Week 1, 1989

played in Pittsburgh, PA

75 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	0	3	-	9
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:44 PIT - Raul Allegre 20 field goal
2Q: 02:31 CIN - Gary Anderson 32 field goal
2Q: 00:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 27 field goal
3Q: 05:06 PIT - Cedric Jones 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 12:53 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 13 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 08:34 CIN - Gary Anderson 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:44 PIT - Raul Allegre 20 field goal
2Q: 02:31 CIN - Gary Anderson 32 field goal
2Q: 00:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 27 field goal
3Q: 05:06 PIT - Cedric Jones 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 12:53 PIT - Hart Lee Dykes 13 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Raul Allegre extra point)
4Q: 08:34 CIN - Gary Anderson 30 field goal

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 310 381
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 5.25 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 112 127
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 5.33 3.97
Net Passing Yards 198 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 0 33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 6.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/57 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 26:06 33:54

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	310	381
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	5.25	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	112	127
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	5.33	3.97
Net Passing Yards	198	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 0	33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	6.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/57	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	26:06	33:54

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 13	7	36	Punt
1	4:36	3:10	OWN 15	5	32	Punt
2	14:46	1:50	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	9:33	2:39	OWN 16	5	20	Punt
2	5:25	3:00	OWN 43	8	42	Field Goal
2	1:12	1:11	OWN 44	5	46	Field Goal
3	13:38	1:37	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
3	10:31	1:41	OPP 23	3	0	Missed FG
3	4:57	2:26	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	12:47	4:19	OWN 25	7	62	Field Goal
4	2:59	1:55	OWN 30	10	32	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	5:57	OWN 3	12	94	Field Goal
1	1:26	1:40	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	12:56	3:23	OWN 46	7	19	Interception
2	6:54	1:29	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
2	2:25	1:13	OWN 20	3	51	Fumble
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	12:01	1:30	OWN 19	6	24	Fumble
3	8:50	3:53	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	2:31	4:44	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
4	8:28	5:29	OWN 20	9	60	Fumble
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 38	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Albert Bentley, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	18	103	5.72	32	4	0
Owen Gill	3	9	3.00	11	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	22	114	5.18	22	2
Marvin Allen	5	12	2.40	5	0
Steve Bartkowski	4	0	0.00	4	0
Bobby Humphrey	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	37	21	205	1/7	0	28	0	72.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	33	20	281	4/27	2	39	1	95.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Irvin	6	13	84	14.00	9	22
RB Stanley Wilson	5	7	5	1.00	3	10
WR Willie Gault	4	10	80	20.00	24	28
WR Drew Hill	2	2	5	2.50	0	3
RB Owen Gill	2	2	16	8.00	10	10
TE Rob Awalt	1	2	9	9.00	7	9
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	6	8	51	8.50	3	16	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	9	75	15.00	35	39	1
WR Cedric Jones	3	6	60	20.00	26	32	1
WR Jeff Chadwick	3	4	45	15.00	10	22	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	4	21	21.00	1	21	0
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	17	17.00	4	17	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William White	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken O'Brien	1	1	0
Les Miller	0	1	1
Al Smith	0	1	0
John McClane	0	1	0
Michael Knight	0	0	1
William White	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Steve Bartkowski	2	0
Mike Quick	1	0
Carl Zander	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	270	45.0	40.2	57	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	3	148	49.3	48.3	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/4	0/1	0/0	32	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Allegre	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	3	3.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	46	15.3	0
Owen Gill	1	11	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	5	0	2.0	29	31
ILB Al Smith	5	0	0.0	27	30
S Kenneth Johnson	4	2	0.0	29	32
OLB Alex Gordon	4	1	0.0	18	17
OLB John McClane	4	1	0.0	12	13
CB William White	3	3	0.0	26	29
DT Bill Maas	3	1	0.0	22	19
CB Bill S Preston	3	1	0.0	21	23
ILB Jim Eliopulos	3	0	0.0	10	10
S David Tate	3	0	0.0	26	28
CB Kevin Ross	2	3	0.0	20	27
CB Kevin Williams	2	1	0.0	6	8
ILB Ty Allert	2	0	0.0	5	8
DT Tom Magee	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE Les Miller	1	2	1.0	19	21
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	1.0	3	6
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0.0	8	16
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Jeff Lageman	0	2	0.0	18	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Fulcher	9	7	0.0	20	33
OLB Eugene Lockhart	6	2	0.0	18	29
CB Russell Carter	5	1	0.0	12	24
OLB Carl Zander	4	0	0.5	4	10
CB Ken Coffey	4	0	0.0	16	30
S Brad Edwards	3	1	0.0	19	33
DT Curtis Green	3	0	0.0	8	24
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Darin Jordan	2	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Charles Bowser	1	2	0.0	17	29
DE Danny Stubbs	1	1	0.0	16	27
QB Steve Bartkowski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0.0	18	31
C Joel Hilgenberg	1	0	---	---	---
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	---	---	---
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0.0	6	12
G Eric Moore	1	0	---	---	---
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	0.0	9	18
DT Joe Phillips	0	1	0.5	14	18
DE Sean McNanie	0	1	0.0	15	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	2.0	0	2	31
OLB Ed Brady	1.0	0	1	6
DE Les Miller	1.0	0	0	21
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Carl Zander	0.5	0	1	10
DT Joe Phillips	0.5	0	0	18
DE Blaise Winter	0.0	1	0	15
DE Sean McNanie	0.0	0	3	27
DT Curtis Green	0.0	0	2	24
DE Danny Stubbs	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William White	5	1	1	29
S Kenneth Johnson	2	1	0	32
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	0	0	10
CB Kevin Williams	2	0	0	8
S David Tate	2	0	0	28
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0	23
CB Kevin Ross	1	1	0	27
OLB John McClane	1	1	0	13
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0	16
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	0	8
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	0	17
ILB Al Smith	0	1	0	30

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Russell Carter	4	1	24
OLB Carl Zander	3	1	10
CB Ken Coffey	3	0	30
S David Fulcher	3	0	33
S Brad Edwards	2	0	33
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	1	31
OLB Charles Bowser	1	1	29
OLB Eugene Lockhart	1	1	29
S Brett Maxie	1	0	12
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	17
CB Keith Taylor	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roberto Rohrer	2	3	0	16	0	33
Jay Hilgenberg	2	2	0	21	0	37
Will Wolford	1	7	1	20	1	33
Don Mosebar	1	3	0	20	0	32
David Williams	1	2	0	16	0	29
Lomas Brown	0	2	0	6	0	13
Gregg Swartwoudt	0	1	0	6	0	13
Dan Majerle	0	1	0	11	0	21

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	3	8	1	31	2	35
Joel Hilgenberg	2	5	1	29	0	28
Eric Moore	1	5	0	30	1	34
Rich Strenger	1	3	0	25	1	33
Keith Eck	1	1	0	5	0	11
Buford Jordan	1	1	0	5	0	9
Clarence Kay	1	1	0	18	0	20
Steve Wisniewski	0	2	0	28	0	33
Steve Moore	0	1	0	8	0	5
Ron Davenport	0	1	0	22	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Don Mosebar	1	10

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Tasker	3	15
Zeke Mowatt	1	12
Marvin Allen	1	3

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jay Hilgenberg	21	37	---	---	7	65
Don Mosebar	20	32	---	---	10	62
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	29	32	1	62
Michael Knight	---	---	29	31	1	61
Willie Gault	20	33	---	---	6	59
Ken O'Brien	21	38	---	---	---	59
Al Smith	---	---	27	30	2	59
Michael Irvin	21	38	---	---	---	59
Will Wolford	20	33	---	---	5	58
William White	---	---	26	29	1	56
Stanley Wilson	18	26	---	---	11	55
Roberto Rohrer	16	33	---	---	5	54
David Tate	---	---	26	28	---	54
Kevin Ross	---	---	20	27	1	48
Bill S Preston	---	---	21	23	3	47
David Williams	16	29	---	---	---	45
Rob Awalt	12	20	---	---	12	44
Bill Maas	---	---	22	19	2	43
Dan Majerle	11	21	---	---	11	43
Jeff Lageman	---	---	18	22	3	43
Alex Gordon	---	---	18	17	6	41
Les Miller	---	---	19	21	1	41
Roy Jones Jr	7	18	---	---	14	39
Owen Gill	3	12	---	---	21	36
Drew Hill	10	13	---	---	11	34
Sam Seale	---	---	13	13	8	34
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	8	16	9	33
Tom Magee	---	---	13	16	3	32
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	10	10	9	29
Tom Strauthers	---	---	14	15	---	29
Lomas Brown	6	13	---	---	10	29
Dean Hamel	---	---	10	18	1	29
John McClane	---	---	12	13	3	28
Gregg Swartwoudt	6	13	---	---	8	27
Michael Haddix	2	4	---	---	16	22
John Jefferson	1	5	---	---	15	21
Ty Allert	---	---	5	8	2	15
Kevin Williams	---	---	6	8	---	14
Ed Brady	---	---	3	6	4	13
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devon Mitchell	---	---	3	5	1	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Barksdale	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	18	31	23	72
Steve Bartkowski	32	37	---	---	1	70
Gary Zimmerman	31	35	---	---	---	66
Steve Wisniewski	28	33	---	---	4	65
Eric Moore	30	34	---	---	---	64
Albert Bentley	23	22	---	---	18	63
Joel Hilgenberg	29	28	---	---	4	61
Rich Strenger	25	33	---	---	---	58
David Fulcher	---	---	20	33	5	58
Brad Edwards	---	---	19	33	4	56
Ken Coffey	---	---	16	30	5	51
Charles Bowser	---	---	17	29	4	50
Ron Davenport	22	16	---	---	12	50
Mike Quick	20	25	---	---	4	49
Darin Jordan	---	---	6	17	26	49
Cedric Jones	20	28	---	---	---	48
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	18	29	1	48
Sean McNanie	---	---	15	27	6	48
Danny Stubbs	---	---	16	27	5	48
Zeke Mowatt	21	10	---	---	12	43
Clarence Kay	18	20	---	---	1	39
Hart Lee Dykes	14	24	---	---	---	38
Russell Carter	---	---	12	24	1	37
Tracy Rocker	---	---	9	25	3	37
Curtis Green	---	---	8	24	3	35
Joe Phillips	---	---	14	18	2	34
Brett Maxie	---	---	6	12	14	32
Keith Taylor	---	---	9	18	4	31
Blaise Winter	---	---	11	15	4	30
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	11	13	4	28
Jeff Chadwick	6	12	---	---	8	26
Buford Jordan	5	9	---	---	7	21
Keith Eck	5	11	---	---	4	20
Marvin Allen	6	10	---	---	3	19
Steve Moore	8	5	---	---	4	17
Steve Tasker	0	0	---	---	15	15
Chris Ward	4	6	---	---	4	14
Jack Squirek	---	---	2	3	9	14
Carl Zander	---	---	4	10	---	14
John Mistler	2	5	---	---	6	13
Bobby Humphrey	3	4	---	---	4	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	3	3
Raul Allegre	0	0	---	---	1	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	69	6.9
Middle	2	4	2.0
Right	9	39	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	49	4.5
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	9	57	6.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	37	21	3	0	3	5	7	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	33	20	4	0	3	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-2	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	65	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	107	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	153	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	13	6	2	84	1	38
WR Willie Gault	10	4	0	80	2	33
RB Stanley Wilson	7	5	0	5	0	26
WR Drew Hill	2	2	0	5	0	13
RB Owen Gill	2	2	0	16	0	12
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	1	9	0	20
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	6	0	18

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hart Lee Dykes	9	5	2	75	1	24
WR Mike Quick	8	6	0	51	0	25
WR Cedric Jones	6	3	0	60	1	28
WR Jeff Chadwick	4	3	0	45	1	12
TE Zeke Mowatt	4	1	1	21	1	10
RB Albert Bentley	1	1	0	12	0	22
RB Bobby Humphrey	1	1	0	17	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	1	7	7.00	5.72

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Bentley	2	4	2.00	5.18
Steve Bartkowski	1	4	4.00	0.00
Marvin Allen	1	1	1.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	6	1	-4	-0.67	5.54

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	2	28	4.00	8.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	4	0	0	0.00	6.46
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	-4	-4.00	0.71

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Jones	3	1	15	5.00	10.00
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	1	13	6.50	8.33
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0	0.00	6.38
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	3	1
Owen Gill	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	2	1
Marvin Allen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	10	7	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	4	1	1
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	2	1
WR Drew Hill	1	1	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	2	2
WR Cedric Jones	1	1	1
WR Mike Quick	1	1	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	1	1
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,800)