The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Detroit Lions, 35 to 21, on January 1, 2006.

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

DET

Lions

5-11-0

21

PIT

Steelers

11-5-0

35

1

14

14

2

0

7

3

7

14

4

0

0

Total

21

35

1st quarter

DET

PIT

Steelers

Antwaan Randle El 81-yard punt return (Jeff Reed kick)

0

7

Lions

Marcus Pollard 11-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)

7

7

Lions

Cory Schlesinger 1-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)

14

7

Steelers

Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick)

14

14

2nd quarter

DET

PIT

Steelers

Jerome Bettis 5-yard run (Jeff Reed kick)

14

21

3rd quarter

DET

PIT

Steelers

Jerome Bettis 4-yard run (Jeff Reed kick)

14

28

Lions

Roy Williams 15-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Jason Hanson kick)

21

28

Steelers

Ben Roethlisberger 7-yard run (Jeff Reed kick)

21

35

Lions

Steelers

1st Downs

16

20

Passing 1st Downs

12

5

Rushing 1st Downs

3

13

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

10 - 17

4 - 10

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

1 - 1

Total Plays

59

61

Total Yards

308

331

Yards per play

5.2

5.4

Passing

203

132

Comp - Att

17 - 33

7 - 16

Yards per pass

6

7.8

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

2

Turnovers

2

2

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

27:29

32:31

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joey Harrington 17 33 212 6.4 3 0 1 102.1
Team 17 33 203 6.4 3 0 1 102.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Kevin Jones 18 78 4.3 0
Shawn Bryson 3 11 3.7 0
Joey Harrington 2 11 5.5 0
Paul Smith 2 5 2.5 0
Team 25 105 4.2 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Shawn Bryson 1 63 63.0 0 1
Marcus Pollard 4 50 12.5 1 4
Scott Vines 4 44 11.0 0 10
Roy Williams 3 31 10.3 1 6
Paul Smith 2 16 8.0 0 4
Cory Schlesinger 2 6 3.0 1 3
Kevin Jones 1 2 2.0 0 3
Casey Fitzsimmons 0 0 0 1
Mike Williams 0 0 0 1
Team 17 212 6.4 3 33

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Eddie Drummond 1 1 0
Kevin Jones 1 0 0
Paul Smith 1 1 0
Kelly Butler 0 0 1
Team 3 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
James Hall 6 5 1.0 2 0 0
Kenoy Kennedy 7 5 0.0 0 0 0
Bracy Walker 8 5 0.0 0 1 0
LeVar Woods 11 5 0.0 0 0 0
James Davis 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Shaun Rogers 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Donte Curry 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
R.W. McQuarters 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Wali Rainer 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Cory Redding 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Keith Smith 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Eddie Drummond 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kalimba Edwards 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Matt Grootegoed 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Hanson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kyle Kosier 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Paul Smith 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Stanley Wilson 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jared DeVries 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Vernon Fox 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Andre' Goodman 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 72 43 1.0 2 3 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Hanson 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Nick Harris 6 235 39.2
Team 6 235 39.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Drummond 6 126 21.0 0
Team 6 126 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Drummond 2 1 0.5 0
Team 2 1 0.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ben Roethlisberger 7 16 135 8.4 0 2 1 34.1
Team 7 16 132 8.4 0 2 1 34.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Willie Parker 26 135 5.2 0
Jerome Bettis 10 41 4.1 3
Verron Haynes 4 17 4.3 0
Ben Roethlisberger 3 5 1.7 1
Antwaan Randle El 1 1 1.0 0
Team 44 199 4.5 4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Heath Miller 3 62 20.7 0 5
Hines Ward 1 40 40.0 0 4
Willie Parker 1 17 17.0 0 1
Antwaan Randle El 1 13 13.0 0 2
Verron Haynes 1 3 3.0 0 1
Quincy Morgan 0 0 0 2
Cedrick Wilson 0 0 0 1
Team 7 135 8.4 0 16

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Brett Keisel 0 0 1
Aaron Smith 0 0 1
Team 0 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Troy Polamalu 11 9 0.0 0 1 0
James Farrior 9 7 1.0 2 1 0
Chris Hope 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Brett Keisel 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Aaron Smith 6 3 0.0 0 1 0
Ricardo Colclough 4 2 0.0 0 1 0
Clint Kriewaldt 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Joey Porter 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Ike Taylor 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Deshea Townsend 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
Tyrone Carter 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Larry Foote 3 1 0.0 0 1 0
Clark Haggans 3 1 0.0 0 1 0
Casey Hampton 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chidi Iwuoma 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Bryant McFadden 1 1 0.0 0 1 0
Sean Morey 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Quincy Morgan 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kimo von Oelhoffen 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Team 69 45 1.0 2 8 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Reed 0 0 5 5
Team 0 0 5 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Gardocki 4 164 41.0
Team 4 164 41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ricardo Colclough 1 63 63.0 0
Quincy Morgan 3 60 20.0 0
Team 4 123 30.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Antwaan Randle El 2 79 39.5 1
Team 2 79 39.5 1

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PASS

2,070

Pickett

Kenny Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

Najee Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

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PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

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TEAM W L T PCT
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13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

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1-0-0

31

Final

17

PIT Steelers

0-1-0

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529