Week 17, 1998

played in Pittsburgh, PA

16 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	3	3	7	7	0	-	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	3	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal
1Q: 04:25 PIT - Greg Davis 22 field goal
2Q: 12:30 PIT - Amani Toomer 8 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 06:31 PIT - Dorsey Levens 43 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:36 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal
3Q: 13:04 PIT - Greg Davis 46 field goal
3Q: 07:53 CLE - Karim Abdul-Jabbar 11 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 10:40 CLE - Terance Mathis 14 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
OT: 03:37 PIT - Greg Davis 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal
1Q: 04:25 PIT - Greg Davis 22 field goal
2Q: 12:30 PIT - Amani Toomer 8 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 06:31 PIT - Dorsey Levens 43 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 00:36 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal
3Q: 13:04 PIT - Greg Davis 46 field goal
3Q: 07:53 CLE - Karim Abdul-Jabbar 11 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 10:40 CLE - Terance Mathis 14 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
OT: 03:37 PIT - Greg Davis 30 field goal

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 20 27
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 421 437
- Offensive Plays 73 80
- Yards per Play 5.77 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 121 185
- Rushing Attempts 29 34
- Yards per Rush 4.17 5.44
Net Passing Yards 300 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 0 46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 312 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.82 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/56 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 6/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/22 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:08 36:22

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	20	27
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	421	437
- Offensive Plays	73	80
- Yards per Play	5.77	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	121	185
- Rushing Attempts	29	34
- Yards per Rush	4.17	5.44
Net Passing Yards	300	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 0	46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	312	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.82	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/56	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	6/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/22	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:08	36:22

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 22	7	71	Field Goal
1	4:18	1:45	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	12:22	2:33	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	6:10	2:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:36	2:05	OWN 16	7	77	Field Goal
3	12:59	1:43	OWN 20	4	-3	Punt
3	10:29	2:44	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	3:11	3:08	OWN 6	9	33	Punt
4	14:38	4:05	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
4	7:57	4:25	OWN 17	9	30	Punt
4	2:59	1:12	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	1:47	1:35	OPP 34	3	3	Missed FG
OT1	13:16	3:10	OWN 8	6	53	Punt

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	6:23	OWN 20	14	75	Field Goal
1	2:33	5:11	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
2	9:49	3:39	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
2	4:04	1:28	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 27	6	44	Field Goal
3	11:16	0:47	OPP 37	2	16	Fumble
3	7:45	4:34	OWN 16	8	27	Punt
3	0:03	0:25	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
4	10:33	2:36	OWN 12	4	24	Punt
4	3:32	0:33	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 38	2	14	Half
OT1	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
OT1	10:06	6:36	OWN 1	13	86	Field Goal

Game MVP: Matt Dunigan, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	18	75	4.17	22	4	1
Ron Rivers	7	18	2.57	10	1	0
Matt Dunigan	4	28	7.00	8	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dorsey Levens	19	100	5.26	43	2	1
R-Kal De Poyster	13	78	6.00	18	5	0
Timm Rosenbach	2	7	3.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	42	25	312	2/12	1	50	0	90.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	46	28	252	0/0	1	33	1	73.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terance Mathis	11	20	206	18.73	70	50	1
WR Mike Alexander	7	9	46	6.57	8	12	0
RB Ron Rivers	2	3	27	13.50	19	22	0
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	3	9	4.50	2	6	0
TE Marv Cook	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jeff Thomason	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Terry Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Timpson	6	11	48	8.00	13	17	0
TE Kendall Gammon	4	5	26	6.50	2	10	0
WR Carl Pickens	4	5	44	11.00	5	18	0
RB Dorsey Levens	4	5	38	9.50	26	33	0
WR Amani Toomer	4	7	42	10.50	9	17	1
WR Brian Blades	2	8	17	8.50	8	14	0
TE Ted Popson	2	2	30	15.00	17	24	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	2	7	3.50	2	8	0
FB Howard Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kim Herring	1	22	22.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mat Hoffman	1	0	0
Terry Wooden	0	1	1
Mike Alexander	0	1	0
Dave Waddy	0	1	0
Jeff Thomason	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
Dorsey Levens	1	0
Amani Toomer	1	0
Ted Popson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	8	340	42.5	37.6	50	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	6	292	48.7	45.0	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	2/3	0/1	0/0	24	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	2	22	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	6	39	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Alexander	2	36	18.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Richard	1	17	17.0	0
Kevin Alexander	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alvin Mack	9	4	34	46
OLB Terry Wooden	7	4	25	33
S Louis Riddick	7	0	33	46
CB Carlos Brooks	5	2	33	45
CB Mat Hoffman	5	0	17	23
DT John Jurkovic	4	2	28	29
OLB Steve Morrison	4	0	16	23
S Chris Oldham	3	2	18	23
CB Chad Scott	3	1	34	46
S Kim Herring	3	0	17	27
DT Christopher Rios	2	1	9	16
DT Barron Tanner	2	0	9	22
OLB Joseph Doser	2	0	9	9
DT Jamal Williams	1	6	25	26
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	27	35
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	7	11
CB William White	0	1	1	0
DE Dennis Byrd	0	1	31	41

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Henry Jones	7	0	0.0	29	43
OLB Takeo Spikes	6	1	0.0	22	30
CB Ashley Ambrose	5	2	0.0	26	39
S Chance Baxter	5	2	0.0	22	31
CB Stanley Richard	5	0	0.0	24	38
ILB Kanavis McGhee	4	4	0.0	24	40
S Sean Woodson	4	0	0.0	10	20
DE Tim Edwards	3	1	1.0	21	22
DT Kevin Smith	3	1	0.5	20	28
CB Tony Darden	2	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	0	0.0	4	7
DT Derrick Ransom	2	0	0.0	8	22
DE N.D. Kalu	1	1	0.5	25	35
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	0.0	25	33
G Brandon Bertelsen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Vincent Vega	1	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Stalin Colinet	1	0	0.0	10	19
S Hudhaifa Ismaeli	1	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Mike Jones	0	2	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jamal Duff	1	1	35
DT Jamal Williams	1	1	26
DE Dennis Byrd	0	1	41

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Kevin Smith	0.5	0	3	1	28
DE N.D. Kalu	0.5	0	0	0	35
ILB Kanavis McGhee	0.0	1	0	0	40
DT Bill Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	33
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Riddick	6	0	0	46
OLB Terry Wooden	5	1	0	33
ILB Alvin Mack	4	2	0	46
CB Carlos Brooks	2	1	0	45
CB Chad Scott	2	1	0	46
S Kim Herring	2	0	1	27
CB Mat Hoffman	2	0	0	23
OLB Joseph Doser	2	0	0	9
S Chris Oldham	1	0	0	23
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	0	23
DT Christopher Rios	1	0	0	16

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Henry Jones	6	0	43
CB Stanley Richard	4	0	38
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	0	39
S Sean Woodson	3	1	20
ILB Kanavis McGhee	2	1	40
S Chance Baxter	2	0	31
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	30
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	2
DT Stalin Colinet	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Taylor Newman	3	6	29	0	44
Juan Roque	2	8	29	0	44
Nathan Shannon	2	5	29	1	44
Marv Cook	2	2	24	0	31
Chris Port	0	2	29	1	44
Mike Flynn	0	2	29	0	44

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Barret Robbins	5	11	34	46
Jon Runyan	4	6	34	46
Chris Wiltz	2	6	34	46
Brandon Bertelsen	2	5	34	46
Blake Brockermeyer	2	3	34	46
Howard Griffith	0	1	17	21

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Anderson Cooper	3	23
Willie Kramer	2	16
Ron Rivers	1	28
Jeff Thomason	1	12
Glenn Cadrez	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
R-Kal De Poyster	1	26
Carl Pickens	1	24
Ted Popson	1	20
Alcides Cantanho	1	17

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Port	29	44	---	---	11	84
Alvin Mack	---	---	34	46	4	84
Nathan Shannon	29	44	---	---	11	84
Juan Roque	29	44	---	---	11	84
Chad Scott	---	---	34	46	3	83
Louis Riddick	---	---	33	46	3	82
Carlos Brooks	---	---	33	45	3	81
Mike Alexander	22	38	---	---	17	77
Marv Cook	24	31	---	---	21	76
Dennis Byrd	---	---	31	41	3	75
Matt Dunigan	29	44	---	---	---	73
Mike Flynn	29	44	---	---	---	73
Taylor Newman	29	44	---	---	---	73
Terance Mathis	27	44	---	---	1	72
Jamal Duff	---	---	27	35	3	65
John Jurkovic	---	---	28	29	6	63
Terry Wooden	---	---	25	33	---	58
Mat Hoffman	---	---	17	23	16	56
Jamal Williams	---	---	25	26	3	54
Terry Hopkins	18	26	---	---	9	53
Ron Rivers	7	17	---	---	28	52
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	21	24	---	---	---	45
Kim Herring	---	---	17	27	1	45
Chris Oldham	---	---	18	23	3	44
Steve Morrison	---	---	16	23	5	44
Anderson Cooper	8	10	---	---	23	41
Jeff Thomason	12	17	---	---	12	41
Joseph Doser	---	---	9	9	20	38
Barron Tanner	---	---	9	22	6	37
Christopher Rios	---	---	9	16	2	27
Matt Groening	4	10	---	---	4	18
Kavika Pittman	---	---	7	11	---	18
Willie Kramer	---	---	0	1	16	17
Ray Zellars	0	0	---	---	13	13
William White	---	---	1	0	11	12
Robb Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	0	0	11	11
Dave Waddy	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Hamilton	---	---	1	4	4	9
Rick Lockhart	2	3	---	---	4	9
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Antonio Stofa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Bertelsen	34	46	---	---	9	89
Timm Rosenbach	34	46	---	---	---	80
Chris Wiltz	34	46	---	---	---	80
Blake Brockermeyer	34	46	---	---	---	80
Barret Robbins	34	46	---	---	---	80
Jon Runyan	34	46	---	---	---	80
Tony Darden	---	---	22	32	22	76
Henry Jones	---	---	29	43	3	75
Stanley Richard	---	---	24	38	10	72
Brian Blades	28	43	---	---	---	71
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	26	39	3	68
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	24	40	2	66
Kendall Gammon	27	30	---	---	8	65
Bill Johnson	---	---	25	33	3	61
N.D. Kalu	---	---	25	35	1	61
Michael Timpson	25	35	---	---	---	60
Chance Baxter	---	---	22	31	3	56
Carl Pickens	11	19	---	---	24	54
Takeo Spikes	---	---	22	30	2	54
Dorsey Levens	20	31	---	---	2	53
R-Kal De Poyster	14	13	---	---	26	53
Kevin Smith	---	---	20	28	5	53
Tim Edwards	---	---	21	22	4	47
Howard Griffith	17	21	---	---	7	45
Ted Popson	9	14	---	---	20	43
Amani Toomer	9	13	---	---	19	41
Vincent Vega	---	---	8	19	7	34
Derrick Ransom	---	---	8	22	4	34
Sean Woodson	---	---	10	20	2	32
Jeremy Brigham	10	9	---	---	13	32
Stalin Colinet	---	---	10	19	1	30
Hudhaifa Ismaeli	---	---	8	11	10	29
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	4	7	17	28
Greg Spires	---	---	4	9	9	22
Mike Jones	---	---	5	4	12	21
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	2	2	17	21
Kevin Alexander	0	2	---	---	15	17
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Gerak	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Tuten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tucker Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	0	0	8	8
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	13	47	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	84	4.7
Middle	14	94	6.7
Right	1	8	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	42	25	4	3	6	2	5	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	46	28	2	3	4	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	61	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	17	145	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	102	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terance Mathis	20	11	3	206	3	44
WR Mike Alexander	9	7	2	46	0	38
WR Anderson Cooper	3	1	1	5	0	10
RB Ron Rivers	3	2	0	27	1	17
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	2	0	9	0	24
TE Marv Cook	2	1	0	8	0	31
TE Jeff Thomason	1	1	0	11	0	17
RB Terry Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	26

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	11	6	1	48	0	35
WR Brian Blades	8	2	1	17	0	43
WR Amani Toomer	7	4	1	42	0	13
TE Kendall Gammon	5	4	1	26	0	30
WR Carl Pickens	5	4	0	44	0	19
RB Dorsey Levens	5	4	0	38	1	31
TE Ted Popson	2	2	0	30	1	14
RB R-Kal De Poyster	2	2	0	7	0	13
FB Howard Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	14	7.00	4.17

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	3	-4	-1.33	5.26
R-Kal De Poyster	2	15	7.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	4	3	31	7.75	7.43

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	5	3	16	3.20	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terance Mathis	3	2	24	8.00	10.30
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	7	7.00	5.11

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0	0.00	4.36
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	9	9.00	5.20
RB Dorsey Levens	1	0	0	0.00	7.60
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	1	0
Ron Rivers	1	1
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	15	10	7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	14	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terance Mathis	6	4	3
WR Mike Alexander	3	3	3
RB Ron Rivers	3	2	1
WR Anderson Cooper	2	0	0
TE Marv Cook	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	4	3	2
WR Michael Timpson	3	1	1
RB Dorsey Levens	2	2	1
WR Amani Toomer	2	2	1
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0
TE Ted Popson	1	1	1
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,700 (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 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,700 (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	3,800 (3,800)