To sum up their frustrations, the only time the Bengals finished all day in Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium they were called for a penalty.
Defensive tackle Pat Sims was called for roughing Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell on a first-and-10 from the Bengals 33 when he tried to throw back Bell on a play there was no gain.
That capped off four straight penalties on a surreal drive that yielded on two snaps later quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s winning 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Eli Rogers with 7:29 left to account for the final score.