Brown Does It All On Go-Ahead Drive
Cincinnati answered Pittsburgh’s first-quarter touchdown with a six-play, 75-yard drive capped by a one-yard rushing score by Chase Brown.
A 13-yard completion from Burrow to Tee Higgins on third-and-two kept the drive moving, but the rest of the drive belonged to Brown. He took the next snap for a 13-yard run to move the sticks, then followed up with a 40-yard dash that was stopped inches shy of the goal line. The latter play marked the longest run of Brown’s career, and was the second-longest rushing attempt by the Bengals this season behind Burrow’s 47-yard touchdown in Week 6 at the New York Giants.
Brown’s touchdown was his sixth rushing score of the season. He now has eight total touchdowns (six rushing, two receiving) over the last nine games.
Ossai Opens Second Half With FG Block
Defensive end Joseph Ossai kept it a one-score game when he rushed through the line and blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt on the Steelers’ opening drive of the second half. Cincinnati’s offense followed up the block with a 12-play, 48-yard march that ended with Evan McPherson’s 38-yarder.
The play marked the Bengals’ first blocked field goal since Week 8 of the 2022 season, when B.J. Hill got his hand on an attempt at Cleveland.
Extra Points
· Burrow completed 28 of 38 passes, good for a completion percentage of 73.7. It marked his 21st career game (regular season) in which he completed at least 70 percent of his passes on 30 or more attempts. That ties Patrick Mahomes for the most such games in NFL history in a player’s first five career seasons.
· Higgins caught five passes for 69 yards, and in the process surpassed 300 career receptions. Playing in his 65th regular-season game, Higgins tied for the fourth-fastest player in Bengals history to reach 300 catches.
· Chase Brown finished with 70 rushing yards on 12 carries and 30 receiving yards on three catches. It marked his fourth career game with 100+ yards from scrimmage, and his third this season.
· LB Akeem Davis-Gaither made his sixth career start and tied his career high with 13 tackles. His other 13-tackle stat line came in Week 3 of the 2022 season at the New York Jets.
· HB Khalil Herbert recorded his first carry as a member of the Bengals, a 14-yard run in the second quarter.
