Week 14, 2030

played in Tampa Bay, FL

68 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	6	0	10	-	16
Tampa Bay Bucs	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 28 field goal
2Q: 01:20 PIT - Kelly Simonton 21 field goal
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Kelly Simonton 32 field goal
3Q: 06:13 TBY - Toby Wallerstedt 5 fumble return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 03:08 PIT - Brant Hockman 10 run (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 01:58 PIT - Kelly Simonton 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 TBY - Rusty Sheldon 28 field goal
2Q: 01:20 PIT - Kelly Simonton 21 field goal
2Q: 00:09 PIT - Kelly Simonton 32 field goal
3Q: 06:13 TBY - Toby Wallerstedt 5 fumble return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 03:08 PIT - Brant Hockman 10 run (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 01:58 PIT - Kelly Simonton 40 field goal

Team Statistics PIT TBY
Record 10-3 6-7
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 244 186
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 3.94 2.70
Net Rushing Yards 94 71
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 3.62 2.84
Net Passing Yards 150 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 15 - 2 38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 176 148
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 6/33
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 2.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/80 2/18
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 5/49
Kick Returns/Yards 1/10 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 2/30 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:13 32:47

Team Statistics	PIT	TBY
Record	10-3	6-7
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	244	186
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	3.94	2.70
Net Rushing Yards	94	71
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	3.62	2.84
Net Passing Yards	150	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 15 - 2	38 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	176	148
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	6/33
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	2.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/80	2/18
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	5/49
Kick Returns/Yards	1/10	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	2/30	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:13	32:47

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	2:42	OWN 19	6	19	Interception
1	6:18	2:46	OWN 14	5	6	Punt
1	0:59	0:34	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
2	12:09	0:58	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	5:55	4:42	OWN 20	10	76	Field Goal
2	0:09	0:08	OPP 15	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
3	8:04	2:01	OWN 4	4	1	Fumble
3	6:03	2:15	OWN 20	5	33	Interception
3	1:11	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	14:50	1:58	OPP 43	3	-2	Punt
4	8:35	5:33	OWN 11	14	89	Touchdown
4	2:25	0:33	OPP 31	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Bucs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:26	4:08	OPP 42	7	31	Field Goal
1	3:32	2:33	OWN 40	4	10	Punt
1	0:25	3:16	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
2	11:11	5:16	OWN 36	12	53	Missed FG
2	1:13	1:04	OWN 20	6	12	Interception
3	12:46	4:42	OWN 43	8	18	Punt
3	3:48	2:37	OWN 46	6	12	Punt
4	12:52	4:17	OWN 7	8	28	Punt
4	3:02	0:37	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
4	1:52	1:35	OWN 20	8	29	Downs

Game MVP: Brant Covert, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brant Hockman	18	70	3.89	10	1	1
Earnest Atkins	7	25	3.57	11	1	0
Jamie Blades	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Buddy Chisolm	13	35	2.69	8	0
Ben Farley	9	16	1.78	4	0
Ricardo Fitchie	3	20	6.67	10	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamie Blades	33	15	176	3/26	0	27	2	36.9

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Fitchie	38	23	148	6/33	0	24	2	46.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nicky Newkirk	5	10	51	10.20	1	16
TE Donnell Zwillinger	3	5	26	8.67	0	15
WR John Hamilton	3	8	51	17.00	16	27
TE Graham Sellers	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	21	21.00	11	21
WR Donovan Watson	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Brant Hockman	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
WR Danny Cranford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dustin Bishop	6	7	69	11.50	23	24
RB Buddy Chisolm	4	6	30	7.50	24	12
FB John Conner	3	4	2	0.67	0	6
WR Kurt Osborne	3	6	23	7.67	6	12
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	3	8	4.00	0	7
WR Dwight Walters	2	5	13	6.50	0	7
WR Eugene Kaske	2	5	-1	-0.50	0	3
WR Casey Sanderson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kyle Meadows	1	7	7.00	0
S Anquan Boldin	1	23	23.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randall Nastasi	2	2	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamie Blades	1	0	0
Bruce Ryder	0	1	0
Kyle Meadows	0	0	1
Scottie Dightman	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Walters	1	0	0	0
Dustin Bishop	1	0	0	0
Toby Wallerstedt	0	1	0	1
Eugene Kaske	0	1	0	0
Marvin Shimada	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	6	277	46.2	38.0	51	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Bergman	6	239	39.8	34.8	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/2	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	2	10	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	5	49	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	1	10	10.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Nastasi	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	7	2	0.0	23	39
DE Brant Covert	5	2	3.0	13	23
ILB Ron Lazer	5	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Patrick Mussi	5	1	0.0	12	18
DT Grady Patton	4	0	1.0	24	37
DE Scottie Dightman	4	1	0.5	14	28
DT Orlando Whitfield	4	1	0.0	16	29
OLB Juan Gaines	4	0	0.0	19	33
S Ralph Quinn	3	1	0.0	19	35
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	0	0.0	21	42
CB Kyle Meadows	2	4	0.5	14	32
CB Joshua Thomas	2	1	0.0	7	8
ILB Reggie Fields	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE George Selvie	1	0	1.0	21	32
DT Walter Bryant	1	0	0.0	10	10
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	0	---	---	---
WR John Hamilton	1	0	---	---	---
S Anquan Boldin	1	0	0.0	8	27
CB Kent Wheeler	0	2	0.0	21	39

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Randall Nastasi	7	1	0.0	12	11
ILB Moe Mason	5	1	0.0	20	23
S Drew Arnold	5	0	0.0	17	31
DE Toby Wallerstedt	4	1	0.0	22	26
OLB C.J. Sampras	3	0	1.5	18	29
CB Brent Crawford	3	1	0.0	24	29
CB Colin Morris	3	1	0.0	18	31
S Roger Trammell	2	0	0.0	5	12
S Lawrence Edwards	2	0	0.0	18	23
DE Marvin Shimada	1	0	1.0	8	14
ILB Floyd Money	1	2	0.5	7	13
CB Scotty McGee	1	1	0.0	10	17
WR Dwight Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DE A.J. Thomason	1	0	0.0	21	32
DT Christian Ballard	1	0	0.0	20	25
ILB Donnell Frederick	1	0	0.0	9	9
WR Kurt Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Duane Sommer	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB J.R. Coccione	1	0	0.0	21	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brant Covert	3.0	0	1	23
DE George Selvie	1.0	0	1	32
DT Grady Patton	1.0	0	0	37
CB Kyle Meadows	0.5	0	0	32
DE Scottie Dightman	0.5	0	0	28
DT Walter Bryant	0.0	2	0	10
ILB Ron Lazer	0.0	0	1	29

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB C.J. Sampras	1.5	0	0	0	29
DE Marvin Shimada	1.0	0	0	0	14
ILB Floyd Money	0.5	0	0	0	13
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.0	1	0	1	26
DE A.J. Thomason	0.0	0	2	1	32
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Juan Gaines	5	0	0	33
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	0	0	42
ILB Ron Lazer	3	0	0	29
OLB Patrick Mussi	2	0	0	18
CB Joshua Thomas	2	0	0	8
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	39
DE Scottie Dightman	2	0	0	28
S Anquan Boldin	1	1	1	27
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0	35
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0	8
DT Orlando Whitfield	1	0	0	29
CB Kent Wheeler	0	2	0	39
CB Kyle Meadows	0	1	1	32

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Moe Mason	3	0	0	23
CB Brent Crawford	2	3	0	29
S Roger Trammell	2	1	0	12
S Drew Arnold	2	0	0	31
S Randall Nastasi	1	0	2	11
CB Scotty McGee	1	0	0	17
CB Colin Morris	1	0	0	31
ILB Donnell Frederick	1	0	0	9
S Lawrence Edwards	1	0	0	23
ILB Duane Sommer	1	0	0	4
ILB Floyd Money	0	2	0	13
CB J.R. Coccione	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Gothe	2	5	1	22	0	26
Bruce Ryder	2	2	0	5	0	5
James Brewer	1	6	0	21	0	30
Rodger Saffold	1	3	0	25	1	34
Stanley Havili	1	2	0	13	0	17
Dwight Perez	0	4	0	19	0	29
Jim Carlson	0	2	0	14	0	20
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	0	10	0	13
Harvey Johnston	0	0	0	19	2	28

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Tennant	2	4	18	1	30
Derek Tormenti	1	5	22	2	39
Marcus Gilbert	1	3	24	0	43
Danny Watkins	1	2	4	1	6
Rodney Bjorke	0	3	21	2	41
Matthew Morrison	0	3	15	0	33
Rob Gronkowski	0	2	15	0	17
Lonnie Terry	0	1	5	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Meadows	1	23
Warren Kushto	1	18
Graham Sellers	1	15
Stanley Havili	1	14
Casey Matthews	1	14
Rodger Saffold	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Walters	2	20
Floyd Money	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Meadows	---	---	14	32	23	69
Rodger Saffold	25	34	---	---	8	67
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	21	42	3	66
Juan Gaines	---	---	19	33	13	65
Rahim Moore	---	---	23	39	2	64
Donnell Zwillinger	22	29	---	---	13	64
Jamie Blades	26	36	---	---	---	62
Grady Patton	---	---	24	37	1	62
Kent Wheeler	---	---	21	39	2	62
Ralph Quinn	---	---	19	35	3	57
Rusty Gothe	22	26	---	---	9	57
Nicky Newkirk	21	33	---	---	3	57
Ron Lazer	---	---	22	29	5	56
George Selvie	---	---	21	32	2	55
James Brewer	21	30	---	---	3	54
Dwight Perez	19	29	---	---	3	51
Scottie Dightman	---	---	14	28	8	50
Harvey Johnston	19	28	---	---	---	47
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	16	29	2	47
Stanley Havili	13	17	---	---	14	44
Brant Hockman	19	25	---	---	---	44
John Hamilton	20	24	---	---	---	44
Anquan Boldin	---	---	8	27	7	42
Jim Carlson	14	20	---	---	7	41
Brant Covert	---	---	13	23	---	36
Patrick Mussi	---	---	12	18	5	35
Graham Sellers	5	14	---	---	15	34
Alonzo Hatcher	10	13	---	---	9	32
Donovan Watson	9	11	---	---	12	32
Kirk Snyder	---	---	3	14	8	25
Joshua Thomas	---	---	7	8	9	24
Walter Bryant	---	---	10	10	4	24
Danny Cranford	9	9	---	---	5	23
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	18	18
Earnest Atkins	7	11	---	---	---	18
Reggie Fields	---	---	7	8	2	17
Casey Matthews	---	---	0	0	14	14
Bruce Ryder	5	5	---	---	3	13
Gary Haywood	0	2	---	---	11	13
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Grid Dog Armstrong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Esparza	---	---	0	0	5	5
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lamar Webb	---	---	1	1	---	2
Cam Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Gilbert	24	43	---	---	7	74
Dustin Bishop	21	41	---	---	11	73
Ricardo Fitchie	25	44	---	---	2	71
Rodney Bjorke	21	41	---	---	8	70
Derek Tormenti	22	39	---	---	7	68
Colin Morris	---	---	18	31	14	63
Dwight Walters	13	27	---	---	20	60
A.J. Thomason	---	---	21	32	4	57
Matt Tennant	18	30	---	---	8	56
Matthew Morrison	15	33	---	---	8	56
Brent Crawford	---	---	24	29	2	55
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	22	26	4	52
Drew Arnold	---	---	17	31	3	51
J.R. Coccione	---	---	21	27	3	51
C.J. Sampras	---	---	18	29	3	50
Christian Ballard	---	---	20	25	4	49
Martin Schwartz	21	28	---	---	---	49
Moe Mason	---	---	20	23	4	47
Buddy Chisolm	14	30	---	---	1	45
Eugene Kaske	18	22	---	---	4	44
John Conner	10	17	---	---	16	43
Lawrence Edwards	---	---	18	23	1	42
Rob Gronkowski	15	17	---	---	9	41
Kurt Osborne	7	25	---	---	9	41
Scotty McGee	---	---	10	17	11	38
Harry Krupp	9	16	---	---	13	38
Linval Joseph	---	---	12	19	5	36
Donnell Frederick	---	---	9	9	17	35
Lonnie Terry	5	7	---	---	21	33
Floyd Money	---	---	7	13	13	33
Randall Nastasi	---	---	12	11	9	32
Pernell McPhee	---	---	13	17	2	32
Marvin Shimada	---	---	8	14	4	26
Roger Trammell	---	---	5	12	6	23
Ben Farley	11	12	---	---	---	23
Duane Sommer	---	---	6	4	5	15
Danny Watkins	4	6	---	---	2	12
John Harding	---	---	5	4	3	12
Casey Sanderson	2	6	---	---	---	8
Kerry Bergman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Herman Robertson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Taylor Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	7	28	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamie Blades	33	15	2	2	3	7	3	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Fitchie	38	23	1	1	2	4	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	6	42	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	107	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	29	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	77	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Newkirk	10	5	0	51	0	33
WR John Hamilton	8	3	1	51	1	24
TE Donnell Zwillinger	5	3	0	26	0	29
WR Donovan Watson	3	1	0	10	0	11
RB Brant Hockman	3	1	1	9	0	25
TE Graham Sellers	2	1	0	8	0	14
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	1	0	0	9
FB Stanley Havili	1	1	0	21	1	17

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	7	6	0	69	1	41
RB Buddy Chisolm	6	4	0	30	0	30
WR Kurt Osborne	6	3	2	23	0	25
WR Dwight Walters	5	2	0	13	0	27
WR Eugene Kaske	5	2	0	-1	0	22
FB John Conner	4	3	0	2	0	17
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	2	0	8	0	17
WR Casey Sanderson	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brant Hockman	4	21	5.25	3.89

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricardo Fitchie	1	4	4.00	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Blades	3	1	-1	-0.33	5.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Fitchie	3	1	3	1.00	3.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	0	0	0.00	5.10
RB Brant Hockman	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.20

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB John Conner	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Eugene Kaske	1	1	3	3.00	-0.20
WR Kurt Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brant Hockman	4	1
Earnest Atkins	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ricardo Fitchie	2	0
Buddy Chisolm	2	1
Ben Farley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamie Blades	5	2	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Fitchie	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	0	0
WR John Hamilton	2	1	1
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bishop	3	3	2
RB Buddy Chisolm	2	2	2
WR Eugene Kaske	2	0	0
WR Kurt Osborne	2	0	0
FB John Conner	1	1	0
WR Dwight Walters	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (17,700)
End Zone 9,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (11,200)
Club Seats 6,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (17,700)
End Zone	9,200 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (11,200)
Club Seats	6,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)