Week 15, 2024

played in Cincinnati, OH

37 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	7	7	-	17
Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 20 field goal
2Q: 08:49 PIT - Ryan Succop 36 field goal
3Q: 12:23 PIT - Kirk Cole 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 04:21 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 19 field goal
3Q: 01:17 CIN - Randall Nastasi 68 interception return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 00:59 PIT - George Gray 37 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 20 field goal
2Q: 08:49 PIT - Ryan Succop 36 field goal
3Q: 12:23 PIT - Kirk Cole 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 04:21 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 19 field goal
3Q: 01:17 CIN - Randall Nastasi 68 interception return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 00:59 PIT - George Gray 37 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 12-2 6-8
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 294 293
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 83 103
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.46 3.68
Net Passing Yards 211 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 1 39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 8/48
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/68
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	12-2	6-8
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	294	293
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	83	103
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.46	3.68
Net Passing Yards	211	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 1	39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	8/48
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/68
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
1	7:54	3:10	OWN 12	7	39	Punt
1	2:01	1:30	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
2	13:07	4:26	OWN 22	10	59	Field Goal
2	5:17	2:59	OWN 10	6	17	Punt
2	1:38	0:58	OWN 36	4	-2	Punt
3	12:56	0:42	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
3	4:14	3:08	OWN 35	5	23	Interception
3	1:06	5:24	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
4	5:50	1:46	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	2:13	1:29	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:58	OWN 34	11	63	Field Goal
1	4:44	2:43	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
1	0:31	2:24	OWN 30	4	22	Punt
2	8:41	3:24	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
2	2:18	0:40	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 26	2	7	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 27	3	-1	Fumble
3	12:14	8:00	OWN 20	16	78	Field Goal
4	10:42	4:52	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
4	4:04	1:51	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 32	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Herb Matich, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Herb Matich	19	69	3.63	7
Rico Howe	3	11	3.67	5
Toby Gerhardt	2	3	1.50	2

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karl Chapman	21	90	4.29	18	2
Jay Bishop	5	8	1.60	4	0
Roosevelt Murphy	1	4	4.00	4	0
Antonio Collins	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	33	19	218	1/7	2	37	1	85.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	39	23	195	1/5	0	21	0	72.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Herb Matich	5	7	48	9.60	0	22	0
WR Britt Wheeler	4	7	39	9.75	5	15	0
WR Kirk Cole	3	4	18	6.00	0	11	1
WR George Gray	2	8	49	24.50	17	37	1
TE Graham Sellers	2	3	24	12.00	10	12	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	33	33.00	5	33	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brenden Lipford	7	11	71	10.14	18	19
TE Vince Roberts	6	6	66	11.00	8	21
RB Karl Chapman	5	8	28	5.60	21	17
WR Derrick Williams	3	6	19	6.33	6	8
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Antonio Collins	1	1	12	12.00	6	12
WR Dale Schneider	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ralph Witt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jay Bishop	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randall Nastasi	1	68	68.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Howe	1	0	0
Aaron Maybin	0	1	1
Gabe Russell	0	1	0
Bruce Davis	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roosevelt Murphy	1	0	0
Derrick Williams	1	0	0
Hakeem Nicks	0	1	0
Sedrick Ellis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	7	358	51.1	39.9	61	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Danny Daum	6	228	38.0	38.0	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Kresser	5	39	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	53	26.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Mills	2	51	25.5	0
Richie Kresser	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	9	0	0.0	25	34
S William Moore	5	1	0.0	23	30
DE Aaron Maybin	4	1	1.0	19	18
S Josh Moseley	4	3	0.0	11	27
S Jake Ford	4	1	0.0	26	40
CB Pete Wyoming	4	0	0.0	24	39
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	4	0	0.0	23	29
OLB Bruce Davis	3	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	3	1	0.0	13	8
DE Chris Akaka	2	1	0.0	12	28
S Ronnie White	2	1	0.0	7	19
DT Grady Patton	2	1	0.0	17	20
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	20	32
DE George Selvie	1	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	1	0.0	7	11
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Juan Gaines	1	0	0.0	3	5

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	8	2	0.0	20	28
S Vernon Elliott	6	3	0.0	23	33
CB Dana Justice	3	1	0.0	14	27
S Randall Nastasi	3	1	0.0	18	28
CB Amari Spievey	3	1	0.0	19	32
DE Sedrick Ellis	2	1	1.0	17	26
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Larry Hart	2	1	0.0	15	18
DT Moe Robinson	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Bert Barker	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE Isaac Kelley	2	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Tom Moore	1	2	0.0	11	11
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	1	0.0	18	26
DT Kentwan Balmer	1	0	0.0	12	21
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	0.0	17	20
S Dana Kelleher	1	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Brad Newhart	1	0	0.0	5	1
OLB Arthur Moats	0	2	0.0	7	11
DT Rondell Dillingham	0	1	0.0	16	17
CB Joey Greer	0	1	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aaron Maybin	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	1	4	3	28
DE George Selvie	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	0	1	1	29
OLB Juan Gaines	0.0	0	1	0	5

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Ellis	1.0	2	1	26
DE Walt Fraaije	0.0	2	1	20
DT Kentwan Balmer	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Brett Price	0.0	1	0	28
DE Isaac Kelley	0.0	1	0	16
DE Bert Barker	0.0	0	1	15
DT Rondell Dillingham	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	4	2	34
S William Moore	4	0	30
CB Pete Wyoming	3	0	39
S Josh Moseley	3	0	27
OLB Bruce Davis	2	1	30
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	32
S Jake Ford	2	0	40
S Ronnie White	2	0	19
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	11
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	0	1	8

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	4	1	0	28
CB Dana Justice	3	0	0	27
S Vernon Elliott	2	0	0	33
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	0	0	6
CB Amari Spievey	2	0	0	32
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	1	0	26
OLB Larry Hart	1	1	0	18
S Randall Nastasi	1	0	1	28
DE Sedrick Ellis	1	0	0	26
S Dana Kelleher	1	0	0	7
OLB Tom Moore	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Howard	3	4	1	23	1	34
Rodger Saffold	2	2	0	23	0	30
Frankie Modrell	1	5	0	21	0	25
Gabe Russell	1	3	0	22	0	29
Graham Sellers	1	1	0	16	0	18
Donovan Ahern	0	2	0	5	0	13
Edwin Veldheer	0	2	0	18	0	28
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	12	0	15
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	0	7	0	10

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	4	6	1	28	0	40
Lonnie Fisher	3	8	2	26	1	35
Les Griffith	1	4	0	24	0	38
Breno Giacomini	1	3	0	21	0	29
Derrick Wayne	1	3	0	26	0	33
Antonio Collins	1	2	0	19	0	16
Austin Horn	0	1	0	7	0	13
Winfred Glover	0	1	0	8	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	3	19
Antonio Fecht	2	15
Kirk Cole	1	15
Frankie Modrell	1	8
Toby Gerhardt	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Justice	1	9
Derrick Williams	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jake Ford	---	---	26	40	2	68
Pete Wyoming	---	---	24	39	3	66
George Gray	21	33	---	---	10	64
Edward Patterson	---	---	25	34	2	61
Rico Howe	24	34	---	---	---	58
Gabe Russell	22	29	---	---	7	58
Marty Howard	23	34	---	---	---	57
Bruce Davis	---	---	21	30	4	55
William Moore	---	---	23	30	2	55
George Selvie	---	---	23	30	2	55
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	23	29	2	54
Frankie Modrell	21	25	---	---	8	54
Herb Matich	22	32	---	---	---	54
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	20	32	1	53
Rodger Saffold	23	30	---	---	---	53
Josh Moseley	---	---	11	27	10	48
Edwin Veldheer	18	28	---	---	1	47
Bucky Irwin	12	15	---	---	19	46
Grady Patton	---	---	17	20	7	44
Britt Wheeler	19	22	---	---	2	43
Chris Akaka	---	---	12	28	3	43
Kirk Cole	6	20	---	---	15	41
Aaron Maybin	---	---	19	18	4	41
Danny Cranford	11	20	---	---	8	39
Graham Sellers	16	18	---	---	4	38
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	7	11	17	35
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	13	8	8	29
Gus Eleazer	4	2	---	---	22	28
Antonio Fecht	7	5	---	---	15	27
Ronnie White	---	---	7	19	1	27
Donovan Ahern	5	13	---	---	8	26
Alonzo Hatcher	7	10	---	---	8	25
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	10	8	7	25
Juan Gaines	---	---	3	5	16	24
Kyle Meadows	---	---	8	9	7	24
Pat Sims	---	---	10	12	1	23
B.J. Buckner	---	---	6	11	4	21
Toby Gerhardt	2	3	---	---	7	12
Don Middleton	1	1	---	---	8	10
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Patrick Mussi	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	1	1
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brandon Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Les Monroe	28	40	---	---	1	69
Les Griffith	24	38	---	---	7	69
Roosevelt Murphy	28	40	---	---	---	68
Lonnie Fisher	26	35	---	---	4	65
Randall Nastasi	---	---	18	28	14	60
Derrick Wayne	26	33	---	---	---	59
Vernon Elliott	---	---	23	33	2	58
Vince Roberts	20	28	---	---	7	55
Amari Spievey	---	---	19	32	1	52
Breno Giacomini	21	29	---	---	---	50
Dana Justice	---	---	14	27	9	50
Brett Price	---	---	20	28	1	49
Brenden Lipford	21	27	---	---	---	48
Karl Chapman	23	23	---	---	1	47
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	17	26	3	46
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	18	26	1	45
Derrick Williams	13	23	---	---	8	44
Antonio Collins	19	16	---	---	7	42
Joey Greer	---	---	9	18	14	41
Dale Schneider	12	12	---	---	15	39
Hakeem Nicks	16	23	---	---	---	39
Arthur Moats	---	---	7	11	21	39
Walt Fraaije	---	---	17	20	1	38
Richie Kresser	5	11	---	---	21	37
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	12	21	3	36
Isaac Kelley	---	---	13	16	6	35
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	16	17	2	35
Jay Bishop	5	17	---	---	12	34
Larry Hart	---	---	15	18	1	34
Austin Horn	7	13	---	---	8	28
Winfred Glover	8	12	---	---	8	28
Mel Beaver	5	10	---	---	12	27
Bert Barker	---	---	11	15	---	26
Moe Robinson	---	---	9	13	3	25
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	4	6	15	25
Tom Moore	---	---	11	11	2	24
Lawrence Schneider	0	4	---	---	16	20
Ralph Witt	1	6	---	---	10	17
Dana Kelleher	---	---	6	7	---	13
Carlton Macey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Newhart	---	---	5	1	2	8
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Danny Daum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jimmy Mills	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trevor Reed	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dwayne Klosterman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	44	4.9
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	33	19	3	3	0	3	7	4	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	39	23	1	1	2	4	8	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	71	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	92	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	27	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	8	2	49	1	33
WR Britt Wheeler	7	4	39	0	22
RB Herb Matich	7	5	48	1	32
WR Kirk Cole	4	3	18	0	20
TE Graham Sellers	3	2	24	0	18
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	4	0	20
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	33	1	5
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	3	0	15

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	11	7	0	71	0	27
RB Karl Chapman	8	5	1	28	0	23
TE Vince Roberts	6	6	0	66	1	28
WR Derrick Williams	6	3	1	19	0	23
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	1	0	-1	0	23
WR Ralph Witt	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Jay Bishop	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Antonio Collins	1	1	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	1	4	4.00	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	2	2	15	7.50	6.61

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	8	3	23	2.88	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	4	4.00	4.50
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	11	11.00	5.57

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brenden Lipford	2	1	11	5.50	6.45
RB Jay Bishop	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	8	8.00	11.00
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Derrick Williams	1	1	4	4.00	3.17
RB Karl Chapman	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Howe	1	0
Herb Matich	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	11	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	3	1	1
RB Herb Matich	3	3	2
WR Kirk Cole	2	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Vince Roberts	4	4	3
WR Brenden Lipford	3	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	2	1	0
RB Karl Chapman	2	2	2
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (19,900)
End Zone 13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (19,900)
End Zone	13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,800)