Week 3, 2074

played in Buffalo, NY

62 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	7	7	7	-	35
Buffalo Bills	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:52 PIT - Manuel Shaw 16 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
1Q: 02:19 PIT - Drake Jongeling 9 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 11:35 BUF - Stephen Hardy 38 field goal
2Q: 07:41 BUF - Stephen Hardy 26 field goal
2Q: 03:45 PIT - Dustin Bruce 10 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 10:17 PIT - Darius Flynn 13 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 05:35 PIT - Rick Talley 51 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:52 PIT - Manuel Shaw 16 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
1Q: 02:19 PIT - Drake Jongeling 9 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 11:35 BUF - Stephen Hardy 38 field goal
2Q: 07:41 BUF - Stephen Hardy 26 field goal
2Q: 03:45 PIT - Dustin Bruce 10 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
3Q: 10:17 PIT - Darius Flynn 13 pass from Carter Caldwell (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 05:35 PIT - Rick Talley 51 run (Reginald Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics PIT BUF
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 406 289
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 6.88 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 149 113
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 6.77 4.04
Net Passing Yards 257 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 24 - 0 38 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 292 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.95 4.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 10/85
Punt Returns/Yards 7/72 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	PIT	BUF
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	406	289
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	6.88	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	149	113
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	6.77	4.04
Net Passing Yards	257	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 24 - 0	38 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	292	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.95	4.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	10/85
Punt Returns/Yards	7/72	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	4	37	Punt
1	7:53	2:10	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	3:51	1:38	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	11:29	0:59	OWN 25	3	-19	Punt
2	7:36	4:01	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:12	1:10	OWN 28	4	33	Punt
3	13:27	3:20	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
3	9:10	4:01	OWN 23	7	33	Punt
4	15:00	1:19	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	11:21	2:40	OWN 28	6	13	Punt
4	7:03	1:47	50	3	50	Touchdown
4	4:18	4:18	OWN 46	6	19	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	5:10	OWN 1	8	53	Punt
1	5:43	1:52	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	2:13	5:44	OWN 22	11	57	Field Goal
2	10:30	2:54	OPP 32	6	23	Field Goal
2	3:35	1:23	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	3	37	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 25	4	15	Fumble
3	10:07	0:57	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	5:09	5:09	OWN 2	9	34	Punt
4	13:41	2:20	OWN 25	7	5	Punt
4	8:41	1:38	OWN 34	8	16	Downs
4	5:16	0:58	OWN 25	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Carter Caldwell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dustin Bruce	9	67	7.44	42	1	0
RB Rick Talley	7	61	8.71	51	1	1
QB Carter Caldwell	4	21	5.25	7	0	0
QB Daniel Lovelace	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eric Painter	13	53	4.08	27	2
RB Abraham Cunningham	13	45	3.46	14	2
QB Nick Staton	2	15	7.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	32	24	292	5/35	4	42	0	142.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nick Staton	22	14	141	1/3	0	26	0	81.8
Tristan Prewett	16	5	38	0/0	0	15	0	40.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Darius Flynn	5	5	39	7.80	0	13	1
RB Dustin Bruce	4	5	18	4.50	10	10	1
WR Austin Fogle	4	4	71	17.75	61	38	0
WR Drake Jongeling	2	3	37	18.50	25	28	1
FB Manuel Shaw	2	4	16	8.00	13	16	1
TE Jeremy Juckett	2	3	14	7.00	0	10	0
WR Braxton Grant	2	4	59	29.50	54	42	0
TE Morris Kelsay	2	2	32	16.00	21	21	0
RB Rick Talley	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Todd Roach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Sedrick Flaherty	6	8	51	8.50	0	15
WR Gabe Farrell	5	11	56	11.20	2	20
RB Abraham Cunningham	3	3	38	12.67	24	26
WR Norman Jeffries	2	3	12	6.00	0	9
TE Mel Vance	2	7	11	5.50	1	9
WR Heath Hatfield	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Eric Painter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Donnie Kanou	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Carter Caldwell	1	0	0
S Mel Glenn	0	1	0
C Ned Lemay	0	1	0
ILB Jerald Newton	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Nick Staton	1	0	0	0
DE Brady Rauch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
T.J. McElroy	6	245	40.8	30.7	52	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Bobo	7	318	45.4	35.1	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Hicks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Hardy	2/3	0/1	0/1	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drake Jongeling	7	72	10.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Ruff	3	41	13.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Kanou	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deion Cox	8	7	0.0	28	39
S Jacob Langlois	8	0	0.0	24	37
OLB Sherman Cornell	6	4	0.0	21	21
DT Alec Hickman	4	1	1.0	23	28
ILB Andy Londerville	4	2	0.0	22	21
CB Donnell Gerdes	4	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Sedrick Rivers	4	0	0.0	15	25
DT Blaine Hickman	2	2	0.0	20	28
CB Javier Benton	2	1	0.0	28	39
CB Billy Rucker	1	2	0.0	16	26
DE Bryan Lucas	1	1	0.0	16	21
S Mel Glenn	1	1	0.0	7	7
DE Horace Goss	1	1	0.0	24	25
DT Chuck Combs	1	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Jerald Newton	0	1	0.0	7	19

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Welch	8	5	0.0	22	37
ILB Pedro Muir	8	0	0.5	15	32
DT Rusty Donaldson	5	1	0.0	16	24
S Rex Hoag	5	1	0.0	22	37
DE Brady Rauch	3	0	2.0	14	16
OLB Malcolm Woodson	3	0	1.0	19	32
CB Camden Hinderliter	3	0	0.0	9	12
DE Sergio Newton	2	0	1.0	22	36
ILB Otis Rosenkoetter	2	0	0.0	11	23
CB Mario Stone	2	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Donald Dennis	1	1	0.5	12	29
OLB Jonah Wheeler	1	0	0.0	9	8
CB Pete Banks	1	0	0.0	22	36
OLB Greg Fulton	1	0	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alec Hickman	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Blaine Hickman	0.0	1	2	1	28
DE Bryan Lucas	0.0	0	2	1	21
DE Horace Goss	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Heath Nevicosi	0.0	0	1	0	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brady Rauch	2.0	0	0	16
OLB Malcolm Woodson	1.0	1	1	32
DE Sergio Newton	1.0	1	0	36
OLB Donald Dennis	0.5	0	0	29
ILB Pedro Muir	0.5	0	0	32
S Rex Hoag	0.0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jacob Langlois	7	1	37
S Deion Cox	4	1	39
OLB Sedrick Rivers	2	1	25
CB Javier Benton	2	0	39
ILB Andy Londerville	2	0	21
OLB Sherman Cornell	1	2	21
CB Billy Rucker	1	0	26
ILB Jerald Newton	0	1	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lonnie Welch	8	0	37
ILB Pedro Muir	4	0	32
CB Camden Hinderliter	3	0	12
S Rex Hoag	3	0	37
CB Pete Banks	1	2	36
ILB Otis Rosenkoetter	1	0	23
OLB Malcolm Woodson	1	0	32
DT Rusty Donaldson	1	0	24
CB Mario Stone	1	0	26
OLB Jonah Wheeler	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Johnnie Terry	1	4	22	2	37
T Andy Stabenow	1	3	16	2	37
TE Darius Flynn	1	2	17	0	37
G Tom York	1	2	22	0	37
C Johnny Geis	1	1	6	0	0
T Alexander McGee	0	4	22	1	37
C Ned Lemay	0	1	16	0	37
T Thomas Kotter	0	1	6	0	0

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Barry Schweitzer	3	5	28	0	39
G Tyrus Bernstein	2	6	28	1	39
T Oscar Maloney	2	6	28	0	39
G Bennett Kaufmann	2	3	28	0	36
T Dean Barrett	0	3	28	0	36
TE Shaun Roman	0	2	12	0	7
TE Rusty Marty	0	1	4	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Mardeusz	1	21
Braxton Grant	1	15
Johnny Geis	1	12
Thomas Kotter	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Caswell	4	10
Sergio Parrish	1	22
Robert McDonald	1	10
Greg Fulton	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Deion Cox	---	---	28	39	3	70
CB Javier Benton	---	---	28	39	3	70
WR Braxton Grant	22	32	---	---	15	69
S Jacob Langlois	---	---	24	37	6	67
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	17	28	18	63
T Alexander McGee	22	37	---	---	---	59
G Johnnie Terry	22	37	---	---	---	59
G Tom York	22	37	---	---	---	59
C Ned Lemay	16	37	---	---	6	59
DT Blaine Hickman	---	---	20	28	10	58
TE Darius Flynn	17	37	---	---	---	54
T Andy Stabenow	16	37	---	---	---	53
DT Alec Hickman	---	---	23	28	2	53
QB Carter Caldwell	16	37	---	---	---	53
DE Horace Goss	---	---	24	25	1	50
CB Billy Rucker	---	---	16	26	3	45
WR Austin Fogle	18	26	---	---	---	44
DT Chuck Combs	---	---	15	26	3	44
TE Jeremy Juckett	9	13	---	---	22	44
ILB Andy Londerville	---	---	22	21	1	44
RB Rick Talley	10	18	---	---	15	43
OLB Sherman Cornell	---	---	21	21	1	43
OLB Sedrick Rivers	---	---	15	25	2	42
DE Bryan Lucas	---	---	16	21	1	38
WR Drake Jongeling	14	15	---	---	8	37
FB Manuel Shaw	4	17	---	---	16	37
DE Heath Nevicosi	---	---	6	16	9	31
S Mel Glenn	---	---	7	7	16	30
RB Dustin Bruce	11	19	---	---	---	30
ILB Jerald Newton	---	---	7	19	2	28
WR Todd Roach	5	3	---	---	16	24
CB Angel Dalan	---	---	9	5	8	22
OLB Shaun Mardeusz	---	---	1	0	21	22
DT Aidan Elliott	---	---	8	12	---	20
C Johnny Geis	6	0	---	---	12	18
ILB Miguel Kroinek	---	---	1	1	10	12
T Thomas Kotter	6	0	---	---	6	12
TE Morris Kelsay	0	5	---	---	6	11
WR Darrell Jeffries	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Nicolas Stevenson	---	---	0	5	1	6
C Shane Hill	0	0	---	---	6	6
P T.J. McElroy	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Reginald Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Daniel Lovelace	6	0	---	---	---	6
G Heath Markle	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Antwaan Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyrus Bernstein	28	39	---	---	10	77
S Rex Hoag	---	---	22	37	15	74
T Oscar Maloney	28	39	---	---	---	67
C Barry Schweitzer	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Bennett Kaufmann	28	36	---	---	---	64
T Dean Barrett	28	36	---	---	---	64
S Lonnie Welch	---	---	22	37	---	59
TE Sedrick Flaherty	19	39	---	---	---	58
CB Pete Banks	---	---	22	36	---	58
DE Sergio Newton	---	---	22	36	---	58
CB Mario Stone	---	---	15	26	14	55
WR Gabe Farrell	16	35	---	---	---	51
OLB Malcolm Woodson	---	---	19	32	---	51
QB Nick Staton	26	23	---	---	---	49
ILB Pedro Muir	---	---	15	32	---	47
WR Heath Hatfield	20	23	---	---	2	45
RB Eric Painter	13	13	---	---	19	45
OLB Donald Dennis	---	---	12	29	---	41
DT Rusty Donaldson	---	---	16	24	---	40
RB Abraham Cunningham	14	26	---	---	---	40
TE Shaun Roman	12	7	---	---	18	37
TE Rusty Marty	4	10	---	---	23	37
TE Mel Vance	12	21	---	---	2	35
ILB Otis Rosenkoetter	---	---	11	23	---	34
WR Norman Jeffries	9	6	---	---	17	32
WR Donnie Kanou	12	14	---	---	6	32
CB Jameson Lane	---	---	15	15	1	31
DE Brady Rauch	---	---	14	16	---	30
DE Emmitt Caswell	---	---	6	13	10	29
OLB Jonah Wheeler	---	---	9	8	12	29
WR Devin Ruff	9	1	---	---	14	24
DE Cesar Hayes	---	---	2	15	6	23
OLB Sergio Parrish	---	---	0	0	22	22
CB Camden Hinderliter	---	---	9	12	---	21
QB Tristan Prewett	2	16	---	---	---	18
CB Tre Wooldridge	---	---	2	4	12	18
OLB Greg Fulton	---	---	3	5	10	18
T Brody Kiss	0	3	---	---	10	13
DE Leland Krakowski	---	---	6	7	---	13
T Ed Burgess	0	3	---	---	10	13
P Otis Bobo	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Robert McDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Glen Harmon	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Shaun Hordorwich	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Stephen Hardy	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB T.J. Linquist	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	42	42.0
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	7	64	9.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	8	60	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	32	24	5	0	2	2	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nick Staton	22	14	2	2	0	3	3	2	0
Tristan Prewett	16	5	0	0	2	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	76	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	193	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	23	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	30	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Darius Flynn	5	5	0	39	0	37
RB Dustin Bruce	5	4	0	18	0	19
FB Manuel Shaw	4	2	1	16	0	17
WR Austin Fogle	4	4	0	71	2	26
WR Braxton Grant	4	2	0	59	1	32
WR Drake Jongeling	3	2	0	37	1	15
TE Jeremy Juckett	3	2	0	14	0	13
TE Morris Kelsay	2	2	0	32	1	5
WR Todd Roach	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Rick Talley	1	1	0	6	0	18

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	11	5	1	56	1	35
TE Sedrick Flaherty	8	6	0	51	0	39
TE Mel Vance	7	2	0	11	0	21
WR Norman Jeffries	3	2	1	12	0	6
RB Abraham Cunningham	3	3	0	38	1	26
WR Donnie Kanou	3	0	0	0	0	14
WR Heath Hatfield	2	1	0	11	0	23
RB Eric Painter	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Bruce	1	2	2.00	7.44
RB Rick Talley	1	-4	-4.00	8.71

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eric Painter	1	4	4.00	4.08
RB Abraham Cunningham	1	0	0.00	3.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	6	5	58	9.67	9.13

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nick Staton	1	0	0	0.00	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Manuel Shaw	2	1	16	8.00	4.00
TE Darius Flynn	1	1	13	13.00	7.80
WR Drake Jongeling	1	1	9	9.00	12.33
RB Dustin Bruce	1	1	10	10.00	3.60
WR Austin Fogle	1	1	10	10.00	17.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sedrick Flaherty	1	0	0	0.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carter Caldwell	2	0
RB Rick Talley	2	2
QB Daniel Lovelace	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Abraham Cunningham	2	2
QB Nick Staton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	5	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nick Staton	8	4	3
Tristan Prewett	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Darius Flynn	1	1	1
WR Todd Roach	1	0	0
FB Manuel Shaw	1	0	0
RB Rick Talley	1	1	0
WR Braxton Grant	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	6	3	2
TE Sedrick Flaherty	3	2	2
TE Mel Vance	2	0	0
WR Donnie Kanou	2	0	0
WR Norman Jeffries	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (23,100)
End Zone 14,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (23,100)
End Zone	14,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,200)