Exhibition Week 4, 2023

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:43 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 5 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:11 MIN - Frankie Sanford 7 fumble return (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 06:24 PIT - Danny Cranford 17 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 14:40 MIN - Ron Kariger 36 field goal
4Q: 07:27 PIT - Ryan Succop 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:43 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 5 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:11 MIN - Frankie Sanford 7 fumble return (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 06:24 PIT - Danny Cranford 17 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 14:40 MIN - Ron Kariger 36 field goal
4Q: 07:27 PIT - Ryan Succop 29 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 375 285
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 6.36 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 129 71
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 4.96 3.23
Net Passing Yards 246 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 39 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 246 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.45 5.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/69 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 6/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 4/128
Interception Ret./Yards 3/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:06 27:54

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	375	285
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	6.36	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	129	71
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	4.96	3.23
Net Passing Yards	246	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	39 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	246	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.45	5.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/69	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	6/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	4/128
Interception Ret./Yards	3/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:06	27:54

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	2:12	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	6:48	1:13	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
1	5:07	3:54	OWN 30	6	26	Punt
2	14:49	2:40	OWN 10	5	42	Punt
2	10:46	3:11	OPP 33	6	33	Touchdown
2	5:21	1:01	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	1:53	1:24	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	5	40	Punt
3	9:53	3:36	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:32	7:13	OWN 13	12	75	Field Goal
4	2:53	0:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 26	2	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	11:00	4:12	OWN 12	7	14	Punt
1	5:35	0:28	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
1	1:13	1:24	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	12:09	1:23	OWN 10	3	25	Interception
2	7:35	2:14	OWN 49	3	4	Punt
2	4:20	2:27	OWN 41	5	18	Punt
2	0:29	0:28	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
3	11:53	2:00	OWN 20	4	41	Punt
3	6:17	6:45	OWN 36	12	45	Field Goal
4	7:19	4:26	OWN 33	8	37	Interception
4	2:21	1:31	OWN 16	7	49	Interception

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	17	88	5.18	23	2	0
Toby Gerhardt	7	43	6.14	13	1	1
Rico Howe	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Clark	11	37	3.36	8	0
Charles Scott	10	31	3.10	15	1
Aaron Rodgers	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	33	24	246	0/0	1	31	0	103.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	21	8	101	0/0	40	1	34.0
Aaron Rodgers	16	10	96	0/0	22	1	53.1
Joe Webb	2	1	17	0/0	17	1	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	6	9	85	14.17	25	31	0
WR Danny Cranford	4	5	60	15.00	13	30	1
WR Kirk Cole	3	5	18	6.00	0	7	0
RB Herb Matich	3	4	15	5.00	6	9	0
WR Britt Wheeler	2	3	32	16.00	6	19	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	2	24	12.00	12	13	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
Unknown	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Quentin Dernbach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gino Moser	5	10	75	15.00	37	40
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	7	44	11.00	21	23
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	34	11.33	16	22
WR Shane Williams	2	4	25	12.50	3	19
RB Charles Scott	2	3	4	2.00	5	4
WR Thomas Kelly	2	6	28	14.00	0	15
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	4	4	4.00	1	4
FB A.J. Murray	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Pete Wyoming	1	9	9.00
OLB Bruce Davis	1	0	0.00
ILB Edward Patterson	1	12	12.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kirk Cole	1	0	0	0
Chris Akaka	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Clark	1	0	0	0
Frankie Sanford	0	1	0	1
Burt Cavoretto	0	1	0	0
Jon Swinton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	8	397	49.6	41.8	59	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	8	406	50.8	43.4	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	-5	-2.5	0
Marshall Robb	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	4	25	6.3	0
Sean Smith	2	-2	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	1	29	29.0	0
Ronnie White	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Wayne Calixto	2	75	37.5
Chad Neasman	1	26	26.0
Jon Swinton	1	27	27.0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Moseley	7	1	17	30
S William Moore	5	2	13	32
CB Pete Wyoming	4	1	21	38
ILB Trevor Gourdine	4	0	8	10
ILB Edward Patterson	3	2	20	38
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	1	15	26
DE George Selvie	3	1	19	32
OLB Bruce Davis	2	4	16	30
CB Marshall Robb	2	0	15	25
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	9	13
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	15	27
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	7	23
S Ronnie White	1	1	16	20
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	1	10	16
DT Norbert Briggs	0	2	13	26

