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www.steelers.com Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Schedule/Results Preseason (3-1) Saturday, Aug. 14 DETROIT W, 23-7 (KDKA) Saturday, Aug. 21 at New York Giants W, 24-17 (KDKA) Sunday, Aug. 29 at Denver L, 17-34 (FOX) Thursday, Sept. 2 CAROLINA W, 19-3 (KDKA) Regular Season (0-0) Sunday, Sept. 12 ATLANTA 1 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Sept. 19 at Tennessee 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 3 BALTIMORE 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 10 BYE Sunday, Oct. 17 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 31 at New Orleans 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Nov. 8 at Cincinnati 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Nov. 14 NEW ENGLAND 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Nov. 21 OAKLAND • 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Nov. 28 at Buffalo • 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 5 at Baltimore • 8:20 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Dec. 12 CINCINNATI • 1 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Dec. 19 NEW YORK JETS • 4:15 p.m. (CBS) Thursday, Dec. 23 CAROLINA 8:20 p.m. (NFL Net./KDKA) Sunday, Jan. 2 at Cleveland • 1 p.m. (CBS) • Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling Postseason Sat.-Sun., Jan. 8-9 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX) Sat.-Sun., Jan. 15-16 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX) Sunday, Jan. 23 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX) Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (FOX) Sunday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV (Dallas, Texas) (FOX) NOTE: All times are Eastern. Home games in Bold/CAPS. Game #1 Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) vs. Atlanta Falcons (0-0) Date: Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 Kickoff: 1 p.m., ET Site: Heinz Field (65,050) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Playing Surface: Natural Grass TV Coverage: FOX-TV (locally WPGH-TV, channel 53) Announcers: Dick Stockton (play-by-play) Charles Davis (color analyst) Jim Mora (color analyst) Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (color analyst) Craig Wolfley (sideline) Spanish Radio: Estadio W (Mexico City/Monterrey/Guadalajara) 730 AM A Look at the Coaches: Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Overall regular-season record: 31-17 (.646)/fourth season Regular-season record at Pittsburgh: 31-17 (.646)/fourth season Playoff Record/Years: 3-1/two years Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith Overall Regular-season Record: 20-12 (.625)/third season Regular-season Record at Atlanta: 20-12 (.625)/third season Playoff Record/Years: 0-1/one year www.steelers.com For all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers, visit the team’s official web site at www.steelers.com. Updated daily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcoming games and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers. Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) vs. Atlanta Falcons (0-0) Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 1 p.m. (ET) Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pa. Game # 1

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Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 Schedule/ResultsPreseason (3-1)

Saturday, Aug. 14 DETROIT W, 23-7 (KDKA)Saturday, Aug. 21 at New York Giants W, 24-17 (KDKA)Sunday, Aug. 29 at Denver L, 17-34 (FOX)Thursday, Sept. 2 CAROLINA W, 19-3 (KDKA)

Regular Season (0-0)

Sunday, Sept. 12 ATLANTA 1 p.m. (FOX)Sunday, Sept. 19 at Tennessee 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Sept. 26 at Tampa Bay 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 3 BALTIMORE 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 10 BYESunday, Oct. 17 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 24 at Miami 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Oct. 31 at New Orleans 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Monday, Nov. 8 at Cincinnati 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Sunday, Nov. 14 NEW ENGLAND 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Sunday, Nov. 21 OAKLAND • 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Nov. 28 at Buffalo • 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 5 at Baltimore • 8:20 p.m. (NBC)Sunday, Dec. 12 CINCINNATI • 1 p.m. (CBS)Sunday, Dec. 19 NEW YORK JETS • 4:15 p.m. (CBS)Thursday, Dec. 23 CAROLINA 8:20 p.m. (NFL Net./KDKA)Sunday, Jan. 2 at Cleveland • 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Times and TV Network may change due to NFL flexible scheduling

Postseason

Sat.-Sun., Jan. 8-9 Wild Card Weekend (NBC, CBS & FOX)Sat.-Sun., Jan. 15-16 Divisional Playoff Games (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 23 Conference Championships (CBS & FOX)Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Hawaii) (FOX)Sunday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl XLV (Dallas, Texas) (FOX)

NOTE: All times are Eastern.Home games in Bold/CAPS.

Game #1Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) vs. Atlanta Falcons (0-0)Date: Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010

Kickoff: 1 p.m., ET

Site: Heinz Field (65,050) • Pittsburgh, Pa.

Playing Surface: Natural Grass

TV Coverage: FOX-TV (locally WPGH-TV, channel 53)

Announcers: Dick Stockton (play-by-play)Charles Davis (color analyst)Jim Mora (color analyst)

Local Radio: Steelers Radio NetworkWDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)

Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)Tunch Ilkin (color analyst)Craig Wolfley (sideline)

Spanish Radio: Estadio W (Mexico City/Monterrey/Guadalajara)730 AM

A Look at the Coaches:Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike TomlinOverall regular-season record: 31-17 (.646)/fourth seasonRegular-season record at Pittsburgh: 31-17 (.646)/fourth seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 3-1/two years

Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike SmithOverall Regular-season Record: 20-12 (.625)/third seasonRegular-season Record at Atlanta: 20-12 (.625)/third seasonPlayoff Record/Years: 0-1/one year

www.steelers.comFor all of the most up-to-date information on the Pittsburgh Steelers,visit the team’s official web site at www.steelers.com. Updateddaily, the web site has the most extensive information on upcominggames and the most comprehensive news on the Steelers.

Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0)vs.

Atlanta Falcons (0-0)Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 • 1 p.m. (ET)

Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pa.

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MIKE TOMLIN was named the 16th head coach in PittsburghSteelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Hired at the age of 34, Tomlinbecame only the third head coach hired by the Steelers since1969.

Tomlin became the youngest head coach in NFL history to bothcoach in and win a Super Bowl when he led the Steelers to a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. By winningthe Super Bowl in only his second season as a head coach, healso became the fastest to win a Super Bowl title in Steelershistory.

Tomlin is one of only seven coaches in league history to win aSuper Bowl within his first two seasons as an NFL head coach.

Tomlin has compiled a 31-17 record in the regular seasonduring his three-year head coaching career. His .646 winningpercentage after three seasons is second-best in team history.By leading the Steelers to a 9-7 record in 2009, Tomlin becameonly the second Steelers’ head coach to post winning recordsafter each of his first three seasons.

The Steelers’ offense ranked seventh in the NFL (ninth passing,19th rushing) and became the first unit in team history to boast a4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yardrusher in the same season. Pittsburgh’s defense ranked fifth inthe NFL (third vs. run, 16th vs. pass) while leading the AFC andfinishing one shy of the NFL lead with 47 quarterback sacks.

The Steelers continued to be dominant at Heinz Field underTomlin in 2009. Pittsburgh finished with a 6-2 home record in2009 after finishing 7-1 (2007) and 6-2 (2008) at home duringTomlin’s first two seasons. Tomlin’s 19-5 record and .792 winningpercentage at home after three seasons ranks second in Steelers’history.

The Steelers’ defense was dominant under Tomlin’s guidancein 2008, leading the NFL in total defense (237.2), pass defense(156.9), points per game (13.9), total yards per play (3.9), rushingyards per attempt (3.3), passing yards per attempt (4.7) and thirddown efficiency (31.4), and finished second in league rushingdefense (80.3).

Tomlin became only the second Steelers head coach to win hisfirst three games. During 2007, the Steelers became just the fifthteam in NFL history to win their first four home games by at least20 points.

Tomlin led the Steelers to a 10-6 record in 2007, and becamejust the second coach in team history to post a winning record,win a division title and earn a playoff berth in his inaugural season.

Tomlin was the NFL’s second-youngest head coach in 2007,and he became only the second Steelers coach in team history towin at least 10 games during his first year at the helm. TheSteelers posted a 7-1 record at home in 2007 and were 5-1 in theAFC North (3-0 at home).

Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William andMary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. A first-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a schoolrecord with a 20.2 yards-per-catch average.

For the 12th consecutive year, WDVE-FM (102.5) and WBGG-AM (970) are carrying all Steelers games.

Additionally, Steelers games can be heard on a 47-stationnetwork spanning Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.For the second straight year, all Steelers’ games will be broadcastin Spanish on Estadio W (730 AM).

For the 17th straight season, Bill Hillgrove serves as the “Voiceof the Steelers” and handles play-by-play duties for the broadcast.Joining Hillgrove for his 13th season as an expert analyst is TunchIlkin, the former Steelers All-Pro offensive tackle. Joining the teamfor his ninth season is former Steeler offensive lineman CraigWolfley, who provides sideline analysis.

Stations on the Steelers Radio Network include:

STEELERS RADIO COVERAGE

FLAGSHIP STATIONS (2)WDVE-FM (102.5)WBGG-AM (970)PENNSYLVANIA (31)Altoona-WVAM (1430)Altoona-WRKY (104.9)Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)Bedford-WAYC (100.9)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)Harrisburg-WTPA (93.5)Indiana-WQMU (92.5)Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)Johnstown-WNTW (990)Latrobe-WCNS (1480)Punxsutawney-WPXZ (104.1)Saegertown-WUUZ (94.3)Scottdale-WLSW (103.9)Scranton-WEJL (630/1240)

THE COACHESDave Lockett, Communications Coordinator ..... (412) 432-7822Burt Lauten, Public Relations/Media Manager ... (412) 432-7821Emily Scerba, Communications Admin. Asst. ..... (412) 432-7820Ryan Scarpino, Media Relations Intern ............... (412) 432-7800Office Fax .............................................................. (412) 432-7878

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MIKE SMITH was named the 14th head coach in Atlanta Falconsfranchise history on January 23, 2008.

In his first two seasons with the team, he has compiled a 20-12record, a playoff appearance in 2008 and back-to-back winningseasons for the first time in franchise history.

Smith’s two-year regular-season winning percentage of .625is the second-best mark for an Atlanta head coach in their first twoyears with the team.

Scranton-WEZX (96.1/106.9)Somerset-WNTJ (850)State College/Pleasant Gap-WRSC (98.7)Uniontown-WMBS (590)Washington-WJPA (1450)Williamsport-WCXR (93.3)Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)OHIO (3)Findlay-WFIN (1330)Westerville-WTDA (103.9)Youngstown-WNIO (1390)MARYLAND (4)Cumberland-WTBO (1450)Frostburg-WFRB (560)Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)Mountain Lake Park-WKHJ (104.5)WEST VIRGINIA (6)Buckhannon-WBRB (101.3)Fairmont-WRLF (94.3)Fairmont-WMMN (920)Morgantown-WKKW (97.9)St. Mary’s-WJAW (630)Wheeling-WWVA (1170)MEXICO (1)Mexico City/Monterrey/Guadalajara-Estadio W (730)

2010 AFC North StandingsW L T Pct. Pts. Opp.

Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0This Week in the AFC North:Sunday, Sept. 12:Atlanta (0-0) at Pittsburgh (0-0), 1 p.m. (FOX)Cleveland (0-0) at Tampa Bay (0-0), 1 p.m. (CBS)Cincinnati (0-0) at New England (0-0), 1 p.m. (CBS)

Monday, Sept. 13:Baltimore (0-0) at New York Jets (0-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

All times are Eastern.

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STEELERS PRONUNCIATIONSFlozell Adams ....................... (FLOW-zell)Arnaz Battle .......................... (ARE-nez)Crezdon Butler ...................... (CREZ-den)Trai Essex ............................ (TRAY)Ramon Foster ....................... (ra-MONE)Keyaron Fox ......................... (KEY-aaron)Brett Keisel ........................... (KEE-sull)Chris Kemoeatu .................... (kay-moy-AH-too)Keenan Lewis ....................... (KEY-nan)Mewelde Moore ..................... (Muh-WELL-dee)Troy Polamalu ....................... (Pole-uh-MAH-lu)Maurkice Pouncey ................ (Mar-KEESE POUN-see)Ben Roethlisberger ................ (ROTH-lis-ber-ger)Matt Spaeth .......................... (SPAYTH)LaMarr Woodley .................... (la-MARR)

MEDIA NOTESAtlanta Falcons Conference Call: Atlanta Falcons Head Coach

Mike Smith and QB Matt Ryan will be available for interviews viaconference call on Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the Steelers’ mediaworkroom. Ryan will be at 11:15 a.m. and Smith will be at 11:30a.m.

Weekly Press Conference: Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlinwill conduct his weekly press conference every Tuesday at noonin Steelers’ media workroom at their UPMC Sports PerformanceComplex headquarters.

Official Steelers Website: Media and fans can read about thelatest Steelers news on the official Steelers website. The site,www.steelers.com, features breaking news, statistics, playerbiographies and much more.

Media-Only Section of www.steelers.comThe Steelers Media Relations Department offers a “Media-Only” section

on steelers.com. To sign up for this service, go to members.steelers.comand register as a new user. Once your registration is approved, you willreceive an email and can access all information. If you have any questionsor problems, please email [email protected].

NFLmedia.com: Journalists worldwide have access to thededicated media website featuring news from the NFL and itsteams. Daily releases, statistics, domestic and international NFLupdates and other information about the NFL are available. Thesite also provides links to other NFL and individual team sites.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Thursday, Sept. 21-3 p.m. - Practice

• Players available formedia interviews at

12:15 p.m. andfollowing practice in

locker room

Friday, Sept. 310:45 a.m.-12:30p.m. - Practice

• Players availablefor media interviewsfollowing practice in

locker room

Saturday, Sept. 4• No coaches or

players available formedia interviews

Sunday, Sept. 51 p.m. (ET)

Home Gamevs.

Atlanta Falcons(Heinz Field)

FOX(locally WPGH-TV,

channel 53)

Monday, Sept. 6• TBA

Tuesday, Aug. 31Noon - Coach Tomlin

Press Conference

Wednesday, Sept. 11:15-3:15 p.m. -

Practice

• Players available formedia interviews at

12:30 p.m. andfollowing practice in

locker room

STEELERS’ LAST GAMEPittsburgh 19, Atlanta 3Thursday, Sept. 2 • Pittsburgh, Pa. (Heinz Field)

Pittsburgh Team Notes:• Pittsburgh finished 3-1 in the preseason, including a 13-4 recordunder Head Coach Mike Tomlin.• The Steelers improved to 8-4 in the preseason against the Caro-lina Panthers.• Pittsburgh grabbed a 3-0 lead late in the first quarter as K JeffReed booted a 33-yard field goal.• QB Dennis Dixon tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to WREmmanuel Sanders in the second quarter to give the Steelers a10-0 lead.• Reed added a 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half tomake it a 13-0 halftime lead.• Reed booted his third field goal of the game when he connectedfrom 31 yards out with 4:50 remaining in the third quarter to makeit 16-0.• K John Kasay kicked a 51-yard field goal with 14:51 remaining inthe game to trim the lead to 16-3.• Reed added a 32-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, to makeit 19-3 with just over a minute remaining in the game.• Pittsburgh finished with 13 first downs but limited the Panthers tojust nine first downs.• The Steelers were 2-for-12 (17%) on third-down attempts.• Pittsburgh finished with 273 yards of total offense (168 rushing,105 passing). The Steelers limited the Panthers to 123 yards ofoffense (72 rushing, 51 passing).• Pittsburgh was penalized six times for 50 yards while Carolinawas flagged seven times for 65 yards.• Pittsburgh had four sacks for 35 yards.

Individual Notes:QB Ben Roethlisberger• Started and finished 4-for-6 for 39 yards (84.7 passer rating).

QB Byron Leftwich• Came on for the third series of the game and finished 2-for-4 for32 yards (88.5 passer rating) before leaving with a knee injury.• Connected with rookie WR Emmanuel Sanders for a 25-yardreception.

