PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-0-1) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) Sunday, Sept. 16, p.m. (ET) Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pa.

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1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Dominick Rinelli - Public Relations/Media Manager Angela Tegnelia - Public Relations Assistant PITTSBURGH STEELERS 3400 South Water Street Pittsburgh, PA Fax: PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-0-1) vs. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) Sunday, Sept. 16, p.m. (ET) Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pa. REGULAR SEASON GAME #2 Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) DATE: Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 KICKOFF: 1 p.m. ET SITE: Heinz Field (68,400) Pittsburgh, Pa. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass TV COVERAGE: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2) ANNOUNCERS: Ian Eagle (play-by-play) Dan Fouts (analyst) Evan Washburn (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: Sean Kelley (play-by-play) Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: (.658)/12th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: (.658)/12th season Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Overall regular-season record: (.605)/20th season Regular-season record with Kansas City: (.667)/sixth season Playoff Record/Years: (.458)/13 years For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team s official 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 2018 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (3-1) Thursday, Aug. Philadelphia W, (KDKA) Thursday, Aug. Green Bay L, (KDKA) Saturday, Aug. 25 TENNESSEE W, 16-6 (KDKA/NFL Network) Thursday, Aug. 30 CAROLINA W, (KDKA) REGULAR SEASON (0-0-1) Sunday, Sept. Cleveland T, OT (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 16 KANSAS CITY 1 p.m. (CBS) Monday, Sept. Tampa Bay 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 30 BALTIMORE 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 7 ATLANTA* 1 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Oct. Cincinnati* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 21 BYE WEEK Sunday, Oct. 28 CLEVELAND* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Nov. Baltimore* 1 p.m. (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 8 CAROLINA 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Sunday, Nov. Jacksonville* 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Nov. Denver* 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 2 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. Oakland* 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 16 NEW ENGLAND* 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Monday, Dec. New Orleans* 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 30 CINCINNATI* 1 p.m. (CBS) * - Times may change due to fl exible scheduling Sat.-Sun., Jan. 5-6 Sat.-Sun., Jan Sunday, Jan. 20 Sunday, Jan. 27 Sunday, Feb. 3 POSTSEASON Wild Card Weekend Divisional Playoff Games Conference Championships Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Super Bowl LIII (Atlanta, Ga.) 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, Sept. 11, at approximately Noon in the Steelers press conference room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. For the 20th 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 25th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the Voice of the Steelers and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 21st season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 17th season is former Steelers offensive lineman Craig Wolfl ey, 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 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 steelersdigest@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 specifi cally to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It can be heard on the official 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 Altoona-WVAM (1430) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Butler-WISR (680) Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) DuBois-WIFT (102.1) DuBois-WKFT (101.3) Erie-WRKT (104.9) Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Milton-WVLY (100.9) Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3) Somerset-WNTI (990) Starview-WONN (92.7) State College-WQWK (1450) Uniontown-WMBS (590) Washington-WJPA (1450) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) OHIO Fremont-WOHF (92.1) Marietta-WJAW (630) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) MARYLAND Cumberland-WRQE (106.1) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) VIRGINIA Vienna-WDMX (100.1) WEST VIRGINIA Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3) THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE (Subject to change) TUESDAY, SEPT. 11 Coach Tomlin Press Conference: Noon Live on Steelers.com WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 Player availability open locker room 9:30-10 a.m. Practice 1:15-3:15 p.m. Post-practice player availability 3:15-3:45 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice (requests must be made by Noon) THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 Player availability open locker room 12:30-12:45 p.m. Practice 1-3 p.m. Post-practice player availability 3-3:30 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice (requests must be made by Noon) Coordinators Available after practice FRIDAY, SEPT. 14 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 (requests must be made by 10 a.m.) SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 No media availability SUNDAY, SEPT p.m. Home Game vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Heinz Field) CBS (locally KDKA-TV, Channel 2) MONDAY, SEPT. 17 TBD

3 2018 SCHEDULE NOTES The Steelers are slated to appear in fi ve nationally televised primetime games, including two at Heinz Field, during the NFL s 2018 regular season, it was announced when the NFL unveiled its 2018 regular season schedule. Pittsburgh will host the Kansas City Chiefs in Week Two on Sunday, Sept. 16 for their 2018 regular season home opener at Heinz Field (CBS, 1 p.m.). Pittsburgh s two home nationally televised primetime games in 2018 are scheduled for Week Four when it hosts the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:20 p.m.) and Week 10 when it hosts the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football (FOX/NFLN 8:20). The Steelers three other primetime matchups in 2018 will occur on the road in Weeks Three, 11 and 14. The team will travel to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week Three (Sept. 24) for a Monday Night Football tilt (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.). Pittsburgh heads to Jacksonville in Week 11 (Nov. 18) to face the Jaguars on Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:20 p.m.) and caps off its regular season primetime schedule in Week 14 (Dec.) with a Sunday Night Football game at the Oakland Raiders (NBC, 8:20 p.m.). The Steelers bye week will be on Oct. 21 (Week Seven). STEELERS 2018 DRAFT CLASS S Terrell Edmunds (6-1, 217) Rd. 1 28th Overall Played collegiate football at Virginia Tech where he appeared in 37 games, making 31 starts he totaled 182 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for losses Edmunds started all 10 games en route to recording 59 tackles during the 2017 season. WR James Washington (5-11, 213) Rd. 2 60th Overall Set an Oklahoma State University school record with 4,472 career receiving yards, also the second-best receiving yardage total in Big 12 conference history he became one of two players in school history with three seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards and three years with at least 10 touchdown catches. QB Mason Rudolph (6-5, 235) Rd. 3 76th Overall Led Oklahoma State University to a 32-9 record as the quarterback to produce the winningest record by a signal caller in school history he fi nished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass efficiency his 13,618 career passing yards rank him fourth in Big 12 conference history. OL Chukwuma Okorafor (6-8, 320) Rd. 3 92nd Overall At Western Michigan University, started each of his fi nal 39 games he was a fi rst-team All-American selection following the 2017 campaign by the Football Writers Association of America. S Marcus Allen (6-2, 215) Rd th Overall Became the sixth player in Penn State football history to reach the 300-tackle mark in a career his 321 stops rank fi fth in program history he was a fi rst-team All-Big Ten selection in 2017, starting 13 games and recording 72 tackles (46 solo). RB Jaylen Samuels (6-0, 225) Rd th Overall Established a North Carolina State University school record for receptions in a career, fi nishing with 202 his 47 total touchdowns place him second in program annals and he finished fourth in touchdown receptions (19) and sixth in touchdown runs (28). STEELERS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Tyson Alualu... (AH-loo AH-loo) Nat Berhe... (ber-hey) Anthony Chickillo... (Chick-il-oh) Matt Feiler... (Fy-ler) Ramon Foster... (Ruh-moan) Javon Hargrave... (Jay-von) Tyler Matakevich... (Matt-uh-kev-ich) Chukwuma Okorafor... (Chuck-WOO-muh / oh-kor-uh-for) Stevan Ridley... (Steven) Ben Roethlisberger... (Roth-lis-ber-ger) Stephon Tuitt... (Steff-on Too-it) STEELERS HALL OF HONOR The Steelers announced their 2018 Hall of Honor class on Saturday, July 28, at the Fred Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College The 2018 class includes the following (in alphabetical order): Rocky Bleier: Running Back (1968, ) Buddy Dial: Wide Receiver ( ) Alan Faneca: Guard ( ) Bill Nunn: Assistant Director Player Personnel, Senior Scout ( ) Arthur J. Rooney Jr.: Personnel Director ( ); Vice President (1987-Current) The 2018 Steelers Hall of Honor Induction ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 28, at Heinz Field.Each inductee will receive a replica of a solid steel football, which will replicate the original that was given to Steelers founder Arthur J. Rooney Sr. by the United States Steel Corporation and United Steel Workers in 1982 on the occasion of the team s 50th Season. The Steelers Hall of Honor, established with its inaugural class of 27 members in 2017, is comprised of former players, coaches, and front office personnel who were integral in creating and sustaining the franchise s success dating back to when the team was founded in The Hall of Honor Selection Committee consists of Steelers President Art Rooney II, Joe Gordon, Bob Labriola, Stan Savran, Andrew Stockey, and Tony The Steelers Communications Department has created a Twitter for media to follow for news and information relating to the team. The department s Twitter account is the the primary platform for how the team disseminates news and information including press releases, media advisories, practice and media availability times and more.

4 THE STEELERS IN 2018 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 fi rst 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: BY THE NUMBERS 4.0 LB T.J. Watt had a single-game career high 4.0 sacks on Kickoff Weekend at Cleveland - the fi fth Steeler to post at least 4.0 sacks in a game since the stat became official in The Steelers' defense totaled 7 sacks (LB T.J. Watt: 4.0, LB Jon Bostic: 1.0, LB Bud Dupree: 1.0 and DT Cameron Heyward: 1.0) on Kickoff Weekend - the team's third consecutive regular-season game with at least fi ve quarterback takedowns, dating back to Dec. 25, 2017 at Houston. 135 RB James Conner rushed for 135 yards in his fi rst career NFL start in Week One - the fi rst 100-rushing yard game of his career and added two rushing touchdowns and fi nished with 192 yards from scrimmage. 201 The number of regular season games QB Ben Roethlisberger has played in, all with Pittsburgh, tied with Donnie Shell for the third-most games played in team history. 10,000 WR Antonio Brown reached the 10,000-reeciving yard milestone in the 116th regular-season game of his NFL career in Week One - tying Torry Holt for the second-fewest games in NFL history to the mark. On Turf: On Grass: When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: When winning the coin toss: When losing the coin toss: When playing outdoors: When playing indoors: In overtime games:

