Week 2, 2023

played in Pittsburgh, PA

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	3	3	0	0	-	6
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 STL - Cornelius Morris 55 field goal
1Q: 08:01 PIT - George Gray 47 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 13:47 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:19 STL - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal
3Q: 12:28 PIT - Danny Cranford 1 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 10:21 PIT - Ryan Succop 18 field goal
4Q: 02:44 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 STL - Cornelius Morris 55 field goal
1Q: 08:01 PIT - George Gray 47 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 13:47 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:19 STL - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal
3Q: 12:28 PIT - Danny Cranford 1 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 10:21 PIT - Ryan Succop 18 field goal
4Q: 02:44 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)

Team Statistics STL PIT
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 254 385
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 4.23 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 166 112
- Rushing Attempts 41 30
- Yards per Rush 4.05 3.73
Net Passing Yards 88 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 9 - 1 27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 88 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 9.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	STL	PIT
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	254	385
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	4.23	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	166	112
- Rushing Attempts	41	30
- Yards per Rush	4.05	3.73
Net Passing Yards	88	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 9 - 1	27 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	88	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	9.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 31	7	31	Field Goal
1	7:45	3:24	OWN 20	6	18	Interception
2	13:40	3:44	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	6:30	2:18	OWN 41	6	39	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:14	OWN 26	5	31	Punt
3	12:20	3:44	OWN 16	6	12	Punt
3	7:01	3:37	OWN 18	6	28	Punt
3	0:22	2:01	OPP 49	3	7	Missed FG
4	10:14	2:31	OWN 20	10	29	Downs
4	2:35	2:35	OWN 23	5	34	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	3:54	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
1	4:21	5:41	OWN 48	10	52	Touchdown
2	9:56	3:26	OWN 11	6	55	Missed FG
2	4:12	2:22	OWN 4	5	15	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	2	2	Half
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	8:36	1:35	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	3:24	3:02	OWN 34	6	15	Fumble
4	13:21	3:07	OWN 49	6	50	Field Goal
4	7:43	5:08	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Phillip Embry	20	76	3.80	16	3
Howard Nyboer	10	36	3.60	12	1
Paul Markley	10	52	5.20	13	1
Vernon Wilcox	1	2	2.00	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	25	91	3.64	15	2	2
Toby Gerhardt	3	19	6.33	8	0	0
Rico Howe	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	14	6	74	0/0	0	18	1	30.0
Vernon Wilcox	5	3	14	0/0	0	8	0	64.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	27	22	283	2/10	2	47	0	135.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mel Grier	3	5	28	9.33	10	10
WR Deron Irons	2	4	27	13.50	0	14
WR Bennie Nori	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Kenny Britt	1	2	18	18.00	0	18
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
FB Paul Markley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Clifton Compton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	7	8	117	16.71	64	47	1
RB Herb Matich	4	4	81	20.25	58	39	0
WR Kirk Cole	3	5	18	6.00	0	10	0
WR Britt Wheeler	3	5	23	7.67	0	9	0
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	29	9.67	18	20	1
TE Antonio Fecht	2	2	15	7.50	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pete Wyoming	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vernon Wilcox	1	1	0
Victor Wallace	0	1	0
Brian Cushing	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rico Howe	1	0	0	0
Curtis Fitzgerald	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zoltan Mesko	4	160	40.0	31.3	44	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	2	114	57.0	49.5	63	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	2/3	1/2	1/2	55	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/2	0/1	0/1	18	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Britt	2	15	7.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Britt	1	19	19.0	0
Scott Foster	1	19	19.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	10	1	1.0	30	28
S Harvey Stevenson	6	2	0.0	17	18
OLB Brian Cushing	5	3	1.0	28	25
S Herb McCurdy	4	3	0.0	13	12
CB Kim Kraft	4	1	0.0	11	15
S Earnest Alcott	4	1	0.0	23	24
ILB Gerald Farr	3	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Rondell Quinn	2	2	0.0	14	4
DE Robert Ayers	2	0	0.0	18	19
DE Walt Tyler	2	0	0.0	16	13
CB Scott Foster	1	1	0.0	24	21
DT Ndamukong Suh	1	1	0.0	25	19
TE Clifton Compton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Trent South	1	0	0.0	14	16
CB Morris Sawyer	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Winfred Lofton	1	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Tito Schulters	1	0	0.0	9	7
CB Ross Stachelski	1	0	0.0	21	16
DE Jared Odrick	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Pete Wyoming	9	0	40	19
ILB Edward Patterson	7	0	36	17
DE George Selvie	5	2	31	13
S Jake Ford	4	3	36	18
DE Aaron Maybin	4	0	26	16
CB Patrick Lee	3	1	5	14
S William Moore	3	1	34	16
S Ronnie White	3	1	31	16
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	0	29	14
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	31	9
S Josh Moseley	2	0	21	17
OLB Bruce Davis	1	3	38	18
DE Chris Akaka	1	1	21	5
DT B.J. Buckner	1	1	19	5
DT Pat Sims	1	0	15	1
DT Norbert Briggs	0	1	16	8
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	0	1	13	1

