Week 14, 2021

played in Pittsburgh, PA

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	9	0	-	12
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	13	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 MIN - Blair Walsh 43 field goal
2Q: 11:28 PIT - Justin Tucker 18 field goal
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Markus Wheaton 1 pass from Miguel Ayala (Justin Tucker extra point)
2Q: 00:24 PIT - Justin Tucker 41 field goal
3Q: 09:03 MIN - Jimmy Oshiro 25 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point failed)
3Q: 05:30 PIT - Kristopher Clemons 4 pass from Miguel Ayala (Justin Tucker extra point)
3Q: 00:40 MIN - Blair Walsh 45 field goal
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Salvador Tremblay 40 run (Justin Tucker extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:17 MIN - Blair Walsh 43 field goal
2Q: 11:28 PIT - Justin Tucker 18 field goal
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Markus Wheaton 1 pass from Miguel Ayala (Justin Tucker extra point)
2Q: 00:24 PIT - Justin Tucker 41 field goal
3Q: 09:03 MIN - Jimmy Oshiro 25 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point failed)
3Q: 05:30 PIT - Kristopher Clemons 4 pass from Miguel Ayala (Justin Tucker extra point)
3Q: 00:40 MIN - Blair Walsh 45 field goal
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Salvador Tremblay 40 run (Justin Tucker extra point)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 8-5 7-6
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 254 423
- Offensive Plays 58 62
- Yards per Play 4.38 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 95 203
- Rushing Attempts 28 34
- Yards per Rush 3.39 5.97
Net Passing Yards 159 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 0 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 159 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/41 7/66
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	8-5	7-6
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	254	423
- Offensive Plays	58	62
- Yards per Play	4.38	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	95	203
- Rushing Attempts	28	34
- Yards per Rush	3.39	5.97
Net Passing Yards	159	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 0	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	159	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	7.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/41	7/66
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:37	31:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
1	10:01	3:52	OWN 35	6	39	Field Goal
1	2:34	1:50	OWN 39	7	28	Downs
2	11:21	1:28	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	8:10	2:07	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
2	2:17	1:21	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 31	2	-2	Half
3	12:17	3:28	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	5:23	4:51	OWN 37	8	35	Field Goal
4	12:11	1:51	OWN 7	4	17	Punt
4	9:14	2:09	OWN 14	5	23	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 25	6	37	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	2:05	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
1	6:09	3:35	OWN 25	6	43	Missed FG
1	0:44	4:23	OWN 33	10	66	Field Goal
2	9:53	1:43	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	6:03	3:46	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:37	50	4	26	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	8:49	3:26	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	0:32	3:21	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
4	10:20	1:06	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
4	7:05	5:22	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown

Game MVP: Miguel Ayala, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Evan Emerson	14	20	1.43	13	2
QB Teddy Bridgewater	7	20	2.86	11	1
RB Robert Stephens	7	55	7.86	29	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Liam Linquist	16	50	3.13	9	0	0
RB Lester Harris	10	40	4.00	9	0	0
QB Miguel Ayala	6	73	12.17	49	1	0
RB Salvador Tremblay	2	40	20.00	40	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	30	18	159	0/0	1	25	0	85.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Miguel Ayala	27	21	231	1/11	2	44	0	127.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Clive Walford	5	6	50	10.00	7	18	0
WR Stefon Diggs	3	4	27	9.00	21	11	0
WR Darryl Whitfield	3	6	22	7.33	7	11	0
WR Jimmy Oshiro	3	6	37	12.33	15	25	1
TE Caiden Powell	2	3	19	9.50	6	16	0
RB Evan Emerson	2	2	4	2.00	0	2	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Markus Wheaton	5	6	64	12.80	23	21	1
TE Russell Blackwell	3	5	36	12.00	0	15	0
TE Kristopher Clemons	3	3	34	11.33	0	15	1
WR Kent Probin	3	3	9	3.00	0	8	0
WR Rueben Randle	2	3	40	20.00	43	44	0
RB Liam Linquist	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	0
RB Salvador Tremblay	2	2	42	21.00	27	34	0
RB Lester Harris	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Rashad Ross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Matt Stanton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0
RB Evan Emerson	0	1	0
OLB Tony Freeman	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Lester Harris	1	0	0
C Craig Bernreuter	0	1	0
DE Stanley Sullivan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Stevenson	6	254	42.3	38.7	48	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino Myers	5	220	44.0	41.4	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	0/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Tucker	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Geib	1	13	13.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Omar Hernandez	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Oshiro	3	77	25.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Irwin	2	37	18.5	0
Le'Veon Bell	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vernon Benton	7	4	0.0	26	19
S Harrison Smith	7	1	0.0	33	27
OLB Anthony Barr	6	1	0.0	33	28
DT Lonnie Upshaw	5	1	1.0	28	17
DE Everson Griffen	5	2	0.0	32	22
S Les Kubus	4	3	0.0	34	28
DE Ethan Westbrooks	4	0	0.0	25	16
CB Les Sherman	3	2	0.0	34	27
CB Nathaniel Bryant	3	0	0.0	18	20
CB Griffin Geib	3	0	0.0	29	27
OLB Tony Freeman	2	3	0.0	24	15
OLB Tucker Lowe	2	1	0.0	15	13
OLB Eric Kendricks	1	1	0.0	13	19
S Harrison Clayton	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Irv West	0	1	0.0	8	8
OLB Britt Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmanuel Rasmussen	11	1	27	30
ILB Jarvis Jones	9	2	27	23
OLB Donnie Stram	3	3	26	25
S Shawn Williams	3	1	24	15
CB Janoris Jenkins	3	0	28	30
DE Gage Carlisle	3	0	27	23
DE Riddick Farley	2	1	8	17
DE Stanley Sullivan	2	1	20	13
ILB Andre Buckley	2	0	13	6
OLB Ryan Shazier	1	1	13	22
CB Fernando Pujols	1	1	24	28
S B.J. Carliste	1	0	5	15
OLB Devante Penrice	1	0	3	4
CB Alfred Wilcox	1	0	2	7
CB Chad Irwin	0	2	14	18
OLB Houston Bates	0	1	4	6
OLB Norman Crawford	0	1	14	13
DT Hector Boehm	0	1	25	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Lonnie Upshaw	1.0	0	17
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	2	22
DE Ethan Westbrooks	0.0	1	16

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gage Carlisle	1	0	23
DT Hector Boehm	0	1	22
DE Stanley Sullivan	0	1	13
OLB Donnie Stram	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Les Sherman	3	1	27
OLB Vernon Benton	3	0	19
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	28
S Les Kubus	2	0	28
OLB Tucker Lowe	2	0	13
CB Nathaniel Bryant	2	0	20
OLB Eric Kendricks	1	1	19
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	22
S Harrison Smith	1	0	27
S Harrison Clayton	1	0	3
DT Lonnie Upshaw	1	0	17
OLB Britt Gerhardt	1	0	6
CB Griffin Geib	1	0	27

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Emmanuel Rasmussen	4	1	30
CB Janoris Jenkins	3	1	30
OLB Donnie Stram	3	0	25
DE Stanley Sullivan	2	0	13
S Shawn Williams	1	0	15
OLB Houston Bates	1	0	6
DE Riddick Farley	1	0	17
S B.J. Carliste	1	0	15
DE Gage Carlisle	1	0	23
OLB Devante Penrice	1	0	4
OLB Norman Crawford	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Larry Langley	2	7	1	28	30
G Jesse Burt	2	5	0	28	30
T Nathaniel Kemp	2	4	0	28	30
G Raul Oakley	0	3	0	28	30
T T.J. Clemmings	0	2	0	28	30

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Craig Bernreuter	5	8	34	0	28
T Wally Buchanan	4	9	34	0	28
T Tom Sweeney	1	5	34	1	28
G Rico Waas	0	4	34	0	28
G Marcos Barker	0	3	34	0	28
TE Kristopher Clemons	0	1	26	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Upshaw	3	18
Evan Emerson	2	23
Caiden Powell	1	22

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Le'Veon Bell	3	24
Kristopher Clemons	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Les Sherman	---	---	34	27	14	75
C Larry Langley	28	30	---	---	8	66
G Jesse Burt	28	30	---	---	8	66
T Nathaniel Kemp	28	30	---	---	8	66
S Les Kubus	---	---	34	28	3	65
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	33	28	3	64
CB Griffin Geib	---	---	29	27	8	64
WR Jimmy Oshiro	28	30	---	---	6	64
S Harrison Smith	---	---	33	27	3	63
DT Lonnie Upshaw	---	---	28	17	18	63
RB Evan Emerson	17	22	---	---	23	62
QB Teddy Bridgewater	28	30	---	---	---	58
T T.J. Clemmings	28	30	---	---	---	58
G Raul Oakley	28	30	---	---	---	58
DE Everson Griffen	---	---	32	22	2	56
CB Nathaniel Bryant	---	---	18	20	17	55
WR Stefon Diggs	24	26	---	---	---	50
OLB Tucker Lowe	---	---	15	13	22	50
TE Caiden Powell	14	14	---	---	22	50
TE Clive Walford	19	25	---	---	5	49
OLB Vernon Benton	---	---	26	19	4	49
DE Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	25	16	1	42
OLB Tony Freeman	---	---	24	15	1	40
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	13	19	3	35
WR Darryl Whitfield	12	15	---	---	1	28
OLB Britt Gerhardt	---	---	11	6	11	28
RB Robert Stephens	18	9	---	---	---	27
DE Irv West	---	---	8	8	6	22
S Harrison Clayton	---	---	3	3	14	20
DT Corey Krueger	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR DeAndre Reilly	1	0	---	---	17	18
RB Damien Springer	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Kyle Rudolph	5	5	---	---	---	10
WR Diego Nykolaiszyn	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Kelvin Gilmore	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Eric Rozelle	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	4	---	---	---	6
P Wally Stevenson	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Alvin McCormick	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Leon Marston	---	---	0	0	1	1
T Matt Kalil	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alfredo Shannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Cameron Kitchings	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rico Waas	34	28	---	---	8	70
T Tom Sweeney	34	28	---	---	8	70
T Wally Buchanan	34	28	---	---	8	70
G Marcos Barker	34	28	---	---	8	70
QB Miguel Ayala	34	28	---	---	---	62
C Craig Bernreuter	34	28	---	---	---	62
CB Fernando Pujols	---	---	24	28	9	61
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	28	30	2	60
S Emmanuel Rasmussen	---	---	27	30	2	59
DE Gage Carlisle	---	---	27	23	8	58
TE Kristopher Clemons	26	21	---	---	11	58
S Shawn Williams	---	---	24	15	16	55
WR Markus Wheaton	29	25	---	---	---	54
TE Russell Blackwell	15	14	---	---	24	53
DT Hector Boehm	---	---	25	22	6	53
OLB Donnie Stram	---	---	26	25	2	53
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	27	23	2	52
RB Lester Harris	15	14	---	---	18	47
WR Rueben Randle	26	19	---	---	---	45
WR Kent Probin	14	11	---	---	15	40
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	13	22	2	37
RB Liam Linquist	18	8	---	---	10	36
CB Chad Irwin	---	---	14	18	4	36
FB Le'Veon Bell	6	5	---	---	24	35
DE Stanley Sullivan	---	---	20	13	---	33
OLB Houston Bates	---	---	4	6	22	32
ILB Andre Buckley	---	---	13	6	10	29
WR Omar Hernandez	4	5	---	---	19	28
DE Riddick Farley	---	---	8	17	2	27
OLB Norman Crawford	---	---	14	13	---	27
WR Rashad Ross	14	10	---	---	---	24
CB Alfred Wilcox	---	---	2	7	15	24
S B.J. Carliste	---	---	5	15	2	22
DT Leonard Vance	---	---	3	13	2	18
RB Salvador Tremblay	3	7	---	---	---	10
K Justin Tucker	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Devante Penrice	---	---	3	4	1	8
C O.J. Givens	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Gino Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Brian Hoyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Matt Stanton	0	1	---	---	1	2
DT Graham Williams	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Kendall Lamm	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Vincent Peoples	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alex Griffith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ronnie Hatcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	9	37	4.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	72	10.3
Middle	18	103	5.7
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	30	18	1	2	3	3	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Miguel Ayala	27	21	3	0	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	60	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	-2	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	114	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	104	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Clive Walford	6	5	0	50	0	25
WR Darryl Whitfield	6	3	0	22	0	15
WR Jimmy Oshiro	6	3	0	37	1	30
WR Stefon Diggs	4	3	1	27	0	26
TE Caiden Powell	3	2	0	19	0	14
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	0	2	0	0	5
RB Evan Emerson	2	2	0	4	0	22
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Markus Wheaton	6	5	0	64	1	25
TE Russell Blackwell	5	3	0	36	0	14
WR Rueben Randle	3	2	0	40	1	19
TE Kristopher Clemons	3	3	0	34	0	21
WR Kent Probin	3	3	0	9	0	11
RB Liam Linquist	2	2	0	3	0	8
RB Salvador Tremblay	2	2	0	42	1	7
WR Rashad Ross	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Lester Harris	1	1	0	3	0	14
TE Matt Stanton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Liam Linquist	3	8	2.67	3.13
RB Lester Harris	1	8	8.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Miguel Ayala	6	5	39	6.50	8.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Russell Blackwell	2	2	26	13.00	7.20
WR Markus Wheaton	1	1	1	1.00	10.67
WR Rashad Ross	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Kristopher Clemons	1	1	4	4.00	11.33
WR Kent Probin	1	1	8	8.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Teddy Bridgewater	2	0
RB Robert Stephens	1	1
RB Evan Emerson	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Liam Linquist	4	4
RB Salvador Tremblay	2	1
QB Miguel Ayala	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	9	6	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Miguel Ayala	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Oshiro	4	2	1
TE Clive Walford	2	2	1
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0
WR Darryl Whitfield	1	1	0
RB Evan Emerson	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Markus Wheaton	3	3	1
RB Salvador Tremblay	2	2	1
TE Russell Blackwell	1	0	0
TE Matt Stanton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (65,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (20,000)
End Zone 14,400 (14,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,600 (6,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (65,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (20,000)
End Zone	14,400 (14,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,600 (6,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,100)