Steelers 31-17 Bengals (8 Jan, 2006) Box Score

Pittsburgh Steelers

11-5, 6-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PIT	0	14	14	3	31
CIN	10	7	0	0	17

Cincinnati Bengals

11-5, 5-3 home

Pittsburgh Passing


Ben Roethlisberger
Jerome Bettis
Antwaan Randle El
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
14/19	208	10.9	3	1-6	148.7
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
14/21	202	9.9	3	1-6	138.5

Cincinnati Passing


Jon Kitna
Carson Palmer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
24/40	197	4.9	1	2	4-20	60.1
1/1	66	66.0	0	0	0-0	118.8
25/41	243	6.4	1	2	4-20	67.4

Pittsburgh Rushing


Jerome Bettis
Verron Haynes
Willie Parker
Antwaan Randle El
Ben Roethlisberger
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	52	5.2	1	25
3	46	15.3	0	26
16	38	2.4	0	7
1	5	5.0	0	5
4	3	0.8	0	6
34	144	4.2	1	26

Cincinnati Rushing


Rudi Johnson
Jon Kitna
Chris Perry
Kyle Larson
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	56	4.3	1	20
4	25	6.3	0	12
2	3	1.5	0	2
1	0	0.0	0	0
20	84	4.2	1	20

Pittsburgh Receiving


Cedrick Wilson
Willie Parker
Antwaan Randle El
Heath Miller
Verron Haynes
Hines Ward
Jerame Tuman
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	104	34.7	1	54
3	41	13.7	1	19
2	15	7.5	0	15
2	15	7.5	0	9
1	14	14.0	0	14
2	10	5.0	1	5
1	9	9.0	0	9
14	208	14.9	3	54

Cincinnati Receiving


Kevin Walter
Chris Henry
Chad Johnson
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Rudi Johnson
Matt Schobel
Chris Perry
Reggie Kelly
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	73	14.6	0	24
1	66	66.0	0	66
4	59	14.8	0	24
4	25	6.3	1	8
2	14	7.0	0	11
2	11	5.5	0	8
6	11	1.8	0	6
1	4	4.0	0	4
25	263	10.5	1	66

Pittsburgh Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Pittsburgh Fumbles

Cincinnati Fumbles


Jon Kitna
Brad St. Louis
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0
2	0	0

Pittsburgh Defense



Tyrone Carter
Larry Foote
Deshea Townsend
Troy Polamalu
James Farrior
Clark Haggans
Ike Taylor
Andre Frazier
Aaron Smith
Chris Hope
Joey Porter
Mike Logan
Sean Morey
Casey Hampton
Bryant McFadden
Chris Hoke
Chidi Iwuoma
Travis Kirschke
James Harrison
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	4	0.5	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	43	3	0	6	0	0

Cincinnati Defense



David Pollack
Odell Thurman
Kevin Kaesviharn
Deltha O'Neal
Ifeanyi Ohalete
Tory James
Brian Simmons
Justin Smith
Tony Stewart
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Robert Geathers
Landon Johnson
Bryan Robinson
Anthony Mitchell
Shayne Graham
Marcus Wilkins
Patrick Body
Hannibal Navies
Rashad Bauman
Shaun Smith
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	5	1	0	0	0	0
8	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	40	1	0	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Interceptions


James Farrior
Troy Polamalu
Chris Hope
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	22	0
1	4	0
0	5	0
2	31	0

Cincinnati Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Cincinnati Interceptions

Pittsburgh Kick Returns


Quincy Morgan
Ike Taylor
Ricardo Colclough
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	40	20.0	20
1	36	36.0	36
1	18	18.0	18
4	94	23.5	36

Cincinnati Kick Returns


Tab Perry
Kevin Walter
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	119	23.8	32
1	8	8.0	8
6	127	21.2	32

Pittsburgh Punt Returns


Antwaan Randle El
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	21	10.5	14	0
2	21	10.5	14	0

Cincinnati Punt Returns


Keiwan Ratliff
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	15	7.5	8	0
2	15	7.5	8	0

Pittsburgh Kicking


Jeff Reed
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	21	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	21	4/4	7

Cincinnati Kicking


Shayne Graham
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	23	2/2	5

Pittsburgh Punting


Chris Gardocki
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	141	47.0	1	1	49
3	141	47.0	1	1	49

Cincinnati Punting


Kyle Larson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	131	43.7	0	0	51
3	131	43.7	0	0	51

9:30 PM, 8 January 2006

Attendance: 65,870

Referees:
Larry Nemmers

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh	10	5	.667	353	299
Baltimore	10	5	.667	452	349
Cincinnati	7	8	.467	423	393
Cleveland	3	12	.200	245	380

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