Exhibition Week 2, 1980

played in Pittsburgh, PA

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings07100-17
Pittsburgh Steelers142103-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:36 PIT - Benny Malone 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Mark Moseley extra point)
1Q: 00:35 PIT - Aaron Kyle 49 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 07:46 PIT - Benny Malone 12 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 07:36 MIN - Ike Harris 93 kickoff return (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 03:13 PIT - Gary Parris 10 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 00:44 PIT - Mercury Duncan 5 pass from Ethan Leaskey (Mark Moseley extra point)
3Q: 04:51 MIN - Rafael Septien 41 field goal
3Q: 01:18 MIN - Bill Dunstan 28 fumble return (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 01:57 PIT - Mark Moseley 20 field goal

Team StatisticsMINPIT
Record0-11-0
First Downs1024
- by Rushing27
- by Passing815
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards151368
- Offensive Plays5580
- Yards per Play2.754.60
Net Rushing Yards44130
- Rushing Attempts1341
- Yards per Rush3.383.17
Net Passing Yards107238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 15 - 237 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards142251
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/352/13
- Yards per Pass Play2.556.10
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions1/127/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.87.0
4th Down Conversions0/30/0
Penalties/Yards5/403/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/23/29
Kick Returns/Yards6/2162/47
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/55
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits06
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 34
Time of Possession21:0039:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:00OWN 31416Punt
110:562:43OWN 4854Punt
11:291:07OWN 2325Interception
10:221:20OWN 3232Punt
212:381:55OWN 3337Punt
26:130:56OWN 2628Fumble
23:060:58OWN 333-1Punt
20:350:35OWN 32227Half
312:590:46OWN 3331Punt
39:344:51OWN 37839Field Goal
412:320:32OWN 4030Punt
49:572:34OWN 14949Interception
45:300:52OWN 274-11Downs
41:490:31OWN 203-10Downs
40:060:06OWN 2010Game
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:002:04OWN 134Punt
18:136:44OWN 201280Touchdown
214:021:24OWN 263-4Punt
210:433:07OWN 23777Touchdown
27:191:06OWN 203-2Punt
25:172:11OPP 34534Touchdown
22:081:33OWN 34766Touchdown
315:002:01OWN 2039Punt
312:132:39OWN 20829Interception
34:433:38OWN 2662Fumble
31:053:33OWN 35632Missed FG
412:002:03OWN 26513Punt
47:231:53OWN 253-5Punt
44:382:49OPP 16613Field Goal
41:181:12OPP 1035Missed FG

Game MVP: Kennedy Cook, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman9242.67500
Charlie White3196.331510
Curtis Dickey111.00100
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Nathan20653.251220
Franco Harris19623.261310
Ethan Leaskey231.50400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Loyd31121203/29031137.0
Jeff Komlo73221/6014111.3
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ethan Leaskey30181751/8337195.8
Terry Bradshaw76761/51160151.5

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charley Young49358.753130
WR Butch Johnson355819.3313310
RB Chuck Foreman23178.500120
WR Steve Holden2821.00120
WR Bob Newland2873.50050
WR Ike Harris142020.002200
RB Charlie White1133.00030
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Stallworth698914.8334370
WR Lynn Swann363913.005150
WR Mercury Duncan37227.337151
RB Franco Harris22168.00580
WR Benny Malone222311.500122
FB Don Nottingham22115.50660
TE Gary Parris222613.000161
WR Darrin Baker232110.500120
FB Scott Dierking11-4-4.000-40
TE Ron Egloff1288.00080
RB Tony Nathan0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Herman Edwards100.000
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Aaron Kyle14949.001
CB Mark Haynes166.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Loyd1000
Bill Dunstan0101
Ron Dirnbauer0010
Mark Gastineau0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Franco Harris1000
Ethan Leaskey1000
Glen Holloway0100
Kennedy Cook0100
Barney Chavous0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman734048.638.7663
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
David Lee627946.546.2531

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien1/11/10/0412/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mark Moseley1/30/10/1205/5

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Charley Young100.00
Roland Solomon122.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Jackie Wallace3299.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Ike Harris416340.81
Steve Holden25326.50
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bill Cahill12424.00
Darrin Baker12323.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Roland Solomon1440.03429
ILB Larry Gordon630.03430
ILB Bob Nelson400.53028
ILB Jack LeVeck410.0206
CB Herman Edwards400.02832
CB Tim Collier320.02232
CB Mike Washington320.02328
DE Mark Gastineau320.02820
DE Anthony Jolly310.01721
DE Ernest Kirk310.02418
S Gary Fencik300.01619
S John Harris220.02528
OLB Mark Nichols210.0217
OLB Thomas Henderson200.01115
ILB Ken Fantetti200.03029
DT Ron Dirnbauer111.03034
DT Bill Dunstan120.52424
RB Charlie White10---------
CB Keith Simpson100.02118
OLB Jim Ryan100.01310
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Kennedy Cook311.51030
OLB John Mohring310.0921
S Glenn Blackwood310.01031
OLB Gregg Bingham300.0725
OLB Waymond Bryant300.0921
DE Barney Chavous201.0932
DT Ricardo Browning201.0820
CB Jackie Wallace200.0731
ILB Tyrone Anthony200.056
CB Mark Haynes200.0828
DT Joe Greene110.5824
DT Harris Malinowski110.059
S Al Matthews100.0320
WR Darrin Baker10---------
S Beasley Reece100.01027
S Steve Wagner100.0317
CB Dennis Thurman100.0634
DT Robert Hardy100.0515
CB Aaron Kyle020.0611
OLB John Hennessy010.0518

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Ron Dirnbauer1.001034
ILB Bob Nelson0.501028
DT Bill Dunstan0.500024
OLB Thomas Henderson0.001015
DE Mark Gastineau0.001020
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kennedy Cook1.503130
DE Barney Chavous1.001232
DT Ricardo Browning1.001120
DT Joe Greene0.510024
OLB Waymond Bryant0.001021
DT Harris Malinowski0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mike Washington41028
CB Herman Edwards40132
S Roland Solomon40029
CB Tim Collier30032
ILB Larry Gordon11030
ILB Jack LeVeck1006
DE Anthony Jolly10021
OLB Thomas Henderson10015
S Gary Fencik10019
ILB Bob Nelson10028
S John Harris10028
OLB Mark Nichols1007
ILB Ken Fantetti10029
CB Keith Simpson02018
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Waymond Bryant31021
S Glenn Blackwood21031
CB Mark Haynes20128
OLB Gregg Bingham20025
S Al Matthews11020
DT Harris Malinowski1009
ILB Tyrone Anthony1006
S Steve Wagner10017
CB Dennis Thurman10034
OLB John Mohring10021
OLB John Hennessy03018
S Beasley Reece01027
CB Aaron Kyle00111

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Didion1309126
Halvor Hagen1308124
Paul Fersen1215021
Greg Horton1108030
Fred Dean03011133
Glenn Hyde01011036
Doug Smith00013140
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Rasmussen59329024
Chris Ward25025023
Ray Snell25029029
Keith Fahnhorst15033023
Glen Holloway14022022
Art Kuehn14022027
Scott Dierking13022019
Ron Egloff1101008
Gery Palmer02030231
Derek Shields01015016

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Don Warren118
Keith Simpson111
Joe Rose110
Greg Horton18
Jimmie Giles13
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Waymond Bryant316
Benny Malone118
Darrin Baker114
Beasley Reece114
Gery Palmer19

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Dirnbauer------3034872
Herman Edwards------28321272
Mike Washington------23282071
Roland Solomon------3429568
Larry Gordon------3430266
Ken Fantetti------3029564
Bob Nelson------3028260
Doug Smith1340------558
Tim Collier------2232256
Glenn Hyde1136------855
John Harris------2528255
Don Warren1026------1854
Fred Dean1133------852
Bill Dunstan------2424351
Keith Simpson------21181150
Mark Gastineau------2820250
Greg Horton830------846
Anthony Jolly------1721745
Thomas Henderson------11151945
Mike Loyd1034------145
Ernest Kirk------2418244
Steve Holden422------1743
Halvor Hagen824------840
Jim Ryan------13101740
Bob Newland533---------38
Charley Young621------1037
Curtis Dickey1011------1637
Gary Fencik------1619136
John Didion926---------35
Charlie White326------635
Butch Johnson719------733
Joe Rose518------1033
Jack LeVeck------206632
Mark Nichols------217432
Ike Harris314------1229
Paul Fersen521---------26
Chuck Foreman1015---------25
Henry Hynoski00------1919
Robert Jackson------011011
Jeff Komlo38---------11
Jimmie Giles25------310
Marv Bateman00------77
Rafael Septien00------55
Ron Yary00---------0
Alan Willis00---------0
Pat Ryan00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gery Palmer3031------970
Ray Snell2929------967
Keith Fahnhorst3323------965
Tony Nathan2117------2765
Jackie Wallace------7312664
Gary Parris2721------1563
John Stallworth2831---------59
Ethan Leaskey2731---------58
Bruce Rasmussen2924------154
Art Kuehn2227------453
Beasley Reece------10271451
Lynn Swann2524---------49
Chris Ward2523---------48
Scott Dierking2219------647
Waymond Bryant------9211646
Mercury Duncan2121------446
Glen Holloway2222------145
Don Nottingham1414------1644
Franco Harris2022---------42
Kennedy Cook------1030242
John Mohring------9211242
Glenn Blackwood------1031142
Barney Chavous------932---41
Dennis Thurman------634141
Orlando Matsui------725638
Darrin Baker1013------1437
Mark Haynes------828137
Joe Greene------824436
Derek Shields1516------536
Ron Egloff108------1836
Gregg Bingham------725335
Ricardo Browning------820331
Benny Malone75------1830
Bill Cahill------3131329
John Hennessy------518528
Al Matthews------320326
Robert Hardy------515323
Terry Bradshaw148---------22
Steve Wagner------317121
Aaron Kyle------611219
Tyrone Anthony------56718
Harris Malinowski------59---14
Terry Tautolo------041014
Mark Moseley00------1010
David Lee00------66
Gary Marangi00------33

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9374.1
Middle221.0
Right252.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8486.0
Middle25502.0
Right7334.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Loyd31122337421
Jeff Komlo730000321
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ethan Leaskey30181314301
Terry Bradshaw760000100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1810583.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)114534.8
Long (19+ Yds)91313.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen7391.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1010898.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)20111537.7
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charley Young94035021
WR Steve Holden8232022
WR Bob Newland8207033
WR Butch Johnson53058119
WR Ike Harris41020114
RB Chuck Foreman32017015
RB Charlie White1103026
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Stallworth96089131
WR Mercury Duncan73022021
WR Lynn Swann63139024
WR Darrin Baker32021013
RB Franco Harris22016022
WR Benny Malone2202305
FB Don Nottingham22011014
TE Gary Parris22026021
TE Ron Egloff210808
FB Scott Dierking110-4019
RB Tony Nathan1000017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Franco Harris7243.433.26
Tony Nathan5132.603.25
Ethan Leaskey1-1-1.001.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ethan Leaskey44358.755.83
Terry Bradshaw111111.0010.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Benny Malone222311.5011.50
TE Gary Parris111010.0013.00
WR Mercury Duncan1155.003.14
TE Ron Egloff1188.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Chuck Foreman10
PittsburghRushesConversions
Tony Nathan53
Franco Harris21
Ethan Leaskey10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Mike Loyd921
Jeff Komlo200
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ethan Leaskey732
Terry Bradshaw111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Newland410
WR Charley Young311
WR Steve Holden200
RB Chuck Foreman100
WR Butch Johnson100
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Darrin Baker321
WR John Stallworth200
WR Lynn Swann111
WR Mercury Duncan111
TE Ron Egloff100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)