Week 12, 2036

played in Dallas, TX

39 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	7	0	10	-	31
Dallas Cowboys	7	13	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 DAL - Neil Castillo 12 pass from Grady Banks (Dana Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 06:11 PIT - Nathan Hoover 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 05:18 PIT - Jake Hoard 6 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 14:56 PIT - Nathan Hoover 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 09:21 DAL - Dana Carpenter 20 field goal
2Q: 03:35 DAL - Skip Devries 11 interception return (Dana Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 00:18 DAL - Dana Carpenter 33 field goal
3Q: 10:02 DAL - Dana Carpenter 23 field goal
4Q: 07:42 PIT - Deon Prior 18 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DAL - Dana Carpenter 41 field goal
4Q: 01:33 PIT - John Hamilton 63 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 DAL - Neil Castillo 12 pass from Grady Banks (Dana Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 06:11 PIT - Nathan Hoover 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 05:18 PIT - Jake Hoard 6 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 14:56 PIT - Nathan Hoover 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 09:21 DAL - Dana Carpenter 20 field goal
2Q: 03:35 DAL - Skip Devries 11 interception return (Dana Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 00:18 DAL - Dana Carpenter 33 field goal
3Q: 10:02 DAL - Dana Carpenter 23 field goal
4Q: 07:42 PIT - Deon Prior 18 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DAL - Dana Carpenter 41 field goal
4Q: 01:33 PIT - John Hamilton 63 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 6-5 5-6
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 320 380
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 4.85 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 104 110
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.78
Net Passing Yards 216 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 16 - 1 42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 232 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/29 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 6/136 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 2/66 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	6-5	5-6
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	320	380
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	4.85	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	104	110
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.78
Net Passing Yards	216	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 16 - 1	42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	232	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/29	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	6/136	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	2/66	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	6	1	Fumble
1	12:07	6:03	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
1	5:18	0:07	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
1	3:46	3:58	OPP 35	9	35	Touchdown
2	9:15	2:09	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
2	4:22	0:58	OWN 8	2	0	Interception
2	3:24	1:34	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 33	1	11	Half
3	9:54	1:57	OWN 29	4	22	Punt
3	2:36	2:49	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
4	14:03	6:28	OWN 33	12	66	Field Goal
4	2:24	1:08	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	0:57	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
1	6:04	0:46	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
1	5:11	1:25	OWN 42	2	8	Interception
2	14:48	5:33	OWN 26	9	71	Field Goal
2	7:06	2:44	OWN 17	7	40	Punt
2	1:50	1:38	OWN 28	7	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:06	OWN 25	10	69	Field Goal
3	7:57	5:21	OWN 13	8	36	Punt
4	14:47	0:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	7:35	5:11	OWN 37	10	39	Field Goal
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 17	7	35	Game

Game MVP: Nathan Hoover, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	23	88	3.83	11	2	2
Jake Hoard	5	16	3.20	7	0	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darren Pigeon	11	73	6.64	20	4
Walt Devine	7	3	0.43	4	0
Grady Banks	5	34	6.80	11	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	36	16	232	2/16	1	63	1	63.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	42	22	277	1/7	1	29	2	61.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Hamilton	5	7	119	23.80	71	63	1
WR Kendrick Zolak	3	4	31	10.33	4	24	0
WR Toby Sermon	3	7	32	10.67	7	14	0
WR Devon Wylie	2	10	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Victor Morton	1	2	20	20.00	14	20	0
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	19	19.00	16	19	0
FB Mel Davey	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Al Bunker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Emmanuel Herrlich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Castillo	9	15	81	9.00	28	25	1
WR Cornell Hurst	6	15	85	14.17	28	27	0
TE Melvin Wolff	2	3	29	14.50	5	24	0
WR Mohamed Sanu	2	3	22	11.00	0	16	0
WR Renaldo Wilkins	2	4	31	15.50	1	18	0
FB Cris Robbins	1	1	29	29.00	27	29	0
TE Michael Bernard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ralph Quinn	1	25	25.00	0
CB Kent Wheeler	1	41	41.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Skip Devries	1	11	11.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Toby Sermon	1	1	0	0
Cam Newton	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Recov	Force
Ray Johnson	1	0
Harold Foster	0	1
Duane Sommer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	4	191	47.8	39.0	57	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Calmus	3	133	44.3	37.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dana Carpenter	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mohamed Sanu	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Baxter	4	93	23.3	0
Kendrick Zolak	2	43	21.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Wiggins	5	100	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Russell Harvey	10	1	0.0	20	39
CB Kent Wheeler	6	1	0.0	23	39
DT Walter Bryant	4	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Roman Guthrie	4	0	0.0	20	33
CB Neal Baxter	3	3	0.0	11	26
CB D.J. Hayden	3	0	0.0	9	33
OLB Mychal Kendricks	2	0	1.0	10	22
S Ralph Quinn	2	2	0.0	11	21
S Rahim Moore	2	1	0.0	14	33
CB Sam Gardner	2	0	0.0	15	17
DE Herman Turnbull	2	0	0.0	11	18
ILB Wes Richmond	2	0	0.0	7	12
DT Chris Bilukidi	1	1	0.0	18	27
DE Edward May	1	1	0.0	12	25
S Jesse McKenzie	1	0	0.0	15	28
S Winfred Whitted	0	2	0.0	10	16
DE Melvin Ingram	0	1	0.0	11	27
OLB Tahir Whitehead	0	1	0.0	13	14

