Week 8, 2008

played in Tennessee, TX

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	3	0	3	-	20
Tennessee Oilers	0	7	14	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 PIT - Ben Watson 8 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 03:44 PIT - Brian Westbrook 17 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:12 PIT - David Akers 18 field goal
2Q: 01:45 TEN - Heath Miller 30 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 04:48 TEN - Donovan McNabb 2 run (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 01:03 TEN - Joe Delaney 17 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)
4Q: 11:05 PIT - David Akers 34 field goal
4Q: 04:38 TEN - Greg Jennings 10 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:46 PIT - Ben Watson 8 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 03:44 PIT - Brian Westbrook 17 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:12 PIT - David Akers 18 field goal
2Q: 01:45 TEN - Heath Miller 30 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 04:48 TEN - Donovan McNabb 2 run (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 01:03 TEN - Joe Delaney 17 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)
4Q: 11:05 PIT - David Akers 34 field goal
4Q: 04:38 TEN - Greg Jennings 10 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)

Team Statistics PIT TEN
Record 2-6 4-3
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 409 334
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 6.01 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 112 107
- Rushing Attempts 21 25
- Yards per Rush 5.33 4.28
Net Passing Yards 297 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 32 - 0 31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 313 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 7.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/70 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:42 27:18

Team Statistics	PIT	TEN
Record	2-6	4-3
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	409	334
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	6.01	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	112	107
- Rushing Attempts	21	25
- Yards per Rush	5.33	4.28
Net Passing Yards	297	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 32 - 0	31 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	313	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	7.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/70	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:42	27:18

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:20	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
1	6:39	3:08	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	1:45	3:59	OWN 23	7	32	Punt
2	9:22	4:18	OWN 38	10	61	Field Goal
2	1:33	1:24	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	13:10	1:52	OWN 29	6	35	Punt
3	4:39	1:43	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:54	4:55	OWN 14	9	69	Field Goal
4	4:28	3:53	OWN 26	13	49	Downs

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:40	2:01	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
1	3:31	1:46	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	12:46	3:24	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	5:04	3:31	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 48	1	-5	Interception
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	11:18	6:39	OWN 2	14	98	Touchdown
3	2:56	2:02	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
4	10:59	6:31	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 25	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jay Cutler, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brian Westbrook	13	56	4.31	17	2	1
QB Jay Cutler	6	33	5.50	23	1	0
RB Musa Smith	2	23	11.50	20	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chester Taylor	10	58	5.80	22	3	0
RB Kevin Smith	10	41	4.10	10	1	0
QB Donovan McNabb	4	6	1.50	6	0	1
WR Greg Jennings	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	44	32	313	3/16	1	37	0	99.9

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	31	19	227	0/0	3	30	1	102.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Cribbs	8	8	47	5.88	3	10	0
WR Calvin Johnson	6	12	35	5.83	29	19	0
RB Brian Westbrook	4	4	68	17.00	43	20	0
TE Ben Watson	4	5	24	6.00	0	9	1
FB Heath Evans	3	3	25	8.33	16	15	0
RB Musa Smith	3	3	24	8.00	6	11	0
WR Malcom Floyd	2	4	60	30.00	29	37	0
TE Jabari Holloway	1	4	25	25.00	19	25	0
TE Grady Dux	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwayne Bowe	4	5	45	11.25	22	29	0
WR DeSean Jackson	4	7	57	14.25	27	25	0
TE Joe Delaney	3	3	27	9.00	13	17	1
RB Chester Taylor	2	3	30	15.00	22	24	0
TE Heath Miller	2	4	39	19.50	21	30	1
WR Tommy Kerr	2	2	16	8.00	1	11	0
WR Greg Jennings	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	1
RB Kevin Smith	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mike Tolbert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Sebastian Hloupy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Adam Hayward	1	16	16.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jay Cutler	1	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Quinn Pitcock	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	4	180	45.0	33.8	53	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miles Fredrickson	4	150	37.5	35.5	40	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	8	4.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Wright	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacques Reeves	2	44	22.0	0
Xavier Henry	1	18	18.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Wright	3	66	22.0	0
Kelvin Hayden	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Thomas	5	2	22	21
S Michael Hawkins	5	2	20	26
S Chris Horton	5	1	18	22
OLB Jonah Conger	4	1	20	20
ILB Marcus Merritt	4	0	19	19
OLB Adam Hayward	4	0	9	20
ILB Johnathan Leroy	2	3	23	24
CB Jacques Reeves	2	1	25	31
OLB Tim Dobbins	2	1	21	21
DT Johnny Jolly	2	0	18	22
S Michael Huff	2	0	10	18
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	0	22	30
CB William Gay	0	2	6	14
ILB Roderick Coleman	0	1	20	22
DE Kenny Peterson	0	1	10	9

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Deltha O'Neal	7	4	0.0	21	47
CB Thomas DeCoud	7	2	0.0	20	44
ILB Will Herring	7	0	0.0	17	31
OLB Nick Roach	6	2	0.5	20	45
S Axel Geddes	5	2	0.0	17	30
CB Eric Wright	5	1	0.0	20	44
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	4	1	0.0	20	45
S Pat Watkins	3	1	0.0	9	22
OLB Levon Peppars	3	0	0.0	5	18
DE Justin Smith	2	1	1.5	21	45
OLB Ray Edwards	2	3	0.0	21	45
DE Quinn Pitcock	1	1	1.0	5	24
DT Aubrayo Franklin	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	0	0.0	14	26
WR Dwayne Bowe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Haloti Ngata	0	1	0.0	14	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	2	0	30
OLB Jonah Conger	1	1	0	20
DT Johnny Jolly	0	1	0	22
OLB Adam Hayward	0	1	0	20
ILB Roderick Coleman	0	0	1	22

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Justin Smith	1.5	0	0	45
DE Quinn Pitcock	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Nick Roach	0.5	0	1	45
DT Aubrayo Franklin	0.0	1	0	10
OLB Ray Edwards	0.0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Adam Hayward	4	0	1	20
S Chris Horton	4	0	0	22
S Joey Thomas	3	1	0	21
S Michael Hawkins	3	0	0	26
CB Jacques Reeves	1	1	0	31
ILB Marcus Merritt	1	1	0	19
CB Ahmad Carroll	1	0	0	9
S Michael Huff	1	0	0	18
OLB Jonah Conger	1	0	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Thomas DeCoud	7	1	44
CB Deltha O'Neal	5	0	47
S Axel Geddes	4	0	30
CB Eric Wright	4	0	44
S Pat Watkins	3	2	22
OLB Nick Roach	2	1	45
ILB Will Herring	2	1	31
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	2	0	45
DT Aubrayo Franklin	1	0	10
OLB Levon Peppars	1	0	18
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Manuel Ramirez	2	6	21	1	47
C Geoff Hangartner	2	5	21	1	47
T Ryan Clady	2	4	21	0	47
G Rob Sims	1	2	21	0	47
TE Jabari Holloway	1	1	4	0	17
T Victor Rogers	0	1	21	0	47
RB Musa Smith	0	0	6	1	22

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Brian Waters	3	10	25	31
T Sean Locklear	2	6	25	31
G Seth Wand	1	3	25	31
G Fred Weary	1	2	16	20
G Jonathan Goodwin	0	2	25	31

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Evans	2	20
Grady Dux	1	19
William Gay	1	12
Roderick Coleman	1	9
Victor Rogers	1	6

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Lofa Tatupu	2	18
Heath Miller	1	18
Chester Taylor	1	14
Haloti Ngata	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Victor Rogers	21	47	---	---	6	74
G Rob Sims	21	47	---	---	6	74
G Manuel Ramirez	21	47	---	---	6	74
T Ryan Clady	21	47	---	---	6	74
C Geoff Hangartner	21	47	---	---	---	68
QB Jay Cutler	21	47	---	---	---	68
WR Calvin Johnson	21	42	---	---	4	67
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	25	31	10	66
WR Josh Cribbs	21	42	---	---	1	64
TE Ben Watson	18	39	---	---	1	58
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	22	30	---	52
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	20	22	9	51
WR Malcom Floyd	17	29	---	---	5	51
ILB Johnathan Leroy	---	---	23	24	1	48
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	20	26	1	47
RB Brian Westbrook	15	25	---	---	6	46
S Joey Thomas	---	---	22	21	2	45
OLB Adam Hayward	---	---	9	20	16	45
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	21	21	2	44
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	18	22	---	40
S Michael Huff	---	---	10	18	12	40
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	20	20	---	40
S Chris Horton	---	---	18	22	---	40
ILB Marcus Merritt	---	---	19	19	---	38
FB Heath Evans	2	12	---	---	20	34
CB William Gay	---	---	6	14	12	32
RB Musa Smith	6	22	---	---	---	28
TE Grady Dux	0	5	---	---	19	24
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	10	9	4	23
TE Jabari Holloway	4	17	---	---	---	21
WR Earl Bennett	1	2	---	---	15	18
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	6	9	---	15
RB Marc Brandon	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Parys Haralson	---	---	3	6	4	13
WR Xavier Henry	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	0	2	8	10
DT Nathan Blackwell	---	---	3	5	---	8
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	4	4
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
G Russell Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	---	---	20	45	11	76
CB Deltha O'Neal	---	---	21	47	7	75
CB Eric Wright	---	---	20	44	10	74
TE Heath Miller	23	29	---	---	18	70
OLB Ray Edwards	---	---	21	45	2	68
DE Justin Smith	---	---	21	45	1	67
OLB Nick Roach	---	---	20	45	2	67
CB Thomas DeCoud	---	---	20	44	2	66
G Jonathan Goodwin	25	31	---	---	4	60
G Seth Wand	25	31	---	---	4	60
T Sean Locklear	25	31	---	---	4	60
QB Donovan McNabb	25	31	---	---	---	56
G Brian Waters	25	31	---	---	---	56
WR DeSean Jackson	23	28	---	---	---	51
ILB Will Herring	---	---	17	31	1	49
RB Chester Taylor	13	21	---	---	14	48
S Axel Geddes	---	---	17	30	1	48
CB Kelvin Hayden	---	---	14	26	6	46
DE Haloti Ngata	---	---	14	20	9	43
G Fred Weary	16	20	---	---	4	40
TE Joe Delaney	16	13	---	---	9	38
FB Mike Tolbert	9	11	---	---	14	34
S Pat Watkins	---	---	9	22	2	33
WR Tommy Kerr	5	13	---	---	13	31
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	5	24	2	31
WR Dwayne Bowe	9	20	---	---	1	30
WR Greg Jennings	10	6	---	---	10	26
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	5	18	1	24
T Dustin Fry	9	11	---	---	---	20
RB Kevin Smith	12	8	---	---	---	20
DE Dashawn Pierce	---	---	4	14	1	19
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	1	3	14	18
OLB Lofa Tatupu	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Nic Harper	---	---	0	4	13	17
DT Aubrayo Franklin	---	---	2	10	5	17
TE Sebastian Hloupy	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Shaun Phillips	---	---	0	0	4	4
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Miles Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Kenny Moore	1	1	---	---	---	2
RB Ted Short	0	0	---	---	---	0
S James Sanders	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Erik Ainge	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brady Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	5	20	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	44	32	4	1	4	5	2	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	31	19	4	1	0	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	91	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	100	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	64	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	121	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	12	6	2	35	0	42
WR Josh Cribbs	8	8	0	47	0	42
TE Ben Watson	5	4	1	24	0	39
TE Jabari Holloway	4	1	0	25	1	17
RB Brian Westbrook	4	4	0	68	1	25
WR Malcom Floyd	4	2	1	60	2	29
FB Heath Evans	3	3	0	25	0	12
RB Musa Smith	3	3	0	24	0	22
TE Grady Dux	1	1	0	5	0	5

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeSean Jackson	7	4	57	1	28
WR Dwayne Bowe	5	4	45	1	20
TE Heath Miller	4	2	39	1	29
RB Chester Taylor	3	2	30	1	21
TE Joe Delaney	3	3	27	0	13
RB Kevin Smith	3	0	0	0	8
WR Tommy Kerr	2	2	16	0	13
WR Greg Jennings	2	2	13	0	6
FB Mike Tolbert	1	0	0	0	11
TE Sebastian Hloupy	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	1	17	17.00	4.31

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Donovan McNabb	1	2	2.00	1.50
RB Chester Taylor	1	10	10.00	5.80
WR Greg Jennings	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	6	3	16	2.67	7.11

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	5	4	41	8.20	7.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	2.92
TE Jabari Holloway	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
TE Ben Watson	1	1	8	8.00	4.80
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	3	3.00	5.88
TE Grady Dux	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Joe Delaney	2	2	24	12.00	9.00
WR Greg Jennings	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
RB Kevin Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR DeSean Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	8.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jay Cutler	2	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	1	1
RB Kevin Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	12	11	6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malcom Floyd	3	2	2
WR Calvin Johnson	3	3	1
RB Musa Smith	2	2	1
WR Josh Cribbs	2	2	1
TE Ben Watson	1	1	1
TE Grady Dux	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	2	1	1
TE Heath Miller	2	2	2
WR Dwayne Bowe	2	2	1
WR DeSean Jackson	2	1	0
WR Greg Jennings	1	1	0
TE Joe Delaney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)