Week 1, 2031

played in Cincinnati, OH

74 degrees, stormy, 26 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	3	0	-	3
Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	3	6	-	15

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:42 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 00:14 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 23 field goal
3Q: 11:00 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 42 field goal
3Q: 03:03 PIT - Kelly Simonton 42 field goal
4Q: 02:27 CIN - Brenden Parker 48 interception return (Claude Doyle run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:42 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 00:14 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 23 field goal
3Q: 11:00 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 42 field goal
3Q: 03:03 PIT - Kelly Simonton 42 field goal
4Q: 02:27 CIN - Brenden Parker 48 interception return (Claude Doyle run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 226 240
- Offensive Plays 70 54
- Yards per Play 3.23 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 85 64
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 2.66 3.37
Net Passing Yards 141 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.71 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:28 25:32

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	226	240
- Offensive Plays	70	54
- Yards per Play	3.23	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	85	64
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	2.66	3.37
Net Passing Yards	141	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.71	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:28	25:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	11:13	6:23	OWN 17	12	47	Fumble
2	13:34	4:42	OWN 20	9	49	Downs
2	8:05	3:41	OWN 39	6	-6	Punt
2	2:39	0:37	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:55	2:55	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	6:56	4:01	OPP 46	6	21	Field Goal
3	0:57	1:47	OWN 23	3	-8	Punt
4	12:15	2:15	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	8:48	2:01	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
4	3:32	1:18	OWN 26	4	12	Interception
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 20	12	65	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	1:37	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
1	4:50	6:16	OWN 36	12	41	Field Goal
2	8:52	0:47	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	4:24	1:45	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	2:02	1:56	OWN 11	8	83	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:05	OPP 45	7	20	Field Goal
3	8:00	1:04	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
3	2:55	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	14:10	1:55	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
4	10:00	1:12	OWN 5	4	17	Punt
4	6:47	3:15	OWN 20	4	26	Punt

Game MVP: Brenden Parker, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brant Hockman	17	43	2.53	14	2
Earnest Atkins	10	20	2.00	5	0
Cam Newton	3	7	2.33	5	0
Jamal Gardner	1	11	11.00	11	1
Scott Holmes	1	4	4.00	4	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Claude Doyle	10	29	2.90	10	1
Donny Stropka	5	11	2.20	4	0
Charlie Watson	4	24	6.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	33	24	175	5/34	0	31	1	72.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donny Stropka	35	21	176	0/0	0	28	0	73.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Donovan Watson	7	9	37	5.29	5	12
WR John Hamilton	6	8	35	5.83	2	14
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	4	26	6.50	0	18
WR Jamal Gardner	3	3	60	20.00	37	31
FB Stanley Havili	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	5	5.00	7	5
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
TE Victor Morton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vince Taft	7	11	42	6.00	5	16
WR Tyrus Dietrich	6	7	62	10.33	34	28
RB Charlie Watson	3	6	14	4.67	1	16
RB Claude Doyle	2	5	7	3.50	0	4
WR Marvin Jones	2	3	33	16.50	0	18
TE Robbie Rayburn	1	2	18	18.00	15	18
TE Jordan Cameron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brenden Parker	1	48	48.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cam Newton	2	0	0	0
Rusty Gothe	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Dwayne Compton	1	0
Nick Fairley	0	1
Kris Osgood	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	7	329	47.0	43.9	59	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stephen Wheeler	7	220	31.4	29.4	48	0
Stephen Lyle	1	46	46.0	40.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	3/3	2/2	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	4	20	5.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mohamed Sanu	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	1	18	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	1	43	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kyle Meadows	7	1	14	26
CB Kent Wheeler	6	2	17	27
OLB Juan Gaines	5	0	9	20
S Rahim Moore	4	3	16	32
OLB Patrick Mussi	4	2	14	21
OLB Mychal Kendricks	3	1	14	22
DT Grady Patton	2	2	18	23
DE Brant Covert	2	0	10	18
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	2	16	30
DT Orlando Whitfield	1	2	12	22
S Ralph Quinn	1	1	14	22
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	5	13
CB Lamar Webb	1	0	4	12
S Horace Gilmore	1	0	7	16
DE Melvin Ingram	1	0	9	19

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brenden Parker	9	1	0.0	30	35
DT Nick Fairley	8	2	0.5	29	32
S Christopher Conte	6	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Chuck Agee	5	1	0.0	21	27
CB Seth McCorvey	4	3	0.0	29	38
CB Ron Palos	4	3	0.0	18	31
CB Adam Young	4	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Kris Osgood	3	1	2.0	28	33
OLB Van Hansen	3	2	0.0	13	17
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	3	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Dexter Headrick	2	2	0.0	11	4
S Dana Sanford	2	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Toby Osborne	1	0	1.0	11	2
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	0	1.0	9	13
DT Daniel Brazinski	1	3	0.0	20	33
CB Terry Hall	1	0	0.0	23	24
ILB Donovan Carter	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Rickey Merriman	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Whitney Mercilus	0	1	0.5	23	24
DE Pernell McPhee	0	1	0.0	12	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Ingram	2	0	0	19
DT Orlando Whitfield	0	3	2	22
DE George Selvie	0	2	1	29
DT Walter Bryant	0	1	1	16
DT Grady Patton	0	1	0	23
DE Brant Covert	0	0	2	18

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kris Osgood	2.0	0	0	33
OLB Toby Osborne	1.0	0	0	2
OLB Keenan Robinson	1.0	0	0	13
DT Nick Fairley	0.5	1	3	32
DE Whitney Mercilus	0.5	0	0	24
DE Dwayne Compton	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	5	1	27
CB Kyle Meadows	5	0	26
OLB Juan Gaines	3	0	20
S Rahim Moore	2	0	32
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	1	30
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1	1	22
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	21
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	13
CB Lamar Webb	1	0	12
DE Brant Covert	1	0	18

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chuck Agee	4	0	0	27
S Brenden Parker	3	1	1	35
CB Seth McCorvey	3	0	0	38
CB Ron Palos	3	0	0	31
CB Adam Young	3	0	0	20
S Christopher Conte	2	1	0	29
OLB Van Hansen	2	0	0	17
DT Daniel Brazinski	1	0	0	33
DT Nick Fairley	1	0	0	32
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	1	0	0	8
OLB Kris Osgood	1	0	0	33
CB Terry Hall	0	2	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Gothe	3	6	26	3	30
James Brewer	1	4	27	0	32
Dwight Perez	1	3	26	1	27
Chris Tenney	1	1	6	0	11
Rodger Saffold	0	5	31	1	35
Harvey Johnston	0	4	24	0	31
Stanley Havili	0	3	11	0	5
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	5	0	6
Richard Makowski	0	1	9	0	10
Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	23	0	33

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Larry Figley	3	5	19	35
Martin Baxter	1	3	14	27
Desmond Godfrey	1	2	16	29
Jordan Cameron	1	1	5	4
Hugh Mathanaporn	0	1	14	26
Jimmy Newman	0	1	6	7
Robbie Rayburn	0	1	14	22
Marvin Malone	0	1	5	8

