Week 17, 2026

played in Pittsburgh, PA

36 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	3	7	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	0	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 PIT - Ryan Succop 50 field goal
2Q: 11:18 PIT - Ryan Succop 34 field goal
2Q: 06:15 CIN - Jay Bishop 22 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 08:24 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 45 field goal
4Q: 12:54 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 09:53 CIN - Brenden Lipford 28 pass from Rusty Smith (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 PIT - Ryan Succop 50 field goal
2Q: 11:18 PIT - Ryan Succop 34 field goal
2Q: 06:15 CIN - Jay Bishop 22 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 08:24 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 45 field goal
4Q: 12:54 PIT - Ryan Succop 19 field goal
4Q: 09:53 CIN - Brenden Lipford 28 pass from Rusty Smith (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)

Team Statistics CIN PIT
Record 4-12 4-12
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 313 213
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 4.89 3.55
Net Rushing Yards 124 68
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 4.28 3.58
Net Passing Yards 189 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 16 - 1 36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 3.54
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:40 30:20

Team Statistics	CIN	PIT
Record	4-12	4-12
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	313	213
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	4.89	3.55
Net Rushing Yards	124	68
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	4.28	3.58
Net Passing Yards	189	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 16 - 1	36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	3.54
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:40	30:20

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 27	4	7	Interception
1	11:07	4:23	OWN 18	8	28	Punt
1	4:36	1:49	OWN 45	4	15	Punt
2	11:10	5:10	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	2:05	0:50	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 6	2	12	Half
3	12:16	3:58	OWN 31	7	41	Field Goal
3	4:03	1:22	OWN 21	3	50	Fumble
4	12:49	3:12	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	8:35	2:57	OWN 47	8	25	Missed FG
4	5:06	1:49	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 35	6	16	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	1:41	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:44	2:08	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
1	2:47	6:37	OWN 1	16	82	Field Goal
2	6:00	3:55	OWN 21	8	15	Punt
2	1:15	0:49	50	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	8:18	4:15	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	2:41	4:52	OWN 29	10	69	Field Goal
4	9:37	1:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:38	0:32	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	3:17	1:04	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Charles Alcott, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karl Chapman	18	61	3.39	8	0	0
Jay Bishop	10	64	6.40	22	3	1
Rusty Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Gerhardt	11	39	3.55	11	1
Gus Eleazer	7	23	3.29	10	1
Rico Howe	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Smith	33	16	203	2/14	1	28	1	65.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	36	19	175	5/30	0	27	0	66.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Helfrich	6	8	66	11.00	16	21	0
RB Jay Bishop	2	2	24	12.00	15	22	0
TE Vince Roberts	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brenden Lipford	1	4	28	28.00	19	28	1
RB Karl Chapman	1	3	15	15.00	10	15	0
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
WR Greg Ellison	1	5	21	21.00	12	21	0
WR Ernest Henderson	1	3	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Cory Sims	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
FB Bubba Wilson	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Irv Huettner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Gray	4	12	64	16.00	27	27
WR Ralph Witt	4	5	40	10.00	4	23
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	5	19	6.33	2	14
TE Graham Sellers	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
WR Danny Cranford	2	3	18	9.00	3	14
WR Clay Joseph	2	4	6	3.00	0	5
FB Bucky Irwin	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
TE Jorge Brock	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Chapman	1	0	0
Greg Ellison	1	0	0
Seth McCorvey	1	0	0
Derrick Wayne	0	1	0
Fred Caldwell	0	1	0
Charles Alcott	0	0	2

