2016 PITTSBURGH STEELERS IN REVIEW

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1 2016 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2015 IN REVIEW

2 2015 REVIEW RECORDS STEELERS HISTORY 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION 2015 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS (Won 10, Lost 6) SCHEDULE Date W-L Score Opponent Attendance 9/10 L at New England 66,829 9/20 W San Francisco 66,472 9/27 W 12-6 at St. Louis 52,433 10/1 L 23-20/OT Baltimore 66,929 10/12 W at San Diego 67,658 10/18 W Arizona 63,846 10/25 L at Kansas City 76,365 11/1 L Cincinnati 64,750 11/8 W Oakland 65,520 11/15 W 30-9 Cleveland 64,402 11/29 L at Seattle 69,055 12/6 W Indianapolis 58,701 12/13 W at Cincinnati 65,564 12/20 W Denver 67,234 12/27 L at Baltimore 71,261 1/3 W at Cleveland 66,693 Pittsburgh Opponent Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty rd Down: Made/Att 75/193 90/225 3rd Down Pct. 38.9% 40.0% 4th Down: Made/Att 4/12 7/24 4th Down Pct. 33.3% 29.2% Possession Avg. 29:24 30:36 Total Net Yards Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play Net Yards Rushing Avg. Per Game Total Rushes Net Yards Passing Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost 33/219 48/311 Gross Yards Attempts/Completions 590/ /402 Completion Pct. 66.3% 64.3% Had Intercepted Punts/Average 59/ /43.8 Net Punting Avg Penalties/Yards 94/ /1149 Fumbles/Ball Lost 16/7 27/13 Touchdowns Rushing 16 6 Passing Returns 3 0 SCORE BY PERIOD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Opponents PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% TD Int Long Sack/Lost Rating Roethlisberger % t 20/ L.Jones % t 2/ Vick % t 10/ A.Brown % / % t 33/ Opponents % t 48/ SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts Boswell /27 29/ A. Brown /0 0/ Williams /0 0/ Bryant /0 0/ Wheaton /0 0/ Scobee /7 6/ Bell /0 0/ Miller /0 0/ Heyward-Bey /0 0/ James /0 0/0 1 8 Johnson /0 0/0 1 8 Blake /0 0/0 0 6 Gay /0 0/0 0 6 Toussaint /0 0/ /34 35/ Opponents /32 26/ Pt. Conversions: 8/11, Opponents: 1/3 Sacks: Heyward 7.0, Tuitt 6.5, Harrison 5.0, Timmons 5.0, Moats 4.0, Allen 4.0, Dupree 4.0, Shazier 3.5, J. Jones 2.0, Blake 1.0, Boykin 1.0, McLendon 1.0, Spence 1.0, Gay 1.0, Williams 0.5, McCullers 0.5 : 47.0, Opponents: 33.0 RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD Williams Bell Vick Toussaint Bryant Roethlisberger A. Brown Todman Johnson Miller Jac. Jones Opponents RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD A. Brown Miller Bryant t 6 Wheaton t 5 Williams Bell Heyward-Bey James Johnson Nix Spaeth Murphy Coates Toussaint Villanueva Todman Roethlisberger t 26 Opponents t 29 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Mitchell Blake t 1 Cockrell Gay t 1 Golden W.Allen Harrison Jar. Jones Tuitt Boykin Timmons Shazier t 2 Opponents PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Berry Opponents PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD A. Brown t 1 Jac. Jones t 1 Opponents KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Archer Jac. Jones Wheaton Todman Opponents FIELD GOALS Boswell 1/1 9/9 8/8 9/12 2/2 Scobee 0/0 2/2 1/1 3/7 0/0 1/1 11/11 9/9 12/19 2/2 Opponents 0/0 7/7 7/7 9/11 3/6 Scobee: [44N, 46N, 44G, 24G] [ ] [21G, 41G] [45G, 36G, 49N, 41N] Boswell: [47G] [47G, 48G, 51G, 28G] [24G, 36G] [32G] [34G, 38G, 41N, 18G] [24G, 34G, 25G] [44G, 25G, 22G] [29G, 51G, 47N, 42G] [42G, 47G, 45G, 31G] [24G, 41G] [34G] [48N, 39G, 21G] Opponents: [ ] [47G] [49G, 27G] [40G, 42G, 52G] [60N, 40G, 54G] [47N, 31G, 39G] [30G, 22G, 27G, 54N] [44G, 45G, 42N, 44G] [ ] [23G] [ ] [35G] [54N, 46G, 27G] [ ] [37G, 50G] [29G, 39G, 33G, 29G] Team Record 274

3 2015 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS Player U A Tot Sacks/Yds. QP Int./Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BL Timmons / / Shazier / / Mitchell /0 3 3/ W. Allen /29 4 1/ Blake /10 1 2/ Gay /1 2 2/ Heyward / / Tuitt / / Cockrell /0 0 2/ Harrison / / Golden /0 1 1/ Williams /3 1 0/ Moats / / Spence /6 1 0/ Jar. Jones / / Dupree /7 6 0/ Boykin /9 1 1/ McLendon /9 2 0/ C. Thomas /0 0 0/ McCullers /3 1 0/ C. Allen /0 0 0/ S. Thomas /0 0 0/ Garvin /0 0 0/ Nix /0 0 0/ Chickillo /0 0 0/ Todman /0 0 0/ Heyward-Bey /0 0 0/ Johnson /0 0 0/ Ventrone /0 0 0/ Boswell /0 0 0/ Berry /0 0 0/ Brown /0 0 0/ Toussaint /0 0 0/ TEAM /8 0 0/ TOTALS / / OPPONENTS / / MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 275

4 2015 REVIEW RECORDS STEELERS HISTORY 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION 276 STEELERS 2015 Attendance ATTENDANCE AT HEINZ FIELD The drew 517,854 fans to their eight home games during the 2015 season at Heinz Field, averaging 64,731 per home game, both new team records. Since Heinz Field opened in 2001, the have averaged at least 57,000 fans per game each season. Pittsburgh had a season-high 67,234 fans in Week 14 versus Denver in The have sold out 341 straight regular-season games at home, dating back to Nov. 5, 1972 versus Cincinnati. Below are the all-time home attendance figures since 1970: ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE AT HEINZ FIELD REGULAR SEASON Year Games Total Attendance Avg ,698 45, ,812 46, ,549 48, ,351 47, ,457 46, ,205 48, ,620 47, ,156 48, ,258 47, ,931 48, ,106 53, ,964 52, ,890 52, ,587 57, ,288 55, ,069 54, ,937 51, ,402 50, ,044 49, ,494 47, ,769 54, ,935 50, ,782 53, ,927 55, ,272 57, ,913 56, ,944 58, ,532 57, ,619 58, ,618 52, ,428 55, ,191 62, ,274 61, ,584 59, ,385 63, ,434 63, ,461 62, ,675 62, ,125 62, ,882 63, ,669 63, ,279 63, ,135 61, ,489 57, ,811 62, ,854 64,731 Played four home games due to players strike. Played seven home games due to players strike. Inaugural season at Heinz Field. Team Record BREAKDOWN OF 2015 ATTENDANCE The drew an average of 64,731 fans to each home game in It marked the 22nd time in the last 23 seasons and the 16th consecutive season that the have averaged more than 55,000 fans at each home game. The continued to be one of the most popular road teams in Pittsburgh drew 535,858 fans on the road, an average of 66,982 fans per game REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE NUMBERS Home Road 1. San Francisco (66,472) New England (66,829) 2. Baltimore (66,929) St. Louis (52,433) 3. Arizona (63,846) San Diego (67,658) 4. Cincinnati (64,750) Kansas City (76,365) 5. Oakland (65,520) Seattle (69,055) 6. Cleveland (64,402) Cincinnati (65,564) 7. Indianapolis (58,701) Baltimore (71,261) 8. Denver (67,234) Cleveland (66,693) TOP 10 HOME CROWDS IN STEELERS HISTORY The set the single-game home attendance record (67,234) in 2015 against the Denver Broncos in Week 14. The overall attendance record at Three Rivers Stadium was 61,545 during the 1994 AFC Championship Game (Jan. 15, 1995) versus the San Diego Chargers. Pittsburgh s top regular-season attendance figure at Three Rivers was 60,808 on Dec. 18, 1994, versus the Cleveland Browns. Date Opponent Attendance 1. Dec. 20, 2015 Denver 67, Oct. 1, 2015 Baltimore 66, Jan. 23, 2011 New York Jets* 66, Sept. 20, 2015 San Francisco 66, Oct. 25, 2009 Minnesota 65, Nov. 8, 2015 Oakland 65, Nov. 15, 2009 Cincinnati 65, Jan. 18, 2009 Baltimore* 65, Jan. 23, 2005 New England* 65, Oct. 17, 2010 Cleveland 65,168 * Playoff Game 2015 Season is in bold

5 Game 1 NEW ENGLAND 28 PITTSBURGH 21 SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 GILLETTE STADIUM (66,829) FOXBOROUGH QB Tom Brady s four touchdown passes lifted the Patriots to a victory over the at Gillette Stadium in the 2015 NFL Kickoff Game. Pittsburgh marched into New England territory on its opening drive but K Josh Scobee s 44-yard field goal went wide right. After a scoreless first quarter, Brady connected with TE Rob Gronkowski on a 16-yard touchdown to give New England a 7-0 advantage early in the second quarter. On the following drive, Scobee missed again, this time from 46 yards out. Brady then connected with Gronkowski from six yards out to give New England a 14-0 lead. Scobee made a 44-yard field goal right before halftime and the trailed 14-3 at the break. Brady threw a one-yard touchdown to TE Scott Chandler on the Patriots first drive of the second half to extend their lead to Pittsburgh scored on its ensuing drive, a one-yard run by FB Will Johnson and then a two-point conversion, to cut the lead Scobee s 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter cut the Patriots lead to But New England capitalized again on their ensuing drive. Brady threw a one-yard touchdown to Gronkowski to give the Patriots a lead. QB Ben Roethlisberger threw an 11-yard touchdown to WR Antonio Brown with only two seconds left in the game to give Pittsburgh its final points. STEELERS (0-1) Patriots (1-0) NE 2 11:11 Gronkowski 16 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 13-90; 7: NE 2 4:01 Gronkowski 6 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 9-64; 4: PIT 2 0:03 Scobee 44 yd. FG 11-57; 3: NE 3 10:37 Chandler 1 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 9-80; 4: PIT 3 6:43 Johnson 1 yd. run (Roethlisberger-Wheaton pass) 7-80; 3: PIT 4 11:39 Scobee 24 yd. FG 13-67; 7: NE 4 9:20 Gronkowski 1 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) 7-79; 2: PIT 4 0:02 Brown 11 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Scobee kick) 12-70; 2: Patriots 1st Downs rd Downs 7-15 (47%) 7-11 (64%) 4th Downs 2-2 (100%) 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. 32:05 27:55 RUSHING: Pit. D. Williams ; Johnson 4-7, 1 TD. N.E. Lewis 15-69; Edelman 1-9; Bolden 5-1; Brady 3-1. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 351, 1 TD. N.E. Brady , 288, 4 TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown 9-133, 1 TD; Miller 8-84; Heyward-Bey 4-58; Wheaton 3-55; Murphy 1-16; D. Williams 1-5. N.E. Edelman 11-97; Gronkowski 5-94, 3 TDs; Lewis 4-51; Amendola 2-24; Bolden 1-12; Dobson 1-9; Chandler 1-1, 1 TD. MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 277

6 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 2 PITTSBURGH 43 SAN FRANCISCO 18 SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (66,472) PITTSBURGH QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdowns and RB DeAngelo Williams rushed for three touchdowns as the beat the 49ers, 43-18, in the 2015 home opener in front of a record-setting crowd (66,472) at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger threw a two-yard score to TE Heath Miller late in the first quarter, and then threw a two-point conversion to WR Antonio Brown to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead. San Francisco K Phil Dawson connected on a 47-yard field goal early in the second quarter to cut the lead 8-3, but it would be the closest the 49ers would get the rest of the game. The scored three straight touchdowns, the first of which was a Williams two-yard run. Roethlisberger then connected with WR Darrius Heyward-Bey for a 35-yard touchdown. Williams scored on a nother two-yard run to give Pittsburgh a 29-3 lead at halftime. QB Colin Kaepernick threw a 14-yard touchdown to WR Anquan Boldin early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 29-10, but Williams scored his third rushing touchdown of the game on the ensuing drive to make it Kaepernick threw a 75-yard touchdown to WR Torrey Smith on the 49ers next drive, but it was countered by a Roethlisberger seven-yard touchdown pass to Brown. Pittsburgh s offense finished a perfect 5-for-5 in the red zone, and the defense recorded five sacks. LB Ryan Shazier led the team with 15 tackles. 49ers (1-1) STEELERS (1-1) PIT 1 4:20 Miller 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Brown) 8-83; 3: SF 2 10:27 Dawson 47 yd. FG 17-58; 8: PIT 2 8:07 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Pass to Miller) 7-80; 2: PIT 2 5:45 Heyward-Bey 35 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Kick failed) 1-35; 0: PIT 2 1:58 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Scobee kick) 6-42; 2: SF 4 13:16 Boldin 14 yd. pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick) 6-64; 1: PIT 4 10:25 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Scobee kick) 6-80; 2: SF 4 9:43 Smith 75 yd. pass from Kaepernick (Pass to Smith) 2-80; 0: PIT 4 7:43 Brown 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Scobee kick) 5-80; 2: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 49ers 1st Downs rd Downs 7-17 (41%) 6-10 (60%) 4th Downs 3-5 (60%) 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. 36:59 23:01 RUSHING: S.F. Kaepernick 9-51; Hyde 13-43; Davis 7-14; Hayne 2-3. Pit. D. Williams 20-77, 3 TDs; Todman 1-11; Roethlisberger 1-(-1); Vick 3-(-3). PASSING: S.F. Kaepernick , 335, 2 TDs. Pit. Roethlisberger , 369, 3 TDs. RECEIVING: S.F. Smith 6-120, 1 TD; Boldin 6-60, 1 TD; Davis 5-62; Patton 4-25; Hyde 4-18; White 2-18; Celek 2-10; Davis 2-4; Bell 1-11; Miller 1-7. Pit. Brown 9-195, 1 TD; Heyward-Bey 4-77, 1 TD; D. Williams 4-15; Wheaton 2-67; Miller 2-15, 1 TD. 278

