Exhibition Week 2, 2008

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	0	0	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	6	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 PIT - Willie Parker 19 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 01:22 PIT - Jeff Reed 38 field goal
2Q: 06:05 MIN - Kennedy Delgado 15 pass from Matt Schaub (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 10:47 MIN - Ryan Longwell 44 field goal
3Q: 04:04 MIN - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 PIT - Willie Parker 19 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
1Q: 01:22 PIT - Jeff Reed 38 field goal
2Q: 06:05 MIN - Kennedy Delgado 15 pass from Matt Schaub (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 10:47 MIN - Ryan Longwell 44 field goal
3Q: 04:04 MIN - Ryan Longwell 28 field goal

Team Statistics PIT MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 278 259
- Offensive Plays 67 57
- Yards per Play 4.15 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 110 95
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.80
Net Passing Yards 168 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 1 32 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/36 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.73 5.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/63 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 33:55 26:05

Team Statistics	PIT	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	278	259
- Offensive Plays	67	57
- Yards per Play	4.15	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	110	95
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.80
Net Passing Yards	168	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 1	32 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/36	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.73	5.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/63	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	33:55	26:05

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:59	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	6:32	5:18	OWN 27	12	52	Field Goal
2	14:36	4:41	OWN 22	8	13	Punt
2	8:30	0:58	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	6:00	1:53	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
2	3:15	1:39	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 24	1	-6	Half
3	12:53	0:58	OWN 30	2	0	Interception
3	10:42	2:28	OWN 29	4	16	Fumble
3	3:56	2:47	OWN 27	5	27	Punt
4	12:59	7:36	OWN 3	16	60	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:01	3:29	OWN 41	5	39	Missed FG
1	1:14	1:38	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	9:55	1:25	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
2	7:32	1:32	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
2	4:07	0:52	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	1:36	0:54	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	11:55	1:13	OPP 38	4	11	Field Goal
3	8:14	4:18	OPP 45	8	34	Field Goal
3	1:09	3:10	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
4	5:23	5:23	OWN 20	14	77	Game

Game MVP: Pat Williams, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Brennan	11	41	3.73	11	1	0
Willie Parker	8	47	5.88	19	2	1
Glenn Wilkins	2	18	9.00	13	1	0
Brian Leonard	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kerry Carter	11	18	1.64	10	1
LaMont Jordan	10	70	7.00	31	3
JaMarcus Russell	2	2	1.00	3	0
Matt Schaub	1	2	2.00	2	0
Gary Carpenter	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Wilkins	25	16	125	5/36	0	27	1	59.6
Ben Roethlisberger	15	10	79	0/0	0	14	0	79.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
JaMarcus Russell	18	9	75	0/0	0	15	0	61.1
Matt Schaub	14	7	89	0/0	1	31	0	94.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Hines Ward	8	9	68	8.50	14	27
WR Santonio Holmes	4	7	34	8.50	2	20
FB Brian Leonard	3	3	21	7.00	6	12
WR Brent Henson	3	8	31	10.33	1	15
RB Willie Parker	2	3	18	9.00	4	12
RB Tony Fisher	2	2	11	5.50	3	8
RB Byron Brennan	2	2	12	6.00	2	6
WR Willie Reid	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
FB Josh Parry	1	1	2	2.00	1	2

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Delgado	6	8	68	11.33	5	15	1
WR Terry Glenn	3	7	45	15.00	0	31	0
TE Kyle Laird	2	4	26	13.00	5	23	0
WR Troy Williamson	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Reche Caldwell	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	5	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Kerry Carter	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Gary Carpenter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cedric Griffin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Glenn Wilkins	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shaun Ellis	0	1	0	0
Marques Douglas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	6	249	41.5	31.0	46	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dirk Johnson	6	290	48.3	42.7	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Reid	1	14	14.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Glenn	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santonio Holmes	3	73	24.3	0
Willie Parker	1	29	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Williamson	2	54	27.0	0
Antoine Winfield	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clark Haggans	5	2	0.0	23	30
S Troy Polamalu	5	1	0.0	22	29
DT Casey Hampton	4	1	0.0	20	27
CB Willie Gaston	4	0	0.0	21	28
ILB James Farrior	3	1	0.0	21	28
OLB James Harrison	3	1	0.0	17	25
CB Bryant McFadden	3	1	0.0	21	28
DE John Abraham	3	0	0.0	23	28
S Anthony Smith	2	2	0.0	16	25
OLB Abe Brown	2	1	0.0	6	6
CB Ike Taylor	1	1	0.0	11	13
DT Warren Whitman	1	1	0.0	10	10
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	---	---	---
S Ryan Clark	1	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Brandon Chillar	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Rufus Bryant	1	0	0.0	8	17
ILB Larry Foote	0	1	0.0	11	6
ILB Ernie Clary	0	1	0.0	7	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	6	1	0.0	17	42
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0.0	18	38
CB Cedric Griffin	5	1	0.0	16	43
CB Fred Smoot	5	1	0.0	19	41
S Darren Sharper	5	1	0.0	19	43
DT Pat Williams	4	3	1.5	18	34
DE Marques Douglas	4	0	1.5	20	44
DT Kevin Williams	4	0	1.0	19	43
OLB Chad Greenway	3	1	0.0	18	41
S Dwight Smith	3	1	0.0	15	38
DE Jason Taylor	2	1	1.0	19	43
S Willie Offord	1	1	0.0	5	10
DT Vonnie Holliday	1	0	0.0	6	5
OLB Napoleon Harris	1	0	0.0	10	7
S Tank Williams	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Shaun Ellis	1	0	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Abraham	2	0	28
DT Casey Hampton	2	0	27
ILB Larry Foote	1	1	6
OLB James Harrison	1	1	25

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marques Douglas	1.5	0	1	44
DT Pat Williams	1.5	0	0	34
DT Kevin Williams	1.0	2	2	43
DE Jason Taylor	1.0	0	0	43
OLB Chad Greenway	0.0	1	1	41
DE Shaun Ellis	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clark Haggans	5	0	30
S Troy Polamalu	3	2	29
CB Willie Gaston	3	1	28
S Rufus Bryant	1	1	17
OLB James Harrison	1	0	25
CB Bryant McFadden	1	0	28
S Ryan Clark	1	0	9
OLB Abe Brown	1	0	6
ILB James Farrior	0	1	28
S Anthony Smith	0	1	25

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antoine Winfield	6	0	0	38
CB Cedric Griffin	5	0	1	43
CB Fred Smoot	5	0	0	41
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	1	0	42
S Darren Sharper	2	1	0	43
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	0	41
S Dwight Smith	1	1	0	38
S Willie Offord	1	1	0	10
DT Kevin Williams	1	0	0	43
S Tank Williams	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Castillo	2	6	0	16	2	34
Alan Faneca	2	2	0	13	1	20
Doug Datish	1	2	0	7	1	24
Max Starks	1	2	0	14	0	24
Heath Miller	1	1	1	14	0	19
Kendall Simmons	1	1	0	15	0	36
Marvel Smith	0	2	0	10	1	25
Jeff Hartings	0	2	0	15	0	21
Trai Essex	0	1	0	12	0	20
Chukky Okobi	0	1	0	8	0	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Rosenthal	2	2	18	26
Kyle Laird	1	3	15	16
Matt Birk	1	2	13	17
Artis Hicks	0	4	16	14
Steve Hutchinson	0	3	10	17
Ryan Cook	0	3	18	24
Marcus Johnson	0	3	16	18
Ryan Meadows	0	2	18	24

