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2009 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 368 points (23.0/g), 12th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 12th.
Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.7, Offense: 1.0, Defense: 0.7, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Tomlin
Offensive Coordinator: Bruce Arians
Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Ben Roethlisberger | 27 | 5 | 15 | 337 for 506, 4,328 yards, 26 td, 12 int, & 40 rushes for 82 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 2004 |
| RB | Rashard Mendenhall | 22 | 1 | 12 | 242 rushes for 1,108 yards, 7 td, & 25 catches for 261 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2008 |
| WR | Santonio Holmes | 25 | 3 | 16 | 79 catches for 1,248 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 25th pick / 2006 |
| WR | Hines Ward | 33 | 11 | 16 | 95 catches for 1,167 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Heath Miller* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 76 catches for 789 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2005 |
| TE | Matt Spaeth | 26 | 2 | 8 | 5 catches for 25 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2007 |
| LT | Max Starks | 27 | 5 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Chris Kemoeatu | 26 | 3 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 204th pick / 2005 | |
| C | Justin Hartwig | 31 | 7 | 16 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 187th pick / 2002 | |
| RG | Trai Essex | 27 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2005 | |
| RT | Willie Colon | 26 | 3 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 131st pick / 2006 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Travis Kirschke | 35 | 12 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Casey Hampton* | 32 | 8 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Brett Keisel | 31 | 7 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002 |
| LOLB | LaMarr Woodley* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2007 |
| LILB | James Farrior | 34 | 12 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| RILB | Lawrence Timmons | 23 | 2 | 13 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 15th pick / 2007 |
| ROLB | James Harrison* | 31 | 7 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Ike Taylor | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | William Gay | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 170th pick / 2007 |
| SS | Tyrone Carter | 33 | 9 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Ryan Clark | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Reed | 30 | 7 | 0 | 27 of 31 field goals & 41 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Daniel Sepulveda | 25 | 2 | 0 | 72 punts for a 42.7 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 112th pick / 2007 |
| KR | Stefan Logan | 28 | Rook | 1 | 55 kick returns for a 26.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Stefan Logan | 28 | Rook | 1 | 55 kick returns for a 26.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Patrick Bailey | 24 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/19/1985 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Charlie Batch | 35 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | East. Michigan | 12/5/1974 | 11 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 60th pick / 1998 | |
| 50 | Rocky Boiman | 29 | 6 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/24/1980 | 7 | 0 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 133rd pick / 2002 | |
| 27 | Joe Burnett | 23 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 11/28/1986 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 168th pick / 2009 | |
| 23 | Tyrone Carter | 33 | SS | 16 | 12 | 190 | 5-8 | Minnesota | 3/31/1976 | 9 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 2000 |
| 25 | Ryan Clark | 30 | FS | 15 | 15 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/12/1979 | 7 | 7 | |
| Willie Colon | 26 | RT | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Hofstra | 4/9/1983 | 3 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 131st pick / 2006 | |
| 38 | Carey Davis | 28 | 6 | 0 | 225 | 5-10 | Illinois | 3/27/1981 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Dennis Dixon | 24 | qb | 1 | 1 | 195 | 6-3 | Oregon | 1/11/1985 | 1 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 156th pick / 2008 |
| 93 | Nick Eason | 29 | lde | 8 | 5 | 301 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/29/1980 | 5 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 114th pick / 2003 |
| Trai Essex | 27 | RG | 16 | 16 | 324 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 12/5/1982 | 4 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2005 | |
| 51 | James Farrior | 34 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/6/1975 | 12 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 8th pick / 1997 |
| Ramon Foster | 23 | t | 14 | 4 | 338 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/7/1986 | Rook | 3 | ||
| 57 | Keyaron Fox | 27 | lb | 16 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 1/24/1982 | 5 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2004 |
| 54 | Andre Frazier | 27 | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Cincinnati | 6/29/1982 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 22 | William Gay | 24 | RCB | 16 | 14 | 183 | 5-10 | Louisville | 1/1/1985 | 2 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 170th pick / 2007 |
| 19 | Tyler Grisham | 22 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/11/1987 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 98 | Casey Hampton* | 32 | NT | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/3/1977 | 8 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 19th pick / 2001 |
| 97 | Arnold Harrison | 27 | 8 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/20/1982 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 92 | James Harrison* | 31 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-0 | Kent St. | 5/4/1978 | 7 | 13 | |
| 62 | Justin Hartwig | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Kansas | 11/21/1978 | 7 | 7 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 187th pick / 2002 |
| 76 | Chris Hoke | 33 | 16 | 0 | 296 | 6-3 | BYU | 4/6/1976 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Santonio Holmes | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 3/3/1984 | 3 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 25th pick / 2006 |
| 96 | Evander Hood | 22 | 16 | 0 | 298 | 6-3 | Missouri | 2/16/1987 | Rook | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 32nd pick / 2009 | |
| Corey Ivy | 32 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 3/29/1977 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 85 | David Johnson | 22 | te | 15 | 3 | 270 | 6-2 | Arkansas St. | 8/26/1987 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 241st pick / 2009 |
| 99 | Brett Keisel | 31 | RDE | 15 | 15 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU | 9/19/1978 | 7 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2002 |
| Chris Kemoeatu | 26 | LG | 12 | 12 | 344 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/4/1983 | 3 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 204th pick / 2005 | |
| 90 | Travis Kirschke | 35 | LDE | 12 | 7 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 12 | 4 | |
| 64 | Doug Legursky | 23 | 8 | 0 | 323 | 6-1 | Marshall | 6/9/1986 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 20 | Keenan Lewis | 23 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 5/17/1986 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 96th pick / 2009 | |
| 11 | Stefan Logan | 28 | KR | 16 | 1 | 177 | 5-7 | South Dakota | 6/2/1981 | Rook | 0 | |
| 37 | Anthony Madison | 28 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/8/1981 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Shaun McDonald | 28 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 6/13/1981 | 6 | 0 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 106th pick / 2003 | ||
| 34 | Rashard Mendenhall | 22 | RB | 16 | 12 | 210 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/19/1987 | 1 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2008 |
| 83 | Heath Miller* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/22/1982 | 4 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2005 |
| 21 | Mewelde Moore | 27 | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/24/1982 | 5 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 119th pick / 2004 | |
| 29 | Ryan Mundy | 24 | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 2/11/1985 | Rook | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 194th pick / 2008 | |
| 39 | Willie Parker | 29 | rb | 14 | 3 | 209 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 11/11/1980 | 5 | 3 | |
| 43 | Troy Polamalu | 28 | ss | 5 | 5 | 213 | 5-10 | USC | 4/19/1981 | 6 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 16th pick / 2003 |
| 31 | Keiwan Ratliff | 28 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/19/1981 | 5 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 2004 | |
| Isaac Redman | 25 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Bowie St. | 11/10/1984 | Rook | 0 | |||
| 3 | Jeff Reed | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 4/9/1979 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jared Retkofsky | 26 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | TCU | 3/16/1983 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | 27 | QB | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 3/2/1982 | 5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 11th pick / 2004 |
| 9 | Daniel Sepulveda | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Baylor | 1/12/1984 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 112th pick / 2007 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 33 | lde | 5 | 5 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 10 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| 89 | Matt Spaeth | 26 | TE | 16 | 8 | 270 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 11/24/1983 | 2 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2007 |
| 78 | Max Starks | 27 | LT | 16 | 16 | 345 | 6-8 | Florida | 1/10/1982 | 5 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 75th pick / 2004 |
| Frank Summers | 24 | rb | 2 | 1 | 240 | 5-10 | UNLV | 9/6/1985 | Rook | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 169th pick / 2009 | |
| 14 | Limas Sweed | 25 | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/25/1984 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2008 | |
| 24 | Ike Taylor | 29 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 5/5/1980 | 6 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 2003 |
| 94 | Lawrence Timmons | 23 | RILB | 14 | 13 | 234 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 5/14/1986 | 2 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 15th pick / 2007 |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | 34 | db | 16 | 2 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 11 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| 17 | Mike Wallace | 23 | wr | 16 | 4 | 180 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/1/1986 | Rook | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2009 |
| 86 | Hines Ward | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 11 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| Greg Warren | 28 | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 10/18/1981 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 56 | LaMarr Woodley* | 25 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/3/1984 | 2 | 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 2007 |
| 95 | Donovan Woods | 24 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 7/27/1985 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 240.1 | 6-1.4 | 4.1 |
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