Week 2, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

66 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	7	0	7	7	-	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	6	0	9	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:32 PIT - Jay Feely 34 field goal
1Q: 01:19 STL - James Hardy 29 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 12:07 PIT - Jay Feely 27 field goal
2Q: 02:05 PIT - Jay Feely 18 field goal
3Q: 07:14 STL - Bennie Nori 11 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:31 PIT - Javon Walker 1 pass from Patrick Moore (Ralph Strong run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:49 PIT - Jay Feely 48 field goal
4Q: 00:03 STL - Matthew MacIver 1 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:32 PIT - Jay Feely 34 field goal
1Q: 01:19 STL - James Hardy 29 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 12:07 PIT - Jay Feely 27 field goal
2Q: 02:05 PIT - Jay Feely 18 field goal
3Q: 07:14 STL - Bennie Nori 11 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:31 PIT - Javon Walker 1 pass from Patrick Moore (Ralph Strong run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:49 PIT - Jay Feely 48 field goal
4Q: 00:03 STL - Matthew MacIver 1 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics STL PIT
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 290 301
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 103 70
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.68 2.50
Net Passing Yards 187 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 2 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.45 6.60
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/67 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:49 33:11

Team Statistics	STL	PIT
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	290	301
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	103	70
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.68	2.50
Net Passing Yards	187	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 2	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.45	6.60
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/67	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:49	33:11

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 21	8	22	Punt
1	8:23	0:45	OWN 20	2	-5	Interception
1	5:25	4:19	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	12:01	1:52	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
2	7:54	1:05	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	1:58	1:41	OWN 20	5	26	Interception
3	12:48	5:40	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
3	5:30	2:15	OWN 19	5	20	Punt
4	12:26	3:57	OWN 24	6	7	Punt
4	4:30	1:08	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	2:38	OWN 15	7	43	Punt
1	7:38	2:13	OPP 20	5	3	Field Goal
1	1:06	4:05	OWN 33	9	57	Field Goal
2	10:09	2:15	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	6:49	4:51	OWN 44	9	55	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 43	1	-5	Fumble
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:08	1:38	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	3:15	5:49	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
4	8:29	3:59	OWN 34	6	20	Punt
4	3:22	1:39	OPP 49	6	18	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ernie Halkin, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matthew MacIver	16	64	4.00	12	1	0
Rico Blair	6	39	6.50	26	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	22	53	2.41	10	2	0
Lawrence Sutton	6	17	2.83	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Reynolds	38	19	210	4/23	3	42	2	71.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	31	21	254	4/23	1	40	0	103.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Nori	4	5	55	13.75	10	24	1
WR James Hardy	4	6	52	13.00	0	29	1
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	3	5	34	11.33	5	19	0
WR Dexter Tharp	2	6	47	23.50	0	42	0
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	4	2.00	2	3	1
FB JD Runnels	2	4	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Rico Blair	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Ben Hartsock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jason Atkins	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jamaal Charles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Javon Walker	6	8	74	12.33	5	23	1
FB Oren O'Neal	4	4	25	6.25	5	11	0
RB Ralph Strong	3	5	29	9.67	5	16	0
WR Stan Huffman	3	3	38	12.67	3	21	0
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	2	64	32.00	29	40	0
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Roman Holmes	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Charles Rogers	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jaymar Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrus Blake	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew MacIver	1	0	0
JD Runnels	1	0	0
Jarvis Moss	0	1	1
Bennie Nori	0	1	0
Jason Atkins	0	1	0
Ernie Halkin	0	0	2

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Patrick Moore	3	0	0
Quinn Ojinnaka	0	1	0
Ralph Strong	0	1	0
Clint Ingram	0	0	1
Otis Wyatt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	6	251	41.8	41.3	51	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	5	230	46.0	42.0	50	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	4/4	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron McBriar	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew MacIver	4	97	24.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Hines	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Huff	7	4	0.0	25	33
CB Karl Paymah	6	2	0.0	28	33
DE Ernie Halkin	5	0	1.5	28	33
DE Jarvis Moss	4	1	1.0	26	31
ILB Sam Gambrell	4	4	0.0	27	34
S Danieal Manning	4	1	0.0	24	25
OLB Van Stegeman	4	1	0.0	22	26
CB Mike Jenkins	3	1	0.0	14	22
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	0.0	27	32
OLB Chad Greenway	3	0	0.0	14	17
DT Grant Howard	3	0	0.0	19	28
DT Quinn Castillo	2	2	1.5	23	31
WR Dexter Tharp	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jake Pilkington	1	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Tyrone Bronson	1	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Kurt Porto	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Bennie Nori	1	0	---	---	---
S Quentin Demps	1	0	0.0	4	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clint Ingram	11	1	0.0	21	41
S Otis Wyatt	6	0	0.0	16	39
OLB Jerald Stephens	4	3	1.0	22	40
DT Brodrick Bunkley	4	1	1.0	18	41
S Troy Polamalu	3	2	0.0	21	42
OLB Bruce Davis	3	1	0.0	11	9
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	0.0	17	35
S Tyrus Blake	2	1	0.0	20	36
DE Trevor Cochrane	1	0	1.0	21	41
DE David Vance	1	1	0.5	17	42
DE Martin Warren	1	1	0.0	10	7
CB Norm McCormick	1	1	0.0	17	41
CB Ron McBriar	1	1	0.0	5	13
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Lamar Bayh	0	2	0.5	18	29

