2012 · Week 14
Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 9, 2012 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Los Angeles Chargers beat Pittsburgh Steelers 34–24. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Chargers had just a 22% chance going in. Chargers improve to 5-8; Steelers fall to 7-6. Philip Rivers led the way with 200 passing yards and 3 TDs; 3 rushing yards. Steelers turned it over 2 times to Chargers's 0.
Team stats
| LAC | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 17 |
| 294 | Total yards | 354 |
| 200 | Passing yards | 285 |
| 94 | Rushing yards | 69 |
| 21/42 | Comp / Att | 22/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 21/41 | 200 | 3 | 0 |
| Danario Alexander | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Mathews | 25 | 65 | 0 |
| Ronnie Brown | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Weddle | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jackie Battle | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danario Alexander | 7 | 11 | 88 | 2 |
| Ryan Mathews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Spurlock | 7 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Ronnie Brown | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Malcom Floyd | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/42 | 285 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 8 | 32 | 0 |
| Chris Rainey | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Isaac Redman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 7 | 11 | 112 | 2 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 9 | 66 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Antonio Brown | 4 | 9 | 35 | 1 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Isaac Redman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |