Fast Facts is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game.

Odds

The opening line has the Steelers as a 10 point favorite. The over/under is 47 points.

Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5) vs. Miami Dolphins (10-6)

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

• Overall regular-season record: 103-57 (.644)/10th season
• Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 103-57 (.644)/10th season
• Playoff Record/Years: 6-5 (.545)/six years

Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase

• Overall regular-season record: 10-6 (.625)/fi rst season
• Regular-season record with Miami: 10-6 (.625)/fi rst season
• Playoff Record/Years: N/A

Steelers-Dolphins History

• Series History: Series began in 1971
• Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 12-11
• At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 6-3
• At Miami: Dolphins lead, 8-6
• Neutral Sites: N/A
• Streak: Dolphins won previous two meetings
• Last Regular-Season Meeting: Oct. 16, 2016, at Miami
  Miami 30, Pittsburgh 15
• Postseason Series: Dolphins lead, 2-1
• Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 6, 1985, at Miami
  Miami 45, Pittsburgh 28 – AFC Championship
  (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)

This week’s game will mark the 27th overall meeting between Pittsburgh and Miami, including the postseason… the overall series is even at 13-13, with the Dolphins owning a one-game advantage over the Steelers in postseason history, 2-1… the two teams will meet for the third time in Pittsburgh during the playoffs, with each team claiming a postseason win in Pittsburgh.

Gameday Information

• Date: Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017
• Kickoff: 1:05 p.m.
• Site: Heinz Field (68,400) | Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Playing Surface: Natural Grass
• TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
• Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Phil Simms (analyst) | Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely (sideline)
• Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network  | WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
• Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) | Tunch Ilkin (analyst) | Craig Wolfley (sideline)
• National Radio: Westwood One | Sirius: 88 (WW1), 81 (Mia), 82 (Pit). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Mia), 82 (Pit).
• Announcers: John Sadak (play-by-play) Tony Boselli (analyst) | Steve Tasker (sideline)

By The Numbers

Dolphins

• Have 20-20 (.500) all-time postseason record
• 1st postseason appearance since 2008 season
• Club had 2 players selected to 2017 Pro Bowl: DT Ndamukong Suh (5th) & DE Cameron Wake (5th)
• QB Ryan Tannehill aims for 3rd consecutive game vs. Pit. with 95+ rating
• QB Matt Moore
  • Passed for 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 106.5 rating in past 3 starts
  • Has 469 pass yards (234.5 per game) with 6 TDs in 2 road starts in 2016
• RB Jay Ajayi
  • Is 1 of 4 players in NFL history with 3 games of 200+ rush yards in single season, joining Earl Campbell (4 in 1980), O.J. Simpson (3 in 1973) & Tiki Barber (3 in 2005)
  • Rushed for 204 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting, 3rd most rush yards by any player vs. Pit. since 1960
  • Ranked 4th in NFL with 1,272 rush yards
  • Had 39 rushes of 10+ yards, 3rd most in NFL
• RB Kenyan Drake is 1st rookie in team history with 2+ rush TDs (2) & KR-TD
• WR Jarvis Landry
  • Led team with 94 catches & 1,136 rec. yards
  • Since entering league in 2014, has 288 catches, tied for most by player in 1st 3 seasons in NFL history (Odell Beckham Jr.)
  • Joins Beckham as 1 of 2 players in NFL history with 80+ catches in each of 1st 3 seasons
  • Is 6th player in team history with consecutive 1,000-yard rec. seasons
• WR Kenny Stills
  • Led team with career-high 9 TD catches
  • Aims for 5th in row with rec. TD.
  • Had 8 TD catches of 20+ yards, tied for most in NFL
• DE Cameron Wake
  • Has 10.5 sacks, 4 FFs & INT in past 11
  • Tied for 3rd in NFL with 5 FFs & ranked 3rd in AFC with 11.5 sacks
  • Has 2 sacks & FF in past 3 vs. Pit
• DT Ndamukong Suh
  • In 2 career postseason games with Detroit, has 2.5 sacks & 2 TFL
  • Since 2010, ranks 2nd among NFL DTs with 94 TFL & 3rd with 47 sacks
• LB Kiko Alonso led team with 115 tackles.
• CB Byron Maxwell
  • Started for Seattle in Super Bowls XLVIII & XLIX
  • In past 4 postseason games, has 15 tackles, INT & FF
  • Was only NFL player with 4+ FFs (4) & 2+ INTs (2) in 2016

