2026 Week 3 · Regular season

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: 2026 Week 3

Name: Game Highlights: Bengals vs. Steelers | Week 3
Uploaded: 2026-09-27
Description: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers official game highlights from NFL.com

Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 27–30. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Bengals vs. Steelers Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 3 Final CIN at PIT

Home team

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS
Venue: Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA

Postgame video

Bengals vs. Steelers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Bengals vs. Steelers Final Score and Game Result

Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 27–30.

Winner

Pittsburgh Steelers

27–30

CIN record

Cincinnati Bengals

2-1

PIT record

Pittsburgh Steelers

2-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Bengals vs. Steelers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 27–30 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CIN Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	3	7	27
PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	14	3	7	6	30

Top performers

Bengals vs. Steelers Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

CIN

Joe Burrow

28/37, 282 YDS, 3 TD

PIT

Aaron Rodgers

19/34, 292 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

CIN

Chase Brown

13 CAR, 61 YDS

PIT

Jaylen Warren

17 CAR, 127 YDS

Receiving Yards

CIN

Ja'Marr Chase

9 REC, 98 YDS, 1 TD

PIT

Darnell Washington

3 REC, 67 YDS

Sacks

CIN

Dexter Lawrence II

PIT

Derrick Harmon

Tackles

CIN

Demetrius Knight Jr.

PIT

Patrick Queen

Game statistics

Bengals vs. Steelers Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

CINStatisticPIT

191st Downs22

6-123rd down efficiency7-12

2-24th down efficiency0-0

352Total Yards411

269Passing273

83Rushing138

2Turnovers1

6-40Penalties5-37

1-2Red Zone (Made-Att)1-3

30:06Possession29:54

Every scoring play

Bengals vs. Steelers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q113:10

PIT
Roman Wilson 38 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)
0–7
Q15:50

CIN
Ja'Marr Chase 3 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
7–7
Q10:52

PIT
Ben Skowronek 23 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)
7–14
Q210:16

CIN
Evan McPherson 50 Yd Field Goal
10–14
Q27:05

PIT
Chris Boswell 44 Yd Field Goal
10–17
Q20:34

CIN
Tee Higgins 28 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
17–17
Q38:22

CIN
Evan McPherson 38 Yd Field Goal
20–17
Q32:43

PIT
DK Metcalf 6 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)
20–24
Q413:29

CIN
Mike Gesicki 25 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
27–24
Q48:45

PIT
Chris Boswell 36 Yd Field Goal
27–27
Q42:15

PIT
Chris Boswell 33 Yd Field Goal
27–30

Individual statistics

Bengals vs. Steelers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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Passing Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Burrow	28/37	282	7.6	3	0	1-13	92.3	123.9

Pittsburgh Steelers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	19/34	292	8.6	3	1	2-19	68.4	101.6

Rushing Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chase Brown	13	61	4.7	13
Joe Burrow	2	13	6.5	8
Samaje Perine	3	9	3.0	5

Pittsburgh Steelers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Warren	17	127	7.5	35
Aaron Rodgers	3	10	3.3	12
Pat Freiermuth	1	1	1.0	1
Travis Homer	1	0	0.0	0
Lew Nichols	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Ja'Marr Chase	9	98	10.9	1	21	12
Tee Higgins	6	90	15.0	1	28	7
Mike Gesicki	3	37	12.3	1	25	3
Dohnte Meyers	3	29	9.7	0	23	5
Tanner Hudson	2	13	6.5	0	7	2
Chase Brown	2	8	4.0	0	12	2
Samaje Perine	1	5	5.0	0	5	3
Colbie Young	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Drew Sample	1	0	0.0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Steelers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Darnell Washington	3	67	22.3	0	47	4
Roman Wilson	3	60	20.0	1	38	6
Jaylen Warren	3	49	16.3	0	30	4
DK Metcalf	3	31	10.3	1	14	5
Pat Freiermuth	2	30	15.0	0	22	4
Ben Skowronek	1	23	23.0	1	23	1
Michael Pittman Jr.	2	16	8.0	0	8	5
Germie Bernard	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
Robert Tonyan	1	2	2.0	0	2	1

Defensive Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Demetrius Knight Jr.	9	2	0	0	0	0
Kyle Dugger	8	4	0	0	1	0
Barrett Carter	6	2	0	0	1	1
Tacario Davis	5	5	0	0	1	0
Dexter Lawrence II	4	3	2	3	0	2
Jordan Battle	4	3	0	0	1	0
Dax Hill	4	2	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Allen	3	0	0	0	0	2
Oren Burks	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bryan Cook	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Davis	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cedric Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
T.J. Slaton Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Ivey	1	1	0	0	0	0
PJ Jules	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cashius Howell	1	1	0	0	0	2
Joe Giles-Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boye Mafe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swayze Bozeman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	1
DJ Turner II	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Patrick Queen	13	4	0	1	1	0
Rayshawn Jenkins	9	5	0	0	0	0
Jalen Ramsey	8	4	0	1	0	0
Jaquan Brisker	8	3	0	0	0	0
Payton Wilson	6	0	0	0	1	0
Jamel Dean	5	3	0	0	1	0
Yahya Black	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	2	2	0	0	0	0
Brandin Echols	2	2	0	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.	2	1	0	0	1	0
Carson Bruener	2	1	0	0	0	0
Doneiko Slaughter	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick Harmon	1	1	1	1	0	1
Cameron Heyward	1	1	0	0	0	2
Cole Holcomb	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brock Hoffman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Herbig	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daylen Everette	1	1	0	0	1	0
T.J. Watt	1	0	0	0	0	1
Travis Homer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Spears-Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Joseph-Day	0	0	0	0	0	1
Keeanu Benton	0	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking Stats

Cincinnati Bengals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	2/2	100.0	50	3/3	9

Pittsburgh Steelers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	3/3	100.0	44	3/3	12

Game flow

Bengals vs. Steelers Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

CIN 0%Home win probabilityPIT 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Bengals vs. Steelers Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 18 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
PIT	Touchdown4 plays, 73 yards, 1:50	4	73	1:50	PIT 27	CIN 0
CIN	Touchdown11 plays, 73 yards, 7:20	11	73	7:20	CIN 27	PIT 0
PIT	Touchdown11 plays, 86 yards, 4:58	11	86	4:58	PIT 14	CIN 0
CIN	Field Goal9 plays, 32 yards, 5:36	9	32	5:36	CIN 36	PIT 32
PIT	Field Goal6 plays, 40 yards, 3:11	6	40	3:11	PIT 35	CIN 25
CIN	Punt5 plays, 18 yards, 2:35	5	18	2:35	CIN 31	CIN 49
PIT	Interception7 plays, 37 yards, 2:50	7	37	2:50	PIT 15	CIN 48
CIN	Touchdown5 plays, 53 yards, 1:06	5	53	1:06	CIN 47	PIT 0
PIT	End of Half3 plays, 12 yards, 0:34	3	12	0:34	PIT 33	PIT 45
CIN	Field Goal12 plays, 65 yards, 6:38	12	65	6:38	CIN 15	PIT 20
PIT	Touchdown11 plays, 74 yards, 5:39	11	74	5:39	PIT 26	CIN 0
CIN	Touchdown8 plays, 64 yards, 4:14	8	64	4:14	CIN 36	PIT 0
PIT	Punt6 plays, 11 yards, 2:37	6	11	2:37	PIT 25	PIT 36
PIT	Field Goal4 plays, -4 yards, 2:07	4	-4	2:07	CIN 14	CIN 18
CIN	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:06	3	8	1:06	CIN 41	CIN 49
PIT	Field Goal8 plays, 77 yards, 5:24	8	77	5:24	PIT 8	CIN 15
CIN	Fumble5 plays, 19 yards, 1:31	5	19	1:31	CIN 30	PIT 38
PIT	End of Game2 plays, -2 yards, 0:44	2	-2	0:44	CIN 49	50

Official game information

Bengals vs. Steelers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance66,816

Reported crowd at Acrisure Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Acrisure Stadium.

Game officials

Greg Wilson — Back Judge
Clay Martin — Referee
Eugene Hall — Side Judge
Steven Woods — Umpire
Jerod Phillips — Down Judge
Alonzo Ramsey III — Field Judge
Brian Perry — Line Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Bengals vs. Steelers Being Played?

Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA.

Why this game matters

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Bengals vs. Steelers FAQ

When is Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA.

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