2008 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 11, 2009 · Heinz Field
Final
San Diego Chargers 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers 35. Final.
Pittsburgh Steelers 35–24.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
San Diego Chargers
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
17/26, 181 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
5.9 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/26 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5.9 |
| Byron Leftwich | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 27 | 146 | 5.4 | 2 | +6.5 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Gary Russell | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | −0.6 |
| Carey Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Byron Leftwich | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Ryan Clark | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | −3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy Polamalu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyaron Fox | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -6.5
- Closing total
- 38
- Chargers moneyline
- +265
- Steelers moneyline
- -285
Steelers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 38; the game landed 59 — over by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- Freezing, 26°F at kickoff; still at 4 mph out of the north-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- Chargers 8 days · Steelers 14 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Mike Tomlin