Week 17, 2031

played in Pittsburgh, PA

43 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	3	0	0	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 CLE - Jimmy Sherman 13 fumble return (Rick Durham extra point)
2Q: 02:41 PIT - Kelly Simonton 25 field goal
2Q: 00:30 CLE - Rick Durham 20 field goal
3Q: 09:13 PIT - Ron Lazer 33 interception return (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 08:29 PIT - Kelly Simonton 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 CLE - Jimmy Sherman 13 fumble return (Rick Durham extra point)
2Q: 02:41 PIT - Kelly Simonton 25 field goal
2Q: 00:30 CLE - Rick Durham 20 field goal
3Q: 09:13 PIT - Ron Lazer 33 interception return (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 08:29 PIT - Kelly Simonton 23 field goal

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 5-11 6-10
First Downs 13 16
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 304 300
- Offensive Plays 70 71
- Yards per Play 4.34 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 28 148
- Rushing Attempts 10 35
- Yards per Rush 2.80 4.23
Net Passing Yards 276 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 25 - 2 35 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 285 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/90 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 4/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 2/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	5-11	6-10
First Downs	13	16
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	304	300
- Offensive Plays	70	71
- Yards per Play	4.34	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	28	148
- Rushing Attempts	10	35
- Yards per Rush	2.80	4.23
Net Passing Yards	276	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 25 - 2	35 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	285	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/90	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	4/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	2/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	2:32	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	6:11	1:39	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
1	1:49	1:03	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	14:48	5:37	OWN 28	9	42	Missed FG
2	8:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	2:33	2:10	OWN 45	9	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:36	OWN 37	1	6	Fumble
3	13:10	2:11	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	10:06	1:01	OWN 47	2	-15	Interception
3	9:05	2:15	OWN 20	5	19	Interception
3	5:59	2:57	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
3	0:59	1:18	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	8:24	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	5:08	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	3:35	0:27	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
4	1:43	0:42	OWN 20	4	6	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OPP 48	3	6	Punt
1	9:31	3:20	OWN 43	6	19	Punt
1	4:32	2:43	OWN 22	5	56	Missed FG
1	0:46	0:58	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
2	9:11	1:11	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
2	6:19	3:46	OWN 40	8	52	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	14:24	1:14	OPP 43	3	27	Interception
3	10:59	0:53	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
3	6:50	0:51	OPP 41	3	4	Punt
3	3:02	2:03	OWN 7	6	41	Punt
4	14:41	6:17	OWN 32	12	62	Field Goal
4	7:56	2:48	OWN 46	5	2	Punt
4	4:00	0:25	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	3:08	1:25	OWN 37	5	13	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 26	2	7	Game

Game MVP: Ron Lazer, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marty Anderson	10	28	2.80	9	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brant Hockman	16	62	3.88	16	1
Stanley Havili	14	80	5.71	22	3
Cam Newton	4	5	1.25	4	0
Devon Wylie	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Kirk	58	25	285	2/9	0	56	2	44.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	35	14	161	1/9	0	50	1	42.7

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR TJ Graham	7	15	122	17.43	31	56
WR Marc Pendergrass	6	10	56	9.33	17	19
RB Marty Anderson	4	6	14	3.50	5	9
WR Duane Tansini	3	10	31	10.33	14	18
WR Zack Hargis	2	10	32	16.00	4	16
WR Bryce Peterson	1	3	18	18.00	0	18
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
TE Jimmy Sherman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Hamilton	3	7	32	10.67	18	14
WR Jamal Gardner	2	6	64	32.00	33	50
WR Nicky Newkirk	2	6	8	4.00	0	5
TE Donnell Zwillinger	2	3	16	8.00	0	11
WR Devon Wylie	2	6	24	12.00	2	20
FB Stanley Havili	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
TE Victor Morton	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Scott Holmes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gerald Goike	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ron Lazer	1	33	33.00	1
CB Kent Wheeler	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	TD
Zack Hargis	1	0	0
Marc Pendergrass	1	0	0
Duane Tansini	1	0	0
Jimmy Sherman	0	1	1
Vernon Nichols	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Juan Gaines	1	0
Rahim Moore	0	2
Kyle Meadows	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Maurice Dimcheff	9	410	45.6	42.9	55	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	10	458	45.8	30.6	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick Durham	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	2/3	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Pendergrass	3	12	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	3	23	7.7	0
Earnest Atkins	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Peterson	3	80	26.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Thomas	2	81	40.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	8	2	0.0	34	35
CB Peter Gaylor	8	1	0.0	26	30
DE Aldon Smith	5	3	0.0	25	27
CB Max Weber	4	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Quentin Nixon	3	1	0.0	14	16
S Gene Bartels	3	0	0.0	11	13
S Burt Allen	3	0	0.0	13	16
DE Vernon Nichols	2	1	1.0	33	31
CB Chuck Hoyler	2	3	0.0	29	21
OLB Emmitt Poston	2	0	0.0	13	12
OLB John Dunlap	2	0	0.0	14	10
S Clay Christy	2	0	0.0	10	8
S Gerald Goike	1	3	0.0	25	32
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	0.0	7	8
DT Ndamukong Suh	1	0	0.0	25	28
S Stephen Farley	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Duane Tansini	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jessie Shannon	0	4	0.0	20	16
S Byron Schepis	0	2	0.0	24	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	7	5	0.0	8	54
OLB Patrick Mussi	6	1	0.0	9	42
CB Kyle Meadows	4	0	0.0	6	43
CB Joshua Thomas	4	0	0.0	2	17
OLB Juan Gaines	2	0	0.0	4	19
DE Brant Covert	2	0	0.0	5	24
S Horace Gilmore	2	0	0.0	7	28
DE George Selvie	1	1	1.0	8	52
DT Orlando Whitfield	1	0	1.0	6	42
ILB Ron Lazer	1	2	0.0	4	21
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	1	0.0	9	56
DE Scottie Dightman	1	1	0.0	4	18
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1	1	0.0	6	42
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	0.0	4	36
QB Cam Newton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Kent Wheeler	1	0	0.0	9	51

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Nichols	1.0	2	0	31
DT Ndamukong Suh	0.0	3	0	28
DE Aldon Smith	0.0	2	1	27
DE Dan Batten	0.0	1	0	19

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.0	3	2	1	52
DT Orlando Whitfield	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	0	3	1	36
DT Walter Bryant	0.0	0	3	0	28
DE Brant Covert	0.0	0	2	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	0	0	35
CB Max Weber	3	0	0	26
CB Peter Gaylor	2	0	0	30
CB Chuck Hoyler	1	1	0	21
OLB John Dunlap	1	1	0	10
S Gene Bartels	1	0	0	13
S Stephen Farley	1	0	0	3
S Clay Christy	1	0	0	8
S Gerald Goike	0	1	1	32
S Byron Schepis	0	1	0	22

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	6	1	0	54
OLB Patrick Mussi	5	0	0	42
CB Kyle Meadows	4	0	0	43
CB Joshua Thomas	4	0	0	17
S Ralph Quinn	1	3	0	36
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	1	0	56
CB Kent Wheeler	1	0	1	51
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	0	19
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0	8
S Horace Gilmore	1	0	0	28
ILB Ron Lazer	0	1	1	21
DT Walter Bryant	0	1	0	28
OLB Mychal Kendricks	0	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Gunn	2	4	8	0	59
Edgar Sinclair	1	3	10	0	60
Jeff Allen	1	1	8	1	43
Darren Narcisse	0	2	10	0	57
Shawn Lauvao	0	0	4	1	18

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Johnston	3	3	0	30	0	30
Rusty Gothe	2	8	0	27	1	29
Rodger Saffold	2	7	0	35	0	34
Dwight Perez	1	4	0	29	0	32
James Brewer	1	3	0	30	0	33
Chris Tenney	1	2	0	6	0	4
Alonzo Hatcher	1	1	1	5	0	3
Bruce Ryder	1	1	0	14	0	21
Jim Carlson	0	1	0	8	0	7
Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	0	16	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Kuechly	3	16
Jimmy Sherman	1	19
Burt Allen	1	10
Rick Durham	1	5

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Meadows	4	32
Scott Holmes	1	20
Tahir Whitehead	1	19

