Week 8, 2017

played in Tennessee, TN

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	0	-	21
Tennessee Titans	0	13	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 PIT - Jeremy Arora 13 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 12:46 TEN - David Akers 36 field goal
2Q: 06:58 TEN - David Akers 23 field goal
2Q: 04:28 TEN - Alex Upshaw 1 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:59 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 02:55 TEN - Bobby Floyd 6 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:31 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 run (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 01:01 TEN - David Akers 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 PIT - Jeremy Arora 13 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 12:46 TEN - David Akers 36 field goal
2Q: 06:58 TEN - David Akers 23 field goal
2Q: 04:28 TEN - Alex Upshaw 1 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:59 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 02:55 TEN - Bobby Floyd 6 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:31 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 run (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 01:01 TEN - David Akers 20 field goal

Team Statistics PIT TEN
Record 7-1 6-1
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 345
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 115 141
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 3.83 4.41
Net Passing Yards 196 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 16 - 2 33 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 202 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 2/41
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 40
Time of Possession 27:17 32:43

Team Statistics	PIT	TEN
Record	7-1	6-1
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	345
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	115	141
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	3.83	4.41
Net Passing Yards	196	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 16 - 2	33 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	202	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	2/41
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 40
Time of Possession	27:17	32:43

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	7	5	Punt
1	9:41	6:27	OWN 1	11	99	Touchdown
1	1:17	1:27	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	12:40	1:09	OWN 27	2	21	Fumble
2	6:51	0:56	OWN 28	3	-10	Interception
2	4:20	3:30	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 10	1	5	Half
3	12:51	2:27	OWN 17	6	26	Punt
3	6:36	1:10	OWN 40	3	0	Interception
3	2:45	2:20	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	13:14	0:57	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
4	7:31	2:26	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	3:54	1:09	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	0:56	0:53	OWN 38	4	-10	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:33	1:52	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	3:14	1:57	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	14:50	2:10	OPP 44	5	25	Field Goal
2	11:31	4:40	OPP 48	9	42	Field Goal
2	5:55	1:35	OPP 16	4	16	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:43	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	10:24	3:48	OWN 6	7	52	Interception
3	5:26	2:41	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
3	0:25	2:11	OWN 20	5	31	Interception
4	12:17	4:46	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
4	5:05	1:11	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	2:45	1:49	OWN 42	6	55	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bobby Floyd, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	25	90	3.60	15	1	1
Jamal Mello	5	25	5.00	8	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	20	105	5.25	24	2	1
Randy Upshaw	9	23	2.56	5	0	0
Philip Rivers	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
Clarence Kirk	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	33	16	202	1/6	2	28	2	62.9

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	33	24	223	3/19	1	20	2	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ralph Strong	5	9	30	6.00	15	12	1
WR George Gray	5	8	67	13.40	21	18	0
WR Jeremy Arora	3	6	42	14.00	1	19	1
WR Kirk Cole	2	4	35	17.50	4	24	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	6	28	28.00	9	28	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Floyd	5	8	44	8.80	20	17	0
WR Alex Upshaw	4	6	26	6.50	0	13	1
WR Brad Smith	3	3	28	9.33	0	14	0
TE Clifton Compton	3	5	25	8.33	2	16	0
WR Kevin Robinson	3	5	49	16.33	9	20	0
WR Gilbert Cusano	3	3	27	9.00	5	13	0
RB Clarence Kirk	2	2	17	8.50	17	14	0
FB Calvin Hamilton	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	0.00	0
CB Patrick Lee	1	7	7.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB James Dodge	1	22	22.00	0
S Bruce Bradley	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Jeremy Arora	1	1
Marc Bridges	1	1
Ralph Strong	1	0

Tennessee	Recov	Force
James Dodge	1	1
Edward Sanderson	0	1
Sammie Maher	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	6	259	43.2	38.0	49	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	6	319	53.2	49.0	64	5

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	5	2.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gilbert Cusano	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	4	79	19.8	0
Marc Bridges	1	21	21.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Smith	1	31	31.0	0
Tanard Jackson	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clint Ingram	7	4	0.0	29	32
S Troy Polamalu	7	3	0.0	29	34
OLB Bruce Davis	7	1	0.0	28	35
DT Pat Sims	5	0	0.0	25	20
CB Patrick Lee	4	1	0.0	23	28
DE Omar Hudson	3	0	2.0	27	34
CB Marc Bridges	3	2	0.0	17	26
ILB Edward Patterson	3	1	0.0	9	7
CB Adam Jones	3	0	0.0	28	30
CB Herb Jefferson	3	0	0.0	6	16
DT Brodrick Bunkley	2	1	0.5	29	34
S Otis Wyatt	2	2	0.0	30	31
S Tyrus Blake	2	0	0.0	5	6
DE Alonzo Baum	1	1	0.5	8	7
ILB Vernon Neale	1	2	0.0	12	13
DT Lamar Bayh	1	1	0.0	13	10
OLB Rusty Dawkins	1	1	0.0	5	1
DE Trevor Cochrane	1	0	0.0	29	32
WR George Gray	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	---	---	---

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edward Sanderson	6	2	0.0	25	33
DT Cedric Hardy	5	4	1.0	25	30
DE Quentin Moses	5	2	0.0	26	30
ILB Desmond Bishop	5	2	0.0	27	30
CB Sammie Maher	4	0	0.0	16	29
CB James Dodge	3	0	0.0	25	32
DE Conrad Wells	3	0	0.0	25	30
S Bruce Bradley	2	0	0.0	26	32
CB Monty Hueffed	2	0	0.0	27	29
S Jeff Arians	2	0	0.0	3	10
DT Deon Chandler	1	3	0.0	19	19
OLB Buster Davis	1	1	0.0	28	34
DE Erasmus James	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Brad Smith	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Alonzo Button	1	0	0.0	2	0
RB Bobby Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
DT K.C. Foster	1	0	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Omar Hudson	2.0	1	34
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.5	1	34
DE Alonzo Baum	0.5	0	7

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cedric Hardy	1.0	0	0	30
DE Quentin Moses	0.0	2	2	30
DE Conrad Wells	0.0	0	2	30
DE Vernon Maples	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	6	2	0	35
CB Patrick Lee	4	2	1	28
ILB Clint Ingram	3	0	0	32
CB Herb Jefferson	3	0	0	16
CB Adam Jones	2	1	0	30
CB Marc Bridges	2	0	0	26
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	1	34
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	0	13
S Otis Wyatt	1	0	0	31
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0	20

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammie Maher	3	2	0	29
S Edward Sanderson	3	1	0	33
CB James Dodge	2	0	1	32
S Bruce Bradley	2	0	1	32
CB Monty Hueffed	2	0	0	29
S Jeff Arians	2	0	0	10
OLB Buster Davis	1	1	0	34
ILB Desmond Bishop	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Eslinger	3	5	0	27	0	32
Chris Williams	2	7	1	24	1	30
Marty Howard	2	5	0	27	0	30
Marshal Yanda	2	4	1	29	0	27
Dominic Gardiner	1	2	0	13	0	7
J.J. Ackerman	0	3	0	20	0	30
Norbert Wells	0	2	0	15	0	7
Neal Lynn	0	1	0	5	0	10
Herman Hanks	0	1	0	3	0	4

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Murphy	2	7	27	1	31
Conrad Banerjee	2	7	16	0	15
J.C. Iafrate	2	4	32	0	36
Darnell Winslett	1	4	16	1	21
Allen Barbre	1	4	29	1	33
Roderick Andrews	1	1	1	0	1
Clifton Compton	0	1	24	0	25
Calvin Hamilton	0	1	18	0	10
Rick Determann	0	1	24	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Strong	1	22
Marc Bridges	1	12
Norbert Wells	1	6
Marty Howard	1	5

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Maher	3	14
Rico Jaime	2	16
Vernon Davis	1	19
Calvin Hamilton	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Polamalu	---	---	29	34	14	77
Ralph Strong	25	28	---	---	22	75
Bruce Davis	---	---	28	35	9	72
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	29	34	3	66
Patrick Moore	30	34	---	---	---	64
Clint Ingram	---	---	29	32	3	64
Otis Wyatt	---	---	30	31	3	64
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	29	32	3	64
Omar Hudson	---	---	27	34	3	64
Adam Jones	---	---	28	30	4	62
Marshal Yanda	29	27	---	---	6	62
Marty Howard	27	30	---	---	5	62
Greg Eslinger	27	32	---	---	1	60
George Gray	27	29	---	---	---	56
Marc Bridges	---	---	17	26	12	55
Chris Williams	24	30	---	---	---	54
Patrick Lee	---	---	23	28	3	54
J.J. Ackerman	20	30	---	---	---	50
Kirk Cole	14	21	---	---	15	50
Jeremy Arora	14	23	---	---	12	49
Pat Sims	---	---	25	20	3	48
Michael Rottinghaus	12	29	---	---	1	42
Edgar Kellum	10	11	---	---	15	36
Dominic Gardiner	13	7	---	---	16	36
Herb Jefferson	---	---	6	16	13	35
Vernon Neale	---	---	12	13	4	29
Gary Barnidge	18	5	---	---	6	29
Rusty Dawkins	---	---	5	1	22	28
Norbert Wells	15	7	---	---	6	28
Tyrus Blake	---	---	5	6	15	26
Lamar Bayh	---	---	13	10	---	23
Edward Patterson	---	---	9	7	6	22
Neal Lynn	5	10	---	---	6	21
Alonzo Baum	---	---	8	7	5	20
Lawrence Sutton	11	6	---	---	1	18
Freddie Hines	1	5	---	---	10	16
Herman Hanks	3	4	---	---	6	13
Jamal Mello	5	6	---	---	---	11
Tim Anderson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mario Houston	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Wendt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.C. Iafrate	32	36	---	---	1	69
Philip Rivers	32	36	---	---	---	68
Shawn Murphy	27	31	---	---	8	66
Alex Upshaw	25	28	---	---	10	63
Allen Barbre	29	33	---	---	---	62
Buster Davis	---	---	28	34	---	62
Edward Sanderson	---	---	25	33	1	59
Sammie Maher	---	---	16	29	14	59
Desmond Bishop	---	---	27	30	2	59
Bruce Bradley	---	---	26	32	1	59
James Dodge	---	---	25	32	1	58
Rick Determann	24	26	---	---	8	58
Quentin Moses	---	---	26	30	1	57
Clifton Compton	24	25	---	---	8	57
Cedric Hardy	---	---	25	30	1	56
Conrad Wells	---	---	25	30	1	56
Monty Hueffed	---	---	27	29	---	56
Bobby Floyd	23	30	---	---	---	53
Brad Smith	14	17	---	---	14	45
Kevin Robinson	19	25	---	---	---	44
Calvin Hamilton	18	10	---	---	14	42
Randy Upshaw	10	6	---	---	25	41
Deon Chandler	---	---	19	19	3	41
Vernon Davis	8	13	---	---	19	40
Gilbert Cusano	13	11	---	---	14	38
Conrad Banerjee	16	15	---	---	7	38
Darnell Winslett	16	21	---	---	---	37
Donald Thomas	9	11	---	---	9	29
Clarence Kirk	6	15	---	---	7	28
Tanard Jackson	---	---	5	3	17	25
Robert James	---	---	13	9	1	23
Rico Jaime	---	---	3	3	16	22
Robert Gallery	6	6	---	---	9	21
Alonzo Button	---	---	2	0	19	21
Domata Peko	---	---	12	7	---	19
Jeff Arians	---	---	3	10	4	17
Ryan Mundy	---	---	5	1	9	15
Vernon Maples	---	---	4	4	4	12
K.C. Foster	---	---	5	4	3	12
Erasmus James	---	---	5	4	2	11
David Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Korey Borders	---	---	4	1	4	9
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.J. Casper	0	0	---	---	3	3
Roderick Andrews	1	1	---	---	---	2
JaMarcus Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	45	3.8
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	13	52	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	18	89	4.9
Right	9	42	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	33	16	2	1	3	4	5	0	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	33	24	2	0	0	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	71	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	72	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	126	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ralph Strong	9	5	1	30	0	28
WR George Gray	8	5	0	67	0	29
WR Jeremy Arora	6	3	0	42	0	23
WR Michael Rottinghaus	6	1	1	28	1	29
WR Kirk Cole	4	2	1	35	1	21

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bobby Floyd	8	5	44	0	30
WR Alex Upshaw	6	4	26	0	28
TE Clifton Compton	5	3	25	0	25
WR Kevin Robinson	5	3	49	2	25
WR Brad Smith	3	3	28	0	17
WR Gilbert Cusano	3	3	27	0	11
RB Clarence Kirk	2	2	17	0	15
FB Calvin Hamilton	1	1	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	4	17	4.25	3.60
Jamal Mello	1	7	7.00	5.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	9	36	4.00	5.25
Randy Upshaw	3	5	1.67	2.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	3	2	17	5.67	6.12

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	3	23	4.60	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Arora	2	1	13	6.50	7.00
RB Ralph Strong	1	1	4	4.00	3.33

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Upshaw	2	2	12	6.00	4.33
TE Clifton Compton	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Bobby Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Gilbert Cusano	1	1	11	11.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Strong	3	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	3	0
Philip Rivers	1	1
Randy Upshaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	11	4	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ralph Strong	3	1	1
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	0	0
WR Jeremy Arora	2	2	2
WR George Gray	2	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clifton Compton	3	2	1
WR Alex Upshaw	2	1	1
WR Kevin Robinson	2	1	1
WR Gilbert Cusano	2	2	2
RB Bobby Floyd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,500)