Week 17, 2023

played in Cincinnati, OH

36 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	17	6	13	-	50
Cincinnati Bengals	10	0	6	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 19 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 09:47 PIT - Stephen Forbes 96 kickoff return (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:12 CIN - Gary McCarthy 48 field goal
1Q: 00:06 PIT - Warren Kerr 14 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:15 PIT - Matthew Meadows 21 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:26 PIT - Bert Johnson 50 field goal
2Q: 01:09 PIT - Matthew Meadows 39 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:42 PIT - Bert Johnson 31 field goal
3Q: 08:51 CIN - Fred Mount 3 run (K.C. Carter run for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:24 PIT - Bert Johnson 43 field goal
4Q: 11:25 CIN - Charlie Sanford 2 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 09:03 PIT - Adrian Covington 44 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:20 PIT - Bert Johnson 32 field goal
4Q: 00:17 PIT - Bert Johnson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 19 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 09:47 PIT - Stephen Forbes 96 kickoff return (Bert Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:12 CIN - Gary McCarthy 48 field goal
1Q: 00:06 PIT - Warren Kerr 14 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:15 PIT - Matthew Meadows 21 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 05:26 PIT - Bert Johnson 50 field goal
2Q: 01:09 PIT - Matthew Meadows 39 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:42 PIT - Bert Johnson 31 field goal
3Q: 08:51 CIN - Fred Mount 3 run (K.C. Carter run for conversion failed)
3Q: 03:24 PIT - Bert Johnson 43 field goal
4Q: 11:25 CIN - Charlie Sanford 2 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 09:03 PIT - Adrian Covington 44 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:20 PIT - Bert Johnson 32 field goal
4Q: 00:17 PIT - Bert Johnson 19 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 12-4 7-9
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 486 478
- Offensive Plays 48 80
- Yards per Play 10.13 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 120 205
- Rushing Attempts 21 25
- Yards per Rush 5.71 8.20
Net Passing Yards 366 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 0 53 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 379 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 13.56 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/51 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/152 7/122
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	12-4	7-9
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	486	478
- Offensive Plays	48	80
- Yards per Play	10.13	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	120	205
- Rushing Attempts	21	25
- Yards per Rush	5.71	8.20
Net Passing Yards	366	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 0	53 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	379	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	13.56	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/51	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/152	7/122
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:07	32:53

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	2:07	2:07	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	10:12	2:13	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	6:22	1:01	OPP 38	3	5	Field Goal
2	2:52	2:03	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 20	8	66	Field Goal
3	8:43	2:44	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	5:01	1:45	OPP 48	4	22	Field Goal
3	2:04	2:13	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:17	2:29	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
4	7:44	2:31	OPP 15	3	0	Field Goal
4	2:25	2:15	OPP 44	4	42	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
1	9:34	7:27	OWN 16	10	53	Field Goal
2	15:00	4:48	OWN 20	9	42	Punt
2	7:59	1:37	OWN 37	4	13	Punt
2	5:21	2:29	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	2	8	Half
3	11:37	2:54	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
3	5:59	0:58	OWN 23	3	-10	Punt
3	3:16	1:12	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
4	14:51	3:34	OWN 29	15	71	Touchdown
4	8:48	1:04	OWN 15	4	0	Downs
4	5:13	2:48	OWN 22	5	22	Downs
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 22	1	5	Game

Game MVP: Howie de Marco, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bruce Carlisle	11	77	7.00	39	1
Lenny Atchison	7	7	1.00	6	0
Howie de Marco	3	36	12.00	20	2

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	15	158	10.53	53	3	0
Fred Mount	5	29	5.80	9	0	1
Dominic Henry	5	18	3.60	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	25	18	379	2/13	4	68	0	153.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	53	30	284	2/11	2	31	0	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew Meadows	5	7	139	27.80	93	68	2
WR Adrian Covington	4	7	153	38.25	61	49	1
WR Warren Kerr	3	3	30	10.00	10	14	1
TE Archie Wynn	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	0
RB Lenny Atchison	2	3	10	5.00	0	5	0
TE Chris Schneider	1	1	19	19.00	5	19	0
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Hallman	10	21	111	11.10	41	31	1
RB K.C. Carter	4	6	42	10.50	29	24	0
FB Charlie Sanford	3	4	24	8.00	17	13	1
WR Lionel Boult	3	8	43	14.33	4	16	0
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	3	33	11.00	11	14	0
TE Brant Emerson	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Mercury Dawkins	2	5	12	6.00	0	7	0
TE Kirk Kerr	2	2	20	10.00	8	16	0
RB Dominic Henry	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	2	83	41.5	41.5	43	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	4	110	27.5	22.5	38	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	5/5	2/2	1/1	50	5/5

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephen Forbes	2	121	60.5	1
Matthew Meadows	1	31	31.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Clements	6	99	16.5	0
Kurt Barge	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edgar Rogers	6	6	0.0	21	42
CB Bob Vandeginste	6	3	0.0	18	41
CB Kenneth Wheeler	6	0	0.0	16	40
S Thomas Turnbull	4	5	0.0	22	47
OLB Bracy Ogden	4	2	0.0	15	46
OLB Otis Forbes	4	0	0.0	10	11
CB Stephen Forbes	3	2	0.0	21	45
CB Rich Mugica	3	1	0.0	11	23
ILB Justin Hogue	3	1	0.0	5	13
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	3	0	0.0	13	30
DE Perry Simoneau	2	0	1.5	7	30
DE Karl Jarvis	2	1	0.5	17	33
S Juan Fleck	2	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Gabe Jamison	2	0	0.0	7	9
S Kevin Arevalo	2	0	0.0	5	26
CB Billy Wineholt	1	1	0.0	6	36
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	1	0	0.0	18	25
DT Tony Bodenhemer	0	2	0.0	18	21
DE Corey Wickson	0	1	0.0	8	22

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Battles	5	2	0.0	19	25
S Luther McClanahan	4	2	0.0	20	20
ILB Henry Granata	4	1	0.0	20	21
S Andy Hill	3	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Tommy Begian	3	0	0.0	1	6
DT Eugene Schwartz	3	0	0.0	13	20
CB J.B. Lee	3	0	0.0	13	18
DE Monty Magnone	2	2	1.0	16	19
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	0	1.0	10	6
CB Harvey Springer	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Randall Henry	2	0	0.0	16	19
CB Wally Yancey	1	1	0.0	12	17
DE Donovan Harding	1	1	0.0	14	22
S Rondell Marsh	1	0	0.0	13	21
DT Rickey Wolf	1	0	0.0	18	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Perry Simoneau	1.5	0	4	0	30
DE Karl Jarvis	0.5	0	0	0	33
DT Freddie Ames	0.0	1	4	1	45
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	0.0	1	3	0	30
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	0.0	0	2	0	25
ILB Edgar Rogers	0.0	0	1	0	42
OLB Bracy Ogden	0.0	0	1	0	46

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Monty Magnone	1.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Vernon Douglas	1.0	0	0	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bob Vandeginste	6	1	41
CB Kenneth Wheeler	5	2	40
S Thomas Turnbull	3	0	47
OLB Bracy Ogden	2	1	46
CB Stephen Forbes	2	0	45
ILB Edgar Rogers	2	0	42
ILB Justin Hogue	2	0	13
OLB Otis Forbes	2	0	11
S Kevin Arevalo	2	0	26
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	0	30
CB Rich Mugica	1	0	23
OLB Gabe Jamison	1	0	9
CB Billy Wineholt	1	0	36

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.B. Lee	4	0	18
OLB Ben Battles	3	1	25
ILB Tommy Begian	3	0	6
S Andy Hill	2	1	18
CB Harvey Springer	1	1	14
CB Randall Henry	1	1	19
S Rondell Marsh	1	0	21
CB Wally Yancey	1	0	17
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	20
DE Donovan Harding	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Kuhnert	2	6	0	15	0	18
Angelo Farmer	2	3	0	17	0	25
Jared Seaman	1	2	1	20	1	26
Mike Bensen	0	3	0	14	0	17
Lamar Martin	0	2	0	7	1	10
Toby Donaldson	0	1	0	6	0	9
Chris Schneider	0	1	0	14	0	11

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Wrighster	4	7	1	25	1	55
Christian Roosenraad	2	3	0	18	1	43
Gus Murphy	2	3	0	25	0	52
Mickey Edwards	1	3	1	22	0	50
Carl Frankel	1	2	0	11	0	27
J.T. Bussey	1	1	0	7	0	12
Charlie Sanford	0	1	0	14	0	28

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Kerr	3	15
Wes Mahoney	2	24
Wally Rasmussen	1	24
Jay Keathley	1	19
Bruce Carlisle	0	23
Archie Wynn	0	21
Kevin Arevalo	0	18
Stephen Forbes	0	17
Bert Johnson	0	16
Justin Hogue	0	16
Rich Mugica	0	15
Otis Forbes	0	13
Matthew Meadows	0	9
Darren Patchet	0	9
Marco Carter	0	7
Chris Schneider	0	7
Scott DeWitt	0	7
Lionel Sinclair	0	7
Terrell Blades	0	7
Reggie Stiles	0	5
Corey Wickson	0	5
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	4
Lenny Atchison	0	4
Edgar Rogers	0	3
Thomas Turnbull	0	3
Jared Seaman	0	3
Freddie Ames	0	3
Adrian Covington	0	2
Kenneth Wheeler	0	2
Bracy Ogden	0	2
Juan Fleck	0	2
Tony Bodenhemer	0	2
Mike Bensen	0	2
Karl Jarvis	0	1
Bob Vandeginste	0	1
Gabe Jamison	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Marsh	1	21
Luther McClanahan	1	13
Ernest Scott	0	24
Brant Emerson	0	22
Ronnie Clements	0	19
Wally Yancey	0	19
Lionel Boult	0	19
Tito Delgadillo	0	17
Tommy Begian	0	15
Kurt Barge	0	13
Charlie Sanford	0	13
Quinn McGregor	0	11
Kirk Kerr	0	11
Gary McCarthy	0	7
Ben Battles	0	7
Darrell Thingvold	0	6
J.T. Bussey	0	6
Rickey Wolf	0	6
Harvey Springer	0	6
Carl Frankel	0	6
Donovan Harding	0	6
Vernon Douglas	0	5
Gus Murphy	0	5
Monty Magnone	0	5
Eugene Schwartz	0	5
Bruce Hopper	0	4
Henry Granata	0	4
J.B. Lee	0	4
Christian Roosenraad	0	4
Randall Henry	0	4
Andy Hill	0	3
Patrick Wrighster	0	2
Norm Huntley	0	2
Dominic Henry	0	1
Kennedy Hallman	0	1
Tony Nixon	0	1
Victor Borders	0	1
Marcus Quigley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	11	82	7.5
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	66	11.0
Middle	18	135	7.5
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	25	18	7	0	2	4	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	53	30	2	1	1	4	15	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	7	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	126	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	153	19.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	93	31.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	137	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	107	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew Meadows	7	5	1	139	3	18
WR Adrian Covington	7	4	1	153	4	24
WR Warren Kerr	3	3	0	30	0	17
TE Archie Wynn	3	2	0	17	0	13
RB Lenny Atchison	3	2	0	10	0	19
TE Chris Schneider	1	1	0	19	0	11
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	0	11	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hallman	21	10	0	111	1	50
WR Lionel Boult	8	3	0	43	0	18
RB K.C. Carter	6	4	0	42	1	41
WR Mercury Dawkins	5	2	0	12	0	37
FB Charlie Sanford	4	3	0	24	0	28
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	3	0	33	0	34
TE Brant Emerson	2	2	0	-1	0	20
RB Dominic Henry	2	1	1	0	0	15
TE Kirk Kerr	2	2	0	20	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Carlisle	4	15	3.75	7.00
Lenny Atchison	3	3	1.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	2	10	5.00	5.80
K.C. Carter	1	8	8.00	10.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	3	1	14	4.67	15.16

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	9	5	33	3.67	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Meadows	1	0	0	0.00	19.86
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	14	14.00	10.00
WR Adrian Covington	1	0	0	0.00	21.86

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hallman	5	3	28	5.60	5.29
FB Charlie Sanford	2	1	2	1.00	6.00
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	3	3.00	-0.50
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce Carlisle	3	0
Howie de Marco	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Mount	2	1
Dominic Henry	1	0
K.C. Carter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	7	5	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	12	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Kerr	2	2	1
WR Adrian Covington	2	1	1
WR Matthew Meadows	1	0	0
TE Chris Schneider	1	1	0
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Hallman	5	1	1
FB Charlie Sanford	2	2	2
WR Lionel Boult	2	1	1
WR Mercury Dawkins	1	0	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	1
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,800 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,900 (19,800)
End Zone 7,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,800 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,900 (19,800)
End Zone	7,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,800)