Week 2, 2045

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	0	3	0	-	17
Detroit Lions	0	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 PIT - Tommy Gentilli 7 run (Francisco Stewart extra point)
1Q: 06:46 PIT - Renaldo Meier 75 interception return (Francisco Stewart extra point)
2Q: 12:13 DET - Curtis Coleman 1 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
3Q: 02:50 DET - J.B. Marohl 36 field goal
4Q: 13:36 PIT - Francisco Stewart 22 field goal
4Q: 10:03 DET - Grady Novotny 2 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)
OT: 14:08 DET - Don Dockett 1 fumble return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 PIT - Tommy Gentilli 7 run (Francisco Stewart extra point)
1Q: 06:46 PIT - Renaldo Meier 75 interception return (Francisco Stewart extra point)
2Q: 12:13 DET - Curtis Coleman 1 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
3Q: 02:50 DET - J.B. Marohl 36 field goal
4Q: 13:36 PIT - Francisco Stewart 22 field goal
4Q: 10:03 DET - Grady Novotny 2 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)
OT: 14:08 DET - Don Dockett 1 fumble return

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 7 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 269 319
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 4.34 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 131 72
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 4.85 2.88
Net Passing Yards 138 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 12 - 1 40 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 175 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/37 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 3/92 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:44 32:22

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	7	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	269	319
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	4.34	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	131	72
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	4.85	2.88
Net Passing Yards	138	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 12 - 1	40 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	175	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/37	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	3/92	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:44	32:22

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:10	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	1:55	1:30	OWN 23	3	-5	Punt
2	12:04	1:10	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
2	9:08	2:58	OWN 29	6	36	Missed FG
2	4:48	4:04	OWN 10	10	42	Punt
3	11:27	3:00	OWN 14	5	28	Punt
3	5:40	1:10	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
3	2:44	4:13	OWN 27	9	68	Field Goal
4	9:52	3:46	OWN 11	5	33	Punt
4	3:26	1:09	OPP 46	3	8	Missed FG
4	1:04	0:31	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 26	3	9	Interception
OT1	15:00	1:06	OWN 13	2	-12	Fumble

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:50	4:15	OWN 25	9	42	Interception
1	6:35	4:40	OWN 31	9	26	Punt
1	0:25	3:21	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	10:54	1:46	OWN 40	3	-8	Punt
2	6:10	1:22	OWN 42	3	-6	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 6	1	7	Half
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 25	7	22	Punt
3	8:27	2:47	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	4:30	1:46	OPP 49	6	30	Field Goal
4	13:31	3:39	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
4	6:06	2:40	OWN 12	6	50	Interception
4	2:17	1:13	OWN 45	5	32	Missed FG
4	0:33	0:10	OWN 34	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Curtis Coleman, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Gentilli	10	55	5.50	13	2	1
C.J. Palmer	9	40	4.44	13	2	0
Richard Dodrill	8	36	4.50	21	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlton Perkins	11	35	3.18	12	2	0
Erick Wooden	11	22	2.00	10	1	0
Grady Novotny	3	15	5.00	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Gentilli	30	12	175	5/37	0	40	1	45.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	40	24	263	3/16	1	46	3	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryce Pedersen	3	8	74	24.67	56	35
TE Kevin Porter	2	6	71	35.50	27	40
WR Bob Johnston	2	7	14	7.00	0	10
FB Sammie Rhodes	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1
RB C.J. Palmer	1	2	11	11.00	4	11
RB Richard Dodrill	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Brent Dotson	1	3	9	9.00	1	9

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Coleman	11	15	146	13.27	48	46	1
TE Aaron de los Santos	2	5	14	7.00	2	11	0
RB Carlton Perkins	2	2	26	13.00	0	16	0
TE Nick Swafford	2	6	6	3.00	0	7	0
RB Erick Wooden	2	2	32	16.00	14	17	0
WR Harrison Battle	2	4	8	4.00	5	12	0
TE Vinny Clemons	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Jeffrey Irby	1	3	9	9.00	9	9	0
WR Greg Zolnoski	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Lawrence Erickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harold Riley	1	17	17.00	0
S Ryan Coles	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Renaldo Meier	1	75	75.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Stamper	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Tommy Gentilli	1	0
Ryan Coles	0	1
Dominic Mealey	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grady Novotny	1	0	0	0
Carlton Perkins	1	0	0	0
Curtis Coleman	0	2	0	0
Don Dockett	0	1	0	1
Bruce Scoggins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Jennings	7	320	45.7	38.4	58	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Peter Derosa	5	216	43.2	40.4	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Stewart	1/3	0/2	0/2	22	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Marohl	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Palmer	3	14	4.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devante Shelton	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Johnston	2	56	28.0	0
Charlie Heffernan	1	10	10.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Perkins	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Harold Riley	6	0	0.0	22	36
OLB Renaldo Meier	5	0	1.0	14	28
S Vincent Zinn	5	1	0.0	17	29
CB Scottie Borders	5	1	0.0	22	29
ILB Irv Corgan	4	5	0.0	16	36
CB Chris Asumaa	4	3	0.0	24	43
S Dominic Mealey	4	2	0.0	13	17
S Ryan Coles	4	0	0.0	25	43
DE Josue Fletcher	3	0	1.0	22	32
DT Kaleb Jefferson	3	0	0.0	11	21
DT Oliver Kidwell	2	0	0.0	15	27
DT Gilbert Lilja	2	0	0.0	15	29
DE Darien Proctor	1	0	1.0	13	35
ILB Sammy Zimmerman	1	2	0.0	13	19
DE Wesley Mallory	1	2	0.0	11	7
CB Andrew Middleton	1	2	0.0	7	9
WR Bryce Pedersen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Caleb Raymond	0	1	0.0	13	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bruce Scoggins	7	1	2.0	26	31
CB Devante Shelton	6	2	0.0	27	35
ILB Gavin McNeil	5	1	1.0	26	30
OLB Ramon Hergett	4	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Wally Dunn	4	0	0.0	15	29
DE Keegan Matthew	3	0	1.0	21	20
S Richie Linquist	3	0	0.0	26	29
DT Mario Chernetsky	2	1	1.0	26	31
DT Emmett Bayer	2	2	0.0	26	32
WR Curtis Coleman	2	0	---	---	---
S Norbert Ross	2	0	0.0	25	30
CB Gus Willis	2	0	0.0	16	16
CB Don Dockett	1	3	0.0	27	34
DT Sherman Wiggins	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Ray Fisk	1	0	0.0	2	9
ILB Broderick Baker	0	1	0.0	1	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Darien Proctor	1.0	0	2	35
OLB Renaldo Meier	1.0	0	0	28
DE Josue Fletcher	1.0	0	0	32
ILB Sammy Zimmerman	0.0	1	1	19
OLB Nate Kreider	0.0	0	1	9
DT Oliver Kidwell	0.0	0	1	27

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Scoggins	2.0	0	0	31
DT Mario Chernetsky	1.0	1	0	31
DE Keegan Matthew	1.0	1	0	20
ILB Gavin McNeil	1.0	0	0	30
DT Emmett Bayer	0.0	1	1	32
CB Devante Shelton	0.0	1	0	35
OLB Wally Dunn	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Scottie Borders	5	0	0	29
ILB Irv Corgan	4	1	0	36
CB Harold Riley	3	0	1	36
OLB Renaldo Meier	3	0	1	28
S Ryan Coles	2	0	1	43
S Vincent Zinn	2	0	0	29
S Dominic Mealey	2	0	0	17
ILB Sammy Zimmerman	1	0	0	19
CB Chris Asumaa	1	0	0	43
CB Andrew Middleton	1	0	0	9
OLB Carl Westbrook	0	1	0	5

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Devante Shelton	3	1	0	35
OLB Wally Dunn	2	1	0	29
OLB Ramon Hergett	2	0	0	20
S Richie Linquist	2	0	0	29
ILB Gavin McNeil	1	1	0	30
CB Gus Willis	1	0	0	16
CB Ray Fisk	1	0	0	9
CB Don Dockett	0	3	0	34
DE Tom Watach	0	1	0	4
S Leonard Stamper	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Samuel Hough	2	7	27	1	35
Lucas Fullerton	2	4	27	2	35
Ian Benson	1	3	27	1	35
Stan Neigebauer	1	2	27	1	35
Hardy Coles	0	2	27	0	35
Sammie Rhodes	0	1	5	0	15

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conrad Waddell	2	5	25	0	43
Leonardo Ebbitt	2	5	25	0	43
Harvey Henderson	2	4	25	1	43
Kenneth Williams	1	6	25	1	43
Jaylen DeLorraine	1	2	25	1	43
Lawrence Erickson	0	1	2	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Dodrill	1	18
C.J. Palmer	1	17
Vincent Zinn	1	15
Andrew Middleton	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Coleman	1	23
Ramon Hergett	1	16
Carlton Perkins	1	11
Leonardo Ebbitt	1	7
Jaylen DeLorraine	1	7
Lawrence Erickson	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Coles	---	---	25	43	13	81
Samuel Hough	27	35	---	---	10	72
Stan Neigebauer	27	35	---	---	10	72
Hardy Coles	27	35	---	---	10	72
Ian Benson	27	35	---	---	10	72
Harold Riley	---	---	22	36	11	69
Chris Asumaa	---	---	24	43	2	69
Tommy Gentilli	27	35	---	---	3	65
Bob Johnston	27	32	---	---	5	64
Lucas Fullerton	27	35	---	---	---	62
Vincent Zinn	---	---	17	29	15	61
Bryce Pedersen	26	34	---	---	1	61
Kevin Porter	26	31	---	---	1	58
Josue Fletcher	---	---	22	32	1	55
Irv Corgan	---	---	16	36	1	53
Scottie Borders	---	---	22	29	1	52
Gilbert Lilja	---	---	15	29	6	50
C.J. Palmer	15	17	---	---	17	49
Darien Proctor	---	---	13	35	1	49
Richard Dodrill	12	18	---	---	18	48
Renaldo Meier	---	---	14	28	1	43
Oliver Kidwell	---	---	15	27	1	43
Brent Dotson	15	14	---	---	9	38
Sammie Rhodes	5	15	---	---	17	37
Kaleb Jefferson	---	---	11	21	2	34
Sammy Zimmerman	---	---	13	19	2	34
Caleb Raymond	---	---	13	19	2	34
Dominic Mealey	---	---	13	17	1	31
Andrew Middleton	---	---	7	9	11	27
Trenton Krykhtine	0	3	---	---	23	26
Wesley Mallory	---	---	11	7	5	23
Erik Martinez	---	---	0	0	19	19
Bo Perez	0	0	---	---	16	16
David Mills	6	8	---	---	---	14
Nate Kreider	---	---	1	9	2	12
Wally Devine	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeffrey Lee	---	---	0	0	10	10
Arnold Jennings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Stewart	0	0	---	---	7	7
Justics Lesky	3	3	---	---	---	6
Carl Westbrook	---	---	1	5	---	6
Charlie Heffernan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Anthony Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Desmond Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robert Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joshua Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Coleman	25	43	---	---	23	91
Devante Shelton	---	---	27	35	19	81
Kenneth Williams	25	43	---	---	7	75
Leonardo Ebbitt	25	43	---	---	7	75
Harvey Henderson	25	43	---	---	7	75
Jaylen DeLorraine	25	43	---	---	7	75
Don Dockett	---	---	27	34	12	73
Richie Linquist	---	---	26	29	17	72
Conrad Waddell	25	43	---	---	---	68
Grady Novotny	25	43	---	---	---	68
Wally Dunn	---	---	15	29	24	68
Emmett Bayer	---	---	26	32	9	67
Bruce Scoggins	---	---	26	31	5	62
Gavin McNeil	---	---	26	30	3	59
Mario Chernetsky	---	---	26	31	2	59
Carlton Perkins	14	34	---	---	11	59
Norbert Ross	---	---	25	30	3	58
Ramon Hergett	---	---	21	20	16	57
Nick Swafford	14	32	---	---	9	55
Erick Wooden	14	13	---	---	23	50
Jeffrey Irby	22	25	---	---	---	47
Harrison Battle	19	26	---	---	---	45
Keegan Matthew	---	---	21	20	1	42
Aaron de los Santos	0	16	---	---	23	39
Gus Willis	---	---	16	16	2	34
Greg Zolnoski	12	8	---	---	---	20
Vinny Clemons	3	11	---	---	4	18
Skip Gust	---	---	0	1	13	14
Gus Kramer	---	---	6	7	---	13
Tom Watach	---	---	1	4	8	13
Lawrence Erickson	2	5	---	---	5	12
Ray Fisk	---	---	2	9	1	12
Timothy Parker	---	---	2	9	---	11
Leonard Stamper	---	---	1	6	2	9
J.B. Marohl	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charlie Walker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kristopher Price	---	---	1	4	1	6
Broderick Baker	---	---	1	5	---	6
Peter Derosa	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sherman Wiggins	---	---	1	3	1	5
Broderick Quinn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Elias Hernandez	0	2	---	---	---	2
Bill Kent	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jared Wintch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Schonberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tre Pressey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	18	82	4.6
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Gentilli	30	12	4	2	3	7	5	1	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	40	24	2	4	1	2	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	65	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	31	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	97	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	69	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Pedersen	8	3	1	74	2	34
WR Bob Johnston	7	2	0	14	0	32
TE Kevin Porter	6	2	1	71	2	31
WR Brent Dotson	3	1	1	9	0	14
RB C.J. Palmer	2	1	0	11	0	17
RB Richard Dodrill	2	1	0	-1	0	18
FB Sammie Rhodes	2	2	0	-3	0	15

