Week 17, 1999

played in Cincinnati, OH

37 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers6080-14
Cincinnati Bengals0171010-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 PIT - Michele Akers 23 field goal
1Q: 01:39 PIT - Michele Akers 32 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CIN - Warrick Dunn 10 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 04:11 CIN - John Mobley 50 interception return (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:48 CIN - David Akers 32 field goal
3Q: 14:28 CIN - Canute Curtis 44 fumble return (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 06:58 PIT - Ricky Williams 6 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Timm Rosenbach pass to Mark Campbell for conversion)
3Q: 03:35 CIN - David Akers 27 field goal
4Q: 08:40 CIN - Tony Simmons 14 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 03:39 CIN - David Akers 25 field goal

Team StatisticsPITCIN
Record9-78-8
First Downs1419
- by Rushing15
- by Passing1212
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards286349
- Offensive Plays6567
- Yards per Play4.405.21
Net Rushing Yards30120
- Rushing Attempts1431
- Yards per Rush2.143.87
Net Passing Yards256229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt51 - 31 - 234 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards256240
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.026.36
Fumbles/Lost2/21/1
3rd Down Conversions4/144/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.98.1
4th Down Conversions0/30/0
Penalties/Yards6/358/47
Punt Returns/Yards4/441/2
Kick Returns/Yards3/793/69
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/50
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 36
Time of Possession25:2834:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:164:06OWN 49945Field Goal
14:583:26OPP 48733Field Goal
213:131:30OWN 20317Interception
28:452:29OWN 2336Punt
24:430:41OWN 22222Interception
24:021:19OWN 2039Fumble
20:400:40OWN 2029Half
315:000:43OWN 4113Fumble
314:171:34OWN 2039Punt
311:074:17OWN 491051Touchdown
33:291:55OWN 10440Punt
30:370:37OPP 363-1Punt
48:321:09OWN 2740Downs
43:330:32OWN 2047Downs
42:071:10OWN 19844Downs
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:44OWN 173-2Punt
19:104:12OWN 20952Missed FG
11:323:19OWN 26636Punt
211:432:58OPP 41641Touchdown
26:161:33OWN 2635Punt
22:432:03OPP 29514Field Goal
312:431:36OWN 2035Punt
36:503:21OWN 32658Field Goal
31:340:57OWN 435Punt
415:006:28OWN 201280Touchdown
47:233:50OPP 27519Field Goal
43:010:54OPP 2728Fumble
40:570:57OWN 37418Game

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
R-Kal De Poyster9252.78600
Ricky Williams551.00500
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Warrick Dunn17724.241831
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala6132.17700
Harold Shaw4317.751210
Kurt Warner382.67700
Cecil Martin1-4-4.00-400

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Timm Rosenbach39262050/0137266.7
John Supernaw125510/0034054.5
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kurt Warner34222402/11136095.2

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Amani Toomer9119610.6746370
WR Carl Pickens7117010.0035340
WR Kevin Alexander49194.75090
WR Brian Blades343110.3310120
WR Michael Timpson2731.50030
FB Howard Griffith2273.50350
TE Kendall Gammon1233.00030
RB R-Kal De Poyster122222.0016220
RB Ricky Williams1266.00061
TE Mark Campbell11-1-1.000-10
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Matthew Hatchette6119015.0011350
TE David Sloan34186.000110
TE Jeremy Willie33175.6713140
WR Tony Simmons344916.3321231
FB Cecil Martin3482.67880
WR Karsten Bailey24115.50070
WR Sean Dawkins111111.000110
RB Warrick Dunn133636.0029360

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB John Mobley15050.001
S Tony George100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Michael Timpson1000
R-Kal De Poyster1000
Stalin Colinet0100
Vincent Vega0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Harold Shaw1000
Canute Curtis0101
Troy Vincent0100
Darren Perry0010
Adrian Barber0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Stryzinski418145.339.8532
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brad Maynard522244.431.6511

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Michele Akers2/20/00/0320/0
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Akers3/40/10/0324/4

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Amani Toomer3268.70
Chance Baxter11818.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Darren Perry122.00

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Kevin Alexander25728.50
Gary Jones12222.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Simmons36923.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kanavis McGhee640.02033
S Gary Jones610.02733
OLB Vincent Vega410.02118
DE Greg Spires410.01827
DT Derrick Ransom400.01320
DT Stalin Colinet311.02217
CB Stanley Richard330.01817
DE N.D. Kalu320.02930
S Darren Woodson310.02136
DT Kevin Smith310.02631
CB Tony Darden310.02433
DE Matt Finkes201.01515
OLB Bryan Jones210.0118
OLB Takeo Spikes200.02020
CB Ashley Ambrose110.02334
S Henry Jones100.0114
WR Carl Pickens10---------
ILB Tyrus McCloud100.01012
S Chance Baxter100.085
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Troy Vincent510.01445
ILB Canute Curtis510.01440
CB Adrian Barber500.0945
S Darren Perry400.01451
OLB John Mobley400.01238
DT Jim Flanagan300.01342
S Keith Lyle300.01447
DE Mark Smith300.0937
CB Darryl Pounds220.01446
OLB William Wallace200.034
S Damon Burgess200.0113
OLB Jamal Brooks110.0213
CB Tom Carter110.008
DE Bryant Young110.01046
S Tony George100.0117
DE Fernando Smith010.01131

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Matt Finkes1.001015
DT Stalin Colinet1.000017
DE N.D. Kalu0.010030
S Gary Jones0.001033
DT Kevin Smith0.001031
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bryant Young0.012146
DE Fernando Smith0.003131
DT Jim Flanagan0.001042
ILB Canute Curtis0.001040
DE Wayne Martin0.000113
DE Mark Smith0.000137

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Gary Jones31033
ILB Kanavis McGhee30033
S Darren Woodson22036
CB Stanley Richard20017
S Chance Baxter2005
OLB Takeo Spikes20020
CB Tony Darden20033
S Henry Jones1004
CB Ashley Ambrose10034
OLB Vincent Vega10018
DE N.D. Kalu10030
DT Derrick Ransom10020
OLB Bryan Jones1008
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Adrian Barber61045
CB Troy Vincent52045
ILB Canute Curtis50040
OLB John Mobley21138
S Keith Lyle21047
S Darren Perry20051
DE Mark Smith20037
S Damon Burgess20013
S Tony George11117
DE Wayne Martin10013
OLB Jamal Brooks10013
CB Tom Carter1008
CB Darryl Pounds10046

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jon Runyan23014043
Kendall Gammon11013021
Melvin Hayes11014049
Jerry Ostroski03014051
Bob Hallen03014041
Brandon Bertelsen02014039
Howard Griffith0104018
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Lennie Friedman37026036
Jeff Mitchell26029036
Blake Brockermeyer13031136
Roger Duffy1301404
David Sloan12127020
Rufus Hanshew12017132
Cecil Martin11014021
Tra Thomas03025036
Maxwell Fisher010700

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Kevin Alexander120
R-Kal De Poyster118
Howard Griffith117
Barret Robbins16
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Karsten Bailey321
Jeremy Willie318
Tony Simmons116