5 FROM LAST GAME AT CLEVELAND THE STEELERS The game s tie marks the Steelers third tie following overtime since 1970 (Sept. 22, 1974 at Denver and Nov. 20, 2002 vs. Atlanta). Pittsburgh is now in its last 16 season-opening games (since 2003). The Steelers are now in regular-season history against the Browns ( on the road) and at FirstEnergy Stadium. Pittsburgh is now in regular-season games against Cleveland in the month of September (5-5-1 on the road in the month). The Steelers are now against Cleveland in Kickoff Weekend history. Pittsburgh recorded seven sacks the team s third consecutive regular-season game with at least five quarterback takedowns, dating back to Dec. 25, 2017 at Houston. The Steelers are during the regular season since HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN Owns a record in the regular season since becoming the Steelers head coach in 2007 ( on the road). Is now as the Steelers head coach on Kickoff Weekend. Is now as Pittsburgh s head coach in regular-season games vs. Cleveland (8-3-1 on the road). Holds a in regular-season games vs. AFC opponents ( on the road). Is now in regular-season games vs. AFC North foes ( on the road). Is now in regular-season games during the month of September ( on the road). Is now when the Steelers hold a lead at halftime. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER Registered the fourth 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career, fi nishing with a game-high 119 yards on fi ve catches. Produced back-to-back 100-receiving yards games for the first time in his NFL career (143, Dec. 31, 2017 vs. Cleveland). Has reached 1,000 receiving yards in his NFL career, now with 1,036. RB JAMES CONNER Made the fi rst start of his NFL career and set single-game career highs for rushing yards (135), touchdowns (2 rushing), receptions (5), receiving yards (57) and scrimmage yards (192). His 135 rushing yards marked the fi rst 100-rushing yard game of his NFL career and the fourth-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend. His 192 scrimmage yards are the third-most by a Steeler on Kickoff Weekend in team history. Scored the fi rst touchdown of his NFL career, a four-yard run in the second quarter, marking Pittsburgh s fi rst score of the 2018 season, and added his second touchdown on a 22-yard run in the third quarter. TE JESSE JAMES Caught three passes for 60 yards, including a 37-yard pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the fi rst quarter to establish a new career-long reception (32 yards, Oct. 29, 2017 at Detroit). QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER Appeared in the 201st regular-season game of his NFL, moving into a tie with Donnie Shell for the third-most regularseason games played in team history. Completed 23-of-41 passes for 335 yards with a touchdown pass. Is now as a starter during the regular season ( on the road). Is now against Cleveland in the regular-season as a starter ( on the road). FROM LAST GAME VS. TENNESSEE QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER (CONT'D) Has compiled a record of as a starter against AFC North opponents ( on the road). Increased his record among NFL quarterbacks in career totals against Cleveland to 459 completions, 6,088 passing yards and 38 touchdown passes. Increased his Steelers records for pass completions to 4,187, passing yards to 51,400 and touchdown passes to 330. Totaled 335 passing yards, his 54th 300-yard passing game of his career during the regular season, extending his franchise record. Eclipsed 300 passing yards for the fi fth time in his regularseason career against the Browns. WR ANTONIO BROWN Caught a game-high nine passes for 93 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown reception. Has registered at least one reception in 124 consecutive games in which he has played, including the postseason dating back to October 3, Has registered at least one reception in 114 consecutive regular-season games dating back to October 3, Reached 10,000 receiving yards in the 116th regular-season game of his NFL career tying Torry Holt for the secondfewest games in NFL history to the milestone. Became the second player in Steelers history to reach 10,000 receiving yards. Is the fourth active player in the NFL with at least 10,000 receiving yards. Increased his reception total to 742 the second-most in team history. Increased his scrimmage yards total to 10,122 the fourthmost in team history. Broke a tie with John Stallworth (64) for sole possession of the fourth-most total touchdowns in Steelers history. Increased his career touchdown reception total to 60 - the third-most touchdown receptions in Steelers history and becoming the third player in Steelers history with at least 60 touchdown catches. DT CAMERON HEYWARD Tallied 7 tackles (5 solo), along with a sack. Sacked Cleveland QB Tyrod Taylor (minus 11 yards), increasing his career sack total to 38.0 the eighth-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an offi cial statistic in His 38.0 sacks are the third-most sacks by a Steeler defensive lineman since sacks became an offi cial statistic in LB VINCE WILLIAMS Led all players with 12 tackles (4 solo), including a tackle for a loss. His 12 tackles mark the second double-digit tackle game of his NFL career (15, Oct. 2, 2016 vs. Kansas City). LB BUD DUPREE Registered a sack and forced fumble on Cleveland QB Tyrod Taylor on the fi nal play of the fi rst half increasing his career sack total to 15.5 and forced fumble tally to two. LB T.J. WATT Totaled single-game career highs in tackles (11 total / 8 solo) and sacks (4.0). His 4.0 quarterback takedowns marks the multi-sack game of his NFL career, both occurring on Kickoff Weekends (Sept. 10, 2017 at Cleveland and Sept. 9, 2018 at Cleveland). LB JON BOSTIC Recorded a sack (minus seven yards) of Browns QB Tyrod Taylor in the second quarter, the fourth sack of his NFL career, and his fi rst as a Steeler. CB CAMERON SUTTON Picked off Cleveland QB Tyrod Taylor to mark the fi rst interception of his NFL career.

6 HEINZ FIELD HOME OPENERS The Steelers will host the Kansas City Chiefs this week in their 2018 regular-season home opener at Heinz Field. Since Heinz Field opened in 2001, the Steelers are 15-2 in their fi rst home game of the year. Below is a look at each of the Steelers regular-season home openers at Heinz Field since 2001: STEELERS REGULAR SEASON HOME OPENERS AT HEINZ FIELD: SINCE 2001 DATE OPPONENT RESULT Oct. 7, 2001 Cincinnati W, 16-7 Sept. 15, 2002 Oakland L, Sept. 7, 2003 Baltimore W, Sept. 12, 2004 Oakland W, Sept. 11, 2005 Tennessee W, 34-7 Sept. 7, 2006 Miami W, Sept. 16, 2007 Buffalo W, 26-3 Sept. 7, 2008 Houston W, Sept. 10, 2009 Tennessee W, Sept. 12, 2010 Atlanta W, 15-9 OT Sept. 18, 2011 Seattle W, 24-0 Sept. 16, 2012 NY Jets W, Sept. 8, 2013 Tennessee L, 16-9 Sept. 7, 2014 Cleveland W, Sept. 20, 2015 San Francisco W, Sept. 12, 2016 Cincinnati W, Sept. 17, 2017 Minnesota W, 26-9 HOME OPENERS SINCE 2001 Since Heinz Field opened in 2001, the Steelers 15-2 regularseason home opener record is the second-best in the NFL: BEST HOME OPENER RECORD SINCE 2001 TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks Baltimore Ravens STEELERS NAME FOUR TEAM CAPTAINS The Steelers selected four players to serve as team captains for the 2018 season, the team announced through a vote of their teammates. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and center Maurkice Pouncey will serve as the offensive captains, defensive tackle Cameron Heyward will serve as the defensive captain and kicker Chris Boswell will serve as the special teams captain. Roethlisberger has been selected as an offensive captain for the 10th time in his career (2008, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18). This marks Heyward s fourth consecutive year as a captain ( ), and the second time Pouncey has been named a captain (2013, 18). Boswell has been named a captain for the fi rst time in his career.

7 STEELERS-CHIEFS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1970 Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, In Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 11-4 At Kansas City: Steelers lead, 11-6 Neutral Sites: n/a Streak: Steelers won previous two meetings Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 15, 2017, at Kansas City Pittsburgh 19, Kansas City 13 Postseason Series: Even, 1-1 Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 15, 2017, at Kansas City Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16 - AFC Divisional Playoff (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) This week s game will mark the 33rd regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Kansas City...the Steelers own a 12-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Chiefs (22-10)... Sunday's game will be the 16th time the two teams will meet in Pittsburgh where the Steelers have won 11 of the previous 15 games in the series...the Steelers and Chiefs have met four times at Heinz Field, where Pittsburgh owns a 4-0 record against Kansas City TEAM REGULAR SEASON STATS Steelers Category Chiefs 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 :10...Avg. Time of Possession...25: Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns Touchdowns on Returns Field Goals Punting Avg Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg AFCN STANDINGS 2018 AFC North Standings W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland This Week in the AFC North: Thursday, Sept. 13 Baltimore (1-0) at Cincinnati (1-0), 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 Pittsburgh (0-0-1) vs. Kansas City (1-0), 1 p.m. (CBS, locally KDKA channel 2) Cleveland (0-0-1) at New Orleans (0-1), 1 p.m. THE LAST TIME VS. KANSAS CITY Pittsburgh 19, Kansas City 13 Oct. 15, 2017 Arrowhead Stadium (76,994) KANSAS CITY, Mo. RB Le'Veon Bell rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown as the Steelers secured a victory over the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Steelers defense only allowed six yards of total offense and one fi rst down in the fi rst half, as Pittsburgh jumped out to a 12-3 lead. Kansas City narrowed the gap early in the fourth quarter when QB Alex Smith connected with WR De'Anthony Thomas for a 57-yard touchdown. The Steelers responded on the following drive with a 51-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to WR Antonio Brown, extending their lead to Kansas City K Harrison Butker put three more points on the scoreboard for the Chiefs, but on Kansas City's fi nal drive of the game, an 8-yard sack on third down by LB James Harrison sealed a victory for Pittsburgh. LB Vince Williams produced the fi rst multi-sack game of his career, bringing down Smith twice. Harrison's game-ending sack brought his career total to 80.5, the most by a Steeler and sixth-most among active players since the statistic became offi cial in Brown fi nished the game with eight receptions for 155 yards. Bell's 179 rushing yards tied as the tenth-most in a single-game in Steelers history and the fourth-most in his NFL regular-season career. GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (4-2) Chiefs (5-1) TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE PIT 1 7:49 Fulton fumble out of bounds in the end zone (safety) KC 1 6:20 Butker 46 yd. Field Goal 4-4; 1: PIT 2 14:55 Bell 3 yd. run (Boswell kick) 12-75; 6: PIT 2 2:08 Boswell 24 yd. Field Goal 12-93, 6: KC 4 6:13 Thomas 57 yd. pass from Smith (Butker kick) 8-82; 2: PIT 4 3:24 Brown 51 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 5-75; 2: KC 4 2:17 Butker 33 yd. Field Goal 6-52; 1: TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Chiefs 1st Downs rd Downs 4-11 (36%) 3-11 (27%) 4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-2 (0%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg Rushing Yards Rush Att.-Avg Net Passing Att.-Comp.-Int Sacks By Punts-Avg Penalties Fumbles-Lost Time of Poss. 36:39 23:21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. Bell , TD; Conner 2-14; Watson 1-3; Roethlisberger 2-(-2). KC K. Hunt 9-21; Smith 4-13; A. Hunt 1-3; Hill 1-(-9). PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 252, TD. KC Smith , 246, TD. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown 8-155, TD; Smith-Schuster 3-32; Bell 3-12; Bryant 2-27; McDonald KC K. Hunt 5-89; Hill 5-34; Kelce 4-37; Thomas 3-61, TD; Robinson 1-16; West 1-9.

8 STEELERS-CHIEFS CONNECTIONS STEELERS-CHIEFS CONNECTIONS Steelers in Bold; Chiefs in Bold Italic Former Steelers/Chiefs Steelers RB coach James Saxon held the same position in Kansas City from and played for the Chiefs for four seasons ( ). Chiefs VP of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder was an Asst. Athletic Trainer for the Steelers for fi ve seasons ( ). He was also an Asst. Athletic Trainer at the University of Pittsburgh from after graduating from the school (1987). Chiefs Radio Network in-game sideline reporter and color commentator, Kendall Gammon, was drafted by the Steelers in the 11th round (291st overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft and was a member of the Super Bowl XXX team. Area Connections Steelers OLB coach Joey Porter was born in Kansas City, Mo. Steelers C/G B.J. Finney is a native of Wichita, Kan., and also played collegiately at Kansas State (2013). Chiefs President Mark Donovan is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa. NFL Connections Pittsburgh HC Mike Tomlin was the Minnesota Vikings DC while Kansas City OC Eric Bieniemy was the Vikings' RB coach in While a DB/ST coach in Philadelphia, Steelers STC Danny Smith crossed paths with Chiefs DB coach Emmitt Thomas ( ). Smith held the same position with Washington in 2012 when Chiefs DL Jarvis Jenkins was a Redskin. Steelers RB coach James Saxon was on the Miami Dolphins coaching staff while Chiefs secondary/dbs coach Al Harris was a Dolphin in Steelers DL coach Karl Dunbar held the same position with the New York Jets while Chiefs OLB coach Mike Smith was a coaching intern, and ILB coach Mark DeLeone coached linebackers (2012). Steelers in Bold; Chiefs in Bold Italic College Connections Pittsburgh G Ramon Foster spent one season at Tennessee with Kansas City P Dustin Colquitt (2004). Steelers WR Antonio Brown was a teammate of Chiefs T Eric Fisher at Central Michigan (2009). Steelers RB Stevan Ridley and Chiefs RB Spencer Ware were teammates at LSU (2010). Steelers CB Coty Sensabaugh played at Clemson with Chiefs DL Jarvis Jenkins ( ). Steelers LB L.J. Fort and Chiefs DT Xavier Williams were Northern Iowa teammates (2010). Steelers TE Xavier Grimble was a teammate of Chiefs LB Anthony Hitchens at USC ( ). Steelers QB Joshua Dobbs and CB Cameron Sutton were teammates of Chiefs TE Alex Ellis and G Kahlil McKenzie at Tennessee ( ). Steelers S Terrell Edmunds and Chiefs CB Kendall Fuller played a season together at Virginia Tech (2015). Steelers S Marcus Allen was a teammate of Chiefs S Jordan Lucas at Penn State ( ). Pittsburgh LB Matthew Thomas was a Florida State teammate of Kansas City OL Cam Erving, LB Terrance Smith and DT Derrick Nnadi at Florida State. PIT-KC SERIES HIGHS Passing Yards Steelers Ben Roethlisberger /22/2009 Chiefs Steve DeBerg /29/1989 Rushing Yards Steelers Le Veon Bell /15/2017 Chiefs Priest Holmes /14/2001 Receiving Yards Steelers Louis Lipps 183 9/2/1984 Chiefs Otis Taylor /18/1971

9 WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS The Steelers would earn their 100th regular-season victory at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, with a win against Kansas City on Sunday With a win over Kansas City, the Steelers would improve to during the regular season since The Steelers look to improve to all-time against the Chiefs in regular-season history, to 12-4 in home games against Kansas City and to 5-0 at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh aims to improve to 16-2 in regular-season home openers at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in With a win, the Steelers will have won each of their last seven regular-season road games, dating back to Oct. 1, 2017 at Baltimore. FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN A win would improve Tomlin to during the regular season (66-23 at home). With a win, would improve to 11-1 in the fi rst regularseason home game of the season. Looks to improve to 6-2 against the Chiefs as the Steelers head coach since 2007 in the regular-season and to 4-0 at home vs. Kansas City. 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 7-1 vs. Kansas City in the regular season as a starter and to 5-0 at home against the Chiefs. Will break a tie with Donnie Shell (201) for sole possession of the third-most regular-season games played in franchise history, playing in Sunday's game. Is one 300-yard passing game from notching 55 in his regular-season NFL career. Needs 76 passing yards to surpass John Elway (51,475) for seventh-most in NFL history. WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT D) WR ANTONIO BROWN Needs three touchdown catches to tie John Stallworth (63) for the third-most scoring receptions in franchise history. Will extend his team record for the most 100-yard receiving games in team history to 38 with his next such performance. With 100 catches in 2018, will become the fi rst player in NFL history to record 100 or more receptions in six consecutive years. With 1,000 receiving yards in 2017, would become the fi rst player in Steelers history to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in six consecutive seasons. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER Is three touchdown receptions shy of 10 in his NFL career. FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE DT CAMERON HEYWARD Is two sacks from becoming the third Steelers' defensive lineman to accumulate 40 quarterback takedowns since sacks became an official statistic in LB T.J. WATT Needs four sacks to reach 15 in his NFL career. FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS K CHRIS BOSWELL Is 20 fi eld goals from matching Norm Johnson for the fi fth-most fi eld goals made in franchise history. 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.

10 TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST Since being named head coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to a record in the regular season - the second-best record in the NFL during that time span: NFL TEAM RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT TEAM RECORD PLAYOFF APP. SUPER BOWL APP. New England * 4 Pittsburgh * 2 Green Bay Indianapolis New Orleans * 1 *Includes 2017 postseason Tomlin s.658 regular-season winning percentage is the second-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.) Mike Tomlin (PIT 2007-pres.) Mike McCarthy (GB 2006-pres.) Mike Zimmer (MIN 2014-pres.) Andy Reid (PHI , KC 2013-pres.) Sean Payton (NO 2006-pres.) John Harbaugh (BAL 2008-pres.) Pete Carroll (NYJ 1994, NE , SEA 2010-pres.) Ron Rivera (CAR 2011-pres.) Jason Garrett (DAL 2010-pres.) TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin s regular-season record against the NFC is 29-15, including 17-5 at home. The Steelers.659 regular-season winning percentage against the NFC since 2007 under Tomlin 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.652 winning percentage (30-16) against the NFC during his first 11 years, which ranks first among Steelers head coaches. PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 33 primetime games, including a Week Eight on Sunday Night Football at Detroit (W, 20-15), a Thursday Night Football tilt at Heinz Field in Week 11 vs. Tennessee (W, 40-17), a Sunday Night Football game vs. Green Bay at Heinz Field in Week 12 (W, 31-28), a Week 13 Monday Night Football match-up in Cincinnati (W, 23-20) and a Sunday Night Football game in Week 14 against Baltimore (W, 39-28) in Mike Tomlin, the 12th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a overall record in regular-season primetime games. He is 12-2 on Monday Night Football, 17-8 on Sunday Night Football and 7-6 on Thursday Night Football. TOMLIN AT HOME Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a career regularseason record at Heinz Field. Tomlin earned his 50th regular season home win in Week Nine 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 11 seasons - through as the team s head coach and six home wins in eight of his 11 at the helm through His (.739) mark at home and his 65 home wins are the third best 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 47 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 26-7 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 seven of his 11 seasons as the team s head coach through A SWEEP OF THE NORTH Mike Tomlin coached the Steelers to a 6-0 sweep of the AFC North in the second season since becoming the team's head coach in 2007 that he has earned an unbeaten mark in divisional play (2008 and 2017). 12-PLUS IN Mike Tomlin produced a career-best 13 wins in 2017 with the Steelers - his fourth season as the team's head coach with at least 12 regular-season wins since becoming the team's head coach in Since 2007, Pittsburgh's four seasons with at least 12 regular-season wins are tied with the Denver Broncos for the second-most 12-win seasons in the NFL (New England: 9).