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Meadows	1	30
Tahir Whitehead	1	15
Donovan Watson	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Robbie Rayburn	2	15
Anthony Sherman	1	24
Charlie Watson	1	19
Jimmy Newman	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Meadows	---	---	14	26	30	70
Cam Newton	32	38	---	---	---	70
Rodger Saffold	31	35	---	---	---	66
Donnell Zwillinger	23	33	---	---	9	65
Rusty Gothe	26	30	---	---	7	63
John Hamilton	22	30	---	---	10	62
James Brewer	27	32	---	---	---	59
Dwight Perez	26	27	---	---	4	57
Harvey Johnston	24	31	---	---	---	55
Rahim Moore	---	---	16	32	3	51
Brant Hockman	22	29	---	---	---	51
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	16	30	4	50
Jamal Gardner	26	21	---	---	2	49
Earnest Atkins	20	22	---	---	7	49
George Selvie	---	---	14	29	3	46
Juan Gaines	---	---	9	20	17	46
Kent Wheeler	---	---	17	27	2	46
Grady Patton	---	---	18	23	3	44
Donovan Watson	13	21	---	---	8	42
Patrick Mussi	---	---	14	21	5	40
Ralph Quinn	---	---	14	22	2	38
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	14	22	2	38
Melvin Ingram	---	---	9	19	9	37
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	12	22	1	35
Brant Covert	---	---	10	18	5	33
Victor Morton	11	9	---	---	11	31
Horace Gilmore	---	---	7	16	8	31
Nicky Newkirk	7	15	---	---	8	30
Richard Makowski	9	10	---	---	8	27
Ron Lazer	---	---	5	13	9	27
Walter Bryant	---	---	6	16	4	26
Scott Holmes	5	5	---	---	15	25
Jim Carlson	6	8	---	---	8	22
Joshua Thomas	---	---	2	4	15	21
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	21	21
Alonzo Hatcher	5	6	---	---	8	19
Lamar Webb	---	---	4	12	3	19
Stanley Havili	11	5	---	---	2	18
Chris Tenney	6	11	---	---	1	18
Scottie Dightman	---	---	5	8	2	15
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	0	0	15	15
Reggie Fields	---	---	3	5	4	12
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Seth McCorvey	---	---	29	38	8	75
Brenden Parker	---	---	30	35	1	66
Nick Fairley	---	---	29	32	1	62
Kris Osgood	---	---	28	33	1	62
Christopher Conte	---	---	28	29	1	58
Larry Figley	19	35	---	---	3	57
Keenan Robinson	---	---	9	13	34	56
Daniel Brazinski	---	---	20	33	2	55
Donny Stropka	19	35	---	---	---	54
Anthony Sherman	12	18	---	---	24	54
Chuck Agee	---	---	21	27	3	51
Robbie Rayburn	14	22	---	---	15	51
Martin Baxter	14	27	---	---	8	49
Terry Hall	---	---	23	24	2	49
Ron Palos	---	---	18	31	---	49
Adam Young	---	---	12	20	16	48
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	23	24	1	48
Claude Doyle	15	24	---	---	8	47
Charlie Watson	7	19	---	---	19	45
Vince Taft	14	29	---	---	2	45
Desmond Godfrey	16	29	---	---	---	45
Maurice Clemons	13	28	---	---	---	41
Dana Sanford	---	---	11	23	7	41
Marvin Jones	10	20	---	---	11	41
Tyrus Dietrich	8	24	---	---	8	40
Hugh Mathanaporn	14	26	---	---	---	40
Mohamed Sanu	10	15	---	---	15	40
Van Hansen	---	---	13	17	---	30
Jordan Cameron	5	4	---	---	21	30
Rickey Merriman	---	---	9	14	6	29
Pernell McPhee	---	---	12	5	7	24
Jimmy Newman	6	7	---	---	11	24
Marvin Malone	5	8	---	---	11	24
Jason Abreu	3	6	---	---	11	20
Kenyon Kennedy	---	---	10	8	---	18
Dexter Headrick	---	---	11	4	1	16
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	15	15
Toby Osborne	---	---	11	2	2	15
Brandon Fusco	5	9	---	---	---	14
Dwayne Compton	---	---	3	6	---	9
Donovan Carter	---	---	2	0	7	9
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	2	2
Stephen Lyle	0	0	---	---	2	2
Harold Brackens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Nelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	5	14	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	6	28	4.7
Right	6	22	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	33	24	2	1	1	4	2	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donny Stropka	35	21	1	1	1	3	7	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	31	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	53	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donovan Watson	9	7	0	37	0	21
WR John Hamilton	8	6	0	35	0	30
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	4	0	26	0	15
TE Donnell Zwillinger	4	1	1	10	0	33
WR Jamal Gardner	3	3	0	60	2	21
FB Stanley Havili	2	1	0	3	0	5
TE Victor Morton	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	0	-1	0	29
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	0	5	0	22

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Taft	11	7	1	42	0	29
WR Tyrus Dietrich	7	6	0	62	1	24
RB Charlie Watson	6	3	0	14	0	19
RB Claude Doyle	5	2	0	7	0	24
WR Marvin Jones	3	2	0	33	0	20
TE Robbie Rayburn	2	1	0	18	0	22
TE Jordan Cameron	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brant Hockman	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Donny Stropka	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	14	12	6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donny Stropka	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donovan Watson	4	3	1
WR John Hamilton	4	4	2
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	1
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	1	1
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	0
RB Earnest Atkins	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Taft	5	3	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	2	2	1
RB Charlie Watson	2	0	0
TE Robbie Rayburn	1	0	0
WR Marvin Jones	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,700 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (19,900)
End Zone 10,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,700 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (19,900)
End Zone	10,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,800)