2004 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 21, 2004 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
19
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Cincinnati Bengals
14
PIT -4 ✓U 40.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 19–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 15/21 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Verron Haynes | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hoke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Colclough | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 13/25 | 165 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Johnson | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Clemons | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4
- Closing total
- 40.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -4 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 33 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.