With second-year Pittsburgh Steelers’ cornerback Joey Porter Jr. shadowing Cincinnati Bengals’ WR Tee Higgins early in the matchup Saturday night at Acrisure Stadium, that put fellow second-year cornerback Cory Trice Jr. in a rather tough position.
Trice, starting in place of the injured Donte Jackson, found himself matched up with star receiver Ja’Marr Chase throughout much of the game. At times, Trice held his own.
At other times, the young cornerback had a rough go of things. That included a 12-yard touchdown from Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow to Chase on a play in which Trice was left alone on an island and was easily beaten for the score.