2025 · Week 7
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Oct 16, 2025 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals escaped with a 33–31 win over Pittsburgh Steelers. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Bengals only a 47% shot beforehand. Bengals improve to 3-4; Steelers fall to 4-2. Joe Flacco was the story of the game with 342 passing yards and 3 TDs; 3 rushing yards. Steelers turned it over 2 times to Bengals's 0.
Team stats
| PIT | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 24 |
| 396 | Total yards | 484 |
| 249 | Passing yards | 342 |
| 147 | Rushing yards | 142 |
| 23/34 | Comp / Att | 31/47 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:00) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short middle to 81-J.Smith for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN [44-D.Knight].
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(12:19) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 30-J.Warren left end for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on PIT-54-Z.Frazier, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CIN 18 - No Play.
- Q2(10:31) 9-C.Boswell 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(4:45) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short middle to 1-J.Chase for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass incomplete short middle to 1-J.Chase (21-C.Clark).
- Q2(4:42) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short left to 1-J.Chase for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on PIT-5-J.Ramsey, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(2:58) 16-J.Flacco pass short left to 5-T.Higgins for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(:02) 2-E.McPherson 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(7:58) 2-E.McPherson 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(3:59) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep left to 88-P.Freiermuth for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q39-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q4(15:00) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short middle to 86-N.Fant for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(11:07) 8-A.Rodgers pass short middle to 80-D.Washington for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q4(7:03) 2-E.McPherson 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(2:31) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep left to 88-P.Freiermuth for 68 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q4(:11) 2-E.McPherson 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 23/34 | 249 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 16 | 127 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 5 | 6 | 111 | 2 |
| DK Metcalf | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 3 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Roman Wilson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Miller | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Connor Heyward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 31/47 | 342 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 11 | 108 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 7 | 31 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 16 | 23 | 161 | 1 |
| Chase Brown | 2 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 6 | 10 | 96 | 1 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 4 | 4 | 44 | 1 |