Exhibition Week 2, 1995

played in Pittsburgh, PA

64 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	0	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	7	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 PIT - Todd Peterson 30 field goal
1Q: 00:26 PIT - Todd Peterson 48 field goal
2Q: 05:39 PIT - Aaron Craver 1 run (Todd Peterson extra point)
2Q: 02:11 MIN - Jason Hanson 49 field goal
3Q: 09:33 PIT - Gary Jones 45 interception return (Todd Peterson extra point)
3Q: 03:01 MIN - Robert Green 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 12:56 PIT - Curtis Marsh 10 pass from John Supernaw (Todd Peterson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 PIT - Todd Peterson 30 field goal
1Q: 00:26 PIT - Todd Peterson 48 field goal
2Q: 05:39 PIT - Aaron Craver 1 run (Todd Peterson extra point)
2Q: 02:11 MIN - Jason Hanson 49 field goal
3Q: 09:33 PIT - Gary Jones 45 interception return (Todd Peterson extra point)
3Q: 03:01 MIN - Robert Green 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 12:56 PIT - Curtis Marsh 10 pass from John Supernaw (Todd Peterson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 307 278
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 60 144
- Rushing Attempts 15 42
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.43
Net Passing Yards 247 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 30 - 1 20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/10 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/45
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:39 33:21

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	307	278
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.41
Net Rushing Yards	60	144
- Rushing Attempts	15	42
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.43
Net Passing Yards	247	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 30 - 1	20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/10	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/45
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:39	33:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:10	4:56	OWN 30	9	34	Missed FG
1	0:18	2:47	OWN 20	7	52	Fumble
2	5:33	3:27	OWN 20	10	48	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OPP 47	2	3	Half
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 20	4	11	Fumble
3	11:37	2:17	OWN 22	5	18	Interception
3	9:20	4:20	OWN 17	8	41	Punt
3	4:20	1:28	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
4	12:48	4:37	OWN 31	12	61	Downs
4	4:27	2:11	OWN 19	9	35	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:50	OWN 20	14	67	Field Goal
1	3:14	2:56	OWN 43	6	26	Field Goal
2	12:31	6:58	OWN 28	14	72	Touchdown
2	2:06	1:47	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
3	14:00	2:23	OPP 31	4	16	Missed FG
3	5:00	0:40	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
3	2:52	5:04	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	8:11	3:44	OWN 8	5	14	Punt
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 46	6	11	Punt

Game MVP: Tory Epps, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Robert Green	7	23	3.29	9	1
Jamal Anderson	4	25	6.25	8	0
Junior Tautalatasi	2	5	2.50	3	0
Mark Vlasic	1	2	2.00	2	0
Scott Zolak	1	5	5.00	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Aaron Craver	23	71	3.09	13	2	1
Larry Lenon	11	41	3.73	11	1	0
John Supernaw	4	14	3.50	8	0	0
Terrell Fletcher	3	16	5.33	7	0	0
Tracy Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Vlasic	39	23	170	2/3	19	1	58.7
Scott Zolak	6	4	57	1/1	22	0	97.2
Dan Marino	5	3	30	1/6	12	0	77.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	13	10	113	0/0	1	23	1	96.0
Ebby Laroush	7	4	22	1/1	0	11	0	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Johnson	8	13	52	6.50	24	18
TE Ken Dilger	6	7	46	7.67	5	19
WR Qadry Ismail	4	9	40	10.00	0	18
TE Ben Coates	3	3	16	5.33	0	7
WR Herman Moore	3	7	35	11.67	8	15
WR Eric Blount	3	4	33	11.00	0	12
WR Sean Dawkins	2	5	33	16.50	18	22
RB Junior Tautalatasi	1	2	2	2.00	0	2

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	3	4	30	10.00	0	12	0
WR Curtis Marsh	3	3	39	13.00	21	19	1
WR Willie Gault	2	4	37	18.50	14	23	0
FB Aaron Craver	2	4	13	6.50	7	14	0
TE Ted Popson	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Allen	1	13	13.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Jones	1	45	45.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Mark Vlasic	1	0
Ben Coates	1	0
Jamal Anderson	1	0
Qadry Ismail	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Gary Jones	1	0
D'Marco Farr	1	0
Tracy Rocker	0	1
Tory Epps	0	1
Eric Davis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	1	42	42.0	22.0	42	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	3	134	44.7	38.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/2	1/2	0/1	49	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Peterson	2/3	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	3	57	19.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	15	15.0	0
Larry Lenon	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	5	3	0.0	23	12
ILB Tracy Simien	5	0	0.0	19	9
DT Oliver Gibson	5	0	0.0	32	16
S John Lynch	4	0	0.0	22	12
DT Dan Wilkinson	4	0	0.0	12	6
CB Butler By'not'e	4	0	0.0	27	14
DE Jay Williams	4	0	0.0	34	17
OLB Frank Slade	3	0	1.0	17	8
S Eric Turner	3	2	0.0	40	20
OLB Jamir Miller	3	1	0.0	13	9
CB Eric Allen	2	3	0.0	25	16
CB Darrell McClellan	2	2	0.0	34	19
CB Aaron Glenn	2	1	0.0	18	9
OLB Todd Jones	2	0	0.0	25	13
S Devin Bush	2	0	0.0	27	11
DE Wayne Martin	1	2	0.0	27	10
OLB Wardell Rouse	1	2	0.0	26	11
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	1	0.0	9	4
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	21	14
ILB Tuineau Alipate	0	1	0.0	11	1