Steelers

• Have 34-23 all-time postseason record, tied with Dallas (34) for most total playoff wins all-time
• Rank 5th all-time in postseason win pct. (.596)
• Have won 7 division titles since 2002, 5th most in NFL
• Club had 5 players selected to 2017 Pro Bowl: RB Le’Veon Bell (2nd), WR Antonio Brown (5th), G David DeCastro (2nd), C Maurkice Pouncey (5th) & QB Ben Roethlisberger (5th)
• QB Ben Roethlisberger
  • Is 10th QB in NFL history with 300+ pass TDs (301)
  • Ranked 6th in NFL with 29 pass TDs
  • Has 11-6 (.647) career postseason record & is tied for 7th in postseason winning pct. by starting QB (min. 15 starts)
  • Is 1 of 12 QBs in NFL history with multiple Super Bowl wins
• RB Bell
  • Has rushed for 835 yards (139.2 per game) & 6 TDs in his past 6
  • Led NFL with 157.0 scrimmage yards per game avg., 3rd highest in NFL history
  • Ranked 3rd in NFL with 1,884 scrimmage yards (1,268 rush, 616 rec.) & 5th in rush yards (1,268)
• RB DeAngelo Williams had rush TD & rec. TD last week
• WR Antonio Brown
  • Ranked 2nd in NFL with 106 catches & tied for 2nd with 12 TD catches
  • His 481 receptions in past 4 seasons are most of any 4-year span in NFL history
  • Is 1 of 2 in NFL history (Marvin Harrison) with 4 consecutive 100-catch seasons
  • Has 5 career seasons with 1,000+ rec. yards, 2nd most in team history
  • Aims for 3rd consecutive postseason game with 100+ rec. yards
• LB James Harrison
  • Is franchise leader with 81.5 sacks
  • Aims for 3rd consecutive postseason game with sack
  • Has 9 TFL & 6 sacks in past 8 postseason games
• LB Lawrence Timmons has 4 career seasons with 100+ tackles, 2+ sacks & 2+ INTs, most in franchise history
• LB Ryan Shazier
  • Set career-highs with 3 INTs & 3 FFs
  • Was only NFL player with 3+ sacks (3.5), 3+ INTs (3) & 3+ FFs (3) in 2016
• CB Artie Burns tied for 1st among NFL rookies with 3 INTs

Team Rankings

Passing	Matt Moore: 55-87-721-8-3-105.6 OR Ryan Tannehill: 261-389-2995-19-12-93.5	Ben Roethlisberger: 328-509-3819-29-13-95.4
Rushing	Jay Ajayi: 260-1272-4.9-8	Le’Veon Bell: 261-1268-4.9-7
Receiving	Jarvis Landry: 94-1136-12.1-4	Antonio Brown: 106 (2L)-1284-12.1-12 (T2L)
Offense	332.8	372.6
Pass Yds/Game	218 (26th)	262 (5th)
Rush Yds/Game	114 (9th)	110 (14th)
Points Scored	363 (17th)	399 (10th)
Points Allowed	380 (18th)	327 (10th)
Take/Give	+2 (13th)	+5 (9th)
Defense	382.6	342.6
Def. Pass Yds/Game	242 (15th)	242 (16th)
Def. Rush Yds/Game	140 (30th)	100 (13th)
Sacks	Cameron Wake: 11.5	James Harrison: 5
INTs	Tony Lippett: 4	Artie Burns (R), Ryan Shazier: 3
Punting	Matt Darr: 44.3	Jordan Berry: 45.6
Kicking	Andrew Franks: 89 (41/42 PAT; 16/21 FG)	Chris Boswell: 99 (36/36 PAT; 21/25 FG)
Referee	Craig Wrolstad

Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.