GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: PITTSBURGH (7-2) at NY JETS (1-8)

NFL: PITTSBURGH (7-2) at NY JETS (1-8)

<h3>Steelers seek fourth straight, face Jets</h3>







Pittsburgh (7-2) at NY Jets (1-8) Sunday 4:05 pm EST

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The PittsburghSteelers aren't likely to catch the New England Patriots,but they could be playing for the No. 2 seed in the AFCplayoffs.


Now with a two-game lead in the AFC North, the Steelers seektheir fourth straight victory on Sunday, when they visit thestruggling New York Jets.


Pittsburgh have may taken control of the AFC North last week byrallying from a 15-point deficit to defeat the Cleveland Browns,31-28.


When the Indianapolis Colts lost to the San Diego Chargers,23-21, on Sunday night, the Steelers took over the AFC's No. 2seed.


Pittsburgh and Indianapolis now have the same record at 7-2, butthe Steelers have one less defeat within the conference. One oftheir two losses came to the Arizona Cardinals.


In its final seven games, Pittsburgh plays only two teams withwinning records - New England (9-0) and Jacksonville (6-3).

The Jets and Steelers are meeting for the first time since theirdramatic playoff game following the 2004 season.


As the top seed in the playoffs, the Steelers escaped with a20-17 overtime victory after New York's Doug Brien missed twofield goals in the final two minutes of regulation.

Pittsburgh has domimated the series, winning 16 of 18 all-timemeetings. However, in their last home game against the Steelersin 2003, the Jets posted a 6-0 victory in a game played in asnowstorm.


New York will be hard-pressed to duplicate that feat on Sundayas the Jets have dropped six in a row to fall out of playoffcontention.


Kellen Clemens will be making his second start since taking overfor Chad Pennington, who was benched prior to the Jets' lastgame against the Washington Redskins.


Clemens played well in his first start, completing 23-of-42passes for 226 yards a touchdown. But the Jets squandered a14-point lead in the first half and lost in overtime, 23-20.

After a bye last week, the Jets will be facing the league'stop-ranked defense. While Cleveland'd Derek Anderson threw threetouchdown passes, the Steelers yielded only 163 yards.

Willie Parker, the league's No. 2 rusher, ran for 105 yardsand 25 carries against the Browns.


Both of Pittsburgh's losses have come away from Heinz Field, butthe Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-13, in theirlast road contest on October 28.

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

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PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 0 14:52 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 32 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL TD NYJ
CHRIS BAKER 1 YD PASS FROM KELLEN CLEMENS
(MIKE NUGENT KICK)

PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 7 12:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

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PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 7 12:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 25 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 7 9:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 17 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 7 7:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 37 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 7 5:22 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL FG NYJ
MIKE NUGENT 25 YD

PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 10 1:31 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 10 1:31 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 40 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 10 0:43 LEFT, 1ST QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 16 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 0 0
NY JETS 10 10 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NYJ - TD, CHRIS BAKER 1 YD PASS FROM KELLEN
CLEMENS (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 2:11.
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards in 2:11.
Key plays: Jones 11-yard run to New
York 43; Clemmons 56-yard pass to
Coles to Pittsburgh 1. NY JETS 7-0
NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 25 YD, 13:29. Drive: 9
plays, 69 yards in 3:51. Key plays:
41-yard pass interference penalty
on Steelers' Taylor to Pittsburgh
35; Clemons 9-yard pass to Baker on
3rd-and-5 to Pittsburgh 21. NY JETS
10-0</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 0
NY JETS 10 14:20 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL TD PIT
SANTONIO HOLMES 7 YD PASS FROM BEN ROETHLISBERGER
(JEFF REED KICK)

PITTSBURGH 7
NY JETS 10 9:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
NY JETS 10 8:57 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NYJ BALL ON NYJ 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
NY JETS 10 6:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PIT BALL ON PIT 19 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL
PITTSBURGH 7
NY JETS 10 2:19 LEFT, 2ND QTR

