2006 · Week 17
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 31, 2006 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cincinnati Bengals 23–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Steelers had just a 41% chance going in. Steelers improve to 8-8; Bengals fall to 8-8. Ben Roethlisberger led the way with 280 passing yards and 1 TD; 16 rushing yards. Steelers out-gained the opponent 487–295 in total yards.
Team stats
| PIT | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | First downs | 12 |
| 487 | Total yards | 295 |
| 280 | Passing yards | 251 |
| 207 | Rushing yards | 44 |
| 19/28 | Comp / Att | 20/38 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 19/28 | 280 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 37 | 134 | 2 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Najeh Davenport | 3 | 27 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 20/38 | 251 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 13 | 47 | 0 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |