Week 14, 2021

played in Pittsburgh, PA

51 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	7	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 PIT - Ray McKnight 5 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Bob Craig extra point)
2Q: 05:49 MIN - Jermaine Hanson 24 field goal
3Q: 10:02 PIT - Michael Konruff 19 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 04:02 PIT - Bob Craig 34 field goal
4Q: 01:35 MIN - Kristopher Saldivar 7 pass from Thurman Sims (Jermaine Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 PIT - Ray McKnight 5 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Bob Craig extra point)
2Q: 05:49 MIN - Jermaine Hanson 24 field goal
3Q: 10:02 PIT - Michael Konruff 19 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Bob Craig extra point)
4Q: 04:02 PIT - Bob Craig 34 field goal
4Q: 01:35 MIN - Kristopher Saldivar 7 pass from Thurman Sims (Jermaine Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 4-9 8-5
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 356 280
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.74 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 108 118
- Rushing Attempts 26 36
- Yards per Rush 4.15 3.28
Net Passing Yards 248 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 0 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 14/103 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:41 31:19

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	4-9	8-5
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	356	280
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.74	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	108	118
- Rushing Attempts	26	36
- Yards per Rush	4.15	3.28
Net Passing Yards	248	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 0	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	14/103	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:41	31:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 35	7	24	Punt
1	3:51	3:57	OWN 32	8	31	Downs
2	11:54	6:10	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
2	2:50	1:45	OWN 8	5	29	Punt
3	9:54	3:33	OWN 25	7	12	Punt
3	2:44	1:11	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
4	14:53	4:32	OWN 3	7	58	Punt
4	3:54	2:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 20	3	-5	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	6:33	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:54	3:00	OWN 37	7	10	Punt
2	5:44	2:54	OWN 23	6	18	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 16	2	14	Half
3	15:00	5:06	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	6:21	3:37	OWN 27	8	23	Punt
3	1:33	1:40	OPP 47	3	9	Punt
4	10:21	6:27	OWN 20	13	63	Field Goal
4	1:28	0:35	OPP 45	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Jerald Caldwell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chase Conway	18	82	4.56	17	1
Thurman Sims	5	20	4.00	9	0
Owen Schneider	2	7	3.50	4	0
Omar Peters	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joel McBeal	22	83	3.77	18	3
Lester Venable	11	22	2.00	12	1
Jerald Caldwell	3	13	4.33	12	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	34	21	261	2/13	1	33	0	95.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Caldwell	26	18	162	0/0	2	22	0	111.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kristopher Saldivar	6	6	47	7.83	10	15	1
WR Mo Yaw	6	11	112	18.67	80	31	0
RB Chase Conway	3	3	15	5.00	15	10	0
RB Omar Peters	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
TE Howard Witt	1	4	17	17.00	4	17	0
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
FB Quinn Conley	1	1	33	33.00	24	33	0
WR Martin Kirk	1	2	15	15.00	5	15	0
TE Efrain Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Owen Schneider	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Walter Borders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Konruff	3	4	36	12.00	14	19	1
TE Eduardo Hines	3	5	34	11.33	5	22	0
WR Jimmy Kressbach	3	6	34	11.33	12	19	0
TE Deon Spain	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	0
RB Joel McBeal	2	2	8	4.00	1	5	0
FB Korey Cunningham	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Bobby Parten	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR C.J. Scherer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ray McKnight	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	1
RB Lester Venable	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chase Conway	1	0	0
Thurman Sims	1	0	0
Javier Creighton	0	1	0
Nicolas Davidds	0	1	0
Terry Lopez	0	0	1
Gino Banks	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Konruff	1	0	0
Lester Venable	1	0	0
Eduardo Hines	0	1	0
Alfredo Rhodes	0	1	0
Jason Ball	0	0	1
Deron Strickland	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Baylor	5	208	41.6	32.2	47	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Cote	5	234	46.8	38.8	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Craig	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Konruff	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	52	26.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Ball	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Adams	9	3	34	23
CB Manuel Souza	7	0	23	15
DE Sean McWilliams	5	3	34	19
DT Buddy Henderson	5	3	33	25
S Matthew Coffey	5	1	36	26
OLB Kurt Adams	4	0	17	16
OLB Gino Banks	3	1	32	25
CB Jesse Osborne	3	0	32	23
S Corey Katz	2	1	6	7
S Russell Brown	2	0	32	22
OLB Frederick Fulton	1	4	28	20
DT Austin Boehler	1	1	33	25
S Allen Farley	1	1	3	1
CB Christian Barthwell	1	1	18	15
DE Deon Boselli	1	0	6	8
ILB Terry Lopez	1	0	6	3
CB Alan Hartman	1	0	17	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brody Floyd	7	2	0.0	26	36
ILB Frankie Shimizu	6	3	0.0	24	22
S Dustin Halcomb	5	1	0.0	26	36
ILB Connor Banks	5	1	0.0	18	17
DT Deron Strickland	4	1	0.0	18	16
OLB Gus Ardrey	3	0	1.0	26	28
S Erik Parker	3	3	0.0	26	36
CB Jason Ball	3	1	0.0	12	26
CB K.C. Haywood	3	1	0.0	20	24
DE Rich Nixon	3	0	0.0	26	29
DE Brent Dunn	2	0	0.0	19	22
DT Bo Sanford	1	0	1.0	10	24
CB Donte Duwe	1	1	0.0	16	28
DT Ken Raymond	1	0	0.0	2	16
CB Diego Olivea	1	0	0.0	4	9
CB Derek Hancock	0	2	0.0	10	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sean McWilliams	3	19
DT Austin Boehler	1	25
DE Deon Boselli	1	8
DT Buddy Henderson	1	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bo Sanford	1.0	0	0	1	24
OLB Gus Ardrey	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Rich Nixon	0.0	1	2	1	29
DE Brent Dunn	0.0	0	2	1	22
DT Ken Raymond	0.0	0	1	2	16
OLB Brody Floyd	0.0	0	1	1	36
CB Donte Duwe	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Manuel Souza	4	1	15
CB Jesse Osborne	3	1	23
S Matthew Coffey	2	0	26
OLB Kurt Adams	2	0	16
S Corey Katz	2	0	7
S Russell Brown	2	0	22
DT Buddy Henderson	1	0	25
ILB Johnny Adams	1	0	23
CB Christian Barthwell	1	0	15

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dustin Halcomb	5	0	36
ILB Connor Banks	3	0	17
CB Jason Ball	2	0	26
ILB Frankie Shimizu	2	0	22
CB K.C. Haywood	2	0	24
OLB Brody Floyd	2	0	36
S Erik Parker	1	1	36
CB Diego Olivea	1	0	9
DE Brent Dunn	1	0	22
DE Rich Nixon	1	0	29
CB Donte Duwe	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Javier Creighton	2	11	26	0	36
Nicolas Davidds	2	5	26	1	36
Tyrell Pritchett	1	2	26	0	36
Quinn Conley	1	1	7	0	8
Peter Green	0	3	26	1	36
Reggie Osborne	0	2	26	0	36

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jared Muirbrook	2	11	0	36	26
Roderick Dillon	2	6	1	36	26
Ricardo Mullens	2	6	0	36	26
Alfredo Rhodes	2	5	0	36	26
Carlton Ybarra	1	6	0	36	26

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Lopez	1	17
Walter Borders	1	13

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Nixon	1	15
Ken Raymond	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Green	26	36	---	---	6	68
Nicolas Davidds	26	36	---	---	6	68
Reggie Osborne	26	36	---	---	6	68
Tyrell Pritchett	26	36	---	---	6	68
Frederick Fulton	---	---	28	20	18	66
Matthew Coffey	---	---	36	26	2	64
Buddy Henderson	---	---	33	25	5	63
Javier Creighton	26	36	---	---	---	62
Thurman Sims	26	36	---	---	---	62
Jesse Osborne	---	---	32	23	6	61
Austin Boehler	---	---	33	25	1	59
Mo Yaw	22	33	---	---	4	59
Johnny Adams	---	---	34	23	1	58
Gino Banks	---	---	32	25	---	57
Sean McWilliams	---	---	34	19	1	54
Russell Brown	---	---	32	22	---	54
Howard Witt	23	29	---	---	---	52
Manuel Souza	---	---	23	15	13	51
Kristopher Saldivar	22	20	---	---	9	51
Chase Conway	20	18	---	---	1	39
Christian Barthwell	---	---	18	15	1	34
Kurt Adams	---	---	17	16	---	33
Martin Kirk	12	20	---	---	---	32
Walter Borders	6	12	---	---	13	31
Quinn Conley	7	8	---	---	13	28
Alan Hartman	---	---	17	11	---	28
Terry Lopez	---	---	6	3	17	26
Rodolfo Ogden	9	12	---	---	---	21
Deon Boselli	---	---	6	8	6	20
Giovanni Sims	0	0	---	---	18	18
Allen Farley	---	---	3	1	11	15
Corey Katz	---	---	6	7	1	14
Evan Hoard	1	6	---	---	7	14
Omar Peters	2	11	---	---	---	13
Donnie Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	12	12
Owen Schneider	3	7	---	---	---	10
Scottie Humphrey	---	---	6	2	1	9
Rex McNeil	0	0	---	---	8	8
Efrain Cox	3	4	---	---	---	7
Dylan Quimby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Earl Baylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jermaine Hanson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derrick Parrish	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ted Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Harden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brody Floyd	---	---	26	36	18	80
Eduardo Hines	31	21	---	---	18	70
Rich Nixon	---	---	26	29	15	70
Alfredo Rhodes	36	26	---	---	6	68
Carlton Ybarra	36	26	---	---	6	68
Jared Muirbrook	36	26	---	---	6	68
Roderick Dillon	36	26	---	---	6	68
Jerald Caldwell	36	26	---	---	1	63
Dustin Halcomb	---	---	26	36	1	63
Erik Parker	---	---	26	36	1	63
Ricardo Mullens	36	26	---	---	---	62
Bobby Parten	29	19	---	---	13	61
Michael Konruff	22	17	---	---	18	57
Gus Ardrey	---	---	26	28	1	55
Frankie Shimizu	---	---	24	22	1	47
Brent Dunn	---	---	19	22	5	46
Jimmy Kressbach	29	16	---	---	---	45
K.C. Haywood	---	---	20	24	1	45
Donte Duwe	---	---	16	28	---	44
Connor Banks	---	---	18	17	9	44
Joel McBeal	23	16	---	---	4	43
Jason Ball	---	---	12	26	3	41
Bo Sanford	---	---	10	24	6	40
Deon Spain	15	14	---	---	8	37
