2009 · Week 5
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
Oct 11, 2009 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Detroit Lions 28–20. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (81%). Steelers improve to 3-2; Lions fall to 1-4. Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 277 passing yards and 3 TDs.
Team stats
| PIT | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 20 |
| 359 | Total yards | 392 |
| 277 | Passing yards | 282 |
| 82 | Rushing yards | 110 |
| 23/30 | Comp / Att | 23/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 7 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/30 | 277 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 15 | 77 | 1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 7 | 7 | 85 | 1 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 6 | 54 | 1 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 5 | 52 | 1 |
| Santonio Holmes | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Limas Sweed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/37 | 282 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 20 | 53 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Northcutt | 5 | 8 | 70 | 1 |
| Kevin Smith | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Derrick Williams | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| Bryant Johnson | 4 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |