| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 23, 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Heinz Field Attendance: 62809 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 43 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 47 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jason Gildon 27 opponents fumble recovery (Kris Brown kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | David Sloan 10 pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Cushing 4 pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kordell Stewart 2 run (Kris Brown kick failed) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Hines Ward 5 pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | David Sloan 1 pass from Mike McMahon (Jason Hanson kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kris Brown 37 FG | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Plaxico Burress 19 pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick) | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Kris Brown 31 FG | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tommy Maddox 5 run (Kris Brown kick) | 14 | 47 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Scotty Anderson |
| 17 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 88 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 76 | LOT | Jeff Backus |
| 62 | LOG | Tony Semple |
| 79 | C | Eric Beverly |
| 66 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 75 | ROT | Matt Joyce |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 8 | QB | Mike McMahon |
| 25 | RB | Lamont Warren |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 92 | NT | Shaun Rogers |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 55 | LOLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 50 | MLB | Chris Claiborne |
| 54 | ROLB | Barrett Green |
| 32 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 39 | SS | Lamar Campbell |
| 45 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 24 | RCB | Todd Lyght |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Plaxico Burress |
| 86 | WR | Hines Ward |
| 72 | LOT | Wayne Gandy |
| 66 | LOG | Alan Faneca |
| 64 | C | Jeff Hartings |
| 79 | ROG | Oliver Ross |
| 77 | ROT | Marvel Smith |
| 84 | TE | Jerame Tuman |
| 10 | QB | Kordell Stewart |
| 45 | HB | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala |
| 38 | FB | Jon Witman |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Aaron Smith |
| 98 | NT | Casey Hampton |
| 67 | RDE | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 50 | LILB | Earl Holmes |
| 97 | RILB | Kendrell Bell |
| 55 | ROLB | Joey Porter |
| 30 | LCB | Chad Scott |
| 41 | SS | Lee Flowers |
| 27 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lamont Warren | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike McMahon | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 26 | 126 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 19 | 1 |
| R.J. Bowers | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Maddox | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Mike McMahon | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 1 | 118 | 4.2 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 64.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 0 | 226 | 8.7 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 131.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| David Sloan | 10 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 2 |
| Bert Emanuel | 7 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Scotty Anderson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Hines Ward | 11 | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Plaxico Burress | 7 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Matt Cushing | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| DeWayne Washington | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Josh Miller | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 3 | 189 | 63.0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Kris Brown | 9 | 591 | 65.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 8 | 182 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lenzie Jackson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Lamar Campbell | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Jason Gildon | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Earl Holmes | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Joey Porter | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Lee Flowers | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Kurt Schulz | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Green | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Trejo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McElroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Wyrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jason Gildon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo Von Oelhoffen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWayne Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.J. Bowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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