Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers 9 to 26
Sunday, September 17, 2017, Week 2The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Minnesota Vikings for their Week 2 matchup with both teams coming off Week 1 victories. The Vikings offense, explosive in their Week 1 victory, was held in check by the Steelers defense. The Vikings starting quarterback Sam Bradford sat this week due to an injured knee, forcing backup Case Keenum into the lineup.
The Steelers scored two first half touchdowns off of Ben Roethlisberger and never trailed all game. The Vikings scored a field goal halfway through the second quarter to get on the board, and scored a touchdown off of fullback C.J. Ham’s third quarter touchdown run to close the gap to eight points. However, four second half field goals by Steeler’s kicker Chris Boswell kept the game at a two-position lead throughout the second half.
Minnesota Vikings offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | 146 | 91 | 1 | 14 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Mike Zimmer Offensive Coordinator: Pat Shurmur Defensive Coordinator: George Edwards Special Teams Coordinator: Mike Priefer Quarterbacks Coach: Kevin Stefanski Wide Receivers Coach: Darrell Hazell Offensive Line Coach: Tony Sparano Running Backs Coach: Kennedy Polamalu Tight Ends Coach: Clancy Barone Assistant Wide Receivers Coach: Drew Petzing Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Andrew Janocko Defensive Line Coach: Andre Patterson Linebackers Coach: Adam Zimmer Defensive Backs Coach: Jerry Gray Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Robert Rodriguez Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Jonathan Gannon Defensive Assistant Coach: Jeff Howard Assistant Special Teams Coach: Ryan Ficken Quality Control Coach: Jonathan Gannon Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mark Uyeyama Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Derik Keyes, Chaz Mahle, Reshard Langford General Manager: Rick Spielman Senior Personnel Advisor: Gary Kubiak Coordinator of Rehabilitation: Tom Hunkele Head Athletic Trainer: Eric Sugarman Director of Sports Medicine: Eric Sugarman Team Nutritionist: Rasa Troup Physical Therapist: David Jantzi Assistant Athletic Trainer: Tom Hunkele, Rob Roche, David Jantzi, Albert Padilla
Pittsburgh Steelers offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | 233 | 102 | 0 | 22 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Mike Tomlin Assistant Head Coach: John Mitchell Offensive Coordinator: Todd Haley Defensive Coordinator: Keith Butler Special Teams Coordinator: Danny Smith Quarterbacks Coach: Randy Fichtner Wide Receivers Coach: Richard Mann Offensive Line Coach: Mike Munchak Running Backs Coach: James Saxon Tight Ends Coach: James Daniel Offensive Assistant Coach: Shaun Sarrett Defensive Line Coach: John Mitchell Outside Linebackers Coach: Joey Porter Inside Linebackers Coach: Jerry Olsavsky Defensive Backs Coach: Carnell Lake Coaching Assistant: Steve Meyer, Daniel Martin Rooney Conditioning Coordinator: Garrett Giemont Conditioning Assistant Coach: Marcel Pastoor Vice President: Kevin Colbert General Manager: Kevin Colbert Player Engagement Coordinator: Terry Cousin Scouting Assistant: Denzel Martin Administrative Assistant: Chrissy Bulger, Mia Daudet Coaching Intern: Stephanie Balachko