Week 1, 2027

played in Cleveland, OH

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	3	7	-	20
Cleveland Browns	3	10	14	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 CLE - Mike Mahoney 29 field goal
1Q: 04:55 PIT - Ryan Succop 28 field goal
2Q: 14:20 CLE - Mike Mahoney 19 field goal
2Q: 09:20 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 05:18 CLE - Terrance Tate 9 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 12:48 PIT - Ryan Succop 21 field goal
3Q: 09:41 CLE - Terrance Tate 8 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 02:52 CLE - Shannon Stearns 14 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 05:08 CLE - Shannon Stearns 5 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 02:35 PIT - Danny Cranford 14 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 CLE - Mike Mahoney 29 field goal
1Q: 04:55 PIT - Ryan Succop 28 field goal
2Q: 14:20 CLE - Mike Mahoney 19 field goal
2Q: 09:20 PIT - Toby Gerhardt 4 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 05:18 CLE - Terrance Tate 9 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 12:48 PIT - Ryan Succop 21 field goal
3Q: 09:41 CLE - Terrance Tate 8 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
3Q: 02:52 CLE - Shannon Stearns 14 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 05:08 CLE - Shannon Stearns 5 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 02:35 PIT - Danny Cranford 14 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 31
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 15 20
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 457 500
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 7.75 7.58
Net Rushing Yards 138 137
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 6.57 5.71
Net Passing Yards 319 363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 319 375
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.39 8.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 1/6
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/85 7/43
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 6/142 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	31
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	15	20
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	457	500
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	7.75	7.58
Net Rushing Yards	138	137
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	6.57	5.71
Net Passing Yards	319	363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	319	375
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.39	8.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	1/6
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/85	7/43
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	6/142	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	5:52	OWN 28	12	61	Field Goal
2	14:13	5:01	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
2	5:11	4:13	OWN 19	8	37	Punt
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 38	4	58	Field Goal
3	9:32	1:58	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
3	2:44	3:34	OWN 27	8	40	Missed FG
4	11:33	0:57	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	5:01	2:37	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 30	4	65	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 34	6	54	Field Goal
1	4:47	5:34	OWN 35	12	63	Field Goal
2	9:12	4:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	5	42	Half
3	12:40	3:08	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	7:34	4:50	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	14:10	2:37	OWN 40	5	21	Fumble
4	10:36	5:35	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
4	2:24	1:35	OPP 38	5	15	Missed FG

Game MVP: Keith Null, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Gerhardt	14	110	7.86	56	2	1
Gus Eleazer	6	23	3.83	6	0	0
Rico Howe	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shannon Stearns	15	85	5.67	14	3	2
Dennis Evans	9	52	5.78	23	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	38	25	319	0/0	1	25	0	100.6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keith Null	40	31	375	2/12	2	29	0	122.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	8	12	133	16.63	53	25	0
WR Danny Cranford	6	6	66	11.00	10	19	1
WR Clay Joseph	3	4	42	14.00	16	25	0
FB Stanley Havili	3	3	48	16.00	28	20	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Donovan Watson	2	5	16	8.00	4	12	0
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Antonio Fecht	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gus Eleazer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Tate	7	10	81	11.57	23	26	2
WR Jerry Mathis	7	11	59	8.43	11	14	0
WR Austin Collie	5	5	60	12.00	32	18	0
RB Shannon Stearns	5	6	57	11.40	34	21	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	4	4	79	19.75	61	29	0
RB Dennis Evans	1	1	22	22.00	15	22	0
WR Frankie Fournier	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Stephen Burton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Robert Housler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Cranford	1	1	0
Zack Durham	0	1	0
George Selvie	0	0	1
Patrick Mussi	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Gerleman	1	0	1
Keith Null	1	0	0
Michael Hamlin	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	3	129	43.0	34.3	44	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/3	0/1	0/1	28	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Tate	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	6	142	23.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Gerleman	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Patrick Mussi	13	2	0.0	17	30
CB Peter Gaylor	6	2	0.0	20	40
OLB Juan Gaines	6	1	0.0	19	36
S Rahim Moore	4	1	0.0	18	35
CB Kyle Meadows	4	0	0.0	17	29
DE Curtis McMahon	3	0	1.0	14	28
DT Grady Patton	3	3	0.0	19	21
DE George Selvie	2	0	1.0	20	33
S Josh Moseley	2	2	0.0	17	31
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	0.0	17	32
ILB Ron Lazer	2	1	0.0	11	19
DE Zack Durham	2	1	0.0	12	30
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	1	0.0	19	26
OLB Jay Schmidgall	1	0	0.0	7	5
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.0	6	12
S Jake Wray	1	0	0.0	7	11
ILB Greg Lynn	0	1	0.0	5	6

