Super Bowl XL Champions!
2005 Record: 11-5 (Reg. Season), 4-0 (Playoffs)
Head Coach: Bill Cowher
Points Scored: 389 (9th out of 32 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 258 (3rd out of 32 NFL teams)
Home Stadium: Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA.
Outside Linebacker Joey Porter sacks Peyton Manning in the playoff upset of the Colts. He led the Steelers in 2005 with 10.5 sacks. He was selected to the Associated Press's 2nd team All-NFL and was selected to his third career Pro Bowl appearance for his efforts.
Strong Safety Troy Polamalu pursues Shaun Alexander in the Super Bowl. He earned first team All-NFL honors from AP, The Sporting News, and the Pro Football Writers. Troy represented the AFC in the Pro Bowl for the second straight year. His 92 total tackles was third best on the Steelers in '05 and had 8 passes defensed along with 3 QB sacks and a pair of interceptions.
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Game-by-Game Results
Regular Season
Date Opponent Result
9/11/05 Tennessee W 34- 7
9/18/05 at Houston W 27- 7
9/25/05 New England L 20-23
10/ 2/05 Bye Week
10/10/05 at San Diego W 24-22
10/16/05 Jacksonville L 10-16 (OT)
10/23/05 at Cincinnati W 27-13
10/31/05 Baltimore W 20-19
11/ 6/05 at Green Bay W 20-10
11/13/05 Cleveland W 34-21
11/20/05 at Baltimore L 13-16 (OT)
11/28/05 at Indianapolis L 7-26
12/ 4/05 Cincinnati L 31-38
12/11/05 Chicago W 21 - 9
12/18/05 at Minnesota W 18- 3
12/24/05 at Cleveland W 41- 0
1/ 2/06 Detroit W 35-21
Playoffs
Round Opponent Result
AFC Wildcard at Cincinnati W 31-17
AFC Div. Playoff at Indianapolis W 21-18
AFC Championship at Denver W 34-17
Super Bowl XL vs. Seattle W 21-10
Note: Super Bowl XL was played at Ford Field in Detroit, MI.
Wide Receiver Hines Ward finished tied for third in the NFL with 11 TD catches in 2005. He led the Steelers in TD catches, total TDs (11), receptions (69) and receiving yards (975) during the season. His TD catch in the Super Bowl helped him win MVP of Super Bowl XL.
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Depth Chart / Roster:
Note: Team not in game - use All Steelers team as a template.
# Player Ht Wt Age Exp College Face Shape Hair Equipment
Quarterbacks
1. 7 Ben Roethlisberger 6-5 241 23 1 Miami Univ. 77 3 l. brn buzz 3 bar, eye paint, right wt elbowband, wt wristbands, bk sleeves, right bk glove (turf)
2. 8 Tommy Maddox 6-4 219 34 8 UCLA 81 4 brn crop 3 bar, eye paint, right wt wristband, left qb wristband, bk sleeves
3. 16 Charlie Batch 6-2 216 30 7 East. Mich. med skin 2 2 blk bald revoG2B, right wt wristband, left qb wristband, bk sleeves
Halfbacks
1. 39 Willie Parker 5-11 209 25 1 N. Carolina 73 7 blk fade patch6 tattoos, 3 bar rb, bk mouthpiece, bk gloves, bk elbowbands (turf)
2. 36 Jerome Bettis 5-11 255 33 12 Notre Dame dk skin 19 15 blk buzz style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, rubber pads, bk rb gloves
3. 22 Duce Staley 5-11 242 30 8 S. Carolina med skin 44 7 blk rows left patch2 tattoo, right patch4 tattoo, 2 bar rb, bk nasal strip, tc mouthpiece, wt rb gloves, turf tape (turf)
4. n/a (switch position to FS – use as Logan)
Fullbacks
1. 35 Dan Kreider 5-11 255 28 5 New Hampshire lt skin 15 7 l. brn crop full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, bk gloves
2. 34 Verron Haynes 5-9 222 26 2 Georgia 198 6 blk fade patch6 tattoos, 2 bar rb, bk nasal strip, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk gloves, bk wristbands (turf)
Wide Receivers
1. 86 Hines Ward 6-0 215 29 7 Georgia med skin 48 5 blk bald right patch6 tattoo, 2 bar, eye paint, bk nasal strip, bk gloves
2. n/a (switch position to CB – use as Colclough)
3. 82 Antwaan Randle El 5-10 192 26 3 Indiana 204 1 blk fade 2 bar, eye paint, bk nasal strip, bk gloves, bk wrist double (turf), tc gloves (turf)
4. 80 Cedrick Wilson 5-10 183 27 4 Tennessee 63 3 blk bald left patch6 tattoo, style 3 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, bk nasal strip, bk wristbands, bk gloves, turf tape (turf)
5. n/a (switch position to CB – use as Williams)
6. n/a (switch position to CB - use as Iwuoma)
# 11 Quincy Morgan 6-1 215 28 4 Kansas State 179 1 blk bald 2 bar, wt mouthpiece, wt elbowbands, bk rb gloves, wt ankles taped
# 85 Nate Washington 6-1 185 22 R N/A 241 4 blk flat top left patch4 tattoo, 3 bar, eye paint, wt elbowbands, bk wristbands, bk gloves
# 81 Sean Morey 5-11 200 29 5 Brown lt skin 62 4 brn crop revoG2B, eye paint, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, bk gloves
Tight Ends
1. 83 Heath Miller 6-5 256 23 R Virginia lt skin 71 11 brn buzz 3 bar rb, eye paint, bk wristbands, bk gloves
2. 84 Jerame Tuman 6-4 253 29 6 Michigan lt skin 19 7 brn buzz 3 bar rb, eye paint, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk gloves (grass), bk wristbands (turf), tc rb gloves (turf)
3. n/a (switch position to SS)
Left Tackles
1. 77 Marvel Smith 6-5 308 27 5 Arizona St. 231 8 blk fade full cage, neck roll, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
2. 79 Trai Essex 6-4 324 23 R Northwestern 148 10 blk buzz revoG3BDU, wt wristbands, bk gloves
Left Guards
1. 66 Alan Faneca 6-5 305 29 7 LSU 83 14 brn crop right patch3 tattoo, style 2 helmet, full cage, bk wristbands, bk gloves
2. n/a (switch position to DT)
Centers
1. 64 Jeff Hartings 6-3 299 33 9 Penn State 46 10 brn crop full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk gloves, bk rb gloves (turf)
2. 56 Chukky Okobi 6-1 318 27 4 Purdue dk skin 180 18 blk bald full cage, bk gloves
Right Guards
1. 73 Kendall Simmons 6-3 319 26 3 Auburn 130 15 blk bald left patch6 tattoo, half cage, rubber pads, bk wristbands, bk gloves, wt wristbands (turf)
2. 68 Chris Kemoeatu 6-3 344 22 R Utah med skin 6 14 blk afro revoG3BDU, wt wristbands, bk gloves, bk wristbands (turf), wt rb gloves (turf)
Right Tackles
1. 78 Max Starks 6-7 337 23 1 Florida 15 16 blk rows right patch1 tattoo, revoG3BDU, bk nasal strip, neck roll, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves, knee braces, bk wristbands (turf), bk gloves (turf)
2. 72 Barrett Brooks 6-4 325 33 10 Kansas State 245 1 blk bald revoG3BDU, rubber pads, bk gloves
Left Defensive Ends
1. 91 Aaron Smith 6-5 298 29 6 N. Colorado lt skin 32 12 brn crop 3 bar qb, wt wristbands, bk gloves (grass), right rubber pad (turf), left turf tape (turf), wt gloves (turf)
