The Bengals, desperately trying to avoid an 11-game losing streak, looked at the Steelers’ list of inactives and thought that they might be banged-up enough to steal a win.
However, the Bengals’ couldn’t get out of their own way, and lost yet another close game 16-10.
There was little offense in the first half, as the teams were tied at zero at the end of the first quarter. The Bengals and Steelers traded punts, but the Steelers had the only drive that even threatened to score. They gave Kerrith Whyte Jr. his first carry of his career, which went for 20 yards.