Week 8, 2002

played in Tennessee, TX

56 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Tennessee Oilers	14	10	7	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 TEN - Chester Taylor 8 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 04:35 TEN - Deion Branch 3 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 11:53 TEN - Lucy Draper 38 field goal
2Q: 04:39 TEN - Plaxico Burress 9 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 09:47 TEN - Chester Taylor 2 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 12:19 TEN - Than Merrill 77 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 TEN - Chester Taylor 8 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
1Q: 04:35 TEN - Deion Branch 3 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 11:53 TEN - Lucy Draper 38 field goal
2Q: 04:39 TEN - Plaxico Burress 9 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
3Q: 09:47 TEN - Chester Taylor 2 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 12:19 TEN - Than Merrill 77 interception return (Lucy Draper extra point)

Team Statistics PIT TEN
Record 0-8 6-1
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 167 383
- Offensive Plays 52 62
- Yards per Play 3.21 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 66 142
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 2.44 4.44
Net Passing Yards 101 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 16 - 1 29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 117 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.04 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/10 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 6/48
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/77
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:10 33:50

Team Statistics	PIT	TEN
Record	0-8	6-1
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	167	383
- Offensive Plays	52	62
- Yards per Play	3.21	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	66	142
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	2.44	4.44
Net Passing Yards	101	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 16 - 1	29 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	117	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.04	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/10	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	6/48
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/77
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:10	33:50

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	2:17	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
1	4:24	2:09	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
1	1:06	1:05	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	11:48	3:27	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	4:29	2:26	OWN 28	6	30	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 21	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	9:37	1:48	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	4:47	3:38	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
4	14:09	2:01	OWN 40	5	26	Interception
4	11:34	4:31	OWN 20	9	32	Punt
4	2:18	2:18	OWN 43	5	17	Missed FG

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:57	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	6:46	2:22	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
1	2:15	1:09	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	0:01	3:13	OWN 40	7	39	Field Goal
2	8:21	3:52	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
2	2:03	1:25	OWN 17	5	22	Punt
3	13:23	3:46	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
3	7:49	3:02	OWN 26	5	18	Punt
3	1:09	2:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	7:03	4:45	OWN 20	6	15	Punt

Game MVP: Donovan McNabb, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reuben Droughns	19	47	2.47	11	3	0
Brian Westbrook	8	19	2.38	11	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Salvador Buffington	17	62	3.65	17	2	0
Chester Taylor	13	83	6.38	26	3	1
Plaxico Burress	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
George Williams	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	12	7	38	0/0	14	0	63.9
John Supernaw	9	7	62	2/16	28	1	55.8
Jeff Blake	2	2	17	0/0	9	0	102.1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	29	24	246	1/5	3	41	0	136.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Lewis	5	7	48	9.60	32	28
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	11	5.50	2	10
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	14	7.00	7	13
WR David Terrell	2	4	15	7.50	0	8
WR Ron Johnson	2	3	8	4.00	3	12
TE Benjamin Blue	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	9	9.00	4	9

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Branch	10	13	138	13.80	70	41	1
WR Plaxico Burress	5	5	49	9.80	5	14	1
RB Chester Taylor	4	4	19	4.75	9	8	1
WR Quincy Morgan	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	0
TE Tony McGee	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
FB Mel McCarthy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Than Merrill	1	77	77.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Engram	1	0	0	0
Reuben Droughns	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jonathan Goodwin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	9	402	44.7	34.9	51	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	5	231	46.2	36.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	4	31	7.8	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deltha O'Neal	4	42	10.5	0
Than Merrill	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	42	21.0	0
Bobby Engram	1	13	13.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Takeo Spikes	7	0	0.0	15	25
CB Eric Kelly	6	2	0.0	22	28
CB Willie Beamon	6	0	0.0	25	15
ILB Winfred Tubbs	5	1	0.0	23	27
S Kenoy Kennedy	4	1	0.0	28	30
CB Rashad Bauman	3	3	0.0	23	28
ILB Tracy Simien	3	0	0.0	9	3
S Kim Herring	3	0	0.0	25	16
DT Bill Johnson	2	1	0.0	21	9
DE Jeremy Staat	2	1	0.0	16	6
OLB Bryan Jones	2	1	0.0	9	12
ILB Corwin Patton	2	0	0.0	15	5
DT Emmanuel Morrison	2	0	0.0	16	13
DE Greg White	1	1	0.5	15	26
DT D'Marco Farr	1	0	0.5	12	21
CB Dale Carter	1	1	0.0	14	3
S Devin Bush	1	1	0.0	9	15
ILB Monte Beisel	1	1	0.0	9	4
DT Bob Kuberski	1	0	0.0	17	4
DE N.D. Kalu	0	1	0.0	13	16

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Than Merrill	5	2	0.0	18	13
CB Nic Harper	5	1	0.0	27	24
ILB Warrick Holdman	4	2	0.0	15	13
S Tony Parrish	3	0	1.0	23	24
OLB David Thornton	3	3	0.0	18	13
DT Larry Tripplett	3	2	0.0	16	14
ILB John Holecek	3	1	0.0	11	12
CB Duane Starks	3	1	0.0	24	24
CB Tony Darden	3	0	0.0	15	15
CB Deltha O'Neal	3	0	0.0	15	13
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	2	1	0.0	16	16
DT Junior Ioane	2	0	0.0	16	19
DE Justin Smith	2	0	0.0	11	11
DE Alvin McKinley	1	0	1.0	20	14
OLB Jason Gildon	1	1	0.0	13	14
DT Shane Dronett	1	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Tucker Brock	1	0	0.0	4	0
DE Shante Carver	0	1	0.0	17	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT D'Marco Farr	0.5	0	21
DE Greg White	0.5	0	26
DT Emmanuel Morrison	0.0	1	13

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alvin McKinley	1.0	1	2	14
S Tony Parrish	1.0	0	0	24
DE Justin Smith	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Kelly	7	0	28
OLB Takeo Spikes	4	1	25
CB Willie Beamon	3	0	15
CB Rashad Bauman	2	1	28
S Kim Herring	2	0	16
CB Dale Carter	1	0	3
OLB Bryan Jones	1	0	12
DT Emmanuel Morrison	1	0	13
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	30
ILB Monte Beisel	1	0	4
DE Greg White	1	0	26

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nic Harper	4	0	0	24
ILB John Holecek	2	1	0	12
CB Deltha O'Neal	2	1	0	13
S Than Merrill	2	0	1	13
ILB Warrick Holdman	2	0	0	13
OLB David Thornton	2	0	0	13
CB Duane Starks	1	0	0	24
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	1	0	0	16
S Tony Parrish	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Hallen	3	7	27	1	25
Leonard Davis	2	6	27	0	22
Chris Wiltz	2	2	15	0	12
Brandon Moore	1	1	15	0	17
Lewis Kelly	0	4	24	1	24
Blaine Cranford	0	4	19	0	19
Tim Mangum	0	2	8	0	6
Tony Stewart	0	1	12	0	7

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brad Badger	6	7	0	30	0	29
Jeff Christy	2	6	0	23	0	29
Kyle Brady	1	3	1	19	0	22
Mel McCarthy	1	3	0	16	0	20
John Michels	1	2	0	10	0	2
Jonathan Goodwin	1	2	0	26	0	28
Tony McGee	1	1	0	14	0	9
Orlando Brown	0	3	0	29	0	29
Kaulana Noa	0	3	0	11	0	1
Stephen Neal	0	2	0	7	0	2
Nathan Parks	0	0	0	24	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Monte Beisel	6	17

