Week 9, 2023

played in Cleveland, OH

41 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	3	8	-	21
Cleveland Browns	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 CLE - Damien Harris 1 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 03:06 PIT - Deron Singleton 20 field goal
2Q: 10:30 PIT - James Conner 17 run (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 05:14 CLE - Damien Harris 10 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 02:25 PIT - Deron Singleton 37 field goal
4Q: 02:54 PIT - Allen Garrison 32 pass from Clayton Thorson (Clayton Thorson pass to Mackenzie Welch for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:56 CLE - Damien Harris 1 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 03:06 PIT - Deron Singleton 20 field goal
2Q: 10:30 PIT - James Conner 17 run (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 05:14 CLE - Damien Harris 10 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 02:25 PIT - Deron Singleton 37 field goal
4Q: 02:54 PIT - Allen Garrison 32 pass from Clayton Thorson (Clayton Thorson pass to Mackenzie Welch for conversion)

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 6-3 6-3
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 6 14
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 367 343
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 5.92 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 76 181
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 2.38 6.24
Net Passing Yards 291 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 0 28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 302 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 9.70 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:47 29:13

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	6-3	6-3
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	6	14
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	367	343
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	5.92	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	76	181
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	2.38	6.24
Net Passing Yards	291	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 0	28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	302	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	9.70	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:47	29:13

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:48	6:49	OWN 25	14	72	Field Goal
2	13:14	3:00	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	5:04	1:46	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 26	4	29	Half
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 29	6	32	Punt
3	7:24	5:04	OWN 22	9	58	Field Goal
4	13:29	5:34	OWN 15	10	34	Punt
4	5:33	2:52	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 22	1	-2	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:12	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	2:59	4:45	OWN 23	10	67	Interception
2	10:14	5:10	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	3:18	2:24	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	10:48	3:24	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	2:20	3:51	OWN 25	7	23	Punt
4	7:55	2:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:41	2:16	OWN 41	9	37	Downs

Game MVP: Clayton Thorson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Butch Esslinger	15	32	2.13	17	2	0
RB James Conner	13	36	2.77	17	2	1
QB Clayton Thorson	4	8	2.00	5	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Damien Harris	23	137	5.96	28	4	2
RB Vincent Allen	4	21	5.25	14	2	0
QB Derek Carr	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
RB Andy Walters	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clayton Thorson	28	23	302	2/11	1	32	0	123.5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	28	19	179	2/17	0	27	1	70.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Allen Garrison	6	7	77	12.83	32	32	1
WR Josiah Castellano	5	7	71	14.20	43	27	0
WR Will Fuller	3	4	67	22.33	22	29	0
RB James Conner	3	4	32	10.67	0	13	0
TE Malachi Cybulski	2	2	32	16.00	0	21	0
WR Mackenzie Welch	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
RB Butch Esslinger	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Deebo Samuel	6	8	54	9.00	19	27
WR Steve Stokes	5	5	54	10.80	24	14
WR Kaden Fields	4	5	32	8.00	4	15
TE Josh Oliver	1	1	11	11.00	3	11
RB Spencer Pimentel	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Vincent Allen	1	3	17	17.00	7	17
WR Glen Holiday	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Damien Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Donnie Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Devin Bush	1	27	27.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Bailey	3	140	46.7	34.3	51	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	4	160	40.0	36.8	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deron Singleton	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Sinclair	2	13	6.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Stemke	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Esslinger	1	18	18.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Frederick	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Devin Bush	8	4	0.0	28	27
ILB Reggie Ragland	7	1	0.0	18	17
CB Cyrus Jones	7	1	0.0	28	24
DT Takkarist McKinley	5	2	0.0	27	23
DE Jacob Eckman	4	1	1.0	27	29
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	2	0.0	29	30
ILB Bud Dupree	3	0	0.0	11	12
CB Corn Elder	2	1	0.0	27	26
S Norm Witt	2	1	0.0	18	15
DE Josh Sweat	2	0	0.0	26	23
DE Frankie Doyle	1	0	1.0	2	5
DT Vita Vea	1	2	0.0	29	26
S Kenny Dunlap	1	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Reuben Foster	1	0	0.0	9	6
OLB Jared Farr	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Christian Thompson	0	1	0.0	16	16

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gino Davis	7	0	0.0	31	27
ILB Nick Vigil	6	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Morris Hopper	5	1	0.0	32	23
S Courtney Smith	5	1	0.0	30	21
ILB Maurice Zorn	5	0	0.0	18	9
DT Toby Jorgenson	3	0	1.0	18	17
CB Jon Franco	3	2	0.0	26	19
CB Raul Wischer	3	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Jim Horner	3	0	0.0	27	18
DT Malik McDowell	2	1	0.0	14	13
CB Trayvon Mullen	2	1	0.0	13	20
S Tyrann Mathieu	2	0	0.0	3	12
DE Geoff Holcomb	2	0	0.0	20	13
CB Zachery Stemke	2	0	0.0	28	16
DE Stephon Tuitt	1	0	1.0	9	13
DT Roger Ritt	1	1	0.0	26	17
RB Damien Harris	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Miles Duffy	1	0	0.0	2	12
DE Myron Moore	1	0	0.0	13	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Eckman	1.0	1	0	29
DE Frankie Doyle	1.0	0	0	5
DT Vita Vea	0.0	1	1	26
DE Josh Sweat	0.0	1	0	23

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Toby Jorgenson	1.0	1	1	17
DE Stephon Tuitt	1.0	0	0	13
DE Myron Moore	0.0	1	2	17
DT Roger Ritt	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Devin Bush	3	0	1	27
ILB Reggie Ragland	3	0	0	17
CB Corn Elder	2	2	0	26
ILB Bud Dupree	2	0	0	12
CB Cyrus Jones	2	0	0	24
S Jaquiski Tartt	1	0	0	30
DT Takkarist McKinley	1	0	0	23
ILB Reuben Foster	1	0	0	6
DE Josh Sweat	1	0	0	23
S Norm Witt	1	0	0	15
DE Jacob Eckman	1	0	0	29
OLB Jared Farr	1	0	0	3

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Courtney Smith	3	1	21
CB Raul Wischer	3	0	17
OLB Morris Hopper	3	0	23
CB Jon Franco	3	0	19
S Gino Davis	2	0	27
CB Trayvon Mullen	2	0	20
S Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	12
ILB Nick Vigil	1	0	26
DT Toby Jorgenson	1	0	17
OLB Miles Duffy	1	0	12
CB Zachery Stemke	1	0	16
ILB Maurice Zorn	1	0	9
DE Myron Moore	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bernard Candelaria	5	11	32	0	30
T Kaleb McGary	2	4	32	0	30
G Paul Kinney	1	5	32	1	30
G Marquis Ellard	0	5	32	0	29
T Trey Pipkins	0	2	32	1	30
FB Mitch Spencer	0	1	9	0	8

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Phil Haynes	5	8	29	1	30
G Quenton Nelson	5	7	29	0	30
T Kolton Miller	2	5	29	1	30
C Allen Franklin	2	4	29	0	30
T Donald Stephenson	1	2	29	0	30
TE Lester Carter	0	1	4	0	3
TE Donnie Lyle	0	1	24	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb McGary	2	10
Bernard Candelaria	1	8
Paul Kinney	1	5

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Zachery Stemke	1	11
Malik McDowell	1	9
Deebo Samuel	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Kaleb McGary	32	30	---	---	10	72
C Bernard Candelaria	32	30	---	---	8	70
T Trey Pipkins	32	30	---	---	5	67
G Paul Kinney	32	30	---	---	5	67
G Marquis Ellard	32	29	---	---	5	66
QB Clayton Thorson	32	30	---	---	---	62
TE Allen Garrison	30	29	---	---	3	62
S Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	29	30	1	60
WR Will Fuller	28	30	---	---	2	60
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	28	24	4	56
CB Corn Elder	---	---	27	26	3	56
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	27	29	---	56
DT Vita Vea	---	---	29	26	---	55
OLB Devin Bush	---	---	28	27	---	55
WR Josiah Castellano	28	26	---	---	---	54
DT Takkarist McKinley	---	---	27	23	---	50
DE Josh Sweat	---	---	26	23	---	49
RB James Conner	16	20	---	---	10	46
CB Christian Thompson	---	---	16	16	12	44
TE Malachi Cybulski	12	13	---	---	17	42
ILB Bud Dupree	---	---	11	12	15	38
RB Butch Esslinger	15	6	---	---	17	38
S Kenny Dunlap	---	---	11	15	11	37
WR Mackenzie Welch	17	13	---	---	6	36
ILB Reggie Ragland	---	---	18	17	---	35
S Norm Witt	---	---	18	15	---	33
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	6	15	---	21
WR Ace Sanders	1	4	---	---	14	19
FB Mitch Spencer	9	8	---	---	---	17
OLB Rod Mirer	---	---	2	7	7	16
ILB Reuben Foster	---	---	9	6	---	15
DE Marcus Cusano	---	---	4	7	4	15
DE Frankie Doyle	---	---	2	5	4	11
K Deron Singleton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jake Bailey	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Otis Jacobs	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Joe Gargac	4	1	---	---	---	5
DE Paul Eickholt	---	---	0	4	---	4
OLB Jared Farr	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Patrick Sinclair	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Rufus Mayhew	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Eric Wood	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Sean Bernstein	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Daquan Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marlon Holm	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eddie Schottenheimer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gino Davis	---	---	31	27	12	70
ILB Nick Vigil	---	---	30	26	9	65
WR Deebo Samuel	28	28	---	---	8	64
T Donald Stephenson	29	30	---	---	4	63
G Quenton Nelson	29	30	---	---	4	63
T Kolton Miller	29	30	---	---	4	63
G Phil Haynes	29	30	---	---	4	63
C Allen Franklin	29	30	---	---	---	59
QB Derek Carr	29	30	---	---	---	59
OLB Morris Hopper	---	---	32	23	2	57
CB Zachery Stemke	---	---	28	16	11	55
S Courtney Smith	---	---	30	21	2	53
TE Donnie Lyle	24	28	---	---	---	52
RB Damien Harris	24	25	---	---	1	50
CB Jon Franco	---	---	26	19	2	47
WR Steve Stokes	25	21	---	---	---	46
OLB Jim Horner	---	---	27	18	1	46
CB Trayvon Mullen	---	---	13	20	12	45
DT Roger Ritt	---	---	26	17	1	44
DT Toby Jorgenson	---	---	18	17	3	38
TE Josh Oliver	9	13	---	---	15	37
DT Malik McDowell	---	---	14	13	9	36
WR Kaden Fields	20	15	---	---	1	36
DE Geoff Holcomb	---	---	20	13	1	34
CB Raul Wischer	---	---	11	17	4	32
DE Myron Moore	---	---	13	17	1	31
OLB Miles Duffy	---	---	2	12	16	30
ILB Maurice Zorn	---	---	18	9	1	28
DE Stephon Tuitt	---	---	9	13	4	26
WR Glen Holiday	5	7	---	---	10	22
RB Vincent Allen	5	8	---	---	8	21
CB Pete Frederick	---	---	1	12	6	19
RB Spencer Pimentel	0	2	---	---	15	17
S Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	3	12	1	16
DE Phillip Samsel	---	---	0	8	---	8
TE Lester Carter	4	3	---	---	---	7
RB Andy Walters	1	0	---	---	4	5
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Ronnie Brewer	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Mitchell Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Logan Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mason Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Nate Noccolino	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Korey Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oliver Dimick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	26	58	2.2
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	14	90	6.4
Right	9	70	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clayton Thorson	28	23	5	0	1	1	3	3	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	28	19	1	0	3	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	75	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	86	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	91	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	50	16.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	81	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Allen Garrison	7	6	0	77	1	29
WR Josiah Castellano	7	5	0	71	1	26
WR Will Fuller	4	3	1	67	2	30
RB James Conner	4	3	0	32	0	20
TE Malachi Cybulski	2	2	0	32	1	13
WR Mackenzie Welch	2	2	0	11	0	13
RB Butch Esslinger	2	2	0	12	0	6

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deebo Samuel	8	6	1	54	1	28
WR Steve Stokes	5	5	0	54	0	21
WR Kaden Fields	5	4	0	32	0	15
RB Vincent Allen	3	1	0	17	0	8
RB Spencer Pimentel	2	1	1	8	0	2
WR Glen Holiday	2	1	1	3	0	7
RB Damien Harris	1	0	0	0	0	25
TE Josh Oliver	1	1	0	11	0	13
TE Donnie Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James Conner	2	31	15.50	2.77
RB Butch Esslinger	2	2	1.00	2.13

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Damien Harris	5	29	5.80	5.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clayton Thorson	1	0	0	0.00	10.79

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	7	2	10	1.43	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB James Conner	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deebo Samuel	2	1	6	3.00	6.75
WR Kaden Fields	2	1	4	2.00	6.40
RB Damien Harris	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Donnie Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Glen Holiday	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Butch Esslinger	2	2
QB Clayton Thorson	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Damien Harris	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clayton Thorson	10	8	7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josiah Castellano	4	4	4
TE Allen Garrison	3	2	1
WR Will Fuller	1	1	1
RB James Conner	1	0	0
TE Malachi Cybulski	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deebo Samuel	3	2	2
WR Steve Stokes	2	2	2
TE Josh Oliver	1	1	0
WR Kaden Fields	1	1	0
RB Vincent Allen	1	1	1
WR Glen Holiday	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,700 (80,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (24,500)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,700 (80,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (24,500)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)