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PITTSBURGH (4 - 2) at CINCINNATI (2 - 4)
Week 8 Sunday, 10/28/2007 1:00 PM

  1 2 3 4 Tot
Steelers (5-2) 7 14 0 3 24
Bengals (2-5) 3 3 0 7 13

Steelers back on track with 24-13 victory over rival Bengals

With a chance to make a statement, the Cincinnati Bengals backed down and went for a field goal. Their demur decision said it all.

Hines Ward caught a pair of touchdown passes, and the Pittsburgh Steelers turned Marvin Lewis' conservative coaching decision into the pivotal moment of a 24-13 victory Sunday, their seventh straight in Cincinnati.

The Steelers (5-2) solidified their hold on first place in the AFC North and pushed the last-place Bengals to the precipice. The Bengals are 2-5 for the first time since 2004, Carson Palmer's first season as the starting quarterback...more

Team Statistics
  Steelers Bengals
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17
First Downs 23 15
Rushing 9 4
Passing 14 11
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down efficiency 8-11-73% 6-11-55%
4th-Down efficiency 0-0-0% 1-1-100%
Red-Zone Efficiency 3-4-75% 1-4-25%
Goal-To-Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 0-0-0%
Total net yards 390 296
Total plays 60 52
Average gain 6.5 5.7
Net yards rushing 160 91
Rushes 33 21
Average yards per rush 4.8 4.3
Rushing TDs 1 0
Net yards passing 230 205
Completed-attempted 19-26 23-31
Average yards per pass 8.5 6.6
Passing TDs 2 1
Sacked-yards lost 1-0 0-0
Had intercepted 1 0
Return Yardage 74 148
Punts-returns 1-3 0-0
Punt-Return TDs 0 0
Kickoffs-returns 3-71 5-141
Kickoff-return TDs 0 0
Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-7
Interception-Return TDs 0 0
Field Goals Made 1-1-100% 2-2-100%
Extra Points Made 3-3-100% 1-1-100%
Two-Point Conversions Made 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
Penalties-yards 3-20 2-10
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1
Own-Recovered-yards 0-0 1-0
Own-Recovered-TDs 0 0
Opp-Recovered-Yards 1-0 0-0
Opp-Recovered-TDs 0 0
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 Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
FG 5:11 Shayne Graham 31 yd FG
Plays: 13 | Yards: 69 | Time: 6:44
TD 2:42 Hines Ward 21 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)
Plays: 5 | Yards: 80 | Time: 2:29
2nd Quarter
TD 7:42 Hines Ward 6 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)
Plays: 12 | Yards: 80 | Time: 7:09
FG 2:16 Shayne Graham 20 yd FG
Plays: 10 | Yards: 50 | Time: 5:26
TD 0:04 Willie Parker 1 yd run (Jeff Reed kick)
Plays: 9 | Yards: 67 | Time: 2:12
4th Quarter
TD 13:02 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 9 yd pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick)
Plays: 17 | Yards: 88 | Time: 8:07
FG 6:09 Jeff Reed 40 yd FG
Plays: 11 | Yards: 48 | Time: 6:53
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