 4
3. Buddy Dial, Oct. 22, 1961 235
T3. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 3
Ray Mathews, 1951-59 3
STEELERS SINGLE-GAME SCRIMMAGE YARDS LEADERS
Rk. STEELER SCRMG. YARDS
Brown also ranks second in team history with 1,698 punt return
1. Antonio Brown, Nov. 8, 2015 306
yards:
2. LeVeon Bell, Dec. 11, 2016 298
3. Frenchy Fuqua, Dec. 20, 1970 256
STEELERS ALL-TIME PUNT RETURN YARDS
Rk. STEELER, YEARS CAREER PR YARDS PR TDs
1. Rod Woodson, 1987-96 2,362 2
2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 1,698 4
3. Antwaan Randle El, 2002-05, 10 1,650 4
4. Theo Bell, 1976, 1978-80 1,259 0
5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 1,212 3
Along with four punts returned for touchdowns, Brown has one
kicko returned to the end zone in his career. He is the sixth player
in NFL history - the rst Steeler - to have 35 career touchdown
catches and ve returns for touchdowns.
BROWNS STEELERS NOTES COATES GOING THE DISTANCE
In his seven years - WR Antonio Brown - has caught 10 WR Sammie Coates caught 21 passes for 435 receiving yards,
passes or more in 13 games of his NFL career, all with the inclduing a long of 72 yards, during the 2016 season.
Steelers, the most double-digit reception games in team history: Coates 20.7 yards per catch average ranked second among
all NFL players in 2016 (min. 20 catches):
MOST DOUBLE-DIGIT CATCH
Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY NFL YARDS PER CATCH LEADERS: 2016
1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 13 Min. 20 Receptions
2. Hines Ward, 1998-2011 7 Rk. PLAYER, TEAM REC-YDS AVG.
T3. Heath Miller, 2005-15 3 1. Rob Gronkowski, NE 25-540 21.6
Yancey Thigpen, 1992-97 3 2. Sammie Coates, PIT 21-435 20.7
T3. Chris Hogan, NE 38-680 17.9
His 29 100-receiving yard games place Brown are tied as the DeSean Jackson, WAS 56-1,005 17.9
most in the category in Steelers history: 5. Kenny Stills, MIA 42-726 17.3
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES Coates registered his rst career 100-yard receiving game,
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN STEELERS HISTORY tying a personal single-game high of six catches for a game-best
T1. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 29 139 yards with two touchdowns in Week Five vs. the New York
Hines Ward, 1998-2011 29
Jets in 2016.
3. John Stallworth, 1974-87 25
COATES AND ROETHLISBERGER
Brown has caught two touchdown catches in 12 games in his
NFL career, all with Pittsburgh, the second-most multi-touchdown 40+
catch games in Steelers history: WR Sammie Coates and QB Ben Roethlisberger
connected on a pass play of at least 40 yards in each of
MOST MULTI-TOUCHDOWN the rst ve games of the 2016 season. The streak marked
Rk. STEELER, YEARS GAMES: STEELERS HISTORY the second-longest in Steelers history (Mike Wallace, six
1. Buddy Dial, 1959-63 15
consecutive games in 2011).
2. Antonio Brown, 2010-16 12
3.
4.
Lynn Swann, 1974-82
John Stallworth, 1974-87
10
9
THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
T5. Louis Lipps, 1984-91 7
TE Jesse James set single-game career-highs with six catches
Roy Jeerson, 1965-69 7
(ve, Sept. 12, 2016 at Washington) for 43 yards in Week Five
against the New York Jets in 2016.
From 2014-15, Brown caught 23 touchdown passes - the most
He caught a touchdown pass in back-to-back (Weeks Four-
by a Steeler in back-to-back seasons - and joining Hines Ward
Five) games for the rst time in his NFL career in 2016.
as the only players with 10 or more touchdown receptions in
James set single-season career-highs in receptions (39),
consecutive years:
receiving yards (338) and touchdown catches (3) in 2016.
MOST TOUCHDOWN CATCHES
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS ROGERS RECORDS FIRST 100
1. Antonio Brown, 2014-15 23
T2. Antonio Brown, 2015-16 22 WR Eli Rogers registered the rst 100-yard receiving game of
Hines Ward, 2002-03 22 his NFL career in Week Nine at Baltimore in 2016, nishing with
103 yards in six receptions. His six catches tied a single-game
Browns nine 100-yard receiving games in 2015 set a single- career-high (six at Washington, Sept. 12, 2016).
season team record, surpassing his previous 2014 record of eight: In Week 10 vs. Dallas in 2016, Rogers caught four passes for
42 yards, including a three-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben
MOST 100-REC. YARD GAMES Roethlisberger in the rst quarter, his second touchdown catch
Rk. STEELER, YEARS IN A SEASON: STEELERS HISTORY of the season and his career.
1. Antonio Brown, 2015 9 Rogers led the Steelers with 75 receiving yards on ve catches,
2. Antonio Brown, 2014 8 and caught his third touchdown of the season, a 24-yard pass from
T3. Mike Wallace, 2010 7 QB Ben Roethlisberger, in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers
John Stallworth, 1984 7 a 24-20 lead in Week 15 at Cincinnati in 2016.
T5. Yancey Thigpen, 1997 6 He nished second in the game with 84 receiving yards on four
Buddy Dial, 1963 6 receptions, including a career long 39-yard reception in Week
16s 31-27 win vs. Baltimore in 2016.
Rogers caught 48 passes for 594 yards and three touchdowns
BROWN NUMBER TO NOTE on the season.
180
WR Antonio Brown became the rst player in NFL history
to record four 180-yard receiving games in a season in 2015
(195: Sept. 20, vs. San Francisco, 284: Nov. 8 vs. Oakland,
189: Dec. 20 vs. Denver and 187: Jan. 3 at Cleveland ).
RINGING THE BELL IN 2016 BELLS 157.0 IN HISTORY
RB LeVeon Bell eclipsed 100 scrimmage yards in seven RB LeVeon Bells led the NFL with an average of 157.0 yards
consecutive games and in 11 of his 12 games played in 2016, from scrimmage per game in 2016 - the third-best mark in NFL
while becoming the rst player in NFL history to average at least history for a single-sesaon:
100 rushing and 50 receiving yards per game in a single-season.
Below is a look at where Bell ranked in the NFL in 2016: SRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS:
Scrimmage Yards Per Game: 157.0 (1st) NFL HISTORY
Rushing Yards Per Game: 105.7 (2nd) Rk. PLAYER, TEAM, YR SCRMG. YDS (RUSH / REC)AVG,/GAME
Receptions by a Running Back: 75 (2nd) 1. Priest Holmes, KC, 2002 2,287 (1,615 / 672) 163.4
Receiving Yards by a Running Back: 616 (2nd) 2. O.J. Simpson, BUF, 1975 2,243 (1,817 / 426) 160.2
Scrimmage Yards: 1,884 (3rd) 3. LeVeon Bell, PIT, 2016 1,884 (1,268 / 616) 157.0
Rushing Yards: 1,268 (5th) 4. Chris Johnson, TEN, 2009 2,509 (2,006 / 503) 156.8
Rushing Average: 4.86 (8th) 5. Marshall Faulk, STL, 2000 2,189 (1,359 / 830) 156.4
5,000 IN 42
RB Leveon Bell reached 5,000 yards from scrimmage in Week
11s game at Cleveland in 2016, his 42nd career regular-season
game, marking the fewest games in Steelers history to the mark:
NOVEM-BELL
Since entering the NFL in 2013, RB Leveon Bell has totaled
1,765 yards from scrimmage in the month of November - the
second-most yards in November games over the last three
seasons:
OFFENSE
WR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 8) 17 Eli Rogers (5-10, 187, 3) 16 Marcus Tucker (5-10, 190, 1)
LT 78 ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA (6-9, 320, 3) 65 Jerald Hawkins (6-6, 305, 2) 68 Jake Rodgers (6-6, 320, 1)
LG 73 RAMON FOSTER (6-5, 328, 9) 67 B.J. Finney (6-4, 318, 2) 64 Ethan Cooper (6-2, 322, R)
C 67 B.J. FINNEY (6-4, 318, 2) 61 Kyle Friend (6-2, 305, 1)
RG 66 DAVID DECASTRO (6-5, 316, 6) 71 Matt Feiler (6-6, 330, 1) 76 Keavon Milton (6-4, 320, 2)
RT 77 MARCUS GILBERT (6-6, 330, 7) 74 Chris Hubbard (6-4, 295, 4) 69 Brian Mihalik (6-9, 302, 2)
TE 81 JESSE JAMES (6-7, 261, 3) 82 David Johnson (6-2, 260, 9) 85 Xavier Grimble (6-4, 261, 2)
87 Phazahn Odom (6-8, 251, R) 80 Jake McGee (6-5, 250, 1)
RB 33 FITZGERALD TOUSSAINT (5-9, 204, 4) 34 Knile Davis (5-11, 227, 5) 39 Terrell Watson (6-1, 240, 1)
