PITTSBURGH PIRATES ROAD TRIP REPORT CARD FOR 8/6-8/15

Looking back at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-5 road trip. Over the past week, the Pittsburgh Pirates played seven games on the west coast and two more in the Twin Cities. The road trip had a promising start, with the Bucs winning four of their first six. It went south, however, starting with a 4-3 loss in Sunday’s series finale with the Giants, followed by two more losses to the Minnesota Twins. The Pirates continued their mediocre August and finished the trip a ‘meh’ 4-5.

There were some good things to take from this stretch. Offensively, Frazier and David Freese are stepping up as useful part-time players and Josh Bell has been a stud since coming back from the DL. Pitching-wise, Jameson Taillon is further distancing himself as the anchor of the starting rotation, and Trevor Williams has been a monster since mid-July.

Overall, however, the Bucs aren’t playing good baseball, and here is a breakdown of how they performed in the key facets of the game with this edition of my “report card.”

OFFENSE – THE GOOD

There were a few positives to take from this road trip for the offense, highlighted by a trio of 10+ run performances.

Josh Bell has stepped up since returning from the DL last Wednesday, but the biggest story from an offensive standpoint this week is Adam Frazier. 2018 hasn’t been easy for the utility man, but he’s come on in the second half of the season and is hitting .438 in August. If Frazier can keep up this hot stretch, he can be a wildcard in the Pirates postseason push.

OFFENSE – THE BAD

While Bell has been excellent since returning from injury, the same can’t be said for the Pirates outfield. Corey Dickerson and Gregory Polanco are hitting under .200 for August, and Starling Marte hasn’t been much better at .216. Since those three were the driving forces behind the team’s surge in July, and August hasn’t been as good, it’s safe to say that the Pirates’ success or lack thereof, goes hand in hand with what their outfield is going.

It’s hard to say a stretch in which the Pirates scored 10 or more runs three times in nine games was bad, but in the end, this road trip was mediocre largely because of the offense not getting the job done when it needed to. So, overall, I think a fat C is in store.

GRADE: C

STARTING PITCHING – THE GOOD

Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams each tossed gems with Taillon pitching a complete game in Denver and Williams throwing seven shutout frames in San Fran. The road trip also featured gritty performances by Chris Archer and Ivan Nova and hard-luck outings from Archer and Joe Musgrove. Over the past seven games, there was only one starting pitching performance that can be classified as bad, and I think we all know what that was.

STARTING PITCHING – THE BAD

Although the decision to start Clay Holmes Friday night has been talked about more than necessary, it was a head scratcher, and thus became the only glaring negative to take from a starting pitching standpoint this road trip.

Overall, the Pirates starting pitching has stepped up, and is certainly not to blame for the teams “meh” August thus far.

GRADE: B+

BULLPEN – THE GOOD

The bullpen stepped up big time in last Wednesday’s 3-2 win over Colorado. Picking up Archer after he could only go five innings which was partly due to food poisoning. Aside from that, the ‘pen collectively didn’t have to preserve a tight lead late, which they obviously had no control over.

Individually, Felipe Vazquez remains dominant, Keone Kela has been solid albeit with limited exposure, and aside from Wednesday’s blip in Minnesota, Edgar Santana has been stellar.

BULLPEN – THE BAD

Much like the starting pitching, Friday night brought out the worst in the bullpen, and, again, it all could have been avoided. To have Casey Saddler on the mound for four innings should never happen, and the Bucs got burned as a result.

The ‘pen struggled in the two games against Minnesota, allowing two big insurance runs Tuesday night and the go-ahead run Wednesday afternoon. Overall, there isn’t a lot negative to say about the bullpen. It’s a talented unit, and this week didn’t change that.

GRADE: B+

OVERALL

The west coast portion of this road trip was pretty good for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although, it could have and probably should have been better. Going 4-3 in the west is respectable, and a lot of good came out of those seven games.

Minnesota is where this road trip went south.

With Taillon and Archer on the mound, there was no reason for the Pirates not to sweep the Twins and finish the stretch at 6-3. Instead, they got swept by the lowly Twins and ended the road trip at 4-5, which is fitting for how this month is going.

The Pirates have been mediocre, and there’s no other way to put it. It seems that as every week passes by the buzz around that the trades for Archer and Kela created decreases, and the only way to get that excitement back is to win.

With two first-place teams in Chicago and Atlanta coming to town, things aren’t going to get easier, and the homestand is already off to a poor start following a 1-0 loss to the Cubs Thursday night. Not going at least 4-3, which now requires a 4-2 stretch, against those teams could make the failure to capitalize on this road trip more frustrating.

The Pirates had a chance to move up in the National League Wild Card race this past week and didn’t do it. It’s fitting, however, that the Bucs are playing like an average baseball team, because they are one.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES IN REVIEW 8/10 – 8/15

The Pittsburgh Pirates split a four game series with the Giants and then drop two games against the Twins. It was not a week to remember.

The good, the bad, and the ugly for the Pittsburgh Pirates. That’s the theme of this series – shout out to the Italian man himself, Francisco Cervelli, for the inspiration. Let’s jump into the week that was!

The good and the bad sections will be self-explanatory, looking at both the good and the bad of the week. The ugly will simply

THE GOOD

Trevor Williams takes front and center in the good section this week. In Trevor’s last five starts, he has given up a total of two earned runs. Even though Jameson Taillion has pitched well recently, Williams has felt like the staff ace and stopper for the better part of two months.

Williams will have perhaps his most important start of the season this week against the Cubs, hopefully he can continue to pitch lights-out and shut down the Cub’s hot offense.

Elias Diaz should win player of the year for the Pirates in 2018. That’s not an award by the way, but if it was, my vote would be for Diaz.

Diaz wasn’t supposed to start 51 out of the Pirates first 121 games. But he did. Diaz wasn’t supposed to hit for power this year. But he has. Diaz has hit a home run every 23 at-bats on average this season. In fact, Diaz wasn’t even supposed to hit for average this year. But has posted a .299 batting average that continues to rise during the second half of the season.

Many players on the Pirates this year have failed to live up to their expectations (think Josh, Gregory Polanco, Starling Marte, Jameson Taillon, etc.). Elias Diaz has lived up to, and has far exceeded any expectations that were laid out for him this season. I mean, just look at this swing from the game against the Twins on Wednesday.

Smooth and easy, right? If Diaz finishes the year strong, the Pirates are going to have an interesting decision this off-season with Francisco Cervelli still under team control.

Even though the Pirates are on the verge of being eliminated from the playoff race, there is some good to be found in their upcoming schedule. The Pirates will truly get to control their own destiny since they play the Cubs, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, and Braves (in that order) in consecutive upcoming series. All of these teams are currently ahead of the Pirates in either the NL Central, or the Wild Card race.

THE BAD

Did you know that the Pirates are in the midst of a playoff race?

Apparently Neal Huntington and Clint Hurdle do not. Last Friday the Pirates started Clay Holmes against the Giants which can only be described as a predictable disaster.

Instead of continuing to beat down the Giants and continuing to make-up ground in the playoff race, the Pirates decided to push back their starters and start a pitcher who has shown to be far from ready for the Big League spotlight. The Pirates lost Friday’s game 13-10.

Yes. The Pirates scored 10 runs and lost.

Instead of starting Trevor Williams who, as mentioned above, is pitching lights out, the Pirates went with a pitcher who gave up 7 runs in 2.2 innings. All because the Pirates were worried that their starters would have poor starts following a series in the high altitude of Colorado.

Once again, Huntington and Hurdle paired up to lose another game for the Pirates. This is something that has happened far too often this season.

In case you were wondering, the Sports Daily did a pretty in depth study on the “extra day of rest – Coors field” effect and found it to be bogus.

And of course, instead of the front office admitting that they messed up, they doubled-down on their stance. To quote sportswriter Paul Zeise, this only made “the Pirates’ front office look foolish yet again”. Instead of experimenting with “biometric data”, “cutting-edge analytical formulas”, and “anecdotal evidence” (to quote Pirates’ assistant GM Kevan Graves), let’s try using some good old common sense.

It’s a playoff race. Start your best players every day.

Sadly, the Pirates’ didn’t help themselves when they lost both games against the Twins on Tuesday and Wednesday. These two losses really leave a sour taste.

Jameson Taillon and Chris Archer are supposedly the two best pitchers in your starting rotation, and both pick up loses against a team that is well below .500.

It is way too early to judge the trade for Chris Archer, I repeat, way too early. But, Archer’s first three starts have been really disappointing. Archer has spread 9 earned runs across his first three starts. This would not be terrible if Archer had also pitched at least seven innings in all of those games, but he hasn’t. Archer has pitched 4.2, 5.0, and 5.0 innings in his first three starts. Archer is a great person and a player with incredible potential; let’s hope that his starts improve in the near future.

