PITTSBURG STEELERS
HEAD COACH MIKE TOLLIN
MIKE TOMLIN was named the 16th head coach in Pittsburgh
Steelers history on Jan. 22, 2007. Tomlin was the Minnesota
Vikings defensive coordinator in 2006 after spending the previous
five seasons (2001-05) as defensive backs coach for the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers.
Tomlin is the youngest head coach in NFL history to coach in
the Super Bowl and is first coach in team history to guide the
Steelers to the Super Bowl in his first two seasons.
Tomlin is the only head coach in Steelers’ history to win division
titles in his first two seasons. He set the team record with 22 wins
in his first two seasons.
Tomlin was 10-6 in his first season as the Steelers head coach.
He is just the second coach in team history to have a winning
record in his first season at the helm (Bill Cowher).
Under Tomlin’s guidance, the Steelers finished the 2008 season
ranked first in total defense (237.2 avg.), pass defense (156.9)
and scoring defense (13.9). Pittsburgh finished second in rush
defense (80.3) and posted 51 sacks, including a team-record 16
by Pro Bowl linebacker James Harrison.
Tomlin guided the Steelers to the NFL’s top-ranked defense in
2007 as well, yielding only 266.4 yards per game. The Steelers’
defense ranked third in the NFL against both the run (89.9 avg.)
and pass (176.5 avg.), and also finished third in the league in
total yards allowed per play (4.6).
Before becoming Minnesota’s defensive coordinator, Tomlin
was a part of one of the top defenses in the league during the
previous five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their
defensive backs coach. Tomlin’s defensive backs earned
numerous honors for their play during his coaching tenure. In
2005 Tampa Bay led the NFL in total defense, allowing 277.8
yards per game, and finished 6th in the NFL in passing defense at
183.1 yards per game.
Prior to joining Tampa Bay’s staff, Tomlin served two seasons
as the defensive backs coach at the University of Cincinnati (1999-
00). He took over a secondary unit there that ranked 111th in the
nation in pass defense in 1998 and helped them improve to 61st
overall in his first season in ’99. Under Tomlin’s direction in 2000,
the Bearcats ranked eighth in the nation in INTs as well as fourth
nationally in total turnovers.
Prior to joining the Cincinnati staff, Tomlin had a short stint on
the coaching staff at Tennessee-Martin and then spent two
seasons at Arkansas State. He coached the wide receivers there
in 1997 before switching to defensive backs in 1998. Tomlin spent
the 1996 season as a graduate assistant at the University of
Memphis, where he worked with the Tiger defensive backs and
special teams units. He began his coaching career in 1995 as
wide receivers coach at Virginia Military Institute.
Tomlin was a three-year starter at wide receiver at William and
Mary (1990-94) and finished his career with 101 receptions for
2,046 yards and a school-record 20 TD catches. A first-team All-
Yankee Conference selection in 1994, he established a school
record with a 20.2 yards per catch average.
Pittsburgh Steelers 2008 Schedule/Results
Preseason (3-1)
Friday, Aug. 8 PHILADELPHIA W, 16-10 (KDKA/FSN Pitt.)
Thursday, Aug. 14 at Buffalo • L, 21-24 (KDKA/FSN Pitt.)
Saturday, Aug. 23 at Minnesota W, 12-10 (CBS)
Thursday, Aug. 28 CAROLINA W, 19-16 (KDKA/FSN Pitt.)
Regular Season (12-4)
Sunday, Sept. 7 HOUSTON W, 38-17 (CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 14 at Cleveland W, 10-6 (NBC)
Sunday, Sept. 21 at Philadelphia L, 6-15 (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 29 BALTIMORE W, 23-20 (OT) (ESPN)
Sunday, Oct. 5 at Jacksonville W, 26-21 (NBC)
Sunday, Oct. 12 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Oct. 19 at Cincinnati W, 38-10 (CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 26 NEW YORK GIANTSL, 14-21 (FOX)
Monday, Nov. 3 at Washington W, 23-6 (ESPN)
Sunday, Nov. 9 INDIANAPOLIS L, 20-24 (CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 16 SAN DIEGO W, 11-10 (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 20 CINCINNATI W, 27-10 (NFL Network)
Sunday, Nov. 30 at New England W, 33-10 (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 7 DALLAS W, 20-13 (FOX)
Sunday, Dec. 14 at Baltimore •• W, 13-9 (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 21 at Tennessee L, 14-31 (CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 28 CLEVELAND W, 31-0 (CBS)
• Game played in Toronto, Canada (Rogers Centre)
•• Game switched to 4:15 p.m. ET start from its original 1 p.m. ET start.
Postseason (2-0)
Sat.-Sun., Jan. 3-4 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Jan. 11 SAN DIEGO (Div. Playoff) W, 35-24 (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 18 BALTIMORE (AFC Championship) W, 23-14 (CBS)
Sunday, Feb. 1 vs. Arizona (Super Bowl XLIII) 6 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Feb. 8 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (Honolulu, Hawaii) (NBC)
NOTE: All times are Eastern
2008 FINAL REGULAR SEASON
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Steelers…………………………. Category…………… Opponents
21.7 ……………………… Points Scored Per Game ………………..13.9
13.9 …………………….. Points Allowed Per Game ………………..21.7
18.1 ………………………. First Downs Per Game ……………….. 15.0
311.9 ……………………… Total Yards Per Game ……………… 237.2
105.6 …………………… Rushing Yards Per Game ……………….. 80.3
206.3 …………………… Passing Yards Per Game ……………… 156.9
51 …………………………………… Sacks By …………………….. 49
20 ………………………………. Interceptions By ………………… 15
31:29 ……………………. Avg. Time of Possession ……………….28:31
38 …………………………………. Touchdowns …………………… 21
16 …………………………… Rushing Touchdowns ………………… 7
19 …………………………… Passing Touchdowns …………………12
3 ………………………….. Touchdowns on Returns ……………….. 2
27-31 …………………………….. Field Goals …………………….. 24-27
39.8 ………………………………. Punting Avg. ……………………. 42.5
6.0 …………………………….. Punt Return Avg. …………………. 6.2
20.3 …………………………. Kickoff Return Avg. …………………. 19.1
DID YOU KNOW?
Pittsburgh is making its seventh trip to the Super Bowl, the
most in AFC history. The Steelers are attempting to become
the first team in NFL history to win six Super Bowls. Pittsburgh
is currently tied with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco
49ers with five Lombardi Trophies.
Steelers’ Postseason Notes:
• This marks the seventh overall appearance in the Super Bowl for
the Pittsburgh Steelers and the second in four years. The seven
trips to the Super Bowl are the second most in NFL history, trailing
only the Dallas Cowboys (8). The Steelers’ five wins in the Super
Bowl are tied for the most with Dallas and San Francisco.
• Pittsburgh is 5-1 in Super Bowls.
• The Steelers are 30-20 in the postseason (.600), including an 18-10 record at home, a 7-9 mark on the road and a 5-1 record at
neutral sites (Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV, XXX and XL).
• The Steelers are 2-1 during the Mike Tomlin era, including a 23-
14 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship
Game.
• Mike Tomlin is the youngest coach in NFL history to lead the team to the Super Bowl.
Following is a look at the youngest head coaches
in Super Bowl history:
Season… Coach… Team… Yrs. Days
2008 Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh 36 323*
1995 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh 38 265
1968 Don Shula Baltimore 39 8
2002 Jon Gruden Tampa Bay 39 162
1967 John Rauch Oakland 40 147
* Age on Feb. 1, 2009
• The Steelers captured the AFC North Division title for the second
straight season and the third time since divisions were re-aligned
in 2002.
• The Steelers won their first-ever AFC Championship Game
against the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14, at Heinz Field (where they
are 1-2) and their first in Pittsburgh since a 20-16 victory over the
Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 14, 1996. Pittsburgh’s win over the
Ravens at home in the AFC title game snapped a three-game
losing streak in such games in Pittsburgh.
• Pittsburgh improved to 7-7 all-time in AFC Championship Games, including a 5-5 record at home and a 2-2 record on the road. The Steelers’ 14 appearances in AFC Championship Games are tied for the most in AFC/AFL history with the Oakland Raiders.
• The Steelers seven wins in AFC Championship Games are the
most in the conference’s history. New England is second with six.
• The Steelers have played in 50 all-time playoff games, which is
second behind Dallas (56).
• The Steelers are now 3-0 in the postseason when playing a
team a third time after sweeping the season series (Baltimore –
2008; Cleveland – 1994, 2004).
• Pittsburgh is 3-0 in AFC Championship Games at home when
playing a team for the third time in the same season. The Steelers
swept the Ravens in 2008, and they split the home-and-home
series versus the Houston Oilers in both 1978 and 1979.
Pittsburgh is 5-0 at home all-time in the postseason when facing
a team for the third time.
• The Steelers improved to 8-0 overall in the postseason against
division foes, including a 2-0 record against the Ravens, 1-0
against Cincinnati, 2-0 versus Cleveland and 3-0 against the
Houston Oilers.
• Pittsburgh has won six of its last seven postseason games.
• The announced crowd of 65,350 at the 2008 AFC Championship
Game was the largest crowd in Heinz Field history, surpassing
the 2004 AFC Championship Game total of 65,242 against New
England on Jan. 23, 2005.
• The following is a look at Steelers history in the Super Bowl:
Date… Opponent… Result… Site
1/12/75 Minnesota Vikings W, 16-6 New Orleans, La.
1/18/76 Dallas Cowboys W, 21-17 Miami, Fla.
1/21/79 Dallas Cowboys W, 35-31 Miami, Fla.
1/20/80 L.A. Rams W, 31-19 Pasadena, Calif.
1/28/96 Dallas Cowboys L, 17-27 Tempe, Ariz.
2/5/06 Seattle Seahawks W, 21-10 Detroit, Mich.
• The Steelers won the AFC Central title a team-record six
consecutive seasons from 1974-79. They also won four
consecutive division titles from 1994-97.
• The Steelers won a team-record seven consecutive postseason
games, including two Super Bowls (IX and X), from Dec. 22, 1974
through Dec. 19, 1976. They won six consecutive postseason
games from Dec. 30, 1978 through Jan. 20, 1980, including victories in Super Bowls XIII and XIV.
• The Steelers have been shut out only once in the postseason,
during the 1947 Eastern Division Playoff game, Dec. 21, 1947,
versus the Philadelphia Eagles. The Steelers and Eagles finished
that season with 8-4 records and tied for first place in the Eastern
Division. In those days, there was only one NFL Championship
Game, so the two Pennsylvania neighbors squared off for the right
to face the Chicago Cardinals in the Championship Game. The
Eagles won, 21-0, but lost in the Championship Game, 28-21, to
the Cardinals franchise providing the opposition in Super Bowl
XLIII.
• The Steelers record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game is
five, during a 34-5 win in the 1978 AFC Championship Game versusb the Houston Oilers at Three Rivers Stadium, Jan. 7, 1979. The Steelers allowed a team-high 45 points during a 45-28 AFC
Championship Game road loss to the Miami Dolphins Jan. 6,1985.
• Pittsburgh has faced 20 different teams in the postseason and
has a winning record against 11 of those opponents. The Steelers
have split their postseason contests with two teams and have a
losing record versus seven teams.
• The Steelers rank among the most successful teams in the NFL
in the postseason. Pittsburgh is first with 19 division titles since
1970, is tied for third in consecutive playoff victories, and is second
in total playoff berths since 1970.
STEELERS POSTSEASON RANKINGS
PLAYOFF BERTHS SINCE 1970 MERGER
Dallas 25
PITTSBURGH 24
Minnesota 23
Miami 22
San Francisco 21
CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF VICTORIES
New England (2001, 2003-05) 10
Green Bay (1961-62, 1965-67) 9
PITTSBURGH (1974-76) 7
San Francisco (1988-90) 7
Dallas (1992-94) 7
Denver (1997-98) 7
DIVISION TITLES SINCE 1970 MERGER
PITTSBURGH 19
Dallas 17
San Francisco 17
Minnesota 15
Miami 13
Oakland 12
St. Louis 11
Steelers vs. Individual Postseason Opponents
Team… Record… Pct.
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 5-0 1.000
Cleveland Browns 2-0 1.000
Baltimore Ravens 2-0 1.000
Cincinnati Bengals 1-0 1.000
Los Angeles Rams** 1-0 1.000
Minnesota Vikings** 1-0 1.000
New York Jets 1-0 1.000
Seattle Seahawks** 1-0 1.000
Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 3-1 .750
Buffalo Bills 2-1 .667
Dallas Cowboys** 2-1 .667
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 3-3 .500
Denver Broncos 3-3 .500
Miami Dolphins 1-2 .333
San Diego Chargers 1-2 .333
New England Patriots 1-3 .250
Detroit Lions 0-1 .000
Jacksonville Jaguars 0-1 .000
Kansas City Chiefs 0-1 .000
Philadelphia Eagles* 0-1 .000
Total 30-20 .600
* 1947 Eastern Division playoff game.
** Super Bowl opponent.
PITTSBURGH POLITICS:
• If the Steelers win Super Bowl XLIII, they would be the first team in NFL history to:
…win Super Bowls under four different U.S. Presidents (Gerald
Ford – Super Bowls IX, X; Jimmy Carter – Super Bowls XIII, XIV;
George W. Bush – Super Bowl XL).
…win Super Bowls under three NFL commissioners (Pete Rozelle- Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV; Paul Tagliabue – Super Bowl XL).
STEELERS INDIVIDUAL POSTSEASON INFORMATION
QB Ben Roethlisberger
• Owns a 7-2 all-time record in the postseason.
• His seven wins are the second-most playoff wins by a
quarterback in the first five seasons of their career, surpassing
Hall of Famer Troy Aikman (6) and trailing only Tom Brady (9).
• Became the youngest QB in league history to win a Super Bowl
(Super Bowl XL) at 23 years old.
• Has led the Steelers to three AFC Championship Games in his
first five seasons as the starting QB.
• In two playoff games in 2008, has not committed a turnover and
has two touchdown passes and 436 yards passing with a passer
rating of 90.8.
• In nine career postseason games, has a 60.9 completion
percentage (151 of 248) for 1,983 yards, the second-highest total
in team postseason history.
• Has 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in eight postseason
games and an 86.5 passer rating.
• Has five multi-touchdown passing games.
• Had a career playoff-high 65-yard touchdown pass to WR
Santonio Holmes in the 2008 AFC Championship Game versus
the Baltimore Ravens.
• Posted a career playoff-high 337 yards passing in the 2007 AFC
Wild Card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Is the fifth QB since the NFL merger (1970) to lead his team to
the conference title game in three of his first five seasons, joining
Roger Staubach, Bernie Kosar, Tom Brady and Donovan McNabb.
RB Willie Parker
• Has never lost a playoff game in which he has started (6-0 record).
• Has one 100-yard rushing game, that being a career playoffbest
146 yards in the 2008 AFC Divisional Playoff Game against
the San Diego Chargers.
• His 146 yards against the Chargers is the third-highest total in
team postseason history and the most since Hall of Famer Franco
Harris rushed for 153 yards against the Baltimore Colts on Dec.
27, 1975.
• Scored two touchdowns in the 2008 AFC Divisional Playoff Game
against the San Diego Chargers, marking his first career multitouchdown playoff game.
• In six postseason games, has 418 yards on 108 carries (3.9
avg.) with one 100-yard game and three touchdowns. He also
holds the Super Bowl record for the longest run from scrimmage
– 75 yards for a touchdown versus Seattle in Super Bowl XL.
• Had a career playoff-high 27 rushing attempts in the 2008 AFC
Divisional Playoff Game against the Chargers.
• Has 51 total rushes in two playoff games in 2008.
WR Hines Ward
• MVP of Super Bowl XL as he finished with 123 yards receiving on
five receptions with one touchdown.
• Ranks first on the team’s all-time postseason list for receptions
with 74, becoming the only receiver in team history to post at least
70 receptions.
• Ranks second on the team’s all-time postseason list for receiving yards with 1,021 career postseason yards.
• Became just the second player in team history to post 1,000
yards receiving in the postseason, joining Hall of Famer John
Stallworth.
• Has caught a pass in 13 straight postseason games, tied with
Lynn Swann for the second-longest streak in team history. John
Stallworth caught a pass in 15 straight playoff games between
1975 and 1985.
• Has five career 100-yard receiving games in the postseason.
• Has 74 career catches for 1,021 yards (13.8 avg.) with eight
touchdowns.
• Has one multi-touchdown postseason game (1/11/03 at
Tennessee – two receiving touchdowns).
WR Santonio Holmes
• In three career postseason games, has seven catches for 144
yards (20.6 avg.) with two receiving touchdowns.
• Had a 65-yard touchdown reception from QB Ben Roethlisberger
in the 2008 AFC Championship Game, marking his third straight
postseason game with a touchdown. The 65-yard touchdown
catch was a career-long in the playoffs.
• Had a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown in the 2008 AFC
Divisional Playoff Game against San Diego, marking his first
career punt return for a touchdown in the postseason. It also
marks the longest punt return in team postseason history. It was
his second career punt return for a touchdown (Dec. 17, 2006 at
Carolina).
WR Nate Washington
• Team is 5-1 in postseason games in which he has played.
• Has eight career postseason receptions for 72 yards (9.0 avg.).
• Finished with a career-best (tied) three catches for 30 yards
(10.0 avg.) in the 2008 AFC Divisional Playoff Game against San
Diego.
• Had his first career postseason catch in the 2005 AFC
Championship Game at Denver.
TE Heath Miller
• Has 21 career postseason receptions for 291 yards (13.9 avg.)
with three touchdowns.
• Had career playoff-highs of eight catches for 85 yards in the
2007 AFC Wild Card Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
• Of his 21 postseason catches, 14 have gone for first downs.
DE Aaron Smith
• Team is 9-3 in 12 career postseason games in which he has
started or played for Pittsburgh.
• Has 31 career postseason tackles (20 solo) with three sacks
and one fumble recovery.
DE Brett Keisel
• Has 21 career tackles (12 solo) in 11 postseason games.
• Has posted three sacks, including two in the 2005 AFC
Championship Game against Denver and one in the 2008 AFC
Divisional Playoff Game versus San Diego.
• Team is 2-0 when he posts a sack in the postseason.
• Has forced one fumble.
DT Casey Hampton
• Has posted 26 career tackles (15 solo) in 11 playoff games (10
starts).
• Has one career postseason sack, that one being a five-yarder in
Super Bowl XL.
• Has forced one fumble and recovered one fumble in his 10
career postseason games.
LB James Farrior
• In 14 career postseason games (three with NYJ and 11 with
Pittsburgh), has 75 career tackles (55 solo).
• Has posted five postseason sacks, including four with Pittsburgh.
• Has two career interceptions in the playoffs, the most recent
coming in the 2007 AFC Wild Card Game against the Jacksonville
Jaguars.
LB James Harrison
• Has posted 17 tackles (11 solo) in seven career playoff games
(three starts).
• Has 2.5 sacks in the postseason, including one in the 2008 AFC
Divisional Playoff Game versus San Diego.
LB Larry Foote
• Has started nine postseason games (11 total played).
• Recorded 59 career tackles (40 solo) in the postseason.
• Has posted a half-sack and two interceptions in his postseason
career, including a diving interception in the 2008 AFC Divisional
Playoff Game against San Diego.
LB LaMarr Woodley
• In three postseason games, has six sacks, including two in the
2008 AFC Championship Game against Baltimore.
• Became the first player in NFL history to record three straight
multi-sack playoff games because he had two sacks in all three
career postseason games.
• Has 18 tackles (13 solo) in three playoff games.
• Had a career postseason-high nine tackles in the 2008 AFC
Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens.
S Troy Polamalu
• Team is 7-2 in nine playoff games as a starter.
• Has 49 career postseason tackles (32 solo) with a half-sack
and three interceptions (one touchdown).
• Team is 3-0 when he records an interception.
• Had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown in the AFC
Championship Game against Baltimore, the first interception
return for a touchdown and the longest in Steelers’ history.
S Ryan Clark
• Has played in four career playoff games, including two with
Pittsburgh (both in 2008).
• Has 23 career postseason tackles (20 solo), including a careerhigh eight in the postseason in the 2008 AFC Championship Game against Baltimore.
CB Ike Taylor
• Team is 6-0 when he starts and 7-2 overall in the postseason.
• Has three interceptions in nine playoff games.
CB Deshea Townsend
• Team is 6-1 when he starts and 9-4 overall in the playoffs.
• Has 39 career postseason tackles (33 solo) with one sack, two
interceptions and one forced fumble.
• Posted his second career postseason interception in the 2008
AFC Championship Game against Baltimore.
K Jeff Reed
• Has made 14-of-16 (87.5 percent) field goals in 11 postseason
games and 34-of-34 PATs for a total of 76 points.
• His 34 PATs rank second in team postseason history behind
Roy Gerela’s 36.
• His 76 points rank third in team postseason history.
• Has made 11 straight field goals in the postseason.
• Is a perfect 7-for-7 in field goal attempts under 40 yards in the
postseason.
What To Look For:
PITTSBURGH TEAM NOTES
• The Steelers look to win their NFL-best sixth Super Bowl.
• The Steelers look to improve to 6-1 in Super Bowls
• The Steelers look to improve to 31-20 all-time in the playoffs.
• The Steelers look for their seventh postseason win in the last eight such games.
PITTSBURGH INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Hines Ward
• Needs 34 yards receiving to become the team’s all-time leader for receiving yards in the postseason. Ward currently has 1,021, trailing only Hall of Famer John Stallworth (1,054).
• Needs one receiving touchdown to move into a tie for second place on the team’s all-time list for receiving touchdowns in the postseason.
Ward currently has eight career postseason touchdowns, trailing
Lynn Swann (9) and John Stallworth (12).
• Needs one catch for his 14th straight postseason game with at
least one reception, the second-longest streak in team history.
QB Ben Roethlisberger
• Needs 17 yards passing to reach 2,000 career passing yards in the postseason, becoming just the second player in team history to accomplish the feat (Terry Bradshaw – 3,883). Roethlisberger currently has 1,983 yards passing in the postseason.
• Needs eight completions to move into second place on the team’s all-time list for the postseason ahead of Neil O’Donnell (158).
Roethlisberger currently has 151 postseason completions.
RB Willie Parker
• Needs 63 rushing yards to move into third place on the team’s all time postseason rushing list ahead of Rocky Bleier (480). Parker
currently has 418 rushing yards in the postseason.
K Jeff Reed
• Needs six points to move into second place on the team’s all-time postseason scoring list ahead of Roy Gerela (81 points). Reed currently has 76 points in his postseason career.
• Needs two field goals to become the team’s all-time postseason
leader in field goals. Reed currently has 14 career postseason field goals and trails Roy Gerela and Gary Anderson, who both had 15.
• Needs three PATs to become the team’s all-time leader. Reed currently has 34 career PATs and trails only Roy Gerela (36).
Defense! Defense! Defense!:
The Steelers defense once again gave opponents fits in 2008 as it ranked in the top three in the NFL in several categories.
The Steelers ranked first in the NFL in total defense, allowing
just 237.2 yards per game. Pittsburgh had 20 interceptions in
2008 and posted an AFC-best 51sacks. The Steelers allowed a
league-low 3.9 yards per play, the lowest of any defense in the
NFL since 1978.
Pittsburgh ranked in the top three in the NFL in several other
defensive categories, including passing net yards/game (156.9,
1st), passing net yards/play (4.7, 1st), first-down yards plays/
opponent (3.93, 1st), red-zone efficiency (33.3, 1st), third-down
efficiency (31.4, 1st), points/game (13.9, 1st), rushing yards/
attempt (3.3, 1st), rushing yards/game (80.3, 2nd) and first downs/
game (15.0, 2nd).
In the regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns,
Pittsburgh limited the Browns to just 20 yards passing.
In Week 13 at New England, Pittsburgh held QB Matt Cassel to
just 169 yards passing while picking him off twice and sacking
him five times in the game after he had posted , consecutive 400-
yard passing games.
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