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1 PITTSBURGH STEELERS COMMUNICATIONS Burt Lauten - Director of Communications Dominick Rinelli - Public Relations/Media Manager Ryan Scarpino - Public Relations Assistant PITTSBURGH STEELERS 3400 South Water Street Pittsburgh, PA Fax: PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-0) at WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0-0) Monday, Sept. 12, :10 p.m. (ET) FedExField Landover, Md. REGULAR SEASON GAME #1 Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) at Washington Redskins (0-0) DATE: Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 KICKOFF: 7:10 p.m. ET SITE: FedExField (82,000) Landover, Md. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass TV COVERAGE: ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, channel 4) ANNOUNCERS: Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Jon Gruden (color analyst) Lisa Salters (sideline) LOCAL RADIO: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) ANNOUNCERS: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (color analyst) Craig Wolfl ey (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One Sports ANNOUNCERS: Ian Eagle (play-by-play) Boomer Esiason (color analyst) Ross Tucker (sideline) A LOOK AT THE COACHES Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: (.639)/10th season Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: (.639)/10th season Playoff Record/Years: 6-5/six years Washington Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden Overall regular-season record: (.406)/third season Regular-season record with Washington: (.406)/third season Playoff Record/Years: 0-1/one year For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team s offi cial web site at Updated daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2016 SCHEDULE PRESEASON (1-3) Friday, Aug. 12 DETROIT L, (KDKA) Thursday, Aug. 18 PHILADELPHIA L, 17-0 (KDKA) Friday, Aug. New Orleans W, (KDKA) Thursday, Sept. Carolina L, 18-6 (KDKA) REGULAR SEASON (0-0) Monday, Sept. Washington 7:10 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Sept. 18 CINCINNATI 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Sept. Philadelphia 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 2 KANSAS CITY 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Oct. 9 NEW YORK JETS* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. Miami* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 23 NEW ENGLAND* 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 30 BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. Baltimore* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 13 DALLAS* 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Nov. Cleveland* 1 p.m. (CBS) Thursday, Nov. Indianapolis 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 4 NEW YORK GIANTS* 4:25 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Dec. Buffalo* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. Cincinnati* 8:30 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 25 BALTIMORE 4:30 p.m. (NFL Network) Sunday, Jan. 1 CLEVELAND* 1 p.m. (CBS) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 7-8 Sat.-Sun., Jan Sunday, Jan. 22 Sunday, Jan. 29 Sunday, Feb. 5 POSTSEASON Wild Card Weekend Divisional Playoff Games Conference Championships Pro Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Super Bowl LI (Houston, Texas) NOTE: All times are Eastern Home games in Bold CAPS

2 STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE MEDIA NOTES WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin will conduct a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Noon (LIVE on ROOT Sports) in the Steelers press conference room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. For the 18th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games. Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 48-station network spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, New York and South Carolina. All Steelers games will be broadcast in Spanish on steelers.com. For the 22nd straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the Voice of the Steelers and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast. Joining Hillgrove for his 18th season as an expert analyst is Tunch Ilkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the team for his 14th season is former Steeler offensive lineman Craig 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 (2) WDVE-FM (102.5) WBGG-AM (970) OFFICIAL STEELERS WEBSITE Media and fans can read about the latest Steelers news on the offi cial Steelers website. The site, features breaking news statistics, player biographies and much more. MEDIA-ONLY SECTION OF The Steelers Media Relations Department offers a Media-Only section on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to and register as a new user below the left hand navigation bar. Then follow the instructions on the Media Relations page and once your registration is approved, you will receive an and can access all information. If you have any questions or problems, please steelers_digest@yahoo.com. NFLCOMMUNICATIONS.COM Journalists worldwide have access to the dedicated media website featuring news from the NFL and its teams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFL updates and other information 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 (31) Allentown-WSAN (1470) Altoona-WVAM (1430) Altoona-WRKY (104.9) Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230) Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460) Bedford-WBVE (107.5) Bradford-WESB (1490) Butler-WISR (680) Chambersburg-WCHA (800) Clarendon-WKNB (104.3) Clarion-WCCR (92.7) Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7) DuBois-WOWQ (102.1) Erie-WJET (1440) Gettysburg-WGET (1320) Grove City-WWGY (95.1) Homer City-WCCS (1160) Johnstown-WNTJ (1490) Johnstown-WRKW (99.1) Latrobe-WCNS (1480) Mount Union-WHUN (106.9) Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1) Riverside/Selinsgrove-WVSL (92.3) Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3) Somerset-WLLI (990) Starview-WLPA (92.7) State College-WQWK (1450) Uniontown-WMBS (590) Washington-WJPA (1450) Williamsport-WCXR (99.3) Williamsport-WZXR (103.7) OHIO (3) Fremont-WOHF (92.1) Upper Arlington-WTOH (98.9) Youngstown-WNIO (1390) MARYLAND (5) Cumberland-WTBO (1450) Cumberland-WTBO (105.7) Frederick-WFMD (930) Frostburg-WFRB (560) Hagerstown-WHAG (1410) WEST VIRGINIA (7) Charleston-WCHS (580) Cross Lanes-WSWW (1490) Fairmont-WRLF (94.3) Fairmont-WMMN (920) New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3) St. Mary s-wjaw (630) Wheeling-WBBD (1400) NEW YORK (1) Syracuse-WTLA (1200) SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Myrtle Beach-WRXZ (107.1) THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE (Subject to change) TUESDAY, SEPT. 6 Coach Tomlin Press Conference: Noon Live on ROOT Sports WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 Practice 1:15-3:15 p.m. Player availability open locker room 9:30-10 a.m. Post-practice player availability 3:15-3:45 p.m. Coach Tomlin available following afternoon practice THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 Practice 1-3 p.m. Player availability open locker room 12:30-12:45 p.m. Post-practice player availability 3-3:30 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 Practice 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Player availability open locker room 12:30-1:15 p.m. Coach Tomlin available upon request after practice SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 Practice 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Player availability open locker room 12:30-1:15 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 No media availability MONDAY, SEPT. 12 7:10 p.m. (ET) Road Game at Washington Redskins (FedExField) ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, Channel 4) Coordinators available after practice

3 GREENE AND DUNGY TO THE HALL OF FAME Former Steelers linebacker Kevin Greene, and safety and defensive coordinator Tony Dungy were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2016, and were enshrined on Saturday, August 6, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Greene played in 228 games over the course of 15 seasons for the Los Angeles Rams ( ), the Pittsburgh Steelers ( ), the Carolina Panthers (1996, ) and the San Francisco 49ers (1997). He was a three-time fi rst-team All-Pro (1989, 1994 and 1996) and a five-time Pro Bowler (1989, and 1998). Greene ranks third all-time in NFL history with sacks. He recorded double-digit sacks in a single season 10 times, and he led the NFL in sacks twice (1994 and 1996). He was named to the NFL s All-Decade Team of the 1990s. As a member of the Steelers, Greene recorded 35.5 sacks in three seasons. His 35.5 sacks in a three-year span are the second-most sacks in any three-year span in Steelers history. Dungy played for the Steelers from , and was a member of the team s Super Bowl XXIII team. He returned to Pittsburgh in 1981 as the team s defensive backs coach, before being elevated to defensive coordinator in At the time, he was the NFL s youngest defensive coordinator SCHEDULE NOTES The Steelers will appear in four nationally televised primetime games, including the fi rst Monday Night Football game of the NFL s 2016 regular season, and on Thanksgiving in Pittsburgh will kick off its 2016 regular season slate at the Washington Redskins in Week 1 (Sept. 12) on Monday night (ESPN, 7:10 p.m.). The Steelers will host the Kansas City Chiefs in a home primetime game at Heinz Field in Week 4 (Oct. 2) on Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). The Steelers will appear in their eighth Thanksgiving Day game in team history in Week 12 (Nov. 24) at the Indianapolis Colts (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). Pittsburgh s fourth nationally televised primetime contest occurs at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15 on Sunday Night Football, Dec. 18 (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). Pittsburgh will host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16 (NFL Network, 4:30 p.m.) on Dec. 25 to mark the first Christmas Day game in franchise history THROWBACKS IN WEEK DRAFT CLASS CB Artie Burns (1st round, 25th overall): Started 23-of-36 games played at Miami and fi nished his Hurricane career with 93 tackles, 14 pass breakups, seven interceptions, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery...led the Atlantic Coast Conference with six interceptions in 2015, the most by a Hurricane since 2003 (Sean Taylor, 10), en route to earning All-ACC second-team honors. S Sean Davis (2nd round, 58th overall): Started 40-of-50 games played at Maryland and fi nished his Terrapin career with 318 tackles...led the Maryland defense with 70 solo tackles in 2015 (second with 88 combined stops), to go along with fi ve forced fumbles (second in the nation) and three interceptions. DT Javon Hargrave (3rd round, 89th overall): A a two-time SBN Sports Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference at South Carolina State in totaled 37.0 sacks, including 10.0 or more in each of his fi nal two campaigns. OT Jerald Hawkins (4th round, 123rd overall): A three-year starter on the Louisiana State offensive line, playing and starting 37 games (25 at right tackle and 12 at left tackle)...started all 11 games in 2015, helping pave the way for the SEC-leading rushing offense (256.8 yards per game). LB Tyler Matakevich (7th round, 246th overall): The Temple all-time leading tackler with 493 stops, became the fi rst school defensive player to earn first-team All-America honors and the first at any position since 1986 (Paul Palmer)...was the only player in the FBS to lead his team in tackles in every game in 2015, and became just the seventh player in NCAA history to eclipse the 100-tackle plateau in four seasons. The Steelers will wear their 1934 throwback uniforms for the team s October 9 contest vs. the New York Jets at Heinz Field. This will mark the fi fth straight season Pittsburgh will wear their 1934 throwback uniforms. The team fi rst wore these in 2012 during the team s 80th season in professional football. COLOR RUSH ON CHRISTMAS DAY Pittsburgh will debut its color rush uniforms on Christmas Day when the team hosts the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Steelers President Art Rooney II announced during halftime of the team s first preseason game on KDKA-TV that the team s color rush uniforms will be all black with gold numbers.

4 STEELERS ON MONDAY NIGHT Since Monday Night Football debuted in 1970, the Steelers have played in 67 contests and hold a mark under the lights on Monday. The team s.642 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 Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh has won 43 Monday Night Football games - the third-best total in the NFL: MOST MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WINS TEAM WINS San Francisco 49ers 47 Dallas Cowboys 44 Pittsburgh Steelers 43 Miami Dolphins 41 Oakland Raiders 37 This week s game will mark the fi fth time the Steelers have opened the season in team history on Monday Night Football since its debut in 1970: STEELERS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN WEEK ONE DATE OPPONENT RESULT Sept. 19, 1977 vs. San Francisco W, 27-0 Sept. 3, 1979 at New England W, Sept. 13, 1982 at Dallas W, Sept. 9, 2002 at New England L, STEELERS: MONDAY NIGHT BY THE #S 3rd The Steelers and Redskins are meeting for the third time on Monday Night Football in regular season series history. Pittsburgh has defeated Washington in each of their previous Monday Night contests: 11/5/1973: W, in Pittsburgh, 11/3/2008: W, 23-6 at Washington. 5th Pittsburgh will be making its fi fth appearence in a Week One Monday Night Football game this week since the game debuted in The Steelers are 3-1 in their four previous Kickoff Weekend Monday Night games Head Coach Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a 10-2 (.833) record in Monday Night Football contests, including a 5-2 (.714) mark on the road The Steelers own the third-best record in the NFL on Monday Night Football of 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 26 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, Eight occasions, most recently Jerome Bettis 10/21/2002 vs. IND 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 13 occasions, most recently Hines Ward 11/9/2009 at DEN W, YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 222 Le Veon Bell 11/17/2004 at TEN W, Franco Harris 10/28/1974 vs. ATL W, Jerome Bettis 9/16/1996 vs. BUF W, 24-6 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

5 STEELERS KICKOFF WEEKEND SUPERLATIVES PASSING YARDS 365 Ben Roethlisberger 2014 vs. CLE (W, 30-17) 363 Ben Roethlisberger 2009 vs. TEN (W, 13-10) 351 Ben Roethlisberger 2015 at NE (L, 28-21) PASS COMPLETIONS 33 Ben Roethlisberger 2009 vs. TEN (W, 13-10) 27 Jim Finks 1954 at GB (W, 21-20) 26 Ben Roethlisberger 2015 at NE (L, 28-21) PASS ATTEMPTS 43 Ben Roethlisberger 2009 vs. TEN (W, 13-10) 41 Ben Roethlisberger 2011 at BAL (L, 35-37) 40 Ben Roethlisberger 2012 at DEN (L, 31-19) 40 Jim Finks 1954 at GB (W, 21-20) PASSING TOUCHDOWNS 5 Mark Malone 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3) 4 Ben Roethlisberger 2007 at CLE (W, 34-7) 4 Bobby Layne 1960 at DAL (W, 35-28) RUSHING YARDS 161 Willie Parker 2005 vs. TEN (W, 34-7) 138 Willie Parker 2008 vs. HOU (W, 38-17) 127 DeAngelo Williams 2015 at NE (L, 28-21) 127 Johnny Clement 1948 at WAS (L, 14-17) STEELERS KICKOFF WEEKEND: BY THE #S 12-2 Since 1960, Pittsburgh is 12-2 on Kickoff Weekend when a Steelers running back rushes for 100 yards or more The Steelers are in Week One games since 1940 when the team scores 30 or more points Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger owns Steelers Kickoff Weekend records since 1960 for the most completions (33), passing attempts (43) and passing yards (365) - the fi rst two during the team s 2009 opening day win over Tennessee and his yardage total in last season s Week One win vs. Cleveland. 41 The number of wins the Steelers have on Kickoff Weekend - the most among AFC teams in Week One action. RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 3 Willie Parker 2008 vs. HOU (W, 38-17) 3 Jerome Bettis 2004 vs. OAK (W, 24-21) 2 Eight times, most recent Bam Morris 1995 vs. DET (W, 23-20) RECEPTIONS 9 Antonio Brown 2015 at NE (L, 28-21) 9 Santonio Holmes 2009 vs. TEN (W, 13-10) 9 Hines Ward 2003 vs. BAL (W, 34-15) 9 Louis Lipps 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3) RECEIVING YARDS 183 Louis Lipps 1984 vs, KC (L, 37-27) 167 John Stallworth 1984 vs. KC (L, 37-27) 154 Louis Lipps 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3) RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 3 Louis Lipps 1985 vs. IND (W, 45-3) 2 Eight times, most recent Hines Ward 2008 vs. HOU (W, 38-17) YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE 209 Willie Parker 2005 vs. TEN (W, 34-7) 197 Le Veon Bell 2014 vs. CLE (W, 30-27) 183 Louis Lipps 1984 vs, KC (L, 37-27) POINTS SCORED vs. IND (W, 45-3) at CLE (W, 43-0) vs. CHI (W, 41-13) FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 0 Six times, most recent 1999 at CLE (W, 43-0) vs. IND (W, 45-3) 7 Nine times, most recent 2007 at CLE (W, 34-7) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY at CLE (W, 43-0) vs. IND (W, 45-3) at SD (W, 37-0)

6 STEELERS-REDSKINS HISTORY Series History: Series began in 1933 Overall Regular Season: Redskins lead, At Pittsburgh: Redskins lead, At Washington: Redskins lead, Neutral Sites: n/a Streak: Steelers won previous fi ve meetings Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 28, 2012 in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 27, Washington 12 Postseason Series: n/a (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record) This week s game marks the 78th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Washington, with the Redskins holding a advantage in the series...the Steelers have defeated the Redskins in each of their five previous match-ups...the two teams are meeting for the third time in Monday Night Football history (since the game debuted in 1970)...Pittsburgh has won each of the Monday Night contests vs. Washington FINAL TEAM STATS Steelers Category Redskins 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 :24...Avg. Time of Possession...31: Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns Passing Touchdowns Touchdowns on Returns Field Goals Punting Avg Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg AFC NORTH STANDINGS 2016 Preseason AFC North Standings W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland This Week in the AFC North: Sunday, Sept. 11: Baltimore (0-0) vs. Baltimore (0-0), 1 p.m. Cincinnati (0-0) at New York Jets (0-0), 1 p.m. Cleveland (0-0) at Philadelphia (0-0), 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12: Pittsburgh (0-0) at Washington (0-0), 7:10 p.m. (ESPN, locally WTAE-TV) THE LAST TIME VS. WASHINGTON Pittsburgh 27, Washington 12 Oct. 28, 2012 Heinz Field (62,371) PITTSBURGH RB Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 107 yards and QB Ben Roethlisberger threw for three touchdowns, guiding the Steelers to a victory over the Washington Redskins at Heinz Field. The Steelers improved to 4-3 on the season. Pittsburgh took a 7-0 lead on its opening possession, marching 76 yards on 12 plays. Roethlisberger capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to TE Leonard Pope. The Steelers increased their lead 10-0 on their next drive on K Shaun Suisham s 48-yard fi eld goal. Early in the second quarter, Washington cut the lead 10-6 when QB Robert Griffin III found WR Santana Moss for a two-yard touchdown but the Redskins extra point attempt was blocked by DE Ziggy Hood. It was the fi rst time the Steelers blocked a PAT since Midway through the second quarter, Roethlisberger connected with TE Heath Miller on a seven-yard touchdown reception to increase Pittsburgh s lead With the touchdown, Miller tied former TE Elbie Nickel (37) for the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in team history. Suisham connected on a 27-yard fi eld goal late in the second and the Steelers took a 20-6 lead into halftime. K Kai Forbath made a 48-yard field goal to cut the Steelers lead to 20-9 on Washington s fi rst possession of the second half. Roethlisberger threw his final touchdown pass of the afternoon midway through the third quarter, fi nding FB Will Johnson for a one-yard score. The Redskins scored their fi nal points of the afternoon on Forbath s 45- yard fi eld goal. The Steelers used a heavy dose of the run game throughout the second half, racking up 72 yards on 17 carries (4.2 avg.) Dwyer s fi nal run of 13 yards put him over the century mark for the second-straight week. Pittsburgh controlled the ball for more than 33 minutes and for the second time this season, the offensive line did not allow a quarterback sack. The defense held the Redskins number-one rushing attack to just 86 yards and held Griffi n III to 177 passing yards and a completion percentage of GAME SUMMARY Redskins (3-5) STEELERS (4-3) TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCORE PIT 1 7:55 Pope 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 12-76; 7: PIT 1 2:49 Suisham 48-yd. FG 5-42; 2: WAS 2 11:33 Moss 2-yd. pass from Griffin (kick blocked) 13-80; 6: PIT 2 6:17 Miller 7-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 10-74; 5: PIT 2 1:56 Suisham 27-yd. FG 6-46; 2: WAS 3 11:52 Forbath 48-yd. FG 7-49; 3: PIT 3 5:13 W. Johnson 1-yd. pass from Roethlisberger 11-80; 6: WAS 4 12:06 Forbath 45-yd. FG 9-15; 4: TEAM STATISTICS Redskins Steelers 1st Downs 17 (6-10-1) 25 (7-16-2) 3rd Downs 3-12 (25%) 4-14 (36%) 4th Downs 2-3 (67%) 1-2 (50%) Total Net Yards Plays-Avg Rushing Yards Rush Att.-Avg Passing Yards Att.-Comp.-Int Sacks By Punts-Avg Penalties Fumbles-Lost Time of Poss. 26:47 33:13 Time of Poss. 34:39 25:21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Was. Morris 13-59; D. Young 1-10; Morgan 1-9; Griffi n 6-8. Pit. Dwyer ; Rainey 4-26; Roethlisberger 2-6; B. Batch 4-1. PASSING: Was. Griffi n , 177, 1 TD; Morgan 0-1-0, 0. Pit. Roethlisberger , 222, 3 TD; Sanders 0-0-0, 0. RECEIVING: Was. Morgan 5-46; Paulsen 4-43; Moss 4-21, 1 TD; Paul 1-37; Hankerson 1-16; Briscoe Pit. Wallace 7-62; Miller 4-46, 1 TD; A. Brown 4-38; Sanders 3-56; W. Johnson 2-8, 1 TD; B. Batch 1-8; Dwyer 1-8; Pope 1-1, 1 TD; Rainey 1-(-5).

