What You Need to Know: 2020 Week 13 Steelers vs. The Football Team

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on December 7, 2020

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Series Notes

LEADER: Washington leads all-time series, 42-33-3
STREAKS: Steelers have won past 6
LAST GAME: 9/12/16: Steelers 38 at Washington 16
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/28/12: Steelers 27, Washington 12

Gameday Information

Date: Monday, December 7th, 2020
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
TV: FOX (Regional – See map below)
TV: DirecTV 712 (National Coverage)
SIRIUS: 138 (Was), 137 (Pit)
XM: 228 (Was), 227 (Pit)
Referee: John Hussey

Steelers TV Coverage

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Game Capsule

	Steelers	Football Team
LAST WEEK	W 19-14 vs. Baltimore	W 41-16 at Dallas
COACH VS. OPP.	Mike Tomlin: 3-0	Ron Rivera: 0-2
PTS. FOR/AGAINST	28.8/17.1 (1L)	21.9/22.1
OFFENSE	346.5	325.3
PASSING	Ben Roethlisberger: 291-431-2800-25-6-99.0	Alex Smith: 107-155-1067-3-5-81.3
RUSHING	James Conner: 145-645-4.4-5	Antonio Gibson (R): 139-645-4.6-11
RECEIVING	JuJu Smith-Schuster: 66-572-8.7-6	Terry McLaurin: 69-963-14.0-3
DEFENSE	298.9	309.5
SACKS	T.J. Watt: 11 (1L)	Montez Sweat: 6
INTs	Minkah Fitzpatrick: 4	Kendall Fuller: 4
TAKE/GIVE	+12 (1L) (23/11)	-5 (13/18)
PUNTING (NET)	Jordan Berry: 46.2 (40.0)	Tress Way: 48.6 (44.8)
KICKING	Chris Boswell: 85 (31/35 PAT; 18/19 FG)	Dustin Hopkins: 71 (23/24 PAT; 16/22 FG)

Steelers Notes

QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER completed season-high 36 of 51 passes (70.6 pct.) for 266 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Aims for 5th in row with 250+ pass yards & TD pass. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 3+ TD passes & 110+ rating. Has 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 119.1 rating in 3 games vs. NFC East in 2020.
RB JAMES CONNER has rush TD in 4 of his 5 home games this season.
RB BENNY SNELL led team with 93 scrimmage yards (60 rush, career-high 33 rec.) last week.
WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 8 catches & rec. TD last week. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Has 6+ catches & rec. TD in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC East. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD catch.
WR DIONTAE JOHNSON aims for 3rd in row with 8+ catches. Has 110+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 career games vs. NFC East.
Rookie WR CHASE CLAYPOOL had 6 catches for 52 yards last week. Aims for 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Has 15 catches (7.5 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rec., 1 rush) in his past 2 vs. NFC East. Leads rookies with 8 rec. TDs this season. Claypool (611), Johnson (583) & Smith-Schuster (572) are only trio of AFC WR teammates each with 500+ rec. yards this season.
LB T.J. WATT had 7 tackles, 3 TFL & 2 sacks last week, his 3rd game with 2+ sacks this season, tied-most in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 2+ sacks. Leads NFL with 11 sacks & 17 TFL.
DT CAMERON HEYWARD had sack in Week 12. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC East with TFL.
S MINKAH FITZPATRICK aims for 3rd in row with 2+ PD.
CB JOE HADEN had 14-yard INT-TD last week, 2nd-career TD. Has 4 PD in past 3.

Football Team Notes

QB ALEX SMITH had TD vs. INT last week. Has 80+ rating in each of his 3 starts this season. Has 1,491 pass yards (248.5 per game) & 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 84.5 rating in 6 career starts vs. Pit. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Pit. with 80+ rating.
RB ANTONIO GIBSON (rookie) had 136 scrimmage yards (115 rush, 21 rec.) & career-high 3 rush TDs in Week 12. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 11 rush TDs & is 1st rookie with 10+ rush TDs since SAQUON BARKLEY (2018). Aims for his 6th in row with rush TD & can be 1st rookie with rush TD in 6 consecutive games since MAURICE JONES-DREW (2006).
RB J.D. MCKISSIC ranks 3rd among RBs with 46 receptions this season.
RB PEYTON BARBER had season-high 57 rush yards in Week 12.
WR TERRY MCLAURIN had team-high 7 receptions for 92 yards last week. Has 7 games with 7+ receptions in 2020, tied-most (KEENAN ALLEN) in NFL. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 7+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Ranks 4th in NFL in rec. yards (963) & needs 37 rec. yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. TE LOGAN THOMAS had career-high 4th TD catch of season in Week 12.
DE CHASE YOUNG (rookie) had sack & 2 TFL in Week 12. Leads all rookies with 4.5 sacks & 7 TFL this season.
DE MONTEZ SWEAT had 15-yard INT-TD last week, his 1st-career INT & TD.
DT TIM SETTLE had sack last week. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
DE RYAN KERRIGAN had sack & FF in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with sack.
LB COLE HOLCOMB led team with season-high 10 tackles & had 0.5 sack last week, his 3rd-career 10+ tackle game.
Rookie S KAMREN CURL aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles.