Game Recap
In a February Super Bowl showdown, the Steelers scored a 27-23 win against the Cardinals to take the championship and hoist the Lombardi trophy. Steelers led 20-7 going into the fourth, and stayed firm at the end to win it by 4. The Cardinals had a 16-7 cushion in the last quarter.
The Steelers were led by Ben Roethlisberger who tossed in 256 passing yards, 1 touchdown, was 21 of 30 passing. Santonio Holmes finished with 131 yards receiving, 1 TD, 9 pass catches.
For the Cardinals, Kurt Warner connected on 377 yards passing, 3 TDs, was 31 of 43 passing. Larry Fitzgerald had 127 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns.
Notes
- Score: Pittsburgh SteelersPIT defeat Arizona CardinalsARI 27-23
- Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009
- Game Time Kickoff: 6:31PM
- Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 292, Turnovers: 1
- Arizona Cardinals Stats - Yards: 407, Turnovers: 2
- Game Odds:
- -- Line Point Spread: EVEN
- -- Over/Under:
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| PIT |
3 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
| ARI |
0 |
7 |
0 |
16 |
23 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Kurt Warner | ARI | 31-43 | 377 | 3 | 1 | 64 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 21-30 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Willie Parker | PIT | 19 | 53 | 0 | 15 | |
| Edgerrin James | ARI | 9 | 33 | 0 | 9 | |
| Mewelde Moore | PIT | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tim Hightower | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.J. Arrington | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurt Warner | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Santonio Holmes | PIT | 9 | 131 | 1 | 40 | |
| Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | 7 | 127 | 2 | 64 | |
| Anquan Boldin | ARI | 8 | 84 | 0 | 45 | |
| Steve Breaston | ARI | 6 | 71 | 0 | 23 | |
| Heath Miller | PIT | 5 | 57 | 0 | 21 | |
| Hines Ward | PIT | 2 | 43 | 0 | 38 | |
| J.J. Arrington | ARI | 2 | 35 | 0 | 22 | |
| Edgerrin James | ARI | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| ARI | 12 | 33 | 0 | | |
| PIT | 25 | 58 | 1 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| ARI | 31-43 | 377 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| PIT | 21-30 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
More Game Information On The Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals
- Attendance: 70,774
- Weather: 66 degrees, relative humidity 43%, wind 1 mph
- Time of Game: 3:38 - 3 hours, 38 minutes