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Oscar Shepard	3	14
Tim Euhus	1	15
Josh Parry	1	13
Jeff Hartings	1	7
Rufus Bryant	0	18
Abe Brown	0	18
Brian Leonard	0	15
Willie Reid	0	14
Tony Fisher	0	14
Bryant McFadden	0	9
Brent Henson	0	9
Santonio Holmes	0	8
James Harrison	0	8
Warren Whitman	0	8
Trai Essex	0	7
Chukky Okobi	0	7
Larry Foote	0	7
Peter Castillo	0	7
Willie Gaston	0	7
Leo Araguz	0	6
Steven Giacalone	0	6
Max Starks	0	4
Jeff Reed	0	4
John Abraham	0	3
Kendall Simmons	0	3
Casey Hampton	0	3
Brett Keisel	0	3
James Farrior	0	3
Clark Haggans	0	3
Troy Polamalu	0	3
Anthony Smith	0	3
Willie Parker	0	1
Ike Taylor	0	1
Ryan Clark	0	1
Glenn Wilkins	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tank Williams	3	13
Dan Kreider	1	15
Ryan Meadows	1	9
Greg Holly	0	25
Gary Carpenter	0	16
Kyle Laird	0	16
Travis Daniels	0	12
Reche Caldwell	0	11
Kennedy Delgado	0	10
Mike Rosenthal	0	9
Matt Birk	0	9
Ryan Cook	0	8
Chad Greenway	0	8
Willie Offord	0	8
Terry Glenn	0	7
Jim Kleinsasser	0	7
Ryan Longwell	0	7
Kevin Williams	0	7
Dirk Johnson	0	6
Kerry Carter	0	6
Vonnie Holliday	0	5
Ben Leber	0	5
Cedric Griffin	0	5
Artis Hicks	0	4
Antoine Winfield	0	4
Troy Williamson	0	3
Steve Hutchinson	0	3
JaMarcus Russell	0	3
Pat Williams	0	2
Orlando Littlejohn	0	2
Jason Taylor	0	1
Dontarrious Thomas	0	1
Fred Smoot	0	1
Darren Sharper	0	1
Dwight Smith	0	1
Laveranues Coles	0	1
Marques Douglas	0	1
Alfred Hatcher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	7	34	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	3	2	0.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Wilkins	25	16	2	1	2	2	3	4	1
Ben Roethlisberger	15	10	0	2	1	2	0	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
JaMarcus Russell	18	9	0	1	1	5	2	2	0
Matt Schaub	14	7	2	2	0	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	116	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	22	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	54	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hines Ward	9	8	0	68	1	25
WR Brent Henson	8	3	0	31	0	34
WR Santonio Holmes	7	4	1	34	1	32
WR Willie Reid	5	1	2	7	0	21
RB Willie Parker	3	2	0	18	0	21
FB Brian Leonard	3	3	0	21	0	14
RB Tony Fisher	2	2	0	11	0	12
RB Byron Brennan	2	2	0	12	0	24
FB Josh Parry	1	1	0	2	0	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Delgado	8	6	0	68	0	24
WR Terry Glenn	7	3	0	45	1	20
WR Laveranues Coles	5	1	1	4	0	23
WR Troy Williamson	4	1	0	2	0	14
TE Kyle Laird	4	2	0	26	1	16
WR Reche Caldwell	1	1	0	10	0	11
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	0	6	0	9
RB Kerry Carter	1	1	0	3	0	17
RB Gary Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Parker	1	19	19.00	5.88

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kerry Carter	2	10	5.00	1.64
LaMont Jordan	1	0	0.00	7.00
JaMarcus Russell	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Schaub	2	2	19	9.50	6.36
JaMarcus Russell	1	0	0	0.00	4.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	4	4.00	0.80
WR Kennedy Delgado	1	1	15	15.00	8.50
RB Gary Carpenter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Brennan	2	2
Glenn Wilkins	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Schaub	1	0
Kerry Carter	1	0
Gary Carpenter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Wilkins	7	4	3
Ben Roethlisberger	2	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
JaMarcus Russell	6	4	3
Matt Schaub	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Willie Parker	2	1	1
WR Hines Ward	2	2	1
WR Brent Henson	2	0	0
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	0
RB Tony Fisher	1	1	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	3	1	0
WR Kennedy Delgado	3	3	3
WR Troy Williamson	1	1	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	0
RB Kerry Carter	1	1