PITTSBURGH STEELERS vs DALLAS COWBOYS GAMEDAY INFO
Week 5, Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1) vs Dallas Cowboys (2-2)
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, 8:20 p.m.
Acrisure Stadium (68,400, Grass)
Broadcast
TV: NBC locally WPXI-TV Channel 11, (Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM, SiriusXM 385 (Rob King, Craig Wolfley, Max Starks, Missi Matthews)
SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Ed Thompson
Weather: Thunderstorms, 75 degrees, winds SW 10 mph
Lines: Steelers -3, Steelers -148, over/under 44
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PITTSBURGH STEELERS INJURY REPORT
| Player | Injury | Date | Prognosis | Roster Status |
| DT Larry Ogunjobi | Groin | Oct. 3 | Unknown | Active, LP on Fri. |
| RB Cordarrelle Patterson | Ankle | Sept. 29 | Day to day | OUT, DNP on Fri. |
| OLB Nick Herbig | Ankle | Sept. 29 | Day to day | Active, FP on Fri. |
| DT Keeanu Benton | Ankle | Sept. 29 | Day to day | Active, FP on Fri. |
| RG James Daniels | Achilles | Sept. 29 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| RB Jaylen Warren | Knee | Sept. 22 | Day to day | OUT, DNP on Fri. |
| OLB Alex Highsmith | Groin | Sept. 22 | Two weeks | OUT, DNP on Fri. |
| CB Cory Trice Jr. | Hamstring | Sept. 22 | Three weeks | Injured reserve |
| RT Troy Fautanu | Right knee dislocation | Sept. 20 | Regular season | Injured reserve |
| TE MyCole Pruitt | Right knee | Sept. 15 | Day to day | OUT, DNP on Fri. |
| WR Ben Skowronek | Shoulder | Sept. 15 | Two weeks | Injured reserve |
| LB Tyler Matakevich | Hamstring | Sept. 15 | Two weeks | Injured reserve |
| P Cameron Johnston | Right leg | Sept. 8 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| QB Russell Wilson | Calf tightness | Sept. 5 | Day to day | Active, LP on Fri. |
| LG Isaac Seumalo | Pectoral strain | Aug. 28 | Day to day | Active, LP on Fri. |
| SS Ryan Watts | Necke | Aug. 24 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| DL Logan Lee | Calf | Aug. 20 | Week to week | Injured reserve |
| OLB Jeremiah Moon | Right high ankle sprain | Aug. 17 | Day to day | IR-Return, FP on Fri. |
| OT Dylan Cook | Lisfranc, left foot | Aug. 17 | Week to week | IR-Return |
| C Nate Herbig | Torn rotator cuff | Aug. 14 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| OLB David Perales | Left MCL tear | July 31 | Out for season | Injured reserve |
| ILB Cole Holcomb | Left knee | Nov. 2, 2023 | Week to week | PUP/reserve |
STEELERS TRANSACTIONS
The Steelers signed guard Max Scharping off the Washington Commanders practice squad, promoted running back Aaron Shampklin from their practice squad to their active roster, activated outside linebacker Jeremiah Moon from injured reserve, placed guard James Daniels on injured reserve, waived cornerback Darius Rush and safety Jalen Elliott.
The Steelers elevated wide receiver Brandon Johnson and running back Jonathan Ward from the practice squad for this week’s game.
They also signed outside linebacker Eku Leota and re-signed running back La’Mical Perine and inside linebacker Jacoby Windmon to their practice squad, and released fullback Jack Colletto and outside linebacker Marcus Haynes from their practice squad.
STEELERS DEPTH CHART vs COWBOYS
THE OTHER SIDE
Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and wide receiver Brandin Cooks have been placed on the injured reserve list. Linebacker Micah Parsons has been ruled out. Cornerbacks Trevon Diggs (ankle) and Caelen Carson (shoulder) are questionable.
THE LAST TIME
Chris Boswell set the Steelers record with a 59-yard field goal and Ben Roethlisberger found tight end Eric Ebron for a game-winning touchdown with less than three minutes remaining in what became a 24-19 Steelers victory.
James Washington and JuJu Smith-Schuster also caught touchdown passes. CeeDee Lamb scored the lone Dallas touchdown, as Greg Zuerlien kicked four fields to contribute the rest of the Cowboys offense.
STEELERS-COWBOYS SERIES
The Cowboys lead the all-time series of regular season and postseason games, 17-16. The teams have met three times in the Super Bowl, with Pittsburgh winning Super Bowl X and XIII and Dallas winning Super Bowl XXX. In the regular season the Cowboys have a 16-14 edge over 30 games. The teams have split the last six regular-season games.
In Pittsburgh, the Steelers have a 9-8 advantage. The last game in Pittsburgh was a 35-30 Dallas victory in 2016.
PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS
Linebacker Buddy Johnson was a fourth-round pick of the Steelers in 2021 and played in four games with the team.
Safety Malik Hooker is a New Castle native. Parsons is a Penn State alum and Harrisburg native. Cornerback Amani Oruwariye is also a Nittany Lions alum.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is a native of the Greenfield section of Pittsburgh and worked as a graduate assistant and wide receivers coach at Pitt from 1989-92.
Cowboys defensive like coach Jeff Zgonina was a seventh-round draft pick of the Steelers in 1993 and spent his first two NFL season in Pittsburgh.