Week 5, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

54 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	0	0	-	7
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	7	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 PIT - Herb Matich 36 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 08:44 CIN - Felix Jones 17 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 10:42 CIN - C.J. Bradley 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 PIT - Herb Matich 36 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 08:44 CIN - Felix Jones 17 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 10:42 CIN - C.J. Bradley 34 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 3-2 5-0
First Downs 9 20
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 3 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 183 389
- Offensive Plays 48 71
- Yards per Play 3.81 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 127 161
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards per Rush 4.88 4.74
Net Passing Yards 56 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 8 - 0 35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 72 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 2.55 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/0 5/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:58 37:02

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	3-2	5-0
First Downs	9	20
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	3	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	183	389
- Offensive Plays	48	71
- Yards per Play	3.81	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	127	161
- Rushing Attempts	26	34
- Yards per Rush	4.88	4.74
Net Passing Yards	56	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 8 - 0	35 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	72	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	2.55	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/0	5/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:58	37:02

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	2:27	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
1	7:01	1:07	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
1	3:17	1:03	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
2	13:12	5:25	OWN 24	9	32	Punt
2	2:22	2:00	OWN 32	7	46	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	11:13	1:00	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
3	8:34	1:21	OWN 29	2	8	Fumble
3	6:10	1:50	OWN 46	4	13	Punt
3	1:37	1:25	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
4	10:36	1:55	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	3:03	1:11	OWN 4	3	8	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
1	10:44	3:43	OWN 27	5	25	Punt
1	5:54	2:37	OWN 38	6	28	Downs
1	2:14	4:02	OWN 23	10	36	Interception
2	7:47	5:25	OWN 20	10	55	Missed FG
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 29	1	-1	Half
3	12:53	1:40	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	10:13	1:39	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
3	7:13	1:03	OPP 37	2	6	Fumble
3	4:20	2:43	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	0:12	4:36	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
4	8:41	5:38	OWN 6	8	40	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 48	5	47	Downs

Game MVP: Maurice Greer, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	23	113	4.91	36	4	1
Patrick Moore	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Irving Duvall	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Felix Jones	12	94	7.83	44	3
Tyrus Yonney	9	36	4.00	10	2
Maurice Greer	6	18	3.00	7	0
Emmitt Leopold	6	11	1.83	5	0
Phillip Ackerman	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	19	8	72	3/16	0	26	0	52.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	35	26	240	2/12	1	23	1	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kirk Cole	3	7	39	13.00	22	26
RB Herb Matich	3	4	17	5.67	1	7
WR Michael Rottinghaus	1	2	13	13.00	8	13
WR Dominique Edison	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR George Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Antonio Fecht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Britt Wheeler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Felix Jones	6	7	61	10.17	16	17	1
WR Hakeem Nicks	4	5	45	11.25	6	21	0
TE Fred Davis	3	3	15	5.00	2	9	0
WR Dale Schneider	3	6	34	11.33	0	16	0
WR Peter Walker	3	3	35	11.67	6	15	0
RB Tyrus Yonney	2	2	22	11.00	23	23	0
WR Brenden Lipford	2	3	15	7.50	3	12	0
TE Craig Bond	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Emmitt Leopold	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Rich Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Patrick Lee	1	3	3.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herb Matich	1	0	0
Jake Ford	0	1	0
Curtis Fitzgerald	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Felix Jones	1	0	0
Dana Justice	0	1	0
Darius Butler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	9	448	49.8	39.7	65	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	5	198	39.6	39.6	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	2	2	1.0	0
Herb Matich	1	-2	-2.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Walker	5	31	6.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	36	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Walker	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edward Patterson	11	3	0.0	31	34
S Jake Ford	6	2	0.0	28	32
S William Moore	6	0	0.0	26	25
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	5	0	0.0	32	27
DT Brodrick Bunkley	4	3	0.5	31	33
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	4	2	0.0	19	15
OLB Bruce Davis	3	1	0.0	26	31
CB Patrick Lee	3	1	0.0	22	24
DE Omar Hudson	2	0	1.5	27	24
CB Pete Wyoming	2	2	0.0	28	32
S Ronnie White	2	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Korey Borders	2	0	0.0	5	6
DT Pat Sims	2	0	0.0	18	21
DT Norbert Briggs	2	0	0.0	20	23
DE Chris Akaka	2	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Vernon Neale	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Alonzo Baum	1	0	0.0	17	18

