NFL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2-0) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (6-2-0)

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NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter)

Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 PM ET

Paycor Stadium

Referee: Clete Blakeman

Regular Season: PIT leads series, 71-41 (home team won past 3)

Last reg. season meeting: 9/27/26: CIN 27 at PIT 30

Mike McCarthy (PIT) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-3 Reg. Season: 180-114-2 (.611)

Zac Taylor (CIN) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-9 Reg. Season: 58-65-1 (.472)

Pittsburgh Last Game: W, 27-6 vs. CLE (Week 8)

Cincinnati Last Game: W, 34-17 vs. ATL (Madrid) (Week 9)

STEELERS NOTES

• QB AARON RODGERS passed for 172 yards in Week 8. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Cin. with 100+ rating & 4th in row in primetime with 220+ pass yards & TD pass. Has 250+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3 on road. Passed for 292 yards & 3 TDs with 101.6 rating in Week 3 meeting. • RB JAYLEN WARREN led team with season-high 143 rush yards & had rush TD in Week 8. Has 125+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6. Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with 90+ scrimmage yards. Had 176 scrimmage yards (127 rush, 49 rec.) in Week 3 meeting. • RB RICO DOWDLE had 56 rush yards & 1st rush TD of season in Week 8. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 141 scrimmage yards (131 rush, 10 rec.) in his last game vs. Cin. (12/9/24 w/ Dal.). • WR GERMIE BERNARD (rookie) had 5 receptions in Week 8. Ranks tied-4th among rookies with 32 receptions in 2026. Has 5+ receptions in 3 of his past 4. • TE DARNELL WASHINGTON had career-high 94 rec. yards in Week 8. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD catch. Had 67 rec. yards in Week 3 meeting. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH had 1st-career rush TD in Week 8. • LB T.J. WATT had 2 sacks & PD in Week 8, his 28th-career game with 2+ sacks, tied with HOFer Richard Dent (28) for 5th-most such games by player in 1st 10 seasons since 1982. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • LB PATRICK QUEEN led team with 12 tackles & had 1.5 sacks, PD & 1st FF of season in Week 8. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles, sack & PD. Had 13 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 3 meeting. • LB PAYTON WILSON had 8 tackles & TFL in Week 8. Had 6 tackles & PD in Week 3 meeting. • LB NICK HERBIG had sack in Week 8. Has sack in 2 of his past 3. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks & PD in Week 8. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.

BENGALS NOTES

• QB JOE BURROW completed 24 of 29 atts. (82.8 pct.) for 271 yards & 3 TDs with 140.1 rating & had rush TD in Week 9. Became 5th QB all-time with 4+ combined TD pass & rush TD in 4 consecutive games. Ranks 1st in TD passes (23), comp. pct. (74) & rating (114.8) & ranks 2nd in pass yards (2,386) in 2026. Aims for his 5th in row with 3+ TD passes & 115+ rating. Completed 28 of 37 atts. (75.7 pct.) for 282 yards & 3 TDs with 123.9 rating in Week 3 meeting. • RB CHASE BROWN had 75 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 18 rec.) last week. Aims for his 13th in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. Had 69 scrimmage yards (61 rush, 8 rec.) in Week 3 meeting. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 10 receptions for 155 yards & 7th rec. TD of season in Week 9, joining HOFer Randy Moss as only players with 7+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Tied Michael Thomas (18) for most games with 10+ receptions by player in 1st 6 seasons all-time & tied Julio Jones (28) for 3rd-most games with 100+ rec. yards by player under age 27 in NFL history. Aims for his 5th in row with TD catch & 3rd in row with 10+ receptions & 140+ rec. yards. Had 9 catches for 98 yards & TD in Week 3 meeting. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 2 TD catches last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD catch & 3rd in row with 2+ TD catches. Had 6 catches for 90 yards & TD catch in Week 3 meeting. • TE MIKE GESICKI has TD catch in 5 of his past 6, incl. in Week 3 meeting. • LB BARRETT CARTER had 10 tackles, FF & 1st INT of season in Week 9. Aims for his 6th in row with 8+ tackles. Had 6 tackles & PD in Week 3 meeting. • LB DEMETRIUS KNIGHT had 8 tackles last week. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Had 9 tackles in Week 3 meeting. • S JORDAN BATTLE had PD in Week 9. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Had INT in Week 3 meeting. • S BRYAN COOK had career-high 10 tackles last week.

Game Odds

Pittsburgh Steelers         49.5

Cincinnati Bengals           – 3.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, November 14, 2026

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