| AFC Divsional Playoff - San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 11, 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Heinz Field Attendance: 63899 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 21 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Vincent Jackson 41 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Santonio Holmes 67 punt return (Jeff Reed kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Nate Kaeding 42 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Willie Parker 3 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Heath Miller 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Russell 1 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Legedu Naanee 4 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Willie Parker 16 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Darren Sproles 62 pass from Philip Rivers (Nate Kaeding kick) | 24 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Chris Chambers |
| 83 | WR | Vincent Jackson |
| 73 | LOT | Marcus McNeill |
| 68 | LOG | Kris Dielman |
| 61 | C | Nick Hardwick |
| 79 | ROG | Mike Goff |
| 66 | ROT | Jeromey Clary |
| 85 | TE | Antonio Gates |
| 17 | QB | Philip Rivers |
| 43 | RB | Darren Sproles |
| 86 | FB | Brandon Manumaleuna |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Igor Olshansky |
| 76 | NT | Jamal Williams |
| 93 | RDE | Luis Castillo |
| 95 | LOLB | Shaun Phillips |
| 54 | LILB | Stephen Cooper |
| 51 | RILB | Tim Dobbins |
| 94 | ROLB | Jyles Tucker |
| 23 | LCB | Quentin Jammer |
| 42 | SS | Clinton Hart |
| 32 | FS | Eric Weddle |
| 31 | RCB | Antonio Cromartie |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | Santonio Holmes |
| 86 | WR | Hines Ward |
| 78 | LOT | Max Starks |
| 68 | LOG | Chris Kemoeatu |
| 62 | C | Justin Hartwig |
| 72 | ROG | Darnell Stapleton |
| 74 | ROT | Willie Colon |
| 83 | TE | Heath Miller |
| 89 | TE | Matt Spaeth |
| 7 | QB | Ben Roethlisberger |
| 39 | RB | Willie Parker |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Aaron Smith |
| 98 | NT | Casey Hampton |
| 99 | RDE | Brett Keisel |
| 56 | LOLB | Lamarr Woodley |
| 51 | LILB | James Farrior |
| 50 | RILB | Larry Foote |
| 92 | ROLB | James Harrison |
| 24 | LCB | Ike Taylor |
| 43 | SS | Troy Polamalu |
| 25 | FS | Ryan Clark |
| 20 | RCB | Bryant McFadden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darren Sproles | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Willie Parker | 27 | 146 | 5.4 | 27 | 2 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Russell | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Carey Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Leftwich | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Philip Rivers | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 1 | 308 | 8.8 | 62t | 3 | 4 | 33 | 105.4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 181 | 7.0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 98.4 |
| Byron Leftwich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 6 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 62t | 1 |
| Antonio Gates | 6 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Chris Chambers | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Vincent Jackson | 8 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 41t | 1 |
| Jacob Hester | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Legedu Naanee | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Hines Ward | 5 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Nate Washington | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Carey Davis | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Limas Sweed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Larry Foote | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Scifres | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Eric Weddle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 1 | 73 | 36.5 | 67t | 1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Mike Scifres | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 |
| Nate Kaeding | 2 | 127 | 63.5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Jeff Reed | 6 | 372 | 62.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 | 63 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Gary Russell | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Carey Davis | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Eric Weddle | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| LaMarr Woodley | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Brett Keisel | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| James Harrison | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Kris Dielman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Cooper | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weddle | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Dobbins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cletis Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Wilhelm | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Jammer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Siler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Olshansky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Cesaire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Applewhite | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jyles Tucker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Binn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryon Bingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Cason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Hester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legedu Naanee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| James Farrior | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarr Woodley | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyaron Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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