Wild Card Playoff Games, 2015

played in Pittsburgh, PA

29 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals01070-17
Pittsburgh Steelers10777-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 PIT - Chris Boswell 45 field goal
1Q: 00:07 PIT - Antonio Brown 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
2Q: 07:08 PIT - Antonio Brown 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
2Q: 03:32 CIN - Bob Joyner 40 field goal
2Q: 02:52 CIN - Adam Jones 54 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
3Q: 14:24 CIN - George Iloka 40 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
3Q: 09:17 PIT - Darrius Heyward-Bey 25 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 12:58 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 10 run (Chris Boswell extra point)

Team StatisticsCINPIT
Record10-713-4
First Downs1320
- by Rushing58
- by Passing611
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards250382
- Offensive Plays6872
- Yards per Play3.685.31
Net Rushing Yards145205
- Rushing Attempts3228
- Yards per Rush4.537.32
Net Passing Yards105177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 12 - 039 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards121210
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/165/33
- Yards per Pass Play2.924.02
Fumbles/Lost2/22/1
3rd Down Conversions4/183/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.310.3
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards6/509/61
Punt Returns/Yards5/236/47
Kick Returns/Yards2/392/55
Interception Ret./Yards2/940/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/13/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 30
Time of Possession30:3229:28

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:01OWN 20518Punt
17:064:03OWN 22620Punt
215:001:21OWN 2036Punt
212:351:21OWN 4633Punt
27:003:35OWN 201257Field Goal
311:301:03OWN 2538Punt
39:021:44OWN 233-4Punt
36:314:03OWN 24630Punt
31:451:28OWN 3533Punt
412:511:22OWN 203-5Punt
410:011:12OWN 2037Punt
47:474:30OWN 301261Downs
42:011:38OWN 46736Downs
Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:594:53OWN 26946Field Goal
13:031:29OWN 1736Punt
11:341:34OPP 18318Touchdown
213:391:04OWN 223-10Punt
211:142:35OWN 7517Punt
28:391:39OPP 33633Touchdown
23:250:43OWN 3910Interception
22:422:42OWN 20830Punt
315:000:44OWN 20212Interception
314:162:46OWN 41734Fumble
310:271:25OWN 30370Touchdown
37:180:47OWN 4431Punt
32:280:43OWN 836Punt
30:172:26OWN 14786Touchdown
411:291:28OPP 4739Punt
48:491:02OWN 3734Punt
43:171:16OWN 937Punt
40:230:23OWN 181-2Game

Game MVP: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeremy Hill14936.641930
Giovani Bernard13282.15900
Andy Dalton5244.80700
PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Le'Veon Bell211627.714051
Ben Roethlisberger4276.751710
Darren McFadden3165.331210

Passing Statistics

CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Andy Dalton34121212/16029046.3
PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ben Roethlisberger39212105/33338273.7

Receiving Statistics

CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Tyler Eifert56306.000120
WR A.J. Green3103511.6718220
WR Marvin Jones1944.00040
RB Giovani Bernard122020.007200
TE Ryan Hewitt1133.00030
WR Trey Flournoy122929.000290
RB Jeremy Hill0300.00000
PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Antonio Brown596613.2028222
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey464711.7521251
RB Darren McFadden33124.00660
RB Le'Veon Bell35227.335110
WR Markus Wheaton385217.3334380
FB Charles Clay2263.00040
WR Jacoby Jones1155.00050
TE Matt Spaeth0200.00000
TE Ed Dickson0100.00000
WR Marquise Goodwin0200.00000

Interception Statistics

CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Adam Jones15454.001
S George Iloka14040.001
PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Dre Kirkpatrick2000
P.J. Dawson0100
Rey Maualuga0010
Emmanuel Walsh0010
PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Charles Clay1000
Stephon Gilmore1000
Ramon Foster0100
Ed Dickson0100
Eric Spiller0100
Darrius Heyward-Bey0010
Rashad Johnson0010

Punting Statistics

CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber1044244.239.5606
PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rabble Brush939443.839.0531

Kicking Statistics

CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bob Joyner1/11/10/0402/2
PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Boswell1/11/10/0454/4

Punt Return Statistics

CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Dre Kirkpatrick4225.50
Darqueze Dennard111.00
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Stephon Gilmore6477.80

Kick Return Statistics

CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Reggie Nelson23919.50
PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Stephon Gilmore25527.50

Defensive Statistics

CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Reggie Nelson700.02540
ILB Rey Maualuga621.02844
OLB Vontaze Burfict610.02335
DT Domata Peko420.02033
DE Carlos Dunlap312.02440
DT Geno Atkins301.02844
CB Dre Kirkpatrick320.02844
CB Darqueze Dennard310.01122
CB Leon Hall300.01124
OLB P.J. Dawson300.01115
CB Adam Jones220.02028
DE Michael Johnson210.01619
DE Will Clarke101.0814
S George Iloka120.02844
ILB C.J. Foster100.088
OLB A.J. Hawk010.036
PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Glover Quin820.03236
ILB Lawrence Timmons740.03236
CB Bene' Benwikere510.03236
OLB James Harrison500.01615
OLB Bud Dupree420.02127
S Rashad Johnson400.03236
ILB D.J. Paul201.01115
CB William Gay210.02229
OLB Arthur Moats210.0105
DT Steve McLendon200.0129
DE Stephon Tuitt121.02127
ILB Sean Spence110.0107
CB Stephon Gilmore100.03236
S Shamarko Thomas100.0610
DE Frank Clark010.01411

Pass Rush Statistics

CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap2.012340
DT Geno Atkins1.001244
DE Will Clarke1.001014
ILB Rey Maualuga1.000044
DT Domata Peko0.011033
DE Michael Johnson0.001019
PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Stephon Tuitt1.000127
ILB D.J. Paul1.000015
DE Mario Addison0.002125
DT Dontari Poe0.001027
DE Frank Clark0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga51044
CB Dre Kirkpatrick41044
CB Leon Hall30024
OLB Vontaze Burfict30035
CB Adam Jones10128
S George Iloka10144
DE Michael Johnson10019
CB Darqueze Dennard10022
OLB P.J. Dawson10015
ILB C.J. Foster1008
S Reggie Nelson01040
DT Geno Atkins01044
PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Bud Dupree30027
CB Stephon Gilmore25036
CB Bene' Benwikere21036
S Glover Quin12036
ILB Lawrence Timmons10036
S Rashad Johnson10036
OLB Arthur Moats1005
S Shamarko Thomas10010
CB William Gay01029
ILB Sean Spence0107

Blocking Statistics

CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kevin Zeitler38032136
Andrew Whitworth27032036
Roderick Bailey24032036
Clint Boling15132036
Cedric Ogbuehi04032136
PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ramon Foster45028244
Kelvin Beachum34028044
Marcus Gilbert23028144
Maurkice Pouncey15028144
David DeCastro14028144
Charles Clay12010013
Matt Spaeth11024028

Special Teams Tackles

CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Emmanuel Walsh219
Clint Boling211
A.J. Hawk119
Jake Fisher111
Julian Israel19
Michael Johnson18
Rex Burkhead14
PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Ed Dickson221
Rashad Johnson219
Charles Clay119
Darrius Heyward-Bey118
Le'Veon Bell17

