| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 76 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Deon Prior kicked off 58 yards from the PIT30. Trevor Simms returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 14:42) Jake Locker sacked by DT Moe Blazewicz for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mike Pouncey. |
| 2-16-MIN14 (1Q: 13:58) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Tahir Whitehead. |
| 3-9-MIN21 (1Q: 13:14) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides. |
| 3-4-MIN26 (1Q: 13:06) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Edward May. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 12:29) Butch Medsker ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant, assisted by DE Edward May. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 12:03) Butch Medsker ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter. |
| 2-6-MIN45 (1Q: 11:35) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-1-PIT50 (1Q: 11:26) Dean Macklin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. Key block delivered by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (1Q: 10:59) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. DE Melvin Ingram hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-PIT48 (1Q: 10:50) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| 3-11-PIT49 (1Q: 10:09) Jake Locker pass was dropped by TE Leonard Fleming. |
| 4-11-PIT49 (1Q: 10:03) Burt Boyajian punted 49 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (1Q: 09:57) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S C.J. Marsh, assisted by ILB Dan Beckam. Key block delivered by James Brewer. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (1Q: 09:28) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Allen, assisted by S C.J. Marsh. Key block delivered by Andrew Kurczewski. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-PIT26 (1Q: 09:22) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Keith England. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newkirk gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-PIT38 (1Q: 08:34) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Austin Meek. |
| 3-3-PIT38 (1Q: 07:55) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Allen. Key block delivered by Stanley Havili. |
| 1-10-PIT41 (1Q: 07:14) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Jamie Lowe, assisted by CB Keith England. |
| 2-9-PIT42 (1Q: 06:32) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kendrick Zolak. DE Brett Allen drove right through Dwight Perez to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-PIT32 (1Q: 06:26) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Earnest Atkins for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Lyon. Atkins gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-PIT49 (1Q: 06:00) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-PIT44 (1Q: 05:52) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Earnest Atkins for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Keith England. Atkins gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 05:09) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Allen, assisted by CB Keith England. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-PIT43 (1Q: 05:01) Earnest Atkins ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Brett Allen. |
| 2-19-PIT44 (1Q: 04:32) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. DE Brett Allen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-19-PIT44 (1Q: 04:26) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Keith England, assisted by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 4-12-MIN49 (1Q: 03:52) Billy Joe Lowe punted 46 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN03. |
| 1-10-MIN03 (1Q: 03:44) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Tahir Whitehead. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Mychal Kendricks on the MIN15. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (1Q: 03:35) Earnest Atkins ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Daniels. |
| 2-9-MIN14 (1Q: 03:01) Cam Newton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN14 (1Q: 02:54) Cam Newton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Devon Wylie. DE Brett Allen blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN14 (1Q: 02:46) Deon Prior attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 02:41) Deon Prior kicked off 54 yards from the PIT30. Trevor Simms returned the ball 31 yards to the MIN47. Tackled by Victor Morton. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (1Q: 02:10) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. Macklin gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-PIT47 (1Q: 01:38) Jake Locker sacked by DE Scottie Dightman and DT Moe Blazewicz for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Boyer. |
| 3-10-MIN47 (1Q: 01:00) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Minnesota's Harold Wilkerson was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (1Q: 00:22) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. Macklin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-10-PIT40 (2Q: 15:00) Norm Armistead ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. |
| 3-9-PIT39 (2Q: 14:38) Jake Locker pass was dropped by WR Julio Jones. |
| 4-9-PIT39 (2Q: 14:29) Burt Boyajian punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 14:22) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Lester Guthrie, assisted by ILB Kennedy Dunlap. |
| 2-11-PIT19 (2Q: 14:00) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham. |
| 3-11-PIT19 (2Q: 13:26) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Roger Green for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S C.J. Marsh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (2Q: 12:55) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Brett Allen. |
| 2-6-PIT34 (2Q: 12:22) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Clark. |
| 3-7-PIT33 (2Q: 11:41) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 67 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hamilton gained 60 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Pittsburgh 9, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 11:41) Extra point by Deon Prior was good. Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (2Q: 11:23) Deon Prior kicked off 62 yards from the PIT30. Trevor Simms returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Wes Richmond. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 10:49) Jake Locker sacked by DE Brant Covert for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Reggie Higdon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Marcus Ashe on the MIN27. |
| 2-16-MIN27 (2Q: 10:14) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-11-MIN32 (2Q: 10:09) Butch Medsker ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 09:30) Butch Medsker ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler, assisted by S Winfred Whitted. Key block delivered by Reggie Higdon. |
| 2-3-PIT45 (2Q: 08:46) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter, assisted by DT Orlando Whitfield. Key block delivered by Pete McWilliams. |
| 1-10-PIT41 (2Q: 08:13) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (2Q: 07:27) Hugh Cooper pass was dropped by WR Trevor Simms. |
| 2-10-PIT31 (2Q: 07:19) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 3-3-PIT24 (2Q: 07:02) Hugh Cooper pass completed to TE Leonard Fleming for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Orlando Whitfield. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (2Q: 06:42) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 06:42) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 06:21) Cornelius Morris kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 06:21) Johnnie Ferderer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. CB Ricardo Jones defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT20 (2Q: 06:12) Johnnie Ferderer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. DE Brett Allen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-PIT20 (2Q: 06:06) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to RB Earnest Atkins for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Lyon. Atkins gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (2Q: 05:21) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Lyon. Key block delivered by Antoine Ross. |
| 2-4-PIT38 (2Q: 04:54) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 3-4-PIT38 (2Q: 04:12) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-14-PIT28 (2Q: 04:06) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Clark. |
| 4-15-PIT27 (2Q: 03:28) Billy Joe Lowe punted 49 yards. Harris Lyon returned the kick 13 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Harvey Johnston. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 03:19) Dean Macklin ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. Key block delivered by Marcus Ashe. |
| 2-2-MIN45 (2Q: 03:02) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 8 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (2Q: 02:42) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 13 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (2Q: 02:20) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Deron Golding. S Winfred Whitted defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT34 (2Q: 02:12) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Norbert Kelso. DE Edward May hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-PIT34 (2Q: 02:05) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-PIT28 (2Q: 01:58) Cornelius Morris attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 10 |
| (2Q: 01:53) Cornelius Morris kicked off 49 yards from the MIN30. Neal Baxter returned the ball 14 yards to the PIT35. Tackled by Butch Medsker. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (2Q: 01:43) Johnnie Ferderer pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Nathan Hoover. S Marshall Wagner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT35 (2Q: 01:34) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Austin Meek. |
| 3-5-PIT40 (2Q: 01:25) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by S C.J. Marsh, assisted by CB Ike Clark. |
| 4-2-PIT43 (2Q: 00:53) Billy Joe Lowe punted 53 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN04. |
| 1-10-MIN04 (2Q: 00:42) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie, assisted by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (2Q: 00:13) Butch Medsker ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Scottie Dightman, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cornelius Morris kicked off 68 yards from the MIN30. Neal Baxter returned the ball 27 yards to the PIT29. Tackled by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-PIT29 (3Q: 14:40) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to RB Earnest Atkins for 22 yards. Tackled by S C.J. Marsh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (3Q: 14:04) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jeremy Ballard, assisted by CB Keith England. |
| 2-11-PIT50 (3Q: 13:41) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kennedy Dunlap. Hoover gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Kennedy Dunlap on the MIN48. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (3Q: 13:30) Hugh Cooper scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler. |
