05-22-2016, 11:30 PM
(05-21-2016, 04:59 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Regular being the operative word. If we look at the whole season, no doubt the Steelers were better. The post season win that gave them a 2-1 record over the Bengals is far more critical than the Bengals winning 1 more game that season.
I think last year is such a weird/flukey year to compare the Steelers and the Bengals. The Steelers were without Big Ben for a couple games, and LB for the majority. And the Bengals were just a different team when Dalton was out. The one game that they had the largest majority of their starters was when the Bengals won in Pittsburgh.
Its like trying to hit a moving target. At full power, I think last year they were pretty level. The two Pitt wins against us were against a backup QB, so its hard to say they were absolutely better given they lost when both teams were at near full strength. Pitt can be an odd team at times too. Some days they don't look beatable when their offense is on fire, but then they lose those random home games to horrible teams once in a while. Bit of a Jekyll & Hyde.
