Week 12, 2034

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	10	10	0	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 61 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 07:35 ATL - Albert Finley 30 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 13:50 PIT - Nathan Hoover 3 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 07:37 ATL - Kendall Woodard 31 field goal
2Q: 03:23 PIT - Deon Prior 35 field goal
3Q: 14:19 PIT - John Hamilton 74 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 05:50 PIT - Deon Prior 24 field goal
3Q: 01:21 ATL - Albert Finley 3 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 PIT - Nicky Newkirk 61 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 07:35 ATL - Albert Finley 30 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)
2Q: 13:50 PIT - Nathan Hoover 3 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 07:37 ATL - Kendall Woodard 31 field goal
2Q: 03:23 PIT - Deon Prior 35 field goal
3Q: 14:19 PIT - John Hamilton 74 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 05:50 PIT - Deon Prior 24 field goal
3Q: 01:21 ATL - Albert Finley 3 run (Kendall Woodard extra point)

Team Statistics PIT ATL
Record 8-3 8-3
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 410 384
- Offensive Plays 50 72
- Yards per Play 8.20 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 171 167
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 5.90 5.57
Net Passing Yards 239 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 0 41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 11.38 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/7 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:47 32:13

Team Statistics	PIT	ATL
Record	8-3	8-3
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	410	384
- Offensive Plays	50	72
- Yards per Play	8.20	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	171	167
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	5.90	5.57
Net Passing Yards	239	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 0	41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	11.38	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/7	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:47	32:13

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	1:27	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	7:20	2:02	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
1	2:36	3:54	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	7:31	4:13	OWN 44	7	38	Field Goal
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:01	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	10:37	4:53	OWN 20	8	73	Field Goal
3	4:07	0:59	OWN 43	2	-3	Fumble
3	0:42	2:36	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	11:57	2:00	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	9:25	0:58	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
4	3:47	2:10	OWN 14	5	14	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
1	12:08	4:48	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
1	5:18	2:42	OWN 2	4	33	Punt
2	13:42	6:11	OWN 34	10	52	Field Goal
2	3:18	2:48	OWN 17	7	22	Punt
3	13:59	3:22	OWN 31	6	37	Punt
3	5:44	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:08	1:55	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
4	13:06	1:09	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	9:57	0:32	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
4	8:27	4:40	OWN 20	13	66	Downs
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 24	8	52	Downs

Game MVP: Nathan Hoover, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	25	124	4.96	28	5	1
Brant Hockman	4	47	11.75	33	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Albert Finley	25	124	4.96	30	5	2
Vick Ballard	3	37	12.33	22	2	0
Nolan Greer	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
B.J. Conley	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	19	13	255	2/16	2	74	0	146.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nolan Greer	41	22	222	1/5	0	36	0	69.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Hamilton	5	7	105	21.00	32	74	1
RB Nathan Hoover	4	4	36	9.00	13	16	0
WR Donovan Watson	1	2	17	17.00	2	17	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	3	61	61.00	54	61	1
WR Devon Wylie	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
TE Darrell Gil	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Victor Morton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kerry Johns	6	11	69	11.50	31	17
WR Stephen Hill	3	4	27	9.00	0	13
WR B.J. Conley	3	4	23	7.67	0	10
FB Bruce Ryder	2	2	14	7.00	0	10
TE Kennedy Pitman	2	3	16	8.00	0	9
RB Albert Finley	2	4	43	21.50	30	36
WR Jeffrey Burke	2	6	16	8.00	0	11
RB Vick Ballard	1	1	4	4.00	2	4
TE Lorenzo West	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
FB Leslie Herndon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Hamilton	1	1	0
Cam Newton	1	0	0
Reggie Fields	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kennedy Pitman	1	0	0
Jeffrey Burke	0	1	0
Kris Leak	0	1	0
Luke Bernstein	0	0	1
Desmond Carlson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	245	49.0	44.0	64	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony McGarrahan	7	348	49.7	36.1	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Woodard	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Kushto	4	35	8.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Hill	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	2	45	22.5	0
Joe Morris	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Johns	3	59	19.7	0
Edgar Caniff	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	10	4	0.0	27	40
ILB Russell Harvey	9	4	0.0	28	33
DT Orlando Whitfield	4	0	1.0	8	19
CB Kent Wheeler	4	2	0.0	27	40
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	1	0.0	25	36
S Ralph Quinn	3	0	0.0	18	27
CB Neal Baxter	3	0	0.0	22	31
S Rahim Moore	2	4	0.0	24	33
DE Brant Covert	2	1	0.0	18	23
DT Walter Bryant	2	1	0.0	16	12
CB Hardy Richard	2	1	0.0	20	29
DE Scottie Dightman	1	2	0.0	20	25
DE Melvin Ingram	1	2	0.0	18	28
DT Moe Blazewicz	1	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Tahir Whitehead	1	1	0.0	8	8
CB Gino Desrosiers	1	1	0.0	5	11
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Devon Wylie	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chris Bilukidi	1	0	0.0	13	22

