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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers31

Cincinnati Bengals33✓

Final · Thursday, October 16, 2025 · 8:15 p.m. ET · Paycor Stadium

Head coaches: Mike Tomlin (Steelers) · Zac Taylor (Bengals)

TV: Prime Video

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Steelers	7	3	7	14	31
Bengals	0	17	3	13	33

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	PIT–CIN
Q1
10:51	TD	Steelers	Jonnu Smith 10 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)	7–0
Q2
10:26	FG	Steelers	Chris Boswell 41 Yd Field Goal	10–0
4:38	TD	Bengals	Ja'Marr Chase 8 Yd pass from Joe Flacco (Evan McPherson Kick)	10–7
2:52	TD	Bengals	Tee Higgins 29 Yd pass from Joe Flacco (Evan McPherson Kick)	10–14
0:00	FG	Bengals	Evan McPherson 49 Yd Field Goal	10–17
Q3
7:55	FG	Bengals	Evan McPherson 23 Yd Field Goal	10–20
3:55	TD	Steelers	Pat Freiermuth 19 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)	17–20
Q4
14:57	TD	Bengals	Noah Fant 5 Yd pass from Joe Flacco (Evan McPherson Kick)	17–27
11:03	TD	Steelers	Darnell Washington 2 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)	24–27
6:58	FG	Bengals	Evan McPherson 45 Yd Field Goal	24–30
2:21	TD	Steelers	Pat Freiermuth 68 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)	31–30
0:07	FG	Bengals	Evan McPherson 36 Yd Field Goal	31–33

Team stats

Stat	Steelers	Bengals
First downs	19	27
Total yards	396	470
Yards per play	7.3	6.5
Passing yards	249	328
Comp / att	23/34	31/47
Rushing yards	147	142
Third down	7-10	7-14
Fourth down	0-0	1-1
Red zone	3-4	2-5
Turnovers	2	0
Penalties – yards	7-59	4-35
Sacks – yards lost	0-0	2-14
Possession	25:28	34:32
Plays	54	72

Also	Steelers	Bengals
Passing first downs	12	16
Rushing first downs	7	8
First downs by penalty	0	3
Drives	10	10
Yards per pass	7.3	6.7
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Rushing attempts	20	23
Yards per rush	7.4	6.2
Fumbles lost	0	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
8Aaron Rodgers	23/34	249	7.3	4	2	0-0	71.0	103.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
30Jaylen Warren	16	127	7.9	37
14Kenny Gainwell	3	14	4.7	11
8Aaron Rodgers	1	6	6.0	6
Team	20	147	7.4	37

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
88Pat Freiermuth	5	111	22.2	2	68	6
4DK Metcalf	3	50	16.7	0	39	5
30Jaylen Warren	4	31	7.8	0	15	5
81Jonnu Smith	3	28	9.3	1	10	6
10Roman Wilson	2	17	8.5	0	13	2
13Scotty Miller	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
80Darnell Washington	3	2	0.7	1	8	5
14Kenny Gainwell	2	1	0.5	0	4	2
83Connor Heyward	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	23	249	10.8	4	68	33

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
25DeShon Elliott	9	6	0	0	0	1
55Cole Holcomb	7	4	0	0	0	0
5Jalen Ramsey	6	3	0	0	1	0
41Payton Wilson	6	3	0	0	0	0
24Joey Porter Jr.	5	5	0	0	2	0
23Darius Slay	4	3	0	0	0	0
22Juan Thornhill	4	3	0	0	0	0
6Patrick Queen	4	1	0	0	0	0
95Keeanu Benton	3	3	1	1	0	1
21Chuck Clark	3	3	0	1	1	0
97Cameron Heyward	3	2	0.5	1	0	1
26Brandin Echols	3	2	0	0	1	0
56Alex Highsmith	3	1	0	0	0	0
4DK Metcalf	2	2	0	0	0	0
51Nick Herbig	2	1	0	0	0	1
99Derrick Harmon	2	0	0	0	0	0
40Jabrill Peppers	1	1	0	0	0	0
15Ben Skowronek	1	1	0	0	0	0
90T.J. Watt	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
44Carson Bruener	1	0	0	0	0	0
33Jack Sawyer	0	0	0	0	1	1
Team	70	44	2	3	6	6

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
85Ke'Shawn Williams	3	91	30.3	37
14Kenny Gainwell	3	88	29.3	36
Team	6	179	29.8	37

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
85Ke'Shawn Williams	2	27	13.5	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
9Chris Boswell	1/1	100.0	41	4/4	7	41

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3Corliss Waitman	2	84	42.0	0	2	45

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
16Joe Flacco	31/47	342	7.3	3	0	2-14	75.4	108.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
30Chase Brown	11	108	9.8	37
34Samaje Perine	7	31	4.4	9
16Joe Flacco	5	3	0.6	12
Team	23	142	6.2	37

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
1Ja'Marr Chase	16	161	10.1	1	18	23
5Tee Higgins	6	96	16.0	1	29	10
80Andrei Iosivas	3	49	16.3	0	37	4
86Noah Fant	4	44	11.0	1	25	4
30Chase Brown	2	-8	-4.0	0	-2	4
Team	31	342	11.0	3	37	45

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
49Barrett Carter	12	8	0	0	0
22Geno Stone	5	3	0	1	0
27Jordan Battle	5	3	0	1	0
42Oren Burks	5	2	0	0	0
44Demetrius Knight Jr.	4	2	0	0	1
55Logan Wilson	4	1	0	1	0
92B.J. Hill	3	2	0	0	1
23Dax Hill	3	2	0	0	0
26Tycen Anderson	3	0	0	0	0
90Kris Jenkins Jr.	2	2	0	0	0
58Joseph Ossai	2	1	1	0	0
99Myles Murphy	2	1	0	0	0
37PJ Jules	2	1	0	0	0
98T.J. Slaton Jr.	2	0	0	0	0
24Marco Wilson	1	1	0	0	0
96Cameron Sample	1	1	1	0	0
50Shaka Heyward	1	1	0	0	0
28Josh Newton	1	1	0	0	0
20DJ Turner II	1	1	0	2	0
69Mike Pennel	1	0	0	0	0
89Drew Sample	1	0	0	0	0
38DJ Ivey	0	0	0	1	0
Team	61	33	2	6	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
27Jordan Battle	1	0	0
20DJ Turner II	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
34Samaje Perine	3	76	25.3	26
25Tahj Brooks	2	52	26.0	27
Team	5	128	25.6	27

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
2Evan McPherson	4/4	100.0	49	3/3	15	49, 23, 45, 36

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8Ryan Rehkow	3	135	45.0	0	1	60

Entering Week 7

The table after Week 6, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Pittsburgh Steelers · 4-1 · 1st in the AFC North

Cincinnati Bengals · 2-4 · 2nd in the AFC North

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 66,569

Officials: Back Judge Greg Wilson · Referee Clay Martin · Umpire Steven Woods · Down Judge Jerod Phillips · Field Judge Dave Hawkshaw · Side Judge Alonzo Ramsey III · Line Judge Brian Perry

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