AFC League Championship * Playoff * 01-30-2009 Temp:65 Wind:Calm None Line:Even MVP:Lambert 1979 Pittsburgh (13-4) 7 14 3 7 31 1979 San Diego (16-1) 0 10 7 7 24 1 9:58 Pittsburgh TD Bleier 7 run (Bahr, M.) (6-66-2:20) 7-0 2 7:54 Pittsburgh TD Bradshaw 53 pass to Stallworth (Bahr, M.) (4-73-2:44) 14-0 2 5:45 Pittsburgh TD Lambert 28 interception return (Bahr, M.) (0-0-0:00) 21-0 2 1:54 San Diego TD Fouts 13 pass to Jefferson (Benirschke) (11-82-3:42) 21-7 2 1:23 San Diego FG Benirschke 24 (3-8-0:24) 21-10 3 5:19 San Diego TD Fouts 16 pass to Jefferson (Benirschke) (11-69-4:48) 21-17 3 0:22 Pittsburgh FG Bahr 28 (3-6-1:21) 24-17 4 11:47 Pittsburgh TD Winston 96 interception return (Bahr, M.) (0-0-0:00) 31-17 4 4:14 San Diego TD Fouts 8 pass to Joiner (Benirschke) (5-34-1:20) 31-24 Pit SD First Downs 15 31 Rushes 27-118 26-97 Passes 24-12-189 59-33-366 Sacked 0-0 1-12 Fumble 2 0 Penalties 7-41 6-72 Turnovers 3 4 Time 22:42 37:14 Third Down 10-14 11-16 Fourth Down 0-0 0-2 Net Offense 307 451 Injuries: none < Pittsburgh > < San Diego > Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds Sk 25 In Td Rate Bradshaw 24 12 189 0 1 1 1 73.1 Fouts 59 33 366 1 2 4 3 63.2 Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Ave FD 10 Lg TD Bleier 11 51 4.6 3 2 17 1 Williams 22 79 3.6 6 3 13 0 Harris 11 38 3.5 0 0 8 0 Fouts 1 12 12.0 1 1 12 0 Bradshaw 4 29 7.3 2 2 11 0 Thomas 2 7 3.5 0 0 4 0 Kolb 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Owens 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 27 118 4.4 5 4 17 1 26 97 3.7 7 4 13 0 Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Yds Ave FD 25 Lg TD Stallworth 4 1 85 21.3 3 1 53 1 Joiner 8 0 95 11.9 6 1 29 1 Bleier 3 1 36 12.0 3 0 15 0 Jefferson 7 1 106 15.1 6 1 28 2 Harris 3 0 38 12.7 2 0 18 0 Williams 7 0 53 7.6 3 0 11 0 Cunningham 1 1 20 20.0 1 0 20 0 Thomas 5 1 55 11.0 4 0 20 0 Swann 1 0 10 10.0 0 0 10 0 Winslow 2 0 24 12.0 1 0 15 0 Klein 2 0 16 8.0 1 0 8 0 Mitchell 2 0 17 8.5 1 0 9 0 Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD Bleier 1 0 0 Jones 0 1 0 Anderson 1 0 0 Buchanon 0 1 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave Lg TD Anderson 5 93 18.6 32 0 Owens 5 90 18.0 23 0 Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Ave Lg TD Bell 1 0 8 8.0 8 0 Fuller 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Bahr 1-1 28 4-4 7 Benirschke 1-1 24 3-3 6 Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Ave Tb 20 Bk Lg Colquitt 4 167 41.8 0 2 0 47 West 3 84 28.0 0 1 0 38 Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Lambert 12 0 0 0 0 0 1-28 Buchanon 7 0 1 0 0 1 0-0 Blount 8 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Fuller 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Ham 7 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Young 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Johnson 6 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Preston 4 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 Banaszak 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Horn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Wagner 5 0 1 0 0 0 2-12 Johnson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Greene 5 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 Dean 3 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 Winston 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-96 Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 White 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 Macek 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Shell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Lowe 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Toews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Edwards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Dunn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Duncan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Valentine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 DeJurnett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Woodruff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Stringert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Dornbrook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Graves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Greenwood 0 0 1 0 3 0 0-0 Play-By-Play Play-By-Play 1st Quarter KO 14:44 SD Owens ret of 23 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 14:01 SD Fouts-Jefferso 12 Bas S-Cross 4-3 Z Basic/Lo 1 10 own41 13:57 SD Fouts-Thomas X Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own41 13:04 SD Williams 0 3W1 OffTkl-R 4-3 M Basic 3 10 own41 12:24 SD Fouts-Joiner 8 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 Z Basic 4 2 own49 12:18 SD West 17,Bell 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own34 12:08 Pit SD Pen36(Williams) Bas L- 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp30 11:29 Pit Harris 3 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Key-Harris 2 7 opp27 10:49 Pit Bradsha-Bleier 15 Bas S- 4-3 Z Run 1 10 opp12 10:45 Pit Bradsha-Cunningh X Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Run 2 10 opp12 10:07 Pit Bradshaw 5 Bas S-Out 4-3 M Pass 3 5 opp7 9:58 Pit Bleier 7/TD Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 tM Basic 7-0 KO 9:52 SD Owens ret of 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own23 9:06 SD Williams 2 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Basic 2 8 own25 8:26 SD Thomas 3 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 Z Basic 3 5 own28 7:45 SD Fouts-Williams 7 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own35 7:03 SD Williams 1 Bas OffTkl-R 4-3 M Basic 2 9 own36 6:26 SD Fouts-Thomas 5 Bas Screen 4-3 M Dbl-Joiner 3 4 own41 5:44 SD Williams 1 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 4 3 own42 5:37 SD West 38,Bell 8 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 5:01 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor 10 Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 own38 4:23 Pit Bradsha-Bleier 12 Bas Screen 4-3 Z Key-Harris 1 10 50 3:46 Pit Harris 2 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Run 2 8 opp48 3:04 Pit Harris 2 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Run 3 6 opp46 2:06 Pit Bleier 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-2 sZ Pass 4 3 opp43 2:01 Pit Colquitt 41,Fuller 0 --- Pt-side --- faircatch 1 10 own2 1:20 SD Williams 3 3W1 OffTkl-L 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 7 own5 1:16 SD Fouts-Jefferso X 3W1 S-Cross 4-3 sZ Basic 3 7 own5 0:36 SD Fouts-Winslow 15 3W1 S-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1 1 10 own20 0:00 SD Williams 10 3W1 Draw 4-3 M Basic 2nd Quarter 1 10 own30 14:57 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 M-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 2 10 own30 14:52 SD Pit Pen6(Wagner) 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own36 14:45 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 L-Cross 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 10 own36 14:13 SD Fouts-Joiner 12 3W1 S-Flat/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own48 13:32 SD Fouts-Williams 11 3W1 S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp41 13:29 SD Fouts-Jefferso X Bas S-Out 4-3 M Pass 2 10 opp41 12:32 SD Fouts-Joiner 11 3W1 S-Cross 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp30 11:36 SD Williams 2 3W1 OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1 2 8 opp28 10:54 SD Williams 1 3W1 Trap-R 4-3 Z Basic 3 7 opp27 10:46 SD Fouts-Klein X 3W1 M-Hitch 3-3 sZ Basic 4 7 opp27 10:38 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 3-3 sZ Basic 1 10 own27 9:44 Pit Harris 4 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Pass 2 6 own31 9:03 Pit Bleier -4 Bas Quick-L 4-3 M Pass 3 10 own27 8:07 Pit Bradsha-Cunningh 20 Bas M-Hitch/PBK 4-2 M Pass/Li 1 10 own47 7:54 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor 53/ Bas L- 4-3 M Basic 14-0 KO 7:54 SD kick downed --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own20 7:17 SD Thomas 4 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic 2 6 own24 6:43 SD Fouts-Williams 5 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 sZ Pass 3 1 own29 6:02 SD Williams 1 3W1 OffTkl-R 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 1 10 own30 5:55 SD SD Pen10(Shields) 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic/Lo 1 20 own20 5:45 SD Fouts-INT-Lambert/TD 3W1 S-Out 4-3 Z Basic/Li 21-0 KO 5:37 SD Owens ret of 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own18 5:37 SD Pen5(Greene) Bas M-Out 4-3 M Pass 1 5 own23 5:31 SD Pit Pen5(White) Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own28 5:24 SD Fouts-Jefferso X Bas M-Hitch 4-3 M Pass 2 10 own28 4:44 SD Fouts-Jefferso 21 Bas M-Hitch/PBK 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own49 4:07 SD Williams 2 Bas Draw 4-3 M Pass 2 8 opp49 3:34 SD Fouts-Williams 6 Bas S-Out 4-3 M Pass 3 2 opp43 2:59 SD Fouts-Thomas 3 Bas Screen 4-3 tM Basic/Lo 1 10 opp40 2:20 SD Williams 4 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic 2 6 opp36 2:17 SD Fouts-Jefferso X Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Lo 3 6 opp36 2:06 SD Fouts-Thomas 20 Bas S-Flat 4-3 sZ Basic 1 10 opp16 2:00 SD Fouts-Joiner 3 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Pass/Bz1 2 7 opp13 1:54 SD Fouts-Jefferso 13/TD Bas S-Out 4-3 tM Pass 21-7 KO 1:47 SD Anderson ret of 15 F --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 opp15 1:39 SD Williams 5 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 5 opp10 1:34 SD Fouts-Klein X 3W1 S-Hitch 4-3 tM Basic/Bz1 3 5 opp10 1:23 SD Williams 3 3W1 Sweep-R 4-3 Z Pass/Lo 4 2 opp7 1:20 SD FG Benirschke 24/G --- FG --- Block 21-10 KO 1:15 Pit Anderson ret of 15 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own17 1:07 Pit Bradsha-Harris X Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 Z Pass 2 10 own17 0:58 Pit Harris 1 Bas Dive 4-3 Z Run 3 9 own18 0:34 Pit Bradsha-Bleier 9 Bas S- 4-3 Z Run 1 10 own27 0:26 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor 16 Bas M-Seam 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 own43 0:16 Pit Bradsha-Harris 18 Bas M-Hitch 4-2 M Pass 1 10 opp39 0:12 Pit Bradsha-Swann 10 Bas S-Out 4-2 M Pass 2 0 opp29 0:01 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor X Bas L- 4-3 M Run 3 0 opp29 0:00 Pit Bradshaw 11 4WR L-Fly 3-1 Z Pass 3rd Quarter KO 14:50 Pit Anderson ret of 32 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own33 14:09 Pit Harris 7 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Pass 2 3 own40 14:05 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor X Bas S-Cross 4-3 Z Pass 3 3 own40 13:58 Pit Bleier 8/F Bas Sweep-L 4-3 sZ Pass 1 10 opp43 13:20 SD Fouts-Jefferso 4 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Basic 2 6 opp39 12:43 SD Fouts-Mitchell 9 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp30 12:05 SD Fouts-Mitchell 8 Bas M-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic 2 2 opp22 11:24 SD Sk-White -12 Bas M-Fly 4-3 tM Basic 3 14 opp34 11:17 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 M-Hitch 4-3 dZ Pass/Li 4 14 opp34 11:12 SD West 29,Bell 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own5 10:31 Pit Bleier 17 2T2 Dive 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 own22 10:24 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor X 2T2 M-Seam 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own22 10:20 Pit Bradsha-Cunningh X 2T2 S-Hitch 4-3 sZ Pass 3 10 own22 10:14 Pit Bradsha-Harris X 2T2 Screen/RBw 4-3 Z Pass 4 10 own22 10:07 Pit Colquitt 47,Fuller 0 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own31 10:00 SD Fouts-Joiner X Bas L-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 10 own31 9:53 SD Fouts-Williams 6 Bas S-Out 4-3 Z Basic 3 4 own37 9:16 SD Fouts-Jefferso 12 Bas S-Hitch 4-3 tM Basic/Lo 1 10 own49 8:25 SD Williams 3 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 M Basic/Lo 2 7 opp48 7:50 SD Fouts-Thomas 8 Bas Screen 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp40 7:14 SD Owens -1 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Basic/Lo 2 11 opp41 6:17 SD Williams 13 3W1 Draw 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1/Lo 1 10 opp28 6:14 SD Fouts-Klein 8 3W1 S-Out 4-3 M Basic 2 2 opp20 6:07 SD Fouts-Winslow X 3W1 M-Hitch 4-3 M Basic/Lo 3 2 opp20 6:07 SD Pen5(Williams) 3W1 OffTkl-R 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1/Lo 3 7 opp25 5:33 SD Fouts-Williams 9 3W1 M-Hitch 4-3 Z Pass/Bz1/Lo 1 10 opp16 5:19 SD Fouts-Jefferso 16/TD 3W1 S-Cross 4-3 M Basic 21-17 KO 5:15 Pit Anderson ret of 14 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own18 4:36 Pit Harris 5 Bas OffTkl-L 4-3 Z Pass 2 5 own23 3:49 Pit Bradsha-Harris 2 Bas Screen 4-3 M Basic 3 3 own25 3:07 Pit Bradshaw 11 2T2 Dive 4-2 M Pass-Dbl-Stallworth 1 10 own36 3:00 Pit Harris 5 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 M Pass 2 5 own41 2:46 Pit Pit Pen10(Davis) Bas Flicker 4-3 M Basic 2 15 own31 2:40 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor X Bas M-Hitch/PBK 4-2 M Pass-Dbl-Stallworth 3 15 own31 1:59 Pit Bleier 11 3W1 Dive 3-3 Z Pass 4 4 own42 1:52 Pit Colquitt 39,Fuller 0 --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own19 1:43 SD Fouts-INT-Wagner Bas L-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp17 1:02 Pit Kolb 0 Bas M-Out/PA 4-3 sZ Run 2 10 opp17 0:58 Pit Bradsha-Cunningh X Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Pass 3 10 opp17 0:22 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor 6 Bas S-Hitch 4-2 Z Pass 4 4 opp11 0:19 Pit FG Bahr 28/G --- FG --- Block 24-17 KO 0:13 SD Owens ret of 17 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own23 0:00 SD Williams 11 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 4th Quarter 1 10 own34 14:51 SD Fouts-Thomas X Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 10 own34 14:10 SD Fouts-Joiner 29 Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp37 13:15 SD Fouts-Jefferso 28 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 9 opp9 12:39 SD Williams 2 Bas Dive 4-3 tM Basic/Lo 2 7 opp7 11:58 SD Williams 3 3W1 Draw 4-3 sZ Basic 3 4 opp4 11:47 SD Fouts-INT-Winston/TD 3W1 Screen 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 31-17 KO 11:41 SD Owens ret of 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own13 11:36 SD Fouts-Matthews X Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Pass 2 10 own13 11:02 SD Williams 3 3W1 Sweep-R 3-3 Z Pass 3 7 own16 10:26 SD Fouts-Joiner 11 3W1 S-Hitch 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 own27 9:44 SD Fouts 12 3W1 L-Slant 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own39 9:11 SD Fouts-Winslow 9 3W1 M-Slant/sec 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 2 1 own48 8:35 SD Williams 3 3W1 Dive 4-3 M Basic/Lo 1 10 opp49 8:35 SD Pen5(Banaszak) 3W1 S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 5 opp44 8:32 SD Fouts-Klein X 3W1 L-Out/sec 4-3 M Pass 2 5 opp44 8:11 SD Fouts-Klein 8 3W1 S-Hitch 4-3 M Basic 1 10 opp36 8:07 SD Fouts-Jefferso X 3W1 S-Slant 4-3 M Pass 2 10 opp36 7:43 SD Williams 3 3W1 Draw 4-3 M Basic 3 7 opp33 7:35 SD Fouts-Jefferso X 3W1 M-Fly 4-3 Z Basic 4 7 opp33 7:28 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 M-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic/Lo 1 10 own33 6:35 Pit Bleier -1 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Run 2 11 own32 5:39 Pit Bradshaw 2 Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Run 3 9 own34 5:34 Pit Bradsha-INT-Lowe Bas Screen 4-3 Z Pass/Li 1 10 opp34 5:23 SD Fouts-Thomas 19 Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 M Basic/Bz1 1 10 opp15 5:15 SD Fouts-Joiner X Bas M-Hitch/HO/PBK 4-3 M Basic/Lo 2 10 opp15 5:12 SD Fouts-Williams 9 Bas S-Out/HO 4-3 M Basic/Li 3 1 opp6 4:24 SD Williams 3 3W1 OffTkl-R 4-3 tM Basic 1 3 opp3 4:24 SD Pen5(Team) 3W1 S-Flat 4-3 tM Basic/Bz1 1 8 opp8 4:14 SD Fouts-Joiner 8/TD 3W1 S-Slant 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1 31-24 KO 4:06 Pit Anderson ret of 17 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own21 4:02 Pit Bradsha-Stallwor X Bas S-Out 4-3 sZ Run 2 10 own21 3:50 Pit Bleier 6 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 sZ Basic 3 4 own27 3:50 Pit Pen5(Davis) Bas Dive/PA 4-3 sZ Run 3 9 own22 3:50 Pit Pen5(Kolb) Bas S- 4-3 Z Run 3 14 own17 3:47 Pit Bradsha-Bleier X Bas S- 4-3 sZ Basic 4 14 own17 3:41 Pit Colquitt 40,Fuller 0 --- Pt-deep --- Block 1 10 own43 3:36 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 S-Out/HO 4-3 Z Basic 2 10 own43 2:56 SD Fouts-Joiner 13 3W1 S-Hitch/PBK/sec 4-3 Z Basic 1 10 opp44 2:47 SD Fouts-Joiner X 3W1 L-Hitch 4-3 M Dbl-Joiner 2 10 opp44 2:38 SD Fouts-INT-Wagner 3W1 M-Hitch 4-3 Z Basic/Bz1 1 10 own29 2:31 Pit Bleier 2 2T2 Trap-L 4-3 Z Run 2 8 own31 2:21 Pit Harris 0 2T2 Sweep-R 4-3 sZ Run 3 8 own31 2:12 Pit Bradsha-Harris 18 2T2 Screen 5-3 Z Run 1 10 own49 2:00 Pit Bleier 0 2T2 Trap-R 5-3 Z Run 2 10 own49 1:22 Pit Harris 8 2T2 OffTkl-R 5-3 sZ Run 3 2 opp43 0:37 Pit Bleier 2 2T2 Sweep-R 4-3 sZ Run 1 10 opp41 0:00 Pit Harris 1 2T2 Dive 4-3 Z Run