| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1998 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 52017 |
| Weather: Mist Temp: 45 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Sam Shade 55 opponents fumble recovery (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 37 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Carnell Lake 15 interception return (Norm Johnson kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 43 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Chris Oldham 54 opponents fumble recovery (Norm Johnson kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jerome Bettis 4 run (Norm Johnson kick) | 16 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Darnay Scott 61 pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey run failed) | 22 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Norm Johnson 22 FG | 22 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 21 FG | 25 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Carl Pickens |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 77 | LOT | Kevin Sargent |
| 75 | LOG | Anthony Brown |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 63 | ROG | Mike Goff |
| 71 | ROT | Willie Anderson |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Blake |
| 36 | HB | Brandon Bennett |
| 44 | FB | Brian Milne |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 67 | NT | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 96 | RDE | Clyde Simmons |
| 50 | LOLB | James Francis |
| 56 | LILB | Brian Simmons |
| 51 | RILB | Takeo Spikes |
| 55 | ROLB | Reinard Wilson |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 35 | SS | Sam Shade |
| 31 | FS | Greg Myers |
| 27 | RCB | Artrell Hawkins |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Harold Bishop |
| 81 | WR | Charles Johnson |
| 77 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 65 | LOG | Alan Faneca |
| 63 | C | Dermontti Dawson |
| 68 | ROG | Brenden Stai |
| 67 | ROT | Jamain Stephens |
| 87 | TE | Mark Bruener |
| 10 | QB | Kordell Stewart |
| 36 | HB | Jerome Bettis |
| 34 | FB | Tim Lester |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Nolan Harrison |
| 93 | NT | Joel Steed |
| 76 | RDE | Kevin Henry |
| 92 | LOLB | Jason Gildon |
| 99 | LILB | Levon Kirkland |
| 50 | RILB | Earl Holmes |
| 51 | ROLB | Carlos Emmons |
| 37 | LCB | Carnell Lake |
| 41 | SS | Lee Flowers |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Brandon Bennett | 25 | 63 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 21 | 104 | 5.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jeff Blake | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 1 | 367 | 10.2 | 61t | 1 | 4 | 20 | 88.5 |
| Paul Justin | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Doug Pelfrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 30 | 2.3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 46.6 |
| Mike Tomczak | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 1 | 77 | 7.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Darnay Scott | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 61t | 1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Carl Pickens | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Stepfret Williams | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Marco Battaglia | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Charles Johnson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Lester | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Artrell Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Carnell Lake | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Brad Costello | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 60 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Josh Miller | 8 | 284 | 35.5 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Damon Gibson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Stepfret Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Brad Costello | 6 | 347 | 57.8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Norm Johnson | 4 | 229 | 57.3 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Damon Gibson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Stepfret Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| David Dunn | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 44 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Brian Simmons | 1.0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jason Gildon | 2.0 |
| Kevin Henry | 1.0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1.0 |
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