Week 15, 2039

played in Cincinnati, OH

33 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	10	10	7	-	30
Cincinnati Bengals	6	6	7	3	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 PIT - Deon Prior 32 field goal
1Q: 08:14 CIN - Paxton Pasto 18 field goal
1Q: 02:01 CIN - Paxton Pasto 48 field goal
2Q: 12:23 PIT - Deon Prior 29 field goal
2Q: 09:02 CIN - Paxton Pasto 39 field goal
2Q: 03:26 PIT - Billy Joe Dillon 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:41 CIN - Paxton Pasto 32 field goal
3Q: 10:44 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 3 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 05:12 PIT - Deon Prior 28 field goal
3Q: 03:17 CIN - Irv Tolbert 3 pass from Johnny Marsh (Paxton Pasto extra point)
4Q: 09:45 PIT - Luke Kuechly 65 interception return (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 02:48 CIN - Paxton Pasto 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 PIT - Deon Prior 32 field goal
1Q: 08:14 CIN - Paxton Pasto 18 field goal
1Q: 02:01 CIN - Paxton Pasto 48 field goal
2Q: 12:23 PIT - Deon Prior 29 field goal
2Q: 09:02 CIN - Paxton Pasto 39 field goal
2Q: 03:26 PIT - Billy Joe Dillon 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:41 CIN - Paxton Pasto 32 field goal
3Q: 10:44 PIT - Eddie Dawkins 3 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 05:12 PIT - Deon Prior 28 field goal
3Q: 03:17 CIN - Irv Tolbert 3 pass from Johnny Marsh (Paxton Pasto extra point)
4Q: 09:45 PIT - Luke Kuechly 65 interception return (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 02:48 CIN - Paxton Pasto 35 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 8-6 5-9
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 391 314
- Offensive Plays 70 67
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 162 22
- Rushing Attempts 41 4
- Yards per Rush 3.95 5.50
Net Passing Yards 229 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 60 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.90 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/38 5/88
Interception Ret./Yards 2/65 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:59 24:01

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	8-6	5-9
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	391	314
- Offensive Plays	70	67
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	162	22
- Rushing Attempts	41	4
- Yards per Rush	3.95	5.50
Net Passing Yards	229	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	60 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	229	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.90	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/38	5/88
Interception Ret./Yards	2/65	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:59	24:01

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	3:04	OWN 39	6	46	Field Goal
1	8:07	3:28	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
1	1:53	4:36	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
2	10:12	0:06	OWN 8	1	10	Fumble
2	8:54	5:36	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	4	24	Half
3	15:00	4:23	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
3	9:55	4:51	OPP 48	7	37	Field Goal
3	4:24	0:06	OWN 44	1	1	Fumble
3	3:10	2:43	OWN 16	4	22	Punt
4	13:28	1:12	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	6:36	2:28	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
4	2:41	0:38	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OPP 28	2	4	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
1	10:15	2:08	OWN 36	6	63	Field Goal
1	4:39	2:46	OWN 20	8	49	Field Goal
2	12:17	2:05	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
2	10:06	1:12	OPP 18	3	-4	Field Goal
2	3:18	2:43	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
3	10:37	0:42	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
3	5:04	0:40	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
3	4:18	1:08	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
3	0:27	1:59	OWN 23	5	22	Punt
4	12:16	2:39	OWN 26	6	25	Interception
4	9:37	3:01	OWN 26	5	10	Punt
4	4:08	1:27	OWN 45	6	37	Field Goal
4	2:03	0:35	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jake Hoard	24	85	3.54	14	1	0
Billy Joe Dillon	14	66	4.71	9	0	1
Jumbo Ritchey	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
Cam Newton	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Marsh	2	21	10.50	12	1	0
D.J. Halley	2	1	0.50	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	28	20	229	0/0	1	32	0	107.5
Jumbo Ritchey	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	60	28	313	3/21	1	53	2	54.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Sermon	7	9	123	17.57	40	32	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	5	6	51	10.20	15	15	0
WR John Hamilton	3	6	24	8.00	0	10	0
RB Jake Hoard	2	2	15	7.50	6	12	0
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Cary Woodson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dale Robinson	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Tanner Hindman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tristan Bahn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Curtis	12	17	128	10.67	24	22	0
WR Trevor Simms	10	25	124	12.40	55	53	0
WR Butch Sonntag	2	9	28	14.00	8	20	0
WR Riddick Jacoby	2	4	24	12.00	3	16	0
RB Irv Tolbert	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Bobby Freeman	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Mike Raffensperger	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	65	65.00	1
CB D.J. Hayden	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Toby Sermon	1	0	0	0
Jake Hoard	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Lucas Middleton	1	0
Bradley Peller	1	0
Jaxson Oxley	0	1
Noah Flynn	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	5	235	47.0	38.0	54	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Volmert	5	244	48.8	47.2	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paxton Pasto	5/5	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Poole	2	8	4.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Stringer	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Jennings	1	38	38.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Ives	4	68	17.0	0
D.J. Halley	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Colin Ramirez	7	3	0.0	4	63
CB Kent Wheeler	6	0	0.0	4	63
CB Herb Gamroth	6	0	0.0	4	55
S Corey Turner	4	0	0.0	4	60
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	2	0.0	4	40
DE Melvin Ingram	2	0	1.5	4	51
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1	1	1.0	3	49
CB D.J. Hayden	1	1	0.0	3	46
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0.0	1	19
ILB Russell Harvey	1	0	0.0	3	61
CB Kim Poole	1	0	0.0	0	24
WR Tristan Bahn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jared Allen	1	0	0.0	4	61
DE Zane Modrell	0	1	0.5	3	55

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Powell	11	3	0.0	41	29
DT Jaxson Oxley	8	5	0.0	32	27
OLB Hugh Stephenson	7	1	0.0	27	21
ILB Neil Farrell	6	4	0.0	29	19
CB Bradley Peller	4	1	0.0	40	29
DE Whitney Mercilus	4	0	0.0	27	18
OLB Lucas Middleton	4	0	0.0	23	15
CB Desmond Trufant	3	4	0.0	41	29
DE Marty Eisenbraun	3	0	0.0	35	23
DE Lamar Barrett	2	1	0.0	36	22
CB Noah Flynn	2	0	0.0	13	10
OLB Skip Devries	1	3	0.0	23	16
S Norbert Bruns	1	2	0.0	40	28
WR Trevor Simms	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Barry Coffey	1	0	0.0	9	6
DT Neal Wolfe	0	2	0.0	17	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Ingram	1.5	0	5	0	51
DT Renaldo Jeffries	1.0	1	1	1	49
DE Zane Modrell	0.5	1	2	0	55
DT Declan Wallace	0.0	0	2	0	24
ILB Jared Allen	0.0	0	1	0	61

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marty Eisenbraun	2	0	23
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	1	18
DT Jaxson Oxley	0	1	27
OLB Lucas Middleton	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kent Wheeler	7	2	0	63
CB Herb Gamroth	6	1	0	55
S Colin Ramirez	4	2	0	63
S Corey Turner	4	0	0	60
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	1	1	40
ILB Russell Harvey	1	2	0	61
CB D.J. Hayden	1	0	1	46
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0	19
CB Kim Poole	1	0	0	24
ILB Jared Allen	1	0	0	61

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Hugh Stephenson	6	0	21
ILB Neil Farrell	2	1	19
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	29
S Vinny Powell	2	0	29
DT Jaxson Oxley	2	0	27
OLB Lucas Middleton	2	0	15
CB Bradley Peller	2	0	29
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	0	18
CB Noah Flynn	1	0	10
S Norbert Bruns	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harry Soliday	7	12	3	41	29
Steven Smith	3	8	0	41	29
Peter Kowal	2	6	1	41	29
Anthony Castonzo	2	4	0	41	29
Frank Gibson	1	6	0	41	29
Tanner Hindman	0	1	0	24	16
Dale Robinson	0	1	0	14	9

Cincinnati	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gino McGruddy	1	4	1	63
Arnold Kirk	1	4	0	63
Jonathan Cooper	0	4	1	63
Calvin Wolf	0	4	1	63

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Allen	3	15
Tanner Hindman	2	21
Billy Joe Dillon	1	25
Jake Hoard	1	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kennedy Wilcox	2	21
Irv Tolbert	1	29

