2021 · Week 12
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Nov 28, 2021 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals routed Pittsburgh Steelers 41–10. ScoutIndex had favored Bengals (58%) going in. Bengals improve to 7-4; Steelers fall to 5-5-1. Joe Mixon led the way with 165 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs.
Team stats
| PIT | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 24 |
| 314 | Total yards | 388 |
| 263 | Passing yards | 190 |
| 51 | Rushing yards | 198 |
| 24/41 | Comp / Att | 20/25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:38) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow scrambles left end for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q1(6:04) 2-E.McPherson 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q1(2:21) 9-C.Boswell 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q2(14:20) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 85-T.Higgins for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(3:05) (Shotgun) 28-J.Mixon left end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 28-J.Mixon left end to PIT 1 for 5 yards (20-C.Sutton).
- Q2(2:49) (Shotgun) 28-J.Mixon left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(:37) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short left intended for 13-J.Washington INTERCEPTED by 21-M.Hilton at PIT 24. 21-M.Hilton for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(2:40) 2-E.McPherson 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber. Penalty on PIT-20-C.Sutton, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q4(13:13) 28-J.Mixon right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q4(3:05) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 88-P.Freiermuth for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24/41 | 263 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Kalen Ballage | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Benny Snell | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diontae Johnson | 9 | 14 | 95 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 3 | 8 | 82 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 4 | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| Najee Harris | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Kalen Ballage | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Zach Gentry | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| James Washington | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 20/24 | 190 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Allen | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Joe Mixon | 28 | 165 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Allen | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 6 | 8 | 114 | 1 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |