Week 14, 2061

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	6	3	0	-	12
Minnesota Vikings	3	6	7	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 MIN - J.B. Cooley 37 field goal
1Q: 02:35 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 39 field goal
2Q: 14:10 MIN - J.B. Cooley 38 field goal
2Q: 10:33 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 26 field goal
2Q: 03:45 MIN - J.B. Cooley 40 field goal
2Q: 01:00 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 20 field goal
3Q: 12:35 MIN - Andre Briggs 47 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 07:59 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 53 field goal
4Q: 06:38 MIN - Andres Bates 15 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 MIN - J.B. Cooley 37 field goal
1Q: 02:35 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 39 field goal
2Q: 14:10 MIN - J.B. Cooley 38 field goal
2Q: 10:33 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 26 field goal
2Q: 03:45 MIN - J.B. Cooley 40 field goal
2Q: 01:00 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 20 field goal
3Q: 12:35 MIN - Andre Briggs 47 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 07:59 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 53 field goal
4Q: 06:38 MIN - Andres Bates 15 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 11-2 7-6
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 339 338
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 5.84 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 97 120
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 4.41 4.00
Net Passing Yards 242 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/15 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.72 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 4/105
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:25 31:35

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	11-2	7-6
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	339	338
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	5.84	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	97	120
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	4.41	4.00
Net Passing Yards	242	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/15	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.72	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	4/105
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:25	31:35

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
1	6:48	4:20	OWN 25	8	53	Field Goal
2	14:03	3:38	OWN 25	8	66	Field Goal
2	6:39	0:50	OWN 26	2	31	Interception
2	3:40	2:47	OWN 26	7	71	Field Goal
3	12:13	4:22	OWN 25	7	39	Field Goal
3	5:15	1:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:26	2:35	OWN 12	5	23	Punt
4	12:41	1:24	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
4	6:31	1:36	OWN 25	6	31	Downs
4	2:00	1:50	OWN 20	6	16	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	5:32	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
1	2:28	3:25	OWN 44	7	35	Field Goal
2	10:25	3:46	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	5:49	2:09	OWN 42	6	35	Field Goal
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 25	1	-8	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	7:51	2:36	OWN 30	4	29	Punt
3	3:33	1:07	OWN 44	3	-3	Punt
4	14:51	2:10	OWN 26	6	25	Punt
4	11:17	4:46	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
4	4:55	2:55	OWN 44	6	7	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Samuel Burke, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Andre Reid	11	80	7.27	16	2
RB Irv Nygaard	4	15	3.75	6	0
RB Terrence Meier	3	-2	-0.67	0	0
RB Juan Snyder	3	2	0.67	2	0
WR Herman Shelton	1	2	2.00	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Andre Briggs	22	110	5.00	47	4	1
RB Greg Schuster	6	13	2.17	6	0	0
QB Josue Lindsay	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Nicholas Farr	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Reid	32	17	257	4/15	0	40	1	66.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josue Lindsay	31	17	233	3/15	1	32	0	89.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sergio Rice	6	9	86	14.33	53	31
WR Herman Shelton	5	10	105	21.00	44	40
TE Winston Orbik	3	7	31	10.33	9	14
RB Terrence Meier	1	1	5	5.00	4	5
WR Desmond Lang	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Wes Blair	1	3	24	24.00	23	24

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Andres Bates	6	8	95	15.83	41	32	1
RB Andre Briggs	3	5	22	7.33	10	14	0
TE Carl Guthrie	3	8	59	19.67	27	28	0
WR Ray Andersen	2	4	28	14.00	6	23	0
WR Harvey Fikarski	2	4	27	13.50	7	14	0
RB Greg Schuster	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Casey Langford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jerome Laird	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Donny Roberts	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Josue Lindsay	1	0	0	0
TE Carl Guthrie	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Camden Powell	4	198	49.5	41.5	59	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	5	216	43.2	37.4	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Sanderson	4/4	1/1	1/1	53	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Lane	1	9	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Bilodeau	2	47	23.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Soltys	3	91	30.3	0
Alexis Kelley	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donny Roberts	6	1	1.0	14	25
DE Edwin Fragomeni	5	0	0.5	28	30
S Elijah Young	5	2	0.0	30	34
ILB Wally Richardson	5	2	0.0	13	10
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	4	3	0.0	18	14
DT Bob Lipscomb	4	1	0.0	22	18
DT Spencer Spetz	4	0	0.0	12	20
DE Ryan Rodgers	2	2	0.5	17	23
OLB Marcus Lake	2	2	0.5	17	24
CB Randall Abdullah	2	1	0.0	30	34
DT Colby Boshier	2	1	0.0	11	18
S Gage Weidman	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Sebastian Stokes	2	0	0.0	27	21
DE Marty Webb	1	2	0.5	11	13
TE Winston Orbik	1	0	---	---	---
CB Marc Moody	1	0	0.0	6	12
CB Ross Bilodeau	0	1	0.0	30	34

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	8	2	0.0	21	32
S Tony Lake	7	3	0.0	22	35
DE Samuel Burke	4	0	2.0	13	27
S Kaleb Carter	4	1	0.0	22	36
CB Connor Swindal	4	0	0.0	8	19
CB Jevon O'Neal	3	0	0.0	11	18
CB Ben Talley	3	0	0.0	15	27
ILB Jerome Laird	2	2	0.0	21	36
CB Eddie Watts	2	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Xavier Becker	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE Cameron Edwards	1	2	1.0	20	32
DT Kai Clements	1	1	1.0	15	31
DE Isaiah Farrell	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Harvey McCuistion	1	0	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donny Roberts	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Marcus Lake	0.5	1	1	0	24
DE Marty Webb	0.5	0	1	1	13
DE Edwin Fragomeni	0.5	0	1	0	30
DE Ryan Rodgers	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Spencer Spetz	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Gage Pham	0.0	0	0	1	21

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Samuel Burke	2.0	2	4	27
DE Cameron Edwards	1.0	3	2	32
DT Kai Clements	1.0	2	1	31
DT Tyrone Coglan	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Elijah Young	3	2	34
CB Randall Abdullah	2	1	34
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	2	0	14
OLB Marcus Lake	2	0	24
ILB Wally Richardson	2	0	10
OLB Donny Roberts	2	0	25
CB Sebastian Stokes	1	2	21
S Gage Weidman	1	0	22
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1	0	30
CB Marc Moody	1	0	12
CB Ross Bilodeau	0	1	34

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	5	1	0	32
S Kaleb Carter	3	0	0	36
CB Ben Talley	2	1	0	27
ILB Jerome Laird	2	0	1	36
CB Eddie Watts	1	1	0	35
OLB Xavier Becker	1	0	0	11
CB Jevon O'Neal	1	0	0	18
S Tony Lake	1	0	0	35
CB Connor Swindal	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ricardo Price	1	4	22	2	36
C Maurice Ayanbadejo	1	3	22	2	36
G Adrian South	0	3	22	0	36
G Sebastian Cook	0	1	22	0	36
T Alfred Lee	0	1	22	0	36
TE Winston Orbik	0	1	21	0	36

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jeffery Stanton	3	7	0	30	0	34
C Christopher Jamison	2	10	0	30	0	34
T Corwin McKnight	2	4	1	30	0	34
G Ramon Canter	1	4	0	30	1	34
T Josue Pollinger	0	4	0	30	2	34

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Micah Carr	3	24
DeAndre Boyd	1	24
Elijah Young	1	19
Juan Snyder	1	19
Adrian South	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Clements	1	17
Santiago Hulten	1	8
Ray Soltys	1	6

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Elijah Young	---	---	30	34	19	83
CB Randall Abdullah	---	---	30	34	14	78
CB Ross Bilodeau	---	---	30	34	14	78
TE Winston Orbik	21	36	---	---	19	76
WR Wes Blair	18	36	---	---	20	74
G Adrian South	22	36	---	---	8	66
G Sebastian Cook	22	36	---	---	8	66
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	28	30	3	61
QB Andre Reid	22	36	---	---	---	58
T Alfred Lee	22	36	---	---	---	58
C Maurice Ayanbadejo	22	36	---	---	---	58
G Ricardo Price	22	36	---	---	---	58
OLB Marcus Lake	---	---	17	24	14	55
CB Sebastian Stokes	---	---	27	21	1	49
DT Gage Pham	---	---	23	21	1	45
WR Sergio Rice	13	31	---	---	---	44
S Gage Weidman	---	---	19	22	2	43
DE Ryan Rodgers	---	---	17	23	3	43
WR Herman Shelton	15	28	---	---	---	43
OLB Donny Roberts	---	---	14	25	3	42
DT Bob Lipscomb	---	---	22	18	---	40
DE Marty Webb	---	---	11	13	15	39
DT Spencer Spetz	---	---	12	20	3	35
RB Juan Snyder	8	6	---	---	19	33
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	---	---	18	14	---	32
RB Irv Nygaard	7	24	---	---	---	31
DT Colby Boshier	---	---	11	18	2	31
FB DeAndre Boyd	2	0	---	---	24	26
TE Micah Carr	0	0	---	---	24	24
OLB Max Terry	---	---	2	1	20	23
ILB Wally Richardson	---	---	13	10	---	23
FB Kirk Duveneck	8	8	---	---	5	21
CB Marc Moody	---	---	6	12	2	20
CB Roberto Robinson	---	---	0	0	16	16
RB Terrence Meier	7	5	---	---	---	12
TE Roderick Baxter	8	3	---	---	---	11
K Freddie Sanderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Bernie Leeper	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Camden Powell	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Allen Lane	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Desmond Lang	2	2	---	---	---	4
WR Norman Pardo	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Irv Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Howie Kayer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bryson Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Carl Guthrie	26	34	---	---	19	79
T Jeffery Stanton	30	34	---	---	3	67
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	22	35	8	65
C Christopher Jamison	30	34	---	---	---	64
QB Josue Lindsay	30	34	---	---	---	64
T Josue Pollinger	30	34	---	---	---	64
T Corwin McKnight	30	34	---	---	---	64
G Ramon Canter	30	34	---	---	---	64
DT Kai Clements	---	---	15	31	17	63
S Kaleb Carter	---	---	22	36	4	62
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	21	36	4	61
S Tony Lake	---	---	22	35	4	61
OLB Ronnie Bauer	---	---	21	32	4	57
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	20	32	4	56
TE Andres Bates	11	19	---	---	23	53
CB Ben Talley	---	---	15	27	11	53
WR Ray Andersen	25	27	---	---	---	52
RB Andre Briggs	22	27	---	---	---	49
DT Tyrone Coglan	---	---	14	26	2	42
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	13	27	2	42
WR Casey Langford	15	14	---	---	10	39
WR Nicholas Farr	12	5	---	---	18	35
WR Ray Soltys	15	14	---	---	6	35
CB Jevon O'Neal	---	---	11	18	4	33
RB Nickolas Whiting	5	4	---	---	23	32
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	8	19	---	27
WR Harvey Fikarski	11	13	---	---	---	24
OLB Xavier Becker	---	---	9	11	2	22
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	8	12	2	22
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	9	7	6	22
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	1	0	20	21
OLB Dylan Carpenter	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	9	9	2	20
CB Alexis Kelley	---	---	2	2	15	19
S Jerome Gaunt	---	---	0	1	15	16
RB Greg Schuster	7	7	---	---	---	14
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Harold Creamer	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Sedrick Schweitzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Taylor Shelton	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Tracy Strong	1	6	---	---	---	7
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Wayne Howe	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Lukas Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Vincent Swift	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	88	5.5
Right	6	9	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	6	42	7.0
Right	13	56	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Reid	32	17	5	1	2	3	7	8	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josue Lindsay	31	17	3	1	2	6	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	24	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	144	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	49	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	102	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	88	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Shelton	10	5	2	105	2	28
WR Sergio Rice	9	6	0	86	2	31
TE Winston Orbik	7	3	0	31	0	36
WR Wes Blair	3	1	0	24	1	36
RB Terrence Meier	1	1	0	5	0	5
WR Desmond Lang	1	1	0	6	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Andres Bates	8	6	1	95	1	19
TE Carl Guthrie	8	3	1	59	1	34
RB Andre Briggs	5	3	0	22	0	27
WR Ray Andersen	4	2	0	28	1	27
WR Harvey Fikarski	4	2	0	27	0	13
RB Greg Schuster	1	1	0	2	0	7
WR Casey Langford	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Andre Reid	1	4	4.00	7.27

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Andre Briggs	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Reid	5	1	0	0.00	8.03

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josue Lindsay	4	1	15	3.75	7.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Overall Avg
WR Sergio Rice	2	1	9.56
WR Herman Shelton	1	0	10.50
TE Winston Orbik	1	0	4.43
WR Wes Blair	1	0	8.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Andres Bates	1	1	15	15.00	11.88
RB Andre Briggs	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Carl Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	7.38
WR Casey Langford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andre Reid	3	1
RB Juan Snyder	2	0
WR Herman Shelton	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Andre Briggs	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Reid	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josue Lindsay	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sergio Rice	1	0	0
WR Herman Shelton	1	0	0
WR Wes Blair	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carl Guthrie	5	2	2
WR Harvey Fikarski	3	2	2
TE Andres Bates	2	2	2
WR Ray Andersen	2	1	1
RB Andre Briggs	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (24,800)
End Zone 11,400 (17,900)
Mezzanine 7,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (15,900)
Club Seats 12,400 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (24,800)
End Zone	11,400 (17,900)
Mezzanine	7,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (15,900)
Club Seats	12,400 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)