Week 12, 2015

played in Seattle, WA

46 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	10	7	0	-	31
Seattle Seahawks	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 PIT - Pat Benton 81 kickoff return (Fernando Stargell extra point)
1Q: 11:18 SEA - Roger Pifott 31 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 02:14 PIT - Santonio Holmes 4 pass from Ralph Horton (Fernando Stargell extra point)
2Q: 08:53 SEA - Mitchell Schwartz 16 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 06:13 PIT - Dennis Aradchi 9 pass from Ralph Horton (Fernando Stargell extra point)
2Q: 02:59 PIT - Fernando Stargell 22 field goal
3Q: 03:56 PIT - Sammy West 1 run (Fernando Stargell extra point)
3Q: 00:01 SEA - Howard Aviles 2 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 PIT - Pat Benton 81 kickoff return (Fernando Stargell extra point)
1Q: 11:18 SEA - Roger Pifott 31 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 02:14 PIT - Santonio Holmes 4 pass from Ralph Horton (Fernando Stargell extra point)
2Q: 08:53 SEA - Mitchell Schwartz 16 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 06:13 PIT - Dennis Aradchi 9 pass from Ralph Horton (Fernando Stargell extra point)
2Q: 02:59 PIT - Fernando Stargell 22 field goal
3Q: 03:56 PIT - Sammy West 1 run (Fernando Stargell extra point)
3Q: 00:01 SEA - Howard Aviles 2 pass from Jay Cutler (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team Statistics PIT SEA
Record 9-2 4-7
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 327 375
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.68
Net Rushing Yards 143 120
- Rushing Attempts 30 20
- Yards per Rush 4.77 6.00
Net Passing Yards 184 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 13 - 1 44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 5.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 5/57
Kick Returns/Yards 4/139 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:03 30:57

Team Statistics	PIT	SEA
Record	9-2	4-7
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	327	375
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.68
Net Rushing Yards	143	120
- Rushing Attempts	30	20
- Yards per Rush	4.77	6.00
Net Passing Yards	184	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 13 - 1	44 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	5.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	5/57
Kick Returns/Yards	4/139	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:03	30:57

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	1:54	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
1	6:09	4:05	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
2	12:44	1:19	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
2	8:44	2:39	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	5:00	0:37	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	4:23	1:30	OPP 21	5	16	Field Goal
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 28	2	-4	Half
3	11:58	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	9:16	5:30	OWN 4	11	96	Touchdown
4	15:00	3:38	OWN 23	8	17	Punt
4	8:56	2:05	OWN 21	6	58	Missed FG
4	5:14	1:05	OWN 31	3	6	Interception
4	2:52	0:37	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
4	2:15	2:15	OPP 42	4	11	Game

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:43	3:36	OWN 11	6	89	Touchdown
1	9:13	3:04	OPP 46	6	21	Interception
1	2:04	4:20	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
2	11:25	2:41	OPP 47	8	47	Touchdown
2	6:05	1:05	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:53	1:33	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:02	OWN 33	5	21	Punt
3	11:22	2:06	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
3	3:46	3:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:22	2:26	OWN 36	7	43	Fumble
4	6:51	1:37	OWN 28	6	41	Downs
4	4:09	1:17	OPP 15	4	-4	Downs

Game MVP: Jason Hatcher, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy West	19	93	4.89	29	2	1
Vinny Mitchell	8	41	5.13	10	2	0
Ralph Horton	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Bert Kennedy	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Graham Manning	18	106	5.89	22	4	0
Calvin Fisher	2	14	7.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Horton	33	13	205	3/21	2	41	1	68.3

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	44	27	269	2/14	3	31	1	91.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Santonio Holmes	5	14	103	20.60	26	41	1
WR Dennis Aradchi	4	10	35	8.75	0	14	1
TE Kellen Winslow	1	3	31	31.00	0	31	0
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	3	14	14.00	5	14	0
TE Harold Nelson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Bert Kennedy	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Randy Dortch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitchell Schwartz	5	10	42	8.40	8	16	1
WR Ernest Driver	5	8	74	14.80	15	25	0
WR Roger Pifott	4	6	76	19.00	13	31	1
FB Michael Parrish	2	2	27	13.50	23	18	0
RB Calvin Fisher	2	2	17	8.50	1	9	0
RB Graham Manning	2	2	2	1.00	0	2	0
TE Everett Weedman	2	2	13	6.50	2	11	0
WR Jon Linquist	2	7	10	5.00	0	5	0
TE Alex Smith	1	3	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Fernando Mankey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Howard Aviles	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ken Hamlin	1	0	0.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tyrus Flannery	1	29	29.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Ken Hamlin	1	1
B.J. Lassner	1	1
Sean Crutchfield	1	0
Pat Benton	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ernest Driver	2	0	0	0
Calvin Fisher	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	6	265	44.2	34.7	55	1

