Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. (Photo : Getty Images)
A high-profile AFC North encounter between the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) and Cincinnati Bengals (10-2) is set to take place at the Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, December 13th as the 2015 NFL season moves forward.
The Week 14 match is the second and last meeting of the regular season for both squads. Cincinnati won their first matchup, 16-10, a low-scoring one at the Heinz Field on November 1st.
Pittsburgh is coming off a huge 45-10 victory over the depleted Indianapolis Colts at their home stadium last Sunday, as per Yahoo Sports.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger led the Steelers' powerful passing assault, going 24-of-39 for 364 yards and registering four touchdowns with no interceptions and sacks for a high QBR of 95.9 and overall rating of 126.4. Running back DeAngelo Williams also had a superb game, rushing 134 yards in 26 carries.
Meanwhile, the Bengals are fresh from a 37-3 demolition of the Cleveland Browns at the FirstEnergy Stadium also on Sunday, via SB Nation.
Quarterback Andy Dalton played an almost flawless game, throwing 14-of-19 for 220 yards with two touchdowns, no interceptions and one sack for a 93.1 QBR and 146.8 rating. Dalton also had a running score as the team moved closer to the division title and a playoff berth.
However, the Steelers are favored to win this game at home versus the Bengals to halt their winning run to two games.
Prediction: Steelers win, 35-28.
Pittsburgh Steelers starting lineup
Offense: Roethlisberger (QB), Williams (RB), Johnson (FB), Brown (WR1), Bryant (WR2), Spaeth (TE), Villanueva (LT), Foster (LG), Wallace (C), DeCastro (RG), Gilbert (RT)
Defense: Heyward (DE), McLendon (NT), Tuitt (DE), Moats (OLB), Shazier (ILB), Timmons (ILB), Harrison (OLB), Blake (CB1), Boykin (CB2), Allen (SS), Mitchell (FS)
Cincinnati Bengals starting lineup
Offense: Dalton (QB), Hill (RB), Hewitt (FB), Green (WR1), Jones (WR2), Kroft (TE), Whitworth (LT), Boling (LG), Bodine (C), Zeitler (RG), Smith (RT)
Defense: Dunlap (DE), Peko (DT), Atkins (DT), Johnson (DE), Burfict (OLB), Maualuga (MLB), Rey (OLB), Kirkpatrick (CB1), Jones (CB2), Williams (SS), Nelson (FS)
