1:00 PM ET, January 1, 2006
Top Performers
Passing: J. Harrington (DET) - 212 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: W. Parker (PIT) - 26 CAR, 135 YDS
Receiving: S. Bryson (DET) - 1 REC, 63 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | DET | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 1:17 | Antwaan Randle El 81 Yd Punt Return (Jeff Reed Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 5:17 | Marcus Pollard 11 Yd Pass From Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 59 yds, 4:00 | 7 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 11:27 | Cory Schlesinger 1 Yd Pass From Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 81 yds, 3:46 | 14 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 14:39 | Jerome Bettis 1 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 33 yds, 3:12 | 14 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | DET | PIT | |||
![]() | TD | 13:49 | Jerome Bettis 5 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 37 yds, 1:24 | 14 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | DET | PIT | |||
![]() | TD | 4:00 | Jerome Bettis 4 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 77 yds, 4:00 | 14 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 9:28 | Roy Williams 15 Yd Pass From Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson Kick) Drive: 12 plays, 63 yds, 5:28 | 21 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 14:18 | Ben Roethlisberger 7 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 82 yds, 4:50 | 21 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
Detroit | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 10-17 | 4-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 308 | 331 |
| Yards per play | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | 203 | 132 |
Comp-Att | 17-33 | 7-16 |
Yards per pass | 6.2 | 8.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 1-9 | 1-3 |
| Rushing | 105 | 199 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 44 |
Yards per rush | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 5-47 | 2-15 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 27:29 | 32:31 |
| DET Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| J. Harrington | 17/33 | 212 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 1-9 | |
| Team | 17/33 | 203 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 1-9 | |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| B. Roethlisberger | 7/16 | 135 | 8.4 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | |
| Team | 7/16 | 132 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | |
| Detroit Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Jones | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 |
| S. Bryson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Harrington | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| P. Smith | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 26 | 135 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Bettis | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 3 | 12 |
| V. Haynes | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 7 |
| A. Randle El | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 44 | 199 | 4.5 | 4 | 21 |
| Detroit Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Bryson | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 0 | 63 |
| M. Pollard | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 27 |
| S. Vines | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 |
| R. Williams | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 15 |
| P. Smith | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| C. Schlesinger | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
| K. Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 17 | 212 | 12.5 | 3 | 63 |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| H. Miller | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 43 |
| H. Ward | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| W. Parker | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| A. Randle El | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| V. Haynes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 0 | 43 |
| Detroit Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| E. Drummond | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| A. Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Detroit Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. Walker | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| A. Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Detroit Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| L. Woods | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Walker | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Kennedy | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Hall | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Rogers | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Davis | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Curry | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| R. McQuarters | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| W. Rainer | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Redding | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. DeVries | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Grootegoed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 63 | 1 | 37 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| T. Polamalu | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Farrior | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| C. Hope | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Smith | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Townsend | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Taylor | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Von Oelhoffen | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Haggans | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Foote | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Porter | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Hampton | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Colclough | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| B. McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Keisel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 58 | 1 | 36 |
| Detroit Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Drummond | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 33 |
| Team | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 33 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| Q. Morgan | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 |
| R. Colclough | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 |
| Team | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 63 |
| Detroit Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Drummond | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Randle El | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 81 |
| Team | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 81 |
| Detroit Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Hanson | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Detroit Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| N. Harris | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Team | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Gardocki | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Team | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
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