Giovani Bernard was both catching and rushing to help Cincinnati (3-10-1) end a streak that lost five games; Pittsburgh (11-3) lost the chance to seal the AFC North title after the third straight loss
The Reuters
Last updated: 22/12/20 7:11 am
Giovani Bernard escapes the comments of TJ Watt at Pittsburgh on a night that would get two views
Giovani Bernard made a concert and ran for a city tour as the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 Monday.
Cincinnati (3-10-1) broke a five-game losing streak, while Pittsburgh (11-3) lost third place in a row and missed the chance to capture the AFC North title.
Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley, starting with an injured Brandon Allen, finished seven of 13 passes for 89 yards while tossing for a sailboat and running for one. Bernard scored 83 yards on 25 carries.
- Bengals passing leader: Ryan Finley, 7/13, 89 yards, 1 TD
- Rush Head: Giovani Bernard, 25 yards, 83 yards, 1 TD
- Head gets: Tee Higgins, three catches, 31 yards
Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley with his offensive attack Fred Johnson
Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger tied on 20 of 38 passes for 170 yards, becoming the seventh player to pass over 60,000 passing yards.
- Steelers passing leader: Ben Roethlisberger, 20/38, 170 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rush Head: Benny Snell Jr., 18 yards, 84 yards, 1 TD
- Leader gets: Diontae Johnson, eight catches, 59 yards, 1 TD
He threw for one wake and was caught once. Diontae Johnson held a courtship while Benny Snell was courting among his 84 yards on 18 carries.
Ben Roethlisberger is looking to throw when Pittsburgh lost to Cincinnati on a night that reached 60,000 passing yards
Pittsburgh suffered a disastrous first half while Cincinnati was in favor.
The Steelers had two yards of offense and Roethlisberger had four out of 10 passes for less than five yards in the first quarter.
Instead the two Pittsburgh possessions that didn’t end in punts ended with a turnaround, and the Bengals got involved.
A botched midfielder’s return was brought back by Josh Bynes and led to a 34-yard field goal by Austin Seibert for the Bengals ’3-0 lead. This was Seibert’s first field goal after taking over for Randy Bullock.
Seibert was wide of just 55-yards late in the first quarter, but Cincinnati got the ball back when catcher JuJu Smith-Schuster passed the ball to Vonn Bell at the Pittsburgh 38-yard line.
Bernard in the endzone for the Bengals courtship
Seven plays later, Bernard moved right, then cut to the endzone for a four-yard scoring run to make it 10-0 in the second quarter.
Another turn of Steelers, intercepted by Mackensie Alexander, helped set Finley a 14-yard touchdown pass to Bernard to make it 17-0.
Diontae Johnson captures a city pass for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh finally got on the board on Roethlisberger’s 23-yard scoring pass to Johnson at 12:27 of the third quarter, leaving him 17-7.
Chris Boswell’s 25-yard goal closed the deficit to 17-10 late in the third quarter.
On a nine-game, 80-yard touchdown pass into the fourth quarter, the Bengals pushed him 24-10 on 23-yard keeper Finley.
Snell’s one-yard dive pulled into the Pittsburgh endzone to within a score of 24-17 with 5:32 remaining.
However, Seibert of the Bengals scored a 33-field goal with 12 seconds left to seal the win.
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