Week 14, 2037

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	0	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 PIT - Deon Prior 39 field goal
1Q: 01:29 PIT - Nathan Hoover 6 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 02:51 MIN - Steve Meier 39 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Deon Prior 38 field goal
3Q: 09:55 MIN - Cornelius Morris 40 field goal
4Q: 12:32 MIN - Butch Medsker 14 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 PIT - Deon Prior 39 field goal
1Q: 01:29 PIT - Nathan Hoover 6 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 02:51 MIN - Steve Meier 39 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:36 PIT - Deon Prior 38 field goal
3Q: 09:55 MIN - Cornelius Morris 40 field goal
4Q: 12:32 MIN - Butch Medsker 14 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 6-7 8-5
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 338 326
- Offensive Plays 72 51
- Yards per Play 4.69 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 157 145
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 4.62 5.80
Net Passing Yards 181 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 6.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:36 24:24

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	6-7	8-5
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	338	326
- Offensive Plays	72	51
- Yards per Play	4.69	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	157	145
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	4.62	5.80
Net Passing Yards	181	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	6.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:36	24:24

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	6:47	OWN 11	14	67	Field Goal
1	4:41	3:18	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
2	14:18	3:52	OWN 21	6	19	Punt
2	9:14	3:05	OWN 30	6	15	Punt
2	2:37	2:09	OWN 20	8	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	4	56	Fumble
3	9:49	1:57	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	6:06	5:11	OWN 8	9	38	Punt
4	12:22	5:00	OWN 26	9	34	Punt
4	4:08	1:42	OWN 22	8	25	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 36	5	18	Punt
1	5:16	0:35	OWN 37	1	-6	Fumble
1	1:23	2:05	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
2	10:26	1:12	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	6:09	3:32	OWN 1	9	99	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 28	2	6	Half
3	12:57	3:08	OWN 32	5	45	Field Goal
3	7:52	1:46	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	0:55	3:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:22	3:14	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	2:26	2:26	OPP 47	7	43	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	18	100	5.56	18	4	1
Jake Hoard	11	37	3.36	9	0	0
Rodney Umenyiora	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
Toby Sermon	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Mel Davey	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Rickey Gordon	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Butch Medsker	11	83	7.55	37	3	1
Steve Meier	10	56	5.60	10	1	0
Jake Locker	4	6	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Gordon	35	22	196	3/15	0	41	0	77.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	22	15	207	4/26	1	39	0	113.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Hamilton	6	8	57	9.50	6	21
TE Darrell Gil	4	6	14	3.50	9	8
RB Nathan Hoover	3	3	3	1.00	0	4
WR Devon Wylie	3	6	23	7.67	7	10
WR Toby Sermon	3	6	53	17.67	12	30
FB Mel Davey	1	1	2	2.00	4	2
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
RB Jake Hoard	1	1	41	41.00	31	41

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	4	6	53	13.25	0	27	0
WR Harold Wilkerson	3	5	53	17.67	27	34	0
WR Trevor Simms	3	5	35	11.67	13	17	0
RB Butch Medsker	2	3	13	6.50	2	13	0
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Steve Meier	1	1	39	39.00	35	39	1

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eddie Dawkins	1	0	0
Tahir Whitehead	0	1	0
Winfred Whitted	0	0	1
Johnnie Bryant	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Locker	1	0	0
Butch Medsker	1	0	0
Eddie Di Pardo	0	1	0
Matt Johnson	0	1	0
Bruce Gaines	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	249	49.8	37.0	60	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.T. Welch	5	208	41.6	39.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Zolak	4	9	2.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corderrelle Patterson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Baxter	2	41	20.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	3	81	27.0	0
Butch Medsker	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wes Richmond	9	1	0.0	22	25
OLB Mychal Kendricks	6	0	1.0	15	20
S Winfred Whitted	4	1	0.0	19	18
CB D.J. Hayden	3	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Johnnie Bryant	2	2	2.0	16	8
DT Walter Bryant	2	1	0.0	11	10
CB Neal Baxter	2	1	0.0	21	14
ILB Russell Harvey	2	1	0.0	15	21
S Colin Ramirez	2	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Mason Foster	2	0	0.0	5	1
S Jesse McKenzie	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE Edward May	1	2	0.5	12	14
DE Melvin Ingram	1	0	0.5	17	17
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.0	12	13
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	0	0.0	15	16
G Frank Gibson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Owens	0	1	0.0	20	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mickey Talley	9	2	0.0	22	24
DT Mark Chun	5	2	0.5	22	23
DT Trent Schroeder	5	1	0.0	20	29
DE Vinny Curry	4	1	1.0	20	16
S Hardy Kerr	4	4	0.0	29	35
S Matt Johnson	4	3	0.0	31	31
DE Jamie Lowe	4	1	0.0	28	29
DE James Gann	3	3	1.5	14	22
CB Bernie Hunsinger	3	1	0.0	28	34
CB Kenny Lyon	3	0	0.0	23	25
ILB Everett Finch	3	0	0.0	24	24
ILB Gino Mahoney	2	5	0.0	10	14
CB Vincent Donaldson	2	1	0.0	15	20
CB Ricardo Jones	2	1	0.0	21	25
ILB Blake Herold	2	0	0.0	15	15
S Roderick Hutton	1	2	0.0	18	20
DT Frankie Crafts	1	1	0.0	20	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Johnnie Bryant	2.0	1	8
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1.0	0	20
DE Melvin Ingram	0.5	0	17
DE Edward May	0.5	0	14
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0.0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Gann	1.5	0	0	1	22
DE Vinny Curry	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Mark Chun	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Jamie Lowe	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Norman Waite	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mychal Kendricks	3	0	20
ILB Wes Richmond	3	0	25
CB Neal Baxter	2	1	14
CB D.J. Hayden	2	1	21
S Winfred Whitted	2	0	18
S Jesse McKenzie	2	0	16
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	13
S Colin Ramirez	0	1	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mickey Talley	4	0	24
S Hardy Kerr	3	0	35
S Matt Johnson	2	2	31
CB Ricardo Jones	2	1	25
CB Vincent Donaldson	2	0	20
CB Kenny Lyon	2	0	25
DE James Gann	1	0	22
ILB Blake Herold	1	0	15
DE Jamie Lowe	1	0	29
OLB Bruce Gaines	1	0	6
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	29
ILB Everett Finch	1	0	24
S Roderick Hutton	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	4	5	1	25	0	30
Chris Tenney	3	8	1	33	0	32
James Brewer	2	4	0	30	2	31
Dixon McCumber	2	2	0	5	0	13
Harry Soliday	1	4	0	27	1	31
Frank Gibson	1	2	0	32	0	29
Joel Armstrong	1	1	0	7	0	7
Harvey Johnston	0	3	0	9	0	8
Darrell Gil	0	2	0	30	0	28
Mel Davey	0	1	1	19	0	16
Antoine Ross	0	1	0	2	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pouncey	2	5	0	20	0	22
Curtis Price	2	3	0	20	0	19
Jose Boyer	1	5	0	25	1	24
Marcus Ashe	1	4	2	24	1	25
Eddie Di Pardo	1	1	0	10	1	12
Bobby Andrew	0	2	0	15	0	14
Zachary Williams	0	1	0	5	0	4
Ronnie Coffey	0	0	0	16	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Hoard	2	19
Kendrick Zolak	1	20
Ralph Quinn	1	10
Neal Baxter	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Corderrelle Patterson	2	22
Antonio Hughes	1	14
Vincent Donaldson	1	13
Harold Wilkerson	1	9
Roderick Hutton	1	2

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rickey Gordon	34	38	---	---	---	72
Frank Gibson	32	29	---	---	6	67
Chris Tenney	33	32	---	---	1	66
Darrell Gil	30	28	---	---	7	65
James Brewer	30	31	---	---	1	62
Harry Soliday	27	31	---	---	---	58
Toby Sermon	27	28	---	---	---	55
Peter Kowal	25	30	---	---	---	55
Tom Owens	---	---	20	18	17	55
Nathan Hoover	22	27	---	---	1	50
Rodney Umenyiora	19	17	---	---	14	50
Mel Davey	19	16	---	---	14	49
Wes Richmond	---	---	22	25	1	48
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	15	20	12	47
Devon Wylie	14	23	---	---	9	46
John Hamilton	21	22	---	---	1	44
Jake Hoard	12	11	---	---	19	42
Neal Baxter	---	---	21	14	6	41
Colin Ramirez	---	---	19	21	1	41
Winfred Whitted	---	---	19	18	1	38
Russell Harvey	---	---	15	21	2	38
D.J. Hayden	---	---	16	21	1	38
Ralph Quinn	---	---	12	13	10	35
Melvin Ingram	---	---	17	17	1	35
Eddie Dawkins	6	16	---	---	11	33
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	15	16	1	32
Johnnie Bryant	---	---	16	8	7	31
Jesse McKenzie	---	---	13	16	---	29
Walter Bryant	---	---	11	10	5	26
Edward May	---	---	12	14	---	26
Herman Turnbull	---	---	13	12	1	26
Harvey Johnston	9	8	---	---	7	24
Dixon McCumber	5	13	---	---	6	24
Kendrick Zolak	0	2	---	---	20	22
Nick Lujan	---	---	8	9	5	22
Joel Armstrong	7	7	---	---	7	21
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	6	11	1	18
Antoine Ross	2	9	---	---	7	18
Mason Foster	---	---	5	1	4	10
Billy Joe Dillon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeffrey Gardner	---	---	0	1	4	5
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cam Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hardy Kerr	---	---	29	35	12	76
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	28	34	2	64
Matt Johnson	---	---	31	31	1	63
Jamie Lowe	---	---	28	29	4	61
Ricardo Jones	---	---	21	25	14	60
Trevor Simms	23	23	---	---	13	59
Jose Boyer	25	24	---	---	5	54
Jake Locker	25	26	---	---	---	51
Trent Schroeder	---	---	20	29	2	51
Kenny Lyon	---	---	23	25	2	50
Everett Finch	---	---	24	24	2	50
Marcus Ashe	24	25	---	---	---	49
Blake Herold	---	---	15	15	19	49
Mark Chun	---	---	22	23	4	49
Mike Pouncey	20	22	---	---	6	48
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	15	20	13	48
Mickey Talley	---	---	22	24	1	47
Harold Wilkerson	18	17	---	---	9	44
Vinny Curry	---	---	20	16	6	42
Roderick Hutton	---	---	18	20	2	40
Curtis Price	20	19	---	---	---	39
Darrin Hudson	15	13	---	---	11	39
Frankie Crafts	---	---	20	17	1	38
James Gann	---	---	14	22	1	37
Julio Jones	17	16	---	---	---	33
Ronnie Coffey	16	15	---	---	1	32
Butch Medsker	15	13	---	---	4	32
Bobby Andrew	15	14	---	---	---	29
Eddie Di Pardo	10	12	---	---	6	28
Gino Mahoney	---	---	10	14	4	28
Corderrelle Patterson	0	3	---	---	22	25
Steve Meier	10	11	---	---	---	21
Michael Bernard	4	8	---	---	8	20
Korey Paterno	5	9	---	---	6	20
Antonio Hughes	1	4	---	---	14	19
Terry Maloney	0	0	---	---	19	19
Zachary Williams	5	4	---	---	6	15
Roger Losman	7	8	---	---	---	15
Norman Waite	---	---	6	9	---	15
Bruce Gaines	---	---	8	6	---	14
J.T. Welch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wes Jamison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	1	1
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gene Kosderka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	60	4.3
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	6	55	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	18	18.0
Middle	17	71	4.2
Right	5	58	11.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Gordon	35	22	3	4	3	3	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	22	15	3	0	2	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	110	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	46	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	30	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	53	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	66	13.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	8	6	0	57	1	22
WR Devon Wylie	6	3	0	23	0	23
TE Darrell Gil	6	4	0	14	0	28
WR Toby Sermon	6	3	1	53	1	28
WR Eddie Dawkins	4	1	2	3	0	16
RB Nathan Hoover	3	3	0	3	0	27
FB Mel Davey	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Jake Hoard	1	1	0	41	1	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	6	4	1	53	1	16
WR Harold Wilkerson	5	3	0	53	1	17
WR Trevor Simms	5	3	0	35	0	23
RB Butch Medsker	3	2	1	13	0	13
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	0	10	0	8
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	0	4	0	3
RB Steve Meier	1	1	0	39	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	3	16	5.33	5.56
Toby Sermon	1	7	7.00	7.00
Jake Hoard	1	-4	-4.00	3.36
Rodney Umenyiora	1	3	3.00	3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	4	15	3.75	7.55
Steve Meier	2	11	5.50	5.60
Jake Locker	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	3	3
Rickey Gordon	1	0
Jake Hoard	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Meier	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Gordon	11	7	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Hamilton	3	3	3
WR Toby Sermon	3	1	1
RB Nathan Hoover	2	2	1
WR Eddie Dawkins	2	0	0
TE Darrell Gil	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Wilkerson	3	1	0
WR Julio Jones	2	1	1
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	0
RB Steve Meier	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,500 (26,800)
End Zone 19,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,800 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,500 (26,800)
End Zone	19,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,800 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (9,900)