Exhibition Week 4, 2072

played in Pittsburgh, PA

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	14	7	0	-	35
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 MIN - Gary Strong 2 pass from Jeff Jones (Dave Kristosik extra point)
1Q: 00:05 MIN - Arnold Barnhart 2 pass from Jeff Jones (Dave Kristosik extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Reuben Ortega 6 pass from Gustavo Tucker (Dave Kristosik extra point)
2Q: 00:55 MIN - Craig Legette 16 pass from Gustavo Tucker (Dave Kristosik extra point)
3Q: 09:44 MIN - Colton Sawyer 2 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 11:06 PIT - Stephen Cole 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 MIN - Gary Strong 2 pass from Jeff Jones (Dave Kristosik extra point)
1Q: 00:05 MIN - Arnold Barnhart 2 pass from Jeff Jones (Dave Kristosik extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Reuben Ortega 6 pass from Gustavo Tucker (Dave Kristosik extra point)
2Q: 00:55 MIN - Craig Legette 16 pass from Gustavo Tucker (Dave Kristosik extra point)
3Q: 09:44 MIN - Colton Sawyer 2 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 11:06 PIT - Stephen Cole 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 30 9
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 18 5
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 423 158
- Offensive Plays 72 49
- Yards per Play 5.88 3.22
Net Rushing Yards 148 51
- Rushing Attempts 38 16
- Yards per Rush 3.89 3.19
Net Passing Yards 275 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 27 - 1 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 117
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.09 3.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/13 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 11.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 10/97
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 36:42 23:18

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	30	9
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	18	5
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	423	158
- Offensive Plays	72	49
- Yards per Play	5.88	3.22
Net Rushing Yards	148	51
- Rushing Attempts	38	16
- Yards per Rush	3.89	3.19
Net Passing Yards	275	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 27 - 1	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	117
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.09	3.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/13	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	11.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	10/97
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	36:42	23:18

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:29	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
1	4:02	4:02	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
2	11:45	2:44	OWN 11	5	24	Punt
2	4:29	2:39	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:00	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
3	13:32	3:58	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	6:27	4:15	OWN 35	9	24	Punt
3	0:44	1:10	OWN 23	4	9	Interception
4	10:58	4:37	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
4	5:16	4:11	OWN 37	6	19	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:31	3:29	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
2	15:00	3:15	OWN 21	6	13	Punt
2	9:01	4:32	OWN 11	8	28	Punt
2	1:50	0:55	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 13	2	8	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	9:34	3:07	OWN 25	6	-8	Punt
3	2:12	1:28	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	14:34	3:36	OPP 46	8	32	Field Goal
4	6:21	1:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:05	1:00	OWN 12	4	5	Punt

Game MVP: Jeff Jones, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Colton Sawyer	22	72	3.27	8	0	1
RB Arnold Barnhart	11	55	5.00	26	1	0
RB Lincoln Tyree	3	18	6.00	8	0	0
WR Trent Madore	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
QB Gustavo Tucker	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ashton Rucci	11	47	4.27	20	2
FB Giovanni Burns	4	5	1.25	7	0
WR Chase Deason	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gustavo Tucker	22	17	188	0/0	2	28	1	113.4
Jeff Jones	11	10	92	1/5	2	33	0	141.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Chase Deason	26	14	70	1/7	17	59.5
Gilbert Battle	4	4	33	1/3	24	101.0
Dashawn Nelson	1	1	14	0/0	14	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Craig Legette	5	6	73	14.60	52	33	1
WR Martin McDonald	5	7	64	12.80	35	21	0
TE Garrett Pender	4	5	38	9.50	10	19	0
WR Cornell Bottoms	3	3	30	10.00	5	12	0
WR Reuben Ortega	3	5	23	7.67	2	12	1
WR Charles Palmer	2	2	4	2.00	2	2	0
TE Gary Strong	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	1
RB Arnold Barnhart	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Sammy Holbrook	1	1	28	28.00	26	28	0
RB Colton Sawyer	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Tanner	7	12	52	7.43	38	24
WR Alexander Ratliff	5	9	39	7.80	7	17
TE Jaylen Croom	2	4	5	2.50	0	4
TE Carson Fulcher	2	3	0	0.00	0	4
WR Wes Blair	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Marty Camarillo	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Giovanni Burns	1	1	9	9.00	3	9

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donald Fortner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Brody Sewell	0	0	1	0
DT Johnathan Shello	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
WR Sammy Tanner	2	0
FB Giovanni Burns	0	1
ILB Maurice Mathews	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Widell	4	166	41.5	31.5	49	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	9	388	43.1	39.7	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Kristosik	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Briggs	4	31	7.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Tanner	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Myles Small	6	1	0.0	10	26
OLB Robert Rodgers	5	0	0.0	11	30
OLB Santiago Wyche	3	1	1.0	6	21
ILB Ronnie Doss	3	1	0.0	10	12
S Darrell Lekin	3	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Glenn Fackleman	2	1	0.0	12	14
DT Phil Sell	2	0	0.0	5	7
CB Gus Sidharta	2	0	0.0	3	14
CB Colin Briggs	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Darrin Butts	1	1	1.0	13	30
DT Kendall Kurtz	1	2	0.0	13	30
DT Johnathan Shello	1	1	0.0	14	29
WR Reuben Ortega	1	0	---	---	---
CB James Buel	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Cesar Monroe	1	0	0.0	11	26
S Ty Martinez	1	0	0.0	13	32
CB Bo Rose	1	0	0.0	8	10
CB Brody Sewell	0	3	0.0	7	15
DE Jeffrey Tate	0	2	0.0	15	29

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Conrad Copeland	12	2	0.0	35	33
ILB Bill Socha	9	4	0.0	32	26
DT Norbert Cafferty	7	2	0.0	28	26
CB Rufus Tutjer	5	0	0.0	37	33
S Donald Fortner	4	2	0.0	28	29
CB Deion Meacham	4	1	0.0	34	32
CB Moe Dansby	4	0	0.0	31	25
OLB Seth Thibodeau	3	0	1.0	32	22
OLB Henry Cooper	3	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Johnnie Manning	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE Emmitt Sanderson	2	0	0.0	23	19
DE Allen Molina	1	2	0.0	27	20
S Phil Shaw	1	2	0.0	14	19
DT Nickolas Kovach	1	1	0.0	13	8
CB Pat Stafford	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Kelly Stephens	0	1	0.0	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Darrin Butts	1.0	1	30
OLB Santiago Wyche	1.0	0	21
DT Kendall Kurtz	0.0	1	30
DT Johnathan Shello	0.0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Seth Thibodeau	1.0	0	0	0	22
CB Rufus Tutjer	0.0	1	0	0	33
OLB Henry Cooper	0.0	0	1	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Myles Small	4	0	26
OLB Robert Rodgers	3	0	30
CB Colin Briggs	2	1	21
CB Bo Rose	2	1	10
CB James Buel	1	1	6
CB Cesar Monroe	1	1	26
DT Phil Sell	1	0	7
OLB Glenn Fackleman	1	0	14
CB Gus Sidharta	1	0	14
DT Johnathan Shello	1	0	29
ILB Ronnie Doss	1	0	12
S Darrell Lekin	1	0	8

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Conrad Copeland	5	0	0	33
CB Deion Meacham	5	0	0	32
CB Rufus Tutjer	4	0	0	33
OLB Johnnie Manning	3	0	0	20
CB Moe Dansby	3	0	0	25
S Donald Fortner	2	0	1	29
ILB Bill Socha	1	1	0	26
S Kelly Stephens	1	0	0	10
OLB Henry Cooper	1	0	0	25
DE Emmitt Sanderson	1	0	0	19
DT Norbert Cafferty	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Freddie Berger	3	9	1	38	0	34
G Randal Fritz	2	9	0	38	0	34
C Erik Lake	2	4	1	24	0	11
G Joseph Lyon	2	4	0	14	0	23
T Marquis Manard	1	6	0	38	1	34
T Don Newman	1	2	0	14	0	23
TE Garrett Pender	1	1	0	32	0	24
G Grant Harner	0	2	0	24	0	11

