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Pittsburgh Steelers 27 Arizona Cardinals 23
January 18, 2009 – Heinz Field, Pittsburgh PA

Scoring Summary

 

Team	Q	Time	Scoring Play	Drive	Score
PIT	1	9:45	Reed 18 yd Field Goal	9-71 5:15	3-0
PIT	2	14:01	Russell 1 yd run Reed kick	11-69 7:12	10-0
ARZ	2	8:34	Patrick 1 yd pass from Warner Rackers kick	9-83 5:27	10-7
PIT	2	0:00	Harrison 100 yd interception return Reed kick		17-7
PIT	3	2:11	Reed 21 yd Field Goal	16-79 8:39	20-7
ARZ	4	7:33	Fitzgerald 1 yd pass from Warner Rackers kick	8-87 3:57	20-14
ARZ	4	2:58	Hartwig Penalty enforced in end zone for Safety		20-16
ARZ	4	2:37	Fitzgerald 64 yd pass from Warner Rackers kick	2-64 0:21	20-23
PIT	4	0:35	Holmes 6 yd pass from Roethlisberger Reed kick	8-78 2:02	27-23

 

Final Team Statistics

 

Stat	Steelers	Cardinals
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	20	23
By Rushing	4	2
By Passing	12	20
By Penalty	4	1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4-10-40%	3-8-38%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS	292	407
Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)	58	57
Average gain per offensive play	5.0	7.1
NET YARDS RUSHING	58	33
Total Rushing Plays	26	12
Average gain per rushing play	2.2	2.8
Tackles for a loss-number and yards	6-17	0-0
NET YARDS PASSING	234	374
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass	2-22	2-3
Gross yards passing	256	377
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED	30-21-1	43-31-1
Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)	7.3	8.3
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks	6-2-1	4-0-0
PUNTS Number and Average	3-46.3	5-36.0
Had Blocked	0	0
FGs - PATs Had Blocked	0-0	0-0
Net Punting Average	35.0	35.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)	105	33
No. and Yards Punt Returns	2-5	2-34
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns	4-80	5-91
No. and Yards Interception Returns	1-100	1-1
PENALTIES Number and Yards	7-56	11-106
FUMBLES Number and Lost	0-0	2-1
TOUCHDOWNS	3	3
Rushing	1	0
Passing	1	3
Interceptions	1	0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts	3-3	3-3
Kicking Made-Attempts	3-3	3-3
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts	2-2	0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY	2-4-50%	2-3-67%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY	2-4-50%	2-3-67%
SAFETIES	0	1
FINAL SCORE	27	23
TIME OF POSSESSION	33:01	26:59

 

Steelers Final Individual Statistics

 

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
B. Roethlisberger	21/30	256	1	1

 

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
W. Parker	19	53	0	15
M. Moore	1	6	0	6
B. Roethlisberger	4	2	0	4
G. Russell	2	-3	1	1

 

Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
S. Holmes	9	131	1	40
H. Miller	5	57	0	21
H. Ward	2	43	0	38
N. Washington	1	11	0	11
C. Davis	1	6	0	6
M. Spaeth	1	6	0	6
M. Moore	1	4	0	4
W. Parker	1	-2	0	-2

 

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
B. Keisel	0	0	1	0
L. Woodley	0	0	0	0

 

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
Je. Reed	2/2	21	3/3	9

 

Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
M. Berger	3	35.0	1	49

 

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
C. Davis	2	19	0	21
G. Russell	2	21	0	24

 

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
S. Holmes	2	2	0	4

 

Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
J. Farrior	6-1	0.0	0	0
I. Taylor	5-2	0.0	0	0
B. Keisel	4-1	0.0	0	0
L. Timmons	4-0	0.0	0	0
J. Harrison	3-1	0.0	1	0
B. McFadden	3-0	0.0	0	0
L. Woodley	3-1	2.0	0	1
T. Carter	2-0	0.0	0	0
R. Clark	2-3	0.0	0	0
L. Foote	2-0	0.0	0	0
D. Townsend	2-1	0.0	0	0
W. Gay	1-0	0.0	0	0
C. Hampton	1-1	0.0	0	0
T. Kirschke	1-0	0.0	0	0
Aa. Smith	0-1	0.0	0	0
S. Holmes	0-1	0.0	0	0
T. Polamalu	0-2	0.0	0	0

 

Cardinals Final Individual Statistics

 

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
K. Warner	31/43	377	3	1

 

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
E. James	9	33	0	9
J. Arrington	1	0	0	0
T. Hightower	1	0	0	0
K. Warner	1	0	0	0

 

Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
L. Fitzgerald	7	127	2	64
A. Boldin	8	84	0	45
S. Breaston	6	71	0	23
J. Arrington	2	35	0	22
E. James	4	28	0	11
J. Urban	1	18	0	18
T. Hightower	2	13	0	10
B. Patrick	1	1	1	1

 

Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
K. Warner	2	2	0	0
E. James	0	0	1	0

 

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
N. Rackers	0/0	0	3/3	3

 

Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
B. Graham	5	35.0	3	45

 

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
J. Arrington	4	20	0	23
S. Breaston	1	9	0	9

 

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
S. Breaston	2	17	0	34

 

Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
A. Wilson	7-0	0.0	0	0
C. Okeafor	6-0	0.0	0	0
K. Dansby	5-3	0.0	1	0
D. Dockett	5-1	2.0	0	0
R. Hood	5-1	0.0	0	0
D. Rodgers-Cromarti	5-0	0.0	0	0
G. Hayes	4-3	0.0	0	0
M. Beisel	2-2	0.0	0	0
R. Brown	1-0	0.0	0	0
C. Campbell	1-0	0.0	0	0
A. Francisco	1-0	0.0	0	0
T. LaBoy	1-0	0.0	0	0
A. Rolle	1-2	0.0	0	0
A. Smith	1-1	0.0	0	0
G. Watson	1-0	0.0	0	0

 

 

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