Week 2, 2021

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	3	7	-	24
Detroit Lions	0	6	0	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 PIT - Irv Smith 10 pass from Ralph Horton (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 08:43 PIT - Richie Riley 28 run (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 02:35 DET - Renaldo Curtis 19 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DET - Renaldo Curtis 52 field goal
3Q: 08:25 PIT - Wayne Small 47 field goal
4Q: 08:27 PIT - Irv Smith 15 pass from Ralph Horton (Wayne Small extra point)
4Q: 04:12 DET - Edgar Prior 2 pass from Phil Wineholt (Phil Wineholt pass to Jon Poole for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 PIT - Irv Smith 10 pass from Ralph Horton (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 08:43 PIT - Richie Riley 28 run (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 02:35 DET - Renaldo Curtis 19 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DET - Renaldo Curtis 52 field goal
3Q: 08:25 PIT - Wayne Small 47 field goal
4Q: 08:27 PIT - Irv Smith 15 pass from Ralph Horton (Wayne Small extra point)
4Q: 04:12 DET - Edgar Prior 2 pass from Phil Wineholt (Phil Wineholt pass to Jon Poole for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 307 363
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.29 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 127 113
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 3.74 4.19
Net Passing Yards 180 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 38 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 180 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.50 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/102 4/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	307	363
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.29	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	127	113
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	3.74	4.19
Net Passing Yards	180	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	38 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	180	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.50	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/102	4/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	1:20	OPP 28	3	28	Touchdown
1	10:05	2:22	OWN 30	4	15	Punt
1	2:20	1:39	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	13:52	5:22	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:30	1:43	OWN 43	5	24	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	11:26	3:08	50	5	20	Field Goal
3	4:31	2:26	OWN 1	7	22	Punt
4	14:09	5:52	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	4:07	3:53	OWN 20	8	22	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 19	4	17	Interception
1	12:03	1:58	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	7:43	5:23	OWN 4	10	49	Punt
1	0:41	1:49	OPP 40	4	20	Fumble
2	8:30	6:00	OWN 21	13	77	Field Goal
2	0:47	0:42	OWN 40	4	25	Field Goal
3	13:29	2:03	OWN 28	4	32	Fumble
3	8:18	3:47	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	2:05	2:56	OWN 31	6	20	Punt
4	8:17	4:10	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 9	1	7	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Horton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Riley	24	110	4.58	28	3	1
Broderick Gunn	7	8	1.14	5	0	0
Tyrone Parrish	3	9	3.00	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Prior	10	33	3.30	13	1
Glen Coffee	10	40	4.00	10	1
Phil Wineholt	7	40	5.71	9	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Horton	24	17	180	0/0	2	28	0	120.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Wineholt	38	31	256	1/6	1	23	1	92.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Santonio Holmes	6	10	94	15.67	25	28	0
WR Irv Smith	4	5	37	9.25	0	15	2
TE Pat Hiam	3	3	18	6.00	3	9	0
WR Rod Tamburrino	2	2	17	8.50	1	10	0
WR Devin Thomas	2	3	14	7.00	0	9	0
RB Richie Riley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jon Poole	11	14	97	8.82	11	21	0
WR Raymond Stevens	6	7	57	9.50	14	21	0
WR Benjamin Freeland	4	7	48	12.00	3	23	0
TE Kenyon Lilja	4	4	25	6.25	1	11	0
WR Dexter Jackson	2	2	24	12.00	15	17	0
FB Brent Norris	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Phillip Rodriguez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Edgar Prior	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Glen Coffee	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jamie Riffle	1	13	13.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Vincent Spoljaric	1	0
Donnie Wynn	1	0
Alex Paswater	0	1
Tyrone Parrish	0	1
Oscar Doyle	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Jon Poole	1	0
Louie Delgado	1	0
Glen Coffee	1	0
Thomas McDaniel	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Armstrong	5	208	41.6	41.8	51	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Stevenson	4	180	45.0	40.0	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Small	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Renaldo Curtis	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Delgado	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Smith	2	69	34.5	0
Rod Tamburrino	1	33	33.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Cobb	4	57	14.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jason Reynolds	9	3	0.0	26	39
S Jamie Riffle	8	3	0.0	27	39
CB Oscar Doyle	8	1	0.0	26	39
OLB Donnie Wynn	6	4	0.0	26	39
CB Dwight Lowery	6	3	0.0	18	31
CB Doug Word	6	1	0.0	25	29
DE Kerry Balderas	3	0	1.0	27	39
DT Harvey James	3	3	0.0	27	39
DE Alex Paswater	3	0	0.0	26	39
S Joe Robertson	2	0	0.0	19	31
CB Dana Preston	1	1	0.0	2	10
CB Lawrence Czech	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Mack Reid	1	0	0.0	9	8
S Jamie Blackburn	0	2	0.0	8	13
DT Kendall Langford	0	1	0.0	21	27

