Exhibition Week 2, 2031

played in Pittsburgh, PA

74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	3	3	3	-	9
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 PIT - Kelly Simonton 23 field goal
2Q: 06:03 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 12 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
2Q: 00:28 DET - Justin Branch 26 field goal
3Q: 07:15 DET - Justin Branch 42 field goal
3Q: 01:00 PIT - Kelly Simonton 20 field goal
4Q: 06:15 DET - Justin Branch 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 PIT - Kelly Simonton 23 field goal
2Q: 06:03 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 12 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
2Q: 00:28 DET - Justin Branch 26 field goal
3Q: 07:15 DET - Justin Branch 42 field goal
3Q: 01:00 PIT - Kelly Simonton 20 field goal
4Q: 06:15 DET - Justin Branch 43 field goal

Team Statistics DET PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 271 273
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 3.82 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 68 115
- Rushing Attempts 19 37
- Yards per Rush 3.58 3.11
Net Passing Yards 203 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 26 - 3 20 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/19 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 4/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/68
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:18 30:42

Team Statistics	DET	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	271	273
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	3.82	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	68	115
- Rushing Attempts	19	37
- Yards per Rush	3.58	3.11
Net Passing Yards	203	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 26 - 3	20 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/19	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	4/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/68
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:18	30:42

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 37	6	27	Interception
1	11:57	1:31	OWN 48	3	3	Interception
1	8:42	3:58	OWN 21	6	15	Punt
1	1:50	3:53	OWN 20	7	19	Punt
2	10:35	1:44	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	5:53	1:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	3:32	0:36	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
2	1:11	0:49	OPP 41	5	32	Field Goal
3	10:12	3:05	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal
3	0:54	4:28	OWN 26	10	63	Interception
4	9:25	3:16	50	5	24	Field Goal
4	3:19	1:30	OWN 42	11	32	Downs
4	1:12	0:35	OWN 38	4	3	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	0:40	OWN 46	2	6	Fumble
1	10:26	1:44	OPP 26	4	20	Field Goal
1	4:44	2:54	OWN 36	6	16	Punt
2	12:57	2:22	OWN 11	4	17	Punt
2	8:51	2:58	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
2	4:21	0:49	OWN 39	3	7	Fumble
2	2:56	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
3	7:07	6:13	OWN 30	11	67	Field Goal
4	11:26	2:01	OWN 8	4	42	Fumble
4	6:09	2:50	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
4	1:49	0:37	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rahim Moore, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Travis Payton	8	55	6.88	35	1
Richmond Freitag	8	8	1.00	6	0
Archie Griffin	1	3	3.00	3	0
J.J. Sutton	1	5	5.00	5	0
Dwayne George	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earnest Atkins	24	86	3.58	22	3
Warren Kushto	8	18	2.25	10	1
Cam Newton	3	2	0.67	5	0
Stanley Havili	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Griffin	32	15	122	0/0	0	21	1	44.0
J.J. Sutton	19	11	86	1/5	0	18	2	29.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	20	16	169	2/11	1	38	0	118.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Bruce Brizzolara	7	10	51	7.29	19	21
WR AJ Green	4	8	14	3.50	0	13
WR Donny Epperson	4	7	34	8.50	3	12
RB Travis Payton	3	5	25	8.33	13	14
WR Cory Christakes	2	8	32	16.00	1	18
FB Dwayne George	2	4	16	8.00	14	17
RB Richmond Freitag	2	3	24	12.00	18	12
RB Damon Sim	1	2	7	7.00	1	7
WR Lenny Castillo	1	3	5	5.00	0	5

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Stanley Havili	4	4	18	4.50	3	12	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	5	38	9.50	0	13	1
WR John Hamilton	3	3	29	9.67	3	13	0
RB Earnest Atkins	2	2	33	16.50	27	20	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	2	38	38.00	23	38	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Danny Coale	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rahim Moore	2	68	34.00	0
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Gino Swift	1	1
Percy Press	1	1
Kevin Delgado	1	0
Norm Spencer	0	1
Robert Blanton	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Earnest Atkins	1	1
Cam Newton	1	0
Nicky Newkirk	1	0
Warren Kushto	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	5	163	32.6	26.6	50	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	6	286	47.7	30.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Branch	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
AJ Green	3	47	15.7	0
Sammy Foster	1	16	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	1	3	3.0	0
Warren Kushto	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant McNeil	2	47	23.5	0
AJ Green	1	30	30.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	2	35	17.5	0
Joshua Thomas	2	23	11.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ross Donohue	6	2	0.0	27	16
DT Percy Press	6	0	0.0	26	13
S Gino Swift	5	4	0.0	24	15
ILB Kurt Walsh	5	2	0.0	26	13
DE Austin Tomei	4	1	0.0	28	17
OLB William Backstrom	4	1	0.0	19	12
DE Norm Spencer	3	0	1.0	23	13
S Kevin Delgado	3	1	0.0	24	14
S Robert Blanton	3	1	0.0	29	16
DE Bruce Delgado	2	2	0.0	20	14
ILB Sean Spence	2	1	0.0	14	7
S Sammy Foster	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT Antoine Sellers	1	1	1.0	14	9
CB Lonnie Denyer	1	1	0.0	21	14
OLB Chester Buckley	1	1	0.0	18	10
OLB Omar McCrory	1	0	0.0	10	7
CB Harris Friday	1	0	0.0	17	10
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cory Christakes	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryant McNeil	1	0	0.0	21	12
WR AJ Green	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lavonte David	0	3	0.0	23	15

