Week 2, 2025

played in Detroit, MI

62 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	0	0	-	0
Detroit Lions	0	9	7	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:35 DET - Ernie Fletcher 49 field goal
2Q: 03:57 DET - Ernie Fletcher 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 54 field goal
3Q: 07:28 DET - Calvin Smithson 1 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 14:26 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal
4Q: 02:37 DET - Alan Upshaw 8 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:35 DET - Ernie Fletcher 49 field goal
2Q: 03:57 DET - Ernie Fletcher 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Ernie Fletcher 54 field goal
3Q: 07:28 DET - Calvin Smithson 1 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 14:26 DET - Ernie Fletcher 37 field goal
4Q: 02:37 DET - Alan Upshaw 8 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Team Statistics PIT DET
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 11 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 5 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 181 371
- Offensive Plays 52 68
- Yards per Play 3.48 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 49 120
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 2.72 3.33
Net Passing Yards 132 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 13 - 0 30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.88 7.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 22:51 37:09

Team Statistics	PIT	DET
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	11	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	5	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	181	371
- Offensive Plays	52	68
- Yards per Play	3.48	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	49	120
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	2.72	3.33
Net Passing Yards	132	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 13 - 0	30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	148	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.88	7.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	22:51	37:09

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
1	9:21	4:44	OWN 15	9	38	Punt
1	2:45	2:35	OWN 21	7	51	Downs
2	10:28	2:00	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
2	3:52	2:03	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
3	7:21	2:57	OWN 25	7	40	Punt
4	14:18	3:20	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
4	8:54	1:11	OWN 42	4	4	Downs
4	5:19	0:47	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	2:30	0:43	OWN 36	3	0	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	3:08	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
1	4:37	1:52	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	0:10	4:42	OWN 28	9	40	Field Goal
2	8:28	4:36	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 14	5	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:39	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	4:24	5:06	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
4	10:58	2:04	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	7:43	2:24	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
4	4:32	2:02	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joel McBeal	11	35	3.18	10	1
Myron Cowan	3	7	2.33	5	0
Lester Gibson	2	2	1.00	2	0
Jason Rodriguez	2	5	2.50	9	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	23	38	1.65	8	0	0
Alan Upshaw	10	74	7.40	24	3	1
Deron Heimulu	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
Melvin Flowers	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sedrick Nixon	20	10	117	1/6	0	34	0	68.1
Alec Gowan	11	3	31	2/10	0	18	0	39.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	30	23	265	2/14	1	35	0	113.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Joel McBeal	4	8	54	13.50	27	34
FB Lester Gibson	2	3	15	7.50	1	10
TE Alejandro Goodwin	2	2	17	8.50	2	11
WR Amir Stautner	2	3	23	11.50	14	18
FB Korey Cunningham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Harry Fleming	1	5	18	18.00	0	18
WR Victor Emerson	1	5	18	18.00	16	18
TE Eduardo Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Andy Hohlt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	8	12	84	10.50	55	28	1
TE Drew Tetreault	5	5	107	21.40	77	35	0
RB D.J. McDaniel	4	5	35	8.75	15	22	0
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	21	7.00	5	11	0
WR Timothy Downs	2	3	21	10.50	11	17	0
WR T.J. Brook	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Chris Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Cote	7	374	53.4	41.9	65	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Stokes	4	191	47.8	40.8	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	4/4	2/2	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Kressbach	1	8	8.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Emerson	1	20	20.0	0
Randall Perkins	1	30	30.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. McDaniel	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Erik Parker	15	2	0.0	36	32
OLB Brody Floyd	11	3	0.0	36	31
DE Rich Nixon	5	2	2.0	35	31
OLB Butch Gaudio	5	3	0.0	29	27
ILB Derrick Fletcher	5	1	0.0	31	28
ILB D.J. Cox	3	3	0.0	23	17
CB Thurman Lombardi	3	2	0.0	23	27
S Emmett Corona	3	0	0.0	35	32
DE Harris Shaw	2	1	0.0	33	29
CB Ty Barber	2	1	0.0	26	22
CB Austin Hayes	2	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Cristian Manuwai	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Nolan West	1	0	0.0	3	4
DT Lucas Peace	1	0	0.0	22	20
DT Ken Raymond	0	2	0.0	14	12

