With the 2025 season on the horizon, Steelers.com is bringing you Looking Back, where a game against each of our opponents is highlighted. In this edition, it's the Cincinnati Bengals.
Steelers 23, Cincinnati Bengals 7 December 12, 2010
Heinz Field (Now Acrisure Stadium)
It's not bad, nor common, when you can reel off a win against a division rival and the offense doesn't score a touchdown.
That was the case against the Cincinnati Bengals back in 2010.
Kicker Shaun Suisham got the Steelers on the board with three field goals, but it would be the defense that would get the team in the end zone.
The Bengals got off to an early 7-0 lead when penalties gave them second life, but it would quickly evaporate.
Safety Troy Polamalu intercepted his former college roommate, Carson Palmer, and returned the ball 45 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 7-7.
"It definitely got me going," said linebacker LaMarr Woodley. "I was feeling a little down after allowing them to score a touchdown on that third down situation that I jumped offside. I was down, but when Troy got in, I got excited."