| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mario Houston kicked off 60 yards from the PIT30. Ben Strobel returned the ball 12 yards to the MIN22. Tackled by Troy Polamalu. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (1Q: 14:25) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Marc Bridges. Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. |
| 2-4-MIN28 (1Q: 13:58) Timothy Hightower ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram. |
| 3-1-MIN31 (1Q: 13:29) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Shawn Hartman for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 13:23) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Ben Strobel for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Strobel gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-MIN24 (1Q: 12:40) Randal Denton pass completed to FB Josh Talent for 14 yards. Tackled by S Troy Polamalu, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. Talent gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 12:17) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 25 yards. Tackled by S Troy Polamalu. Key block delivered by Manuel Ramirez. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (1Q: 11:43) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram. Key block delivered by Kennedy Gaylord. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (1Q: 11:02) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Trevor Cochrane. |
| 2-8-PIT21 (1Q: 10:17) Timothy Hightower ran around left end for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kennedy Gaylord. Minnesota 6, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 10:17) Extra point by Nate Kaeding was good. Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 10:02) Nate Kaeding kicked off 72 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (1Q: 10:02) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jay Moore. |
| 2-2-PIT28 (1Q: 09:34) Jamal Mello ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bob Vasquez. Key block delivered by Marty Howard. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (1Q: 09:27) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 5 yards. Tackled by S Larry Hughes, assisted by OLB Edgar Barrett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-5-PIT38 (1Q: 08:40) Patrick Moore pass completed to TE Dominic Gardiner for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Lyle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (1Q: 08:10) Ralph Strong ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Norman Bradley. |
| 2-6-MIN44 (1Q: 07:36) Patrick Moore pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Freddie Hines. DE Trent South hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIN44 (1Q: 07:30) Patrick Moore pass completed to RB Ralph Strong for 3 yards. Tackled by CB R.J. Cassidy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN41 (1Q: 06:57) Tony Eloms punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 06:51) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (1Q: 06:16) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Brodrick Bunkley. Key block delivered by Manuel Ramirez. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 05:39) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Lamar Bayh, assisted by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 2-8-MIN40 (1Q: 04:52) Randal Denton scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (1Q: 04:30) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Shawn Hartman for 51 yards. Tackled by ILB Vernon Neale. Hartman gained 43 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-PIT07 (1Q: 03:47) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Lamar Bayh, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. |
| 2-3-PIT03 (1Q: 03:13) Nicky Winters ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Brodrick Bunkley, assisted by DE Omar Hudson. |
| 3-1-PIT01 (1Q: 02:41) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-PIT06 (1Q: 02:37) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Ben Strobel for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Marc Bridges, assisted by CB Patrick Lee. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Shawn Hartman on the PIT02. |
| 4-2-PIT02 (1Q: 02:01) Nate Kaeding attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 01:53) Nate Kaeding kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (1Q: 01:53) Ralph Strong ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Marshal Yanda. |
| 2-2-PIT28 (1Q: 01:20) Patrick Moore pass completed to RB Ralph Strong for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens. Strong gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (1Q: 00:56) Ralph Strong ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jackie Maxwell. |
| 2-10-PIT30 (1Q: 00:29) Ralph Strong ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-20-PIT20 (1Q: 00:22) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens, assisted by S Larry Hughes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-15-PIT25 (1Q: 00:17) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 13 yards. Tackled by S Larry Hughes, assisted by S Gerald Alexander. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-PIT38 (2Q: 15:00) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Freddie Hines for 4 yards. Tackled by S Larry Hughes, assisted by CB Irving Givens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT42 (2Q: 14:28) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Boomer Grigsby. Cole gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (2Q: 13:53) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Lyle. Arora gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 13:18) Ralph Strong ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Bob Vasquez. |
| 2-6-MIN12 (2Q: 12:54) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Michael Rottinghaus for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Rottinghaus gained 6 yards after the catch. Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 6 |
| (2Q: 12:54) Extra point by Jay Feely was good. Minnesota 10, Pittsburgh 7 |
| (2Q: 12:47) Mario Houston kicked off 69 yards from the PIT30. Ben Strobel returned the ball 17 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Troy Polamalu. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (2Q: 12:11) Timothy Hightower ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Omar Hudson. |
| 2-8-MIN20 (2Q: 11:38) Randal Denton pass completed to FB Josh Talent for 5 yards. Tackled by S Troy Polamalu. |
| 3-3-MIN25 (2Q: 11:13) Randal Denton pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. Winters gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 11:05) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 2-8-MIN32 (2Q: 10:19) Randal Denton pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram. Winters gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 09:49) Randal Denton kept the ball, running inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. |
| 2-8-MIN42 (2Q: 09:10) Randal Denton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Shawn Hartman. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN42 (2Q: 09:00) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Roscoe Parrish for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Roscoe Parrish on the MIN50. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 08:26) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Trevor Cochrane. Key block delivered by Uche Nwaneri. |
| 2-4-PIT44 (2Q: 07:56) Randal Denton pass completed to FB Reagan Mauia for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-PIT44 (2Q: 07:22) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-9-PIT49 (2Q: 07:19) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Ben Strobel for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Strobel gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (2Q: 06:36) Timothy Hightower ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson, assisted by DT Lamar Bayh. |
| 2-12-PIT29 (2Q: 05:52) Timothy Hightower ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Tim Anderson, assisted by OLB Bruce Davis. |
| 3-11-PIT28 (2Q: 05:24) Randal Denton pass completed to TE Ike Dodge for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Otis Wyatt, assisted by ILB Vernon Neale. |
| 1-10-PIT15 (2Q: 04:48) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Phil Arnold for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull, assisted by ILB Clint Ingram. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-PIT12 (2Q: 04:11) Randal Denton pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Alonzo Baum. Winters gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-PIT08 (2Q: 03:27) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Roscoe Parrish for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Omar Hudson, assisted by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 1-5-PIT05 (2Q: 02:46) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 2-5-PIT05 (2Q: 02:25) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Delay of Game. |
| 2-10-PIT10 (2Q: 02:25) Timothy Hightower ran around left end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Renaldo Becker. Minnesota 16, Pittsburgh 7 |
| (2Q: 02:25) Extra point by Nate Kaeding was good. Minnesota 17, Pittsburgh 7 |
| (2Q: 02:19) Nate Kaeding kicked off 53 yards from the MIN30. Marshall Robb returned the ball 26 yards to the PIT43. Tackled by Phil Arnold. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (2Q: 02:01) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by DE Jay Moore. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-PIT47 (2Q: 01:55) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 11 yards. Tackled by CB R.J. Cassidy, assisted by S Thomas DeCoud. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 2-16-PIT37 (2Q: 01:45) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 10 yards. Tackled by S Larry Hughes. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-PIT47 (2Q: 01:24) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-MIN49 (2Q: 01:04) Tony Eloms punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN01. Pittsburgh's Dominic Gardiner was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hamstring injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN01 (2Q: 00:56) Timothy Hightower ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull, assisted by ILB Edward Patterson. Key block delivered by Justin Blaylock. |
| 2-3-MIN08 (2Q: 00:33) Timothy Hightower ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Adam Jones, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Nate Kaeding kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 15:00) Jamal Mello ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Edgar Barrett, assisted by DE Bob Vasquez. |
| 2-11-PIT19 (3Q: 14:31) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Michael Rottinghaus for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens, assisted by OLB Andy Lyle. |
| 3-5-PIT25 (3Q: 14:02) Patrick Moore pass completed to TE Gary Barnidge for 6 yards. Tackled by S Larry Hughes. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (3Q: 13:25) Ralph Strong ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Phil Graham, assisted by DE Norman Bradley. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-PIT26 (3Q: 13:17) Ralph Strong ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Jackie Maxwell. |
| 2-11-PIT30 (3Q: 12:47) Ralph Strong ran around right end for 14 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Jay Moore, assisted by S Gerald Alexander. Key block delivered by Chris Williams. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (3Q: 12:10) Ralph Strong ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton. Key block delivered by Edgar Kellum. |
| 2-5-PIT49 (3Q: 11:38) Patrick Moore pass completed to RB Ralph Strong for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Larry Hughes. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (3Q: 11:07) Patrick Moore pass completed to RB Ralph Strong for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Lyle. Strong gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN40 (3Q: 10:20) Patrick Moore pass completed to FB Edgar Kellum for 4 yards. Tackled by S Larry Hughes. |
| 3-2-MIN36 (3Q: 09:45) Ralph Strong ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Scottie Benton. Key block delivered by Marty Howard. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (3Q: 08:58) Ralph Strong ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Jackie Maxwell. Key block delivered by Chris Williams. Williams ran over Andy Lyle to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 08:17) Patrick Moore pass completed to TE Dominic Gardiner for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Travis Gerak. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-1-MIN14 (3Q: 07:52) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Michael Rottinghaus for 11 yards. Tackled by CB R.J. Cassidy. |
| 1-3-MIN03 (3Q: 07:12) Ralph Strong ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jay Moore. |
| 2-2-MIN02 (3Q: 06:40) Ralph Strong ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Hoover, assisted by S Gerald Alexander. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (3Q: 06:01) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Jeremy Arora for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 17, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (3Q: 06:01) Extra point by Jay Feely was good. Minnesota 17, Pittsburgh 14 |
| (3Q: 05:53) Mario Houston kicked off 59 yards from the PIT30. Ben Strobel returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN30. Tackled by Troy Polamalu. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (3Q: 05:30) Randal Denton sacked by DT Tim Anderson and DE Omar Hudson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kennedy Gaylord. |
| 2-16-MIN24 (3Q: 04:53) Randal Denton sacked by DT Brodrick Bunkley for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kennedy Gaylord. |
