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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

DAL
CHI		 41
 28
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TB
DET		 17
 34
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STL
WAS		 24
 0
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NYJ
MIN		 24
 30
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IND
CLE		 25
 24
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HOU
JAC		 27
 13
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CAR
NO		 41
 10
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PIT
CIN		 42
 21
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BAL
MIA		 28
 13
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NYG
TEN		 36
 7
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KC
ARI		 14
 17
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BUF
DEN		 17
 24
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SEA
PHI		 24
 14
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SF
OAK		 13
 24
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NE
SD		 23
 14
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ATL
GB		 37
 43
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

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

Player Rankings and Projections
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 285, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 1 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 5-35, 0
WR 3 Antonio Brown Rec: 7-95, 1 TD
WR 56 Martavis Bryant Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 63 Markus Wheaton Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 16 Heath Miller Rec: 4-35, 0 TD
K 8 Shaun Suisham FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Andy Dalton Pass: 255, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 17 Giovani Bernard Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 30 Jeremy Hill Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 7 A.J. Green Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 36 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 95 Brandon Tate Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE 12 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-35, 0 TD
K 17 Mike Nugent FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Steelers In past 6, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 2,112 pass yards (352/game) with 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 109.1 rating. Incl. playoffs, Steelers are 40-5 (.889) when Roethlisberger has 110+ rating (min. 15 att.). Has 245 career TD passes & needs 5 to become 1st player in club history to reach 250... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,689 scrim. yards (1,046 rush, 643 rec.). 1st player in club history with 1,000+ rush & 500+ rec. yards in season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 10 of past 12... WR Antonio Brown leads NFL with 1,258 rec. yards & is 1st player in franchise history with back-to-back 1,200-yard rec. seasons. Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 28 consec. games, longest such streak in NFL history. Has 357 career rec. & needs 2 to surpass LOUIS LIPPS (358) for 4th-most in Steelers history. Rookie WR Martavis Bryant (Rd. 4, No. 118 overall) has 6 TD catches in 6 career games... LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 99 tackles. LB Jason Worilds has 2.5 sacks in past 3, incl. 1 vs. NO.

Bengals Are 13-1-1 in past 15 reg.-sea. home games. Have won 5 of past 6 overall... In past 15 at home, QB Andy Dalton has passed for 3,471 yards with 26 TDs. Has 38-21-1 (.642) record, highest win pct. of any QB in club history (min. 20 starts)... In 4 career home starts, RB Giovani Bernard has 427 scrimmage yards (319 rush, 108 rec.) & 5 rush TDs. In past 5, RB Jeremy Hill (Round 2, No. 55 overall) has rushed for 488 yards on 94 att. (5.2 avg.) with 3 TDs. Leads NFL rookies in rush yards (683) & ranks 2nd in rush TDs (6)... WR A.J. Green has 4 TDs in past 6, incl. 13-yarder last week. Has 19 career 100-yard games, tied with CARL PICKENS for 3rd-most in club history. Since entering NFL in 2011, has 4,519 rec. yards, 3rd-most in AFC... Since 2012, Geno Atkins has 20.5 sacks, tied for 2nd among AFC DTs. LB Emmanuel Lamur leads team with 83 tackles. CB Terence Newman posted 1st INT of season vs. TB.


