Week 1, 2027

played in Cleveland, OH

58 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	3	0	-	10
Cleveland Browns	0	7	10	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:31 CLE - Bryan Tallent 19 pass from Jack Peterson (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 05:03 PIT - Sherman Cooper 4 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:19 PIT - Bert Johnson 21 field goal
3Q: 03:12 CLE - Percy Robinson 28 field goal
3Q: 01:38 CLE - Mickey Bensen recovered blocked punt in end zone (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 12:12 CLE - Bryan Tallent 21 pass from Jack Peterson (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 07:05 CLE - Kelly Cunningham 4 run (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 03:14 CLE - Percy Robinson 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:31 CLE - Bryan Tallent 19 pass from Jack Peterson (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 05:03 PIT - Sherman Cooper 4 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 10:19 PIT - Bert Johnson 21 field goal
3Q: 03:12 CLE - Percy Robinson 28 field goal
3Q: 01:38 CLE - Mickey Bensen recovered blocked punt in end zone (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 12:12 CLE - Bryan Tallent 21 pass from Jack Peterson (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 07:05 CLE - Kelly Cunningham 4 run (Percy Robinson extra point)
4Q: 03:14 CLE - Percy Robinson 25 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 322 345
- Offensive Plays 58 61
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 162 115
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 5.40 3.83
Net Passing Yards 160 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 0 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/36 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:28 32:32

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	322	345
- Offensive Plays	58	61
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	162	115
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	5.40	3.83
Net Passing Yards	160	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 0	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/36	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 39
Time of Possession	27:28	32:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:58	OWN 5	5	28	Punt
1	9:39	2:20	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
1	0:49	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	11:22	6:27	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	3:04	1:12	OWN 20	3	26	Fumble
2	1:23	1:02	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	4:46	OWN 25	8	71	Field Goal
3	3:06	1:41	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	1:25	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:56	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:58	1:22	OWN 15	4	-2	Downs
4	3:09	3:09	OWN 18	8	48	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
1	11:00	1:21	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	7:19	6:30	OWN 20	12	41	Punt
2	14:50	3:28	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	4:55	1:51	OWN 35	6	18	Punt
2	1:52	0:29	OPP 40	3	9	Missed FG
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	10:14	7:08	OWN 33	12	56	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:57	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	10:22	3:24	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	5:36	2:27	OPP 13	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jack Peterson, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bruce Carlisle	23	112	4.87	21	4
Jerame Englund	6	41	6.83	13	2
Howie de Marco	1	9	9.00	9	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip West	17	68	4.00	8	0	0
Kelly Cunningham	12	44	3.67	16	1	1
Amos Klote	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	26	12	172	2/12	1	46	0	80.9

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Peterson	31	19	230	0/0	2	43	0	105.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darren Patchet	4	8	52	13.00	8	25	0
WR Kirk Ellison	3	4	37	12.33	2	19	0
WR Sherman Cooper	3	6	30	10.00	6	13	1
WR David Brown	2	2	53	26.50	6	46	0
WR Tito Delgadillo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jerame Englund	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dexter Sobien	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kirk Kerr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Marty Douglas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Russell Garrison	4	9	83	20.75	41	43	0
WR Bryan Tallent	4	8	65	16.25	24	21	2
TE Dana Knoyle	3	4	24	8.00	3	9	0
WR Don Abrams	2	2	18	9.00	3	14	0
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Don Delgado	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
TE Doug Warren	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Phillip West	1	1	15	15.00	14	15	0
TE Rex Clark	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
FB Amos Klote	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bruce Carlisle	1	0	0	0
Floyd Footman	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kelly Cunningham	1	0	0	0
Steve Joseph	0	1	0	0
Jack Peterson	0	1	0	0
Horace McDonald	0	0	1	0
Mickey Bensen	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	7	250	35.7	28.7	61	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Wilkerson	4	190	47.5	35.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Robinson	2/3	0/1	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	1	10	10.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Tallent	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Patchet	2	42	21.0	0
Kirk Ellison	2	30	15.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Garrison	2	52	26.0	0
Steve Joseph	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Footman	8	2	0.0	18	25
ILB Pat Gelbart	5	0	0.0	14	7
CB Carl Watson	5	0	0.0	23	22
DT Winston Ansara	4	0	0.0	22	19
CB Leonard Hilliard	4	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Bernard Gott	3	4	0.0	26	25
OLB Drew Inhofe	3	1	0.0	10	14
DE Desmond Franks	2	2	0.0	13	13
DE Edward Arnold	2	1	0.0	26	24
DT Rickey Wolf	2	1	0.0	23	28
S Norman Barker	2	1	0.0	25	24
S Preston Cote	2	0	0.0	30	26
S Cole Sanders	1	1	0.0	5	9
DE Charles Henderson	1	0	0.0	19	19
WR Kirk Ellison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Duane Shapiro	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Jackie Aguirre	1	0	0.0	25	27
DT Andrew Toscano	0	1	0.0	13	11
S Billy Lunsford	0	1	0.0	3	5

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Fuller	6	1	0.0	22	6
CB Jack Stewart	5	0	0.0	19	24
DT J.T. Salinas	3	2	1.0	18	24
OLB Jake Snyder	3	4	0.0	26	8
CB Steve Joseph	3	0	0.0	17	12
DE Jared Mendes	3	0	0.0	18	7
OLB Spencer Strahan	3	0	0.0	11	5
DE Leo Ervin	2	0	1.0	19	25
S Ted Carlson	2	2	0.0	21	21
DT Horace McDonald	2	1	0.0	16	8
S Dennis Zawilinski	2	1	0.0	18	22
DT Skip Newton	2	1	0.0	20	4
OLB Robbie Thomason	2	0	0.0	8	19
CB Lester Stephens	2	0	0.0	21	20
CB Mickey Bensen	1	1	0.0	19	24
S Gene Corbett	1	1	0.0	14	20
S Gabe Garrison	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Howie Barrett	0	2	0.0	26	26
ILB Derek Tharp	0	2	0.0	8	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Henderson	1	19
DE Edward Arnold	1	24
DT Rickey Wolf	1	28
ILB Floyd Footman	1	25
OLB Bernard Gott	1	25

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.T. Salinas	1.0	1	2	2	24
DE Leo Ervin	1.0	0	1	1	25
DT Horace McDonald	0.0	1	1	0	8
DE Howie Barrett	0.0	0	3	3	26
DE Jared Mendes	0.0	0	1	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leonard Hilliard	5	1	18
CB Carl Watson	3	0	22
ILB Floyd Footman	3	0	25
OLB Drew Inhofe	2	0	14
OLB Bernard Gott	2	0	25
ILB Pat Gelbart	1	0	7
OLB Duane Shapiro	1	0	4
S Cole Sanders	1	0	9
S Preston Cote	1	0	26
CB Louie Coe	0	1	12

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jack Stewart	3	0	24
CB Steve Joseph	2	1	12
OLB Robbie Thomason	2	0	19
CB Lester Stephens	2	0	20
S Dennis Zawilinski	1	2	22
CB Mickey Bensen	1	0	24
S Gene Corbett	1	0	20
S Ted Carlson	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dusty Glenn	2	7	28	0	26
Trevor Carpenter	2	4	26	0	23
Seth Sutton	1	7	26	1	25
Mike Emerson	1	4	30	1	27
Randal Moffitt	1	4	21	0	20
Sedrick Cleaver	1	1	4	0	4
Pat Carlisle	0	1	9	0	8
Dexter Sobien	0	1	14	0	15

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marco Doyle	3	7	2	24	23
Glen Hickey	2	6	1	22	23
Brady Scanlon	2	2	1	6	8
Hunter Parrish	1	3	0	14	13
Deon Springer	1	2	0	22	27
Conrad Chandler	1	2	0	21	23
Eugene Busby	0	4	0	25	27
Fred Carpenter	0	2	0	16	11
Amos Klote	0	2	0	15	14

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Delgadillo	3	17
Leonard Hilliard	1	18
Billy Lunsford	1	10
Andrew Pittman	0	18
Jerame Englund	0	18
Duane Shapiro	0	17
Marty Douglas	0	15
David Brown	0	14
Charles Henderson	0	12
Darren Patchet	0	11
Pat Gelbart	0	11
Dexter Sobien	0	9
Sedrick Cleaver	0	8
Pat Carlisle	0	8
Mike Bensen	0	8
Kirk Ellison	0	7
Kirk Kerr	0	7
Terrell Blades	0	7
Preston Cote	0	7
Dusty Glenn	0	5
Bert Johnson	0	4
Edward Arnold	0	4
Drew Inhofe	0	4
Gene McKenzie	0	4
Winston Ansara	0	3
Rickey Wolf	0	3
Norman Barker	0	3
Carl Watson	0	3
Jackie Aguirre	0	3
Nolan Tubbs	0	3
Trevor Carpenter	0	3
Bernard Gott	0	3
Desmond Franks	0	2
Floyd Footman	0	2
Cole Sanders	0	2
Norm Sinclair	0	1
Andrew Toscano	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Garrett	2	17
Alvin Noble	2	14
Rex Clark	1	14
Kelly Cunningham	0	24
Robbie Thomason	0	24
Don Abrams	0	17
Don Delgado	0	16
Doug Warren	0	16
Mickey Bensen	0	14
Jack Stewart	0	11
Gene Corbett	0	10
Leo Ervin	0	8
Deon Springer	0	7
Hunter Parrish	0	7
Broderick Kozempel	0	7
Bryan Tallent	0	7
Eugene Busby	0	7
Fred Carpenter	0	7
J.T. London	0	7
Skip Newton	0	6
Jake Snyder	0	6
Jay Wilkerson	0	4
Percy Robinson	0	3
Phil Rabach	0	3
Steve Joseph	0	3
Gabe Garrison	0	3
Ted Carlson	0	2
J.T. Salinas	0	2
Derek Tharp	0	2
Brady Scanlon	0	1
Dan Fuller	0	1
Dennis Zawilinski	0	1
Jared Mendes	0	1
Spencer Strahan	0	1
Amos Klote	0	1
Lester Stephens	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	56	7.0
Middle	13	78	6.0
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	26	12	2	0	0	4	8	7	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Peterson	31	19	2	2	3	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	90	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	108	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	93	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Patchet	8	4	52	1	18
WR Sherman Cooper	6	3	30	0	16
WR Kirk Ellison	4	3	37	0	22
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	0	0	0	16
WR David Brown	2	2	53	1	4
RB Jerame Englund	1	0	0	0	10
TE Dexter Sobien	1	0	0	0	15
TE Kirk Kerr	1	0	0	0	13
FB Marty Douglas	1	0	0	0	6

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Garrison	9	4	1	83	1	28
WR Bryan Tallent	8	4	2	65	1	22
TE Dana Knoyle	4	3	0	24	0	23
FB Amos Klote	3	1	0	-1	0	14
WR Don Abrams	2	2	0	18	0	10
RB Kelly Cunningham	1	1	0	4	0	10
FB Don Delgado	1	1	0	6	0	11
TE Doug Warren	1	1	0	5	0	6
RB Phillip West	1	1	0	15	0	21
TE Rex Clark	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Carlisle	3	0	0.00	4.87

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelly Cunningham	5	16	3.20	3.67
Phillip West	1	3	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	3	1	4	1.33	6.62

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Peterson	3	1	19	6.33	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jerame Englund	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
FB Marty Douglas	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Garrison	2	0	0	0.00	9.22
WR Bryan Tallent	1	1	19	19.00	8.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Jerame Englund	2	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Kelly Cunningham	4	1
Phillip West	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	10	4	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Peterson	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Patchet	4	2	1
WR Tito Delgadillo	2	0	0
WR Sherman Cooper	2	2	1
WR Kirk Ellison	1	0	0
RB Jerame Englund	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Tallent	3	1	1
WR Russell Garrison	2	0	0
TE Dana Knoyle	1	1	1
TE Rex Clark	1	1	1
FB Amos Klote	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,500 (74,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,100 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,500 (74,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,100 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)