Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers: Box score, players stats, and summary feat. Joe Burrow, Russell Wilson

The Cincinnati Bengals played against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13. This is the first meeting between the two AFC North teams this season, and a lot is at stake.

The Steelers come into this game with an 8-3 record and sit at the top of the division. However, they lost to the Cleveland Browns last week and need a win today to resist the Baltimore Ravens' challenge for the division title.

The Bengals, meanwhile, are 4-7 on the season but are not yet mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. They are currently on a two-game losing streak but had a bye last week, which will work in their favor against Pittsburgh.

The game is turning out to be a high-scoring encounter. At halftime, the Steelers led by 27-21. The Bengals' defense once again had a disappointing performance, costing their team, as Pittsburgh won 44-38 and improved to 9-3 on the season.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers box scores

Team	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Full-Time Score
Cincinnati Bengals	14	7	3	14	38
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	20	7	10	44

Bengals box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Attempts	Pass Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	INTs	Rushing Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs
Joe Burrow	38	28	309	3	1	2	9

Rushing and Receiving

Player	Rushing Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Chase Brown	12	70	1
Khalil Herbert	1	14
Ja’Marr Chase				6	86	1
Tee Higgins				5	69	1
Mike Gesicki				5	53
Drew Sample				2	8
Tanner Hudson				4	28
Andre Iosivas				3	35	1

Defense

Player	Tackles	Sacks	Interceptions
Germaine Pratt	13
Akeem Davis-Gaither	13
Cam Taylor-Britt	7		1
Geno Stone	7
Kris Jenkins Jr.	6
Jordan Battle	5
B.J. Hill	5
Josh Newton	4
Myles Murphy	3
Mike Hilton	3
Joseph Ossai	3	1
Vonn Bell	1
Sam Hubbard	1
Trey Hendrickson	1
Maema Njongmeta	1
Jay Tufele	1
Alex Cappa	1
Jay Tufele	1
Drew Sample	1
Tee Higgins	1

Kicking

Player	FGs Attempted	FGs Converted	XPs Attempted	XPs Converted	Total Points
Evan McPherson	1	1	5	5	8

Steelers box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Attempts	Pass Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	INTs	Rushing Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs
Russell Wilson	38	29	414	3	1	3	3
Justin Fields						1	7

Rushing and Receiving

Player	Rushing Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Najee Harris	16	75	1	6	54
Jaylen Warren	3	9		4	55
Cordarrelle Patterson	3	16		3	37
George Pickens				3	74	1
Calvin Austin III				2	29	1
Darnell Washington				1	10
Pat Freiermuth				6	68	1
Van Jefferson				1	43
Ben Skowronek				1	23
MyCole Pruitt				2	21

Defense

Player	Tackles	Sacks	Interceptions
DeShon Elliott	11
Patrick Queen	9
Minkah Fitzpatrick	6
Cameron Heyward	5	1
Joey Porter Jr.	5
Miles Killebrew	3
Payton Wilson	3
T.J. Watt	3	2
Cameron Sutton	4
Damontae Kazee	3
Larry Ogunjobi	2
Nick Herbig	2	1
James Pierre	1
Elandon Roberts	1
Keeanu Benton	1
Donte Jackson			1
Beanie Bishop Jr.	2

Kicking

Player	FGs Attempted	FGs Converted	XPs Attempted	XPs Converted	Total Points
Chris Boswell	4	3	5	5	14

Bengals vs Steelers summary

Russell Wilson had the best game of his Steelers career and led his team to a big 44-38 win against the Bengals. The Steelers are now 9-3 on the season and are in a good position to win the AFC North.

Pittsburgh scored their season-high total of points in a divisional matchup against the Bengals and have basically ended the playoff aspirations of their rivals.

Cincinnati is now 4-8 on the season, and although the Joe Burrow-led offense played quite well, they were once again let down by their defense. The Bengals are expected to make a lot of moves this offseason, as they could potentially lose key players like Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson.

This was the last chance for their current core group of players to make a run for the Super Bowl, but unfortunately, the 2024 NFL season has been a complete disaster.

As forthe Steelers, they are a legitimate Super Bowl contender this year, and if Wilson continues to play like he did today, Pittsburgh can defeat anyone come playoffs.