Back in September, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals squared off at Acrisure Stadium, with the Steelers pulling off a 30-27 win. This Sunday we get the rematch on Sunday Night Football with the Steelers on the road. Both teams sit at 6-2 and both teams are hoping to get this win to earn some credibility in the NFL world.
Here are the things we are worried about this week.
Pressure on the rookies
Make no mistake, the heat is getting cranked up on rookie cornerback Daylen Everett and rookie safety Robert Spears-Jennings this week. The Bengals have the best wide receiver tandem in the NFL and no quarterback throws touchdown passes like Joe Burrow.
Aaron Rodgers hasn't played well
Make no mistake, this year's version of Aaron Rodgers isn't better than last year's. A case could be made the Steelers
are winning more in spite of his play, rather than because of it. We don't know if he can win a shootout against Burrow at this point in his career.
Division records are so tight
In terms of the AFC North, the race is so tight; every division game is magnified. The Steelers are currently 2-1 in the division, with the Bengals and Browns at 2-1 but just behind them in the division. The AFC North championship could come down to tiebreakers, so the Steelers cannot afford to slip up this week.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers vs Bengals: Big causes for concern this week
