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The Pittsburgh Steelers are the favorites to run away with the AFC North, getting off to a 4-1 start led by Aaron Rodgers.
With the other divisional rivals dealing with injuries, the Steelers are the only team with a winning record. Pittsburgh visits divisional foe, the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4), in a Thursday Night football showdown.
TNF has been a struggle for the Steelers in recent memory. They are 0-6 on the road vs divisional opponents on TNF and have lost 4 of their last 5 games on Thursdays.
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Things to Know before Kickoff
- In their last 5 meetings, Pittsburgh has won 3 of them. In the last 10 meetings they have split, 5-5.
- Ja’marr Chase has 37 catches for 496 yards and 5 TDs in 6 games against the Steelers. Has only gone over 100 yards once in those 6 games.
- Pittsburgh’s defense has 20 sacks, tied for 2nd most in the league.
- Cincinnati’s defense has given up the 3rd most points (183) and allows the 2nd most yards per game (394.5) and 2nd most passing yards per game (258.5).
- Both offenses are bottom 5 in yards per game. The Bengals are 31st with 235.5 and the Steelers are 29th with 277.8.
- Both teams have the least amount of rushing yards on the season. The Bengals have 340 (32nd) and the Steelers have 420 (31st). They also have the least amount of rushing TDs; the Bengals have 2 and the Steelers have 3.
- Joe Flacco is 11-11 in his career vs the Steelers, completing 61% of his passes for 5,028 yards. Flacco has tossed 27 TDs and 12 INTs.
Bengals Betting Info
- Cincinnati has registered a win-loss record of 2-4-0 against the spread this year.
- This year, the Bengals have just one against-the-spread win in three games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more.
- This year, four Cincinnati games have gone over the point total.
- The Bengals have been the underdog in four games this season, and they have failed to win any of those contests.
- The Bengals have a 31.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Bengals Player Stats
- Ja’Marr Chase: 468 receiving yards (5th in NFL), 4 touchdowns (6th in NFL), 42 receptions (5th in NFL), 57 targets.
- Joe Flacco: 1,034 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 59.5% completion percentage, 206.8 yards per game, 5.0 yards per attempt.
- Chase Brown: 202 rushing yards (team leader), 1 rushing touchdown, 33.7 yards per game, 2.7 yards per carry (44th in NFL), 20 receptions (3.3 per game), 102 receiving yards (17.0 per game), 24 targets, 0 receiving touchdowns.
- Demetrius Knight II: 46 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception.
- Daxton Hill: 40 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception.
- Geno Stone: 37 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass defended, 1 interception.
- Jordan Battle: 45 tackles, 2 passes defended, 2 interceptions (5th in NFL).
Steelers Betting Info
- Pittsburgh is 3-2-0 against the spread this year.
- The Steelers have been favored by 5.5 points or more once this season, and covered the spread.
- Pittsburgh games this year have hit the over on three of five set point totals (60%).
- The Steelers have a 3-1 record in games they played as moneyline favorite (winning 75% of those games).
- The Steelers have an implied win probability, based on the moneyline, of 72.6%.
Steelers Player Stats
- Aaron Rodgers: 1,021 passing yards, 10 touchdowns (9th in NFL), 3 interceptions, 68.8% completion percentage, 204.2 yards per game, 7.4 yards per attempt.
- D.K. Metcalf: 356 receiving yards, 19 receptions on 31 targets, 71.2 yards per game, 3.8 receptions per game, 4 touchdowns (6th in NFL).
- Kenneth Gainwell: 176 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 35.2 yards per game, 22 targets, 19 receptions (3.8 per game), 79 receiving yards (15.8 per game), 0 receiving touchdowns.
- Jaylen Warren: 184 rushing yards, 3.4 yards per carry (39th in NFL), 46 yards per game, 0 rushing touchdowns, 13 receptions on 14 targets, 153 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 38.3 receiving yards per game, 3.3 receptions per game.
- T.J. Watt: 24 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 1 interception.
- Payton Wilson: 38 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
- Nick Herbig: 12 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks (8th in NFL), 1 interception.
- Patrick Queen: 44 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 3 passes defended.
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