Pregame Zone Blitz: Steelers at Redskins
Pregame preview of Steelers at Redskins preseason Week 2.
| Final - 8.22.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Stories
Chat with Behind The Steel Curtain for Redskins/Steelers Game
Q&A with Steelers' blogger for what to expect from their team on Saturday when the Redskins host the Steelers
Preventing Redskins' Opponents' Fans From Getting Tickets To FedEx Field
We all struggle with visiting team's fans showing up in our stadiums. We offer a compelling reason to refrain from the practice of supplying those fans with your season tickets.
Statistically, Redskins Are Not Likely to Improve From Last Year
Football Outsiders breaks down the Redskins' 2008 season and faults statistically and answers our questions on predicting their success for the upcoming season.
GameThreads
Redskins Fans GameThread on Hogs Haven
Steelers Fans GameThread on Behind the Steel Curtain
Boxscore
| FINAL | Total |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 13 |
| Washington | 17 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| - Washington Field Goal - 20-yarder by Shaun Suisham. 8:13 remaining.- Pittsburgh Touchdown - 3-yard run by Willie Parker. (Jeff Reed kick). 0:53 remaining. |
| Quarter 2 |
| - Pittsburgh Field Goal - 34-yarder by Jeff Reed. 0:44 remaining. |
| Quarter 3 |
| - Washington Touchdown - 3-yard pass from Chase Daniel to Marko Mitchell. (Dave Rayner kick). 5:22 remaining.- Pittsburgh Field Goal - 41-yarder by Piotr Czech. 2:43 remaining. |
| Quarter 4 |
| - Washington Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Chase Daniel to Fred Davis. (Dave Rayner kick). 13:08 remaining. |
| Team statistics | Pittsburgh | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 24:32 | 35:28 |
| First Downs | 13 | 20 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 139 15-35 0 | 137 15-29 2 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 99 20 | 167 41 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 2-1 0 | 2 1-0 2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 13-89 | 7-52 |
| Punts-Average | 5-47.8 | 5-44.0 |
| Player Statistics |
|---|
| RUSHERS-AWAY |
| R.Mendenhall 5-26, M.Reilly 2-25, D.Dixon 3-20,W.Parker 4-13, J.Vincent 3-9, I.Redman 2-3,M.Wallace 1-3. |
| RUSHERS-HOME |
| M.Mason 11-45, D.Dorsey 11-39, R.Cartwright 6-26,C.Portis 5-26, C.Daniel 1-22, L.Betts 4-7,J.Campbell 1-4, C.Brennan 2-(-2). |
| PASSERS-AWAY |
| D.Dixon 8-16-0, 68 yards.C.Batch 5-14-0, 63 yards.M.Reilly 2-5-0, 17 yards. |
| PASSERS-HOME |
| T.Collins 5-9-1, 39 yards.C.Daniel 6-8-0, 58 yards and 2 touchdowns.J.Campbell 1-7-0, 10 yards.C.Brennan 3-5-1, 42 yards. |
| RECEIVERS-AWAY |
| S.McDonald 3-13, M.Nance 2-26, M.Wallace 2-23,H.Ward 1-24, L.Sweed 1-17, S.Holmes 1-16,H.Miller 1-10, B.Williams 1-9, T.Grisham 1-9,W.Parker 1-2, M.Spaeth 1-(-1). |
| RECEIVERS-HOME |
| M.Mitchell 3-21, F.Davis 2-31, M.Kelly 2-22,M.Mason 2-8, R.Agnone 1-20, D.Hackett 1-15,C.Cooley 1-10, K.Eloi 1-8, D.Thomas 1-7,E.Williams 1-7. |
