National Football League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Cincinnati 38,
Pittsburgh 31
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2005
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 30°
Head Official: Bernie Kukar
Attendance: 63044
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 30°
Head Official: Bernie Kukar
Attendance: 63044
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:45 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Cincinnati 0 Jerome Bettis 1 yd. run (Jeff Reed kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 3:22 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Pittsburgh 7 - Cincinnati 7 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 43 yd. pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:13 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 14 - Cincinnati 7 Quincy Morgan 25 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 10:08 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Pittsburgh 14 - Cincinnati 14 Reggie Kelly 1 yd. pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 6:57 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Pittsburgh 14 - Cincinnati 21 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 6 yd. pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Pittsburgh | FG |
Pittsburgh 17 - Cincinnati 21 Jeff Reed 23 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:01 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Pittsburgh 17 - Cincinnati 24 Shayne Graham 30 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:05 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 24 - Cincinnati 24 Hines Ward 20 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:57 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Pittsburgh 24 - Cincinnati 31 Rudi Johnson 1 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 6:09 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Pittsburgh 24 - Cincinnati 38 Rudi Johnson 14 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:59 | ||
| Pittsburgh | TD |
Pittsburgh 31 - Cincinnati 38 Hines Ward 6 yd. pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cincinnati | Pittsburgh | |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 28 |
| Rushing | 7 | 9 |
| Passing | 12 | 18 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-14 | 6-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Punts-Average | 5-46.8 | 3-32.0 |
| Return Yards | 258 | 144 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-3 | 2-8 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 5-197 | 6-136 |
| Int-Returns | 3-58 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 7-70 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| Time of Possession | 26:42 | 33:18 |
| Total Net Yards | 324 | 474 |
| Total Plays | 64 | 71 |
| Average Gain | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 102 | 95 |
| Rushes | 25 | 28 |
| Average/Rush | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 222 | 379 |
| Comp-Att | 22-38 | 29-41 |
| Yards/Pass | 5.7 | 8.8 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-5 | 2-7 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 3 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 4 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 5-5 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 4-6-67% | 2-3-67% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 2-2-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cincinnati Bengals
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| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Palmer | 22/38 | 227 | 3 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
(0-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| B. Roethlisberger | 29/41 | 386 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Johnson | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 2 | 17 |
| T. Houshmandzadeh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Palmer | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Parker | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Bettis | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 1 | 3 |
| H. Ward | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Roethlisberger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Staley | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Houshmandzadeh | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 2 | 43 |
| C. OchoCinco | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 19 |
| C. Henry | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 17 |
| R. Kelly | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| C. Perry | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| R. Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Stewart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| H. Ward | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 2 | 31 |
| C. Wilson | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 0 | 41 |
| A. Randle El | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 14 |
| H. Miller | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Tuman | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Q. Morgan | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 |
| J. Bettis | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| W. Parker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Staley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. O'Neal | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| B. Simmons | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| O. Thurman | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Pollack | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| J. Smith | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Haggans | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| O. Thurman | 7 | 3 |
| L. Johnson | 6 | 4 |
| D. O'Neal | 5 | 1 |
| S. Smith | 5 | 2 |
| B. Simmons | 5 | 4 |
| R. Geathers | 3 | 0 |
| T. James | 3 | 1 |
| I. Ohalete | 3 | 3 |
| R. Bauman | 2 | 0 |
| D. Pollack | 2 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 2 | 2 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 2 | 3 |
| C. Miller | 1 | 0 |
| J. Fanene | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| C. Hope | 9 | 1 |
| J. Farrior | 4 | 6 |
| B. McFadden | 3 | 0 |
| T. Polamalu | 3 | 0 |
| C. Haggans | 3 | 3 |
| J. Porter | 2 | 1 |
| I. Taylor | 2 | 1 |
| T. Carter | 1 | 0 |
| K. Von Oelhoffen | 1 | 1 |
| C. Hampton | 1 | 2 |
| D. Townsend | 1 | 4 |