Cincy Jungle
If there was ever a must-win game, it was this one.
How can the Bengals sweep the Steelers?
It is hard to beat any team twice. The Bengals must anticipate the Steelers’ adjustments after their first matchup and be ready to make adjustments of their own.
The Bengals threw for 342 yards and rushed for 142 yards in their first matchup, but the biggest thing that hurt the Steelers was Ja’Marr Chase. Chase had 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown on 23 targets. Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, and Noah Fant must be ready to step up if the Steelers sell out to not be beaten by Chase again.
One thing the Steelers won’t adjust is how they use their tight end. Pat Freiermuth had only 5 receptions, but they went for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Most notable was his 68-yard touchdown that gave the Steelers a late lead.
On that play, the safety flew out to the sideline, leaving the seam wide open.
That is just awful defense. It was a terrible mistake that left the quickest and easiest path to the end zone wide open.
Al Golden must have a better plan for taking away the tight end, and I would love to see that mean a healthy dose of Dax Hill manned up on him.
The Steelers will certainly look his way more this time around.
Let’s face it, that’s what needs to happen for this team to win.
They can score 40 points per game, and they probably have to.
Is that too much to ask?
Get in your gaps. Stay in your zones. Tackle.
If they score, they score. At least make them earn it.
It is time to put it all out there.
This team has been overlooked and counted out by fans and foes alike. They have nothing to lose.
They need to go out there and play with reckless abandon.
If they lose, oh well, who thought they were going to win anyway?
That mentality will get them where they need to be to win
