Week 16, 2031

played in San Francisco, CA

39 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers10363-22
San Francisco 49ers14306-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 SFO - Earl Waddle 11 run (Gene McCormick extra point)
1Q: 09:44 PIT - Devon Wylie 2 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
1Q: 06:49 PIT - Kelly Simonton 26 field goal
1Q: 01:57 SFO - Earl Waddle 8 run (Gene McCormick extra point)
2Q: 09:56 SFO - Gene McCormick 30 field goal
2Q: 01:47 PIT - Kelly Simonton 41 field goal
3Q: 04:07 PIT - Kelly Simonton 29 field goal
3Q: 01:54 PIT - Kelly Simonton 25 field goal
4Q: 07:52 PIT - Kelly Simonton 43 field goal
4Q: 04:05 SFO - Jay Emmons 8 pass from Keith Null (Keith Null pass for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsPITSFO
Record5-1011-4
First Downs1616
- by Rushing65
- by Passing611
- by Penalty40
Total Net Yards245309
- Offensive Plays6862
- Yards per Play3.604.98
Net Rushing Yards127139
- Rushing Attempts2929
- Yards per Rush4.384.79
Net Passing Yards118170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 13 - 029 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards135195
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/174/25
- Yards per Pass Play3.035.15
Fumbles/Lost2/23/2
3rd Down Conversions3/164/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.28.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/359/55
Punt Returns/Yards1/205/30
Kick Returns/Yards3/435/108
Interception Ret./Yards2/210/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/33/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 31
Time of Possession29:4130:19

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:031:40OWN 3235Punt
110:150:38OPP 10210Touchdown
19:092:28OPP 37628Field Goal
11:472:40OWN 13511Punt
29:491:04OWN 2037Punt
26:351:07OWN 1134Punt
24:102:29OWN 18658Field Goal
20:030:035010Half
315:002:24OWN 20533Punt
311:137:14OWN 421346Field Goal
32:130:26OPP 830Field Goal
414:511:19OWN 24416Fumble
412:340:59OWN 20419Punt
410:102:25OPP 41615Field Goal
45:280:10OWN 2214Fumble
43:541:01OWN 263-1Punt
San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:57OWN 44656Touchdown
110:230:08OWN 1610Interception
19:370:28OWN 3116Fumble
16:414:54OWN 25975Touchdown
214:074:18OWN 38749Field Goal
28:452:10OWN 2732Punt
25:281:18OWN 3935Punt
21:411:38OWN 203-4Punt
312:361:23OWN 2038Punt
33:591:46OWN 243-4Fumble
31:471:56OWN 34316Interception
413:320:58OPP 403-4Punt
411:351:25OWN 1732Punt
47:452:17OWN 233-6Punt
45:181:24OPP 26426Touchdown
42:532:53OWN 12767Game

Game MVP: Melvin Ingram, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Brant Hockman21904.291420
Stanley Havili5153.00800
Cam Newton3227.331010
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Phillip Embry17905.293720
Earl Waddle6315.171112
Keith Null3103.33600
Ricardo Arndorfer210.50100
Vincent Brown177.00700

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cam Newton37131352/17135055.5
San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Keith Null29171954/25125261.7

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Hamilton5136012.0013350
WR Nicky Newkirk37279.001110
WR Jamal Gardner243115.5021270
RB Brant Hockman22157.500110
WR Devon Wylie1622.00021
FB Stanley Havili0100.00000
TE Donnell Zwillinger0400.00000
San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jay Emmons484511.2511151
WR Keith Wheelock455313.2523240
RB Phillip Embry353913.007250
WR Vincent Brown232713.500180
WR Kendall Wright242110.501150
RB Earl Waddle1166.00060
RB Antoine Kiss1144.00440
TE Virgil Green0100.00000
WR Ryan Broyles0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kyle Meadows155.000
CB Kent Wheeler11616.000
San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Cam Newton1000
Brant Hockman1000
Melvin Ingram0110
Juan Gaines0100
Wayne Maxwell0010
Kyle Meadows0010
San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Keith Null2000
Kendall Wright1000
Kevin Thomas0100
Jay Emmons0100
Henry Stevenson0100
Emmanuel Weaver0010
Shea McClellin0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Billy Joe Lowe735150.143.0543
San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
A.J. Welch729141.635.9521

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kelly Simonton5/52/20/0431/1
San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gene McCormick1/10/00/0302/2

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Scottie Marsh12020.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Henry Stevenson5306.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jamal Gardner23115.50
Earnest Atkins11212.00
San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Thomas36722.30
Henry Stevenson24120.50

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Rahim Moore610.02327
DE Melvin Ingram512.51419
DT Grady Patton511.02424
CB Kyle Meadows310.01723
OLB Juan Gaines300.01513
DE Brant Covert300.01514
DT Orlando Whitfield200.51525
OLB Mychal Kendricks220.02326
OLB Patrick Mussi210.01922
CB Wayne Maxwell210.02628
ILB Ron Lazer210.067
S Horace Gilmore210.01913
ILB Reggie Fields200.095
CB Scottie Marsh200.022
CB Kent Wheeler130.02629
S Ralph Quinn110.01425
CB Lamar Webb100.0713
DT Walter Bryant100.01511
San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Max Jeffrey720.02233
OLB Ken Applegate611.01721
S Major Wright410.01715
DE Burt McDaniels400.01417
DE Nolan Stargell310.01623
CB Korey Perkins300.01817
OLB Shea McClellin211.01823
DT Malcolm Peace210.01936
CB Kevin Thomas200.01932
OLB Luther Paukschus200.01311
CB Phillip Brady200.01720
S Allen Weber130.01624
CB Jayron Hosley120.01830
CB Henry Stevenson110.01222
DE Mitchell Kirby100.01116
WR Vincent Brown10---------
WR Keith Wheelock10---------
RB Earl Waddle10---------
DT Emmanuel Weaver100.0168
S Hardy Rafie010.02134
DE Luther Dotson010.02132

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Melvin Ingram2.502019
DT Grady Patton1.000024
DT Orlando Whitfield0.501025
DE Brant Covert0.001014
DT Walter Bryant0.000111
San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ken Applegate1.000021
OLB Shea McClellin1.000023
DE Luther Dotson0.013032
DE Mitchell Kirby0.011116
DE Burt McDaniels0.010017
DT Malcolm Peace0.010036
DE Nolan Stargell0.001123
ILB Max Jeffrey0.001033
CB Henry Stevenson0.001022
DT Emmanuel Weaver0.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Rahim Moore40027
OLB Patrick Mussi30022
OLB Mychal Kendricks21026
CB Kent Wheeler12129
CB Kyle Meadows10123
DT Grady Patton10024
OLB Juan Gaines10013
CB Wayne Maxwell10028
S Ralph Quinn10025
DE Brant Covert10014
CB Scottie Marsh1002
San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ken Applegate42021
ILB Max Jeffrey23033
S Major Wright21015
CB Korey Perkins20017
OLB Luther Paukschus10011
CB Henry Stevenson10022
CB Jayron Hosley10030
S Allen Weber01024
CB Kevin Thomas01032

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rodger Saffold37029136
Dwight Perez24025036
James Brewer22026035
Victor Morton110907
Harvey Johnston05024034
Rusty Gothe03020028
Chris Tenney020413
Jim Carlson0209011
San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Edward Wang46122023
Don Middleton230807
Mo Coleman15019122
Matt Briles14023118
Jon Senter14015118
Chris Pyne11022027
Caleb Schlauderaff02022019
Dixon Farley01024011
Tony Bergstrom000217

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Kyle Meadows429
Tahir Whitehead319
Scott Holmes224
Earnest Atkins123
San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Luther Paukschus222
Virgil Green120
Matt Briles16

