Exhibition Week 4, 2012

played in Pittsburgh, PA

55 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	9	-	26
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Stephen Hope 5 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 02:08 PIT - Stephen Hope 12 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 12:10 MIN - Martin Gramatica 40 field goal
2Q: 05:21 MIN - Sammie May 20 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 10:49 MIN - Alvin Cortez 7 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 12:03 MIN - Martin Gramatica 20 field goal
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 4 run (Jackie Huntley pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 PIT - Stephen Hope 5 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 02:08 PIT - Stephen Hope 12 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 12:10 MIN - Martin Gramatica 40 field goal
2Q: 05:21 MIN - Sammie May 20 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 10:49 MIN - Alvin Cortez 7 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 12:03 MIN - Martin Gramatica 20 field goal
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 4 run (Jackie Huntley pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 406 251
- Offensive Plays 75 56
- Yards per Play 5.41 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 265 120
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards per Rush 7.79 4.29
Net Passing Yards 141 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 2 28 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 165 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.44 4.68
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 9/57
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/2
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 35:36 24:24

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	406	251
- Offensive Plays	75	56
- Yards per Play	5.41	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	265	120
- Rushing Attempts	34	28
- Yards per Rush	7.79	4.29
Net Passing Yards	141	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 2	28 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	165	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.44	4.68
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	9/57
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/2
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	35:36	24:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	3:14	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
1	1:58	4:54	OWN 27	8	50	Field Goal
2	9:05	3:56	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	4:23	3:06	OWN 31	8	48	Interception
2	0:30	0:30	OPP 45	3	-13	Half
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
3	8:22	4:40	OWN 12	10	53	Punt
3	2:35	0:48	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
3	1:38	0:40	OPP 26	2	5	Interception
3	0:15	3:20	OPP 49	8	46	Field Goal
4	9:21	1:00	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	7:02	4:46	OWN 11	8	89	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
1	6:36	4:38	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	12:04	2:59	OWN 20	5	12	Interception
2	5:09	0:46	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:17	0:47	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
3	10:42	2:20	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
3	3:42	1:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	1:47	0:09	OWN 30	1	1	Fumble
3	0:58	0:43	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
4	11:55	2:34	OWN 15	3	-9	Punt
4	8:21	1:19	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 20	12	46	Downs

Game MVP: Lionel Hutchins, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Hutchins	18	143	7.94	55	4	1
Sammie May	11	62	5.64	20	2	1
Jackie Huntley	4	32	8.00	14	1	0
Paul Whalen	1	28	28.00	28	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Hope	18	85	4.72	13	2	2
Bryant Blakely	8	31	3.88	27	1	0
Lewis Gionfriddo	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	38	24	165	3/24	1	29	2	59.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlton McDonald	28	12	131	0/0	0	30	1	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lionel Hutchins	7	9	40	5.71	19	11	0
WR Alvin Cortez	4	8	21	5.25	1	10	1
WR Ted O'Neill	4	6	57	14.25	0	29	0
TE Dana Dakis	3	5	26	8.67	7	11	0
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Graham Farias	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Artie Willis	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Sammie May	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Karl Hamrick	3	7	41	13.67	5	20
WR Clifton Becker	3	4	29	9.67	3	14
FB Jose Durham	2	2	0	0.00	0	3
WR Santana Moss	1	2	30	30.00	0	30
WR Freddie Milons	1	5	13	13.00	0	13
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Lewis Gionfriddo	1	3	14	14.00	1	14
RB Stephen Hope	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jeff Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Irv Gartland	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Alonzo Jackson	1	2	2.00	0
CB Joseph Sanford	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackie Huntley	1	0	0
Lionel Hutchins	1	0	0
Joe Lane	0	1	0
Vincent Nece	0	1	0
Antoine Upshaw	0	1	0
Kevin Kaesviharn	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Stephen Hope	1	0
Joseph Sanford	0	1
Clay Bullock	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	183	45.8	38.0	56	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	7	333	47.6	44.9	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	17	8.5	0
Ted O'Neill	1	2	2.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Hamrick	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Willis	1	23	23.0	0
Sammie May	1	23	23.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Hamrick	2	36	18.0	0
Cris Mayhew	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	8	0	0.0	28	24
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	1	0.0	28	28
S Richard Kerner	4	2	0.0	21	24
DT Matthias Askew	4	1	0.0	26	27
S Kevin Kaesviharn	4	1	0.0	23	26
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	0.0	27	28
OLB Irv Gartland	3	0	0.0	9	3
S Kirk Baum	2	1	0.0	26	28
DT Vincent Nece	2	0	0.0	17	17
CB Adam Archuleta	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB Kenny Russell	1	0	0.0	21	25
TE Dana Dakis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Hunter Meadows	0	2	0.0	27	27
DT Junior Siavii	0	1	0.0	4	2
DE Randy Murray	0	1	0.0	25	28

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Hope	10	0	0.0	31	36
CB Louie Fayo	8	0	0.0	25	31
ILB Neil Sewell	6	2	0.0	29	38
OLB Henry May	5	3	0.0	27	37
CB Joseph Sanford	4	0	0.0	30	38
DT Leon Beauchamp	3	2	0.0	24	31
OLB Alonzo Jackson	3	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Willie Hongamen	3	0	0.0	5	6
DT Deion Hoff	2	0	1.0	13	13
CB David Addy	2	1	0.0	21	30
S Deshea Townsend	2	0	0.0	30	35
WR Karl Hamrick	2	0	---	---	---
DT Heath Fangboner	2	0	0.0	10	9
Unknown	2	0	---	---	---
DT Kris Jenkins	1	1	1.0	20	26
DT Clay Bullock	1	0	1.0	3	5
Unknown	1	4	---	---	---
DE Herb Shaw	1	2	0.0	31	36
DE Derrick Burgess	1	1	0.0	29	34
ILB Michael Hinojosa	1	0	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hunter Meadows	3	1	0	27
DT Vincent Nece	0	1	0	17
OLB Warren Elrifai	0	0	1	28

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kris Jenkins	1.0	0	2	26
DT Deion Hoff	1.0	0	0	13
DT Clay Bullock	1.0	0	0	5
DE Derrick Burgess	0.0	2	0	34
DE Herb Shaw	0.0	2	0	36
DT Leon Beauchamp	0.0	1	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	3	1	0	28
S Richard Kerner	2	0	0	24
ILB Kurt Willis	1	1	0	24
S Kirk Baum	1	1	0	28
OLB Irv Gartland	1	0	1	3
S Kevin Kaesviharn	1	0	0	26
CB Adam Archuleta	1	0	0	7
CB Kenny Russell	1	0	0	25
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	28

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Louie Fayo	4	3	0	31
S Chris Hope	3	1	0	36
CB Joseph Sanford	3	0	1	38
ILB Neil Sewell	3	0	0	38
OLB Alonzo Jackson	2	0	1	9
OLB Henry May	2	0	0	37
OLB Willie Hongamen	2	0	0	6
CB David Addy	1	1	0	30
DE Derrick Burgess	1	0	0	34
S Deshea Townsend	1	0	0	35
DT Deion Hoff	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Walters	3	7	0	27	1	33
Will Mendheim	2	3	0	23	1	28
Antoine Upshaw	2	2	0	22	1	31
Dwayne Moline	2	2	0	12	0	21
Clyde Jordan	1	4	0	24	0	35
Damon Manning	1	3	0	16	0	17
Britt Sims	1	3	0	14	0	14
Joe Lane	1	2	0	18	0	15
Bernard Branch	1	1	0	10	0	23
Graham Farias	0	2	0	24	0	24
Howie Prior	0	1	1	14	0	11

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Victor Barton	3	7	23	24
Mike Rosenthal	2	6	25	25
George Coffey	1	3	23	24
Jose Durham	1	1	11	6
Rodney Beyer	1	1	6	7
J.R. Brunner	0	3	13	18
Chester Pitts	0	2	28	28
Morris Metzelaars	0	2	14	11
Otis Foster	0	1	5	4
Courtney Evans	0	1	17	10
Jeff Floyd	0	1	17	13

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Irv Gartland	3	10
Paul Whalen	1	22
Troy Edwards	1	11
Adam Archuleta	1	9
Gerald Hayes	0	20
Warren Pigg	0	16
Graham Farias	0	15
Kenny Russell	0	14
Bernard Branch	0	12
Marcus Reese	0	9
Kevin Kaesviharn	0	8
Martin Gramatica	0	8
Roosevelt Mathis	0	8
Artie Willis	0	8
Van Briscoe	0	7
George Burnett	0	7
Dana Dakis	0	7
Joe Lane	0	6
Kris Walters	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Hunter Meadows	0	6
Britt Sims	0	6
Sammie May	0	6
Herman Burns	0	4
Damon Manning	0	3
Will Mendheim	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Ted O'Neill	0	2
Howie Prior	0	1
Vincent Nece	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Mayhew	4	20
Unknown	1	16
Rodney Hodges	0	19
Morris Metzelaars	0	16
Alonzo Jackson	0	10
Chris Hope	0	10
Louie Fayo	0	10
Willie Hongamen	0	10
Karl Hamrick	0	10
Unknown	0	10
Freddie Milons	0	9
Lewis Gionfriddo	0	9
Jeff Floyd	0	8
Clifton Becker	0	8
Jose Durham	0	7
Everett Gray	0	7
Otis Foster	0	7
J.R. Brunner	0	7
Rodney Beyer	0	6
Jessie Bauer	0	6
Chester Pitts	0	5
Mike Rosenthal	0	4
Clay Bullock	0	4
Jeff Reed	0	3
Deshea Townsend	0	3
Stephen Hope	0	3
Deion Hoff	0	2
Henry May	0	2
Neil Sewell	0	2
Herb Shaw	0	2
Heath Fangboner	0	2
George Coffey	0	2
Santana Moss	0	1
Bryant Blakely	0	1
David Addy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	51	4.3
Middle	13	101	7.8
Right	9	113	12.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	49	9.8
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	8	17	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	38	24	1	2	0	5	5	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlton McDonald	28	12	2	2	4	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	73	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	6	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	71	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	50	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lionel Hutchins	9	7	40	0	26
WR Alvin Cortez	8	4	21	0	27
WR Ted O'Neill	6	4	57	1	27
TE Dana Dakis	5	3	26	0	20
WR Artie Willis	3	1	6	0	16
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	1	3	0	16
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	11	0	23
TE Graham Farias	2	1	5	0	24
RB Sammie May	1	1	-4	0	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Hamrick	7	3	0	41	1	23
WR Freddie Milons	5	1	3	13	0	11
WR Clifton Becker	4	3	0	29	0	15
TE Lewis Gionfriddo	3	1	0	14	0	28
WR Santana Moss	2	1	0	30	1	3
FB Jose Durham	2	2	0	0	0	6
RB Stephen Hope	2	0	0	0	0	20
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	0	4	0	8
TE Jeff Floyd	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	4	25	6.25	7.94
Sammie May	3	28	9.33	5.64

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Hope	5	28	5.60	4.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	4	3	18	4.50	4.34

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlton McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	4.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	7	3.50	2.63
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	6	6.00	5.50
TE Graham Farias	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	3	2
Jackie Huntley	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	1	0
Stephen Hope	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	12	9	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlton McDonald	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	3	1
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	2
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	1
WR Artie Willis	2	1	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	0
TE Dana Dakis	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Hamrick	4	1	1
WR Freddie Milons	2	0	0
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	1
TE Jeff Floyd	1	0	0
WR Clifton Becker	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (19,600)
End Zone 12,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,300 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (19,600)
End Zone	12,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,000)