Week 15, 2039

played in Cincinnati, OH

36 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	14	0	10	-	31
Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 PIT - Donte Nemeth 16 pass from Rico Fields (Wendell Thayer extra point)
1Q: 08:34 CIN - Sedrick Brown 6 pass from Eric Tiffee (Ken Brisby extra point)
2Q: 13:44 PIT - Junior Brennan 4 run (Wendell Thayer extra point)
2Q: 06:58 PIT - Donte Nemeth 9 pass from Rico Fields (Wendell Thayer extra point)
2Q: 05:10 CIN - Preston Romanski 15 pass from Eric Tiffee (Ken Brisby extra point)
3Q: 01:58 CIN - Ken Brisby 47 field goal
4Q: 08:49 PIT - Brayden Castillo 33 pass from Rico Fields (Wendell Thayer extra point)
4Q: 00:07 PIT - Wendell Thayer 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 PIT - Donte Nemeth 16 pass from Rico Fields (Wendell Thayer extra point)
1Q: 08:34 CIN - Sedrick Brown 6 pass from Eric Tiffee (Ken Brisby extra point)
2Q: 13:44 PIT - Junior Brennan 4 run (Wendell Thayer extra point)
2Q: 06:58 PIT - Donte Nemeth 9 pass from Rico Fields (Wendell Thayer extra point)
2Q: 05:10 CIN - Preston Romanski 15 pass from Eric Tiffee (Ken Brisby extra point)
3Q: 01:58 CIN - Ken Brisby 47 field goal
4Q: 08:49 PIT - Brayden Castillo 33 pass from Rico Fields (Wendell Thayer extra point)
4Q: 00:07 PIT - Wendell Thayer 29 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 11-3 6-8
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 15 6
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 349 149
- Offensive Plays 75 53
- Yards per Play 4.65 2.81
Net Rushing Yards 47 57
- Rushing Attempts 35 18
- Yards per Rush 1.34 3.17
Net Passing Yards 302 92
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 34 - 0 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 101
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 2.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/58 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 5/25 5/46
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 38:04 21:56

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	11-3	6-8
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	15	6
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	349	149
- Offensive Plays	75	53
- Yards per Play	4.65	2.81
Net Rushing Yards	47	57
- Rushing Attempts	35	18
- Yards per Rush	1.34	3.17
Net Passing Yards	302	92
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 34 - 0	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	101
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	2.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/58	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	5/25	5/46
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	38:04	21:56

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:51	1:45	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	8:24	1:51	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	4:48	6:10	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	11:52	5:03	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
2	5:00	2:16	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	1:50	0:49	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 33	2	3	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
3	10:05	1:33	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
3	6:44	1:34	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	1:52	4:02	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	11:37	2:58	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	8:10	5:13	OWN 29	8	28	Punt
4	2:09	2:09	OPP 23	6	11	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	12:06	3:42	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
1	6:33	1:45	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	13:38	1:46	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	6:49	1:49	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	2:44	0:54	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	1:01	0:46	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	13:07	3:02	OWN 36	6	6	Punt
3	8:32	1:48	50	4	1	Punt
3	5:10	3:18	OWN 47	6	23	Field Goal
4	12:50	1:13	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	8:39	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:57	0:48	OWN 20	4	3	Downs

Game MVP: Rico Fields, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Giovanni Sullivan	16	32	2.00	9	0	0
Junior Brennan	13	22	1.69	15	1	1
Kody James	5	-6	-1.20	3	0	0
Rico Fields	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devin Bernard	14	52	3.71	12	2
Josh Meucci	3	0	0.00	3	0
Eric Tiffee	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fields	40	34	302	0/0	3	34	0	123.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Tiffee	33	18	101	2/9	2	24	0	80.5

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Keith	10	11	44	4.40	4	14	0
WR Brayden Castillo	10	15	145	14.50	59	34	1
TE Donte Nemeth	4	4	50	12.50	11	25	2
RB Giovanni Sullivan	3	3	-4	-1.33	0	-1	0
WR Roger Hayes	2	2	8	4.00	4	5	0
FB Kody James	2	2	9	4.50	5	10	0
WR Randal Woods	2	2	36	18.00	22	27	0
WR Leslie Rice	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Devin Bernard	5	5	8	1.60	0	6	0
WR Preston Romanski	4	5	57	14.25	19	24	1
TE Geoff Newton	3	5	5	1.67	0	3	0
WR Bob Johnston	2	5	21	10.50	20	18	0
WR Sedrick Brown	2	4	9	4.50	0	6	1
FB Jorge Benton	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Tyrus Bruce	1	8	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Giovanni Sullivan	1	0	0	0
Vernon Keith	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shawn Leoni	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	8	391	48.9	40.6	67	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fernando Palmer	9	446	49.6	42.3	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Thayer	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Brisby	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Hayes	4	21	5.3	0
Tucker Cramer	1	4	4.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Newsome	5	46	9.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Castillo	1	14	14.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Bernard	2	62	31.0	0
Frankie Newsome	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Hollas	7	2	1.0	18	35
CB Blaine Rogers	5	1	0.0	18	35
S Vincent Zinn	5	0	0.0	18	35
OLB Irv Corgan	5	0	0.0	11	25
DE Amos Azzoo	2	0	1.0	12	31
CB Gilbert Presley	2	2	0.0	10	28
CB Harold Riley	2	1	0.0	17	32
DT Eric Dasilva	2	0	0.0	8	15
S Ryan Coles	2	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Bernard Gott	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Damon Towle	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE Juan Godfrey	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Everett Knight	0	1	0.0	7	10

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Steve Adams	9	5	35	40
CB Max Tautuaa	8	1	15	31
DT Giovanni Dawkins	8	1	26	33
S Ernest Rzentkowski	7	7	35	40
CB Jamie Ellard	7	0	35	40
OLB Louie Gardocki	5	5	31	33
DT Nolan Richert	4	2	23	22
DE Shawn Leoni	3	1	33	35
ILB Tony Eklin	3	0	14	6
S R.J. Braddock	3	0	6	13
DE Thurman Sheff	2	0	19	24
CB Frankie Newsome	1	4	35	40
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	0	6	2
CB Daryl Baker	1	0	0	1
ILB Charles Cortez	1	0	4	7
DE Ellis Nevicosi	0	1	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Azzoo	1.0	1	0	0	31
ILB Dominic Hollas	1.0	0	0	1	35
DE Artie Macklin	0.0	1	2	0	31
DT Damon Towle	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT William Ortega	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Eric Dasilva	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Irv Corgan	0.0	0	0	1	25

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Thurman Sheff	1	1	0	24
DT Nolan Richert	0	1	0	22
DE Shawn Leoni	0	1	0	35
DT Giovanni Dawkins	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Blaine Rogers	5	1	35
S Vincent Zinn	3	1	35
ILB Dominic Hollas	3	0	35
CB Gilbert Presley	2	2	28
CB Harold Riley	2	1	32
OLB Irv Corgan	2	0	25
S Ryan Coles	1	0	12
S Willie Wainright	0	2	30

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Max Tautuaa	6	1	31
ILB Steve Adams	6	0	40
CB Jamie Ellard	6	0	40
S Ernest Rzentkowski	4	0	40
OLB Louie Gardocki	3	0	33
CB Frankie Newsome	2	1	40
ILB Tony Eklin	2	0	6
S R.J. Braddock	2	0	13
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	0	2
DT Giovanni Dawkins	1	0	33
CB Daryl Baker	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T.J. Montgomery	2	4	35	40
Grant Bernstein	1	8	35	40
Cole Bell	1	7	35	40
Kennedy Warren	0	7	35	40
Kevin Burroughs	0	5	35	40
Abel Rose	0	1	16	8
Donte Nemeth	0	1	30	23
Kody James	0	1	16	18

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Geoff Newton	2	2	1	7	0	11
Gene Hatteberg	1	4	0	18	0	35
Rich Coffey	0	6	0	18	0	35
Adrian Holcombe	0	3	0	18	1	35
Jeffrey Donaldson	0	2	0	18	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Gott	4	17
Ryan Coles	2	15
Leslie Rice	1	18
Brayden Castillo	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Jorge Benton	2	18
Josh Meucci	1	27
Horace Lynn	1	19
Ernest Rzentkowski	1	14
Bernie Marshak	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Burroughs	35	40	---	---	9	84
Grant Bernstein	35	40	---	---	9	84
Cole Bell	35	40	---	---	9	84
Brayden Castillo	31	40	---	---	10	81
Rico Fields	35	40	---	---	---	75
Kennedy Warren	35	40	---	---	---	75
T.J. Montgomery	35	40	---	---	---	75
Vernon Keith	31	36	---	---	1	68
Donte Nemeth	30	23	---	---	14	67
Blaine Rogers	---	---	18	35	2	55
Vincent Zinn	---	---	18	35	2	55
Dominic Hollas	---	---	18	35	1	54
Kody James	16	18	---	---	18	52
Harold Riley	---	---	17	32	2	51
Amos Azzoo	---	---	12	31	8	51
Junior Brennan	14	11	---	---	21	46
Artie Macklin	---	---	15	31	---	46
Damon Towle	---	---	14	27	3	44
Abel Rose	16	8	---	---	18	42
Willie Wainright	---	---	10	30	2	42
Randal Woods	16	25	---	---	---	41
Ryan Coles	---	---	14	12	15	41
Irv Corgan	---	---	11	25	3	39
Gilbert Presley	---	---	10	28	---	38
Leslie Rice	5	14	---	---	18	37
Giovanni Sullivan	16	17	---	---	---	33
William Ortega	---	---	8	21	3	32
Bernard Gott	---	---	6	5	17	28
Roger Hayes	0	8	---	---	18	26
Everett Knight	---	---	7	10	8	25
Eric Dasilva	---	---	8	15	1	24
Tucker Cramer	---	---	1	5	10	16
Kaden Lyon	---	---	0	0	16	16
Juan Godfrey	---	---	6	4	5	15
Grayson Briggs	---	---	2	0	9	11
Dustin D'Herde	0	0	---	---	9	9
Caleb Koethe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeremy Bernier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josue Scioli	---	---	0	0	9	9
Tyrone Clements	---	---	0	0	9	9
Hunter Clayton	---	---	3	4	1	8
Wendell Thayer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kim Colinet	---	---	0	0	4	4
Luther Meier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradley Marquez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devin Donovan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Adams	---	---	35	40	14	89
Frankie Newsome	---	---	35	40	14	89
Ernest Rzentkowski	---	---	35	40	14	89
Jamie Ellard	---	---	35	40	1	76
Shawn Leoni	---	---	33	35	1	69
Louie Gardocki	---	---	31	33	2	66
Jeffrey Donaldson	18	35	---	---	10	63
Tyrus Bruce	17	27	---	---	17	61
Giovanni Dawkins	---	---	26	33	1	60
Dylan Fujita	---	---	15	33	12	60
Rich Coffey	18	35	---	---	---	53
Adrian Holcombe	18	35	---	---	---	53
Gene Hatteberg	18	35	---	---	---	53
Devin Bernard	14	34	---	---	5	53
Eric Tiffee	18	35	---	---	---	53
Floyd Dunn	18	35	---	---	---	53
Thurman Sheff	---	---	19	24	9	52
Bob Johnston	18	34	---	---	---	52
Nolan Richert	---	---	23	22	1	46
Max Tautuaa	---	---	15	31	---	46
Preston Romanski	15	28	---	---	---	43
Geoff Newton	7	11	---	---	18	36
Jorge Benton	6	12	---	---	18	36
Josh Meucci	4	2	---	---	27	33
Oliver Shire	---	---	16	16	1	33
Donny Lamm	---	---	15	12	5	32
Horace Lynn	5	3	---	---	19	27
Sedrick Brown	4	23	---	---	---	27
Phillip Greer	---	---	19	7	1	27
Tony Eklin	---	---	14	6	6	26
Daryl Baker	---	---	0	1	25	26
R.J. Braddock	---	---	6	13	---	19
Bernie Marshak	---	---	6	2	9	17
Charles Cortez	---	---	4	7	4	15
Ellis Nevicosi	---	---	3	5	5	13
Omar Hernandez	0	1	---	---	10	11
Burt Wilson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Neil Jones	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bubba Callanan	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jeff Sutter	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fernando Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ken Brisby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Gaytan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Todd Downs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Terry McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	36	3.3
Middle	15	12	0.8
Right	8	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fields	40	34	5	0	0	2	3	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Tiffee	33	18	1	0	1	7	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	21	143	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	37	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brayden Castillo	15	10	145	3	40
WR Vernon Keith	11	10	44	0	36
TE Donte Nemeth	4	4	50	1	23
RB Giovanni Sullivan	3	3	-4	0	17
WR Roger Hayes	2	2	8	0	8
FB Kody James	2	2	9	0	18
WR Randal Woods	2	2	36	1	25
WR Leslie Rice	1	1	14	0	14

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Bruce	8	1	0	3	0	27
TE Geoff Newton	5	3	0	5	0	11
RB Devin Bernard	5	5	0	8	0	34
WR Bob Johnston	5	2	0	21	0	34
WR Preston Romanski	5	4	1	57	1	28
WR Sedrick Brown	4	2	0	9	0	23
FB Jorge Benton	1	1	0	-2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Junior Brennan	5	15	3.00	1.69
Giovanni Sullivan	2	0	0.00	2.00
Rico Fields	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Kody James	1	-1	-1.00	-1.20

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josh Meucci	1	-2	-2.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fields	4	4	34	8.50	7.55

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Tiffee	2	2	21	10.50	3.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donte Nemeth	2	2	25	12.50	12.50
WR Vernon Keith	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
FB Kody James	1	1	10	10.00	4.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Brown	1	1	6	6.00	2.25
WR Preston Romanski	1	1	15	15.00	11.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Junior Brennan	2	1
Rico Fields	1	0
Giovanni Sullivan	1	0
Kody James	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Devin Bernard	1	0
Josh Meucci	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fields	14	12	8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Tiffee	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brayden Castillo	5	3	3
WR Vernon Keith	3	3	1
TE Donte Nemeth	2	2	1
WR Leslie Rice	1	1	1
WR Roger Hayes	1	1	0
FB Kody James	1	1	1
WR Randal Woods	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Bruce	3	0	0
WR Preston Romanski	3	2	2
TE Geoff Newton	2	1	0
WR Sedrick Brown	2	1	0
WR Bob Johnston	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 22,300 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 3,100 (19,800)
End Zone 5,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 2,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,800 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	22,300 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	3,100 (19,800)
End Zone	5,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	2,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,800 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,800)