PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-1-1) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-0) Monday, Sept. 24, :15 p.m. (ET) Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Fla.

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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 (0-1-1) at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-0) Monday, Sept. 24, :15 p.m. (ET) Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Fla. REGULAR SEASON GAME #3 Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) DATE: Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 KICKOFF: 8:15 p.m. ET SITE: Raymond James Stadium (65,890) Tampa, Fla. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass TV COVERAGE: ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, channel 4) ANNOUNCERS: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Jason Witten and Booger McFarland (analysts) Lisa Salters (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: Westwood One Sports ANNOUNCERS: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Kurt Warner (analyst) Ed Werder (sideline) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: (.654)/12th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: (.654)/12th season Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Dirk Koetter Overall regular-season record: (.471)/third season Regular-season record with Tampa Bay: (.471)/third season Playoff Record/Years: n/a 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 (0-1-1) Sunday, Sept. Cleveland T, OT (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 16 KANSAS CITY L, (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 COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Burt Lauten, Director of Communications... (412) Lauten Dominick Rinelli, Public Relations/Media Manager... (412) Rinelli Angela Tegnelia, Public Relations Assistant... (412) Tegnelia Joe Lofton, Media Relations Intern... (412) Lofton x6019 Office Fax... (412) MEDIA NOTES WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at approximately Noon in the Steelers press conference room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE 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. 18 Coach Tomlin Press Conference: Noon Live on Steelers.com WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 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. 20 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. 21 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. 22 Practice 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Player availability open locker room 12:30-1:15 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 No media availability MONDAY, SEPT. 24 8:15 p.m. Road Game at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Raymond James Stadium) ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, Channel 4)

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 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: 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: BY THE NUMBERS 3.0 LB T.J. Watt had a single-game career high 3.0 sacks on Kickoff Weekend at Cleveland - the second multi-sack game of his NFL career. 7 The Steelers' defense totaled 7 sacks (LB T.J. Watt: 3.0, LB Jon Bostic: 1.0, LB Bud Dupree: 1.0 NT Javon Hargrave 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. 117 The number of games in which WR Antonio Brown played to record career catch No. 750, in Week Two vs. Kansas City, setting an NFL record for the fewest games to the milestone (Marvin Harrison: 121). 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. 138 TE Jesse James produced the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career with 138 yards in Week Two vs. Kansas City. His 138 yards are the second-most by a Steelers tight end since 1960 (158, Eric Green, Sept. 22, 1991). 202 The number of regular season games QB Ben Roethlisberger has played in, all with Pittsburgh, breaking a tie with Donnie Shell for sole possession of the third-most games played in team history. 452 QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 452 yards in Week Two vs. Kansas City - the fifth 450-yard game of his NFL career, breaking a tie with Dan Marino for the most in NFL 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. When winning the coin toss: When losing the coin toss: When playing outdoors: When playing indoors: In overtime games:

5 FROM LAST GAME VS. KANSAS CITY THE STEELERS Pittsburgh is now 15-3 in its first regular-season home game of the season at Heinz Field, since the stadium opened in The Steelers are now in regular-season history against the Chiefs (11-5 at home) and 4-1 at Heinz Field. The Steelers are during the regular season since Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown have connected on 712 completions, surpassing the duo of Drew Brees and Marques Colston (706) for the fourth-most between a quarterback and wide receiver tandem in NFL history (Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison: 953, Peyton Manning-Reggie Wayne: 779, Philip Rivers-Antonio Gates: 734). The Steelers converted their fi rst two-point conversion attempt of 2018, a pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger to RB James Conner. Pittsburgh was credited with a safety (CB Artie Burns and S Morgan Burnett) in the fourth quarter the team s fi rst safety scored since Oct. 15, 2017 vs. Kansas City. HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN His regular-season record is now since becoming the Steelers head coach in 2007 (65-24 at home). Is now 10-2 in the fi rst home game of the season at Heinz Field since becoming the Steelers head coach in Is now 5-1 as Pittsburgh s head coach in regular-season games vs. Kansas City (3-1 at home). His record is now in regular-season games vs. AFC opponents (48-19 at home). Is now in regular-season games during the month of September (12-4 at home). WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER Set a single-game career high with 13 catches, surpassing his previous mark of nine (Dec. 31, 2017 vs. Cleveland), for 121 yards and a touchdown to mark the fi fth 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career. Eclipsed 100 receiving yards in three consecutive regularseason games, dating back to Dec. 31, 2017 vs. Cleveland, the longest such streak of his NFL career. Caught a two-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger his fi rst touchdown catch of 2018 the eighth of his NFL career. WR JAMES WASHINGTON Caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger on the fi rst reception of his NFL career. RB JAMES CONNER Tallied 65 yards from scrimmage (17 rushing / 48 receiving) and scored his third career rushing touchdown and of 2018, and his fi rst as a Steeler at Heinz Field, on a one-yard run. TE JESSE JAMES Produced a single-game career high and led all receivers with 138 receiving yards on five receptions and a touchdown. His 138 receiving yards mark the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career. Scored on a 26-yard touchdown reception from QB Ben Roethlisberger his fi rst touchdown catch of 2018, and the eighth of his NFL career. Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 42 the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL tight ends. OT ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 50 tied as the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL offensive tackles. FROM LAST GAME VS. KANSAS CITY QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER (CONT'D) Appeared in the 202nd regular-season game of his NFL, breaking a tie with Donnie Shell for sole possession of the third-most regular-season games played in team history. Completed 39-of-60 passes for 452 yards with three touchdowns for a passer rating of 104.3, and scored on a three-yard touchdown run. His 60 passing attempts are the second-most (66, Ben Roethlisberger, Dec. 10, 2017 vs. Baltimore), his 39 completions are the fourth-most and his 452 yards marked the sixth-most in a single-game in franchise history. Is now as a starter during the regular season (74-25 at home). Is now 6-2 against Kansas City in the regular-season as a starter (4-1 at home). Increased his Steelers records for pass completions to 4,226, passing yards to 51,852 and touchdown passes 333. Surpassed John Elway for the seventh-most passing yards in NFL history. Totaled 452 passing yards, his 55th 300-yard passing game of his career during the regular season, extending his franchise record. Eclipsed 300 passing yards for the third time in his regularseason career against the Chiefs. Opened the 2018 season with back-to-back 300-passing yard games for the second time in his NFL career (2015: Weeks 1-2). His 452 passing yards marked the 11th 400-yard game of his NFL career, becoming the fourth player in NFL history with at least yard games. His 452 passing yards marked the fi fth 450-yard game of his NFL career, breaking a tie with Dan Marino for the most in NFL history. Eclipsed 250 passing yards in the fi rst half for the sixth time in his regular-season career. Has thrown at least three touchdown passes in 45 games during the regular season, extending his franchise record. WR ANTONIO BROWN Caught nine passes for 67 yards. Reached 750 career receptions on his eighth catch in his 117th regular-season game setting an NFL record for the fewest games to catch No. 750 (Marvin Harrison: 121). Has registered at least one reception in 125 consecutive games in which he has played, including the postseason dating back to October 3, Has registered at least one reception in 115 consecutive regular-season games dating back to October 3, Increased his career receiving yardage total to 10,070 the second-most in franchise history. Increased his reception total to 751 the second-most in team history. Increased his scrimmage yards total to 10,189 the fourthmost in team history. DT CAMERON HEYWARD Forced a fumble the fi fth defensive forced fumble of his NFL career, which was recovered by LB Anthony Chickillo. NT DAN MCCULLERS Recorded a sack of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (minus four yards), his fi rst of 2018 and increased his career total to 2.5. LB VINCE WILLIAMS Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 81 the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL linebackers. LB ANTHONY CHICKILLO Registered the fi rst defensive fumble recovery of his NFL career, which was forced by DT Cameron Heyward. S MORGAN BURNETT Led the Steelers defense with 6 tackles (3 solo), and also added a quarterback hit.

6 STEELERS ON MONDAY NIGHT Since Monday Night Football debuted in 1970, the Steelers have played in 69 contests and hold a mark under the lights on Monday. The team s.652 winning percentage on Monday Night Football is third-best in the NFL: BEST MONDAY NIGHT WINNING PCT. TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Seattle Seahawks San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers Carolina Panthers Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh has won 45 Monday Night Football games - the third-best total in the NFL: MOST MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WINS TEAM WINS San Francisco 49ers 48 Dallas Cowboys 46 Pittsburgh Steelers 45 Miami Dolphins 42 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 38 STEELERS: MONDAY NIGHT BY THE #S 2ND The Steelers and Buccaneers are meeting for the second time on Monday Night Football in regular season series history (2002, W, at Tampa Bay) Head Coach Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a 12-2 (.857) record in Monday Night Football contests, including a 7-2 (.778) mark on the road The Steelers own the third-best record in the NFL on Monday Night Football of 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. STEELERS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SUPERLATIVES PASSING YARDS 374 Mark Malone 9/30/1985 vs. CIN L, Mike Tomczak 10/7/1996 at KC W, Ben Roethlisberger 12/19/2011 at SF L, 20-3 PASS COMPLETIONS 27 Ben Roethlisberger 9/12/2016 at WAS W, Mark Malone 9/30/1985 vs. CIN L, Ben Roethlisberger 12/19/2011 at SF L, Tommy Maddox 11/17/2003 at SF L, PASS ATTEMPTS 48 Mark Malone 9/15/1986 vs. DEN L, Mark Malone 9/16/1985 at CLE L, Three occasions, most recently Ben Roethlisberger 12/19/2011 at SF L, 20-3 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 5 Ben Roethlisberger 11/5/2007 vs. BAL W, Bubby Brister 10/29/1990 vs. LAR W, Four occasions, most recently Ben Roethlisberger 11/9/2009 at DEN W, RUSHING YARDS 204 Le Veon Bell 11/17/2004 at TEN W, Rashard Mendenhall 11/9/2009 at DEN W, Franco Harris 11/24/1975 at HOU W, 32-9 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 3 Barry Foster 9/27/1993 at ATL W, Nine occasions, most recently DeAngelo Williams 9/12/2016 at WAS W, RECEPTIONS 11 John Stallworth 9/30/1985 vs. CIN L, Andrew Hastings 9/18/1995 at MIA L, Antonio Brown 11/17/2004 at TEN W, Antonio Brown 10/20/2014 vs. HOU, W, Hines Ward 11/26/2007 vs. MIA W, Randy Grossman 10/23/1978 vs. HOU L, RECEIVING YARDS 151 Plaxico Burress 10/29/2001 vs. TEN W, John Stallworth 9/30/1985 vs. CIN L, John Stallworth 9/13/1982 at DAL, W RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 2 14 occasions, most recently Antonio Brown 9/12/2016 at WAS W, YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 222 Le Veon Bell 11/17/2004 at TEN W, Le Veon Bell 12/4/2007 at CIN W, Franco Harris 10/28/1974 vs. ATL W, SACKS 3.5 James Harrison 11/5/2007 vs. BAL W, Three occasions, most recently Kevin Greene 11/14/1994 vs. BUF W, INTERCEPTIONS 2 Nine times, most recently Tyrone Carter 11/9/2009 at DEN W, POINTS SCORED 45 9/27/1993 at ATL W, /22/1979 vs. DEN W, /29/1990 vs. LAR W, FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 0 Four times, most recently 11/26/2007 W, /13/1995 vs. CLE W, Twice, most recently 11/3/2008 at WAS W, 23-6

7 STEELERS-BUCCANEERS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1976 Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 8-2 In Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 3-1 At Tampa Bay: Steelers lead, 5-1 Neutral Sites: n/a Streak: Buccaneers won previous meeting Last Regular-Season Meeting: Sept. 28, 2014, in Pittsburgh Tampa Bay 27, Pittsburgh 24 Postseason Series: n/a Last Postseason Meeting: n/a (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) This week s game will mark the 11th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, and the second Monday Night Football game between the two franchises (2002, W 17-7 at Tampa Bay)...the Steelers own a six-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Buccaneers (8-2)... Monday night's game will be the seventh time the two teams will meet in Tampa Bay where the Steelers have won five of the previous six games in the series...the Steelers and Buccaneers have met four times at Raymond James Stadium, where Pittsburgh owns a 3-1 record against Tampa Bay TEAM REGULAR SEASON STATS Steelers Category Buccaneers 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 :06...Avg. Time of Possession...28: 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. Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland This Week in the AFC North: Thursday, Sept. 20 Cleveland (0-1-1) vs. NY Jets (1-1), 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 Baltimore (1-1) vs. Denver (2-0), 1 p.m. Cincinnati (2-0) at Carolina (1-1), 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 Pittsburgh (0-1-1) at Tampa Bay (2-0), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN, locally WTAE channel 4) THE LAST TIME VS. TAMPA BAY Tampa Bay 27, Pittsburgh 24 Sept. 28, 2014 Heinz Field (62,910) PITTSBURGH QB Mike Glennon threw a game-winning fi veyard touchdown pass to WR Vincent Jackson with seven seconds left to give the Buccaneers a victory at Heinz Field. On the Steelers opening drive of the game the Buccaneers got after QB Ben Roethlisberger, sacking him on consecutive plays On third-and-16, DE Michael Johnson sacked and stripped Roethlisberger and the fumble was recovered by Tampa Bay. Two plays later, Glennon threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to WR Mike Evans to give Tampa Bay a 7-0 lead. The Buccaneers forced the Steelers to punt on their next possession. Tampa Bay capped off that drive with a 50-yard fi eld goal by K Patrick Murray to increase their lead Pittsburgh responded on their next possession driving 73 yards on 10 plays. K Shaun Suisham nailed a 25-yard fi eld goal to cut the lead The Steelers then scored two straight touchdowns thanks to Roethlisberger and WR Antonio Brown. Roethlisberger and Brown connected on an 11-yard score and then a 27-yard score to give Pittsburgh a lead going into halftime. Tampa Bay marched 80 yards on eight plays on its opening drive of the second half. RB Doug Martin scored on a three-yard run to tie the game But the Steelers scored a touchdown on their next drive when Roethlisberger found TE Heath Miller for a five-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh another seven-point advantage, Early in the fourth quarter, Murray made a 27-yard field goal to put Tampa Bay within four points, It appeared that the Buccaneers would take the lead right after the two-minute warning. But the Steelers held the Buccaneers on fourth-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 14-yard line. Tampa Bay though forced the Steelers to punt and took over with 40 seconds remaining and no timeouts. On second-and-10, Glennon found WR Louis Murphy for a 41-yard completion which set up Glennon s game-winning throw to Jackson. GAME SUMMARY Buccaneers (1-3) Steelers (2-2) TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE TB 1 13:01 Evans 7 yd. pass from Glennon (Murray kick) 2-9; 0: TB 1 10:01 Murray 50 yd. FG 6-23; 1: PIT 1 6:19 Suisham 25 yd. FG 10-73; 3: PIT 1 0:15 A. Brown 11 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 9-60; 4: PIT 2 4:58 A. Brown 27 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 13-93; 7: TB 3 12:27 Martin 3 yd. run (Murray kick) 8-80; 2: PIT 3 7:50 Miller 5 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick) 10-80; 4: TB 4 11:37 Murray 27 yd. FG 12-83; 4: TB 4 0:07 Jackson 5 yd. pass from Glennon (Murray kick) 5-46; 0: TEAM STATISTICS Buccaneers Steelers 1st Downs rd Downs 7-13 (54%) 6-14 (43%) 4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 1-1 (100%) 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. 25:45 34:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: T.B. Martin 14-30, 1 TD; Patton 1-19; Rainey 4-2; Lane 1-2. Pit. Bell 19-63; Blount 4-25; Roethlisberger 2-4; W. Johnson 1-0; Wheaton 1-(-7). PASSING: T.B. Glennon , 302; 2 TDs; Rainey Pit. Roethlisberger ; 314, 3 TDs; A. Brown RECEIVING: T.B. Murphy 6-99; Evans 4-65, 1 TD; Seferian-Jenkins 3-44; Jackson 3-32, 1 TD; Shepard 2-30; Martin 2-16; Rainey Pit. Miller 10-85, 1 TD; A. Brown 7-131, 2 TDs; Bell 6-46; Wheaton 4-57; Moore 1-12; J. Brown; 1-5. Archer 1-1.

