Final Score Prediction
Steelers 23, Bengals 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 12 |
Andy Dalton |
Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 29 |
Cedric Benson  |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 41 |
Bernard Scott |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 7 |
A.J. Green |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 43 |
Jerome Simpson |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 76 |
Andre Caldwell |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 15 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 23 |
Mike Nugent |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 10 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 30 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Isaac Redman |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 28 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
 WR 81 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 25 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 6 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 7 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bengals Club is 4-2 on road this season... Rookie QB Andy Dalton has 11 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 86 passer rating on road this season. Dalton is averaging 321.5 passing yards per game in past 2 vs. AFC North opponents... Last week, Dalton (16) surpassed GREG COOK (15 in '69) for most TD passes by rookie in club annals... RB Cedric Benson registered 15th 100-yard rush game with Cin. last week & Bengals are 13-2 (.867) in such games... Rookie WR A.J. Green leads NFL rookies in rec. yards (745) & TD catches (6). Green had 36-yard TD catch in only meeting vs. Pit. Posted 3rd 100-yard rec. game last week (124, 118, 110). Green (44 rec., 745 rec. yards) can challenge CRIS COLLINSWORTH (67 rec., 1,009 yards in '81) for most catches & rec. yards by rookie in club history... TE Jermaine Gresham has career-best 5 TD rec. in '11. Had TD rec. in last game vs. Pit... Club is tied for 2nd in NFL with 9 FRs (Bal., 11; SF, 9)... DT Geno Atkins aims for 4th consecutive game with sack... DE Robert Geathers has 4 sacks in past 5 vs. Pit.
 Steelers Club has 28-9 record (.757) at Heinz Field under head coach MIKE TOMLIN... Seek 4th consecutive win vs. Bengals... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 11-4 as starter vs. Cin. In past 7, Steelers are 6-1 & Roethlisberger has 14 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 98.9 rating. Has 21-8 (.724) record in Dec... RB Rashard Mendenhall has 3 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Bengals... WR Mike Wallace (939) needs 61 rec. yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season (1,257 in '10). WR Antonio Brown is averaging 92 rec. yards per game in past 3 (276 total). WR Jerricho Cotchery posted 1st TD of season in last game vs. Cin. WR Hines Ward (11,991) needs 9 rec. yards to become 19th player in NFL history with 12,000 rec. yards... Defense allows 2nd-fewest yards per game (277.5) in NFL in '11 (Hou. 268.4)... 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 past 7 vs. Cin... CB Ike Taylor posted 1st INT of season last game.
Results and Schedule
| 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 |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
CLE |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
PIT |
A |
L 7-35 |
-28 |
| 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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| 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 |
W 13-9 |
+4 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
CIN |
H |
W 35-7 |
+28 |
| 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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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
CIN
Offense |
PIT
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.7 |
23.0 |
21.1 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
112.3 |
98.0 |
118.4 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.87 |
3.66 |
4.25 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
57.1% |
65.3% |
59.6% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
212.3 |
291.3 |
217.7 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.61 |
11.37 |
10.92 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.63 |
7.42 |
6.51 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
CIN |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
41.4% |
49.2% |
37.5% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
43.2% |
PIT |
| Time of possession |
31:59 |
34:11 |
30:17 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
CIN
Defense |
PIT
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.3 |
18.0 |
21.1 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
96.0 |
76.7 |
118.4 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.77 |
3.24 |
4.25 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
56.6% |
59.2% |
59.6% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
247.0 |
199.0 |
217.7 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.95 |
10.17 |
10.92 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.76 |
6.02 |
6.51 |
PIT |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks |
2.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.1% |
46.2% |
37.5% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
100.0% |
43.2% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
28:01 |
25:49 |
30:17 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
CIN |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.3 |
10.6 |
10.1 |
PIT |
| Yards per kick return |
22.9 |
22.7 |
23.4 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.1 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
CIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.0 |
24.1 |
23.4 |
CIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
CIN |
PIT |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.0 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
47.7 |
56.3 |
56.9 |
CIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 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 7 to 12 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 |
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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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