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Steelers hold off late Bengals fightback
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November 10, 2010, Wednesday
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The Pittsburgh Steelers moved level with the Baltimore Ravens at the top of the AFC North after resisting a fierce fightback from divisional rivals Cincinnati Bengals to win 27-21 on Monday.
The Steelers were 20 points up at 27-7 in Cincinnati before the Bengals battled back with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
A missed field goal from Jeff Reed gave the Bengals possession with 3:25 remaining on the clock and Carson Palmer drove to the 12-yard line before James Harrison's tackle stripped Jordan Shipley to save the game.
The Steelers, who lost at the New Orleans Saints last week, have never given up a 20-point lead in franchise history and despite the scare coach Mike Tomlin said his team deserved victory.
"I liked the way our team fought, we made some mistakes along the way but we did enough to win the game," he told reporters.
Bengals receiver Terrell Owens had a productive night making 141 yards and two TDs on 10 receptions.
The Steelers had grabbed control of the game from the outset thanks to a Cincinnati fumble on the kickoff return which Pittsburgh turned into a one-yard TD run for Rashard Mendenhall.
A field goal from Reed made it 10-0 and although Owens converted on a 19-yard pass from Palmer to keep Cincinnati in the game, the Steelers responded with a score from a familiar combination - quarterback Ben Roethlisberger finding Hines Ward with an eight-yard pass.
The Steelers looked to have the game in the bag when, off a trick play, receiver Antwaan Randal El threw a looping 39-yard TD pass to Mike Wallace, who ended with 110 yards on five catches.
Scores from Owens and Cedric Benson gave the Bengals (2-6) a fighting chance though but in the end they fell to their fifth straight loss.
Cincinnati's playoff hopes now look very slim as it sits at the bottom of the division needing a near perfect run-in to the season to have any chance.
"We gave ourselves chance at the end to win the ball game and if you look at the last four games it has (just) been a play here or there," said Owens.
The Steelers and the Ravens are both on 6-2 in the division with Baltimore facing a tough test against the Atlanta Falcons next.
The Steelers were 20 points up at 27-7 in Cincinnati before the Bengals battled back with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
A missed field goal from Jeff Reed gave the Bengals possession with 3:25 remaining on the clock and Carson Palmer drove to the 12-yard line before James Harrison's tackle stripped Jordan Shipley to save the game.
The Steelers, who lost at the New Orleans Saints last week, have never given up a 20-point lead in franchise history and despite the scare coach Mike Tomlin said his team deserved victory.
"I liked the way our team fought, we made some mistakes along the way but we did enough to win the game," he told reporters.
Bengals receiver Terrell Owens had a productive night making 141 yards and two TDs on 10 receptions.
The Steelers had grabbed control of the game from the outset thanks to a Cincinnati fumble on the kickoff return which Pittsburgh turned into a one-yard TD run for Rashard Mendenhall.
A field goal from Reed made it 10-0 and although Owens converted on a 19-yard pass from Palmer to keep Cincinnati in the game, the Steelers responded with a score from a familiar combination - quarterback Ben Roethlisberger finding Hines Ward with an eight-yard pass.
The Steelers looked to have the game in the bag when, off a trick play, receiver Antwaan Randal El threw a looping 39-yard TD pass to Mike Wallace, who ended with 110 yards on five catches.
Scores from Owens and Cedric Benson gave the Bengals (2-6) a fighting chance though but in the end they fell to their fifth straight loss.
Cincinnati's playoff hopes now look very slim as it sits at the bottom of the division needing a near perfect run-in to the season to have any chance.
"We gave ourselves chance at the end to win the ball game and if you look at the last four games it has (just) been a play here or there," said Owens.
The Steelers and the Ravens are both on 6-2 in the division with Baltimore facing a tough test against the Atlanta Falcons next.
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