Results and Schedule

Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CLE H W 30-27 +3
2 2014-09-11 BAL A L 6-26 -20
3 2014-09-21 CAR A W 37-19 +18
4 2014-09-28 TB H L 24-27 -3
5 2014-10-05 JAC A W 17-9 +8
6 2014-10-12 CLE A L 10-31 -21
7 2014-10-20 HOU H W 30-23 +7
8 2014-10-26 IND H W 51-34 +17
9 2014-11-02 BAL H W 43-23 +20
10 2014-11-09 NYJ A L 13-20 -7
11 2014-11-17 TEN A W 27-24 +3
12   Bye      
13 2014-11-30 NO H L 32-35 -3
14 2014-12-07 CIN A    
15 2014-12-14 ATL A    
16 2014-12-21 KC H    
17 2014-12-28 CIN H    
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 BAL A W 23-16 +7
2 2014-09-14 ATL H W 24-10 +14
3 2014-09-21 TEN H W 33-7 +26
4   Bye      
5 2014-10-05 NE A L 17-43 -26
6 2014-10-12 CAR H T 37-37 0
7 2014-10-19 IND A L 0-27 -27
8 2014-10-26 BAL H W 27-24 +3
9 2014-11-02 JAC H W 33-23 +10
10 2014-11-06 CLE H L 3-24 -21
11 2014-11-16 NO A W 27-10 +17
12 2014-11-23 HOU A W 22-13 +9
13 2014-11-30 TB A W 14-13 +1
14 2014-12-07 PIT H    
15 2014-12-14 CLE A    
16 2014-12-22 DEN H    
17 2014-12-28 PIT A    

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers
Questionable  CB Cortez Allen (thumb)
 OLB James Harrison (knee)
 CB Brice McCain (hamstring)
 NT Steve McLendon (shoulder)
 SS Troy Polamalu (other-illness)
Probable  QB Ben Roethlisberger (wrist)
 ILB Ryan Shazier (ankle)
 CB Ike Taylor (shoulder)
IR  OLB Jarvis Jones (wrist, 9/22/2014)
 OLB Jordan Zumwalt (groin, 8/29/2014)
   

Cincinnati Bengals
Out  QB AJ McCarron (shoulder)
Doubtful  DT Domata Peko (elbow)
Questionable  WLB Vontaze Burfict (knee)
 DE Robert Geathers (hip)
 TE Ryan Hewitt (other-illness)
 DE Margus Hunt (ankle)
 CB Adam Jones (concussion)
 WR James Wright (knee)
Probable  WR A.J. Green (thigh)
IR  WLB Jayson DiManche (arm, 12/1/2014)
 TE Tyler Eifert (elbow, 9/10/2014)
 WR Marvin Jones (foot, 10/14/2014)
 MLB Sean Porter (knee, 10/7/2014)
 TE Alex Smith (biceps, 9/16/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  PIT
 Offense 		 CIN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 34.0 22.5 22.9 PIT
Rushing yards 91.7 137.0 109.7 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.89 4.19 4.13 CIN
Completion % 67.6% 61.7% 62.5% PIT
Passing yards 360.7 215.0 239.0 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.05 10.42 10.86 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 8.15 6.44 6.79 PIT
Interceptions 1.0 1.8 1.0 PIT
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.6 CIN
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.8 2.4 CIN
3rd down conversions 50.8% 47.7% 40.2% PIT
4th down conversions 50.0% 66.7% 50.0% CIN
Time of possession 35:08 30:40 30:06 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison

  PIT
 Defense 		 CIN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 27.0 18.3 22.9 CIN
Rushing yards 89.7 97.3 109.7 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.46 3.60 4.13 CIN
Completion % 62.9% 60.0% 62.5% CIN
Passing yards 260.7 201.5 239.0 CIN
Passing yards per completion 12.92 10.12 10.86 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 8.13 6.07 6.79 CIN
INT return 0.7 0.8 1.0 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 CIN
Sacks 2.3 0.8 2.4 PIT
3rd down conversions 37.5% 38.0% 40.2% PIT
4th down conversions 100.0% 37.5% 50.0% CIN
Time of possession 24:52 29:20 30:06 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   PIT   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.5 7.1 8.6 CIN
Yards per kick return 23.8 26.9 24.1 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.3 6.2 8.6 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 27.8 24.7 24.1 CIN
  Misc Stats Comparison

   PIT   CIN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 6.3 6.4 PIT
Penalty yards 42.0 48.8 52.8 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2014 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
 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
2013 15 2013-12-15 CIN PIT 20-30 PIT

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