Week 1, 2039

played in Cleveland, OH

69 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	10	0	3	-	16
Cleveland Browns	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 PIT - Deon Prior 39 field goal
2Q: 11:50 PIT - Toby Sermon 18 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 04:10 CLE - Richard Beeson 48 pass from Vernon Coles (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:30 PIT - Deon Prior 39 field goal
3Q: 01:49 CLE - Richard Beeson 30 pass from Vernon Coles (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 09:41 PIT - Deon Prior 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 PIT - Deon Prior 39 field goal
2Q: 11:50 PIT - Toby Sermon 18 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 04:10 CLE - Richard Beeson 48 pass from Vernon Coles (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:30 PIT - Deon Prior 39 field goal
3Q: 01:49 CLE - Richard Beeson 30 pass from Vernon Coles (Curtis Flannery extra point)
4Q: 09:41 PIT - Deon Prior 45 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 14 7
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 380 284
- Offensive Plays 83 46
- Yards per Play 4.58 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 185 106
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 4.30 6.24
Net Passing Yards 195 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/22 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/53 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 4/-2 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 20
Time of Possession 39:34 20:26

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	14	7
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	380	284
- Offensive Plays	83	46
- Yards per Play	4.58	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	185	106
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	4.30	6.24
Net Passing Yards	195	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/22	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/53	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	4/-2	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 20
Time of Possession	39:34	20:26

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:34	OWN 20	14	58	Field Goal
1	3:31	6:48	OWN 17	14	83	Touchdown
2	10:13	4:14	OWN 14	10	47	Punt
2	3:40	1:54	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	1:33	1:11	OWN 47	5	31	Field Goal
3	13:55	1:29	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	10:32	2:34	OWN 43	7	8	Punt
3	6:00	1:05	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
3	1:38	7:05	OWN 20	14	52	Field Goal
4	5:21	3:25	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 36	1	-1	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:26	2:55	OWN 33	5	50	Fumble
2	11:43	1:30	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	5:59	2:19	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:46	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	12:26	1:54	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
3	7:58	1:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	4:55	3:17	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	9:33	4:12	OWN 27	7	27	Punt
4	1:56	1:43	OWN 8	8	28	Downs

Game MVP: Peter Kowal, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Dillon	24	95	3.96	15	3
Jake Hoard	16	69	4.31	12	2
Tanner Hindman	2	22	11.00	12	2
Cam Newton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donnell Forsyth	10	86	8.60	27	5
Patrick Leverson	4	4	1.00	6	0
Vernon Coles	3	16	5.33	11	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	38	22	202	2/7	1	29	0	81.2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Coles	28	16	182	1/4	2	48	1	85.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Hamilton	5	8	39	7.80	1	15	0
WR Toby Sermon	5	9	55	11.00	28	18	1
RB Billy Joe Dillon	5	8	29	5.80	16	12	0
WR Claude Lucas	3	5	20	6.67	2	13	0
WR Dean Jennings	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Jake Hoard	1	1	5	5.00	8	5	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	2	29	29.00	26	29	0
FB Tanner Hindman	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Dale Robinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Donnell Forsyth	6	6	30	5.00	9	9	0
WR Richard Beeson	5	9	101	20.20	25	48	2
FB Quinn Delgado	2	2	8	4.00	11	11	0
RB Patrick Leverson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Henry Neimeyer	1	4	17	17.00	5	17	0
WR Wade Blanchard	1	2	25	25.00	13	25	0
TE Donnell Zwillinger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Terrell Tipermas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Russell Harvey	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cam Newton	1	0	0
Kim Poole	1	0	0
Johnny Herbertson	0	1	0
D.J. Hayden	0	1	0
Zane Modrell	0	1	0
Kent Wheeler	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Force
Wade Blanchard	1	0
Quinton Coples	0	1
Wendell Tankersley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	6	299	49.8	36.0	64	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	5	213	42.6	43.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Curtis Flannery	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Poole	3	4	1.3	0
Tristan Bahn	1	-6	-6.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Beeson	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Baxter	1	21	21.0	0
Cayden Tucker	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	6	2	0.0	17	26
ILB Russell Harvey	5	1	0.0	16	28
DE Melvin Ingram	4	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Roman Guthrie	3	0	1.0	17	29
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	1	0.0	13	20
S Colin Ramirez	3	0	0.0	17	29
CB Kent Wheeler	2	1	0.0	9	19
CB D.J. Hayden	1	2	0.0	14	27
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Corey Turner	1	0	0.0	16	29
DT Declan Wallace	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Herb Gamroth	0	2	0.0	6	11
DT Donnie Horton	0	1	0.0	6	15

