Week 1, 2040

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	14	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:22 PIT - Junior Perry 23 pass from Dustin Lang (Geoff Calder extra point)
2Q: 05:54 CIN - Rick Peters 4 run (Derrick Wellman extra point)
4Q: 10:01 PIT - Aidan Neuman 72 interception return (Geoff Calder extra point)
4Q: 01:12 CIN - Rome Odunze 2 pass from Juan Pape (Derrick Wellman extra point)
4Q: 00:25 PIT - Ray Renfro III 51 pass from Dustin Lang (Geoff Calder extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:22 PIT - Junior Perry 23 pass from Dustin Lang (Geoff Calder extra point)
2Q: 05:54 CIN - Rick Peters 4 run (Derrick Wellman extra point)
4Q: 10:01 PIT - Aidan Neuman 72 interception return (Geoff Calder extra point)
4Q: 01:12 CIN - Rome Odunze 2 pass from Juan Pape (Derrick Wellman extra point)
4Q: 00:25 PIT - Ray Renfro III 51 pass from Dustin Lang (Geoff Calder extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 26
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 340 486
- Offensive Plays 62 73
- Yards per Play 5.48 6.66
Net Rushing Yards 103 194
- Rushing Attempts 25 37
- Yards per Rush 4.12 5.24
Net Passing Yards 237 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 238 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.41 8.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/19
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 2/72 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:40 32:20

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	26
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	340	486
- Offensive Plays	62	73
- Yards per Play	5.48	6.66
Net Rushing Yards	103	194
- Rushing Attempts	25	37
- Yards per Rush	4.12	5.24
Net Passing Yards	237	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	238	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.41	8.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/19
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	2/72	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:40	32:20

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:53	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	9:40	2:17	OWN 31	4	22	Punt
1	4:54	4:47	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	12:56	5:00	OWN 7	12	57	Punt
2	5:45	2:46	OWN 26	5	34	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	9:13	2:54	OWN 26	7	35	Punt
3	1:56	1:14	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	12:20	0:43	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	8:22	2:56	OWN 12	4	20	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
1	11:29	1:49	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
1	7:23	2:29	OWN 10	4	24	Punt
1	0:07	2:11	OWN 25	6	68	Fumble
2	7:56	2:11	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	2:59	2:27	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
3	12:42	3:29	OWN 32	7	41	Interception
3	6:19	4:23	OWN 20	8	45	Missed FG
3	0:42	3:22	OWN 16	6	17	Punt
4	11:37	1:49	OWN 25	5	39	Interception
4	9:48	1:26	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	5:26	4:22	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dustin Lang, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Harrison Newman	13	69	5.31	17	2
RB Sergio Colburn	6	27	4.50	10	1
QB Dustin Lang	5	4	0.80	3	0
RB Donny Tynik	1	3	3.00	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rick Peters	17	90	5.29	18	4	1
RB Will Shipley	12	42	3.50	13	2	0
QB Juan Pape	8	62	7.75	16	3	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Lang	36	21	238	1/1	2	51	0	96.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Pape	33	19	305	3/13	1	36	2	73.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Perry	4	7	34	8.50	8	23	1
WR Isaiah Giorgi	3	6	23	7.67	2	12	0
TE Horace Zepeda	3	4	24	8.00	15	16	0
WR Ray Renfro III	3	5	86	28.67	67	51	1
RB Sergio Colburn	2	3	23	11.50	16	19	0
TE Bernard Wayne	2	3	21	10.50	0	14	0
FB Gerald Mirer	2	3	16	8.00	3	12	0
TE Hardy Rasby	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Harrison Newman	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Donny Tynik	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rome Odunze	7	14	94	13.43	54	25	1
WR Dan Kelley	7	11	164	23.43	97	36	0
WR Camden Franz	5	7	47	9.40	15	18	0
WR Bernie Brock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Craig Coleman	1	0	0.00	0
CB Aidan Neuman	1	72	72.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
S Cole Bishop	1	0
DE Vinny Costello	0	1
CB Vernon Stephens	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Juan Pape	2	0	0	0
C Mickey Dodge	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vernon Bates	9	400	44.4	34.4	64	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Schneider	6	269	44.8	34.5	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Geoff Calder	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Wellman	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Newman	2	22	11.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Peters	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Wolf	2	45	22.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deon Moorman	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cole Bishop	13	3	0.0	37	36
CB Vernon Stephens	8	0	0.0	36	32
OLB Donte Jarrell	6	1	0.0	30	32
CB Angel Royer	4	2	0.0	29	22
S Rico Wolf	4	1	0.0	14	18
DE Vinny Costello	3	0	2.0	35	32
DE Philip Armstrong	3	0	1.0	15	19
ILB Brendan Lydon	3	4	0.0	27	25
CB Aidan Neuman	3	2	0.0	35	31
CB Craig Coleman	2	1	0.0	9	16
DT Ernie Griffin	2	1	0.0	21	21
DE Matt Showalter	2	0	0.0	24	21
DT Quentin Kramer	1	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Earnest Politopoulos	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Moe Massicott	1	0	0.0	5	3

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tanner Paz	10	2	0.0	22	32
OLB Les Sherman	7	0	0.0	25	37
S Pedro Campo	4	1	0.0	22	31
CB Deon Moorman	3	2	0.0	25	37
CB Fred Hill	3	1	0.0	15	19
CB Kevin Kormelink	3	0	0.0	15	22
CB Amos Henry	3	0	0.0	15	27
DT Zane Bannister	2	2	1.0	15	17
ILB Kennedy Tanner	2	1	0.0	12	24
DE Greg Douglas	2	0	0.0	23	34
S Damien Hastings	1	1	0.0	22	27
DE Tony Kelly	1	0	0.0	11	19
WR Rome Odunze	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ralph Winters	1	0	0.0	9	9
DT Dave Newman	1	0	0.0	8	11
ILB Gabe Yarmak	0	1	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Costello	2.0	0	1	1	32
DE Philip Armstrong	1.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Donte Jarrell	0.0	0	1	0	32

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Zane Bannister	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Les Sherman	0.0	1	0	37
DE Ralph Winters	0.0	0	1	9
S Pedro Campo	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cole Bishop	7	0	0	36
CB Angel Royer	4	0	0	22
CB Vernon Stephens	3	0	0	32
CB Craig Coleman	1	1	1	16
CB Aidan Neuman	1	0	1	31
S Rico Wolf	1	0	0	18
OLB Donte Jarrell	1	0	0	32
OLB Moe Massicott	1	0	0	3
S Roosevelt Griffin	0	1	0	19
CB Wally Sticha	0	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Les Sherman	3	1	37
OLB Tanner Paz	3	0	32
CB Kevin Kormelink	3	0	22
CB Fred Hill	3	0	19
S Pedro Campo	2	0	31
CB Deon Moorman	1	1	37
DE Greg Douglas	1	1	34
DE Tony Kelly	1	0	19
ILB Kennedy Tanner	1	0	24
CB Amos Henry	1	0	27
S Damien Hastings	1	0	27
OLB Alexander Hartman	1	0	14
ILB Bobby Stokel	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Junior Kobeski	4	6	0	25	0	37
T Shane Malone	2	5	1	25	0	37
G Edgar Bell	2	4	0	25	0	37
C Grady Billig	1	2	0	25	1	37
G Benjamin Burnette	0	3	0	25	0	37

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T B.J. Dierdorf	5	10	37	1	36
T Tree Soto	3	5	37	0	36
G Cole Strange	2	7	37	0	36
C Mickey Dodge	1	5	37	0	36
G Ivan Theisen	0	2	37	1	36
TE Fernando Cassity	0	0	25	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Donte Jarrell	3	13
Sergio Colburn	1	15

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Moorman	2	21
Fernando Cassity	1	22
Tanner Paz	1	21

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Aidan Neuman	---	---	35	31	13	79
OLB Donte Jarrell	---	---	30	32	13	75
S Cole Bishop	---	---	37	36	1	74
T Junior Kobeski	25	37	---	---	9	71
G Benjamin Burnette	25	37	---	---	9	71
T Shane Malone	25	37	---	---	9	71
G Edgar Bell	25	37	---	---	9	71
CB Vernon Stephens	---	---	36	32	1	69
DE Vinny Costello	---	---	35	32	---	67
WR Isaiah Giorgi	22	34	---	---	7	63
WR Ray Renfro III	25	37	---	---	1	63
ILB Brendan Lydon	---	---	27	25	10	62
C Grady Billig	25	37	---	---	---	62
QB Dustin Lang	25	37	---	---	---	62
DT Deion Prior	---	---	30	25	1	56
CB Angel Royer	---	---	29	22	---	51
TE Horace Zepeda	16	29	---	---	2	47
DE Matt Showalter	---	---	24	21	1	46
S Rico Wolf	---	---	14	18	13	45
RB Harrison Newman	17	21	---	---	6	44
S Roosevelt Griffin	---	---	24	19	---	43
DT Ernie Griffin	---	---	21	21	---	42
TE Bernard Wayne	7	16	---	---	19	42
DE Philip Armstrong	---	---	15	19	7	41
CB Craig Coleman	---	---	9	16	13	38
RB Sergio Colburn	7	12	---	---	15	34
WR Junior Perry	13	19	---	---	---	32
DT Jonah Elliss	---	---	13	16	1	30
CB Wally Sticha	---	---	10	11	9	30
DT Quentin Kramer	---	---	10	12	6	28
OLB Earnest Politopoulos	---	---	2	3	21	26
FB Gerald Mirer	7	7	---	---	12	26
WR Jordan Kelley	3	2	---	---	10	15
WR Dustin Douglas	5	4	---	---	---	9
C John Leaf	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Vernon Bates	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Moe Massicott	---	---	5	3	---	8
TE Hardy Rasby	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Geoff Calder	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Ruben Wolfe	---	---	1	2	---	3
S Jeremy Starks	---	---	0	0	3	3
RB Donny Tynik	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Braxton Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jace Fenderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackson Powers-Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kwon Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Camden Franz	35	35	---	---	16	86
CB Deon Moorman	---	---	25	37	21	83
T Tree Soto	37	36	---	---	7	80
TE Fernando Cassity	25	30	---	---	22	77
OLB Tanner Paz	---	---	22	32	21	75
G Cole Strange	37	36	---	---	1	74
QB Juan Pape	37	36	---	---	1	74
OLB Les Sherman	---	---	25	37	12	74
C Mickey Dodge	37	36	---	---	---	73
G Ivan Theisen	37	36	---	---	---	73
T B.J. Dierdorf	37	36	---	---	---	73
WR Rome Odunze	32	35	---	---	6	73
WR Dan Kelley	37	34	---	---	---	71
RB Rick Peters	19	20	---	---	22	61
DE Greg Douglas	---	---	23	34	---	57
S Pedro Campo	---	---	22	31	---	53
CB Kevin Kormelink	---	---	15	22	15	52
S Damien Hastings	---	---	22	27	---	49
CB Fred Hill	---	---	15	19	15	49
CB Amos Henry	---	---	15	27	---	42
ILB Kennedy Tanner	---	---	12	24	---	36
WR Bernie Brock	16	16	---	---	---	32
DT Zane Bannister	---	---	15	17	---	32
ILB Bobby Stokel	---	---	8	12	12	32
DE Tony Kelly	---	---	11	19	---	30
DE Elias Brkich	---	---	9	17	---	26
TE Lonnie Weller	0	0	---	---	22	22
DT Brian Behan	---	---	2	9	9	20
ILB Gabe Yarmak	---	---	11	9	---	20
OLB Alexander Hartman	---	---	6	14	---	20
DT Dave Newman	---	---	8	11	---	19
DE Ralph Winters	---	---	9	9	---	18
RB Will Shipley	14	3	---	---	---	17
DE Brad Hutton	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Slater Zellers	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Roy Donohoe	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Neal Chapman	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Ike Pritchett	5	1	---	---	---	6
P Charles Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Bennett Groff	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Derrick Wellman	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR DeAndre Kramer	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Gabe Morehead	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Corey Cowsette	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Xavier Worthy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chase Yeater	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	20	96	4.8
Right	3	10	3.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	33	157	4.8
Right	2	24	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Lang	36	21	3	2	6	4	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Pape	33	19	7	3	3	3	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	29	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	110	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	218	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	21	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	66	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Perry	7	4	1	34	1	19
WR Isaiah Giorgi	6	3	1	23	0	34
WR Ray Renfro III	5	3	0	86	2	37
TE Horace Zepeda	4	3	1	24	0	29
RB Sergio Colburn	3	2	0	23	0	12
TE Bernard Wayne	3	2	0	21	0	16
RB Harrison Newman	3	1	1	6	0	21
FB Gerald Mirer	3	2	1	16	0	7
RB Donny Tynik	1	0	1	0	0	1
TE Hardy Rasby	1	1	0	5	0	3

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rome Odunze	14	7	1	94	2	35
WR Dan Kelley	11	7	2	164	5	34
WR Camden Franz	7	5	0	47	0	35
WR Bernie Brock	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rick Peters	2	15	7.50	5.29
QB Juan Pape	1	6	6.00	7.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Pape	5	3	16	3.20	9.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Camden Franz	2	2	14	7.00	6.71
WR Rome Odunze	2	1	2	1.00	6.71
WR Dan Kelley	1	0	0	0.00	14.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sergio Colburn	3	3
QB Dustin Lang	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Juan Pape	3	2
RB Will Shipley	2	2
RB Rick Peters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Lang	10	6	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Pape	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaiah Giorgi	2	2	1
WR Ray Renfro III	2	1	0
FB Gerald Mirer	2	1	0
WR Junior Perry	2	1	1
TE Horace Zepeda	1	0	0
RB Sergio Colburn	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rome Odunze	5	3	3
WR Dan Kelley	2	1	1
WR Camden Franz	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,500 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,800 (13,600)
End Zone 8,900 (9,800)
Mezzanine 5,100 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (8,600)
Club Seats 9,700 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,500 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,800 (13,600)
End Zone	8,900 (9,800)
Mezzanine	5,100 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (8,600)
Club Seats	9,700 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,800)