PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON GAME #12 A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) vs. New York Giants (8-3)

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1 REGULAR SEASON GAME #12 Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) vs. New York Giants (8-3) DATE: Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 KICKOFF: 4:25 p.m. ET SITE: Heinz Field (68,400) Pittsburgh, Pa. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass TV COVERAGE: FOX (locally WPGH-TV, channel 53) ANNOUNCERS: Joe Buck (play-by-play) Troy Aikman (analyst) Erin Andrews (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (analyst) Craig Wolfl ey (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio ANNOUNCERS: Adam Amin (play-by-play) Bill Polian (analyst) Josina Anderson (sideline) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: (.632)/10th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: (.632)/10th season Playoff Record/Years: 6-5 (.545)/six years New York Giants Head Coach Ben McAdoo Overall regular-season record: 8-3 (.727)/1st season Regular-season record with New York: 8-3 (.727)/1st season Playoff Record/Years: N/A For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team s offi cial web site at Updated daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (1-3) Friday, Aug. 12 DETROIT L, (KDKA) Thursday, Aug. 18 PHILADELPHIA L, 17-0 (KDKA) Friday, Aug. New Orleans W, (KDKA) Thursday, Sept. Carolina L, 18-6 (KDKA) REGULAR SEASON (6-5) Monday, Sept. Washington W, (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 18 CINCINNATI W, (CBS) Sunday, Sept. Philadelphia L, 34-3 (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 2 KANSAS CITY W, (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 9 NEW YORK JETS W, (CBS) Sunday, Oct. Miami L, (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 23 NEW ENGLAND L, (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 30 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. Baltimore L, (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 13 DALLAS L, (FOX) Sunday, Nov. Cleveland W, 24-9 (CBS) Thursday, Nov. Indianapolis W, 28-7 (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 4 NEW YORK GIANTS 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Dec. Buffalo 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. Cincinnati* 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 25 BALTIMORE 4:30 p.m. (NFL Network) Sunday, Jan. 1 CLEVELAND* 1 p.m. (CBS) * - Times may change due to flexible scheduling Sat.-Sun., Jan. 7-8 Sat.-Sun., Jan Sunday, Jan. 22 Sunday, Jan. 29 Sunday, Feb. 5 POSTSEASON Wild Card Weekend Divisional Playoff Games Conference Championships Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Super Bowl LI (Houston, Texas) NOTE: All times are Eastern Home games in Bold CAPS

2 STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE MEDIA NOTES WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct a press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Noon (LIVE on ROOT Sports) in the Steelers press conference room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. For the 18th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games. Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 48-station network spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and South Carolina. All Steelers games will be broadcast in Spanish on steelers.com. For the 22nd straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the Voice of the Steelers and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 18th season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 14th season is former Steeler offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, who provides sideline analysis. Fans in Mexico can also listen to Steelers broadcasts on Grupo Imagen and games are heard on Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include: FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2) WDVE-FM (102.5) WBGG-AM (970) OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much more. MEDIA-ONLY SECTION OF The Steelers Media Relations Department offers a Media-Only section on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to and register as a new user below the left hand navigation bar. Then follow the instructions on the Media Relations page and once your registration is approved, you will receive an and can access all information. If you have any questions or problems, please steelers_digest@yahoo.com. NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFL updates and other information about the NFL are available. STEELERS NATION HD RADIO Steelers Nation Radio is a 24-hour/day HD radio station dedicated specifically to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on the offi cial Steelers app or the iheart app on your smartphone, and at WDVE HD2. A daily schedule of what is on Steelers Nation HD Radio is available at PENNSYLVANIA (31) Allentown-WSAN (1470) Altoona-WVAM (1430) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Bradford-WESB (1490) Butler-WISR (680) Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) DuBois-WOWQ (102.1) Erie-WJET (1440) Gettysburg-WGET (1320) Grove City-WWGY (95.1) Homer City-WCCS (1160) Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Mount Union-WHUN (106.9) Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1) Riverside/Selinsgrove-WVSL (92.3) Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3) Somerset-WLLI (990) Starview-WLPA (92.7) State College-WQWK (1450) Uniontown-WMBS (590) Washington-WJPA (1450) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) OHIO (3) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) Upper Arlington-WTOH (98.9) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) MARYLAND (5) Cumberland-WTBO (1450) Cumberland-WTBO (105.7) Frederick-WFMD (930) Frostburg-WFRB (560) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) WEST VIRGINIA (7) Charleston-WCHS (580) Cross Lanes-WSWW (1490) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3) St. Mary s-wjaw (630) Wheeling-WBBD (1400) NEW YORK (1) Syracuse-WTLA (1200) SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Myrtle Beach-WRXZ (107.1) THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE (Subject to change) TUESDAY, NOV. 29 Coach Tomlin Press Conference: Noon Live on ROOT Sports WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30 Practice 1:15-3:15 p.m. Player availability open locker room 9:30-10 a.m. Post-practice player availability 3:15-3:45 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice THURSDAY, DEC. 1 Practice 1-3 p.m. Player availability open locker room 12:30-12:45 p.m. Post-practice player availability 3-3:30 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice FRIDAY, DEC. 2 Practice 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Player availability open locker room 12:30-1:15 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice SATURDAY, DEC. 3 No media availability SUNDAY, DEC. 4 4:25 p.m. (ET) Home Game vs. New York Giants (Heinz Field) FOX (locally WPGH-TV, Channel 53) MONDAY, DEC. 5 TBD Coordinators available after practice

