2005 · Week 1
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 11, 2005 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers blew out Tennessee Titans 34–7. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (75%) going in. Steelers improve to 1-0; Titans fall to 0-1. Willie Parker paced the offense with 161 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 1 catch for 48 yards. Titans turned it over 3 times to Steelers's 0.
Team stats
| TEN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 17 |
| 316 | Total yards | 424 |
| 219 | Passing yards | 218 |
| 97 | Rushing yards | 206 |
| 18/27 | Comp / Att | 9/11 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
TEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 18/26 | 219 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Volek | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Brown | 11 | 63 | 0 |
| Travis Henry | 10 | 35 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 9/11 | 218 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 22 | 161 | 1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 11 | 33 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Noah Herron | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 0 | 89 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |