Week 14, 2014

played in Tampa Bay, FL

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	6	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	7	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:40 PIT - Troy Niklas 2 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:22 TBY - Matt Moore 20 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 11:22 PIT - Dan Carpenter 23 field goal
4Q: 07:55 TBY - Chris Ivory 13 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 04:37 PIT - Dan Carpenter 26 field goal
4Q: 02:32 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:40 PIT - Troy Niklas 2 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point)
3Q: 11:22 TBY - Matt Moore 20 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 11:22 PIT - Dan Carpenter 23 field goal
4Q: 07:55 TBY - Chris Ivory 13 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 04:37 PIT - Dan Carpenter 26 field goal
4Q: 02:32 TBY - Taylor Melhaff 25 field goal

Team Statistics PIT TBY
Record 2-11 5-8
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 333 232
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 4.83 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 67 84
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 2.79 3.23
Net Passing Yards 266 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 0 27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 3/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 3/141
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34

Team Statistics	PIT	TBY
Record	2-11	5-8
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	333	232
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	4.83	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	67	84
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	2.79	3.23
Net Passing Yards	266	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 0	27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	286	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	3/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	3/141
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	30:26	29:34

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 18	6	36	Punt
1	8:33	6:01	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
2	14:55	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:40	4:28	OWN 25	9	39	Missed FG
2	4:02	1:22	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 13	3	-6	Punt
3	11:12	1:01	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	7:43	1:42	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	2:31	6:17	OWN 6	15	88	Field Goal
4	7:48	3:16	OWN 25	6	66	Field Goal
4	2:27	1:31	OWN 19	8	24	Downs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	4:11	OWN 16	8	41	Interception
1	2:32	2:37	OWN 38	5	19	Punt
2	13:30	3:50	OWN 39	6	13	Punt
2	5:12	1:10	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
2	2:40	1:24	OWN 32	6	14	Punt
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
3	11:57	0:45	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
3	10:11	2:28	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:01	3:30	OWN 9	6	25	Punt
4	11:14	3:26	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
4	4:32	2:05	OPP 14	4	6	Field Goal
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 43	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Terry Alcott	12	37	3.08	13	1
RB Charles Sims	6	13	2.17	10	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	9	2.25	7	0
FB Mo Fassnacht	2	8	4.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chris Ivory	18	57	3.17	16	3	1
RB Stevan Ridley	4	12	3.00	8	0	0
QB Matt Moore	3	17	5.67	20	1	1
WR Damian Williams	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	43	24	286	2/20	1	35	0	84.0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Moore	27	20	175	3/27	0	19	1	75.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Cribbs	4	6	59	14.75	22	23	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	4	5	17	4.25	0	11	0
WR Devin Hester	3	12	50	16.67	22	35	0
TE Greg Olsen	3	5	27	9.00	13	13	0
TE Troy Niklas	3	6	33	11.00	15	21	1
WR Michael Clayton	2	2	18	9.00	7	10	0
WR D.J. Hackett	2	3	27	13.50	8	16	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	3	39	19.50	18	20	0
RB Terry Alcott	1	1	16	16.00	19	16	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Damian Williams	4	4	39	9.75	7	19
TE Cornell Schroeder	4	6	28	7.00	0	15
WR Jacoby Jones	3	4	15	5.00	0	11
WR Chris Harper	3	6	19	6.33	13	15
WR Deon Butler	2	2	19	9.50	0	12
RB Stevan Ridley	2	2	31	15.50	18	18
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Ace Sanders	1	2	19	19.00	5	19

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dawan Landry	1	0	0.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Devin Hester	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Drew Strojny	0	1	0	0
OLB James Laurinaitis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	6	275	45.8	40.8	52	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	7	309	44.1	37.1	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	2/3	0/1	0/1	26	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Hester	4	29	7.3	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Prince Amukamara	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	3	57	19.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Williams	3	141	47.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	7	2	0.5	26	29
OLB A. J. Klein	6	1	0.0	19	17
OLB Stewart Bradley	5	0	0.0	20	17
DT Johnny Jolly	4	2	0.5	20	20
S Dawan Landry	4	4	0.0	14	20
CB Dwight Bentley	4	0	0.0	16	25
CB Al Afalava	3	0	0.0	20	24
DE Kawann Short	2	0	2.0	20	24
S Andrew Sendejo	2	3	0.0	26	29
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Andre Branch	2	0	0.0	17	23
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	2	0.0	11	15
S Quinton Carter	1	1	0.0	17	13
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Wesley Duran	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Corvey Irvin	0	1	0.0	6	5
ILB Rennie Curran	0	1	0.0	7	14

