***Week 16 GameDay Thread - Bengals @ Steelers***

[Bengalholic]

Cincinnati Bengals (8-6)   vs   Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7)

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 at 4:30 PM on NBC

Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Announce Crew: Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Kathryn Tappen

Referee: Craig Wrolstad

{Streaming: Link}

Betting Line: Bengals -2.5

[QueenCity]

Hear them Bengals growling....

[Essex Johnson]

(12-23-2023, 11:22 AM)QueenCity Wrote: Hear them Bengals growling....

I will be roaring at the game!! WHO DEY

[*pally*]

Steelers are starting CB Patrick Peterson at FS today

[Essex Johnson]

(12-23-2023, 12:52 PM)pally Wrote: Steelers are starting CB Patrick Peterson at FS today

They are very depleted , I suspect  have heavy blitz by steelers to pressure and rush Browning 

[Fan_in_Kettering]

Prediction: Pain. Overtones of ugliness. Injuries. At least one fight. Mike Tomlin might even try to trip one of our players.

The Steelers will play dirty, take lots of cheap shots, and try to break Jake Browning in half. It will be for naught; the Bengals will win.

[TecmoBengals]

Browning on his way to the playoffs!

[*michaelsean*]

You would think the Bengals should win this. Outside of Watt their defense hasn’t been as good as I thought it would be, plus they are depleted. Rudolph has barely played in like two years. But that never seems to matter. The Bengals had a great year against the Steelers in 2021 and split last year, so hopefully our fortune is changing.

[sandwedge]

(12-23-2023, 01:02 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: They are very depleted , I suspect  have heavy blitz by steelers to pressure and rush Browning 

If they do, our screen game should stop that

[sandwedge]

Went to the grocery store this morning wearing my Bengals hoodie and got about 5 "Who Deys"... Jake Browning is making a lot of people Bengals fans here in Washington!!
A couple of clowns were in their Squealer shirts and could only grunt at me....LMAO

[Bengalholic]

(12-23-2023, 02:42 PM)sandwedge Wrote: A couple of clowns were in their Squealer shirts and could only grunt at me....LMAO

That's actually pretty advanced communication skills for the average Steelers fan.   

[masonbengals fan]

Sat thru the rain in the last Steelers game. I'm hoping for a better outcome.

[The D.O.Z.]

(12-23-2023, 02:51 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: That's actually pretty advanced communication skills for the average Steelers fan.   

No doubt. You can always tell the die hards too, from their scarred knuckles that constantly drag the ground.

[Whacked]

(12-23-2023, 01:02 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: They are very depleted , I suspect  have heavy blitz by steelers to pressure and rush Browning 

Ohhh yeah. More so than the Vikings lol

The difference? Psycho game wrecker Watt

[Whacked]

This was a fun re-watch

Final scores in the 4Q of Vikings game & OT of course.

What a game

https://youtu.be/TPAlEC_zV-U?si=icZ9t0NhDj2QOdaH

[*pally*]

The usual inactive guys plus Ja'Marr, the new dude, and new addition Irv Smith

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/KetteringHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KetteringHealth</a> inactives for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CINatPIT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CINatPIT</a> ️ <a href="https://t.co/CAd6JpHSzy">pic.twitter.com/CAd6JpHSzy</a></p>&mdash; Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1738650675532222716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2023</a></blockquote>

Steelers

Steelers Inactives

No. 8 QB Kenny Pickett
No. 17 S Trenton Thompson
No. 21 CB Darius Rush
No. 39 S Minkah Fitzpatrick
No. 40 LB Blake Martinez
No. 60 T Dylan Cook
No. 98 DE DeMarvin Leal

[bengalrick]

NBC ball washing the squealers already on pregame…….

[sandwedge]

Gotta luv the pregame show, NOT! Steelers this and Steelers that, oh by the way they are playing the Cincinnati Bangles.........

[bengalrick]

(12-23-2023, 05:18 PM)sandwedge Wrote: Gotta luv the pregame show, NOT!  Steelers this and Steelers that, oh by the way they are playing the Cincinnati Bangles.........

Even Jac pronounces it that way……..

[cinci4life]

(12-23-2023, 05:03 PM)pally Wrote: The usual inactive guys plus Ja'Marr, the new dude, and new addition Irv Smith

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/KetteringHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KetteringHealth</a> inactives for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CINatPIT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CINatPIT</a> ️ <a href="https://t.co/CAd6JpHSzy">pic.twitter.com/CAd6JpHSzy</a></p>&mdash; Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1738650675532222716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2023</a></blockquote>

Steelers

Steelers Inactives

No. 8 QB Kenny Pickett
No. 17 S Trenton Thompson
No. 21 CB Darius Rush
No. 39 S Minkah Fitzpatrick
No. 40 LB Blake Martinez
No. 60 T Dylan Cook
No. 98 DE DeMarvin Leal

Sounds like everyone but Chase is a healthy scratch. Saying Irv is to make room for an extra DT.

Bengals vs Steelers Inactives Week 16: Irv Smith Jr. is out - Cincy Jungle