1:00 PM ET, December 24, 2005
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 226 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: W. Parker (PIT) - 17 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: H. Ward (PIT) - 7 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 7:12 | Jerome Bettis 2 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 84 yds, 5:51 | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 11:30 | Hines Ward 7 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 63 yds, 3:08 | 14 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | CLE | |||
![]() | FG | 1:39 | Jeff Reed 26 Yd Drive: 6 plays, 55 yds, 2:31 | 17 | 0 |
![]() | FG | 12:43 | Jeff Reed 31 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 38 yds, 3:45 | 20 | 0 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | CLE | |||
![]() | TD | 5:58 | Willie Parker 80 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 80 yds, :12 | 27 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 13:55 | Verron Haynes 15 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 15 yds, :45 | 34 | 0 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | CLE | |||
![]() | TD | 8:44 | Quincy Morgan 31 Yd Pass From Charlie Batch (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 56 yds, 5:13 | 41 | 0 |
Team Stat Comparison
Pittsburgh | Cleveland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 12 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-12 | 2-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Total Yards | 457 | 178 |
| Yards per play | 7.9 | 2.7 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 248 | 123 |
Comp-Att | 14-21 | 20-39 |
Yards per pass | 11.8 | 3.2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-9 | 8-60 |
| Rushing | 209 | 55 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 19 |
Yards per rush | 6.0 | 2.9 |
| Penalties | 3-30 | 4-25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| B. Roethlisberger | 13/20 | 226 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | |
| C. Batch | 1/1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 14/21 | 248 | 11.8 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | |
| CLE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| C. Frye | 20/39 | 183 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 8-60 | |
| Team | 20/39 | 123 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 8-60 | |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 1 | 80 |
| V. Haynes | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 16 |
| J. Bettis | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | 7 |
| A. Randle El | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 209 | 6.0 | 3 | 80 |
| Cleveland Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Droughns | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 21 |
| C. Frye | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 |
| L. Suggs | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| H. Ward | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 1 | 32 |
| C. Wilson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 46 |
| Q. Morgan | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 31 |
| H. Miller | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| A. Randle El | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| V. Haynes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Kreider | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 14 | 257 | 18.4 | 2 | 46 |
| Cleveland Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Bryant | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 29 |
| F. Jackson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 20 |
| R. Droughns | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| A. Shea | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Northcutt | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Heiden | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 20 | 183 | 9.2 | 0 | 29 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Farrior | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| L. Foote | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Haggans | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Porter | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| B. Keisel | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Farrior | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Polamalu | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Townsend | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Hope | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Von Oelhoffen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Colclough | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Harrison | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Logan | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hampton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| I. Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Kirschke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kriewaldt | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 8 | 45 |
| Cleveland Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| C. Crocker | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| A. McKinley | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Davis | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Thompson | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Russell | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Fisk | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| O. Roye | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Taylor | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| D. McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Bodden | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Lang | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| N. Eason | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Pool | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Parker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| O. Ruff | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 66 | 2 | 46 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| Q. Morgan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 |
| Team | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 |
| Cleveland Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Cribbs | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 28 |
| A. Shea | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| C. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Randle El | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 36 |
| C. Iwuoma | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Team | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 36 |
| Cleveland Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Northcutt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 2/2 | 100.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 11 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 11 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Gardocki | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Team | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Cleveland Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| K. Richardson | 8 | 335 | 41.9 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Team | 8 | 335 | 41.9 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
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