Week 14, 2013

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 PIT - Lee Evans 28 pass from Ricardo Gerhardt (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 07:13 MIN - Calvin Truong 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Jeff Reed 21 field goal
2Q: 10:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 04:53 PIT - Jeff Reed 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Alvin Cortez 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:46 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 PIT - Lee Evans 28 pass from Ricardo Gerhardt (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 07:13 MIN - Calvin Truong 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Jeff Reed 21 field goal
2Q: 10:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 04:53 PIT - Jeff Reed 29 field goal
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Alvin Cortez 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:46 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 28 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 11-2 8-5
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 390 265
- Offensive Plays 70 49
- Yards per Play 5.57 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 104 91
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.37
Net Passing Yards 286 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/93 4/125
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	11-2	8-5
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	390	265
- Offensive Plays	70	49
- Yards per Play	5.57	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	104	91
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.37
Net Passing Yards	286	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/93	4/125
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	4:27	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
1	7:01	7:06	OWN 32	12	64	Field Goal
2	10:49	6:02	OWN 36	11	52	Field Goal
2	1:51	0:58	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 37	3	42	Interception
3	9:11	1:11	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:59	4:06	OWN 9	8	24	Punt
3	0:56	1:44	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
4	12:04	4:36	OWN 25	9	48	Missed FG
4	2:40	1:59	OWN 20	8	43	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	8:55	1:54	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
2	14:55	4:06	OWN 39	6	29	Field Goal
2	4:47	2:56	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	2	-6	Half
3	14:05	4:54	OWN 20	9	35	Punt
3	8:00	2:01	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	1:53	0:57	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	14:12	2:08	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
4	7:28	4:48	OWN 41	8	48	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 37	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ferocious Fenner	18	59	3.28	11	1
Bryant Blakely	9	32	3.56	16	2
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	13	13.00	13	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	19	70	3.68	19	1
Ben Roethlisberger	4	2	0.50	6	0
Glen Jeffers	4	19	4.75	9	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Gerhardt	40	23	261	0/0	1	28	1	75.1
Drew Henson	2	2	25	0/0	0	17	0	118.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	20	13	185	2/11	2	30	0	128.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jose Durham	7	7	44	6.29	17	17	0
RB Ferocious Fenner	3	5	21	7.00	0	14	0
WR Cris Mayhew	3	6	53	17.67	8	22	0
WR Karl Hamrick	3	7	56	18.67	9	27	0
WR Matthew Meadows	3	8	41	13.67	5	24	0
WR Lee Evans	2	4	45	22.50	11	28	1
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Freddie Milons	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jeff Floyd	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Clifton Becker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	4	7	58	14.50	23	30	0
WR Alvin Cortez	3	4	53	17.67	12	29	1
TE Calvin Truong	2	2	33	16.50	17	30	1
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	19	9.50	14	15	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Jose Scott	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	4	195	48.8	45.8	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	242	48.4	44.6	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lee Evans	1	-1	-1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	4	93	23.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	4	125	31.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Adam Scott	7	5	0.0	24	21
S Troy Polamalu	5	4	0.0	25	21
S Kevin Reid	5	1	0.0	23	17
OLB Willie Hongamen	3	1	0.0	13	12
DT Leon Beauchamp	2	1	1.0	23	21
OLB Henry May	2	2	0.0	25	22
DT Deion Hoff	2	1	0.0	19	15
DE Kevin Williams	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Joseph Sanford	2	0	0.0	16	11
S James Major	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Ricardo Corbett	1	0	1.0	26	18
CB Cory Fellin	1	1	0.0	26	21
ILB Dan Klecko	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE George Burnett	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB David Addy	1	0	0.0	24	20
QB Ricardo Gerhardt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Heath Fangboner	0	1	0.0	21	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	10	1	27	41
ILB Kurt Willis	8	3	27	42
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	1	28	42
DT Junior Siavii	5	2	26	37
OLB Louis Downs	5	0	9	9
CB Calvin Bauer	4	1	28	41
S Kirk Baum	3	1	24	37
DT Vincent Nece	3	0	23	27
CB Percy Garcia	2	1	24	40
DE Randy Murray	1	2	26	41
CB Daniel Shearer	1	2	23	36
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	3	15
DT Joel Dole	1	0	8	9
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	16	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ricardo Corbett	1.0	1	0	0	18
DT Leon Beauchamp	1.0	0	2	0	21
DE Kevin Williams	0.0	0	0	1	12