7 STEELERS-REDSKINS CONNECTIONS Steelers in Bold; Redskins in Bold Italic Former Steelers/Redskins Pittsburgh STC Danny Smith held the same position with Washington from Steelers WR coach Richard Mann also served as the Redskins WR coach for one year (2001). Washington area scout Tim Gribble spent two years ( ) with Pittsburgh as an assistant in the scouting department. Redskins LB Terence Garvin played with the Steelers from Washington DE Ziggy Hood was originally selected by the Steelers in the fi rst round (32 nd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Area Connections Steelers WRs Antonio Brown and Eli Rogers, along with CB Artie Burns and DE Stephon Tuitt are all from Miami, Fla., where Redskins CB Quinton Dunbar is also from. Steelers S Sean Davis attended the University of Maryland ( ). Redskins QB coach Matt Cavanaugh was a quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh from Cavanaugh returned to Pittsburgh twice thereafter to coach TEs (1993) and to be the Panthers OC/QB coach ( ). Washington s head athletic trainer Larry Hess is a native of Pittsburgh. NFL Connections Steelers WR coach Richard Mann and Redskins OC Sean McVay were on the same Buccaneers staff in Mann s son, Richard Mann II, is in his seventh season as a pro scout for Washington. Pittsburgh OT Ryan Harris was teammates with Washington DE Chris Baker in Denver in 2009 and with Washington C Kory Lichtensteiger in Harris ( , 2015) and Steelers LB Steven Johnson ( ) were both Broncos with Redskins S David Bruton Jr. Johnson played on the same side of the ball as Redskins S Duke Ihenacho in Denver as well ( ). Harris also spent part of the 2015 season in Denver with Washington TE Vernon Davis. Steelers TE David Johnson and DE Ricardo Mathews both played in San Diego with Redskins DE Kendall Reyes ( ). PIT-WAS SERIES HIGHS Passing Yards Steelers Terry Bradshaw /4/1979 Redskins Doug Williams 430 9/11/1988 Rushing Yards Steelers Jerome Bettis 134 9/7/1997 Redskins Ricky Ervins 84 11/17/1991 Receiving Yards Steelers Buddy Dial /23/1960 Redskins Bobby Mitchell /17/1963 STEELERS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Anthony Chickillo... (Chick-il-oh) Ramon Foster... (Ruh-moan) Senquez Golson... (Sen-kwez) Javon Hargrave... (Jay-von) Tyler Matakevich... (Matt-uh-kev-ich) Ben Roethlisberger... (Roth-lis-ber-ger) Ryan Shazier... (Shay-zier) Shamarko Thomas... (Shuh-mar-ko) Fitzgerald Toussaint... (Too-saunt) Stephon Tuitt... (Steff-on Too-it) College Connections Steelers CB Ross Cockrell shared a locker room with Redskins WR Jamison Crowder from at Duke. Steelers G David DeCastro attended Stanford with Redskins LB/DE Trent Murphy for two years ( ). Steelers T Marcus Gilbert played alongside Redskins TE Jordan Reed for one year (2010) at Florida.

8 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2016 FROM THE STEELERS With a win over Washington, the Steelers would improve to during the regular season since Pittsburgh looks to extend its Kickoff Weekend win total to 42 - the most among AFC teams. The Steelers look to improve to all-time against the Redskins in the regular season, including on the road. The Steelers aim for their fi rst win vs. the Redskins in the month of September (0-3-1). Pittsburgh aims to improve to 4-1 in Kickoff Weekend Monday Night Football games. Pittsburgh will look to improve to 3-0 against Washington on Monday Night Football and to all-time in primetime on Monday Night Football. FROM HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN A win would improve Tomlin to during the regular season, inlcuding on the road. With a win, would improve to 6-4 on Kickoff Weekend. Would improve to 3-0 all-time vs. Washington, and to 2-0 on the road, with a win. Looks to improve to 11-2 all-time on Monday Night Football, including 6-2 on the road and 2-0 vs. Washington. 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 4-0 all-time vs. Washington and to 12-4 on Monday Night Football. Five passing yards to reach 43,000 in his NFL career. Will reach 3,500 completed passes in his NFL career with his 24th. Will record his 275th touchdown pass with his third scoring toss and become the 13th player in NFL history to reach the mark. Is fi ve 300-yard passing games for notching 50 in his NFL career. Needs 2,005 passing yards to reach 45,000 in his NFL career. WR ANTONIO BROWN Will surpass John Stallworth (537) for the third-most receptions in Steelers history with his 12th catch. Two touchdown catches to surpass Louis Lipps (39) for the sixth-most scoring grabs in team history and to become the sixth player in team history with 40 receiving scores. Two touchdowns to tie Heath Miller (45) for the seventhmost touchdowns of any kind in Steelers history. Is 89 combined yards to become the fourth player in Steelers history with at least 10,000 (rushing/receiving/ returning). Will break a tie with John Stallworth (25) for sole possession of the second-most 100-yard receiving games with his next 100-yard game. Will surpass Hines Ward (29) for the most 100-yard receiving games in team history with fi ve. Is 74 receptions from joining Hines Ward (1,000) as the second player in team history with 600 career receptions. With 100 receptions in 2016, will extend his franchise record of consecutive seasons with at least 100 catches to four. With 110 catches in 2016, will become the fi rst player in NFL history to record 110 or more receptions in three consecutive years. With 125 receptions in 2016, would become the fi rst player in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons of 125 catches or more. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2016 FROM THE STEELERS OFFENSE (CONT D) WR Antonio Brown (Cont d) Will join Hines Ward (12,083) and John Stallworth (8,723) as the third player in Steelers history with at least 8,000 receiving yards with 907. With 1,000 receiving yards in 2016, will join Hines Ward ( ) as only the second player in franchise history to register 1,000 receiving yards in four consecutive years. RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS Will record the 23rd 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career with his next 100-yard performance and to mark his fi fth as a Steeler. Is 247 rushing yards away from tallying 8,000 in his NFL career. Will reach 60 rushing touchdowns in his NFL career with three rushing scores in FROM THE STEELERS DEFENSE DE CAMERON HEYWARD Needs 5.0 sacks on the season to record 5.0 quarterback takedowns in four straight seasons and 7.0 quarterback sacks to post 7.0 or more in three consecutive campaigns. LB JAMES HARRISON Needs 0.5 of a half sack to join Jason Gildon (77.0) as the second player in team history with 75 or more quarterback takedowns. Will surpass Jason Gildon (77.0) for the most sacks in Steelers history with his third. CB WILLIAM GAY Will break a tie with Rod Woodson to set the record for the most interceptions returned for touchdowns in team history with his next pick six of six. FROM THE STEELERS SPECIAL TEAMS WR/PR ANTONIO BROWN Needs 93 punt return yards to move into second in team history (Antwaan Randle El, 1,650). One punt return for a touchdown to break a tie with Antwaan Randle El for the most in Steelers history with fi ve.

9 THE STEELERS IN 2015 STEELERS AWARDS IN 2015 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: QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER 2016 Pro Bowl Selection Week 2 AFC Offensive Player of the Week Week 10 AFC Offensive Player of the Week/ FedEx Air Player of the Week Week 13 FedEx Air Player of the Week Week 15 FedEx Air Player of the Week WR ANTONIO BROWN 2016 Pro Bowl Selection Associated Press First-Team All-Pro 2015 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL and All-AFC Team Week 9 Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week November AFC Offensive Player of the Month Week 13 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Week 15 AFC Offensive Player of the Week Week 15 Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week December/January AFC Offensive Player of the Month G DAVID DeCASTRO 2016 Pro Bowl Selection Associated Press First-Team All-Pro 2015 Pro Football Writers of America All-AFC Team RB DeANGELO WILLIAMS Week 9 FedEx Ground Player of the Week Week 13 FedEx Ground Player of the Week K CHRIS BOSWELL Week 6 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week December/January AFC Special Teams Player of the Month 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:

