Bengals-Steelers rivalry
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| 1st meeting | November 2, 1970 |
| Last meeting | November 13, 2011 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Number of meetings | 83 |
| All-time series | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... : 52-32 |
| Regular season series | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... : 51-32 |
| Largest victory | CIN Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL... : 42-7 (11/06/1988) |
| Current Streak | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... : Won 3 |
| Longest CIN Win Streak | 6 (1988-1990) |
| Longest PIT Win Streak | 8 (1991-1994) |
| Post Season Series | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... : 1-0 |
| January 8, 2006 | Steelers won 31-17 |
| Championship Success | |
Super Bowl Championships (6)
Conference Championships (9)
Divisional Championships AFC North The American Football Conference North Division, or AFC North, is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. It was created prior to the 1967 season as the NFL Century Division when the NFL split into four divisions... (27)
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The Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
-Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
rivalry is a rivalry in the NFL. The two teams have played each other twice a year since becoming division rivals in 1970
1970 NFL season
The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger.The merger forced a realignment between the combined league's clubs. Because there were 16 NFL teams and 10 AFL teams, three teams needed to transfer to balance the two new...
, the lone exception being 1982
1982 NFL season
The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League. A 57-day long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to an abbreviated nine game schedule...
, when the annual matchup in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
was canceled due to the player's strike; the teams only met in Week 2 in Pittsburgh that season just before the start of the strike. Originally placed in the AFC Central following the AFL-NFL merger
AFL-NFL Merger
The AFL–NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League and the American Football League...
, the two teams currently compete in that division's successor, the AFC North.
The rivalry is not quite as historic as the Bengals-Browns Rivalry
Battle of Ohio (NFL)
In the National Football League, the Battle of Ohio refers to games played between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals. This rivalry has produced 2 of the 8 highest scoring games in NFL history...
, however, many Bengals fans consider the Steelers to be their greatest rivals, much like Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
fans
Dawg Pound
The Dawg Pound is the name of the bleacher section behind the east end zone in Cleveland Browns Stadium, the home field of the Cleveland Browns. It is known for its extremely zealous fan base.-Formation:...
. (Steeler fans
Steeler Nation
Steeler Nation is the unofficial name of the fan base of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, coined by NFL Films narrator John Facenda in "Blueprint for Victory," the team's 1975 highlights film...
, however, often consider the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
as their top rival.) It is disputed which is the more widely bitter rivalry, but this specific rivalry is oftentimes ranked as one of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL, chiefly due to the Steelers having more championships and the events of the 2005 wild card playoff game between the two teams.
Though the Steelers have mostly dominated this rivalry, it has heated up in recent seasons due to the Bengals resurgence among NFL teams. Even during the Bengals' dismal years in the 1990s and early 2000s when they were one of the NFL's worst teams, they would at times get the better of the Steelers, who were usually the dominant team in the division during the "Bungals" years. One notable example came in 1999
1999 NFL season
The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season...
, when the Bengals swept the Steelers in the season series while finishing 4-12 overall. (Their other two wins came against the Browns, who had returned to the NFL as an expansion team
Expansion team
An expansion team is a brand new team in a sports league. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues, but is applied to sports leagues worldwide that use a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the expansion of the...
that season.) The Steelers themselves were going through a rare down year, finishing 6-10 for the season.
While the Steelers have a much older rivalry with the Browns and have a longer history against several teams from the NFC
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
due to the Steelers being part of the "old" NFL prior to the 1970 merger, the Bengals have met the Steelers more than anyone else in their own history, due to the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
being moved to the new AFC South in the 2002 realignment
2002 NFL season
The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.The league went back to an even number of teams, expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each...
, while the Browns missed keeping pace due to being out of the league for three years
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy
The Cleveland Browns relocation controversy was the decision by then Browns owner Art Modell to move the National Football League team from its longtime home of Cleveland, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland for the 1996 NFL season...
.
The rivalry has enjoyed a revival since meeting in the playoffs for the first time in the 2005 wild card. During the game, division champion Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002...
was injured by Steeler Kimo von Oelhoffen
Kimo von Oelhoffen
Kimo K. von Oelhoffen is a retired American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State....
. Palmer's injured ACL and MCL kept him out of the game, which the Steelers won 31-17. After undergoing surgery to repair the damaged ligaments, Palmer was featured in a Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
article focusing on the new technique used to repair his knee. In that article, Palmer is quoted as saying "I hate the Steelers more than I hate UCLA," a reference to his college days at USC, although Palmer himself did not blame the Steelers for his injury, since his own player blocked von Oelhoffen into him. Many fans from both sides remain bitter about this episode.
The Rivalry rose to new heights in 2009 when the Bengals were the Division champions over the Steelers and the rest of the Division. They boasted a perfect 6-0 Division record, not only twice beating the long-time champion Steelers, but also the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
and the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Despite their division dominance, the Bengals were only 4-6 against the rest of the NFL. The Bengals made the playoffs as AFC North Champions, and they began their short playoff run with a home game against the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. The Bengals were expected to win, but the Jets were able to shut down the Bengals and put an end to their season..
Pittsburgh has a 50-32 series lead against the Bengals.
A chess set is available at many stores of Bengals vs. Steelers.
1970s (Steelers 14-6)
| Year | Result | Location | Notes |
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| 1970 1970 NFL season The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger.The merger forced a realignment between the combined league's clubs. Because there were 16 NFL teams and 10 AFL teams, three teams needed to transfer to balance the two new... | Steelers 21 Bengals 10 | Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to... | The inaugural game. |
| Bengals 34 Steelers 7 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1971 1971 NFL season The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl VI when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins... | Steelers 21 Bengals 10 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 21 Bengals 13 | Riverfront Stadium | Steelers' first-ever season sweep of Cincinnati | |
| 1972 1972 NFL season The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to finish a championship season undefeated and untied when they beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.-Major rule changes:... | Bengals 15 Steelers 10 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 40 Bengals 17 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1973 1973 NFL season The 1973 NFL season was the 54th regular season of the National Football League. The season featured O.J. Simpson becoming the first man to rush for 2,000 yards in one season... | Bengals 17 Steelers 10 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 20 Bengals 13 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1974 1974 NFL season The 1974 NFL season was the 55th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl IX when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings... | Bengals 17 Steelers 10 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 27 Bengals 3 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1975 1975 NFL season The 1975 NFL season was the 56th regular season of the National Football League. It was also the first time that featured an entire season with no games ending in a tie. The league made two significant changes to increase the appeal of the game:... | Steelers 30 Bengals 24 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 35 Bengals 14 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1976 1976 NFL season The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers... | Steelers 23 Bengals 6 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 7 Bengals 3 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1977 1977 NFL season The 1977 NFL season was the 58th regular season of the National Football League. The Seattle Seahawks were placed in the AFC West while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were slotted in the NFC Central.... | Steelers 20 Bengals 14 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Bengals 17 Steelers 10 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1978 1978 NFL season The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season from a 14-game schedule to 16. Furthermore, the playoff format was expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams by adding another wild card from each conference... | Steelers 28 Bengals 3 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 7 Bengals 6 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1979 1979 NFL season The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XIV when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams... | Bengals 34 Steelers 10 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 33 Bengals 30 OT | Three Rivers Stadium |
1980s (Bengals 13-6)
| Year | Result | Location | Notes |
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| 1980 1980 NFL season The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws... | Bengals 30 Steelers 28 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Bengals 17 Steelers 16 | Three Rivers Stadium | Bengals' first-ever season sweep of Pittsburgh | |
| 1981 1981 NFL season The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVI when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.-Major rule changes:... | Bengals 34 Steelers 7 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Bengals 17 Steelers 10 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1982 1982 NFL season The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League. A 57-day long players' strike reduced the 1982 season from a 16-game schedule per team to an abbreviated nine game schedule... | Steelers 26 Bengals 20 OT | Three Rivers Stadium | Only meeting between teams in 1982 season due to players' strike |
| 1983 1983 NFL season The 1983 NFL season was the 64th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVIII when the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins.-Major rule changes:... | Steelers 24 Bengals 14 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Bengals 23 Steelers 10 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1984 1984 NFL season The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. The Colts relocated from Baltimore, Maryland to Indianapolis, Indiana.... | Steelers 38 Bengals 17 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Bengals 22 Steelers 20 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1985 1985 NFL season The 1985 NFL season was the 66th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XX when the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots.-Major rule changes:... | Bengals 37 Steelers 24 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Bengals 26 Steelers 21 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1986 1986 NFL season The 1986 NFL season was the 67th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXI when the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos to win their first league title in 30 years.-Major rule changes:... | Bengals 24 Steelers 22 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 30 Bengals 9 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1987 1987 NFL season The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League. A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players... | Steelers 23 Bengals 20 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 30 Bengals 16 | Riverfront Stadium | Steelers' Lone 2-Game Sweep of the Bengals during the '80s | |
| 1988 1988 NFL season The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League. The Cardinals relocated from St. Louis, Missouri to the Phoenix, Arizona area becoming the Phoenix Cardinals but remained in the NFC East division.... | Bengals 17 Steelers 12 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Bengals 42 Steelers 7 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1989 1989 NFL season The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced his retirement... | Bengals 41 Steelers 10 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Bengals 26 Steelers 16 | Three Rivers Stadium |
1990s (Steelers 13-7)
| Year | Result | Location | Notes |
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| 1990 1990 NFL season The 1990 NFL season was the 71st regular season of the National Football League. To increase revenue, the league changed the regular season so that all NFL teams would play their 16-game schedule over a 17-week period... | Bengals 27 Steelers 3 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Bengals 16 Steelers 12 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1991 1991 NFL season The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXVI when the Washington Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills.... | Steelers 33 Bengals 27 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 17 Bengals 10 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1992 1992 NFL season The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Football League.Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew, the New England Patriots–Miami Dolphins game that was scheduled for September 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium was rescheduled to October 18. Both teams originally had that... | Steelers 20 Bengals 0 | Three Rivers Stadium | Steelers' first-ever shutout win over the Bengals, with Pittsburgh's defense setting the single-game team sack record, sacking Bengals QB David Klingler David Klingler David Ryan Klingler , is a former American football player. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals after a record setting quarterback career at the University of Houston... (in his first NFL rookie start) 10 times. |
| Steelers 21 Bengals 9 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1993 1993 NFL season The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time in league history, all NFL teams played their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks. After the success of expanding the regular season to a period of 17 weeks in 1990, the league hoped this new... | Steelers 37 Bengals 7 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 24 Bengals 16 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1994 1994 NFL season The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season... | Steelers 14 Bengals 10 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 38 Bengals 15 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1995 1995 NFL season The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars... | Bengals 27 Steelers 9 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Steelers 49 Bengals 31 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1996 1996 NFL season The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end... | Steelers 20 Bengals 10 | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| Bengals 34 Steelers 24 | Riverfront Stadium | ||
| 1997 1997 NFL season The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. The Oilers relocated from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee... | Steelers 26 Bengals 10 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Steelers 20 Bengals 3 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1998 1998 NFL season The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.The Tennessee Oilers moved their home games from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, still awaiting construction on a new stadium in Nashville.This was the first season that CBS... | Bengals 25 Steelers 20 | Riverfront Stadium | |
| Bengals 25 Steelers 24 | Three Rivers Stadium | ||
| 1999 1999 NFL season The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season... | Steelers 17 Bengals 3 | Riverfront Stadium | Final meeting at Riverfront Stadium |
| Bengals 27 Steelers 20 | Three Rivers Stadium |
2000s (Steelers 15-6)
| Year | Result | Location | Notes |
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| 2000 2000 NFL season The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants.Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000... | Steelers 15 Bengals 0 | Three Rivers Stadium | Final meeting in Three Rivers Stadium. |
| Steelers 48 Bengals 28 | Paul Brown Stadium Paul Brown Stadium Paul Brown Stadium is an American sports stadium located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home venue of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. It opened on August 19, 2000. The stadium was named after Bengals' founder Paul Brown. The stadium is located on approximately of land and... | First meeting at Paul Brown Stadium | |
| 2001 2001 NFL season The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League.Following a pattern set in 1999, the first week of the season was permanently moved to the weekend following Labor Day... | Steelers 16 Bengals 7 | Heinz Field Heinz Field Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association respectively... | First-ever game and meeting at Heinz Field |
| Bengals 26 Steelers 23 OT | Paul Brown Stadium | ||
| 2002 2002 NFL season The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.The league went back to an even number of teams, expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each... | Steelers 34 Bengals 7 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
| Steelers 29 Bengals 21 | Heinz Field | ||
| 2003 2003 NFL season -Milestones:The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season:-Team:-Individual:-Awards:-External Links:**-References:*NFL Record and Fact Book *... | Steelers 17 Bengals 10 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
| Bengals 24 Steelers 20 | Heinz Field | ||
| 2004 2004 NFL season The 2004 NFL season was the 85th regular season of the National Football League.With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 9, 2004 to January 2, 2005... | Steelers 28 Bengals 17 | Heinz Field | |
| Steelers 19 Bengals 14 | Paul Brown Stadium | ||
| 2005 2005 NFL season The 2005 NFL season was the 86th regular season of the National Football League.With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006... | Steelers 27 Bengals 13 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
| Bengals 38 Steelers 31 | Heinz Field | ||
| Steelers 31 Bengals 17 | Paul Brown Stadium | First and (so far) only playoff meeting. AFC Wild Card Playoff Game. Despite losing QB Carson Palmer Carson Palmer Carson Palmer is an American professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002... on their second offensive play of the game, Cincinnati took an early 17-7 lead. However, Pittsburgh would rally to score 24 unanswered points for the win. | |
| 2006 2006 NFL season The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League.Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006... | Bengals 28 Steelers 20 | Heinz Field | |
| Steelers 23 Bengals 17 | Paul Brown Stadium | Final game for Bill Cowher as the Steelers' head coach | |
| 2007 2007 NFL season The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30.... | Steelers 24 Bengals 13 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
| Steelers 24 Bengals 10 | Heinz Field | 2008 2008 NFL season The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League, themed with the slogan "Believe in Now."Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the... | Steelers 38 Bengals 10 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| Steelers 27 Bengals 10 | Heinz Field | 2009 2009 NFL season The 2009 NFL season was the 90th regular season of the National Football League.The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, and the regular season began September 10. The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV, the league's championship game, on February 7, 2010 at... | Bengals 23 Steelers 20 | Paul Brown Stadium | The Bengals would give Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger Benjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger , nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round in the 2004 NFL Draft... his first loss to an Ohio-based NFL team in his home state of Ohio. | Bengals 18 Steelers 12 | Heinz Field | This would mark the Bengals' first season-sweep over the Steelers since 1998. |
2010s (Steelers 2-0)
| Year | Result | Location | Notes |
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| 2010 2010 NFL season The 2010 NFL season was the 91st regular season of the National Football League.The regular season began with the NFL Kickoff game on NBC on Thursday, September 9, at the Louisiana Superdome as the New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV champions, defeated the Minnesota Vikings 14–9.Tom Brady,... | Steelers 27 Bengals 21 | Paul Brown Stadium | . |
| Steelers 23 Bengals 7 | Heinz Field |