3 2016 SCHEDULE NOTES The Steelers have won each of their fi rst three primetime games in 2016: a Kickoff Weekend Monday Night Football victory at the Washington Redskins (38-16), a Week Four Sunday Night Football win vs. Kansas City at Heinz Field (43-14) and a Thursday Night Football win on Thanksgiving Day at the Indianapolis Colts (28-7). Pittsburgh s fourth nationally televised primetime contest is schedule to occur at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15 on Sunday Night Football, Dec. 18 (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). Pittsburgh will host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16 (NFL Network, 4:30 p.m.) on Dec. 25 to mark the fi rst Christmas Day game in franchise history. STEELERS ON THANKSGIVING The Steelers earned their second win on Thanksgiving Day in team history on Nov. 24 (Week 12), defeating the Indianapolis Colts 28-7 in a nationally televised primetime game on Thursday Night Football. Below is a look at the team s eight Thanksgiving Day games in franchise history: STEELERS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Le Veon Bell... (Lay-vee-on) Anthony Chickillo... (Chick-il-oh) Ramon Foster... (Ruh-moan) Javon Hargrave... (Jay-von) Tyler Matakevich...(Matt-uh-kev-ich) Ben Roethlisberger... (Roth-lis-ber-ger) All-Hajj Shabazz... (Al-Hoge Shuh-bazz) Ryan Shazier... (Shay-zier) Shamarko Thomas... (Shuh-mar-ko) Fitzgerald Toussaint... (Too-saunt) Stephon Tuitt... (Steff-on Too-it) STEELERS THANKSGIVING DAY GAME RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT Nov. 23, 1939 at Philadelphia L, Nov. 28, 1940 at Philadelphia L, 7-0 Nov. 23, 1950 at Chicago W, Nov. 24, 1983 at Detroit L, 45-3 Nov. 28, 1991 at Dallas L, Nov. 26, 1998 at Detroit L, (OT) Nov. 28, 2013 at Baltimore L, Nov. 24, 2016 at Indianapolis W, 28-7 COLOR RUSH ON CHRISTMAS DAY Pittsburgh will debut its color rush uniforms on Christmas Day when the team hosts the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Steelers President Art Rooney II announced during halftime of the team s first preseason game on KDKA-TV that the team s color rush uniforms will be all black with gold numbers THROWBACKS IN WEEK 5 The Steelers wore their 1934 throwback uniforms in Week Five against the New York Jets at Heinz Field. This marked the fi fth straight season Pittsburgh donned their 1934 throwback uniforms and the last occasion. The team fi rst wore these in 2012 during the team s 80th season in professional football.

4 FROM LAST WEEK S GAME AT INDIANAPOLIS THE STEELERS Pittsburgh improved to 6-5 overall, 5-3 vs. AFC teams, 3-3 on the road and to 3-0 in primetime games in The Steelers earned their second win on Thanksgiving Day in team history. The Steelers are now 17-6 in regular-season history against the Colts (6-4 on the road) and 2-0 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Pittsburgh is now 6-1 in primetime games against Indianapolis during the regular season (3-1 on the road). The Steelers have won four consecutive regularseason games against the Colts, dating back to Sept. 25, Pittsburgh improved to 4-2 in games against Indianapolis in the month of November (3-1 on the road in the month). Pittsburgh has held each of its previous two opponents to 10 points or less for the fi rst time since the 2011 season (Dec. 24, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012). HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN Is now during the regular season in his Steelers tenure since 2007 (42-36 on the road). Recorded his 30th win as the Steelers head coach in primetime games during the regular season, improving to under the lights (6-6 on Thursday Night Football). Improved to 4-1 as the Steelers head coach in regular-season games vs. Indianapolis (2-0 on the road) and 2-0 in primetime games against the Colts. Improved to in regular-season games during the month of November (12-9 on the road). Is now when the Steelers hold a lead at halftime. QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER Completed 14-of-20 passes for 221 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of Improved to as a starter during the regular season (52-38 on the road). Increased his Steelers franchise record for the most wins as a starting quarterback to 119 (Terry Bradshaw, 107). Improved his record in regular-season primetime games to (17-12 on the road). Is now 4-2 against Indianapolis in the regular-season as a starter (2-1 on the road). Has connected with WR Antonio Brown on 48 touchdown passes the second-most QB-WR touchdown strikes in Steelers history (Terry Bradshaw- Lynn Swann: 49). Has thrown at least three touchdown passes in 41 games during the regular season, extending his franchise record. Has thrown at least three touchdown passes in three straight games vs. the Colts. For the 74th time in his career during the regular season, he registered a passer rating over as a starter. The Steelers are 66-8 in those games. FROM LAST WEEK S GAME AT INDIANAPOLIS WR ANTONIO BROWN Set a single-game career-high with three touchdown receptions, to go along with a game-high 91 receiving yards on a team-best five receptions. His three touchdown receptions are tied for the second-most in Steelers history for a single-game, becoming the 13th player in team history to catch at least three scoring grabs in one game. Extended his consecutive regular-season games started streak to 47 the third-longest active consecutive games started streak among NFL wide receivers. Has registered at least one reception in 100 consecutive games in which he has played, including the postseason dating back to October 3, Has registered at least one reception in 95 consecutive regular-season games dating back to October 3, Hauled in his 80th reception of the season on his third catch, extending his streak of 80-catch seasons to four. Is the second player in Steelers history to have four consecutive 80-catch seasons, joining Hines Ward ( ). Recorded at least 80 catches through the fi rst 11 games of a season for the fourth time since entering the NFL in His 82 catches rank third-most in Steelers history through the first 11 games of a season. Broke a tie with Heath Miller (45) for sole possession for the fourth-most touchdown catches in team history on his first scoring grab of the game, and increased his total to 48 with his third touchdown catch. Increased his career touchdown total to 53 to move into a tie with Lynn Swann for the fi fth-most combined touchdowns in Steelers history. His three touchdown receptions marked his 12th multi-touchdown catch game of his NFL career - the second-most multi-touchdown receiving games in team history. Recorded two touchdown catches in the first half to mark the fi fth opening half of his NFL career with two touchdown receptions and second of the season (Oct. 2, 2016 vs. Kansas City). Has caught at least two touchdown passes in three straight games vs. Indianapolis. RB Le VEON BELL Totaled game-highs in rushing yards (120) and yards from scrimmage (142), to go along with a rushing touchdown. Rushed for a fi ve-yard touchdown in the fi rst quarter, his third of the season, and 22nd of his NFL career to move into a tie with Walter Abercrombie (22) for the 11th-most rushing touchdowns in Steelers history. Has rushed for a touchdown in three consecutive games to mark the fourth such streak of his NFL career (fi ve games: Nov. 17-Dec. 21, 2014; four games: Dec. 15, 2013-Sept. 7, 2014; three games: Sept. 27-Oct. 12, 2015). Surpassed Rashard Mendenhall (3,367) for the fourthmost rushing yards by a Steeler in their first four years with the team, now with 3,476. Posted the 11th 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career. Eclipsed 100 rushing yards in back-to-back games for the second time in his NFL career (Oct. 1-Oct. 12, 2015).

