MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Who: Pittsburgh Steelers (11-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (210-1)

When: 5:15 p.m. Monday

Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati

TV:

Radio: KWWN (1100 AM, 100.9 FM)

Line: Steelers -14; total 40

Record vs. spread: Steelers 8-4; Bengals 7-5

Series record: Steelers lead 67-35

Steelers notes:

Pittsburgh has lost two straight following an 11-0 start but can clinch its first AFC North title since 2017 with a victory or a Browns loss on Sunday. … Pittsburgh has dominated the series with the Bengals in recent years, winning 11 straight and 14 of the last 15 meetings. … The Steelers overwhelmed Cincinnati in that win at Heinz Field last month, making four sacks and forcing two turnovers. … Pittsburgh is riding a streak of 70 straight games with at least one sack, an NFL record. … Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger needs 163 yards passing to become the seventh QB in NFL history to reach 60,000 in a career. Roethlisberger is also four completions away from becoming the sixth QB to reach 5,000 career completions. … Pittsburgh’s injuryriddled defense is hoping to get a boost with the possible return of CB Joe

Haden, who sat out last week’s loss to Buffalo because of a concussion. … The Steelers’ running game has topped 50 yards rushing just five times in the last seven weeks and is averaging 55.5 yards per game over that span, the worst in the league. Cincinnati’s 28thranked rush defense could provide an opportunity to get it back on track before season-ending showdowns with Indianapolis and Cleveland. … Steelers LB T.J. Watt leads the AFC and is second in the NFL with 12 sacks.

Bengals notes: Brandon Allen, subbing for the injured Joe Burrow, was 27 of 36 for 217 yards and a TD last week in the Bengals’ loss to

Dallas. … WR A.J.

Green got his 65th career receiving TD last week, putting him one behind

Chad Johnson for the Bengals’ lead.

Green has averaged

6.3 catches and 84.1 yards in 15 games against Pittsburgh. … Cincinnati RB Giovani Bernard fumbled last week after 829 carries without one. That streak was the longest in the NFL. … Rookie WR Tee Higgins had seven receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in the first meeting with the Steelers this season. … The Bengals are fourth best in the league in converting fourth downs (18 of 25, 72%).