Week 1, 2028

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	0	10	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:05 CIN - Allen Galarza 31 field goal
2Q: 09:47 PIT - Kelvin Brennan 6 pass from Horace Burden (Grady Linquist extra point)
2Q: 05:24 CIN - Earl Carl 20 pass from Kent Horie (Allen Galarza extra point)
2Q: 01:59 PIT - Grady Linquist 19 field goal
3Q: 03:10 CIN - Nelson Tomlin 52 run (Allen Galarza extra point)
4Q: 10:29 CIN - Allen Galarza 39 field goal
4Q: 07:31 PIT - Kelvin Brennan 30 pass from Horace Burden (Grady Linquist extra point)
4Q: 03:05 PIT - Grady Linquist 46 field goal
4Q: 00:42 CIN - Earl Carl 2 run (Allen Galarza extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:05 CIN - Allen Galarza 31 field goal
2Q: 09:47 PIT - Kelvin Brennan 6 pass from Horace Burden (Grady Linquist extra point)
2Q: 05:24 CIN - Earl Carl 20 pass from Kent Horie (Allen Galarza extra point)
2Q: 01:59 PIT - Grady Linquist 19 field goal
3Q: 03:10 CIN - Nelson Tomlin 52 run (Allen Galarza extra point)
4Q: 10:29 CIN - Allen Galarza 39 field goal
4Q: 07:31 PIT - Kelvin Brennan 30 pass from Horace Burden (Grady Linquist extra point)
4Q: 03:05 PIT - Grady Linquist 46 field goal
4Q: 00:42 CIN - Earl Carl 2 run (Allen Galarza extra point)

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 309 473
- Offensive Plays 56 67
- Yards per Play 5.52 7.06
Net Rushing Yards 55 193
- Rushing Attempts 15 36
- Yards per Rush 3.67 5.36
Net Passing Yards 254 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 1 31 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 260 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.20 9.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 5/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 19
Time of Possession 24:46 35:14

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	309	473
- Offensive Plays	56	67
- Yards per Play	5.52	7.06
Net Rushing Yards	55	193
- Rushing Attempts	15	36
- Yards per Rush	3.67	5.36
Net Passing Yards	254	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 1	31 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	260	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.20	9.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	5/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 19
Time of Possession	24:46	35:14

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	1:05	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
1	6:29	1:41	OWN 20	5	11	Interception
1	0:59	6:22	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
2	5:12	3:21	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	10:48	3:30	OWN 29	6	32	Punt
3	2:48	1:30	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	10:22	3:13	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	4:59	2:02	OPP 48	6	19	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OWN 20	4	45	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
1	11:32	5:03	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
1	4:48	3:49	OPP 43	7	29	Field Goal
2	9:37	4:25	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 11	4	18	Half
3	13:38	2:50	OWN 20	7	59	Fumble
3	7:18	4:30	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
3	1:18	5:56	OWN 29	11	49	Field Goal
4	7:09	2:10	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
4	2:57	2:23	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown

Game MVP: Kent Horie, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kevin Sallis	11	44	4.00	11	1	0
Glenn Jamison	4	11	2.75	7	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Carl	27	98	3.63	18	2	1
Nelson Tomlin	6	87	14.50	52	2	1
Kent Horie	3	8	2.67	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Burden	40	25	260	1/6	2	30	1	87.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Horie	31	26	280	0/0	1	22	0	115.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelvin Brennan	6	8	77	12.83	26	30	2
WR Dwayne Hancock	6	15	67	11.17	15	22	0
RB Kevin Sallis	4	6	8	2.00	0	5	0
TE Conrad Bolt	2	2	37	18.50	20	30	0
WR Isaac Sowell	2	2	31	15.50	12	21	0
WR Lee Wiltz	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
FB Ike Curtis	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Derrick Cole	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jonathan Rapaport	1	2	18	18.00	0	18	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Givens	6	7	86	14.33	27	21	0
WR Irv Ramsey	5	5	58	11.60	7	22	0
WR Glen Lane	5	5	65	13.00	16	22	0
RB Earl Carl	5	5	38	7.60	27	20	1
WR Nathan Finley	3	6	26	8.67	8	20	0
TE Dusty Rodgers	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Dusty Jamison	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Max Bush	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Levon Canaves	1	0
Karl Dent	0	1
Peter Denning	0	1
R.J. Griffith	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Nathan Finley	1	0
Glen Lane	1	0
Earl Carl	1	0
Kent Horie	0	1
Preston Givens	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Weber	4	185	46.3	36.3	52	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Burton	3	123	41.0	34.3	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grady Linquist	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Galarza	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Baker	4	112	28.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Givens	4	35	8.8	0
Darryl Bounds	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Levon Canaves	9	1	0.0	25	25
S Karl Dent	7	2	0.0	35	29
S Omar Giles	5	4	0.0	31	24
ILB Ricky Parker	5	3	0.0	26	28
CB Ernie Rayburn	5	2	0.0	27	23
CB Rydell Antrim	3	2	0.0	26	23
DT Peter Denning	3	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Shane Torres	3	1	0.0	10	3
S R.J. Griffith	3	0	0.0	15	12
CB Glen Cunningham	2	3	0.0	26	22
DE Emmitt Neal	2	2	0.0	20	22
DE Soloman Thorpe	2	1	0.0	32	22
S Alex Baker	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Deron Weaver	2	0	0.0	22	19
DT Gilbert Navarre	1	1	0.0	17	11
CB Glen Cales	1	1	0.0	13	18
OLB Lance Weir	1	1	0.0	11	6
DT Erik Bivens	1	1	0.0	18	18
WR Dwayne Hancock	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Irving Perry	0	1	0.0	0	1

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Trevor Ware	6	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Max Bush	5	0	0.0	10	28
OLB Rufus Carter	4	2	0.0	14	38
DE Jonathan Hester	3	1	0.0	12	35
DT Oliver Cordsen	3	0	0.0	9	26
CB Dixon Craig	3	0	0.0	9	30
ILB Luke Finkes	2	1	0.0	6	7
S Damon Rogalle	2	0	0.0	13	39
CB Ellis McCellion	2	0	0.0	13	33
CB Ronnie Calara	2	0	0.0	7	18
DT Deon Williams	1	0	1.0	13	29
S Darryl Bounds	1	1	0.0	2	15
DE Taylor Kearsey	1	1	0.0	10	27
S Lester Anthony	1	0	0.0	4