NFL Week 13 Primer: Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (9-2) stats and facts

The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers renew their heated rivalry in Week 13 on Monday Night Football.

The last time these two teams met was when the 2-3 Bengals were attempting to reach .500 and bring life and hope back into their season. The Steelers then proceeded to stomp out those hopes early in the season.

Now, the Bengals are 5-6 and are attempting to reach .500, bringing life and hope back into their season, again.

Everything you need to know for when the Bengals take on the Steelers:

Game: Cincinnati Bengals (4-6) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (9-2)

Date/Time: Monday, December 4th, 2017 8:30 p.m. EST

Location: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Series Leader: Steelers lead all-time series 59-35

Streak: Steelers have won past four straight

Coaches vs Opponent: Marvin Lewis (8-21), Mike Tomlin (16-5)

TV Broadcast: ESPN broadcast with Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Jon Gruden (analyst) and Lisa Salters (sideline reporter). In the Cincinnati market, the ESPN broadcast also will be simulcast on WLWT-TV (Channel 5).

Radio Broadcast: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a “triple-cast” on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). The game will also be aired to a national audience on affiliates of Westwood One Radio. Broadcasters are Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Boomer Esiason (analyst) and Steve Tasker (sideline reporter).

Steelers’ SB Nation Website: Behind the Steel Curtain

Weather: High 50’s; Overcast [NFL Weather]

Odds: The Steelers opened as 6.5-point favorites [Vegas Insider]

Uniforms: Black jersey with white pants; the Bengals are 32-31-1 in that combination since 2004.

Cincinnati Bengals

• Andy Dalton passed for two touchdowns and a 111.3 passer rating in Week 12. He has seven touchdowns and no interceptions for a 108.8 passer rating in his past three games. Dalton aims for his sixth game in a row without an interception.
• Joe Mixon had a career-high 165 scrimmage yards (114 rushing and 51 receiving) and a rushing touchdown last week. In the past two games at home, Mixon has 274 scrimmage yards (137 per game). He has a rushing touchdown in three of the past four. Giovani Bernard had 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 9/18/16 meeting. He has five touchdowns (three receiving and two rushing) in eight career meetings.
• A.J. Green has a touchdown in two of the past three games. Green in the past two home meetings, has 356 receiving yards (178 per game) with two touchdowns. He has 752 receiving yards and four touchdowns in the past seven games at home against the division. Green aims for his third in the row with a touchdown catch on Monday night. Brandon LaFell had a receiving touchdown in the last meeting with Pittsburgh. He had 91 receiving yards in the last home meeting. Tyler Kroft had a touchdown in the last game against the Steelers. He aims for his third in a row with a touchdown catch. He has four touchdowns in the past three against the division. Tyler Bord had a receiving touchdown in Week 12.
• Vontaze Burfict has 44 tackles (11 per game) in four career home meetings with the Steelers. Carlos Dunlap has 1.5 sacks and an interception for a touchdown in the past two games at home. In the past five on Monday night games, Dunlap has 4.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss. Geno Atkins has seven sacks in the past seven games at home. He has four sacks in the past six home games against the Steelers. Rookie Carl Lawson had 1.5 sacks last week. He leads all rookies with seven sacks. He aims for his fourth in a row at home with a sack. Pat Sims had a sack in Week 12.

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Ben Roethlisberger completed 33 of 45 (73.3 percent) for 351 yards with four touchdowns for a 106.8 passer rating last week. He aims for his third in a row with over 30 completions an four touchdowns. In the past three at Cincinnati, he has 918 passing yards (306 per game) with four touchdowns and one interception for a 99.2 passer rating. He has 49,762 career passing yards and needs 238 more to become the eight quarterback in history to throw for 50,000 yards. Roethlishberger has a 110 passer rating in tow of the past three games on Monday night.
• Le’Veon Bell leads the NFL with 981 rush yards and 1,377 scrimmage yards. He had 183 scrimmage yards (95 rushing and 88 receiving) in Week 12. Since entering league in 2013, he has 38 games with over 100 scrimmage yards, the second most in the NFL. In six career meetings, he has 823 scrimmage yards (137.2 per game) with four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving). Bell had 192 scrimmage yards (134 rushing and 58 receiving) in the last meeting.
• Antonio Brown leads the NFL with 80 catches and 1,195 receiving yards. He had 10 catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns last week. He has 20 catches for 313 yards (156.5 per game) and five touchdowns in the past two games. He has five games with over 10 catches and 100 receiving yards, which is tied for fourth most in a season in NFL history. Martavis Bryant had a touchdown catch last week.
• Cameron Heyward had two sacks in Week 12. He aims for his third in a row with over two sacks. He had a sack in the last meeting with the Bengals. Ryan Shazier had a sack in the last road game against the Bengals. Rookie T.J. Watt has three sacks in the past three against the division. He is tied for second among rookies with five sacks. William Gay has an interception in two of the past four meetings.