Fast Facts is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Green Bay Packers (1-0)

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

• Overall regular-season record: 116-60 (.659)/12th season
• Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 116-60 (.659)/12th season
• Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years

Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy

• Overall regular-season record: 121-70-1 (.633)/13th season
• Regular-season record with Green Bay: 121-70-1 (.633)/13th season
• Playoff Record/Years: 10-8 (.556)/nine years

Steelers-Packers History

• Series History: Series began in 1933
• Overall Regular Season: Packers lead, 18-16
• At Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 8-7
• At Green Bay: Packers lead, 11-8
• Neutral Sites: n/a
• Streak: Steelers won previous fi ve meetings
• Last Regular-Season Meeting: Nov. 26, 2017, in Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh 31, Green Bay 28
• Postseason Series: Packers lead, 1-0
• Last Postseason Meeting: Feb. 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas
  Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 – Super Bowl XLV

Pittsburgh and the Green Bay Packers will meet for the third time in preseason action since 2000…the Steelers and Packers have split each of the previous two preseason games played between the two teams.

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Gameday Information

• Date: Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018
• Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
• Site: Lambeau Field (81,441) • Green Bay, Wisc.
• Playing Surface: Natural Grass
• TV Coverage: CBS (locally KDKA-TV, channel 2)
• Announcers: Bob Pompeani (play-by-play), Charlie Batch (analyst), Missi Matthews (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)

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Steelers 2018 Draft Class

S Terrell Edmunds (6-1, 217)
Rd. 1 28th Overall

Played collegiate football at Virginia Tech where he appeared in 37 games, making 31 starts…he totaled 182 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for losses…Edmunds started all 10 games en route to recording 59 tackles during the 2017 season.

WR James Washington (5-11, 213)
Rd. 2 60th Overall

Set an Oklahoma State University school record with 4,472 career receiving yards, also the second-best receiving yardage total in Big 12 conference history…he became one of two players in school history with three seasons of at least 1,000 receiving yards and three years with at least 10 touchdown catches.

QB Mason Rudolph (6-5, 235)
Rd. 3 76th Overall

Led Oklahoma State University to a 32-9 record as the quarterback to produce the winningest record by a signal caller in school history…he finished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass efficiency…his 13,618 career passing yards rank him fourth in Big 12 conference history.

OL Chukwuma Okorafor (6-8, 320)
Rd. 3 92nd Overall

At Western Michigan University, started each of his final 39 games… he was a first-team All-American selection following the 2017 campaign by the Football Writers Association of America.

S Marcus Allen (6-2, 215)
Rd. 5 148th Overall

Became the sixth player in Penn State football history to reach the 300-tackle mark in a career…his 321 stops rank fifth in program history… he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2017, starting 13 games and recording 72 tackles (46 solo).

RB Jaylen Samuels (6-0, 225)
Rd. 5 165th Overall

Established a North Carolina State University school record for receptions in a career, finishing with 202…his 47 total touchdowns place him second in program annals and he finished fourth in touchdown receptions (19) and sixth in touchdown runs (28).

DT Joshua Frazier (6-4, 315)
Rd. 7 246th Overall

Played in 40 career games at the University of Alabama…he recorded 28 tackles (11 solo), with 4.5 tackles for losses, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.

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