2005 · Week 13
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 4, 2005 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals beat Pittsburgh Steelers 38–31. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Bengals only a 38% shot beforehand. Bengals improve to 9-3; Steelers fall to 7-5. Carson Palmer led the way with 227 passing yards and 3 TDs. Steelers out-gained the opponent 481–329 in total yards. Steelers turned it over 4 times to Bengals's 0.
Team stats
| CIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 27 |
| 329 | Total yards | 481 |
| 227 | Passing yards | 386 |
| 102 | Rushing yards | 95 |
| 22/38 | Comp / Att | 29/41 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 22/38 | 227 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 21 | 98 | 2 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 5 | 0 | 88 | 2 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 29/41 | 386 | 3 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 15 | 71 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Duce Staley | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 9 | 0 | 135 | 2 |
| Willie Parker | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Duce Staley | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |