National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 35, Detroit 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 1, 2006
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 39°
Head Official: Walt Coleman
Attendance: 63794
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Detroit 1407021
Pittsburgh 14714035
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Detroit - - - L1
Pittsburgh - - - W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Steelers have a - record at home this season. The Detroit Lions have a - record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Steelers have won null of their last 10 games.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Lions have won null of their last 10 games.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, threw for 135 yards, 0 touchdowns and had 2 interceptions in the game. Ben Roethlisberger ran for 5 yards and 1 touchdown.
  • The Detroit Lions starting quarterback, Joey Harrington, threw for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and had 0 interceptions in the game. Joey Harrington ran for 11 yards.
  • Following this game the Pittsburgh Steelers average points per game and 0.0 offensive yards per game. The Detroit Lions average points per game and 0.0 offensive yards per game.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Detroit   Pittsburgh
Kevin Jones Player Willie Parker
18 Attempts 26
78 Yards 135
4.3 Avg Yards 5.2
0 Touchdowns 0
12 Long 21
Receiving
Detroit   Pittsburgh
Shawn BrysonPlayer Heath Miller
1 Receptions 3
63 Yards 62
63.0 Avg Yards 20.7
0 Touchdowns 0
63 Long 43
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Detroit 308 105 203 3 0 2 1.0 0
Pittsburgh 331 199 132 5 0 0 1.0 3
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.