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	1.0	0	0	3	28
OLB Brian Cushing	1.0	0	0	2	25
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Ndamukong Suh	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Norbert Briggs	0.0	0	1	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Harvey Stevenson	5	0	18
OLB Victor Wallace	4	1	28
CB Kim Kraft	3	0	15
OLB Brian Cushing	2	0	25
S Herb McCurdy	2	0	12
S Earnest Alcott	2	0	24
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	19
DE Walt Tyler	1	0	13
CB Scott Foster	1	0	21
ILB Rondell Quinn	1	0	4

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pete Wyoming	3	1	1	19
S William Moore	1	1	0	16
S Jake Ford	1	0	0	18
S Josh Moseley	1	0	0	17
S Ronnie White	1	0	0	16
DE George Selvie	1	0	0	13
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	0	5
CB Patrick Lee	0	1	0	14
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Shane Underwood	6	12	33	16
Vladimir Ducasse	3	5	36	15
Craig Young	3	4	37	19
Garrett Reynolds	2	8	39	15
Sebastian Vollmer	1	6	36	16
Tito Greer	0	3	7	4
Clifton Compton	0	1	41	19
Mel Grier	0	1	41	19

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Modrell	3	7	1	27	0	23
Gabe Russell	3	7	0	28	2	24
Brett Hathaway	2	3	0	29	0	28
Marty Howard	1	6	0	27	0	26
Bucky Irwin	1	2	0	17	0	7
Rodger Saffold	1	1	0	27	0	28
Donovan Ahern	0	1	0	5	0	10
Quentin Dernbach	0	1	0	5	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Nyboer	1	16
Herb McCurdy	1	15
Kim Kraft	1	10

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	2	8
Josh Moseley	1	17
Lincoln Vespignani	1	9

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Grier	41	19	---	---	14	74
Clifton Compton	41	19	---	---	8	68
Victor Wallace	---	---	30	28	4	62
Craig Young	37	19	---	---	---	56
Garrett Reynolds	39	15	---	---	2	56
Vladimir Ducasse	36	15	---	---	5	56
Sebastian Vollmer	36	16	---	---	3	55
Paul Markley	31	13	---	---	11	55
Brian Cushing	---	---	28	25	1	54
Roosevelt Murphy	37	14	---	---	---	51
Scott Foster	---	---	24	21	6	51
Earnest Alcott	---	---	23	24	3	50
Shane Underwood	33	16	---	---	---	49
Gerald Farr	---	---	21	25	3	49
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	25	19	3	47
Ross Stachelski	---	---	21	16	9	46
Robert Ayers	---	---	18	19	4	41
Herb McCurdy	---	---	13	12	15	40
Kim Kraft	---	---	11	15	10	36
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	17	18	---	35
Marco Quinn	17	8	---	---	8	33
Trent South	---	---	14	16	2	32
Howard Nyboer	14	2	---	---	16	32
Phillip Embry	20	12	---	---	---	32
Walt Tyler	---	---	16	13	2	31
Morris Sawyer	---	---	9	16	6	31
Deron Irons	14	9	---	---	8	31
Winfred Lofton	---	---	12	14	3	29
Bennie Nori	20	7	---	---	1	28
Chuck Lemoine	10	7	---	---	7	24
Tito Schulters	---	---	9	7	8	24
Rondell Quinn	---	---	14	4	5	23
Greg Hardy	---	---	12	10	---	22
Kenny Britt	4	4	---	---	11	19
Tito Greer	7	4	---	---	7	18
Nick Knauls	7	3	---	---	7	17
Lincoln Dodge	3	2	---	---	12	17
Jared Odrick	---	---	5	10	1	16
J.B. Rayburn	---	---	7	4	---	11
Vernon Wilcox	4	5	---	---	---	9
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zoltan Mesko	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	1	2	---	3
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charlie Kolker	---	---	0	0	2	2
Robert Henderson	---	---	0	1	---	1

