Week 14, 2041

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	20	7	3	-	30
Minnesota Vikings	6	0	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 44 field goal
1Q: 00:44 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 26 field goal
2Q: 09:04 PIT - Deon Prior 51 field goal
2Q: 07:52 PIT - Donnie Horton 62 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:49 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 19 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:01 PIT - Deon Prior 55 field goal
3Q: 08:29 PIT - Kendall Pearson 12 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 00:05 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 18 field goal
4Q: 08:58 PIT - Deon Prior 24 field goal
4Q: 08:50 MIN - Butch Medsker 99 kickoff return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 44 field goal
1Q: 00:44 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 26 field goal
2Q: 09:04 PIT - Deon Prior 51 field goal
2Q: 07:52 PIT - Donnie Horton 62 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:49 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 19 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:01 PIT - Deon Prior 55 field goal
3Q: 08:29 PIT - Kendall Pearson 12 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 00:05 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 18 field goal
4Q: 08:58 PIT - Deon Prior 24 field goal
4Q: 08:50 MIN - Butch Medsker 99 kickoff return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 6-7 8-4-1
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 437 372
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 6.52 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 145 105
- Rushing Attempts 28 13
- Yards per Rush 5.18 8.08
Net Passing Yards 292 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 0 40 - 27 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 300 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 7.49 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 5/188
Interception Ret./Yards 4/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:34 25:26

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	6-7	8-4-1
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	437	372
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	6.52	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	145	105
- Rushing Attempts	28	13
- Yards per Rush	5.18	8.08
Net Passing Yards	292	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 0	40 - 27 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	300	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	7.49	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	5/188
Interception Ret./Yards	4/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:34	25:26

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	2:41	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	7:25	1:40	OWN 45	4	13	Fumble
1	0:39	2:11	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
2	11:24	2:28	OWN 30	5	36	Field Goal
2	4:53	2:35	OWN 10	5	35	Punt
2	1:15	0:35	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 37	2	25	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:42	OWN 22	13	78	Touchdown
3	7:30	1:54	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	15:00	6:10	OWN 20	11	73	Field Goal
4	8:37	3:16	OWN 20	7	43	Punt
4	4:07	1:50	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 43	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 24	6	49	Field Goal
1	9:13	1:48	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
1	5:45	5:06	OWN 42	9	49	Field Goal
2	13:28	2:04	OWN 20	4	25	Interception
2	8:56	1:14	OWN 37	2	25	Fumble
2	7:42	2:49	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
2	2:18	1:03	OWN 7	3	13	Punt
2	0:40	0:18	OWN 20	2	34	Interception
3	8:18	0:48	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
3	5:36	5:36	OWN 11	12	88	Field Goal
4	5:21	1:14	OWN 20	4	38	Interception
4	2:17	1:40	OWN 8	7	35	Downs

Game MVP: Ernie Jasper, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Rayburn	21	126	6.00	28	4
Jake Hoard	5	20	4.00	9	0
Ernie Jasper	2	-1	-0.50	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jake Locker	5	32	6.40	8	0
Butch Medsker	5	63	12.60	39	2
Casey McDonald	3	10	3.33	8	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Jasper	38	24	300	1/8	2	28	0	105.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	40	27	298	5/31	0	39	4	49.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Hamilton	8	12	96	12.00	6	20	0
WR Eddie Dawkins	6	9	64	10.67	11	25	1
WR Wyatt Cobb	3	5	43	14.33	17	25	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	2	5	26	13.00	0	15	0
FB Tanner Hindman	2	2	34	17.00	27	28	0
RB K.C. Rayburn	2	4	25	12.50	21	27	0
WR Kendall Pearson	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Evans	8	13	49	6.13	12	15
WR Tim Givens	4	8	50	12.50	27	34
WR Barry Washington	4	5	62	15.50	19	23
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	4	48	12.00	2	23
WR Greg Wells	2	3	20	10.00	2	17
RB Casey McDonald	2	3	23	11.50	6	15
RB Butch Medsker	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Dean Stephenson	1	1	39	39.00	41	39
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB D.J. Hayden	3	0	0.00	0
ILB Russell Harvey	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernie Jasper	1	0	0	0
Donnie Horton	0	1	0	1
Roman Guthrie	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Locker	1	0	0
Ziggy Ansoh	0	1	0
Mike Daniels	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	6	275	45.8	39.7	54	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	3	120	40.0	35.7	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	3/3	2/2	2/2	55	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Crane	2	13	6.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Rayburn	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Medsker	4	168	42.0	1
Barry Washington	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	10	1	0.0	12	44
ILB Russell Harvey	7	1	0.0	11	42
S Al Horn	4	2	0.0	13	44
CB D.J. Hayden	4	1	0.0	11	43
CB Bradley Lyon	4	0	0.0	8	39
S Corey Turner	3	1	0.0	12	45
DT Aaron Cauthen	2	2	1.5	10	36
DE Gene Sheldon	2	1	1.0	9	28
DE Melvin Ingram	2	0	0.5	6	26
ILB Ralph Van Guilder	2	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Jared Allen	1	1	1.0	11	42
DT Donnie Horton	1	1	0.5	7	26
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	0	0.5	4	6
CB Herb Gamroth	1	1	0.0	9	38
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0.0	1	0

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	12	2	0.0	28	39
S Benjamin Stone	9	1	0.0	28	39
CB Ivan Chandler	7	2	1.0	27	39
CB Vernon Warren	4	0	0.0	27	38
S Terry Mathews	3	2	0.0	28	39
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	1	0.0	25	36
OLB Bo Murphy	2	2	0.0	7	11
DT Mike Daniels	2	1	0.0	13	16
DT K.C. Bryant	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Roderick Dodge	2	0	0.0	17	24
WR Mike Evans	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Lavonte David	1	3	0.0	25	38
WR Greg Wells	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tim Givens	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0	1	0.0	25	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Cauthen	1.5	0	0	36
DE Gene Sheldon	1.0	1	0	28
OLB Jared Allen	1.0	0	1	42
DE Melvin Ingram	0.5	2	0	26
OLB Roman Guthrie	0.5	1	0	6
DT Donnie Horton	0.5	1	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	1.0	0	0	0	39
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	1	1	0	18
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	0	3	1	36
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	9	0	0	44
ILB Russell Harvey	4	1	1	42
CB D.J. Hayden	4	0	3	43
CB Bradley Lyon	3	1	0	39
S Al Horn	3	0	0	44
S Corey Turner	1	1	0	45
DE Melvin Ingram	1	0	0	26
CB Herb Gamroth	1	0	0	38
DT Donnie Horton	1	0	0	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	6	1	39
CB Vernon Warren	4	1	38
S Benjamin Stone	4	0	39
CB Ivan Chandler	4	0	39
CB Roderick Dodge	2	1	24
S Terry Mathews	1	2	39
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	38
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	4
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dixon McCumber	3	5	28	0	39
Britt McGee	2	5	28	0	39
Sammie Collins	1	5	28	1	39
Rodney Umenyiora	1	3	27	0	37
Jim Ross	1	2	28	0	39
Amini Silatolu	0	4	28	0	39
Tanner Hindman	0	1	16	0	17
Irving Martel	0	1	1	0	1

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	2	2	13	0	45
Derrick Brechbill	1	2	9	0	19
Marcus Ashe	1	1	13	1	45
Reggie Higdon	0	1	13	2	45
Roman Nolan	0	1	13	2	45
Maddox Sandhu	0	1	13	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Martel	2	16
Tanner Hindman	1	19
Luke Kuechly	1	17
Kendall Pearson	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lavonte David	2	11
Brandon Gordon	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amini Silatolu	28	39	---	---	9	76
Sammie Collins	28	39	---	---	9	76
Rodney Umenyiora	27	37	---	---	5	69
John Hamilton	25	35	---	---	8	68
D.J. Hayden	---	---	11	43	14	68
Britt McGee	28	39	---	---	---	67
Jim Ross	28	39	---	---	---	67
Ernie Jasper	28	39	---	---	---	67
Dixon McCumber	28	39	---	---	---	67
K.C. Rayburn	23	35	---	---	3	61
Corey Turner	---	---	12	45	3	60
Al Horn	---	---	13	44	3	60
Al Bryant	---	---	12	44	3	59
Eddie Dawkins	23	31	---	---	3	57
Russell Harvey	---	---	11	42	3	56
Jared Allen	---	---	11	42	3	56
Herb Gamroth	---	---	9	38	5	52
Tanner Hindman	16	17	---	---	19	52
Bradley Lyon	---	---	8	39	2	49
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	10	36	2	48
Dale Robinson	8	17	---	---	18	43
Gene Sheldon	---	---	9	28	3	40
Donnie Horton	---	---	7	26	4	37
Melvin Ingram	---	---	6	26	3	35
Jake Hoard	5	4	---	---	20	29
Zane Modrell	---	---	7	19	3	29
Luke Kuechly	---	---	3	4	17	24
Wyatt Cobb	10	12	---	---	---	22
Ralph Van Guilder	---	---	4	5	12	21
Full Contact Etten	---	---	3	5	11	19
Irving Martel	1	1	---	---	16	18
Richie Crane	1	3	---	---	13	17
Kendall Pearson	1	1	---	---	14	16
Roman Guthrie	---	---	4	6	1	11
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terry Finley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Slowey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darren McFadden	---	---	2	3	3	8
Bruce Irvin	---	---	0	0	6	6
Wes Richmond	---	---	1	0	3	4
Scott Dawkins	0	2	---	---	---	2
Wes Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Herbertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lavonte David	---	---	25	38	11	74
Benjamin Stone	---	---	28	39	7	74
Keegan George	---	---	28	39	3	70
Terry Mathews	---	---	28	39	3	70
Ivan Chandler	---	---	27	39	3	69
Vernon Warren	---	---	27	38	3	68
Roman Nolan	13	45	---	---	6	64
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	25	36	2	63
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	25	34	3	62
Jake Locker	13	45	---	---	3	61
Marcus Ashe	13	45	---	---	---	58
Reggie Higdon	13	45	---	---	---	58
Roderick Dodge	---	---	17	24	17	58
Earnest Hammontree	13	45	---	---	---	58
Mike Evans	13	45	---	---	---	58
Maddox Sandhu	13	45	---	---	---	58
Tim Givens	8	35	---	---	---	43
Greg Wells	4	26	---	---	12	42
Derrick Brechbill	9	19	---	---	14	42
K.C. Bryant	---	---	15	23	4	42
Trent Schroeder	---	---	18	18	5	41
Butch Medsker	7	25	---	---	7	39
Barry Washington	6	15	---	---	17	38
Bob Huntley	5	12	---	---	17	34
Norman Waite	---	---	9	18	5	32
Mike Daniels	---	---	13	16	2	31
Shannon Pharms	1	7	---	---	17	25
Bo Murphy	---	---	7	11	6	24
Zayden Drain	---	---	4	8	11	23
Casey McDonald	5	17	---	---	---	22
Freddie Johnstone	3	11	---	---	8	22
Donovan Hickman	---	---	4	4	11	19
Jordan Newsome	1	4	---	---	14	19
Dean Stephenson	3	9	---	---	6	18
Myron Cropp	---	---	3	1	14	18
Brandon Gordon	---	---	1	1	14	16
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Edwin Woolson	---	---	3	3	1	7
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	1	0	5	6
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cary Sutter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	26	8.7
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	10	60	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	5	63	12.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Jasper	38	24	5	2	1	5	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	40	27	5	1	0	3	0	1	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	116	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	105	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	44	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	54	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	94	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	66	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	12	8	1	96	1	35
WR Eddie Dawkins	9	6	0	64	1	31
TE Rodney Umenyiora	5	2	0	26	0	37
WR Wyatt Cobb	5	3	0	43	1	12
RB K.C. Rayburn	4	2	0	25	1	35
FB Tanner Hindman	2	2	0	34	1	17
WR Kendall Pearson	1	1	0	12	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	13	8	49	0	45
WR Tim Givens	8	4	50	1	35
WR Barry Washington	5	4	62	2	15
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	4	48	1	19
WR Greg Wells	3	2	20	0	26
RB Casey McDonald	3	2	23	0	17
RB Butch Medsker	2	1	2	0	25
RB Dean Stephenson	1	1	39	1	9
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Rayburn	4	11	2.75	6.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	3	3.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Jasper	3	2	31	10.33	7.89

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	6	3	17	2.83	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Hamilton	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	1	19	19.00	7.11
WR Kendall Pearson	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	2	1	-1	-0.50	6.25
RB Butch Medsker	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	13	13.00	12.00
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Rayburn	3	1
Jake Hoard	2	1
Ernie Jasper	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Jasper	11	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Hamilton	5	3	3
WR Eddie Dawkins	3	2	1
RB K.C. Rayburn	2	1	1
WR Kendall Pearson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Casey McDonald	2	1	1
WR Mike Evans	2	1	0
WR Greg Wells	1	1	1
WR Tim Givens	1	1	0
RB Dean Stephenson	1	1	1
WR Barry Washington	1	0	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	0

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

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