Conference Semifinals, 2044

played in San Diego, CA

44 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	0	7	-	17
San Diego Chargers	0	6	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:32 SDO - Preston Romanski 15 pass from Clarence Clark (Trent Howery extra point failed)
2Q: 08:35 PIT - Tommy Gentilli 13 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 05:32 PIT - Preston Burks 28 field goal
3Q: 13:37 SDO - Clarence Clark 3 run (Trent Howery extra point)
4Q: 11:45 SDO - Trent Howery 38 field goal
4Q: 04:12 PIT - Bob Johnston 29 pass from Tommy Gentilli (Preston Burks extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:32 SDO - Preston Romanski 15 pass from Clarence Clark (Trent Howery extra point failed)
2Q: 08:35 PIT - Tommy Gentilli 13 run (Preston Burks extra point)
2Q: 05:32 PIT - Preston Burks 28 field goal
3Q: 13:37 SDO - Clarence Clark 3 run (Trent Howery extra point)
4Q: 11:45 SDO - Trent Howery 38 field goal
4Q: 04:12 PIT - Bob Johnston 29 pass from Tommy Gentilli (Preston Burks extra point)

Team Statistics PIT SDO
Record 11-7 11-6
First Downs 11 24
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 278 419
- Offensive Plays 46 78
- Yards per Play 6.04 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 105 141
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 5.25 4.03
Net Passing Yards 173 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 1 42 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/27 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/51 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 22:51 37:09

Team Statistics	PIT	SDO
Record	11-7	11-6
First Downs	11	24
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	278	419
- Offensive Plays	46	78
- Yards per Play	6.04	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	105	141
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	5.25	4.03
Net Passing Yards	173	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 1	42 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/27	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/51	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	22:51	37:09

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	3:14	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
1	3:08	1:30	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	12:25	4:02	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	7:38	2:12	OPP 25	4	14	Field Goal
2	2:47	0:15	OWN 30	1	26	Fumble
2	0:52	0:32	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 25	2	-3	Interception
3	13:25	3:13	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
3	3:35	1:17	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	11:38	2:00	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
4	6:53	2:54	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	2:00	0:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 41	4	22	Punt
1	9:14	6:06	OWN 20	9	54	Missed FG
1	1:38	4:13	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	8:23	0:45	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
2	5:26	2:39	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	2:32	1:40	OWN 44	6	15	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 28	2	8	Half
3	14:25	1:00	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
3	10:12	6:37	OWN 20	13	51	Missed FG
3	2:18	5:40	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
4	9:38	2:45	OPP 48	5	20	Missed FG
4	3:59	1:59	OWN 25	7	43	Interception
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 16	5	53	Game

Game MVP: Tommy Gentilli, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brendan Brisman	10	56	5.60	19	2	0
Tommy Gentilli	7	42	6.00	16	2	1
Desmond Springer	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
Bob Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clarence Clark	12	56	4.67	10	1	1
Winfred Devine	9	38	4.22	10	1	0
Lorenzo Phan	7	25	3.57	6	0	0
Kelly Hutchens	7	22	3.14	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Gentilli	23	17	200	3/27	1	36	1	96.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clarence Clark	42	26	284	1/6	1	26	2	69.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Pedersen	5	7	46	9.20	34	33	0
WR Bob Johnston	4	6	53	13.25	24	29	1
TE David Mills	2	2	46	23.00	23	25	0
TE Derrick Fox	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
RB Brendan Brisman	1	2	36	36.00	28	36	0
WR Charlie Heffernan	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
WR Justics Lesky	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Roderick Hartman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Kody James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Whitfield	9	9	96	10.67	15	26	0
WR Wally Reese	6	9	85	14.17	28	25	0
TE Rich Schwartz	4	9	22	5.50	0	7	0
WR Preston Romanski	3	5	40	13.33	5	15	1
WR Julio Demann	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Winfred Devine	1	1	9	9.00	8	9	0
FB Glen Carl	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Kelly Hutchens	1	3	9	9.00	8	9	0
TE Tyler Lindsay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harold Riley	1	5	5.00	0
CB Scottie Borders	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Caiden Perrault	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brendan Brisman	1	0	0	0
Ryan Coles	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leo Toth	1	0	0
Gabe Bull	0	1	1
Roberto Dimick	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harold Giba	7	332	47.4	37.9	60	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caiden Shaw	3	125	41.7	25.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Burks	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Howery	1/4	0/3	0/0	38	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Ellis	1	10	10.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Toth	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Walters	1	17	17.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Demann	1	28	28.0	0
Richie Marshall	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Meier	9	2	0.0	30	32
S Vincent Zinn	9	1	0.0	31	33
S Ryan Coles	8	5	0.0	35	43
ILB Irv Corgan	5	2	0.0	34	41
CB Harold Riley	4	1	0.0	33	36
CB Scottie Borders	4	0	0.0	12	25
DE Darien Proctor	3	2	0.0	31	39
OLB Nate Kreider	3	1	0.0	24	17
CB Chris Asumaa	3	0	0.0	32	42
DT Ricardo McCallister	2	1	1.0	11	25
DT Kaleb Jefferson	2	1	0.0	15	20
DE Artie Macklin	2	0	0.0	27	31
ILB Sammy Zimmerman	2	0	0.0	4	4
CB Johnnie Ellis	2	0	0.0	3	10
S Larry Walters	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Jose Miller	1	0	0.0	28	30
G Robert Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Caleb Raymond	0	1	0.0	26	26