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Zielinski	11	4	0.0	43	40
OLB Manti Te'o	9	2	0.0	37	37
CB Neal Baxter	7	3	0.0	41	38
DT Tyrone Malone	6	2	0.0	37	32
ILB Glen Brechbill	5	5	0.0	43	40
S Cayden Tucker	5	2	0.0	43	40
DE Quinton Coples	4	1	2.0	29	30
CB Ralph Gracia	3	3	0.0	17	26
DT Archie McCardell	3	1	0.0	26	16
OLB Gene Dotson	3	1	0.0	16	10
DE Alvin Rivers	3	1	0.0	32	38
DE Antonio Cunningham	1	2	0.0	16	14
CB Sam Gardner	1	1	0.0	43	40
DE Ken Kelly	1	1	0.0	14	10
WR Henry Neimeyer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bert Neal	1	0	0.0	11	2
DT Jackie Geathers	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Weston Quinn	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	1.0	0	0	29
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	2	1	23
DE Marcell Dareus	0.0	0	2	25
DT Donnie Horton	0.0	0	1	15

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Quinton Coples	2.0	3	2	30
DE Alvin Rivers	0.0	2	0	38
DT Tyrone Malone	0.0	1	1	32
DE Ken Kelly	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	6	1	0	26
ILB Russell Harvey	2	0	1	28
CB Kent Wheeler	2	0	0	19
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	1	0	29
DE Melvin Ingram	1	0	0	23
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0	5
CB D.J. Hayden	1	0	0	27
S Colin Ramirez	1	0	0	29
S Corey Turner	1	0	0	29

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Neal Baxter	5	0	38
OLB Manti Te'o	4	0	37
ILB Glen Brechbill	3	0	40
S Cayden Tucker	3	0	40
CB Ralph Gracia	2	1	26
CB Sam Gardner	1	1	40
DT Archie McCardell	1	0	16
OLB Gene Dotson	1	0	10
DE Quinton Coples	1	0	30
CB Weston Quinn	1	0	3
CB Terrence Frederick	0	1	3
S Billy Zielinski	0	1	40

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	8	13	3	43	0	40
Johnny Herbertson	5	8	0	43	0	40
Harry Soliday	3	7	0	43	1	40
Anthony Castonzo	2	4	0	43	1	40
Steven Smith	1	6	0	43	0	40
Tanner Hindman	1	4	0	31	0	24

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jared Flannery	3	4	17	0	29
Skip Hoover	3	3	17	0	29
Cole Freels	2	4	17	1	29
Brayden Lincoln	0	2	17	0	29
Quinn Delgado	0	1	10	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Wheeler	1	14
Tristan Bahn	1	12
Cary Woodson	1	2

