Friday, 09/07/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 33,562 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| Cin35 | 15:00 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Pitt25. | |
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt25 | 15:00 | Graham rush left for 1 yard to the Pitt26. |
| 2-9, Pitt26 | 14:35 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the right. |
| Pitt26 | 14:21 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 3-9, Pitt26 | 14:21 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-14, Pitt21 | 14:21 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Graham for 6 yards to the Pitt27. |
| 4-8, Pitt27 | 13:54 | Yoklic punts. McClung returns 9 yards to the Cin42. |
| Cincinnati - 13:40 | ||
| 1-10, Cin42 | 13:40 | Winn rush middle for 58 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:36 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati kicks off. Pitts returns 28 yards to the Pitt32. | |
| Pittsburgh - 13:30 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt32 | 13:30 | Graham rush left for 3 yards to the Pitt35. |
| 2-7, Pitt35 | 13:10 | Graham rush right for 6 yards to the Pitt41. |
| 3-1, Pitt41 | 12:40 | Graham rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt42. |
| 1-10, Pitt42 | 12:08 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Pitt38 | 11:54 | Sunseri fumbles, Stewart of Cincinnati recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Cincinnati - 11:35 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt38 | 11:35 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Thompkins for 6 yards to the Pitt32. |
| 2-4, Pitt33 | 11:18 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Kelce for 15 yards to the Pitt18. |
| 1-10, Pitt18 | 10:55 | Winn rush right for 2 yards to the Pitt16. |
| 2-8, Pitt15 | 10:25 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Abernathy for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:04 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Pitt25. | |
| Pittsburgh - 10:04 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt25 | 10:04 | Shell rush right for 12 yards to the Pitt37. |
| 1-10, Pitt37 | 9:42 | Shell rush middle for 6 yards to the Pitt43. |
| 2-4, Pitt43 | 9:25 | Sunseri sacked by Williams for -8 yards to the Pitt35. |
| 3-12, Pitt35 | 9:05 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Shanahan for 20 yards to the Cin45. |
| 1-10, Cin45 | 8:40 | Shell rush for -1 yard to the Cin46. |
| 2-11, Cin46 | 7:25 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Shell for 8 yards to the Cin38. |
| 3-3, Cin38 | 7:02 | Sunseri sacked by Temple for -12 yards to the 50. |
| 50 | 5:51 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 4-15, 50 | 5:51 | Yoklic punts. No return. Ball on Cin1. |
| Cincinnati - 5:41 | ||
| 1-10, Cin1 | 5:41 | Winn rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Cin1 | 5:15 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Cin1 | 5:06 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Kelce for 27 yards to the Cin28. |
| 1-10, Cin28 | 4:51 | Abernathy rush right for 13 yards to the Cin41. |
| 1-10, Cin41 | 4:18 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin41 | 4:04 | Legaux pass completion to the right to McClung for 14 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 1-10, Pitt45 | 3:50 | Poteat rush middle for 4 yards to the Pitt41. |
| 2-6, Pitt41 | 3:28 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Pitt41 | 3:16 | Legaux incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Pitt41 | 3:10 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-11, Pitt46 | 3:10 | O'Donnell punts. Touchback. Ball on Pitt20. |
| Pittsburgh - 3:02 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt20 | 3:02 | Shell rush left for 5 yards to the Pitt25. |
| 2-5, Pitt25 | 2:38 | Shell rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-5, Pitt25 | 2:03 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, Pitt25 | 1:39 | Yoklic punts. McClung returns 6 yards to the Cin41. |
| Cincinnati - 1:29 | ||
| 1-10, Cin41 | 1:29 | Legaux pass completion to the left to McClung for -2 yards to the Cin39. |
| 2-12, Cin39 | 1:02 | Winn rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin42. |
| 3-9, Cin42 | 0:38 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Chisum for 7 yards to the Cin49. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 4-2, Cin49 | 15:00 | O'Donnell punts. Saddler returns 14 yards to the Pitt21. |
| Pittsburgh - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt21 | 14:53 | Graham rush left for 7 yards to the Pitt28. |
| 2-3, Pitt28 | 14:10 | Saddler rush right for 17 yards to the Pitt45. |
| 1-10, Pitt45 | 13:58 | Sunseri rush middle for 6 yards to the Cin49. |
| 2-4, Cin49 | 12:21 | Graham rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin46. |
| 3-1, Cin46 | 12:20 | Graham rush right for 2 yards to the Cin44. |
| 1-10, Cin44 | 12:15 | Graham rush middle for 5 yards to the Cin39. |
| 2-5, Cin39 | 11:41 | Graham rush left for 2 yards to the Cin37. Pittsburgh penalized -13 yards. |
| 3-18, Pitt48 | 11:02 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Graham for 8 yards to the Cin44. |
| 4-10, Cin44 | 10:41 | Yoklic punts. Touchback. Ball on Cin20. |
