The Pittsburgh Steelers took a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, 38 to 31, on December 4, 2005.

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

CIN

Bengals

9-3-0

38

PIT

Steelers

7-5-0

31

Team

CIN

PIT

1

7

14

2

14

3

3

10

7

4

7

7

Total

38

31

1st quarter

CIN

PIT

Steelers

Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Jeff Reed kick)

0

7

Bengals

T.J. Houshmandzadeh 43-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick)

7

7

Steelers

Quincy Morgan 25-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)

7

14

2nd quarter

CIN

PIT

Bengals

Reggie Kelly 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick)

14

14

Bengals

T.J. Houshmandzadeh 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick)

21

14

Steelers

Jeff Reed 23-yard field goal

21

17

3rd quarter

CIN

PIT

Bengals

Shayne Graham 30-yard field goal

24

17

Steelers

Hines Ward 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)

24

24

Bengals

Rudi Johnson 1-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)

31

24

4th quarter

CIN

PIT

Bengals

Rudi Johnson 14-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)

38

24

Steelers

Hines Ward 6-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)

38

31

Bengals

Steelers

1st Downs

21

28

Passing 1st Downs

12

18

Rushing 1st Downs

7

9

1st downs from penalties

2

1

3rd down efficiency

6 - 14

6 - 13

4th down efficiency

0 - 1

0 - 1

Total Plays

64

71

Total Yards

324

474

Yards per play

5.1

6.7

Passing

222

379

Comp - Att

22 - 38

29 - 41

Yards per pass

5.7

8.8

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

2 - 7

Rushing

102

95

Rushing Attempts

25

28

Yards per rush

4.1

3.4

Penalties

4

7

Turnovers

0

4

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

26:42

33:18

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Carson Palmer 22 38 227 6.0 3 0 1 101.5
Team 22 38 222 6.0 3 0 1 101.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Rudi Johnson 21 98 4.7 2
T.J. Houshmandzadeh 1 7 7.0 0
Carson Palmer 3 -3 -1.0 0
Team 25 102 4.1 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
T.J. Houshmandzadeh 5 88 17.6 2 8
Chad Johnson 5 54 10.8 0 11
Chris Henry 5 52 10.4 0 7
Reggie Kelly 3 12 4.0 1 5
Chris Perry 2 12 6.0 0 4
Rudi Johnson 1 5 5.0 0 1
Tony Stewart 1 4 4.0 0 1
Matt Schobel 0 0 0 1
Team 22 227 6.0 3 38

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Kevin Kaesviharn 0 0 1
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Odell Thurman 10 7 0.0 0 1 0
Landon Johnson 10 6 0.0 0 1 0
Deltha O'Neal 6 5 0.0 0 1 0
Brian Simmons 9 5 0.0 1 1 0
Shaun Smith 7 5 0.0 0 0 0
Rashad Bauman 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Robert Geathers 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Tory James 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Ifeanyi Ohalete 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Kaesviharn 5 2 0.0 1 0 0
Hannibal Navies 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
David Pollack 2 2 1.0 1 0 0
Justin Smith 4 2 1.0 2 0 0
Jonathan Fanene 1 1 0.0 1 0 0
Shayne Graham 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Caleb Miller 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Matt Schobel 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Marcus Wilkins 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Mitchell 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
John Thornton 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Walter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 85 53 2.0 6 4 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Shayne Graham 1 1 5 8
Team 1 1 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Kyle Larson 5 234 46.8
Team 5 234 46.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tab Perry 5 197 39.4 0
Team 5 197 39.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keiwan Ratliff 1 3 3.0 0
Team 1 3 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ben Roethlisberger 29 41 386 9.4 3 3 2 94.2
Team 29 41 379 9.4 3 3 2 94.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Willie Parker 15 71 4.7 0
Jerome Bettis 8 13 1.6 1
Hines Ward 1 7 7.0 0
Ben Roethlisberger 1 2 2.0 0
Duce Staley 3 2 0.7 0
Team 28 95 3.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Hines Ward 9 135 15.0 2 14
Cedrick Wilson 4 65 16.3 0 6
Antwaan Randle El 5 47 9.4 0 7
Heath Miller 3 44 14.7 0 3
Jerame Tuman 1 26 26.0 0 2
Quincy Morgan 1 25 25.0 1 2
Jerome Bettis 3 24 8.0 0 3
Willie Parker 1 11 11.0 0 1
Duce Staley 2 9 4.5 0 3
Team 29 386 9.4 3 41

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Willie Parker 2 0 0
Duce Staley 1 0 1
Hines Ward 1 1 0
Alan Faneca 0 0 2
Team 4 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Chris Hope 10 9 0.0 0 0 0
James Farrior 10 4 0.0 1 0 0
Larry Foote 6 4 0.0 1 0 0
Clark Haggans 6 3 1.0 1 0 0
Bryant McFadden 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Troy Polamalu 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Ike Taylor 4 3 0.0 0 2 0
Ricardo Colclough 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Joey Porter 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Tyrone Carter 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Alan Faneca 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Casey Hampton 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Brett Keisel 1 1 0.0 0 1 0
Heath Miller 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Sean Morey 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Max Starks 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Deshea Townsend 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
Hines Ward 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kimo von Oelhoffen 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Travis Kirschke 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Clint Kriewaldt 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Logan 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Aaron Smith 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 68 43 1.0 3 6 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Reed 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Gardocki 3 96 32.0
Team 3 96 32.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Quincy Morgan 3 84 28.0 0
Ricardo Colclough 2 41 20.5 0
Brett Keisel 1 11 11.0 0
Team 6 136 22.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Antwaan Randle El 2 8 4.0 0
Team 2 8 4.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,070

Pickett

Kenny Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

Najee Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

George Pickens

Team Rankings

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PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

PIT Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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