Week 1, 2034

played in Pittsburgh, PA

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	10	3	0	8	-	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	0	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 PIT - Nathan Hoover 7 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 11:26 CIN - Claude Doyle 80 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 06:35 PIT - Cam Newton 5 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 03:20 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 34 field goal
2Q: 12:17 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 26 field goal
3Q: 07:01 PIT - Sam Gardner 70 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Nathan Hoover 3 run (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 09:24 PIT - Deon Prior 27 field goal
4Q: 07:56 CIN - Robbie Rayburn 28 pass from Johnny Marsh (Johnny Marsh pass to Curtis Fredericks for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 PIT - Nathan Hoover 7 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 11:26 CIN - Claude Doyle 80 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 06:35 PIT - Cam Newton 5 run (Deon Prior extra point)
1Q: 03:20 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 34 field goal
2Q: 12:17 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 26 field goal
3Q: 07:01 PIT - Sam Gardner 70 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 14:31 PIT - Nathan Hoover 3 run (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 09:24 PIT - Deon Prior 27 field goal
4Q: 07:56 CIN - Robbie Rayburn 28 pass from Johnny Marsh (Johnny Marsh pass to Curtis Fredericks for conversion)

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 322 296
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 5.46 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 197 163
- Rushing Attempts 23 47
- Yards per Rush 8.57 3.47
Net Passing Yards 125 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 11 - 1 16 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.47 7.82
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/34 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:01 34:59

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	322	296
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	5.46	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	197	163
- Rushing Attempts	23	47
- Yards per Rush	8.57	3.47
Net Passing Yards	125	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 11 - 1	16 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.47	7.82
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/34	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:01	34:59

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 8	3	-6	Punt
1	11:26	0:19	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
1	6:25	3:13	OWN 47	6	36	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:49	OPP 36	6	27	Field Goal
2	8:39	1:36	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:15	2:21	OWN 34	9	36	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 35	1	0	Half
3	11:27	4:37	OWN 20	8	50	Fumble
3	6:50	3:25	OWN 35	7	29	Punt
4	14:21	1:55	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	9:16	1:34	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	4:56	1:10	OWN 36	8	11	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:36	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
1	11:07	4:42	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
1	3:12	3:12	OWN 21	5	19	Fumble
2	12:11	3:32	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
2	7:03	3:48	OWN 39	6	27	Downs
2	0:54	0:48	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 37	6	8	Punt
3	3:25	1:46	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	1:39	2:18	OPP 24	6	24	Touchdown
4	12:26	3:10	OWN 48	5	42	Field Goal
4	7:42	2:46	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	3:46	3:46	OPP 47	8	34	Game

Game MVP: Nathan Hoover, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Claude Doyle	19	180	9.47	80	3	1
Curtis Fredericks	3	15	5.00	13	1	0
Johnny Marsh	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	27	110	4.07	22	3	2
Brant Hockman	14	32	2.29	5	0	0
Cam Newton	4	18	4.50	9	0	1
Stanley Havili	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	32	11	144	4/19	1	28	1	46.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	16	12	141	1/8	0	30	0	101.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Taft	4	7	60	15.00	8	22	0
TE Robbie Rayburn	4	9	59	14.75	22	28	1
RB Claude Doyle	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Corey Eccles	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Robert Prescott	1	8	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jared Hanson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Devon Wylie	4	5	52	13.00	4	30
RB Nathan Hoover	2	2	14	7.00	0	10
WR John Hamilton	2	2	34	17.00	12	23
WR Donovan Watson	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
TE Victor Morton	1	2	13	13.00	5	13
TE Darrell Gil	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	1	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Russell Harvey	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Taft	1	0	0
Claude Doyle	1	0	0
Johnny Marsh	1	0	0
Robert Prescott	1	0	0
Tyrus Dietrich	0	2	0
Carl Clark	0	1	0
K.C. Sigsbee	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cam Newton	1	0	0	0
Sam Gardner	0	1	0	1
James Brewer	0	1	0	0
Stanley Havili	0	0	1	0
Chris Bilukidi	0	0	1	0
Mychal Kendricks	0	0	1	0
Hardy Richard	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Swaine	4	142	35.5	30.0	41	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	256	51.2	41.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Taft	2	11	5.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Kushto	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	3	79	26.3	0
Cedric Upshaw	1	25	25.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	60	20.0	0
Donovan Watson	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Powell	12	4	0.0	45	15
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	8	1	0.0	40	14
DE K.C. Sigsbee	4	4	1.0	37	14
DT Nick Fairley	4	3	0.0	41	13
S Christopher Conte	4	2	0.0	38	16
CB Cedric Upshaw	4	0	0.0	34	12
CB Eddie Hill	4	0	0.0	29	11
OLB Chester Buckley	3	1	0.0	23	4
S Cornell Terrell	3	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Toby Osborne	2	1	0.0	35	13
DT Frankie Crafts	2	1	0.0	25	8
CB Shaun Garcia	2	1	0.0	29	6
ILB Kennedy Dunlap	2	0	0.0	14	4
CB Seth McCorvey	1	1	0.0	29	15
DT Charles Ragonesi	1	1	0.0	16	6
WR Robert Prescott	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Donovan Carter	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	8	1	0.0	19	33
OLB Mychal Kendricks	5	1	1.0	19	29
ILB Russell Harvey	4	1	0.0	20	31
DE Melvin Ingram	3	0	0.0	15	24
DT Chris Bilukidi	2	2	1.0	11	9
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	2	0.0	20	29
S Ralph Quinn	2	0	0.0	17	25
DE Edward May	2	0	0.0	14	27
DE Scottie Dightman	1	1	1.0	16	17
DE Brant Covert	1	0	1.0	1	4
CB Sam Gardner	1	1	0.0	10	17
CB Hardy Richard	1	1	0.0	11	24
CB Neal Baxter	1	1	0.0	16	23
T Sean Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Moe Blazewicz	1	0	0.0	15	17
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Tahir Whitehead	0	1	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE K.C. Sigsbee	1.0	0	1	1	14
DE Whitney Mercilus	0.0	1	0	0	12

