Week 12, 2030

played in Pittsburgh, PA

57 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	3	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 ATL - Louie Strickland 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 08:19 PIT - John Hamilton 1 pass from Jamie Blades (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 07:52 PIT - Earnest Atkins 1 run (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 04:14 ATL - Kendall Woodard 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 ATL - Louie Strickland 7 pass from Myron Herrlich (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 08:19 PIT - John Hamilton 1 pass from Jamie Blades (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 07:52 PIT - Earnest Atkins 1 run (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 04:14 ATL - Kendall Woodard 20 field goal

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 4-7 9-2
First Downs 11 25
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 179 404
- Offensive Plays 55 74
- Yards per Play 3.25 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 54 162
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.50
Net Passing Yards 125 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 16 - 1 38 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 141 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.38 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/40 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 3/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:32 35:28

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	4-7	9-2
First Downs	11	25
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	179	404
- Offensive Plays	55	74
- Yards per Play	3.25	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	54	162
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.50
Net Passing Yards	125	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 16 - 1	38 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	141	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.38	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/40	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	3/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:32	35:28

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:32	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
1	5:51	1:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	3:33	1:02	OPP 13	2	-3	Interception
1	0:13	1:45	OWN 30	5	-3	Punt
2	8:10	1:06	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	5:11	3:27	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	7:47	2:01	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
3	1:20	4:24	OWN 20	8	24	Punt
4	7:44	3:38	OPP 41	8	38	Field Goal
4	1:52	0:59	OWN 2	4	7	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 12	2	1	Interception
1	12:14	6:23	OWN 4	11	53	Punt
1	4:51	1:18	OWN 15	3	7	Interception
1	2:31	2:18	OWN 9	5	52	Interception
2	13:28	5:18	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	7:04	1:53	OWN 36	4	14	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
3	11:55	4:08	OWN 16	10	58	Missed FG
3	5:46	4:26	OWN 5	8	29	Punt
4	11:56	4:12	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	4:06	2:14	OWN 16	6	19	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 9	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brant Hockman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Ussery	7	20	2.86	15	1
Bryan Arnold	6	9	1.50	3	0
Myron Herrlich	1	3	3.00	3	0
Emmanuel Fletcher	1	17	17.00	17	1
Kendall Carswell	1	2	2.00	2	0
Darrin Strickland	1	2	2.00	2	0
Nolan Greer	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brant Hockman	26	120	4.62	17	2	0
Earnest Atkins	7	32	4.57	12	2	1
Jamie Blades	3	10	3.33	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	21	9	72	0/0	0	14	0	52.0
Myron Herrlich	15	7	69	1/16	1	14	1	54.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamie Blades	38	21	242	0/0	1	37	3	50.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Seaman	5	9	44	8.80	6	13	0
WR Dez Bryant	2	8	23	11.50	1	14	0
TE Alvin Glover	2	4	5	2.50	0	6	0
RB Bryan Arnold	2	2	21	10.50	4	12	0
TE Kendall Carswell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Darrin Strickland	1	3	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR Louie Strickland	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Perry McGregor	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Kerry Johns	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Vince Ussery	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Hamilton	5	7	45	9.00	26	30	1
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	6	32	8.00	17	15	0
WR Danny Cranford	3	6	54	18.00	23	37	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	3	3	45	15.00	16	21	0
TE Victor Morton	2	7	36	18.00	9	25	0
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Donovan Watson	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Gary Haywood	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Clemons	2	11	5.50	0
S Butch Dawson	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kent Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Albert Nagi	0	0	2	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Earnest Atkins	1	1
Donnell Zwillinger	1	0
Chris Tenney	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	7	316	45.1	42.1	56	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	254	50.8	39.4	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Woodard	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	1	17	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Gerleman	1	40	40.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Desmond Hampton	7	4	0.0	22	25
ILB Vince Almonte	7	1	0.0	22	16
OLB Brian Cushing	4	3	0.0	28	31
S Chris Clemons	4	1	0.0	15	17
ILB Lamar Riley	4	1	0.0	14	22
CB Leonard Moriarty	4	0	0.0	19	23
S Robert Gerleman	4	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Pat Zimmerman	3	1	0.0	21	11
DE Joey Sweeney	3	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Albert Nagi	2	2	0.0	14	18
DT Tyrus Stuart	2	2	0.0	22	22
CB Jerry Cassidy	2	1	0.0	26	30
DE Erik Sanderson	2	0	0.0	21	25
DE Jesse Donovan	1	1	0.0	24	25
DT Benjamin Lane	1	1	0.0	16	10
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kendrick Rison	1	0	0.0	22	19
S Butch Dawson	1	0	0.0	32	28
DT Luke Bernstein	1	0	0.0	14	19
DE Wayne Maher	0	2	0.0	24	24

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	6	1	0.0	18	37
S Rahim Moore	4	1	0.0	16	30
OLB Juan Gaines	4	0	0.0	11	27
ILB Ron Lazer	3	1	0.0	16	27
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	0.0	12	25
DT Orlando Whitfield	3	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Patrick Mussi	2	1	0.0	10	17
S Ralph Quinn	2	0	0.0	9	26
WR Gary Haywood	2	0	---	---	---
DE Brant Covert	1	1	1.0	10	21
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	1	0.0	2	10
DT Walter Bryant	1	1	0.0	6	11
S Anquan Boldin	1	1	0.0	11	20
DT Grady Patton	1	0	0.0	17	32
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	0.0	16	32
TE Victor Morton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0.0	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joey Sweeney	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Luke Bernstein	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brant Covert	1.0	0	2	0	21
DT Orlando Whitfield	0.0	1	2	1	24
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	2	0	28
OLB Patrick Mussi	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Scottie Dightman	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Vince Almonte	5	0	0	16
CB Leonard Moriarty	4	0	0	23
S Robert Gerleman	3	1	0	22
S Chris Clemons	2	0	2	17
CB Jerry Cassidy	1	1	0	30
OLB Brian Cushing	1	0	0	31
S Desmond Hampton	1	0	0	25
OLB Albert Nagi	1	0	0	18
CB Kendrick Rison	1	0	0	19
DT Tyrus Stuart	1	0	0	22
ILB Lamar Riley	1	0	0	22
S Butch Dawson	0	1	1	28

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	4	0	1	37
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	0	25
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	2	0	32
ILB Reggie Fields	1	1	0	10
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0	17
DT Grady Patton	1	0	0	32
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	0	27
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0	26
S Rahim Moore	1	0	0	30
DT Walter Bryant	1	0	0	11
DT Orlando Whitfield	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Pinkston	2	5	13	0	28
Zane Beadles	0	5	13	0	21
Keith DiMillo	0	3	17	0	37
Deion Collier	0	1	13	0	26
Britt Fields	0	1	11	0	21
Eddie Di Pardo	0	1	12	0	25
Chuck Crapo	0	0	11	1	27

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rusty Gothe	3	6	1	32	32
Alonzo Hatcher	2	4	0	17	13
Richard Makowski	2	4	0	26	33
Chris Tenney	1	5	0	11	15
Dwight Perez	1	4	0	30	31
Jim Carlson	1	4	0	32	29
Victor Morton	1	1	1	21	19
James Brewer	0	4	0	32	37
Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	6	5

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Carswell	1	14
Emmanuel Fletcher	1	13
Tyler Sash	1	12
Perry McGregor	1	6

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Meadows	1	21
Danny Cranford	1	12

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Cushing	---	---	28	31	7	66
Butch Dawson	---	---	32	28	2	62
Keith DiMillo	17	37	---	---	4	58
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	26	30	1	57
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	21	11	24	56
Erik Sanderson	---	---	21	25	6	52
Kendrick Rison	---	---	22	19	10	51
Jesse Donovan	---	---	24	25	1	50
Wayne Maher	---	---	24	24	1	49
Desmond Hampton	---	---	22	25	1	48
Deion Collier	13	26	---	---	8	47
Joey Sweeney	---	---	21	25	1	47
Leonard Moriarty	---	---	19	23	4	46
Alvin Glover	15	23	---	---	8	46
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	22	22	2	46
Robert Gerleman	---	---	17	22	6	45
Eddie Di Pardo	12	25	---	---	7	44
Chuck Crapo	11	27	---	---	6	44
Dez Bryant	13	28	---	---	---	41
Zane Beadles	13	21	---	---	7	41
Darrin Strickland	9	22	---	---	10	41
Jason Pinkston	13	28	---	---	---	41
Britt Fields	11	21	---	---	8	40
Vince Almonte	---	---	22	16	2	40
Chris Clemons	---	---	15	17	7	39
Isaac Seaman	12	22	---	---	3	37
Luke Bernstein	---	---	14	19	3	36
Lamar Riley	---	---	14	22	---	36
Nolan Greer	13	21	---	---	---	34
Albert Nagi	---	---	14	18	---	32
Vince Ussery	10	22	---	---	---	32
Louie Strickland	10	20	---	---	---	30
Perry McGregor	8	14	---	---	6	28
Benjamin Lane	---	---	16	10	---	26
Kendall Carswell	2	8	---	---	14	24
Myron Herrlich	5	16	---	---	---	21
Tyler Sash	---	---	2	6	12	20
Bryan Arnold	6	12	---	---	1	19
Emmanuel Fletcher	2	3	---	---	13	18
Jonathan Snyder	2	7	---	---	5	14
Kerry Johns	1	1	---	---	11	13
Henry Hume	0	3	---	---	7	10
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnnie Daniels	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kendall Woodard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	1	1

