2001 · Week 12
Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 2, 2001 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings 21–16. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (76%) going in. Steelers improve to 9-2; Vikings fall to 4-7. Jerome Bettis led the way with 81 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 1 catch for 16 yards.
Team stats
| MIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 20 |
| 385 | Total yards | 364 |
| 340 | Passing yards | 157 |
| 45 | Rushing yards | 207 |
| 23/32 | Comp / Att | 13/19 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 11/15 | 200 | 2 | 1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 12/17 | 140 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 13 | 34 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Travis Prentice | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 8 | 13 | 144 | 1 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 13/19 | 157 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 19 | 81 | 1 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 12 | 74 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 12 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 6 | 8 | 86 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |