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Heyward recorded two sacks among his five tackles (three solo) in Sunday's 27-14 win over the Browns. The veteran defensive lineman is now up to eight sacks on the season, putting him in striking distance of matching the career-best 12 he tallied in 2017. The 35-year-old hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, as he's played in all 13 of the Steelers' games while logging at least 59 percent of the defensive snaps in each contest.
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Heyward recorded five total tackles (three solo), including 1.0 sacks, while also adding a pass defensed in Sunday's 44-38 win over the Bengals. Heyward notched his first sack since Week 10, bringing down Joe Burrow in the victory. Additionally, the defensive lineman reached at least four tackles for the fourth time in five games and ninth time overall in 2024. Heyward has now produced 50 total tackles (26 solo), including 6.0 sacks, while registering eight passes defensed this season.
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Heyward recorded 2.0 sacks and a pass defensed in Sunday's 28-27 win over the Commanders. The defensive end also played on 86 percent of the defensive snaps. Heyward has 35 tackles (20 solo), including 5.0 sacks, and three pass breakups in 2024.
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Heyward finished Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Colts with six tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks. Heyward got to backup quarterback Joe Flacco twice Sunday, as the former split sacks with Beanie Bishop and Larry Ogunjobi in the third and fourth quarter, respectively. Heyward is now up to 2.0 sacks on the year, which ties his total across 11 regular-season games in 2023.
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Heyward re-signed with the Steelers on a three-year deal Tuesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Heyward was entering the final year of his deal but will now be tied to the team through the 2026 season. While the 35-year-old is coming off one of the worst seasons of his career -- he recorded just 2.0 sacks -- he will look to return to his previous form during the upcoming campaign.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ATL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @DEN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LAC | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | @IND | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DAL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | @LV | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | NYJ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | NYG | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | @WAS | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | BAL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | @CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | @CIN | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | CLE | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | @PHI | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/21 | @Baltimore | 10 |
| 17 | 12/25 | Kansas City | 27 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Cincinnati | 17 |