Week 14, 2089

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 PIT - Jermaine Forney 7 run (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
1Q: 00:23 MIN - Giovanni Meinke 3 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 06:37 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 43 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 18 field goal
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Alonzo Saylor 88 interception return (Neil Rhodes extra point)
4Q: 10:01 MIN - Neil Rhodes 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 PIT - Jermaine Forney 7 run (Giovanni Drakeford extra point)
1Q: 00:23 MIN - Giovanni Meinke 3 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 06:37 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 43 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Giovanni Drakeford 18 field goal
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Alonzo Saylor 88 interception return (Neil Rhodes extra point)
4Q: 10:01 MIN - Neil Rhodes 26 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 2-11 4-8-1
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 409 238
- Offensive Plays 74 57
- Yards per Play 5.53 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 161 123
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 5.75 3.97
Net Passing Yards 248 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 1 24 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 256 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.39 4.42
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/48 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/88
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	2-11	4-8-1
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	409	238
- Offensive Plays	74	57
- Yards per Play	5.53	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	161	123
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	5.75	3.97
Net Passing Yards	248	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 1	24 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	256	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.39	4.42
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/48	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/88
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
1	10:54	3:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	0:15	1:29	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	11:42	5:13	OWN 9	9	65	Field Goal
2	4:20	4:20	OWN 12	12	87	Field Goal
3	13:36	3:17	OWN 29	6	36	Interception
3	10:19	1:18	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	8:00	2:41	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
3	2:38	2:21	OWN 13	8	35	Punt
4	9:54	1:34	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	3:04	1:58	OWN 20	11	31	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	1:59	OWN 11	4	29	Punt
1	6:58	6:43	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
2	13:46	2:04	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	6:29	2:09	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	9:01	1:01	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	5:19	2:41	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	0:17	0:41	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	14:36	4:42	OWN 41	8	50	Field Goal
4	8:20	5:16	OWN 33	7	38	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 49	5	12	Game

Game MVP: Wilson Perkins, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jermaine Forney	19	109	5.74	19	4	1
QB Jermaine Hanks	6	33	5.50	9	0	0
RB Leslie Sims	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
WR Kelvin Small	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derek Bingenheimer	22	88	4.00	29	2
RB Deion Watkins	5	32	6.40	11	2
QB Jackson Atchison	3	4	1.33	6	0
RB Lenny Henson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jermaine Hanks	44	24	256	2/8	0	32	1	62.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Atchison	24	16	123	2/8	1	23	0	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Doug Kirk	5	9	58	11.60	21	18
WR Kelvin Small	5	10	61	12.20	18	32
WR Max Shaye	4	7	59	14.75	26	27
TE Justin Birch	3	4	28	9.33	3	13
TE Lionel Lindstrom	2	4	19	9.50	3	13
RB Jermaine Forney	2	5	4	2.00	0	8
TE Todd Cox	2	3	25	12.50	0	22
WR Mark Abdul-Jabbar	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Leslie Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roberto Coles	3	4	38	12.67	6	23	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	3	4	10	3.33	2	7	1
TE Jorge Salter	2	3	23	11.50	1	22	0
TE Marshall Umphenour	2	2	20	10.00	4	11	0
WR Antonio Schwartz	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Clay Floyd	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ethan Bergsman	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Myron Huffman	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Nate Hitchcock	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
WR Micah Kosier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mason O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alonzo Saylor	1	88	88.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Wesley Jasso	2	0	0
DT Philip Kelley	0	1	0
T Skip Fewell	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Micah Kosier	1	0	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	0	1	0
TE Marshall Umphenour	0	1	0
S Charles Lyon	0	0	1
OLB Darrin Quinn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Montgomery	6	288	48.0	36.7	62	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Lovell	8	375	46.9	38.0	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Giovanni Drakeford	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rhodes	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Jasso	4	31	7.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Kosier	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Jasso	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Brooks	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Levon Cascini	7	1	1.0	30	23
ILB Malik Carter	7	2	0.0	31	24
DT Keegan Stuart	5	1	0.0	30	23
DE Alex Faulkenbury	5	0	0.0	25	20
S Josue Sidharta	5	0	0.0	31	26
CB Trevor Gillam	4	1	0.0	31	26
DE Quentin Wheeler	3	3	1.0	30	23
OLB Eduardo Merkerson	3	0	0.0	16	10
CB Tanner Horenstein	2	1	0.0	21	17
DE Myles Holliday	2	0	0.0	16	16
S Larry Littlejohn	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Joe Chapman	1	0	0.0	16	16
S Chester Willis	0	3	0.0	26	18
DT Philip Kelley	0	2	0.0	19	17
CB Brant Ellis	0	1	0.0	5	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Minevich	8	2	0.0	26	40
DE Wilson Perkins	6	0	2.0	27	43
S Charles Lyon	6	1	0.0	25	30
OLB Darrin Quinn	6	1	0.0	26	33
S Alonzo Saylor	5	4	0.0	28	46
CB Landon Brooks	5	2	0.0	26	33
CB Roy Rhodes	4	2	0.0	16	32
DT Brock Howard	2	1	0.0	22	37
CB Deron Shaye	2	1	0.0	28	46
S Ivan Bell	2	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Joey Argentati	2	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Justics Kaplan	2	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Tracy Mills	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Karl Maloney	1	0	0.0	24	26
DE Henry Florio	0	1	0.0	15	28
CB Shaun Gribbon	0	1	0.0	1	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Levon Cascini	1.0	0	1	23
DE Quentin Wheeler	1.0	0	0	23
DE Myles Holliday	0.0	1	0	16

