[u]Notes:[/u]
*Steelers ran 3 or more wides on half of their offensive plays, but didn't break out this set until the game's 8th offensive snap

[b]Offense (68 total snaps):[/b]

Brown-9 snaps (all as 4th or 5th wide)
El-8 snaps (two as 4th for 5th wide, one as QB, four as subsitute for the injured Emmanuel Sanders; one as substitute for [i]uninjured[/i] Emmanuel Sanders)

[i]Thus we've unlocked part of the mystery to some as to why Randle El earns a hat on Sunday even though he's been reported to have sunk to 5th on the wide receiver depth chart.  Well, not really.  While it's the case that the Steelers 4-wide sets consist of Ward, Wallace & the two rookies, El is first man in on 3-wide sets if Ward, Wallace or Sanders can't go.  It was while subbing for Sanders in the 3-wide set that El made his remarkable catch in the final minute of the first half, setting up the Steelers go-ahead field goal, a lead that they enver relinquished.[/i] [i] Of course, El also came up big running the option, pitching to Wallace for a 12-yard gain, and continues to field punts inside the 20.  His value in this regard was illustrated by Brown's bonehead play of touching a bouncing punt while his team was up by 13 points with 9 minutes remaining.  Fortunately, the fumble was recovered by teammate Anthony Madison, who suffered an injury for his troubles.  A turnover in this spot could have endangered the seemingly safe lead.[/i]

[i]Brown continues to see plenty of activity when he's on the field, targeted four times in his 9 plays, making three catches.[/i]

Steelers, in addition to running four wides eight times with Brown, and five wides twice with Brown and El, achieved a four-wide look once by splitting Spaeth and three more times by splitting or slotting Moore.

Sanders-31 snaps
Hines-56 snaps; one in the fullback slot, one in the tight end spot
Wallace-all 68 snaps
DJ-31 snaps, nine as fullback
Spaeth-61
Mendenhall-35
Redman-9 (Was 2nd back on six plays)
Moore-26 (Mewelde's usage, particularl in the first half, far exceeded his usual role as 3rd down back; he did line up as sidecar on four plays, and was split or slotted wide on three others)
Essex-5 (all as a tight end)
No substitutions on the offensive line

[b]Defense:  (56 total snaps)[/b]

*All starting linebackers never left the field
*Troy, Clark, BMac all missed one snap, the Cinci TD from the 1
*Ike missed two snaps, the Cinci TD from the 1, and one after having his bell run
*Larry Foote saw one snap, the Cinci TD from the 1
*Ryan Mundy saw one snap, the Cinci TD from the 1
*Gay-39 snaps

On the D-line:
*Hampton-27 snaps
[i]*Doing the math, Fat Casey's 27 snaps and Gay's 39 snaps well exceed the total number of snaps, and in previous games, the participation was as simple as if Casey was on the field, Gay was not, and vice-versa.  Casey though, stayed in the game in the nickel on 8 plays as one of two down linemen)[/i]
*Hoke-10 snaps (6 as one of two down linemen)
*Eason-10 snaps ( 9 as one of two down linemen)
*Hood-38 snaps
*Kiesel-47 snaps
[i]Obviously, Steelers are mixing/matching their d-lineman when in nickel.[/i]