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Keith Taylor	8	1	1.0	14	51
CB Eric Davis	7	2	0.0	11	43
S Brad Edwards	7	0	0.0	13	47
DT Tory Epps	5	1	2.0	13	51
DT Tracy Rocker	4	1	0.0	11	41
S Gary Jones	3	4	0.0	10	45
S Torin Dorn	3	1	0.0	9	44
OLB Steve Hendrickson	3	0	0.0	8	41
S Victor Green	3	0	0.0	11	24
DT D'Marco Farr	1	0	0.5	11	50
OLB Michael Knight	1	2	0.0	5	9
ILB Tyrone Thompson	1	2	0.0	8	38
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	11	36
DE Marc Spindler	1	0	0.0	4	18
FB Aaron Craver	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Karpinski	0	1	0.5	5	8
ILB Mark McGwire	0	1	0.0	7	16
CB Ashley Ambrose	0	1	0.0	9	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	0	1	8
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tory Epps	2.0	1	0	51
CB Keith Taylor	1.0	0	0	51
DE Ben Karpinski	0.5	0	0	8
DT D'Marco Farr	0.5	0	0	50
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	0	2	36
DE Marc Spindler	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Butler By'not'e	3	0	0	14
CB Eric Allen	2	0	1	16
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0	9
S Devin Bush	2	0	0	11
ILB Johnny Holland	1	0	0	12
S Eric Turner	1	0	0	20
CB Darrell McClellan	1	0	0	19
S John Lynch	1	0	0	12
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	9
OLB Wardell Rouse	0	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Keith Taylor	7	0	0	51
CB Eric Davis	6	2	0	43
S Brad Edwards	6	1	0	47
OLB Steve Hendrickson	3	1	0	41
S Gary Jones	2	0	1	45
S Victor Green	2	0	0	24
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	0	9
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0	36
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	44
ILB Tyrone Thompson	1	0	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Boselli	2	3	0	13	1	43
Tom Nalen	2	3	0	12	0	30
Anthony Redmon	1	3	1	10	0	28
Antone Davis	1	2	0	11	2	31
Bob Kochman	1	1	0	6	1	34
Keith Sims	1	1	0	10	0	36
John Gerak	1	1	0	5	0	18

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Rosado	4	8	33	0	16
Gary Zimmerman	3	8	27	0	17
Steve Wisniewski	2	4	25	0	12
Ken Reeves	1	4	32	1	13
Eric Moore	1	3	28	0	14
Drew Brown	1	3	17	0	9
Ted Popson	1	2	27	0	12
Barret Robbins	0	3	9	0	5
Dave Waddy	0	2	10	0	8
Flozell Adkins	0	1	14	0	7
Blake Brockermeyer	0	1	15	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Qadry Ismail	1	9
Darrell McClellan	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Craver	1	15
Curtis Marsh	1	12
Terrell Fletcher	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Johnson	11	46	---	---	10	67
Eric Turner	---	---	40	20	5	65
Qadry Ismail	6	45	---	---	9	60
Darrell McClellan	---	---	34	19	7	60
Tony Boselli	13	43	---	---	3	59
Butler By'not'e	---	---	27	14	15	56
Ken Dilger	6	40	---	---	10	56
Jay Williams	---	---	34	17	4	55
Oliver Gibson	---	---	32	16	6	54
Junior Tautalatasi	7	29	---	---	15	51
Devin Bush	---	---	27	11	11	49
Mark Vlasic	5	41	---	---	1	47
Keith Sims	10	36	---	---	---	46
Wardell Rouse	---	---	26	11	9	46
Todd Jones	---	---	25	13	7	45
Eric Allen	---	---	25	16	2	43
Antone Davis	11	31	---	---	---	42
Tom Nalen	12	30	---	---	---	42
Wayne Martin	---	---	27	10	3	40
Anthony Redmon	10	28	---	---	2	40
Bob Kochman	6	34	---	---	---	40
Johnny Holland	---	---	23	12	4	39
Brad Muster	5	22	---	---	12	39
Ben Coates	9	24	---	---	6	39
Robert Porcher	---	---	21	14	2	37
John Lynch	---	---	22	12	2	36
Chuck Belin	5	26	---	---	3	34
Tracy Simien	---	---	19	9	2	30
Robert Green	7	17	---	---	6	30
Cory Raymer	3	24	---	---	2	29
Aaron Glenn	---	---	18	9	1	28
Frank Slade	---	---	17	8	2	27
Eric Blount	5	12	---	---	9	26
Herman Moore	9	13	---	---	3	25
John Gerak	5	18	---	---	2	25
Jamir Miller	---	---	13	9	2	24
Shannon Briggs	---	---	9	4	10	23
Sean Dawkins	6	13	---	---	---	19
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	12	6	1	19
Scott Zolak	6	7	---	---	1	14
Jamal Anderson	4	9	---	---	---	13
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	11	1	---	12
Dan Marino	4	6	---	---	---	10
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	1	1

