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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey tries to tackle Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase on Oct. 16, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
The Cincinnati Bengals will wear their White Bengal uniform combination on Sunday Night Football, Nov. 15, against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium. It’s the second year in a row that the Bengals will their White Bengal uniforms against the Steelers in primetime.
The Bengals defeated the Steelers in a shootout, 33-31, on Thursday Night Football in Cincinnati last season. The Bengals beat the Steelers, 37-30, in 2022 at Acrisure Stadium when wearing the all-white unis, as well.
The Steelers simply had no answer for Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase in last year’s Week 7 33-31 loss, as the All-Pro hauled in 16 reception on a whopping 23 targets for 161 yards (10.1 average) and a touchdown. His 16 receptions set a Bengals franchise record. It was also the most catches ever allowed by the Steelers.
“I didn’t even know I had 16 (catches), if I’m being honest,” Chase said afterward. “I thought I had, like, nine. … It didn’t feel like that many.”
Chase’s 23 targets were the most by a player in a single game this season and tied for the ninth-most all-time.
The Steelers’ Week 11 contest against the Bengals will be their second meeting of the season. The first meeting will take place in Week 3 at Acrisure Stadium.
The Bengals shook up the AFC North and the 2026 NFL Draft order with a blockbuster trade, acquiring defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants.
Lawrence is expected to provide an immense boost for a Bengals defense that was historically bad in 2025.
Lawrence, a two-time All-Pro and a three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle in his seven seasons with the Giants, had requested a trade in advance of the 2026 season. He has two years remaining on the four-year, $87.5 million contract extension he signed with the Giants in 2023.
Lawrence is currently scheduled to earn $20 million this season and $19.5 million in 2027.
The Bengals have been looking to upgrade their defensive line for years, using high draft picks on Myles Murphy, Shemar Stewart and Kris Jenkins over the last few years. But Cincinnati gave up an NFL-high 2,500 rushing yards in 2025.
With star quarterback Joe Burrow and big money wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in the fold on offense, Cincinnati now has a star-level player to anchor its defense, as well.
Alan Saunders contributed.
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