Week 12, 2014

played in Pittsburgh, PA

41 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	10	0	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:04 ATL - Owen Pochman 19 field goal
2Q: 10:32 PIT - Clay Matthews 42 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 12:32 ATL - Vernon Davis 18 pass from Demetrius Fattel (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 04:00 ATL - Owen Pochman 24 field goal
4Q: 14:53 PIT - Shaquille Brooks 8 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:04 ATL - Owen Pochman 19 field goal
2Q: 10:32 PIT - Clay Matthews 42 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 12:32 ATL - Vernon Davis 18 pass from Demetrius Fattel (Owen Pochman extra point)
3Q: 04:00 ATL - Owen Pochman 24 field goal
4Q: 14:53 PIT - Shaquille Brooks 8 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 5-5-1 2-9
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 361 230
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 5.39 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 89 62
- Rushing Attempts 26 19
- Yards per Rush 3.42 3.26
Net Passing Yards 272 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 2 35 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 277 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 10/73
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	5-5-1	2-9
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	361	230
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	5.39	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	89	62
- Rushing Attempts	26	19
- Yards per Rush	3.42	3.26
Net Passing Yards	272	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 2	35 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	277	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	10/73
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:25	26:35

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	1:02	OWN 33	4	-14	Punt
1	11:12	6:15	OWN 33	12	65	Field Goal
1	4:16	1:30	OPP 39	3	10	Interception
1	1:15	1:26	50	3	7	Punt
2	11:05	0:46	OWN 31	2	3	Interception
2	10:19	2:30	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	5:06	3:06	OWN 4	6	13	Punt
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	9:45	5:50	OWN 38	11	55	Field Goal
4	14:43	1:46	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	9:07	4:24	OWN 20	9	50	Punt
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 40	8	51	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	12:40	1:28	OWN 35	6	-6	Punt
1	4:57	0:41	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
1	2:46	1:31	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	14:49	3:44	OWN 9	6	15	Punt
2	7:49	2:43	OWN 26	6	26	Punt
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 23	6	19	Half
3	12:26	2:41	OWN 31	4	26	Interception
3	3:55	4:12	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	12:57	3:50	OWN 32	7	26	Punt
4	4:43	2:29	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Clay Matthews, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Christine Michael	12	34	2.83	17	1
RB David Wilson	9	36	4.00	11	1
QB Demetrius Fattel	3	17	5.67	8	0
WR David Anderson	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brenden Streets	1	2	2.00	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Terry Alcott	8	35	4.38	9	0
RB Charles Sims	6	24	4.00	12	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	3	0.60	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Demetrius Fattel	40	27	277	1/5	1	47	2	74.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	35	25	172	1/4	1	21	2	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ryne Robinson	8	8	70	8.75	29	28	0
WR Braylon Edwards	6	8	67	11.17	29	31	0
WR David Anderson	3	6	78	26.00	17	47	0
TE Eric Ebron	3	4	28	9.33	4	16	0
TE Vernon Davis	2	6	20	10.00	11	18	1
RB David Wilson	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
RB Christine Michael	2	4	6	3.00	7	10	0
RB Brenden Streets	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Hester	7	9	75	10.71	18	21	0
TE Greg Olsen	7	8	21	3.00	6	11	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	4	4	46	11.50	3	18	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	5	11	3.67	0	6	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	4	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Terry Alcott	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Troy Niklas	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Michael Clayton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Anthony Cannon	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Clay Matthews	2	42	21.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Demetrius Fattel	1	0	0
WR Braylon Edwards	0	1	0
DE Athyba Rubin	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Cam Newton	1	0	0
G Manuel Ramirez	0	1	0
S Andrew Sendejo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Moorman	6	280	46.7	39.7	60	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	7	301	43.0	36.6	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Pochman	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	3	25	8.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Hester	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Wilson	2	41	20.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Cannon	7	2	0.0	19	36
OLB Brandon Spikes	6	2	0.0	17	34
S Shane Banks	6	1	0.0	11	16
DE Athyba Rubin	5	1	1.0	19	34
CB Michael Griffin	3	1	0.0	17	35
S Jim Leonhard	3	0	0.0	5	11
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	0.0	18	34
S Gerald Alexander	2	1	0.0	3	9
DE Terrance Knighton	2	1	0.0	18	25
CB Ike Cassaday	2	1	0.0	19	36
CB Johnathan Wade	1	1	0.0	11	17
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	1	1	0.0	6	11
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	1	0.0	16	33
DT Jay Alford	1	0	0.0	1	9
CB David Jones	1	0	0.0	6	12
RB Christine Michael	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kaluka Maiava	7	3	0.0	13	26
S Andrew Sendejo	7	3	0.0	26	40
OLB Clay Matthews	6	1	0.0	26	40
OLB A. J. Klein	5	3	0.0	24	32
OLB Stewart Bradley	5	1	0.0	25	33
DT Johnny Jolly	4	1	0.0	26	36
S Quinton Carter	3	1	0.0	14	25
CB Dwight Bentley	3	0	0.0	13	20
DE Kawann Short	2	2	1.0	23	34
S Dawan Landry	2	1	0.0	11	18
CB Al Afalava	2	1	0.0	14	21
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	1	0.0	14	26
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	0.0	23	32
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	0	---	---	---
DE Hunter Vergara	2	0	0.0	14	22
ILB Rennie Curran	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Wesley Duran	1	0	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Athyba Rubin	1.0	0	1	2	34
OLB Anthony Cannon	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Trey Lewis	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	3

