Week 14, 1997

played in Pittsburgh, PA

20 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	7	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	13	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 PIT - Greg Davis 42 field goal
1Q: 05:04 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Terry Glenn 2 pass from Harry Patterson (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:11 PIT - Bert Emanuel 27 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 09:10 PIT - Kevin Alexander 16 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point failed)
3Q: 02:14 PIT - Cole Trickel 7 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 12:52 MIN - Lorenzo White 3 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 PIT - Greg Davis 42 field goal
1Q: 05:04 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Terry Glenn 2 pass from Harry Patterson (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 05:11 PIT - Bert Emanuel 27 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 09:10 PIT - Kevin Alexander 16 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point failed)
3Q: 02:14 PIT - Cole Trickel 7 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 12:52 MIN - Lorenzo White 3 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 4-9 6-7
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 321 310
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 5.26 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 108 98
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 5.40 2.97
Net Passing Yards 213 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 2 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/22
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:35 33:25

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	4-9	6-7
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	321	310
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	5.26	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	108	98
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	5.40	2.97
Net Passing Yards	213	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 2	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	5.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	3/22
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:35	33:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:04	4:06	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
1	2:11	4:45	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
2	10:37	0:20	OWN 30	2	0	Interception
2	8:32	1:11	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
2	5:00	1:05	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	1:07	0:52	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 19	5	10	Punt
3	9:01	1:42	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	5:34	1:48	OWN 11	4	16	Interception
3	2:04	4:19	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
4	10:39	1:25	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
4	5:55	0:38	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:16	2:16	OWN 16	5	56	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:56	OWN 13	15	62	Field Goal
1	4:58	2:47	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	12:26	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	10:17	1:45	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
2	7:21	2:21	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
2	3:55	2:48	OWN 22	7	27	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 37	2	13	Half
3	12:59	3:58	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	7:19	1:45	OWN 49	3	-7	Punt
3	3:46	1:42	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	12:45	2:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	9:14	3:19	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
4	5:17	3:01	OWN 36	6	20	Punt

Game MVP: Timm Rosenbach, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo White	11	52	4.73	12	3	1
Chad Graham	5	30	6.00	8	0	0
Harry Patterson	4	26	6.50	10	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole Trickel	25	77	3.08	8	0	1
Steve Lee	6	4	0.67	4	0	0
Aaron Craver	2	17	8.50	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harry Patterson	40	19	226	1/13	1	33	2	52.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	36	23	216	1/4	2	27	0	98.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR O.J. McDuffie	8	16	95	11.88	58	22	0
WR Terry Glenn	7	16	109	15.57	41	33	1
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	0	0.00	1	1	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	23	23.00	5	23	0
WR Reggie Barlow	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Emanuel	6	11	76	12.67	44	27	1
WR Anthony Edwards	4	5	46	11.50	15	16	0
WR Kevin Alexander	4	6	42	10.50	12	16	1
WR Pierre Mosley	3	4	38	12.67	3	14	0
RB Cole Trickel	2	3	11	5.50	0	9	0
RB Steve Lee	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fred Strickland	1	11	11.00	0
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donte Rocco	0	0	1	0
George McCullough	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Timm Rosenbach	1	0
Pierre Mosley	1	0
Stanley Richard	0	1
Tucker Joseph	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	327	46.7	40.4	55	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	8	358	44.8	35.9	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo White	4	31	7.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pierre Mosley	4	24	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo White	2	29	14.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	6	1	0.0	20	10
CB Walt Harris	6	1	0.0	30	37
S John Lynch	5	3	0.0	33	37
S Devin Bush	5	2	0.0	33	37
OLB Henri Crockett	5	0	0.0	27	31
OLB Frank Slade	4	0	0.0	27	32
DE Donte Rocco	3	0	1.0	19	28
ILB James Darling	3	4	0.0	32	31
CB Eric Allen	3	2	0.0	33	35
DE Robert Porcher	3	1	0.0	19	21
CB George McCullough	2	2	0.0	13	26
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	0.0	7	7
DT Matt Keneley	2	0	0.0	9	15
DE La'roi Glover	1	3	0.0	28	25
OLB Darion Conner	1	1	0.0	5	4
CB Tony Brown	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	24	22
WR Reggie Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Davis	6	0	0.0	18	37
DE Donnell Johnson	5	0	0.5	14	31
OLB Fred Strickland	5	2	0.0	19	32
S Victor Green	3	3	0.0	11	23
DT Tracy Rocker	3	0	0.0	13	22
CB Stanley Richard	2	2	0.0	10	27
CB John Mangum	2	0	0.0	5	8
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	0	0.0	19	40
DT D'Marco Farr	2	0	0.0	15	36
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	0	0.0	1	9
OLB Michael Lowery	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Gary Jones	1	1	0.0	19	39
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	1	0.0	20	41
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE N.D. Kalu	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Stalin Colinet	0	2	0.5	10	16
DE Ray Agnew	0	1	0.0	15	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donte Rocco	1.0	2	0	28
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	4	0	32
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	1	31
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	1	0	25
DT Matt Keneley	0.0	1	0	15