35 Trey Williams (5-7, 200, 2) 38 Brandon Brown-Dukes (5-8, 200, 1)
FB 45 ROOSEVELT NIX (5-11, 248, 3)
QB 7 BEN ROETHLISBERGER (6-5, 240, 14) 5 Joshua Dobbs (6-3, 216, R) 8 Bart Houston (6-4, 235, R)
WR 88 DARRIUS HEYWARD BEY (6-2, 210, 9) 11 Justin Hunter (6-4, 203, 5) 19 JuJu Smith-Schuster (6-1, 215, R)
83 Cobi Hamilton (6-2, 201, 2) 13 Canaan Severin (6-2, 205, 2)
DEFENSE
LDE 97 CAMERON HEYWARD (6-5, 295, 7) 96 L.T. Walton (6-5, 305, 3) 95 Johnny Maxey (6-5, 283, 1)
NT 79 JAVON HARGRAVE (6-2, 305, 2) 93 Daniel McCullers (6-7, 352, 4) 69 Roy Philon (6-3, 291, 1)
64 Christian Brown (6-3, 295, R)
RDE 91 STEPHON TUITT (6-6, 303, 4) 94 Tyson Alualu (6-3, 304, 8) 62 Francis Kallon (6-5, 295, R)
65 Lavon Hooks (6-3, 312, 1)
LOLB 48 BUD DUPREE (6-4, 269, 3) 56 Anthony Chickillo (6-3, 255, 3) 55 Arthur Moats (6-0, 246, 8)
LILB 50 RYAN SHAZIER (6-1, 230, 4) 54 L.J. Fort (6-0, 232, 3) 51 Steven Johnson (6-1, 237, 6)
44 Tyler Matakevich (6-1, 235, 2) 57 Keith Kelsey (6-0, 233, R)
46 Matt Galambos (6-1, 239, R)
RILB 98 VINCE WILLIAMS (6-1, 233, 5) 51 Steven Johnson (6-1, 237, 6) 44 Tyler Matakevich (6-1, 235, 2)
54 L.J. Fort (6-0, 232, 3) 57 Keith Kelsey (6-0, 233, R)
46 Matt Galambos (6-1, 239, R)
ROLB 92 JAMES HARRISON (6-0, 242, 15) 90 T.J. Watt (6-4, 252, R) 41 Farrington Huguenin (6-4, 268, 1)
LCB 25 ARTIE BURNS (6-0, 197, 2) 22 William Gay (5-10, 187, 11) 24 Coty Sensabaugh (5-11, 187, 6)
40 Mike Hilton (5-9, 184, 1) 29 Brian Allen (6-3, 215, R)
35 Brandon Dixon (5-11, 203, 2) 38 Greg Ducre (5-10, 183, 3)
FS 21 ROBERT GOLDEN (5-11, 202, 6) 42 Jacob Hagen (6-3, 205, 1) 39 Terrish Webb (5-10, 190, R)
SS 28 SEAN DAVIS (6-1, 202, 2) 37 Jordan Dangerfield (5-11, 199, 2) 42 Jacob Hagen (6-3, 205, 1)
39 Terrish Webb (5-10, 190, R) 30 Malik Golden (6-0, 205, R)
RCB 31 ROSS COCKRELL (6-0, 191, 4) 22 William Gay (5-10, 187, 11) 24 Coty Sensabaugh (5-11, 187, 6)
40 Mike Hilton (5-9, 184, 1) 29 Brian Allen (6-3, 215, R)
35 Brandon Dixon (5-11, 203, 2) 38 Greg Ducre (5-10, 183, 3)
33 JaCorey Shepherd (5-11, 199, 2)
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 3)
K 9 CHRIS BOSWELL (6-2, 185, 3)
LS 49 COLIN HOLBA (6-4, 248, R) 46 Kameron Canaday (6-4, 245, 1)
H 4 JORDAN BERRY (6-5, 195, 3)
KR 34 KNILE DAVIS (5-11, 227, 5)
PR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 181, 8) 17 Eli Rogers (5-10, 187, 3)
Rookie
NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE HOW ACQ 2017 GP/GS
QUARTERBACKS (4)
3 Landry Jones QB 6-4 225 04/04/89 28 5 Oklahoma Artesia, NM D4b '13 0/0
5 Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 216 01/26/95 22 R Tennessee Alpharetta, GA D4 '17 0/0
7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 240 03/02/82 35 14 Miami (OH) Findlay, OH D1 '04 0/0
8 Bart Houston QB 6-4 235 12/16/92 24 R Wisconsin Dublin, CA UDFA '17 0/0
RUNNING BACKS (7)
26 Le'Veon Bell RB 6-1 225 02/18/92 25 5 Michigan State Reynoldsburg, OH D2 '13 0/0
30-O James Conner RB 6-1 233 05/05/95 22 R Pittsburgh Erie, PA D3b '17 0/0
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint RB 5-9 204 05/04/90 27 4 Michigan Youngstown, OH FA '15 0/0
34 Knile Davis RB 5-11 227 10/05/91 25 5 Arkansas Missouri City, TX UFA '17 (KC) 0/0
35-O Trey Williams RB 5-7 200 12/11/92 24 2 Texas A&M Spring, TX FA '17 0/0