However, the starters do not deserve all of the blame for the sub-par week. The bread and butter of the Pirates’ lineup, their three outfielders, sorely under performed.

While hitting in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd spots in the lineup, the outfielders went 5-26 with only two RBIs across both of the games against the Twins. This was made even worse by the fact that a good portion of these at bats were with runners in scoring position. Starling Marte, Corey Dickerson, and Gregory Polanco are all cold right now at the plate – that needs to change immediately or the Pirates’ season is over. The Pirates cannot afford to lose any series over this next stretch, and they won’t be able to win any of the series if the outfielders continue to slump.

THE UGLY

The player to be named in the Chris Archer trade has been announced. Shane Baz, the Pirates’ number four prospect and first round pick from last year is going to the Tampa Bay Rays. Even though this is probably the worst case scenario as far as this news goes for Pirates’ fans, I am still okay with the trade. Five years down the road, I am sure the Rays will be named the “winners” of the trade, but if Archer pans out and is a 3.50 ERA pitcher for the Pirates over the next three years, I would call the Pirates “winners” as well.

Up to this point under Neal Huntington, the Pirates have been unable to develop high school arms like Shane Baz. The only success that comes to mind is Jameson Taillon, but the list of failures is considerably longer. This move solidifies the notion that Huntington sees a window of opportunity over the next three years and is looking to capitalize on that window over betting on long-term prospects.

Speaking of arms that didn’t quite pan out under the Pirates, Tyler Glasnow continues to pitch well for the Rays. Stephen Nesbitt recently interviewed Glasnow and was able to extract some really interesting insights on Glasnow’s time in Pittsburgh. I highly recommend reading the piece. It is rare when professional athletes are willing to answer tough and in-depth questions during an interview – Glasnow does both.

THAT’S ALL FOR THIS WEEK! LET’S GO BUCS!

THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES WEEK AHEAD:

AUGUST 16TH – Cubs @ the Pirates 7:05

AUGUST 17TH – Cubs @ the Pirates 7:05

AUGUST 18TH – Cubs @ the Pirates 7:05

AUGUST 19TH – Cubs @ the Pirates 1:35

AUGUST 20TH – Braves @ the Pirates 7:05

AUGUST 21ST – Braves @ the Pirates 7:05

AUGUST 22ND – Braves @ the Pirates 7:05

PITTSBURGH PIRATES FARM REPORT

DARIO AGRAZAL SHOVES, NICK KINGHAM SHELLED, & MORE

For today’s farm report, we will start with Triple-A Indianapolis. Last night the Indians were defeated by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRaiders by a score of 7-3. Due to rain, the game was shortened to just 5 innings, and all seven RailRaider runs were scored in the bottom of the 5th inning.

Nick Kingham started for the Indians and after cruising through the first 4 innings of the game got shelled in the 5th. Kingham faced nine batters in the 5th inning and failed to record an out before the rains came. When the night was over Kingham had allowed seven runs on 10 hits, he hit a batter, walked a batter, allowed a home run, and recorded a strikeout. Seven of the 10 hits, the hit batter, the walk, and the home run allowed all occurred in the 5th inning.

Offensively, the Indians recorded just four hits. With all three of their runs coming on a Jerrick Suiter home run in the top of the 4th inning. Jason Martin, Kevin Newman, Kevin Kramer, and Max Moroff were all held hitless, while Jose Osuna was 1-for-3.

The best starting pitching performance of the night came from Dario Agrazal at Double-A Altoona. Agrazal held the New Hampshire Fisher cats to just seven hits while walking just one in 6 shutout innings of work in a 5-0 Curve victory.

Many people forget that Agrazal is on the 40-man roster, and he has shown why this season. Powered by his turbo sinker, Agrazal now owns a 2.54 ERA and 3.59 FIP in his 11 starts. He has missed time due to an injury, though.

Cole Tucker, Ke’Bryan Hayes, and Brayn Reynolds all went 1-for-4 with the Curve. Reynolds, who the Pirates acquired in the Andrew McCutchen trade, is putting together a strong season for the Curve. Despite missing time with a hand injury Reynolds owns a .287/.367/.421/.788 slash line, .353 wOBA, and a 118 wRC+ this season.

Will Craig also continued his superb season by collecting three more hits, including his 25th double. Logan Hill also chipped in with a three-run home run.

In the world of Single-A, the Bradenton Marauders lost to the Clearwater Threshers 6-1 while the West Virginia Power had the day off. The Marauders were held to just two hits while starting pitcher Evan Piechota walked three and allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 innings of work.

Angel German, who the Pirates got from the Dodgers in the Tony Watson trade, pitched a scoreless inning of relief. The hard throwing righty won a healthy 25.6% strikeout rate this season, but his 13.7% walk rate is far too high.

Due to the New York Penn League All-Star Game, the West Virginia Black Bears did not play. However, 2018 first round draft choice Travis Swaggerty participated in the game and was 1-for-2 with a two-run single. 36 games into his professional career Swaggerty owns a .288/.365/.453/.818 slash line, .380 wOBA, and a 139 wRC+.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE LOSS TO THE PACKERS

Awful. In a word, that’s an apt description for what the Steelers put out there last night at Lambeau Field.

Granted, it was just a preseason game, the second of four, which means there still is time before the opening of the regular season. And yes, the Steelers played without a bunch of their front-line guys, some injured, some held out of the game for various reasons, which means reinforcements are just waiting to be called upon.

But 51-34 wasn’t about Coty Sensabaugh not being as good as Joe Haden, or Jake Rodgers not being as good as Marcus Gilbert, just to cite a couple of examples. It wasn’t about a list of non-participants that included Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown and Haden and Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt and Vance McDonald and Maurkice Pouncey and Sean Davis.

This was about turnovers ending up on the scoreboard, and twice at that; about allowing a couple of different quarterbacks to escape contain and make plays down the field; about penalties and missed tackles and bad angles; about punts of 30 and 28 yards from deep in their own territory.

This was about the Steelers doing all of the bad things they didn’t do exactly one week earlier in their preseason opener against the Eagles in Philadelphia. This was about the Steelers regressing.

The Steelers have been preaching ball security to Mason Rudolph for months now, all the way back to OTAs in late May. Against the Packers the decision was made to split the playing time between the youngest of the four quarterbacks, and Rudolph started the game because Joshua Dobbs’ escapability was seen as a nice counter to what reasonably could be expected from the third-team offensive line.

Rudolph fumbled twice in Philadelphia, but the Steelers recovered both, but there was no recovering from his first play in Green Bay. Attempting to get the ball to Darrius Heyward-Bey on a quick out route on a first-and-10 from the 21-yard line, Rudolph fell into the trap baited by veteran cornerback Tramon Williams, who welcomed him to the NFL with a 25-yard pick-six.

That set the tone.

From there, Green Bay’s second touchdown drive was aided by a 6-yard pass turning into a 27-yard gain because Morgan Burnett took a bad angle that allowed Davante Adams to break into the open field; then a 12-men-on-the-field penalty wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-13, and Aaron Rodgers capitalized on the second chance with a touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham.

Sure, the Steelers delivered some counter-punches, the first coming on a three-play drive when James Conner accounted for all 73 yards – 58 rushing and 15 more on the facemask penalty he drew – for the touchdown that halved Green Bay’s 14-0 lead, and then another when Terrell Edmunds forced and recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to set up Rudolph completing a 21-yard pass to Jesse James and then a 4-yarder to JuJu Smith-Schuster to tie the game, 14-14.

But by the time the Steelers scored again – on 22-yard pass from Dobbs to James Washington in the third quarter – they were cutting into a deficit that had grown to 41-14.

That deficit was built at least partly by the Steelers’ inability to contain two of Green Bay’s backup quarterbacks – Brett Hundley and DeShone Kizer – and in this instance the word “contain” can be taken literally. Hundley ran for a touchdown and Kizer passed for two, and along the way to all three of those scores came plays each quarterback made after using play-action and then rolling out to get outside the pass rush to make plays, or by getting away from the pass rush when they were about to be trapped in the pocket and possibly sacked.

Both Hundley and Kizer have mobility, sure, but neither would be confused with Michael Vick in his prime, and so what happened was guys either were being sucked inside with play-action, or they were sloppy in their rush-lanes, or both. Being unsuccessful in getting to the quarterback is one thing, but running yourself out of the play is a whole other kind of sin.

Halfway through this preseason, it’s apparent the Steelers have a lot of work to do on their defense, that any perceived improvements are only theoretical at this stage. Getting their front-line players back onto the field should help, but assuming that alone will make the difference is somewhat naïve.

That response – on Saturday, Aug. 25 vs. Tennessee at Heinz Field – could end up revealing a lot about what these 2018 Steelers are. Or are not.

WHAT WENT RIGHT, WRONG AT GREEN BAY

What went wrong: First offensive play of the game: Steelers come out in an empty set; Mason Rudolph tries to get the ball to Darrius Heyward-Bey in the left flat. Tramon Williams intercepted the ball and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. It’s 7-0 with 14:47 left in the first quarter.

What went wrong: The Steelers second offensive series wasn’t much better. James Conner carried on first down and was stopped for no gain. On second down, Mason Rudolph overthrew Justin Hunter. After a delay of game penalty, Conner lost 1 yard on a draw play. Jordan Berry’s punt then traveled only 30 yards and Green Bay got to start at the Pittsburgh 40-yard line.

What went wrong: A critical 12-men-on-the-field penalty was a big part of the Packers extending their lead to 14-0 with 11:53 remaining in the first quarter. A quick slant pass from Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams became a 27-yard gain to the Pittsburgh 13-yard line when Morgan Burnett took a bad angle and wasn’t in position to tackle the catch. Then on third-and-10 from there, Rodgers pass was incomplete, but the penalty came when Dan McCullers couldn’t get off the field before the Packers snapped the ball. Given another chance, Rodgers completed an 8-yard pass to TE Jimmy Graham for the touchdown.

What went right: The Steelers cut that 14-0 deficit in half, and all it took was three straight runs by James Conner, with a facemask penalty against the Packers thrown in for good measure. Conner ran for 8 yards on first down, then for 24 on second-and-2 which was when the facemask penalty occurred, and then it was 26 more yards on the next play for the touchdown. That gave Conner 58 yards and a touchdown on a three-play possession. Matt Wile’s PAT made it 14-7 with 10:42 left in the first quarter.

What went right: On the kickoff following James Conner’s touchdown, Terrell Edmunds stripped the ball away from Ty Montgomery and then recovered it at the Packers 25-yard line.

What went right: Two plays later, the ball was in the end zone on a pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the game was tied, 14-14. On the play previous to the touchdown, Mason Rudolph got a nice block on a blitzing linebacker by Fitz Toussaint that allowed him to complete a pass to Jesse James. The next play was the 4-yard touchdown pass to Smith-Schuster.

End of 1st Quarter: Packers 17, Steelers 14

What went wrong: An iffy pass interference penalty on Jon Bostic was the key play on the 10-play, 51-yard drive that ended in a 36-yard field goal by Mason Crosby that gave the Packers a 17-14 lead. The Packers extended that lead to 24-14 on a 65-yard drive that ended with 10-yard touchdown run by Green Bay quarterback Brett Hundley. But 38 of those yards came on a completion to tight end Marcedes Lewis that included an iffy lowering-the-helmet call on Coty Sensabaugh.

What went wrong: The Packers extended their lead to 27-14 as a result of a 53-yard field goal by Mason Crosby. It appeared as though the Packers had been knocked out of field goal range on the previous play, when Bud Dupree came off the right edge and sacked Brett Hundley for a 9-yard loss on a third-and-10 from the Steelers 26-yard line. But Crosby made the kick anyway, and the Packers had a 13-point lead with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half.

What went wrong: It started with a 28-yard punt by Jordan Berry and ended with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Robert Tonyan. On the drive, quarterback DeShone Kizer completed 4-of-5 for 39 yards and the touchdown, a drive also aided by a pass interference penalty on Brian Allen in the end zone. At halftime, the Packers lead was 31-14. 

Halftime: Packers 34, Steelers 14

9:50 p.m. ET - What went wrong: Some first half statistics: the Steelers were 0-for-6 on third downs, and were flagged for six penalties for 73 yards. Green Bay led in first downs, 16-7. The Packers had 37 yards rushing on 14 attempts for a 2.6 average, and the longest gain by a running back was 6 yards. Mason Rudolph completed 5-of-12 for 47 yards, with one touchdown, one interception, and a rating of 46.2. He also was sacked three times. The three Packers quarterbacks – Aaron Rodgers, Brett Hundley, and DeShone Kizer – combined to complete 65 percent of their passes, with two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a rating of 123.8.

What went wrong: The Steelers’ first offensive series of the second half ended the same way as their first offensive series of the first half. Joshua Dobbs’ sideline pass for Damoun Patterson was intercepted by Josh Jackson and returned 22 yards for a touchdown that gave Green Bay a 41-14 lead with 11:53 left in the third quarter.

