Week 1, 2037

played in Pittsburgh, PA

75 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	0	-	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	13	13	7	-	33

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:45 PIT - Deon Prior 24 field goal
2Q: 07:29 PIT - Wes Richmond 56 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:21 PIT - Deon Prior 47 field goal
3Q: 11:16 PIT - Deon Prior 26 field goal
3Q: 05:14 PIT - John Hamilton 16 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 00:35 PIT - Deon Prior 18 field goal
4Q: 09:01 PIT - Nathan Hoover 18 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:45 PIT - Deon Prior 24 field goal
2Q: 07:29 PIT - Wes Richmond 56 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:21 PIT - Deon Prior 47 field goal
3Q: 11:16 PIT - Deon Prior 26 field goal
3Q: 05:14 PIT - John Hamilton 16 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 00:35 PIT - Deon Prior 18 field goal
4Q: 09:01 PIT - Nathan Hoover 18 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 18
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 4 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 187 423
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 2.92 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 109 96
- Rushing Attempts 33 26
- Yards per Rush 3.30 3.69
Net Passing Yards 78 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 12 - 1 34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 86 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.52 9.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/47
Kick Returns/Yards 8/144 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	18
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	4	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	187	423
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	2.92	6.93
Net Rushing Yards	109	96
- Rushing Attempts	33	26
- Yards per Rush	3.30	3.69
Net Passing Yards	78	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 12 - 1	34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	86	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.52	9.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/47
Kick Returns/Yards	8/144	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	3:08	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
1	4:08	4:50	OWN 10	10	45	Punt
2	13:53	1:36	OWN 19	3	8	Interception
2	9:39	2:17	OWN 34	5	22	Fumble
2	7:22	1:15	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	5:54	2:10	50	5	11	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	11:11	2:29	OWN 29	4	18	Punt
3	5:03	2:26	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	0:30	1:19	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	12:23	0:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:55	3:54	OWN 30	9	24	Punt
4	2:14	1:45	OWN 20	7	31	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 36	9	47	Missed FG
1	6:16	2:08	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
2	14:18	0:25	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	12:17	2:38	OPP 45	6	38	Field Goal
2	6:07	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	3:44	3:29	OWN 8	8	62	Field Goal
3	12:32	1:21	OPP 13	3	4	Field Goal
3	8:42	3:39	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
3	2:37	2:07	OWN 45	4	54	Field Goal
4	14:11	1:48	OWN 42	5	19	Punt
4	11:24	2:29	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	5:01	2:47	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Rafie	19	74	3.89	8	0
Claude Doyle	13	36	2.77	13	1
Johnny Marsh	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nathan Hoover	17	63	3.71	17	3
Jake Hoard	8	25	3.13	7	0
Cam Newton	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	30	12	86	1/8	0	13	1	34.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	34	19	333	1/6	2	54	1	96.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amos McInerney	4	10	30	7.50	8	12
WR Dustin Schwartz	3	4	27	9.00	2	13
WR Alonzo Lucas	2	3	15	7.50	6	10
WR Robert Prescott	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
RB Donald Rafie	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Levon Fedo	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
RB Claude Doyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Corey Shelton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bryan Saide	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devon Wylie	6	10	161	26.83	81	54	0
RB Nathan Hoover	3	5	33	11.00	3	18	1
WR John Hamilton	3	7	74	24.67	8	32	1
WR Toby Sermon	3	3	31	10.33	0	20	0
TE Darrell Gil	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Mel Davey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jake Hoard	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Eddie Dawkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eddie Hill	1	2	2.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alonzo Lucas	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wes Richmond	0	1	0	1
Jesse McKenzie	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joseph Bush	10	371	37.1	28.4	48	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	4	186	46.5	36.5	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	4/5	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Zolak	2	47	23.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Schwartz	4	73	18.3	0
Ken Donovan	4	71	17.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Baxter	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kris Osgood	9	0	0.5	20	31
S Casey Hayward	6	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Dan Beckam	4	1	0.0	20	26
DT C.J. Russell	4	0	0.0	22	29
S Vinny Powell	3	4	0.0	24	34
OLB Ross Samuels	3	0	0.0	6	10
S Norbert Bruns	3	0	0.0	23	32
CB Shaun Garcia	3	0	0.0	20	16
S Ken Donovan	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Charles Ragonesi	1	2	0.5	13	23
DE Carl Clark	1	2	0.0	23	25
CB Corwin Buchanan	1	2	0.0	16	26
DE K.C. Sigsbee	1	0	0.0	19	29
CB Eddie Hill	1	0	0.0	20	24
WR Amos McInerney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Troy Schwartz	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Russell Riley	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Eugene Hearst	0	2	0.0	7	10

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Russell Harvey	7	0	0.0	28	26
ILB Wes Richmond	6	3	0.0	23	22
S Colin Ramirez	5	1	0.0	24	26
DE Melvin Ingram	5	0	0.0	28	16
DT Renaldo Jeffries	4	3	0.0	18	17
DE Edward May	3	1	1.0	25	17
DT Walter Bryant	3	0	0.0	15	14
S Winfred Whitted	2	1	0.0	29	22
CB Herb Gamroth	2	1	0.0	16	12
CB Kent Wheeler	2	0	0.0	25	24
OLB Mychal Kendricks	2	0	0.0	6	7
CB D.J. Hayden	1	2	0.0	24	23
CB Neal Baxter	1	1	0.0	22	25
WR Devon Wylie	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Johnnie Bryant	1	0	0.0	25	24
OLB Roman Guthrie	0	3	0.0	8	7
S Jesse McKenzie	0	2	0.0	11	7
DE Herman Turnbull	0	1	0.0	8	14
DE Nick Lujan	0	1	0.0	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kris Osgood	0.5	0	1	1	31
DT Charles Ragonesi	0.5	0	1	0	23
DT C.J. Russell	0.0	1	3	0	29
DE Carl Clark	0.0	0	1	0	25
ILB Russell Riley	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Whitney Mercilus	0.0	0	0	1	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edward May	1.0	0	0	17
DT Renaldo Jeffries	0.0	1	1	17
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	1	0	16
DE Herman Turnbull	0.0	1	0	14
DE Nick Lujan	0.0	0	2	15
ILB Wes Richmond	0.0	0	1	22
OLB Johnnie Bryant	0.0	0	1	24
S Colin Ramirez	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kris Osgood	4	0	0	31
S Casey Hayward	3	0	0	25
OLB Ross Samuels	2	1	0	10
ILB Dan Beckam	2	0	0	26
S Ken Donovan	2	0	0	10
CB Eddie Hill	1	1	1	24
S Norbert Bruns	1	1	0	32
CB Corwin Buchanan	1	1	0	26
S Vinny Powell	1	0	0	34
CB Shaun Garcia	1	0	0	16
ILB Russell Riley	1	0	0	9

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Colin Ramirez	4	0	0	26
CB Kent Wheeler	2	1	0	24
ILB Wes Richmond	2	0	1	22
ILB Russell Harvey	2	0	0	26
S Jesse McKenzie	1	0	0	7
CB Herb Gamroth	1	0	0	12
OLB Mychal Kendricks	0	1	0	7
CB Tom Owens	0	1	0	12
CB D.J. Hayden	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Sloan	2	8	28	0	23
Calvin Wolf	2	3	33	1	31
Dave Oliver	2	3	19	0	12
Herman Maxwell	1	5	30	0	30
Jonathan Cooper	1	5	32	0	31
Hugh Mathanaporn	1	1	4	0	2
Tyrell Osborne	0	5	32	0	30
Jorge Knight	0	2	8	0	11

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Kowal	2	5	15	0	24
Rusty Gothe	1	7	22	0	28
Chris Tenney	1	3	22	0	28
Antoine Ross	1	2	5	1	8
James Brewer	1	2	23	0	27
Darrell Gil	1	1	16	0	22
Harry Soliday	1	1	19	0	31
Harvey Johnston	0	2	11	0	11
Mel Davey	0	2	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Samuels	1	22
Renaldo Johnstone	1	19
Dan Beckam	1	16

