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	11
OLB Teddy Hampton	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Dale Lane	1	0	0.0	10	28
TE Dusty Jamison	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Drew Barton	1	0	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Soloman Thorpe	0.0	0	1	0	22

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deon Williams	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Jonathan Hester	0.0	1	1	0	35
OLB Rufus Carter	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Jamie McGee	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE Taylor Kearsey	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Levon Canaves	4	1	25
S Karl Dent	3	0	29
ILB Ricky Parker	3	0	28
S Omar Giles	3	0	24
CB Rydell Antrim	3	0	23
CB Glen Cunningham	2	1	22
CB Ernie Rayburn	2	0	23
DE Soloman Thorpe	2	0	22
CB Glen Cales	1	0	18
OLB Lance Weir	1	0	6
S R.J. Griffith	1	0	12
S Alex Baker	1	0	5
OLB Damon Lane	0	1	6

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Trevor Ware	4	0	0	32
CB Dixon Craig	3	1	0	30
OLB Max Bush	3	0	1	28
OLB Rufus Carter	2	1	0	38
ILB Luke Finkes	2	0	0	7
S Damon Rogalle	2	0	0	39
CB Dale Lane	2	0	0	28
DE Jonathan Hester	2	0	0	35
S Darryl Bounds	1	2	0	15
CB Ronnie Calara	1	1	0	18
S Lester Anthony	1	0	0	11
CB Ellis McCellion	1	0	0	33
ILB Drew Barton	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chad Bose	2	5	14	0	36
T.J. Wooden	2	2	15	0	36
Ben Hirshberg	1	1	14	1	39
Lincoln Rhyne	0	3	14	0	40
Ernest Bullock	0	2	11	0	34
Korey Downs	0	1	4	0	12
Ike Curtis	0	1	10	0	17

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lorenzo Bennett	2	10	31	27
Howie Patton	2	5	26	22
Gary Zimmerman	2	3	30	28
Johnny Reed	2	3	31	28
Rick Hartmann	1	5	11	9
Russell Westbrook	1	2	11	7
Rodney Westbrook	1	1	18	14
Dusty Jamison	1	1	21	15
Dean Ussery	0	3	28	26

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Dent	2	11
Kevin Sallis	2	9
Ike Curtis	1	9
Glenn Jamison	0	19
Jonathan Rapaport	0	16
Dwayne Hancock	0	14
Lee Wiltz	0	14
Conrad Bolt	0	11
Glen Cales	0	11
Ricky Parker	0	11
Ernie Rayburn	0	11
R.J. Griffith	0	11
Levon Canaves	0	8
Grady Linquist	0	7
Sedrick Reddy	0	6
David Weber	0	6
Bucky Leyh	0	6
Irving Perry	0	6
Alex Baker	0	6
T.J. Wooden	0	6
Korey Downs	0	5
Sherman Revel	0	5
Deron Weaver	0	4
Peter Denning	0	3
Ernest Bullock	0	3
Damon Lane	0	3
Lance Weir	0	3
Erik Bivens	0	3
Gilbert Navarre	0	2
Glen Cunningham	0	2
Kelvin Brennan	0	2
Shane Torres	0	2
Omar Giles	0	2
Rydell Antrim	0	2
Ketric Ehlen	0	1
Soloman Thorpe	0	1
Emmitt Neal	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ellis McCellion	1	20
Preston Givens	1	13
Darryl Bounds	1	12
Nelson Tomlin	1	8
Trent Hunt	0	20
Irv Ramsey	0	15
Dusty Jamison	0	15
Lester Anthony	0	10
Teddy Hampton	0	10
Ronnie Calara	0	10
Allen Galarza	0	8
Rodney Westbrook	0	8
Damon Rogalle	0	7
Rufus Carter	0	6
Jonathan Hester	0	6
Leonard May	0	5
Rick Hartmann	0	5
Gary Zimmerman	0	5
Dusty Rodgers	0	5
Kendall Burton	0	5
Luke Finkes	0	5
Johnny Reed	0	5
Russell Westbrook	0	5
Nathan Finley	0	5
Max Bush	0	4
Drew Shaw	0	4
Drew Barton	0	4
Oliver Cordsen	0	3
Dale Lane	0	3
Curtis Hollas	0	3
Trevor Ware	0	2
Earl Leverett	0	2
Deon Williams	0	2
Taylor Kearsey	0	1
Dixon Craig	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	2	0	0.0
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	57	4.1
Middle	17	122	7.2
Right	4	15	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Burden	40	25	5	3	1	5	3	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Horie	31	26	5	0	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	138	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	87	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	123	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	137	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwayne Hancock	15	6	1	67	1	28
WR Kelvin Brennan	8	6	0	77	2	25
RB Kevin Sallis	6	4	0	8	0	29
WR Lee Wiltz	3	2	0	10	0	20
TE Conrad Bolt	2	2	0	37	1	22
WR Isaac Sowell	2	2	0	31	1	8
TE Jonathan Rapaport	2	1	0	18	0	22
FB Ike Curtis	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Derrick Cole	1	1	0	3	0	4

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Givens	7	6	0	86	1	20
WR Nathan Finley	6	3	1	26	1	23
WR Irv Ramsey	5	5	0	58	1	15
WR Glen Lane	5	5	0	65	1	17
RB Earl Carl	5	5	0	38	1	24
TE Dusty Rodgers	2	1	0	4	0	16
TE Dusty Jamison	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kevin Sallis	1	5	5.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Carl	2	5	2.50	3.63
Nelson Tomlin	1	3	3.00	14.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Burden	7	5	16	2.29	6.50

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Horie	3	2	34	11.33	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kevin Sallis	3	3	3	1.00	1.33
WR Kelvin Brennan	2	2	13	6.50	9.63
WR Dwayne Hancock	2	0	0	0.00	4.47

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Givens	1	0	0	0.00	12.29
WR Glen Lane	1	1	14	14.00	13.00
RB Earl Carl	1	1	20	20.00	7.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Carl	5	4
Kent Horie	1	0
Nelson Tomlin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Burden	11	8	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Horie	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Brennan	4	4	3
WR Dwayne Hancock	4	2	2
RB Kevin Sallis	3	2	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Ramsey	2	2	2
RB Earl Carl	2	2	1
WR Preston Givens	1	0	0
TE Dusty Jamison	1	1	0
WR Nathan Finley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (18,000)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 4,900 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (18,000)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	4,900 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)