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Defense: 65 total snaps
*Steelers were in nickel for 55 of 63 non goal-line snaps, 3 d-linemen in for only 8 of 63 non goal-line snaps, thus:
-William Gay (55 snaps)
-Chris Hoke-8 snaps (paired with Casey Hampton in the nickel for 5 snaps; goal-line for 2 others)
-Casey Hampton-27 snaps
-Brett Kiesel-7 snaps
-Nick Eason-51 snaps
-Ziggy Hood-49 snaps
-Larry Foote-2 goal-line snaps
-Ike, BMac-63 snaps (all but goal-line)
-all starting LBs, Troy, Clark (all snaps)
NOTE that Bengals ran for only 54 yards on 18 carries despite Steelers being in nickel for more than 87% of the non goal-line snaps
Offense: 62 snaps
-El-20 (14 as 3rd WR, 6 in 4 WR set....El continues to get roughly twice as many snaps as Sander as #3 WR)
-Sanders-14 (8 snaps were as 3rd WR, 6 in 4 WR set)
-Spaeth-32
DJ-11
Moore-12
Redman-11
Mendy-41
Heath stayed in to block on 5 passing plays, 3 as sidecar; Spaeth stayed into block on 4 passing plays