| 3-22-MIN18 (3Q: 04:21) Randal Denton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roscoe Parrish. S Bryant Turnbull defended the pass. |
| 4-22-MIN18 (3Q: 04:11) Charles Shackelford punted 48 yards. Kirk Cole returned the kick 3 yards to the PIT37. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (3Q: 04:02) Patrick Moore pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeremy Arora. DT Jackie Maxwell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT22 (3Q: 03:59) Patrick Moore sacked by DE Jay Moore for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Neal Lynn. |
| 3-16-PIT16 (3Q: 03:15) Patrick Moore sacked by DE Bob Vasquez for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Norbert Wells. |
| 4-22-PIT10 (3Q: 02:42) Tony Eloms punted 48 yards. R.J. Cassidy returned the kick 3 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Troy Polamalu. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (3Q: 02:33) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (3Q: 01:53) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Otis Wyatt. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN37 (3Q: 01:44) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Phil Arnold for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Marc Bridges. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN47 (3Q: 00:58) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Roscoe Parrish for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT45 (3Q: 00:12) Randal Denton sacked by DT Lamar Bayh for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Kennedy Gaylord. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-16-MIN49 (4Q: 15:00) Randal Denton pass completed to TE Leon Beltramini for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Marc Bridges. |
| 3-4-PIT39 (4Q: 14:15) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Shawn Hartman for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (4Q: 13:41) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Lamar Bayh. |
| 2-6-PIT23 (4Q: 13:13) Nicky Winters ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 3-4-PIT21 (4Q: 12:33) Randal Denton scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Marc Bridges. |
| 1-10-PIT17 (4Q: 11:57) Nicky Winters ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull, assisted by DT Brodrick Bunkley. |
| 2-8-PIT15 (4Q: 11:17) Timothy Hightower ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Trevor Cochrane, assisted by ILB Clint Ingram. |
| 3-6-PIT13 (4Q: 10:42) Randal Denton sacked by CB Adam Jones for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Uche Nwaneri. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-PIT18 (4Q: 09:57) Nate Kaeding attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 20, Pittsburgh 14 |
| (4Q: 09:49) Nate Kaeding kicked off 78 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 09:49) Patrick Moore pass completed to RB Ralph Strong for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Phil Graham. Strong gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (4Q: 09:06) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-PIT45 (4Q: 08:40) Patrick Moore pass was intended for WR Kirk Cole and was intercepted by S Larry Hughes at the MIN42. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Kirk Cole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (4Q: 08:29) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. |
| 2-8-PIT45 (4Q: 07:46) Timothy Hightower ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Anderson. |
| 3-5-PIT42 (4Q: 07:02) Randal Denton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. OLB Bruce Davis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-PIT42 (4Q: 06:58) Charles Shackelford punted 42 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 06:53) Ralph Strong ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB R.J. Cassidy, assisted by DE Norman Bradley. |
| 2-9-PIT21 (4Q: 06:23) Patrick Moore pass completed to RB Ralph Strong for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Phil Graham. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (4Q: 05:40) Ralph Strong ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-6-PIT35 (4Q: 05:05) Patrick Moore pass was intended for WR Michael Rottinghaus and was intercepted by S Gerald Alexander at the PIT46. Tackled by Freddie Hines. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (4Q: 04:57) Randal Denton pass completed to WR Shawn Hartman for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Davis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-PIT43 (4Q: 04:14) Randal Denton scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bryant Turnbull. |
| 3-4-PIT40 (4Q: 03:27) Randal Denton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ben Strobel. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-PIT40 (4Q: 03:24) Charles Shackelford punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 03:17) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Freddie Hines for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Lyle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-PIT26 (4Q: 02:57) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 2-9-PIT21 (4Q: 02:57) Patrick Moore pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Ralph Strong. ILB Phil Gaylor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-PIT21 (4Q: 02:54) Patrick Moore pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Cole. S Gerald Alexander defended the pass. |
| 4-9-PIT21 (4Q: 02:48) Tony Eloms punted 51 yards. R.J. Cassidy returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Jeremy Arora. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:38) Randal Denton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Phil Arnold. DE Trevor Cochrane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:32) Nicky Winters ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Marc Bridges. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 3-4-MIN41 (4Q: 02:21) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Otis Wyatt, assisted by DT Brodrick Bunkley. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 4-2-MIN43 (4Q: 02:09) Charles Shackelford punted 46 yards. Kirk Cole returned the kick 5 yards to the PIT16. Tackled by Sammy Schlesinger. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-PIT16 (4Q: 02:00) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 23 yards. Tackled by CB R.J. Cassidy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (4Q: 01:38) Patrick Moore pass completed to WR Freddie Hines for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Irving Givens. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN R.J. Cassidy on the PIT49. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (4Q: 01:31) Timothy Hightower ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Adam Jones, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-9-PIT48 (4Q: 01:21) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Clint Ingram, assisted by S Otis Wyatt. |
| 3-8-PIT47 (4Q: 00:34) Randal Denton dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 14 |