Deron Strickland	---	---	18	16	1	35
Derek Hancock	---	---	10	18	1	29
Ken Raymond	---	---	2	16	9	27
Diego Olivea	---	---	4	9	12	25
Lester Venable	12	6	---	---	6	24
Korey Cunningham	7	5	---	---	5	17
C.J. Scherer	6	7	---	---	---	13
T.J. Corlett	---	---	0	0	12	12
Ray McKnight	4	4	---	---	---	8
Jordan Blackmon	---	---	0	8	---	8
Casey Cash	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alejandro Goodwin	1	5	---	---	---	6
Pat Cote	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Craig	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dominique Emerson	---	---	3	1	---	4
Toby Baglien	1	0	---	---	---	1
Stanley Joppru	0	0	---	---	---	0
Douglas Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norbert Carpenter	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josue Clinton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Devine	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	18	69	3.8
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-8	-2.7
Middle	20	77	3.9
Right	13	49	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	34	21	4	1	3	1	7	6	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Caldwell	26	18	1	0	0	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	151	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	79	13.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	11	6	1	112	3	33
WR Kristopher Saldivar	6	6	0	47	0	20
TE Howard Witt	4	1	1	17	0	29
RB Chase Conway	3	3	0	15	0	18
RB Owen Schneider	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Omar Peters	2	2	0	12	0	11
WR Martin Kirk	2	1	0	15	0	20
TE Efrain Cox	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Rodolfo Ogden	1	1	0	10	0	12
FB Quinn Conley	1	1	0	33	1	8
WR Walter Borders	1	0	1	0	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Kressbach	6	3	34	0	16
TE Eduardo Hines	5	3	34	1	21
WR Michael Konruff	4	3	36	0	17
TE Deon Spain	3	2	17	0	14
RB Joel McBeal	2	2	8	0	16
WR Bobby Parten	2	1	5	0	19
FB Korey Cunningham	1	1	13	0	5
WR C.J. Scherer	1	1	6	0	7
WR Ray McKnight	1	1	5	0	4
RB Lester Venable	1	1	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Conway	5	15	3.00	4.56

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel McBeal	2	-2	-1.00	3.77
Lester Venable	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	3	3	28	9.33	7.68

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Caldwell	2	2	24	12.00	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Howard Witt	1	1	17	17.00	4.25
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	1	7	7.00	7.83
RB Omar Peters	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Konruff	1	1	19	19.00	9.00
WR Ray McKnight	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Conway	1	1
Thurman Sims	1	0
Owen Schneider	1	1
Omar Peters	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Joel McBeal	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	10	7	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Caldwell	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kristopher Saldivar	3	3	2
TE Howard Witt	2	0	0
FB Quinn Conley	1	1	1
WR Walter Borders	1	0	0
RB Omar Peters	1	1	0
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	0
WR Martin Kirk	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eduardo Hines	2	2	2
WR Jimmy Kressbach	2	1	1
WR Michael Konruff	1	0	0
TE Deon Spain	1	0	0
FB Korey Cunningham	1	1	1
RB Joel McBeal	1	1	1
RB Lester Venable	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)