Week 2, 2027

played in Pittsburgh, PA

47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	0	7	7	3	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	24	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:42 PIT - David Brown 6 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:37 PIT - Howie de Marco 7 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:27 PIT - Preston Cote 50 punt return (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:45 STL - Bernie Garner 40 pass from Lorenzo Joyner (Jeff Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:13 PIT - Bert Johnson 30 field goal
3Q: 03:05 STL - Bernie Garner 2 pass from Lorenzo Joyner (Jeff Bullock extra point)
4Q: 09:10 STL - Jeff Bullock 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:42 PIT - David Brown 6 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:37 PIT - Howie de Marco 7 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:27 PIT - Preston Cote 50 punt return (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:45 STL - Bernie Garner 40 pass from Lorenzo Joyner (Jeff Bullock extra point)
2Q: 00:13 PIT - Bert Johnson 30 field goal
3Q: 03:05 STL - Bernie Garner 2 pass from Lorenzo Joyner (Jeff Bullock extra point)
4Q: 09:10 STL - Jeff Bullock 32 field goal

Team Statistics STL PIT
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 304 311
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 5.33 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 153 123
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 6.65 3.84
Net Passing Yards 151 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 179 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/54
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:49 33:11

Team Statistics	STL	PIT
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	304	311
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	5.33	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	153	123
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	6.65	3.84
Net Passing Yards	151	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	179	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/54
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:49	33:11

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	4:45	OWN 29	8	33	Punt
1	4:22	1:27	OWN 30	4	29	Punt
2	12:35	1:52	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	5:27	2:08	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
2	3:19	1:53	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 16	8	33	Punt
3	5:44	2:48	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	1:53	1:37	OPP 39	3	-1	Punt
4	14:39	5:36	OWN 34	10	51	Field Goal
4	2:05	1:41	OWN 28	7	1	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
1	6:33	2:11	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	2:55	5:20	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	10:43	5:16	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
2	1:26	1:21	OWN 43	7	44	Field Goal
3	11:50	6:06	OWN 3	10	39	Punt
3	2:56	1:03	OWN 15	3	-7	Punt
3	0:16	0:37	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	9:03	6:58	OWN 26	11	53	Missed FG
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 29	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Howie de Marco, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bennie Fanwick	18	125	6.94	62	4
Colin Whiting	4	27	6.75	20	1
Lorenzo Joyner	1	1	1.00	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bruce Carlisle	12	33	2.75	13	1	0
Howie de Marco	9	41	4.56	7	0	1
Marty Douglas	6	24	4.00	10	1	0
Jerame Englund	5	25	5.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Joyner	30	19	179	4/28	2	40	0	101.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	33	20	193	1/5	1	50	0	87.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	3	5	50	16.67	10	36	0
FB Kerry Birchall	3	3	21	7.00	19	11	0
WR Ricky Kiddoo	3	4	16	5.33	0	11	0
WR Roger Farr	2	5	14	7.00	1	8	0
TE Bryant Finch	2	5	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	2	2	5	2.50	4	6	0
WR Ty Jonas	2	2	33	16.50	2	27	0
WR Bernie Garner	2	3	42	21.00	0	40	2
TE Jason Granberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darren Patchet	7	10	82	11.71	40	50	0
WR Kirk Ellison	3	5	19	6.33	0	8	0
TE Andrew Pittman	3	4	26	8.67	7	12	0
WR David Brown	3	4	43	14.33	10	27	1
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	4	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Dexter Sobien	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Bruce Carlisle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kirk Kerr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ty Allard	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marty Douglas	1	0	0	0
Darren Patchet	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Restifo	6	237	39.5	23.8	48	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	5	205	41.0	36.2	45	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Bullock	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	1/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Garner	3	24	8.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	2	54	27.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Holdhusen	4	67	16.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Patchet	2	46	23.0	0
Kirk Ellison	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	7	1	0.0	32	34
CB Roman Long	5	2	0.0	25	28
S Clay Van Pelt	5	2	0.0	26	18
DT Ty Allard	4	2	0.0	27	30
ILB Drew Rollo	4	0	0.0	11	15
ILB Alfred Hanson	3	3	0.0	21	19
CB Ross Bensen	3	2	0.0	27	31
DE Jose Prescott	3	0	0.0	29	32
CB Dennis Brock	3	0	0.0	23	21
DE Christian Stuart	2	1	1.0	25	28
S Darren Holdhusen	2	4	0.0	30	31
OLB Glenn Alston	2	1	0.0	6	5
DT Max Coles	2	0	0.0	13	10
DE Alvin Roseman	2	0	0.0	7	6
DT Malcolm Beustring	1	0	0.0	19	23
ILB Geoff Polston	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Lewis Bledsoe	1	0	0.0	13	12
S Bobby Cochrane	0	2	0.0	6	16

