Week 15, 2017

played in Pittsburgh, PA

50 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	7	3	8	-	18
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	3	10	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 PIT - Michael Rottinghaus 11 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 02:30 PIT - Michael Rottinghaus 5 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 08:20 CLE - Dave Allison 1 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 00:22 PIT - Jay Feely 30 field goal
3Q: 12:36 PIT - Jay Feely 25 field goal
3Q: 09:05 PIT - Jamal Mello 4 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 06:25 CLE - Dave Rayner 40 field goal
4Q: 14:33 PIT - Ralph Strong 1 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 10:39 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 27 pass from Andrew Walter (Andrew Walter pass to Jumbo Dolan for conversion)
4Q: 02:53 PIT - Ralph Strong 5 run (Jay Feely extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:40 PIT - Michael Rottinghaus 11 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 02:30 PIT - Michael Rottinghaus 5 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 08:20 CLE - Dave Allison 1 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 00:22 PIT - Jay Feely 30 field goal
3Q: 12:36 PIT - Jay Feely 25 field goal
3Q: 09:05 PIT - Jamal Mello 4 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
3Q: 06:25 CLE - Dave Rayner 40 field goal
4Q: 14:33 PIT - Ralph Strong 1 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
4Q: 10:39 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 27 pass from Andrew Walter (Andrew Walter pass to Jumbo Dolan for conversion)
4Q: 02:53 PIT - Ralph Strong 5 run (Jay Feely extra point)

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 10-4 11-3
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 307 345
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 5.20 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 37 128
- Rushing Attempts 15 33
- Yards per Rush 2.47 3.88
Net Passing Yards 270 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 3 38 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/14 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/111 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/46
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 48
Time of Possession 25:03 34:57

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	10-4	11-3
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	307	345
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	5.20	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	37	128
- Rushing Attempts	15	33
- Yards per Rush	2.47	3.88
Net Passing Yards	270	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 3	38 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/14	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/111	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/46
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 48
Time of Possession	25:03	34:57

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	11:32	2:34	OWN 26	5	39	Interception
1	7:44	1:07	OWN 18	4	2	Punt
1	2:25	9:12	OWN 21	16	79	Touchdown
2	4:30	2:05	OWN 3	4	27	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 33	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	0:31	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
3	12:31	0:49	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
3	8:55	2:36	OWN 46	5	31	Field Goal
3	4:45	1:22	OWN 12	5	30	Fumble
4	14:25	3:57	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:46	1:06	OWN 26	4	3	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
1	12:27	0:55	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
1	8:58	1:14	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
1	6:37	4:12	50	9	50	Touchdown
2	8:13	3:43	OWN 16	5	21	Punt
2	2:25	2:10	OWN 33	9	54	Field Goal
3	14:29	1:58	OPP 16	3	8	Field Goal
3	11:42	2:47	OPP 22	6	22	Touchdown
3	6:19	1:34	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	3:23	3:58	OPP 42	9	42	Touchdown
4	10:28	7:42	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 29	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Moore, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	9	40	4.44	10	1
Chester Borders	4	-2	-0.50	1	0
Andrew Walter	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Strong	26	104	4.00	10	2	1
Jamal Mello	6	23	3.83	9	0	0
Patrick Moore	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Walter	41	25	288	3/18	2	29	3	67.9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	38	28	217	0/0	4	28	0	122.3

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Allison	8	12	92	11.50	11	19	1
WR Cornell Upshaw	6	14	84	14.00	20	27	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	5	26	5.20	0	10	0
WR James Jones	3	6	51	17.00	6	29	0
WR Robert Meachem	2	2	27	13.50	4	18	0
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Chester Borders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ralph Strong	7	8	42	6.00	15	11	1
WR Michael Rottinghaus	6	8	40	6.67	5	11	2
WR Kirk Cole	6	6	54	9.00	4	14	0
WR Jeremy Arora	5	9	52	10.40	2	28	0
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Dominic Gardiner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	1
WR Freddie Hines	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	0.00
CB Marc Bridges	1	25	25.00
CB Patrick Lee	1	21	21.00

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andrew Walter	1	0	0	0
James Jones	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Brodrick Bunkley	1	0
Marc Bridges	1	0
Bruce Davis	0	1
Omar Hudson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	2	72	36.0	33.5	37	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	4	181	45.3	45.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Allison	1	1	1.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jerome Cowsette	3	70	23.3
Corey Alston	1	19	19.0
Willie Tanner	1	22	22.0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	4	76	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dusty Cook	11	3	0.0	31	38
ILB Bernard Otto	6	5	0.0	30	38
S Danny Beeler	6	3	0.0	21	33
OLB Antonio Gupta	6	1	0.0	33	38
CB Blake Reynolds	5	2	0.0	31	37
CB Reggie Smith	5	0	0.0	30	34
DT Everett Kinsella	4	1	0.0	26	33
S Darrell Troxel	3	1	0.0	23	34
DT Brandon Mebane	2	1	0.0	20	26
S Josh Pierson	2	1	0.0	4	6
WR Cornell Upshaw	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Lionel Schneider	2	0	0.0	5	2
DE Alex Castillo	1	1	0.0	28	35
C Nick Hardwick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ricky Baumert	1	0	0.0	13	9
WR James Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jared Jenkins	1	0	0.0	16	9
DT Doug Davis	0	1	0.0	30	36
ILB Dan Conner	0	1	0.0	17	8
DE Dominic Hernandez	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Lee	7	1	0.0	9	40
OLB Bruce Davis	5	0	0.0	11	41
S Bryant Turnbull	4	2	0.0	11	38
DE Omar Hudson	3	1	2.5	11	39
DT Tim Anderson	3	0	0.5	7	10
CB Marc Bridges	3	0	0.0	9	30
CB Adam Jones	2	2	0.0	11	39
S Otis Wyatt	2	1	0.0	11	41
S Troy Polamalu	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Vernon Neale	2	0	0.0	5	15
DE Alonzo Baum	2	0	0.0	9	9
DT Lamar Bayh	1	1	0.0	7	26
S Tyrus Blake	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Rusty Dawkins	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Herb Jefferson	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Vincent Smith	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alex Castillo	0.0	1	1	0	35
DT Doug Davis	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Omar Hudson	2.5	0	1	0	39
DT Tim Anderson	0.5	0	0	0	10
ILB Clint Ingram	0.0	1	0	1	37
DE Trevor Cochrane	0.0	0	2	1	43
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.0	0	1	2	40
CB Patrick Lee	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dusty Cook	5	0	38
OLB Antonio Gupta	3	0	38
DT Everett Kinsella	3	0	33
CB Blake Reynolds	3	0	37
S Darrell Troxel	3	0	34
CB Reggie Smith	3	0	34
S Danny Beeler	3	0	33
ILB Bernard Otto	2	1	38
DT Brandon Mebane	1	0	26
S Josh Pierson	1	0	6
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	0	2

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Lee	7	0	1	40
OLB Bruce Davis	5	0	0	41
CB Marc Bridges	3	1	1	30
S Otis Wyatt	2	1	0	41
CB Adam Jones	2	0	0	39
CB Herb Jefferson	1	1	0	5
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	1	15
S Bryant Turnbull	1	0	0	38
S Tyrus Blake	1	0	0	2
DT Lamar Bayh	1	0	0	26
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Hardwick	1	4	15	0	42
Josh Poff	1	4	7	0	16
Curtis Wing	0	2	10	1	35
Corwin Cunningham	0	2	15	1	38
Luke Meek	0	1	8	0	28
D.J. Andersen	0	0	13	1	36

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Greg Eslinger	3	8	1	28	33
Marshal Yanda	3	8	1	31	37
Marty Howard	2	3	0	31	34
Chris Williams	1	5	1	28	33
J.J. Ackerman	1	2	0	21	28
Norbert Wells	1	2	0	15	12
Edgar Kellum	1	1	0	14	12
Gary Barnidge	1	1	0	16	15
Neal Lynn	0	2	0	9	9

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Pierson	2	14
Antonio Gupta	1	16
Willie Tanner	1	14
Trevor Flemister	1	13

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Rottinghaus	2	14
Vincent Smith	2	12
Troy Polamalu	1	17
Tyrus Blake	1	8

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Gupta	---	---	33	38	16	87
Blake Reynolds	---	---	31	37	6	74
Dusty Cook	---	---	31	38	3	72
Bernard Otto	---	---	30	38	3	71
Doug Davis	---	---	30	36	2	68
Reggie Smith	---	---	30	34	2	66
Alex Castillo	---	---	28	35	2	65
Danny Beeler	---	---	21	33	11	65
Cornell Upshaw	13	39	---	---	9	61
Everett Kinsella	---	---	26	33	2	61
Darrell Troxel	---	---	23	34	3	60
Andrew Walter	15	44	---	---	---	59
Dave Allison	12	34	---	---	12	58
Nick Hardwick	15	42	---	---	---	57
Corwin Cunningham	15	38	---	---	---	53
D.J. Andersen	13	36	---	---	3	52
Brandon Mebane	---	---	20	26	3	49
Curtis Wing	10	35	---	---	---	45
Jonathan Stewart	10	32	---	---	---	42
Luke Meek	8	28	---	---	3	39
Deon Shepardson	7	24	---	---	6	37
Jumbo Dolan	8	27	---	---	1	36
Chester Borders	5	12	---	---	19	36
Tyrell Hopkins	7	22	---	---	3	32
James Jones	6	26	---	---	---	32
Kevin Everett	6	11	---	---	14	31
Dan Conner	---	---	17	8	5	30
Jared Jenkins	---	---	16	9	3	28
Josh Poff	7	16	---	---	3	26
Josh Pierson	---	---	4	6	14	24
Ricky Baumert	---	---	13	9	1	23
Trevor Flemister	5	5	---	---	13	23
Willie Tanner	0	0	---	---	14	14
Robert Meachem	3	10	---	---	---	13
Jerome Cowsette	0	0	---	---	13	13
Corey Alston	---	---	0	0	12	12
Winfred Wilcox	---	---	0	0	11	11
Dominic Hernandez	---	---	5	2	2	9
Lionel Schneider	---	---	5	2	---	7
Deion Collier	0	3	---	---	3	6
Dave Rayner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ted Goeken	---	---	0	0	4	4
Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Burke	---	---	0	0	2	2
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Strong	27	31	---	---	20	78
Marshal Yanda	31	37	---	---	5	73
Patrick Moore	33	38	---	---	---	71
Marty Howard	31	34	---	---	5	70
Greg Eslinger	28	33	---	---	2	63
Michael Rottinghaus	22	26	---	---	14	62
Jeremy Arora	23	33	---	---	5	61
Chris Williams	28	33	---	---	---	61
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	13	43	1	57
Freddie Hines	15	25	---	---	15	55
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	12	40	1	53
Bruce Davis	---	---	11	41	1	53
Kirk Cole	23	28	---	---	2	53
Otis Wyatt	---	---	11	41	---	52
Adam Jones	---	---	11	39	1	51
Omar Hudson	---	---	11	39	1	51
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	11	38	1	50
Clint Ingram	---	---	12	37	1	50
Marc Bridges	---	---	9	30	11	50
Patrick Lee	---	---	9	40	1	50
J.J. Ackerman	21	28	---	---	---	49
Troy Polamalu	---	---	11	17	17	45
Edgar Kellum	14	12	---	---	15	41
Dominic Gardiner	12	9	---	---	16	37
Gary Barnidge	16	15	---	---	5	36
Lamar Bayh	---	---	7	26	1	34
Norbert Wells	15	12	---	---	6	33
Neal Lynn	9	9	---	---	6	24
Lawrence Sutton	7	4	---	---	12	23
Vernon Neale	---	---	5	15	2	22
Alonzo Baum	---	---	9	9	2	20
Edward Patterson	---	---	7	9	3	19
Tim Anderson	---	---	7	10	1	18
Vincent Smith	---	---	1	0	12	13
Rusty Dawkins	---	---	4	3	6	13
Jamal Mello	6	7	---	---	---	13
Herman Hanks	2	4	---	---	6	12
Herb Jefferson	---	---	4	5	3	12
Tyrus Blake	---	---	0	2	8	10
Mario Houston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	2	2
Edgar Wendt	---	---	0	0	2	2
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	47	3.6
Middle	4	33	8.3
Right	15	47	3.1
None	1	1	1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Walter	41	25	3	2	2	3	5	4	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	38	28	1	2	4	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	75	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	62	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	93	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Upshaw	14	6	0	84	2	39
WR Dave Allison	12	8	2	92	0	34
WR James Jones	6	3	0	51	1	26
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	5	0	26	0	32
WR Robert Meachem	2	2	0	27	0	10
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	0	8	0	27
RB Chester Borders	1	0	0	0	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Arora	9	5	2	52	1	33
RB Ralph Strong	8	7	1	42	0	31
WR Michael Rottinghaus	8	6	0	40	0	26
WR Kirk Cole	6	6	0	54	0	28
WR Freddie Hines	3	0	1	0	0	25
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	0	4	0	12
TE Dominic Gardiner	1	1	0	11	0	9
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	0	10	0	15
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	0	4	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	2	5	2.50	4.44
Chester Borders	1	0	0.00	-0.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	12	41	3.42	4.00
Jamal Mello	2	4	2.00	3.83
Patrick Moore	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Walter	1	1	1	1.00	7.02

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	11	9	61	5.55	5.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Allison	1	1	1	1.00	7.67

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ralph Strong	4	3	15	3.75	5.25
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	3	20	6.67	5.00
WR Kirk Cole	2	2	22	11.00	9.00
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Andrew Walter	1	1
Jonathan Stewart	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Moore	1	0
Ralph Strong	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Walter	12	11	9

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Upshaw	5	4	4
WR Dave Allison	4	4	4
WR Robert Meachem	1	1	0
WR James Jones	1	1	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Arora	4	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	3	3	3
RB Ralph Strong	2	2	1
TE Gary Barnidge	1	1	1
RB Jamal Mello	1	1	1
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)