Steelers vs Bengals Gameday: Injury Updates, TV Info, Betting Lines, More
PITTSBURGH STEELERS vs CINCINNATI BENGALS GAMEDAY INFO
Gameday Week 17, Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) vs Cincinnati Bengals (8-8)
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, 8 p.m.
Acrisure Stadium, (68,400, Grass)
SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Aaron Becker, Brendan Howe, Ed Thompson
Weather: Cloudy, 22 degrees
HOW TO WATCH: TV, BROADCAST INFO
TV: ESPN/ABC national coverage (WTAE locally), (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salter)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM, SiriusXM 225, (Rob King, Craig Wolfley, Max Starks, Missi Matthews); Westwood One (Ted Emrich, Ryan Harris)
BETTING LINES
Latest lines: Steelers +2.5, Steelers +120, over/under 48.5
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STEELERS IN AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
The Steelers have already clinched a playoff spot. The can win the AFC North with a win and a Baltimore Ravens loss to the Cleveland Browns. They can clinch the No. 5 seed with either a win or a Los Angeles Chargers loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. They will be at worst the No. 6 seed.
1. Kansas City Chiefs 15-1
2. Buffalo Bills 13-3
3. Baltimore Ravens 11-5
4. Houston Texans 9-7
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5. Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6
6. Los Angeles Chargers 10-6
7. Denver Broncos 9-7
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8. Miami Dolphins 8-8
9. Cincinnati Bengals 8-8
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10. Indianapolis Colts 7-9
11. New York Jets 4-12
12. Las Vegas Raiders 4-12
13. Jacksonville Jaguars 4-12
14. Cleveland Browns 3-13
15. Tennessee Titans 3-13
16. New England Patriots 3-13
AFC NORTH STANDINGS
| Overall | AFC North | AFC | Head-to-head | |
| Ravens | 11-5 | 3-2 | 7-4 | CIN 2-0, CLE 0-1, PIT 1-1 |
| Steelers | 10-6 | 3-2 | 7-4 | BAL 1-1, CIN 1-0, CLE 1-1 |
| Bengals | 8-8 | 2-3 | 5-6 | BAL 0-2, CLE 2-0, PIT 0-1 |
| Browns | 3-13 | 2-3 | 3-8 | BAL 1-0, CIN, 0-1, PIT 1-1 |
STEELERS TRANSACTIONS
The Steelers opened the 21-day practice window of inside linebacker Cole Holcomb, wide receiver Roman Wilson and defensive lineman Logan Lee.
STEELERS DEPTH CHART vs CINCINNATI BENGALS
| QB | 3 Russell Wilson | 2 Justin Fields 4 Kyle Allen* | |
| RB | 22 Najee Harris 30 Jaylen Warren | 84 Cordarrelle Patterson | 33 Aaron Shampklin 35 Jonathan Ward |
| WR | 14 George Pickens | 15 Ben Skowronek | 17 Jamal Agnew |
| WR | 18 Mike Williams | 11 Van Jefferson | 89 Brandon Johnson |
| WR | 19 Calvin Austin III | 13 Scotty Miller | 10 Roman Wilson 16 Quez Watkins |
| TE | 88 Pat Freiermuth | 80 Darnell Washington 81 MyCole Pruitt | 85 Matt Sokol |
| FB | 83 Connor Heyward | ||
| LT | 65 Dan Moore Jr. | 60 Dylan Cook 67 Calvin Anderson | |
| LG | 73 Isaac Seumalo | 64 Max Scharping | 72 Doug Nester |
| C | 54 Zach Frazier | 62 Ryan McCollum | 71 Nate Herbig |
| RG | 66 Mason McCormick | 74 Spencer Anderson | 78 James Daniels |
| RT | 77 Broderick Jones | 76 Troy Fautanu 68 John Leglue | |
| K | 9 Chris Boswell | ||
| P | 8 Corliss Waitman | 5 Cameron Johnston | |
| LS | 46 Christian Kuntz |
| DL | 97 Cameron Heyward | 94 Dean Lowry | 61 Logan Lee |
| NT | 95 Keeanu Benton | 57 Montravius Adams | 96 Breiden Fehoko |
| DL | 99 Larry Ogunjobi | 92 Isaiahh Loudermilk | 79 Jacob Slade |
| OLB | 56 Alex Highsmith | 91 Preston Smith | 98 DeMarvin Leal 53 Eku Leota |
| ILB | 50 Elandon Roberts | 93 Mark Robinson 44 Tyler Matakevich | 55 Cole Holcomb |
| ILB | 6 Patrick Queen | 41 Payton Wilson | 40 Devin Harper |
| OLB | 90 T.J. Watt | 51 Nick Herbig 49 Jeremiah Moon | 33 David Perales 45 Julius Welschof |
| CB | 24 Joey Porter Jr. | 42 James Pierre | 18 Anthony Averett |
| CB | 26 Donte Jackson | 27 Cory Trice Jr. | 21 C.J. Henderson 34 Zyon Gilbert |
| NB | 20 Cam Sutton | 31 Beanie Bishop | 5 D’Shawn Jamison |
| FS | 39 Minkah Fitzpatrick | 23 Damontae Kazee | 37 Eric Rowe |
| SS | 25 DeShon Elliott | 28 Miles Killebrew | 17 Ayo Oyelola 29 Ryan Watts |
| PR | 19 Calvin Austin III | 13 Scotty Miller | |
| KR | 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 30 Jaylen Warren |
THE LAST TIME
The Pittsburgh Steelers offense broke out for its best performance of the season and the defense slowed down the Cincinnati Bengals just enough to let Pittsburgh roll with a 44-38 victory to lead the team to its NFL-record 21st consecutive non-losing season.
STEELERS-BENGALS SERIES
The Steelers lead the all-time series, 71-39-0, though recently, the series has been very even. The teams have split the last four games in the rivalry dating back to the 2020 season. The Steelers swept the Bengals last season, and Cincinnati swept in 2021, with the road teams winning in 2022 and the home teams winning in 2020.
Most of this series has intermittent periods of domination, usually by Pittsburgh. Before this stretch, the Steelers had won 11 in a row in the series, for example. Cincinnati went 15-6 against the Steelers from 1980-90.
PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS
Cornerback Mike Hilton spent five seasons in Pittsburgh from 2016-20, becoming an NFL regular after joining the Steelers as a twice-released undrafted free agent. Overlooked because of his size, the 5-foot-9 Hilton became a mainstay in Pittsburgh, playing in 59 games for the Steelers over his five seasons and becoming a run-down slot specialist, with a solid mix of coverage instincts, run-stopping ability and a surprising proclivity for rushing the passer.
Safety Geno Stone is a New Castle, Pa. native. Stone is in his first season in Cincinnati after spending his first four years with the Baltimore Ravens. Stone has seven interceptions in his second season as a starter for the Ravens in 2023, leading to a two-year, $14 million contract with the Bengals this past offseason.
Long snapper Cal Adomitis is in his third seasons as Cincinnati’s starter. The Pittsburgh native, Central Catholic and Pitt alum took over after an injury in 2022 against the Steelers, and hasn’t looked back.
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