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pat Gelbart	6	0	0.0	12	16
DE Edward Arnold	5	0	2.0	18	28
CB Carl Watson	4	0	0.0	17	26
CB Jackie Aguirre	4	0	0.0	15	25
CB Louie Coe	4	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Bernard Gott	3	3	1.0	16	17
S Preston Cote	3	0	0.0	20	31
DE Charles Henderson	2	1	1.0	17	25
OLB Drew Inhofe	2	2	0.0	9	10
ILB Floyd Footman	2	2	0.0	14	20
CB Leonard Hilliard	2	0	0.0	16	31
S Norman Barker	2	0	0.0	18	30
DE Gene McKenzie	2	0	0.0	7	8
S Cole Sanders	1	2	0.0	6	11
DE Desmond Franks	1	0	0.0	7	10
DT Rickey Wolf	1	0	0.0	20	25
DT Winston Ansara	0	2	0.0	15	9
DT Andrew Toscano	0	1	0.0	8	23

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christian Stuart	1.0	1	2	28
DT Ty Allard	0.0	1	1	30
DE Jose Prescott	0.0	1	0	32
DT Malcolm Beustring	0.0	1	0	23

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	2.0	0	0	3	28
DE Charles Henderson	1.0	1	1	1	25
OLB Bernard Gott	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Winston Ansara	0.0	1	1	0	9
DT Andrew Toscano	0.0	0	1	1	23
DT Rickey Wolf	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	4	1	34
ILB Drew Rollo	3	1	15
CB Roman Long	3	0	28
CB Ross Bensen	2	1	31
CB Dennis Brock	1	3	21
S Darren Holdhusen	1	1	31
DE Jose Prescott	1	0	32
OLB Glenn Alston	1	0	5
DT Malcolm Beustring	1	0	23
ILB Geoff Polston	1	0	3
DE Alvin Roseman	1	0	6
ILB Alfred Hanson	1	0	19
S Clay Van Pelt	0	1	18

Pittsburgh	Caught	PPlay
ILB Pat Gelbart	3	16
CB Leonard Hilliard	3	31
CB Carl Watson	3	26
CB Jackie Aguirre	3	25
CB Louie Coe	3	14
S Preston Cote	2	31
DE Edward Arnold	1	28
OLB Drew Inhofe	1	10

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Georges	2	6	19	1	26
Teddy Fulcher	2	4	19	0	33
Hugh Gadget	2	3	11	1	12
Steven Humphries	1	5	14	0	24
Teddy Buchanan	1	1	20	0	28
Kerry Birchall	0	2	11	0	14
Amos Brock	0	1	18	1	26
Kris Kagan	0	0	3	1	6

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Sutton	4	7	2	28	0	30
Randal Moffitt	3	6	0	20	0	25
Mike Emerson	1	2	0	31	0	32
Pat Carlisle	0	3	0	12	0	9
Dusty Glenn	0	2	0	29	0	28
Trevor Carpenter	0	2	0	28	0	28
Nolan Tubbs	0	1	0	4	0	6
Sedrick Cleaver	0	0	0	5	1	6

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Bennie Fanwick	2	20
Emmitt Rickman	2	20
Brian Bullock	0	16
Bernie Garner	0	15
Blake Huntley	0	13
Lewis Bledsoe	0	13
Kerry Birchall	0	10
Ricky Kiddoo	0	10
Jason Granberry	0	10
Drew Rollo	0	9
Darren Holdhusen	0	8
Ty Jonas	0	8
Hugh Gadget	0	7
Tyrell Breneman	0	7
Rodney Restifo	0	7
Kris Kagan	0	7
Teddy Buchanan	0	6
Bryant Finch	0	5
Jeff Bullock	0	5
Glenn Alston	0	5
Buddy Georges	0	5
Shawn McElroy	0	5
Dennis Brock	0	4
Geoff Polston	0	4
Clay Van Pelt	0	4
Amos Brock	0	3
Jose Prescott	0	3
Malcolm Beustring	0	3
Roman Long	0	3
Colin Whiting	0	3
Alfred Hanson	0	3
Christian Stuart	0	2
Randall Money	0	2
Max Coles	0	2
Ross Bensen	0	2
Ty Allard	0	2
Bobby Cochrane	0	1
Alvin Roseman	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jerame Englund	2	22
Tito Delgadillo	2	14
Leonard Hilliard	1	22
David Brown	1	17
Duane Shapiro	1	13
Kirk Kerr	0	16
Charles Henderson	0	12
Pat Gelbart	0	10
Dexter Sobien	0	10
Darren Patchet	0	9
Billy Lunsford	0	9
Andrew Pittman	0	9
Bert Johnson	0	7
Sedrick Cleaver	0	7
Pat Carlisle	0	7
Mike Bensen	0	7
Dusty Glenn	0	7
Marty Douglas	0	7
Gene McKenzie	0	7
Preston Cote	0	7
Terrell Blades	0	5
Kirk Ellison	0	4
Desmond Franks	0	4
Rickey Wolf	0	3
Drew Inhofe	0	3
Floyd Footman	0	3
Trevor Carpenter	0	3
Norm Sinclair	0	2
Carl Watson	0	2
Winston Ansara	0	1
Andrew Toscano	0	1
Norman Barker	0	1
Jackie Aguirre	0	1
Cole Sanders	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	88	7.3
Middle	5	32	6.4
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	12	30	2.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Joyner	30	19	3	2	3	0	4	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	33	20	2	1	0	8	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	43	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	9	1.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	103	20.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	139	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	5	3	0	50	1	13
WR Roger Farr	5	2	1	14	0	21
TE Bryant Finch	5	2	1	-2	0	12
WR Ricky Kiddoo	4	3	1	16	0	20
FB Kerry Birchall	3	3	0	21	0	14
WR Bernie Garner	3	2	0	42	1	11
RB Bennie Fanwick	2	2	0	5	0	26
WR Ty Jonas	2	2	0	33	1	26
TE Jason Granberry	1	0	0	0	0	16

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Patchet	10	7	82	1	28
WR Kirk Ellison	5	3	19	0	18
WR Tito Delgadillo	4	2	13	0	18
TE Andrew Pittman	4	3	26	0	18
WR David Brown	4	3	43	1	17
TE Dexter Sobien	3	1	3	0	12
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	0	0	0	23
TE Kirk Kerr	1	0	0	0	6
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennie Fanwick	1	4	4.00	6.94

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	2	11	5.50	4.56
Bruce Carlisle	2	1	0.50	2.75
Marty Douglas	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Joyner	2	2	6	3.00	5.97

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	8	5	29	3.63	5.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Kerry Birchall	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
WR Bernie Garner	1	1	2	2.00	14.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Patchet	2	1	3	1.50	8.20
WR Kirk Ellison	2	1	7	3.50	3.80
WR Tito Delgadillo	1	1	10	10.00	3.25
TE Andrew Pittman	1	1	3	3.00	6.50
TE Dexter Sobien	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR David Brown	1	1	6	6.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Bennie Fanwick	3	1
Lorenzo Joyner	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Howie de Marco	3	2
Jerame Englund	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Joyner	10	7	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bryant Finch	2	1	0
WR Ty Jonas	2	2	1
WR Bernie Garner	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	0
TE Jason Granberry	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Ellison	3	3	2
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	0	0
TE Andrew Pittman	2	2	2
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	0	0
TE Dexter Sobien	1	0	0
WR David Brown	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (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	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (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)