Week 1, 2040

played in Cincinnati, OH

51 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	0	6	-	34
Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	3	11	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 CIN - Steve Taylor 9 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)
1Q: 05:34 PIT - Shaun Benzer 14 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
1Q: 00:28 PIT - Dalton Dunn 6 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 11:59 CIN - A.J. Browning 6 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)
2Q: 07:43 PIT - Shaun Benzer 3 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 03:28 PIT - Emmett Phillips 41 fumble return (Rico Washington extra point)
3Q: 03:40 CIN - Rusty Fuller 38 field goal
4Q: 13:42 CIN - Aidan Cullen 10 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Kenneth Duffy pass to Wally Brady for conversion)
4Q: 08:48 PIT - Rico Washington 30 field goal
4Q: 06:20 CIN - Rusty Fuller 51 field goal
4Q: 01:52 PIT - Rico Washington 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:47 CIN - Steve Taylor 9 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)
1Q: 05:34 PIT - Shaun Benzer 14 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
1Q: 00:28 PIT - Dalton Dunn 6 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 11:59 CIN - A.J. Browning 6 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Rusty Fuller extra point)
2Q: 07:43 PIT - Shaun Benzer 3 pass from Owen Marincic (Rico Washington extra point)
2Q: 03:28 PIT - Emmett Phillips 41 fumble return (Rico Washington extra point)
3Q: 03:40 CIN - Rusty Fuller 38 field goal
4Q: 13:42 CIN - Aidan Cullen 10 pass from Kenneth Duffy (Kenneth Duffy pass to Wally Brady for conversion)
4Q: 08:48 PIT - Rico Washington 30 field goal
4Q: 06:20 CIN - Rusty Fuller 51 field goal
4Q: 01:52 PIT - Rico Washington 44 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 395 421
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 6.93 6.19
Net Rushing Yards 80 224
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 4.00 7.00
Net Passing Yards 315 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 315 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.51 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/42 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 4/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	395	421
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	6.93	6.19
Net Rushing Yards	80	224
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	4.00	7.00
Net Passing Yards	315	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	315	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.51	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/42	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	4/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	4:13	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	2:38	2:17	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
2	11:51	4:17	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	4:23	1:05	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:51	1:31	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 25	8	24	Punt
3	3:33	1:16	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	13:34	4:54	OWN 19	8	68	Field Goal
4	6:14	4:27	OWN 25	9	48	Field Goal
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 45	2	-3	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	5:26	2:48	OWN 29	5	6	Punt
1	0:21	3:30	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	7:34	3:11	OWN 43	6	56	Interception
2	3:18	1:27	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 33	2	5	Half
3	11:01	7:28	OWN 20	12	59	Field Goal
3	2:17	3:43	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	8:40	2:26	OWN 25	5	41	Field Goal
4	1:47	1:15	OWN 41	7	14	Downs

Game MVP: Owen Marincic, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Owen Marincic	12	48	4.00	10	2
RB Britt Austin	3	3	1.00	6	0
RB Rodolfo Kramer	3	27	9.00	19	1
RB Wes Ruby	2	2	1.00	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ian Truc	14	121	8.64	32	4
WR Dusty Kaye	10	81	8.10	28	3
RB Rufus Lindrud	5	9	1.80	6	0
QB Kenneth Duffy	2	11	5.50	7	0
WR Tyler Mason	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Owen Marincic	37	27	315	0/0	3	45	0	125.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Duffy	34	21	208	2/11	3	28	1	96.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dalton Dunn	9	14	90	10.00	33	24	1
WR Shaun Benzer	8	8	46	5.75	13	14	2
TE Giovanni Macri	3	4	46	15.33	0	32	0
RB Rodolfo Kramer	2	3	14	7.00	5	9	0
FB J.R. Collons	2	2	20	10.00	7	11	0
WR Sergio Ohara	2	3	81	40.50	29	45	0
WR Spencer Murphy	1	2	18	18.00	6	18	0
RB Britt Austin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Steve Taylor	6	7	64	10.67	12	17	1
WR Aidan Cullen	6	9	53	8.83	32	28	1
WR Wally Brady	4	10	54	13.50	30	27	0
RB Ian Truc	3	3	11	3.67	11	10	0
WR A.J. Browning	2	3	26	13.00	2	20	1
WR Ron Lerma	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Renaldo Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmett Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force	TD
CB Emmett Phillips	1	0	1
WR Damien Wynn	0	1	0
OLB Roosevelt Wiggins	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
WR A.J. Browning	1	0
WR Ron Lerma	1	0
OLB Amos Brown	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Miller	4	189	47.3	37.0	52	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rondell Fabian	2	88	44.0	44.0	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rico Washington	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Fuller	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Browning	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Benzer	1	18	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Lerma	4	111	27.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gabe Jourden	17	1	0.0	32	36
CB A.J. Wells	5	0	0.0	32	36
DE Kendrick Rheams	4	0	1.0	30	32
ILB Amos Rayburn	4	1	0.0	23	31
CB Emmett Phillips	3	1	0.0	32	33
OLB Dixon McCracken	3	1	0.0	32	33
CB Herman Vieane	3	0	0.0	21	33
DT Walt Kennison	3	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Roosevelt Wiggins	2	0	1.0	4	13
OLB Peter Howe	2	3	0.0	27	19
DE Corwin Flynn	2	1	0.0	11	9
DE Kelvin Gregg	1	2	0.0	22	30
CB Corbin Dole	1	0	0.0	5	16
DE Butch Schwartz	1	0	0.0	26	21
S Johnny Westbrook	1	0	0.0	27	20

