What is more natural than traveling to Cincinnati and defeating the Bengals in their own self-styled jungle? The Pittsburgh Steelers have played the Cincinnati Bengals 21 times at Paul Brown Stadium since it opened in 2000. The Black & Gold won eighteen of those contests. The Bengal’s last win at home against Pittsburgh was a Monday Night game in 2013.
The Prelude
There was a different vibe in Cincinnati coming into this game. They were leading the division and had beaten the Baltimore Ravens convincingly earlier in the season.