The Cincinnati Bengals ' record dropped to 4-8 this season with a 44-38 loss to the AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers in their NFL Week 13 game Sunday at Paycor Stadium.
The Bengals set a dubious NFL record for most games in one season scoring at least 33 points in a loss, with four.
The two teams combined Sunday for 82 points, most in an NFL game this season. It also broke a record set in 1995 for points in a game in the Bengals-Steelers rivalry.
The Steelers' 44-point total gave Pittsburgh its most in a game since 2018. Pittsburgh improved to 9-3 with the win.
Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 414 yards with three touchdowns, giving the veteran QB the third 400-yard passing game of his career and second-highest total in a regular-season game in his career.
It was the highest passing-yardage total for any Pittsburgh QB against the Bengals.
Social media reactions to the Bengals' third consecutive loss and fourth in five games:
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