We're back on the locked on Steelers podcast. I'm John Lenderd, your host from over at fanragsports.com,

and the Steelers have done it again. They escaped Cincinnati with a 23 to 20 victory.

It looked unlikely most of the way. Get on board. That's exactly what the whole seasons looked like.

So far for the Steelers. And Cincinnati

continues to blow it against Pittsburgh. 9 out of their last 10 they've lost. I think that's now

14 out of the last 16 they've lost as well. What a train wreck of a franchise they turn out to be.

Marvin Lewis cannot get out of their fast enough.

I cannot believe Cincinnati let Pittsburgh back into this one.

I mean, they had 17 nothing.

Pittsburgh had nothing going right.

The devastating injury to Shazier, I'm sure, had some effect on the player's mental state,

although I thought that their performance was kind of indicative with the way they came out

and the way they've come out this season, regardless of the injury. And Cincinnati did what

they somehow always do. I mean, the second half, I was trying to find what they did defensively

to turn things around. I got nothing. There was pressure. There was more pressure. That's the one thing I do have. There

was more pressure in the second half, not overwhelming, not to the point where the Bengals shouldn't

have been able to deal with it and not to the point where it affected their Bengals' offense

more than the Bengals did. I mean, two drops by AJ Green that are big passing plays that are

key moments in the game.

Again, he continues to have these horrible second halves against Pittsburgh

and shrink from the moment and struggle.

Very strange because he's so good all the rest of the year, basically.

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