Week 6, 2023

played in Pittsburgh, PA

72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	2	7	7	-	19
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	14	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 PIT - Ryan Succop 51 field goal
1Q: 04:28 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 47 field goal
1Q: 00:59 PIT - Ryan Succop 49 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Herb Matich 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 10:10 CIN - Safety: Brett Price tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 02:00 PIT - George Gray 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 10:39 PIT - Britt Wheeler 15 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 01:36 CIN - Derrick Williams 52 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 08:57 CIN - Karl Chapman 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 06:01 PIT - Herb Matich 21 run (Ryan Succop extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 PIT - Ryan Succop 51 field goal
1Q: 04:28 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 47 field goal
1Q: 00:59 PIT - Ryan Succop 49 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Herb Matich 1 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 10:10 CIN - Safety: Brett Price tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 02:00 PIT - George Gray 4 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 10:39 PIT - Britt Wheeler 15 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 01:36 CIN - Derrick Williams 52 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 08:57 CIN - Karl Chapman 7 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 06:01 PIT - Herb Matich 21 run (Ryan Succop extra point)

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 1-5 5-1
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 358 279
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 5.42 4.65
Net Rushing Yards 79 93
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 3.04 3.10
Net Passing Yards 279 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 1 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.98 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/67 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 4/110
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 31:06 28:54

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	1-5	5-1
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	358	279
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	5.42	4.65
Net Rushing Yards	79	93
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	3.04	3.10
Net Passing Yards	279	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 1	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.98	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/67	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	4/110
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	31:06	28:54

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:00	4:39	OWN 34	6	36	Field Goal
1	0:54	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:50	4:40	OWN 23	7	34	Punt
2	10:03	3:54	OWN 43	6	22	Missed FG
2	1:52	0:42	OWN 13	3	-6	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:32	4:36	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
3	2:54	1:34	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	14:04	5:17	OWN 1	13	99	Touchdown
4	5:45	2:09	50	7	38	Interception
4	2:21	1:06	OWN 36	4	-4	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:00	OWN 16	11	50	Field Goal
1	4:21	3:27	OWN 29	7	39	Field Goal
1	0:26	0:36	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
2	10:10	0:07	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
2	6:09	4:17	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	1:10	0:42	OWN 49	3	-3	Punt
3	13:39	3:07	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
3	5:56	3:02	OWN 5	6	23	Punt
3	1:20	2:16	OWN 36	4	6	Punt
4	8:47	3:02	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
4	3:36	1:15	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 32	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karl Chapman	20	56	2.80	10	1
Jay Bishop	4	14	3.50	8	0
Roosevelt Murphy	2	9	4.50	10	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herb Matich	22	68	3.09	21	1	2
Gus Eleazer	7	26	3.71	10	2	0
Rico Howe	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	39	22	284	1/5	2	52	1	85.8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	29	19	192	1/6	2	22	0	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Williams	4	6	85	21.25	35	52	1
TE Vince Roberts	3	5	55	18.33	36	38	0
WR Dale Schneider	3	4	38	12.67	2	16	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	5	17	5.67	0	10	0
WR Brenden Lipford	3	10	44	14.67	8	19	0
RB Karl Chapman	3	5	22	7.33	2	8	1
FB Dominic Evans	2	2	20	10.00	7	21	0
TE Monty Kirk	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	4	9	40	10.00	15	21	1
WR Kirk Cole	4	4	43	10.75	1	22	0
WR Britt Wheeler	3	4	43	14.33	14	16	1
RB Herb Matich	2	3	12	6.00	8	10	0
TE Graham Sellers	2	3	18	9.00	5	10	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Gus Eleazer	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Pete Wyoming	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0
Vince Roberts	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edward Patterson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	5	156	31.2	28.6	42	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	4	203	50.8	43.0	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	1/2	1/2	0/1	47	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	1	11	11.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	3	82	27.3	0
Jimmy Mills	1	18	18.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	3	96	32.0	0
Ronnie White	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	9	1	0.0	24	30
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	8	0	0.0	30	30
S Vernon Elliott	5	0	0.0	30	28
CB Amari Spievey	4	1	0.0	25	24
DT Moe Robinson	3	0	0.0	21	20
CB Sherman Murrah	3	0	0.0	15	23
OLB Dwight Tobin	2	3	0.0	13	9
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	1	0.0	21	23
S Randall Nastasi	2	1	0.0	13	13
DE Sedrick Ellis	2	0	0.0	20	22
DE Walt Fraaije	2	0	0.0	22	20
DE Jimmy Carey	1	2	1.0	15	14
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	2	0.0	18	20
QB Roosevelt Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
S Jeff Kinney	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Isaac Kelley	0	2	0.0	10	10
S Dana Kelleher	0	2	0.0	21	21

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jake Ford	9	1	0.0	25	37
ILB Edward Patterson	7	4	0.0	21	35
S Ronnie White	5	1	0.0	19	29
CB Pete Wyoming	4	0	0.0	23	35
S Josh Moseley	3	1	0.0	9	27
DE Chris Akaka	3	0	0.0	16	15
DE George Selvie	2	0	1.0	20	31
DT Pat Sims	2	4	0.0	16	14
OLB Bruce Davis	2	1	0.0	23	36
DE Aaron Maybin	2	1	0.0	12	29
CB Patrick Lee	2	0	0.0	4	17
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	20	31
S William Moore	1	1	0.0	20	30
DT Norbert Briggs	1	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jimmy Carey	1.0	0	0	14
DT Rondell Dillingham	0.0	2	0	20
DT Kentwan Balmer	0.0	1	0	10
DE Sedrick Ellis	0.0	1	0	22
DE Isaac Kelley	0.0	1	0	10
DE Walt Fraaije	0.0	0	1	20

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.0	3	31
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	30
DT Norbert Briggs	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	4	0	30
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	4	0	30
CB Amari Spievey	3	0	24
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	1	23
S Jeff Kinney	2	0	8
CB Sherman Murrah	2	0	23
S Vernon Elliott	1	1	28
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	20
S Randall Nastasi	0	1	13

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jake Ford	5	1	0	37
ILB Edward Patterson	4	0	0	35
OLB Bruce Davis	2	2	0	36
CB Pete Wyoming	2	1	1	35
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	1	0	31
S Josh Moseley	2	1	0	27
CB Patrick Lee	2	0	0	17
S William Moore	1	0	0	30
DE Chris Akaka	1	0	0	15
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	2	5	26	0	40
Lonnie Fisher	2	4	24	0	31
Breno Giacomini	2	3	21	1	30
Austin Horn	1	7	20	0	29
Monty Kirk	1	1	10	0	18
Derrick Wayne	0	2	24	0	38
Larry Margolies	0	1	2	0	2
Lamar Reed	0	1	5	0	10

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Hathaway	2	6	28	0	24
Gabe Russell	2	5	29	0	23
Marty Howard	2	3	28	0	26
Frankie Modrell	1	8	25	0	26
Rodger Saffold	1	1	27	0	29
Antonio Fecht	0	2	12	0	6
Donovan Ahern	0	1	6	0	10
Graham Sellers	0	1	15	0	13
Edwin Veldheer	0	1	2	0	6
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	3	0	1
Don Middleton	0	0	2	1	5

Special Teams Statistics

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Williams	2	19
Vernon Elliott	2	11
Jay Bishop	1	21
Monty Kirk	0	19
Dale Schneider	0	16
Courtney Brustkern	0	14
Vince Roberts	0	13
Jeff Kinney	0	13
Dwight Tobin	0	12
Jimmy Mills	0	12
Brett Price	0	10
Dominic Evans	0	10
Sherman Murrah	0	9
J.C. Ehlert	0	8
Arthur Moats	0	8
Blake Schlueter	0	7
Larry Margolies	0	7
Lamar Reed	0	7
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	6
Hakeem Nicks	0	5
Austin Horn	0	5
Ralph Flannery	0	5
Dana Justice	0	4
Isaac Kelley	0	4
Randall Nastasi	0	4
Kentwan Balmer	0	3
Moe Robinson	0	3
Les Griffith	0	3
Rondell Dillingham	0	3
Lonnie Fisher	0	2
Walt Fraaije	0	2
Roosevelt Calmus	0	2
Trevor Reed	0	2
Karl Chapman	0	2
Dana Kelleher	0	2
Sedrick Ellis	0	1
Amari Spievey	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Dernbach	2	13
Gus Eleazer	2	12
Pete Wyoming	1	14
Irving Duvall	0	23
Josh Moseley	0	22
Antonio Fecht	0	17
Danny Cranford	0	16
Bucky Irwin	0	14
Britt Wheeler	0	13
Lincoln Vespignani	0	11
Ryan Succop	0	10
Rondell Kurtz	0	10
Kirk Cole	0	6
Aaron Maybin	0	6
Donovan Ahern	0	6
Graham Sellers	0	6
Don Middleton	0	6
Edwin Veldheer	0	6
Alonzo Hatcher	0	6
Gabe Russell	0	5
Ronnie White	0	5
Colin Zook	0	4
Bruce Davis	0	4
Sen'Derrick Marks	0	4
William Moore	0	4
Patrick Mussi	0	4
Pat Sims	0	3
Edward Patterson	0	3
Marshall Robb	0	3
Curtis Fitzgerald	0	3
Josh Hall	0	3
Jake Ford	0	2
Chris Akaka	0	2
Jim Brady	0	2
B.J. Buckner	0	2
Marty Howard	0	1
Patrick Lee	0	1
George Gray	0	1
Norbert Briggs	0	1
George Selvie	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	39	2.6
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	10	42	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	39	22	3	3	2	6	5	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	29	19	2	1	1	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	20	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	12	172	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	68	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	38	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brenden Lipford	10	3	0	44	0	20
WR Derrick Williams	6	4	2	85	1	25
TE Vince Roberts	5	3	0	55	1	33
WR Hakeem Nicks	5	3	0	17	0	21
RB Karl Chapman	5	3	0	22	0	25
WR Dale Schneider	4	3	0	38	0	16
FB Dominic Evans	2	2	0	20	1	25
TE Monty Kirk	2	1	0	3	0	18

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	4	0	40	1	26
WR Kirk Cole	4	4	0	43	1	21
WR Britt Wheeler	4	3	0	43	0	20
RB Herb Matich	3	2	0	12	0	24
TE Graham Sellers	3	2	0	18	0	13
WR Danny Cranford	3	1	1	12	0	20
TE Antonio Fecht	1	1	0	5	0	6
RB Gus Eleazer	1	1	0	10	0	7
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	0	9	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	1	6	6.00	2.80

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herb Matich	4	5	1.25	3.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	3	1	7	2.33	7.28

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	4	4	29	7.25	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Karl Chapman	2	1	7	3.50	4.40
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	1	4	4.00	4.44
WR Britt Wheeler	1	1	15	15.00	10.75
RB Herb Matich	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	4	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Howe	1	0
Gus Eleazer	1	1
Herb Matich	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	11	7	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dale Schneider	2	1	1
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	1	1
WR Brenden Lipford	2	1	1
RB Karl Chapman	2	2	1
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	1	1	1
TE Monty Kirk	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Britt Wheeler	3	2	2
WR George Gray	2	1	1
WR Danny Cranford	2	1	1
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	0
RB Gus Eleazer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,000)