Week 15, 2015

played in Cincinnati, OH

33 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	0	6	-	9
Cincinnati Bengals	10	3	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 CIN - Mike Willams 12 pass from Carson Palmer (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 03:37 CIN - Jeff Chandler 34 field goal
2Q: 13:15 CIN - Jeff Chandler 40 field goal
2Q: 06:20 PIT - Dan Carpenter 22 field goal
3Q: 09:00 CIN - Mike Willams 6 pass from Carson Palmer (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:32 CIN - Jeff Chandler 18 field goal
4Q: 07:50 PIT - Charles Sims 3 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 CIN - Mike Willams 12 pass from Carson Palmer (Jeff Chandler extra point)
1Q: 03:37 CIN - Jeff Chandler 34 field goal
2Q: 13:15 CIN - Jeff Chandler 40 field goal
2Q: 06:20 PIT - Dan Carpenter 22 field goal
3Q: 09:00 CIN - Mike Willams 6 pass from Carson Palmer (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:32 CIN - Jeff Chandler 18 field goal
4Q: 07:50 PIT - Charles Sims 3 pass from Cam Newton (Dan Carpenter extra point failed)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 4-10 6-8
First Downs 14 17
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 291 383
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 84 250
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.50 8.06
Net Passing Yards 207 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 3.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 5.2
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/49 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 4/4 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	4-10	6-8
First Downs	14	17
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	291	383
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	84	250
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.50	8.06
Net Passing Yards	207	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	3.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	5.2
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/49	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	4/4	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	2:08	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
1	3:31	2:29	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
2	13:10	6:58	OWN 16	15	79	Field Goal
2	3:06	1:58	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	2	29	Half
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	8:52	2:37	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	2:26	2:36	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	13:32	1:08	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
4	10:59	3:19	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
4	3:04	2:23	OWN 11	10	39	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 18	0	-9	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	9:03	5:32	OWN 34	11	49	Field Goal
1	1:02	2:52	OWN 4	7	73	Field Goal
2	6:12	3:06	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	1:08	0:36	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
3	13:50	4:58	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	6:15	3:49	OWN 25	7	74	Field Goal
4	14:50	1:18	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	12:24	1:25	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
4	7:40	4:36	OWN 30	5	15	Punt
4	0:41	0:40	50	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Jonathan Dwyer, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Le'Veon Bell	11	35	3.18	14	2
RB Zach Ramsey	7	-8	-1.14	2	0
QB Cam Newton	4	21	5.25	9	0
RB Charles Sims	2	36	18.00	33	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Dwyer	21	168	8.00	62	5
RB Jay Ajayi	9	73	8.11	43	1
QB Carson Palmer	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	38	22	207	0/0	1	35	0	81.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	32	19	144	2/11	2	27	0	91.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Le'Veon Bell	7	13	58	8.29	46	26	0
WR Josh Cribbs	5	6	60	12.00	8	33	0
TE Troy Niklas	5	7	26	5.20	0	10	0
RB Charles Sims	2	3	7	3.50	6	4	1
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	4	35	35.00	30	35	0
WR Devin Hester	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Willams	7	9	63	9.00	54	27	2
WR A.J. Jenkins	6	10	44	7.33	12	18	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	3	4	17	5.67	2	11	0
WR Kennedy Bentsen	2	5	15	7.50	0	10	0
TE Blake Bell	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0	0
C Brian Schwenke	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Nate Palmer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Britton Colquitt	7	331	47.3	44.0	53	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	6	289	48.2	44.2	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	0/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Hester	4	4	1.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Jenkins	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Cribbs	3	54	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus McCauley	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB A. J. Klein	8	2	0.0	25	22
S Jaquiski Tartt	6	2	0.0	31	34
CB Al Afalava	6	0	0.0	17	20
DT Johnny Jolly	4	0	1.0	26	23
OLB Moise Fokou	4	1	0.0	13	14
ILB Kaluka Maiava	3	2	0.0	13	7
CB Patrick Robinson	3	1	0.0	29	31
DE Andre Branch	3	0	0.0	11	11
DE Michael Brocker	2	0	1.0	15	25
S Dawan Landry	2	3	0.0	13	14
S Marcus Peters	2	1	0.0	30	32
ILB Rennie Curran	2	0	0.0	18	20
S Andrew Sendejo	2	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Jonas Mouton	2	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Clay Matthews	1	3	0.0	31	32
DT Otis Finley	0	1	0.0	5	11

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nate Palmer	8	1	23	34
CB Quintin Demps	5	3	24	38
S Scott Patton	5	3	21	36
OLB Keith Rivers	5	0	21	25
S Devan Masucci	4	0	24	38
CB Marcus McCauley	3	0	6	15
DE Aldon Smith	3	0	24	32
CB Phillip Adams	2	1	21	36
CB Morris Claiborn	2	0	9	18
DT Erick Evans	2	0	7	24
DE Shaun Bridges	1	1	10	21
S Mike Richardson	1	0	3	2
DT Byron Moore	1	0	12	16
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	18	28
DE Eduardo Connell	1	0	9	17
ILB Bud Dupree	1	0	2	4
OLB Jose May	0	1	8	7
OLB Nick Perry	0	1	6	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnny Jolly	1.0	0	1	23
DE Michael Brocker	1.0	0	0	25
DE Kawann Short	0.0	3	1	28
ILB Rennie Curran	0.0	2	1	20
OLB A. J. Klein	0.0	1	1	22

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Byron Moore	1	3	16
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	0	11
DE Eduardo Connell	1	0	17
OLB Keith Rivers	0	1	25
DE Aldon Smith	0	1	32
DT Erick Evans	0	1	24
DE Shaun Bridges	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Al Afalava	5	1	20
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	2	34
S Marcus Peters	2	1	32
DT Johnny Jolly	2	0	23
OLB A. J. Klein	2	0	22
OLB Moise Fokou	1	1	14
ILB Kaluka Maiava	1	0	7
CB Patrick Robinson	1	0	31
ILB Jonas Mouton	1	0	8
DE Andre Branch	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Keith Rivers	5	0	25
S Scott Patton	4	1	36
S Devan Masucci	3	2	38
OLB Nate Palmer	3	1	34
CB Marcus McCauley	2	0	15
CB Quintin Demps	2	0	38
CB Phillip Adams	1	1	36
S Mike Richardson	1	0	2
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Kwame Harris	2	4	13	27
G Dakota Dozier	1	3	24	38
T John Terry	1	1	24	38
G Aaron Howard	0	5	24	38
C Brian Schwenke	0	4	24	38
T Greg Robinson	0	2	11	11
TE Mason Pritchett	0	1	10	1

