Can Pittsburgh’s D stop the Bengals?
Are the Bengals for real?
That’s the question the Bengals will try to answer as Week 10 of the 2009 NFL football season continues. They have the defending champions Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Can the Bengals surprise this team like they did the Ravens last week?
This matchup between the defending Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the red hot Cincinnati Bengals should be an awesome AFC North face-off. The Steelers are on a five – game winning streak, looking to ride on their momentum heading to their matchup with Cincinnati.
They just brought down one Cinderella team in the NFL last Monday night, beating the Denver Broncos 28-10. Hines Ward caught two touchdown passes from Ben Roethisberger in Denver as the Steelers dominated the Broncos 28-10, despite playing without three of their starters on defense.
The Steelers hope they can bring another Cinderella team down this week when they go up against the Cincinnati Bengals. And as far as the Steelers’ three starters on defense who missed last Monday night’s game are concerned; safety Ryan Clark, linebacker Lawrence Timmons and defensive end Travis Kirschke could all start against Cincinnati this Sunday.
That’s a good thing too since the Super Bowl champions are in the middle of a three-game stretch against teams with some of the best records in the league. They gave the Vikings their first loss, the Broncos their second and now have a chance to send Chad Ochocinco and the rest of the Bengals to their third. The Steelers also have the opportunity to break the tie atop the same division they have dominated the last couple of years.
Pittsburgh is really looking good coming to this matchup. And since Cincinnati always had its problems with the Steel Curtain, I don’t like their chances come gameday.
For all ya’ll uninformed, Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati in the opening round of the playoffs before winning Super Bowl XL. The Bengals would have made the playoffs again in 2006 except for a season-ending defeat in overtime to, guess who, the Steelers.
Pick the Pittsburgh Steelers to win a close one because you can never really go wrong betting on Ben Roethlisberger and that talented defense.
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