| Cincinnati - 10:16 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 10:16 | Poteat rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Cin20 | 10:05 | Poteat rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, Cin20 | 9:25 | Legaux incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, Cin20 | 9:13 | Cincinnati penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-15, Cin15 | 9:13 | O'Donnell punts. Saddler returns 18 yards to the Cin39. |
| Pittsburgh - 9:02 | ||
| 1-10, Cin39 | 9:02 | Graham rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin38. |
| 2-9, Cin38 | 8:32 | Graham rush left for 6 yards to the Cin32. |
| 3-3, Cin32 | 8:21 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, Cin37 | 7:51 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Graham for 31 yards to the Cin6. |
| 1-6, Cin6 | 7:14 | Pittsburgh penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-16, Cin16 | 7:09 | Graham rush middle for 4 yards to the Cin12. |
| 2-12, Cin12 | 6:40 | Graham rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-12, Cin12 | 6:05 | Sunseri pass to the middle intercepted by Blair. No return. Touchback. Ball on Cin20. |
| Cincinnati - 5:49 | ||
| 1-10, Cin20 | 5:49 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Abernathy for 25 yards to the Cin45. |
| 1-10, Cin44 | 5:39 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin45 | 5:27 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Cin45 | 5:23 | Legaux rush right for 26 yards to the Pitt29. |
| Pitt29 | 4:53 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 1-10, Pitt29 | 4:53 | Legaux rush right for 22 yards to the Pitt7. |
| 1-7, Pitt7 | 4:27 | Legaux rush middle for -3 yards to the Pitt10. |
| 2-10, Pitt10 | 3:52 | Legaux sacked by Gordon for -12 yards to the Pitt22. |
| 3-22, Pitt22 | 3:15 | Legaux incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-22, Pitt22 | 2:56 | Miliano 39 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 2:51 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Pitt25. | |
| Pittsburgh - 2:51 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt25 | 2:51 | Graham rush for 7 yards to the Pitt32. |
| 2-3, Pitt32 | 2:25 | Graham rush left for 1 yard to the Pitt33. |
| 3-2, Pitt33 | 2:01 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 7 yards to the Pitt40. |
| 1-10, Pitt40 | 1:35 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Bennett for 11 yards to the Cin49. |
| 1-10, Cin49 | 1:10 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Bennett for 4 yards to the Cin45. |
| Cin45 | 1:03 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 2-6, Cin45 | 1:03 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-6, Cin45 | 0:58 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Carswell for 20 yards to the Cin25. |
| 1-10, Cin25 | 0:42 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Shanahan for 7 yards to the Cin18. |
| 2-3, Cin18 | 0:35 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-3, Cin18 | 0:31 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Bennett for 14 yards to the Cin4. |
| 1-4, Cin4 | 0:23 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-4, Cin4 | 0:09 | Cincinnati penalized 2 yards. |
| 1-2, Cin2 | 0:05 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cin25. | |
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Cin30 | 15:00 | Winn rush left for -6 yards to the Cin24. |
| 2-16, Cin24 | 14:40 | Winn rush left for 7 yards to the Cin31. |
| 3-9, Cin31 | 14:10 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Milligan for 10 yards to the Cin41. |
| 1-10, Cin42 | 13:47 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Milligan for 6 yards to the Cin48. |
| 2-4, Cin48 | 13:22 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-4, Cin48 | 13:11 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, Cin48 | 13:05 | O'Donnell punts. No return. Ball on Pitt11. |
| Pittsburgh - 13:01 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt11 | 13:01 | Graham rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt12. |
| 2-9, Pitt12 | 12:30 | Graham rush right for 50 yards to the Cin38. |
| 1-10, Cin38 | 11:55 | Shell rush middle for 3 yards to the Cin35. |
| 2-7, Cin35 | 11:18 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 9 yards to the Cin26. |
| 1-10, Cin26 | 11:02 | Shell rush right for -1 yard to the Cin27. |
| Cin27 | 10:04 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| 2-12, Cin28 | 10:04 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Street for 6 yards to the Cin22. |
| 3-6, Cin22 | 9:35 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Graham for 5 yards to the Cin17. |
| Cin17 | 9:00 | Pittsburgh time out. |
| Cin17 | 9:00 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 4-1, Cin17 | 9:00 | Graham rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin15. |
| 1-10, Cin15 | 8:42 | Saddler rush left for -7 yards to the Cin22. |
| 2-17, Cin22 | 8:06 | Sunseri rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin20. |
| 3-15, Cin20 | 7:22 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-15, Cin20 | 7:05 | Harper 37 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:00 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Abernathy returns 32 yards to the Cin32. Cincinnati penalized -10 yards. | |
| Cincinnati - 6:52 | ||
| 1-10, Cin14 | 6:52 | Legaux rush for 77 yards to the Pitt9. |
| 1-9, Pitt9 | 6:21 | Winn rush middle for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:05 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:05 | Cincinnati kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Pitt25. | |
| Pittsburgh - 6:05 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt25 | 6:05 | Bennett rush middle for 4 yards to the Pitt29. |
| 2-6, Pitt29 | 5:37 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Street for 18 yards to the Pitt47. |
| 1-10, Pitt47 | 5:23 | Bennett rush left for 10 yards to the Cin43. |
| 1-10, Cin43 | 5:10 | Bennett rush middle for 12 yards to the Cin31. |
| 1-10, Cin31 | 4:09 | Bennett rush left for 3 yards to the Cin28. |
| 2-7, Cin28 | 3:41 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-7, Cin28 | 3:22 | Sunseri sacked by Williams and Giordano for -8 yards to the Cin36. |
| 4-15, Cin36 | 2:34 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-20, Cin41 | 2:09 | Yoklic punts. No return. Ball on Cin1. |
| Cincinnati - 1:55 | ||
| 1-10, Cin1 | 1:55 | Legaux pass completion to the left to Thompkins for 42 yards to the Cin43. |
| 1-10, Cin43 | 1:43 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Cin43 | 1:26 | Legaux incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Cin43 | 1:21 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to Abernathy for 19 yards to the Pitt38. |
| 1-10, Pitt38 | 0:55 | Abernathy rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt37. |
| 2-9, Pitt37 | 0:38 | Abernathy rush right for 4 yards to the Pitt33. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 3-5, Pitt33 | 15:00 | Legaux pass completion to the middle to McClung for 9 yards to the Pitt24. |
| 1-10, Pitt24 | 14:30 | Abernathy rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt23. Pittsburgh penalized 12 yards. |
| 1-10, Pitt12 | 14:03 | Legaux pass completion to the right to Abernathy for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:54 | Miliano PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati kicks off. Saddler returns 28 yards to the Pitt28. | |
| Pittsburgh - 13:47 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt28 | 13:47 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Street for 14 yards to the Pitt42. |
| 1-10, Pitt42 | 13:20 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Graham for 9 yards to the Cin49. |
| 2-1, Cin49 | 13:03 | Pittsburgh penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-6, Pitt46 | 12:40 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, Pitt46 | 12:39 | Sunseri sacked by Stewart for -6 yards to the Pitt40. |
| 4-12, Pitt40 | 12:20 | Yoklic punts. McClung returns 11 yards to the Cin21. |
| Cincinnati - 11:56 | ||
| 1-10, Cin21 | 11:56 | Bomar rush right for 7 yards to the Cin28. |
| 2-3, Cin28 | 11:28 | Abernathy rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin30. |
| 3-1, Cin30 | 10:55 | Winn rush middle for 6 yards to the Cin36. |
| 1-10, Cin36 | 10:27 | Legaux incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin36 | 9:57 | Winn rush middle for 2 yards to the Cin38. |
| 3-8, Cin38 | 9:31 | Legaux incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-8, Cin38 | 9:15 | O'Donnell punts. Saddler returns 0 yards. |
| Pittsburgh - 9:09 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt21 | 9:09 | Graham rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt22. |
| 2-9, Pitt22 | 8:40 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Shanahan for 7 yards to the Pitt29. |
| 3-2, Pitt29 | 8:15 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, Pitt29 | 8:12 | Yoklic punts. McClung returns 29 yards to the Cin46. |
| Cincinnati - 7:58 | ||
| 1-10, Cin46 | 7:58 | Winn rush right for 3 yards to the Cin49. |
| 2-7, Cin49 | 7:25 | Winn rush middle for 11 yards to the Pitt40. |
| 1-10, Pitt40 | 7:00 | Poteat rush right for 23 yards to the Pitt17. |
| 1-10, Pitt17 | 6:28 | Poteat rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Pitt17 | 5:50 | Poteat rush middle for 1 yard to the Pitt16. |
| 3-9, Pitt16 | 5:10 | Cincinnati penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-17, Pitt26 | 4:45 | Poteat rush for -5 yards to the Pitt31. |
| 4-22, Pitt31 | 4:09 | Miliano 46 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:55 | Cincinnati kicks off. Felder returns 24 yards to the Pitt24. | |
| Pittsburgh - 3:50 | ||
| 1-10, Pitt24 | 3:50 | Sunseri sacked by Shuler for -1 yard to the Pitt23. |
| 2-11, Pitt23 | 3:20 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Brinson for 12 yards to the Pitt35. |
| 1-10, Pitt35 | 3:08 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Brinson for 11 yards to the Pitt46. |
| 1-10, Pitt46 | 2:45 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Shanahan for 15 yards to the Cin39. |
| 1-10, Cin39 | 2:33 | Sunseri incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cin39 | 2:08 | Bennett rush middle for -5 yards to the Cin44. |
| 3-15, Cin44 | 1:40 | Sunseri pass completion to the right to Bennett for 13 yards to the Cin31. |
| 4-2, Cin31 | 1:15 | Sunseri pass completion to the left to Saddler for 11 yards to the Cin20. |
| 1-10, Cin20 | 0:55 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Shanahan for 10 yards to the Cin10. |
| 1-9, Cin9 | 0:38 | Sunseri pass completion to the middle to Carswell for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:34 | Harper PAT - GOOD. | |
| Cin3 | 0:34 | Cincinnati time out. |
| 0:34 | Pittsburgh kicks off. Burrell returns 22 yards to the Cin26. | |
| Cincinnati - 0:28 | ||
| 1-10, Cin26 | 0:28 | Kay rush middle for 1 yard to the Cin27. |










