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Steelers Preseason Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	8/13	GB	W 28-9	1-0
2	8/21	NYJ	L 0-17	1-1

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Venue
3	8/27	@ BUF	7:00 PM	NFL Network	Highmark Stadium

Steelers Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Venue
1	9/13	vs ATL	1:00 PM	FOX	Acrisure Stadium
2	9/20	@ NE	1:00 PM	CBS	Gillette Stadium
3	9/27	vs CIN	1:00 PM	CBS	Acrisure Stadium
4	10/1	@ CLE	8:15 PM	Amazon Prime Video	Huntington Bank Field
5	10/11	vs IND	1:00 PM	CBS	Acrisure Stadium
6	10/18	@ TB	1:00 PM	CBS	Raymond James Stadium
7	10/25	@ NO	9:30 AM	NFL Network	Stade de France
8	11/1	vs CLE	1:00 PM	CBS	Acrisure Stadium
10	11/15	@ CIN	8:20 PM	NBC/Peacock	Paycor Stadium
11	11/22	@ PHI	4:25 PM	CBS	Lincoln Financial Field
12	11/27	vs DEN	3:00 PM	Amazon Prime Video	Acrisure Stadium
13	12/6	vs HOU	8:20 PM	NBC/Peacock	Acrisure Stadium
14	12/14	@ JAC	8:15 PM	ESPN	EverBank Stadium
15	12/20	vs BAL	1:00 PM	CBS	Acrisure Stadium
16	12/27	vs CAR	1:00 PM	TBD	Acrisure Stadium
17	1/3	@ TEN	1:00 PM	CBS	Nissan Stadium
18	1/10	@ BAL	1:00 PM	TBD	M&T Bank Stadium

passing yards

Drew Allar QB

263

rushing yards

Lew Nichols RB

receiving yards

Kaden Wetjen WR

tackles

Jack Sawyer OLB

Passing

name	GP	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	SACK	SYL	RTG
D. Allar, QB	2	21	36	58.3%	263	131.5	2	0	3	29	99.7
W. Howard, QB	2	17	24	70.8%	160	80.0	0	2	2	13	54.2
M. Rudolph, QB	1	10	11	90.9%	93	93.0	0	0	2	17	101.9

Rushing

name	GP	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	YDS/G	TD	LST	FD
D. Allar, QB	2	3	6	2.0	4	3.0	1	0	1
T. Homer, RB	2	4	8	2.0	4	4.0	0	1	0
E. Heidenreich, RB	2	11	30	2.7	7	15.0	0	0	1
L. Nichols, RB	2	13	47	3.6	11	23.5	1	1	3
J. Warren, RB	1	5	17	3.4	6	17.0	0	1	1
K. Johnson, RB	2	12	42	3.5	5	21.0	0	0	2
W. Howard, QB	2	1	2	2.0	2	1.0	0	0	0
R. Dowdle, RB	1	5	18	3.6	6	18.0	0	0	1

Receiving

name	GP	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	YDS/G	YAC	FD
P. Freiermuth, TE	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	1.0	0.0	0
J. Davis, WR	2	1	2	6	6	0	6	3.0	0.0	0
D. Washington, TE	2	1	1	5	5	0	5	2.5	2.0	1
I. Winstead, WR	1	2	2	32	16	0	17	32.0	1.0	2
R. Wilson, WR	2	3	6	23	8	0	14	11.5	12.0	1
T. Homer, RB	2	2	2	10	5	0	8	5.0	12.0	1
J. Keeney-James, WR	2	1	4	5	5	0	5	2.5	1.0	0
B. Skowronek, WR	2	5	6	62	12	0	19	31.0	6.0	3
L. McRee, TE	2	4	5	55	14	0	38	27.5	32.0	1
L. Nichols, RB	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	0.5	1.0	0
R. Tonyan, TE	2	6	6	78	13	0	22	39.0	26.0	5
K. Wetjen, WR	2	2	2	79	40	1	74	39.5	65.0	2
K. Johnson, RB	2	2	2	15	8	0	9	7.5	8.0	0
L. Mason, TE	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
R. Dowdle, RB	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	2.0	0.0	0
C. Powell, WR	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
L. Wentz, WR	2	1	3	9	9	0	9	4.5	1.0	1
J. Bell, TE	2	2	3	5	3	0	4	2.5	5.0	0
B. Smith, WR	1	2	2	13	7	0	9	13.0	2.0	2
M. Hurleman, WR	2	4	6	49	12	0	21	24.5	29.0	3
G. Bernard, WR	2	4	6	51	13	0	25	25.5	30.0	1
R. Nowakowski, FB	2	2	3	14	7	1	10	7.0	7.0	2

Defense

		Tackles			Sacks			Interceptions			Fumbles
name	GP	SOLO	AST	TOTAL	SACK	SCKYDS	TFL	PD	INT	TD	FF	FR	FTD
T. Lynum, DB	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Samuel Jr., CB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Slaughter, DB	2	4	2	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Jamison, CB	2	3	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Jenkins, SAF	2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Harmon, DT	2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Sawyer, OLB	2	5	2	7	1.5	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Boykin, CB	2	4	2	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Dean, CB	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Harrison, OLB	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Highsmith, LB	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Jobity Jr., DL	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Rubio, DE	2	1	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. Herbig, LB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Bruener, LB	2	4	3	7	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Spears-Jennings, SAF	2	4	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Baugh, DT	2	1	3	4	0.5	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Davis, LB	2	4	6	10	2	21.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Wilson, LB	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
I. Mukuamu, SAF	1	1	0	1	1	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Welschof, LB	2	2	3	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Elliott, SAF	1	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Y. Black, DL	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Benton, DT	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Goodlow, DL	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Porter, DB	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
W. Howard, QB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
P. Queen, LB	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
C. Holcomb, LB	2	3	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Everette, CB	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Henderson, SAF	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Hurleman, WR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Nowakowski, FB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Windmon, LB	2	1	4	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Otomewo, DT	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Castro, SAF	2	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. Roberts, LB	1	4	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

offense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
QB	Aaron Rodgers	Mason Rudolph	Will Howard	Drew Allar
RB	Jaylen Warren	Rico Dowdle	Kaleb Johnson	Eli Heidenreich
WR	DK Metcalf	Ben Skowronek	Levi Wentz	Cornell Powell
WR	Michael Pittman Jr.	Germie Bernard	Brandon Smith	Joaquin Davis
WR	Roman Wilson	Kaden Wetjen	Max Hurleman	Jakobie Keeney-James
TE	Pat Freiermuth	Darnell Washington	Robert Tonyan	Jaheim Bell
FB	Riley Nowakowski
LT	Troy Fautanu	Broderick Jones	Jack Driscoll
LG	Mason McCormick	Gennings Dunker
C	Zach Frazier	Ryan McCollum	Greg Crippen
RG	Spencer Anderson	Brock Hoffman	Steven Jones
RT	Dylan Cook	Max Iheanachor	Doug Nester

defense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
LDE	Derrick Harmon	Gabriel Rubio	Anthony Goodlow	Kevin Jobity Jr.
LCB	Joey Porter Jr.	Asante Samuel Jr.	D'Shawn Jamison	Tamon Lynum
SS	DeShon Elliott	Robert Spears-Jennings	Sebastian Castro	Israel Mukuamu
FS	Jaquan Brisker	Jack Henderson	Rayshawn Jenkins
RCB	Jamel Dean	Daylen Everette	Doneiko Slaughter	Daryl Porter
LOLB	T.J. Watt	Nick Herbig	Jamin Davis
LILB	Patrick Queen	Carson Bruener	Elandon Roberts	Jacoby Windmon
NT	Yahya Black	Sebastian Joseph-Day	Esezi Otomewo	Kyler Baugh
RILB	Payton Wilson	Cole Holcomb	Malik Harrison
DT	Cameron Heyward	Keeanu Benton	Dean Lowry
NB	Jalen Ramsey	Brandin Echols	Donte Kent	Devan Boykin
ROLB	Alex Highsmith	Jack Sawyer	Julius Welschof

special teams

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
P	Cameron Johnston
H	Cameron Johnston
PR	Kaden Wetjen	Rico Dowdle	Donte Kent
KR	Kaden Wetjen	Jaylen Warren	Rico Dowdle	Eli Heidenreich
LS	Christian Kuntz
K	Chris Boswell	Laith Marjan

Glossary

LDE : Left Defensive End

LDT : Left Defensive Tackle

RDT : Right Defensive Tackle

RDE : Right Defensive End

WLB : Weakside Linebacker

MLB : Middle Linebacker

SLB : Strongside Linebacker

LCB : Left Cornerback

SS : Strong Safety

FS : Free Safety

RCB : Right Cornerback

PK : Place Kicker

P : Punter

H : Holder

PR : Punt Returner

KR : Kick Returner

LS : Long Snapper

WR : Wide Receiver

LT : Left Tackle

LG : Left Guard

C : Center

RG : Right Guard

RT : Right Tackle

QB : Quarterback

TE : Tight End

RB : Running Back

D : Doubtful

NFI : Non-Football Injury

P : Probable

Q : Questionable

O : Out

PUP : Physically unable to perform

SUSP : Suspended by NFL or current team

IR : Injured reserve

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