Week 12, 2054

played in Pittsburgh, PA

35 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	21	3	6	-	33
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	7	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 PIT - Deon Lang 36 field goal
1Q: 00:40 ATL - Brendan Francis 34 field goal
2Q: 11:35 ATL - Dean McDaniel 11 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
2Q: 07:20 ATL - Keegan Nalen 6 run (Brendan Francis extra point)
2Q: 03:51 PIT - Deon Lang 36 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Keegan Nalen 19 run (Brendan Francis extra point)
3Q: 09:22 ATL - Brendan Francis 41 field goal
3Q: 00:06 PIT - Conrad Gardner 8 run (Deon Lang extra point)
4Q: 02:44 ATL - Glenn McConnell 3 run (Brendan Francis extra point failed)
4Q: 01:27 PIT - Dan Cortez 5 pass from Marty Bryant (Deon Lang extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 PIT - Deon Lang 36 field goal
1Q: 00:40 ATL - Brendan Francis 34 field goal
2Q: 11:35 ATL - Dean McDaniel 11 pass from Keegan Nalen (Brendan Francis extra point)
2Q: 07:20 ATL - Keegan Nalen 6 run (Brendan Francis extra point)
2Q: 03:51 PIT - Deon Lang 36 field goal
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Keegan Nalen 19 run (Brendan Francis extra point)
3Q: 09:22 ATL - Brendan Francis 41 field goal
3Q: 00:06 PIT - Conrad Gardner 8 run (Deon Lang extra point)
4Q: 02:44 ATL - Glenn McConnell 3 run (Brendan Francis extra point failed)
4Q: 01:27 PIT - Dan Cortez 5 pass from Marty Bryant (Deon Lang extra point)

Team Statistics ATL PIT
Record 7-4 3-8
First Downs 26 18
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 432 299
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 6.86 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 164 118
- Rushing Attempts 37 21
- Yards per Rush 4.43 5.62
Net Passing Yards 268 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 20 - 2 39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 10.31 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 11.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/47 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 18
Time of Possession 33:22 26:38

Team Statistics	ATL	PIT
Record	7-4	3-8
First Downs	26	18
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	432	299
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	6.86	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	164	118
- Rushing Attempts	37	21
- Yards per Rush	4.43	5.62
Net Passing Yards	268	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 20 - 2	39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	10.31	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	11.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/47	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 18
Time of Possession	33:22	26:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	0:52	OWN 32	2	24	Interception
1	5:50	5:18	OWN 25	8	58	Field Goal
2	14:34	3:07	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
2	9:10	2:00	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
2	3:46	1:54	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 48	1	16	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 19	9	57	Field Goal
3	7:37	3:11	OWN 31	9	53	Interception
4	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
4	10:50	1:31	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
4	8:14	2:17	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
4	5:09	2:36	OPP 14	5	14	Touchdown
4	1:21	1:10	OPP 45	3	1	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
1	12:07	6:17	OWN 20	13	61	Field Goal
1	0:32	0:58	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
2	11:27	2:17	OWN 28	3	-13	Punt
2	7:10	3:24	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:31	OWN 26	3	-7	Punt
3	9:15	1:38	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	4:26	4:26	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	12:00	1:10	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
4	9:19	1:05	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	5:57	0:48	OWN 6	4	8	Downs
4	2:33	1:12	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	6	Game

Game MVP: Monty Lester, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Glenn McConnell	31	127	4.10	15	5	1
Keegan Nalen	6	37	6.17	19	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Conrad Gardner	13	88	6.77	18	5	1
Marty Bryant	3	24	8.00	12	1	0
Clifton Williamson	3	2	0.67	2	0	0
Antoine Rodgers	2	4	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keegan Nalen	26	20	268	0/0	1	31	2	89.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Bryant	39	21	200	4/19	1	36	0	76.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Norbert Marshall	6	7	63	10.50	18	16	0
WR Willie Bollinger	4	7	66	16.50	25	31	0
WR Dean McDaniel	4	5	58	14.50	7	23	1
TE Conrad Bailey	4	4	68	17.00	13	24	0
RB Corbin Butler	2	2	13	6.50	4	10	0
WR Wayne Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brant Kerouac	7	12	85	12.14	13	20	0
RB Conrad Gardner	5	6	34	6.80	19	11	0
WR Antoine Rodgers	3	4	62	20.67	49	36	0
WR Rich Freysinger	2	7	9	4.50	0	13	0
WR Dan Cortez	1	3	5	5.00	5	5	1
TE Dusty Powell	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Willie Baltzer	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Clifton Williamson	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Rickey Viragh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brant West	1	0	0.00	0
S Bert Buckner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jessie Koslosky	4	181	45.3	34.8	49	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Vivaldi	7	320	45.7	39.0	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brendan Francis	2/3	1/2	0/1	41	3/4

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Lang	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Glenn McConnell	4	47	11.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Manuel Antonick	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Bollinger	2	42	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Manuel Antonick	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Neil Brumbaugh	12	2	0.0	21	42
CB Devante Braun	5	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	4	2	0.0	20	28
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	4	0	0.0	20	29
DE Monty Lester	3	1	3.0	12	25
CB Claude Church	3	1	0.0	14	38
DT Cedric Randle	2	0	1.0	7	5
CB Axel Alston	2	2	0.0	21	42
ILB Craig Phares	2	1	0.0	1	15
OLB Leonardo Bush	2	0	0.0	9	18
S Bernie Springer	2	0	0.0	21	43
DT Ruben Renken	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Norbert Marshall	1	0	---	---	---
QB Keegan Nalen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jumbo Curiel	0	3	0.0	16	40
CB Zachary Fredrickson	0	2	0.0	1	16
DE Freddie Williams	0	1	0.0	6	14
DE Dominique Houston	0	1	0.0	18	28

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brant West	10	2	28	22
S Cole Whisman	6	1	37	26
S Bert Buckner	6	1	37	26
CB Cameron Shmitz	5	0	35	25
OLB Kerry Rasmussen	4	3	23	21
DE Eric Castillo	3	1	19	11
ILB Walter Clodfelter	3	0	18	9
CB Manuel Antonick	3	0	20	16
OLB Cris Schary	2	3	20	8
CB Mercury Waller	2	1	21	12
S Vinny Corbett	2	1	22	13
DE J.B. Huskey	1	2	22	18
DT Marvin Maestas	1	1	25	21
OLB Steve Rypien	1	1	15	14
DT Ray Joyner	1	0	12	5
CB Edgar Reid	1	0	20	16
DE Jeremiah Heard	0	1	1	1
DE Vincent Gomez	0	1	8	3
DE Devin Seguin	0	1	24	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Monty Lester	3.0	0	0	0	25
DT Cedric Randle	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Dominique Houston	0.0	1	4	5	28
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Freddie Williams	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Eugene Reed	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Richie Brewer	0.0	0	1	1	20
DT Jumbo Curiel	0.0	0	1	1	40

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devin Seguin	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Marvin Maestas	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Neil Brumbaugh	5	1	42
CB Devante Braun	4	1	30
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	3	2	28
ILB Craig Phares	2	1	15
OLB Leonardo Bush	2	0	18
OLB Gabriel Bridgman	2	0	29
CB Claude Church	2	0	38
S Bernie Springer	1	2	43

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Manuel Antonick	4	0	0	16
ILB Brant West	3	0	1	22
S Cole Whisman	3	0	0	26
S Bert Buckner	2	1	1	26
CB Mercury Waller	2	0	0	12
CB Cameron Shmitz	1	0	0	25
ILB Walter Clodfelter	1	0	0	9
DT Marvin Maestas	1	0	0	21
OLB Steve Rypien	1	0	0	14
S Vinny Corbett	1	0	0	13
OLB Kerry Rasmussen	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Richard Parrish	4	9	1	37	26
Kelvin Elmore	3	6	0	37	26
Reggie Kirk	2	5	0	37	26
Will Culbertson	2	5	0	37	26
Allen Burks	1	6	0	37	26

