Week 1, 2028

played in Cincinnati, OH

67 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	7	6	-	19
Cincinnati Bengals	6	0	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 CIN - Harold Rayfield 45 field goal
1Q: 04:32 CIN - Harold Rayfield 47 field goal
1Q: 01:26 PIT - Axel Grayvil 49 field goal
2Q: 09:59 PIT - Axel Grayvil 37 field goal
3Q: 06:21 CIN - O.J. Giles 2 pass from Ricardo Scarlett (Harold Rayfield extra point)
3Q: 04:06 PIT - Todd Tollefson 3 run (Axel Grayvil extra point)
4Q: 09:27 PIT - Kris Still 8 run (Axel Grayvil extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:30 CIN - Harold Rayfield 45 field goal
1Q: 04:32 CIN - Harold Rayfield 47 field goal
1Q: 01:26 PIT - Axel Grayvil 49 field goal
2Q: 09:59 PIT - Axel Grayvil 37 field goal
3Q: 06:21 CIN - O.J. Giles 2 pass from Ricardo Scarlett (Harold Rayfield extra point)
3Q: 04:06 PIT - Todd Tollefson 3 run (Axel Grayvil extra point)
4Q: 09:27 PIT - Kris Still 8 run (Axel Grayvil extra point failed)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 380 324
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 6.23 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 112 88
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 4.67 3.26
Net Passing Yards 268 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 0 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/2 3/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.9 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 7/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 5/113
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	380	324
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	6.23	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	112	88
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	4.67	3.26
Net Passing Yards	268	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 0	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/2	3/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.9	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	7/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	5/113
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:24	1:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	4:26	3:05	OWN 34	5	34	Field Goal
2	13:33	3:39	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
2	7:14	2:22	OPP 44	5	14	Missed FG
2	2:46	1:57	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
3	6:13	2:14	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	1:26	0:50	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	14:51	2:08	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
4	11:08	1:49	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	6:20	4:00	OWN 7	8	40	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 43	2	4	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:36	OWN 29	9	43	Field Goal
1	7:59	3:33	OWN 16	7	54	Field Goal
1	1:21	2:48	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
2	9:54	2:40	OWN 28	3	-22	Punt
2	4:52	2:06	OWN 37	5	53	Fumble
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	12:53	6:40	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
3	3:59	2:33	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	0:36	0:45	OWN 40	4	2	Punt
4	12:43	1:35	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
4	9:19	2:59	OWN 40	5	10	Punt
4	2:20	0:59	OWN 20	6	23	Downs

Game MVP: O.J. Bridgman, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kris Still	12	57	4.75	27	3	1
RB Todd Tollefson	7	41	5.86	12	2	1
RB Randy Slone	3	16	5.33	10	1	0
QB O.J. Bridgman	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Leo Wilkins	11	36	3.27	10	1
RB Hayden Rosebrock	10	33	3.30	8	0
RB Raul Giles	3	5	1.67	9	0
QB Ricardo Scarlett	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Shane Ritchey	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Xavier Bishop	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Bridgman	36	20	270	1/2	0	43	0	79.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Scarlett	35	22	262	3/26	1	28	0	95.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lee Freeman	6	9	91	15.17	60	21
WR Martin Almon	4	10	28	7.00	27	25
TE Jack Morton	3	6	33	11.00	11	20
RB Kris Still	3	4	49	16.33	26	22
RB Todd Tollefson	1	1	6	6.00	2	6
WR Ike Stockland	1	4	43	43.00	39	43
TE Reggie Dillon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Eli Griffin	1	1	14	14.00	4	14

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bryan Kerr	6	6	96	16.00	10	28	0
WR Melvin Riley	5	8	34	6.80	8	14	0
WR Norbert Borders	3	4	19	6.33	1	14	0
WR Alexis Dole	2	8	41	20.50	14	27	0
RB Leo Wilkins	2	2	31	15.50	24	24	0
WR Shane Ritchey	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB O.J. Giles	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Gerald Blackwell	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB Raul Giles	1	1	17	17.00	8	17	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Kris Still	1	0	0
S Branden Gutierrez	0	1	0
TE Jack Morton	0	1	0
S Joel Tong	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Norbert Borders	1	0	0	0
DT Phil Gill	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zachary Dennis	6	317	52.8	46.2	59	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Coleman	7	322	46.0	40.9	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Axel Grayvil	2/3	1/2	0/0	49	1/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Rayfield	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. Whiting	2	16	8.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alexis Dole	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. Whiting	1	35	35.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Upshaw	5	113	22.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cristian Tweedie	7	2	0.0	25	31
ILB Jack Mathis	6	0	0.0	18	28
DE Floyd Dabbs	5	0	1.0	22	33
OLB Samuel Foy	4	1	1.0	27	38
CB Paul Bell	4	2	0.0	27	38
CB Dusty Perez	4	0	0.0	27	38
S Xavier Sims	4	0	0.0	9	10
DT Antoine Burger	3	2	1.0	24	32
S Branden Gutierrez	3	3	0.0	20	34
DE Butch Gisler	3	0	0.0	14	22
S Joel Tong	2	3	0.0	18	27
CB D.J. Whiting	1	1	0.0	9	10
DE Jessie Holliday	1	0	0.0	15	17
CB Cornelius Reeves	1	0	0.0	16	20
ILB Danny Flannery	1	0	0.0	11	18
S Edward Horton	1	0	0.0	9	11

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lamont Hatcher	8	4	0.5	23	23
CB Nick Baxter	5	1	0.0	22	32
S Morris Malone	5	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Hayden Dore	4	1	0.0	12	30
DT Phil Gill	4	1	0.0	15	15
S Louis Lynch	4	1	0.0	24	35
ILB Walter Monroe	3	1	0.0	24	37
CB Kelvin Brothers	3	0	0.0	17	26
S Leon Graham	2	0	0.0	1	14
DE Myles McCormick	1	1	0.5	19	30
DT Graham Darius	1	1	0.0	19	29
CB Shannon Upshaw	1	1	0.0	23	28
DT Deron Rupp	1	0	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Antoine Burger	1.0	1	2	2	32
OLB Samuel Foy	1.0	0	2	0	38
DE Floyd Dabbs	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Jessie Holliday	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Butch Gisler	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Edwin Kaplan	0.0	0	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamont Hatcher	0.5	1	1	23
DE Myles McCormick	0.5	0	0	30
OLB Hayden Dore	0.0	3	2	30
DT Phil Gill	0.0	1	1	15
OLB Marty Shackelford	0.0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dusty Perez	4	1	38
OLB Cristian Tweedie	4	0	31
CB Paul Bell	3	0	38
ILB Jack Mathis	2	1	28
S Joel Tong	2	0	27
S Xavier Sims	2	0	10
CB Cornelius Reeves	1	1	20
S Branden Gutierrez	1	0	34
ILB Danny Flannery	1	0	18
DE Butch Gisler	1	0	22
CB D.J. Whiting	1	0	10

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Louis Lynch	4	2	35
CB Nick Baxter	4	0	32
OLB Lamont Hatcher	4	0	23
OLB Hayden Dore	3	0	30
S Leon Graham	2	0	14
ILB Walter Monroe	1	3	37
S Morris Malone	1	1	23
CB Kelvin Brothers	1	0	26
DE Edgar Wilkerson	0	1	24
DE Myles McCormick	0	1	30
CB Bryant Dworak	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Francisco Farr	4	7	1	24	0	37
T Adrian Westbrook	3	4	0	24	1	37
C Herman Hopkins	2	6	0	24	0	37
G Tucker Jacobs	1	4	0	24	0	37
G Sedrick Vermeil	0	1	0	24	0	37

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donte Schroeder	2	6	27	1	38
T Brenden Bauer	2	5	27	1	38
T J.J. Ihler	1	5	27	0	38
C Drew Bridges	1	3	27	0	38
FB O.J. Giles	1	2	7	0	7
T Leonardo Laney	0	5	27	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Bell	4	24
Kris Still	2	25
Cristian Tweedie	1	23
Eli Griffin	1	19

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Lamont Hatcher	2	11
Tom Shepard	1	24

