The run game. Expect the Steelers to run it until the Bengals prove they can stop it.
A Steelers win moves their playoff chances from 84% to 94%; a loss drops them to 79%. Play out the rest of their season →
A Bengals win moves their playoff chances from 92% to 96%; a loss drops them to 85%. Play out the rest of their season →
The Bengals have 9 players on the injury report, the Steelers 7.
Designations as of 2026-11-09.
Steelers
Ben Skowronek WROUTCalf
Brandin Echols CBOUTHamstring
Doneiko Slaughter CBOUTHamstring
Michael Pittman Jr. WRIRFoot
Roman Wilson WRIRFinger
+2 more
Derrick Harmon DTIRFoot
Sebastian Joseph-Day DTIRTriceps
Bengals
Connor Lew COUTCoach's Decision
Kyle Dugger SOUTQuadriceps
Landon Robinson DTOUTCoach's Decision
Myles Hinton OTOUTCoach's Decision
Andrei Iosivas WRIRThumb
+4 more
Erick All Jr. TEIRKnee - ACL
Tanner Hudson TEIRPectoral
Cashius Howell DEIRWrist
Swayze Bozeman LBIRForearm
Steelers run game, 1st, against a run defense ranked 27th.
Longer bar, better unit.
Steelers with the ball
Bengals with the ball
Ranks run 1st (best) to 32nd, 2026 through week 9, close-game snaps.
No bets-versus-money split is posted for this game yet.
Steelers team total -1.75 the 0 total and the 3.5 spread, split; no posted team total yet
Bengals team total 1.75 the 0 total and the 3.5 spread, split; no posted team total yet
Steelers have gone over 12 of 16 outdoors in prime time.
1 more team trends
The situations on the schedule that fit this game.
The last time the Bengals were here, Dec 29, 2013: beat the Ravens by 17 as a 6.5-point favorite.
Inside the luck line: 78 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Bengals.
The last time the Bengals were here, Nov 17, 2013: beat the Browns by 21 as a 4-point favorite.
Inside the luck line: 39 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Bengals.
The last time the Bengals were here, Dec 1, 2002: lost to the Ravens by 4 as a 2.5-point underdog.
Inside the luck line: 120 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Bengals.
Inside the luck line: 31 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the over.
Inside the luck line: 28 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the under.
Tee Higgins has 8 of his last 10 games in division games with a receiving touchdown.
6 more player trends
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Our number for this game is not posted yet.
Nothing on the official card for this game.