Dec 23, 2012 12:33 PM EST
Bengals vs. Steelers Score: Live Blog with Play-by-Play of Week 16 Battle

FINAL SCORE Bengals 13-10 Steelers

CINCINNATI IS GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS! Steelers are eliminated as they are now 7-8

REDMAN runs... Throws it back.. Right to Bengals receiver... GAME OVER

:03 seconds remaining--- Imaculate reception Pt. II? 

Steelers fall on it on OWN 27... but there's a flag... No Foul

Steelers will receive. Taking a while to kick ball off. 

:04 seconds remaining--- WOW! That interception was extremely huge! 

Inside the 30 for Bengals--- FG is to kill Steelers' playoff hopes... HERE GOES THE KICK! IT'S GOOD!! 

1st & 10 CAUGHT!!! A.J. Green with the grab!!! SIX SECONDS LEFT!!! WHAT A CATCH! WHAT A ROUTE!! First down!

2nd & 10 shotgun. With time. Big Ben on the run. BALL IS INTERCEPTED!!! Nelson with the ball... 15 seconds left at Steelers' 45! Have at least one timeout!

1st & 10 from OWN 29--- Ball tipped! Dunlap dives! Incomplete pass!

Bengals playign soft defense. No timeout... Steelers get first down. Bengals get delay of game penalty. 

PUNT-- Brown at the 10 . Fair catch. Steelers will start from OWN 11 :44 seconds remaining--- 

3rd & 1 for Bengals --- Shotgun. DEEP! Overthrown! :52 seconds left--- 

2nd & 1 Bengals hard headed call. Simply boneheaded--- They run it and get NOWHERE

1:47 left... This game couldn't be better. Bengals get nine! Get into Steelers' territory

FG NO GOOD! Didn't have the distance. Did look long enough, no! about three feet short of goal post

Steelers look like they're going to go for FG 54-yarder would break record for longest at Heinz Field which is 52

3rd & 8 BENGALS CALL TIMEOUT after Roethlisberger gains about four. 3rd & 4 

2 MINUTE WARNING

Heath Miller is injured... 3rd & 8 coming up 

BENGALS MISS A HUGE FIELD GOAL!! 1st & 10 from OWN 46 Steelers... Incomplete pass

Bengals called for holding--- Will start from OWN 10 

PUNT COMING--- TOUCHBACK! Another flag... Things are getting sloppy now. 

3rd & 10 8:23 remaining in the game--- Big Ben with time. Avoids sack. Incomplete pass. Holding on offense. Penalty declined. 4th down. Bengals hold

2nd & 10 drops back. with time. Incomplete. Miller wants a flag. Crocker with the stop. 

1st & 10 incomplete pass! Miller intended receiver. Miller had space. Leaped and couldn't coordinate the catch

HOLDING ON DEFENSE! Negates sack. And first down for Steelers

2nd & 12 shotgun Fake... With time. NO! TAKEN DOWN AGAIN! There's a flag. 

1st & 10 Loss of two on the play. Dwyer took handoff for no gain

2nd & 8 Drops back. With time! Hits Brown! FIRST DOWN!

It is Steelers' ball.... 1st & 10 Steerlers from OWN 23... Gain of 2

Play will be reviewed. Hmmm, will have to look at the knee. It was very close. Great play by Steelers' secondary as they combine to possible create another turnover

3rd & 17 shotgun. Empty backfield. Pas to the left. INCOMPLETE! Batted away. They are calling it an interception!!! 

2nd & 10 coming.. Not running anymore... In Steelers territory. Dalton can't go anywhere. And gets pushed back for the loss! SACK!

PUNT--- Jones goes nowhere, but will still start in decent field position. 

2nd & 7 Big Ben rushed, incomplete pass... 3rd & 7 BI BEN GETS EATEN!!! HARD HIT GOES DOWN HARD! Slow getting up. Low hit on Roethlisberger, hobbling off field

1st & 10 Mendenhall breaks initial tackle... goes for about three

It is Steelers ball. 2nd turnover of the half for the Bengals... 1st & 10 from OWN 28 for Steelers

Play under review... Checking if he had possession before the fumble

1st & 10 Steelers 42. FUMBLE! Green loses it! Wow. Another lost opportunity. Dalton had time. Had the first down. Allen makes up for the penalty by producing the fumble

Okay, back with play-by-play. Steelers just committed pass interference as Dalton and Green try to go for the deep ball

-------------END OF THE 3RD QUARTER---------

3rd & 10 TIMEOUT Bengals... 14 seconds remaining--- 

2nd & 4 WHERE DID POLAMALU COME FROM! HE WAS ALL OVER DALTON! WOW! WOW! Purely amazing. 

