The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn't pull it off against the Cincinnati Bengals, 25 to 24, on December 20, 1998.
Final
1st quarter
CIN
PIT
Doug Pelfrey 33-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
CIN
PIT
Sam Shade 55-yard fumble return (Doug Pelfrey kick)
10
0
Doug Pelfrey 37-yard field goal
13
0
Carnell Lake 15-yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick)
13
7
Doug Pelfrey 43-yard field goal
16
7
3rd quarter
CIN
PIT
Chris Oldham 54-yard fumble return (Norm Johnson kick)
16
14
Jerome Bettis 4-yard run (Norm Johnson kick)
16
21
Darnay Scott 61-yard pass from Jeff Blake (kick failed)
22
21
4th quarter
CIN
PIT
Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal
22
24
Doug Pelfrey 21-yard field goal
25
24
Bengals
Steelers
1st Downs
23
11
Passing 1st Downs
16
4
Rushing 1st Downs
6
7
1st downs from penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
6 - 17
2 - 12
4th down efficiency
1 - 2
0 - 0
Total Plays
78
49
Total Yards
483
211
Yards per play
6.2
4.3
Passing
359
86
Comp - Att
21 - 41
10 - 24
Yards per pass
8
3.3
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 20
2 - 21
Rushing
124
125
Rushing Attempts
33
23
Yards per rush
3.8
5.4
Penalties
3
5
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
35:00
25:00
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Blake | 20 | 36 | 367 | 10.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 88.5 |
P. Justin | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
D. Pelfrey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Team | 21 | 41 | 359 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 81.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bennett | 25 | 63 | 2.5 | 0 |
J. Blake | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 |
E. Bieniemy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
Team | 33 | 124 | 3.8 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Scott | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 1 | |
B. Bennett | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | |
C. Pickens | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
S. Williams | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
T. McGee | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
M. Battaglia | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
B. Milne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
E. Bieniemy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 21 | 379 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Simmons | 1.0 | |||||
R. Wilson | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pelfrey | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
Team | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Costello | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | |
Team | 3 | 146 | 48.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Bieniemy | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
D. Gibson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
S. Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Gibson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Tomczak | 5 | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 |
K. Stewart | 5 | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46.6 |
Team | 10 | 24 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38.0 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis | 21 | 104 | 5.0 | 1 |
H. Ward | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
K. Stewart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
Team | 23 | 125 | 5.4 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | |
W. Blackwell | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
H. Ward | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
T. Lester | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 10 | 107 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller | 8 | 284 | 35.5 | |
Team | 8 | 284 | 35.5 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dunn | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Blackwell | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
More Steelers Stats
PPG
23.4
13th
OPP PPG
14.9
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
138.1
8th
PASS YDS/G
208.4
25th
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