TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter) SXM App: Pittsburgh | Denver
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DEN leads series, 15-10-1 (Home team won past 5) Postseason: DEN leads series, 5-3 (won 4 of past 5)
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/10/21: DEN 19 at PIT 27 Postseason: AFC-D 1/17/16: PIT 16 at DEN 23
HEAD COACHES:
Mike Tomlin vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-5 Reg. Season: 174-100-2 (.634) Postseason: 8-10 (.444)
Sean Payton vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 160-99 (.618) Postseason: 9-8 (.529)
STEELERS NOTES:
• QB RUSSELL WILSON passed for 3,070 yards & 26 TDs for 98 rating with Den. in 2023. • QB JUSTIN FIELDS completed 17 of 23 atts. (73.9 pct.) for 156 yards with 0 INTs & 91.9 rating & had 57 rush yards last week, 19th career game with 50+ rush yards, 5th-most among QBs in 1st 4 seasons. Set or tied career highs in comp. pct. (80), pass yards (335), TDs (4) & passer rating (132.7) in his only career start vs. Den. (10/1/23 w/ Chi.). • RB NAJEE HARRIS had 79 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 9 rec.) last week. Has rush TD in 2 of last 3 road games & aims for 5th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Had 142 scrimmage yards (122 rush, 20 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. • RB JAYLEN WARREN has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of last 7 road games, incl. playoffs. • WR GEORGE PICKENS had 6 catches for 85 yards last week. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 3 of last 4 road games, incl. playoffs. • LB T.J. WATT was 1 of 2 in NFL (Khalil Mack) with sack & FR in Week 1. Has 97.5 career sacks in 105 games & can become 4th player since 1982 with 100+ sacks in 1st 8 seasons. Needs 2.5 sacks in next 7 games to become 2nd-fastest player to reach 100 sacks since 1982. • LB PATRICK QUEEN has 2 TFL in 2 career games vs. Den. • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had PD last week. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of last 4 games vs. Den. & has 3 PD in last 3 games vs. Den. • CB JOEY PORTER JR. has 5 PD in last 7 road games. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK led the team with 7 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of the last 5 games, incl. playoffs. Has 16 tackles & TFL in 2 career games vs. Den.
BRONCOS NOTES:
• QB BO NIX had rush TD in NFL debut last week. Was 1 of 3 rookie QBs to start in Week 1, becoming 4th season with 3+ rookie QBs to start in Week 1. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 86 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 25 rec.) in last meeting. Led team with 510 scrimmage yards (430 rush, 80 rec.) at home in 2023. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 200 scrimmage yards (66.7 per game) & rec. TD in 3 caeer games vs. Pit. Led team with 4 rec. TDs at home in 2023. • WR JOSH REYNOLDS led team with 45 rec. yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 40+ rec. yards at home. Has 80 scrimmage yards (40 per game) & TD catch in 2 career games at home vs. AFC North. • WR DEVAUGHN VELE (rookie) led team with 8 catches in NFL debut last week. • WR MARVIN MIMS JR. returned 3 kickoffs for 69 yards & 5 punts for 47 yards in Week 1. • TE ADAM TRAUTMAN had rec. TD in last game vs. AFC North (11/26/23 vs. Cle.). • LB ALEX SINGLETON had 9 tackles, TFL, PD & 21-yard INT-return, 3rd-longest in NFL last week. • LB JONATHON COOPER led team with 2 sacks in Week 1. Has sack in 4 of last 5 games. Had 2 tackles in last meeting. • DE JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS had TFL last week. • DE ZACH ALLEN had TFL last week. • CB PAT SURTAIN II had 6 tackles & PD last week. Has 4+ tackles in each of his last 4 games & PD in last 3. Had PD in last meeting. Has 37 career PD, most among 2021 NFL Draft class. • CB RILEY MOSS led team with 12 tackles last week.