What went right: Aided by a kickoff that went out of bounds, the Steelers offense took advantage and scored a touchdown and added a two-point conversion that cut Green Bay’s lead to 41-22 with 10:34 left in the third quarter. The touchdown came on a 19-yard pass to James Washington, who jumped over cornerback Demetri Goodson to complete the play. Earlier in the possession, Washington also caught a 20-yard pass. The two-point conversion came on a run around the left end by Dobbs.

What went wrong: An 82-yard catch-and-run by wide receiver Jake Kumerow came 59 seconds after Washington’s touchdown catch and restored the Green Bay lead to 48-22. Brian Allen was in coverage on Kumerow, but a bad angle taken by Nat Berhe was what allowed the play to go for a touchdown.

What went right: A nine-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 1–yard touchdown run by Jaylen Samuels made it 48-28 with 29 seconds left in the third quarter. On the drive, Joshua Dobbs completed 3-of-4 for 67 yards, and he also ran 9 yards to convert a third down situation.

End of 3rd Quarter: Packers 48, Steelers 28

Final Score: Packers 51, Steelers 34

STEELERS DEFENSE NO SHOW

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GREEN BAY 51, PITTSBURGH 34

WHEN: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 16, 2018
WHERE: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
TEMPERATURE: 77°
HEAD OFFICIAL: Ron Torbert
ATTENDANCE: 74434

The Green Bay Packers' defense scored two touchdowns on interceptions in defeating the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers 51-34 in a preseason game on Thursday night.

Tramon Williams was responsible for the first Packers pick-six, a 25-yard return, on the first pass of the game, while second-round draft pick Josh Jackson took his interception return 22 yards to the end zone in the third quarter.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers saw limited action, completing 2 of 4 passes for 35 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown toss to Jimmy Graham in the opening quarter.

His Steelers counterpart, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, did not play after reportedly being cleared of a concussion earlier in the day. Roethlisberger entered concussion protocol following a hit he took in practice on Tuesday, though he wasn't scheduled to play Thursday even before the injury scare.

DeShone Kizer tossed two touchdowns, finishing 7-of-12 for 149 yards with no interceptions for the Packers, while Brett Hundley was 6-of-9 for 77 yards with no TDs or picks.

Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs was 12-for-18 for 192 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Pittsburgh third-round draft pick Mason Rudolph threw a touchdown and an interception, completing five of his 12 passes for 47 yards. Steelers second-rounder James Washington hauled in five catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

Top Game Performances

Rushing

Pittsburgh		Green Bay
James Conner	Player	Joel Bouagnon
5	Attempts	13
57	Yards	41
11.4	Avg Yards	3.2
1	Touchdowns	0
26	Long	18

Receiving

Pittsburgh		Green Bay
James Washington	Player	Jake Kumerow
5	Receptions	3
114	Yards	114
22.8	Avg Yards	38.0
2	Touchdowns	1
54	Long	82

Team Stats Summary

	Yards			Scoring		Defense
Team	Tot	Rus	Pas	TD	FG	INT	Sck	FF
Pittsburgh	370	151	219	5	0	0	3.0	1
Green Bay	357	77	280	6	3	2	3.0	1

SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER		PIT	GB
Packers	TD 14:47 Tramon Williams 25 Yd Interception Return (Mason Crosby Kick) 1 play, 0 yards, 0:13	0	7
Packers	TD 11:53 Jimmy Graham 8 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby Kick) 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:33	0	14
Steelers	TD 10:42 James Conner 26 Yd Run (Matt Wile Kick) 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:11	7	14
Steelers	TD 9:56 JuJu Smith-Schuster 4 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Wile Kick) 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:38	14	14
Packers	FG 4:26 Mason Crosby 36 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:30	14	17
SECOND QUARTER		PIT	GB
Packers	TD 14:16 Brett Hundley 10 Yd Run (Mason Crosby Kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:42	14	24
Packers	FG 9:47 Mason Crosby 53 Yd Field Goal 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:43	14	27
Packers	TD 0:38 Robert Tonyan 1 Yd pass from DeShone Kizer (Mason Crosby Kick) 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:51	14	34
THIRD QUARTER		PIT	GB
Packers	TD 11:53 Josh Jackson 22 Yd Interception Return (Mason Crosby Kick) 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:43	14	41
Steelers	TD 10:34 James Washington 19 Yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Joshua Dobbs Run for Two-Point Conversion) 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:19	22	41
PackerPackers	TD 9:35 Jake Kumerow 82 Yd pass from DeShone Kizer (Mason Crosby Kick) 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:59	22	48
Steelers	TD 0:35 Jaylen Samuels 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:41	28	48
FOURTH QUARTER		PIT	GB
Packers	FG 10:15 Mason Crosby 50 Yd Field Goal 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:20	28	51
Steelers	TD 6:24 James Washington 22 Yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:51	34	51

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Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Pittsburgh	14	0	14	6	34
Green Bay	17	17	14	3	51

SCORING

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter - 14:47
Green Bay	TD	Green Bay 7 - Pittsburgh 0 Tramon Williams 25 yd. interception return (Mason Crosby kick)
1st Quarter - 11:53
Green Bay	TD	Green Bay 14 - Pittsburgh 0 Jimmy Graham 8 yd. pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick)
1st Quarter - 10:42
Pittsburgh	TD	Green Bay 14 - Pittsburgh 7 James Conner 26 yd. run (Matt Wile kick)
1st Quarter - 9:56
Pittsburgh	TD	Green Bay 14 - Pittsburgh 14 JuJu Smith-Schuster 4 yd. pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Wile kick)
1st Quarter - 4:26
Green Bay	FG	Green Bay 17 - Pittsburgh 14 Mason Crosby 36 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 14:16
Green Bay	TD	Green Bay 24 - Pittsburgh 14 Brett Hundley 10 yd. run (Mason Crosby kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:47
Green Bay	FG	Green Bay 27 - Pittsburgh 14 Mason Crosby 53 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:38
Green Bay	TD	Green Bay 34 - Pittsburgh 14 Robert Tonyan 1 yd. pass from DeShone Kizer (Mason Crosby kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:53
Green Bay	TD	Green Bay 41 - Pittsburgh 14 Josh Jackson 22 yd. interception return (Mason Crosby kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:34
Pittsburgh	TD	Green Bay 41 - Pittsburgh 22 James Washington 19 yd. pass from Joshua Dobbs (Joshua Dobbs run)
3rd Quarter - 9:35
Green Bay	TD	Green Bay 48 - Pittsburgh 22 Jake Kumerow 82 yd. pass from DeShone Kizer (Mason Crosby kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:35
Pittsburgh	TD	Green Bay 48 - Pittsburgh 28 Jaylen Samuels 1 yd. run (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 10:15
Green Bay	FG	Green Bay 51 - Pittsburgh 28 Mason Crosby 50 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 6:24
Pittsburgh	TD	Green Bay 51 - Pittsburgh 34 James Washington 22 yd. pass from Joshua Dobbs (pass failed)

TEAMS

Team Stats

	Pittsburgh	Green Bay
1st Downs	20	22
Rushing	7	3
Passing	11	15
Penalty	2	4
3rd Down Conversions	3-11	6-14
4th Down Conversions	0-1	0-0
Punts-Average	6-44.5	5-40.6
Return Yards	118	237
Punts-Returns	0-0	3-76
Kickoffs-Returns	6-118	6-114
Int - Returns	0-0	2-47
Penalties-Yards	12-116	7-80
Fumbles-Lost	2-0	1-1
Time of Possession	27:17	32:43
Total Net Yards	370	357
Total Plays	60	64
Average Gain	6.2	5.6
Net Yards Rushing	151	77
Rushes	27	29
Average/Rush	5.6	2.7
Net Yards Passing	219	280
Comp-Att	17-30	19-32
Yards/Pass	6.6	8.0
Sacked-Yards Lost	3-20	3-18
Had Intercepted	2	0
Touchdowns	5	6
Rushing	2	1
Passing	3	3
Other	0	2
Extra Points	3-5	6-6
Field Goals	0-0	3-3
Red Zone Efficiency	3-3-100%	3-4-75%
Goal To Go Efficiency	2-2-100%	1-1-100%
Safeties	0	0

PLAYER STATS

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1)

Passing
	COMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
J. Dobbs	12/18	192	2	1
M. Rudolph	5/12	47	1	1

Green Bay Packers (2-0)

Passing
	COMP/ATT			YDS	TD	INT
D. Kizer	7/12			149	2	0
B. Hundley	6/9			77	0	0
T. Boyle	4/7			37	0	0
A. Rodgers	2/4			35	1	0
Rushing
	ATT	YDS	AVG		TD		LG
J. Conner	5	57	11.4		1		26
J. Samuels	9	38	4.2		1		15
J. Dobbs	5	27	5.4		0		9
F. Toussaint	7	26	3.7		0		10
M. Rudolph	1	3	3.0		0		3