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Coleman	15	11	0	146	2	43
TE Nick Swafford	6	2	1	6	0	32
TE Aaron de los Santos	5	2	0	14	0	16
WR Harrison Battle	4	2	0	8	0	26
WR Jeffrey Irby	3	1	0	9	0	25
RB Carlton Perkins	2	2	0	26	0	34
RB Erick Wooden	2	2	0	32	0	13
TE Vinny Clemons	1	1	0	13	0	11
FB Lawrence Erickson	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Greg Zolnoski	1	1	0	9	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Palmer	2	6	3.00	4.44
Richard Dodrill	1	3	3.00	4.50
Tommy Gentilli	1	7	7.00	5.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erick Wooden	2	9	4.50	2.00
Grady Novotny	1	2	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Gentilli	2	0	0	0.00	5.83

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	4	2	14	3.50	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Johnston	2	0	0	0.00	2.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Coleman	2	2	14	7.00	9.73
WR Jeffrey Irby	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Harrison Battle	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Palmer	2	1
Tommy Gentilli	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Gentilli	10	2	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Pedersen	5	2	2
WR Brent Dotson	2	0	0
RB C.J. Palmer	1	0	0
TE Kevin Porter	1	0	0
WR Bob Johnston	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron de los Santos	3	2	1
WR Curtis Coleman	3	2	2
WR Jeffrey Irby	3	1	1
TE Nick Swafford	1	1	0
RB Erick Wooden	1	1	1
WR Greg Zolnoski	1	1	1
WR Harrison Battle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (19,600)
End Zone 13,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (19,600)
End Zone	13,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,500)