Week 12, 2018

played in Pittsburgh, PA

35 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	6	7	6	-	22
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 PIT - Ralph Strong 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Oliver Williams 31 field goal
2Q: 12:00 ATL - Oliver Williams 20 field goal
2Q: 05:03 PIT - Ryan Succop 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Oliver Williams 38 field goal
3Q: 08:24 ATL - Damon Ramirez 17 fumble return (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 07:07 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 01:04 PIT - George Gray 25 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:06 PIT - Ryan Succop 18 field goal
4Q: 03:02 ATL - Eddie Royal 9 pass from Xavier Canales (Lorenzo Booker run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:43 PIT - Ralph Strong 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 05:42 ATL - Oliver Williams 31 field goal
2Q: 12:00 ATL - Oliver Williams 20 field goal
2Q: 05:03 PIT - Ryan Succop 21 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Oliver Williams 38 field goal
3Q: 08:24 ATL - Damon Ramirez 17 fumble return (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 07:07 PIT - Ralph Strong 4 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 01:04 PIT - George Gray 25 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:06 PIT - Ryan Succop 18 field goal
4Q: 03:02 ATL - Eddie Royal 9 pass from Xavier Canales (Lorenzo Booker run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 5-6 8-3
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 280 460
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 4.38 7.19
Net Rushing Yards 61 196
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 3.59 5.94
Net Passing Yards 219 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 0 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 8.52
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 4.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/39 6/69
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 5/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:19 30:41

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	5-6	8-3
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	280	460
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	4.38	7.19
Net Rushing Yards	61	196
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	3.59	5.94
Net Passing Yards	219	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 0	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	8.52
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	4.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/39	6/69
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	5/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 19
Time of Possession	29:19	30:41

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	4:03	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
1	1:29	4:36	OWN 42	8	55	Field Goal
2	4:58	3:03	OWN 30	10	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
3	10:01	1:37	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	6:59	2:22	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	0:52	3:51	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
4	10:33	1:32	OWN 45	3	-10	Punt
4	7:01	4:05	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	5:34	4:05	OWN 20	8	47	Interception
2	11:53	6:55	OWN 30	12	66	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 16	5	26	Half
3	11:44	1:43	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:24	0:10	OWN 12	1	5	Fumble
3	8:14	1:15	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
3	4:37	3:45	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	12:01	1:28	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	9:01	2:00	OWN 29	6	70	Field Goal
4	2:56	2:56	OWN 12	8	23	Game

Game MVP: Ralph Strong, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zach Huffman	10	30	3.00	9	0
Lorenzo Booker	5	24	4.80	10	1
Xavier Canales	1	3	3.00	3	0
Brian Leonard	1	4	4.00	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	26	155	5.96	71	1	1
Jamal Mello	5	37	7.40	12	1	0
Patrick Moore	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Canales	43	25	247	4/28	1	30	0	82.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	30	21	269	1/5	2	64	1	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Moe Looper	6	10	57	9.50	13	13	0
WR Dave Allison	3	6	23	7.67	2	10	0
FB Brian Leonard	3	4	10	3.33	0	5	0
RB Zach Huffman	3	6	28	9.33	22	20	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	5	36	12.00	1	15	1
TE Jason Pociask	2	2	41	20.50	0	30	0
WR Everett Wiggins	2	3	15	7.50	1	10	0
WR Bob Brown	2	3	17	8.50	0	14	0
TE Lester Allen	1	3	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Paul Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	9	16	162	18.00	36	64	1
WR Michael Rottinghaus	4	4	49	12.25	6	21	0
RB Ralph Strong	3	4	19	6.33	2	8	1
TE Gary Barnidge	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Kirk Cole	2	3	25	12.50	0	21	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dean Willis	1	17	17.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zach Huffman	2	0	0	0
Damon Ramirez	0	1	0	1
Kelly Fortier	0	1	0	0
Eddie Royal	0	1	0	0
Chuck Ward	0	0	1	0
Julio Baker	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamal Mello	2	0	0
Chris Williams	0	1	0
Bryant Turnbull	0	0	1
William Moore	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Barlow	5	224	44.8	40.4	59	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	2	104	52.0	50.5	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Cowan	2	3	1.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	2	51	25.5	0
Malcolm Kelly	1	24	24.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	4	70	17.5	0
William Moore	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bart Shea	8	1	0.0	23	23
CB Chad Neasman	8	1	0.0	32	29
S Julio Baker	7	0	0.0	23	27
DT J.J. Wirthel	6	3	0.0	32	30
CB Brady Al Shawa	6	1	0.0	23	26
CB Calvin Borders	3	2	0.0	30	31
DT Jon Dupre	2	1	1.0	16	10
S Tom Zhao	2	2	0.0	29	30
ILB Damon Ramirez	2	1	0.0	30	29
S Dana Washington	2	0	0.0	10	5
DE Chuck Ward	1	1	0.0	19	19
DE Jason Lynch	1	1	0.0	27	27
ILB Dean Willis	1	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Bill Erickson	1	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Shawn Crable	0	2	0.0	31	30
CB Leslie Cotter	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	8	3	0.5	17	46
S William Moore	6	1	0.0	13	38
CB Adam Jones	5	0	0.0	14	44
S Bryant Turnbull	4	2	0.0	15	44
CB Patrick Lee	4	0	0.0	16	39
ILB Edward Patterson	4	0	0.0	16	44
ILB Vernon Neale	3	0	0.0	5	15
DT Brodrick Bunkley	2	2	1.0	16	42
DT Pat Sims	2	3	0.5	15	36
S Otis Wyatt	2	0	0.0	17	42
DE Trevor Cochrane	1	2	1.5	14	42
DE Alonzo Baum	1	0	0.5	11	21
CB Herb Jefferson	1	1	0.0	6	18
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Carl Brill	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	---	---	---
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	0.0	4	13
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0	1	0.0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jon Dupre	1.0	0	0	10
DE Damon Bromell	0.0	1	0	6
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	1	30
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	0	1	27

