| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 83 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind. |
| Pittsburgh won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Ron Kariger kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Danny Cranford returned the ball 16 yards to the PIT19. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-PIT19 (1Q: 14:41) Toby Gerhardt ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. |
| 2-7-PIT22 (1Q: 14:02) Gus Eleazer ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 3-3-PIT26 (1Q: 13:36) Jim Brady pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 8 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by S Allen Weber. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (1Q: 13:27) Toby Gerhardt ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Bucky Irwin. Irwin ran over DeMario Pressley to set up the play. |
| 2-1-PIT43 (1Q: 12:42) Gus Eleazer ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. Key block delivered by Herman Hanks. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (1Q: 11:58) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 2-7-PIT47 (1Q: 11:27) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Antonio Fecht. ILB Andre Poston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-PIT47 (1Q: 11:23) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Cranford gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (1Q: 10:50) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Sintim, assisted by ILB Andre Poston. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hatcher. |
| 2-4-MIN38 (1Q: 10:08) Toby Gerhardt ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman, assisted by DE Deron Rice. Key block delivered by Don Middleton. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 09:36) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by OLB Clint Sintim. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hatcher. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (1Q: 08:59) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Andy Humphries, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-8-MIN15 (1Q: 08:28) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-MIN20 (1Q: 08:23) Jim Brady pass completed to Unknown for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Neasman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN13 (1Q: 07:52) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Kirk Cole for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cole gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Pittsburgh 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:52) Extra point by Ryan Succop was good. Pittsburgh 7, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 07:43) Jared Pommier kicked off 73 yards from the PIT30. Jon Swinton returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN16. Tackled by Juan Gaines. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (1Q: 07:14) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rondell Kurtz. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath ran over Marshall Robb to set up the play. |
| 2-5-MIN21 (1Q: 06:44) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 57 yards. Tackled by OLB Rondell Kurtz. Palmer gained 37 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (1Q: 06:06) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Trevor Gourdine. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sadler gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (1Q: 05:30) Matty Ice Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Devin Hawkes. DE Travis Melnik blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT11 (1Q: 05:25) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-PIT16 (1Q: 05:20) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Norbert Briggs. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-13-PIT14 (1Q: 04:46) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gino Moser. DT Norbert Briggs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-13-PIT14 (1Q: 04:36) David Buehler attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 7, Minnesota 3 |
| (1Q: 04:29) Ron Kariger kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Danny Cranford returned the ball 14 yards to the PIT17. Tackled by Louis Murphy. |
| 1-10-PIT17 (1Q: 03:53) Jim Brady pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 2-2-PIT25 (1Q: 03:12) Gus Eleazer ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 3-2-PIT25 (1Q: 02:27) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Unknown for 7 yards to the PIT40. Tackled by Jon Swinton. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (1Q: 02:00) Gus Eleazer ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-7-PIT43 (1Q: 01:20) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 3-5-PIT45 (1Q: 00:44) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 9 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. Cranford gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 00:07) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-7-MIN43 (2Q: 15:00) Gus Eleazer ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley. |
| 3-5-MIN41 (2Q: 14:30) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. S Rich Goeas defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN41 (2Q: 14:23) Jim Brady pass completed to Unknown for 9 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 13:44) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford, assisted by S Rich Goeas. |
| 2-8-MIN30 (2Q: 12:58) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. DE Deron Rice hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-MIN30 (2Q: 12:51) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 30 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cranford gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-18-MIN40 (2Q: 12:34) Jim Brady pass was dropped by WR Danny Cranford. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-18-MIN40 (2Q: 12:28) Colin Zook punted 34 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. Minnesota's Aaron Hernandez was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (2Q: 12:20) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-MIN11 (2Q: 12:11) Matty Ice Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Devin Hawkes. DT Pat Sims blocked the pass. |
| 2-5-MIN11 (2Q: 12:07) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 5 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (2Q: 11:29) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Devin Hawkes. |
| 2-10-MIN16 (2Q: 11:24) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie White, assisted by DE Travis Melnik. |
| 3-9-MIN17 (2Q: 10:42) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Hawkes gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 4-1-MIN25 (2Q: 10:15) Kevin Huber punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT23. |
| 1-10-PIT23 (2Q: 10:07) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. OLB Fernando Sanford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT23 (2Q: 10:01) Jim Brady scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 3-4-PIT29 (2Q: 09:24) Jim Brady pass completed to FB Quentin Dernbach for 6 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (2Q: 08:36) Jim Brady pass completed to Unknown for 10 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S Harry Anaya. Unknown gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Allen Weber on the PIT45. |
| 1-10-PIT45 (2Q: 08:25) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. Key block delivered by Sam Young. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (2Q: 07:44) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Emmitt Palmer. DE Travis Melnik hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT27 (2Q: 07:38) Matt Ryan pass was intended for RB Irving Duvall and was intercepted by S Josh Moseley at the PIT27. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-PIT36 (2Q: 07:26) Gus Eleazer ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Sintim. Key block delivered by Unknown. |
| 2-2-PIT44 (2Q: 06:52) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Gus Eleazer. S Allen Weber defended the pass. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Pass Interference. |
| 2-12-PIT34 (2Q: 06:45) Jim Brady pass was dropped by Unknown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-PIT34 (2Q: 06:36) Jim Brady pass completed to Unknown for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-PIT41 (2Q: 05:58) Colin Zook punted 34 yards. Allen Weber called for a fair catch at the MIN25. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-PIT46 (2Q: 05:49) Jim Brady pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (2Q: 05:41) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 4 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Cranford gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIN45 (2Q: 05:01) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 04:55) Gus Eleazer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by ILB Andre Poston. |
| 2-6-MIN22 (2Q: 04:24) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Rich Goeas, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 3-5-MIN21 (2Q: 03:53) Jim Brady pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 17 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Gerhardt gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (2Q: 03:08) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 1 yard. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 2-3-MIN03 (2Q: 02:23) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. DE DeMario Pressley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-MIN03 (2Q: 02:19) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Britt Wheeler for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 13, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 02:19) Extra point by Ryan Succop was good. Pittsburgh 14, Minnesota 3 |
| (2Q: 02:13) Jared Pommier kicked off 66 yards from the PIT30. Jon Swinton returned the ball 20 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Unknown. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (2Q: 02:00) Joey Sadler ran a reverse around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley, assisted by CB Wayne Maxwell. Key block delivered by Daniel Garrison. |
| 2-5-MIN29 (2Q: 01:44) Irving Duvall ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT B.J. Buckner. Key block delivered by Jimmy Concepcion. Concepcion ran over Juan Gaines to set up the play. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 01:28) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Key block delivered by Jimmy Concepcion. Concepcion ran over Josh Moseley to set up the play. |
| 2-5-MIN40 (2Q: 01:07) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devin Hawkes. CB Patrick Lee defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN40 (2Q: 01:01) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 11 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (2Q: 00:41) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Devin Hawkes for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Robb, assisted by OLB Juan Gaines. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-7-PIT46 (2Q: 00:32) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 9 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. Duvall gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (2Q: 00:21) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 12 yards. Tackled by DT B.J. Buckner. Moser gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-PIT25 (2Q: 00:13) David Buehler attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 14, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 00:06) Ron Kariger kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Kirk Cole returned the ball 8 yards to the PIT24. Tackled by Gino Moser. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Harry Anaya for 8 yards to the PIT16. Tackled by Britt Wheeler. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Jared Pommier kicked off 76 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 15:00) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Kyle Meadows, assisted by CB Patrick Lee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 14:27) Irving Duvall ran inside the right guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Kyle Meadows, assisted by S Ronnie White. Key block delivered by A.J. Murray. |
