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Prediction: Steelers 24, Bengals 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 19 Giovani Bernard Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
RB 40 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 A.J. Green Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 64 Marvin Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 86 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 30 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 34 Tyler Eifert Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 12 Mike Nugent FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 20 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 5 Antonio Brown Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 29 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 75 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Heath Miller Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
K 27 Shaun Suisham FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals QB Andy Dalton (25) needs 3 TD passes to set career-high (27 in 2012). Is 1 of 2 QBs (PEYTON MANNING) in NFL history with at least 3,000 passing yards in each of 1st 3 seasons. Cin. is 14-1 (.933) when Dalton has 100+ rating... RB Giovani Bernard totaled 148 scrimmage yards last week & leads all AFC rookies with 1,023 scrim. yards (620 rush; 403 rec.). Has 3 games with 100+ scrim. yards. Had 2 TDs in last game vs. Pit. (1 rush, 1 rec.). RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 3 rush TDs in past 2... WR A.J. Green (3,582) passed HOFer JERRY RICE (3,575) for 3rd-most rec. yards in 1st 3 seasons of career. Needs 2 TDs to reach 10 for 2nd straight season. WR Marvin Jones has career-high 8 TD rec. in 2013... Defense allows 320.5 yards per game, 3rd-fewest in AFC... LB Vontaze Burfict leads team with 139 tackles... S Reggie Nelson has INT in each of past 2 vs. Pit.

Steelers Last week, QB Ben Roethlisberger (215) surpassed HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) for most career TD passes by Steeler. In past 4, Roethlisberger has 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.8 rating. Needs 276 passing yards to reach 4,000 for 3rd time in career. For career, Roethlisberger is 14-6 (.700) vs. Cin. (incl. playoffs)... Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL averages 82 rush yards per game vs. AFC North... WR Antonio Brown (90) needs 10 catches to join HINES WARD (112 in '02) as only Steelers to register 100 rec. in single-season. Brown (1,240) needs 159 rec. yards for most in season in club history (YANCY THIGPEN, 1,398 in 1997). Had 60-yard TD catch in last home game vs. Cin. WR Jerricho Cotchery has career-best 9 TD rec... LB LaMarr Woodley has 5th-most sacks (57) in club annals since '82. LB Jason Worilds has 4 sacks in past 2... S Troy Polamalu had 19-yard INT-return TD last week, 3rd of career.


Results and Schedule

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CHI A L 21-24 -3
2 2013-09-16 PIT H W 20-10 +10
3 2013-09-22 GB H W 34-30 +4
4 2013-09-29 CLE A L 6-17 -11
5 2013-10-06 NE H W 13-6 +7
6 2013-10-13 BUF A W 27-24 +3
7 2013-10-20 DET A W 27-24 +3
8 2013-10-27 NYJ H W 49-9 +40
9 2013-10-31 MIA A L 20-22 -2
10 2013-11-10 BAL A L 17-20 -3
11 2013-11-17 CLE H W 41-20 +21
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 SD A W 17-10 +7
14 2013-12-08 IND H W 42-28 +14
15 2013-12-15 PIT A    
16 2013-12-22 MIN H    
17 2013-12-29 BAL H    
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TEN H L 9-16 -7
2 2013-09-16 CIN A L 10-20 -10
3 2013-09-22 CHI H L 23-40 -17
4 2013-09-29 MIN A L 27-34 -7
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 NYJ A W 19-6 +13
7 2013-10-20 BAL H W 19-16 +3
8 2013-10-27 OAK A L 18-21 -3
9 2013-11-03 NE A L 31-55 -24
10 2013-11-10 BUF H W 23-10 +13
11 2013-11-17 DET H W 37-27 +10
12 2013-11-24 CLE A W 27-11 +16
13 2013-11-28 BAL A L 20-22 -2
14 2013-12-08 MIA H L 28-34 -6
15 2013-12-15 CIN H    
16 2013-12-22 GB A    
17 2013-12-29 CLE H    

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  CB Terence Newman (knee)
Questionable  WLB Vontaze Burfict (thigh)
 DE Wallace Gilberry (knee)
 SS George Iloka (head)
 WR Marvin Jones (shoulder)
Probable  RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (other-illness)
IR  DT Geno Atkins (knee, 11/4/2013)
 DE Robert Geathers (elbow, 9/18/2013)
 CB Leon Hall (achilles-tendon, 10/29/2013)
 FS Taylor Mays (shoulder, 10/30/2013)
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Questionable  DE Ziggy Hood (ankle)
 DE Brett Keisel (foot)
 NT Steve McLendon (ankle)
Probable  WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder)
IR  CB Curtis Brown (knee, 11/26/2013)
 WR Plaxico Burress (shoulder, 8/12/2013)
 ILB Larry Foote (biceps, 9/9/2013)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (knee, 9/9/2013)
 DE Nick Williams (knee, 8/25/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 26.0 27.3 24.2 PIT
Rushing yards 146.0 87.3 120.6 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.16 3.43 4.36 CIN
Completion % 56.8% 61.7% 60.8% PIT
Passing yards 236.3 290.0 235.2 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.45 11.45 11.04 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 5.94 7.06 6.71 PIT
Interceptions 2.0 0.3 0.9 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.0 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 36.4% 42.2% 38.3% PIT
4th down conversions 71.4% 44.4% 50.0% CIN
Time of possession 35:00 31:53 30:28 CIN
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.7 23.5 24.2 CIN
Rushing yards 92.7 114.3 120.6 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.33 4.82 4.36 CIN
Completion % 58.6% 56.7% 60.8% PIT
Passing yards 219.7 268.0 235.2 CIN
Passing yards per completion 9.15 11.98 11.04 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.36 6.79 6.71 CIN
INT return 1.0 0.8 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.8 0.6 CIN
Sacks 3.0 2.8 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 25.4% 42.2% 38.3% CIN
4th down conversions 25.0% 37.5% 50.0% CIN
Time of possession 29:58 28:07 30:28 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CIN   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.9 12.3 10.0 PIT
Yards per kick return 22.5 21.2 22.7 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 5.3 7.7 10.0 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.9 22.0 22.7 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CIN   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.5 6.0 PIT
Penalty yards 62.3 44.8 51.5 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 7 2000-10-15 CIN PIT 0-15 PIT
2000 13 2000-11-26 PIT CIN 48-28 PIT
2001 4 2001-10-07 CIN PIT 7-16 PIT
2001 16 2001-12-30 PIT CIN 23-26 CIN
2002 6 2002-10-13 PIT CIN 34-7 PIT
2002 12 2002-11-24 CIN PIT 21-29 PIT
2003 3 2003-09-21 PIT CIN 17-10 PIT
2003 13 2003-11-30 CIN PIT 24-20 CIN
2004 4 2004-10-03 CIN PIT 17-28 PIT
2004 11 2004-11-21 PIT CIN 19-14 PIT
2005 7 2005-10-23 PIT CIN 27-13 PIT
2005 13 2005-12-04 CIN PIT 38-31 CIN
2005 WC 2006-01-08 PIT CIN 31-17 PIT
2006 3 2006-09-24 CIN PIT 28-20 CIN
2006 17 2006-12-31 PIT CIN 23-17 PIT
2007 8 2007-10-28 PIT CIN 24-13 PIT
2007 13 2007-12-02 CIN PIT 10-24 PIT
2008 7 2008-10-19 PIT CIN 38-10 PIT
2008 12 2008-11-20 CIN PIT 10-27 PIT
2009 3 2009-09-27 PIT CIN 20-23 CIN
2009 10 2009-11-15 CIN PIT 18-12 CIN
2010 9 2010-11-08 PIT CIN 27-21 PIT
2010 14 2010-12-12 CIN PIT 7-23 PIT
2011 10 2011-11-13 PIT CIN 24-17 PIT
2011 13 2011-12-04 CIN PIT 7-35 PIT
2012 7 2012-10-21 PIT CIN 24-17 PIT
2012 16 2012-12-23 CIN PIT 13-10 CIN
2013 2 2013-09-16 PIT CIN 10-20 CIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card