Coverage: ESPN
8:30 PM ET, December 19, 2011
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Roethlisberger (PIT) - 330 YDS, 3 INT
Rushing: F. Gore (SF) - 18 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Cotchery (PIT) - 5 REC, 93 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PIT | SF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 03:25 | David Akers 22 Yd | 0 | 3 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | PIT | SF | |||
| FG | 12:13 | David Akers 38 Yd | 0 | 6 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | PIT | SF | |||
| FG | 06:08 | Shaun Suisham 51 Yd | 3 | 6 | |
| TD | 03:44 | Vernon Davis 1 Yd Pass From Alex Smith (David Akers Kick) | 3 | 13 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PIT | SF | |||
| TD | 09:06 | Frank Gore 5 Yd Run (David Akers Kick) | 3 | 20 | |
Team Stat Comparison
PIT | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 17 |
Passing 1st downs | 15 | 9 |
Rushing 1st downs | 4 | 7 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 1 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-14 | 4-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 61 |
| Total Yards | 389 | 287 |
| Yards per play | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 11 |
| Passing | 305 | 187 |
Comp - Att | 25-44 | 18-31 |
Yards per pass | 6.9 | 6.0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 3-25 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 84 | 100 |
Rushing Attempts | 19 | 30 |
Yards per rush | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Penalties | 9-72 | 7-49 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:26 | 28:34 |
| Pittsburgh Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 25/44 | 330 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 3-25 | 20.6 | 52.3 |
| Team | 25/44 | 305 | 6.9 | 0 | 3 | 3-25 | -- | -- |
| San Francisco Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| A. Smith | 18/31 | 187 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 81.5 | 86.4 |
| Team | 18/31 | 187 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Pittsburgh Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| R. Mendenhall | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| M. Moore | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Redman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 0 | 21 | |
| Pittsburgh Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| J. Cotchery | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| H. Miller | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
| M. Wallace | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
| A. Brown | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 24 | 10 | |
| R. Mendenhall | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| M. Moore | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| I. Redman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 25 | 330 | 13.2 | 0 | 39 | 44 | |
| San Francisco Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| V. Davis | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | |
| M. Crabtree | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |
| K. Williams | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| K. Hunter | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| B. Swain | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| D. Walker | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| F. Gore | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 18 | 187 | 10.4 | 1 | 31 | 31 | |
| Pittsburgh Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| San Francisco Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Rogers | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| D. Goldson | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| T. Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| T. Polamalu | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Timmons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Worilds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Clark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Hood | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Farrior | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Gay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Woodley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Cromartie-Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Foster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Foote | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Starks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Sylvester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Keisel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Heyward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| N. Bowman | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Goldson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Brooks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Culliver | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Grant | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| D. Whitner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Haralson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Gooden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Spillman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Sopoaga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Rogers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R. McDonald | 2 | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Spencer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A. Brown | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 36 | 0 |
| San Francisco Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| K. Williams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| A. Brown | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Suisham | 1/2 | 50.0 | 51 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 51 | 0/0 | 3 |
| San Francisco Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| D. Akers | 2/2 | 100.0 | 38 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 38 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Pittsburgh Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| J. Kapinos | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Team | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| San Francisco Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Lee | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| Team | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
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