Week 14, 2069

played in Pittsburgh, PA

24 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	7	10	-	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	13	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 MIN - Dave Kristosik 51 field goal
2Q: 13:53 PIT - Wes Blair 18 pass from Gilbert Battle (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 06:21 PIT - Stephen Cole 28 field goal
2Q: 00:06 PIT - Stephen Cole 43 field goal
3Q: 06:34 PIT - Jon Cerny 5 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 04:02 MIN - Jeff Jones 4 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 11:32 MIN - Dave Kristosik 34 field goal
4Q: 08:22 PIT - Wes Blair 30 pass from Gilbert Battle (Stephen Cole extra point)
4Q: 05:12 MIN - Jeff Jones 5 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 MIN - Dave Kristosik 51 field goal
2Q: 13:53 PIT - Wes Blair 18 pass from Gilbert Battle (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 06:21 PIT - Stephen Cole 28 field goal
2Q: 00:06 PIT - Stephen Cole 43 field goal
3Q: 06:34 PIT - Jon Cerny 5 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 04:02 MIN - Jeff Jones 4 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 11:32 MIN - Dave Kristosik 34 field goal
4Q: 08:22 PIT - Wes Blair 30 pass from Gilbert Battle (Stephen Cole extra point)
4Q: 05:12 MIN - Jeff Jones 5 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 7-5-1 6-7
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 359 334
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 5.89 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 119 91
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 3.72 3.64
Net Passing Yards 240 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 19 - 2 39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.28 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	7-5-1	6-7
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	359	334
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	5.89	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	119	91
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	3.72	3.64
Net Passing Yards	240	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 19 - 2	39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.28	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:37	28:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	4:35	OWN 36	8	30	Field Goal
1	3:46	2:28	OWN 3	4	17	Punt
2	13:43	1:48	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	6:13	2:34	OWN 23	4	9	Punt
2	1:14	0:52	OWN 14	2	6	Interception
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	10:29	1:34	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
3	6:28	2:35	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	2:35	6:11	OWN 35	12	48	Field Goal
4	9:40	0:13	OWN 20	1	21	Fumble
4	8:07	3:05	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	3:06	2:00	OWN 25	8	65	Interception

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 40	6	31	Missed FG
1	6:57	3:11	OWN 30	4	20	Punt
1	1:18	2:35	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	11:55	5:42	OWN 24	14	65	Field Goal
2	3:39	2:25	OWN 23	5	19	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OPP 26	2	0	Field Goal
3	13:08	2:39	OWN 26	6	15	Punt
3	8:55	2:27	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	3:53	1:18	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	11:24	1:44	OWN 35	4	10	Punt
4	9:27	1:20	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
4	5:02	1:56	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 7	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Gilbert Battle, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Corey Miller	16	36	2.25	11	1	0
RB Anthony Rice	8	39	4.88	16	2	0
QB Jeff Jones	6	36	6.00	9	0	2
WR Brendan Branch	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Colton Sawyer	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jon Cerny	16	60	3.75	20	2	1
RB Duane Semple	7	34	4.86	17	1	0
QB Gilbert Battle	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Jones	26	19	252	3/12	0	33	2	71.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Battle	39	24	243	0/0	2	30	0	96.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Palmer	4	4	28	7.00	0	11
TE Craig Legette	4	5	53	13.25	41	28
FB Oscar Lerma	2	2	31	15.50	7	19
WR Cornell Bottoms	2	4	55	27.50	1	33
WR Reuben Ortega	2	3	16	8.00	0	13
TE Rickey Summers	2	2	36	18.00	21	21
WR Max Roupenian	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Trent Stephens	1	2	15	15.00	5	15
WR Brendan Branch	1	1	13	13.00	6	13
RB Corey Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Blair	9	16	103	11.44	54	30	2
TE Abel Jarvis	5	8	45	9.00	10	13	0
TE Jaylen Croom	4	6	39	9.75	0	14	0
WR Dave Dillon	3	4	37	12.33	12	18	0
RB Jon Cerny	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
FB Giovanni Burns	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Duane Semple	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Barnikow	1	8	8.00	0
ILB Conrad Copeland	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Rickey Summers	1	0	0	0
S Bradley Codeke	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jon Cerny	1	0	0
OLB Bill Socha	0	1	1
G Anthony Peterson	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Widell	5	268	53.6	44.8	66	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	6	295	49.2	44.2	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Kristosik	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Hopper	1	10	10.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Blair	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Hopper	1	22	22.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Dillon	3	68	22.7	0
Moe Dansby	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Glenn Fackleman	8	2	0.0	25	39
S Jason Perry	7	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Robert Rodgers	5	0	0.0	15	18
DT Johnathan Shello	4	0	0.0	13	17
S Ty Martinez	4	0	0.0	25	39
CB Marc Hopper	3	2	0.0	24	38
CB Gus Sidharta	3	1	0.0	24	36
S Bradley Codeke	3	0	0.0	9	14
CB James Buel	2	0	0.0	9	12
ILB Ronnie Doss	1	4	0.0	16	27
DE Darrin Butts	1	3	0.0	14	17
DT Phil Sell	1	1	0.0	15	31
WR Max Roupenian	1	0	---	---	---
TE Gary Small	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joe Bob Hampton	1	0	0.0	20	30
DT Kendall Kurtz	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Randal Hutt	0	1	0.0	6	10
OLB Leonardo McGregor	0	1	0.0	25	38

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Conrad Copeland	7	3	0.0	30	27
OLB Bill Socha	6	0	0.0	30	22
CB Jerald Barnikow	5	1	1.5	32	29
CB Luke Godinez	5	2	0.0	32	29
S Sebastian Stokes	5	1	0.0	23	23
S Arnold Mincy	5	1	0.0	29	27
DE Blake Glenn	4	2	0.5	11	14
OLB Lukas Watson	4	1	0.0	22	23
DT Darrin Jacobus	3	1	0.0	18	15
DE Jeff McClintock	2	0	0.0	13	9
DE Derek Johnston	1	1	0.5	30	28
ILB Leslie Booth	1	1	0.0	3	3
DT Bobby Kelley	1	1	0.0	14	14
S Kelly Stephens	1	0	0.0	9	3
CB Moe Dansby	1	0	0.0	15	15
DT Salvador Harrison	0	4	0.5	27	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Bob Hampton	2	2	30
DE Randal Hutt	2	0	10
OLB Leonardo McGregor	2	0	38
DT Phil Sell	1	0	31

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Jerald Barnikow	1.5	0	0	29
DE Blake Glenn	0.5	1	0	14
DT Salvador Harrison	0.5	0	0	24
DE Derek Johnston	0.5	0	0	28
OLB Lukas Watson	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Glenn Fackleman	5	2	39
S Jason Perry	4	0	27
CB Marc Hopper	4	0	38
S Ty Martinez	3	1	39
CB Gus Sidharta	3	0	36
CB James Buel	1	1	12
OLB Robert Rodgers	1	0	18
DT Phil Sell	1	0	31
DE Joe Bob Hampton	1	0	30
DT Johnathan Shello	1	0	17

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Luke Godinez	3	2	0	29
CB Jerald Barnikow	3	0	1	29
S Sebastian Stokes	3	0	0	23
OLB Bill Socha	3	0	0	22
S Arnold Mincy	3	0	0	27
ILB Conrad Copeland	2	0	1	27
DE Blake Glenn	2	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Grant Harner	3	5	32	2	29
C Erik Lake	2	8	32	0	29
T Don Newman	2	6	32	0	29
G Dylan Delhomme	1	4	32	1	29
G Randal Fritz	1	3	32	0	29

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Jeffery Shea	2	12	25	39
G Amari Carlin	2	3	25	39
T Jerry McDonald	1	3	25	39
G Anthony Peterson	1	2	25	39
G Neal Foreman	1	2	25	39
TE Jaylen Croom	0	1	12	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Summers	3	23
Glenn Fackleman	2	19
Anthony Rice	1	23
Cesar Monroe	1	19

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Burns	1	24
Lukas Watson	1	23

