Coverage: CBS
4:45 PM ET, January 11, 2009
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Top Performers
Passing: P. Rivers (SD) - 308 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: W. Parker (PIT) - 27 CAR, 146 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: D. Sproles (SD) - 5 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SD | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 12:59 | Vincent Jackson 41 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 07:41 | Santonio Holmes 67 Yd Punt Return (Jeff Reed Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SD | PIT | |||
![]() | FG | 01:56 | Nate Kaeding 42 Yd | 10 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 00:40 | Willie Parker 3 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) | 10 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SD | PIT | |||
![]() | TD | 07:04 | Heath Miller 8 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 10 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SD | PIT | |||
![]() | TD | 12:52 | Gary Russell 1 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) | 10 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 09:09 | Legedu Naanee 4 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 17 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 04:11 | Willie Parker 16 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) | 17 | 35 |
![]() | TD | 01:53 | Darren Sproles 62 Yd Pass From Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding Kick) | 24 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
San Diego | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-12 | 6-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 290 | 342 |
| Yards per play | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 275 | 177 |
Comp-Att | 21-35 | 17-27 |
Yards per pass | 7.9 | 6.6 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 4-33 | 1-4 |
| Rushing | 15 | 165 |
Rushing Attempts | 12 | 42 |
Yards per rush | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Penalties | 8-104 | 7-44 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:30 | 36:30 |
| SD Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| P. Rivers | 21/35 | 308 | 8.8 | 3 | 1 | 4-33 | 52.8 |
| Team | 21/35 | 275 | 7.9 | 3 | 1 | 4-33 | -- |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 17/26 | 181 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 80.2 |
| B. Leftwich | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1.4 |
| Team | 17/27 | 177 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | -- |
| San Diego Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 |
| M. Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 27 | 146 | 5.4 | 2 | 27 |
| M. Moore | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Holmes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| G. Russell | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Leftwich | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Clark | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 165 | 3.9 | 3 | 27 |
| San Diego Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 1 | 62 |
| C. Chambers | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 25 |
| A. Gates | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 21 |
| V. Jackson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 41 |
| B. Manumaleuna | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| J. Hester | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| M. Bennett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| L. Naanee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 21 | 308 | 14.7 | 3 | 62 |
| San Diego Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| E. Weddle | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| W. Gay | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| L. Foote | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| S. Cooper | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| E. Weddle | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| T. Dobbins | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Gordon | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Q. Jammer | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Wilhelm | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Siler | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Phillips | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Olshansky | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cesaire | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Oliver | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Applewhite | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hart | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Cromartie | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Binn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Dielman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Tucker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Castillo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Bingham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Naanee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hester | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Cason | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 84 | 1 | 47 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Farrior | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Timmons | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| L. Foote | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Woodley | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| B. Keisel | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Harrison | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Carter | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| I. Taylor | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Clark | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Fox | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Frazier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 4 | 40 |
| San Diego Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 63 |
| A. Cromartie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Team | 6 | 171 | 28.5 | 63 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| G. Russell | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 |
| M. Moore | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 |
| Team | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 19 |
| San Diego Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Sproles | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 |
| E. Weddle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Holmes | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 67 |
| Team | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 67 |
| San Diego Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Kaeding | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| San Diego Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Scifres | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Team | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Berger | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Team | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
Attendance: 63,899




