Pittsburgh 24, Cincinnati 17
When: 8:20 PM ET, Sunday, October 21, 2012
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
55°
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
63411
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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
Rushing
Pittsburgh |
|
Cincinnati |
Jonathan Dwyer |
Player |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
17 |
Attempts |
18 |
122 |
Yards |
69 |
7.2 |
Avg Yards |
3.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
32 |
Long |
14 |
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 |
Sck |
FF |
Pittsburgh
|
431 |
167 |
264 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Cincinnati
|
185 |
80 |
105 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game at home against Denver. The Bengals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Washington. The Steelers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.