Monday Night Football 2010 Week 9 Scores
Posted on: August 23, 2011
Revisiting an AFC North rivalry dating back four decades, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals played in their first of two games in the 2010 National Football League season in the November 8, 2010, Monday Night Football game.http://www.nfl.com/schedules/interactive#/team=CIN Extending their record to 6-2 on the year, the Steelers won the contest, defeating the now 2-6 Bengals 27-21.http://www.nfl.com/standingshttp://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110800/2010/REG9/steelers@bengals/analyze/box-score
While Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer connected with receiver Terrell Owens for two touchdowns to bring the Bengals back from a 27-7 deficit, Pittsburgh held on late in the game for the win.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110800/2010/REG9/steelers@bengals/analyze/box-score The Steelers have never lost a game in which they've led by 20 points or more in the history of the club.http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/20141/a-tale-of-two-afc-north-teams
Steelers vs Bengals Week Nine 2010 Recap
The first half of the game was almost all Steelers, including the first quarter when they struck early for a touchdown. Rashard Mendenhall ran the ball in one yard for the score and kicker Jeff Reed added not only the extra point but a field goal minutes later to give Pittsburgh the 10-0 lead.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110800/2010/REG9/steelers@bengals/analyze/box-score
The Bengals connected for a score of their own in the second, with Palmer passing to Owens to make it 10-7, but the Steelers answered right back. Hines Ward, catching an eight-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger, added a touchdown just before the two-minute warning and Pittsburgh increased the lead to 20-7 with a late-half field goal.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110800/2010/REG9/steelers@bengals/analyze/box-score#analyze-channels:cat-post-playbyplay
Neither team scored in the third, but they went on to combine for 21 additional points in the final quarter. The Steelers, briefly using receiver Antwaan Randle El for the passing duties, tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace to put the game at 27-7. The Bengals rallied late, with Palmer passing to Owens for one score and running the ball in using Cedric Benson for a second touchdown, but ultimately came up short. The Steelers' defense stopped the Bengals late, settling the game at 27-21.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010110800/2010/REG9/steelers@bengals/analyze/box-score#analyze-channels:cat-post-playbyplay
2010 Week Nine Monday Night Football Highlights
Highlights from the November 8, 2010, Monday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals are featured. In the game, the Steelers built a 20-point lead and held on late to go up 6-2 on their season. Despite having high-profile players like Chad Ocho Cinco and Terrell Owens, the Bengals continued their downward slide on the 2010 season with the loss, dropping to 2-6.