Steelers vs. Bengals Showdown: Critical AFC North Clash

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00:00the Steelers will play the Bengals tomorrow night at the place the Steelers play. Now look,

00:05if the Ravens ever lost to the Browns in the first game on Saturday, then the Steelers would be alive

00:12to win the AFC North. They're like 18-point favorites. We don't expect the Ravens to lose

00:16that game. I think there's still a lot on the line here because I think there's a big difference for

00:22the Steelers whether they go to Houston to play the Texans or go to Baltimore to play the Ravens.

00:27I think that's different and a winner or loss could determine that. As always on a Friday,

00:33Mike Tomlin's weekly words of wisdom.

00:36Certainly they're a motivated group trying to play their way into this tournament, but certainly

00:42we're a motivated group to be quite honest with you. We got to get the stench of the last few

00:47performances off of us and there's no better way to do that than a home divisional win versus a

00:54formidable group going into the tournament. So that's our mentality as we stand here today. We

01:00had some real good meetings to get things get kick-started this morning and we will continue

01:06excited about doing it in Akershaw at primetime on Saturday night.

01:11Listen, here's the deal. If they're going to do it in 10 degree below zero,

01:17windchill, freezing ass temperatures, if they're going to be standing out there

01:21because he doesn't do anything. He just stands there with his coat on. He's got,

01:25you know, schnabbernackle on his face, freezing his ass off. If they're going to freeze their

01:30ass off, then I'm going to freeze my ass off. If they're mad enough to show up and play this

01:36football game in like Lambo type conditions in January, then I'm showing up to watch it.

01:42They're going to be standing. I'll be sitting. There is no difference between freezing your

01:47ass off standing or freezing your ass off sitting other than I do not believe that

01:52Coach Tomlin will have a flask of whiskey at the game and I will. You definitely will.

01:59And now you're bringing the young gun too, right? Is this the one that Gunner's going to?

02:03Yeah. So let me tell you, not the same gear he brings to San Diego State for school.

02:09You're going to be bringing to Pittsburgh this weekend. So I hope he layers up for this game.