Week 1, 2001

played in Pittsburgh, PA

81 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	0	0	-	6
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	7	24	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:06 CIN - David Akers 25 field goal
1Q: 02:39 PIT - Jim Branson 26 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:38 CIN - David Akers 31 field goal
3Q: 03:14 PIT - David Terrell 12 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 15:00 PIT - John Kasay 18 field goal
4Q: 10:21 PIT - Carl Pickens 10 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 04:19 PIT - Coby Rhinehart 44 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:23 PIT - Reuben Droughns 5 run (John Kasay extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:06 CIN - David Akers 25 field goal
1Q: 02:39 PIT - Jim Branson 26 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 08:38 CIN - David Akers 31 field goal
3Q: 03:14 PIT - David Terrell 12 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 15:00 PIT - John Kasay 18 field goal
4Q: 10:21 PIT - Carl Pickens 10 pass from John Supernaw (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 04:19 PIT - Coby Rhinehart 44 interception return (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 02:23 PIT - Reuben Droughns 5 run (John Kasay extra point)

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 307 325
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 4.39 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 139 75
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 5.79 3.26
Net Passing Yards 168 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 2 31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 3.65 7.35
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 1/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/105
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 41
Time of Possession 30:45 29:15

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	307	325
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	4.39	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	139	75
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	5.79	3.26
Net Passing Yards	168	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 2	31 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	3.65	7.35
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	1/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/105
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 41
Time of Possession	30:45	29:15

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	7:10	OWN 20	15	72	Field Goal
1	2:24	3:45	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
2	11:44	3:14	OWN 41	6	45	Field Goal
2	6:41	2:35	OWN 48	5	11	Fumble
2	3:07	1:15	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	6:32	OWN 22	10	41	Punt
4	14:52	0:58	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	10:15	1:19	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	5:06	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
4	4:07	0:53	OWN 20	2	9	Interception
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 21	8	60	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 3	7	36	Punt
1	2:58	0:34	OPP 26	1	26	Touchdown
2	13:39	1:55	OWN 10	6	18	Punt
2	8:30	1:49	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	4:06	0:59	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
2	1:52	1:21	50	5	20	Missed FG
3	8:28	5:20	OWN 1	11	99	Touchdown
3	3:02	3:10	OPP 27	6	26	Field Goal
4	13:54	3:39	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	8:56	3:50	OWN 23	6	28	Punt
4	3:14	1:01	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown

Game MVP: John Supernaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	14	72	5.14	13	3
Harold Shaw	6	42	7.00	23	1
Kurt Warner	4	25	6.25	9	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Epps	12	50	4.17	10	1	0
Reuben Droughns	8	7	0.88	9	0	1
John Supernaw	3	18	6.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	42	25	198	4/30	0	27	2	51.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	31	23	275	3/25	3	40	0	133.1

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Warrick Dunn	6	6	12	2.00	10	15
WR Karsten Bailey	5	8	81	16.20	38	27
FB Cecil Martin	3	3	21	7.00	10	10
WR Santana Moss	3	6	9	3.00	0	3
WR Reggie Wayne	3	5	34	11.33	5	15
WR Sean Dawkins	2	8	16	8.00	0	8
TE Jed Weaver	2	3	17	8.50	11	15
RB Harold Shaw	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR D'Wayne Bates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Pickens	5	6	53	10.60	7	17	1
WR David Terrell	5	7	47	9.40	15	14	1
RB Omar Epps	4	4	25	6.25	14	12	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	6	72	24.00	36	40	0
FB Jim Branson	2	3	28	14.00	22	26	1
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	16	16.00	12	16	0
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Tony Stewart	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Kevin Kasper	1	1	19	19.00	5	19	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tim Watson	1	61	61.00	0
CB Coby Rhinehart	1	44	44.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darryl Pounds	1	0	0	0
Kurt Warner	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Tracy Simien	1	0
Qadry Ismail	1	0
Vincent Vega	0	1
Derrick Ransom	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	6	252	42.0	36.0	60	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	204	40.8	31.6	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Dixon	2	26	13.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Pounds	2	38	19.0	0
Tory James	2	44	22.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	68	68.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tony George	6	4	0.0	19	34
ILB Canute Curtis	6	0	0.0	20	34
S Tony Dixon	5	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Twan Russell	3	0	1.0	13	20
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	0.0	18	30
DE Maa Tanuvasa	3	0	0.0	10	22
ILB Howard Hendree	3	0	0.0	13	12
CB Jamar Fletcher	3	0	0.0	9	21
DE Bryant Young	2	0	1.0	22	27
OLB John Mobley	2	1	0.5	23	33
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	0.0	21	30
DT Jim Flanagan	2	0	0.0	13	15
DE Tim Watson	1	1	0.5	19	19
S Mike Brown	1	3	0.0	23	34
CB Tory James	1	1	0.0	8	9
RB Harold Shaw	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reuben Binette	1	0	0.0	6	3
WR Reggie Wayne	1	0	---	---	---

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Derrick Ransom	6	0	2.5	12	23
S Tim Watson	6	1	0.0	24	46
CB Coby Rhinehart	6	0	0.0	17	39
S Kim Herring	5	2	0.0	20	44
S Kenoy Kennedy	4	2	0.0	14	21
CB Eric Kelly	4	1	0.0	24	44
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	0.0	13	37
OLB Takeo Spikes	4	0	0.0	17	26
CB Dale Carter	3	2	0.0	21	39
ILB Winfred Tubbs	3	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Bryan Jones	3	0	0.0	20	34
DE Greg Spires	2	0	0.5	17	29
DE N.D. Kalu	1	1	0.5	16	27
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Quinton Reese	1	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Vincent Vega	0	1	0.5	8	11
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryant Young	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Twan Russell	1.0	0	0	20
DE Tim Watson	0.5	0	1	19
OLB John Mobley	0.5	0	0	33
DT Jim Flanagan	0.0	1	0	15
DE Maa Tanuvasa	0.0	0	1	22

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derrick Ransom	2.5	1	1	0	23
DE N.D. Kalu	0.5	1	1	0	27
OLB Vincent Vega	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Greg Spires	0.5	0	0	0	29
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	0	2	1	23
OLB Bryan Cox	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Bryan Jones	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Canute Curtis	6	0	34
S Tony Dixon	3	0	11
CB Troy Vincent	2	1	30
CB Darryl Pounds	2	0	30
ILB Howard Hendree	2	0	12
S Tony George	2	0	34
CB Jamar Fletcher	1	1	21
DT Jim Flanagan	1	0	15
CB Tory James	1	0	9
OLB John Mobley	1	0	33
OLB Twan Russell	1	0	20
S Mike Brown	1	0	34

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Carter	3	1	0	39
S Kim Herring	3	1	0	44
CB Coby Rhinehart	3	0	1	39
ILB Tracy Simien	3	0	0	37
S Tim Watson	2	0	1	46
DT Derrick Ransom	2	0	0	23
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	0	26
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	0	0	21
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0	12
ILB Winfred Tubbs	1	0	0	8
DE N.D. Kalu	1	0	0	27
DE Quinton Reese	1	0	0	19
CB Eric Kelly	1	0	0	44

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Hanshew	2	5	0	21	1	39
Richard Mercier	2	3	0	4	0	5
Tra Thomas	2	2	0	20	1	41
Jeff Mitchell	1	4	0	20	1	41
Damian Roger	1	3	0	24	1	45
Cecil Martin	1	2	0	7	0	9
Aaron Taylor	1	1	1	20	0	41

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Kartz	2	6	22	0	34
Bob Hallen	1	4	20	1	34
Jon Runyan	1	2	21	2	34
Chris Wiltz	1	2	3	0	0
Leonard Davis	0	3	23	0	34
Jim Branson	0	2	16	0	24
Sid Miller	0	1	22	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Harold Shaw	2	17
Karsten Bailey	1	20
Cecil Martin	1	18

