DK's Daily Shot of Steelers: Defense a real dilemma

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🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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This defense has become an all-consuming dilemma. Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports

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0:00.0	I wanted the offense to put up 30 points for the first time.
0:13.8	Didn't think it was asking much.
0:15.5	Turns out it wasn't asking much.
0:17.6	Actually outdid that by one whole point.
0:20.4	I wanted the defense to just, I don't know,
0:23.8	be its best self. But it turns out, nobody can really know right now what exactly that is.
0:30.9	Good morning to you. Good. Friday morning, I'm Dan Kovachovich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.
0:36.9	Coming to you from Cincinnati, this is Daily Shot of Steelers presented by Fandul.
0:41.7	It comes your way bright and early every weekday.
0:44.3	If you're into hockey and or baseball, I also offer daily shots of penguins and pirates in the same place that you found this.
0:54.3	Bengals 33, Steelers, 31.
1:00.0	That's Bengals without Joe Burrow.
1:05.3	Bengals with the lowest ranked rushing offense in the league.
1:11.9	Bengals without really a passable offensive line.
1:16.3	Bengals without Mike Gisicki, their starting tight end.
1:20.8	Bengals still putting up 33 points and 470 yards of offense.
1:32.3	And Joe Flacco alone, accounting for 342 of those yards through the air.
1:42.4	The great, and I do mean great, Jamar Chase, with 16 catches for 161 yards.
1:51.6	T. Higgins, as ever, by his side, six catches of his own for 96 yards.
1:58.8	Chase Brown, one of the NFL's lowest rated, lowest performing running backs, with a 2.5 average
2:09.9	entering this evening, ran for 108 yards on just 11 carries.
2:17.4	My friends, it isn't the what.
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