TV: ESPN/ABC (8:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:00 PM ET): Ted Emrich, Ryan Harris
All-Time Series History Regular Season: PIT leads series, 69-39 (won 4 of past 5) Postseason: PIT leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/1/24: PIT 44 at CIN 38 Postseason: AFC-WC 1/9/16: PIT 18 at CIN 16
HEAD COACHES
Zac Taylor vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-7 Reg. Season: 45-52-1 (.464) Postseason: 5-2 (.714)
Mike Tomlin vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 27-9 Reg. Season: 183-106-2 (.632) Postseason: 8-10 (.444)
BENGALSNOTES
• QB JOE BURROW completed 39 of 49 atts. (season-high 79.6 pct.) for 412 yards with 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 122.1 rating last week, 8th-straight game with 250+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes, longest streak in NFL history. Has 7 games with 400+ pass yards, tied-most ever by QB in 1st 5 seasons. Has 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 7 of 8 road games this season. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Pit. with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Leads NFL with franchiserecord 4,641 pass yards & 42 TD passes with 8 INTs in 2024 & can become 1st player ever with 5,000+ pass yards & fewer than 10 INTs in a season. • RB CHASE BROWN has 90+ scrimmage yards in 8 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Aims for 4th in row on road with 110+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 3 of past 4 on road. Had 100 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 30 rec.) & rush TD in Week 13 meeting. Needs 10 rush yards for 1st-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 9 catches for 102 yards last week, 12th-straight game with 5+ catches & 7th-straight game with 75+ rec. yards, both longest active streaks in NFL. Aims for 5th in row with 90+ rec. yards. Has 8 rec. TDs in his past 5 on road. Had 86 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 13 meeting. Leads NFL in catches (franchise-record 117), rec. yards (franchise-record 1,612) & rec. TDs (16) in 2024. • WR TEE HIGGINS led team with season-high 11 catches for 131 yards & careerbest 3 TDs in Week 17, 3rd-straight game with 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Had TD catch in Week 13 meeting & has 115+ rec. yards in each of 3 career games at Pit. • TE MIKE GESICKI tied career high with 10 catches for 86 yards last week. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON aims for 5th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has sack in each of his 3 career games at Pit. Tied for NFL lead with 14 sacks this season. • DE JOSEPH OSSAI aims for 3rd in row with FF & 0.5+ sacks. Had sack in Week 13 meeting. • LB GERMAINE PRATT had 7 tackles & 2nd INT of season in Week 17. Aims for 8th in row with 5+ tackles. Aims for 3rd in row on road with TFL. • S GENO STONE has INT in 3 of past 4 & in each of past 2 on road.
STEELERS NOTES
• STEELERS secured 21st-consecutive season without losing record, tied with 1965-85 Dallas Cowboys for longest streak in NFL history. • QB RUSSELL WILSON totaled 260 yards (205 pass, season-high 55 rush) with rush TD last week, 33rd-career game with 50+ rush yards, 5th-most ever by QB. Has 90+ rating in 5 of past 6. Is 4-1 in 5 home starts this season. Set season highs in pass yards (414) & rating (126.4) with 3 TD passes in Week 13 meeting. Needs TD pass to become 4th player ever with 350+ TD passes in 1st 13 seasons. • RB NAJEE HARRIS rushed for 74 yards last week. Had 129 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 54 rec.) in Week 13 meeting & aims for 5th in row vs. Cin. with 75+ rush yards & rush TD. Is 4th player since 2000 & 1st since Adrian Peterson in 2007 with 1,000+ rush yards & 5+ rush TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had season-high 112 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 41 rec.) in Week 17. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Had 55 rec. yards in Week 13 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Cin. with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR GEORGE PICKENS has 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8. Had 74 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 13 meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Cin. with 55+ rec. yards. Needs 100 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH led team with 7 catches for 60 yards last week. Had 6 catches for 68 yards & TD in Week 13 meeting. • LB T.J. WATT had TFL & PD last week. Has TFL in 6 of past 7. Had 3 TFL, 2 sacks & FF in Week 13 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Cin. with sack & FF. Leads NFL with 6 FFs & ranks tied-4th with 11.5 sacks in 2024. • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had PD last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4. • LB PATRICK QUEEN aims for 10th in row with 7+ tackles. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had 7 tackles in Week 17 & aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 vs. Cin.
