2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's North Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Tomlin (12-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's North Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Steelers surrendered 223 points, lowest in the league. Pittsburgh racked up 347 points. Ben Roethlisberger led the charge, slinging for 3,301 yards. Hines Ward grabbed 81 passes for 1,043 yards, while Santonio Holmes was targeted regularly also.

Willie Parker carried the ball for a team-best 791 yards.

Troy Polamalu intercepted 7 opponent throws. James Harrison topped pass rushers with 16 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.

Mike Tomlin coached the team. The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ben Roethlisberger	469	281	59.9	3301	7.0	17	3.6	15	3.2	65	46	284	80.1
Byron Leftwich	36	21	58.3	303	8.4	2	5.6	0	0.0	50	3	22	104.3
Dennis Dixon	1	1	100.0	3	3.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0	0	79.2
Totals	506	303	59.9	3607	7.1	19	3.8	15	3.0	65	49	306

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Parker	210	791	3.8	34	5
Mewelde Moore	140	588	4.2	32	5
Ben Roethlisberger	34	101	3.0	17	2
Gary Russell	28	77	2.8	15	3
Rashard Mendenhall	19	58	3.1	12	0
Carey Davis	12	35	2.9	11	0
Nate Washington	5	18	3.6	8	0
Santonio Holmes	2	9	4.5	10	0
Byron Leftwich	4	7	1.8	8	1
Najeh Davenport	2	5	2.5	3	0
Hines Ward	1	4	4.0	4	0
Mitch Berger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dennis Dixon	2	-3	-1.5	-1	0
Totals	460	1690	3.7	34	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hines Ward	81	1043	12.9	49	7
Santonio Holmes	55	821	14.9	48	5
Heath Miller	48	514	10.7	22	3
Nate Washington	40	631	15.8	65	3
Mewelde Moore	40	320	8.0	25	1
Matt Speath	17	136	8.0	13	0
Limas Sweed	6	64	10.7	17	0
Carey Davis	5	27	5.4	14	0
Sean McHugh	3	24	8.0	15	0
Willie Parker	3	13	4.3	5	0
Rashard Mendenhall	2	17	8.5	11	0
Dallas Baker	1	6	6.0	6	0
Gary Russell	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	303	3607	11.9	65	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jeff Reed	37	36	97.3	31	27	87.1	117
Totals	37	36	97.3	31	27	87.1	117

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mitch Berger	66	2728	41.3	61
Paul Ernster	12	379	31.6	43
Totals	78	3107	39.8	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Santonio Holmes	34	226	6.6	35
Mewelde Moore	6	21	3.5	12
Limas Sweed	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	41	247	6.0	35

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Russell	16	371	23.2	43
Najeh Davenport	10	217	21.7	27
Mewelde Moore	10	185	18.5	24
Rashard Mendenhall	6	115	19.2	27
Carey Davis	6	106	17.7	24
Tyrone Carter	1	16	16.0	16
Matt Speath	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	50	1013	20.3	43

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Troy Polamalu	7	59	8.4	23	0
Tyrone Carter	3	64	21.3	32	1
Deshea Townsend	2	27	13.5	25	1
Bryant McFadden	2	0	0.0	0	0
Lawrence Timmons	1	89	89.0	89	0
James Harrison	1	33	33.0	33	0
William Gay	1	12	12.0	12	0
LaMarr Woodley	1	6	6.0	6	0
Ryan Clark	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ike Taylor	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	290	14.5	89	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
James Harrison	16.0
LaMarr Woodley	11.5
Aaron Smith	5.5
Lawrence Timmons	5.0
James Farrior	3.5
Travis Kirschke	2.0
Larry Foote	1.5
Nick Eason	1.5
Casey Hampton	1.0
Andre Frazier	1.0
Bryant McFadden	1.0
Brett Keisel	1.0
Chris Hoke	0.5
Totals	51.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
James Farrior	111	89	44	5	0	1	0	0	1
James Harrison	76	59	34	3	1	0	-18		7
Troy Polamalu	63.5	54	19	17
Ryan Clark	67.5	50	35	6
Ike Taylor	54.5	47	15	14
Aaron Smith	52	44	16	4
LaMarr Woodley	50.5	41	19	2	0	4	9	1	2
Bryant McFadden	38	36	4	8	0	1	0	0	0
Lawrence Timmons	46	35	22	3	0	1	0	0	1
Larry Foote	48.5	34	29	3	0	0	0	0	1
Travis Kirschke	38	30	16		0	1	0	0	0
William Gay	30	26	8	7
Brett Keisel	31.5	22	19	2
Deshea Townsend	18	16	4	8	1	1	0		0
Casey Hampton	17.5	13	9	1
Chris Hoke	14	12	4
Tyrone Carter	13	11	4	5
Nick Eason	13.5	10	7	1
Heath Miller	5	5	0		1	0	0		0
Andre Frazier	5.5	4	3
Orpheus Roye	4.5	3	3	1
Fernando Bryant	3	3	0
Anthony Smith	2.5	2	1
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	0		14	3	-5		0
Justin Hartwig	2	2	0
Willie Parker	2	2	0
Keyaron Fox	4	1	6		0	2	18	0	0
Gary Russell	2.5	1	3
Anthony Madison	2	1	2
Nate Washington	1.5	1	1
Chris Kemoeatu	1	1	0		0	2	0	0	0
Limas Sweed	1	1	0		2	1	0	0	0
Sean McHugh	1	1	0
Hines Ward	1	1	0		1	0	0		0
Mewelde Moore	1	1	0		2	0	0		0
Max Starks	1	1	0
Matt Speath	1	1	0
Patrick Bailey	2.5	0	5
Donovan Woods	1	0	2
Carey Davis	0.5	0	1		2	1	0	0	0
Najeh Davenport	0.5	0	1
Jared Retkofsky	0.5	0	1
Greg Warren	0.5	0	1
Kendall Simmons	0.5	0	1
Willie Colon					0	2	0	0	0
Santonio Holmes					4	2	0		0
Totals	832.5	663	339	90	28	22	4	1	12

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jeff Reed									27	36	0			117
Hines Ward	0	7							0	0	0			42
Mewelde Moore	5	1	0	0					0	0	0			36
Santonio Holmes	0	5	0						0	0	0			30
Willie Parker	5	0							0	0	0			30
Gary Russell	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Heath Miller		3							0	0	0			18
Nate Washington	0	3							0	0	0			18
Ben Roethlisberger	2	0							0	0	0			12
Byron Leftwich	1								0	0	0			6
Tyrone Carter				0		1			0	0	0			6
Deshea Townsend						1			0	0	0			6
LaMarr Woodley						0	1		0	0	0			6
James Harrison						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	16	19	0	0	0	2	1	0	27	36	0	0	1	347