Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers Match Player Stats On Nov 01, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 1, 2015

PITTSBURGH -- Andy Dalton overcame two fourth-quarter interceptions to throw for 235 yards and winning touchdown as the unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals rallied for a 16-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on Sunday.

Dalton's 9-yard touchdown to wide receiver A.J. Green gave the Bengals their first lead, 13-10, with 2:37 remaining.

Fifty seconds later, kicker Mike Nugent added a 44-yard field goal, his third of the game, to help the Bengals (7-0) build a commanding 3 1/2-game game lead over the second-place Steelers (4-4) in the AFC North.

The Steelers drove to the Cincinnati 16 but the game ended on an incomplete pass by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Dalton completed 22 of 38 passes after entering the game with an NFL-best 161.1 passer rating, but was intercepted twice with the Bengals trailing 10-6, getting picked by Antwon Blake in the end zone and free safety Mike Mitchell at the Pittsburgh 24.

Green had 11 receptions for 108 yards.

The Bengals also had two fourth-quarter interceptions of Roethlisberger, who was in his first game back after missing four games with a sprained knee. Strong safety Shawn Williams' pick set up the winning touchdown and free safety Reggie Nelson's interception led to Nugent's last field goal.

Roethlisberger was 26-of-39 passing for 239 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted three times.

Steelers star running back Le'Veon Bell was knocked out of the game in the second quarter with a potentially serious right knee injury.

He caught a pass from Roethlisberger and his knee twisted awkwardly underneath him when tackled by linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Bell did not put any weight on the leg as he was helped to a cart and taken to the locker room.

The Steelers started fast with Roethlisberger back under center, taking the opening kickoff and driving 80 yards in 12 plays for a touchdown. Roethlisberger capped the drive with a 1-yard pass to wide receiver Antonio Brown, who did not score in the four games that Mike Vick and Landry Jones started at quarterback.

However, the Steelers did not score again until the third quarter when kicker Chris Boswell's 32-yard field goal extended their lead to 10-6.

The Bengals got within 7-6 by halftime as connected on a pair of field goals -- from 46 yards in the first quarter and 45 yards in the second.

NOTES: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger became the 16th passer in NFL history to throw for 40,000 yards, including the ninth with only one team and the first in Steelers' history. Roethlisberger is one of five active quarterbacks to reach the milestone along with Denver's Peyton Manning, New Orleans' Drew Brees, New England's Tom Brady and the New York Giants' Eli Manning. ... Bengals LB Rey Maualaga (calf), DE Carlos Dunlap (shoulder) and OT Andre Smith (head) all left the game along with Steelers FS Mike Mitchell (head). ... Cincinnati LB Vontaze Burfict was active for the first time this season after missing the first six games while recovering from offseason knee surgery and CB Leon Hall (back) started after being listed as questionable. ...Pittsburgh S Will Allen (ankle), LB Terence Garvin (knee), DE Stephon Tuitt (knee) and QB Mike Vick (hamstring) were inactive.