CINCINNATI -- The only fans left at Paul Brown Stadium in the final minutes were the ones twirling those yellow towels and celebrating another significant victory in December.This one was bigger than most. and came up big in a game that Pittsburgh had to win Sunday, leading the to a 42-21 drubbing Jorge De La Rosa Jersey of the that left the AFC North race wide open.Roethlisberger threw three touchdown pa ses, including a 94-yarder to rookie , and Bell scored three times as the (8-5) ran away by scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter.Now, it's a four-way race to the top."We have a great opportunity in front of us, so I'm going to embrace it," said Bell, who ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pa s. "This is the part of the year where things get a little tight, they get more exciting. Everybody in the locker room is excited about this last couple of weeks."The (8-4-1) had been in control, up by a game and a half over everyone else. Another meltdown at home against a division rival left it anyone's title.The defending division champions are in trouble.In their last two home games, the have lost to both Cleveland and Pittsburgh by 21 points. It was Pittsburgh's most lopsided win at Paul Brown Stadium since a 38-10 victory in 2008. The play at Cleveland next Sunday, host Denver in a Monday night game and then finish at Pittsburgh."I'm kind of at a lo s for words," linebacker said.Given how they dominated on Sunday, the figure it very well could be Yasmany Tomas Jersey them. They're tied with Baltimore for second place, with Cleveland (7-6) right behind.Bell steadied Pittsburgh's offense by running for 185 yards, catching six pa ses for 50 yards and scoring three touchdowns in the second half. He became the sixth player in NFL history to have Archie Bradley Jersey 200 all-purpose yards in three straight games.The ran for 193 yards and piled up 543 overall -- 229 of them in the fourth quarter."We ran the same play three or four times in a row and those guys just couldn't stop it," Bell said.Roethlisberger emerged from a three-game funk by making big plays as well, including the longest touchdown pa s in the NFL this season. Up by eight points and backed up on its 6-yard line, Pittsburgh decided to fake a handoff and let Roethlisberger drop into his end zone and throw deep.Bryant ran past cornerback and caught the ball in stride along the right sideline, reaching the end zone untouched."We did a little play-action and I just let it fly," said Roethlisberger, who was 25 of 39 for 350 yards. "I've underthrown him in practice because when he gets running, he's fast. I just put it out there, let him run under it, and he did the rest."Coming into the game, there were questions about Roethlisberger's pa sing hand, which he hit on a helmet during a lo s to New Orleans a week ago. He was on target all game, his right hand bare in the December cold. and combined on an impre sive pa Luis Gonzalez Jersey s-and-catch performance for Cincinnati. The receiver had 11 catches for a career-high 224 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown on the final play of the third quarter that put the ahead 21-17.Dalton made history when he faked a handoff to and ran 20 yards untouched for a touchdown, the longest scoring run by a quarterback in franchise history.He also made the game-turning mistake.Dalton fumbled while faking another handoff to Hill, giving Pittsburgh po se sion at the Cincinnati 24-yard line. Bell ran 13 yards for the touchdown, and Roethlisberger's completion for the conversion gave Pittsburgh a 28-21 lead.NOTES: CB was matched on Green despite injuries. He left in the fourth quarter with an injured left knee and right shoulder. ... Roethlisberger, who grew up in Ohio, is Ketel Marte Jersey 18-4 in games in Cincinnati and Cleveland, including 10-2 at Paul Brown Stadium. ... LB was inactive with a sore knee. ... The tried a fake punt in the first half that came up short. ... It was Green's second career 100-yard game against Pittsburgh and the 20th of his career, tied for second in history with Isaac Curtis.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s
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