There’s bad blood when the Bengals play the Steelers, anyone could tell you this, but there’s more beef and friendship within the rivalry than you would think there is.
Amidst all the animosity lies a couple worthy matchups who’s significance predates recent events between the two franchises. The importance of these individual face-offs are significant in determining the outcome of the game, but the relationships between the players make them all the more interesting. Let’s start with the most notable one:
Long before the Steelers had Haden lead their secondary, the rivalry between Green and him raged on even in college.