National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Minnesota 36,
Pittsburgh 28
When: 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, December 9, 2021
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 66718
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Clete Blakeman
Attendance: 66718
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 3:31 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Minnesota 6 - Pittsburgh 0 Justin Jefferson 14 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (kick failed) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:43 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Minnesota 9 - Pittsburgh 0 Greg Joseph 38 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:55 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Minnesota 16 - Pittsburgh 0 Dalvin Cook 29 yd. run (Greg Joseph kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:20 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Minnesota 23 - Pittsburgh 0 Dalvin Cook 7 yd. run (Greg Joseph kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:36 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Minnesota 26 - Pittsburgh 0 Greg Joseph 42 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:15 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Minnesota 29 - Pittsburgh 0 Greg Joseph 25 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 2:11 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Minnesota 29 - Pittsburgh 7 Najee Harris 3 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:49 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Minnesota 29 - Pittsburgh 14 Najee Harris 1 yd. run (Chris Boswell kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:11 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Minnesota 29 - Pittsburgh 20 James Washington 30 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (pass failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:51 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Minnesota 36 - Pittsburgh 20 K.J. Osborn 62 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:14 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Minnesota 36 - Pittsburgh 28 Pat Freiermuth 15 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Diontae Johnson pass from Ben Roethlisberger) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Pittsburgh | Minnesota | |
| 1st Downs | 22 | 22 |
| Rushing | 7 | 13 |
| Passing | 11 | 8 |
| Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-13 | 5-14 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Punts-Average | 6-43.0 | 3-48.7 |
| Return Yards | 115 | 49 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-8 | 3-31 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 3-62 | 0-0 |
| Int - Returns | 2-45 | 1-18 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-85 | 11-102 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 29:32 | 30:28 |
| Total Net Yards | 375 | 458 |
| Total Plays | 69 | 67 |
| Average Gain | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 106 | 242 |
| Rushes | 24 | 36 |
| Average/Rush | 4.4 | 6.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 269 | 216 |
| Comp-Att | 28-40 | 14-31 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 5-39 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-4-75% | 2-3-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 0-1-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Pittsburgh Steelers
(6-6-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 28/40 | 308 | 3 | 1 |
Minnesota Vikings
(6-7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Cousins | 14/31 | 216 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| N. Harris | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 23 |
| D. Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Claypool | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Snell Jr. | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Cook | 27 | 205 | 7.6 | 2 | 30 |
| A. Mattison | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| K. Cousins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Jefferson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Claypool | 9 | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | 38 |
| D. Johnson | 10 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 37 |
| J. Washington | 6 | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 1 | 30 |
| R. McCloud | 8 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| P. Freiermuth | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 17 |
| N. Harris | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Osborn | 9 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 1 | 62 |
| J. Jefferson | 15 | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | 22 |
| T. Conklin | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Cook | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| C. Herndon | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| A. Mattison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Witherspoon | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| B. Breeland | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Watts | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| E. Kendricks | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| S. Richardson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| H. Smith | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| M. Pierce | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Witherspoon | 4 | 0 |
| C. Sutton | 4 | 0 |
| T. Edmunds | 4 | 1 |
| J. Schobert | 4 | 3 |
| C. Heyward | 3 | 3 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | 3 | 3 |
| D. Bush | 3 | 5 |
| M. Killebrew | 2 | 0 |
| T. Charlton | 2 | 2 |
| A. Highsmith | 1 | 0 |
| T. Norwood | 1 | 0 |
| H. Mondeaux | 1 | 0 |
| A. Maulet | 1 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 1 | 1 |
| I. Loudermilk | 1 | 1 |
| C. Wormley | 1 | 1 |
| M. Allen | 0 | 1 |
| J. Layne | 0 | 1 |
| T. Watt | 0 | 1 |
| D. Tuszka | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| B. Breeland | 7 | 1 |
| X. Woods | 5 | 2 |
| E. Kendricks | 5 | 6 |
| K. Boyd | 4 | 0 |
| H. Smith | 4 | 1 |
| A. Barr | 4 | 5 |
| S. Richardson | 3 | 0 |
| P. Peterson | 3 | 2 |
| M. Pierce | 2 | 1 |
| K. Willekes | 1 | 0 |
| P. Jones II | 1 | 0 |
| J. Lynch | 1 | 1 |
| D. Tomlinson | 1 | 1 |
| A. Watts | 1 | 2 |
| M. Alexander | 1 | 4 |
| C. Dantzler | 0 | 1 |
| N. Vigil | 0 | 1 |
| D. Wonnum | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| A. Highsmith | 1.0 |
| M. Adams | 1.0 |
| M. Killebrew | 1.0 |
| C. Heyward | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| S. Richardson | 2.0 |
| E. Kendricks | 2.0 |
| H. Smith | 1.0 |
| A. Watts | 1.0 |
| X. Woods | 1.0 |
| A. Barr | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |