3 things we learned from the Bengals’ collapse vs. the Steelers

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORKIf a loss is an opportunity to learn, then boy did the Cincinnati Bengals learn a lot from their 34-11 meltdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in front of a national audience.

Here are some of the key takeaways:

Tee Higgins loves being the top option

There’s just no denying it at this point. Higgins steps up when Ja’Marr Chase is out, and he finally got out of a season long funk these last two games with Chase being sidelined. Against Pittsburgh, Higgins had 140 yards on just eight targets (five receptions), including an 80-yard touchdown.

Higgins to the #ProBowlVote x Tee Higgins pic.twitter.com/M8aEenmWAm

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