Week 2, 2008

played in Pittsburgh, PA

49 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	23	0	3	7	-	33
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	0	8	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:27 NYK - Skyler Green 62 pass from Kellen Clemens (Angel Molinet extra point failed)
1Q: 13:17 NYK - Marcus Trufant 27 interception return (Angel Molinet extra point)
1Q: 09:29 PIT - David Akers 36 field goal
1Q: 06:13 NYK - Laurence Maroney 5 pass from Kellen Clemens (Angel Molinet extra point)
1Q: 00:55 NYK - Angel Molinet 24 field goal
2Q: 01:30 PIT - Ben Watson 24 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:09 NYK - Angel Molinet 24 field goal
4Q: 10:24 PIT - Brian Westbrook 3 run (Jay Cutler pass to Josh Cribbs for conversion)
4Q: 05:38 NYK - Laurence Maroney 4 pass from Kellen Clemens (Angel Molinet extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:27 NYK - Skyler Green 62 pass from Kellen Clemens (Angel Molinet extra point failed)
1Q: 13:17 NYK - Marcus Trufant 27 interception return (Angel Molinet extra point)
1Q: 09:29 PIT - David Akers 36 field goal
1Q: 06:13 NYK - Laurence Maroney 5 pass from Kellen Clemens (Angel Molinet extra point)
1Q: 00:55 NYK - Angel Molinet 24 field goal
2Q: 01:30 PIT - Ben Watson 24 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 04:09 NYK - Angel Molinet 24 field goal
4Q: 10:24 PIT - Brian Westbrook 3 run (Jay Cutler pass to Josh Cribbs for conversion)
4Q: 05:38 NYK - Laurence Maroney 4 pass from Kellen Clemens (Angel Molinet extra point)

Team Statistics NYK PIT
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 335 290
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 5.68 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 103 89
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards per Rush 4.90 3.87
Net Passing Yards 232 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 27 - 0 43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 4.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 6/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:59 30:01

Team Statistics	NYK	PIT
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	335	290
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	5.68	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	103	89
- Rushing Attempts	21	23
- Yards per Rush	4.90	3.87
Net Passing Yards	232	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 27 - 0	43 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	4.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	6/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:59	30:01

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:51	OWN 38	1	62	Touchdown
1	11:33	0:52	OWN 32	2	-7	Fumble
1	9:24	2:28	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
1	6:56	0:50	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
1	4:53	4:04	OWN 39	9	54	Field Goal
2	12:13	1:42	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
2	7:10	2:59	OWN 14	5	20	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
3	12:05	1:49	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	8:57	4:53	OWN 20	9	73	Field Goal
3	2:15	1:27	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	10:15	4:48	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
4	2:44	0:38	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	50	2	-2	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:09	1:04	OWN 25	3	-9	Interception
1	13:05	1:32	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	10:41	1:17	OPP 25	3	6	Field Goal
1	6:06	1:13	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
1	0:49	3:36	OWN 25	7	42	Missed FG
2	10:31	3:21	OWN 12	5	11	Punt
2	4:11	2:28	OWN 4	6	36	Punt
2	1:43	0:27	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 21	5	16	Punt
3	10:16	1:19	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	4:04	1:49	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	0:48	5:33	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
4	5:27	2:43	OWN 25	9	49	Downs
4	2:06	0:34	OWN 35	5	15	Downs

Game MVP: Kellen Clemens, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Laurence Maroney	15	73	4.87	12	4
RB Cedric Humes	4	24	6.00	18	1
RB Vernand Morency	1	8	8.00	8	0
QB Kellen Clemens	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brian Westbrook	13	44	3.38	10	1	1
RB Musa Smith	5	28	5.60	24	1	0
QB Jay Cutler	5	17	3.40	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kellen Clemens	33	27	260	5/28	3	62	0	129.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	43	24	215	2/14	1	24	1	67.5

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Laurence Maroney	7	8	38	5.43	16	14	2
WR Ted Ginn	7	8	72	10.29	0	23	0
WR Skyler Green	6	8	105	17.50	24	62	1
TE Martin Rucker	3	5	22	7.33	7	11	0
WR Arman Shields	3	3	17	5.67	0	15	0
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Johnson	10	13	61	6.10	30	23	0
TE Ben Watson	4	4	57	14.25	21	24	1
RB Brian Westbrook	3	4	37	12.33	10	19	0
WR Josh Cribbs	3	11	28	9.33	1	14	0
WR Malcom Floyd	2	7	22	11.00	21	14	0
FB Heath Evans	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Jabari Holloway	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marcus Trufant	1	27	27.00	1

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Antrel Rolle	1	0	0
QB Kellen Clemens	1	0	0
RB Vernand Morency	0	1	0
DE Jonathan Fanene	0	0	1
RB Laurence Maroney	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Calvin Johnson	2	0	0
G Rob Sims	0	1	0
DT Johnny Jolly	0	1	0
T Ryan Clady	0	1	0
FB Heath Evans	0	0	1
OLB Tim Dobbins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Saul	7	329	47.0	44.0	57	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	7	337	48.1	42.4	60	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Molinet	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	3/4

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/2	0/1	0/1	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antrel Rolle	4	20	5.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	6	21	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Crayton	1	18	18.0	0
Ted Ginn	1	24	24.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacques Reeves	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	10	0	0.0	23	45
OLB Justin Durant	9	0	0.0	23	45
CB Tony Beckham	5	2	0.0	23	45
DT Kevin Williams	4	2	1.0	22	40
DE Jonathan Fanene	4	0	1.0	18	35
DE Leroy Hill	3	4	0.0	20	39
S Antrel Rolle	3	2	0.0	23	42
DT Jay Alford	2	2	0.0	16	20
OLB Michael Boley	2	0	0.0	6	16
DT Bennett Gorman	2	0	0.0	12	26
S Chris Crocker	1	1	0.0	23	45
CB Michael Hawthorne	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Anthony Spencer	1	0	0.0	22	43
OLB Buster Davis	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tim Dobbins	8	2	1.0	18	30
S Joey Thomas	6	0	0.0	17	33
DT Johnny Jolly	4	2	2.0	16	30
CB Jacques Reeves	4	0	0.0	20	38
ILB Marcus Merritt	4	0	0.0	10	20
OLB Adam Hayward	3	2	0.5	14	24
DE Atiyyah Ellison	3	2	0.0	21	36
S Michael Hawkins	3	1	0.0	21	34
OLB Jonah Conger	3	0	0.0	8	20
CB William Gay	3	0	0.0	12	19
CB Ahmad Carroll	2	0	0.5	8	13
ILB Wesley Woodyard	2	2	0.0	19	32
S Michael Huff	2	1	0.0	13	19
ILB Roderick Coleman	1	0	1.0	16	31
S Chris Horton	1	0	0.0	8	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jonathan Fanene	1.0	1	4	2	35
DT Kevin Williams	1.0	0	1	0	40
DE Anthony Spencer	0.0	1	3	3	43
DT Bennett Gorman	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Jolly	2.0	2	0	30
ILB Roderick Coleman	1.0	0	0	31
OLB Tim Dobbins	1.0	0	0	30
CB Ahmad Carroll	0.5	0	0	13
OLB Adam Hayward	0.5	0	0	24
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0.0	1	0	36
DE Parys Haralson	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	6	3	1	45
OLB Justin Durant	5	0	0	45
CB Tony Beckham	3	1	0	45
S Antrel Rolle	3	0	0	42
OLB Michael Boley	2	0	0	16
S Chris Crocker	1	2	0	45
CB Michael Hawthorne	1	0	0	4
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0	40
DE Jonathan Fanene	1	0	0	35
DE Leroy Hill	1	0	0	39

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tim Dobbins	6	0	30
CB William Gay	4	0	19
S Joey Thomas	3	1	33
OLB Adam Hayward	3	0	24
S Michael Hawkins	2	0	34
ILB Marcus Merritt	2	0	20
ILB Wesley Woodyard	2	0	32
CB Ahmad Carroll	1	0	13
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	0	36
DT Johnny Jolly	1	0	30
S Michael Huff	1	0	19
S Chris Horton	1	0	19
CB Jacques Reeves	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andre Gurode	2	6	21	1	38
G Mansfield Wrotto	2	4	21	1	38
T Carl Nicks	1	4	21	2	38
T Andrew Whitsworth	1	3	21	1	38
TE Martin Rucker	1	2	21	0	36
C Kyle Cook	1	1	21	0	38

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Chris Dishman	4	9	23	0	45
G Rob Sims	2	2	23	1	45
G Manuel Ramirez	1	3	23	0	45
T Ryan Clady	1	3	23	0	45
T Victor Rogers	0	3	23	1	45

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Laurence Maroney	4	15
Vernand Morency	1	27
Buster Davis	1	25
Mansfield Wrotto	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Evans	3	27
Roderick Coleman	3	12

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Antrel Rolle	---	---	23	42	9	74
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	23	45	2	70
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	23	45	2	70
S Chris Crocker	---	---	23	45	2	70
OLB Justin Durant	---	---	23	45	2	70
G Andre Gurode	21	38	---	---	9	68
T Andrew Whitsworth	21	38	---	---	9	68
G Mansfield Wrotto	21	38	---	---	9	68
T Carl Nicks	21	38	---	---	9	68
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	22	43	2	67
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	22	40	2	64
RB Laurence Maroney	16	33	---	---	15	64
WR Ted Ginn	21	37	---	---	4	62
DE Leroy Hill	---	---	20	39	2	61
QB Kellen Clemens	21	38	---	---	2	61
C Kyle Cook	21	38	---	---	---	59
TE Martin Rucker	21	36	---	---	---	57
DE Jonathan Fanene	---	---	18	35	1	54
WR Skyler Green	20	32	---	---	---	52
WR Arman Shields	14	22	---	---	11	47
CB Elijah Torres	---	---	17	27	1	45
DT Bennett Gorman	---	---	12	26	1	39
DT Jay Alford	---	---	16	20	1	37
TE Ben Hartsock	0	5	---	---	27	32
OLB Buster Davis	---	---	2	4	25	31
RB Vernand Morency	1	0	---	---	27	28
RB Cedric Humes	4	4	---	---	19	27
CB Michael Hawthorne	---	---	1	4	18	23
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	6	16	1	23
TE Delanie Walker	4	10	---	---	7	21
WR Corey Farley	0	1	---	---	20	21
S Shannon Jackson	---	---	0	3	18	21
FB Rock Cartwright	3	9	---	---	---	12
DT Dre Moore	---	---	1	11	---	12
ILB Donte McGee	---	---	0	0	11	11
S Sherman Connell	---	---	1	3	7	11
DT Carlos Hall	---	---	0	2	8	10
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Angel Molinet	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Alfred Saul	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Brent Hawkins	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Patrick Crayton	1	1	---	---	4	6
G Mark Setterstrom	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Henne	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chris Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	20	38	20	78
T Victor Rogers	23	45	---	---	9	77
G Rob Sims	23	45	---	---	9	77
G Manuel Ramirez	23	45	---	---	9	77
T Ryan Clady	23	45	---	---	9	77
WR Josh Cribbs	23	42	---	---	8	73
WR Calvin Johnson	23	42	---	---	8	73
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	21	34	16	71
C Chris Dishman	23	45	---	---	---	68
QB Jay Cutler	23	45	---	---	---	68
TE Ben Watson	20	40	---	---	2	62
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	16	31	12	59
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	21	36	2	59
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	8	20	26	54
S Joey Thomas	---	---	17	33	2	52
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	19	32	1	52
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	18	30	2	50
RB Brian Westbrook	16	27	---	---	5	48
WR Malcom Floyd	18	28	---	---	2	48
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	16	30	1	47
S Chris Horton	---	---	8	19	19	46
OLB Adam Hayward	---	---	14	24	1	39
FB Heath Evans	0	9	---	---	27	36
S Michael Huff	---	---	13	19	---	32
ILB Marcus Merritt	---	---	10	20	2	32
CB William Gay	---	---	12	19	1	32
TE Grady Dux	0	3	---	---	25	28
RB Musa Smith	7	18	---	---	---	25
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	6	10	7	23
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	8	13	1	22
TE Jabari Holloway	6	14	---	---	---	20
RB Marc Brandon	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Connor Goodwin	0	0	---	---	18	18
ILB Johnathan Leroy	---	---	0	3	14	17
DE Parys Haralson	---	---	2	4	8	14
WR Earl Bennett	2	2	---	---	9	13
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Nathan Blackwell	---	---	2	3	1	6
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Leonard Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Geoff Hangartner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	48	8.0
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kellen Clemens	33	27	2	0	1	2	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	43	24	3	0	1	6	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	38	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	85	42.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	88	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	93	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Laurence Maroney	8	7	0	38	0	33
WR Skyler Green	8	6	0	105	1	32
WR Ted Ginn	8	7	1	72	1	37
TE Martin Rucker	5	3	0	22	0	36
WR Arman Shields	3	3	0	17	0	22
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	0	6	0	5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	13	10	0	61	2	42
WR Josh Cribbs	11	3	1	28	0	42
WR Malcom Floyd	7	2	0	22	0	28
RB Brian Westbrook	4	3	0	37	0	27
TE Ben Watson	4	4	0	57	1	40
FB Heath Evans	2	1	0	-1	0	9
TE Jabari Holloway	2	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Laurence Maroney	1	8	8.00	4.87

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	3	3	1.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kellen Clemens	10	7	33	3.30	7.88

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	2	1	14	7.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Laurence Maroney	6	5	22	3.67	4.75
WR Ted Ginn	2	1	8	4.00	9.00
TE Martin Rucker	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Arman Shields	1	1	3	3.00	5.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Malcom Floyd	1	1	14	14.00	3.14
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	0	0.00	2.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Humes	4	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jay Cutler	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kellen Clemens	5	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch
WR Skyler Green	2	1
WR Ted Ginn	2	1
TE Martin Rucker	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malcom Floyd	6	1	1
WR Josh Cribbs	4	1	1
TE Ben Watson	2	2	2
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (20,900)
End Zone 11,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (13,300)
Club Seats 6,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (20,900)
End Zone	11,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (13,300)
Club Seats	6,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,800)