Week 2, 2001

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	6	10	9	-	25
Detroit Lions	6	7	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:20 DET - Jay Riemersma 6 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Doug Brien extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - John Kasay 44 field goal
2Q: 10:15 DET - Michael Bennett 11 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - John Kasay 31 field goal
3Q: 03:58 PIT - Benjamin Blue 8 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 00:40 PIT - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 02:24 PIT - John Kasay 37 field goal
4Q: 01:38 PIT - Tim Watson 75 interception return (Omar Epps run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:40 DET - Eddie Kennison 50 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:20 DET - Jay Riemersma 6 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Doug Brien extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - John Kasay 44 field goal
2Q: 10:15 DET - Michael Bennett 11 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - John Kasay 31 field goal
3Q: 03:58 PIT - Benjamin Blue 8 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 00:40 PIT - John Kasay 25 field goal
4Q: 02:24 PIT - John Kasay 37 field goal
4Q: 01:38 PIT - Tim Watson 75 interception return (Omar Epps run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:40 DET - Eddie Kennison 50 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 335 343
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 5.23 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 131 89
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 3.85 3.42
Net Passing Yards 204 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 1 30 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 211 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.80 7.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 3/98 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	335	343
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	5.23	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	131	89
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	3.85	3.42
Net Passing Yards	204	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 1	30 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	211	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.80	7.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	3/98	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
1	9:00	1:53	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
1	4:11	4:16	OWN 26	8	47	Field Goal
2	10:06	2:58	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	6:24	2:16	OWN 28	6	34	Punt
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 28	6	58	Field Goal
3	12:22	5:23	OWN 33	9	26	Punt
3	5:28	1:40	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
3	3:43	3:09	OPP 26	7	18	Field Goal
4	14:34	3:43	OWN 17	7	46	Interception
4	4:47	2:28	OPP 29	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 46	3	-3	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	3:54	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
1	7:07	2:56	OPP 39	6	39	Touchdown
2	14:55	4:49	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	7:08	0:44	OWN 47	3	10	Interception
2	4:08	2:47	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	6:59	1:31	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
3	0:34	1:00	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	10:51	6:04	OWN 3	11	49	Interception
4	2:19	0:50	OWN 20	3	50	Interception
4	1:29	1:04	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: John Kasay, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Omar Epps	18	78	4.33	22	2
Reuben Droughns	12	52	4.33	14	1
John Supernaw	4	1	0.25	4	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Damian Holleran	15	43	2.87	16	1	0
Howard Osborne	6	24	4.00	6	0	0
Michael Bennett	4	18	4.50	11	1	1
Timm Rosenbach	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	29	20	211	1/7	1	22	1	87.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	30	23	273	3/19	2	50	3	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Terrell	5	7	52	10.40	19	15	0
WR Carl Pickens	4	7	16	4.00	2	9	0
WR Qadry Ismail	4	7	55	13.75	27	19	0
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	27	13.50	19	19	1
FB Jim Branson	1	1	-1	-1.00	2	-1	0
RB Omar Epps	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	18	18.00	19	18	0
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	22	22.00	18	22	0
WR Kevin Kasper	1	1	17	17.00	4	17	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Kennison	7	10	133	19.00	55	50	1
WR Michael Jackson	6	8	73	12.17	10	36	0
TE Jay Riemersma	3	4	20	6.67	0	7	1
WR Nigea Carter	3	3	28	9.33	15	20	0
RB Damian Holleran	2	3	7	3.50	9	11	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tyler Mason	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tim Watson	1	75	75.00	1
OLB Vincent Vega	1	0	0.00	0
CB Coby Rhinehart	1	23	23.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Omar Stoutmire	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Pickens	0	1	0	0
Vincent Vega	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zane Barker	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	190	38.0	28.2	45	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	5	227	45.4	40.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	2	27	13.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	34	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	1	29	29.0	0
Zane Barker	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kim Herring	6	1	1.5	24	29
ILB Tracy Simien	6	1	0.5	12	20
ILB Winfred Tubbs	5	3	0.0	12	13
OLB Takeo Spikes	5	2	0.0	23	22
OLB Bryan Jones	5	0	0.0	23	27
CB Coby Rhinehart	4	1	0.0	13	22
DT Stalin Colinet	3	1	0.0	11	16
CB Dale Carter	3	0	0.0	24	31
DE N.D. Kalu	2	1	1.0	17	25
S Tim Watson	2	2	0.0	23	30
DT Derrick Ransom	2	2	0.0	15	17
DE Greg Spires	1	1	0.0	18	23
DE Quinton Reese	1	1	0.0	9	8
CB Eric Kelly	1	1	0.0	23	31
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Vincent Vega	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	0.0	11	16

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	8	6	0.0	34	30
CB Denard Walker	6	3	0.0	34	30
S Idrees Bashir	6	1	0.0	30	30
DE Bobby Hamilton	5	2	0.5	26	22
DT John Randle	4	0	0.0	20	16
S Omar Stoutmire	3	3	0.0	34	30
OLB Roberto Lear	3	1	0.0	28	26
DE Davis Nugent	3	0	0.0	6	4
CB Jerome Strickland	3	0	0.0	19	24
DE Patrick Kerney	2	1	0.5	33	26
DT Luis Tyler	2	0	0.0	10	13
CB William Bartee	2	0	0.0	33	30
OLB Pete Monty	1	2	0.0	13	10
OLB Marcus Bell	1	1	0.0	8	2
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Simon	1	0	0.0	24	17
DE Reggie Hayward	1	0	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	PPlay
S Kim Herring	1.5	29
DE N.D. Kalu	1.0	25
ILB Tracy Simien	0.5	20

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bobby Hamilton	0.5	2	22
DE Patrick Kerney	0.5	1	26
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	0.0	1	30
DE Grant Wistrom	0.0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	0	20
S Kim Herring	3	1	0	29
CB Coby Rhinehart	3	0	1	22
CB Dale Carter	3	0	0	31
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	0	0	22
OLB Bryan Jones	3	0	0	27
ILB Winfred Tubbs	2	0	0	13
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	0	17
CB Eric Kelly	1	0	0	31
S Tim Watson	0	0	1	30
OLB Vincent Vega	0	0	1	7

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	4	0	0	30
CB Denard Walker	4	0	0	30
OLB Roberto Lear	3	1	0	26
CB Jerome Strickland	3	1	0	24
CB William Bartee	2	0	0	30
S Idrees Bashir	2	0	0	30
DE Bobby Hamilton	1	0	0	22
DE Davis Nugent	1	0	0	4
S Omar Stoutmire	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Runyan	4	9	34	0	30
Sid Miller	3	3	34	1	30
Keith Kartz	2	9	34	0	30
Bob Hallen	1	3	34	0	30
Leonard Davis	1	3	34	0	30
Jim Branson	1	1	24	0	18
Benjamin Blue	0	2	33	0	20