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kyle Meadows------17232969
Cam Newton2939---------68
John Hamilton2537------567
Rodger Saffold2936---------65
James Brewer2635---------61
Dwight Perez2536---------61
Brant Hockman2332------661
Rusty Gothe2028------1260
Jamal Gardner1821------1958
Harvey Johnston2434---------58
Wayne Maxwell------2628256
Kent Wheeler------2629156
Juan Gaines------15132553
Rahim Moore------2327151
Mychal Kendricks------2326251
Grady Patton------2424149
Stanley Havili1418------1749
Devon Wylie2227---------49
Donnell Zwillinger1724------748
Nicky Newkirk1018------1745
George Selvie------1726144
Horace Gilmore------19131244
Patrick Mussi------1922243
Ralph Quinn------1425241
Orlando Whitfield------1525141
Melvin Ingram------1419841
Victor Morton97------1935
Jim Carlson911------1232
Brant Covert------1514332
Lamar Webb------7131131
Walter Bryant------1511329
Richard Makowski58------1225
Scottie Dightman------1311125
Scott Holmes10------2425
Bruce Ryder611------724
Earnest Atkins00------2323
Alonzo Hatcher34------1219
Tahir Whitehead------001919
Ron Lazer------67518
Reggie Fields------95---14
Kelly Simonton00------1212
Scottie Marsh------22711
Billy Joe Lowe00------77
Chris Tenney43---------7
Johnnie Ferderer00------55
Jamie Blades00---------0
San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kevin Thomas------19321667
Jayron Hosley------18301967
Keith Null2933------163
Hardy Rafie------2134762
Max Jeffrey------2233459
Malcolm Peace------1936459
Luther Dotson------2132356
Henry Stevenson------12222256
Shea McClellin------18231455
Edward Wang2223------752
Keith Wheelock1220------1951
Chris Pyne2227------150
Matt Briles2318------647
Luther Paukschus------13112246
Ken Applegate------1721745
Russell Okung1224------844
Nolan Stargell------1623544
Burt McDaniels------14171243
Phillip Embry2122---------43
Caleb Schlauderaff2219------243
Antoine Kiss710------2643
Allen Weber------1624242
Korey Perkins------1817742
Mo Coleman1922---------41
Major Wright------1715941
Phillip Brady------1720441
Ricardo Arndorfer178------1439
Virgil Green415------2039
Vincent Brown2019---------39
Kendall Wright1423---------37
Dixon Farley2411------136
Jay Emmons1620---------36
Dan Williams------1215734
Jon Senter1518---------33
Mitchell Kirby------1116431
Ryan Broyles27------1928
Emmanuel Weaver------168125
Earl Waddle89------724
Don Middleton87------823
Tony Bergstrom27------817
Henry Boyer01------1213
Terrell Walters------201113
A.J. Welch00------77
Gene McCormick00------66
Corwin Doyle00---------0
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11403.6
Middle8506.3
Right10373.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11504.5
Middle13786.0
Right4133.3
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cam Newton37132138820
San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Keith Null29172213412

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)259592.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)73415.9
Long (19+ Yds)51357.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3251.7
Short (0-8 Yds)106444.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)9710311.4
Long (19+ Yds)72436.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Hamilton135160137
WR Nicky Newkirk73027018
WR Devon Wylie6122027
WR Jamal Gardner42031121
TE Donnell Zwillinger4000024
RB Brant Hockman22015032
FB Stanley Havili1000018
San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jay Emmons84145020
RB Phillip Embry53039122
WR Keith Wheelock54053120
WR Kendall Wright42021023
WR Vincent Brown32027019
TE Virgil Green1000015
RB Earl Waddle110609
RB Antoine Kiss1104010
WR Ryan Broyles100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Brant Hockman6233.834.29
San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Waddle2199.505.17
Keith Null1-2-2.003.33
Phillip Embry111.005.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cam Newton6271.173.65
San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Keith Null42143.506.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Donnell Zwillinger2000.000.00
WR Devon Wylie2121.000.33
WR Nicky Newkirk1155.003.86
WR John Hamilton1000.004.62
San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jay Emmons2184.005.63
RB Earl Waddle1166.006.00
WR Ryan Broyles1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Cam Newton21
Stanley Havili11
Brant Hockman10
San FranciscoRushesConversions
Keith Null10
Phillip Embry11

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Cam Newton1231
San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Keith Null753

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR John Hamilton500
RB Brant Hockman221
TE Donnell Zwillinger200
WR Jamal Gardner100
WR Nicky Newkirk110
WR Devon Wylie100
San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Kendall Wright200
RB Phillip Embry111
WR Vincent Brown111
WR Keith Wheelock111
RB Earl Waddle110
RB Antoine Kiss110

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,900 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck21,500 (22,400)
End Zone16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine9,200 (9,300)
Sideline Seats13,800 (14,300)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (2,300)