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamie Blades	36	38	---	---	---	74
James Brewer	32	37	---	---	5	74
Rusty Gothe	32	32	---	---	6	70
Richard Makowski	26	33	---	---	6	65
Dwight Perez	30	31	---	---	1	62
Nicky Newkirk	29	30	---	---	2	61
Jim Carlson	32	29	---	---	---	61
Brant Hockman	29	30	---	---	---	59
Kyle Meadows	---	---	12	25	21	58
Kent Wheeler	---	---	18	37	1	56
Juan Gaines	---	---	11	27	16	54
John Hamilton	26	27	---	---	---	53
Donnell Zwillinger	19	20	---	---	12	51
Grady Patton	---	---	17	32	1	50
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	16	32	2	50
Rahim Moore	---	---	16	30	1	47
Victor Morton	21	19	---	---	7	47
Ron Lazer	---	---	16	27	2	45
George Selvie	---	---	13	28	1	42
Scottie Dightman	---	---	10	24	8	42
Stanley Havili	21	16	---	---	4	41
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	15	24	2	41
Ralph Quinn	---	---	9	26	2	37
Alonzo Hatcher	17	13	---	---	6	36
Anquan Boldin	---	---	11	20	5	36
Danny Cranford	8	14	---	---	12	34
Chris Tenney	11	15	---	---	6	32
Brant Covert	---	---	10	21	---	31
Donovan Watson	10	17	---	---	3	30
Patrick Mussi	---	---	10	17	2	29
Walter Bryant	---	---	6	11	5	22
Joshua Thomas	---	---	2	6	10	18
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	18	18
Kirk Snyder	---	---	2	10	5	17
Reggie Fields	---	---	4	10	3	17
Gary Haywood	3	4	---	---	9	16
Earnest Atkins	7	8	---	---	1	16
Bruce Ryder	6	5	---	---	3	14
Casey Matthews	---	---	0	0	10	10
Julio Esparza	---	---	0	0	7	7
Grid Dog Armstrong	1	0	---	---	5	6
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cam Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamar Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	6	26	4.3
Right	9	23	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	18	91	5.1
Right	8	42	5.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	21	9	0	2	3	1	5	0	0
Myron Herrlich	15	7	0	1	0	2	3	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamie Blades	38	21	4	6	3	3	1	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	86	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	119	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	37	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Isaac Seaman	9	5	0	44	22
WR Dez Bryant	8	2	1	23	28
TE Alvin Glover	4	2	0	5	23
FB Darrin Strickland	3	1	0	11	22
WR Louie Strickland	3	1	0	7	20
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	0	1	0	7
RB Vince Ussery	2	0	1	0	22
RB Bryan Arnold	2	2	0	21	12
TE Kendall Carswell	1	1	0	6	8
TE Perry McGregor	1	1	0	10	14
WR Kerry Johns	1	1	0	14	1

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Morton	7	2	0	36	1	19
WR John Hamilton	7	5	0	45	1	27
WR Danny Cranford	6	3	1	54	1	14
WR Nicky Newkirk	6	4	1	32	0	30
WR Donovan Watson	4	1	1	12	0	17
TE Donnell Zwillinger	3	3	0	45	1	20
WR Gary Haywood	2	0	0	0	0	4
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	0	0	0	16
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	0	11	0	30
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	0	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Ussery	2	17	8.50	2.86
Myron Herrlich	1	3	3.00	3.00
Bryan Arnold	1	2	2.00	1.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brant Hockman	5	21	4.20	4.62
Jamie Blades	2	-3	-1.50	3.33
Earnest Atkins	1	1	1.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	4	2	17	4.25	4.60
Nolan Greer	2	0	0	0.00	3.43

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Blades	1	1	1	1.00	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	2	0	0	0.00	2.88
TE Alvin Glover	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
WR Louie Strickland	1	1	7	7.00	2.33
WR Isaac Seaman	1	0	0	0.00	4.89
TE Perry McGregor	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Hamilton	1	1	1	1.00	6.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Fletcher	1	1
Bryan Arnold	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brant Hockman	5	1
Jamie Blades	1	0
Earnest Atkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	7	3	2
Myron Herrlich	3	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamie Blades	8	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	3	1	1
WR Jonathan Snyder	2	0	0
WR Isaac Seaman	2	2	1
TE Kendall Carswell	1	1	0
RB Vince Ussery	1	0	0
RB Bryan Arnold	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Cranford	2	2	2
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	2	2
WR John Hamilton	2	1	1
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	1
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (18,800)
End Zone 12,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (18,800)
End Zone	12,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)