Final Score Prediction
Steelers 24, Bengals 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 12 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 21 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 53 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 19 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 66 |
Hines Ward |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 22 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 24 |
Cedric Benson |
Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 46 |
Bernard Scott |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 14 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 52 |
Jerome Simpson |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 89 |
Andre Caldwell  |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
 TE 19 |
Jermaine Gresham  |
Rec: 3-30, 1 TD |
| K 17 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 20 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers With win, MIKE TOMLIN can join HOFer CHUCK NOLL (193), BILL COWHER (149) & RAYMOND “BUDDY” PARKER (51) as 4th head coach in club history to reach 50 regular-season wins... Steelers have won 8 of past 9 at Cin... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 6-1 at Cin. & has 10 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 98.7 passer rating. Aims for 4th straight game with 300+ passing yards (361, 365, 330)... RB Rashard Mendenhall had 99 rush yards with 1 TD in last game at Cin. Mendenhall (24) needs 1 rush TD to become 8th player in Steelers history with at least 25 rush TDs... WR Mike Wallace aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rec. yards (102, 110) at Cin. WR Antonio Brown had career-best 109 rec. yards last week & has reached 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3... LB LaMarr Woodley (48) needs 2 sacks to become 6th player in franchise history with 50 career sacks... LB James Harrison has 5 sacks in 5 games in '11. Harrison has 3 sacks in past 4 vs. Bengals... S Troy Polamalu tied career-best with 2 INTs in last meeting vs. Cin., incl. 45-yard INT-return TD.
 Bengals With win, Cin. can tie for 2nd-longest single-season win streak in franchise history (6 in '73, '75, '88)... Rookie QB Andy Dalton (2nd round, No. 35) had career-best 3 TD passes last week. Dalton has 12 TD passes, most by rookie in team's 1st 8 games of season since merger ('70). Dalton aims to become 1st rookie QB w/ 6 straight wins since VINCE YOUNG (6) in '06. Dalton (1,696) needs 159 passing yards to surpass GREG COOK (1,854 in '69) for most passing yards by rookie in club history... RB Cedric Benson is averaging 81 rush yards per game in past 3 in Nov. (243 total)... Rookie WR A.J. Green (1st round, No. 4) leads NFL rookies in rec. (40), rec. yards (599) & TD catches (5). WR Andre Caldwell recorded 2nd TD catch of season last week. WR Jerome Simpson aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD rec... Bengals allow 85.4 rush yards per game in '11, 2nd-best in NFL (49ers, 70.8)... Defense has recorded 9 FRs this season, 2nd-most in NFL (Bal., 10).
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
BAL |
A |
L 7-35 |
-28 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
SEA |
H |
W 24-0 |
+24 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
IND |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
HOU |
A |
L 10-17 |
-7 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
TEN |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
JAC |
H |
W 17-13 |
+4 |
| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
ARI |
A |
W 32-20 |
+12 |
| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
NE |
H |
W 25-17 |
+8 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
BAL |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
CIN |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
KC |
A |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
CIN |
H |
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| 14 |
2011-12-08 |
CLE |
H |
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| 15 |
2011-12-19 |
SF |
A |
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| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
STL |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
CLE |
A |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
CLE |
A |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
DEN |
A |
L 22-24 |
-2 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
SF |
H |
L 8-13 |
-5 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
BUF |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
JAC |
A |
W 30-20 |
+10 |
| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
IND |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
SEA |
A |
W 34-12 |
+22 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
TEN |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
PIT |
H |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 11 |
2011-11-20 |
BAL |
A |
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| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
CLE |
H |
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| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
PIT |
A |
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| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
HOU |
H |
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| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
STL |
A |
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| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
ARI |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
BAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.5 |
27.0 |
22.2 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
120.3 |
98.3 |
121.9 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.81 |
3.60 |
4.49 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
63.1% |
61.5% |
59.5% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
273.3 |
212.0 |
227.6 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.04 |
10.41 |
11.18 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.59 |
6.41 |
6.65 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
2.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
53.2% |
44.0% |
39.6% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
66.7% |
44.2% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
31:46 |
32:17 |
30:07 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
17.8 |
18.0 |
22.2 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
84.8 |
85.0 |
121.9 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.99 |
3.71 |
4.49 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
59.0% |
58.2% |
59.5% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
201.3 |
213.3 |
227.6 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.36 |
10.93 |
11.18 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.52 |
6.35 |
6.65 |
PIT |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
CIN |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
45.7% |
36.6% |
39.6% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
80.0% |
66.7% |
44.2% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
28:15 |
27:43 |
30:07 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.3 |
11.5 |
9.7 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
25.1 |
24.1 |
23.2 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
5.4 |
5.4 |
9.7 |
- |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
25.0 |
22.3 |
23.2 |
CIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
58.8 |
61.7 |
56.1 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2011 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 4 to 9 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 |
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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
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