| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Deon Prior kicked off 60 yards from the PIT30. Trevor Simms returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Neal Baxter. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (1Q: 14:38) Butch Medsker ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Edward May. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| 2-5-MIN41 (1Q: 14:08) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter. Simms gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 13:34) Jake Locker sacked by DE Melvin Ingram and DE Edward May for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Boyer. |
| 2-17-MIN43 (1Q: 13:00) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Harold Wilkerson for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilkerson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-PIT46 (1Q: 12:19) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harold Wilkerson. DT Renaldo Jeffries hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-6-PIT46 (1Q: 12:10) J.T. Welch punted 37 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 2 yards to the PIT11. Tackled by Roderick Hutton. |
| 1-10-PIT11 (1Q: 12:03) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Jamie Lowe, assisted by S Roderick Hutton. Key block delivered by Chris Tenney. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (1Q: 11:36) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley, assisted by DE Jamie Lowe. |
| 2-7-PIT25 (1Q: 11:02) Jake Hoard ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley, assisted by S Matt Johnson. Key block delivered by James Brewer. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (1Q: 10:32) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Trent Schroeder, assisted by S Matt Johnson. |
| 2-9-PIT35 (1Q: 09:55) Jake Hoard ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jamie Lowe, assisted by DT Mark Chun. |
| 3-3-PIT41 (1Q: 09:25) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Chun. Key block delivered by James Brewer. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (1Q: 08:44) Rickey Gordon pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Vincent Donaldson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-13-PIT44 (1Q: 08:21) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-PIT44 (1Q: 08:15) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley. Hamilton gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (1Q: 07:38) Rickey Gordon pass was dropped by WR Eddie Dawkins. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (1Q: 07:27) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 15 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Kerr. Sermon gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 06:51) Toby Sermon ran a reverse around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Kerr, assisted by DT Trent Schroeder. Key block delivered by Dixon McCumber. |
| 2-3-MIN13 (1Q: 06:23) Jake Hoard ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Vinny Curry. |
| 3-7-MIN17 (1Q: 05:48) Rickey Gordon sacked by DE Vinny Curry for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Harry Soliday. |
| 4-12-MIN22 (1Q: 05:21) Deon Prior attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 05:16) Deon Prior kicked off 60 yards from the PIT30. Trevor Simms returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN37. Tackled by Jake Hoard. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (1Q: 04:54) Jake Locker sacked by OLB Johnnie Bryant for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ronnie Coffey. The ball was fumbled and recovered by PIT Tahir Whitehead on the MIN31. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (1Q: 04:41) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Blake Herold. Key block delivered by Chris Tenney. Tenney ran over James Gann to set up the play. |
| 2-4-MIN25 (1Q: 04:09) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Matt Johnson, assisted by CB Vincent Donaldson. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (1Q: 03:29) Rodney Umenyiora ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Everett Finch, assisted by S Roderick Hutton. |
| 2-7-MIN16 (1Q: 02:45) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Bernie Hunsinger, assisted by S Hardy Kerr. |
| 3-8-MIN17 (1Q: 02:04) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Trent Schroeder, assisted by ILB Gino Mahoney. Key block delivered by Dixon McCumber. |
| 1-6-MIN06 (1Q: 01:29) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Frank Gibson. Pittsburgh 9, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:29) Extra point by Deon Prior was good. Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 01:23) Deon Prior kicked off 49 yards from the PIT30. Trevor Simms returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN49. Tackled by Kendrick Zolak. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 00:53) Jake Locker sacked by OLB Johnnie Bryant for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Eddie Di Pardo. |
| 2-16-MIN43 (1Q: 00:09) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 6 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-10-MIN49 (2Q: 15:00) Steve Meier ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. |
| 4-9-MIN50 (2Q: 14:27) J.T. Welch punted 29 yards. Kendrick Zolak called for a fair catch at the PIT21. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (2Q: 14:18) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Vincent Donaldson. Hamilton gained 6 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-PIT11 (2Q: 14:11) Rodney Umenyiora ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley, assisted by S Hardy Kerr. |
| 2-17-PIT14 (2Q: 13:26) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Encroachment. |
| 2-12-PIT19 (2Q: 13:22) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 18 yards. Tackled by S Matt Johnson. Key block delivered by Chris Tenney. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (2Q: 12:44) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Jamie Lowe, assisted by DT Mark Chun. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 12:11) Rickey Gordon sacked by DT Mark Chun and DE James Gann for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by James Brewer. |
| 2-14-PIT46 (2Q: 11:25) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Darrell Gil. DE Jamie Lowe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-PIT46 (2Q: 11:19) Rickey Gordon sacked by DE James Gann for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by James Brewer. |
| 4-20-PIT40 (2Q: 10:31) Billy Joe Lowe punted 60 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 10:26) Steve Meier ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 09:56) Butch Medsker ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by S Colin Ramirez. |
| 2-8-MIN32 (2Q: 09:33) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Trevor Simms. OLB Johnnie Bryant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN32 (2Q: 09:28) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Harold Wilkerson. CB D.J. Hayden defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIN32 (2Q: 09:22) J.T. Welch punted 50 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 12 yards to the PIT30. Tackled by Corderrelle Patterson. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (2Q: 09:14) Jake Hoard ran a trap outside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Gino Mahoney. |
| 2-9-PIT31 (2Q: 08:46) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley, assisted by DE James Gann. |
| 3-3-PIT37 (2Q: 08:00) Rickey Gordon pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley. |
| 1-10-PIT40 (2Q: 07:22) Jake Hoard ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE James Gann, assisted by S Hardy Kerr. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-9-PIT41 (2Q: 07:02) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. S Matt Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-PIT41 (2Q: 06:53) Rickey Gordon pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Jones, assisted by ILB Gino Mahoney. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-PIT45 (2Q: 06:19) Billy Joe Lowe punted 54 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN01. |
| 1-10-MIN01 (2Q: 06:09) Steve Meier ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Colin Ramirez. |
| 2-9-MIN02 (2Q: 05:45) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 17 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. Simms gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (2Q: 04:59) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Trevor Simms. CB Neal Baxter defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (2Q: 04:48) Jake Locker kept the ball, running inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Nick Lujan, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-19-MIN10 (2Q: 04:41) Jake Locker scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 3-15-MIN14 (2Q: 04:07) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 27 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (2Q: 03:30) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter, assisted by S Winfred Whitted. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT48 (2Q: 03:14) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. S Colin Ramirez defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT48 (2Q: 03:07) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 9 yards. Tackled by S Jesse McKenzie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-PIT39 (2Q: 02:51) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Steve Meier for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Meier gained 35 yards after the catch. Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 02:51) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 02:37) Wes Jamison kicked off 79 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 02:37) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Darrell Gil. |
| 2-10-PIT20 (2Q: 02:29) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 30 yards. Tackled by S Matt Johnson. Sermon gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (2Q: 02:00) Rickey Gordon pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Blake Herold, assisted by DE James Gann. Gil gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-MIN42 (2Q: 01:42) Rickey Gordon pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for -4 yards. Tackled by ILB Everett Finch. |
| 3-6-MIN46 (2Q: 01:24) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 18 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Kerr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 01:05) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. |
| 2-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:55) Rickey Gordon pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 7 yards. Tackled by S Matt Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 3-3-MIN21 (2Q: 00:43) Rickey Gordon pass was dropped by WR Toby Sermon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIN21 (2Q: 00:36) Deon Prior attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 00:28) Deon Prior kicked off 61 yards from the PIT30. Butch Medsker returned the ball 19 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Jake Hoard. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:20) Jake Locker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 2-11-MIN27 (2Q: 00:04) Steve Meier ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mason Foster. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Wes Jamison kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 15:00) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 10 yards. Tackled by DE James Gann. Wylie gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (3Q: 14:20) Rickey Gordon pass completed to RB Jake Hoard for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Ricardo Jones. Hoard gained 31 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (3Q: 13:41) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN34 (3Q: 13:34) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Lyon, assisted by S Matt Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-MIN27 (3Q: 13:06) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Eddie Dawkins for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Gaines, assisted by OLB Mickey Talley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Matt Johnson for 8 yards to the MIN32. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (3Q: 12:57) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Butch Medsker for 0 yards. Tackled by S Ralph Quinn. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (3Q: 12:16) Butch Medsker ran around right end for 37 yards. Tackled by S Winfred Whitted. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Eddie Di Pardo to the PIT31. |
| 1-10-PIT31 (3Q: 11:40) Butch Medsker ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 2-7-PIT28 (3Q: 11:04) Butch Medsker ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond. |
| 3-6-PIT27 (3Q: 10:39) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Corderrelle Patterson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-PIT23 (3Q: 09:55) Cornelius Morris attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 13, Minnesota 10 |
| (3Q: 09:49) Wes Jamison kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Neal Baxter returned the ball 20 yards to the PIT25. Tackled by Corderrelle Patterson. |
| 1-10-PIT25 (3Q: 09:21) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Trent Schroeder, assisted by S Hardy Kerr. |
| 2-11-PIT24 (3Q: 08:40) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mark Chun, assisted by ILB Gino Mahoney. |
| 3-11-PIT24 (3Q: 08:09) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Dawkins. DE Norman Waite hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-11-PIT24 (3Q: 08:01) Billy Joe Lowe punted 41 yards. Corderrelle Patterson returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Ralph Quinn. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:52) Jake Locker sacked by OLB Mychal Kendricks for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Ashe. |
| 2-17-MIN32 (3Q: 07:09) Steve Meier ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by OLB Johnnie Bryant. |
| 3-12-MIN37 (3Q: 06:26) Jake Locker pass was dropped by WR Julio Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIN37 (3Q: 06:17) J.T. Welch punted 50 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick -5 yards to the PIT08. Tackled by Harold Wilkerson. |
| 1-10-PIT08 (3Q: 06:06) Rickey Gordon pass completed to FB Mel Davey for 2 yards. Tackled by S Hardy Kerr. Davey gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-PIT10 (3Q: 05:32) Jake Hoard ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Bernie Hunsinger. |
| 3-2-PIT16 (3Q: 05:03) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Toby Sermon for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley, assisted by CB Ricardo Jones. Sermon gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT24 (3Q: 04:35) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Everett Finch. Key block delivered by Harry Soliday. |
| 2-5-PIT29 (3Q: 03:58) Jake Hoard ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Gino Mahoney. |
| 3-4-PIT30 (3Q: 03:37) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 8 yards. Tackled by S Roderick Hutton, assisted by OLB Mickey Talley. Hamilton gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (3Q: 03:01) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Jamie Lowe, assisted by CB Bernie Hunsinger. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-PIT43 (3Q: 02:31) Jake Hoard ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley, assisted by ILB Gino Mahoney. |
| 3-4-PIT44 (3Q: 01:49) Rickey Gordon pass completed to TE Darrell Gil for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Trent Schroeder. Gil gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-PIT46 (3Q: 01:01) Billy Joe Lowe punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 00:55) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Trevor Simms for 9 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden. |
| 2-1-MIN29 (3Q: 00:07) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Harold Wilkerson for 34 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jesse McKenzie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Wilkerson gained 25 yards after the catch. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (4Q: 15:00) Jake Locker scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. |
| 2-6-PIT33 (4Q: 14:23) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Butch Medsker for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by CB Neal Baxter. Medsker gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (4Q: 13:49) Butch Medsker ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey. |
| 2-11-PIT21 (4Q: 13:13) Jake Locker pass was dropped by RB Butch Medsker. |
| 3-11-PIT21 (4Q: 13:09) Jake Locker pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-PIT16 (4Q: 13:02) Butch Medsker ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Renaldo Jeffries. |
| 2-8-PIT14 (4Q: 12:32) Butch Medsker ran inside the left tackle for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Eddie Di Pardo. Minnesota 16, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (4Q: 12:32) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 17, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (4Q: 12:22) Wes Jamison kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Neal Baxter returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT26. Tackled by Antonio Hughes. |
| 1-10-PIT26 (4Q: 12:00) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mark Chun. |
| 2-9-PIT27 (4Q: 11:28) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR Devon Wylie for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Vincent Donaldson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota's James Gann was hurt on the play. |
| 3-3-PIT33 (4Q: 11:00) Jake Hoard ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Vinny Curry. Key block delivered by Joel Armstrong. |
| 1-10-PIT37 (4Q: 10:20) Rickey Gordon pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Hamilton. |
| 2-10-PIT37 (4Q: 10:13) Jake Hoard ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Trent Schroeder. |
| 3-3-PIT44 (4Q: 09:28) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Frankie Crafts, assisted by OLB Mickey Talley. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 08:44) Mel Davey ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mark Chun, assisted by DE Vinny Curry. |
| 2-9-MIN46 (4Q: 08:03) Rickey Gordon pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Toby Sermon. DE Jamie Lowe blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIN46 (4Q: 07:52) Rickey Gordon scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Mickey Talley and assisted by ILB Gino Mahoney. |
| 4-3-MIN40 (4Q: 07:28) Billy Joe Lowe punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 07:22) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Michael Bernard for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. Bernard gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (4Q: 06:37) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Neal Baxter. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Use of the Hands. |
| 1-20-MIN20 (4Q: 06:31) Butch Medsker ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Colin Ramirez, assisted by DT Walter Bryant. |
| 2-18-MIN22 (4Q: 05:47) Steve Meier ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by CB D.J. Hayden, assisted by OLB Johnnie Bryant. |
| 3-12-MIN28 (4Q: 05:02) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Harold Wilkerson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Wes Richmond, assisted by CB Tom Owens. |
| 4-4-MIN36 (4Q: 04:17) J.T. Welch punted 42 yards. Kendrick Zolak returned the kick 0 yards to the PIT22. Tackled by Vincent Donaldson. |
| 1-10-PIT22 (4Q: 04:08) Jake Hoard ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Vinny Curry. Key block delivered by Peter Kowal. Kowal ran over Roderick Hutton to set up the play. |
| 2-5-PIT27 (4Q: 03:37) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Devon Wylie. S Matt Johnson defended the pass. |
| 3-5-PIT27 (4Q: 03:32) Rickey Gordon pass was dropped by WR Eddie Dawkins. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-PIT42 (4Q: 03:22) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bernie Hunsinger, assisted by DT Frankie Crafts. |
| 2-6-PIT46 (4Q: 03:03) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Lyon. |
| 3-4-PIT48 (4Q: 02:42) Rickey Gordon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Toby Sermon. CB Ricardo Jones defended the pass. |
| 4-4-PIT48 (4Q: 02:33) Rickey Gordon pass completed to WR John Hamilton for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Lyon. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-PIT47 (4Q: 02:26) Steve Meier ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-1-PIT38 (4Q: 02:14) Steve Meier ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Walter Bryant, assisted by ILB Russell Harvey. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (4Q: 02:05) Butch Medsker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-PIT14 (4Q: 01:59) Butch Medsker ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Russell Harvey, assisted by DE Edward May. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-10-PIT14 (4Q: 01:47) Steve Meier ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mason Foster. |
| 3-6-PIT10 (4Q: 01:00) Steve Meier ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Mychal Kendricks, assisted by ILB Wes Richmond. Key block delivered by Marcus Ashe. Ashe ran over Johnnie Bryant to set up the play. |
| 1-3-PIT03 (4Q: 00:16) Jake Locker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 13 |