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CINCINNATI — The Pittsburgh Steelers are traveling for their first road AFC North contest of 2025, a Thursday Night Football showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7.
Gameday, Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (2-4)
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Paycor Stadium (65,535, FieldTurf)
SN Coverage: Alan Saunders, Ed Thompson, Brendan Howe
Weather: Clear, 57 degrees
TV: Amazon Prime Video, WTAE-TV locally (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung)
Radio: Steelers Radio Network, 102.5 WDVE-FM, SiriusXM 226, (Rob King, Max Starks, Missi Matthews); Westwood One Sports (John Sadak, Ross Tucker)
Latest lines: Steelers -5.5, Steelers -270, over/under 44.5
Strong safety DeShon Elliott is questionable play due to personal reasons. He did not travel with the team ton Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Linebacker Malik Harrison (knee) is questionable to return from the injured reserve list. He was a limited participant in practice all week.
Strong safety Miles Killebrew is out with a knee injury suffered on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
Wide receiver Calvin Austin III will miss his second straight game with a shoulder injury.
The Steelers opened the 21-day practice window for Harrison on Monday.
Week 7 Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. on CBS: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns
BYE: Baltimore Ravens
The Pittsburgh Steelers completed a late-season meltdown against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 4, 2025, with a 19-17 home loss completing a four-game slide to close the regular season.
Ja’Marr Chase had 10 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown against a depleted Pittsburgh secondary that saw Cory Trice Jr. make his first NFL start.
The Steelers offense managed just 148 air yards from Russell Wilson, with top receiving George Pickens held to one catch for zero yards.
The Steelers lead the all-time series, 71-40-0, though recently, the series has been very even. The teams have split the last 10 games in the rivalry dating back to the 2020 season. The Steelers swept the Bengals in 2023, and Cincinnati swept in 2021, with the road teams winning in 2022 and 2024 and the home teams winning in 2020.
That means the Steelers have won three straight in Cincinnati, as well as 10 of the last 12. Since Paycor Stadium opened in 2000, the Steelers are 22-5, and they are 35-21 overall in Cincinnati.
Safety Geno Stone is a New Castle native. This will be his ninth career game against his hometown Steelers — his third with Cincinnati after spending his first four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He has 14 tackles, one interception and one quarterback hit in those eight games.
Wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley played at Penn State in 2022. Tight end Mike Gesicki, who is on the...
