Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers Match Player Stats (Sep 28, 2025)

The Pittsburgh Steelers held off the Minnesota Vikings 24–21 on September 28, 2025, in the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game played on Irish soil. Before a sold-out Croke Park crowd of 74,512 in Dublin, Aaron Rodgers went 18-of-22 for 200 yards and a touchdown while Kenneth Gainwell ran for 99 yards and two scores. Carson Wentz countered with 350 passing yards but was sacked six times and threw two interceptions — turnovers that Pittsburgh converted into 15 points and ultimately decided the game.

Below is the complete box score and player stats from the Vikings-Steelers matchup in Dublin, drawn from ESPN, AP, and PFF data.

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Final Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Minnesota Vikings (2–2)	3	3	0	15	21
Pittsburgh Steelers (3–1)	7	7	7	3	24

Date: September 28, 2025 | Venue: Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | Attendance: 74,512

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Scoring Summary

Quarter	Time	Score	Play
Q1	6:24	MIN 3 – PIT 0	Will Reichard 41-yd FG (11 plays, 51 yds)
Q1	0:55	MIN 3 – PIT 7	Kenneth Gainwell 1-yd rush — Boswell kick (9 plays, 71 yds)
Q2	12:16	MIN 3 – PIT 14	DK Metcalf 80-yd pass from Aaron Rodgers — Boswell kick (1 play, 80 yds)
Q2	0:12	MIN 6 – PIT 14	Will Reichard 28-yd FG (9 plays, 81 yds)
Q3	2:23	MIN 6 – PIT 21	Kenneth Gainwell 4-yd rush — Boswell kick (5 plays, 35 yds)
Q4	11:18	MIN 6 – PIT 24	Chris Boswell 33-yd FG (8 plays, 31 yds)
Q4	7:50	MIN 14 – PIT 24	Zavier Scott 16-yd pass from Wentz — 2-pt: Wentz to Nailor (9 plays, 70 yds)
Q4	2:08	MIN 21 – PIT 24	Jalen Nailor 2-yd pass from Wentz — Reichard kick (7 plays, 99 yds)

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Team Stats

Stat	Minnesota Vikings	Pittsburgh Steelers
Total Yards	372	313
Total Plays	72	53
Yards per Play	5.2	5.9
Passing Yards (net)	302	182
Passing Yards (gross)	350	200
Rushing Yards	70	131
Rush Attempts	20	29
Yards per Rush	3.5	4.5
1st Downs	23	19
Passing 1st Downs	15	6
Rushing 1st Downs	6	11
Penalty 1st Downs	2	2
3rd Down Efficiency	4/14 (29%)	4/10 (40%)
4th Down Efficiency	2/3 (67%)	0/1 (0%)
Red Zone (Scoring–Att)	2/4	2/5
Red Zone TDs	2	2
Red Zone FGs	1	1
Red Zone Scoring %	75%	60%
Turnovers	2	0
Interceptions Thrown	2	0
Fumbles Lost	0	0
Penalties	8 for 82 yds	5 for 35 yds
Sacks Allowed	6 for 48 yds	2 for 18 yds
Time of Possession	33:34	26:26
Total Drives	10	11
Avg Plays per Drive	7.5	5.5
Avg Yards per Drive	33.7	28.5
Avg Points per Drive	1.7	2.0
Avg EPA per Play	–0.009	+0.137
EPA per Pass Play	–0.00 (42nd pct)	+0.10 (55th pct)
EPA per Rush Play	–0.02 (72nd pct)	+0.17 (93rd pct)

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Passing Stats

Player	Team	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Carson Wentz	MIN	30/46	350	7.6	2	2	6–48	42.0	84.5
Aaron Rodgers	PIT	18/22	200	9.1	1	0	2–18	41.1	119.7

Quarterback Advanced Metrics (PFF)

Metric	Carson Wentz	Aaron Rodgers
Dropbacks	54	25
Completion %	65.2%	81.8%
Adjusted Completion %	76.2%	86.4%
Avg Depth of Target	9.1 yds	3.7 yds
Air Yards	200	51
Avg Air Yards per Completion	6.7	2.8
Yards After Catch	156	148
Avg YAC per Completion	5.2	8.2
Avg Time to Throw	2.66s	2.16s
Explosive Passes (15+ yds)	7	2
Yards on Explosive Passes	205	97
Deep Attempts (20+ yds)	7	0
Deep Completions	3	0
Yards on Deep Completions	126	0
Short of Sticks %	45.6%	81.8%
Past the Sticks %	45.6%	18.2%
Air Yards %	57.6%	25.6%
YAC %	45.0%	74.4%
Dropped Passes	2	1
Yards Lost on Drops	29	5
Throwaways	2	0
Batted Passes	1	0
Passes Broken Up (on QB)	4	0
Missed Tackles Forced (Pass)	2	3

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Rushing Stats

Minnesota Vikings

Player	POS	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	YAC	MTF
Jordan Mason	RB	16	57	3.6	0	9	—	1
Carson Wentz	QB	2	12	6.0	0	11	—	0
Zavier Scott	RB	2	1	0.5	0	2	—	1
Team		20	70	3.5	0	11

Pittsburgh Steelers

Player	POS	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	YAC	MTF
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	19	99	5.2	2	15	—	6
Kaleb Johnson	RB	6	22	3.7	0	9	—	0
Aaron Rodgers	QB	3	8	2.7	0	10	—	0
Connor Heyward	TE	1	2	2.0	0	2	—	0
Team		29	131	4.5	2	15

Rushing Advanced Metrics (PFF)

Metric	Minnesota	Pittsburgh
Net Rushing Yards	69	131
Avg Yards Before Contact	–0.1	1.3
Avg Yards After Contact	3.0	3.2
Explosive Runs (10+ yds)	1	4
Yards on Explosive Runs	11	51
Tackles for Loss on Run Plays	3	2
Yards Lost on TFLs	–4	–3
Missed Tackles Forced (Run)	2	6
QB Scrambles	2	1
Scramble Yards	12	11
Designed QB Runs	0	3
Designed QB Run Yards	0	–1

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Receiving Stats

Minnesota Vikings

Player	POS	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	YAC
Justin Jefferson	WR	10	11	126	12.6	0	29	33
Jordan Addison	WR	4	8	114	28.5	0	81	57
Zavier Scott	RB	6	8	43	7.2	1	16	17
T.J. Hockenson	TE	4	5	39	9.8	0	14	20
Jordan Mason	RB	3	3	15	5.0	0	13	26
Adam Thielen	WR	2	2	11	5.5	0	6	2
Jalen Nailor	WR	1	4	2	2.0	1	2	1
Josh Oliver	TE	0	1	0	—	0	—	0
Team		30	42	350	11.7	2	81	—

Pittsburgh Steelers

Player	POS	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	YAC
DK Metcalf	WR	5	5	126	25.2	1	80	91
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	6	6	35	5.8	0	8	29
Darnell Washington	TE	3	3	20	6.7	0	8	11
Calvin Austin III	WR	2	2	13	6.5	0	8	10
Jonnu Smith	TE	2	3	6	3.0	0	6	7
Ben Skowronek	WR	0	1	0	—	0	—	0
Scotty Miller	WR	0	1	0	—	0	—	0
Kaleb Johnson	RB	0	1	0	—	0	—	0
Pat Freiermuth	TE	0	0	0	—	0	—	0
Connor Heyward	TE	0	0	0	—	0	—	0
Roman Wilson	WR	0	0	0	—	0	—	0
Team		18	22	200	11.1	1	80	—

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Defensive Stats

Minnesota Vikings Defense

Player	POS	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Eric Wilson	LB	9	5	0	1	0	0
Josh Metellus	S	9	4	0	0	0	0
Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	7	2	0	0	0	0
Javon Hargrave	DI	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	DI	5	3	0	1	0	0
Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	5	3	0	0	0	0
Elijah Williams	ED	4	3	0	0	0	0
Dallas Turner	ED	4	1	0	0	0	0
Harrison Smith	S	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jalen Redmond	DI	3	2	2	2	0	2
Jonathan Greenard	ED	2	1	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Rodgers	CB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bo Richter	ED	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tavierre Thomas	CB	2	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Hockenson	TE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Okudah	CB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zavier Scott	RB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kobe King	LB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Theo Jackson	S	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tai Felton	WR	1	0	0	0	0	0
Levi Drake Rodriguez	DI	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team		69	37	2	4	0	3

Pittsburgh Steelers Defense

Player	POS	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Payton Wilson	LB	13	8	0	2	0	1
Patrick Queen	LB	11	8	1	3	0	1
DeShon Elliott	S	6	4	1	1	2	2
Darius Slay	CB	5	4	0	0	0	0
T.J. Watt	ED	5	3	1	1	1	2
Nick Herbig	ED	5	3	1.5	1	0	3
Jalen Ramsey	CB	4	2	0	0	0	0
Keeanu Benton	DI	4	1	1.5	1	0	3
Chuck Clark	S	3	3	0	0	0	0
Brandin Echols	CB	3	3	0	0	0	0
Cole Holcomb	LB	3	2	0	0	0	0
Juan Thornhill	S	3	2	0	1	1	0
Ben Skowronek	WR	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	ED	2	0	0	0	1	0
James Pierre	CB	1	0	0	0	2	0
Derrick Harmon	DI	1	0	0	0	1	1
Carson Bruener	LB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Connor Heyward	TE	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Boswell	K	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	DI	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team		75	47	6	10	8	14

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Interceptions

Player	Team	INT	YDS	TD
T.J. Watt	PIT	1	13	0
DeShon Elliott	PIT	1	–4	0
Pittsburgh Team		2	9	0
Minnesota Team		0	0	0

Watt’s interception came off a Wentz pass tipped at the line of scrimmage by Cameron Heyward.

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Pass Rush Stats (PFF)

Pittsburgh Steelers Pass Rush

Player	POS	PRSH	TPR	SK	HT	HU	UBP	PR%
T.J. Watt	ED	50	6	0	0	6	1	12.0%
Payton Wilson	LB	9	3	0	0	3	2	33.3%
Nick Herbig	ED	41	3	2	1	0	1	7.3%
Derrick Harmon	DI	26	3	0	1	2	0	11.5%
Keeanu Benton	DI	31	3	3	0	0	1	9.7%
DeShon Elliott	S	7	2	1	1	0	1	28.6%
Cameron Heyward	DI	37	2	0	0	2	0	5.4%
Jack Sawyer	ED	8	2	0	0	2	0	25.0%
Patrick Queen	LB	8	2	1	0	1	1	25.0%
Cole Holcomb	LB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Daniel Ekuale	DI	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
DeMarvin Leal	ED	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

Minnesota Vikings Pass Rush

Player	POS	PRSH	TPR	SK	HT	HU	UBP	PR%
Jonathan Greenard	ED	20	4	0	1	3	0	20.0%
Dallas Turner	ED	16	2	0	0	2	0	12.5%
Jalen Redmond	DI	13	2	2	0	0	1	15.4%
Eric Wilson	LB	7	1	0	0	1	0	14.3%
Jonathan Allen	DI	22	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Javon Hargrave	DI	18	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Levi Drake Rodriguez	DI	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	ED	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Bo Richter	ED	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Elijah Williams	ED	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%

TPR = Total Pressures | SK = Sacks | HT = Hits | HU = Hurries | UBP = Unblocked Pressures | PR% = Pressure Rate

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Pass Protection Stats (PFF)

Minnesota Vikings — 26 Total Pressures Allowed, 6 Sacks Allowed

Player	POS	PBLK	PR	SK	HT	HU	PR%
Michael Jurgens	C	31	4	2	0	2	12.9%
Justin Skule	T	48	4	1	0	3	8.3%
Jordan Mason	RB	8	1	0	0	1	12.5%
Blake Brandel	T	54	3	0	1	2	5.6%
Ryan Kelly	C	23	1	0	1	0	4.3%
Christian Darrisaw	T	54	2	0	0	2	3.7%
Will Fries	G	54	1	0	0	1	1.8%
Brian O’Neill	T	6	0	0	0	0	0.0%
T.J. Hockenson	TE	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Josh Oliver	TE	3	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Nick Vannett	TE	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zavier Scott	RB	2	0	0	0	0	0.0%

Pittsburgh Steelers — 9 Total Pressures Allowed, 2 Sacks Allowed

Player	POS	PBLK	PR	SK	HT	HU	PR%
Broderick Jones	T	25	3	0	0	3	12.0%
Troy Fautanu	T	25	2	0	0	2	8.0%
Isaac Seumalo	G	25	1	1	0	0	4.0%
Mason McCormick	G	25	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Zach Frazier	C	25	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Spencer Anderson	G	4	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Darnell Washington	TE	5	0	0	0	0	0.0%

PBLK = Pass Block Snaps | PR = Total Pressures Allowed | PR% = Pressure Rate Allowed

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Coverage Stats (PFF)

Pittsburgh Steelers Coverage

Player	POS	CTGT	REC	COMP%	YDS	INT	PBU	RTG
Darius Slay	CB	9	7	77.8%	133	0	0	155.8
Patrick Queen	LB	9	6	66.7%	51	0	0	81.3
Payton Wilson	LB	7	6	85.7%	35	0	0	87.5
DeShon Elliott	S	4	1	25.0%	22	1	1	10.4
Brandin Echols	CB	3	2	66.7%	23	0	0	89.6
Nick Herbig	ED	2	2	100%	8	0	0	83.3
James Pierre	CB	2	0	0.0%	0	0	2	39.6
Jalen Ramsey	CB	2	2	100%	21	0	0	150.0
Juan Thornhill	S	1	1	100%	29	0	1	118.8
Chuck Clark	S	1	1	100%	9	0	0	104.2
Cole Holcomb	LB	1	1	100%	3	0	0	79.2

Minnesota Vikings Coverage

Player	POS	CTGT	REC	COMP%	YDS	INT	PBU	RTG
Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	2	2	100%	87	0	0	158.3
Eric Wilson	LB	5	4	80.0%	29	0	0	90.8
Josh Metellus	S	5	4	80.0%	19	0	0	82.5
Isaiah Rodgers	CB	4	4	100%	26	0	0	93.8
Dallas Turner	ED	3	2	66.7%	13	0	0	75.7
Jeff Okudah	CB	1	1	100%	17	0	0	118.8
Harrison Smith	S	1	1	100%	8	0	0	100.0
Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0	39.6

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Special Teams

Field Goals & Extra Points

Player	Team	FG (Made–Att)	PCT	Long	XP	PTS
Will Reichard	MIN	2/2	100.0%	41 yds	1/1	7
Chris Boswell	PIT	1/2	50.0%	33 yds	3/3	6

Boswell’s 30-yard FG attempt late in Q2 was blocked by Isaiah Rodgers.

Punting

Player	Team	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LG
Ryan Wright	MIN	3	136	45.3	0	0	49
Corliss Waitman	PIT	3	146	48.7	1	0	54

Kick Returns

Player	Team	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Tai Felton	MIN	3	77	25.7	28	0
Myles Price	MIN	2	47	23.5	28	0
Minnesota Team		5	124	24.8	28	0
Trey Sermon	PIT	2	51	25.5	26	0
Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	2	49	24.5	25	0
Pittsburgh Team		4	100	25.0	26	0

Punt Returns

Player	Team	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Myles Price	MIN	2	13	6.5	13	0
Calvin Austin III	PIT	2	9	4.5	12	0

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Fumbles

Player	Team	FUM	LOST	REC
Carson Wentz	MIN	1	0	0
Jordan Mason	MIN	1	0	0
Aaron Rodgers	PIT	1	0	0
Broderick Jones	PIT	0	0	1

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Snap Counts

Minnesota Vikings — Offense (76 Total Snaps)

Player	POS	Snaps
Blake Brandel	T	76
Carson Wentz	QB	76
Christian Darrisaw	T	76
Justin Jefferson	WR	76
Will Fries	G	76
Jordan Addison	WR	73
T.J. Hockenson	TE	71
Justin Skule	T	65
Jalen Nailor	WR	48
Jordan Mason	RB	47
Michael Jurgens	C	42
Ryan Kelly	C	34
Zavier Scott	RB	29
Josh Oliver	TE	21
Adam Thielen	WR	12
Brian O’Neill	T	11
Nick Vannett	TE	3

Minnesota Vikings — Defense (53 Total Snaps)

Player	POS	Snaps
Dallas Turner	ED	53
Eric Wilson	LB	53
Josh Metellus	S	53
Theo Jackson	S	53
Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	52
Isaiah Rodgers	CB	51
Jonathan Allen	DI	48
Jonathan Greenard	ED	48
Ivan Pace Jr.	LB	41
Javon Hargrave	DI	40
Jalen Redmond	DI	36
Harrison Smith	S	17
Levi Drake Rodriguez	DI	16
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	ED	9
Jeff Okudah	CB	7
Bo Richter	ED	3
Elijah Williams	ED	3

Pittsburgh Steelers — Offense (53 Total Snaps)

Player	POS	Snaps
Aaron Rodgers	QB	53
Broderick Jones	T	53
Mason McCormick	G	53
Troy Fautanu	T	53
Zach Frazier	C	53
Isaac Seumalo	G	51
Darnell Washington	TE	48
DK Metcalf	WR	42
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	41
Calvin Austin III	WR	27
Spencer Anderson	G	19
Ben Skowronek	WR	18
Connor Heyward	TE	16
Pat Freiermuth	TE	15
Jonnu Smith	TE	13
Scotty Miller	WR	13
Kaleb Johnson	RB	11
Roman Wilson	WR	3

Pittsburgh Steelers — Defense (76 Total Snaps)

Player	POS	Snaps
DeShon Elliott	S	76
Patrick Queen	LB	76
Darius Slay	CB	73
T.J. Watt	ED	69
Nick Herbig	ED	66
Payton Wilson	LB	66
Brandin Echols	CB	62
Jalen Ramsey	CB	55
Cameron Heyward	DI	53
Juan Thornhill	S	50
Keeanu Benton	DI	46
Derrick Harmon	DI	35
Chuck Clark	S	31
James Pierre	CB	23
Yahya Black	DI	23
Jack Sawyer	ED	13
Cole Holcomb	LB	10
Daniel Ekuale	DI	5
DeMarvin Leal	ED	4

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Initial PFF Grades

Grade	Player	POS	Team	Snaps
91.0	DK Metcalf	WR	PIT	42
89.1	James Pierre	CB	PIT	23
88.2	Isaac Seumalo	G	PIT	51
87.3	Cole Holcomb	LB	PIT	10
83.4	Mason McCormick	G	PIT	53
82.2	DeShon Elliott	S	PIT	76
80.8	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PIT	41
79.6	Spencer Anderson	G	PIT	19
76.5	Jack Sawyer	ED	PIT	13
75.6	Jonathan Greenard	ED	MIN	48

Grades are initial PFF figures and subject to review.

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Three numbers define why Pittsburgh won in Dublin and Minnesota didn’t: zero turnovers against two, nine total pressures allowed against 26, and a 40% third-down conversion rate against 29%. Carson Wentz out-gained Aaron Rodgers by 150 yards through the air and finished with two touchdown passes, but none of that overcame what the Steelers’ defense did to him on third down and in the pocket. Kenneth Gainwell’s 99 rushing yards and two touchdowns did the rest. Minnesota gained 59 more total yards and held the ball for seven more minutes — and still lost by a field goal, which is as clean a summary of this game as the stat sheet provides.