Week 14, 2021

played in Pittsburgh, PA

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	38	3	3	-	51
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 PIT - Eric Reeves 50 pass from Terrell Betrozoff (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 08:05 MIN - Dominic Henry 18 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Tony Petitgout 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 12:46 MIN - Quentin Giles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Trent Dawson 41 fumble return (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Dominic Henry 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 04:45 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal
2Q: 01:20 MIN - Jose Mueller 4 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 11:28 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 19 field goal
4Q: 07:54 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 PIT - Eric Reeves 50 pass from Terrell Betrozoff (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 08:05 MIN - Dominic Henry 18 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Tony Petitgout 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 12:46 MIN - Quentin Giles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Trent Dawson 41 fumble return (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Dominic Henry 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 04:45 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal
2Q: 01:20 MIN - Jose Mueller 4 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 11:28 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 19 field goal
4Q: 07:54 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 45 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 11-2 7-6
First Downs 28 8
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 19 4
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 505 202
- Offensive Plays 74 50
- Yards per Play 6.82 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 135 85
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 3.86 3.54
Net Passing Yards 370 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 24 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 376 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 9.49 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 6/31 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 5/114
Interception Ret./Yards 1/37 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 38:45 21:15

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	11-2	7-6
First Downs	28	8
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	19	4
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	505	202
- Offensive Plays	74	50
- Yards per Play	6.82	4.04
Net Rushing Yards	135	85
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	3.86	3.54
Net Passing Yards	370	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	24 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	376	128
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	9.49	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	6/31	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	5/114
Interception Ret./Yards	1/37	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	38:45	21:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	3:31	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	3:14	3:23	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	13:35	1:00	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
2	11:26	1:59	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
2	7:51	3:12	OWN 31	7	38	Field Goal
2	3:26	2:16	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 20	7	78	Field Goal
3	9:55	1:03	OPP 46	3	-4	Punt
3	7:57	1:55	OWN 35	5	16	Interception
3	3:43	4:28	OWN 20	8	45	Punt
4	13:17	5:28	OWN 22	10	50	Field Goal
4	6:21	3:08	OWN 49	4	21	Missed FG
4	2:01	1:50	OWN 19	3	6	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	7:51	4:37	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
2	14:51	1:16	OWN 22	2	-4	Interception
2	12:35	0:59	OWN 20	3	21	Fumble
2	9:27	1:36	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	4:39	1:13	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 25	4	22	Half
3	11:23	1:28	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
3	8:52	0:55	OWN 20	4	-9	Punt
3	6:02	2:19	OWN 42	5	19	Punt
4	14:15	0:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	7:49	1:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	3:13	1:12	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 33	2	6	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Henry	25	99	3.96	22	5	2
Levon Neri	10	36	3.60	17	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Skip Oukac	12	55	4.58	17	2
Luther Van Pelt	10	19	1.90	8	0
Terrell Betrozoff	2	11	5.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	38	25	376	1/6	3	53	1	113.4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terrell Betrozoff	24	9	128	2/11	1	50	1	52.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	11	13	255	23.18	139	53	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	7	36	9.00	10	19	1
TE Jose Mueller	4	7	43	10.75	6	19	1
WR Bryce Perkins	3	4	30	10.00	1	11	0
RB Levon Neri	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Joey Webb	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Roman Ferrari	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Archie Wynn	3	4	42	14.00	6	23	0
WR Lonnie Keaster	2	4	10	5.00	4	9	0
WR Pete Mauldin	1	4	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Eric Reeves	1	1	50	50.00	25	50	1
RB Skip Oukac	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Darren Patchet	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Steven Marshall	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Trent Dawson	1	37	37.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bracy Ogden	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force	TD
Trent Dawson	1	1	1
Jose Mueller	1	0	0
Kurt Willis	0	2	0
Harry Hines	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Luther Van Pelt	2	0
Pete Mauldin	1	0
Stephen Forbes	1	0
Archie Wynn	0	1
Darren Patchet	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	142	47.3	29.0	57	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	9	423	47.0	39.1	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	3/4	2/3	0/0	48	6/6

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	4	19	4.8	0
Bernie Hassler	2	12	6.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mauldin	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	1	17	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Forbes	3	73	24.3	0
Bob Vandeginste	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	6	1	0.0	24	26
DE Teddy Davison	4	1	1.0	19	22
S Harry Hines	4	1	0.0	19	24
S Jim Abrams	3	2	0.0	17	16
S Trent Dawson	3	2	0.0	17	25
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	0.0	16	10
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0.0	18	16
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	0.0	20	25
DT Clarence Snellings	1	2	1.0	14	13
CB Michael Huffman	1	1	0.0	15	22
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	12	13
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kris Gough	1	0	0.0	17	23
CB Marcus Bernstein	1	0	0.0	12	12
DE Jared Gardner	0	1	0.0	14	14

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Reid	7	2	0.0	30	34
ILB Edgar Rogers	6	2	1.0	32	36
OLB Cornelius Navarre	5	1	0.0	24	25
S Thomas Turnbull	5	0	0.0	25	29
CB Damon Nash	4	2	0.0	16	17
DE Perry Simoneau	4	0	0.0	33	25
DT Tracy Halela	4	0	0.0	28	22
CB Bob Vandeginste	4	0	0.0	26	30
DT Freddie Ames	3	2	0.0	27	31
OLB Bracy Ogden	3	1	0.0	24	29
S Derrick Dodge	3	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Rico Barrington	2	2	0.0	8	10
OLB Gabe Jamison	2	0	0.0	8	6
DE Karl Jarvis	1	1	0.0	20	28
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	0.0	26	28
S Juan Fleck	1	0	0.0	6	6
TE Steven Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kelly Giovannelli	1	0	0.0	5	17
CB Rich Mugica	0	1	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	1.0	0	1	1	22
DT Clarence Snellings	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	1	1	0	16
DE Jared Gardner	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Randy Murray	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Edgar Rogers	1.0	0	36
DE Vernon Alcott	0.0	2	25
DT Freddie Ames	0.0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nick Blackburn	2	2	0	25
S Harry Hines	2	1	0	24
S Trent Dawson	1	2	1	25
S Jim Abrams	1	0	0	16
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	2
DE Teddy Davison	1	0	0	22
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0	22
OLB Kris Gough	0	2	0	23
CB J.C. Sturm	0	1	0	16

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kevin Reid	4	1	0	34
OLB Cornelius Navarre	3	1	0	25
CB Damon Nash	3	0	0	17
S Thomas Turnbull	3	0	0	29
CB Bob Vandeginste	3	0	0	30
ILB Edgar Rogers	2	1	0	36
OLB Bracy Ogden	2	0	1	29
S Derrick Dodge	2	0	0	8
CB Stephen Forbes	1	1	0	28
CB Rich Mugica	1	0	0	13
OLB Gabe Jamison	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	4	12	34	0	39
Rod Erickson	3	8	30	0	34
Moe Adderly	1	5	27	1	32
Curtis Farley	1	4	28	0	35
Clarence Cassidy	0	4	12	0	8
Cory Russell	0	2	30	0	28

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jumbo Wells	2	4	12	0	12
Reggie Stiles	1	4	18	0	22
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	4	20	0	22
Ken Givens	1	1	20	1	18
Lamar Martin	0	4	24	0	23
Kim Hope	0	2	21	1	21
Wally Rasmussen	0	1	4	0	7
Marco Carter	0	1	7	0	6
Deion Steven	0	1	6	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Hines	3	13
Bryce Perkins	1	25
Jose Mueller	1	12
Marcus Bernstein	1	12
Max Wedderburn	0	22
Levon Neri	0	19
Craig Bennetts	0	19
Ricardo Compton	0	18
Joey Webb	0	16
Roman Ferrari	0	15
A.J. Neiderer	0	14
Trent Dawson	0	12
Brad Jeffries	0	11
Winfred Dalton	0	9
J.B. Winkler	0	9
Michael Huffman	0	9
Scott Hastings	0	7
Clarence Cassidy	0	7
Donald Starks	0	7
Britt Sims	0	6
Quentin Giles	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Nick Blackburn	0	5
Jared Gardner	0	4
Kirk Hammond	0	4
Bernie Hassler	0	4
Herman Burns	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Terrance Fullerton	0	3
Curtis Farley	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Austin Scott	0	2
Tony Petitgout	0	2
Roger Farr	0	1
Frank Schueler	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Kerr	2	21
Rich Mugica	2	21
Steven Marshall	1	20
Ken Givens	1	8
Wally Rasmussen	1	6
Luther Van Pelt	0	20
Jumbo Wells	0	18
Edgar Rogers	0	16
Damon Nash	0	15
Lonnie Keaster	0	14
Bob Vandeginste	0	13
Stephen Forbes	0	11
Juan Fleck	0	11
Cornelius Navarre	0	10
Everett Gray	0	9
Marco Carter	0	9
Deion Steven	0	9
Myron Rodriguez	0	9
Perry Simoneau	0	7
Reggie Stiles	0	7
Gabe Jamison	0	7
Pete Mauldin	0	6
Karl Jarvis	0	6
Kevin Reid	0	5
Freddie Ames	0	5
Derrick Dodge	0	4
Archie Wynn	0	4
Thomas Turnbull	0	4
Bracy Ogden	0	4
Randal Moffitt	0	3
Tracy Halela	0	2
Bert Johnson	0	2
Skip Oukac	0	1
Kelly Giovannelli	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	11	31	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	9	22	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	38	25	6	1	4	4	3	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terrell Betrozoff	24	9	2	1	0	8	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	199	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	153	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	24	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	13	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	91	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	13	11	1	255	6	28
WR Quentin Giles	7	4	0	36	0	23
TE Jose Mueller	7	4	3	43	0	26
WR Bryce Perkins	4	3	0	30	0	24
WR Joey Webb	3	1	0	8	0	11
TE Roman Ferrari	2	0	0	0	0	29
RB Levon Neri	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	0	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pete Mauldin	4	1	18	0	15
TE Archie Wynn	4	3	42	1	13
WR Lonnie Keaster	4	2	10	0	9
TE Steven Marshall	4	0	0	0	14
WR Darren Patchet	3	0	0	0	17
FB Wally Rasmussen	2	1	4	0	7
RB Skip Oukac	2	1	4	0	16
WR Eric Reeves	1	1	50	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	5	20	4.00	3.96
Levon Neri	2	-1	-0.50	3.60

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	9	6	26	2.89	9.89

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jose Mueller	3	1	4	1.33	6.14
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	14	7.00	5.14
RB Levon Neri	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	4	4.00	19.62

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Henry	3	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Oukac	1	0
Luther Van Pelt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	9	8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terrell Betrozoff	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Mueller	4	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
WR Bernie Hassler	2	2	2
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Mauldin	3	1	0
WR Darren Patchet	2	0	0
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	1	1
WR Lonnie Keaster	1	0	0
TE Steven Marshall	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)