Exhibition Week 4, 1992

played in Pittsburgh, PA

45 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	14	0	3	-	27
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 MIN - Brian Blades 13 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 06:41 MIN - Jason Hanson 32 field goal
1Q: 00:51 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal
2Q: 10:14 MIN - Phil Freeman 11 pass from Mark Vlasic (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 09:23 MIN - Mossy Cade 31 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 01:12 PIT - Zeke Mowatt 7 pass from Todd Blackledge (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:16 PIT - Brad Edwards 62 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 00:53 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
4Q: 00:01 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 MIN - Brian Blades 13 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 06:41 MIN - Jason Hanson 32 field goal
1Q: 00:51 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal
2Q: 10:14 MIN - Phil Freeman 11 pass from Mark Vlasic (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 09:23 MIN - Mossy Cade 31 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 01:12 PIT - Zeke Mowatt 7 pass from Todd Blackledge (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:16 PIT - Brad Edwards 62 interception return (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 00:53 MIN - Jason Hanson 37 field goal
4Q: 00:01 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 307 240
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 5.29 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 117 94
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 4.03 4.27
Net Passing Yards 190 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 1 43 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 3.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/76 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 1/62
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:36 29:25

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	307	240
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	5.29	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	117	94
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	4.03	4.27
Net Passing Yards	190	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 1	43 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	3.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/76	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	1/62
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:36	29:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	11:50	5:15	OWN 38	9	47	Field Goal
1	0:44	5:38	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	5:47	1:38	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	1:05	0:59	OWN 20	4	34	Interception
3	12:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	7:22	2:03	OWN 21	3	-5	Punt
3	2:13	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
4	10:56	3:31	OWN 47	6	18	Punt
4	5:36	1:44	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
4	1:23	0:38	OPP 27	3	7	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	0:55	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	6:35	5:51	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
2	10:06	0:52	OWN 20	3	-10	Interception
2	9:14	3:27	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
2	4:09	3:04	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 32	4	24	Punt
3	10:11	2:49	OWN 29	6	5	Punt
3	5:19	3:06	OWN 45	5	13	Punt
3	0:51	0:51	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
4	11:56	1:00	OWN 20	3	33	Fumble
4	7:25	1:49	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
4	3:52	2:29	OWN 14	6	13	Downs
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	3	60	Field Goal

Game MVP: Robert Porcher, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vai Sikahema	22	78	3.55	23	3
Robert Green	6	22	3.67	6	0
Brian Mitchell	1	17	17.00	17	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Keith Woodside	16	73	4.56	15	4
Marvin Allen	4	7	1.75	5	0
Todd Blackledge	2	14	7.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Vlasic	19	14	86	1/5	1	21	1	77.9
Dan Marino	9	9	109	0/0	1	33	0	154.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Blackledge	22	12	102	3/19	1	20	1	63.0
Jeff Blake	21	10	73	1/10	0	16	0	56.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phil Freeman	10	10	85	8.50	21	16	1
WR Brian Blades	5	6	82	16.40	2	33	1
WR Herman Fontenot	3	6	9	3.00	0	7	0
WR Derek Loville	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Randy McMillan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Herman Moore	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Stradford	6	11	56	9.33	8	14	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	10	50	10.00	23	15	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	3	3	2	0.67	0	7	1
TE Clarence Kay	2	3	20	10.00	3	20	0
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	14	7.00	11	16	0
WR Cedric Jones	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Greg Baty	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR James Hood	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ron Davenport	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mossy Cade	1	31	31.00	1

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brad Edwards	1	62	62.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Holland	0	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Troy Stradford	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	7	298	42.6	34.4	52	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	7	334	47.7	35.9	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	23	7.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Duncan	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	1	22	22.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Turner	7	3	0.0	22	46
ILB Eddie Johnson	6	1	1.0	19	29
OLB Darion Conner	6	2	0.5	20	39
CB Eric Thomas	6	1	0.0	20	37
DE Robert Porcher	4	1	1.5	21	40
S Kurt Schultz	4	1	0.0	20	46
CB Mossy Cade	3	1	0.0	21	45
ILB Johnny Holland	3	0	0.0	7	25
CB Eric Allen	2	0	0.0	6	22
DE Robert Goff	1	4	0.5	21	43
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	0.5	4	10
ILB Tracy Simien	1	1	0.0	22	35
DT Tony Casillas	1	0	0.0	22	45
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Frank Minnifield	0	2	0.0	10	28
S Carnell Lake	0	2	0.0	3	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark McGwire	10	2	0.0	29	27
S Fred Bohannon	6	0	0.0	23	23
OLB Fred Strickland	5	1	0.0	25	27
CB Keith Taylor	5	1	0.0	28	28
OLB Eugene Lockhart	4	4	0.0	21	18
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	1	0.0	27	28
DE Bobby Wilson	3	0	0.5	21	18
S Jesse Campbell	3	0	0.0	27	29
DE Blaise Winter	2	1	0.0	19	18
DE Danny Stubbs	1	1	0.5	9	10
DT Darryl Grant	1	0	0.0	14	11
S Roland Mitchell	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Brad Edwards	1	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Gary Richard	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Tracy Rocker	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Marc Spindler	1	0	0.0	9	12
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Tory Epps	0	1	0.0	15	18
DT Eric Swann	0	1	0.0	15	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Porcher	1.5	0	2	40
ILB Eddie Johnson	1.0	0	0	29
DE Robert Goff	0.5	1	1	43
OLB Darion Conner	0.5	0	2	39
OLB Ken Harvey	0.5	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Danny Stubbs	0.5	0	10
DE Bobby Wilson	0.5	0	18
DT Darryl Grant	0.0	1	11
DT Tracy Rocker	0.0	1	17
DT Tory Epps	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Thomas	5	2	0	37
ILB Eddie Johnson	4	0	0	29
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	1	45
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0	22
S Eric Turner	2	1	0	46
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0	25
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0	46
DE Robert Goff	1	0	0	43
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0	39

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Keith Taylor	4	0	0	28
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	0	0	28
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0	23
OLB Fred Strickland	3	0	0	27
S Jesse Campbell	2	0	0	29
ILB Mark McGwire	2	0	0	27
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	1	0	18
S Brad Edwards	1	0	1	5
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	0	7
CB Gary Richard	1	0	0	2
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	5	1	15	0	14
Mike Munchak	2	6	0	18	0	17
Ray Roberts	2	2	0	27	0	24
Tim Irwin	1	6	0	18	0	25
Harry Boatswain	1	4	0	23	0	24
Ethen Hollis	0	3	0	23	1	20
Keith Sims	0	2	0	10	0	9
John Wojciechowski	0	1	0	11	0	12

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wisniewski	2	5	22	0	47
Joe Wiegert	2	4	22	2	47
Joel Hilgenberg	1	8	22	1	47
Mo Elewonibi	0	3	22	0	47
Rich Strenger	0	0	22	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Loville	2	21
Mossy Cade	1	19

