2004 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 15-1

The Pittsburgh Steelers went 15-1 in the 2004 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the AFC North. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers team stats
Points23.112th of 32
Passing Yards170.028th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.319th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.88th of 32
Rushing Yards154.02nd of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.06th of 32
Sacks2.67th of 32
Tackles60.331st of 32
Touchdowns2.613th of 32
Total Yards339.614th of 32
Points Allowed15.71st of 32
3rd Down Conversion %42.96th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2004 Steelers roster: passing

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Ben RoethlisbergerQB141962952,621171198.1
Tommy MaddoxQB430603291258.3
Jerome BettisRB15111010147.9
Antwaan Randle ElWR16111010147.9

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2004 Steelers roster: rushing

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Jerome BettisRB152509413.813
Duce StaleyRB101928304.31
Verron HaynesFB13552724.90
Willie ParkerRB8321865.80
Ben RoethlisbergerQB14561442.61
Antwaan Randle ElWR168344.30
Hines WardWR167253.61
Dan KreiderFB164184.50
Tommy MaddoxQB49151.70
Dante BrownRB1122.00
Brian St. PierreQB14-3-0.80

What the columns mean: CAR

2004 Steelers roster: receiving

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Hines WardWR168001,00412.64
Plaxico BurressWR1135069819.95
Antwaan Randle ElWR1643060114.03
Verron HaynesFB131801427.92
Lee MaysWR169013715.20
Jerame TumanTE1690899.93
Jay RiemersmaTE11708211.72
Dan KreiderFB16100757.51
Duce StaleyRB1060559.20
Jerome BettisRB1560467.70
Matt CushingTE16101717.00
Willie ParkerRB830165.30
Sean MoreyWR161088.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2004 Steelers roster: defense

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Troy PolamaluSS1696671.05151
James FarriorLB1694653.04123
Chris HopeDB1689580.0151
Larry FooteLB1669523.0131
Willie WilliamsCB1656411.01100
Deshea TownsendCB1556474.04141
Joey PorterLB1553367.01123
James HarrisonLB1645361.0020
Aaron SmithDE1643318.0013
Clark HaggansLB1337306.0012
Russell StuvaintsDB1531230.0030
Chad ScottCB729270.0190
Ricardo ColcloughCB1626201.5052
Kimo Von von OelhoffenDT1624161.0010
Chris HokeNT1424131.0000
Chidi IwuomaDB1417150.0002
Ike TaylorCB1316100.0150
Casey HamptonDT61580.0000
Clint KriewaldtLB151590.5001
Travis KirschkeDE161261.0010
Sean MoreyWR161170.0000
Verron HaynesFB131090.0000
Brett KeiselDE13950.0000
Alonzo JacksonDE7850.0000
Kendrick ClancyDT8870.0000
Kendrell BellLB3860.0000
Tyrone CarterS9770.0000
Mike LoganDB3750.0001
Hines WardWR16330.0000
Oliver RossOG16220.0000
Lee MaysWR16220.0000
Jeff ReedPK16220.0000
Matt CushingTE16220.0000
Ben RoethlisbergerQB14110.0000
Ainsley BattlesDB1110.0000
Duce StaleyRB10110.0000
Antwaan Randle ElWR16110.0000
Mike SchneckC16100.0000
Dan KreiderFB16110.0000
Jay RiemersmaTE11110.0000
Jerame TumanTE16110.0000
Marvel SmithOT16110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 12, 2004vs LVW 24-21
  2. Sep 19, 2004@ BALL 13-30
  3. Sep 26, 2004@ MIAW 13-3
  4. Oct 3, 2004vs CINW 28-17
  5. Oct 10, 2004vs CLEW 34-23
  6. Oct 17, 2004@ DALW 24-20
  7. Oct 31, 2004vs NEW 34-20
  8. Nov 7, 2004vs PHIW 27-3
  9. Nov 14, 2004@ CLEW 24-10
  10. Nov 21, 2004@ CINW 19-14
  11. Nov 28, 2004vs WSHW 16-7
  12. Dec 5, 2004@ JAXW 17-16
  13. Dec 12, 2004vs NYJW 17-6
  14. Dec 18, 2004@ NYGW 33-30
  15. Dec 26, 2004vs BALW 20-7
  16. Jan 2, 2005@ BUFW 29-24
  17. Jan 15, 2005vs NYJW 20-17playoffs
  18. Jan 23, 2005vs NEL 27-41playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.