| 2-6-PIT48 (3Q: 13:06) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT25 (3Q: 12:25) Dean Macklin ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted, assisted by S Ralph Quinn. |
| 2-8-PIT23 (3Q: 11:57) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-13-PIT28 (3Q: 11:47) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. DE Edward May hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-13-PIT28 (3Q: 11:39) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| 4-7-PIT22 (3Q: 10:55) Cornelius Morris attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 13, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (3Q: 10:48) Cornelius Morris kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Kendrick Zolak returned the ball 14 yards to the PIT29. Tackled by Butch Medsker. |
| 1-10-PIT29 (3Q: 10:20) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Ike Clark. |
| 2-5-PIT34 (3Q: 09:55) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wylie gained 5 yards after the catch. Pittsburgh's Nathan Hoover was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (3Q: 09:09) Johnnie Ferderer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. |
| 2-10-PIT44 (3Q: 09:02) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Keith England. |
| 3-7-PIT47 (3Q: 08:21) Johnnie Ferderer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. DT Lester Guthrie hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-PIT47 (3Q: 08:15) Billy Joe Lowe punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 08:09) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner, assisted by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-2-MIN28 (3Q: 07:26) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner, assisted by S Rahim Moore. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 06:55) Hugh Cooper pass was dropped by WR Julio Jones. |
| 2-10-MIN36 (3Q: 06:51) Hugh Cooper pass was dropped by RB Dean Macklin. |
| 3-10-MIN36 (3Q: 06:38) Hugh Cooper sacked by DE Melvin Ingram for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Ashe. |
| 4-19-MIN27 (3Q: 06:03) Burt Boyajian punted 44 yards. Ralph Quinn called for a fair catch at the PIT29. |
| 1-10-PIT29 (3Q: 05:53) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (3Q: 05:22) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Chun, assisted by DE Brett Allen. Key block delivered by Andrew Kurczewski. |
| 2-5-PIT44 (3Q: 04:45) Johnnie Ferderer sacked by DT Mike Daniels for a loss of 11 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Tenney. |
| 3-16-PIT33 (3Q: 04:08) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Jones. Hamilton gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-PIT44 (3Q: 03:20) Billy Joe Lowe punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 03:15) Butch Medsker ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Bilukidi. |
| 2-6-MIN24 (3Q: 02:32) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Tahir Whitehead. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 02:09) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. CB Kent Wheeler defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (3Q: 02:03) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 29 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Simms gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT36 (3Q: 01:18) Hugh Cooper pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 21 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner. |
| 1-10-PIT15 (3Q: 00:33) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Trevor Simms. OLB Mychal Kendricks defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT15 (3Q: 00:28) Butch Medsker ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted, assisted by DT Walter Bryant. CB Sam Gardner knocked down John Moffitt to break up the play. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-10-PIT15 (4Q: 15:00) Hugh Cooper pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Norm Armistead. |
| 4-10-PIT15 (4Q: 14:51) Cornelius Morris attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 16, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (4Q: 14:44) Cornelius Morris kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Kendrick Zolak returned the ball 13 yards to the PIT27. Tackled by Norm Armistead. |
| 1-10-PIT27 (4Q: 14:14) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Harris Lyon. |
| 2-9-PIT28 (4Q: 13:38) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 8 yards. Tackled by S C.J. Marsh. |
| 3-1-PIT36 (4Q: 13:10) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Jamie Lowe, assisted by DT Lester Guthrie. |
| 4-1-PIT36 (4Q: 12:35) Billy Joe Lowe punted 59 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (4Q: 12:25) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter. Key block delivered by Marcus Sheldon. |
| 2-4-MIN11 (4Q: 11:49) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dan Herron. OLB Roman Guthrie defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-4-MIN11 (4Q: 11:42) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Terry Maloney. DT Moe Blazewicz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-MIN11 (4Q: 11:36) Burt Boyajian punted 53 yards. Ralph Quinn returned the kick 8 yards to the PIT44. Tackled by Mike Pouncey. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (4Q: 11:25) Earnest Atkins ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Austin Meek, assisted by S C.J. Marsh. |
