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Curt Popejoy

Steelers vs Bengals: Stat predictions for Pittsburgh’s top players

The Pittsburgh Steelers seem to find a way to pull out wins when people least expect it and they’ve done it without lighting up the box score in many cases. This week the Steelers welcome the Cincinnati Bengals to town and we have a sneaking feeling the Bengals are going to play better than the first time this season and Pittsburgh will have to answer on both sides of the ball.

Here are our stat predictions for the top Steelers in all three phases.

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QB Kenny Pickett

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Passing yards-285

Rushing yards-33

Total touchdowns-2

Interceptions-2

RB Najee Harris

(AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Rushing yards-103

Receiving yards-11

Total touchdowns-1

RB Jaylen Warren

(AP Photo/Matt Durisko)

Rushing yards-58

Receiving yards-26

Total touchdowns-1

WR Dointae Johnson

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Receptions-6

Receiving yards-71

Receiving touchdowns-0

WR George Pickens

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Receptions-7

Receiving yards-88

Receiving touchdowns-1

TE Pat Freiermuth

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Receptions-9

Receiving yards-68

Receiving touchdowns-0

LB T.J. Watt

Tackles-6

Sacks-2

Forced fumbles-1

Tackles for loss-3

DL Cam Heyward

(AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)

Tackles-8

Sacks-.5

Passes deflected-2

Tackles for loss-2

LB Alex Highsmith

(AP Photo/Emilee Chinn)

Tackles-4

Sacks-1

Tackles for loss-2

S Minkah Fitzpatrick

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Tackles-9

Interceptions-1

S Terrell Edmunds

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Tackles-11

Passes defended-2

K Matthew Wright

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Field goals-2-for-3

Extra points-2-for-2

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