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gabe Bull	5	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Caiden Perrault	5	0	0.0	16	25
CB Dustin Shore	4	1	0.0	15	13
ILB Sergio Metz	4	1	0.0	19	23
S Max Scott	3	1	0.0	20	26
DT Levi Iverson	3	0	0.0	16	19
DE Christian Brann	2	1	1.0	19	23
CB Gregory Sampson	2	1	0.0	18	25
S Kelly Pearson	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Horace Dole	2	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Travis Laws	2	0	0.0	7	16
DT Dylan Kimberly	1	2	1.0	12	18
DE Blaine Chustz	1	0	1.0	3	4
QB Clarence Clark	1	0	---	---	---
RB Kelly Hutchens	1	0	---	---	---
S Leo Toth	1	0	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ricardo McCallister	1.0	2	0	25
DE Darien Proctor	0.0	1	1	39
OLB Renaldo Meier	0.0	1	0	32

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Blaine Chustz	1.0	0	4
DE Christian Brann	1.0	0	23
DT Dylan Kimberly	1.0	0	18
DT Levi Iverson	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Meier	5	1	0	32
ILB Irv Corgan	4	2	0	41
S Vincent Zinn	3	1	0	33
CB Chris Asumaa	3	0	0	42
CB Harold Riley	2	1	1	36
S Ryan Coles	2	0	0	43
CB Johnnie Ellis	2	0	0	10
CB Scottie Borders	1	0	1	25
DE Artie Macklin	1	0	0	31
OLB Grayson Briggs	1	0	0	1
DE Darien Proctor	1	0	0	39
DT Ricardo McCallister	1	0	0	25

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gabe Bull	4	1	0	24
OLB Caiden Perrault	3	1	1	25
S Kelly Pearson	2	0	0	15
ILB Sergio Metz	2	0	0	23
OLB Travis Laws	2	0	0	16
CB Dustin Shore	1	0	0	13
CB Gregory Sampson	1	0	0	25
S Max Scott	1	0	0	26
DE Christian Brann	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lucas Fullerton	2	6	20	3	26
Hardy Coles	1	3	20	0	26
Carlos Saldivar	1	3	20	0	26
Stan Neigebauer	1	2	20	0	26
Robert Mitchell	1	2	20	0	26
David Mills	0	1	19	0	22

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Huntley	3	4	35	1	43
Paul Atherton	2	6	35	0	43
Glen Carl	2	2	14	0	8
Rodolfo Laing	1	3	27	0	29
Rich Schwartz	1	1	30	0	41
Alan Benson	1	1	8	0	14
Bo Stachelski	0	2	15	0	17
Paul Spring	0	2	6	0	9
Cooper Ferguson	0	1	20	0	26
Victor McCurley	0	1	29	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Coles	2	15
Nate Kreider	1	21
Kody James	1	19
Roderick Hartman	1	19

