National Football League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Pittsburgh 31,
Cleveland 0
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 28, 2008
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 48°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 63553
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 48°
Head Official: Jeff Triplette
Attendance: 63553
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 2nd Quarter - 4:07 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Cleveland 0 Willie Parker 34 yd. run (Jeff Reed kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:32 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 0 Byron Leftwich 8 yd. run (Jeff Reed kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 5:35 | ||
| Pittsburgh | FG |
Pittsburgh 17 - Cleveland 0 Jeff Reed 22 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 9:41 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 24 - Cleveland 0 Gary Russell 3 yd. run (Jeff Reed kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 8:43 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 31 - Cleveland 0 Tyrone Carter 32 yd. interception return (Jeff Reed kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cleveland | Pittsburgh | |
| 1st Downs | 8 | 20 |
| Rushing | 6 | 9 |
| Passing | 2 | 10 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-13 | 7-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 6-48.0 | 4-46.0 |
| Return Yards | 69 | 90 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-6 | 4-16 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-60 | 1-24 |
| Int-Returns | 1-3 | 2-50 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-47 | 8-65 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 26:40 | 33:20 |
| Total Net Yards | 126 | 369 |
| Total Plays | 50 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 106 | 176 |
| Rushes | 29 | 35 |
| Average/Rush | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| Net Yards Passing | 20 | 193 |
| Comp-Att | 6-18 | 17-27 |
| Yards/Pass | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 2-3-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 2-2-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns
(0-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Gradkowski | 5/16 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Cribbs | 1/2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(0-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 9/14 | 110 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Leftwich | 7/12 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Dixon | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Lewis | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Cribbs | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| L. Vickers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Gradkowski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 23 | 116 | 5.0 | 1 | 34 |
| M. Moore | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
| G. Russell | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Leftwich | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
| D. Dixon | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Stallworth | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Rucker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Edwards | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Ali | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Harrison | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Frazier | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| B. McFadden | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| C. Hoke | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| T. Kirschke | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| B. McDonald | 6 | 3 |
| K. Wimbley | 5 | 2 |
| D. Jackson | 5 | 8 |
| W. McGinest | 4 | 0 |
| L. Leonard | 4 | 2 |
| S. Jones | 3 | 0 |
| B. Pool | 3 | 1 |
| S. Rogers | 2 | 2 |
| E. Wright | 2 | 2 |
| A. Davis | 2 | 3 |
| N. Sorensen | 1 | 2 |
| C. Williams | 1 | 3 |
| S. Smith | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| L. Foote | 5 | 2 |
| A. Smith | 4 | 1 |
| B. McFadden | 3 | 0 |
| A. Frazier | 3 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 3 | 1 |
| B. Keisel | 3 | 2 |
| J. Farrior | 3 | 4 |
| T. Polamalu | 2 | 1 |
| W. Gay | 1 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 1 | 1 |
| T. Kirschke | 1 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 1 | 1 |
| K. Fox | 1 | 1 |
| I. Taylor | 1 | 2 |
| O. Roye | 1 | 2 |
| L. Timmons | 1 | 7 |