6/30/2023 0 Comments Steelers score 2016![]() ![]() Immediately following the Bengals' six-game winning streak, Pittsburgh won eight straight meetings from 1991 to 1994. The Steelers returned to dominating the rivalry in the 1990s. To date, this is the only time the Bengals led the series.ġ991–2003: Steelers in contention, Bengals struggle The Bengals won six straight meetings from 1988 to 1990, which gave them a 21–20 lead in the overall series after the 1990 season. The Bengals went on to Super Bowl XXIII that season, their most recent appearance in a Super Bowl until 2021. On November 6, 1988, the Bengals defeated the Steelers 42–7, the largest margin of victory for either team in the series. The Bengals closed the gap of the Steelers' lead throughout the 1980s. This marks the only season in which the Steelers and Bengals did not meet twice. The Steelers won the only meeting of the year in Pittsburgh, 26–20 in overtime. The Bengals swept the 1981 season series as well, on their way to their first Super Bowl appearance.īecause of the 1982 NFL Players Strike, the game in Cincinnati that season was cancelled. This game, along with an earlier Bengals' win in Cincinnati, were the only two losses for the then-4–2 Steelers, as they eventually finished 9–7, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1971. On October 12, 1980, the Bengals defeated the Steelers 17–16 at Three Rivers Stadium, snapping the Steelers' 18-game home winning streak and their undefeated 10–0 record at home against the Bengals. The Bengals, who were 0–6 entering the game, forced nine Steelers turnovers on their way to a 34–10 blowout win over the Steelers. ![]() One bright spot for the Bengals occurred in their 1979 meeting in Cincinnati. The Steelers would also win six straight games from 1974 to 1977. The Steelers were also able to win two games despite scoring a single touchdown as they won 7–3 in 1976 and 7–6 in 1978 – the two lowest-scoring games in the history of the rivalry. The Steelers were led by their "Steel Curtain" defense, as they held the Bengals to 17 points or less during ten of the twelve meetings during this stretch. The Steelers won four Super Bowls during these six years. The Steelers dominated the rivalry – and the entire NFL – mid-to-late 1970s, posting a 9–3 record against the Bengals during this time. The Steelers would win four of the next six meetings to take a 5–3 series lead early in its history.ġ974–79: Steelers' Super Bowl dynasty ![]() However, the Bengals would win the rematch in Cincinnati 34–7 during a 7-game winning streak that pushed the Bengals to the division championship. The Steelers defeated the Bengals in their first meeting, 21–10 at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. Thus, the Bengals and Steelers have played each other twice every season since (except the strike-shortened 1982 campaign). However, as part of the AFL-NFL merger, the two teams were placed in the AFC Central division along with the NFL's Cleveland Browns and the AFL's Houston Oilers. Prior to 1970, the Steelers were members of the NFL and the Bengals were part of the AFL. History 1970–73: Beginning of the rivalry The two teams met twice in the postseason, with the Steelers winning both games after the 20 seasons. The Steelers lead the overall series, 68–39. The Bengals-Steelers rivalry is one of the biggest in the NFL. The rivalry would reach new heights in the 2000s in which the Steelers knocked the Bengals out of the playoffs, as well as injuring Carson Palmer, enroute to their fifth Super Bowl victory. Originally placed in the AFC Central following the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, the two teams currently compete in that division's successor, the AFC North. The two teams have played each other twice a year since becoming division rivals in 1970. The Bengals–Steelers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. ![]()
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