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NFL SCOREBOARD: Box Score

Recap | Box Score | This Week's Scoreboard

Pittsburgh 21, Minnesota 16

Posted: Sunday December 02, 2001 06:50 PM

	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
Minnesota	3	0	0	13	16
Pittsburgh	0	7	14	0	21	FINAL

Team Stats   MINNESOTA PITTSBURGH First Downs 12 21       Rushing 2 12       Passing 10 8       Penalty 0 1 3rd-Down Efficiency 5-12 8-15 4th-Down Efficiency 0-1 1-1 Total Net Yards 385 364       Total plays 48 65       Average gain 8.0 5.6 Net Yards Rushing 45 207       Rushes 16 46       Average per rush 2.8 4.5 Net Yards Passing 340 157       Completed-attempted 23-32 13-19       Yards per pass 10.6 8.3       Sacked-yards lost 0-0 0-0       Had intercepted 2 1 Punts-Average 3-47.7 4-38.3 Return Yardage 113 117       Punts-returns 1-9 2-28       Kickoffs-returns 4-93 4-54       Interceptions-returns 1-11 2-35 Penalties-Yards 5-36 3-30 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Time Of Possession 22:11 37:49

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Minnesota Player Statistics

Rushing

Michael Bennett 13-34, Doug Chapman 1-9, Todd Bouman 1-4, Travis Prentice 1-minus 2.

Passing

Todd Bouman 11-15 for 200 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD, Daunte Culpepper 12-17 for 140 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.

Receiving

Randy Moss 8-144, Cris Carter 4-35, Michael Bennett 2-80, Jake Reed 2-35, Byron Chamberlain 2-25, Harold Morrow 2-18, Chris Walsh 2-7, Doug Chapman 1-minus 4.

Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)

Robert Griffith 10-2-0, Kailee Wong 7-3-0, Lemanski Hall 4-5-0, Tyrone Carter 6-1-0, Talance Sawyer 5-2-0, Willie Howard 2-4-0, Dale Carter 4-1-0, Eric Kelly 3-2-0, Chris Hovan 2-2-0, Lance Johnstone 3-0-0, Antonio Wilson 2-1-0, Stalin Colinet 1-1-0, Ed Mcdaniel 1-1-0, Fred Robbins 0-1-0.

Fumbles Lost

Nate Jacquet

Opponent Fumbles Recovered

Talance Sawyer

Pittsburgh Player Statistics

Rushing

Jerome Bettis 19-81, Chris Fuamatu-maafala 12-74, Jon Witman 2-16, Amos Zereoue 5-15, Troy Edwards 1-12, Kordell Stewart 7-9.

Passing

Kordell Stewart 13-19 for 157 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD.

Receiving

Plaxico Burress 6-86, Hines Ward 3-37, Jerome Bettis 1-16, Jerame Tuman 1-12, Bobby Shaw 1-3, Amos Zereoue 1-3.

Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)

Chad Scott 9-1-0, Earl Holmes 4-4-0, Brent Alexander 3-2-0, Lethon Flowers 3-0-0, Deshea Townsend 3-0-0, Dewayne Washington 3-0-0, Mike Logan 2-1-0, Jason Gildon 2-1-0, Kimo Von Oelhoffen 2-0-0, Joey Porter 2-0-0, Myron Bell 1-0-0, Amos Zereoue 1-0-0, Casey Hampton 0-1-0, Kendrick Clancy 0-1-0.

Fumbles Lost

Kordell Stewart

Opponent Fumbles Recovered

Myron Bell

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

MINNESOTA - FIELD GOAL (13:32) Play: Gary Anderson 25 Yard Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards in 4:16 Key Plays:     • Griffith 11-yard interception return to Minnesota 47     • Bennett 6-yard run to Pittsburgh 43     • Bennett 12-yard run to Pittsburgh 31     • Culpepper 17-yard pass to Chamberlain to Pittsburgh 14 MINNESOTA 3-0

Second Quarter

PITTSBURGH - TOUCHDOWN (4:34) Play: Jerome Bettis 1 Yard Run (Kris Brown Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in 6:02 Key Plays:     • Zereoue 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Pittsburgh 44     • Stewart 11-yard pass to Burress on 3rd-and-4 to Minnesota 39     • Witman 14-yard run to Minnesota 25     • Stewart 21-yard run to Minnesota 1 PITTSBURGH 7-3

Third Quarter

PITTSBURGH - TOUCHDOWN (7:56) Play: Troy Edwards 12 Yard Run (Kris Brown Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 5:47 Key Plays:     • 6-yard defensive holding penalty on Vikings' Griffith on 3rd-and-11 to Pittsburgh 44     • Stewart 19-yard pass to Ward on 3rd-and-4 to Minnesota 31     • Stewart 11-yard pass to Burress to Minnesota 20 PITTSBURGH 14-3 PITTSBURGH - TOUCHDOWN (14:16) Play: Amos Zereoue 4 Yard Run (Kris Brown Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards in 6:06 Key Plays:     • Bell recovery of Jacquet fumble at Minnesota 47     • Bettis 4-yard d run on 4th-and-1 to Minnesota 34     • Stewart 12-yard pass to Ward to Minnesota 25     • Bettis 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Minnesota 22     • Stewart 16-yard pass to Bettis to Minnesota 4 PITTSBURGH 21-3

Fourth Quarter

MINNESOTA - TOUCHDOWN (8:31) Play: Michael Bennett 80 Yard Pass From Todd Bouman (Gary Anderson Kick) Drive: 1 play, 80 yards in 0:15 PITTSBURGH 21-10 MINNESOTA - TOUCHDOWN (11:38) Play: Randy Moss 12 Yard Pass From Todd Bouman (Two-Point Conversion Failed) Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards in 0:57 Key Plays:     • Bouman 62-yard pass to Moss to Pittsburgh 12 PITTSBURGH 21-16

Officials: Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Bob Waggoner, Head linesman-Aaron Pointer, Line judge-Mark Steinkerchner, Field judge-Lloyd Mcpeters, Side judge-Doug Toole, Back judge-Buddy Horton.

Attendence: 62,661

Time: 3:00

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