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2026 · WEEK 4 · 2026-10-01 · FINAL

PIT at CLE

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns · Clete Blakeman

24 — 27
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

6.0Accepted penalties / game
51.7Accepted yards / game
6Games played
9.2Accepted penalties / game
62.0Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPClete Blakeman
15.2Accepted penalties / game
105.2Accepted yards / game
6Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

PIT PENALTIES
8

50 accepted yards

CLE PENALTIES
14

88 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
22

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
138

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

False Start23%5 accepted
Offensive Holding14%3 accepted
Defensive Holding14%3 accepted
Defensive Offside9%2 accepted
Taunting5%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense8Defense11
36% of accepted50% of accepted

3 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON CLEOffensive Holding10 yds

9-C.Boswell kicks 55 yards from PIT 35 to CLE 10. 23-R.Sanders to CLE 31 for 21 yards (55-C.Holcomb; 33-J.Sawyer). PENALTY on CLE-59-W.Reid, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 26.

Q1ON PITFalse Start5 yds

(12:04) (Shotgun) PENALTY on PIT-11-M.Pittman, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 26 - No Play.

Q1ON PITTaunting15 yds

(10:02) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short middle to 4-D.Metcalf to 50 for 7 yards (9-G.Delpit; 49-C.Schwesinger). PENALTY on PIT-4-D.Metcalf, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced at 50.

Q1ON CLEIllegal Contact5 yds

(9:33) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete deep right to 14-R.Wilson. PENALTY on CLE-21-D.Ward, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 35 - No Play.

Q1ON CLENeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(8:02) PENALTY on CLE-51-M.Hall, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 49 - No Play.

Q1ON CLERoughing the Passer15 yds

(5:49) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short right to 11-M.Pittman to CLE 35 for 9 yards (21-D.Ward). PENALTY on CLE-96-M.Collins, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at CLE 35. Penalty on CLE-26-M.Harden, Illegal Contact, declined. Penalty on CLE-8-J.Verse, Unnecessary Roughness, declined.

Q1ON CLEEncroachment5 yds

(1:21) PENALTY on CLE-8-J.Verse, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 1 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEFalse Start5 yds

(4:22) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE-56-L.Wypler, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 47 - No Play.

Q2ON PITDefensive Holding5 yds

(1:47) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short right to 12-D.Boston ran ob at PIT 4 for 6 yards. Penalty on PIT-6-P.Queen, Defensive Holding, declined. The Replay Official reviewed the first down ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short right to 12-D.Boston ran ob at PIT 5 for 5 yards. PENALTY on PIT-6-P.Queen, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 10 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEDefensive Holding5 yds

(:37) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to 14-R.Wilson [8-J.Verse]. PENALTY on CLE-26-M.Harden, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 23 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEIllegal Use of Hands5 yds

(:32) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers sacked at CLE 24 for -6 yards (98-A.Huntington). PENALTY on CLE-54-S.Williams, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 18 - No Play.

Q2ON CLEOffensive Holding10 yds

9-C.Boswell kicks 63 yards from PIT 35 to CLE 2. 23-R.Sanders to CLE 31 for 29 yards (31-L.Nichols). PENALTY on CLE-59-W.Reid, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CLE 26.

Q3ON CLEOffensive Holding4 yds

(13:34) 19-C.Johnston punts 57 yards to CLE 8, Center-46-C.Kuntz. 1-K.Concepcion to CLE 22 for 14 yards (41-P.Wilson). PENALTY on CLE-26-M.Harden, Offensive Holding, 4 yards, enforced at CLE 8.

Q3ON PITDefensive Offside5 yds

(13:22) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short middle to 10-Q.Judkins to CLE 9 for 5 yards (6-P.Queen; 28-R.Spears-Jennings). PENALTY on PIT-90-T.Watt, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 4 - No Play.

Q3ON CLEFalse Start5 yds

(10:41) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE-1-K.Concepcion, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 17 - No Play.

Q3ON PITFalse Start5 yds

(2:36) (Shotgun) PENALTY on PIT-71-M.Iheanachor, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 30 - No Play.

Q4ON PITIllegal Shift5 yds

(13:36) 30-J.Warren left tackle to PIT 33 for 3 yards (7-T.Campbell). PENALTY on PIT-11-M.Pittman, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 30 - No Play.

Q4ON PITDefensive Holding5 yds

(8:45) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson scrambles left end to PIT 39 for 21 yards (28-R.Spears-Jennings). PENALTY on PIT-22-A.Samuel, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 39.

Q4ON PITDelay of Game5 yds

(2:09) (Shotgun) PENALTY on PIT, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 11 - No Play.

Q4ON CLEDefensive Pass Interference8 yds

(1:51) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete short middle to 80-D.Washington (28-E.McNeil-Warren). PENALTY on CLE-28-E.McNeil-Warren, Defensive Pass Interference, 8 yards, enforced at CLE 11 - No Play.

Q4ON CLEDefensive Offside1 yds

(Pass formation) PENALTY on CLE-8-J.Verse, Defensive Offside, 1 yard, enforced at CLE 2 - No Play.

Q4ON CLEFalse Start5 yds

(1:12) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on CLE-77-Z.Johnson, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CLE 43 - No Play. 10-second runoff.