Steelers-Packers Post Game Notes

• The Steelers snapped a five-game losing streak with the victory over the Green Bay Packers.
• Pittsburgh improved to 14-21 all-time against the Packers and notched its third straight win in the series.
• The Steelers improved to 7-9 at home in the series and marked their first victory against the Packers at Heinz Field (1-0).
• Pittsburgh improved to 89-55-1 all-time against teams from the NFC and has now won 16 of its past 21 games against NFC opponents.
• Pittsburgh won for the 11th time in the past 12 games against teams currently in the NFC North, dating back to 1998.
• The Steelers posted their eighth straight victory at home against an NFC North team, dating back to 1995.
• Pittsburgh improved to 5-2 at Heinz Field this season.
• The Steelers posted the NFL’s first 37-36 final in league history.
• Following a three-and-out on the Packers’ first offensive drive, Pittsburgh responded and scored on its first offensive play of the game, a 60-yard touchdown strike from QB Ben Roethlisberger to rookie WR Mike Wallace less than a minute into the game. It was a season-long pass for Roethlisberger and a career-long reception by Wallace, which was his fourth touchdown of the season.
• Green Bay tied the game at 7-7 with 9:56 left in the first quarter as QB Aaron Rodgers hit WR Greg Jennings for an 83-yard touchdown.
• The Steelers followed up with a 10-play, 72-yard drive on the ensuing possession as RB Rashard Mendenhall scored from two yards out for his team-leading sixth rushing touchdown of the season. On the drive, Roethlisberger was 5-of-5 for 45 yards.
• The Packers tied the game at 14-14 with 3:04 left in the first half as Rodgers scrambled for a 14-yard touchdown run.
• With 26 seconds remaining in the first half, Roethlisberger tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to RB Mewelde Moore to make it 21-14 at the half. It was Moore’s second receiving touchdown of the year.
• K Jeff Reed capped an 11-play drive midway through the third quarter with a 37-yard field goal to give Pittsburgh a 24-14 lead with 4:36 left in the quarter.
• TE Jermichael Finley caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers with 13:30 left in the game to trim the lead to 24-21.
• Reed added a 34-yard field goal with 9:45 remaining in the game to up the lead to 27-21.
• RB Ryan Grant scored a 24-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter to give Green Bay a 28-27 advantage, their first lead of the game.
• Reed booted his third field goal of the second half, a 43-yarder with 3:58 left in the game to give Pittsburgh a 30-28 lead.
• The Steelers attempted an onside kick following the score, but they were flagged for touching the ball before it went 10 yards and Green Bay gained possession. The Packers then took a 36-30 lead with 2:06 remaining in the game as Rodgers hit WR James Jones for a 24-yard touchdown.
• The Steelers responded with a game-winning 11-play, 86-yard drive as Roethlisberger found Wallace for a 19-yard touchdown strike as time expired. Reed added the game-winning PAT and snapped the Steelers’ five-game winning streak.
• Pittsburgh finished with 537 yards of total offense (65 rushing, 472 passing), marking the third time this season it has eclipsed 500 yards of total offense. The 472 yards passing tied the team record for passing yards in a single game (Dec. 13, 1958 vs. Chicago Cardinals).
• The Steelers had 28 first downs to the Packers’ 18.
• The Steelers converted 44 percent (7 of 16) of their third downs while Green Bay converted 63 percent (10 of 16).
• For the second straight game, Pittsburgh did not commit a turnover.
• The Steelers held the ball for 35:22 to the Packers’ 24:38.
• Pittsburgh had 10 penalties for 84 yards while Green Bay was flagged seven times for 53 yards.
• The Steelers had one sack to the Packers’ five.
• The Steelers have not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 32 straight regular-season games, which currently ranks second behind Minnesota’s 36 straight games among active streaks.
• For the third time this season, Pittsburgh had a 300-yard passer (Roethlisberger – 503) and two 100-yard receivers (WR Hines Ward – 126, TE Heath Miller – 118). The Steelers also had a 300-yard passer and two 100-yard receivers against Tennessee (Week 1) and Cleveland (Week 6).
• QB Charlie Batch (3rd QB), WR Limas Sweed, CB Keenan Lewis, S Troy Polamalu, OG Kraig Urbik, OG Chris Kemoeatu, DE Sunny Harris and DE Nick Eason were inactive for the Steelers.