7 Game 3 PITTSBURGH 12 ST. LOUIS 6 SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 EDWARD JONES DOME (52,433) ST. LOUIS The defense stopped the Rams fourth-and-five attempt late in the fourth quarter to give Pittsburgh a 12-6 win at St. Louis. K Josh Scobee connected on a 21-yard field goal on the first drive of the game to give Pittsburgh an early 3-0 lead. RB Le Veon Bell scored on a one-yard run early in the second quarter to give the a 9-0 lead. St. Louis K Greg Zuerlein made a 49-yard field goal prior to halftime. Pittsburgh led 9-3 at the break. After a scoreless third quarter, Zuerlein made a 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 9-6. The Rams forced the to punt on Pittsburgh s next drive. St. Louis then took over on its own 17-yard line. But on the first play of the drive, S Will Allen picked off QB Nick Foles. Scobee capped off the drive with a 41-yard field goal to give the the decisive 12-6 victory. Pittsburgh s defense held the Rams to 2-of-10 on thirddown conversions, and the defense limited St. Louis to 71 rushing yards. STEELERS (2-1) Rams (1-2) PIT 1 7:18 Scobee 21 yd. FG 13-77; 7: PIT 2 13:00 Bell 1 yd. run (Pass failed) 12-92; 6: STL 2 2:05 Zuerlein 49 yd. FG 9-50; 4: STL 4 5:38 Zuerlein 27 yd. FG 7-62; 4: PIT 4 1:56 Scobee 41 yd. FG 4-8; 0: Rams 1st Downs rd Downs 6-12 (50%) 2-10 (20%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-2 (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. 32:19 27:41 RUSHING: Pit. Bell 19-62, 1 TD; D. Williams 1-2; Vick 2-(-2). STL. Givens 1-24; Mason 9-16; Cunningham 1-12; Foles 1-10; Gurley 6-9. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 192; Vick 6-5-0, 38. STL. Foles , 197; Hekker 1-0-0, 0. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown ; Bell 7-70; Heyward-Bey 3-19; Miller 2-17; Wheaton STL. Britt 7-102; Austin 5-38; Cunningham 2-18; Kendricks 2-12; Mason 1-15; Cook 1-7; Gurley 1-5. MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 279

8 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 4 BALTIMORE 23 PITTSBURGH 20 OCTOBER 1, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (66,929) PITTSBURGH K Justin Tucker connected on a gamewinning 52-yard field goal in overtime to give the Ravens a victory over the on Thursday Night Football. The scored the first points of the game midway through the first quarter on K Josh Scobee s 45-yard field goal. Baltimore WR Michael Campanaro scored on a nine-yard run late in the first quarter to give the Ravens a 7-3 advantage. Pittsburgh scored 10 points in the final 1:37 of the first half, as RB Le Veon Bell scored on an 11-yard run, and Scobee made a 36-yard field goal to give the team a 13-7 lead heading into halftime. Bell finished the game with 129 rushing yards. QB Mike Vick threw a nine-yard touchdown to WR Darrius Heyward-Bey on Pittsburgh s first drive of the second half to give the team a 20-7 lead. But it would be the last points Pittsburgh would score. QB Joe Flacco threw a 15-yard touchdown to WR Kamar Aiken to cut the lead, Tucker made a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to just three points, With three seconds remaining in regulation, Tucker connected on a 42-yarder to tie the game and force overtime, when he made the game winner. Pittsburgh s defense had five sacks for the second time on the season OT F Ravens (1-3) STEELERS (2-2) PIT 1 7:41 Scobee 45 yd. FG 8-52; 4: BAL 1 0:25 Campanaro 9 yd. run (Tucker kick) 12-75; 7: PIT 2 1:37 Bell 11 yd. run (Scobee kick) 8-67; 3: PIT 2 0:00 Scobee 36 yd. FG 5-27; 0: PIT 3 10:41 Heyward-Bey 9 yd. pass from Vick (Scobee kick) 6-26; 4: BAL 3 7:27 Aiken 15 yd. pass from Flacco (Tucker kick) 6-80; 3: BAL 4 10:14 Tucker 40 yd. FG 12-38; 6: BAL 4 0:03 Tucker 42 yd. FG 7-45; 0: BAL 5 5:08 Tucker 52 yd. FG 8-32; 4: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Ravens 1st Downs rd Downs 6-17 (35%) 2-13 (15%) 4th Downs 1-4 (25%) 0-2 (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. 37:43 32:09 RUSHING: Bal. Forsett ; Allen 5-19; Taliaferro 3-13; Campanaro 1-9, 1 TD; Flacco 3-0. Pit. Bell , 1 TD; Vick 9-33; D. Williams 2-5. PASSING: Bal. Flacco , 189, 1 TD; Koch 1-1-0, -3. Pit. Vick , 124, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Bal. Aiken 5-77, 1 TD; Smith 4-24; Boyle 3-12; Williams 2-17; Campanaro 2-16; Brown 2-9; Waller 1-17; Taliaferro 1-11; Juszczyk 1-3. Pit. Bell 7-21; Brown 5-42; Heward-Bey 4-31, 1 TD; Wheaton 1-18; Coates 1-11; Miller

9 Game 5 PITTSBURGH 24 SAN DIEGO 20 OCTOBER 12, 2015 QUALCOMM STADIUM (67,658) SAN DIEGO RB Le Veon Bell took a direct snap and scored on a one-yard run as time expired to lift the to a victory on Monday Night Football. San Diego scored on its first drive of the game, going 84 yards on five plays. QB Philip Rivers capped off the drive with a 12-yard pass to TE Antonio Gates to give the Chargers a 7-0 lead. Late in the second quarter, K Chris Boswell connected on a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 at halftime. Pittsburgh got a splash play on defense late in the third quarter when CB Antwon Blake picked off Rivers and returned the football 70 yards for a touchdown to give the a 10-7 lead. The Chargers tied the game on their ensuing drive thanks to a 40-yard field goal by K Josh Lambo. On San Diego s next drive, Rivers connected with Gates again, this time for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Chargers a advantage. On the first play of the ensuing drive, QB Mike Vick threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to WR Markus Wheaton to tie the game, Lambo made a 54-yard field goal with 2:56 left in the game. Vick then led the on a 12-play, 80-yard game-winning drive. On the drive, Vick had a 24-yard run, and he threw a 16-yard pass to TE Heath Miller that put the at the one-yard line. STEELERS (3-2) Chargers (2-3) SD 1 9:50 Gates 12 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) 5-84; 2: PIT 2 4:24 Boswell 47 yd. FG 9-47; 5: PIT 3 3:21 Blake 70 yd. interception return (Boswell kick) ; 10-7 SD 4 14:49 Lambo 40 yd. FG 8-58; 3: SD 4 8:02 Gates 11 yd. pass from Rivers (Lambo kick) 8-60; 5: PIT 4 7:42 Wheaton 72 yd. pass from Vick (Boswell kick) 1-72; 0: SD 4 2:56 Lambo 54 yd. FG 12-44; 4: PIT 4 0:00 Bell 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 12-80; 2: Chargers 1st Downs rd Downs 5-14 (36%) 4-14 (29%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 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. 26:17 33:43 RUSHING: Pit. Bell , 1 TD; Vick 1-24; D. Williams 5-20 S.D. Gordon 15-42; Woodhead PASSING: Pit. Vick , 203, 1 TD. S.D. Rivers , 265, 2 TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. Bell 4-16; Miller 3-46; Brown 3-45; Heyward-Bey 2-24; Wheaton 1-72, 1 TD. S.D. Gates 9-92, 2 TDs; Gordon 7-52; Allen 6-57; Woodhead 5-66; Green 5-50; Floyd MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 281

10 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 6 PITTSBURGH 25 ARIZONA 13 OCTOBER 18, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (63,846) PITTSBURGH QB Landry Jones connected with WR Martavis Bryant for an 88-yard touchdown to secure the victory for the. Arizona scored early in the first quarter as QB Carson Palmer found WR Michael Floyd for a three-yard touchdown. Pittsburgh got on the board midway through the second quarter as K Chris Boswell connected on a 47-yard field goal to cut the lead 7-3. Cardinals K Chandler Catanzaro made a 31-yard field goal with less than one minute to go to give Arizona a 10-3 lead at halftime. Boswell made a 48-yard field goal on Pittsburgh s first drive of the second half to cut the lead On Arizona s ensuing possession, LB James Harrison forced a fumble on Cardinals WR John Brown that was recovered by S Mike Mitchell. Jones came into the game for an injured Mike Vick. On Jones first career completion, he threw an eightyard touchdown to Bryant to give the a advantage. Boswell added a 51-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to give Pittsburgh a lead. Catanzaro connected on a 39-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Boswell made his fourth field goal of the game, from 28-yards out, to extend the lead to Arizona drove to the 20-yard line but Palmer s pass was picked off by Mitchell in the endzone. Two plays later, Jones hit Bryant for the game-clinching touchdown. Cardinals (4-2) STEELERS (4-2) ARZ 1 8:17 Floyd 3 yd. pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick) 6-47; 2: PIT 2 6:06 Boswell 47 yd. FG 5-34; 3: ARZ 2 0:47 Catanzaro 31 yd. FG 13-68; 5: PIT 3 11:14 Boswell 48 yd. FG 7-31; 3: PIT 3 8:45 Bryant 8 yd. pass from Jones (Pass failed) 4-32; 1: PIT 3 2:32 Boswell 51 yd. FG 7-26; 3: ARZ 4 14:56 Catanzaro 39 yd. FG 6-61; 2: PIT 4 7:19 Boswell 28 yd. FG 13-68; 7: PIT 4 1:58 Bryant 88 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) 2-90; 0: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Cardinals 1st Downs rd Downs 5-12 (42%) 3-12 (25%) 4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 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. 31:09 28:51 RUSHING: Ariz. C. Johnson 14-40; D. Johnson 3-9; Ellington 1-7; Palmer 2-(-1). Pit. Bell 24-88; Vick 5-47; Bryant 1-8; D. Williams 1-(-1); L. Jones 1-(-1). PASSING: Ariz. Palmer , 421, 1 TD. Pit. L. Jones ; 168, 2 TDs; Vick 8-3-0, 6. RECEIVING: Ariz. Jo. Brown ; Fitzgerald 8-93; Floyd 5-50, 1 TD; Ellington 2-47; Niklas 1-13; Fells 1-9; D. Johnson 1-8; C. Johnson 1-5. Pit. Bryant 6-137, 2 TDs; Brown 3-24; Wheaton 1-8; Miller

11 Game 7 KANSAS CITY 23 PITTSBURGH 13 OCTOBER 25, 2015 ARROWHEAD STADIUM (76,365) KANSAS CITY QB Alex Smith threw a six-yard touchdown to WR Chris Conley late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City scored on its opening drive when K Cairo Santos connected on a 30-yard field goal. Pittsburgh tied the game 3-3 on its ensuing drive on K Chris Boswell s 24-yard field goal. Santos made a 22-yarder on the Chiefs next drive to give Kansas City a 6-3 lead. The Chiefs stopped the on Pittsburgh s fourth-and-one attempt and took over at their own 32-yard line. Santos then connected on a 27-yard field goal with one minute left to give Kansas City a 9-3 lead heaidng into halftime. Midway through the third quarter, QB Landry Jones was picked off by Chiefs S Eric Berry. On the Chiefs ensuing drive, RB Charcandrick West scored on a one-yard run to give Kansas City a 16-3 advantage. Jones led the on a six-play, 77-yard drive on Pittsburgh s next possession that he capped off with a 19-yard touchdown pass to WR Martavis Bryant. Boswell made a 36-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to But on the Chiefs next drive, Smith led the team 84 yards on eight plays that he capped off with the six-yard touchdown to Conley. STEELERS (4-3) Chiefs (2-5) KC 1 8:47 Santos 30 yd. FG 10-48; 4: PIT 1 0:59 Boswell 24 yd. FG 14-61; 7: KC 2 8:55 Santos 22 yd. FG 13-77; 7: KC 2 1:00 Santos 27 yd. FG 8-59; 3: KC 3 4:23 West 1 yd. run (Santos kick) 9-53; 5: PIT 3 1:40 Bryant 19 yd. pass from Jones (Boswell kick) 6-77; 2: PIT 4 10:17 Boswell 36 yd. FG 7-54; 3: KC 4 5:13 Conley 6 yd. pass from Smith (Santos kick) 8-84; 5: Chiefs 1st Downs rd Downs 2-10 (20%) 9-16 (56%) 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. 27:34 32:26 RUSHING: Pit. Bell ; Bryant 1-13; D. Williams 4-9; Brown 1-6; L. Jones 1-(-2). K.C. West , 1 TD; Thomas 1-13; Ware 2-8; Smith 3-5; Davis 1-2. PASSING: Pit. L. Jones , 209, 1 TD. K.C. Smith , 251, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown 6-124; Bell 4-16; Bryant 3-45, 1 TD; Wheaton 2-16; D. Williams 1-8. K.C. Conley 6-63, 1 TD; Kelce 5-73; Wilson 3-71; West 2-19; Thomas 2-12; Avant 2-11; O Shaughnessy 1-2. MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 283

12 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 8 CINCINNATI 16 PITTSBURGH 10 NOVEMBER 1, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (64,750) PITTSBURGH With less than three minutes remaining in the game, QB Andy Dalton threw a go-ahead nineyard touchdown to WR A.J. Green, and K Mike Nugent made a 44-yard field goal to seal the victory for the Bengals. The scored on their opening drive, going 80 yards in 12 plays. QB Ben Roethlisberger, who returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous four games due to a knee injury, capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Brown. Pittsburgh s offense would struggle to move the football the remainder of the game. On the Bengals ensuing drive, Nugent connected on a 44-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3. Nugent added a 45-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter to cut the lead to 7-6, which was the halftime score. Midway through the third quarter, K Chris Boswell connected on a 32-yard field goal to extend Pittsburgh s lead to But it would be the final points for Pittsburgh on the afternoon. Both defenses forced turnovers, but neither offense could capitalize until S Shawn Williams picked off Roethlisberger at the Pittsburgh 45-yard line. Dalton then led the Bengals on a six-play, 45-yard drive that he capped off with the go-ahead score to Green. Pittsburgh took over but Roethlisberger threw an interception to S Reggie Nelson on the team s first play. Nugent then made his 44-yard field goal to seal the win. The had one last chance to win the game. Roethlisberger led the team to the Bengals 16-yard line, but his final pass was thrown out of the end zone. Bengals (7-0) STEELERS (4-4) PIT 1 7:46 Brown 1 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 12-80; 7: CIN 1 2:50 Nugent 44 yd. FG 10-54; 4: CIN 2 14:55 Nugent 45 yd. FG 5-12; 1: PIT 3 6:27 Boswell 32 yd. FG 9-78; 4: CIN 4 2:57 Green 9 yd. pass from Dalton (Nugent kick) 6-45; 2: CIN 4 1:47 Nugent 44 yd. FG 4-0; 0: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Bengals 1st Downs rd Downs 4-15 (27%) 3-11 (27%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 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. 29:51 30:09 RUSHING: Cin. Hill 15-60; Bernard 1-12; Dalton 6-4; Jones 1-2. Pit. D. Williams 9-71; Bell PASSING: Cin. Dalton , 231, 1 TD. Pit. Roethlisberger , 262, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Cin. Green , 1 TD; Eifert 4-39; Bernard 2-22; Jones 2-12; Sanu 2-10; Hewitt 1-22; Hill 1-8. Pit. Miller ; Brown 6-47, 1 TD; Bryant 4-49; D. Williams 4-39; Bell 2-13; Wheaton 1-5; Spaeth

13 Game 9 PITTSBURGH 38 OAKLAND 35 NOVEMBER 8, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (65,520) PITTSBURGH K Chris Boswell made a game-winning 18-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give Pittsburgh a victory over the Raiders at Heinz Field. QB Derek Carr connected with WR Michael Crabtree for a 22-yard touchdown on Oakland s first drive. Boswell connected on a 34-yard field goal on the ensuing drive to cut the lead 7-3. Pittsburgh would take an 11-7 lead on RB DeAngelo Williams three-yard touchdown run. Carr threw a 15-yard touchdown to WR Amari Cooper midway through the second quarter. Williams added another three-yard touchdown run, and Boswell made a 38-yard field goal to give Pittsburgh a lead at halftime. Oakland would tie the game on Carr s one-yard touchdown pass to TE Clive Walford midway through the third quarter. QB Ben Roethlisberger threw a 14-yard touchdown to WR Martavis Bryant early in the fourth quarter to give the a lead. On the next kickoff, FB Roosevelt Nix forced a fumble that was recovered by LB Anthony Chickillo. Roethlisberger then threw a fouryard touchdown to TE Jesse James to give the a lead. Oakland tied the game after two touchdowns, one on a 19-yard run by FB Jamize Olalwale and the other on Carr s 38-yard pass to Crabtree. On Pittsburgh s final drive, QB Landry Jones, filling in for the injured Roethlisberger, connected with WR Antonio Brown for a 57-yard pass play to set up Boswell s game-winning kick. Brown set single-game team records in receptions (17), receiving yards (284) and scrimmage yards (306). Raiders (4-4) STEELERS (5-4) OAK 1 12:10 Crabtree 22 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 3-66; 0: PIT 1 4:40 Boswell 34 yd. FG 9-43; 4: PIT 2 13:57 D. Williams 3 yd. run (Pass to Williams) 6-83; 2: OAK 2 6:05 Cooper 15 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 7-40; 3: PIT 2 1:56 D. Williams 3 yd. run (Boswell kick) 9-78; 4: PIT 2 0:29 Boswell 38 yd. FG 5-39; 0: OAK 3 7:02 Walford 1 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 9-90; 4: PIT 4 12:13 Bryant 14 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-91; 4: PIT 4 11:24 James 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 2-6; 0: OAK 4 9:32 Olawale 19 yd. run (Janikowski kick) 4-60; 1: OAK 4 1:15 Crabtree 38 yd. pass from Carr (Janikowski kick) 7-69; 1: PIT 4 0:02 Boswell 18 yd. FG 7-79; 1: Oakland 1st Downs rd Downs 6-14 (43%) 6-17 (35%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-2 (50%) 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. 27:56 32:04 RUSHING: Oak. Murray 17-96; Reece 3-21; Olawale 1-19, 1 TD; Carr 2-3; Jones 2-0. Pit. D. Williams , 2 TDs; Brown 2-22; Todman 1-3. PASSING: Oak. Carr , 301, 4 TDs. Pit. Roethlisberger , 334, 2 TDs; L. Jones 6-4-0, 79. RECEIVING: Oak. Crabtree 7-108, 2 TDs; Cooper 7-88, 1 TD; Roberts 3-73; Rivera 2-16; Murray 2-(-1); Smith 1-10; Jones 1-6; Walford 1-1, 1 TD. Pit. Brown ; Miller 3-32; Bryant 3-31, 1 TD; D.Williams 2-55; James 2-13, 1 TD; Wheaton 1-(-2). MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 285

14 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 10 PITTSBURGH 30 CLEVELAND 9 NOVEMBER 15, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (64,402) PITTSBURGH The defeated the Cleveland Browns 30-9 at Heinz Field. The win marked the 12th straight home victory vs. Cleveland, the second-longest active home winning streak against a single opponent in the NFL. QB Ben Roethlisberger entered the game in the first quarter after QB Landry Jones left the game due to an ankle injury. Roethlisberger threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns. The 379 passing yards are the most in NFL history for a quarterback that did not start the game. K Chris Boswell connected on a 24-yard field goal to give the a 3-0 lead. Browns K Travis Coons tied the game with his 23-yard field goal. Boswell made a 34-yarder near the end of the first quarter to give Pittsburgh a 6-3 advantage. With less than four minutes to go in the second quarter, Roethlisberger threw a four-yard touchown to WR Antonio Brown. The defense forced a turnovers on the Browns next drive. Roethlisberger then threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to WR Martavis Bryant to give the a 21-3 lead at halftime. Boswell made a 25-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to extend Pittsburgh s lead to Cleveland scored its lone touchdown of the game on QB Johnny Manziel s seven-yard pass to TE Gary Barnidge. On Pittsburgh s ensuing drive, Roethlisberger threw a 56-yard touchdown to Brown to lift the to a 30-9 victory over the Browns. The defense had a season-high six sacks and held the Browns to just 15 rushing yards. Browns (2-8) STEELERS (6-4) IT 1 10:59 Boswell 24 yd. FG 4-6; 1: CLE 1 8:06 Coons 23 yd. FG 7-67; 2: PIT 1 4:45 Boswell 34 yd. FG 9-64; 3: PIT 2 3:27 Brown 4 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Brown) 8-92; 3: PIT 2 0:37 Bryant 32 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 2-47; 0: PIT 3 8:33 Boswell 25 yd. FG 6-80; 1: CLE 4 12:28 Barnidge 7 yd. pass from Manziel (Kick failed) 2-11; 0: PIT 4 9:02 Brown 56 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Kick failed) 7-80; 3: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Browns 1st Downs rd Downs 5-13 (38%) 3-10 (30%) 4th Downs 1-3 (33%) 0-1 (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. 32:43 27:17 RUSHING: Cle. Manziel 3-17; Johnson, Jr. 4-10; Crowell 6-(-5); Benjamin 1-(-7). Pit. D. Williams 17-54; Todman 2-8; Roethlisberger 2-(-2). PASSING: Cle. Manziel , 372, 1 TD. Pit. Roethlisberger , 379, 3 TDs; L. Jones 4-3-0, 23. RECEIVING: Cle. Benjamin 7-113; Hawkins 7-69; Hartline 6-77; Barnidge 6-65, 1 TD; Johnson, Jr. 4-18; Gabriel 2-26; Crowell 1-4. Pit. Brown , 2 TDs; Bryant 6-178, 1 TD; Miller 4-40; Wheaton 2-18; D. Williams 1-15; Nix 1-10; James

15 Game 11 SEATTLE 39 PITTSBURGH 30 NOVEMBER 29, 2015 CENTURYLINK FIELD (69,055) SEATTLE The Seahawks scored 19 fourth-quarter points to beat the at CenturyLink Field. K Chris Boswell connected on a 44-yard field goal midway through the first quarter to give the an early 3-0 lead. Seattle took a 7-3 lead on QB Russell Wilson s 16-yard touchdown pass to WR Doug Baldwin. Wilson would throw for five touchdowns in the game, three of them to Baldwin. WR Martavis Bryant gave Pittsburgh a 10-7 advantage on his 11-yard touchdown run. On Seattle s next drive, Wilson threw a 12-yard touchdown to WR Jermaine Kearse to give the Seahawks a lead. RB DeAngelo Williams scored on a six-yard run, and the executed a two-point conversion with less than one minute remaining in the first half. Pittsburgh led at the break. Boswell made a 25-yard field goal on the first drive of the second half to extend Pittsburgh s lead to On the next possession, QB Ben Roethlisberger was picked off by DL Ahtyba Rubin. Two plays later, RB Thomas Rawls scored on a one-yard run to cut the lead to On Pittsburgh s first drive of the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger was picked off by CB Richard Sherman. Wilson threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Kearse to give Seattle a lead. Roethlisberger found WR Markus Wheaton for a 69-yard touchdown on the next possession to give Pittsburgh a advantage. Wilson connected with Baldwin for a 30-yard touchdown to give Seattle a lead. Pittsburgh cut the lead to on Boswell s 22-yard field goal. But on Seattle s next possession, Wilson threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Baldwin to seal the victory. STEELERS (6-5) Seahawks (6-5) PIT 1 5:32 Boswell 44 yd. FG 12-58; 5: SEA 2 12:18 Baldwin 16 yd. pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 6-24; 2: PIT 2 8:39 Bryant 11 yd. run (Boswell kick) 7-49; 3: SEA 2 2:10 Kearse 12 yd. pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 11-85; 6: PIT 2 0:56 D. Williams 6 yd. run (Pass to James) 8-80; 1: PIT 3 5:51 Boswell 25 yd. FG 11-78; 6: SEA 3 3:00 Rawls 1 yd. run (Kick blocked) 2-37; 0: SEA 4 12:17 Kearse 9 yd. pass from Wilson (Pass failed) 4-39; 1: PIT 4 11:40 Wheaton 69 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass failed) 3-80; 0: SEA 4 8:12 Baldwin 30 yd. pass from Wilson (Run failed) 6-73; 3: PIT 4 3:00 Boswell 22 yd. FG 14-71; 5: SEA 4 2:01 Baldwin 80 yd. pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick) 3-80; 0: Seahawks 1st Downs rd Downs 5-11 (45%) 7-13 (54%) 4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 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. 32:00 28:00 RUSHING: Pit. D. Williams 8-29, 1 TD; Roethlisberger 5-18; Bryant 1-11, 1 TD. Sea. Rawls 21-81; 1 TD; Wilson 4-14; Jackson 1-4; Coleman 1-1. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 456, 1 TD; L. Jones 4-1-2, 34. Sea. Wilson , 345, 5 TDs. RECEIVING: Pit. Wheaton 9-201, 1 TD; D. Williams 7-81; Brown 6-51; Bryant 5-69; Miller 5-45; Johnson 2-16; James 1-8; Nix 1-6; Spaeth 1-6. Sea. Baldwin 6-145, 3 TDs; Graham 4-75; Kearse 4-47, 2 TDs; Lockett 3-38; Jackson 2-7; Smith 1-21; Willson MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 287

16 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 12 PITTSBURGH 45 INDIANAPOLIS 10 DECEMBER 6, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (58,701) PITTSBURGH WR Antonio Brown s 71-yard punt return for a touchdown capped off an explosive performance by the, as the team beat the Colts on Sunday Night Football. The game started with three combined turnovers in the first three minutes. K Adam Vinatieri connected on a 35-yarder to give the Colts the early 3-0 lead. K Chris Boswell made two field goals (29 and 51 yards) to give Pittsburgh a 6-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Colts took a 10-6 lead on QB Matt Hasselbeck s nine-yard touchdown pass to RB Frank Gore, but it would be the last points Indianapolis would score. QB Ben Roethlisberger found Brown for a seven-yard touchdown to give the the lead for good, Roethlisberger and WR Markus Wheaton connected on a five-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh a advantage at halftime. On the first possession of the second half, Roethlisberger threw a 68-yard touchdown to WR Martavis Bryant to extend the lead to Roethlisberger and Brown connected again, this time in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdown to give the a lead. Boswell made a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to extend Pittsburgh s lead to Brown sealed the victory with his punt return for a touchdown. Brown became the first player in team history to have two receiving touchdowns and one punt return for a touchdown in the same game. Colts (6-6) STEELERS (7-5) IND 1 10:19 Vinatieri 35 yd. FG 4-8; 1: PIT 1 5:27 Boswell 29 yd. FG 10-69; 4: PIT 1 3:15 Boswell 51 yd. FG 4-5; 0: IND 2 8:26 Gore 9 yd. pass from Hasselbeck (Vinatieri kick) 4-46; 2: PIT 2 4:04 Brown 7 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Johnson) 10-80; 4: PIT 2 0:10 Wheaton 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 8-60; 1: PIT 3 12:35 Bryant 68 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 3-75; 1: PIT 4 14:11 Brown 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 10-85; 4: PIT 4 6:29 Boswell 42 yd. FG 11-54; 6: PIT 4 4:01 Brown 71 yd. punt return (Boswell kick) ; STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Colts 1st Downs rd Downs 3-14 (21%) 8-13 (62%) 4th Downs 1-3 (33%) 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. 27:10 32:50 RUSHING: Ind. Gore 13-45; Herron 2-8; Hasselbeck 2-1; Tipton 1-0. Pit. D. Williams ; Roethlisberger 1-13; Toussaint 4-12; L. Jones 1-(-1). PASSING: Ind. Hasselbeck , 169, 1 TD; Whitehurst 8-4-0, 51. Pit. Roethlisberger , 364, 4 TDs. RECEIVING: Ind. Fleener 4-20; Gore 3-49, 1 TD; Hilton 3-36; Herron 3-16; Johnson 2-44; Whalen 2-9; Moncrief 1-33; Tipton 1-7; Allen 1-6. Pit. Brown 8-118, 1 TD; D. Williams 5-31; Bryant 4-114, 1 TD; Wheaton 3-50, 1 TD; James 3-30; Heyward-Bey

17 Game 13 PITTSBURGH 33 CINCINNATI 20 DECEMBER 13, 2015 PAUL BROWN STADIUM (65,564) CINCINNATI The defense had three interceptions to help secure a victory against the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Pittsburgh scored on its opening drive of the game as RB DeAngelo Williams scored on a one-yard run to give the a 7-0 lead. Cincinnati drove to the Pittsburgh four-yard line on its opening drive, but QB Andy Dalton was picked off by DE Stephon Tuitt. Dalton would leave the game due to a right thumb injury. On the ensuing drive, K Chris Boswell made a 42-yard field goal to give the a 10-0 lead. Boswell connected from 47-yards out midway through the second quarter to give Pittsburgh a 13-0 advantage. QB A.J. McCarron connected with WR A.J. Green for a 66-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 13-7, but it would be the closest Cincinnati would get for the remainder of the game.boswell made a 45-yard field goal late in the second quarter, and the led 16-7 at halftime. On the Bengals opening drive of the second half, CB William Gay picked off McCarron and returned the interception 23 yards for a touchdown to give Pittsburgh a 23-7 lead. K Mike Nugent s 27-yard field goal early in the third quarter cut the lead to Boswell added a 31-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to Nugent made a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to S Robert Golden s interception of McCarron set up Williams second rushing touchdown of the game to give the a advantage. Cincinnati got a late touchdown when McCarron threw a five-yard pass to HB Rex Burkhead. STEELERS (8-5) Bengals (10-3) PIT 1 9:23 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 11-80; 5: PIT 2 12:33 Boswell 42 yd. FG 13-66; 7: PIT 2 7:00 Boswell 47 yd. FG 8-27; 3: CIN 2 6:23 Green 66 yd. pass from McCarron (Nugent kick) 2-80; 0: PIT 2 0:22 Boswell 45 yd. FG 6-27; 0: PIT 3 14:10 Gay 23 yd. interception return (Boswell kick) ; 23-7 CIN 3 10:10 Nugent 46 yd. FG 9-40; 4: PIT 4 14:56 Boswell 31 yd. FG 12-64; 7: CIN 4 10:06 Nugent 27 yd. FG 10-71; 4: PIT 4 3:49 D. Williams 1 yd. run 4-16; 1: CIN 4 1:03 Burkhead 5 yd. pass from McCarron (Nugent kick) 10-80; 2: Bengals 1st Downs rd Downs 8-14 (57%) 3-8 (38%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 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. 35:47 24:13 RUSHING: Pit. D. Williams 23-76, 2 TDs; Roethlisberger 1-6; Miller 1-2; Bryant 1-1; Jones 2-(-1). Cin. Bernard 6-40; Hill 7-16; McCarron 3-8. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 282. Cin. McCarron , 280, 2 TDs; Dalton 5-3-1, 59. RECEIVING: Pit. Miller 10-66; Brown 7-87; Bryant 7-49; Wheaton 4-65; D. Williams Cin. Green 6-132, 1 TD; Jones 6-61; Bernard 3-27; Eifert 2-42; Kroft 2-31; Sanu 2-24; Hill 2-8; Hewitt 1-9; Burkhead 1-5. MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 289

18 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 14 PITTSBURGH 34 DENVER 27 DECEMBER 20, 2015 HEINZ FIELD (67,234) PITTSBURGH The overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Broncos in front of a record-setting crowd in the regular-season finale at Heinz Field. The 17-point comeback marked the largest comeback since October 5, 1997, when the trailed the Baltimore Ravens by 21 points and came back to win Pittsburgh s defense came up with a turnover on the Broncos first drive, as S Will Allen forced a fumble that was recovered by S Mike Mitchell. Two plays later, RB DeAngelo Williams scored on a two-yard run to give Pittsburgh the early 7-0 lead. But it would be all Broncos for the remainder of the half. QB Brock Osweiler threw three touchdowns and rushed for another as he led the team to 27 first-half points. Osweiler connected with WR Demaryius Thomas for an 18-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7. Osweiler then threw a 61-yard touchdown to WR Emmanuel Sanders to make it Osweiler scored on a seven yard run to make it K Chris Boswell made a 24-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to cut the lead to 20-10, but Osweiler threw a six-yard touchdown on Denver s ensuing drive to give the team a lead. Boswell s 41-yard field goal late in the second quarter made it at halftime. The defense shut down the Broncos in the second half, and QB Ben Roethlisberger threw three second-half touchdowns, two to WR Antonio Brown and one to WR Markus Wheaton to give Pittsburgh the victory. Broncos (10-4) STEELERS (9-5) PIT 1 10:16 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) 2-21; 0: DEN 1 4:41 Thomas 18 yd. pass from Osweiler (McManus kick) 12-85; 5: DEN 1 3:08 Sanders 61 yd. pass from Osweiler (McManus kick) 1-61; 0: DEN 2 11:30 Osweiler 7 yd. run (Kick failed) 10-50; 4: PIT 2 7:33 Boswell 24 yd. FG 12-73; 3: DEN 2 1:56 Thomas 6 yd. pass from Osweiler (McManus kick) 10-80; 5: PIT 2 0:04 Boswell 41 yd. FG 10-51; 1: PIT 3 7:16 Brown 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 7-58; 3: PIT 4 12:34 Wheaton 9 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 5-60; 2: PIT 4 3:24 Brown 23 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 3-37; 0: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Broncos 1st Downs rd Downs 9-17 (53%) 7-15 (47%) 4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 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. 28:44 31:16 RUSHING: Den. Hillman 14-48; Sanders 1-24; Osweiler 5-19, 1 TD; Anderson 4-14; Siemian 1-(-1). Pit. D. Williams 14-26; Roethlisberger 3-(-3). PASSING: Den. Osweiler , 296, 3 TDs. Pit. Roethlisberger , 380, 3 TDs. RECEIVING: Den. Sanders , 1 TD; Thomas 5-61, 2 TDs; Norwood 2-29; Daniels 2-14; Anderson 1-6; Davis 1-5. Pit. Brown , 2 TDs; Bryant 10-87; Wheaton 6-62, 1 TD; D. Williams 5-30; Miller

19 Game 15 BALTIMORE 20 PITTSBURGH 17 DECEMBER 27, 2015 M&T BANK STADIUM (71,261) BALTIMORE The Ravens stopped the on a fourth-down attempt late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore scored on its first drive of the game as QB Ryan Mallett threw an eight-yard touchdown to WR Chris Matthews. Pittsburgh cut into the lead early in the second quarter on K Chris Boswell s 34-yard field goal. Ravens K Justin Tucker made two second quarter field goals, one from 37 yards and one from 50 yards, to give Baltimore a 13-3 lead at halftime. RB DeAngelo Williams scored on a one-yard run early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to Early in the fourth quarter, RB Javorius Allen extended the Ravens lead to on his three-yard touchdown run. Midway through the fourth quarter, Williams scored his second touchdown of the game on a two-yard run. The defense forced the Ravens to punt on their next possession. Pittsburgh took over at its own 20-yard line. On fourthand-15, QB Ben Roethlisberger s pass to WR Markus Wheaton fell incomplete, securing victory for the Ravens. STEELERS (9-6) Ravens (5-10) BAL 1 3:53 Matthews 8 yd. pass from Mallett (Tucker kick) 15-75; 7: PIT 2 14:48 Boswell 34 yd. FG 10-64; 4: BAL 2 10:01 Tucker 37 yd. FG 11-61; 4: BAL 2 1:17 Tucker 50 yd. FG 7-24; 3: PIT 3 11:18 D. Williams 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 6-79; 3: BAL 4 10:35 Allen 3 yd. run (Tucker kick) 5-58; 2: PIT 4 6:33 D. Williams 2 yd. run (Boswell kick) 8-80; 4: Ravens 1st Downs rd Downs 2-8 (25%) 9-18 (50%) 4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 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. 25:40 34:20 RUSHING: Pit. D. Williams , 2 TDs; Toussaint 2-6; Bryant 1-4. Bal. Allen 17-77, 1 TD; West PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 220. Bal. Mallett , 274, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown 7-61; D. Williams 6-53; Miller 5-49; Wheaton 3-41; Heyward-Bey 1-10; Bryant 1-6; James 1-3. Roethlisberger 1-(-3). Bal. Aiken 8-66; Juszczyk 5-55; Allen 5-35; Butler 3-38; Matthews 3-19, 1 TD; Givens 2-45; M. Williams MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 291

