7:30 PM ET, August 29, 2009
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | BUF | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 12:34 | Piotr Czech 34 Yd | 0 | 3 | |
| TD | 12:21 | James Farrior 22 Yd Interception Return (Piotr Czech Kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| TD | 00:31 | Rashard Mendenhall 4 Yd Run (Piotr Czech Kick) | 0 | 17 | |
Team Stat Comparison
BUF | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 8 | 20 |
Passing 1st downs | 4 | 16 |
Rushing 1st downs | 4 | 4 |
1st downs from Penalties | 0 | 0 |
3rd down efficiency | 0-8 | 10-17 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Plays | 39 | 70 |
| Total Yards | 135 | 359 |
| Yards per play | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| Total Drives | 10 | 9 |
| Passing | 86 | 278 |
Comp - Att | 14-24 | 25-31 |
Yards per pass | 3.6 | 9.0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 2-10 | 1-4 |
| Rushing | 49 | 81 |
Rushing Attempts | 13 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Penalties | 5-33 | 6-40 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 18:45 | 41:15 |
| Buffalo Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| R. Fitzpatrick | 8/11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 87.3 | |
| T. Edwards | 6/13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 21.0 | |
| Team | 14/24 | 86 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | -- | |
| Pittsburgh Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG | ||
| B. Roethlisberger | 15/19 | 168 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 103.5 | |
| C. Batch | 7/9 | 79 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 103.2 | |
| M. Reilly | 3/3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 115.3 | |
| Team | 25/31 | 278 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | -- | |
| Buffalo Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| M. Lynch | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| B. Hall | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| R. Parrish | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| X. Omon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D. Rhodes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mendenhall | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| I. Redman | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| J. Vincent | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| M. Moore | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| M. Reilly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 38 | 81 | 2.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Buffalo Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| J. Jenkins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| R. Parrish | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
| S. Johnson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| D. Rhodes | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| D. Schouman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| X. Omon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Team | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 17 | 19 | |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| H. Ward | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| L. Sweed | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| B. Williams | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| H. Miller | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| D. Sherrod | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| I. Redman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| M. Moore | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| S. McDonald | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| R. Mendenhall | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| D. Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| D. Baker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| M. Nance | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Team | 25 | 282 | 11.3 | 0 | 23 | 30 | |
| Buffalo Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ellison | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| R. Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Farrior | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Buffalo Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| K. Mitchell | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Posluszny | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Corner | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ellison | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Buggs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. McKelvin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Whitner | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Byrd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Wilson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ellis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Smith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Harris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Lankster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Maybin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Bowen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Denney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Simpson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Youboty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Scott | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wendling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Sanborn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Etukeren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bryan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Mace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Corto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Manalac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kelsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 100 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| D. Woods | 5 | 3 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Fox | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Farrior | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| W. Gay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Timmons | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ratliff | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Burnett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Keisel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Frazier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Polamalu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Harrison | 1 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Hood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 44 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Buffalo Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| L. McKelvin | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 |
| D. Rhodes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Wallace | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| R. Parrish | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Lindell | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| P. Czech | 1/2 | 50.0 | 34 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 34 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Buffalo Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Moorman | 7 | 356 | 50.9 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| Team | 7 | 356 | 50.9 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Sepulveda | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Team | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
Attendance: 57,942