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Siavii	1	3	1	37
DT Vincent Nece	1	1	0	27
DE Hunter Meadows	1	1	0	33
DE Randy Murray	1	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Adam Scott	3	0	21
CB Joseph Sanford	3	0	11
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	21
ILB Dan Klecko	1	0	1
OLB Willie Hongamen	1	0	12
S Kevin Reid	1	0	17
CB David Addy	1	0	20
S James Major	1	0	5
CB Cory Fellin	0	2	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	4	0	1	41
ILB Kurt Willis	4	0	0	42
CB Percy Garcia	3	1	0	40
CB Calvin Bauer	3	0	0	41
OLB Warren Elrifai	3	0	0	42
OLB Louis Downs	3	0	0	9
DT Junior Siavii	2	0	0	37
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	0	27
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	36
S Kirk Baum	1	0	0	37
S Carl Menoskey	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Eric Steinbach	4	8	0	24	31
Tim Provost	1	5	0	28	42
Victor Barton	1	3	0	21	28
Jose Durham	1	2	0	16	23
Bart Kelley	1	1	0	7	14
Jerald Boivin	0	5	1	28	42
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	1	0	21	34
Courtney Evans	0	1	0	7	8
J.R. Brunner	0	1	0	4	11
Jeff Floyd	0	1	0	16	22

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Mendheim	4	8	26	1	22
Dwayne Moline	1	6	22	0	18
Bernard Branch	1	2	14	0	5
Clyde Jordan	1	1	3	0	3
Ricardo Sirmon	1	1	8	0	1
Howie Prior	0	1	25	1	21
Chad Ward	0	1	8	0	8
Damon Manning	0	1	24	0	16
Calvin Truong	0	1	24	0	17
Antoine Upshaw	0	1	19	0	21

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Klecko	2	13
Matthew Meadows	2	11
Troy Polamalu	1	3
Joseph Sanford	0	20
Bryant Blakely	0	19
Ronald Hudson	0	16
Jeff Floyd	0	15
Freddie Milons	0	14
Clifton Becker	0	14
Derrick Borders	0	12
Deion Hoff	0	11
James Major	0	11
Alonzo Jackson	0	9
Jose Durham	0	8
Jeff Reed	0	7
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	7
Everett Gray	0	7
Courtney Evans	0	7
J.R. Brunner	0	7
Bart Kelley	0	7
Visanthe Shiancoe	0	6
Lee Evans	0	5
Cris Mayhew	0	5
Cory Fellin	0	3
Adam Scott	0	2
Ricardo Corbett	0	2
Henry May	0	2
Kevin Reid	0	2
Leon Beauchamp	0	2
Heath Fangboner	0	2
David Addy	0	2
Kevin Williams	0	1
Ferocious Fenner	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Hope	2	16
Michael Lehan	1	13
Bernard Branch	1	13
Eddie Moore	1	9
Butch McConnell	0	20
Dana Dakis	0	16
Kirk Baum	0	14
Warren Pigg	0	13
Daniel Shearer	0	12
Tyrone Prosser	0	12
Jose Scott	0	11
Grant Clinton	0	10
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Junior Siavii	0	7
Chad Ward	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Ricardo Sirmon	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Damon Manning	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Vincent Nece	0	4
Calvin Truong	0	4
Calvin Bauer	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	3
Warren Elrifai	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Antoine Upshaw	0	2
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Hunter Meadows	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Alvin Cortez	0	2
Louis Downs	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	46	3.1
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	1	16	16.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	7	21	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Gerhardt	40	23	5	3	1	2	6	1	1
Drew Henson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	20	13	3	0	2	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	96	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	101	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	94	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows	8	3	0	41	1	23
FB Jose Durham	7	7	0	44	0	23
WR Karl Hamrick	7	3	1	56	2	25
WR Cris Mayhew	6	3	0	53	1	29
RB Ferocious Fenner	5	3	0	21	0	31
WR Lee Evans	4	2	0	45	1	21
TE Jeff Floyd	2	1	0	5	0	22
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	1	0	7	0	14
WR Freddie Milons	1	1	0	11	0	2
WR Clifton Becker	1	1	0	3	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	4	0	58	1	21
WR Alvin Cortez	4	3	1	53	1	19
WR Jose Scott	3	0	1	0	0	9
TE Calvin Truong	2	2	0	33	1	17
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	0	19	0	13
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	0	13	0	9
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	9	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Blakely	4	5	1.25	3.56
Ferocious Fenner	2	0	0.00	3.28
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	13	13.00	13.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	2	-1	-0.50	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	0	0	0.00	6.53

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	1	8	4.00	9.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Mayhew	1	0	0	0.00	8.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Scott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	8	8.00	13.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	2	1
Richie Forbes	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Gerhardt	10	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Mayhew	3	1	1
RB Ferocious Fenner	2	1	0
WR Karl Hamrick	2	1	0
WR Matthew Meadows	2	1	1
FB Jose Durham	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
TE Calvin Truong	1	1
WR Jose Scott	1	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (22,100)
End Zone 15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (22,100)
End Zone	15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)