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Hawley	5	10	31	0	34
T John Greco	2	8	31	1	34
G Owen Sampson	2	6	31	1	34
T Jack Mewhort	2	3	31	0	34
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	3	31	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dawan Landry	2	10
Chris Prosinski	1	15
John Terry	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Quintin Demps	4	14
Jose May	1	21
Jay Ajayi	1	18
Mike Willams	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Terry	24	38	---	---	11	73
G Aaron Howard	24	38	---	---	8	70
G Dakota Dozier	24	38	---	---	8	70
S Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	31	34	3	68
OLB Clay Matthews	---	---	31	32	4	67
S Marcus Peters	---	---	30	32	3	65
WR Josh Cribbs	22	34	---	---	7	63
CB Patrick Robinson	---	---	29	31	3	63
ILB Rennie Curran	---	---	18	20	24	62
QB Cam Newton	24	38	---	---	---	62
C Brian Schwenke	24	38	---	---	---	62
DE Kawann Short	---	---	26	28	3	57
WR Devin Hester	12	36	---	---	7	55
WR Shaquille Brooks	13	35	---	---	6	54
RB Le'Veon Bell	15	34	---	---	2	51
TE Troy Niklas	21	30	---	---	---	51
DT Johnny Jolly	---	---	26	23	1	50
T Kwame Harris	13	27	---	---	8	48
OLB A. J. Klein	---	---	25	22	1	48
TE Greg Olsen	12	10	---	---	23	45
CB Al Afalava	---	---	17	20	7	44
DE Michael Brocker	---	---	15	25	2	42
CB Dwight Bentley	---	---	8	16	16	40
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	18	17	3	38
S Dawan Landry	---	---	13	14	10	37
RB Zach Ramsey	7	4	---	---	23	34
ILB Kaluka Maiava	---	---	13	7	13	33
DE Andre Branch	---	---	11	11	6	28
OLB Moise Fokou	---	---	13	14	---	27
DT Otis Finley	---	---	5	11	8	24
T Greg Robinson	11	11	---	---	2	24
WR Michael Clayton	2	2	---	---	16	20
S Chris Prosinski	---	---	1	3	15	19
RB Charles Sims	5	4	---	---	8	17
DE Hunter Vergara	---	---	10	4	1	15
ILB Jonas Mouton	---	---	1	8	2	11
TE Mason Pritchett	10	1	---	---	---	11
P Britton Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Caden Poole	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	1	0	---	---	7	8
T Lane Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Stewart Bradley	---	---	0	2	---	2
C A.Q. Shipley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
G John Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Devan Masucci	---	---	24	38	17	79
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	24	38	14	76
T John Greco	31	34	---	---	9	74
G Owen Sampson	31	34	---	---	9	74
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	31	34	---	---	9	74
T Jack Mewhort	31	34	---	---	9	74
WR A.J. Jenkins	30	33	---	---	10	73
QB Carson Palmer	31	34	---	---	---	65
C Joe Hawley	31	34	---	---	---	65
WR Kennedy Bentsen	30	34	---	---	1	65
RB Jonathan Dwyer	22	31	---	---	9	62
WR Mike Willams	19	29	---	---	13	61
TE Blake Bell	28	31	---	---	---	59
CB Phillip Adams	---	---	21	36	1	58
S Scott Patton	---	---	21	36	1	58
OLB Nate Palmer	---	---	23	34	1	58
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	24	32	1	57
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	18	28	8	54
OLB Keith Rivers	---	---	21	25	3	49
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	6	15	16	37
OLB Jose May	---	---	8	7	21	36
DE Whitney Mercilus	---	---	14	11	8	33
DT Erick Evans	---	---	7	24	---	31
DE Shaun Bridges	---	---	10	21	---	31
TE Marcos Rhodes	3	1	---	---	25	29
DT Byron Moore	---	---	12	16	---	28
RB Jay Ajayi	9	1	---	---	18	28
CB Morris Claiborn	---	---	9	18	---	27
DE Eduardo Connell	---	---	9	17	1	27
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	6	12	8	26
WR Eugene Covington	3	5	---	---	18	26
CB Nevin Lawson	---	---	2	4	9	15
TE Riddick Anderson	10	2	---	---	---	12
WR Justin Hardy	1	3	---	---	8	12
RB Sawyer Joyner	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Bud Dupree	---	---	2	4	2	8
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Mike Richardson	---	---	3	2	---	5
QB Andray Dowdy	0	0	---	---	3	3
C T. J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tanner Hawkinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nick Kingsblood	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Lamar Flournoy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	17	194	11.4
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	38	22	3	0	1	5	7	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	32	19	1	0	2	5	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	7	51	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	61	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	62	8.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	72	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	10	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Le'Veon Bell	13	7	1	58	1	34
TE Troy Niklas	7	5	0	26	0	30
WR Josh Cribbs	6	5	0	60	1	34
WR Shaquille Brooks	4	1	0	35	1	35
WR Devin Hester	4	1	0	8	0	36
RB Charles Sims	3	2	0	7	0	4
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	0	13	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Jenkins	10	6	0	44	0	33
WR Mike Willams	9	7	0	63	1	29
WR Kennedy Bentsen	5	2	1	15	0	34
RB Jonathan Dwyer	4	3	0	17	0	31
TE Blake Bell	4	1	1	5	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cam Newton	2	17	8.50	5.25
RB Zach Ramsey	2	-2	-1.00	-1.14

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	9	4.50	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	4	3	6	1.50	5.45

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	9	5	35	3.89	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Troy Niklas	2	1	3	1.50	3.71
WR Josh Cribbs	1	1	0	0.00	10.00
RB Charles Sims	1	1	3	3.00	2.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Dwyer	3	3	17	5.67	4.25
WR Mike Willams	3	2	18	6.00	7.00
WR Kennedy Bentsen	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR A.J. Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
TE Blake Bell	1	0	0	0.00	1.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Zach Ramsey	2	0
QB Cam Newton	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonathan Dwyer	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	12	7	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Troy Niklas	4	2	0
WR Josh Cribbs	2	2	1
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	1	1
WR Devin Hester	2	0	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	2	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Jenkins	4	3	3
WR Mike Willams	3	2	2
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	1	0
TE Blake Bell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,800 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,800 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)