Week 12, 2006

played in Pittsburgh, PA

56 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	3	0	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	16	0	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 ATL - Quentin Griffin 14 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Brad Daluiso 44 field goal
2Q: 03:22 PIT - Jason McKie 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Brad Daluiso extra point)
2Q: 00:20 PIT - Jabari Holloway 18 pass from Jay Cutler (Brad Daluiso extra point failed)
3Q: 11:59 ATL - Derek Whaley 26 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Brad Daluiso 43 field goal
4Q: 01:15 PIT - Brad Daluiso 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 ATL - Quentin Griffin 14 run (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Brad Daluiso 44 field goal
2Q: 03:22 PIT - Jason McKie 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Brad Daluiso extra point)
2Q: 00:20 PIT - Jabari Holloway 18 pass from Jay Cutler (Brad Daluiso extra point failed)
3Q: 11:59 ATL - Derek Whaley 26 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Brad Daluiso 43 field goal
4Q: 01:15 PIT - Brad Daluiso 48 field goal

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 4-7 3-8
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 266 366
- Offensive Plays 53 77
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 119 87
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 5.41 2.90
Net Passing Yards 147 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 14 - 0 45 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 180 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:20 35:40

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	4-7	3-8
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	266	366
- Offensive Plays	53	77
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	119	87
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	5.41	2.90
Net Passing Yards	147	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 14 - 0	45 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	180	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:20	35:40

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	2:46	OWN 37	4	25	Punt
1	7:01	2:40	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	14:55	3:38	OWN 35	7	28	Punt
2	8:15	2:18	OWN 20	5	9	Fumble
2	3:14	1:24	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-5	Half
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	5	66	Field Goal
3	8:13	2:23	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	14:53	1:45	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
4	10:34	1:53	OWN 48	4	-1	Punt
4	4:28	1:15	OWN 20	6	29	Downs
4	1:07	0:49	OWN 33	4	5	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	10:25	3:24	OWN 11	7	51	Punt
1	4:21	4:26	OWN 25	8	48	Field Goal
2	11:17	3:02	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	5:57	2:43	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:37	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
3	11:53	3:40	OWN 30	6	22	Punt
3	5:50	5:57	OWN 44	11	30	Field Goal
4	13:08	2:34	OWN 17	7	6	Interception
4	8:41	4:13	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	3:13	2:06	OPP 49	6	18	Field Goal
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jay Cutler, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Quentin Griffin	14	83	5.93	20	2	1
QB Drew Brees	5	31	6.20	14	1	0
RB J.J. Johnson	3	5	1.67	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brian Westbrook	20	89	4.45	23	4
QB Jay Cutler	6	4	0.67	5	0
RB Troy Fleming	2	6	3.00	7	0
WR Tai Streets	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	27	14	180	4/33	0	35	0	73.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	45	30	289	2/10	2	37	1	89.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chad Johnson	9	13	100	11.11	40	35
RB Quentin Griffin	3	4	32	10.67	32	17
TE Leland Wilke	1	1	30	30.00	29	30
TE Dominique Byrd	1	3	18	18.00	0	18
WR Antonio Nicas	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Erron Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Peter Warrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ronald Curry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason McKie	7	8	106	15.14	51	31	1
WR Anquan Boldin	6	10	43	7.17	25	17	0
WR Malcom Floyd	6	12	59	9.83	2	37	0
RB Brian Westbrook	5	6	6	1.20	3	6	0
WR Tai Streets	2	3	11	5.50	0	9	0
TE Jabari Holloway	1	1	18	18.00	11	18	1
RB Troy Fleming	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Sean McHugh	1	1	28	28.00	18	28	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Drew Brees	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0	1	0	0
ILB Roderick Coleman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	248	41.3	34.2	53	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	5	237	47.4	30.4	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brad Daluiso	3/3	3/3	0/0	48	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Robinson	1	5	5.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malcom Floyd	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Curry	2	42	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	10	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Ian Gold	7	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Tom Blackwell	6	2	0.0	14	23
CB Eric Brooks	5	2	0.0	28	45
S Tyrone Carter	5	1	0.0	30	47
S Matt Bowmen	5	0	0.0	13	21
DE Derrick Burgess	4	1	2.0	24	43
DT Ryan Pickett	4	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Ty Myers	3	3	0.0	23	38
DT Trevor Pryce	3	2	0.0	30	45
DT Craig Terrill	2	1	0.0	19	26
OLB Zeke Moreno	2	0	0.0	16	24
S Shaunard Harts	2	0	0.0	16	23
DE Alex Brown	1	0	0.0	21	36
CB Tom Knight	0	2	0.0	8	17
DE Bob Kuberski	0	1	0.0	8	7
S Terrence Kiel	0	1	0.0	8	13

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	9	1	0.0	19	20
OLB Darrell McClover	5	2	0.0	19	24
S Dennis Weathersby	4	0	0.0	19	27
S Jordan Babineaux	3	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Roderick Coleman	2	1	1.0	18	23
ILB Jon Alton	2	1	0.5	7	7
OLB Ivan Drago	2	3	0.0	19	20
CB Dwayne Alcott	2	0	0.0	9	14
DT Johnny Jolly	2	0	0.0	19	22
DE Jimmy Kennedy	1	1	1.5	2	15
DE Robert Geathers	1	0	1.0	4	3
OLB Tim Dobbins	1	2	0.0	4	13
S Dee McCann	1	2	0.0	15	22
CB Ahmed Plummer	1	1	0.0	13	23
WR Anquan Boldin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	0	0.0	21	30
DT Donnie Nygaard	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Michael Huff	1	0	0.0	5	13
S Michael Hawkins	0	1	0.0	20	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Burgess	2.0	1	1	1	43
DE Alex Brown	0.0	0	2	0	36
DE Bob Kuberski	0.0	0	1	0	7
DT Trevor Pryce	0.0	0	1	0	45
OLB Ty Myers	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jimmy Kennedy	1.5	0	0	0	15
ILB Roderick Coleman	1.0	1	1	2	23
DE Robert Geathers	1.0	0	0	0	3
ILB Jon Alton	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0.0	0	3	0	30
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	7	0	0	27
OLB Tom Blackwell	6	0	0	23
CB Eric Brooks	5	0	0	45
OLB Ian Gold	3	0	0	24
OLB Ty Myers	3	0	0	38
S Matt Bowmen	2	0	0	21
S Shaunard Harts	1	1	1	23
S Tyrone Carter	1	0	0	47
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	43
OLB Zeke Moreno	1	0	0	24
CB Hank Poteat	0	1	0	26
S Terrence Kiel	0	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	0	20
OLB Darrell McClover	3	0	24
S Jordan Babineaux	2	2	28
CB Dwayne Alcott	2	0	14
CB Ahmed Plummer	1	0	23
OLB Ivan Drago	1	0	20
DT Johnny Jolly	1	0	22
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeff Backus	4	6	22	1	31
G Cooper Carlisle	1	4	22	0	31
C Travis Claridge	1	3	22	0	31
TE Erron Kinney	1	1	7	0	7
G Leander Jordan	0	2	20	1	19
G Marcus Spriggs	0	1	11	2	23

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rob Sims	3	9	0	30	0	47
C Harvey Knaack	2	7	1	30	1	47
G Brandon Moore	2	3	0	30	1	47
T Nat Dorsey	1	2	0	30	0	47
T Leonard Davis	0	6	0	30	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Robinson	1	15
Quentin Griffin	1	9
Antonio Nicas	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jason McKie	1	23
Tim Dobbins	1	19
Josh Cribbs	1	18

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrone Carter	---	---	30	47	4	81
OLB Ty Myers	---	---	23	38	20	81
DT Trevor Pryce	---	---	30	45	2	77
CB Eric Brooks	---	---	28	45	3	76
DE Derrick Burgess	---	---	24	43	---	67
CB Benjamin Gerhardt	---	---	21	27	17	65
G Cooper Carlisle	22	31	---	---	7	60
T Jeff Backus	22	31	---	---	7	60
RB Quentin Griffin	18	31	---	---	9	58
DE Alex Brown	---	---	21	36	---	57
CB Hank Poteat	---	---	16	26	14	56
WR Antonio Nicas	18	27	---	---	8	53
C Travis Claridge	22	31	---	---	---	53
QB Drew Brees	22	31	---	---	---	53
WR Chad Johnson	21	31	---	---	---	52
DT Craig Terrill	---	---	19	26	7	52
WR Peter Warrick	15	25	---	---	6	46
G Leander Jordan	20	19	---	---	6	45
OLB Ian Gold	---	---	15	24	3	42
DT Ryan Pickett	---	---	15	24	3	42
OLB Zeke Moreno	---	---	16	24	---	40
OLB Tom Blackwell	---	---	14	23	3	40
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	16	23	---	39
S Matt Bowmen	---	---	13	21	2	36
TE Dominique Byrd	16	20	---	---	---	36
S Terrence Kiel	---	---	8	13	14	35
G Marcus Spriggs	11	23	---	---	---	34
DE Bob Kuberski	---	---	8	7	14	29
CB Tom Knight	---	---	8	17	3	28
WR Ronald Curry	7	8	---	---	12	27
TE Leland Wilke	1	2	---	---	21	24
FB Frank Radigonda	4	4	---	---	15	23
T Chris Samuels	11	8	---	---	2	21
DE John McCargo	---	---	3	7	7	17
RB Rusty Hatcher	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Marcus Robinson	0	0	---	---	15	15
T L.J. Shelton	2	12	---	---	---	14
TE Erron Kinney	7	7	---	---	---	14
C Glen Tatum	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Tony Moll	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB J.J. Johnson	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Mario Haggan	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Adam Dunn	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Chris Morris	0	0	---	---	1	1

