Week 14, 2029

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	14	0	10	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 MIN - Dixon Cash 33 pass from C.J. Watkins (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:44 PIT - Courtney Karamanos 2 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
2Q: 02:58 PIT - Courtney Karamanos 13 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
2Q: 00:17 MIN - Kevin Matthews 43 field goal
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Courtney Karamanos 13 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
4Q: 04:35 PIT - Howie Russell 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 MIN - Dixon Cash 33 pass from C.J. Watkins (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:44 PIT - Courtney Karamanos 2 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
2Q: 02:58 PIT - Courtney Karamanos 13 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
2Q: 00:17 MIN - Kevin Matthews 43 field goal
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Courtney Karamanos 13 pass from Bryce Benson (Howie Russell extra point)
4Q: 04:35 PIT - Howie Russell 28 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 8-5 2-11
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 17 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 429 365
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 6.50 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 165 36
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 4.71 1.57
Net Passing Yards 264 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 42 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 264 342
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.52 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/21
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 17
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	8-5	2-11
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	17	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	429	365
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	6.50	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	165	36
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	4.71	1.57
Net Passing Yards	264	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	42 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	264	342
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.52	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/21
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 17
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 33	5	64	Interception
1	9:50	1:39	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
1	1:44	6:09	OWN 9	13	91	Touchdown
2	8:08	5:19	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 49	1	0	Half
3	12:29	1:30	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	7:05	1:42	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
3	4:56	1:04	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
3	2:19	2:56	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	10:13	5:46	OWN 33	9	56	Field Goal
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 5	6	43	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	2:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	8:11	6:27	OWN 2	11	51	Punt
2	10:35	2:27	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:49	2:40	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
3	10:59	3:54	OWN 26	9	45	Missed FG
3	5:23	0:27	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	3:52	1:33	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
4	14:23	4:10	OWN 8	7	64	Interception
4	4:27	2:26	OWN 30	10	65	Downs

Game MVP: Courtney Karamanos, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bennie Fanwick	21	103	4.90	32	2
Ernest Hancock	12	57	4.75	29	3
Bryce Benson	2	5	2.50	7	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deron Quinn	16	32	2.00	10	1
Herb Covington	5	2	0.40	3	0
C.J. Watkins	2	2	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Benson	31	20	264	0/0	3	46	1	110.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Watkins	42	24	342	2/13	1	33	1	81.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Courtney Karamanos	11	17	180	16.36	66	46	3
TE Ryan Winters	5	6	51	10.20	14	20	0
WR Leslie Rice	3	7	27	9.00	6	19	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Cash	6	8	115	19.17	27	33	1
WR Bernie Hassler	4	9	100	25.00	35	33	0
FB Buddy Ebert	4	4	12	3.00	6	8	0
WR Sammy Brewer	3	8	42	14.00	14	24	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	4	20	10.00	3	11	0
WR Phil Hanks	2	3	25	12.50	1	14	0
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Matthew Mathews	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0
RB Herb Covington	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Deron Quinn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kendall Spendal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bernard Gott	1	13	13.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernest Hancock	1	0	0	0
Kirk Kerr	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earnest Shepherd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	4	170	42.5	37.5	47	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jorge Howe	5	228	45.6	40.2	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Howie Russell	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	1	7	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	2	58	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest May	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bernard Gott	9	0	0.0	17	38
S Preston Cote	6	3	0.0	23	44
ILB Floyd Footman	6	1	0.0	18	28
CB Darnell Carr	4	1	0.0	17	34
CB Louie Coe	4	0	0.0	20	39
CB Jackie Aguirre	3	1	0.0	20	41
DE Gene McKenzie	3	0	0.0	15	30
ILB Chuck Mills	2	0	0.5	5	16
S Kevin Arevalo	2	1	0.0	14	29
CB Kendrick Tilley	2	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Greg Finks	2	0	0.0	1	8
DE Bobby Austin	1	2	1.0	13	30
DT Alfred Feldman	1	1	0.0	10	24
OLB Bucky Hansen	1	1	0.0	6	6
QB Bryce Benson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rodney Washington	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Ty Shields	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Roger Pritchett	0	1	0.5	17	29
S Frank Schueler	0	1	0.0	6	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	12	2	0.0	33	30
ILB Jerald Terry	10	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Jeff Roman	5	4	0.0	25	26
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	1	0.0	26	24
CB Charlie Garner	3	1	0.0	7	8
S Earnest May	3	0	0.0	20	21
DT Matt Roberts	2	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Earnest Shepherd	2	2	0.0	14	11
DE Mark Archer	2	0	0.0	29	26
ILB Gary Frederick	2	0	0.0	5	5
S Alonzo Jamison	1	1	0.0	17	17
DE Dwayne Hastings	1	1	0.0	6	5
CB Scott Caldwell	1	1	0.0	13	15
CB Deion Franz	1	1	0.0	20	19
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	0.0	28	23
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0.0	26	17
DT Phillip Montgomery	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Damon Jennings	0	1	0.0	22	17
ILB Randal Albee	0	1	0.0	15	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bobby Austin	1.0	0	0	30
DT Roger Pritchett	0.5	0	1	29
ILB Chuck Mills	0.5	0	0	16
DE Gene McKenzie	0.0	1	1	30
DE Spencer Harden	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Floyd Footman	0.0	0	1	28
DT Alfred Feldman	0.0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	2	23
DT Matt Roberts	2	21
DT Edwin Duerr	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bernard Gott	5	1	1	38
S Kevin Arevalo	3	1	0	29
CB Darnell Carr	3	1	0	34
S Preston Cote	3	1	0	44
CB Louie Coe	3	0	0	39
OLB Greg Finks	2	0	0	8
CB Kendrick Tilley	2	0	0	24
ILB Floyd Footman	1	2	0	28
ILB Chuck Mills	1	0	0	16
OLB Bucky Hansen	1	0	0	6
OLB Ty Shields	0	1	0	3

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lenny LaRiche	4	1	24
OLB Jeff Roman	4	0	26
S Emmitt Caldwell	3	0	30
ILB Jerald Terry	2	0	26
S Earnest May	2	0	21
CB Charlie Garner	2	0	8
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	11
ILB Gary Frederick	1	0	5
CB Deion Franz	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kendall Starks	3	9	0	31	28
Trevor Carpenter	3	6	1	32	29
Brent Baldridge	2	7	0	32	24
O.J. Oliver	2	2	0	12	0
Rusty Yancy	1	5	0	29	30
Mike Emerson	0	4	0	23	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brock Willis	2	3	0	20	0	29
Moe Kleinecke	1	5	1	23	0	43
Brent Finkes	1	4	0	20	0	31
Marshall Burns	0	5	0	22	0	42
Graham Walker	0	2	0	19	1	37
B.J. Dodge	0	2	0	12	0	22
Trevor Graveson	0	1	0	3	0	15
Wes Pentasuglio	0	0	0	7	1	19

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	2	17
Dana Hopkins	1	13
Bennie Fanwick	0	18
Bucky Hansen	0	18
Kendrick Tilley	0	17
Ryan Winters	0	12
Dexter Sobien	0	12
Jackie Aguirre	0	10
Preston Cote	0	9
Kirk Kerr	0	6
Gene McKenzie	0	6
Sherman Cooper	0	5
Terrell Blades	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	5
Rusty Yancy	0	5
Terrell Kelley	0	5
Courtney Karamanos	0	5
Lenny Clemons	0	5
O.J. Oliver	0	5
J.B. Klingbiel	0	5
Chuck Mills	0	5
Frank Schueler	0	4
Bernard Gott	0	4
Ernest Hancock	0	4
Alfred Feldman	0	4
Roger Pritchett	0	3
Rodney Washington	0	2
Ty Shields	0	2
Spencer Harden	0	2
Kevin Arevalo	0	1
Floyd Footman	0	1
Trevor Carpenter	0	1
Louie Coe	0	1
Corey Jenkins	0	1
Bobby Austin	0	1
Howie Russell	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Garner	1	13
Dixon Cash	1	10
Sammy Brewer	1	5
Herb Covington	0	15
Kendall Spendal	0	15
Phil Hanks	0	13
Lenny LaRiche	0	12
Matthew Mathews	0	11
Clyde Uerling	0	10
Randal Albee	0	10
Buddy Ebert	0	9
Earnest May	0	8
Deion Franz	0	8
Troy Branch	0	7
Marshall Burns	0	7
Trevor Graveson	0	7
Earnest Shepherd	0	7
Moe Kleinecke	0	7
Richard Pillmeier	0	7
Jorge Howe	0	7
Kevin Matthews	0	5
Gary Frederick	0	5
B.J. Dodge	0	4
Matt Roberts	0	3
Edwin Duerr	0	3
Lamont Scouten	0	3
Emmitt Caldwell	0	2
Jeff Roman	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	1
George Geddes	0	1
Mark Archer	0	1
Jerald Terry	0	1
Damon Jennings	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	47	5.2
Middle	15	84	5.6
Right	10	36	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	15	23	1.5
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Benson	31	20	3	4	1	0	5	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Watkins	42	24	6	2	2	7	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	62	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	170	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	197	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	78	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Karamanos	17	11	0	180	2	30
WR Leslie Rice	7	3	1	27	0	24
TE Ryan Winters	6	5	0	51	1	27
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	0	6	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	9	4	1	100	2	32
WR Dixon Cash	8	6	0	115	3	29
WR Sammy Brewer	8	3	0	42	1	32
TE B.J. Dodge	4	2	0	20	0	22
FB Buddy Ebert	4	4	0	12	0	16
WR Phil Hanks	3	2	0	25	0	10
RB Deron Quinn	2	0	1	0	0	31
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Matthew Mathews	1	1	0	16	0	25
RB Herb Covington	1	1	0	8	0	7
TE Kendall Spendal	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennie Fanwick	4	9	2.25	4.90
Ernest Hancock	2	1	0.50	4.75

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Benson	7	5	42	6.00	8.52

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Watkins	4	3	6	1.50	8.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Karamanos	5	4	40	8.00	10.59
WR Leslie Rice	2	1	2	1.00	3.86

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Buddy Ebert	2	2	2	1.00	3.00
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	4	4.00	14.38
WR Sammy Brewer	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bennie Fanwick	3	1
Bryce Benson	1	0
Ernest Hancock	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Quinn	2	1
Herb Covington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Benson	9	7	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Watkins	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Karamanos	7	5	5
TE Ryan Winters	1	1	1
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	2
WR Dixon Cash	3	3	2
TE B.J. Dodge	2	1	1
WR Sammy Brewer	2	1	1
RB Deron Quinn	1	0	0
FB Buddy Ebert	1	1	1
WR Phil Hanks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,800)
End Zone 16,600 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,100 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,800)
End Zone	16,600 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,100 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)