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilson Perkins	2.0	1	1	43
DT Alfred Sermon	0.0	4	2	21
DE Henry Florio	0.0	2	0	28
DE Karl Hundley	0.0	1	0	21
DT Brock Howard	0.0	1	0	37
DT Karl Maloney	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Levon Cascini	3	0	23
ILB Malik Carter	3	0	24
CB Trevor Gillam	3	0	26
S Josue Sidharta	2	1	26
CB Tanner Horenstein	2	0	17
S Larry Littlejohn	1	0	8
OLB Eduardo Merkerson	1	0	10
DT Keegan Stuart	1	0	23
ILB J.J. Walton	0	1	2
S Chester Willis	0	1	18

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Charlie Minevich	5	2	0	40
S Alonzo Saylor	3	0	1	46
S Charles Lyon	3	0	0	30
CB Landon Brooks	2	1	0	33
S Ivan Bell	2	0	0	8
DE Wilson Perkins	2	0	0	43
CB Roy Rhodes	2	0	0	32
ILB Justics Kaplan	2	0	0	6
OLB Darrin Quinn	1	2	0	33
DT Brock Howard	1	0	0	37
OLB Joey Argentati	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Skip Fewell	4	7	1	28	1	46
C Kim Durden	3	8	0	28	0	46
G Graham Mathews	2	3	0	28	0	46
T Bob Jobe	1	2	0	28	1	46
TE Justin Birch	1	1	0	27	0	41
FB Glen Cooley	0	1	0	7	0	4

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vaughn Tate	3	6	0	31	0	26
C Carter Hammond	2	9	1	31	0	26
T Cornelius Norton	2	5	0	31	0	26
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	1	0	24	0	17
T Conner Spiliotis	0	6	0	31	1	26
T Chase Rowland	0	1	0	31	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Glen Cooley	1	17
Skip Fewell	1	11
Graham Mathews	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Lyon	3	13
Darrin Quinn	1	22
Charlie Minevich	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Skip Fewell	28	46	---	---	11	85
G Graham Mathews	28	46	---	---	8	82
G J.T. Humphries	28	46	---	---	8	82
T Bob Jobe	28	46	---	---	8	82
C Kim Durden	28	46	---	---	---	74
QB Jermaine Hanks	28	46	---	---	---	74
RB Jermaine Forney	23	32	---	---	15	70
TE Justin Birch	27	41	---	---	---	68
WR Max Shaye	25	34	---	---	---	59
S Josue Sidharta	---	---	31	26	1	58
CB Trevor Gillam	---	---	31	26	1	58
WR Doug Kirk	23	34	---	---	---	57
ILB Malik Carter	---	---	31	24	1	56
WR Kelvin Small	16	39	---	---	---	55
DE Quentin Wheeler	---	---	30	23	1	54
DT Keegan Stuart	---	---	30	23	1	54
OLB Levon Cascini	---	---	30	23	---	53
DE Alex Faulkenbury	---	---	25	20	---	45
DT Philip Kelley	---	---	19	17	8	44
S Chester Willis	---	---	26	18	---	44
CB Tanner Horenstein	---	---	21	17	5	43
TE Todd Cox	2	12	---	---	22	36
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	16	16	1	33
CB Joe Chapman	---	---	16	16	1	33
OLB Vincent Joseph	---	---	3	5	22	30
S Larry Littlejohn	---	---	5	8	16	29
FB Glen Cooley	7	4	---	---	17	28
OLB Eduardo Merkerson	---	---	16	10	---	26
WR Mark Abdul-Jabbar	5	3	---	---	17	25
TE Lionel Lindstrom	6	17	---	---	1	24
CB Brant Ellis	---	---	5	9	10	24
CB Wesley Jasso	---	---	6	3	15	24
RB Leslie Sims	3	11	---	---	---	14
WR Nathaniel Banta	2	3	---	---	7	12
ILB Rod Prochelo	---	---	0	0	12	12
CB Wyatt Eidsmore	---	---	0	0	11	11
ILB J.J. Walton	---	---	0	2	8	10
RB Clyde Bradley	1	0	---	---	9	10
C Rod McClure	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ernest Montgomery	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Ezra Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Giovanni Drakeford	0	0	---	---	5	5
G A.J. Searight	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Leonardo Nelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lance Weatherspoon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Wayne Davison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	28	46	11	85
OLB Darrin Quinn	---	---	26	33	22	81
ILB Charlie Minevich	---	---	26	40	14	80
CB Deron Shaye	---	---	28	46	2	76
DE Wilson Perkins	---	---	27	43	2	72
S Charles Lyon	---	---	25	30	13	68
T Conner Spiliotis	31	26	---	---	9	66
DT Brock Howard	---	---	22	37	6	65
CB Landon Brooks	---	---	26	33	4	63
TE Giovanni Meinke	24	17	---	---	21	62
CB Roy Rhodes	---	---	16	32	14	62
G Vaughn Tate	31	26	---	---	1	58
T Cornelius Norton	31	26	---	---	---	57
C Carter Hammond	31	26	---	---	---	57
T Chase Rowland	31	26	---	---	---	57
QB Jackson Atchison	31	26	---	---	---	57
DT Karl Maloney	---	---	24	26	1	51
DE Henry Florio	---	---	15	28	7	50
TE Jorge Salter	16	16	---	---	17	49
RB Derek Bingenheimer	25	17	---	---	---	42
TE Marshall Umphenour	8	10	---	---	16	34
DT Alfred Sermon	---	---	9	21	2	32
DE Karl Hundley	---	---	8	21	2	31
WR Micah Kosier	15	10	---	---	6	31
RB Deion Watkins	6	3	---	---	22	31
WR Clay Floyd	18	12	---	---	---	30
WR Antonio Schwartz	7	9	---	---	14	30
OLB Joey Argentati	---	---	13	15	1	29
WR Roberto Coles	18	10	---	---	---	28
S Ivan Bell	---	---	4	8	13	25
OLB Tracy Mills	---	---	6	14	1	21
ILB Justics Kaplan	---	---	2	6	9	17
WR Ethan Bergsman	8	8	---	---	---	16
CB Shaun Gribbon	---	---	1	14	1	16
S Gary Burton	---	---	2	13	1	16
WR Myron Huffman	7	5	---	---	---	12
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Garrett Ferguson	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Willie Lovell	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Nate Hitchcock	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Neil Rhodes	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Lenny Henson	1	4	---	---	---	5
WR Mason O'Neill	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Mark Winslett	0	0	---	---	1	1
RB Elliot Delong	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Efrain Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	12	84	7.0
Right	10	47	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	18	101	5.6
Right	6	-1	-0.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jermaine Hanks	44	24	4	0	5	5	9	4	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Atchison	24	16	2	1	3	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	-4	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	83	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	134	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	43	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	44	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Small	10	5	2	61	2	39
WR Doug Kirk	9	5	1	58	0	34
WR Max Shaye	7	4	1	59	1	34
RB Jermaine Forney	5	2	0	4	0	32
TE Lionel Lindstrom	4	2	0	19	0	17
TE Justin Birch	4	3	0	28	0	41
TE Todd Cox	3	2	1	25	1	12
WR Mark Abdul-Jabbar	1	1	0	2	0	3
RB Leslie Sims	1	0	0	0	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roberto Coles	4	3	0	38	1	10
TE Giovanni Meinke	4	3	1	10	0	17
TE Jorge Salter	3	2	1	23	1	16
WR Antonio Schwartz	3	2	0	14	0	9
WR Clay Floyd	2	1	0	6	0	12
WR Micah Kosier	2	0	1	0	0	10
TE Marshall Umphenour	2	2	0	20	0	10
WR Ethan Bergsman	1	1	0	10	0	8
WR Myron Huffman	1	1	0	2	0	5
WR Nate Hitchcock	1	1	0	0	0	5
WR Mason O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jermaine Forney	1	7	7.00	5.74
RB Leslie Sims	1	9	9.00	6.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derek Bingenheimer	1	2	2.00	4.00
RB Lenny Henson	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jermaine Hanks	2	1	13	6.50	5.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Atchison	3	2	12	4.00	5.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Shaye	1	0	0	0.00	8.43
TE Lionel Lindstrom	1	1	13	13.00	4.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	1	3	3.00	2.50
TE Marshall Umphenour	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
WR Mason O'Neill	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jermaine Forney	1	1
QB Jermaine Hanks	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Derek Bingenheimer	4	1
QB Jackson Atchison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jermaine Hanks	14	7	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Atchison	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Kirk	4	3	2
WR Max Shaye	3	1	1
TE Todd Cox	2	1	1
WR Kelvin Small	2	1	0
TE Lionel Lindstrom	1	0	0
RB Jermaine Forney	1	1	0
TE Justin Birch	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Marshall Umphenour	2	2	1
WR Clay Floyd	1	1	1
WR Ethan Bergsman	1	1	0
WR Roberto Coles	1	1	1
TE Jorge Salter	1	0	0
WR Micah Kosier	1	0	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	1	0
WR Mason O'Neill	1	0	0
WR Antonio Schwartz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,500 (26,800)
End Zone 9,000 (19,300)
Mezzanine 5,200 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (17,000)
Club Seats 900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,500 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,500 (26,800)
End Zone	9,000 (19,300)
Mezzanine	5,200 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (17,000)
Club Seats	900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (9,900)