2. 99 Brett Keisel 6-5 285 27 3 BYU lt skin 22 8 brn buzz revoG2EG, wt elbowbands, bk wristbands, bk gloves
Right Defensive Ends
1. 55 Joey Porter 6-2 250 28 6 Colorado 200 4 blk buzz left band4 tattoo, right patch6 tattoo, revoG3BDU, eye paint, bk gloves, bk wristbands (turf), tc gloves (turf)
2. 90 Travis Kirschke 6-3 298 31 8 UCLA lt skin 62 15 blk crop revoG3BDU, right wt elbowpad, bk gloves, bk sleeves
Defensive Tackles
1. 98 Casey Hampton 6-1 325 28 4 Texas 123 18 blk bald right patch6 tattoo, revoG3BDU, bk wristbands, bk gloves (grass), wt rb gloves (turf)
2. 67 Kimo Von Oelhoffen 6-4 299 34 11 Boise State 58 17 brn crop revoG2EG, wt wristbands, bk gloves
# 76 Chris Hoke 6-3 296 29 3 BYU 39 18 blo balding revoG3BDU, wt wristbands, bk gloves
Left Outside Linebackers
1. 53 Clark Haggans 6-4 243 28 5 Colorado St. 216 5 blk fade full cage, wt wristbands, bk gloves
2. 92 James Harrison 6-0 242 27 2 Kent State dk skin 254 5 blk bald right band4 tattoo, full cage, wt wristbands, bk gloves
Middle Linebackers
1. 57 Clint Kriewaldt 6-1 248 29 6 UW Stevens Pt. 59 14 blk flat top revoG3BDU, eye paint, rubber pads, right bk wristband, left qb wristband, bk gloves
2. 51 James Farrior 6-2 243 30 8 Virginia dk skin 52 11 blk fade revoG2B, right qb wristband, left wt wristband, bk gloves, bk wristbands (turf)
3. 94 Andre Frazier 6-5 234 23 R Cincinnati dk skin 173 7 blk buzz 3 bar rb, tc extended, wt wristbands, bk gloves
Right Outside Linebackers
1. 50 Larry Foote 6-0 239 25 3 Michigan med skin 14 5 blk rows left patch6 tattoo, right patch1 tattoo, rb bull, right turf tape, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc rb gloves (turf)
2. 54 Rian Wallace 6-2 243 23 R Temple dk skin 61 13 blk buzz left patch6 tattoo, 3 bar rb, eye paint, bk elbowbands, bk wristbands, bk gloves, wt elbowbands (turf)
Cornerbacks
1. 26 Deshea Townsend 5-10 190 29 7 Alabama dk skin 223 3 blk rows style 3 helmet, rb robots, eye paint, bk gloves, bk half sleeves
2. n/a (switch position to WR – use as Morgan)
3. n/a (switch position to WR – use as Washington)
4. n/a (switch position to WR – use as Morey)
5. n/a (switch position to FS - use as Carter)
# 24 Ike Taylor 6-0 191 25 2 UL Lafayette 35 2 blk buzz 2 bar rb, bk mouthpiece, bk gloves
# 20 Bryant McFadden 5-11 190 24 R Florida State dk skin 133 1 blk fade 2 bar rb, bk elbowbands, bk wristbands, bk gloves, wt ankles taped
# 21 Ricardo Colclough 5-11 186 23 1 N/A 274 9 blk rows 3 bar rb, clr visor, eye paint, wt elbowbands, tc rb gloves, bk sleeves, right wt wristband (turf), bk left wristband (turf), bk gloves (turf)
# 27 Willie Williams 5-9 194 35 12 W. Carolina 30 3 blk fade 2 bar rb, bk gloves, bk half sleeves, wt gloves (turf)
# 29 Chidi Iwuoma 5-8 182 27 4 California 265 2 blk fade right patch6 tattoo, revoG2EG, wt wristbands, bk gloves, rubber pads (turf), wt gloves (turf)
Free Safeties
1. 28 Chris Hope 6-0 206 25 3 Florida State 23 5 blk bald 2 bar rb, bk nasal strip, bk gloves, bk half sleeves, wt rb gloves (turf)
2. n/a (switch position to CB – use as Taylor)
# 31 Mike Logan 6-1 211 30 8 West VIrginia 216 8 blk buzz patch2 tattoos, 2 bar rb, eye paint, bk wristbands, bk gloves, wt ankles taped
# 23 Tyrone Carter 5-8 190 29 5 Minnesota 160 9 blk dreads patch6 tattoos, 3 bar rb, bk elbowbands, bk wrist double, bk gloves, wt ankles taped, tc gloves (turf)
Strong Safeties
1. 43 Troy Polamalu 5-10 212 24 2 USC med skin 24 5 blk long revoG2EG, left bk elbowpad (grass), wt wristbands, bk gloves
2. n/a (switch position to CB – use as McFadden)
Kicker
1. 3 Jeff Reed 5-11 232 26 3 N. Carolina 66 7 brn crop 2 bar, bk wristbands, bk sleeves, wt wristbands (turf)
Punter
1. 17 Chris Gardocki (lefty ) 6-1 192 35 14 Clemson 12 3 brn crop style 3 helmet, 2 bar, bk wristbands, bk sleeves
Players Not Included
# 47 Marco Battaglia TE 6-3 250 31 7 Rutgers lt skin 45 9 blk crop style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk gloves
# 89 Lee Mays WR 6-2 192 27 3 UTEP dk skin 142 2 blk rows left patch1 tattoo, 3 bar, eye paint, bk nasal strip, bk mouthpiece, bk gloves, bk half sleeves, bk rb gloves (turf)
# 96 Shaun Nua RE 6-5 280 23 R BYU med skin 2 18 blk crop left band4 tattoo, full cage, wt wristbands, bk gloves
# 33 Russell Stuvaints SS 6-0 200 24 2 Youngstwn St. dk skin 46 3 blk rows revoG2EG, wt elbowbands, bk gloves, bk sleeves
# 60 Greg Warren C 6-3 252 24 R N. Carolina 100 9 brn crop 3 bar rb, left wt wristband (grass), left bk wristband (turf)
Player Attributes spd-str-awr-agi-acc-cth-car-jmp-btk-tkl-thp-tha-pbk-rbk-kpw-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh
Roethlisberger 68-64-79-65-70-55-56-54-58-24-92-94-15-12-22-20-0-90-84-95
T. Maddox 49-60-87-49-55-16-48-47-47-20-90-89-32-24-14-21-0-83-70-85
Batch 45-58-82-50-46-37-48-52-49-17-85-85-24-23-16-22-0-86-55-70
W. Parker 94-54-69-93-91-64-74-86-62-33-28-23-28-35-28-21-20-82-75-71
Bettis 82-85-95-79-85-53-96-45-95-28-44-38-43-42-17-26-10-70-82-85
D. Staley 85-72-85-83-87-80-85-79-84-23-37-26-37-41-21-24-15-99-72-92
D. Kreider 61-75-72-53-72-54-55-48-60-34-16-35-65-82-19-17-0-79-82-70
V. Haynes 86-66-62-84-87-66-78-70-80-26-23-19-50-54-18-22-0-82-80-70
H. Ward 89-72-93-94-90-96-67-86-66-40-55-45-44-62-17-16-65-99-92-99
Randle El 95-55-71-98-97-79-55-81-57-18-55-50-12-11-18-18-90-97-91-92
C. Wilson 91-49-77-89-91-81-55-79-50-19-19-16-30-38-19-19-72-84-80-77
Q. Morgan 92-51-72-89-91-79-56-89-58-23-24-19-33-38-22-19-65-87-82-77
L. Mays 89-58-67-84-88-73-43-80-47-25-21-15-15-15-14-14-74-75-80-50
N. Washington 93-49-49-90-91-77-55-91-48-21-19-19-21-25-24-25-90-82-86-75
Morey 84-44-54-72-80-69-40-73-49-31-12-19-30-23-21-13-72-58-69-64
H. Miller 76-69-55-82-80-85-68-80-68-42-52-47-53-57-14-12-10-90-77-88
Tuman 62-73-70-62-64-68-65-57-61-26-31-22-64-67-32-26-8-78-81-79
M. Smith 54-90-85-55-77-29-29-14-28-25-15-36-92-88-26-28-0-72-86-85
Essex 47-89-51-45-57-16-18-42-45-26-22-14-82-76-24-15-0-34-71-58
Faneca 53-94-92-45-79-25-25-28-31-26-31-23-91-98-18-23-0-65-85-91
Hartings 41-92-91-42-50-29-24-11-35-21-29-16-85-94-22-17-0-48-66-87
Okobi 54-84-70-56-82-22-21-28-20-16-22-18-85-81-30-24-0-49-45-50
G. Warren 64-81-48-63-65-24-19-61-20-23-24-19-71-75-24-20-0-62-78-61
K. Simmons 59-90-74-57-82-16-10-22-21-10-12-14-85-86-18-16-10-67-82-71
C. Kemoeatu 45-85-53-42-57-16-19-21-52-28-26-13-78-84-23-15-0-44-68-69
M. Starks 46-90-69-47-67-12-14-28-19-15-10-12-84-90-11-17-0-67-84-90
