2025 · Week 11
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Nov 16, 2025 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cincinnati Bengals 34–12. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (66%). Steelers improve to 6-4; Bengals fall to 3-7. Kenny Gainwell was the story of the game with 24 rushing yards; 7 catches for 81 yards and 2 TDs. Bengals turned it over 2 times to Steelers's 0.
Team stats
| CIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 19 |
| 304 | Total yards | 354 |
| 199 | Passing yards | 243 |
| 105 | Rushing yards | 111 |
| 23/40 | Comp / Att | 21/31 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:18) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short left to 14-K.Gainwell for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q1(5:19) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on PIT-97-Ca.Heyward, Illegal Use of Hands, declined.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow. PENALTY on PIT-94-Y.Black, Unnecessary Roughness, 1 yard, enforced at PIT 15 - No Play.
- Q2(:13) 9-C.Boswell 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q3(11:58) 2-E.McPherson 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(4:20) 9-C.Boswell 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q3(:51) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short middle intended for 5-T.Higgins INTERCEPTED by 29-K.Dugger [90-T.Watt] at PIT 27. 29-K.Dugger for 73 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q39-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q4(9:45) 2-E.McPherson 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(3:46) (Shotgun) 2-M.Rudolph pass short left to 14-K.Gainwell for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q4(3:34) (Shotgun) 16-J.Flacco pass short right to 86-N.Fant to CIN 33 for 5 yards (26-B.Echols). FUMBLES (26-B.Echols), RECOVERED by PIT-42-J.Pierre at CIN 34. 42-J.Pierre for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: PIT-26-B.Echols has returned to the game.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 23/40 | 199 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 18 | 99 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kendall Milton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown | 6 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 3 | 8 | 63 | 1 |
| Noah Fant | 5 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 3 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Rudolph | 12/16 | 127 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 9/15 | 116 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Rudolph | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 10 | 62 | 0 |
| Kaleb Johnson | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Connor Heyward | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Gainwell | 7 | 8 | 81 | 2 |
| Darnell Washington | 4 | 5 | 67 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | 5 | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin III | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |