Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 17
Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:20 PM
WHEN: 8:20 PM EST, Sunday, October 21, 2012
WHERE: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
TEMPERATURE:
55°
HEAD OFFICIAL:
Clete Blakeman
ATTENDANCE:
63411
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Steelers 24, Bengals 17: Chris Rainey's 11-yard touchdown run on the second play of the fourth quarter snapped a 17-17 tie and gave injury-depleted Pittsburgh its fifth straight victory over host Cincinnati.
The Steelers (3-3), who were missing four starters - including safety Troy Polamalu and running back Rashard Mendenhall - erased an 11-point second-quarter deficit. Ben Roethlisberger was 27-of-37 for 278 yards with a touchdown and an interception and Jonathan Dwyer rushed for a career-high 122 yards.
Andy Dalton finished 14-of-28 for 105 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Bengals (3-4), who have lost three straight. Cincinnati was held to 185 yards and was outgained 231-70 in the second half.
The Bengals' first possession resulted in a 15-play, 79-yard drive which took 8:09 off the clock and was capped by Cedric Peerman's 5-yard touchdown run. Cincinnati took a 14-3 lead with 8:34 left in the second quarter on Dalton's 8-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green, one play after Roethlisberger was sacked and fumbled the ball away.
Pittsburgh made it 14-14 at halftime on Roethlisberger's 9-yard touchdown pass to Heath Miller and a two-point conversion pass to Miller with 24 seconds left. The score was set up by LaMarr Woodley's interception and 11-yard return, which gave the Steelers the ball at the Bengals' 29.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Joining Mendenhall and Polamalu on the Pittsburgh sideline were C Maurkice Pouncey and RT Marcus Gilbert (starters), RB Isaac Redman and LB Chris Carter. ... Green has caught a touchdown pass in six straight games and is tied for the NFL lead with seven. ... Pittsburgh was 10-of-16 on third-down conversions and leads the NFL with a 53.8-percent success rate. They also won the time of possession battle 37:30-22:30.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Pittsburgh |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Antonio Brown
| Player |
Ryan Whalen
|
|
7 |
Receptions |
4 |
|
96 |
Yards |
31 |
|
13.7 |
Avg Yards |
7.8 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
23 |
Long |
9 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
| Pittsburgh
|
431 |
167 |
264 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Cincinnati
|
185 |
80 |
105 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Cincinnati
will play their next game at home against
Denver
.
The
Bengals
have a W/L % of
.429
after a win and
.429
after a loss.
-
Pittsburgh
will play their next game at home against
Washington.
The
Steelers
have a W/L % of
.500
after a win and
.500
after a loss.