Week 1, 2022

played in Pittsburgh, PA

60 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 CIN - Sedrick Ellis 13 fumble return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
2Q: 09:02 CIN - Tyrus Yonney 1 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
2Q: 04:06 PIT - George Gray 23 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 01:44 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 30 field goal
4Q: 12:21 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:55 CIN - Sedrick Ellis 13 fumble return (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
2Q: 09:02 CIN - Tyrus Yonney 1 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
2Q: 04:06 PIT - George Gray 23 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 01:44 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 30 field goal
4Q: 12:21 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 265 328
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 105 171
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.90
Net Passing Yards 160 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 3 37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 160 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 3.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:07 33:53

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	265	328
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	105	171
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.90
Net Passing Yards	160	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 3	37 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	160	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	3.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.9	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:07	33:53

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	2:54	OWN 31	5	25	Interception
1	4:40	1:39	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	1:06	7:10	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	3:51	2:15	OWN 34	6	53	Field Goal
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 33	1	2	Half
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 38	7	55	Interception
3	4:57	1:57	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:12	0:47	OWN 21	3	9	Interception
4	12:13	2:38	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
4	7:08	2:31	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:20	0:37	OWN 7	3	6	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
1	7:32	0:48	OWN 14	3	-1	Fumble
1	6:44	2:04	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
1	3:01	1:55	OWN 36	4	15	Punt
2	8:56	5:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:36	0:57	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	10:57	6:00	OWN 38	11	56	Interception
3	3:00	1:48	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	0:25	3:12	OPP 21	7	19	Field Goal
4	9:35	2:27	OWN 20	4	42	Punt
4	4:37	3:17	OWN 33	11	60	Downs
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 29	3	23	Game

Game MVP: Kentwan Balmer, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Felix Jones	17	70	4.12	9	0
Phillip Ackerman	9	30	3.33	7	0
Maurice Greer	1	4	4.00	4	0
Tyrus Yonney	1	1	1.00	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	22	112	5.09	37	4
Irving Duvall	6	55	9.17	11	3
Rico Howe	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	26	13	160	0/0	0	27	3	29.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	37	21	180	4/23	1	23	1	67.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derrick Williams	3	6	43	14.33	6	18
TE Fred Davis	2	3	24	12.00	8	13
TE Vince Roberts	2	4	16	8.00	2	12
WR Brenden Lipford	2	4	30	15.00	6	16
RB Felix Jones	1	1	27	27.00	24	27
WR Dale Schneider	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
FB Dominic Evans	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Phillip Ackerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Lewis Schulz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	8	14	68	8.50	5	23	1
WR Britt Wheeler	5	6	48	9.60	2	12	0
RB Herb Matich	3	5	9	3.00	4	10	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	4	20	20.00	8	20	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	2	15	15.00	8	15	0
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brett Price	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pete Wyoming	2	11	5.50	0
S William Moore	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sedrick Ellis	0	1	0	1
Kentwan Balmer	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rico Howe	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	5	229	45.8	40.0	62	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	274	45.7	33.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	3	32	10.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	2	62	31.0	0
Felix Jones	1	18	18.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vernon Elliott	12	5	0.5	28	40
CB Courtney Brustkern	6	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Brett Price	5	3	0.0	24	35
CB J.C. Ehlert	5	2	0.0	20	34
DE Sedrick Ellis	3	1	0.5	21	25
OLB Dwight Tobin	3	2	0.0	21	23
OLB Ed Butler	3	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Dusty Reynolds	3	0	0.0	12	8
DT Kentwan Balmer	2	1	1.5	17	27
DE Kris Rivers	2	0	0.5	8	12
CB Dana Justice	2	2	0.0	18	23
S Dana Kelleher	2	1	0.0	22	28
DE Walt Fraaije	1	2	1.0	21	29
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	1	0.0	16	20
TE Vince Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	---	---	---
DT Moe Robinson	1	0	0.0	17	18
WR Derrick Williams	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darius Butler	1	0	0.0	14	24
S Randall Nastasi	1	0	0.0	9	23
DE Jeremy Thompson	0	3	0.0	15	29

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	6	2	0.0	26	23
S William Moore	6	1	0.0	15	18
DT Norbert Briggs	5	0	0.0	23	13
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	4	0	0.0	15	22
CB Pete Wyoming	3	1	0.0	24	25
DE Aaron Maybin	3	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	3	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Bruce Davis	2	2	0.0	22	22
CB Patrick Lee	2	0	0.0	22	17
ILB Trevor Gourdine	2	0	0.0	2	3
S Ronnie White	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	1	2	0.0	19	17
QB Rico Howe	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Selvie	1	0	0.0	19	22
DE Omar Hudson	0	2	0.0	15	6
S Jake Ford	0	2	0.0	22	23
DE Chris Akaka	0	1	0.0	16	7
OLB Josh Hall	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kentwan Balmer	1.5	0	2	0	27
DE Walt Fraaije	1.0	0	2	0	29
DE Sedrick Ellis	0.5	1	2	0	25
DE Kris Rivers	0.5	0	1	0	12
S Vernon Elliott	0.5	0	0	0	40
DE Jeremy Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	29
CB J.C. Ehlert	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Rondell Dillingham	0.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Brett Price	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1	2	0	22
DT Pat Sims	1	1	0	13
DE Aaron Maybin	1	0	0	19
DT Norbert Briggs	0	1	0	13
DE Chris Akaka	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Ehlert	5	0	0	34
OLB Ed Butler	3	1	0	25
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	0	0	27
CB Dana Justice	2	0	0	23
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	0	28
S Randall Nastasi	2	0	0	23
ILB Brett Price	1	0	1	35
DE Kris Rivers	1	0	0	12
S Vernon Elliott	1	0	0	40
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	0	0	20
OLB Dwight Tobin	0	1	0	23

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S William Moore	3	0	1	18
ILB Edward Patterson	3	0	0	23
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	0	11
OLB Bruce Davis	1	1	0	22
CB Pete Wyoming	1	0	2	25
CB Patrick Lee	1	0	0	17
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	1	0	0	17
ILB Trevor Gourdine	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Les Monroe	2	5	0	28	23
Austin Horn	2	5	0	26	21
Lonnie Fisher	1	5	1	26	23
Darren Hansen	1	3	0	14	14
Derrick Wayne	1	3	0	19	20
Breno Giacomini	1	2	0	22	14
Vince Roberts	1	2	0	22	18
Dominic Evans	0	1	0	10	10
Blake Schlueter	0	1	0	2	4

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Howard	5	9	0	28	0	40
Gabe Russell	3	5	1	24	0	35
Rodger Saffold	3	3	0	27	2	36
Frankie Modrell	2	3	0	22	0	31
Brett Hathaway	1	4	0	27	2	40
Ryan Hopkins	0	1	0	1	0	0
Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	18	0	16
Donovan Ahern	0	1	0	9	0	14
Quentin Dernbach	0	1	0	14	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Williams	1	13
Dale Schneider	1	11
Hakeem Nicks	1	6

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Duvall	1	19
Josh Moseley	1	12
Britt Wheeler	1	8
Gabe Russell	1	7
Donovan Ahern	1	7
Gus Eleazer	1	3