NYJ BALL ON PIT 49 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

PITTSBURGH 7
NY JETS 10

NYJ BALL ON PIT 48 YD LINE
2ND AND 9</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL FG NYJ
MIKE NUGENT 19 YD

PITTSBURGH 7
NY JETS 13 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 0 7 7
NY JETS 10 3 13 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NYJ - TD, CHRIS BAKER 1 YD PASS FROM KELLEN
CLEMENS (MIKE NUGENT KICK), 2:11.
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards in 2:11.
Key plays: Jones 11-yard run to New
York 43; Clemmons 56-yard pass to
Coles to Pittsburgh 1. NY JETS 7-0
NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 25 YD, 13:29. Drive: 9
plays, 69 yards in 3:51. Key plays:
41-yard pass interference penalty
on Steelers' Taylor to Pittsburgh
35; Clemons 9-yard pass to Baker on
3rd-and-5 to Pittsburgh 21. NY JETS
10-0
2ND QUARTER: PIT - TD, SANTONIO HOLMES 7 YD PASS FROM BEN
ROETHLISBERGER (JEFF REED KICK),
5:56. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards in
5:16. Key plays: Parker 14-yard run
to Pittsburgh 42; Roethlisberger
25-yard pass to Holmes to New York
33; Roethlisberger 22-yard pass to
Ward to New York 21; Roethlisberger
9-yard pass to Davenport to New
York 7. NY JETS 10-7
NYJ - FG, MIKE NUGENT 19 YD, 15:00. NY JETS
13-7</div>

 

NFL: PITTSBURGH at NY JETS

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PITTSBURGH 0 7 7
NY JETS 10 3 13 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

2:11 NYJ - TD, C Baker 1 Yd Pass From K Clemens (M Nugent Kick).
Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards in 2:11.
Key plays: Jones 11-yard run to New York 43; Clemmons 56-yard pass
to Coles to Pittsburgh 1. Ny Jets 7-0.
13:29 NYJ - FG, M Nugent 25 Yd.
Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards in 3:51.
Key plays: 41-yard pass interference penalty on Steelers' Taylor to
Pittsburgh 35; Clemons 9-yard pass to Baker on 3rd-and-5 to Pittsburgh 21.
Ny Jets 10-0.

2ND QUARTER:

5:56 PIT - TD, S Holmes 7 Yd Pass From B Roethlisberger (J Reed Kick).
Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards in 5:16.
Key plays: Parker 14-yard run to Pittsburgh 42; Roethlisberger
25-yard pass to Holmes to New York 33; Roethlisberger 22-yard pass to Ward
to New York 21; Roethlisberger 9-yard pass to Davenport to New York 7. Ny
Jets 10-7.
15:00 NYJ - FG, M Nugent 19 Yd.
Ny Jets 13-7.

Pittsburgh - Ny Jets End 2nd Qtr Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS Pittsburgh Ny Jets

FIRST DOWNS 8 10
Rushing 1 5
Passing 7 3
Penalty 0 2
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-7-43% 2-6-33%
TOTAL NET YARDS 117 170
Total offensive plays 27 31
Average gain per play 4.3 5.5
NET YARDS RUSHING 28 79
Rushing attempts 11 16
Average gain per rush 2.5 4.9
NET YARDS PASSING 89 91
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-19 1-2
Gross passing yards 108 93
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 14-9-1 14-7-0
Avg gain per pass play 5.6 6.1
PUNTS: Number and Average 3-40.7 3-50.0
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 4-62 1-10
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0
TOUCHDOWNS 1 1
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 1
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 15:17 14:43


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Pittsburgh Ny Jets

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
W PARKER 8 23 2.9 14 0 T JONES 14 68 4.9 26 0
N DAVENPOR 3 5 1.7 4 0 B SMITH 1 9 9.0 9 0
L WASHINGT 1 2 2.0 2 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B ROETHLIS 9-14-108 1 1 25 K CLEMENS 7-14- 93 0 1 56

Sacked-Yards Lost: B ROETHLIS 2-19. Sacked-Yards Lost: K CLEMENS 1-2.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S HOLMES 3 43 14.3 25 1 C BAKER 2 10 5.0 9 1
N DAVENPOR 2 11 5.5 9 0 L COLES 1 56 56.0 56 0
H WARD 1 22 22.0 22 0 B SMITH 1 8 8.0 8 0
H MILLER 1 17 17.0 17 0 T JONES 1 7 7.0 7 0
C WILSON 1 9 9.0 9 0 J POCIASK 1 7 7.0 7 0
M SPAETH 1 6 6.0 6 0 J KOWALEWS 1 5 5.0 5 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
J REED 1/1 0/0 M NUGENT 1/1 2/2
Dist.: 25 19</div>