For the first time since 2009, the Cincinnati Bengals (7-4) beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5-1) in both games of the regular season. In Week 3 he went home and today they enforced the locality at Paul Brown Stadium by beating them 41-10. With this result, the Bengals remain in second place in the AFC North and the Steelers stayed at the bottom of the division.
The Bengals dominated the game from the start with Joe Mixon’s carries. The running back had 165 yards and two touchdowns, both in the second half, on 28 carries.
From the first offensive series things were difficult for Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers quarterback searched deep for Chase Claypool, but cornerback Eli Apple got the ball.
Mixon’s ability allowed Joe Burrow to pitch at will. The quarterback was 20 of 24 completions for 190 yards and a touchdown on a 32-yard drive off wide receiver Tee Higgins. LSU’s product threw an interception before the end of the first half, but his defense saved it with a pick-six from former Steelers player Mike Hilton on the next play.
Turnovers para Cincinnati
The performance of the Cincinnati defense was spectacular. In addition to the Apple interception and the pick-six, they recorded a strip sack, Trey Hendrickson over Ben Roethlisberger, in the third period.
Also, the Bengals’ defensive unit never allowed the Steelers to establish an efficient running game. Pittsburgh only had 51 yards rushing, 23 from Najee Harris and 21 from Kalen Ballage.
Roethlisberger got a touchdown pass, in connection with rookie Pat Freiermuth in fourth quarter to make more decorous the scoreboard and makeup the stats in a disappointing performance
Whats Next?
The Bengals will play the second game at Paul Brown Stadium in a row against the Los Angeles Chargers For their part, the Steelers will host the Los Angeles Chargers at Heinz Field. Baltimore Ravens.
