The Pittsburgh Steelers scored 21 first-quarter points and coasted to a 30-20 win over the division-rival Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night, keeping alive their slim postseason hopes.

Antonio Brown scored two touchdowns, Ben Roethlisberger threw for 191 yards and a touchdown and Le'Veon Bell added 107 total yards and a score as Mike Tomlin's squad improved to 6-8.

Pittsburgh's defense was key, though, holding the Bengals to just 279 total yards—much of which came late when the game was mostly decided—on 67 plays (4.16 yards per play).

With the loss, Cincy falls to 9-5 and keeps the New England Patriots, who lost on Sunday afternoon, in the No. 2 spot in the AFC postseason picture:

After Bell scored on a one-yard touchdown following a botched Cincinnati punt to open the scoring, Antonio Brown took over the first quarter. He capped off a 47-yard drive with a 12-yard TD reception, and he then took the Bengals' next punt 67 yards to the house.

Just like that, the Steelers had a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Brown went on to finish the game with five catches and 66 yards, extending this impressive streak.

Shaun Suisham added a field goal before and after a one-yard Giovani Bernard touchdown plunge, and the Steelers took a 27-7 lead into the locker room.

Following another Suisham field goal, the Bengals finally woke up in the fourth quarter, as Dalton t.