The Pittsburgh Steelers schooled the Cincinnati Bengals, 40 to 17, on November 5, 1972.

Final

Bengals

5-3-0

17

Steelers

6-2-0

40

Team

CIN

PIT

1

0

10

2

0

16

3

14

7

4

3

7

Total

17

40

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CIN

PIT

John Fuqua 7-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

0

7

Roy Gerela 15-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

CIN

PIT

Roy Gerela 22-yard field goal

0

13

Frank Lewis 28-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)

0

19

Larry Brown 13-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

0

26

3rd quarter

CIN

PIT

Virgil Carter 1-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick)

7

26

Frank Lewis 34-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

7

33

Chip Myers 2-yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)

14

33

4th quarter

CIN

PIT

Franco Harris 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

14

40

Horst Muhlmann 37-yard field goal

17

40

Bengals

Steelers

1st Downs

21

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

56

Total Yards

366

415

Yards per play

5.8

7.4

Passing

221

185

Comp - Att

17 - 28

11 - 24

Yards per pass

7.4

7.1

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 9

2 - 10

Rushing

145

230

Rushing Attempts

33

30

Yards per rush

4.4

7.7

Penalties

7

3

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Bengals

Steelers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Virgil Carter	12	16	156	9.8	1	0		126.0
Ken Anderson	5	12	74	6.2	0	1		27.8
Team	17	28	221	8.2	1	1	2	83.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Doug Dressler	16	89	5.6	0
Essex Johnson	12	51	4.3	0
Virgil Carter	2	3	1.5	1
Charlie Joiner	1	2	2.0	0
Ken Anderson	2	0	0.0	0
Team	33	145	4.4	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Doug Dressler	6	80	13.3	0
Chip Myers	4	59	14.8	1
Essex Johnson	3	53	17.7	0
Bob Trumpy	4	38	9.5	0
Team	17	230	8.2	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Horst Muhlmann	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Lewis	5	197	39.4
Team	5	197	39.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Charlie Joiner	5	88	17.6
Bernard Jackson	1	19	19.0
Lemar Parrish	1	19	19.0
Team	7	126	18.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Lemar Parrish	1	6	6.0
Tommy Casanova	1	2	2.0
Team	2	8	4.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	10	20	190	9.5	3		122.9
Joe Gilliam	1	3	5	1.7	0		42.4
Bobby Walden	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	11	24	185	8.1	3	2	113.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Franco Harris	15	101	6.7	1
John Fuqua	13	80	6.2	1
Frank Lewis	1	41	41.0	0
Terry Bradshaw	1	8	8.0	0
Team	30	230	7.7	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Lewis	3	87	29.0	2
Ron Shanklin	3	42	14.0	0
Franco Harris	2	39	19.5	0
Larry Brown	1	13	13.0	1
John McMakin	1	9	9.0	0
John Fuqua	1	5	5.0	0
Team	11	195	8.1	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bobby Walden	4	158	39.5
Team	4	158	39.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Franco Harris	2	45	22.5
Warren Bankston	1	20	20.0
Team	3	65	21.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Glen Edwards	2	70	35.0	0
Team	2	70	35.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,070

Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	13	4	.765
Browns	11	6	.647
Steelers	10	7	.588
Bengals	9	8	.529

Last Game

Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Pittsburgh Steelers schooled the Cincinnati Bengals, 40 to 17, on November 5, 1972.

Final

Bengals

17

Steelers

40

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,070

1,035

1,140

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule