Week 3, 2066

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	7	-	14
Buffalo Bills	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 BUF - Karl Mahoney 6 pass from Walt Montgomery (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 04:02 BUF - Wes Buckley 13 run (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:54 PIT - Billy Rucker 61 interception return (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 06:15 BUF - Donald Anderson 19 pass from Walt Montgomery (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:44 PIT - Xavier Hobart 19 pass from Hardy Cusano (Reginald Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:28 BUF - Karl Mahoney 6 pass from Walt Montgomery (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 04:02 BUF - Wes Buckley 13 run (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:54 PIT - Billy Rucker 61 interception return (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 06:15 BUF - Donald Anderson 19 pass from Walt Montgomery (Gregory Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:44 PIT - Xavier Hobart 19 pass from Hardy Cusano (Reginald Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics PIT BUF
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 314 438
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 5.92 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 57 140
- Rushing Attempts 18 30
- Yards per Rush 3.17 4.67
Net Passing Yards 257 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 1 42 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 266 307
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.34 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/67 4/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/46 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/61 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 24:38 35:22

Team Statistics	PIT	BUF
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	314	438
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	5.92	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	57	140
- Rushing Attempts	18	30
- Yards per Rush	3.17	4.67
Net Passing Yards	257	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 1	42 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	266	307
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.34	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/67	4/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/46	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/61	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	24:38	35:22

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:17	OWN 6	10	57	Punt
1	4:18	0:51	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	14:05	5:33	OWN 20	10	68	Interception
2	3:51	1:19	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
3	11:46	1:23	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	6:06	2:29	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	14:11	3:35	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
4	3:56	1:18	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
4	2:00	1:36	OWN 44	6	40	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:43	4:25	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	3:27	4:22	OWN 26	11	58	Interception
2	8:32	4:41	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:32	0:47	OWN 38	5	20	Interception
2	1:45	0:31	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 14	5	14	Punt
3	10:23	4:17	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	3:37	4:26	OWN 7	9	59	Punt
4	10:36	6:40	OWN 29	10	44	Missed FG
4	2:38	0:38	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 16	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Walt Montgomery, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Cory Berlat	9	46	5.11	12	1
RB Preston Silvers	7	10	1.43	8	0
QB Hardy Cusano	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR Darien Pedrick	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marco Labelle	14	53	3.79	19	2	0
RB Wes Buckley	9	53	5.89	16	3	1
QB Walt Montgomery	4	28	7.00	13	2	0
RB Taylor Garrett	3	6	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Cusano	33	22	266	2/9	1	48	1	88.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Montgomery	42	28	307	2/9	2	24	2	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Wilkins	6	8	110	18.33	48	48	0
TE Xavier Hobart	5	8	73	14.60	21	23	1
WR Todd Roach	5	8	57	11.40	25	24	0
WR Kirk Crouse	2	2	1	0.50	0	4	0
RB Preston Silvers	2	3	5	2.50	4	4	0
TE Jerald Bell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Cory Berlat	1	1	14	14.00	12	14	0
WR Darien Pedrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Mahoney	8	9	73	9.13	30	23	1
WR Otis Meucci	5	10	70	14.00	37	24	0
WR Ronald Bourque	4	6	22	5.50	4	9	0
TE Donald Anderson	3	6	37	12.33	20	19	1
RB Marco Labelle	2	2	34	17.00	9	20	0
TE Pedro Miller	2	4	32	16.00	5	19	0
WR Lukas Jordan	2	2	23	11.50	14	21	0
RB Wes Buckley	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
RB Taylor Garrett	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Billy Rucker	2	61	30.50	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Elijah Hernandez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. McElroy	7	311	44.4	39.0	58	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	4	191	47.8	31.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Hicks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gregory Wilcox	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Crouse	3	46	15.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Drake	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Crouse	2	49	24.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Edwin Durant	9	2	0.0	30	44
DE Ernest Sax	6	3	0.5	19	29
ILB Miguel Kroinek	6	1	0.0	24	32
DT Doug Siever	5	2	0.5	22	28
S Devon Herek	4	4	0.0	30	44
S Dixon Writt	4	0	0.0	21	21
DE J.C. Mullens	3	4	0.0	25	34
OLB Taylor Hollingsworth	3	3	0.0	24	33
CB Jose Ellis	3	1	0.0	30	44
DT Jim Austin	2	1	0.0	17	29
CB Billy Rucker	2	1	0.0	26	31
DT Blaine Hickman	2	0	0.0	20	31
DE Bryan Lucas	1	0	1.0	5	11
S Jacob Langlois	1	2	0.0	9	23
OLB Logan Allen	1	1	0.0	14	25
QB Hardy Cusano	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lucas Dennis	1	0	0.0	6	12
CB Norman Logan	1	0	0.0	2	7
DT Mo Martinez	1	0	0.0	6	6