5 FROM LAST WEEK S GAME AT INDIANAPOLIS RB Le VEON BELL (Cont d) Reached 1,000 yards from scrimmage in 2016, with 1,136, to mark his third 1,000-scrimmage yard season. Surpassed Merril Hoge (12th 5,169) and John Henry Johnson (5,195) for the 11th-most yards from scrimmage in Steelers history, now with 5,302. Registered 73 rushing yards in the first half the fourth-most in an opening half of a game in his NFL career. Has recorded at least 100 yards from scrimmage in 28 career regular-season games. Has posted at least 100 yards from scrimmage in three consecutive games and in seven of his eight games played in TE LADARIUS GREEN Recorded a season-high 67 receiving yards on two catches. G DAVID DeCASTRO Extended his consecutive regular-season games started streak to 51 the fourth-longest active consecutive games started streak among NFL guards. FROM LAST WEEK S GAME AT INDIANAPOLIS CB WILLIAM GAY Extended his consecutive regular season games played streak to 155 the longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL defensive players. Recorded a strip-sack on Indianapolis QB Scott Tolzien on the game s fi rst play from scrimmage marking his first sack and forced fumble of the season increasing his career totals to seven sacks and eight forced fumbles. Hauled in an interception, marking the 12th of his NFL career and 10th as a Steeler. S MIKE MITCHELL Extended his consecutive regular season games started streak to 57 the fifth-longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL safeties. Picked off Indianapolis QB Scott Tolzien in the fourth quarter to mark his 10th career interception and fourth as a Steeler. LB JAMES HARRISON Brought down Indianapolis QB Scott Tolzien to mark his fourth season of the season, increasing his Steelers sack total to 78.5 the most by a Steeler since the statistic became official in Increased his career sack total to 80.5, becoming the 10th active NFL player with at least 80.0 sacks. LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS Extended his streak of consecutive regular-season games started to 96 the longest active streak among current Steelers and the longest active streak among NFL linebackers. Extended his consecutive regular season games played streak to 115 the longest active consecutive games played streak among NFL linebackers. Totaled a game-high 10 total tackles (8 solo), along with a quarterback hit. NT JAVON HARGRAVE Notched his second sack of the season, and a quarterback takedown in back-to-back games, bringing down Indianapolis QB Scott Tolzien for a loss of sixyards in the third quarter.

6 STEELERS-GIANTS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1933 Overall Regular Season: Giants lead, At Pittsburgh: Giants lead, At New York: Giants lead, Neutral Sites: N/A Streak: Steelers won previous meeting Last Regular-Season Meeting: Nov. 4, 2012, in New York Pittsburgh 24, New York 20 Postseason Series: N/A (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) This week s game will mark the 77th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and New York, with the Giants holding a 15-game advantage in the series ( )...Sunday s game will be the second time the two teams will meet at Heinz Field...the two teams have met 13 times in the month of December (Giants lead, 9-4) TEAM STATS Steelers Category Giants Points Scored Per Game Points Allowed Per Game First Downs Per Game Total Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Sacks By Interceptions By :50...Avg. Time of Possession...26: Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns Touchdowns on Returns Field Goals Punting Avg Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg AFC NORTH STANDINGS 2016 AFC North Standings W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland This Week in the AFC North: Sunday, Dec. 4: Baltimore (6-5) vs. Miami (7-4), 1 p.m. Cincinnati (3-7-1) vs. Philadelphia (5-5), 1p.m. Pittsburgh (6-5) vs. New York Giants (8-3), 4:25 p.m. (FOX, locally WPGH-TV) BYE Cleveland (0-11) THE LAST TIME VS. NEW YORK Pittsburgh 24, New York 20 Nov. 4, 2012 MetLife Stadium (80,991) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. RB Isaac Redman scored on a oneyard run with four minutes left in the game to seal the Steelers victory over the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. The Steelers improved to 5-3 on the season with the win. After a scoreless fi rst quarter, the Steelers took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter. QB Ben Roethlisberger found WR Emmanuel Sanders for a four-yard touchdown pass that capped off an 11-play, 58-yard drive. The Giants then scored 14-consecutive points in less than seven minutes. RB Andre Brown scored on a one-yard run to tie the game 7-7. And on the Steelers ensuing drive, Roethlisberger fumbled and Giants LB Michael Boley returned it 70 yards for a touchdown. Pittsburgh cut the lead when K Shaun Suisham connected on a 30-yard field goal as the halftime whistle sounded. The Giants extended their lead on K Lawrence Tynes 50-yard fi eld goal midway through the third quarter. Tynes added a 23-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to give New York a lead but it would be the last points the Giants would score. Early in the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger found WR Mike Wallace in the middle of the fi eld and Wallace raced past defenders for a 51-yard touchdown. It marked Wallace s 25th career reception of 25+ yards and the 15th that went for a touchdown. The Steelers defense forced a three-and-out on the Giants ensuing drive. WR Emmanuel Sanders then returned a punt 63 yards to set the Steelers up at the Giants 12-yard line. The Steelers drive stalled and the team set up for a fi eld goal. Pittsburgh went for the fake but the Giants stopped them short of the goal line. Pittsburgh s defense forced another Giants three-and-out. And on the Steelers next possession, the team drove 51 yards on nine plays for the game-winning touchdown. Entering the game, the Giants had outscored their opponents by 42 points in the fourth quarter. The Steelers defense didn t allow the Giants to score and the Steelers offense put up 14 points. After only being sacked six times all season, the Steelers defense brought down Giants QB Eli Manning twice. GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (5-3) Giants (6-3) TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE PIT 2 12:09 Sanders 4-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-58; 5: NYG 2 7:01 A. Brown 1-yd. run 8-72; 5: NYG 2 5:11 Boley 70-yd. fumble return - -: PIT 2 0:00 Suisham 30-yd. FG 4-47; 0: NYG 3 8:25 Tyned 50-yd. FG 9-61; 4: NYG 3 1:32 Tynes 23-yd. FG 9-28; 5: PIT 4 14:05 Wallace 51-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 5-75; 2: PIT 4 4:02 Redman 1-yd. run 9-51; 4: TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Giants 1st Downs 22 (9-12-1) 13 (4-6-3) 3rd Downs 6-13 (46%) 2-10 (20%) 4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 0-0 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg Rushing Yards Rush Att.-Avg Passing Yards Att.-Comp.-Int Sacks By Punts-Avg Penalties Fumbles-Lost Time of Poss. 35:15 24:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. Redman , 1 TD; B. Batch 2-7; Rainey 1-4; W. Johnson 1-2; Roethlisberger 4-(-1); Suisham 1(-1). NYG Bradshaw 15-48; A. Brown 7-20, 1 TD. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 216, 2 TD. NYG Manning , 125. RECEIVING: Pit. Cotchery 4-50; Miller 4-48; Wallace 3-66, 1 TD; Sanders 2-20, 1 TD; A. Brown 2-19; Redman 2-4; Rainey 2-(-3); Paulson 1-7; W. Johnson 1-5. NYG Cruz 5-67; Bennett 3-40; Nicks 1-10; Hynoski 1-8.

7 STEELERS-GIANTS CONNECTIONS STEELERS-GIANTS CONNECTIONS Steelers in Bold; Giants in Bold Italic Former Steelers/Giants Steelers TE coach James Daniel held the same position with the Giants from Giants P Brad Wing punted for the Steelers during the 2014 season. New York asst. DL coach Jeff Zgonina was selected by Pittsburgh in the seventh round (185 th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft, where he played from Giants asst. ST coach Dwayne Stukes spent time on the Steelers roster in Area Connections Steelers WRs Antonio Brown and Eli Rogers, along with CB Artie Burns and DE Stephon Tuitt are all from Miami, Fla, where Giants DE Oliver Vernon is also from. Giants HC Ben McAdoo is a native of Homer City, Pa. and coached at the high school level for four years between Homer Center school district and Indiana (Pa.) area. McAdoo is also a college graduate of Indiana University (Pa.) and served as an offensive asst. at the University of Pittsburgh in New York OC Mike Sullivan was a DB coach at Youngstown State University for two seasons ( ). Giants QB coach Frank Cignetti Jr. is a Pittsburgh native and played collegiately at Indiana University (Pa.). He went on to coach at the University of Pittsburgh (1989, ) and Indiana University (Pa.) ( ). New York defensive asst. Rob Leonard was born and raised in Moon Township, Pa. Giants LB coach Bill McGovern coached at the University of Pittsburgh from New York OL coach Mike Solari served on the University of Pittsburgh s staff for one year in Giants K Robbie Gould attended Penn State University. NFL Connections Pittsburgh DB coach Carnell Lake was on the Green Bay Packers coaching staff with Giants HC Ben McAdoo in Steelers WR Darrius Heyward-Bey and S Mike Mitchell were both Raiders from when Giants WR coach Adam Henry was on staff in Oakland. Pittsburgh OL coach Mike Munchak and New York RB coach Craig Johnson worked together in Tennessee from Steelers RB coach James Saxon also worked with Johnson in Minnesota from Steelers HC Mike Tomlin s defensive intern in Tampa Bay in 2004 was Giants secondary/cb coach Tim Walton. Pittsburgh LB James Harrison was a Bengal with New York CB Leon Hall in Cincinnati during the 2013 season. Saxon was on staff in Miami when New York G John Jerry was a Dolphin (2010). Pittsburgh STC Danny Smith held the same position with the Redskins while New York LB Keenan Robinson was a player in Washington (2012). Steelers LB Arthur Moats and Giants LB Kelvin Sheppard played alongside each other in Buffalo for two years ( ). Steelers in Bold; Giants in Bold Italic College Connections Steelers LB Vince Williams played at Florida State while Giants performance manager/strength and condition asst. Joe Danos worked there ( ). Williams was also a teammate of New York G Bobby Hart at Florida State from Steelers OT Brian Mihalik played at Boston College while Giants LB coach Bill McGovern was on staff there ( ). Pittsburgh RB Fitzgerald Toussaint attended Michigan when New York strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman held the same position with the Wolverines ( ). Steelers S Shamarko Thomas attended Syracuse with Giants DT Jay Bromley from Thomas also played his entire four-year career ( ) at Syracuse with Giants QB Ryan Nassib and was a teammate of Giants G Justin Pugh for two years ( ). Pittsburgh CB Artie Burns and New York T Erek Flowers were both Miami Hurricanes in Pittsburgh LB Ryan Shazier shared a locker room with New York DT Johnathan Hankins at Ohio State for two years ( ). Steelers DE Stephon Tuitt played alongside Giants DE Romeo Okwara at Notre Dame in PIT-NYG SERIES HIGHS Passing Yards Steelers Bill Nelsen /11/1966 Giants Kerry Collins /10/2000 Rushing Yards Steelers Isaac Redman /4/2012 Giants Joe Morris /21/1985 Receiving Yards Steelers Antwaan Randle El /18/2004 Giants Homer Jones 173 9/11/1966

8 WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS With a win over New York, the Steelers would improve to during the regular season since The Steelers look to improve to all-time against the Giants in regular-season history, to in home games and to 1-1 at Heinz Field vs. New York. Pittsburgh is aiming for their second straight win against New York in the regular season. With a win, Pittsburgh would improve to 3-1 at home against New York in the month of December (5-9 overall in December). Pittsburgh is seeking their seventh straight regularseason home win in the month of December, dating back to Dec. 15, 2013 vs. Cincinnati. With a win, the Steelers would improve to 2-2 against NFC teams in FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN A win would improve Tomlin to during the regular season, and to at home. Looks to improve to 2-1 against the Giants as the Steelers head coach since 2007 in the regular-season and to 1-1 at home vs. New York. With a win, would improve to in the month of December and to 18-6 at home during the month. FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER With a win, would improve to as a starter during the regular season and to at home. With a win, would improve to 3-1 vs. New York in the regular season and to 1-1 at home against the Giants. Aims for his eighth consecutive regular-season home game with at least three touchdown passes, dating back to Dec. 6, 2015 vs. Indianapolis. With a 300-yard game, will have four straight regularseason home games with at least 300 yards. Is five touchdown passes from tying John Elway for the ninth most in NFL history (300). Is one 300-yard passing game from notching 50 in his regular-season NFL career. Is 70 completions from surpassing Vinny Testaverde (3,787) for 10th-most in NFL history. Needs 494 passing yards to surpass Vinny Testaverde (46,234) for 10th-most in NFL history. RB Le VEON BELL Needs 24 rushing yards to reach 3,500 in his NFL career. Aims for his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game on Sunday, and his fourth in a row with 100 yards from scrimmage. Will move into a tie with Rocky Bleier (23) for the 10thmost rushing touchdowns in team history with his next rushing score, and is two rushing touchdowns from matching Willie Parker (24) for ninth. Is 116 scrimmage yards from surpassing Dick Hoak (5,417) for the 10th-most in franchise history, and 233 from moving into ninth (Lynn Swann: 5,534). WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT D) WR ANTONIO BROWN Needs eight catches to mark his fourth straight season with at least 90 receptions. Is two receiving yards from joining Hines Ward ( ) as only the second player in franchise history to register 1,000 receiving yards in four consecutive years. Will break a tie with Lynn Swann (53) for sole possession of the fifth-most total touchdowns in Steelers history with his next score of any kind. Is two touchdown receptions from becoming the fourth player in Steelers history with at least 50. Needs three touchdown catches to tie Lynn Swann (51) for the third-most touchdown grabs in team history. Will break a tie with Hines Ward (29) for the most 100- yard receiving games in team history with his next 100- yard game. With 100 receptions in 2016, will extend his franchise record of consecutive seasons with at least 100 catches to four. With 110 catches in 2016, will become the first player in NFL history to record 110 or more receptions in three consecutive years. With 125 receptions in 2016, would become the first player in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons of 125 catches or more. WR SAMMIE COATES Is 64 receiving yards from reaching 500 in his NFL career. RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS Will record the 24th 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career with his next 100-yard performance and to mark his sixth as a Steeler. FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE LB JAMES HARRISON Is 1.5 sacks from 80.0 in his career with the Steelers. CB WILLIAM GAY Will break a tie with Rod Woodson to set the record for the most interceptions returned for touchdowns in team history with his next pick six of six. FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS WR/PR ANTONIO BROWN One punt return for a touchdown to break a tie with Antwaan Randle El for the most in Steelers history with fi ve.

