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WEEK 4 // MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 2019 // 8:15 PM ET // HEINZ FIELD // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH

On September 30, 1985, Cincinnati QB Boomer Esiason passed for three as Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh, 37-24, in the Bengals’ first win over Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Steelers lead all-time series, 62-35 LAST GAME: 12/30/18: Bengals 13 at Steelers 16 STREAKS: Steelers have won past 7 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/30/18 PITTSBURGH STEELERS L 21-17 at Buffalo LAST WEEK L 24-20 at San Francisco Zac Taylor: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. : 19-5 18.0/27.7 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 16.3/28.3 350.3 OFFENSE 269.3 : 81-129-978-5-3-89.2 PASSING Mason Rudolph: 26-46-286-4-2-86.0 : 32-88-2.8-0 RUSHING James Conner: 34-97-2.9-1 John Ross: 13-292-22.5-3 RECEIVING JuJu Smith-Schuster: 14-243-17.4-1 406.3 DEFENSE 442.0 : 2 SACKS Stephon Tuitt: 3.5 William Jackson, : 1 INTs , T.J. Watt: 1 -4 (4/8) TAKE/GIVE +3 (7/4) : 43.1 (41.2) PUNTING (NET) : 47.9 (40.5) Randy Bullock: 18 (6/6 PAT; 4/6 FG) KICKING : 19 (4/4 PAT; 5/5 FG) BENGALS NOTES STEELERS NOTES • QB ANDY DALTON passed for 249 yards & TD vs. 2 INTs & • QB MASON RUDOLPH passed for 174 yards, 2 TDs vs. INT & rushed for TD last week. Aims for 4th in row vs. Pit. with 2+ 81.4 rating last week in 1st career start. pass TDs. Ranks 2nd in league with 978 pass yards in 2019. • RB JAMES CONNER had 223 scrimmage yards (111.5 per • RB JOE MIXON had season-high 95 scrimmage yards (61 game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 games vs. Cin. last season. Has rush rush, 34 rec.) & 2nd career TD catch in Week 3. Had 105 rush TD in 5 of his past 6 at home. Has 598 scrimmage yards (149.5 yards in last meeting. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 4 vs. division. 3 vs. division. • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had rec. TD & team-high 81 rec. • WR TYLER BOYD aims for his 4th in row with 6+ catches & yards last week. Aims for 4th in row with 75+ rec. yards. Had 60+ rec. yards. Had 7 catches & 2 TDs in his last game vs. TD catch in last meeting. Has TD catch in 3 of 5 career games Pit. (10/14/18). Has TD catch in 4 of his past 5 vs. AFC North. at home vs. division. Rookie WR had 3 WR JOHN ROSS has 110+ rec. yards & TD in 2 of past 3. Has catches for 52 yards & 1st career TD in Week 3. WR JAMES TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC North. Ranks 3rd in the WASHINGTON had 64 rec. yards in last meeting. TE VANCE league in rec. yards (292). WR had career highs MCDONALD has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. in catches (6) & rec. yards (88) last week. TE TYLER EIFERT • LB DEVIN BUSH (rookie) led team with 11 tackles & 2 FRs in has TD catch in 2 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row on road Week 3. Leads all rookies with 29 tackles & leads all players vs. AFC North with TD catch. with 3 FRs this season. LB T.J. WATT had INT & FR last week. • DT GENO ATKINS had sack last week. Since entering league Has sack in 4 of his past 6. Had sack & 2 FFs in last meeting. in 2010, Atkins (72) & DE CARLOS DUNLAP (73.5) are only pair Aims for 3rd in row at home vs. Cin. with sack. Since entering of teammates each with 70+ sacks. CB league in 2017, is 1 of 3 (FRANK CLARK & CHRIS JONES) with had 6 tackles & PD last week. Aims for 7th in row vs. Pit. with 20+ sacks (21) & 2+ INTs (2). LB BUD DUPREE has sack in 2 PD. CB WILLIAM JACKSON aims for 3rd in row with PD. Has of 3 career home games vs. Cin. DE STEPHON TUITT had 7 PD in 3 of 4 career games vs. Pit. CB DARIUS PHILLIPS had tackles & sack last week. Has 3 sacks in his past 2 at home. 1st career INT last week. S SHAWN WILLIAMS led team CB STEVEN NELSON aims for 4th in row vs. AFC North with with 9 tackles in Week 3. Had INT in last meeting. S JESSIE PD. S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had INT & FF last week in Pit. BATES had 2 PD in last meeting. debut. S had 10 tackles in Week 3.

TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET): Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland, Lisa Salters (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Ryan Harris (field reporter) SIRIUS: 81 (Cin), 83 (Pit) | XM: 225 (Cin), 226 (Pit)