The Steelers honored defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau with a
pregame ceremony for his 50 years as an NFL coach and player. His league-best
defense found the best possible way to pay tribute to him.
The Steelers limited the depleted Bengals to six first downs following an early
touchdown drive and found just enough offense themselves amid the snow flurries
to control the clock behind Ben Roethlisberger and beat Cincinnati 27-10 on
Thursday night.
Pittsburgh (8-3) wasn’t dominating—except defensively—in winning its fifth in a
row over Cincinnati (1-9-1), its longest streak since an eight-game run in the
early 1990s. The Steelers trailed 7-0 until Roethlisberger threw a 3-yard pass
to tight end Heath Miller, their first touchdown in more than seven quarters,
and didn’t take control until backup running backs Mewelde Moore and Gary
Russell led a third-quarter drive that made it 20-7.
“It just felt good to score,” Roethlisberger said.
For the Steelers’ defense, it felt good to throttle Cincinnati following an
early TD drive...more
Scoring Summary
CIN - PIT
1st Quarter
3:08
CIN
TD
Ryan Fitzpatrick passed to Glenn Holt to the right for
10 yard gain (Shayne Graham made PAT)
7 - 0
2nd Quarter
10:16
PIT
TD
Ben Roethlisberger passed to Heath Miller to the right
for 3 yard gain (Jeff Reed made PAT)
7 - 7
1:52
PIT
FG
Jeff Reed kicked a 37-yard field goal
7 - 10
3rd Quarter
8:18
PIT
FG
Jeff Reed kicked a 38-yard field goal
7 - 13
0:16
PIT
TD
Gary Russell rushed to the right for 2 yard gain (Jeff
Reed made PAT)
7 - 20
4th Quarter
6:47
CIN
FG
Shayne Graham kicked a 26-yard field goal
10 - 20
2:15
PIT
TD
Ben Roethlisberger rushed to the left for 8 yard gain
(Jeff Reed made PAT)
10 - 27
Team Statistics
CIN
PIT
First Downs
11
20
Passing
8
11
Rushing
3
9
Penalty
0
0
Third Down Efficiency
4-15
6-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-1
1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
208
364
Total Plays
58
67
Average Gain Per Play
3.6
5.4
NET YARDS RUSHING
43
121
Rushes
20
37
Average Per Rush
2.2
3.3
NET YARDS PASSING
165
243
Completions-Attempts
20-37
17-30
Yards Per Pass Play
4.3
8.1
Times Sacked
1
0
Yards Lost to Sacks
3
0
Had Intercepted
1
0
PUNTS
8
5
Average Punt
36.6
28.4
PENALTIES
2
4
Penalty Yards
15
40
FUMBLES
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
24:40
35:20
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
New Page 1
Preview:
With just three days
between games, the Pittsburgh
Steelers won't have a lot of
practice time to get ready for
the Cincinnati Bengals this
week. Ben Roethlisberger figures
to take advantage of every snap
he can get. A week of practice
seemed to serve Roethlisberger
well in the Steelers' latest
win, and the banged-up
quarterback will look to help
Pittsburgh increase its AFC
North lead - instead of falling
into another funk - Thursday
night at Heinz Field against the
Cincinnati Bengals...
Prediction: The Bengals may
have been able to overcome a good Eagles defense and avoid the loss last week,
but they are not going to be able to do it two weeks in a row and against the
best defense in the NFL young Mr. Fitzpatrick will be exposed. Steelers 27 - Bengals 10
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