Exhibition Week 2, 2027

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	0	10	-	23
Detroit Lions	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 PIT - Gus Eleazer 9 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 02:09 PIT - Ryan Succop 20 field goal
2Q: 02:10 PIT - Ryan Succop 48 field goal
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 11:55 DET - Kurt Walsh 35 interception return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 02:48 PIT - Donovan Watson 10 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 PIT - Gus Eleazer 9 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 02:09 PIT - Ryan Succop 20 field goal
2Q: 02:10 PIT - Ryan Succop 48 field goal
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 11:55 DET - Kurt Walsh 35 interception return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 02:48 PIT - Donovan Watson 10 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 27 9
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 21 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 435 162
- Offensive Plays 86 38
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.26
Net Rushing Yards 126 69
- Rushing Attempts 41 16
- Yards per Rush 3.07 4.31
Net Passing Yards 309 93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 34 - 1 20 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 309 104
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.87 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 13/20 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/47 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 6/90
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 43:55 16:05

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	27	9
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	21	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	435	162
- Offensive Plays	86	38
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.26
Net Rushing Yards	126	69
- Rushing Attempts	41	16
- Yards per Rush	3.07	4.31
Net Passing Yards	309	93
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 34 - 1	20 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	309	104
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.87	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	13/20	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/47	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	6/90
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	43:55	16:05

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
1	9:36	7:34	OWN 29	15	68	Field Goal
2	13:16	7:54	OWN 14	14	48	Punt
2	4:08	2:04	OPP 49	6	18	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 40	3	19	Missed FG
3	12:34	4:06	OWN 2	6	50	Punt
3	6:30	7:06	OWN 25	15	73	Field Goal
4	12:39	0:53	OWN 27	3	2	Interception
4	11:46	9:05	OWN 22	15	78	Touchdown
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	3	-3	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	2:30	OWN 13	5	15	Punt
1	2:02	3:46	OWN 32	6	22	Punt
2	5:22	1:14	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	2:04	1:29	OWN 27	6	22	Interception
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 26	5	27	Punt
3	8:28	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:24	1:45	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	2:41	1:57	OWN 20	7	60	Interception

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	30	100	3.33	17	3	0
Gus Eleazer	7	22	3.14	9	0	1
Rico Howe	4	4	1.00	7	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dean Stickney	8	39	4.88	12	2
Shane Bannon	5	14	2.80	6	0
Matt Skudris	2	14	7.00	13	1
Chad Lusk	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	45	34	309	0/0	1	33	1	91.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Lusk	12	7	79	1/5	0	19	2	38.5
J.J. Sutton	8	4	25	1/6	0	11	0	56.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	8	9	75	9.38	8	18	0
WR Donovan Watson	7	10	82	11.71	15	20	1
RB Herb Matich	6	7	30	5.00	6	8	0
WR Danny Cranford	4	9	60	15.00	0	33	0
WR Ralph Witt	3	4	28	9.33	0	15	0
TE Graham Sellers	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Jorge Brock	2	2	13	6.50	4	10	0
FB Stanley Havili	2	2	13	6.50	4	10	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Broderick DuBois	4	8	38	9.50	11	19
WR AJ Green	3	5	30	10.00	0	13
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Damian Williams	1	2	17	17.00	5	17
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
WR Ronald Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Golden Tate	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Lee Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	4	4.00	0
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kurt Walsh	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis McMahon	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Sutton	1	0	0	0
Duane Brown	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	2	86	43.0	23.0	48	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	6	269	44.8	40.2	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	3/4	1/2	0/1	48	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Wray	2	15	7.5	0
Donovan Watson	2	13	6.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Klotz	1	34	34.0	0
Donovan Watson	1	19	19.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Bannon	5	73	14.6	0
Golden Tate	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Juan Gaines	4	0	0.0	10	16
CB Alfred Burks	3	2	0.0	9	17
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	1	0.0	14	20
S Rahim Moore	3	1	0.0	14	20
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	0	0.0	9	13
DT B.J. Buckner	2	0	1.0	10	13
ILB Greg Lynn	2	0	0.0	7	3
ILB Ron Lazer	2	0	0.0	4	2
S Ralph Quinn	2	0	0.0	6	10
DE Curtis McMahon	1	0	1.0	8	14
DT Grady Patton	1	1	0.0	7	5
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	1	0.0	9	10
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE Zack Durham	1	0	0.0	8	10
S Josh Moseley	0	2	0.0	15	19
CB Peter Gaylor	0	1	0.0	13	18

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Walsh	11	5	0.0	29	31
OLB Casey Matthews	8	2	0.0	24	28
OLB Tom Ramthun	6	1	0.0	17	17
CB Nolan Carroll	5	1	0.0	26	30
DT Percy Press	4	4	0.0	24	32
S Gino Swift	4	1	0.0	25	32
S Brett Winders	4	0	0.0	15	12
CB Terry Hall	4	0	0.0	23	35
DE Cameron Jordan	4	0	0.0	29	27
CB Harris Friday	3	2	0.0	28	30
S Rodney Dunn	3	2	0.0	27	21
DT Drake Nevis	3	1	0.0	23	17
S Jerome Bumpers	3	0	0.0	20	34
DT Jon Dupre	2	0	0.0	18	13
CB Joey Greer	2	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Daniel Molden	2	0	0.0	8	4
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	2	0.0	18	28
DE Dan Batten	1	1	0.0	22	28
QB Chad Lusk	1	0	---	---	---
RB Dean Stickney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim Rawls	0	3	0.0	19	12
ILB Gabe Miller	0	2	0.0	12	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT B.J. Buckner	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Curtis McMahon	1.0	0	0	0	14

Detroit	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	0	28
DT Percy Press	1	0	32
DT Drake Nevis	1	0	17
DE Dan Batten	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0	20
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0	20
OLB Juan Gaines	1	1	0	16
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	1	10
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0	13
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	0	10
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0	13
CB Alfred Burks	1	0	0	17
CB Peter Gaylor	0	2	0	18
OLB Patrick Mussi	0	0	1	13

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kurt Walsh	6	0	1	31
CB Nolan Carroll	4	2	0	30
S Brett Winders	4	0	0	12
CB Harris Friday	3	1	0	30
OLB Casey Matthews	3	1	0	28
S Gino Swift	3	0	0	32
OLB Tom Ramthun	3	0	0	17
CB Joey Greer	2	0	0	15
S Jerome Bumpers	1	1	0	34
CB Terry Hall	1	1	0	35
S Rodney Dunn	1	0	0	21
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	0	27
OLB Daniel Molden	1	0	0	4
ILB Gabe Miller	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Gabe Russell	3	9	33	38
Frankie Modrell	2	3	36	39
Chris Pyne	1	7	38	40
Rodger Saffold	1	7	35	41
Rusty Gothe	1	2	12	12
Alonzo Hatcher	0	3	34	34
Jorge Brock	0	3	17	12
Stanley Havili	0	2	24	14
Graham Sellers	0	1	23	15

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darren Hansen	2	4	10	0	9
Duane Brown	1	4	11	0	20
Arnold Schultz	1	3	14	0	11
Travis Corbett	1	1	11	0	7
Gilbert McNeil	0	1	12	1	15
Norbert Crane	0	1	4	0	14
Dennis Rawls	0	1	12	0	20
Winfred Malone	0	0	9	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Klotz	3	12
Ralph Witt	1	12
Jorge Brock	1	9
Ralph Quinn	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Golden Tate	3	14
Matt Skudris	2	14
Nolan Carroll	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	39	44	---	---	7	90
Rico Howe	41	45	---	---	---	86
Chris Pyne	38	40	---	---	6	84
Frankie Modrell	36	39	---	---	2	77
Rodger Saffold	35	41	---	---	---	76
Gabe Russell	33	38	---	---	4	75
Herb Matich	33	40	---	---	---	73
Alonzo Hatcher	34	34	---	---	---	68
Donovan Watson	18	31	---	---	11	60
Ralph Witt	16	26	---	---	12	54
Danny Cranford	22	30	---	---	1	53
Stanley Havili	24	14	---	---	11	49
Graham Sellers	23	15	---	---	6	44
Jorge Brock	17	12	---	---	9	38
Josh Moseley	---	---	15	19	2	36
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	14	20	2	36
Kirk Snyder	---	---	9	10	17	36
Alfred Burks	---	---	9	17	9	35
Rahim Moore	---	---	14	20	---	34
Gus Eleazer	8	5	---	---	20	33
James Brewer	10	16	---	---	6	32
Peter Gaylor	---	---	13	18	---	31
Rusty Gothe	12	12	---	---	6	30
George Selvie	---	---	13	15	---	28
Curtis McMahon	---	---	8	14	6	28
Juan Gaines	---	---	10	16	1	27
Patrick Mussi	---	---	9	13	4	26
Kevin Klotz	5	8	---	---	12	25
Ralph Quinn	---	---	6	10	9	25
B.J. Buckner	---	---	10	13	1	24
Joseph Weldon	---	---	4	13	6	23
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	9	13	---	22
Zack Durham	---	---	8	10	1	19
Edgar Sinclair	7	5	---	---	6	18
Grady Patton	---	---	7	5	5	17
Perry Karo	---	---	6	7	---	13
Jake Wray	---	---	1	4	8	13
Greg Lynn	---	---	7	3	1	11
Ron Lazer	---	---	4	2	1	7
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jay Schmidgall	---	---	0	0	6	6
Dustin Holmes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cam Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Carroll	---	---	26	30	11	67
Rodney Dunn	---	---	27	21	14	62
Gino Swift	---	---	25	32	4	61
Kurt Walsh	---	---	29	31	---	60
Cameron Jordan	---	---	29	27	4	60
Percy Press	---	---	24	32	3	59
Harris Friday	---	---	28	30	1	59
Terry Hall	---	---	23	35	1	59
Jerome Bumpers	---	---	20	34	2	56
Casey Matthews	---	---	24	28	3	55
Dan Batten	---	---	22	28	3	53
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	18	28	3	49
Tom Ramthun	---	---	17	17	12	46
Drake Nevis	---	---	23	17	2	42
Chad Barber	---	---	19	17	3	39
Dennis Rawls	12	20	---	---	6	38
Tim Rawls	---	---	19	12	6	37
Lee Smith	10	11	---	---	14	35
Joey Greer	---	---	13	15	5	33
Gilbert McNeil	12	15	---	---	6	33
Dean Stickney	10	10	---	---	13	33
Jon Dupre	---	---	18	13	1	32
Greg Romeus	---	---	12	18	2	32
Gabe Miller	---	---	12	14	6	32
Duane Brown	11	20	---	---	---	31
Broderick DuBois	5	16	---	---	10	31
AJ Green	13	16	---	---	2	31
Matt Skudris	7	9	---	---	14	30
Winfred Malone	9	16	---	---	4	29
Brett Winders	---	---	15	12	---	27
Arnold Schultz	14	11	---	---	---	25
Norbert Crane	4	14	---	---	6	24
Shane Bannon	5	10	---	---	9	24
Darren Hansen	10	9	---	---	4	23
Chad Lusk	9	13	---	---	---	22
Jack Richmond	6	9	---	---	6	21
Ronald Johnson	3	9	---	---	8	20
Zachary Williams	7	7	---	---	5	19
Damian Williams	11	7	---	---	---	18
Golden Tate	0	4	---	---	14	18
Travis Corbett	11	7	---	---	---	18
Daniel Molden	---	---	8	4	5	17
J.J. Sutton	7	9	---	---	---	16
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	22	73	3.3
Right	9	38	4.2
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	45	34	2	1	0	6	3	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Lusk	12	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	2
J.J. Sutton	8	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	23	178	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	131	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	18	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	83	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donovan Watson	10	7	82	1	31
WR George Gray	9	8	75	0	44
WR Danny Cranford	9	4	60	1	30
RB Herb Matich	7	6	30	0	40
WR Ralph Witt	4	3	28	0	26
TE Graham Sellers	2	2	8	0	15
TE Jorge Brock	2	2	13	0	12
FB Stanley Havili	2	2	13	0	14

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Broderick DuBois	8	4	0	38	16
WR AJ Green	5	3	0	30	16
WR Damian Williams	2	1	1	17	7
TE Jack Richmond	1	1	0	14	9
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0	0	4
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	0	4	10
TE Lee Smith	1	0	1	0	11
WR Ronald Johnson	1	1	0	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	6	12	2.00	3.33
Gus Eleazer	4	19	4.75	3.14

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	5	2	20	4.00	6.87

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Lusk	1	0	0	0.00	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	2	1	10	5.00	8.33
WR Donovan Watson	2	1	10	5.00	8.20
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR AJ Green	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Howe	1	0
Herb Matich	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dean Stickney	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	18	14	12

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	4	2	1
Chad Lusk	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	5	4	4
WR Donovan Watson	4	4	4
WR Ralph Witt	3	2	2
RB Herb Matich	3	3	1
WR Danny Cranford	3	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick DuBois	4	1	0
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0
WR AJ Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (19,600)
End Zone 7,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (19,600)
End Zone	7,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,500)