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ernie Halkin	1.5	1	2	2	33
DT Quinn Castillo	1.5	0	0	0	31
DE Jarvis Moss	1.0	0	1	0	31

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1.0	1	2	2	41
DE Trevor Cochrane	1.0	0	2	1	41
OLB Jerald Stephens	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE David Vance	0.5	0	1	1	42
DT Lamar Bayh	0.5	0	0	0	29
ILB Clint Ingram	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Karl Paymah	7	3	33
S Danieal Manning	3	0	25
OLB Van Stegeman	3	0	26
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	32
CB Mike Jenkins	2	0	22
OLB Chad Greenway	1	0	17
S Michael Huff	1	0	33
ILB Tyrone Bronson	1	0	3
S Quentin Demps	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Otis Wyatt	7	0	0	39
S Troy Polamalu	3	0	0	42
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	0	35
S Tyrus Blake	2	1	1	36
OLB Jerald Stephens	1	1	0	40
CB Norm McCormick	1	1	0	41
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	1	41
CB Ron McBriar	1	0	0	13
OLB Bruce Davis	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Johnson	1	3	13	0	20
Chris Colmer	1	3	19	0	36
Vinny Preston	1	2	15	1	34
Ben Hartsock	1	1	2	0	7
Jermichael Finley	1	1	7	0	21
B.J. LaRiche	0	4	20	0	36
Corey Clark	0	3	14	1	34
Jumbo Kudlacz	0	2	12	0	20
Donovan Cote	0	1	7	2	8
JD Runnels	0	1	16	0	24
Spencer Dodge	0	1	16	0	33

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Williams	2	5	26	1	33
D.J. Andersen	1	8	26	2	33
J.J. Ackerman	1	2	21	0	25
Oren O'Neal	0	4	18	0	17
Greg Eslinger	0	3	23	1	27
Dominic Gardiner	0	3	21	0	15
Quinn Ojinnaka	0	2	21	0	34
Roman Holmes	0	1	7	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Hartsock	2	15
Rico Blair	1	20

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Saldana	2	11
Otis Wyatt	1	26
Freddie Hines	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Paymah	---	---	28	33	4	65
Sam Gambrell	---	---	27	34	4	65
Corey Reynolds	22	42	---	---	---	64
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	27	32	5	64
Michael Huff	---	---	25	33	6	64
Ernie Halkin	---	---	28	33	3	64
Jarvis Moss	---	---	26	31	3	60
Quinn Castillo	---	---	23	31	4	58
B.J. LaRiche	20	36	---	---	---	56
Chris Colmer	19	36	---	---	---	55
Danieal Manning	---	---	24	25	6	55
Vinny Preston	15	34	---	---	6	55
Spencer Dodge	16	33	---	---	4	53
Van Stegeman	---	---	22	26	4	52
Grant Howard	---	---	19	28	4	51
Bennie Nori	13	30	---	---	6	49
Matthew MacIver	16	25	---	---	7	48
Corey Clark	14	34	---	---	---	48
JD Runnels	16	24	---	---	7	47
Mike Jenkins	---	---	14	22	11	47
James Hardy	14	18	---	---	14	46
Rico Blair	6	16	---	---	20	42
Jermichael Finley	7	21	---	---	14	42
Marcus Johnson	13	20	---	---	6	39
Jumbo Kudlacz	12	20	---	---	7	39
Dexter Tharp	9	20	---	---	9	38
Chad Greenway	---	---	14	17	3	34
Jason Atkins	14	19	---	---	---	33
Ben Hartsock	2	7	---	---	15	24
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	2	3	19	24
Frank Okam	---	---	11	9	2	22
Donovan Cote	7	8	---	---	6	21
Jamey Richard	6	9	---	---	6	21
Jamaal Charles	0	7	---	---	11	18
Joshua Barrett	---	---	3	2	12	17
Quentin Demps	---	---	4	11	---	15
Oscar Irvine	---	---	2	4	8	14
Steven Franklin	---	---	4	4	4	12
Zach Walz	---	---	1	3	8	12
Jake Pilkington	---	---	3	3	2	8
Kurt Porto	---	---	1	1	5	7
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Willoughby	1	3	---	---	---	4
David Akers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roosevelt Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Otis Wyatt	---	---	16	39	26	81
D.J. Andersen	26	33	---	---	8	67
Troy Polamalu	---	---	21	42	1	64
Patrick Moore	28	35	---	---	---	63
Jerald Stephens	---	---	22	40	1	63
Quinn Ojinnaka	21	34	---	---	8	63
Norm McCormick	---	---	17	41	4	62
Clint Ingram	---	---	21	41	---	62
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	21	41	---	62
David Vance	---	---	17	42	---	59
Greg Eslinger	23	27	---	---	9	59
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	18	41	---	59
Chris Williams	26	33	---	---	---	59
Tyrus Blake	---	---	20	36	---	56
Charles Rogers	22	30	---	---	---	52
Patrick Lee	---	---	17	35	---	52
Ralph Strong	22	27	---	---	1	50
Lamar Bayh	---	---	18	29	3	50
J.J. Ackerman	21	25	---	---	---	46
Javon Walker	18	26	---	---	---	44
Dominic Gardiner	21	15	---	---	8	44
Oren O'Neal	18	17	---	---	7	42
Gary Barnidge	13	13	---	---	16	42
Dan Santucci	15	13	---	---	9	37
Lawrence Sutton	6	4	---	---	22	32
Bruce Davis	---	---	11	9	12	32
Jeffrey Rodriguez	8	17	---	---	5	30
Roman Holmes	7	3	---	---	12	22
Stan Huffman	5	16	---	---	---	21
Jaymar Johnson	0	6	---	---	14	20
Ron McBriar	---	---	5	13	1	19
Martin Warren	---	---	10	7	---	17
Arman Shields	0	0	---	---	15	15
Bruce Kirk	2	4	---	---	9	15
Freddie Hines	0	1	---	---	13	14
Walter Garrison	---	---	3	3	8	14
Marshal Yanda	6	6	---	---	2	14
Monty Hoffman	---	---	2	1	9	12
Herman Saldana	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marc Bridges	---	---	0	0	8	8
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vernon Neale	---	---	1	1	3	5
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat Sims	---	---	2	1	---	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	9	48	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	14	30	2.1
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Reynolds	38	19	3	2	2	4	6	4	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	31	21	5	1	2	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	43	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	71	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	120	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	68	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Tharp	6	2	0	47	1	20
WR James Hardy	6	4	1	52	1	18
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	5	3	1	34	0	20
WR Bennie Nori	5	4	0	55	1	30
FB JD Runnels	4	2	0	4	0	24
WR Jason Atkins	4	0	0	0	0	19
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	0	4	0	25
TE Ben Hartsock	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Rico Blair	1	1	0	7	0	16
RB Jamaal Charles	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	0	7	0	21

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Javon Walker	8	6	0	74	2	26
RB Ralph Strong	5	3	1	29	0	27
FB Oren O'Neal	4	4	0	25	0	17
WR Charles Rogers	3	0	1	0	0	30
WR Stan Huffman	3	3	0	38	1	16
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	3	1	0	8	0	17
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	2	0	64	2	15
FB Roman Holmes	1	1	0	9	0	3
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	0	7	0	13
WR Jaymar Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	4	10	2.50	2.41
Lawrence Sutton	1	1	1.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Reynolds	10	4	22	2.20	5.53

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	7	4	28	4.00	8.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	4	2.00	2.00
FB JD Runnels	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Dexter Tharp	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Jason Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Javon Walker	2	2	15	7.50	9.25
WR Charles Rogers	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ralph Strong	1	1	6	6.00	5.80
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Jaymar Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Matthew MacIver	1	1
Rico Blair	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Strong	5	0
Lawrence Sutton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Reynolds	14	7	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	3	3	3
WR James Hardy	3	2	2
WR Dexter Tharp	2	1	1
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	1	1
WR Jason Atkins	2	0	0
TE Ben Hartsock	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Javon Walker	2	2	2
RB Ralph Strong	2	2	1
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	0
FB Oren O'Neal	1	1	1
WR Stan Huffman	1	1	1
TE Dominic Gardiner	1	1	1
FB Roman Holmes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,000)