38-O Brandon Brown-Dukes RB 5-8 200 04/29/92 25 1 Mercyhurst Orlando, FL UDFA '16 0/0
39-O Terrell Watson RB 6-1 240 08/22/93 23 1 Azusa Pacific Los Angeles, CA FA '17 0/0
45 Roosevelt Nix FB 5-11 248 03/30/92 25 3 Kent State Reynoldsburg, OH FA '15 0/0
WIDE RECEIVERS (10)
10 Martavis Bryant WR 6-4 211 12/20/91 25 3 Clemson Calhoun Falls, SC D4 '14 0/0
11 Justin Hunter WR 6-4 203 05/20/91 26 5 Tennessee Virginia Beach, VA UFA '17 (BUF) 0/0
13 Canaan Severin WR 6-2 205 03/16/93 24 2 Virginia Marlborough, MA UDFA '16 0/0
15 Demarcus Ayers WR 5-11 190 07/07/94 23 1 Houston Lancaster, TX D7a '16 0/0
16 Marcus Tucker WR 5-10 190 06/24/92 25 1 Northern Michigan Flint, MI UDFA '16 0/0
17 Eli Rogers WR 5-10 187 12/23/92 24 3 Louisville Miami, FL UDFA '15 0/0
19 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 6-1 215 11/22/96 20 R USC Long Beach, CA D2 '17 0/0
83 Cobi Hamilton WR 6-2 201 11/13/90 26 2 Arkansas Texarkana, TX FA '16 0/0
84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 181 07/10/88 29 8 Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 0/0
88 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 6-2 210 02/26/87 30 9 Maryland Silver Spring, MD UFA '14 (IND) 0/0
TIGHT ENDS (5)
80 Jake McGee TE 6-5 250 09/19/91 25 1 Flordia Richmond, VA FA '17 0/0
81 Jesse James TE 6-7 261 06/04/94 23 3 Penn State Glassport, PA D5 '15 0/0
82 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 29 9 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR FA '16 0/0
85 Xavier Grimble TE 6-4 261 09/22/92 24 2 USC Las Vegas, NV FA '15 0/0
87 Phazahn Odom TE 6-8 251 06/08/94 23 R Fordham Barnwell, SC UDFA '17 0/0
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (15)
53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 28 8 Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0
61-O Kyle Friend C 6-2 305 04/03/94 23 1 Temple Harrisburg, PA FA '17 0/0
62-O Mike Matthews C 6-2 300 01/17/94 23 1 Texas A&M Sugar Land, TX FA '17 0/0
64-O Ethan Cooper G 6-2 322 06/11/95 22 R Indiana (PA) Steelton, PA UDFA '17 0/0
65-O Jerald Hawkins OT 6-6 305 10/16/93 23 2 LSU Baldwin, LA D4 '16 0/0
66 David DeCastro G 6-5 316 01/11/90 27 6 Stanford Bellevue, WA D1 '12 0/0
67 B.J. Finney C/G 6-4 318 10/26/91 25 2 Kansas State Wichita, KS UDFA '15 0/0
68 Jake Rodgers OT 6-6 320 09/10/91 25 1 Eastern Washington Spokane, WA FA '17 0/0
69-O Brian Mihalik OT 6-9 302 08/21/92 24 2 Boston College Avon Lake, OH FA '16 0/0
71 Matt Feiler OT 6-6 330 07/07/92 25 1 Bloomsburg (PA) Strasburg, PA FA '16 0/0
73 Ramon Foster G 6-5 328 01/07/86 31 9 Tennessee Henning, TN UDFA '09 0/0
74 Chris Hubbard C/G 6-4 295 04/23/91 26 4 UAB Columbus, GA UDFA '13 0/0
76 Keavon Milton OT 6-4 320 06/23/90 27 2 Louisiana-Monroe Canton, TX FA '16 0/0
77 Marcus Gilbert OT 6-6 330 02/15/88 29 7 Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL D2 '11 0/0
78 Alejandro Villanueva OT 6-9 320 09/22/88 28 3 Army Meridian, MS FA '14 0/0
DEFENSE (43)
SPECIALISTS (4)
4 Jordan Berry P 6-5 195 03/18/91 26 3 Eastern Kentucky Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FA '15 0/0
9 Chris Boswell K 6-2 185 03/16/91 26 3 Rice Fort Worth, TX FA '15 0/0
46-O Kameron Canaday LS 6-4 245 08/20/92 24 1 Portland State Eugene, OR FA '17 0/0
49 Colin Holba LS 6-4 248 07/08/94 23 R Louisville Louisville, KY D6 '17 0/0