2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Steelers 2015 sports season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 10–6 2nd AFC North File:Pittsb steelers uniforms12.png Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Bengals) 18–16Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Broncos) 16–23 Mike Tomlin Todd Haley Keith Butler Kevin Colbert The Rooney Family Heinz Field Antonio Brown, WRDavid DeCastro, GBen Roethlisberger, QB Antonio Brown Bud Dupree Steelers seasons The 2015 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 83rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 16th under general manager Kevin Colbert and their ninth under head coach Mike Tomlin. For the first time since 2002, safety Troy Polamalu was not on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement on April 9.Wexell Jim Steelers Great Troy Polamalu Retires http://pit.scout.com/story/1536060-steelers-great-troy-polamalu-retires?s=68 SteelCityInsider.net 9 April 2015 The Steelers clinched the last AFC playoff spot, finishing tied with the New York Jets with a 10–6 record, but winning the tiebreaker over the Jets based on a better record vs. common opponents. The Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in the Divisional round. 3 2015 draft class 2015 NFL draft 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 22 Bud Dupree Outside linebacker Kentucky Team Rookie of the Year yes 2 56 Senquez Golson Cornerback Ole Miss yes 3 87 Sammie Coates Wide receiver Auburn yes 4 121 Doran Grant Cornerback Ohio State yes 5 160 Jesse James Tight end Penn State yes 6 199 Leterrius Walton Defensive tackle Central Michigan yes 6 212+ Anthony Chickillo Outside linebacker Miami (FL) yes 7 239 Gerod Holliman Free safety Louisville no (+) Compensatory Selection Undrafted free agents All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2015 NFL draft concluded on May 2 unless otherwise noted. Position Player College Notes TE Cameron Clear Texas A&M NT Nigel Crawford-Kinney St. Augustine's DE Dominique Davis Liberty G Miles Dieffenbach Penn State C Reese Dismukes Auburn G B. J. Finney Kansas State WR Tyler Murphy Boston College DE Bradon Prate Illinois State WR Eli Rogers Louisville RB Ross Scheuerman Lafayette T Kevin Whimpey Utah State Staff 2015 marked a transition period for the Steelers defense, as longtime defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau resigned January 10.https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/01/10/LeBeau-resigning-as-Steelers-defensive-coordinator/stories/201501100138 LeBeau resigning as Steelers defensive coordinator Steve Stout Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 10, 2015 January 10, 2015 A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame due to his 14-year playing career with the Detroit Lions, LeBeau served 13 seasons as the Steelers defensive coordinator under Tomlin and his predecessor Bill Cowher over two stints (1995–1996 and 2004–2014), and whose zone blitz defense ranked within the Top 5 in the NFL in total defense in 11 of those 13 seasons. At the time of his resignation, LeBeau was the NFL's longest-active tenured defensive coordinator. LeBeau, 77, mentioned that it was a "resignation, not retirement."2015-01-10 LeBeau, 77, resigns as Steelers D-coordinator https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12146901/long-defensive-coordinator-dick-lebeau-parts-ways-pittsburgh-steelers 2024-11-23 ESPN.com enDick LeBeau resigns as Defensive Coordinator https://web.archive.org/web/20150114065724/http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Dick-LeBeau-resigns-as-Defensive-Coordinator/09ef7cd6-d485-442b-8a4c-07e1d0b2c7a3 2015-01-14 Steelers.com (01/10/2015) On January 13, longtime linebackers coach Keith Butler was promoted to succeed LeBeau.Steelers name Keith Butler as DC ESPN.com (01/13/2015) Butler stated that the team will continue to run the 3–4 defense as its primary package, but will also run some 4–3 packages, essentially converting the system to a hybrid 3–4.A few minutes with Keith Butler https://web.archive.org/web/20150118020107/http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/A-few-minutes-with-Keith-Butler/d0beece7-8cbd-471d-8ae6-2e480c27539d 2015-01-18 Steelers.com (01/13/2015) The Steelers have run the 3–4 since 1982, the longest such use of the 3–4 in NFL history. 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman – Dan Rooney President – Art Rooney II Vice president – Art Rooney, Jr. general manager – Kevin Colbert Director 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 Head coach – Mike Tomlin Assistant head coach/defensive line – John Mitchell 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 coordinator – Keith Butler Inside linebackers – Jerry Olsavsky Outside linebackers – Joey Porter Defensive backs – Carnell Lake Defensive assistant – Steve Meyer Special teams coordinator – Danny Smith Strength and conditioning – Garrett Giemont Conditioning assistant – Marcel Pastoor Final roster 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers 53 17 9  3 Landry Jones  7 Ben Roethlisberger  2 Michael Vick 46 Will Johnson fullback FB 30 Jordan Todman 33 Fitzgerald Toussaint 34 DeAngelo Williams 84 Antonio Brown 10 Martavis Bryant 14 Sammie Coates y 88 Darrius Heyward-Bey 11 Markus Wheaton 81 Jesse James tight end y 83 Heath Miller 89 Matt Spaeth 66 David DeCastro G 73 Ramon Foster G 77 Marcus Gilbert American football T 74 Chris Hubbard T 64 Doug Legursky C 79 Byron Stingily American football T 78 Alejandro Villanueva American football T 72 Cody Wallace C 97 Cameron Heyward DE 62 Daniel McCullers NT 90 Steve McLendon NT 93 Cam Thomas defensive tackle DE 91 Stephon Tuitt DE 96 L. T. Walton DE y 56 Anthony Chickillo y OLB 48 Bud Dupree OLB y 54 L. J. Fort ILB 57 Terence Garvin ILB 92 James Harrison American football OLB 95 Jarvis Jones OLB 55 Arthur Moats OLB 50 Ryan Shazier ILB 51 Sean Spence ILB 94 Lawrence Timmons ILB 98 Vince Williams American football ILB 20 Will Allen safety FS 41 Antwon Blake CB 25 Brandon Boykin CB 31 Ross Cockrell CB 22 William Gay cornerback CB 21 Robert Golden FS 24 Doran Grant y CB 23 Mike Mitchell safety SS 29 Shamarko Thomas SS 35 Ross Ventrone SS  4 Jordan Berry P  9 Chris Boswell K 60 Greg Warren American football LS 76 Mike Adams offensive tackle T PUP 28 Cortez Allen CB IR 68 Kelvin Beachum T IR 26 Le'Veon Bell RB IR 87 Rob Blanchflower TE IR 96 Clifton Geathers DE IR 27 Senquez Golson CB y IR  5 Bruce Gradkowski QB IR -- Micah Hatchie T y IR 15 David Nelson wide receiver WR IR 45 Roosevelt Nix fullback FB IR 69 Kelvin Palmer T IR 53 Maurkice Pouncey C IR 17 Eli Rogers y WR IR  6 Shaun Suisham K IR -- Mitchell Van Dyk T IR -- Jordan Zumwalt ILB IR 37 Jordan Dangerfield SS 71 Matt Feiler T 67 B. J. Finney y C/G 38 Isaiah Frey CB 85 Xavier Grimble TE 99 Caushaud Lyons DE y 16 Tyler Murphy y WR 44 Rajion Neal RB 19 Shakim Phillips y WR Schedule Training camp The Steelers held training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It marked the 50th straight year that training camp was held at the college nestled in the Laurel Highlands, the third-longest active streak in the NFL behind the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, who have held their respective training camps at the same sites since 1958 and 1961, respectively. The Steelers were scheduled to have joint practices with the Buffalo Bills this preseason but, due to their commitment to play in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, they canceled the joint practices but agreed to still play a later preseason game against the Bills on August 29. The Bills then scheduled joint practices with the Cleveland Browns at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY which then culminated with a preseason game against them on August 20 in Cleveland. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap HOF August 9 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 3–14 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton) Recap 1 August 14, 2015 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–23 0–2 EverBank Field Recap 2 August 23 Green Bay Packers W 24–19 1–2 Heinz Field Recap 3 August 29, 2015 at Buffalo Bills L 19–43 1–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 September 3, 2015 Carolina Panthers L 6–23 1–4 Heinz Field Recap Regular season Due to the modified scheduling changes that were made for the 2010 season, 2015 marked several firsts for the Steelers. It marked the first time the Steelers have hosted the Arizona Cardinals since 2003 (having played them at University of Phoenix Stadium twice in that span, as well as Super Bowl XLIII), the first time hosting the Denver Broncos since 2006 (having played them five times since then, all at Sports Authority Field at Mile High), the first time playing the San Diego Chargers on the road since 2006 (having played them four times since, all at home, and ultimately the Steelers last trip to San Diego before the Chargers returned to Los Angeles in 2017) and the first time visiting the Seattle Seahawks since 2003, having played them away from Seattle three times since, twice at home as well as Super Bowl XL.http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/2015-Steelers-opponents-finalized/d02e917d-19a4-45f7-894e-38138ed9f462 2015 Steelers opponents finalized 2014-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230105052/http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/2015-Steelers-opponents-finalized/d02e917d-19a4-45f7-894e-38138ed9f462 2014-12-30 dead Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 at New England Patriots L 21–28 0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 September 20 San Francisco 49ers W 43–18 1–1 Heinz Field Recap 3 September 27 at St. Louis Rams W 12–6 2–1 Edward Jones Dome Recap 4 October 1, 2015 Baltimore Ravens L 20–23 (OT) 2–2 Heinz Field Recap 5 October 12, 2015 at San Diego Chargers W 24–20 3–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 6 October 18 Arizona Cardinals W 25–13 4–2 Heinz Field Recap 7 October 25 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–23 4–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 8 November 1 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–16 4–4 Heinz Field Recap 9 November 8 Oakland Raiders W 38–35 5–4 Heinz Field Recap 10 November 15 Cleveland Browns W 30–9 6–4 Heinz Field Recap 11Bye 12 November 29 at Seattle Seahawks L 30–39 6–5 CenturyLink Field Recap 13 December 6 Indianapolis Colts W 45–10 7–5 Heinz Field Recap 14 December 13 at Cincinnati Bengals W 33–20 8–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 15 December 20 Denver Broncos W 34–27 9–5 Heinz Field Recap 16 December 27 at Baltimore Ravens L 17–20 9–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 17 January 3 at Cleveland Browns W 28–12 10–6 