2006 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 8-8

The Pittsburgh Steelers went 8-8 in the 2006 NFL regular season, 3rd of 4 in the AFC North.

Team stats and league rank

2006 Pittsburgh Steelers team stats
Points25.27th of 32
Passing Yards233.39th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.412th of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.430th of 32
Rushing Yards124.510th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.08th of 32
Sacks2.411th of 32
Tackles69.615th of 32
Touchdowns2.69th of 32
Total Yards376.15th of 32
Points Allowed19.711th 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.

2006 Steelers roster: passing

2006 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 RoethlisbergerQB152804693,513182375.4
Charlie BatchQB8315349250121.0
Cedrick WilsonWR15112100118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2006 Steelers roster: rushing

2006 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.
Willie ParkerRB163371,4944.413
Najeh DavenportRB13602213.71
Ben RoethlisbergerQB1532983.12
Verron HaynesFB715785.20
Hines WardWR1423015.00
John KuhnFB92189.00
Charlie BatchQB813151.20
Cedrick WilsonWR152147.00
Santonio HolmesWR1611313.00
Nate WashingtonWR16382.70
Dan KreiderFB16155.00
Bryant McFaddenCB161-2-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2006 Steelers roster: receiving

2006 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 WardWR147412597513.26
Santonio HolmesWR16498682416.82
Nate WashingtonWR16357062417.84
Cedrick WilsonWR15376950413.61
Heath MillerTE16345539311.65
Willie ParkerRB1631422227.23
Najeh DavenportRB13152119312.91
Verron HaynesFB71822955.30
Jerame TumanTE15777310.41
Dan KreiderFB16813627.80
Sean MoreyWR16242914.50
Walter YoungWR2111717.00
John KuhnFB9111515.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2006 Steelers roster: defense

2006 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.
James FarriorLB16128854.0162
Larry FooteLB1691624.0132
Clark HaggansLB1577526.0142
Troy PolamaluSS1377581.03101
Ryan ClarkFS1372480.0130
Ike TaylorCB1669600.02170
Aaron SmithDE1662454.5011
Joey PorterLB1455407.0250
Brett KeiselDE1655385.5040
Bryant McFaddenCB1654470.03140
Tyrone CarterS1643312.0021
Deshea TownsendCB1641372.02102
Casey HamptonDT1541260.0011
Anthony SmithS1628220.0280
James HarrisonLB1120140.0000
Clint KriewaldtLB1417120.0110
Sean MoreyWR1616130.0000
Mike LoganDB1213110.0000
Chris HokeNT161290.0000
Anthony MadisonCB1312100.0000
Arnold HarrisonLB71090.0010
Rian WallaceLB12850.0110
Travis KirschkeDE16832.0001
Chad BrownLB8731.0000
Rodney BaileyDE12620.0010
Verron HaynesFB7650.0000
John KuhnFB9430.0000
Najeh DavenportRB13420.0000
Max StarksOT14440.0000
Greg WarrenLS16330.0000
Jeff ReedPK16320.0000
Heath MillerTE16330.0000
Nate WashingtonWR16330.0000
Ricardo ColcloughCB3320.0000
Kendall SimmonsOG14320.0000
Hines WardWR14220.0000
Jovon JohnsonDB2210.0000
Alan FanecaOG16210.0000
Marvel SmithOT16220.0000
Ben RoethlisbergerQB15110.0000
Santonio HolmesWR16110.0000
Richard SeiglerLB2110.0000
Willie ParkerRB16110.0000
Cedrick WilsonWR15110.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 7, 2006vs MIAW 28-17
  2. Sep 18, 2006@ JAXL 0-9
  3. Sep 24, 2006vs CINL 20-28
  4. Oct 8, 2006@ LACL 13-23
  5. Oct 15, 2006vs KCW 45-7
  6. Oct 22, 2006@ ATLL 38-41
  7. Oct 29, 2006@ LVL 13-20
  8. Nov 5, 2006vs DENL 20-31
  9. Nov 12, 2006vs NOW 38-31
  10. Nov 19, 2006@ CLEW 24-20
  11. Nov 26, 2006@ BALL 0-27
  12. Dec 3, 2006vs TBW 20-3
  13. Dec 7, 2006vs CLEW 27-7
  14. Dec 17, 2006@ CARW 37-3
  15. Dec 24, 2006vs BALL 7-31
  16. Dec 31, 2006@ CINW 23-17

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.