Monday night was supposed to be the Pittsburgh Steelers “get right” game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Instead, it was their “everything’s wrong” moment. A second half comeback wasn’t enough as the Steelers were upset by the Bengals in primetime football, losing 27-17 and dropping their third straight game of the season following an 11-0 start.
Pittsburgh’s first half was as brutal as brutal can be. The offense sputtered throughout, turning the ball over three times. A botched exchange by Ben Roethlisberger, batted by David DeCastro into Bengals’ hands, a fumble by JuJu Smith-Schuster after a crushing blow by Vonn Bell (who clearly wasn’t pleased about JuJu’s logo dancing) and a blind throw by Roethlisberger near the end of the half.