Week 2, 2024

played in New York, NY

82 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	14	3	-	27
New York Giants	7	3	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:07 NYG - Rob Weaver 30 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Jack Dugas extra point)
2Q: 06:05 NYG - Jack Dugas 40 field goal
2Q: 03:25 PIT - Britt Wheeler 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:14 PIT - Ryan Succop 33 field goal
3Q: 09:51 PIT - Britt Wheeler 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 08:00 NYG - Zack Hargis 51 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Jack Dugas extra point)
3Q: 02:49 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 11:13 NYG - Chris Wells 4 run (Jack Dugas extra point)
4Q: 04:38 PIT - Ryan Succop 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:07 NYG - Rob Weaver 30 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Jack Dugas extra point)
2Q: 06:05 NYG - Jack Dugas 40 field goal
2Q: 03:25 PIT - Britt Wheeler 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:14 PIT - Ryan Succop 33 field goal
3Q: 09:51 PIT - Britt Wheeler 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 08:00 NYG - Zack Hargis 51 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Jack Dugas extra point)
3Q: 02:49 PIT - Herb Matich 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 11:13 NYG - Chris Wells 4 run (Jack Dugas extra point)
4Q: 04:38 PIT - Ryan Succop 25 field goal

Team Statistics PIT NYG
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 365 280
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 5.29 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 170 64
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 4.86 2.67
Net Passing Yards 195 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 210 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 6/62
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 5/147
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:50 26:10

Team Statistics	PIT	NYG
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	365	280
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	5.29	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	170	64
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	4.86	2.67
Net Passing Yards	195	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	210	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	8.31
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	6/62
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	5/147
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:50	26:10

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	10:53	0:58	OPP 47	3	7	Punt
1	2:50	4:02	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
2	10:05	1:55	OWN 8	4	32	Fumble
2	5:57	2:40	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	2:27	2:19	OPP 35	8	19	Field Goal
3	13:02	3:17	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	7:46	5:07	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	1:05	1:46	OWN 16	3	-8	Punt
4	11:07	2:10	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	8:57	4:26	OPP 44	10	36	Field Goal
4	2:59	2:59	OWN 13	7	22	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	1:52	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
1	9:55	7:05	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	13:48	3:43	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	8:10	2:13	OPP 40	6	17	Field Goal
2	3:17	0:50	OWN 40	2	13	Interception
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
3	9:45	1:59	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
3	2:39	1:34	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	14:19	3:12	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
4	4:31	1:32	OWN 36	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	27	145	5.37	33	5	1
Toby Gerhardt	6	22	3.67	9	0	0
Rico Howe	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Chris Wells	18	46	2.56	8	1
Ray Terry	3	6	2.00	4	0
Kevin O'Connell	1	3	3.00	3	0
Shane Plumb	1	3	3.00	3	0
Zack Hargis	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	32	22	210	2/15	2	28	0	107.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin O'Connell	26	19	216	0/0	2	51	1	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Britt Wheeler	7	10	50	7.14	10	15	2
WR George Gray	5	8	77	15.40	29	28	0
TE Graham Sellers	4	5	49	12.25	7	15	0
RB Herb Matich	3	3	13	4.33	2	8	0
WR Kirk Cole	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Danny Cranford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zack Hargis	4	6	79	19.75	32	51	1
RB Chris Wells	3	3	22	7.33	8	11	0
WR Brian Robiskie	3	4	45	15.00	31	31	0
WR Karl Alexander	2	6	25	12.50	13	13	0
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Ray Terry	2	2	2	1.00	5	5	0
WR Rob Weaver	1	1	30	30.00	0	30	1
WR Bert Forbes	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Thomas Shaw	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	1	17	17.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	2	1	0
Kirk Cole	1	0	0
Antonio Fecht	0	1	0
Rondell Kurtz	0	1	0
Bucky Irwin	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Alexander	1	0	0
Devin McCourty	0	1	0
Morris Justice	0	0	1
Bert Forbes	0	0	1
Andy McCormick	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	240	48.0	34.4	63	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	5	224	44.8	38.4	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Dugas	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	12	6.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Alexander	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	41	20.5	0
Danny Cranford	2	29	14.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Hargis	5	147	29.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	6	3	19	19
OLB Bruce Davis	5	1	18	19
S Jake Ford	4	1	24	23
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	1	10	13
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	18	16
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	2	16	19
DE Aaron Maybin	2	1	13	12
S William Moore	2	1	12	15
OLB Rondell Kurtz	2	1	6	8
DT Norbert Briggs	2	0	10	7
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	8	10
S Ronnie White	2	0	12	12
DE George Selvie	1	1	20	22
CB Pete Wyoming	1	0	21	24
DT Pat Sims	1	0	7	10
S Josh Moseley	1	0	13	13
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	5	7
DE Chris Akaka	0	1	12	15
DT Grady Patton	0	1	17	17

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB George McDade	6	2	0.0	30	30
S Bernie Hoffer	5	2	0.0	29	29
CB Devin McCourty	5	2	0.0	30	31
OLB Andy McCormick	5	1	0.0	17	9
DE Tyrone Maciel	4	1	0.0	23	21
DT Brett Nykolaiszyn	4	1	0.0	14	11
CB Jerry Cassidy	4	1	0.0	19	22
DT Morris Justice	3	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Justin Wilkins	3	0	0.0	23	21
DE Zack Justus	2	0	1.0	20	22
CB Skip Dewey	2	0	1.0	31	32
DT J.T. Carpenter	2	3	0.0	20	15
OLB Korey Brister	2	1	0.0	12	13
S Antonio Giles	2	1	0.0	18	17
DE Jarius Wynn	2	0	0.0	14	11
S Rico Kennedy	1	3	0.0	23	25
DE B.J. Norton	1	1	0.0	15	12
FB Shane Plumb	1	0	---	---	---
CB Johnnie Jones	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Omar McCrory	1	0	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1	0	22
DT Pat Sims	0	1	10
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0	1	19

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zack Justus	1.0	1	0	1	22
CB Skip Dewey	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Will Davis	0.0	1	2	1	13
DE Tyrone Maciel	0.0	0	1	1	21
DT J.T. Carpenter	0.0	0	1	1	15
OLB Andy McCormick	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	3	1	0	19
ILB Edward Patterson	3	0	0	19
CB Pete Wyoming	2	0	0	24
S William Moore	2	0	0	15
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0	16
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0	13
S Ronnie White	1	1	0	12
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	1	0	1	10
DT Norbert Briggs	1	0	0	7
S Jake Ford	1	0	0	23
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	0	8

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Justin Wilkins	5	0	21
S Bernie Hoffer	4	0	29
CB Devin McCourty	2	2	31
CB Jerry Cassidy	2	0	22
CB Skip Dewey	1	1	32
ILB George McDade	1	0	30
S Antonio Giles	1	0	17
DE Tyrone Maciel	1	0	21
S Rico Kennedy	1	0	25
CB Johnnie Jones	1	0	9
DT J.T. Carpenter	1	0	15
OLB Omar McCrory	1	0	4
OLB Andy McCormick	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	4	6	33	2	31
Gabe Russell	3	7	30	0	27
Frankie Modrell	3	6	29	0	28
Brett Hathaway	2	5	30	0	29
Marty Howard	1	4	33	0	30
Don Middleton	1	1	4	0	5
Donovan Ahern	0	2	10	0	13
Antonio Fecht	0	1	10	0	10
Graham Sellers	0	1	19	0	14

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mo Paauwe	4	6	18	20
Archie Dudley	3	6	24	26
Gilbert Cartwright	1	3	21	19
Myron Zimmerman	0	4	20	20
Shawn Nelson	0	2	19	17
Roger Owens	0	1	21	23
Shane Plumb	0	1	16	14

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Gaines	2	13
Lincoln Vespignani	2	11
Gus Eleazer	1	23
Bucky Irwin	1	19
Wayne Maxwell	1	17

