Any questions, for the moment, on the general direction of the American Football Conference’s popular North Division? I thought not. The Steelers already have beaten all three of their AFC North brethren. The team that came closest to toppling Mike Tomlin’s outfit now is 0-7, and the remaining two went down hard to the Black & Gold, most notably the unlovable Bungals, gobsmacked Sunday at Heinz Field, 29-14.
Outside of divisional politics, there are plenty of questions nonetheless, and the closest thing to a definitive answer on Todd Haley’s offense was provided in the 30-or-so seconds after JuJu Smith-Schuster’s 31-yard second-quarter touchdown rumba through a blown Bengals coverage.