Bengals vs Steelers

Final · Week 3 · Sun Sep 27 · 1:00 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium

Cincinnati BengalsBengals2-1

FinalSep 27, 2026

Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers2-1

TVCBS

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

CIN−185

PIT+154

Spread

CIN −3.5−108

PIT +3.5−112

Total O/U

Over 42.5−112

Under 42.5−108

Spread: Steelers +3.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 42.5 (57 points).

Recap

The Pittsburgh Steelers edged the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sep 27, 2026 to move to 2-1.

The go-ahead score came with 2:15 left in the fourth quarter: Chris Boswell 33 Yd Field Goal. The lead changed hands 4 times.

Score by quarter

Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
CIN	7	10	3	7	27
PIT	14	3	7	6	30

Scoring plays

First Quarter

PITTouchdown · 13:10Roman Wilson 38 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)0-7
CINTouchdown · 5:50Ja'Marr Chase 3 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)7-7
PITTouchdown · 0:52Ben Skowronek 23 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)7-14

Second Quarter

CINField Goal · 10:16Evan McPherson 50 Yd Field Goal10-14
PITField Goal · 7:05Chris Boswell 44 Yd Field Goal10-17
CINTouchdown · 0:34Tee Higgins 28 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)17-17

Third Quarter

CINField Goal · 8:22Evan McPherson 38 Yd Field Goal20-17
PITTouchdown · 2:43DK Metcalf 6 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)20-24

Fourth Quarter

CINTouchdown · 13:29Mike Gesicki 25 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)27-24
PITField Goal · 8:45Chris Boswell 36 Yd Field Goal27-27
PITField Goal · 2:15Chris Boswell 33 Yd Field Goal27-30

Team stats

CINPIT

1st Downs: 19; 22
Total Yards: 352; 411
Passing: 269; 273
Rushing: 83; 138
3rd down efficiency: 6-12; 7-12
Turnovers: 2; 1
Possession: 30:06; 29:54

Top performers

Cincinnati BengalsPittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Joe Burrow28/37, 282 YDS, 3 TD

Aaron Rodgers19/34, 292 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Chase Brown13 CAR, 61 YDS

Jaylen Warren17 CAR, 127 YDS

Receiving

Ja'Marr Chase9 REC, 98 YDS, 1 TD

Darnell Washington3 REC, 67 YDS

Sacks

Dexter Lawrence II2

Derrick Harmon1

Tackles

Demetrius Knight Jr.9

Patrick Queen13

Player stats

Bengals · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Burrow	28/37	282	7.6	3	0	1-13	92.5	123.9

Bengals · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chase Brown	13	61	4.7	13
Joe Burrow	2	13	6.5	8
Samaje Perine	3	9	3.0	5

Bengals · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Ja'Marr Chase	9	98	10.9	1	21	12
Tee Higgins	6	90	15.0	1	28	7
Mike Gesicki	3	37	12.3	1	25	3
Dohnte Meyers	3	29	9.7	0	23	5
Tanner Hudson	2	13	6.5	0	7	2
Chase Brown	2	8	4.0	0	12	2
Samaje Perine	1	5	5.0	0	5	3
Colbie Young	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Drew Sample	1	0	0.0	0	0	2

Bengals · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Joe Burrow	1	1	0
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	1	0

Bengals · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Demetrius Knight Jr.	9	2	0	0	0	0
Kyle Dugger	8	4	0	0	1	0
Barrett Carter	6	2	0	0	1	1
Tacario Davis	5	5	0	0	1	0
Dexter Lawrence II	4	3	2	3	0	2
Jordan Battle	4	3	0	0	1	0
Dax Hill	4	2	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Allen	3	0	0	0	0	2

Bengals · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jordan Battle	1	11	0

Bengals · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ke'Shawn Williams	5	131	26.2	34
Tahj Brooks	1	27	27.0	27
Samaje Perine	1	26	26.0	26

Bengals · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0

Bengals · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	2/2	100.0	50	3/3	9

Bengals · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Rehkow	2	84	42.0	0	2	43

Steelers · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	19/34	292	8.6	3	1	2-19	66.8	101.6

Steelers · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Warren	17	127	7.5	35
Aaron Rodgers	3	10	3.3	12
Pat Freiermuth	1	1	1.0	1
Travis Homer	1	0	0.0	0
Lew Nichols	1	0	0.0	0

Steelers · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Darnell Washington	3	67	22.3	0	47	4
Roman Wilson	3	60	20.0	1	38	6
Jaylen Warren	3	49	16.3	0	30	4
DK Metcalf	3	31	10.3	1	14	5
Pat Freiermuth	2	30	15.0	0	22	4
Ben Skowronek	1	23	23.0	1	23	1
Michael Pittman Jr.	2	16	8.0	0	8	5
Germie Bernard	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
Robert Tonyan	1	2	2.0	0	2	1

Steelers · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ben Skowronek	0	0	1
Sebastian Joseph-Day	0	0	1

Steelers · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Patrick Queen	13	4	1	1
Rayshawn Jenkins	9	5	0	0
Jalen Ramsey	8	4	1	0
Jaquan Brisker	8	3	0	0
Payton Wilson	6	0	0	1
Jamel Dean	5	3	0	1
Yahya Black	4	1	0	0
Jack Sawyer	2	2	0	0

Steelers · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Wetjen	5	102	20.4	22	0

Steelers · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Wetjen	1	5	5.0	5	0

Steelers · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	3/3	100.0	44	3/3	12

Steelers · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cameron Johnston	1	51	51.0	0	1	51

Game info

VenueAcrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance66,816

OfficialsBack Judge: Greg Wilson · Referee: Clay Martin · Side Judge: Eugene Hall · Umpire: Steven Woods

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