Aaron Rodgers was done at halftime, his left wrist damaged after two illegal hits on the same drive. Jalen Ramsey was ejected in the fourth quarter for throwing a punch. Mason Rudolph stepped in cold, drove Pittsburgh 61 yards for a field goal in the third quarter and 65 yards for a touchdown in the fourth. Kyle Dugger read a Joe Flacco float over the middle, took it 73 yards the other way, and the game was effectively over. James Pierre scooped a Noah Fant fumble at the Cincinnati 34 and outran the coverage to the end zone 18 seconds later. Pittsburgh 34, Cincinnati 12 — a 22-point margin that was not particularly close at any point after the third quarter.
Game Information
Date
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Venue
Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance
66,132
Kickoff
1:00 PM ET
Broadcast
CBS
Final Score
Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Cincinnati Bengals 12
Records
PIT 6–4 · CIN 3–7
Table of Contents
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Cincinnati Bengals
6
0
3
3
12
Pittsburgh Steelers
7
3
10
14
34
Scoring Summary
Quarter
Time
Play
Drive
Score
1st
10:12
Kenneth Gainwell 11-yd reception from Aaron Rodgers — Boswell kick good
8 plays, 78 yds, 4:48
CIN 0 – PIT 7
1st
5:10
Tee Higgins 28-yd reception from Joe Flacco — 2-pt run attempt failed
9 plays, 71 yds, 5:02
CIN 6 – PIT 7
2nd
0:10
Chris Boswell 25-yd FG
9 plays, 86 yds, 1:41
CIN 6 – PIT 10
3rd
11:53
Evan McPherson 43-yd FG
7 plays, 51 yds, 3:07
CIN 9 – PIT 10
3rd
4:16
Chris Boswell 30-yd FG
15 plays, 61 yds, 7:37
CIN 9 – PIT 13
3rd
0:37
Kyle Dugger 73-yd interception return — Boswell kick good
—
CIN 9 – PIT 20
4th
9:41
Evan McPherson 48-yd FG
12 plays, 47 yds, 5:56
CIN 12 – PIT 20
4th
3:40
Kenneth Gainwell 5-yd reception from Mason Rudolph — Boswell kick good
12 plays, 65 yds, 6:01
CIN 12 – PIT 27
4th
3:22
James Pierre 34-yd fumble return — Boswell kick good
1 play, 5 yds, 0:18
CIN 12 – PIT 34
Team Stats
Stat
Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Total Yards
297
343
Passing Yards
192
232
Rushing Yards
105
111
Total Plays
63
60
Yards Per Play
4.7
5.7
Total Drives
10
8
1st Downs
17
22
— Passing
9
13
— Rushing
6
6
— Penalty
2
3
3rd Down Efficiency
7/15 (47%)
7/13 (54%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/1
1/1
Red Zone (Made–Att)
0/2
2/4
Turnovers
2
0
— Fumbles Lost
1
0
— Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks – Yards Lost
1–7
1–11
Penalties
8 for 67 yds
8 for 76 yds
Time of Possession
29:55
30:05
Defensive / ST Touchdowns
0
2
Comp/Att
23/40
21/31
Passing Stats
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Joe Flacco
CIN
23/40
199
5.0
1
1
1–7
26.0
68.6
Aaron Rodgers
PIT
9/15
116
7.7
1
0
1–11
36.6
106.5
Mason Rudolph
PIT
12/16
127
7.9
1
0
0–0
23.9
118.5
PIT Combined
21/31
232
7.8
2
0
1–11
—
112.7
Rodgers left at halftime with a left wrist injury sustained during the final drive of the second quarter. Rudolph took over for the entire second half.
Rushing Stats
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Chase Brown
CIN
18
99
5.5
0
35
Kendall Milton
CIN
2
2
1.0
0
2
Tahj Brooks
CIN
1
5
5.0
0
5
Joe Flacco
CIN
1
−1
−1.0
0
—
CIN Total
22
105
4.8
0
35
Jaylen Warren
PIT
10
62
6.2
0
35
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
9
24
2.7
0
12
Kaleb Johnson
PIT
5
15
3.0
0
7
Aaron Rodgers
PIT
1
8
8.0
0
8
Connor Heyward
PIT
2
3
1.5
0
2
Mason Rudolph
PIT
1
−1
−1.0
0
—
PIT Total
28
111
4.0
0
35
Receiving Stats
Player
Team
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
Tee Higgins
CIN
3
63
21.0
1
28
8
Noah Fant
CIN
5
36
7.2
0
15
6
Ja’Marr Chase
CIN
3
30
10.0
0
16
10
Chase Brown
CIN
6
28
4.7
0
17
8
Tanner Hudson
CIN
3
22
7.3
0
9
3
Andrei Iosivas
CIN
3
20
6.7
0
11
4
CIN Total
23
199
8.7
1
28
39
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
7
81
11.6
2
28
8
Darnell Washington
PIT
4
67
16.8
0
31
5
DK Metcalf
PIT
5
49
9.8
0
17
8
Pat Freiermuth
PIT
1
19
19.0
0
19
1
Roman Wilson
PIT
1
17
17.0
0
17
2
Calvin Austin III
PIT
1
5
5.0
0
5
1
Jaylen Warren
PIT
2
5
2.5
0
6
2
Jonnu Smith
PIT
0
0
—
0
—
2
PIT Total
21
243
11.6
2
31
29
Gainwell’s two receiving touchdowns set a new career high. Higgins’ touchdown tied Eddie Brown for 6th on the Bengals’ all-time receiving touchdowns list at 41. Chase, who set a Bengals franchise record with 16 receptions in the first meeting four weeks earlier at Paycor Stadium, was held to 3 catches on 10 targets.
Defensive Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Patrick Queen
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
Brandin Echols
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
James Pierre
6
3
0
0
2
0
1
Payton Wilson
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
Cameron Heyward
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chuck Clark
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jalen Ramsey
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
Jabrill Peppers
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Kyle Dugger
3
3
0
0
2
0
1
Malik Harrison
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Joey Porter Jr.
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
Keeanu Benton
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
Nick Herbig
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
Esezi Otomewo
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Ben Skowronek
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Yahya Black
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jack Sawyer
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Watt
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
Kenneth Gainwell
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Derrick Harmon
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team Total
71
33
1
2
8
3
2
Cincinnati Bengals Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Geno Stone
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
Oren Burks
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
Myles Murphy
7
4
1
1
0
2
0
Dax Hill
6
3
0
1
1
0
0
Jordan Battle
6
3
0
1
0
0
0
Cam Taylor-Britt
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Cedric Johnson
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
DJ Turner II
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Barrett Carter
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Joseph Ossai
3
2
0
0
0
2
0
PJ Jules
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
B.J. Hill
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Demetrius Knight Jr.
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Kris Jenkins Jr.
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
McKinnley Jackson
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Joe Giles-Harris
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Cam Sample
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tycen Anderson
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Newton
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
T.J. Slaton Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team Total
71
35
1
3
3
4
0
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Kyle Dugger
PIT
1
73
1
T.J. Watt pressured Flacco on the throw, credited with an assisted interception in the play-by-play. Dugger described it post-game as the 10th — and easiest — interception of his career.
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
Lost
Recovered By
Return Yds
TD
Noah Fant
CIN
1
1
James Pierre (PIT)
34
1
Brandin Echols tackled Fant on a short completion and forced the fumble. Pierre recovered at the Cincinnati 34 and scored with 3:22 remaining.
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Chris Boswell
PIT
2/2
100%
30
4/4
10
Evan McPherson
CIN
2/2
100%
48
0/0
6
McPherson connected from 43 and 48 yards. Boswell made kicks of 25 and 30 yards and converted all four extra points.
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LONG
Ryan Rehkow
CIN
3
171
57.0
1
1
61
Corliss Waitman
PIT
3
133
44.3
0
2
47
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Charlie Jones
CIN
6
138
23.0
29
0
Kenneth Gainwell
PIT
1
24
24.0
24
0
D’Shawn Jamison
PIT
1
20
20.0
20
0
Ke’Shawn Williams
PIT
1
20
20.0
20
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Calvin Austin III
PIT
2
15
7.5
12
0
Charlie Jones
CIN
1
4
4.0
4
0
Injury and Ejection Log
Player
Team
Issue
Outcome
Aaron Rodgers
PIT
Left wrist/hand — struck twice on same drive late in Q2
Did not return; further testing ordered for Monday
Ke’Shawn Williams
PIT
Concussion — hit on opening kickoff return
Entered protocol, did not return
Jalen Ramsey
PIT
Ejected — threw a punch at Ja’Marr Chase (Q4)
Disqualified; Chase denied spitting, Ramsey maintained it occurred
Cam Taylor-Britt
CIN
Left foot injury (Q1)
Did not return
Drew Sample
CIN
Right oblique
Evaluated on sideline; returned
Trey Hendrickson
CIN
Hip
Ruled out before kickoff — second consecutive missed game
Across 60 offensive plays, Pittsburgh’s quarterbacks combined for a 112.7 passer rating, two touchdowns, and no turnovers. Cincinnati’s offense produced 297 yards but left both red zone visits without points, went 0-for-1 on fourth down, and turned the ball over twice — Pittsburgh scored a touchdown on each. Gainwell finished with 105 yards from scrimmage (81 receiving, 24 rushing) and two receiving touchdowns, both career highs. Chase, who set a Bengals franchise record with 16 receptions in the first meeting four weeks prior at Paycor Stadium, caught 3 passes for 30 yards on 10 targets. Pittsburgh left 6–4, alone atop the AFC North.
Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports, Pro Football Reference, Pittsburgh Steelers official game notes, Cincinnati Bengals official game notes. Stats reflect the official box score from the November 16, 2025, Week 11 regular season matchup.
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