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Kay	2	18
Zeke Mowatt	1	19
Curtis Duncan	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mossy Cade	---	---	21	45	19	85
Kurt Schultz	---	---	20	46	12	78
Eric Turner	---	---	22	46	9	77
Eric Thomas	---	---	20	37	19	76
Robert Goff	---	---	21	43	9	73
Tony Casillas	---	---	22	45	2	69
Vai Sikahema	22	20	---	---	26	68
Darion Conner	---	---	20	39	9	68
Robert Porcher	---	---	21	40	2	63
Eddie Johnson	---	---	19	29	12	60
Tracy Simien	---	---	22	35	2	59
Ray Roberts	27	24	---	---	8	59
Harry Boatswain	23	24	---	---	9	56
Phil Freeman	21	21	---	---	13	55
Randy McMillan	19	17	---	---	18	54
Ethen Hollis	23	20	---	---	8	51
Brian Blades	16	23	---	---	11	50
Tim Irwin	18	25	---	---	6	49
Adrian Cooper	17	20	---	---	10	47
Mark Vlasic	21	20	---	---	2	43
Frank Minnifield	---	---	10	28	1	39
Derek Loville	7	8	---	---	21	36
Mike Munchak	18	17	---	---	---	35
Herman Fontenot	15	19	---	---	1	35
Johnny Holland	---	---	7	25	1	33
Bart Oates	15	14	---	---	---	29
Eric Allen	---	---	6	22	1	29
Robert Green	6	9	---	---	13	28
Ben Coates	12	4	---	---	10	26
Keith Sims	10	9	---	---	5	24
John Wojciechowski	11	12	---	---	---	23
Dan Marino	8	9	---	---	---	17
Ken Harvey	---	---	4	10	1	15
Frank Stams	---	---	0	0	15	15
Carnell Lake	---	---	3	11	1	15
Wayne Martin	---	---	1	4	7	12
Herman Moore	7	2	---	---	---	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles Haley	---	---	1	7	---	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry Kelm	---	---	2	3	---	5
Brad Muster	2	2	---	---	1	5
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	0	2	---	2
Brian Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---	1
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Strenger	22	47	---	---	9	78
Joe Wiegert	22	47	---	---	9	78
Joel Hilgenberg	22	47	---	---	---	69
Steve Wisniewski	22	47	---	---	---	69
Mo Elewonibi	22	47	---	---	---	69
Troy Stradford	14	42	---	---	10	66
Clarence Kay	17	24	---	---	18	59
Keith Taylor	---	---	28	28	2	58
Jesse Campbell	---	---	27	29	2	58
Mark McGwire	---	---	29	27	2	58
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	27	28	2	57
Fred Bohannon	---	---	23	23	9	55
Fred Strickland	---	---	25	27	2	54
Zeke Mowatt	15	19	---	---	19	53
Keith Woodside	18	31	---	---	---	49
Hart Lee Dykes	10	35	---	---	---	45
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	21	18	4	43
Bobby Wilson	---	---	21	18	4	43
Blaise Winter	---	---	19	18	4	41
Ron Davenport	9	13	---	---	19	41
Greg Baty	14	13	---	---	11	38
Todd Blackledge	12	25	---	---	---	37
James Hood	5	19	---	---	12	36
Tory Epps	---	---	15	18	3	36
Marvin Allen	4	16	---	---	14	34
Tracy Rocker	---	---	13	17	4	34
Mitch Donahue	---	---	4	4	26	34
Jeff Blake	10	22	---	---	---	32
Marc Spindler	---	---	9	12	8	29
Eric Swann	---	---	15	11	3	29
Darryl Grant	---	---	14	11	1	26
Cedric Jones	4	21	---	---	1	26
Darin Jordan	---	---	5	7	11	23
Gary Richard	---	---	4	2	17	23
Curtis Duncan	0	2	---	---	19	21
Danny Stubbs	---	---	9	10	---	19
Roland Mitchell	---	---	4	4	10	18
Brad Edwards	---	---	6	5	---	11
Steve Moore	0	0	---	---	9	9
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wayne Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roger Jones	---	---	1	2	5	8
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carl Zander	---	---	0	0	6	6
Rik Boller	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	66	6.0
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Vlasic	19	14	1	0	0	1	3	0	1
Dan Marino	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Blackledge	22	12	1	3	3	1	2	0	1
Jeff Blake	21	10	0	2	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-8	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	96	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	8	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	95	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil Freeman	10	10	85	0	21
WR Herman Fontenot	6	3	9	0	19
WR Brian Blades	6	5	82	2	23
TE Randy McMillan	2	1	3	0	17
WR Derek Loville	2	2	11	0	8
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	-4	0	20
WR Herman Moore	1	1	9	0	2

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Stradford	11	6	1	56	0	42
WR Hart Lee Dykes	10	5	2	50	0	35
WR Cedric Jones	5	1	1	4	0	21
TE Zeke Mowatt	3	3	0	2	0	19
TE Clarence Kay	3	2	0	20	1	24
WR James Hood	3	1	0	10	0	19
FB Ron Davenport	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Greg Baty	2	1	1	13	0	13
RB Keith Woodside	2	2	0	14	0	31
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	0	6	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vai Sikahema	3	-4	-1.33	3.55
Robert Green	1	5	5.00	3.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Woodside	1	4	4.00	4.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Vlasic	2	2	20	10.00	4.53
Dan Marino	1	1	13	13.00	12.11

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Blackledge	4	4	19	4.75	4.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	11	11.00	8.50
WR Brian Blades	1	1	13	13.00	13.67
WR Herman Moore	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	2	6	3.00	0.67
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	0	0.00	6.67
TE Greg Baty	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Vai Sikahema	6	1
Robert Green	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marvin Allen	2	1
Todd Blackledge	1	1
Keith Woodside	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Vlasic	4	3	2
Dan Marino	2	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Blackledge	5	2	1
Jeff Blake	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	2	1
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	1
WR Brian Blades	1	1	0
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Jones	2	0	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	1
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	1
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	0
RB Marvin Allen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (20,900)
End Zone 14,400 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (20,900)
End Zone	14,400 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,800)