4th Quarter

@ :00 - Big pressure, fumble recovered by the Bengals, 1:40 and counting, 3rd and 17. A pass to...who knows, incomplete, 4th down. Pass completed, but short about 5 yards. Should be the game right there. Final score, 24-10 Steelers.

@ 2:00 - Finally a good pass to CJ, out of bounds for a nice gain. Drop by Dorsey, 2nd and 10. 2 minute warning.

@ 2:09 - Chatman returns the punt to the 39. Offsides, Stacy Andrews. Deep pass to Henry just barely overthrown. Entroachment #99 Kiesel. Another bad pass by Carson, 3rd and 10.

@ 2:30 - Short runs, take down the clock. 3rd and 2, losing today would result in a non-losing season, only 1 winning season since Marvin Lewis. A stop to make it 4th and short, hopefully no penalties on this punt. Timeout.

@ 4:09 - 3rd and 5 for the Steelers, taken down at the 9, have to punt. WOW, offsides defense, 1st down Steelers. Are you kidding me, Bengals?

@ 5:35 - Before we continue, two things. First, WHY did you not challenge that Marvin? He may not have won, but instead you rely on the offense converting on 4th down against the #1 defense? Secondly, another blown drive.

@ 6:23 - Please, please take out Rudi, seriously. 3rd and goal. Incomplete pass to Chris Henry, didn't get 2 feet in. 4th & goal, dropped pass by TJ. Bengals, Bengals, Bengals...as Madden said, Henry catch should of been challenged.

@ 7:11 - Ball tipped, Rudi running for nowhere like he's been doing today, 3rd and 10. Great pass and catch from Palmer to TJ, TJ extends it to get past the 1st down marker. Pass off the finger tips of CJ.

@ 8:16 - INT Jonathan Joseph! Get it at the 16, also thanks to pressure.

@ 10:00 - Parker short run, to the 5 and another short run makes it 3rd and 10. Sack by Geathers! Safety, but flag thrown. Holding on Leon Hall, CRAP.

@ 11:38 - Bengals try deep, incomplete. Short run, another long one, 3rd and 8. Big pressure, incomplete, 4th and 8. Bengals punt it. Early penalty, holding on the Steelers, time-out.

@ 12:32 - WOW, another fumble! Bengals get the ball, but ANOTHER challenge, crazy. Fumble stands, Tomlin out of challenges.

@ 12:56 - Parker big run, fumble but was down by contact. Lewis challenges the play, looks like it was a fumble this time. After a close look, his right knee was down, stays put.

@ 13:35 - Tipped, intended for Jeremy Johnson, 2nd and 10. Great draw run for De De Dorsey, to about the 38 of the Steelers. Rudi gets caught early, 2nd and 6. Wow, another bad pass by Palmer, he has to get "in it" or else there is 0 chance the Bengals come back, 3rd and 6. BIG 3rd down, Palmer hit and ANOTHER bad pass, 4th down. Have to go for it of course, 4th and 6...Palmer just completely out of the game, incomplete.

3rd Quarter

@ :00 - Big completion to Chad Johnson, 47 yard line. End of 3rd quarter.

@ 1:22 - Madeiu Williams out with a quad injury. Seemingly the 100th 3rd and long conversion, completed. TD pass to Hines Ward, 24-10 Steelers.

@ 2:11 - 2 short runs, 3rd and 4. Ridiculous, another 3rd down pass complete, even with 3 defenders there. Overthrown pass, now 3rd down and 10. Carson is 12-25 with a 60.4 rating so far. Time-out Steelers.

@ 5:24 - HORRIBLE kickoff by Graham, fielded at 33, 5 yd penalty make it the 38. Parker run for 5, display showing the obvious - The bengals can't sack Roethlisberger. 3rd and 2. Pass to cedric wilson to the Ciny 40.

@ 6:58 - TJ to the 6, broke out of a tackle, 3rd and 4. Palmer almost sacked, another wasted TD opportunity. Graham makes it 17-10 Steelers.

@ 8:29 - Run for nothing, put Watson in please. Another high incomplete pass, ugh, another 3rd and long, ugh x2. Big pass to Henry, 11 yard line and 1st down. Thrown away, 2nd down.

@ 9:36 - Punt return, missed tackles. Madden pointing out Ward making up "naysayers", then kind of backs out of it, funny. Fumble by parker, shoots out and Bengals recover!

@ 10:38 - Good run by Watson, to the 48 inside Steelers territory. Another run by Watson, to the 41. Carson's kneel down coupled with a run stop, now 3rd and 14 *shakes head*. Incomplete, 4th down and another wasted drive.

@ 13:15 - Catch of 9 yards for CJ. Wind is picking up severely, according to Andrea "I love Tom Brady" Kramer. A bit of fighting after a high incomplete pass, 3rd and 2. 1st down to Chatman. No huddle.

@ 13:36 - High pass caught, but short by about a yard. 4th down. Illegal blocking on the bengals on the return, start at the 24.

@ 14:45 - Looks like Parker was down, though they say the ref is the most unlikely to overturn. But this one was pretty much obvious, good challenge by the Steelers. Overturned, 3rd down.

@ 14:45 - Incomplete pass, 2nd and 10, wind picking up. No huddle, draw which results in a fumble and picked up by Jonathon Joseph, returned for a TD! Damn, Steelers challenge.

1st Half Thoughts

+ Started off strong. Threw it and ran it well, defense early had success on pressuring Ben and stopping Parker.

- ...but that didn't last long. After that, pretty much playing like how they were during the long losing streak...letting Ben pass all day, not stopping Willie Parker, not sacking Ben or putting terribly much pressure on.

- Offense after it's initial success, couldn't get it going. Penalties, runs getting stopped and resulting in long 3rd downs. Another words, not getting into a tempo.

2nd Quarter

@ :00 - Kelly returns for a short amount of yards. Knee down, halftime. 17-7 Steelers.

@ :10 - TD pass to Hines Ward, 17-7 Steelers.

@ :15 - Broken up pass by O'Neal. Pass batted down at the line, incredibly rare I might add. (1 in 281 passes - al michaels) 3rd and 10 from the 13. 1st down pass to Nate Washington, 2 yd line, spiked with 15 seconds.

@ :39 - Complete pass for the 1st down at the 27 of the Bengals. Wilson wide open, gain of 9 to the 18. Screen pass, to the 13 and timeout Steelers.

@ 2:00 - Big screen, 15+ yd play. Pass complete to Wilson near the 40. High pass, incomplete intended to Ward. A pass complete to Ward, 3rd and 2 at the 32. 2 minute warning.

@ 3:40 - Strip by Foote, Palmer recovers. Dropped pass by TJ, a long 3rd and 18. Another incomplete. Offense really having problems. 4th down.

@ 4:33 - Another missed throw by Carson. Ghiacuc (center) and Bobbie Williams are back. Rudi a decent run for a few yards, 3rd and 7. Pass to Kelly, reaching out for a 1st down.

@ 5:45 - Catch for 1st and goal. Shovel pass, 3rd and goal at the 5. Roethlisberger tries to run, taken down at the 3. A bit of shoving on both sides. 4th down. Short FG to make it Steelers 10-7.

@ 8:24 - Holt returns it, fumbles it and Steelers recover...ugh.

@ 8:39 - Two missed sack opportunities, Rothlisberger dives into endzone over Leon Hall to tie it 7-7.

@ 9:47 - Bengals struggling BADLY on tackling, Parker is just running and they aren't stopping him like the last few drives. Another complete pass, Heath Miller to the 8.

@ 11:55 - Pass to get the Steelers to the 40, we learn Davenport is in-active. Another pass, up to the 30. Missed chance at a sack. No-huddle for the Steelers. Run by Parker to the 24.

@ 13:17 - Short run by the QB and Parker, 3rd and 4. Pass to ward for a 1st down at the 49.

@ 14:56 - Missed FG from graham, 43 yarder wide right.

@ 15:00 - 5 yd penalty for false start, 3rd and 7.

1st Quarter

@ :46 - Punt and penalty on Steelers, Bengals start out on the 28. Run of 3 from Rudi. Another run to the 20, 3rd & 2. End of 1st.

@ 1:06 - Steelers start the drive, unnecessary roughness on 73 of the Steelers, going back, 2nd and 15 on the 8. WR Screen for nothing, 3rd and 16. Overthrown pass, 4th down.

@ 2:35 - Watson a good run for about 6, 3rd and 3. High throw, 4th down.

@ 4:09 - Great stop by Jeanty, stopping parker for a loss. 3rd and 12. Roethlisberger passes it, incomplete.

@ 5:36 - Overthrown pass from Palmer, Punt by Larson, Steelers start at their 11.

@ 5:55 - 15+ yd pass to CJ, good run by Watson. Deflected pass, making it 3rd & 2.

@ 7:46 - Roethlisberger passes in a hurry, tipped of wards to Madieu Williams, INT Bengals.

@ 11:43 - Big 3rd down conversion for the Steelers, pass to Hines ward.

@ 12:02 - Just started this post up, a bit delayed. Bengals went 4/4 on 3rd down and ran it AND passed it well to make the score 7-0.