Week 3, 2012

played in Buffalo, NY

64 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	10	-	20
Buffalo Bills	14	10	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 3 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:50 PIT - Jimmy Graham 65 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 02:37 BUF - Steve Smith 25 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:31 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:59 PIT - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
2Q: 03:56 BUF - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 13:13 BUF - Phil Dawson 36 field goal
4Q: 04:29 PIT - LenDale White 80 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 00:11 PIT - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 BUF - Mike Sims-Walker 3 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:50 PIT - Jimmy Graham 65 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 02:37 BUF - Steve Smith 25 pass from Eli Manning (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 12:31 BUF - LeGarrette Blount 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:59 PIT - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
2Q: 03:56 BUF - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
3Q: 13:13 BUF - Phil Dawson 36 field goal
4Q: 04:29 PIT - LenDale White 80 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 00:11 PIT - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal

Team Statistics PIT BUF
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 14 26
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 355 402
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 6.23 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 32 105
- Rushing Attempts 14 32
- Yards per Rush 2.29 3.28
Net Passing Yards 323 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 329 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.51 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/122 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 23:48 36:12

Team Statistics	PIT	BUF
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	14	26
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	355	402
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	6.23	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	32	105
- Rushing Attempts	14	32
- Yards per Rush	2.29	3.28
Net Passing Yards	323	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	329	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.51	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/122	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	23:48	36:12

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
1	8:20	0:48	OWN 35	1	65	Touchdown
1	3:47	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	2:27	1:26	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	12:21	4:28	OWN 37	7	50	Field Goal
2	3:49	0:57	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:08	3:11	OWN 36	6	13	Punt
3	7:40	1:07	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
3	4:16	3:30	OWN 5	6	35	Punt
3	0:23	5:10	OWN 14	10	40	Punt
4	4:34	0:20	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
4	2:26	2:23	OWN 27	11	60	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	5:20	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	7:32	3:45	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
1	3:39	1:12	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
1	1:01	3:40	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	7:53	4:04	OWN 25	10	59	Field Goal
2	2:52	2:19	OWN 32	7	29	Punt
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 45	4	36	Field Goal
3	9:57	2:17	OWN 6	6	27	Punt
3	6:33	2:17	OPP 47	6	12	Punt
3	0:46	0:23	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
4	10:13	5:39	OWN 7	8	57	Punt
4	4:14	1:48	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB LenDale White	10	18	1.80	5
RB Justin Hamilton	2	16	8.00	8
WR Josh Cribbs	1	-1	-1.00	-1
QB Cam Newton	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeGarrette Blount	23	87	3.78	16	3	1
RB Bernard Scott	4	4	1.00	6	0	0
QB Eli Manning	3	7	2.33	8	0	0
WR Steve Smith	2	7	3.50	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	42	25	329	1/6	2	80	1	90.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	40	29	302	1/5	2	32	0	110.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Hackett	9	13	76	8.44	35	24	0
TE Jimmy Graham	5	5	101	20.20	59	65	1
RB LenDale White	3	4	87	29.00	67	80	1
TE Derek Schouman	3	5	24	8.00	6	11	0
RB Cadillac Williams	2	4	1	0.50	0	2	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	4	37	18.50	3	25	0
RB Justin Hamilton	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Brandon Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Earl Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Willams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordy Nelson	10	12	106	10.60	71	25	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	9	14	93	10.33	44	28	0
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	6	14	3.50	2	9	1
WR Steve Smith	4	5	83	20.75	27	32	1
TE Zach Miller	2	3	6	3.00	3	4	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB David Hawthorne	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	7	298	42.6	39.9	48	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	7	318	45.4	35.7	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinton Carter	2	8	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	5	122	24.4	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Floyd	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	12	4	0.5	32	41
S Chris Horton	7	0	0.0	29	34
CB Dwight Lowery	6	1	0.0	32	41
S Darius Butler	5	1	0.0	6	16
CB Johnathan Wade	4	2	0.0	29	32
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	4	0	0.0	27	32
DE J.C. Devine	3	1	0.5	13	21
ILB Bart Scott	3	2	0.0	18	27
OLB Phillip Dillard	3	1	0.0	31	40
DE Kenny Peterson	3	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Roger Gilmore	3	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Kaluka Maiava	2	5	0.0	29	34
DE Robert Ayers	1	1	0.0	22	23
DT Johnny Jolly	1	0	0.0	29	34
TE Derek Schouman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Otis Finley	1	0	0.0	15	26
S Quinton Carter	1	0	0.0	1	3

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darryl Washington	5	3	0.0	13	29
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	1	0.0	5	31
ILB David Hawthorne	4	3	0.0	14	43
CB Axel Batchelor	4	0	0.0	12	30
DT Connor Barwin	3	1	1.0	13	40
S Bradley Fletcher	3	0	0.0	3	12
S Darien Stewart	3	0	0.0	11	39
DT LaJuan Ramsey	2	1	0.0	9	25
S Robert Sands	2	1	0.0	14	35
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	0.0	9	23
DT Damon England	2	0	0.0	12	29
CB Patrick Chung	1	1	0.0	12	40
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	0.0	0	9
DT Andre Fluellen	0	1	0.0	7	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	0.5	0	0	1	41
DE J.C. Devine	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Kenny Peterson	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Robert Ayers	0.0	0	1	0	23

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Connor Barwin	1.0	0	2	40
DT Damon England	0.0	1	0	29
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0.0	0	3	25
DT Andre Fluellen	0.0	0	2	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	5	2	41
S Darius Butler	5	1	16
S Chris Horton	5	0	34
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	3	0	32
OLB Roger Gilmore	2	0	8
CB Dwight Lowery	2	0	41
DE J.C. Devine	2	0	21
ILB Bart Scott	1	0	27
DE Kenny Peterson	1	0	19
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	34
DT Otis Finley	1	0	26
S Quinton Carter	1	0	3
DE Robert Ayers	0	1	23
OLB Phillip Dillard	0	1	40

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	0	0	31
ILB David Hawthorne	4	0	1	43
CB Axel Batchelor	3	0	0	30
S Bradley Fletcher	3	0	0	12
ILB Darryl Washington	3	0	0	29
DT LaJuan Ramsey	2	0	0	25
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	0	23
S Darien Stewart	1	1	0	39
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	0	9
CB Patrick Chung	1	0	0	40
S Robert Sands	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T James Brewer	2	4	0	14	0	43
G Junius Coston	1	3	1	14	0	43
C Justin Hartwig	1	3	0	14	1	43
G Manuel Ramirez	1	2	0	14	0	43
T Ryan Clady	0	1	0	14	0	43

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Ghiaciuc	5	10	32	0	41
T Michael Roos	4	4	32	0	41
G Jon Asamoah	1	6	32	0	41
T Anthony Castonzo	1	4	32	1	41
G Wes Sims	0	7	32	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jeb Huckeba	2	12
Mike Willams	1	12

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Shelton	2	27
Steve Smith	2	18
LeGarrette Blount	2	13
Benny Sapp	1	19