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Malone	5	218	43.6	39.2	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Stargell	1/2	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Benton	2	2	1.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Driver	5	57	11.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Benton	4	139	34.8	1

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Driver	1	32	32.0	0
Graham Manning	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cie Grant	8	2	0.0	19	45
CB Buddy Newhart	8	1	0.0	18	46
OLB Wally Barclay	7	0	0.0	20	46
DT Claude Wroten	4	2	1.0	19	45
S Calvin Milstead	4	5	0.0	19	46
DT Kent Hellestrae	3	0	0.5	20	46
CB Harvey Nader	3	1	0.0	19	45
S Ken Hamlin	3	0	0.0	18	45
DE Les Finch	2	2	0.5	19	46
CB Doug Word	2	2	0.0	20	46
DT Ross Sukova	1	1	0.0	16	40
TE Tim Massaquoi	1	0	---	---	---

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jason Hatcher	10	2	3.0	24	36
S Jeremy Gunja	5	4	0.0	29	36
OLB Tyrus Flannery	5	2	0.0	22	22
DT J.C. Cencerik	5	1	0.0	27	35
CB Courtney Robinson	4	0	0.0	29	36
S Frankie Clinton	3	1	0.0	19	31
CB Harold Shuttleworth	2	1	0.0	29	36
DE Chuck Toviessi	2	0	0.0	6	0
OLB Quinn Turnbull	2	0	0.0	12	7
DT Brent Jamison	1	2	0.0	19	22
TE Alex Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Buddy Horiszny	1	0	0.0	16	28
S Jake Bronson	1	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Chuck Bauer	0	1	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Claude Wroten	1.0	4	0	45
DE Les Finch	0.5	2	1	46
DT Kent Hellestrae	0.5	0	0	46
ILB Cie Grant	0.0	1	0	45
S Calvin Milstead	0.0	1	0	46
OLB Wally Barclay	0.0	0	1	46

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Hatcher	3.0	1	2	0	36
DT J.C. Cencerik	0.0	1	4	3	35
DE Dale Bauer	0.0	0	2	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cie Grant	7	0	0	45
OLB Wally Barclay	5	1	0	46
S Calvin Milstead	4	0	0	46
CB Harvey Nader	4	0	0	45
CB Buddy Newhart	4	0	0	46
S Ken Hamlin	1	1	1	45
CB Doug Word	1	1	0	46
DT Claude Wroten	1	0	0	45

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Courtney Robinson	4	1	0	36
CB Harold Shuttleworth	2	2	0	36
S Jeremy Gunja	2	0	0	36
S Frankie Clinton	2	0	0	31
OLB Tyrus Flannery	1	0	1	22
OLB Quinn Turnbull	1	0	0	7
ILB Corwin Green	1	0	0	35
CB Buddy Horiszny	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Buie	4	5	0	25	0	20
Max Jean-Gilles	3	8	1	29	0	35
Lorenzo Siegel	3	7	2	27	2	36
Brett Williams	0	3	0	30	1	33
Clyde Gillespie	0	2	0	23	0	32
B.J. Lassner	0	1	0	3	0	0
Courtney Dotson	0	1	0	14	0	15
Sean Crutchfield	0	1	0	7	0	4

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Harding	2	2	17	0	38
Ricardo Greening	1	4	15	0	36
Nick Mangold	1	2	15	0	41
Myron Conley	0	4	17	1	42
Shannon Winfield	0	3	9	0	17
Randal Oden	0	2	11	0	9
Oscar Kandel	0	1	6	1	10
Vernon Mathews	0	1	5	0	5
Desmond Braham	0	1	16	0	40