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Hoard	2	28
Tom Owens	2	8
Kendrick Zolak	1	25
Rodney Umenyiora	1	14
Billy Joe Dillon	1	11
Jesse McKenzie	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrell Osborne	32	30	---	---	9	71
Johnny Marsh	33	31	---	---	---	64
Calvin Wolf	33	31	---	---	---	64
Vinny Powell	---	---	24	34	5	63
Jonathan Cooper	32	31	---	---	---	63
Dan Beckam	---	---	20	26	16	62
Herman Maxwell	30	30	---	---	2	62
Bruce Sloan	28	23	---	---	10	61
Norbert Bruns	---	---	23	32	4	59
Kris Osgood	---	---	20	31	6	57
C.J. Russell	---	---	22	29	6	57
Eddie Hill	---	---	20	24	13	57
Casey Hayward	---	---	18	25	13	56
Carl Clark	---	---	23	25	8	56
K.C. Sigsbee	---	---	19	29	4	52
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	16	26	10	52
Robert Prescott	18	20	---	---	13	51
Dustin Schwartz	25	16	---	---	5	46
Amos McInerney	17	22	---	---	3	42
Bryan Saide	16	13	---	---	12	41
Charles Ragonesi	---	---	13	23	4	40
Shaun Garcia	---	---	20	16	4	40
Ross Samuels	---	---	6	10	22	38
Dave Oliver	19	12	---	---	4	35
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	12	17	5	34
Jorge Knight	8	11	---	---	15	34
Donald Rafie	20	12	---	---	1	33
Terry Barnhill	0	7	---	---	22	29
Ken Donovan	---	---	7	10	11	28
Levon Fedo	12	15	---	---	---	27
Claude Doyle	13	12	---	---	---	25
Renaldo Johnstone	4	2	---	---	19	25
Alonzo Lucas	10	12	---	---	2	24
Shawn Houston	5	8	---	---	10	23
Daryl Durgin	---	---	6	4	9	19
Eugene Hearst	---	---	7	10	1	18
Troy Schwartz	---	---	4	5	9	18
Russell Riley	---	---	6	9	---	15
Corey Shelton	3	1	---	---	9	13
Mickey Mahoney	1	0	---	---	10	11
Joseph Bush	0	0	---	---	10	10
Hugh Mathanaporn	4	2	---	---	1	7
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	1	1
Deion Yocum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio West	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Nickles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cam Newton	26	35	---	---	---	61
Rusty Gothe	22	28	---	---	9	59
John Hamilton	22	34	---	---	1	57
Mel Davey	16	15	---	---	26	57
Russell Harvey	---	---	28	26	2	56
Winfred Whitted	---	---	29	22	1	52
Neal Baxter	---	---	22	25	5	52
Eddie Dawkins	14	23	---	---	15	52
Chris Tenney	22	28	---	---	1	51
James Brewer	23	27	---	---	---	50
Kent Wheeler	---	---	25	24	1	50
Harry Soliday	19	31	---	---	---	50
Colin Ramirez	---	---	24	26	---	50
Johnnie Bryant	---	---	25	24	---	49
Devon Wylie	12	24	---	---	12	48
Wes Richmond	---	---	23	22	2	47
D.J. Hayden	---	---	24	23	---	47
Herb Gamroth	---	---	16	12	19	47
Melvin Ingram	---	---	28	16	2	46
Jake Hoard	8	9	---	---	28	45
Nathan Hoover	18	26	---	---	---	44
Darrell Gil	16	22	---	---	6	44
Edward May	---	---	25	17	1	43
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	6	7	29	42
Peter Kowal	15	24	---	---	---	39
Renaldo Jeffries	---	---	18	17	---	35
Rodney Umenyiora	12	9	---	---	14	35
Walter Bryant	---	---	15	14	4	33
Nick Lujan	---	---	5	15	13	33
Harvey Johnston	11	11	---	---	9	31
Tom Owens	---	---	11	12	8	31
Kendrick Zolak	2	1	---	---	25	28
Dixon McCumber	6	14	---	---	8	28
Jesse McKenzie	---	---	11	7	9	27
Toby Sermon	10	12	---	---	---	22
Antoine Ross	5	8	---	---	9	22
Herman Turnbull	---	---	8	14	---	22
Joel Armstrong	7	4	---	---	9	20
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	8	6	1	15
Roman Guthrie	---	---	8	7	---	15
Jeffrey Gardner	---	---	4	5	6	15
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	13	13
Billy Joe Dillon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rickey Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	67	3.9
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	8	27	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	23	82	3.6
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	30	12	0	0	4	4	6	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	34	19	7	0	2	4	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	44	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	3	28	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	107	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	6	170	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Amos McInerney	10	4	0	30	22
WR Robert Prescott	5	1	2	3	20
TE Bryan Saide	4	0	1	0	13
WR Dustin Schwartz	4	3	0	27	16
WR Alonzo Lucas	3	2	0	15	12
RB Claude Doyle	1	0	1	0	12
WR Corey Shelton	1	0	0	0	1
RB Donald Rafie	1	1	0	4	12
TE Levon Fedo	1	1	0	7	15

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devon Wylie	10	6	1	161	4	24
WR John Hamilton	7	3	1	74	2	34
RB Nathan Hoover	5	3	0	33	0	26
TE Darrell Gil	3	1	0	8	0	22
WR Toby Sermon	3	3	0	31	1	12
WR Eddie Dawkins	3	0	0	0	0	23
FB Mel Davey	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Jake Hoard	1	1	0	8	0	9
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	1	0	15	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Hoard	5	10	2.00	3.13
Nathan Hoover	2	1	0.50	3.71
Cam Newton	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	6	3	37	6.17	9.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Nathan Hoover	2	1	18	9.00	6.60
WR John Hamilton	1	1	16	16.00	10.57
TE Darrell Gil	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Toby Sermon	1	1	3	3.00	10.33
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Doyle	2	2
Donald Rafie	2	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	3	0
Cam Newton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	13	5	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos McInerney	5	3	1
WR Robert Prescott	3	0	0
WR Alonzo Lucas	2	2	0
RB Claude Doyle	1	0	0
WR Corey Shelton	1	0	0
WR Dustin Schwartz	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Nathan Hoover	3	1	1
WR John Hamilton	2	1	1
WR Toby Sermon	2	2	1
TE Darrell Gil	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (18,800)
End Zone 13,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (18,800)
End Zone	13,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)