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	5	2	0.0	18	34
S Brant Jamison	5	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Chris Loomis	4	3	0.0	18	32
DT Salvador Terrell	4	0	0.0	13	17
DE Ronnie Smith	3	1	1.5	18	27
DT Daryl Delgado	3	1	0.0	17	30
S Gus Bauer	2	1	0.0	12	28
CB Dwight Henson	2	1	0.0	18	34
DE Tyler Bajorek	1	0	1.0	0	8
CB Roberto Gilman	1	1	0.0	16	23
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	0	0.0	8	16
S Darrin Giles	1	0	0.0	1	12
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	0	0.0	10	17
DE Winston Dodge	0	1	0.5	8	22
DT Joey Van Pelt	0	2	0.0	7	21
DE Shawn Bickford	0	1	0.0	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Nixon	2.0	0	0	31
OLB Butch Gaudio	0.0	2	0	27
ILB Derrick Fletcher	0.0	1	1	28
DE Harris Shaw	0.0	1	0	29

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	1.5	1	3	2	27
DE Tyler Bajorek	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Winston Dodge	0.5	0	1	0	22
DT Salvador Terrell	0.0	1	2	0	17
DT Daryl Delgado	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Erik Parker	5	0	32
S Emmett Corona	3	2	32
ILB Derrick Fletcher	3	0	28
CB Thurman Lombardi	3	0	27
ILB D.J. Cox	2	0	17
CB Ty Barber	2	0	22
OLB Butch Gaudio	2	0	27
OLB Cristian Manuwai	1	0	2
CB Austin Hayes	1	0	16
DE Nolan West	1	0	4

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brant Jamison	4	0	23
ILB Chris Loomis	2	0	32
OLB Al Foltz	1	2	34
CB Roberto Gilman	1	1	23
S Darrin Giles	1	1	12
CB Dwight Henson	1	1	34
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	1	17
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	0	6
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	0	16
S Gus Bauer	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jared Muirbrook	3	6	18	0	34
Alfredo Rhodes	3	4	18	2	34
Kurt Boyer	2	6	18	0	34
Alejandro Goodwin	1	1	16	0	30
Lester Gibson	0	1	5	0	8
Raymond Meerdink	0	0	18	1	31

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Hakeem	3	7	36	0	32
Collin Franklin	2	8	33	0	32
Earl Walton	2	5	26	0	22
Jumbo Hill	1	7	36	0	32
Brayden Luce	1	5	36	2	32
Caleb Douglas	1	2	10	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Gibson	1	18
Rich Nixon	1	16

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Gordon	2	21
Daryl Delgado	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Nixon	---	---	35	31	16	82
Emmett Corona	---	---	35	32	15	82
Butch Gaudio	---	---	29	27	20	76
Derrick Fletcher	---	---	31	28	13	72
Erik Parker	---	---	36	32	4	72
Brody Floyd	---	---	36	31	4	71
Harris Shaw	---	---	33	29	8	70
Kurt Boyer	18	34	---	---	7	59
Alfredo Rhodes	18	34	---	---	7	59
Joel McBeal	12	26	---	---	14	52
Jared Muirbrook	18	34	---	---	---	52
Ricardo Mullens	18	34	---	---	---	52
Thurman Lombardi	---	---	23	27	2	52
Ty Barber	---	---	26	22	3	51
Raymond Meerdink	18	31	---	---	---	49
Alejandro Goodwin	16	30	---	---	---	46
Victor Emerson	12	28	---	---	6	46
D.J. Cox	---	---	23	17	4	44
Lucas Peace	---	---	22	20	2	44
T.J. Corlett	---	---	15	14	12	41
Andy Hohlt	9	20	---	---	11	40
Sedrick Nixon	17	21	---	---	---	38
Eduardo Hines	7	11	---	---	18	36
Austin Hayes	---	---	19	16	1	36
Ken Raymond	---	---	14	12	6	32
Lester Gibson	5	8	---	---	18	31
Harry Fleming	9	15	---	---	7	31
Amir Stautner	5	17	---	---	3	25
Randall Perkins	---	---	4	4	8	16
Alec Gowan	1	13	---	---	---	14
Collin Wolf	0	3	---	---	7	10
Jeffrey Branch	---	---	5	4	1	10
Deon Spain	5	4	---	---	---	9
Pat Cote	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Rodriguez	2	5	---	---	---	7
R.J. England	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nickolas Sanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nolan West	---	---	3	4	---	7
Korey Cunningham	2	3	---	---	1	6
Jimmy Kressbach	3	1	---	---	1	5
Cristian Manuwai	---	---	2	2	1	5
Myron Cowan	3	2	---	---	---	5
Jordan Blackmon	---	---	4	0	---	4
Ashton Forbes	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ezekiel Gonzalez	---	---	1	0	---	1
Karl Maxwell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jumbo Hill	36	32	---	---	8	76
Brayden Luce	36	32	---	---	8	76
Maurice Hakeem	36	32	---	---	8	76
Calvin Smithson	35	32	---	---	8	75
Collin Franklin	33	32	---	---	5	70
Deron Heimulu	36	32	---	---	---	68
Drew Tetreault	33	31	---	---	1	65
Timothy Downs	28	28	---	---	8	64
Daryl Delgado	---	---	17	30	10	57
Gus Bauer	---	---	12	28	13	53
Al Foltz	---	---	18	34	---	52
Dwight Henson	---	---	18	34	---	52
D.J. McDaniel	28	22	---	---	1	51
Chris Loomis	---	---	18	32	---	50
Earl Walton	26	22	---	---	---	48
Alan Upshaw	14	11	---	---	21	46
Ronnie Smith	---	---	18	27	---	45
Chris Gordon	14	8	---	---	21	43
Roberto Gilman	---	---	16	23	1	40
Brant Jamison	---	---	17	23	---	40
Salvador Terrell	---	---	13	17	7	37
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	10	17	7	34
Winston Dodge	---	---	8	22	---	30
Branden McDermott	---	---	2	14	13	29
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	7	21	---	28
T.J. Brook	13	15	---	---	---	28
Alex Schmidgall	9	7	---	---	11	27
Bernard Peters	4	6	---	---	16	26
Maurice Kariger	---	---	8	16	1	25
Caleb Douglas	10	10	---	---	3	23
Diego Sayre	---	---	0	0	17	17
Shawn Bickford	---	---	9	8	---	17
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	0	8	7	15
Melvin Flowers	2	0	---	---	12	14
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	6	6	1	13
Darrin Giles	---	---	1	12	---	13
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Randy Preston	---	---	0	2	8	10
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brant Stokes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clifton Diaz	3	0	---	---	---	3
Josiah Beechler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jim Porter	---	---	0	0	---	0
Donny George	---	---	0	0	---	0
Fernando Hetke	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	45	3.8
Middle	16	40	2.5
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sedrick Nixon	20	10	1	1	1	5	3	0	0
Alec Gowan	11	3	0	0	0	2	4	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	30	23	6	1	0	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	185	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	67	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Joel McBeal	8	4	0	54	1	26
WR Harry Fleming	5	1	1	18	0	15
WR Victor Emerson	5	1	0	18	0	28
FB Lester Gibson	3	2	0	15	0	8
WR Andy Hohlt	3	0	0	0	0	20
WR Amir Stautner	3	2	0	23	0	17
TE Alejandro Goodwin	2	2	0	17	0	30
TE Eduardo Hines	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Korey Cunningham	1	1	0	3	0	3

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	12	8	84	2	32
RB D.J. McDaniel	5	4	35	1	22
TE Drew Tetreault	5	5	107	3	31
WR Timothy Downs	3	2	21	0	28
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	21	0	11
WR T.J. Brook	1	1	-3	0	15
TE Chris Gordon	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	5	-1	-0.20	1.65
Alan Upshaw	1	8	8.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	2	1	1	0.50	8.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
TE Chris Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Lester Gibson	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Upshaw	3	2
D.J. McDaniel	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sedrick Nixon	6	2	1
Alec Gowan	4	1	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Fleming	4	1	0
WR Andy Hohlt	2	0	0
WR Victor Emerson	2	0	0
FB Lester Gibson	1	1	1
RB Joel McBeal	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	1
TE Drew Tetreault	3	3	2
WR Calvin Smithson	2	1	1
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	1	1
WR Timothy Downs	1	1	0
TE Chris Gordon	1	0	0

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

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