Not making enough plays: The Steelers lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, 33-31, on Thursday Night Football. While the Steelers remain in first place in the AFC North at 4-2, a win would have allowed them to widen their lead in a division that brings it every week.
"A tough, hard-fought game, but certainly have got to give credit to those guys, the Bengals," said Coach Mike Tomlin. "They did what was required to win. They made a few more plays than we did."
The Bengals offense, led by quarterback Joe Flacco who was acquired via a trade with the Browns last week, put up 342 yards in the air and 142 on the ground.
"From an analysis perspective, I just thought in the first half, we allowed them to run the ball too much," said Tomlin, as the Bengals had 97 yards rushing in the half. "I think t