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trevor Cochrane	1.5	2	2	0	42
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1.0	0	2	2	42
DT Pat Sims	0.5	0	2	1	36
OLB Bruce Davis	0.5	0	1	0	46
DE Alonzo Baum	0.5	0	0	0	21
S Bryant Turnbull	0.0	0	1	0	44
CB Patrick Lee	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Omar Hudson	0.0	0	1	0	13
ILB Edward Patterson	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bart Shea	6	0	0	23
CB Calvin Borders	4	0	0	31
CB Brady Al Shawa	4	0	0	26
S Julio Baker	3	0	0	27
CB Chad Neasman	2	1	0	29
S Tom Zhao	2	0	0	30
OLB Shawn Crable	0	1	0	30
ILB Dean Willis	0	0	1	3

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Adam Jones	4	0	44
CB Patrick Lee	4	0	39
S William Moore	4	0	38
ILB Vernon Neale	3	1	15
OLB Bruce Davis	3	0	46
S Otis Wyatt	2	1	42
ILB Edward Patterson	2	0	44
S Bryant Turnbull	1	0	44
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	5
CB Herb Jefferson	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Davin Joseph	3	5	14	0	41
Wesley Covington	1	3	17	0	47
Kelly Fortier	0	4	17	1	41
Mike Pollak	0	3	15	1	46
Brian Boone	0	1	5	0	13
Leon Horowitz	0	0	17	2	47

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Williams	4	8	26	0	29
Marshal Yanda	3	6	31	0	29
Greg Eslinger	2	6	24	0	21
J.J. Ackerman	2	4	23	0	23
Neal Lynn	1	2	12	1	13
Gary Barnidge	1	1	9	0	9
Norbert Wells	0	2	15	0	9
Marty Howard	0	1	29	0	28
Dominic Gardiner	0	1	21	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Washington	3	11
Andy Cowan	1	21
Julio Baker	1	17
Paul Williams	1	16
Brian Leonard	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Cobb	3	13
Dominic Gardiner	1	16
Marc Bridges	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wesley Covington	17	47	---	---	8	72
Chad Neasman	---	---	32	29	6	67
Julio Baker	---	---	23	27	17	67
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	23	26	17	66
Xavier Canales	17	47	---	---	---	64
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	32	30	2	64
Leon Horowitz	17	47	---	---	---	64
Davin Joseph	14	41	---	---	8	63
Calvin Borders	---	---	30	31	2	63
Shawn Crable	---	---	31	30	2	63
Damon Ramirez	---	---	30	29	2	61
Mike Pollak	15	46	---	---	---	61
Tom Zhao	---	---	29	30	2	61
Kelly Fortier	17	41	---	---	1	59
Jason Lynch	---	---	27	27	2	56
Bart Shea	---	---	23	23	9	55
Eddie Royal	12	37	---	---	---	49
Zach Huffman	10	33	---	---	---	43
Jason Pociask	7	19	---	---	14	40
Brian Leonard	9	19	---	---	11	39
Moe Looper	13	26	---	---	---	39
Chuck Ward	---	---	19	19	1	39
Everett Wiggins	9	23	---	---	2	34
Dave Allison	6	21	---	---	6	33
Lester Allen	3	10	---	---	19	32
Les Fincher	3	13	---	---	15	31
Jon Dupre	---	---	16	10	4	30
Dana Washington	---	---	10	5	11	26
Brian Boone	5	13	---	---	7	25
Bob Brown	6	19	---	---	---	25
Paul Williams	1	7	---	---	16	24
Andy Cowan	0	0	---	---	21	21
Jason Phillips	---	---	6	3	11	20
Dean Willis	---	---	8	3	6	17
Bill Erickson	---	---	10	4	2	16
Malcolm Kelly	0	3	---	---	13	16
Leslie Cotter	---	---	5	8	---	13
Lorenzo Booker	6	5	---	---	1	12
Damon Bromell	---	---	4	6	---	10
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Burt Cavoretto	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clay Barlow	0	0	---	---	5	5
Claude Wroten	---	---	2	1	1	4
Brandon Flowers	---	---	3	0	---	3
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrone McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Davis	---	---	17	46	14	77
Ralph Strong	28	21	---	---	20	69
William Moore	---	---	13	38	17	68
Patrick Moore	33	31	---	---	---	64
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	15	44	4	63
Marshal Yanda	31	29	---	---	3	63
Edward Patterson	---	---	16	44	3	63
Adam Jones	---	---	14	44	4	62
Otis Wyatt	---	---	17	42	2	61
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	16	42	2	60
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	14	42	3	59
Patrick Lee	---	---	16	39	4	59
George Gray	29	30	---	---	---	59
Marty Howard	29	28	---	---	---	57
Dominic Gardiner	21	19	---	---	16	56
Chris Williams	26	29	---	---	---	55
Pat Sims	---	---	15	36	4	55
Kirk Cole	23	25	---	---	5	53
Greg Eslinger	24	21	---	---	2	47
J.J. Ackerman	23	23	---	---	---	46
Dominique Edison	12	17	---	---	16	45
Michael Rottinghaus	13	14	---	---	15	42
Herb Jefferson	---	---	6	18	17	41
Alonzo Baum	---	---	11	21	6	38
Brandon Hansen	15	9	---	---	13	37
Gary Barnidge	9	9	---	---	13	31
Neal Lynn	12	13	---	---	4	29
Norbert Wells	15	9	---	---	4	28
Vernon Neale	---	---	5	15	3	23
Omar Hudson	---	---	4	13	6	23
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	2	14	5	21
Lawrence Sutton	10	6	---	---	3	19
Marc Bridges	---	---	1	7	10	18
Chris Cobb	---	---	1	1	13	15
Clint Ingram	---	---	1	5	6	12
Jamal Mello	5	5	---	---	1	11
Herman Hanks	5	3	---	---	3	11
Thurman Skuratovsky	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jermaine McClennan	---	---	2	3	1	6
Carl Brill	---	---	1	3	---	4
Glenn Maier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bryce Ogbogu	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	89	8.9
Middle	10	52	5.2
Right	12	56	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Canales	43	25	3	1	1	2	12	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	30	21	4	1	2	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	107	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	50	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	92	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	124	20.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Moe Looper	10	6	0	57	0	26
WR Dave Allison	6	3	0	23	0	21
RB Zach Huffman	6	3	1	28	1	33
WR Eddie Royal	5	3	0	36	0	37
FB Brian Leonard	4	3	0	10	0	19
WR Everett Wiggins	3	2	0	15	0	23
TE Lester Allen	3	1	0	20	1	10
WR Bob Brown	3	2	0	17	0	19
TE Jason Pociask	2	2	0	41	1	19
WR Paul Williams	1	0	0	0	0	7

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	16	9	2	162	2	30
RB Ralph Strong	4	3	0	19	0	21
WR Michael Rottinghaus	4	4	0	49	1	14
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	0	25	1	25
TE Gary Barnidge	2	2	0	7	0	9
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	0	7	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Booker	1	6	6.00	4.80
Zach Huffman	1	0	0.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	4	9	2.25	5.96
Jamal Mello	1	4	4.00	7.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Canales	5	4	36	7.20	5.74

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	7	5	32	4.57	8.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	24	12.00	7.20
WR Dave Allison	1	1	8	8.00	3.83
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	4	4.00	4.67
WR Bob Brown	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Strong	3	2	11	3.67	4.75
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	2	17	8.50	12.25
WR George Gray	1	0	0	0.00	10.13
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	4	4.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Booker	2	1
Zach Huffman	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Moore	2	1
Ralph Strong	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Canales	7	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	0
WR Dave Allison	1	1	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	1
TE Lester Allen	1	0	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	0	0
WR Bob Brown	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	3	2
RB Ralph Strong	2	1	1
WR George Gray	2	1	1
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	1

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

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