Run Game is the Key to a Bengals Victory Over Pittsburgh

December 14, 2013   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

The Cincinnati Bengals are inching ever closer to taking the top spot in the AFC North, and they could do so this week with a little help from the Baltimore Ravens. But the only real way to get there is to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.
Though the Steelers are 5-8 and reeling from a second consecutive disappointing season, the Bengals cannot overlook them. The Bengals haven't swept the Steelers since 2009, and their win in Pittsburgh last year was their first since then as well. On the road and in the national spotlight, the Bengals must seize this opportunity.
The focus will be on Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton in this game, understandably. Against the Steelers, Dalton has a completion percentage of 53 percent, with a 50 percent or worse completion percentage in three of his five games against them. Prime time, too, has not been kind to Dalton, with two wins and three losses in those five games, along with just three touchdowns to five interceptions.
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