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Nichols	---	---	33	31	25	89
Luke Kuechly	---	---	34	35	16	85
Xavier Gunn	8	59	---	---	11	78
Darren Narcisse	10	57	---	---	11	78
Edgar Sinclair	10	60	---	---	1	71
Scottie Kirk	10	60	---	---	---	70
Peter Gaylor	---	---	26	30	9	65
Marc Pendergrass	8	39	---	---	17	64
Marty Anderson	10	53	---	---	---	63
Gerald Goike	---	---	25	32	5	62
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	25	28	7	60
Jeff Allen	8	43	---	---	9	60
Max Weber	---	---	20	26	13	59
TJ Graham	7	51	---	---	---	58
Zack Hargis	7	49	---	---	---	56
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	29	21	4	54
Aldon Smith	---	---	25	27	2	54
Byron Schepis	---	---	24	22	4	50
Duane Tansini	7	29	---	---	14	50
Jimmy Sherman	2	25	---	---	19	46
Grady Mackay	8	38	---	---	---	46
Dan Batten	---	---	16	19	5	40
Burt Allen	---	---	13	16	10	39
Matthew Newman	2	25	---	---	11	38
Jessie Shannon	---	---	20	16	2	38
Quentin Nixon	---	---	14	16	5	35
Gene Bartels	---	---	11	13	9	33
Emmitt Poston	---	---	13	12	7	32
Bryce Peterson	2	20	---	---	9	31
Kheeston Randall	---	---	14	13	4	31
Joel Kramer	2	8	---	---	20	30
John Dunlap	---	---	14	10	4	28
John Conner	0	9	---	---	17	26
Omar Henry	---	---	11	10	4	25
Shawn Lauvao	4	18	---	---	2	24
Daniel Thomas	0	3	---	---	18	21
Ian Widell	2	0	---	---	18	20
Michael Bernard	3	14	---	---	1	18
Clay Christy	---	---	10	8	---	18
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	7	8	---	15
Stephen Farley	---	---	1	3	6	10
Maurice Dimcheff	0	0	---	---	9	9
Daniel Bronson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Rick Durham	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Nathan Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Meadows	---	---	6	43	32	81
Cam Newton	35	36	---	---	---	71
Rodger Saffold	35	34	---	---	---	69
Rusty Gothe	27	29	---	---	13	69
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	9	56	3	68
Rahim Moore	---	---	8	54	2	64
James Brewer	30	33	---	---	---	63
Dwight Perez	29	32	---	---	1	62
Kent Wheeler	---	---	9	51	2	62
John Hamilton	28	31	---	---	3	62
George Selvie	---	---	8	52	1	61
Stanley Havili	22	26	---	---	13	61
Harvey Johnston	30	30	---	---	---	60
Jamal Gardner	19	24	---	---	16	59
Patrick Mussi	---	---	9	42	4	55
Melvin Ingram	---	---	5	36	12	53
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	6	42	4	52
Donnell Zwillinger	16	26	---	---	9	51
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	6	42	2	50
Grady Patton	---	---	8	38	2	48
Juan Gaines	---	---	4	19	25	48
Victor Morton	20	5	---	---	22	47
Horace Gilmore	---	---	7	28	10	45
Bruce Ryder	14	21	---	---	6	41
Ralph Quinn	---	---	4	36	1	41
Nicky Newkirk	16	12	---	---	10	38
Devon Wylie	20	18	---	---	---	38
Brant Hockman	19	16	---	---	1	36
Walter Bryant	---	---	4	28	4	36
Joshua Thomas	---	---	2	17	15	34
Brant Covert	---	---	5	24	3	32
Ron Lazer	---	---	4	21	3	28
Jim Carlson	8	7	---	---	13	28
Richard Makowski	5	8	---	---	13	26
Scottie Dightman	---	---	4	18	2	24
Scott Holmes	1	1	---	---	20	22
Alonzo Hatcher	5	3	---	---	13	21
Earnest Atkins	0	0	---	---	20	20
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	0	0	19	19
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reggie Fields	---	---	2	8	---	10
Chris Tenney	6	4	---	---	---	10
Lamar Webb	---	---	0	5	2	7
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	7	13	1.9
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	69	4.9
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	11	59	5.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Kirk	58	25	2	3	7	8	10	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	35	14	2	5	3	4	8	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	21	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	8	87	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	121	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	56	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	80	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	11	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	70	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR TJ Graham	15	7	3	122	2	51
WR Zack Hargis	10	2	1	32	0	49
WR Marc Pendergrass	10	6	1	56	0	39
WR Duane Tansini	10	3	1	31	0	29
RB Marty Anderson	6	4	0	14	0	53
WR Bryce Peterson	3	1	1	18	0	20
TE Jimmy Sherman	2	0	0	0	0	25
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	3
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	0	7	0	14

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	7	3	0	32	0	31
WR Jamal Gardner	6	2	1	64	1	24
WR Nicky Newkirk	6	2	1	8	0	12
WR Devon Wylie	6	2	1	24	1	18
FB Stanley Havili	4	1	0	4	0	26
TE Donnell Zwillinger	3	2	0	16	0	26
TE Victor Morton	1	1	0	8	0	5
RB Brant Hockman	1	1	0	5	0	16
TE Scott Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty Anderson	2	6	3.00	2.80

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	1.00	1.25
Stanley Havili	2	5	2.50	5.71
Devon Wylie	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Kirk	4	1	9	2.25	4.91

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	0	0	0.00	4.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marty Anderson	2	1	9	4.50	2.33
WR Zack Hargis	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Duane Tansini	1	0	0	0.00	3.10

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Hamilton	2	0	0	0.00	4.57
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	10.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Anderson	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cam Newton	2	0
Stanley Havili	2	1
Brant Hockman	1	1
Devon Wylie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Kirk	16	7	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR TJ Graham	7	4	2
WR Duane Tansini	3	1	1
WR Zack Hargis	2	0	0
WR Marc Pendergrass	2	1	0
RB Marty Anderson	1	0	0
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	2	0
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	1
WR John Hamilton	2	0	0
WR Devon Wylie	2	0	0
FB Stanley Havili	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (18,800)
End Zone 12,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (18,800)
End Zone	12,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)