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lester Meadows	10	1	0.0	20	36
S Corwin Osborne	6	3	0.0	20	37
ILB Butch Conrad	5	4	0.0	15	28
OLB Amos Brown	4	0	0.0	8	20
CB Axel Mizrahi	3	0	0.0	11	27
OLB Peter Sweeney	2	1	0.0	16	29
DT Howard Hitchcock	2	1	0.0	16	28
CB Matt Schulman	2	0	0.0	2	7
CB Ivan Hampton	2	0	0.0	12	16
DT Cristian Hansen	1	1	0.0	12	30
DE Kristopher Alder	1	1	0.0	11	24
CB Drake Sumpter	1	1	0.0	15	20
ILB Monty Bustos	1	1	0.0	5	8
OLB Bernie Tremble	1	0	0.0	15	21
QB Kenneth Duffy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kris Wheeler	1	0	0.0	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Rheams	1.0	1	1	1	32
OLB Roosevelt Wiggins	1.0	0	0	1	13
DE Kelvin Gregg	0.0	2	0	0	30
CB A.J. Wells	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Dixon McCracken	0.0	0	1	0	33

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Butch Conrad	1	0	28
OLB Bernie Tremble	0	2	21
DE Kristopher Alder	0	2	24
OLB Peter Sweeney	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gabe Jourden	5	0	0	36
CB Herman Vieane	4	1	0	33
CB A.J. Wells	2	2	0	36
CB Emmett Phillips	2	1	1	33
ILB Amos Rayburn	2	0	0	31
CB Corbin Dole	1	0	0	16
DE Corwin Flynn	1	0	0	9
S Johnny Westbrook	1	0	0	20
OLB Roosevelt Wiggins	1	0	0	13
DT Walt Kennison	1	0	0	7
OLB Dixon McCracken	1	0	0	33

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lester Meadows	6	0	36
S Corwin Osborne	4	1	37
OLB Amos Brown	4	1	20
ILB Butch Conrad	4	0	28
CB Axel Mizrahi	3	0	27
CB Matt Schulman	2	0	7
OLB Bernie Tremble	1	0	21
CB Drake Sumpter	1	0	20
CB Ivan Hampton	1	0	16
CB Kris Wheeler	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Peyton McGee	1	4	20	37
C Victor Tripp	0	4	20	37
T Brenden Nicol	0	3	20	37
G James Covington	0	1	20	37

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Warren Richardson	5	8	32	0	36
G Horace Wolf	4	6	32	1	36
C Gilbert Hutchins	2	7	32	1	36
G Kevin Niechniedowicz	2	6	32	0	36
T Melvin Blanchard	2	3	32	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
J.C. Cassidy	1	21
Rodolfo Kramer	1	21
Roosevelt Wiggins	1	20
Gustavo Baker	1	17
Johnny Westbrook	1	9
Damien Wynn	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Browning	1	19

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Emmett Phillips	---	---	32	33	21	86
S Gabe Jourden	---	---	32	36	2	70
CB A.J. Wells	---	---	32	36	2	70
TE Giovanni Macri	17	31	---	---	21	69
OLB Dixon McCracken	---	---	32	33	2	67
DE Kendrick Rheams	---	---	30	32	2	64
C Jamal Nunn	20	37	---	---	6	63
WR Shaun Benzer	19	33	---	---	7	59
WR Dalton Dunn	20	37	---	---	2	59
G James Covington	20	37	---	---	2	59
C Victor Tripp	20	37	---	---	---	57
QB Owen Marincic	20	37	---	---	---	57
T Brenden Nicol	20	37	---	---	---	57
T Peyton McGee	20	37	---	---	---	57
CB Herman Vieane	---	---	21	33	2	56
S Johnny Westbrook	---	---	27	20	9	56
OLB Peter Howe	---	---	27	19	9	55
ILB Amos Rayburn	---	---	23	31	---	54
DE Kelvin Gregg	---	---	22	30	1	53
DE Butch Schwartz	---	---	26	21	---	47
FB J.R. Collons	7	18	---	---	14	39
OLB Roosevelt Wiggins	---	---	4	13	20	37
RB Rodolfo Kramer	3	11	---	---	21	35
WR Sergio Ohara	14	20	---	---	---	34
DE Damian Huntley	---	---	12	17	2	31
RB Britt Austin	7	10	---	---	9	26
S Gustavo Baker	---	---	3	4	17	24
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	5	16	2	23
WR J.C. Cassidy	0	2	---	---	21	23
RB Wes Ruby	10	13	---	---	---	23
DE Corwin Flynn	---	---	11	9	2	22
DT Walt Kennison	---	---	12	7	3	22
WR Neil Linstrom	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Rico Washington	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Spencer Murphy	1	5	---	---	2	8
WR Damien Wynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Tommy Foley	---	---	1	6	---	7
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Caleb Richmond	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Griffin Fletcher	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Tommy Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Phillip Milburn	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Aaron Weber	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Timothy Hutchings	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Julian Gaines	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rico Benton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Corwin Osborne	---	---	20	37	19	76
T Melvin Blanchard	32	36	---	---	4	72
WR A.J. Browning	19	30	---	---	19	68
T Warren Richardson	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Gilbert Hutchins	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Kevin Niechniedowicz	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Horace Wolf	32	36	---	---	---	68
WR Wally Brady	32	36	---	---	---	68
QB Kenneth Duffy	32	36	---	---	---	68
RB Ian Truc	19	19	---	---	21	59
CB Lester Meadows	---	---	20	36	2	58
TE Steve Taylor	24	29	---	---	4	57
OLB Peter Sweeney	---	---	16	29	9	54
OLB Amos Brown	---	---	8	20	20	48
WR Aidan Cullen	20	26	---	---	---	46
DT Cristian Hansen	---	---	12	30	2	44
DT Howard Hitchcock	---	---	16	28	---	44
ILB Butch Conrad	---	---	15	28	---	43
DT Stanley Emerson	---	---	13	29	---	42
CB Axel Mizrahi	---	---	11	27	2	40
CB Ivan Hampton	---	---	12	16	11	39
OLB Bernie Tremble	---	---	15	21	2	38
DE Kristopher Alder	---	---	11	24	2	37
CB Drake Sumpter	---	---	15	20	2	37
WR Devan Horner	5	5	---	---	17	27
CB Matt Schulman	---	---	2	7	17	26
DT Robbie Johnston	---	---	10	12	4	26
WR Ron Lerma	8	10	---	---	7	25
TE Renaldo Benton	4	1	---	---	20	25
CB Kris Wheeler	---	---	11	12	2	25
TE Tony Peele	13	5	---	---	5	23
S Amari Fordham	---	---	5	17	---	22
OLB Cristian Wilson	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Tyrell Phan	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Dusty Kaye	10	5	---	---	---	15
ILB Monty Bustos	---	---	5	8	2	15
DE Nathaniel Covington	---	---	2	4	6	12
WR Tyler Mason	1	10	---	---	---	11
RB Rufus Lindrud	5	4	---	---	---	9
K Rusty Fuller	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dylan Parker	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Conner Cash	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Rondell Fabian	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Ty Westbrook	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Craig Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ramon Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	30	10.0
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	2	-3	-1.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	55	11.0
Middle	16	108	6.8
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Owen Marincic	37	27	4	0	2	2	5	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Duffy	34	21	3	1	1	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	129	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	77	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	135	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dalton Dunn	14	9	0	90	1	37
WR Shaun Benzer	8	8	0	46	0	33
TE Giovanni Macri	4	3	1	46	1	31
RB Rodolfo Kramer	3	2	0	14	0	11
WR Sergio Ohara	3	2	1	81	2	20
WR Spencer Murphy	2	1	0	18	0	5
FB J.R. Collons	2	2	0	20	0	18
RB Britt Austin	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Brady	10	4	0	54	1	36
WR Aidan Cullen	9	6	0	53	1	26
TE Steve Taylor	7	6	1	64	0	29
WR A.J. Browning	3	2	0	26	1	30
RB Ian Truc	3	3	0	11	0	19
WR Ron Lerma	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Renaldo Benton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Owen Marincic	5	23	4.60	4.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ian Truc	1	4	4.00	8.64
WR Dusty Kaye	1	3	3.00	8.10
RB Rufus Lindrud	1	-4	-4.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Owen Marincic	6	5	25	4.17	8.51

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Duffy	8	5	47	5.88	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Benzer	3	3	16	5.33	5.75
WR Dalton Dunn	2	2	9	4.50	6.43
TE Giovanni Macri	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Steve Taylor	2	2	26	13.00	9.14
WR Wally Brady	2	0	0	0.00	5.40
WR Aidan Cullen	2	2	15	7.50	5.89
WR A.J. Browning	1	1	6	6.00	8.67
TE Renaldo Benton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Britt Austin	2	0
QB Owen Marincic	1	1
RB Rodolfo Kramer	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rufus Lindrud	1	0
WR Tyler Mason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Owen Marincic	7	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Duffy	12	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Benzer	2	2	1
WR Dalton Dunn	2	1	1
TE Giovanni Macri	2	2	1
FB J.R. Collons	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aidan Cullen	5	4	2
TE Steve Taylor	3	3	3
WR Wally Brady	3	2	2
RB Ian Truc	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)