B. Brooks 51-88-70-46-48-11-31-33-22-19-24-17-77-79-21-19-0-53-68-83
A. Smith6 69-84-85-65-77-19-16-55-20-84-21-19-16-28-29-28-0-77-81-87
Keisel 65-75-62-63-68-15-12-47-23-75-20-19-12-24-30-15-0-60-69-72
J. Porter 85-77-87-82-91-65-29-63-33-91-34-30-18-45-25-22-0-90-90-80
Kirschke 58-85-70-55-64-23-17-42-28-83-21-22-36-23-15-21-0-45-64-73
Nua 60-73-50-57-70-22-23-56-22-74-29-17-22-41-21-13-0-71-72-65
C. Hampton 57-97-82-61-68-20-34-49-30-95-28-19-22-24-17-16-0-66-87-90
Von Oelhoffen 65-87-88-60-68-19-28-44-17-87-27-20-30-19-22-20-0-67-81-90
Hoke 52-82-65-49-50-20-34-49-30-80-28-19-22-24-17-16-0-83-78-82
Haggans 75-78-77-74-79-48-26-58-32-87-23-19-22-52-16-23-0-71-78-77
J. Harrison 76-82-69-73-81-48-40-70-25-81-28-19-26-38-23-30-0-71-80-70
Farrior 75-79-88-79-76-56-27-56-29-91-17-24-22-49-19-15-0-66-69-69
Kriewaldt 70-75-72-66-76-46-26-59-31-84-33-14-19-42-15-20-0-69-78-76
A. Frazier 72-66-55-70-74-55-51-72-29-77-22-16-21-37-26-18-0-70-72-63
Foote 75-70-66-74-74-43-20-54-23-78-16-10-17-49-10-10-10-77-79-50
R. Wallace 70-65-54-69-72-40-29-68-25-83-19-14-20-35-19-16-0-71-69-61
D. Townsend 88-46-80-87-93-62-42-87-19-59-31-21-23-26-18-17-15-90-84-79
I. Taylor 92-57-76-87-92-54-50-86-31-58-17-15-20-29-21-22-64-80-84-64
B. McFadden 92-56-55-90-84-62-48-85-23-62-25-14-16-22-21-17-10-78-62-67
Colclough 90-54-59-90-93-73-44-91-32-50-20-17-17-37-15-18-70-87-87-84
W. Williams 86-49-75-83-85-60-44-82-31-60-19-29-20-31-15-24-20-82-57-73
Iwuoma 84-45-56-82-82-55-39-72-27-55-20-31-22-32-29-23-15-75-73-72
Hope 86-64-66-83-87-59-39-84-32-63-18-22-25-24-25-17-32-87-82-50
M. Logan 83-69-79-79-82-53-46-78-31-70-25-18-17-17-31-21-20-83-72-80
T. Carter 82-58-70-79-82-61-37-74-32-68-19-19-19-19-26-25-50-90-75-87
Polamalu 92-66-81-88-89-62-45-75-33-92-19-17-17-55-23-22-45-90-85-86
Stuvaints 80-50-45-77-80-58-40-79-27-66-30-23-15-50-21-19-12-79-77-79
J. Reed 51-42-71-52-53-30-29-53-20-26-15-15-10-10-88-90-0-89-83-48
Gardocki 49-34-92-50-48-21-28-28-21-15-23-22-18-27-90-90-0-89-84-38
Nose Tackle Casey Hampton earned his second career Pro Bowl selection for his abilirty to stuff the run. He was credited with 42 total tackles in 2005.
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2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Individual Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Ben Roethlisberger, 2385 yards, 17 TDs, 98.6 rating
Rushing: Willie Parker, 1202 yards, 4 TDs, 4.7 yards / carry
Receiving: Hines Ward, 69 receptions, 975 yards, 11 TDs
Touchdowns: Hines Ward, 11 (0 rush., 11 rec.)
QB Sacks: Joey Porter, 10.5
Tackles: James Farrior, 121
Interceptions: Chris Hope, 3 int., 60 yards, 0 TDs
Points: Jeff Reed, 117 (24 FG's, 45 PAT's)
2005 AFC NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:
1st Place - Cincinnati (11-5)
2nd Place - PITTSBURGH (11-5)
3rd Place - Cleveland (6-10)
4th Place - Baltimore (6-10)
Willie Parker runs to paydirt against Seattle in Super Bowl XL - the longest run in Super Bowl history. He made the most of his opportunity as a starting halfback and led the Steelers in rushing yards (1,202), yards per carry (4.7), and all purpose yards (1,420) in 2005.
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