Final Score Prediction
Steelers 26, Vikings 23
Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 12 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
RB 30 |
Le'Veon Bell  |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
RB 41 |
Jonathan Dwyer |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
RB 47 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
WR 13 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
WR 35 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 5-70, 0 TD |
WR 88 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
TE 11 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 3-40, 1 TD |
K 5 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Steelers MIKE TOMLIN is 17-8 (.680) vs. NFC. Tomlin spent 2006 season as Vikings def. coordinator... For career, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 2-0 vs. Vikings with 91.9 rating. Has 24-9 (.727) career record vs. NFC with 47 TDs vs. 24 INTs & 94.4 passer rating. Roethlisberger (195) needs 5 TD passes to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as 2nd Steeler reach 200 career. Posted 4th 400-yard passing game (406) of career last week. Has 87-42 (.674) record as starter... Since '12, RB Jonathan Dwyer leads team with 664 rush yards... WR Antonio Brown had career-best in receptions (9), receiving yards (196) & TD catches (2) last week. Brown leads AFC with 324 receiving yards in '13... TE Heath Miller (39) needs TD catch to become 5th player in Steelers history to reach 40 career TD receptions... Last week, LB LaMarr Woodley (54) surpassed GREG LLOYD (53.5) for 5th-most sacks by Steeler since '82. Has sack in 2 of past 3 games... S Ryan Clark leads team with 23 tackles in '13.
Vikings QB Christian Ponder rushed for career-high 2 TDs last week... RB Adrian Peterson has rushed for 2,424 yards (105.4 per game) & 23 TDs in 23 career games vs. AFC. Since entering NFL in 2007, leads league with 9,130 rush yards & 79 rush TDs. Had rush TD & 129 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 60 rec.) in last meeting, 1 of 4 career games with 60+ rush & 60+ rec. yards...TE Kyle Rudolph has TD catch in 5 of past 7 vs. AFC. WR Greg Jennings has 9 catches for 182 yards (91 per game) & 3 TDs in 2 career games vs. Pit. (incl. SB XLV with GB). Has 6 TDs in past 7 vs. AFC (incl. playoffs). Since 2007, is 1 of 2 active NFL players with 15+ avg. (15.5) & 50+ rec. TDs (50). Rookie WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson had career-long 37-yard catch last week. Has only KR-TD (105 yards) in NFL this season & ranks 2nd with 37.4 avg... LB Erin Henderson had 2 sacks & INT last week. Is only player in NFL with 2 sacks & 2 INTs in 2013. S Harrison Smith & LB Chad Greenway each had INT last week. Since entering NFL in 2004, DE Jared Allen has NFL-best 118 sacks. DT Kevin Williams aims for 3rd in row vs. Pit. with sack.
Results and Schedule
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
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5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
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7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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Minnesota Vikings |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
DET |
A |
L 24-34 |
-10 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
CHI |
A |
L 30-31 |
-1 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CLE |
H |
L 27-31 |
-4 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
PIT |
H |
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5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2013-10-13 |
CAR |
H |
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7 |
2013-10-21 |
NYG |
A |
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8 |
2013-10-27 |
GB |
H |
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9 |
2013-11-03 |
DAL |
A |
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10 |
2013-11-07 |
WAS |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
SEA |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
GB |
A |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
CHI |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
BAL |
A |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
PHI |
H |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
CIN |
A |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
DET |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PIT Offense |
MIN Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
14.0 |
27.0 |
22.6 |
MIN |
Rushing yards |
52.0 |
120.7 |
106.2 |
MIN |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.00 |
4.21 |
4.05 |
MIN |
Completion % |
60.4% |
59.0% |
61.9% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
258.7 |
215.7 |
247.6 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
11.58 |
10.97 |
10.87 |
PIT |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.99 |
6.47 |
6.73 |
PIT |
Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
PIT |
Fumbles lost |
1.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
- |
Sacks allowed |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
- |
3rd down conversions |
27.8% |
39.5% |
38.5% |
MIN |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
75.0% |
40.5% |
MIN |
Time of possession |
26:16 |
28:05 |
30:03 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PIT Defense |
MIN Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
25.3 |
32.0 |
22.6 |
PIT |
Rushing yards |
115.3 |
116.3 |
106.2 |
PIT |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.33 |
4.59 |
4.05 |
PIT |
Completion % |
58.9% |
63.5% |
61.9% |
PIT |
Passing yards |
182.7 |
313.3 |
247.6 |
PIT |
Passing yards per completion |
9.79 |
10.80 |
10.87 |
PIT |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.77 |
6.86 |
6.73 |
PIT |
INT return |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
MIN |
Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
MIN |
Sacks |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
MIN |
3rd down conversions |
38.3% |
45.0% |
38.5% |
PIT |
4th down conversions |
66.7% |
50.0% |
40.5% |
MIN |
Time of possession |
33:44 |
31:55 |
30:03 |
MIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
MIN |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
8.4 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
PIT |
Yards per kick return |
22.5 |
31.3 |
23.5 |
MIN |
Yards allowed per punt return |
8.5 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
MIN |
Yards allowed per kick return |
12.7 |
41.3 |
23.5 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
MIN |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
4.3 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
MIN |
Penalty yards |
45.0 |
37.3 |
55.6 |
MIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2013 season with no adjustment. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2001 |
12 |
2001-12-02 |
MIN |
PIT |
16-21 |
PIT |
2005 |
15 |
2005-12-18 |
PIT |
MIN |
18-3 |
PIT |
2009 |
7 |
2009-10-25 |
MIN |
PIT |
17-27 |
PIT |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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