QB Dennis Dixon• Came on to play in the second quarter after QB Byron Leftwich leftwith a knee injury.• Tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to WR Emmanuel Sanders inthe second quarter.• Finished 1-for-1 for 23 yards with one touchdown (158.3 passerrating).

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Series History: Series began in 1966Overall: Pittsburgh leads 11-2-1At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 5-0-1At Atlanta: Pittsburgh leads 6-2Neutral Sites: n/aLast Meeting: Oct. 22, 2006 (in Atlanta)

Atlanta 41, Pittsburgh 38 (OT)Postseason Series: n/a(postseason record not included in overall series record)

Pittsburgh owns an 112-1 all-time record against theFalcons...this marks the first meeting between the teams duringthe Mike Tomlin era...the teams have never met in a seasonopener...this marks the first matchup between the teams inPittsburgh since the two clubs batted to a 34-34 overtime tie onNov. 10, 2002...in that contest, the Falcons scored 17 unansweredpoints in the final eight minutes of the game to force overtime...theovertime ended with the Steelers catching a pass to the Atlantaone-yard line...also, several Steelers’ records were broken in thatgame, including individual receiving yards in a game (PlaxicoBurress, 253)...Pittsburgh is 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings...thepast four games (2-1-1) in the series have been decided by atotal of 10 points, including the past two games going intoovertime...Pittsburgh has never lost to the Falcons at home (5-0-1).

STEELERS-FALCONS SERIES NOTES

TEAM NOTESFor Openers: Pittsburgh is 39-32-4 all-time on Kickoff Weekend.

The Steelers have won seven straight openers, which is thelongest streak in the NFL. The seven straight season-openingwins mark the team’s longest streak and the 39 wins in openersare the most in the AFC.

This marks the first matchup between Pittsburgh and Atlanta ina season opener.

Pittsburgh’s 13-10 overtime win over the Tennessee Titans inlast year’s season opener was the team’s seventh straight onKickoff Weekend, having defeated Houston (38-17) in 2008,Cleveland (34-7) in 2007, Miami (28-17) in 2006, Tennessee (34-7) in 2005, Oakland (24-21) in 2004 and Baltimore (34-15) in2003.

The Steelers are 16-8 when opening at home since 1970,including a current six-game winning streak. The last Pittsburghloss at home in an opener was a 16-0 setback to the BaltimoreRavens during the final season-opening game at Three RiversStadium on Sept. 3, 2000.

The following is a list of the top five team records in the AFC onopening days:

Team W L T Pct. StreakDenver 32 17 1 .653 W-3Jacksonville 9 6 0 .600 L-3San Diego 29 21 0 .580 W-1Pittsburgh 39 32 4 .549 W-7Miami 23 20 1 .535 L-4

Steelers-Falcons Connections: Several Steelers have ties tothe Falcons and the Atlanta area.

WR Hines Ward grew up in Georgia (Forest Park) and attendedthe University of Georgia. DE Nick Eason was born in Lyons, Ga.,while LB Keyaron Fox was born in Atlanta and played at GeorgiaTech. RB Jonathan Dwyer is from Marietta, Ga. and also playedat Georgia Tech. QB Byron Leftwich played in three games forthe Falcons in 2007. Tight ends coach James Daniel coach forAtlanta (1997-2003) prior to joining the Steelers.

Falcons with connections to the Steelers and Pittsburgh includeassistant offensive line coach Paul Dunn, who played at Pitt andthen coached for the Panthers twice (1983, 2005-07). Dunn alsocoached at Penn State (1984-85). Secondary coach Tim Lewisplayed at Pitt (1979-82) and coached for the Steelers from 1995-2003. Offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey played tight end forthe Steelers from 1989-91 and then coached for the club from1996-2003 in different capacities. Assistant special teams coachEric Sutulovich coached at Pitt in 2000. CB Brent Grimes playedat Shippensburg.

If You Build It, They Will Come: The Steelers broke twoattendance records at Heinz Field last year.

In their Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Steelersbroke the single-game record. The attendance of 65,597surpassed the old mark of 65,350 set January 18, 2009, duringlast season’s AFC Championship Game against the BaltimoreRavens.

For the season, Pittsburgh averaged 63,458 fans (507,882 total)at home games, breaking the old mark of 63,429 (507,434) in2005.

The previous regular-season record was 65,110, which wasset in Week 1 of 2009 against the Tennessee Titans.

Pittsburgh set the team home attendance record in 2005 byaveraging 63,429 (507,434 total).

Pittsburgh has sold out 293 straight games at home, datingback to Nov. 5, 1972 versus Cincinnati.

QB Charlie Batch• Finished 3-for-4 for 10 yards (77.1 passer rating).

RB Isaac Redman• Rushed four times for 35 yards (8.8 avg.).

RB Jonathan Dwyer• Had a team-high 86 yards rushing on 20 carries (4.3 avg.), in-cluding a long of 36 yards.

WR Emmanuel Sanders• Finished with three catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.• Caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from QB Dennis Dixon in thesecond quarter.• Hauled in a 25-yard pass from QB Byron Leftwich on the last playof the first quarter.• Had three punt returns for 33 yards (11.0 avg.).

DE Nick Eason• Posted a nine-yard sack in the second quarter.

DT Scott Paxson• Posted a seven-yard sack late in the game.

LB Stevenson Sylvester• Finished with a team-high (tied) six tackles (five solo).• Posted a 13-yard sack in the second quarter.

CB Crezdon Butler• Posted six tackles (five solo).

CB Joe Burnett• Posted a six-yard sack.

P Daniel Sepulveda• Averaged 51.8 yards per punt on five punts, including a long of 59yards.

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Several Steelers and Falcons are products of the samecolleges, including the following:

STEELERS-FALCONS COLLEGE CONNECTIONSSTEELERS COLLEGE FALCONSAnthony Madison (CB) ............. Alabama ................... Mike Johnson (OG)

John Parker Wilson (QB)Daniel Sepulveda (P) .................. Baylor ........................... Matt Bryant (K)Crezdon Butler (CB) .................. Clemson .................. Michael Palmer (TE)Nick Eason (DE)Maurkice Pouncey (C/OG) ......... Florida ..................... Mike Peterson (LB)Max Starks (OT)Bryant McFadden (CB) .......... Florida State ........... Chauncey Davis (DE)Lawrence Timmons (LB) Antone Smith (RB)Jonathan Dwyer (RB) ............ Georgia Tech ................. Vance Walker (DT)Keyaron Fox (LB)Ryan Clark (S) ............................. LSU .......................... Todd McClure (C)William Gay (CB) ...................... Louisville ................. Harry Douglas (WR)

Chris Redman (QB)Mike Wallace (WR) .................. Mississippi ....................... Peria Jerry (DT)Ziggy Hood (DE) ....................... Missouri ....................... William Moore (S)

Sean Weatherspoon (LB)Jeff Reed (K) ........................ North Carolina ......... Garrett Reynolds (OT)Greg Warren (LS)Will Allen (S) ............................ Ohio State .............. Michael Jenkins (WR)Thaddeus Gibson (LB)Dennis Dixon (QB) ...................... Oregon ....................... Justin Peelle (TE)Casey Hampton (DT) .................. Texas ...................... Justin Blalock (OG)Tony Hills (OT)Jonathan Scott (OT)Troy Polamalu (S) ......................... USC ............................ Sam Baker (OT)James Farrior (LB) ...................... Virginia ................... Jason Snelling (RB)Heath Miller (TE)

Following is a look at the team’s average attendance in its nineyears at Heinz Field:

Year Total Attendance Avg.2001 499,191 62,3992002 490,274 61,2842003 477,584 59,6982004 507,385 63,4232005 507,434 63,4292006 499,461 62,4332007 496,675 62,0842008 503,125 62,8902009 507,882 • 63,458 •

• Team record

Heinz Field Advantage: The Steelers own the best home recordin the NFL with a 222-85-1 record (.722) since 1970. Pittsburgh is37-11 (.771) at home over the past six seasons, including a 6-2record in 2009.

Pittsburgh finished the 2004 regular season with an undefeated(8-0) home record for only the third time in team history and forthe first time in 25 years.

The Steelers finished the 1979 regular season with anundefeated home record (8-0) and eventually won Super BowlXIV. The Steelers were also undefeated at home (7-0) in 1972.

The following is a look at the list of the Steelers’ records at homesince 2004:

Year Record2004 8-02005 5-32006 5-32007 7-12008 6-22009 6-2

Controlling The NFC: The Steelers have won 20 of their past 24regular-season games versus teams in the NFC, dating back to 2003.

The Steelers are 94-56-1 (.626) all-time against teams fromthe NFC (including Super Bowls), including a 53-19-1 record athome and a 35-36 mark on the road. Pittsburgh had won eight

straight games versus NFC teams at home prior to its 2008 lossto the New York Giants.

The Steelers are 6-1 versus the NFC in the Super Bowl.

Welcome Back!: The Steelers signed four free agents thisseason that had previously played for the club.

WR Antwaan Randle El played his first four years (2002-05) ofhis career with the Steelers before spending the past four yearswith the Washington Redskins. Randle El, who was originallydrafted by the Steelers in the second round (62nd overall) of the2002 NFL Draft, tossed a game-clinching touchdown pass inSuper Bowl XL to help Pittsburgh capture its fifth Lombardi Trophy.

QB Byron Leftwich returned to Pittsburgh after spending oneseason with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Leftwich was on theSteelers’ roster in 2008 and played in five games, finishing 21-of-36 for 303 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for theyear.

LB Larry Foote was originally drafted by the Steelers in thefourth round (128th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft and playedseven seasons with Pittsburgh (2002-08) before a one-year stintwith the Detroit Lions (2009).

CB Bryant McFadden was drafted by the Steelers in the secondround (62nd overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft and spent four seasonswith Pittsburgh before leaving for the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.

Turning Up the Heat: Since 1994, the Steelers have led the AFCin sacks five times and the entire NFL twice.

In 2009, the Steelers finished with 47 sacks, which ranked firstin the AFC and second in the NFL.

Sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, however, a recordof “passers tackled” was kept prior to that time. Following are theSteelers’ single-season sack totals dating back to 1970:

Pittsburgh Steelers Team Sack Totals (Since 1970)Year Total Year Total1970 ................. 26 1990 .................. 341971 ................. 33 1991 .................. 381972 ................. 40 1992 .................. 361973 ................. 33 1993 .................. 421974 ................. 52 1994 .................. 55 *1975 ................. 43 1995 .................. 421976 ................. 41 1996 .................. 511977 ................. 32 1997 .................. 481978 ................. 44 1998 .................. 411979 ................. 49 1999 .................. 391980 ................. 18 2000 .................. 391981 ................. 40 2001 .................. 55 *1982 ................. 34 2002 .................. 501983 ................. 50 2003 .................. 351984 ................. 47 2004 .................. 411985 ................. 36 2005 .................. 471986 ................. 43 2006 .................. 391987 ................. 26 2007 .................. 361988 ................. 19 2008 .................. 511989 ................. 31 2009 .................. 47* Team Record

Defensive Dominance: The Steelers have allowed the fewestpoints in the NFL since the beginning of the 2007 season.Pittsburgh has allowed just 816 points during that span.

The following is a list of the top four teams in the NFL who haveallowed the fewest points since the start of the 2007 campaign:

Team Points AllowedPittsburgh 816Indianapolis 867New England 868Baltimore 889

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FINAL 2009 REGULAR SEASONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON

Steelers Category Opponents23.0 ......................... Points Scored Per Game .................... 20.320.3 ........................ Points Allowed Per Game ................... 23.020.7 ........................... First Downs Per Game ...................... 17.1371.3 ......................... Total Yards Per Game .................... 305.3112.1 ....................... Rushing Yards Per Game .................... 89.9259.3 ....................... Passing Yards Per Game .................. 215.447 ..........................................Sacks By ..................................... 5012 ................................... Interceptions By .............................. 1432:13 ....................... Avg. Time of Possession .................. 27:4741 ...................................... Touchdowns ................................. 3710 ............................... Rushing Touchdowns ............................ 728 ............................... Passing Touchdowns .......................... 223 ................................ Touchdowns on Returns .......................... 827-31 .................................. Field Goals ............................. 22-2942.7 ................................... Punting Avg. .............................. 42.88.1 .................................. Punt Return Avg. ............................. 9.824.0 .............................. Kickoff Return Avg. ......................... 24.3

Total Defensive Package: Pittsburgh has allowed the fewesttotal yards in the NFL since the beginning of the 2006 season.

The Steelers have given up 17,747 yards of total offense (5,572rushing, 12,175 passing) since the beginning of the 2006 year.The total yards against ranks first in the NFL during that span,while the rushing yards and passing yards each rank third in theleague.

Road Warriors: Despite their 3-5 record on the road in 2009,the Steelers have had great success playing away from HeinzField.

Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Steelers own thefourth-best road winning percentage in the NFL.

What To Look For:PITTSBURGH TEAM NOTES• Pittsburgh looks for its eight straight win on Kickoff Weekend, whichis the longest current streak in the NFL.

• The Steelers look to improve to 40-32-4 all-time on Kickoff Weekend.

• The Steelers are looking to improve to 12-2-1 all-time against theAtlanta Falcons.

• Pittsburgh looks to improve to 6-0-1 at home against the Falcons.

• The Steelers look to improve to 20-5 at Heinz Field during the MikeTomlin era (2007-present).

PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL NOTESWR Hines Ward• Needs one touchdown to move into a second-place tie with RBJerome Bettis on the team’s all-time touchdowns list. Ward currentlyhas 79 career touchdowns (78 receiving, one rushing) while Bettisfinished his Steelers’ career with 80 touchdowns.

• Needs one 100-yard receiving game to break the team’s all-timerecord. He is currently tied with Hall of Famer John Stallworth with 25career 100-yard receiving games.

• Needs 53 yards to reach 11,000 career receiving yards and be-come the first player in club history to achieve the feat.

TE Heath Miller• Needs 159 receiving yards to move into second place on the team’sall-time list for tight ends. He currently has 2,721 career receivingyards, trailing only Bennie Cunningham (2,879) and Elbie Nickel (5,133).

C Maurkice Pouncey• Will make his first NFL start at C in his first career game, becomingthe first offensive lineman to start the season opener of his rookieyear since OT Marvel Smith started at RT in 2000. According toSteelers’ archives, Pouncey is just the second offensive linemanever to start as a rookie for the club. He also becomes the sixthrookie to start his first career game since 2000 (P Daniel Sepulveda- 2007, TE Heath Miller - 2005, LB Kendrell Bell - 2001, WR PlaxicoBurress - 2000, Smith - 2000).

DE Aaron Smith• Needs 2.5 sacks to move into seventh place on the team’s all-timesack list ahead of Dwight White (46.0). Smith currently has 44.0career sacks.

LB LaMarr Woodley• Looks to extend his team record to nine straight games with at leasta half-sack. He has posted at least a half-sack in eight straight games,dating back to the middle of the 2009 season. During that span, hehas 11.5 sacks.

LB James Harrison• Needs two sacks to move into ninth place on the team’s all-timesack list ahead of Ernie Holmes (40.0). Harrison currently has 38.5career sacks.

The following is a list of the top five road winning percentagessince 2000:

Team W L T Pct.Indianapolis 55 25 0 .688Philadelphia 51 28 1 .644New England 51 29 0 .638Pittsburgh 46 34 0 .575New Orleans 45 35 0 .563New York Giants 45 35 0 .563

Offensive Explosion: The Steelers’ offense, which ranked thirdin the AFC and seventh in the NFL by averaging 371.3 yards pergame, posted over 500 yards of total offense three times in 2009.The 371.3 yards per game average was the most by the Steelerssince the 1979 season when they averaged 391.1 yards percontest.

The 2009 season marked the first time since 1979 that theteam has gained at least 500 yards in a single game more thanonce in a season. The Steelers gained over 500 yards in 1979four times, including a season-high 606 yards against theCleveland Browns on Nov. 25, 1979.

The Steelers posted 537 yards of total offense (472 passing,65 rushing) in the Week 15 victory over the Green Bay Packers.The 472 passing yards tied the team record for a single game,which was set on Dec. 13, 1958 versus the Chicago Cardinals.

The Steelers also had a memorable day in the Week 6 victoryover the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh finishedwith a season-high 543 yards of total offense (403 passing, 140rushing) in Week 6 versus Cleveland, which was the most by theteam since they posted 556 yards of offense in a 49-31 victoryover the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 19, 1995.

For just the second time in team history, Pittsburgh had a 400-yard passer (QB Ben Roethlisberger - 417 yards) and two 100-yard receivers (WR Hines Ward - 159 yards, WR Santonio Holmes- 104 yards) in the win over the Browns.

Defense! Defense! Defense!: Pittsburgh ranked fourth in theAFC and fifth in the NFL in total defense by allowing 305.3 yardsper game in 2009.

A variety of Steelers have contributed “splash” plays that led theSteelers to victory in 2009.

In the Week 7 victory over the previously unbeaten MinnesotaVikings, the Steelers’ defense had two returns for touchdowns.LB LaMarr Woodley posted his second career fumble return fora touchdown as he scooped up a QB Brett Favre fumble andraced 77 yards for a score.

LB Keyaron Fox also made the Vikings pay late in the game ashe sealed the victory with an 82-yard interception return for a

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LOOKING AHEAD...The Steelers hit the road for their first road game of the

regular season as they travel to Nashville, Tenn. to battle theTennessee Titans. Kickoff at LP Field is set for 1 p.m. ESTand will be televised on CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2).

touchdown with one minute remaining, his first career interceptionand touchdown.

Pittsburgh had one interception (S Troy Polamalu) and onesack (LB James Farrior), and limited the Tennessee Titans tojust 31 percent (4 of 13) on third-down attempts in Week 1. TheSteelers also limited Tennessee to just 86 yards rushing andforced one fumble.

Leading 28-20 late in the game in Week 5 versus the Lions,Pittsburgh registered three straight sacks with less than twominutes remaining to seal the victory.

Holding Their Ground: Over the past nine years, Pittsburgh’sdefense has been among the best at holding its opponents to thefewest rushing yards in the league. In 2009, the Steelers gave up89.9 yards per game on the ground, which was first in the AFCand third in the NFL.

In the past seven seasons, Pittsburgh has allowed an NFL-lownine 100-yard rushers. Baltimore is second with 15.

Additionally, since 1994 the Steelers have led the AFC in rushingdefense eight times and the entire NFL three times.

Following is a look at the number of yards rushing the Steelershave allowed in each of the past nine seasons:

Year Rushing Yds. Allowed Avg./Game AFC/NFL Rank2001 1,195 74.7 1st/1st2002 1,375 85.9 1st/1st2003 1,741 108.8 8th/12th2004 1,299 81.2 1st/1st2005 1,376 85.5 3rd/3rd2006 1,412 88.2 2nd/3rd2007 1,438 89.9 2nd/3rd2008 1,284 80.3 1st/2nd2009 1,438 89.9 1st/3rd

Total 12,457 86.5 1st/1st

Sustaining Success: Pittsburgh has made the playoffs fivetimes and won the AFC North four times since the divisionalrealignment in 2002. The Steelers won the AFC North Division forthe second consecutive year in 2008.

The Steelers have won 19 division titles since the NFL mergerin 1970, the most in the AFC during that time.

The following is a list of teams that have won the most divisiontitles and qualified for the playoffs since 2002:

Team Playoffs Division TitlesIndianapolis 8 6New England 6 6Philadelphia 6 4San Diego 5 5Pittsburgh 5 4Green Bay 5 4

Continued Success: Since the 1970 merger of the Nationaland American Football Leagues, the Pittsburgh Steelers own thebest (tied) record in the NFL.

The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordssince the merger in 1970:

Team W L T Pct.1. Pittsburgh Steelers 372 242 2 .606

Miami Dolphins 372 242 2 .6063. Dallas Cowboys 367 249 0 .596

Additionally, Pittsburgh owns the third-best record in the NFLsince the free-agency era (since 1993) with a 169-102-1 (.623)record.

The following is a look at the top three regular-season recordsin the free agency era (since 1993):

Team W L T Pct.1. New England Patriots 171 101 0 .6292. Green Bay Packers 170 102 0 .6253. Pittsburgh Steelers 169 102 1 .623

Regular-Season Success: Pittsburgh owns the third-best record(tied) in the regular season in the entire NFL over the past 10years. The Steelers have averaged over 10 wins per year andhave earned six playoff berths, five division titles and two SuperBowl victories in that time period.

The following are the top five teams in regular-season winningpercentage from 2000-2010:

Team W L T Pct. Playoff BerthsIndianapolis 115 45 0 .719 9New England 112 48 0 .700 7Pittsburgh 103 56 1 .647 6Philadelphia 103 56 1 .647 8Green Bay 95 65 0 .594 6

Among The Best: The Steelers have 560 career wins (includingpostseason), which is the fifth-most in NFL history.

The following is a listing of the top five teams in the NFL forcareer wins (including postseason):

Team Wins1. Chicago Bears 7092. Green Bay Packers 6793. New York Giants 6464. Washington Redskins 5645. Pittsburgh Steelers 560

200 Plateau: Since the NFL merger in 1970, Pittsburgh is 96-6(.941) in the regular season when it rushes for more than 200yards in a game. The Steelers rushed for a season-high 202yards in the 2009 season finale at Miami.

The Steelers have won 25 straight games in which they haveeclipsed that mark for rushing yards.

Pittsburgh is 7-0 all-time in the postseason when rushing formore than 200 yards.

In the Red Zone: The Steelers converted 49 of their 56 attempts(27 touchdowns, 22 field goals) in the red zone into points in2009.

The Steelers had a streak of scoring 10 straight touchdowns intrips to the red zone, but it was snapped with a 32-yard field goalby K Jeff Reed in Week 6 versus the Cleveland Browns.

Following is a look at how the Steelers offense performed inthe red zone in 2009:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsTennessee ........................ 2/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6@ Chicago ....................... 3/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14@ Cincinnati .................... 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13San Diego ........................ 5/5 .................... 5 ............. 0 .............. 35@ Detroit .......................... 3/3 .................... 3 ............. 0 .............. 21Cleveland ......................... 4/4 .................... 2 ............. 2 .............. 20Minnesota ........................ 3/2 .................... 0 ............. 2 ................ 6@ Denver ......................... 4/3 .................... 3 ............. 0 .............. 21Cincinnati ......................... 4/4 .................... 0 ............. 4 .............. 12@ Kansas City .................. 5/4 .................... 3 ............. 1 .............. 24@ Baltimore ..................... 0/0 .................... 0 ............. 0 ................ 0Oakland ............................ 5/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17@ Cleveland .................... 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3Green Bay ........................ 5/5 .................... 3 ............. 2 .............. 27Baltimore ......................... 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13@ Miami .......................... 6/5 .................... 2 ............. 3 .............. 23Total ................................ 56/49 ................. 27 ........... 22 ........... 255

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COACHING NOTESPerfect To Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a perfect 3-0

record in season openers. He is the only current coach to have a3-0 record.

Our House: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 19-5 regular-season record at Heinz Field in his three-plus seasons inPittsburgh.

Last year, the Steelers finished 6-2 at home.

Fast Start: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 31-17 overallrecord in his three seasons as head coach. That record marksthe best total by a Steelers’ head coach in his first three seasonsat the helm.

In Control: Head Coach Mike Tomlin owns a 13-5 all-time markagainst teams in the AFC North.

Tomlin owns an impressive 8-1 record against divisional foesat home.

Few And Far Between: Head Coach Mike Tomlin became onlythe second coach in Steelers’ history to post winning records ineach of his first three seasons. Tomlin is the only coach in teamhistory to win division titles in each of his first two seasons (2007-08).

In 2007, Tomlin became just the second head coach in teamhistory to post a winning record in his first season with a mark of10-6.

High Honor Roll: Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau wasinducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August of this year.LeBeau had an outstanding NFL career, finishing with 62 careerinterceptions (seventh all-time) and 171 consecutive starts (NFLrecord for a cornerback) with the Detroit Lions.

LeBeau was also inducted into the Ohio State University Hall ofFame in 2009. He played at Ohio State as a cornerback andhalfback and was a member of the 1957 national championshipteam.

Red Zone Defense: The Steelers defense allowed 35 scores(19 touchdowns, 16 field goals) in 42 possessions in the redzone in 2009. Pittsburgh’s 45.2 touchdown percentage on defenseranked fourth in the AFC and eighth in the NFL in 2009.

Following is a look at how the Steelers’ defense performed inthe red zone in 2009:Opponent Att./Scores TDs FGs PtsTennessee ........................ 3/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7@ Chicago ....................... 2/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14@ Cincinnati .................... 2/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10San Diego ........................ 2/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14@ Detroit .......................... 1/1 .................... 0 ............. 1 ................ 3Cleveland ......................... 2/1 .................... 1 ............. 0 ................ 7Minnesota ........................ 5/2 .................... 1 ............. 1 .............. 10@ Denver ......................... 0/0 .................... 0 ............. 0 ................ 0Cincinnati ......................... 3/3 .................... 0 ............. 3 ................ 9@ Kansas City .................. 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13@ Baltimore ..................... 4/4 .................... 2 ............. 2 .............. 20Oakland ............................ 2/2 .................... 2 ............. 0 .............. 14@ Cleveland .................... 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13Green Bay ........................ 3/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Baltimore ......................... 3/3 .................... 1 ............. 2 .............. 13@ Miami .......................... 4/3 .................... 2 ............. 1 .............. 17Total ................................ 42/35 ................. 19 ........... 16 ........... 181

Five & 10: The Steelers ranked in the top five in the AFC and/orthe top 10 in the NFL in several key team and individual categoriesin 2009. Following is a list of those rankings:

Pittsburgh Steelers2009 AFC/NFL Rankings

Team Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Total Yards/Game ............................... 371.3 ........................ 3rd/7thYards/Play .............................................. 5.9 .......................... 5th/8thPassing Net Yards/Game .................... 259.3 ........................ 5th/9thPassing Net Yards/Play ......................... 7.1 .......................... 5th/8thFirst Downs/Game ................................ 20.7 ......................... 5th/9thFourth-Down Efficiency ........................ 66.7 ................... T-4th/T-5thFirst-Down Plays ................................... 6.14 ........................ 2nd/5th

Team Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Total Yards/Game ............................... 305.3 ........................ 4th/5thYards/Play .............................................. 5.1 ........................ 7th/10thRushing Yards/Game ........................... 89.9 .......................... 1st/3rdRushing Yards/Attempt ......................... 3.9 .......................... 3rd/5thFirst Downs/Game ................................ 17.1 ........................ 2nd/4thFirst Downs (Total) ................................ 274 ........................ 2nd/4thNet Yards/Game Differential ............... 66.0 ......................... 3rd/6thRed-Zone Efficiency ............................ 45.2 ......................... 4th/8thSacks (Total) ........................................... 47 .......................... 1st/2ndFirst-Down Plays ................................... 5.01 ......................... 5th/9th

Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Kickoff Return Average (Offense) ........ 24.0 ......................... 4th/8thField Goal Percentage (Offense) ........ 87.1 ......................... 5th/9thGross Punting Average (Defense) ....... 42.7 ......................... 3rd/7thField Goal Percentage (Defense) ....... 75.9 ......................... 3rd/8thAvg. Starting Position (Receiving) ..... 28.8 ......................... 3rd/5th

Individual Offense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Roethlisberger (Passing Yards/Single Game) .. 503 ........................... 1st/1stRoethlisberger (Passing Yards/Single Game) .. 417 ......................... 4th/7thRoethlisberger (Passing Yards/Single Game) .. 398 ......................... 5th/8thRoethlisberger (Completions) ............. 337 ......................... 4th/9thRoethlisberger (Completion Pct.) ....... 66.6 ......................... 3rd/5thRoethlisberger (Passing Yards) ........... 4,328 ........................ 4th/7thRoethlisberger (Avg. Gain/Pass) ......... 8.55 ....................... 2nd/2ndRoethlisberger (Touchdowns) ............... 26 ..................... 5th/T-10thRoethlisberger (Touchdown Pct.) ......... 5.1 .......................... 3rd/7thRoethlisberger (Interception Pct.) ........ 2.4 ........................ 5th/10thRoethlisberger (Passer Rating) ........... 100.5 ....................... 2nd/5thRoethlisberger (Fourth-Qtr. Passer Rating) .. 101.8 ....................... 2nd/7thRoethlisberger (Fourth-Qtr. Comp. Pct.) .. 64.0 ......................... 4th/8thWard (Receptions) ................................. 95 .......................... 6th/8thWard (Receiving Yards) ....................... 1,167 .................. T-6th/T-9th

Individual Defense Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Woodley (Sacks) ................................... 13.5 .................. T-2nd/T-3rdHarrison (Sacks) .................................... 10.0 ................. T-4th/T-11th

Individual Special Teams Statistic Rank (AFC/NFL)Reed (Scoring/Kickers) ......................... 122 ................... T-3rd/T-7th

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTESSeasoned Veteran: QB Byron Leftwich owns a 24-25 all-time

record as a starting QB, having started 44 games for theJacksonville Jaguars (2003-06), two for the Atlanta Falcons (2007)and three for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009).

Leftwich played in five games for the Steelers in 2008, but didnot start any of those contests. In those five games for Pittsburgh,he was 21-for-36 for 303 passing yards with two touchdowns andno interceptions (104.3 passer rating). Leftwich also had one ofhis nine career rushing touchdowns when he was a backup withthe Steelers.

For his career, Leftwich has 10,218 career passing yards with58 touchdowns and 41 interceptions (79.6 passer rating).

Dixon Ready To Step In: QB Dennis Dixon enters his thirdseason in the NFL and has made one career start, a Week 12(2009) setback to the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.Dixon was starting in place of the injured starter QB BenRoethlisberger.

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Dixon finished 12-for-26 for 145 yards with one touchdown andone interception. He also added 27 yards rushing on threeattempts, including a 24-yard touchdown run.

For his career, Dixon is 13-for-27 for 148 yards with onetouchdown and one interception (62.0 passer rating) in two gamesplayed.

Best of the Batch: QB Charlie Batch has a 22-28 record as astarting quarterback, including a 3-1 record in his ninth seasonwith Pittsburgh.

Batch last started for the Steelers in the 2007 season finale atBaltimore. He finished that game 16-of-31 for 218 yards with twotouchdowns and two interceptions (69.0 passer rating), and heeclipsed the 10,000-yard passing mark for his career in the game.

In his four career starts with the Steelers, Batch is 53-of-91(58.2 pct.) for 642 yards with five touchdowns and threeinterceptions (84.6 passer rating).

Ward Still Has It: WR Hines Ward, who is entering his 13thyear in the league in 2010, proved he is still one of the elite widereceivers in the game by closing out the 2009 campaign rankingeighth in the NFL in receptions (95) and ninth (tied) in receivingyards (1,167).

Ward had five 100-yard receiving games in 2009, giving him 25for his career, tying John Stallworth’s team record. He also postedhis club-record sixth 1,000-yard receiving season of his career.

Ward currently ranks fourth among active players (12th overallin NFL history) with his 895 career receptions. The following is alist the top five active wide receivers with the most careerreceptions:

Active Player Career ReceptionsTerrell Owens 1,006Randy Moss 926Torry Holt 920Hines Ward 895Derrick Mason 863

Catching Consistency: WR Hines Ward has caught at leastone pass in a Steelers’ record 178 consecutive games. The streakbegan on Nov. 9, 1998 versus Green Bay.

That streak ranks first among active players for consecutivegames with at least one reception and sixth in NFL history. JerryRice (274) owns the top all-time record for consecutive gameswith a reception.

The following is a look at the top three active players in the NFLwith at least one reception in consecutive regular-season games:

Player (Team) Consecutive GamesHines Ward (Steelers) 178Torry Holt (Patriots) 168Tony Gonzalez (Falcons) 147

The following is a look at the top seven all-time players in theNFL with the most consecutive regular-season games with atleast one reception:

Player Consecutive GamesJerry Rice 274Marvin Harrison 190Terrell Owens 185Art Monk 183Tim Brown 179Hines Ward 178

Top Dawg: WR Hines Ward is the only wide receiver in Steelershistory to be voted to four Pro Bowls. Ward’s 1,167 receiving yardsin 2009 made him the first Steelers receiver to reach 1,000 yardssix times during his career with the team. No other Steeler hasmore than three.

In 2002, Ward became the first receiver in Steelers history tocatch 100 passes (112) in a season. He also became the firstSteelers receiver with three consecutive games with at least 100yards receiving. His 12 touchdown receptions in 2002 tied himwith Louis Lipps (1985) and Buddy Dial (1961) for the highestsingle-season total in team history.

Ward was selected to the 2002-05 AFC Pro Bowl squads.The following is where Ward ranks in Steelers history in several

key receiving categories:Ward’s Rankings Among Steelers Receivers (All-Time)

Category Statistic RankReceptions ....................................................................... 895 ............. 1st

Receiving Yards ........................................................ 10,947 ............. 1st

Receiving TDs ................................................................... 78 ............. 1st

Consecutive Games w/ Catch ........................................ 178 ............. 1st

1,000-Yd. Seasons (2001-04, 2008-09) .............................. 6 ............. 1st

Consecutive 1,000-Yd. Seasons (2001-04) ....................... 4 ............. 1st

90-plus Catch Seasons (2001-03, 2009) ............................ 4 ............. 1st

Consecutive 90-plus Catch Seasons (2001-03) ................ 3 ............. 1st

Receptions in a Season (2002) ....................................... 112 ............. 1st

TD Receptions in a Season (2002) ................................... 12 ......... T-1st

Receptions in a Single Game (11/30/03) .......................... 13 ............ 2nd

Receiving Yards in a Season (2002) ........................... 1,329 ............ 3rd

Receiving Yards in a Game (10/22/06) .......................... 171 ........... 11th

Career 100-Yard Games .................................................... 25 ......... T-1st

100-Yard Games in a Season (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009) ... 5 ......... T-3rd

Consecutive 100-Yard Games (2002) ................................ 3 ............. 1st

Rushing Yards by a Receiver ......................................... 430 ............. 1st

Consecutive Pro Bowls by Receiver (2002-05) ................. 4 ............. 1st

Chart Topper: WR Hines Ward owns many of the top receivingrecords in Pittsburgh history.

Ward is the team’s all-time leader in receiving yards (10,947),receptions (895) and receiving touchdowns (78).

Additionally, Ward has 25 career 100-yard receiving games,which is tied for first on the team’s all-time list with Stallworth.

Climbing The Charts: WR Hines Ward is the leading receiver inSteelers history in receptions, receiving yardage and touchdowncatches. He has over 350 catches more than the next closestreceiver in team history.

Following are the Steelers career receiving leaders:Steelers All-Time Leading Receivers

Rank Player No. Yds. Avg. TDs1. Hines Ward (1998-present) .................. 895 ...... 10,947 ...... 12.2 ....... 782. John Stallworth (1974-87) ....................... 537 ........ 8,723 ...... 16.2 ....... 633. Louis Lipps (1984-91) .............................. 358 ........ 6,018 ...... 16.8 ....... 394. Lynn Swann (1974-82) ............................ 336 ........ 5,462 ...... 16.3 ....... 515. Elbie Nickel (1947-57) ............................. 329 ........ 5,133 ...... 15.6 ....... 376. Franco Harris (1972-83) ......................... 306 ........ 2,284 ........ 7.5 ........ 97. Plaxico Burress (2000-2004) ................... 261 ........ 4,164 ...... 16.0 ....... 228. Charles Johnson (1994-98) .................... 250 ........ 3,400 ...... 13.6 ....... 159. Merril Hoge (1987-93) .............................. 241 ........ 2,054 ........ 8.5 ....... 13

10. Ray Mathews (1951-59) .......................... 230 ........ 3,919 ...... 16.1 ....... 34

Steelers All-Time Receiving Yardage LeadersRank Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs

1. Hines Ward (1998-present) ................. 895 ..... 10,947 ....... 12.2 ....... 782. John Stallworth (1974-87) ...................... 537 ........ 8,723 ....... 16.2 ....... 633. Louis Lipps (1984-91) ............................. 358 ........ 6,018 ....... 16.8 ....... 394. Lynn Swann (1974-82) ........................... 336 ........ 5,462 ....... 16.3 ....... 515. Elbie Nickel (1947-57) ............................ 329 ........ 5,133 ....... 15.6 ....... 376. Buddy Dial (1959-63) ............................. 229 ........ 4,723 ....... 20.6 ....... 427. Plaxico Burress (2000-04) ..................... 261 ........ 4,164 ....... 16.0 ....... 228. Ray Mathews (1951-59) ......................... 230 ........ 3,919 ....... 16.1 ....... 349. Roy Jefferson (1965-69) ....................... 199 ........ 3,671 ....... 18.4 ....... 29

10. Yancey Thigpen (1992-97) ..................... 222 ........ 3,641 ....... 16.4 ....... 21

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INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE NOTES

Steelers’ All-Time Scoring LeadersRank Player TDs PATs 2pt. FGs Pts

1. Gary Anderson (1982-93) ....................... 0 ...... 416 ....... 0 .... 309 .. 1,3432. Jeff Reed (2002-present) ..................... 0 ...... 288 ....... 0 .... 189 ..... 8553. Roy Gerela (1971-78) ............................. 0 ...... 293 ....... 0 .... 146 ..... 7314. Franco Harris (1972-83) ..................... 100 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 6005. Hines Ward (1998-present) ............... 79 .......... 0 ....... 5 ........ 0 ..... 4846. Jerome Bettis (1996-2005) ................... 80 .......... 0 ....... 1 ........ 0 ..... 4827. Norm Johnson (1995-98) ........................ 0 ...... 137 ....... 0 .... 105 ..... 4528. John Stallworth (1974-87) ..................... 64 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 3849. Kris Brown (1999-01) .............................. 0 ........ 98 ....... 0 ...... 80 ..... 338

10. Lynn Swann (1974-82) .......................... 53 .......... 0 ....... 0 ........ 0 ..... 318

10,000 And Counting: WR Hines Ward became the first receiverin team history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards when hefinished with 82 yards receiving in Week 3 at Cincinnati in 2009.Ward currently has 10,947 receiving yards for his career.

Ward became just the fifth player in NFL history to reach 10,000receiving yards while playing on only one team in their career.Additionally, Ward, who has 895 career receptions, became justthe 21st player in NFL history to record 800 receptions and 10,000yards in a career.

The following is a list of the players who have played their entirecareer with one team and posted more than 10,000 receivingyards:

Player (Team) Total Receiving Yds.Marvin Harrison (Colts) 14,580Steve Largent (Seahawks) 13,089Michael Irvin (Cowboys) 11,904Rod Smith (Broncos) 11,389Hines Ward (Steelers) 10,947

Hines Hanging Around: WR Hines Ward has been with theSteelers since he was drafted in the third round in the 1998 NFLDraft. Ward owns the longest tenure among wide receivers withtheir current team.

The following is a list of the longest-tenured wideouts with thecurrent team:

Player Team First Year With TeamHines Ward Steelers 1998Donald Driver Packers 1999Brian Finneran Falcons 2000

Red-Zone Receiver: WR Hines Ward has been a major targetfor Pittsburgh quarterbacks in the red zone.

Since 2002, Ward is second (tied) in the NFL with 44 red-zonetouchdowns. Ward had five red-zone touchdowns in 2009.

The following is a look at the top three active players in the NFLwith touchdowns in the red zone since 2002:

Player (Team) # of Red-Zone TDs1. Randy Moss (Patriots/Raiders/Vikings) 492. Hines Ward (Steelers) 44

Antonio Gates (Chargers) 44

Ward On The Run: WR Hines Ward’s versatility makes him athreat to run the football as well as catch a pass.

Ward has 430 career rushing yards to mark the most by aSteelers wide receiver in team history.

Ward scored his first (and only) career rushing touchdown in2004 against Philadelphia.

Wallace Ready For More: WR Mike Wallace had 39 catchesfor 756 yards (19.4 avg.) with six touchdowns in 2009, his rookiecampaign. His 19.4 yards per catch average led the team.

Wallace led all AFC rookies with 756 receiving yards and rankedfourth among all AFC rookies with 39 receptions.

In the Steelers’ Week 15 victory over the Green Bay Packers,Wallace accounted for two of the game’s biggest plays. He finishedwith two catches for 79 yards (39.5 avg.) with two touchdowns, hisfirst multi-touchdown game of his career.

Wallace caught the game-winning 19-yard touchdown pass astime expired in the game to give Pittsburgh the victory over thePackers. His other catch was a 60-yard touchdown reception onthe Steelers’ first offensive play of the game.

Mendenhall Makes The Most Of It: RB Rashard Mendenhallhad a breakout season in 2009 as he posted his first career1,000-yard rushing season with 1,108 yards on the year.

Mendenhall’s 1,108 yards ranked eighth in the AFC and 14th inthe NFL. He rushed 242 times with a team-high seven rushingtouchdowns.

In his 13 games as the starter in 2009, Mendenhall had 1,063yards rushing on 235 carries (4.5 avg.) with seven touchdowns.

Mendenhall finished with a career-high 165 yards rushing on29 carries (5.7 avg.) with two touchdowns (first two of his career)in Week 4 (2009) versus the San Diego Chargers. He also caughttwo passes for 26 yards (13.0 avg.).

Mendenhall’s 165 rushing yards were the most by a Steelersince Willie Parker had a club-record 223 yards rushing on Dec.7, 2006. It marked the Steelers’ first 100-yard rushing game of theseason and the first since the 2008 season finale againstCleveland (Parker - 116).

Mendenhall’s performance was just the sixth time a Steelerrushed for at least 165 yards and two touchdowns in the samegame since the NFL merger in 1970. The following is a look at thesix times a Steeler has accomplished the feat:

Rushing RushingPlayer Date Opp. Yards TouchdownsRashard Mendenhall 10/4/09 San Diego 165 2Willie Parker 11/12/06 New Orleans 213 2Barry Foster 11/22/92 Indianapolis 168 2Barry Foster 9/13/92 N.Y. Jets 190 2Franco Harris 11/20/77 Dallas 179 2Frenchy Fuqua 12/20/70 Philadelphia 218 2

Miller Time: TE Heath Miller had a standout year in 2009 andhas developed into one of the Steelers’ most potent offensiveweapons as he was first (tied) on the team with six receivingtouchdowns. Miller was named to his first Pro Bowl following the2009 season.

Miller was third on the team with a career-high 76 catches,which broke the team’s single-season record for receptions by atight end, and had a personal single-season best 789 receivingyards (10.4 avg.) in 2009. In addition, his blocking ability separateshim from many “receiving” tight ends.

In the Week 15 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Miller finishedwith a career-high 118 yards receiving on seven catches, hissecond career 100-yard receiving game and only the 11th in teamhistory by a tight end.

Miller became just the fifth tight end in team history to reach2,000 career receiving yards in Week 2 at Chicago (first since EricGreen - 1994).

Miller has 27 career touchdowns, which is second on the team’sall-time list for touchdowns by a tight end. Pittsburgh is 18-6 whenMiller finds the end zone.

Harrison In Charge: LB James Harrison, the 2008 NFLDefensive Player of the Year, received extra attention fromopposing blockers in 2009 but still managed to make an impact.Harrison ranked second on the team and ranked 11th (tied) in theNFL with his 10 sacks and earned his third straight start in thePro Bowl.

Over a two-week stretch (Weeks 4-5), Harrison posted five ofhis 10 sacks on the year while forcing two fumbles in that span.Harrison had a season-best three sacks in Week 5 at Detroit and

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was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his effortsagainst the Lions.

Harrison had forced five fumbles in 2009. He led the NFL in2008 with seven forced fumbles.

Harrison has 38.5 sacks in his career and the Steelers are 17-10 when he posts a sack.

Sack Attack: LB James Harrison had 10 sacks in 2009 to ranksecond on the team.

Harrison had a career-high 16 sacks in 2008, breaking theteam record for sacks in a season. Mike Merriweather previouslyheld the record since 1984.

The following is a list of the top 5 single-season sack leadersin team history:

Rk. Name (Year) # of Sacks1. James Harrison (2008) 162. Mike Merriweather (1984) 153. Kevin Greene (1994) 14

Keith Willis (1983) 145. LaMarr Woodley (2009) 13.5

Jason Gildon (2000) 13.5

Outside Presence: LB James Harrison had five forced fumblesin 2009 after leading the NFL with seven forced fumbles in 2008,which was tied for the most by a Steeler during the free agencyera (1992-2008).

The following is a list of the top five single-season forced fumbleleaders for the Steelers since 1992:

Rk. Name (Year) # of FF1. James Harrison (2008) 7

Greg Lloyd (1994) 73. James Harrison (2007) 6

Greg Lloyd (1995) 65. James Harrison (2009) 5

Joey Porter (2005) 5Jason Gildon (2000) 5Greg Lloyd (1993) 5

Double Trouble: The Steelers have a tradition of fielding someof the best pass-rushing linebackers in the NFL, and currentlinebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley haveaccounted for two of the top four sack totals by a Steelers’ duo inteam history.

Woodley and Harrison totaled 23.5 sacks between them(Woodley 13.5, Harrison - 10) in 2009, including a combined fivesacks (Harrison - 3, Woodley - 2) in the 28-20 Steelers’ victoryover the Detroit Lions in Week 5.

In 2008, Harrison and Woodley broke the team’s top sack duorecord (since 1982) by combining for 27.5 sacks. The 27.5 sacksby Harrison (16) and Woodley (11.5) broke the record (24)previously held by Jason Gildon (13.5) and Joey Porter (10.5) in2000 and Kevin Greene (14) and Greg Lloyd (10) in 1994.

The following is a list of the Steelers’ top sack duos since 1982,when sacks became an official NFL statistic:

STEELERS TOP SACK DUOS (SINCE 1982)Year Players (Ind. sacks) Total Sacks2008 James Harrison (16*) 27.5*

LaMarr Woodley (11.5)2000 Jason Gildon (13.5) 24

Joey Porter (10.5)1994 Kevin Greene (14) 24

Greg Lloyd (10)2009 LaMarr Woodley (13.5) 23.5

James Harrison (10)1984 Mike Merriweather (15) 22

Edmund Nelson (7)

* Steelers Record

Bringing The Wood: LB LaMarr Woodley had 84 tackles and acareer and team-high 13.5 sacks in 2009. He ranked second(tied) in the AFC and third (tied) in the NFL with his 13.5 sacks,and he earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2009season.

