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2006 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 353 points (22.1/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 11th.
Differential of 38 points (2.4/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 27th.
Coached by Bill Cowher (8-8-0)
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2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ben Roethlisberger | 24 | 2 | 15 | 280 for 469, 3,513 yards, 18 td, 23 int, & 32 rushes for 98 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 2004 |
| RB | Willie Parker* | 26 | 2 | 16 | 337 rushes for 1,494 yards, 13 td, & 31 catches for 222 yards and 3 td | |
| FB | Dan Kreider | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1 rush for 5 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Hines Ward | 30 | 8 | 14 | 74 catches for 975 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| WR | Cedrick Wilson | 28 | 5 | 12 | 37 catches for 504 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 169th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Heath Miller | 24 | 1 | 16 | 34 catches for 393 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2005 |
| LT | Marvel Smith | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 |
| LG | Alan Faneca*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| C | Jeff Hartings | 34 | 10 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| RG | Kendall Simmons | 27 | 4 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 |
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| RT | Max Starks | 24 | 2 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 2004 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Aaron Smith | 30 | 7 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Casey Hampton* | 29 | 5 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
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| RDE | Brett Keisel | 28 | 4 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002 |
| LOLB | Clark Haggans | 29 | 6 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| LILB | James Farrior | 31 | 9 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| RILB | Larry Foote | 26 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 128th pick / 2002 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter | 29 | 7 | 14 | 7.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Ike Taylor | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Deshea Townsend | 31 | 8 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Bryant McFadden | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2005 |
| SS | Troy Polamalu* | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 16th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Ryan Clark | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Reed | 27 | 4 | 0 | 20 of 27 field goals & 41 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Chris Gardocki | 36 | 15 | 0 | 65 punts for a 41.3 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| PR | Santonio Holmes | 22 | Rook | 4 | 26 punt returns for a 10.2 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 25th pick / 2006 |
| KR | Najeh Davenport | 27 | 4 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 135th pick / 2002 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Bailey | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 306 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 10/7/1979 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 181st pick / 2001 |
| Charlie Batch | 32 | QB | 8 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Eastern Michigan | 12/5/1974 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 |
| Chad Brown | 36 | LB | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 7/12/1970 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| Tyrone Carter | 30 | DB | 16 | 3 | 190 | 5-8 | Minnesota | 3/31/1976 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| Ryan Clark | 27 | DB | 13 | 12 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/12/1979 | 4 | |
| Ricardo Colclough | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Tusculum | 4/18/1982 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2004 |
| Willie Colon | 23 | G | 2 | 2 | 320 | 6-3 | Hofstra | 4/9/1983 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 131st pick / 2006 |
| Marquis Cooper | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/11/1982 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2004 |
| Najeh Davenport | 27 | RB | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1979 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 135th pick / 2002 |
| Trai Essex | 24 | T | 15 | 0 | 324 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 12/5/1982 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2005 |
| Tim Euhus | 26 | TE | 1 | 0 | 247 | 6-5 | Oregon State | 10/2/1980 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 2004 |
| Alan Faneca*+ | 30 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-5 | LSU | 12/7/1976 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| James Farrior | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1975 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| Larry Foote | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/12/1980 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 128th pick / 2002 |
| Chris Gardocki | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/7/1970 | 15 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| Clark Haggans | 29 | LB | 15 | 15 | 243 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 1/10/1977 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| Casey Hampton* | 29 | NT-DT | 15 | 15 | 320 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/3/1977 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| Arnold Harrison | 24 | LB | 7 | 2 | 236 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/20/1982 | Rook | |
| James Harrison | 28 | LB | 11 | 1 | 242 | 6-0 | Kent State | 5/4/1978 | 4 | |
| Jeff Hartings | 34 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 301 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/7/1972 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 23rd pick / 1996 |
| Verron Haynes | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 223 | 5-10 | Georgia | 2/17/1979 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 166th pick / 2002 |
| Chris Hoke | 30 | NT-DT | 16 | 1 | 296 | 6-3 | BYU | 4/6/1976 | 2 | |
| Santonio Holmes | 22 | WR | 16 | 4 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/3/1984 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 25th pick / 2006 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 28 | DB | 2 | 0 | 184 | 5-8 | California | 2/19/1978 | 5 | |
| Jovon Johnson | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 177 | 5-9 | Iowa | 11/2/1983 | Rook | |
| Brett Keisel | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU | 9/19/1978 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002 |
| Chris Kemoeatu | 23 | G | 3 | 2 | 344 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/4/1983 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 204th pick / 2005 |
| Travis Kirschke | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 9 | |
| Dan Kreider | 29 | FB | 16 | 12 | 255 | 5-11 | New Hampshire | 3/11/1977 | 6 | |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3/16/1976 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 177th pick / 1999 |
| John Kuhn | 24 | FB | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-0 | Shippensburg | 9/9/1982 | Rook | |
| Mike Logan | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/15/1974 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 50th pick / 1997 |
| Anthony Madison | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/8/1981 | Rook | |
| Lee Mays | 28 | WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 9/18/1978 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 202nd pick / 2002 |
| Bryant McFadden | 25 | DB | 16 | 9 | 190 | 5-11 | Florida State | 11/21/1981 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2005 |
| Heath Miller | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/22/1982 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2005 |
| Sean Morey | 30 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Brown | 2/26/1976 | 7 | New England Patriots / 7th / 241st pick / 1999 |
| Chukky Okobi | 28 | C-G | 15 | 2 | 310 | 6-1 | Purdue | 10/18/1978 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 146th pick / 2001 |
| Willie Parker* | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 11/11/1980 | 2 | |
| Troy Polamalu* | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 213 | 5-10 | USC | 4/19/1981 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 16th pick / 2003 |
| Joey Porter | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 3/22/1977 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| Jeff Reed | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 4/9/1979 | 4 | |
| Willie Reid | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Florida State | 9/19/1982 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 2006 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24 | QB | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 3/2/1982 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 2004 |
| Richard Seigler | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 10/19/1980 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 127th pick / 2004 |
| Kendall Simmons | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 313 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/11/1979 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 |
| Aaron Smith | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| Anthony Smith | 23 | DB | 16 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 9/20/1983 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2006 |
| Marvel Smith | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 321 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 8/6/1978 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 |
| Duce Staley | 31 | RB | 1 | 0 | 242 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 71st pick / 1997 |
| Ronald Stanley | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 244 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 3/6/1983 | Rook | |
| Max Starks | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 337 | 6-7 | Florida | 1/10/1982 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 2004 |
| Ike Taylor | 26 | DB | 16 | 11 | 191 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 5/5/1980 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
| Deshea Townsend | 31 | DB | 16 | 12 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| Jerame Tuman | 30 | TE | 15 | 4 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| Rian Wallace | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Temple | 5/24/1982 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 166th pick / 2005 |
| Hines Ward | 30 | WR | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| Greg Warren | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 10/18/1981 | 1 | |
| Nate Washington | 23 | WR | 16 | 2 | 185 | 6-1 | Tiffin | 8/28/1983 | 1 | |
| Cedrick Wilson | 28 | WR | 15 | 12 | 183 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 12/17/1978 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 169th pick / 2001 |
| Walter Young | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 214 | 6-5 | Illinois | 12/7/1979 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 226th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 241.7 | 6-1.2 | 4.2 |