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Week 1 Recap

Posted on July 11, 2018 at 10:39 AM.

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NFL football is back! The Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off the 1995 season by renewing the turnpike rivalry with the hated Cleveland Browns. This time it would be part of the newly formed AFC North. Free agent pick up Erric Pegram gave the Steelers an early spark with a 42 yard TD dash as weaved around a Browns safety in the alley. Pegrams early running success was needed as O'Donnell and the passing attack got off to a slow start as the Browns would intercept two second quarter passes. The first of which would set up a 28 yard scramble by Browns QB Testaverde. That scramble would then lead to a 30 yard TD toss to a wide open Browns TE. The Steelers would regroup in the second half Browns 24-0. O'Donnell would find his groove as he tossed two TDs to Yancey Thigpen. The defense would completely shut the Browns down in the second half as they sacked Vinny 5 of their 7 times in the last quarter and a half. OLB Greg Lloyd lead the way notching 3 himself.

The Steelers host Warren Moon and the Vikings next week

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)	7	3	10	14	34
Cleveland Browns (0-1)	0	13	0	0	13

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	CLE
Total Offense	411	293
Rushing Yards	170	93
Passing Yards	241	200
First Downs	18	13
Punt Return Yards	49	13
Kick Return Yards	60	46
Total Yards	520	350
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	7-13 (53%)	3-13 (23%)
4th Down Conversion	0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-4	1-1
Penalties	2-15	1-5
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
4:14	(PIT) E. Pegram, 45 yd run (N. Johnson Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
6:47	(PIT) N. Johnson 18 yd FG	10	0
2:33	(CLE) B. Kinchen 30 yd pass from V. Testaverde	10	7
1:51	(CLE) M. Stover, 48 yd FG	10	10
0:32	(CLE) M. Stover 34 yd FG	10	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
5:54	(PIT) Y. Thigpen 8 YD pass from N. O'Donnell	17	13
1:51	(PIT) N. Johnson, 49 YD FG	20	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	CLE
5:10	(PIT) Y. Thigpen 11 YD pass from N. O'Donnell	27	13
2:39	(PIT) J. Williams 1 YD Run	34	13

Pittsburgh Steelers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
N. O'Donnell	17/30	241	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Pegram	24	138	5.7	1
B. Morris	9	31	3.4
J. Williams	1	1	1	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Y. Thigpen	7	88	12.5	2
A. Hastings	4	63	15.7
E. Pegram	2	48	24.0
E. Mills	2	37	18.5
T. Greene	1	3	3
M. Bruener	1	2	2.0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
C. Lake	12	1
G. Lloyd	9	3
R. Seals	6	1.5
J. Steed	4	0.5
L. Kirkland	4	0
C. Brown	4	0
R. Woodson	4	0
K. Greene	3	1
W. Williams	2	0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Johnson	2/2	4/4	10	49
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
R. Stark	4	218	54.5	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Mills	2	60	30.0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Hastings	3	41	13.6	0
E. Mills	1	8	8.0

Cleveland Browns

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