Week 14, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	7	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	10	7	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 MIN - Timothy Hightower 21 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 02:01 MIN - Nate Kaeding 19 field goal
2Q: 12:54 PIT - Michael Rottinghaus 12 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Timothy Hightower 10 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:01 PIT - Jeremy Arora 3 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 09:57 MIN - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 MIN - Timothy Hightower 21 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 02:01 MIN - Nate Kaeding 19 field goal
2Q: 12:54 PIT - Michael Rottinghaus 12 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Timothy Hightower 10 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:01 PIT - Jeremy Arora 3 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 09:57 MIN - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 10-3 3-10
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 289 323
- Offensive Plays 49 64
- Yards per Play 5.90 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 56 158
- Rushing Attempts 14 36
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.39
Net Passing Yards 233 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 27 - 2 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.66 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/8 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:56 35:04

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	10-3	3-10
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	289	323
- Offensive Plays	49	64
- Yards per Play	5.90	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	56	158
- Rushing Attempts	14	36
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.39
Net Passing Yards	233	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 27 - 2	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.66	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/8	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:56	35:04

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	3:11	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
1	1:53	4:06	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:19	1:23	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	9:07	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
3	4:02	1:29	OWN 22	3	-12	Punt
4	9:49	1:20	OWN 20	3	25	Interception
4	6:53	1:56	OWN 20	4	15	Interception
4	3:17	0:39	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:00	0:29	OWN 16	2	33	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
1	6:51	4:58	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
2	12:47	10:28	OWN 18	18	82	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 1	2	5	Half
3	5:53	1:51	OWN 30	3	-12	Punt
3	2:33	7:44	OWN 45	12	37	Field Goal
4	8:29	1:36	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
4	4:57	1:40	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
4	2:38	0:38	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 49	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Randal Denton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	13	57	4.38	14	2	0
Jamal Mello	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	20	102	5.10	25	3	0
Timothy Hightower	11	46	4.18	21	2	2
Randal Denton	5	10	2.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	33	27	245	2/12	2	26	2	92.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randal Denton	24	19	188	4/23	0	51	0	99.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Arora	6	7	55	9.17	1	26	1
RB Ralph Strong	6	7	45	7.50	26	19	0
WR Kirk Cole	5	7	63	12.60	2	23	0
WR Freddie Hines	3	4	20	6.67	0	10	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	4	29	9.67	6	12	1
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	2	23	11.50	0	14	0
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shawn Hartman	4	5	67	16.75	43	51
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	4	19	6.33	0	8
WR Ben Strobel	3	4	33	11.00	5	22
FB Josh Talent	2	2	19	9.50	1	14
RB Nicky Winters	2	3	12	6.00	3	8
WR Phil Arnold	2	3	13	6.50	0	10
FB Reagan Mauia	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gerald Alexander	1	0	0.00	0
S Larry Hughes	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Freddie Hines	1	0
Clint Ingram	0	1
Marc Bridges	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roscoe Parrish	1	1	0
Ben Strobel	1	0	0
R.J. Cassidy	0	1	0
Shawn Hartman	0	1	0
Irving Givens	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	4	188	47.0	39.5	51	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	4	176	44.0	32.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	1	26	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Strobel	3	48	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	10	2	0.0	34	24
ILB Clint Ingram	7	2	0.0	29	27
CB Marc Bridges	6	0	0.0	18	19
DT Lamar Bayh	4	1	1.0	22	20
DT Brodrick Bunkley	3	2	1.0	32	20
CB Adam Jones	3	0	1.0	29	22
DT Tim Anderson	3	0	0.5	14	10
OLB Bruce Davis	3	1	0.0	28	27
S Troy Polamalu	3	0	0.0	12	12
DE Trevor Cochrane	3	0	0.0	30	26
DE Omar Hudson	2	2	0.5	29	27
S Otis Wyatt	2	6	0.0	29	24
CB Patrick Lee	2	1	0.0	29	24
ILB Edward Patterson	2	1	0.0	13	2
ILB Vernon Neale	1	1	0.0	16	11
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alonzo Baum	1	0	0.0	16	6
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Larry Hughes	7	0	0.0	10	27
DE Jay Moore	4	1	1.0	10	31
OLB Andy Lyle	4	1	0.0	12	25
CB R.J. Cassidy	4	0	0.0	8	33
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	0	0.0	14	35
CB Irving Givens	3	1	0.0	10	31
DT Jackie Maxwell	3	0	0.0	11	25
DE Bob Vasquez	2	1	1.0	13	28
DT Scottie Benton	2	0	0.0	14	35
OLB Phil Graham	2	0	0.0	8	22
DE Norman Bradley	1	1	0.0	7	11
OLB Edgar Barrett	1	1	0.0	3	2
ILB Boomer Grigsby	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Ricardo Hoover	1	0	0.0	6	2
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	0.0	7	23
S Gerald Alexander	0	3	0.0	13	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Adam Jones	1.0	0	22
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1.0	0	20
DT Lamar Bayh	1.0	0	20
DT Tim Anderson	0.5	0	10
DE Omar Hudson	0.5	0	27
DE Trevor Cochrane	0.0	1	26
OLB Bruce Davis	0.0	1	27

