Week 1, 2018

played in Pittsburgh, PA

82 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	14	0	3	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 PIT - Ralph Strong 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 12:30 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 11:39 CLE - James Jones 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 08:39 PIT - Ryan Succop 35 field goal
2Q: 01:00 PIT - Kirk Cole 13 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 14:17 PIT - Jamal Mello 2 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:46 CLE - Dave Rayner 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 PIT - Ralph Strong 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 12:30 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 11:39 CLE - James Jones 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 08:39 PIT - Ryan Succop 35 field goal
2Q: 01:00 PIT - Kirk Cole 13 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 14:17 PIT - Jamal Mello 2 pass from Patrick Moore (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 07:46 CLE - Dave Rayner 32 field goal

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 301 331
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 104 103
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 3.71 3.96
Net Passing Yards 197 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 2 34 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 208 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 3/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:40 29:20

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	301	331
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	104	103
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	3.71	3.96
Net Passing Yards	197	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 2	34 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	208	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	5/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	3/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:40	29:20

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	1:43	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
1	7:58	0:35	OWN 3	2	14	Fumble
1	5:10	1:58	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
1	2:06	4:43	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	11:44	0:15	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
2	8:31	2:26	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	0:54	0:16	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	5:23	OWN 20	10	64	Interception
3	6:46	2:12	OWN 5	6	17	Punt
4	14:10	6:30	OWN 21	12	64	Field Goal
4	5:18	3:13	OWN 38	10	46	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 19	6	13	Punt
1	10:30	2:32	OWN 35	5	37	Interception
1	7:23	2:13	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
1	3:12	1:06	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	12:23	0:39	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
2	11:29	2:58	OWN 36	5	46	Field Goal
2	6:05	5:11	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OPP 42	3	16	Missed FG
3	9:37	2:51	OWN 2	4	29	Punt
3	4:34	5:24	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
4	7:40	2:22	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 16	6	35	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Lee, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	21	67	3.19	9	0	0
Chester Borders	7	37	5.29	27	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	22	76	3.45	29	1	1
Jamal Mello	3	28	9.33	25	1	0
Patrick Moore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	34	22	208	2/11	2	18	2	76.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	34	23	240	2/12	2	24	2	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Upshaw	7	10	78	11.14	3	17	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	5	29	5.80	2	12	0
WR James Jones	4	7	42	10.50	5	17	1
TE Kevin Everett	2	3	23	11.50	0	15	0
WR Bert Moss	1	4	18	18.00	5	18	0
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Chester Borders	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Austin Collie	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kirk Cole	8	9	64	8.00	2	15	1
WR George Gray	5	7	89	17.80	25	23	0
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	5	46	15.33	8	24	0
RB Jamal Mello	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	1
WR Dominique Edison	2	4	14	7.00	0	8	0
RB Ralph Strong	1	3	5	5.00	6	5	0
TE Dominic Gardiner	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dusty Cook	1	8	8.00	0
CB Blake Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bryant Turnbull	1	3	3.00	0
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Jonathan Stewart	5	1
Austin Collie	0	2
Deion Collier	0	1

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Patrick Lee	1	0
Adam Jones	0	1
Brodrick Bunkley	0	1
Pat Sims	0	1
Alonzo Baum	0	1
Edward Patterson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	4	166	41.5	38.3	55	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	4	201	50.3	48.8	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Rayner	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Harvin	2	6	3.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	1	22	22.0	0
James Davis	1	17	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	24	12.0	0
William Moore	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dusty Cook	8	0	0.0	25	36
S Danny Beeler	8	0	0.0	17	30
DT Everett Kinsella	6	2	0.5	25	35
CB Blake Reynolds	5	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Scottie Hollier	3	2	0.0	23	31
CB Harry Foreman	3	1	0.0	13	29
DT Brandon Mebane	2	1	1.0	15	7
DE Rusty Kaplan	2	0	0.5	21	33
ILB Bernard Otto	2	4	0.0	18	32
CB Leon Hall	2	1	0.0	25	33
DT Lonnie Mills	2	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Dan Conner	2	0	0.0	14	10
TE Kevin Everett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Antonio Gupta	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Alex Castillo	1	0	0.0	21	32
WR Austin Collie	1	0	---	---	---
S Darrell Troxel	0	1	0.0	4	4
ILB Phillip Wheeler	0	1	0.0	8	4
CB Reggie Smith	0	1	0.0	0	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	8	4	1.0	26	34
S Bryant Turnbull	8	4	0.0	25	34
ILB Edward Patterson	6	2	0.0	27	36
CB Patrick Lee	5	3	0.5	25	36
S Otis Wyatt	5	2	0.0	24	35
DE Omar Hudson	3	2	0.0	25	34
DT Brodrick Bunkley	3	1	0.0	26	33
CB Adam Jones	3	0	0.0	23	34
S William Moore	3	0	0.0	20	32
DT Pat Sims	2	2	0.0	20	19
ILB Clint Ingram	2	0	0.0	5	3
DE Trevor Cochrane	1	0	0.5	23	34
ILB Vernon Neale	1	1	0.0	11	6
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	0	---	---	---
WR George Gray	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alonzo Baum	1	0	0.0	7	3
CB Herb Jefferson	0	2	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brandon Mebane	1.0	0	0	7
DE Rusty Kaplan	0.5	1	1	33
DT Everett Kinsella	0.5	0	0	35
DE Alex Castillo	0.0	0	1	32

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Trevor Cochrane	0.5	0	0	1	34
CB Patrick Lee	0.5	0	0	0	36
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.0	1	0	1	33
DE Omar Hudson	0.0	0	2	1	34
DE Alonzo Baum	0.0	0	1	0	3
DT Pat Sims	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dusty Cook	5	0	1	36
S Danny Beeler	3	2	0	30
CB Blake Reynolds	3	0	1	33
CB Harry Foreman	3	0	0	29
OLB Scottie Hollier	2	1	0	31
ILB Bernard Otto	2	0	0	32
DE Rusty Kaplan	1	1	0	33
DT Brandon Mebane	1	0	0	7
CB Leon Hall	1	0	0	33
DT Everett Kinsella	1	0	0	35
ILB Dan Conner	1	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Lee	6	1	1	36
OLB Bruce Davis	4	0	0	34
S Bryant Turnbull	3	0	1	34
ILB Edward Patterson	2	1	0	36
S Otis Wyatt	1	1	0	35
S William Moore	1	1	0	32
CB Adam Jones	1	0	0	34
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1	0	0	33
ILB Clint Ingram	1	0	0	3
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	0	6
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	0	34
CB Herb Jefferson	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
D.J. Andersen	1	5	0	21	0	30
Corwin Cunningham	1	4	0	23	0	34
Jumbo Dolan	1	2	0	18	0	14
Deon Shepardson	1	1	1	14	0	7
Trevor Flemister	1	1	0	3	0	6
Spencer Cooney	1	1	0	6	0	7
Luke Meek	0	5	0	21	1	25
Curtis Wing	0	3	0	24	1	30
Josh Poff	0	3	0	10	0	10
Deion Collier	0	3	0	23	0	31

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.J. Ackerman	2	3	0	20	1	25
Greg Eslinger	1	6	1	20	0	29
Marty Howard	1	5	0	25	0	30
Marshal Yanda	1	3	0	21	0	31
Brandon Hansen	1	2	0	10	0	12
Chris Williams	0	5	0	23	1	31
Gary Barnidge	0	1	0	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Cook	2	10
Antonio Gupta	1	17
Spencer Farley	1	10
Leon Hall	1	3

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Cobb	2	13
Dominic Gardiner	1	15
George Gray	1	13

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dusty Cook	---	---	25	36	10	71
Blake Reynolds	---	---	23	33	15	71
Ben Roethlisberger	28	36	---	---	---	64
Cornell Upshaw	23	27	---	---	13	63
Everett Kinsella	---	---	25	35	2	62
Leon Hall	---	---	25	33	3	61
Deion Collier	23	31	---	---	5	59
Corwin Cunningham	23	34	---	---	---	57
Rusty Kaplan	---	---	21	33	3	57
D.J. Andersen	21	30	---	---	5	56
Scottie Hollier	---	---	23	31	2	56
Alex Castillo	---	---	21	32	2	55
Curtis Wing	24	30	---	---	---	54
Bernard Otto	---	---	18	32	2	52
Harry Foreman	---	---	13	29	10	52
Danny Beeler	---	---	17	30	2	49
Lonnie Mills	---	---	18	29	1	48
Jonathan Stewart	21	27	---	---	---	48
Spencer Farley	16	21	---	---	10	47
Luke Meek	21	25	---	---	---	46
Bert Moss	15	25	---	---	---	40
Kevin Everett	9	11	---	---	14	34
James Jones	8	26	---	---	---	34
Jumbo Dolan	18	14	---	---	1	33
Michael Roos	12	13	---	---	5	30
Antonio Gupta	---	---	6	7	17	30
Deon Shepardson	14	7	---	---	8	29
Chester Borders	7	4	---	---	18	29
Dan Conner	---	---	14	10	5	29
Josh Poff	10	10	---	---	5	25
Brandon Mebane	---	---	15	7	---	22
Omar Buchanan	---	---	9	5	4	18
Trevor Flemister	3	6	---	---	9	18
Spencer Cooney	6	7	---	---	5	18
Austin Collie	6	12	---	---	---	18
Darrell Troxel	---	---	4	4	7	15
Reggie Smith	---	---	0	4	10	14
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	8	4	---	12
Doug Davis	---	---	1	2	3	6
Dave Rayner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerome Cowsette	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Davis	0	0	---	---	5	5
Percy Harvin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andrew Walter	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	25	36	---	---	13	74
Bruce Davis	---	---	26	34	10	70
Ralph Strong	23	26	---	---	17	66
Edward Patterson	---	---	27	36	1	64
Patrick Moore	26	36	---	---	---	62
Patrick Lee	---	---	25	36	1	62
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	25	34	2	61
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	26	33	1	60
Otis Wyatt	---	---	24	35	1	60
Omar Hudson	---	---	25	34	1	60
Adam Jones	---	---	23	34	2	59
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	23	34	1	58
Marshal Yanda	21	31	---	---	5	57
William Moore	---	---	20	32	5	57
Marty Howard	25	30	---	---	---	55
Chris Williams	23	31	---	---	---	54
Greg Eslinger	20	29	---	---	2	51
Kirk Cole	18	28	---	---	5	51
J.J. Ackerman	20	25	---	---	---	45
Dominic Gardiner	14	14	---	---	15	43
Pat Sims	---	---	20	19	2	41
Michael Rottinghaus	11	19	---	---	11	41
Brandon Hansen	10	12	---	---	15	37
Herb Jefferson	---	---	9	14	13	36
Dominique Edison	12	21	---	---	---	33
Norbert Wells	8	16	---	---	6	30
Neal Lynn	11	11	---	---	6	28
Gary Barnidge	8	7	---	---	12	27
Vernon Neale	---	---	11	6	4	21
Clint Ingram	---	---	5	3	8	16
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	7	5	4	16
Lawrence Sutton	6	6	---	---	2	14
Jamal Mello	3	11	---	---	---	14
Herman Hanks	2	7	---	---	5	14
Marc Bridges	---	---	4	0	9	13
Alonzo Baum	---	---	7	3	3	13
Chris Cobb	---	---	0	0	13	13
Glenn Maier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thurman Skuratovsky	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carl Brill	---	---	1	4	---	5
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	4	4
Walter Hopper	---	---	0	0	3	3
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bryce Ogbogu	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	10	10	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	5	11	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	34	22	0	0	1	5	3	4	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	34	23	3	0	2	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	143	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	101	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cornell Upshaw	10	7	1	78	27
WR James Jones	7	4	0	42	26
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	5	0	29	27
WR Bert Moss	4	1	0	18	25
TE Kevin Everett	3	2	0	23	11
WR Austin Collie	3	1	0	12	12
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	0	3	14
RB Chester Borders	1	1	0	3	4

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Cole	9	8	0	64	0	28
WR George Gray	7	5	1	89	2	36
WR Michael Rottinghaus	5	3	0	46	1	19
WR Dominique Edison	4	2	0	14	0	21
RB Ralph Strong	3	1	0	5	0	26
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	1	1	6	0	14
TE Gary Barnidge	2	1	0	11	0	7
RB Jamal Mello	2	2	0	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	7	8	1.14	3.45
Jamal Mello	1	0	0.00	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	27	3.86	6.12

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	8	5	45	5.63	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jones	3	2	10	3.33	6.00
WR Cornell Upshaw	2	1	17	8.50	7.80
TE Kevin Everett	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Austin Collie	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Cole	3	3	27	9.00	7.11
RB Ralph Strong	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
TE Gary Barnidge	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR George Gray	1	1	16	16.00	12.71
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	2	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Moore	1	0
Jamal Mello	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	7	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	3	3
WR Cornell Upshaw	2	1	1
TE Kevin Everett	1	1	1
WR James Jones	1	0	0
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	0
RB Chester Borders	1	1	0
WR Austin Collie	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Cole	6	6	6
WR George Gray	3	2	1
WR Dominique Edison	3	1	1
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)