Week 12, 2012

played in Dallas, TX

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	7	7	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	10	7	7	13	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 DAL - Cris Ladner 3 run (Billy Cundiff extra point)
1Q: 02:15 DAL - Billy Cundiff 56 field goal
2Q: 07:26 DAL - Luke Herndon 22 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
3Q: 10:55 PIT - Jose Durham 3 pass from Quinn Cox (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:13 DAL - Vernon Heath 19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 14:24 PIT - Jose Durham 11 pass from Quinn Cox (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 09:45 DAL - Charles Rogers 26 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 02:43 DAL - Billy Cundiff 30 field goal
4Q: 01:03 DAL - Billy Cundiff 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 DAL - Cris Ladner 3 run (Billy Cundiff extra point)
1Q: 02:15 DAL - Billy Cundiff 56 field goal
2Q: 07:26 DAL - Luke Herndon 22 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
3Q: 10:55 PIT - Jose Durham 3 pass from Quinn Cox (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 03:13 DAL - Vernon Heath 19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 14:24 PIT - Jose Durham 11 pass from Quinn Cox (Jeff Reed extra point)
4Q: 09:45 DAL - Charles Rogers 26 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 02:43 DAL - Billy Cundiff 30 field goal
4Q: 01:03 DAL - Billy Cundiff 24 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 6-5 4-7
First Downs 21 25
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 336 498
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 4.94 7.43
Net Rushing Yards 91 203
- Rushing Attempts 15 41
- Yards per Rush 6.07 4.95
Net Passing Yards 245 295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 29 - 1 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/32 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 11.35
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/56
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-7 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 5/107 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:06 34:54

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	6-5	4-7
First Downs	21	25
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	336	498
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	4.94	7.43
Net Rushing Yards	91	203
- Rushing Attempts	15	41
- Yards per Rush	6.07	4.95
Net Passing Yards	245	295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 29 - 1	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/32	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	11.35
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/56
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-7	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	5/107	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:06	34:54

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	5:19	OWN 26	11	49	Fumble
1	6:23	2:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	2:09	1:31	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
2	11:41	1:39	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
2	7:08	2:43	OWN 29	9	54	Interception
2	2:01	0:41	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:04	3:50	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	9:34	1:24	OWN 20	6	36	Downs
4	5:55	0:52	OWN 13	4	7	Downs
4	2:36	1:05	OWN 13	4	0	Downs
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 29	4	13	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
1	8:15	1:52	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	4:22	2:13	OWN 24	5	37	Field Goal
1	0:38	3:57	OWN 35	8	22	Punt
2	10:02	2:54	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
2	4:25	2:24	OWN 20	6	45	Missed FG
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 13	3	26	Half
3	10:45	7:41	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	14:14	4:40	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
4	8:10	2:15	OWN 44	3	-3	Punt
4	5:03	2:27	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:31	0:34	OPP 13	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ferocious Fenner	10	64	6.40	18	3
Bryant Blakely	4	24	6.00	10	2
Quinn Cox	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Ladner	28	139	4.96	42	5	1
Ross Lofton	13	64	4.92	21	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quinn Cox	25	15	167	3/17	2	39	0	106.6
Carlton McDonald	22	14	110	3/15	0	19	1	57.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	25	17	304	1/9	3	42	0	149.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jose Durham	6	6	45	7.50	21	11	2
WR Karl Hamrick	6	8	41	6.83	0	16	0
WR Lee Evans	5	13	69	13.80	0	19	0
WR Cris Mayhew	4	6	68	17.00	34	39	0
WR Santana Moss	3	7	29	9.67	1	13	0
RB Ferocious Fenner	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
TE Grant Clinton	2	2	16	8.00	5	10	0
RB Bryant Blakely	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Freddie Milons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Heath	4	6	81	20.25	30	36	1
WR Charles Rogers	3	5	89	29.67	29	42	1
WR Luke Herndon	3	3	43	14.33	5	22	1
WR Randy Moss	2	4	39	19.50	5	21	0
RB Ross Lofton	2	2	11	5.50	0	9	0
FB Cary Bryant	1	2	22	22.00	11	22	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	6	6.00	8	6	0
TE Jumbo Baldwin	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendall Anderson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Santana Moss	1	0
Karl Hamrick	1	0
Grant Clinton	0	1

