Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings - Box Score - August 23, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 23, 2008

Final

Steelers 12

(2-1, 1-1 away)

Vikings 10

(1-2, 0-2 home)

Alerts

Coverage: CBS

8:00 PM ET, August 23, 2008

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN

	1	2	3	4	T
PIT	0	3	3	6	12
MIN	0	7	3	0	10

Scoring Summary

SECOND QUARTER				PIT	MIN
	TD	14:12	Adrian Peterson 1 Yd Run (Ryan Longwell Kick)	0	7
	FG	06:40	Jeff Reed 35 Yd	3	7
THIRD QUARTER				PIT	MIN
	FG	10:06	Ryan Longwell 37 Yd	3	10
	FG	02:50	Jeff Reed 43 Yd	6	10
FOURTH QUARTER				PIT	MIN
	FG	10:02	Jeff Reed 37 Yd	9	10
	FG	00:04	Jeff Reed 47 Yd	12	10

Team Stat Comparison

	Pittsburgh	Minnesota
1st Downs	19	12
3rd down efficiency	5-17	4-12
4th down efficiency	3-4	0-0
Total Yards	281	163
Yards per play	3.8	3.3
Total Drives	0	1
Passing	179	131
Comp-Att	26-40	17-24
Yards per pass	4.5	5.5
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Sacks-Yards Lost	3-15	4-21
Rushing	102	32
Rushing Attempts	31	22
Yards per rush	3.3	1.5
Penalties	8-65	10-75
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	2	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	36:23	23:37

PIT Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS
B. Leftwich	16/23	129	5.6	0	0	1-0
B. Roethlisberger	10/17	65	3.8	0	0	2-15
Team	26/40	179	4.5	0	0	3-15

MIN Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS
G. Frerotte	13/19	133	7.0	0	1	3-15
J. Booty	4/5	19	3.8	0	0	1-6
Team	17/24	131	5.5	0	1	4-21

Pittsburgh Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
R. Mendenhall	15	79	5.3	0	21
W. Parker	10	18	1.8	0	9
M. Moore	1	4	4.0	0	4
G. Russell	4	1	0.3	0	5
B. Roethlisberger	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	31	102	3.3	0	21

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Peterson	12	21	1.8	1	6
C. Taylor	4	5	1.3	0	3
M. Hicks	3	5	1.7	0	5
G. Frerotte	1	1	1.0	0	1
A. Young	2	0	0.0	0	2
Team	22	32	1.5	1	6

Pittsburgh Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
W. Reid	5	55	11.0	0	22
H. Miller	3	30	10.0	0	13
L. Sweed	3	28	9.3	0	11
D. Baker	3	23	7.7	0	11
R. Mendenhall	2	15	7.5	0	8
M. Moore	3	12	4.0	0	6
N. Washington	1	11	11.0	0	11
D. Sherrod	2	10	5.0	0	8
H. Ward	1	6	6.0	0	6
W. Parker	2	2	1.0	0	6
B. Latsko	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	26	194	7.5	0	22

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Allison	5	56	11.2	0	17
V. Shiancoe	2	36	18.0	0	25
M. Nance	2	25	12.5	0	13
A. Peterson	3	11	3.7	0	4
N. Jones	1	7	7.0	0	7
N. Tahi	2	6	3.0	0	9
B. Jones	1	6	6.0	0	6
T. Tapeh	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	17	152	8.9	0	25

Pittsburgh Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
R. Mendenhall	2	2	0
Team	2	2	0

Minnesota Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
H. Abdullah	0	0	1
T. Johnson	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
I. Taylor	1	4	0
Team	1	4	0

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
A. Smith	5	1	4
B. McFadden	5	0	4
T. Carter	5	0	4
L. Woodley	5	1	2
J. Harrison	5	1	2
L. Timmons	4	0	2
A. Harrison	3	1	3
B. Keisel	3	0	3
I. Taylor	2	0	2
D. Townsend	2	0	2
R. Clark	2	0	2
A. Madison	2	0	2
A. Smith	2	0	2
C. Hampton	2	0	1
O. Roye	1	0	1
S. Paxson	1	0	1
K. Fox	1	0	1
A. Frazier	1	0	1
-. Team	1	0	1
D. Woods	1	0	1
J. Parquet	1	0	1
N. Eason	1	0	1
J. Farrior	1	0	1
G. Mason	1	0	0
T. Kirschke	1	0	0
Team	58	4	44

Minnesota Tackles
	TOT	SACKS	SOLO
C. Greenway	7	0	6
D. Herron	5	1	5
E. Henderson	5	0	5
E. Henderson	5	0	5
B. Sapp	5	0	5
C. Griffin	5	0	3
K. Williams	4	1	4
L. Guion	4	0	3
P. Williams	3	0	3
V. Ciurciu	3	0	1
R. Edwards	2	1	2
D. Sharper	2	0	2
R. Alexander	2	0	2
B. Sumrall	2	0	2
M. Walker	2	0	2
C. Loeffler	2	0	2
A. Winfield	2	0	2
L. Douzable	2	0	1
B. Leber	2	0	1
O. Grigsby	2	0	1
F. Evans	2	0	0
T. Johnson	1	0	1
A. Young	1	0	1
H. Abdullah	1	0	1
C. Norwell	1	0	1
M. McCauley	1	0	1
M. Burnett	1	0	1
M. Boulware	1	0	1
B. Wade	1	0	1
E. Frampton	1	0	1
J. Leman	1	0	0
E. Wyms	1	0	0
C. Gordon	1	0	0
Team	80	3	66

Pittsburgh Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R. Mendenhall	2	46	23.0	25
Team	2	46	23.0	25

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
M. Hicks	3	67	22.3	30
A. Young	1	19	19.0	19
J. Johnson	1	11	11.0	11
Team	5	97	19.4	30

Pittsburgh Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
M. Moore	2	16	8.0	10
S. Holmes	2	11	5.5	10
E. Drummond	2	9	4.5	6
Team	6	36	6.0	10

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A. Allison	2	-3	-1.5	0
Team	2	-3	-1.5	0

Pittsburgh Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Reed	4/4	100.0	47	0/0	12
Team	4/4	100.0	47	0/0	12

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
R. Longwell	1/1	100.0	37	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	37	1/1	4

Pittsburgh Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
P. Ernster	4	192	48.0	0	3	55
Team	4	192	48.0	0	3	55

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Kluwe	7	340	48.6	0	1	58
Team	7	340	48.6	0	1	58

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