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NFL: Cincinnati 24, Pittsburgh 20

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Jon Kitna tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Matt Schobel to lift Cincinnati to a 24-20 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon.

The game-winning score came with 13 seconds left.

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Kitna completed 18-of-32 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns for the Bengals (7-5), who won a fourth straight game for the first time since 1989. They kept pace with Baltimore atop the AFC North and visit the Ravens next week.

Pittsburgh trailed at halftime, 14-3, but rallied to take a 20-17 lead on a 16-yard pass from Tommy Maddox to Hines Ward with 1:05 remaining. Brandon Bennett returned the ensuing kickoff to the Cincinnati 48, and Kitna then took the Bengals to victory.

Tommy Maddox went 28-of-42 for 313 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Pittsburgh (4-8), which lost for the seventh time in nine games. Hines Ward had 13 catches for 149 yards and Plaxico Burress had eight for 112 for the Steelers, who had won six of seven against Cincinnati.

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