- Joe Flacco was at his best in the Bengals’ upset win: The 40-year-old outscored his 41-year-old counterpart, Aaron Rodgers, and reignited Cincinnati’s playoff hopes.
- The Bengals’ ground game finally got going: Chase Brown and Samaje Perine made big gains on a regular basis — a stark improvement over what was the league’s least efficient rushing attack.
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The Cincinnati Bengals upset the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night, winning 33-31 to stay afloat for a possible playoff push.
Summary of the game
According to the noise-reduced PFF score, the Bengals were indeed the better team and moved the ball more efficiently. The Steelers were very efficient on third down and in converting opportunities into scoring range.
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Neither defense could stop the opponent’s passing game, but the Bengals took advantage with two crucial interceptions.
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Ja’Marr Chase’s 22 goals are by far the most in a single game this season, surpassing his 17 goals in Week 2 against the Jaguars. In addition to Chase’s 161 receiving yards, there was still room for Tee Higgins to convert nine targets into nearly 100 yards.
It’s rare for a team to hand over half of its targets to tight ends in a game, but the Steelers did, giving Jonnu Smith, Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington plenty of opportunities to contribute.
Hasty summary
The Bengals were running one of the least efficient rushing attacks in the league until this game, so it’s concerning for the Steelers defense that it couldn’t stop Cincinnati’s ground game.
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