The NFL has an odd dichotomy when it comes to histories been franchises. Some of it is doomed to repeat itself, bringing about themes, while changing-of-the-guard moments elicit the dramatic storylines everyone craves from the league.
Such is the case with the Saturday Evening Special this week in the form of the Cincinnati Bengals (-3)
clashing with the Pittsburgh Steelers (+3). In the 1970s, Ken Anderson and Terry Bradshaw had many iconic clashes, but it was Bradshaw and his crew winning Super Bowls.
And, while the Bengals had more success in head-to-head games in the 1980s, the woeful 1990s told a different tale, as did the Marvin Lewis era.