PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-2-1) CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-1) Sunday, Oct. 14, p.m. (ET) Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio

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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 (2-2-1) at CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-1) Sunday, Oct. 14, p.m. (ET) Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio REGULAR SEASON GAME #6 Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (4-1) DATE: Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 KICKOFF: 1 p.m. ET SITE: Paul Brown Stadium (65,535) Cincinnati, Ohio PLAYING SURFACE: FieldTurf 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) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: (.655)/12th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: (.655)/12th season Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis Overall regular-season record: (.533)/16th season Regular-season record with Cincinnati: (.533)/16th season Playoff Record/Years: 0-7 (.000)/seven 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 (2-2-1) Sunday, Sept. Cleveland T, OT (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 16 KANSAS CITY L, (CBS) Monday, Sept. Tampa Bay W, (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 30 BALTIMORE L, (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 7 ATLANTA W, (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, Oct. 9, 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, OCT. 9 Coach Tomlin Press Conference: Noon Live on Steelers.com WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10 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, OCT. 11 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, OCT. 12 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, OCT. 13 No media availability SUNDAY, OCT p.m. Road Game at Cincinnati Bengals (Paul Brown Stadium) CBS (locally KDKA-TV, Channel 2) MONDAY, OCT. 15 TBD

3 2018 SCHEDULE NOTES The Steelers have played two of their five scheduled nationally televised primetime games, including one of two at Heinz Field, during the 2018 season. Pittsburgh s fi rst home nationally televised primetime game occurred in Week Four, when it hosted the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football (NBC.). The team's next home primetime game comes in Week 10 when it hosts the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football (FOX/NFLN 8:20). The Steelers have appeared in one of their three other primetime road matchups in 2018, defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football in Week Three. 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 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Tyson Alualu... (AH-loo AH-loo) 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 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 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 took place on Friday, Sept. 28, at Heinz Field. Each inductee received a replica of a solid steel football, which replicates 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: When winning the coin toss: When losing the coin toss: When playing outdoors: When playing indoors: In overtime games: BY THE NUMBERS 3.0 LB T.J. Watt has two 3.0 sack games in Kickoff Weekend at Cleveland and Week Five vs. Atlanta - the second and third multi-sack games 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. 112 TE Vance McDonald set a single-game career high and recorded the fi rst 100-receiving yard game of his NFL career with 112 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown catch on Monday Night Football in Week Three. 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). 205 The number of regular season games QB Ben Roethlisberger has played in, all with Pittsburgh, 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 LB Bud Dupree recroded a interception return for a touchdown in Week Three at Tampa Bay - the team's fi rst picksix since Dec. 13, 2015 at Cincinnati (William Gay).

5 FROM LAST GAME VS. ATLANTA THE STEELERS Pittsburgh earned its 100th regular-season victory at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, in the team s 139th game at the venue, tying as the fourth-fewest games to reach 100 wins in a particular stadium (New England at Gillette Stadium: 119, Pittsburgh at Three Rivers Stadium: 133, Miami at Orange Bowl: 137, Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium: 139). The Steelers bettered their record against NFC opponents at Heinz Field to since the stadium opened in 2001 the best record among AFC teams in home games vs. NFC teams. Pittsburgh improved to in 2018, and to 2-0 against NFC South opponents. The Steelers are now in regular-season series history against the Falcons (7-0-1 at home) and at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh has won each of the previous three regularseason games in the series against Atlanta (Sept. 12, 2010: 15-9 OT in Pittsburgh and Dec. 14, 2014: at Atlanta). Pittsburgh is now 7-1 in regular-season games against Atlanta in the month of October (5-0 at home in the month). The Steelers have won each of their previous four games in the month of October, dating back to Oct. 15, 2017 vs. Kansas City. Pittsburgh has won each of its previous four games against NFC opponents, dating back to Oct. 29, 2017, at Detroit, and each of its last four home games against NFC foes, dating back to Dec. 4, 2016 vs. NY Giants. The Steelers are during the regular season since Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger now have 108 regularseason wins together breaking a tie with Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw for the most by a Steelers Head Coach- Quarterback in team history and for the third-most by a HC- QB tandem in NFL history (Bill Belichick-Tom Brady: 199, Don Shula-Dan Marino: 116, Sean Payton-Drew Brees: 108, Chuck Noll-Terry Bradshaw: 107). Pittsburgh scored 41 points the team s fi rst 40-point game since 2016 (43-14 vs. Kansas City, Oct. 2). The Steelers defense six sacks marked the second-most by the unit in a game on the season (7, Sept. 9 at Cleveland). HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN Improved his regular-season record to since becoming the Steelers head coach in 2007 (66-25 at home). Is now 3-0 as Pittsburgh s head coach in regular-season games vs. Atlanta (2-0 at home). Upped his record to in regular-season games vs. NFC opponents (18-5 at home). Improved to in regular-season games during the month of October (18-5 at home). Is now when the Steelers hold a halftime lead. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER Finished the game with four catches for 34 yards and caught his second touchdown reception of 2018, an 18-yard strike from QB Ben Roethlisberger in the fi rst quarter. TE JESSE JAMES Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 45 the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL tight ends. OT ALEJANDRO VILLANUEVA Extended his consecutive regular-season games played streak to 53 tied as the fourth-longest active streak among active NFL offensive tackles. FB ROOSEVELT NIX Blocked an Atlanta punt in the third quarter, giving the Steelers offense the ball at the Falcons 18-yard line. FROM LAST GAME VS. ATLANTA QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER Completed 19-of-29 passing for 250 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of Improved to as a starter during the regular season (75-26 at home). Earned his 75th regular-season home win as a starter at Heinz Field in his 101st home game start the fourth-fewest home game starts in NFL history to reach win No. 75 (Tom Brady/Brett Favre: 88, John Elway: 98, Peyton Manning: 103). Increased his Steelers franchise record for the most wins as a starting quarterback to 137 (Terry Bradshaw, 107). Is now 2-1 against Atlanta in the regular-season as a starter (1-0 at home). Increased his Steelers records for pass completions to 4,302, passing yards to 52,729 and touchdown passes 340. Has thrown at least three touchdown passes in 47 games during the regular season, extending his franchise record. For the 84th time in his career during the regular season, he registered a passer rating over as a starter. The Steelers are in those games. WR ANTONIO BROWN Led all receivers with 101 yards on six receptions and two touchdown catches. His two touchdown catches marked the 15th multitouchdown catch game of his NFL career tying Hines Ward for the most such games in Steelers history. Surpassed John Stallworth (63) for the second-most touchdown receptions in franchise history. Has registered at least one reception in 128 consecutive games in which he has played, including the postseason dating back to October 3, Has registered at least one reception in 118 consecutive regular-season games dating back to October 3, Increased his career receiving yardage total to 10,283 the second-most in franchise history. Recorded his 38th career 100-yard receiving game extending his record for the most such games in Steelers history. Increased his reception total to 768 the second-most in team history. Increased his scrimmage yards total to 10,402 the fourthmost in team history. Increased his combined touchdown total to 69 the fourthmost total touchdowns in Steelers history. RB JAMES CONNER Tallied 185 yards from scrimmage (110 rushing / 75 receiving), along with two rushing touchdowns. Is the second Steelers player to record at least 100 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards and two rushing touchdowns in a game since 1950, joining Franco Harris (Nov. 25, 1979 vs. Cleveland). Recorded the second 100-rushing yard game and multirushing touchdown game of his NFL career and of the 2018 season, both in Week One at Cleveland. Set single-game career highs for yards from scrimmage (108), rushing yards (71) and receiving yards (37) in the fi rst half of a game. Amassed 99 yards from scrimmage in the fi rst quarter (62 rushing / 37 receiving) the most by a Steelers running back in the opening stanza of a game dating back to 1991, previous was 88 (Jerome Bettis, Nov. 3, 1996 vs. St. Louis), and tie as the fi fth-most by any Steeler since 1991 (99, Eric Green, Sept. 22, 1991 at Philadelphia). Gained 72 yards from scrimmage (43 rushing / 29 receiving) on the team s opening drive, capping the series off with a oneyard touchdown run, his fourth rushing score of the season.

6 FROM LAST GAME VS. ATLANTA DT CAMERON HEYWARD Credited with 1.5 sacks on Atlanta QB Matt Ryan the seventh multiple-sack game in his regular-season career. Increased his career sack total to 39.5 the eighth-most sacks by a Steeler since sacks became an offi cial statistic in Increased his career sack total to 39.5 the third-most sacks by a Steeler defensive lineman since sacks became an official statistic in LB T.J. WATT Led all defenders with game highs in tackles (8 / 6 solo) and sacks (3.0). His 3.0 sacks set the third multi-sack game of his NFL career and second of 2018 matching a single-game career high (3.0, Sept. 9, 2018 at Cleveland). Forced a fumble on his third sack of Atlanta QB Matt Ryan, in the fourth quarter, which was recovered by LB L.J. Fort in the Falcons end zone for a touchdown. Increased his 2018 season sack total to 6.0, and his career tally to He is the fi rst Steeler with at least 6.0 sacks through the fi rst fi ve games of a season since 2009 (James Harrison, 6.0). 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. LB JON BOSTIC Credited with a half-sack, increasing his quarterback takedown of his 2018 season to 2.5, setting a single-season career high (2.0 in 2013). LB L.J. FORT Brought down Atlanta QB Matt Ryan for a sack (minus seven yards) on a 3rd-and-six during the Falcons opening drive, his fi rst sack of 2018, and the third of his NFL career. Recovered a fumble forced by LB T.J. Watt on Atlanta QB Matt Ryan in the fourth quarter, in the end zone, for a touchdown. P JORDAN BERRY Extended his punts inside the 20 to 88 the third-most punts inside the 20 in Steelers history.

7 STEELERS-BENGALS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1970 Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, In Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, At Cincinnati: Steelers lead, Neutral Sites: n/a Streak: Steelers won previous fi ve meetings Last Regular-Season Meeting: Dec. 4, 2017, in Cincinnati Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 20 Postseason Series: Steelers lead, 2-0 Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 9, 2016, in Cincinnati Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 - AFC Wild Card (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) This week s game will mark the 96th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati...the Steelers own a 25-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Bengals (60-35)... Sunday's game will be the 48th time the two teams will meet in Cincinnati where the Steelers have won 28 of the previous 47 meetings...the two teams have met 30 times in the month of October during the regular season, with the Steelers holding a 21-9 advantage in the month vs. the Bengals, including a 8-6 on the road in October TEAM REGULAR SEASON STATS Steelers Category Bengals 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 :23...Avg. Time of Possession...29: 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: Sunday, Oct. 14 Pittsburgh (2-2-1) at Cincinnati (4-1), 1 p.m. (CBS, locally KDKA channel 2) Cleveland (2-2-1) vs. L.A. Chargers (3-2), 1 p.m. Baltimore (3-2) at Tennessee (3-2), 4:25 p.m. THE LAST TIME VS. CINCINNATI Pittsburgh 23, Cincinnati 20 Dec. 4, 2017 Paul Brown Stadium (56,029) Cincinnati, Ohio The Steelers overcame a 17-0 deficit and a devastating injury to LB Ryan Shaizer to edge out the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. On just the second drive of the game, Shazier was taken to the hospital with a back injury after attempting to tackle Bengals WR Josh Malone. Pittsburgh struggled to gain momentum in the fi rst half following the injury as Cincinnati pulled ahead K Chris Boswell got the Steelers on the board with a 3-yard fi eld goal at the end of the second quarter. When play resumed after halftime, the Steelers defense forced Cincinnati to go three-and-out. The Steelers scored their fi rst touchdown of the game on the following drive when QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with RB Le'Veon Bell who sped past defenders on the sideline for a 35-yard touchdown. A Cincinnati field goal left the Steelers trailing through three quarters. After a second fi eld goal from Boswell, Roethlisberger found WR Antonio Brown in the end zone to tied the game at 20. Pittsburgh sealed its victory with a 38-yard field goal from Boswell on the fi nal play of the game - his third game-winner of the 2017 season. The Steelers defense forced the Bengals to go three-and out three times in the fourth quarter. Roethlisberger reached 50,000 passing yards in his regular season career, becoming just the eighth quarterback in NFL history to do so. Bell registered 182 scrimmage yards, eclipsing the 150-yard mark for the fi fth time in GAME SUMMARY STEELERS (10-2) Bengals (5-7) TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE CIN 1 2:04 Bullock 35 yd. Field Goal - ; : 0-3 CIN 1 6:34 Green 8 yd. pass from Dalton (Bullock kick) 12-85; 6: CIN 2 6:13 Green 15 yd. pass from Dalton (Bullock kick) 15-78; 6: PIT 2 0:31 Boswell 30 yd. Field Goal 3-71; 0: PIT 3 4:58 Bell 35 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-78; 4: CIN 3 5:25 Bullock 41 yd. Field Goal 10-52; 5: PIT 4 4:29 Boswell 37 yd. Field Goal 11-74; 4: PIT 4 4:10 Brown 6 yd. pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick) 9-80; 4: PIT 4 2:42 Boswell 38 yd. Field Goal 8-39; 2: TEAM STATISTICS Steelers Bengals 1st Downs rd Downs 4-12 (33%) 7-14 (50%) 4th Downs 1-1 (100%) 0-0 (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. 29:49 30:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pit. Bell 18-76; Conner 3-12; Roethlisberger 1-4. Cin. Bernard 13-77; Mixon 7-34; Dalton PASSING: Pit. Roethlisberger , 290, 2 TD. Cin. Dalton , 234, 2 TD. RECEIVING: Pit. Brown 8-101, TD; Bell 5-106, TD; Bryant 4-40; Smith-Schuster 4-17; James 1-13; Grimble 1-9; Rogers 1-4. Cin. Green 7-77, 2 TD; LaFell 4-55; Kroft 2-30; Bernard 2-19; Boyd 2-15; Malone 2-9; Uzomah 1-21; Mixon 1-8.

8 CAREER NUMBERS VS. BENGALS QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER DATE RESULT ATT CMP. PCT. YDS. TD. INT. LG. RT. 10/3/04 W, (H) /21/04 W, (A) /23/05 W, (A) /4/05 L, (H) /24/06 L, (H) /31/06 W, (A) OT T /28/07 W, (A) /2/07 W, (H) /19/08 W, (A) T /20/08 W, (H) /27/09 L, (A) /15/09 L, (H) /8/10 W, (A) /12/10 W, 23-7 (H) /13/11 W, (A) /4/11 W, 35-7 (H) /21/12 W, (A) /23/12 L, (H) T /16/13 L, (A) /15/13 W, (H) /7/14 W, (A) T /28/14 W, (H) T /1/15 L, (H) /13/15 W, (A) /18/16 W, (H) /18/16 W, (A) /22/17 W, (H) /4/17 W, (A) T 88.5 TOTALS , T st - QB Ben Roethlisberger s 563 completions, 6,654 passing yards, 38 touchdown passes and 329 passes for fi rst downs are tops among all quarterbacks in NFL history against Cincinnati. WR ANTONIO BROWN DATE RESULT REC. YDS. AVG. LG. TD. 1ST. YAC 12/12/10 W, 23-7 (H) /13/11 W, (A) /4/11 W, 35-7 (H) /21/12 W, 17-7 (A) /23/12 L, (H) T /16/13 L, (A) /15/13 W, (H) /7/14 W, (A) /28/14 W, (H) T /1/15 L, (H) /13/15 W, (A) /18/16 W, (H) /18/16 W, (A) /22/17 W, (H) /4/17 W, (A) TOTALS , T CAREER NUMBERS VS. BENGALS DT CAMERON HEYWARD DATE RESULT TOT TACK ASST SACK-YDS FF/FR 11/13/11 W, (A) /0 12/4/11 W, 35-7 (H) /0 10/21/12 W, (A) /0 12/23/12 L, (H) /0 9/16/13 L, (A) /0 12/15/13 W, (H) /0 12/7/14 W, (A) /0 12/28/14 W, (H) /0 11/1/15 L, (H) /0 12/13/15 W, (A) /0 9/18/16 W, (H) /1 10/22/17 W, (H) /0 12/4/17 W, (A) /0 TOTALS /1 DE STEPHON TUITT DATE RESULT TOT TACK ASST SACK-YDS FF/FR 12/7/14 W, (A) /0 12/28/14 W, (H) /0 12/13/15 W, (A) /0 9/18/16 W, (H) /0 12/18/16 W, (A) /0 12/4/17 W, (A) /0 TOTALS /0 CB JOE HADEN DATE RESULT TOT TACK ASST INT-YDS PD 10/3/10 W, (H) * 12/9/10 L, (A) * 9/11/11 L, (H) * 11/27/11 L, (A) * 10/14/12 W, (H) * 9/29/13 W, 17-6 (H) * 11/17/13 L, (A) * 11/6/14 W, 24-3 (A) * 12/14/14 L, 30-0 (H) * 12/11/16 L, (H) * 10/22/17 W, (H) TOTALS *Denotes games with Cleveland Browns 3 - Three of WR/PR Antonio Brown s four punt returns for touchdowns have occurred against Cincinnati, having returned 28 punts for 343 yards (12.3 average) in his career vs. the Bengals. WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER DATE RESULT REC. YDS. AVG. LG. TD. 1ST. YAC 10/22/17 W, (H) T /4/17 W, (A) TOTALS T

9 STEELERS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS STEELERS-BENGALS CONNECTIONS Steelers in Bold; Bengals in Bold Italic Former Steelers/Falcons Bengals HC Marvin Lewis served as the Steelers LB coach for four seasons Bengals LB coach Jim Haslett was the Steelers' DC from Bengals TE coach Jonathan Hayes played with the Steelers from Area Connections Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was the DB coach at the University of Cincinnati from Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, a Findlay, Ohio native, played collegiate football at Miami University (Ohio) in Oxford. Pittsburgh FB Roosevelt Nix is from Reynoldsburg, Ohio and played at Kent State University. Bengals HC Marvin Lewis was born in McDonald, Pa., and coached for the University of Pittsburgh from Bengals LB coach Jim Haslett played his college career at Indiana University (Pa.) from He also served as a football consultant for Penn State in (2015). Bengals S&C coach Chip Morton was a S&C asst. at Penn State for fi ve years ( ). Bengals WR Tyler Boyd is a graduate of Clairton High School and played collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh. NFL Connections Pittsburgh ILB coach Jerry Olsavsky played for Baltimore when Bengals STC Darrin Simmons was on the Ravens staff in Steelers RB Stevan Ridley played alongside Bengals K Randy Bullock with the New York Jets in Steelers CB Coty Sensabaugh and Bengals OT Bobby Hart played one season with the New York Giants together in Steelers WR Justin Hunter played with the Buffalo Bills for one season while Bengals LB Preston Brown, OT Cordy Glenn and DT Adolphus Washington were in Buffalo (2016). Steelers in Bold; Bengals in Bold Italic College Connections Steelers RB James Conner was a teammate of Bengals WR Tyler Boyd at the University of Pittsburgh from Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey and CB Joe Haden were teammates with Bengals DE Carlos Dunlap at Florida from Pittsburgh DE Stephon Tuitt and Bengals TE Tyler Eifert were Notre Dame teammates for two seasons ( ). Steelers S Morgan Burnett played two seasons at Georgia Tech alongside Bengals DL Michael Johnson ( ). Steelers QB Josh Dobbs and CB Cameron Sutton were teammates at Tennessee for three seasons with Bengals WR Josh Malone ( ). Steelers OL Chukwuma Okorafor played alongside Bengals HB Darius Philips at Western Kentucky ( ). Steelers LB Matthew Thomas was a Florida State teammate of Bengals WR Auden Tate ( ). Pittsburgh DB coach Tom Bradley coached at UCLA as the DC while Cincinnati G Alex Redmond was a Nittany Lion in PIT-CIN SERIES HIGHS Passing Yards Steelers Ben Roethlisberger /4/2005 Bengals Jon Kitna /30/2001 Rushing Yards Steelers Le Veon Bell /7/2014 Bengals James Brooks 133 9/30/1985 Receiving Yards Steelers Lynn Swann /2/1979 Bengals A.J. Green /7/2014

