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2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerThe Rooney Family
General managerKevin Colbert
Head coachMike Tomlin
Home fieldHeinz Field
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC North
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Bengals) 18–16
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Broncos) 16–23
Pro BowlersAntonio Brown, WR
David DeCastro, G
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Team MVPAntonio Brown
Team ROYBud Dupree
Uniform

The 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 83rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL). It also marked the 16th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the 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.[1]

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.

2015 draft class

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Main article: 2015 NFL draft
2015 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 22 Bud Dupree  Outside linebacker Kentucky Team Rookie of the Year
2 56 Senquez Golson  Cornerback Ole Miss
3 87 Sammie Coates  Wide receiver Auburn
4 121 Doran Grant  Cornerback Ohio State
5 160 Jesse James  Tight end Penn State
6 199 Leterrius Walton  Defensive tackle Central Michigan
6 212+ Anthony Chickillo  Outside linebacker Miami (FL)
7 239 Gerod Holliman  Free safety Louisville
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

(+) Compensatory Selection

Undrafted free agents

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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

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2015 marked a transition period for the Steelers defense, as longtime defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau resigned January 10.[2] 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."[3][4]

On January 13, longtime linebackers coach Keith Butler was promoted to succeed LeBeau.[5] 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.[6] The Steelers have run the 3–4 since 1982, the longest such use of the 3–4 in NFL history.

2015 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


Final roster

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2015 Pittsburgh Steelers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 17 reserve, 9 practice squad

Schedule

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Training camp

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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 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

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
HOF August 9 vs. Minnesota Vikings L 3–14 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, Ohio) Recap
1 August 14 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 at Buffalo Bills L 19–43 1–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
4 September 3 Carolina Panthers L 6–23 1–4 Heinz Field Recap

Regular season

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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.[7]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site NFL.com
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 Baltimore Ravens L 20–23 (OT) 2–2 Heinz Field Recap
5 October 12 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
11 Bye
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

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See also: 2015–16 NFL playoffs
Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
Wild Card January 9, 2016 at Cincinnati Bengals (3) W 18–16 1–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
Divisional January 17, 2016 at Denver Broncos (1) L 16–23 1–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

Game summaries

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Regular season

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Week 1: at New England Patriots

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NFL Kickoff game

Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 81021
Patriots 0 14 7728

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

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

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Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 3 01518
Steelers 8 21 01443

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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

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Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 6 0312
Rams 0 3 036

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

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

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Week Four: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Ravens 7 0 76323
Steelers 3 10 70020

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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

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Week Five: Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 71424
Chargers 7 0 01320

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

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

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Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 3 0313
Steelers 0 3 121025

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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

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Week Seven: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 0 7313
Chiefs 3 6 7723

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,365
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Stacey Dales
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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Week Eight: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 3 01016
Steelers 7 0 3010

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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.

Week 9: Oakland Raiders

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Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 7 71435
Steelers 3 18 01738

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 65,520
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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Week Ten: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Browns 3 0 069
Steelers 6 15 3630

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 64,402
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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No game. Pittsburgh had a bye week.

Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 15 3930
Seahawks 0 14 61939

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 4:25 pm. EST/1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,055
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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.

The defense failed to get any takeaways but sacked Wilson twice.

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 3 7 0010
Steelers 6 15 71745

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 58,701
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 9 71033
Bengals 0 7 31020

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 13
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,564
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 13 0027
Steelers 7 6 71434

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 4:25 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 67,234
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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.

The defense stood out again as they got 2 takeaways and 2 sacks.

Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens

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Week Sixteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 7717
Ravens 7 6 0720

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 71,261
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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Week Seventeen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 7 31128
Browns 3 6 0312

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: January 3
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 66,693
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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, the Steelers finished the season 10–6. With the Jets' loss to the Bills, they were awarded the 6th seed in the AFC.

The defense stood out by getting 4 turnovers and 7 sacks.

Postseason

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See also: 2015–16 NFL playoffs

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals

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AFC Wild Card Playoffs: #6 Pittsburgh Steelers at #3 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 6 9318
Bengals 0 0 01616

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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 acore.

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

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AFC Divisional Playoffs: #6 Pittsburgh Steelers at #1 Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 3 3316
Broncos 6 3 31123

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: January 17
  • Game time: 4:40 pm. EST/2:40 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,956
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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."[8]

With the loss, the Steelers season ended with an overall record of 11–7.

Standings

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Division

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AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 419 279 W1
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 423 319 W1
Baltimore Ravens 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 328 401 L1
Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 278 432 L3

Conference

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AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division Leaders
1[a] Denver Broncos West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 8–4 .500 .479 W2
2[a] New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .473 .448 L2
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .477 .406 W1
4 Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .410 W3
Wild Cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 .496 .432 W10
6[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .504 .463 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b] New York Jets East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .441 .388 L1
8[c] Buffalo Bills East 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 .508 .438 W2
9[c] Indianapolis Colts South 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .500 .406 W2
10 Oakland Raiders West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 7–5 .512 .366 L1
11 Miami Dolphins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .469 .469 W2
12[d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 5–7 .473 .375 L3
13[d] Baltimore Ravens North 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 .508 .425 L1
14 San Diego Chargers West 4 12 0 .250 0–6 3–9 .527 .328 L2
15[e] Cleveland Browns North 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .531 .271 L3
16[e] Tennessee Titans South 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .492 .375 L4
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b c Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based
    on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against
    the same four teams was 2–3.
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative
    record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.
  3. ^ a b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Statistics

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Updated January 4, 2016[9]

Team

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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

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Regular season
Player ATT COMP YDS COMP % YDS/ATT TD TD % INT INT % LONG SCK LOST 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

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Regular season
Player ATT YDS YDS/ATT LONG TD
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 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

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Regular season
Player ATT YDS YDS/REC LONG TD
Antonio Brown 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 8 56 7.0 20 1
Matt Spaeth 2 10 5.0 6 0
Will Johnson 2 16 8.0 11 0
Roosevelt Nix 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

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Regular season
Player 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+
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

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Regular season
Player Punts AVG TB In 20 LONG BLK
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

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Regular season
Player RT FC YDS/RET LONG TD
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

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Regular season
Player RT YDS YDS/RET LONG TD
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

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Regular season
Player T S A SCK F
Lawrence Timmons 119 77 42 5.0 1
Ryan Shazier 87 55 32 3.5 2
Will Allen 80 62 18 4.0 1
Mike Mitchell 80 58 22 0.0 2
Antwon Blake 76 64 12 1.0 1
William Gay 58 46 12 1.0 0
Stephon Tuitt 54 39 15 6.5 0
Cameron Heyward 54 39 15 7.0 1
Vince Williams 46 34 12 0.5 0
Ross Cockrell 44 34 10 0.0 1
Robert Golden 40 30 10 0.0 0
James Harrison 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 11 9 2 0.0 0
Terence Garvin 9 8 1 0.0 0
Roosevelt Nix 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 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 1 1 0 0 0
Total 1,079 795 284 48.0 16
Opponent Total 1,011 763 248 33.0 11

Interceptions

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Regular season
Player INT YDS YDS/INT LONG TD
Mike Mitchell 3 16 5.3 9 0
Antwon Blake 2 112 56.0 70 1
William Gay 2 30 15.0 23 1
Ross Cockrell 2 62 31.0 37 0
Lawrence Timmons 1 0 0.0 0 0
Will Allen 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 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

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The Steelers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015 season:

Trades

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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

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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

[edit]
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

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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

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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

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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

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  4. ^ Dick LeBeau resigns as Defensive Coordinator Archived 2015-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Steelers.com (01/10/2015)
  5. ^ Steelers name Keith Butler as DC ESPN.com (01/13/2015)
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