Game Recap
Week 5 during the 2005 football season had the 0 Pittsburgh Steelers beat the home San Diego Chargers 24-22. The Steelers began well early with a 14-7 halftime lead and held off the Chargers late.
The Steelers were led by Ben Roethlisberger who tossed in 225 passing yards in the air, 1 touchdown, zero picks, was 17 of 26 passing. Jerome Bettis had 1 touchdown. Hines Ward had 83 receiving yards.
For the Chargers, connected on 0 INTs.
The Steelers finished with 311 total yards, 25 first downs, 1 turnovers and 11 penalties. They were 4 of 10 on third downs. The Chargers ended up with 279 total yards, 20 first downs, 2 turnovers and 9 penalties. They were 5 of 12 on third downs.
Notes
- Score: Pittsburgh SteelersPIT defeat San Diego Chargers 24-22
- Date: Monday, October 10, 2005
- Game Time Kickoff: 9:00PM
- Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 311, Turnovers: 1
- San Diego Chargers Stats - Yards: 279, Turnovers: 2
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| PIT |
0 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
24 |
| SDG |
0 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
22 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 17-26 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 33 | |
| Drew Brees | SDG | 20-35 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 41 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | SDG | 18 | 62 | 1 | 14 | |
| Jerome Bettis | PIT | 17 | 54 | 1 | 11 | |
| Willie Parker | PIT | 10 | 26 | 0 | 14 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 2 | 15 | 1 | 8 | |
| Antwaan Randle El | PIT | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Drew Brees | SDG | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Dan Kreider | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Hines Ward | PIT | 6 | 83 | 0 | 33 | |
| Eric Parker | SDG | 5 | 72 | 0 | 23 | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | SDG | 7 | 68 | 0 | 41 | |
| Antonio Gates | SDG | 5 | 61 | 1 | 20 | |
| Antwaan Randle El | PIT | 3 | 50 | 0 | 21 | |
| Heath Miller | PIT | 4 | 36 | 1 | 16 | |
| Cedrick Wilson | PIT | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |
| Jerome Bettis | PIT | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| PIT | 32 | 104 | 2 | | |
| SDG | 21 | 66 | 1 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| PIT | 17-26 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| SDG | 20-35 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
More Game Information On The Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers
- Attendance: 68,537
- Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 59%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 0
- Time of Game: 3:28 - 3 hours, 28 minutes