Woodley posted at least a half-sack in each of the final eightgames and had 11.5 sacks during that span. That span of eightstraight games broke the team’s all-time record of six, previouslyheld by Greg Lloyd in 1994.

Woodley posted his second career fumble return for a touchdownin the Steelers’ Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Woodleyscooped up a QB Brett Favre fumble and returned it 77 yards for atouchdown midway through the fourth quarter. His other fumblereturn for a touchdown was in 2008 against the Baltimore Ravens(Sept. 29).

Woodley owns an NFL record by posting two sacks in each ofhis four postseason games.

Elite Company: LB LaMarr Woodley has 29.0 sacks in his firstthree seasons with the Steelers, which ranks among the beststarts in franchise history for sacks.

The following is a breakdown of sacks in the history of the clubin player’s first two, three and four seasons (Kevin Greene had35.5 sacks in his three seasons with the team, but he hadpreviously played with the L.A. Rams):Most Sacks (two consecutive seasons)

Name Sacks YearsJames Harrison 26.0 2008-09Jason Gildon 25.5 2000-01LaMarr Woodley 25.0 2008-09

Most Sacks (first three seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsLaMarr Woodley 29.0 2007-09Keith Willis 20.0 1982-84

Most Sacks (first four seasons with team)Name Sacks YearsJoey Porter 30.5 1999-02Chad Brown 30.0 1993-96LaMarr Woodley 29.0 2007-10

Fantastic Farrior: LB James Farrior led the team with 126 totaltackles (89 solo) and had three sacks and one interception in2009, marking his seventh straight season with 100-plus tacklesfor the Steelers.

Farrior had a team-high 15 tackles and one sack (26th of hiscareer; 21.5 with Pittsburgh) in the Week 7 victory over theMinnesota Vikings.

Farrior has 11 career interceptions, including eight withPittsburgh and three while playing for the New York Jets.

Timmons Time: LB Lawrence Timmons, the Steelers’ No. 1pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, enters his second season as a starterafter a solid 2009 campaign.

Timmons had 87 tackles (65 solo) with a career-high sevensacks in 2009, including a season-high 13 tackles against theCleveland Browns in Week 14. Timmons posted two sacks inWeek 12 at Baltimore and also forced a fumble against the Ravens.

Fox Trot: LB Keyaron Fox, who had three starts in 2009, postedhis first career interception and first career touchdown in theSteelers’ Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

Fox picked off a QB Brett Favre pass with one minute remainingand returned it 82 yards for a touchdown to seal the Steelers’victory. He was inserted into the game due to an earlier injury tostarter Lawrence Timmons. The 82-yard interception return for atouchdown was the fourth-longest (tied) in the regular season inteam history.

Fox had 28 tackles (19 solo) in 2009 and a team-high 27 specialteams tackles.

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THE STEELERS IN 2010Regular PostSeason Season

Overall: 0-0 0-0At Home: 0-0 0-0On the Road: 0-0 0-0Neutral: 0-0 0-0By Month:

September: 0-0 0-0October: 0-0 0-0November: 0-0 0-0December: 0-0 0-0January: 0-0 0-0

vs. AFC: 0-0 0-0vs. AFC North 0-0 0-0vs. AFC East 0-0 0-0vs. AFC South 0-0 0-0vs. AFC West 0-0 0-0

vs. NFC: 0-0 0-0vs. NFC East 0-0 0-0vs. NFC North 0-0 0-0vs. NFC South 0-0 0-0vs. NFC West 0-0 0-0

When Scoring First: 0-0 0-0When Opponent Scored First: 0-0 0-0When Scoring 20 or More Points: 0-0 0-0When Scoring Less Than 20 Points: 0-0 0-0When Leading after the first quarter: 0-0 0-0When Trailing after the first quarter: 0-0 0-0When Tied after the first quarter: 0-0 0-0When Leading at the Half: 0-0 0-0When Trailing at the Half: 0-0 0-0When Tied at the Half: 0-0 0-0When Leading after three quarters: 0-0 0-0When Trailing after three quarters: 0-0 0-0When Tied after three quarters: 0-0 0-0When Outrushing the Opponent: 0-0 0-0With 35 or More Rushing Attempts: 0-0 0-0With Less Than 25 Passing Attempts: 0-0 0-0When Led in Time of Possession: 0-0 0-0When Trailed in Time of Possession: 0-0 0-0On Turf: 0-0 0-0On Grass: 0-0 0-0When led in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-0 0-0When even in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-0 0-0When trailed in Takeaway/Turnover Ratio: 0-0 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Rusher: 0-0 0-0With an Individual 300-Yard Passer: 0-0 0-0With an Individual 100-Yard Receiver: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Rusher: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 300-Yard Passer: 0-0 0-0With an Ind. Opponent 100-Yard Receiver: 0-0 0-0When winning the coin toss: 0-0 0-0When losing the coin toss: 0-0 0-0When playing outdoors: 0-0 0-0When playing indoors: 0-0 0-0In overtime games: 0-0 0-0

INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Man Of Troy: SS Troy Polamalu missed 11 games in 2009 witha knee injury (Weeks 2-5, 11-17) but still led (tied) the team withthree interceptions.

Polamalu came out on fire in the Steelers’ Week 1 victory overthe Tennessee Titans before leaving with a knee injury in thesecond quarter.

Polamalu was noticeably in on a number of big plays in Week1, finishing with five tackles (all solo), one interception and twopass defenses. He added one tackle for loss before leaving withhis knee injury.

Polamalu returned to action in Week 6 (vs. Cleveland) andimmediately had an impact on the game, posting his secondinterception of the season.

Polamalu now has 20 career interceptions, the most of anyactive Steelers, and the team is 16-3 when Polamalu has aninterception.

Clark Delivering: FS Ryan Clark was second on the team with110 total tackles in 2009 and was first (tied) on the team withthree interceptions. Clark was inactive for the Week 9 victory atDenver.

Clark posted an interception in consecutive weeks (Weeks 5-6) and had 10 tackles in Week 11 at Kansas City.

Chart Topper: K Jeff Reed ranks first on the team’s all-timemark for career field goal percentage.

Reed is 189-of-227 (.833) for his career in the regular season,which is first in team history. Former K Norm Johnson finishedhis career with the Steelers making 105-of-127 field goal attempts,an .827 career field goal percentage.

Getting His Kicks: K Jeff Reed was a perfect 41-for-41 in PATsand was 27-for-31 in field goals in 2009 for a team-high 122points. It marked his seventh straight year with at least 100 points.

Reed’s 122 points in 2009 were the second-highest total forhis career, falling just short of his 124 points in 2004.

Moving On Up: K Jeff Reed ranks second on the team’s all-time scoring list with 855 career points.

Reed has 189 field goals (second in team history) and 288PATs during his eight-year career with the Steelers. He is just thefourth kicker in team history to boot at least 100 field goals in acareer, joining Gary Anderson (309), Roy Gerela (146) and NormJohnson (105), and just the third player in team history to reach700 points (Anderson, Gerela).

Consistent Effort: K Jeff Reed has been among the mostconsistent kickers in the NFL over the past five-plus seasons.Since the beginning of the 2004 season, Reed has amassed695 points, a figure that is second among kickers who have madeat least one Pro Bowl since the 2004 season.

Following is a list of the top three scorers among Reed andformer Pro Bowl kickers since the beginning of the 2004 season:

Rk. Name Team Points1. Nate Kaeding San Diego 7532. Jeff Reed Pittsburgh 6953. Neil Rackers Houston 664

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Det. – Best 6-29; Dorsey 7-20;

Brown 5-19; Felton 2-7; Morris 2-2; Stanton 2-2. Pit. – Redman 15-60, 1 TD; Dixon 6-31; Dwyer6-8; Brown 1-8; Vincent 1-5; Moore 1-3;Mendenhall 5-2.

PASSING: Det. – Stanton 11-7-0, 70; Stafford11-8-1, 61, 1 TD; Hill 10-8-0, 77. Pit. – Leftwich10-6-0, 43; Dixon 7-6-0, 128, 1 TD; Batch 2-1-0, 10.

RECEIVING: Det. – Gronkowski 2-31; Toone2-23; Fowler 2-23; Brown 2-22; Dickson 2-19;Burleson 2-19; Dorsey 2-13; C. Johnson 2-10,1 TD; B. Johnson 1-10; Best 1-9; Morris 1-8;Scheffler 1-6; Williams 1-6; Clark 1-5; Felton 1-4. Pit. – Brown 3-84, 1 TD; Redman 2-17; Battle1-51; Wallace 1-11; Summers 1-6; Sanders 1-5; Randle El 1-5; Grisham 1-4; Miller 1-4; Dwyer1-(-6).

TEAM STATISTICSLions Steelers

1st Downs 17 (4-12-1) 17 (8-6-3)3rd Downs 2-9 (22%) 7-14 (50%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 287 286Plays-Avg. 57-5.0 56-5.1Rushing Yards 79 117Rush Att.-Avg. 24-3.3 35-3.3Passing Yards 208 169Att.-Comp.-Int. 32-23-1 19-13-0Sacks By 2-12 1-0Punts-Avg. 3-41.3 4-49.0Penalties 11-88 2-25Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0Time of Poss. 27:52 32:08

PITTSBURGH — Steelers’ QB Dennis Dixon threw a 68-yardtouchdown strike to rookie WR Antonio Brown in the fourth quarter toseal the 23-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in the 2010 preseason opener.

In a game that featured rain delays and a pregame ceremony to honorrecent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, defensive coordinator DickLeBeau, the Steelers relied on their stout defense and their young talentto propel them to victory.

S Ryan Clark’s interception of Lions’ QB Matthew Stafford set up theSteelers’ first score. K Jeff Reed connected from 35 yards out to put theSteelers on the board 3-0. But early in the second quarter, QB MatthewStafford found WR Calvin Johnson for a two-yard score. It would be thelast time the Lions would put up any points.

K Jeff Reed put the Steelers within one (7-6) with a 37-yard field goal.On the next drive, Steelers’ RB Isaac Redman scored on a one-yardtouchdown run, capping off a six-play 75-yard drive. Redman finishedwith 60 yards on 15 carries.

After a one-hour and 13-minute rain delay, the Lions drove to thePittsburgh 12-yard line on their opening drive of the second half. However,CB Anthony Madison forced a fumble and the Steelers took over fromtheir own seven-yard-line. On the ensuing drive K Jeff Reed hit a 32-yard field goal, his third of the game, shortly before the third quarterexpired.

K Aaron Pettrey missed a 42-yard field goal midway through the fourthquarter, and the Steelers took over on their own 32-yard-line. On the firstplay, Dixon found Brown in the middle of the field for a 68-yard score.Dixon was 6-for-7 for 128 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for31 yards.

The Steelers gained 286 yards of total offense, but it was their defensethat held the Lions in check. The Steelers defense forced two Lions’turnovers and held them to only 79 yards rushing, while limiting the Lionsto only 2-for-9 on third-down conversions.

GAME SUMMARY

Lions (0-1) 0 7 0 0 7STEELERS (1-0) 3 10 3 7 23

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 4:35 Reed 35 FG 4-0; 2:09 3-0DET 2 14:18 C. Johnson 2 pass from Stafford (Pettrey kick) 11-68; 5:17 3-7PIT 2 7:30 Reed 37 FG 12-61; 6:48 6-7PIT 2 1:37 Redman 1 run (Reed kick) 6-75; 3:08 13-7PIT 3 2:09 Reed 32 FG 16-79; 9:09 16-7PIT 4 7:08 Brown 68 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 1-68; 0:12 23-7

Preseason Game #1Pittsburgh 23, Detroit 7

Aug. 14, 2010Heinz Field (55,248)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Vincent 6-37; Redman 6-34,

1 TD; Wright 8-27, 1 TD; Moore 5-27; Dixon 5-27; Mendenhall 8-11; Leftwich 2-11; Randle El1-(-13). NYG. – Brown 13-61, 1 TD; Bradshaw6-28, 1 TD; Bomar 3-21; Ware 4-10; Johnson4-9.

PASSING: Pit. – Dixon 8-7-0, 82;Roethlisberger 8-6-1, 76; Leftwich 6-3-0, 95,1 TD. NYG. – Bomar 26-13-1, 167.

RECEIVING: Pit. – Sanders 3-51; Miller 3-33;Wallace 2-80, 1 TD; Randle El 2-32; Brown 2-12; Spaeth 1-18; Battle 1-11; Mendenhall 1-8;Vincent 1-8. NYG. – Smith 2-53; Cruz 2-30;Hagan 2-10; Chandler 1-21; Manningham 1-11; Moss 1-11; Ware 1-9; Calhoun 1-9; Beckum1-7; Johnson 1-6.

TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Giants

1st Downs 23 (11-12-0) 19 (7-9-3)3rd Downs 6-12 (50%) 3-10 (30%)4th Downs 0-0 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 412 280Plays-Avg. 64-6.4 58-4.8Rushing Yards 161 129Rush Att.-Avg. 41-3.9 30-4.3Passing Yards 251 151Att.-Comp.-Int. 22-16-1 26-13-1Sacks By 2-16 1-2Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 6-43.2Penalties 7-53 4-29Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Time of Poss. 31:35 28:25

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — QB Byron Leftwich found WR MikeWallace streaking down the middle of the field late in the second quarterfor a 68-yard touchdown, and a pair of Steelers’ rushing touchdowns inthe third quarter sealed the 24-17 victory against the N.Y. Giants at theNew Meadowlands Stadium. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0 in the preseasonand 12-3 in such games under Head Coach Mike Tomlin.

Tempers flared early in the game resulting in two ejections. On the firstpossession of the game, CB Ike Taylor and WR Hakeem Nicks exchangedpunches and were immediately ejected from the game. The game wouldremain scoreless until early in the second quarter when K Jeff Reedconnected from 26 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.

The Giants would take a 7-3 lead on RB Ahmad Bradshaw’s nine-yardtouchdown run midway through the second quarter, but it would be thelast time they would lead. The Steelers would go up 10-7 on the 68-yardtouchdown pass by Leftwich to Wallace. CB Joe Burnett’s interceptionof QB Rhett Bomar put the Steelers in good field position to add to theirlead, but the Giants stopped the Steelers on the one-yard line just as theclock expired before halftime.

On the Steelers first possession of the second half, RB Isaac Redmancapped a nine-play, 78-yard drive with a 12-yard rushing touchdown. RBDwayne Wright scored from two yards out late in the third quarter andthe Steelers were up 24-7. The Giants would cut the lead to seven late inthe fourth quarter, but the Steelers simply ran the clock out to secure thewin.

Despite a slow start in the first quarter, the Steelers racked up 412yards of total offense. QB Ben Roethlisberger, QB Dennis Dixon andLeftwich combined for 253 yards passing and one touchdown. Steelersrunning backs accumulated 161 yards on the ground, and five Steelershad at least 25 yards rushing.

For the second consecutive week the Steelers defense limited theiropponent to less than 30 percent on third-down conversions, forced atleast one turnover and controlled time of possession.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (2-0) 0 10 14 0 24Giants (1-1) 0 7 0 10 17

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 2 10:43 Reed 26 FG 13-58; 7:05 3-0NYG 2 7:15 Bradshaw 9 run (Tynes kick) 7-75; 3:28 3-7PIT 2 2:49 Wallace 68 pass from Leftwich (Reed kick) 4-83; 1:29 10-7PIT 3 9:54 Redman 12 run (Reed kick) 9-78; 5:06 17-7PIT 3 3:52 Wright 2 run (Reed kick) 8-82; 4:25 24-7NYG 4 12:23 Brown 1 run (Tynes kick) 12-74; 6:29 24-14NYG 4 5:49 Tynes 42 FG 10-55; 4:27 24-17

Preseason Game #2Pittsburgh 24, New York Giants 17

Aug. 21, 2010New Meadowlands Stadium (76,469)

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Pit. – Dwyer 13-89, 1 TD; Dixon

3-33; Mendenhall 5-28; Redman 3-11; Moore4-10; Randle El 1-3; Vincent 1-1. Den. – Ball10-75; White 12-34, 1 TD; Hall 5-15; Fargas 1-4.

PASSING: Pit. – Dixon 16-9-2, 94;Roethlisberger 6-4-0, 67; Batch 4-3-1, 44, 1TD; Leftwich 4-0-0. Den. – Orton 14-9-1, 80;Tebow 10-5-1, 72, 1 TD; Quinn 2-1-0, 2.

RECEIVING: Pit. – Wallace 3-59; Ward 3-19;Sanders 2-27; Moore 2-25; Brown 2-17, 1 TD;Vincent 1-20; Johnson 1-16; Grisham 1-13;Spaeth 1-9. Den. – Lloyd 4-40; Willis 3-55;Royal 3-36; Gaffney 2-8; Ball 1-10; Decker 1-3, 1 TD; Hall 1-2.

TEAM STATISTICSSteelers Broncos

1st Downs 22 (7-12-3) 18 (6-8-4)3rd Downs 2-9 (22%) 4-12 (33%)4th Downs 0-1 (0%) 0-0 (0%)Total Net Yards 355 268Plays-Avg. 63-5.6 56-4.8Rushing Yards 175 128Rush Att.-Avg. 30-5.8 28-4.6Passing Yards 180 140Att.-Comp.-Int. 30-16-3 26-15-2Sacks By 2-14 3-25Punts-Avg. 5-48.2 4-56.0Penalties 11-93 8-67Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Time of Poss. 31:24 28:36

DENVER — Pittsburgh dropped its first game of the preseason as it fellto the Denver Broncos, 34-17, at INVESCO Field at Mile High, thanks inpart to three interceptions thrown by Steelers’ quarterbacks, two of whichwere returned for touchdowns. The Steelers fell to 2-1 in the preseasonwhile the Broncos improved to 1-2.

The Broncos struck first when RB LenDale White scored from twoyards out on their opening drive. The Steelers responded when K JeffReed connected on a 33-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3.

QB Dennis Dixon drove the Steelers to the Denver nine-yard line inthe second quarter, but was picked off by CB Perrish Cox. On Denver’sensuing drive, K Matt Prater booted a 39-yard field goal to put the Broncosahead 10-3.

CB William Gay’s interception late in the first half put Pittsburgh inposition to possibly cut the advantage, but Dixon was picked off by CBAndre Goodman, who returned it 77 yards for a touchdown to giveDenver a 17-3 halftime lead.

The Steelers scored early in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdownrun by RB Jonathan Dwyer that cut the lead to 20-10.

QB Tim Tebow tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to WR Eric Deckeron the next drive to give the Broncos a 27-10 lead. However, QB CharlieBatch found WR Antonio Brown for a seven-yard touchdown to trimthe lead to 27-17.

After forcing a Denver punt, the Steelers gained possession on theirown 23-yard line. However, on the second play, Batch was picked off byCB Syd’Quan Thompson, who returned it 48 yards for a touchdown toseal the victory, 34-17.

The Steelers finished with 355 yards of total offense, including 175yards on the ground and 180 in the air. Denver tallied 268 yards ofoffense (128 rushing, 140 passing).

Dwyer led all rushers with 89 yards on 13 carries (6.8 avg.), includinga long of 40 yards, and one touchdown. WR Mike Wallace had a team-high three receptions for 59 yards (19.7 avg.), including a 47-yarder fromQB Ben Roethlisberger on the team’s first offensive play of the game.

GAME SUMMARY

STEELERS (2-1) 3 0 0 14 17Broncos (1-2) 7 10 3 14 34

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREDEN 1 11:19 White 2 run (Prater kick) 8-60; 3:41 0-7PIT 1 8:11 Reed 33 FG 7-66; 3:08 3-7DEN 2 2:35 Prater 39 FG 11-59; 5:13 3-10DEN 2 0:11 Goodman 77 interception return (Prater kick) —; — 3-17DEN 3 1:45 Prater 29 FG 9-55; 3:54 3-20PIT 4 12:34 Dwyer 5 run (Reed kick) 2-5; 0:10 10-20DEN 4 10:05 Decker 3 pass from Tebow (Prater kick) 5-74; 2:29 10-27PIT 4 7:04 Brown 7 pass from Batch (Reed kick) 5-87; 3:01 17-27DEN 4 3:59 Thompson 48 interception return (Prater kick) —; — 17-34

Preseason Game #3Denver 34, Pittsburgh 17

Aug. 29, 2010INVESCO Field at Mile High (67,823)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Car. – Savage 8-33; Vaughan 5-

18; Goodson 4-16; Pike 2-9; Edwards 2-(-4).Pit. – Dwyer 20-86; Redman 4-35; Mendenhall5-22; Moore 5-20; Vincent 3-4; Roethlisberger1-1; Batch 1-0.

PASSING: Car. – Pike 18-10-0, 44; Cantwell9-6-0, 36; Edwards 2-1-0, 6. Pit. –Roethlisberger 6-4-0, 39; Leftwich 4-2-0, 43;Batch 4-3-0, 10; Dixon 1-1-0, 23, 1 TD.

RECEIVING: Car. – Moore 3-7; Savage 3-0;Gettis 2-15; Edwards 2-10; Barnidge 2-8;Rosario 1-15; Goodson 1-9; Martin 1-8; Jarrett1-8; Petrowski 1-6. Pit. – Sanders 3-66, 1 TD;Battle 2-19; Brown 2-8; Miller 1-13; Moore 1-7;Summers 1-2.

TEAM STATISTICSPanthers Steelers

1st Downs 9 (3-5-1) 13 (7-4-2)3rd Downs 4-16 (25%) 2-12 (17%)4th Downs 1-2 (50%) 1-1 (100%)Total Net Yards 123 273Plays-Avg. 54-2.3 55-5.0Rushing Yards 72 168Rush Att.-Avg. 21-3.4 39-4.3Passing Yards 51 105Att.-Comp.-Int. 29-17-0 15-10-0Sacks By 1-10 4-35Punts-Avg. 7-52.9 5-51.8Penalties 7-65 6-50Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Time of Poss. 28:23 31:37

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers capped off a successful 2010preseason with a strong defensive victory over the Carolina Panthers19-3 at Heinz Field. The Steelers finished the preseason with a 3-1 recordfor the second consecutive year and improved to 13-4 all time in preseasonunder Coach Mike Tomlin.

Both teams got off to a sluggish start in the first quarter as neither teamcould really do much offensively. The Panthers looked poised to strikefirst during their opening drive, but K John Kasay hit the crossbar on a 51-yard field goal attempt. Towards the end of the first quarter Steelers KJeff Reed connected from 33 yards to put the Steelers up 3-0.

Midway through the second quarter Steelers’ QB Bryon Leftwichfound WR Emmanuel Sanders for an 18-yard gain to put the Steelers atthe Carolina 34-yard line. Leftwich injured his knee during the play andwould leave the game. QB Dennis Dixon came in for Leftwich and threwa 23-yard touchdown pass three plays later to WR Emmanuel Sandersto put the Steelers up 10-0. It was Dixon’s only series of the game.

K Jeff Reed would add to the lead just before halftime with a 43-yardfield goal to put the Steelers up 13-0. Reed would add to his total in thethird quarter with a 31-yard field goal and towards the end of the fourthquarter with a 32-yard boot. Reed finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 onfield goals and finished the preseason a perfect 9-for-9. Carolina’s onlyscore came on Kasay’s 51-yard field goal at the beginning of the fourthquarter.

Though the Steelers only managed 105 passing yards as a team, Steelers’running backs racked up 168 yards on the ground. For the secondconsecutive game RB Jonathan Dwyer led the team in rushing andcarries. He finished the game with 20 carries for 86 yards, including along of 36 yards.

After a shaky performance in Denver last week, the Steelers defenseresponded with a strong showing against the Panthers. The Steelersheld Carolina to only 123 yards on offense, had four sacks and held themto only 4-of-16 on third down conversions.

GAME SUMMARY

Panthers (1-3) 0 0 0 3 3STEELERS (3-1) 3 10 3 3 19

TEAM Q TIME PLAY DRIVE SCOREPIT 1 2:38 Reed 33 FG 12-44; 5:58 3-0PIT 2 9:09 Sanders 23 pass from Dixon (Reed kick) 4-52; 1:54 10-0PIT 2 0:00 Reed 43 FG 9-39; 5:19 13-0PIT 3 4:50 Reed 31 FG 9-30; 4:46 16-0CAR 4 14:51 Kasay 51 FG 10-29; 4:59 16-3PIT 4 1:06 Reed 32 FG 7-66; 3:44 19-3

Preseason Game #4Pittsburgh 19, Carolina 3

Sept. 2, 2010Heinz Field (52,130)

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PITTSBURGH STEELERS / PRESEASON / WEEK 5 / THROUGH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 WON 3, LOST 1 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/14 W 23- 7 Detroit 55,248 Dwyer 39 183 4.7 40 1 08/21 W 24-17 at New York Giants 76,469 Redman 28 140 5.0 31 2 08/29 L 17-34 at Denver 73,054 Dixon 14 91 6.5 29 0 09/02 W 19- 3 Carolina 52,130 Mendenhall 23 63 2.7 11 0 Pitt. Opp. Moore 15 60 4.0 17 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 75 63 Vincent 11 47 4.3 18 0 Rushing 33 20 Wright 8 27 3.4 7 1 Passing 34 34 Leftwich 2 11 5.5 11 0 Penalty 8 9 Brown 1 8 8.0 8 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 17/47 13/47 Roethlisberger 1 1 1.0 1 0 3rd Down Pct. 36.2 27.7 Batch 1 0 0.0 0 0 4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 1/3 Randle El 2 -10 -5.0 3 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 33.3 TEAM 145 621 4.3 40 4 POSSESSION AVG. 31:41 28:19 OPPONENTS 103 408 4.0 43 3 TOTAL NET YARDS 1326 958 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 331.5 239.5 Sanders 9 149 16.6 25 1 Total Plays 238 225 Brown 9 121 13.4 68t 2 Avg. Per Play 5.6 4.3 Wallace 6 150 25.0 68t 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 621 408 Miller 5 50 10.0 13 0 Avg. Per Game 155.3 102.0 Battle 4 81 20.3 51 0 Total Rushes 145 103 Randle El 3 37 12.3 17 0 NET YARDS PASSING 705 550 Moore 3 32 10.7 14 0 Avg. Per Game 176.3 137.5 Ward 3 19 6.3 9 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 7/49 9/65 Vincent 2 28 14.0 20 0 Gross Yards 754 615 Spaeth 2 27 13.5 18 0 Att./Completions 86/55 113/68 Grisham 2 17 8.5 13 0 Completion Pct. 64.0 60.2 Redman 2 17 8.5 13 0 Had Intercepted 4 4 Summers 2 8 4.0 6 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 18/49.5 20/48.9 Johnson 1 16 16.0 16 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 18/39.2 20/41.2 Mendenhall 1 8 8.0 8 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 26/221 30/249 Dwyer 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 5/0 2/1 TEAM 55 754 13.7 68t 4 TOUCHDOWNS 8 7 OPPONENTS 68 615 9.0 45 2 Rushing 4 3 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Passing 4 2 Butler 1 40 40.0 40 0 Returns 0 2 Burnett 1 25 25.0 25 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Clark 1 3 3.0 3 0 TEAM 9 30 20 24 0 83 Gay 1 0 0.0 0 0 OPPONENTS 7 24 3 27 0 61 TEAM 4 68 17.0 40 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 4 125 31.3 77t 2 Reed 0 0 0 0 8/ 8 9/ 9 0 35 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Brown 2 0 2 0 0 12 Sepulveda 18 891 49.5 39.2 1 7 59 0 Redman 2 2 0 0 0 12 TEAM 18 891 49.5 39.2 1 7 59 0 Dwyer 1 1 0 0 0 6 OPPONENTS 20 977 48.9 41.2 1 5 60 0 Sanders 1 0 1 0 0 6 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Wallace 1 0 1 0 0 6 Brown 7 0 80 11.4 23 0 Wright 1 1 0 0 0 6 Logan 4 1 21 5.3 15 0 TEAM 8 4 4 0 8/ 8 9/ 9 0 83 Sanders 3 0 33 11.0 13 0 OPPONENTS 7 3 2 2 7/ 7 4/ 6 0 61 TEAM 14 1 134 9.6 23 0 2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-0 OPPONENTS 10 6 166 16.6 62 0 SACKS: Sylvester 2, Burnett 1, Eason 1, * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Paxson 1, Renkart 1, Smith 1, I. Taylor 1, Logan 6 126 21.0 35 0 R. Williams 1, TM 9, OPP 7 Brown 3 74 24.7 26 0 FUM/LOST: Dixon 1/0, Logan 1/0, TEAM 9 200 22.2 35 0 Mendenhall 1/0, Moore 1/0, Summers 1/0 OPPONENTS 18 371 20.6 34 0 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Reed 0/ 0 1/ 1 7/ 7 1/ 1 0/0 TEAM 0/ 0 1/ 1 7/ 7 1/ 1 0/0 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 1 1/ 2 1/2 Reed: (35G,37G,32G)(26G)(33G)(33G,43G,31G,32G) TM: (35G,37G,32G)(26G)(33G)(33G,43G,31G,32G) OPP: (42N)(42G)(39G,29G)(51N,51G) * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Dixon 32 23 327 71.9 10.22 2 6.3 2 6.3 68t 3/ 19 99.3 Leftwich 24 11 181 45.8 7.54 1 4.2 0 0.0 68t 2/ 18 85.6 Roethlisberger 20 14 182 70.0 9.10 0 0.0 1 5.0 47 2/ 12 77.5 Batch 10 7 64 70.0 6.40 1 10.0 1 10.0 20 0/ 0 80.8 TEAM 86 55 754 64.0 8.77 4 4.7 4 4.7 68t 7/ 49 88.0 OPPONENTS 113 68 615 60.2 5.44 2 1.8 4 3.5 45 9/ 65 66.1

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Sacks/ Int./ SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player U A Tot Yds. QH/P Yards PD FF FR U A Tot FF FR BL Sylvester 13 8 21 2/21.0 3 0/0.0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Williams 13 3 16 1/4.0 2 0/0.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Cromartie-Smith 10 5 15 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Timmons 12 2 14 0/0.0 4 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fox 11 2 13 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Foote 9 4 13 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mundy 9 4 13 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Butler 9 2 11 0/0.0 1 1/40.0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Madison 6 4 10 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Polamalu 6 4 10 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewis 8 1 9 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allen 7 2 9 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Thornton 5 4 9 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Burnett 7 1 8 1/6.0 0 1/25.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Farrior 6 2 8 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith 5 1 6 1/8.0 5 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoke 5 1 6 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bailey 4 2 6 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Taylor 3 3 6 1/10.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eason 5 0 5 1/9.0 5 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paxson 5 0 5 1/7.0 3 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clark 4 1 5 0/0.0 0 1/0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris 1 4 5 0/0.0 3 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McFadden 4 0 4 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gibson 3 1 4 0/0.0 2 0/0.0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 Gay 2 2 4 0/0.0 1 1/0.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Worthington 3 0 3 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keisel 2 1 3 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Worilds 1 2 3 0/0.0 4 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Hood 1 2 3 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Renkart 2 0 2 1/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittman 1 1 2 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Hampton 1 0 1 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harrison 1 0 1 0/0.0 1 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woodley 0 1 1 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Summers 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 Logan 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 London 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Stewart 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Vincent 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bright 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Redman 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sepulveda 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sanders 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 McHugh 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sepulveda 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Battle 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Reed 0 0 0 0/0.0 0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 187 71 258 9/65.0 43 4/65.0 21 1 1 31 13 44 0 0 0 OPPONENTS 174 75 249 7/50.0 15 4/125.0 13 2 0 19 14 33 0 0 0

2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

PRESEASON DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

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2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEPTH CHART

WR 86 HINES WARD (6-0, 205, 13) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 84 Antonio Brown (5-10, 186, R)

LT 78 MAX STARKS (6-8, 345, 7) 66 Tony Hills (6-5, 304, 3)

LG 68 CHRIS KEMOEATU (6-3, 344, 6) 73 Ramon Foster (6-6, 325, 1)

C 53 MAURKICE POUNCEY (6-4, 304, R) 64 Doug Legursky (6-1, 315, 2)

RG 79 TRAI ESSEX (6-5, 324, 6) 73 Ramon Foster (6-6, 325, 1)

RT 71 FLOZELL ADAMS (6-7, 330, 13) 72 Jonathan Scott (6-6, 318, 4)

TE 83 HEATH MILLER (6-5, 256, 6) 89 Matt Spaeth (6-7, 270, 4) 85 David Johnson (6-2, 260, 2)

RB 34 RASHARD MENDENHALL (5-10, 225, 3) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7) 33 Isaac Redman (6-0, 230, 1)

27 Jonathan Dwyer (5-11, 239, R)

FB 85 DAVID JOHNSON (6-2, 260, 2)

QB 4/ 10

BYRON LEFTWICH (6-5, 250, 8)/ DENNIS DIXON (6-3, 209, 3)

16 Charlie Batch (6-2, 216, 13)

WR 17 MIKE WALLACE (6-0, 199, 2) 81 Arnaz Battle (6-1, 208, 8) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, R)

DE 91 AARON SMITH (6-5, 298, 12) 96 Ziggy Hood (6-3, 300, 1)

NT 98 CASEY HAMPTON (6-1, 325, 10) 76 Chris Hoke (6-2, 305, 9)

DE 99 BRETT KEISEL (6-5, 285, 9) 93 Nick Eason (6-3, 305, 8)

LOLB 56 LAMARR WOODLEY (6-2, 265, 4) 97 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, R)

LILB 51 JAMES FARRIOR (6-2, 243, 14) 57 Keyaron Fox (6-3, 235, 7)

RILB 94 LAWRENCE TIMMONS (6-1, 234, 4) 50 Larry Foote (6-1, 239, 9) 55 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 231, R)

ROLB 92 JAMES HARRISON (6-0, 242, 7) 90 Thaddeus Gibson (6-2, 243, R)

LCB 24 IKE TAYLOR (6-2, 195, 8) 37 Anthony Madison (5-9, 180, 5) 23 Keenan Lewis (6-0, 208, 2)

FS 25 RYAN CLARK (5-11, 205, 9) 29 Ryan Mundy (6-1, 209, 2)

SS 43 TROY POLAMALU (5-10, 207, 8) 40 Will Allen (6-1, 200, 7)

RCB 20 BRYANT MCFADDEN (6-0, 190, 6) 22 William Gay (5-10, 190, 4) 28 Crezdon Butler (6-0, 191, R)

P 9 DANIEL SEPULVEDA (6-3, 230, 4) 3 Jeff Reed (5-11, 225, 9)

PK 3 JEFF REED (5-11, 225, 9) 9 Daniel Sepulveda (6-3, 230, 4)

LS 60 GREG WARREN (6-3, 252, 6) 72 Jonathan Scott (6-6, 318, 4) 92 James Harrison (6-0, 242, 7)

H 9 DANIEL SEPULVEDA (6-3, 230, 4) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 10 Dennis Dixon (6-3, 209, 3)

KR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, R) 21 Mewelde Moore (5-11, 209, 7) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, R)

PR 84 ANTONIO BROWN (5-10, 186, R) 82 Antwaan Randle El (5-10, 190, 9) 88 Emmanuel Sanders (5-11, 180, R)

Rookies

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

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NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ 2010 GP/GS

71 Adams, Flozell OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 0/0

26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 0/0

16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 35 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0

81 Battle, Arnaz WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 0/0

28 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 0/0

25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 30 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 0/0

10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 0/0

27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0

93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 0/0

79 Essex, Trai OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 27 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 0/0

51 Farrior, James LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 0/0

50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 0/0

73 Foster, Ramon OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 0/0

57 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 0/0

22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 0/0

90 Gibson, Thaddeus LB 6-2 243 10/21/87 22 R Ohio State Euclid, OH D4 '10 0/0

98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 0/0

92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 0/0

66 Hills, Tony OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 25 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 0/0

76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 0/0

96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 0/0

85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 0/0

99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 31 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 0/0

68 Kemoeatu, Chris OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 0/0

4 Leftwich, Byron QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0

64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 0/0

23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 0/0

37 Madison, Anthony CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 28 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 0/0

20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 28 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 0/0

34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 0/0

83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 27 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 0/0

21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 0/0

29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 0/0

43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 0/0

53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 20 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0

82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 0/0

33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 25 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 0/0

3 Reed, Jeff K 5-11 225 04/09/79 31 9 North Carolina Charlotte, NC FA '02 0/0

88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 0/0

72 Scott, Jonathan OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 4 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

9 Sepulveda, Daniel P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 0/091 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 0/0

89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 26 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 0/0

78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 0/0

55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 0/0

24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 0/0

94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 0/0

17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 0/0

86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 0/060 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 28 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 0/0

56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 25 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 0/0

97 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD

87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0

77 Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0

42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0

19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0

67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0

69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 0/0

44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0

95 Worthington, Doug DE 6-5 292 08/10/87 22 R Ohio State Athol Springs, NY D7 '10 0/0

RESERVE/SUSPENDED LIST

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST

74 Colon, Willie OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0

31 Harris, Tuff S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0

61 Scott, Chris* OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/080 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 25 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0

*PUP 0/0

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistants:

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Number of Players on Active Roster: 53

John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy

Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery

(wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Al Everest (special teams); Jerry Olsavsky

(defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel

Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).

Experience Includes 2009 Season

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3 Jeff Reed K 5-11 225 04/09/79 31 9 North Carolina Charlotte, NC FA '02 0/0

4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0

9 Daniel Sepulveda P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 0/0

10 Dennis Dixon QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 0/0

16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 35 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0

17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 0/0

20 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 28 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 0/0

21 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 0/0

22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 0/023 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 0/0

24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 0/0

25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 30 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 0/0

26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 0/0

27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0

28 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 0/0

29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 23 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 0/0

33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 25 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 0/0

34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 22 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 0/0

37 Anthony Madison CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 28 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 0/0

43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 0/0

50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 0/0

51 James Farrior LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 0/0

53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 20 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0

55 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 0/0

56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 25 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 0/0

57 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 0/060 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 28 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 0/0

64 Doug Legursky C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 0/0

66 Tony Hills OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 25 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 0/0

68 Chris Kemoeatu OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 0/0

71 Flozell Adams OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 0/0

72 Jonathan Scott OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 4 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

73 Ramon Foster OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 0/0

76 Chris Hoke NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 0/0

78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 0/0

79 Trai Essex OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 27 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 0/0

81 Arnaz Battle WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 0/0

83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 27 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 0/0

84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 0/0

85 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 0/0

86 Hines Ward WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 0/0

88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 0/0

89 Matt Spaeth TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 26 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 0/0

90 Thaddeus Gibson LB 6-2 243 10/21/87 22 R Ohio State Euclid, OH D4 '10 0/0

91 Aaron Smith DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 0/0

92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 0/0

93 Nick Eason DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 0/0

94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 0/0

96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 0/0

97 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 0/0

98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 0/0

99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 31 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD

87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0

77 Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0

42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0

19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0

67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0

69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 0/0

44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0

95 Worthington, Doug DE 6-5 292 08/10/87 22 R Ohio State Athol Springs, NY D7 '10 0/0

RESERVE/SUSPENDED LIST

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 6 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST

74 Willie Colon OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 26 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0

31 Tuff Harris S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0

61 Chris Scott* OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/080 Limas Sweed WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 25 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0

*PUP

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistants:

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2010 NUMERICAL ROSTER

Experience Includes 2009 SeasonNumber of Players on Active Roster: 53

John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator);

Randy Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie

Montgomery (wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Al Everest (special teams);

Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Garrett Giemont (strength and

conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).

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0/0

4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0

10 Dennis Dixon QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 0/0

16 Charlie Batch QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 35 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0

21 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 0/0

27 Jonathan Dwyer RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 21 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0

33 Isaac Redman RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 25 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 0/0

34 Rashard Mendenhall RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 22 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 0/0

17 Mike Wallace WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 0/0

81 Arnaz Battle WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

82 Antwaan Randle El WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 0/0

86 Hines Ward WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 0/0

84 Antonio Brown WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 22 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 0/0

88 Emmanuel Sanders WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 0/0

83 Heath Miller TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 27 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 0/0

85 David Johnson TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 0/0

89 Matt Spaeth TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 26 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 0/0

53 Maurkice Pouncey C 6-4 304 07/24/89 20 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0

64 Doug Legursky C 6-1 315 06/09/86 22 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 0/0

66 Tony Hills OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 25 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 0/0

68 Chris Kemoeatu OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 0/0

71 Flozell Adams OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 0/0

72 Jonathan Scott OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 4 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

73 Ramon Foster OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 0/0

78 Max Starks OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 0/0

79 Trai Essex OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 27 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 0/0

3 Jeff Reed K 5-11 225 04/09/79 31 9 North Carolina Charlotte, NC FA '02 0/0

9 Daniel Sepulveda P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 0/0

60 Greg Warren LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 28 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 0/0

76 Chris Hoke NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '02 0/0

91 Aaron Smith DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 0/0

93 Nick Eason DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 0/0

96 Ziggy Hood DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 0/0

98 Casey Hampton NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 0/0

99 Brett Keisel DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 31 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 0/0

50 Larry Foote LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 0/0

51 James Farrior LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 0/055 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 22 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 0/0

56 LaMarr Woodley LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 25 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 0/0

57 Keyaron Fox LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 0/0

92 James Harrison LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 0/0

94 Lawrence Timmons LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 0/0

90 Thaddeus Gibson LB 6-2 243 10/21/87 22 R Ohio State Euclid, OH D4 '10 0/0

97 Jason Worilds LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 0/0

20 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 28 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 0/0

22 William Gay CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 0/023 Keenan Lewis CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 0/0

24 Ike Taylor CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 0/0

25 Ryan Clark S 5-11 205 10/12/79 30 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 0/0

26 Will Allen S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 8 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 0/0

28 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 23 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 0/0

29 Ryan Mundy S 6-1 209 02/11/85 23 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 0/0

37 Anthony Madison CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 28 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 0/0

43 Troy Polamalu S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD

87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0

77 Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0

42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0

19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0

67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0

69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 0/0

44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0

95 Worthington, Doug DE 6-5 292 08/10/87 22 R Ohio State Athol Springs, NY D7 '10 0/0

RESERVE/SUSPENDED LIST

7 Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST

74 Willie Colon OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0

31 Tuff Harris S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0

61 Chris Scott* OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0

80 Limas Sweed WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 25 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0

*PUP

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistants:

SPECIALISTS (3)

2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY POSITION

OFFENSE (28)

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)

TIGHT ENDS (3)

WIDE RECEIVERS (6)

RUNNING BACKS (4)

QUARTERBACKS (3)

DEFENSE (25)

Experience Includes 2009 Season

Number of Players on Active Roster: 53

John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy

Fichtner (quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery

(wide receivers); Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Al Everest (special teams); Jerry Olsavsky

(defensive asst); Kirby Wilson (running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel

Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6)

LINEBACKERS (9)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)

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51 Farrior, James LB 6-2 243 01/06/75 35 14 Virginia Ettrick, VA UFA '02 (NYJ) 0/0

71 Adams, Flozell OT 6-7 338 05/18/75 35 13 Michigan State Chicago, IL FA '10 0/0

16 Batch, Charlie QB 6-2 216 12/05/74 35 13 Eastern Michigan Homestead, PA FA '02 0/0

86 Ward, Hines WR 6-0 205 03/08/76 34 13 Georgia Forest Park, GA D3b '98 0/0

12th YEAR (1)

91 Smith, Aaron DE 6-5 298 04/19/76 34 12 Northern Colorado Colorado Springs, CO D4 '99 0/0

98 Hampton, Casey NT 6-1 325 09/03/77 33 10 Texas Galveston, TX D1 '01 0/0

25 Clark, Ryan S 5-11 205 10/12/79 30 9 LSU Marrero, LA UFA '06 (Was) 0/0

50 Foote, Larry LB 6-1 239 06/12/80 30 9 Michigan Detroit, MI FA '10 0/0

76 Hoke, Chris NT 6-2 305 04/06/76 34 9 Brigham Young Long Beach, CA FA '01 0/0

99 Keisel, Brett DE 6-5 285 09/19/78 31 9 Brigham Young Greybull, WY D7b '02 0/0

82 Randle El, Antwaan WR 5-10 185 08/17/79 31 9 Indiana Riverdale, IL FA '10 0/0

3 Reed, Jeff K 5-11 225 04/09/79 31 9 North Carolina Charlotte, NC FA '02 0/0

81 Battle, Arnaz WR 6-1 208 02/22/80 30 8 Notre Dame Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

93 Eason, Nick DE 6-3 305 05/29/80 30 8 Clemson Lyons, GA FA '07 0/0

4 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 01/14/80 30 8 Marshall Washington, DC T '10 (T.B.) 0/0

43 Polamalu, Troy S 5-10 207 04/19/81 29 8 Southern California Tenmile, OR D1 '03 0/0

24 Taylor, Ike CB 6-2 195 05/05/80 30 8 LA-Lafayette Gretna, LA D4 '03 0/0

26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 06/17/82 28 7 Ohio State Dayton, OH FA '10 0/0

57 Fox, Keyaron LB 6-3 235 01/24/82 28 7 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA UFA '08 (KC) 0/0

92 Harrison, James LB 6-0 242 05/04/78 32 7 Kent State Akron, OH FA '04 0/0

21 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 07/24/82 28 7 Tulane Hammond, LA UFA '08 (Min) 0/0

78 Starks, Max OT 6-8 345 01/10/82 28 7 Florida Orlando, FL D3 '04 0/0

79 Essex, Trai OG 6-5 324 12/05/82 27 6 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN D3 '05 0/0

68 Kemoeatu, Chris OG 6-3 344 01/04/83 27 6 Utah Kahuka, HI D6 '05 0/0

20 McFadden, Bryant CB 6-0 190 11/21/81 28 6 Florida State Hollywood, FL T '10 (Arz) 0/0

83 Miller, Heath TE 6-5 256 10/22/82 27 6 Virginia Swords Creek, VA D1 '05 0/0

60 Warren, Greg LS 6-3 252 10/18/81 28 6 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC FA '05 0/0

37 Madison, Anthony CB 5-9 180 10/08/81 28 5 Alabama Thomasville, AL FA '09 0/0

22 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 01/01/85 25 4 Louisville Tallahassee, FL D5b '07 0/0

