Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: NFL Game Preview

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00:00When we take a look at the AFC North, fascinating week on their hands.

00:05The biggest game, as they're all playing head-to-head,

00:07is probably Cincinnati and Pittsburgh,

00:10because the Bengals get word that Joe Burrow could be back

00:13way sooner than expected.

00:16But I think there's also been some rumblings of,

00:21eh, maybe he comes back if things look worth coming back to.

00:25And I don't know if they'll look worth coming back to

00:28if they lose to the Pittsburgh.

00:29Steelers.

00:30They'll be 3-7.

00:32They host New England the following week.

00:35I don't think he plays in that one.

00:36There'll be a dog.

00:38At 3-8, is he rushing to play a Thanksgiving game against Baltimore?

00:42No.

00:42I'm not so sure he is.

00:44How do you feel about Cincinnati on the road against the Steelers off a bye week?

00:47I like Cincinnati in this matchup.

00:50Again, I just believe that it is Flacco going up against a defense

00:55that he shredded about five weeks ago, four weeks ago.

01:00And I still think that'll carry through.

01:02And Jamar Chase and T. Higgins match up fantastic against that secondary.

01:07And until that changes, I can't buy in.

01:09I can't buy in in any capacity.

01:12So, you want to give me five and a half points with a divisional opponent

01:16to a team that they already lost?

01:18I never thought that Pittsburgh would be a nine-win football team.

01:22This year, in fact, I was on record saying they were a seven-win football team,

01:26and I'm sticking to it.

01:27So, this is a spot where I am not desperate to lay this number with Pittsburgh, Joe,

01:38but I don't have a ton of faith in Cincinnati.

01:42Flacco on the road.

01:44You've got to realize the only road game he actually played

01:46was that first start against Green Bay.

01:48He had a softer landing than I think people realize coming into this game

01:53against Cincinnati.

01:53But it's also a very banged-up Pittsburgh defense.

01:56The Cincinnati defense is in disarray.

01:58We all know that.

01:59I want to play the under in this one.

02:02I have a Sunday morning crunch prop from this game,

02:05so I'm going to wait.

02:06We're going to do that.

02:06That's coming up within less than 10 minutes' time.

02:09That stood out to me.

02:10But I just can't get to what this game, in terms of expectations-wise,

02:17these teams played once, right?

02:18You get the stunning 33-31 absolute shootout.

02:23The quarterbacks combine for over 600 yards, seven passing touchdowns.

02:29I mean, it was just a crazy, crazy game, Joe.

02:34And now it's like, yeah, it'll look like that again.

02:36Like, we just know the ebbs and flows of this league.

02:40This is a game that I'm not super invested in,

02:45but it's a game that, again, I think both of these teams need.

02:48Because let's be very clear, if Pittsburgh drops this game

02:52and fall to 5-5, well, it's then on the Browns to pull off an upset

02:59over Baltimore, or otherwise these teams will be even at 5-5.

03:05Like, we say it's an important game for Cincinnati,

03:07but this team getting in is a long shot regardless.

03:11The Steelers, I mean, there's no reason for Pittsburgh to think

03:14they can't win a division or even get in as a wild card team.

03:18They have to handle business here against the Bengals.

03:20They have to.

03:22But again, do you have confidence in them?

03:25Do you have confidence in Pittsburgh as a team that's a contender?

03:29No, they're not a contender, Joe.

03:31But I also think we've seen the up—

03:33Again, they're rollercoaster, right?

03:34Up and down nature.

03:35Ali Gordon touchdown.

03:37But Joe, they smash the Browns, they cover the number.

03:40Cincinnati upsets them outright.

03:42Then they're getting all this love against Green Bay.

03:43We saw it coming.

03:44Then, oh, their dead man walking against the Colts.

03:47Saw it coming.

03:48They lost to Seattle.

03:49They got smacked around.

03:51Where's the Colts?

03:52They stink.

03:52Their quality win is the Colts.

03:55Yes, but hold on.

03:56They're not good, but neither is Cincinnati.

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