2009 · Week 2
Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears
Sep 20, 2009 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears escaped with a 17–14 win over Pittsburgh Steelers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bears had just a 39% chance going in. Bears improve to 1-1; Steelers fall to 1-1. Jay Cutler was the story of the game with 236 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| PIT | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 15 |
| 326 | Total yards | 279 |
| 221 | Passing yards | 236 |
| 105 | Rushing yards | 43 |
| 23/35 | Comp / Att | 27/38 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/35 | 221 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Willie Parker | 14 | 47 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santonio Holmes | 5 | 14 | 83 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 6 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Spaeth | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 27/38 | 236 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 13 | 29 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Knox | 6 | 9 | 70 | 1 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Kellen Davis | 5 | 6 | 38 | 1 |
| Matt Forte | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Earl Bennett | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Devin Hester | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |