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Prediction: Steelers 27, Bengals 21
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Cincinnati Bengals
Rank  Player Projections
QB 14 Andy Dalton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 6 Jeremy Hill Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-25, 0
RB 36 Giovani Bernard Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12 A.J. Green Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 55 Mohamed Sanu Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 91 Brandon Tate Rec: 1-15, 0 TD
TE 20 Jermaine Gresham Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 26 Mike Nugent FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 1 Le'Veon Bell Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-35, 0
WR 2 Antonio Brown Rec: 8-105, 1 TD
WR 57 Martavis Bryant Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
WR 69 Markus Wheaton Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 6 Heath Miller Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 4 Shaun Suisham FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bengals Have clinched playoff spot for club-record 4th consec. season... In past 3 vs. Pit., QB Andy Dalton has passed for 812 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 95.0 rating. Has 40-22-1 (.642) record, highest win pct. of any Bengals QB (min. 20 starts)... In past 8, RB Jeremy Hill (Rd. 2, No. 55 overall) has 829 rush yards (103.6 per game) with 6 rush TDs. Leads NFL rookies in rush yards (1,024) rush TDs (9). Needs 106 rush yards to surpass COREY DILLON (1,129 in 1997) for club rookie record. 1st rookie with 4 140+ yard rush games since 1995 (CURTIS MARTIN). RB Giovani Bernard had 81 scrimmage yards last week (36 rush, 45 rec.) with TD catch... Since entering NFL in 2011, WR A.J. Green has 4,792 career rec. yards, 4th-most of any player in 1st 4 NFL seasons... Since 2011, Geno Atkins has 29 sacks, most among NFL DTs. LB Vincent Rey leads team with 114 tackles.

Steelers In past 9, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 3,042 pass yards (338 per game) with 22 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 110.4 rating. Has single-season club record 4,635 pass yards. Has 249 career TD passes & needs 1 to be 1st player in club history with 250... RB LE'VEON BELL leads AFC & is 2nd in NFL with 2,115 scrimmage yards (1,341 rush, 774 rec.), single-season Steelers record. Has 8 total TDs in past 5 (7 rush, 1 rec.) & aims for 6th in row with rush TD. 1 of 4 players in NFL history with 1,300+ rush & 750+ rec. yards in season... WR Antonio Brown leads NFL with 122 & needs 2 to surpass HERMAN MOORE (123 in 1995) & WES WELKER (123 in 2009) for 2nd-most in season in NFL annals. Has 5+ catches & 50+ yards in 31 consec. games, longest streak in NFL history... LB James Harrison has 5.5 sacks in past 6, incl. 1.5 vs. KC. LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 121 tackles. LB Jason Worilds has 3 sacks in past 2 at home.


Results and Schedule

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 L 21-42 -21
15 2014-12-14 CLE A W 30-0 +30
16 2014-12-22 DEN H W 37-28 +9
17 2014-12-28 PIT A L 17-27 -10
WC 2015-01-04 IND A    
   

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 W 42-21 +21
15 2014-12-14 ATL A W 27-20 +7
16 2014-12-21 KC H W 20-12 +8
17 2014-12-28 CIN H W 27-17 +10
WC 2015-01-03 BAL H    

Injury Report

Cincinnati Bengals
Questionable  WR A.J. Green (biceps)
 SLB Emmanuel Lamur (hamstring)
 QB AJ McCarron (other-illness)
 WR James Wright (knee)
IR  WLB Vontaze Burfict (knee, 12/9/2014)
 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)
   

Pittsburgh Steelers
Questionable  SS Troy Polamalu (knee)
 TE Matt Spaeth (elbow)
 CB Ike Taylor (shoulder)
IR  CB Cortez Allen (thumb, 12/6/2014)
 OLB Jordan Zumwalt (groin, 8/29/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.0 28.7 21.7 PIT
Rushing yards 161.0 121.3 111.9 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.64 4.46 4.21 CIN
Completion % 68.2% 65.1% 62.5% CIN
Passing yards 193.5 305.7 230.2 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.34 12.46 10.67 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.05 8.11 6.67 PIT
Interceptions 0.8 0.3 0.9 PIT
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.6 PIT
Sacks allowed 1.3 1.0 2.4 PIT
3rd down conversions 46.3% 50.0% 39.0% PIT
4th down conversions 60.0% 0.0% 46.3% CIN
Time of possession 32:27 32:43 30:03 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison

  CIN
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.0 21.7 21.7 CIN
Rushing yards 74.8 77.3 111.9 CIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.98 4.31 4.21 CIN
Completion % 61.1% 69.2% 62.5% CIN
Passing yards 231.8 287.0 230.2 CIN
Passing yards per completion 10.08 12.25 10.67 CIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.16 8.48 6.67 CIN
INT return 1.0 0.3 0.9 CIN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 PIT
Sacks 1.0 1.3 2.4 PIT
3rd down conversions 36.8% 40.7% 39.0% CIN
4th down conversions 50.0% 33.3% 46.3% PIT
Time of possession 27:34 27:17 30:03 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   CIN   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 10.3 10.8 8.7 PIT
Yards per kick return 30.4 24.9 23.1 CIN
Yards allowed per punt return 5.0 7.8 8.7 CIN
Yards allowed per kick return 24.3 22.7 23.1 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison

   CIN   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.3 3.7 6.5 PIT
Penalty yards 50.0 33.7 54.8 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather


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
2013 15 2013-12-15 CIN PIT 20-30 PIT
2014 14 2014-12-07 PIT CIN 42-21 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