In Week 2, all eyes were on the Cincinnati Bengals as they took on Pittsburgh in Monday Night Football.
It would be the Steelers who struck first as Emmanuel Sanders hauled in his first touchdown grab of the day, making the score 7-0 early in favor of Pittsburgh.
Following a quick three-and-out, the Bengals were forced to punt the ball away — and the Steelers would take advantage.
Ben Roethlisberger found Sanders again in the endzone for Sanders' second touchdown of the day giving Pittsburgh a quick 14-0 lead.
Things would only get worse for the Bengals as return man Brandon Tate had to be helped off the field following the Pittsburgh kickoff.
Following the injury, the Bengals offense capped off an inspired series of plays with a BenJarvus Green-Ellis touchdown run.
But the Steelers were not fazed by the Bengal scoring drive as they marched back down the field where Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown this time for six more points making the score 21-7 in favor of Pittsburgh.
Just before the half, the Bengals picked up some much-needed momentum heading into the locker room as Andy Dalton connected on a 55-yard bomb to A.J. Green in the endzone.
At halftime, the Steelers maintained a seven-point lead over the Bengals with a score of 21-14.
In the 3rd quarter, the Steelers came right back out firing on all cylinders, and Will Johnson capped off the long drive with a short TD scamper to give Pittsburgh a 28-14 cushion.
But the Bengals still would not back down as Dalton found Green in the end zone two more times to tie things up at 28 late in the 4th quarter.
With about 1:30 to play, the Steelers were thinking "touchdown" as they went for it all on their final drive. But Carlos Dunlap would come up with a huge sack on 4th down giving the Bengals one last chance before overtime with 0:01 left on the clock.
What is now being called "The Monday Night Miracle," Dalton found tight end Jermaine Gresham in the back of the end zone for the touchdown and the win as time expired.
The extra point by Mike Nugent would make the final score 35-28 in favor of the Cincinnati Bengals.
At the end of Week 2, the Bengals improve their record to 2-0-0 holding a one-game lead over the Cleveland Browns.
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