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	9	0	0.0	17	43
CB Scottie Marsh	5	1	0.0	11	38
DT Darren Brink	4	0	0.0	11	30
CB Kent Wheeler	3	2	0.0	16	46
ILB Julio Esparza	3	0	0.0	4	7
DE Melvin Ingram	3	0	0.0	16	42
OLB Patrick Mussi	2	3	0.0	9	28
DE George Selvie	2	2	0.0	12	30
ILB Ron Lazer	2	2	0.0	16	40
DT Orlando Whitfield	2	2	0.0	13	19
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	0.0	19	44
ILB Reggie Fields	2	0	0.0	16	28
Unknown	2	0	0.0	3	12
DE Scottie Dightman	1	0	1.0	10	32
S Horace Gilmore	1	2	0.0	13	37
S Anquan Boldin	1	0	0.0	6	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Antoine Sellers	1.0	0	9
DE Norm Spencer	1.0	0	13
DE Austin Tomei	0.0	1	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scottie Dightman	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Orlando Whitfield	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	2	0	39
DT Darren Brink	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE George Selvie	0.0	0	1	1	30
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kevin Delgado	3	1	14
ILB Ross Donohue	3	0	16
ILB Sean Spence	2	0	7
S Robert Blanton	2	0	16
CB Bryant McNeil	1	1	12
S Gino Swift	1	0	15
CB Harris Friday	1	0	10
ILB Kurt Walsh	1	0	13
CB Lonnie Denyer	1	0	14
S Sammy Foster	1	0	9

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scottie Marsh	5	1	0	38
OLB Patrick Mussi	3	3	1	28
CB Kent Wheeler	3	3	0	46
ILB Ron Lazer	3	2	0	40
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	0	44
ILB Julio Esparza	2	0	0	7
DE Melvin Ingram	2	0	0	42
ILB Reggie Fields	1	2	0	28
S Rahim Moore	1	0	2	43
DE George Selvie	1	0	0	30
S Horace Gilmore	1	0	0	37
DT Darren Brink	1	0	0	30
Unknown	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Koepke	2	4	1	13	1	19
T.J. Barnes	0	3	0	9	0	24
Shannon Weinke	0	2	0	13	0	35
Johnnie Troutman	0	2	0	7	0	22
Mike Iupati	0	1	0	10	0	28
Bruce Brizzolara	0	1	0	17	0	42
Dwayne George	0	1	0	10	0	24
Travis Corbett	0	1	0	12	0	30
Zachary Williams	0	1	0	6	0	17
Jason Slowey	0	1	0	9	0	24

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stanley Havili	2	4	23	0	11
Rodger Saffold	1	5	36	2	21
Rusty Gothe	1	4	30	0	19
Dwight Perez	1	3	30	0	19
Don Alston	1	3	32	0	15
Donnell Zwillinger	1	2	30	0	16
Jim Carlson	0	10	32	0	20
Bruce Ryder	0	2	6	0	2
Chris Tenney	0	1	7	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	1	25
Richmond Freitag	1	20
Dwayne George	1	14
Sedrick Blake	1	8
Kevin Delgado	1	5
Travis Payton	1	2

