Week 1, 2028

played in Cincinnati, OH

90 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	0	3	-	17
Cincinnati Bengals	3	6	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 CIN - Weston Kerns 53 field goal
1Q: 03:37 PIT - Lukas Farr 6 pass from Chase Saldana (Sergio Haas extra point)
2Q: 12:02 PIT - Chase Saldana 2 run (Sergio Haas extra point)
2Q: 03:13 CIN - Weston Kerns 43 field goal
2Q: 00:17 CIN - Weston Kerns 38 field goal
4Q: 14:28 PIT - Sergio Haas 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 CIN - Weston Kerns 53 field goal
1Q: 03:37 PIT - Lukas Farr 6 pass from Chase Saldana (Sergio Haas extra point)
2Q: 12:02 PIT - Chase Saldana 2 run (Sergio Haas extra point)
2Q: 03:13 CIN - Weston Kerns 43 field goal
2Q: 00:17 CIN - Weston Kerns 38 field goal
4Q: 14:28 PIT - Sergio Haas 19 field goal

Team Statistics PIT CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 426 385
- Offensive Plays 76 61
- Yards per Play 5.61 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 206 63
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 5.15 4.20
Net Passing Yards 220 322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 0 46 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 220 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/100
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/115 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:48 26:12

Team Statistics	PIT	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	426	385
- Offensive Plays	76	61
- Yards per Play	5.61	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	206	63
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	5.15	4.20
Net Passing Yards	220	322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 0	46 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	220	322
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/100
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/115	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:48	26:12

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	2:01	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	7:28	4:00	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	14:48	2:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	9:45	3:30	OWN 20	9	60	Missed FG
2	3:06	1:18	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 36	9	62	Missed FG
3	6:35	2:06	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
3	1:59	2:39	OWN 37	9	61	Field Goal
4	11:31	3:53	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	6:46	6:46	OWN 12	16	72	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 34	6	36	Missed FG
1	10:55	3:27	OWN 29	6	35	Field Goal
1	3:28	3:40	OWN 35	7	58	Interception
2	11:50	2:05	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
2	6:15	3:09	OWN 31	9	43	Field Goal
2	1:48	1:38	OWN 30	7	49	Field Goal
3	9:51	3:16	OWN 9	7	33	Punt
3	4:29	2:30	OWN 42	6	24	Interception
4	14:20	2:49	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
4	7:38	0:52	OWN 15	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Chase Saldana, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Steve Tangeman	18	106	5.89	19	4	0
RB Rob Harris	15	87	5.80	20	2	0
QB Chase Saldana	5	12	2.40	7	0	1
FB Rufus Englund	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
WR Raymond Carpenter	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pete Walker	9	36	4.00	10	2
RB Connor Jacobs	2	8	4.00	5	0
WR Zachary Cote	2	3	1.50	4	0
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	8	8.00	8	0
RB Darrell Chase	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Saldana	36	20	220	0/0	1	37	0	83.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	46	29	322	0/0	0	45	2	65.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lukas Farr	6	8	53	8.83	29	27	1
TE Keegan Rathbone	5	10	62	12.40	32	37	0
RB Rob Harris	2	3	10	5.00	1	14	0
TE Alexis Stiles	2	2	22	11.00	0	15	0
TE Ken Wilkins	2	3	24	12.00	16	13	0
WR Jerald Sutton	1	1	22	22.00	15	22	0
FB Rufus Englund	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Darrin Lyon	1	6	21	21.00	1	21	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dwight Mukherjee	6	10	97	16.17	52	45
WR Trey Bailey	6	13	50	8.33	15	16
WR Darren Johnston	5	8	43	8.60	20	13
FB Bert Bradford	3	3	53	17.67	37	39
WR Owen Howe	2	2	29	14.50	20	22
WR Zachary Cote	2	5	8	4.00	2	5
RB Pete Walker	2	2	21	10.50	19	18
WR Blake Wilkerson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	6	6.00	5	6
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Buckner	2	6	3.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Sammy Kasnia	0	0	1	0
S Parker Wayt	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
FB Bert Bradford	1	1
RB Pete Walker	1	0
G Mario Sonnier	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Dawson	4	154	38.5	37.0	47	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	4	221	55.3	44.3	68	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sergio Haas	1/3	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	3/4	2/3	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquis McCrary	1	4	4.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lukas Farr	4	115	28.8	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Devan Erhardt	7	1	13	33
ILB Camden Spiller	6	0	14	44
S Parker Wayt	5	2	7	40
CB Sean Gothe	5	0	13	31
OLB Sammy Kasnia	4	3	15	32
S Tyler Schwartz	4	1	15	37
DT Bubba Bennett	2	2	15	38
OLB Dashawn Turner	2	1	9	17
DE Donny Singleton	2	1	14	45
DE Amari Thompkins	2	0	14	28
DT Melvin Whitfield	2	0	14	31
CB Kerry Buckner	1	1	7	41
CB Marquis McCrary	1	0	3	19
ILB Braden Ioja	1	0	1	2

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zack Cotchery	11	6	0.0	36	30
S Winfred Kirk	7	1	0.0	40	36
CB Conner Hickey	6	1	0.0	37	32
OLB Dennis Whalen	6	0	0.0	38	34
DE Hugh Richard	4	2	0.0	39	35
OLB Roger Bell	4	1	0.0	19	21
CB Timothy Driscoll	3	1	0.0	40	36
OLB Cory Heidorn	3	0	0.0	9	10
CB A.J. Zimmerman	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Kenneth Schulz	2	1	0.0	24	24
DT Shawn Harper	2	0	0.0	13	12
OLB Bryan Hopper	2	0	0.0	3	3
ILB Tyrell Mills	1	3	0.0	17	11
DT Andy Jenkins	1	2	0.0	19	12
DT Roy Wilson	1	2	0.0	16	20
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rico Barton	1	0	0.0	14	7
WR Owen Howe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Broderick Callahan	0	1	0.0	32	29
S Tristan Myers	0	1	0.0	14	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amari Thompkins	1	0	0	28
DE Donny Singleton	0	3	3	45
DE Donald Powell	0	1	0	19
CB Devan Erhardt	0	1	0	33

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dennis Whalen	1	0	1	34
DT Andy Jenkins	1	0	0	12
DE Broderick Callahan	0	1	1	29
DT Shawn Harper	0	1	0	12
OLB Roger Bell	0	1	0	21
OLB Rico Barton	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sean Gothe	5	0	0	31
ILB Camden Spiller	5	0	0	44
S Parker Wayt	5	0	0	40
CB Devan Erhardt	5	0	0	33
S Tyler Schwartz	3	2	0	37
DT Melvin Whitfield	2	0	0	31
CB Kerry Buckner	1	1	2	41
DT Bubba Bennett	1	0	0	38
CB Marquis McCrary	1	0	0	19
ILB Braden Ioja	1	0	0	2
OLB Dashawn Turner	0	2	0	17

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Zack Cotchery	4	1	30
CB Conner Hickey	4	0	32
CB A.J. Zimmerman	2	0	25
S Kenneth Schulz	2	0	24
OLB Roger Bell	2	0	21
OLB Dennis Whalen	2	0	34
CB Timothy Driscoll	1	1	36
S Winfred Kirk	1	1	36
DT Roy Wilson	1	0	20
OLB Bryan Hopper	1	0	3
OLB Rico Barton	0	1	7
ILB Tyrell Mills	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Luke Duran	8	11	40	36
G Desmond Bloom	4	6	40	36
T Marlon Moya	3	7	40	36
C Leslie Bradetich	1	3	40	36
G Damon Gonsales	0	5	36	33
FB Rufus Englund	0	1	17	8
T Oliver Cooley	0	1	4	3
TE Keegan Rathbone	0	1	36	33

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Gerald Neufeld	4	6	1	15	46
G Arnie Corley	1	1	0	6	14
FB Bert Bradford	1	1	0	3	7
G Mario Sonnier	1	1	0	9	32
T Amos Foreman	0	4	0	15	46
G Griffin Pope	0	1	0	15	46
C Avery McNulty	0	1	0	15	46

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Marquis McCrary	1	16
Parker Wayt	1	9
Melvin Whitfield	1	8
Keegan Church	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Rogers	2	18
Darren Johnston	2	13
Bert Bradford	1	16

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Marlon Moya	40	36	---	---	7	83
QB Chase Saldana	40	36	---	---	---	76
G Desmond Bloom	40	36	---	---	---	76
C Leslie Bradetich	40	36	---	---	---	76
G Luke Duran	40	36	---	---	---	76
G Damon Gonsales	36	33	---	---	7	76
ILB Camden Spiller	---	---	14	44	12	70
TE Keegan Rathbone	36	33	---	---	---	69
WR Darrin Lyon	39	28	---	---	---	67
DE Donny Singleton	---	---	14	45	4	63
WR Jerald Sutton	32	30	---	---	---	62
S Parker Wayt	---	---	7	40	9	56
DT Bubba Bennett	---	---	15	38	---	53
DT Melvin Whitfield	---	---	14	31	8	53
S Tyler Schwartz	---	---	15	37	1	53
CB Kerry Buckner	---	---	7	41	4	52
CB Devan Erhardt	---	---	13	33	4	50
WR Lukas Farr	24	20	---	---	5	49
OLB Sammy Kasnia	---	---	15	32	---	47
CB Sean Gothe	---	---	13	31	---	44
DE Amari Thompkins	---	---	14	28	---	42
FB Rufus Englund	17	8	---	---	15	40
RB Steve Tangeman	22	17	---	---	---	39
CB Marquis McCrary	---	---	3	19	16	38
S Caleb Reeves	---	---	8	15	14	37
RB Rob Harris	17	16	---	---	---	33
OLB Theodore Battle	---	---	0	11	20	31
OLB Dashawn Turner	---	---	9	17	4	30
DE Donald Powell	---	---	2	19	8	29
TE Alexis Stiles	1	4	---	---	19	24
DT Rondell Ludwig	---	---	0	13	8	21
WR Raymond Carpenter	8	6	---	---	4	18
TE Ken Wilkins	3	15	---	---	---	18
RB Darryl Flannery	0	1	---	---	15	16
WR Herb Harris	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Roberto Morrison	---	---	1	10	4	15
ILB Braden Ioja	---	---	1	2	8	11
WR Keegan Church	1	2	---	---	7	10
K Sergio Haas	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Oliver Cooley	4	3	---	---	---	7
T Levi Ogden	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Alfred Sjogren	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Patrick Jamison	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jake Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Bryan Underwood	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joshua Bronson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Timothy Driscoll	---	---	40	36	3	79
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	40	36	3	79
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	39	35	3	77
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	38	34	3	75
CB Conner Hickey	---	---	37	32	1	70
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	36	30	1	67
WR Trey Bailey	15	46	---	---	4	65
C Avery McNulty	15	46	---	---	3	64
DE Broderick Callahan	---	---	32	29	1	62
T Gerald Neufeld	15	46	---	---	---	61
QB Mitch Blackwell	15	46	---	---	---	61
T Amos Foreman	15	46	---	---	---	61
G Griffin Pope	15	46	---	---	---	61
TE Dwight Mukherjee	14	40	---	---	---	54
WR Darren Johnston	6	33	---	---	13	52
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	24	24	1	49
CB A.J. Zimmerman	---	---	22	25	1	48
WR Zachary Cote	13	34	---	---	---	47
G Mario Sonnier	9	32	---	---	5	46
OLB Roger Bell	---	---	19	21	2	42
OLB Rico Barton	---	---	14	7	17	38
DT Roy Wilson	---	---	16	20	2	38
ILB Tyrell Mills	---	---	17	11	10	38
S Tristan Myers	---	---	14	8	12	34
DT Shawn Harper	---	---	13	12	7	32
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	19	12	1	32
TE Caiden Ricard	6	6	---	---	20	32
RB Darrell Chase	1	14	---	---	16	31
RB Pete Walker	12	19	---	---	---	31
G Arnie Corley	6	14	---	---	8	28
FB Bert Bradford	3	7	---	---	16	26
CB Wendell Rogers	---	---	3	4	18	25
WR Owen Howe	2	14	---	---	7	23
WR Blake Wilkerson	0	5	---	---	16	21
OLB Cory Heidorn	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Connor Jacobs	2	10	---	---	4	16
DE Harvey Tolliver	---	---	4	5	6	15
CB Riley Heath	---	---	1	2	8	11
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Ted Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Doug Wooden	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Bryan Hopper	---	---	3	3	1	7
TE Kerry Shelton	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Albert Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	22	134	6.1
Right	9	43	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	5	29	5.8
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Saldana	36	20	4	1	4	5	4	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	46	29	4	0	4	5	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	17	168	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	94	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Keegan Rathbone	10	5	1	62	1	33
WR Lukas Farr	8	6	0	53	1	20
WR Darrin Lyon	6	1	2	21	1	28
FB Rufus Englund	3	1	1	6	0	8
RB Rob Harris	3	2	0	10	0	16
TE Ken Wilkins	3	2	0	24	0	15
TE Alexis Stiles	2	2	0	22	0	4
WR Jerald Sutton	1	1	0	22	1	30

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trey Bailey	13	6	2	50	0	46
TE Dwight Mukherjee	10	6	2	97	2	40
WR Darren Johnston	8	5	0	43	0	33
WR Zachary Cote	5	2	0	8	0	34
FB Bert Bradford	3	3	0	53	1	7
WR Owen Howe	2	2	0	29	1	14
RB Pete Walker	2	2	0	21	0	19
WR Blake Wilkerson	1	1	0	9	0	5
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	0	6	0	14
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Chase Saldana	3	7	2.33	2.40
RB Steve Tangeman	2	4	2.00	5.89
RB Rob Harris	2	21	10.50	5.80

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Zachary Cote	1	4	4.00	1.50
RB Pete Walker	1	-4	-4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Saldana	10	2	12	1.20	6.11

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	3	2	6	2.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Lyon	3	0	0	0.00	3.50
TE Keegan Rathbone	3	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Lukas Farr	2	2	12	6.00	6.63
FB Rufus Englund	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Rob Harris	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwight Mukherjee	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.70
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	0	0.00	5.38
WR Trey Bailey	1	1	7	7.00	3.85

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Steve Tangeman	3	2
RB Rob Harris	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pete Walker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Saldana	11	7	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keegan Rathbone	5	3	1
WR Darrin Lyon	3	1	1
WR Lukas Farr	2	2	2
FB Rufus Englund	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwight Mukherjee	3	1	1
WR Darren Johnston	3	0	0
WR Trey Bailey	2	0	0
WR Zachary Cote	2	1	0
FB Bert Bradford	1	1	0
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1	1
WR Owen Howe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)