8 STEELERS-BUCCANEERS CONNECTIONS STEELERS-BUCCANEERS CONNECTIONS Steelers in Bold; Buccaneers in Bold Italic Former Steelers/Buccaneers Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was the DB coach in Tampa Bay for five seasons ( ) and was a member of the Super Bowl XXXVII Championship team in Steelers conditioning coordinator Garrett Giemont was the strength and conditioning coordinator in Tampa Bay for three seasons ( ). Area Connections Tampa Bay S&C coach Dave Kennedy was the head strength coach for the University of Pittsburgh ( ). Buccaneers S Jordan Whitehead is from Aliquippa, Pa., and played at the University of Pittsburgh. Buccaneers DL Will Clarke hails from Pittsburgh, PA. Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo and Buccaneers LS Garrison Sanborn are both from Tampa, Fla. NFL Connections Steelers STC Danny Smith was on the Washington Redskins' staff while Buccaneers OL Adam Gettis was a Redskins (2012). Pittsburgh DL coach Karl Dunbar held the same position with the Buffalo Bills while Tampa Bay LS Garrison Sanbron and DT Jerel Worthy played for Buffalo (2015). Steelers OL coach Mike Munchak served as the Tennessee Titans HC while Jaguars STC Nate Kaczor held the same position (2013). Pittsburgh CB Coty Sensabaugh was a teammate of Tampa Bay QB Ryan Fitzpatrick with the Tennessee Titans (2013). Steelers DL Tyson Alualu played for Buccaneers HC Dirk Koetter when Koetter was the OC with the Jacksonville Jaguars as well as STC Nate Kaczor ( ). Steelers in Bold; Buccaneers in Bold Italic College Connections Steelers WR Antonio Brown played under Buccaneers QB coach Mike Bajakian while he was the OC at Central Michigan ( ). Pittsburgh NT Dan McCullers played at the University of Tennessee while Tampa Bay QB coach Mike Bajakian was the offensive coordinator (2014). Steelers DL Tyson Alualu was a teammate of Buccaneers WR Desean Jackson and S Chris Conte at California (2007). Steelers CB Coty Sensabaugh was a teammate of Buccaneers K Chandler Catazaro while at Clemson ( ). Pittsburgh P Jordan Berry and Tampa Bay DE Noah Spence were teammates at Eastern Kentucky ( ). Steelers TE Jesse James and Buccaneers DE Carl Nassib, T Donovan Smith and WR Chris Godwin were teammates at Penn State (2014). Steelers RB James Conner was a teammate of Buccaneers S Jordan Whitehead at the University of Pittsburgh ( ). Pittsburgh WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and OT Zach Banner were teammates of Tampa Bay RB Ronald Jones at USC ( ). Steelers LB T.J. Watt was a teammate of Buccaneers LB Jack Cichy at Wisconsin ( ). Pittsburgh WR Ryan Switzer was a teammate of Tampa Bay CB M.J. Stewart at North Carolina ( ). Steelers S Marcus Allen played alongside Buccaneers DE Carl Nassib at Penn State ( ). PIT-TB SERIES HIGHS Passing Yards Steelers Ben Roethlisberger 314 9/28/2014 Buccaneers Mike Glennon 302 9/28/2014 Rushing Yards Steelers Jerome Bettis /21/2001 Rashard Mendenhall 143 9/26/2010 Buccaneers James Wilder /30/1983 Receiving Yards Steelers Louis Lipps /24/1989 Buccaneers Keyshawn Johnson

9 WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS With a win over Tampa Bay, the Steelers would improve to during the regular season since The Steelers look to improve to 9-2 all-time against the Buccaneers in regular-season history, to 6-1 in road games at Tampa Bay and to 4-1 at Raymond James Stadium. The Steelers aim to improve to on Monday Night Football (21-19 on the road), and to 2-0 against Tampa Bay in Monday primetime games in series history. With a win, the Steelers will have won each of their previous six Monday Night Football games, dating back to Oct. 20, 2014 vs. Houston. With a win, the Steelers will improve to in their previous eight regular-sason 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 ( on the road). With a win, would improve to overall in regularseason primetime games and to 13-2 on Monday Night Football (7-1 on the road on Monday Night Football). Looks to improve to 2-1 against the Buccaneers as the Steelers head coach since 2007 in the regular-season and to 2-0 on the road at Tampa Bay. FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER With a win, would improve to as a starter during the regular season and to on the road. With a win, would improve to 14-3 as a starter on Monday Night Football, including 8-3 on the road in Monday primetime games. With a win, would improve to 2-1 vs. Tampa Bay in the regular season as a starter and to 1-0 on the road against the Buccaneers. Is 15 regular-season games form tying Hines Ward (217) for the second-most games played in franchise history. Is one 300-yard passing game from notching 56 such games in his regular-season NFL career. Is one 400-yard passing game from yard games in his regular-season NFL career. Needs 17 touchdown passes to record No. 350 in his NFL career. 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 2018, would become the fi rst player in Steelers history to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in six consecutive seasons. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER Is two 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 fi ve 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.654 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 (.730) 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 ( ) (.659) ( ) 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 RB James Conner on a two-point attempt in Week Two vs. Kansas City in 2018, the team s fi rst two-point attempt of the season. Pittsburgh converted two of its four two-point attempts in 2017, and three of its nine tries 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 setting a new NFL record for the most conversions in a 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% of-1 100% TOTALS 24-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 (.726) in regular season games at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, which is the thirdbest home game winning percentage in the NFL during that time span: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks The Steelers have the third-best record among AFC teams in home games since the 2001 season in interconference games: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 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 (.720) 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 (Green Bay) 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 (.634) 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 436 Denver Broncos 433 Miami Dolphins 432 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