Week 14, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	0	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 PIT - George Gray 13 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 01:58 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 13 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 09:27 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 10 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 10:34 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:00 PIT - George Gray 13 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 01:58 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 13 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 09:27 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 10 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 10:34 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 7-6 7-6
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 179 460
- Offensive Plays 59 84
- Yards per Play 3.03 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 48 132
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards per Rush 2.29 5.74
Net Passing Yards 131 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 17 - 1 57 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 148 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 3.45 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 12/94
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 5/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:13 33:47

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	7-6	7-6
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	179	460
- Offensive Plays	59	84
- Yards per Play	3.03	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	48	132
- Rushing Attempts	21	23
- Yards per Rush	2.29	5.74
Net Passing Yards	131	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 17 - 1	57 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	148	349
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	3.45	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	12/94
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	5/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:13	33:47

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	0:34	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
1	8:53	2:52	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
1	5:02	3:10	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	9:18	0:29	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
2	7:27	2:07	OWN 4	6	14	Punt
2	2:17	0:57	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
3	10:56	3:56	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	4:07	2:13	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	1:08	1:01	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	10:29	3:29	OWN 27	6	18	Punt
4	5:26	1:44	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	3:03	1:12	OPP 45	3	4	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	3	-4	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 20	6	54	Missed FG
1	10:53	2:00	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
1	6:01	0:59	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
1	1:52	7:34	OWN 29	17	71	Touchdown
2	8:49	1:22	OPP 10	4	6	Downs
2	5:20	3:03	OWN 32	11	53	Missed FG
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 10	3	-1	Half
3	12:38	1:42	OWN 47	5	16	Punt
3	7:00	2:53	OWN 20	9	41	Punt
3	1:54	0:46	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
3	0:07	4:38	OWN 21	9	58	Field Goal
4	7:00	1:34	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
4	3:42	0:39	OWN 20	3	25	Interception
4	1:51	1:12	OWN 6	7	74	Downs

Game MVP: Sen'Derrick Marks, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Toby Gerhardt	13	38	2.92	9
Rico Howe	4	4	1.00	8
Gus Eleazer	4	6	1.50	3

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	17	102	6.00	15	2	0
Irving Duvall	6	30	5.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	35	17	148	3/17	2	15	1	67.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	57	27	349	4/21	1	38	1	65.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	6	9	45	7.50	12	13	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	4	6	36	9.00	8	15	1
WR Kirk Cole	2	7	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Britt Wheeler	2	2	23	11.50	3	13	0
WR Danny Cranford	2	6	23	11.50	0	13	0
TE Graham Sellers	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Todd Kerr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	8	19	163	20.38	46	38	0
WR Joey Sadler	7	11	75	10.71	23	19	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	6	10	62	10.33	19	30	1
RB Nicky Winters	2	3	15	7.50	2	9	0
TE Frankie Sanford	2	4	14	7.00	1	11	0
WR Darnell Mathis	2	4	20	10.00	3	14	0
RB Irving Duvall	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Thomas Kelly	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	12	12.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.C. Blackwell	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rico Howe	1	0	0	0
Rodger Saffold	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnnie Fulton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	10	482	48.2	41.5	57	5

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	6	278	46.3	35.3	59	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/3	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	3	26	8.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Winters	5	27	5.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	3	90	30.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Scott	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Moseley	9	2	0.0	20	53
S Jake Ford	7	1	0.0	15	44
OLB Juan Gaines	5	3	0.0	18	45
S William Moore	5	0	0.0	12	26
ILB Edward Patterson	4	3	0.0	20	53
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	0	0.0	20	56
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	1	1.5	15	39
DE George Selvie	3	0	0.5	17	47
CB Peter Gaylor	3	1	0.0	14	44
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	1	0.0	17	46
OLB Rondell Kurtz	2	0	0.0	5	20
CB Kyle Meadows	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Chris Akaka	1	1	1.5	14	38
DE Aaron Maybin	1	1	0.5	16	34
DT B.J. Buckner	1	1	0.0	14	30
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bruce Davis	0	1	0.0	11	19
DT Grady Patton	0	1	0.0	13	48
ILB Ron Lazer	0	1	0.0	5	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fernando Sanford	5	2	0.0	18	33
S Allen Weber	4	3	0.0	18	35
DT Johnnie Fulton	3	0	0.5	3	16
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	2	0.0	17	25
S Harry Anaya	3	1	0.0	7	14
CB T.J. Ward	3	0	0.0	15	26
DE DeMario Pressley	2	0	1.0	8	17
S J.C. Blackwell	2	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Keith Rivers	2	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Walt Causey	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Deron Rice	1	0	1.0	14	25
CB Daniel Bronson	1	1	0.0	14	26
WR Joey Sadler	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Rich Goeas	1	0	0.0	4	10
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0.0	5	10
ILB Leo Foulke	1	0	0.0	4	13
DT Darryl Ortmeier	1	0	0.0	16	19
DT Kyle Delong	0	1	0.5	9	25
DE Ron Brace	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Akaka	1.5	1	0	0	38
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1.5	0	2	1	39
DE George Selvie	0.5	0	5	1	47
DE Aaron Maybin	0.5	0	1	0	34
ILB Edward Patterson	0.0	0	1	0	53
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	1	0	48