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bucky Patterson	5	3	0.0	22	35
OLB Skip Devries	5	2	0.0	24	22
ILB Austin Glenn	5	1	0.0	18	29
DT Cris Batten	4	2	0.0	23	25
S Lamont Morton	4	1	0.0	23	31
S Jimmie McElroy	4	0	0.0	13	26
DE Ray Johnson	4	0	0.0	22	29
DE Robbie Toombs	2	0	0.5	19	29
CB Harold Foster	2	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Skip Bell	2	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Joey Namnath	2	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Duane Sommer	1	0	1.0	10	13
OLB Matt Cox	1	2	0.5	19	26
CB William Barber	1	1	0.0	20	23
S Joel Kramer	1	1	0.0	12	17
TE Melvin Wolff	1	0	---	---	---
WR Neil Castillo	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Teddy Manez	0	2	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1.0	0	0	0	22
OLB Roman Guthrie	0.0	1	0	1	33
DT Walter Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Edward May	0.0	0	1	0	25

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Duane Sommer	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Matt Cox	0.5	2	1	26
DE Robbie Toombs	0.5	0	0	29
DE Ray Johnson	0.0	0	2	29
DE Rob Cordie	0.0	0	2	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB D.J. Hayden	4	3	0	33
CB Kent Wheeler	3	2	1	39
ILB Russell Harvey	3	0	0	39
DT Walter Bryant	2	1	0	32
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	33
CB Sam Gardner	2	0	0	17
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	1	21
DT Chris Bilukidi	1	0	0	27
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1	0	0	22
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	0	0	33
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0	12
S Jesse McKenzie	1	0	0	28
OLB Tahir Whitehead	0	1	0	14

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jimmie McElroy	3	0	0	26
OLB Skip Devries	2	1	1	22
ILB Austin Glenn	2	1	0	29
S Lamont Morton	2	0	0	31
ILB Skip Bell	2	0	0	12
OLB Joey Namnath	2	0	0	5
CB Harold Foster	1	1	0	27
CB William Barber	1	1	0	23
S Bucky Patterson	1	0	0	35
CB R.J. Agrela	0	1	0	28
DE Ray Johnson	0	1	0	29
OLB Matt Cox	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Ross	4	7	1	25	1	29
Peter Kowal	3	6	2	22	0	27
Rusty Gothe	2	6	0	25	0	30
Emmanuel Herrlich	2	2	0	15	0	7
James Brewer	1	3	0	19	0	30
Mel Davey	1	2	0	15	0	18
Victor Morton	0	1	0	16	0	20
Dwight Perez	0	1	0	8	0	15
Chris Tenney	0	0	0	5	1	18

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Timothy Floyd	3	4	0	16	0	29
Chuck Fredrickson	2	5	2	23	1	43
Claude Robbins	1	4	0	16	0	32
Darrell MacKenzie	0	2	0	22	0	40
Cris Robbins	0	1	0	11	0	14
Sammie Gargac	0	1	0	18	0	37
Tito Lysne	0	1	0	7	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Hodges	3	19
Kendrick Zolak	1	16
Emmanuel Herrlich	1	16
Jake Hoard	1	11

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Devine	4	24
Cornell Hurst	1	17
Skip Bell	1	16

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kent Wheeler	---	---	23	39	5	67
Cam Newton	28	38	---	---	---	66
Russell Harvey	---	---	20	39	3	62
Rusty Gothe	25	30	---	---	3	58
Walter Bryant	---	---	17	32	7	56
Roman Guthrie	---	---	20	33	3	56
John Hamilton	19	32	---	---	3	54
Antoine Ross	25	29	---	---	---	54
Peter Kowal	22	27	---	---	5	54
Andrew Kurczewski	22	27	---	---	2	51
Nathan Hoover	23	27	---	---	---	50
Chris Bilukidi	---	---	18	27	5	50
James Brewer	19	30	---	---	---	49
Rahim Moore	---	---	14	33	2	49
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	13	14	21	48
Sam Gardner	---	---	15	17	16	48
Mel Davey	15	18	---	---	14	47
Ralph Quinn	---	---	11	21	14	46
Neal Baxter	---	---	11	26	9	46
Jesse McKenzie	---	---	15	28	3	46
D.J. Hayden	---	---	9	33	3	45
Victor Morton	16	20	---	---	8	44
Devon Wylie	10	24	---	---	9	43
Toby Sermon	17	26	---	---	---	43
Al Bunker	10	10	---	---	21	41
Kendrick Zolak	10	14	---	---	16	40
Melvin Ingram	---	---	11	27	2	40
Edward May	---	---	12	25	3	40
Emmanuel Herrlich	15	7	---	---	16	38
Emmitt Hodges	---	---	6	11	19	36
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	10	22	3	35
Herman Turnbull	---	---	11	18	1	30
Dwight Perez	8	15	---	---	5	28
Chris Tenney	5	18	---	---	5	28
Winfred Whitted	---	---	10	16	2	28
Harry Soliday	13	14	---	---	---	27
Jake Hoard	5	11	---	---	11	27
Wes Richmond	---	---	7	12	2	21
Eddie Dawkins	0	1	---	---	14	15
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harvey Johnston	1	0	---	---	5	6
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnnie Bryant	---	---	0	0	3	3
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rickey Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Hurst	23	43	---	---	17	83
Darrell MacKenzie	22	40	---	---	6	68
Neil Castillo	16	34	---	---	17	67
Grady Banks	23	43	---	---	---	66
Michael Bernard	16	32	---	---	18	66
Chuck Fredrickson	23	43	---	---	---	66
R.J. Agrela	---	---	17	28	17	62
Matt Cox	---	---	19	26	13	58
Bucky Patterson	---	---	22	35	1	58
Sammie Gargac	18	37	---	---	---	55
Lamont Morton	---	---	23	31	---	54
Claude Robbins	16	32	---	---	6	54
Jimmie McElroy	---	---	13	26	14	53
Ray Johnson	---	---	22	29	1	52
Cris Batten	---	---	23	25	1	49
Robbie Toombs	---	---	19	29	1	49
Melvin Wolff	12	26	---	---	10	48
Harold Foster	---	---	20	27	1	48
Austin Glenn	---	---	18	29	1	48
Walt Devine	8	15	---	---	24	47
Skip Devries	---	---	24	22	1	47
Timothy Floyd	16	29	---	---	---	45
Darren Pigeon	15	28	---	---	1	44
William Barber	---	---	20	23	---	43
Skip Bell	---	---	14	12	16	42
Rob Cordie	---	---	15	18	4	37
Cris Robbins	11	14	---	---	10	35
Barrett Jones	11	18	---	---	6	35
Joel Kramer	---	---	12	17	---	29
Teddy Manez	---	---	9	9	6	24
Derrick Littlejohn	---	---	5	14	5	24
Tito Lysne	7	14	---	---	3	24
Duane Sommer	---	---	10	13	---	23
Renaldo Wilkins	7	14	---	---	---	21
Mohamed Sanu	7	9	---	---	4	20
Joey Namnath	---	---	3	5	8	16
Robbie Bryant	0	0	---	---	15	15
Brant Tyler	2	2	---	---	7	11
Dana Carpenter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donnie Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Justin Wiggins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Austin Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leroy McNeil	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brock Burton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rico Calmus	0	0	---	---	3	3
Patrick O'Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	25	84	3.4
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	39	6.5
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	36	16	4	2	3	7	5	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	42	22	5	2	6	7	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	19	19.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	10	83	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	92	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	111	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	60	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	67	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devon Wylie	10	2	2	8	0	24
WR John Hamilton	7	5	0	119	2	32
WR Toby Sermon	7	3	1	32	0	26
WR Kendrick Zolak	4	3	0	31	1	14
FB Mel Davey	3	1	0	3	0	18
TE Victor Morton	2	1	0	20	1	20
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	0	19	0	27
RB Al Bunker	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Emmanuel Herrlich	1	0	0	0	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	15	6	3	85	2	43
WR Neil Castillo	15	9	2	81	1	34
WR Renaldo Wilkins	4	2	1	31	0	14
TE Melvin Wolff	3	2	0	29	1	26
WR Mohamed Sanu	3	2	0	22	0	9
TE Michael Bernard	1	0	0	0	0	32
FB Cris Robbins	1	1	0	29	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	9	28	3.11	3.83
Jake Hoard	1	6	6.00	3.20

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	1	6	6.00	6.80
Walt Devine	1	-1	-1.00	0.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	2	6	1.20	6.44

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	5	2	15	3.00	6.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devon Wylie	2	1	3	1.50	0.80
TE Victor Morton	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Kendrick Zolak	1	1	3	3.00	7.75
RB Al Bunker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neil Castillo	3	2	15	5.00	5.40
WR Cornell Hurst	2	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	6	5

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Darren Pigeon	2	2
Grady Banks	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	8	4	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devon Wylie	3	0	0
WR Toby Sermon	2	2	2
FB Mel Davey	2	1	1
WR Kendrick Zolak	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Castillo	4	3	0
WR Renaldo Wilkins	3	1	1
WR Cornell Hurst	2	1	1
TE Melvin Wolff	1	1	1
WR Mohamed Sanu	1	1	1
FB Cris Robbins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (20,900)
End Zone 13,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,300)
Club Seats 12,600 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (20,900)
End Zone	13,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,300)
Club Seats	12,600 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,000)