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Paul Bell	---	---	27	38	24	89
OLB Samuel Foy	---	---	27	38	24	89
OLB Cristian Tweedie	---	---	25	31	23	79
CB Dusty Perez	---	---	27	38	9	74
G Sedrick Vermeil	24	37	---	---	9	70
WR Martin Almon	22	37	---	---	9	68
G Tucker Jacobs	24	37	---	---	3	64
DT Antoine Burger	---	---	24	32	8	64
C Herman Hopkins	24	37	---	---	---	61
QB O.J. Bridgman	24	37	---	---	---	61
T Adrian Westbrook	24	37	---	---	---	61
T Francisco Farr	24	37	---	---	---	61
TE Jack Morton	24	35	---	---	---	59
DE Floyd Dabbs	---	---	22	33	1	56
S Branden Gutierrez	---	---	20	34	1	55
WR Lee Freeman	21	31	---	---	---	52
RB Kris Still	16	11	---	---	25	52
ILB Jack Mathis	---	---	18	28	---	46
S Joel Tong	---	---	18	27	---	45
DE Jessie Holliday	---	---	15	17	9	41
CB Cornelius Reeves	---	---	16	20	1	37
CB D.J. Whiting	---	---	9	10	18	37
DE Butch Gisler	---	---	14	22	---	36
RB Todd Tollefson	8	25	---	---	1	34
WR Ike Stockland	16	16	---	---	---	32
ILB Danny Flannery	---	---	11	18	1	30
TE Jerry Rhodes	2	0	---	---	25	27
TE Reggie Dillon	5	15	---	---	4	24
WR Eli Griffin	0	3	---	---	19	22
S Edward Horton	---	---	9	11	2	22
S Xavier Sims	---	---	9	10	2	21
RB Randy Slone	6	11	---	---	3	20
DT Edwin Kaplan	---	---	6	11	2	19
ILB Arnie Smith	---	---	0	0	16	16
T Darren Roberts	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Jermaine Lucas	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Leland Blair	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Zachary Dennis	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Toby Kerr	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Axel Grayvil	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Christian Garcia	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB J.C. Krzys	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brayden Wistrom	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Zach Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Vince Murray	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Levi Devine	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Walter Monroe	---	---	24	37	14	75
T Brenden Bauer	27	38	---	---	9	74
G Donte Schroeder	27	38	---	---	9	74
T Leonardo Laney	27	38	---	---	9	74
WR Alexis Dole	27	38	---	---	6	71
T J.J. Ihler	27	38	---	---	---	65
C Drew Bridges	27	38	---	---	---	65
QB Ricardo Scarlett	27	38	---	---	---	65
S Louis Lynch	---	---	24	35	5	64
CB Shannon Upshaw	---	---	23	28	12	63
CB Nick Baxter	---	---	22	32	3	57
OLB Lamont Hatcher	---	---	23	23	11	57
DE Myles McCormick	---	---	19	30	3	52
DT Graham Darius	---	---	19	29	3	51
S Morris Malone	---	---	22	23	5	50
TE Bryan Kerr	16	33	---	---	---	49
OLB Hayden Dore	---	---	12	30	5	47
CB Kelvin Brothers	---	---	17	26	3	46
DE Edgar Wilkerson	---	---	22	24	---	46
WR Norbert Borders	15	22	---	---	9	46
RB Leo Wilkins	12	19	---	---	12	43
DT Deron Rupp	---	---	9	23	9	41
WR Melvin Riley	17	18	---	---	---	35
CB Bryant Dworak	---	---	3	14	17	34
TE Gerald Blackwell	8	15	---	---	9	32
WR Shane Ritchey	14	17	---	---	---	31
FB O.J. Giles	7	7	---	---	17	31
S Leon Graham	---	---	1	14	16	31
DT Phil Gill	---	---	15	15	---	30
TE Tom Shepard	2	3	---	---	24	29
DE Raul Gunn	---	---	2	15	9	26
WR Branden Skrepenak	3	5	---	---	17	25
OLB Marty Shackelford	---	---	2	2	20	24
RB Hayden Rosebrock	10	10	---	---	---	20
RB Xavier Bishop	1	1	---	---	17	19
DT Bryce Dellett	---	---	5	7	---	12
C Tito Cunningham	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Norman Coleman	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Harold Rayfield	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Raul Giles	3	2	---	---	---	5
QB Philip Mills	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Arnold Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alan Morlando	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Clifton Knight	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Gino Griffith	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Tyrus Brewer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	55	7.9
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	9	36	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	18	2.0
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Bridgman	36	20	5	1	0	9	6	4	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Scarlett	35	22	4	1	0	3	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	178	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	117	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin Almon	10	4	28	1	37
WR Lee Freeman	9	6	91	1	31
TE Jack Morton	6	3	33	1	35
WR Ike Stockland	4	1	43	1	16
RB Kris Still	4	3	49	1	11
RB Todd Tollefson	1	1	6	0	25
TE Reggie Dillon	1	1	6	0	15
WR Eli Griffin	1	1	14	0	3

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexis Dole	8	2	41	1	38
WR Melvin Riley	8	5	34	0	18
TE Bryan Kerr	6	6	96	2	33
WR Norbert Borders	4	3	19	0	22
WR Shane Ritchey	3	1	11	0	17
RB Leo Wilkins	2	2	31	1	19
TE Gerald Blackwell	2	1	11	0	15
FB O.J. Giles	1	1	2	0	7
RB Raul Giles	1	1	17	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Todd Tollefson	1	3	3.00	5.86
RB Kris Still	1	8	8.00	4.75

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Bridgman	2	0	0	0.00	7.50

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Scarlett	2	2	14	7.00	7.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lee Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	10.11
WR Martin Almon	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB O.J. Giles	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Bryan Kerr	1	1	12	12.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Todd Tollefson	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leo Wilkins	3	0
QB Ricardo Scarlett	1	0
WR Shane Ritchey	1	0
RB Xavier Bishop	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Bridgman	12	7	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Scarlett	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lee Freeman	4	3	2
WR Martin Almon	4	2	1
TE Jack Morton	2	1	1
WR Ike Stockland	1	0	0
TE Reggie Dillon	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis Dole	3	1	1
TE Bryan Kerr	3	3	2
WR Shane Ritchey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)