When the Pittsburgh Steelers needed it most, the defense stepped up in a major way Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals as two young players combined to make a significant splash play, putting the Steelers up 17 points midway early in the fourth quarter.
Second-year outside linebacker Nick Herbig, starting again in place of the injured Alex Highsmith, beat Bengals’ LT Orlando Brown Jr. off the edge and stripped Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow of the football, leading to a scoop and score from rookie linebacker Payton Wilson to make it a 41-24 game, all put putting the game away for the Black and Gold.