Pittsburgh Steelers (2-3) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (3-3)
Kickoff: 8:20 p.m., ET
Site: Paul Brown Stadium (65,515) • Cincinnati, Ohio
Playing Surface: Synthetic
TV Coverage: NBC (locally WPXI-TV, channel 11)
Announcers: Al Michaels (play-by-play) Cris Collinsworth (analyst) Michele Tafoya (sideline)
Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970)
Announcers: Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play) Tunch Ilkin (analyst) Craig Wolfley (sideline)
National Radio: Dial Global Sports
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Dave Sims, James Lofton, Steve Tasker
Spanish Radio: Grupo Imagen – Destrito Federal (Mexico City) XEDA-FM 90.5
Weather:
Odds: Steelers -1
Trends:
Bengals
Cincinnati is 3-9-3 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati\’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati\’s last 9 games at home
Cincinnati is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Cincinnati is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati\’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Steelers
Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh\’s last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh\’s last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh\’s last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh\’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Series History: Series began in 1970
Overall: Pittsburgh leads 51-32
At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leads 28-14
At Cincinnati: Pittsburgh leads 23-18
Neutral Sites: n/a
Last Regular-Season Meeting: Dec. 4, 2011
(in Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh 35, Cincinnati 7
Postseason Series: Pittsburgh leads 1-0
Last Postseason Meeting: Jan. 8, 2006 (in Cincinnati)
Pittsburgh 31, Cincinnati 17 (Wild Card Playoffs)
(postseason record not included in overall series record)
| PITTSBURGH STEELERS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS | ||||
| Category | Steelers | Rank | Opponents | Rank |
| Total First Downs | 105 | 21 | 97 | 30 |
| First Downs Rushing | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| First Downs Passing | 74 | 16 | 57 | 29 |
| Third Downs Conversions | 40 | 2 | 29 | 17 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Total Offensive Plays | 334 | 26 | 287 | 31 |
| Total Offensive Yards | 1803 | 25 | 1479 | 30 |
| Avg Yards per Offensive Play | 5.4 | 16 | 5.15 | 11 |
| Total Touchdowns | 12 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 126 | 25 | 115 | 31 |
| Total Rushing Yards | 374 | 32 | 475 | 28 |
| Avg Yards per Rushing Play | 3 | 32 | 4.1 | 13 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 21 | 3 | 19 |
| Total Passing Plays | 198 | 19 | 161 | 30 |
| Total Passing Yards | 1429 | 14 | 1004 | 30 |
| Avg Yards per Passing Play | 7.22 | 11 | 6.24 | 23 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Field Goals | 11 | 12 | 8 | 23 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 32 | 2 | 28 |
| Sacks | 11 | 20 | 10 | 24 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 0 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| Punt Return Touchdowns | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Kick Return Touchdowns | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| CINCINNATI BENGALS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS | ||||
| Category | Bengals | Rank | Opponents | Rank |
| Total First Downs | 121 | 15 | 126 | 10 |
| First Downs Rushing | 33 | 15 | 41 | 8 |
| First Downs Passing | 78 | 10 | 75 | 13 |
| Third Downs Conversions | 20 | 27 | 26 | 20 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Total Offensive Plays | 387 | 14 | 380 | 15 |
| Total Offensive Yards | 2293 | 7 | 2069 | 15 |
| Avg Yards per Offensive Play | 5.93 | 6 | 5.44 | 16 |
| Total Touchdowns | 16 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 154 | 16 | 168 | 11 |
| Total Rushing Yards | 596 | 17 | 701 | 11 |
| Avg Yards per Rushing Play | 3.9 | 18 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| Total Passing Plays | 216 | 13 | 192 | 21 |
| Total Passing Yards | 1697 | 4 | 1368 | 15 |
| Avg Yards per Passing Play | 7.86 | 3 | 7.13 | 12 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 13 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Field Goals | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
| Interceptions | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Sacks | 20 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Punt Return Touchdowns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Kick Return Touchdowns | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