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Elliott	---	---	28	40	2	70
Brett Price	---	---	24	35	1	60
Dwight Tobin	---	---	21	23	15	59
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	17	27	11	55
Dana Justice	---	---	18	23	14	55
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	20	34	1	55
Maurice Greer	28	26	---	---	---	54
Les Monroe	28	23	---	---	1	52
Austin Horn	26	21	---	---	5	52
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	15	29	7	51
Walt Fraaije	---	---	21	29	1	51
Dana Kelleher	---	---	22	28	1	51
Vince Roberts	22	18	---	---	9	49
Lonnie Fisher	26	23	---	---	---	49
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	21	25	1	47
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	17	27	2	46
Derrick Williams	18	15	---	---	13	46
Ed Butler	---	---	17	25	2	44
Hakeem Nicks	20	15	---	---	6	41
Randall Nastasi	---	---	9	23	8	40
Derrick Wayne	19	20	---	---	---	39
Darius Butler	---	---	14	24	---	38
Felix Jones	18	15	---	---	4	37
Moe Robinson	---	---	17	18	2	37
Breno Giacomini	22	14	---	---	---	36
Phillip Ackerman	9	10	---	---	17	36
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	16	20	---	36
Darren Hansen	14	14	---	---	4	32
Dale Schneider	9	9	---	---	11	29
Lamar Reed	6	16	---	---	6	28
Dominic Evans	10	10	---	---	6	26
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	12	8	6	26
Les Griffith	11	9	---	---	6	26
Brenden Lipford	12	13	---	---	---	25
Kris Rivers	---	---	8	12	4	24
Fred Davis	7	7	---	---	7	21
Lewis Schulz	0	3	---	---	13	16
Blake Schlueter	2	4	---	---	6	12
Tyrus Yonney	1	1	---	---	7	9
Clay Lane	---	---	0	0	6	6
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Arthur Moats	---	---	1	0	3	4
Craig Steltz	---	---	1	1	1	3
Casey Suggs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sean Canfield	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marty Howard	28	40	---	---	2	70
Rico Howe	29	41	---	---	---	70
Brett Hathaway	27	40	---	---	---	67
Gabe Russell	24	35	---	---	7	66
George Gray	25	37	---	---	1	63
Rodger Saffold	27	36	---	---	---	63
Kirk Cole	19	30	---	---	13	62
Herb Matich	23	35	---	---	---	58
Pete Wyoming	---	---	24	25	8	57
Frankie Modrell	22	31	---	---	---	53
Edward Patterson	---	---	26	23	1	50
Bruce Davis	---	---	22	22	3	47
Patrick Lee	---	---	22	17	7	46
Jake Ford	---	---	22	23	1	46
Britt Wheeler	13	23	---	---	8	44
Antonio Fecht	18	16	---	---	9	43
George Selvie	---	---	19	22	2	43
Quentin Dernbach	14	20	---	---	7	41
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	15	22	2	39
Norbert Briggs	---	---	23	13	1	37
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	19	17	1	37
Josh Moseley	---	---	15	9	12	36
William Moore	---	---	15	18	2	35
Ronnie White	---	---	15	12	7	34
Danny Cranford	11	19	---	---	4	34
Aaron Maybin	---	---	13	19	1	33
Irving Duvall	6	6	---	---	19	31
Donovan Ahern	9	14	---	---	7	30
Chris Akaka	---	---	16	7	6	29
Pat Sims	---	---	10	13	2	25
Graham Sellers	7	12	---	---	6	25
Toby Gerhardt	8	7	---	---	9	24
Josh Hall	---	---	6	4	14	24
Omar Hudson	---	---	15	6	---	21
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	5	11	4	20
Edwin Veldheer	4	6	---	---	7	17
Ryan Hopkins	1	0	---	---	14	15
Herman Hanks	4	3	---	---	5	12
Korey Borders	---	---	4	0	7	11
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	2	3	3	8
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gus Eleazer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wesley Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	6	24	4.0
Right	13	98	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	26	13	1	0	2	1	4	1	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	37	21	2	1	0	2	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	65	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	77	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	71	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Williams	6	3	1	43	0	15
TE Vince Roberts	4	2	0	16	0	18
WR Brenden Lipford	4	2	1	30	0	13
TE Fred Davis	3	2	0	24	0	7
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	1	0	10	0	15
WR Dale Schneider	2	1	0	3	0	9
RB Felix Jones	1	1	0	27	1	15
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Dominic Evans	1	1	0	7	0	10
TE Lewis Schulz	1	0	0	0	0	3

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	14	8	68	1	37
WR Britt Wheeler	6	5	48	0	23
RB Herb Matich	5	3	9	0	35
WR Kirk Cole	4	1	20	1	30
TE Antonio Fecht	2	1	15	0	16
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	7	0	19
FB Quentin Dernbach	1	1	6	0	20
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	7	0	12
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Felix Jones	1	4	4.00	4.12
Tyrus Yonney	1	1	1.00	1.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	4	9	2.25	5.09
Irving Duvall	2	21	10.50	9.17
Rico Howe	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	6	3	22	3.67	6.15

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	6	0	0	0.00	4.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Williams	3	1	11	3.67	7.17
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
FB Dominic Evans	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	2	4.86
RB Herb Matich	2	1.80
WR Kirk Cole	1	5.00
WR Danny Cranford	1	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Felix Jones	2	0
Phillip Ackerman	1	1
Tyrus Yonney	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	3	1
Irving Duvall	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	6	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
TE Vince Roberts	1	0
WR Dale Schneider	1	1
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0
WR Derrick Williams	1	0
TE Lewis Schulz	1	0
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	2	1	1
WR Britt Wheeler	2	1	1
RB Herb Matich	2	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	0
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,000)