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kawann Short	1.0	0	1	1	34
DE Michael Brocker	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Stewart Bradley	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Johnny Jolly	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Andre Branch	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Hunter Vergara	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	6	0	0	34
S Shane Banks	3	0	0	16
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	0	34
CB Michael Griffin	3	0	0	35
CB Ike Cassaday	2	1	1	36
OLB Anthony Cannon	2	0	1	36
S Jim Leonhard	2	0	0	11
S Gerald Alexander	2	0	0	9
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	1	0	33
CB Johnathan Wade	1	0	0	17

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Andrew Sendejo	5	0	0	40
OLB Clay Matthews	3	0	2	40
S Quinton Carter	3	0	0	25
CB Dwight Bentley	3	0	0	20
ILB Kaluka Maiava	2	0	0	26
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	0	32
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	0	0	26
DE Hunter Vergara	2	0	0	22
OLB A. J. Klein	1	1	0	32
OLB Stewart Bradley	1	0	0	33
CB Al Afalava	1	0	0	21
ILB Rennie Curran	1	0	0	10
OLB Wesley Duran	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	3	7	26	0	41
T Jason Fox	1	5	26	0	41
G Dan Buenning	1	3	26	1	41
G Nicky Delgado	1	3	26	0	41
T T.J. Lang	0	5	26	0	41

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Howard	3	6	0	19	1	36
G Manuel Ramirez	2	6	0	19	0	36
T James Brewer	1	4	1	19	0	36
C Brian Schwenke	0	3	0	19	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Marshall	2	20
Brenden Streets	1	22
Ryne Robinson	1	10

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Hester	3	16
Rennie Curran	1	20
Troy Niklas	1	19

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Ryan Pontbraind	26	41	---	---	---	67
QB Demetrius Fattel	26	41	---	---	---	67
G Dan Buenning	26	41	---	---	---	67
G Nicky Delgado	26	41	---	---	---	67
T T.J. Lang	26	41	---	---	---	67
T Jason Fox	26	41	---	---	---	67
TE Eric Ebron	26	35	---	---	---	61
WR Ryne Robinson	18	31	---	---	10	59
OLB Anthony Cannon	---	---	19	36	1	56
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	19	36	---	55
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	19	34	---	53
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	18	34	---	52
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	17	35	---	52
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	17	34	---	51
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	16	33	---	49
WR Braylon Edwards	21	26	---	---	1	48
TE Vernon Davis	14	27	---	---	2	43
DE Terrance Knighton	---	---	18	25	---	43
DT Trey Lewis	---	---	15	25	---	40
RB Christine Michael	15	17	---	---	8	40
WR David Anderson	14	23	---	---	1	38
RB David Wilson	11	22	---	---	4	37
RB Brenden Streets	5	9	---	---	22	36
S Shane Banks	---	---	11	16	1	28
CB Johnathan Wade	---	---	11	17	---	28
CB David Jones	---	---	6	12	10	28
OLB Bryson Ontiveros	---	---	6	11	10	27
TE Diego Shepard	1	5	---	---	20	26
S Gerald Alexander	---	---	3	9	13	25
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	3	3	19	25
CB Richard Marshall	---	---	1	1	20	22
DT Erik Walden	---	---	1	11	7	19
DT Jay Alford	---	---	1	9	7	17
S Jim Leonhard	---	---	5	11	---	16
WR Earl Bennett	0	2	---	---	14	16
WR Greg Little	3	3	---	---	10	16
WR Riley Cooper	2	5	---	---	6	13
P Brian Moorman	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jerry McEachern	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Gosder Cherilus	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Drake Nevis	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Owen Pochman	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Jake Locker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	26	40	2	68
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	26	40	1	67
T John Terry	19	36	---	---	10	65
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	26	36	1	63
G Manuel Ramirez	19	36	---	---	7	62
G Aaron Howard	19	36	---	---	7	62
T James Brewer	19	36	---	---	7	62
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	25	33	3	61
DE Kawann Short	---	---	23	34	1	58
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	24	32	1	57
CB Patrick Robinson	---	---	23	32	1	56
QB Cam Newton	19	36	---	---	---	55
C Brian Schwenke	19	36	---	---	---	55
TE Greg Olsen	17	34	---	---	1	52
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	13	26	12	51
WR Shaquille Brooks	17	30	---	---	3	50
WR Devin Hester	10	24	---	---	16	50
CB Al Afalava	---	---	14	21	14	49
S Dawan Landry	---	---	11	18	14	43
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	14	26	1	41
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	17	---	---	19	41
S Quinton Carter	---	---	14	25	1	40
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	13	20	7	40
DE Hunter Vergara	---	---	14	22	2	38
DE Andre Branch	---	---	12	18	7	37
TE Troy Niklas	6	10	---	---	19	35
ILB Rennie Curran	---	---	3	10	20	33
WR D.J. Hackett	9	18	---	---	4	31
WR Josh Cribbs	9	13	---	---	7	29
RB Terry Alcott	9	17	---	---	1	27
WR Michael Clayton	4	4	---	---	16	24
RB Charles Sims	6	4	---	---	6	16
DT Corvey Irvin	---	---	1	2	8	11
DE Michael Brocker	---	---	3	8	---	11
FB Mo Fassnacht	2	6	---	---	1	9
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Lane Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Caden Poole	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Wesley Duran	---	---	1	4	---	5
DT Otis Finley	---	---	0	4	---	4
TE Mason Pritchett	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dakota Dozier	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Greg Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	15	67	4.5
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	8	34	4.3
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Demetrius Fattel	40	27	4	2	2	1	5	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	35	25	2	0	2	2	3	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	134	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	82	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	47	15.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	97	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braylon Edwards	8	6	0	67	1	26
WR Ryne Robinson	8	8	0	70	1	31
TE Vernon Davis	6	2	2	20	0	27
WR David Anderson	6	3	0	78	2	23
RB Christine Michael	4	2	0	6	0	17
TE Eric Ebron	4	3	0	28	0	35
RB Brenden Streets	2	1	0	-1	0	9
RB David Wilson	2	2	0	9	0	22

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Hester	9	7	0	75	2	24
TE Greg Olsen	8	7	0	21	0	34
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	3	0	11	0	17
WR Josh Cribbs	4	2	1	4	0	13
WR Shaquille Brooks	4	4	0	46	0	30
RB Terry Alcott	2	1	0	4	0	17
TE Troy Niklas	2	1	1	11	0	10
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB David Wilson	1	1	1.00	4.00
RB Christine Michael	1	0	0.00	2.83

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Terry Alcott	1	3	3.00	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Demetrius Fattel	6	3	31	5.17	6.93

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	1	8	4.00	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vernon Davis	3	1	18	6.00	3.33
WR David Anderson	2	1	5	2.50	13.00
WR Braylon Edwards	1	1	8	8.00	8.38

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	1	8	8.00	11.50
TE Troy Niklas	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Demetrius Fattel	1	0
RB David Wilson	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Demetrius Fattel	12	8	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braylon Edwards	2	1	1
TE Vernon Davis	2	1	0
WR David Anderson	2	1	0
WR Ryne Robinson	2	2	1
RB David Wilson	2	2	0
TE Eric Ebron	2	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Hester	3	3	2
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	2	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	1	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	2	2
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,900 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,600 (20,900)
End Zone 7,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine 4,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 4,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,900 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,600 (20,900)
End Zone	7,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine	4,500 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	4,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,800)