Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
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FINAL · PIT 30–27·Sunday 2026-09-27·Acrisure Stadium·closed PIT +3.5 · O/U 42.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Jamel Dean (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CIN 7d · PIT 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CIN form
3-2PF 128 · PA 109Home 1-1Away 2-1
QB Joe Burrow 46–35–1 as starter · playoffs 5–2 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2020
PIT form
3-2PF 111 · PA 109Home 3-0Away 0-2
QB Aaron Rodgers 166–95–1 as starter · playoffs 11–11 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2008
| CIN | Season efficiency | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 0.072 | Off EPA / play | -0.046 |
| 47.1 | Off success % | 41.7 |
| 8.4 | Off explosive % | 9.3 |
| 50 | 3rd-down conv % | 33.3 |
| -0.03 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0 |
| 43 | Def success % allowed | 44.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CIN staff
HCZac Taylor1–3 vs McCarthyOCDan Pitcher1–1 vs GrahamDCAl Golden0–1 vs Angelichio
4th-down go 17.6% · PROE +5 · no-huddle 3.1%
PIT staff
HCMike McCarthy3–1 vs TaylorOCBrian Angelichio1–0 vs GoldenDCPatrick Graham1–1 vs Pitcher
4th-down go 20.5% · PROE +0.8 · no-huddle 8.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Zac Taylor1–3Mike McCarthyMcCarthy leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CIN @ PIT | 27–30 | 352–413 | Mike McCarthy |
| 2024-12-09 | CIN @ DAL | 27–20 | 435–322 | Zac Taylor |
| 2022-09-18 | CIN @ DAL | 17–20 | 257–337 | Mike McCarthy |
| 2020-12-13 | DAL @ CIN | 30–7 | 273–309 | Mike McCarthy |
CIN offense vs PIT defense
Dan Pitcher(OC)1–1Patrick Graham(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CIN | PIT | 27–30 | 352 | -3 | L |
| 2024-11-03 | CIN | LV | 41–24 | 375 | +17 | W |
PIT offense vs CIN defense
Brian Angelichio(OC)1–0Al Golden(DC)Angelichio leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | PIT | CIN | 30–27 | 413 | +3 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CIN @ PIT | 27–30 | PIT | Zac Taylor / Mike McCarthy |
| 2025-11-16 | CIN @ PIT | 12–34 | PIT | Zac Taylor / Mike Tomlin |
| 2025-10-16 | PIT @ CIN | 31–33 | CIN | Mike Tomlin / Zac Taylor |
| 2025-01-04 | CIN @ PIT | 19–17 | CIN | Zac Taylor / Mike Tomlin |
| 2024-12-01 | PIT @ CIN | 44–38 | PIT | Mike Tomlin / Zac Taylor |
| 2023-12-23 | CIN @ PIT | 11–34 | PIT | Zac Taylor / Mike Tomlin |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded