The Pittsburgh Steelers eked out a victory over the Cleveland Browns, 36 to 33, in the 2002 AFC Wild Card game on January 5, 2003.

2002 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

CLE

Browns

0-1-0

33

PIT

36

1

7

0

2

10

7

3

7

7

4

9

22

Total

33

36

1st quarter

CLE

PIT

Browns

William Green 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

CLE

PIT

Browns

Dennis Northcutt 32-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick)

14

0

Steelers

Antwaan Randle El 66-yard punt return (Jeff Reed kick)

14

7

Browns

Phil Dawson 31-yard field goal

17

7

3rd quarter

CLE

PIT

Browns

Dennis Northcutt 15-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Phil Dawson kick)

24

7

Steelers

Plaxico Burress 6-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick)

24

14

4th quarter

CLE

PIT

Browns

Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal

27

14

Steelers

Jerame Tuman 3-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick)

27

21

Browns

Andre Davis 22-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (two-point conversion failed)

33

21

Steelers

Hines Ward 5-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick)

33

28

Steelers

Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 3-yard run (Antwaan Randle El pass to Jerame Tuman for two-point conversion)

33

36

Browns

Steelers

1st Downs

21

30

Passing 1st Downs

18

24

Rushing 1st Downs

2

3

1st downs from penalties

75

35

3rd down efficiency

8 - 17

3 - 10

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

73

71

Total Yards

447

432

Yards per play

6.1

6.1

Passing

409

343

Comp - Att

26 - 43

30 - 48

Yards per pass

9.1

6.7

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 20

3 - 24

Rushing

38

89

Rushing Attempts

28

20

Yards per rush

1.4

4.5

Penalties

9

4

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

33:02

26:58

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Kelly Holcomb 26 43 429 10.0 3 1 1 107.6
Kevin Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1
Team 26 43 409 10.0 3 1 2 107.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
William Green 25 30 1.2 1
Dennis Northcutt 1 5 5.0 0
Kelly Holcomb 2 3 1.5 0
Team 28 38 1.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kevin Johnson 4 140 35.0 0 12
Dennis Northcutt 6 92 15.3 2 8
Andre Davis 2 65 32.5 1 4
Jamel White 5 45 9.0 0 6
Mark Campbell 3 31 10.3 0 4
Quincy Morgan 2 30 15.0 0 4
Andre King 1 16 16.0 0 1
William Green 2 8 4.0 0 2
Darnell Sanders 1 2 2.0 0 1
Team 26 429 10.0 3 42

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Chris Akins 0 1
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Robert Griffith 10 9 0.0 1 0 0
Brant Boyer 8 7 0.0 0 0 0
Lewis Sanders 7 6 0.0 0 1 0
Corey Fuller 6 5 0.0 0 1 0
Kevin Bentley 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Henry 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Kenard Lang 5 3 1.0 1 0 1
Alvin McKinley 4 3 1.0 1 1 1
Orpheus Roye 4 3 1.0 1 0 1
Earl Holmes 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Andre King 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Daylon McCutcheon 3 2 0.0 0 2 0
Dwayne Rudd 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Darren Hambrick 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Jameson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Earl Little 1 1 0.0 0 1 0
Cedric Scott 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Akins 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Tyrone Rogers 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Gerard Warren 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 73 55 3.0 4 8 3

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Phil Dawson 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Gardocki 7 270 38.6 42
Team 7 270 38.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Andre Davis 3 48 16.0 0 19
Mark Campbell 2 27 13.5 0 15
Team 5 75 15.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dennis Northcutt 2 70 35.0 0 59
Team 2 70 35.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tommy Maddox 30 48 367 7.6 3 2 3 89.5
Team 30 48 343 7.6 3 2 3 89.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Amos Zereoue 13 73 5.6 0
Tommy Maddox 2 7 3.5 0
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 2 4 2.0 1
Hines Ward 1 4 4.0 0
Antwaan Randle El 1 3 3.0 0
Jerome Bettis 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 20 89 4.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Hines Ward 11 104 9.5 1 14
Plaxico Burress 6 100 16.7 1 11
Antwaan Randle El 5 85 17.0 0 10
Terance Mathis 3 40 13.3 0 6
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 2 20 10.0 0 3
Jerame Tuman 3 18 6.0 1 3
Team 30 367 7.6 3 47

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Antwaan Randle El 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Kendrell Bell 9 8 0.0 2 1 0
Joey Porter 7 7 1.0 3 0 1
Lee Flowers 10 6 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Gildon 6 6 0.0 1 1 0
Deshea Townsend 7 6 0.0 1 2 0
Chris Hope 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
James Farrior 3 3 1.0 1 0 1
Mike Logan 3 3 0.0 1 1 0
Brent Alexander 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
Clark Haggans 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Hank Poteat 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Dewayne Washington 2 2 0.0 1 2 0
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Wayne Gandy 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Casey Hampton 3 1 0.0 1 0 0
Chidi Iwuoma 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Aaron Smith 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Hines Ward 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Rodney Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kimo von Oelhoffen 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 71 57 2.0 11 7 2

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Reed 0 1 4 4
Team 0 1 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Rouen 6 212 35.3 39
Team 6 212 35.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Hank Poteat 4 55 13.8 0 20
Antwaan Randle El 2 31 15.5 0 18
Team 6 86 14.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Antwaan Randle El 4 77 19.3 1 66
Team 4 77 19.3 1

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OPP PPG

19.1

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RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

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Browns Browns
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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