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Starks	3	32
David Thornton	1	31
George Williams	1	10
Donald Driver	1	9
Jonathan Goodwin	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	28	30	9	67
Bob Hallen	27	25	---	---	10	62
Eric Kelly	---	---	22	28	9	59
Lewis Kelly	24	24	---	---	10	58
Reuben Droughns	19	14	---	---	23	56
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	23	27	2	52
Rashad Bauman	---	---	23	28	1	52
Willie Beamon	---	---	25	15	11	51
David Terrell	18	16	---	---	17	51
Leonard Davis	27	22	---	---	1	50
Benjamin Blue	17	15	---	---	17	49
Greg White	---	---	15	26	5	46
Kim Herring	---	---	25	16	1	42
Kenny Holmes	---	---	16	24	1	41
Takeo Spikes	---	---	15	25	1	41
Brandon Moore	15	17	---	---	9	41
Blaine Cranford	19	19	---	---	---	38
Chris Wiltz	15	12	---	---	10	37
Bobby Engram	12	12	---	---	12	36
Brian Westbrook	16	16	---	---	4	36
D'Marco Farr	---	---	12	21	2	35
Ron Johnson	11	11	---	---	13	35
Corwin Patton	---	---	15	5	12	32
Bill Johnson	---	---	21	9	1	31
Jim Branson	8	9	---	---	14	31
Emmanuel Morrison	---	---	16	13	2	31
Monte Beisel	---	---	9	4	17	30
N.D. Kalu	---	---	13	16	---	29
Qadry Ismail	10	10	---	---	8	28
Michael Lewis	12	15	---	---	1	28
Bob Kuberski	---	---	17	4	5	26
Dave Schnell	13	12	---	---	---	25
Devin Bush	---	---	9	15	1	25
Tony Stewart	12	7	---	---	6	25
Jeremy Staat	---	---	16	6	2	24
John Supernaw	11	11	---	---	---	22
Bryan Jones	---	---	9	12	1	22
Dale Carter	---	---	14	3	---	17
Tracy Simien	---	---	9	3	4	16
Tim Mangum	8	6	---	---	---	14
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	10	10
Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Blake	3	2	---	---	---	5
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	2	2
Nickolas Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Starks	---	---	24	24	32	80
Donovan McNabb	32	30	---	---	---	62
David Thornton	---	---	18	13	31	62
Jonathan Goodwin	26	28	---	---	6	60
Brad Badger	30	29	---	---	---	59
Orlando Brown	29	29	---	---	---	58
Nathan Parks	24	30	---	---	---	54
Jeff Christy	23	29	---	---	---	52
Nic Harper	---	---	27	24	1	52
Than Merrill	---	---	18	13	21	52
Kyle Brady	19	22	---	---	10	51
Deion Branch	22	28	---	---	---	50
Tony Parrish	---	---	23	24	1	48
Salvador Buffington	18	6	---	---	23	47
Mel McCarthy	16	20	---	---	4	40
Plaxico Burress	16	23	---	---	1	40
Alvin McKinley	---	---	20	14	6	40
Chester Taylor	14	24	---	---	1	39
Tony Darden	---	---	15	15	8	38
Tony McGee	14	9	---	---	13	36
Warrick Holdman	---	---	15	13	8	36
Junior Ioane	---	---	16	19	1	36
Shante Carver	---	---	17	16	1	34
Deltha O'Neal	---	---	15	13	6	34
Larry Tripplett	---	---	16	14	3	33
Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	16	16	---	32
Jason Gildon	---	---	13	14	3	30
Quincy Morgan	9	4	---	---	17	30
Shane Dronett	---	---	11	10	3	24
Rick Lockhart	13	10	---	---	---	23
John Holecek	---	---	11	12	---	23
George Williams	9	4	---	---	10	23
Justin Smith	---	---	11	11	1	23
Joe Salave'a	---	---	6	10	6	22
Donald Driver	10	0	---	---	9	19
John Michels	10	2	---	---	6	18
Kaulana Noa	11	1	---	---	6	18
Stephen Neal	7	2	---	---	6	15
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tucker Brock	---	---	4	0	---	4
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harry Deligianis	---	---	1	0	---	1
Craig Nall	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Kolb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	17	23	1.4
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	15	65	4.3
Right	11	35	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	12	7	0	1	3	1	0	0
John Supernaw	9	7	1	0	0	1	2	1
Jeff Blake	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	29	24	3	0	2	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	15	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	139	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	82	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Lewis	7	5	48	1	15
WR David Terrell	4	2	15	0	16
WR Ron Johnson	3	2	8	0	11
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	11	0	10
TE Benjamin Blue	2	1	0	0	15
WR Bobby Engram	2	1	12	0	12
TE Tony Stewart	2	2	14	0	7
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	9	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Branch	13	10	1	138	3	28
WR Plaxico Burress	5	5	0	49	0	23
RB Chester Taylor	4	4	0	19	0	24
FB Mel McCarthy	2	0	1	0	0	20
WR Quincy Morgan	2	2	0	9	0	4
TE Tony McGee	1	1	0	12	0	9
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	0	10	0	10
TE Kyle Brady	1	1	0	9	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Taylor	5	18	3.60	6.38
Salvador Buffington	2	-3	-1.50	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	8	7	31	3.88	8.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deion Branch	3	3	9	3.00	10.62
WR Plaxico Burress	2	2	17	8.50	9.80
RB Chester Taylor	2	2	5	2.50	4.75
FB Mel McCarthy	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Westbrook	2	0
Reuben Droughns	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Salvador Buffington	6	2
Chester Taylor	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	4	3	0
John Supernaw	2	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	4	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2
WR David Terrell	2	0
WR Michael Lewis	1	1
WR Ron Johnson	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	2	2	1
WR Deion Branch	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	6,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	700 (3,300)