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

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the final game week of the 2024 season with one goal: complete a miraculous comeback from 4-8 to make the playoffs after a year's absence. Standing in their way were the Pittsburgh Steelers, who saw their dreams of a first division title since 2020 disappear when the Baltimore Ravens routed the Cleveland Browns 35-10.

Did they accomplish ther goal? Or did their late surge eventually prove too little, too late?

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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers box score

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
Cincinnati Bengals	10	3	3	3	19
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	10	17

Cincinnati Bengals player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Joe Burrow	37/46	277	1	1	89.9

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Khalil Herbert	20	69	0	7	14	0
Mike Gesicki	0	0	0	8	68	0
Ja'Marr Chase	0	0	0	10	96	1
Tee Higgins	0	0	0	4	53	0
Andrei Iosivas	0	0	0	2	12	0
Cam Grandy	0	0	0	1	9	0
Drew Sample	0	0	0	4	14	0
Tanner Hudson	0	0	0	1	11	0
Joe Burrow	1	-1	0	0	0	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for loss
Akeem Davis-Gaither	12	8	0	1
Josh Newton	7	6	0	0
Trey Hendrickson	5	3	3.5	3
Germaine Pratt	5	2	0	1
Mike Hilton	4	3	0	0
Shaka Heyward	4	3	0	1
B.J. Hill	4	1	0	0
Vonn Bell	3	2	0	0
McKinnley Jackson	3	1	0	0
Cam Taylor-Britt	2	1	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	2	0	0	0
Geno Stone	1	1	0	0
Cal Adomitis	1	1	0	0
DJ Ivey	1	1	0	0
Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	0	0
Cedric Johnson	1	1	0	0
Jordan Battle	1	1	0	0
Trayveon Williams	1	0	0	0
Jay Tufele	1	0	0	0
Joseph Ossai	1	0	0.5	0
Myles Murphy	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field goals	Extra points
Cade York	4/4	1/1

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Ryan Rehkow	3	146	1	57

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Pittsburgh Steelers player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Russell Wilson	17/31	148	1	0	78.4

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Najee Harris	12	36	1	4	20	0
Jaylen Warren	6	21	0	0	0	0
Russell Wilson	4	16	0	0	0	0
Mike Williams	0	0	0	1	25	0
Pat Freiermuth	0	0	0	8	85	0
George Pickens	0	0	0	1	0	0
Van Jefferson	0	0	0	3	18	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss	Interceptions
Cory Trice Jr.	11	7	0	1	0
Payton Wilson	10	8	0	1	0
DeShon Elliott	8	7	0	1	0
Alex Highsmith	7	4	0	0	0
Joey Porter Jr.	6	6	0	0	0
Cameron Sutton	6	3	0	0	0
Patrick Queen	5	3	1	1	0
Keeanu Benton	5	3	1	1	0
Minkah Fitzpatrick	3	2	0	0	0
Ben Skowronek	2	2	0	0	0
Preston Smith	2	1	1	1	0
Nick Herbig	2	1	1	1	0
Elandon Roberts	2	1	0	0	0
Montravius Adams	2	1	0	0	0
Miles Killebrew	1	1	0	0	0
Connor Heyward	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Robinson	1	1	0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	1	0	0	0	0
Larry Ogunjobi	1	0	0	0	0
Beanie Bishop Jr.	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Chris Boswell	1/1	2/2

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Corliss Waitman	5	213	2	50

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Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game summary

The Bengals started the night in explosive fashion, as Joe Burrow found Ja'Marr Chase for a touchdown:

They then forced a punt and punished it with a field goal.

The Steelers opened the second quarter with a rushing touchdown by Najee Harris, having spent six and a half minutes on their drive. Both teams then exchanged losses of possession on successive drives - first a turnover on downs, then consecutive punts - the second of which Calvin Austin fumbled, allowing the Bengals to regain possession in enemy territory.

That drive ended in disaster after Beanie Bishop intercepted Burrow, but the Steelers then lost the ball on downs and were punished for it with a field goal.

The second half began with a Steelers punt that was punished with a field goal - a pattern that occurred again as the third quarter turned into the fourth. But at last, Russell Wilson found Pat Freiermuth for six to instantly reduce the deficit to single digits:

Then they forced a punt on the Bengals; and although the initial drive did not bear anything significant, they regained possession via DJ Ivey muffing the return and hit a field goal.

Then, just before the two-minute warning, Keeanu Benton sacked Burrow for an eleven-yard to force another punt. However, a sack and two dropped passes, one each by George Pickens and Freiermuth, caused another turnover on downs that ended the game.