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eduardo Martin	2	3	10	0	13
G Amari Carlin	2	3	6	0	20
G Anthony Peterson	1	1	6	0	20
TE Carson Fulcher	1	1	11	0	21
T Giovanni Bauer	1	1	10	0	13
C Mark Hornung	0	2	10	0	13
G Joey Robbins	0	2	10	0	13
T Wes Harper	0	1	6	1	20
T Ralph Randall	0	1	16	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brody Sewell	3	20
Johnathan Shello	1	20

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Molina	2	6
Joey Robbins	1	10
Johnnie Manning	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Freddie Berger	38	34	---	---	---	72
T Marquis Manard	38	34	---	---	---	72
G Randal Fritz	38	34	---	---	---	72
DT Johnathan Shello	---	---	14	29	20	63
TE Garrett Pender	32	24	---	---	---	56
CB Cesar Monroe	---	---	11	26	17	54
WR Reuben Ortega	30	16	---	---	7	53
WR Sammy Holbrook	20	11	---	---	17	48
QB Gustavo Tucker	26	22	---	---	---	48
OLB Glenn Fackleman	---	---	12	14	21	47
WR Martin McDonald	21	26	---	---	---	47
S Ty Martinez	---	---	13	32	1	46
RB Colton Sawyer	25	18	---	---	2	45
DE Jeffrey Tate	---	---	15	29	1	45
DE Darrin Butts	---	---	13	30	1	44
DT Kendall Kurtz	---	---	13	30	1	44
OLB Robert Rodgers	---	---	11	30	1	42
CB Brody Sewell	---	---	7	15	20	42
T Don Newman	14	23	---	---	4	41
G Grant Harner	24	11	---	---	4	39
C Erik Lake	24	11	---	---	4	39
CB Colin Briggs	---	---	7	21	10	38
RB Lincoln Tyree	12	5	---	---	21	38
S Myles Small	---	---	10	26	1	37
G Joseph Lyon	14	23	---	---	---	37
S Darrell Lekin	---	---	9	8	17	34
RB Arnold Barnhart	11	13	---	---	6	30
TE Craig Legette	9	19	---	---	---	28
OLB Santiago Wyche	---	---	6	21	1	28
WR Cornell Bottoms	8	16	---	---	2	26
TE Gary Small	5	4	---	---	15	24
QB Jeff Jones	12	12	---	---	---	24
ILB Ronnie Doss	---	---	10	12	---	22
WR Charles Palmer	7	12	---	---	1	20
CB Gus Sidharta	---	---	3	14	1	18
CB Bo Rose	---	---	8	10	---	18
DE Jeffery Cash	---	---	4	3	9	16
TE Gary Strong	8	6	---	---	---	14
DT Phil Sell	---	---	5	7	---	12
CB James Buel	---	---	5	6	---	11
ILB Marvin Newton	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Mario Horton	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Dave Kristosik	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kenny Detsch	0	0	---	---	4	4
P John Widell	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Trent Madore	2	0	---	---	2	4

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	37	33	---	70
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	35	33	---	68
CB Deion Meacham	---	---	34	32	---	66
CB Moe Dansby	---	---	31	25	6	62
T Ralph Randall	16	33	---	---	10	59
ILB Bill Socha	---	---	32	26	---	58
S Donald Fortner	---	---	28	29	---	57
WR Sammy Tanner	16	32	---	---	6	54
TE Carson Fulcher	11	21	---	---	22	54
OLB Seth Thibodeau	---	---	32	22	---	54
DT Norbert Cafferty	---	---	28	26	---	54
DE Allen Molina	---	---	27	20	6	53
OLB Henry Cooper	---	---	28	25	---	53
WR Alexander Ratliff	15	33	---	---	---	48
S Kelly Stephens	---	---	14	10	21	45
TE Jaylen Croom	12	30	---	---	---	42
DE Emmitt Sanderson	---	---	23	19	---	42
OLB Johnnie Manning	---	---	14	20	7	41
S Phil Shaw	---	---	14	19	6	39
RB Ashton Rucci	12	26	---	---	---	38
WR Chase Deason	11	27	---	---	---	38
WR Wes Blair	8	13	---	---	12	33
G Eduardo Martin	10	13	---	---	10	33
G Joey Robbins	10	13	---	---	10	33
T Giovanni Bauer	10	13	---	---	10	33
DE Donnie Lee	---	---	10	16	3	29
G Jake Cortez	6	20	---	---	1	27
G Anthony Peterson	6	20	---	---	---	26
T Wes Harper	6	20	---	---	---	26
G Amari Carlin	6	20	---	---	---	26
DT Nickolas Kovach	---	---	13	8	4	25
C Mark Hornung	10	13	---	---	---	23
RB Ivan Scribner	0	5	---	---	18	23
ILB Maurice Mathews	---	---	1	1	21	23
CB Emmett Hitchcock	---	---	14	8	---	22
FB Giovanni Burns	5	4	---	---	13	22
CB Pat Stafford	---	---	2	0	12	14
WR Tito Legins	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Arnold Bernard	---	---	1	2	8	11
C Henry West	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	10	10
QB Gilbert Battle	4	5	---	---	---	9
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Marty Camarillo	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Dashawn Nelson	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Parker Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	22	93	4.2
Right	9	40	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	2	16	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gustavo Tucker	22	17	3	1	0	1	1	1	1
Jeff Jones	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Chase Deason	26	14	0	2	3	4	3
Gilbert Battle	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
Dashawn Nelson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	136	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	68	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin McDonald	7	5	64	2	26
TE Craig Legette	6	5	73	1	19
WR Reuben Ortega	5	3	23	0	16
TE Garrett Pender	5	4	38	0	24
WR Cornell Bottoms	3	3	30	0	16
WR Charles Palmer	2	2	4	0	12
TE Gary Strong	2	2	7	0	6
RB Arnold Barnhart	1	1	2	0	13
WR Sammy Holbrook	1	1	28	1	11
RB Colton Sawyer	1	1	11	0	18

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Tanner	12	7	2	52	1	32
WR Alexander Ratliff	9	5	1	39	0	33
TE Jaylen Croom	4	2	0	5	0	30
TE Carson Fulcher	3	2	0	0	0	21
WR Wes Blair	1	1	0	5	0	13
TE Marty Camarillo	1	1	0	7	0	1
FB Giovanni Burns	1	1	0	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Colton Sawyer	2	3	1.50	3.27

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ashton Rucci	1	10	10.00	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Jones	4	4	20	5.00	8.36
Gustavo Tucker	2	2	22	11.00	8.55

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Deason	3	0	0	0.00	2.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin McDonald	2	2	16	8.00	9.14
RB Arnold Barnhart	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Craig Legette	1	1	16	16.00	12.17
WR Reuben Ortega	1	1	6	6.00	4.60
TE Gary Strong	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Tanner	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Alexander Ratliff	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Colton Sawyer	5	3
RB Lincoln Tyree	2	2
RB Arnold Barnhart	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ashton Rucci	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gustavo Tucker	4	2	2
Jeff Jones	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Deason	9	4	2
Gilbert Battle	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Craig Legette	1	0	0
WR Martin McDonald	1	1	1
WR Reuben Ortega	1	1	1
TE Gary Strong	1	1	1
TE Garrett Pender	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Tanner	4	1	1
TE Jaylen Croom	2	1	0
WR Alexander Ratliff	2	1	1
WR Wes Blair	1	1	0
TE Marty Camarillo	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)