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Taylor	---	---	14	51	4	69
Gary Jones	---	---	10	45	13	68
Aaron Craver	37	16	---	---	15	68
Torin Dorn	---	---	9	44	12	65
Tory Epps	---	---	13	51	---	64
Eric Davis	---	---	11	43	9	63
D'Marco Farr	---	---	11	50	---	61
Brad Edwards	---	---	13	47	---	60
Tyrone Thompson	---	---	8	38	9	55
Tracy Rocker	---	---	11	41	2	54
Willie Gault	26	14	---	---	12	52
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	8	41	2	51
Dan Rosado	33	16	---	---	---	49
Curtis Maxie	---	---	11	36	2	49
Mark Bruener	27	9	---	---	13	49
Ted Popson	27	12	---	---	9	48
Eric Moore	28	14	---	---	4	46
John Supernaw	30	13	---	---	3	46
Ken Reeves	32	13	---	---	---	45
Gary Zimmerman	27	17	---	---	---	44
Hart Lee Dykes	17	12	---	---	11	40
Steve Wisniewski	25	12	---	---	---	37
Victor Green	---	---	11	24	2	37
Curtis Marsh	13	9	---	---	12	34
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	9	22	2	33
Drew Brown	17	9	---	---	6	32
Bert Emanuel	17	11	---	---	---	28
Flozell Adkins	14	7	---	---	6	27
Tracy Johnson	16	4	---	---	6	26
J.J. Birden	15	10	---	---	---	25
Mark McGwire	---	---	7	16	2	25
Marc Spindler	---	---	4	18	2	24
Dave Waddy	10	8	---	---	6	24
Larry Lenon	12	5	---	---	4	21
Blake Brockermeyer	15	4	---	---	2	21
Ebby Laroush	12	8	---	---	---	20
Ben Karpinski	---	---	5	8	2	15
Michael Knight	---	---	5	9	---	14
Barret Robbins	9	5	---	---	---	14
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	3	5	3	11
Fred Strickland	---	---	2	5	2	9
Todd Peterson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terrell Fletcher	3	3	---	---	3	9
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	3	3
Casey Weldon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	63	4.5
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	12	39	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Intc
Mark Vlasic	39	23	0	3	5	3	3	1
Scott Zolak	6	4	1	0	1	1	0	0
Dan Marino	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	13	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ebby Laroush	7	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	114	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	83	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	43	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	87	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	13	8	1	52	0	46
WR Qadry Ismail	9	4	1	40	0	45
WR Herman Moore	7	3	3	35	0	13
TE Ken Dilger	7	6	0	46	0	40
WR Sean Dawkins	5	2	2	33	1	13
WR Eric Blount	4	3	0	33	0	12
TE Ben Coates	3	3	0	16	0	24
RB Junior Tautalatasi	2	1	0	2	0	29

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	4	2	1	37	1	14
FB Aaron Craver	4	2	1	13	0	16
WR Bert Emanuel	4	3	1	30	0	11
WR Curtis Marsh	3	3	0	39	0	9
WR J.J. Birden	2	1	0	4	0	10
TE Ted Popson	2	2	0	12	0	12
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Green	1	2	2.00	3.29

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Lenon	4	9	2.25	3.73
Aaron Craver	3	-5	-1.67	3.09
John Supernaw	2	7	3.50	3.50
Tracy Johnson	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Vlasic	5	3	20	4.00	4.36

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	2	2	22	11.00	8.69
Ebby Laroush	1	1	0	0.00	3.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	2	2	14	7.00	4.00
TE Ben Coates	1	1	6	6.00	5.33
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	4.44
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0	0.00	6.57

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	12	12.00	7.50
WR Curtis Marsh	1	1	10	10.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Junior Tautalatasi	1	1
Scott Zolak	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Craver	4	2
John Supernaw	1	0
Larry Lenon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Vlasic	9	5	3
Dan Marino	3	2	2
Scott Zolak	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	6	5	5
Ebby Laroush	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Qadry Ismail	3	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	3	3	2
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1
WR Eric Blount	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	2
WR Curtis Marsh	2	2	2
WR Willie Gault	1	1	1
WR J.J. Birden	1	0	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	0	0
TE Ted Popson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (20,900)
End Zone 12,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (20,900)
End Zone	12,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,800)