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josh Norman	7	1	0.0	21	40
OLB James Laurinaitis	6	1	0.0	23	44
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	6	0	0.0	15	32
CB Prince Amukamara	5	1	0.0	20	39
DE Aldon Smith	3	2	1.0	24	39
S Eric Reid	3	5	0.0	24	45
ILB Manti Te'o	3	4	0.0	23	44
DE Jarvis Jenkins	3	2	0.0	23	34
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Andre Rivera	3	0	0.0	13	15
DE Jay Ratliff	2	1	0.0	21	36
DT Chris Baker	2	0	0.0	11	24
DT DaQuan Jones	1	1	1.0	11	22
S James Butler	1	0	0.0	24	32
TE Cornell Schroeder	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kawann Short	2.0	1	6	24
OLB Clay Matthews	0.5	0	1	29
DT Johnny Jolly	0.5	0	0	20
DE Andre Branch	0.0	1	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aldon Smith	1.0	1	0	0	39
DT DaQuan Jones	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Jay Ratliff	0.0	0	3	0	36
DE Jarvis Moss	0.0	0	3	0	24
OLB Andre Rivera	0.0	0	1	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	5	1	0	29
CB Dwight Bentley	3	1	0	25
S Dawan Landry	3	0	1	20
OLB A. J. Klein	3	0	0	17
CB Al Afalava	1	1	0	24
CB Patrick Robinson	1	0	0	21
S Andrew Sendejo	1	0	0	29
S Quinton Carter	1	0	0	13
OLB Wesley Duran	1	0	0	6
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	0	15

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josh Norman	6	1	40
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	39
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	4	1	32
S Eric Reid	3	0	45
CB Leodis McKelvin	2	0	10
ILB Manti Te'o	1	2	44
DE Jay Ratliff	1	0	36
S James Butler	1	0	32
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	0	44
OLB Andre Rivera	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aaron Howard	4	8	24	0	45
T James Brewer	2	5	24	2	45
G Manuel Ramirez	1	4	24	0	45
G Dakota Dozier	1	4	24	0	43
TE Greg Olsen	0	2	23	0	41
T John Terry	0	1	24	0	45

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jake Matthews	3	3	26	2	30
C Nick Hardwick	2	6	26	0	30
G Breno Giacomini	2	5	26	0	30
G Douglas Irving	1	4	26	0	30
C Santiago Richard	1	3	25	1	30
TE Cornell Schroeder	0	2	21	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Hester	3	17
John Terry	1	13
Charles Sims	1	10
Clay Matthews	1	3