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Johnson	0.5	1	1	0	31
DT Stalin Colinet	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	0	2	0	34
S Torin Dorn	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT D'Marco Farr	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Fred Strickland	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Harris	5	2	37
ILB James Darling	4	0	31
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	31
CB Eric Allen	3	0	35
S Devin Bush	2	0	37
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	4
CB Tony Brown	1	0	3
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	32
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	7
S John Lynch	1	0	37
CB George McCullough	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Davis	5	2	0	37
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	1	1	40
DE Donnell Johnson	2	0	0	31
OLB Alcides Cantanho	2	0	0	9
OLB Michael Lowery	2	0	0	9
OLB Fred Strickland	1	1	1	32
CB Stanley Richard	1	1	0	27
S Victor Green	1	1	0	23
CB John Mangum	1	0	0	8
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	23
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	4	5	2	20	0	41
Anthony Redmon	3	3	1	20	0	41
Chris Dishman	2	3	0	20	0	41
Tony Boselli	1	2	0	20	1	41
Antone Davis	0	3	0	20	0	41

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tucker Joseph	3	5	33	0	37
Jon Runyan	2	8	33	0	37
Barret Robbins	2	6	33	0	37
Steve Wisniewski	1	8	33	0	37
Melvin Tuten	1	2	33	1	37
Aaron Craver	1	1	20	0	20
Kendall Gammon	0	3	24	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Harris	2	24
Lorenzo White	1	22
George McCullough	1	17
Erik Baerg	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Alcides Cantanho	2	30
Anthony Edwards	1	23
Scott Galbraith	1	18
Torin Dorn	1	15
Matt Willig	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Darling	---	---	32	31	19	82
John Lynch	---	---	33	37	1	71
Devin Bush	---	---	33	37	1	71
Eric Allen	---	---	33	35	1	69
Walt Harris	---	---	30	37	2	69
Chris Dishman	20	41	---	---	8	69
Antone Davis	20	41	---	---	---	61
Frank Slade	---	---	27	32	2	61
Anthony Redmon	20	41	---	---	---	61
Tony Boselli	20	41	---	---	---	61
Cory Raymer	20	41	---	---	---	61
Harry Patterson	20	41	---	---	---	61
Terry Glenn	20	40	---	---	---	60
Henri Crockett	---	---	27	31	2	60
Ben Coates	18	39	---	---	2	59
La'roi Glover	---	---	28	25	4	57
George McCullough	---	---	13	26	17	56
O.J. McDuffie	16	37	---	---	2	55
Derrick Harris	12	18	---	---	24	54
Lorenzo White	14	17	---	---	22	53
Donte Rocco	---	---	19	28	5	52
Robert Porcher	---	---	19	21	8	48
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	24	22	1	47
Chad Graham	6	24	---	---	16	46
Tracy Simien	---	---	20	10	6	36
Reggie Barlow	10	24	---	---	---	34
Matt Keneley	---	---	9	15	---	24
Shannon Briggs	---	---	7	7	6	20
Darren Anderson	---	---	4	5	10	19
Darion Conner	---	---	5	4	9	18
Ken Dilger	2	1	---	---	14	17
Charles Johnson	0	1	---	---	15	16
Qadry Ismail	2	1	---	---	12	15
Scott Slutzker	0	3	---	---	10	13
Tony Brown	---	---	0	3	9	12
Willie Kramer	---	---	0	1	8	9
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	4	4
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	0	0	1	1
Alan Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tucker Joseph	33	37	---	---	9	79
Timm Rosenbach	33	37	---	---	---	70
Steve Wisniewski	33	37	---	---	---	70
Barret Robbins	33	37	---	---	---	70
Melvin Tuten	33	37	---	---	---	70
Jon Runyan	33	37	---	---	---	70
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	20	41	3	64
Gary Jones	---	---	19	39	2	60
Stanley Richard	---	---	10	27	22	59
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	19	40	---	59
Eric Davis	---	---	18	37	3	58
Kevin Alexander	27	28	---	---	3	58
Anthony Edwards	14	19	---	---	23	56
Kendall Gammon	24	25	---	---	7	56
D'Marco Farr	---	---	15	36	4	55
Bert Emanuel	20	32	---	---	1	53
Fred Strickland	---	---	19	32	1	52
Cole Trickel	26	25	---	---	---	51
Ray Agnew	---	---	15	34	1	50
Torin Dorn	---	---	10	23	15	48
Donnell Johnson	---	---	14	31	3	48
Aaron Craver	20	20	---	---	5	45
Steve Lee	7	10	---	---	25	42
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	1	9	30	40
Tracy Rocker	---	---	13	22	3	38
Victor Green	---	---	11	23	1	35
Hart Lee Dykes	14	10	---	---	9	33
Ted Popson	7	6	---	---	13	26
Pierre Mosley	2	7	---	---	17	26
Stalin Colinet	---	---	10	16	---	26
Scott Galbraith	4	3	---	---	18	25
N.D. Kalu	---	---	5	7	8	20
Michael Lowery	---	---	9	9	1	19
Israel Raybon	---	---	6	10	---	16
Greg Jones	---	---	1	7	7	15
John Mangum	---	---	5	8	---	13
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Willig	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dave Waddy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Kohn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	0	0	1	1
John Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerwin Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	15	79	5.3
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	19	41	2.2
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harry Patterson	40	19	6	5	2	6	5	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	36	23	2	1	0	3	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	81	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	59	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	53	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	154	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR O.J. McDuffie	16	8	0	95	2	37
WR Terry Glenn	16	7	1	109	3	40
WR Reggie Barlow	4	0	1	0	0	24
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	0	0	0	18
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	0	23	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	11	6	76	2	32
WR Kevin Alexander	6	4	42	0	28
WR Anthony Edwards	5	4	46	0	19
WR Pierre Mosley	4	3	38	0	7
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	1	2	0	10
RB Cole Trickel	3	2	11	0	25
FB Aaron Craver	2	1	-3	0	20
RB Steve Lee	2	2	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo White	4	4	1.00	4.73

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole Trickel	1	7	7.00	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harry Patterson	5	5	11	2.20	5.65

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	4	2	23	5.75	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	0	0.00	0.00
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	10	10.00	5.94
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	2	2.00	6.81

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Anthony Edwards	1	1	7	7.00	9.20
WR Bert Emanuel	1	0	0	0.00	6.91
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	16	16.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Harry Patterson	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cole Trickel	4	1
Steve Lee	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harry Patterson	8	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	0	0
WR Reggie Barlow	2	0	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	1	0
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	0
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	2
WR Pierre Mosley	2	2	2
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	1
WR Bert Emanuel	1	1	0
RB Steve Lee	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (20,900)
End Zone 13,400 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (20,900)
End Zone	13,400 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)