The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers are setting up for one of the most important games of the week. It will be showcased on Sunday Night Football as these teams fight for first place in the AFC North.
The Bengals are coming off handling the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid quite easily. Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins continued their dominant offensive march since halftime against the Baltimore Ravens. The defense did enough to keep the Falcons at bay, but part of that was due to Atlanta abandoning
the outside running game.
The Steelers are coming off their Bye Week. It is kind of funny that the team that played an international game not only doesn’t get their bye week following the trip across the ocean, but their opponent got theirs during the week they were gone.
Pittsburgh has shown their defense is their biggest strength, as only three teams have scored more than 20 points against them. One of those teams was the Indianapolis Colts, who kicked five field goals that game. Another was the Bengals themselves.
The first game ended with a Burrow fumble as the team was nearly in position for at least a tying field goal. What was more frustrating was the punt unit committing two huge mistakes that resulted in points for Pittsburgh. There was a muffed punt as well as a 15-yard penalty for running into the punter. Those extra possessions resulted in 10 points.
We will see if this one plays out differently in the jungle.
How to Watch Bengals vs. Steelers
- Date/Time: November 15th at 8:20 pm EST
- Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH
- TV Channel: WLWT (locally) and NBC (nationally)
- Broadcasters: Mike Tirico will call play-by-play alongside Cris Collinsworth as analyst and Melissa Stark and Kaylee Hartung as sideline reporters.
- Online Stream: Peacock, NFL+, NFL Game Pass International
- Radio Broadcast: The Bengals Radio Network broadcast can be heard in Cincinnati on 700 WLW, 1530 WCKY, and 102.7 WEBN. Dan Hoard will call play-by-play alongside analysts Dave Lapham and Tony Pike. You can also listen to the game on SiriusXM Ch. 192 and Westwood One Sports.
- SB Nation Steelers’ site: Behind the Steel Curtain
- Rosters: CIN | PIT
- Series Leader: The Steelers lead the series 73-41. The Steelers have won five of the last seven games.
- Odds: FanDuel Sportsbook has the Bengals as 3.5-point favorites, with an over/under of 48.5 points.
