For as much maligned as the Cincinnati Bengals secondary has been this season, they were good when they needed to be on Saturday night in the Bengals’ 19-17 win at Pittsburgh.
Steelers wide receiver George Pickens, their No. 1 wide receiver, was held to one catch for zero yards.
Yes, that’s right. One catch. Zero yards.
“Everybody who guarded him ate today,” Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt said after the game. “They didn’t do sh%t. So that was good on our end. That’s (Pickens) their momentum-grabber, and we didn’t let them get no momentum.