Steelers GameDay Cheat Sheet: Week 7 vs. the Cincinnati Bengals
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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
The Steelers and Bengals square off Thursday night in a pivotal AFC North clash at Paycor Stadium, with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video. Pittsburgh enters at 4-1 and riding high behind Aaron Rodgers, who’s thrown 10 touchdowns through five games. Cincinnati, meanwhile, is 2-4 and reeling from four straight losses since Joe Burrow’s injury, now turning to veteran Joe Flacco to steady the ship.
The Bengals have struggled to generate offense, averaging a league-low 56.7 rushing yards per game, while their defense has been vulnerable against both the run and pass. The Steelers, favored by 5.5 points, have won three of the last five matchups and look to extend their division lead with another strong showing.
Expect Pittsburgh to lean on its balanced attack and capitalize on Cincinnati’s defensive lapses, while the Bengals will need a vintage Flacco performance to keep it close under the primetime lights.
Series History
- Thursday’s game will be the 112th overall and 110th regular-season meeting between the Steelers and Bengals.
- The Steelers own a 31-game advantage in the overall series (71-40) and a 29-game lead in the regular-season series (69-40).
- Thursday’s game will be the 57th overall and 55th regular-season meeting between the Steelers and Bengals in Cincinnati.
- The Steelers own a 14-game lead in the overall series (35-21) and 12-game advantage in the regular-season series (33-21) in Cincinnati.
- Thursday’s game will be the 32nd regular-season meeting between the two teams in October.
- The Steelers own a 13-game advantage in the regular-season series (22-9) in October.
- Thursday’s game will be the 16th regular-season meeting in Cincinnati between the two teams in October.
- The Steelers own a three-game advantage in the regular-season series (9-6) in Cincinnati in October.
- The 109 regular-season meetings with the Bengals are the second-most of any opponent in franchise history.
Series Notes
- All-Time: Steelers lead, 69-40 — Last: Bengals Win, 19-17 (Jan. 4, 2025)
- Home: Steelers lead, 36-19 — Last: Bengals Win, 19-17 (Jan. 4, 2025)
- Away: Steelers lead, 33-21 — Last: Steelers Win, 44-38 (Dec. 1, 2024)
- Playoffs: Steelers lead, 2-0 — Last: Steelers Win, 18-16 (Jan. 9, 2016)
The Coaches
Steelers – Mike Tomlin
- At Franchise: 187-108-2 (19 seasons)
- Overall: 187-108-2 (19 seasons)
- vs. Bengals: 26-10
Bengals – Zac Taylor
- At Franchise: 48-56-1 (7 seasons)
- Overall: 48-56-1 (7 seasons)
- vs. Steelers: 5-7
Gameday Information
- Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025
- Time: 8:15 PM ET
- Location: Paycor Stadium | Cincinnati, OH
- Surface: FieldTurf
- Capacity: 65,535
- TV: Prime Video | Locally WTAE-TV
Al Michaels (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analysis), Kaylee Hartung (field reporter)
- Steelers Audio Network: 102.5 WDVE-FM (Pittsburgh) & 970 WBGG-AM (Pittsburgh) plus affiliates (see below)
Rob King (play-by-play), Max Starks (analysis), Missi Matthews (field reporter)
- Westwood One Sports: John Sadak (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analysis)
- Satellite Radio:
- Bengals: Sirius 85, XM/SXM 225, Internet 806
- Steelers: Sirius 83, XM/SXM 226, Internet 826
- Referee: Clay Martin
- Vegas: Steelers -5.5 | Over/Under: 43.5
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Game Stats and Notes
Team Rankings
|
PIT |
CIN |
| Home Record |
2-1-0 |
1-1-0 |
| Away Record |
2-0-0 |
1-3-0 |
| Record vs. Spread |
3-2-0 |
2-4-0 |
| Points Scored/Game |
23.8 (14th) |
17.2 (29th) |
| Points Allowed/Game |
21.4 (16th) |
30.5 (30th) |
| Takeaway Diff. |
+7 (2nd) |
-4 (26th) |
| Pass Yds/Game |
193 (25th) |
178 (30th) |
| Rush Yds/Game |
84 (29th) |
56 (32nd) |
| Def. Pass Yds/Game |
245 (27th) |
258 (31st) |
| Def. Rush Yds/Game |
110 (16th) |
135 (28th) |
Team Leaders
Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 Leaders
Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Leaders
Steelers Notes
- QB AARON RODGERS had 2 TD passes & 115.3 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with 100+ rating & 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD passes. Has 63,973 career reg. season pass yards & can surpass Ben Roethlisberger (64,088) for 5th-most reg. season pass yards in NFL history. Has 37 TDs (36 pass, 1 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 105.3 rating in 16 career Thursday starts, incl. 2+ TDs & 0 INTs in each of his past 5 on Thursday.
- RB JAYLEN WARREN had 63 scrimmage yards (52 rush, 11 rec.) in Week 6 & has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 4 games in 2025. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 on road, incl. 64 scrimmage yards (55 rec., 11 rush) in last road meeting.
- RB KENNETH GAINWELL aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches.
- WR DK METCALF led team with 95 rec. yards & had 4th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TD catch. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 65+ rec. yards. Has 7 rec. TDs in 8 career Thursday games.
- TE PAT FREIERMUTH had TD catch in both games vs. Cin. in 2024. Has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 vs. Cin.
- TE DARNELL WASHINGTON had career-high 62 rec. yards in Week 6.
- LB T.J. WATT had 2 PD & half sack last week & aims for his 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has 14 sacks, 15 TFL, 7 PD & 6 FFs in 15 career games vs. Cin., incl. 2 sacks, 3 TFL & FF in last road meeting. Aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with TFL.
- LB NICK HERBIG had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks last week. Aims for his 4th in row with sack & 6th in row with TFL. Has career-high 6 TFL in 2025. Has sack in 3 of his 4 career games at Cin.
- LB PATRICK QUEEN aims for his 16th in row with 5+ tackles.
- DT CAMERON HEYWARD aims for his 5th in row at Cin. with sack & 7th in row at Cin. with TFL. Had 3 PD in last meeting.
- DT DERRICK HARMON (rookie) has sack in 2 of his 1st 3 career games.
- CB JALEN RAMSEY had 1st-career 2-sack game in Week 6.
Bengals Notes
- QB JOE FLACCO passed for 219 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 90 rating in Cin. debut last week. Had 2 TD passes & 105.9 rating in his last game vs. Pit. (9/29/24 w/ Ind.). Has 5,028 career pass yards vs. Pit., most vs. any opponent.
- RB CHASE BROWN had 100 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 30 rec.) & rush TD in last home meeting. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 7 division games.
- WR JA’MARR CHASE had 10 catches for 94 yards & 50th-career rec. TD in Week 6. Is 3rd player ever (Rob Gronkowski & HOFer Randy Moss) with 50+ rec. TDs before turning 26 years old. Has 13 career games with 10+ catches, 2nd-most ever by player in 1st 5 career seasons. Needs 107 rec. yards to reach 6,000 for his career. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch & 6th in row with 5+ catches. Had 11 catches for 264 yards & 3 rec. TDs in his last Thursday game (11/7/24 at Bal.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with TD catch & 5th in row vs. Pit. with 80+ rec. yards.
- WR TEE HIGGINS had season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (62) in Week 6. Has 11 rec. TDs in his past 8 at home & aims for his 7th in row at home with TD catch. Has 41 catches for 697 yards (87.1 per game) & 4 rec. TDs in 8 career games vs. Pit. & aims for his 5th in row vs. Pit. with 50+ rec. yards.
- DE TREY HENDRICKSON aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack & 5th in row at home with TFL. Has 9.5 sacks in 8 career games vs. Pit., incl. 3.5 sacks in last meeting.
- LB DEMETRIUS KNIGHT had 7 tackles last week & ranks 3rd among rookies with 46 tackles in 2025.
- LB LOGAN WILSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 10+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 Thursday games.
- CB DJ TURNER had career-high 5 PD last week & leads NFL with career-high 11 PD in 2025.
- S GENO STONE had 13th-career INT & 1st-career sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
Steelers Broadcasts
Steelers TV Coverage
This week’s game will be broadcast on nationally on Amazon Prime. Regional broadcast available locally on WTAE.
Be sure to check back here weekly as publish which areas of the United States will carry the game over traditional, over-the-air (OTA) antenna signals. If you do not have the ability to receive these channels locally, Steelers games are also available in-market via Steelers.com or a Paramount+ subscription. You may also be able to watch games by subscribing to NFL Sunday Ticket (on YouTube TV) or watching on delay via NFL+. (Below is a list of Steelers local OTA affiliates.)
Steelers Local Broadcast Affiliates (CBS Broadcasts)
- KDKA (CBS/2 – Pittsburgh)
- WTAJ (CBS/10 – Altoona)
- WHP (CBS/21 – Harrisburg)
- WOLF (FOX/56 – Scranton)
- WFXP (FOX/66 – Erie)
- WCMH (NBC/4 – Columbus OH)
- WKBN (CBS/27 – Youngstown OH)
- WTOV (NBC/9 – Wheeling WV)
- WOWK (CBS/13 – Charleston WV)
- WWCW (CW/21-27 – Roanoke VA)
Weekday Games
- Thursday Night Football games are exclusive to Amazon Prime.
- Sunday Night Football games are nationally on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
- Monday Night Football games are exclusive to ESPN with some simulcasts on ABC.
- A small amount of games, such as international or holiday games, may be exclusive to other platforms such as Netflix or ESPN+.
Steelers Radio Coverage
For those who enjoy listening to the game on radio, you can hear Steelers game on the following terrestrial stations, as well as on the Steelers website and app (in-market only) and nationwide with specific Sirius XM radio packages.
Flagship Stations
- WDVE-FM (102.5)
- WBGG-AM (970)
Pennsylvania Affiliates
- Altoona-WVAM (1430)
- Altoona-WRKY (104.9)
- Beaver Falls-WBVP (1230)
- Beaver Falls-WMBA (1460)
- Bedford-WBVE (107.5)
- Butler-WISR (680)
- Chambersburg-WCHA (800)
- Clarendon-WKNB (104.3)
- Clarion-WCCR (92.7)
- Cooperstown-WUUZ (107.7)
- DuBois-WIFT (102.1)
- DuBois-WKFT (101.3)
- Erie-WRKT (104.9)
- Johnstown-WNTJ (1490)
- Johnstown-WRKW (99.1)
- Latrobe-WCNS (1480)
- Milton-WVLY (100.9)
- Saegertown-WUZZ (94.3)
- Somerset-WNTI (990)
- Starview-WONN (92.7)
- State College-WQWK (1450)
- Uniontown-WMBS (590)
- Washington-WJPA (1450)
- Williamsport-WCXR (99.3)
- Williamsport-WZXR (103.7)
Maryland Affiliates
- Cumberland-WRQE (106.1)
- Hagerstown-WHAG (1410)
Ohio Affiliates
- Fremont-WOHF (92.1)
- Marietta-WJAW (630)
- Youngstown-WNIO (1390)
Virginia Affiliates
West Virginia Affiliates
- Fairmont-WRLF (94.3)
- Fairmont-WMMN (920)
- New Martinsville-WXCR (92.3)
2025 Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time (ET) |
TV |
| 1 |
Sun, Sep 7 |
@ New York Jets |
MetLife Stadium |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 2 |
Sun, Sep 14 |
vs Seattle Seahawks |
Acrisure Stadium |
1:00 PM |
FOX |
| 3 |
Sun, Sep 21 |
@ New England Patriots |
Gillette Stadium |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 4 |
Sun, Sep 28 |
vs Minnesota Vikings |
Croke Park (Dublin) |
9:30 AM |
NFLN |
| 5 |
— |
BYE WEEK |
— |
— |
— |
| 6 |
Sun, Oct 12 |
vs Cleveland Browns |
Acrisure Stadium |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 7 |
Thu, Oct 16 |
@ Cincinnati Bengals |
Paycor Stadium |
8:15 PM |
Prime Video |
| 8 |
Sun, Oct 26 |
vs Green Bay Packers |
Acrisure Stadium |
8:20 PM |
NBC |
| 9 |
Sun, Nov 2 |
vs Indianapolis Colts |
Acrisure Stadium |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 10 |
Sun, Nov 9 |
@ Los Angeles Chargers |
SoFi Stadium |
8:20 PM |
NBC |
| 11 |
Sun, Nov 16 |
vs Cincinnati Bengals |
Acrisure Stadium |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 12 |
Sun, Nov 23 |
@ Chicago Bears |
Soldier Field |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 13 |
Sun, Nov 30 |
vs Buffalo Bills |
Acrisure Stadium |
4:25 PM |
CBS |
| 14 |
Sun, Dec 7 |
@ Baltimore Ravens |
M&T Bank Stadium |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 15 |
Mon, Dec 15 |
vs Miami Dolphins |
Acrisure Stadium |
8:15 PM |
ESPN/ABC |
| 16 |
Sun, Dec 21 |
@ Detroit Lions |
Ford Field |
4:25 PM |
CBS |
| 17 |
Sun, Dec 28 |
@ Cleveland Browns |
Huntington Bank Field |
1:00 PM |
CBS |
| 18 |
TBD |
vs Baltimore Ravens |
Acrisure Stadium |
TBD |
TBD |
Note: All times Eastern. Schedule subject to change due to flexible scheduling.
Statistics and game information courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers and/or National Football League.
