9:00 PM ET, October 10, 2005
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 225 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: L. Tomlinson (SD) - 18 CAR, 62 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: H. Ward (PIT) - 6 REC, 83 YDS
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 5:46 | Ben Roethlisberger 7 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 84 yds, 5:33 | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 13:23 | Jerome Bettis 1 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 41 yds, 2:56 | 14 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 14:26 | Antonio Gates 11 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 47 yds, 1:03 | 14 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | SD | |||
![]() | FG | 5:18 | Nate Kaeding 34 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 47 yds, 2:13 | 14 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 11:06 | Nate Kaeding 32 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 43 yds, 2:53 | 14 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | SD | |||
![]() | FG | 3:19 | Nate Kaeding 41 Yd Drive: 6 plays, 62 yds, 3:50 | 14 | 16 |
![]() | TD | 4:30 | Heath Miller 16 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 62 yds, 1:11 | 21 | 16 |
![]() | TD | 10:18 | Ladainian Tomlinson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) Drive: 11 plays, 62 yds, 5:48 | 21 | 22 |
![]() | FG | 14:54 | Jeff Reed 40 Yd Drive: 11 plays, 40 yds, 4:36 | 24 | 22 |
Team Stat Comparison
Pittsburgh | San Diego | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 25 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-10 | 5-12 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 311 | 279 |
| Yards per play | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 207 | 213 |
Comp-Att | 17-26 | 20-35 |
Yards per pass | 8.0 | 6.1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-18 | 1-6 |
| Rushing | 104 | 66 |
Rushing Attempts | 32 | 21 |
Yards per rush | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Penalties | 11-104 | 9-100 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| B. Roethlisberger | 17/26 | 225 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | |
| Team | 17/26 | 207 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 3-18 | |
| SD Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| D. Brees | 20/35 | 219 | 6.3 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | |
| Team | 20/35 | 213 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Bettis | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 |
| W. Parker | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 14 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 8 |
| A. Randle El | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Kreider | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 104 | 3.3 | 2 | 14 |
| San Diego Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Tomlinson | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Brees | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Neal | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 1 | 14 |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Parker | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 23 |
| L. Tomlinson | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 0 | 41 |
| A. Gates | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 20 |
| R. Caldwell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| K. Osgood | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. McCardell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 20 | 219 | 11.0 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Sproles | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Godfrey | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Harrison | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| T. Polamalu | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Farrior | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Hope | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Harrison | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| I. Taylor | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Foote | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Porter | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Hampton | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Von Oelhoffen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 1 | 40 |
| San Diego Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| D. Edwards | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| R. Godfrey | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| I. Olshansky | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Foley | 6 | .5 | 3 |
| J. Williams | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Q. Jammer | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Leber | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Castillo | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Jue | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Kiel | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Davis | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Merriman | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Phillips | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Scott | 1 | .5 | 1 |
| D. Florence | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Cesaire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 76 | 3 | 49 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Colclough | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 32 |
| C. Wilson | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 29 |
| Q. Morgan | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 |
| Team | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 37 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 48 |
| Team | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 48 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Randle El | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 3/3 | 6 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Gardocki | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| Team | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Team | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
Attendance: 68,537




