YTD 18-15
Bengals -2 1/2
"Some days you tame the tiger, and some days the tiger has you for lunch"
The Bengals come off their bye week and face the recently cooled off Steelers. Tee Higgins is back in the lineup and he had a great game in a losing effort (148 receiving yards) versus the Chargers. Of course the main man is Chase and is having a great year.
The Steelers have a tendency to play a lot of zone coverage in order to limit splash plays and they love to keep the games low scoring and run the ball. They don't have that option in this game IMO.
Burrow might be the best modern day QB versus zone coverage and he is going to tear that Steeler secondary a new one. Puzzling to me since the Steelers have two corners that can play man and maybe Joey Porter jnr. will cover Chase all game long (good luck).
I envision the Bengals scoring early and often and forcing the Steelers to the air. The Bengals are the more desperate team and have their backs to the wall considering their sucky start. Since they are division rivals, I expect the Bengal defense to rally in this one to stop the Steeler run game.
Bells will be ringing, the glad glad news, oh what a Christmas to have the blues (the brother can sing)
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