Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in Pittsburgh, PA

16 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	0	3	-	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	14	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 CIN - Bob Joyner 40 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CIN - Jeremy Hill 8 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 08:32 CIN - A.J. Green 9 pass from Andy Dalton (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 00:19 PIT - Chris Boswell 42 field goal
3Q: 11:05 PIT - Eric Spiller 89 interception return (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 04:40 PIT - Matt Spaeth 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 13:33 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 5 run (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 05:15 PIT - Chris Boswell 22 field goal
4Q: 00:44 CIN - Bob Joyner 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 CIN - Bob Joyner 40 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CIN - Jeremy Hill 8 run (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 08:32 CIN - A.J. Green 9 pass from Andy Dalton (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 00:19 PIT - Chris Boswell 42 field goal
3Q: 11:05 PIT - Eric Spiller 89 interception return (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 04:40 PIT - Matt Spaeth 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 13:33 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 5 run (Chris Boswell extra point)
4Q: 05:15 PIT - Chris Boswell 22 field goal
4Q: 00:44 CIN - Bob Joyner 20 field goal

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 13-5 15-2
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 357 436
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 6.26 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 131 174
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 4.09 6.00
Net Passing Yards 226 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 18 - 1 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 241 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 9.04 6.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/89
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	13-5	15-2
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	357	436
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	6.26	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	131	174
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	4.09	6.00
Net Passing Yards	226	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 18 - 1	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	241	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	9.04	6.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/89
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
1	10:37	5:58	OWN 20	11	57	Field Goal
1	1:19	3:04	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
2	10:03	1:40	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
2	3:52	1:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 32	1	1	Half
3	12:23	1:26	OWN 7	5	65	Interception
3	10:57	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:32	2:40	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
4	13:27	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:10	4:34	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:33	OWN 22	7	36	Punt
1	4:39	3:20	OWN 23	5	25	Interception
2	13:15	3:12	OWN 20	5	2	Punt
2	8:23	4:31	OWN 13	9	46	Punt
2	2:04	1:50	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 27	5	23	Punt
3	9:08	4:36	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
3	1:52	3:25	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	11:22	6:12	OWN 25	11	70	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Hill	24	91	3.79	13	3	1
Braxton Bennett	6	28	4.67	12	1	0
Andy Dalton	2	12	6.00	7	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Le'Veon Bell	23	126	5.48	17	5	1
Jerick McKinnon	4	44	11.00	19	3	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	22	18	241	3/15	1	53	1	108.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	37	22	286	3/24	1	42	1	81.5

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Green	5	6	38	7.60	13	23	1
WR Marvin Jones	4	4	64	16.00	13	50	0
TE Tyler Eifert	4	6	73	18.25	51	53	0
WR Andrew Hawkins	3	3	50	16.67	11	23	0
RB Jeremy Hill	2	2	16	8.00	2	11	0
RB Braxton Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Matt Spaeth	7	9	91	13.00	30	42	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	5	63	12.60	43	32	0
WR Markus Wheaton	4	10	78	19.50	56	27	0
WR Antonio Brown	3	7	8	2.67	2	7	0
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	2	24	24.00	16	24	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Vince Guthrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rey Maualuga	1	14	14.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Spiller	1	89	89.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shane Prescott	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Spaeth	1	0	0	0
Le'Veon Bell	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	5	280	56.0	45.4	71	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tim Masthay	4	177	44.3	34.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Boswell	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Williams	1	29	29.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephon Gilmore	2	51	25.5	0
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga	10	1	0.0	29	40
S Shane Prescott	7	2	0.0	29	40
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	5	1	0.0	29	37
DT Geno Atkins	4	4	0.5	26	28
OLB Nick Perry	4	1	0.0	20	23
ILB C.J. Foster	4	1	0.0	24	37
CB Cary Williams	4	0	0.0	28	38
DE Will Clarke	3	2	1.0	20	29
DE Carlos Dunlap	2	1	1.5	28	36
CB Tracy Porter	2	0	0.0	13	20
CB Doran Grant	1	1	0.0	10	10
DT Brandon Armendariz	1	1	0.0	19	23
S George Iloka	1	0	0.0	29	40
DT Brandon Thompson	1	0	0.0	4	23
ILB Julian Israel	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Chris Bernstein	1	0	0.0	9	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rashad Johnson	8	3	0.0	31	23
S Glover Quin	8	0	0.0	32	25
ILB Ryan Shazier	5	0	1.0	32	25
OLB Bud Dupree	5	1	0.0	30	19
DE Cameron Heyward	4	0	1.0	26	16
DT Dontari Poe	4	2	0.5	21	22
CB Eric Spiller	4	1	0.0	29	22
ILB Lawrence Timmons	3	1	0.0	28	20
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	2	0.0	32	25
DT Samuel Robbins	2	0	0.0	15	10
S Walter Heck	2	0	0.0	1	1
DE Stephon Tuitt	1	1	0.5	28	19
CB Bene' Benwikere	1	3	0.0	32	25
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dalton Oliver	1	0	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	1.5	1	4	2	36
DE Will Clarke	1.0	1	2	1	29
DT Geno Atkins	0.5	0	1	0	28
DE Chris Bernstein	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Heyward	1.0	0	0	16
ILB Ryan Shazier	1.0	0	0	25
DE Stephon Tuitt	0.5	2	1	19
DT Dontari Poe	0.5	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rey Maualuga	5	0	1	40
CB Cary Williams	4	2	0	38
OLB Nick Perry	3	0	0	23
ILB C.J. Foster	3	0	0	37
S Shane Prescott	3	0	0	40
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	2	0	0	37
DT Brandon Thompson	1	0	0	23
ILB Julian Israel	1	0	0	2

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rashad Johnson	4	1	0	23
CB Eric Spiller	2	0	1	22
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	0	0	25
CB Bene' Benwikere	2	0	0	25
ILB Ryan Shazier	2	0	0	25
OLB Bud Dupree	2	0	0	19
S Glover Quin	1	0	0	25
DE Cameron Heyward	1	0	0	16
CB Dalton Oliver	1	0	0	3
S Walter Heck	1	0	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alec Keaton	3	7	32	0	25
Mitchell Schwartz	3	6	32	0	25
Clint Boling	2	6	32	1	25
Roderick Bailey	2	3	32	2	25
Andrew Whitworth	1	6	32	0	25
Trevor Shaw	0	2	24	0	17

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David DeCastro	5	5	1	29	0	40
Kelvin Beachum	4	7	1	29	1	40
Asher Alcorn	4	6	0	29	0	40
Maurkice Pouncey	1	5	0	29	1	40
Matt Spaeth	1	1	0	26	0	37
Marcus Gilbert	0	3	0	29	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Hawkins	1	14
Cary Williams	1	13
Doran Grant	1	13
Roderick Bailey	1	7
Braxton Bennett	1	6

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Heck	1	16

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cary Williams	---	---	28	38	13	79
Rey Maualuga	---	---	29	40	2	71
George Iloka	---	---	29	40	2	71
Shane Prescott	---	---	29	40	2	71
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	29	37	2	68
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	28	36	2	66
Tyler Eifert	29	22	---	---	15	66
Andrew Whitworth	32	25	---	---	7	64
Roderick Bailey	32	25	---	---	7	64
C.J. Foster	---	---	24	37	---	61
Clint Boling	32	25	---	---	---	57
Andy Dalton	32	25	---	---	---	57
A.J. Green	32	25	---	---	---	57
Mitchell Schwartz	32	25	---	---	---	57
Alec Keaton	32	25	---	---	---	57
Geno Atkins	---	---	26	28	2	56
Nick Perry	---	---	20	23	12	55
Trevor Shaw	24	17	---	---	11	52
Will Clarke	---	---	20	29	2	51
Tracy Porter	---	---	13	20	14	47
Jeremy Hill	26	17	---	---	---	43
Brandon Armendariz	---	---	19	23	1	43
Marvin Jones	23	19	---	---	---	42
Andrew Hawkins	7	12	---	---	14	33
Doran Grant	---	---	10	10	13	33
Brandon Thompson	---	---	4	23	4	31
Timothy Wright	9	2	---	---	19	30
Chris Bernstein	---	---	9	11	4	24
Arian Foster	0	0	---	---	21	21
Braxton Bennett	6	8	---	---	6	20
Devin Hester	1	2	---	---	12	15
Julian Israel	---	---	1	2	10	13
Rod Barton	3	1	---	---	7	11
Tim Hightower	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nick Becton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Justin Singleton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andy Lee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Max Bullough	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gustavo Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	0	0	4	4
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	0	3	---	3
Irv Andersen	---	---	1	0	2	3
Devonte Rhodes	0	0	---	---	2	2
Alex Tanney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Brown	24	40	---	---	15	79
Le'Veon Bell	25	35	---	---	17	77
Marcus Gilbert	29	40	---	---	6	75
David DeCastro	29	40	---	---	6	75
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	32	25	17	74
Ben Roethlisberger	29	40	---	---	---	69
Maurkice Pouncey	29	40	---	---	---	69
Kelvin Beachum	29	40	---	---	---	69
Asher Alcorn	29	40	---	---	---	69
Matt Spaeth	26	37	---	---	5	68
Glover Quin	---	---	32	25	7	64
Markus Wheaton	25	38	---	---	---	63
Eric Spiller	---	---	29	22	9	60
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	32	25	2	59
Ryan Shazier	---	---	32	25	2	59
Rashad Johnson	---	---	31	23	4	58
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	28	19	3	50
Bud Dupree	---	---	30	19	1	50
Lawrence Timmons	---	---	28	20	1	49
Ed Dickson	15	15	---	---	18	48
Cameron Heyward	---	---	26	16	6	48
Dontari Poe	---	---	21	22	1	44
Vince Guthrie	17	17	---	---	6	40
Darrius Heyward-Bey	9	9	---	---	12	30
Jerick McKinnon	4	7	---	---	15	26
Samuel Robbins	---	---	15	10	1	26
Arthur Moats	---	---	2	5	13	20
Frank Clark	---	---	7	10	1	18
Leon Otero	---	---	3	5	10	18
Walter Heck	---	---	1	1	16	18
Desmond McKenzie	---	---	0	0	14	14
Ricardo Lockette	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Boswell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Arie Kouandjio	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sammy Dodge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryant Flowers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dalton Oliver	---	---	2	3	1	6
Sean Spence	---	---	1	0	4	5
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tim Masthay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marquise Goodwin	0	2	---	---	---	2
Nick Foreman	---	---	0	0	2	2
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lorenzo Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Farrell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	17	49	2.9
Right	8	52	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	68	6.2
Middle	14	85	6.1
Right	3	22	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	22	18	4	0	0	1	2	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	37	22	5	0	2	2	8	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	152	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	50	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	25	25.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	19	210	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	9	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	42	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Green	6	5	38	1	25
TE Tyler Eifert	6	4	73	1	22
WR Marvin Jones	4	4	64	1	19
WR Andrew Hawkins	3	3	50	1	12
RB Jeremy Hill	2	2	16	0	17
RB Braxton Bennett	1	0	0	0	8

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Markus Wheaton	10	4	1	78	2	38
TE Matt Spaeth	9	7	0	91	1	37
WR Antonio Brown	7	3	0	8	0	40
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	5	0	63	1	35
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	1	0	24	1	2
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Ed Dickson	1	1	0	9	0	15
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0	13	0	7
FB Vince Guthrie	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Hill	6	24	4.00	3.79
Braxton Bennett	1	8	8.00	4.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Le'Veon Bell	3	6	2.00	5.48
Jerick McKinnon	2	15	7.50	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	2	2	20	10.00	10.95

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	9	2.25	7.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	1	1	9	9.00	6.33
RB Jeremy Hill	1	1	11	11.00	8.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Matt Spaeth	3	2	10	3.33	10.11
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Hill	3	0
Andy Dalton	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Le'Veon Bell	3	1
Jerick McKinnon	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	7	6	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	3	2	1
WR Andrew Hawkins	3	3	3
WR Marvin Jones	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Matt Spaeth	2	0	0
WR Antonio Brown	1	1	1
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	1
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	1
WR Markus Wheaton	1	1	1

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

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