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National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 18, Minnesota 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2005
Where: Hubert Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Ed Hochuli
Attendance: 64136
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 376218
Minnesota 30003
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:07
Pittsburgh FG Minnesota 0 - Pittsburgh 3
Jeff Reed 21 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 1:59
Minnesota FG Minnesota 3 - Pittsburgh 3
Paul Edinger 20 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 3:30
Pittsburgh TD Minnesota 3 - Pittsburgh 10
Ben Roethlisberger 3 yd. run (Jeff Reed kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:49
Pittsburgh FG Minnesota 3 - Pittsburgh 13
Jeff Reed 41 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 0:36
Pittsburgh FG Minnesota 3 - Pittsburgh 16
Jeff Reed 26 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 11:45
Pittsburgh S Minnesota 3 - Pittsburgh 18
Michael Bennett tackled in end zone by Larry Foote for a safety
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Pittsburgh Minnesota
1st Downs 14 11
Rushing 7 2
Passing 5 7
Penalty 2 2
3rd Down Conversions 5-15 3-12
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0
Punts-Average 6-47.0 6-44.5
Return Yards 141 124
Punts-Returns 5-85 4-41
Kickoffs-Returns 3-56 5-83
Int-Returns 2-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 12-129 13-95
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1
Time of Possession 36:48 23:12
Total Net Yards 275 185
Total Plays 58 49
Average Gain 4.7 3.8
Net Yards Rushing 142 54
Rushes 39 17
Average/Rush 3.6 3.2
Net Yards Passing 133 131
Comp-Att 10-15 16-30
Yards/Pass 7.0 4.1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-16 2-12
Had Intercepted 0 2
Touchdowns 1 0
Rushing 1 0
Passing 0 0
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 0-0
Field Goals 3-3 1-2
Red Zone Efficiency 1-4-25% 0-4-0%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-2-50% 0-2-0%
Safeties 1 0
PLAYER STATS
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Roethlisberger 10/15 149 0 0
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Johnson 16/30 143 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
W. Parker 14 81 5.8 0 49
V. Haynes 9 36 4.0 0 10
J. Bettis 9 16 1.8 0 6
B. Roethlisberger 6 7 1.2 1 9
A. Randle El 1 2 2.0 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Bennett 11 43 3.9 0 18
B. Johnson 1 6 6.0 0 6
M. Moore 2 5 2.5 0 3
C. Fason 3 0 0.0 0 2
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
H. Miller 2 58 29.0 0 50
A. Randle El 2 48 24.0 0 28
W. Parker 2 16 8.0 0 9
C. Wilson 2 16 8.0 0 12
H. Ward 2 11 5.5 0 11
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Robinson 2 38 19.0 0 21
K. Robinson 3 34 11.3 0 15
T. Taylor 3 28 9.3 0 18
N. Burleson 2 24 12.0 0 14
J. Wiggins 2 9 4.5 0 5
M. Moore 2 9 4.5 0 8
J. Kleinsasser 1 6 6.0 0 6
M. Bennett 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Porter 1 0 0
D. Townsend 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
L. Foote 1.0 8.0
J. Porter 0.5 4.0
K. Von Oelhoffen 0.5 0.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
E. James 3.0 10.0
K. Williams 1.0 5.0
L. Johnstone 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  TK AST
L. Foote 7 0
J. Farrior 5 4
T. Polamalu 4 1
B. McFadden 3 0
A. Smith 3 0
C. Haggans 2 0
I. Taylor 2 0
D. Townsend 2 0
J. Porter 2 2
T. Kirschke 1 0
C. Hope 1 0
J. Harrison 1 0
K. Von Oelhoffen 1 0
Tackles
  TK AST
S. Cowart 7 2
K. Williams 6 0
E. James 4 0
A. Winfield 4 0
R. Smith 4 0
B. Williams 3 0
E. Henderson 3 1
C. Chavous 3 2
L. Johnstone 2 0
D. Sharper 2 1
R. Davis 2 2
D. Scott 2 3
F. Smoot 1 0
R. Brown 1 0
P. Williams 1 1
S. Johnson 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
A. Randle El 1
B. Roethlisberger 1
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Fason 1
M. Bennett 1
T. Taylor 1