Steelers vs. Bengals Predictions, Guides, Previews
By Kim Myers
Your Pittsburgh Steelers are back in the playoffs after a two-year hiatus. But first, the important business to attend to will be reclaiming the AFC North title for the first time since 2010. While the Steelers prepare for a Sunday night AFC North showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals, we’ll be busy looking for mentions of your Black & Gold so we’ve got you covered. Here’s your Steelers Morning Huddle for Sunday, Dec. 28th.
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Steelers vs. Bengals Predictions
The ESPN reporters for both the Steelers and Bengals made their predictions for tonight’s game. It’s an AFC North throw down for the division title and the accompanying home playoff game. Bengals reporter, Cole Harvey, predicts a big game for the Bengals Jeremy Hill and A.J. Green and a Bengals victory 17-13. The Steelers reporter, Scott Brown, predicts that Ben Roethlisberger will be just too much for the Bengals to handle and the Steelers will win 30-24. What’s your prediction?
Preview
The Around the NFL writers previewed the matchups for Week 17 including the Steelers and Bengals showdown. They explained that while Bengals’ RB Jeremy Hill has four 140-plus rush yard games this season, he’ll have tough going against the Steelers’ No. 6th ranked rush defense while the Bengals are giving up an average of 122.1 yards per game on the ground so conditions favor Le’Veon Bell having a similar dominant game as the last meeting. Four out of five of the writers picked the Steelers to win.
15 things to know about Steelers vs. Bengals
CBS Sport’s Brad Gagnon compiled a list of fifteen things to consider for the Sunday Night Football showdown. He covers everything from each teams’ inconsistencies throughout the season, Roethlisberger’s MVP-type season so far, and the Bengals coming off of short rest because they played on Monday night. He also noted a matchup worth watching will be James Harrison against Andrew Whitworth. Ultimately, he predicts the Steelers coming out on top.