What You Need to Know: 2020 Week 5 Steelers vs. Eagles
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Series Notes
- LEADER: Eagles lead all-time series, 47-28-3
STREAKS: Eagles have won 2 of past 3
LAST GAME: 9/25/16: Steelers 3 at Eagles 34
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/7/12: Steelers 16, Eagles 14
Gameday Information
- Date: Sunday, October 11th, 2020
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Location: Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
- TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET):
Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake (field reporter) - SIRIUS: 134 (Phi), 83 (Pit)
- XM: 384 (Phi), 225 (Pit)
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
Steelers TV Coverage
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Game Capsule
Steelers | Eagles | |
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LAST WEEK | Bye (Week 3: W 28-21 vs. Houston) | W 25-20 at San Francisco |
COACH VS. OPP. | Mike Tomlin: 1-2 | Doug Pederson: 1-0 |
PTS. FOR/AGAINST | 26.7/19.3 | 21.0/26.5 |
OFFENSE | 382 | 319 |
PASSING | Ben Roethlisberger: 73-109-777-7-1-105.2 | Carson Wentz: 97-160-930-4-7-66.9 |
RUSHING | James Conner: 40-224-5.6-2 | Miles Sanders: 51-236-4.6-1 |
RECEIVING | JuJu Smith-Schuster: 17-160-9.4-3 | Zach Ertz (TE): 19-139-7.3-1 |
DEFENSE | 290 | 352.3 |
SACKS | T.J. Watt: 3.5 | Brandon Graham, Josh Sweat: 3 |
INTs | Many tied: 1 | Rodney McLeod, Alex Singleton: 1 |
TAKE/GIVE | +2 (5/3) | -5 (4/9) |
PUNTING (NET) | Dustin Colquitt: 43.8 (36.8) | Cameron Johnston: 51.6 (45.9) |
KICKING | Chris Boswell: 22 (7/8 PAT; 5/5 FG) | Jake Elliott: 28 (7/7 PAT; 7/8 FG) |
Steelers Notes
- QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER passed for 237 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 101.3 rating in Week 3. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating. Passed for 257 yards in last meeting. Has passed for 926 yards (308.7 per game) & 8 TDs vs. INT for
115.6 rating in his past 3 vs. NFC East. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating. - RB JAMES CONNER led team with season-high 149 scrimmage yards (109 rush, 40 rec.) & rush TD in Week 3, his 7th game with 100+ rush yards & rush TD since 2018, 3rd-most in AFC. Aims for 3rd in row with 105+ rush yards & rush TD.
- RB BENNY SNELL aims for his 3rd in row on road with 90+ scrimmage yards.
- WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 4 catches for 43 yards & TD in Week 3 & became 4th-youngest player (23 years, 310 days) with 3,000+ career rec. yards & 20+ career rec. TDs in NFL history. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3.
- WR JAMES WASHINGTON had season-high 5 catches in Week 3.
- TE ERIC EBRON had 5 catches for team-high 52 yards & TD in Week 3. Has 17 rec. TDs since 2018, tied-most among TEs.
- LB T.J. WATT has 4 TFL & 3.5 sacks in his past 2. Had PD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with INT. Has 3.5 sacks in his past 2 at home.
- LB BUD DUPREE had 1.5 sacks in Week 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with 2+ TFL.
- CB MIKE HILTON had 7 tackles, TFL & INT in Week 3. Aims for his 4th in row with PD. Has FR in 2 of past 3 at home.
- S MINKAH FITZPATRICK aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles.
Eagles Notes
- QB CARSON WENTZ passed for 193 yards & TD vs. INT for 81.4 rating & had 37 rush yards & rush TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. Is 1 of 3 NFC QBs (KYLER MURRAY & DAK PRESCOTT) with 3+ rush TDs (3) in 2020. Passed for 301 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 125.9 rating in last meeting.
- RB MILES SANDERS had 76 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 30 rec.) last week. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. Has 441 scrimmage yards (88.2 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career games vs. AFC.
- TE ZACH ERTZ had 4 catches last week. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC North with 70+ rec. yards & 5th in row vs. division with 6+ receptions. Since 2013, leads all TEs in receptions (544) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (5,882).
- WR TRAVIS FULGHAM had 42- yard rec. TD last week, his 1st-career TD catch.
- DT FLETCHER COX had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. Has 6.5 sacks in his past 6 vs. AFC North & aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with sack.
- DE BRANDON GRAHAM had sack & FR in last meeting. Has 7 sacks & 8 TFL in his past 6 vs. AFC North.
- DE JOSH SWEAT had sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
- DT HASSAN RIDGEWAY had 1st sack of season in Week
4. LB ALEX SINGLETON had 30-yard INT-TD last week, his 1st- career TD. - S RODNEY MCLEOD tied for team lead with 8 tackles & had 14th-career INT last week.
- CB DARIUS SLAY aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
- CB CRE’VON LEBLANC had 2nd-career sack & 2nd-career FF last week.
Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.