Week 1, 2021

played in Pittsburgh, PA

83 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	10	0	0	0	-	10
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 CLE - Mack Sanderson 4 pass from Claude Baltzer (Mel Perras extra point)
1Q: 02:14 CLE - Mel Perras 40 field goal
2Q: 12:26 PIT - Santonio Holmes 5 pass from Ralph Horton (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 02:49 PIT - Wayne Small 19 field goal
3Q: 10:04 PIT - Richie Riley 2 run (Wayne Small extra point)
3Q: 09:30 PIT - Oscar Doyle 29 interception return (Wayne Small extra point)
4Q: 02:08 PIT - Wayne Small 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 CLE - Mack Sanderson 4 pass from Claude Baltzer (Mel Perras extra point)
1Q: 02:14 CLE - Mel Perras 40 field goal
2Q: 12:26 PIT - Santonio Holmes 5 pass from Ralph Horton (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 02:49 PIT - Wayne Small 19 field goal
3Q: 10:04 PIT - Richie Riley 2 run (Wayne Small extra point)
3Q: 09:30 PIT - Oscar Doyle 29 interception return (Wayne Small extra point)
4Q: 02:08 PIT - Wayne Small 51 field goal

Team Statistics CLE PIT
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 289 367
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 4.82 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 55 148
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 3.06 4.23
Net Passing Yards 234 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 2 28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.57 7.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/33
Kick Returns/Yards 6/90 2/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:39 32:21

Team Statistics	CLE	PIT
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	289	367
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	4.82	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	55	148
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	3.06	4.23
Net Passing Yards	234	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 2	28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.57	7.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/33
Kick Returns/Yards	6/90	2/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:39	32:21

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	4:04	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
1	7:19	3:03	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
1	4:01	1:54	OPP 28	3	5	Field Goal
2	12:21	1:55	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
2	9:25	1:38	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
2	2:44	2:14	OWN 14	6	27	Punt
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 29	4	16	Punt
3	9:55	0:33	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
3	9:22	2:06	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	4:02	4:14	OWN 20	9	52	Interception
4	11:30	0:49	OWN 19	2	12	Fumble
4	9:37	2:17	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 15	7	57	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	9:24	2:05	OPP 44	3	3	Punt
1	4:16	0:15	OWN 7	1	21	Fumble
1	2:07	4:46	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	10:26	1:01	OWN 38	3	12	Interception
2	7:47	5:03	OWN 38	12	60	Field Goal
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 7	2	29	Half
3	12:51	2:56	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
3	7:16	3:14	OWN 45	6	19	Punt
4	14:48	3:18	OWN 8	5	19	Punt
4	10:41	1:04	OPP 31	3	0	Punt
4	7:20	5:19	OWN 31	10	35	Field Goal

Game MVP: Oscar Doyle, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Bo Stone	8	31	3.88	6
Mack Sanderson	6	14	2.33	9
Claude Baltzer	3	9	3.00	6
Tony Fiammetta	1	1	1.00	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Riley	20	68	3.40	12	1	1
Broderick Gunn	13	64	4.92	16	2	0
Ralph Horton	2	16	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Baltzer	37	24	207	1/6	1	23	2	65.9
Gus Farr	4	3	33	0/0	0	15	0	99.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Horton	28	18	225	1/6	1	27	1	86.1

