Exhibition Week 1, 2072

played in Pittsburgh, PA

78 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings0936-18
Pittsburgh Steelers14700-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 PIT - Dustin Bruce 16 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)
1Q: 05:28 PIT - Darius Flynn 5 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 06:54 MIN - Jace Shepard 36 field goal
2Q: 06:10 MIN - Keegan Jenkins 73 interception return (Jace Shepard extra point failed)
2Q: 02:36 PIT - Drake Jongeling 5 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 01:34 MIN - Jace Shepard 29 field goal
4Q: 05:20 MIN - Zachary Upshaw 69 fumble return (Jace Shepard extra point failed)

Team StatisticsMINPIT
Record0-11-0
First Downs1225
- by Rushing48
- by Passing715
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards233397
- Offensive Plays5573
- Yards per Play4.245.44
Net Rushing Yards74165
- Rushing Attempts2536
- Yards per Rush2.964.58
Net Passing Yards159232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 18 - 136 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards164235
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/51/3
- Yards per Pass Play5.306.27
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions5/158/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.77.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards10/598/55
Punt Returns/Yards2/154/46
Kick Returns/Yards0/03/64
Interception Ret./Yards2/731/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/23/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 19OWN 39
Time of Possession28:2231:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:501:33OWN 2538Punt
18:561:58OWN 1836Punt
15:182:21OWN 25633Punt
10:490:46OWN 1633Punt
214:177:30OWN 201361Field Goal
22:271:02OWN 25428Interception
315:001:25OWN 2531Punt
38:467:17OWN 201268Field Goal
410:452:02OWN 233Punt
41:050:50OWN 2057Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:10OWN 25775Touchdown
110:171:21OWN 2948Punt
16:581:07OWN 4433Punt
15:510:33OPP 12512Touchdown
12:572:08OWN 2032Punt
10:030:46OPP 4837Punt
26:470:47OWN 4620Interception
26:003:33OWN 25775Touchdown
21:251:25OWN 21436Half
313:354:49OWN 37826Punt
31:295:44OWN 251266Interception
48:433:31OWN 34635Fumble
45:124:07OWN 32932Punt
40:150:15OPP 271-1Game

Game MVP: Dustin Bruce, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Colton Hawkes14332.361110
RB Claude Foreman5275.401410
QB Abraham Gaylor2136.50900
WR Santiago Dennis1-2-2.00-200
QB Levi Burkhead155.00500
RB Nickolas Parsley1-1-1.00-100
RB Rick Talley1-1-1.00-100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Dustin Bruce331484.482351
QB Bart Banks273.50800
RB Earl Bruton11010.001010

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Abraham Gaylor20131161/5037159.6
Levi Burkhead95480/0014070.6
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Carter Caldwell23111610/0231182.0
Bart Banks138741/3014145.0

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gustavo Wynn578216.4047370
RB Nickolas Parsley222010.000100
RB Colton Hawkes24-2-1.00120
RB Rick Talley2294.50180
TE Mickey Sullivan222010.0010140
TE Vernon Adams22168.004100
WR Santiago Dennis1266.00060
WR Wesley Sisk131010.000100
WR Grady Burks1333.00030
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Darius Flynn59336.602111
WR Todd Roach464310.757140
WR Drake Jongeling23126.00071
RB Dustin Bruce232914.506170
WR Braxton Grant253718.5015250
WR Derek Rose143131.0028310
FB Manuel Shaw1155.00050
WR Austin Fogle111919.0010190
TE Jeremy Juckett142626.000260

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Amari Samuels100.000
CB Keegan Jenkins17373.001
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Bruce Wynn100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
CB Blaine Klepfer1000
OLB Zachary Upshaw0101
CB Keegan Jenkins0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
RB Dustin Bruce1000
T Leon Flanders0100
WR Austin Fogle0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Carlos McNeil628547.536.5611
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
T.J. McElroy625542.530.0551

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jace Shepard2/20/00/0360/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Reginald Hicks0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Blaine Klepfer2157.50
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Derek Rose44611.50

