| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Kelly Simonton kicked off 63 yards from the PIT30. AJ Green returned the ball 30 yards to the DET37. Tackled by Graham Sellers. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 14:41) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rahim Moore, assisted by OLB Patrick Mussi. |
| 2-9-DET38 (1Q: 14:08) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Richmond Freitag for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer. Freitag gained 12 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Intentional Face Mask. Pittsburgh's Casey Matthews was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (1Q: 13:57) Richmond Freitag ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 2-10-PIT35 (1Q: 13:22) Richmond Freitag ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Fields, assisted by OLB Patrick Mussi. |
| 3-11-PIT36 (1Q: 12:50) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara and was intercepted by S Rahim Moore at the PIT18. The interception was returned 28 yards. Tackled by Bruce Brizzolara. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (1Q: 12:37) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| 2-10-PIT46 (1Q: 12:05) Warren Kushto ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET S Gino Swift to the DET48. |
| 1-10-DET48 (1Q: 11:57) Travis Payton ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Orlando Whitfield, assisted by OLB Patrick Mussi. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. Koepke ran over Ron Lazer to set up the play. |
| 2-3-PIT45 (1Q: 11:22) Richmond Freitag ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie. |
| 3-7-PIT49 (1Q: 10:38) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for WR Cory Christakes and was intercepted by S Rahim Moore at the PIT34. The interception was returned 40 yards. Tackled by AJ Green. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 10:26) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 12 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. Havili gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET14 (1Q: 10:03) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. |
| 2-9-DET13 (1Q: 09:30) Earnest Atkins ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 3-2-DET06 (1Q: 08:53) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. DE Austin Tomei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-DET06 (1Q: 08:49) Kelly Simonton attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 08:42) Kelly Simonton kicked off 76 yards from the PIT30. Bryant McNeil returned the ball 27 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Scott Holmes. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 08:12) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darren Brink. |
| 2-7-DET24 (1Q: 07:37) Richmond Freitag ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Darren Brink, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. |
| 3-1-DET30 (1Q: 06:51) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-DET25 (1Q: 06:45) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Richmond Freitag for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer, assisted by CB Scottie Marsh. Freitag gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (1Q: 06:22) Travis Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Orlando Whitfield. |
| 2-8-DET39 (1Q: 05:42) Dwayne George ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. DE Melvin Ingram knocked down Johnnie Troutman to break up the play. |
| 3-11-DET36 (1Q: 05:02) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cory Christakes. DT Orlando Whitfield hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-11-DET36 (1Q: 04:53) R.J. Lyons punted 35 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 7 yards to the PIT36. Tackled by Sedrick Blake. |
| 1-10-PIT36 (1Q: 04:44) Warren Kushto ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 2-14-PIT32 (1Q: 04:14) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Norm Spencer, assisted by OLB Chester Buckley. |
| 3-13-PIT33 (1Q: 03:39) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Earnest Atkins for 20 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. Atkins gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET47 (1Q: 03:10) Warren Kushto ran inside the left guard for -3 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-13-PIT50 (1Q: 02:42) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 3-11-DET48 (1Q: 02:09) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Coale. S Kevin Delgado defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET48 (1Q: 01:57) Billy Joe Lowe punted 48 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 01:50) Travis Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-8-DET22 (1Q: 01:10) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Julio Esparza, assisted by DE George Selvie. |
| 3-6-DET24 (1Q: 00:37) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Donny Epperson for 7 yards. Tackled by Unknown. Epperson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET31 (2Q: 15:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Donny Epperson for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Julio Esparza. Epperson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 14:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Marsh. |
| 2-10-DET43 (2Q: 13:51) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET38 (2Q: 13:47) Richmond Freitag ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by DT Orlando Whitfield. |
| 3-14-DET39 (2Q: 13:16) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Cory Christakes. DT Orlando Whitfield blocked the pass. |
| 4-14-DET39 (2Q: 13:06) R.J. Lyons punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT11. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (2Q: 12:57) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil, assisted by S Robert Blanton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT24 (2Q: 12:10) Cam Newton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift. |
| 2-5-PIT29 (2Q: 11:28) Earnest Atkins ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Chester Buckley. |
| 3-6-PIT28 (2Q: 10:51) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Donnell Zwillinger. CB Bryant McNeil defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-PIT28 (2Q: 10:45) Billy Joe Lowe punted 55 yards. Sammy Foster returned the kick 16 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Graham Sellers. Pittsburgh's Rusty Gothe was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 10:35) Travis Payton ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-6-DET37 (2Q: 10:09) Richmond Freitag ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Darren Brink. CB Kent Wheeler knocked down Travis Corbett to break up the play. |
| 3-3-DET40 (2Q: 09:28) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Darren Brink. |
| 4-4-DET39 (2Q: 09:00) R.J. Lyons punted and it was blocked by Donnell Zwillinger. PIT Warren Kushto recovered the ball at the DET27. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 08:51) Warren Kushto ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 2-11-DET28 (2Q: 08:30) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 3-9-DET26 (2Q: 07:48) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Hamilton gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET17 (2Q: 07:13) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by ILB Sean Spence. |
| 2-7-DET14 (2Q: 06:45) Warren Kushto ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Omar McCrory. |
| 3-5-DET12 (2Q: 06:03) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Pittsburgh 9, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 06:03) Extra point by Kelly Simonton was good. Pittsburgh 10, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 05:53) Kelly Simonton kicked off 79 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (2Q: 05:53) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. ILB Ron Lazer defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET20 (2Q: 05:47) Richmond Freitag ran a draw inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Julio Esparza, assisted by DT Orlando Whitfield. |
| 3-8-DET22 (2Q: 05:06) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 4-3-DET27 (2Q: 04:31) R.J. Lyons punted 37 yards. Joshua Thomas returned the kick 3 yards to the PIT39. Tackled by Travis Payton. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (2Q: 04:21) Earnest Atkins ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by DE Bruce Delgado. |
| 2-11-PIT38 (2Q: 04:00) Cam Newton sacked by DT Antoine Sellers for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Rodger Saffold. |
| 3-16-PIT33 (2Q: 03:38) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 13 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Kevin Delgado on the PIT46. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (2Q: 03:32) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donny Epperson. DT Darren Brink hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT46 (2Q: 03:25) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donny Epperson. ILB Ron Lazer defended the pass. |
| 3-10-PIT46 (2Q: 03:17) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Lenny Castillo for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 4-5-PIT41 (2Q: 03:01) R.J. Lyons punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 02:56) Earnest Atkins ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-8-PIT22 (2Q: 02:32) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-5-PIT25 (2Q: 02:00) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Donnell Zwillinger for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster, assisted by ILB Kurt Walsh. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-15-PIT15 (2Q: 01:49) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Coale for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by S Gino Swift. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-PIT24 (2Q: 01:19) Billy Joe Lowe punted 42 yards. AJ Green returned the kick 25 yards to the PIT41. Tackled by Anquan Boldin. |
| 1-10-PIT41 (2Q: 01:11) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DT Grady Patton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT41 (2Q: 01:05) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Scottie Marsh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (2Q: 00:57) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Scottie Dightman for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Julio Koepke. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-15-PIT33 (2Q: 00:47) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-9-PIT27 (2Q: 00:37) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cory Christakes for 18 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. Christakes gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-9-PIT09 (2Q: 00:28) Justin Branch attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 10, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 00:22) Justin Branch kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Donovan Watson returned the ball 30 yards to the PIT31. Tackled by Richmond Freitag. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (2Q: 00:17) Cam Newton dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Justin Branch kicked off 62 yards from the DET30. Joshua Thomas returned the ball 12 yards to the PIT20. Tackled by Kevin Delgado. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 14:38) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Earnest Atkins for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Atkins gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (3Q: 14:10) Stanley Havili ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 2-7-PIT36 (3Q: 13:25) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh, assisted by S Gino Swift. |
| 3-6-PIT37 (3Q: 12:40) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (3Q: 11:52) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. Key block delivered by Rusty Gothe. |
| 1-10-DET34 (3Q: 11:09) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 2-12-DET36 (3Q: 10:34) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Donnell Zwillinger for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 3-23-DET47 (3Q: 10:26) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR Danny Cranford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-23-DET47 (3Q: 10:18) Billy Joe Lowe punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 10:12) Travis Payton ran around left end for 35 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 1-10-PIT45 (3Q: 09:38) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dwayne George. CB Kent Wheeler knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-PIT45 (3Q: 09:32) Archie Griffin pass completed to WR Donny Epperson for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 3-6-PIT41 (3Q: 08:58) Archie Griffin pass completed to WR Donny Epperson for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (3Q: 08:20) Richmond Freitag ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-9-PIT29 (3Q: 07:46) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DT Darren Brink hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-PIT29 (3Q: 07:42) Archie Griffin pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Detroit's Julio Koepke was hurt on the play. |
| 4-5-PIT25 (3Q: 07:15) Justin Branch attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 10, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 07:07) Justin Branch kicked off 51 yards from the DET30. Joshua Thomas returned the ball 11 yards to the PIT30. Tackled by Sean Spence. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (3Q: 06:33) Warren Kushto ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. Key block delivered by Stanley Havili. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (3Q: 06:02) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. Atkins made a great move on Harris Friday. Key block delivered by Donnell Zwillinger. |
| 2-1-PIT49 (3Q: 05:30) Warren Kushto ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Key block delivered by Dwight Perez. |
| 1-10-DET43 (3Q: 05:01) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sammy Foster, assisted by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 2-9-DET42 (3Q: 04:18) Earnest Atkins ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 3-5-DET38 (3Q: 03:54) Earnest Atkins ran outside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Key block delivered by Rodger Saffold. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:42) Earnest Atkins ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by DT Antoine Sellers. |
| 2-10-DET20 (3Q: 03:17) Earnest Atkins ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DE Norm Spencer. Key block delivered by Stanley Havili. |
| 1-10-DET10 (3Q: 02:36) Earnest Atkins ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Delgado. |
| 2-8-DET08 (3Q: 01:59) Earnest Atkins ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 3-9-DET09 (3Q: 01:30) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 6 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 4-3-DET03 (3Q: 01:00) Kelly Simonton attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 13, Detroit 6 |
| (3Q: 00:54) Kelly Simonton kicked off 64 yards from the PIT30. Bryant McNeil returned the ball 20 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Graham Sellers. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET26 (3Q: 00:21) Archie Griffin pass completed to FB Dwayne George for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-11-DET25 (4Q: 15:00) Archie Griffin pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Marsh. Payton gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (4Q: 14:18) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lenny Castillo. DE George Selvie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET39 (4Q: 14:12) Archie Griffin pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 5 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie, assisted by S Horace Gilmore. |
| 3-5-DET44 (4Q: 13:49) Archie Griffin pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi, assisted by CB Kent Wheeler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. George gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (4Q: 13:11) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cory Christakes. CB Kent Wheeler defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT39 (4Q: 13:03) Archie Griffin pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Marsh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brizzolara gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (4Q: 12:25) Archie Griffin pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Scottie Marsh, assisted by CB Wayne Maxwell. |
| 2-3-PIT11 (4Q: 11:47) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. OLB Patrick Mussi defended the pass. |
| 3-3-PIT11 (4Q: 11:37) Archie Griffin pass was intended for WR Cory Christakes and was intercepted by OLB Patrick Mussi at the PIT08. Tackled by Cory Christakes. |
| 1-10-PIT08 (4Q: 11:26) Stanley Havili ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by S Gino Swift. Key block delivered by Don Alston. Pittsburgh's Jim Carlson was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor ankle injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-4-PIT14 (4Q: 10:48) Earnest Atkins ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Percy Press. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Earnest Atkins for 3 yards to the PIT18. Tackled by Percy Press. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (4Q: 10:19) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 38 yards. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue. Cranford gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 09:37) Cam Newton sacked by DE Norm Spencer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rodger Saffold. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Percy Press on the PIT50. |
| 1-10-PIT50 (4Q: 09:25) Archie Griffin pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell, assisted by CB Kent Wheeler. Brizzolara gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-PIT42 (4Q: 08:45) Archie Griffin pass completed to RB Damon Sim for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Ingram, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. Sim gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (4Q: 08:04) Archie Griffin pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 6 yards. Tackled by S Horace Gilmore. Brizzolara gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-PIT29 (4Q: 07:31) Travis Payton ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rahim Moore, assisted by DE George Selvie. |
| 3-3-PIT28 (4Q: 06:57) Archie Griffin pass completed to WR AJ Green for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Fields, assisted by S Horace Gilmore. |
| 4-1-PIT26 (4Q: 06:15) Justin Branch attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 13, Detroit 9 |
| (4Q: 06:09) Justin Branch kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Donovan Watson returned the ball 5 yards to the PIT12. Tackled by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-PIT12 (4Q: 05:50) Cam Newton pass completed to FB Stanley Havili for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 2-8-PIT14 (4Q: 05:02) Warren Kushto ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bruce Delgado. |
| 3-8-PIT14 (4Q: 04:16) Cam Newton pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Friday, assisted by S Gino Swift. |
| 4-1-PIT21 (4Q: 03:30) Billy Joe Lowe punted 51 yards. AJ Green returned the kick 14 yards to the DET42. Tackled by Stanley Havili. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 03:19) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cory Christakes. OLB Patrick Mussi defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET42 (4Q: 03:12) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. CB Wayne Maxwell defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-DET42 (4Q: 03:03) Archie Griffin pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (4Q: 02:55) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. CB Scottie Marsh defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT40 (4Q: 02:46) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Damon Sim. ILB Reggie Fields defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-PIT40 (4Q: 02:40) Archie Griffin pass completed to WR Cory Christakes for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 1-10-PIT26 (4Q: 02:19) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lenny Castillo. DE Melvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-PIT26 (4Q: 02:09) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dwayne George. ILB Reggie Fields defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-10-PIT26 (4Q: 02:00) Archie Griffin pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. |
| 4-10-PIT26 (4Q: 01:56) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. OLB Patrick Mussi defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-PIT26 (4Q: 01:49) Earnest Atkins ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence, assisted by OLB William Backstrom. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-10-PIT26 (4Q: 01:39) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by ILB Ross Donohue. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-8-PIT28 (4Q: 01:28) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-PIT23 (4Q: 01:28) Earnest Atkins ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by DE Bruce Delgado. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-9-PIT27 (4Q: 01:21) Billy Joe Lowe punted 43 yards. AJ Green returned the kick 8 yards to the DET38. Tackled by Graham Sellers. |
| 1-10-DET38 (4Q: 01:12) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donny Epperson. CB Kent Wheeler simply crushed the receiver as the ball arrived. |
| 2-10-DET38 (4Q: 01:07) Archie Griffin scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Anquan Boldin. |
| 3-7-DET41 (4Q: 00:45) Archie Griffin spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-7-DET41 (4Q: 00:41) Archie Griffin pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Richmond Freitag. DT Grady Patton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET41 (4Q: 00:37) Cam Newton dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Final Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 13, Detroit Lions 9 |