Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 4 vs the Green Bay Packers

by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on October 2, 2021

Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet is a weekly series featuring a quick glance at the upcoming Steelers game, including odds, records, things to watch for, and how to watch/listen to the game.

Series Notes

All-Time Packers lead, 19-16
- Last: Steelers Win, 31-28 (Nov. 26, 2017)
Home Steelers lead, 8-7
- Last: Steelers Win, 31-28 (Nov. 26, 2017)
Away Packers lead, 11-8
- Last: Steelers Win, 38-31 (Dec. 22, 2013)
Neutral Packers lead, 1-0
- Last: Packers Win, 31-25 (Feb. 6, 2011)

Gameday Information

Date: Sunday, October 3
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: Lambeau Field (Green Bay, WI)
Capacity 80,978 // SIS Grass
TV: CBS, locally on KDKA-TV (see TV coverage below)
- Jim Nantz (play-by-play)
- Tony Romo (analysis)
- Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Satellite Radio
- SIRIUS: 134 (Pit.), 82 (GB)
- XM: 385 (Pit.), 227 (GB)
- SXM App: 826 (Pit.), 811 (GB)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network (48 affiliates – see below)
- Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
- Craig Wolfley (analysis)
- Missi Matthews (sideline)
- Max Starks (sideline)
Referee: Scott Novak

Steelers TV Coverage

Image courtesy of 506sports.com – Steelers coverage in RED

Week 4 NFL Coverage

Game Capsule

LEADERS	Steelers	Packers
LAST WEEK	L 24-10 vs. Cincinnati	W 30-28 at San Francisco
COACH VS. OPP.	Mike Tomlin: 3-1	Matt LaFleur: 0-0
PTS. FOR/AGAINST	16.7/22.0	22.7/27.7
OFFENSE	308.3	301.7
PASSING	Ben Roethlisberger: 83-130-801-3-3-79.0	Aaron Rodgers: 60-88-649-6-2-102.9
RUSHING	Najee Harris (R): 40-123-3.1-0	Aaron Jones: 41-158-3.9-2
RECEIVING	Chase Claypool: 15-211-14.1-0	Davante Adams: 25 (T1L)-309-12.4-1
DEFENSE	354.7	321.3
SACKS	T.J. Watt: 3	Preston Smith: 1
INTs	Terrell Edmunds: 1	Jaire Alexander, De’Vondre Campbell: 1
TAKE/GIVE	-1 (2/3)	+1 (4/3)
PUNTING (NET)	Pressley Harvin (R): 43.5 (40.8)	Corey Bojorquez: 48.0 (43.4)
KICKING	Chris Boswell: 20 (5/5 PAT; 5/6 FG)	Mason Crosby: 20 (8/8 PAT; 4/4 FG)

Steelers Notes

QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER passed for season-high 318 yards & TD vs. 2 INTs last week. Has 1,021 pass yards (340.3 per game) & 10 TDs (9 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 107.2 rating in 3 career games vs. GB. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC North with 315+ pass yards. Has 399 career TD passes & can become 8th QB ever with 400+ TD passes.
RB NAJEE HARRIS (rookie) had season-high 142 scrimmage yards (102 rec., 40 rush) & 14 catches last week, tied for most catches ever by rookie RB in single game. Aims for 3rd in row with 80+ scrimmage yards & 5+ catches. Leads all rookies with 272 scrimmage yards & leads all RBs with 20 catches in 2021.
WR DIONTAE JOHNSON has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. WR CHASE CLAYPOOL led team with career-high 9 catches for 96 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 70+ rec. yards. Rookie TE PAT FREIERMUTH had 1st-career TD catch in Week 3.
LB T.J. WATT aims for his 5th in row with sack & 4th in row with FF. Had sack & PD in last meeting. S TERRELL EDMUNDS had TFL & 1st INT of season last week. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 on road. LB JOE SCHOBERT aims for his 15th in row with 5+ tackles. Has 19 tackles (9.5 per game) in 2 career games vs. GB. LB MELVIN INGRAM has TFL in 2 of 3 games this season. S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had PD in only career game vs. GB (11/11/18 w/ Mia.). Has PD in 3 of 4 career games vs. NFC North.

Packers Notes

QB AARON RODGERS passed for 261 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 113.3 rating last week. Ranks 7th all-time with 418 TD passes & can surpass PHILIP RIVERS (421) & HOFer DAN MARINO (420) for 5th-most TD passes ever. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 8 of his past 9 at home. Passed for 383 yards & had 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 101.3 rating in only career start vs. Pit. (12/20/09).
RB AARON JONES had 96 scrimmage yards (82 rush, 14 rec.) & rush TD last week. Ties for NFL lead with 5 TDs in 2021. Has 29 TDs (23 rush, 6 rec.) in 27 career home games. Is 1 of 3 RBs (DALVIN COOK & DERRICK HENRY) with 30+ TDs (35) since 2019. Aims for his 8th in row at home with 90+ scrimmage yards.
WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 12 receptions for 132 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards. Leads NFL with 59 rec. TDs since 2016. Had 5 catches for 82 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Has 10 rec. TDs in his past 7 at home. WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING had 59 rec. yards & 1st rec. TD of season in Week 3. TE ROBERT TONYAN has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 at home.
LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL led team with 11 tackles & had 2nd- career FR in Week 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. LB PRESTON SMITH had 1st sack of season last week. CB JAIRE ALEXANDER had 3 PD & 1st INT of season in Week 3, his 5th- career INT. Has 6 PD in his past 4 at home. S DARNELL SAVAGE has 4 INTs & 9 PD in his past 6 at home.