Dallas	Recov	Force
Joey Porter	1	0
Roy Williams	0	1
Bryant Lindberg	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	4	199	49.8	44.3	65	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	3	123	41.0	36.7	43	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Billy Cundiff	3/4	1/2	1/2	56	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Hamrick	1	-7	-7.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Pina	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Mayhew	3	80	26.7	0
Karl Hamrick	2	27	13.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Adams	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adam Scott	9	2	0.5	36	25
S Troy Polamalu	8	2	0.0	37	24
OLB Willie Hongamen	7	1	0.0	38	23
DE Kevin Williams	4	3	0.0	38	25
CB Cory Fellin	4	2	0.0	39	25
S Kevin Reid	4	1	0.0	33	19
CB David Addy	4	1	0.0	17	14
CB Friendship Peterson	4	0	0.0	32	23
DE Tim Anderson	3	4	0.0	37	23
OLB Alonzo Jackson	3	0	0.0	15	6
DT Kris Jenkins	2	1	0.0	28	20
DT Leon Beauchamp	2	1	0.0	31	23
ILB Dan Klecko	1	1	0.0	18	9
QB Carlton McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
DT Deion Hoff	0	1	0.5	15	6
CB Louie Fayo	0	1	0.0	9	3
OLB Henry May	0	1	0.0	1	1
CB Joseph Sanford	0	1	0.0	7	5
DT Heath Fangboner	0	1	0.0	15	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bradie James	6	3	0.0	15	53
S Kendall Anderson	6	1	0.0	11	43
DE Melvin Braico	5	1	2.5	14	53
S Roy Williams	5	3	0.0	15	53
CB Brenden Adams	5	2	0.0	9	41
ILB Joey Porter	4	1	0.0	15	50
CB Billy Finch	4	0	0.0	14	50
S Hardy Fremont	3	0	0.0	4	18
DE Steve McWilliams	2	1	1.5	13	52
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	0	0.0	15	52
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	4	1.5	15	53
DT Deion Huston	1	2	0.5	10	37
DT Cornell Hoffer	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Howie Mieske	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Reggie West	1	0	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deion Hoff	0.5	0	0	6
ILB Adam Scott	0.5	0	0	25
DE Kevin Williams	0.0	1	1	25
DE Tim Anderson	0.0	1	0	23
DT Kris Jenkins	0.0	1	0	20

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Braico	2.5	1	1	0	53
DE Steve McWilliams	1.5	0	2	0	52
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1.5	0	1	0	53
DT Deion Huston	0.5	0	2	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Troy Polamalu	3	0	24
OLB Willie Hongamen	2	2	23
CB Friendship Peterson	2	1	23
ILB Adam Scott	2	0	25
CB Cory Fellin	2	0	25
CB David Addy	2	0	14
S Kevin Reid	1	1	19
DT Kris Jenkins	1	0	20
ILB Dan Klecko	1	0	9
OLB Alonzo Jackson	1	0	6

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Lindberg	4	3	0	52
OLB Bradie James	4	1	0	53
CB Billy Finch	4	1	0	50
S Kendall Anderson	4	0	1	43
S Roy Williams	3	0	0	53
CB Brenden Adams	3	0	0	41
ILB Joey Porter	2	1	0	50
S Hardy Fremont	2	0	0	18
DT Cornell Hoffer	1	0	0	2
CB Howie Mieske	1	0	0	5
DT Reggie West	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chester Pitts	2	3	12	1	35
Tim Provost	2	3	9	0	25
J.R. Brunner	1	2	11	3	51
Mike Rosenthal	1	1	5	1	7
George Coffey	1	1	6	0	34
Victor Barton	1	1	3	0	10
Jose Durham	0	2	7	0	29
Eric Steinbach	0	1	15	1	53

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Flozell Adams	4	8	1	36	0	21
Jerald Boivin	2	7	0	35	1	22
Andre Gurode	2	6	1	32	0	21
Ty Walton	2	4	0	36	0	22
Jumbo Baldwin	2	4	0	37	0	23
Roosevelt Liedtke	2	3	0	34	0	19
Alan Overby	2	3	0	11	0	9
Vincent Western	1	4	0	14	0	10
Darryl Locke	0	2	0	27	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	2	17
Chris Hope	1	12
Jose Durham	1	5
Cris Mayhew	0	15
Morris Metzelaars	0	15
Jeff Floyd	0	15
Lee Evans	0	11
Freddie Milons	0	11
Alonzo Jackson	0	11
Louie Fayo	0	11
Karl Hamrick	0	11
Kevin Williams	0	10
Henry May	0	9
David Addy	0	9
Donnell Flynn	0	6
Kevin Reid	0	5
Kris Jenkins	0	4
Troy Polamalu	0	4
Friendship Peterson	0	4
Everett Gray	0	4
Adam Scott	0	4
Cory Fellin	0	4
Courtney Evans	0	4
J.R. Brunner	0	4
Heath Fangboner	0	4
George Coffey	0	4
Tim Anderson	0	3
Dan Klecko	0	3
Jeff Reed	0	3
Grant Clinton	0	3
Willie Hongamen	0	3
Leon Beauchamp	0	3
Victor Barton	0	3
Deion Hoff	0	2
Joseph Sanford	0	2
Mike Rosenthal	0	1
Santana Moss	0	1
Derrick Burgess	0	1
Ferocious Fenner	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Lofton	1	21
Dixon Palepoi	1	21
Cary Bryant	1	17
Hardy Fremont	1	14
Harold Calderon	1	9
Kirk Garcia	1	4
Charlie Weidner	0	15
Barry Pina	0	14
Billy Cundiff	0	12
Jumbo Baldwin	0	12
Brenden Adams	0	11
Howie Mieske	0	11
Van Dosoo	0	10
Darryl Locke	0	10
Vincent Western	0	7
Alan Overby	0	7
Renaldo Washecheck	0	7
Jason Ball	0	6
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	6
Ty Walton	0	6
Kim Clinton	0	4
Cornell Hoffer	0	4
Flozell Adams	0	3
Mat McBriar	0	3
Dwight Pierce	0	3
Bradie James	0	1
Roy Williams	0	1
Joey Porter	0	1
Cris Ladner	0	1
Deion Huston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	43	10.8
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	1	15	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	22	92	4.2
Middle	7	53	7.6
Right	12	58	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quinn Cox	25	15	1	2	0	3	5	1	0
Carlton McDonald	22	14	0	2	0	3	1	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	25	17	7	0	1	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	74	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	127	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	54	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	41	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	165	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	90	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lee Evans	13	5	69	0	39
WR Karl Hamrick	8	6	41	0	24
WR Santana Moss	7	3	29	0	36
FB Jose Durham	6	6	45	0	29
WR Cris Mayhew	6	4	68	1	29
RB Ferocious Fenner	2	2	8	0	22
TE Grant Clinton	2	2	16	0	36
RB Bryant Blakely	2	1	1	0	31
WR Freddie Milons	1	0	0	0	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Heath	6	4	0	81	1	9
WR Charles Rogers	5	3	0	89	3	13
WR Randy Moss	4	2	0	39	1	17
WR Luke Herndon	3	3	0	43	1	14
FB Cary Bryant	2	1	0	22	1	8
RB Ross Lofton	2	2	0	11	0	5
TE Jumbo Baldwin	2	1	1	13	0	23
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Ladner	6	20	3.33	4.96
Ross Lofton	2	3	1.50	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quinn Cox	2	2	14	7.00	6.68
Carlton McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	19	19.00	12.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jose Durham	2	2	14	7.00	7.50
WR Santana Moss	1	0	0	0.00	4.14

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Heath	1	1	19	19.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	2	1
Ferocious Fenner	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Ladner	4	2
Ross Lofton	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quinn Cox	5	4	2
Carlton McDonald	5	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Mayhew	4	3	1
WR Santana Moss	2	1	1
RB Ferocious Fenner	1	1	1
TE Grant Clinton	1	1	0
FB Jose Durham	1	1	1
WR Karl Hamrick	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Rogers	2	1	1
WR Randy Moss	2	0	0
WR Vernon Heath	2	1	1
RB Ross Lofton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,900)
End Zone 13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,900)
End Zone	13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (9,900)