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pete Wyoming	---	---	40	19	12	71
Bruce Davis	---	---	38	18	5	61
Rico Howe	30	29	---	---	---	59
George Gray	29	27	---	---	2	58
Brett Hathaway	29	28	---	---	---	57
Edward Patterson	---	---	36	17	3	56
Jake Ford	---	---	36	18	2	56
Gabe Russell	28	24	---	---	3	55
Josh Moseley	---	---	21	17	17	55
Herb Matich	27	28	---	---	---	55
Rodger Saffold	27	28	---	---	---	55
Marty Howard	27	26	---	---	1	54
William Moore	---	---	34	16	3	53
Ronnie White	---	---	31	16	5	52
Kirk Cole	20	25	---	---	6	51
Frankie Modrell	27	23	---	---	---	50
Aaron Maybin	---	---	26	16	7	49
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	29	14	4	47
George Selvie	---	---	31	13	2	46
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	31	9	2	42
Danny Cranford	11	19	---	---	11	41
Graham Sellers	20	10	---	---	5	35
Britt Wheeler	11	13	---	---	9	33
Bucky Irwin	17	7	---	---	8	32
Antonio Fecht	7	9	---	---	12	28
Norbert Briggs	---	---	16	8	3	27
Chris Akaka	---	---	21	5	1	27
B.J. Buckner	---	---	19	5	1	25
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	13	1	9	23
Quentin Dernbach	5	6	---	---	11	22
Patrick Lee	---	---	5	14	1	20
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	9	2	9	20
Pat Sims	---	---	15	1	3	19
Donovan Ahern	5	10	---	---	4	19
Gus Eleazer	0	0	---	---	17	17
Don Middleton	3	4	---	---	4	11
Toby Gerhardt	3	1	---	---	7	11
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alonzo Hatcher	3	1	---	---	4	8
Edwin Veldheer	1	1	---	---	4	6
Josh Hall	---	---	0	0	4	4
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	4	4
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	60	3.3
Middle	7	35	5.0
Right	16	71	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	14	69	4.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	14	6	0	1	2	3	1	0	1
Vernon Wilcox	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	27	22	5	1	1	1	1	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	6	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	74	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	198	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	83	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Mel Grier	5	3	1	28	19
WR Deron Irons	4	2	0	27	9
WR Bennie Nori	3	1	0	3	7
WR Kenny Britt	2	1	0	18	4
FB Paul Markley	2	1	0	3	13
TE Clifton Compton	1	0	1	0	19
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	0	0	0	2
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	0	9	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	8	7	0	117	2	27
WR Kirk Cole	5	3	0	18	0	25
WR Britt Wheeler	5	3	1	23	0	13
RB Herb Matich	4	4	0	81	2	28
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	0	29	1	19
TE Antonio Fecht	2	2	0	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	9	24	2.67	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	4	3	10	2.50	10.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	1	6	6.00	14.63
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	3	3.00	3.60
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	4.60
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1	1.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Embry	6	2
Howard Nyboer	3	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	5	3	2
Vernon Wilcox	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	2	1	0
TE Clifton Compton	1	0	0
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	1
WR Deron Irons	1	1	1
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	4	4	3
WR Britt Wheeler	3	1	1
RB Herb Matich	1	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,000)