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andre Poston	6	1	0.0	19	21
CB Chad Neasman	6	0	0.0	18	22
CB Jon Swinton	5	2	0.0	21	29
DE DeMario Pressley	4	1	0.0	19	27
S Allen Weber	4	1	0.0	14	15
OLB Fernando Sanford	4	0	0.0	10	13
S Tracy Sherry	2	2	0.0	14	24
S J.C. Blackwell	2	1	0.0	13	15
CB Sean Smith	2	1	0.0	16	20
CB T.J. Ward	2	1	0.0	11	18
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Cary Torres	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Louie Shaw	1	2	0.0	11	13
S Harry Anaya	1	1	0.0	16	23
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1	1	0.0	17	22
QB Aaron Rodgers	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Keith Rivers	1	0	0.0	14	14
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	0.0	7	7
RB Gerald Clark	1	0	---	---	---
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron Brace	0	2	0.0	14	16
ILB Phil Gaylor	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aaron Maybin	1	0	0	16
OLB Bruce Davis	0	1	0	30
DT Norbert Briggs	0	1	0	26
DE Chris Akaka	0	1	0	23
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0	1	0	16
DE George Selvie	0	0	1	32

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Louie Shaw	2	1	13
DE Edward Connell	1	0	10
DE Ron Brace	1	0	16
OLB Jake Givens	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Josh Moseley	5	1	0	30
CB Pete Wyoming	3	4	1	38
S William Moore	2	0	0	32
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	0	13
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0	27
ILB Trevor Gourdine	2	0	0	10
OLB Bruce Davis	1	1	1	30
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	1	38
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0	26
S Jake Ford	0	1	0	19
S Ronnie White	0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jon Swinton	5	0	29
ILB Andre Poston	4	1	21
CB Chad Neasman	4	0	22
S Allen Weber	2	2	15
CB Sean Smith	2	0	20
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	18
S Harry Anaya	1	1	23
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	17
OLB Louie Shaw	1	0	13
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	13
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rodger Saffold	4	5	24	29
Brett Hathaway	2	6	25	31
Gabe Russell	2	5	24	28
Marty Howard	2	3	25	31
Frankie Modrell	2	3	18	21
Donovan Ahern	0	1	10	16
Edwin Veldheer	0	1	3	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Benjamin Colman	2	4	19	27
Renaldo Becker	1	4	12	17
Burt Cavoretto	1	2	18	26
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	14	15
Casey Heath	0	5	14	24
A.J. Murray	0	2	8	20
Levon McIntyre	0	1	17	26
Roger George	0	1	9	29
Sam Young	0	1	10	21

