Both teams placed in AFC Central. Most data provided by 24-7 Baseball, creators of the ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In the fourth quarter, on Burfict’s interception, Hill ran down the sidelines and danced in the end zone – well before the game was over. The game was a brutal affair with serious injuries to Shazier, Mixon and Burfict and subsequent suspensions to JuJu Smith-Schuster and George Iloka (with the Iloka's later being overturned). Pro-Football-Reference utilizes Official NFL data for current NFL seasons. This must have been a devastating blow for the Bengals. Pittsburgh 664-583-22 (.532)Cincinnati 362-441- 4 (.451). Greenwood (1969-81)Cincinnati : Kenny Anderson (1971-86), Pittsburgh : Norman “Bubby” Brister (1986-93)Cincinnati : Norman “Boomer” Esiason (1985-91), Pittsburgh : Bill Cowher leading the “Who dey? "JuJu Smith-Schuster, George Iloka each suspended for one game", "Vontaze Burfict fined $112k for hits vs. Steelers", https://www.apnews.com/d3e2b0e2dd5b437a937575933d53452e, "Bengals at Steelers final score: Pittsburgh rides ground game, defense in 27-3 rout of hapless rivals", "You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati! This marks the only season in which the Steelers and Bengals did not meet twice. The Steelers would play in Super Bowl XXX that season, but lose to the Dallas Cowboys. All Matchups, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals. Given one last chance, Ben Roethlisberger did his best Roy Hobbs, coming back out onto the field for the game winning drive. The Steelers built a 15–0 after three quarters, however Roethlisberger had left the game due to an injury. The Steelers were led by their "Steel Curtain" defense, as they held the Bengals to 17 points or less during ten of the twelve meetings during this stretch. [3] Combined with a 20–0 victory earlier in the season, the Steelers did not allow a touchdown to the Bengals in either of their two meetings that year.[4]. Still, Steelers fans can easily point to an all-time 58-35 record in their favor when they beat their chest on history, pointing to the lopsided nature of the rivalry. He was hired away to coordinate the celebrated Baltimore Ravens defense from 1996-2001, and (after a year in Washington), he amazingly replaced Lebeau as head coach in Cincinnati from 2003-18. The two teams have met each other 93 times, with the Cincinnati Bengals winning 51 games and the Cleveland Browns winning 42 games. Game in Cincinnati was a brutal affair with serious injuries to Steelers' LB, Steelers win 10 straight meetings overall (2015–present) and 7 straight in Cincinnati (2014–present), This page was last edited on 4 September 2020, at 05:42. AFL-NFL merger. Veteran backup Jon Kitna entered the game instead and played valiantly, but the Steelers were clearly the superior team. They pitched a 17-point comeback to defeat the eventual champion Broncos in week 15, and then nearly beat them again at Mile High despite playing without Antonio Brown, LeVeon Bell, and DeAngelo Williams, and with Ben Roethlisberger playing with a separated shoulder – ALL coming from Burfict’s dirty hits. Then he was the Secondary Coach of the Baltimore Ravens from 2011-13, posting a 4-2 record against the Steelers (note: in 2014, when Austin left to coach in Detroit, Ben Roethlisberger lit up the Ravens secondary for six touchdowns in a 43-23 blowout). Their winning percentage, however, can. Prior to 1970, the Steelers were members of the NFL and the Bengals were part of the AFL. If you look at Coach Austin’s career, he seems oddly destined to work with the Steelers at some point. Three Steelers threw passes on the day — with Terry Hanratty posting a 133.9 rating and running back Dick Hoak throwing a touchdown on a halfback option. [8], 1991–2003: Steelers in contention, Bengals struggle, "5 times Cincinnati Bengals got best of Pittsburgh Steelers", "1980: Bengals Upset Steelers to Snap Home Winning Streak". Palmer announced his intention to retire after the 2010 season (although he would later return to the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals) and the Bengals drafted Andy Dalton in 2011. Winners and Losers after the Steelers 38-7 win over the Browns. Pittsburgh 212-115-2 (.648)Cincinnati 143-165-3 (.462). Pittsburgh Steelers lead series, 66-35 64-35 regular season, 2-0 postseason Postseason games noted in bold. The Steelers lead the overall series, 66–35. Interesting statistical note: in October, John Stallworth recorded six catches for 126 yards and a touchdown. After every game there are players who play well, and those who don’t. If they’d lost this game, it’s fair to ask what would have come of that mini-dynasty, as well as Bill Cowher’s legacy as Steelers coach, and Ben Roethlisberger’s and Jerome Bettis’s reputations. Cincinnati ultimately won the division, but the Steelers won the day. * Note: I’m sure some of you are already ready to point out that Ben’s drive was only 78 yards, but the first play from scrimmage was a holding penalty, backing the Steelers up to the 12 – thus making the drive 88 yards. From there, Steelers kicker Chris Boswell made the game-winning field goal from 35 yards. Pittsburgh Steelers lead series, 66-3564-35 regular season, 2-0 postseason, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 9:12AM. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bengals–Steelers_rivalry&oldid=976650829, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Bengals lost Palmer to an injury on their first drive, but built a 17–7 lead. The Steelers would go on to win Super Bowl XL that season. The Bengals closed the gap of the Steelers' lead throughout the 1980s. James Conner and company had struggled to run in the first three weeks, and Mason Rudolph had thrown nearly every pass the previous week at or behind the line of scrimmage. The Steelers would also win six straight games from 1974–1977. In 1998, the Bengals struggled to a 3–13 record, however, two of those wins came against the Steelers, as the Bengals earned their first sweep of the Steelers since 1990, and these two led to Bill Cowher's first losing season as Steelers head coach. The Steelers are 11th best all time winning percentage; the Bengals … Marvin Lewis was rewarded for the accomplishment with the NFL Coach of the Year Award. First in the NFL in yards, yards per play, passing yards, yards per pass, yards per rush, touchdowns allowed, points allowed.Second in first downs, touchdown passes allowed, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns allowed, passer rating against, sacks.Third in interceptions. The Steelers keep winning, and their fans are losing confidence in the team. In a 2017 game, the Bengals took a 17–0 lead, but the Steelers outscored them 23–3 the rest of the game for 23–20 win. The Steelers defeated the Bengals in their first meeting, 21–10 at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Steelers fan base has spoken, and their confidence level in the team heading into Week 6 is waning. The Bengals opened Paul Brown Stadium in 2000 and the Steelers opened Heinz Field. Bill Cowher was not thrilled, but it didn’t hurt the team. This isn’t going to end well for Houshmandzadeh. That’s an awful lot of firepower on one team. Do you have a blog? Pittsburgh – 10Cincinnati – 34. The Steelers were also able to win two games despite scoring a single touchdown as they won 7–3 in 1976 and 7–6 in 1978 – the two lowest-scoring games in the history of the rivalry. Harrison moved down the division to Cincinnati, where he had a pedestrian season as a defensive end, and retired. The Steelers will be without Devin Bush for the foreseeable future, and the Titans will be without their rock on the offensive line. The Steelers would win four of the next six meetings to take a 5–3 series lead early in its history. That’s a lot of interaction. The Bengals were utterly surprised, and Wilson was open by fifteen yards. The two teams have played each other twice a year since becoming division rivals in 1970. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. On October 19, 1995, the Bengals defeated the Steelers, 27–9 on Thursday Night Football. To counter their own weak offense, Mike Tomlin and Randy Fichtner insert a package of wildcat plays featuring Jaylen Samuels and Conner taking direct snaps and pitching shovel-passes that effectively cleared running room through the Bengals D. It worked, as Samuels completed a pass, caught a pass, and ran for a touchdown, the Steelers defense flatlined Cincinnati, and the Steelers emerged with a blowout victory and some momentum to turn around their season. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Results. Going to the ground, he lateraled to Deshea Townshend, who nearly missed the ball, causing a scuffle to recover the fumble. The game also set a record for digital streaming audience for any game ever on the NFL Network. This was the one loss. However, as part of the AFL-NFL merger, the two teams were placed in the AFC Central division along with the NFL's Cleveland Browns and the AFL's Houston Oilers. [5] The two teams clocked up four penalties for unnecessary roughness, one for unsportsmanlike conduct, one for roughing the passer and another for taunting. the official stats partner of the NFL. Pittsburgh : L.C. Score, Pittsburgh Offense........284 (28th).......203 (27th)........81 (27th).......20.0 (20th)Cincinnati Defense.......425 (32nd).......258 (24th).....167 (32nd).......27.6 (28th), Cincinnati Offense........309 (27th).........229 (17th).....81 (28th).......14.7 (30th)Pittsburgh Defense........328 (12th)........223 (9th)....105 (16th).......20.2 (13th), James Harrison (Steelers 2004-12, 2014-17 / signed as free agent with Bengals 2013). This could have been the 7th ring. The Steelers are the winningest team in the NFL since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. The Bengals, who were 0–6 entering the game, forced nine Steelers turnovers on their way to a 34–10 blowout win over the Steelers.
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