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Jaffe	8	2	0.0	26	24
ILB Doug Freidkin	6	3	0.0	31	22
OLB Thurman Hopkins	5	2	0.0	30	24
CB Fernando Harris	5	1	0.0	26	24
DT Robbie Crassweller	4	4	0.0	28	23
S Darcel McBath	4	1	0.0	21	22
DE Cornelius Christiansen	4	0	0.0	28	22
S Karl Gardner	4	0	0.0	22	20
S Andy McGeorge	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Darrell Kreuser	2	0	0.0	17	4
DT George Hanlon	2	0	0.0	16	3
CB Bennie Holbrook	1	3	0.0	27	23
ILB Stan Myers	1	0	0.0	3	2
RB Glen Coffee	1	0	---	---	---
C Johnny Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rickey McWilliams	0	3	0.0	32	24
DE Henry Melton	0	1	0.0	16	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Balderas	1.0	0	0	0	39
DT Harvey James	0.0	0	1	0	39

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornelius Christiansen	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Keith Singleton	0.0	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Oscar Doyle	7	0	0	39
CB Dwight Lowery	5	0	0	31
S Jamie Riffle	4	0	1	39
CB Doug Word	4	0	0	29
OLB Donnie Wynn	3	0	0	39
DT Harvey James	2	1	0	39
ILB Jason Reynolds	2	0	0	39
S Joe Robertson	2	0	0	31
DE Kerry Balderas	1	0	0	39
CB Dana Preston	1	0	0	10

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ken Jaffe	3	1	24
S Karl Gardner	3	0	20
S Darcel McBath	3	0	22
OLB Thurman Hopkins	2	0	24
CB Fernando Harris	2	0	24
ILB Doug Freidkin	2	0	22
CB Bennie Holbrook	1	1	23
S Andy McGeorge	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dexter Pressey	2	2	8	5
Zach Snellings	1	8	32	22
Sedrick Buchanan	1	6	34	24
Clyde Gillespie	1	5	28	19
Drew Eichhorst	1	5	33	23
Blaine Starks	1	4	27	20
Sedrick Harmon	1	2	8	7
Pat Hiam	0	1	28	15
Brady Miller	0	1	16	8

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnny Gomez	3	4	21	0	32
Kraig Urbik	1	6	23	0	34
Bruce Beavers	1	3	22	0	36
Ricardo Sante	1	3	24	0	35
Alvin Cole	0	3	23	0	30
Ricardo Steuart	0	1	6	0	7
Kent Calixto	0	0	8	1	8

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Parrish	2	20
Lawrence Czech	2	19
Rod Tamburrino	1	16
Howard Sing	0	16
Brady Miller	0	15
Alex Paswater	0	10
Vincent Spoljaric	0	9
Lex Hilliard	0	9
Jamie Blackburn	0	9
Santonio Holmes	0	8
Devin Thomas	0	8
Wayne Small	0	7
Sedrick Buchanan	0	7
Clyde Gillespie	0	7
Jim Lane	0	7
Sedrick Harmon	0	6
Pat Hiam	0	5
Jared Armstrong	0	5
Blaine Starks	0	5
Irv Smith	0	4
Victor Hartrick	0	4
Mack Reid	0	4
Dana Preston	0	4
Joe Borsheim	0	4
Shaun Marty	0	4
Drew Eichhorst	0	3
Oscar Doyle	0	3
Jamie Riffle	0	3
Amos Holmes	0	3
Larry Gibson	0	2
Harvey James	0	2
Kerry Balderas	0	2
Donnie Wynn	0	2
Doug Word	0	2
Dwight Lowery	0	2
Jason Reynolds	0	2
Joe Robertson	0	2
Richie Riley	0	1
Kendall Langford	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Andy McGeorge	1	12
Kenyon Lilja	1	12
Louie Delgado	1	9
Thomas McDaniel	0	19
Ratcliff Keaton	0	17
Phillip Rodriguez	0	14
Raymond Stevens	0	14
Rickey McWilliams	0	12
Brent Norris	0	11
Doug Freidkin	0	11
Dexter Jackson	0	10
Dexter Wedeman	0	9
Quinn Cobb	0	6
Renaldo Curtis	0	6
Harvey Blair	0	6
Kraig Urbik	0	6
Sebastian Vollmer	0	6
Jon Poole	0	5
Ricardo Steuart	0	5
Stan Myers	0	5
Hugh Schwartz	0	4
C.J. Stevenson	0	4
Karl Gardner	0	4
Keith Singleton	0	3
Bennie Holbrook	0	3
Thurman Hopkins	0	3
Glen Coffee	0	3
Johnny Gomez	0	3
Darrell Kreuser	0	3
Robbie Crassweller	0	2
Cornelius Christiansen	0	2
Fernando Harris	0	2
Ken Jaffe	0	2
Henry Melton	0	2
Darcel McBath	0	2
James Taxin	0	2
Graham Harding	0	2
Kent Calixto	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	9	45	5.0
Right	9	37	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Horton	24	17	1	0	4	2	1	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Wineholt	38	31	3	1	3	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	88	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	88	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	60	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	10	6	4	94	1	19
WR Irv Smith	5	4	0	37	0	19
TE Pat Hiam	3	3	0	18	0	15
WR Devin Thomas	3	2	0	14	0	17
WR Rod Tamburrino	2	2	0	17	0	11
RB Richie Riley	1	0	0	0	0	15

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Poole	14	11	1	97	1	36
WR Benjamin Freeland	7	4	1	48	1	31
WR Raymond Stevens	7	6	1	57	1	28
TE Kenyon Lilja	4	4	0	25	0	21
WR Dexter Jackson	2	2	0	24	0	12
FB Brent Norris	1	1	0	-2	0	13
TE Phillip Rodriguez	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Edgar Prior	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Glen Coffee	1	1	0	2	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Riley	2	6	3.00	4.58

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Prior	1	0	0.00	3.30
Glen Coffee	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Horton	3	2	25	8.33	7.50

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Wineholt	5	4	15	3.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Smith	2	2	25	12.50	7.40
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	0	0.00	9.40

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Poole	3	2	7	2.33	6.93
RB Edgar Prior	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Kenyon Lilja	1	1	6	6.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Riley	1	0
Broderick Gunn	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Prior	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Horton	12	7	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Wineholt	13	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Santonio Holmes	5	3	3
WR Irv Smith	3	2	2
WR Devin Thomas	2	1	1
RB Richie Riley	1	0	0
TE Pat Hiam	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Poole	6	4	1
WR Raymond Stevens	3	3	2
FB Brent Norris	1	1	0
WR Benjamin Freeland	1	0	0
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	1
TE Kenyon Lilja	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)