The inability to get anything going on the ground forced the Bengals into a ton of third-and-longs Sunday, a main reason Cincinnati went 4 of 16 (25 percent) on third down. The teams do share a mutual hate and are in the same division. Steelers lead series, 58-35. Eight months removed from their fourth-quarter meltdown, the Bengals have a chance to exact a measure of revenge on Sunday afternoon when they invade Heinz Field to visit their bitter AFC North rivals.
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Here are some predictions for the inevitable blood bath.
The Bengals-Steelers game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh is a rematch of their memorable wildcard match last season when the Bengals lost control and the lead, Pittsburgh winning on a last-second field goal. That, coupled with sustained success, has meant plenty of rivalries during the team’s illustrious history, including the Houston Oilers and Baltimore Ravens.
It’s safe to say that the Bengals had a scare against the Jets in Week 1.
Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers kick off time is at 1:00 PM ET, tv channel coverage is CBS, live stream is on NFL Game Pass. Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers scores and results will be posted here after the game. It was a balanced attack, as DeAngelo Williams carried 26 times for an impressive 143 yards. After losing Marvin Jones, Mohammed Sanu, Hue Jackson and Tyler Eifert being out for a few weeks, Andy Dalton still found ways to beat the Jets. The Steelers, meanwhile, failed to get a sack against the Redskins, which prompted defensive captain and defensive end Cam Heyward and coach Mike Tomlin to call out the defensive linemen and linebackers for the lack of pressure. AJ Green had a big day last time out, picking up a touchdown and 180 receiving yards, and torching Darrelle Revis at the same time. Antonio Brown will continue his dominance from week one and goes nuts on the Bengals secondary. However, the game was still extremely close, much like this game will probably end up being.
Ryan Shazier, who’s playing like an All-Pro two games into this season, dropped Jeremy Hill for a 2-yard loss on first down and the Bengals threw incomplete into the end zone on the next two plays. Dalton was absent with a fractured thumb.
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Both teams will want to prove that the playoff game was not their best performance. He may not be as good as Dalton, but he showed a year ago that he’s good enough to keep the Bengals afloat, even against elite competition. They did not disappoint and Kirk Cousins did not like that as they cruised to a 38-16 victory. With what I assume will be a double-team on AB, Rogers, Wheaton, Coates and DHB will need to be ideal in their route running and communication with Ben to get early points on the board.
