{"id":637573,"date":"2025-10-16T16:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=637573"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:32:40","slug":"bengals-steelers-rivalry-are-cincinnati-bengals-biggest-rival-of-pittsburgh-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/bengals-steelers-rivalry-are-cincinnati-bengals-biggest-rival-of-pittsburgh-steelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals-Steelers Rivalry &#8211; Are the Cincinnati Bengals the Biggest Rival of the Pittsburgh Steelers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> are hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> for Week 7&rsquo;s Thursday Night Football action, in this heated AFC North rivalry. The Steelers are leading the AFC North with an excellent 4-1 record for the season, and are currently on a 3-game winning streak. They have been excellent on the offensive side of the field so far, with Aaron Rodgers having a stellar season, despite being 41. Meanwhile, the Bengals started the season 2-0, and were finally off to a great start for the season, until Joe Burrow&rsquo;s turf toe injury . While they replaced Burrow with Jake Browning, that did not prove to be fruitful as he racked up 8 INTs in just four games. <\/p><p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bengals <\/a>struggling, the bought Joe Flacco from the Cleveland Browns, in hopes to turn their losing streak around. Despite the Bengals&rsquo; struggling O-line, Flacco delivered 2 TDs with 219 passing yards, with 0 INTs. However, they came up short against the Packers, and will try to overcome the Steelers in Week 7.<\/p><p>With two teams ready to square off for Thursday Night Football action on Prime Video, let&rsquo;s look at the Bengals Steelers Rivalry.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">TNF &#128284; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZ62G03IUS\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/rZ62G03IUS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelers\/status\/1978615623690387826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bengals-Steelers Rivalry: When Did It Start and What&rsquo;s the Story?<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bengals-Steelers<\/a> rivalry goes way back. The rivalry began from 1970 to 1973 and in their first encounter on November 2, 1970, Pittsburgh won 21-10 at Three Rivers Stadium. Cincinnati responded with a 34-7 victory in the rematch at home, part of a seven-game winning streak that secured the Bengals the division title.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Won the Last Time the Bengals and the Steelers Met?<\/h2><p>The last time the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bengals <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Steelers <\/a>met, Bengals managed to pull away with a victory 19-17, even though the final score was not as exciting as many would like it to be, on January 4, 2025. <\/p><p>Also, in the last five meetings between the two teams from 2020-2024, the Bengals and the Steelers are 5-5. The Bengals managed to pull off a win in their last meeting, but the Steelers had won 3 straight games from November 2023 to December 2024. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bengals vs Steelers Head-to-Head Record<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Bengals vs Steelers<\/a> rivalry has been played 111 times so far, including 2 post season games. The Steelers have won a whopping 71 times compared to the Bengals who are way behind with only 40 games won (Steelers 71-40 Bengals).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All eyes on The Jungle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MillerLite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@MillerLite<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PITvsCIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#PITvsCIN<\/a> 8:15pm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@NFLonPrime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yqliSIXQZN\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/yqliSIXQZN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bengals\/status\/1978796280206839819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Over their last five meetings, Pittsburgh has totaled three wins against Cincinnati, and in their last five head-to-head matchups, the Steelers has scored 141 points against the Bengals, while allowing 115 points. <\/p><p>We expect the Steelers to add to the head-to-head record even further tonight, as the Bengals are still struggling with their defense and O-line. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Bengals are hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers for Week 7&rsquo;s Thursday Night Football action, in this heated AFC North rivalry. The Steelers are leading the AFC North with an excellent 4-1 record for the season, and are currently on a 3-game winning streak. They have been excellent on the offensive side of the field [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":637575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1538,82,197],"class_list":["post-637573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh-steelers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bengals-Steelers Rivalry - Are the Cincinnati Bengals the Biggest Rival of the Pittsburgh Steelers? - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the heated Bengals-Steelers rivalry in our Week 7 NFL preview. 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