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Reese	2	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Coles	---	---	35	43	15	93
Chris Asumaa	---	---	32	42	6	80
Irv Corgan	---	---	34	41	3	78
Harold Riley	---	---	33	36	7	76
Darien Proctor	---	---	31	39	3	73
Vincent Zinn	---	---	31	33	6	70
Jose Miller	---	---	28	30	7	65
Renaldo Meier	---	---	30	32	2	64
Artie Macklin	---	---	27	31	5	63
Nate Kreider	---	---	24	17	21	62
Caleb Raymond	---	---	26	26	4	56
Stan Neigebauer	20	26	---	---	8	54
Hardy Coles	20	26	---	---	8	54
Carlos Saldivar	20	26	---	---	8	54
Robert Mitchell	20	26	---	---	8	54
Brendan Brisman	14	21	---	---	16	51
Tommy Gentilli	20	26	---	---	---	46
Lucas Fullerton	20	26	---	---	---	46
Bob Johnston	20	20	---	---	5	45
Bryce Pedersen	20	22	---	---	2	44
David Mills	19	22	---	---	---	41
Scottie Borders	---	---	12	25	2	39
Kaleb Jefferson	---	---	15	20	2	37
Ricardo McCallister	---	---	11	25	1	37
Kody James	3	11	---	---	19	33
Larry Walters	---	---	4	9	13	26
Justics Lesky	14	12	---	---	---	26
Roderick Hartman	0	6	---	---	19	25
Johnnie Ellis	---	---	3	10	11	24
Derrick Fox	4	10	---	---	4	18
Carl Westbrook	---	---	2	8	1	11
Geoff Lodise	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bo Perez	3	0	---	---	7	10
Sammy Zimmerman	---	---	4	4	1	9
Harold Giba	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wally Devine	0	0	---	---	8	8
Desmond Springer	3	5	---	---	---	8
Jeffrey Lee	---	---	0	0	7	7
Preston Burks	0	0	---	---	5	5
Grayson Briggs	---	---	3	1	1	5
Charlie Heffernan	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dominic Mealey	---	---	0	1	---	1
Anthony Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Martinez	---	---	0	0	---	0
Collin Holt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harris Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Schwartz	30	41	---	---	22	93
Wally Reese	35	43	---	---	11	89
Paul Atherton	35	43	---	---	7	85
Darren Huntley	35	43	---	---	---	78
Clarence Clark	35	43	---	---	---	78
Frank Whitfield	31	41	---	---	---	72
Victor McCurley	29	34	---	---	5	68
Winfred Devine	15	25	---	---	22	62
Rodolfo Laing	27	29	---	---	5	61
Gregory Sampson	---	---	18	25	16	59
Caiden Perrault	---	---	16	25	15	56
Sergio Metz	---	---	19	23	12	54
Cooper Ferguson	20	26	---	---	2	48
Max Scott	---	---	20	26	1	47
Horace Dole	---	---	20	25	---	45
Levi Iverson	---	---	16	19	8	43
Gabe Bull	---	---	19	24	---	43
Christian Brann	---	---	19	23	1	43
Bo Stachelski	15	17	---	---	4	36
Julio Demann	3	9	---	---	19	31
Dylan Kimberly	---	---	12	18	1	31
Preston Romanski	12	18	---	---	---	30
Dustin Shore	---	---	15	13	1	29
Evan Domsten	---	---	9	11	8	28
Leo Toth	---	---	11	10	7	28
Kelly Pearson	---	---	9	15	1	25
Alan Benson	8	14	---	---	3	25
Lorenzo Phan	9	4	---	---	12	25
Kelly Hutchens	11	14	---	---	---	25
Travis Laws	---	---	7	16	1	24
Glen Carl	14	8	---	---	---	22
Tyler Lindsay	9	10	---	---	---	19
Chance Bensen	---	---	0	0	18	18
Roberto Dimick	---	---	1	2	15	18
Paul Spring	6	9	---	---	2	17
Pat Royse	---	---	5	4	---	9
Salvador Glover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Toledo	6	2	---	---	---	8
Trent Howery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Caiden Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blaine Chustz	---	---	3	4	---	7
Ed Butler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richie Marshall	0	0	---	---	4	4
Peter Wycheck	---	---	1	3	---	4
Karl Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Hooks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	10	73	7.3
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	24	100	4.2
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Gentilli	23	17	6	2	0	2	1	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clarence Clark	42	26	3	4	1	5	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-4	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	137	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	46	23.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	130	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Pedersen	7	5	46	1	22
WR Bob Johnston	6	4	53	2	20
RB Brendan Brisman	2	1	36	1	21
TE David Mills	2	2	46	2	22
TE Derrick Fox	2	2	12	0	10
WR Charlie Heffernan	1	1	-1	0	1
FB Kody James	1	0	0	0	11
WR Justics Lesky	1	1	3	0	12
TE Roderick Hartman	1	1	5	0	6

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Reese	9	6	0	85	1	43
TE Rich Schwartz	9	4	1	22	0	41
WR Frank Whitfield	9	9	0	96	2	41
WR Preston Romanski	5	3	0	40	0	18
RB Kelly Hutchens	3	1	0	9	0	14
WR Julio Demann	2	1	0	14	0	9
TE Tyler Lindsay	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Glen Carl	2	1	0	9	0	8
RB Winfred Devine	1	1	0	9	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Gentilli	2	16	8.00	6.00
Brendan Brisman	1	0	0.00	5.60
Desmond Springer	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Devine	1	0	0.00	4.22
Clarence Clark	1	3	3.00	4.67
Lorenzo Phan	1	2	2.00	3.57
Kelly Hutchens	1	-1	-1.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Gentilli	2	2	-1	-0.50	8.70

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clarence Clark	2	1	15	7.50	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Pedersen	1	1	0	0.00	6.57
WR Bob Johnston	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.83

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Romanski	1	1	15	15.00	8.00
RB Kelly Hutchens	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Gentilli	2	1
Brendan Brisman	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Clark	5	3
Lorenzo Phan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Gentilli	7	4	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clarence Clark	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Pedersen	3	1	0
TE Derrick Fox	2	2	0
WR Bob Johnston	1	1	1
FB Kody James	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Romanski	3	3	2
TE Rich Schwartz	3	2	0
WR Frank Whitfield	3	3	2
WR Julio Demann	1	0	0
WR Wally Reese	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (16,200)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 19,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 8,300 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (16,200)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	19,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	8,300 (8,300)