2008 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 12-4

Team stats and league rank

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

2008 Steelers roster: passing

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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers passing

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	CMP↓iCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.	ATT↓iATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.	YDS↓iYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.	TD↓iTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.	INT↓iINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.	RTG↓iRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	16	281	469	3,301	17	15	80.1
Byron Leftwich	QB	5	21	36	303	2	0	104.3
Dennis Dixon	QB	1	1	1	3	0	0	79.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2008 Steelers roster: rushing

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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers rushing

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	CAR↓iCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.	YDS↓iYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.	AVG↓iAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.	TD↓iTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Willie Parker	RB	11	210	791	3.8	5
Mewelde Moore	RB	16	140	588	4.2	5
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	16	34	101	3.0	2
GRGary Russell	RB	12	28	77	2.8	3
Rashard Mendenhall	RB	4	19	58	3.1	0
CDCarey Davis	FB	14	12	35	2.9	0
Nate Washington	WR	16	5	18	3.6	0
Santonio Holmes	WR	15	2	9	4.5	0
Byron Leftwich	QB	5	4	7	1.8	1
Hines Ward	WR	16	1	4	4.0	0
Dennis Dixon	QB	1	2	-3	-1.5	0

What the columns mean: CAR

2008 Steelers roster: receiving

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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers receiving

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	REC↓iREC: Passes caught.	TGTS↓iTGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.	YDS↓iYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.	AVG↓iAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.	TD↓iTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Hines Ward	WR	16	81	124	1,043	12.9	7
Santonio Holmes	WR	15	55	114	821	14.9	5
Nate Washington	WR	16	40	78	631	15.8	3
Heath Miller	TE	14	48	66	514	10.7	3
Mewelde Moore	RB	16	40	53	320	8.0	1
Matt Spaeth	TE	16	17	26	136	8.0	0
Limas Sweed	WR	11	6	10	64	10.7	0
CDCarey Davis	FB	14	5	6	27	5.4	0
Sean McHugh	TE	15	3	4	24	8.0	0
Rashard Mendenhall	RB	4	2	3	17	8.5	0
Willie Parker	RB	11	3	10	13	4.3	0
DBDallas Baker	WR	8	1	2	6	6.0	0
GRGary Russell	RB	12	1	2	-2	-2.0	0
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	16	1	1	-7	-7.0	0

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2008 Steelers roster: defense

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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	TOT↓iTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.	SOLO↓iSOLO: Tackles made without help.	SACK↓iSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.	INT↓iINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.	PD↓iPD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.	FF↓iFF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
James Farrior	LB	16	133	87	3.5	0	5	1
James Harrison	LB	15	101	67	16.0	1	3	7
Ryan Clark	FS	14	87	52	0.0	1	6	0
Troy Polamalu	SS	16	73	54	0.0	7	17	0
Ike Taylor	CB	16	65	50	0.0	1	14	0
Lawrence Timmons	LB	16	65	43	5.0	1	3	1
Larry Foote	LB	16	63	34	1.5	0	3	1
LaMarr Woodley	LB	15	60	41	11.5	1	2	2
Aaron Smith	DE	16	60	44	5.5	0	4	0
TKTravis Kirschke	DE	16	46	30	2.0	0	0	0
William Gay	CB	16	41	33	0.0	1	7	0
Brett Keisel	DE	10	41	22	1.0	0	2	0
Bryant McFadden	CB	10	41	37	1.0	2	8	0
Casey Hampton	DT	13	22	13	1.0	0	1	0
Deshea Townsend	CB	12	20	16	0.0	2	8	0
Anthony Madison	CB	16	19	17	0.0	0	0	0
Nick Eason	DE	15	17	10	1.5	0	1	0
Keyaron Fox	LB	13	17	11	0.0	0	0	0
Patrick Bailey	LB	12	16	11	0.0	0	0	0
Tyrone Carter	S	16	16	12	0.0	3	5	0
Chris Hoke	NT	16	16	12	0.5	0	0	0
Andre Frazier	LB	15	10	7	1.0	0	0	0
Anthony Smith	S	14	9	8	0.0	0	0	0
GRGary Russell	RB	12	9	6	0.0	0	0	0
CDCarey Davis	FB	14	6	5	0.0	0	0	0
OROrpheus Roye	DE	6	6	3	0.0	0	1	0
Heath Miller	TE	14	5	5	0.0	0	0	0
Donovan Woods	LB	5	4	2	0.0	0	0	0
Jeff Reed	PK	16	4	4	0.0	0	0	0
FBFernando Bryant	CB	2	3	3	0.0	0	0	0
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	16	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
MBMitch Berger	P	13	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Nate Washington	WR	16	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jared Retkofsky	DE	9	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Limas Sweed	WR	11	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Willie Parker	RB	11	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
NDNajeh Davenport	RB	4	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Greg Warren	LS	7	2	1	0.0	0	0	0
Justin Hartwig	C	16	2	2	0.0	0	0	0
Matt Spaeth	TE	16	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Max Starks	OT	16	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
KSKendall Simmons	OG	4	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Hines Ward	WR	16	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Chris Kemoeatu	OG	16	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Mewelde Moore	RB	16	1	1	0.0	0	0	0
Sean McHugh	TE	15	1	1	0.0	0	0	0

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

Results

1. Sep 7, 2008vs HOUW 38-17
2. Sep 14, 2008@ CLEW 10-6
3. Sep 21, 2008@ PHIL 6-15
4. Sep 29, 2008vs BALW 23-20
5. Oct 5, 2008@ JAXW 26-21
6. Oct 19, 2008@ CINW 38-10
7. Oct 26, 2008vs NYGL 14-21
8. Nov 3, 2008@ WSHW 23-6
9. Nov 9, 2008vs INDL 20-24
10. Nov 16, 2008vs LACW 11-10
11. Nov 20, 2008vs CINW 27-10
12. Nov 30, 2008@ NEW 33-10
13. Dec 7, 2008vs DALW 20-13
14. Dec 14, 2008@ BALW 13-9
15. Dec 21, 2008@ TENL 14-31
16. Dec 28, 2008vs CLEW 31-0
17. Jan 11, 2009vs LACW 35-24playoffs
18. Jan 18, 2009vs BALW 23-14playoffs
19. Feb 1, 2009@ ARIW 27-23playoffs