Week 8, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

50 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	0	6	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 CIN - A.J. Green 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent extra point)
1Q: 00:04 PIT - Charles Clay 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
2Q: 03:18 PIT - Antonio Brown 23 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 10:23 CIN - Mike Nugent 34 field goal
4Q: 07:00 PIT - Charles Clay 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 00:08 CIN - Mike Nugent 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 CIN - A.J. Green 12 pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent extra point)
1Q: 00:04 PIT - Charles Clay 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
2Q: 03:18 PIT - Antonio Brown 23 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 10:23 CIN - Mike Nugent 34 field goal
4Q: 07:00 PIT - Charles Clay 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 00:08 CIN - Mike Nugent 25 field goal

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 3-4 6-2
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 392 378
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 5.85 7.00
Net Rushing Yards 109 47
- Rushing Attempts 35 16
- Yards per Rush 3.11 2.94
Net Passing Yards 283 331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 1 36 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 303 341
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.84 8.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/47 7/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:05 24:55

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	3-4	6-2
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	392	378
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	5.85	7.00
Net Rushing Yards	109	47
- Rushing Attempts	35	16
- Yards per Rush	3.11	2.94
Net Passing Yards	283	331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 1	36 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	303	341
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.84	8.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/47	7/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:05	24:55

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:03	5:21	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	3:17	0:13	OWN 46	1	0	Interception
2	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	9	45	Downs
2	9:56	5:41	OWN 28	10	41	Missed FG
2	3:03	2:22	OWN 8	5	45	Punt
3	12:17	3:26	OWN 27	6	28	Punt
3	4:57	1:46	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
3	1:39	6:21	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
4	6:51	2:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 20	5	72	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	3:20	OWN 13	6	48	Punt
1	4:42	1:25	OWN 30	3	-6	Interception
1	3:04	3:04	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	11:05	1:09	OWN 35	3	-8	Punt
2	4:15	1:12	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	4	70	Half
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	8:51	3:54	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
3	3:11	1:32	50	4	10	Punt
4	10:18	3:27	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	4:44	2:53	OPP 48	6	19	Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Giovani Bernard	17	58	3.41	6	0
Jeremy Hill	14	27	1.93	22	1
Andy Dalton	3	24	8.00	11	1
A.J. Green	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Darren McFadden	11	31	2.82	8
Jordan Todman	3	10	3.33	5
Ben Roethlisberger	1	8	8.00	8
Charles Clay	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	29	22	303	3/20	1	35	1	105.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	36	27	341	2/10	3	39	1	120.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Green	6	8	59	9.83	10	14	1
RB Giovani Bernard	4	4	21	5.25	2	14	0
TE Tyler Eifert	4	4	72	18.00	30	35	0
WR Marvin Jones	3	4	77	25.67	17	34	0
RB Jeremy Hill	2	3	38	19.00	20	29	0
WR Trey Flournoy	2	2	22	11.00	5	15	0
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	14	14.00	15	14	0
TE Ryan Hewitt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Matt Spaeth	6	7	62	10.33	25	19	0
WR Markus Wheaton	4	6	61	15.25	30	28	0
WR Antonio Brown	3	5	51	17.00	21	23	1
FB Charles Clay	3	3	29	9.67	26	17	2
WR Jacoby Jones	2	4	13	6.50	5	16	0
RB Darren McFadden	2	3	4	2.00	1	5	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
TE Ed Dickson	2	2	71	35.50	61	39	0
RB Jordan Todman	2	2	0	0.00	3	2	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	35	35.00	0	35	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darqueze Dennard	1	1	1.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rashad Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Giovani Bernard	1	0	0
Mario Alford	0	1	0
A.J. Hawk	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stephon Gilmore	1	0	0
Rashad Johnson	0	1	0
Stephon Tuitt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	238	47.6	35.0	64	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	6	231	38.5	27.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Nugent	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Boswell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dre Kirkpatrick	1	5	5.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	24	24.0	0
Stephon Gilmore	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga	7	1	0.0	16	38
CB Leon Hall	6	1	0.0	5	27
S Reggie Nelson	5	2	0.0	15	36
S George Iloka	5	0	0.0	16	38
OLB Vontaze Burfict	4	0	0.0	9	16
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	1.0	6	25
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	3	0	0.0	15	34
DT Geno Atkins	2	4	0.0	15	37
DT Domata Peko	2	0	0.0	12	27
ILB C.J. Foster	2	0	0.0	12	24
DE Will Clarke	1	0	1.0	5	17
DE Carlos Dunlap	1	2	0.0	16	30
CB Adam Jones	1	0	0.0	12	20
WR Marvin Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Michael Johnson	0	1	0.0	9	18
OLB P.J. Dawson	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Glover Quin	11	7	0.0	35	31
CB Bene' Benwikere	9	0	0.0	35	32
S Rashad Johnson	7	1	0.0	35	32
CB Stephon Gilmore	6	2	0.0	35	32
DE Stephon Tuitt	5	0	1.5	31	27
ILB Lawrence Timmons	5	5	0.0	35	32
CB William Gay	4	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Bud Dupree	2	2	0.0	26	28
DE Cameron Heyward	2	1	0.0	24	25
ILB Sean Spence	2	0	0.0	12	6
DE Frank Clark	2	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Arthur Moats	1	0	1.0	16	10
S Mike Mitchell	1	2	0.0	8	12
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	1	0.0	11	8
OLB James Harrison	1	0	0.0	9	4
WR Jacoby Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DT Steve McLendon	0	1	0.5	13	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Will Clarke	1.0	0	17
CB Darqueze Dennard	1.0	0	25
ILB Rey Maualuga	0.0	1	38
DT Geno Atkins	0.0	1	37

Pittsburgh	Sack	PPlay
DE Stephon Tuitt	1.5	27
OLB Arthur Moats	1.0	10
DT Steve McLendon	0.5	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leon Hall	5	1	0	27
S George Iloka	4	1	0	38
ILB Rey Maualuga	4	0	0	38
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	34
CB Darqueze Dennard	2	2	1	25
S Reggie Nelson	2	0	0	36
OLB Vontaze Burfict	2	0	0	16
ILB C.J. Foster	2	0	0	24
CB Adam Jones	1	0	0	20
OLB P.J. Dawson	1	0	0	3

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bene' Benwikere	7	2	0	32
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	1	0	32
S Glover Quin	3	1	0	31
S Rashad Johnson	3	0	1	32
CB William Gay	1	0	0	25
ILB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	0	32
S Mike Mitchell	1	0	0	12
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0	6
OLB Anthony Chickillo	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clint Boling	1	10	0	35	0	32
Andrew Whitworth	1	6	1	35	0	32
Roderick Bailey	1	5	0	35	2	32
Cedric Ogbuehi	1	3	0	35	1	32
Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	25	0	20
Kevin Zeitler	0	6	0	35	0	32
Tyler Eifert	0	1	0	26	0	22
Ryan Hewitt	0	1	0	4	0	5

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Beachum	1	3	16	2	38
Maurkice Pouncey	1	3	16	0	38
Matt Spaeth	1	2	14	0	24
Ramon Foster	1	1	16	0	38
David DeCastro	0	3	16	0	38
Marcus Gilbert	0	2	16	0	38
Ed Dickson	0	1	6	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Giovani Bernard	1	15
Nic Jacobs	1	15
Emmanuel Walsh	1	11
A.J. Hawk	1	3

