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Johnny Tapia, boxing champ, dead at 45

| Sunday, October 11, 2009 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Detroit | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Detroit Field Goal - 46-yarder by Jason Hanson. |
| Pittsburgh Touchdown - 7-yard run by Rashard Mendenhall. (Jeff Reed extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Pittsburgh Touchdown - 15-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Heath Miller. (Jeff Reed extra point is good). |
| Detroit Touchdown - 38-yard interception return by William James. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| Pittsburgh Touchdown - 47-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Mike Wallace. (Jeff Reed extra point is good). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Detroit Touchdown - 25-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper to Dennis Northcutt. (Jason Hanson extra point is good). |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Pittsburgh | Detroit |
| First Downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rushes-yards | 21-82 | 25-110 |
| Passing yards | 277 | 282 |
| Return yards | 262 | 225 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 30-23-1 | 37-23-1 |
| Punts-Average | 4-48.5 | 3-46.3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-59 | 6-66 |
| Time of Possession | 27:25 | 32:35 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Pittsburgh | Rashard Mendenhall 15-77, Mewelde Moore 2-8, Ben Roethlisberger 4--3 |
| Detroit | Kevin Smith 20-53, Daunte Culpepper 3-44, Jerome Felton 1-8, Maurice Morris 1-5 |
| Passing | |
| Pittsburgh | Ben Roethlisberger (23-30), Yards: 277, Sacked: 3, TD: 3 |
| Detroit | Daunte Culpepper (23-37), Yards: 282, Sacked: 7, TD: 1 |
| Receiving | |
| Pittsburgh | Hines Ward 7-85, Heath Miller 5-54, Santonio Holmes 4-50, Mewelde Moore 3-20, Mike Wallace 2-52, Rashard Mendenhall 2-16 |
| Detroit | Dennis Northcutt 5-70, Bryant Johnson 4-35, Kevin Smith 3-42, Jerome Felton 3-37, Brandon Pettigrew 3-27, Derrick Williams 2-37, Will Heller 1-16, Maurice Morris 1-16, Calvin Johnson 1-2 |
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