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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

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2012 Regular season · Week 7 · Paul Brown Stadium · Sunday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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CINCincinnati Bengals17Home
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Steelers beat Bengals 24–17 in 2012 Week 7

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24–17 on the road at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 7 of the 2012 regular season on October 21, 2012. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Steelers to 3–3 and dropped the Bengals to 3–4. It was the Bengals’ third straight loss. The Steelers finished 2012 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2012 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 35–7 on December 4, 2011. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 13–10 on December 23, 2012.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Steelers lead the series 21–7 after meeting No. 28 since 1999 Full series history

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