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deron Rice	1.0	1	0	25
DE DeMario Pressley	1.0	0	1	17
DT Kyle Delong	0.5	1	0	25
DT Johnnie Fulton	0.5	1	0	16
CB T.J. Ward	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Josh Moseley	6	0	0	53
S Jake Ford	4	5	0	44
OLB Juan Gaines	4	1	0	45
CB Peter Gaylor	3	1	0	44
ILB Edward Patterson	2	2	0	53
S William Moore	2	1	0	26
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	1	0	46
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	1	56
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	1	0	20
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	0	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harry Anaya	3	0	0	14
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0	10
S Allen Weber	2	0	0	35
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	0	26
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	2	0	25
S J.C. Blackwell	1	1	1	30
CB Daniel Bronson	1	1	0	26
OLB Keith Rivers	1	0	0	12
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	0	33
ILB Leo Foulke	1	0	0	13
DT Johnnie Fulton	1	0	0	16
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	0	5
DE Ron Brace	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Modrell	1	6	16	0	30
Marty Howard	1	3	21	0	36
Edwin Veldheer	0	2	18	1	30
Rodger Saffold	0	2	19	0	37
Gabe Russell	0	1	18	1	35
Antonio Fecht	0	1	6	0	10
Donovan Ahern	0	1	6	0	8
Graham Sellers	0	1	7	0	13
Alonzo Hatcher	0	0	4	1	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie McDaniel	2	4	1	23	1	61
Benjamin Colman	2	4	0	16	0	41
Casey Heath	2	3	1	20	0	54
Renaldo Becker	2	3	0	23	0	61
Harry Battle	1	2	0	13	2	31
Sam Young	1	2	0	17	1	50
Frankie Sanford	1	1	0	9	0	33
A.J. Murray	0	2	0	8	0	25
Jimmy Concepcion	0	1	0	3	0	7
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	19	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Eleazer	2	22
William Moore	2	18
Donovan Ahern	1	10
Don Middleton	1	10
Toby Gerhardt	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Banks	4	11
Marc Scott	1	15
Joey Sadler	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	20	56	3	79
Edward Patterson	---	---	20	53	3	76
Josh Moseley	---	---	20	53	1	74
Juan Gaines	---	---	18	45	4	67
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	17	46	3	66
George Selvie	---	---	17	47	1	65
Grady Patton	---	---	13	48	4	65
Peter Gaylor	---	---	14	44	6	64
Gabe Russell	18	35	---	---	9	62
Jake Ford	---	---	15	44	2	61
Rico Howe	21	38	---	---	---	59
Aaron Maybin	---	---	16	34	9	59
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	15	39	5	59
George Gray	17	34	---	---	7	58
Toby Gerhardt	17	32	---	---	9	58
Marty Howard	21	36	---	---	---	57
William Moore	---	---	12	26	18	56
Rodger Saffold	19	37	---	---	---	56
Chris Akaka	---	---	14	38	2	54
Edwin Veldheer	18	30	---	---	---	48
Frankie Modrell	16	30	---	---	1	47
B.J. Buckner	---	---	14	30	1	45
Kirk Cole	13	20	---	---	11	44
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	5	20	18	43
Kyle Meadows	---	---	7	21	14	42
Britt Wheeler	14	27	---	---	---	41
Bucky Irwin	10	11	---	---	19	40
Gus Eleazer	5	11	---	---	22	38
Danny Cranford	14	23	---	---	---	37
Bruce Davis	---	---	11	19	3	33
Antonio Fecht	6	10	---	---	16	32
Graham Sellers	7	13	---	---	6	26
Donovan Ahern	6	8	---	---	10	24
Alonzo Hatcher	4	9	---	---	10	23
Todd Kerr	2	9	---	---	11	22
Ron Lazer	---	---	5	8	4	17
Archie Roberts	3	3	---	---	10	16
Don Middleton	0	2	---	---	10	12
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Lynn	---	---	0	0	4	4
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deon Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Renaldo Becker	23	61	---	---	9	93
Frankie McDaniel	23	61	---	---	9	93
Emmitt Palmer	23	61	---	---	1	85
Matt Ryan	23	61	---	---	---	84
Aaron Hernandez	19	49	---	---	13	81
Casey Heath	20	54	---	---	4	78
Nicky Winters	17	44	---	---	13	74
Sam Young	17	50	---	---	---	67
Joey Sadler	14	43	---	---	9	66
Frankie Sanford	9	33	---	---	22	64
Benjamin Colman	16	41	---	---	---	57
Harry Battle	13	31	---	---	9	53
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	19	30	4	53
Allen Weber	---	---	18	35	---	53
Fernando Sanford	---	---	18	33	---	51
Alex Banks	---	---	13	26	11	50
Daniel Bronson	---	---	14	26	4	44
Deron Rice	---	---	14	25	4	43
Phil Gaylor	---	---	17	25	---	42
T.J. Ward	---	---	15	26	---	41
A.J. Murray	8	25	---	---	5	38
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	16	19	3	38
Ron Brace	---	---	7	13	16	36
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	13	21	2	36
Kyle Delong	---	---	9	25	1	35
Harry Anaya	---	---	7	14	13	34
DeMario Pressley	---	---	8	17	7	32
Victor Williamson	7	8	---	---	16	31
Keith Rivers	---	---	11	12	6	29
Thomas Kelly	6	8	---	---	15	29
Irving Duvall	6	17	---	---	3	26
Tracy Sherry	---	---	5	10	11	26
Ernie Downs	---	---	12	13	---	25
Leo Foulke	---	---	4	13	6	23
Darnell Mathis	6	17	---	---	---	23
Andre Poston	---	---	1	4	17	22
Johnnie Fulton	---	---	3	16	---	19
Jimmy Concepcion	3	7	---	---	8	18
Rich Goeas	---	---	4	10	2	16
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	15	15
Walt Causey	---	---	3	5	2	10
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Levon Procop	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	3	14	4.7
Right	8	20	2.5
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	35	17	0	3	5	5	4	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	57	27	5	3	3	12	10	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	57	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	91	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	110	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	10	158	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	81	11.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	6	1	45	34
WR Kirk Cole	7	2	2	10	20
WR Danny Cranford	6	2	2	23	23
RB Toby Gerhardt	6	4	0	36	32
TE Graham Sellers	3	1	0	11	13
WR Britt Wheeler	2	2	0	23	27
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0	0	10
WR Todd Kerr	1	0	0	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	19	8	0	163	4	61
WR Joey Sadler	11	7	1	75	0	43
TE Aaron Hernandez	10	6	0	62	1	49
TE Frankie Sanford	4	2	0	14	0	33
WR Darnell Mathis	4	2	1	20	0	17
RB Nicky Winters	3	2	0	15	0	44
RB Irving Duvall	3	0	1	0	0	17
WR Thomas Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irving Duvall	1	0	0.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	3	2	26	8.67	4.23

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	12	3	27	2.25	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	1	13	13.00	5.00
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	13	13.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	3	0	0	0.00	8.58
WR Joey Sadler	2	1	6	3.00	6.82
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	1	10	5.00	6.20
TE Frankie Sanford	2	1	11	5.50	3.50
RB Nicky Winters	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Irving Duvall	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Thomas Kelly	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Howe	2	0
Toby Gerhardt	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	3	2
Irving Duvall	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	13	8	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	4	2	0
WR Britt Wheeler	2	2	2
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	1
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	1
WR Todd Kerr	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Sadler	4	3	3
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	2	1
WR Thomas Kelly	2	0	0
RB Irving Duvall	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,700)