document_title: 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season

question_text: who beat the steelers in the playoffs 2016

question_tokens: who beat the steelers in the playoffs 2016

text: 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season

text: Draft[edit]

text:
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft

Round
Selection
Player
Position
College

1
25
Artie Burns
CB
Miami (Fla.)

2
58
Sean Davis
S
Maryland

3
89
Javon Hargrave
DT
S.C. State

4
123
Jerald Hawkins
OT
LSU

6
220
Travis Feeney
OLB
Washington

7
229
Demarcus Ayers
WR
Houston

7
246
Tyler Matakevich
ILB
Temple

text: Notes

text:
The Steelers traded a conditional fifth-round selection (#164 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for cornerback Brandon Boykin — contingent upon Boykin playing 60% of the snaps with the Steelers during the 2015 season.
The Steelers traded their original sixth-round selection (#201 overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for placekicker Josh Scobee.
The Steelers acquired a sixth-round compensatory selection (#220 overall) as a result of the departure of Brice McCain during the 2015 free agency period.
The Steelers acquired an additional seventh-round selection (#229 overall) in a trade that sent punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants.

text: Undrafted free agents[edit]

text: All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2016 NFL draft concluded on April 30 unless otherwise noted.

text:
Position
Player
College
Notes

DE
Johnny Maxey
Mars Hill

OLB
Tyriq McCord
Miami (Fla.)

P
Will Monday
Duke

DE
Giorgio Newberry
Florida State

RB
Christian Powell
Colorado

TE
D.J. Reeves
Duke

TE
Jay Rome
Georgia

C
Quinton Schooley
N.C. State

WR
Canaan Severin
Virginia

DE
Devaunte Sigler
Jacksonville State

text: Staff[edit]

text:
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

Chairman – Dan Rooney
President – Art Rooney II
Vice President – Art Rooney Jr.
Vice President & General Manager – Kevin Colbert
Vice President of Football and Business Administration – Omar Khan
Football Administration Coordinator – Samir Suleiman
Player Personnel Coordinator – Dan Rooney Jr.
College Scouting Coordinator – Phil Kreidler
Senior Assistant, College Scouting – Rick Reiprish
Pro Personnel Coordinator – Brandon Hunt
Analytics and Football Research Coordinator – Karim Kassam

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Tomlin
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line – John Mitchell

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Todd Haley
Quarterbacks – Randy Fichtner
Running Backs – James Saxon
Wide Receivers – Richard Mann
Tight Ends – James Daniel
Offensive Line – Mike Munchak
Offensive Assistant – Shaun Sarrett

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Keith Butler
Inside Linebackers – Jerry Olsavsky
Outside Linebackers – Joey Porter
Defensive Backs – Carnell Lake
Defensive Assistant – Steve Meyer

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Danny Smith

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Garrett Giemont
Conditioning Assistant – Marcel Pastoor

text: Final roster[edit]

text:
2016 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster

Quarterbacks

 3 Landry Jones
18 Zach Mettenberger
 7 Ben Roethlisberger

Running backs

26 Le'Veon Bell
45 Roosevelt Nix FB
33 Fitzgerald Toussaint KR
34 DeAngelo Williams

Wide receivers

15 Demarcus Ayers
84 Antonio Brown PR
14 Sammie Coates
83 Cobi Hamilton
88 Darrius Heyward-Bey
17 Eli Rogers

Tight ends

89 Ladarius Green
85 Xavier Grimble
81 Jesse James
82 David Johnson

Offensive linemen

66 David DeCastro G
67 B. J. Finney C/G
73 Ramon Foster G
77 Marcus Gilbert T
74 Chris Hubbard T
69 Brian Mihalik T
53 Maurkice Pouncey C
78 Alejandro Villanueva T

Defensive linemen

79 Javon Hargrave NT
90 Ricardo Mathews DE
62 Johnny Maxey DE/NT
93 Daniel McCullers NT
91 Stephon Tuitt DE
96 Leterrius Walton DE

Linebackers

56 Anthony Chickillo OLB
48 Bud Dupree OLB
54 L. J. Fort ILB
92 James Harrison OLB
95 Jarvis Jones OLB
44 Tyler Matakevich ILB
55 Arthur Moats OLB
50 Ryan Shazier ILB
94 Lawrence Timmons ILB
98 Vince Williams ILB

Defensive backs

25 Artie Burns CB
31 Ross Cockrell CB
37 Jordan Dangerfield FS/SS
28 Sean Davis SS
22 William Gay CB
24 Justin Gilbert CB
21 Robert Golden FS/SS
23 Mike Mitchell FS
20 Al-Hajj Shabazz CB

Special teams

 4 Jordan Berry P
 9 Chris Boswell K
60 Greg Warren LS

Reserve lists

57 Kevin Anderson OLB (IR)
10 Martavis Bryant WR (Susp.)
27 Senquez Golson CB (IR)
68 Ryan Harris T (IR)
65 Jerald Hawkins T (IR)
97 Cameron Heyward DE (IR)
51 Steven Johnson ILB (IR)
64 Cole Manhart G (IR)
80 Canaan Severin WR (IR)
29 Shamarko Thomas SS (IR)
61 Valerian Ume-Ezeoke C (IR)
72 Cody Wallace C/G (IR)
11 Markus Wheaton WR (IR)
30 Karlos Williams RB (Susp.)

Practice squad

42 Brandon Brown-Dukes RB
35 Brandon Dixon CB
71 Matt Feiler T
42 Jacob Hagen FS
40 Mike Hilton CB
49 Gus Johnson RB
99 Caushaud Lyons DE
76 Keavon Milton T
41 Shaquille Riddick LB
39 Dreamius Smith RB (Injured)
16 Marcus Tucker WR

Rookies in italics 53 Active, 14 Inactive, 11 Practice squad

text: Schedule[edit]

text: Preseason[edit]

text: The Steelers' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 7. Dates and times were announced on April 14.

text:
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
NFL.com
recap

1
August 12
Detroit Lions
L 17–30
0–1
Heinz Field
Recap

2
August 18
Philadelphia Eagles
L 0–17
0–2
Heinz Field
Recap

3
August 26
at New Orleans Saints
W 27–14
1–2
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Recap

4
September 1
at Carolina Panthers
L 6–18
1–3
Bank of America Stadium
Recap

text: Regular season[edit]

text: The Steelers' regular season schedule was announced on April 14.

text:
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game site
NFL.com
recap

1
September 12
at Washington Redskins
W 38–16
1–0
FedExField
Recap

2
September 18
Cincinnati Bengals
W 24–16
2–0
Heinz Field
Recap

3
September 25
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 3–34
2–1
Lincoln Financial Field
Recap

4
October 2
Kansas City Chiefs
W 43–14
3–1
Heinz Field
Recap

5
October 9
New York Jets
W 31–13
4–1
Heinz Field
Recap

6
October 16
at Miami Dolphins
L 15–30
4–2
Hard Rock Stadium
Recap

7
October 23
New England Patriots
L 16–27
4–3
Heinz Field
Recap

8
Bye

9
November 6
at Baltimore Ravens
L 14–21
4–4
M&T Bank Stadium
Recap

10
November 13
Dallas Cowboys
L 30–35
4–5
Heinz Field
Recap

11
November 20
at Cleveland Browns
W 24–9
5–5
FirstEnergy Stadium
Recap

12
November 24
at Indianapolis Colts
W 28–7
6–5
Lucas Oil Stadium
Recap

13
December 4
New York Giants
W 24–14
7–5
Heinz Field
Recap

14
December 11
at Buffalo Bills
W 27–20
8–5
New Era Field
Recap

15
December 18
at Cincinnati Bengals
W 24–20
9–5
Paul Brown Stadium
Recap

16
December 25
Baltimore Ravens
W 31–27
10–5
Heinz Field
Recap

17
January 1
Cleveland Browns
W 27–24 (OT)
11–5
Heinz Field
Recap

text: Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

text: Postseason[edit]

text:
Playoff round
Date
Opponent (seed)
Result
Game site
NFL.com
recap

Wild Card
January 8
Miami Dolphins (6)
W 30–12
Heinz Field
Recap

Divisional
January 15
at Kansas City Chiefs (2)
W 18–16
Arrowhead Stadium
Recap

AFC Championship
January 22
at New England Patriots (1)
L 17–36
Gillette Stadium
Recap

text: Game summaries[edit]

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Week 1: at Washington Redskins[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
0
14
10
14
38

Redskins
6
0
3
7
16

text: at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

text:
Date: September 12
Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
Game attendance: 79,124
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 31-yard field goal, 5:56. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:24.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal, 1:08. Redskins 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:38.

