Coverage: CBS
1:00 PM ET, December 21, 2008
LP Field, Nashville, TN
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 329 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: C. Johnson (TEN) - 16 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: H. Ward (PIT) - 7 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | TEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 14:13 | Rob Bironas 42 Yd | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 11:59 | Justin Gage 34 Yd Pass From Kerry Collins (Rob Bironas Kick) | 0 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 05:40 | Santonio Holmes 31 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 7 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | TEN | |||
![]() | TD | 09:41 | Hines Ward 21 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 14 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 05:05 | Chris Johnson 21 Yd Run (Rob Bironas Kick) | 14 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | TEN | |||
![]() | TD | 14:57 | LenDale White 1 Yd Run (Rob Bironas Kick) | 14 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 00:16 | Michael Griffin 83 Yd Interception Return (Rob Bironas Kick) | 14 | 31 |
Team Stat Comparison
Pittsburgh | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 23 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-13 | 3-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 374 | 322 |
| Yards per play | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 301 | 205 |
Comp-Att | 25-39 | 20-29 |
Yards per pass | 7.7 | 7.1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 5-28 | 1-10 |
| Rushing | 73 | 117 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 31 |
Yards per rush | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Penalties | 3-17 | 4-45 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:51 | 29:09 |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 25/39 | 329 | 8.4 | 2 | 2 | 5-28 | 50.4 |
| Team | 25/39 | 301 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 | 5-28 | -- |
| TEN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| K. Collins | 20/29 | 215 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | 78.3 |
| Team | 20/29 | 205 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 1-10 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 19 | 31 | 1.6 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Moore | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 25 | 73 | 2.9 | 0 | 17 |
| Tennessee Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Johnson | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 1 | 21 |
| L. White | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | 31 | 117 | 3.8 | 2 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| H. Ward | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 1 | 26 |
| S. Holmes | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 1 | 31 |
| H. Miller | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 17 |
| N. Washington | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 |
| M. Moore | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 25 | 329 | 13.2 | 2 | 31 |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Gage | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 1 | 34 |
| J. McCareins | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Crumpler | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Scaife | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 20 | 215 | 10.8 | 1 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| H. Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Griffin | 2 | 115 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 115 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Farrior | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| R. Clark | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| I. Taylor | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Harrison | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| L. Foote | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Polamalu | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| L. Timmons | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Gay | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| L. Woodley | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. McFadden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Townsend | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Madison | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Eason | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Fox | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Reed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Hartwig | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Keisel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 72 | 1 | 51 |
| Tennessee Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| K. Bulluck | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Thornton | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Hope | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| N. Harper | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Finnegan | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Jones | 5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| S. Tulloch | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Griffin | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| V. Fuller | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Ford | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Hayes | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Brown | 3 | .5 | 2 |
| D. Nickey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Kearse | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 74 | 5 | 55 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| G. Russell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
| Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Holmes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Tennessee Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Carr | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 |
| Team | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Tennessee Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Bironas | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Berger | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Team | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Tennessee Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Hentrich | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| Team | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
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