Bengals at Steelers is NFL Late Game Top Matchup

Steelers Want to Build off KC Win

AFC North division rivals meet on Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers play at Heinz Field. Kickoff is set for 4:25 pm EST. CBS will have the telecast.

Oddsmakers opened the Steelers as -4-point favorites versus the Bengals, while the game's total opened at 41.

The Steelers lead the AFC North. They are coming off a huge road win over the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. The Bengals come to Pittsburgh after their bye week. This allowed the team to recharge, get healthy and prepare to get back in the AFC playoff picture. They started the season 0-3.

Steelers Look to Improve Run Defense

Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 19-13 winner as they battled the Kansas City Chiefs on the road. The Steelers covered in the match as a +3.5-point underdog, while 32 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The one weakness in the Steelers defense is their ability to stop the run. They are 23rd in the NFL. The team is allowing 118.5 yards per game. Defensive coordinator Keith Butler did put together a successful game plan in Week 6 that limited Kansas City's Kareem Hunt to just 21 yards on nine carries.. He was the NFL's leading rusher.

Pittsburgh's run game is starting to hit full stride. Le'Veon Bell got off to a very slow start to the season after holding out most of the preseason. Bell enters the Bengals game with 550 yards. He is averaging 4.1 yards a rush. 350 of those yards and three of those scores have come in the past three games.

Bengals Look to Find Offense Consistency

The Bengals were a 20-16 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Buffalo Bills. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (36) made winners of UNDER bettors.

The Bengals have won their last two games to get back in contention. The change to Bill Lazor as the offensive coordinator has brought life back to an offense that was stagnant early in the year.

Quarterback Andy Dalton has played the best football of his career the past three games. He has a passer rating of 116.2 over that stretch.

A.J. Green has been the one to benefit from most of those passes. The tandem will look to do so against a passing defense that is the best in the NFL. The Steelers allow only 153.5 yards a game through the air. The secondary has given up only one pass of more than 40 yards through six games.

Green historically has been good against Pittsburgh. In the 11 regular-season games against the Steelers, Green has four 100-plus yard receiving games. He also has 71 total receptions. He has six career touchdown receptions against Pittsburgh. Green enters the game second in the NFL with 504 yards. He is second in average yards per game at 100.8.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Cincinnati	2-3	3-2	16.80	16.60	0.2	1-2	2-0	1-4	0-3	1-1
Pittsburgh	4-2	3-3	19.67	17.00	2.67	1-1	2-2	0-6	0-2	0-4

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CIN	18.51	15.83	2.68
PIT	17.78	15.98	1.8

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CIN	10.91	8.58	2.33
PIT	10.61	8.15	2.46

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CIN	3.16	3.82	-0.66
PIT	3.90	4.73	-0.83

Team Records

Cincinnati Bengals

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-3	1-2	1-1	3-2	1-2	2-0	16.80	16.60	0.20
vs Conf	2-2	1-2	1-0	2-2	1-2	1-0	15.00	14.00	1.00
vs Div	1-2	0-1	1-1	2-1	0-1	2-0	18.33	18.00	0.33
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	3-0	1-0	2-0	25.00	16.67	8.33

Pittsburgh Steelers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-2	1-1	3-1	3-3	1-1	2-2	19.67	17.00	2.67
vs Conf	3-1	0-1	3-0	2-2	0-1	2-1	18.75	17.50	1.25
vs Div	3-1	1-0	2-1	2-2	1-0	1-2	22.50	14.75	7.75
Last 3	2-1	0-1	2-0	2-1	0-1	2-0	18.00	17.33	0.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	16.80	30	17.00	4
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	227.50	13	114.00	2
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	98.00	19	161.00	30
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	19.67	21	16.60	2
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	267.00	9	225.00	14
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	86.00	24	54.50	1

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Cincinnati	3-7	3-6-1	3-7	17.90	75.50	3.27	40.00	61.00	253.70	329.20	2.10
Pittsburgh	7-3	6-3-1	3-7	22.80	105.50	3.86	36.10	61.22	251.70	357.20	1.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Dec 18, 2016	PIT	CIN	24-20	97	285	382	0	76	146	222	1
Sep 18, 2016	CIN	PIT	16-24	46	366	412	2	124	250	374	2
Jan 9, 2016	PIT	CIN	18-16	167	202	369	2	91	188	279	4
Dec 13, 2015	PIT	CIN	33-20	84	270	354	1	64	321	385	3
Nov 1, 2015	CIN	PIT	16-10	78	218	296	2	116	240	356	3
Dec 28, 2014	CIN	PIT	17-27	116	221	337	3	29	317	346	3
Dec 7, 2014	PIT	CIN	42-21	193	350	543	0	86	322	408	2
Dec 15, 2013	CIN	PIT	20-30	57	222	279	1	106	184	290	1
Sep 16, 2013	PIT	CIN	10-20	44	234	278	2	127	280	407	0
Dec 23, 2012	CIN	PIT	13-10	14	253	267	3	95	185	280	3

NFL Betting Trends

Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Team Last 5 Games

Cincinnati Bengals

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 8, 2017	BUF	20-16	W	-3/38.5	W/U	65	323	388	82	139	221	2	H
Oct 1, 2017	CLE	31-7	W	-3/41.5	W/U	86	264	350	45	170	215	0	A
Sep 24, 2017	GB	24-27	L	7/47.5	W/O	110	191	301	64	280	344	0	A
Sep 14, 2017	HOU	9-13	L	-5.5/38.5	L/U	82	213	295	168	98	266	1	H
Sep 10, 2017	BAL	0-20	L	-2.5/41.5	L/U	77	144	221	157	111	268	4	H

Pittsburgh Steelers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 15, 2017	KC	19-13	W	3.5/46.5	W/U	194	245	439	28	223	251	1	A
Oct 8, 2017	JAC	9-30	L	-7.5/41	L/U	70	301	371	231	82	313	4	H
Oct 1, 2017	BAL	26-9	W	-3.5/41.5	W/U	173	208	381	82	206	288	-2	A
Sep 24, 2017	CHI	17-23	L	-6.5/43.5	L/U	70	212	282	220	84	304	0	A
Sep 17, 2017	MIN	26-9	W	-8.5/43	W/U	102	233	335	91	146	237	-1	H

Weather in
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Very cloudy
Humidity is 55%
Wind is South 4 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Pittsburgh

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Indianapolis Sunday, October 29
Pittsburgh at Detroit Sunday, October 29

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