Second quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 29-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 10:10. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
PIT – Eli Rogers 3-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:27. Steelers 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 5:52.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 46-yard field goal, 11:18. Steelers 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:42.
PIT – Antonio Brown 26-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:01. Steelers 24–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 34-yard field goal, 2:01. Steelers 24–9. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:00.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Chris Thompson 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 13:01. Steelers 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:18.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 15-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 5:48. Steelers 31–16. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:13.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 6-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:54. Steelers 38–16. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:23.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 27/37, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 30/43, 329 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 26 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Matt Jones – 7 rushes, 24 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
WAS – DeSean Jackson – 6 receptions, 102 yards

text: The Steelers opened their 2016 season on the road against the Redskins. In the first quarter, the Redskins got on the board jumping out to a 6–0 lead with two field goals kicked by Dustin Hopkins from 31 and 40 yards out. In the second quarter it was all Steelers as they jumped out to leads of 7–6 and 14–6 at halftime when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown and Eli Rogers on 29-yard and 3-yard touchdown passes. After the break, the Steelers moved ahead 24–6 when Chris Boswell nailed a 46-yard field goal while Roethlisberger found Brown on a 26-yard touchdown pass. The Skins tried to rally later on in the quarter, but could only get away with a 34-yard field goal from Hopkins making the score 24–9. Though in the fourth quarter, they would eventually pull within 8 when Chris Thompson ran for a 1-yard touchdown making the score 24–16. Later on in the quarter, the Steelers sealed the game when DeAngelo Williams ran for two touchdowns from 15 and 6 yards out to make the final score 38–16.

text: With the win, the Steelers started their season 1–0.

text: Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Bengals
3
3
3
7
16

Steelers
7
3
7
7
24

text: at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

text:
Date: September 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Cloudy
Game attendance: 65,072
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Xavier Grimble 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 3:46. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:43.
CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 0:23. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:23.

Second quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 49-yard field goal, 4:10. Steelers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:55.
CIN – Mike Nugent 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 0:48.

Third quarter

PIT – Jesse James 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 6:16. Steelers 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:20.
CIN – Mike Nugent 21-yard field goal, 2:10. Steelers 17–9. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:06.

Fourth quarter

PIT – DeAngelo Williams 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 6:48. Steelers 24–9. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:54.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 25-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:25. Steelers 24–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23.

Top passers

CIN – Andy Dalton – 31/54, 366 yards, 1 TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 19/37, 259 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CIN – Jeremy Hill – 11 carries, 22 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 32 carries, 94 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Giovani Bernard – 9 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
PIT – Antonio Brown – 4 receptions, 39 yards

text: The Steelers played their first home game of the year against the division rival Bengals in a rematch of the 2015 AFC Wild Card game. In the first quarter, the Steelers struck first when Ben Roethlisberger found Xavier Grimble on a 20-yard touchdown pass for a 7–0 lead. The Bengals came within 4 later on in the quarter when Mike Nugent kicked a 25-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. In the second quarter, the Steelers increased their lead when Chris Boswell kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 10–3. The Bengals came within 4 again when Nugent kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 10–6 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers moved ahead by double digits when Roethlisberger found Jesse James on a 9-yard touchdown pass to make it 17–6. The Bengals reduced the lead when Nugent kicked another field goal from 21 yards out to make it 17–9. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers pulled away as Roethlisberger found De'Angelo Williams on a 4-yard touchdown pass to make it 24–9. Though the Bengals wrapped up the scoring of the game when Andy Dalton found Giovani Bernard on a 25-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 24–16.

text: With the win, the Steelers started 2–0 for the first time since 2010.

text: Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
0
3
0
0
3

Eagles
3
10
21
0
34

text: at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

text:
Date: September 25
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal, 5:29. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:20.

Second quarter

PHI – Jordan Matthews 12-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:04. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:06.
PIT – Chris Boswell 40-yard field goal, 7:40. Eagles 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:24.
PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 2:25. Eagles 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:15.

Third quarter

PHI – Darren Sproles 73-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 12:54. Eagles 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.
PHI – Wendell Smallwood 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 5:45. Eagles 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:58.
PHI – Kenjon Barner 8-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:52. Eagles 34–3. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:24.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/44, 257 yards, INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 23/31, 301 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 8 rushes, 21 yards
PHI – Wendell Smallwood – 17 rushes, 79 yards, TD

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 12 receptions, 140 yards
PHI – Darren Sproles – 6 receptions, 128 yards, TD

text: The Steelers traveled across the state to take on their in-state rival Eagles. In the first quarter, the Eagles drew first blood when Caleb Sturgis kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. In the second quarter, they increased their lead when Carson Wentz found Jordan Matthews on a 12-yard touchdown pass to increase their lead to 10–0. Chris Boswell then got the Steelers on the board when he kicked a 40-yard field goal making the score 10–3. Sturgis wrapped up the first half scoring with another field goal from 38 yards out to make it 13–3 at halftime. After the break, the Eagles got back to work in the third quarter as Wentz found Darren Sproles on a 73-yard touchdown pass to make it 20–3. This would be followed by 2 touchdowns: Wendell Smallwood ran for a 1-yard touchdown while Kenjon Barner ran for an 8-yard touchdown to make the score 27–3 and 34–3. With a scoreless fourth quarter, that would turn out to be the final score of the game.

text: With the loss, the Steelers fell to 2–1 and second place in the AFC North. Roethlisberger's record also fell to 0–2 in Philadelphia and 2–2 against the Eagles. Tomlin's record fell to 1–2 against the Eagles. The team was also held without a touchdown in a game for the first time since their 26–6 loss against the Ravens during Week 2 in 2014.

text: Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Chiefs
0
0
0
14
14

Steelers
22
7
7
7
43

text:
Date: October 2
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), rain
Game attendance: 61,278
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Darrius Heyward-Bey 31-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger–Markus Wheaton pass), 7:27. Steelers 8–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:23.
PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 5:10. Steelers 15–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:04.
PIT – Antonio Brown 38-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:20. Steelers 22–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:47.

Second quarter

PIT – Jesse James 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:44. Steelers 29–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:44.

Third quarter

PIT – Markus Wheaton 30-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 11:19. Steelers 36–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.

