Final Score: Bengals 16, Steelers 24
And we can thank Big Ben’s cheering section for bringing the team good luck!
Benjamin, Jr., little sister Baylee and their cousin, Jack twirling their Terrible Towels as the Steelers take the field!
Then later…
Baylee, Jack, and Benjamin Jr. wondering why they didn’t bring Benjamin’s really cool binoculars that Miss Erin gave him?!
Now for the game re-cap from Ed Bouchette at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
“Roethlisberger throws 3 touchdown passes as Steelers beat Bengals, 24-16”
There was heavy hitting and old fashioned football but little ugliness in a series that has seen too much of it as the Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-16, at Heinz Field today.
Relying heavily on the ground game, Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes, none to a wide receiver. Tight ends Xavier Grimble caught the first for 20 yards and Jesse James the next for nine. DeAngelo Williams, starring for the second straight week on offense, caught another for four yards that put the Steelers rather comfortably in front 24-9 with 6:48 to go.
That comfort level dipped when the Bengals drove 75 yards to their only touchdown with 3:25 left, Giovani Bernard took a short pass from Andy Dalton and squirmed out of two tackles by rookies Artie Burns and Sean Davis for a 25-yard touchdown.
Until then, the Steelers defense had held the Bengals to three field goals.
The Bengals had a last chance when they got the ball back with three minutes left on their 25. They moved to a first down at the Steelers’ 39 when rookie Tyler Boyd, an alumnus of Clairton High School and Pitt caught a short pass over the middle, where he was met by James Harrison. Boyd fumbled; Robert Golden picked it up, and the game was secured with 1:50 left.
The victory lifted the Steelers to 2-0 and the Bengals fell to 1-1.
More from Mr. Bouchette here.
*Thank you so much to the Harlan Family for the fun video and photo!!
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