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Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)

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Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

• Overall regular-season record: 116-61-1 (.654)/12th season
• Regular-season record with Pittsburgh: 116-61-1 (.654)/12th season
• Playoff Record/Years: 8-7 (.533)/eight years

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Dirk Koetter

• Overall regular-season record: 16-18 (.471)/third season
• Regular-season record with Tampa Bay: 16-18 (.471)/third season
• Playoff Record/Years: n/a

Steelers – Buccaneers History

• Series History: Series began in 1976
• Overall Regular Season: Steelers lead, 8-2
• In Pittsburgh: Steelers lead, 3-1
• At Tampa Bay: Steelers lead, 5-1
• Neutral Sites: n/a
• Streak: Buccaneers won previous meeting
• Last Regular-Season Meeting: Sept. 28, 2014, in Pittsburgh
  Tampa Bay 27, Pittsburgh 24
• Postseason Series: n/a
• Last Postseason Meeting: n/a
• (preseason and postseason record not included in overall series record)

This week’s game will mark the 11th regular-season meeting between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay and the second Monday Night Football game between the two franchises (2002, W 17-7 at Tampa Bay)… the Steelers own a six-game advantage in the regular-season series against the Buccaneers (8-2)… Monday night’s game will be the seventh time the two teams will meet in Tampa Bay where the Steelers have won five of the previous seix games in the series… the Steelers and Buccaneers have met four times at Raymond James Stadium, where Pittsburgh owns a 3-1 record against Tampa Bay.

Gameday Information

• Date: Monday, Sept. 24, 2018
• Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. ET
• Site: Raymond James Stadium (65,890) • Tampa, Fla.
• Playing Surface: Natural Grass
• TV Coverage: ESPN (locally WTAE-TV, channel 4)
• Announcers: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jason Witten and Booger McFarland (analysts) | Lisa Salters (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 Sports
• Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Kurt Warner (analyst) | Ed Werder (sideline)
• Satellite Radio: SIRIUS: 81 (Pit), 83 (TB) | XM: 226 (Pit), 225 (TB)
• Referee: Pete Morelli

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Game Capsule

	Steelers	Buccaneers
Last Week	L 42-37 vs. Kansas City	W 27-21 vs. Philadelphia
Coach vs. Opp.	Mike Tomlin: 1-1	Dirk Koetter: 0-0
Pts. For/Against	29.0/31.5	37.5/30.5
Offense	473.5	482.5
Passing	Ben Roethlisberger: 62-101-787-4-3-86.5	Ryan Fitzpatrick: 48-61-819 (1L)-8-1-151.5 (1L)
Rushing	James Conner: 39-152-3.9-3 (T1L)	Peyton Barber: 35-91-2.6-0
Receiving	JuJu Smith-Schuster: 18-240-13.3-1	Mike Evans: 17-230-13.5-2
Defense	388	443.5
Sacks	T.J. Watt: 3	Many tied: 1
INTs	Cameron Sutton: 1	–
Take/Give	-4 (2/6)	+2 (4/2)
Punting (Net)	Jordan Berry: 42.3 (34.8)	Bryan Anger: 43.1 (41.3)
Kicking	Chris Boswell: 6 (6/7 PAT; 0/2 FG)	Chandler Catanzaro: 15 (9/10 PAT; 2/3 FG)

Steelers

QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed 39 of 60 (65 pct.) for 452 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.3 rating & rushed for TD last week. In last meeting, completed 29 of 40 (72.5 pct.) for 314 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.2 rating. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NFC with 300+ pass yards. Has 51,852 career pass yards & surpassed HOFer JOHN ELWAY (51,475) for 7th-most in NFL history.

RB JAMES CONNER had 65 scrimmage yards (48 rec., 17 rush) & rush TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 257 scrimmage yards in 2018, most by NFL RB. Is 1 of 2 NFL RBs (TODD GURLEY) with 150+ rush yards (152) & 3+ rush TDs (3).

WR ANTONIO BROWN has 70 catches (8.8 per game) for 885 yards (110.6 per game) & 7 TDs in past 8 vs. NFC. Had 7 catches for 131 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. In past 2 on road, has 17 catches for 194 yards & 2 TDs. Aims for 3rd road game in row with TD catch. WR JU JU SMITH- SCHUSTER had career-high 13 catches for 121 yards & TD in Week 2. Has 27 catches (9 per game) for 383 rec. yards (127.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards. TE JESSE JAMES had career-high 138 rec. yards & TD last week.

LB T.J. WATT ties for 3rd in NFL with 3 sacks. DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 2 TFL & sack in last meeting. Has 3 sacks in past 2 vs. NFC. LB JON BOSTIC has 19 tackles (9.5 per game) in his past 2 vs. NFC.

Chiefs

QB RYAN FITZPATRICK passed for 402 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 144.4 rating last week. Is 1 of 3 in NFL history with 4+ TD passes in each of team’s 1st 2 games of season. Joined HOFer DAN MARINO (1984) & BILLY VOLEK (2004) as only players with 400+ pass yards & 4+ TD passes in consec. games in league annals. Has 517 pass yards (258.5 per game) with 3 TDs & 1 INT for 96 rating in his past 2 vs. Pit.

RB PEYTON BARBER has 60+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 at home.

WR MIKE EVANS had 65 rec. yards & TD in last meeting. Has 12 catches for 180 yards (90 per game) & TD in his past 2 vs. AFC. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ catches & TD. WR DE SEAN JACKSON has 275 rec. yards (137.5 per game) & 3 TDs in past 2. Has 23 career TDs of 60+ yards, tied with HOFer JERRY RICE for most all-time. Had 6 receptions for 102 yards in his last game vs. Pit. (9/12/16 with Was.). WR CHRIS GODWIN aims for 4th in row with TD.

DT GERALD MC COY had sack in last meeting. Has 5 sacks in his past 5 vs. AFC. Aims for 3rd in row at home vs. AFC with sack. LB LAVONTE DAVID has 36 tackles, FF & 3 FRs in his past 4 at home. Had 12 tackles & FF in last meeting. Since 2014, leads NFL with 15 FFs. LB KWON ALEXANDER had 7 tackles, sack & FF last week. Has 30 tackles, 2 sacks, FF & 4 PD in past 4 at home vs. AFC. In past 4 at home, has 43 tackles (10.8 per game). DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL had sack in Week 2, his 1st sack with TB.

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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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