Defense

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(09-19-2023, 02:46 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: The Steelers got soo much pressure on him.

Ok.

Well if you look at the actual passing stats aside from pressure, you'll see the Bengals did pretty well.

vs CIN - 55% completion (16/29) for 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 67.3 rating, 5.31 YPA
vs PIT - 55% completion (22/40) for 235 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 70.3 rating, 5.88 YPA

Other than PIT getting double the sacks (they got 6, Bengals got 3), Bengals actually did better defending the pass.

Does pass rush need to be improved? Sure.
Are people forgetting Joseph Ossai wasn't available and would probably have helped the pass rush? Probably yes.

Also, Bengals had to worry about Nick Chubb the entire game.
He got injured early against PIT and the Browns had to pass more because of it.