Fourth quarter

KC – Tyreek Hill 9-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 11:11. Steelers 36–7. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:17.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 7:22. Steelers 43–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.
KC – Travis Kelce 3-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 0:04. Steelers 43–14. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

KC – Alex Smith – 30/50, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/27, 300 yards, 5 TD

Top rushers

KC – Spencer Ware – 13 rushes, 82 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 18 rushes, 144 yards

Top receivers

KC – Jeremy Maclin – 5 receptions, 78 yards
PIT – Sammie Coates – 6 receptions, 79 yards

text: After a horrifying road loss, the Steelers returned home for a Sunday Night duel against the Chiefs. Through the first half, it was all Steelers starting in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Darrius Heyward-Bey on a 31-yard touchdown pass with a successful two-point conversion to make it 8–0. This was followed up with Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on 2 consecutive touchdown passes: from 4 and 38 yards out to make the score 22–0. In the second quarter, they made the halftime score 29–0 when Roethlisberger found Jesse James on a 9-yard touchdown pass. In the third quarter, Markus Wheaton caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to make the score 36–0. In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs finally got on the board when Alex Smith found Tyreek Hill on a 10-yard touchdown pass to make it 36–7. Though the Steelers pretty much sealed the game when De'Angelo Williams ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 43–7. The Chiefs then wrapped up the scoring of the game when Smith found Travis Kelce on a 3-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 43–14.

text: With the win, the Steelers improved to 3–1. With the Ravens' loss to the Raiders earlier in the day, they move into a tie at the top of the AFC North.

text: The Steelers set a franchise record with 22 total points scored in the first quarter. The team also snapped their streak of consecutive games with at least a giveaway.

text: Roethlisberger who had thrown 6 touchdown passes and 4 interceptions through the first 3 games had thrown 5 touchdown passes and no interceptions in this game alone.

text: Week 5: vs. New York Jets[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Jets
3
10
0
0
13

Steelers
7
7
3
14
31

text:
Date: October 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 66,385
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 35-yard field goal, 11:45. Jets 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:15.
PIT – Sammie Coates 72-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 10:16. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:29.

Second quarter

NYJ – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, 11:07. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:40.
NYJ – Brandon Marshall 15-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Nick Folk kick), 2:06. Jets 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:48.
PIT – Jesse James 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:41. Steelers 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 47-yard field goal, 10:23. Steelers 17–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 14:55. Steelers 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.
PIT – Sammie Coates 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:46. Steelers 31–13. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:43.

Top passers

NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 25/38, 255 yards, TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 34/47, 380 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

NYJ – Matt Forte – 12 rushes, 53 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 20 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD
PIT – Sammie Coates – 6 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD

text: The Steelers stayed home for a game against the Jets. In the first quarter, the Jets took an early 3–0 lead when Nick Folk kicked a 30-yard field goal. Later on, the Steelers took the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found Sammie Coates for a 72-yard touchdown pass to make it 7–3. The Jets scored 10 straight points in the second quarter: Folk kicked a 48-yard field goal to come within a point, 7–6. This would be followed by Ryan Fitzpatrick finding Brandon Marshall on a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it 13–7. The Steelers wrapped up the scoring of the half when Roethlisberger found Jesse James on a 1-yard touchdown pass to make it 14–13 at halftime. In the second half it was all Steelers. Starting in the third quarter, Chris Boswell put the team up by 4 with a 47-yard field goal to make it 17–13. In the fourth quarter, they would score 2 touchdowns: Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 5-yard pass and then Coates on another 5-yard pass to make the score 24–13 and the eventual final score 31–13.

text: With the win, the Steelers improved to 4–1. With the Ravens' loss to the Redskins, the team is also now in outright first place in the AFC North.

text: This would be the final game the Steelers would wear their 1934 throwback uniforms.

text: Week 6: at Miami Dolphins[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
8
0
0
7
15

Dolphins
3
13
7
7
30

text: at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

text:
Date: October 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), partly sunny
Game attendance: 65,351
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

MIA – Andrew Franks 30-yard field goal, 8:34. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:39.
PIT – Darrius Heyward-Bey 60-yard run (Ben Roethlisberger–Le'Veon Bell pass), 5:39. Steelers 8–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:55.

Second quarter

MIA – Andrew Franks 23-yard field goal, 8:18. Steelers 8–6. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 7:08.
MIA – Andrew Franks 30-yard field goal, 5:23. Dolphins 9–8. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:43.
MIA – Damien Williams 1-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 0:21. Dolphins 16–8. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:26.

Third quarter

MIA – Jay Ajayi 1-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 1:39. Dolphins 23–8. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:31.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Cobi Hamilton 23-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:02. Dolphins 23–15. Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 3:18.
MIA – Jay Ajayi 62-yard run (Andrew Franks kick), 0:50. Dolphins 30–15. Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:12.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 19/34, 189 yards, TD, 2 INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 24/32, 252 yards

Top rushers

PIT – Darrius Heyward-Bey – 1 rush, 60 yards, TD
MIA – Jay Ajayi – 25 rushes, 204 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 6 receptions, 55 yards
MIA – Jarvis Landry – 7 receptions, 91 yards

text: The Steelers traveled to Miami to take on the Dolphins. In the first quarter, the Dolphins struck first when Andrew Franks kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. The Steelers got on the board later on in the quarter taking the lead when Darrius Heyward-Bey ran for a 60-yard touchdown (with a successful 2-point conversion) for an 8–3 game. In the second quarter, it was all Dolphins as they closed out the half by first coming within 2 when Franks kicked a 23-yard field goal to make the score 8–6. The Dolphins eventually took the lead back when Franks kicked another 30-yard field goal for a 9–8 game. They would move ahead by a touchdown when Damien Williams ran for one from a yard out to take a 16–8 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Dolphins got back to work when Jay Ajayi ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make the score 23–8 for the only score of the period. The Steelers tried to rally when Ben Roethlisberger found Cobi Hamilton on a 23-yard touchdown pass shortening their deficit to 8, 23–15. Though the Steelers' rush defense stalled with less than a minute left in the game and Ajayi ran for a 62-yard touchdown to seal the game with the final score 30–15.

text: With the loss, the Steelers fell to 4–2. Ben Roethlisberger would be knocked out of the game due to injury in the second quarter. Though he played in the second half.

text: The Steelers still remained in first place with the Ravens' loss to the Giants.

text: Week 7: vs. New England Patriots[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Patriots
7
7
6
7
27

Steelers
0
10
3
3
16

text:
Date: October 23
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 66,009
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

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[show]Game information

First quarter

NE – James White 19-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:55. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:23.

Second quarter

NE – LeGarrette Blount 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:58. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:46.
PIT – Darrius Heyward-Bey 14-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 9:02. Patriots 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:56.
PIT – Chris Boswell 32-yard field goal, 0:02. Patriots 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 46-yard field goal, 8:44. Patriots 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:49.
NE – Rob Gronkowski 32-yard pass from Tom Brady (kick failed, wide right), 6:19. Patriots 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 44-yard field goal, 14:44. Patriots 20–16. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 6:35.
NE – LeGarrette Blount 5-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:44. Patriots 27–16. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.

Top passers

NE – Tom Brady – 19/26, 222 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Landry Jones – 29/47, 281 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

NE – LeGarrette Blount – 24 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 21 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

NE – Rob Gronkowski – 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
PIT – Antonio Brown – 7 receptions, 106 yards

text: The Steelers went back home for another showdown with the Patriots. This game is notable for being the very first game that QB Ben Roethlisberger would miss out on against the Patriots. In the first quarter, The Patriots scored first when Tom Brady found James White on a 19-yard touchdown pass for a 7–0 lead for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, they increased their lead when LaGarrette Blount ran for a 3-yard touchdown to make it 14–0. The Steelers got on the board later on in the quarter when Landry Jones found Darrius Heyward-Bey on a 14-yard touchdown pass for a 14–7 game. The Steelers closed out the scoring of the first half when Chris Boswell kicked a 32-yard field goal for a 14–10 game at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as Boswell kicked another field goal to get his team within 1, 14–13 from 46 yards out. The Pats pulled away later on when Brady found Rob Gronkowski on a 36-yard touchdown pass (with a failed PAT) for a 20–13 game. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers came within 4 again when Boswell made a 44-yard field goal for a 20–16 game. But the Pats sealed the game after Blount ran for a 5-yard touchdown and the eventual final score of 27–16.

text: With the loss, the Steelers went into their bye week at 4–3. Regardless, due to the Ravens' loss to the Jets, they still remain in first place in the AFC North. The team dropped to 0–1 on the season without Roethlisberger as a starter and their seven-game home winning streak was snapped.

text: Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
0
0
0
14
14

Ravens
7
3
3
8
21

text: at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

text:
Date: November 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 71,286
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

BAL – Mike Wallace 95-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:07. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:43.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 49-yard field goal, 0:03. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 42-yard field goal, 4:50. Ravens 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:30.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Chris Moore 14-yard return of blocked punt (Joe Flacco–Steve Smith Sr. pass), 13:36. Ravens 21–0.
PIT – Antonio Brown 23-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 8:38. Ravens 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58.
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 4-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 0:48. Ravens 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:20.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 23/45, 264 yards, TD, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 18/30, 241 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 14 rushes, 32 yards
BAL – Terrance West – 15 rushes, 21 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Eli Rogers – 6 receptions, 103 yards
BAL – Mike Wallace – 6 receptions, 124 yards, TD

text: Coming off of the bye week, the Steelers traveled to Baltimore to take on their division rival Ravens. The game received much hype, including QB Ben Roethlisberger returning from injury. Through the first half it was all Ravens when Joe Flacco found Mike Wallace on a 95-yard touchdown pass to move up 7–0 in the first quarter. This was followed by Justin Tucker's 49-yard field goal in the second to make it 10–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Ravens went back to work as Tucker went for a 42-yard field goal to make it 13–0. In the fourth quarter, Chris Moore blocked a punt and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown with a (successful two-point conversion) to make it 21–0. Later on in the game, the Steelers finally got on the board as Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 23-yard touchdown pass making the score 21–7. They wrapped up the scoring later on when Roethlisberger ran for a touchdown himself from 4 yards out making the final score 21–14.

text: With their third straight loss, the Steelers fell to 4–4 and move into a tie with the Ravens for the lead in the AFC North. The loss was also the Steelers' fourth straight loss to the Ravens as well as the fourth straight year losing to their top division rivals in Baltimore.

text: Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys[edit]

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1
2
3
4
Total

Cowboys
10
3
10
12
35

Steelers
12
3
3
12
30

text:
Date: November 13
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 67,737
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Le'Veon Bell 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (pass failed), 9:54. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:51.
DAL – Dan Bailey 37-yard field goal, 5:17. Steelers 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:37.
PIT – Eli Rogers 3-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (pass failed), 1:13. Steelers 12–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 83-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 0:12. Steelers 12–10. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:01.

Second quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 53-yard field goal, 11:04. Cowboys 13–12. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:24.
PIT – Chris Boswell 39-yard field goal, 4:43. Steelers 15–13. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 6:21.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 25-yard field goal, 13:10. Steelers 18–13. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:50.
DAL – Dan Bailey 46-yard field goal, 5:35. Steelers 18–16. Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 7:35.
DAL – Dez Bryant 50-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:35. Cowboys 23–18. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:48.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:51. Steelers 24–23. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:05.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 14-yard run (pass failed), 1:55. Cowboys 29–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:56.
PIT – Antonio Brown 15-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (pass failed), 0:42. Steelers 30–29. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:13.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 32-yard run (pass failed), 0:09. Cowboys 35–30. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:33.

Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 22/32, 319 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 37/46, 408 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 21 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 17 rushes, 57 yards, TD

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant – 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD
PIT – Antonio Brown – 14 receptions, 154 yards, TD

text: The Steelers traveled home to take on the Cowboys. They would draw first blood in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Le'Veon Bell (with a failed 2-point conversion) for a 6–0 lead. The Cowboys got on the board when Dan Bailey kicked a 37-yard field goal for a 6–3 game. The Steelers pulled away as Roethlisberger found Eli Rogers on a 3-yard touchdown pass for a 12–3 game. The Cowboys came within two points as Dak Prescott found Ezekiel Elliott on an 83-yard touchdown pass to make the score 12–10. In the second quarter, the Cowboys took the lead as Bailey kicked a 53-yard field goal for a 13–12 game. The Steelers wrapped up the scoring of the first half when Chris Boswell kicked a 39-yard field goal taking a 15–13 halftime lead. After the break, the Steelers went back to work as Boswell nailed a 25-yard field goal to move ahead by 5, 18–13. The Cowboys then scored on two consecutive drives: Bailey nailed a 46-yard field goal to make the score 18–16, and Prescott found Dez Bryant on a 50-yard touchdown pass to retake the lead 23–18. The Steelers retook the lead in the fourth quarter when Bell ran for a 1-yard touchdown (with a failed two-point conversion) to make the score 24–23. Though the Cowboys pushed back into the lead when Elliott ran for a 14-yard touchdown (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make the score 29–24, the Steelers moved back into the lead with Roethlisberger's 15-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown (with a failed two-point conversion) for a 30–29 game. However, the Boys were able to complete the comeback when Elliott ran for a 32-yard touchdown (with a failed two-point conversion) to make the final score 35–30.

text: With their fourth straight loss, the Steelers fell to 4–5 and second place in the AFC North.

text: Week 11: at Cleveland Browns[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
3
11
3
7
24

Browns
0
0
3
6
9

text: at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

text:
Date: November 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 32-yard field goal, 2:28. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 9:18.

Second quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, 4:43. Steelers 6–0. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 9:28.
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Ben Roethlisberger–David Johnson pass), 0:00. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 24-yard field goal, 8:05. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:00.
PIT – Chris Boswell 22-yard field goal, 0:03. Steelers 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:02.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Gary Barnidge 14-yard pass from Josh McCown (kick failed, wide right), 9:45. Steelers 17–9. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
PIT – Javon Hargrave fumble recovery in the end zone (Chris Boswell kick), 3:36. Steelers 24–9.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 23/36, 167 yards
CLE – Cody Kessler – 7/14, 128 yards, INT

Top rushers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 28 rushes, 146 yards, TD
CLE – Josh McCown – 2 rushes, 11 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 8 receptions, 76 yards
CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 5 receptions, 97 yards

text: After a tough home game against the Cowboys, the Steelers traveled to Cleveland for Game 1 against the Browns. In the first half, it was all Steelers starting in the first quarter when Chris Boswell made a 32-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. They would increase their lead in the second quarter when Boswell made a 33-yard field goal followed up by Le'Veon Bell running for a 1-yard touchdown with a successful two-point conversion to make it 6–0 and then 14–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Browns finally got on the board as Cody Parkey made a 24-yard field goal to make the score 14–3. The Steelers however pulled away as Boswell kicked a 22-yard field goal making it 17–3. In the fourth quarter, the Browns drew closer as backup QB Josh McCown threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Gary Barnidge (with a failed PAT) to make the score 17–9. However, later on, the Steelers sealed the game when Javon Hargrave recovered a fumble in the end zone to make the final score 24–9.

text: With their four-game losing streak coming to a stop, the Steelers improved to 5–5. Also, they move back into a tie on top of the AFC North due to the Ravens' loss to the Cowboys.

text: The defense—which had only 13 sacks going into this game—managed to get eight in this game alone, as Cody Kessler and Josh McCown each got sacked four times.

text: Week 12: at Indianapolis Colts[edit]

text: Thanksgiving Day game

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
14
7
0
7
28

Colts
0
7
0
0
7

text: at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

text:
Date: November 24
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 66,583
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Le'Veon Bell 5-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 9:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 4:19.
PIT – Antonio Brown 25-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:06. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:02.

