Week 9, 2017

played in Cleveland, OH

48 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	14	0	10	-	34
Cleveland Browns	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 PIT - Bert Johnson 44 field goal
1Q: 02:24 PIT - Jose Durham 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:30 PIT - Cris Mayhew 37 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:54 CLE - Howie Hoffman 76 pass from Zach Palmer (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Brian Lee 5 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:02 CLE - Percy Robinson 29 field goal
4Q: 12:01 PIT - Bobby Blanda 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 06:44 PIT - Bert Johnson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 PIT - Bert Johnson 44 field goal
1Q: 02:24 PIT - Jose Durham 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 09:30 PIT - Cris Mayhew 37 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 07:54 CLE - Howie Hoffman 76 pass from Zach Palmer (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 02:23 PIT - Brian Lee 5 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:02 CLE - Percy Robinson 29 field goal
4Q: 12:01 PIT - Bobby Blanda 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 06:44 PIT - Bert Johnson 24 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 7-2 6-3
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 289 259
- Offensive Plays 62 57
- Yards per Play 4.66 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 120 60
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 3.43 3.16
Net Passing Yards 169 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 1 34 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 186 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:14 26:46

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	7-2	6-3
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	289	259
- Offensive Plays	62	57
- Yards per Play	4.66	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	120	60
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	3.43	3.16
Net Passing Yards	169	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 1	34 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	186	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:14	26:46

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 47	8	26	Field Goal
1	9:10	6:54	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
1	0:22	1:02	OWN 24	3	-5	Interception
2	12:13	3:01	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	7:37	2:05	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
2	3:03	0:50	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 35	1	2	Half
3	9:56	3:17	OWN 29	5	37	Punt
3	3:03	0:21	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	1:11	1:48	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	12:48	0:54	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
4	11:11	4:35	OPP 36	7	29	Field Goal
4	3:38	3:38	OWN 48	6	28	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	1:44	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	2:16	1:54	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	14:20	2:07	OPP 43	3	8	Missed FG
2	9:12	1:35	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	5:32	2:29	OWN 19	5	9	Interception
2	2:13	1:39	OWN 20	6	45	Fumble
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 22	11	66	Field Goal
3	6:39	3:36	OWN 3	8	21	Punt
3	2:42	1:31	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
4	14:23	1:35	OWN 15	3	-8	Fumble
4	11:54	0:43	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
4	6:36	2:58	OWN 20	7	32	Downs

Game MVP: Perry Simoneau, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Lee	19	82	4.32	21	4	1
Lionel Hutchins	16	38	2.38	7	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Norm Dotson	14	45	3.21	15	1
Phillip Stephenson	3	4	1.33	5	0
Zach Palmer	2	11	5.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	24	17	186	3/17	3	37	1	115.6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zach Palmer	29	15	193	3/15	1	76	2	55.6
Bernard Johansen	5	4	26	1/5	0	11	0	88.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Meadows	5	6	40	8.00	0	17	0
WR Bobby Blanda	3	3	51	17.00	13	25	1
FB Jose Durham	2	2	13	6.50	2	8	1
WR Cris Mayhew	2	4	47	23.50	32	37	1
RB Brian Lee	2	4	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Karl Hamrick	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marc Needham	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Gary Pegram	4	5	20	5.00	3	10	0
WR Donnell Babka	3	4	31	10.33	0	11	0
WR Howie Hoffman	3	5	102	34.00	66	76	1
TE Dana Knoyle	3	7	23	7.67	0	12	0
RB Phillip Stephenson	2	2	12	6.00	5	8	0
RB Norm Dotson	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR J.C. Anthony	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Brock Robbins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Fellin	1	0	0.00	0
DE Kirk Whiting	1	1	1.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fred Sica	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew Meadows	1	0	0
Kevin Reid	0	1	1
Leon Beauchamp	0	1	0
Lionel Hutchins	0	1	0
Perry Simoneau	0	0	1
James Major	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zach Palmer	1	0	0
Ronnie Clements	1	0	0
Norm Dotson	1	0	0
J.C. Anthony	0	1	0
Leo Fort	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	4	175	43.8	43.8	52	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Groom	4	181	45.3	43.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Robinson	1/2	0/1	0/1	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	9	4.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	51	25.5	0
Cris Mayhew	1	39	39.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Osborne	2	48	24.0	0
Ronnie Clements	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kevin Reid	7	2	0.0	19	37
CB David Addy	5	0	0.0	16	33
CB Cory Fellin	4	3	0.0	16	38
DE Perry Simoneau	3	0	3.0	18	38
OLB A.J. Sexton	3	3	0.0	18	36
S James Major	3	1	0.0	8	20
ILB Edgar Rogers	3	1	0.0	17	38
DE Kirk Whiting	2	0	1.0	17	29
DT Cornelius Hemphill	2	1	0.0	14	36
S Thomas Turnbull	2	1	0.0	16	37
DT Leon Beauchamp	2	0	0.0	9	19
DT Kendall Sutter	2	0	0.0	5	1
WR Matthew Meadows	1	0	---	---	---
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	0.0	17	37
OLB Skip Peterson	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Jeffrey Snyder	0	1	0.0	5	2

