Bengals vs. Steelers: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

The Pittsburgh Steelers earned a 24-16 home win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Heinz Field.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw for 259 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions on 19-of-37 passing in what were wet, rainy conditions in the Steel City. DeAngelo Williams stepped up to run for 94 yards on 32 carries.

Meanwhile, Bengals QB Andy Dalton threw for 366 yards—tied for the fifth-highest single-game total of his career—but needed 55 attempts to do so.

This was the first meeting between the two teams since the Steelers beat the Bengals in the Wild Card Round of last year’s playoffs. They combined to have 18 penalties for 221 yards in that matchup. Antonio Brown suffered a concussion, and Vontaze Burfict earned a three-game suspension for delivering the hit that knocked Brown out of the game.

Williams acknowledged the bad blood between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, per ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler:

Everybody knows the professional hatred we have for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Bengals have with us. Everybody’s heard the Twitter fight and things of that nature that we’ve had in the offseason. Guess what? This Sunday, that comes to a head, and the cameras will be watching. It will be our will versus their will, and we will see who breaks first.

Sunday’s officiating crew came into the game with an increased emphasis on quickly defusing any potentially volatile situations. The day largely unfolded drama-free, however, somewhat to the disappointment of Sports Illustrated’s Chris Burke:

10 minutes into this Bengals-Steelers game and there have been zero fights. #FreeBurfict

— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurke_SI) September 18, 2016

The off-and-on rain showers in Pittsburgh led to a tight first half. Pittsburgh went into halftime up 10-6 on the strength of a 20-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Grimble with 3:46 left in the first quarter. There was initially …

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