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kent Wheeler	---	---	4	63	13	80
Jared Allen	---	---	4	61	15	80
John Hamilton	39	27	---	---	12	78
Frank Gibson	41	29	---	---	8	78
Colin Ramirez	---	---	4	63	11	78
D.J. Hayden	---	---	3	46	28	77
Anthony Castonzo	41	29	---	---	---	70
Steven Smith	41	29	---	---	---	70
Peter Kowal	41	29	---	---	---	70
Harry Soliday	41	29	---	---	---	70
Rodney Umenyiora	37	27	---	---	6	70
Russell Harvey	---	---	3	61	4	68
Zane Modrell	---	---	3	55	10	68
Corey Turner	---	---	4	60	3	67
Herb Gamroth	---	---	4	55	3	62
Tanner Hindman	24	16	---	---	21	61
Cam Newton	31	28	---	---	---	59
Melvin Ingram	---	---	4	51	4	59
Luke Kuechly	---	---	4	40	15	59
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	3	49	5	57
Jake Hoard	27	26	---	---	1	54
Toby Sermon	24	18	---	---	4	46
Dale Robinson	14	9	---	---	21	44
Billy Joe Dillon	14	3	---	---	25	42
Declan Wallace	---	---	1	24	8	33
Kim Poole	---	---	0	24	7	31
Tyrell Coleman	---	---	1	8	19	28
Wes Richmond	---	---	1	19	3	23
Eddie Dawkins	11	12	---	---	---	23
Tristan Bahn	7	4	---	---	11	22
Dean Jennings	2	0	---	---	17	19
Bo Ellard	---	---	0	2	13	15
Bentley Frerotte	---	---	0	0	14	14
Marcell Dareus	---	---	1	12	---	13
Jumbo Ritchey	10	1	---	---	---	11
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cary Woodson	6	3	---	---	1	10
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Freddie Hoover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Antoine Ross	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rondell Makowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joel Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dixon McCumber	0	0	---	---	---	0
Junior Hoosier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jonathan Cooper	4	63	---	---	10	77
Vinny Powell	---	---	41	29	4	74
Desmond Trufant	---	---	41	29	3	73
Bradley Peller	---	---	40	29	3	72
Norbert Bruns	---	---	40	28	3	71
Gino McGruddy	4	63	---	---	---	67
Johnny Marsh	4	63	---	---	---	67
Calvin Wolf	4	63	---	---	---	67
Arnold Kirk	4	63	---	---	---	67
D.J. Halley	4	43	---	---	17	64
Lucas Middleton	---	---	23	15	26	64
Trevor Simms	4	58	---	---	---	62
Jaxson Oxley	---	---	32	27	3	62
Lamar Barrett	---	---	36	22	3	61
Marty Eisenbraun	---	---	35	23	2	60
Mike Raffensperger	2	36	---	---	18	56
Neil Farrell	---	---	29	19	3	51
Rich Curtis	2	48	---	---	---	50
Hugh Stephenson	---	---	27	21	2	50
Kennedy Wilcox	2	26	---	---	21	49
Irv Tolbert	0	20	---	---	29	49
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	27	18	3	48
Butch Sonntag	4	41	---	---	---	45
Skip Devries	---	---	23	16	1	40
Riddick Jacoby	1	20	---	---	19	40
Johnny Barney	3	30	---	---	6	39
Bart McNeil	1	33	---	---	4	38
Noah Flynn	---	---	13	10	11	34
K.C. Sigsbee	---	---	12	14	6	32
Neal Wolfe	---	---	17	8	5	30
Jake Bauman	1	7	---	---	19	27
Marty Stringer	---	---	1	0	25	26
Dexter Dunn	---	---	5	5	14	24
Robert Prescott	0	0	---	---	23	23
Barry Coffey	---	---	9	6	7	22
Paxton Pasto	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bobby Freeman	0	11	---	---	---	11
Shawn Houston	0	0	---	---	10	10
K.C. Ferguson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rondell Drudge	0	0	---	---	10	10
Terry Barnhill	0	5	---	---	3	8
Bart Ives	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luther Nickles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donald Volmert	0	0	---	---	5	5
Russell Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grant Mazor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	22	73	3.3
Right	9	53	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	3	21	7.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	28	20	2	0	0	2	3	0	0
Jumbo Ritchey	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	60	28	3	2	7	8	11	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	49	16.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	135	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	11	156	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Sermon	9	7	123	2	18
WR John Hamilton	6	3	24	0	27
TE Rodney Umenyiora	6	5	51	0	27
WR Eddie Dawkins	2	1	3	0	12
RB Jake Hoard	2	2	15	0	26
RB Cary Woodson	1	1	6	0	3
FB Tanner Hindman	1	0	0	0	16
TE Dale Robinson	1	1	7	0	9
WR Tristan Bahn	1	0	0	0	4

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Simms	25	10	3	124	1	58
WR Rich Curtis	17	12	3	128	1	48
WR Butch Sonntag	9	2	1	28	1	41
WR Riddick Jacoby	4	2	0	24	0	20
WR Bobby Freeman	3	1	0	6	0	11
TE Mike Raffensperger	1	0	0	0	0	36
RB Irv Tolbert	1	1	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Hoard	6	25	4.17	3.54
Billy Joe Dillon	4	10	2.50	4.71

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Marsh	1	12	12.00	10.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	5	2	6	1.20	8.18

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Marsh	13	4	9	0.69	5.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Hamilton	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Toby Sermon	1	0	0	0.00	13.67
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	3	3.00	8.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trevor Simms	6	1	-1	-0.17	4.96
WR Rich Curtis	4	2	7	1.75	7.53
RB Irv Tolbert	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Butch Sonntag	1	0	0	0.00	3.11
WR Riddick Jacoby	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Dillon	4	0
Jake Hoard	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	5	4	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	12	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Sermon	2	2	2
WR John Hamilton	1	0	0
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	1	1
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Simms	6	2	1
WR Riddick Jacoby	2	2	2
TE Mike Raffensperger	1	0	0
WR Rich Curtis	1	0	0
WR Butch Sonntag	1	0	0
WR Bobby Freeman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 200 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	200 (2,800)