Second quarter

IND – Donte Moncrief 5-yard pass from Scott Tolzien (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:02. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 3:04.
PIT – Antonio Brown 33-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 9:00. Steelers 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:02.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 22-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 5:30. Steelers 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:21.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 14/20, 221 yards, 3 TD
IND – Scott Tolzien – 22/36, 205 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 23 rushes, 120 yards, TD
IND – Jordan Todman – 3 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 91 yards, 3 TD
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 3 receptions, 54 yards

text: After winning over the Browns, the Steelers traveled further west to take on the Colts in a rematch of 2015's 45–10 blowout win. The Steelers struck first in the first quarter when Le'Veon Bell ran for a 5-yard touchdown to take a 7–0 lead. This would be followed by Ben Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 25-yard touchdown pass later on in the quarter to make it 14–0. The Colts got on the board in the second quarter when QB Scott Tolzien, starting in place of the injured Andrew Luck, found Donte Moncrief on a 5-yard touchdown pass to make it 14–7. However, the Steelers pulled away as Roethlisberger found Brown again this time on a 33-yard touchdown pass for a 21–7 lead at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, the Steelers sealed the game with the only points in the second half when Roethlisberger found Brown again this time on a 22-yard touchdown pass and the eventual final score of 28–7.

text: With the win, the Steelers improved to 6–5. Roethlisberger's record as a starter improved to 1–1 on Thanksgiving Day.

text: Week 13: vs. New York Giants[edit]

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2
3
4
Total

Giants
0
0
7
7
14

Steelers
5
9
7
3
24

text:
Date: December 4
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 65,825
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Penalty on Ereck Flowers enforced in the end zone for a safety, 3:04. Steelers 2–0.
PIT – Randy Bullock 44-yard field goal, 0:04. Steelers 5–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:00.

Second quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 22-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (pass failed), 7:10. Steelers 11–0. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:11.
PIT – Randy Bullock 34-yard field goal, 0:24. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 5:52.

Third quarter

NYG – Rashad Jennings 13-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 6:30. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:42.
PIT – Ladarius Green 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Randy Bullock kick), 3:09. Steelers 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:21.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Randy Bullock 38-yard field goal, 1:39. Steelers 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:17.
NYG – Sterling Shepard 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (Robbie Gould kick), 0:26. Steelers 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:13.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 24/39, 195 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/36, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

NYG – Paul Perkins – 7 rushes, 38 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 29 rushes, 118 yards

Top receivers

NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 10 receptions, 100 yards
PIT – Ladarius Green – 6 receptions, 110 yards, TD

text: After two straight road wins, the Steelers returned home for a duel against the Giants. In the first quarter, the Steelers drew first blood when a penalty was called on Ereck Flowers giving them a safety and a 2–0 lead. They would increase their lead later on when Randy Bullock kicked a 44-yard field goal to make it 5–0. In the second quarter, they pulled further ahead when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 22-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion) to make the score 11–0. Bullock put up a 38-yard field goal to make it 14–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Giants finally got on the board when Eli Manning found Rashad Jennings on a 13-yard touchdown pass to make it 14–7. Though the Steelers pulled away when Roethlisberger found Ladarius Green on a 20-yard touchdown pass to make it 21–7. They would increase their lead in the fourth quarter when Bullock put up a 38-yard field goal for a 24–7 game. The Giants then wrapped the scoring of the game up when Manning found Sterling Shepard on a 1-yard touchdown pass to make the final score 24–14.

text: With their third straight win, the Steelers improved to 7–5. Roethlisberger's record against Manning also improved to 3–1. They have now recorded at least one victory at Heinz Field against each of the 31 other franchises.

text: Week 14: at Buffalo Bills[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
7
7
7
6
27

Bills
0
7
0
13
20

text: at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

text:
Date: December 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C), snow showers
Game attendance: 69,657
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Le'Veon Bell 3-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 6:00. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:06.

Second quarter

PIT – Le'Veon Bell 7-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 12:00. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:14.
BUF – Sammy Watkins 8-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter kick), 7:07. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:27.

Third quarter

PIT – Le'Veon Bell 5-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 5:28. Steelers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:33.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 37-yard field goal, 9:57. Steelers 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:34.
BUF – Charles Clay 40-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (kick failed, hit left upright), 7:27. Steelers 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:30.
PIT – Chris Boswell 39-yard field goal, 3:38. Steelers 27–13. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:49.
BUF – LeSean McCoy 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:25. Steelers 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:13.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 17/31, 220 yards, 3 INT
BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 15/25, 228 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 38 rushes, 236 yards, 3 TD
BUF – Mike Gillislee – 2 rushes, 34 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 78 yards
BUF – LeSean McCoy – 6 receptions, 81 yards

text: The Steelers traveled to Orchard Park, NY to take on the Bills. They struck first in the first quarter when Le'Veon Bell ran for a 3-yard touchdown to make the score 7–0 for the only score of the period. They increased their lead in the second quarter when Bell ran for a 7-yard touchdown to make the score 14–0. The Bills got on the board when Tyrod Taylor found Sammy Watkins on an 8-yard touchdown pass to make it 14–7 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers moved ahead by double digits again when Bell ran for his third touchdown of the game from 5 yards out to make the score 21–7. In the fourth quarter, they increased their lead when Chris Boswell nailed a 37-yard field goal to make the score 24–7. The Bills drew closer when Taylor found Charles Clay on a 40-yard touchdown pass (with a failed PAT) to make the score 24–13. Though the Steelers moved ahead by two touchdowns again when Boswell kicked another field goal from 39 yards out to make it 27–13. The Bills wrapped up the scoring of the game when LeSean McCoy ran for a 3-yard touchdown and the final score of 27–20.

text: With their fourth straight win, the Steelers improved to 8–5.

text: Week 15: at Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
3
6
6
9
24

Bengals
10
10
0
0
20

text: at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

text:
Date: December 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 62,096
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CIN – Randy Bullock 23-yard field goal, 7:39. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 7:21.
PIT – Chris Boswell 45-yard field goal, 3:42. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:57.
CIN – Andy Dalton 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 0:00. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:42.

Second quarter

CIN – Jeremy Hill 4-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 9:02. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:16.
PIT – Chris Boswell 49-yard field goal, 5:25. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:37.
CIN – Randy Bullock 22-yard field goal, 2:51. Bengals 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:34.
PIT – Chris Boswell 49-yard field goal, 0:06. Bengals 20–9. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 2:45.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 40-yard field goal, 10:38. Bengals 20–12. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:22.
PIT – Chris Boswell 49-yard field goal, 2:05. Bengals 20–15. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:18.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 30-yard field goal, 12:25. Bengals 20–18. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:36.
PIT – Eli Rogers 24-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (pass failed), 7:29. Steelers 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 3:22.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 21/36, 286 yards, TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 16/27, 157 yards, INT

Top rushers

PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 23 rushes, 93 yards
CIN – Jeremy Hill – 20 rushes, 43 yards, TD

Top receivers

PIT – Eli Rogers – 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD
CIN – Brandon LaFell – 7 receptions, 91 yards

text: After a hard-fought road game, the Steelers traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. The Bengals started off the scoring in the first quarter when Randy Bullock kicked a 23-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. The Steelers tied it up when Chris Boswell nailed a 45-yard field goal, leaving the score at 3–3, but the Bengals regained the lead late in the first quarter on Andy Dalton's 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 10–3. In the second quarter, the Bengals moved up by double digits as Jeremy Hill ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 17–3. The Steelers drew closer as Boswell made another field goal to make it 17–6, but Bullock put the Bengals back up by two touchdowns with a 23-yard field goal to make it 20–6. The Steelers closed the first half out with their third field goal of the game, as Boswell kicked a 49-yard effort to make the halftime score 20–9. Those three points would be the first three of 15 straight as they would shut out the Bengals in the second half, starting with field goals from 40 and 49 yards out to reduce the deficit to 20–15. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers moved even closer when Boswell kicked his sixth field goal of the game from 30 yards out to make it 20–18. They completed the comeback attempt when Ben Roethlisberger found Eli Rogers on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 7:29 remaining; however, the two-point conversion was unsuccessful, which made the score 24–20, which would end up being the final score.

text: With the win, the Steelers improved to 9–5. The team also won five games in a row for the first time since 2009. The Steelers finished the season 5–3 away from home.

text: Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens[edit]

text: NFL on Christmas Day

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Ravens
3
3
11
10
27

Steelers
7
0
3
21
31

text:
Date: December 25
Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 66,276
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (NFLN): Mike Tirico, Doug Flutie, Tony Dungy, and Heather Cox
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Xavier Grimble 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:12. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:17.
BAL – Justin Tucker 41-yard field goal, 5:50. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:22.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 0:18. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 3:23.

Third quarter

BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 18-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Joe Flacco–Steve Smith Sr. pass), 13:26. Ravens 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:21.
PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 9:35. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:51.
BAL – Justin Tucker 46-yard field goal, 1:28. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 8:07.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 14:18. Ravens 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:19.
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 7-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 11:41. Ravens 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:37.
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:16. Steelers 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:49.
BAL – Kyle Juszczyk 10-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 1:18. Ravens 27–24. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:09. Steelers 31–27. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:09.

Top passers

BAL – Joe Flacco – 30/44, 262 yards, TD, INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/33, 279 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

BAL – Kenneth Dixon – 12 rushes, 57 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 20 rushes, 122 yards, TD

Top receivers

BAL – Steve Smith Sr. – 7 receptions, 79 yards, TD
PIT – Antonio Brown – 10 receptions, 96 yards, TD

text: After two straight road wins, the Steelers returned home for their second game of the season against the Ravens. The Steelers scored first in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Xavier Grimble on a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 7–0 lead. The Ravens closed out the first quarter with a Justin Tucker field goal from 41 yards out for a 7–3 lead. In the second quarter, Tucker kicked another field goal this one from 38 yards out to make the halftime score 7–6. In the third quarter, the Ravens moved into the lead when Joe Flacco found Steve Smith Sr. on an 18-yard touchdown pass with a successful two-point conversion to make it 14–7. The Steelers drew closer when Chris Boswell made a 36-yard field goal to make it 14–10. Though the Ravens moved back ahead by a touchdown when Tucker kicked a 46-yard field goal to make it 17–10. In the fourth quarter, Tucker kicked a 23-yard field goal to send the Ravens up by double digits and make the score 20–10. The Steelers eventually retook the lead with 2 straight touchdowns: Le'Veon Bell ran for one from 7-yards out followed by Roethlisberger finding Bell on a 7-yard pass to take the score to 24–20. The Ravens retook the lead when Kyle Juszczyk ran for a 10-yard touchdown to make it 27–24. However, the Steelers completed the comeback when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 4-yard pass to make the final score 31–27.

text: With their four-game losing streak against the Ravens snapped, the Steelers improved to 10–5 and were awarded the AFC North division title. The team also won six games in a row for the first time since 2004.

text: Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
OT
Total

Browns
7
7
0
7
3
24

Steelers
0
7
0
14
6
27

text:
Date: January 1, 2017
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 55,921
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

CLE – Seth DeValve 12-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Cody Parkey kick), 7:48. Browns 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:18.

Second quarter

CLE – Gary Barnidge 4-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Cody Parkey kick), 9:21. Browns 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:42.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 11-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 0:31. Browns 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

PIT – DeAngelo Williams 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 13:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.
PIT – Demarcus Ayers 11-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick), 5:14. Steelers 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:20.
CLE – George Atkinson III 5-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 3:28. Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:46.

Overtime

CLE – Cody Parkey 34-yard field goal, 7:17. Browns 24–21. Drive: 17 plays, 65 yards, 7:43.
PIT – Cobi Hamilton 26-yard pass from Landry Jones, 2:57. Steelers 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:20.

Top passers

CLE – Robert Griffin III – 29/40, 232 yards, 2 TD, INT
PIT – Landry Jones – 24/37, 277 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 19 rushes, 152 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 23 rushes, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Terrelle Pryor – 7 receptions, 94 yards
PIT – Eli Rogers – 6 receptions, 61 yards

text: After a tough win, the Steelers stayed home for the last regular season game which would turn out to be Round 2 against the Browns. The Browns struck first in the first quarter when Seth DeValve ran for a 12-yard touchdown to make it 7–0 for the only score of the period. They made it 14–0 in the second quarter when RG3 found Gary Barnidge on a 4-yard pass. The Steelers got on the board when backup QB Landry Jones found De'Angelo Williams on an 11-yard pass to make it 14–7 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, the Steelers continued their reign of scoring unanswered points in the fourth when Williams ran for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the game at 14–14 before taking the lead when Jones found Demarcus Ayers on an 11-yard pass to make it 21–14. Though, the Browns would close out regulation, tying the game at 21–21 when George Atkinson III ran for a 5-yard touchdown. In overtime, the Browns retook the lead when Cody Parkey nailed a 34-yard field goal to make it 24–21. The Steelers would eventually score the game-winning touchdown when Jones found Cobi Hamilton on a 26-yard pass to make the final score 27–24.

text: With the win, the Steelers finished their season 11–5. The team also won seven games in a row for the first time since 2004 and finished the season 6-2 at home.

text: Postseason[edit]

text: AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (#6) Miami Dolphins[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Dolphins
3
3
0
6
12

Steelers
14
6
10
0
30

text:
Date: January 8, 2017
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: 17 °F (−8 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 62,726
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
Recap, Gamebook

text: The Steelers had wrapped the regular season up with the #3 seed and played against the sixth-seeded Dolphins at home. The Steelers would draw first blood with Ben Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on 2 consecutive touchdown passes: from 50 and 62 yards out to make the score 14–0. The Dolphins got on the board later on when Andrew Franks kicked a 40-yard field goal to make it 14–3. In the second quarter, the Steelers made the score 20–3 when Le'Veon Bell ran for a 1-yard touchdown, although Chris Boswell missed his first extra point attempt of the season. The Dolphins closed out the first half when Franks kicked a 47-yard field goal to make it 20–6. In the second half, the Steelers scored twice when Boswell nailed a 34-yard field goal to make it 23–6. Bell then ran for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 30–6. In the fourth quarter, the Dolphins wrapped the scoring of the game up when Matt Moore, who was filling in for the injured Ryan Tannehill found Damien Williams on a 4-yard pass (with a failed two-point conversion) to make the final score 30–12.

text: AFC Divisional Playoffs: at (#2) Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
6
6
3
3
18

Chiefs
7
0
3
6
16

text: at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

text:
Date: January 15, 2017
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), cloudy with patches of fog
Game attendance: 75,678
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Heather Cox
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 22-yard field goal, 9:38. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:22.
KC – Albert Wilson 5-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 6:09. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:29.
PIT – Chris Boswell 38-yard field goal, 3:51. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 9:18. Steelers 9–7. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 6:30.
PIT – Chris Boswell 45-yard field goal, 0:55. Steelers 12–7. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:08.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 10:06. Steelers 15–7. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:42.
KC – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 0:10. Steelers 15–10. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 9:49. Steelers 18–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:21.
KC – Spencer Ware 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:43. Steelers 18–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.

text: After blowing out the Dolphins at home, the Steelers traveled to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. The Steelers scored first in the first quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 22-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. The Chiefs moved into the lead when Alex Smith found Albert Wilson on a 5-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-3. The Steelers came within a point when Boswell kicked a 38-yard field goal to make it 7-6. In the second quarter, it was all Steelers when Boswell kicked 2 more field goals: from 36 and 45 yards out retaking the lead and changing the score from 9-7 to 12-7 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers moved further ahead with another field goal by Boswell from 43 yards out to make it 15-7. The Chiefs then moved closer later on in the quarter when Cairo Santos kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 15-10. In the fourth quarter, Boswell kicked another 43 yard field goal to move ahead 18-10. The Chiefs tried to rally but came up short when Spencer Ware ran for a 1-yard touchdown (with a failed 2-point conversion) sealing the win for the Steelers.

text: With the win, the team improved to 13-5 overall. They are also the first team since the 2006 Colts to win a playoff game without scoring a single touchdown.

text: Boswell's six field goals became an NFL playoff record for the most in a single game.

text: AFC Championship: at (#1) New England Patriots[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Steelers
0
9
0
8
17

Patriots
10
7
16
3
36

text: at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

text:
Date: January 22, 2017
Game time: 6:40 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 66,829
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
Recap, Gamebook

text:
[show]Game information

First quarter

NE – Stephen Gostkowski 31-yard field goal, 13:08. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:52.
NE – Chris Hogan 16-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:47. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:36.

Second quarter

PIT – DeAngelo Williams 5-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 11:31. Patriots 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:16.
NE – Chris Hogan 34-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:43. Patriots 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:48.
PIT – Chris Boswell 23-yard field goal, 1:39. Patriots 17–9. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:04.

Third quarter

NE – Stephen Gostkowski 47-yard field goal, 9:59. Patriots 20–9. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:11.
NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 2:44. Patriots 27–9. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:52.
NE – Julian Edelman 10-yard pass from Tom Brady (kick failed, wide right), 1:35. Patriots 33–9. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:01.

Fourth quarter

NE – Stephen Gostkowski 26-yard field goal, 6:24. Patriots 36–9. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:5.
PIT – Cobi Hamilton 30-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-DeAngelo Williams pass), 3:36. Patriots 36–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 31/47, 314 yards, TD, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 32/42, 384 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 14 rushes, 34 yards, TD
NE – LeGarrette Blount – 16 rushes, 47 yards, TD

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 7 receptions, 77 yards
NE – Chris Hogan – 9 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

text: After a tough road win, the Steelers traveled further east to take on the top-seeded Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. The Pats drew first blood when Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 31-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. This would be followed up by Tom Brady finding Chris Hogan on a 16-yard pass to make it 10-0. In the second quarter, the Steelers got on the board when DeAngelo Williams ran for a touchdown from 5 yards out (with a failed PAT) for a 10-6. The Pats pulled away as Brady and Hogan hooked up again on a 34-yard pass to make it 17-6. The Steelers closed out the half when Chris Boswell nailed a 23-yard field goal to make the halftime score 17-9. In the third quarter, the Pats went back to work as Gostowski kicked a 47-yard field goal to send his team up by double digits again, 20-9. LaGarrette Blount ran up the middle for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 27-9. Brady later on found Julian Edelman on a 10-yard pass (with a failed PAT) to make it 33-9. In the fourth quarter, the Pats moved even further ahead when Gostkowski kicked a 26-yard field goal to make it 36-9. The Steelers then wrapped the scoring of the game up when Ben Roethlisberger found Cobi Hamilton on a 30-yard pass with a successful 2-point conversion to make the final score 36-17.

text: With the loss, the Steelers ended their season 13-6. Roethlisberger dropped to 3-2 in Conference Championship games.

text: Standings[edit]

text: Division[edit]

text:
AFC North

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W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
PF
PA
STK

(3) Pittsburgh Steelers
11
5
0
.688
5–1
9–3
399
327
W7

Baltimore Ravens
8
8
0
.500
4–2
7–5
343
321
L2

Cincinnati Bengals
6
9
1
.406
3–3
5–7
325
315
W1

Cleveland Browns
1
15
0
.063
0–6
1–11
264
452
L1

text: Conference[edit]

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AFC

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t
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#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK

Division leaders

1
New England Patriots
East
14
2
0
.875
5–1
11–1
.439
.424
W7

2[a]
Kansas City Chiefs
West
12
4
0
.750
6–0
9–3
.508
.479
W2

3
Pittsburgh Steelers
North
11
5
0
.688
5–1
9–3
.494
.423
W7

4[b]
Houston Texans
South
9
7
0
.563
5–1
7–5
.502
.427
L1

Wild Cards

5[a]
Oakland Raiders
West
12
4
0
.750
3–3
9–3
.504
.443
L1

6
Miami Dolphins
East
10
6
0
.625
4–2
7–5
.455
.341
L1

Did not qualify for the playoffs

7[b][c]
Tennessee Titans
South
9
7
0
.563
2–4
6–6
.465
.458
W1

8[c]
Denver Broncos
West
9
7
0
.563
2–4
6–6
.549
.455
W1

9[d]
Baltimore Ravens
North
8
8
0
.500
4–2
7–5
.498
.363
L2

10[d]
Indianapolis Colts
South
8
8
0
.500
3–3
5–7
.492
.406
W1

11
Buffalo Bills
East
7
9
0
.438
1–5
4–8
.482
.339
L2

12
Cincinnati Bengals
North
6
9
1
.406
3–3
5–7
.521
.333
W1

13[e]
New York Jets
East
5
11
0
.313
2–4
4–8
.518
.313
W1

14[e]
San Diego Chargers
West
5
11
0
.313
1–5
4–8
.543
.513
L5

15
Jacksonville Jaguars
South
3
13
0
.188
2–4
2–10
.527
.417
L1

16
Cleveland Browns
North
1
15
0
.063
0–6
1–11
.549
.313
L1

Tiebreakers[f]

^ Jump up to: a b Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
^ Jump up to: a b Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
^ Jump up to: a b Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
^ Jump up to: a b Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
^ Jump up to: a b The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
Jump up ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

text: Transactions[edit]

text: The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016 season:

text: Trades[edit]

text:
Player
Acquired from
Traded to
Date
Trade terms

CB Justin Gilbert
Cleveland Browns

September 3, 2016
2018 6th Rd. pick

text: Free agents[edit]

text:
Player
Acquired from
Lost to
Date
Contract terms

TE Ladarius Green
San Diego Chargers

March 9, 2016
4 years/$20 million

OT Kelvin Beachum

Jacksonville Jaguars
March 15, 2016
5 years/$39.5 million

OT Ryan Harris
Denver Broncos

March 15, 2016
2 years/$3.9 million

DT Steve McLendon

New York Jets
March 15, 2016
3 years/$10.5 million

LB Sean Spence

Tennessee Titans
March 16, 2016
1 year/$2.5 million

CB Antwon Blake

Tennessee Titans
March 17, 2016
1 year/$1.5 million

LB Terence Garvin

Washington Redskins
March 17, 2016
1 year/$750,000

RB Jordan Todman

Indianapolis Colts
March 18, 2016
1 year/$760,000

LB Steven Johnson
Tennessee Titans

March 25, 2016
1 year/$840,000

CB Brandon Boykin

Carolina Panthers
March 29, 2016
1 year/$840,000

DE Ricardo Mathews
San Diego Chargers

March 31, 2016
1 year/$760,000

FB Will Johnson

New York Giants
April 4, 2016
2 years/$2.3 million

OT Byron Stingily

New York Giants
April 11, 2016
1 year/$780,000

DT Cam Thomas

Los Angeles Rams
June 6, 2016
1 year/$760,000

text: Waivers[edit]

text:
Player
Claimed from
Lost to
Date

QB Zach Mettenberger
San Diego Chargers

August 31, 2016

text: Signings[edit]

text:
Player
Date
Contract terms

OG Chris Hubbard
January 19, 2016
1-year extension/$600,000

FB Roosevelt Nix
January 19, 2016
1-year extension/$525,000

S Jordan Dangerfield
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

OT Matt Feiler
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

C B. J. Finney
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

CB Isaiah Frey
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

TE Xavier Grimble
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

DE Caushaud Lyons
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

RB Rajion Neal
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

WR Shakim Phillips
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

RB Abou Toure
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

S Ray Vinpoal
January 19, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

FS Jacob Hagen
January 20, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

OT Brian Mihalik
January 20, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