Participation

CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dre Kirkpatrick------28441486
Clint Boling3236------1179
Reggie Nelson------25401075
Rey Maualuga------2844173
Geno Atkins------2844173
George Iloka------2844173
Marvin Jones2331------1872
Trevor Shaw2222------2670
Andrew Whitworth3236---------68
Andy Dalton3236---------68
Kevin Zeitler3236---------68
Cedric Ogbuehi3236---------68
Roderick Bailey3236---------68
A.J. Green3035---------65
Carlos Dunlap------2440---64
Vontaze Burfict------2335159
Tyler Eifert2525------959
Domata Peko------2033558
Adam Jones------2028957
Leon Hall------11242055
Jeremy Hill2727---------54
Giovani Bernard1616------2153
Michael Johnson------1619843
Darqueze Dennard------1122437
C.J. Foster------882137
Wallace Gilberry------8151033
Trey Flournoy713------1232
A.J. Hawk------361928
Ryan Hewitt43------2128
P.J. Dawson------1115127
Emmanuel Walsh------351927
Will Clarke------814123
Rex Burkhead44------412
Clark Harris00------1111
Andre Smith00------1111
T.J. Johnson00------1111
Jake Fisher00------1111
Kevin Huber00------1010
Brandon Thompson------54---9
Julian Israel------0099
Mohamed Sanu24---------6
Nic Jacobs00------55
Bob Joyner00------55
Keith Wenning00------11
A.J. McCarron00---------0
Ellis Meier00---------0
PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Antonio Brown2844------1991
Stephon Gilmore------32362088
Rashad Johnson------32361987
Ramon Foster2844------1082
David DeCastro2844------1082
Lawrence Timmons------3236573
Glover Quin------3236573
Ben Roethlisberger2844---------72
Maurkice Pouncey2844---------72
Marcus Gilbert2844---------72
Kelvin Beachum2844---------72
Bene' Benwikere------3236169
Le'Veon Bell2535------767
Markus Wheaton2438---------62
Matt Spaeth2428------961
Darren McFadden1112------3053
Stephon Tuitt------2127553
William Gay------2229152
Darrius Heyward-Bey923------1850
Bud Dupree------2127149
Dontari Poe------2027148
Mario Addison------1825---43
Charles Clay1013------1942
James Harrison------16151041
Ed Dickson59------2135
L.T. Walton------1191535
D.J. Paul------1115430
Sean Spence------107926
Frank Clark------1411126
Steve McLendon------129122
Arthur Moats------105520
Jacoby Jones06------1117
Eric Spiller------001717
Marquise Goodwin412---------16
Shamarko Thomas------610---16
Cody Wallace00------1010
Louis Schwartz00------1010
Sammy Dodge00------1010
Rabble Brush00------1010
Brandon Farrell------001010
Chris Boswell00------77
Anthony Chickillo------0077
Senquez Golson------0022
Philip Gunsolus------0011
Landry Jones00---------0
Donald Raynor00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11686.2
Middle17744.4
Right430.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left88210.3
Middle14936.6
Right5326.4
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Andy Dalton341233410420
PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ben Roethlisberger39213044652

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)108575.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)153352.3
Long (19+ Yds)71294.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43153.8
Short (0-8 Yds)23141426.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)124534.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR A.J. Green103135135
WR Marvin Jones9124031
TE Tyler Eifert65030025
RB Jeremy Hill3010027
RB Giovani Bernard21020116
WR Trey Flournoy21029113
TE Ryan Hewitt110303
PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Brown95166144
WR Markus Wheaton83252138
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey64147123
RB Le'Veon Bell53022035
RB Darren McFadden33012012
TE Matt Spaeth2000028
FB Charles Clay2206013
WR Marquise Goodwin2000012
WR Jacoby Jones110506
TE Ed Dickson100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Andy Dalton166.004.80
Jeremy Hill133.006.64
PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Le'Veon Bell3258.337.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Andy Dalton7000.003.56
PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger43287.005.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR A.J. Green2000.003.50
WR Marvin Jones2000.000.44
TE Tyler Eifert1000.005.00
RB Jeremy Hill1000.000.00
PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Antonio Brown32206.677.33
WR Markus Wheaton1188.006.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CincinnatiRushesConversions
Jeremy Hill72
Giovani Bernard20
PittsburghRushesConversions
Ben Roethlisberger21
Darren McFadden10
Le'Veon Bell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Andy Dalton932
PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ben Roethlisberger932

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR A.J. Green522
RB Jeremy Hill200
WR Marvin Jones100
TE Tyler Eifert110
PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Antonio Brown210
WR Marquise Goodwin200
WR Markus Wheaton200
WR Jacoby Jones111
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey111
RB Le'Veon Bell100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)