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmy Newton	10	18	84	8.40	14	23	0
WR Rufus Andersen	6	6	53	8.83	8	17	0
WR Tommie Bunten	4	7	57	14.25	13	17	0
RB Mack Sanderson	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	1
RB Bo Stone	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Conrad Houston	2	2	20	10.00	0	20	0
TE Chester Perch	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Roy McKoy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pat Hiam	5	7	56	11.20	8	17	0
WR Santonio Holmes	4	7	51	12.75	4	17	1
WR Irv Smith	3	6	38	12.67	17	27	0
RB Richie Riley	3	3	28	9.33	12	23	0
FB Brady Miller	2	2	38	19.00	27	21	0
WR Devin Thomas	1	3	14	14.00	1	14	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reuben Tkachuk	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Oscar Doyle	2	29	14.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Stone	1	0	0
Howie Mahoney	0	1	0
Reuben Tkachuk	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brady Miller	1	0	0
Beau Bell	0	1	0
Donnie Wynn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tracy Grueneich	7	302	43.1	38.4	52	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Armstrong	5	209	41.8	28.4	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Perras	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Small	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Howard	2	7	3.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Tamburrino	2	33	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Wilkins	5	73	14.6	0
Tommie Bunten	1	17	17.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Smith	2	63	31.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reuben Tkachuk	11	1	0.0	29	27
ILB Deron Kwiecinski	9	2	0.0	30	27
DE Greg Graham	5	1	1.0	30	27
ILB Howie Mahoney	5	0	0.0	26	19
DE Bryce Darusmont	4	1	0.0	32	28
OLB Bryan Smith	2	2	0.0	14	13
CB William Moore	2	1	0.0	17	17
S Deron Bauer	2	1	0.0	28	18
DT B.J. Kurczewski	2	0	0.0	14	8
DT Harold Borkowski	2	0	0.0	28	29
CB Zack Griffith	1	2	0.0	26	23
ILB Aaron Brennan	1	1	0.0	5	2
DT Rob Hitchcock	1	1	0.0	26	20
CB Cory Biekert	1	0	0.0	31	25
ILB Phillip Wheeler	1	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Doug Fulton	1	0	0.0	7	5
RB Mack Sanderson	1	0	---	---	---
S Patrick Hatcher	0	1	0.0	18	15
DE Aaron Maybin	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Wynn	6	0	0.0	18	42
ILB Jason Reynolds	5	3	0.0	18	37
CB Oscar Doyle	5	1	0.0	17	41
S Edgar Rhodes	4	3	0.0	14	37
DE Alex Paswater	4	0	0.0	18	42
DT Joe Borsheim	3	0	1.0	12	25
S Jamie Riffle	3	2	0.0	17	42
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	0.0	6	7
S Jamie Blackburn	3	0	0.0	3	12
CB Dwight Lowery	2	2	0.0	13	35
CB Doug Word	2	1	0.0	17	35
CB Lawrence Czech	2	0	0.0	0	7
DT Harvey James	2	0	0.0	18	41
DE Kerry Balderas	1	1	0.0	18	42
WR Devin Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shaun Marty	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Greg Graham	1.0	0	0	27
CB Zack Griffith	0.0	1	0	23
DE Bryce Darusmont	0.0	0	1	28
DT Harold Borkowski	0.0	0	1	29

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joe Borsheim	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Kerry Balderas	0.0	1	2	0	42
OLB Donnie Wynn	0.0	1	0	0	42
DE Alex Paswater	0.0	0	2	0	42
DT Harvey James	0.0	0	1	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Reuben Tkachuk	5	0	1	27
ILB Deron Kwiecinski	4	0	0	27
CB Zack Griffith	2	2	0	23
DE Bryce Darusmont	2	0	0	28
S Deron Bauer	2	0	0	18
ILB Howie Mahoney	1	1	0	19
CB William Moore	1	1	0	17
ILB Phillip Wheeler	1	0	0	4
S Patrick Hatcher	0	1	0	15

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Oscar Doyle	5	1	2	41
ILB Jason Reynolds	4	0	0	37
DE Alex Paswater	3	0	0	42
OLB Donnie Wynn	3	0	0	42
CB Lawrence Czech	2	0	0	7
CB Dwight Lowery	2	0	0	35
S Jamie Riffle	2	0	0	42
S Jamie Blackburn	2	0	0	12
S Edgar Rhodes	2	0	0	37
CB Doug Word	1	0	0	35
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Jepson	1	3	7	0	12
Billy Edgeworth	1	2	7	0	9
A.J. Glover	0	3	11	0	33
Quentin Taylor	0	3	11	0	22
Chris Williams	0	2	15	0	38
Wes Jelinek	0	1	11	0	30
Antonio Sanderson	0	1	18	0	34
Tyronne Green	0	0	7	1	28