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Postseason 2015–16 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 9, 2016 at Cincinnati Bengals (3) W 18–16 1–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap Divisional January 17 at Denver Broncos (1) L 16–23 1–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap Game summaries Regular season Week 1: at New England Patriots NFL Kickoff game Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots – Game summary September 10 Thursday 8:30 p.m. EDT Steelers 0 3 8 10 Patriots 0 14 7 7 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 66,829 65 F C, rainy and cool Carl Cheffers NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – 11:11 Rob Gronkowski 16-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:03. (NE 7-0) NE – 4:01 Rob Gronkowski 6-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:37. (NE 14-0) PIT – 0:03 Josh Scobee 44-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:58. (NE 14-3) Third quarter NE – 10:37 Scott Chandler 1-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:23. (NE 21-3) PIT– 6:43 Will Johnson 1-yard run, (2-PT conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Markus Wheaton), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54. (NE 21-11) Fourth quarter PIT – 11:39 Josh Scobee 24-yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:36. (NE 21-14) NE – 9:20 Rob Gronkowski 1-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:19. (NE 28-14) PIT– 0:02 Antonio Brown 11-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 2:57. (NE 28-21) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 26/38, 351 yards, TD, INT NE – Tom Brady – 25/32, 288 yards, 4 TD Top rushers PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 21 rushes, 127 yards NE – Dion Lewis – 15 rushes, 69 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 9 rec, 133 yards, TD NE – Julian Edelman – 11 rec, 97 yards Top tacklers PIT – Will Allen – 8 tackles, 1 sack NE – Dont'a Hightower – 6 tackles, 1 sack The Steelers opened their season on the road against the defending Super Bowl Champion Patriots. After a scoreless first quarter, the Patriots scored first in the second quarter when Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski on 2 consecutive touchdown passes: from 16 and 6 yards out for leads of 7–0 and 14–0. The Steelers got on the board before halftime when Josh Scobee kicked a 44-yard field goal for a 14–3 game. In the third quarter, Brady found Scott Chandler on a 1-yard touchdown pass for a 21–3 lead. The Steelers responded with Will Johnson's 1-yard run for a touchdown and a 2-point conversion tacked on for a 21–11 game. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers scored again as Scobee kicked a 24-yard field goal. Brady and Gronkowski hooked up again on a 1-yard pass for a 28–14 lead. Getting the ball back with seconds left, Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on an 11-yard touchdown pass for a final score of 28–21. With the loss, the Steelers started their season 0–1. It also dropped the team to 2–1 in Kickoff Games. Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary September 20 1:00 pm. EDT 49ers 0 3 0 15 Steelers 8 21 0 14 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 66,472 66 F C, partly cloudy Craig Wrolstad Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT - 4:20 Heath Miller 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown), Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:19. (PIT 8-0) Second quarter SF - 10:27 Phil Dawson 47-yard FG. Drive: 17 plays, 58 yards, 8:53. (PIT 8-3) PIT - 8:07 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard TD run, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Heath Miller), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:20. (PIT 16-3) PIT - 5:45 Darrius Heyward-Bey 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Josh Scobee missed XP), Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:07. (PIT 22-3) PIT - 1:58 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard TD run, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:42. (PIT 29-3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SF - 13:16 Anquan Boldin 14-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick, (Phil Dawson kick), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:51. (PIT 29-10) PIT - 10:25 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard TD run, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:51. (PIT 36-10) SF - 9:43 Torrey Smith 75-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick, (2-PT Conversion pass Colin Kaepernick to Torrey Smith), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:42. (PIT 36-18) PIT - 7:43 Antonio Brown 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:00. (PIT 43-18) Top passers SF – Colin Kaepernick 33/46, 335 yards, 2 TD PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 21/27, 369 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SF – Colin Kaepernick 9 rushes, 51 Yards PIT – DeAngelo Williams 20 rushes, 77 Yards, 3 TD Top receivers SF – Torrey Smith 6 rec, 120 Yards, 1 TD PIT – Antonio Brown 9 rec, 195 Yards, 1 TD Top tacklers SF – Eric Reid 6 Tackles PIT – Ryan Shazier 15 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Forced Fumble After a tough loss, the Steelers went home to take on the 49ers. They struck first in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Heath Miller on a 2-yard TD pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) for an 8–0 lead. The Niners were able to get on the board in the second quarter when Phil Dawson kicked a 47-yard field goal shortening the lead to 8–3. The Steelers however pulled away later on as De'Angelo Williams ran for a 2-yard TD (with another successful 2-point conversion) for a 16–3 lead followed up by Roethlisberger finding Darrius Heyward-Bay on a 35-yard TD pass (with a failed PAT) for a 22–3 lead and finally Williams rushing for another 2-yard TD before halftime to take a 29–3 lead. After a scoreless third quarter, the Niners went to work in the fourth when Colin Kaepernick found Anquan Boldin on a 14-yard TD pass to move behind 29–10. The Steelers however pulled away when Williams ran for a 1-yard TD to move on up 36–10. The Niners drew closer when Kaepernick found Torrey Smith on a 75-yard TD pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make the score 36–18. The Steelers however wrapped up the scoring of the game when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 7-yard TD pass for the final score 43–18. With the win, the Steelers improved to 1–1. The defense had a field day on Kaepernick by sacking him 5 times and forcing a fumble which they recovered. Week 3: at St. Louis Rams Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary September 27 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 3 6 0 3 Rams 0 3 0 3 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 52,433 Played indoors (dome stadium) John Hussey CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT – 7:18 Josh Scobee 21-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 7:42 (PIT 3–0) Second quarter PIT – 13:00 Le'Veon Bell 1-yard TD run, (2-point pass attempt failed.) Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:03 (PIT 9-0) STL – 2:05 Greg Zuerlein 49-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:47 (PIT 9–3) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter STL – 5:38 Greg Zuerlein 27-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 4:06 (PIT 9–6) PIT – 1:56 Josh Scobee 41-yard FG. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:55 (PIT 12–6) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 20/24, 192 yards, 1 INT STL – Nick Foles 19/28, 197 yards, 1 INT Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell 19 rushes, 62 yards, 1 TD STL – Chris Givens 1 rush, 24 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown 11 rec, 108 yards STL – Kenny Britt 7 rec, 102 yards Top tacklers PIT – Stephon Tuitt 5 tackles, 1 sack STL – Janoris Jenkins 6 tackles, 1 INT Coming off their big home win over San Francisco, the Steelers traveled to St. Louis to take on the Rams in the Edward Jones Dome. After a long delay before the game due to the field catching fire from a pyrotechnical error during the Rams' entrance, the game got underway. Pittsburgh got on the board early with a Josh Scobee field goal, and held the Rams scoreless for the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Rams' kicker Greg Zuerlein gave them a field goal, tying the game. But, the returning Le'Veon Bell scored on a one-yard run in the second quarter; Pittsburgh failed to convert on a two-point play, but lead 9–3. The score remained this way for most of the game, and neither team scored in the third quarter. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger injured his left knee mid-third quarter; he was carted off-field and Michael Vick replaced him for the remainder of the game. Zuerlein added to the Rams' score with another field goal, inching the Rams closer 9–6. But, Scobee kicked another field goal for the Steelers, increasing their lead 12–6. St. Louis failed to convert late in the game, and Vick kneeled down to end the game. With their win and a Cleveland loss to Oakland, the Steelers improved to 2–1 and took sole possession of second in the AFC North. Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary October 1 Thursday 8:30 pm. EDT Ravens 7 0 7 6 3 Steelers 3 10 7 0 0 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 63,929 63 F C, cloudy Clete Blakeman CBS/NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT – 7:41 Josh Scobee 45-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:59 (PIT 3–0) BAL - 0:25 Michael Campanaro 9-yard TD run, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:16 (BAL 7–3) Second quarter PIT - 1:37 Le'Veon Bell 11-yard TD run, Josh Scobee kick. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:09 (PIT 10–7) PIT – 0:01 Josh Scobee 36-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:39 (PIT 13–7) Third quarter PIT – 10:41 Darrius Heyward-Bey 9-yard TD pass from Michael Vick, Josh Scobee kick. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 4:08 (PIT 20-7) BAL – 7:27 Kamar Aiken 15-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:14 (PIT 20-14) Fourth quarter BAL – 10:14 Justin Tucker 40-yard FG. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 6:58 (PIT 20-17) BAL – 0:03 Justin Tucker 42-yard FG. Drive: 1 play, -1 yard, 0:03 (BAL 20-20) Overtime BAL – Justin Tucker 52-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:33 (BAL 23-20) Top passers BAL – Joe Flacco 20/33, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT PIT – Michael Vick 19/26, 124 yards, 1 TD Top rushers BAL – Justin Forsett 27 rushes, 150 yards PIT – Le'Veon Bell 22 rushes, 129 yards, 1 TD Top receivers BAL – Kamar Aiken 5 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD PIT – Antonio Brown 5 rec, 42 yards Top tacklers BAL – Daryl Smith 9 tackles, 1 sack PIT – Lawrence Timmons 10 tackles, 1 sack Justin Tucker made a 52-yard field goal with 5:08 left in overtime to give the Baltimore Ravens a 23–20 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. Tucker tied it with 3 seconds to go in regulation after Pittsburgh's Josh Scobee missed a pair of kicks that would have given the Steelers some cushion. Tucker then won it in the extra period after the Steelers failed to convert a pair of fourth downs in Baltimore territory. The Steelers defense had another stellar outing, sacking Joe Flacco five times and forcing two turnovers. Michael Vick threw for 124 yards and a score and avoided committing any turnovers while starting in place of the injured Ben Roethlisberger. All helped lead the team to a 20–7 lead early in the third quarter. However, the Steelers offense stalled after, and Baltimore took advantage dropping the team to 2–2. Antonio Brown's 5/50 receiving streak was broken after 35 consecutive games. He finished with 5 receptions, but missed the 50-yard mark by 8 yards. Week 5: at San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 12 Monday 8:30 pm. EDT/5:30 p.m. PDT Steelers 0 3 7 14 Chargers 7 0 0 13 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 67,658 93 F C, partly cloudy Pete Morelli ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter SD – 9:50 Antonio Gates 12-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers, Josh Lambo kick. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:22 (SD 7-0) Second quarter PIT – 4:24 Chris Boswell 47-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:38 (SD 7-3) Third quarter PIT – 3:21 Antwon Blake 70-yard interception return, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:39 (PIT 10-7) Fourth quarter SD – 14:49 Josh Lambo 40-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:32 (SD 10-10) SD – 8:02 Antonio Gates 11-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers, Josh Lambo kick. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 5:50 (SD 17-10) PIT – 7:42 Markus Wheaton 72-yard TD pass from Michael Vick, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 1 plays, 72 yards, 0:20 (PIT 17-17) SD – 2:56 Josh Lambo 54-yard FG. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 4:46 (SD 20-17) PIT - 0:00 Le'Veon Bell 1-yard TD run, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:56 (PIT 24–20) Top passers PIT – Michael Vick 13/26, 203 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SD – Philip Rivers 35/48, 365 yards, 2 TD 1 INT Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell 21 rushes, 111 yards, 1 TD SD – Melvin Gordon 15 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers PIT – Markus Wheaton 1 rec, 72 yards, 1 TD SD – Antonio Gates 9 rec, 92 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers PIT – Lawrence Timmons 9 tackles SD – Jeremiah Attaochu 9 tackles After a tough home loss to the Ravens, the Steelers traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers. The Chargers scored first in the first quarter when Philip Rivers found Antonio Gates on a 12-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Steelers got on the board in the 2nd quarter when Chris Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for a 7–3 game at halftime. After the break, the Steelers took the lead as Antwon Blake picked off Philip Rivers and returned it 70 yards for a TD and a 10–7 lead for the only score of the period. In the 4th quarter the Chargers scored 10 points first tying the game 10–10 when Josh Lambo kicked a 40-yard field goal followed up by Rivers and Gates hooking up again this time on an 11-yard TD pass for a 17–10 lead. The Steelers tied the game back up when Michael Vick found Markus Wheaton on a 72-yard TD pass for a 17–17 game. The Chargers retook the lead when Lambo kicked a 54-yard field goal for a 20–17 lead. Getting the ball back with less than 2 minutes left, the Steelers drove down the field. Le'Veon Bell ran for a TD from a yard out as time expired to win the game. With the game 23–20, officials had to review it to make sure he reached in before his knee hit the ground. The call stood and then Boswell kicked the PAT for a 24–20 victory. The Steelers defense continued their surprising resurgence of sacks and takeaways by sacking Rivers twice and getting two more turnovers. The offense scored on their final possession as time expired to clinch a much-needed road win against the Chargers. The win improved the Steelers to 3–2 on the season and snapped a five-game losing streak in California. Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary October 18 1:00 pm. EDT Cardinals 7 3 0 3 Steelers 0 3 12 10 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 63,846 45 F C, mostly cloudy Ed Hochuli Fox Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Peter Schrager Recap, Gamebook First quarter ARI – 8:17 Michael Floyd 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer, (Chandler Catanzaro kick), Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:57. (ARI 7-0) Second quarter PIT – 6:06 Chris Boswell 47-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 3:12 (ARI 7-3) ARI – 0:47 Chandler Catanzaro 31-yard FG. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:19 (ARI 10-3) Third quarter PIT – 11:14 Chris Boswell 48-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:46 (ARI 10-6) PIT – 8:45 Martavis Bryant 8-yard TD pass from Landry Jones, (2-point pass attempt failed), Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:36 (PIT 12-10) PIT – 2:32 Chris Boswell 51-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:28 (PIT 15-10) Fourth quarter ARI – 14:56 Chandler Catanzaro 39-yard FG. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36 (PIT 15-13) PIT – 7:19 Chris Boswell 28-yard FG. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:37 (PIT 18-13) PIT – 1:58 Martavis Bryant 88-yard TD pass from Landry Jones, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:22 (PIT 25-13) Top passers ARI – Carson Palmer 29/45, 421 Yards, 1 TD, 2 INT PIT – Landry Jones 8/12, 168 Yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Chris Johnson 14 rushes, 40 yards PIT – Le'Veon Bell 24 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers ARI – John Brown 10 rec, 196 Yards PIT – Martavis Bryant 6 rec, 137 Yards, 2 TD Top tacklers ARI – Deone Bucannon 7 tackles PIT – Antwon Blake 12 tackles After a tough road win over the Bolts, the Steelers returned home to take on the Cardinals. The Cards would strike first in the first quarter when Carson Palmer found Michael Floyd on a 3-yard pass for a 7–0 lead for the only score of the period. The Steelers got on the board in the 2nd quarter when Chris Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for a 7–3 game before the Cards moved ahead by a TD after Chandler Catanzaro kicked a field goal of his own from 31 yards out for a 10–3 game at halftime. After the break, in the third quarter it was all Steelers as Boswell kicked another field goal. This was from 48 yards out to get the Steelers within 4, 10–6. 3rd-string QB Landry Jones replaced Michael Vick for the rest of the game and threw his first career TD to Martavis Bryant from 8 yards out (with a failed 2-point conversion) and a 12–10 lead. Boswell hit a field goal from 51 yards out to send the Steelers up by 5, 15–10. In the fourth quarter, the Cards narrowed the Steelers' lead as Catanzaro kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 15–13 game. The Steelers increased their lead when Boswell made a 28-yard field goal for an 18–13 game. Finally, they were able to seal the game when Jones found Bryant on an 88-yard pass for the final score of 25–13. With the win, the Steelers improved to 4–2. The defense also continued their stellar outings in sacks and takeaways such as sacking Palmer once, picking him off twice, and recovering a fumble. This was Michael Vick’s last start in an NFL Game. Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 25 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Steelers 3 0 7 3 Chiefs 3 6 7 7 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 76,365 58 F C, sunny Walt Coleman CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales Recap, Gamebook First quarter KC – 8:47 Cairo Santos 30-yard Field Goal Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:08 (KC 3-0) PIT – 0:59 Chris Boswell 24-yard Field Goal Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:48 (TIE 3-3) Second quarter KC – 8:55 Cairo Santos 22-yard Field Goal Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:04 (KC 6-3) KC – 1:00 Cairo Santos 27-yard Field Goal Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:41 (KC 9-3) Third quarter KC – 4:23 Charcandrick West 1 yard run (Cairo Santos kick) Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:22 (KC 16-3) PIT – 1:40 Martavis Bryant 19-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick) Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:43 (KC 16-10) Fourth quarter PIT – 10:17 Chris Boswell 36-yard Field Goal Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:56 (KC 16-13) KC – 5:13 Chris Conley 6-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick) Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:04 (KC 23-13) Top passers PIT – Landry Jones 16/29, 209 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT KC – Alex Smith 21/32, 251 yards, 1 TD Top rushers PIT – Le'Veon Bell 17 rushes, 121 yards KC – Charcandrick West 22 rushes, 110 yards, 1 TD Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown 6 rec, 124 yards KC – Chris Conley 6 rec, 63 yards Top tacklers PIT – Lawrence Timmons 7 tackles KC – Marcus Peters 4 tackles The Steelers traveled to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. In the first quarter, the Chiefs scored first when Cairo Santos kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. The Steelers would tie it up later on as Chris Boswell nailed a field goal from 24 yards out to make the game 3–3. In the second quarter, it was all Chiefs when Santos nailed 2 more field goals: from 27 and 22 yards out moving ahead 6–3 and the eventual halftime score of 9–3. After the break, the Chiefs moved ahead by double digits when Chircandrick West ran for a 1-yard touchdown for a 16–3 game. Backup QB Landry Jones was able to find Martavis Bryant on a 19-yard pass to make the score 16–10 for the Steelers later on in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers came within 3 when Boswell nailed another field goal from 36-yards out for a 16–13 game. However, the Chiefs eventually sealed the win when Alex Smith found Chris Conley on a 6-yard pass for a final score of 23–13. With the loss, the Steelers fell to 4–3 and also 2–2 without Roethlisberger as the starter. The defense failed to force any takeaways, but got inside the pocket and sacked Smith twice. Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary November 1 1:00 pm. EST Bengals 3 3 0 10 Steelers 7 0 3 0 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 64,750 62 F C, cloudy Tony Corrente CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT - 7:46 Antonio Brown 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:14. (PIT 7-0) CIN - 2:50 Mike Nugent 44-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:56. (PIT 7-3) Second quarter CIN - 14:55 Mike Nugent 45-yard Field Goal, Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:46. (PIT 7-6) Third quarter PIT - 6:27 Chris Boswell 32-yard Field Goal, Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:16. (PIT 10-6) Fourth quarter CIN - 7:46 A. J. Green 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton, (Mike Nugent kick), Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:37. (CIN 13-10) CIN - 1:47 Mike Nugent 44-yard Field Goal, Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:57. (CIN 16-10) Top passers CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/38, 231 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger - 28/45, 262 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers CIN – Jeremy Hill - 15 rushes, 60 yards PIT – DeAngelo Williams - 9 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers CIN – A. J. Green - 11 rec, 118 yards, 1 TD PIT – Heath Miller - 10 rec, 105 yards Top tacklers CIN – Vincent Rey - 8 tackles PIT – Antwon Blake - 8 tackles After the tough loss to the Chiefs, the Steelers returned home for a game against the Bengals in a much-hyped game due to Ben Roethlisberger being back from injury. This was also game 1 of a 3-game home stand. In the first quarter, the Steelers took an early lead as Ben found Antonio Brown on a 1-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. Later on, the Bengals came within 4 as Mike Nugent nailed a 44-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. In the second quarter, the Bengals came within a point as Nugent nailed a 45-yard field goal for a 7–6 game at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers increased their lead back to 4 as Chris Boswell nailed a 32-yard field goal to make it 10–6. In the fourth quarter however, it was all Bengals as they took the lead when Andy Dalton found A. J. Green on a 9-yard pass for a 13–10 game followed up by Nugent nailing another 44-yard field goal for the final score of 16–10. With the loss, the Steelers fell to 4–4. Not only did they lose the game, but they also lost star running back Le'Veon Bell for the season due to a torn MCL. Despite the loss, the defense had yet another stellar outing by picking off Dalton twice and sacking him three times. As it later turned out, this was the final time the Steelers lost to Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, as the Steelers wouldn't lose to Cincinnati again until 2020, when Zac Taylor was head coach. Pittsburgh won the final 8 games against the Lewis-led Bengals. Week 9: Oakland Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary November 8 1:00 pm. EST Raiders 7 7 7 14 Steelers 3 18 0 17 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 65,520 54 F C, sunny Bill Vinovich CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter OAK - 12:10 Michael Crabtree 22-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:43. (OAK 7-0) PIT - 4:40 Chris Boswell 34-yard Field Goal, Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:15. (OAK 7-3) Second quarter PIT - 13:57 DeAngelo Williams 3-yard run, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to DeAngelo Williams), Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:39. (PIT 11-7) OAK - 6:05 Amari Cooper 15-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:47. (OAK 14-11) PIT - 1:56 DeAngelo Williams 3-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:09. (PIT 18-14) PIT - 0:29 Chris Boswell 38-yard Field Goal, Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:30. (PIT 21-14) Third quarter OAK - 7:02 Clive Walford 1-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:29. (TIE 21-21) Fourth quarter PIT - 12:13 Martavis Bryant 14-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell Kick), Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:00. (PIT 28-21) PIT - 11:24 Jesse James 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell Kick), Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:41. (PIT 35-21) OAK - 9:32 Jamize Olawale 19-yard run, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:52. (PIT 35-28) OAK - 1:15 Michael Crabtree 38-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:00. (TIE 35-35) PIT - 0:02 Chris Boswell 18-yard Field Goal, Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:13. (PIT 38-35) Top passers OAK – Derek Carr 24/44, 301 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 24/44, 344 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Latavius Murray 17 rushes, 96 yards PIT – DeAngelo Williams 27 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OAK – Michael Crabtree 7 rec, 108 yards, 2 TD PIT – Antonio Brown 17 rec, 284 yards Top tacklers OAK – D.J. Hayden 13 tackles PIT – Antwon Blake 9 tackles The Steelers stayed home for Game 2 of a 3-game home stand against the Raiders. In the first quarter, the Raiders scored first as Derek Carr found Michael Crabtree on a 22-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Steelers got on the board later on in the quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 34-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. In the 2nd quarter, the Steelers took the lead when DeAngelo Williams ran for a TD from 3 yards out (with a successful 2-point conversion) for an 11–7 game. The Raiders however, retook the lead when Carr found Amari Cooper on a 15-yard pass for a 14–11 lead. The Steelers closed the half when Williams ran for another 3-yard TD and Boswell kicked a 38-yard field goal for leads of 18–14 and then 21–14 at halftime. After the break, the Raiders went back to work tying the game up 21–21 when Carr found Clive Walford on a 1-yard pass for the only score of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers were able to retake the lead as Ben Roethlisberger found Martavis Bryant on a 14-yard pass for a 28–21 game. Roethlisberger then found Jesse James on a 4-yard pass for a 35–21 game. The Raiders would tie the game back up with 2 straight TDs of their own: First coming from Jamize Olawale who ran from 19 yards out for a 35–28 game and then Carr finding Crabtree again on a 38-yard pass to make it 35–35. Getting the ball back with seconds left, the Steelers had to depend on backup QB Landry Jones to help them get within field goal range. They would successfully do so and then Boswell kicked the game-winning 18-yard field goal for a 38–35 final score. With the win, the Steelers improved to 5–4. The defense failed to sack Carr, but recorded 4 takeaways. Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary November 15 1:00 pm. EST Browns 3 0 0 6 Steelers 6 15 3 6 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 64,402 61 F C, sunny Ron Torbert CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 11:02. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:27. CLE – Travis Coons 23-yard field goal, 8:09. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:53. PIT – Chris Boswell 34-yard field goal, 4:49. Steelers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:21. Second quarter PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown pass), 3:32. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:49. PIT – Martavis Bryant 32-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:42. Steelers 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:28. Third quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 25-yard field goal, 8:36. Steelers 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter CLE – Gary Barnidge 7-yard pass from Johnny Manziel (kick failed), 12:33. Steelers 24–9. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:46. PIT – Antonio Brown 56-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (kick failed), 9:17. Steelers 30–9. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21. Top passers CLE – Johnny Manziel – 33/45, 372 yards, TD, INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/33, 379 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Johnny Manziel – 3 rushes, 17 yards PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 17 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers CLE – Travis Benjamin – 7 receptions, 113 yards PIT – Martavis Bryant – 6 receptions, 178 yards, TD Top tacklers CLE – Karlos Dansby – 3 tackles, 3 assists PIT – Will Allen – 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1 forced fumble The Steelers' last game in the 3-game home stand was against the Browns. Backup QB Landry Jones started the game, but left due to injury and was replaced by Ben Roethlisberger. In the first quarter, the Steelers grabbed an early lead as Chris Boswell nailed a 24-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. However, the Browns tied it up at 3–3 when Travis Coons kicked a 23-yard field goal. The Steelers would retake the lead later on in the quarter when Boswell nailed a 34-yard field goal for a 6–3 game. In the second quarter, it was all Steelers when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 4-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) for a 14–3 lead followed up by Roethlisberger finding Martavis Bryant on a 32-yard pass for a 21–3 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as Boswell kicked a 25-yard field goal for a 24–3 game for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Johnny Manziel found Gary Barnidge on a 7-yard pass (with a failed PAT) for a 24–9 game. The Steelers later on would wrap the game up when Roethlisberger and Brown hooked up again this time on a 56-yard pass (with a failed PAT) for the final score of 30–9. With the win, the Steelers head into their bye week at 6–4, and finally won a game within their division while also winning consecutive conference games for the first time in the season. The team also improves to 3–2 when Ben doesn't start and also finishes 2–1 in the 3-game home stand. The defense also stood out by sacking Manziel 6 times and got 3 turnovers. Week 11: Bye Week No game. Pittsburgh had a bye week. Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary November 29 4:25 pm. EST/1:25 pm. PST Steelers 3 15 3 9 Seahawks 0 14 6 19 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 69,055 38 F C, cloudy Walt Anderson CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT – 5:32 Chris Boswell 47-yard Field Goal, Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:40. (PIT 3–0) Second quarter SEA – 12:18 Doug Baldwin 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (Steven Hauschka kick), Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:27. (SEA 7-3) PIT– 8:39 Martavis Bryant 11-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:39. (PIT 10-7) SEA – 2:10 Jermaine Kearse 12-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (Steven Hauschka kick), Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 6:29. (SEA 14-10) PIT– 0:56 DeAngelo Williams 6-yard run, (2-PT conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Jesse James), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:14. (PIT 18-14) Third quarter PIT – 5:51 Chris Boswell 25-yard Field Goal, Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:58. (PIT 21–14) SEA– 3:00 Thomas Rawls 1-yard run, (Steven Hauschka blocked XP), Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36. (PIT 21-20) Fourth quarter SEA – 12:17 Jermaine Kearse 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (2-PT pass conversion failed), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:48. (SEA 26-21) PIT – 11:40 Markus Wheaton 69-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-PT pass conversion failed), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:37. (PIT 27-26) SEA – 8:12 Doug Baldwin 30-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (2-PT rush conversion failed), Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:28. (SEA 32-27) PIT – 3:00 Chris Boswell 22-yard Field Goal, Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 5:12. (SEA 32–30) SEA – 2:01 Doug Baldwin 80-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (Steven Hauschka kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:59. (SEA 39-30) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 36/55, 456 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson 21/30, 345 yards, 5 TD Top rushers PIT – DeAngelo Williams 8 rushes, 29 yards, 1 TD SEA – Thomas Rawls 21 rushes, 81 yards, 1 TD Top receivers PIT – Markus Wheaton 9 rec, 201 yards, 1 TD SEA – Doug Baldwin 6 rec, 145 yards, 3 TD Top tacklers PIT – Mike Mitchell 8 tackles SEA – Bobby Wagner 12 tackles Coming off their bye week, the Steelers traveled to Seattle to take on the Seahawks. The Steelers scored first when Chris Boswell kicked a 44-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Seahawks were able to take a 7–3 lead when Russell Wilson found Doug Baldwin on a 16-yard pass. The Steelers retook the lead when Martavis Bryant ran for an 11-yard TD for a 10–7 game. Wilson then found Jermaine Kearse on a 12-yard pass for a 14–10 lead. De'Angelo Williams ran for a 6-yard TD (with a successful 2-point conversion) to take an 18–14 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers increased their lead when Boswell nailed a 25-yard field goal for a 21–14 lead. The Seahawks would come within 1 when Thomas Rawls made a 1-yard TD run (with a failed PAT) for a 21–20 game. Wilson found Kearse again this time on a 9-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to move ahead 26–20. The Steelers then retook the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found Bryant on a 69-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) for a 27–26 game. But the Seahawks would move back into the lead when Wilson found Baldwin again this time on a 30-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) for a 32–27 game. The Steelers came within 2 when Boswell nailed a 22-yard field goal for a 32–30 game. But the Seahawks wrapped the game up when Wilson found Baldwin on an 80-yard pass for the final score of 39–30. With the loss, the Steelers dropped to 6–5 and finished 3-1 against the NFC West. The defense failed to get any takeaways but sacked Wilson twice. Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary December 6 8:30 pm. EST Colts 3 7 0 0 Steelers 6 15 7 17 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 58,701 37 F C, partly cloudy Ron Torbert NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook First quarter IND – 10:19 Adam Vinatieri 35-yard Field Goal, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:59. (IND 3-0) PIT – 5:27 Chris Boswell 29-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:52. (TIE 3-3) PIT – 3:15 Chris Boswell 51-yard Field Goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:49. (PIT 6-3) Second quarter IND – 8:26 Frank Gore 9-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck, (Adam Vinatieri kick), Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:52. (IND 10-6) PIT - 4:04 Antonio Brown 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Will Johnson), Drive: 10 plays, 8 yards, 4:22. (PIT 14-10) PIT - 4:20 Markus Wheaton 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 1:38. (PIT 21-10) Third quarter PIT - 12:35 Martavis Bryant 68-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23. (PIT 28-10) Fourth quarter PIT - 14:11 Antonio Brown 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:23. (PIT 35-10) PIT - 6:29 Chris Boswell 42-yard Field Goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:24. (PIT 38-10) PIT - 4:01 Antonio Brown 71-yard Punt Return, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:28. (PIT 45-10) Top passers IND – Matt Hasselbeck 16/26, 169 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 24/39, 364 yards, 4 TD Top rushers IND – Frank Gore 13 rushes, 45 yards PIT – DeAngelo Williams 26 rushes, 134 yards Top receivers IND – Frank Gore 3 rec, 49 yards, 1 TD PIT – Antonio Brown 8 rec, 118 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers IND – Mike Adams 12 tackles PIT – Lawrence Timmons 8 tackles After a tough road loss, the Steelers returned home. With their record at 6–5, they faced off against the 6–5 Colts in a rematch of 2014's 51–34 blowout win. Adam Vinatieri was able to get the Colts an early 3–0 lead when he kicked a 35-yard field goal. The Steelers would get on the board when Chris Boswell kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 3–3 tie and then move into the lead when he kicked a 51-yard field goal for a 6–3 lead. The Colts retook the lead in the 2nd quarter when Matt Hasselbeck found Frank Gore on a 9-yard pass for a 10–6 game. Though the Steelers responded with 2 straight touchdowns of their own: Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 7-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) retaking the lead 14–10 followed by Roethlisberger finding Markus Wheaten on a 5-yard pass to move ahead 21–10 at halftime. In the second half, it was all Steelers when Roethlisberger found Martavis Bryant on a 68-yard pass for a 28–10 game and only score of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger and Brown hooked up again this time on a 5-yard pass for a 35–10 game. Boswell then put a 42-yard field goal through for a 38–10 game. Finally, the Steelers wrapped the scoring up when Brown returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown making the final score 45–10. With the win, the Steelers improved to 7–5. The defense had yet another stellar outing by forcing 3 turnovers and getting 5 sacks (2 on Hasselbeck, 3 on Whitehurst) Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 13 1:00 pm. EST Steelers 7 9 7 10 Bengals 0 7 3 10 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 65,564 63 F C, cloudy John Parry CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT– 9:23 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:37. (PIT 7-0) Second quarter PIT – 12:33 Chris Boswell 42-yard Field Goal, Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:27. (PIT 10–0) PIT – 7:00 Chris Boswell 47-yard Field Goal, Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:46. (PIT 13–0) CIN – 6:23 A. J. Green 66-yard pass from A. J. McCarron, (Mike Nugent kick), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:37. (PIT 13-7) PIT – 0:22 Chris Boswell 45-yard Field Goal, Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 0:42. (PIT 16–7) Third quarter PIT - 14:10 William Gay 23-yard interception return, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:50. (PIT 23-7) CIN – 10:10 Mike Nugent 46-yard Field Goal, Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:00. (PIT 23–10) Fourth quarter PIT – 14:56 Chris Boswell 31-yard Field Goal, Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 7:04. (PIT 26–10) CIN – 10:06 Mike Nugent 27-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:50. (PIT 26–13) PIT– 3:49 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:25. (PIT 33-13) CIN – 1:03 Rex Burkhead 5-yard pass from A. J. McCarron, (Mike Nugent kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:46. (PIT 33-20) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 30/39, 282 yards, 1 INT CIN – A. J. McCarron 22/32, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers PIT – DeAngelo Williams 23 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD CIN – Giovani Bernard 6 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown 7 rec, 87 yards CIN – A. J. Green 6 rec, 132 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers PIT – Lawrence Timmons 8 tackles CIN – Vontaze Burfict 11 tackles After winning at home, the Steelers traveled to Cincinnati for Game 2 against the Bengals. Before the game started there were an altercation between the two teams during warmups. Vince Williams and Vontaze Burfict were in the center of the scuffle. The game began with a score on the very first drive, when DeAngelo Williams ran for a 1-yard TD for a 7–0 lead and would increase their lead in the 2nd quarter, when Chris Boswell went for 2 field goals: From 42 and 47 yards out for 10–0 and 13–0 leads. QB Andy Dalton would be knocked out of the game so backup QB A. J. McCarron came in and threw his first career TD pass to A. J. Green from 66 yards out to make the score 13–7. Boswell, however, wrapped up the scoring of the first half with another 47 yard field goal for a 16–7 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as William Gay picked off A. J. McCarron and returned it 23 yards for a TD for a 23–7 game. Mike Nugent would kick a 46-yard field goal to make it 23–10. The Steelers went back to work in the fourth quarter when Boswell kicked a 31-yard field goal for a 26–10 game. The Bengals responded with Nugent kicking a 27-yard field goal for a 26–13 game. Later on however, the Steelers would pretty much seal the game when Williams ran for another 1-yard TD for a 33–13 game. The Bengals would wrap up the scoring of the game when McCarron found Rex Burkhead on a 5-yard pass for a 33–20 final score. With the win, the Steelers improved to 8–5. The defense also stood out and continued their reign of sacks and takeaways with 3 each (picked off Dalton once, picked off McCarron twice). Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary December 20 4:25 pm. EST Broncos 14 13 0 0 Steelers 7 6 7 14 Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 67,234 41 F C, partly cloudy Carl Cheffers CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT– 10:16 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:53. (PIT 7-0) DEN – 4:41 Demaryius Thomas 18-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, (Brandon McManus kick), Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:35. (TIE 7-7) DEN – 3:08 Emmanuel Sanders 61-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, (Brandon McManus kick), Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:08. (DEN 14-7) Second quarter DEN– 11:30 Brock Osweiler 7-yard run, (Brandon McManus missed XP), (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:53. (DEN 20-7) PIT – 7:33 Chris Boswell 24-yard Field Goal, Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:57. (DEN 20–10) DEN – 1:56 Demaryius Thomas 6-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, (Brandon McManus kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:37. (DEN 27-10) PIT – 0:04 Chris Boswell 41-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:52. (DEN 27–13) Third quarter PIT – 7:16 Antonio Brown 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:17. (DEN 27-20) Fourth quarter PIT – 12:34 Markus Wheaton 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:17. (TIE 27-27) PIT – 3:24 Antonio Brown 23-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:56. (PIT 34-27) Top passers DEN – Brock Osweiler 21/44, 296 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 40/55, 380 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Ronnie Hillman 14 rushes, 48 yards PIT – DeAngelo Williams 14 rushes, 26 yards, 1 TD Top receivers DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 10 rec, 181 yards, 1 TD PIT – Antonio Brown 16 rec, 189 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers DEN – Aqib Talib 8 tackles PIT – Ryan Shazier 6 tackles, 1 INT The Steelers traveled back home to take on the Broncos. They would score first when D'Angelo Williams ran for a 2-yard TD for a 7–0 lead. Not long before the Broncos scored 20 consecutive points starting with Brock Osweiler's 18-yard pass to Demyarius Thomas to tie the game at 7–7 and then taking the lead when Osweiler found Emmanuel Sanders on a 61-yard pass for a 14–7 lead. In the second quarter, the Broncos increased their lead when Osweiler ran for a 7-yard TD (with a failed PAT) for a 20–7 game. The Steelers would draw closer when Chris Boswell nailed a 24-yard field goal for a 20–10 game. Though, the Broncos moved away when Osweiler found Thomas again on a 6-yard pass for a 27–10 game. The Steelers started their reign of 24 consecutive points: Starting with another field goal from Boswell from 41 yards out to make it 27–13 at halftime. In the third quarter, Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 9-yard pass coming within 7 for the only score of the period, 27–20. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers were able to tie the game up at 27–27 when Roethlisberger found Markus Wheaton on a 9-yard pass. Finally, they wrapped up the scoring when Roethlisberger found Brown again this time on a 23-yard pass for the eventual final score of 34–27. With the win, the Steelers improved to 9–5 and they finished 6-2 at home and 3-1 against the AFC West. The defense stood out again as they got 2 takeaways and 2 sacks. Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary December 27 Sunday 1:00 pm. EST Steelers 0 3 7 7 Ravens 7 6 0 7 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,261 64 F C, overcast Craig Wrolstad CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Gamebook First quarter BAL – 3:53 Chris Matthews 8-yard TD pass from Ryan Mallett, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:07 (BAL 7-0) Second quarter PIT – 14:48 Chris Boswell 34-yard FG. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:05 (BAL 7-3) BAL – 10:01 Justin Tucker 37-yard FG. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:47 (BAL 10-3) BAL – 1:17 Justin Tucker 50-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:21 (BAL 13-3) Third quarter PIT - 11:18 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard TD run, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:01 (BAL 13-10) Fourth quarter BAL - 10:35 Javorius Allen 3-yard TD run, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:20 (BAL 20–10) PIT - 6:33 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard TD run, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02 (BAL 20-17) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 24/34, 215 yards, 2 INT BAL – Ryan Mallett 28/41, 274 yards, 1 TD Top rushers PIT – DeAngelo Williams 17 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD BAL – Javorius Allen 18 rushes, 79 yards, 1 TD Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown 7 rec, 61 yards BAL – Kamar Aiken 8 rec, 66 yards Top tacklers PIT – Ryan Shazier 13 tackles BAL – C.J. Mosley 9 tackles With the loss, the Steelers fell to 9–6, and were swept by the Ravens for the first time since the 2011 season. They also ended their streak of six straight games scoring 30 or more points. The loss also allowed the Bengals to clinch the AFC North title. The Steelers also fell out of the AFC Wildcard race and would need a win coupled with a loss by the New York Jets in Week 17 in order to make the playoffs. The defense failed to get any takeaways but were able to get away with 2 sacks. Week 17: at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary January 3 1:00 pm. EST Steelers 7 7 3 11 Browns 3 6 0 3 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 66,693 34 F C, cloudy Pete Morelli CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Gamebook First quarter PIT – Heath Miller 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:12. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:18. CLE – Travis Coons 29-yard field goal, 1:15. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:10. Second quarter CLE – Travis Coons 39-yard field goal, 2:00. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:18. PIT – Antonio Brown 17-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:02. Steelers 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:58. CLE – Travis Coons 33-yard field goal, 0:03. Steelers 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 0:58. Third quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 39-yard field goal, 9:43. Steelers 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:33. Fourth quarter CLE – Travis Coons 29-yard field goal, 14:57. Steelers 17–12. Drive: 17 plays, 62 yards, 9:46. PIT – Markus Wheaton 8-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Fitzgerald Toussaint pass), 10:49. Steelers 25–12. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06. PIT – Chris Boswell 21-yard field goal, 2:57. Steelers 28–12. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:57. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/36, 349 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT CLE – Austin Davis – 24/46, 240 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PIT – Fitzgerald Toussaint – 12 rushes, 24 yards CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 15 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 13 receptions, 187 yards, TD CLE – Gary Barnidge – 8 receptions, 66 yards Top tacklers PIT – Lawrence Timmons – 7 tackles, 3 assists (1.5 sacks), 1 forced fumble CLE – Karlos Dansby – 5 tackles, 2 assists, 1 forced fumble After getting swept by the Ravens, the Steelers traveled to Cleveland for Round 2 against the Browns. They would score early in the first quarter when Ben Roethlisberger found Heath Miller on a 2-yard pass for a 7–0 lead. The Browns scored later on in the quarter when Travis Coons nailed a 29-yard field goal for a 7–3 game. The Browns were able to shorten the lead to 1 point when Coons nailed another field goal in the second quarter from 39 yards out for a 7–6 game. The Steelers however went back to work as Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 17-yard pass for a 14–6 game. The Browns wrapped up the scoring of the first half when Coons nailed a 33-yard field goal for a 14–9 game. In the third quarter, Chris Boswell nailed a 39-yard field goal for the only score of the period moving up 17–9. In the fourth quarter, the Browns drew closer when Coons got another 29-yard field goal for a 17–12 game. But later on, the Steelers were able to seal the game when Roethlisberger found Markus Wheaton on an 8-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) for a 25–12 game. Finally, they sealed the deal with Boswell's 21-yard field goal for the final score 28–12. With the win, and the Jets loss to Buffalo, the Steelers finished 10-6 (3-3 against the AFC North and 4-4 on the road) and they clinched the #6 in the AFC. The defense stood out by getting 4 turnovers and 7 sacks. Postseason 2015–16 NFL playoffs AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Wild Card Playoffs: #6 Pittsburgh Steelers at #3 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary January 9 Saturday 8:15 p.m. EST Steelers 0 6 9 3 Bengals 0 0 0 16 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 63,257 51 F C, light drizzle John Parry CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter None Second quarter PIT – 2:32 Chris Boswell 39-yard FG. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:30. (PIT 3-0) PIT – 0:37 Chris Boswell 30-yard FG. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:16. (PIT 6-0) Third quarter PIT – 10:09 Chris Boswell 34-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:04. (PIT 9-0) PIT – 5:02 Martavis Bryant 10-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-point pass attempt failed.) Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:29. (PIT 15-0) Fourth quarter CIN – 13:57 Jeremy Hill 1-yard run, (Mike Nugent kick.) Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:50. (PIT 15-7) CIN – 5:12 Mike Nugent 36-yard FG. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:59. (PIT 15-10) CIN – 1:50 A. J. Green 25-yard pass from A. J. McCarron, (2-point run attempt failed.) Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:38. (CIN 16-15) PIT – 0:14 Chris Boswell 35-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 1:09. (PIT 18-16) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 18/32, 229 yards, TD CIN – A. J. McCarron – 23/40, 212 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Jordan Todman – 11 rushes, 65 yards CIN – Jeremy Hill – 12 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Antonio Brown – 7 rec, 119 yards CIN – A. J. Green – 5 rec, 71 yards, TD Top tacklers PIT – Ryan Shazier 13 tackles, 2 forced fumbles CIN – Rey Maualuga 10 tackles The Cincinnati Bengals' playoff losing streak of 8 straight games nearly came to an end on Saturday. After trailing 15–0 in the fourth quarter the Bengals took a 16–15 lead late in the game, but a last-minute field-goal drive led to an 18–16 win for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The winning score was set up by back-to-back personal foul penalties against the Bengals. Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder) and Antonio Brown (concussion) both left the game with injuries and both teams were penalized a combined 18 times for 221 yards. "Big Ben" did re-enter the game with 1:43 remaining in the fourth quarter to lead the Steelers into field goal range for the winning score. With the win, Pittsburgh moved on to face the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos in the Divisional round at Mile High Stadium. AFC Divisional Playoffs: at #1 Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers 2;text-align:center; autocollapse AFC Divisional Playoffs: #6 Pittsburgh Steelers at #1 Denver Broncos – Game summary January 17 4:40 pm. EST/2:40 p.m. MST Steelers 7 3 3 3 Broncos 6 3 3 11 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 76,956 43 F C, sunny Terry McAulay CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter DEN – Brandon McManus 28-yard field goal, 11:21. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:57. DEN – Brandon McManus 41-yard field goal, 3:40. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26. PIT – Fitzgerald Toussaint 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:22. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:18. Second quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 10:19. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:53. DEN – Brandon McManus 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:14. Third quarter PIT – Chris Boswell 28-yard field goal, 9:32. Steelers 13–9. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:19. DEN – Brandon McManus 41-yard field goal, 2:45. Steelers 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:08. Fourth quarter DEN – C. J. Anderson 1-yard run (2-pt conv. Two point conversion – Peyton Manning pass to Demaryius Thomas), 3:00. Broncos 20–13. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:52. DEN – Brandon McManus 45-yard field goal, 0:53. Broncos 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:56. PIT – Chris Boswell 47-yard field goal, 0:19. Broncos 23–16. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 0:34. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/37, 339 yards DEN – Peyton Manning – 21/37, 222 yards Top rushers PIT – Martavis Bryant – 2 rushes, 40 yards DEN – C. J. Anderson – 15 rushes, 72 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Martavis Bryant – 9 rec, 154 yards DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 5 rec, 85 yards After the tough battle against the Bengals, the Steelers moved on to face the #1 seeded Broncos. The Broncos would score early when Brandon McManus nailed a 28-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. Later on in the quarter, he would kick a 41-yard field goal for a 6–0 lead. The Steelers took the lead later on in the quarter when Fitzgerald Touissaint ran for a 1-yard TD and a 7–6 game. In the second quarter, the Steelers increased their lead as Chris Boswell kicked a 45-yard field goal for a 10–6 game. But the Broncos came within a point when McManus kicked a 51-yard field goal for a 10–9 game at halftime. Both teams would get off to slow starts with field goals in the third quarter: The Steelers moved ahead by 4 when Boswell nailed one from 28 yards out for a 13–9 game. This was followed up by the Broncos coming within a point again when McManus kicked a 41-yard field goal for a 13–12 game. In the fourth quarter, the Broncos took the lead when C.J. Anderson ran for a 1-yard TD (with a successful 2-point conversion) for a 20–13 game. This was followed up by McManus kicking a 45-yard field goal for a 23–13 game. The Steelers wrapped the scoring up coming within 7 when Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for the final score of 23–16. After the game, sources said that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was sobbing in the locker room following the loss. Wide receiver Martavis Bryant stated that he had "never seen him (coach Tomlin) cry before."Wilson, Ryan (January 18, 2016). "Mike Tomlin sheds tears in postgame speech to Steelers after loss". CBSSports.com (Retrieved 2/10/2016). Despite the season-ending loss to Denver, of the Broncos' three postseason opponents en route to their Super Bowl title, Ben Roethlisberger was the only quarterback to not throw an interception against Denver's top-ranked "No Fly Zone" defense, while Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the AFC Championship Game and Cam Newton threw one pick in Super Bowl 50. The Steelers also committed just one turnover against the Broncos, compared to the New England Patriots committing two in the AFC Title Game and the Carolina Panthers turning it over four times in the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh also gained the most amount of total yards on offense with 396, with New England and Carolina recording 336 and 315 yards respectively, and also the greatest number of passing yards with 311, compared to the Patriots managing 229 yards through the air and the Panthers with 197 passing yards.2015 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports Pro Football Reference 2016-01-17 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/2015.htm 2026-10-132015 New England Patriots Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports Pro Football Reference 2016-01-24 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nwe/2015.htm 2026-10-132015 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports Pro Football Reference 2016-02-07 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2015.htm 2026-10-13 With the loss, the Steelers season ended with an overall record of 11–7. Standings Division PIT Conference PIT Statistics Updated January 4, 2016Pittsburgh Steelers Team Statistics http://www.steelers.com/team/statistics.html Pittsburgh Steelers Team Pittsburgh Opponent Total First Downs 331 327 Rushing First Downs 91 71 Passing First Downs 207 231 By Penalty First Downs 33 25 Third Down Conversions 75/193 90/225 Fourth Down Conversions 4/12 7/24 Total Offensive Yards 6,327 5,809 Offensive Plays 1,004 1,052 Average Yards per Play 6.3 5.5 Total Rushing Yards 1,724 1,459 Rushing Plays 388 382 Rushing Yards per Play 4.4 3.8 Total Passing Yards 4,822 4,661 Passing Completions/Attempts 391/590 402/625 Interceptions 21 17 Passing Yards per Play 8.2 7.5 Sacks 48.0 33.0 Field Goals 35/42 26/31 Touchdowns 45 35 Rushing Touchdowns 16 6 Passing Touchdowns 26 29 Return Touchdowns 1 0 Defensive Touchdowns 2 0 Time of Possession 29:43 30:54 Turnover Ratio +2 Passing Regular season Player ATT Attempts COMP Completions YDS Total yards COMP % Completion percentage YDS/ATT Yards per Attempt TD Touchdowns TD % Touchdown percentage INT Interceptions INT % Interception percentage LONG Longest play in yards SCK Sacked LOST Yards lost in sacks RATING Quarterback rating Ben Roethlisberger 469 319 3,938 68.0 8.4 21 4.5 16 3.4 69 20 141 94.5 Landry Jones 55 32 513 58.2 9.3 3 5.5 4 7.3 88 2 17 77.3 Michael Vick 66 40 371 60.6 5.6 2 3.0 1 1.5 72 10 53 79.8 Rushing Regular season Player ATT Attempts YDS Total yards YDS/ATT Yards per Attempt LONG Longest play in yards TD Touchdowns DeAngelo Williams 200 907 4.5 55 11 Le'Veon Bell 113 556 4.9 42 3 Michael Vick 20 99 5.0 24 0 Fitzgerald Toussaint 18 42 2.3 7 0 Martavis Bryant 5 37 7.4 13 1 Ben Roethlisberger 15 29 1.9 13 0 Antonio Brown 3 28 9.3 16 0 Jordan Todman 4 22 5.5 11 0 Will Johnson fullback 4 7 1.8 6 1 Heath Miller 1 2 2.0 2 0 Landry Jones 5 −5 −1.0 0 0 Total 388 1,724 4.4 55 16 Receiving Regular season Player ATT Attempts YDS Total yards YDS/REC Yards per Reception LONG Longest play in yards TD Touchdowns Antonio Brown wide receiver, born 1988 136 1,834 13.5 59 10 Heath Miller 60 535 8.9 27 2 Martavis Bryant 50 765 15.3 88 6 Markus Wheaton 44 749 17.0 72 5 DeAngelo Williams 40 367 9.2 34 0 Le'Veon Bell 24 136 5.7 20 0 Darrius Heyward-Bey 21 314 15.0 66 2 Jesse James tight end 8 56 7.0 20 1 Matt Spaeth 2 10 5.0 6 0 Will Johnson fullback 2 16 8.0 11 0 Roosevelt Nix fullback 3 33 11.0 17 0 Tyler Murphy 1 16 16.0 16 0 Sammie Coates 1 11 11.0 11 0 Total 391 4,825 12.3 88 26 Field Goals Regular season Player 1–19 Attempted/Made 20–29 Attempted/Made 30–39 Attempted/Made 40–49 Attempted/Made 50+ Attempted/Made Chris Boswell 1/1 9/9 8/8 12/9 2/2 Josh Scobee 0/0 2/2 1/1 7/3 0/0 Total 1/1 11/11 9/9 19/12 2/2 Opponent Total 0/0 7/7 7/7 11/9 6/3 Punting Regular season Player Punts AVG Average Yards TB Touchbacks In 20 LONG Longest BLK Blocked Jordan Berry 59 42.6 2 28 79 0 Total 59 42.6 2 28 79 0 Opponent Total 70 43.8 6 23 67 0 Punt Returns Regular season Player RT Returns FC Fair catches YDS/RET Yards per return LONG Longest TD Touchdowns Antonio Brown 22 13 9.6 71 1 Jacoby Jones 6 4 3.2 14 0 Total 28 17 8.2 71 1 Opponent Total 19 21 8.7 25 0 Kick Returns Regular season Player RT Returns YDS Yards YDS/RET Yards per return LONG Longest TD Touchdowns Dri Archer 14 354 25.3 38 0 Jacoby Jones 9 220 24.4 36 0 Markus Wheaton 5 105 21.0 28 0 Jordan Todman 1 22 22.0 22 0 Total 29 701 24.2 38 0 Opponent Total 54 1,200 22.2 60 0 Defense Regular season Player T Tackles S Solo Tackles A Tackle assists SCK Sacks F Fumbles Lawrence Timmons 119 77 42 5.0 1 Ryan Shazier 87 55 32 3.5 2 Will Allen safety 80 62 18 4.0 1 Mike Mitchell safety 80 58 22 0.0 2 Antwon Blake 76 64 12 1.0 1 William Gay cornerback 58 46 12 1.0 0 Stephon Tuitt 54 39 15 6.5 0 Cameron Heyward 54 39 15 7.0 1 Vince Williams American football 46 34 12 0.5 0 Ross Cockrell 44 34 10 0.0 1 Robert Golden 40 30 10 0.0 0 James Harrison American football 40 27 13 5.0 2 Sean Spence 37 29 8 1.0 0 Arthur Moats 35 24 11 4.0 0 Jarvis Jones 29 15 14 2.0 1 Bud Dupree 26 17 9 4.0 0 Brandon Boykin 25 20 5 1.0 1 Steve McLendon 14 11 3 1.0 0 Shamarko Thomas 12 10 2 0.0 0 Cam Thomas defensive tackle 11 9 2 0.0 0 Terence Garvin 9 8 1 0.0 0 Roosevelt Nix fullback 9 7 2 0.0 0 Dan McCullers 8 4 4 0.5 0 Darrius Heyward-Bey 6 5 1 0.0 0 Anthony Chickillo 6 4 2 0.0 1 Cortez Allen 6 3 3 0.0 0 Antonio Brown 5 5 0 0.0 0 Will Johnson fullback 4 3 1 0.0 0 Jordan Todman 4 2 2 0.0 0 Martavis Bryant 3 3 0 0.0 0 Heath Miller 3 3 0 0.0 0 Ross Ventrone 3 2 1 0.0 0 Ramon Foster 2 2 0 0.0 0 David DeCastro 2 2 0 0.0 0 Fitzgerald Toussaint 2 2 0 0.0 0 DeAngelo Williams 2 2 0 0.0 0 Chris Boswell 2 2 0 0.0 0 Le'Veon Bell 1 1 0 0.0 0 Jordan Berry 1 1 0 0.0 0 Markus Wheaton 1 1 0 0.0 0 Alejandro Villanueva American football 1 1 0 0 0 Total 1,079 795 284 48.0 16 Opponent Total 1,011 763 248 33.0 11 Interceptions Regular season Player INT Interceptions YDS Yards YDS/INT Yards per Interception LONG Longest TD Touchdowns Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell (safety) 3 16 5.3 9 0 Antwon Blake 2 112 56.0 70 1 William Gay William Gay (cornerback) 2 30 15.0 23 1 Ross Cockrell 2 62 31.0 37 0 Lawrence Timmons 1 0 0.0 0 0 Will Allen safety 1 20 20.0 20 0 Ryan Shazier 1 0 0.0 0 0 Stephon Tuitt 1 3 3.0 3 0 Robert Golden 1 27 27.0 27 0 James Harrison American football 1 6 6.0 6 0 Brandon Boykin 1 1 1.0 1 0 Jarvis Jones 1 5 5.0 5 0 Total 17 282 16.6 70 2 Opponent Total 21 241 11.5 54 0 Transactions The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015 season: Trades Player Acquired from Traded to Date Trade terms CB Brandon Boykin Philadelphia Eagles August 1, 2015 2016 Conditional 5th Rd. pick K Josh Scobee Jacksonville Jaguars August 31, 2015 2016 6th Rd. pick P Brad Wing New York Giants September 4, 2015 2016 Conditional 7th Rd. pick Free agents Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms CB Brice McCain Miami Dolphins March 11, 2015 2-year/$5.5 million RB DeAngelo Williams Carolina Panthers March 13, 2015 2-year/$4 million Waivers Player Claimed from Lost to Date LS Brandon Hartson Kansas City Chiefs April 17, 2015 WR Devin Gardner New England Patriots May 19, 2015 DE Ray Hamilton Dallas Cowboys August 6, 2015 ILB L. J. Fort New England Patriots August 19, 2015 DE Caushaud Lyons Tampa Bay Buccaneers September 6, 2015 WR Jacoby Jones San Diego Chargers November 11, 2015 Signings Player Date Contract terms TE Rob Blanchflower January 5, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) CB Kevin Fogg January 5, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) WR C.J. Goodwin January 5, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) DE Ethan Hemer January 5, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) OLB Howard Jones January 5, 2015 1 year/$1.1 million (Reserve/Future) NT Joe Kruger January 5, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) T Alejandro Villanueva January 5, 2015 2-year/$960,000 (Reserve/Future) SS Jordan Dangerfield January 8, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Future/Reserve) WR L'Damian Washington January 8, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Future/Reserve) WR Brelan Chancellor January 9, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Future/Reserve) DE Matthew Conrath January 9, 2015 1 year/$585,000 (Reserve/Future) FS Alden Darby January 9, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) TE Michael Egnew January 9, 2015 1 year/$585,000 (Reserve/Future) FB Roosevelt Nix January 9, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) ILB Terence Garvin January 9, 2015 1 year/$585,000 (Reserve/Future) G Chris Hubbard January 12, 2015 1-year extension/$510,000 FS Isaiah Lewis January 14, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) T Mitchell Van Dyk January 15, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) OLB Shawn Lemon January 19, 2015 3-year/$3.582 million (Reserve/Future) P Brad Wing January 23, 2015 1-year extension/$510,000 P Richie Leone January 27, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) SS Ian Wild January 31, 2015 1 year/$435,000 (Reserve/Future) LS Greg Warren February 4, 2015 1-year extension/$1.05 million QB Tajh Boyd March 6, 2015 1 year/$435,000 OLB Arthur Moats March 9, 2015 3-year extension/$7.5 million TE Matt Spaeth March 9, 2015 2-year extension/$2.2 million QB Ben Roethlisberger March 13, 2015 5-year extension/$99 million OLB James Harrison March 22, 2015 2 years/$2.75 million WR Darrius Heyward-Bey March 26, 2015 1 year/$825,000 DE Clifton Geathers April 1, 2015 1 year/$825,000 OLB Shayon Green April 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million CB Antwon Blake April 3, 2015 1 year/$1.542 million FS Will Allen April 10, 2015 1 year/$1.05 million P Jordan Berry April 14, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million LS Brandon Hartson April 17, 2015 2 years/$960,000 FB Will Johnson April 20, 2015 1 year/$1.542 million FS Robert Golden April 29, 2015 1 year/$1.542 million TE Cameron Clear May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million NT Nigel Crawford-Kinney May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million DE Dominique Davis May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million G Miles Dieffenbach May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million G Reese Dismukes May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million G B.J. Finney May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million WR Tyler Murphy May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.579 million DE Bradon Prate May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.576 million WR Eli Rogers May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million RB Ross Scheuerman May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million T Kevin Whimpey May 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million T Micah Hatchie May 4, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million NT L. T. Walton May 8, 2015 4 years/$2.397 million CB Doran Grant May 11, 2015 4 years/$2.769 million OLB Anthony Chickillo May 11, 2015 4 years/$2.370 million RB Cameron Stingily May 11, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million NT Mike Thornton May 11, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million CB Senquez Golson May 12, 2015 4 years/$4.001 million CB Shakim Phillips May 12, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million TE Jesse James May 14, 2015 4 years/$2.489 million OLB Bud Dupree May 14, 2015 4 years/$9.222 million WR Sammie Coates May 15, 2015 4 years/$3 million WR Devin Gardner May 19, 2015 3 years/$1.580 million FS Gerod Holliman May 30, 2015 4 years/$2.338 million DE Cam Heyward July 16, 2015 6-year extension/$59.25 million T Kelvin Palmer July 25, 2015 1 year/$435,000 CB Jordan Sullen July 30, 2015 1 year/$435,000 RB Jawon Chisholm August 2, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million TE Ray Hamilton August 6, 2015 3 years/$1.577 million DE Joe Okafor August 7, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million SS Jordan Dangerfield August 8, 2015 1 year/$435,000 K Garrett Hartley August 11, 2015 1 year/$870,000 RB Braylon Heard August 12, 2015 3 years/$1.575 million WR David Nelson August 12, 2015 1 year/$745,000 WR Jarrod West August 18, 2015 1 year/$435,000 ILB L. J. Fort August 19, 2015 1 year/$510,000 C Doug Legursky August 25, 2015 1 year/$745,000 QB Michael Vick August 25, 2015 1 year/$970,000 CB Ross Cockrell September 5, 2015 1 year/$435,000 RB Dominique Brown September 6, 2015 Practice Squad SS Jordan Dangerfield September 6, 2015 Practice Squad C Reese Dismukes September 6, 2015 Practice Squad ILB L. J. Fort September 6, 2015 Practice Squad OLB Shayon Green September 6, 2015 Practice Squad DE Ethan Hemer September 6, 2015 Practice Squad T Antonio Johnson September 6, 2015 Practice Squad WR Shakim Phillips September 6, 2015 Practice Squad TE Harold Spears September 6, 2015 Practice Squad WR Jarod West September 6, 2015 Practice Squad RB Jordan Todman September 7, 2015 1 year/$745,000 C Doug Legursky September 6, 2015 1 year/$745,000 WR Isaiah Burse September 7, 2015 Practice Squad T Matt Feiler September 7, 2015 Practice Squad TE Xavier Grimble September 7, 2015 Practice Squad RB Fitzgerald Toussaint September 7, 2015 Practice Squad C Barrett Jones September 7, 2015 Practice Squad OLB Anthony Chickillo September 7, 2015 Practice Squad CB Doran Grant September 7, 2015 Practice Squad CB Doran Grant September 7, 2015 Practice Squad WR Tyler Murphy September 24, 2015 Practice Squad G B.J. Finney September 29, 2015 Practice Squad K Chris Boswell October 3, 2015 2 years/$1.1 million T Byron Stingily October 19, 2015 1 year/$660,000 CB Isaiah Frey October 27, 2015 Practice Squad RB Isaiah Pead November 2, 2015 1 year/$660,000 CB Doran Grant November 4, 2015 1 year/$435,000 WR Tyler Murphy November 5, 2015 Practice Squad RB Rajion Neal December 1, 2015 Practice Squad SS Ross Ventrone December 29, 2015 Practice Squad RB Abou Toure January 5, 2016 Practice Squad Cuts Player Date WR Lance Moore March 2, 2015 DE Brett Keisel March 9, 2015 WR Brelan Chancellor May 9, 2015 LS Brandon Hartson May 9, 2015 NT Nigel Crawford-Kinney May 11, 2015 DE Bradon Prate May 11, 2015 P Richie Leone May 11, 2015 SS Jordan Dangerfield July 25, 2015 WR Devin Gardner July 25, 2015 QB Tajh Boyd August 18, 2015 G Miles Dieffenbach August 31, 2015 WR Kenzel Doe August 31, 2015 WR C.J. Goodwin August 31, 2015 RB Braylon Heard August 31, 2015 NT Joe Kruger August 31, 2015 NT Joe Okafor August 31, 2015 G Collin Rahrig August 31, 2015 CB Jordan Sullen August 31, 2015 T Kevin Whimpey August 31, 2015 SS Ian Wild August 31, 2015 RB Jawon Chisholm September 4, 2015 CB Kevin Fogg September 4, 2015 ILB L. J. Fort September 4, 2015 DE Ethan Hemer September 4, 2015 OLB Howard Jones September 4, 2015 WR Shakim Phillips September 4, 2015 NT Mike Thornton September 4, 2015 WR Jarrod West September 4, 2015 DE Matt Conrath September 5, 2015 SS Jordan Dangerfield September 5, 2015 FS Alden Darby September 5, 2015 G Reese Dismukes September 5, 2015 G B.J. Finney September 5, 2015 OLB Shayon Green September 5, 2015 RB Josh Harris September 5, 2015 FS Gerod Holliman September 5, 2015 C Doug Legursky September 5, 2015 CB B. W. Webb September 5, 2015 OLB Anthony Chickillo September 6, 2015 CB Doran Grant September 6, 2015 RB Dominique Brown September 7, 2015 T Antonio Johnson September 7, 2015 TE Harold Spears September 7, 2015 WR Jarrod West September 7, 2015 C Reese Dismukes September 7, 2015 OLB Shayon Green September 7, 2015 DE Ethan Hemer September 7, 2015 WR Tyler Murphy September 23, 2015 WR Isaiah Burse September 24, 2015 C Barrett Jones September 29, 2015 DE Caushaud Lyons September 30, 2015 K Josh Scobee October 3, 2015 SS Ross Ventrone October 13, 2015 WR Tyler Murphy November 3, 2015 RB Dri Archer November 5, 2015 RB Isaiah Pead November 27, 2015 WR Jacoby Jones January 2, 2016 Other Name Date Details Dick LeBeau January 10, 2015 Resigned as defensive coordinator Keith Butler January 13, 2015 Promoted to defensive coordinator Jerry Olsavsky February 6, 2015 Promoted to inside linebackers coach Joey Porter February 6, 2015 Promoted to outside linebackers coach FS Ryan Clark February 18, 2015 Retired OLB Jason Worilds March 10, 2015 Retired SS Troy Polamalu April 9, 2015 Retired CB Ike Taylor April 14, 2015 Retired Ron Hughes May 5, 2015 Retired as College Scouting Coordinator Rick Reiprish May 16, 2015 Hired as Senior Assistant, College Scouting Steve Meyer May 26, 2015 Promoted to coaching assistant Mike Tomlin July 23, 2015 Signed 2-year extension as head coach Kevin Colbert July 25, 2015 Signed 2-year extension as general manager References 30em External links 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Pittsburgh Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Category:2015 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:2015 in Pittsburgh