Week 17, 2023

played in Cincinnati, OH

46 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	3	0	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 PIT - Danny Cranford 1 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 01:26 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
2Q: 11:39 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 51 field goal
2Q: 06:57 PIT - Graham Sellers 2 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 06:56 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 13:14 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 31 field goal
4Q: 01:33 CIN - Monty Kirk 8 pass from Trevor Reed (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 PIT - Danny Cranford 1 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 01:26 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
2Q: 11:39 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 51 field goal
2Q: 06:57 PIT - Graham Sellers 2 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 06:56 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 13:14 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 31 field goal
4Q: 01:33 CIN - Monty Kirk 8 pass from Trevor Reed (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 11-5 7-9
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 370 346
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 5.29 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 125 69
- Rushing Attempts 37 19
- Yards per Rush 3.38 3.63
Net Passing Yards 245 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 251 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/24 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:18 23:42

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	11-5	7-9
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	370	346
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	5.29	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	125	69
- Rushing Attempts	37	19
- Yards per Rush	3.38	3.63
Net Passing Yards	245	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	40 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	251	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/24	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:18	23:42

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:30	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:32	6:13	OWN 23	12	75	Field Goal
2	11:34	4:46	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	5:28	0:49	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 6	2	3	Half
3	13:11	6:22	OWN 22	13	76	Field Goal
3	5:11	2:39	OWN 48	6	25	Missed FG
4	13:09	2:09	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	8:14	5:43	OWN 37	9	29	Missed FG
4	1:26	0:27	OPP 40	2	1	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:30	1:58	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
1	1:19	4:45	OWN 38	8	28	Field Goal
2	6:48	1:20	OWN 31	2	19	Interception
2	4:39	4:05	OWN 7	11	47	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 38	3	14	Interception
3	6:49	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	2:32	4:23	OWN 34	10	52	Field Goal
4	11:00	2:46	OWN 41	6	29	Missed FG
4	2:31	1:05	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 29	6	36	Game

Game MVP: Herb Matich, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	29	83	2.86	11	2
Toby Gerhardt	5	24	4.80	14	1
Rico Howe	3	18	6.00	12	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jay Bishop	9	26	2.89	11	1
Jimmy Mills	5	15	3.00	6	0
Karl Chapman	4	20	5.00	9	0
Trevor Reed	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	32	21	251	1/6	2	34	1	97.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Reed	40	22	285	1/8	1	29	2	65.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Cranford	5	6	51	10.20	4	18	1
WR Kirk Cole	4	8	35	8.75	0	15	0
RB Herb Matich	4	6	88	22.00	56	34	0
WR George Gray	3	6	43	14.33	26	33	0
TE Graham Sellers	3	3	20	6.67	0	11	1
WR Britt Wheeler	2	3	14	7.00	0	7	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brenden Lipford	6	9	103	17.17	60	29	0
WR Derrick Williams	4	8	60	15.00	10	24	0
TE Vince Roberts	3	4	15	5.00	2	8	0
RB Jay Bishop	3	5	24	8.00	2	12	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	8	35	17.50	12	22	0
TE Monty Kirk	2	3	16	8.00	1	8	1
WR Ralph Witt	1	1	24	24.00	0	24	0
RB Jimmy Mills	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Ford	1	0	0.00	0
S Josh Moseley	1	4	4.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	2	108	54.0	47.0	57	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	3	116	38.7	32.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/4	0/2	0/1	19	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Kresser	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie White	1	16	16.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Pete Wyoming	6	0	0.0	17	38
DE Aaron Maybin	5	0	0.5	10	27
S Josh Moseley	5	0	0.0	7	30
OLB Bruce Davis	4	2	0.0	17	37
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	3	1	0.0	14	28
S Jake Ford	3	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	3	0.0	16	36
ILB Trevor Gourdine	2	2	0.0	5	4
OLB Rondell Kurtz	2	2	0.0	12	11
S William Moore	2	1	0.0	16	34
DT Pat Sims	2	0	0.0	7	9
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	13	28
S Ronnie White	1	2	0.0	9	26
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Selvie	1	0	0.0	13	34
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT B.J. Buckner	0	1	0.5	12	14
CB Patrick Lee	0	1	0.0	2	24
DE Chris Akaka	0	1	0.0	15	14

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Courtney Brustkern	9	2	0.0	24	27
S Vernon Elliott	8	5	0.0	36	30
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	7	3	0.0	37	33
ILB Brett Price	6	5	0.0	34	26
DT Moe Robinson	6	0	0.0	25	24
DT Kentwan Balmer	4	0	1.0	21	14
DT Rondell Dillingham	3	3	0.0	19	21
TE Vince Roberts	2	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Ehlert	2	0	0.0	19	23
DE Walt Fraaije	2	0	0.0	27	22
CB Amari Spievey	2	0	0.0	30	26
S Dana Kelleher	1	2	0.0	24	21
S Randall Nastasi	1	2	0.0	15	15
DE Sedrick Ellis	1	1	0.0	24	19
CB Dana Justice	1	1	0.0	15	9
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Jimmy Carey	1	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Larry Hart	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Tom Moore	1	0	0.0	12	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aaron Maybin	0.5	0	0	27
DT B.J. Buckner	0.5	0	0	14
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	0	34
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	0	1	14

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kentwan Balmer	1.0	0	1	0	14
DT Rondell Dillingham	0.0	1	1	1	21
DE Jimmy Carey	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Walt Fraaije	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Isaac Kelley	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Pete Wyoming	7	0	0	38
S Josh Moseley	5	0	1	30
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	2	0	28
S William Moore	2	1	0	34
OLB Bruce Davis	1	2	0	37
S Jake Ford	1	0	1	35
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0	9
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0	28
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	1	0	0	36
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	0	2

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vernon Elliott	4	0	0	30
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	1	1	27
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	3	0	0	33
ILB Brett Price	2	1	0	26
CB J.C. Ehlert	2	0	0	23
CB Amari Spievey	2	0	0	26
CB Dana Justice	1	0	0	9
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	0	8
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	0	22
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	0	0	21
OLB Larry Hart	1	0	0	7
S Randall Nastasi	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Howard	2	9	1	32	0	31
Brett Hathaway	2	7	0	35	0	31
Gabe Russell	1	5	0	32	0	25
Rodger Saffold	1	4	0	34	1	30
Antonio Fecht	1	1	0	13	0	7
Alonzo Hatcher	1	1	0	3	0	3
Frankie Modrell	0	6	0	28	0	28
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	20	0	8

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Fisher	4	5	1	15	0	40
Les Griffith	2	4	0	18	0	36
Larry Margolies	1	2	0	7	0	8
Les Monroe	0	3	0	19	0	41
Derrick Wayne	0	2	0	17	0	38
Vince Roberts	0	1	0	16	0	36
Lamar Reed	0	1	0	5	0	10
Breno Giacomini	0	0	0	14	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	3	12
Britt Wheeler	1	12
Ronnie White	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Williams	1	14
Ralph Witt	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	34	33	---	---	12	79
Rico Howe	37	33	---	---	---	70
Brett Hathaway	35	31	---	---	---	66
Rodger Saffold	34	30	---	---	---	64
Marty Howard	32	31	---	---	---	63
Pete Wyoming	---	---	17	38	8	63
Herb Matich	31	32	---	---	---	63
Gabe Russell	32	25	---	---	5	62
Bruce Davis	---	---	17	37	4	58
Frankie Modrell	28	28	---	---	1	57
Jake Ford	---	---	18	35	2	55
William Moore	---	---	16	34	4	54
Josh Moseley	---	---	7	30	17	54
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	16	36	1	53
George Selvie	---	---	13	34	5	52
Kirk Cole	19	26	---	---	5	50
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	14	28	4	46
Britt Wheeler	17	16	---	---	12	45
Ronnie White	---	---	9	26	10	45
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	13	28	3	44
Aaron Maybin	---	---	10	27	5	42
Graham Sellers	24	11	---	---	7	42
Danny Cranford	16	24	---	---	---	40
Bucky Irwin	20	8	---	---	12	40
Herman Hanks	14	12	---	---	6	32
Antonio Fecht	13	7	---	---	11	31
Chris Akaka	---	---	15	14	1	30
Patrick Lee	---	---	2	24	2	28
B.J. Buckner	---	---	12	14	1	27
Gus Eleazer	5	5	---	---	15	25
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	12	11	2	25
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	5	4	14	23
Norbert Briggs	---	---	5	17	---	22
Pat Sims	---	---	7	9	2	18
Toby Gerhardt	6	1	---	---	8	15
Don Middleton	5	3	---	---	6	14
Quentin Dernbach	0	2	---	---	10	12
Alonzo Hatcher	3	3	---	---	6	12
Edwin Veldheer	2	2	---	---	6	10
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Hall	---	---	0	3	4	7
Patrick Mussi	---	---	1	2	2	5
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	3	3
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Elliott	---	---	36	30	10	76
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	37	33	4	74
Brett Price	---	---	34	26	9	69
Vince Roberts	16	36	---	---	12	64
Trevor Reed	19	41	---	---	3	63
Les Monroe	19	41	---	---	2	62
Lonnie Fisher	15	40	---	---	6	61
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	24	27	9	60
Amari Spievey	---	---	30	26	4	60
Les Griffith	18	36	---	---	4	58
Derrick Wayne	17	38	---	---	---	55
Moe Robinson	---	---	25	24	4	53
Derrick Williams	14	25	---	---	14	53
Walt Fraaije	---	---	27	22	3	52
Monty Kirk	10	32	---	---	9	51
Dana Kelleher	---	---	24	21	4	49
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	24	19	4	47
Breno Giacomini	14	32	---	---	---	46
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	19	23	4	46
Hakeem Nicks	11	28	---	---	4	43
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	19	21	3	43
Jay Bishop	10	30	---	---	---	40
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	21	14	2	37
Jimmy Carey	---	---	16	16	2	34
Dana Justice	---	---	15	9	9	33
Brenden Lipford	9	23	---	---	1	33
Randall Nastasi	---	---	15	15	2	32
Ralph Witt	6	11	---	---	14	31
Isaac Kelley	---	---	13	14	3	30
Karl Chapman	7	7	---	---	15	29
Jimmy Mills	9	12	---	---	8	29
Dwight Tobin	---	---	10	8	4	22
Larry Margolies	7	8	---	---	6	21
Lamar Reed	5	10	---	---	6	21
Tom Moore	---	---	12	4	5	21
Larry Hart	---	---	3	7	8	18
Jeff Kinney	---	---	2	2	9	13
Richie Kresser	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryce Griffith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Johnston	3	1	---	---	---	4
Herb Jefferson	---	---	1	2	---	3
Ralph Flannery	0	0	---	---	3	3
Blake Schlueter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Drew Bachman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roosevelt Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	18	73	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	32	21	3	0	1	3	5	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Reed	40	22	6	3	5	5	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	34	34.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	145	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	97	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	144	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Cole	8	4	0	35	0	26
WR George Gray	6	3	0	43	1	33
RB Herb Matich	6	4	1	88	2	32
WR Danny Cranford	6	5	0	51	0	24
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	0	14	0	16
TE Graham Sellers	3	3	0	20	0	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	9	6	2	103	3	23
WR Hakeem Nicks	8	2	2	35	1	28
WR Derrick Williams	8	4	1	60	1	25
RB Jay Bishop	5	3	0	24	0	30
TE Vince Roberts	4	3	0	15	0	36
TE Monty Kirk	3	2	0	16	0	32
WR Ralph Witt	1	1	0	24	1	11
RB Jimmy Mills	1	1	0	8	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	6	29	4.83	2.86
Toby Gerhardt	1	3	3.00	4.80

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	1	1	1.00	5.00
Jay Bishop	1	0	0.00	2.89
Jimmy Mills	1	5	5.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	9	5	25	2.78	7.84

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Reed	4	2	14	3.50	7.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Cole	3	1	6	2.00	4.38
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1	0.50	8.50
WR George Gray	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	7	7.00	4.67
RB Herb Matich	1	1	9	9.00	14.67
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	2	2.00	6.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brenden Lipford	2	1	6	3.00	11.44
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0	0	0.00	4.38
TE Monty Kirk	1	1	8	8.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Herb Matich	2	1
Rico Howe	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	1	1
Jimmy Mills	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	12	9	7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Reed	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kirk Cole	5	4	4
WR Danny Cranford	3	3	1
RB Herb Matich	2	1	1
WR George Gray	1	0	0
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hakeem Nicks	4	1	1
WR Brenden Lipford	3	2	2
TE Monty Kirk	2	1	1
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (19,900)
End Zone 14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (19,900)
End Zone	14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)