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Howe	2	0	0
Toby Gerhardt	0	1	0
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	0
Wayne Maxwell	0	1	0
Bucky Irwin	0	0	1
Rondell Kurtz	0	0	1
Patrick Mussi	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Goodwin	4	160	40.0	34.3	45	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	202	40.4	39.2	44	1
Ryan Succop	3	95	31.7	30.3	33	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Helfrich	3	10	3.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Moore	1	12	12.0	0
Jake Wray	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	4	101	25.3	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dana Kelleher	5	1	1.0	15	37
OLB Winfred Lofton	4	1	1.0	6	16
DT Britt Bullock	4	0	1.0	8	19
S Kelvin Jefferson	4	2	0.0	15	41
CB Fred Caldwell	4	1	0.0	14	36
CB Glen Patton	3	1	0.0	14	34
ILB Brett Price	3	0	0.0	8	27
DE Cornell Lang	3	0	0.0	11	20
DE Charles Alcott	2	1	2.0	8	27
ILB Levon Newnam	2	1	0.0	11	14
CB Seth McCorvey	2	1	0.0	17	39
DE Travis Melnik	2	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Dwight Heinlein	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	0.0	11	14
WR Greg Ellison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Peters	1	0	0.0	8	21
OLB Timothy Krock	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Moe Robinson	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Juan Gaines	7	3	0.0	23	26
CB Kyle Meadows	5	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Patrick Mussi	4	5	0.0	21	19
S Josh Moseley	4	4	0.0	24	33
DE George Selvie	3	0	0.0	15	24
DT Grady Patton	2	1	2.0	21	17
CB Peter Gaylor	2	2	0.0	26	34
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	2	1	0.0	17	20
DT B.J. Buckner	2	1	0.0	22	31
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	1	0.0	22	28
ILB Greg Lynn	2	1	0.0	6	9
ILB Ron Lazer	2	0	0.0	12	7
CB Joseph Weldon	2	0	0.0	16	19
DE Brian Orakpo	1	1	0.0	25	16
S William Moore	1	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Jake Wray	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Zack Durham	0	2	0.0	16	26
S Ralph Quinn	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Charles Alcott	2.0	1	2	27
S Dana Kelleher	1.0	0	1	37
DT Britt Bullock	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Winfred Lofton	1.0	0	0	16
DT Moe Robinson	0.0	0	1	22
DE Walt Fraaije	0.0	0	1	14
DT Sammy Barton	0.0	0	1	11
CB Seth McCorvey	0.0	0	1	39

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Grady Patton	2.0	2	0	17
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	1	24
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fred Caldwell	4	0	36
ILB Brett Price	3	0	27
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	37
CB Glen Patton	2	0	34
OLB Winfred Lofton	2	0	16
S Kelvin Jefferson	1	1	41
CB Seth McCorvey	1	1	39
DT Corey Peters	1	0	21
DT Britt Bullock	1	0	19
ILB Levon Newnam	1	0	14
OLB Timothy Krock	1	0	5

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Meadows	4	0	0	24
S Josh Moseley	3	2	0	33
CB Wayne Maxwell	2	0	0	28
CB Peter Gaylor	1	3	0	34
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	1	1	16
OLB Juan Gaines	1	1	0	26
DE Brian Orakpo	1	0	0	16
ILB Kirk Snyder	1	0	0	1
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0	7
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0	19
S William Moore	0	2	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	4	5	1	22	0	28
Les Griffith	2	4	0	17	1	17
Morris Poor	1	5	0	13	0	21
Winfred Glover	1	4	0	19	0	28
Marco Zellars	1	2	0	16	0	11
David Medaris	1	1	0	10	0	7
Derrick Wayne	0	2	0	18	1	20
Vince Roberts	0	2	0	16	0	19
Ernie Crane	0	2	0	18	0	18
Donny Osborne	0	1	0	11	0	15

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	2	5	0	18	3	37
Donovan Ahern	1	4	0	17	1	30
Frankie Modrell	1	3	1	5	0	15
Gabe Russell	0	2	0	17	1	24
Edgar Sinclair	0	2	0	17	0	38
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	11	0	22
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	0	15	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kelvin Jefferson	2	11
Jay Bishop	1	21
Ernest Henderson	1	13
Teddy Freeman	1	6

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Irwin	3	19
Kevin Klotz	2	16
Todd Kerr	1	16
Archie Roberts	1	11

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Caldwell	---	---	14	36	26	76
Seth McCorvey	---	---	17	39	15	71
Kelvin Jefferson	---	---	15	41	11	67
Rusty Smith	29	35	---	---	---	64
Darrell Helfrich	15	26	---	---	16	57
Dana Kelleher	---	---	15	37	2	54
Les Monroe	22	28	---	---	2	52
Glen Patton	---	---	14	34	3	51
Winfred Glover	19	28	---	---	1	48
Jay Bishop	11	14	---	---	21	46
Teddy Freeman	17	21	---	---	6	44
Winfred Lofton	---	---	6	16	22	44
Ernie Crane	18	18	---	---	6	42
Marco Zellars	16	11	---	---	13	40
Moe Robinson	---	---	12	22	5	39
Derrick Wayne	18	20	---	---	---	38
Cornell Lang	---	---	11	20	7	38
Cory Sims	5	16	---	---	17	38
Charles Alcott	---	---	8	27	3	38
Brett Price	---	---	8	27	2	37
Morris Poor	13	21	---	---	3	37
Bubba Wilson	13	12	---	---	12	37
Karl Chapman	18	18	---	---	---	36
Greg Ellison	16	20	---	---	---	36
Les Griffith	17	17	---	---	2	36
Corey Peters	---	---	8	21	7	36
Vince Roberts	16	19	---	---	---	35
Brenden Lipford	17	18	---	---	---	35
Dan Clinton	---	---	13	22	---	35
Britt Bullock	---	---	8	19	7	34
Donny Osborne	11	15	---	---	6	32
Dwight Heinlein	---	---	10	19	2	31
Travis Melnik	---	---	7	19	4	30
Ernest Henderson	4	11	---	---	13	28
Walt Fraaije	---	---	11	14	1	26
Tom Moore	---	---	9	8	9	26
Levon Newnam	---	---	11	14	1	26
Irv Huettner	12	6	---	---	3	21
David Medaris	10	7	---	---	4	21
Sammy Barton	---	---	8	11	2	21
Mel Beaver	2	4	---	---	9	15
Timothy Krock	---	---	4	5	---	9
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnnie Goodwin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shorty Kroner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Gaylor	---	---	26	34	2	62
Rico Howe	19	41	---	---	---	60
Edgar Sinclair	17	38	---	---	5	60
Josh Moseley	---	---	24	33	2	59
George Gray	16	40	---	---	2	58
Rodger Saffold	18	37	---	---	---	55
B.J. Buckner	---	---	22	31	2	55
Bucky Irwin	11	22	---	---	19	52
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	22	28	2	52
William Moore	---	---	20	27	4	51
Gabe Russell	17	24	---	---	10	51
Juan Gaines	---	---	23	26	2	51
Donovan Ahern	17	30	---	---	3	50
Joseph Weldon	---	---	16	19	14	49
Zack Durham	---	---	16	26	5	47
Alonzo Hatcher	15	30	---	---	---	45
Ralph Witt	10	23	---	---	11	44
Brian Orakpo	---	---	25	16	2	43
Graham Sellers	14	15	---	---	14	43
Gus Eleazer	7	12	---	---	23	42
Toby Gerhardt	12	30	---	---	---	42
Patrick Mussi	---	---	21	19	2	42
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	8	16	17	41
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	17	20	3	40
George Selvie	---	---	15	24	1	40
Grady Patton	---	---	21	17	2	40
Kyle Meadows	---	---	14	24	2	40
Danny Cranford	10	26	---	---	---	36
Jorge Brock	6	9	---	---	17	32
Frankie Modrell	5	15	---	---	10	30
Archie Roberts	2	17	---	---	11	30
Richard Makowski	4	14	---	---	11	29
Clay Joseph	8	20	---	---	---	28
Ralph Quinn	---	---	8	6	11	25
Kevin Klotz	1	4	---	---	16	21
Todd Kerr	0	4	---	---	16	20
Ron Lazer	---	---	12	7	1	20
Greg Lynn	---	---	6	9	4	19
Kirk Snyder	---	---	2	1	4	7
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jake Wray	---	---	1	2	3	6
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	9	38	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Smith	33	16	4	2	1	9	4	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	36	19	2	2	5	2	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	83	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	17	2.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	95	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	57	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrell Helfrich	8	6	0	66	1	26
WR Greg Ellison	5	1	0	21	1	20
WR Brenden Lipford	4	1	0	28	1	18
TE Vince Roberts	3	1	0	3	0	19
RB Karl Chapman	3	1	0	15	0	18
WR Ernest Henderson	3	1	0	12	0	11
RB Jay Bishop	2	2	0	24	1	14
WR Cory Sims	2	1	0	17	0	16
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	0	10	0	4
RB Irv Huettner	1	0	1	0	0	6
FB Bubba Wilson	1	1	0	7	0	12

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	12	4	2	64	1	40
WR Ralph Witt	5	4	0	40	1	23
RB Toby Gerhardt	5	3	0	19	0	30
TE Graham Sellers	4	2	0	14	0	15
WR Clay Joseph	4	2	2	6	0	20
WR Danny Cranford	3	2	0	18	0	26
FB Bucky Irwin	2	1	1	11	0	22
TE Jorge Brock	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	1	4	4.00	3.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	4	2	8	2.00	4.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	5	5.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	1	1
Rusty Smith	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Howe	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Smith	11	8	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Helfrich	4	3	3
WR Cory Sims	2	1	0
TE Vince Roberts	1	1	0
WR Brenden Lipford	1	1	1
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	1
RB Jay Bishop	1	1	0
RB Irv Huettner	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ralph Witt	5	4	2
WR George Gray	4	1	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	1	0
WR Clay Joseph	2	1	0
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (19,600)
End Zone 13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (19,600)
End Zone	13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,000)