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Graham Sellers	4	16
Anquan Boldin	1	21
Scott Holmes	1	16
Stanley Havili	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Brizzolara	17	42	---	---	6	65
Richmond Freitag	11	28	---	---	20	59
Austin Tomei	---	---	28	17	8	53
AJ Green	10	31	---	---	9	50
Shannon Weinke	13	35	---	---	---	48
Dwayne George	10	24	---	---	14	48
Sedrick Blake	6	33	---	---	8	47
Ross Donohue	---	---	27	16	3	46
Sean Spence	---	---	14	7	25	46
Robert Blanton	---	---	29	16	1	46
Ricky Carpenter	10	28	---	---	6	44
Donny Epperson	9	24	---	---	11	44
Bryant McNeil	---	---	21	12	10	43
Kevin Delgado	---	---	24	14	5	43
Travis Corbett	12	30	---	---	---	42
Kurt Walsh	---	---	26	13	3	42
T.J. Barnes	9	24	---	---	8	41
Cory Christakes	7	34	---	---	---	41
Travis Payton	9	30	---	---	2	41
Lenny Castillo	9	18	---	---	14	41
Jason Slowey	9	24	---	---	8	41
Lavonte David	---	---	23	15	3	41
Gino Swift	---	---	24	15	1	40
Lonnie Denyer	---	---	21	14	5	40
Percy Press	---	---	26	13	---	39
Archie Griffin	3	32	---	---	3	38
Mike Iupati	10	28	---	---	---	38
Norm Spencer	---	---	23	13	2	38
Sammy Foster	---	---	13	9	15	37
Bruce Delgado	---	---	20	14	2	36
J.J. Sutton	16	20	---	---	---	36
Harris Friday	---	---	17	10	8	35
William Backstrom	---	---	19	12	3	34
Julio Koepke	13	19	---	---	---	32
Chester Buckley	---	---	18	10	4	32
Zachary Williams	6	17	---	---	8	31
Johnnie Troutman	7	22	---	---	2	31
Lester Hillson	7	8	---	---	15	30
Damon Sim	6	21	---	---	3	30
Antoine Sellers	---	---	14	9	6	29
Omar McCrory	---	---	10	7	8	25
Renaldo Sims	---	---	10	6	3	19
Justin Branch	0	0	---	---	7	7
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	19	44	11	74
Kent Wheeler	---	---	16	46	3	65
Rahim Moore	---	---	17	43	4	64
Melvin Ingram	---	---	16	42	3	61
Cam Newton	37	22	---	---	---	59
Rodger Saffold	36	21	---	---	1	58
Anquan Boldin	---	---	6	31	21	58
Ron Lazer	---	---	16	40	1	57
Rusty Gothe	30	19	---	---	6	55
Donnell Zwillinger	30	16	---	---	9	55
Grady Patton	---	---	13	39	2	54
Reggie Fields	---	---	16	28	9	53
Jim Carlson	32	20	---	---	---	52
Joshua Thomas	---	---	4	25	22	51
Horace Gilmore	---	---	13	37	1	51
Dwight Perez	30	19	---	---	1	50
Scottie Marsh	---	---	11	38	1	50
John Hamilton	31	18	---	---	---	49
Scottie Dightman	---	---	10	32	6	48
Don Alston	32	15	---	---	---	47
Stanley Havili	23	11	---	---	11	45
Earnest Atkins	27	18	---	---	---	45
George Selvie	---	---	12	30	2	44
Darren Brink	---	---	11	30	2	43
Patrick Mussi	---	---	9	28	3	40
Nicky Newkirk	22	17	---	---	---	39
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	13	19	6	38
Danny Coale	19	12	---	---	4	35
Warren Kushto	10	4	---	---	19	33
Danny Cranford	6	7	---	---	13	26
Unknown	11	5	---	---	8	24
Graham Sellers	4	3	---	---	16	23
Richard Makowski	6	7	---	---	8	21
Scott Holmes	4	0	---	---	16	20
Donovan Watson	3	2	---	---	12	17
Chris Tenney	7	3	---	---	7	17
Unknown	---	---	3	12	2	17
Julio Esparza	---	---	4	7	4	15
Casey Matthews	---	---	0	1	11	12
Bruce Ryder	6	2	---	---	---	8
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Unknown	---	---	1	1	2	4
Unknown	0	0	---	---	3	3
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	35	35.0
Middle	13	18	1.4
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	25	1.9
Middle	17	40	2.4
Right	5	53	10.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Griffin	32	15	1	1	0	10	4	0	1
J.J. Sutton	19	11	0	0	0	2	3	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	20	16	2	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	113	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	5	63	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	20	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	92	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bruce Brizzolara	10	7	51	1	42
WR Cory Christakes	8	2	32	0	34
WR AJ Green	8	4	14	0	31
WR Donny Epperson	7	4	34	0	24
RB Travis Payton	5	3	25	0	30
FB Dwayne George	4	2	16	0	24
RB Richmond Freitag	3	2	24	0	28
WR Lenny Castillo	3	1	5	0	18
RB Damon Sim	2	1	7	0	21

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Newkirk	5	4	0	38	0	17
FB Stanley Havili	4	4	0	18	0	11
WR John Hamilton	3	3	0	29	0	18
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1	38	1	7
RB Earnest Atkins	2	2	0	33	1	18
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	1	0	4	0	16
WR Danny Coale	2	1	0	9	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Atkins	5	18	3.60	3.58
Warren Kushto	1	2	2.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Griffin	3	1	7	2.33	3.81

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	4	22	4.40	8.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cory Christakes	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR AJ Green	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
RB Travis Payton	1	1	7	7.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	2	18	6.00	7.60
FB Stanley Havili	2	2	4	2.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Atkins	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Griffin	9	6	3
J.J. Sutton	9	5	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Christakes	6	2	2
WR AJ Green	3	2	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	1	0
WR Donny Epperson	2	2	2
FB Dwayne George	1	1	1
RB Travis Payton	1	1	0
RB Richmond Freitag	1	1	1
WR Lenny Castillo	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nicky Newkirk	5	4	2
WR John Hamilton	2	2	1
WR Danny Coale	2	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	1
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (18,800)
End Zone 12,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (18,800)
End Zone	12,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)