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Emmett George	4	5	0	21	1	43
Tristan Biederman	2	4	0	21	1	43
Moe Hitchcock	2	3	1	21	1	43
Silas Bacon	1	3	0	21	0	43
Vernon Patton	0	3	0	21	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn McConnell	2	23
Zachary Fredrickson	1	21
Norbert Marshall	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Beyer	2	24
Bert Buckner	1	26
Rich Freysinger	1	18
Raul Harmon	1	14
Joseph Reeves	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glenn McConnell	36	22	---	---	23	81
Conrad Bailey	29	22	---	---	26	77
Allen Burks	37	26	---	---	7	70
Will Culbertson	37	26	---	---	7	70
Norbert Marshall	33	25	---	---	11	69
Bernie Springer	---	---	21	43	2	66
Axel Alston	---	---	21	42	2	65
Neil Brumbaugh	---	---	21	42	2	65
Reggie Kirk	37	26	---	---	---	63
Richard Parrish	37	26	---	---	---	63
Kelvin Elmore	37	26	---	---	---	63
Keegan Nalen	37	26	---	---	---	63
Claude Church	---	---	14	38	9	61
Dean McDaniel	33	25	---	---	---	58
Jumbo Curiel	---	---	16	40	2	58
Monty Lester	---	---	12	25	18	55
Gabriel Bridgman	---	---	20	29	---	49
Devante Braun	---	---	19	30	---	49
Kelvin Mascorella	---	---	20	28	---	48
Willie Bollinger	21	18	---	---	7	46
Dominique Houston	---	---	18	28	---	46
Zachary Fredrickson	---	---	1	16	21	38
Wayne Bryant	10	4	---	---	21	35
Richie Brewer	---	---	3	20	9	32
Perry Stockdale	---	---	11	20	---	31
Craig Phares	---	---	1	15	14	30
Leonardo Bush	---	---	9	18	2	29
Josiah Ingram	5	1	---	---	22	28
Benjamin Vick	---	---	2	2	23	27
Freddie Williams	---	---	6	14	2	22
Bobby Rogero	---	---	0	1	19	20
Josh Wagner	0	0	---	---	19	19
Graham Chandler	12	6	---	---	---	18
Eugene Reed	---	---	1	13	2	16
Ruben Renken	---	---	8	4	---	12
Cedric Randle	---	---	7	5	---	12
Malik Carrell	5	5	---	---	---	10
Brendan Francis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jessie Koslosky	0	0	---	---	7	7
Artie Plumbtree	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommy Craig	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cornelius Munkres	0	0	---	---	7	7
Corbin Butler	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jameson Cobb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Miles Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrell Blades	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bert Buckner	---	---	37	26	26	89
Emmett George	21	43	---	---	9	73
Silas Bacon	21	43	---	---	9	73
Cole Whisman	---	---	37	26	3	66
Rich Freysinger	11	35	---	---	18	64
Vernon Patton	21	43	---	---	---	64
Moe Hitchcock	21	43	---	---	---	64
Tristan Biederman	21	43	---	---	---	64
Marty Bryant	21	43	---	---	---	64
Cameron Shmitz	---	---	35	25	3	63
Brant West	---	---	28	22	13	63
Dan Cortez	20	42	---	---	---	62
Brant Kerouac	19	42	---	---	---	61
Edgar Reid	---	---	20	16	18	54
Steve Rypien	---	---	15	14	25	54
Antoine Rodgers	18	35	---	---	---	53
Vinny Corbett	---	---	22	13	17	52
Manuel Antonick	---	---	20	16	13	49
Marvin Maestas	---	---	25	21	2	48
Kerry Rasmussen	---	---	23	21	2	46
Devin Seguin	---	---	24	19	2	45
Conrad Gardner	15	27	---	---	---	42
J.B. Huskey	---	---	22	18	2	42
Mercury Waller	---	---	21	12	1	34
Eric Castillo	---	---	19	11	1	31
Walter Clodfelter	---	---	18	9	2	29
Cris Schary	---	---	20	8	1	29
Willie Beyer	1	1	---	---	24	26
Darnell Watson	5	3	---	---	18	26
Ray Joyner	---	---	12	5	5	22
Clifton Williamson	5	14	---	---	1	20
Malik Pavkovich	0	0	---	---	20	20
Dusty Powell	7	6	---	---	1	14
Raul Harmon	0	0	---	---	14	14
Rickey Viragh	0	1	---	---	12	13
Willie Baltzer	4	8	---	---	---	12
Vincent Gomez	---	---	8	3	---	11
David Adams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Ochtyun	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Vivaldi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeremiah Heard	---	---	1	1	5	7
Deon Lang	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joseph Reeves	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kaden Rister	0	1	---	---	---	1
Ronald Emmons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Luis Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	22	94	4.3
Right	5	33	6.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	65	7.2
Middle	7	38	5.4
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keegan Nalen	26	20	5	1	1	1	1	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Bryant	39	21	3	0	1	7	6	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	100	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	17	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	116	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	2	30	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	37	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Bollinger	7	4	0	66	2	18
WR Norbert Marshall	7	6	0	63	0	25
WR Dean McDaniel	5	4	0	58	1	25
TE Conrad Bailey	4	4	0	68	2	22
RB Corbin Butler	2	2	0	13	0	2
WR Wayne Bryant	1	0	1	0	0	4

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brant Kerouac	12	7	0	85	1	42
WR Rich Freysinger	7	2	0	9	0	35
RB Conrad Gardner	6	5	0	34	0	27
WR Antoine Rodgers	4	3	1	62	2	35
WR Dan Cortez	3	1	0	5	0	42
WR Willie Baltzer	3	1	0	1	0	8
RB Clifton Williamson	2	1	0	8	0	14
WR Rickey Viragh	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Dusty Powell	1	1	0	-4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glenn McConnell	7	17	2.43	4.10
Keegan Nalen	2	25	12.50	6.17

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Conrad Gardner	3	12	4.00	6.77
Marty Bryant	1	12	12.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keegan Nalen	2	1	11	5.50	10.31

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Bryant	3	2	1	0.33	5.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dean McDaniel	1	1	11	11.00	11.60
WR Norbert Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rich Freysinger	2	1	-4	-2.00	1.29
WR Dan Cortez	1	1	5	5.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn McConnell	4	1
Keegan Nalen	2	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Bryant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keegan Nalen	4	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Bryant	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Corbin Butler	2	2	1
WR Wayne Bryant	1	0	0
WR Norbert Marshall	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brant Kerouac	5	4	2
WR Rich Freysinger	2	2	1
RB Clifton Williamson	2	1	1
WR Dan Cortez	1	0	0
WR Willie Baltzer	1	1	0
WR Antoine Rodgers	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (65,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,800 (12,700)
End Zone 8,600 (9,200)
Mezzanine 5,000 (5,300)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (8,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (65,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,800 (12,700)
End Zone	8,600 (9,200)
Mezzanine	5,000 (5,300)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (8,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)