[56][57] Throughout the twenty three day span, seventeen included practices;[58] making the camp one of the shortest in Steelers history. [110], The 2008 season was the Steelers' seventh as members of the AFC North Division. But the Cardinals responded with a 14-play, 74-yard drive to retake the lead for good, featuring a 6-yard run by Hightower on fourth down and 1 on the Eagles 49-yard line. [113] Four NFL.com analysts predicted that the Steelers would finish with a 10–6 record. Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table; Score Passing Rushing Scoring Punting Downs; Week Day Date OT Opp Tm Opp Cmp Att Yds TD Int Sk Yds Y/A NY/A Cmp% Rate Att Yds Y/A TD FGM FGA XPM XPA Pnt Yds 3DConv 3DAtt 4DConv ... More 2008 Steelers Pages. This would be the last playoff appearance for the Titans until the 2017 Season. [46] In September, Penguins' coach Michel Therrien attended the Steelers' first game of the season. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference. [127][128] With the win, the Steelers increased their win streak over the Browns to 10 consecutive games—the longest current winning streak over a single opponent in the NFL. The Cincinnati Bengals took a 7–0 lead in the first quarter after a 62-yard drive. [126] The Steelers' defense held the Browns to 16 yards on their first four drives, as the teams played to a scoreless tie after the first quarter. But three plays after the kickoff, Warner threw a short pass to receiver Anquan Boldin, who caught the ball and cut away from Lawyer Milloy, taking off down the left sideline for a 71-yard touchdown reception to give his team a 14–3 lead. 57 active, 4 inactive, 9 practice squad, Entering the 2008 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost ten-year lineman Alan Faneca, after his contract expired, and he signed with the New York Jets. Willie Parker increased his output over the first game by playing on third downs. Pittsburgh led the game 21–3 as time expired on the first half. TEN – Rob Bironas 27-yard field goal, 4:23. The Eagles also became the third No. [82] Entering their final pre-season game the Steelers had selected every starting player except the punter. Baltimore drove 76 yards and tied the game with a touchdown. [44] Mike Tomlin watched Game Six of the finals outside Mellon Arena, along with 3,000 other fans, on a JumboTron which had been erected for fans unable to acquire tickets to the sold-out game. Gary Russell scored on a 1-yard touchdown rush to extend the Steelers lead. [70] Toronto's Rogers Centre hosted the second pre-season game; it was the first pre-season game Pittsburgh played in Toronto since 1960. [59] The camp was less demanding under Tomlin, who was in his second year as coach. The Dolphins responded with a drive to the Ravens 13-yard line, only to lose the ball on Pennington's fourth interception of the game, and his second to Reed. The Eagles quickly forced a punt on Arizona's ensuing possession, and Jackson returned it 13 yards to the Philadelphia 39-yard line. On the second play of the second quarter, the Steelers' James Harrison forced a fumble in the endzone, then forced a safety by tackling Marcus McNeill after he had recovered the fumble. [134] "Anybody who wants anybody to blame for Philadelphia, you just blame me," Arians stated, "and then we can get ready for Baltimore. The game figures to be physical, but history favors the Steelers. Arizona took the opening kickoff and stormed down the field with a 9-play, 80-yard drive. ARI – Neil Rackers 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Stover kicked his third field goal of the game in the third quarter, extending their lead to six points. In the final quarter, the Steelers' offense was stopped on the one yard line and Reed kicked his second field goal of the night. Pittsburgh's Santonio Holmes also received a touchdown pass in the second quarter, bringing the halftime score to 10–7. Santonio Holmes received a pass from Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter and ran for a 65-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 13–0 lead. Rather than try to cut their deficit to three points, Philadelphia decided to kick the extra point, but Akers' kick was no good, keeping the score at 24–19. Heath Miller's 14-yard reception on the next play moved the ball to the Ravens 21-yard line with 23 seconds left in the half and no timeouts left. Meanwhile, DeSean Jackson's 48-yard reception set up Akers' third field goal, making the final score 23–11, the first time in NFL history a game has ever ended with that score. First, Ryan threw for 67 yards on a 77-yard drive that ended with Turner's 7-yard touchdown run. After the game, head referee Scott Green admitted that the touchdown should have been counted. A Steelers 42-yard flea flicker advanced the ball to the 2 yard line. Both teams combined for an NFC postseason record 823 yards. Playing in their first playoff game at home since 1947 & 1st Playoff game in University of Phoenix Stadium, Arizona outgained the Falcons in total yards 357–250 and forced three turnovers. [78] Quarterback Byron Leftwich, who was signed to replace the injured Batch,[79][80] lead the team with 129 yards passing. The Eagles converted three third downs on the drive, including McNabb's 50-yard completion to Curtis on third and 19, and finished it off with a 6-yard touchdown reception by tight end Brent Celek. [66], Pittsburgh opened their pre-season schedule with a 16–10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. They began preparations for their first post-season game on Tuesday, December 30 through Thursday, January 1, before three days of weekend rest. Later on, the Ravens got a scoring opportunity when linebacker Ray Lewis forced a fumble from Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker and safety Jim Leonhard recovered it on the Steelers 43-yard line. Arizona then drove to the Panthers 31-yard line where Neil Rackers made a 49-yard field goal. With their exciting, last-minute finish over the Arizona Cardinals in Superbowl 43, the Steelers hold the distincition of winning more Superbowls than any other team in NFL History. After a Bryant McFadden interception the Steelers drove 70 yards and Roethlisberger connected with Hines Ward for their third touchdown combination of the season. CBS telecast the rest of the AFC playoff games and Fox the rest of the NFC games. "[67] The Steelers cut 22 players on August 30, to bring their roster to the required 53 player total. Early in the second quarter, Jeff Feagles' 45-yard punt pinned the Eagles back at their own 5-yard line. PIT – Willie Parker 16-yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 4:11. San Diego had one offensive play in the third quarter, which resulted in an interception. [81] Jeff Reed accounted for all of the Steelers' points, kicking four field goals—the final with 4 seconds remaining—to give Pittsburgh a 12–10 victory. at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona. [156] Pittsburgh received the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards to open the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Mewelde Moore to put the Steelers up 7–0. Fitzgerald finished the game with nine receptions for 152 yards and three touchdowns. There's nothing better than this. However, the Ravens were unable to gain any yards with their ensuing drive and Tennessee got the ball back with great field position at the Ravens 42-yard line. On the next play, Warner threw a 62-yard touchdown pass to Fitzgerald off of a double pass play, giving the Cardinals a 14-3 lead. One play later, Edgerrin James' 4-yard touchdown run gave Arizona a 14–7 lead. [192][193] "We were so upset we had to practice on Christmas, we had to take it out on the Browns," said Larry Foote after the victory.[118]. [175][176], The Steelers fell behind the New England Patriots less than three minutes into the first quarter, after an interception of Ben Roethlisberger was driven to the endzone. The top seed had advanced to the NFC Championship Game every year from 1988 to 2006. PHI – David Akers 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Edgerrin James rushed four times for 33 yards on the drive, while Kurt Warner completed all four of his passes for 44 yards, the last one a 9-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald. Early in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia took their first lead of the game with McNabb's 62-yard touchdown pass to Jackson, giving his team a 1-point lead after the two-point conversion attempt failed. [143][144] Reed was named the NFL's special teams player of the week. [136], The Steelers' matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars—their first since the Jaguars knocked the Steelers out of the 2007 playoffs—was featured as the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Throwback Game of the Week.

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