National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 24
Sunday, December 31, 2017 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 31, 2017
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 11°
Head Official: Jerome Boger
Attendance: 50704
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 01410024
Pittsburgh 7147028
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:43
Pittsburgh TD Pittsburgh 7 - Cleveland 0
Darrius Heyward-Bey 29 yd. run (Chris Boswell kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:26
Pittsburgh TD Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 0
JuJu Smith-Schuster 20 yd. pass from Landry Jones (Chris Boswell kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:46
Cleveland TD Pittsburgh 14 - Cleveland 7
Duke Johnson Jr. 2 yd. run (Zane Gonzalez kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:59
Pittsburgh TD Pittsburgh 21 - Cleveland 7
Stevan Ridley 4 yd. run (Chris Boswell kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:13
Cleveland TD Pittsburgh 21 - Cleveland 14
Rashard Higgins 56 yd. pass from DeShone Kizer (Zane Gonzalez kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:54
Cleveland TD Pittsburgh 21 - Cleveland 21
Rashard Higgins 5 yd. pass from DeShone Kizer (Zane Gonzalez kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:42
Pittsburgh TD Pittsburgh 28 - Cleveland 21
JuJu Smith-Schuster 96 yd. kickoff return (Chris Boswell kick)
3rd Quarter - 2:04
Cleveland FG Pittsburgh 28 - Cleveland 24
Zane Gonzalez 51 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Cleveland Pittsburgh
1st Downs 17 20
Rushing 6 7
Passing 10 9
Penalty 1 4
3rd Down Conversions 7-15 3-10
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-2
Punts-Average 5-41.0 4-36.0
Return Yards 100 168
Punts-Returns 1--2 2-11
Kickoffs-Returns 4-102 4-157
Int-Returns 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 9-77 3-15
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05
Total Net Yards 374 348
Total Plays 63 58
Average Gain 5.9 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 102 124
Rushes 27 28
Average/Rush 3.8 4.4
Net Yards Passing 272 224
Comp-Att 16-30 23-27
Yards/Pass 7.6 7.5
Sacked-Yards Lost 6-42 3-15
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 3 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 2 1
Other 0 1
Extra Points 3-3 4-4
Field Goals 1-1 0-0
Red Zone Efficiency 2-2-100% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 1-2-50%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns (0-16)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Kizer 16/30 314 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Kizer 6 61 10.2 0 20
I. Crowell 15 21 1.4 0 7
D. Johnson Jr. 6 20 3.3 1 10
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Gordon 7 4 115 28.8 0 54
D. Johnson Jr. 6 6 75 12.5 0 30
R. Higgins 4 3 68 22.7 2 56
D. Njoku 3 2 38 19.0 0 34
C. Coleman 6 1 18 18.0 0 18
M. Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0
R. Louis 2 0 0 0 0 0
S. DeValve 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Peppers 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Brantley 1.0 6.0
C. Nassib 1.0 5.0
M. Garrett 1.0 4.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Schobert 8 4
J. Taylor 6 0
B. Boddy-Calhoun 5 0
C. Kirksey 5 2
J. McCourty 5 2
J. Peppers 4 0
J. Currie 3 0
M. Garrett 3 0
T. Coley 2 1
K. Nacua 2 2
J. Burgess Jr. 1 0
L. Ogunjobi 1 1
C. Brantley 1 1
C. Nassib 1 1
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Johnson Jr. 1
Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
L. Jones 23/27 239 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
S. Ridley 17 80 4.7 1 21
D. Heyward-Bey 1 29 29.0 1 29
F. Toussaint 5 22 4.4 0 7
R. Nix 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
L. Jones 3 -6 -2.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Smith-Schuster 10 9 143 15.9 1 46
M. Bryant 7 6 65 10.8 0 17
F. Toussaint 3 2 9 4.5 0 7
J. James 2 2 9 4.5 0 7
R. Nix 1 1 5 5.0 0 5
V. McDonald 2 1 5 5.0 0 5
X. Grimble 1 1 2 2.0 0 2
E. Rogers 1 1 1 1.0 0 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
S. Davis 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Alualu 2.0 15.0
S. Davis 1.0 12.0
V. Williams 1.0 7.0
L. Fort 1.0 7.0
T. Watt 1.0 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Watt 6 2
T. Alualu 6 2
M. Hilton 3 1
V. Williams 3 1
S. Tuitt 3 2
J. Haden 2 0
A. Burns 2 0
S. Davis 2 1
W. Gay 2 1
S. Spence 2 4
R. Golden 1 0
A. Moats 1 0
L. Walton 1 0
L. Fort 1 0
J. Hargrave 1 0
A. Chickillo 1 0
M. Mitchell 1 0
Fumbles
  NO.
L. Jones 1
C. Hubbard 3