Exhibition Week 2, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	7	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 MIN - Brady Turner 7 pass from Ed Bethea (Martin Casher extra point)
2Q: 08:49 PIT - Fernando Stargell 21 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Martin Casher 27 field goal
3Q: 06:32 MIN - Brady Turner 4 pass from Lenny Cox (Martin Casher extra point)
4Q: 09:50 MIN - Bryant Fields 15 pass from Lenny Cox (Martin Casher extra point failed)
4Q: 05:22 PIT - Sammy West 3 pass from Roy Richmond (Fernando Stargell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:44 MIN - Brady Turner 7 pass from Ed Bethea (Martin Casher extra point)
2Q: 08:49 PIT - Fernando Stargell 21 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Martin Casher 27 field goal
3Q: 06:32 MIN - Brady Turner 4 pass from Lenny Cox (Martin Casher extra point)
4Q: 09:50 MIN - Bryant Fields 15 pass from Lenny Cox (Martin Casher extra point failed)
4Q: 05:22 PIT - Sammy West 3 pass from Roy Richmond (Fernando Stargell extra point)

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 24
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 427
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards per Play 5.54 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 136 269
- Rushing Attempts 32 41
- Yards per Rush 4.25 6.56
Net Passing Yards 174 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 1 21 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 6.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/55 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:07 31:53

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	24
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	427
- Offensive Plays	56	64
- Yards per Play	5.54	6.67
Net Rushing Yards	136	269
- Rushing Attempts	32	41
- Yards per Rush	4.25	6.56
Net Passing Yards	174	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 1	21 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	6.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/55	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:07	31:53

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	6:28	OWN 4	12	54	Punt
1	0:36	6:54	OWN 29	11	67	Field Goal
2	4:47	2:40	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
3	6:27	3:19	OWN 31	6	25	Punt
4	9:45	4:31	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 14	6	29	Punt
1	4:35	3:59	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
2	8:42	3:55	OWN 20	9	59	Interception
2	2:07	1:48	OWN 26	6	64	Field Goal
3	10:27	4:00	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	3:08	8:23	OWN 4	17	96	Touchdown
4	5:14	4:52	OWN 17	9	42	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 4	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Dana Casares, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy West	16	51	3.19	12	1
Bert Kennedy	11	35	3.18	9	0
Roy Richmond	4	20	5.00	11	1
Vinny Mitchell	1	30	30.00	30	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Calhoun	20	99	4.95	13	4
Ethan Davidson	13	146	11.23	46	6
Lenny Cox	3	6	2.00	6	0
Ed Bethea	2	12	6.00	8	0
Blaine McElroy	2	5	2.50	4	0
Wade Grant	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roy Richmond	17	12	109	0/0	1	21	1	82.7
Ralph Horton	7	6	65	0/0	0	20	0	105.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Bethea	11	8	83	2/11	1	26	1	86.5
Lenny Cox	10	8	86	0/0	2	24	0	142.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Hamilton	5	6	76	15.20	10	21	0
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
WR Dennis Aradchi	2	3	25	12.50	0	14	0
RB Sammy West	2	2	7	3.50	1	4	1
WR Santonio Holmes	2	3	23	11.50	8	14	0
RB Bert Kennedy	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Pat Benton	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Harold Nelson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brady Turner	6	9	58	9.67	11	19	2
WR Bryant Fields	3	4	48	16.00	11	26	1
WR Mark Clayton	2	2	31	15.50	15	24	0
RB Brian Calhoun	2	2	13	6.50	9	8	0
FB Jim Milem	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Marc Kravner	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Jay Shields	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Cie Grant	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nick Cote	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wally Barclay	0	0	1	0
Claude Wroten	0	0	1	0
Ray Griffith	0	0	1	0
Everett Gunn	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Ethan Davidson	2	1
Brian Calhoun	1	0
Ed Bethea	1	0
Dana Casares	0	2
Otis Sharp	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	4	128	32.0	27.0	47	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Anderson	2	94	47.0	37.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Stargell	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Casher	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santonio Holmes	3	73	24.3	0
Derrick Hamilton	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Wadsworth	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Everett Gunn	11	2	0.5	39	19
OLB Wally Barclay	7	0	1.5	35	21
CB Bobby Garmon	6	1	0.0	25	19
DT Claude Wroten	5	3	0.0	38	23
S Ken Hamlin	4	3	0.0	24	19
DE Ray Griffith	4	3	0.0	34	23
ILB Cie Grant	4	0	0.0	38	22
DE Les Finch	3	1	0.0	39	22
ILB Roger Swope	3	0	0.0	9	3
OLB Jon Alston	2	2	0.0	18	6
S Damon Garcia	2	1	0.0	9	2
DT Kent Hellestrae	2	0	0.0	22	17
CB Harvey Nader	1	1	0.0	38	20
OLB Bradie James	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	0	---	---	---
S Calvin Milstead	0	1	0.0	2	4
CB Buddy Newhart	0	1	0.0	3	3
DE Ted Renfro	0	1	0.0	21	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Spencer Toone	8	2	0.0	23	12
S Devin Lynn	6	1	0.0	22	20
DT Brodrick Bunkley	5	2	0.0	30	21
OLB Sammy Humphrey	5	2	0.0	19	14
S Corey Landon	4	4	0.0	30	21
ILB Kyle Thatcher	4	1	0.0	30	21
CB Terence Newman	3	0	0.0	29	22
CB Nick Cote	3	0	0.0	30	23
S Spencer Sampson	3	0	0.0	11	15
DE Mario Williams	1	2	0.0	31	22
CB Lamar Zardiackas	1	2	0.0	19	19
DT Johnathan Babineaux	1	0	0.0	22	10
WR Brady Turner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edgar Burton	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Norm Maxwell	1	0	0.0	28	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wally Barclay	1.5	0	0	0	21
S Everett Gunn	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Les Finch	0.0	1	2	1	22

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mario Williams	1	0	22
DT Deron Denver	1	0	4
DE Norm Maxwell	1	0	21
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Everett Gunn	4	0	0	19
CB Bobby Garmon	3	0	0	19
OLB Wally Barclay	2	0	0	21
DT Claude Wroten	2	0	0	23
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0	19
OLB Jon Alston	1	0	0	6
CB Harvey Nader	1	0	0	20
ILB Roger Swope	1	0	0	3
S Damon Garcia	1	0	0	2
CB Doug Word	0	1	0	20
ILB Cie Grant	0	0	1	22

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin Lynn	3	0	0	20
OLB Spencer Toone	3	0	0	12
CB Terence Newman	2	0	0	22
DT Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	0	21
CB Lamar Zardiackas	2	0	0	19
OLB Sammy Humphrey	2	0	0	14
S Spencer Sampson	2	0	0	15
CB Nick Cote	1	0	1	23
ILB Kyle Thatcher	1	0	0	21
S Corey Landon	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Drew Eichhorst	4	5	26	20
Henry Buie	2	6	25	20
Max Jean-Gilles	2	4	13	8
Brett Williams	1	3	24	8
Kellen Winslow	1	1	24	11
Courtney Dotson	1	1	12	9
Clyde Gillespie	0	4	20	12
Calvin Moreland	0	2	8	16
Brian Buckley	0	1	14	15
Lorenzo Siegel	0	1	18	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrell Mathews	6	8	1	34	0	18
Dana Casares	5	10	0	33	0	18
Jesse Jepson	2	6	0	28	0	16
Crazylegs Herdeg	1	3	0	25	0	11
Wayne Lucier	1	2	0	28	1	15
Howard Bronson	1	1	0	11	0	6
Wade Grant	1	1	0	16	0	10
Alvaro Fox	0	2	0	26	1	17
Marc Kravner	0	2	0	34	0	18
Jim Milem	0	1	0	16	0	6
Otis Sharp	0	1	0	31	0	20

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Aradchi	1	11
Tim Massaquoi	0	13
Calvin Milstead	0	12
Bert Kennedy	0	12
Courtney Dotson	0	12
Randy Dortch	0	11
Buddy Newhart	0	10
Derrick Hamilton	0	9
Bradie James	0	7
Cie Grant	0	6
Brian Buckley	0	5
B.J. Lassner	0	5
Santonio Holmes	0	5
Jon Alston	0	5
Harold Nelson	0	5
Fernando Stargell	0	4
Dustin Colquitt	0	4
Calvin Moreland	0	4
Drew Eichhorst	0	4
Kellen Winslow	0	3
Les Finch	0	3
Damon Garcia	0	3
Ken Hamlin	0	2
Henry Buie	0	2
Harvey Nader	0	2
Bobby Garmon	0	2
Pat Benton	0	2
Ted Renfro	0	2
Wally Barclay	0	1
Sammy West	0	1
Max Jean-Gilles	0	1
Claude Wroten	0	1
Ray Griffith	0	1
Everett Gunn	0	1
Roger Swope	0	1
Donovan Fisk	0	1
Jorge Madison	0	1
Vinny Mitchell	0	1
Doug Word	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Bronson	2	11
Mark Clayton	1	10
Matt VanDervoort	1	10
Mitchell Wadsworth	0	19
Marc Kravner	0	11
Blaine McElroy	0	11
Reuben Sandstrom	0	11
Wade Grant	0	10
Brady Turner	0	9
Spencer Sampson	0	8
Martin Casher	0	6
Jim Milem	0	5
Edward Tucker	0	5
Lamar Zardiackas	0	4
Corey Landon	0	4
Darren Boyd	0	4
Wayne Lucier	0	3
Edgar Burton	0	3
Bryant Fields	0	3
Darrell Mathews	0	3
Alvaro Fox	0	3
Crazylegs Herdeg	0	3
Dwight Anderson	0	3
Devin Lynn	0	2
Jesse Jepson	0	2
Spencer Toone	0	2
Ethan Davidson	0	2
Nick Cote	0	2
Terence Newman	0	1
Johnathan Babineaux	0	1
Dana Casares	0	1
Mario Williams	0	1
Brodrick Bunkley	0	1
Kyle Thatcher	0	1
Norm Maxwell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	8	65	8.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	88	8.0
Middle	23	132	5.7
Right	6	50	8.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roy Richmond	17	12	1	1	0	1	2	0	1
Ralph Horton	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Bethea	11	8	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Lenny Cox	10	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	95	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	50	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Hamilton	6	5	76	2	16
WR Pat Benton	4	2	11	0	17
WR Dennis Aradchi	3	2	25	0	10
WR Santonio Holmes	3	2	23	0	11
TE Kellen Winslow	2	2	8	0	11
RB Sammy West	2	2	7	0	16
TE Harold Nelson	2	1	6	0	13
RB Bert Kennedy	2	2	18	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brady Turner	9	6	58	0	15
WR Bryant Fields	4	3	48	1	12
WR Mark Clayton	2	2	31	1	12
RB Brian Calhoun	2	2	13	0	15
WR Jay Shields	2	1	2	0	11
FB Jim Milem	1	1	4	0	6
TE Marc Kravner	1	1	13	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy West	4	10	2.50	3.19
Roy Richmond	1	5	5.00	5.00
Bert Kennedy	1	0	0.00	3.18

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Calhoun	4	8	2.00	4.95
Ethan Davidson	4	12	3.00	11.23
Lenny Cox	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
Blaine McElroy	1	1	1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roy Richmond	2	2	17	8.50	6.41

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Cox	4	3	31	7.75	8.60
Ed Bethea	3	2	11	3.67	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	1	14	14.00	12.67
RB Sammy West	1	1	3	3.00	3.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brady Turner	3	3	23	7.67	6.44
WR Bryant Fields	2	1	15	7.50	12.00
FB Jim Milem	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Jay Shields	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy West	2	1
Roy Richmond	1	1
Bert Kennedy	1	0
Vinny Mitchell	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ethan Davidson	4	3
Wade Grant	1	0
Brian Calhoun	1	0
Blaine McElroy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roy Richmond	5	4	2
Ralph Horton	2	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Bethea	4	3	2
Lenny Cox	4	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Santonio Holmes	3	2	1
WR Derrick Hamilton	2	2	2
WR Dennis Aradchi	1	1	1
TE Harold Nelson	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Clayton	2	2	2
WR Brady Turner	2	1	1
WR Bryant Fields	2	2	1
RB Brian Calhoun	1	1	1
TE Marc Kravner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (22,100)
End Zone 13,300 (15,900)
Mezzanine 7,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (22,100)
End Zone	13,300 (15,900)
Mezzanine	7,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,800)