# 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season

The 2015 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 83rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 16th under general manager Kevin Colbert and their 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.
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

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

All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2015 NFL draft concluded on May 2 unless otherwise noted.
| Position | Player | College |
| 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

2015 marked a transition period for the Steelers defense, as longtime defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau resigned January 10. 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."
On January 13, longtime linebackers coach Keith Butler was promoted to succeed LeBeau. 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. The Steelers have run the 3–4 since 1982, the longest such use of the 3–4 in NFL history.

## Schedule
### Training camp

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

| 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

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.
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

| 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
### Regular season
#### Week 1: at New England Patriots

NFL Kickoff game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| Patriots | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), rainy and cool
* Game attendance: 66,829
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
NE – 11:11 Rob Gronkowski 16-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:03. (NE 7-0)
NE – 4:01 Rob Gronkowski 6-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:37. (NE 14-0)
PIT – 0:03 Josh Scobee 44-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:58. (NE 14-3)
Third quarter
NE – 10:37 Scott Chandler 1-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:23. (NE 21-3)
PIT– 6:43 Will Johnson 1-yard run, (2-PT conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Markus Wheaton), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54. (NE 21-11)
Fourth quarter
PIT – 11:39 Josh Scobee 24-yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:36. (NE 21-14)
NE – 9:20 Rob Gronkowski 1-yard pass from Tom Brady, (Stephen Gostkowski kick), Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:19. (NE 28-14)
PIT– 0:02 Antonio Brown 11-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 2:57. (NE 28-21)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 26/38, 351 yards, TD, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 25/32, 288 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 21 rushes, 127 yards
NE – Dion Lewis – 15 rushes, 69 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 9 rec, 133 yards, TD
NE – Julian Edelman – 11 rec, 97 yards
Top tacklers
PIT – Will Allen – 8 tackles, 1 sack
NE – Dont'a Hightower – 6 tackles, 1 sack :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Steelers | 8 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 43 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 20
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 66,472
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT - 4:20 Heath Miller 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown), Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:19. (PIT 8-0)
Second quarter
SF - 10:27 Phil Dawson 47-yard FG. Drive: 17 plays, 58 yards, 8:53. (PIT 8-3)
PIT - 8:07 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard TD run, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Heath Miller), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:20. (PIT 16-3)
PIT - 5:45 Darrius Heyward-Bey 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Josh Scobee missed XP), Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:07. (PIT 22-3)
PIT - 1:58 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard TD run, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:42. (PIT 29-3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
SF - 13:16 Anquan Boldin 14-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick, (Phil Dawson kick), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:51. (PIT 29-10)
PIT - 10:25 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard TD run, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:51. (PIT 36-10)
SF - 9:43 Torrey Smith 75-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick, (2-PT Conversion pass Colin Kaepernick to Torrey Smith), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:42. (PIT 36-18)
PIT - 7:43 Antonio Brown 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Josh Scobee kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:00. (PIT 43-18)
Top passers
SF – Colin Kaepernick 33/46, 335 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 21/27, 369 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
SF – Colin Kaepernick 9 rushes, 51 Yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 20 rushes, 77 Yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
SF – Torrey Smith 6 rec, 120 Yards, 1 TD
PIT – Antonio Brown 9 rec, 195 Yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
SF – Eric Reid 6 Tackles
PIT – Ryan Shazier 15 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Forced Fumble :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: September 27
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 52,433
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – 7:18 Josh Scobee 21-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 7:42 (PIT 3–0)
Second quarter
PIT – 13:00 Le'Veon Bell 1-yard TD run, (2-point pass attempt failed.) Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 6:03 (PIT 9-0)
STL – 2:05 Greg Zuerlein 49-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:47 (PIT 9–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
STL – 5:38 Greg Zuerlein 27-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 4:06 (PIT 9–6)
PIT – 1:56 Josh Scobee 41-yard FG. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:55 (PIT 12–6)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 20/24, 192 yards, 1 INT
STL – Nick Foles 19/28, 197 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 19 rushes, 62 yards, 1 TD
