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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers
Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 4-1-0, Currently 1st place in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 103 points (20.6/g), 18th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 79 points (15.8/g), 7th.
Differential of 24 points (4.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 3.3-1.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Mike Tomlin (4-1-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bailey | 23 | LB | 2 | 235 | 6-4 | 11/19/1985 | Rook | |||
| Mitch Berger | 36 | P | 5 | 220 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/24/1972 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
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| Tyrone Carter | 32 | DB | 3 | 190 | 5-8 | Minnesota | 3/31/1976 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
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| Ryan Clark | 29 | DB | 5 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/12/1979 | 6 | ||
| Willie Colon | 25 | G | 1 | 320 | 6-3 | Hofstra | 4/9/1983 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 131st pick / 2006 |
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| Najeh Davenport | 29 | RB | 1 | 245 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1979 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 135th pick / 2002 |
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| Carey Davis | 27 | RB | 4 | 225 | 5-10 | Illinois | 3/27/1981 | 1 | ||
| Nick Eason | 28 | DT | 3 | 301 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/29/1980 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 114th pick / 2003 |
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| James Farrior | 33 | LB | 5 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1975 | 11 | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
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| Larry Foote | 28 | LB | 5 | 234 | 6-0 | Michigan | 6/12/1980 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 128th pick / 2002 |
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| Keyaron Fox | 26 | LB | 2 | 220 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 1/24/1982 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2004 |
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| Andre Frazier | 26 | LB | 2 | 234 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 6/29/1982 | 3 | ||
| William Gay | 23 | DB | 3 | 183 | 5-10 | Louisville | 1/1/1985 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 170th pick / 2007 |
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| Casey Hampton | 31 | NT-DT | 2 | 320 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/3/1977 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
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| James Harrison | 30 | LB | 5 | 242 | 6-0 | Kent State | 5/4/1978 | 6 | ||
| Chris Hoke | 32 | NT-DT | 3 | 296 | 6-3 | BYU | 4/6/1976 | 4 | ||
| Santonio Holmes | 24 | WR | 5 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/3/1984 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 25th pick / 2006 |
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| Brett Keisel | 30 | DE | 1 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU | 9/19/1978 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002 |
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| Travis Kirschke | 34 | DT-DE | 5 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 11 | ||
| Byron Leftwich | 28 | QB | 2 | 245 | 6-5 | Marshall | 1/14/1980 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 7th pick / 2003 |
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| Anthony Madison | 27 | DB | 3 | 180 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/8/1981 | 2 | ||
| Bryant McFadden | 27 | DB | 5 | 190 | 5-11 | Florida State | 11/21/1981 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2005 |
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| Rashard Mendenhall | 21 | RB | 4 | 225 | 5-10 | Illinois | 6/19/1987 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2008 |
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| Heath Miller | 26 | TE | 5 | 256 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/22/1982 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2005 |
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| Mewelde Moore | 26 | RB | 5 | 210 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/24/1982 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 |
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| Willie Parker | 28 | RB | 3 | 209 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 11/11/1980 | 4 | ||
| Troy Polamalu | 27 | DB | 5 | 213 | 5-10 | USC | 4/19/1981 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 16th pick / 2003 |
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| Jeff Reed | 29 | K | 5 | 226 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 4/9/1979 | 6 | ||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 26 | QB | 5 | 240 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 3/2/1982 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 2004 |
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| Orpheus Roye | 35 | DT-DE | 1 | 320 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/21/1973 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
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| Gary Russell | 22 | RB | 1 | 205 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 9/8/1986 | 1 | ||
| Kendall Simmons | 29 | G | 1 | 313 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/11/1979 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 |
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| Aaron Smith | 32 | DE | 5 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
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| Anthony Smith | 25 | DB | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 9/20/1983 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2006 |
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| Matt Spaeth | 25 | TE | 4 | 270 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 11/24/1983 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2007 |
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| Ike Taylor | 28 | DB | 5 | 191 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 5/5/1980 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
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| Lawrence Timmons | 22 | LB | 5 | 234 | 6-1 | Florida State | 5/14/1986 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 15th pick / 2007 |
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| Deshea Townsend | 33 | DB | 3 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
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| Hines Ward | 32 | WR | 5 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
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| Nate Washington | 25 | WR | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Tiffin | 8/28/1983 | 3 | ||
| LaMarr Woodley | 24 | DE | 5 | 266 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/3/1984 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2007 |
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| Doug Woodlief | 65 | LB | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/4/1943 | 43 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 65th pick / 1965 |
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| Team Total | 28.8 | 5 | 237.2 | 6-1.2 | 5.8 |