Week 1, 2019

played in Cincinnati, OH

61 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	13	10	0	-	30
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 PIT - Josh Franz 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 10:47 PIT - Peter Chamberlain 7 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 07:23 CIN - Jason Verrett 25 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 02:45 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 38 field goal
3Q: 11:13 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 27 field goal
3Q: 06:35 CIN - Alex Forbes 58 pass from Colton Patton (Bob Joyner extra point)
3Q: 02:33 PIT - Peter Chamberlain 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 10:30 CIN - Bob Joyner 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 PIT - Josh Franz 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 10:47 PIT - Peter Chamberlain 7 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
2Q: 07:23 CIN - Jason Verrett 25 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 02:45 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 32 field goal
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 38 field goal
3Q: 11:13 PIT - Alexander Rebensdorf 27 field goal
3Q: 06:35 CIN - Alex Forbes 58 pass from Colton Patton (Bob Joyner extra point)
3Q: 02:33 PIT - Peter Chamberlain 1 run (Alexander Rebensdorf extra point)
4Q: 10:30 CIN - Bob Joyner 49 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 13 4
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 340 277
- Offensive Plays 79 57
- Yards per Play 4.30 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 151 93
- Rushing Attempts 41 20
- Yards per Rush 3.68 4.65
Net Passing Yards 189 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 36 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 204 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/14
Punt Returns/Yards 2/65 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/90 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 2/65 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:11 23:49

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	13	4
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	340	277
- Offensive Plays	79	57
- Yards per Play	4.30	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	151	93
- Rushing Attempts	41	20
- Yards per Rush	3.68	4.65
Net Passing Yards	189	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	36 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	204	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/14
Punt Returns/Yards	2/65	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/90	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	2/65	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:11	23:49

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	1:07	OWN 39	3	-11	Punt
1	8:10	5:46	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
1	1:02	5:21	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	8:08	0:56	OWN 6	3	4	Interception
2	7:12	4:33	OWN 20	9	65	Field Goal
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 20	5	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:31	1:25	OPP 15	3	5	Field Goal
3	8:30	1:26	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
3	6:18	3:55	OPP 33	9	33	Touchdown
4	14:45	2:29	OWN 16	6	-4	Punt
4	10:24	2:24	OWN 30	5	7	Fumble
4	6:44	3:23	50	6	24	Fumble
4	1:44	0:36	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 16	1	-1	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	12:27	4:17	OWN 9	7	55	Missed FG
1	2:24	1:22	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	10:41	2:33	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
2	2:39	1:17	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	13:20	0:49	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	11:06	2:36	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	7:04	0:46	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
3	2:23	2:38	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	12:16	1:52	OPP 41	3	9	Field Goal
4	8:00	1:16	OPP 37	4	13	Interception
4	3:21	1:37	OWN 26	5	20	Downs
4	1:08	0:39	OWN 20	5	23	Interception

Game MVP: Larry Disney, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Peter Chamberlain	25	118	4.72	28	3	2
Josh Franz	10	0	0.00	3	0	1
Cam Newton	5	33	6.60	12	2	0
John Brown	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Braxton Bennett	13	34	2.62	16	1
Alex Forbes	5	46	9.20	27	2
Colton Patton	2	13	6.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	36	22	204	2/15	0	26	1	65.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Patton	36	19	193	1/9	1	58	2	54.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amari Cooper	6	8	63	10.50	15	26
RB Peter Chamberlain	5	7	36	7.20	2	11
WR John Brown	3	4	35	11.67	6	14
TE Rickey Ramsey	3	6	29	9.67	2	12
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	8	5	2.50	0	3
WR Orlando Friesz	1	1	18	18.00	4	18
RB Leonardo Griese	1	1	8	8.00	3	8
TE Jeremiah Lynn	1	1	10	10.00	0	10

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Theodore Clinton	7	10	57	8.14	1	15	0
WR Ricardo Swann	5	8	60	12.00	24	27	0
WR Brock LaPlante	3	8	8	2.67	0	6	0
RB Alex Forbes	2	3	59	29.50	52	58	1
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Reid	1	36	36.00	0
CB Brandon Farrell	1	29	29.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Verrett	1	25	25.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Orlando Friesz	1	1
Cam Newton	1	0
Josh Franz	1	0
Peter Chamberlain	1	0
Marquise Goodwin	0	1

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Nigel Bradham	1	1
Byron Maxwell	1	0
Greg Hardy	0	1
Dre Kirkpatrick	0	1
Corbin Bryant	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathaniel Horner	5	228	45.6	39.8	58	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charlie Whiting	7	311	44.4	35.7	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alexander Rebensdorf	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	1/2	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Friesz	2	65	32.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Forbes	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Thompson	2	90	45.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo Swann	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bud Dupree	8	1	0.0	16	28
ILB Ryan Shazier	5	2	0.0	20	35
CB Brandon Farrell	4	2	0.0	13	29
S Robert Blanton	3	2	0.0	13	29
S Glover Quin	3	1	0.0	20	37
CB Paul Barringer	3	1	0.0	20	37
CB Stephen Thompson	3	0	0.0	20	37
DE Neil Flannery	2	2	0.0	12	32
DT Leonard Williams	2	1	0.0	19	29
DT Richie Tucker	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Korey Livanis	1	1	1.0	15	33
DT Adrian Mieske	1	1	0.0	6	6
S Eric Reid	1	0	0.0	20	37
OLB Desmond McKenzie	1	0	0.0	6	7

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB C.J. Foster	12	2	0.0	39	35
OLB Toby Ridoutt	7	2	0.0	26	16
S Shane Prescott	7	1	0.0	35	35
ILB Isaiah Donovan	5	3	0.0	16	15
DT Corbin Bryant	4	2	1.0	26	20
OLB Nigel Bradham	4	1	0.0	30	26
S Andre Hal	4	1	0.0	32	30
CB Mercury Lidberg	4	0	0.0	16	20
CB Kelly McKnight	3	2	0.0	37	36
S Dre Kirkpatrick	2	1	0.0	15	21
DT Dexter Sherman	2	1	0.0	25	19
DE Tristan Austin	1	0	1.0	23	19
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	0.0	33	30
DE Nick Perry	1	0	0.0	19	18
S Chester Perkins	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Colin Bonar	1	0	0.0	29	26
WR Brock LaPlante	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ricardo Swann	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andrew Shank	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Jason Verrett	0	2	0.0	38	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Korey Livanis	1.0	1	3	1	33
DE Neil Flannery	0.0	1	1	1	32
DT Richie Tucker	0.0	0	1	1	13
ILB Ryan Shazier	0.0	0	1	0	35

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corbin Bryant	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Tristan Austin	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Greg Hardy	0.0	1	2	0	30
DE Xavier Cooper	0.0	0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bud Dupree	5	0	0	28
CB Stephen Thompson	3	1	0	37
CB Brandon Farrell	3	0	1	29
S Robert Blanton	3	0	0	29
ILB Ryan Shazier	2	0	0	35
S Eric Reid	1	1	1	37
S Glover Quin	1	0	0	37
DT Leonard Williams	1	0	0	29
OLB Randy Maloney	0	1	0	12
CB Paul Barringer	0	1	0	37

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB C.J. Foster	7	1	0	35
OLB Toby Ridoutt	3	0	0	16
CB Mercury Lidberg	3	0	0	20
S Andre Hal	2	0	0	30
S Shane Prescott	2	0	0	35
CB Kelly McKnight	2	0	0	36
S Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	0	21
ILB Isaiah Donovan	1	0	0	15
S Chester Perkins	1	0	0	2
CB Jason Verrett	0	2	1	35
OLB Nigel Bradham	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Disney	8	16	2	41	0	38
Norbert Melsha	3	8	0	41	1	38
Luis Langdon	2	3	0	41	0	38
Asher Alcorn	1	4	0	41	0	38
Chris Olevao	1	3	0	41	1	38
Jeremiah Lynn	1	1	0	11	0	9
Rickey Ramsey	0	2	0	35	0	29

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil Loadholt	2	4	20	0	37
Julian Hancuff	2	3	20	0	37
Junior Dotson	1	6	20	0	37
Morgan Moses	1	2	20	0	37
Ralph Morrison	0	3	20	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Glover Quin	1	17
Jeremiah Lynn	1	11
Norbert Melsha	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Shank	2	17
Alex Forbes	1	23
Devin Funchess	1	18

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amari Cooper	37	37	---	---	13	87
Norbert Melsha	41	38	---	---	8	87
Cam Newton	41	38	---	---	---	79
Chris Olevao	41	38	---	---	---	79
Asher Alcorn	41	38	---	---	---	79
Luis Langdon	41	38	---	---	---	79
Larry Disney	41	38	---	---	---	79
Stephen Thompson	---	---	20	37	19	76
Glover Quin	---	---	20	37	17	74
Rickey Ramsey	35	29	---	---	8	72
Eric Reid	---	---	20	37	11	68
John Brown	26	28	---	---	13	67
Peter Chamberlain	30	31	---	---	4	65
Paul Barringer	---	---	20	37	1	58
Ryan Shazier	---	---	20	35	2	57
Brandon Farrell	---	---	13	29	15	57
Marquise Goodwin	29	23	---	---	---	52
Leonard Williams	---	---	19	29	4	52
Korey Livanis	---	---	15	33	1	49
Bud Dupree	---	---	16	28	3	47
Josh Franz	13	8	---	---	25	46
Neil Flannery	---	---	12	32	2	46
Robert Blanton	---	---	13	29	2	44
Randy Maloney	---	---	5	12	23	40
Orlando Friesz	5	12	---	---	21	38
Jeremiah Lynn	11	9	---	---	11	31
Angel Adams	7	2	---	---	18	27
Richie Tucker	---	---	9	13	4	26
Leonardo Griese	10	6	---	---	7	23
Tevin Rasmussen	---	---	5	4	8	17
Desmond McKenzie	---	---	6	7	1	14
Adrian Mieske	---	---	6	6	2	14
Alexander Rebensdorf	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryant Flowers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matthew Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Griffith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bill Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gene Ned	2	5	---	---	---	7
Nathaniel Horner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Samuel Robbins	---	---	1	2	1	4
Derek Burton	---	---	0	0	4	4
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lionel Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duane Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Talley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Verrett	---	---	38	35	5	78
C.J. Foster	---	---	39	35	3	77
Kelly McKnight	---	---	37	36	3	76
Shane Prescott	---	---	35	35	3	73
Nigel Bradham	---	---	30	26	10	66
Morgan Moses	20	37	---	---	9	66
Junior Dotson	20	37	---	---	9	66
Greg Hardy	---	---	33	30	2	65
Andre Hal	---	---	32	30	2	64
Colin Bonar	---	---	29	26	3	58
Phil Loadholt	20	37	---	---	---	57
Colton Patton	20	37	---	---	---	57
Julian Hancuff	20	37	---	---	---	57
Ralph Morrison	20	37	---	---	---	57
C.J. Fiedorowicz	16	32	---	---	6	54
Toby Ridoutt	---	---	26	16	10	52
Alex Forbes	5	23	---	---	23	51
Ricardo Swann	15	30	---	---	6	51
Brock LaPlante	17	33	---	---	---	50
Corbin Bryant	---	---	26	20	3	49
Nick Perry	---	---	19	18	10	47
Mercury Lidberg	---	---	16	20	11	47
Theodore Clinton	15	31	---	---	---	46
Tristan Austin	---	---	23	19	3	45
Dexter Sherman	---	---	25	19	---	44
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	15	21	5	41
Braxton Bennett	15	14	---	---	6	35
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	16	15	3	34
Mack Sutton	7	7	---	---	19	33
Derek Carrier	4	6	---	---	18	28
Devin Funchess	3	5	---	---	18	26
Ryan Grant	3	4	---	---	15	22
Andrew Shank	---	---	2	3	17	22
Xavier Cooper	---	---	9	9	1	19
Byron Maxwell	---	---	1	3	11	15
Chester Perkins	---	---	0	2	11	13
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cameron Church	0	0	---	---	9	9
Neil Clinton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charlie Whiting	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Delvin Breaux	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cesar Levine	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Romo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clint Boling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dexter Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	16	74	4.6
Right	12	43	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	36	22	1	2	3	4	3	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Patton	36	19	2	3	0	4	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	110	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	115	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	77	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marquise Goodwin	8	2	2	5	0	23
WR Amari Cooper	8	6	0	63	1	37
RB Peter Chamberlain	7	5	1	36	0	31
TE Rickey Ramsey	6	3	0	29	0	29
WR John Brown	4	3	0	35	0	28
WR Orlando Friesz	1	1	0	18	0	12
RB Leonardo Griese	1	1	0	8	0	6
TE Jeremiah Lynn	1	1	0	10	0	9

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Theodore Clinton	10	7	57	0	31
WR Brock LaPlante	8	3	8	0	33
WR Ricardo Swann	8	5	60	1	30
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	5	1	6	0	32
RB Alex Forbes	3	2	59	1	23
WR Devin Funchess	2	1	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Peter Chamberlain	8	29	3.63	4.72
Josh Franz	2	-1	-0.50	0.00
Cam Newton	1	-1	-1.00	6.60

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	7	4	17	2.43	5.67

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	2	5	1.67	0.63
WR Amari Cooper	3	2	12	4.00	7.88
WR John Brown	1	0	0	0.00	8.75

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Chamberlain	6	4
Josh Franz	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Forbes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	7	2	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Patton	12	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Brown	2	1	1
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	0	0
WR Amari Cooper	1	0	0
RB Peter Chamberlain	1	0	0
TE Rickey Ramsey	1	0	0
TE Jeremiah Lynn	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Theodore Clinton	5	4	1
WR Ricardo Swann	3	2	2
RB Alex Forbes	2	1	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	1	0
WR Brock LaPlante	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)