Exhibition Week 2, 1984

played in Minnesota, MN

66 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	7	10	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:58 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 67 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 03:48 PIT - John Stallworth 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 10:24 PIT - Kenny Lewis 37 pass from Scott Brunner (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:12 MIN - Ray Crouse 31 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:09 PIT - David Overstreet 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 05:28 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
4Q: 00:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:58 MIN - Wilbert Montgomery 67 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 03:48 PIT - John Stallworth 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 10:24 PIT - Kenny Lewis 37 pass from Scott Brunner (Raul Allegre extra point)
3Q: 06:12 MIN - Ray Crouse 31 run (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 10:09 PIT - David Overstreet 2 run (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 05:28 MIN - Rich Karlis 34 field goal
4Q: 00:07 PIT - Raul Allegre 42 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 28 11
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 456 273
- Offensive Plays 80 43
- Yards per Play 5.70 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 184 88
- Rushing Attempts 36 14
- Yards per Rush 5.11 6.29
Net Passing Yards 272 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 0 27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.18 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/16 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/13 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 28
Time of Possession 39:59 20:01

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	28	11
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	456	273
- Offensive Plays	80	43
- Yards per Play	5.70	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	184	88
- Rushing Attempts	36	14
- Yards per Rush	5.11	6.29
Net Passing Yards	272	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 0	27 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.18	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/16	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/13	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 28
Time of Possession	39:59	20:01

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
1	10:37	6:11	OWN 16	11	48	Downs
1	1:48	5:42	OWN 18	11	57	Fumble
2	10:43	2:25	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
2	7:23	3:46	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 15	5	45	Half
3	13:25	3:18	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
3	5:59	2:34	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	1:54	6:54	OWN 24	14	76	Touchdown
4	5:20	5:20	OWN 28	11	47	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	3:13	OWN 10	6	20	Punt
1	4:26	2:38	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
2	11:06	0:23	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
2	8:18	0:55	OWN 47	3	-10	Punt
2	3:37	1:50	OWN 21	4	29	Punt
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
3	10:07	4:08	OWN 12	6	88	Touchdown
3	3:25	1:31	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
4	10:00	4:40	OWN 36	10	47	Field Goal

Game MVP: Scott Brunner, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
David Overstreet	26	116	4.46	16	3	1
Kenny Lewis	8	65	8.13	38	1	0
Terry Bradshaw	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Scott Brunner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Crouse	11	83	7.55	31	3	1
Sammy Winder	3	5	1.67	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	24	14	133	1/5	1	19	0	87.6
Scott Brunner	19	14	144	0/0	1	37	0	112.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	15	6	100	1/5	1	67	0	85.4
Mike Loyd	12	8	98	1/8	0	34	0	91.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Stallworth	10	15	107	10.70	30	18	1
WR Cedric Jones	4	6	47	11.75	1	19	0
WR Mike Quick	4	5	25	6.25	4	11	0
FB Scott Dierking	3	4	26	8.67	4	13	0
RB David Overstreet	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Clarence Kay	2	3	4	2.00	1	3	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	37	37.00	32	37	1
WR John Mistler	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Ron Egloff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	3	8	24	8.00	4	14	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	6	86	28.67	46	67	1
WR Don Bass	3	3	33	11.00	11	19	0
WR Paul Skansi	3	5	44	14.67	0	34	0
WR Steve Watson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	12	12.00	12	12	0
TE Jimmie Giles	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Curtis Dickey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Terry Bradshaw	1	0
David Overstreet	1	0
Mike Quick	1	0
John Stallworth	0	1
Jeff Williams	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Dave Frye	1	1
Gary Fencik	0	1
Keith Simpson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	137	45.7	39.7	63	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	6	259	43.2	41.0	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Stallworth	3	12	4.0	0
Jackie Wallace	1	1	1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Skansi	1	8	8.0	0
Ray Crouse	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Wallace	2	33	16.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Paul Skansi	2	38	19.0
Keith Moody	1	18	18.0
Ray Crouse	1	18	18.0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	7	0	0.0	10	23
S Beasley Reece	6	0	1.0	14	25
OLB Charles Bowser	2	2	0.0	11	22
DE Jim Burt	2	1	0.0	9	22
CB Russell Carter	2	1	0.0	13	21
OLB Ron McCartney	2	0	0.0	7	8
Unknown	2	0	---	---	---
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	1.0	6	17
DE John Cannon	1	1	0.0	10	21
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	0.0	0	3
OLB Carl Ekern	1	0	0.0	5	13
TE Ron Egloff	1	0	---	---	---
DE Blaise Winter	1	0	0.0	6	13
DT Ricardo Browning	0	1	0.0	7	12
S Glenn Blackwood	0	1	0.0	10	26
OLB Lyman White	0	1	0.0	5	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Harrell	8	1	0.0	20	22
ILB Ken Fantetti	6	2	0.0	20	27
S Gary Fencik	6	1	0.0	21	21
CB Keith Moody	5	3	0.0	21	32
S Roland Solomon	5	2	0.0	15	23
CB Keith Simpson	5	1	0.0	33	38
CB John Turner	4	3	0.0	26	34
S Vince Albritton	3	2	0.0	24	30
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Dave Frye	2	1	1.0	17	15
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	1	0.0	16	16
DE Mark Gastineau	2	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	0	0.0	17	22
DE Lee Williams	2	0	0.0	27	35
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	3	0.0	17	25
DE Leonard Marshall	1	3	0.0	30	31
DT Dale Norman	1	1	0.0	19	23
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Norwood Vann	1	1	0.0	19	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Darryl Grant	1.0	1	1	17
S Beasley Reece	1.0	0	0	25
DT Ricardo Browning	0.0	1	0	12
DE Mat Mendenhall	0.0	0	1	18
DE John Cannon	0.0	0	1	21
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	0	1	13