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jay Moore	1.0	0	31
DE Bob Vasquez	1.0	0	28
DT Jackie Maxwell	0.0	1	25
ILB Phil Gaylor	0.0	1	35
DE Trent South	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	3	1	24
ILB Clint Ingram	3	0	27
OLB Bruce Davis	3	0	27
CB Marc Bridges	3	0	19
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	12
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	11
S Otis Wyatt	1	0	24
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	24
DE Alonzo Baum	1	0	6
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	27

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Larry Hughes	7	0	1	27
CB Irving Givens	5	0	0	31
OLB Andy Lyle	5	0	0	25
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	0	33
OLB Phil Graham	2	0	0	22
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	0	35
ILB Boomer Grigsby	1	0	0	2
DE Jay Moore	1	0	0	31
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	0	23
S Gerald Alexander	0	1	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Williams	2	3	1	11	0	30
Marty Howard	1	5	0	12	0	30
Edgar Kellum	1	3	0	7	0	15
Marshal Yanda	1	1	0	13	0	29
J.J. Ackerman	0	1	0	11	0	27
Herman Hanks	0	1	0	3	0	6
Neal Lynn	0	0	0	4	1	12
Norbert Wells	0	0	0	4	1	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	2	7	36	0	28
Kennedy Gaylord	2	4	29	3	23
Manuel Ramirez	2	2	13	0	12
Justin Blaylock	1	6	29	0	25
Uche Nwaneri	1	4	31	1	22
Alex Stepanovich	0	6	35	0	22
Josh Talent	0	2	11	0	8
Reagan Mauia	0	1	16	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Polamalu	4	13
Jeremy Arora	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Arnold	1	9
Sammy Schlesinger	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	34	24	3	61
Ralph Strong	13	31	---	---	16	60
Clint Ingram	---	---	29	27	2	58
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	30	26	2	58
Omar Hudson	---	---	29	27	2	58
Bruce Davis	---	---	28	27	2	57
Adam Jones	---	---	29	22	3	54
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	32	20	2	54
Otis Wyatt	---	---	29	24	1	54
Patrick Lee	---	---	29	24	1	54
Jeremy Arora	11	29	---	---	13	53
Patrick Moore	14	35	---	---	---	49
Marshal Yanda	13	29	---	---	4	46
Marty Howard	12	30	---	---	2	44
Lamar Bayh	---	---	22	20	2	44
Greg Eslinger	12	29	---	---	2	43
Chris Williams	11	30	---	---	---	41
Marc Bridges	---	---	18	19	3	40
Kirk Cole	9	27	---	---	4	40
J.J. Ackerman	11	27	---	---	---	38
Troy Polamalu	---	---	12	12	13	37
Michael Rottinghaus	5	24	---	---	5	34
Dominic Gardiner	7	14	---	---	12	33
Edgar Kellum	7	15	---	---	10	32
Vernon Neale	---	---	16	11	4	31
Gary Barnidge	10	11	---	---	10	31
Freddie Hines	3	16	---	---	9	28
Alonzo Baum	---	---	16	6	4	26
Tim Anderson	---	---	14	10	1	25
Herb Jefferson	---	---	7	6	11	24
Neal Lynn	4	12	---	---	4	20
Norbert Wells	4	12	---	---	4	20
Edward Patterson	---	---	13	2	4	19
Rusty Dawkins	---	---	8	1	9	18
Herman Hanks	3	6	---	---	4	13
Vincent Smith	---	---	1	0	8	9
Lawrence Sutton	4	4	---	---	1	9
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jamal Mello	1	4	---	---	---	5
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edgar Wendt	---	---	0	0	4	4
Mario Houston	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrus Blake	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randal Denton	36	28	---	---	---	64
Renaldo Becker	36	28	---	---	---	64
Justin Blaylock	29	25	---	---	6	60
Alex Stepanovich	35	22	---	---	2	59
Uche Nwaneri	31	22	---	---	6	59
Ben Strobel	26	19	---	---	12	57
Ike Dodge	23	20	---	---	13	56
Kennedy Gaylord	29	23	---	---	---	52
Scottie Benton	---	---	14	35	---	49
Phil Gaylor	---	---	14	35	---	49
Gerald Alexander	---	---	13	33	2	48
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	8	33	4	45
Phil Arnold	17	19	---	---	9	45
Irving Givens	---	---	10	31	2	43
Nicky Winters	23	20	---	---	---	43
Leon Beltramini	22	13	---	---	8	43
Jay Moore	---	---	10	31	---	41
Bob Vasquez	---	---	13	28	---	41
Andy Lyle	---	---	12	25	4	41
Larry Hughes	---	---	10	27	4	41
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	11	25	3	39
Timothy Hightower	13	8	---	---	18	39
Travis Gerak	---	---	7	23	4	34
Shawn Hartman	19	12	---	---	3	34
Manuel Ramirez	13	12	---	---	6	31
Phil Graham	---	---	8	22	1	31
Josh Talent	11	8	---	---	11	30
Reagan Mauia	16	9	---	---	4	29
Roscoe Parrish	10	12	---	---	---	22
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	1	10	11	22
Sammy Schlesinger	7	8	---	---	6	21
Norman Bradley	---	---	7	11	1	19
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	2	2	11	15
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	6	2	6	14
Marquis Hagans	0	0	---	---	13	13
Trent South	---	---	2	7	---	9
Lester Jacobs	---	---	0	0	8	8
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	2	2	4	8
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edgar Barrett	---	---	3	2	2	7
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harry Anaya	---	---	1	1	---	2
Dexter Hanks	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	---	0
Horace McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	74	4.6
Middle	14	35	2.5
Right	5	50	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	33	27	2	0	0	1	3	0	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randal Denton	24	19	2	2	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	49	16.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	89	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Arora	7	6	55	1	29
RB Ralph Strong	7	6	45	0	31
WR Kirk Cole	7	5	63	1	27
WR Freddie Hines	4	3	20	0	16
WR Michael Rottinghaus	4	3	29	0	24
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	2	23	0	14
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	4	0	15
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	6	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shawn Hartman	5	4	67	1	12
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	3	19	0	12
WR Ben Strobel	4	3	33	1	19
RB Nicky Winters	3	2	12	0	20
WR Phil Arnold	3	2	13	0	19
FB Josh Talent	2	2	19	0	8
FB Reagan Mauia	1	1	0	0	9
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	13	0	20
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	3	4	1.33	4.38

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	4	8	2.00	5.10
Timothy Hightower	2	12	6.00	4.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	3	3	26	8.67	7.42

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randal Denton	4	4	14	3.50	7.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	2	23	11.50	7.25
WR Jeremy Arora	1	1	3	3.00	7.86

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	3	3.00	4.75
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Ben Strobel	1	1	4	4.00	8.25
WR Phil Arnold	1	1	3	3.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Strong	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Randal Denton	2	1
Nicky Winters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	6	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randal Denton	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Arora	2	2	1
WR Freddie Hines	1	1	1
RB Ralph Strong	1	1	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	3	3
WR Ben Strobel	3	2	1
WR Shawn Hartman	3	3	3
RB Nicky Winters	1	0	0
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,400 (29,400)
End Zone 18,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 10,700 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 16,500 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,400 (29,400)
End Zone	18,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	10,700 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	16,500 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)