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Joe Flacco threw his third touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, giving the Bengals a 27-17 lead. Aaron Rodgers quickly answered with his third touchdown pass.

The Bengals still lead but only 27-24.

Rodgers led the Steelers on a seven-play, 73-yard drive, capping it with a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Darnell Washington with 11:03 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Rogers is now 21-of-29 for 176 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions, with DK Metcalf catching three for 50.

Jaylen Warren has 121 yards on 14 carries.

Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes in four games with the Browns. He has three tonight after two last week for the Bengals.

Flacco joined the Bengals in a trade from Cleveland only 10 days ago.

His latest touchdown pass, a 5-yarder to Noah Fant, has the Bengals leading the Steelers 27-17 early in the fourth quarter.

Flacco has completed 25 of 36 passes for 237 yards, with Ja'Marr Chase catching 12 for 109 and a touchdown. Tee Higgins has five catches for 68 yards and a touchdown.

Chase Brown has rushed for 87 yards on eight carries.

Everything said the Steelers should win Thursday night's game easily. Someone forgot to tell the Bengals.

Cincinnati outplayed Pittsburgh in the first half, rallying from a 10-0 deficit to take a 17-10 lead into halftime.

The Bengals outgained the Steelers 220 to 183 in the first half.

Pittsburgh scored on two of its first three possessions, with Jonnu Smith catching a 10-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers and Chris Boswell kicking a 41-yard field goal.

But the Bengals intercepted Rodgers on back-to-back possessions on passes intended for DK Metcalf. Safety Jordan Battle had a pick with 4:25 left in the half, leading to a three-play, 76-yard touchdown drive, and cornerback DJ Turner stole a pass from Metcalf on a spectacular interception with 40 seconds left in the half to set up Evan McPherson's 49-yard field goal on the final play.

Besides, the turnovers, the Steelers had a touchdown nullified by a holding penalty on center Zach Frazier and ended up settling for a field goal after a false start on offensive lineman Mason McCormick on fourth-and-1.

Rodgers is 13-of-19 for 118 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Metcalf has two receptions for 45 yards, and Jaylen Warren has eight carries for 45 yards.

Joe Flacco, who has been in Cincinnati a little over a week, has completed 14 of 21 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Ja'Marr Chase has seven catches for 61 yards and a touchdown, and Tee Higgins has added 54 yards and a touchdown on three receptions. Chase Brown has run for 74 yards on five carries.

The Bengals, who have lost four in a row, receive the second-half kickoff.