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
James Laurinaitis	3	14
Andre Rivera	1	22
Jacoby Jones	1	15
Manti Te'o	1	14
Jake Matthews	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Terry	24	45	---	---	13	82
G Manuel Ramirez	24	45	---	---	9	78
G Aaron Howard	24	45	---	---	9	78
T James Brewer	24	45	---	---	9	78
QB Cam Newton	24	45	---	---	---	69
G Dakota Dozier	24	43	---	---	---	67
TE Greg Olsen	23	41	---	---	1	65
WR Shaquille Brooks	22	38	---	---	4	64
WR Devin Hester	15	29	---	---	17	61
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	26	29	3	58
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	28	---	---	24	57
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	26	29	1	56
CB Al Afalava	---	---	20	24	8	52
DE Kawann Short	---	---	20	24	1	45
WR D.J. Hackett	15	25	---	---	4	44
S Quinton Carter	---	---	17	13	14	44
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	16	25	1	42
TE Troy Niklas	6	13	---	---	23	42
ILB Rennie Curran	---	---	7	14	20	41
DE Andre Branch	---	---	17	23	1	41
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	11	15	15	41
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	20	20	---	40
CB Patrick Robinson	---	---	17	21	1	39
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	20	17	---	37
S Dawan Landry	---	---	14	20	2	36
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	19	17	---	36
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	9	10	12	31
WR Josh Cribbs	7	15	---	---	8	30
RB Terry Alcott	13	15	---	---	1	29
WR Michael Clayton	1	4	---	---	18	23
RB Charles Sims	7	6	---	---	10	23
DE Michael Brocker	---	---	6	6	7	19
DT Corvey Irvin	---	---	6	5	7	18
DE Hunter Vergara	---	---	9	7	---	16
FB Mo Fassnacht	6	7	---	---	---	13
OLB Wesley Duran	---	---	5	6	---	11
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Caden Poole	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Otis Finley	---	---	1	5	1	7
T Lane Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Mason Pritchett	0	4	---	---	---	4
C Brian Schwenke	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Greg Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	23	44	14	81
ILB Manti Te'o	---	---	23	44	14	81
S Eric Reid	---	---	24	45	3	72
CB Prince Amukamara	---	---	20	39	12	71
CB Josh Norman	---	---	21	40	9	70
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	24	39	2	65
G Breno Giacomini	26	30	---	---	8	64
G Douglas Irving	26	30	---	---	8	64
T Jake Matthews	26	30	---	---	8	64
DE Jay Ratliff	---	---	21	36	3	60
DE Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	23	34	2	59
S James Butler	---	---	24	32	2	58
C Nick Hardwick	26	30	---	---	---	56
QB Matt Moore	26	30	---	---	---	56
C Santiago Richard	25	30	---	---	---	55
WR Ace Sanders	25	29	---	---	---	54
OLB Andre Rivera	---	---	13	15	22	50
CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste	---	---	15	32	2	49
RB Chris Ivory	22	24	---	---	2	48
WR Damian Williams	20	18	---	---	8	46
TE Cornell Schroeder	21	24	---	---	---	45
WR Chris Harper	15	26	---	---	4	45
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	11	22	9	42
WR Jacoby Jones	11	13	---	---	15	39
DE Jarvis Moss	---	---	5	24	7	36
DT Chris Baker	---	---	11	24	1	36
RB Stevan Ridley	7	7	---	---	21	35
CB Leodis McKelvin	---	---	4	10	15	29
CB Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	0	13	15	28
TE Gregory Atkins	0	0	---	---	22	22
ILB Devante Watkins	---	---	1	1	10	12
WR Deon Butler	5	6	---	---	---	11
G Drew Strojny	1	0	---	---	8	9
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Cris Garrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Chris Thompson	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE C. J. Fiedorowicz	4	3	---	---	---	7
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Chandler Jones	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Davin Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Christian Ponder	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Justin Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mike Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Christian Barnhart	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Vinston Painter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	50	3.6
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	43	24	4	2	4	5	7	1	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Moore	27	20	0	1	0	3	2	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	145	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	75	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Hester	12	3	1	50	1	29
WR Josh Cribbs	6	4	1	59	1	15
TE Troy Niklas	6	3	1	33	1	13
TE Greg Olsen	5	3	0	27	0	41
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	4	0	17	0	28
WR D.J. Hackett	3	2	1	27	0	25
WR Shaquille Brooks	3	2	0	39	1	38
WR Michael Clayton	2	2	0	18	0	4
RB Terry Alcott	1	1	0	16	0	15

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Cornell Schroeder	6	4	28	24
WR Chris Harper	6	3	19	26
WR Jacoby Jones	4	3	15	13
WR Damian Williams	4	4	39	18
WR Deon Butler	2	2	19	6
RB Stevan Ridley	2	2	31	7
WR Ace Sanders	2	1	19	29
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	5	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Terry Alcott	4	8	2.00	3.08
RB Charles Sims	1	-2	-2.00	2.17

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chris Ivory	5	19	3.80	3.17
QB Matt Moore	1	20	20.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	6	4	25	4.17	6.65

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devin Hester	3	1	4	1.33	4.17
WR D.J. Hackett	1	1	16	16.00	9.00
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	3	3.00	3.40
TE Troy Niklas	1	1	2	2.00	5.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chris Ivory	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	15	7	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Moore	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Devin Hester	4	0	0
WR D.J. Hackett	2	2	2
WR Josh Cribbs	2	1	0
TE Greg Olsen	2	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	1	1
WR Michael Clayton	1	1	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	1	1
TE Troy Niklas	1	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cornell Schroeder	3	2	2
WR Damian Williams	2	2	2
WR Chris Harper	2	1	0
WR Jacoby Jones	1	0	0
RB Stevan Ridley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (24,700)
End Zone 13,600 (17,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (15,700)
Club Seats 8,800 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (24,700)
End Zone	13,600 (17,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (15,700)
Club Seats	8,800 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (6,200)