Week 17, 2023

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	6	7	7	-	34
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	9	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 PIT - Will Fuller 23 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
1Q: 03:33 PIT - Mackenzie Welch 2 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 13:09 PIT - Deron Singleton 23 field goal
2Q: 01:19 PIT - Deron Singleton 48 field goal
3Q: 15:00 CIN - Elias Shipp 87 kickoff return (Pat McAfee extra point failed)
3Q: 08:44 PIT - Allen Garrison 4 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
3Q: 02:52 CIN - Pat McAfee 32 field goal
4Q: 01:45 PIT - James Conner 12 run (Deron Singleton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 PIT - Will Fuller 23 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
1Q: 03:33 PIT - Mackenzie Welch 2 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
2Q: 13:09 PIT - Deron Singleton 23 field goal
2Q: 01:19 PIT - Deron Singleton 48 field goal
3Q: 15:00 CIN - Elias Shipp 87 kickoff return (Pat McAfee extra point failed)
3Q: 08:44 PIT - Allen Garrison 4 pass from Clayton Thorson (Deron Singleton extra point)
3Q: 02:52 CIN - Pat McAfee 32 field goal
4Q: 01:45 PIT - James Conner 12 run (Deron Singleton extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 8-8 2-14
First Downs 21 10
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 12 5
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 379 160
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 5.41 2.91
Net Rushing Yards 110 60
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 3.44 3.53
Net Passing Yards 269 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 38 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.08 2.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/30 9/87
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 7/223
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 37:25 22:35

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	8-8	2-14
First Downs	21	10
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	12	5
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	379	160
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	5.41	2.91
Net Rushing Yards	110	60
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	3.44	3.53
Net Passing Yards	269	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	38 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.08	2.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/30	9/87
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	7/223
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	37:25	22:35

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	11:37	1:56	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
1	7:24	4:00	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	1:57	3:56	OWN 23	7	71	Field Goal
2	9:54	1:15	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
2	6:37	2:00	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	3:37	2:26	OWN 39	6	30	Field Goal
3	14:43	6:08	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	4:20	0:40	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
3	2:47	0:58	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	1:49	2:19	OPP 27	5	6	Missed FG
4	10:34	5:28	OWN 5	8	26	Punt
4	4:15	2:01	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	1:52	0:14	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 1	1	5	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	2:03	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
1	9:41	2:17	OWN 28	5	10	Punt
1	3:24	1:27	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	13:01	3:07	OWN 15	5	8	Punt
2	8:39	2:02	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	4:37	1:00	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 22	2	8	Half
3	8:35	4:15	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
3	3:40	0:53	OPP 18	3	3	Field Goal
4	14:30	3:56	OWN 28	7	20	Punt
4	5:06	0:51	OWN 43	5	20	Downs
4	2:14	0:22	OWN 17	4	0	Downs
4	1:38	0:56	OWN 39	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Clayton Thorson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB James Conner	17	45	2.65	14	2	1
RB Butch Esslinger	12	26	2.17	10	1	0
QB Clayton Thorson	3	39	13.00	33	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devante Shelton	13	44	3.38	11	1
QB Drew Lock	2	6	3.00	4	0
RB Josue Duffy	1	3	3.00	3	0
WR Elias Shipp	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clayton Thorson	36	26	280	2/11	3	36	1	110.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	38	16	100	0/0	0	14	0	49.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Fuller	6	9	67	11.17	40	33	1
WR Josiah Castellano	5	7	79	15.80	41	35	0
TE Allen Garrison	4	5	21	5.25	3	7	1
WR Mackenzie Welch	3	5	30	10.00	0	16	1
RB James Conner	2	2	36	18.00	38	36	0
TE Joe Gargac	2	3	20	10.00	11	15	0
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
FB Mitch Spencer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Malachi Cybulski	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Butch Esslinger	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyler Lockett	5	8	44	8.80	14	14
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	10	22	5.50	2	11
TE Evan Engram	4	5	13	3.25	2	6
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Devante Shelton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Chris Springer	1	1	12	12.00	3	12
WR Antonio Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Elias Shipp	0	9	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB A. J. Bouye	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Kaleb McGary	0	1	2	0
CB Corn Elder	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
WR Antonio Brown	2	0
TE Evan Engram	1	0
DT Terrell Johnson	0	1
WR Elias Shipp	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Bailey	6	263	43.8	35.0	49	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	9	404	44.9	37.2	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deron Singleton	2/3	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Sinclair	5	49	9.8	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio Brown	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Shipp	7	223	31.9	1

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Takkarist McKinley	5	1	0.0	15	20
CB Corn Elder	4	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Devin Bush	4	1	0.0	16	37
ILB Reggie Ragland	3	2	0.0	5	17
ILB Reuben Foster	3	2	0.0	8	6
S Gustavo Figueroa	3	0	0.0	13	9
DE Josh Sweat	2	1	0.0	12	21
CB Christian Thompson	2	0	0.0	3	20
S Norm Witt	2	0	0.0	6	29
DT Vita Vea	1	3	0.0	16	29
CB Amari Coffey	1	1	0.0	5	23
ILB Bud Dupree	1	1	0.0	14	9
OLB Rod Mirer	1	1	0.0	4	15
DE Jacob Eckman	1	1	0.0	15	38
WR Will Fuller	1	0	---	---	---
S Kenny Dunlap	1	0	0.0	15	38
CB Cyrus Jones	0	2	0.0	15	29

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Patton	9	4	0.0	32	38
ILB Bo McQuilken	5	3	0.0	25	25
OLB Harris Glover	5	1	0.0	31	36
ILB Kevin Scobee	5	1	0.0	23	23
DE Quinnen Williams	3	1	1.0	30	36
DT Terrell Johnson	3	1	1.0	13	25
OLB Ramon Horner	3	1	0.0	14	24
S Charlie Giles	3	1	0.0	25	22
S Marcus Peters	3	0	0.0	29	36
DT Greg Gaines	3	0	0.0	20	15
S Darnell Savage	3	0	0.0	6	14
DE Carson Clinton	3	0	0.0	24	19
CB Caiden Roberts	2	1	0.0	18	28
CB A. J. Bouye	1	1	0.0	8	14
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	0.0	9	19
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Justin Simmons	1	0	0.0	15	10
DE Seth Sunderland	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Irving Giacalone	0	1	0.0	20	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marcus Cusano	1	1	16
ILB Bud Dupree	0	1	9
DT Vita Vea	0	1	29
DE Jacob Eckman	0	1	38

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Quinnen Williams	1.0	1	36
DT Terrell Johnson	1.0	0	25
OLB Harris Glover	0.0	1	36
OLB Ramon Horner	0.0	1	24
DE Carson Clinton	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Reggie Ragland	3	2	17
CB Corn Elder	3	0	37
OLB Devin Bush	3	0	37
S Norm Witt	2	0	29
S Kenny Dunlap	1	1	38
CB Christian Thompson	1	0	20
CB Amari Coffey	1	0	23
ILB Reuben Foster	1	0	6
DE Jacob Eckman	1	0	38
CB Cyrus Jones	0	3	29

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Peters	4	0	0	36
OLB Harris Glover	4	0	0	36
OLB Ramon Horner	3	1	0	24
S Scott Patton	3	0	0	38
S Charlie Giles	3	0	0	22
S Darnell Savage	2	0	0	14
CB Caiden Roberts	2	0	0	28
CB A. J. Bouye	1	0	1	14
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0	12
CB Justin Simmons	1	0	0	10
ILB Bo McQuilken	1	0	0	25
DE Seth Sunderland	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Sean Bernstein	4	6	32	1	38
T Trey Pipkins	2	6	32	0	38
C Bernard Candelaria	1	9	32	0	38
TE Allen Garrison	1	1	32	0	32
T Kaleb McGary	0	5	32	1	38
G Paul Kinney	0	2	32	0	38

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	2	17	38
G Amini Silatolu�	1	4	17	38
G Jermaine Simon	1	4	17	38
T Taylor Decker	1	1	17	38
TE Evan Engram	1	1	17	37
FB Chris Springer	1	1	7	7
T Ted Aikens	0	2	17	38

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb McGary	4	16
Bernard Candelaria	3	13
Malachi Cybulski	1	28
Bud Dupree	1	25
Mackenzie Welch	1	9

