Week 14, 2038

played in Tampa Bay, FL

66 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	14	0	-	28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	7	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 TBY - Howard Rucci 57 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
1Q: 10:05 PIT - Cam Newton 11 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 05:38 TBY - Howard Rucci 67 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 13:52 TBY - Cris Stevens 21 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 09:39 PIT - Kendrick Zolak 67 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 08:07 PIT - John Hamilton 48 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 00:15 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 35 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 TBY - Howard Rucci 57 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
1Q: 10:05 PIT - Cam Newton 11 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 05:38 TBY - Howard Rucci 67 pass from J.J. Sutton (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 13:52 TBY - Cris Stevens 21 run (Ryan Garrison extra point)
2Q: 09:39 PIT - Kendrick Zolak 67 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 08:07 PIT - John Hamilton 48 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 00:15 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 35 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)

Team Statistics PIT TBY
Record 8-5 8-5
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 370 471
- Offensive Plays 68 69
- Yards per Play 5.44 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 21 117
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 0.68 4.68
Net Passing Yards 349 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 40 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 349 377
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 9.43 8.05
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 2/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:39 30:21

Team Statistics	PIT	TBY
Record	8-5	8-5
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	370	471
- Offensive Plays	68	69
- Yards per Play	5.44	6.83
Net Rushing Yards	21	117
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	0.68	4.68
Net Passing Yards	349	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	40 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	349	377
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	9.43	8.05
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	2/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:39	30:21

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:42	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	10:34	0:40	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
1	7:39	1:16	OWN 32	3	-6	Punt
1	5:22	3:18	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
2	13:39	4:14	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	6:19	2:46	OWN 4	5	30	Punt
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
3	10:03	2:11	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
3	6:15	0:23	OWN 34	4	12	Fumble
3	4:20	4:20	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	13:03	0:25	OWN 40	3	35	Fumble
4	11:16	0:48	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
4	4:27	1:03	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:24	0:29	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 46	1	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
1	11:19	0:45	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
1	9:54	2:15	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	6:23	1:01	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	2:04	3:25	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	9:25	3:06	OWN 18	6	39	Punt
2	3:33	1:48	OWN 26	5	15	Punt
3	11:24	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:52	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:52	1:32	OPP 38	4	6	Downs
4	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:38	1:22	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	10:28	6:01	OWN 21	12	43	Punt
4	3:24	1:00	OWN 22	4	32	Interception
4	1:55	1:47	OWN 7	8	73	Interception

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Junior Hoosier	14	13	0.93	7	0	0
Cary Woodson	14	-9	-0.64	6	0	0
Cam Newton	3	17	5.67	11	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Stevens	17	79	4.65	21	2	1
J.J. Sutton	3	26	8.67	11	1	0
Aaron Garner	3	5	1.67	6	0	0
Freddie Quaccia	2	7	3.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	37	23	349	0/0	3	67	0	120.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	40	25	377	4/23	2	67	2	89.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Dawkins	8	13	132	16.50	46	35	1
WR John Hamilton	5	9	66	13.20	14	48	1
TE Darrell Gil	4	4	21	5.25	3	13	0
WR Kendrick Zolak	3	6	85	28.33	51	67	1
RB Cary Woodson	2	2	40	20.00	30	35	0
WR Devon Wylie	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Richard Foltz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Rucci	8	12	231	28.88	113	67	2
WR Dustin Bishop	5	10	35	7.00	8	18	0
RB Cris Stevens	3	3	27	9.00	14	15	0
WR Robert Dotson	3	5	30	10.00	4	16	0
RB Dean Macklin	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Renaldo Spence	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jake Hall	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
FB Freddie Quaccia	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Noah King	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Weston Hughey	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Al Bryant	2	33	16.50	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cary Woodson	3	0	0
Wes Richmond	0	1	0
Frank Gibson	0	1	0
Roman Guthrie	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cris Stevens	1	0	0
Randal Joyner	0	1	0
Brandon Fisk	0	1	0
Teddy Hutton	0	0	1
Cornelius White	0	0	1
Brad Rash	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	9	450	50.0	42.3	61	4

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	8	345	43.1	37.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Garrison	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Zolak	3	25	8.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	5	29	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Jennings	2	44	22.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Rodgers	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	10	1	0.0	22	39
ILB Russell Harvey	6	0	0.0	24	43
OLB Roman Guthrie	5	3	1.0	24	39
OLB Akeem Ayers	5	2	0.0	17	23
DT Renaldo Jeffries	3	0	1.0	20	41
S Corey Turner	3	3	0.0	24	37
ILB Wes Richmond	3	0	0.0	15	7
CB D.J. Hayden	3	0	0.0	12	38
OLB Willie Joyner	2	0	0.5	1	5
DE Edward May	2	0	0.5	15	30
S Colin Ramirez	2	2	0.0	19	41
CB Al Bryant	2	1	0.0	22	43
DE Melvin Ingram	1	1	0.5	16	25
DT Walter Bryant	1	1	0.0	5	3
WR John Hamilton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Neal Baxter	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Nick Lujan	1	0	0.0	10	12
CB Kim Poole	1	0	0.0	1	7
RB Cary Woodson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Herman Turnbull	0	1	0.5	14	27

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Teddy Hutton	8	5	0.0	31	37
DT Cornelius White	6	4	0.0	31	36
ILB Brandon Fisk	6	3	0.0	31	37
CB Donnie Kirk	6	0	0.0	21	30
OLB Brad Rash	6	0	0.0	29	35
CB J.R. Coccione	4	0	0.0	31	36
DT Graham Dodson	3	1	0.0	26	30
CB Randal Joyner	2	1	0.0	31	37
WR Dustin Bishop	2	0	---	---	---
DE John Harding	2	0	0.0	30	37
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	2	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Jarvis Jones	2	0	0.0	8	6
S Neal Rodgers	1	1	0.0	30	37
T Rico Hawn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Julio Fortin	0	1	0.0	31	37
OLB Seth Jefferson	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	1.0	2	1	39
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1.0	0	1	41
DE Herman Turnbull	0.5	1	1	27
DE Melvin Ingram	0.5	1	0	25
DE Edward May	0.5	0	1	30
OLB Willie Joyner	0.5	0	0	5
DE Nick Lujan	0.0	1	0	12

Tampa Bay	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE John Harding	2	1	37
DT Julio Fortin	0	1	37
DT Cornelius White	0	1	36
DT Graham Dodson	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	8	1	0	39
ILB Russell Harvey	4	0	0	43
CB Al Bryant	2	2	2	43
OLB Akeem Ayers	2	0	0	23
OLB Roman Guthrie	2	0	0	39
S Colin Ramirez	2	0	0	41
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0	7
CB Neal Baxter	1	0	0	4
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	0	0	41
CB D.J. Hayden	1	0	0	38
CB Kim Poole	1	0	0	7

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Teddy Hutton	6	1	37
CB J.R. Coccione	4	0	36
CB Donnie Kirk	4	0	30
ILB Brandon Fisk	3	0	37
CB Randal Joyner	2	1	37
OLB Brad Rash	2	0	35
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	1	0	2
S Neal Rodgers	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Peter Kowal	1	7	31	37
Antoine Ross	1	6	31	37
Frank Gibson	1	1	31	37
Harry Soliday	0	7	31	37
Darrell Gil	0	4	24	28
Anthony Castonzo	0	2	31	37
Mel Davey	0	1	13	15

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Morris Packer	4	5	20	0	38
Stephen Battle	3	3	25	0	44
Brady Daughtry	2	5	25	1	44
Alan Mayes	1	5	25	2	44
Wayne Jackson	1	3	25	1	44
Renaldo Spence	0	1	15	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Zolak	3	24
Cary Woodson	2	23
Al Bryant	1	14
Dean Jennings	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Teddy Hutton	2	12
Victor Pendleton	1	17
Renaldo Spence	1	14
Wayne Jackson	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Al Bryant	---	---	22	43	14	79
Frank Gibson	31	37	---	---	9	77
Cam Newton	31	37	---	---	---	68
Anthony Castonzo	31	37	---	---	---	68
Antoine Ross	31	37	---	---	---	68
Peter Kowal	31	37	---	---	---	68
Harry Soliday	31	37	---	---	---	68
Roman Guthrie	---	---	24	39	4	67
Russell Harvey	---	---	24	43	---	67
Kendrick Zolak	17	24	---	---	24	65
Cary Woodson	16	26	---	---	23	65
John Hamilton	30	32	---	---	2	64
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	20	41	3	64
Kent Wheeler	---	---	22	39	2	63
Corey Turner	---	---	24	37	1	62
Darrell Gil	24	28	---	---	8	60
Colin Ramirez	---	---	19	41	---	60
Eddie Dawkins	27	31	---	---	---	58
D.J. Hayden	---	---	12	38	4	54
Edward May	---	---	15	30	8	53
Akeem Ayers	---	---	17	23	9	49
Herman Turnbull	---	---	14	27	1	42
Melvin Ingram	---	---	16	25	---	41
Nick Lujan	---	---	10	12	16	38
Herb Gamroth	---	---	7	17	14	38
Mel Davey	13	15	---	---	9	37
Devon Wylie	7	10	---	---	15	32
Junior Hoosier	16	9	---	---	---	25
Wes Richmond	---	---	15	7	---	22
Richard Foltz	5	6	---	---	9	20
Rodney Umenyiora	0	2	---	---	18	20
Jesse McKenzie	---	---	6	3	10	19
Kim Poole	---	---	1	7	6	14
Neal Baxter	---	---	1	4	8	13
Walter Bryant	---	---	5	3	4	12
Rusty Gothe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Freddie Hoover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Willie Joyner	---	---	1	5	3	9
Dean Jennings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bubba Bell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lamar Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Joe Dillon	0	2	---	---	3	5
Rickey Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Teddy Hutton	---	---	31	37	12	80
Dustin Bishop	24	43	---	---	13	80
Alan Mayes	25	44	---	---	8	77
Wayne Jackson	25	44	---	---	8	77
J.R. Coccione	---	---	31	36	9	76
Cornelius White	---	---	31	36	7	74
Neal Rodgers	---	---	30	37	5	72
Donnie Kirk	---	---	21	30	19	70
J.J. Sutton	25	44	---	---	---	69
Stephen Battle	25	44	---	---	---	69
Brady Daughtry	25	44	---	---	---	69
Randal Joyner	---	---	31	37	---	68
Julio Fortin	---	---	31	37	---	68
Brandon Fisk	---	---	31	37	---	68
John Harding	---	---	30	37	---	67
Morris Packer	20	38	---	---	8	66
Cris Stevens	20	28	---	---	17	65
Brad Rash	---	---	29	35	---	64
Howard Rucci	21	37	---	---	1	59
Renaldo Spence	15	29	---	---	14	58
Graham Dodson	---	---	26	30	---	56
Robert Dotson	11	26	---	---	17	54
Freddie Quaccia	13	19	---	---	14	46
Jeffrey Blanchard	---	---	6	7	21	34
Bruce Brandenfeis	---	---	2	2	23	27
Noah King	3	2	---	---	15	20
Aaron Garner	6	13	---	---	---	19
Victor Pendleton	1	1	---	---	17	19
Weston Hughey	7	9	---	---	---	16
Jake Hall	2	3	---	---	9	14
Jarvis Jones	---	---	8	6	---	14
Dean Macklin	2	10	---	---	1	13
C.J. Paraiso	---	---	1	0	11	12
Rico Hawn	5	6	---	---	---	11
Desmond Wilburn	---	---	0	0	9	9
Mitchell Bates	0	0	---	---	8	8
K.C. Dail	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gino James	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Garrison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Seth Jefferson	---	---	2	2	---	4
Ray Johnson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Erik Shapiro	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	25	12	0.5
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-6	-1.5
Middle	12	69	5.8
Right	9	54	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	37	23	7	2	4	2	4	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	40	25	5	2	2	3	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	35	35.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	122	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	109	21.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	83	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	45	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	67	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	194	27.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Dawkins	13	8	1	132	4	31
WR John Hamilton	9	5	2	66	1	32
WR Kendrick Zolak	6	3	1	85	1	24
TE Darrell Gil	4	4	0	21	0	28
WR Devon Wylie	2	1	0	5	0	10
RB Cary Woodson	2	2	0	40	1	26
TE Richard Foltz	1	0	0	0	0	6

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Rucci	12	8	1	231	4	37
WR Dustin Bishop	10	5	1	35	0	43
WR Robert Dotson	5	3	0	30	0	26
WR Weston Hughey	4	1	0	9	0	9
RB Cris Stevens	3	3	0	27	0	28
RB Dean Macklin	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Renaldo Spence	1	1	0	8	0	29
WR Jake Hall	1	1	0	8	0	3
FB Freddie Quaccia	1	1	0	4	0	19
TE Noah King	1	1	0	21	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	11	11.00	5.67
Junior Hoosier	1	2	2.00	0.93

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	0	0	0.00	9.43

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	2	0	0	0.00	9.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	10.15

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Bishop	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Woodson	4	1
Cam Newton	1	1
Junior Hoosier	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	1	0
Freddie Quaccia	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	10	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Hamilton	5	3	1
WR Eddie Dawkins	3	3	2
WR Kendrick Zolak	2	2	2
RB Cary Woodson	2	2	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bishop	5	3	1
WR Howard Rucci	4	3	2
RB Dean Macklin	1	1	1
RB Cris Stevens	1	1	0
WR Robert Dotson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)