10 2015 TOP 5 OFFENSIVE RANKINGS The Steelers scored 92 points on plays in the last two minutes of a half (fi rst half: 65 / second half: 27) - the most in the NFL in 2015: NFL TEAM SCORING AT THE END OF THE HALF Rk. TEAM 1ST HALF-2ND HALF PTS 1. Pittsburgh Jacksonville T3. Atlanta NY Giants San Diego Pittsburgh s offense generated 6.3 yards per play in 2015, tying as the best mark in the NFL in 2015: NFL TEAM YARDS PER PLAY Rk. TEAM PLAYS-YARDS AVG. T1. Pittsburgh 1,011-6, Arizona 1,041-6, Tampa Bay 1,017-6, T4. New Orleans 1,096-6, Seattle 1,036-6, The Steelers offense finished third in the NFL with a yards per game average in 2015: NFL TEAM YARDS PER GAME AVERAGE Rk. TEAM YARDS PER GAME AVG. 1. Arizona New Orleans Pittsburgh Seattle Tampa Bay Through the air, the Steelers passing game posted an average of yards per game to rank third in the NFL in 2015: NFL TEAM PASSING YARDS PER GAME Rk. TEAM ATT-YARDS AVG. 1. New Orleans 667-4, Arizona 562-4, Pittsburgh 590-4, San Diego 667-4, New England 629-4, TOP 5 OFFENSIVE RANKINGS Pittsburgh s 26.4 points per game average in 2015 tied as the fourth-highest total on the season in the NFL: NFL TEAM POINTS PER GAME Rk. TEAM POINTS PER GAME AVG. 1. Carolina Arizona New England 29.1 T4. Pittsburgh 26.4 Seattle 26.4 The offense scored on 77 of its 190 offensive drives in the fi fth-best scoring efficiency mark in the NFL in 2015: NFL OFFENSIVE SCORING EFFICIENCY Rk. TEAM SCORING DRIVES-DRIVES PCT. 1. New England Carolina Arizona Seattle Pittsburgh Pittsburgh s offense generated 76 plays of 20 or more yards in the fi fth-most in the NFL: NFL BIG PLAY OFFENSE 20-PLUS YARD PLAYS Rk. TEAM PASSES-RUNS TOTAL 1. Jacksonville T2. Arizona New Orleans Tampa Bay Pittsburgh The rushing game produced 15 rushing plays of 20 or more yards - the fi fth highest total in 2015: NFL TEAM RUSHING PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS Rk. TEAM 20+ YARD RUNS 1. Tampa Bay 20 T2. Buffalo 19 St. Louis Dallas Pittsburgh 15 Only 31 of the Steelers 190 offensive series resulted in threeand-outs in 2015, the fourth-lowest mark in 3-and-out drives in the NFL: NFL 3-AND-OUT DRIVES Rk. TEAM 3-AND-OUT-SERIES PCT. T1. Arizona Minnesota Tampa Bay Pittsburgh Atlanta

11 2015 TOP 5 DEFENSIVE RANKINGS The Steelers tallied seven takeaways from their opponents in 2015 during their red zone possessions - tying as the most red zone takeaways. The team s six red zone interceptions were the most in the NFL in NFL RED ZONE TAKEAWAYS Rk. TEAM RZ INTS / RZ FR TOTAL T1. Pittsburgh 6 / 1 7 New Orleans 4 / 3 7 NY Jets 4 / Atlanta 3 / 3 6 T5. Detroit 4 / 1 5 Indianapolis 4 / 1 5 Pittsburgh s defense held opponents to just six rushing touchdowns in the second-fewest allowed in 2015: NFL RUSHING TDS ALLOWED Rk. TEAM RUSHING TDS ALLOWED 1. NY Jets 4 2. Pittsburgh 6 T3. Kansas City 7 Minnesota 7 St. Louis 7 The Steelers allowed just 71 rushing fi rst downs in tied as the second-fewest first downs allowed by opponents on the ground in 2015: NFL RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED Rk. TEAM RUSHING FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED 1. NY Jets 62 T2. Pittsburgh 71 Seattle 71 T4. Carolina 74 Cincinnati 74 The Steelers recorded 48 quarterback sacks in the third-most in the NFL in 2015: 2015 TOP 5 DEFENSIVE RANKINGS The Steelers defense clamped down on opponents when they entered goal-to-go situations in Pittsburgh held opponents to 16 touchdowns on 30 goal-to-go series, the fourth-best percentage in the NFL in 2015: NFL OPPONENT GOAL-TO-TO TOUCHDOWN DEFENSE Rk. TEAM OPP. GOAL-TO-GO TD-SERIES TD PCT. 1. NY Jets Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Oakland Pittsburgh held opponents to an average of 91.2 rushing yards per game - the fi fth-best mark in 2015: NFL TEAM RUSHING YARDS PER GAME ALLOWED Rk. TEAM OPP. RUSH PLAYS-YARDS AVG. 1. Seattle 362-1, NY Jets 373-1, Denver 408-1, Carolina 364-1, Pittsburgh 382-1, Pittsburgh s 17 interceptions in 2015 tied as the sixth-most in the NFL: NFL INTERCEPTION LEADERS Rk. TEAM INTERCEPTIONS 1. Carolina Kansas City Cincinnati Arizona NY Jets 18 T6. Pittsburgh 17 Buffalo 17 Indianapolis 17 NFL TEAM SACK LEADERS Rk. TEAM SACKS 1. Denver New England Pittsburgh Kansas City Houston 45

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

13 TOMLIN AMONG THE BEST Since being named named head coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to 92 victories in the regular season - tied as the third-most wins in the NFL during that time span: NFL TEAM RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT TEAM RECORD PLAYOFF APP. SUPER BOWL APP. New England * 3 Green Bay * 1 Pittsburgh * 2 Indianapolis Denver * 1 New Orleans Baltimore *Made the playoffs in 2015 Tomlin s.639 winning percentage is the fourth-best regular season winning mark among active NFL head coaches (min. 50 games): ACTIVE HEAD COACH WINNING PCT (MIN. 50 GAMES) COACH W L T Win Pct. Bill Belichick (Cle , NE 2000-pres.) Mike McCarthy (GB 2006-pres.) Chuck Pagano (Ind 2012-pres.) Mike Tomlin (Pit 2007-pres.) Sean Payton (NO , 13-pres.) John Harbaugh (Bal 2008-pres.) FEWEST TO 60 Mike Tomlin reached 60 regular-season wins in 88 games, tying Chuck Knox (88) for the fourth-fewest games to reach 60 career victories among coaches who began their career since 1970: FEWEST GAMES COACHED TO 60 WINS COACH TEAM(S)^ NO. OF GAMES George Seifert San Francisco 75 Joe Gibbs Washington 84 Mike Ditka Chicago 85 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 88 Chuck Knox L.A. Rams, Buffalo 88 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 90 Andy Reid Philadelphia 90 ^ Through fi rst 60 wins TOMLIN VS. NFC During his career, Mike Tomlin s regular-season record against the NFC is 24-12, including 14-4 at home. The Steelers.667 regular-season winning percentage against the NFC since 2007 is second-best among AFC teams: TOMLIN AT HOME Mike Tomlin has guided the Steelers to a career regularseason record at Heinz Field and a 6-2 mark at home in Tomlin earned his 50th regular season home win in Week 9 in 2015 vs. Oakland and joined Chuck Noll (119) and Bill Cowher (85) as the third head coach in Steelers history with 50 regular season home victories. Tomlin has led Pittsburgh to at least five home wins in each of his fi rst nine seasons as the team s head coach and six in six of his nine at the helm. His 53 home wins and his mark at home are the thirdbest in the NFL since 2007: HOME GAME RECORDS: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England Green Bay Pittsburgh Baltimore Indianapolis Arizona Seattle IN THE DIVISION Mike Tomlin owns a all-time record against teams in the AFC North. His 36 regular-season wins against division opponents are the most of any AFC North team since 2007 (Baltimore: / Cincinnati: / Cleveland: 13-41). Tomlin has won at least four games against division opponents in fi ve of his nine seasons. He owns an impressive 20-7 record against divisional foes at Heinz Field. PRIMETIME SPECIALIST Since the 2011 season, the Steelers have played in 24 primetime games, including four in 2015: Thurs., Sept. 10 at New England (L, 28-21), Thurs., Oct. 1 vs. Baltimore (L, OT), Mon., Oct. 12 at San Diego (W, 24-20) and Sun., Dec. 6 vs. Indianapolis (W, 45-10). Mike Tomlin led the Steelers to five primetime wins in six under under the lights in The ninth-year head coach has guided Pittsburgh to a overall record in primetime games, including a 13-9 mark on the road. He is 10-2 on Monday Night Football, 13-8 on Sunday Night Football and 5-6 on Thursday Night Football. Tomlin joined only Bill Cowher (Steelers), Tom Flores (Raiders), Steve Mariucci (49ers), George Seifert (49ers) and Don Shula (Colts, Dolphins) as coaches to win their fi rst six Monday Night Football games. AFC RECORDS VS. NFC: 2007-CURRENT Team W L T Pct. New England Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Including the postseason Tomlin has a.676 winning percentage against the NFC during his first eight years, which ranks first among Steelers head coaches.

14 HEINZ FIELD ADVANTAGE Pittsburgh won six of its eight regular season home games at Heinz Field in The Steelers have now won at least six home games in eight seasons at Heinz Field since the stadium opened in The Steelers are (.729) at home since Heinz Field opened in 2001, which is the third-best winning percentage in the NFL during that time span in home games: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE NFL: TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts The Steelers are tied for 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: TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Denver Broncos Pittsburgh s record at home against NFC opponents since opening Heinz Field in 2001 is second best in the AFC: BEST HOME RECORD IN THE AFC vs. NFC: TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots Denver Broncos Cincinnati Bengals Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers WINNING ERA OF FREE AGENCY Pittsburgh owns the third-best regular-season record in the NFL since the free-agency era (since 1993) with a (.626) record. The Steelers are one of six teams (New England: 246, Green Bay: 235, Denver: 224, Indianapolis: 217 and Philadelphia: 201) to record 200 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 TEAM RECORD WIN PCT. New England Patriots Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts Philadelphia Eagles ACTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS The Steelers have fi nished with an 8-8 (.500) mark or better in each of the previous 12 seasons, dating back to Pittsburgh s 12-season streak of a.500 winning mark or better is the second-longest active in the NFL, and is one shy of the team s record for most consecutive non-losing seasons (13, ): MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS: ACTIVE STREAKS TEAM STREAK YEARS New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay Packers Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos WINNING AT LEAST 4 AT HOME The Steelers have won at least four home games in each of the previous 16 seasons (since 2000), marking the longest active streak in the NFL: MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEAST FOUR HOME WINS - ACTIVE STREAK TEAM CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Pittsburgh Steelers 16 ( ) New England Patriots 15 ( ) Arizona Cardinals 9 ( ) Green Bay Packers 9 ( ) HOME NUMBER TO NOTE The Steelers own the best home record in the NFL with a record (.721) since 1970.