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Brown	4	26
Ramon Horner	1	27
Sherman Stephens	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Kaleb McGary	32	38	---	---	16	86
C Bernard Candelaria	32	38	---	---	13	83
T Trey Pipkins	32	38	---	---	9	79
C Sean Bernstein	32	38	---	---	9	79
G Paul Kinney	32	38	---	---	9	79
QB Clayton Thorson	32	38	---	---	---	70
WR Will Fuller	27	38	---	---	1	66
TE Allen Garrison	32	32	---	---	1	65
RB James Conner	19	26	---	---	13	58
S Kenny Dunlap	---	---	15	38	3	56
CB Corn Elder	---	---	15	37	4	56
TE Malachi Cybulski	10	18	---	---	28	56
OLB Devin Bush	---	---	16	37	1	54
DE Jacob Eckman	---	---	15	38	1	54
WR Josiah Castellano	27	27	---	---	---	54
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	15	29	9	53
RB Butch Esslinger	12	11	---	---	28	51
ILB Bud Dupree	---	---	14	9	25	48
DT Vita Vea	---	---	16	29	---	45
CB Christian Thompson	---	---	3	20	20	43
WR Mackenzie Welch	14	16	---	---	9	39
S Gustavo Figueroa	---	---	13	9	17	39
S Norm Witt	---	---	6	29	1	36
DT Takkarist McKinley	---	---	15	20	---	35
DE Josh Sweat	---	---	12	21	---	33
DE Marcus Cusano	---	---	7	16	10	33
OLB Rod Mirer	---	---	4	15	13	32
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	5	23	1	29
WR Ace Sanders	1	5	---	---	22	28
DE Frankie Doyle	---	---	2	16	10	28
FB Mitch Spencer	13	14	---	---	---	27
ILB Reggie Ragland	---	---	5	17	---	22
ILB Reuben Foster	---	---	8	6	---	14
K Deron Singleton	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Joe Gargac	5	3	---	---	2	10
DE Paul Eickholt	---	---	0	9	1	10
P Jake Bailey	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Otis Jacobs	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Patrick Sinclair	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Rufus Mayhew	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Jared Farr	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Eric Wood	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marquis Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Daquan Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marlon Holm	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eddie Schottenheimer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Scott Patton	---	---	32	38	3	73
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	31	36	4	71
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	30	36	3	69
S Marcus Peters	---	---	29	36	2	67
G Amini Silatolu�	17	38	---	---	10	65
OLB Ramon Horner	---	---	14	24	27	65
T Ted Aikens	17	38	---	---	10	65
ILB Bo McQuilken	---	---	25	25	13	63
RB Devante Shelton	16	24	---	---	20	60
WR Elias Shipp	16	36	---	---	7	59
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	17	38	---	---	---	55
T Taylor Decker	17	38	---	---	---	55
QB Drew Lock	17	38	---	---	---	55
G Jermaine Simon	17	38	---	---	---	55
TE Evan Engram	17	37	---	---	---	54
WR Tyler Lockett	14	34	---	---	2	50
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	23	23	3	49
S Charlie Giles	---	---	25	22	---	47
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	18	28	1	47
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	13	25	7	45
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	24	19	---	43
WR Kelvin Benjamin	4	27	---	---	10	41
S Darnell Savage	---	---	6	14	19	39
WR Antonio Brown	4	8	---	---	26	38
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	20	15	2	37
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	5	12	19	36
DE Irving Giacalone	---	---	20	16	---	36
TE Mark Dvoracek	6	3	---	---	26	35
CB Justin Simmons	---	---	15	10	8	33
DE Marcell Dareus	---	---	9	19	3	31
FB Chris Springer	7	7	---	---	17	31
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	8	14	---	22
RB Josue Duffy	1	14	---	---	---	15
WR Andy Heath	0	0	---	---	14	14
T Jamie Jones	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Dustin Stanton	---	---	3	2	7	12
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Isaiah Wynn	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Chris Davison	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Monty Dunlap	---	---	1	2	---	3
DE Seth Sunderland	---	---	1	2	---	3
TE Gustavo Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Gene Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Bucky Harbin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	12	1.5
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clayton Thorson	36	26	5	2	2	1	4	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	38	16	0	3	8	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	91	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	33	16	100	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Fuller	9	6	2	67	2	38
WR Josiah Castellano	7	5	0	79	2	27
WR Mackenzie Welch	5	3	0	30	0	16
TE Allen Garrison	5	4	0	21	0	32
TE Joe Gargac	3	2	0	20	0	3
FB Mitch Spencer	2	1	0	6	0	14
RB James Conner	2	2	0	36	1	26
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	0	5	0	5
TE Malachi Cybulski	1	1	0	13	0	18
RB Butch Esslinger	1	1	0	3	0	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	10	4	3	22	27
WR Elias Shipp	9	0	1	0	36
WR Tyler Lockett	8	5	2	44	34
TE Evan Engram	5	4	1	13	37
TE Mark Dvoracek	3	1	1	8	3
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	0	0	8
RB Devante Shelton	1	1	0	1	24
FB Chris Springer	1	1	0	12	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James Conner	6	16	2.67	2.65
RB Butch Esslinger	4	11	2.75	2.17

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clayton Thorson	3	2	6	2.00	7.78

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	3	1	3	1.00	2.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Fuller	1	0	0	0.00	7.44
WR Mackenzie Welch	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
TE Allen Garrison	1	1	4	4.00	4.20

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elias Shipp	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	3	3.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Butch Esslinger	3	2
RB James Conner	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devante Shelton	2	2
QB Drew Lock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clayton Thorson	11	8	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	11	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josiah Castellano	3	2	2
WR Will Fuller	2	2	1
WR Mackenzie Welch	2	2	2
WR Ace Sanders	1	1	0
FB Mitch Spencer	1	0	0
RB James Conner	1	1	0
TE Allen Garrison	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
WR Elias Shipp	6	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0
WR Tyler Lockett	2	1
TE Evan Engram	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,600 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (13,600)
End Zone 9,600 (9,800)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,600 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (13,600)
End Zone	9,600 (9,800)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)