Week 6, 2008

played in Cincinnati, OH

65 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	17	3	-	27
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:06 PIT - Brian Westbrook 3 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 10:42 PIT - David Akers 28 field goal
3Q: 05:52 CIN - Paul Ernster 40 field goal
3Q: 01:29 PIT - Calvin Johnson 7 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:55 PIT - Marcus Merritt 34 interception return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:35 PIT - David Akers 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:06 PIT - Brian Westbrook 3 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 10:42 PIT - David Akers 28 field goal
3Q: 05:52 CIN - Paul Ernster 40 field goal
3Q: 01:29 PIT - Calvin Johnson 7 pass from Jay Cutler (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 00:55 PIT - Marcus Merritt 34 interception return (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 05:35 PIT - David Akers 43 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 2-4 1-5
First Downs 18 11
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 298 186
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.26 3.21
Net Rushing Yards 51 23
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 1.82 1.15
Net Passing Yards 247 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 1 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 5.88 4.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:00 28:00

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	2-4	1-5
First Downs	18	11
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	298	186
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.26	3.21
Net Rushing Yards	51	23
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	1.82	1.15
Net Passing Yards	247	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 1	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	5.88	4.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:00	28:00

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	6:31	8:36	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
2	9:15	1:13	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	6:03	0:53	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
2	2:50	0:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:00	0:58	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	4:25	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
3	8:08	0:53	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
3	5:44	4:25	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	11:07	5:39	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
4	2:45	0:37	OPP 28	3	7	Missed FG

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	11:43	5:12	OWN 14	10	43	Punt
2	12:55	3:40	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
2	8:02	1:59	OWN 37	5	18	Punt
2	5:10	2:20	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
2	2:02	1:02	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 28	1	1	Half
3	10:35	2:27	OWN 32	4	19	Punt
3	7:15	1:31	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
3	1:19	0:36	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
3	0:43	4:36	OWN 34	8	31	Punt
4	5:28	2:43	OWN 31	4	-3	Downs
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 28	5	4	Game

Game MVP: Roderick Coleman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brian Westbrook	14	21	1.50	5	0	1
QB Jay Cutler	6	18	3.00	10	1	0
RB Musa Smith	5	5	1.00	11	1	0
QB Kurt Kittner	3	7	2.33	6	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Marshawn Lynch	15	14	0.93	5
FB Jeremi Johnson	3	4	1.33	6
WR Reggie Wayne	1	-2	-2.00	-2
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	7	7.00	7

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	40	25	261	2/14	1	44	1	79.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	29	20	162	0/0	0	24	1	68.5
Jarious Jackson	6	5	27	3/26	0	11	0	85.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Cribbs	6	15	43	7.17	6	10	0
TE Ben Watson	4	4	42	10.50	0	15	0
WR Calvin Johnson	4	7	29	7.25	14	15	1
FB Heath Evans	2	3	12	6.00	7	10	0
TE Jabari Holloway	2	2	53	26.50	37	44	0
RB Brian Westbrook	2	3	4	2.00	1	3	0
WR Malcom Floyd	2	3	47	23.50	38	40	0
TE Grady Dux	2	2	14	7.00	1	8	0
RB Musa Smith	1	1	17	17.00	15	17	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shaquille Brooks	7	8	35	5.00	19	12
TE Irv Wayne	6	7	64	10.67	9	18
FB Jeremi Johnson	4	5	28	7.00	0	11
WR Reggie Wayne	2	4	32	16.00	31	24
TE Alec Finacchiaro	2	2	13	6.50	0	8
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	6	10	5.00	0	6
WR Sam Hurd	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Thomas Brown	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Marcus Merritt	1	34	34.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shaunard Harts	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Roderick Coleman	0	0	1	0
DE Kenny Peterson	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jarious Jackson	2	1	0	0
TE Alec Finacchiaro	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	5	241	48.2	44.2	56	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Duncan	8	347	43.4	28.4	66	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/3	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Ridley	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshawn Lynch	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Adam Hayward	8	1	0.0	4	26
S Michael Hawkins	7	0	0.0	16	34
ILB Roderick Coleman	4	3	2.5	17	29
S Michael Huff	4	2	0.0	5	23
DT Johnny Jolly	4	0	0.0	19	31
DE Kenny Peterson	3	0	0.5	7	13
S Joey Thomas	3	2	0.0	19	29
OLB Tim Dobbins	3	1	0.0	18	28
S Chris Horton	3	1	0.0	17	21
ILB Marcus Merritt	3	0	0.0	18	19
CB William Gay	2	1	0.0	1	21
CB Jacques Reeves	2	0	0.0	20	36
OLB Jonah Conger	1	1	0.0	19	20
WR Malcom Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	0	0.0	17	37

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Travis Fisher	14	1	0.0	28	42
OLB Sedric Dodge	6	3	0.0	27	42
CB Justin Miller	5	0	0.0	27	40
ILB Jeb Huckeba	4	2	0.0	23	29
CB Quintin Demps	4	2	0.0	27	40
OLB Brandon Chillar	4	0	0.0	26	39
DT Dusty Dvoracek	3	2	2.0	11	14
CB Marlin Jackson	3	0	0.0	20	29
DT Jonathan Lewis	3	0	0.0	17	33
S Tony George	2	0	0.0	25	32
DE Ryan Riddle	1	1	0.0	9	15
ILB Alfred Fincher	1	1	0.0	10	15
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	1	1	0.0	23	26
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Ted Briggs	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Demetrin Veal	0	2	0.0	4	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Roderick Coleman	2.5	0	0	1	29
DE Kenny Peterson	0.5	0	1	0	13

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dusty Dvoracek	2.0	1	0	1	14
ILB Jeb Huckeba	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	0.0	0	4	1	26
OLB Sedric Dodge	0.0	0	1	3	42
DE Demetrin Veal	0.0	0	1	1	14
OLB Brandon Chillar	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Dan Cody	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Hawkins	6	1	0	34
OLB Adam Hayward	6	0	0	26
S Michael Huff	4	0	0	23
OLB Tim Dobbins	3	0	0	28
CB William Gay	2	0	0	21
OLB Jonah Conger	1	1	0	20
ILB Marcus Merritt	1	0	1	19
CB Jacques Reeves	1	0	0	36
S Joey Thomas	1	0	0	29
CB Ahmad Carroll	0	1	0	14
DT Johnny Jolly	0	1	0	31
S Chris Horton	0	1	0	21

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Travis Fisher	5	0	0	42
CB Justin Miller	5	0	0	40
ILB Jeb Huckeba	3	2	0	29
OLB Sedric Dodge	3	0	0	42
CB Marlin Jackson	3	0	0	29
CB Quintin Demps	3	0	0	40
OLB Brandon Chillar	2	0	0	39
S Tony George	1	0	0	32
S Shaunard Harts	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rob Sims	1	7	28	0	42
T Ryan Clady	1	6	28	0	42
T Victor Rogers	1	5	28	1	42
C Geoff Hangartner	1	5	28	0	42
G Manuel Ramirez	0	4	28	1	42

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G David Baas	2	5	20	0	38
C Johnathan Crawford	1	4	20	0	38
G Adrien Clarke	0	5	20	0	38
T John Greco	0	2	20	1	38
TE Alec Finacchiaro	0	2	17	0	18
T Kevin Boothe	0	1	20	2	38

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Grady Dux	2	22
Roderick Coleman	2	12
Heath Evans	1	24
Adam Hayward	1	20
Ryan Clady	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Victor Rogers	28	42	---	---	8	78
G Rob Sims	28	42	---	---	8	78
G Manuel Ramirez	28	42	---	---	8	78
T Ryan Clady	28	42	---	---	8	78
WR Calvin Johnson	28	38	---	---	8	74
C Geoff Hangartner	28	42	---	---	---	70
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	20	36	12	68
WR Josh Cribbs	28	37	---	---	3	68
QB Jay Cutler	25	42	---	---	---	67
TE Ben Watson	24	35	---	---	2	61
ILB Roderick Coleman	---	---	17	29	12	58
ILB Johnathan Leroy	---	---	20	27	11	58
WR Malcom Floyd	23	31	---	---	2	56
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	17	37	1	55
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	19	31	1	51
S Joey Thomas	---	---	19	29	2	50
S Michael Hawkins	---	---	16	34	---	50
OLB Adam Hayward	---	---	4	26	20	50
OLB Tim Dobbins	---	---	18	28	2	48
RB Brian Westbrook	18	20	---	---	6	44
S Michael Huff	---	---	5	23	16	44
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	19	20	1	40
S Chris Horton	---	---	17	21	1	39
FB Heath Evans	3	11	---	---	24	38
ILB Marcus Merritt	---	---	18	19	1	38
CB William Gay	---	---	1	21	15	37
RB Musa Smith	10	22	---	---	---	32
DE Kenny Peterson	---	---	7	13	8	28
TE Grady Dux	0	5	---	---	22	27
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	3	14	---	17
WR Connor Goodwin	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Marc Brandon	0	0	---	---	16	16
TE Jabari Holloway	5	10	---	---	---	15
DE Parys Haralson	---	---	0	4	8	12
K David Akers	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Earl Bennett	1	1	---	---	7	9
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Kurt Kittner	3	0	---	---	3	6
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Tedy Bruschi	---	---	0	3	---	3
DT Nathan Blackwell	---	---	0	3	---	3
T Leonard Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Russell Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Travis Fisher	---	---	28	42	9	79
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	27	42	3	72
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	27	40	4	71
WR Reggie Wayne	20	38	---	---	11	69
OLB Brandon Chillar	---	---	26	39	4	69
CB Justin Miller	---	---	27	40	2	69
G Adrien Clarke	20	38	---	---	9	67
G David Baas	20	38	---	---	9	67
T Kevin Boothe	20	38	---	---	9	67
T John Greco	20	38	---	---	9	67
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	23	29	12	64
S Tony George	---	---	25	32	2	59
WR Shaquille Brooks	20	31	---	---	8	59
C Johnathan Crawford	20	38	---	---	---	58
DT Jonathan Lewis	---	---	17	33	8	58
RB Marshawn Lynch	20	26	---	---	8	54
CB Marlin Jackson	---	---	20	29	2	51
QB Tavaris Jackson	20	29	---	---	1	50
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	---	---	23	26	1	50
DE Dan Cody	---	---	20	25	1	46
TE Alec Finacchiaro	17	18	---	---	5	40
FB Jeremi Johnson	17	21	---	---	---	38
ILB Alfred Fincher	---	---	10	15	12	37
WR Thomas Brown	0	12	---	---	22	34
DE Ryan Riddle	---	---	9	15	7	31
TE Irv Wayne	3	25	---	---	---	28
TE Chris Cooley	3	1	---	---	21	25
DT Dusty Dvoracek	---	---	11	14	---	25
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	2	2	19	23
RB Ethan Ridley	0	0	---	---	22	22
DE Demetrin Veal	---	---	4	14	2	20
S Shaunard Harts	---	---	4	13	2	19
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	3	12	2	17
WR Sam Hurd	0	8	---	---	5	13
CB Kyle Arrington	---	---	1	0	12	13
S Ralph Edelstein	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Salvador Chapman	0	10	---	---	---	10
QB Jarious Jackson	0	9	---	---	---	9
C Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Van Duncan	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Keith Rivers	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Scott Peters	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mike Pollak	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Elliot Lyon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	18	1.6
Middle	15	28	1.9
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	12	16	1.3
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	40	25	2	1	1	2	8	6	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	29	20	1	0	2	5	1	0	1
Jarious Jackson	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	15	170	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	51	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	47	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Cribbs	15	6	1	43	0	37
WR Calvin Johnson	7	4	0	29	0	38
TE Ben Watson	4	4	0	42	0	35
FB Heath Evans	3	2	0	12	0	11
RB Brian Westbrook	3	2	0	4	0	20
WR Malcom Floyd	3	2	0	47	1	31
TE Jabari Holloway	2	2	0	53	1	10
TE Grady Dux	2	2	0	14	0	5
RB Musa Smith	1	1	0	17	0	22

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaquille Brooks	8	7	1	35	0	31
TE Irv Wayne	7	6	0	64	0	25
RB Marshawn Lynch	6	2	1	10	0	26
FB Jeremi Johnson	5	4	0	28	0	21
WR Reggie Wayne	4	2	1	32	1	38
TE Alec Finacchiaro	2	2	0	13	0	18
WR Thomas Brown	2	1	0	4	0	12
WR Sam Hurd	1	1	0	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brian Westbrook	3	1	0.33	1.50
RB Musa Smith	1	2	2.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	-3	-3.00	0.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	6	4	23	3.83	6.53

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Watson	2	2	14	7.00	10.50
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	7	3.50	4.14
FB Heath Evans	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
WR Josh Cribbs	1	0	0	0.00	2.87

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kurt Kittner	1	0
RB Brian Westbrook	1	1
RB Musa Smith	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	16	12	8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	9	4	1
Jarious Jackson	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Cribbs	6	3	2
TE Ben Watson	3	3	2
WR Malcom Floyd	3	2	2
TE Grady Dux	2	2	2
FB Heath Evans	1	1	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Marshawn Lynch	4	1	0
TE Irv Wayne	2	2	1
WR Reggie Wayne	1	0	0
FB Jeremi Johnson	1	1	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	1	0
WR Thomas Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,300 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (24,900)
End Zone 14,900 (18,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (15,900)
Club Seats 18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,300 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (24,900)
End Zone	14,900 (18,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (15,900)
Club Seats	18,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)