2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Season Stats
The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers went 12-4. They scored 347 points and allowed 223, 20th in the league on offense and 1st on defense. That was 1st in the AFC North.
Team details
- Record: 12-4
- Points for: 347 (20th)
- Points against: 223 (1st)
- Division: AFC North
Offense and defense with league ranks
| Stat | Offense | Rank | Defense | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 347 | 20 | 223 | 1 |
| Total yards | 4991 | 22 | 3791 | 1 |
| Passing yards | 3307 | 16 | 2507 | 1 |
| Rushing yards | 1684 | 23 | 1284 | 2 |
| First downs | 292 | 18 | 240 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 24 | 19 | 27 | 10 |
| Third down % | 41.1% | 14 | 31.4% | 1 |
| Red zone % | 54.0% | 16 | 33.3% | 1 |
| Yards per drive | 27.12 | 22 | 20.38 | 1 |
2008 schedule and results
| Wk | Opponent | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Texans | 2008-09-07 | W | 38-17 |
| 2 | at Cleveland Browns | 2008-09-14 | W | 10-6 |
| 3 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 2008-09-21 | L | 6-15 |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | 2008-09-29 | W | 23-20 |
| 5 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | 2008-10-05 | W | 26-21 |
| 7 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 2008-10-19 | W | 38-10 |
| 8 | New York Giants | 2008-10-26 | L | 14-21 |
| 9 | at Washington Commanders | 2008-11-03 | W | 23-6 |
| 10 | Indianapolis Colts | 2008-11-09 | L | 20-24 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | 2008-11-16 | W | 11-10 |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2008-11-20 | W | 27-10 |
| 13 | at New England Patriots | 2008-11-30 | W | 33-10 |
| 14 | Dallas Cowboys | 2008-12-07 | W | 20-13 |
| 15 | at Baltimore Ravens | 2008-12-14 | W | 13-9 |
| 16 | at Tennessee Titans | 2008-12-21 | L | 14-31 |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | 2008-12-28 | W | 31-0 |
2008 fantasy leaders (PPR)
| Player | Pos | G | PPR Pts | PPR Finish | VBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | WR | 16 | 228.7 | WR17 | 30.1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 16 | 178.7 | QB19 | 0.0 |
| Mewelde Moore | RB | 16 | 166.8 | RB29 | 0.0 |
| Santonio Holmes | WR | 15 | 166.0 | WR33 | 0.0 |
| Nate Washington | WR | 14 | 122.9 | WR51 | 0.0 |
| Heath Miller | TE | 13 | 115.4 | TE15 | 0.0 |
| Willie Parker | RB | 11 | 114.4 | RB46 | 0.0 |
| Matt Spaeth | TE | 9 | 30.6 | TE47 | 0.0 |
| Byron Leftwich | QB | 5 | 26.8 | QB42 | 0.0 |
| Gary Russell | RB | 12 | 26.5 | RB89 | 0.0 |
2008 roster
| Pos | Player | GS | GP | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | Aaron Smith | — | 16 | 32 |
| OLB | Andre Frazier | — | 8 | 26 |
| CB | Anthony Madison | — | 12 | 27 |
| FS | Anthony Smith | — | 9 | 25 |
| QB | Ben Roethlisberger | — | 16 | 26 |
| DE | Brett Keisel | — | 9 | 30 |
| OLB | Bruce Davis | — | 1 | 23 |
| CB | Bryant McFadden | — | 10 | 27 |
| QB | Byron Leftwich | — | 5 | 28 |
| FB | Carey Davis | — | 11 | 27 |
| NT | Casey Hampton | — | 9 | 31 |
| NT | Chris Hoke | — | 9 | 32 |
| G | Chris Kemoeatu | — | 6 | 25 |
| G | Darnell Stapleton | — | 4 | 23 |
| QB | Dennis Dixon | — | 1 | 23 |
| CB | Deshea Townsend | — | 11 | 33 |
| CB | Fernando Bryant | — | 2 | 31 |
| RB | Gary Russell | — | 12 | 22 |
| TE | Heath Miller | — | 13 | 26 |
| WR | Hines Ward | — | 16 | 32 |
| CB | Ivan Taylor | — | 16 | 28 |
| ILB | James Farrior | — | 16 | 33 |
| OLB | James Harrison | — | 15 | 30 |
| LS | Jared Retkofsky | — | 2 | 25 |
| T | Jason Capizzi | — | — | 25 |
| K | Jeff Reed | — | 16 | 29 |
| T | Jeremy Parquet | — | — | 26 |
| C | Justin Hartwig | — | 4 | 30 |
| ILB | Keyaron Fox | — | 9 | 26 |
| OLB | LaMarr Woodley | — | 15 | 24 |
| ILB | Larry Foote | — | 16 | 28 |
| ILB | Lawrence Timmons | — | 16 | 22 |
| WR | Limas Sweed | — | 5 | 24 |
| TE | Matt Spaeth | — | 9 | 25 |
| T | Max Starks | — | 3 | 26 |
| RB | Mewelde Moore | — | 16 | 26 |
| P | Mitch Berger | — | 13 | 36 |
| WR | Nate Washington | — | 14 | 25 |
| DE | Nick Eason | — | 9 | 28 |
| DE | Orpheus Roye | — | 4 | 35 |
| LB | Patrick Bailey | — | 11 | 23 |
| FS | Ryan Clark | — | 14 | 29 |
| WR | Santonio Holmes | — | 15 | 24 |
| DT | Scott Paxson | — | 1 | 25 |
| TE | Sean McHugh | — | 3 | 26 |
| T | Tony Hills | — | — | 24 |
| T | Trai Essex | — | — | 26 |
| DE | Travis Kirschke | — | 14 | 34 |
| SS | Troy Polamalu | — | 16 | 27 |
| SS | Tyrone Carter | — | 10 | 32 |
| CB | William Gay | — | 14 | 23 |
| T | Willie Colon | — | 8 | 25 |
| RB | Willie Parker | — | 11 | 28 |