2006 · Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 24, 2006 · Heinz Field · outdoors · dessograss
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals beat Pittsburgh Steelers 28–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bengals had just a 33% chance going in. Bengals improve to 3-0; Steelers fall to 1-2. Carson Palmer led the way with 193 passing yards and 4 TDs; 5 rushing yards. Steelers turned it over 4 times to Bengals's 2.
Team stats
| CIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 24 |
| 280 | Total yards | 378 |
| 193 | Passing yards | 208 |
| 87 | Rushing yards | 170 |
| 18/26 | Comp / Att | 18/39 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 18/26 | 193 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 19 | 47 | 0 |
| Kenny Watson | 3 | 35 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kenny Watson | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/39 | 208 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 31 | 133 | 2 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 5 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 3 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |