Pittsburgh 27, Minnesota 17

Boxscore | Recap
Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:00 PM

Final Scoring Summary

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 6-1 3-0 3-1 L1
Pittsburgh 5-2 4-0 1-2 W4

Recap Quick Hits

  • With this win , the Pittsburgh Steelers have a 4-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Vikings have a 3-1 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up wins . The Steelers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss . The Vikings have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, threw for 175 yards , 1 touchdown and had 0 inteceptions in the game. Ben Roethlisberger ran for 2 yards and 0 touchdowns
  • The Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback, Brett Favre , threw for 334 yards , 0 touchdowns and had 1 interceptions in the game. Brett Favre ran for -1 yards and 0 touchdowns .
  • Following this game the Pittsburgh Steelers average 23.9 points per game and 383.0 offensive yards per game. The Minnesota Vikings average 29.4 points per game and 353.6 offensive yards per game.

Top Game Performances

Rushing
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Adrian Peterson Player Rashard Mendenhall
18 Attempts 10
69 Yards 69
3.8 Avg Yards 6.9
1 Touchdowns 0
19 Long 17
Receiving
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Sidney Rice Player Mike Wallace
10 Receptions 3
136 Yards 72
13.6 Avg Yards 24.0
0 Touchdowns 1
34 Long 40

Team Stats Summary

  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Minnesota 386 89 297 2 1 0 4.0 2
Pittsburgh 259 107 152 3 2 1 4.0 1

Upcoming Games

  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Steelers have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .714 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Green Bay. The Vikings have a W/L % of .857 after a win and .857 after a loss.
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