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James-Michael Johnson	4	3	0.0	22	16
ILB Desmond Carlson	4	1	0.0	22	17
CB Bernard Gardner	4	0	0.0	19	15
S Kris Leak	4	0	0.0	27	15
DT Toby Sheldon	3	1	0.0	21	15
CB Edgar Caniff	3	0	0.0	17	13
S Edgar McTyer	3	0	0.0	24	19
OLB Jake Humphries	3	0	0.0	13	4
DE Lamar Sepulveda	2	0	1.0	24	15
DE George Newhart	2	1	0.0	7	11
DT Tyrus Stuart	2	0	0.0	19	16
CB Harry McWilliams	2	0	0.0	20	16
DT Luke Bernstein	1	0	1.0	10	5
DE Joey Sweeney	1	2	0.0	22	10
OLB J.B. Wolf	1	0	0.0	7	4
OLB Vincent Corson	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Blake Sanderson	0	1	0.0	7	5
S Toby Middleton	0	1	0.0	5	8
DT Devon Still	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Orlando Whitfield	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Brant Covert	0.0	1	2	0	23
DT Moe Blazewicz	0.0	0	2	1	23
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Scottie Dightman	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Herman Turnbull	0.0	0	1	0	8

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Luke Bernstein	1.0	1	2	5
DE Lamar Sepulveda	1.0	0	0	15
DT Tyrus Stuart	0.0	3	1	16
DT Toby Sheldon	0.0	1	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	4	3	40
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	0	36
OLB Roman Guthrie	4	0	40
ILB Russell Harvey	3	1	33
CB Hardy Richard	2	1	29
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	27
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	2
OLB Tahir Whitehead	1	0	8
CB Neal Baxter	1	0	31
CB Gino Desrosiers	1	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Edgar McTyer	3	1	19
ILB Desmond Carlson	3	0	17
CB Bernard Gardner	3	0	15
ILB James-Michael Johnson	2	0	16
OLB J.B. Wolf	1	0	4
OLB Jake Humphries	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jessie Shea	3	3	12	0	7
Antoine Ross	2	7	25	0	18
James Brewer	2	5	23	0	20
Harvey Johnston	2	2	24	0	18
Dwight Perez	1	7	26	1	15
Sean Shannon	1	3	28	1	18
Darrell Gil	0	1	19	0	8
Mel Davey	0	1	6	0	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricardo Meadows	3	6	23	1	34
Skip Hoover	2	5	25	0	33
D.J. Coffey	2	2	7	0	10
Donnell Staples	1	5	22	0	33
Eddie Di Pardo	1	3	25	0	34
Kennedy Pitman	1	1	10	0	14
Adam Gettis	0	4	25	0	33
Bruce Ryder	0	1	13	0	17
Dennis Kelly	0	1	9	0	16
Leslie Herndon	0	1	13	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tahir Whitehead	2	15
Neal Baxter	1	30
Donovan Watson	1	17
Gino Desrosiers	1	5
Wayne Maxwell	1	2

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Sanderson	3	17
Kris Leak	3	13
Reuben Lake	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neal Baxter	---	---	22	31	30	83
Kent Wheeler	---	---	27	40	1	68
Roman Guthrie	---	---	27	40	1	68
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	25	36	2	63
Russell Harvey	---	---	28	33	2	63
Hardy Richard	---	---	20	29	10	59
Rahim Moore	---	---	24	33	1	58
Donovan Watson	20	15	---	---	17	52
Cam Newton	29	21	---	---	---	50
Moe Blazewicz	---	---	22	23	4	49
Scottie Dightman	---	---	20	25	3	48
Melvin Ingram	---	---	18	28	2	48
Ralph Quinn	---	---	18	27	2	47
Sean Shannon	28	18	---	---	---	46
James Brewer	23	20	---	---	3	46
Harvey Johnston	24	18	---	---	4	46
John Hamilton	25	21	---	---	---	46
Nathan Hoover	25	18	---	---	---	43
Brant Covert	---	---	18	23	2	43
Antoine Ross	25	18	---	---	---	43
Dwight Perez	26	15	---	---	1	42
Darrell Gil	19	8	---	---	13	40
Chris Bilukidi	---	---	13	22	3	38
Walter Bryant	---	---	16	12	4	32
Wes Richmond	---	---	5	12	15	32
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	8	8	15	31
Victor Morton	8	7	---	---	15	30
Nicky Newkirk	18	11	---	---	---	29
Devon Wylie	11	13	---	---	4	28
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	8	19	---	27
Jessie Shea	12	7	---	---	7	26
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	24	24
Mel Davey	6	3	---	---	13	22
Stanley Havili	8	6	---	---	7	21
Gino Desrosiers	---	---	5	11	5	21
Peter Kowal	3	6	---	---	7	16
Herman Turnbull	---	---	4	8	3	15
Reggie Fields	---	---	2	2	10	14
Chris Tenney	4	3	---	---	7	14
Brant Hockman	4	3	---	---	6	13
Eddie Dawkins	1	0	---	---	12	13
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Morris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kelvin Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Greer	30	42	---	---	---	72
Skip Hoover	25	33	---	---	8	66
Ricardo Meadows	23	34	---	---	8	65
Albert Finley	27	34	---	---	---	61
Donnell Staples	22	33	---	---	5	60
Eddie Di Pardo	25	34	---	---	---	59
Adam Gettis	25	33	---	---	---	58
Lorenzo West	24	31	---	---	---	55
Kris Leak	---	---	27	15	13	55
Jeffrey Burke	13	27	---	---	11	51
Edgar Caniff	---	---	17	13	17	47
Harry McWilliams	---	---	20	16	11	47
Stephen Hill	21	23	---	---	2	46
Edgar McTyer	---	---	24	19	3	46
Kerry Johns	10	19	---	---	14	43
James-Michael Johnson	---	---	22	16	5	43
Lamar Sepulveda	---	---	24	15	3	42
Bruce Ryder	13	17	---	---	11	41
Kennedy Pitman	10	14	---	---	17	41
Desmond Carlson	---	---	22	17	2	41
Toby Sheldon	---	---	21	15	4	40
Tyrus Stuart	---	---	19	16	4	39
Leslie Herndon	13	12	---	---	13	38
B.J. Conley	16	22	---	---	---	38
Reuben Lake	---	---	16	10	11	37
Joey Sweeney	---	---	22	10	3	35
Bernard Gardner	---	---	19	15	1	35
Vick Ballard	3	8	---	---	23	34
Donald Andruzzi	14	17	---	---	3	34
Dennis Kelly	9	16	---	---	8	33
Blake Sanderson	---	---	7	5	17	29
D.J. Coffey	7	10	---	---	8	25
J.B. Wolf	---	---	7	4	8	19
George Newhart	---	---	7	11	1	19
Jake Humphries	---	---	13	4	1	18
Luke Bernstein	---	---	10	5	2	17
Devon Still	---	---	8	6	3	17
Vincent Corson	---	---	2	5	10	17
Toby Middleton	---	---	5	8	1	14
Louie Strickland	0	3	---	---	10	13
Brock Cunningham	---	---	7	6	---	13
Tony McGarrahan	0	0	---	---	11	11
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	1	1
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kendall Woodard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ron Manzo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	106	8.2
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	13	61	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	97	8.1
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	19	13	2	0	0	1	5	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nolan Greer	41	22	1	0	4	5	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	128	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	34	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	93	23.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	139	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	8	83	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	7	5	105	1	21
RB Nathan Hoover	4	4	36	0	18
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	1	61	1	11
WR Donovan Watson	2	1	17	0	15
TE Victor Morton	1	0	0	0	7
WR Devon Wylie	1	1	17	0	13
TE Darrell Gil	1	1	19	0	8

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Johns	11	6	0	69	0	19
WR Jeffrey Burke	6	2	1	16	0	27
WR Stephen Hill	4	3	1	27	0	23
RB Albert Finley	4	2	1	43	1	34
TE Lorenzo West	4	1	0	10	0	31
WR B.J. Conley	4	3	0	23	0	22
TE Kennedy Pitman	3	2	0	16	0	14
FB Bruce Ryder	2	2	0	14	0	17
RB Vick Ballard	1	1	0	4	0	8
FB Leslie Herndon	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	3	5	1.67	4.96

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Finley	4	13	3.25	4.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	1	5	1.67	13.42

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nolan Greer	3	0	0	0.00	5.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Newkirk	2	0	0	0.00	20.33
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	5	5.00	9.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lorenzo West	2	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Kerry Johns	1	0	0	0.00	6.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	3	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Finley	3	2
B.J. Conley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nolan Greer	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Johns	3	1	1
WR Jeffrey Burke	3	1	1
RB Albert Finley	2	0	0
WR Stephen Hill	1	1	1
TE Lorenzo West	1	0	0
WR B.J. Conley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)