Steelers vs. Bengals: Get ready for 2025 Week 7 rivalry matchup
For the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) will play under the lights when they visit Paycor Stadium to play the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m.
The game will be broadcast on Prime Video, and simulcast locally on WTAE-TV, with Al Michaels on play-by-play alongside analyst Kirk Herbstreit and sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung.
The Steelers Audio Network also will broadcast the game on 102.5-FM and 970-AM.
The Steelers are favored by 5.5 points with an over/under of 43.5.
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Here’s some more news and notes to get you ready for the Week 7 matchup:
Headlines from the Trib
• Whether he likes it or not, Steelers’ Mike Tomlin ready to face old nemesis Joe Flacco
• Steelers 4 Downs: Nick Herbig statistically rates as best pass rusher in football
• Safety DeShon Elliott doesn’t travel to Cincinnati with Steelers, listed as questionable to play
• Scouting the Bengals: Steelers opponent has been the NFL’s worst team over the past 4 weeks
• ‘He jumps off the film at you’: Steelers DC Teryl Austin praises LB Patrick Queen
• Combined 81 years old, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco to meet when Steelers play Bengals
• Steelers’ new-look cornerbacks ready to be tested by Bengals’ duo of Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins
• ‘It never gets easy’ — Steelers’ Broderick Jones preps for Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson
• Rookie Ke’Shawn Williams impresses as Steelers fill-in return man in NFL debut
• Mike Tomlin: Browns’ Andrew Berry ‘must be a lot smarter than me’ trading Joe Flacco
• Mike Tomlin calls Acrisure Stadium field conditions ‘poor’ for game against Browns
What’s their opinion?
• Tim Benz: Mike Tomlin might have said even more about the Joe Flacco trade than he let on
• Mark Madden: Mike Tomlin is wrong; Andrew Berry did what’s best for the Browns
• Ben Roethlisberger’s idea to fix the field at Acrisure Stadium? Evict Pitt!
• Tim Benz: If Mike Tomlin is annoyed by media questions, here’s 1 we’d gladly stop asking
In the news
• Pittsburgh NFL Draft merch available on Steelers’ website
• Steelers’ minority owner killed in ATV accident in North Carolina
In print today
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2025 Steelers schedule
Remember when?
Chris Boswell’s 53-yard field goal as time expired gave the Steelers a 23-20 overtime victory when the teams played in the season opener Sept. 11, 2022, in front of 65,841 fans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.
The Bengals nearly won the game, but Evan McPherson’s extra-point try was blocked by Minkah Fitzpatrick with zero seconds left in regulation. Fitzpatrick opened the scoring with a 31-yard interception return. Najee Harris caught a 1-yard TD pass from Mitch Trubisky, and Boswell booted three field goals. For the Bengals, Tyler Boyd and Ja’Marr Chase caught TD passes from Joe Burrow, and McPherson hit two field goals.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lead the all-time series 71-40.
View from Cincinnati
• Bengals Place TE Mike Gesicki on Reserve/Injured List
• Joe Flacco reacts to Mike Tomlin’s shot at the Browns for trade with Bengals
• Bengals DC Al Golden explained the decision to bench veteran Logan Wilson
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