Week 14, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	17	7	0	-	34
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 PIT - Matthew Meadows 14 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 03:27 PIT - Bert Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 12:44 MIN - Jose Mueller 5 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:40 PIT - Bert Johnson 35 field goal
2Q: 06:42 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 4 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:23 PIT - Karl Hamrick 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:46 MIN - Bryce Perkins 12 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 04:54 PIT - Bobby Blanda 23 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 40 field goal
4Q: 00:58 MIN - Claude Adams 14 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 PIT - Matthew Meadows 14 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 03:27 PIT - Bert Johnson 33 field goal
2Q: 12:44 MIN - Jose Mueller 5 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:40 PIT - Bert Johnson 35 field goal
2Q: 06:42 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 4 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 01:23 PIT - Karl Hamrick 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 12:46 MIN - Bryce Perkins 12 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 04:54 PIT - Bobby Blanda 23 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 13:47 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 40 field goal
4Q: 00:58 MIN - Claude Adams 14 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 10-3 11-2
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 8 19
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 288 385
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 5.05 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 159 100
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 4.97 5.00
Net Passing Yards 129 285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 15 - 0 50 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 143 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 12/74 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/135 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 3/46 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	10-3	11-2
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	8	19
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	288	385
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	5.05	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	159	100
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	4.97	5.00
Net Passing Yards	129	285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 15 - 0	50 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	143	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	12/74	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/135	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	3/46	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	7:41	1:13	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	5:09	1:49	OPP 12	3	-4	Field Goal
2	12:35	5:01	OWN 45	7	37	Field Goal
2	6:42	0:10	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
2	5:45	1:48	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	3:49	0:50	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:59	1:42	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
3	12:39	2:11	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
3	8:08	3:26	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	3:47	1:23	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	13:41	2:35	OWN 39	5	17	Punt
4	9:14	6:05	OWN 30	8	39	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:52	OWN 22	7	34	Punt
1	6:28	1:19	OWN 9	3	1	Interception
1	3:20	5:45	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	7:34	0:52	OWN 21	2	-5	Interception
2	6:32	0:47	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:57	0:08	OWN 46	1	0	Interception
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 8	3	25	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	10:28	2:20	OWN 4	5	9	Punt
3	4:42	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:24	3:43	OWN 18	9	59	Field Goal
4	11:06	1:52	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	3:09	2:19	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 40	5	36	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Hutchins	17	83	4.88	12	2	1
Brian Lee	15	76	5.07	28	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	14	66	4.71	11	3
Glen Jeffers	5	29	5.80	23	1
Brad Patino	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	23	15	143	2/14	3	24	0	121.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Patino	50	28	294	1/9	3	26	3	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Hamrick	3	3	14	4.67	0	11	1
WR Matthew Meadows	3	4	41	13.67	0	24	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	3	24	12.00	24	19	0
WR Bobby Blanda	2	7	41	20.50	5	23	1
RB Brian Lee	2	2	5	2.50	6	3	0
WR Cris Mayhew	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Buddy Willis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Kirk Garcia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jose Mueller	8	10	77	9.63	20	26	1
WR Bryce Perkins	5	11	58	11.60	12	16	1
WR Claude Adams	5	10	67	13.40	10	23	1
WR Quentin Giles	4	11	57	14.25	11	23	0
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	25	8.33	6	13	0
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	1	0.50	5	3	0
TE Todd Gauthier	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Roman Ferrari	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Fellin	2	29	14.50	0
S Kevin Reid	1	17	17.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Buddy Willis	0	1	0	0
Vernon Crawford	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Oliver Palmer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	6	312	52.0	46.0	64	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	245	49.0	43.0	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	10	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	4	135	33.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cory Fellin	7	2	0.0	18	49
CB David Addy	6	2	0.0	15	47
OLB A.J. Sexton	6	2	0.0	19	51
S Kevin Reid	6	1	0.0	20	49
CB Stephen Forbes	4	1	0.0	18	51
S Thomas Turnbull	4	1	0.0	18	49
DE Perry Simoneau	3	0	1.0	18	41
ILB Edgar Rogers	3	1	0.0	20	47
DT Cornelius Hemphill	2	0	0.0	18	48
S James Major	2	0	0.0	6	25
DE Kirk Whiting	1	2	0.0	19	51
DT Leon Beauchamp	1	0	0.0	12	23
DT Jeffrey Snyder	1	0	0.0	4	4

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	10	0	1.0	32	25
OLB Shannon Bynaker	7	0	0.0	25	20
S Richard Kerner	4	2	0.0	29	23
DE Dexter Rose	4	1	0.0	29	23
CB Daniel Shearer	4	1	0.0	24	23
S Jose Turner	3	5	0.0	32	25
DT Randy Murray	3	2	0.0	28	25
ILB Robbie Cassidy	2	1	0.0	26	23
ILB Timothy Floyd	2	0	0.0	10	3
ILB Ernest May	2	0	0.0	8	3
DE Brent Beeston	1	2	1.0	29	23
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0.0	29	24
DT Bubba Heath	1	0	0.0	7	2
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0.0	30	24
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Simoneau	1.0	1	3	1	41
DT Cornelius Hemphill	0.0	0	2	1	48
DE Kirk Whiting	0.0	0	1	0	51

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1.0	1	0	23
ILB Kurt Willis	1.0	0	1	25
DE Dexter Rose	0.0	1	2	23
ILB Robbie Cassidy	0.0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB A.J. Sexton	6	0	0	51
CB Cory Fellin	5	3	2	49
CB David Addy	5	0	0	47
S Thomas Turnbull	3	2	0	49
S James Major	3	0	0	25
CB Stephen Forbes	3	0	0	51
ILB Edgar Rogers	2	1	0	47
DT Cornelius Hemphill	1	0	0	48
S Kevin Reid	0	0	1	49

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	0	20
S Jose Turner	2	2	25
ILB Kurt Willis	2	1	25
ILB Timothy Floyd	1	0	3
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	24
S Richard Kerner	1	0	23
DT Randy Murray	1	0	25
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	23
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	24
ILB Robbie Cassidy	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerald Boivin	3	7	0	32	0	25
Victor Barton	2	8	0	24	1	18
Reggie Stiles	2	4	0	19	0	23
Jose Durham	1	3	1	21	0	13
Lamont Forbes	1	3	0	13	0	2
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	3	0	26	0	17
J.C. Rodgers	1	1	1	25	0	22
Vernon Crawford	1	1	1	7	0	3
Otis Boyd	0	1	0	13	0	13
Lamar Martin	0	1	0	8	0	7
Myron Rodriguez	0	0	0	6	1	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	3	3	16	0	45
Luther Winslett	2	4	19	1	51
Craig Atkins	1	6	18	0	49
Will Mendheim	0	5	20	0	51
Ralph Ingram	0	1	10	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Will King	2	26
Skip Peterson	2	13
Buddy Willis	1	23
Cory Fellin	1	13
Vernon Crawford	1	9
Jose Durham	0	21
Thurman Pierce	0	20
Otis Boyd	0	18
C.J. Cook	0	15
Cris Mayhew	0	13
Derrick Borders	0	12
Kirk Garcia	0	10
Bert Johnson	0	10
Lamont Forbes	0	9
Myron Rodriguez	0	9
Matthew Meadows	0	8
Devin Samuels	0	8
Reggie Stiles	0	7
J.C. Rodgers	0	6
Everett Gray	0	6
Perry Simoneau	0	6
James Major	0	6
Kendall Sutter	0	5
Lorenzo Schroeder	0	4
Kim Clinton	0	3
Kevin Reid	0	3
Karl Hamrick	0	2
Jeffrey Snyder	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Lamar Martin	0	2
Kirk Whiting	0	1
Cornelius Hemphill	0	1
David Addy	0	1
Stephen Forbes	0	1
Edgar Rogers	0	1
Thomas Turnbull	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Branch	3	24
Alvin Harrison	1	17
Quentin Thomason	1	12
Will Mendheim	1	6
Tyrone Prosser	0	19
Kirk Baum	0	17
Jose Mueller	0	17
Todd Gauthier	0	16
Roman Ferrari	0	16
Timothy Floyd	0	13
Claude Adams	0	12
Oliver Palmer	0	11
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Dexter Rose	0	8
Daniel Shearer	0	8
Ernest May	0	7
Ralph Ingram	0	6
Kendall Rawson	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Craig Atkins	0	6
Shannon Bynaker	0	6
Kris Gough	0	6
Herman Burns	0	5
Bryce Perkins	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	4
Brent Beeston	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Leslie Fields	0	3
Arnold Gaden	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Glen Jeffers	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Bruce Clements	0	2
Robbie Cassidy	0	2
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Greg Haynes	0	1
Bubba Heath	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	98	7.5
Middle	16	47	2.9
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	7	50	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	23	15	2	0	2	3	3	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Patino	50	28	3	3	3	6	6	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	8	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	82	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	115	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	146	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Blanda	7	2	1	41	1	15
WR Matthew Meadows	4	3	0	41	1	18
WR Karl Hamrick	3	3	0	14	0	14
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	2	1	24	0	12
RB Brian Lee	2	2	0	5	0	11
WR Cris Mayhew	1	1	0	16	0	12
TE Kirk Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	0	-1	0	2
WR Buddy Willis	1	1	0	3	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Perkins	11	5	0	58	0	36
WR Quentin Giles	11	4	1	57	1	34
WR Claude Adams	10	5	2	67	1	35
TE Jose Mueller	10	8	0	77	1	34
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	0	25	0	36
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	0	1	0	16
TE Todd Gauthier	2	1	0	9	0	32
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Lee	3	4	1.33	5.07
Lionel Hutchins	2	5	2.50	4.88

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	20	5.00	6.22

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Patino	4	3	31	7.75	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	1	5	2.50	8.00
WR Karl Hamrick	1	1	1	1.00	4.67
WR Matthew Meadows	1	1	14	14.00	10.25

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	12	6.00	5.27
WR Claude Adams	1	1	14	14.00	6.70
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	5	5.00	7.70

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Lee	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Patino	1	0
Richie Forbes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Patino	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Blanda	5	1	1
WR Karl Hamrick	2	2	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	3	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	0	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	2
TE Todd Gauthier	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)