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Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for 28-27 win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start
CINCINNATI (AP) Eli Holstein threw touchdown passes on three consecutive drives, Ben Sauls kicked a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left and Pittsburgh rallied from 21 points down to take a 28-27 win over Cincinnati on Saturday.
Holstein, making just his second career college start, rallied Pittsburgh to its largest comeback win since 1971.
“First half I was thinking too much, trying to do too much," Holstein said. "(The Bearcats) were dropping eight pretty much every play. Towards the end of that last drive (of the first half), I was doing what the coaches were telling me to do. That’s how I started playing the second half.”
After throwing for just 66 yards in the first half, where Holstein threw an interception in the end zone on Pittsburgh's first drive, he finished 305 yards and three touchdowns.
“It was a gutsy win for our guys. I couldn’t be prouder of the effort they gave," Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. “We came out in the fourth quarter and said ‘We’re going to win this thing.’ Our guys believed, coming back from 21 down.”
Through three quarters, it looked like the Bearcats (1-1) were going to run the Panthers (2-0) out of Nippert Stadium, dominating Pitt on both sides of the ball and leading 27-6. Running back Corey Kiner gashed Pittsburgh for 140 yards on 20 carries.
Pittsburgh faced a third-and-4 deep in their own territory on the game-winning drive, but a delay of game on the Bearcats defense gave the Panthers a first down. A 34-yard completion to wide receiver Konata Mumpfield three plays later moved the Panthers into the red zone and into position for Sauls' winning field goal.
“(The officials) called a penalty on one of our defensive linemen saying he was acting like calling the cadence or something or whatever they call that,” Bearcats coach Scott Satterfield said. “You can't hear anything because (Nippert) Stadium is extremely loud. So there's a couple things like that happened that were extremely disappointing.”
Cincinnati got off to a quick start with Brendan Sorsby throwing for two touchdowns and 139 yards in the first quarter. Sorsby threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns.
Another disappointing part of the game for the Bearcats was on special teams, and it led to a pivotal six-point swing at the end of the first half.
Bearcats kicker Carter Brown missed a chip-shot, 25-yard field-goal attempt with 23 seconds to go in the first half. Pitt, starting at its own 20-yard line, moved to Cincinnati's 35-yard line to set up Sauls for a 53-yard field-goal attempt that he would convert.
“(On) the short field goal, the snap was a little bit off,” Satterfield said. “And the hold was off, and the laces were right where he was kicking it. So it's not just (on) the kicker. We got to clean that up because we missed two in the first two games.”
The two field goals that Brown has missed have both been from less than 35 yards. It didn't cost the Bearcats in Week 1, but it did in a major way on Saturday.
EXTRACURRICULARS
Postgame several Pitt players ran over to the Cincinnati student section to taunt them after apparently enduring chants from the students during the game. One of the players, Javon McIntyre, who recovered a fumble on the final play as Cincinnati desperately lateraled the ball around, was then pursued across the field by a member of the Bearcats equipment staff to retrieve the ball. Finally, a Bearcats player batted the ball out and the staffer left with it.
UP NEXT
Pitt: Hosts West Virginia next Saturday.
Cincinnati: At Miami (Ohio) next Saturday.
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E. Holstein
10 QB 302 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, INT, 36 RuYds |
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B. Sorsby
2 QB 295 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, -5 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 23 | 21 |
Rushing | 9 | 7 |
Passing | 12 | 14 |
Penalty | 2 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-11 | 7-16 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 498 | 446 |
Total Plays | 68 | 75 |
Avg Gain | 7.3 | 5.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 196 | 151 |
Rush Attempts | 33 | 37 |
Avg Rush Yards | 5.9 | 4.1 |
Yards Passing | 302 | 295 |
Comp. - Att. | 20-35 | 22-38 |
Yards Per Pass | 7.8 | 6.7 |
Penalties - Yards | 5-50 | 6-59 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 3-31.7 | 4-48.5 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
E. Holstein
10 QB
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E. Holstein | 20/35 | 302 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Reid
0 RB
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D. Reid | 19 | 148 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Holstein
10 QB
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E. Holstein | 10 | 36 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Davis Jr.
34 RB
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D. Davis Jr. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson
2 WR
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K. Johnson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Mumpfield
9 WR
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K. Mumpfield | 8 | 5 | 123 | 2 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Reid
0 RB
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D. Reid | 8 | 6 | 106 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Williams Jr.
5 WR
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R. Williams Jr. | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Bartholomew
86 TE
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G. Bartholomew | 5 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lee
11 WR
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C. Lee | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Overman
87 TE
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J. Overman | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Davis Jr.
34 RB
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D. Davis Jr. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson
2 WR
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K. Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
S. Edwards
90 DL
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S. Edwards | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Matlack
2 DL
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N. Matlack | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Biles
31 LB
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R. Biles | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Gandy
10 DB
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R. Gandy | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
B. Sauls
90 K
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B. Sauls | 3/3 | 53 | 1/1 | 10 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
C. Junko
91 P
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C. Junko | 3 | 31.7 | 0 | 44 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Johnson
2 WR
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K. Johnson | 4 | 24.3 | 40 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Sorsby
2 QB
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B. Sorsby | 22/38 | 295 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Kiner
21 RB
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C. Kiner | 20 | 149 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Pryor
6 RB
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E. Pryor | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Williams
7 RB
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C. Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Sorsby
2 QB
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B. Sorsby | 8 | -5 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
X. Henderson
8 WR
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X. Henderson | 9 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Mayes
10 WR
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J. Mayes | 3 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Royer
11 TE
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J. Royer | 8 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Berkhalter
84 WR
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S. Berkhalter | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Johnson
0 WR
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T. Johnson | 7 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Kiner
21 RB
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C. Kiner | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Turner
9 WR
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A. Turner | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Smith
4 WR
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T. Smith | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Corleone
2 DT
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D. Corleone | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Thompson
22 LB
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J. Thompson | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Minkins
0 DB
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J. Minkins | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Brown
33 K
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C. Brown | 2/3 | 49 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Fletcher
30 P
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M. Fletcher | 4 | 48.5 | 2 | 62 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
L. Wilson
13 DB
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L. Wilson | 1 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:45 | PITT 20 | 1:51 | 7 | 54 | INT |
7:47 | PITT 23 | 3:55 | 10 | 48 | FG |
1:11 | PITT 14 | 0:41 | 3 | 4 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
8:11 | PITT 10 | 1:50 | 6 | 7 | Punt |
0:23 | PITT 20 | 0:22 | 4 | 45 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | CINCY 49 | 2:22 | 5 | 7 | Downs |
7:25 | PITT 25 | 0:36 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
4:50 | PITT 25 | 4:04 | 10 | 75 | TD |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:04 | PITT 18 | 3:23 | 7 | 82 | TD |
7:44 | PITT 6 | 2:04 | 7 | 94 | TD |
2:38 | PITT 20 | 2:21 | 9 | 63 | FG |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | CINCY 25 | 4:02 | 7 | 25 | Punt |
8:57 | CINCY 20 | 1:20 | 4 | 80 | TD |
3:52 | CINCY 25 | 2:46 | 6 | 75 | TD |
0:25 | CINCY 38 | 7:14 | 13 | 31 | FG |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
6:21 | CINCY 44 | 5:58 | 14 | 49 | FG Miss |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:58 | CINCY 42 | 5:13 | 10 | 58 | TD |
6:49 | PITT 40 | 1:59 | 6 | 31 | FG |
0:46 | CINCY 22 | 1:42 | 5 | 26 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:41 | CINCY 25 | 2:57 | 4 | 7 | Punt |
5:40 | CINCY 25 | 3:02 | 5 | 27 | Punt |
0:17 | CINCY 25 | 0:17 | 3 | 7 | Game |
- Punt (7 plays, 25 yards, 4:02 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) B.Sauls kicks 65 yards from PIT 35 to the CIN End Zone. Touchback. |
+1 YD | 1 & 10 - CINCY 25 (15:00 - 1st) B.Sorsby pass complete. Catch made by J.Royer for 1 yards. Tackled by PIT at CIN 26. |
+11 YD | 2 & 9 - CINCY 26 (14:30 - 1st) C.Kiner rushed for 11 yards. Tackled by PIT at CIN 37. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - CINCY 37 (13:52 - 1st) C.Kiner rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by PIT at CIN 39. |
+15 YD | 2 & 8 - CINCY 39 (13:13 - 1st) B.Sorsby pass complete. Catch made by S.Berkhalter for 15 yards. Tackled by PIT at PIT 46. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - PITT 46 (12:38 - 1st) E.Pryor rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by PIT at PIT 43. |
No Gain | 2 & 7 - PITT 43 (12:11 - 1st) B.Sorsby steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for T.Johnson. |
Sack | 3 & 7 - PITT 43 (11:47 - 1st) B.Sorsby steps back to pass. Sacked at PIT 50 for -7 yards (S.Edwards). |
Punt | 4 & 14 - CINCY 50 (11:08 - 1st) M.Fletcher punts 50 yards to PIT End Zone Center-J.Perry. Touchback. |
- Interception (7 plays, 54 yards, 1:51 poss)
Result | Play |
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+13 YD | 1 & 10 - PITT 20 (10:58 - 1st) E.Holstein pass complete. Catch made by G.Bartholomew for 13 yards. Tackled by CIN at PIT 33. |
+23 YD | 1 & 10 - PITT 33 (10:30 - 1st) D.Reid rushed for 23 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 44. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - CINCY 44 (10:11 - 1st) E.Holstein steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Johnson. |
No Gain | 2 & 10 - CINCY 44 (10:08 - 1st) E.Holstein steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Johnson. |
+15 YD | 3 & 10 - CINCY 44 (10:08 - 1st) E.Holstein pass complete. Catch made by K.Mumpfield for 15 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 29. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - CINCY 29 (9:43 - 1st) D.Reid rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 26. |
Int | 2 & 7 - CINCY 26 (9:16 - 1st) E.Holstein pass INTERCEPTED at CIN End Zone. Intercepted by J.Minkins at CIN End Zone. Tackled by PIT at CIN End Zone. Touchback. |
- Touchdown (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:20 poss)
Result | Play |
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+28 YD | 1 & 10 - CINCY 20 (9:07 - 1st) C.Kiner rushed for 28 yards. Tackled by PIT at CIN 48. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - CINCY 48 (8:33 - 1st) C.Kiner rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by PIT at CIN 48. |
No Gain | 2 & 10 - CINCY 48 (8:04 - 1st) B.Sorsby steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for X.Henderson. |
+52 YD | 3 & 10 - CINCY 48 (7:55 - 1st) B.Sorsby pass complete. Catch made by J.Mayes for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (7:47 - 1st) C.Brown extra point is good. |
- Field Goal (10 plays, 48 yards, 3:55 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (7:47 - 1st) N.Hawks kicks 63 yards from CIN 35 to the PIT 2. K.Johnson returns the kickoff. Tackled by CIN at PIT 23. |
+14 YD | 1 & 10 - PITT 23 (7:42 - 1st) D.Reid rushed for 14 yards. Tackled by CIN at PIT 37. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - PITT 37 (7:21 - 1st) D.Reid rushed for 6 yards. Tackled by CIN at PIT 43. |
+12 YD | 2 & 4 - PITT 43 (6:54 - 1st) E.Holstein pass complete. Catch made by R.Williams for 12 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 45. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - CINCY 45 (6:07 - 1st) D.Reid rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 41. |
+5 YD | 2 & 6 - CINCY 41 (5:55 - 1st) E.Holstein rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 36. |
+4 YD | 3 & 1 - CINCY 36 (5:42 - 1st) D.Reid rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by CIN at CIN 32. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - CINCY 32 (4:52 - 1st) E.Holstein steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Mumpfield. |
+3 YD |