Week 1, 1997

played in Pittsburgh, PA

58 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Browns	0	14	0	14	-	28
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 PIT - Steve Lee 68 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 08:24 CLE - Billy Shinners 17 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 03:32 CLE - Eddie Brown 7 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 01:18 PIT - Kevin Alexander 2 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 00:46 PIT - Cole Trickel 3 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:39 CLE - Ron Rivers 4 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 00:22 CLE - Carlos Brooks 27 fumble return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:25 PIT - Steve Lee 68 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 08:24 CLE - Billy Shinners 17 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 03:32 CLE - Eddie Brown 7 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 01:18 PIT - Kevin Alexander 2 pass from John Supernaw (Greg Davis extra point)
3Q: 00:46 PIT - Cole Trickel 3 run (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:39 CLE - Ron Rivers 4 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 00:22 CLE - Carlos Brooks 27 fumble return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 282 409
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 4.09 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 63 136
- Rushing Attempts 25 29
- Yards per Rush 2.52 4.69
Net Passing Yards 219 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 34 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 7.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 8/67
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	282	409
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	4.09	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	63	136
- Rushing Attempts	25	29
- Yards per Rush	2.52	4.69
Net Passing Yards	219	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	34 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	7.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	8/67
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	1:38	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	10:03	2:18	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
1	5:08	1:17	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
1	1:13	0:50	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:44	5:29	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	5:45	2:20	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 18	3	35	Interception
3	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	13:00	3:37	OWN 15	6	18	Punt
3	7:12	1:26	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	0:40	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:35	1:53	OWN 49	3	-3	Punt
4	9:53	1:36	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
4	6:00	5:28	OWN 3	18	97	Touchdown

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 22	4	17	Punt
1	10:56	0:53	OWN 21	3	79	Touchdown
1	7:45	2:37	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
1	3:51	2:38	OWN 34	7	2	Punt
1	0:23	1:39	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
2	8:15	2:30	OWN 24	5	28	Fumble
2	3:25	2:16	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	14:06	1:06	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	9:23	2:11	OWN 35	5	28	Downs
3	5:46	5:06	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
3	0:09	1:34	OWN 42	4	9	Downs
4	11:42	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	8:17	2:17	50	3	4	Punt
4	0:32	0:18	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	2	21	Game

Game MVP: Matt Dunigan, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	18	26	1.44	8	0
Matt Dunigan	4	28	7.00	13	1
Ron Rivers	3	9	3.00	14	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole Trickel	17	42	2.47	11	1	1
Steve Lee	9	86	9.56	68	2	1
John Stephens	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
John Supernaw	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Kevin Alexander	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	40	22	235	4/16	3	35	1	87.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	34	28	280	1/7	1	32	0	110.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	8	12	98	12.25	9	35	0
WR Terance Mathis	4	14	30	7.50	0	12	0
TE Billy Shinners	3	4	55	18.33	33	33	1
WR Eddie Brown	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	1
WR Anderson Cooper	2	2	27	13.50	9	19	0
TE Marv Cook	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	1
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Edwards	7	7	55	7.86	13	19	0
WR Kevin Alexander	7	11	80	11.43	44	21	1
WR Bert Emanuel	6	6	42	7.00	2	11	0
TE Kendall Gammon	4	5	65	16.25	32	32	0
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	18	9.00	0	14	0
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
RB Steve Lee	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Pierre Mosley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Davis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Brown	1	0	0	0
Carlos Brooks	0	1	0	1
John Jurkovic	0	1	0	0
Jared Tomich	0	1	0	0
Dennis Byrd	0	0	1	0
Rick Hamilton	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Cole Trickel	1	0
John Supernaw	1	0
Anthony Edwards	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	10	471	47.1	38.4	62	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	7	339	48.4	43.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Brown	4	16	4.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pierre Mosley	8	67	8.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Brown	2	38	19.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Alexander	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Hamilton	10	3	1.0	29	33
S Louis Riddick	8	2	0.0	26	33
OLB Terry Wooden	7	3	0.0	20	25
CB William White	5	2	0.0	11	23
CB Chad Scott	4	3	0.0	29	34
DT Trevor Pryce	4	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Terry Irving	3	1	0.0	14	10
DE Jamal Duff	3	1	0.0	23	27
DE Dennis Byrd	2	2	0.0	23	27
CB Carlos Brooks	2	2	0.0	26	30
OLB Ashermond Singleton	2	1	0.0	9	10
S Toby Wright	1	2	0.0	27	33
QB Matt Dunigan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Joseph Doser	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Carlos Jones	1	0	0.0	7	12
DT John Jurkovic	0	1	0.0	20	20

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fred Strickland	6	1	0.5	22	38
S Gary Jones	6	4	0.0	25	40
DT Bill Johnson	5	0	2.0	11	19
CB Eric Davis	5	1	0.0	21	40
S Victor Green	5	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Glenn Cadrez	4	0	0.0	24	41
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	0	0.0	23	42
DE Donnell Johnson	3	1	1.0	21	34
DT D'Marco Farr	2	2	0.5	18	30
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	2	0.0	9	5
DT Tracy Rocker	1	1	0.0	7	14
CB Stanley Richard	1	1	0.0	12	31
DE Ray Agnew	1	0	0.0	20	31
CB John Mangum	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0.0	7	20
DE Israel Raybon	1	0	0.0	4	10
T Jon Runyan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Stalin Colinet	1	0	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Rick Hamilton	1.0	0	33
DE Jamal Duff	0.0	1	27
DE Jared Tomich	0.0	1	8

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Johnson	2.0	0	0	19
DE Donnell Johnson	1.0	2	0	34
OLB Fred Strickland	0.5	0	1	38
DT D'Marco Farr	0.5	0	0	30
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0.0	1	1	41
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	1	0	31
DE Israel Raybon	0.0	1	0	10
S Gary Jones	0.0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Louis Riddick	7	0	33
OLB Terry Wooden	6	0	25
CB Chad Scott	4	0	34
CB William White	2	0	23
ILB Rick Hamilton	2	0	33
CB Carlos Brooks	2	0	30
S Carlos Jones	1	1	12
OLB Terry Irving	1	0	10
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	27
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	1
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Victor Green	4	1	0	40
S Gary Jones	3	2	0	40
ILB Glenn Cadrez	3	1	0	41
CB Eric Davis	3	0	1	40
OLB Fred Strickland	2	0	0	38
DT D'Marco Farr	2	0	0	30
CB John Mangum	1	0	0	7
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	20
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0	31
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	0	19
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antonio Stofa	2	6	25	0	44
Chris Port	1	5	25	2	44
Joey Banes	1	4	25	0	44
Willie Hennings	0	3	25	1	44
Mike Flynn	0	2	25	1	44
Kenny Blackwell	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wisniewski	2	6	1	29	0	35
Jon Runyan	2	6	0	29	1	35
Dave Waddy	2	6	0	29	0	35
John Gerak	2	5	0	29	0	35
Blake Brockermeyer	2	5	0	29	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Anderson Cooper	3	26
Carlos Jones	3	25
Billy Shinners	1	19
Jon Melander	1	10
Deion Jordan	1	10
Ray Zellars	1	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Alcides Cantanho	2	30
Anthony Edwards	1	24
Pierre Mosley	1	19
Scott Galbraith	1	16
Torin Dorn	1	11

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Stofa	25	44	---	---	10	79
Matt Dunigan	25	44	---	---	---	69
Chris Port	25	44	---	---	---	69
Joey Banes	25	44	---	---	---	69
Willie Hennings	25	44	---	---	---	69
Mike Flynn	25	44	---	---	---	69
Andre Reed	23	42	---	---	---	65
Rick Hamilton	---	---	29	33	1	63
Chad Scott	---	---	29	34	---	63
Terance Mathis	22	39	---	---	---	61
Toby Wright	---	---	27	33	1	61
Carlos Brooks	---	---	26	30	4	60
Louis Riddick	---	---	26	33	---	59
Billy Shinners	11	28	---	---	19	58
William White	---	---	11	23	23	57
Marv Cook	21	28	---	---	7	56
Trevor Pryce	---	---	23	33	---	56
Jamal Duff	---	---	23	27	2	52
Dennis Byrd	---	---	23	27	---	50
Terry Wooden	---	---	20	25	---	45
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	21	24	---	---	---	45
Carlos Jones	---	---	7	12	25	44
John Jurkovic	---	---	20	20	2	42
Ray Zellars	11	15	---	---	9	35
Tim Worley	5	3	---	---	25	33
Ashermond Singleton	---	---	9	10	14	33
Terry Irving	---	---	14	10	8	32
Anderson Cooper	0	5	---	---	26	31
Barron Tanner	---	---	15	15	---	30
Eddie Brown	3	9	---	---	16	28
Ron Rivers	4	16	---	---	7	27
Jared Tomich	---	---	6	8	10	24
Kavika Pittman	---	---	7	8	---	15
Jeff Thomason	3	10	---	---	---	13
Mike Alexander	0	1	---	---	9	10
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	10	10
George Thornbladh	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kenny Blackwell	1	0	---	---	9	10
Deion Jordan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Juan Roque	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joseph Doser	---	---	4	3	---	7
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Morrison	---	---	0	1	4	5
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Gerak	29	35	---	---	7	71
Blake Brockermeyer	29	35	---	---	7	71
Eric Davis	---	---	21	40	9	70
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	24	41	1	66
Gary Jones	---	---	25	40	---	65
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	23	42	---	65
Steve Wisniewski	29	35	---	---	---	64
John Supernaw	29	35	---	---	---	64
Dave Waddy	29	35	---	---	---	64
Jon Runyan	29	35	---	---	---	64
Stanley Richard	---	---	12	31	20	63
Victor Green	---	---	23	40	---	63
Kevin Alexander	28	29	---	---	5	62
Fred Strickland	---	---	22	38	---	60
Kendall Gammon	23	26	---	---	10	59
Donnell Johnson	---	---	21	34	2	57
Aaron Craver	16	23	---	---	16	55
Ray Agnew	---	---	20	31	3	54
D'Marco Farr	---	---	18	30	4	52
Anthony Edwards	12	15	---	---	24	51
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	8	12	30	50
Bert Emanuel	20	26	---	---	---	46
Torin Dorn	---	---	7	20	11	38
Cole Trickel	18	19	---	---	---	37
Steve Lee	9	12	---	---	16	37
Bill Johnson	---	---	11	19	4	34
N.D. Kalu	---	---	5	13	11	29
Hart Lee Dykes	7	12	---	---	9	28
Stalin Colinet	---	---	10	14	2	26
Ted Popson	7	8	---	---	10	25
Pierre Mosley	1	4	---	---	19	24
Tracy Rocker	---	---	7	14	---	21
Scott Galbraith	1	1	---	---	16	18
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	9	5	3	17
Israel Raybon	---	---	4	10	---	14
John Mangum	---	---	4	7	---	11
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	1	3	7	11
Michael Lowery	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Willig	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barret Robbins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Stephens	3	0	---	---	---	3
Kerwin Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	4	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	15	1.5
Middle	11	110	10.0
Right	8	11	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	40	22	2	4	4	4	5	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	34	28	5	2	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	33	33.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	52	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	16	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	178	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	86	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terance Mathis	14	4	1	30	0	39
WR Andre Reed	12	8	1	98	1	42
TE Billy Shinners	4	3	1	55	1	28
WR Eddie Brown	3	2	0	15	0	9
TE Marv Cook	2	1	0	3	0	28
WR Anderson Cooper	2	2	0	27	0	5
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	1	1	3	0	24
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	0	4	0	16

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin Alexander	11	7	0	80	3	29
WR Anthony Edwards	7	7	0	55	0	15
WR Bert Emanuel	6	6	0	42	0	26
TE Kendall Gammon	5	4	1	65	2	26
WR Hart Lee Dykes	2	2	0	18	0	12
RB Cole Trickel	1	1	0	16	0	19
WR Pierre Mosley	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Steve Lee	1	1	0	4	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	2	18	9.00	7.00
Ron Rivers	1	-3	-3.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole Trickel	2	2	1.00	2.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	5	4	31	6.20	5.88

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	3	2	16	5.33	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
TE Billy Shinners	1	1	17	17.00	13.75
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin Alexander	2	1	2	1.00	7.27
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	14	14.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
John Stephens	1	0
Cole Trickel	1	1
John Supernaw	1	0
Steve Lee	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	14	9	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	8	7	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	3	2	2
WR Terance Mathis	3	1	0
WR Andre Reed	2	1	1
WR Anderson Cooper	2	2	2
TE Billy Shinners	2	1	0
TE Marv Cook	1	1	1
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	0
WR Bert Emanuel	2	2	0
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	1	0
WR Pierre Mosley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (20,900)
End Zone 12,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (20,900)
End Zone	12,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,800)