Final Score Prediction
Bengals 24, Steelers 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 22 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 50 |
Jonathan Dwyer |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 15 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 37 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-60, 1 TD |
| WR 93 |
Markus Wheaton |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| WR 94 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
David Paulson |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 31 |
Shayne Graham  |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 13 |
Defense / ST |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 26 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 37 |
Giovani Bernard |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 2 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 8-100, 1 TD |
| WR 69 |
Mohamed Sanu |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 91 |
Marvin Jones |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 19 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| TE 23 |
Tyler Eifert |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 18 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers Have won 10 of past 11 at Cin... Seek 3rd straight win vs. Cin. on MNF... MIKE TOMLIN is 7-1 as head coach on MNF... QB Ben Roethlisberger has 30,035 pass yards, most in club history. For career, Roethlisberger is 13-5 (.722) as starter vs. Bengals. Has 9-3 record on MNF... RB Felix Jones averages 9.4 yards per carry vs. Cin. (11 att., 103 yards)... WR Antonio Brown has 12 catches for 193 yards (16.1 avg.) with TD in past 2 vs. Bengals. WR Emmanuel Sanders tied career-high with 7 rec. last week. WR Jerricho Cotchery (395 catches, 4,990 rec. yards) needs 5 rec. to reach 400 career & 10 rec. yards for 5,000 career... LB LaMarr Woodley (53) needs 1 sack to surpass GREG LLOYD (53.5) for 5th-most sacks by Steeler since '82. LB Lawrence Timmons posted 2 sacks in last game against Bengals... S Troy Polamalu has 4 career INTs vs. Cin. S Ryan Clark led team with 13 tackles last week... CB Cortez Allen had career-high 2 INTs & FF in last game vs. Cin.
 Bengals Have won 3 of past 4 at home dating back to 2012. Aim for 3rd straight win vs. AFC North... In past 4 at home, QB Andy Dalton has 9 TDs vs. 1 INT & 104.4 rating... Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 31 rush TDs, 4th-best in NFL... WR A.J. Green ranked 2nd in NFL & 1st in AFC with 162 rec. yards last week. Had 10 catches for 116 yards in last mtg... LB Vontaze Burfict recorded 1st INT of career last week & had team-high 8 tackles... DT Geno Atkins had 3 sacks & FF in last 2 vs. Pit... DE Michael Johnson has 4.5 sacks in past 5 games vs. Pit... LB James Harrison spent 10 seasons (2002-03, 2005-12) w/ Pit. & was named AP Defensive POY in '08. Harrison ranks 2nd in club annals w/ 64 career sacks (JASON GILDON, 77). Has 9.5 sacks in past 7 on MNF... CB Leon Hall had 17-yard INT-return TD in last meeting.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
|
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| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
|
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| 5 |
|
Bye |
|
|
|
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
|
|
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
|
|
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
|
|
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
|
|
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
|
|
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
|
|
| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
|
|
| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
|
|
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
|
|
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
|
|
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
|
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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| 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 |
|
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| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
CLE |
A |
|
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| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NE |
H |
|
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
BUF |
A |
|
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| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DET |
A |
|
|
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYJ |
H |
|
|
| 9 |
2013-10-31 |
MIA |
A |
|
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BAL |
A |
|
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
CLE |
H |
|
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| 12 |
|
Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
SD |
A |
|
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
IND |
H |
|
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
PIT |
A |
|
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
BAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
9.0 |
21.0 |
23.2 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
32.0 |
63.0 |
93.1 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.13 |
3.00 |
3.62 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
63.6% |
78.8% |
63.2% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
163.0 |
277.0 |
254.5 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
7.76 |
10.65 |
10.89 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.94 |
8.39 |
6.88 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
5.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
30.8% |
63.6% |
41.0% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
0.0% |
50.0% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
25:59 |
28:30 |
30:00 |
CIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
16.0 |
24.0 |
23.2 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
112.0 |
81.0 |
93.1 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.67 |
2.89 |
3.62 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
55.0% |
63.6% |
63.2% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
117.0 |
242.0 |
254.5 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.64 |
11.52 |
10.89 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.85 |
7.33 |
6.88 |
PIT |
| INT return |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
CIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
- |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.0% |
42.9% |
41.0% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
100.0% |
50.0% |
- |
| Time of possession |
34:01 |
31:30 |
30:00 |
CIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
1.0 |
13.0 |
8.2 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
19.5 |
0.0 |
21.5 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
11.6 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
-1.0 |
31.0 |
21.5 |
PIT |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
4.0 |
8.0 |
6.8 |
PIT |
| Penalty yards |
47.0 |
84.0 |
58.6 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2013 season. Once
more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the
best and worst value from the data set.
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 |
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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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