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Vega	2	16
Carl Pickens	1	21
Jim Branson	1	20
Benjamin Blue	1	16
Lewis Kelly	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Warner	24	46	---	---	---	70
Damian Roger	24	45	---	---	---	69
Rufus Hanshew	21	39	---	---	8	68
Sean Dawkins	19	42	---	---	---	61
Jeff Mitchell	20	41	---	---	---	61
Aaron Taylor	20	41	---	---	---	61
Tra Thomas	20	41	---	---	---	61
John Mobley	---	---	23	33	3	59
Mike Brown	---	---	23	34	2	59
Reggie Wayne	20	39	---	---	---	59
Darryl Pounds	---	---	18	30	9	57
Bryant Young	---	---	22	27	7	56
Canute Curtis	---	---	20	34	2	56
Tony George	---	---	19	34	2	55
Troy Vincent	---	---	21	30	2	53
Jeremy Willie	14	30	---	---	5	49
Santana Moss	14	31	---	---	4	49
Warrick Dunn	17	30	---	---	1	48
Karsten Bailey	9	16	---	---	20	45
Tim Watson	---	---	19	19	7	45
Jed Weaver	7	17	---	---	18	42
Jamar Fletcher	---	---	9	21	8	38
Tory James	---	---	8	9	19	36
Twan Russell	---	---	13	20	1	34
Harold Shaw	7	10	---	---	17	34
Cecil Martin	7	9	---	---	18	34
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	10	22	1	33
Tony Dixon	---	---	7	11	15	33
Howard Hendree	---	---	13	12	6	31
Jim Flanagan	---	---	13	15	1	29
Steve Warren	---	---	8	19	1	28
D'Wayne Bates	4	5	---	---	13	22
Josh Hardy	4	6	---	---	8	18
Reuben Binette	---	---	6	3	9	18
Chris Bober	4	5	---	---	8	17
Richard Mercier	4	5	---	---	8	17
Kendrell Bell	---	---	0	0	16	16
Sedric Dodge	---	---	1	1	10	12
Gregory Writt	3	7	---	---	---	10
Miguel Dembek	2	1	---	---	5	8
Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Josh Heupel	0	0	---	---	2	2
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Weinke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Kelly	---	---	24	44	12	80
Tim Watson	---	---	24	46	3	73
Coby Rhinehart	---	---	17	39	14	70
Dale Carter	---	---	21	39	8	68
Kim Herring	---	---	20	44	1	65
Sid Miller	22	34	---	---	7	63
Tracy Simien	---	---	13	37	11	61
Jim Branson	16	24	---	---	20	60
Leonard Davis	23	34	---	---	---	57
Keith Kartz	22	34	---	---	---	56
Jon Runyan	21	34	---	---	---	55
Bryan Jones	---	---	20	34	1	55
John Supernaw	20	34	---	---	---	54
Bob Hallen	20	34	---	---	---	54
Qadry Ismail	15	28	---	---	10	53
Benjamin Blue	15	20	---	---	16	51
Carl Pickens	13	16	---	---	21	50
Greg Spires	---	---	17	29	4	50
N.D. Kalu	---	---	16	27	2	45
Takeo Spikes	---	---	17	26	2	45
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	14	21	10	45
David Terrell	15	26	---	---	---	41
Stalin Colinet	---	---	12	23	4	39
Derrick Ransom	---	---	12	23	3	38
Omar Epps	14	20	---	---	3	37
Reuben Droughns	9	11	---	---	16	36
Vincent Vega	---	---	8	11	16	35
Tony Stewart	10	12	---	---	7	29
Quinton Reese	---	---	8	19	1	28
Bill Johnson	---	---	7	17	3	27
Monte Beisel	---	---	5	7	9	21
Bobby Engram	4	8	---	---	8	20
Bryan Cox	---	---	5	12	1	18
Kevin Kasper	2	3	---	---	13	18
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	4	8	---	12
Chris Wiltz	3	0	---	---	7	10
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lewis Kelly	2	0	---	---	7	9
Nicolas Thai	1	0	---	---	7	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Walker	2	2	---	---	1	5
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jeff Blake	3	0	---	---	---	3
Tim Mangum	1	0	---	---	---	1
Todd Helton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	5	50	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	42	25	2	1	3	2	7	1	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	31	23	3	1	2	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	34	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	109	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	55	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	71	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	142	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	36	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	8	2	1	16	0	42
WR Karsten Bailey	8	5	0	81	2	16
RB Warrick Dunn	6	6	0	12	0	30
WR Santana Moss	6	3	2	9	0	31
WR Reggie Wayne	5	3	0	34	0	39
FB Cecil Martin	3	3	0	21	0	9
TE Jed Weaver	3	2	0	17	0	17
RB Harold Shaw	2	1	0	8	0	10
WR D'Wayne Bates	1	0	0	0	0	5

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Terrell	7	5	0	47	0	26
WR Carl Pickens	6	5	1	53	0	16
WR Qadry Ismail	6	3	1	72	2	28
RB Omar Epps	4	4	0	25	0	20
FB Jim Branson	3	2	0	28	1	24
TE Tony Stewart	2	1	0	8	0	12
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	0	16	0	8
RB Reuben Droughns	1	1	0	7	0	11
WR Kevin Kasper	1	1	0	19	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	1	6	6.00	6.25

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Epps	3	5	1.67	4.17
Reuben Droughns	3	2	0.67	0.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	3	1	-4	-1.33	4.71

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	5	4	36	7.20	8.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Warrick Dunn	1	1	-4	-4.00	2.00
WR Karsten Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	10.13

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Pickens	1	1	10	10.00	8.83
FB Jim Branson	1	1	2	2.00	9.33
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
RB Omar Epps	1	1	12	12.00	6.25
WR David Terrell	1	1	12	12.00	6.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Epps	2	0
John Supernaw	1	0
Reuben Droughns	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	11	7	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	9	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Warrick Dunn	3	3	1
WR Karsten Bailey	2	1	1
WR Reggie Wayne	2	1	0
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0
FB Cecil Martin	1	1	1
TE Jed Weaver	1	1	1
WR D'Wayne Bates	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	2
WR Carl Pickens	2	2	2
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0
RB Omar Epps	1	1	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	1
WR David Terrell	1	0	0

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)