The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 3, on September 17, 1978.

Final

Steelers

3-0-0

28

Bengals

0-3-0

3

Team

PIT

CIN

1

14

0

2

7

3

7

0

4

0

Total

28

3

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

CIN

Rocky Bleier 5-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

7

0

Franco Harris 15-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

PIT

CIN

Chris Bahr 33-yard field goal

14

3

Bennie Cunningham 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

21

3

3rd quarter

PIT

CIN

Lynn Swann 12-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

28

3

Steelers

Bengals

1st Downs

26

9

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

70

56

Total Yards

447

179

Yards per play

6.4

3.2

Passing

235

123

Comp - Att

14 - 20

17 - 36

Yards per pass

11.2

3.4

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 7

0 - 0

Rushing

212

56

Rushing Attempts

49

20

Yards per rush

4.3

2.8

Penalties

6

7

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

3

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Steelers

Bengals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	14	19	242	12.7	2	1		128.7
Mike Kruczek	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	14	20	235	12.1	2	1	1	123.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Rocky Bleier	12	75	6.3	1
Franco Harris	16	73	4.6	1
Sidney Thornton	15	45	3.0	0
Terry Bradshaw	1	10	10.0	0
Rick Moser	2	7	3.5	0
Alvin Maxson	2	5	2.5	0
Mike Kruczek	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	49	212	4.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bennie Cunningham	4	107	26.8	1
Lynn Swann	5	78	15.6	1
John Stallworth	2	27	13.5	0
Randy Grossman	1	18	18.0	0
Rocky Bleier	1	8	8.0	0
Franco Harris	1	4	4.0	0
Team	14	242	12.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	3	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	4	175	43.8
Team	4	175	43.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	2	55	27.5	0
Team	2	55	27.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Nat Terry	5	62	12.4
Randy Reutershan	4	11	2.8
Team	9	73	8.1

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
John Reaves	16	32	114	3.6	2		32.6
Rob Hertel	1	4	9	2.3	0		39.6
Team	17	36	123	3.4	2	0	32.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Pete Johnson	9	27	3.0
Archie Griffin	6	18	3.0
John Reaves	1	10	10.0
Isaac Curtis	1	1	1.0
Rob Hertel	1	0	0.0
Deacon Turner	2	0	0.0
Team	20	56	2.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Pete Johnson	5	31	6.2
Archie Griffin	6	28	4.7
Dennis Law	1	19	19.0
Billy Brooks	1	17	17.0
Isaac Curtis	1	12	12.0
James Corbett	1	9	9.0
Deacon Turner	2	7	3.5
Team	17	123	3.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Chris Bahr	1	2		0	3
Team	1	2		0	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Pat McInally	10	424	42.4
Team	10	424	42.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ray Griffin	4	106	26.5	0
Team	4	106	26.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Don Bass	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	1	-3	-3.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,309

Burrow

RUSH

1,034

Mixon

REC

1,216

Chase

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

16th

OPP PPG

22.6

21st

RUSH YDS/G

89.8

31st

PASS YDS/G

250.4

12th

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

Bengals

9-8-0

31

Final

14

Browns

11-6-0

Sun 7 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 Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 3, on September 17, 1978.

Final

Steelers

28

Bengals

3

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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More Bengals Stats

2,309

1,034

1,216

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