2005 · Week 7
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Oct 23, 2005 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Cincinnati Bengals 27–13. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (64%) going in. Steelers improve to 4-2; Bengals fall to 5-2. Willie Parker paced the offense with 131 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| PIT | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 18 |
| 314 | Total yards | 318 |
| 93 | Passing yards | 227 |
| 221 | Rushing yards | 91 |
| 9/14 | Comp / Att | 21/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 9/14 | 93 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 18 | 131 | 1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 13 | 56 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 11 | 35 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 21/36 | 227 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 12 | 65 | 0 |
| Chris Perry | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 7 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Perry | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 |