Week 12, 2012

played in Dallas, TX

37 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	10	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	0	17	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 PIT - Johnathan Wade 48 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 13:32 PIT - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
2Q: 09:39 DAL - Javarris Williams 15 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 05:29 DAL - Shane Vereen 23 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:22 DAL - Matthew Molinet 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Dan Carpenter 25 field goal
3Q: 12:17 DAL - Mike Wallace 18 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 10:35 PIT - Cadillac Williams 37 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 04:13 PIT - Dan Carpenter 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 PIT - Johnathan Wade 48 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 13:32 PIT - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
2Q: 09:39 DAL - Javarris Williams 15 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 05:29 DAL - Shane Vereen 23 run (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 02:22 DAL - Matthew Molinet 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Dan Carpenter 25 field goal
3Q: 12:17 DAL - Mike Wallace 18 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 10:35 PIT - Cadillac Williams 37 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 04:13 PIT - Dan Carpenter 38 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 1-10 6-5
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 344 314
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 4.91 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 186 117
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 5.64 5.32
Net Passing Yards 158 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 3/30
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/0 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/48 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:47 25:13

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	1-10	6-5
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	344	314
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	4.91	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	186	117
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	5.64	5.32
Net Passing Yards	158	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	3/30
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/0	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/48	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:47	25:13

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
1	8:19	1:43	OWN 13	3	-3	Punt
1	5:05	6:39	OWN 34	12	64	Field Goal
2	9:31	2:28	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
2	5:10	1:25	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	2:17	2:17	OWN 20	6	72	Field Goal
3	12:11	5:34	OWN 24	8	34	Punt
3	3:45	3:54	OWN 13	7	42	Punt
4	12:41	2:24	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
4	8:52	4:46	OWN 24	9	55	Field Goal
4	1:57	1:42	OWN 2	8	39	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	0:54	OWN 20	3	22	Interception
1	11:22	3:03	OWN 25	6	6	Punt
1	6:36	1:31	OPP 43	4	9	Downs
2	13:26	3:55	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	7:03	1:53	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
2	3:45	1:28	OPP 35	6	29	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	6:37	2:52	OWN 12	7	24	Punt
4	14:51	2:10	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
4	10:17	1:25	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	4:06	2:09	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Shane Vereen, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LenDale White	23	96	4.17	22	2	0
QB Cam Newton	6	48	8.00	15	2	0
RB Cadillac Williams	3	36	12.00	37	1	1
WR Mike Willams	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shane Vereen	16	78	4.88	23	4	1
QB Vince Young	4	28	7.00	12	2	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	11	5.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	32	22	183	5/25	0	29	0	83.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	34	20	227	3/30	2	32	1	86.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Willams	6	7	48	8.00	18	29
RB Cadillac Williams	3	3	7	2.33	0	6
WR Josh Cribbs	3	4	30	10.00	8	15
TE Greg Olsen	3	5	35	11.67	22	22
WR Brandon Jones	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
RB LenDale White	2	4	10	5.00	1	7
TE Derek Schouman	2	3	23	11.50	17	18
WR D.J. Hackett	1	2	19	19.00	11	19

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	6	7	102	17.00	34	28	1
RB Shane Vereen	6	7	71	11.83	33	32	0
TE Dustin Keller	2	2	29	14.50	25	22	0
WR Kendall Wright	2	12	12	6.00	0	7	0
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Javarris Williams	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	1
WR Marcus Larson	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB DeAndre Lawhorn	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Bo Scaife	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Johnathan Wade	1	48	48.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB LenDale White	1	0	0	0
G Manuel Ramirez	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Zach Diles	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	6	238	39.7	32.3	54	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	5	240	48.0	48.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinton Carter	3	0	0.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javarris Williams	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	4	95	23.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roger Gilmore	7	1	1.0	22	34
OLB Clay Matthews	6	1	1.0	22	37
CB Dwight Lowery	5	3	0.0	22	37
CB Johnathan Wade	4	1	0.0	21	32
S Chris Horton	4	1	0.0	20	27
ILB Kaluka Maiava	3	3	0.0	22	29
ILB Bart Scott	3	0	0.0	6	19
DE Robert Ayers	3	0	0.0	17	28
DE J.C. Devine	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Phillip Dillard	1	0	1.0	0	10
S Quinton Carter	1	1	0.0	5	14
ILB Jeb Huckeba	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Johnny Jolly	1	0	0.0	22	30
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	0	1	0.0	19	24

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	10	2	0.0	33	37
ILB Larry English	10	2	0.0	33	37
OLB Shawne Merriman	9	6	0.5	32	30
OLB Zach Diles	6	2	0.0	13	18
DT Carlton Powell	4	2	0.5	18	17
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	1	0.0	31	31
DT Red Bryant	3	1	0.0	30	30
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2	2	2.0	30	29
DE Eric Moore	2	1	1.5	23	24
DT Trevor Laws	2	2	0.5	18	27
CB Nick Schommer	2	3	0.0	32	31
DE Atiyyah Ellison	2	0	0.0	12	14
CB Walter McFadden	1	1	0.0	32	34
CB Bernard Pollard	1	0	0.0	2	10
S Sammie Ohara	1	0	0.0	22	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	1.0	1	2	37
OLB Roger Gilmore	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Phillip Dillard	1.0	0	0	10
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	2	0	30
DE Kenny Peterson	0.0	1	0	19
DT Otis Finley	0.0	1	0	17

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2.0	0	1	29
DE Eric Moore	1.5	1	0	24
DT Trevor Laws	0.5	1	0	27
OLB Shawne Merriman	0.5	0	0	30
DT Carlton Powell	0.5	0	0	17
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Lowery	5	1	0	37
CB Johnathan Wade	3	0	1	32
S Chris Horton	2	2	0	27
OLB Clay Matthews	2	1	0	37
ILB Bart Scott	2	0	0	19
OLB Roger Gilmore	2	0	0	34
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	0	28
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	0	29
S Quinton Carter	1	0	0	14
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Larry English	5	0	37
OLB Zach Diles	4	0	18
OLB Shawne Merriman	3	2	30
S Eric Weddle	3	0	37
CB Nick Schommer	2	0	31
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	2	0	31
CB Bernard Pollard	1	0	10
CB Walter McFadden	1	0	34
S Sammie Ohara	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ryan Clady	4	6	33	0	37
C A.Q. Shipley	3	10	33	1	37
G Manuel Ramirez	3	6	33	1	37
G Junius Coston	1	3	33	0	37
T Alejandro Villanueva	1	2	33	2	37
TE Derek Schouman	0	1	12	1	22

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McKinnie	3	5	0	22	0	37
C Tyson Walter	3	4	0	22	0	37
G Uche Nwaneri	2	6	1	22	0	37
C Mackenzie Clinton	0	2	0	14	1	12
G Seth Olsen	0	2	0	22	0	37
T Wade Smith	0	0	0	8	2	25

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Olsen	2	24
Mike Willams	2	11
Jeb Huckeba	1	20
Quinton Carter	1	14

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Diles	2	22
Red Bryant	2	12
Eric Weddle	1	18
Nick Schommer	1	18
Eric Moore	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Greg Olsen	32	36	---	---	24	92
G Junius Coston	33	37	---	---	9	79
G Manuel Ramirez	33	37	---	---	9	79
T Ryan Clady	33	37	---	---	9	79
T Alejandro Villanueva	33	37	---	---	9	79
C A.Q. Shipley	33	37	---	---	---	70
QB Cam Newton	33	37	---	---	---	70
RB LenDale White	31	23	---	---	13	67
WR Josh Cribbs	29	29	---	---	5	63
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	22	37	3	62
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	22	37	1	60
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	22	30	6	58
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	22	34	1	57
WR D.J. Hackett	24	22	---	---	10	56
WR Mike Willams	23	22	---	---	11	56
CB Curtis Marsh	---	---	15	27	14	56
CB Johnathan Wade	---	---	21	32	2	55
S Chris Horton	---	---	20	27	7	54
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	22	29	1	52
RB Cadillac Williams	6	16	---	---	24	46
DE Robert Ayers	---	---	17	28	1	46
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	19	24	1	44
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	14	19	5	38
TE Derek Schouman	12	22	---	---	1	35
S Quinton Carter	---	---	5	14	14	33
WR Earl Bennett	6	6	---	---	18	30
OLB Phillip Dillard	---	---	0	10	19	29
ILB Bart Scott	---	---	6	19	2	27
DT Otis Finley	---	---	6	17	1	24
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	2	0	20	22
DE J.C. Devine	---	---	7	10	---	17
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	0	6	5	11
TE Jimmy Graham	1	5	---	---	4	10
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Andre Branch	---	---	0	7	---	7
WR Brandon Jones	1	4	---	---	---	5
G Steve Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Levi Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Justin Hamilton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB JaMarcus Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ronnie Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Austin Spitler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eric Weddle	---	---	33	37	18	88
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	32	31	18	81
ILB Larry English	---	---	33	37	3	73
DT Red Bryant	---	---	30	30	12	72
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	32	34	2	68
WR Kendall Wright	20	37	---	---	10	67
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	32	30	4	66
T Bryant McKinnie	22	37	---	---	6	65
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	31	31	2	64
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	30	29	3	62
TE Dustin Keller	16	23	---	---	22	61
DE Eric Moore	---	---	23	24	13	60
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	22	25	13	60
C Tyson Walter	22	37	---	---	---	59
QB Vince Young	22	37	---	---	---	59
G Uche Nwaneri	22	37	---	---	---	59
G Seth Olsen	22	37	---	---	---	59
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	18	27	9	54
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	13	18	22	53
RB Shane Vereen	20	31	---	---	---	51
WR Mike Wallace	19	28	---	---	---	47
WR Marcus Larson	15	25	---	---	---	40
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	18	17	---	35
T Wade Smith	8	25	---	---	---	33
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	12	14	1	27
C Mackenzie Clinton	14	12	---	---	---	26
RB DeAndre Lawhorn	1	1	---	---	22	24
TE Bo Scaife	7	16	---	---	---	23
TE Tony Jackson	7	8	---	---	5	20
RB Javarris Williams	0	2	---	---	16	18
WR Charles Lee	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Matthew Mattos	---	---	1	7	7	15
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	2	10	1	13
WR Brett Swain	3	8	---	---	---	11
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	5	---	---	1	8
CB Morris McAddley	---	---	1	6	1	8
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	6	6
G David Arkin	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Ben Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Walter Madison	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Angel Giaramito	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	83	13.8
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	5	36	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	32	22	2	2	2	2	3	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	34	20	4	0	4	4	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	139	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	25	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Willams	7	6	0	48	1	22
TE Greg Olsen	5	3	1	35	1	36
WR Josh Cribbs	4	3	0	30	0	29
RB LenDale White	4	2	1	10	0	23
RB Cadillac Williams	3	3	0	7	0	16
WR Brandon Jones	3	2	0	11	0	4
TE Derek Schouman	3	2	0	23	0	22
WR D.J. Hackett	2	1	0	19	0	22

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	12	2	2	12	0	37
WR Mike Wallace	7	6	0	102	2	28
RB Shane Vereen	7	6	1	71	1	31
TE Dustin Keller	2	2	0	29	1	23
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	0	4	0	8
TE Bo Scaife	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	0	1	0	0	5
RB Javarris Williams	1	1	0	15	0	2
WR Marcus Larson	1	1	0	-3	0	25
RB DeAndre Lawhorn	1	1	0	-3	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LenDale White	3	2	0.67	4.17

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Vereen	1	0	0.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	14	7.00	5.72

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	6	3	40	6.67	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LenDale White	1	1	7	7.00	2.50
WR Mike Willams	1	1	7	7.00	6.86

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	2	1	18	9.00	14.57
RB Shane Vereen	2	1	7	3.50	10.14
TE Bo Scaife	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Javarris Williams	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cadillac Williams	1	1
RB LenDale White	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shane Vereen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	7	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Willams	3	3	1
RB Cadillac Williams	2	2	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	1	1
WR Brandon Jones	1	1	1
TE Greg Olsen	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	4	4	3
WR Kendall Wright	3	1	1
RB Shane Vereen	2	2	1
TE Bo Scaife	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)