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Steelers-Bengals Tie For Most First Half Points in AFC North History
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals offenses are off to an historic start in their Week 13 meeting.
CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals offenses put on a clinic in the first half of their Week 13 matchup, scoring a combined 48 points.
It’s not the type of football that usually takes place in the AFC North and history supports just that as the Steelers and Bengals tied for the most combined first half points in an AFC North matchup (since the 2002 realignment). The last time 48 points were scored in the first half was a Week 2 matchup between the Browns and Bengals in 2007.
Only time will tell if the Steelers and Bengals can make more history together on Sunday, but there is a chance.
The two teams will now attempt to break their all-time highest scoring meeting, which took place on Nov. 26, 2000 and saw 76 total points scored. Pittsburgh routed Cincinnati 48-28 as Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns.
That isn’t the only record that the Steelers and Bengals could break by the end of the game, either.
While it will be much more difficult than the previous, the two teams will also take a shot at breaking the all-time highest scoring AFC North matchup.
That was between the Bengals and Browns on Nov. 28 2004 and the game had a total 106 points scored. The Bengals won the game 58-48 as quarterbacks Kelly Holcomb and Carson Palmer threw for a combined 664 yards and nine touchdowns.
Quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Joe Burrow combined for just three touchdowns in the first half. So they may not combine for that nine or more touchdowns, but they may just do enough to score more points than Holcomb and Palmer.
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