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Christian Shepherd	7	3	0.0	30	25
OLB Leo Fort	4	0	1.0	33	27
DT Derrick Manula	4	3	0.5	25	19
DE Arnold Reid	4	1	0.5	28	24
OLB Vernon Lockard	4	2	0.0	19	10
ILB Rico Barrington	4	1	0.0	21	10
S Jim Abrams	4	0	0.0	13	15
DT Roger Dunlap	3	2	0.0	22	21
ILB Perry Lewis	3	1	0.0	14	17
CB Fred Sica	2	2	0.0	26	19
CB Mickey Hall	2	0	0.0	14	16
S Rob Szumnarski	2	0	0.0	19	11
CB Ike Dillon	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Bernard Hayes	1	3	1.0	24	24
DT Alan O'Donnell	1	2	0.0	18	9
S Doug Wallace	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Ricardo Pourdanesh	1	0	0.0	21	11
WR Brock Robbins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Herb Kemp	1	0	0.0	17	5
OLB Dwight Barnes	1	0	0.0	12	5
TE Dana Knoyle	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Simoneau	3.0	0	3	0	38
DE Kirk Whiting	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Cornelius Hemphill	0.0	1	1	1	36
ILB Edgar Rogers	0.0	0	1	0	38

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Hayes	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Leo Fort	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Derrick Manula	0.5	1	1	0	19
DE Arnold Reid	0.5	0	0	0	24
S Jim Abrams	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Roger Dunlap	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Addy	4	0	0	33
S James Major	4	0	0	20
OLB A.J. Sexton	3	2	0	36
CB Cory Fellin	3	0	1	38
S Kevin Reid	2	0	0	37
CB Stephen Forbes	1	1	0	37
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	0	0	38
S Thomas Turnbull	1	0	0	37
DE Kirk Whiting	0	0	1	29

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Dillon	3	1	0	20
OLB Vernon Lockard	3	0	0	10
S Jim Abrams	3	0	0	15
OLB Leo Fort	2	1	0	27
S Christian Shepherd	2	0	0	25
CB Mickey Hall	1	0	0	16
CB Ricardo Pourdanesh	1	0	0	11
DE Herb Kemp	1	0	0	5
OLB Dwight Barnes	1	0	0	5
CB Fred Sica	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Stiles	2	7	1	29	0	20
Myron Rodriguez	2	5	0	29	0	19
Jerald Boivin	1	7	0	35	2	27
Ken Givens	1	5	0	29	1	23
Lamont Forbes	1	3	0	6	0	7
Victor Barton	1	3	0	24	0	19
Jose Durham	0	2	0	23	0	14
J.C. Rodgers	0	1	0	6	0	4
Renaldo Kuhnert	0	1	0	6	0	8
Lamar Martin	0	1	0	11	0	8

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Bensen	3	4	14	0	25
Brady Scanlon	1	4	16	1	34
Howard Shields	1	2	13	1	23
Dana Knoyle	1	1	19	0	29
Leon Tate	0	1	8	1	19
Moe Adderly	0	1	18	1	32
Daryl Meynardie	0	1	10	0	25
Josh Gerhardt	0	1	3	0	0
Jeremy Fuller	0	1	9	0	20
Ralph Fore	0	1	2	0	1

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Willis	3	18
Jose Durham	0	20
Cris Mayhew	0	16
Marc Needham	0	16
Thurman Pierce	0	16
Otis Boyd	0	13
James Major	0	12
C.J. Cook	0	12
Skip Peterson	0	11
Riddick Becker	0	10
Bert Johnson	0	9
Devin Samuels	0	7
Lamont Forbes	0	6
Perry Simoneau	0	6
Matthew Meadows	0	6
Vernon Crawford	0	6
Reggie Stiles	0	6
J.C. Rodgers	0	5
Brian Lee	0	5
Everett Gray	0	4
Cory Fellin	0	4
Kevin Reid	0	4
Kendall Sutter	0	4
Leon Beauchamp	0	3
David Addy	0	3
A.J. Sexton	0	3
Kim Clinton	0	2
Kirk Whiting	0	2
Cornelius Hemphill	0	2
Lionel Hutchins	0	2
Stephen Forbes	0	2
Edgar Rogers	0	2
Thomas Turnbull	0	2
Lorenzo Schroeder	0	2
Renaldo Kuhnert	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Stephenson	2	16
Ronnie Clements	1	19
George Osborne	1	11
Gary Pegram	1	6
Josh Gerhardt	0	16
Dwight Barnes	0	16
Donnell Babka	0	15
Ike Dillon	0	15
Brock Robbins	0	10
Rob Szumnarski	0	10
Perry Lewis	0	10
Ralph Fore	0	10
Mickey Hall	0	9
Tito Benson	0	8
Scottie Morton	0	6
Daryl Meynardie	0	6
Leon Tate	0	6
Howard Shields	0	6
Dana Knoyle	0	6
Alan O'Donnell	0	5
Percy Robinson	0	5
Andy Groom	0	4
Arnold Reid	0	4
Derrick Manula	0	4
Jim Abrams	0	3
Zach Palmer	0	2
Bernard Hayes	0	2
Leo Fort	0	2
Christian Shepherd	0	2
Rico Barrington	0	2
Ricardo Pourdanesh	0	2
Vernon Lockard	0	1
Roger Dunlap	0	1
Fred Sica	0	1
Herb Kemp	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	15	65	4.3
Right	10	27	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	15	32	2.1
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	24	17	3	0	1	2	2	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zach Palmer	29	15	1	1	2	3	5	0	2
Bernard Johansen	5	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	49	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	91	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	42	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	173	15.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows	6	5	0	40	0	20
WR Cris Mayhew	4	2	0	47	1	15
RB Brian Lee	4	2	1	14	0	12
WR Bobby Blanda	3	3	0	51	2	9
FB Jose Durham	2	2	0	13	0	14
WR Karl Hamrick	2	1	0	5	0	15
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	1	0	6	0	14
TE Marc Needham	1	1	0	10	0	17

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dana Knoyle	7	3	2	23	0	29
WR Howie Hoffman	5	3	0	102	1	30
RB Norm Dotson	5	2	1	18	0	26
FB Gary Pegram	5	4	0	20	0	20
WR Donnell Babka	4	3	0	31	0	23
WR J.C. Anthony	3	1	0	8	0	15
RB Phillip Stephenson	2	2	0	12	0	12
WR Brock Robbins	2	0	0	0	0	31
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	0	5	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Lee	5	11	2.20	4.32
Lionel Hutchins	3	9	3.00	2.38

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	3	21	7.00	7.75

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jose Durham	1	1	5	5.00	6.50
WR Cris Mayhew	1	1	10	10.00	11.75
WR Bobby Blanda	1	1	6	6.00	17.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Lee	5	3

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Palmer	1	1
Norm Dotson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	8	5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zach Palmer	7	3	2
Bernard Johansen	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Mayhew	3	2	2
WR Matthew Meadows	3	2	0
RB Brian Lee	2	2	1
WR Karl Hamrick	1	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howie Hoffman	2	1	1
RB Norm Dotson	2	1	1
TE Dana Knoyle	2	1	0
WR J.C. Anthony	1	0	0
WR Brock Robbins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,700 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)