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Swope	2	16
Bert Kennedy	1	22
Pat Benton	1	20
Dennis Aradchi	1	13
B.J. Lassner	1	8
Calvin Moreland	1	8
Tim Massaquoi	0	18
Buddy Newhart	0	14
Randy Dortch	0	14
Damon Garcia	0	13
Harold Nelson	0	11
Bradie James	0	10
Antrel Rolle	0	10
Dave Thomason	0	10
Courtney Dotson	0	9
Fernando Stargell	0	8
Sean Crutchfield	0	8
Max Jean-Gilles	0	7
Dustin Colquitt	0	6
Kellen Winslow	0	5
Les Finch	0	5
Kent Hellestrae	0	5
Mack Pomeranz	0	5
Henry Buie	0	2
Calvin Milstead	0	2
Donovan Fisk	0	2
Sammy West	0	1
Santonio Holmes	0	1

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Smith	2	11
Jake Bronson	1	17
Howard Aviles	1	10
Frank Massie	1	5
Cedric Griffin	0	22
Herb Chapman	0	21
Mitchell Schwartz	0	16
Fernando Mankey	0	15
Calvin Fisher	0	15
Randal Oden	0	13
Ernest Driver	0	12
Quinn Turnbull	0	10
Roy Lissvall	0	8
Chuck Bauer	0	6
Graham Manning	0	6
Everett Weedman	0	6
Brent Jamison	0	6
Tom Malone	0	5
Shannon Winfield	0	5
Glenn Winslett	0	5
Jeremy Gunja	0	5
Vernon Mathews	0	5
Stephen Gostkowski	0	4
Mitch Harding	0	4
Jason Hatcher	0	2
Harold Shuttleworth	0	2
Michael Parrish	0	2
Courtney Robinson	0	2
J.C. Cencerik	0	2
Tyrus Flannery	0	2
Frankie Clinton	0	2
Dale Bauer	0	2
Corwin Green	0	2
Buddy Horiszny	0	2
Oscar Kandel	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	11	71	6.5
Right	14	60	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	7	36	5.1
Right	5	41	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Horton	33	13	3	1	4	4	8	3	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	44	27	4	1	4	3	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	41	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	3	107	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	82	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	79	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	14	5	2	103	2	36
WR Dennis Aradchi	10	4	1	35	0	18
TE Kellen Winslow	3	1	1	31	1	14
WR Derrick Hamilton	3	1	0	14	0	14
TE Harold Nelson	1	1	0	11	0	18
RB Bert Kennedy	1	1	0	11	0	9
WR Randy Dortch	1	0	0	0	0	13

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Schwartz	10	5	0	42	0	35
WR Ernest Driver	8	5	0	74	2	33
WR Jon Linquist	7	2	3	10	0	24
WR Roger Pifott	6	4	0	76	2	30
TE Alex Smith	3	1	1	5	0	13
FB Michael Parrish	2	2	0	27	0	12
RB Calvin Fisher	2	2	0	17	0	19
RB Graham Manning	2	2	0	2	0	23
TE Everett Weedman	2	2	0	13	0	18
TE Fernando Mankey	1	1	0	1	0	3
WR Howard Aviles	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy West	6	19	3.17	4.89
Vinny Mitchell	1	5	5.00	5.13

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Horton	8	5	43	5.38	6.21

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	7	3	28	4.00	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Santonio Holmes	3	2	9	3.00	7.36
TE Kellen Winslow	2	0	0	0.00	10.33
WR Dennis Aradchi	2	2	23	11.50	3.50
RB Bert Kennedy	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mitchell Schwartz	3	1	16	5.33	4.20
WR Jon Linquist	2	0	0	0.00	1.43
WR Howard Aviles	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Ernest Driver	1	1	10	10.00	9.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Horton	2	1
Bert Kennedy	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Graham Manning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Horton	10	3	3

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	12	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Aradchi	4	1	1
WR Santonio Holmes	4	1	1
WR Derrick Hamilton	1	1	1
WR Randy Dortch	1	0	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Driver	3	2	2
WR Mitchell Schwartz	2	2	2
WR Jon Linquist	2	1	0
TE Alex Smith	1	0	0
TE Fernando Mankey	1	1	0
WR Roger Pifott	1	1	0
RB Graham Manning	1	1	0
TE Everett Weedman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,500 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (21,300)
End Zone 10,200 (15,300)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,500 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (21,300)
End Zone	10,200 (15,300)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)