| 2-1-MIN42 (3Q: 13:56) Nicky Winters ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Aaron Maybin, assisted by CB Kyle Meadows. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 13:28) Nicky Winters ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ronnie White. Winters slipped a little on the wet field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Emmitt Palmer to the MIN49. The weather has created a very slippery ball today. |
| 2-9-MIN49 (3Q: 12:51) Joe Webb pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Rondell Kurtz, assisted by CB Marshall Robb. Winters gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-PIT47 (3Q: 12:16) Joe Webb pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-PIT47 (3Q: 12:10) Kevin Huber punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 12:04) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 2-9-PIT21 (3Q: 11:23) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for Unknown. CB T.J. Ward defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-PIT26 (3Q: 11:15) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by DT Scottie Benton. |
| 2-6-PIT30 (3Q: 10:35) Gus Eleazer ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by DT Andy Humphries. |
| 3-3-PIT33 (3Q: 09:55) Toby Gerhardt ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by DT Andy Humphries. Key block delivered by Quentin Dernbach. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (3Q: 09:15) Gus Eleazer ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 2-7-PIT40 (3Q: 08:42) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. OLB Clint Sintim hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-PIT40 (3Q: 08:32) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-PIT46 (3Q: 08:09) Colin Zook punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:04) Joe Webb pass completed to FB Victor Williamson for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Batten, assisted by CB Wayne Maxwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-14-MIN16 (3Q: 07:32) Nicky Winters ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Travis Melnik, assisted by S Ronnie White. |
| 3-11-MIN19 (3Q: 06:59) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 5 yards. Tackled by S Josh Moseley, assisted by S William Moore. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN24 (3Q: 06:33) Kevin Huber punted 46 yards. Unknown returned the kick -3 yards to the PIT27. Tackled by Unknown. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (3Q: 06:23) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 2-8-PIT29 (3Q: 05:39) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Britt Wheeler for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Andre Poston, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 3-2-PIT35 (3Q: 05:01) Jim Brady pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Toby Gerhardt. |
| 4-2-PIT35 (3Q: 04:54) Colin Zook punted 52 yards. Harry Anaya returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN19. Tackled by Bucky Irwin. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 04:46) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for Unknown. OLB Rondell Kurtz defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (3Q: 04:41) Joe Webb pass completed to FB Victor Williamson for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Kyle Meadows. Williamson gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-MIN21 (3Q: 04:00) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Louis Murphy. CB Wayne Maxwell knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN21 (3Q: 03:55) Kevin Huber punted 45 yards. Unknown returned the kick -2 yards to the PIT32. Tackled by Travis Glover. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (3Q: 03:47) Jim Brady sacked by DE Deron Rice for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Alonzo Hatcher. |
| 2-15-PIT27 (3Q: 03:18) Jim Brady pass was dropped by WR Britt Wheeler. |
| 3-15-PIT27 (3Q: 03:11) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Cole. CB Chad Neasman defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-PIT27 (3Q: 03:05) Colin Zook punted 65 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick -1 yards to the MIN07. Tackled by Rodger Saffold. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (3Q: 02:54) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. |
| 2-4-MIN13 (3Q: 02:19) Joe Webb pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Duvall gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIN16 (3Q: 01:48) Joe Webb pass was dropped by WR Joey Sadler. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN16 (3Q: 01:42) Kevin Huber punted 44 yards. Unknown returned the kick 3 yards to the PIT43. Tackled by Gino Moser. |
| 1-10-PIT43 (3Q: 01:34) Jim Brady pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Kirk Cole. |
| 2-10-PIT43 (3Q: 01:29) Jim Brady pass was dropped by WR Kirk Cole. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-PIT43 (3Q: 01:20) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Antonio Fecht. S Harry Anaya defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-PIT43 (3Q: 01:13) Colin Zook punted 46 yards. Harry Anaya returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN15. Tackled by Rodger Saffold. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (3Q: 01:04) Joe Webb pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rondell Kurtz. |
| 2-5-MIN20 (3Q: 00:24) Nicky Winters ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Juan Gaines. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-4-MIN21 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nicky Winters. DE Travis Melnik hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIN21 (4Q: 14:56) Kevin Huber punted 51 yards. Unknown returned the kick 5 yards to the PIT33. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (4Q: 14:49) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by CB Jon Swinton. |
| 2-10-PIT33 (4Q: 14:19) Toby Gerhardt ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 3-8-PIT35 (4Q: 13:53) Jim Brady pass completed to WR Britt Wheeler for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford, assisted by CB Chad Neasman. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (4Q: 13:45) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. |
| 2-8-MIN38 (4Q: 13:16) Jim Brady pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 10 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (4Q: 12:48) Toby Gerhardt ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Gerhardt slipped a little on the wet field. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-MIN27 (4Q: 12:16) Jim Brady pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jon Swinton, assisted by DE Deron Rice. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (4Q: 11:46) Gus Eleazer ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-8-MIN16 (4Q: 11:02) Jim Brady pass completed to Unknown for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Harry Anaya. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (4Q: 10:30) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. DT Scottie Benton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (4Q: 10:23) Jim Brady pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-MIN02 (4Q: 09:39) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Toby Gerhardt. DT Andy Humphries defended the pass. |
| 4-2-MIN02 (4Q: 09:35) Ryan Succop attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 17, Minnesota 6 |
| (4Q: 09:29) Jared Pommier kicked off 66 yards from the PIT30. Irving Duvall returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Juan Gaines. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (4Q: 08:52) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. CB Wayne Maxwell defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN23 (4Q: 08:43) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DE Aaron Maybin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN23 (4Q: 08:38) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for FB A.J. Murray. S Josh Moseley defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIN23 (4Q: 08:31) Kevin Huber punted 38 yards. Unknown called for a fair catch at the PIT39. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (4Q: 08:24) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Allen Weber. |
| 2-9-PIT40 (4Q: 07:47) Jim Brady pass was thrown incomplete, intended for Unknown. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-9-PIT40 (4Q: 07:43) Jim Brady pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Britt Wheeler. DE DeMario Pressley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-9-PIT40 (4Q: 07:35) Colin Zook punted 50 yards. Allen Weber returned the kick 7 yards to the MIN17. Tackled by Herman Hanks. |
| 1-10-MIN17 (4Q: 07:24) Joe Webb pass was dropped by WR Emmitt Palmer. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN17 (4Q: 07:15) Nicky Winters ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT B.J. Buckner, assisted by DE Aaron Maybin. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 2-15-MIN12 (4Q: 07:09) Joe Webb pass completed to RB Nicky Winters for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Josh Moseley. Winters gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN16 (4Q: 06:37) Joe Webb pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DT Grady Patton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-MIN16 (4Q: 06:31) Kevin Huber punted 66 yards. Unknown returned the kick 3 yards to the PIT21. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (4Q: 06:23) Toby Gerhardt ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-PIT10 (4Q: 05:39) Toby Gerhardt ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 3-8-PIT13 (4Q: 04:55) Toby Gerhardt ran outside the right tackle for 14 yards. Tackled by DE DeMario Pressley, assisted by OLB Clint Sintim. Key block delivered by Herman Hanks. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (4Q: 04:10) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rich Goeas. |
| 2-7-PIT30 (4Q: 03:26) Toby Gerhardt ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber. Key block delivered by Don Middleton. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (4Q: 02:38) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by ILB Andre Poston. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-10-PIT38 (4Q: 02:28) Toby Gerhardt ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Harry Anaya, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-12-PIT36 (4Q: 02:16) Toby Gerhardt ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Clint Sintim. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 4-16-PIT32 (4Q: 02:09) Colin Zook punted 50 yards. Harry Anaya returned the kick 6 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Bucky Irwin. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Fernando Sanford at the MIN24. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (4Q: 02:00) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Patrick Lee. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 01:42) Joe Webb sacked by DE Chris Akaka for a loss of 6 yards. Akaka simply blew through Kennedy Gaylord to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-16-MIN29 (4Q: 01:21) Joe Webb pass completed to RB Irving Duvall for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ronnie White. Duvall gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-14-MIN31 (4Q: 01:01) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Emmitt Palmer for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S William Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-MIN40 (4Q: 00:51) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell, assisted by OLB Lincoln Vespignani. Sadler gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (4Q: 00:41) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Marshall Robb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-PIT40 (4Q: 00:21) Joe Webb spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-2-PIT40 (4Q: 00:18) Joe Webb pass completed to WR Gino Moser for 17 yards. Tackled by S William Moore. Moser gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 17, Minnesota Vikings 6 |