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1.0	1	0	29
DE Scottie Dightman	1.0	0	0	17
DE Brant Covert	1.0	0	0	4
DT Chris Bilukidi	1.0	0	0	9
DT Moe Blazewicz	0.0	1	0	17
DE Edward May	0.0	1	0	27
ILB Russell Harvey	0.0	1	0	31
DT Walter Bryant	0.0	0	1	21
DT Orlando Whitfield	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	PPlay
CB Eddie Hill	3	11
CB Cedric Upshaw	2	12
S Christopher Conte	1	16
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	1	14
OLB Chester Buckley	1	4
OLB Toby Osborne	1	13
S Vinny Powell	1	15
CB Shaun Garcia	1	6
S Cornell Terrell	1	9

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Russell Harvey	3	1	1	31
S Rahim Moore	3	0	0	33
CB Hardy Richard	2	0	0	24
CB Sam Gardner	1	3	0	17
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	1	0	29
OLB Mychal Kendricks	1	1	0	29
CB Kent Wheeler	0	1	0	34
OLB Roman Guthrie	0	1	0	9
CB Neal Baxter	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyron Smith	5	9	23	1	35
Maurice Clemons	2	3	19	1	30
Nolan Cox	1	3	19	0	32
Kim Strayhorn	1	2	7	0	11
Marvin Malone	1	1	20	2	33
Robbie Rayburn	0	2	18	0	30
Jimmy Newman	0	1	4	0	2
Jason Abreu	0	1	21	0	32

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Ross	5	12	40	0	15
James Brewer	3	7	42	0	15
Darrell Gil	3	3	36	0	5
Rusty Gothe	1	7	36	0	13
Stanley Havili	1	3	28	0	4
Jessie Shea	1	3	13	0	4
Mel Davey	1	1	9	0	5
Sean Shannon	0	4	41	0	16
Dwight Perez	0	2	36	0	16
Peter Kowal	0	1	11	0	2
Harvey Johnston	0	0	16	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Powell	2	16
Jared Hanson	1	17
Harris Erlitz	1	17
Chester Buckley	1	16
Robert Prescott	1	13

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tahir Whitehead	2	21
Victor Morton	1	17
Eddie Dawkins	1	13
Neal Baxter	1	11
Stanley Havili	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vinny Powell	---	---	45	15	16	76
Eddie Hill	---	---	29	11	23	63
Johnny Marsh	23	36	---	---	---	59
Tyron Smith	23	35	---	---	---	58
Marvin Malone	20	33	---	---	5	58
Kenyon Kennedy	---	---	40	14	2	56
Seth McCorvey	---	---	29	15	11	55
Nick Fairley	---	---	41	13	1	55
Christopher Conte	---	---	38	16	---	54
Cedric Upshaw	---	---	34	12	7	53
Robbie Rayburn	18	30	---	---	5	53
Jason Abreu	21	32	---	---	---	53
K.C. Sigsbee	---	---	37	14	1	52
Nolan Cox	19	32	---	---	1	52
Robert Prescott	13	26	---	---	13	52
Vince Taft	20	27	---	---	4	51
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	36	12	2	50
Maurice Clemons	19	30	---	---	---	49
Toby Osborne	---	---	35	13	---	48
Chester Buckley	---	---	23	4	16	43
Curtis Fredericks	4	15	---	---	22	41
Claude Doyle	19	21	---	---	---	40
Shaun Garcia	---	---	29	6	1	36
Robbie Rose	14	16	---	---	5	35
Frankie Crafts	---	---	25	8	1	34
Jared Hanson	10	6	---	---	17	33
Tyrus Dietrich	3	12	---	---	16	31
Corey Eccles	8	22	---	---	---	30
Carl Clark	---	---	17	9	2	28
Kennedy Dunlap	---	---	14	4	9	27
Harris Erlitz	5	4	---	---	17	26
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	10	3	10	23
Charles Ragonesi	---	---	16	6	---	22
Donovan Carter	---	---	7	3	11	21
Cornell Terrell	---	---	12	9	---	21
Kim Strayhorn	7	11	---	---	1	19
Jimmy Newman	4	2	---	---	6	12
Nick Young	2	4	---	---	6	12
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bruce Sloan	0	1	---	---	6	7
Mitch Swaine	0	0	---	---	4	4
Russell Watkins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gene Brennan	0	0	---	---	2	2
Edwin Edwards	1	1	---	---	---	2
Ellis Bailen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cam Newton	47	17	---	---	---	64
James Brewer	42	15	---	---	3	60
Sean Shannon	41	16	---	---	---	57
John Hamilton	35	14	---	---	7	56
Rusty Gothe	36	13	---	---	6	55
Antoine Ross	40	15	---	---	---	55
Rahim Moore	---	---	19	33	2	54
Dwight Perez	36	16	---	---	2	54
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	20	29	3	52
Kent Wheeler	---	---	16	34	2	52
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	19	29	4	52
Russell Harvey	---	---	20	31	1	52
Devon Wylie	36	14	---	---	---	50
Neal Baxter	---	---	16	23	11	50
Darrell Gil	36	5	---	---	7	48
Edward May	---	---	14	27	6	47
Hardy Richard	---	---	11	24	12	47
Donovan Watson	22	11	---	---	12	45
Ralph Quinn	---	---	17	25	1	43
Nathan Hoover	29	14	---	---	---	43
Sam Gardner	---	---	10	17	16	43
Melvin Ingram	---	---	15	24	1	40
Stanley Havili	28	4	---	---	7	39
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	6	9	21	36
Moe Blazewicz	---	---	15	17	3	35
Victor Morton	12	6	---	---	17	35
Scottie Dightman	---	---	16	17	2	35
Walter Bryant	---	---	12	21	2	35
Eddie Dawkins	10	8	---	---	13	31
Harvey Johnston	16	4	---	---	6	26
Brant Hockman	18	4	---	---	4	26
Mel Davey	9	5	---	---	11	25
Chris Bilukidi	---	---	11	9	3	23
Jessie Shea	13	4	---	---	6	23
Warren Kushto	0	0	---	---	20	20
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	7	11	1	19
Roman Guthrie	---	---	7	9	2	18
Peter Kowal	11	2	---	---	4	17
Reggie Fields	---	---	1	3	12	16
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brant Covert	---	---	1	4	1	6
Joe Morris	---	---	0	0	5	5
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wes Richmond	---	---	0	0	4	4
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kelvin Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	14	158	11.3
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	52	4.0
Middle	26	84	3.2
Right	7	28	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	32	11	2	3	4	9	4	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	16	12	2	0	2	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	54	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	5	68	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	33	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	64	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Robbie Rayburn	9	4	1	59	1	30
WR Robert Prescott	8	1	2	5	0	26
WR Vince Taft	7	4	0	60	1	27
WR Corey Eccles	3	1	0	11	0	22
WR Tyrus Dietrich	2	0	1	0	0	12
TE Jared Hanson	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Claude Doyle	1	1	0	9	0	21

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devon Wylie	5	4	1	52	1	14
WR Donovan Watson	3	1	0	16	0	11
TE Victor Morton	2	1	1	13	0	6
RB Nathan Hoover	2	2	0	14	0	14
WR John Hamilton	2	2	0	34	1	14
TE Darrell Gil	1	1	0	0	0	5
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	1	0	12	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Claude Doyle	2	9	4.50	9.47

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	6	21	3.50	4.07
Brant Hockman	4	11	2.75	2.29
Cam Newton	2	4	2.00	4.50
Stanley Havili	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Marsh	3	0	0	0.00	4.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	4	3	20	5.00	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Dietrich	1	0.00
TE Robbie Rayburn	1	6.56
WR Corey Eccles	1	3.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Morton	2	1	13	6.50	6.50
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
WR Devon Wylie	1	1	3	3.00	10.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Doyle	4	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cam Newton	3	1
Brant Hockman	2	1
Nathan Hoover	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	8	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Robbie Rayburn	2	1	1
WR Corey Eccles	2	0	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	1	0	0
WR Vince Taft	1	0	0
RB Claude Doyle	1	1	1
WR Robert Prescott	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donovan Watson	2	0	0
WR Devon Wylie	2	1	0
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (18,800)
End Zone 13,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (18,800)
End Zone	13,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)