Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings: game summary
Final · December 9, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.
U.S. Bank Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
PITMIN 
- 375Total yards458
- 269Passing yards216
- 28/40Completions/attempts14/31
- 6.0Yards per pass7.0
- 106Rushing yards242
- 24Rushing attempts36
- 4.4Yards per rush6.7
- 22First downs22
- 4-133rd down efficiency5-14
- 2-24th down efficiency1-1
- 3-4Red zone (made-att)2-3
- 69Total plays67
- 5.4Yards per play6.8
- 1Turnovers2
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown2
- 5-39Sacks (yards lost)0-0
- 10-85Penalties (yards)11-102
- 29:32Time of possession30:28
Game leaders
Passing
Ben RoethlisbergerPIT · QB · 28/40, 308 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Kirk CousinsMIN · QB · 14/31, 216 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Najee HarrisPIT · RB · 20 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD
Dalvin CookMIN · RB · 27 CAR, 205 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
Chase ClaypoolPIT · WR · 8 REC, 93 YDS
K.J. OsbornMIN · WR · 3 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown3:31Justin Jefferson 14 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph PAT failed)0-6
2nd quarter
- Field goal14:43Greg Joseph 38 Yd Field Goal 0-9
- Touchdown9:55Dalvin Cook 29 Yd Run (Greg Joseph Kick)0-16
- Touchdown2:20Dalvin Cook 7 Yd Run (Greg Joseph Kick)0-23
3rd quarter
- Field goal9:36Greg Joseph 42 Yd Field Goal 0-26
- Field goal6:15Greg Joseph 25 Yd Field Goal 0-29
- Touchdown2:11Najee Harris 3 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell Kick)7-29
4th quarter
- Touchdown14:49Najee Harris 1 Yd Run (Chris Boswell Kick)14-29
- Touchdown12:11James Washington 30 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)20-29
- Touchdown10:51K.J. Osborn 62 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph Kick)20-36
- Touchdown4:14Pat Freiermuth 15 Yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger Pass to Diontae Johnson for Two-Point Conversion)28-36
Player stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 28/40 | 308 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 5-39 | 107.1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 1 | 23 |
| Diontae Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chase Claypool | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benny Snell Jr. | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Claypool | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
| Diontae Johnson | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | 37 | 10 |
| James Washington | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Najee Harris | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Bush | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schobert | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Edmunds | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Sutton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahkello Witherspoon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Charlton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles Killebrew | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wormley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Montravius Adams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaiahh Loudermilk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrek Tuszka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Mondeaux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Maulet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulysees Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Norwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Layne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 14/31 | 216 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 63.4 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 27 | 205 | 7.6 | 2 | 30 |
| Alexander Mattison | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Osborn | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 1 | 62 | 9 |
| Justin Jefferson | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | 22 | 15 |
| Tyler Conklin | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Dalvin Cook | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Chris Herndon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kendricks | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Boyd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackensie Alexander | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Pierce | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Armon Watts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Lynch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Dantzler Sr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dede Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Willekes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Jones II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- U.S. Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 66,718
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Perry Paganelli (Back judge) · Ed Camp (Down judge) · Clete Blakeman (Referee) · Tab Slaughter (Umpire) · Scott Edwards (Field judge) · Julian Mapp (Line judge) · Clay Reynard (Side judge)
About this game
Who won Steelers vs Vikings?
Vikings won 36-28 over Steelers on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
When was Steelers vs Vikings played?
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 8:20 PM ET at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Where was Steelers vs Vikings played?
At U.S. Bank Stadium.