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Vikings 34, Steelers 27
Pittsburgh 7 3 7 10 27
Minnesota 10 10 14 0 34
First Quarter
Min • FG Walsh 54, 12:08.
Min • Jennings 70 pass from Cassel (Walsh kick), 8:06.
Pit • Bell 8 run (Suisham kick), 4:02.
Second Quarter
Min • Peterson 60 run (Walsh kick), 12:42.
Pit • FG Suisham 26, 3:39.
Min • FG Walsh 37, :39.
Third Quarter
Pit • Bell 1 run (Suisham kick), 11:28.
Min • Peterson 7 run (Walsh kick), 7:52.
Min • Jennings 16 pass from Cassel (Walsh kick), 5:11.
Fourth Quarter
Pit • Cotchery 15 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 12:42.
Pit • FG Suisham 28, 3:37.
Attendance • 83,518.
Pit Min
First downs 29 16
Total Net Yards 434 393
Rushes-yards 21-77 25-145
Passing 357 248
Punt Returns 1-3 1-0
Kickoff Returns 4-92 5-144
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 36-51-1 16-25-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-26 1-0
Punts 4-35.8 4-41.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 4-50 5-89
Time of Possession 36:27 23:33
Individual Statistics
Rushing • Pittsburgh, Bell 16-57, A.Brown 1-10, Dwyer 2-7, F.Jones 2-3. Minnesota, Peterson 23-140, Cassel 2-5.
Passing • Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 36-51-1-383. Minnesota, Cassel 16-25-0-248.
Receiving • Pittsburgh, A.Brown 12-88, Miller 6-70, Cotchery 5-103, Sanders 4-57, Bell 4-27, Wheaton 3-26, D.Johnson 1-8, F.Jones 1-4. Minnesota, Simpson 7-124, Jennings 3-92, Rudolph 2-6, Patterson 1-9, Gerhart 1-7, Wright 1-6, Carlson 1-4.
Missed Field Goals • Minnesota, Walsh 44 (WL).