2005 · Week 17
Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jan 1, 2006 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers topped Detroit Lions 35–21. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (88%) going in. Steelers improve to 11-5; Lions fall to 5-11. Willie Parker was the story of the game with 135 rushing yards; 1 catch for 17 yards.
Team stats
| DET | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 18 |
| 317 | Total yards | 334 |
| 212 | Passing yards | 135 |
| 105 | Rushing yards | 199 |
| 17/33 | Comp / Att | 7/16 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 17/33 | 212 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Harrington | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Kevin Jones | 18 | 78 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 7/16 | 135 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Willie Parker | 26 | 135 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 10 | 41 | 3 |
| Verron Haynes | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |