troy polamalu not there. the first first half, the bengals are all over them at home. and quietly back to the running game and dick lebeau makes a few changes on the defensive side and they shut down the bengals. >> al: it was that killer interception in the first half with dalton trooiting hoying too the ball and on the back of a helmet. this will wrap it up for good. dwyer, he gets taken down from behind at the 9 yard line. so dwyer, number 3 on a depth chart but number one in the hearts of steelers fans tonight, 17 carries, 122 yards, 32 on that one. >> cris: watch doug legursky. here's a guy playing basically in place of the best center in the game in maurkice pouncey. he has been terrific. willie colon helps on the double team and run up the gut and everybody in the house knows

you're going to run the football and the pittsburgh steelers can still run it and now a little victory formation and well deserved. they have had a great game. >> al: the kneel-down will end it. steelers rushed for 167 yards tonight. they outgained them 431 to 185. the time of possession, almost 37 minutes. they win one on the road and their first division game of the season, so 1-0 in the afc north. and they can start looking up at the baltimore ravens and feeling a whole lot better about things, after the events of this sunday. they go home next week to take on the washington redskins. cincinnati will have a bye week and then face denver. 24-17, pittsburgh wins it in cincinnati. the wendy's postgame is coming up. .

so the steelers get back to 3-3. the bengals have now lost nine straight to the big boys of the afc north. pittsburgh and baltimore. the players of the game, ben roethlisberger, jonathan dwyer. what a night for dwyer. 17 carries, 122 yards. the steelers more than doubled their per game average on the ground in this game. their average coming in a bit about 75 and they had 167 yards rushing. and ike taylor was on a.j. green. he had help, but, still, he had the primary assignment and held him to a single catch.

ryan clark is on the field along with ben roethlisberger. at the join michele tafoya. >> michele: ben, mike tomless lynn told me at halftime you guys were continually shooting theirselves in the foot. how did you guys overcome that to end up winning this game? >> it was tough. i take a lot on myself. throw a pick, a fumble. put ourselves in too many holes. we had to fight and win this game. we did in in all phases and had each other's back the whole day. >> michele: the running game was productive no redman our mendenhall or pouncey. how did it work? >> next man, take nothing a away from the guys not out there but proud of the way the young guys and other guys stepped up and never a doubt they wouldn't do that. >> michele: you had a meeting with the offensive players this week to talk about the urgency of winning. what do you think connect that meeting to this win? >> we got to come out and play.

we said we wanted to close the game out. missed two opportunities there late in the fourth quarter to close it out and keep our defense out but the last drive kept them off the field like we wanted to do. >> michele: ben, thank you. ryan clark, the one drive in the first half, they had 80 yards. primarily running the ball on the ground. after that, really nothing. what changed? >> just sense of urgency. we kind of understood what they were going to try to do to us. the early success was tough and try to get them off the field. after that, we got our gaps right and able to win the game. >> michele: they have a huge offensive weapon in a.j. green yet you held them to pretty much nothing all night. how was that done? >> ike followed him all around and coach lebeau gave us calls we could have guys on top of them and jamming him at the line and safeties over the top and gave us opportunities to make plays and deter andy from throwing him the ball. >> you come in here 2-3 and now even at 3-3. you get a win on the road finally. >> that's right. >> michele: what does this win do for you guys? >> it's big. our first road win and division game and huge. put us in the hunt.

a lot of teams at 3-3 going into this week. only two teams boof .500 so right in the race. >> michele: ryan, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> first road win of this season for the steelers as noted. they are 18-4 in cincinnati since 1991. we welcome in tony dungy from new york. your reaction to tonight's game. >> bob, we don't always talk about assistant coaches but i thought offensive coordinator todd haley really called an outstanding game, especially in the second half. he went to the running game which i didn't think he was going to do but they had some big success running the ball and did a great job using the runs in the red zone to get chris rainey going and a big third down run call to jonathan dwyer and once dwyer got rolling, that really set the stage for them to win this ball game. and as ryan clark just mentioned, i thought dick lebeau called an outstanding game too. he gave ike taylor a lot of help and dared cincinnati to beat them with other weapons and

really took a.j. green away. >> so in many respects, especially in the second half, the steelers put it all together tonight. we have talked a lot about the afc today and tonight. what, in your view, was the big store coming out of the nfc? >> i think we have to look at the nfc east and the giants have been playing outstanding football. they have had two big wins in a row and been a lot of consternation about dallas but dallas is playing next week at home against the giants and if they win, they will be tied in the loss column and tony romo did an outstanding job against them and played maybe the best game i've seen him play in the opening night win. so the cowboys are right in position, as badly as things have gone the last two weeks. baltimore and arizona, those losses they got the ship righted today and they put themselves in position to have a big game against dallas -- or against the giants this week. >> tony, thanks. check with you next week. we turn to mike florio of pro

football talk and we ask you to you to us through some of the day's big injuries. >> a couple of teams and a couple of big injuries potentially. running back maurice jones-drew of the jaguars left the game against the raiders early with a left foot injury. he was in street clothes on crutches with a walking boot in the second half of that game. the coach mike mularkey will update his status on monday and same game starting quarterback blaine gabbert left in the first half with an injury to his left shoulder. nonthrowing shoulder i'm told and mri i'm told will be conducted on monday. for the redskins tight end fred davis star player for that team is lost for the season with a torn achilles tendon. reports that chris cooley who was cut in august by the redskins has re-signed with the team pending a physical on monday. london fletcher, redskins linebacker, hat longest active streak of any player in the nfl right now with 231 straight appearances. that streak is in jeopardy. he has a hamstring injury and mri coming tomorrow. >> mike, thanks.

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and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> al: that will do it from cincinnati. 24-17 the final score. we head to denver next week. all of a sudden, this has now turned into a really good game. the saints, joe vitt will take over for the rest of the year. and drew brees is hot as ever and peyton manning coming off the big comeback against san diego. >> cris: do you think they will be excited in denver after what peyton manning did? they were completely out of that game and for him to bring them back. you knew, their schedule was so front-loaded with difficult teams, playoff teams, because

people like us on national television we wanted to see them early on. gets a lot easier the second half of the season would not surprise me at all if the broncos went on a one. >> al: your expense account is 20 bucks a mile and gives you six bucks to get home tonight. on we go to week eight to denver next week. it's the saints against the broncos. until then, al michaels and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya and our gang led by ed and drew, by wish you a good night from cincinnati. .

tonight, a possible sexual assault on the capital crescent trail. police say a woman was knocked unconscious. the suspect still on the loose. >> good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfeld. the developing story in bethesda, just after sunset. news 4s, darcy spencer is live, tales of the attack are really disturbing aren't they? >> reporter: that's right. montgomery county and park police are here processing evidence as thart part of the investigation. the crime scene 100 yard into the wooded area on the trail. the victim remains in the hospital tonight with a serious head injury.

a 21-year-old jogger the victim of a violent attack that may have been attempted sexual assault. it happened along capital crescent trail in bethesda, 7:00. >> she slowed and stopped for a group of deer crossing the trail when struck from behind in the head. >> reporter: police say the woman was knocked unconscious dragged off the trail into the wood. when she awoke she began finding her way out. another jogger came along and helped her. >> a male jogger was passing by, assisted her to this address, where 911 was called and police arrived. >> reporter: the victim was taken to the hospital with a serious head injury. police set up a staging area in the 4900 block of brookeway drive. an entry point to the trail. police say the attack happened about 100 yard down the trail,

police and neighbors say this kind of violent incident here is unusual. >> i'm totally shocked the i feel like we moved into this neighborhood because it is safe. i'm on the trail all the time with my children. i think it is scary. i feel terribly for the victim. >> reporter: the victim again remains in the hospital tonight. police tell me she was able to provide at least some initial information to them about what may have happened here, but no arrest has been made in the case so far. reporting live from bethesda, darcy spencer news 4. first on 4 -- residents in northwest on edge tonight after a series of sexual assaults in the vanness neighborhood. according to a flier, released by police, the man has been groping inside the elevator. in the 3,000 block of van ness street. the most recent attack this week. >> it is worrisome, you never know when somebody is going to be getting on the elevator with you. it is your home. you are supposed to be safe.

more worried on the streets in d.c. not when i'm in my apartment building. >> reporter: police do think the incidents are connected. tragedy in wisconsin today, police say a man estranged from his wife, went to the day spa where she worked, shot seven and killed himself. all seven victims were women. three died. not clear if the man's wife was one of them. the spa was locked down for hours before police found 45-year-old ratcliffe haughton dead inside. >> reporter: emergency crews at this suburb in milwaukee. >> we saw the cops pulling out their guns putting on their vests. >> i seen a girl probably in her 20s, holding a paper towel to her neck, because she was bleeding from her neck. >> reporter: a mass shooting at a day spa across the street from

the shopping center, killed three, wounded four others and sparked a manhunt. hours later, police found the suspect, ratcliff haughton dead in the salon. police say he shot and killed himself. he was believed to be estranged husband of one of the sa lnlon' employees. >> we believe this incident is domestic violence related. >> just days before, police say a four-year restraining order had been granted against haughton. local officers and fbi are now pouring over the crime scene. and the suspect's home. >> the investigation is ongoing, in progress, and in its infancy. >> as the victim's families and community struggle for answers. francis coe, nbc news. the milwaukee area has seen mass shootings before. one of them just two months ago. a 40-year-old army veteran and white supremacist killed six wounded three before killing himself at a sikh temple. hundred gathered to pray there

tonight. in 2005, in brookefield, less than a mile from today's shooting, a gunman shot 11 people, killing seven at a church service inside a hotel. we'll have continuing coverage of the spa shooting tomorrow morning on news 4 "today" at 4. 30. a.m. let's turn to the weather. beautiful day all across the region. storm team 4, meteorologist, chuck bell in weather center. looking really good for the beginning of the week aren't we? >> you bet you, jim. we'll get off on a bright, sunny start. pleasant day outside. today, nothing to sneeze out. beautiful day outside. 67 our high temperature today. 49 our low. exactly average. and by comparison that will be one of the last cool days that we are going to see as the big warm-up is coming. temperatures now back into the 40s, mid 50s in town. get ready to send the kiddos off to school. bright, sunny. little october chill, left first

thing monday morning. temperatures in the 40s. but just wait until you see the seven-day forecast. i'm talking about possibility of 80-degree weather this week, jim. >> okay. we'll wait for that. let's talk the skins. went from looking like they were going to beat the giant, well, as you probably know, too, losing the game today. carol maloney here. carol, crazy last few minutes. meadowlands. got to watch out for eli. >> for a few second. look sewed pr looked promising. skins offense, three turnovers in the second half. not an easy thing to do on the road in your first division game. but of the giants, eli manning, shows up the rookie, 15 second later. let's go to metlife stadium. redskins, giants. they were on the run from the get-go. going to pick it up with under 2:00 to play. skins down 20-16. griffin making the come back with his arm this time.

beautiful pass to santana moss. 30-yard touchdown. redskins up 23-20. 1:27 left. eli manning had ice in his veins. it takes him two plays to engineer his 27th game victor cruz. eli takes advantage. the skins were on top again for 15 second. but a fourth turnover cost the skins in the final seconds. 27-23. redskins feel like they let this one slip away. >> you know, rex told me in the locker room. there are certain games you will be part of. -up should have won. you lost. and there are some games that, you know, you should have lost, you won. we feel like this is a game we should have within that we lost. >> obviously got to go the distance. got a lot of respect for them. hoping you can play your best football. 1. 30. left. they came up with the big play. obviously now we made the catch. able to go the distance. so really credit to them.

the skins lose the game. star tight end. fred davis tore his left achilles tendon. out for the year. the latest on "redskins final" after the news and what it means for chris cooley. might be time to barack oreak o jerseys. >> saw tweets. >> they're working out contract details as we speak. >> thank you. other news, police are investigating a hit-and-run they say left the man in critical condition in adelphi. the driver of the car may have been racing. it happened yesterday in the 2,000 block of university boulevard. police say a 21-year-old was hit by a car that was seen racing with another vehicle at university and riggs road. second car crashed. driver was taken into custody. police say the other driver took off. friend, family and community came out today to help support and raise money for capitol hill family. recovering from a brutal attack

thissome somummer. last august, the man was badly beaten as he walked home near eastern market. the left him with severe brain injuries. still in the hospital. the fall safety festivalen southeast washington helped raise money for the family. >> i would be a nervous wreck every day thinking about the future if i didn't have this army of people behind us. it is really amazing. >> three men have been arrested in connection with that attack. it is not often iran and the white house agree on something. but today, both said they had not agreed to direct negotiat n negotiations on the nuclear program. "the new york times" reported the deal saturday. iran says talks are ongoing with an international coalition that include the u.s. china and russia. but it says there have been no discussions outside that group the reaction from israel has been mixed with some worried that iran is only buying time. france said today iran could produce a nuclear weapon by early next year. the stakes are high for both

presidential candidates as they prepar fe for their third final debate. a new poll shows president obama and mitt romney deadlocked at 47%. romney took a rest from debate practice, to cheer for flag football. among the subjects, the foreign policy debate will focus on the middle east and terrorism. the debate begins tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. in boca raton, florida. gathering your feedback on facebook, twitter and nbc washington.com. use the #-d.c. talks. >> terrifying scene, after the redskins game, a man, plunges from an elscalatorescalator. a major project at dupont circle is complete. the work is beginning. how long it will be before

family and friends remember senator george mcgovern. he passed away in a hospice in south dakota he was 90. mcgovern, a decorated bomber pilot in world war ii. served in congress 20 years. strongly opposed the vietnam war and ran on the platform in the 1972 presidential race. he lost that election to richard nixon in a landslide. funeral services held thursday and friday in sioux city. a man in critical condition tonight after falling more than 20 feet from an escalator at metlife stadium in new jersey. police say the 42-year-old was

leaving, giants/redskins game when he fell over the side of the escalator. they say he fell 21 feet. landed on a metal stage. police aren't sure what caused him to fall. he was air lifted to a nearby hospital. monday morning commute will be easier for a lot of people who work and live near dupont circle. because, the south entrance to the red line station is now back open. with brand new escalators. as derek ward explains, one step on a long journey to making the system reliable. >> reporter: a new set of moving stairways usually not a reason for a ribbon cutting. the escalators are as long and problematic as the one at dupont south entrance have been. metro wants to celebrate. >> the dupont circle escalators were among the most unreliable in our system. they were old, manufacturer had gone out of business. difficult to secure parts to,

repair the old escalators. even the 100 step climb was tolerable for those doing it than having the entrance closed altogether for those who work on this side of the circle. >> a pan to work to the other one. >> the true effect of having the escalator shut down can be felt on connecticut avenue. where some businesses couldn't stand the loss of the foot traffic. the pain has been eased to the relief of people who use the station and live around it. the replacement to take more than ape ye year. one was happy that metro pushed on this one. >> they worked nights and weekend. and they cut it done to eight and a half months. >> there is a sense the system is taxed and growing and need to expand. >> metro need to grow. we need to have more lines. more inner city lines. >> but that growth will take time. step by step process.

>> things are getting better. it will take five, six years. >> derek ward, news 4. there they go. thousand of people spending the morning racing arlington and the district in the 28th annual army 10-mimer. t -- 10-mimer. took run ears croners across th and the mall. the winner completed in 47 minutes for a 10 miler pretty good. >> entirely too fast for people to be running. >> we don't like them? >> not one that can run that fast. we don't. >> we look yoike you and like t weather. >> nicer than this. ready to move backwards about another five. get ready for the early to mid parts of september-like weather to come back here for the last full week of october. outside on a beautiful late sunday night. turning into a monday morning now. what a nice day it was to be

outside today. so many people along the georgetown waterfront. potomac. what a beautiful day to be outside. yes, apparently it is warm enough for kids, strong of character, and nature no doubt to get out there and brave the chilly waters. i did hear one of the girls say, "ooh it's cold in the water. q " nice. best buddies for life the hardly a cloud today. right now skies have gone clear. temperatures are really starting to tumble. 55 at national airport. that's inside the urban heat island. as a result out in the suburbs noticeably colder you. get started in the morning. temperatures, low mid 40s in the suburbs. middle and upper 40s in town. 8:00 in the morning. outdoor for lunch. no doubt. sunny, mild. temperature thousands upper 60s. 70. recess, 11:00 in the morning. 1:00 in the afternoon you. knew what grade this monday

would get. a-plus. jim, complaining is futile. no way you can come plane abopl the weather. no chance for rain close to us. any time soon. high pressure in charge for most of the upcoming week. our next chance for rain and something to be worth keeping an eye on. national hour cane seurricane c. in the caribbean. carefully. if it were to become a named system. it would take on the name sandy. the name you should be listening for lateren the w ein the week. high pressure in charge. chilly start in the morning. marvelous monday afternoon. cuppi coming our way. ripple of low pressure. to the north. into the day tuesday. might have a few extra cloud. any real rain chances. north of the mason dixon line. through the course unfortunate the day tuesday. no real chance for rain here in town. i don't think. overnight. rest of the overnight. clear skies.