1st & 10 Steelers--- Can't get first down. Mendenhall pushed back on a 3rd & 1--- PUNT

Steelers to receive. Sent backwards on punt. Takes it for about 14

3rd & 9 after Green drops pass..... Cortez Allen breaks up the pass. Ball tipped up.

Will be updating on Scoring plays... 

4:01 remaining in the quarter-- 

40-yarder coming--- FG GOOD! It's a tied ball game

INCOMPLETE PASS! Rainey can't get the handle. FG Coming

3rd & 20 TIMEOUT STEELERS!  4:09 remaining in the third quarter---

2nd & 13 drops back. With time. Nope! SACK! Taken down at the 24

1st & 10 at 11 Dwyer tough to take down, but loses three

3rd & 5 pass right. Fake, Sanders witht he grab. FIRST DOWN! Roethlisberger hit again.

2nd & 12 shotgun. Short pass to Cotchery. Gain of about six or seven

1st & 10 Fake goes to wallace. He loses two on the run!

2nd & 7 Play fake. With time!. Goes left sideline to Wallace! Diving catch! Catch good. both feet in! First down Steelers

1st & 10 Bengals bring the blitz, Steelers run. Gain of three on the run

1st & 10 Steelers already in Bengals territory by big pass play to Miller. Big Ben hit as he passed.

Wait, 4th & 22... Bengals are going for it... GREEN WITH THE CATCH!! But they say he was out of bounds. Couldn't get right foot it! Turnover on downs. Absolutely crazy and gutsy call by the Bengals! Must trust defense to make that call. 

3rd & and long!... Pass incomplete... there's a flag... Illegal touching... 4th DOWN. FG coming? 

1st & 10 Ellis takes it to the left... Gains about three 2nd & 7 -- Shotgun Throws ball away.. Intentional grounding? Yes! 

3rd & 15 WHAT A PASS AND GRAB! Gresham gets it down to the 20! FIRST DOWN!

WOW! Off Green's fingers. 

2nd & 15 shotgun, Deep pass! Incomplete pass to Green! The Steelers were bringing everybody over. 

1st & 10 Steelers' 42... Play action. Steeps up SACK! Loss of about five 

1st & 10 Bengals... Steelers don't attack Dalton. He sits in pocket.. Jones stays moving. FIRST DOWN!

FLAG! --- Somebody jumped... OFFSIDES ON DEFENSE! First down! Wow. 

12:35 remaining--- 3rd & Inches. I say play action and pass. Ellis hasn't gotten big yardage

Tomlin yells 3rd down! Into the camera.... MEASUREMENT COMING after respot. 

After replay, Green steps out of bounds before he can fully reach out and pass the first down marker

STEELERS CHALLENGE! Green reached out and because of this, he was given the first down. Really close. Steelers might lose challenge. 

2nd & 2 A.J. Green takes horrible route after making grab. BUT THEY GIVE HIM THE FIRST DOWN. WoW!

PUNT--- TOUCHBACK... shotgun... Dalton drops back. hits Green.... gain of eight

3rd & 5 shotgun. Miller in motion.. Roethlisberger hit. SACK!!! Bengals all over Big Ben. Own man hit Roethlisberger first and then went down

1st & 10 Dwyer bolts for gain of five.. 2nd & 5. Loss of about 2 after failed run

Touchback! Bengals have the ball. INTERCEPTION! Boy, has the momentum shifted. Steelers will startt in Bengals' territory

---------------------------END OF THE 1ST HALF-----------------------------

OKAY so much for being aggressive... Steelers take a knee and first half is over!

:23 seconds remaining--- Steelers being aggressive 

3rd & 8 coming after TIMEOUT--- Here we go. Ellis gets tehe handoff... Steelers take a timeout. PUNT! 

2nd & 6 Bengals not rushing to get plays off. :30  seconds remaining. Another run. Loss of two. Whoa. Extra activities at the end of the play. Steelers call TIMEOUT as third down is coming. Woodley exchanging words with Bengals

TOUCHBACK--- 1st & 10 OWN 20 Ellis in the backfield. Gets the hand off. Escapes first contact. Gains four

1:03 remaining and the Bengals get the ball-- 

What a move by Brown. Gets wide open. Bengals were blitzing. No help over the top. And just like that. It's a ballgame. 

1st & 10 shot gun 1:15 remaining Big Ben goes deep. BROWN IS WIDE OPEN! BROWN GOES INTO THE END ZONE!!! 60-yard TD! Wow. They strike immediately

Steelers take over at OWN 27 1st & 10 shotgun Big Ben with way too much time. Pump Fake... First down pass! 

1:53 remaining in the 1st half--- Steelers to receive

FG attempt coming when we return.41-yarder... BROWn's Kick is GOOD! 

================2 MINUTE WARNING=================

DALTON HEAVES IT! JONES CAN'T BRING IT DOWN! Would have been a TOUCHDOWN! Couldn't bring it to his chest

3rd & 9 ... WHISTLE... Steelers called timeout before the snap and 2-minute warning. Use first timeout of the game. 

2nd & 9 Green makes grab, but incomplete. TE was wide open. Dalton was looking around for a while, but never saw TE

1st & 10 Down to Steelers 34... Ellis gets one

2nd & 10 shotgun... Whistle! FLAG... false start... 2nd & 15 shotgun Fakes the pas.. Shovel to Tate! RUNS IT FOR THE FIRST DOWN 23 yard gain. 

1st & 10 Bengals in Steeersl 42... Dalton with time.. Ball and Polamalu get there at the same time!

4th & 7 PUNT Bengals will get great field position when we get back 

3rd & 7 a lot of talking on the field. Steelers can't do anything! Bengals brought everybody! 

2nd & 6 another run. Up the gut. three more yards... 3rd & 3 Bengals move front line around... WHISTLE! False Start OFFENSE

5:49 remaining in the 2nd QTR--- 1st & 10 Steelers i formation. Gives Steelers breathing room

4th & 6 54-yard PUNT bounces out at around the 2! 

3rd & 6 empty backfield. Five receivers.. Quick pass doesn't work. Gresham with the grab, but Timmons was all over him! 

2nd & 1 Wow! Steelers are playing no games. They stuffen Green-Ellis for a huge loss

1st & 10 A.J. Green gets 9.. Battles for yardage after the catch

2nd & 7 Dalton with time. He doesn't miss when he has time. Jones with the grab! First down. Two Steelers on him! Can't take him down! Gain of 17

From the 20.. 1st & 10. Ellis finally gets yardage... gain of three

Bengals will take over after the short break. 9:14 remaining in the half--

4th & 1 FG Horrible! Way left. FG Missed! 

3rd & 1 shotgun The bengals bring it BUT THEY CAN'T TAKE HIM DOWN! At least three players had a chance to get the sack. INCOMPLETE PASS! 

1st & 10 gain of three. 2nd & 7 drops back... Goes to the right... gain of six. Brown with the diving grab.

1st & 10 Big Ben "Aw never mind. Zone it! Zone it!" .... Mendenhall breaks a tackle. Runs down to the red zone  to the 15

1st & 10 at Bengals 49 Gain of 14! Catch by Cotchery! Quick pass. at Bengals 35

STEELERS ARE GOING FOR IT! They run. Redman gets hit behind the line of scrimmage... BENGALS CAN'T BRING HIM DOWN!! Spins for the first down! 

4th & 5 FLAG! Ran into the kicker. 4th & short

3rd & 5 Jones with the deflection! ... Incomplete pass. Bengals brought the heat

2nd & 5 Great fake! ...Pass goes to Wallace! Wallace wants hold. Doesn't get it. Adam Jones doesn't get called for a brief hold. INCOMPLETE PASS

1st & 10 BLITZ! Wow. Mendenhall received the ball. Had it been a pass Roethlisberger would have been taken DOWN!

Still plenty of time left in the second quarter. Just :52 seconds burned by the Steelers on that play. 

1st & 10 Mendenhall comes in. Bengals call TIMEOUT

Redman fights for the first down! Took him a while to go down after first contact... Measurement coming out. Bengals did a great job with the stop. FIRST DOWN!

As both offenses have struggled early on, the defenses have been the story of this game. Big hits and big plays have dictated the pace in this one. 

Heath Miller looks a bit injured as he left the field at the end of his catch

3rd & 1 ----------------END OF THE 1ST QUARTER------------------------

2nd & 17 Miller with the grab. About 16 yards. Brought down by Nelson

Foul on Heath Miller. Jersey pulled. Hold created a gap on the outside for Dwyer

2nd & 10 Dwyer AGAIN! Flag thrown... Holding? 

1st & 10 OWN 31 Pitch to Dwyer! Taken down behind the line of scrimmage. Dwyer was in the air when he was hit

1st & 10 OWN 20 Dwyer finds a hole! Gains 11! First down! 

PAT GOOD! 2:15 remaining in the first quarter--- Steelers to receive-- TOUCHBACK!

Hall jumped right in front of Heath Miller. Redman couldn't bring him down. 

2nd & 6 gain of two on run.. 3rd & 4 shotgun barely beat the playclock. INTERCEPTED!!! HALL TAKES IT IN EASILY! TOUCHDOWN Bengals! 

1st & 10 Big Ben from the 7... at the edge of the end zone. Ball was tipped. Bengals say it's incomplete. Tip of football was close to the ground

Pittsburgh will start from OWN 7 after Bengals down the punt.

4th & 1 ... ruling incomplete pass. Ball goes back five yards... 4th & 6 PUNT

3rd & 6 shotgun BIG HIT! Ball caught. Jones about a yard short from first down. Lewis with big hit. Bengals are working the corners

2nd & 9 shotgun Quick pass to the left. Hawkins avoids first tackle. Gains about three

1st & 10 Green Elllis gets NOTHING. Tough start to the Bengals' running. Gains maybe a yard

1st & 10 after Bengals take their timeout... from OWN 15. Dalton with protection! First down grab by Jones

62-yard return comes back after holding call on the Bengals. Wow. Talk about reversing a huge play. 

JONES BRINGS IT BACK!!! ADAM JONES TACKLED AT STEELERS' 13... There is a flag on the play. Started at around OWN 25

Hey, Big Ben goes to no huddle. He should be happy. Can't take advantage! Had Wallace wide open! Avoids a sack, but overthrows an open Wallace. Would have been a sure TD

We are halfway done with the first quarter 7:00 left to play in the period

2nd & 7 gain of another three sets up 3rd & 4 

1st & 10 coming for Steelers at OWN 20 --- Dwyer gets about three. Had to really fight for yardage. 

PUNT-- Ball bounces at the one and goes into the end zone... Touchback

3rd & 10 quick pass! Oh! Overthrown and could have. should have been intercepted by Steelers. 

2nd & 10 No gain for Ellis! Ran it up the gut, and there was no space. Steelers' defense is swarming the Bengals early on

1st & 10 DEEP PASS! Green couldn't find it. Would have been a touchdown. 

Whalen with the grab

3rd & 5 shotgun Quick pass. Forward progress given! He was carried behind the first down marker, but he clearly passed the first down marker

2nd & 10  shotgun Green gains 5 as he fought for yardage

Bengals at OWN 37 Ellis gets the run.Barely gets to the line of scrimmage

1st & 10 Falton looked shaky at the end of the play.. He's back on th field

KESSEL CHARGED WITH 15-yard penalty! Goes to the ground on one knee and is charged for excessive celebration. Wow. The bow and arrow celebration was costly. It looked pretty cool though. 

3rd & 14 shotgun DALTON scrambles! Can't escape the collapsing pocket. Kessel with the sack. FLAG at the end of the play. 

2nd & 8 Hood with the pressure. Dalton sacked!! 

1st & 10 from OWN 27 Ellis gets the handoff. Gains about two

1st & 10 Bengals Dalton to Green... 1st down and more. Gain of 15... Defense chants roaring in Heinz Field.

Steelers can't move the ball in the first possession. Bengals take possession.

Roethlisberger was sacked at the end of the drive. Got up to midfield

Want to know the score of the game if you can't watch the Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Cincinnati Bengals, but you're nowhere near a television? Join us for the live blog of this matchup where we will bring you play-by-play, game summaries and every single scoring change of this game. 

You can look at this matchup as a old versus young, experience versus novice. 

It's Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers' big time quarterback facing a young Andy Dalton who has led the Bengals back from obscurity after starting the season off poorly. 

Roethlisberger has two Super Bowls in his resume, while making three Super Bowl appearances. The Bengals however, haven't been to the promise land in a very long time. 

Dalton and A.J. Green are trying to change that as they look forward to making their second straight postseason appearance. Not only are they going for the playoffs, they are trying to win the division.

In order to accomplish this, they have to beat the Steelers today. But things get interesting. The Steelers need this win in order to keep their season alive. They won't be going anywhere if they finish Week 16 with a 7-8 record. 

The Baltimore Ravens need to lose in order for the Bengals to have a chance at the division, but it all depends on them getting a victory tonight. 

Can the stakes be any higher? It should be a tug-a-war from start to finish.

Who will want it more? Follow us as we will give you color commentary along with everything that happens on the field. 

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