2005 Week 5 · Mon, Oct 10, 2005 · Qualcomm Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
at
San Diego Chargers
22
SD -3 upsetO 45.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–22 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/26 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Willie Parker | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Polamalu | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Foote | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Morey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SD -3
- Closing total
- 45.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Chargers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 46 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- PIT 15 days · SD 8 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Marty Schottenheimer