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PITTSBURGH (AP)—The Pittsburgh Steelers needed just 15 minutes to providethe Cincinnati Bengals a refresher course on what it takes to win in December.
Run the ball. Create turnovers. A big play or two on special teams helps. Sodoes having a quarterback who knows what he’s doing when the games dwindle to aprecious few.
It’s a formula the defending AFC champions have used for years. It hasrarely looked as effective as it did in a 35-7 win Sunday.
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“We’re in it now,” linebacker James Farrior(notes) said. “Right now is our time.… We already started our playoffs.”
It certainly looked like it as Pittsburgh (9-3) swept the season series fromCincinnati (7-5) for the second straight year to end any realistic hopes theBengals have of winning the AFC North.
“It’s tough,” said Cincinnati wide receiver A.J. Green(notes), who caught an11-yard touchdown pass but also committed a false start penalty that wiped outanother score. “We shot ourselves in the foot sometimes. Being the veteran teamthey are, they capitalized on everything we did.”
It’s what the Steelers do this time of year.
Pittsburgh has been a mixed bag at times this season, often playing to thelevel of the competition, regardless of who it is.
The same team that handled New England with ease six weeks ago is the sameone that barely escaped woeful Kansas City with a win last Sunday night, raisingconcerns about Roethlisberger’s fractured right thumb, the running game and adefense nursing injuries to safety Troy Polamalu(notes) (concussion) and LaMarr Woodley(notes)(hamstring).
There were no anxious final moments against the Bengals. Pittsburgh’s bestquarter of the season left little room for doubt, scoring four touchdowns in aspan of less than 12 minutes to break it open.
“Finally,” Wallace said. “We always make it harder than it has to be.Today, we came out with a lot of emotion and a lot of energy. The guys justwanted to win. We knew what we had to do. It’s getting closer to the playoffsand it’s time for us to get better.”
While the Bengals appear to be getting worse.
Rookie quarterback Andy Dalton(notes) passed for just 135 yards, was sacked threetimes by Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison(notes) and spent the fourth quarter onthe bench as a preventative measure with the game out of reach.
“We can’t let this hurt us,” Dalton said. “We can’t let this affect thenext four.”
Blocking it out might be tough.
Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis did little to downplay the game’s importance,practically admitting his team’s hopes for an outside shot at a divisional titlewould all but disappear if his surprising team couldn’t earn a split with theSteelers.
The Bengals hung tough in a 24-17 loss to Pittsburgh three weeks ago, thekind of gritty performance that gave them hope they could earn a split withtheir division rivals and stay alive in their quest for a second division titlein three seasons.
No chance.
Thrust into the role of contender, the Bengals wilted in the spotlight,reverting back to the kind of mistakes they’ve avoided while rebuilding on thefly behind the tandem of Dalton and Green. Cincinnati committed 10 penalties for109 yards and offered little resistance to lose for the third time in fourgames.
“They beat us in every area today—beat us on offense, beat us on defense,beat us in special teams,” Lewis said.
Roethlisberger, who aggravated his injured thumb in practice during theweek, overcame a slow start to complete 15 of 23 passes for 176 yards and thetwo scores to Wallace. His final completion, a 9-yard toss to tight end DavidJohnson(notes) in the fourth quarter, was the 2,026th of his career, breaking Hall ofFamer Terry Bradshaw’s club record.
“It’s obviously an awesome honor,” Roethlisberger said. “Anytime youbreak a guy like that’s record, it’s a great thing.”
It was that kind of day for Pittsburgh. Wide receiver Hines Ward(notes) became the19th player in NFL history to eclipse 12,000 career yards while Harrison joinedChad Brown and Mike Merriweather as the only players in team history to recordat least two three-sack games in the same season.
“You have to start playing good, all-around football,” Ward said. “Today,we displayed that.”
The Bengals did not.
Cincinnati’s miscues started early. Green flinched ever so slightly justbefore the snap to negate a 4-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to JermaineGresham(notes) on the Bengals’ opening possession.
Mike Nugent(notes) came out to kick a short field goal only to have it called backafter being flagged for delay of game. Nugent’s kick never had a shot the secondtime around. Rookie Cam Heyward swatted it out of harm’s way to recordPittsburgh’s first blocked kick in more than two years.
It’s as close as the Bengals would get to making it interesting.
Mendenhall, who has been erratic, gave the Steelers the lead with a 3-yardtouchdown run early in the second quarter. He upped the lead to 14-0 with anifty 5-yard cutback run.
The Bengals continued to self-destruct on the ensuing kickoff when BrandonTate(notes) fumbled and the Steelers recovered at the Cincinnati 23. Roethlisbergerneeded just three plays to hit Wallace for a 12-yard score to make it 21-0.
Dalton found Green for an 11-yard score to briefly give the Bengals life,but Brown extinguished any momentum with a scintillating 60-yard punt returnjust before the half that gave the Steelers a 28-7 lead at the break.
The Bengals came in with an NFL-record three double-digit second halfrallies, but not this time. Playing with a lead Pittsburgh’s defense teed off onDalton and sent fans sprinting to the exits early with victory in hand.
“It’s just embarrassing,” Cincinnati defensive back Chris Crocker(notes) said.“You don’t feel good at all. When they’re beating you so bad that their fansleave, that’s just a bad feeling.”
Notes: The Steelers have swept the Bengals seven times in the last 11seasons. … Woodley started for the first time since getting hurt against NewEngland on Oct. 30, but left in the first half after “tweaking” his lefthamstring according to Tomlin. … Pittsburgh hosts Cleveland on Thursday night,while the Bengals host Houston on Sunday.
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Red Dog: The one with serious problems is you, you kow why the refs calls penalties against Bengals? The answer Is very simple: BECAUSE BENGALS MADE PENALTIES! Bengals just have one or two good series, and THEY commit penalties, so the only fault is on Bengals, but the game is 4 quarters, not only one drive, but as I say, the one with problems is you, because A LOT OF TIMES refs made calls against Steelers, and a lot of time are bad calls, but you now what? Anybody say anything that times Steelers receive bad calls, and that’s what AntiSteelers like you are blind, and what makes you blind is your hate to see the greatest team in all areas in Super Bowl Era.

All the pundits are taking turns kissing Brady's or Rodgerss behinds.
But Roethlisberger and the Steelers are getting ready, yet again, to take a serious run at the SB.
Best team in the history of the league, and the best team of the past decade, as well.

the Steelers havent played a good team yet, SHITTSBURGH SQUEELERS WILL LOSE AGAINST A GOOD TEAM. STEELERS ARE A BUNCH OF LOWLIFE FAT PIGS. STEELERS=THUGS AND LOSERS.

The problem with Steeler fans is that they will always live in the past. See, they make the playoffs or (on occasion the SB) and they lose. Horribly. What is their excuse?..."Look at our 6 rings." Really? I've never met a Steeler fan that would ever bend to the idea that a team is better than them. Even when they were destroyed by the Packers (yes...your team was EMBARRASSED ON TELEVISION GLOBALLY), they reference past again to the ground. Pathetic. Steeler fans are pathetic losers. The team may do well, but you still are pathetic losers. Who Dey!

I have to give it to some of you, you're loyal Bengal fans. Unfortunately your false hope in an average team that has made some improvements were slapped into submission against a Playoff team an not another average one. And what's this about draft picks next year, you think your the only team with draft picks? Please!!! You also can't depend on officiating to win games for you when your the ones commiting errors. You Bengals were just a bunch of Stray Cats today and mediocer at best..!

oh and anybody that says the steelers always get the calls, PLEASE!

ben, youre the man. all the fans that hate on you are just jealous of your on the field skills, since they cant find any flaws in your game they try and bring some non football related topic to try and trash talk lol as a steelers fan its very comical. and any fan not a fan of the afc north just shouldnt comment on here at all, i can speak for all four teams, we hate each other. ray lewis killed a man but its never talked about on here so why is it always ben??

Urban Meyer sits down to pee

The Bengals had to play the refs today also so when that happens no one wins. I watch the steelers alot and they always get the calls the refs has to be on the steelers payroll. And if you dont see that you have serious problems

The Steelers are just getting warmed up, this is were the real teams start to show.

Hey Anthony--you and those like you are the exact reason I hate the Steelers. With such a classy organization, why do their fans always talk trash? You beat the Bengals today. They sucked today. (They are also young headed the right direction....) But when you win, why can't you be gracious and classy like the organization you claim to be a fan of instead of acting like an a$$?
P.S. Like most sports, football is cyclical. Just remember---karma is a @#$%---and so will the Bengals when their rookies mature and start exacting some revenge... The Steelers will be first in line and the Ravens will be right behind them....

Andy Dalton bubble busting ? Cam is rookie of year !

did big ben play at PENN state ?

no excuses the bengals got spanked today ! the score would have been far worse had tomlin let ben continue but he put in that slug batch who stunk as usual

Rapist , nuff said!Comment hidden due to low rating. Show Comment

Bengals self-destructed as usual and will fail to finish strong in December like losers usually do. Marvin Lewis got a reprieve thanks to Dalton but failed under pressure as Lewis teams always do. They are woeful when they have to put together a 60 minute game. Forty-five isn't good enough as they didn't show up for some reason in the second quarter and looked like the Little Sisters of the Poor. How about playing with some sense of purpose in December when the winners usually kick into high gear and beat some teams you have to for a change.

I'm not woried about what the steeler fans say. Our team is up and coming, and the steelers are getting old. we'll get them next year. with two first round picks, and another great wide receiver first rounder and the best corner. we'll out man them in time.

Urban Meyer loves wine coolers and beating his wife & kids

The Steeler had the extra help they did not need from the officials.Comment hidden due to low rating. Show Comment
Both teams committed the same penalties but only the Bengals got flagged for their mistakes.
The steeler got away with several key penalties that were not called,

Who Dey? WE DEY ALL DAY TODAY! Face it Bengals fans -- your team sucks. They are and always will be the Bungles. They beat on the lousy teams in the first half of the season but when they finally play the better teams in the NFL they lose! Your "rookies of the year" Dalton and Green were nowhere to be found today, and the Steelers dominated the Bengals all game. Who Dey? WE DEY!

The steeler defense is at full strength...they just sent a message by destroying the bengals 35 -7.....Woodley...Harrison....Troy p.....ALL HEALTHY....they showed what they can do...

Brady Hoke will own Urban Meyer

Horrible penalty calls against the Bengals, but you know what?...no excuses. The game shouldn't have to rely on the guys in the zebra stripes. Bengals need to dominate. Any of you Steeler fans would be livid and posting ridiculous garbage if these calls were against you. Some stupid paranoia about how Goddell is against you and so forth. It is one game...as the Voice of Reason has said. Go Bengals!

So simple minded-Steelers win blame the refs-works every time

First of all, I don't think the Bengals can beat the STeelers this year. The Bengals had point taken off the board twice early on by stupid penalties and then the obvious block in the back that wasn't called on the return touchdown. Even the announcers said they didn't know why that wasn't called because it was obvious AND in front of a ref. Daulton threw the ball well but too high to his receivers. He is getting the killed by leaving them exposed like that. As for the Steelers, why can't they protect their QB?Comments 1 - 25 of 126First PrevNextLast Post Comment Sign in to post a comment, or Sign up for a free account. Related Articles Launch Article Browser Also in TOP Headlines















































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