The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t like the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati has six interceptions and yielded just two touchdown passes during this stretch.
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D gets it done: It was a tale of two halves against the Bengals. “If you look at it from when I played him the first time to now, it’s a totally different ball game”. While the Bengals defense did a highly effective job of stopping the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bengals are coming from a 23-10 win over the Cleveland Browns.
ESPN reporter Britt McHenry reported that the Bengals still plan on putting receiver A.J. Green (hamstring) through a pre-game workout today to check on his availability, but they are not optimistic that the wideout will play.
The recent history between the Steelers and Bengals suggests there will be lots of bad blood when the teams take the field Sunday at Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Have thoughts on how the Steelers and Bengals are performing? “We understood we weren’t playing good enough in the first half”. Failing to put up any points during the course of the second half. After this, the Bengals were outscored 21-4, for a 24-20 loss. He has six receiving TDs in the past six games and leads the National Football League with 93 catches, ranking second with 11 receiving TDs.
The same isn’t true for Bell, he said, because the 24-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers back can get out of bounds, walk in a touchdown or generally avoid full-on tackles. The Steelers defense offers nearly no resistance and the Bengals extend the lead to 17-3.
Chris Boswell dived in desperation, swiping his hand at the heels of Alex Erickson as he raced along the sideline.
The big play on the drive was a 39-yard pass-interference penalty on rookie first round cornerback Artie Burns that set Cincinnati up at the Steelers one-yard line.
The Bengals re-established their two-touchdown lead on their next possession, thanks to former Steeler Randy Bullock’s second field goal of the day, and it was 20-6. The loss of Hue Jackson as the offensive coordinator has caused the regression of Andy Dalton and the offense, while the departure of safety Reggie Nelson hasn’t helped an aging defense that has lost a step. (Above him is Antonio Brown, who has 1,130 yards off 93 receptions and 11 touchdowns.) However, Bell is ahead of wideouts Eli Rogers, Sammie Coates and tight ends Ladarius Green and Jesse James – just to name a few players.
And while Bell said he thinks about the seasons ahead now when he takes his angles on defenders, he only had time for the present one Sunday. With a Christmas Eve showdown against the Houston Texans.
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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott have also spent time near the top of MVP discussions, along with Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and – thanks to his late-game heroics – Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions.
