Dolphins vs Steelers: Game Capsule

by Matty I on Jan 1, 2010 12:30 PM EST in 2012 Miami Dolphins News

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-7) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7-8)

SERIES

	STEELERS	DOLPHINS
SERIES LEADER	10-9
STREAKS	Past 3 & 4 of past 5
COACHES VS. OPP.	Tomlin: 1-0	Sparano: 0-0
LAST WEEK	W 23-20 vs. Ravens	L 27-20 vs. Texans
LAST GAME	11/26/07: Dolphins 0 at Steelers 3. Jeff Reed kicks 24-yard FG with 17 seconds left. Game is scoreless for 59 min., 43 sec. - longest since scoreless tie (Det.-NYG) 64 years earlier in '43.
LAST GAME AT SITE	9/26/04: Steelers 13, Dolphins 3. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger makes 1st career start. Steelers' defense allows 169 total yards & forces 4 turnovers.
BROADCAST	CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Dan Reeves. SIRIUS: 127 (Pit.), 154 (Mia.). XM: 104 (Pit.).

STATS

PASSING	Roethlisberger: 319-479-4,108-23-12-98.9	Henne: 258-431-2,738-11-13-74.4
RUSHING	Mendenhall: 222-1,014-4.6-7	R. Williams: 229-1,090-4.8-11
RECEIVING	Ward: 87-1,106-12.7-6	Bess: 71-673-9.5-1
OFFENSE	369.2	339.9
TAKE/GIVE	-4	-7
DEFENSE	305.5	345.7
SACKS	Woodley: 11.5 (3C)	Porter: 8
INTs	Carter, Clark: 2	V. Davis (R): 4
PUNTING	Sepulveda: 42.9	Fields: 46.5 (3C)
KICKING	Reed: 110 (38/38 PAT; 24/28 FG)	Carpenter: 106 (34/35 PAT; 24/27 FG)

NOTES

STEELERS: Club aims for 4th consecutive win vs. Mia...Steelers are 5-1 in regular-season games in Jan...QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER is 2-0 vs. Dolphins. Has franchise record 4,108 passing yards in '09...RB RASHARD MENDENHALL aims for 3rd consecutive game w/rush TD...WR HINES WARD (87) needs 3 receptions to reach 90 in season for 4th time in career. Ward had 9 rec. for 96 yards & TD in last game at Mia. In past 4, WR SANTONIO HOLMES is averaging 101.3 receiving yards per game. Holmes is Belle Glade, Fla. native...TE HEATH MILLER had 1st career 100-yard rec. game vs. Miami on 9/7/06...Steelers have 3 players (Ward, 87; Holmes, 78; Miller, 71) w/70+ catches for 1st time in franchise history....Pit leads AFC & 2nd in NFL w/44 sacks...LB LA MARR WOODLEY (11.5) needs 0.5 sack to surpass career-high set in '08. Aims for 8th game in row with at least 0.5 sack...Rookie DE ZIGGY HOOD (Round 1, Missouri) posted 1st career sack last week...

DOLPHINS: Club has 7-4 home record vs. Pit...QB CHAD HENNE (2,738) needs 262 passing yards to reach 3,000 in '09. Henne aims for 3rd consecutive game w/300+ passing yards (349, 322)...RB RICKY WILLIAMS (8,861) needs 139 rush yards for 9,000 career. RB LEX HILLIARD scored 1st 2 career TDs last week (1 rush, 1 rec.) & had career-highs in rec. (9) & rec. yards (74)...WR-KR TED GINN, JR. totaled 203 yards last week (82 rec., 121 KR). Ginn (2) needs 1 KR-TD to tie MERCURY MORRIS (3) for most career KR-TDs in franchise history. WR DAVONE BESS (71) needs 4 rec. to become 5th Dolphin in club history w/75 catches in single season...LB JOEY PORTER spent 8 seasons (1999-2006) w/Pit. & ranks 2nd in Pit. history w/60 career sacks (since stat became official in '82). LB JASON TAYLOR aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack vs. Pit...CB VONTAE DAVIS (Round 1, Illinois) aims to become 1st rookie to lead Dolphins in INTs since LOUIS OLIVER in '89. CB SEAN SMITH (Round 2, Utah) can become 1st rookie CB in Dolphins history to start all 16 games in season.

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Thought i would add this to matty This game will be televised in most of the country

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by dolfinfan34 on Jan 1, 2010 1:15 PM EST reply actions

cool

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by Rzayo24 on Jan 1, 2010 10:46 PM EST up reply actions

Henne should hit 3,000, which would be quite the accomplishment.

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by Patssuck456 on Jan 1, 2010 2:01 PM EST reply actions

I'd like to see Henne get over the TD / INT ratio a bit.....

He’s got 11 TD’s and 13 INT and it’d be nice to see him get 2 or 3 TD’s this week and either tie at 13-13 or beat it with 14-13. Last year Chad P had 19 TD’s and 7 INT and it translated into wins and I think next year will be the difference in keeping that INT ratio down and have it translate into us winning games.

by Phin-Phan-Phorever on Jan 1, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions

alot of his picks were tip balls or reciever bobbles.....

not all of em but its something that doesnt show up in the stats

by CaliPhinsFan on Jan 1, 2010 11:16 PM EST up reply actions

Gotta Have This One

Regardless of the odds, the Fins are a much better team than the odds suggest. I think that the Dolphins are going to redeem themselves of a miserable season, where we lost several games due to laying down in the 4th quarter, stupid mistakes, and poor execution. Last week against the Texans we got whooped. I could not believe what I saw. Nevertheless; this coming week means Victory for the Dolphins. Finish up 8-8 and be done with this upsetting season. Crushing a team like the Steelers would be a pretty feather in our hat.

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by Cracker Cowboy on Jan 2, 2010 12:52 PM EST reply actions