CINCINNATI BENGALS (10-4-1) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (10-5)
SERIES LEADER:Pittsburgh 54-34
STREAKS:Steelers have won seven of past nine games.
LEWIS VS. PITTSBURGH:7-17
TOMLIN VS. CINCINNATI:11-4
LAST GAME:12/7/14: Steelers 42 at Bengals 21. Pittsburgh RB Le'Veon Bell totaled 235 scrimmage yards (185 rush, 50 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). Steelers WR Antonio Brown added 117 rec. yards.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for the game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
STEELERS:In past 9,QB BEN ROETHLISBERGERhas 3,042 pass yards (338 per game) with 22 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 110.4 rating. Has single-season club record 4,635 pass yards. Has 249 career TD passes & needs 1 to be 1st player in club history with 250…RB LE'VEON BELLleads AFC & is 2nd in NFL with 2,115 scrimmage yards (1,341 rush, 774 rec.), single-season Steelers record. Has 8 total TDs in past 5 (7 rush, 1 rec.) & aims for 6th in row with rush TD. 1 of 4 players in NFL history with 1,300 rush & 750 rec. yards in season…WR ANTONIO BROWNleads NFL with 122 & needs 2 to surpassHERMAN MOORE(123 in 1995) &WES WELKER(123 in 2009) for 2nd-most in season in NFL annals. Has 5 catches & 50 yards in 31 consec. games, longest streak in NFL history…LB JAMES HARRISONhas 5.5 sacks in past 6, incl. 1.5 vs. KC.LB LAWRENCE TIMMONSleads team with 121 tackles.LB JASON WORILDS** has 3 sacks in past 2 at home.
BENGALS:Have clinched playoff spot for club-record 4th consec. season…In past 3 vs. Pit., QB ANDY DALTON has passed for 812 yards with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 95.0 rating. Has 40-22-1 (.642) record, highest win pct. of any Bengals QB (min. 20 starts)…In past 8, RB JEREMY HILL (Rd. 2, No. 55 overall) has 829 rush yards (103.6 per game) with 6 rush TDs. Leads NFL rookies in rush yards (1,024) rush TDs (9). Needs 106 rush yards to surpass COREY DILLON (1,129 in 1997) for club rookie record. 1st rookie with 4 140 yard rush games since 1995 (CURTIS MARTIN).RB GIOVANI BERNARDhad 81 scrimmage yards last week (36 rush, 45 rec.) with TD catch…Since entering NFL in 2011, WR A.J. GREEN has 4,792 career rec. yards, 4th-most of any player in 1st 4 NFL seasons…Since 2011, GENO ATKINS has 29 sacks, most among NFL DTs. LB VINCENT REY leads team with 114 tackles.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (7-8) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-6)
SERIES LEADER:Baltimore 23-8
STREAKS:Baltimore has won 12 of past 13 games.
PETTINE VS. BALTIMORE:0-1
HARBAUGH VS. CLEVELAND:12-1
LAST GAME:9/21/14: Ravens 23 at Browns 21. Baltimore rookie RB Lorenzo Taliaferro rushed for 91 yards & TD. Ravens WR Steve Smith Sr. added 101 rec. yards on five catches (20.2 avg).
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BROWNS: QB BRIAN HOYERhas 10-6 record as starter with Cle., passing for 3,807 yards & 16 TDs in those games. In last meeting, completed 19 of 25 (76.0 pct.) for 290 yards with 1 TD vs. 0 INTs for 127.1 rating…Browns are only NFL team with 2 rookies with 500 rush yards – RBs ISAIAH CROWELL (601) &TERRANCE WEST (579). Crowell (undrafted) has 8 rush TDs, 2nd among NFL rookies. West (Rd. 3, No. 94 overall) ranks 3rd among AFC rookies with 579 rush yards…In past 19,WR JOSH GORDONhas 111 rec. for 1,949 yards (102.6/game) & 9 TDs. Has 492 rec. yards & 2 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC North. Last week,TE JORDAN CAMERON led team with 88 rec. yards, incl. career-long 81-yard TD…S DONTE WHITNER leads team with 100 tackles.LB PAUL KRUGERhas career-high 10 sacks, incl. 4 in past 5. Played 4 seasons with Bal. (2009-12), posting 15.5 sacks & 2 INTs. Last week in Browns debut,LB SCOTT SOLOMONhad sack & FF. Last week,DE BILLY WINN** posted 1st INT since 2012…
RAVENS: QB JOE FLACCO has 12-1 career record vs. Cle., passing for 2,715 yards with 16 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 90.5 rating. In past 6 at home, has passed for 1,366 yards with 11 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106.3 rating. Ravens are 38-5 (.884) when Flacco posts 100 rating (incl. playoffs)…RB JUSTIN FORSETTleads NFL RBs with 5.3 rush avg. (218 att., 1,147 yards). Has rushed for 100 in 2 of past 3 at home. RB KYLE JUSZCZYK had 1st career TD in last meeting (9-yard catch)…WR STEVE SMITH, SR.had 5 catches for 101 yards (20.2 avg.) in last meeting. Has 13,172 career rec. yards & needs 27 to surpass HOFer ANDRE REED (13,198) for No. 14 all-time.WR TORREY SMITH has 10 TDs in past 12, joining MICHAEL JACKSON (14 in 1996) as only Ravens with 10 TD rec. in season…LB C.J. MOSLEY (No. 17 overall) leads NFL rookies with 122 tackles, 2nd-most in AFC. LB TERRELL SUGGS has 10.5 sacks in past 10. In 7 career meetings,LB ELVIS DUMERVIL has 10 sacks, FF & FR.
