Pittsburgh Steelers look to remain undefeated in the AFC North vs Bengals

The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to remain unbeaten in the division as they take on the Cincinnati Bengals.

It won’t be easy, but the Pittsburgh Steelers should have enough firepower to stay undefeated in the AFC North. While stopping the Bengals’ explosive offense and superstar wideout, A.J. Green, is never an easy task, this team might be clicking enough on defense to slow this Cincy pass game.

The Bengals certainly aren’t the struggling Browns or unimpressive Ravens, but they still haven’t met expectations in 2017. For a team that was viewed as one of the best offenses in football, Cincinnati has struggled to find a rhythm week after week this season.

Pittsburgh might have found their stride at the right time and against a division rival, at home, staying unbeaten in the AFC North is a strong possibility. Even if there are still holes in this team, especially in the passing game, there’s way more than enough to handle a subpar Cincy defense and struggling offense.

For the Steelers, though, their biggest concern outside of stopping Green needs to be staying healthy. With plenty of injuries already this season, including most of the offensive line, leaving Sunday’s game with a clean bill of health is priority one.

At home, this game should be Pittsburgh’s to lose. While the Bengals aren’t the bottom of the barrel in the AFC, they certainly aren’t strong enough to compete with this team. The Steelers may not be the unstoppable force many expected them to be, but against Cincy and with a chance to take a lead in the AFC, Pittsburgh isn’t going to let this one slip through their fingers.

Expect the normal hard-fought AFC North battle. Cincinnati always comes to play against Pittsburgh, and with the heated rivalry becoming even more intense in years past, you never know what’s going to happen. But if Pittsburgh is serious about leading the conference and returning to the postseason stronger than before, taking down the Bengals is just as significant as any game.

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Expectations should be high for this one. With one of the NFL’s most heated rivalries taking place, Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati could be one of the most entertaining games of the weekend.