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dave Frye	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	2	0	35
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	0	1	1	22
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	1	1	22
DT Dale Norman	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Norwood Vann	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Lockhart	3	0	23
S Glenn Blackwood	1	2	26
S Doug Beaudoin	1	0	3
OLB Carl Ekern	1	0	13
S Beasley Reece	1	0	25
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	8
DE Jim Burt	1	0	22
OLB Charles Bowser	1	0	22
DE John Cannon	1	0	21
CB Russell Carter	1	0	21
OLB Lyman White	0	1	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Keith Moody	5	0	32
S Vince Albritton	3	1	30
CB John Turner	3	0	34
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	27
ILB James Harrell	3	0	22
CB Keith Simpson	2	2	38
S Roland Solomon	2	0	23
S Vince Newsome	2	0	20
CB Frank Minnifield	2	0	24
OLB Dave Frye	1	1	15
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	16
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	25
DE Lee Williams	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Ward	4	7	32	0	38
Jeff Williams	2	8	26	0	36
Ray Snell	2	5	24	0	29
Joel Hilgenberg	2	4	24	0	32
Gary Zimmerman	2	4	30	0	40
Ron Egloff	1	2	20	0	24
Dave Lutz	1	2	10	0	9
Bruce Rasmussen	0	1	22	1	21
Art Kuehn	0	1	12	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Powell	2	3	9	0	12
Mike Munchak	1	2	7	0	12
Doug Smith	0	4	8	0	12
Steve Courson	0	2	8	1	20
Tim Irwin	0	1	10	0	11
Curtis Rouse	0	1	9	0	21
Dave Rimington	0	1	6	0	17
Brian Blados	0	0	8	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Best	3	9
Jackie Wallace	1	11
Carl Monroe	1	11
Cedric Jones	1	4

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crouse	3	17
Curtis Dickey	1	17
James Harrell	1	15
Steve Courson	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Ward	32	38	---	---	1	71
Gary Zimmerman	30	40	---	---	---	70
Jeff Williams	26	36	---	---	4	66
Clarence Kay	23	27	---	---	15	65
John Stallworth	27	32	---	---	5	64
David Overstreet	28	36	---	---	---	64
Joel Hilgenberg	24	32	---	---	4	60
Ron Egloff	20	24	---	---	11	55
Ray Snell	24	29	---	---	---	53
Mike Quick	24	28	---	---	---	52
Scott Dierking	19	20	---	---	10	49
Terry Bradshaw	21	25	---	---	---	46
Bruce Rasmussen	22	21	---	---	3	46
Beasley Reece	---	---	14	25	5	44
John Mistler	11	17	---	---	14	42
Cedric Jones	17	21	---	---	4	42
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	10	26	2	38
John Cannon	---	---	10	21	6	37
Russell Carter	---	---	13	21	2	36
Charles Bowser	---	---	11	22	2	35
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	10	23	2	35
Scott Brunner	15	19	---	---	---	34
Jim Burt	---	---	9	22	1	32
Art Kuehn	12	15	---	---	4	31
Ron Fellows	---	---	12	16	3	31
Mat Mendenhall	---	---	9	18	1	28
Kenny Lewis	8	6	---	---	12	26
Lyman White	---	---	5	12	9	26
Unknown	2	13	---	---	10	25
Blaise Winter	---	---	6	13	6	25
Darryl Grant	---	---	6	17	1	24
Ron McCartney	---	---	7	8	8	23
Dave Lutz	10	9	---	---	4	23
Carl Monroe	3	9	---	---	11	23
Carl Ekern	---	---	5	13	4	22
Wayne Hammond	---	---	6	10	5	21
Ricardo Browning	---	---	7	12	1	20
Greg Best	---	---	1	9	9	19
Mike Jolly	---	---	6	12	---	18
Jackie Wallace	---	---	2	1	11	14
Doug Beaudoin	---	---	0	3	9	12
Phil Dokes	---	---	3	2	1	6
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Dufek	0	0	---	---	1	1

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Simpson	---	---	33	38	---	71
Lee Williams	---	---	27	35	3	65
Keith Moody	---	---	21	32	11	64
John Turner	---	---	26	34	4	64
Vince Albritton	---	---	24	30	9	63
Leonard Marshall	---	---	30	31	1	62
James Harrell	---	---	20	22	15	57
Ray Crouse	11	21	---	---	17	49
Ken Fantetti	---	---	20	27	1	48
Dave Frye	---	---	17	15	14	46
Dale Norman	---	---	19	23	3	45
Gary Fencik	---	---	21	21	1	43
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	24	1	43
Rickey Jackson	---	---	17	25	---	42
Steve Largent	12	18	---	---	11	41
Norwood Vann	---	---	19	19	3	41
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	17	22	1	40
Wilbert Montgomery	10	15	---	---	13	38
Mark Gastineau	---	---	15	22	1	38
Roland Solomon	---	---	15	23	---	38
Brian Blados	8	23	---	---	7	38
Curtis Rouse	9	21	---	---	7	37
Vince Newsome	---	---	17	20	---	37
Steve Courson	8	20	---	---	7	35
Pete Metzelaars	4	17	---	---	14	35
Don Bass	10	22	---	---	2	34
Thomas Henderson	---	---	16	16	1	33
Franky Smith	5	17	---	---	7	29
Paul Skansi	7	17	---	---	5	29
Jimmie Giles	9	10	---	---	9	28
Curtis Dickey	2	7	---	---	17	26
Dave Rimington	6	17	---	---	---	23
Mike Loyd	9	13	---	---	---	22
Marvin Powell	9	12	---	---	---	21
Doug Smith	8	12	---	---	1	21
Tim Irwin	10	11	---	---	---	21
Dan Marino	5	16	---	---	---	21
Mike Munchak	7	12	---	---	---	19
Sammy Winder	3	8	---	---	5	16
Eddie Johnson	---	---	4	5	4	13
Larry Kinnebrew	2	5	---	---	2	9
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Watson	0	5	---	---	---	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	84	6.5
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	15	70	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	5	5	1.0
Right	6	79	13.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	24	14	0	0	2	5	2	2	0
Scott Brunner	19	14	1	0	0	0	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	15	6	1	3	0	3	2	0	0
Mike Loyd	12	8	1	0	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	159	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	101	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	15	10	0	107	0	32
WR Cedric Jones	6	4	0	47	0	21
WR Mike Quick	5	4	1	25	0	28
FB Scott Dierking	4	3	0	26	0	20
WR John Mistler	3	1	0	5	0	17
TE Clarence Kay	3	2	1	4	0	27
TE Ron Egloff	2	0	0	0	0	24
RB David Overstreet	2	2	0	11	0	36
WR Carl Monroe	2	1	0	15	0	9
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	0	37	1	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	8	3	24	0	18
WR Wilbert Montgomery	6	3	86	1	15
WR Paul Skansi	5	3	44	1	17
WR Don Bass	3	3	33	0	22
TE Jimmie Giles	2	0	0	0	10
WR Steve Watson	1	1	-1	0	5
FB Curtis Dickey	1	0	0	0	7
RB Ray Crouse	1	1	12	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Overstreet	4	7	1.75	4.46

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Crouse	1	3	3.00	7.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	1	1	14	14.00	5.54
Scott Brunner	1	1	11	11.00	7.58

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	2	1	-1	-0.50	8.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Stallworth	1	1	14	14.00	7.13
WR Mike Quick	1	1	11	11.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmie Giles	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Steve Watson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Brunner	1	0
Kenny Lewis	1	1
David Overstreet	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ray Crouse	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	6	4	4
Scott Brunner	6	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	5	4	2
Dan Marino	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Stallworth	5	4	4
WR Cedric Jones	3	2	2
WR Mike Quick	2	2	1
FB Scott Dierking	1	1	1
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	3	2	2
WR Paul Skansi	3	2	1
WR Don Bass	2	2	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
WR Steve Watson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,900)
End Zone 12,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (14,000)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,900)
End Zone	12,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (14,000)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,600)