Week 12, 2024

played in Dallas, TX

37 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	10	7	0	-	31
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	9	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 PIT - Danny Cranford 28 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 01:16 PIT - Rico Howe 5 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:57 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:10 PIT - Ryan Succop 35 field goal
3Q: 08:57 PIT - Graham Sellers 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:01 DAL - Keith Bitkowski 1 run (Keith Bitkowski pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:01 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 PIT - Danny Cranford 28 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 01:16 PIT - Rico Howe 5 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:57 PIT - Herb Matich 2 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:10 PIT - Ryan Succop 35 field goal
3Q: 08:57 PIT - Graham Sellers 6 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:01 DAL - Keith Bitkowski 1 run (Keith Bitkowski pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:01 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 48 field goal

Team Statistics PIT DAL
Record 9-2 5-6
First Downs 24 11
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 347 209
- Offensive Plays 63 52
- Yards per Play 5.51 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 136 71
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 3.78 3.09
Net Passing Yards 211 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 28 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.81 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 5/52 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:25 25:35

Team Statistics	PIT	DAL
Record	9-2	5-6
First Downs	24	11
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	347	209
- Offensive Plays	63	52
- Yards per Play	5.51	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	136	71
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	3.78	3.09
Net Passing Yards	211	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	28 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	216	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.81	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	5/52	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:25	25:35

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	5:06	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
1	5:13	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	3:37	2:34	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
2	12:00	7:13	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	3:46	2:07	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
2	0:41	0:39	OPP 37	3	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:10	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
3	5:11	2:32	OWN 34	6	29	Punt
4	15:00	2:18	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	6:53	2:33	OPP 41	3	4	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
1	8:02	2:49	OWN 37	5	21	Punt
1	1:03	4:03	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
2	4:47	1:01	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	1:39	0:58	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
3	8:50	3:39	OWN 6	5	13	Punt
3	2:39	2:39	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	12:42	5:49	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	4:20	4:20	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	31	124	4.00	12	4	1
Toby Gerhardt	4	7	1.75	7	0	0
Rico Howe	1	5	5.00	5	0	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Deji Karim	13	36	2.77	11	1	0
Albert Merloni	5	15	3.00	5	0	0
Cris Lander	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
Keith Bitkowski	2	4	2.00	3	0	1
Glen Netter	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	26	17	216	1/5	2	30	0	116.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Glen Netter	11	4	28	0/0	15	44.9
Mike Teel	9	7	74	1/7	24	100.9
Keith Bitkowski	8	6	43	0/0	27	87.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Herb Matich	4	5	52	13.00	28	17	0
WR Danny Cranford	4	5	74	18.50	41	30	1
WR Kirk Cole	3	3	48	16.00	1	26	0
TE Graham Sellers	3	4	16	5.33	0	6	1
WR George Gray	2	4	18	9.00	1	10	0
WR Britt Wheeler	1	5	8	8.00	4	8	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Albert Merloni	4	4	48	12.00	19	24
RB Deji Karim	4	6	34	8.50	17	23
WR Karl Burtner	3	6	43	14.33	26	27
WR Alex Propson	2	6	4	2.00	0	4
FB Darren Hansen	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Cris Lander	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Doug Howe	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Renaldo Greene	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Garrett Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Marty Howard	0	1	0
Donovan Ahern	0	1	0
Antonio Fecht	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Burtner	1	0	0	0
C.J. Breeding	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	234	46.8	37.6	56	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Bynum	7	344	49.1	38.9	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Stubblefield	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	3	29	9.7	0
Marshall Robb	2	23	11.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Burtner	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Burtner	3	68	22.7	0
Alex Propson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ronnie White	6	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Bruce Davis	4	2	0.0	19	26
ILB Edward Patterson	4	0	0.0	20	20
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	0	0.0	6	15
DT Pat Sims	3	0	1.0	9	10
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	0.0	19	20
S Josh Moseley	2	2	0.0	16	20
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	1	0.0	12	18
S Jake Ford	2	1	0.0	20	27
S William Moore	2	0	0.0	15	19
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	0.0	14	17
DT B.J. Buckner	2	0	0.0	14	17
DT Norbert Briggs	1	2	0.0	12	12
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	0	2	0.0	5	5
CB Pete Wyoming	0	1	0.0	21	25
DT Grady Patton	0	1	0.0	8	10

