Week 6, 1999

played in Pittsburgh, PA

39 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:05 PIT - Vincent Vega 38 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:27 PIT - Michele Akers 38 field goal
3Q: 11:18 PIT - Michele Akers 30 field goal
4Q: 05:16 PIT - Stanley Richard 21 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:05 PIT - Vincent Vega 38 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:27 PIT - Michele Akers 38 field goal
3Q: 11:18 PIT - Michele Akers 30 field goal
4Q: 05:16 PIT - Stanley Richard 21 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 4-2 2-4
First Downs 13 11
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 324 283
- Offensive Plays 76 58
- Yards per Play 4.26 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 197 115
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 8.57 4.11
Net Passing Yards 127 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 20 - 3 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 172 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/45 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.40 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/20 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/49 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 3/59
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:57 30:03

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	4-2	2-4
First Downs	13	11
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	324	283
- Offensive Plays	76	58
- Yards per Play	4.26	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	197	115
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	8.57	4.11
Net Passing Yards	127	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 20 - 3	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	172	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/45	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.40	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/20	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/49	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	3/59
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:57	30:03

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	0:25	OWN 16	3	0	Interception
1	12:54	2:35	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	9:10	1:58	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
1	5:41	1:37	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
1	2:55	1:42	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
2	14:13	3:10	OWN 2	6	73	Missed FG
2	8:56	0:53	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	5:19	3:29	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 20	2	4	Interception
3	11:12	2:43	OWN 16	5	27	Punt
3	3:49	1:30	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	0:17	0:41	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	13:03	4:58	OWN 1	10	75	Missed FG
4	5:47	0:40	OWN 10	3	-3	Interception
4	5:07	4:16	OWN 20	14	64	Downs
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 42	1	0	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:19	1:09	OWN 4	4	2	Punt
1	7:12	1:31	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	4:04	1:09	OWN 43	3	6	Interception
1	1:13	2:00	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
2	11:03	2:07	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
2	8:03	2:44	OWN 21	6	58	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 23	5	30	Half
3	14:08	2:56	OPP 37	6	24	Field Goal
3	8:29	4:40	OWN 4	8	45	Punt
3	2:19	2:02	OWN 27	4	29	Punt
4	14:36	1:33	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
4	8:05	2:18	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	0:51	0:44	OWN 16	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Kanavis McGhee, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	16	187	11.69	77	4
Harold Shaw	4	3	0.75	4	0
Cecil Martin	2	3	1.50	6	0
Curtis Fleming	1	4	4.00	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dorsey Levens	21	72	3.43	21	2
R-Kal De Poyster	5	44	8.80	29	1
Timm Rosenbach	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
T.J. Cebulla	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	33	15	112	6/40	0	29	3	16.2
Curtis Fleming	13	5	60	1/5	0	28	0	53.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	30	18	168	0/0	0	37	1	61.5

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	6	11	82	13.67	15	29
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	8	28	9.33	0	28
FB Cecil Martin	3	3	1	0.33	0	2
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	14	7.00	0	8
WR Tony Simmons	2	12	19	9.50	5	10
WR Sean Dawkins	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE David Sloan	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Lincoln Bush	1	4	18	18.00	8	18

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amani Toomer	6	7	35	5.83	8	16
WR Carl Pickens	4	7	55	13.75	0	37
WR Brian Blades	2	6	35	17.50	20	25
TE Kendall Gammon	2	3	8	4.00	0	8
RB Dorsey Levens	2	3	6	3.00	1	6
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	27	27.00	21	27
TE Mark Campbell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR T.J. Cebulla	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Troy Vincent	1	9	9.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stanley Richard	1	21	21.00	1
S Darren Woodson	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Vincent Vega	1	38	38.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Mickelson	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	9	411	45.7	39.2	55	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	10	439	43.9	41.4	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Perry	1	5	5.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Burgess	2	32	16.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Canute Curtis	9	2	0.0	26	30
CB Darryl Pounds	5	1	0.0	25	28
CB Armon Williams	5	0	0.0	19	24
OLB John Mobley	4	0	0.0	23	28
S Darren Perry	3	2	0.0	26	30
DT Jim Flanagan	3	1	0.0	18	24
S Keith Lyle	3	1	0.0	26	30
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	0.0	25	30
DE Maa Tanuvasa	2	0	0.0	14	23
OLB William Wallace	2	0	0.0	6	1
S Damon Burgess	2	0	0.0	3	3
DE Mark Smith	1	5	0.0	21	17
DE Bryant Young	1	3	0.0	26	25
OLB Melvin Bradley	1	2	0.0	5	3
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Joe Horn	1	0	---	---	---
S Tony George	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Wayne Martin	0	1	0.0	14	7

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kanavis McGhee	8	3	2.5	22	38
S Gary Jones	7	0	1.0	22	48
CB Stanley Richard	7	0	0.0	12	48
DT Bill Johnson	4	1	2.0	13	36
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	2	0.5	17	24
OLB Vincent Vega	3	3	0.0	12	29
CB Ashley Ambrose	3	1	0.0	19	35
S Brad Edwards	3	0	0.0	2	21
DE Greg Spires	2	0	1.0	16	27
DT Kevin Smith	2	1	0.0	18	39
ILB Tyrus McCloud	2	1	0.0	5	22
CB Eric Davis	1	2	0.0	23	48
S Darren Woodson	1	2	0.0	22	41
RB Dorsey Levens	1	0	---	---	---
DE N.D. Kalu	1	0	0.0	15	32
S Chance Baxter	1	0	0.0	1	15
CB Tony Darden	1	0	0.0	2	19
OLB Bryan Jones	1	0	0.0	3	0
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	0.0	10	17
DT Derrick Ransom	0	1	0.0	11	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Flanagan	0.0	0	3	0	24
DE Bryant Young	0.0	0	2	1	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kanavis McGhee	2.5	0	0	0	38
DT Bill Johnson	2.0	1	0	1	36
S Gary Jones	1.0	0	0	0	48
DE Greg Spires	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.5	0	0	1	24
DT Kevin Smith	0.0	2	0	0	39
DE Matt Finkes	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	0	1	1	17
OLB Vincent Vega	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darren Perry	3	1	0	30
CB Armon Williams	3	1	0	24
OLB John Mobley	3	0	0	28
OLB Jamal Brooks	2	0	0	2
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	0	28
ILB Canute Curtis	1	2	0	30
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	1	30
S Keith Lyle	1	0	0	30
OLB Melvin Bradley	1	0	0	3
S Tony George	1	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stanley Richard	4	0	1	48
S Gary Jones	3	2	0	48
S Brad Edwards	3	1	0	21
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	2	0	35
ILB Kanavis McGhee	2	0	0	38
CB Eric Davis	1	3	0	48
S Darren Woodson	1	1	1	41
ILB Tyrus McCloud	1	0	0	22
S Chance Baxter	1	0	0	15
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	24
CB Tony Darden	1	0	0	19
OLB Vincent Vega	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Taylor	2	5	23	1	44
Roger Duffy	2	3	23	0	46
Tra Thomas	1	4	23	2	49
Blake Brockermeyer	1	4	22	1	47
Rufus Hanshew	1	3	22	2	43
Cecil Martin	1	3	14	0	29
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	0	1	10

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chris Wiltz	4	9	27	30
Melvin Hayes	4	5	26	30
John Gerak	1	4	27	30
Jerry Ostroski	0	3	25	30
Jon Runyan	0	3	25	30
Bob Hallen	0	2	2	0
Howard Griffith	0	1	12	9
Kendall Gammon	0	1	20	20

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Karsten Bailey	1	25
Jeremy Willie	1	17
Lincoln Bush	1	12

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Cebulla	1	13
Mike Schneck	1	12
Tony Darden	1	6

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rufus Hanshew	22	43	---	---	11	76
Tra Thomas	23	49	---	---	---	72
Roger Duffy	23	46	---	---	---	69
Darren Perry	---	---	26	30	13	69
Blake Brockermeyer	22	47	---	---	---	69
Aaron Taylor	23	44	---	---	---	67
Cecil Martin	14	29	---	---	21	64
Phil Mickelson	22	39	---	---	---	61
Bryant Young	---	---	26	25	10	61
Darryl Pounds	---	---	25	28	7	60
Canute Curtis	---	---	26	30	3	59
Tony Simmons	21	35	---	---	3	59
Keith Lyle	---	---	26	30	2	58
Troy Vincent	---	---	25	30	2	57
David Sloan	18	25	---	---	12	55
Harold Shaw	6	23	---	---	25	54
John Mobley	---	---	23	28	2	53
Joe Horn	18	34	---	---	---	52
Jeremy Willie	10	20	---	---	17	47
Warrick Dunn	17	26	---	---	1	44
Matthew Hatchette	7	34	---	---	3	44
Armon Williams	---	---	19	24	1	44
Jim Flanagan	---	---	18	24	1	43
Mark Smith	---	---	21	17	1	39
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	14	23	1	38
Wayne Martin	---	---	14	7	13	34
Jamal Brooks	---	---	5	2	26	33
Karsten Bailey	0	4	---	---	25	29
Emarlos Leroy	---	---	13	13	2	28
Lincoln Bush	1	14	---	---	12	27
Maxwell Fisher	1	14	---	---	11	26
Lennie Friedman	1	12	---	---	11	24
Sean Dawkins	2	20	---	---	1	23
Tony George	---	---	8	10	5	23
Grey Ruegamer	0	10	---	---	11	21
Tom Carter	---	---	3	2	15	20
Curtis Fleming	1	14	---	---	2	17
Melvin Bradley	---	---	5	3	8	16
William Wallace	---	---	6	1	6	13
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Damon Burgess	---	---	3	3	5	11
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Howard Hendree	---	---	2	0	7	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Hopkins	1	1	---	---	---	2
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stanley Richard	---	---	12	48	21	81
Eric Davis	---	---	23	48	2	73
Gary Jones	---	---	22	48	3	73
John Gerak	27	30	---	---	12	69
Kevin Smith	---	---	18	39	11	68
Darren Woodson	---	---	22	41	3	66
Carl Pickens	23	27	---	---	15	65
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	22	38	3	63
Timm Rosenbach	28	30	---	---	---	58
Amani Toomer	21	28	---	---	9	58
Chris Wiltz	27	30	---	---	---	57
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	19	35	2	56
Melvin Hayes	26	30	---	---	---	56
Jerry Ostroski	25	30	---	---	---	55
Jon Runyan	25	30	---	---	---	55
Bill Johnson	---	---	13	36	3	52
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	5	22	25	52
N.D. Kalu	---	---	15	32	1	48
Greg Spires	---	---	16	27	5	48
Vincent Vega	---	---	12	29	6	47
R-Kal De Poyster	7	11	---	---	26	44
Kendall Gammon	20	20	---	---	2	42
Takeo Spikes	---	---	17	24	---	41
Howard Griffith	12	9	---	---	19	40
Dorsey Levens	21	18	---	---	1	40
Derrick Ransom	---	---	11	23	4	38
Brian Blades	14	17	---	---	---	31
Matt Finkes	---	---	8	21	1	30
Stalin Colinet	---	---	10	17	1	28
Mark Campbell	8	3	---	---	17	28
Tony Darden	---	---	2	19	6	27
Ricky Williams	4	5	---	---	17	26
Brad Edwards	---	---	2	21	2	25
Chance Baxter	---	---	1	15	7	23
Michael Timpson	8	11	---	---	---	19
Bryan Jones	---	---	3	0	15	18
T.J. Cebulla	2	1	---	---	13	16
Mario Whigham	3	0	---	---	12	15
Barret Robbins	3	0	---	---	11	14
Bob Hallen	2	0	---	---	12	14
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	12	12
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Terry	2	0	---	---	1	3
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	15	166	11.1
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	60	4.6
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	33	15	2	2	1	8	1	2	3
Curtis Fleming	13	5	1	2	2	1	2	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	30	18	3	0	2	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	23	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	8	93	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	57	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	53	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Simmons	12	2	1	19	0	35
WR Joe Horn	11	6	0	82	2	34
WR Matthew Hatchette	8	3	0	28	1	34
WR Lincoln Bush	4	1	2	18	0	14
WR Sean Dawkins	3	1	0	3	0	20
FB Cecil Martin	3	3	0	1	0	29
TE David Sloan	2	1	0	8	0	25
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	0	14	0	20
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	0	-1	0	23

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	7	4	0	55	1	27
WR Amani Toomer	7	6	1	35	0	28
WR Brian Blades	6	2	1	35	1	17
TE Kendall Gammon	3	2	0	8	0	20
RB Dorsey Levens	3	2	0	6	0	18
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	0	2	0	11
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	0	27	1	11
TE Mark Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cecil Martin	1	-3	-3.00	1.50

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	1	-3	-3.00	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Curtis Fleming	3	0	0	0.00	4.62
Phil Mickelson	2	0	0	0.00	3.39

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	2	2	1.00	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1.00
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	3.50
WR Tony Simmons	1	1.58
WR Lincoln Bush	1	4.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amani Toomer	2	2	2	1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Warrick Dunn	2	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
R-Kal De Poyster	2	0
T.J. Cebulla	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	13	7	2
Curtis Fleming	2	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	13	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Simmons	5	1	0
WR Joe Horn	4	2	1
TE Jeremy Willie	2	2	1
TE David Sloan	1	1	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	0	0
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	0
FB Cecil Martin	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amani Toomer	4	3	2
WR Brian Blades	3	1	0
WR Carl Pickens	2	0	0
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	0
TE Kendall Gammon	1	0	0
RB Dorsey Levens	1	1	1
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,900)
End Zone 14,400 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,900)
End Zone	14,400 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)