20 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 16 PITTSBURGH 28 CLEVELAND 12 JANUARY 3, 2016 FIRSTENERGY STADIUM (66,693) CLEVELAND The beat the Browns, 28-12, at FirstEnergy Stadium to secure the team s 10th postseason berth since The scored first as QB Ben Roethlisberger threw a two-yard touchdown pass to TE Heath Miller to give Pittsburgh a 7-0 lead. Browns K Travis Coons connected on two field goals (29 and 38 yards) to cut Pittsburgh s lead to 7-6. On Pittsburgh s next possession, Roethlisberger threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Antonio Brown to extend the lead to Brown totaled 187 receiving yards on 13 receptions in the game. Coons made a 33-yard field goal with no time left on the clock, and Pittsburgh led 14-9 at halftime. K Chris Boswell made a 39-yard field goal early in the third quarter to give Pittsburgh a 17-9 advantage. Coons connected from 29 yards out to get the Browns within five points, Pittsburgh s defense though would shut out the Browns for the remainder of the game. Roethlisberger hit WR Markus Wheaton for an eight-yard touchdown, and Boswell connected from 21 yards out to give the the victory. Roethlisberger finished the game with 349 passing yards and three touchdowns. The recorded a season-high seven sacks in the game and forced four turnovers. STEELERS (10-6) Browns (3-13) PIT 1 7:06 Miller 2 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 8-70; 4: CLE 1 1:11 Coons 29 yd. FG 6-13; 2: CLE 2 1:56 Coons 39 yd. FG 11-31; 5: PIT 2 0:58 Brown 17 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 6-80; 0: CLE 2 0:00 Coons 33 yd. FG 9-65; 0: PIT 3 9:39 Boswell 39 yd. FG 7-74; 2: CLE 4 14:53 Coons 29 yd. FG 17-62; 9: PIT 4 10:43 Wheaton 8 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass to Toussaint) 1-8; 0: PIT 4 7:40 Boswell 21 yd. FG 6-25; 2: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Browns 1st Downs rd Downs 2-8 (25%) 4-16 (25%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 1-4 (25%) 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. 26:03 33:57 RUSHING: Pit. Toussaint 12-24; D. Williams 5-8; Roethlisberger 2-(-2). Cle. Crowell 15-53, Davis 3-22; Johnson, Jr. 4-11; Benjamin 1-0. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 349, 3 TDs. Cle. Davis , 240. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown , 1 TD; Wheaton 3-57, 1 TD; Miller 3-18, 1 TD; Heyward-Bey 2-74; D. Williams 2-13; Bryant 1-0. Cle. Barnidge 8-66; Jennings 6-45; Benjamin 5-53; Johnson, Jr. 4-34; Pryor

21 Game 17 PITTSBURGH 18 CINCINNATI 16 AFC WILD CARD GAME, JANUARY 9, 2016 PAUL BROWN STADIUM (63,257) CINCINNATI K Chris Boswell connected on a gamewinning 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining in the game to beat the Bengals, 18-16, in the AFC Wild Card Game at Paul Brown Stadium. Pittsburgh led 15-0 after three quarters, thanks to three Boswell field goals and a 10-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Martavis Bryant. The defense also forced three turnovers (one interception and two fumbles) in the first three quarters to help give Pittsburgh the 15-point advantage. On the final play of the third quarter, Roethlisberger injured his shoulder, and he was taken to the locker room to be evaluated. On Cincinnati s ensuing possession, RB Jeremy Hill scored on a one-yard run to cut the lead to After a punt, the Bengals marched into territory where K Mike Nugent made a 36-yard field goal to cut Pittsburgh s lead to Shortly after the two-minute warning, Cincinnati took a lead when QB AJ McCarron threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to WR A.J. Green. On Pittsburgh s ensuing drive, QB Landry Jones, filling in for Roethlisberger, was picked off by LB Vontaze Burfict. LB Ryan Shazier though would force a fumble on Hill, which was recovered by CB Ross Cockrell, giving the one more chance. Roethlisberger came back into the game and led the team on a nine-play, 74-yard drive that was capped off by Boswell s game-winning 35-yarder. STEELERS (11-6) Bengals (12-5) PIT 2 2:27 Boswell 39 yd. FG 6-20; 2: PIT 2 0:33 Boswell 30 yd. FG 9-63; 1: PIT 3 10:09 Boswell 34 yd. FG 5-47; 2: PIT 3 5:02 Bryant 10 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Pass failed) 6-82; 3: CIN 4 13:57 Hill 1 yd. run (Nugent kick) 3-46; 0: CIN 4 5:12 Nugent 36 yd. FG 13-70; 5: CIN 4 1:50 Green 25 yd. pass from McCarron (Run failed) 7-45; 1: CIN 4 0:14 Boswell 35 yd. FG 9-74; 1: Bengals 1st Downs rd Downs 2-13 (15%) 5-15 (33%) 4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 1-1 (100%) 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. 30:37 29:23 RUSHING: Pit. Todman 11-65; Toussaint 17-58; Bryant Cin. Hill 12-50, 1 TD; Bernard 6-28; McCarron 5-9; Burkhead 1-4. PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 229, 1 TD; Jones 5-2-1, 11. Cin. McCarron , 212, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown 7-119; Bryant 5-29, 1 TD; Toussaint 4-60; Wheaton 2-23; Miller 2-9. Cin. Green 5-71, 1 TD; Eifert 5-58; Jones 4-32; Hill 3-27; Sanu 3-17; Bernard 2-2; Burkhead 1-5. MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 PLAYERS 2015 IN REVIEW STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS 293

22 2015 REVIEW 2015 IN REVIEW 2016 PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Game 18 DENVER 23 PITTSBURGH 16 AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF, JANUARY 17, 2016 SPORTS AUTHORITY FIELD AT MILE HIGH (79,956) DENVER The Broncos beat the in the 2015 AFC Divisional Playoff at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver K Brandon McManus connected on two first quarter field goals to give the Broncos an early 6-0 lead. Pittsburgh took a 7-6 lead late in the first quarter on RB Fitzgerald Toussaint s one-yard touchdown run. K Chris Boswell made a 43-yard field goal early in the second quarter to extend the lead to McManus 51-yard field goal as time expired in the first half cut Pittsburgh s lead to 10-9 at the break. Teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, and the led heading into the final period. Pittsburgh traveled to Denver s 34-yard line early in the fourth quarter, but CB Bradley Roby forced a fumble on Toussaint that was recovered by DE DeMarcus Ware. QB Peyton Manning then led Denver on a 13-play drive that was capped off by RB C.J. Anderson s one-yard run. After a successful two-point conversion, Denver led The Broncos held the on fourth down. McManus made a 45-yard field goal to extend Denver s lead to Boswell made a 47-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining in the game to cut the lead to but Pittsburgh s onside kick attempt was recovered by Denver, ending the game. STEELERS (11-7) Broncos (13-4) DEN 1 11:21 McManus 28 yd. FG 5-20; 1: DEN 1 3:40 McManus 41 yd. FG 4-8; 1: PIT 1 1:22 Toussaint 1 yd. run (Boswell kick) 5-80; 2: PIT 2 10:19 Boswell 43 yd. FG 7-60; 3: DEN 2 0:00 McManus 51 yd. FG 11-62; 3: PIT 3 9:32 Boswell 28 yd. FG 8-69; 2: DEN 3 2:45 McManus 41 yd. FG 7-30; 3: DEN 4 3:00 Anderson 1 yd. run (Pass to Thomas) 13-65; 6: DEN 4 0:53 McManus 45 yd. FG 4-3; 0: PIT 4 0:19 Boswell 47 yd. FG 4-51; 0: STEELERS HISTORY RECORDS Broncos 1st Downs rd Downs 2-12 (17%) 3-15 (20%) 4th Downs 0-2 (0%) 0-1 (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. 28:27 31:33 RUSHING: Pit. Bryant 2-40; Toussaint 12-39, 1 TD; Todman 5-6. Den. Anderson 15-72, 1 TD; Hillman 16-38; Manning 2-(-1). PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 339. Den. Manning , 222. RECEIVING: Pit. Bryant 9-154; Wheaton 5-30; Toussaint 3-2; Heyward-Bey 2-64; Coates 2-61; James 1-22; Miller 1-5; Spaeth 1-1. Den. Sanders 5-85; Thomas 4-40; Fowler 2-35; Latimer 2-18; Green 2-14; Anderson 2-11; Daniels 2-10; Norwood 1-10; Caldwell 1-(-1). 294