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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers

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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)

2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Roster

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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

Tyrone Carter 32 DB 3 190 5-8 Minnesota 3/31/1976 8

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000

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

Najeh Davenport 29 RB 1 245 6-1 Miami (FL) 2/8/1979 6

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 135th pick / 2002

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

James Farrior 33 LB 5 242 6-2 Virginia 1/6/1975 11

New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997

Larry Foote 28 LB 5 234 6-0 Michigan 6/12/1980 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 128th pick / 2002

Keyaron Fox 26 LB 2 220 6-3 Georgia Tech 1/24/1982 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2004

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

Casey Hampton 31 NT-DT 2 320 6-1 Texas 9/3/1977 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001

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

Brett Keisel 30 DE 1 285 6-5 BYU 9/19/1978 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002

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

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

Rashard Mendenhall 21 RB 4 225 5-10 Illinois 6/19/1987 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2008

Heath Miller 26 TE 5 256 6-5 Virginia 10/22/1982 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2005

Mewelde Moore 26 RB 5 210 5-11 Tulane 7/24/1982 4

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004

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

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

Orpheus Roye 35 DT-DE 1 320 6-4 Florida State 1/21/1973 12

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996

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

Aaron Smith 32 DE 5 300 6-5 Northern Colorado 4/9/1976 9

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999

Anthony Smith 25 DB 3 190 5-11 Syracuse 9/20/1983 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2006

Matt Spaeth 25 TE 4 270 6-7 Minnesota 11/24/1983 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2007

Ike Taylor 28 DB 5 191 6-1 La-Lafayette 5/5/1980 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003

Lawrence Timmons 22 LB 5 234 6-1 Florida State 5/14/1986 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 15th pick / 2007

Deshea Townsend 33 DB 3 191 5-10 Alabama 9/8/1975 10

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998

Hines Ward 32 WR 5 205 6-0 Georgia 3/8/1976 10

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998

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

Doug Woodlief 65 LB 1 225 6-3 Memphis 9/4/1943 43

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 65th pick / 1965

Team Total 28.8 5 237.2 6-1.2 5.8