PITTSBURGH –– When Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow got the ball on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 7-yard line with 9:33 left in the fourth quarter, the Bengals’ season was at a turning point.
Either Burrow would find a way to escape a relentless Steelers pass rush and put the Bengals up by two scores, or the Bengals would give the last-place Steelers their second chance this season to beat them on a walk-off win.
Burrow was struggling to get passes over the Steelers’ defensive line. It was the coldest NFL game he had played in. The Bengals were missing two Pro Bowlers in wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (hip) and running back Joe Mixon (concussion).