AFC Championship
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-7) at Tennessee (11-6)
3:30 PM on CBS
The resillient Steelers, rolled into the defending AFC Champions, the Tennssee Titans looking to earn a trip to the Super Bowl, it would be Pittsburgh's sixth in the history of the franchise. The Steelers led by a bunch of no-names defeated Buffalo in the Wild-Card round, than knocked off the Jets in the Divisional round of the playoffs.
The Titans are here as the number one seed, and last year's Conference Champion. The Titans were defeated in the Super Bowl by Tampa Bay, 27-10. The Titans are looking for their third trip back. The Titans are led on offense by Steve McNair and Derrick Mason through the air and a young pair of bruising running backs, Christopher Brown and Steven Jackson.
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Box Score: Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Tennessee, TN.
Conference Finals, 2004
Attendance: 67,700 (67,700).
Weather: 32 degrees, fair.
2Q: 10:00 TEN - Christopher Brown 8 run.
2Q: 10:00 TEN - Aaron Hunt extra point.
4Q: 13:46 PIT - Ben Watson 6 pass from Brian Griese.
4Q: 13:46 PIT - Matt Stover extra point.
4Q: 03:15 PIT - Donovin Darius 44 interception return.
4Q: 03:15 PIT - Matt Stover extra point.
4Q: 01:52 TEN - Brandon Lloyd 2 pass from Steve McNair.
4Q: 01:52 TEN - Aaron Hunt extra point.
4Q: 00:04 PIT - Matt Stover 19 field goal.
Game MVP: PIT 3 Brian Griese
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 17 - 17
Tennessee 0 7 0 7 - 14
Team Statistics PIT TEN
First Downs 18 22
Total Rushes 28 30
Rushing Yards 104 140
Yards Per Carry 3.7 4.6
Pass Attempts 36 28
Completions 20 20
Passing Yards 196 231
Yards Per Attempt 5.4 8.2
Sacked 2 3
Yards Lost 8 21
Interceptions 0 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
Total Plays 66 61
Total Yards 292 350
Yards Per Play 4.4 5.7
3rd Down Plays 9/17 5/12
Avg. YTG on 3rd 6.4 7.5
4th Down Plays 0/1 0/0
Penalties 5 6
Penalty Yards 33 50
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 24
Time Of Possession 29:44 30:16
Pittsburgh Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
48 Stewart 20 86 4.3 19 0
21 Zereoue 7 14 2.0 4 0
22 Davies 1 4 4.0 4 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
3 Griese 36 20 196 5.4 36 1 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Randle El 5 76 15.2 20 36 0
48 Stewart 4 22 5.5 7 12 0
86 Ward 4 54 13.5 6 22 0
89 Williams 2 18 9.0 1 11 0
83 Watson 2 6 3.0 8 6 1
38 Edmonds 1 9 9.0 4 9 0
87 Hall 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
21 Zereoue 1 9 9.0 1 9 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
87 Hall 4 15 3.7 0
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Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
87 Hall 2 61 30.5 0
86 Ward 1 25 25.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
16 Player 7 326 46.5 62 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
15 Stover 1 1 19 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
92 Gildon 11 2 1.0 0 0 0
97 Bell 6 5 0.0 1 12 0
98 Hampton 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
74 McKenzie 5 0 1.0 0 0 0
55 Porter 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
28 Hope 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
67 Von Oelhoffen 3 2 0.5 0 0 0
37 Darius 3 2 0.0 1 44 1
42 Goodman 2 1 0.5 0 0 0
30 Scott 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
36 Williams 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Green 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 Macklin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Riley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
21 Zereoue 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
66 Faneca 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
89 Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Poole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
65 Zimmerman 0 0 0 0 1 1
64 Hartings 0 0 0 0 2 1
66 Faneca 0 0 0 0 3 0
38 Edmonds 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Riley 0 0 0 0 1 0
86 Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0
83 Watson 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tennessee Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
29 Brown 23 107 4.6 22 1
9 McNair 4 29 7.2 17 0
48 Jackson 2 2 1.0 2 0
47 Scheid 1 2 2.0 2 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
9 McNair 28 20 231 8.2 34 1 2 3
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 Mason 7 103 14.7 35 32 0
83 Bennett 4 58 14.5 10 34 0
89 Wycheck 3 30 10.0 8 16 0
87 Lloyd 3 21 7.0 3 11 1
29 Brown 2 12 6.0 10 7 0
47 Scheid 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
26 Woolfolk 2 5 2.5 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
24 Moorer 2 33 16.5 0
27 Brooks 1 22 22.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Hentrich 6 232 38.6 45 4
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Hunt 0 0 0 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
53 Bulluck 10 2 0.0 0 0 0
90 Roach 7 1 1.0 0 0 0
21 Rolle 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
44 Thompson 5 6 0.0 0 0 0
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93 Carter 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
22 Dyson 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
36 Richardson 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
70 Sapoaga 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
59 Thomas 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Haynesworth 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Woolfolk 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 McCareins 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Lloyd 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Olson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Scheid 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Blake 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Odom 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
73 Ball 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
24 Moorer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Murphy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Schulters 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
76 Green 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
67 Incognito 0 0 0 0 3 3
52 Hadnot 0 0 0 0 2 0
89 Wycheck 0 0 0 0 1 0
84 Meier 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Hopkins 0 0 0 0 1 0
75 Olson 0 0 0 0 1 0
71 Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 Dyson 0 1 0 0 0 0
47 Scheid 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:59 OWN 38 3 0 Punt
1 7:42 5:29 OWN 1 11 52 Downs
1 0:13 1:50 OWN 7 3 7 Punt
2 10:00 1:58 OWN 35 6 25 Punt
2 4:59 3:39 OWN 19 10 40 Punt
3 10:57 3:04 OWN 26 6 18 Punt
3 4:26 5:40 OWN 15 13 85 Touchdown
4 11:57 1:35 OWN 40 3 -3 Punt
4 6:27 2:59 OWN 32 6 15 Punt
4 1:52 1:48 OWN 33 6 65 Field Goal
Tennessee Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:01 5:19 OWN 20 11 45 Punt
1 2:13 2:00 OWN 47 3 6 Punt
2 13:23 3:23 OWN 33 8 67 Touchdown
2 8:02 3:03 OWN 20 6 29 Punt
2 1:20 1:20 OWN 20 3 31 Half
3 15:00 4:03 OWN 15 8 58 Interception
3 7:53 3:27 OWN 17 7 25 Punt
4 13:46 1:49 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
4 10:22 3:55 OWN 30 6 1 Punt
4 3:28 0:13 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
4 3:15 1:23 OWN 26 6 74 Touchdown
Pittsburgh Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
2 1 1
Tennessee Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
2 2 0
Pittsburgh Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 5 18 3.6
Middle 17 73 4.2
Right 6 13 2.1
None 0 0 0.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
66 Faneca 3 6 28
64 Hartings 2 13 28
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75 Riley 1 4 28
65 Zimmerman 1 2 24
38 Edmonds 1 1 22
71 Williams 0 2 28
83 Watson 0 0 27
73 Simmons 0 0 4
22 Davies 0 0 3
88 Bush 0 0 2
Pittsburgh Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 4 4 16 4.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 11 8 48 4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds) 13 6 74 5.6
Long (19+ Yds) 8 2 58 7.2
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
3 Griese 36 20 3 3 4 0 6 0
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
82 Randle El 10 5 0 76 37
86 Ward 7 4 0 54 35
83 Watson 7 2 2 6 28
48 Stewart 4 4 0 22 26
87 Hall 3 1 1 2 20
38 Edmonds 2 1 0 9 21
89 Williams 2 2 0 18 8
21 Zereoue 1 1 0 9 9
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
71 Williams 0 38
75 Riley 0 38
66 Faneca 0 38
64 Hartings 1 38
65 Zimmerman 1 34
38 Edmonds 0 21
22 Davies 0 5
73 Simmons 0 4
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
74 McKenzie 1.0 0 2 31
92 Gildon 1.0 0 0 31
67 Von Oelhoffen 0.5 0 2 31
42 Goodman 0.5 0 0 11
96 Green 0.0 0 1 31
29 Macklin 0.0 0 0 31
37 Darius 0.0 0 0 31
98 Hampton 0.0 0 0 31
30 Scott 0.0 0 0 31
28 Hope 0.0 0 0 31
97 Bell 0.0 0 0 27
55 Porter 0.0 0 0 19
36 Williams 0.0 0 0 4
35 Poole 0.0 0 0 1
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
92 Gildon 7 0 0 31
97 Bell 3 0 1 27
30 Scott 2 0 0 31
55 Porter 2 0 0 19
36 Williams 2 0 0 4
37 Darius 1 1 1 31
74 McKenzie 1 0 0 31
29 Macklin 1 0 0 31
98 Hampton 1 0 0 31
96 Green 0 0 0 31
67 Von Oelhoffen 0 0 0 31
28 Hope 0 0 0 31
42 Goodman 0 0 0 11
35 Poole 0 0 0 1
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
92 Gildon 11 2 30 31
97 Bell 6 5 26 27
98 Hampton 6 1 30 31
55 Porter 5 1 20 19
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74 McKenzie 5 0 30 31
28 Hope 4 2 30 31
37 Darius 3 2 30 31
67 Von Oelhoffen 3 2 30 31
42 Goodman 2 1 7 11
30 Scott 2 0 30 31
36 Williams 2 0 2 4
96 Green 1 1 30 31
29 Macklin 1 0 30 31
35 Poole 1 0 5 1
Tennessee Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 17 103 6.0
Middle 5 19 3.8
Right 8 18 2.2
None 0 0 0.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
67 Incognito 3 5 30
52 Hadnot 2 4 30
71 Miller 1 6 30
72 Hopkins 1 5 30
75 Olson 1 5 30
89 Wycheck 1 2 27
47 Scheid 1 1 18
84 Meier 1 1 11
40 Blake 0 0 1
Tennessee Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 5 3 21 4.2
Short (0-8 Yds) 11 10 71 6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds) 9 5 73 8.1
Long (19+ Yds) 3 2 66 22.0
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
9 McNair 28 20 0 0 1 0 5 2
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
85 Mason 7 7 0 103 31
83 Bennett 6 4 0 58 26
89 Wycheck 5 3 0 30 25
87 Lloyd 5 3 0 21 15
29 Brown 2 2 0 12 21
86 McCareins 1 0 0 0 7
47 Scheid 1 1 0 7 19
40 Blake 1 0 0 0 10
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
72 Hopkins 0 31
75 Olson 0 31
71 Miller 0 31
67 Incognito 3 31
52 Hadnot 0 29
47 Scheid 0 19
40 Blake 0 10
54 Stepanovich 0 2
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
93 Carter 1.0 0 3 27
90 Roach 1.0 0 0 31
53 Bulluck 0.0 0 2 38
92 Haynesworth 0.0 0 0 38
22 Dyson 0.0 0 0 38
21 Rolle 0.0 0 0 38
44 Thompson 0.0 0 0 38
36 Richardson 0.0 0 0 36
70 Sapoaga 0.0 0 0 35
91 Odom 0.0 0 0 25
59 Thomas 0.0 0 0 24
73 Ball 0.0 0 0 16
26 Woolfolk 0.0 0 0 14
79 Murphy 0.0 0 1 3
76 Green 0.0 0 0 8
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27 Brooks 0.0 0 0 7
31 Schulters 0.0 0 0 2
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
53 Bulluck 5 0 0 38
90 Roach 4 0 0 31
22 Dyson 3 1 0 38
21 Rolle 2 3 0 38
26 Woolfolk 2 0 0 14
44 Thompson 1 0 0 38
36 Richardson 1 0 0 36
70 Sapoaga 1 0 0 35
27 Brooks 1 0 0 7
92 Haynesworth 0 0 0 38
93 Carter 0 0 0 27
91 Odom 0 0 0 25
59 Thomas 0 0 0 24
73 Ball 0 0 0 16
76 Green 0 0 0 8
79 Murphy 0 0 0 3
31 Schulters 0 0 0 2
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
53 Bulluck 10 2 28 38
90 Roach 7 1 26 31
21 Rolle 6 3 28 38
44 Thompson 5 6 28 38
22 Dyson 3 4 28 38
36 Richardson 3 3 22 36
70 Sapoaga 3 2 25 35
93 Carter 3 0 21 27
59 Thomas 2 1 23 24
92 Haynesworth 2 0 28 38
26 Woolfolk 2 0 5 14
73 Ball 1 0 23 16
91 Odom 1 0 11 25
27 Brooks 1 0 1 7
79 Murphy 1 0 3 3
24 Moorer 1 0 0 0
76 Green 0 1 1 8
31 Schulters 0 1 6 2
51 Meeber 0 0 1 0