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To start the second quarter, the Steelers took the football and wasted little time putting more points on the board. After a huge completion from Roethlisberger to Vance McDonald, it was Roethlisberger who found rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster for his second touchdown pass of the game.
.@TeamJuJu Touchdown ✅
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 22, 2017
A lively game of hide-and-seek ✅
PIT 14 | CIN 7 pic.twitter.com/EvrOPkrRJ3
Not to be outdone, Dalton took the Cincinnati offense, again powered by some big runs by rookie Mixon, and easily moved into the red-zone. When stopped on 3rd and goal at the 2-yard line, Marvin Lewis elected to go for it, and Dalton hit tight end Tyler Kroft with the tying touchdown.
On their next drive, Le’Veon Bell single-handedly moved the team into the red-zone, primarily on a fantastic catch and run.
We're gonna go ahead and leave this right here... pic.twitter.com/Giv0c5J6VX
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 22, 2017
However, the drive stalled inside the 10-yard line, and Pittsburgh had to settle for a 22-yard Chris Boswell field goal to make the score 17-14.
After the Pitsburgh defense forced the Bengals to an early punt, the offense received the football with 1:23 left in the half and one timeout remaining. Roethlisberger moved the offense into the red-zone, courtesy of a defensive pass interference call on Dre Kirkpatrick, but due to some poor clock management the team had to settle for a Chris Boswell field goal. The boot from 24-yards was good and gave Pittsburgh a 20-14 lead heading into halftime.
The Bengals will receive the kickoff to start the third quarter.
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