Rushing
		ATT		YDS		AVG		TD		LG
J. Bouagnon		13		41		3.2		0		18
B. Hundley		2		12		6.0		1		10
T. Montgomery		4		10		2.5		0		6
A. Rodgers		1		5		5.0		0		5
D. Kizer		2		4		2.0		0		2
A. Judd		5		3		0.6		0		4
J. Williams		2		2		1.0		0		2
Receiving
	TAR		REC		YDS		AVG		TD		LG
J. Washington	7		5		114		22.8		2		54
D. Patterson	5		3		35		11.7		0		29
T. Griffey	4		2		23		11.5		0		12
J. James	2		1		21		21.0		0		21
J. Hunter	2		1		19		19.0		0		19
J. Samuels	4		3		13		4.3		0		5
P. McKever	1		1		10		10.0		0		10
J. Smith-Schuster	1		1		4		4.0		1		4
M. Tucker	2		0		0		0		0		0
T. Jones	1		0		0		0		0		0
D. Heyward-Bey	1		0		0		0		0		0

Receiving
	TAR		REC		YDS	AVG		TD	LG
J. Kumerow	3		3		114	38.0		1	82
L. Kendricks	2		2		28	14.0		0	15
D. Adams	1		1		27	27.0		0	27
E. Byrd	2		2		27	13.5		0	22
M. Lewis	1		1		23	23.0		0	23
R. Tonyan	3		3		20	6.7		1	14
M. Valdes-Scantling	1		1		15	15.0		0	15
T. Montgomery	2		2		13	6.5		0	9
E. St. Brown	5		1		12	12.0		0	12
J. Graham	1		1		8	8.0		1	8
J. Williams	2		1		6	6.0		0	6
A. Jennings	2		1		5	5.0		0	5
D. Yancey	1		0		0	0		0	0
R. Cobb	1		0		0	0		0	0
G. Allison	1		0		0	0		0	0
K. Rader	1		0		0	0		0	0
J. Moore	2		0		0	0		0	0
Interceptions
		NO.		YDS			TD
No interceptions

Interceptions
	NO.		YDS		TD
T. Williams	1		25		1
J. Jackson	1		22		1
Sacks
		NO.		YDS
B. Dupree		1.0		9.0
L. Fort		1.0		9.0
M. Burnett		1.0		0.0

Sacks
	NO.		YDS
R. Gilbert	2.5		15.5
K. Fackrell	0.5		4.5
Tackles
	Tk	Ast
L. Fort	4	1
A. Burns	3	0
J. Bostic	3	0
C. Sensabaugh	3	1
M. Burnett	3	1
C. Sutton	2	0
N. Berhe	2	0
M. Golden	2	0
C. Sayles	2	1
J. Hargrave	2	1
D. Phillips	1	0
L. Hooks	1	0
B. Dupree	1	0
L. Walton	1	0
D. McCullers	1	0
K. Adams	1	0
K. Vickers	1	0
M. Reaves	1	0
S. Tuitt	1	0
T. Edmunds	1	0
T. Matakevich	1	1
O. Adeniyi	1	1
V. Williams	1	1
J. Summers	1	1
M. Thomas	1	2
B. Allen	0	1
T. Alualu	0	1
J. Frazier	0	1
K. Kelsey	0	1
J. Dangerfield	0	2

Tackles
	Tk	Ast
O. Burks	4	0
L. Pipkins	3	0
R. Greene	3	0
D. Brown	3	0
B. Martinez	3	1
J. Hawkins	2	0
M. Porter	2	0
D. House	2	0
R. Gilbert	2	1
J. Mbu	1	0
H. Waters	1	0
T. Williams	1	0
J. Crawford	1	0
M. Adams	1	0
D. Lowry	1	0
J. Jackson	1	0
M. Wilkerson	1	0
K. Clark	1	0
C. Sheehy	1	0
V. Biegel	1	0
A. Thomas	1	1
D. Goodson	1	1
K. Brice	1	1
H. Clinton-Dix	1	1
G. Martini	0	1
K. Donnerson	0	1
K. Fackrell	0	1
M. Evans	0	1
Tackles For Loss
	NO.
B. Dupree	1.0
M. Golden	1.0
M. Burnett	1.0
L. Fort	1.0

Tackles For Loss
	NO.
D. Lowry	1.0
O. Burks	1.0
B. Martinez	1.0
D. House	1.0
V. Biegel	1.0
Fumbles
	NO.
L. Graham	1
M. Rudolph	1

Fumbles
	NO.
T. Montgomery	1

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