Week 9, 2017

played in Cleveland, OH

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	0	8	-	14
Cleveland Browns	21	10	7	0	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 5 run (Dave Rayner extra point)
1Q: 08:10 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 21 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
1Q: 03:09 PIT - Jay Feely 51 field goal
1Q: 00:27 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 12 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 12:18 PIT - Jay Feely 46 field goal
2Q: 07:23 CLE - Blake Reynolds 34 interception return (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CLE - Dave Rayner 44 field goal
3Q: 04:23 CLE - Jumbo Dolan 5 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
4Q: 14:25 PIT - Jeremy Arora 11 pass from Patrick Moore (Patrick Moore pass to George Gray for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:59 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 5 run (Dave Rayner extra point)
1Q: 08:10 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 21 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
1Q: 03:09 PIT - Jay Feely 51 field goal
1Q: 00:27 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 12 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 12:18 PIT - Jay Feely 46 field goal
2Q: 07:23 CLE - Blake Reynolds 34 interception return (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 00:10 CLE - Dave Rayner 44 field goal
3Q: 04:23 CLE - Jumbo Dolan 5 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
4Q: 14:25 PIT - Jeremy Arora 11 pass from Patrick Moore (Patrick Moore pass to George Gray for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 7-2 8-1
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 302 429
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 4.95 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 125 172
- Rushing Attempts 24 35
- Yards per Rush 5.21 4.91
Net Passing Yards 177 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 16 - 2 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.78 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/44
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:25 33:35

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	7-2	8-1
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	302	429
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	4.95	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	125	172
- Rushing Attempts	24	35
- Yards per Rush	5.21	4.91
Net Passing Yards	177	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 16 - 2	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.78	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/44
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:25	33:35

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	0:47	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
1	7:55	4:52	OWN 23	10	43	Field Goal
1	0:20	3:09	OWN 34	7	37	Field Goal
2	8:41	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
2	7:14	3:34	OWN 27	9	48	Missed FG
2	2:07	0:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
3	11:07	2:27	OWN 49	5	18	Missed FG
3	4:18	5:00	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
4	13:06	2:32	OWN 31	4	24	Punt
4	5:19	1:23	OWN 20	5	19	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	10:04	2:09	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
1	3:03	2:43	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	12:11	3:30	OWN 45	6	21	Punt
2	3:40	1:33	OWN 32	4	25	Punt
2	1:40	1:37	OWN 27	7	46	Field Goal
3	13:40	2:33	OWN 20	5	44	Fumble
3	8:40	4:22	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
4	14:18	1:12	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	10:34	5:15	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
4	3:56	3:56	OPP 39	6	17	Game

Game MVP: Andrew Walter, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	18	108	6.00	20	2	0
Jamal Mello	6	17	2.83	6	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	24	132	5.50	24	5	1
Justin Forsett	10	37	3.70	9	0	0
Andrew Walter	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	36	16	182	1/5	1	20	2	46.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Walter	30	20	257	0/0	3	36	0	126.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Rottinghaus	6	10	70	11.67	3	13	0
WR Jeremy Arora	4	7	44	11.00	15	20	1
RB Ralph Strong	3	5	32	10.67	7	16	0
TE Dominic Gardiner	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR George Gray	1	6	18	18.00	12	18	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Freddie Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lawrence Sutton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gary Barnidge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Upshaw	7	12	102	14.57	21	21	2
TE Jumbo Dolan	5	8	41	8.20	7	14	1
WR Dave Allison	3	4	54	18.00	19	36	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR James Jones	1	1	25	25.00	6	25	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	23	23.00	10	23	0
RB Justin Forsett	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Kevin Everett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Blake Reynolds	2	44	22.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Adam Jones	0	1	1	0
Ralph Strong	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Dave Allison	1	0
Jerome Cowsette	1	0
Reggie Smith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	3	133	44.3	38.7	47	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	4	172	43.0	27.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	2/4	2/4	1/2	51	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Rayner	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	4	4.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Allison	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	4	84	21.0	0
Freddie Hines	1	19	19.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	2	51	25.5	0
Willie Tanner	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bryant Turnbull	13	1	0.0	32	24
ILB Clint Ingram	8	3	0.0	33	27
OLB Bruce Davis	5	1	0.0	33	26
CB Adam Jones	4	1	0.0	29	24
ILB Vernon Neale	4	1	0.0	20	16
DE Trevor Cochrane	3	0	0.0	27	22
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	0.0	26	19
S Otis Wyatt	2	1	0.0	28	24
CB Marc Bridges	2	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Edward Patterson	2	1	0.0	5	6
DE Alonzo Baum	2	0	0.0	17	17
DE Omar Hudson	1	2	0.0	29	25
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1	1	0.0	34	28
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	0	---	---	---
S Troy Polamalu	0	1	0.0	16	19
DT Lamar Bayh	0	1	0.0	27	22

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bernard Otto	7	2	1.0	23	36
CB Reggie Smith	5	3	0.0	21	35
S Dusty Cook	5	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Antonio Gupta	4	0	0.0	21	31
CB Leon Hall	4	0	0.0	24	36
CB Blake Reynolds	3	1	0.0	24	36
DE Alex Castillo	3	0	0.0	24	35
DT Everett Kinsella	3	0	0.0	24	21
DT Brandon Mebane	2	0	0.0	23	21
S Danny Beeler	2	0	0.0	4	22
S Darrell Troxel	1	1	0.0	22	37
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rusty Kaplan	1	0	0.0	24	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.0	1	1	0	28
OLB Bruce Davis	0.0	0	1	0	26

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Bernard Otto	1.0	0	36
DE Rusty Kaplan	0.0	3	36
DT Doug Davis	0.0	2	16
DT Brandon Mebane	0.0	1	21
DE Alex Castillo	0.0	1	35
DT Everett Kinsella	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bruce Davis	5	0	26
S Bryant Turnbull	4	0	24
ILB Vernon Neale	3	0	16
CB Patrick Lee	3	0	19
CB Adam Jones	2	1	24
ILB Clint Ingram	1	1	27
S Troy Polamalu	1	0	19
CB Marc Bridges	1	0	21
S Otis Wyatt	0	1	24
ILB Edward Patterson	0	1	6

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reggie Smith	4	2	0	35
CB Leon Hall	4	1	0	36
ILB Bernard Otto	2	0	0	36
S Danny Beeler	2	0	0	22
CB Blake Reynolds	1	1	2	36
OLB Antonio Gupta	1	1	0	31
S Dusty Cook	1	1	0	25
S Darrell Troxel	1	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.J. Ackerman	3	6	0	19	1	22
Chris Williams	3	4	1	23	0	32
Marshal Yanda	1	5	0	20	0	35
Greg Eslinger	1	2	0	19	0	32
Edgar Kellum	1	1	0	12	0	11
Neal Lynn	1	1	0	9	0	9
Dominic Gardiner	1	1	0	18	0	13
Marty Howard	0	3	0	23	0	31
Norbert Wells	0	1	0	6	0	17

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nick Hardwick	4	5	24	28
Curtis Wing	3	6	25	22
Tyrell Hopkins	2	4	20	16
Luke Meek	2	4	26	21
D.J. Andersen	1	4	29	23
Corwin Cunningham	1	4	29	28
Jumbo Dolan	1	3	19	21
Deon Shepardson	1	2	22	20
Kevin Everett	1	1	13	9
Josh Poff	1	1	10	9

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Polamalu	3	15
Ralph Strong	1	22
Rusty Dawkins	1	19

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Reynolds	2	12
Trevor Flemister	1	16
Kevin Everett	1	15
Josh Pierson	1	15
Deon Shepardson	1	15

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Strong	18	31	---	---	22	71
Bruce Davis	---	---	33	26	8	67
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	34	28	1	63
Marshal Yanda	20	35	---	---	7	62
Patrick Moore	24	37	---	---	---	61
Clint Ingram	---	---	33	27	1	61
Marty Howard	23	31	---	---	6	60
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	32	24	2	58
Adam Jones	---	---	29	24	2	55
Chris Williams	23	32	---	---	---	55
Omar Hudson	---	---	29	25	1	55
Otis Wyatt	---	---	28	24	1	53
Greg Eslinger	19	32	---	---	1	52
Lamar Bayh	---	---	27	22	3	52
George Gray	18	33	---	---	1	52
Marc Bridges	---	---	19	21	11	51
Troy Polamalu	---	---	16	19	15	50
Jeremy Arora	13	26	---	---	11	50
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	27	22	1	50
Patrick Lee	---	---	26	19	3	48
Dominic Gardiner	18	13	---	---	14	45
J.J. Ackerman	19	22	---	---	---	41
Michael Rottinghaus	12	27	---	---	2	41
Kirk Cole	7	19	---	---	13	39
Alonzo Baum	---	---	17	17	4	38
Vernon Neale	---	---	20	16	1	37
Gary Barnidge	9	10	---	---	18	37
Edgar Kellum	12	11	---	---	12	35
Norbert Wells	6	17	---	---	7	30
Neal Lynn	9	9	---	---	7	25
Rusty Dawkins	---	---	2	4	19	25
Freddie Hines	1	4	---	---	15	20
Herb Jefferson	---	---	6	6	8	20
Herman Hanks	1	7	---	---	7	15
Edward Patterson	---	---	5	6	4	15
Lawrence Sutton	6	5	---	---	3	14
Jamal Mello	6	6	---	---	---	12
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mario Houston	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pat Sims	---	---	2	0	---	2
Tim Anderson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Edgar Wendt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Smith	---	---	21	35	21	77
Blake Reynolds	---	---	24	36	12	72
Andrew Walter	35	30	---	---	---	65
Bernard Otto	---	---	23	36	6	65
Leon Hall	---	---	24	36	4	64
Rusty Kaplan	---	---	24	36	4	64
Alex Castillo	---	---	24	35	4	63
Darrell Troxel	---	---	22	37	4	63
Cornell Upshaw	29	28	---	---	4	61
Antonio Gupta	---	---	21	31	8	60
D.J. Andersen	29	23	---	---	5	57
Deon Shepardson	22	20	---	---	15	57
Corwin Cunningham	29	28	---	---	---	57
Nick Hardwick	24	28	---	---	---	52
Luke Meek	26	21	---	---	5	52
Dusty Cook	---	---	21	25	4	50
Dave Allison	21	20	---	---	7	48
Jonathan Stewart	25	23	---	---	---	48
Brandon Mebane	---	---	23	21	3	47
Curtis Wing	25	22	---	---	---	47
Everett Kinsella	---	---	24	21	---	45
Tyrell Hopkins	20	16	---	---	5	41
Jumbo Dolan	19	21	---	---	---	40
Kevin Everett	13	9	---	---	15	37
Jerome Cowsette	13	8	---	---	14	35
Justin Forsett	10	7	---	---	18	35
Danny Beeler	---	---	4	22	7	33
James Jones	16	11	---	---	---	27
Trevor Flemister	7	3	---	---	16	26
Josh Poff	10	9	---	---	5	24
Josh Pierson	---	---	0	7	15	22
Doug Davis	---	---	1	16	4	21
Deion Collier	12	3	---	---	5	20
Scottie Hollier	---	---	5	9	4	18
Willie Tanner	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dan Conner	---	---	2	1	9	12
Dave Rayner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jared Jenkins	---	---	0	3	---	3
Ted Goeken	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jason Burke	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ricky Baumert	---	---	1	0	---	1
Van Mikatarian	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Schneider	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	7	42	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	52	3.5
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	36	16	1	2	1	7	8	0	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Walter	30	20	4	3	0	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	60	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	99	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	50	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	125	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	82	16.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Rottinghaus	10	6	0	70	0	27
WR Jeremy Arora	7	4	0	44	1	26
WR George Gray	6	1	0	18	0	33
RB Ralph Strong	5	3	0	32	0	31
WR Kirk Cole	3	1	0	3	0	19
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	1	1	15	0	13
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Lawrence Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Gary Barnidge	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Upshaw	12	7	102	1	28
TE Jumbo Dolan	8	5	41	0	21
WR Dave Allison	4	3	54	1	20
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	2	7	0	23
TE Kevin Everett	1	0	0	0	9
WR James Jones	1	1	25	1	11
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	23	1	8
RB Justin Forsett	1	1	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	1	4	4.00	6.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	2	8	4.00	5.50
Justin Forsett	1	4	4.00	3.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	1	1	11	11.00	5.06

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Walter	3	3	25	8.33	8.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Arora	1	1	11	11.00	6.29

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	5	5.00	5.13
WR Cornell Upshaw	1	1	12	12.00	8.50
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Mello	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Justin Forsett	3	1
Jonathan Stewart	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	11	3	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Walter	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Rottinghaus	4	2	2
WR Jeremy Arora	2	1	1
RB Ralph Strong	2	0	0
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	0
WR George Gray	1	0	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Allison	4	3	3
WR Cornell Upshaw	2	0	0
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,700 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,700 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)