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Moe Plake	7	0	11	29
S Darrell Stuckey	5	4	20	35
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	4	1	13	21
S Robert Gerleman	4	1	9	22
S Jumbo Houston	4	0	13	28
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	0	16	30
CB Jerome Murphy	3	1	10	28
OLB Rondell Kurtz	3	0	12	25
CB Chuck Hoyler	3	0	16	24
OLB Shaun Kroinek	2	1	14	27
S Michael Hamlin	1	3	7	24
DT Ndamukong Suh	1	1	18	33
DE Aldon Smith	1	1	7	4
DT Torell Troup	1	0	13	29
S Claude Shapiro	1	0	3	8
OLB Corwin Jamison	0	2	5	3
DE Bryan Henderson	0	1	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.0	0	0	33
DE Curtis McMahon	1.0	0	0	28
DE Zack Durham	0.0	1	0	30
DT Grady Patton	0.0	0	1	21

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Corwin Jamison	1	0	0	3
DE Will Davis	0	1	1	28
DT Ndamukong Suh	0	1	0	33
S Darrell Stuckey	0	1	0	35
OLB Rondell Kurtz	0	1	0	25
OLB Shaun Kroinek	0	1	0	27
DT Torell Troup	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Peter Gaylor	7	1	40
OLB Patrick Mussi	7	0	30
CB Kyle Meadows	3	2	29
OLB Juan Gaines	3	0	36
S Rahim Moore	3	0	35
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	32
DT Grady Patton	1	0	21
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	19
DE Zack Durham	1	0	30
DE Curtis McMahon	1	0	28
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	12
S Jake Wray	1	0	11
S Josh Moseley	0	1	31

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Moe Plake	4	0	29
S Jumbo Houston	4	0	28
CB Jerome Murphy	3	1	28
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	3	0	21
S Robert Gerleman	3	0	22
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	0	30
S Michael Hamlin	1	1	24
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	1	25
CB Chuck Hoyler	1	1	24
S Darrell Stuckey	1	0	35
OLB Shaun Kroinek	1	0	27
S Claude Shapiro	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Gabe Russell	4	8	19	34
Rodger Saffold	2	3	20	33
Frankie Modrell	1	3	18	28
Graham Sellers	1	1	10	15
Stanley Havili	1	1	11	18
Alonzo Hatcher	0	2	21	29
Edgar Sinclair	0	1	19	35
Rusty Gothe	0	1	5	12

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clifton Mills	7	10	2	22	0	38
Xavier Gunn	6	9	3	24	0	42
Sean Worsham	2	2	0	20	0	27
Julio Elliott	1	1	0	24	0	42
Ian Widell	0	1	0	16	0	28
Jerome Riley	0	1	0	17	0	33
Anthony Sneller	0	0	0	9	1	12
Andy Tubbs	0	0	0	4	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Eleazer	2	18
Joseph Weldon	1	9
Patrick Mussi	1	4

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Erickson	3	14
Moe Plake	1	17
Jerry Mathis	1	14
Robert Housler	1	12

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Gaylor	---	---	20	40	9	69
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	17	32	13	62
George Gray	20	32	---	---	8	60
Rico Howe	21	38	---	---	---	59
Gabe Russell	19	34	---	---	6	59
Juan Gaines	---	---	19	36	3	58
Edgar Sinclair	19	35	---	---	4	58
George Selvie	---	---	20	33	2	55
Rahim Moore	---	---	18	35	2	55
Rodger Saffold	20	33	---	---	---	53
Josh Moseley	---	---	17	31	3	51
Patrick Mussi	---	---	17	30	4	51
Alonzo Hatcher	21	29	---	---	---	50
Kyle Meadows	---	---	17	29	3	49
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	19	26	1	46
Frankie Modrell	18	28	---	---	---	46
Toby Gerhardt	15	29	---	---	---	44
Zack Durham	---	---	12	30	2	44
Curtis McMahon	---	---	14	28	2	44
Grady Patton	---	---	19	21	3	43
Clay Joseph	6	23	---	---	13	42
Antonio Fecht	11	11	---	---	17	39
Danny Cranford	10	27	---	---	2	39
Perry Karo	---	---	12	24	3	39
Donovan Watson	5	20	---	---	11	36
Gus Eleazer	6	9	---	---	18	33
Jorge Brock	11	6	---	---	16	33
Stanley Havili	11	18	---	---	4	33
Ron Lazer	---	---	11	19	2	32
Ralph Quinn	---	---	6	12	11	29
Graham Sellers	10	15	---	---	1	26
Greg Lynn	---	---	5	6	15	26
Joseph Weldon	---	---	5	12	9	26
Jay Schmidgall	---	---	7	5	11	23
Rusty Gothe	5	12	---	---	5	22
Jake Wray	---	---	7	11	1	19
Richard Makowski	0	9	---	---	6	15
Archie Roberts	2	5	---	---	6	13
James Brewer	1	5	---	---	1	7
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alfred Burks	---	---	2	2	---	4
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cam Newton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Les Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Elliott	24	42	---	---	3	69
Xavier Gunn	24	42	---	---	3	69
Keith Null	24	42	---	---	---	66
Clifton Mills	22	38	---	---	1	61
Terrance Tate	20	34	---	---	4	58
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	20	35	3	58
Moe Plake	---	---	11	29	17	57
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	18	33	4	55
Jerome Riley	17	33	---	---	1	51
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	14	27	10	51
Ian Widell	16	28	---	---	6	50
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	13	21	15	49
Jerry Mathis	11	24	---	---	14	49
Jimmy Sherman	16	23	---	---	10	49
Will Davis	---	---	14	28	6	48
Jerome Murphy	---	---	10	28	9	47
Sean Worsham	20	27	---	---	---	47
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	16	30	1	47
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	12	25	9	46
Torell Troup	---	---	13	29	3	45
Jumbo Houston	---	---	13	28	3	44
Robert Gerleman	---	---	9	22	12	43
Dennis Evans	9	17	---	---	17	43
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	16	24	1	41
Shannon Stearns	15	22	---	---	1	38
Robert Housler	8	17	---	---	12	37
Austin Collie	15	20	---	---	---	35
Michael Hamlin	---	---	7	24	3	34
Frankie Fournier	2	9	---	---	15	26
Darrell Erickson	4	6	---	---	14	24
Anthony Sneller	9	12	---	---	3	24
Bryan Henderson	---	---	13	10	---	23
Andy Tubbs	4	16	---	---	2	22
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	10	7	---	17
Claude Shapiro	---	---	3	8	6	17
Stephen Burton	4	10	---	---	---	14
Greg Quinn	---	---	7	3	4	14
Aldon Smith	---	---	7	4	2	13
Corwin Jamison	---	---	5	3	1	9
Donny Duran	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Daniel Bronson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jared Clemons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Troy Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	5	77	15.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	19	99	5.2
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	38	25	5	0	2	4	5	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keith Null	40	31	6	1	1	5	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	115	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	13	184	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	70	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	170	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	13	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	12	8	1	133	3	32
WR Danny Cranford	6	6	0	66	0	27
WR Donovan Watson	5	2	1	16	0	20
WR Clay Joseph	4	3	0	42	1	23
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	2	0	10	0	29
FB Stanley Havili	3	3	0	48	1	18
TE Antonio Fecht	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Gus Eleazer	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	0	4	0	15

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Mathis	11	7	1	59	0	24
WR Terrance Tate	10	7	0	81	1	34
RB Shannon Stearns	6	5	0	57	1	22
WR Austin Collie	5	5	0	60	0	20
TE Jimmy Sherman	4	4	0	79	3	23
RB Dennis Evans	1	1	0	22	1	17
WR Frankie Fournier	1	1	0	13	0	9
TE Robert Housler	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Stephen Burton	1	1	0	4	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	5	14	2.80	7.86
Gus Eleazer	1	3	3.00	3.83

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dennis Evans	5	14	2.80	5.78
Shannon Stearns	4	24	6.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	3	1	14	4.67	8.39

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keith Null	8	5	47	5.88	9.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Gus Eleazer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	14	14.00	11.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerry Mathis	3	1	8	2.67	5.36
WR Terrance Tate	2	2	17	8.50	8.10
WR Austin Collie	1	1	9	9.00	12.00
RB Shannon Stearns	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Frankie Fournier	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Stearns	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	11	7	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keith Null	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	4	3	2
WR Donovan Watson	3	2	1
WR Clay Joseph	2	2	1
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0
RB Gus Eleazer	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Mathis	3	2	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,500 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,500 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)