Week 5, 2000

played in Pittsburgh, PA

44 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	7	0	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	6	3	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:17 PIT - Michele Akers 39 field goal
2Q: 02:51 PIT - Michele Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 00:24 CIN - David Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 08:27 PIT - Michele Akers 35 field goal
3Q: 02:03 CIN - Tony Simmons 13 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:54 PIT - Michele Akers 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:17 PIT - Michele Akers 39 field goal
2Q: 02:51 PIT - Michele Akers 44 field goal
2Q: 00:24 CIN - David Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 08:27 PIT - Michele Akers 35 field goal
3Q: 02:03 CIN - Tony Simmons 13 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:54 PIT - Michele Akers 35 field goal

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 1-4 3-2
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 242 212
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 4.48 3.07
Net Rushing Yards 80 95
- Rushing Attempts 20 42
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.26
Net Passing Yards 162 117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 26 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 4.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 6/40
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 22:28 37:32

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	1-4	3-2
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	242	212
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	4.48	3.07
Net Rushing Yards	80	95
- Rushing Attempts	20	42
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.26
Net Passing Yards	162	117
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	26 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	186	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	4.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	6/40
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	22:28	37:32

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
1	11:35	2:21	OWN 21	4	16	Punt
1	7:31	1:23	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
1	4:40	1:40	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
1	1:55	0:47	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
2	11:09	3:16	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
2	2:44	2:25	OWN 20	10	73	Field Goal
3	8:20	2:40	OWN 19	3	-10	Punt
3	4:19	2:23	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
3	0:05	2:07	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
4	5:47	2:25	OWN 26	5	43	Missed FG
4	2:07	0:42	OWN 14	4	-6	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	0:56	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
1	9:14	1:43	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
1	6:08	1:28	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	3:00	1:05	OWN 15	3	-4	Punt
1	1:08	4:59	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
2	7:53	5:09	OWN 22	8	51	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:40	OWN 20	14	62	Field Goal
3	5:40	1:21	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
3	1:56	1:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	12:58	7:11	OWN 22	12	60	Field Goal
4	3:22	1:15	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OPP 8	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Michele Akers, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	13	39	3.00	14	1
Kurt Warner	3	27	9.00	12	1
Harold Shaw	3	11	3.67	8	0
Cecil Martin	1	3	3.00	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Walker	22	34	1.55	8	0
Dorsey Levens	16	54	3.38	11	1
John Supernaw	4	7	1.75	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	31	18	186	3/24	1	39	0	86.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	26	14	123	1/6	0	28	0	66.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karsten Bailey	8	13	73	9.13	30	39	0
RB Warrick Dunn	3	4	17	5.67	13	12	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	3	32	16.00	15	24	0
WR Tony Simmons	2	5	25	12.50	0	13	1
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Cecil Martin	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Clayton Rober	1	1	27	27.00	17	27	0
WR Sean Dawkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jeremy Willie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carl Pickens	5	7	38	7.60	0	13
WR Arthur Marshall	3	5	34	11.33	2	16
WR David Kleinfeld	2	5	12	6.00	0	8
RB Dorsey Levens	2	4	30	15.00	26	28
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ron Dugans	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR T.J. Cebulla	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	8	378	47.3	39.8	52	5

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	320	45.7	41.4	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Perry	4	30	7.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	6	40	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	3	59	19.7	0
Damon Burgess	1	13	13.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Canute Curtis	8	3	0.0	42	27
OLB John Mobley	7	5	0.0	39	27
S Darren Perry	6	4	0.0	42	27
DE Maa Tanuvasa	6	3	0.0	32	21
DT Steve Warren	5	4	0.0	29	13
S Tony George	5	0	0.0	42	27
OLB Melvin Bradley	4	0	0.0	13	3
CB Troy Vincent	3	0	0.0	41	27
DT Jim Flanagan	2	0	1.0	34	23
DE Mark Smith	2	2	0.0	34	17
OLB Bob Joe	2	0	0.0	11	2
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	0.0	41	25
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	20	17
CB Howie Montez	1	0	0.0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Stanley Richard	7	1	0.0	19	33
OLB Takeo Spikes	5	2	0.0	16	26
CB Tony Darden	4	1	0.0	14	28
S Kenoy Kennedy	3	2	0.0	20	34
DT John Randle	3	1	0.0	14	18
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	3	1	0.0	6	6
CB Eric Davis	3	0	0.0	20	34
S Darren Woodson	3	0	0.0	19	34
DE Bobby Hamilton	2	0	1.0	16	21
ILB Alvin Mack	1	0	1.0	14	28
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	1.0	6	11
DE N.D. Kalu	1	1	0.0	19	31
DT Stalin Colinet	1	1	0.0	10	10
ILB Kanavis McGhee	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Bryan Jones	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Flanagan	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Maa Tanuvasa	0.0	1	1	0	21
OLB Melvin Bradley	0.0	1	0	0	3
DE Mark Smith	0.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Canute Curtis	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derrick Ransom	1.0	0	0	1	11
ILB Alvin Mack	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Bobby Hamilton	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Greg Spires	0.0	2	0	0	13
DT Bill Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT John Randle	0.0	0	2	0	18
S Darren Woodson	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	3	0	27
OLB John Mobley	3	0	27
ILB Canute Curtis	2	1	27
S Darren Perry	1	0	27
DE Maa Tanuvasa	1	0	21
CB Darryl Pounds	1	0	25
OLB Melvin Bradley	1	0	3
S Tony George	1	0	27
DT Steve Warren	1	0	13

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stanley Richard	6	0	33
CB Tony Darden	4	1	28
CB Eric Davis	2	2	34
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	1	26
ILB Kanavis McGhee	1	0	8
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	1	0	6
S Darren Woodson	1	0	34
OLB Bryan Jones	1	0	2
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Hanshew	2	8	1	20	2	34
Damian Roger	2	2	0	20	0	34
Tra Thomas	0	4	0	20	0	34
Jeff Mitchell	0	3	0	20	0	34
Aaron Taylor	0	0	0	20	1	34

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Hallen	4	7	1	42	0	27
Courtney Hall	2	9	0	42	0	27
Jon Runyan	2	6	0	42	0	27
Kendall Gammon	2	2	0	11	0	3
Benjamin Blue	2	2	0	36	0	20
Melvin Hayes	1	7	0	42	1	27
Jim Branson	1	1	0	29	0	8
Brandon Bertelsen	0	4	0	42	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Lyle	3	15
Harold Shaw	2	24
Howard Hendree	1	15

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kanavis McGhee	4	32
Dorsey Levens	1	26
Ron Dugans	1	19
Chris Wiltz	1	11
Jim Branson	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Perry	---	---	42	27	12	81
Canute Curtis	---	---	42	27	4	73
Tony George	---	---	42	27	4	73
Troy Vincent	---	---	41	27	4	72
Darryl Pounds	---	---	41	25	5	71
John Mobley	---	---	39	27	5	71
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	32	21	12	65
Rufus Hanshew	20	34	---	---	10	64
Jim Flanagan	---	---	34	23	1	58
Kurt Warner	20	34	---	---	---	54
Jeff Mitchell	20	34	---	---	---	54
Aaron Taylor	20	34	---	---	---	54
Tra Thomas	20	34	---	---	---	54
Damian Roger	20	34	---	---	---	54
Mark Smith	---	---	34	17	2	53
Cecil Martin	15	19	---	---	19	53
Adrian Barber	---	---	21	22	4	47
Steve Warren	---	---	29	13	5	47
Tony Simmons	14	27	---	---	5	46
Matthew Hatchette	9	21	---	---	15	45
Karsten Bailey	14	30	---	---	---	44
Renaldo Gerhardt	---	---	20	17	7	44
Jeremy Willie	15	21	---	---	7	43
Warrick Dunn	16	25	---	---	1	42
Bob Joe	---	---	11	2	22	35
Harold Shaw	4	7	---	---	24	35
Santana Dotson	---	---	15	10	3	28
Clayton Rober	3	7	---	---	17	27
Keith Lyle	---	---	4	7	15	26
Melvin Bradley	---	---	13	3	7	23
Armon Williams	---	---	1	2	18	21
Sean Dawkins	8	11	---	---	---	19
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	0	15	15
Lincoln Bush	2	2	---	---	10	14
Damon Burgess	---	---	0	0	11	11
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	10	10
Antonio Fleming	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lorenzo Joens	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	2	2
Howie Montez	---	---	1	0	---	1
Tim Couch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Mercier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gregory Writt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Bertelsen	42	27	---	---	11	80
Eric Davis	---	---	20	34	18	72
Courtney Hall	42	27	---	---	---	69
John Supernaw	42	27	---	---	---	69
Melvin Hayes	42	27	---	---	---	69
Jon Runyan	42	27	---	---	---	69
Bob Hallen	42	27	---	---	---	69
David Kleinfeld	30	23	---	---	12	65
Benjamin Blue	36	20	---	---	8	64
Darren Woodson	---	---	19	34	10	63
Carl Pickens	36	24	---	---	---	60
Tony Darden	---	---	14	28	18	60
Dorsey Levens	18	13	---	---	26	57
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	20	34	2	56
Stanley Richard	---	---	19	33	2	54
N.D. Kalu	---	---	19	31	1	51
Jim Branson	29	8	---	---	10	47
Alvin Mack	---	---	14	28	2	44
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	3	8	32	43
Takeo Spikes	---	---	16	26	1	43
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	16	21	4	41
John Randle	---	---	14	18	3	35
Arthur Marshall	6	17	---	---	12	35
Bill Johnson	---	---	10	24	1	35
Jeff Walker	23	10	---	---	---	33
Ron Dugans	7	5	---	---	19	31
Greg Spires	---	---	4	13	8	25
Kendall Gammon	11	3	---	---	9	23
Stalin Colinet	---	---	10	10	3	23
T.J. Cebulla	10	9	---	---	3	22
Derrick Ransom	---	---	6	11	4	21
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	6	6	8	20
Vincent Vega	---	---	7	13	---	20
Mark Campbell	0	1	---	---	19	20
Reuben Droughns	4	2	---	---	9	15
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chris Wiltz	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chad Clifton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lewis Kelly	0	0	---	---	11	11
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Jones	---	---	2	2	---	4
Tim Watson	---	---	1	0	---	1
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fred Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	12	1.5
Middle	25	80	3.2
Right	7	5	0.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	31	18	3	3	1	4	2	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	26	14	1	3	3	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-3	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	118	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	71	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	11	1.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karsten Bailey	13	8	0	73	1	30
WR Tony Simmons	5	2	0	25	0	27
RB Warrick Dunn	4	3	0	17	0	25
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	2	0	32	1	21
WR Sean Dawkins	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Jeremy Willie	1	0	1	0	0	21
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	0	11	0	7
FB Cecil Martin	1	1	0	1	0	19
TE Clayton Rober	1	1	0	27	1	7

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	7	5	1	38	0	24
WR Arthur Marshall	5	3	0	34	0	17
WR David Kleinfeld	5	2	2	12	0	23
RB Dorsey Levens	4	2	0	30	1	13
WR T.J. Cebulla	3	0	0	0	0	9
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Ron Dugans	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	1	6	6.00	3.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	3	-5	-1.67	3.38
Jeff Walker	2	0	0.00	1.55
John Supernaw	1	-1	-1.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	3	2	23	7.67	6.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	1	0	0	0.00	4.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Karsten Bailey	2	1	10	5.00	5.62
WR Tony Simmons	1	1	13	13.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dorsey Levens	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Warner	1	1
Warrick Dunn	1	0
Harold Shaw	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
John Supernaw	2	0
Dorsey Levens	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	9	4	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karsten Bailey	3	2	1
WR Tony Simmons	2	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	1
TE Jeremy Willie	1	0	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	3	1	0
RB Dorsey Levens	3	1	1
WR T.J. Cebulla	3	0	0
WR Arthur Marshall	2	2	2
WR David Kleinfeld	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (20,900)
End Zone 14,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (20,900)
End Zone	14,700 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)