2021 · Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 26, 2021 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24–10. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bengals had just a 30% chance going in. Bengals improve to 2-1; Steelers fall to 1-2. Joe Burrow led the way with 172 passing yards and 3 TDs; 7 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 18 |
| 268 | Total yards | 363 |
| 172 | Passing yards | 318 |
| 96 | Rushing yards | 45 |
| 14/18 | Comp / Att | 38/58 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:03) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 83-T.Boyd for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(1:09) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to 88-P.Freiermuth for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q2(:43) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep left to 1-J.Chase for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(8:51) 2-E.McPherson 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(6:25) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short middle to 1-J.Chase for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(4:25) 9-C.Boswell 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q4(8:12) 9-C.Boswell 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 14/18 | 172 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 18 | 90 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 4 | 5 | 65 | 2 |
| Tyler Boyd | 4 | 6 | 36 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Auden Tate | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 38/58 | 318 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 14 | 40 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | 14 | 19 | 102 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 9 | 15 | 96 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 3 | 5 | 22 | 1 |
| James Washington | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Cody White | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Ebron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |