For as exciting and important as last Sunday night's win was for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it won't mean all that much if they stumble this weekend against the sad-sack Cincinnati Bengals. Something tells me they'll be just fine against Cincinnati, losers of their past nine games. Here's your Week 14 game capsule, replete with series history figures and facts, as well as up-to-date season stats for both squads.
CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-10) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (9-3)
SERIES
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BENGALS |
STEELERS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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48-32 |
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STREAKS |
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6 of past 8 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Lewis: 5-11 |
Tomlin: 5-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 34-30 vs. Saints |
W 13-10 at Ravens |
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LAST GAME |
11/8/10: Steelers 27 at Bengals 21. Pittsburgh WR Mike Wallace has 5 catches for 110 yards, including 39-yard TD. Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall adds 99 rush yards & 1 TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/15/09: Bengals 18, Steelers 12. Cincinnati K Shayne Graham kicks 4 2nd-half FGs as Bengals sweep season series vs. Pittsburgh for 1st time since '98. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. SIRIUS: 130 (Cin.), 126 (Pit.). XM: 105 (Pit.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
C. Palmer: 280-465-3,009-20-15-80.1 |
Roethlisberger: 159-258-2,078-13-5-95.7 |
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RUSHING |
Benson: 237-837-3.5-6 |
Mendenhall: 257-1,007-3.9-9 |
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RECEIVING |
Owens: 71 (T3C)-961-13.5-9 (T3C) |
Wallace: 41-868-21.2-8 |
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OFFENSE |
328.0 |
330.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-3 |
+11 (3L) |
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DEFENSE |
347.3 |
301.6 (3C) |
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SACKS |
Dunlap (R): 4.5 |
Harrison: 10 (T3L) |
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INTs |
Hall: 4 (T3C) |
Polamalu: 4 (T3C) |
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PUNTING |
Huber: 43.0 |
Kapinos (Ind.): 44.5 |
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KICKING |
Stitser: 10 (1/2 PAT; 3/3 FG) |
Suisham: 25 (7/7 PAT; 6/6 FG) |
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