Exhibition Week 2, 2031

played in Pittsburgh, PA

70 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	0	0	-	14
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 PIT - Edward Wyant 1 pass from Henry Garcia (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 14:15 MIN - Alan Grossman 15 run (Drew Dumervil extra point)
2Q: 09:09 PIT - Burt McCalla 28 field goal
2Q: 02:27 MIN - Charlie Mills 3 pass from Albert Prior (Drew Dumervil extra point)
2Q: 00:30 PIT - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
3Q: 00:05 PIT - Burt McCalla 44 field goal
4Q: 01:29 PIT - Burt McCalla 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 PIT - Edward Wyant 1 pass from Henry Garcia (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 14:15 MIN - Alan Grossman 15 run (Drew Dumervil extra point)
2Q: 09:09 PIT - Burt McCalla 28 field goal
2Q: 02:27 MIN - Charlie Mills 3 pass from Albert Prior (Drew Dumervil extra point)
2Q: 00:30 PIT - Burt McCalla 38 field goal
3Q: 00:05 PIT - Burt McCalla 44 field goal
4Q: 01:29 PIT - Burt McCalla 34 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 291 228
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 4.28 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 118 98
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 3.81 4.26
Net Passing Yards 173 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 189 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 3.25
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 2/54
Kick Returns/Yards 4/58 3/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 43
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	291	228
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	4.28	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	118	98
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	3.81	4.26
Net Passing Yards	173	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	36 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	189	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	3.25
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	2/54
Kick Returns/Yards	4/58	3/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 43
Time of Possession	31:45	28:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	1:17	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
1	10:32	2:06	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
1	6:39	1:33	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
1	4:55	5:50	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	12:41	1:23	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
2	9:03	1:32	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
2	6:04	1:06	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	4:12	1:51	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 15	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 22	5	11	Punt
3	10:22	1:30	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
3	6:15	2:46	OWN 22	5	20	Punt
4	15:00	2:43	OWN 7	6	43	Fumble
4	9:09	3:46	OWN 41	9	24	Downs
4	1:24	0:58	OWN 20	5	23	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	50	3	-9	Punt
1	11:16	0:44	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
1	8:26	1:47	OPP 31	5	25	Fumble
1	5:06	0:11	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
2	14:05	1:24	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
2	11:18	2:15	OPP 19	5	8	Field Goal
2	7:31	1:27	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	4:58	0:46	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	2:21	1:56	OWN 49	6	30	Field Goal
3	11:43	1:21	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	8:52	2:37	OWN 7	5	33	Punt
3	3:29	3:29	OWN 23	7	50	Field Goal
4	12:17	3:08	50	6	16	Missed FG
4	5:23	3:59	OWN 35	9	48	Field Goal
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 43	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Burt McCalla, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Covington	15	65	4.33	10	2	0
Alan Grossman	11	31	2.82	15	1	1
Albert Prior	4	19	4.75	8	0	0
John Ellison	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ernest Hancock	13	67	5.15	18	1
Corey Jenkins	8	28	3.50	8	0
Howie de Marco	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Herb Johnston	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Prior	35	19	189	2/16	1	37	0	79.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	29	15	131	2/11	0	36	0	64.0
Henry Garcia	7	3	23	2/13	1	16	0	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Burford	8	10	76	9.50	10	24	0
WR Sammy Brewer	3	8	42	14.00	3	20	0
WR Phil Hanks	3	6	47	15.67	11	37	0
FB John Ellison	2	2	2	1.00	0	2	0
RB Herb Covington	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
RB Alan Grossman	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Charlie Mills	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Tyrus McKnight	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Edward Wyant	5	7	23	4.60	4	9	1
WR Bernie Hassler	4	5	75	18.75	38	36	0
WR Leslie Rice	3	6	23	7.67	0	9	0
WR Terrance Martinez	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
TE Kirk Kerr	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	0
RB Ernest Hancock	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Courtney Karamanos	1	7	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Sherman Cooper	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Corey Jenkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Kent Battaglia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Covington	1	0	0
Albert Prior	1	0	0
Brent Finkes	0	1	0
Roderick Read	0	1	0
Gary Frederick	0	0	1
Nathan Groff	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corey Jenkins	1	0	0
Courtney Karamanos	1	0	0
Marshall Joseph	0	1	1
Jackie Aguirre	0	1	0
Bernard Gott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Groff	9	329	36.6	30.8	56	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Moss	7	297	42.4	38.6	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Drew Dumervil	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	4/5	1/2	0/1	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Matthews	4	7	1.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	1	9	9.0	0
Courtney Karamanos	1	45	45.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jack Matthews	2	33	16.5
Lamont Monroe	1	18	18.0
Sammy Brewer	1	7	7.0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Seelig	2	76	38.0	0
Junior Gibson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Max Tautuaa	5	1	0.0	14	26
DE Edwin Duerr	5	0	0.0	8	13
CB Damon Jennings	4	3	0.0	17	27
ILB Jerald Terry	4	2	0.0	16	28
ILB Gary Frederick	4	0	0.0	19	26
CB Erik Irizarry	3	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Everett Knight	2	0	1.5	6	16
ILB Earnest Shepherd	2	2	1.0	6	9
DE Carey Richardson	2	2	0.5	18	26
CB Charlie Garner	2	1	0.0	8	19
S Reuben Drexler	2	1	0.0	18	32
OLB Jeff Roman	2	0	0.0	22	34
ILB Randal Albee	1	1	0.5	5	9
S Alex Kramer	1	3	0.0	17	29
S Roderick Read	1	1	0.0	11	19
DE Thurman Sheff	1	1	0.0	15	27
DE Lamont Scouten	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Scott Caldwell	1	0	0.0	6	17
DT Matt Roberts	0	2	0.5	18	26

