The only thing perfect on a snowy, frigid day when the weather
and the offenses were equally awful was San Diego’s regular-season record in
Pittsburgh.
Make it 0-13, losing the first 11-10 final in NFL history.
Ben Roethlisberger stayed away from the mistakes that cost the Steelers their
previous two home games, Willie Parker ran for 115 yards and Jeff Reed’s third
field goal won it—a 32-yarder with 11 seconds remaining—as Pittsburgh rallied to
beat the Chargers on Sunday.
The unusual final score was the first in NFL history, and it was in jeopardy
when Troy Polamalu returned an errant lateral 12 yards for an apparent touchdown
on the final play. But the play was overturned on review—it was called an
illegal forward pass—and the 11-10 final was restored.
The NFL had two oddities in AFC North cities in the same day, a 13-13
Eagles-Bengals final in Cincinnati that was the league’s first tie since a
Falcons-Steelers game in 2002 and the first 11-10 game in 12,837 NFL games.
Nate Kaeding put San Diego (4-6) up 10-8 with a 22-yard field goal with 6:41 to
play, after missing from the 41 in the third quarter with the Steelers (7-3)
leading 8-7....more
Video Recap: The first 11-10
result in NFL history went in the Steelers' favor, as Pittsburgh defeated San
Diego at home. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms take a look at how Pittsburgh came away
with the victory
LaDainian Tomlinson rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
(Nate Kaeding made PAT)
7 - 0
2nd Quarter
14:46
PIT
SY
Philip Rivers fumbled. Marcus McNeill recovered fumble.
Philip Rivers sacked for a safety
7 - 2
0:00
PIT
FG
Jeff Reed kicked a 21-yard field goal
7 - 5
3rd Quarter
8:41
PIT
FG
Jeff Reed kicked a 41-yard field goal
7 - 8
4th Quarter
6:41
SD
FG
Nate Kaeding kicked a 22-yard field goal
10 - 8
0:11
PIT
FG
Jeff Reed kicked a 32-yard field goal
10 - 11
Team Statistics
SD
PIT
First Downs
16
24
Passing
8
16
Rushing
7
8
Penalty
1
0
Third Down Efficiency
5-10
7-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-0
0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
213
410
Total Plays
50
73
Average Gain Per Play
4.3
5.6
NET YARDS RUSHING
66
124
Rushes
22
28
Average Per Rush
3.0
4.4
NET YARDS PASSING
147
286
Completions-Attempts
15-26
31-41
Yards Per Pass Play
5.3
6.4
Times Sacked
2
4
Yards Lost to Sacks
12
22
Had Intercepted
2
0
PUNTS
2
4
Average Punt
43.5
31.0
PENALTIES
2
13
Penalty Yards
5
115
FUMBLES
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
23:29
36:31
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Preview:
The Pittsburgh Steelers
and San Diego Chargers both have
plenty of concerns. At the top
of those lists are their
franchise players. Two teams who
were considered Super Bowl
contenders entering this season,
but have not played much like it
recently, will meet Sunday as a
struggling Ben Roethlisberger
and the Steelers host the
Chargers and frustrated star
LaDainian Tomlinson. Pittsburgh
(6-3) goes into this matchup in
much better position, tied atop
the AFC North with Baltimore,
while San Diego (4-5) sits a
game behind AFC West-leading
Denver and trying to get back
to...
Prediction: The
Chargers have never won a regular-season game in Pittsburgh
(0-12). Then, again, the Colts hadn't won a game in Pittsburgh
in 40 years until last week. The Chargers have the worst pass
defense in the game. The Steelers' pass D is the league's best and Willie Parker
is back from injury. We smell a big Steelers victory. Steelers 34 - Chargers 17
Video Preview: The San Diego
Chargers might not have a winning record, but they're still in the hunt for
first place in the AFC West. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz preview San
Diego's upcoming game
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