| 2-9-PIT45 (4Q: 10:39) Johnnie Ferderer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. OLB Ross Samuels hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-PIT45 (4Q: 10:30) Johnnie Ferderer pass was dropped by WR John Hamilton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-PIT45 (4Q: 10:25) Billy Joe Lowe punted 44 yards. Butch Medsker returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN15. Tackled by Wes Richmond. |
| 1-10-MIN15 (4Q: 10:15) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Roman Guthrie, assisted by S Winfred Whitted. |
| 2-8-MIN17 (4Q: 09:45) Hugh Cooper pass was dropped by WR Julio Jones. |
| 3-8-MIN17 (4Q: 09:36) Hugh Cooper pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Norm Armistead. OLB Mychal Kendricks defended the pass. |
| 4-8-MIN17 (4Q: 09:30) Burt Boyajian punted 34 yards. Ralph Quinn returned the kick -2 yards to the PIT47. Tackled by Norm Armistead. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (4Q: 09:22) Johnnie Ferderer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. S Marshall Wagner defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT47 (4Q: 09:11) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Daniels. |
| 3-4-MIN47 (4Q: 08:25) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 07:37) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Farr, assisted by S Marshall Wagner. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-13-MIN40 (4Q: 07:31) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Farr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wylie gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN33 (4Q: 07:03) Johnnie Ferderer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN33 (4Q: 06:58) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 17 yards. Tackled by ILB Eddie Farr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wylie gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 06:18) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 06:18) Extra point by Deon Prior was good. Pittsburgh 17, Minnesota 16 |
| (4Q: 06:10) Deon Prior kicked off 67 yards from the PIT30. Dan Herron returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Stanley Havili. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (4Q: 05:40) Hugh Cooper pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Trevor Simms. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (4Q: 05:30) Butch Medsker ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Bilukidi. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT CB Kent Wheeler for 8 yards to the MIN18. Tackled by Butch Medsker. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (4Q: 05:24) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN23 (4Q: 05:14) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 3 yards. Tackled by S Marshall Wagner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-12-MIN20 (4Q: 04:28) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Austin Meek. Wylie gained 2 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-22-MIN30 (4Q: 04:17) Earnest Atkins ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ike Clark, assisted by OLB Austin Meek. |
| 3-20-MIN28 (4Q: 04:06) Johnnie Ferderer sacked by DE Jeremy Ballard for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Tenney. |
| 4-23-MIN31 (4Q: 03:22) Deon Prior attempted a 48 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (4Q: 03:14) Hugh Cooper pass was dropped by WR Trevor Simms. |
| 2-10-MIN38 (4Q: 03:07) Hugh Cooper pass was thrown incomplete, intended for FB Deron Golding. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-MIN38 (4Q: 03:01) Hugh Cooper pass completed to TE Leonard Fleming for 34 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. Fleming gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (4Q: 02:42) Hugh Cooper sacked by DT Chris Bilukidi for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Boyer. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-15-PIT33 (4Q: 02:21) Hugh Cooper pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Sam Gardner. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-PIT19 (4Q: 02:05) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. Key block delivered by Marcus Sheldon. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-PIT14 (4Q: 01:56) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kent Wheeler, assisted by S Winfred Whitted. |
| 2-6-PIT10 (4Q: 01:40) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by DE Scottie Dightman. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-2-PIT02 (4Q: 01:18) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Moe Blazewicz. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-3-PIT03 (4Q: 01:06) Dean Macklin ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by S Rahim Moore. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-4-PIT04 (4Q: 00:59) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by S Winfred Whitted. |
| 4-2-PIT02 (4Q: 00:50) Cornelius Morris attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 19, Pittsburgh 17 |
| (4Q: 00:43) Cornelius Morris kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Nicky Newkirk returned the ball 23 yards to the PIT37. Tackled by Austin Meek. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (4Q: 00:35) Johnnie Ferderer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. |
| 2-10-PIT37 (4Q: 00:26) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Jones. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 3-2-PIT45 (4Q: 00:19) Johnnie Ferderer pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 41 yards. Tackled by S C.J. Marsh. Hamilton gained 18 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (4Q: 00:02) Deon Prior attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 20, Minnesota 19 |
| Final Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Minnesota Vikings 19 |