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Elijah Hernandez	10	1	1.0	18	33
OLB Bruce Horton	5	4	0.0	18	33
ILB Amir Hatcher	4	3	0.0	18	22
S Roderick Green	4	0	0.0	18	33
CB Bruce Rivers	3	2	0.0	6	30
S Mel Morris	3	0	0.0	6	20
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	2	0	1.0	0	13
DE Colby Stephens	2	0	0.0	16	30
DT Ed Brandenburg	1	1	0.0	9	16
CB Bo Farley	1	1	0.0	17	20
QB Walt Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Luis Canada	1	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Myron Hughes	1	0	0.0	11	3
CB Teddy Torres	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Santiago Joyner	1	0	0.0	4	27
S Tucker Compton	1	0	0.0	12	17
DT Tucker Freeman	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Ethan Burgess	0	1	0.0	18	24
DE Dylan Duran	0	1	0.0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryan Lucas	1.0	1	0	11
DT Doug Siever	0.5	0	1	28
DE Ernest Sax	0.5	0	0	29
DE J.C. Mullens	0.0	1	1	34
DT Blaine Hickman	0.0	1	1	31
DT Jim Austin	0.0	1	0	29

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	1.0	0	0	0	13
CB Elijah Hernandez	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Ed Brandenburg	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Colby Stephens	0.0	0	1	2	30
ILB Luis Canada	0.0	0	1	0	4
DT Tucker Freeman	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Edwin Durant	6	2	0	44
ILB Miguel Kroinek	4	1	0	32
S Devon Herek	3	0	0	44
CB Jose Ellis	3	0	0	44
S Dixon Writt	2	1	0	21
OLB Taylor Hollingsworth	2	1	0	33
CB Billy Rucker	2	0	2	31
S Jacob Langlois	2	0	0	23
DT Doug Siever	1	0	0	28
ILB Lucas Dennis	1	0	0	12
DE J.C. Mullens	1	0	0	34
CB Norman Logan	1	0	0	7

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Elijah Hernandez	6	0	1	33
CB Bruce Rivers	4	1	0	30
S Mel Morris	3	0	0	20
OLB Bruce Horton	2	1	0	33
ILB Amir Hatcher	1	2	0	22
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	1	0	0	13
ILB Luis Canada	1	0	0	4
OLB Myron Hughes	1	0	0	3
S Roderick Green	1	0	0	33
S Tucker Compton	1	0	0	17
DE Colby Stephens	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mercury Loftin	2	4	18	0	35
T Karl McGregor	1	5	18	0	35
G Brad Taylor	1	3	18	1	35
C Kelvin Mueller	1	2	18	1	35
T Roberto Tuggle	1	2	16	0	34
FB Lonnie Chepaitis	0	1	5	0	0

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Deion McDonald	3	5	30	0	44
G Tyrus Bernstein	2	8	30	0	44
G Malachi Schulz	2	6	30	0	44
C Sergio Woodard	1	3	30	1	44
T Francisco Decker	1	3	26	0	44
TE Donald Anderson	0	1	27	0	37
RB Marco Labelle	0	0	16	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Stanton	2	18

