It was only a matter of time before the Steelers gave their fans something to cheer for. Sure, it was the lowly Bengals… but after hanging in there with two good teams in back to back weeks, they dominated a bad one. This wasn’t a struggle to win. It was brutal domination.
The defense had been playing well in the first halves in weeks two and three after being embarrassed on opening night. Unfortunately, the offense could not put together an adequate, complete three games and the defense suffered.
For the first time this season, the offense sustained drives, put points on the board, and kept their defense off the field (under 70 plays for the first time this season.