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Jason McKie	29	42	---	---	23	94
T Leonard Davis	30	47	---	---	8	85
G Brandon Moore	30	47	---	---	8	85
T Nat Dorsey	30	47	---	---	8	85
G Rob Sims	30	47	---	---	8	85
WR Malcom Floyd	29	45	---	---	7	81
C Harvey Knaack	30	47	---	---	---	77
QB Jay Cutler	30	47	---	---	---	77
WR Anquan Boldin	27	44	---	---	---	71
RB Brian Westbrook	26	35	---	---	---	61
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	18	23	12	53
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	21	30	1	52
S Jordan Babineaux	---	---	20	28	2	50
S Dennis Weathersby	---	---	19	27	3	49
CB Ahmed Plummer	---	---	13	23	8	44
OLB Darrell McClover	---	---	19	24	---	43
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	20	22	1	43
WR Tai Streets	16	23	---	---	3	42
OLB Ivan Drago	---	---	19	20	2	41
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	19	22	---	41
ILB Tedy Bruschi	---	---	19	20	---	39
FB Sean McHugh	6	9	---	---	23	38
CB Dwayne Alcott	---	---	9	14	15	38
S Dee McCann	---	---	15	22	---	37
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	4	13	19	36
WR Josh Cribbs	7	10	---	---	18	35
DE Jimmy Kennedy	---	---	2	15	7	24
ILB Jon Alton	---	---	7	7	10	24
TE Jabari Holloway	8	14	---	---	---	22
S Cristian Earls	---	---	2	4	14	20
S Michael Huff	---	---	5	13	1	19
OLB Bryan Jones	---	---	5	11	1	17
RB J.R. Redmond	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Troy Fleming	2	9	---	---	6	17
DE Robert Geathers	---	---	4	3	6	13
WR Fred Gibson	0	3	---	---	8	11
K Brad Daluiso	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Lionel Bumgarner	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Donnie Nygaard	---	---	2	0	---	2
TE Ken Dilger	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Jim Bundren	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Geoff Hangartner	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Joe Berger	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT William Crisp	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	17	87	5.1
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	10	20	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	27	14	2	2	2	3	5	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	45	30	4	1	3	3	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	99	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	33	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	169	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	50	16.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	37	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	13	9	0	100	1	31
RB Quentin Griffin	4	3	0	32	0	31
WR Antonio Nicas	3	0	1	0	0	27
TE Dominique Byrd	3	1	1	18	0	20
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Peter Warrick	1	0	0	0	0	25
WR Ronald Curry	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Leland Wilke	1	1	0	30	1	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malcom Floyd	12	6	2	59	1	45
WR Anquan Boldin	10	6	1	43	0	44
TE Jason McKie	8	7	0	106	2	42
RB Brian Westbrook	6	5	0	6	0	35
WR Tai Streets	3	2	0	11	0	23
RB Troy Fleming	3	1	0	3	0	9
TE Jabari Holloway	1	1	0	18	0	14
FB Sean McHugh	1	1	0	28	1	9
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0	15	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin	2	14	7.00	5.93
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	1.00	1.67
QB Drew Brees	1	5	5.00	6.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	2	18	9.00	4.45
QB Jay Cutler	1	-2	-2.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	5	2	19	3.80	6.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jabari Holloway	1	1	18	18.00	18.00
TE Jason McKie	1	1	1	1.00	13.25
WR Anquan Boldin	1	0	0	0.00	4.30
RB Troy Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Malcom Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	4.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Drew Brees	2	0
RB Quentin Griffin	2	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brian Westbrook	6	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	3	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Erron Kinney	1	0	0
WR Chad Johnson	1	1	1
WR Ronald Curry	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malcom Floyd	4	2	1
WR Anquan Boldin	3	2	1
TE Jason McKie	2	2	2
WR Tai Streets	1	1	1
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (20,900)
End Zone 12,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,300)
Club Seats 7,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (20,900)
End Zone	12,200 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,300)
Club Seats	7,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,800)