Steelers Beat Bengals, Box Score Stats, Highlights for Rodgers, Burrow, Chase, Higgins, Top Players
Sunday was a quarterback showdown.
Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers came out on top against the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow, handing them their first loss of the season with a 30-27 victory after a late fumble recovery.
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The 2-0 Bengals entered Acrisure Stadium as 3.5-point favorites over the Steelers, according to FanDuel Sportsbook , but left Pittsburgh on Sunday with a disappointing loss.
The Steelers improved to 2-1 with a divisional win over the previously undefeated Bengals, led by three touchdown passes from its veteran quarterback.
In Rodgers' 22nd year, he opened the game with a 38-yard connection to Roman Wilson. Burrow and the Bengals answered with a short reception from Ja'Marr Chase before Rodgers notched his second touchdown pass of the first quarter, finding Ben Skowronek to give the Steelers a 14-7 lead.
Both teams settled in defensively in the second, with Cincinnati's Jordan Battle intercepting Rodgers to set up a five-play drive that ended with the Bengals finding the end zone on an impressive catch from Tee Higgins.
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh entered the half knotted at 17.
After eating up the clock with a 6:38 drive, the Bengals were held to a field goal in the third. Rodgers and the Steelers took the lead heading into the final quarter on a DK Metcalf touchdown, giving them a four-point advantage.
Mike Gesicki grabbed a wide open, 25-yard pass from Burrow to reclaim the lead early in the fourth, but a muffed punt by the Bengals set up the Steelers for a field goal to tie the game at 27 with 8:45 remaining.
A Steelers field goal gave them the lead with 2:15 left and put the ball in Burrow's hands for a two-minute drill.
Just after Burrow and Chase got the Bengals into field goal position with a chance to at least tie the game, Burrow was sacked on the very next play and fumbled the ball away, with Pittsburgh recovering to seal the upset win.
The Bengals will host the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday, while the Steelers hit the road to face the Cleveland Browns in a Thursday night game.
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