Week 14, 2013

played in Minnesota, MN

44 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	17	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:36 MIN - Andy Dalton 7 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 03:12 PIT - Mike Willams 8 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:10 MIN - Dustin Hopkins 28 field goal
3Q: 07:59 MIN - Stevie Johnson 80 pass from Andy Dalton (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 01:54 MIN - Stevie Johnson 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 06:26 MIN - Greg Blue 40 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 02:41 MIN - Dustin Hopkins 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:36 MIN - Andy Dalton 7 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 03:12 PIT - Mike Willams 8 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:10 MIN - Dustin Hopkins 28 field goal
3Q: 07:59 MIN - Stevie Johnson 80 pass from Andy Dalton (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 01:54 MIN - Stevie Johnson 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 06:26 MIN - Greg Blue 40 interception return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 02:41 MIN - Dustin Hopkins 29 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 2-11 8-5
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 300 345
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 96 112
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 4.17 3.86
Net Passing Yards 204 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/32
- Yards per Pass Play 5.51 7.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/35
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:17 30:43

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	2-11	8-5
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	300	345
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	96	112
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	4.17	3.86
Net Passing Yards	204	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/32
- Yards per Pass Play	5.51	7.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/35
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:17	30:43

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	10:50	7:02	OWN 4	11	69	Missed FG
1	2:13	1:57	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	12:23	2:21	OWN 25	4	41	Missed FG
2	7:37	4:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 1	1	3	Half
3	11:02	2:55	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
3	7:40	1:01	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:38	2:57	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	6:32	0:19	OWN 5	2	0	Interception
4	6:13	1:08	OWN 25	4	-1	Downs
4	2:33	1:31	OWN 25	6	20	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	2:15	OWN 30	5	14	Punt
1	3:48	1:35	OWN 34	3	-17	Punt
1	0:16	2:53	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
2	10:02	2:25	OWN 41	6	14	Punt
2	3:06	2:39	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
3	15:00	3:58	OWN 42	7	47	Field Goal
3	8:07	0:27	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	6:39	4:56	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:22	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
4	9:41	3:09	OWN 35	6	8	Punt
4	5:05	2:32	OPP 24	4	12	Field Goal
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Le'Veon Bell	21	77	3.67	13	2
RB Cadillac Williams	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Devin Hester	1	14	14.00	14	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Andre Brown	17	82	4.82	21	5	0
RB Cory Boyd	11	23	2.09	10	1	0
QB Andy Dalton	1	7	7.00	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	21	15	168	2/12	1	43	0	110.8
JaMarcus Russell	14	5	48	0/0	0	18	1	16.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	29	18	265	3/32	2	80	0	114.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Hester	6	9	60	10.00	41	43	0
TE Greg Olsen	3	7	29	9.67	7	11	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	4	37	12.33	30	28	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	5	30	15.00	16	18	0
WR Mike Willams	2	3	17	8.50	1	9	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	4	12	12.00	1	12	0
TE Derek Schouman	1	1	18	18.00	3	18	0
FB Mo Fassnacht	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	8	15	178	22.25	127	80	2
WR Santonio Holmes	2	4	13	6.50	1	17	0
RB Andre Brown	2	2	20	10.00	8	14	0
TE John Cooley	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Samuel Gomez	2	4	14	7.00	1	7	0
FB Jared Leisle	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	27	27.00	9	27	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Greg Blue	1	40	40.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Mike Willams	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0	0
DE Dewayne Robertson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	7	300	42.9	32.1	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	295	49.2	42.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Hester	1	1	1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	35	17.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	1	29	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	10	4	0.0	29	32
DE Kawann Short	5	1	2.0	27	23
ILB Kaluka Maiava	5	0	0.0	27	25
S Chris Horton	4	3	0.0	16	16
S Dawan Landry	4	1	0.0	13	23
CB Dwight Lowery	4	1	0.0	27	32
DT Johnny Jolly	3	2	0.0	24	24
DT Corvey Irvin	2	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Austin Spitler	2	0	0.0	26	21
CB Johnathan Wade	1	1	0.5	20	16
OLB A. J. Klein	1	4	0.0	14	12
S Quinton Carter	1	1	0.0	6	12
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Moise Fokou	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Al Afalava	1	0	0.0	13	22
CB Curtis Marsh	1	0	0.0	16	16
DE Michael Brocker	1	0	0.0	11	13
DT Otis Finley	0	1	0.5	1	4
OLB Phillip Dillard	0	1	0.0	3	7
DE Andre Branch	0	1	0.0	13	20

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kerry Baker	6	3	0.0	23	37
DE Stephen Tulloch	5	1	1.0	21	35
DE Tyrone Crawford	4	1	1.0	23	36
OLB Brody Russett	4	0	0.0	14	25
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	4	0	0.0	23	30
CB Jeff Greene	3	3	0.0	21	31
S LaRon Landry	3	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Arthur Brown	2	2	0.0	21	29
DT Brenden Hall	2	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Alan Montgomery	2	1	0.0	14	18
CB Ronald Bartell	2	0	0.0	3	10
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0.0	13	28
CB Drew Floyd	2	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Brad Jones	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Hardy Newman	1	0	0.0	13	7
CB Ezra Wells	1	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Greg Lloyd	0	2	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kawann Short	2.0	0	1	2	23
CB Johnathan Wade	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Otis Finley	0.5	0	0	0	4
ILB Austin Spitler	0.0	2	0	0	21
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Kaluka Maiava	0.0	0	1	0	25
CB Al Afalava	0.0	0	1	0	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	1.0	2	1	0	36
DE Stephen Tulloch	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Brenden Hall	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Ray Jones	0.0	0	0	2	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	6	0	32
CB Dwight Lowery	3	1	32
S Chris Horton	2	0	16
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	1	21
S Dawan Landry	1	0	23
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	25
OLB Moise Fokou	1	0	1
ILB Austin Spitler	1	0	21
CB Curtis Marsh	1	0	16
S Quinton Carter	1	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeff Greene	3	2	0	31
CB Ronald Bartell	3	0	0	10
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	3	0	0	30
S LaRon Landry	2	2	0	30
ILB Arthur Brown	2	0	0	29
CB Greg Blue	1	1	1	28
ILB Brad Jones	1	0	0	12
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0	6
CB Kerry Baker	1	0	0	37
OLB Alan Montgomery	1	0	0	18
OLB Brody Russett	1	0	0	25
CB Ezra Wells	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Manuel Ramirez	4	7	23	0	31
T Daryn Colledge	3	6	23	0	37
G Junius Coston	2	3	23	2	37
T Lane Johnson	2	2	23	0	31
C A.Q. Shipley	0	3	23	0	37
TE Greg Olsen	0	1	21	0	33
TE Jimmy Graham	0	1	2	0	1

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Looney	3	8	27	0	32
T King Dunlap	2	5	29	1	32
G Oniel Cousins	1	5	29	1	32
C Ramon Harewood	1	5	29	0	32
T Jared Veldheer	1	2	29	0	32
TE Jason Witten	0	1	2	0	0
TE John Cooley	0	1	29	0	28
FB Jared Leisle	0	1	4	0	6
RB Cory Boyd	0	0	11	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Olsen	1	24
Stephen Sanders	1	10
Mike Willams	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dewayne Robertson	1	20
Greg Blue	1	18

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Greg Olsen	21	33	---	---	24	78
G Junius Coston	23	37	---	---	9	69
WR Devin Hester	17	31	---	---	21	69
T Daryn Colledge	23	37	---	---	9	69
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	29	32	4	65
G Manuel Ramirez	23	31	---	---	9	63
T Lane Johnson	23	31	---	---	9	63
WR D.J. Hackett	16	28	---	---	17	61
WR Josh Cribbs	20	33	---	---	7	60
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	27	32	1	60
C A.Q. Shipley	23	37	---	---	---	60
ILB Austin Spitler	---	---	26	21	12	59
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	27	25	1	53
RB Le'Veon Bell	22	29	---	---	1	52
DE Kawann Short	---	---	27	23	1	51
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	24	24	2	50
S Chris Horton	---	---	16	16	16	48
CB Curtis Marsh	---	---	16	16	16	48
CB Johnathan Wade	---	---	20	16	7	43
QB Cam Newton	20	23	---	---	---	43
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	21	21	---	42
S Dawan Landry	---	---	13	23	3	39
CB Al Afalava	---	---	13	22	2	37
DE Andre Branch	---	---	13	20	1	34
RB Cadillac Williams	1	8	---	---	24	33
OLB Phillip Dillard	---	---	3	7	22	32
DE Michael Brocker	---	---	11	13	7	31
DT Corvey Irvin	---	---	11	12	7	30
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	14	12	1	27
S Quinton Carter	---	---	6	12	2	20
WR Mike Willams	5	5	---	---	9	19
QB JaMarcus Russell	3	14	---	---	---	17
RB LenDale White	2	3	---	---	7	12
TE Derek Schouman	5	7	---	---	---	12
RB Stephen Sanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Michael Clayton	2	4	---	---	3	9
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Floyd Kramer	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Levi Jones	0	6	---	---	---	6
T James Brewer	0	6	---	---	---	6
FB Mo Fassnacht	2	3	---	---	---	5
DT Otis Finley	---	---	1	4	---	5
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Jimmy Graham	2	1	---	---	---	3
OLB Moise Fokou	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Stevie Johnson	29	32	---	---	10	71
T King Dunlap	29	32	---	---	8	69
T Jared Veldheer	29	32	---	---	8	69
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	21	35	9	65
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	23	37	2	62
G Oniel Cousins	29	32	---	---	---	61
C Ramon Harewood	29	32	---	---	---	61
QB Andy Dalton	29	32	---	---	---	61
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	23	36	2	61
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	21	31	8	60
CB Greg Blue	---	---	13	28	18	59
C Joe Looney	27	32	---	---	---	59
TE John Cooley	29	28	---	---	---	57
WR Samuel Gomez	24	32	---	---	---	56
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	23	30	1	54
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	21	30	1	52
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	21	29	2	52
S LaRon Landry	---	---	17	30	2	49
OLB Brody Russett	---	---	14	25	2	41
RB Andre Brown	18	22	---	---	---	40
WR Santonio Holmes	16	21	---	---	---	37
TE Jason McKie	11	1	---	---	24	36
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	0	13	23	36
FB Jared Leisle	4	6	---	---	24	34
OLB Alan Montgomery	---	---	14	18	---	32
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	3	10	16	29
WR DeVier Posey	1	10	---	---	17	28
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	6	12	9	27
RB Cory Boyd	11	8	---	---	7	26
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	9	13	1	23
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	8	6	9	23
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	0	0	20	20
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	13	7	---	20
TE Jason Witten	2	0	---	---	17	19
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	1	8	1	10
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	0	8	1	9
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Kaleb Highcove	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Logan Whiting	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	2	1	1	4
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Ted Larsen	2	0	---	---	---	2
WR Monty Duncan	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Peyton Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	21	65	3.1
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	21	15	2	0	2	2	0	0	0
JaMarcus Russell	14	5	0	1	2	3	2	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	29	18	3	1	2	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	39	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	104	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	73	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	175	13.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Hester	9	6	1	60	1	31
TE Greg Olsen	7	3	1	29	0	33
WR Josh Cribbs	5	2	0	30	0	33
WR D.J. Hackett	4	1	2	12	0	28
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	3	0	37	1	29
WR Mike Willams	3	2	0	17	0	5
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	0	0	0	4
TE Derek Schouman	1	1	0	18	0	7
FB Mo Fassnacht	1	1	0	13	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	15	8	1	178	2	32
WR Santonio Holmes	4	2	0	13	0	21
WR Samuel Gomez	4	2	1	14	0	32
RB Andre Brown	2	2	0	20	0	22
TE John Cooley	2	2	0	11	0	28
FB Jared Leisle	1	1	0	2	0	6
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	0	27	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	12	12.00	3.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Andre Brown	3	2	0.67	4.82
RB Cory Boyd	1	3	3.00	2.09
QB Andy Dalton	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	1	8	4.00	8.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	2	1	12	6.00	9.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Hester	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Mike Willams	1	1	8	8.00	5.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	1	12	6.00	11.87

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Andre Brown	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	6	5	1
JaMarcus Russell	4	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Hester	4	3	1
WR Josh Cribbs	2	1	0
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	0
TE Derek Schouman	1	1	1
FB Mo Fassnacht	1	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	6	2	2
RB Andre Brown	1	1	1
TE John Cooley	1	1	0
WR Samuel Gomez	1	1	1
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)