Exhibition Week 1, 2025

played in Pittsburgh, PA

62 degrees, rain, 18 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	3	3	-	16
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:24 PIT - Herb Matich 68 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 03:36 PIT - Ryan Succop 45 field goal
2Q: 02:48 ATL - Erik Bishop 44 pass from J.C. Kelly (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Thomas Babic 43 field goal
3Q: 09:52 ATL - Thomas Babic 35 field goal
3Q: 03:46 PIT - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
4Q: 13:50 ATL - Thomas Babic 34 field goal
4Q: 12:11 PIT - Herb Matich 6 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 02:15 PIT - Ryan Succop 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:24 PIT - Herb Matich 68 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 03:36 PIT - Ryan Succop 45 field goal
2Q: 02:48 ATL - Erik Bishop 44 pass from J.C. Kelly (Thomas Babic extra point)
2Q: 00:32 ATL - Thomas Babic 43 field goal
3Q: 09:52 ATL - Thomas Babic 35 field goal
3Q: 03:46 PIT - Ryan Succop 27 field goal
4Q: 13:50 ATL - Thomas Babic 34 field goal
4Q: 12:11 PIT - Herb Matich 6 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 02:15 PIT - Ryan Succop 29 field goal

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 223 443
- Offensive Plays 49 61
- Yards per Play 4.55 7.26
Net Rushing Yards 61 156
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 2.77 4.73
Net Passing Yards 162 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 2 28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 10.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 6/157 5/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	223	443
- Offensive Plays	49	61
- Yards per Play	4.55	7.26
Net Rushing Yards	61	156
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	2.77	4.73
Net Passing Yards	162	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 2	28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	10.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	6/157	5/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:22	33:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	1:25	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
1	8:03	4:54	OWN 20	8	58	Interception
1	1:39	1:15	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	13:29	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:06	2:05	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	3:30	1:04	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
2	1:24	0:58	OPP 39	4	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 36	10	46	Field Goal
3	3:39	2:41	OPP 48	3	-12	Punt
3	0:45	2:03	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal
4	12:02	4:12	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
4	2:07	0:14	OWN 43	1	0	Interception

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	12:15	4:12	OWN 22	10	38	Punt
1	3:09	1:30	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	0:24	1:55	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
2	12:24	0:18	OWN 32	1	68	Touchdown
2	10:01	6:31	OWN 16	10	56	Field Goal
2	2:26	1:02	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	9:47	6:08	OWN 29	10	61	Field Goal
3	0:58	0:13	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
4	13:42	1:40	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
4	7:50	5:43	OWN 5	8	83	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 42	5	9	Game

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Arnold	14	39	2.79	11	1
Gabe Kaplan	7	19	2.71	6	0
J.C. Kelly	1	3	3.00	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	22	142	6.45	68	3	2
Gus Eleazer	5	7	1.40	4	0	0
Rico Howe	4	0	0.00	4	0	0
Bucky Irwin	2	7	3.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Kelly	16	10	124	2/14	1	44	1	81.2
Julio McElroy	9	4	52	0/0	0	35	1	23.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	28	19	287	0/0	0	52	1	86.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Snyder	6	10	44	7.33	3	12	0
WR Dez Bryant	3	5	29	9.67	13	13	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	4	38	19.00	20	35	0
WR Frank Schneider	2	4	21	10.50	0	15	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	44	44.00	31	44	1
FB Darrin Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Gray	7	9	122	17.43	29	40
WR Kirk Cole	3	5	34	11.33	0	15
RB Herb Matich	3	5	25	8.33	14	18
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	80	26.67	16	52
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Bucky Irwin	1	2	4	4.00	4	4
WR Todd Kerr	1	3	18	18.00	0	18

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Shaun Zeier	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Josh Moseley	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Broderick Stephenson	0	0	1	0
Wayne Maher	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Herb Matich	2	0
Marty Howard	0	1
Rico Howe	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	272	45.3	44.2	54	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	208	41.6	30.2	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Babic	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	1	6	6.0	0
Frank Schneider	1	11	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Unknown	2	3	1.5	0
Kirk Cole	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Frank Schneider	4	112	28.0
Jerraud Powers	1	21	21.0
Ronnie White	1	24	24.0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg
Peter Gaylor	3	58	19.3
Marshall Robb	1	4	4.0
Unknown	1	16	16.0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	7	1	0.0	24	15
OLB Lamar Penarroya	5	0	0.0	16	17
S Desmond Hampton	4	6	0.0	27	25
S Ronnie White	4	3	0.0	17	15
S Broderick Stephenson	4	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Jordan Dizon	4	0	0.0	15	7
S Butch Dawson	3	1	0.0	15	17
ILB Robert Henson	3	0	0.0	9	13
CB Jerraud Powers	3	0	0.0	17	14
DE Wayne Maher	3	0	0.0	23	17
ILB Scott McKillop	2	0	0.0	9	2
CB Kendrick Rison	2	0	0.0	18	18
CB Rondell Shelton	1	1	0.0	21	16
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Peters	1	0	0.0	7	2
CB T.J. Devine	1	0	0.0	19	19
DT Marcus Withers	0	2	0.0	26	26
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	1	0.0	19	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Peter Gaylor	7	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Juan Gaines	6	1	0.0	15	23
S Jake Ford	5	2	1.0	20	27
DE George Selvie	5	1	0.0	17	20
OLB Bruce Davis	3	2	0.0	15	25
DT Grady Patton	2	1	1.0	16	17
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	0.0	21	23
CB Joseph Weldon	2	1	0.0	13	18
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	1	0.0	17	19
S Josh Moseley	1	0	0.0	14	20
RB Herb Matich	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	0.0	7	2
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	0.0	6	9
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Aaron Maybin	0	1	0.0	15	19
DE Chris Akaka	0	1	0.0	9	11
ILB Kirk Snyder	0	1	0.0	7	4
ILB Greg Lynn	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Maher	1	1	0	17
DT Marcus Withers	1	0	1	26
DE Kelvin Kinney	0	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Jake Ford	1.0	0	27
DT Grady Patton	1.0	0	17
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	2	18
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	19
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerraud Powers	3	0	0	14
S Desmond Hampton	3	0	0	25
ILB Shaun Zeier	2	1	1	15
CB Kendrick Rison	2	1	0	18
OLB Lamar Penarroya	2	0	0	17
S Broderick Stephenson	2	0	0	18
ILB Robert Henson	1	0	0	13
S Ronnie White	1	0	0	15
CB Rondell Shelton	1	0	0	16
S Butch Dawson	1	0	0	17
CB T.J. Devine	1	0	0	19

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	3	0	0	25
OLB Juan Gaines	3	0	0	23
S Jake Ford	2	0	0	27
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0	23
S Josh Moseley	1	2	1	20
CB Peter Gaylor	1	1	0	19
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	1	9
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0	18
ILB Ron Lazer	0	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deion Collier	2	4	1	14	0	16
Zane Beadles	1	3	0	15	0	19
Nolan Brooks	1	3	0	16	0	16
Sam Kovarik	1	2	0	14	0	19
Ronald Forbes	0	3	0	17	0	20
Emmitt Borders	0	2	0	14	1	19
Karl McNabb	0	2	0	8	0	10
Keith DiMillo	0	1	0	15	1	21
Darrin Strickland	0	1	0	11	0	13

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rodger Saffold	2	5	31	21
Edwin Veldheer	2	2	28	20
Marty Howard	1	4	29	27
Gabe Russell	1	4	30	25
Unknown	1	4	10	8
Frankie Modrell	0	3	23	20
Don Middleton	0	2	4	1
Bucky Irwin	0	2	17	15
Graham Sellers	0	1	15	12
Unknown	0	1	11	10
Richard Makowski	0	1	5	8

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Henson	3	18
Dale Harmon	3	13
Darrin Strickland	1	17
Marco Brock	1	14

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Eleazer	3	25
Bucky Irwin	2	20
Kirk Cole	1	18
Joseph Weldon	1	18
Todd Kerr	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Erik Bishop	19	18	---	---	20	57
Desmond Hampton	---	---	27	25	3	55
Marcus Withers	---	---	26	26	3	55
Rondell Shelton	---	---	21	16	9	46
Butch Dawson	---	---	15	17	14	46
Keith DiMillo	15	21	---	---	8	44
Jerraud Powers	---	---	17	14	12	43
Wayne Maher	---	---	23	17	3	43
Ronald Forbes	17	20	---	---	5	42
Shaun Zeier	---	---	24	15	3	42
Emmitt Borders	14	19	---	---	9	42
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	23	18	---	41
Darrin Strickland	11	13	---	---	17	41
Robert Henson	---	---	9	13	18	40
Ronnie White	---	---	17	15	8	40
Nolan Brooks	16	16	---	---	8	40
Kendrick Rison	---	---	18	18	4	40
Deion Collier	14	16	---	---	9	39
Randal Tanner	---	---	15	22	2	39
Dale Harmon	---	---	11	15	13	39
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	16	17	5	38
Sam Kovarik	14	19	---	---	5	38
T.J. Devine	---	---	19	19	---	38
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	19	11	5	35
Zane Beadles	15	19	---	---	---	34
Jamie Marx	5	13	---	---	15	33
Frank Schneider	9	13	---	---	10	32
J.C. Kelly	14	18	---	---	---	32
Greg Arnold	14	18	---	---	---	32
Jordan Dizon	---	---	15	7	9	31
Jonathan Snyder	12	18	---	---	---	30
Dwayne Compton	---	---	18	6	5	29
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	10	11	6	27
Karl McNabb	8	10	---	---	9	27
Marcus Thomas	1	0	---	---	25	26
Dez Bryant	10	15	---	---	1	26
Alfred Lynch	13	11	---	---	---	24
Marco Brock	5	3	---	---	14	22
Scott McKillop	---	---	9	2	10	21
Julio McElroy	8	9	---	---	---	17
Gabe Kaplan	8	8	---	---	---	16
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	4	2	4	10
Corey Peters	---	---	7	2	---	9
Thomas Babic	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	3	3

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gabe Russell	30	25	---	---	8	63
George Gray	30	25	---	---	7	62
Rico Howe	33	28	---	---	---	61
Marty Howard	29	27	---	---	---	56
Herb Matich	28	25	---	---	---	53
Rodger Saffold	31	21	---	---	---	52
Bucky Irwin	17	15	---	---	20	52
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	21	23	8	52
Kirk Cole	18	14	---	---	18	50
Jake Ford	---	---	20	27	3	50
Joseph Weldon	---	---	13	18	18	49
Edwin Veldheer	28	20	---	---	---	48
Peter Gaylor	---	---	19	19	7	45
Todd Kerr	17	15	---	---	12	44
Bruce Davis	---	---	15	25	3	43
Frankie Modrell	23	20	---	---	---	43
Aaron Maybin	---	---	15	19	7	41
Juan Gaines	---	---	15	23	3	41
Danny Cranford	21	19	---	---	---	40
Graham Sellers	15	12	---	---	12	39
George Selvie	---	---	17	20	2	39
Gus Eleazer	8	5	---	---	25	38
Unknown	11	10	---	---	17	38
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	17	19	1	37
Josh Moseley	---	---	14	20	2	36
Grady Patton	---	---	16	17	2	35
B.J. Buckner	---	---	11	18	5	34
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	7	2	24	33
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	11	13	6	30
Unknown	10	8	---	---	8	26
Kyle Meadows	---	---	6	9	9	24
Chris Akaka	---	---	9	11	2	22
Alonzo Hatcher	2	7	---	---	8	17
Kirk Snyder	---	---	7	4	6	17
Ron Lazer	---	---	8	6	3	17
Unknown	0	0	---	---	16	16
Archie Roberts	3	3	---	---	8	14
Don Middleton	4	1	---	---	8	13
Richard Makowski	5	8	---	---	---	13
Greg Lynn	---	---	1	4	6	11
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	4	4
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Deon Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	85	14.2
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	6	17	2.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Kelly	16	10	1	1	0	2	2	0	1
Julio McElroy	9	4	1	0	0	2	2	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	28	19	4	0	2	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	35	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	123	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	7	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	12	150	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	92	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Snyder	10	6	44	0	18
WR Dez Bryant	5	3	29	0	15
WR Jamie Marx	4	2	38	1	13
WR Frank Schneider	4	2	21	0	13
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	44	1	18
FB Darrin Strickland	1	0	0	0	13

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	7	0	122	3	25
WR Kirk Cole	5	3	1	34	0	14
RB Herb Matich	5	3	0	25	0	25
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	0	80	1	19
WR Todd Kerr	3	1	0	18	0	15
FB Bucky Irwin	2	1	1	4	0	15
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Kaplan	2	9	4.50	2.71
Greg Arnold	1	-1	-1.00	2.79

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	5	11	2.20	6.45
Gus Eleazer	1	1	1.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	2	1	4	2.00	10.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Todd Kerr	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Kelly	1	0
Greg Arnold	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	3	2
Gus Eleazer	2	1
Rico Howe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Kelly	5	2	2
Julio McElroy	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Snyder	4	2	1
WR Jamie Marx	2	0	0
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	4	4	2
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0
RB Herb Matich	1	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1
WR Todd Kerr	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,000)