Week 1, 2016

played in Cincinnati, OH

83 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	14	7	7	-	31
Cincinnati Bengals	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:05 PIT - Jeff Reed 43 field goal
2Q: 08:52 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 4 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 05:15 CIN - Adam Hodges 4 run (Butch Holliday extra point)
2Q: 02:27 PIT - Harvey Cochrane 10 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CIN - Charles Dodge 8 run (Butch Holliday extra point)
3Q: 07:29 PIT - Cris Mayhew 11 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 00:38 CIN - Skip Threats 3 run (Butch Holliday extra point)
4Q: 07:36 PIT - Matthew Meadows 29 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:05 PIT - Jeff Reed 43 field goal
2Q: 08:52 PIT - Lionel Hutchins 4 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 05:15 CIN - Adam Hodges 4 run (Butch Holliday extra point)
2Q: 02:27 PIT - Harvey Cochrane 10 run (Jeff Reed extra point)
2Q: 00:23 CIN - Charles Dodge 8 run (Butch Holliday extra point)
3Q: 07:29 PIT - Cris Mayhew 11 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)
3Q: 00:38 CIN - Skip Threats 3 run (Butch Holliday extra point)
4Q: 07:36 PIT - Matthew Meadows 29 pass from Drew Henson (Jeff Reed extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 15
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 450 290
- Offensive Plays 72 57
- Yards per Play 6.25 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 210 112
- Rushing Attempts 41 27
- Yards per Rush 5.12 4.15
Net Passing Yards 240 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 0 28 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/15 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/70 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 36:23 23:37

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	15
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	450	290
- Offensive Plays	72	57
- Yards per Play	6.25	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	210	112
- Rushing Attempts	41	27
- Yards per Rush	5.12	4.15
Net Passing Yards	240	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 0	28 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/15	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/70	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	36:23	23:37

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:49	OWN 20	10	52	Missed FG
1	5:56	2:58	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal
1	0:45	6:58	OWN 16	14	84	Touchdown
2	5:09	2:51	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 48	1	0	Half
3	13:44	6:25	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	0:30	2:59	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	9:35	2:12	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	6:11	4:43	OWN 32	9	32	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:11	3:15	OWN 35	6	24	Punt
1	2:58	2:13	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	8:47	2:42	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	6:05	0:56	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
2	2:18	2:08	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	7:19	6:49	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	12:31	2:56	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
4	7:23	1:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 20	8	69	Game

Game MVP: Drew Henson, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Hutchins	27	152	5.63	17	7	0
Harvey Cochrane	12	50	4.17	10	1	1
Drew Henson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Jose Durham	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adam Hodges	16	67	4.19	21	2	1
Skip Threats	6	17	2.83	6	0	1
Charles Dodge	5	28	5.60	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Henson	30	23	245	1/5	3	29	0	133.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Dodge	28	13	190	2/12	0	34	0	69.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Meadows	5	8	96	19.20	9	29	1
FB Jose Durham	4	4	18	4.50	0	8	0
WR Cris Mayhew	4	7	58	14.50	6	18	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	4	26	6.50	6	11	1
WR Lee Evans	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Karl Hamrick	2	2	18	9.00	1	10	0
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Marc Needham	1	1	9	9.00	10	9	0
TE Carl Denney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronald Howard	5	8	92	18.40	32	34
WR Gabe Britt	4	5	58	14.50	4	20
WR Andre Johnson	2	6	31	15.50	1	21
RB Skip Threats	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Grady Corcoleotes	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Adam Hodges	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matthew Meadows	1	0	0	0
David Addy	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gabe Britt	1	0	0
Ronald Howard	0	1	0
Oliver Carfagno	0	1	0
Skip Threats	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Gray	2	88	44.0	34.0	52	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	6	282	47.0	38.2	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Reed	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Holliday	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	13	6.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Meadows	2	70	35.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Howard	3	75	25.0	0
Daniel Bellas	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edgar Rogers	6	2	1.0	26	28
CB Stephen Forbes	6	1	0.0	26	30
S Kevin Reid	5	2	0.0	27	30
CB Cory Fellin	5	0	0.0	26	30
S Thomas Turnbull	4	1	0.0	22	29
CB David Addy	3	0	0.0	19	28
DT Leon Beauchamp	2	2	0.0	20	14
DT Cornelius Hemphill	2	1	0.0	25	30
DE Perry Simoneau	2	0	0.0	24	30
ILB Jerris Yoder	1	0	1.0	4	1
OLB Kennedy Charron	1	1	0.0	9	1
DE Harold Finley	1	1	0.0	26	30
S James Major	1	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Derrick Borders	0	1	0.0	18	28

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leslie Poston	9	2	0.0	39	27
CB Alvin Meier	8	0	0.0	33	26
DT Deion Sheldon	6	1	1.0	39	26
OLB Herb Reid	6	1	0.0	41	29
CB Tom Allen	5	2	0.0	33	26
S Nicky LeBlanc	5	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Tommy Begian	5	0	0.0	13	8
S Norm Nichols	3	1	0.0	31	27
CB Kenneth Wheeler	3	1	0.0	38	30
DE Clay Bridges	2	2	0.0	32	22
DE Leo Abell	2	2	0.0	41	31
DT Nicky Mesaros	2	1	0.0	36	27
S Herman Norton	1	2	0.0	12	5
ILB Landon Johnson	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Brock Evans	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Jeremy Myslinski	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	1	0	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jerris Yoder	1.0	0	0	0	1
ILB Edgar Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Perry Simoneau	0.0	2	2	0	30
DE Harold Finley	0.0	1	1	0	30
DT Cornelius Hemphill	0.0	0	3	2	30
DT Leon Beauchamp	0.0	0	0	1	14

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Deion Sheldon	1.0	0	26
OLB Herb Reid	0.0	1	29
DE Leo Abell	0.0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stephen Forbes	3	1	30
CB Cory Fellin	3	0	30
CB David Addy	3	0	28
S Thomas Turnbull	2	0	29
S Kevin Reid	1	1	30
S James Major	1	0	16

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alvin Meier	9	4	26
S Norm Nichols	3	1	27
ILB Leslie Poston	3	0	27
CB Tom Allen	2	0	26
OLB Herb Reid	2	0	29
CB Kenneth Wheeler	2	0	30
ILB Landon Johnson	1	0	4
OLB Tommy Begian	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Victor Barton	5	6	0	24	0	23
Jerald Boivin	3	8	2	41	0	30
Les Leskun	3	3	0	10	0	7
Jose Durham	2	3	0	25	0	23
Austin Flory	1	4	0	35	0	27
William Heller	1	3	0	31	1	24
Vernon Crawford	1	3	0	17	0	9
Renaldo Kuhnert	1	2	0	12	0	8
Carl Denney	1	1	0	25	0	14
Marc Needham	1	1	0	18	0	15
Reggie Stiles	0	6	0	35	0	27

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Gindin	2	7	27	0	30
Oliver Carfagno	2	4	26	1	29
Burt Gerhardt	1	6	23	1	28
Keith Lockley	1	2	19	0	20
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	1	9	0	11
Terry Jean	0	1	23	0	16
Randal Grui	0	1	14	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Mayhew	2	11
Michael Stuart	1	18
Lee Evans	1	16
Harvey Cochrane	0	20
Otis Boyd	0	13
Ross Leandri	0	12
Leroy Hines	0	12
Jose Durham	0	11
Kennedy Charron	0	10
Marc Needham	0	10
James Major	0	10
Matthew Meadows	0	10
David Addy	0	9
Jeff Reed	0	8
Derrick Borders	0	8
Lorenzo Schroeder	0	6
Jerald Boivin	0	4
Everett Gray	0	4
Carl Denney	0	4
Leon Beauchamp	0	4
Vernon Crawford	0	4
Renaldo Kuhnert	0	4
Jerris Yoder	0	3
Henry May	0	3
Reggie Stiles	0	3
Cory Fellin	0	1
William Heller	0	1
Kevin Reid	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Threats	1	18
Landon Johnson	1	16
Daniel Bellas	1	16
Clarence Coolidge	1	10
Kirk Garcia	0	16
Corwin Bostic	0	13
Gabe Britt	0	11
Ryan McConnell	0	10
Herman Norton	0	10
Jerry Sabbatini	0	10
Randal Grui	0	7
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	6
Ronald Howard	0	6
Burt Gerhardt	0	6
Alvin Meier	0	6
Terry Jean	0	6
Joel McDonald	0	6
Ben Cavanaugh	0	6
Floyd Lengfelder	0	5
Keith Lockley	0	4
Leo Abell	0	4
Leslie Poston	0	3
Tom Allen	0	3
Brock Evans	0	2
Deion Sheldon	0	2
Nicky LeBlanc	0	2
Norm Nichols	0	2
Oliver Carfagno	0	2
Grady Corcoleotes	0	2
Herb Reid	0	2
Kenneth Wheeler	0	2
Andre Johnson	0	1
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	1
Clay Bridges	0	1
Xavier Offutt	0	1
Nicky Mesaros	0	1
Tommy Begian	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	52	5.2
Middle	25	109	4.4
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	46	3.3
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Henson	30	23	2	0	0	5	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Dodge	28	13	5	0	2	2	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	50	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	115	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	48	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	81	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows	8	5	96	2	17
WR Cris Mayhew	7	4	58	0	23
FB Jose Durham	4	4	18	0	23
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	4	26	0	16
WR Lee Evans	2	2	14	0	7
WR Karl Hamrick	2	2	18	0	18
TE Carl Denney	1	0	0	0	14
RB Harvey Cochrane	1	1	6	0	15
TE Marc Needham	1	1	9	0	15

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Howard	8	5	0	92	2	29
WR Andre Johnson	6	2	0	31	1	18
WR Gabe Britt	5	4	0	58	2	17
RB Adam Hodges	3	0	0	0	0	21
RB Skip Threats	2	1	1	4	0	5
WR Grady Corcoleotes	2	1	1	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	5	18	3.60	5.63
Harvey Cochrane	1	10	10.00	4.17

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam Hodges	7	22	3.14	4.19
Charles Dodge	1	8	8.00	5.60
Skip Threats	1	3	3.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Henson	5	5	31	6.20	8.17

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Dodge	1	1	9	9.00	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jose Durham	2	2	7	3.50	4.50
WR Lee Evans	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
WR Cris Mayhew	1	1	11	11.00	8.29
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Britt	1	1	9	9.00	11.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	3	2
Harvey Cochrane	2	2
Jose Durham	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Charles Dodge	3	1
Adam Hodges	2	2
Skip Threats	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Henson	9	8	7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Dodge	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lee Evans	2	2	2
WR Cris Mayhew	2	1	1
WR Matthew Meadows	2	2	2
FB Jose Durham	1	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1
TE Marc Needham	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Johnson	3	2	2
WR Ronald Howard	2	2	2
RB Adam Hodges	1	0	0
RB Skip Threats	1	0	0
WR Gabe Britt	1	1	1
WR Grady Corcoleotes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,900 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (19,800)
End Zone 7,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,900 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,900 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (19,800)
End Zone	7,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,900 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,100 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)