2026 · Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 27, 2026 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a 30–27 win over Cincinnati Bengals. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (53%). Steelers improve to 2-1; Bengals fall to 2-1. Aaron Rodgers was the story of the game with 292 passing yards and 3 TDs; 10 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 20 |
| 365 | Total yards | 430 |
| 282 | Passing yards | 292 |
| 83 | Rushing yards | 138 |
| 28/37 | Comp / Att | 19/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(13:17) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep left to 14-R.Wilson for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q1(5:54) 69-J.Bayer reported in as eligible. 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 1-J.Chase for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q1(:57) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep right to 15-B.Skowronek for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q2(10:20) 2-E.McPherson 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(7:10) 9-C.Boswell 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q2(:39) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN [69-S.Joseph].
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(8:26) 2-E.McPherson 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(2:48) 8-A.Rodgers pass short middle to 4-D.Metcalf for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q39-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q4(13:33) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep middle to 88-M.Gesicki for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(8:48) 9-C.Boswell 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q4(2:18) 9-C.Boswell 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 28/37 | 282 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 13 | 61 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 9 | 12 | 98 | 1 |
| Tee Higgins | 6 | 7 | 90 | 1 |
| Chase Brown | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Colbie Young | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 19/34 | 292 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 17 | 127 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Nichols III | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Homer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | 3 | 4 | 67 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson | 3 | 6 | 60 | 1 |
| DK Metcalf | 3 | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |