2024 Week 13 · Final
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, final 44–38
Pregame first read
PIT pass defense has the stronger league profile.
CIN passing attack #13/32 · PIT pass defense #4/32 · 219 offense / 187 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- PIT -2
- Model total
- 50.5
- 80% range (CIN margin)
- -19.0 to +16.7
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingRussell WilsonPIT414 pass yds
- RushingNajee HarrisPIT75 rush yds
- ReceivingJa'Marr ChaseCIN86 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- CIN passing attack#13/32PIT pass defense#4/32
- CIN run game#26/32PIT run defense#29/32
- PIT passing attack#15/32CIN pass defense#20/32
- PIT run game#23/32CIN run defense#18/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
PITPittsburgh Steelers
- Russell WilsonQB · 5 games242pass yds/g
- Najee HarrisRB · 11 games68.1rush yds/g
- George PickensWR · 11 games70.5rec yds/g
- Calvin Austin IIIWR · 11 games32.2rec yds/g
CINCincinnati Bengals
- Joe BurrowQB · 11 games275pass yds/g
- Chase BrownRB · 11 games55.2rush yds/g
- Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 11 games96rec yds/g
- Tee HigginsWR · 6 games81.5rec yds/g