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Seibert	9	0	0.0	36	27
ILB Albert Markwald	8	4	0.0	33	24
CB Patrick Robinson	5	1	0.0	30	24
S Xavier Gardner	4	3	0.0	32	25
S Barry Towns	4	1	0.0	20	15
DT David Howard	3	1	1.0	16	11
DT Louis Humphrey	3	1	0.0	35	26
DT Earnest May	3	0	0.0	19	13
S Phillip Starks	2	0	0.0	31	26
DE Kirk Laws	2	0	0.0	29	21
CB Bucky Hardy	1	2	0.0	21	14
S Martin Watson	1	2	0.0	27	22
DT C.J. Breeding	1	2	0.0	29	21
DE Bennie Unruh	1	1	0.0	15	12
OLB Jason Phillips	1	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Chris Spezzano	1	1	0.0	8	3
ILB Fred Noll	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pat Sims	1.0	0	1	0	10
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	1	1	1	17
DE Aaron Maybin	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Norbert Briggs	0.0	0	0	1	12

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT David Howard	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Louis Humphrey	0.0	1	2	1	26
DE Kirk Laws	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT C.J. Breeding	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Earnest May	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Bennie Unruh	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ronnie White	4	0	16
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	1	15
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	20
OLB Bruce Davis	2	1	26
CB Kyle Meadows	1	1	10
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	20
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	18
S William Moore	1	0	19
S Jake Ford	1	0	27
S Josh Moseley	0	1	20

Dallas	Caught	PPlay
CB Patrick Robinson	3	24
S Barry Towns	2	15
ILB Albert Markwald	2	24
OLB Phil Seibert	2	27
S Xavier Gardner	2	25
ILB Fred Noll	1	3
S Phillip Starks	1	26
OLB Jason Phillips	1	9
CB Bucky Hardy	1	14
DT Louis Humphrey	1	26
S Martin Watson	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Veldheer	5	8	27	0	22
Gabe Russell	3	6	33	1	22
Marty Howard	2	7	31	0	24
Rodger Saffold	1	4	33	0	24
Alonzo Hatcher	1	2	11	0	8
Bucky Irwin	1	1	23	0	14
Frankie Modrell	0	4	31	0	22
Graham Sellers	0	2	25	0	9
Donovan Ahern	0	1	9	0	9

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Breese	2	5	19	0	22
Cory Greer	1	4	23	0	29
Kenyon Richardson	1	1	14	1	20
Martin Baxter	0	3	20	0	25
Kendrick Meehan	0	2	9	0	9
Luther Panos	0	2	21	0	26
Teddy Freeman	0	1	2	0	3
Garrett Graham	0	1	10	0	16
Doug Howe	0	1	12	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	2	18
Juan Gaines	2	16
Antonio Fecht	1	14
Josh Moseley	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Merloni	2	21
Chris Spezzano	1	15
Darren Hansen	1	12
Deji Karim	1	1

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rico Howe	36	27	---	---	---	63
George Gray	30	25	---	---	8	63
Gabe Russell	33	22	---	---	6	61
Frankie Modrell	31	22	---	---	6	59
Herb Matich	32	25	---	---	---	57
Rodger Saffold	33	24	---	---	---	57
Marty Howard	31	24	---	---	---	55
Bucky Irwin	23	14	---	---	18	55
Britt Wheeler	26	24	---	---	2	52
Edwin Veldheer	27	22	---	---	---	49
Pete Wyoming	---	---	21	25	2	48
Jake Ford	---	---	20	27	1	48
Josh Moseley	---	---	16	20	12	48
Bruce Davis	---	---	19	26	2	47
Danny Cranford	16	17	---	---	8	41
Edward Patterson	---	---	20	20	---	40
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	19	20	1	40
Graham Sellers	25	9	---	---	4	38
Aaron Maybin	---	---	15	21	1	37
William Moore	---	---	15	19	2	36
B.J. Buckner	---	---	14	17	5	36
Kirk Cole	9	11	---	---	14	34
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	12	18	4	34
Chris Akaka	---	---	14	17	2	33
Ronnie White	---	---	14	16	2	32
Antonio Fecht	12	5	---	---	14	31
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	6	15	8	29
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	7	3	18	28
Gus Eleazer	3	3	---	---	21	27
Alonzo Hatcher	11	8	---	---	6	25
Juan Gaines	---	---	2	7	16	25
Norbert Briggs	---	---	12	12	---	24
Donovan Ahern	9	9	---	---	6	24
Grady Patton	---	---	8	10	6	24
Kyle Meadows	---	---	5	10	8	23
Pat Sims	---	---	9	10	---	19
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	5	5	7	17
Don Middleton	5	4	---	---	6	15
Toby Gerhardt	4	2	---	---	6	12
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	5	5
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	1	2	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Starks	---	---	31	26	11	68
Louis Humphrey	---	---	35	26	5	66
Martin Watson	---	---	27	22	16	65
Phil Seibert	---	---	36	27	1	64
Cory Greer	23	29	---	---	8	60
Albert Markwald	---	---	33	24	1	58
Xavier Gardner	---	---	32	25	1	58
Kirk Laws	---	---	29	21	6	56
Patrick Robinson	---	---	30	24	1	55
C.J. Breeding	---	---	29	21	1	51
Karl Burtner	15	24	---	---	9	48
Luther Panos	21	26	---	---	---	47
Alex Propson	18	22	---	---	5	45
Martin Baxter	20	25	---	---	---	45
Bucky Hardy	---	---	21	14	8	43
Dean Breese	19	22	---	---	---	41
Albert Merloni	8	12	---	---	21	41
Garrett Graham	10	16	---	---	15	41
Doug Howe	12	18	---	---	9	39
Deji Karim	18	18	---	---	1	37
Barry Towns	---	---	20	15	1	36
Kenyon Richardson	14	20	---	---	---	34
Earnest May	---	---	19	13	---	32
Darren Hansen	11	8	---	---	12	31
David Howard	---	---	16	11	2	29
Bennie Unruh	---	---	15	12	---	27
Cris Lander	12	15	---	---	---	27
Kendrick Meehan	9	9	---	---	8	26
Chris Spezzano	---	---	8	3	15	26
Renaldo Greene	2	3	---	---	19	24
Glen Netter	9	11	---	---	---	20
Jason Phillips	---	---	11	9	---	20
Bobby Eddy	8	8	---	---	3	19
Les Newhart	7	11	---	---	---	18
Keith Bitkowski	10	8	---	---	---	18
Mike Teel	4	10	---	---	1	15
Fred Noll	---	---	3	3	8	14
Teddy Freeman	2	3	---	---	8	13
Carleton Mitchell	1	1	---	---	10	12
Darryl Sharpton	---	---	0	0	10	10
Ryan Clady	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric McElroy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brant Bynum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edgar Stubblefield	0	0	---	---	3	3
Daniel Brazinski	---	---	1	1	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	15	60	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	14	28	2.0
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	26	17	3	0	1	0	6	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck
Glen Netter	11	4	0	1	3	2	0
Mike Teel	9	7	2	0	0	2	2
Keith Bitkowski	8	6	1	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	116	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	21	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	56	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	55	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	30	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Britt Wheeler	5	1	1	8	0	24
RB Herb Matich	5	4	0	52	0	25
WR Danny Cranford	5	4	0	74	2	17
WR George Gray	4	2	0	18	0	25
TE Graham Sellers	4	3	0	16	0	9
WR Kirk Cole	3	3	0	48	1	11

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Burtner	6	3	0	43	1	24
RB Deji Karim	6	4	0	34	1	18
WR Alex Propson	6	2	1	4	0	22
RB Albert Merloni	4	4	0	48	1	12
FB Darren Hansen	2	1	0	9	0	8
RB Cris Lander	1	1	0	-1	0	15
TE Garrett Graham	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Doug Howe	1	1	0	4	0	18
WR Renaldo Greene	1	1	0	4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	3	9	3.00	4.00
Rico Howe	1	5	5.00	5.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deji Karim	2	14	7.00	2.77
Keith Bitkowski	2	4	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	5	4	26	5.20	8.31

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham Sellers	2	2	12	6.00	4.00
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	6	3.00	14.80
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	8	8.00	1.60

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Lander	2	2
Glen Netter	1	0
Albert Merloni	1	0
Deji Karim	1	1
Keith Bitkowski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	10	7	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	3	1	0
Mike Teel	3	2	1
Keith Bitkowski	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	3	2	1
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	3
WR Britt Wheeler	2	0	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	1
RB Herb Matich	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Burtner	3	2	1
RB Albert Merloni	2	2	1
RB Deji Karim	2	1	1
FB Darren Hansen	1	0	0
WR Alex Propson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (20,900)
End Zone 12,000 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (13,300)
Club Seats 10,500 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (20,900)
End Zone	12,000 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (13,300)
Club Seats	10,500 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,000)