K Ty Long
January 20, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

RB Daryl Richardson
January 20, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

CB Ross Cockrell
January 22, 2016
1-year extension/$600,000

QB Dustin Vaughan
January 22, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

WR Levi Norwood
February 2, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

WR Issac Blakeney
February 5, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

CB Montell Garner
February 5, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

WR Tobais Palmer
February 5, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

CB Al-Hajj Shabazz
February 5, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

OG Cole Manhart
February 9, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

LS Greg Warren
February 12, 2016
1-year extension/$1.06 million

LS Matt Dooley
February 16, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

DT Lavon Hooks
February 16, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

DE Roy Philon
February 22, 2016
(Reserve/Future)

FS Robert Golden
March 7, 2016
3-year extension/$5 million

WR Darrius Heyward-Bey
March 7, 2016
3-year extension/$3.8 million

CB William Gay
March 8, 2016
3-year extension/$7.5 million

OG Ramon Foster
March 9, 2016
3-year extension/$9.6 million

QB Bruce Gradkowski
May 2, 2016
1-year/$965,000

WR Demarcus Ayers
May 5, 2016
4-year/$2.42 million

ILB Tyler Matakevich
May 5, 2016
4-year/$2.4 million

OLB Travis Feeney
May 6, 2016
4-year/$2.44 million

RB Brandon Brown-Dukes
May 9, 2016
3-year/$1.62 million

RB Cameron Stingily
May 9, 2016
1-year/$450,000

WR Marcus Tucker
May 9, 2016
3-year/$1.62 million

CB Donald Washington
May 9, 2016
1-year/$675,000

TE David Johnson
May 17, 2016
1-year/$760,000

SS Sean Davis
May 20, 2016
4-year/$4.08 million

OT Jerald Hawkins
June 2, 2016
4-year/$2.87 million

LB Kevin Anderson
June 7, 2016
1-year/$450,000

TE Paul Lang
June 7, 2016
1-year/$450,000

LB Mike Reilly
June 8, 2016
1-year/$450,000

CB Artie Burns
June 8, 2016
4-year/$9.59 million

DT Javon Hargrave
June 10, 2016
4-year/$3.11 million

RB Brandon Johnson
June 24, 2016
1-year/$450,000

TE Mandel Dixon
July 21, 2016
1-year/$450,000

RB Christian Powell
August 1, 2016
3-year/$1.62 million

C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke
August 1, 2016
1-year/$450,000

TE Jake Phillips
August 3, 2016
1-year/$450,000

CB Kevin White
August 3, 2016
1-year/$450,000

TE Michael Cooper
August 5, 2016
1-year/$450,000

WR Cobi Hamilton
August 5, 2016
1-year/$450,000

OT Wade Hansen
August 14, 2016
1-year/$450,000

CB Julian Whigham
August 14, 2016
1-year/$450,000

LB Jermauria Rasco
August 15, 2016
2-year/$990,000

QB Bryn Renner
August 20, 2016
1-year/$450,000

G Antoine Everett
August 20, 2016
2-year/$990,000

ILB Vince Williams
August 23, 2016
3-year extension/$5.5 million

TE RaShaun Allen
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

WR Demarcus Ayers
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

RB Brandon Browns-Duke
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

OLB Travis Feeney
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

OT Matt Feiler
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

WR Cobi Hamilton
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

DE Caushaud Lyons
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

DT Johnny Maxey
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

CB Al-Hajj Shabazz
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

RB Cameron Stingily
September 4, 2016
Practice Squad

LB Steven Johnson
September 4, 2016
1-year/$760,000

RB David Cobb
September 7, 2016
Practice Squad

OG David DeCastro
September 8, 2016
6-year extension/$58 million

FS Jacob Hagen
September 16, 2016
Practice Squad

RB Daryl Richardson
October 3, 2016
Practice Squad

FS Jacob Hagen
October 11, 2016
Practice Squad

OT Austin Shepherd
October 11, 2016
Practice Squad

RB Karlos Williams
October 12, 2016
Practice Squad

text: Cuts[edit]

text:
Player
Date

TE Rob Blanchflower
February 16, 2016

OT Kelvin Palmer
February 16, 2016

OT Mitchell Van Dyk
February 16, 2016

OT Micah Hatchie
March 1, 2016

CB Cortez Allen
April 15, 2016

OT Mike Adams
May 5, 2016

K Ty Long
May 5, 2016

RB Abou Toure
May 5, 2016

CB Isaiah Frey
May 9, 2016

RB Rajion Neal
May 9, 2016

WR Tobais Palmer
May 9, 2016

RB Christian Powell
May 9, 2016

TE David Reese
May 17, 2016

LB Tyriq McCord
June 7, 2016

TE Jay Rome
June 7, 2016

K Shaun Suisham
June 24, 2016

TE Matt Spaeth
July 21, 2016

RB Brandon Johnson
August 1, 2016

C Quinton Schooley
August 1, 2016

TE Jake Phillips
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WR Isaac Blackeney
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August 28, 2016

P Will Monday
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S Jacob Hagen
August 30, 2016

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August 30, 2016

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September 2, 2016

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text: Other[edit]

text:
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TE Heath Miller
February 19, 2016
Retired

Kevin Colbert
July 28, 2016
Promoted to team Vice President

Omar Khan
July 28, 2016
Promoted to Vice President of Football & Business Administration


document_title: Here Comes My Baby (Cat Stevens song)

question_text: who wrote the song here comes my baby

question_tokens: who wrote the song here comes my baby

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text: Here Comes My Baby (Cat Stevens song)

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"Here Comes My Baby"

Single by The Tremeloes

from the album Here Come The Tremeloes

Released
January 1967

Format
7" single

Genre
Beat

Length
2:48

Label
CBS

Songwriter(s)
Cat Stevens

Producer(s)
Mike Smith

The Tremeloes singles chronology

"Good Day Sunshine"
(1966)
"Here Comes My Baby"
(1967)
"Silence Is Golden"
(1967)

"Good Day Sunshine"
(1966)
"Here Comes My Baby"
(1967)
"Silence Is Golden"
(1967)

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"Here Comes My Baby"

Song by Cat Stevens

from the album Matthew and Son

Released
10 March 1967

Recorded
1967

Genre
Baroque pop, folk rock

Length
2:58

Songwriter(s)
Cat Stevens

Matthew and Son track listing

"Matthew and Son"
"I Love My Dog"
"Here Comes My Baby"
"Bring Another Bottle Baby"
"Portobello Road"
"I've Found a Love"
"I See a Road"
"Baby Get Your Head Screwed On"
"Granny"
"When I Speak to the Flowers"
"The Tramp"
"Come on and Dance"
"Hummingbird"
"Lady"

text: "Here Comes My Baby" is a pop song written by Cat Stevens. It was first recorded and released as a single by The Tremeloes in January 1967, and became a hit in both the UK and U.S. at numbers 4[1] and 13, respectively.[2] It appeared on Stevens' album Matthew and Son, released in March 1967 (Stevens had recorded the song on February 1, 1967).

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text: Cover versions[edit]

text: Yo La Tengo covered the song on their 1990 album, Fakebook. It was also covered by The Mavericks, whose version peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1999.[3] Turin Brakes released their cover version as a B-side to their single, "Something In My Eye".[4]