This Sunday November 20, 2022, the Cincinnati Bengals will be facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Steel City.
This will be the second time these teams will be squaring off. Back in Week 1, the Steelers pulled off the victory in Cincinnati with a game-winning field goal in overtime. In this matchup, the Bengals are favored on the road by 6.5 points.
This matchup is highly anticipated by both teams' fanbases. The Bengals are hungry for a win after the sour overtime loss at home in the Jungle. But on the other hand, the Steelers need a win if they want a chance to make the playoffs. Steeler’s Nation will be fired up on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium,and they are hungry for a sweep of one of their division rivals.
There will be some players coming back from injury as well. Minkah Fitzpatrick will be fired up to be back after a knee injury sidelined him from Week 10 play. Other notable injured players for the Steelers are: Kevin Dotson and Najee Harris have been limited in practice this week and will be limited in Sunday's game. Ahkello Witherspoon will be listed as doubtful for the game, just recovering from a hamstring injury. On the Bengals side, Ja'marr Chase, their star wide receiver is out with a hip injury. Also Chris Evans, one of their running backs, has a questionable return for Week 11 with a right knee (PCL) injury.
Kenny Pickett and the rest of the Steelers squad must be ready to show up and play Sunday. They got lucky in Week 1 with 17 points in the first half, but only 3 in the second half. The Bengals shanked two field goals, as one was blocked by Minkah Fitzpatrick and the other was wide left with the kick from Evan McPherson. The Steelers are coming in as underdogs and are looking to get a win at home for Steeler Nation.