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Leonardo McGregor	---	---	25	38	24	87
OLB Glenn Fackleman	---	---	25	39	19	83
S Ty Martinez	---	---	25	39	19	83
CB Marc Hopper	---	---	24	38	14	76
T Don Newman	32	29	---	---	7	68
G Randal Fritz	32	29	---	---	7	68
CB Gus Sidharta	---	---	24	36	3	63
G Dylan Delhomme	32	29	---	---	---	61
G Grant Harner	32	29	---	---	---	61
QB Jeff Jones	32	29	---	---	---	61
C Erik Lake	32	29	---	---	---	61
ILB Ronnie Doss	---	---	16	27	14	57
DE Joe Bob Hampton	---	---	20	30	3	53
TE Rickey Summers	17	10	---	---	23	50
DT Phil Sell	---	---	15	31	3	49
RB Corey Miller	19	16	---	---	10	45
S Jason Perry	---	---	16	27	2	45
RB Anthony Rice	10	6	---	---	23	39
WR Cornell Bottoms	19	17	---	---	---	36
CB Cesar Monroe	---	---	3	12	19	34
OLB Robert Rodgers	---	---	15	18	---	33
DT Johnathan Shello	---	---	13	17	3	33
WR Charles Palmer	15	17	---	---	---	32
TE Craig Legette	15	17	---	---	---	32
DE Darrin Butts	---	---	14	17	---	31
WR Brendan Branch	15	13	---	---	---	28
WR Max Roupenian	13	12	---	---	---	25
DT Kendall Kurtz	---	---	7	12	6	25
S Bradley Codeke	---	---	9	14	1	24
WR Reuben Ortega	15	8	---	---	---	23
DE Randal Hutt	---	---	6	10	6	22
RB Colton Sawyer	2	3	---	---	17	22
TE Gary Small	8	8	---	---	5	21
FB Oscar Lerma	8	13	---	---	---	21
OLB Peyton Cote	---	---	9	12	---	21
CB James Buel	---	---	9	12	---	21
WR Trent Madore	2	1	---	---	18	21
T Sawyer Petras	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Kenny Detsch	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Harry Maldonado	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dave Kristosik	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Trent Stephens	2	4	---	---	---	6
P John Widell	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Wally Hargrove	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Devan D'Amato	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Jeffrey Tate	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Neal Foreman	25	39	---	---	9	73
T Jerry McDonald	25	39	---	---	9	73
TE Abel Jarvis	19	33	---	---	20	72
WR Wes Blair	25	39	---	---	6	70
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	32	29	8	69
OLB Lukas Watson	---	---	22	23	23	68
G Amari Carlin	25	39	---	---	3	67
OLB Bill Socha	---	---	30	22	14	66
G Anthony Peterson	25	39	---	---	---	64
C Jeffery Shea	25	39	---	---	---	64
QB Gilbert Battle	25	39	---	---	---	64
CB Luke Godinez	---	---	32	29	2	63
DE Derek Johnston	---	---	30	28	2	60
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	30	27	2	59
S Arnold Mincy	---	---	29	27	2	58
WR Dave Dillon	19	29	---	---	5	53
DT Salvador Harrison	---	---	27	24	---	51
S Sebastian Stokes	---	---	23	23	1	47
RB Jon Cerny	17	28	---	---	---	45
DT Darrin Jacobus	---	---	18	15	4	37
TE Jaylen Croom	12	24	---	---	---	36
CB Moe Dansby	---	---	15	15	6	36
TE Caiden Barlow	7	8	---	---	20	35
WR Alexander Linquist	13	15	---	---	6	34
DE Blake Glenn	---	---	11	14	6	31
FB Giovanni Burns	2	5	---	---	24	31
DT Bobby Kelley	---	---	14	14	2	30
S Hector Clements	---	---	3	5	19	27
DE Jeff McClintock	---	---	13	9	---	22
WR Trent Coles	3	3	---	---	12	18
RB Duane Semple	8	10	---	---	---	18
S Kelly Stephens	---	---	9	3	5	17
RB Freddie Salave'a	0	0	---	---	15	15
T Landon Winston	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Kennedy Hampton	---	---	5	5	2	12
ILB Perry Kelly	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Nathaniel Ahmed	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Wyatt Givens	---	---	4	3	---	7
ILB Leslie Booth	---	---	3	3	---	6
CB Wally Bono	---	---	2	1	---	3
WR Clarence Daniels	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kendall Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bubba Cherpeski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	21	53	2.5
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	51	8.5
Middle	13	16	1.2
Right	4	27	6.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Jones	26	19	4	0	2	2	1	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Battle	39	24	1	2	2	4	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	54	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	69	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	74	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	138	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Craig Legette	5	4	0	53	1	17
WR Charles Palmer	4	4	0	28	0	17
WR Cornell Bottoms	4	2	1	55	2	17
WR Reuben Ortega	3	2	0	16	0	8
WR Max Roupenian	2	1	0	5	0	12
WR Trent Stephens	2	1	0	15	0	4
FB Oscar Lerma	2	2	0	31	0	13
TE Rickey Summers	2	2	0	36	1	10
RB Corey Miller	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Brendan Branch	1	1	0	13	0	13

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Blair	16	9	0	103	1	39
TE Abel Jarvis	8	5	2	45	0	33
TE Jaylen Croom	6	4	0	39	0	24
WR Dave Dillon	4	3	0	37	0	29
RB Jon Cerny	3	2	0	20	0	28
RB Duane Semple	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Giovanni Burns	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jeff Jones	2	9	4.50	6.00
RB Corey Miller	1	-2	-2.00	2.25

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jon Cerny	3	4	1.33	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Jones	2	1	13	6.50	9.69

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Battle	6	3	32	5.33	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Craig Legette	1	0	0	0.00	10.60
WR Reuben Ortega	1	1	13	13.00	5.33

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Blair	3	2	28	9.33	6.44
TE Abel Jarvis	2	0	0	0.00	5.63
TE Jaylen Croom	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corey Miller	3	1
QB Jeff Jones	2	1
RB Anthony Rice	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gilbert Battle	1	0
RB Jon Cerny	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Jones	5	4	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Battle	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Oscar Lerma	2	2	2
WR Charles Palmer	1	1	1
WR Cornell Bottoms	1	0	0
WR Brendan Branch	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Blair	4	2	0
TE Abel Jarvis	2	1	1
TE Jaylen Croom	1	0	0
RB Duane Semple	1	0	0
FB Giovanni Burns	1	1	0

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

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