Week 2, 2009

played in Detroit, MI

76 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	7	0	-	14
Detroit Lions	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:24 PIT - Clay Matthews 55 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 07:28 PIT - Wesley Woodyard 41 interception return (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:24 PIT - Clay Matthews 55 interception return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 07:28 PIT - Wesley Woodyard 41 interception return (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 11 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 235 336
- Offensive Plays 66 73
- Yards per Play 3.56 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 107 97
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 3.06 4.04
Net Passing Yards 128 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 1 46 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 128 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 2/96 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	11	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	235	336
- Offensive Plays	66	73
- Yards per Play	3.56	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	107	97
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	3.06	4.04
Net Passing Yards	128	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 1	46 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	128	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	2/96	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	1:43	OWN 33	5	10	Punt
1	8:33	0:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	5:10	3:04	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	12:32	1:32	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	7:25	3:44	OWN 7	7	35	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	10:41	2:20	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	6:00	0:57	OWN 11	3	5	Interception
3	3:32	2:29	OWN 29	6	27	Punt
3	0:11	5:18	OWN 20	13	50	Missed FG
4	8:03	4:28	OWN 23	6	27	Punt
4	2:06	0:33	OPP 45	3	5	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	11:52	3:19	OWN 20	6	44	Punt
1	7:37	2:27	OWN 38	6	26	Punt
1	2:06	4:34	OWN 17	11	58	Missed FG
2	11:00	0:44	OWN 25	2	31	Interception
2	10:16	2:51	OWN 23	6	19	Punt
2	3:41	2:25	OWN 21	7	26	Punt
3	12:23	1:42	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	8:21	1:01	OWN 29	3	-3	Interception
3	7:20	1:20	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
3	5:03	1:31	OPP 19	3	-1	Missed FG
3	1:03	0:52	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:53	1:50	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	3:35	1:29	OWN 15	6	30	Downs
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 20	8	74	Game

Game MVP: Clay Matthews, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cadillac Williams	20	37	1.85	9	0
RB Brian Westbrook	10	51	5.10	20	1
QB Jay Cutler	4	12	3.00	6	0
WR Josh Cribbs	1	7	7.00	7	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kolby Smith	21	80	3.81	10	1
QB Brodie Croyle	2	16	8.00	8	0
RB K.C. Webb	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	31	15	128	0/0	0	20	1	46.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	46	20	252	3/13	0	33	2	43.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Johnson	5	6	55	11.00	29	20
TE Ben Watson	2	4	30	15.00	0	16
RB Cadillac Williams	2	2	12	6.00	10	9
WR Josh Cribbs	2	13	18	9.00	10	10
FB Heath Evans	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Grady Dux	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	9	9.00	1	9

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Jones	6	11	90	15.00	47	31
WR Jeff Webb	4	8	63	15.75	35	33
WR Ben Obomanu	3	4	36	12.00	0	15
TE Martellus Bennett	3	7	21	7.00	0	15
RB Kolby Smith	2	4	18	9.00	10	14
WR Kevin Curtis	1	4	21	21.00	0	21
TE Tony Sheffler	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB K.C. Webb	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mario Urrutia	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wesley Woodyard	1	41	41.00	1
OLB Clay Matthews	1	55	55.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reggie Nelson	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	11	447	40.6	34.5	48	5

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Taylor	9	395	43.9	38.4	61	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	9	4.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyvon Branch	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyvon Branch	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Adam Hayward	6	0	0.0	17	28
ILB Wesley Woodyard	5	1	0.0	23	34
S Michael Huff	5	0	0.0	7	33
ILB Roderick Coleman	4	1	1.0	21	33
DT Johnny Jolly	4	2	0.0	23	24
OLB Clay Matthews	3	2	1.0	24	49
S Tony George	3	5	0.0	24	48
S Michael Hawkins	3	1	0.0	15	36
CB Travis Daniels	3	1	0.0	24	48
OLB Jonah Conger	3	0	0.0	8	6
CB William Gay	3	0	0.0	17	41
OLB Tim Dobbins	2	0	1.0	1	27
S Darius Butler	2	1	0.0	15	15
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derrick Harvey	1	0	0.0	13	24
DE Kenny Peterson	0	1	0.0	4	28
S Chris Horton	0	1	0.0	1	6
ILB Kaluka Maiava	0	1	0.0	8	9

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud	11	1	34	29
OLB Dixon Rossel	7	1	31	21
DT Anthony Adams	6	0	31	22
CB Chris Carr	6	0	35	31
DE Davis McMillan	5	3	33	24
ILB David Vobora	3	2	21	18
CB Quentin Jammer	3	1	35	31
S Jermaine Phillips	2	3	35	31
OLB Julius Peppers	2	2	34	29
S Reggie Nelson	2	1	34	29
OLB Darryl Blackstock	1	1	4	10
DE Jeremy Mincy	1	1	12	12
CB Chevis Jackson	1	0	14	14
DE Patrick Kerney	0	1	7	6
DE Corey Simon	0	1	18	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tim Dobbins	1.0	0	2	0	27
ILB Roderick Coleman	1.0	0	0	1	33
OLB Clay Matthews	1.0	0	0	1	49
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Kenny Peterson	0.0	0	2	1	28
OLB Adam Hayward	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Derrick Harvey	0.0	0	2	0	24
OLB Jonah Conger	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	0	1	0	26

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Anthony Adams	1	3	0	22
DE Corey Simon	0	3	2	20
OLB Julius Peppers	0	1	1	29
OLB Darryl Blackstock	0	1	0	10
DE Jeremy Mincy	0	1	0	12
CB Chevis Jackson	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tony George	3	1	0	48
S Michael Huff	3	1	0	33
CB Travis Daniels	3	0	0	48
CB William Gay	2	1	0	41
ILB Wesley Woodyard	2	0	1	34
OLB Adam Hayward	2	0	0	28
S Michael Hawkins	1	3	0	36
OLB Clay Matthews	1	1	1	49
OLB Tim Dobbins	1	0	0	27
DE Derrick Harvey	1	0	0	24
S Darius Butler	1	0	0	15
CB Carson Briggs	0	2	0	22

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Carr	5	0	0	31
ILB Barrett Ruud	4	1	0	29
S Jermaine Phillips	2	0	0	31
CB Quentin Jammer	1	0	0	31
DT Anthony Adams	1	0	0	22
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	0	21
ILB David Vobora	1	0	0	18
S Reggie Nelson	0	1	1	29
OLB Julius Peppers	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Junius Coston	5	11	1	35	31
G Rob Sims	2	9	0	35	31
T Ryan Clady	2	8	0	35	31
T Leonard Davis	2	2	0	35	31
C A.Q. Shipley	0	4	0	35	31

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Fernando Velasco	4	7	24	0	49
C Josh Beekman	3	6	17	0	19
T Tyson Clabo	1	7	24	1	49
G Dylan Gandy	1	1	24	0	49
C Van Hensley	0	1	7	2	30

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Evans	2	25
Ben Watson	1	25
Roderick Coleman	1	16
Michael Hawkins	1	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Kerney	1	21
Ben Obomanu	1	12

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ben Watson	31	28	---	---	25	84
T Leonard Davis	35	31	---	---	12	78
G Junius Coston	35	31	---	---	12	78
G Rob Sims	35	31	---	---	12	78
T Ryan Clady	35	31	---	---	12	78
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	24	49	2	75
S Tony George	---	---	24	48	2	74
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	24	48	1	73
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	21	33	16	70
WR Calvin Johnson	30	28	---	---	11	69
CB William Gay	---	---	17	41	11	69
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	23	34	10	67
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	15	36	15	66
QB Jay Cutler	35	31	---	---	---	66
C A.Q. Shipley	35	31	---	---	---	66
WR Josh Cribbs	28	29	---	---	5	62
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	1	27	26	54
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	23	24	1	48
OLB Adam Hayward	---	---	17	28	1	46
DE Derrick Harvey	---	---	13	24	9	46
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	4	28	11	43
FB Heath Evans	7	10	---	---	25	42
RB Cadillac Williams	24	15	---	---	3	42
S Michael Huff	---	---	7	33	2	42
RB Brian Westbrook	11	14	---	---	16	41
DE Robert Ayers	---	---	9	26	1	36
WR Brandon Jones	16	15	---	---	1	32
TE Grady Dux	19	12	---	---	---	31
CB Carson Briggs	---	---	8	22	1	31
S Darius Butler	---	---	15	15	---	30
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	8	9	1	18
S Joey Thomas	---	---	2	2	13	17
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	8	6	---	14
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Brian Robiskie	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	12	12
FB Jake O'Connell	8	3	---	---	---	11
S Chris Horton	---	---	1	6	---	7
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Earl Bennett	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Musa Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Derrick Dockery	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Manuel Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Julius Peppers	---	---	34	29	25	88
T Tyson Clabo	24	49	---	---	11	84
G Dylan Gandy	24	49	---	---	11	84
G Elijah Norris	24	49	---	---	11	84
G Fernando Velasco	24	49	---	---	11	84
CB Chris Carr	---	---	35	31	16	82
ILB Barrett Ruud	---	---	34	29	15	78
WR James Jones	24	49	---	---	3	76
QB Brodie Croyle	24	49	---	---	---	73
S Jermaine Phillips	---	---	35	31	2	68
RB Kolby Smith	23	39	---	---	6	68
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	35	31	1	67
DT Anthony Adams	---	---	31	22	12	65
WR Kevin Curtis	22	41	---	---	1	64
S Reggie Nelson	---	---	34	29	1	64
TE Martellus Bennett	23	39	---	---	---	62
DE Davis McMillan	---	---	33	24	1	58
OLB Dixon Rossel	---	---	31	21	1	53
WR Jeff Webb	16	27	---	---	1	44
ILB David Vobora	---	---	21	18	1	40
DE Corey Simon	---	---	18	20	1	39
CB Chevis Jackson	---	---	14	14	11	39
C Van Hensley	7	30	---	---	---	37
TE Tony Sheffler	4	7	---	---	26	37
WR Ben Obomanu	3	22	---	---	12	37
C Josh Beekman	17	19	---	---	---	36
RB K.C. Webb	1	8	---	---	26	35
DE Patrick Kerney	---	---	7	6	21	34
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	12	12	---	24
WR Plaxico Burress	0	6	---	---	17	23
CB Tyvon Branch	---	---	1	2	14	17
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	1	1	14	16
OLB Darryl Blackstock	---	---	4	10	---	14
DT Winston Howard	---	---	4	9	---	13
C John Denny	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Rod Taylor	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Mario Urrutia	0	6	---	---	---	6
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	4	1	---	---	---	5
K Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Sean Considine	---	---	1	2	---	3
T Ryan O'Callaghan	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Brandon McDonald	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Tom Santi	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bo Ruud	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ryan Montalto	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	21	38	1.8
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	18	56	3.1
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	31	15	1	0	1	3	10	3	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	46	20	4	0	3	9	10	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	32	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	9	96	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	111	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Cribbs	13	2	1	18	0	29
WR Calvin Johnson	6	5	0	55	1	28
TE Ben Watson	4	2	0	30	0	28
TE Grady Dux	3	1	0	0	0	12
RB Cadillac Williams	2	2	0	12	0	15
FB Heath Evans	1	1	0	1	0	10
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1	0	3	0	14
FB Jake O'Connell	1	1	0	9	0	3

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jones	11	6	0	90	2	49
WR Jeff Webb	8	4	1	63	1	27
TE Martellus Bennett	7	3	0	21	0	39
WR Kevin Curtis	4	1	0	21	1	41
WR Ben Obomanu	4	3	0	36	0	22
RB Kolby Smith	4	2	0	18	0	39
RB K.C. Webb	3	0	0	0	0	8
TE Tony Sheffler	2	1	0	3	0	7
WR Mario Urrutia	2	0	2	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	2	0	0	0.00	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin Curtis	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brian Westbrook	4	2
RB Cadillac Williams	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brodie Croyle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	13	5	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	14	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Cribbs	5	0	0
WR Calvin Johnson	4	3	1
TE Ben Watson	3	2	2
TE Grady Dux	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Webb	4	2	2
TE Martellus Bennett	3	1	0
WR Kevin Curtis	2	0	0
RB Kolby Smith	2	1	0
RB K.C. Webb	1	0	0
WR Ben Obomanu	1	1	1
WR James Jones	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)