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Whaley Pulling For Ravens To Knock Off Bengals Tonight For Steelers’ Sake: ‘Make It A Two-Horse Race’

The Pittsburgh Steelers do not play until Sunday, but the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens play tonight. The Ravens sit at 6-3, while the Bengals are trying to claw back into relevance at 4-5. While Baltimore is viewed as the bigger threat to the 6-2 Steelers, former GM Doug Whaley would rather see them beat the Bengals.

“In my opinion, because they’ve had such success against the Ravens, I’d rather knock the Bengals out”, Whaley said on 93.7 The Fan, speaking from a Steelers-centric perspective. “Don’t give them any chance of life. Because if you’ve got Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson, I’m more scared of Burrow, even though the defense is [struggling] there.