4:30 PM ET, January 8, 2006
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 208 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: R. Johnson (CIN) - 13 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: C. Wilson (PIT) - 3 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 8:06 | Shayne Graham 23 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 84 yds, 4:25 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 13:51 | Rudi Johnson 20 Yd Run (Shayne Graham Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 76 yds, 3:26 | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | CIN | |||
![]() | TD | 1:49 | Willie Parker 19 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 60 yds, 2:58 | 7 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 8:47 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh 7 Yd Pass From Jon Kitna (Shayne Graham Kick) Drive: 15 plays, 67 yds, 6:58 | 7 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 11:12 | Hines Ward 5 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 76 yds, 2:25 | 14 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | CIN | |||
![]() | TD | 9:48 | Jerome Bettis 5 Yd Run (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 66 yds, 4:39 | 21 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 13:47 | Cedrick Wilson 43 Yd Pass From Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 50 yds, 1:25 | 28 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | CIN | |||
![]() | FG | 4:31 | Jeff Reed 21 Yd Drive: 6 plays, 37 yds, 2:56 | 31 | 17 |
Team Stat Comparison
Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-11 | 9-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 346 | 327 |
| Yards per play | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Total Drives | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | 202 | 243 |
Comp-Att | 14-21 | 25-41 |
Yards per pass | 9.6 | 5.9 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 1-6 | 4-20 |
| Rushing | 144 | 84 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 20 |
Yards per rush | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 6-39 | 7-90 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| PIT Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| B. Roethlisberger | 14/19 | 208 | 10.9 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | |
| J. Bettis | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| A. Randle El | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 14/21 | 202 | 9.6 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Bettis | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 25 |
| V. Haynes | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 26 |
| W. Parker | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| A. Randle El | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 34 | 144 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 |
| Cincinnati Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Johnson | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 |
| J. Kitna | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Perry | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Larson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 1 | 20 |
| Cincinnati Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Walter | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 24 |
| C. Henry | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 0 | 66 |
| C. Johnson | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 24 |
| T. Houshmandzadeh | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 8 |
| R. Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| C. Perry | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Schobel | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| R. Kelly | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 25 | 263 | 10.5 | 1 | 66 |
| Cincinnati Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Kitna | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Farrior | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| T. Polamalu | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| T. Carter | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Foote | 7 | .5 | 4 |
| D. Townsend | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Polamalu | 6 | .5 | 4 |
| J. Farrior | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Haggans | 4 | .5 | 2 |
| I. Taylor | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hope | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Porter | 3 | .5 | 0 |
| C. Hampton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Hoke | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| -. Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Kirschke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Morey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Reed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 4 | 38 |
| Cincinnati Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| D. Pollack | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| O. Thurman | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| I. Ohalete | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Oapos;Neal | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T. James | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Smith | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Simmons | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Geathers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Navies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bauman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 1 | 32 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| Q. Morgan | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 |
| I. Taylor | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
| R. Colclough | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Team | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 36 |
| Cincinnati Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Perry | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 32 |
| K. Walter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 32 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Randle El | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 |
| Team | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 |
| Cincinnati Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Ratliff | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Reed | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Cincinnati Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Graham | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 23 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Gardocki | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Team | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Cincinnati Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| K. Larson | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Team | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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