10 WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS With a win over Cincinnati the Steelers would improve to during the regular season since The Steelers look to improve to all-time against the Bengals in regular-season history, to in road games and to 16-3 at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers aim for their sixth straight win against the Bengals in the regular-season series, and fi fth in a row in Cincinnati. Pittsburgh looks to extend its October winning streak to fi ve, dating back to Oct. 15, 2017, vs. Kansas City. Pittsburgh looks to extend its road game October winning streak to four, dating back to Oct. 1, 2017, at Baltimore. With a win or tie, the Steelers will have won or tied each of their previous 12 road games against AFC teams, dating back to Nov. 20, 2016 at Cleveland. FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN A win would improve Tomlin to during the regular season ( on the road). Looks to improve to 18-5 in his regular-season Steelers tenure against the Bengals and to 10-2 on the road. Aims to better his record against AFC North divisional opponents to and to on the road. With a win, would improve to in the month of October, and to 14-8 on the road during the month. FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER With a win, would improve to as a starter during the regular season and to on the road. With a win, would improve to 22-7 vs. Cincinnati in the regular season as a starter and to 13-2 on the road at the Bengals. Is 12 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 57 such games in his regular-season NFL career. Is one 400-yard passing game from yard games in his regular-season NFL career. Needs 10 touchdown passes to record No. 350 in his NFL career. WHAT TO LOOK FOR FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT D) WR ANTONIO BROWN Needs one touchdown catch to reach the 65th in his NFL career and with the Steelers. Will extend his team record for the most 100-yard receiving games in team history to 39 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 one touchdown reception shy of 10 in his NFL career. FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE DT CAMERON HEYWARD Is a half-sack from becoming the third Steelers' defensive lineman to accumulate 40 quarterback takedowns since sacks became an official statistic in LB T.J. WATT Needs 2.0 sacks to reach 15 in his NFL career. FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS K CHRIS BOSWELL Is 17 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.

11 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 New Orleans * 1 Indianapolis *Includes 2017 postseason Tomlin s.653 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.) Andy Reid (PHI , KC 2013-pres.) Sean Payton (NO 2006-pres.) Mike Zimmer (MIN 2014-pres.) TOMLIN-BEN Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger recorded their 108th regular-season win together in Week Five of 2018 against Atlanta at Heinz Field, breaking a tie with Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw for the most in franchise history and the fourth-most by a head coach-quarterback duo in NFL history: AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT DUO REGULAR SEASON WINS Bill Belichick-Tom Brady 199* Don Shula-Dan Marino 116 Sean Payton-Drew Brees 109* Mike Tomlin-Ben Roethlisberger 108* Chuck Noll-Terry Bradshaw 107 PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 35 primetime games, including a win on Monday Night Football in Week Three of the 2018 season at Tampa Bay. Mike Tomlin, the 12th-year head coach, has guided Pittsburgh to a overall record in regular-season primetime games. He is 13-2 on Monday Night Football, 17-9 on Sunday Night Football and 7-6 on Thursday Night Football. TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin s regular-season record against the NFC is 31-15, including 18-5 at home. The Steelers.667 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 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 (.725) and his 65 home wins are the third best mark and third most wins 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 26-8 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). Including the postseason Tomlin has a.667 winning percentage (32-16) against the NFC during his fi rst 12 years, which ranks fi rst among Steelers head coaches.

12 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 and in Week Four vs. Baltimore in 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-2 100% TOTALS 25-of %

13 HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE The Steelers are (.723) in regular season games at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, which is the third-best home game winning percentage in the NFL during that time span: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks The Steelers have the third-best record among AFC teams in home games since the 2001 season in interconference games: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. AFC: 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots 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 NUMBERS TO NOTE The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a record (.719) since IN 139 Pittsburgh earned its 100th regular-season victory at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in 2001, in the team s 139th game at the venue in Week Five of 2018, tying as the fourthfewest games to reach 100 wins in a particular stadium (New England at Gillette Stadium: 119, Pittsburgh at Three Rivers Stadium: 133, Miami at Orange Bowl: 137, Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium: 139). 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 33 home games under the lights since Heinz Field opened in The team s.758 winning percentage at Heinz Field in home primetime games is the second best and its 25 wins are tied (Denver and Green Bay) as the most in the NFL since 2001: BEST REGULAR-SEASON HOME PRIMETIME GAME RECORDS 2001-CURRENT TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers 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 (.635) record. The Steelers are one of three teams (New England: 276 and Green Bay: 254) 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 459 Dallas Cowboys 437 Denver Broncos 433 Miami Dolphins 433 Boston/New England Patriots 429 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