Bengals defeat Steelers again

The Bengals complete the season sweep on the Steelers with a 18-12 victory. The key to the Bengals win was their defense. The Bengals held the Steelers to 226 yards of offense and continued to pressure Ben Roethlisberger. Cincinnati relied on a variety of five-man pressures to balance its standard four-man rush to keep Roethlisberger on the move. While those four-man rushes involved some stunts and twists, the Bengals didn't blitz much. This allowed the Bengals to keep more defenders in coverage and stop the Steelers' passing game.