Week 14, 2073

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	0	10	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:14 MIN - Colton Hawkes 25 run (Bernie McLean extra point)
2Q: 11:34 MIN - Keegan Patton 11 run (Bernie McLean extra point)
2Q: 00:22 PIT - Rick Talley 10 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:07 PIT - Alec Hickman 27 fumble return (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 07:50 MIN - Bernie McLean 29 field goal
4Q: 11:27 PIT - Drake Jongeling 1 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 04:50 PIT - Reginald Hicks 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:14 MIN - Colton Hawkes 25 run (Bernie McLean extra point)
2Q: 11:34 MIN - Keegan Patton 11 run (Bernie McLean extra point)
2Q: 00:22 PIT - Rick Talley 10 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:07 PIT - Alec Hickman 27 fumble return (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 07:50 MIN - Bernie McLean 29 field goal
4Q: 11:27 PIT - Drake Jongeling 1 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 04:50 PIT - Reginald Hicks 41 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 5-8 6-7
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 268 326
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 4.54 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 179 157
- Rushing Attempts 35 30
- Yards per Rush 5.11 5.23
Net Passing Yards 89 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 11 - 0 34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 105 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:52 30:08

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	5-8	6-7
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	268	326
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	4.54	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	179	157
- Rushing Attempts	35	30
- Yards per Rush	5.11	5.23
Net Passing Yards	89	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 11 - 0	34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	105	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:52	30:08

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 35	6	26	Punt
1	6:53	1:20	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
1	3:02	2:40	OWN 22	4	15	Punt
2	11:23	2:41	OWN 29	3	-7	Punt
2	7:31	3:34	OWN 15	8	31	Punt
2	1:17	1:01	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
3	7:44	3:48	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
3	2:27	2:06	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	14:06	2:46	OPP 28	6	28	Touchdown
4	9:25	4:40	OWN 39	8	37	Field Goal
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 41	7	18	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	2:05	OWN 9	4	15	Punt
1	9:16	2:23	OPP 40	3	6	Missed FG
1	5:33	2:31	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
1	0:22	3:59	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
2	8:42	1:11	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
2	3:57	2:40	OWN 20	8	38	Missed FG
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 35	1	-8	Fumble
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 19	7	35	Punt
3	10:48	3:04	OPP 28	6	16	Field Goal
3	3:56	1:29	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:21	1:15	OWN 27	3	1	Fumble
4	11:20	1:55	OWN 25	6	-4	Punt
4	4:45	2:28	OWN 25	7	34	Downs

Game MVP: Dustin Bruce, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dustin Bruce	24	127	5.29	21	3
QB Carter Caldwell	6	22	3.67	11	1
RB Geoff Dunne	3	21	7.00	9	0
RB Rick Talley	2	9	4.50	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Colton Hawkes	12	75	6.25	25	2	1
RB Keegan Patton	9	55	6.11	15	2	1
QB Levi Burkhead	4	24	6.00	11	1	0
RB Ellis Bennett	4	2	0.50	5	0	0
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	20	11	105	4/16	2	35	0	103.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	34	18	183	2/14	0	46	0	68.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Braxton Grant	4	6	46	11.50	12	35	0
TE Darius Flynn	2	4	15	7.50	11	8	0
WR Drake Jongeling	2	5	13	6.50	8	12	1
RB Dustin Bruce	2	2	21	10.50	21	13	0
RB Rick Talley	1	2	10	10.00	8	10	1
WR Todd Roach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Efrain Chestnut	4	9	9	2.25	2	8
WR Derek Rose	4	7	42	10.50	16	23
TE Mickey Sullivan	3	5	26	8.67	2	13
RB Colton Hawkes	2	3	63	31.50	41	46
WR Grady Burks	2	4	34	17.00	15	27
RB Ellis Bennett	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
TE Riley Wooden	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	2	4	4.00	5	4