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	32	41	27	100
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	32	41	2	75
OLB Phillip Dillard	---	---	31	40	2	73
CB Johnathan Wade	---	---	29	32	10	71
G Junius Coston	14	43	---	---	9	66
G Manuel Ramirez	14	43	---	---	9	66
T Ryan Clady	14	43	---	---	9	66
S Chris Horton	---	---	29	34	3	66
T James Brewer	14	43	---	---	9	66
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	29	34	2	65
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	29	34	2	65
ILB Bart Scott	---	---	18	27	15	60
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	27	32	---	59
TE Derek Schouman	3	28	---	---	27	58
C Justin Hartwig	14	43	---	---	---	57
QB Cam Newton	14	43	---	---	---	57
WR Mike Willams	13	31	---	---	12	56
WR Josh Cribbs	14	33	---	---	6	53
DT Otis Finley	---	---	15	26	8	49
DE Robert Ayers	---	---	22	23	1	46
DE J.C. Devine	---	---	13	21	9	43
S Darius Butler	---	---	6	16	19	41
RB LenDale White	12	21	---	---	6	39
RB Cadillac Williams	0	11	---	---	27	38
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	17	19	---	36
WR Earl Bennett	6	9	---	---	20	35
WR D.J. Hackett	6	17	---	---	11	34
CB Curtis Marsh	---	---	16	15	---	31
TE Morris Fields	9	22	---	---	---	31
TE Jimmy Graham	3	27	---	---	---	30
RB Justin Hamilton	3	8	---	---	13	24
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	2	5	17	24
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	1	0	12	13
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	3	8	---	11
S Quinton Carter	---	---	1	3	7	11
WR Brandon Jones	1	8	---	---	---	9
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Steve Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Levi Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB JaMarcus Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Greg Olsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ronnie Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alejandro Villanueva	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Austin Spitler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wes Sims	32	41	---	---	9	82
T Michael Roos	32	41	---	---	9	82
G Jon Asamoah	32	41	---	---	9	82
T Anthony Castonzo	32	41	---	---	9	82
RB LeGarrette Blount	26	38	---	---	13	77
WR Mike Sims-Walker	30	39	---	---	7	76
QB Eli Manning	32	41	---	---	---	73
C Eric Ghiaciuc	32	41	---	---	---	73
TE Zach Miller	30	38	---	---	2	70
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	5	31	27	63
WR Jordy Nelson	29	34	---	---	---	63
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	14	43	2	59
WR Steve Smith	19	19	---	---	18	56
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	13	40	2	55
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	12	40	1	53
S Darien Stewart	---	---	11	39	2	52
S Robert Sands	---	---	14	35	1	50
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	7	29	9	45
DT Kendrick Ellis	---	---	12	32	---	44
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	12	30	1	43
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	13	29	1	43
DT Damon England	---	---	12	29	---	41
TE Darrel Young	16	23	---	---	---	39
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	9	25	2	36
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	3	12	19	34
S Benny Sapp	---	---	3	11	19	33
RB Eric Shelton	2	4	---	---	27	33
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	9	23	1	33
TE Justin Stephens	0	0	---	---	25	25
RB Bernard Scott	6	3	---	---	13	22
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	1	---	---	20	21
WR Michael Floyd	1	4	---	---	16	21
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	2	11	7	20
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	0	9	8	17
ILB Robbie Kramer	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	1	5	2	8
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Drew Stanton	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Erik Burnett	1	1	---	---	---	2
TE Bear Pascoe	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brandon Fusco	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Gabe Corbett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	5	12	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	15	54	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	42	25	4	2	2	2	7	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	40	29	6	2	2	5	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	71	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	205	29.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	18	14	116	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	127	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	13	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Hackett	13	9	0	76	1	17
TE Derek Schouman	5	3	1	24	0	28
TE Jimmy Graham	5	5	0	101	1	27
RB Cadillac Williams	4	2	1	1	0	11
WR Josh Cribbs	4	2	0	37	1	33
RB LenDale White	4	3	0	87	1	21
WR Mike Willams	2	0	0	0	0	31
WR Brandon Jones	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Justin Hamilton	1	1	0	3	0	8
WR Earl Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB LeGarrette Blount	14	9	1	93	1	38
WR Jordy Nelson	12	10	1	106	2	34
WR Mike Sims-Walker	6	4	0	14	0	39
WR Steve Smith	5	4	0	83	3	19
TE Zach Miller	3	2	0	6	0	38

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LenDale White	2	6	3.00	1.80

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	11	5.50	3.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	2	8	1.60	7.83

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	5	3	2	0.40	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	5	5.00	5.85
RB Cadillac Williams	1	0	0	0.00	0.25
RB LenDale White	1	1	3	3.00	21.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	2	-1	-0.33	2.33
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	8.83
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	1	3	3.00	6.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB LenDale White	1	1
RB Justin Hamilton	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	11	6	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D.J. Hackett	5	3	1
RB Cadillac Williams	4	2	0
TE Derek Schouman	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	5	4	2
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	3	2
WR Steve Smith	3	2	2
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)