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Forbes	3	17
Jerry Cassidy	2	11
Devin McCourty	1	12
B.J. Norton	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	31	31	---	---	10	72
Rico Howe	35	34	---	---	---	69
Frankie Modrell	29	28	---	---	7	64
Rodger Saffold	33	31	---	---	---	64
Marty Howard	33	30	---	---	---	63
Gabe Russell	30	27	---	---	6	63
Brett Hathaway	30	29	---	---	1	60
Herb Matich	30	28	---	---	---	58
Bucky Irwin	20	15	---	---	19	54
Kirk Cole	18	16	---	---	18	52
Danny Cranford	15	23	---	---	11	49
Jake Ford	---	---	24	23	1	48
Pete Wyoming	---	---	21	24	2	47
Britt Wheeler	20	24	---	---	---	44
George Selvie	---	---	20	22	1	43
Edward Patterson	---	---	19	19	3	41
Bruce Davis	---	---	18	19	3	40
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	10	13	17	40
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	16	19	4	39
Graham Sellers	19	14	---	---	5	38
Antonio Fecht	10	10	---	---	17	37
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	18	16	2	36
Ronnie White	---	---	12	12	12	36
Grady Patton	---	---	17	17	2	36
Gus Eleazer	6	1	---	---	23	30
Donovan Ahern	10	13	---	---	7	30
William Moore	---	---	12	15	2	29
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	8	10	11	29
Chris Akaka	---	---	12	15	2	29
Aaron Maybin	---	---	13	12	3	28
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	6	8	14	28
Josh Moseley	---	---	13	13	1	27
Juan Gaines	---	---	5	7	13	25
Toby Gerhardt	6	8	---	---	10	24
Edwin Veldheer	6	7	---	---	7	20
Norbert Briggs	---	---	10	7	1	18
Pat Sims	---	---	7	10	---	17
Don Middleton	4	5	---	---	7	16
Kyle Meadows	---	---	3	5	---	8
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin McCourty	---	---	30	31	12	73
Skip Dewey	---	---	31	32	2	65
George McDade	---	---	30	30	3	63
Bernie Hoffer	---	---	29	29	2	60
Justin Wilkins	---	---	23	21	12	56
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	19	22	11	52
Kevin O'Connell	24	26	---	---	---	50
Roger Owens	21	23	---	---	6	50
Archie Dudley	24	26	---	---	---	50
Tyrone Maciel	---	---	23	21	6	50
Rico Kennedy	---	---	23	25	1	49
Antonio Giles	---	---	18	17	13	48
Morris Justice	---	---	21	23	1	45
Zack Justus	---	---	20	22	3	45
Shawn Nelson	19	17	---	---	8	44
Karl Alexander	15	21	---	---	6	42
Rob Weaver	13	12	---	---	16	41
Myron Zimmerman	20	20	---	---	---	40
Shane Plumb	16	14	---	---	10	40
Gilbert Cartwright	21	19	---	---	---	40
Zack Hargis	16	16	---	---	6	38
Mo Paauwe	18	20	---	---	---	38
Chris Wells	19	16	---	---	2	37
J.T. Carpenter	---	---	20	15	1	36
B.J. Norton	---	---	15	12	8	35
Ray Terry	5	9	---	---	20	34
Leo Gardner	8	7	---	---	16	31
Johnnie Jones	---	---	5	9	16	30
Andy McCormick	---	---	17	9	3	29
Brian Robiskie	7	14	---	---	7	28
Jarius Wynn	---	---	14	11	3	28
Brett Nykolaiszyn	---	---	14	11	2	27
Korey Brister	---	---	12	13	---	25
Will Davis	---	---	12	13	---	25
Mario Woodford	7	9	---	---	6	22
Nicky Cook	---	---	5	4	10	19
Bert Forbes	0	2	---	---	17	19
Kory Lichtensteiger	6	6	---	---	6	18
Allen Schroder	3	7	---	---	6	16
Thomas Shaw	2	2	---	---	5	9
Omar McCrory	---	---	4	4	---	8
Jack Dugas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Boerigter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael Kafka	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	85	5.7
Middle	7	44	6.3
Right	12	42	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	17	1.9
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	32	22	1	0	1	3	4	5	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin O'Connell	26	19	4	0	1	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	113	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	97	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	106	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	12	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	81	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt Wheeler	10	7	0	50	0	24
WR George Gray	8	5	0	77	1	31
TE Graham Sellers	5	4	0	49	0	14
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	1	18	0	16
RB Herb Matich	3	3	0	13	0	28
WR Danny Cranford	2	0	0	0	0	23
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	0	3	0	8

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Alexander	6	2	1	25	0	21
WR Zack Hargis	6	4	0	79	2	16
WR Brian Robiskie	4	3	0	45	1	14
RB Chris Wells	3	3	0	22	0	16
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	0	10	0	17
RB Ray Terry	2	2	0	2	0	9
WR Rob Weaver	1	1	0	30	1	12
WR Bert Forbes	1	1	0	1	0	2
RB Thomas Shaw	1	1	0	2	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	2	3	1.50	5.37
Toby Gerhardt	2	11	5.50	3.67

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Wells	2	4	2.00	2.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	6	5	21	3.50	6.56

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Britt Wheeler	4	3	13	3.25	5.00
RB Herb Matich	1	1	2	2.00	4.33
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	6	6.00	9.80

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	2	2
Toby Gerhardt	2	1
Rico Howe	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Wells	3	3
Kevin O'Connell	1	0
Ray Terry	1	1
Zack Hargis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	7	5	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin O'Connell	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt Wheeler	3	3	2
WR Kirk Cole	2	1	1
WR George Gray	1	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ray Terry	2	2	0
WR Karl Alexander	1	0	0
RB Chris Wells	1	1	1
WR Brian Robiskie	1	1	1
WR Zack Hargis	1	1	0
WR Bert Forbes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,100 (87,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 30,900 (30,900)
End Zone 22,400 (22,400)
Mezzanine 12,900 (12,900)
Sideline Seats 19,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,100 (87,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	30,900 (30,900)
End Zone	22,400 (22,400)
Mezzanine	12,900 (12,900)
Sideline Seats	19,800 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (1,800)