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Jones------27331171
Carl Pickens1145------1470
N.D. Kalu------2930867
Amani Toomer1139------1666
Jerry Ostroski1451---------65
Melvin Hayes1449---------63
Kevin Smith------2631562
Ashley Ambrose------2334461
Darren Woodson------2136360
Tony Darden------2433360
Stanley Richard------18172459
Brandon Bertelsen1439------659
Kevin Alexander633------2059
Jon Runyan1443---------57
Kanavis McGhee------2033356
Bob Hallen1441---------55
Timm Rosenbach1439---------53
Kendall Gammon1321------1650
Greg Spires------1827146
Stalin Colinet------2217645
Takeo Spikes------2020444
R-Kal De Poyster915------1842
Vincent Vega------2118342
Tyrus McCloud------10121941
Howard Griffith418------1739
Derrick Ransom------1320235
Ricky Williams523------735
Matt Finkes------1515434
Michael Timpson326---------29
Chance Baxter------851528
Bryan Jones------118221
Mark Campbell114------520
Henry Jones------114318
Barret Robbins012------618
Hugh Vauthier65------718
Brian Blades116---------17
John Gerak010------616
Chris Terry010------616
Mike Jones------001212
John Supernaw012---------12
Brad Edwards------4329
Michele Akers00------66
Dan Stryzinski00------66
Mike Schneck00------66
John Miller00------11
Orlando Sheehan00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Darren Perry------1451772
Lennie Friedman2636------971
Matthew Hatchette2234------1268
Blake Brockermeyer3136---------67
David Sloan2720------2067
Kurt Warner3136---------67
Darryl Pounds------1446565
Jeff Mitchell2936---------65
Keith Lyle------1447263
Tony Simmons2026------1662
Troy Vincent------1445261
Tra Thomas2536---------61
Bryant Young------1046460
Karsten Bailey1820------2159
Jim Flanagan------1342257
Canute Curtis------1440256
Adrian Barber------945256
John Mobley------1238252
Rufus Hanshew1732---------49
Mark Smith------937248
Warrick Dunn1825------144
Fernando Smith------1131143
Harold Shaw57------2436
Jamal Brooks------2132035
Cecil Martin1421---------35
Jeremy Willie86------1832
Tony George------1171129
Roger Duffy144------927
Mel McCarthy42------2127
Emarlos Leroy------818127
Damon Burgess------1131226
Sean Dawkins1113---------24
Wayne Martin------413623
Maxwell Fisher70------916
Tom Carter------08715
Grey Ruegamer60------915
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala86---------14
David Akers00------1212
William Wallace------34411
Howard Hendree------06410
Troy Sadowski00------99
Brad Maynard00------55
Frankie Thorp00------44
Melvin Bradley------1124
Phil Mickelson00---------0
Terry Hopkins00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3155.0
Middle10141.4
Right111.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6284.7
Middle14372.6
Right10565.6
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Timm Rosenbach39263204532
John Supernaw1251022210
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kurt Warner34225323300

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)25201465.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)126615.1
Long (19+ Yds)6000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44174.3
Short (0-8 Yds)21131316.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)53367.2
Long (19+ Yds)425614.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Carl Pickens117070245
WR Amani Toomer119096139
WR Kevin Alexander94219033
WR Michael Timpson7203026
WR Brian Blades43031016
FB Howard Griffith2207018
TE Kendall Gammon2103021
RB R-Kal De Poyster21022115
RB Ricky Williams2106023
TE Mark Campbell110-1014
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Matthew Hatchette116190334
TE David Sloan43018020
WR Tony Simmons43049126
FB Cecil Martin4308021
WR Karsten Bailey42111020
RB Warrick Dunn31036125
TE Jeremy Willie3301706
WR Sean Dawkins11011013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
R-Kal De Poyster242.002.78
Ricky Williams111.001.00
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Warrick Dunn382.674.24
Harold Shaw155.007.75
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala111.002.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Timm Rosenbach86172.135.26
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kurt Warner63172.837.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kevin Alexander3141.332.11
WR Carl Pickens2200.006.36
WR Amani Toomer1188.008.73
RB Ricky Williams1166.003.00
TE Mark Campbell11-1-1.00-1.00
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Matthew Hatchette2000.008.18
TE David Sloan1000.004.50
TE Jeremy Willie11-1-1.005.67
WR Tony Simmons111414.0012.25
WR Karsten Bailey1144.002.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
R-Kal De Poyster20
CincinnatiRushesConversions
Harold Shaw21

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Timm Rosenbach973
John Supernaw311
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Kurt Warner1163

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Amani Toomer432
WR Michael Timpson310
WR Carl Pickens321
WR Kevin Alexander110
RB Ricky Williams111
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR Matthew Hatchette642
RB Warrick Dunn200
WR Karsten Bailey210
WR Sean Dawkins111

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,900 (19,000)
End Zone9,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine6,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats10,000 (12,100)
Club Seats6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes9,500 (9,900)