STL – Chris Givens 1 rush, 24 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown 11 rec, 108 yards
STL – Kenny Britt 7 rec, 102 yards
Top tacklers
PIT – Stephon Tuitt 5 tackles, 1 sack
STL – Janoris Jenkins 6 tackles, 1 INT :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Ravens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Steelers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 8:30 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 63,929
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS/NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – 7:41 Josh Scobee 45-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:59 (PIT 3–0)
BAL - 0:25 Michael Campanaro 9-yard TD run, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:16 (BAL 7–3)
Second quarter
PIT - 1:37 Le'Veon Bell 11-yard TD run, Josh Scobee kick. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:09 (PIT 10–7)
PIT – 0:01 Josh Scobee 36-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:39 (PIT 13–7)
Third quarter
PIT – 10:41 Darrius Heyward-Bey 9-yard TD pass from Michael Vick, Josh Scobee kick. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 4:08 (PIT 20-7)
BAL – 7:27 Kamar Aiken 15-yard TD pass from Joe Flacco, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:14 (PIT 20-14)
Fourth quarter
BAL – 10:14 Justin Tucker 40-yard FG. Drive: 12 plays, 38 yards, 6:58 (PIT 20-17)
BAL – 0:03 Justin Tucker 42-yard FG. Drive: 1 play, -1 yard, 0:03 (BAL 20-20)
Overtime
BAL – Justin Tucker 52-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:33 (BAL 23-20)
Top passers
BAL – Joe Flacco 20/33, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Michael Vick 19/26, 124 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
BAL – Justin Forsett 27 rushes, 150 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 22 rushes, 129 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
BAL – Kamar Aiken 5 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD
PIT – Antonio Brown 5 rec, 42 yards
Top tacklers
BAL – Daryl Smith 9 tackles, 1 sack
PIT – Lawrence Timmons 10 tackles, 1 sack :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 8:30 pm. EDT/5:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 67,658
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – 9:50 Antonio Gates 12-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers, Josh Lambo kick. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:22 (SD 7-0)
Second quarter
PIT – 4:24 Chris Boswell 47-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:38 (SD 7-3)
Third quarter
PIT – 3:21 Antwon Blake 70-yard interception return, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:39 (PIT 10-7)
Fourth quarter
SD – 14:49 Josh Lambo 40-yard FG. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:32 (SD 10-10)
SD – 8:02 Antonio Gates 11-yard TD pass from Philip Rivers, Josh Lambo kick. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 5:50 (SD 17-10)
PIT – 7:42 Markus Wheaton 72-yard TD pass from Michael Vick, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 1 plays, 72 yards, 0:20 (PIT 17-17)
SD – 2:56 Josh Lambo 54-yard FG. Drive: 12 plays, 44 yards, 4:46 (SD 20-17)
PIT - 0:00 Le'Veon Bell 1-yard TD run, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:56 (PIT 24–20)
Top passers
PIT – Michael Vick 13/26, 203 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Philip Rivers 35/48, 365 yards, 2 TD 1 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 21 rushes, 111 yards, 1 TD
SD – Melvin Gordon 15 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Markus Wheaton 1 rec, 72 yards, 1 TD
SD – Antonio Gates 9 rec, 92 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
PIT – Lawrence Timmons 9 tackles
SD – Jeremiah Attaochu 9 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 18
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 63,846
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Peter Schrager
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – 8:17 Michael Floyd 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer, (Chandler Catanzaro kick), Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:57. (ARI 7-0)
Second quarter
PIT – 6:06 Chris Boswell 47-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 3:12 (ARI 7-3)
ARI – 0:47 Chandler Catanzaro 31-yard FG. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:19 (ARI 10-3)
Third quarter
PIT – 11:14 Chris Boswell 48-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:46 (ARI 10-6)
PIT – 8:45 Martavis Bryant 8-yard TD pass from Landry Jones, (2-point pass attempt failed), Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:36 (PIT 12-10)
PIT – 2:32 Chris Boswell 51-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:28 (PIT 15-10)
Fourth quarter
ARI – 14:56 Chandler Catanzaro 39-yard FG. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:36 (PIT 15-13)
PIT – 7:19 Chris Boswell 28-yard FG. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:37 (PIT 18-13)
PIT – 1:58 Martavis Bryant 88-yard TD pass from Landry Jones, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:22 (PIT 25-13)
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer 29/45, 421 Yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
PIT – Landry Jones 8/12, 168 Yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Chris Johnson 14 rushes, 40 yards
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 24 rushes, 88 yards
Top receivers
ARI – John Brown 10 rec, 196 Yards
PIT – Martavis Bryant 6 rec, 137 Yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
ARI – Deone Bucannon 7 tackles
PIT – Antwon Blake 12 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
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 :
First quarter
KC – 8:47 Cairo Santos 30-yard Field Goal Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:08 (KC 3-0)
PIT – 0:59 Chris Boswell 24-yard Field Goal Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:48 (TIE 3-3)
Second quarter
KC – 8:55 Cairo Santos 22-yard Field Goal Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 7:04 (KC 6-3)
KC – 1:00 Cairo Santos 27-yard Field Goal Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:41 (KC 9-3)
Third quarter
KC – 4:23 Charcandrick West 1 yard run (Cairo Santos kick) Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:22 (KC 16-3)
PIT – 1:40 Martavis Bryant 19-yard pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick) Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:43 (KC 16-10)
Fourth quarter
PIT – 10:17 Chris Boswell 36-yard Field Goal Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:56 (KC 16-13)
KC – 5:13 Chris Conley 6-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick) Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 5:04 (KC 23-13)
Top passers
PIT – Landry Jones 16/29, 209 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
KC – Alex Smith 21/32, 251 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 17 rushes, 121 yards
KC – Charcandrick West 22 rushes, 110 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown 6 rec, 124 yards
KC – Chris Conley 6 rec, 63 yards
Top tacklers
PIT – Lawrence Timmons 7 tackles
KC – Marcus Peters 4 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 1
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 64,750
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
PIT - 7:46 Antonio Brown 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:14. (PIT 7-0)
CIN - 2:50 Mike Nugent 44-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:56. (PIT 7-3)
Second quarter
CIN - 14:55 Mike Nugent 45-yard Field Goal, Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:46. (PIT 7-6)
Third quarter
PIT - 6:27 Chris Boswell 32-yard Field Goal, Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:16. (PIT 10-6)
Fourth quarter
CIN - 7:46 A. J. Green 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton, (Mike Nugent kick), Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:37. (CIN 13-10)
CIN - 1:47 Mike Nugent 44-yard Field Goal, Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:57. (CIN 16-10)
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/38, 231 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger - 28/45, 262 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Jeremy Hill - 15 rushes, 60 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams - 9 rushes, 71 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green - 11 rec, 118 yards, 1 TD
PIT – Heath Miller - 10 rec, 105 yards
Top tacklers
CIN – Vincent Rey - 8 tackles
PIT – Antwon Blake - 8 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Steelers | 3 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
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 :
First quarter
OAK - 12:10 Michael Crabtree 22-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:43. (OAK 7-0)
PIT - 4:40 Chris Boswell 34-yard Field Goal, Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:15. (OAK 7-3)
Second quarter
PIT - 13:57 DeAngelo Williams 3-yard run, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to DeAngelo Williams), Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:39. (PIT 11-7)
OAK - 6:05 Amari Cooper 15-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:47. (OAK 14-11)
PIT - 1:56 DeAngelo Williams 3-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:09. (PIT 18-14)
PIT - 0:29 Chris Boswell 38-yard Field Goal, Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 0:30. (PIT 21-14)
Third quarter
OAK - 7:02 Clive Walford 1-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:29. (TIE 21-21)
Fourth quarter
PIT - 12:13 Martavis Bryant 14-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell Kick), Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:00. (PIT 28-21)
PIT - 11:24 Jesse James 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell Kick), Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:41. (PIT 35-21)
OAK - 9:32 Jamize Olawale 19-yard run, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:52. (PIT 35-28)
OAK - 1:15 Michael Crabtree 38-yard pass from Derek Carr, (Sebastian Janikowski Kick), Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 1:00. (TIE 35-35)
PIT - 0:02 Chris Boswell 18-yard Field Goal, Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:13. (PIT 38-35)
Top passers
OAK – Derek Carr 24/44, 301 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 24/44, 344 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Latavius Murray 17 rushes, 96 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 27 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
OAK – Michael Crabtree 7 rec, 108 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Antonio Brown 17 rec, 284 yards
Top tacklers
OAK – D.J. Hayden 13 tackles
PIT – Antwon Blake 9 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Steelers | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
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 :
First quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 24-yard field goal, 11:02. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:27.
CLE – Travis Coons 23-yard field goal, 8:09. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:53.
PIT – Chris Boswell 34-yard field goal, 4:49. Steelers 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:21.
Second quarter
PIT – Antonio Brown 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Antonio Brown pass), 3:32. Steelers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:49.
PIT – Martavis Bryant 32-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:42. Steelers 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:28.
Third quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 25-yard field goal, 8:36. Steelers 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:38.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Gary Barnidge 7-yard pass from Johnny Manziel (kick failed), 12:33. Steelers 24–9. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:46.
PIT – Antonio Brown 56-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (kick failed), 9:17. Steelers 30–9. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
CLE – Johnny Manziel – 33/45, 372 yards, TD, INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 22/33, 379 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
CLE – Johnny Manziel – 3 rushes, 17 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 17 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
CLE – Travis Benjamin – 7 receptions, 113 yards
PIT – Martavis Bryant – 6 receptions, 178 yards, TD
Top tacklers
CLE – Karlos Dansby – 3 tackles, 3 assists
PIT – Will Allen – 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1 forced fumble :
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

No game. Pittsburgh had a bye week.

#### Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 3 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 39 |
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 :
First quarter
PIT – 5:32 Chris Boswell 47-yard Field Goal, Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:40. (PIT 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – 12:18 Doug Baldwin 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (Steven Hauschka kick), Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:27. (SEA 7-3)
PIT– 8:39 Martavis Bryant 11-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:39. (PIT 10-7)
SEA – 2:10 Jermaine Kearse 12-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (Steven Hauschka kick), Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 6:29. (SEA 14-10)
PIT– 0:56 DeAngelo Williams 6-yard run, (2-PT conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Jesse James), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:14. (PIT 18-14)
Third quarter
PIT – 5:51 Chris Boswell 25-yard Field Goal, Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:58. (PIT 21–14)
SEA– 3:00 Thomas Rawls 1-yard run, (Steven Hauschka blocked XP), Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:36. (PIT 21-20)
Fourth quarter
SEA – 12:17 Jermaine Kearse 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (2-PT pass conversion failed), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:48. (SEA 26-21)
PIT – 11:40 Markus Wheaton 69-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-PT pass conversion failed), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:37. (PIT 27-26)
SEA – 8:12 Doug Baldwin 30-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (2-PT rush conversion failed), Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:28. (SEA 32-27)
PIT – 3:00 Chris Boswell 22-yard Field Goal, Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 5:12. (SEA 32–30)
SEA – 2:01 Doug Baldwin 80-yard pass from Russell Wilson, (Steven Hauschka kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:59. (SEA 39-30)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 36/55, 456 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Russell Wilson 21/30, 345 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 8 rushes, 29 yards, 1 TD
SEA – Thomas Rawls 21 rushes, 81 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Markus Wheaton 9 rec, 201 yards, 1 TD
SEA – Doug Baldwin 6 rec, 145 yards, 3 TD
Top tacklers
PIT – Mike Mitchell 8 tackles
SEA – Bobby Wagner 12 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Steelers | 6 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
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 :
First quarter
IND – 10:19 Adam Vinatieri 35-yard Field Goal, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:59. (IND 3-0)
PIT – 5:27 Chris Boswell 29-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:52. (TIE 3-3)
PIT – 3:15 Chris Boswell 51-yard Field Goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:49. (PIT 6-3)
Second quarter
IND – 8:26 Frank Gore 9-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck, (Adam Vinatieri kick), Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:52. (IND 10-6)
PIT - 4:04 Antonio Brown 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-PT Conversion pass Ben Roethlisberger to Will Johnson), Drive: 10 plays, 8 yards, 4:22. (PIT 14-10)
PIT - 4:20 Markus Wheaton 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 1:38. (PIT 21-10)
Third quarter
PIT - 12:35 Martavis Bryant 68-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23. (PIT 28-10)
Fourth quarter
PIT - 14:11 Antonio Brown 5-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:23. (PIT 35-10)
PIT - 6:29 Chris Boswell 42-yard Field Goal, Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:24. (PIT 38-10)
PIT - 4:01 Antonio Brown 71-yard Punt Return, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:28. (PIT 45-10)
Top passers
IND – Matt Hasselbeck 16/26, 169 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 24/39, 364 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore 13 rushes, 45 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 26 rushes, 134 yards
Top receivers
IND – Frank Gore 3 rec, 49 yards, 1 TD
PIT – Antonio Brown 8 rec, 118 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
IND – Mike Adams 12 tackles
PIT – Lawrence Timmons 8 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
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 :
First quarter
PIT– 9:23 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:37. (PIT 7-0)
Second quarter
PIT – 12:33 Chris Boswell 42-yard Field Goal, Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:27. (PIT 10–0)
PIT – 7:00 Chris Boswell 47-yard Field Goal, Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:46. (PIT 13–0)
CIN – 6:23 A. J. Green 66-yard pass from A. J. McCarron, (Mike Nugent kick), Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:37. (PIT 13-7)
PIT – 0:22 Chris Boswell 45-yard Field Goal, Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 0:42. (PIT 16–7)
Third quarter
PIT - 14:10 William Gay 23-yard interception return, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:50. (PIT 23-7)
CIN – 10:10 Mike Nugent 46-yard Field Goal, Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:00. (PIT 23–10)
Fourth quarter
PIT – 14:56 Chris Boswell 31-yard Field Goal, Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 7:04. (PIT 26–10)
CIN – 10:06 Mike Nugent 27-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:50. (PIT 26–13)
PIT– 3:49 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:25. (PIT 33-13)
CIN – 1:03 Rex Burkhead 5-yard pass from A. J. McCarron, (Mike Nugent kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:46. (PIT 33-20)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 30/39, 282 yards, 1 INT
CIN – A. J. McCarron 22/32, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 23 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard 6 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown 7 rec, 87 yards
CIN – A. J. Green 6 rec, 132 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
PIT – Lawrence Timmons 8 tackles
CIN – Vontaze Burfict 11 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Steelers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
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 :
First quarter
PIT– 10:16 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard run, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:53. (PIT 7-0)
DEN – 4:41 Demaryius Thomas 18-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, (Brandon McManus kick), Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:35. (TIE 7-7)
DEN – 3:08 Emmanuel Sanders 61-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, (Brandon McManus kick), Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:08. (DEN 14-7)
Second quarter
DEN– 11:30 Brock Osweiler 7-yard run, (Brandon McManus missed XP), (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:53. (DEN 20-7)
PIT – 7:33 Chris Boswell 24-yard Field Goal, Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:57. (DEN 20–10)
DEN – 1:56 Demaryius Thomas 6-yard pass from Brock Osweiler, (Brandon McManus kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:37. (DEN 27-10)
PIT – 0:04 Chris Boswell 41-yard Field Goal, Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:52. (DEN 27–13)
Third quarter
PIT – 7:16 Antonio Brown 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:17. (DEN 27-20)
Fourth quarter
PIT – 12:34 Markus Wheaton 9-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:17. (TIE 27-27)
PIT – 3:24 Antonio Brown 23-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (Chris Boswell kick), Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:56. (PIT 34-27)
Top passers
DEN – Brock Osweiler 21/44, 296 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 40/55, 380 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Ronnie Hillman 14 rushes, 48 yards
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 14 rushes, 26 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 10 rec, 181 yards, 1 TD
PIT – Antonio Brown 16 rec, 189 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
DEN – Aqib Talib 8 tackles
PIT – Ryan Shazier 6 tackles, 1 INT :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Ravens | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
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 :
First quarter
BAL – 3:53 Chris Matthews 8-yard TD pass from Ryan Mallett, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:07 (BAL 7-0)
Second quarter
PIT – 14:48 Chris Boswell 34-yard FG. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:05 (BAL 7-3)
BAL – 10:01 Justin Tucker 37-yard FG. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:47 (BAL 10-3)
BAL – 1:17 Justin Tucker 50-yard FG. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:21 (BAL 13-3)
Third quarter
PIT - 11:18 DeAngelo Williams 1-yard TD run, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:01 (BAL 13-10)
Fourth quarter
BAL - 10:35 Javorius Allen 3-yard TD run, Justin Tucker kick. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:20 (BAL 20–10)
PIT - 6:33 DeAngelo Williams 2-yard TD run, Chris Boswell kick. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:02 (BAL 20-17)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger 24/34, 215 yards, 2 INT
BAL – Ryan Mallett 28/41, 274 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 17 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD
BAL – Javorius Allen 18 rushes, 79 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown 7 rec, 61 yards
BAL – Kamar Aiken 8 rec, 66 yards
Top tacklers
PIT – Ryan Shazier 13 tackles
BAL – C.J. Mosley 9 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| Browns | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
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 :
First quarter
PIT – Heath Miller 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:12. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:18.
CLE – Travis Coons 29-yard field goal, 1:15. Steelers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:10.
Second quarter
CLE – Travis Coons 39-yard field goal, 2:00. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 31 yards, 5:18.
PIT – Antonio Brown 17-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 1:02. Steelers 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:58.
CLE – Travis Coons 33-yard field goal, 0:03. Steelers 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 39-yard field goal, 9:43. Steelers 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:33.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Travis Coons 29-yard field goal, 14:57. Steelers 17–12. Drive: 17 plays, 62 yards, 9:46.
PIT – Markus Wheaton 8-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Fitzgerald Toussaint pass), 10:49. Steelers 25–12. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06.
PIT – Chris Boswell 21-yard field goal, 2:57. Steelers 28–12. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:57.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/36, 349 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
CLE – Austin Davis – 24/46, 240 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
PIT – Fitzgerald Toussaint – 12 rushes, 24 yards
CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 15 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 13 receptions, 187 yards, TD
CLE – Gary Barnidge – 8 receptions, 66 yards
Top tacklers
PIT – Lawrence Timmons – 7 tackles, 3 assists (1.5 sacks), 1 forced fumble
CLE – Karlos Dansby – 5 tackles, 2 assists, 1 forced fumble :
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
#### AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #3 Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: January 9
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), light drizzle
* Game attendance: 63,257
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
None
Second quarter
PIT – 2:32 Chris Boswell 39-yard FG. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:30. (PIT 3-0)
PIT – 0:37 Chris Boswell 30-yard FG. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:16. (PIT 6-0)
Third quarter
PIT – 10:09 Chris Boswell 34-yard FG. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:04. (PIT 9-0)
PIT – 5:02 Martavis Bryant 10-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, (2-point pass attempt failed.) Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:29. (PIT 15-0)
Fourth quarter
CIN – 13:57 Jeremy Hill 1-yard run, (Mike Nugent kick.) Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:50. (PIT 15-7)
CIN – 5:12 Mike Nugent 36-yard FG. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 5:59. (PIT 15-10)
CIN – 1:50 A. J. Green 25-yard pass from A. J. McCarron, (2-point run attempt failed.) Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:38. (CIN 16-15)
PIT – 0:14 Chris Boswell 35-yard FG. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 1:09. (PIT 18-16)
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 18/32, 229 yards, TD
CIN – A. J. McCarron – 23/40, 212 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Jordan Todman – 11 rushes, 65 yards
CIN – Jeremy Hill – 12 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Antonio Brown – 7 rec, 119 yards
CIN – A. J. Green – 5 rec, 71 yards, TD
Top tacklers
PIT – Ryan Shazier 13 tackles, 2 forced fumbles
CIN – Rey Maualuga 10 tackles :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Broncos | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
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 :
First quarter
DEN – Brandon McManus 28-yard field goal, 11:21. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:57.
DEN – Brandon McManus 41-yard field goal, 3:40. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.
PIT – Fitzgerald Toussaint 1-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:22. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:18.
Second quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 43-yard field goal, 10:19. Steelers 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:53.
DEN – Brandon McManus 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:14.
Third quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 28-yard field goal, 9:32. Steelers 13–9. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:19.
DEN – Brandon McManus 41-yard field goal, 2:45. Steelers 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 3:08.
Fourth quarter
DEN – C. J. Anderson 1-yard run (2-pt conv. – Peyton Manning pass to Demaryius Thomas), 3:00. Broncos 20–13. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:52.
DEN – Brandon McManus 45-yard field goal, 0:53. Broncos 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:56.
PIT – Chris Boswell 47-yard field goal, 0:19. Broncos 23–16. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 0:34.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/37, 339 yards
DEN – Peyton Manning – 21/37, 222 yards
Top rushers
PIT – Martavis Bryant – 2 rushes, 40 yards
DEN – C. J. Anderson – 15 rushes, 72 yards, TD
Top receivers
PIT – Martavis Bryant – 9 rec, 154 yards
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders – 5 rec, 85 yards :
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."
With the loss, the Steelers season ended with an overall record of 11–7.

## Standings
### Division

AFC North :
| viewtalkedit | 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

AFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division Leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .500 | .479 | W2 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .448 | L2 |
| 3 | 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 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .504 | .463 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .441 | .388 | L1 |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .508 | .438 | W2 |
| 9 | 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 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .473 | .375 | L3 |
| 13 | 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 | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .531 | .271 | L3 |
| 16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .492 | .375 | L4 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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

Updated January 4, 2016

### Team

| | 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 | +2 |

### Passing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Trades

| 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

| 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

| Player | Claimed from | 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 |