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Mitch Wright	2	0	0	0
DE Heath Nevicosi	0	1	2	0
DT Alec Hickman	0	1	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Levi Burkhead	2	0	0
DT Dermontti Schwartz	0	1	1
T Cody Mahoney	0	1	0
C Ben Heath	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. McElroy	7	290	41.4	31.7	54	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos McNeil	5	179	35.8	31.0	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Hicks	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernie McLean	1/3	0/2	0/2	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Wright	3	24	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Klepfer	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braxton Grant	3	70	23.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Masterson	1	22	22.0	0
Blaine Klepfer	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerald Newton	8	1	0.0	30	34
S Jacob Langlois	8	1	0.0	30	34
S Deion Cox	7	2	0.0	30	36
CB Shaun Meggett	3	3	0.0	29	31
CB Javier Benton	3	2	0.0	29	35
OLB Sedrick Long	3	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Tommy Conley	3	0	0.0	2	11
DT Abel Ellis	3	0	0.0	20	27
DE Heath Nevicosi	2	3	1.0	30	33
DE Horace Goss	2	1	0.5	26	22
DT Alec Hickman	1	4	0.5	29	36
CB Billy Rucker	1	1	0.0	16	21
CB Donnell Gerdes	1	1	0.0	4	9
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Scottie Olivera	1	0	0.0	12	8
DE Bryan Lucas	1	0	0.0	11	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Collier	7	2	0.0	32	16
S Jorge Ellard	7	1	0.0	27	19
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	6	1	1.5	34	24
S Al Batch	4	1	0.0	16	20
OLB Zachary Upshaw	4	0	0.0	12	6
CB Amari Samuels	3	0	0.0	32	17
DE Adam Fisk	2	0	1.0	31	17
CB Ian Patmon	2	2	0.0	32	24
DE Edwin Andrews	2	2	0.0	27	16
DT Bruce Bertrand	2	1	0.0	29	14
CB Keegan Jenkins	2	0	0.0	22	17
DT Dermontti Schwartz	1	1	1.0	11	12
DT Nate Warren	1	2	0.5	32	21
DE Dylan Duran	1	1	0.0	8	9
S Johnnie Oliver	1	0	0.0	16	6
CB Paul Bissonnette	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Blaine Klepfer	0	1	0.0	10	3
ILB Bryce Winslett	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Nevicosi	1.0	1	2	2	33
DT Alec Hickman	0.5	0	1	1	36
DE Horace Goss	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Abel Ellis	0.0	1	2	0	27
DT Chuck Combs	0.0	1	1	0	12
DE Harold Lester	0.0	0	1	0	3
DE Bryan Lucas	0.0	0	1	0	11

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	1.5	0	0	24
DT Dermontti Schwartz	1.0	0	0	12
DE Adam Fisk	1.0	0	0	17
DT Nate Warren	0.5	4	1	21
DT Bruce Bertrand	0.0	1	0	14
DE Edwin Andrews	0.0	1	0	16
DE Dylan Duran	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jacob Langlois	4	0	34
S Deion Cox	3	1	36
CB Javier Benton	2	2	35
CB Shaun Meggett	2	0	31
OLB Tommy Conley	2	0	11
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	1	0	8
ILB Jerald Newton	1	0	34
CB Billy Rucker	1	0	21
DE Horace Goss	1	0	22
CB Donnell Gerdes	1	0	9

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jorge Ellard	3	0	19
CB Keegan Jenkins	2	1	17
OLB Zachary Upshaw	2	0	6
ILB Darius Collier	2	0	16
CB Amari Samuels	1	0	17
CB Ian Patmon	1	0	24
ILB Bryce Winslett	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tom York	6	7	0	35	0	24
C Johnny Geis	4	8	1	35	1	24
G Johnnie Terry	3	6	0	35	0	24
T Alexander McGee	3	3	0	35	1	24
T Thomas Kotter	2	4	0	35	2	24
TE Darius Flynn	0	1	0	34	0	22

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Spencer Henselman	3	7	0	29	2	30
C Jeremy Tyler	3	5	1	30	0	36
G Owen Dotson	3	5	0	30	0	36
G Kurt Swartz	1	6	0	30	0	36
T Phillip Marsh	1	2	0	30	0	36
G Blake Carter	0	1	0	1	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Newton	1	23
Geoff Dunne	1	21
Bryan Lucas	1	20
Corey Gwynn	1	20

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dermontti Schwartz	2	17
Keegan Jenkins	1	16
Ben Heath	1	8
Gustavo Wynn	1	7
Efrain Chestnut	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jerald Newton	---	---	30	34	23	87
S Jacob Langlois	---	---	30	34	16	80
WR Braxton Grant	32	22	---	---	21	75
S Deion Cox	---	---	30	36	3	69
DT Alec Hickman	---	---	29	36	3	68
CB Javier Benton	---	---	29	35	3	67
T Thomas Kotter	35	24	---	---	8	67
DE Heath Nevicosi	---	---	30	33	3	66
CB Shaun Meggett	---	---	29	31	3	63
G Johnnie Terry	35	24	---	---	1	60
T Alexander McGee	35	24	---	---	---	59
C Johnny Geis	35	24	---	---	---	59
QB Carter Caldwell	35	24	---	---	---	59
G Tom York	35	24	---	---	---	59
TE Darius Flynn	34	22	---	---	1	57
WR Todd Roach	30	21	---	---	1	52
DT Abel Ellis	---	---	20	27	3	50
DE Horace Goss	---	---	26	22	---	48
OLB Sedrick Long	---	---	25	22	---	47
WR Drake Jongeling	25	18	---	---	3	46
DE Bryan Lucas	---	---	11	11	20	42
RB Dustin Bruce	28	13	---	---	1	42
CB Billy Rucker	---	---	16	21	2	39
DT Chuck Combs	---	---	3	12	16	31
RB Geoff Dunne	5	4	---	---	21	30
CB Corey Gwynn	---	---	0	1	20	21
OLB Scottie Olivera	---	---	12	8	---	20
RB Rick Talley	3	10	---	---	7	20
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	4	9	6	19
OLB Tommy Conley	---	---	2	11	3	16
TE Jeremy Juckett	11	5	---	---	---	16
WR Mitch Wright	1	0	---	---	14	15
TE Dennis Crimm	3	1	---	---	8	12
T Ross Bartell	0	0	---	---	12	12
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	3	8	---	11
DE Harold Lester	---	---	1	3	5	9
C Shane Hill	0	0	---	---	8	8
P T.J. McElroy	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Andy Stabenow	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ned Lemay	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Manuel Shaw	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Reginald Hicks	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Mel Glenn	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Bart Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Frank Roundtree	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Austin Fogle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Jeremy Tyler	30	36	---	---	9	75
G Owen Dotson	30	36	---	---	8	74
G Kurt Swartz	30	36	---	---	---	66
T Phillip Marsh	30	36	---	---	---	66
QB Levi Burkhead	30	36	---	---	---	66
TE Mickey Sullivan	28	33	---	---	---	61
WR Derek Rose	28	31	---	---	---	59
T Spencer Henselman	29	30	---	---	---	59
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	---	---	34	24	1	59
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	27	19	12	58
CB Ian Patmon	---	---	32	24	1	57
CB Keegan Jenkins	---	---	22	17	16	55
DT Nate Warren	---	---	32	21	1	54
WR Grady Burks	27	27	---	---	---	54
CB Amari Samuels	---	---	32	17	---	49
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	32	16	---	48
DE Adam Fisk	---	---	31	17	---	48
WR Efrain Chestnut	17	21	---	---	6	44
DT Bruce Bertrand	---	---	29	14	---	43
DE Edwin Andrews	---	---	27	16	---	43
DT Dermontti Schwartz	---	---	11	12	17	40
FB Joshua Ackerman	8	13	---	---	18	39
TE Riley Wooden	8	8	---	---	23	39
RB Keegan Patton	14	7	---	---	16	37
S Al Batch	---	---	16	20	---	36
CB Blaine Klepfer	---	---	10	3	16	29
DE Dylan Duran	---	---	8	9	8	25
RB Colton Hawkes	12	13	---	---	---	25
ILB Bryce Winslett	---	---	5	8	12	25
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	16	6	---	22
OLB Paul Osborne	---	---	1	0	20	21
WR Eddie Masterson	1	2	---	---	17	20
RB Ellis Bennett	4	16	---	---	---	20
OLB Zachary Upshaw	---	---	12	6	---	18
CB Paul Bissonnette	---	---	3	7	8	18
WR Gustavo Wynn	2	7	---	---	7	16
G Blake Carter	1	6	---	---	8	15
DT Tracy Fisher	---	---	4	6	1	11
P Carlos McNeil	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dusty Tate	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ben Heath	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Cody Mahoney	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Bernie McLean	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Colby Stephens	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Gerald O'Donnell	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Abraham Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	14	92	6.6
Right	12	51	4.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	17	94	5.5
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	20	11	1	0	1	2	6	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	34	18	3	0	2	3	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	25	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	12	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	-3	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	110	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braxton Grant	6	4	0	46	1	22
WR Drake Jongeling	5	2	1	13	0	18
TE Darius Flynn	4	2	0	15	0	22
RB Dustin Bruce	2	2	0	21	0	13
RB Rick Talley	2	1	0	10	0	10
WR Todd Roach	1	0	0	0	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Efrain Chestnut	9	4	1	9	0	21
WR Derek Rose	7	4	0	42	1	31
TE Mickey Sullivan	5	3	1	26	0	33
WR Grady Burks	4	2	0	34	1	27
TE Riley Wooden	3	1	0	7	0	8
RB Colton Hawkes	3	2	0	63	1	13
WR Gustavo Wynn	2	1	0	4	0	7
RB Ellis Bennett	1	1	0	-2	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Bruce	2	3	1.50	5.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Keegan Patton	1	11	11.00	6.11
RB Ellis Bennett	1	-2	-2.00	0.50
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Colton Hawkes	1	-1	-1.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	5	3	24	4.80	5.25

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	2	0	0	0.00	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drake Jongeling	2	1	1	0.50	2.60
TE Darius Flynn	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
RB Dustin Bruce	1	1	13	13.00	10.50
RB Rick Talley	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Efrain Chestnut	2	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dustin Bruce	2	1
QB Carter Caldwell	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ellis Bennett	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	6	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drake Jongeling	2	1	1
RB Rick Talley	2	1	1
TE Darius Flynn	1	1	1
WR Braxton Grant	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derek Rose	4	2	1
WR Efrain Chestnut	3	0	0
WR Grady Burks	2	1	1
RB Ellis Bennett	1	1	0
TE Riley Wooden	1	1	1
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	1
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (26,800)
End Zone 16,400 (19,300)
Mezzanine 9,600 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 15,300 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (26,800)
End Zone	16,400 (19,300)
Mezzanine	9,600 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	15,300 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)