2010 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 12, 2010 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers topped Atlanta Falcons 15–9. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (53%). Steelers improve to 1-0; Falcons fall to 0-1. Dennis Dixon was the story of the game with 236 passing yards; 4 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 14 |
| 310 | Total yards | 379 |
| 252 | Passing yards | 236 |
| 58 | Rushing yards | 143 |
| 27/44 | Comp / Att | 18/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 27/44 | 252 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 19 | 42 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 13 | 23 | 111 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Eric Weems | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 2 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Dixon | 18/26 | 236 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Dixon | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 22 | 120 | 1 |
| Isaac Redman | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 6 | 7 | 108 | 0 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |