2-24-2006 Paul Brown Stadium Temp:23° Wind:5-15 Snow MVP:Polamalu
PIT 13, CIN
9: COVINGTON, KY (AP)--
The Steelers pulled out a 13-9 win against Cinncinati in the Wildcard
Round, but lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the process. The Bengals had a chance to win it late, driving inside of Pittsburgh's 20-yard line with less than a minute to go, but Carson Plamer's pass to T.J. Houshmanzadah on fourth and sixth fell short, allowing the Steelers to run out the last 30 seconds and hold on to win. Roethlisberger was injured late in the fourth quarter when the Steelers were driving just inside Bengals' territory with a chance to add to their 13-9 lead. Charlie Batch was unable to move the team and the Steelers were forced to punt, leading to the Bengals' nearly game-winning drive.The game was sloppy thanks to high winds and blowing snow. Neither team was able to run the ball and the Bengals turned the ball over five times. Palmer was picked off three times, twice by safety Troy Polamalu. Those turnovers ruined an otherwise dominating performance by the Bengals who had a 375-249 edge in total offense. The Steelers truned the ball over twice.They fumbled the opening kick off and Odell Thurman picked off an errant Roethlisberger pass. The Steelers ground game managed a measley 50 yards rushing on 30 attempts, with Willie Parker leading the way with 28 yards on 14 carries. Roethlisberger accounted for the game's only TD when he hit Antwan Randle El with a 19-yard touchdown pass on third and 12 early the second quarter. The teams traded field goals the rest of the way, with Shayne Graham going 3-3. All of Graham's kicks were short (31, 32 and 30 yards), as the Bengals moved the ball with ease, but bogged down in the red zone. Graham's final kick brought the score to 13-9 after a nearly eight minute drive with 4:51 left in the game stalled. Coach Bill Cowher has named Charlie Batch the starter for the Steelers' next game. (contributed by Chris James) |
2000 05 Pittsburgh (1-0) 0 10 3 0 13 2000 05 Cincinnati (0-1) 0 3 3 3 9 2 PIT TD Roethlisbe 19 pass to Randle El (Reed) (9-86-5:45) 14:07 7-0 2 CIN FG Graham 31 (11-70-6:06) 3:44 7-3 2 PIT FG Reed 27 (11-49-2:37) 0:47 10-3 3 CIN FG Graham 32 (7-73-4:20) 10:36 10-6 3 PIT FG Reed 37 (6-37-3:03) 7:17 13-6 4 CIN FG Graham 30 (15-77-7:35) 4:51 13-9 PIT CIN First Downs 15 18 Rushes 30-50 26-79 Passes 27-15-199 40-20-296 Sacked 0-0 0-0 Fumble 2 2 Penalties 8-55 10-80 Turnovers 2 5 Time 27:24 32:34 Third Down 5-14 8-14 Fourth Down 0-1 0-1 Net Offense 249 375 Injuries: Roethlisberger (1-Game) 2000 05 Pittsburgh Steelers Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Parker 14 28 2.0 0 1 5 0 H. Miller 5 1 64 12.8 0 3 18 0 Roethlisbe 5 6 1.2 0 0 2 0 Randle El 4 1 61 15.3 0 4 19 1 Haynes 2 6 3.0 0 1 3 0 Ward 3 0 33 11.0 0 2 14 0 Randle El 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 Haynes 1 0 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Bettis 8 4 0.5 0 0 3 0 C. Wilson 1 0 30 30.0 1 1 30 0 30 50 1.7 0 2 6 0 Parker 1 0 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 15 3 199 13.3 1 11 30 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Roethlisbe 25 15 60.0 199 13.3 30 5 1 1 4.0 0 1 4.0 81.9 Batch 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 39.6 Ward 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 39.6 27 15 55.6 199 13.3 30 5 1 1 3.7 0 1 3.7 76.0 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Reed 1 1 100.0 2 2 100.0 0.0 0.0 37 7 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Gardocki 5 166 49 0 0 3 1 2 32.8 33.2 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Morgan 2 59 29.5 40 0 Randle El 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 Colclough 1 27 27.0 27 0 1 1 4 4.0 4 0 Faneca 1 6 6.0 6 0 4 92 23.0 40 0 Fumbles Randle E 1 Morgan 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec von Oelh 1 Foote 1 Polamalu 2 Haggans 1 H. Mille 1 Porter 1 Taylor 2 Colcloug 1 Farrior 1 Colcloug 2 Hope 1 Hope 1 Foote 1 Harrison 1 von Oelh 1 Tackles Farrior 9 Townsend 6 von Oelh 2 Polamalu 2 Wallace 1 A. Smith 1 Taylor 9 Hope 4 Hoke 2 Porter 2 Hampton 1 Kriewald 1 Haggans 6 Foote 3 Morey 2 Harrison 2 Washingt 1 Colcloug 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Polamalu 2 26 13.0 16 0 A. Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 26 8.7 16 0 2000 05 Cincinnati Bengals Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD R. Johnson 18 56 3.1 0 2 7 0 Houshmandz 7 0 117 16.7 1 5 57 0 Perry 5 20 4.0 1 1 11 0 C. Johnson 6 2 76 12.7 1 3 25 0 Palmer 3 3 1.0 0 0 1 0 Schobel 3 0 56 18.7 0 2 23 0 26 79 3.0 1 3 11 0 Perry 2 0 35 17.5 0 2 20 0 R. Johnson 2 0 12 6.0 0 0 7 0 20 2 296 14.8 2 12 57 0 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Palmer 40 20 50.0 296 14.8 57 4 2 3 7.5 0 0 0.0 43.3 40 20 50.0 296 14.8 57 4 2 3 7.5 0 0 0.0 43.3 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Graham 0 0 0.0 3 3 100.0 0.0 0.0 32 9 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Larson 2 92 51 0 0 1 1 4 44.0 46.0 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Perry 4 88 22.0 29 0 Ratliff 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 4 88 22.0 29 0 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 Fumbles R. Johns 1 Schobel 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec J. Smith 1 J. Smith 1 S. Smith 1 James 1 Thornton 1 Thornton 1 Thurman 1 L. Johns 1 James 1 Pollack 1 Ohalete 1 Tackles Thurman 9 Thornton 4 Ohalete 3 Geathers 2 Walter 2 Pollack 1 Williams 6 Simmons 3 L. Johns 3 S. Smith 2 Fanene 1 Washingt 1 J. Smith 5 James 3 O'Neal 2 Ratliff 2 Mitchell 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Thurman 1 10 10.0 10 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 CIN Morgan ret of 19 FMB -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 opp19 14:52 CIN Palmer-INT-Polamalu B1 L-Out/Dump B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 1 10 own26 14:39 P1 B1 Z 1 15 own21 14:39 B2 B1 Z 1 20 own16 14:39 PIT Roethli-H. Mille 6 B1 S-Slant B1 Z Pass 2 14 own22 14:03 PIT Haynes 3 P1 Sweep-L B1 dZ Basic 3 11 own25 13:21 PIT Roethlisbe 1 P1 M-Straight Ni Z Pass 4 10 own26 12:38 PIT Gardocki 36,Ratliff -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own40 12:33 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X B1 B-Post/Dump B1 sZ Key-R. Johnson 2 10 own40 12:21 CIN Palmer-INT-Polamalu B1 L-Out B1 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp48 12:06 PIT Parker -2 B1 Trap-L B1 sZ Basic 2 12 50 11:26 PIT Parker 5/ob B1 Sweep-L Ni Z Pass 3 7 opp45 10:45 PIT Randle El 6/F P1 EndAround Di sZ Pass 4 1 opp39 9:59 PIT Gardocki 26,Ratliff -- Pt-side -- WatchFake 1 10 own13 9:53 CIN R. Johnson 1 B1 OffTkl-R B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 2 9 own14 9:09 CIN Palmer-C. Johns 10 B1 M-Seam B1 sZ Pass/Bz2 1 10 own24 8:20 CIN R. Johnson 1 B1 OffTkl-R B1 sZ Key-R. Johnson 2 9 own25 7:29 CIN Palmer-Houshman X B1 B-Post Ni tZ Pass 3 9 own25 7:23 CIN Palmer-Schobel 11/F B1 M-Seam Di tZ Pass 1 10 opp36 7:14 PIT Roethli-Randle E X B1 L-Straight B1 sZ Basic 2 10 opp36 7:08 PIT Roethli-H. Mille X B2 M-Out/Dump B1 Z Key-Bettis 3 10 opp36 7:05 PIT Roethli-INT-Thurman P1 M-Out B1 sZ Pass 1 10 own34 6:54 CIN Palmer 1 B1 M-Seam/SG B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 2 9 own35 6:01 CIN R. Johnson 0 B1 Sweep-R B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 3 9 own35 5:04 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X B1 M-Seam Di tZ Pass 4 9 own35 4:57 CIN Larson 51,Randle El -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own14 4:52 PIT Roethli-Ward 9 B1 S-Slant Ni Z Pass 2 1 own23 4:14 PIT Roethli-C. Wilso 30/ B2 L-Out Ni dZ Pass 1 10 opp47 3:31 PIT Bettis 0 B2 Trap-L Ni Z Basic 2 10 opp47 2:47 PIT Pen5(Simmons) B1 Pitch-L Ni Zo Key-Parker 2 5 opp42 2:47 CIN Pen15(Thornton)/ob B1 Pitch-L B1 Z Basic 1 10 opp27 2:39 PIT Parker 1 B1 Sweep-L B1 Z Basic/Lr 2 9 opp26 2:02 PIT Roethli-Parker 6 B1 S-Flat Ni Z Basic/Lr 3 3 opp20 1:20 PIT Haynes 3 P1 Dive Qu sZ Pass 1 10 opp17 0:37 PIT Parker -1 B1 Pitch-R B1 sZ Key-Parker 2nd Quarter 2 11 opp18 15:00 PIT Parker -1 B1 Sweep-R Ni Z Key-Parker 3 12 opp19 14:15 PIT Roethli-Randle E 19/ P1 M- Di sZ Pass 7-0 KO 14:07 CIN Perry ret of 29 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own32 13:58 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X B1 M-Seam B1 tZ Pass 2 10 own32 13:49 CIN Pen10(Anderson) B1 OffTkl-R B1 tZ Basic 2 20 own22 13:40 CIN Palmer-Houshman 11 B1 M-Seam Ni Z Basic/Bz1 3 9 own33 12:57 CIN Palmer 1 B1 L-Slant Ni tZ Pass 4 8 own34 12:07 CIN Larson 41,Randle El -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own29 12:03 PIT Roethlisbe 1 B3 M-Isolate Di Z Basic 2 9 own30 11:20 PIT Parker 3 B3 OffTkl-L Di Z Key-Parker 3 6 own33 10:39 PIT Roethlisbe 2 P1 Screen Di sZ Pass 4 4 own35 9:54 PIT Gardocki 49,Ratliff -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own16 9:50 CIN Palmer-Schobel 22 B1 M-Seam/Dump B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 1 10 own38 8:51 PIT Pen5(Foote) B1 Screen B1 Z Basic 1 10 own43 8:47 CIN Palmer-Houshman X B1 L-Out B1 tZ Pass 2 10 own43 8:42 CIN Palmer-C. Johns 25 B1 M-Seam B1 tZ Pass 1 10 opp32 7:50 CIN R. Johnson 4 B1 Pitch-R Ni M Dbl-C. Johnson/A 2 6 opp28 6:55 CIN R. Johnson 6 B1 Sweep-R B1 tM Basic 3 0 opp22 5:57 CIN Palmer-Houshman 12/o B1 S-Out B1 tM Run-R. Johnson 1 10 opp10 5:06 CIN Pen10(B.Williams) B1 OffTkl-R B1 sZ Key-R. Johnson 1 20 opp20 4:58 CIN Palmer-Houshman X B1 L-Out Ni Z Basic 2 20 opp20 4:48 CIN R. Johnson 6 B1 Pitch-R Ni Z Pass 3 14 opp14 3:52 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X P1 M-Seam Di Z Pass/A 4 14 opp14 3:44 CIN FG Graham 31 good -- FG -- 7-3 KO 3:38 PIT Morgan ret of 40 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own41 3:25 PIT Roethli-C. Wilso X P1 S-Out Ni Z Pass 2 10 own41 3:21 PIT Parker 5/ob P1 Sweep-L Di Z Pass 3 5 own46 2:34 PIT Roethli-H. Mille 16 P1 M-Seam Di sZ Pass/Li/C 1 10 opp38 2:09 PIT Parker 4 P1 OffTkl-R Di Z Pass 2 6 opp34 2:00 PIT Parker 4/ob P1 Sweep-L Di Z Pass 3 2 opp30 1:36 PIT Parker 3 P1 Dive Di Z Pass 1 10 opp27 1:28 PIT Parker 3/Pen12(Ratli P1 Trap-R Di Z Key-Parker 1 10 opp12 1:21 PIT Bettis 2 R1 Dive B1 sZ Pass 2 8 opp10 0:57 PIT Bettis 0 R1 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Run/Bz1 3 8 opp10 0:50 PIT Roethli-Parker X P1 S-Flat Di sM Dbl-Randle El/A 4 8 opp10 0:47 PIT FG Reed 27 good -- FG -- Block 10-3 KO 0:42 CIN Perry ret of 23 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own28 0:33 CIN Palmer-R. Johns 7 B1 B-Post/Dump Di Z Pass/Bz1/A 2 3 own35 0:28 CIN Palmer-INT-A. Smith P1 M-Seam/HO/Dump Di Z Pass 1 10 opp40 0:22 PIT Roethlisbe 1 P2 L-Straight Di Z Pass 2 9 opp39 0:18 PIT Roethli-Haynes 5/ob P2 M-Out/Dump Di Zo Pass 3 4 opp34 0:11 PIT Roethlisbe 1 P2 S-Out Di sZ Pass 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 CIN Perry ret of 10 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own12 14:56 CIN Palmer-Houshman 57/o B1 B-Post B1 sZ Key-R. Johnson 1 10 opp31 14:03 CIN Palmer-R. Johns 5 B1 M-Seam/Dump B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 2 5 opp26 13:29 CIN R. Johnson 4 B1 Pitch-R B1 sZ Pass 3 1 opp22 12:45 CIN R. Johnson 1 B1 Dive B1 sZ Basic/Li/A 1 10 opp21 12:02 CIN Palmer-Houshman X B1 L-Out B1 sZ Pass/A 2 10 opp21 11:53 CIN Palmer-C. Johns 8 B1 M-Seam Ni tZ Pass/A 3 2 opp13 11:18 CIN Perry -2 P1 Sweep-R B1 sZ Basic/A 4 4 opp15 10:36 CIN FG Graham 32 good -- FG -- Block 10-6 KO 10:30 PIT Colclough ret of 27 -- KO-angle -- Return 1 10 own43 10:20 PIT Roethli-Ward 14 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Basic 1 10 opp43 9:41 PIT Roethli-Ward X B1 M-Seam B1 Zo Basic 2 10 opp43 9:31 PIT Roethli-Randle E 15 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Key-Parker 1 10 opp28 8:51 PIT Parker 2 B1 Dive B1 Z Key-Parker/A 2 8 opp26 8:03 PIT Roethli-H. Mille 6/o B1 S-Out Ni Z Basic 3 2 opp20 7:24 PIT Roethli-Haynes X P1 M-Seam/Dump Di sZ Key-Haynes/A 4 2 opp20 7:17 PIT FG Reed 37 good -- FG -- Block 13-6 KO 7:12 CIN Perry ret of 26 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own31 7:03 CIN Palmer 1 B1 M-Seam B1 M Pass 2 9 own32 6:21 CIN Pen5(Anderson) B1 Pitch-L B1 M Pass 2 14 own27 6:21 CIN Palmer-Schobel 23/ob B1 S-Out B1 M Pass 1 10 50 5:27 CIN R. Johnson 7 B1 Pitch-L Ni Z Pass 2 3 opp43 4:28 CIN R. Johnson 7 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Basic/A 1 10 opp36 3:33 CIN R. Johnson 3/Pen15(v B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Basic/Bz2 1 10 opp18 3:24 CIN Palmer-Houshman X B1 L-Out B1 tZ Basic 2 10 opp18 3:15 CIN R. Johnson 5 B1 Sweep-R B1 M Pass 3 5 opp13 2:20 CIN R. Johnson 5/F B1 Pitch-L B1 sZ Basic/A 1 10 own8 2:11 PIT Roethli-Parker X B1 L-Straight/Dump B1 Z Basic 2 10 own8 2:06 PIT Roethli-H. Mille 18 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Key-Parker 1 10 own26 1:06 PIT Bettis 0 B2 Trap-R Ni Z Basic 2 10 