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	5	2	1.0	21	21
CB Darius Butler	5	1	0.0	19	15
DT Kentwan Balmer	4	1	0.0	19	14
CB Courtney Brustkern	3	2	1.0	18	20
S Vernon Elliott	3	2	0.0	23	21
DT Moe Robinson	2	0	1.0	15	10
S Craig Steltz	2	1	0.0	15	11
OLB Paul Posluszny	2	0	0.0	12	11
DE Sedrick Ellis	2	0	0.0	16	13
CB J.C. Ehlert	2	0	0.0	16	17
S Karl Ivy	2	0	0.0	2	0
S Randall Nastasi	1	1	0.0	4	2
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dana Justice	1	0	0.0	14	8
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	0.0	18	15
DT Rondell Dillingham	0	2	0.0	7	8
OLB Ed Butler	0	1	0.0	23	13
OLB Dusty Reynolds	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Omar Hudson	1.5	0	0	0	24
DT Brodrick Bunkley	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	1	0	0	28
OLB Korey Borders	0.0	0	1	1	6
DT Norbert Briggs	0.0	0	1	0	23

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	1.0	1	0	21
DT Moe Robinson	1.0	1	0	10
CB Courtney Brustkern	1.0	0	0	20
DE Kris Rivers	0.0	1	1	16
DE Sedrick Ellis	0.0	1	0	13
DE Walt Fraaije	0.0	1	0	15
DT Rondell Dillingham	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Lee	4	0	1	24
S Jake Ford	3	2	0	32
DT Brodrick Bunkley	3	0	0	33
OLB Bruce Davis	3	0	0	31
ILB Edward Patterson	3	0	0	34
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	0	0	27
CB Pete Wyoming	2	2	0	32
S William Moore	2	0	0	25
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	2	0	0	15
S Ronnie White	1	0	0	13

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	0	20
ILB Brett Price	1	1	21
CB Darius Butler	1	1	15
CB Dana Justice	1	0	8
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	0	3
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	0	17
S Vernon Elliott	1	0	21
OLB Ed Butler	0	1	13
S Randall Nastasi	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Howard	4	9	22	0	19
Kendrick Meehan	3	5	23	0	16
Donovan Ahern	1	2	23	1	15
Graham Sellers	1	1	6	0	7
J.J. Ackerman	0	2	11	1	10
Frankie Modrell	0	2	20	1	17
Brandon Hansen	0	1	8	0	1
Jimmy Fulcher	0	1	23	0	19
Brett Hathaway	0	1	8	0	14

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	3	7	31	0	33
Austin Horn	2	7	30	1	33
Wayne Kieburtz	2	2	13	1	13
Derrick Wayne	1	4	29	0	23
Sam Baker	1	3	24	0	28
Blake Schlueter	0	2	23	0	26
Les Griffith	0	2	9	0	16
Larry Margolies	0	1	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Vespignani	3	25
Graham Sellers	2	14
Josh Moseley	1	15
Brandon Hansen	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Walker	2	18
Dana Kelleher	2	10
Wayne Kieburtz	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	31	33	7	71
Edward Patterson	---	---	31	34	2	67
Pete Wyoming	---	---	28	32	3	63
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	32	27	2	61
Jake Ford	---	---	28	32	1	61
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	19	15	25	59
Bruce Davis	---	---	26	31	1	58
Chris Akaka	---	---	22	28	7	57
William Moore	---	---	26	25	3	54
Patrick Lee	---	---	22	24	7	53
Omar Hudson	---	---	27	24	1	52
Patrick Moore	26	22	---	---	---	48
Frankie Modrell	20	17	---	---	10	47
Donovan Ahern	23	15	---	---	9	47
Herb Matich	25	19	---	---	1	45
George Gray	26	18	---	---	---	44
Norbert Briggs	---	---	20	23	1	44
Marty Howard	22	19	---	---	2	43
Jimmy Fulcher	23	19	---	---	---	42
Pat Sims	---	---	18	21	1	40
Kendrick Meehan	23	16	---	---	1	40
Michael Rottinghaus	14	11	---	---	10	35
Alonzo Baum	---	---	17	18	---	35
Quentin Dernbach	12	11	---	---	11	34
Kirk Cole	14	15	---	---	4	33
Brett Hathaway	8	14	---	---	10	32
Antonio Fecht	17	9	---	---	5	31
J.J. Ackerman	11	10	---	---	8	29
Josh Moseley	---	---	6	6	15	27
Graham Sellers	6	7	---	---	14	27
Ronnie White	---	---	9	13	2	24
Dominique Edison	7	15	---	---	---	22
Herb Jefferson	---	---	4	12	5	21
Irving Duvall	1	3	---	---	15	19
Korey Borders	---	---	5	6	5	16
Ryan Hopkins	0	0	---	---	15	15
Brandon Hansen	8	1	---	---	5	14
Vernon Neale	---	---	3	3	5	11
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	7	7
Britt Wheeler	0	1	---	---	6	7
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gus Eleazer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wesley Winslett	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gabe Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Greer	34	37	---	---	---	71
Austin Horn	30	33	---	---	4	67
Les Monroe	31	33	---	---	1	65
Emmitt Leopold	26	27	---	---	12	65
Dale Schneider	25	24	---	---	14	63
Sam Baker	24	28	---	---	3	55
Blake Schlueter	23	26	---	---	4	53
Derrick Wayne	29	23	---	---	---	52
Fred Davis	23	26	---	---	2	51
Felix Jones	20	27	---	---	1	48
Vernon Elliott	---	---	23	21	2	46
Peter Walker	13	15	---	---	18	46
Kris Rivers	---	---	18	16	11	45
Brett Price	---	---	21	21	2	44
Ed Butler	---	---	23	13	5	41
Tyrus Yonney	15	11	---	---	15	41
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	18	20	2	40
Hakeem Nicks	19	21	---	---	---	40
Dana Kelleher	---	---	13	17	10	40
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	19	14	4	37
Dana Justice	---	---	14	8	15	37
Darius Butler	---	---	19	15	3	37
Craig Bond	9	12	---	---	15	36
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	16	17	1	34
Wayne Kieburtz	13	13	---	---	7	33
Walt Fraaije	---	---	18	15	---	33
Les Griffith	9	16	---	---	7	32
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	16	13	2	31
Moe Robinson	---	---	15	10	6	31
Larry Margolies	11	13	---	---	7	31
Craig Steltz	---	---	15	11	3	29
Paul Posluszny	---	---	12	11	5	28
Brenden Lipford	12	15	---	---	---	27
Ben Bernstein	---	---	1	3	16	20
Phillip Ackerman	3	3	---	---	11	17
Rich Blair	5	4	---	---	8	17
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	7	8	---	15
Maurice Cutting	---	---	8	5	---	13
Randall Nastasi	---	---	4	2	5	11
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	4	2	1	7
Sammie Hanson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	5	5
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Karl Ivy	---	---	2	0	1	3
Sherman Sosinski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Casey Suggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	60	5.0
Middle	5	26	5.2
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	20	113	5.7
Right	2	7	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	19	8	1	1	0	4	6	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	35	26	2	0	1	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	23	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	2	35	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Cole	7	3	39	1	15
RB Herb Matich	4	3	17	0	19
WR Dominique Edison	3	1	3	0	15
WR Michael Rottinghaus	2	1	13	0	11
WR George Gray	1	0	0	0	18
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0	0	9
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Felix Jones	7	6	0	61	0	27
WR Dale Schneider	6	3	1	34	0	24
WR Hakeem Nicks	5	4	0	45	1	21
TE Craig Bond	3	1	0	3	0	12
TE Fred Davis	3	3	0	15	0	26
WR Brenden Lipford	3	2	0	15	0	15
WR Peter Walker	3	3	0	35	0	15
RB Tyrus Yonney	2	2	0	22	1	11
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	0	6	0	3
WR Rich Blair	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Emmitt Leopold	1	1	0	4	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Yonney	3	4	1.33	4.00
Maurice Greer	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
Felix Jones	1	0	0.00	7.83
Emmitt Leopold	1	1	1.00	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	3	1	17	5.67	6.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Craig Bond	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Felix Jones	1	1	17	17.00	8.71
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Moore	1	1
Herb Matich	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Leopold	2	1
Maurice Greer	1	1
Felix Jones	1	1
Tyrus Yonney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	8	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch
WR Kirk Cole	4	0
WR Dominique Edison	2	0
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0
RB Herb Matich	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dale Schneider	3	0	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	2	1
TE Craig Bond	1	0	0
RB Felix Jones	1	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	0
WR Rich Blair	1	0	0
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (19,900)
End Zone 13,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (19,900)
End Zone	13,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,800)