72 Scott, Jonathan OT 6-6 318 01/10/83 27 4 Texas Dallas, TX FA '10 0/0

9 Sepulveda, Daniel P 6-3 230 01/12/84 26 4 Baylor Austin, TX D4a '07 0/0

89 Spaeth, Matt TE 6-7 270 11/24/83 26 4 Minnesota St. Michael, MN D3 '07 0/0

94 Timmons, Lawrence LB 6-1 234 05/14/86 24 4 Florida State Florence, SC D1 '07 0/0

56 Woodley, LaMarr LB 6-2 265 11/03/84 25 4 Michigan Saginaw, MI D2 '07 0/0

10 Dixon, Dennis QB 6-3 209 01/11/85 25 3 Oregon San Leandro, CA D5 '08 0/0

66 Hills, Tony OT 6-5 304 11/04/84 23 3 Texas Houston, TX D4 '08 0/0

34 Mendenhall, Rashard RB 5-10 225 06/19/87 23 3 Illinois Skokie, IL D1 '08 0/0

2nd YEAR (7)

73 Foster, Ramon OG 6-6 325 01/07/86 24 2 Tennessee Henning, TN FA '09 0/0

96 Hood, Ziggy DE 6-3 300 02/16/87 23 2 Missouri Amarillo, TX D1 '09 0/0

85 Johnson, David TE 6-2 260 08/26/87 23 2 Arkansas State Pine Bluff, AR D7b '09 0/0

64 Legursky, Doug C 6-1 315 06/09/86 24 2 Marshall Beckley, WV FA '08 0/0

23 Lewis, Keenan CB 6-0 208 05/17/86 24 2 Oregon State New Orleans, LA D3c '09 0/0

29 Mundy, Ryan S 6-1 209 02/11/85 25 2 West Virginia Pittsburgh, PA D6b '08 0/0

17 Wallace, Mike WR 6-0 199 08/01/86 24 2 Mississippi New Orleans, LA D3b '09 0/0

1st YEAR (1)

33 Redman, Isaac RB 6-0 230 11/10/84 25 1 Bowie State Paulsboro, NJ FA '09 0/0

ROOKIES (8)

84 Brown, Antonio WR 5-10 186 07/10/88 21 R Central Michigan Miami, FL D6b '10 0/0

28 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 05/26/87 22 R Clemson Asheville, NC D5b '10 0/0

27 Dwyer, Jonathan RB 5-11 229 07/26/89 20 R Georgia Tech Marietta, GA D6a '10 0/0

90 Gibson, Thaddeus LB 6-2 243 10/21/87 22 R Ohio State Euclid, OH D4 '10 0/0

53 Pouncey, Maurkice C 6-4 304 07/24/89 20 R Florida Lakeland, FL D1 '10 0/0

88 Sanders, Emmanuel WR 5-11 180 03/17/87 23 R SMU Bellville, TX D3 '10 0/0

55 Sylvester, Stevenson LB 6-2 231 07/18/88 21 R Utah Las Vegas, NV D5c '10 0/0

97 Worilds, Jason LB 6-2 262 03/03/88 22 R Virginia Tech Carteret, NJ D2 '10 0/0

PRACTICE SQUAD

87 Bright, Eugene TE 6-4 268 04/18/85 25 1 Purdue Bryn Mawr, PA FA '09 0/0

77 Brooks, Dorian OG 6-2 306 04/16/87 23 R James Madison Richmond, VA FA '10 0/0

42 Cromartie-Smith, Da'Mon S 6-2 210 02/19/87 23 R UTEP Riverside, CA FA '10 0/0

19 Grisham, Tyler WR 5-11 180 06/11/87 23 1 Clemson Birmingham, AL FA '09 0/0

67 Jolly, Kyle OT 6-6 300 07/22/87 23 R North Carolina Powhatan, VA FA '10 0/0

69 McLendon, Steve DT 6-4 280 01/03/86 24 1 Troy Ozark, AL FA '09 0/0

44 Summers, Frank RB 5-10 240 09/06/85 25 1 UNLV Oakland, CA D5b '09 0/0

95 Worthington, Doug DE 6-5 292 08/10/87 22 R Ohio State Athol Springs, NY D7 '10 0/0

RESERVE/SUSPENDED LIST

7 Roethlisberger, Ben QB 6-5 241 03/02/82 28 7 Miami (OH) Cory Rawson, OH D1 '04 0/0

RESERVE/INJURED LIST

74 Colon, Willie OT 6-3 315 04/09/83 27 5 Hofstra Bronx, NY D4a '06 0/0

31 Harris, Tuff S 6-0 198 01/23/83 27 4 Montana Colstrip, MT FA '09 0/0

61 Chris Scott* OT 6-4 319 08/04/87 23 R Tennessee Riverdale, GA D5a '10 0/0

80 Sweed, Limas WR 6-4 220 12/25/84 25 3 Texas Brenham, TX D2 '08 0/0

*PUP

Number of Player on Active Roster: 53

Head Coach: Mike Tomlin

Assistants:

7th YEAR (5)

6th YEAR (5)

John Mitchell (asst head coach/defensive line); Dick LeBeau (defensive coordinator); Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator); Randy Fichtner

(quarterbacks); Keith Butler (linebackers); James Daniel (tight ends); Harold Goodwin (offensive asst); Scottie Montgomery (wide receivers);

Ray Horton (defensive backs); Amos Jones (asst special teams); Al Everest (special teams); Jerry Olsavsky (defensive asst); Kirby Wilson

(running backs); Sean Kugler (offensive line); Garrett Giemont (strength and conditioning); Marcel Pastoor (asst strength and conditioning).

8th YEAR (5)

2010 PITTSBURGH STEELERS BY EXPERIENCE

10th YEAR (1)

9th YEAR (6)

13th YEAR (3)

14th YEAR (1)

3rd YEAR (3)

4th YEAR (6)

5th YEAR (1)

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2010 ROSTER MOVES Date Pos. Name Transaction 1/7 TE Eugene Bright Signed contract 1/7 WR Jason Chery Signed contract 1/7 S Tuff Harris Signed contract 1/7 DT Steve McClendon Signed contract 1/7 RB Isaac Redman Signed contract 1/7 RB Justin Vincent Signed contract 1/7 CB Trae Williams Signed contract 1/7 LB Johnny Williams Signed contract 1/7 DT Scott Paxson Signed contract 1/7 P Piotr Czech Signed contract 1/14 Coach Sean Kugler Signed contract 1/19 LB Derrick Doggett Signed contract 1/21 Coach Al Everest Signed contract 1/29 Coach Jerry Osalvsky Signed contract 2/9 P Adam Graessle Signed contract 2/9 WR Brandon London Signed contract 2/17 DB David Pittman Signed contract 2/25 NT Casey Hampton Signed contract 2/25 K Jeff Reed Designated as Franchise Player 3/8 WR Arnaz Battle Signed contract 3/8 S Will Allen Signed contract 3/9 S Ryan Clark Signed contract 3/9 WR Antwaan Randle El Signed contract 3/9 OT Jonathan Scott Signed contract 3/15 LB Larry Foote Signed contract 4/12 DE Nick Eason Signed contract 4/13 WR Santonio Holmes Traded to NYJ 4/13 K Jeff Reed Signed franchise tender 4/16 TE Matt Speath Signed contract tender 4/16 CB William Gay Signed contract tender 4/16 OT Willie Colon Signed contract tender 4/19 P Daniel Sepulveda Signed contract tender 4/20 QB Byron Leftwich Traded from Tampa Bay for draft pick 4/21 CB Bryant McFadden Traded from Arizona for draft pick 4/26 C Maurkice Pouncey Drafted 4/26 LB Jason Worilds Drafted 4/26 WR Emmanuel Sanders Drafted 4/26 LB Thaddeus Gibson Drafted 4/26 OT Chris Scott Drafted 4/26 CB Crezdon Butler Drafted 4/26 LB Stevenson Sylvester Drafted 4/26 RB Jonathan Dwyer Drafted 4/26 WR Antonio Brown Drafted 4/26 DT Doug Worthington Drafted 4/26 OG Dorian Brooks Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 OG Kyle Jolly Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Demetrius Taylor Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 DT Cordarrow Thompson Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 S Justin Thornton Signed contract Rookie FA 4/26 LB Lindsey Witten Signed contract Rookie FA 4/27 C Bradley Vierling Signed contract Rookie FA 5/11 WR Limas Sweed Placed on Reserve/Injured List 5/11 WR Isaiah Williams Signed contract 6/7 LS Jared Retkofsky Waived/Released 6/7 LS Matt Stewart Signed contract 6/15 WR Emmanuel Sanders Signed contract 6/15 LB Thaddeus Gibson Signed contract 6/15 LB Stevenson Sylvester Signed contract 6/15 RB Jonathan Dwyer Signed contract 6/15 WR Antonio Brown Signed contract 6/15 DT Doug Worthington Signed contract 6/15 WR Jason Chery Waived/Released 6/15 CB Trae Williams Waived/Released 6/15 DT Cordarrow Thompson Waived/Released 6/15 C Bradley Vierling Waived/Released 6/15 K Pietr Czech Waived/Released 6/15 LB Derrick Doggett Waived/Released 6/15 P Adam Graessle Waived/Released 6/16 S Da’Mon Cromartie-Smith Waived/Released 6/16 OT Chris Scott Signed contract 6/16 CB Crezdon Butler Signed contract

7/21 OT Willie Colon Place on Reserve/Injured list 7/21 OT Adrian Jones Signed contract 7/29 LB Jason Worilds Signed contract 7/29 LB Johnny Williams Waived/Released 7/29 LB Lindsey Witten Waived/Released 7/29 LS Matt Stewart Waived/Released 7/30 G/C Maurkice Pouncey Signed contract 7/30 OT Flozell Adams Signed contract 7/30 LB Andre Frazier PUP list 7/30 OT Chris Scott PUP list 8/2 FB Demetrius Taylor Waived/Released 8/2 FB Dwayne Wright Claimed off waivers 8/8 S Tuff Harris Waived/Injured List 8/8 S Da’mon Cromartie-Smith Signed contract 8/12 LB Andre Frazier Placed on Reserve/Injured List 8/12 LB Brandon Renkart Signed contract 8/23 WR Isaiah Williams Waived/Released 8/23 LS/LB Matt Stewart Signed contract 8/31 LB Brandon Renkart Waived/Released 8/31 OT Adrian Jones Released 8/31 RB Dwayne Wright Waived/Released 8/31 CB David Pittman Waived/Released 8/31 LB Andre Frazier Released 8/31 OT Chris Scott Reserve/PUP List 9/3 TE Eugene Bright Released 9/3 OG Dorian Brooks Released 9/3 OT Kyle Jolly Released 9/3 WR Brandon London Released 9/3 TE Sean McHugh Released 9/3 DT Scott Paxson Released 9/3 LS Matt Stewart Released 9/3 S Justin Thornton Released 9/3 RB Justin Vincent Released 9/3 LB Renauld Williams Released 9/4 WR Tyler Grisham Released 9/4 WR Stefan Logan Released 9/4 LB Patrick Bailey Released 9/4 CB Joe Burnett Released 9/4 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Released 9/4 DE Sunny Harris Released 9/4 C Justin Hartwig Released 9/4 DT Steve McLendon Released 9/4 FB Frank Summers Released 9/4 OG Kraig Urbik Released 9/4 DE Doug Worthington Released 9/6 TE Eugene Bright Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OG Dorian Brooks Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 S Da’Mon Cromartie Smith Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 WR Tyler Grisham Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 OT Kyle Jolly Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DT Steve McLendon Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 FB Frank Summers Signed to Practice Squad 9/6 DE Doug Worthington Signed to Practice Squad

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HOW THE 2010 STEELERS WERE BUILT

Year-Record (Finish) Draft Choices (35) Free Agents (22) Unrestricted Free Agents (4) Trade (2) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ 1998: 7-9 (3

rd AFC Central) WR Hines Ward (#3b)

____________________ __________________________________________________________ ___ 1999: 6-10 (4

th AFC Central) DE Aaron Smith (#4)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2001: 13-3 (1

st AFC Central) DT Casey Hampton (#1) DT Chris Hoke FA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ __ 2002: 11-5-1 (1

st AFC North) DE Brett Keisel (#7b) QB Charlie Batch FA

LB James Farrior UFA (NYJ) K Jeff Reed FA

2003: 6-10 (3rd

AFC North) S Troy Polamalu (#1) CB Ike Taylor (#4)

2004: 15-1 (1st AFC North) QB ***Ben Roethlisberger (#1) LB James Harrison FA

OT Max Starks (#3) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2005: 11-5 (2

nd AFC North) TE Heath Miller (#1) LS Greg Warren FA

OT Trai Essex (#3) OG Chris Kemoeatu (#6) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ _ 2006: 8-8 (T-2

nd AFC North) OT *Willie Colon (#4a) S Ryan Clark UFA (Was)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ 2007: 10-6 (1

st AFC North) LB Lawrence Timmons (#1) DE Nick Eason FA

LB LaMarr Woodley (#2) TE Matt Spaeth (#3) P Daniel Sepulveda (#4a) CB William Gay (#5b) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2008: 12-4 (1

st AFC North) RB Rashard Mendenhall (#1) LB Keyaron Fox UFA (KC)

WR *Limas Sweed (#2) RB Mewelde Moore UFA (Min) OT Tony Hills (#4) C Doug Legursky FA QB Dennis Dixon (#5) S Ryan Mundy (#6b) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2009: 9-7 (3

rd AFC North) DE Ziggy Hood (#1) RB Isaac Redman FA

CB Keenan Lewis (#3b) OT Ramon Foster FA WR Mike Wallace (#3c) CB Anthony Madison FA TE David Johnson (#7b) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2010: C Maurkice Pouncey (#1) OT Flozell Adams FA

LB Jason Worilds (#2) S Will Allen FA WR Emmanuel Sanders (#3) WR Arnaz Battle FA LB Thaddeus Gibson (#4) OT Jonathan Scott FA OT **Chris Scott (#5a) LB Larry Foote FA CB Crezdon Butler (#5b) WR Antwaan Randle El FA LB Stevenson Sylvester (#5c) CB Bryant McFadden T (Arz) RB Jonathan Dwyer (#6a) QB Byron Leftwich T (T.B.) WR Antonio Brown (#6b) *Reserve/Injured List ** PUP List ***Reserve/Suspended List

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2010 STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE

Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Leftwich Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Hartwig Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers

At Denver (8/29) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Spaeth (TE) CAROLINA (9/2) Wallace Starks Kemoeatu Pouncey Essex Adams Miller Ward Roethlisberger Mendenhall Summers

Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB

Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) At Tennessee (9/19) At Tampa Bay (9/26) BALTIMORE (10/3) CLEVELAND (10/17) At Miami (10/24) At New Orleans (10/31) At Cincinnati (11/8) NEW ENGLAND (11/14)

OAKLAND (11/21)

At Buffalo (11/28) At Baltimore (12/5) CINCINNATI (12/12) N.Y. JETS (12/19) CAROLINA (12/23) At Cleveland (1/2/11)

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2010 STARTING LINEUPS

DEFENSE

Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Preseason DETROIT (8/14) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At N.Y. Giants (8/21) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor McFadden Polamalu Clark At Denver (8/29) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Farrior Timmons Harrison Taylor Lewis Polamalu Allen CAROLINA (9/2) Smith Hampton Keisel Woodley Foote Fox Timmons Taylor Gay Polamalu Clark

Opponent LE NT RE LOLB LILB RILB ROLB LCB RCB SS FS Regular Season ATLANTA (9/12) At Tennessee (9/19) At Tampa Bay (9/26) BALTIMORE (10/3) CLEVELAND (10/17) At Miami (10/24) At New Orleans (10/31) At Cincinnati (11/8) NEW ENGLAND (11/14) OAKLAND (11/21) At Buffalo (11/28) At Baltimore (12/5) CINCINNATI (12/12) N.Y. JETS (12/19) CAROLINA (12/23) At Cleveland (1/2/11)