Pittsburgh 28, Cincinnati 21
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 14, 2018
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
51°
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
60594
By Field Level Media
For all the good vibes of a great start to the season, there was one cold dish of reality served to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday: They still can't beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ben Roethlisberger threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown with 10 seconds remaining for the game-winning score to give the visiting Steelers a 28-21 win over the Bengals. It was the seventh straight time the Steelers beat the Bengals (including playoffs).
Cincinnati (4-2) took a 21-20 lead with 1:18 remaining on a 4-yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon, but as it turned out, the Bengals left too much time on the clock for Pittsburgh (3-2-1).
After a defensive holding penalty on Cincinnati's Dre Kirkpatrick gave the Steelers a first down on third-and-10, Roethlisberger hit JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 23-yard gain to the Cincinnati 31-yard line.
But instead of trying to set up a field goal, the Steelers threw a quick slant over the middle to Brown, who ran up the middle of the field untouched into the end zone. The Steelers were successful on a two-point conversion attempt to go up by seven.
Roethlisberger was 32-of-46 passing for 369 yards to lead Pittsburgh, while Andy Dalton was 26-of-42 for 229 yards and two touchdowns for the Bengals.
The Bengals opened the scoring with 4:36 left in the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to Tyler Boyd.
Pittsburgh answered back, going up 14-7 in the second quarter on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs by James Conner.
Cincinnati tied the game just before halftime, knotting the score at 14-14 with 19 seconds remaining on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to Boyd.
The Steelers took a 17-14 lead with 6:56 remaining in the third quarter on a 21-yard field goal by Chris Boswell, and then Boswell hit another field goal from 24 yards out with 3:32 left in the game to give Pittsburgh a 20-14 lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Pittsburgh |
|
Cincinnati |
James Conner
|
Player |
Joe Mixon
|
19 |
Attempts |
11 |
111 |
Yards |
64 |
5.8 |
Avg Yards |
5.8 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
26 |
Long |
17 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Pittsburgh
|
481 |
112 |
369 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
Cincinnati
|
275 |
62 |
213 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Bengals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Steelers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.