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Gerhardt	4	8
Unknown	2	12
Graham Sellers	1	15
Jake Ford	1	7
William Moore	1	2
Gus Eleazer	1	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Swinton	2	16
Cary Torres	1	14
Benjamin Colman	1	9
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edward Patterson	---	---	20	38	14	72
Pete Wyoming	---	---	21	38	5	64
Marshall Robb	---	---	15	25	24	64
Rico Howe	26	33	---	---	---	59
Gabe Russell	24	28	---	---	7	59
Josh Moseley	---	---	17	30	12	59
Marty Howard	25	31	---	---	---	56
Brett Hathaway	25	31	---	---	---	56
George Gray	21	32	---	---	2	55
George Selvie	---	---	19	32	3	54
Rodger Saffold	24	29	---	---	---	53
Ronnie White	---	---	16	20	15	51
Bruce Davis	---	---	16	30	1	47
William Moore	---	---	13	32	2	47
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	15	26	4	45
Britt Wheeler	13	19	---	---	13	45
Norbert Briggs	---	---	13	26	3	42
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	15	27	---	42
Frankie Modrell	18	21	---	---	---	39
Chris Akaka	---	---	7	23	8	38
Kirk Cole	13	21	---	---	3	37
Herb Matich	19	18	---	---	---	37
Aaron Maybin	---	---	15	16	5	36
Quentin Dernbach	14	14	---	---	8	36
Danny Cranford	15	20	---	---	1	36
Donovan Ahern	10	16	---	---	9	35
Jake Ford	---	---	8	19	7	34
Graham Sellers	12	7	---	---	15	34
Irving Duvall	3	5	---	---	23	31
Antonio Fecht	8	11	---	---	9	28
Toby Gerhardt	7	13	---	---	8	28
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	10	16	---	26
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	8	10	7	25
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	9	13	---	22
Unknown	5	5	---	---	12	22
Ryan Hopkins	0	0	---	---	16	16
Herman Hanks	1	3	---	---	9	13
Edwin Veldheer	3	6	---	---	2	11
Pat Sims	---	---	3	7	---	10
Don Middleton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	8	8
Patrick Mussi	---	---	2	1	3	6
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gus Eleazer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wesley Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Swinton	---	---	21	29	16	66
Charles Scott	11	24	---	---	24	59
Benjamin Colman	19	27	---	---	9	55
Burt Cavoretto	18	26	---	---	9	53
Levon McIntyre	17	26	---	---	9	52
Shane Williams	12	25	---	---	15	52
Sean Smith	---	---	16	20	14	50
Aaron Hernandez	14	22	---	---	13	49
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	17	22	9	48
DeMario Pressley	---	---	19	27	1	47
Harry Anaya	---	---	16	23	8	47
Chad Neasman	---	---	18	22	5	45
Peter Jennings	11	25	---	---	9	45
Casey Heath	14	24	---	---	4	42
Andre Poston	---	---	19	21	1	41
Fernando Sanford	---	---	10	13	16	39
Tracy Sherry	---	---	14	24	1	39
Roger George	9	29	---	---	---	38
Jumbo Kudlacz	14	15	---	---	7	36
Allen Weber	---	---	14	15	7	36
Ron Brace	---	---	14	16	5	35
Matt Ryan	13	21	---	---	---	34
Renaldo Becker	12	17	---	---	5	34
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	8	17	8	33
Cary Torres	---	---	9	10	14	33
Gino Moser	8	22	---	---	3	33
A.J. Murray	8	20	---	---	4	32
Thomas Kelly	9	23	---	---	---	32
Sam Young	10	21	---	---	---	31
Keith Rivers	---	---	14	14	2	30
Wayne Calixto	8	14	---	---	8	30
T.J. Ward	---	---	11	18	1	30
Cole Henson	---	---	12	17	---	29
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	13	15	---	28
Aaron Rodgers	9	16	---	---	1	26
Gerald Clark	11	15	---	---	---	26
Emmitt Palmer	12	14	---	---	---	26
Louie Shaw	---	---	11	13	---	24
Jake Givens	---	---	7	7	7	21
Frankie Sanford	3	1	---	---	16	20
Edward Connell	---	---	9	10	---	19
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	7	7	4	18
Phil Gaylor	---	---	7	3	8	18
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Webb	0	2	---	---	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	5	42	8.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	33	24	3	0	0	4	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	21	8	2	1	2	6	3	1	1
Aaron Rodgers	16	10	1	0	1	2	1	0	1
Joe Webb	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	91	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	93	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	102	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	15	2.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	6	85	2	32
WR Kirk Cole	5	3	18	0	21
WR Danny Cranford	5	4	60	1	20
RB Herb Matich	4	3	15	0	18
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	32	0	19
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	2	24	0	13
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	4	0	11
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	1	0	5
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	0	0	0	14
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	3	0	7
Unknown	1	1	4	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gino Moser	10	5	1	75	1	22
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	4	0	44	1	14
WR Thomas Kelly	6	2	0	28	0	23
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	4	1	2	4	0	15
WR Shane Williams	4	2	0	25	0	25
RB Charles Scott	3	2	0	4	0	24
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	0	34	1	22
FB A.J. Murray	2	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	2	7	3.50	5.18
Toby Gerhardt	1	5	5.00	6.14

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charles Scott	2	6	3.00	3.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	5	3	28	5.60	7.45

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Cole	2	1	5	2.50	3.60
WR George Gray	1	1	6	6.00	9.44
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	10.67
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	17	17.00	12.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Charles Scott	2	1
Aaron Rodgers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	14	10	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	0	0
Aaron Rodgers	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	4	3	3
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	0
WR Britt Wheeler	2	1	1
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	0
RB Herb Matich	1	0	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	1
Unknown	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	3	0	0
WR Thomas Kelly	3	2	2
WR Gino Moser	2	0	0
WR Shane Williams	2	1	1
RB Charles Scott	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 27,600 (29,400)
End Zone 20,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine 11,500 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 17,600 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	27,600 (29,400)
End Zone	20,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine	11,500 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	17,600 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,700)