9 2016 BY THE NUMBERS 1 The Steelers were the only NFL team on Kickoff Weekend to feature a 300-yard passer (Ben Roethlisberger: 300), 100-yard rusher (DeAngelo Williams: 143) and a 100-yard receiver (Antonio Brown: 126). 1st CB Artie Burns made his fi rst career start in Week Nine at Baltimore and posted the first interception of his NFL career. He is the fi rst Steelers rookie with an interception since 2006 (Anthony Smith, Dec. 17 at Carolina). 3 WR Antonio Brown set a single-game career-high with three touchdown receptions in Week 12 at Indianapolis to become the 13th player (14th occasion) in Steelers history with a threeplus touchdown catch game. 8.0 The Steelers recorded eight sacks in Week 11 at Cleveland - the team s most since eight on December 24, 2005 at Cleveland. 9 AND 7 The Steelers held each of their previous two opponents to 10 points or less (Cleveland: 9 and Indianapolis: 7) to mark the team s fi rst streak of hold opponents to 10 points or less in back-to-back games since the 2011 season (Dec. 24, Jan. 1, 2012) WR Antonio Brown totaled game highs of 12 receptions for 140 receiving yards in Week Three at Philadelphia - it marked his 27th career 100-yard game and his 11th with double-digit receptions WR Sammie Coates is second in the NFL with a 21.3 yards per catch average (20-425, minimum 20 receptions) LB James Harrison increased his sack total with the Steelers to 78.5 in Week 12 - the most by a Pittsburgh defender since the statistic became offi cial in WR Antonio Brown set an NFL record for the fewest games played to reach 600 receptions, setting the mark during Week 11 s game at Cleveland, his 96th game. THE STEELERS IN 2016 Regular Post Season Season Overall: At Home: On the Road: Neutral: By Month: September October November December January vs. AFC: vs. AFC North vs. AFC East vs. AFC South vs. AFC West vs. NFC: vs. NFC East vs. NFC North vs. NFC South vs. NFC West When: When Scoring First: When Opponent Scored First: When Scoring 20 or More Points: When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: When Leading after the first quarter: When Trailing after the fi rst quarter: When Tied after the fi rst quarter: When Leading at the Half: When Trailing at the Half: When Tied at the Half: When Leading after three quarters: When Trailing after three quarters: When Tied after three quarters: When Outrushing the Opponent: With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: When Led in Time of Possession: When Trailed in Time of Possession: On Turf: On Grass: When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: ,136 RB Le Veon Bell ranks third in the NFL with 1,136 yards from scrimmage since returning to the fi eld in Week Four. 5,000 RB Le Veon Bell eclipsed 5,000 yards from scrimmage in his NFL career during Week 11 s game at Cleveland - his 42nd career game - setting a Steelers record for the fewest games played to reach the milestone.

10 TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST Since being named named head coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to 98 victories in the regular season - tied as the third-most wins in the NFL during that time span: NFL TEAM RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT TEAM RECORD PLAYOFF APP. SUPER BOWL APP. New England * 3 Green Bay * 1 Pittsburgh * 2 Indianapolis Denver * 1 Dallas New Orleans Baltimore *Made the playoffs in 2015 Tomlin s.632 winning percentage is the fourth-best regular season winning mark among active NFL head coaches (min. 50 games): ACTIVE HEAD COACH WINNING PCT (MIN. 50 GAMES) COACH W L T Win Pct. Bill Belichick (Cle , NE 2000-pres.) Bruce Arians (Ari 2013-pres.) Mike McCarthy (GB 2006-pres.) Mike Tomlin (Pit 2007-pres.) Chuck Pagano (Ind 2012-pres.) John Harbaugh (Bal 2008-pres.) FEWEST TO 60 Mike Tomlin reached 60 regular-season wins in 88 games, tying Chuck Knox (88) for the fourth-fewest games to reach 60 career victories among coaches who began their career since 1970: FEWEST GAMES COACHED TO 60 WINS COACH TEAM(S)^ NO. OF GAMES George Seifert San Francisco 75 Joe Gibbs Washington 84 Mike Ditka Chicago 85 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 88 Chuck Knox L.A. Rams, Buffalo 88 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 90 Andy Reid Philadelphia 90 ^ Through first 60 wins TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin s regular-season record against the NFC is 25-14, including 14-5 at home. The Steelers.641 regular-season winning percentage against the NFC since 2007 is second-best among AFC teams: AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England Pittsburgh Denver Baltimore Indianapolis Including the postseason Tomlin has a.634 winning percentage (26-15) against the NFC during his fi rst 10 years, which ranks fi rst among Steelers head coaches. TOMLIN AT HOME Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a career regularseason record at Heinz Field. He has led the Steelers to a 3-2 mark at home in 2016 through the team s fi rst fi ve home games of the season. Tomlin earned his 50th regular season home win in Week 9 in 2015 vs. Oakland and joined Chuck Noll (119) and Bill Cowher (85) as the third head coach in Steelers history with 50 regular season home victories. Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to at least fi ve home wins in each of his fi rst nine seasons as the team s head coach and six in six of his nine at the helm. His (.727) mark at home is the third-best and his 56 home wins are tied as the third most in the NFL since 2007: HOME GAME RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England Green Bay Pittsburgh Baltimore Seattle TOMLIN IN THE DIVISION Mike Tomlin owns a all-time record against teams in the AFC North since becoming the Steelers head coach in His 38 regular-season wins against division opponents are the most of any AFC North team since 2007: AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION GAME RECORDS SINCE 2007 TEAM W L T Win Pct. Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns He owns an impressive 21-7 record against divisional foes at Heinz Field during the regular season: AFC NORTH INTER-DIVISION HOME GAME RECORDS SINCE 2007 TEAM W L T Win Pct. Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents in fi ve of his fi rst nine seasons ( ). PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 28 primetime games, including a Week One Monday Night Football game at the Washington Redskins to kickoff the 2016 season (W, 38-16), a Week Four Sunday Night Football tilt at Heinz Field vs. Kansas City (W, 43-14) and a Week 12 Thursday Night tilt on Thanksgiving Day at the Indianapolis Colts (W, 28-7). Mike Tomlin, the 10th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a overall record in regular-season primetime games. He is 10-2 on Monday Night Football, 14-8 on Sunday Night Football and 6-6 on Thursday Night Football. Tomlin joined only Bill Cowher (Steelers), Tom Flores (Raiders), Steve Mariucci (49ers), George Seifert (49ers) and Don Shula (Colts, Dolphins) as coaches to win their fi rst six Monday Night Football games.