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Cote	9	2	0.0	22	25
OLB Randall Money	5	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Bernard Gott	5	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Floyd Footman	4	3	0.0	23	23
CB Louie Coe	4	0	0.0	21	25
CB Ian Seelig	3	1	0.0	23	28
DE Spencer Harden	2	0	1.0	14	16
DT Edward Arnold	2	1	0.5	22	24
DE Marshall Joseph	2	0	0.5	18	22
S Nicky Ortmeier	2	2	0.0	21	17
CB Jackie Aguirre	2	1	0.0	15	18
DE Bobby Austin	2	1	0.0	21	25
CB Kendrick Tilley	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Alfred Feldman	1	0	0.0	10	12
ILB Chuck Mills	1	0	0.0	8	9
DT Eugene Fisk	1	0	0.0	9	13
CB Johnny Herndon	1	0	0.0	17	23
S Graham Dawkins	1	0	0.0	10	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Everett Knight	1.5	2	2	1	16
ILB Earnest Shepherd	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Matt Roberts	0.5	0	2	0	26
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	0	0	0	26
ILB Randal Albee	0.5	0	0	0	9
S Alex Kramer	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Thurman Sheff	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Spencer Harden	1.0	0	2	2	16
DT Edward Arnold	0.5	1	0	0	24
DE Marshall Joseph	0.5	0	2	1	22
DE Bobby Austin	0.0	0	1	1	25
OLB Bernard Gott	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Randall Money	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Max Tautuaa	4	1	26
ILB Jerald Terry	3	2	28
CB Damon Jennings	3	0	27
CB Erik Irizarry	2	0	29
S Reuben Drexler	1	2	32
OLB Jeff Roman	1	1	34
ILB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	9
ILB Gary Frederick	1	0	26
ILB Randal Albee	1	0	9
CB Charlie Garner	1	0	19
S Alex Kramer	0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bernard Gott	4	0	29
CB Ian Seelig	3	0	28
CB Louie Coe	3	0	25
S Preston Cote	2	2	25
CB Jackie Aguirre	2	1	18
CB Kendrick Tilley	2	0	19
OLB Randall Money	1	0	31
ILB Floyd Footman	1	0	23
CB Johnny Herndon	1	0	23
S Nicky Ortmeier	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Finkes	4	6	22	1	27
Dave Kelly	2	4	24	0	27
Wally Nichols	1	6	24	0	29
John Ellison	1	1	14	0	12
Kyle Wilkerson	1	1	3	0	4
Brock Willis	0	3	31	1	37
Moe Kleinecke	0	3	16	0	10
Vincent Newton	0	2	19	0	33
Conrad Martineau	0	1	16	0	18

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trevor Carpenter	4	7	1	23	1	39
Kendall Starks	1	4	0	11	0	19
Henry Meyers	1	3	0	18	2	29
Lenny Clemons	1	1	0	11	0	24
Gilbert Stras	0	3	0	21	0	35
Jeffrey Reed	0	2	0	18	0	25
Terrell Kelley	0	1	0	9	1	18
Rusty Yancy	0	1	0	4	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Jennings	2	27
Nathan Groff	1	9
Brent Finkes	1	7
Jeff Roman	1	7
Alan Grossman	0	23
Kennedy Hutton	0	18
Tyrus McKnight	0	18
Sammy Brewer	0	15
Jack Matthews	0	15
John Ellison	0	14
Reuben Drexler	0	14
Edwin Duerr	0	12
Charlie Mills	0	11
Gary Frederick	0	10
Earnest Shepherd	0	9
Wally Nichols	0	9
Conrad Martineau	0	9
Vincent Newton	0	8
Kyle Wilkerson	0	8
Matt Roberts	0	7
Lamont Scouten	0	7
Randal Albee	0	7
Roderick Read	0	6
Charlie Garner	0	6
Carey Richardson	0	5
Phil Hanks	0	5
Scott Caldwell	0	5
Alex Kramer	0	5
Terrance Ziadie	0	5
Thurman Sheff	0	5
Max Tautuaa	0	5
Erik Irizarry	0	4
Lamont Monroe	0	3
Moe Kleinecke	0	3
Drew Dumervil	0	3
Herb Covington	0	2
Everett Knight	0	2
Jerald Terry	0	1
Brock Willis	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	3	21
Louie Coe	3	13
Kent Battaglia	1	21
Terrance Martinez	1	14
Herb Johnston	0	30
Jackie Aguirre	0	27
Gerald Perry	0	27
Edward Wyant	0	18
Courtney Karamanos	0	16
Kirk Kerr	0	12
Trevor Carpenter	0	12
Henry Meyers	0	12
Kendrick Tilley	0	12
Harvey Moss	0	12
Gilbert Stras	0	12
Jeffrey Reed	0	12
Burt McCalla	0	11
Spencer Harden	0	9
Preston Cote	0	7
Kendall Starks	0	6
Lenny Clemons	0	5
Marshall Joseph	0	4
Ian Seelig	0	3
Bobby Austin	0	2
Ty Shields	0	2
Alfred Feldman	0	2
Chuck Mills	0	2
Edward Arnold	0	1
Randall Money	0	1
Floyd Footman	0	1
Bernard Gott	0	1
Rusty Yancy	0	1
Graham Dawkins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	0	0.0
Middle	22	107	4.9
Right	5	13	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	7	35	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Prior	35	19	3	0	4	4	6	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	29	15	1	1	2	6	1	1	0
Henry Garcia	7	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	61	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	73	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	68	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Burford	10	8	0	76	1	24
WR Sammy Brewer	8	3	2	42	1	30
WR Phil Hanks	6	3	1	47	1	24
TE Tyrus McKnight	4	0	1	0	0	28
FB John Ellison	2	2	0	2	0	12
TE Charlie Mills	2	1	0	3	0	22
RB Herb Covington	1	1	0	12	0	15
RB Alan Grossman	1	1	0	7	0	22

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Edward Wyant	7	5	0	23	0	34
WR Courtney Karamanos	7	1	0	5	0	28
WR Leslie Rice	6	3	1	23	0	26
WR Bernie Hassler	5	4	1	75	1	26
WR Sherman Cooper	3	0	0	0	0	21
WR Terrance Martinez	2	2	0	4	0	4
TE Kirk Kerr	2	2	0	18	0	13
RB Ernest Hancock	2	1	0	6	0	15
RB Corey Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Kent Battaglia	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Grossman	2	16	8.00	2.82

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest Hancock	6	22	3.67	5.15
Corey Jenkins	1	1	1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Prior	1	1	3	3.00	5.40

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	2	0	0	0.00	4.52
Henry Garcia	2	1	1	0.50	3.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charlie Mills	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edward Wyant	2	1	1	0.50	3.29
WR Leslie Rice	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
WR Courtney Karamanos	1	0	0	0.00	0.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Covington	2	0
Alan Grossman	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Corey Jenkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Prior	11	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	12	4	2
Henry Garcia	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Brewer	4	0	0
TE Tyrus McKnight	2	0	0
WR David Burford	2	1	1
WR Phil Hanks	1	1	0
RB Alan Grossman	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Rice	4	1	1
WR Terrance Martinez	2	2	0
WR Sherman Cooper	2	0	0
TE Edward Wyant	2	1	1
RB Corey Jenkins	1	0	0
FB Kent Battaglia	1	0	0
WR Courtney Karamanos	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (19,600)
End Zone 13,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (19,600)
End Zone	13,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,000)