The mid-November conditions were a visible reminder of the warm-weather Chargers' struggles in Pittsburgh, where they have never won a regular-season game, although they are 2-0 there in the playoffs.
Also, Mewelde Moore was stopped from a foot out on a fourth-and-goal play late in the first quarter.Ī snow squall about 45 minutes before the late-afternoon kickoff coated Heinz's grass surface on a breezy, 35-degree day that began with a wind chill of 26. The Steelers outgained the Chargers 410-213, and most teams with a 300-yard passer, a 115-yard rusher and a 124-yard receiver (Ward) normally have plenty of offense.īut the Steelers couldn't get into the end zone even as Roethlisberger went 31-of-41 for 308 yards against the NFL's worst passing defense, partly because they had 13 penalties for 115 yards to San Diego's two for 5 yards. "I hit that one the best, and I knew it right away," Reed said. Reed made his decisive kick at the same end following a 13-play, 73-yard drive in which Roethlisberger was 6-of-6 for 49 yards. Kaeding's miss came at Heinz Field's open end, where breezes blowing off the nearby three rivers cause tricky kicking conditions. Nate Kaeding put San Diego (4-6) up 10-8 with a 22-yard field goal with 6:41 to play, after missing from the 41 in the third quarter with the Steelers (7-3) leading 8-7.
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"I like playing on grass, mud, anything that slows down an offense," said linebacker James Harrison, who made a series of key plays. The only thing perfect on a snowy, frigid day when the weather and the offenses were equally awful was San Diego's regular-season record in Pittsburgh. But this game is about wins and losses, and we won." "We definitely have to work on our offense. "It was weird," Steelers receiver Hines Ward said.
The play was overturned on review - it was called an illegal forward pass - and the 11-10 final was restored.Īfter the game, referee Scott Green said the officials realized afterward the touchdown should have counted, though it wouldn't have affected the result.
The first such score in 12,837 NFL games was in jeopardy when Troy Polamalu returned an errant lateral 12 yards for an apparent touchdown on the final play. The bizarre 11-10 final score was fitting because the Chargers still haven't had the regular-season finish they want in Pittsburgh: a winning one.īen Roethlisberger stayed away from the mistakes that cost the Steelers their previous two home games, Willie Parker ran for 115 yards and Jeff Reed's third field goal won it - a 32-yarder with 11 seconds remaining - as Pittsburgh rallied to beat the Chargers on a snowy Sunday. PITTSBURGH - There's never been a game like this in NFL history.
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