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Steelers-Bengals game resulted in at least 6 assault arrests in stands

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

Tensions mounted off the field and into the stands during Saturday's AFC wild-card matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, with at least six fans arrested by the end of the game.

Punches and headbutts were thrown, and one man even urinated on another, police told Rebecca Butts of the Cincinnati Inquirer.

One Steelers fan was arrested for assault after he allegedly punched a woman in the face as he left the stadium around 10 p.m. Another man is facing disorderly conduct and assault charges after he was accused of urinating on the person sitting in front of him in the stadium and punching him in the face.

A 25-year-old man from Pennsylvania allegedly threw a beer at a fan during the game, causing lacerations to the person's face.

Another man who made the trip from Pennsylvania was in the midst of being ejected from the game for an unknown reason when he escaped officers' grasp and proceeded to punch a woman in the face, police said. He's due in court Monday on an assault charge.

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