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wade Blanchard	1	12
Wendell Tankersley	1	5
Stanley Whitfield	1	5
Brayden Lincoln	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Johnny Herbertson	43	40	---	---	9	92
Cam Newton	43	40	---	---	---	83
Anthony Castonzo	43	40	---	---	---	83
Steven Smith	43	40	---	---	---	83
Peter Kowal	43	40	---	---	---	83
Harry Soliday	43	40	---	---	---	83
Billy Joe Dillon	26	31	---	---	21	78
Toby Sermon	34	38	---	---	---	72
John Hamilton	36	32	---	---	3	71
Rodney Umenyiora	36	29	---	---	6	71
Tanner Hindman	31	24	---	---	15	70
Colin Ramirez	---	---	17	29	7	53
Roman Guthrie	---	---	17	29	2	48
Luke Kuechly	---	---	13	20	14	47
D.J. Hayden	---	---	14	27	5	46
Corey Turner	---	---	16	29	---	45
Russell Harvey	---	---	16	28	---	44
Al Bryant	---	---	17	26	---	43
Kent Wheeler	---	---	9	19	14	42
Marcell Dareus	---	---	15	25	---	40
Claude Lucas	14	20	---	---	3	37
Melvin Ingram	---	---	13	23	---	36
Dale Robinson	9	6	---	---	16	31
Declan Wallace	---	---	11	14	5	30
Dean Jennings	7	8	---	---	13	28
Jared Allen	---	---	6	7	15	28
Jake Hoard	17	9	---	---	1	27
Herb Gamroth	---	---	6	11	10	27
Zane Modrell	---	---	6	10	5	21
Donnie Horton	---	---	6	15	---	21
Kim Poole	---	---	2	2	10	14
Tristan Bahn	2	0	---	---	12	14
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antoine Ross	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rondell Makowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wes Richmond	---	---	3	5	1	9
Joel Armstrong	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cary Woodson	3	3	---	---	2	8
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dixon McCumber	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bentley Frerotte	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrell Coleman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Zielinski	---	---	43	40	9	92
Cayden Tucker	---	---	43	40	8	91
Neal Baxter	---	---	41	38	11	90
Sam Gardner	---	---	43	40	3	86
Glen Brechbill	---	---	43	40	3	86
Manti Te'o	---	---	37	37	4	78
Alvin Rivers	---	---	32	38	4	74
Tyrone Malone	---	---	37	32	4	73
Quinton Coples	---	---	29	30	3	62
Donnell Forsyth	11	24	---	---	19	54
Ralph Gracia	---	---	17	26	10	53
Skip Hoover	17	29	---	---	5	51
Richard Beeson	15	22	---	---	14	51
Brayden Lincoln	17	29	---	---	5	51
Vernon Coles	17	29	---	---	---	46
Jared Flannery	17	29	---	---	---	46
Carlton Blufer	17	29	---	---	---	46
Cole Freels	17	29	---	---	---	46
Archie McCardell	---	---	26	16	3	45
Henry Neimeyer	14	28	---	---	1	43
Quinn Delgado	10	19	---	---	12	41
Donnell Zwillinger	9	22	---	---	5	36
Wade Blanchard	8	14	---	---	12	34
Antonio Cunningham	---	---	16	14	---	30
Gene Dotson	---	---	16	10	3	29
Ken Kelly	---	---	14	10	4	28
Alejandro Hines	---	---	6	3	17	26
Jackie Geathers	---	---	6	8	5	19
Terrell Tipermas	6	5	---	---	8	19
Adrian Foreman	4	2	---	---	13	19
Bert Neal	---	---	11	2	2	15
Dan Beckam	---	---	7	1	6	14
Kerry Grant	---	---	1	9	3	13
Patrick Leverson	6	5	---	---	2	13
Nick Fincher	---	---	0	0	13	13
Weston Quinn	---	---	1	3	8	12
Terrence Frederick	---	---	4	3	---	7
Morris Peluso	2	4	---	---	---	6
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wendell Tankersley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Stanley Whitfield	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rickey Griffith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Curtis Flannery	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marcus Mulkey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levi Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darren Stokes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	57	8.1
Middle	31	114	3.7
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	11	71	6.5
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	38	22	2	0	5	4	7	3	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Coles	28	16	3	2	0	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	46	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	91	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	45	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	48	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Sermon	9	5	2	55	0	38
WR John Hamilton	8	5	1	39	0	32
RB Billy Joe Dillon	8	5	0	29	0	31
WR Claude Lucas	5	3	1	20	0	20
WR Dean Jennings	2	1	0	20	1	8
TE Rodney Umenyiora	2	1	0	29	1	29
TE Dale Robinson	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Jake Hoard	1	1	0	5	0	9
FB Tanner Hindman	1	1	0	5	0	24

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Beeson	9	5	101	2	22
RB Donnell Forsyth	6	6	30	0	24
WR Henry Neimeyer	4	1	17	0	28
FB Quinn Delgado	2	2	8	0	19
WR Terrell Tipermas	2	0	0	0	5
WR Wade Blanchard	2	1	25	1	14
TE Donnell Zwillinger	1	0	0	0	22
RB Patrick Leverson	1	1	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Hoard	1	0	0.00	4.31

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	14	7.00	5.32

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Toby Sermon	1	1	18	18.00	6.11
RB Billy Joe Dillon	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.63

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Dillon	6	4
Jake Hoard	4	4

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Leverson	2	2
Vernon Coles	1	1
Donnell Forsyth	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	6	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Coles	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Sermon	3	2	2
RB Billy Joe Dillon	3	2	1
WR John Hamilton	2	1	0
WR Dean Jennings	2	1	1
TE Dale Robinson	1	0	0
WR Claude Lucas	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch
WR Henry Neimeyer	1	0
RB Donnell Forsyth	1	1
WR Terrell Tipermas	1	0
WR Richard Beeson	1	0
WR Wade Blanchard	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,300 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (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)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,300 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (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)