Steelers Stop Bengals 27-17

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night 27-17 to claim the AFC North title with an 11-5 record. The Bengals are a wild card team with a 10-5-1 record.

Ben Roethlisberger completed 24 of 38 passes for 317 yards and 1 touchdown as the Steeler defense stifled the Bengal offense all night.

Andy Dalton threw for 244 yards on 27 of 38 passing for 2 touchdowns but he was also intercepted twice.

Jeremy Hill rushed for 100 yards on 23 carries for Cincinnati while the Bengal defense held the Steelers to just 30 yards on the ground on 16 carries.

Read the ESPN recap here.

Panthers 37, Bengals 37

It's not often an NFL game ends in a tie but if it had to happen, it would happen to the Cincinnati Bengals. On a day when the Browns thump the Steelers a victory by the Bengals would have been a full game up on the Browns at 4-1. Instead they "fall" to 3-1-1.

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Patriots Not Dead Just Yet - Beat Cincinnati 43-17

The Patriots faced a Bengal team on Sunday night that had given up just 11 points per game in the 3 games they played this year.  With the 43-17 loss to the Patriots, that number has climbed to 19 per game.

Tom Brady became the 6th player in NFL history to pass for 50,000 yards. To put that in perspective, his pass completions equal 28.41 miles on a field that is 100 yards long.

When asked about the achievement, the understated Brady said, "That's awesome."

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