Coverage: CBS
1:00 PM ET, October 11, 2009
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Top Performers
Passing: D. Culpepper (DET) - 282 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: R. Mendenhall (PIT) - 15 CAR, 77 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: H. Ward (PIT) - 7 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 09:05 | Jason Hanson 46 Yd | 0 | 3 | |
| TD | 06:44 | Rashard Mendenhall 7 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) | 7 | 3 | |
| FG | 02:23 | Jason Hanson 46 Yd | 7 | 6 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | DET | |||
| TD | 10:37 | Heath Miller 15 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 14 | 6 | |
| TD | 06:52 | William James 38 Yd Interception Return (Jason Hanson Kick) | 14 | 13 | |
| TD | 03:51 | Hines Ward 17 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 21 | 13 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | DET | |||
| TD | 06:05 | Mike Wallace 47 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) | 28 | 13 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | DET | |||
| TD | 04:57 | Dennis Northcutt 25 Yd Pass From Daunte Culpepper (Jason Hanson Kick) | 28 | 20 | |
Team Stat Comparison
PIT | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
Passing 1st downs | 14 | 15 |
Rushing 1st downs | 3 | 5 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-8 | 11-18 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Plays | 54 | 69 |
| Total Yards | 344 | 335 |
| Yards per play | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 9 |
| Passing | 262 | 225 |
Comp - Att | 23-30 | 23-37 |
Yards per pass | 8.7 | 6.1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 3-15 | 7-57 |
| Rushing | 82 | 110 |
Rushing Attempts | 21 | 25 |
Yards per rush | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| Penalties | 6-59 | 6-66 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:25 | 32:35 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 23/30 | 277 | 9.2 | 3 | 1 | 3-15 | 58.3 | 123.9 |
| Team | 23/30 | 262 | 8.7 | 3 | 1 | 3-15 | -- | -- |
| Detroit Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| D. Culpepper | 23/37 | 282 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 7-57 | 45.6 | 83.4 |
| Team | 23/37 | 225 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 7-57 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mendenhall | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 27 | |
| M. Moore | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 82 | 3.9 | 1 | 27 | |
| Detroit Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| K. Smith | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| D. Culpepper | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 32 | |
| J. Felton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| M. Morris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 0 | 32 | |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| H. Ward | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | |
| H. Miller | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |
| M. Wallace | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 47 | 5 | |
| S. Holmes | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
| M. Moore | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| R. Mendenhall | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| L. Sweed | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 23 | 277 | 12.0 | 3 | 47 | 30 | |
| Detroit Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Northcutt | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | |
| K. Smith | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| J. Felton | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| D. Williams | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| B. Johnson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 17 | 8 | |
| B. Pettigrew | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| W. Heller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| M. Morris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| C. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Team | 23 | 282 | 12.3 | 1 | 27 | 37 | |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Culpepper | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| R. Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| W. James | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Harrison | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| W. Gay | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Clark | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Timmons | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Farrior | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Taylor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Townsend | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Keisel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Bailey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Fox | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Frazier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hampton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ratliff | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Kirschke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Hood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 70 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| M. Manuel | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Foote | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Delmas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Levy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Avril | 5 | 4 | .5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Bryan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Pearson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Peterson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Henry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W. James | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Cohen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Buchanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Dizon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Fluellen | 1 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McBride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| S. Logan | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Williams | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| S. Logan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Detroit Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Northcutt | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Detroit Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Hanson | 2/3 | 66.7 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/3 | 66.7 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Sepulveda | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Team | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Detroit Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| N. Harris | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Team | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
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