Week 1, 2028

played in Cincinnati, OH

80 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:13 PIT - Ernest Hancock 38 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 12:04 CIN - Richie Reichardt 4 run (K.C. Harris extra point)
2Q: 01:05 PIT - Bert Johnson 54 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CIN - K.C. Harris 39 field goal
3Q: 10:22 PIT - Kirk Kerr 8 pass from C.J. Watkins (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:44 CIN - Thurman Hutchison 14 pass from Fred Mount (K.C. Harris extra point)
3Q: 00:13 PIT - C.J. Watkins 4 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:52 PIT - Preston Cote 28 interception return (Bert Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:13 PIT - Ernest Hancock 38 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 12:04 CIN - Richie Reichardt 4 run (K.C. Harris extra point)
2Q: 01:05 PIT - Bert Johnson 54 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CIN - K.C. Harris 39 field goal
3Q: 10:22 PIT - Kirk Kerr 8 pass from C.J. Watkins (Bert Johnson extra point)
3Q: 04:44 CIN - Thurman Hutchison 14 pass from Fred Mount (K.C. Harris extra point)
3Q: 00:13 PIT - C.J. Watkins 4 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
4Q: 02:52 PIT - Preston Cote 28 interception return (Bert Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 217 347
- Offensive Plays 47 82
- Yards per Play 4.62 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 94 102
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 4.48 3.52
Net Passing Yards 123 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 14 - 0 48 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 123 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 9/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 9/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/120 5/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 23
Time of Possession 24:42 35:18

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	217	347
- Offensive Plays	47	82
- Yards per Play	4.62	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	94	102
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	4.48	3.52
Net Passing Yards	123	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 14 - 0	48 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	123	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	9/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	9/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/120	5/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 23
Time of Possession	24:42	35:18

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:03	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
1	9:45	2:12	OWN 11	5	17	Punt
1	4:08	2:06	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	11:55	2:32	OWN 44	4	18	Punt
2	3:21	2:23	OWN 47	5	16	Field Goal
3	13:39	3:26	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
3	4:35	4:34	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
4	14:07	0:54	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	11:03	0:58	OPP 36	3	2	Punt
4	8:23	3:20	OWN 39	6	14	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:57	3:12	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
1	7:33	3:25	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
1	2:02	1:59	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	0:03	3:08	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
2	9:23	6:02	OWN 20	11	45	Missed FG
2	0:58	0:55	OWN 28	6	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	10:13	5:38	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	0:01	0:54	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	13:13	2:10	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
4	10:05	1:42	OWN 10	4	13	Punt
4	5:03	2:21	OWN 6	4	11	Interception
4	2:42	2:42	OWN 35	16	46	Game

Game MVP: Lance Garrison, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bruce Carlisle	12	17	1.42	5	0	0
Ernest Hancock	5	61	12.20	38	2	1
C.J. Watkins	4	16	4.00	8	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	15	51	3.40	10	1	0
Richie Reichardt	13	47	3.62	12	1	1
Fred Mount	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
C.J. Watkins	26	14	123	0/0	1	17	0	79.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	48	24	269	5/24	1	38	1	65.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kirk Kerr	4	5	39	9.75	8	17	1
TE Dexter Sobien	3	3	32	10.67	0	13	0
WR Sherman Cooper	2	5	14	7.00	10	11	0
FB Marty Douglas	2	3	16	8.00	16	10	0
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR David Brown	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Lamont Monroe	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Raymond Franz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tito Delgadillo	7	17	71	10.14	13	16	0
WR Will Tanner	6	11	64	10.67	2	21	0
TE Thurman Hutchison	5	7	51	10.20	0	15	1
WR Benjamin Dubey	3	4	67	22.33	14	38	0
WR Roger Farr	1	5	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Richie Reichardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Preston Cote	1	28	28.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marty Douglas	1	1	0	0
Preston Cote	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Melvin Conley	1	0
Earl McKissick	0	1
Bernie Marshak	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	6	262	43.7	38.3	59	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Mills	7	270	38.6	33.7	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Harris	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	3	34	11.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Tanner	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Monroe	4	120	30.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Fleming	4	81	20.3	0
Amos Hawkins	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Footman	13	2	1.0	24	39
CB Leonard Hilliard	7	0	0.0	24	40
S Preston Cote	6	3	0.0	29	52
S Cole Sanders	6	1	0.0	22	41
DE Lance Garrison	3	0	1.5	27	48
DE Edward Arnold	3	2	1.0	19	46
DT Rickey Wolf	3	2	0.5	24	42
CB Carl Watson	3	0	0.0	21	45
DE Gene McKenzie	2	0	1.0	11	10
ILB Pat Gelbart	2	0	0.0	7	21
S Norman Barker	2	0	0.0	5	29
CB Jackie Aguirre	2	0	0.0	16	40
CB Darnell Carr	1	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Bernard Gott	1	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Terrance Alston	1	0	0.0	17	25
DT Andrew Toscano	0	1	0.0	11	9
DT Rodney Washington	0	1	0.0	14	18

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bernie Marshak	5	2	18	18
OLB Richard Blackston	4	2	21	26
S Rex Ramirez	4	0	21	26
ILB Earl McKissick	3	3	19	14
S Irv Porter	3	0	11	16
CB Doug Fleming	2	1	14	19
CB Mel Collins	2	0	14	20
CB Oscar Bruce	2	0	10	11
S Greg Kennison	1	1	11	19
DE Monty Magnone	1	0	13	22
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	10	14
DE K.C. Matthews	1	0	8	4
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	12	20
DE Jack Blackwell	1	0	9	6
DT Gus Breaux	1	0	8	16
ILB Trevor Baniewicz	1	0	12	8
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0	3	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lance Garrison	1.5	1	3	2	48
DE Edward Arnold	1.0	0	3	0	46
DE Gene McKenzie	1.0	0	1	1	10
ILB Floyd Footman	1.0	0	1	1	39
DT Rickey Wolf	0.5	0	1	1	42
DT Rodney Washington	0.0	0	1	0	18
CB Carl Watson	0.0	0	1	0	45

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	1	20
OLB Richard Blackston	0	3	2	26
DE Monty Magnone	0	1	0	22
DT Gus Breaux	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cole Sanders	5	0	0	41
CB Carl Watson	4	0	0	45
ILB Floyd Footman	4	0	0	39
CB Leonard Hilliard	3	0	0	40
CB Jackie Aguirre	3	0	0	40
S Preston Cote	2	1	1	52
S Norman Barker	2	1	0	29
CB Darnell Carr	1	2	0	16
DE Edward Arnold	0	1	0	46
DE Lance Garrison	0	1	0	48

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Richard Blackston	2	0	26
CB Doug Fleming	2	0	19
ILB Earl McKissick	2	0	14
CB Mel Collins	1	1	20
S Rex Ramirez	1	1	26
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	1	18
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	20
S Irv Porter	1	0	16
DT Gus Breaux	1	0	16
ILB Trevor Baniewicz	1	0	8
S Greg Kennison	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Pat Carlisle	2	4	17	21
Dusty Glenn	1	3	18	23
Kendall Starks	1	2	14	21
Randal Moffitt	1	1	7	5
Dexter Sobien	0	2	12	17
Trevor Carpenter	0	2	20	24
Kirk Kerr	0	1	15	11
Marty Douglas	0	1	10	16
Mike Emerson	0	1	20	24
Frank Fairley	0	1	4	5

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Murphy	4	7	28	1	51
Oscar Wooten	3	4	28	1	51
Christian Roosenraad	2	8	23	1	36
Mickey Edwards	2	6	29	0	53
Sedrick Connell	0	1	25	2	44
Thurman Hutchison	0	1	25	0	36
Byron Doan	0	1	7	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Barker	2	17
Carl Watson	1	23
Marty Douglas	1	15
Ty Shields	1	15
Darren Patchet	1	11
Ernest Hancock	0	24
David Brown	0	17
Dexter Sobien	0	16
Edward Arnold	0	13
Kirk Kerr	0	11
Pat Gelbart	0	10
Preston Cote	0	8
Bert Johnson	0	7
Randal Moffitt	0	7
Mike Bensen	0	7
Terrell Blades	0	7
Bart McKnight	0	7
Dusty Glenn	0	6
Nolan Tubbs	0	6
Roger Pritchett	0	6
Terrance Alston	0	6
Leonard Hilliard	0	5
Gene McKenzie	0	5
Lamont Monroe	0	5
Darnell Carr	0	4
Bobby Austin	0	4
Rodney Washington	0	3
Floyd Footman	0	3
Cole Sanders	0	3
Trevor Carpenter	0	3
Rickey Wolf	0	2
Bruce Carlisle	0	2
Lance Garrison	0	2
Jackie Aguirre	0	2
Frank Fairley	0	2
Bernard Gott	0	1
Terrell Kelley	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Sanford	3	20
Earl McKissick	2	11
Will Tanner	1	16
Melvin Conley	1	9
Richie Reichardt	0	23
Andrew Pittman	0	19
Sam Dimcheff	0	17
Amos Hawkins	0	16
Alvin Van Dam	0	13
Irv Porter	0	12
Oscar Bruce	0	12
Christian Roosenraad	0	9
Sedrick Connell	0	9
Jeffrey Norris	0	9
Byron Doan	0	9
Randal Schechter	0	9
Doug Fleming	0	7
Cornelius Mills	0	7
K.C. Matthews	0	6
Thurman Hutchison	0	6
Jack Blackwell	0	6
K.C. Harris	0	6
Mike McIntyre	0	6
Arnie Schwartz	0	5
Herb Johnston	0	5
Trevor Baniewicz	0	5
K.C. Carter	0	2
Richard Blackston	0	2
Ed Buckley	0	2
Gus Breaux	0	2
Tito Delgadillo	0	1
Bob Marischen	0	1
Mel Collins	0	1
Rex Ramirez	0	1
Bernie Marshak	0	1
Greg Kennison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	7	58	8.3
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	20	62	3.1
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
C.J. Watkins	26	14	0	0	3	3	5	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	48	24	3	3	2	6	11	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	109	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	80	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	80	8.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Kirk Kerr	5	4	0	39	11
WR Sherman Cooper	5	2	2	14	18
WR Lamont Monroe	4	1	1	3	14
TE Dexter Sobien	3	3	0	32	17
FB Marty Douglas	3	2	0	16	16
WR David Brown	3	1	0	13	14
WR Raymond Franz	2	0	0	0	5
WR Darren Patchet	1	1	0	6	9

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tito Delgadillo	17	7	1	71	0	45
WR Will Tanner	11	6	0	64	1	40
TE Thurman Hutchison	7	5	0	51	0	36
WR Roger Farr	5	1	0	9	0	29
WR Benjamin Dubey	4	3	0	67	2	15
RB K.C. Carter	2	1	1	3	0	22
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	0	4	0	32
RB Richie Reichardt	1	0	0	0	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Carlisle	1	4	4.00	1.42
C.J. Watkins	1	4	4.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Reichardt	2	11	5.50	3.62
K.C. Carter	1	-3	-3.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
C.J. Watkins	3	3	26	8.67	4.73

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	4	2	19	4.75	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dexter Sobien	1	1	8	8.00	10.67
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	8	8.00	7.80
FB Marty Douglas	1	1	10	10.00	5.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	2	19	9.50	7.29
WR Tito Delgadillo	1	0	0	0.00	4.18
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce Carlisle	2	1
C.J. Watkins	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Reichardt	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
C.J. Watkins	7	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	16	10	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Franz	2	0	0
WR David Brown	2	0	0
WR Lamont Monroe	2	1	0
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Tanner	7	5	3
WR Tito Delgadillo	5	3	2
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Dubey	1	1	1
TE Thurman Hutchison	1	1	1
RB Richie Reichardt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,400 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,500 (19,800)
End Zone 6,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,400 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,500 (19,800)
End Zone	6,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,500 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,800)