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sedrick Buchanan	4	13	1	35	0	29
Drew Eichhorst	2	5	0	35	1	28
Clyde Gillespie	2	5	0	34	0	25
Pat Hiam	2	2	0	32	0	20
Blaine Starks	0	7	0	26	0	17
Brady Miller	0	1	0	21	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Tkachuk	1	12
Roy McKoy	1	9
Antonio Sanderson	1	3
Tyronne Green	1	2
Phillip Wheeler	0	26
Mack Sanderson	0	21
Derrick Campo	0	17
Paul Howard	0	15
Jimmy Newton	0	11
Patrick Hatcher	0	10
Nicky Wilkins	0	9
Tommie Bunten	0	9
Tony Fiammetta	0	9
William Moore	0	9
Jesse Jepson	0	8
Tracy Grueneich	0	8
Billy Edgeworth	0	8
Zack Griffith	0	8
Wes Jelinek	0	8
Quentin Taylor	0	8
Doug Fulton	0	8
Chester Perch	0	5
Carlton Powell	0	5
Mel Perras	0	4
Howie Mahoney	0	3
Aaron Brennan	0	3
Omar Bell	0	3
Rob Hitchcock	0	3
Rich Ohrnberger	0	3
Greg Graham	0	2
Cory Biekert	0	2
Bryan Smith	0	2
Bryce Darusmont	0	2
Deron Kwiecinski	0	2
Harold Borkowski	0	2
Deron Bauer	0	2
B.J. Kurczewski	0	1
Aaron Maybin	0	1
Conrad Houston	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Czech	3	14
Tyrone Parrish	1	23
Nicky Lloyd	1	17
Pat Hiam	1	14
Roosevelt Orazi	1	11
Clyde Gillespie	1	7
Alex Paswater	0	22
Santonio Holmes	0	15
Brady Miller	0	15
Broderick Gunn	0	11
Rod Tamburrino	0	10
Vincent Spoljaric	0	9
Dustin Keller	0	9
Wayne Small	0	8
Jamie Blackburn	0	8
Sedrick Buchanan	0	7
Beau Bell	0	7
Jim Lane	0	7
Jared Armstrong	0	5
Blaine Starks	0	5
Sedrick Harmon	0	4
Kendall Langford	0	4
Joe Borsheim	0	4
Anthony Backer	0	4
Drew Eichhorst	0	3
Irv Smith	0	2
Larry Gibson	0	2
Donnie Wynn	0	2
Victor Hartrick	0	2
Dexter Pressey	0	2
Jamie Riffle	0	2
Michael Parrish	0	1
Harvey James	0	1
Kerry Balderas	0	1
Doug Word	0	1
Oscar Doyle	0	1
Devin Thomas	0	1
Dwight Lowery	0	1
Jason Reynolds	0	1
Edgar Rhodes	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	24	93	3.9
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Baltzer	37	24	2	1	2	1	5	0	2
Gus Farr	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Horton	28	18	3	0	1	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	124	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	37	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	106	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	119	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Newton	18	10	1	84	1	39
WR Tommie Bunten	7	4	1	57	0	27
WR Rufus Andersen	6	6	0	53	0	19
RB Mack Sanderson	3	2	0	6	0	26
RB Bo Stone	3	2	0	9	0	17
WR Conrad Houston	2	2	0	20	1	17
TE Chester Perch	1	1	0	11	0	22
TE Roy McKoy	1	0	0	0	0	20

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Santonio Holmes	7	4	1	51	0	19
TE Pat Hiam	7	5	0	56	0	20
WR Irv Smith	6	3	0	38	1	26
RB Richie Riley	3	3	0	28	1	21
WR Devin Thomas	3	1	0	14	0	15
FB Brady Miller	2	2	0	38	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Stone	1	3	3.00	3.88

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Riley	5	17	3.40	3.40
Broderick Gunn	2	17	8.50	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Claude Baltzer	4	2	15	3.75	5.59

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Horton	4	2	8	2.00	8.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Newton	2	0	0	0.00	4.67
TE Chester Perch	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB Mack Sanderson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Santonio Holmes	2	1	5	2.50	7.29
WR Irv Smith	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
RB Richie Riley	1	1	3	3.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Baltzer	2	1
Mack Sanderson	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Riley	4	3
Broderick Gunn	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Baltzer	10	8	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Horton	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus Andersen	5	5	2
RB Mack Sanderson	2	1	1
WR Tommie Bunten	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Newton	1	0	0
WR Conrad Houston	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Smith	2	1	1
RB Richie Riley	2	2	1
TE Pat Hiam	2	1	1
WR Santonio Holmes	1	0	0
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	0
FB Brady Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (19,300)
End Zone 14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 9,000 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (19,300)
End Zone	14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	9,000 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)