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Braxton Grant36421.30

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Johnnie Oliver930.02827
DT Bruce Bertrand610.03633
OLB Giovanni O'Neill610.03336
ILB Reginald Jamison520.03125
CB Amari Samuels410.03635
DT Nathan Levine301.02524
CB Ian Patmon310.01319
OLB Thomas Kerr300.01211
S Jorge Ellard300.01012
CB Blaine Klepfer210.02317
DT Nate Warren200.03336
OLB Zachary Upshaw200.02528
CB Keegan Jenkins200.02623
CB Mack Bishop120.0136
DE Edwin Andrews100.01113
WR Grady Burks10---------
DE Colby Stephens010.01220
S Al Batch010.01219
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Deion Cox700.02429
CB Shaun Meggett510.02026
ILB Nicolas Stevenson440.51919
S Mel Glenn440.01518
CB Billy Rucker400.02225
OLB Logan Allen300.01917
CB Javier Benton300.01016
DT Chuck Combs220.52022
OLB Jackson Middlebrooks220.0108
CB Terry Ramirez210.0917
ILB Miguel Kroinek200.0611
OLB Burt Capoccia200.075
DT Alec Hickman200.01915
DT Vinny Helming110.02024
WR Todd Roach10---------
OLB Zane Young100.01525
CB Corey Gwynn010.023
OLB Bruce Wynn010.068

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Nathan Levine1.000024
DT Bruce Bertrand0.003033
DT Nate Warren0.002236
DE Colby Stephens0.001120
OLB Zachary Upshaw0.001028
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Nicolas Stevenson0.500019
DT Chuck Combs0.500022
OLB Logan Allen0.010017
DT Jackson Segal0.00106
OLB Zane Young0.001025

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison40025
CB Amari Samuels30135
OLB Giovanni O'Neill30036
CB Ian Patmon30019
S Johnnie Oliver12027
OLB Thomas Kerr11011
CB Keegan Jenkins10123
DT Bruce Bertrand10033
CB Blaine Klepfer10017
S Jorge Ellard10012
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Shaun Meggett50026
CB Billy Rucker32025
ILB Miguel Kroinek20011
S Deion Cox20029
CB Javier Benton20016
ILB Nicolas Stevenson10019
OLB Logan Allen10017
CB Terry Ramirez10017
DT Alec Hickman10015
OLB Bruce Wynn0018

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Phillip Marsh26025030
C Jeremy Tyler24015017
T Spencer Henselman12025030
G Kurt Swartz03025130
G Owen Dotson03015017
C Jim Donovan01010013
G Colby Whitfield01010013
TE Randy Cascini010602
TE Mickey Sullivan01014016
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Johnny Geis510036037
T Eddie Zawilinski36036137
G Jerald Pozy25014023
T Alexander McGee15036037
G Drew Ashman14022014
G Johnnie Terry02014023
T Leon Flanders01022014
C Winston Hammond0106013

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Rick Talley215
Colton Hawkes122
Johnnie Oliver115
Santiago Dennis112
Riddick McGee110
Wesley Sisk18
Colby Whitfield18
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Austin Fogle121
Vinny Helming117

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Amari Samuels------3635---71
S Johnnie Oliver------28271570
DT Nate Warren------3336---69
DT Bruce Bertrand------3633---69
OLB Giovanni O'Neill------3336---69
RB Colton Hawkes1822------2262
ILB Reginald Jamison------3125---56
G Kurt Swartz2530---------55
T Phillip Marsh2530---------55
T Spencer Henselman2530---------55
CB Keegan Jenkins------2623655
DT Nathan Levine------2524655
OLB Zachary Upshaw------2528---53
CB Blaine Klepfer------23171050
WR Melvin Mills1118------1746
WR Gustavo Wynn1927---------46
OLB Thomas Kerr------12112144
WR Santiago Dennis1318------1243
QB Abraham Gaylor1921---------40
G Owen Dotson1517------840
CB Mack Bishop------1361433
DE Colby Stephens------1220---32
CB Ian Patmon------1319---32
TE Vernon Adams1517---------32
C Jeremy Tyler1517---------32
C Jim Donovan1013------831
G Colby Whitfield1013------831
S Al Batch------1219---31
TE Randy Cascini62------2331
TE Mickey Sullivan1416---------30
CB Reggie Stedman------119525
DE Edwin Andrews------1113---24
WR Grady Burks1013---------23
S Jorge Ellard------1012---22
RB Rick Talley34------1522
WR Wesley Sisk67------821
RB Claude Foreman82------616
QB Levi Burkhead69---------15
ILB Darius Collier------49---13
DE Adam Fisk------25613
OLB Riddick McGee------001010
C Chase Asquith00------88
P Carlos McNeil00------88
RB Nickolas Parsley24------28
T Zachary Robinson00------88
K Jace Shepard00------77
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Eddie Zawilinski3637------679
T Alexander McGee3637---------73
C Johnny Geis3637---------73
TE Darius Flynn2736------568
RB Dustin Bruce3532---------67
DT Vinny Helming------20241761
S Deion Cox------2429255
WR Austin Fogle1516------2152
CB Billy Rucker------2225249
WR Drake Jongeling2623---------49
CB Shaun Meggett------2026248
S Jacob Langlois------11201647
WR Braxton Grant1217------1544
G Jerald Pozy1423------643
WR Derek Rose2413------643
DT Chuck Combs------2022143
G Drew Ashman2214------642
T Leon Flanders2214------642
OLB Zane Young------1525242
ILB Miguel Kroinek------6112239
ILB Nicolas Stevenson------1919139
WR Todd Roach2212------539
FB Manuel Shaw116------2138
OLB Logan Allen------1917137
G Johnnie Terry1423---------37
QB Carter Caldwell1423---------37
QB Bart Banks2214---------36
DT Alec Hickman------1915135
S Mel Glenn------1518134
OLB Burt Capoccia------752133
CB Terry Ramirez------917127
CB Javier Benton------1016127
DE Bryan Lucas------118625
CB Corey Gwynn------231520
OLB Jackson Middlebrooks------108119
C Winston Hammond613---------19
RB Earl Bruton15------915
OLB Bruce Wynn------68115
DT Abel Ellis------58114
TE Jeremy Juckett112---------13
DT Jackson Segal------56112
CB Donnell Gerdes------001111
C Shane Hill00------66
P T.J. McElroy00------66
K Reginald Hicks00------44
RB Darien Singleton00------44

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6213.5
Middle15302.0
Right4235.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9485.3
Middle15835.5
Right11353.2
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Abraham Gaylor20132021001
Levi Burkhead950101200
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Carter Caldwell23113311621
Bart Banks1380102111

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4330.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1410997.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)85627.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97788.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)18111317.3
Long (19+ Yds)91262.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gustavo Wynn75182227
RB Colton Hawkes421-2022
WR Wesley Sisk3101007
WR Grady Burks3103013
WR Santiago Dennis2106018
RB Nickolas Parsley2202004
RB Rick Talley220904
TE Mickey Sullivan22020016
TE Vernon Adams22016017
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Darius Flynn95033036
WR Todd Roach64043012
WR Braxton Grant52037117
WR Derek Rose41131113
TE Jeremy Juckett41026112
WR Drake Jongeling32012023
RB Dustin Bruce32029032
FB Manuel Shaw110506
WR Austin Fogle11019016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Claude Foreman100.005.40
RB Nickolas Parsley1-1-1.00-1.00
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Dustin Bruce3227.334.48

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Abraham Gaylor2163.005.80
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Carter Caldwell42102.507.00
Bart Banks21115.505.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Colton Hawkes1000.00-0.50
TE Vernon Adams1166.008.00
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Darius Flynn22168.003.67
WR Todd Roach1000.007.17
WR Derek Rose1000.007.75
WR Drake Jongeling1155.004.00
WR Braxton Grant1000.007.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Colton Hawkes43
QB Abraham Gaylor10
PittsburghRushesConversions
RB Dustin Bruce31

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Abraham Gaylor732
Levi Burkhead310
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Carter Caldwell733
Bart Banks544

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Santiago Dennis210
WR Wesley Sisk100
RB Nickolas Parsley111
WR Gustavo Wynn100
RB Colton Hawkes100
RB Rick Talley111
TE Vernon Adams110
WR Grady Burks100
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Todd Roach322
RB Dustin Bruce322
TE Darius Flynn222
WR Derek Rose100
WR Austin Fogle111
TE Jeremy Juckett100
WR Braxton Grant100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,000 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck12,900 (14,200)
End Zone8,700 (10,200)
Mezzanine5,400 (5,900)
Sideline Seats8,500 (9,100)
Club Seats16,600 (17,000)
Luxury Boxes7,900 (8,100)