11 TOMLIN IN 11 In his fi rst 11 seasons as the head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has an extensive list of accomplishments. His 116 wins in his fi rst 11 seasons are the most wins in team history for any coach in his fi rst 11 campaigns and his two Super Bowl appearances are second-most for the franchise for a coach in his fi rst 11 seasons. Tomlin s eight postseason berths are tied as the most in a coach s fi rst 11 seasons with the Steelers and his six division titles are third-most. Below is a look at where Tomlin ranks among Steelers coaches in their fi rst 11 seasons: STEELERS HEAD COACHES IN THEIR 11th YEAR HEAD COACH RECORD Mike Tomlin (2007-current) (.659) (2007-current) Chuck Noll ( ) (.636) ( ) Bill Cowher ( ) (.622) ( ) HEAD COACH SUPER BOWL APP. SUPER BOWL WINS Chuck Noll 4 (1974, 75, 78) 4 (1974, 75, 78, '79) Mike Tomlin 2 (2008, 10) 1 (2008) Bill Cowher 1 (1995) HEAD COACH PLAYOFF APPEARENCES Bill Cowher 8 ( , 2001, '02) Chuck Noll 8 ( ) Mike Tomlin 8 (2007, 08, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, '17) HEAD COACH Bill Cowher Chuck Noll Mike Tomlin DIVISION TITLES 7 (1992, 94-97, 2001, '02) (AFC Central/AFC North) 7 (1972, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, '79) (AFC Central) 6 (2007, 08, 10, 14, 16, '17) (AFC North) AMONG COACHES IN FIRST 11 Mike Tomlin earned 116 regular-season wins in his fi rst 11 years as an NFL head coach - the second-most by an NFL head coach in their fi rst 11 years, behind only Don Shula (117): COACH TEAM(S) WINS Don Shula Baltimore/Miami 117 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 116 Joe Gibbs Washington 115 Mike McCarthy Green Bay 114 Tony Dungy Tampa Bay/Indianapolis 114 George Seifert San Francisco/Carolina 114 AMONG COACHES IN FIRST 10 Mike Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victory in Week 14 at Buffalo in 2016, and accumulated a regular-season record in his fi rst 10 seasons as a head coach in NFL ( ). Tomlin became the eighth head coach in NFL history with 100 or more regular-season wins in their fi rst 10 seasons as a head coach: MOST WINS AMONG NFL HEAD COACHES IN THEIR FIRST 10 SEASONS AS A HEAD COACH HEAD COACH YEARS WINS George Seifert , Don Shula Mike McCarthy Mike Tomlin John Madden Tony Dungy Mike Ditka Joe Gibbs TOMLIN S 100TH IN 10 Mike Tomlin became the third head coach in Steelers history to record 100 regular season wins in Week 14 of 2016, with the team s victory at Buffalo. He joined Chuck Noll ( : 193) and Bill Cowher ( : 149) in the team s 100-win club to make the Steelers the fi rst NFL franchise with three 100-win head coaches. Tomlin earned his 100th regular-season victory in Week 14 of 2016 at Buffalo in his 157th career regular-season games to mark the fewest games by a Steelers head coach to reach the century mark in the win column (Chuck Noll: 158 and Bill Cowher: 163). Tomlin s 100th win occurred in his 10th season with the Steelers, becoming the first Pittsburgh head coach to reach 100 wins in his first 10 years (Bill Cowher: : 99 and Chuck Noll: : 88). Tomlin also joined an elite head coach fraternity in NFL history by reaching 100 wins in his 10th season: He is the ninth head coach in NFL history to win 100 games in his first 10 seasons with one franchise, joining Bill Belichick (New England), Mike Ditka (Chicago), Joe Gibbs (Washington), John Madden (Oakland), Mike McCarthy (Green Bay), Marty Schottenheimer (Kansas City), Mike Shanahan (Denver) and Don Shula (Miami). FEWEST TO 100 Mike Tomlin reached 100 regular-season wins in 157 games, the sixth-fewest games to reach 100 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-Carolina 133 Mike Ditka Chicago 150 Joe Gibbs Washington 150 Mike McCarthy Green Bay 150 Tony Dungy Tampa Bay-Indianapolis 156 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 157 TOMLIN GOING FOR TWO QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with WR Antonio Brown on a two-point attempt in Week 12 vs. Green Bay in 2017, the team s second successful two-point attempt of the season. Pittsburgh converted three of its nine two-point attempts in 2016, their fi rst two conversions both coming in the fi rst 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-9 33% of-4 50% 2018 n/a n/a TOTALS 23-of %

12 HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE The Steelers won six of their eight regular-season home games at Heinz Field in 2017, including a Week 14 Sunday Night Football matchup against Baltimore, 39-38, which clinched the AFC North division title for Pittsburgh. The Steelers are (.732) in regular season games at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, which is the second-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 Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens 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 Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis Colts Denver Broncos Pittsburgh s record at home against NFC opponents since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is the best in the AFC: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens 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 18 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 18 ( ) New England Patriots 17 ( ) Arizona Cardinals 11 ( ) Green Bay Packers 11 ( ) HOME NUMBER TO NOTE The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a record (.722) since HEINZ FIELD UNDER THE LIGHTS The Steelers won each of their four regular-season primetime home games at Heinz Field in 2017, including a AFC North division clincher against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football in Week 14. Pittsburgh has won 25 of its 32 home games under the lights since Heinz Field opened in The team s.781 winning percentage at Heinz Field in home primetime games is the best and its 25 wins are tied as the most in the NFL since 2001: BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots Green Bay Packers WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY Pittsburgh has the second-best regular-season record in the NFL since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a (.636) record. The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 274 and Green Bay: 253) to record at least 250 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 Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts FIRST TO 450 Pittsburgh recorded regular-season win No. 450 since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in Week Eight of 2017 at Detroit - becoming the fi rst NFL team since the merger to reach 450 wins. MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS: SINCE 1970 AFL-NFL MERGER TEAM WINS Pittsburgh Steelers 457 Dallas Cowboys 435 Denver Broncos 432 Miami Dolphins 431 Boston/New England Patriots 427 ACTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS The Steelers clinched their 14th consecutive season in 2017 with a.500 record or better - the second-longest active in the NFL, and setting the longest streak in team history ( : 13): MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS: ACTIVE STREAKS TEAM STREAK YEARS New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs

13 BEN IN YEAR 15 QB Ben Roethlisberger opened the 2018 season with 335 passing yards, completing 23-of-41 passes, with a 22-yard touchdown strike to WR Antonio Brown, in Week One at the Cleveland Browns. The game marked Roethlisberger's 201st career regular-season game, all with Pittsburgh, tying him with Donnie Shell for the third-most games played in franchise history. BEN IN 2017 QB Ben Roethlisberger quarterbacked the Steelers to a 12-3 record, including a 5-0 mark vs. AFC North foes, in his 15 games played and started during the 2017 regular season. Roethlisberger earned his 125th regular-season victory as a starter in the 26-9 win against Minnesota in Week Two. He completed 23-of-35 passing for 243 yards with two touchdowns for a passer rating of in the win. In Week Five, Roethlisberger s 312 passing yards marked the 50th 300-yard game of his regular-season career to become the 11th quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 300 yards in 50 regular-season games and the ninth to do so with one team. Below is a look at where Roethlisberger ranked in the NFL in 2017: Multi-Touchdown Passing Games: 10 (T-2nd) Passes for First Downs: 207 (4th) Pass Completions: 360 (T-4th) Passing Yards: 4,251 (5th) Passing Touchdowns: 28 (T-5th) Passes for 25-Plus Yards: 33 (8th) STARTING IN STYLE In his career, QB Ben Roethlisberger owns a (.681) record as a starting quarterback in the regular season - the second best regular season record in the NFL among all active quarterbacks (min. 50 starts). The following is a look at the top fi ve starting records among active quarterbacks in the NFL (min. 50 starts): STARTING RECORDS AMONG ACTIVE QBs (Min. 50 Starts) Rk. PLAYER, TEAM W L T Pct. 1. Tom Brady, NE Ben Roethlisberger, PIT Russell Wilson, SEA Aaron Rodgers, GB Andrew Luck, IND Roethlisberger earned 117 wins in his fi rst 175 regular-season starts - the second-most by an NFL QB in League history through 175 starts (Tom Brady: 136). Roethlisberger made his 150th career regular season start in Week 8 vs. Indianapolis in 2014 to become just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record 100 wins in their fi rst 150 regular season starts (Tom Brady: 116, Joe Montana: 108, Terry and Bradshaw: 102). Roethlisberger registered his 90 th career win in his 135 th career start, becoming the fi fth fastest quarterback who began their career in the Super Bowl era to reach 90 wins. He earned his 130th win as a starting quarterback in his 192nd start in Week 10 of 2017 at Indianapolis to mark the third-fewest starts in NFL history to win 130 games (Tom Brady: 168 and Peyton Manning: 189). CONTROLLING THE NORTH QB Ben Roethlisberger is (.757) as a starter against AFC North opponents during his career and led the Steelers to the best divisional record during the 2013 and 2014 regular seasons (4-2), in 2016 (4-1) and in 2017 (5-0). Since 2010, Roethlisberger is against divisional foes during the regular season. Roethlisberger has finished with a.500 or above record against AFC North opponents during the regular season in 13 of his 14 NFL seasons, including winning at least fi ve games in fi ve campaigns: ROETHLISBERGER RECORD VS. AFC NORTH AS A STARTER SEASON RECORD In his 72 career starts versus division opponents, Roethlisberger has posted a perfect passer rating once (11/5/07 vs. Baltimore) and has recorded a passer rating of over a total of 23 times. The following is a look at his statistics against the AFC North in his 72 games as a starter: ROETHLISBERGER S STATS VS. AFC NORTH CATEGORY STATISTIC Record Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) (1,493-2,298) Passing Yards...17,353 Passing Touchdowns Interceptions Passer Rating Also, the following is a look at Roethlisberger s career statistics against AFC North opponents as a starter at home compared to the road: ROETHLISBERGER VS. AFC NORTH AT HOME AND AWAY Statistic Home vs. AFC North Away vs. AFC North Record Completion Pct. (Comp.-Att.) (669-1,070) (754-1,228) Passing Yards... 8, ,753 Passing Touchdowns Interceptions FEELING AT HOME IN OHIO QB Ben Roethlisberger is from Findlay, Ohio, and played collegiately at Miami (Ohio), so it is no wonder he feels at home while playing at Cincinnati or Cleveland. Including the postseason, Roethlisberger is a combined playing in games played in Ohio (Paul Brown Stadium: 13-2 and FirstEnergy Stadium: ). Below is Roethlisberger s passing stats for games at Cincinnati and Cleveland: ROETHLISBERGER IN GAMES PLAYED IN OHIO GP Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TDs Int Cin , Cle , Total ,