Coverage: CBS
4:15 PM ET, November 30, 2008
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 179 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: W. Parker (PIT) - 16 CAR, 87 YDS
Receiving: H. Miller (PIT) - 4 REC, 60 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | NE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 12:01 | Sammy Morris 2 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | FG | 02:51 | Jeff Reed 20 Yd | 3 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | NE | |||
| FG | 06:48 | Stephen Gostkowski 29 Yd | 3 | 10 |
| TD | 01:55 | Santonio Holmes 19 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 10 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | NE | |||
| FG | 05:39 | Jeff Reed 25 Yd | 13 | 10 |
| TD | 05:04 | Hines Ward 11 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 20 | 10 |
| FG | 02:50 | Jeff Reed 20 Yd | 23 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | NE | |||
| FG | 05:43 | Jeff Reed 45 Yd | 26 | 10 |
| TD | 02:44 | Gary Russell 1 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) | 33 | 10 |
Team Stat Comparison
Pittsburgh | New England | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 1-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 333 | 267 |
| Yards per play | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Total Drives | 4 | 2 |
| Passing | 172 | 145 |
Comp-Att | 17-33 | 19-39 |
Yards per pass | 5.2 | 3.7 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 1-7 | 5-24 |
| Rushing | 161 | 122 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 20 |
Yards per rush | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| Penalties | 8-88 | 6-45 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 35:05 | 24:55 |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 17/33 | 179 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | 56.1 |
| Team | 17/33 | 172 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | -- |
| NE Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| M. Cassel | 19/39 | 169 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 5-24 | 4.8 |
| Team | 19/39 | 145 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 5-24 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 0 | 31 |
| M. Moore | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 20 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| G. Russell | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 34 | 161 | 4.7 | 1 | 31 |
| New England Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Faulk | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 41 |
| S. Morris | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 14 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Cassel | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 20 | 122 | 6.1 | 1 | 41 |
| New England Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Faulk | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Moss | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 27 |
| W. Welker | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| S. Morris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| B. Watson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Gaffney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 19 | 169 | 8.9 | 0 | 27 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Farrior | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Fox | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| L. Timmons | 1 | 89 | 0 |
| T. Polamalu | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 112 | 0 |
| New England Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Vrabel | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Harrison | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| J. Farrior | 7 | .5 | 4 |
| R. Clark | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| W. Gay | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Woodley | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| A. Smith | 5 | .5 | 3 |
| T. Polamalu | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| L. Timmons | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Hoke | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Foote | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Madison | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Kirschke | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hampton | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Bailey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Fox | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Eason | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Townsend | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Frazier | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Retkofsky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Parker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 79 | 5 | 53 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| T. Bruschi | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Meriweather | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Mayo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Sanders | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| G. Guyton | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Hobbs III | 7 | .5 | 3 |
| L. Sanders | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| V. Wilfork | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Wright | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| D. O'Neal | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Woods | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Richardson | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| V. Redd | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Seymour | 2 | .5 | 1 |
| M. Vrabel | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Cassel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Gostkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 87 | 1 | 54 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Davis | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 |
| G. Russell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| Team | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 |
| New England Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Hobbs III | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 40 |
| M. Slater | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 |
| S. Neal | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 |
| K. Faulk | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 |
| Team | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 40 |
| New England Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| W. Welker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 4/5 | 80.0 | 45 | 3/3 | 15 |
| Team | 4/5 | 80.0 | 45 | 3/3 | 15 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 29 | 1/1 | 4 |
