Week 1, 1992

played in Cincinnati, OH

79 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	7	7	-	24
Cincinnati Bengals	14	3	10	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 CIN - Brian Brennan 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 04:53 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
1Q: 00:01 CIN - Michael Irvin 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 08:46 CIN - Cary Blanchard 38 field goal
2Q: 01:16 PIT - Greg Baty 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 12:33 PIT - Greg Baty 59 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 09:03 CIN - Michael Irvin 23 pass from Ken O'Brien (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 03:13 CIN - Cary Blanchard 33 field goal
4Q: 11:50 CIN - Ken O'Brien 10 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 04:37 PIT - Curtis Duncan 45 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 CIN - Brian Brennan 24 pass from Ken O'Brien (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 04:53 PIT - Mick Luckhurst 36 field goal
1Q: 00:01 CIN - Michael Irvin 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 08:46 CIN - Cary Blanchard 38 field goal
2Q: 01:16 PIT - Greg Baty 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 12:33 PIT - Greg Baty 59 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 09:03 CIN - Michael Irvin 23 pass from Ken O'Brien (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 03:13 CIN - Cary Blanchard 33 field goal
4Q: 11:50 CIN - Ken O'Brien 10 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 04:37 PIT - Curtis Duncan 45 pass from Ebby Laroush (Mick Luckhurst extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 384 468
- Offensive Plays 58 71
- Yards per Play 6.62 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 72 123
- Rushing Attempts 16 37
- Yards per Rush 4.50 3.32
Net Passing Yards 312 345
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 0 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 355
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.43 10.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/63 6/67
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:50 37:10

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	384	468
- Offensive Plays	58	71
- Yards per Play	6.62	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	72	123
- Rushing Attempts	16	37
- Yards per Rush	4.50	3.32
Net Passing Yards	312	345
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 0	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	355
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.43	10.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/63	6/67
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:50	37:10

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	4:51	OWN 23	9	58	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:19	OWN 32	4	26	Fumble
2	8:38	3:12	OWN 15	4	15	Punt
2	3:55	2:47	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:48	1:45	OWN 24	5	1	Punt
3	3:07	1:57	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	11:39	1:38	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	8:17	1:46	OWN 49	3	-4	Punt
4	4:43	0:37	OPP 45	2	45	Touchdown
4	2:11	1:34	OWN 27	9	34	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	4:46	4:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	12:41	4:03	OWN 42	9	37	Field Goal
2	5:26	1:31	OWN 33	5	12	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	2	17	Half
3	12:18	3:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	7:03	3:56	OWN 41	7	43	Field Goal
3	1:10	4:31	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
4	10:01	1:44	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
4	6:31	1:48	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
4	4:06	1:55	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 39	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Keith Woodside	8	34	4.25	11	1
Cole Trickel	6	21	3.50	12	1
Ebby Laroush	2	17	8.50	10	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammie Smith	22	61	2.77	15	1	0
Erric Pegram	9	47	5.22	17	3	0
Ken O'Brien	3	8	2.67	10	1	1
Mark Boyer	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Dan Majerle	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Alexander Wright	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	40	25	318	2/6	3	59	0	112.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	33	24	355	1/10	3	39	0	137.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Quick	7	10	83	11.86	15	20	0
TE Greg Baty	5	5	92	18.40	65	59	2
WR Troy Stradford	4	6	34	8.50	1	13	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	4	5	40	10.00	11	13	0
WR Curtis Duncan	3	7	61	20.33	27	45	1
TE Clarence Kay	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ron Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR James Hood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	9	13	183	20.33	102	39	2
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	7	50	10.00	15	17	0
TE Mark Chmura	4	5	56	14.00	30	24	0
FB Dan Majerle	3	3	26	8.67	10	11	0
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	41	20.50	22	24	1
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Alexander Wright	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Quick	1	1	0	0
Cole Trickel	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Oldham	0	1	1	0
Issiac Holt	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Gossett	5	251	50.2	46.0	58	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	4	178	44.5	44.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	3	85	28.3	0
Curtis Duncan	1	16	16.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill S Preston	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	10	1	0.0	37	34
S Roland Mitchell	7	3	0.0	36	32
ILB Mark McGwire	7	3	0.0	37	34
OLB Fred Strickland	6	1	0.0	30	31
OLB Eugene Lockhart	5	2	0.0	23	19
DT Tracy Rocker	4	1	0.5	28	20
CB Keith Taylor	4	1	0.0	35	34
DE Blaise Winter	2	1	0.0	27	26
DT Jon Pall Sigmarsson	2	0	0.0	27	11
DE Marc Spindler	2	0	0.0	25	27
CB Eric Davis	2	0	0.0	36	30
DT Eric Swann	2	0	0.0	7	14
OLB Darin Jordan	1	1	0.0	6	6
DT Tory Epps	1	1	0.0	10	22
S Jesse Campbell	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Danny Stubbs	0	1	0.5	17	13
OLB Mitch Donahue	0	1	0.0	7	3

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	8	0	0.0	16	37
CB Troy Vincent	8	0	0.0	16	41
S Chris Oldham	6	3	0.0	16	40
CB William White	5	0	0.0	16	42
ILB Al Smith	4	2	0.0	16	41
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	1.0	10	30
S Eugene Robinson	2	2	0.0	16	40
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	11	32
DE Larry Roberts	1	1	0.5	8	27
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	0.0	11	31
DT Erik Howard	0	3	0.5	16	38
DE Mike Jones	0	1	0.0	8	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Danny Stubbs	0.5	1	0	13
DT Tracy Rocker	0.5	0	0	20
DT Eric Swann	0.0	0	1	14

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	0	2	3	30
DT Erik Howard	0.5	0	2	2	38
DE Larry Roberts	0.5	0	0	0	27
OLB Lamar Lathon	0.0	1	1	0	31
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roland Mitchell	5	1	32
ILB Mark McGwire	5	0	34
OLB Fred Strickland	3	1	31
CB Keith Taylor	3	1	34
S Brad Edwards	2	1	34
OLB Eugene Lockhart	2	0	19
S Jesse Campbell	1	1	9
OLB Darin Jordan	1	0	6
DE Marc Spindler	1	0	27
CB Eric Davis	1	0	30
CB Ashley Ambrose	0	1	7

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	8	0	41
CB William White	5	1	42
OLB Michael Knight	4	0	37
S Eugene Robinson	3	1	40
S Chris Oldham	2	0	40
CB Issiac Holt	1	1	32
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	4
S Gene Carroll	1	0	13
ILB Al Smith	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Elewonibi	2	2	16	0	42
Gary Zimmerman	1	4	16	0	40
Steve Wisniewski	1	4	16	0	40
Eric Moore	1	2	16	2	41
Clarence Kay	0	2	10	0	23

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Grunhard	3	8	1	37	0	34
Mark Chmura	3	4	0	29	0	20
Leo Goeas	2	7	0	37	0	34
David Williams	1	6	0	37	0	34
Will Wolford	1	4	0	37	1	34
Dan Majerle	0	3	0	25	0	19
Jerry Crafts	0	2	0	37	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ashley Ambrose	1	20
Zeke Mowatt	1	18
Steve Moore	1	6

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dalton Hilliard	1	23
Freddie Robinson	1	16
Mark Chmura	1	13
Erric Pegram	1	11

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Davis	---	---	36	30	10	76
Brad Edwards	---	---	37	34	2	73
Mark McGwire	---	---	37	34	2	73
Keith Taylor	---	---	35	34	2	71
Roland Mitchell	---	---	36	32	2	70
Eric Moore	16	41	---	---	6	63
Fred Strickland	---	---	30	31	1	62
Ebby Laroush	16	42	---	---	---	58
Mo Elewonibi	16	42	---	---	---	58
Joel Hilgenberg	16	41	---	---	---	57
Gary Zimmerman	16	40	---	---	---	56
Steve Wisniewski	16	40	---	---	---	56
Blaise Winter	---	---	27	26	2	55
Marc Spindler	---	---	25	27	3	55
Tracy Rocker	---	---	28	20	3	51
Zeke Mowatt	8	22	---	---	18	48
Mike Quick	14	29	---	---	1	44
Eugene Lockhart	---	---	23	19	2	44
Keith Woodside	9	15	---	---	17	41
Ron Davenport	5	17	---	---	18	40
Jon Pall Sigmarsson	---	---	27	11	2	40
Troy Stradford	6	21	---	---	12	39
Clarence Kay	10	23	---	---	5	38
Greg Baty	7	15	---	---	14	36
Curtis Duncan	5	15	---	---	16	36
Tory Epps	---	---	10	22	2	34
Mitch Donahue	---	---	7	3	24	34
Danny Stubbs	---	---	17	13	2	32
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	5	7	20	32
Cole Trickel	6	24	---	---	---	30
Hart Lee Dykes	7	20	---	---	---	27
Darin Jordan	---	---	6	6	12	24
Eric Swann	---	---	7	14	2	23
James Hood	3	9	---	---	10	22
Jesse Campbell	---	---	8	9	4	21
Fred Bohannon	---	---	1	0	12	13
Bobby Wilson	---	---	5	2	2	9
Steve Moore	0	2	---	---	6	8
Wayne Brown	0	2	---	---	6	8
Joe Wiegert	0	2	---	---	6	8
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	6	6
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Gossett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rik Boller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Roger Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Williams	37	34	---	---	6	77
Leo Goeas	37	34	---	---	6	77
Ken O'Brien	37	34	---	---	---	71
Will Wolford	37	34	---	---	---	71
Tim Grunhard	37	34	---	---	---	71
Jerry Crafts	37	34	---	---	---	71
Mark Chmura	29	20	---	---	13	62
Erik Howard	---	---	16	38	6	60
Eugene Robinson	---	---	16	40	3	59
William White	---	---	16	42	1	59
Al Smith	---	---	16	41	1	58
Michael Irvin	30	28	---	---	---	58
Troy Vincent	---	---	16	41	1	58
Chris Oldham	---	---	16	40	1	57
Issiac Holt	---	---	11	32	13	56
Michael Knight	---	---	16	37	1	54
Sammie Smith	25	26	---	---	---	51
Dan Majerle	25	19	---	---	5	49
Yancey Thigpen	22	27	---	---	---	49
Lamar Lathon	---	---	11	31	3	45
Brian Brennan	14	16	---	---	12	42
Jeff Lageman	---	---	10	30	---	40
Larry Roberts	---	---	8	27	---	35
Alexander Wright	8	14	---	---	10	32
Carleton Bailey	---	---	5	12	14	31
Mike Jones	---	---	8	15	6	29
Erric Pegram	12	5	---	---	11	28
Mark Boyer	5	4	---	---	18	27
Dalton Hilliard	0	3	---	---	23	26
Gene Carroll	---	---	3	13	10	26
Roy Jones Jr	14	6	---	---	5	25
Courtney Hawkins	1	2	---	---	19	22
Dean Hamel	---	---	6	13	1	20
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	2	4	12	18
Freddie Robinson	---	---	0	0	16	16
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jackie Shipp	---	---	0	1	5	6
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Monte Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill S Preston	---	---	0	1	5	6
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Maas	---	---	0	4	---	4
Richard Tardits	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	30	7.5
Middle	6	44	7.3
Right	6	-2	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	10	23	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	40	25	3	3	1	4	6	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	33	24	8	1	0	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	197	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	67	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	246	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Quick	10	7	0	83	1	29
WR Curtis Duncan	7	3	0	61	1	15
WR Troy Stradford	6	4	0	34	0	21
TE Greg Baty	5	5	0	92	1	15
WR Hart Lee Dykes	5	4	1	40	0	20
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Clarence Kay	2	1	0	3	0	23
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR James Hood	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	0	5	0	24

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	13	9	183	5	28
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	5	50	0	27
TE Mark Chmura	5	4	56	2	20
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	41	1	16
FB Dan Majerle	3	3	26	0	19
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	-1	0	26
WR Alexander Wright	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole Trickel	1	-4	-4.00	3.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Smith	2	1	0.50	2.77
Ken O'Brien	1	10	10.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	3	1	1	0.33	7.95

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	6	3	11	1.83	10.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Quick	1	0	0	0.00	8.30
TE Greg Baty	1	1	1	1.00	18.40
WR James Hood	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	9	4.50	14.08
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	1	3	1.50	7.14
RB Sammie Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0	0.00	11.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cole Trickel	2	0
Keith Woodside	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Smith	4	0
Ken O'Brien	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	7	3	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	8	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Quick	2	0	0
FB Ron Davenport	1	0	0
TE Greg Baty	1	1	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	1
WR James Hood	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	3	2	2
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	3	3
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)