Week 16, 2023

played in Pittsburgh, PA

19 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	7	3	0	12	-	22
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 SFO - Dominique Brim 2 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point)
1Q: 01:28 PIT - Allen Garrison 44 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 05:46 PIT - Clayton Thorson 1 run (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 02:23 SFO - Devonte McElroy 47 field goal
3Q: 11:09 PIT - Deron Singleton 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Deron Singleton 34 field goal
4Q: 07:54 SFO - Devonte McElroy 44 field goal
4Q: 02:49 SFO - Dixon Pfaff 17 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point failed)
4Q: 00:01 SFO - Devonte McElroy 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 SFO - Dominique Brim 2 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point)
1Q: 01:28 PIT - Allen Garrison 44 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 05:46 PIT - Clayton Thorson 1 run (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 02:23 SFO - Devonte McElroy 47 field goal
3Q: 11:09 PIT - Deron Singleton 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 PIT - Deron Singleton 34 field goal
4Q: 07:54 SFO - Devonte McElroy 44 field goal
4Q: 02:49 SFO - Dixon Pfaff 17 pass from Jerald Howard (Devonte McElroy extra point failed)
4Q: 00:01 SFO - Devonte McElroy 19 field goal

Team Statistics SFO PIT
Record 6-9 7-8
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 334 297
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 5.57 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 62 79
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 3.10 2.39
Net Passing Yards 272 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 2 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.80 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/70
Punt Returns/Yards 7/64 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:05 32:56

Team Statistics	SFO	PIT
Record	6-9	7-8
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	334	297
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	5.57	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	62	79
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	3.10	2.39
Net Passing Yards	272	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 2	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.80	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/70
Punt Returns/Yards	7/64	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:05	32:56

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	10:20	2:08	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
1	6:07	0:58	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
1	1:14	4:24	OWN 31	8	24	Punt
2	5:33	3:17	OWN 25	8	45	Field Goal
2	1:43	1:16	OWN 25	5	31	Interception
3	11:01	1:10	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	8:36	3:03	OWN 34	7	28	Punt
4	14:52	3:26	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
4	10:01	2:12	OPP 39	4	12	Field Goal
4	5:36	0:10	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
4	5:03	2:21	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 42	1	56	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	3:33	OWN 16	6	8	Punt
1	8:12	2:05	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	5:09	3:55	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
2	11:50	6:17	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	2:16	0:33	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OPP 46	3	-16	Punt
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 26	6	51	Field Goal
3	9:51	1:15	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
3	5:33	5:41	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
4	11:26	1:25	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
4	7:49	2:13	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	5:26	0:23	OPP 7	3	0	Missed FG
4	2:42	2:20	OWN 23	6	3	Punt

Game MVP: Clayton Thorson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Scott Williams	8	24	3.00	13	1
QB Jerald Howard	6	33	5.50	11	1
RB Phillip Lindsay	5	8	1.60	11	1
RB Jesse Wright	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Butch Esslinger	15	12	0.80	8	0	0
RB James Conner	12	28	2.33	8	0	0
QB Clayton Thorson	6	39	6.50	21	2	1

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Howard	39	21	281	1/9	2	49	2	72.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clayton Thorson	36	21	230	2/12	1	44	0	86.5

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dominique Brim	6	13	57	9.50	19	20	1
WR Joey Cassidy	4	6	71	17.75	35	49	0
WR Dixon Pfaff	4	7	74	18.50	35	25	1
RB Phillip Lindsay	2	2	8	4.00	10	9	0
TE Branden Bushkin	2	5	14	7.00	0	8	0
RB Jesse Wright	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
TE Frankie Simmons	1	1	44	44.00	39	44	0
WR Devonte Johnstone	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Scott Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Allen Garrison	7	8	82	11.71	54	44	1
WR Josiah Castellano	5	11	30	6.00	17	15	0
FB Mitch Spencer	2	2	43	21.50	34	24	0
TE Joe Gargac	2	4	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Will Fuller	1	6	35	35.00	12	35	0
RB James Conner	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Malachi Cybulski	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mackenzie Welch	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Butch Esslinger	1	1	27	27.00	27	27	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Dunlap	1	37	37.00	0
OLB Devin Bush	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jerald Howard	1	0	0	0
T Andre Dillard	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Gustavo Figueroa	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cameron Brooks	6	291	48.5	39.8	57	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Bailey	8	382	47.8	39.8	55	1

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte McElroy	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deron Singleton	2/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Wright	7	64	9.1	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Sinclair	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Wright	1	20	20.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Esslinger	4	66	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edward Downs	8	3	0.0	29	23
OLB Darius Leonard	7	3	0.0	33	36
DT Daron Payne	6	0	1.0	33	36
DE Carl Labelle	6	1	0.0	33	36
OLB Randal Clements	4	2	0.0	16	14
CB Isaiah Lacasse	4	0	0.0	17	22
DE Renaldo Antigua	3	0	1.0	17	22
S Jamal Adams	3	1	0.0	33	36
OLB Antwione Williams	3	0	0.0	7	16
CB Bruce Shields	3	0	0.0	33	38
S Travis Bondy	2	2	0.0	16	16
DE Stephen Davidson	2	1	0.0	25	20
CB Graham Jensen	2	0	0.0	33	38
CB Ricky Marsh	1	1	0.0	17	24
WR Dominique Brim	1	0	---	---	---
WR Joey Cassidy	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devin Bush	8	2	0.0	20	38
S Norm Witt	4	1	0.0	13	35
DT Takkarist McKinley	4	0	0.0	15	25
CB Cyrus Jones	3	6	0.0	17	29
ILB Reggie Ragland	3	0	0.0	11	27
DE Marcus Cusano	2	0	1.0	6	17
S Kenny Dunlap	2	4	0.0	20	38
ILB Reuben Foster	2	1	0.0	4	1
OLB Rod Mirer	2	1	0.0	5	12
CB Corn Elder	2	0	0.0	18	35
DE Josh Sweat	2	0	0.0	15	30
DT Vita Vea	2	0	0.0	19	35
CB Christian Thompson	1	0	0.0	15	35
CB Amari Coffey	1	0	0.0	6	17
DE Frankie Doyle	1	0	0.0	5	13
S Gustavo Figueroa	1	0	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Daron Payne	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Renaldo Antigua	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Kenny Clark	0.0	1	2	1	20
DE Stephen Davidson	0.0	0	2	1	20
DE Ian Foster	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marcus Cusano	1.0	0	1	0	17
DE Josh Sweat	0.0	1	0	0	30
DT Vita Vea	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Edward Downs	6	0	23
OLB Darius Leonard	4	1	36
OLB Antwione Williams	2	1	16
CB Isaiah Lacasse	2	0	22
CB Bruce Shields	2	0	38
DE Renaldo Antigua	2	0	22
OLB Randal Clements	2	0	14
DE Carl Labelle	1	0	36
S Jamal Adams	0	2	36

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cyrus Jones	4	2	0	29
OLB Devin Bush	4	0	1	38
S Norm Witt	2	1	0	35
ILB Reggie Ragland	2	0	0	27
CB Christian Thompson	1	2	0	35
CB Corn Elder	1	2	0	35
S Kenny Dunlap	1	1	1	38
CB Amari Coffey	1	0	0	17
ILB Reuben Foster	1	0	0	1
OLB Rod Mirer	1	0	0	12
DE Marcus Cusano	1	0	0	17
DE Frankie Doyle	1	0	0	13
OLB Jared Farr	1	0	0	2
DE Jacob Eckman	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jordan Morgan	2	7	1	20	0	40
T Andre Dillard	1	2	0	20	0	40
T Jerry Grier	0	3	0	20	0	40
G Marcus Oldham	0	2	0	20	1	40
C Cameron Vieira	0	1	0	20	0	40

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Sean Bernstein	2	9	33	0	38
G Paul Kinney	2	7	33	1	38
C Bernard Candelaria	2	4	33	0	38
FB Mitch Spencer	2	3	12	0	10
T Kaleb McGary	0	3	33	0	38
TE Allen Garrison	0	1	32	0	36
T Trey Pipkins	0	0	33	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Kuykendall	1	27
Bruce Shields	1	27
Caleb Wells	1	22
Dominique Brim	1	21
Blake Kramer	1	19
Andre Dillard	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb McGary	5	16
Butch Esslinger	2	26
Paul Kinney	1	11

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Bruce Shields	---	---	33	38	27	98
OLB Darius Leonard	---	---	33	36	5	74
CB Graham Jensen	---	---	33	38	3	74
S Jamal Adams	---	---	33	36	3	72
DT Daron Payne	---	---	33	36	3	72
DE Carl Labelle	---	---	33	36	3	72
WR Dominique Brim	16	34	---	---	21	71
G Jordan Morgan	20	40	---	---	9	69
T Andre Dillard	20	40	---	---	9	69
G Marcus Oldham	20	40	---	---	9	69
T Jerry Grier	20	40	---	---	9	69
OLB Edward Downs	---	---	29	23	14	66
CB Ricky Marsh	---	---	17	24	21	62
WR Joey Cassidy	13	38	---	---	10	61
QB Jerald Howard	20	40	---	---	---	60
C Cameron Vieira	20	40	---	---	---	60
TE Branden Bushkin	19	37	---	---	---	56
WR Dixon Pfaff	17	36	---	---	---	53
DE Stephen Davidson	---	---	25	20	---	45
CB Isaiah Lacasse	---	---	17	22	3	42
DE Renaldo Antigua	---	---	17	22	2	41
RB Phillip Lindsay	6	7	---	---	27	40
DE Kenny Clark	---	---	18	20	1	39
RB Jesse Wright	1	14	---	---	21	36
RB Scott Williams	10	20	---	---	5	35
S Travis Bondy	---	---	16	16	---	32
TE Jacob Kuykendall	2	2	---	---	27	31
OLB Randal Clements	---	---	16	14	---	30
DE Ian Foster	---	---	3	13	11	27
OLB Antwione Williams	---	---	7	16	2	25
DT Blake Kramer	---	---	0	4	19	23
OLB Caleb Wells	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Rondell Scott	---	---	0	2	18	20
WR Devonte Johnstone	5	6	---	---	---	11
TE Frankie Simmons	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Bryant Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Cameron Brooks	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Devonte McElroy	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Alvin Ervin	4	0	---	---	---	4
WR Lucas Glover	3	0	---	---	---	3
S Leroy Bronson	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Weston Farmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jalen Rockefeller	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE David Turnbull	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Kaleb McGary	33	38	---	---	16	87
C Bernard Candelaria	33	38	---	---	13	84
T Trey Pipkins	33	38	---	---	11	82
C Sean Bernstein	33	38	---	---	11	82
G Paul Kinney	33	38	---	---	11	82
QB Clayton Thorson	33	38	---	---	---	71
WR Will Fuller	30	38	---	---	1	69
CB Christian Thompson	---	---	15	35	18	68
TE Allen Garrison	32	36	---	---	---	68
S Norm Witt	---	---	13	35	17	65
S Kenny Dunlap	---	---	20	38	3	61
TE Malachi Cybulski	11	23	---	---	27	61
CB Corn Elder	---	---	18	35	7	60
OLB Devin Bush	---	---	20	38	2	60
RB James Conner	16	27	---	---	14	57
WR Josiah Castellano	28	29	---	---	---	57
DT Vita Vea	---	---	19	35	1	55
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	19	33	3	55
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	17	29	7	53
RB Butch Esslinger	17	8	---	---	26	51
DE Josh Sweat	---	---	15	30	---	45
DT Takkarist McKinley	---	---	15	25	---	40
ILB Reggie Ragland	---	---	11	27	1	39
WR Mackenzie Welch	14	12	---	---	9	35
DE Marcus Cusano	---	---	6	17	9	32
OLB Rod Mirer	---	---	5	12	13	30
DE Frankie Doyle	---	---	5	13	9	27
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	6	17	3	26
OLB Jared Farr	---	---	0	2	24	26
WR Ace Sanders	2	3	---	---	19	24
FB Mitch Spencer	12	10	---	---	---	22
S Gustavo Figueroa	---	---	7	6	1	14
TE Joe Gargac	3	4	---	---	5	12
DE Paul Eickholt	---	---	1	8	3	12
P Jake Bailey	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Otis Jacobs	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Bud Dupree	---	---	4	4	2	10
K Deron Singleton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Rufus Mayhew	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Patrick Sinclair	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Reuben Foster	---	---	4	1	---	5
C Eric Wood	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marquis Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Daquan Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marlon Holm	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eddie Schottenheimer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	13	58	4.5
Right	6	-3	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	24	39	1.6
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Howard	39	21	4	1	4	9	1	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clayton Thorson	36	21	4	3	2	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	125	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	92	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	19	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominique Brim	13	6	2	57	1	34
WR Dixon Pfaff	7	4	1	74	1	36
WR Joey Cassidy	6	4	1	71	1	38
TE Branden Bushkin	5	2	0	14	0	37
RB Phillip Lindsay	2	2	0	8	0	7
RB Jesse Wright	2	1	0	8	0	14
RB Scott Williams	2	0	0	0	0	20
TE Frankie Simmons	1	1	0	44	1	6
WR Devonte Johnstone	1	1	0	5	0	6

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josiah Castellano	11	5	2	30	0	29
TE Allen Garrison	8	7	0	82	1	36
WR Will Fuller	6	1	0	35	1	38
TE Joe Gargac	4	2	0	7	0	4
FB Mitch Spencer	2	2	0	43	1	10
TE Malachi Cybulski	2	1	0	-1	0	23
RB James Conner	1	1	0	-1	0	27
WR Mackenzie Welch	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Butch Esslinger	1	1	0	27	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jerald Howard	1	11	11.00	5.50
RB Scott Williams	1	1	1.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Butch Esslinger	2	13	6.50	0.80
RB James Conner	1	6	6.00	2.33
QB Clayton Thorson	1	1	1.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Howard	3	2	19	6.33	7.21

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clayton Thorson	4	0	0	0.00	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominique Brim	2	1	2	1.00	4.38
WR Dixon Pfaff	1	1	17	17.00	10.57

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Josiah Castellano	3	0	0	0.00	2.73
TE Joe Gargac	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jesse Wright	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB James Conner	2	1
QB Clayton Thorson	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Howard	10	4	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clayton Thorson	13	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Brim	6	3	3
TE Branden Bushkin	2	0	0
WR Dixon Pfaff	2	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josiah Castellano	5	1	1
TE Allen Garrison	4	3	2
WR Will Fuller	3	0	0
FB Mitch Spencer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 24,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,800 (20,900)
End Zone 4,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine 2,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 4,500 (13,300)
Club Seats 3,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	24,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,800 (20,900)
End Zone	4,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine	2,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	4,500 (13,300)
Club Seats	3,200 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,800)