11 GOOD FIRST NINE In his 10th season as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. Tomlin earned his 90th regular-season victrory in Week 14 of 2015 at Cincinnati and closed out his ninth season with 92 wins following the team s Week 17 victory at Cleveland. His 92 wins in his fi rst nine seasons are the most wins in team history for any coach after his fi rst nine campaigns and his two Super Bowl appearances also are tied for the franchise best for a coach in his fi rst nine seasons. Tomlin s six postseason berths are tied as the most in a coach s fi rst nine seasons with the Steelers and his four division titles are third-most. Below is how Tomlin ranks among Steelers coaches in their fi rst nine seasons: STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR NINTH YEAR HEAD COACH RECORD Mike Tomlin ( ) (.639) ( ) Bill Cowher ( ) (.597) ( ) Chuck Noll ( ) (.591) ( ) HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS Chuck Noll 2 (1974, 75) 2 (1974, 75) Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, 10) 1 (2008) Bill Cowher 1 (1995) HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Bill Cowher 6 ( ) Chuck Noll 6 ( ) Mike Tomlin 6 (2007, 08, 10, 11, 14, 15) HEAD COACH Bill Cowher Chuck Noll Mike Tomlin DIVISION TITLES 5 (1992, 94-97) (AFC Central) 5 (1972, 74, 75, 76, 77) (AFC Central) 4 (2007, 08, 10, 14) (AFC North) AMONG COACHES IN FIRST NINE Mike Tomlin earned his 90th regular-season victrory in Week 14 at Cincinnati in 2015, and has accumulated a regularseason record in his first nine seasons as a head coach in NFL ( ). Tomlin is one of nine head coaches in NFL history with 90 or more regular-season wins in their first nine seasons as a head coach and his 92 wins are tied as the fourth-most among the group: MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHES IN THEIR FIRST NINE SEASONS AS A HEAD COACH HEAD COACH YEARS WINS George Seifert , Mike McCarthy John Madden Mike Tomlin Dennis Green Joe Gibbs Don Shula Mike Ditka Mike Holmgren TOMLIN S 90TH IN NINE Mike Tomlin became the third head coach in Steelers history to record 90 regular season wins in Week 14 of 2015, with the team s victory at Cincinnati. He joined Chuck Noll ( : 193) and Bill Cowher ( : 149) in the team s 90-win club. Tomlin s 90th win occurred in his ninth season with the Steelers, becoming the first Pittsburgh head coach to reach 90 wins in his fi rst nine years (Bill Cowher: : 86 and Chuck Noll: : 74). Tomlin also joined several elite head coach fraternities in NFL history by reaching 90 wins in his ninth season: Tomlin is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 90 games in his first nine seasons as a head coach, joining Mike Ditka, Joe Gibbs, Dennis Green, Mike Holmgren, John Madden, Mike McCarthy, George Seifert and Don Shula. He is the sixth head coach in NFL history to win 90 games in his fi rst nine seasons with one franchise, joining Mike Ditka, Joe Gibbs, Dennis Green, John Madden and Mike McCarthy. EIGHT IN EACH OF FIRST NINE Along with securing his 90th win in Week 14 at Cincinnati in 2015, Mike Tomlin also led the Steelers to its eighth win of the season. Tomlin has guided the Steelers to at least eight wins in each of his nine seasons as the team s head coach. Tomlin is the third head coach in NFL history to win at least eight games in each of their fi rst nine years as an NFL head coach and with the same team (Dennis Green: Minnesota, John Madden: Oakland and Mike Tomlin: Pittsburgh). He became the sixth head coach in NFL history to lead a team to at least eight wins in each of their fi rst nine years as a NFL head coach (George Allen: Los Angeles/Washington, Dennis Green: Minnesota, John Madden: Oakland, George Seifert: San Francisco/Carolina, Don Shula: Baltimore/Miami and Mike Tomlin: Pittsburgh). Tomlin is the fourth head coach in NFL history to win at least eight games in their first nine years as a head coach with a team (Dennis Green: Minnesota, John Madden: Oakland, Marty Schottenheimer: Kansas City and Mike Tomlin: Pittsburgh). TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO Pittsburgh has converted three of their seven two-point attempts in 2016, their first two conversions both coming in the first quarter of games (Oct. 2 vs. Kansas City and Oct. 16 at Miami). The Steelers converted 8-of-11 two-point attempts in Their eight succesful two-point conversions set a new NFL record in a single-season. Below is a look at the number of two-point conversions and attempts since Mike Tomlin became the team s head coach in 2007: STEELERS TWO-POINT CONVERSION PCT. UNDER MIKE TOMLIN: 2007-CURRENT YEAR CONV-ATT PCT of-2 100% of-1 0% of-0 0% of-2 100% of-0 0% of-2 50% of-2 50% of-4 100% of % of-7 43% TOTALS %

12 HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE The Steelers won each of their fi rst three home games at Heinz Field in a home opener win vs. Cincinnati, a victory over Kansas City on Sunday Night Football and a win vs. the New York Jets in Week Five. Pittsburgh won six of its eight regular season games in 2015, and have won at least six home games in eight seasons at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in The Steelers are (.724) at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, which is the third-best home game winning percentage in the NFL during that time span: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks The Steelers have the third best record among AFC teams in home games since the 2001 season in interconference games: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos Pittsburgh s record at home against NFC opponents since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the second best in the AFC: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots Denver Broncos Cincinnati Bengals WINNING AT LEAST 4 AT HOME The Steelers have won at least four home games in each of the previous 16 seasons (since 2000), marking the longest active streak in the NFL: MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEAST FOUR HOME WINS - ACTIVE STREAK TEAM CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Pittsburgh Steelers 16 ( ) New England Patriots 15 ( ) Arizona Cardinals 9 ( ) Green Bay Packers 9 ( ) HEINZ FIELD UNDER THE LIGHTS The Steelers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football at Heinz Field in Week Four - the team s 29th primetime game at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in Pittsburgh has won 22 of its 29 home games under the lights since The team s.759 winning percentage is the second-best and its 22 wins are tied as the third-most in home primetime games since 2001: BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY Pittsburgh owns the third-best regular-season record in the NFL since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a (.624) record. The Steelers are one of four teams (New England: 255, Green Bay: 240 and Denver: 231) to record at least 230 regular season wins since The following is a look at the best regular-season records in the free agency era (since 1993): BEST REGULAR-SEASON RECORDS IN THE FREE AGENCY ERA 1993-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts ACTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS The Steelers have fi nished with an 8-8 (.500) mark or better in each of the previous 12 seasons, dating back to Pittsburgh s 12-season streak of a.500 winning mark or better is the second-longest active in the NFL, and is one shy of the team s record for most consecutive non-losing seasons (13, ): MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS: ACTIVE STREAKS TEAM STREAK YEARS New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos HOME NUMBER TO NOTE The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a record (.719) since 1970.

13 BEN IN 2016 QB Ben Roethlisberger threw his 20th touchdown pass of 2016 in Week 10 s game at Dallas, extending his streak of 20-touchdown seasons to six (eighth overall). Through Week 12, Roethlisberger has completed 242-of- 373 passes for 2,745 yards and 23 touchdowns with seven interceptions for a passer rating of Roethlisberger threw for 300 yards on 27 completions and three touchdowns with an interception for a passer rating of in the team s Week One win on Monday Night Football at Washington. The win gave him his 50th career road win as a starter and he joined Tom Brady (75) and Drew Brees (57) as the only active quarterbacks with at least 50 road wins. In Week Two s home opener at Heinz Field, Roethlisberger threw for 259 yards on 19-of-37 passing with three touchdowns and two interceptions, leading the Steelers to a win over Cincinnati. The game marked his 80th career regular-season game with multiple scoring passes, and his 45th at Heinz Field. The Miami (Oh.) product completed 24-of-44 passes for 257 yards with an interception in Week Three s loss at Philadelphia. In Week Four on Sunday Night Football, Roethlisberger notched his fi fth career regular-season game with at least fi ve touchdown passes - becoming the sixth player in NFL history to accomplish the feat - completing 22-of-27 passes for 300 yards for a passer rating of Roethlisberger threw four touchdowns while completing 34-of- 47 attempts for 380 yards for a passer rating of in Week Five vs. New York at Heinz fi eld. In Week 10 s game, Roethlisberger threw for 408 yards - his ninth career 400-yard game - while completing 37-of-46 passes with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of During the game, he reached the 45,000 yardage marker, in his 179th career game, the fi fth-fewest to the milestone, and surpasses Warren Moon (290) for the 10th-most touchdown passes in NFL history. Roethlisberger completed 14-of-20 passes for 221 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions for a passer rating of in Week 12 s 28-7 win at Indianapolis. Below is a look at where Roethlisberger ranks in the NFL through Week 12: 3-Touchdown Games: 6 (2nd) 300-Yard Games: 4 (T-5th) Touchdowns Per Attempt Percent: 6.2 (5th) Passing Touchdowns: 23 (T-5th) Quarterback Rating: 99.5 (8th) BEN FINDING THE END ZONE QB Ben Roethlisberger has thrown a touchdown on 6.2 percent of his tosses in the fi fth best rate of touchdown passes per attempt through Week 12: NFL PASSING TOUCHDOWN PERCENT LEADERS Rk. PLAYER, TEAM ATT TDS TD % 1. Tom Brady, NE Matt Ryan, ATL T3. Drew Brees, NO Marcus Mariota, TEN Ben Roethlisberger, PIT HOME COOKING QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a (.753) mark in the regular season in his career as a starter at Heinz Field, including winning his first eight starts as a rookie in Since the start of the 2011 season, the signal caller is at home as a starter. Over that time period, Roethlisberger is one of fi ve active quarterbacks to have a passer rating of at least at home during the regular season (106.0). Below is a breakdown of Roethlisberger s statistics in his Heinz Field career: ROETHLISBERGER S STATS AT HEINZ FIELD CATEGORY STATISTIC Record Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) (1,837-of-2,852) Passing Yards...23,395 Passing Touchdowns Interceptions Passer Rating plus Yard Games Multi-Touchdown Performances (36-11 record)* *Threw 3 touchdowns in Week 10 of 2015, but did not start Roethlisberger has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his last 42 home games at Heinz Field - the third-longest streak in NFL history (second-longest active streak): CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Rk. PLAYER (YEAR) WITH AT LEAST 1 TD PASS 1. Drew Brees (10/18/09-present) Tom Brady (9/14/09-12/14/14) Ben Roethlisberger (12/19/10-present) Dan Marino (10/9/83-11/14/88) Aaron Rodgers (10/5/08-12/2/12) 35 FACING THE NFC In 46 career regular-season games against NFC opponents, QB Ben Roethlisberger has posted a record, including winning each of his first seven starts against conference members. In Week One s game at Washington in 2016, Roethlisberger completed 27-of-37 passes for 300 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of Below is a look at the quarterback s numbers in games against NFC opponents: ROETHLISBERGER S STATS VS. THE NFC CATEGORY STATISTIC Record Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) (930-of-1,444) Passing Yards... 11,837 Passing Touchdowns Interceptions Passer Rating plus Yard Games Multi-Touchdown Performances...22 (15-7 record) Roethlisberger s statistics against the NFC are equally impressive in games at Heinz Field. In 22 career games against NFC opponents at home, Roethlisberger has a 17-5 mark while completing 437-of-693 passes (63.1pct.) for 5,880 yards with 39 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a passer rating of