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Darren McFadden	1	17

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Zeitler	35	32	---	---	8	75
Andrew Whitworth	35	32	---	---	---	67
Clint Boling	35	32	---	---	---	67
Andy Dalton	35	32	---	---	---	67
Cedric Ogbuehi	35	32	---	---	---	67
Roderick Bailey	35	32	---	---	---	67
A.J. Green	34	30	---	---	1	65
Trevor Shaw	25	20	---	---	16	61
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	15	34	11	60
Reggie Nelson	---	---	15	36	6	57
Giovani Bernard	18	22	---	---	15	55
Rey Maualuga	---	---	16	38	---	54
George Iloka	---	---	16	38	---	54
Tyler Eifert	26	22	---	---	6	54
Geno Atkins	---	---	15	37	---	52
Marvin Jones	29	23	---	---	---	52
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	16	30	---	46
C.J. Foster	---	---	12	24	9	45
Leon Hall	---	---	5	27	12	44
Trey Flournoy	13	17	---	---	14	44
Domata Peko	---	---	12	27	4	43
Adam Jones	---	---	12	20	7	39
Jeremy Hill	21	14	---	---	---	35
Vontaze Burfict	---	---	9	16	7	32
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	6	25	1	32
Michael Johnson	---	---	9	18	3	30
Will Clarke	---	---	5	17	1	23
Emmanuel Walsh	---	---	1	7	11	19
Mario Alford	1	4	---	---	13	18
Wallace Gilberry	---	---	2	11	4	17
Ryan Hewitt	4	5	---	---	6	15
Nic Jacobs	0	0	---	---	15	15
A.J. Hawk	---	---	3	6	3	12
Rex Burkhead	4	3	---	---	3	10
P.J. Dawson	---	---	3	3	3	9
Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
T.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jake Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat Sims	---	---	4	3	---	7
Mike Nugent	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Thompson	---	---	0	1	3	4
Keith Wenning	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ellis Meier	0	0	---	---	3	3
A.J. McCarron	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rashad Johnson	---	---	35	32	15	82
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	35	32	15	82
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	35	32	10	77
Glover Quin	---	---	35	31	6	72
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	35	32	3	70
Antonio Brown	16	37	---	---	13	66
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	31	27	3	61
Ramon Foster	16	38	---	---	6	60
David DeCastro	16	38	---	---	6	60
Bud Dupree	---	---	26	28	3	57
Ben Roethlisberger	16	38	---	---	---	54
Maurkice Pouncey	16	38	---	---	---	54
Marcus Gilbert	16	38	---	---	---	54
Kelvin Beachum	16	38	---	---	---	54
Cameron Heyward	---	---	24	25	2	51
William Gay	---	---	21	25	4	50
Markus Wheaton	15	34	---	---	---	49
Darren McFadden	12	19	---	---	17	48
Matt Spaeth	14	24	---	---	6	44
Frank Clark	---	---	22	18	1	41
Ed Dickson	6	13	---	---	13	32
Steve McLendon	---	---	13	14	5	32
Charles Clay	5	11	---	---	13	29
Arthur Moats	---	---	16	10	1	27
James Harrison	---	---	9	4	13	26
Mike Mitchell	---	---	8	12	4	24
Jordan Todman	6	18	---	---	---	24
Jacoby Jones	5	17	---	---	1	23
Anthony Chickillo	---	---	11	8	4	23
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	12	---	---	7	20
Sean Spence	---	---	12	6	2	20
Mario Addison	---	---	11	7	1	19
L.T. Walton	---	---	4	5	7	16
Marquise Goodwin	0	5	---	---	6	11
Cody Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sammy Dodge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	6	6
D.J. Paul	---	---	0	0	5	5
Eric Spiller	---	---	0	0	5	5
Brandon Farrell	---	---	0	0	5	5
Chris Boswell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Philip Gunsolus	---	---	2	1	1	4
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	0	3	---	3
Landry Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	12	25	2.1
Right	10	35	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	29	22	5	0	1	4	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	36	27	5	0	2	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	123	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	107	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	168	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Green	8	6	1	59	0	30
WR Marvin Jones	4	3	0	77	2	23
RB Giovani Bernard	4	4	0	21	0	22
TE Tyler Eifert	4	4	0	72	2	22
RB Jeremy Hill	3	2	0	38	1	14
TE Ryan Hewitt	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR Trey Flournoy	2	2	0	22	0	17
FB Trevor Shaw	1	1	0	14	0	20

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Matt Spaeth	7	6	1	62	0	24
WR Markus Wheaton	6	4	0	61	1	34
WR Antonio Brown	5	3	0	51	1	37
WR Jacoby Jones	4	2	1	13	0	17
RB Darren McFadden	3	2	0	4	0	19
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	3	2	0	15	0	12
FB Charles Clay	3	3	0	29	0	11
TE Ed Dickson	2	2	0	71	2	13
RB Jordan Todman	2	2	0	0	0	18
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	0	35	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Giovani Bernard	1	2	2.00	3.41
Jeremy Hill	1	-4	-4.00	1.93

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	3	1	12	4.00	10.45

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	5	33	6.60	9.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	2	1	12	6.00	7.38

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Charles Clay	2	2	19	9.50	9.67
TE Matt Spaeth	1	1	10	10.00	8.86
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	5	5.00	1.33
WR Markus Wheaton	1	1	-1	-1.00	10.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Giovani Bernard	6	1
Andy Dalton	1	1
Jeremy Hill	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Jordan Todman	2	1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	7	5	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	3	1	1
RB Giovani Bernard	2	2	2
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	1
WR Trey Flournoy	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacoby Jones	2	1	0
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	0	0
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	1
FB Charles Clay	1	1	1
RB Jordan Todman	1	1	0
WR Markus Wheaton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)