Notes & Nuggets

• Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin is 7-1 in eight appearances on Monday Night Football.

• This will be the Bengals 30th game on Monday Night Football. They are 9-20 in their previous appearances, including 2-4 under Marvin Lewis.

• Cincinnati linebacker and former Steeler James Harrison has 9.5 sacks in his last seven games on Monday Night Football.

• Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton has thrown nine touchdown passes with just one interception for 104.4 passer rating in his last four home games.

• Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a Miami University product, is 16-2 in games played in his native Ohio — 9-1 at Cincinnati and 7-1 at Cleveland.

• Bengals defensive end Michael Johnson has 4.5 sacks in his last five games against the Steelers.

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