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Raiola	2	6	1	26	1	33
Tony Mayberry	2	4	0	26	1	33
Brock Fraaije	1	2	0	13	0	19
Kirk Scrafford	0	5	0	26	0	33
Todd Weiner	0	5	0	26	0	33
J.P. Machado	0	2	0	26	1	33
Jay Riemersma	0	1	0	24	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Vega	2	15
Sid Miller	1	9
Kenoy Kennedy	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Gammon	1	16
Tyler Mason	1	15
Idrees Bashir	1	12
Zane Barker	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Miller	34	30	---	---	9	73
Keith Kartz	34	30	---	---	---	64
John Supernaw	34	30	---	---	---	64
Jon Runyan	34	30	---	---	---	64
Bob Hallen	34	30	---	---	---	64
Leonard Davis	34	30	---	---	---	64
Eric Kelly	---	---	23	31	10	64
Jim Branson	24	18	---	---	21	63
Qadry Ismail	31	26	---	---	4	61
Dale Carter	---	---	24	31	5	60
Benjamin Blue	33	20	---	---	6	59
Takeo Spikes	---	---	23	22	10	55
Tim Watson	---	---	23	30	1	54
Kim Herring	---	---	24	29	---	53
David Terrell	28	25	---	---	---	53
Carl Pickens	13	20	---	---	19	52
Bryan Jones	---	---	23	27	---	50
Reuben Droughns	14	9	---	---	23	46
Coby Rhinehart	---	---	13	22	10	45
N.D. Kalu	---	---	17	25	1	43
Tracy Simien	---	---	12	20	9	41
Greg Spires	---	---	18	23	---	41
Omar Epps	20	17	---	---	1	38
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	11	16	9	36
Derrick Ransom	---	---	15	17	3	35
Stalin Colinet	---	---	11	16	2	29
Vincent Vega	---	---	6	7	15	28
Bobby Engram	3	8	---	---	15	26
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	12	13	---	25
Kevin Kasper	1	5	---	---	15	21
Monte Beisel	---	---	11	10	---	21
Tony Stewart	2	2	---	---	16	20
Bill Johnson	---	---	8	10	1	19
Quinton Reese	---	---	9	8	---	17
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Cox	---	---	3	6	---	9
Chris Wiltz	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lewis Kelly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nicolas Thai	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff Walker	1	0	---	---	---	1
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Helton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Denard Walker	---	---	34	30	19	83
Idrees Bashir	---	---	30	30	12	72
William Bartee	---	---	33	30	7	70
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	34	30	5	69
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	34	30	4	68
Tony Mayberry	26	33	---	---	5	64
Todd Weiner	26	33	---	---	5	64
Patrick Kerney	---	---	33	26	2	61
Timm Rosenbach	26	33	---	---	---	59
Kirk Scrafford	26	33	---	---	---	59
J.P. Machado	26	33	---	---	---	59
Dominic Raiola	26	33	---	---	---	59
Roberto Lear	---	---	28	26	4	58
Eddie Kennison	23	26	---	---	8	57
Jerome Strickland	---	---	19	24	14	57
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	26	22	7	55
Jay Riemersma	24	25	---	---	5	54
Corey Simon	---	---	24	17	5	46
Michael Jackson	17	26	---	---	---	43
John Randle	---	---	20	16	6	42
Kendall Gammon	7	16	---	---	16	39
Brock Fraaije	13	19	---	---	4	36
Damian Holleran	15	19	---	---	1	35
Nigea Carter	9	9	---	---	14	32
Michael Bennett	4	6	---	---	18	28
Howard Osborne	9	13	---	---	4	26
Luis Tyler	---	---	10	13	2	25
Marcus Bell	---	---	8	2	15	25
Pete Monty	---	---	13	10	1	24
Tyler Mason	2	2	---	---	15	19
Brenston Buckner	---	---	8	7	3	18
Davis Nugent	---	---	6	4	8	18
Reggie Hayward	---	---	8	8	2	18
Emanuel Smith	7	4	---	---	6	17
Zane Barker	0	0	---	---	11	11
Antonio Wilson	---	---	0	0	10	10
Grant Wistrom	---	---	1	4	2	7
Marquis Smith	---	---	5	1	---	6
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richmond Webb	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Rosenthal	0	0	---	---	5	5
Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sale Isaia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	78	7.8
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	2	6	3.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	29	20	1	0	1	2	5	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	30	23	4	0	3	1	0	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	98	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	14	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	131	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	36	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	7	4	0	16	0	20
WR Qadry Ismail	7	4	0	55	0	26
WR David Terrell	7	5	1	52	0	25
RB Omar Epps	2	1	0	5	0	17
TE Benjamin Blue	2	2	0	27	0	20
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	-1	0	18
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	0	18	0	8
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	0	22	1	9
WR Kevin Kasper	1	1	0	17	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	10	7	2	133	2	26
WR Michael Jackson	8	6	0	73	1	26
TE Jay Riemersma	4	3	0	20	0	25
WR Nigea Carter	3	3	0	28	1	9
RB Damian Holleran	3	2	1	7	0	19
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	0	3	0	16
TE Tyler Mason	1	1	0	9	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Epps	1	-1	-1.00	4.33
Reuben Droughns	1	1	1.00	4.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Bennett	1	11	11.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	2	2	12	6.00	7.28

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	2	14	7.00	9.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	4	4.00	2.29
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	8	8.00	13.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	8	8.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Reuben Droughns	5	1
John Supernaw	2	0
Omar Epps	2	2

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Osborne	4	1
Damian Holleran	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	6	5	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	5	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	1
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	1
WR David Terrell	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	2
WR Eddie Kennison	2	2	2
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)