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Anderson	2	19
Luis Canada	1	18
Mel Morris	1	14
Mitch Hanes	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Edwin Durant	---	---	30	44	6	80
S Devon Herek	---	---	30	44	1	75
CB Jose Ellis	---	---	30	44	1	75
ILB Miguel Kroinek	---	---	24	32	8	64
OLB Taylor Hollingsworth	---	---	24	33	4	61
G Brad Taylor	18	35	---	---	7	60
T Karl McGregor	18	35	---	---	7	60
DE J.C. Mullens	---	---	25	34	1	60
WR Darien Pedrick	14	34	---	---	11	59
CB Billy Rucker	---	---	26	31	1	58
T Roberto Tuggle	16	34	---	---	7	57
TE Xavier Hobart	17	35	---	---	4	56
QB Hardy Cusano	18	35	---	---	---	53
C Kelvin Mueller	18	35	---	---	---	53
G Mercury Loftin	18	35	---	---	---	53
DT Blaine Hickman	---	---	20	31	1	52
DT Doug Siever	---	---	22	28	---	50
DE Ernest Sax	---	---	19	29	---	48
DT Jim Austin	---	---	17	29	1	47
WR Joe Wilkins	12	32	---	---	---	44
S Jacob Langlois	---	---	9	23	12	44
S Dixon Writt	---	---	21	21	---	42
OLB Logan Allen	---	---	14	25	1	40
RB Preston Silvers	8	30	---	---	---	38
WR Todd Roach	6	25	---	---	---	31
TE Jerald Bell	10	4	---	---	14	28
RB Aiden Folly	4	6	---	---	14	24
TE Zack Stanton	0	1	---	---	18	19
ILB Lucas Dennis	---	---	6	12	1	19
CB Norman Logan	---	---	2	7	10	19
RB Hector Spencer	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Tracy Albany	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Kirk Crouse	4	5	---	---	8	17
DE Bryan Lucas	---	---	5	11	1	17
WR Cory Berlat	10	3	---	---	3	16
DT Mo Martinez	---	---	6	6	---	12
FB Lonnie Chepaitis	5	0	---	---	3	8
C Courtney Craig	0	0	---	---	7	7
P T.J. McElroy	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Norman Mahoney	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Axel Ogilvie	---	---	0	0	4	4
T Gus McNeil	2	1	---	---	---	3
K Reginald Hicks	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Miguel Haynesworth	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Shane Steptoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Devon Hendrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Donald Anderson	27	37	---	---	19	83
G Tyrus Bernstein	30	44	---	---	5	79
C Sergio Woodard	30	44	---	---	1	75
QB Walt Montgomery	30	44	---	---	---	74
WR Ronald Bourque	30	36	---	---	8	74
G Malachi Schulz	30	44	---	---	---	74
T Deion McDonald	30	44	---	---	---	74
T Francisco Decker	26	44	---	---	---	70
WR Otis Meucci	29	39	---	---	---	68
WR Karl Mahoney	25	24	---	---	3	52
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	18	33	---	51
S Roderick Green	---	---	18	33	---	51
OLB Bruce Horton	---	---	18	33	---	51
ILB Amir Hatcher	---	---	18	22	10	50
DE Colby Stephens	---	---	16	30	---	46
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	18	24	---	42
S Mel Morris	---	---	6	20	14	40
DT Norm Sawyer	---	---	14	17	7	38
TE Pedro Miller	7	27	---	---	3	37
CB Bo Farley	---	---	17	20	---	37
CB Bruce Rivers	---	---	6	30	---	36
RB Taylor Garrett	4	9	---	---	19	32
DT Santiago Joyner	---	---	4	27	---	31
S Tucker Compton	---	---	12	17	---	29
RB Marco Labelle	16	11	---	---	---	27
WR Lukas Jordan	2	12	---	---	13	27
WR Xavier Drake	1	6	---	---	19	26
DT Ed Brandenburg	---	---	9	16	---	25
RB Wes Buckley	9	16	---	---	---	25
CB Teddy Torres	---	---	2	8	14	24
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	0	4	18	22
DT Tucker Freeman	---	---	9	10	---	19
DE Dylan Duran	---	---	2	14	---	16
CB Russell Sawyer	---	---	0	9	7	16
DE Jamal Holmes	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Myron Hughes	---	---	11	3	---	14
ILB Shane Fitzgerald	---	---	0	13	---	13
G Mitch Hanes	4	0	---	---	5	9
T Fred Germany	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Marlon Boehnlein	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Allen Bunzel	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Gregory Wilcox	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Adrian McNeil	0	3	---	---	---	3
ILB Lee Shantz	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Billy Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	4	-6	-1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	16	83	5.2
Right	9	52	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Cusano	33	22	5	1	0	4	3	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Montgomery	42	28	4	1	2	5	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	91	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	109	15.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	74	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	114	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	102	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Wilkins	8	6	110	2	32
TE Xavier Hobart	8	5	73	1	35
WR Todd Roach	8	5	57	2	25
RB Preston Silvers	3	2	5	0	30
WR Kirk Crouse	2	2	1	0	5
WR Darien Pedrick	1	0	0	0	34
TE Jerald Bell	1	1	6	0	4
WR Cory Berlat	1	1	14	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Meucci	10	5	1	70	1	39
WR Karl Mahoney	9	8	0	73	1	24
WR Ronald Bourque	6	4	0	22	0	36
TE Donald Anderson	6	3	0	37	0	37
TE Pedro Miller	4	2	1	32	0	27
RB Marco Labelle	2	2	0	34	1	11
RB Wes Buckley	2	1	0	8	0	16
WR Lukas Jordan	2	2	0	23	1	12
RB Taylor Garrett	1	1	0	8	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Cory Berlat	2	6	3.00	5.11

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Labelle	1	-1	-1.00	3.79
RB Wes Buckley	1	13	13.00	5.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Cusano	7	4	36	5.14	8.06

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Montgomery	6	4	31	5.17	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Wilkins	2	2	16	8.00	13.75
TE Xavier Hobart	2	1	19	9.50	9.13
RB Preston Silvers	1	1	1	1.00	1.67
WR Todd Roach	1	0	0	0.00	7.13

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karl Mahoney	2	2	3	1.50	8.11
WR Otis Meucci	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Ronald Bourque	1	1	9	9.00	3.67
RB Wes Buckley	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Donald Anderson	1	1	19	19.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
WR Cory Berlat	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wes Buckley	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Cusano	11	7	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Montgomery	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Xavier Hobart	5	3	2
RB Preston Silvers	2	1	0
WR Todd Roach	2	1	1
WR Kirk Crouse	1	1	0
TE Jerald Bell	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donald Anderson	3	1	1
WR Otis Meucci	2	1	1
TE Pedro Miller	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (23,100)
End Zone 14,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,800)
Club Seats 8,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (23,100)
End Zone	14,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,800)
Club Seats	8,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,200)