Final Score Prediction
Steelers 30, Bengals 24
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 7 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
 RB 22 |
Jonathan Dwyer  |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Baron Batch |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 7 |
Mike Wallace |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 25 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 7-80, 0 TD |
| WR 59 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 6 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
 K 4 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 12 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers Aim for 5th consecutive win vs. Bengals. Have NFL-best 51.9 pct. 3rd-down conversion rate... Ohio native, QB Ben Roethlisberger is 14-2 in Ohio (7-1 at Cin.; 7-1 at Cle). Roethlisberger (28,066) surpassed HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (27,989) for most pass yards in team history last week. Averages 330.7 pass yards per game on road in '12, 2nd-best in NFL (DREW BREES, 385.5)... RB Rashard Mendenhall tied career-best 2 rush TDs vs. Cin. on 11/13/11 & 12/4/11. RB Isaac Redman (105) became 1st Steelers RB with 100-yard rec. game since FRENCHY FUQUA (116) on 11/29/70 vs. Ten... WR Mike Wallace tied career-high with 2 TD rec. in last game vs. Cin... LB LaMarr Woodley has 8 career sacks vs. Cin., most against any team. LB James Harrison (59) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass KEITH WILLIS (59) & JOEY PORTER (60) for 2nd-most sacks in franchise history... PR-WR Antonio Brown had 60-yard PR-TD in last meeting vs. Cin.
 Bengals QB Andy Dalton had career-best 381 passing yards last week. Ranks 2nd in AFC w/ 113.5 4th-quarter rtg. (PEYTON MANNING, 118.4)... Since '10, RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis is tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rush TDs. RB Cedric Peerman had career-best in rec. (8) & rec. yards (76) last week... WR A.J. Green had career-high 2 TD catches last week & aims for 6th consecutive game with TD rec. Green posted 7th career game with 100+ rec. yards last week (135)... TE Jermaine Gresham had season-high 68 rec. yards last week, incl. 55-yard TD catch. Tied 3rd among AFC TEs with 25 rec. (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 29; OWEN DANIELS, 26)... Defense ranks 2nd in NFL & 1st in AFC with 20 sacks in '12... DE Michael Johnson recorded 2nd INT of career last week. Johnson (5) needs 1.5 sacks to surpass career-high of 6 in '11... CB Leon Hall had INT in last game vs. Pit.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
DEN |
A |
L 19-31 |
-12 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
NYJ |
H |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
OAK |
A |
L 31-34 |
-3 |
| 4 |
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Bye |
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| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
PHI |
H |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 6 |
2012-10-11 |
TEN |
A |
L 23-26 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
CIN |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
WAS |
H |
|
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
NYG |
A |
|
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| 10 |
2012-11-12 |
KC |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
BAL |
H |
|
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
SD |
H |
|
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
DAL |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
CIN |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
CLE |
H |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-10 |
BAL |
A |
L 13-44 |
-31 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
CLE |
H |
W 34-27 |
+7 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
WAS |
A |
W 38-31 |
+7 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
JAC |
A |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
MIA |
H |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
CLE |
A |
L 24-34 |
-10 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
PIT |
H |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
DEN |
H |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
NYG |
H |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
KC |
A |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
OAK |
H |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
SD |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
DAL |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-13 |
PHI |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
PIT |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
BAL |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Offense |
CIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
23.0 |
24.5 |
23.3 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards |
65.7 |
95.5 |
112.3 |
CIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.05 |
3.87 |
4.16 |
CIN |
| Completion % |
64.5% |
66.2% |
61.9% |
CIN |
| Passing yards |
276.7 |
279.8 |
242.7 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.15 |
11.87 |
11.07 |
CIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.19 |
7.86 |
6.86 |
CIN |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
PIT |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
PIT |
| Sacks allowed |
1.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
PIT |
| 3rd down conversions |
51.9% |
26.7% |
38.4% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
71.4% |
59.2% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
35:08 |
31:20 |
30:15 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
PIT
Defense |
CIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
23.7 |
27.3 |
23.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards |
92.7 |
107.8 |
112.3 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.13 |
4.26 |
4.16 |
PIT |
| Completion % |
60.9% |
66.1% |
61.9% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
203.3 |
226.3 |
242.7 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.24 |
10.69 |
11.07 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.24 |
7.07 |
6.86 |
PIT |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
CIN |
| Sacks |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
CIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
49.2% |
33.8% |
38.4% |
CIN |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
33.3% |
59.2% |
CIN |
| Time of possession |
24:52 |
28:40 |
30:15 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.4 |
13.8 |
9.9 |
CIN |
| Yards per kick return |
27.0 |
22.4 |
24.6 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.9 |
11.2 |
9.9 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.2 |
27.2 |
24.6 |
CIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
PIT |
CIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
9.0 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
CIN |
| Penalty yards |
79.7 |
50.0 |
57.0 |
CIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2012 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 1 to 6 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 |
| 2011 |
10 |
2011-11-13 |
PIT |
CIN |
24-17 |
PIT |
| 2011 |
13 |
2011-12-04 |
CIN |
PIT |
7-35 |
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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