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Bernard scores 2 TDs as Bengals claw Steelers
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Running back Giovani Bernard scored his first two NFL touchdowns, one of them off a short pass that he turned into a 27-yard score, as the Cincinnati Bengals beat visiting Pittsburgh 20-10 on Monday to extend the Steelers’ early misery.
The second-round draft pick had a 7-yard touchdown run in the first half before turning a short pass from Andy Dalton into a third-quarter score — a preview of what the Bengals (1-1) could become with a pass-catching threat out of the backfield.
“Once I get the ball in my hands it is just a matter of getting across that goal line,” Bernard said. “This was a team win. Our defense had an amazing time.”
First-round pick Tyler Eifert also had a big play, making a 61-yard catch that set up Bernard’s touchdown run.
The Bengals piled up 407 yards on one of the NFL’s toughest defenses, holding the ball for more than 35 minutes.
Pittsburgh fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2002, done in by another game of self-destruction on offense. The Steelers had two turnovers in scoring range and couldn’t hold the ball long enough to give their defense a breather, failing to get a first down on seven of 12 possessions.
“There is a certain amount we need to swallow on this,” said Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin. “They were the better team tonight.
“We turned the ball over and didn’t have the best response on defense.”
It was a chance for the Bengals to show they’ve supplanted the Steelers in the AFC North. They beat Pittsburgh 13-10 at Heinz Field last December to reach the playoffs.
Dalton had an up-and-down game, completing 25 of 45 passes for 280 yards. He was one attempt shy of a career high.
Roethlisberger could only move Pittsburgh’s offense in spurts.
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