own26 0:12 PIT Roethli-Randle E 13/ B1 M-Out Ni Z Key-Parker 4th Quarter 1 10 own39 15:00 PIT Roethli-Ward 10 B1 S-Slant B1 Z Key-Parker 1 10 own49 14:26 PIT Roethli-Randle E 14 B1 M-Slant Ni Z Basic 1 10 opp37 13:39 PIT Parker 2 B1 OffTkl-L Ni sZ Basic 2 8 opp35 12:48 PIT Ward-Kreider X B1 Trick Ni Z Basic 3 8 opp35 12:39 PIT Roethli-Ward X P1 M-Seam Ni Z Pass/Li 4 8 opp35 12:30 PIT PenPIT5(Simmons) -- Pt-side -- Return 4 13 opp40 12:30 PIT Gardocki 30,Ratliff -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own10 12:26 CIN Palmer-C. Johns 15 B1 M-Seam B1 Z Pass 1 10 own25 11:45 CIN R. Johnson 0 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Key-R. Johnson 2 10 own25 11:01 CIN Palmer-C. Johns 9/ob B1 M-Out B1 M Basic 3 1 own34 10:26 CIN Pen5(Foote) B1 B-Post B1 tM Pass/A 1 10 own39 10:26 CIN Palmer-Houshman X B1 M-Slant B1 M Key-R. Johnson 2 10 own39 10:17 CIN Palmer-Houshman 10 B1 M-Cross Ni M Basic 1 10 own49 9:42 CIN R. Johnson 3 B1 Pitch-R B1 Z Pass 2 7 opp48 9:02 CIN Pen5(Hampton) B2 S-Out Ni M Key-R. Johnson 2 2 opp43 9:02 CIN Pen5(B.Williams) B1 L-Out B1 tZ Pass 2 7 opp48 8:53 CIN R. Johnson 4/ob B1 Pitch-R B1 tM Basic 3 3 opp44 8:08 CIN Palmer-Perry 15/ob B2 S-Out B1 tM Basic/A 1 10 opp29 7:26 CIN R. Johnson 2 B1 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 2 8 opp27 6:42 CIN R. Johnson -3/ob B1 Pitch-L B1 Z Basic/Bz3 3 11 opp30 5:59 CIN Palmer-Houshman 17 B1 M-Seam B1 tZ Pass/A 1 10 opp13 5:15 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X B1 M- B1 sZ Pass 2 10 opp13 5:06 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X B1 M-Seam B1 M Pass/A 3 10 opp13 4:59 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X P2 L-Out Di tM Pass/A 4 10 opp13 4:51 CIN FG Graham 30 good -- FG -- Block 13-9 KO 4:47 PIT Faneca ret of 6 -- KO-squib -- Return 1 10 own40 4:41 PIT Roethli-H. Mille 18 B1 M-Seam R1 Z Basic 1 10 opp42 3:45 PIT Roethli-Randle E X B1 S-Slant B1 Z Key-Parker 2 10 opp42 3:40 PIT Parker 0 B1 Dive B1 Z Key-Parker 3 10 opp42 2:41 PIT Batch-Randle E X B1 M-Seam Ni Z Key-Parker 4 10 opp42 2:37 Penalty -- Pt-side -- Return 4 20 own48 2:32 PIT Gardocki 25,Ratliff -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own27 2:26 CIN Palmer-C. Johns 9 P1 M-Seam Ni M Pass 2 1 own36 2:10 CIN Pen5(B.Williams) P1 Pitch-R Ni Z Basic 2 6 own31 2:10 CIN Perry 5 P1 Pitch-R Ni Z Pass/Bz3 3 1 own36 2:00 CIN Palmer-Perry 20/ob P1 S-Out Ni M Pass/A 1 10 opp44 1:47 CIN Perry 2 P1 Pitch-L Di Z Pass/A 2 8 opp42 1:22 CIN Palmer-Houshman X P1 M-Seam Di M Pass 3 8 opp42 1:14 CIN Palmer-Houshman 10/o P1 S-Out Di M Pass 1 10 opp32 1:07 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X P1 M-Seam/SG Di tZ Pass/A 2 10 opp32 0:58 CIN Perry 11/ob P1 Pitch-L Di M Pass 1 10 opp21 0:44 CIN Palmer-C. Johns X P1 L-Straight Di M Pass 2 10 opp21 0:37 CIN Perry 4/ob P1 Pitch-L Di M Pass 3 6 opp17 0:30 CIN Palmer-Houshman X P1 S-Out Di M Pass 4 6 opp17 0:26 CIN Palmer-Houshman 0/ob P1 S-Out/SG Di M Pass 1 10 own17 0:21 PIT Bettis 0 R1 Dive R1 Z Basic/Bz7/A 2 10 own17 0:15 PIT Bettis 0 R1 Dive R1 Z Run/Bz6/A 3 10 own17 0:10 PIT Bettis -1 R1 Dive R1 Z Run-Bettis/Bz4/A 4 11 own16 0:04 Penalty -- Pt-deep -- Block 4 6 own21 0:01 PIT Bettis 3 R1 Dive B1 Z Stuff/Bz5/A