2006 · Week 1
Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 7, 2006 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers topped Miami Dolphins 28–17. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (66%) going in. Steelers improve to 1-0; Dolphins fall to 0-1. Charlie Batch was the story of the game with 209 passing yards and 3 TDs; 17 rushing yards.
Team stats
| MIA | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 17 |
| 300 | Total yards | 352 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 209 |
| 38 | Rushing yards | 143 |
| 18/37 | Comp / Att | 15/25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 18/37 | 262 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Brown | 15 | 30 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 15/25 | 209 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 29 | 115 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nate Washington | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 |