Regular Season: PIT leads series, 70-41 (CIN won 2 of past 3) Last reg. season meeting: 11/16/25: CIN 12 at PIT 34
BENGALS NOTES:
QB JOE BURROW passed for 207 yards & 2 TDs with 105.2 rating in Week 2. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 6th in row with 205+ pass yards & TD pass. Needs 2 TD passes to surpass Andrew Luck (161) for 4thmost TD passes in player’s 1st 80 starts in NFL history. Completed 37 of 46 atts. (80.4 pct.) for 277 yards & TD in his last start vs. Pit. (1/4/25). • RB CHASE BROWN led team with 80 rush yards last week. Has TD in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 7th in row overall with 75+ scrimmage yards & his 4th in row vs. Pit. with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 127 scrimmage yards (99 rush, 28 rec.) in last meeting. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 7 catches for 75 yards & 2 TDs in Week 2. Has 56 career rec. TDs, tied with Dez Bryant for 4th-most by player under age 27. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Has 6+ receptions, 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. Pit. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 5 receptions for team-high 95 yards last week. Has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. Pit. & 3 of his past 4 on road. Had rec. TD in last meeting. • LB DEMETRIUS KNIGHT led team with 12 tackles in Week 2. Had PD in last meeting. • DT JONATHAN ALLEN had 3 TFL & sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TFL & sack. Had 5 tackles & TFL in his last game vs. Pit. (9/28/25 w/ Min.). • DE CEDRIC JOHNSON had career-high 2 sacks last week. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. • DE SHEMAR STEWART had sack in Week 2. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • CB DAX HILL had 10 tackles & career-high 4 PD last week. Aims for his 6th in row on road with PD. Had 6 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting. • CB DJ TURNER had 5 tackles & 2 PD in Week 2. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Has PD in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Pit. Had 4 tackles in last meeting. • S JORDAN BATTLE had 8 tackles & PD last week. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 5+ tackles. Had 6 tackles & TFL in last meeting.
STEELERS NOTES:
QB AARON RODGERS passed for 187 yards in Week 2. Can tie Ben Roethlisberger (165) for 5th-most reg. season wins in NFL history. Can tie HOFer Peyton Manning (233) for 4th-most reg. season games with TD pass ever. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 220+ pass yards & TD pass. Has 1,527 pass yards (254.5 yards per game) & 12 TDs in 6 career games vs. Cin. • RB JAYLEN WARREN led team with 77 scrimmage yards (43 rush, 34 rec.) last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Rushed for 62 yards in last meeting. • RB RICO DOWDLE had 44 scrimmage yards (22 rush, 22 rec.) in Week 2. Had 141 scrimmage yards (131 rush, 10 rec.) in his last game vs. Cin. (12/9/24 w/ Dal). • WR DK METCALF aims for 4th in row with 4+ receptions. Has 40+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 5 receptions for 49 yards in last meeting. • WR ROMAN WILSON had 5 catches last week. • WR GERMIE BERNARD (rookie) had 4 catches for 35 yards in Week 2. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH has 5+ catches, 65+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 games vs. Cin. • LB T.J. WATT had 4 tackles & 1.5 sacks last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 3.5 sacks this season. Can tie HOFer Richard Dent (28) for 5th-most games with 2+ sacks by player in 1st 10 seasons since 1982. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had 2 PD & TFL in last meeting. • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had 3 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & PD in Week 2. Aims for 6th in row with 2+ TFL & 5th in row with sack. Had 3 tackles in his last game vs. Cin. (10/16/25). • LB NICK HERBIG had 7 tackles, 3 TFL & FF last week. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 vs. Cin., incl. in last meeting. • DT DERRICK HARMON led team with 8 tackles & had 0.5 sack in Week 2. • CB JALEN RAMSEY had 5 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with PD. Had 4 tackles & PD in last meeting.
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